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Evening star., 1924-01-12
BIG RAILWAY PLAN IN CHINA

TIENTSIN, China, January IA
Contracts have been signed between
the Hollamby Company, representing
British interests, and various Chinese
for the financing and construction Of
three railways - the first between
Chefoo and Weihaien, the second
from Tsangchow to Shihchiachuang,
and the third from Tientsin to Chin
fegg.: The. estimated cost is. Els. 900. 900.
o0b
Evening star., 1924-01-12
FOREIGNERS TO BE MOVED
Spanish Ship Permitted to Touch
i. at Vera Cruz.
= 81. A.,oo,e+s5 pras,

By the Associated Press
lMExICO CITY, January IL (By
Radio via the Fort Worth Star-Tele-
gtam) ).-The Spanish steamer Cristo-
hAI Colon, which left Tampico yester-
dAy, has been granted permission to
touch at Vera Cruz and remove for
efgners stranded there, 1t was an
nounced here. Only foreigners who
arrived after the revolution started
will be allowed to depart.
Evening star., 1924-01-12
ORCHESTRA CONCERT.

BY the United States Soldiers
Home Band Orchestra, Stanley
Hall, b.35 pm. today. John s.
M. zimmerman, bandmaster.
Program:
March. "Florentiner". FucilS
y We ture, Hungarian Lust
spiel" .Keler-Bela
Indian characteristic
(a) Cherokee anu Apache
Melodies" (b) Indian Love
oOHS Lake
Selection from Grand Opera
La Traviata" ........ Verdi
Fox Trot, Salt Your Sugar"
Simons
Waltz Suite. Under Loves
Window" .Lincke
Finale. Love. My Heart Is
Calling You. Cooper
THE Star Spargled Banner.
Evening star., 1924-01-12
M'LEAN SAYS FALL
NEVER CASHED LOAN

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-25

A New York doctor believes that il is possible to live for 120 years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-25
HOME SHOW OFF
 TO FLYING START
Big Crowd At Opening Exhibits By Many
 Firms In Place

a With a brief speech by Mrs. Mary Echols, commissioner of health and education, Birmingham's "Own YoYur Home" exposition was formally opened Monda yevening at the gaily bedecked Headquarters at 2116-211SS Fifth avenue.
 The big opening crowd was delighted lG the splendid exhibits and II. N. Meehan, exposition director, was elated over the prospects for record attend ances throughout the week.
 The avowed purpose of the exposition IS to get real estate agents and pros pective home owners together, and the opening night did just that.
 Frank Willis Barnett of the Birming- ham News staff, presided over the cere- monies which opened the exposition.
 Many big events are on the week 8 schedule, including the giving away of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-25

hill, national committeeman, which was seated at the last national con vention, will hold its state, convention in Vieksburg.
 The Ligon faction, whose chairman is NJ. H. Daily, federal prohibition director, will meet in Jackson and name its delegates to the national con- vention. The Ligon faction, accord ing to reports, will send a delegation instructed to support President Cool idle for the republican nomination. The factional fight in the republican ranks in this state will be settled at the national convention by the seat ing of one of the two delegations from Mississippi,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-25

To clean the dirt of generations from the statues in the gardens of yersail- les, in France, an dto enable experts to repair and restore the, steam out fit, with hose and a flattened noz- gle, has been employed. '
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-25

a city lot and other prizes. Full de- tails will be given by any of the at- tendants at the show.
 Exposition hours will be from Il a. m. to 10 80 D. m. daily thruogh Satur- day. In addition to the various real tors exhibits, many Birmingham stores selling other lines have acquired space and installed beautiful exhibits.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-25
EMPLOYMENT

Bookkeepers = Wanted for positions as government adui- tors. Outline experience. F. O. Box 10S6.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-25

A church in California has what is said to be one of the largest church electric signs in America. It is fl feet high and feet wide.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-25
c. o. P. FACTIONS TO
 HOLD CONVENTIONS One Mississippi Wing Will In- dorse President Coolidge

JACKSON, Miss, Diarcn 24.-Two separate republican state conventions will be held in Mississippi tomorrow for the purpose of electing two dele gations to the national convention.
 The faction leaded by M. J. Mulvi-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-25

and you have
 used skin ap- pile a tions without num- Der, make a test yourself,
 on your elf with a bottle
 of S. S. S., one
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-02-29
Friday, February %

