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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17
OLIVER TO SPEAK. ON FOREIGN TRADE
Congressman To Address Mobile
 Rotarians Thursday

MOBILE, Ala, Aug. 14.-l Especial Leased Wire. )--Foreign trade posslblk- tiles of the port of Mobile will be dis cussed by Congressman William B. Oliver of the Sixth Alabama district, before members of the Mobile Rotary club Thursday afternoon and at con- ferences which the foreign trade de- partment of the Chamers of Commerce is arranging during the visit of the Alabama congressman. Mr. Oliver, who is a member of the appropria- tions committee of the national house and a recognized friend of the port of Mobile and the Warrior river system, has made q close study of the foreign trade outlook, and is coming to the Gulf City to give Mobilians the benefit of his knowledge of matter which is uppermOst in the minds of port author ities while the state is spending ten million dollars for development of a modern port on Mobile river, between One and Three Mile creeks.
 After Devit Fish Reports that devil fish and tarpon are playing around waters of the gulf and that in recent days devil fish, after being harpooned, have lowed boats for several hours be- fore giving up the fight, have caused many of the old timer fishermen to equip their boats with heavy lines, hooks, spears and other instruments for an invasion of the "big fish" waters today. Fishermen became enthusiastic over devil fish and tarpon fishing when SenatoB Johnathan Bourne speared and fought for several hours a devil fish several days ago. Then followed a re- port from Birmingham that Hugh Nor row had returned from Mobile waters and had reported catching two huge tarpon,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17
FLOOD SWEPTFAREA
 OF CHINA DRAINING
Rivers Cease To Rise As Rain
 fall HaIts
1By Associated Pressl

PEKING, Aug. 16.--The eesession of rains during the past week has re- suited in levels of the rivers in ChipiIi province remaining stationary, with the exception of two points, where there was a slight rise in the waters. No ad- ditional floods have been reported and much of the flood area is draining. $ A belated report from HeAgchowfu, Human province, says the flood was the worst ever known. Villages along the rivers south of the city are in ruins, while Hengchowfu itself a thousand homes were inundated.
 It is impossible as yet to estimate the damage in the province, due to the lack of details confined in the Chinese of ficial reports.
 The international relief commission anticipates much distress in the fall and winter and in the meantime is not disturbing relief.
 In addition to the customs and other surtaxes, which are to be devoted to relief work, the cabinet has issued a decree reducing transportation rates on materials and supplies to. the stricken district. President Tao Kun has donated S2O.00O for relief.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17
FIVE PHYSICIANS
 ARE PROSECUTED
Undertakers And Midwives Also Named Ip Mississippi Report

JACKSON, Miss. Aug. 16.-(Spe. cial. .)-Five physicians, two casket dealers, three undertakers and two midwives have been prosecuted in four Mississippi counties during the past two months for failure to comply with the rules and regulations of the board of health, requiring prompt reporting of vital statistics. These figures are shown in the report of G. W. Hamer- ick, recently named special officer of the bureau of vital statistics.
 Would Remove Trains-Formal ap- plication has been made to the Missis- sippi railroad commission by the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley railroad for per mission to take off certain trains, op- erating on the Delta line. The case has been set for hearing at the regular September meeting of the commission, and it is understood that a number of citizens of towns affected will be pres ent to voice protest,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17
CABARET DANCES {
 FOUND TO BE o. K
Music Is LittleT yoo Jazzy, Say
 Investigators

NEW YORK, Aug 16.-Dancing masters from all over the country for the annual convention of their interna- tional association, after a tour of the cabarets of Greenwich Village, have found the habitues, 'terpsichoreally speaking" not so bad as they're printed.
 The tour, made last night, was in the nature of an investigation by a committee of the international associa- tion of masters of dancing.
 The verdict reported today was:
 Objectionable dancing hereabouts is falling by the wayside. In a few of the cabarets, especially in hotels, the dancing space is too small and the music too fast. But nothing definitely objectionable was found"
 Edward s. Hurst of Atlanta, Ga, a member of the Investigating com mittee, had one special criticism to make of the Greenwich Village dance resorts. The orchestras were too jazzy, he said, Unbalanced; inclined to fea- ture soloists who, unconsciOusly, speed ed the tempo and caused the dancers to lapse from graceful figure steps into less pleasing shufflings and body movements.
 ''If all orchestras reduced the tempo of their jazz and featured more waltzes and tangoes," he said, ''all the sug- gestive features would be automatically eliminated. Slower music and more dancing space would help elevate danc- ing to the higher plane we seek to es- tablish." ,N
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17
EHOLIDAYA TT. C.Lt
 IN DEFENSE DAY
HundredsO f Employees Gixen Hundreds Of Employees Given |. Chance To Take Part

The Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail- road company has declared a holiday for September 12, in order that its hun dreds of employees may have an 0pp0r- tunity to take part in the observance of National Defense Day.
 This announcement was contained Saturday in the following oirder, signed by Robert c. Ryding, vice president
 'In compliance with an act of Con- gress, June 4, 1920, known as the De- fense Act, and at the invitation of the war department of the United. States government, this company will declare a holiday (so far as is possible) on Sep tember 12, 1924. so that its employees, if they wista to do so, can take part in the National Defense Day" demonstra- tions, to be held in this city on that day" :.
 The Tennessee company is the first of the large industrial concerns of the Birmingham district to act on the war departments request that Defense Day be made, as nearly as possible, gen. eral holiday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17
BUTLER PROPOSES
 TO OPEN BUREAU
 FOR FARMERS
Real Farmer To Be Ad' ded To Chicago Head quarters

CHICAGO, Aug. 16.+-An agricul- tural bureau at republican headquar- ters will be opened shortly, Chairman William Butler of the national com mittee, announced today upon his re- turn from the Coolidge notification ceremonies at Washington, to be headed by "a real farmer"
 "The farmers of this country have always constituted a great and pow erful element of the republican party" said Mir. Butler. "The party is seek ing their cooperation to the end and that free play of economic laws, now operating in their favor, may be pre- served and that every special protec- ton and help consonant with the gen. eral good, may be affected.
 'The farmer knows that, all the ben eficial legislation of the last admistra- tion was passed within the first year before the radical element came to the forefront as a third party" influence.
 We have confidence that the farm
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17
FIGHT
 | NOW CONSIDERED
 l BY JOHN W.DAVIS
Such Campaign Would Embarass Coolidge
 Leaders Believe
By FRASER EDWARDS,


 WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.-Having decided to carry the fight to Presi- dent Coolidge on the honesty in gov ernment issue," John W. Davis, demo- cratic presidential candidate today weighed the advice of eastern leaders to wage vigorous campaign against the Ku Klux Klan.
 Some democratic strategists now gathered here believe that Coolidge should be maneuyered into position of fayoring the klan or forced to denounce the order as vigorously as they are urg- ing Davis to do.
 In either event, they figure, that the President would be weakened political ly if he stood pat on the brief reference to religious tolerance in his acceptance speech, the democratis think anti-klans- men would construe the President 8 silence on the subject as approval of the order. This, they say, would be disastrous to his campaign in the east where anti-klan sentiment is strong.
 On the other hand a denunciation of the klan by name by Coolidge, they pointed out would hurt republican chances in Indiana and Ohio, where the kfan is political power. As mat ters now stand the eastern leaders be- lieve that these two states are lost to Davis anyhow and urge an attack on the klan that will help him in the east. If Coolidge should accept the challenge and renounce any sympathy with the klan, they believe it would give Davis far better chance in klan territory.
 The democratic candidate spent the day at his Locust Valley home work ing on the speeches he will make on his campaign tour which will begin Au- gust ?. His advisers are urging him to begin his attack on the klan in his first speech.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17
MORTALITY IN FRANCE

