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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-06
BETHEA IS GUEST OF MOVIE FOLK Author Of Bed Rock Watches Filming Of
 Scenes

Jack Bethea, author of Bed Rock, ,' the novel now being filmed in this city was the guest Friday of Edward Sutherland, director, and Thomas Meighan, star in the picture. during the filming of scenes at the end of f'the lakewood street car line. Besides Mir Bethea, those present were: Mrs Bethea, Jean Bethea, Octavus Roy Cohen, another Birmingham author, and Mrs. Cohen.
 Friday was the first time Mir. Bethea has been on location since the company started to film scenes last Monday. lie was very interested in the manner in which the script of his story is being handled by Sutherland in the making of a feature picture. He will leave Sat urday for New York City to be the guest of the Famous Players-Lasky cor. poration, who are producing Bed Rock" at their Long Island City stu dios. While there he will study every angle in the making of motion pic ture.
 Local Girls Used.
 During the filming of the street car scenes at Green Springs Friday, Richard Harlan, assistant director, used two Bir mingham girls for extra parts. Opera tors of a special car, hired for uss in this scene, were also used. MT Harlan selected from among the spec tators Miss Minnie Bodeker and Marga ret Bodeker, of 1904 North Thirty-first street, as the types best fitted to DOT tray the character in this scene.
 Hundreds of movie fans are following the movements of the company daily from place to place. Many come sim ply in the hope of being able to tall or perhaps shake hands with Thoma! Meighan or Lila Lee. During the film ing of road scenes on Montgomery high way, early Friday afternoon, in whicl Meighan and Miss Lee both appear, Di rector Sutherland had to drive for mor' than three miles from the place wher he originally intended to shoot thu scenes, because of the number of auto mobiles which lined both sides of tn, highway.
 Large Crowd Watches.
 During the filming of residential scenes at New Castle Friday afternoon Sutherland continually asked spectators to stand back of the ropes, which haC to be put up to keep back the largest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-06
MANY ATTORNEYS HERE FOR TRIAL OF WALKER CASE
Great Array Of Talent To Represent Defense At
 Hearing

A number of the leading attorneys ot the south were in Birmingham Friday in preparation for the defense Monday of the Walker Consolidated Petroleum company of Dallas, Texas, against the United States government on charges of using the mail in various ways to de fraud, the major portion of which came through the Birmingham post office.
 The case is the first of a series against the Walker Consolidated and is considered the most outstanding legal battle staged in Birmingham since 1915.
 Lawyers for the defense who were here Friday were Cullen F. Thomas, of Dallas; o. D. Street, Guntersville l.. B. Rainey, Gadsden, who with Bor- den Burr and Erie Pettus, of Birming- ham, will represent various members of the official body of the Walker Con- solidated.
 The indictment against A. w. Walk CT, Harold Walker, of Dallas. Texas Hudmon Hopson, of Birmingham, and D. Sydney Menasco, of Indianapolis Ind, charging in 34 counts of defraud ing and obtaining money and property from w. $. Esco, R. E. Casper, Joseph s. Church, Adolphus Hirsch, Joe C. Hail, E. N. Loftin and others, was filed in the federal clerks office last summer
 c. B. Kennamer, United States dis trict attorney, and Jim C. Smith, as sistant, will prosecute the case. Judge W. I. Grubb will call the case at o'clock Monday morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-06
EDUCATORS RETURN
 FROM CONVENTION
Dr. Snavely Outlines Result Of
 Memphis Meeting

President Guy E. Snavely and Dean Ludd NJ. Spivey, of Birmingham-So South. ern college, returned Friday from Mem. phis, Tenn, where they attended the meeting of Southern secondary colleges and schools this week.
 In telling of the work of the Memphis conference at the chapel period Friday Dr. Snavely brought out many interest ing points concerning the relationshir of the various colleges in the associa. tion. President Snavely served on the inspection committee at this convention and was instrumental in bringing about several important moves.
 Dean Spivey and Dr. Snavely will attend the meeting of the American As sociation of Colleges at Chicago in Jan uary, according to official announce ment Friday, at which Dean Spiyey has been invited to read a paper, "Prac ticing the Social Sciences"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-06
MARITAL MONDS CUT Judge Smith Grants Freedom To 20
 Persons