SENATE-Met at noon: recessed
at 12:45 p. m.
Senator Willis, of Ohio, read Wash
ington's farewell address.
A treaty with Belgium giving the
United States equal privileges in
East African territory inundated to
Belgium and treaty with the Meth
erlands extending the Root arbitra-
ton convention were ordered favor
ably reported by the Foreign Rela-
tions committee.
Chairman Moses announced an i'm
quiry into charges Of propaganda in
connection with the tax reduction
bill would be instituted as soon as
the special committee reconvenes.
Senator Fess, of Ohio, introduced a
resolution looking to great celebra-
ton in 1882 of the 200th anniversary
of the birth of George Washington
A similar resolution was introduced
in the house by Representative
Moore, of Virginia.
HOUSE-Met at noon; adjourned
at $40 p. m.
Representative Moore, Virginia,
read Washington's farewell address.
By vote of 158 to 100, the House
voted to open Federal tax returns to
inspection by any special COMPRESSION
al committee and by the Ways and
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-02-29
Mayor Hired Men
to Intimidate
Khan is Charge

MANHATTAN, KANS., Feb. %
Learning of affidavits placed before
the city commission by w. T. Brown
Kansas City, Mo-, attorney, which
stated that Mayor Jack c. Barber
had conspired to incite a riot and
disturbance of the peace by hiring
six men of this place to throw eggs
at a lecturer, who was speaking here
last October under the auspices of
the ku Klux Khan, citizens of Man
hatten are describing Mayor Bar
ber'S action as an attempt to initiate
Jack Walton, deposed governor of
Oklahoma.
Brown, as observer, told the COM
mission that the Ku Klux Khan had
been denied the right of free speech
and peaceable assemblage in the pub
lie park and in the community
house In an affidavit referring to
Mayor BARRIERS conversation previous
to the egg throwing, he is quoted as
saying, go ahead boys, and have all
the fun you want to. They are break
ing the law anyway, SO do anything
you want to, l am back of you. And
whatever you do, nothing will hap
pen to you" Another affidavit states
that he paid the egg throwers 81
each The first affidavit was signed
by seven men and the second by five
men.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-02-29
LAW STUDENTS COUNT
MAYFIELD'S BALLOTS
Senator Spencer Sareastically
Says TabulatiOn Will Take
Five Years

bureau of Publication and Education)
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Feb. 20
Men are busy nowadays counting the
ballots in the contested senatorial
election in Texas in November, 1922
The counting is being done on the
first floor of the senate office build
ing in Washington, under the super
vision of the senate elections sub
committee appointed to investigate
George E. B. Peddy's contest Of the
seat of Senator Mayfield.
Twenty-eight counters were put to
work all of them young men who
are attending law school here, their
selections having been made by vari-
Gus senators, for the work. They be-
gan with the ballots of Anderson
county, Texas, first. These were
found so badly jumbled that it re-
quired about two days to complete
the count. Senator Spencer, chair
man of the committee, says that if all
the other Texas counties are in the
same shape, that it will take about
five years to complete the count, and
by that time Senator Mayfield's term
will have expired. He added, how
ever, that such was not the case.
and he hopes to finish the count in
about 30 days.
The ballots from about 240 Texas
counties have been received in Wash
ington, and they are under lock and
key and guarded by three armed
guards, one of whom is always on
watch.
Col. Edward Thayer, of Indianapo-
lis, sergeant-at-arms of the Republi-
can National committee, is assisting
the senate committee in looking af-
ter the counters and various details
of the work. He also made trip
to Texas and kept tab on the 40 dep
uty sergeants-at-arms of the senate
down there while they were gather
ing up the ballots and ballot boxes.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-02-29
KLANSMEN, KILLED IN
EXPLOSION IS BURIED

INDEPENDENCE, KANS., Feb. 25.
The funeral of klansman William
Harrison Percival, who was killed
Tuesday, February II, near Altoona,
while driving an Independent Torpe-
do factory truck containing 600
quarts of nitro-glycerine from JEFF
ferson to Garnett, was held at the
Christian church. The Rev. w. H.
Cody, pastor of the Grace Methodist
church, officiated.
Interment was made with the
Klansmen and Odd Fellows here pay
ing a devoted tribute to their depart
ed brother. The services at the
church and at the cemetery were
very impressive, particularly the
burial ritual as used by the Khan,
After the service IL officers placed
red rose on the casket and silently
marched away.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-02-29