While England has made enormous strides in reducing infant mortality, the death rate of babies in France is recog- nized by the French as being so high as seriously to threaten the population.
 The steps taken against it in the towns are being encouraged in every di- rection, but the general level of hy- gienic education is still so low as to make progress exceedingly slow. Lyons stands in the forefront of the movement, but in the country districts very little has been hitherto done to carry on the general movement.
 Quite recently a number of private efforts have been devoted here and there toward the saving of infant life, and the publicity given to them shows the deep anxiety of France to encourage them and further efforts in their direc- tion. With babies very little goes long way, and such small societies as Pour nos Petits" at Ferte-Bernard and the "Berceau" have, it is pointed out, pro- duced remarkable results. in the reduc- tion of infant mortality. These are organized in the usual house-to-house way by means Of visitors, consultations. distribution of baby clothes, milk, medi- cine, and so forth.
 From 1922 to 1928 infant deaths dropped in one district from eighty-one to forty-four Similarly, deaths from gastro-enteritis dropped from thirty-one to twelve, owing to the work of the societies.
 These results have encouraged a cam. paign in the department of Sarthe in the interests of saving infant life. Simi- lar campaigns are being encouraged elsewhere
 As elsewhere, the difficulty consists in raising the general educationa level. There is the crass ignorance and Hitter acy of the French peasant to contend with, and there is also the feeling, rather higher up in the scale, that if babies are meant to die they are meant to die, and that saving them means the saving of an inferior type.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17
DAWES TO SPEAK
 IN LINCOLN. NEE.
Notification Ceremonies
 To Be At Home In Evanston

CHICAGO, Aug 16.-Charles G. Dawes, republican candidate for vice president, completed work today on the address he will make August 29 in Lin coin, Neb., his former home, and began weekend of rest preparatory to be- ginning active participation in the na- tional campaign with his speech of ac- ceptance next Tuesday evening.
 The Lincoln. address will be one of three to be made by Mir. Dawes outlin- ing his campaign. r
 While Mir. Dawes was finishing his Lincoln address today carpenters and electricians were busy on the lawn of his Evanston, H., home building stands and stringing electric wires in prepara- Sion for the notification ceremonies. Other workers under supervision of an Evanston committee on civic decora- tions were engaged in erecting pillars and placing flags along the streets about the Dawes home.
 The nominee plans q quiet weekend, probably the last restful one he can spend until November and will have as his guest Sunday hisi former com maflder-in-chie Gen. John J. Pershing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17
FANCHER SHOWS
 NO IMPROVEMENT
NegrOesH cid In Connection
 With Shooting

No improvement could be noted Sat urday night in the condition of J. B. Fancher, head of the Fancher Bonding company, who was shot Wednesday at Ovmoore by Louis Gavan, a negro he was using in huntnig another ne- gro.
 While Mir. Fancher was apparently holding his own, his condition is still considered critical He has been un- conscious since the night of the shoot ing.
 Louis GaVan, who is alleged to have confessed to the shooting, and Andrew Jenkins, the negro whom they were seeking for the forfiture of a bond, are both being held in the county jail charged with the shooting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17
70 Denpd That Labor HoUe Voice ln Management O Industry
c. Q. P. NOMINEE
 FOR GOVERNOR TAKEN TO TASK

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo,
 Aug. 16.-T. P. Lee of Houston,
 Tex, nominated for governor of Texas by the republican conven- ton at Fort Worth Wednesday, will decline the nomination if his views are in conflict with those of the party organization, MT. Lee tele- graphed R. B. Creager of San An tonic, republican national commit teeman for Texas, today.
 Creager is reported to have called a meeting of the leaders of the party at Houston, August %, following publication of telegram sent for mer Gov. James Ferguson, congratu- lating the latter's wife, Mrs. Miriam Ferguson, upon her success in the recent democratic primary election and upon her stand in opposition to the Ku Klux Klan.
 Creager telegraphed Lee today, taking him to task for the message, Mir. Lee said tonight, criticizing a phrase of it which declared that lie would be content with the empty republican honor of vainly running for governor of Texas"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17
SEEKS TO END
 CHIEF CAUSES
 FOR DISPUTES
Believes Workers Should Fill Federal Agencies
 Dealing With Labor