The second largest number of divorce decrees granted in one day were signed Friday by Judge c. B. Smith when 20 were given their freedom from marital bonds. Those given diyorces are:
 Augusta Clark lewis; Bertha Vel don, Paul A. Baud Dan Phillips; Ar thur Lacey; Pearl McCann; Cordella Henderson; Charles Casewell; Lula McDougal; Mary Agnes Macoy; Mary A. Hartley; Frank C. Coots; A. T. Bowen; Nora Rawson Simmons; Sher- man Freeman; Mary Bell Wall Mary Anna McCraven; Audrey W. Whited ; Willie Clement Cook; and Lillie Maud Mckee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-06
ESTIMATE SOUGHT
County May Construct Central Park
 RnahC

County Engineer II. c. Culverhouse Friday was authorized to furnish the board of revenue with an estimate upon the cost of constructing new road to be known as the South Central Park and Fairfield boulevard Road Superin- tendent w. M. Wharton was ordered to complete the grade work on the Over brook estate road with convicts confined at prison camp No. ,. Plans for the new convict camp No. ,. drawn up by Sanitary Engineer Elliott Salter were accepted by the board and the president, Capt. Lacey Edmundson, authorized to sign a new lease for prison camp No. 6 near Morris for the next year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-06
FORM BODY TO RECONvENE

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-The presi- dents agricultural commission, which recessed November 19, shortly after lay ing the foundation for its work on permanent farm relief policy, will re- convene here probably early next month, it was learned yesterday in communi- cation from Robert D. Carey of Wyom- ing, the chairman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-06
CITY COMMISSION
 PASSES NEW CODE
175O Booklets Of License Code
 To Be Distributed

Birmingham's license code for 1925 vas finally adopted by the city ccmmis- sion Friday, and 1,750 copies for distri- hutton will be printed in book form i'm raediately. Licenses next year will bring approximately $SS5,00O into the city treasury, President McLendon esti- mated.
 The code was passed at brief ses- sion attended by all five members ot the commission-the first time all mad been together in three months. Mrs. Mary Echo]s was back on the job after Ter lengthy illness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-06
SELL MANY TICKETS TO SUNDAY LECTURE
Noted Evangelist To Appear In
 Birmingham Monday

Tickets for the Billy Sunday lecture at the Municipal auditorium Monday night, were placed on sale at the city hlal Friday and a large number were sold, it was announced. Tickets will be on sale at the city hall until g o'clock Saturday night and the box office at the auditorium will be open. at day Monday.
 The evangelist is to arrive in Bir mingham at o'clock Monday from Nashville, where he is conducting 8 series of meetings He will return to Nashville directly after the lecture, the subject of which has not been on- I,ounced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-06
RABIES EPIDEMIC
 IS FEARED HERE
Great Majority Of Animals Ex-
 amined Affected

A near epidemic of rabies among Bir- ningham animals has caused the state board of health to send local authori- ties supply of the pasteur remedy. Dr. J. D. Bowling, city health officer, said Friday the treatment may now be had at the city laboratory in city hall.
 In November 25 out of AZ animals whose heads were examined were found to be suffering with rabies, according to the monthly report of Director George DeniSOn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-06

number of spectators which have wit messed the shooting of scenes since the arrival of the company.
 In interest of spectators at New Castle Friday centered around the plac- ing of the electrical equipment which is used in the shooting of porch and some exterior scenes Four trucks are needed to haul generators, sun arc lights, klieg lights, spot lights, reflectors, and other article which the company uses.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-08
HERE'S PROGRESSIVE
SLATE IN ELECTIONS
OF MINERS, TUESDAY

The slate Of the Progressive coal
miners In the referendum elections
to be held Tuesday, Dec. 9, Is as fol-
lows:
FOR INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS.
For international president, Geo.
Voyzey, Verona, Illinois.
For international vlce-president,
Arley Staples, Christopher, Illinois.
For international secretary-treas-
urer, Joe Nearing, Nova Scotia, Can
ada.
The following is the Progressive
slate: For officers Of District No. Il
U. NJ. w. Of A.
international board member, Thos.
F. Scott, Eldorado, H., L. U. No.
1865.
For president, John w. Hindmarsh,
Riverton, III, L. U. No. 754.
For vice-presldent, E. 3. Hewlett,
Orient, m, L. U. No. 3o3-
Tsr seSfetAfy-treasufes Louis 3.
conturIux, West Frankfort, H., l..
U. No. 800.
For arbitrator, William {. Wall,
Dlvernon, H., L. U. No. 146.
For special accountants, Dan Nc
Gill, Springfield, H., 1. U. No. 731;
Joe Angelo, Springfield, H., L. U.
No. ala
For legislative committeeman,
Oscar Dunnisan, Springfield, H.. L.
U. No. 3495; Tony SchrageI, john
son City, III.
For auditors, Dick Swift, Waller,
H., L. U. No. 1918; William McAu-
lay, Springfield, H., L. U. No. 443;
John Gartshore, VIrden, III
For alternate auditors, Andy
Young, o'FalIOn, NJ, L. U. No. 7o5;
Charles r. Harris, Herrln, H., L. u.
No. 1000.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-08