Hughes outlined further the objec-
tions of the State department to de-
tails of pending immigration legis-
lation, urging that the proposed leg
islation should avoid any "discrimina-
tion of which just complaint can be
made"
The Rules committee decided to
recommend to the house investiga-
tion of the Shipping Board and OF
the aircraft industry by two special
committees, each to consist of seven
members, to be named by the speak
err.
Representative Andrew, Massachu.
sets, in a speech demanded early &C.
tion by congress on the soldier bo-
nus, declaring that this belated set
Element can not and will not be much
longer delayed"
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-02-29
STORY OF KIDNAPPING
REFUTED BY KLANSMEN
Newspaper Says 40 or 80 Robed
Men, AbscOnded With
Cripple

PITTSBURGH. PA, Feb. 23.-An in
stance of the readiness to lay blame
for all lawless action at the door Of
the Khan was given here Tuesday
with the publication on the first
page of the Pittsburgh Sun, Demo
cratic evening newspaper, of story
telling of the kidnapping of an aged
cripple at Dravosburg by men wear
ing the robes of the Ku Klux Khan.
Forty or so robed men, the story
read, torcibly entered the humble
home of the crippled man, dragged
him from his bed, and caused his
disappearance. The story told fur
ther of shooting in the air" and 9TH
er bad acts" The reason 40 or so
men would be required to remove a
crippled man from his home was not
given in the story, nor could il be
sensed by intelligent readers of the
paper.
However, Sam d. Rich, Imperial
Representative. Realm of Pennsyl-
vania, Immediately denounced the
action of the body of men and right
ly dec Jared that they were not men,
bers, had never been affiliated, and
that their character, as evidenced
by the alleged attack, would have
prevented them from ever being
members.
County detectives Immediately be-
gan Investigations and stated later
that they had information that would
probably lead to the arrest of seven
of the men.
All of the other Pittsburgh papers
buried the story in their news col
umns and were fair enough to lay
the act to white-robed men, not
Klansmen.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-02-29
K1anSmen Attend Kansas
Church, Leaving Token

KIMBALL, KAN, Feb. 25.-Pre-
sentation of an envelope containing
sum Of money to the Rev. H. II.
Jones, pastor of the United Brethren
church, as a token of appreciation of
good work. was made on the evening
of February II, when five Klansmen,
the leader of whom carried an Ameri-
can flag, attended the service. The
hooded men read scripture lesson,
led in prayer and marched out as the
congregation sang 'The Old Rugged
Cross"
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-02-29
Thursday, February 81

SENATE at noon; adjourned
at 5:l5 p. m.
Passed house resolution appSopriat-
ing 100000 for expenses of special
government counsel in the prosecu-
tion of oil cases.
Passed bill granting the free use
of the mails to Edith Boiling Wilson,
widow of former President Wilson.
Considered the Interior depart
ment appropriation bill. By vote
of 40 to 35 the senate put in the bill
an item of 100000 for Howard uni
versity, a negro school, which went
out of the bill on a point of order in
the house.
Senator Ashhurst, Arizona. charged
that Senator Phipps, Colorado, as a
member of the appropriations COM
mittee, had voted to reduce the ap-
preparation for the Yuma irrigation
project, while at the same time he
was a stakeholder in the Sierra High
Power Company, which now supplies
the district which would be served by
the proposed government project.
Senator Phipps denied the intima-
tion and said he could explain his
action, which, he claimed, was justi-
| fed.
Senator Phipps. Colorado, proposed
an amendment to the postoffice ap-
preparation bill for an appropriation
of 81 100000 for the establishment of
night flying in the air mail service.
AS the count of ballots proceeds
i nthe Mayfeld contested election
case challenges against hundreds of
ballots already have been made by
counsel, but the canvass Of votes
probably will not be concluded for a
month or six weeks.
In letter to Senator Pepper,
of Pennsylvania it was stated by At
torney General Daugherty that his
retirement, voluntary or otherwise"
would be a confession of the truth
of all the "baseless charges" against
him, and added that he never would
be a party to such proceeding.
HOUSE-Met at IL a. m; adjourned
at 4:50 p. m, out of respect to the
memory of Representative Dupree.
of Louisiana. Appropriate commit
tees to attend the funeral were APP
pointed by both the senate and the
house.
A proposal to tax undistributed
profits of corporations, offered by
Mr.. Frear, Wisconsin, was rejected
by a vote of ITO to 81. The proposal
was opposed by Democats under the
the leadership of Mr.. Garner, Texas
who argued that he did not want to
change the measure to such an ex-
tent that the president would have
reasons for veto.
Adopted an amendment subjecting
earnings on stock redeemed by cor
porations in liquidation proceedings
to regular income tax rates rather
than to the 1919 per cent capital
gain tax.
An amendment by Representative
Dickinson, Iowa, to make farmers
and mutual insurance companies ex-
empt from tax by viva voce vote
Exempting benevolent mutual life
insurance associations not operated
for profit also was adopted.
The unseating of Sol Bloom. Demo
crat from New York, was recommend
ed by the elections committee, which
reported that former Representative
Walter NJ. Chandler, Republican con-
testant, had been defeated through
fraud.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-02-29
Khan Lectures Build
Up Much Enthusiasm

