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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-13

NE WYORK, May 12.--the cruel war between art and Ahe dollar has been settled on the major portion of the Broadway battlefront. But visitors to the democratic national convention in June probably will be permitted to gaze among grim faced actors, ingenpes and show girls engaged in determined pick eting of the Sam Harris and A. T.. Err langer showlshops, and few others. The Actors Equity association Monday night stated it's belief that s'peace in the theatre for the next 10 years was virtually assured" when 1,20O union members voted to accept an Agreement with a new organization of producers, claiming to control more than 70 per cent of America's theatres and more than % per cent of the attractions. The new organization is known as the Man agers' Protective association. The union relented its demand .fop the closed shop,, agreeing to permit the employ ment of non-union actors at the rate of one-in-five.
 Sacrifice Is Certain
 In other words, all casts within the agreement must be .80 per cent equitys' All casts employed by independent pro ducers must be entirely equity or en- -tirely non-equity. As it is almost im- possible to find enough non-union peo- pie suitable for the average cast, the managers who are holding out against
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-13

asked De tD ceatrIhUte SEQ to the CEzWfsE1- eRERziEn fund and I re fEsea He ted ne I would have to take the eG1SE41EneeS in ny business =A1 | essL hIR I had always been talk ing thea and csUA keep it up a while lsQgE
 T Rexer gave Howell q cent. lHsEel te<s1fieA fer the prosecution that GAass had paid kkimIl Onee when Howell went kreke e2 the raees he asked me fer $l0 and I loaned him SIG. but thAt was merely q l0an and not any paynMt-
 -Tbe GS@z hEUthers (defendantsJ ala n0t 0pexzte for me. tPr0secutiOn witnesses s1hd theT d54l I never paid 4 cent for PEsGeesl0l- promised any enc pE0&rcfla@ CT WIS EEunzIsed pro tec4lQ1- The PaEsce have arrested me and | was fIne1- GouzzuIIaS caught me I tSSa h1m it would take q bigger car then
 II meyer gave Harry French a cent aAthSG<h he came to me once and sus- g1x1ea if I gse in trUzhle he eaul3 help me \ tRs3 me it wOuAf take bixSer man than he to help me
 -I have @S1d wkSzkx, but I was nex- CT In any eanzREzzeT- 1t was not the fault of the sffhceEx they did not catch me
 -GEU@1zztiRa bE Attorneys Smith and WeAA1 OfSkzugknaszy and I have beea veEy uafESezgy- The reeOrder's es1rt c1m2e@ne1 and ssld my car The after ne fur seLlIng and hauling 6qlsr-
 URAer exAz7zztioa by Prosecutor Rl1ck- GRAsx said ke had been in and cut 0f the E4usE business since 1921 and ha1 BeEer keez caught by the shsriffs 3eparsBezG- aIthaugh the dep uE5es hz8 chaze& him inta Mississippi oace- He sad ke had sold Eauor to one Gf the G02ez hroskerS but to none of the OSher 52 defezdzHtS. He also admitted he EsS fer CazzIzS in the SheEIffs ezEFaigu-
 CD1er reSxz1InAtlsa by AttOrney WeAA. Glass Sz5d the egVernment never caught him either though they tried hand and thls despite the fact T know all the sherEffs dePzkies and did not know the ssEeuzezt aggztS-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-13
AUSTRALIA PLANS
 LEAD FOR COTTON
LoaR To Assist Emigration Is
 Part Of Campaign