and the Communist army of
20, 900 men" which a catholic
cardinal warned against the
other day. They got 800 work
ers but no arms.
Not One Russian--Ain't That HelI7
Only 20 of these workers are for
eigners, and not a single Russian was
taken, which was quite disappoint-
ment as Herriot had only yesterday
declared of the chamber Of deputies:
There are to many foreign Commun-
lists in France They are indulging in
political demonstrations and we will
not tolerate it; we will not let them
NEEDLE in our political life. If we
meet resistance we will break it; and
we will deport as many as necessary"
That the whole affair is part of the
plan by European capitalist govern
ments to attempt to break the resist
ance of labor to the enslaying Dawes
plan, is seen by the statement of Her
riot, who frankly admits a conspiracy
with the English government against
the working class He says:
Admits Conspiracy Against Workers.
"Mr. Chamberlain and readily
agreed to the necessity Of putting
down the Bolshevik activities" This
twas openly told press reporters fol
lowing the conversations between
Herriot and Austin Chamberlain, sec
Rotary for foreign affairs in the new
tory cabinet of England.
The declaration of war on the work
ing class issued by Herriot follow
ing the visit of Chamberlain, was
made in the chamber of deputies when
the 26 members of the Communist
parliamentary fraction made COM
bined attack on the governments sus-
pension of Mayor LaFlanche of the
village of Douarenez, because he had
led and aided strikers in the sardine
canneries. Fist fights took place in
many parts of the chamber and had
to be quelled by the sergeants-at-
arms.
The Herriot government has fol-
lowed up its war upon the Commun-
lists with an open drive against a
series of strikes in the province of
Finistere, by dispatching a punitive
expedition of 200 mounted police to
crush the strikers.
Fight for Amnesty Spreads.
The famous French Communist,
Jacques Sadoul, now citizen of So
Wet Russia, has been transferred
from the military prison at Paris to
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-08

which goes to France) will go to Eng
land and to America for the payment
Of foreign debts The investment OF
American capital in French industries,
as we'll as the control Of the French
and Belgian railways, will little by
little make Of France and Belgium
spheres OF influence OF American
tai The connections between the
Morgan trust and the financiers OF
Europe are the same as those which
existed between the trust of Scbnei-
der, OF Creusot, and the SHINES trust.
during the war of the Ruhr. In other
words, these understandings are has.
ed on the interest which European
fnanciers have in exploiting with
their American colleagues, the mass
If the population for a profit, the
greater part Of the surprofit being re.
served for American capital.
Parallel with the monopoly OF indus
try which they are trying to get the
United States IS seeking to limit Eu-
ropean ornaments and to exploit the
Continued on Page 81
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-08
THREE COMMUNISTS,
SOLDIERS OF CLASS
WAR, KILLED BY SPAIN
lspeeIaI o The paIIy WORKED


PAmPLoNA, Spain, Dec. 1.-THE
military dictatorship has murdered
three more Communists. Juan San
lillian and Sanchez Gil were shot in
the prison here at dawn yesterday.
Pablo Martin took Is own life on
theway "a exeoutlep.
They were given no trial, other
than farcicaI hearing Of a few
minutes before a court martial,
which would allow no testimony in
their behalf or even a legal repre-
sentative.
Pablo Martin took his own life,
when, on the way to the place of
execution he broke away from his
eaptors and Ieaped to his death
from gallery Of the prison.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-08
LOGAN COUNTY
SHERIFF GIVEN
Another BLOW
Valuable Graft Taken
Aw0y from Him
CspeeIaI 70 The palIy worker,

