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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-26
FOUR PROJECTS
 PROVIDED FOR
 IN BOND ISSUE
Committee FavOrs Schools, Library, Auditorium
 And Fire Stations M'LENDON WELL PLEASED; HARRISON IN OPPOSITION
Birmingham Bankers Suggest S3,100,0OO As Enough For
 City To Undertake

Leaders of the two bond issue fac tions at city hall-C Commissions Will liAm l.. Harrison and President D. E. McLendon-Monday expressed satis- faction ar the bond limit of $3,100, 900 recommended by the sub-finance com mittee. of the general committee on education, but disagreed on the recom- mendations as whole.
 "The subcommittee has exceeded it's authority" declared Harrison, "If re- ports are true concerning them in ad- vance of any official report"
 Tt is a very sane report, said Me Lendon. Ut meets with my approval and I sincerely hope that the people will adopt it at the proposed election"
 Thought It Settled
 According to Harrison, the matter L.S including any other bonds in/ school bond election had been derSr 6 ly thrown aside at the mass e attended by representatives /o cally all civic organizatip..sS
 city. L.y
 The finance committ # ed at the mass mesy 6 4l- vestigate the financ. ,1 the city and the conditions 5choOls, according to Harrison.
 The recommendations U the sub committee, composed of John H. Frye, chairman, Colonel Tom o. Smith, George E Ward, Leo K. Steiner and Leo Kayser which leaked out Mondady were as follows:
 Airord ss,1oO.o0o
 That the city could afford to float S, 10000 worth of bonds, without passing any extra millage tax, to be divided among four issues of bonds. These were to be: schools, $2,O00, ,000 {; library, $750,000; fire stations and equipment, S150.000; and completion of the auditorium, $200,000.
 T believe the finance committee should disregared the recommendations pf it's subcommittee, continued Harri- son. Should it fail to do so, will ask that it be thrown out when it reaches the city commission. Mir. Me Lendon, is the only commissioner peldged to abide by the recommends tions of the finance committee. He publically stated at the bond mass meeting that he would abide by it's re- port. Neither I or other commissioners peldged anything.
 Schools Only
 T have and will continue to fight any efforts to include anything besides school bonds in the proposed bond cleo tion," finished Harrison.
 President McIendon was jubilant at the report recommendation Other commit missionerH were not ayaiiabie for expressions of opinion. So far they have been eyasiye concerning the bond question zs sf-5
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-26
SLOW PROGRESS
 BEING MADE IN
 OIL LEASE CASE
Complicated Questions In- vOlved And Mass Of Evi-
 dence FOrbids Haste
By RAYMOND CHAPTER Unitsd News Staff csrrsspondsnt

tCegyrtgh. lSz4. by United Nsus.)
 WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-Slow progress is being made by the govern ment's special counsel in charge of the oil lease cases because of the com piicated questions involved andtthe huge mass of evidence which must be or. ganized.,
 Owen J. Roberts, one of the special counsel, said Monday that he was half way through the examination of the Senate committees testimony and that he has 1,5O0 pages more to read. a task that will require at least another week.
 We have to examine the Senate tes- tinony before we know what evidence we will have to go on," Roberts said.
 Asked If any developments were like ly this week. ex-SenatOr Pomerene, the other special counsel, replied doubt fully.
 This ease is too important to risk missing fir" he said. we must move cautiously. doubt if there will be any development this week, though we can I,s, never ,.,.s speak positivelyin n matter of
 From one of the most distinguished. nationally-known lawyers in the Senate. an authoritative outline has been ob- tained of just what the government will have to prove in it's equity suits to invalidate the oil leases and contracts and to obtain convictions ill the crim- inal proceedings against the principals.
 Prosecution Has Two Angles
 The prosecution falls into two cate gories, the equity suits to break the leases and contracts, and the criminal proceedings against parties suspected of wrong doing
 To break the oil agreements. the gov ernment must show to the satisfaction of tine trial judge-there are no juries in equity suits-that officials violated an existing law, or that they acted with out authority of law, or that somebody committed fraud
 The legal expert consulted dismissed the first proposition as being unlikely to figure in the present cases. As to the second proposition. the court must dstermine whether, as Secretary Denby insists, the naval appropriation act of 1920, gave him authority to enter into the Doheny and Sinclair leases. That law empowers the Secretary of the Navy to conserve, use ana develop the naval oil reserves. directly or by con tract, lease or otherwise, and to use, store, exchange or sell the oil and gas products thereof"
 This point is likely to boil down to the question of whether Denby had the right, under the exchange provision, to contract to give away naval oil in ex- change for building of storage tanks Senator Walsh and his school contend that the provision regarding exchange applied only to exchange of crude for refined oil and did not contemplate that oil could be exchanged for tanks. Stor- age tanks can be built. Walsh insists, only by specific appropriation from Congress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-26
EVANS LIBEL SUIT
 SET FOR MARCH 70
Klan Leader Suing w. J. Sim
 mons For $15O,O00

