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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-15
FINDINGS SUSTAIN
TENNESSEE BOARD

BOSTON. April IA finding that
the board of trustees of the University
of Tennessee was within its legal rights
and in some cases justified in its dis
missal Of seven professors in July, 1928,
has been made by the committee on
academic freedom and tenure of the
American Association Of University
Professors. The committees report was
made public today by Prof. II. w. Tyler
of the Massachusetts, Institute Of Tech
Eology, secretary of the association.
The report adds that the manner of
dismissal of the professors was not in
accordance with the spirit of justice
and fair treatment. The committee
finds no conclusive evidence that the
dismissaIs were made, as had been al
legged, because of the religious opinions
of the persons involved.
The professors cropped were J. W.
Sprowls, Mrs. A. NJ. Withers, John r.
Neal, A. A. Schaefer, r. s. Radford,
r, s, Ellis and Maurice Mulvania.
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EVIDENCE TAKEN
AGAINST BURKETT
Action On Charges De.
ferred Till Thursday
Night /

Charges thought to be grave enough
to result In his demotion from the
rank of sergeant in the Birmingham
police force were brought against Sgt.
@. N. Burkett, in charge Of the morn
ing shift, Monday evening at hear
ing before the promotions and de-
motions board Of the police depart
ment. Because of his not being Off
cially notified of the hearing, Sgt.
Burkett, through his attorney, Ben +.
Ray, asked that. the hearings be con-
tinued, giving him opportunity to sum-
mon defense witnesses.
On the motion of Charles N. Glov-
er, the board voted to take all testi-
mony against Burkett and continue
the hearing at a later date.
Officers Testify.
Ten officers. most of whom work
directly under Burkett, declared that
in their opinion he did not possess the
necessary qualifications for a superior
officer on the police force. Charges
of lack of confidence in the men
under him were made by practically all
of these officers, who testified that he
frequently followed them about their
beats, apparently in the hope Of Sc
curing information against them.
That his actions on the night of the
Hill Grocery company robbery during
May, 1928, were not in keeping with
proper conduct of a sergeant was the
complaint Of several officers. These
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Potentate Dykemar, Is Guest
At Alcazar Shrine Festival
Thousands Of Masons t axe Part In Montgomery
Ceremonial Brandon Welcomes Dykeman

80 novices furnished the entertainment.
The degree team, according to reports,
never functioned more satisfactorily
than on this occasion. The sands were
hotter and the big guns roared louder
than usual, it is declared.
Dykeman Honored
A luncheon was rendered Potentate
Dykeman and the other guests of his
party this afternoon at the Country
club. Governor Brandon, a member OF
Zamora Temple in Birmingham, wei
coined Mr.. Dykeman to Montgomery
and Alabama. Wives of the visiting
potentates were entertained by the
ladies}of, the city.
I'VE have found that Southern hos
pitality is no myth" declared Mr..
Dykeman at the luncheon this after
noon.
A delegation of 40 Shriners was
here from the Satsuma Shrine club of
Mariana, Fla, and let it be known to
the potentate that they are anxious to
secure one of the hospitals for crippled
children. TIE party was beaded by
Senator Singletary, president of the
club.
The Dykeman party left at 2 a. M,
Tuesday for Atlanta. From there they
will go to Columbia, s. G.
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HOTELS WILL GET
NEW EQUIPMENT
Governor Fails To Sign, Anti
Nepoteisn Law

JACKSON, Miss, April 14-(Spe-
cial.) Hotels on the Mississippi coast
are to be equipped with the best tele.
phone equipment on the market. War
rem A. Deale, manager of the Missis-
sippi division of the Cumberland Tele-
phone and Telegraph company, an
nounces.
Contracts for the installation of
house telephone systems were signed
last week by Mr.. Deale and owners of
several resort hotels on the coast. Other
contracts were signed several weeks ago
and the systems are now being in
stalled
Nepotism Law Knocked Quit de-
veloped today that Governor Whitfield
failed to sign the anti-nepotism bill.
framed insthe senate by Senator Luper,
and passed after spirited debate in both
houses. The governors failure to ap-
prove this measure means that it will
be held in the executive office for the
next two years when the lawmakers
convene in 1926, he may or may not
sign it.
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Myrtle HAYES
PLEADS GUILTY
IN SCHWAB CASE
Will Assume Blame For
Forging Name To
! $4,000 Note