LONDON, May 12.-aweeare going to make Australia the greatest cotton growing country said G. F. Pearce, commonwealth home minister, upon ar irving at sydney, N. s. W. to preside over a. conference of the ministers of agriculture of all the states meeting there for the purpose of eo-ordinating efforts throughout the country in con aeetiof with the cotton industry, says q dispatch to the Daily Mail. The aim of the conference, which opened yesterday, is to evolve a compre- hensiye scheme of plant breeding, seed selection. and research work regarding diseases and pests, and the home min istef, emphasizing the need for thor oaghness, declared
 If our cotton is to win the worlds markets it must be because its fine quality gains for it the same reputa- tion we have won for our Merino wool--
 The Mail reports that loan of $2O.- O00.OOO, backed by the British and Australian governments to assist emi- grafton to Australia, is contemplated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-13
COTTON MERCHANTS
 OPEN CONVENTION
Atlantic Association, Protective
 Organization, Well In Talk

GREENvILLE. s. C., May l2.- The first annual convention of the At. Ilantie Cotton association opened here teddy with 100 of the cotton merchants and brokers of the south in attendancs Addresses of welcome were responded to by J. Well of Montgomery, Ala, vice president of the association. President F. RI. mman of Atlanta delivered an address and after q short business ses- sion the meeting adjourned for lunch.
 1Ir- Inman explained the purpose oi the association as a protective or ganizztian, destined to further the in terests of cotton shippers.
 The afternoon session was taken uu with addresses by Arthur W. Palmer of the United States department of agri. eultures Ou' universal standard appli, cation. domestic and foreign commerce. and American Cotton Shippers asso- eiation," by R. C. Diekerson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-13
POWER TRUST
 GETS NEW INNING
(ContinuesI From Pare Onel

tNSOhAnAAONA A' VaA4 0aC OAsG5
 by the statement of L. H. Davis of the Union Carbide company, that il neither of the two offers submitted by that company should meet with the ap- proval of the committee, he would bt glad to submit others based on several possible contingencies.
 This anxiety or the part of the larg, est producing carbide company in America to take oyer Muscle Shoals on any reasonable terms indicates again the great value of property which be- fore Ford agreed to put it on it's feet, practically all corporations and lead ing republicans in Congress thought worthy only of being scrapped.
 Frederick Becket, fertilizer expert of the Union Carbide company, told the committee that at Muscle Shoals his company would produce a nitrogenous fertilizer at two thirds the present price of Gillian nitrates. The witness, how ever. were frank in their expressions that if it be demonstrated that they EcaIin0t produce fertilizer at a profit they would cancel the fertilizer sectiOns of the leases.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-13
Klan Fight To Be Carried
 To Democratic ConUention
Underwood To Force Vote For Anti-Klan Plat
 form, Manager Announces

candidates are intricately bound uP in the klan issue, McAdoo is regarded with friendly eye by the klan, but Under wodo and Smith are fo be opposed In event Smith fails to get the nomination some of his strength probably will be inherited by Underwood because of their common position in fhis respect $e1a- tor Ralston of Indiana. coming from the most active klan center, has sought to remain neutral. When pressed for a declaration some time ago, he de- clared himself for religious freedom but declined to comment on the klan directly.
 The question has obtruded itself in the Mayfield election contest and Sena- tor Watson of Indiana, member Of the Senate committees has been tbe rsr- get of much pressure from both sides in Indiana. Reports that the commit tee would dodge the kan phase of the investigation brought from Chairman Spencer Monday the xfztenent that wherever alleged acts of violence In Texas seem to be relevanf to the May field case. they win he investigated.
 Proposed Kizn Pz&nk
 The old know-nothiHg plank which Underwood proposes to include ln the democratic platform this year. csa- cludes:
 .sThe foundation of this unlsn sf states having been laid in, and its prus- perity, expansion and preeminent cram pie in free government, built upon entire freedom in matters of religious cgm- comment, and no respect of person in regard to rank or place of birTh- no party can justly be deemed nataaazl constitutional. or in accordance with American principles. which bases its exclusive organization upon rell<syus opinions and accidental birthplace And hence a political crusade in the nine teenth century. and in the TmIne1 States of Amercia, against -Cafhoale and foreign born. is neither justified ky the past history or the future prospects of the country, nor in unison with the spirit of toleration and enlarged freedom which peculiarly distinguishes the American system of popular govern nfent."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-13
MRS. WORK BURIED
 FROM WHITE HOUSE