LOCUST VALLEY; N. Y., Aug. l8. In his Labor Day speech John w. Davis very likely will give a full expo sition of his views, first stated in his acceptance address, that democracy in government and democracy in industry alike demand the free recognition of the right of all of those who work, in what ever rank or place, to share in all de- clsions that affect their welfare.
 On behalf of the democratic presi- dential candidate, 1t was stated today that his conviction is that there can be no lasting settlement of industrial unrest until the workers have a share in the councils of industry and that slabor's knowledge of its own needs gives government that directly affect this right. i's
 Would Lessen Disputes.
 With labor having agsxoice in. the management of industry, Mir. Davis be- lieyes there will be removed the main cause for industrial disputes because there will be full opportunity for the workers to have knowledge of exact conditions respecting the adequacy of wages and other matters which usually form the basis of disagreement.
 The democratic nominee also is rep resented as holding to thu, view that the plan of stock distribution to the work CTS now in operation in some lines of industry should be given wide appli- cation as one that has and will prove helpful alike to labor and to industry.
 With respect to representation in government circles, Mir. Davis believes that those agencies dealing with labor should be given into the charge of men who have had practical experience and who thus would bring to their task an intimate knowledge both of the prob lem and questions demanding solution and of conditions as they exist.
 Works Away At Speech.
 The democratic nominee remained at his home here today marshalling ma terial for his forthcoming addresses. He spent the entire morning in his study and made substantial progress on the speech he is to deliver at Columbus, Ohio, August 26. sG
 Before going to the west, Mir. Davis will deliver two addresses. in the east. both at Sea Girt, N. J., next Friday. NUS SltkCu -bOuAy Ut HIS HEdQQuaE- ters. The first will be before the state democratic committee and the second at on open air meeting.
 The place for the delivery of the La Dor Day address still is undetermined. While some of his advisers have urged that he make at least one speech be- tween August 26 and September 1, it is not at all certain that lie will do SO, as, personally, he does not believe in too great an expenditure of effort and ammunition in the early stages of the campaign.
 Besides working on his addresses, Mir. Davis conferred today with Sena. tor Copeland of New York, who yolun- feered his services in the campaign, and played a round of golf with George Gardiner, a former law partner
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17
COOLIDGE BEGINS
 PERIOD OF REST
President Spends First Day Of Vacation Inspect
 ing Fathers Farm

PLYMOUTH, vt., Aug. 16.-In his boyhood home here, President Coolidge started his vacation today-again with his father, and in the company only of members of his family.
 Laying aside government cares and political problems, at least so far as physical actualities were concerned, Mir. Coolidge spent the first day of his visit as he had planned-resting.
 With Mrs. Coolidge and son, John, he drove here early this morning from Ludlow, the nearest point a railroad could carry the party, arriving just in time for breakfast with the Presidents father The family stopped on the way here at the cemetery just outside the town, where a month ago Calvin, IT,, was buried, and where also the Presi- dents mother and sister are buried.
 Another visit to the cemetery about noon, when flowers were placed on the graves, was their only other trip from the homestead. Later in the morn- ing the President made a brief inspec- tion of the farm yard in the rear of the house.
 This afternoon Mir. Coolidge, assist ed his father in erecting a swing on the small front porch and he spent much of the remainder of the afternoon resting in it. Mrs. Coolidge sat on the front steps for while as the Presi- dents father picked weeds from. the lawn. With Mrs. Coolidge, the Presi- dent took a short stroll about dusk. Early tonight the lights from the lamps in the little white painted home were blown out. N SIemp Opens Office
 Above the general store just across the road from the Coolidge house, of fees were set up and c. Bascom Slemp, the Presidents secretary, ar ranged to carry on such business as is necessary during the vacation period but Mir Coolidge did not put in an ap- pearance there.
 John Coolidge, the Presidents father, welcomed the family on their arrival at the home. He clasped the hand of each as they left the automo- bile and kissed each member. Mir. Coolidge has welcomed his son home every summer but three since. he left as a boy.
 1ne three tunes ne mlSSeu, the father reminisced today, "were just after he started law practice. He pretended to have too much business then but suspect he didn't have the money to get here"
 After getting the President and Mrs. Coolidge settled the father came down to the general store and busied him self directing newspaper men and photographers.
 There are but few houses and almost all of those who came with the Presi- dent made headquarters in some of the nearby cities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17
U, s. GOVERNMENT
 SUES POWER FIRM
Removal Of Dam In Georgia Is
 Sought