NEW YORK, April 14.-AIrs. Myr-
tie Bowman Hayes pleaded guilty in
general sessions court today to a
charge Of attempted forgery for en-
dorsing the name Of Charles NJ.
Schwab to a $4,000 note. Her trial
was to have been resumed today.
Mrs. Hayes was indicted for second
degree forgery. After several delays the
case came to trial last week and the
taking of testimony was to have be-
gun today.
When the case was called, Assistant
District Attorney Ward informed the
court that counsel for Mrs. Hayes
wished to offer plea of guilty to at
tempted forgery in the third degree.
To continue the trial on a second de-
gree forgery charge, Mr.. Ward said,
would require longer time.
The court accepted the plea, an
nouncing that sentence would be i'm
posed on April %. Judge Mcintyre
said that under no circumstances
would he permit Mrs. Hayes to with
draw her plea. Bail was fixed at S1O.-
600. w.
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MoNTGOMERY;sSAla., April IA
AlcaAar temple, more than 1000 strong,
turned out for the shrine ceremonial
here tonight. Shriners from Florida
and Georgia Joined the Alabama Shrin-
ers in the festivities.
y Conrad V. Dykeman, of Kismet tenn
Pile, Brooklyn Imperial Potentate Of
America, was the honor guest Of AL
cazar mobiles. He was accompanied by
his wife, Barlow 4. Fell, imperial po-
tentate of Crescent Temple, Trenton
n. j., Mrs. Fell, Miss Fell; Leonard P.
Steuart, past potentate OF Almas Tenn
pie, Washington, DC. Shriners from
Birmingham, Mobile, Opelika, Dothan,
Troy, Andalusia, Florala, Selma, Alex
ander City, Wetumpka, Luyerne and
many other points in Alabama were in
attendance.
The climax to the days festivities
was reached at the initiation tonight.
The ceremonies were conducted by
Clifford Lanier, Chief Rabban of Al
cazar Temple. Judge d. w. Crosland,
potentate, has conducted the cere-
monials for the past several years, but
this work was assigned to his chief
Rabban tonight. A class of more than
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Of the women as upon the judgments of
the men. So l come to you women,
who / know will pardon me if / prefer
to address you as representatives of the
Daughters of all the Revolutions, rather
than as merely the Daughters of the
American Revolution, to say that your
country wants not only your votes, but
your influence, in all coming elections.
by this l do not mean to appeal in
behalf of any party. I appeal in be-
half of our common country. 1t is not
enough to say that you did not seek
the ballot. Your heroic sires did not
seek the revolution. But it came, and
they met it by heroic action. Surely
the wornanhood of the nation, who 60
down into the valley of the shadow of
death for their sons and daughters cam
not long neglect to participate in cleo
tons that they and their children may
continue to have the advantages of a
government that is clean and wise and
sound.
Gas it was the initiation of America
which made manhood suffrage a mod
ern ideal for the world, so we want
now the initiation of America to make
citizen suffrage a demonstrated success
for the world. have absolute con-
fidence that if American womanhood
will exercise the right of franchise af-
ter fair, considerate and mature de-
liberation, voting for what is right as
their best judgment shows them the
right, that the right will nightly pre-
vail. BE-
Surely the womanhood of our coun-
try, who have lavished upon the sons
and daughters of the land such
wealth Of affection, who watch over
them in every crisis, from the cradle to
the grave, with Unreasonable devotion,
will not hesitate to make sufficient
sacrifice to preserve for themselves and
those they love the last best hope of
the world'-American institutions"
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PLEAD SEWER CASE