WASHINGTON, May 12.-Funeral services. attended by President and Mrs. Caolidge. the members of the cabinet and their wives and small group of friends, were held at the White House today for Mrs Hubert Work, wife of the Secretary of the Interior, who died suddenly here Friday.
 The services were held in the east room. which only a few occasions has been used for funeral rites, other than those for members of the family of a President. They were conducted by the Rev. Wallace Radcliffe, pastor emeritus of the New York Avenue Presbyterian church here, which Mrs. Work attended.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-13
FILIPINO MISSION
 AGREES ON PLAN
Confer With Weeks And Win
 Have U. s. Answer Shortly

WASHINGTON, May 12.-The Philippine independence mission, head. ed by Manuel Quezon, again conferred today with Secretary Weeks regarding the Philippine legislation pending in Congress. A definite expression of the Washington governments views is ex- pected in the near future.
 The Filipinos composing the mission are said to be in general harmony as to the nature of the legislation they de- sire, although differences remain on some points.
 The committees report on the bill presented to the House today declared that the Jones act, which established the present government of the islands, / g'has proven inadequate. .Al'.l ss ..s
 There remains but one of three things t6 be done,p the report con tinued, refuse to alter existing con ditions modify the act to make the representative assembly subordinate it. self to the judgment of the governor, or enact a law granting further auto nomy."
 Recommending independence at the end of 20 years, the committee added that should the Philippine people de sire to remain with the United States, the initiative should be taken by them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-13
By RAYMOND CHAPTER

NAbt A<C0oNA WHY eO AAhC HA6S 5, WASHINGTON, May 12.-Prospects of bitter wrAngle over the Ku Klux Klan issue at the democratic national convention were made. cretain by the announcement Monday that managers for Senator Oscar Underwood will force vote On an anti-klan platform plank.
 Through his manager, c. c. Carlin, Senator Underwood said:
 HThe Ku Klux Klan is an invisible government operating in violation of the constitution of the United States and it is the duty of the democratic party in convention to declare against this organization and to embody that declaration in it's platform"
 Carlin said that when Governor Brandon of Alabama places Underwood in nomination, he will announce to the convention the intention of asking for a vote on the k}an question, and should his proposal be voted down there, a mi nority report will be made to the con vention and vote will be insisted upon. ..... Will Force Vote
 Tt is our intention" Carlin explain ed, ito bring this issue before the con- vention because we believe it.is ques- tion which the democratic party can not afford to ignore. The situation now is exactly the same as it was when the know-nothing movement was at its height in the fifties. We propose that the democratic, party now. as it did in the famous convention of 1856, go on record against this movement. If they vote us down in the resolutions com mittee, we will carry the, fight to the floor. We willmot quit without a vote on it.''
 Ed Jackson's victory in the Indiana fight for the republican gubernatorial nomination last week revealed the strength of the klan in this doubtful state and impressed upon leaders in both parties the strength which the order will have in uncertain territory next fall. It is one of the incidents which will make this question acute at both conventions.
 Bound Up In Issue
 In the democratic party, presidential
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-13
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-13
BABE BADLY BuRNED

BERWICK, Pa.. May 12. Mrs. Donald Charles and her 14-months-old baby were badly burned here today when sparks from a passing locomotive set fire to the robes in which the infant was wrapped in his carriage.
 The baby buggy was parked outside a store near the railroad tracks when the sparks igpited the blanket. The mother rushed out in time fo save the child. but was badly burned in extip- gushing the fire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-13

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-13
SHOALS CONTRACT
 TO NEWPORT NEWS
Company Will Build Four S5,OOO
 Horsepower Water Turbines

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. May 12.- The Newport News Shipbuilding and DFydoek company has been awarded a contract for construction of four 35,- 000 horsepower water turbines to be used on Wilson dam, Muscle Shoals, Ala, if was announced today at the offices of the company here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-13
TO HIT PITTsBURG a2zFeot, Stage Is Predicted By GBs- ernmemt Observers