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, FebS 25.-- Trial of the $15O,OOO libel suit brought in circuit court here by Hiram w. Ev- ans, imperial wizard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. against William J. Simmons, former emperor of the order, today was set for March 10. Whether or not the case finally will be heard or dismissed, however does not seem clear even to the attorneys concerned.
 The suit originally was for $100,OOO and was based on an alleged telegram purp0rting to come from Simmons and referring to the wizard. The defend- ants answer denied the sending of the alleged telegram, but contained state ments which Evans counsel declared in themselves libelOus and $50,O00 more was asked as a result.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-26
CHANDLER TRIAL IS
 AGAIN POSTPONED
Illness Of Police Chief Beavers
 Delays Hearing

ATLANTA, Ga, Feb. 25.-Setting of a date for the hearing of police court cases against Mrs. Asa G. Candler, Sr. W. J. Stoddard and G. W. Keeling, who were arrested recently on charges Of. violating a section of the city code which refers to places where liquor is being drunk. was further postponed today when Chief of Police James L.. Beavers was kept away from his office because of inclemency of the weather.
 The police chief has just recovered from illness which has kept him con fined in his home since the arrests were made
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-26
FALL WANTED
 v. s. FORESTS
 SAYS PINGHOT

NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-Plans to have the forest reserves of the Uni ted States turned over to the de- partment of the interior as has been done with the naval reserves, had been made by Former Secretary Fall. of the interior, it was declared tonight by Governor Clifford Pinchot of Pennsylvania, in an address be- fore the Survey association. Gov ernor Pinchot formerly was chief forester of the United States.
 Former President Hardins, the speaker asserted, had approved of Falls plans and characterised the then chief forester's opposition to the policy as wrong.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-26
DENNISON BILL : TO DETERMINE
 WARRIORS FATE
Secretry Of War Will Alp pear Before The House
 Commerce Body
twAsH1NaToN BuREAU)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-John w As14f eks, Secretary of War, will tomor v Ait is learned tonight, appear be-
 . House committee on commerce sssfge the favorable report of the [ s4ison bill, putting all inland water shy navigation on permanent and substantial basis.
 The fate of the Warrior river barge line project is, to a great extent. wrap ped up in the Dennison bill. The cor poration,. under government control which the bill would establish, would be given a sum of $10,000,0O0 with which to conduct it's business. This appropriation would give the Warrior necessary equipment with the result that despite the continued opposition of railroads, the enterprise would be come more than self-supporting. M
 The corporation would be authorized to dispose of stock so that in the lonf run, according to the scheme. the gov. ernment could retire from the business and control it only in a supervisory capacity.
 Alabamians For Bill
 Colonel Ashburn, in charge of inland waterway navigation under the wal department, prepared the bill and it is supported by all Alabamians in Con gress, it is indicated.
 Under the leadership of W. B. Oliver representative of the Sixth Alabams district, the delegation will appear be fore the commerce committee tomorrow to hear the statement of Secretary Weeks, and to give visual indication oi it's interest and support.
 The measure is likewise sponsored by friends of the Warrior in Birmingham Cordova, Demopolis. Tuscaloosa ant Mobile. From the latter city g delega. tion was prepared to leave for Wash ington today. It was informed, how ever, by MT. Dennison that its appear ance at this time would serve no neces sary purpose, and the trip was. aban \. WhiIs soma appoAitioa will sSss de yeloped to the measure on account oi the appropriation which it carries there is now no organized opposition according to it's author. It is antici pated, however, that friends of railroads will use their influence to strangle tho measure. E F H #%
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-26
IMPRISONED WITH
 DEAD COMPANIONS
Two Girls Pinned Under Auto
 For Six Hours