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Dec.
THAT the coal companies of
Logan County were the law and
the government in this strong
hold of the open shop is de-
finitely proven thru an admis-
sion from the attorney general
of West Virginia, when an in
junction was granted prohibit
ing the mine guard" system.
Judge A. P. Hudson of the Ka-
nawha County circuit court is
sued the injunction.
The injunction is directed against
circuit court Judge. Robert Bland, of
Logan; prosecuting attorney, John
Chain, of Logan; w. F. Farley, John
son Queen and P. NJ. Toney, the Lo-
gan county commissioners; C. L.
Estep. assistant prosecuting attorney;
approximately $50 deputy sheriffs and
about SO Logan county coal companies.
Restraints County Officials.
The order Restraints the sheriff,
county court and other officials from
appointing deputies to act as watch
men for private individuals or corpo-
rations, restraints the deputies from
further acting or performing any du-
ties in the capacity of guards OF
watchmen for any private individual
firm or corporation, and restraint
the coal company from paying money
directly or Indirectly to the deputies
for services or to Sheriff Chain fol-
appointing deputies to act for any in
dividual, firm or corporation.
Chain is charged by the attorney
general with illegally appointing nine
guards, that the deputies are paid by
the coal companies and not by the
county and that Don Chain is PAID
for making the appointments
Beats Up on Witness.
Sheriff Chain recently inflicted in
jury on witness who testified agains
him. The sheriff was arrested ant
released on bail. The notorious thu
and murderer was also convicted o
violation Of federal statute and sen
fenced to the Atlanta penitnetiary
But he has sufficient influence to keel
him out OF JAIL
II is reported that a struggle 70
power between democratic and repuh
lican politicians is largely responsible
for the present injunction.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-08
CH|CAGO'S ARMY
Of VINEMPL OYED
FORM COUNCIL
Mass Meeting Called
for Thursday, Dec. ii

With the organization of the
Council Of Progressive Unem-
pIoyed at a mass meeting Of UNI
employed workers at 913 West
Washington ST., the thousands
of unemployed workers of Chi
cago began their organized
fight for jobs and for susie
nance while out of work.
The large audience of UNI
employed present selected a
committee to perfect the coun-
ell of the unemployed.
Workers Organizations to Attend.
The committee win call another
mass meeting of unemployed workers,
which has been tentatively set for
Thursday, Dec. IL, at the same ad.
dress.
All workers organizations are in
vited to send delegates to participate
in the work OF the council in behalf
Of Chicago's fast growing army OF I'M
employed workers.
o.. Go~..s. c...d~., Aff.La 80.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-08

prison at Orleans. Meanwhile, the
Communist newspaper, L'Humanite,
is rousing the workers In the great
fight for amnesty. II says:
Our password today Is the same as
yesterday-wrench sadoul away from
the military judges, open the frontiers
and Jail doors to all victims of class
sentences, whom the senate is keeping
in penal settlements or exile"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-08
GOVERNMENTS OF france and
ENGLAND START WHITE TERROR
TO FORCE DAWES PLAN ON LABOR

PARIS, France, Dec THE government Of Herrio the
called radical socialist has arrested 800 Communist working
thru Minister the Interior Chautemp
who of the national police that has the
under control.
quarters and turnout This the result
international conspiracy crush working class resistance
to Dawes plan.
Twenty police commissioners and 700 of the political
police engaged searches for of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-08
FRENCH COMMUNIST PARTY SHOWS
WHY 1T is PERSECUTED-STATES
RIGHT WING In PARTY MUST GO


French
conn with the domination France
banking Mor
by the Communist Party Of
DAILY WORKER below
to that Communist
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-08
GERMAN RULING
CLASS MSURING
The ELECTIONS
Arrest and IrnprisonAN
Leading Communists
lspeeIaI . .he paIIy workerl


BERLIN, Dec. 7.-The Ger
man election campaign is over,
and voting is taking place to-
day. The capitalist and socialist
press gIeefuIIy predicts losses
for the Communist Party in the
next Reichstag.
1t is only fair to the capitalist
to admit that they have taken
all precautions to make their
predictions air tight.
Many Communists in Jail.
Practically every Communist leader
who came within reach of the govern
ment is in Jail. The entire Communist
representation in the reichstag, is
either in prison or declared illegal"
The loss of sixty-two prominent lead
ers, the Communist strength in the
last reichstag. is a serious handicap to
the party. But that is not all. Every
trade union leader who is either a
member Of the Communist Party or a
sympathizer is arrested or threatened
with arrest, so that while the official
ban of illegality has been lifted from
the Communist Party. it is outlawed
in this election.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-08

The conditions imposed on France
by the American capitalists hurley
Mellon plan) make her dependent on
finance capital, and primarily on
American capital. A considerable por-
ton Of the reparations payments
(more than half of the So per cent
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-08
Two Kinds Of Terror.