PTTTSBBRi, Pa. May 1z.- itfs- burg will be visited tomorrow morning by it's second flood within five weeks, United States weather. bureau obssrF- CTS reported today. The stzge at the point where the MonenEahela and Alir- 1heny rivers meet to form -,ae Uh1s will be more than 22 feet in the morn ing. the observers said. A z2-feot staEs will flood parts of the north side and basemenfs in the river. front district downtown.
 All streams in the Pittsburg reziun. including the Allegheny, NDnongahsas, Yougiogheny, Conemaugh and Kiski- menetass were reported rising rapidly after heavy rainfalls Sunday, last night and today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-13
HUNDREDS FLM
 EASTERN FLOOD
lContinued FEpm PsEe lInel

{ lC0nfinued From kase Wne]
 high waters of the RiYanna rirer tpaay which was 25 feet shgre ndrmRl at noon.
 srhe city has been without electric current since 11 o'clock isw night. Practically all machinery at The plant of the Charlottesville Wclene Mills is under water and aH cloth in HrpceEs of manufacture has been aauaged. The loss is estimated at $70,000- County Manager Lee said the loss In hriaEes would amount to more than $I25.D08.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-13
VETO OF TAX BILL NOW THREATENED BY REPUBLICANS
Democrats Prepared To Fight For Main Fea-
 lures Despite Notice

WASHINGTON, May 12.-The rev enue bill reached crossroads today as administration spokesmen warned re- publican leaders to obtain modification of the legislation as passed by the Sen ate or prepare to accept a veto. The Senate democrats at the same time let it be known that they were prepared to put up a fight to obtain the principal features of their program in the meas ure.
 Senator Simmons of North Carolina, in charge of the democratic tax reduc- tion fight, announced today that unless she received assurance that the bill as passed by the Senate would not be slaughtered in conference he would wage a fight to place majority of the democrats on the Senate conference committee.
 Not only can the legislation not be accepted in' it's present form, adminis- tration leaders. declared, but any tax reduction would be impossible, they in- sisted, if pending special appropria-l ton bills; such as the pension and bonus : measures were enacted.
 Coolidge Views Situation
 The general fiscal situation was thor oughly gone over today at the White House st conference between Presi- dent Coolidge, Secretary Mellon and Chairman Smooth of the Senate finance committed.
 Meanwhile the Senate amendments to the revenue measure were formally disagreed to by the House and con- ference ordered. The measure was not reported by the Senate pending confer cnee of leaders there on the appoint ment of conferees which is scheduled for Tuesday.
 Senator Simmons, declaring that the bill as passed by the Senate was framed on distinctly democratic liAes, said he did not purpose to have the main pro- visions transformed i'll conference.
 No Hitch In House
 No hitch developed in the procedure in the House. By unanimous consent the appointment of conferees was order ed and Speaker Gillett named Chairman Green of the ways and means commit tee and Representative Hawley, Oregon, and Treadway, Massachusetts, repub- hcans, and Garner, Texas, and Collier, Mississippi, ranking democrats, on the committee.
 1EONIStOHS WHICH Ilie EoCTlaIe uenO- crats are expected to insist on are the Simmons income tax schedule, which varies little from the Longworth com promise adopted by the House, and the corporation tax, substituting for the present flat levy 121a per cent a tax on undistributed profits. To the lat ter, particularly, the treasury depart ment and President Coolidge are known to be opposed.
 In its present form. Chairman Shoot insists, the bill will fall short by more than $150,00O,000 of raising enough revenue for the next fiscal year. Where this loss can be made up in the bill is problemntica
 The democratic income tax schedule, its sponsors contend, will raise as much If not more than the Mellon rates or the Longworth compromise approved by tue House. Few of the excise tax re- ductions are open to change in the con- ference, both the Senate and House having agreed on these.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-13
FAY0R 000LTDGE