LOUISVILLE, Ky. Feb. 25.-Miss Essie Thomas and Miss Irene Chiffon were imprisoned for over six hours with the dead bodies of their two male com panions. Charles Whalen and Guy Bur nett, when an automobile in which they were riding skidded off road near here early today and overturned. A ditch in which the automobile landed was partly filled with water. The girls were soaked and suffered from exposure to the cold in addition to nervous shock and bruises.
 The accident terminated an automo- bile ride following a dance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-26
MONEY COVER FALL
 CHECK NOT ON DEPOSIT IS TESTIMONY OF BANK
Probe Into Mclean In-
 cident Takes New { Turn Before Senate

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-Turning it's attention once more to the Mclean Fall incident at Palm Beach, the Senate oil committee today heard on behalf of the White House positive disclaimer of any previous inside information on the subject and developed a new mys- tery regarding the now famous $10,000 loan, which Albert B. Fall obtained while he was in the cabinet.
 c. BaScOmb Slemp, secretary to President Coolidge testified that he not only had no prior knowledge of the truth regarding the loan hut that he di- cussed the subject at Palm Beach with both Fall and Edward B. Mclean, publishers of the Washington Post, and urged that they dispose of the many ru- mors in circulation by telling the com mittee the whole story.
 Promising to tell all, MT. Slemp said, Mclean testified before Senator Walsh, on the same day that he had given Fall two checks aggregating S1OO.- 900 late in 1921, but that they had been returned to him uncashed. To- day, however, the committee learned from examination of records of a Washington bank that the publisher ~-N ..oS A."'S ah o6ShC6dIC Oh p1OO,UOU on deposit at that time in the bank which he said the checks were drawn.
 Having learned that Mir. Slemp had conversations with both Mclean and Fall regarding the oil scandal at Palm Beach last month, Senator Walsh will seek tomorrow to ascertain whether any individual members of the committee communicated by telegraph or telephone with either of them at the Florida re- sort or with Fall at New Orleans. Should the records in the offices of the telegraph or telephone companies disclose that there was such communi- cation, the committeeman involved will be given an opportunity to make a statement in the house hearings.
 After hearing Mir. Slemp, the com. mittee received from H. Foster Bain testimony that Fall had told him that the contract with the Doheny ;ntarasts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-26

for oil tank storage at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, had been discussed by the cabinet and that Attorney General Daugherty had made no objection to it.
 The attorney general in letter to- day to Senator Willis, republican. Ohio. again denied that he had given any or all written opinion as to the legality of the oil leases and at the same time stated he had purchased stock of the Sinclair Consolidated Oil company after he came into the cabinet, but sold it at loss.
 Taking the oil discussion again to the floor of the Senate, Senator Walsh charged that the republican national committee news bureau had made de liberate and malicious" misrepresenta- tiOn of the facts in its statement of yes- terday that the naval oil leases were
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-26
GOVERNOR MRAY
 RELEASED ON BAIL
Named In Two Indictments By
 Federal Grand Jury

INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. 25.-War- ren T. McCray governor of Indiana, who, it developed today was named in TWO indictments returned by the fed 'ral grand jury which reported last Saturday was at liberty tonight under ,ond of S20.000 alter having surrend red to United States Marshal Merid- tn. He will he arraigned before Uni ed States Judge A. B. Anderson. in March, with a number of other who were named in the report of the grand 'ury Saturday.
 After his release Governor McCray declined to make q statement assert ing he had absolutely nothing to say"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-26
HEALTH CAUSES ACTION Love Says Physician Advised Long
 Vacation

NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-William J. Love, whose resignation us vice pres- ident of the Emergency Fleet corpora tion has been accepted, said tonight that he had been advised by his phy- sician to take long vacation.
 Asserting that the steamship busi- ness was one with which he was familiar, Mir. Love said his future ac- tivities would always be south of Wall street." where the headquarters of the steamship companies are located
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-26
CALL TO NOMINATE
 JOSEPHUS DANIELS
North Carolinians To Organize
 Club For Former Secretary

RALEIGH, x. C.. Feb. 25.-The first definite move in North Carolina to place the name of JOsephus Daniels the country as eminently fitted for the democratic nomination for president of the United States. was taken here to- night with the issuance of call to the democracy of the state to meet here Thursday night to organize Daniels for President club"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-26
800 ESCAPE FROM
 BURNING THEATRE
Fire Destroys $25O,OOO Playhouse
 In Rochester, N. Y.