In addition to the campaign of ter
ror carried on by the capitalist gov
eminent against the Communists, the
reactionary trade union leaders are
also threatening the workers with
starvation and unemployment unless
they vote for the Dawes plan. They
point out that the Communists are
against the Dawes plan and If they
are given large vote. the American
bankers will lose confidence in Ger
many and win withdraw its financial
support.
The social democrats are vieing
with the otner capitalists parties in
praising Wall Street for its aid to
German industry. The extreme nation
alists are divided some Of them being
against the Dawes plan for ultra-pa-
triotic reasons and some favoring Il
for the same reason. The Commu.
nists alone oppose it on the ground
that II means further enslavment Of
the working class.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-08

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r1REsIDENT GALES Of Mexico is
1 giving supreme satisfaction to
the American bankers. This Is not
surprising. Did not the socialist party
OF New York hold torchlight parade
Continued on Page 81
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-08

Open Forum. Sunday Night, Lodge
Room, Ashland Auditorium.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-08

imperialism's conquest of Europe,
makes necessary hard fight against
social-democratic deviations, in what
ever form they appear, in the Com
munist Party and relentless warfare
against French imperialism as part
of the fight against world capitalism.
Thesis on the international Situation
and Tasks Of French Communist Party
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-08

r-vEN little Cuba is in the business
OF deporting labor organizers.
Cuba was freed from the tyranical
rule OF the Spanish by the troops Of
the American sugar and tobacco inter
ests The Cuban wage slaves did not
seem to appreciate their liberty. Span.
ish labor organizers are deported to
Spain and another foreigner" is de-
ported to America.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-08

The Dali. Y WORKER
Raises the Standard for
= Workers and Farm
ers' Government
, 1924-01-21

Rritcin'S economic rights and necessities.
We are paying cur debts. We fought and
sacr!fc ID: Yet we are suffering more
than the countries we defended and res
cued. The limits have .been reached, 10
the price that Great Britain can afford to
pay. There are glimmerlngs q hope
from the American participation IN mere
paration question. American co-oDerallon
is not merely welcome, it is essential.
During the spec + Mr. Clynes gave fur
thpv inkIings Of Lab0ur'S intent 0 Is. Re-
ferrjng to The dominion trade, he said Mi.
Ramsay slacG0nad d. who as head Of the
Parliamentary Lloonr Party is the pros
ppctivp Prime Mlaister, had given assurr
anee5 that so far as pledges had been
made tney would be carried ont, and the
house would be given tall opportunity to
decide on a number of important issues
raised. Mr.. Clynes own view was the
dominion tr3da showed substantial Op-
p0rtunitias and prospects for improve
ment. He also emphasized the necessity
Of de veIo9ing the European markets and
OF immigratisn, he said, " must serI-
o9s,v consider the problem of voluntary
trarsiereOce Of population on agreed
terms for mutual benefit. | an satisfied
that if these agreed terms can be reach
ed. II will be better for labour ~ this
country. To stimulate the common
trade without |aItering Great BrltaiuS
fiscal policy. ne declared, offered aven-
US which ought to be explored ny con
ferences on broader non party ll;es than
had taken place previously.
Chrisudnia, Jan. 18th. -Airplanes are
carrying supplies TO fifty ships that @re
now wedged ID the ice in the Ca,legat
and off the Danish Coast. The ar cr"ft
dropoed sacks Of food and other stores
near the Imprisoned vessels.
London, Jan. 18th. Mr.. AsquIth, ~
summarizing the position OF himself az
the Liberal Parry, commended that the
Iab0urites were the natural inheritors
Of the power when the Baldwin Govern
,nent was defeated, and that it was the
duty of every patriotic manor woman TO
do his or her best, without sacrificing
principles or honour, to facilitate La
honr's task. In a house constituted like
the present Commons, it was wrong to
talk of the imminent danger Il a Social
isric regime. The Labouri eS possessed
no free license to do as they like. They
were not their own masters, but like me
other parties in the House we're limited
nv Parliamentary conditions. Mr.. AS
0nith was emphatic in pointing out that
the Liberal Party was deeply ana SIN
cerely pledged to give no counte 1ance
tn Soeialistic experiments. Sir William
Joynson- Hicks, President OF the Minis
00p ~