LANDER Wye, May 1z-Ths m
 publican state convention late today
 kwert on record favoring the election uf
 Calvin Coo1idge as President.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-13
H H WHDSOR DTKS

CHICAGO. May 12-Henry Haven MI1Ssar, fer Hare than 20 years edl- Ter and P1haRSher Sf Popular Me dhAn6rs magazine dsed at lis home in Evzzxt1a Eex1er&zy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-13
Political Enemies

"(Examination by Attorney Cor don. I never entered into any con spiracy or agreement with any of these defendants to sell liquor. In fact O'Shaughnessy and are political enemies
 'I had one conference with Charlie Howell shortly after he shot that mar in Monroe Park and before he was suspended. Howell called me and ! met him near the CawthOn bOtel He
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-13
WITNESSES DENY
 BRBE PAYMENT
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bill This is presented in exi1eace- Under erOss-examinatiOn last week ef Gonzaullas the list oftlle Lone WeaF and kearns was compared and with the three bills. which Gonx4uElas de nies Kearns paid him. the lists were identical except that kearns cOniainea the more complete descriptiSA of the money.)
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-02-08
aGe
Our Convention Program

Additions made the program within the past
few have added considerably the already long and notable
list speakers The committee feels that delegates will
be the Best that possible This much
when known that practically without single exception speak
invited have agreed speak The committee determined tc
the authoritative ard eloquent speakers each OF the
be considered by the dry forces the
Their building such program exceeded their
highest hopes Ater seemd that OF had
been cared for through the selection OF noted the Chi
Tribune released broadsd beer and propaganda
based articles written by OF about the situation
Canada DR. Ben Spence secretary OF the Dominion Alliance,
doubtless the greatest authority the liquor situation that
invited the the truth
the Chicago Tribune He Immediately responded that
lie would throughout process arrang
convention speakers The best selected and the
few who did prevented from doing only by pre-
Delegates the convention be that
the questions in which they interested will be discussed
b. and exceptionally well qualified TO give the best
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1924-02-08
Preachers, Come to Convention

League church against the
qdof traffic The OF the AntSaoon League represents the
power cdrc acting attain the
great objective ae success OF the Antsaloen League is
ured by the cooperation the prohibition given by nd
congregations The effectiveness OF this cooperation
largely dependent upon pastors They the local leaders
They depended upon by their people for information and guild
The pastors churches that cooperate with the AntSaoon
League the potential political for human adj
in the world
Whether the great objective OF the AnSaoon League
finish the fight in America and then bring the blessings OF proh
hon all the world shall be achieved depends the preachers
than upon other The and influence OF Anti
Saloon League field forces insignificant compared with the
preachers That why every preacher Hi
possibly do should the convention
the Auditorium Hotel in Chicago February and s.
Some down state preachers may say that is too Tar Tor them
Their congregation feel that they cannot afford
send their preachers Think back few How service
flag hung your church represent those who
fought great How far did they go? Were the battle
fields away for them? The importance winning
in the prohibition warfare great the Importance
winning the world
Chicago preachers may consider themselves busy
time the sessions OF the AntiSaoon League
venton All such preachers seriously urged to make list of
the things that they think important on February and
than this great gathering of church people whom the future
prohibition depends Compare Importance OF the things this
list from with the Importance OF
hbion the nation and the world in the future
preachers both far and may ." realize the i'm
portarce the prohibition fight but do just well
attending the there the greatest danger
that onronts the prohibition 1t simply impossible
secure aggressive united action of the people the churches
be and organized without the direct personal
practical information and inspiration Of prohibition rally
Sufficient prove this the very fact that preachers not
sufficiently attend the convention Through ordinary
channels it impossible for them realize the vital inn
the stage the great and long contest against
the liquor traffic.
Illinois, the convention and prepare
to do your part greatest before Christian churches of
America today.