ROCHESTER, N. Y.. Feb. D. Fire, which late this afternoon still was raging, today destroyed Fay's theatre, vaudeville house. with a loss estimated at more than S250,O0.
 Eight hundred patrons in the play house when the flames were discovered in an upper floor marched to safety. Six firemen were overcome by smoke, and were removed to hospital.
 Guests in the Hotel Rochester, ad- joining the theatre, were ordered from their rooms.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-26
PARKER APPOINTS
 HEBREW SHERIFF
S. A. Leopold Succeeds Klan
 Member, Who Defaulted

BATON ROUGE, La, Feb. 25.-S. August Leopold, member of the Jew ish faith, was named today by Gov John NJ. Parker, as sheriff of More house parish, hot bed of Ku Klux Klan activity in Louisiana, to succeed J. Fred Carpenter, resigned.
 Carpenter, member of the klan, who gained national prominence last year in connection with the investiga- tion into the kidnapping and murder in August, 1922. of Watt Daniel and T. M. Richard of Mere Rouge, was found more than $1S.000 short in his accounts a few weeks ago and was suspended by the governor. In Louisiana the sheriffs also act as tax collectors.
 Carpenter made good the shortage and d week ago rendered his resigna- tion.
 Leopold is a resident of Bastrop, the Darih seat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-26
POSTMEN TRYING FOR ADJUSTMENT lVCOMPENSATI0N
Deductions From Pay For Pensions Reach Total
 Of $4O,OOO,O0O

Over 5000 United States postal em- ployes in Alabama are urging the CO., operation of the public in their cam paign for increased wages and larger pensions, W. O.. Vickery, chairman of the Alabama Allied Postal Employes said Monday.
 The state activity is only small part of the movement now being car ried on in every, state in the union to bring pressure to bear on Congress, now considering both matters, Mir. Vick- cry said. .t
 Anniston Meeting
 At mass meeting held Monday in Anniston all branches of the service from mail carriers to assistant post masters were represented when resolu- tions were passed indorsing both meas- ures.
 Copies of the resolutions were mailed to every congressman from Alabama at Washington. Both the salary and pen sion bills will be given a hearing by . |ioirf subcommittee of both House and Senate March 2.
 Another mass meeting of postal em- pIoyes will be held next Sunday after noon at 2:30 o'clock in Montgomery, when between 1000 and l 500 members from all over the state are expected to be present. ess Ask Public Aid g
 Resolutions of the Alabama employees in the Fourth congressional district also urged, the public to write letters to their senators and congressman urg. ing them to pass the bills.
 Postal employees draw salary of $1 800 n year and pay 21a per cent of their monthly salary into the pension fund, which in the last three years has grown to the enormous sum of $40,- 100000. The pension, which is effective on retirement at the age of 6, amounts to only $750 year. The proposed bill will increase that figure to $1,20O a year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-26
HOUSE FAVORS
 INDIAN INQUIRY
Investigation To Be Conducted
 By Joint Committee

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-Investi. gation by joint congressional commit tee of the administration of Indian af- fairs in Oklahoma is favored by the House Indian affairs committee.
 Approving resolution by Represen- tative Carter, democrat, Oklahoma, the committee today recommended the ap- propriation of $25. 900 for the investi- gation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-26
M'DONALD DENIES
 TREATY REVISION
Says He Has No Intention Of Throwing Over Versailles Pact