OPELIKA, Ala, April 14.-Attor.
neys N. D. benson. Jr., and H. X.
Dickinson, representing the city of
Opelika, have returned from Washing
ton, where they, together with Judge
Mayfield, appeared before the supreme
court of the United States last week in
the hearing on appeal of the case of the
city of Opelika vs.. the Opelika Sewer
company. This case originated in a
suit by the city in behalf of the patrons
to enioin the sewer company from in
creasing sewre rates. The case was
heard before Judge H. d. Clayton, who
decided adversely to the city, and was
appealed to the supreme court.
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POLITICAL STRAWS.

CHICAGO, April 14.-"If the demo-
Gratis nominate for president "a re-
dictionary or colorless candidate who
can be easily influenced or controlled
there will be another victory for the
republicans, and in that case we shall
have four more years of inefficiency,
special privilege and corruption at
Washington" William G. McAdoo,
democrat presidential candidate, said in
statement here tonight.
ALBANY, n. Y, April 14.-Indiea-
tions that a presidential boo mfor Gov
ernor Smith will be launched at the
democratic state convention here to-
morrow were give ntoday in precon-
vention talk at the capitol.
HELENA, Mont, April 14.-Favor-
ing the nomination Of Senator b. X.
Wheeler on the democratic ticket, H. F.
Cope of Sunburst, one of the new towns
in the Toole county oil fields, today
filed his petition as delegate to the
democratic national convention.
CHICAGO, April 14.-Prediction
that Illinois will be listed in the demo-
cratic column in the general election in
November was made today by George
H. Brennan, state democratic chieftain,
in an address before the Cook county
convention.
NEW YORK, April IA delega-
ton 9S5 strong began arriving in New
York today for. the republican state
convention, opening at Town hall to-
morrow, at which Secretary of State
Hughes is scheduled to sound the ma
tional party keynote for the 1924 cam
paign and State Senator Parton Swift
of Buffalo, the keynote for the state.
CLEBURNE, Texas, April A.
Governor Pat NJ. Neff in an address
tonight urged an uninstructed Texas
delegation to the democratic national
committee and attacked William G.
McAdoo and Senator Oscar Under
wood, both candidates for the demo-
cratic presidential nomination. -.
The Texas executive charged McAdoO
''sold his political influence to indiVid-
uals whsoe corrupting power has
rocked the government" and declared
it "unthinkable that he could be nom
mated and, if nominated, elected"
., "As to Mr.. Underwood" the gov
ernor exclaimed, t.'he is an honorable
gentleman and a statesman of recog-
nized ability. He is not. however, in
favor Of our prohibition laws"
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WATSON RISES
TO THE DEFENSE
OF COOLIDGE
Carries Word That Note
Did Not Refer To
All Probes