LAWRENCE, KAN, Feb. 25.-
More enthusiasm for the task of
keeping America American has been
displayed here as a result of the de-
livery of series of five lectures on
the fundamentals of Americanism by
DR.. Frank l.. Loveland, Topeka, on
Sunday afternoons at the Bowersock
theater. The theater was crowded
diving each lecture.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-02-29
Saturday, February. %

SENATE-Spent the day in consid-
GRAFTON of the Interior department
appropriation bill.
Also, several speeches were made
by various senators as to Attorney
General Daugherty remaining in his
position in the cabinet.
HOUSE-Spent the day in fur
Their consideration of the tax reduc-
ton bill.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-02-29
(Bureau Of Publication and Education,

(Bureau of PubIica alton and Education)
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Feb. 2l.-A
100000 slush fund and coercion on
employees are being used by big bust
ness interests to defeat the soldiers
bonus bill, John A Quinn, national
legion commander, charged here be-
fore the National Press club post.
American Legion.
This is evidenced, he said, by let
tiers from anti-bonus workers to
large corporations and wealthy men.
He stated that the Legion will pre-
sent these letters to the senate bonus
committee. He also charges that the
league will scatter % organizers
throughout the country to gain anti
bonus sentiment among the veterans.
At the same time, 100000 pamph-
lets will be distributed at a cost Of
5000, 900, Quinn said. Quinn called on
President Coolidge and discussed the
bonus measure with him. He con-
graduated the president on his stand
against propaganda.
The Jewish Attitude
Jewish newspapers all over the
country are attacking the proposed
immigration bill. Most of them car
nv dispatches to the effect that Rep
resentative Longworth, of Ohio. Re
publican floor leader of the house,
confirms the report that Representa-
tive La Guardia, of New York, had
appeared before the steering com
mittee of the house and warned the
members of the committee against
pushing the Johnson immigration
bill.
The Jewish Exponent runs this
week a long editorial in which 1T
saws that the johnson bill should
more properly be called the ku kux
Khan bill.
Indicted for Murder
News comes from Pittsburgh that
the Allegheny county grand jury mas
returned an Indictment charging
murder against Patrick j. McDer-
mott, a Catholic rioter, in connec-
ton with the killing Of Thomas H.
Abbott, Klansman, during riot De
tween Klansmen and citizens OF Lar
negie, Pa, August Is, 1928. Inc
charge against McDermott was made
by Mrs. Emma Abbott, wife OF the
slain Klansman.
Tax Reduction Threatened
There is some danger that the
house and senate will be unable to
agree on a compromise in the tax
reduction measure acceptable to the
president. Mr.. Coolidge in his New
York speech condemned the Garner
substitute for the Mellon plan as I'M
workable and political"
House administration leaders cling
to the hope that they will be able,
before the bill leaves the house, to
change the Garner program on in
come taxes so that it will be accept
able at the White House. Failing in
this, their only hope now is that the
senate will work out plan which
will be accepted in the house when
the bill is sent back. But all OF
these hopes are rather dim, in the
face of the decisive defeats suffered
thus far by the Republicans in try
ing to get the Mellon plan through
Not only has the Garner program
on normal and surtax rates been
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-02-29
WATCHING POLITICIANS PROCRASTINATE
News Notes From Klan's Washington Bureau

adopted by the house but the Gar
ner provision subjecting stock divi-
dends to the regular income tax
rates adopted by vote of l62 to
112
Frank A. Munsey, the well-known
newspaper publisher, is out with edi-
torials calling on the public to save
the Mellon tax plan from final defeat.
He predicts the president will veto
the Garner bill.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-02-29

ury had "juggled" it's estimates of
the cost of the soldiers bonus.
Chairman Reed, Pennsylvania is
sued a call for a meeting of the Vet
Grams committee for the purpose Of
inquiring into the situation in the
New York office of the Veterans bu-
reau.
HOUSE-Met at noon; adjourned
at 5:35 p. m.
The Democratic plan of tax re-
duction was adopted by a vote of
222 to 1876, this being brought about
through a combination of the solid
Democratic vote and a graup of in
surgent Republicans. All efforts to
amend the Garner proposal failed,
and Republican leaders had no OPP
portunity to effect a compromise.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-02-29
Wednesday, February 90