LONDON, Feb. 25.-(By the Asso- ciated Press. )-Premier Macdonald stated in the House of Commons to- night that the government had no i'm mediate intention of revising the treaty of Versailles, as Arthur Henderson. sec retary for home affairs. had indicated in speech on last Saturday evening.
 The statement was drawn from the premier by Mir. Lloyd George and he made it clear that Mir. HendersOn's dec laration was made on his own responsi- bility and did no represent a decision of the cabinet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-26
LOVE IS OUT OF
 EMERGENCY FLEET
Retirement Announced By Presi- dent Leigh c. Palmer

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-The res ignation of William J. Love, vice pres ident of the Emergency Fleet corpora ton and managing director of the United States lines, was announced late today by Leigh c. Palmer, president of the. corporation. The resignation has been accepted and will take 'effect at the earliest possible moment"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-26
THE WEATHER

Alabama: Rain and somewhat colder Tuesday and Tuesday night, probably followed by clearing We'd nesday.
 Mississippi: Rain and colder. Tennessee Rain Tuesday.
 Georgia: Rain Tuesday and Tues day night.
 (Complete weather data will be AAnnd on Page IA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-26
FARMER KILLS COUSIN Claims He Was Protecting Other Mans
 Wifa

FORT MEADE, Fla, Feb. B. John Collins, farmer residing four miles north of here, shot and instantly killed John Collins. a cousin today, according to Marshal K. Everett of Fort Meade, to whom Collins surrendered. Everett said Collins claimed he was protecting the other mans wife when he shot.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-26
HOTEL GUEST SUFFOCATED Attempts To Escape From HOsteIry During Fire And Is Overcome

FL PASO, Tex, Feb. 25.-Attempt- ing to escape from the Hotel Carlyle here during 2 fire late Sunday night. Fred H. Raines of Cleveland, O.. died from suffocation.
 Two hours after firemen had som- menced fighting the flames they stum- bed across the body of Raines in third floor hallway. Letters found on him indicated he had come here from Cleye- land about two weeks ago. His papers gave no street address. The fire caused damage estimated at $75.000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-26
TO ENGAGE EyPERTS

CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 25.-The Turkish government has decided to en- gage 1,200 foreign experts, including Americans, to advise Turkey on ques- tions of economic, financial, adminis- trative and educational matters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-26
WHAT KIND OF 4 ROOM DO YOU WANT?

It makes no difference what kind of room you want or in what section of the city-if there be such room, The Age e-Herald Room Renting Service will find it for you. We keep on file lists of all our regular advertisers and can usually direct you with out delay to just what you want. If at anytime we are unable to do this, just leave your address with us, and we will find 1t for you in jiffy.
 Call in person at the Want Ad Department, which is conven- iently located on the ground floor of The Age-Herald building. Look for the sign Want Ads" and rurn in the first office to the right you have no steps to climb and no long walks.
 MAIN 40OO
 calls the Want Ad Department of "the South's 'pullingest' paper"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-03-07
STOPNEEDLESS ACCIDENTS

One of the most serious problems confronting the
nation is accident prevention.
Despite the safety work of recent years. accidents are
increasing study by the United States Department OF
Labor shows that annually there are 900 accidents in
the country resulting in death This larger total than
the death list of many famous and bloody battle In
addition Workmen incur 100000 INJURIES which result
in the loss of one weeks of working time
In Pennsylvania alone than SS3 100000 mas been
paid the victims of industrial accidents in the last eight
years. according Gabriel Meyer manager of the state
insurance fund
In the period there have been 20462 fatal acct
dents in Pennsylvania than 100000 serious accidents
and than 900 accidents of all degrees of
ity. In 1923 there than 5000 fatal accidents
and more than 10000 serious accidents.
The tremendous waste involved in this great accident
list affects not only the injured workman and his employer
but is big factor in industrial unrest. Accidents in
labor turnover bitter feeling break up CO.
ordination and break down the morale necessary to eff
cent production
All this emphasizes the urgent need of most determ
ned and aggressive campaign to the of acct
dents The whole question should be studied and safety
work in every dangerous industry should be pushed by
organized labor by employers and by the state and Fed
era governments.
Surely the great United States has the wealth, the
and the will to largely reduce accidents if not
almost eliminate them at least in many industries 1t is
not enough insurance to injured workers and to the
wives and children of the victims of fatal accidents The
thing to do is to prevent accidents in the first place If
this is done industry and the people whole will derive
benefits.