WASHINGTON, April 14.-Admin-
istration senator's were in fighting
mood again today in resisting the
Pinchot-H eney onslaught at Secretary
Mellon by way of the internal revenue
bureau investigating committee.
Through Senator Watson, republican,
Indiana, committee chairman, they gath
cred new support from conferences with
President Coolidge and Mr.. Mellon,
while Senator Edge, republican, New
Jersey, raided the democratic side with
a prepared speech defending the Presi-
dents action in the controversy.
Heflin Opens Attack
L, The challenge was taken up promptly
by Senator Helm, democrat, Alabama,
who trained his guns on the White
House and republican leaders generally,
charging an attempt to strange Senate
investigations. The word battle was in
terrupted at its height, however, by an
unexpected motion for an executive ses-
sion to consider Japanese exclusion,
made by Senator Lodge, republican
leader. -.
The armistice Is destined to be, brief
if leaders on both sides make good their
promises to air further the three-cor-
nered political combat that has come
out of the Presidents special message to
the Senate last week on the investiga-
ton, with Secretary Mellon figuring
as the storm center.
Senator Watson brought private word
to his colleagues from the White House
early today after q conference with the
President and Secretary Mellon that
his statement on the floor last week
that the President was concerned only
with the internal revenue bureau in
vestigating committee and the attempt
to bring Francis. J. Heney into that
work as committee counsel, stated Mr..
Coolidge's position correctly.
Meantime no decision had been
reached as to when Senator Watson's
proposal to discharge the committee
would be pressed, nor was there any
democratic plan to demand action on
the proposal Of Senator Reed, democrat,
Missouri, to expunge the Presidents
message from Senate records as an at
front.
Await Couzens
Senator Couzens, republican, Michi-
gan, moving spirit in the investigation,
and also in the actual effort to bring
Heney into the inquiry, was taken to
Baltimore today for medical treatment,
and his condition probably will prevent
his return to the Senate for many days.
So far he has been unable to have any
say in the controversy his action pre-
cipitated.
Senator Edge leveled most of his
shafts at the democratic side, declar-
ing the outbreak of criticism from
miority senator's over the terms Of the
Presidents message was due to "dis-
appointment" that the work of the in
vestigating committee had failed to re-
veal any sound basis for attack on Mr..
Mellon.
The New Jersey senator said the
President had "unhesitatingly and prop
erly met the issue when the committee
had turned its hand to lily concealed eff
forts to break down the morale Of i'm
portant government departments"
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gate suspicious looking automobile
he refused, going rather to answer a
call reported as, being family trouble.
The seriousness of the matter of the
automobile, they pointed out, was shown
by the fact that shooting scrape re-
suited.
Used Profanity, Said
!, Use of profanity when criticising SUI
perier officers was charged by N. G.
Propst, who covers the West End beat
on the morning shift. Testimony that
they had heard him making sighting
remarks about superior officers was
given by several witnesses.
Officers who testified at the hear
ing were: Virgil Sandefur. Luther Hol-
lums, w. w. Cobb, j. ". Dean, w.
B. Sayres, j. II. Mcfarland, Il. A,
Partridge, Capt. e. G. Moore, e. W.
Jackson and N. 6. Propst.
Continuation of the trial at 8
o'clock Thursday evening was decides
Upon by the board.
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OFFICIALS VOICE
HOPE FOR SAVING
Underwater ROAD
Continued from Page ons)

tNOWtlHucU lEUm u hS0 OuoD
in session most Of Monday morning
In the afternoon they were Joined BY
Representatives of the National Light
and Power company. This second ses-
sion lasted for hours. At its conclu-.
sion it was said by Commissioner Har-
rison that there could be no agree
ment without further changes in the
proposed plans. He said that the fact
that still another conference had been
called indicated that some agreement
might be reached.
There are many phases Of the whole
question that will have to be settled,
those interested say, and none wers
sure that settlement is certain, but
it was evident that the progress Of
the discussions was getting smoother
with an indication to make conces-
sions in evidence, and on this new at
mosphere of better understanding much
hope is based.
Commissioner Harrison, in the morn
ing conference, gave the other commits
sioners information regarding the mat
ter of the Tidewater being junked
which caused his colleagu este reconsid-
er their stand on voting to change the
franchise at once. Against this the
fact developed that the National Pow
err and Light company had made no
plans toward taking the Tidewater un-
til it became known that several Of the
commissioners were willing for a fran
chise change. Their attitude had been,
they said, that Of taking a clear-cut
dead loss on their interests in the Tide
water rather than send more money
after lost money in trying to operate
it as it had been run under its fran
chise. .s
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DEMOCRATS FAVOR EXCLUSION
Underwood Predicts No More Than
Six Opposing Votes
(Washington Bureau)