SENATE-Met at noon; recessed
at $50 p. m.
Senator Harrison, Mississippi,
charged that the Literary Digest is
spending 100000 to Influence con-
gress" in favor of the Mellon tax re-
duction plan.
Adopted the Norris resolution call
ing upon the attorney general for in
formation as to what the department
of Justice has done in the matter of
enforcing the DEGREES of the federal
courts of the District of Columbia
in the case against Swift & Co.
Senators Dial and Ransdell engaged
in extended discussion of the sub
iect of cotton futures and legislation
bearing upon that question.
In a speech advocating an inquiry
into the operation of all exchanges,
Senator King. Utah, declared that
gambling in stocks and commodities
has become a national vice.
Adopted resolution by Senator
Lenroot, chairman of the oil inves-
tigating committee, providing for
the transfer to the contingent funds
of the senate of the sum of S125,000
so that witnesses fees and other ex-
penses incurred by investigating COM
mittees may be promptly met.
Resumed consideration of the In
terror department appropriation bill.
President Coolidge, at the request
of the nominee, withdrew the name
of George B. Christian, Jr., who was
secretary to President Harding, and
member of the Federal Trade COM
mission.
Harry Payne Whitney, of New
York, was questioned in executive
session by the oil investigating COM
mittee about possible stock transac-
tions by public officials.
Senator Elkins, West Virginia, is
sued a statement that he had pur-
chased stock in the Sinclair Consoli-
dated Oil Company; that he pur-
chased it without any knowledge with
respect, to the oil leases, just as he
had purchased other stocks, and that
he was perfectly willing to explain
his stock transactions to the investi-
eating committee.
HOUSE-Met at noon; adjourned
at $3.50 p. m.
Under an amendment by Mr.. Gar
ner, of Texas, which was adopted
stock dividend profits would be made
subject to regular income tax rates
instead of capital asset tax of 1215
per cent.
An amendment by Mr.. Garner
Texas, to extend the definition OF
earned incomes allowed rs per cent
reduction. so as to include compen-
sation derived from combined per
sonal service and capital, in order to
benefit farmers and small merchants
was adopted, 141 to 134.
A proposal made by Mr.. Black, OF
Texas, to make state and municipal
securities taxable by the Fedora
government. was rejected by vote
Of l55 to AZ.
An amendment to allow all ex
penses resulting from medical treat
ment to be deducted from taxable in.
come, was defeated, 104 to "a.
Chairman johnson, of the Immigra
tion committee, told the house hi
had received an "impudent" protest
from the Roumanian legation against
povisions Of the proposed new immi
grafton bill.
| Creation Of a Federal department
of education was advocated before
the Education committee by George
L. Strayer, chairman of the National
Education Association.
In q communication to Senator
Colt and Representative Johnson
chairmen Of the respective commit.
tees on immigration, Secretary
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-02-29

ATLANTA, GA.-New Nathan Bed
ford Forrest Khan recently organized
to take the place of old No. which
was generally referred to as cat
lanta Klan," the charter of which
was revoked several weeks ago by
Imperial decree, is sending out invi-
tations to the Khan. of Fulton and
DeKalb counties to meet with it on
Sunday afternoon, Feb. "a, in reli-
gious services. This will be the
third of the series of regional meet
ings.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-02-29

Means committee of the house and
Finance committee of the senate.
On motion of Mr.. Barley, of Ken
lucky, the returns also were opened
to the proper officers of any state,
regardless of whether that state i'm
pose an income task or not, the vote
being l20 to 119 by tellers.
By vote of 1913 to 80, rejected a
motion by Mr.. Frear, of Wisconsin,
to open tax returns to inspection of
any one under proper rules and regu-
lationS.
The annual agricultural supply
bill, carrying a total of $50, 75S. 513,
was reported to the house. Of the
total, Sl7700,000 would be available
for good roads during the coming
fiscal year.
Chairman Smell, of the Rules COM
mittee, formally reported the resolu-
tion of Mr.. Davis. Of Tennessee, call
ing for an investigation of the Ship
ping Board, to be conducted by a spe-
cial committee of seven members.