ALBANY. Ga, Aug. 16.-Papers in federal suit against the Georgia-Ala. bama Power company to remove its dam, from the Flint river above Albany were filed here today. The suit was brought by F. G.. Boatwright, district attorney for the southern district of Georgia and c. L. Bedding, assistant district attorney by directions of the Attorney General of the United. States, the petition shows.
 It is alleged that the power compa- ny constructed and is maintaining a dam. in q navigable stream without first having submitted plans for con struction and obtaining the approval of the government.
 Judge William H. Barrett has set October at Augusta as the time and place for hearing the suit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17
SWEETHEART FACES
 SHOOTING CHARGE

GAINESVILLE, Fla, Aug. 16.- Miss Viola Nash, young school teacher who is lying in the hospital here with Il probably fatal bullet wound just below the heart, told the police this afternoon that she had been shot by her lover, Robert J. Whiddon, in fit of jealousy. Whiddon has been in the county jail since 2 o'clock last night when he brought the wounded girl to Gainesville and declared that she had been shot by an unknown man in another automobile.
 The sheriff's office stated this aft ernoon that formal charges would be filed against Whiddon as soon as it was determined whether the young woman wouldereooyeE.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17
LOCAL SIGN MEN
 FORM CIVIC BODY
CIaud Jackson Is First Pres.
 ident Of Club

Officials and employees of the vari- ous sign making clubs of Birmingham have perfected the organization of a civic club whose purpose will be to en- courage movements calculated to better this industry, it was announced Satur- day.
 Claude Jackson is president of the club; Roy Chapman, vice president, Linn Hale, secretary and treasurer. The club will function under the name, Civic Sign Club.p
 The membership to begin the clubs career represents practically all of the sign firms and their employees, accord. ing to the announcement.
 Future plans for the club, which will affiliate with other civic clubs, are aimed to raise the class of sign work turned out. 1t is said,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17
LARCENY OF $92yOOO
 LAID TO c. C. KUNEY
Ne~O rIeans Woman Obtains
 Warrant For Ex-Banker

CHICAGO, Aug. 16.-Nfrs Cecil Ware of New Orleans, has sworn out q warrant here charging Clark G. Kuney, former banker of Three Lakes, Wis, with the larceny of $S2, 900 which she said she loaned him to market crops grown on Kuney's Wisconsin farms. Kuney is in jail at Fort Myers, Fla, on similar charges made by Mrs. Ware there.
 The warrant was obtained here be- cause Mrs. Ware charged the loans were made here in April, 1923. States at torneys, with whom she conferred here advised the actions. Knney has been named in a suit for divorce brought by Mrs. Wares husband, James w. Ware. member of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17
HUNTSVILLE MILLS
 TO RESUME WORK
Knitting Plant To Go On Full
 Time September

HUNTSVILLE, Ala, Aug. 16.-The Huntsville Knitting mills, which have been closed down several weeks will resum corporations on full time Sep tember 1, it was announced here today. Part time operations in the manufac- ture of cotton gathering sacks have been in progress several days, but most of the machinery has been idle.
 The Lowe cotton mills will suspend for two weeks Wednesday night and will then resume on full time. The Wellman Cotton mill at Athens, con- trolled by Huntsville capital, started operations thsi week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17
AUTHORIZE REPAIRs

Board Agrees To Improve Nurses
 Home At @35O Cost
 Authority to repair the nurses home at Hillman hospital at an estimated cost of $350, was given the county carpenter at Fridays meeting of the board of revenue. The home will be comfortably tenable when the repairs are finished, it was said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-17

CTS realize their interests are well served only through a two party: gov, ernment in which responsibility for acts of commission and omission can be definitely placed" -'-
 The following comment on. the -ac. ceptance speech of President Coolidge by Herbert Hoover, secretary of com merce, was given out today at republi. can headquarters
 President Coolidge presents, sane, constructive program breathing a fine sense of obligation in public service upon which. all sections of the renHb- lican party can unite and to which all thinking people can rally"