WASHINGTON, D. c., April IA
Irrespective of any direful consequence,
the Senate will follow the lead of the
House in enacting a japanese exclu-
sion provision in the pending immi-
grafton bill.
Senator Oscar w. Underwood, Of
Alabama, in sating today his inten-
ton of supporting the provision, de-
clared that unless the white house
should make a drive against the pro-
vision it would go over with an op-
position Of not more than six votes.
Democrats favor it, apparently, to
the man. Senator p. ID. Smith, of
South Carolina, this afternoon, spoke in
its behalf, and declared his sole re-
greet the fact that the Congress had
not given the Japanese government in
advance an intimation that it intend
ed to abrogate the so-called gentle
mans agreement"
Senators W. J. Harris and Walter
F. George, of Georgia, have declared
for the anti-Japanese provision.
Southerners justify their support on
the fact that Japanese cannot become
citizens and like other colored races
are not subject to indignation.
Developments following the passage
of the bill including the anti-Japanese
provision are awaited here with I'M
concealed interest. The more than pos
sibilities are listed as follows:
ID Ultimately, war against Japan.
(2.) Probably the bills rejection by
the President with the result in the
forthcoming election he would lose the
Pacific coast.
49, The resignation of Charles e.
Hughes as Secretary of State in the
event the Senate, as it would do, over
rode the veto of the executive.
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ENGINEERS mo- MEET

Education" has been chosen as the
general subject for the monthly meet
ing of the Birmingham section Of the
American Society of Mechanical En-
gineers, which will be held at 8 o'clock
Wednesday evening in the dining room
of the Hillman hotel.
DIR. G. B. Glenn, superintendent Of
the Birmingham public schools, has
been scheduled to give an address on
"Birmingham's Public School System"
DIR. Spright Dowell, president of Au-
burn university, viii speak on "Au-
burns Aim for the Student Engineer"
His Training and Opportunity" will
be made by ]. NJ. Gallalee, of the
mechanical engineering department of
the University of Alabama.
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MRS. JENKINS DEAD

Sister OF Late Richard F. Johnston
Passes Away In Baltimore
News was received yesterday by Mr..
Richard NJ. Johnston of the death of
his aunt, -Mrs.-Thomas w. jenkins of
Baltimore, which occurred suddenly in
Baltimore Thursday.
Mrs. Jenkins will be remembered as
Miss Effie Johnston, daughter of the
Late Richard Malcolm Johnston, a dis,
tinguished southern writer and lecturer.
and sister of the late Richard r,
Johnston, whom she visited several years
ago.
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DRUG STORE BURNS

HUNTSVILLE, Ala, April IA
The Phoenix Drug Store at Madison
was destroyed by fire today, causing
a loss of $4,000, partly insured. The
Madison Hardware company's, store ad-
joining, was damaged to the extent of
$1,000.
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JAPANESE PACT
IS REP[DIATED
CONTINUED from Page one)

burden upon us of deciding whether we
will permit our legislation to be con-
trolled by apprehensions of grave con-
sequences with other nations If we do
not follow a particular line of legisla-
tive conduct. !, for one, feel compelled,
on account of that yelled threat, if it
may be called that, to vote in favor of
exclusion and against the committee
amendment.
ST say that with deep regret, because
1 believe that this action, which is
forced upon us, means the waste of 20
years Of excellent diplomacy, means the
waste of the fortunate. happy results
that followed the ratification of the
four-power treaty in the Pacific, and
it means throwing away the good rela-
tions, or large part of them, that fol-
lowed the prompt and friendly action
of America after the Japanese earth
quake of last year"
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CUMBERLAND, Md, April H.
Thomas A. Hanlin, 20-year-old bank
messenger, has confessed to ASCENDING
with more than $4,000 in checks and
currency belonging to the Telling Belle
Vernon company of Cleveland, Ohio, an
ice cream and dairy company, accord
ing to Detective George L. Frank of
Cleveland, who came here tonight with
examination papers to take him back to
Cleveland.
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BANKER OUSTED:
IS $6OO,OOO SHORT
John NJ. Moore, Of Kan
sas City, Removed By
Directorate
JAMES A. SIMpSUIN

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April IA
John M. Moore, president of the Fidel-
ity National bank, and one of the best
known bankers in the southwest, has
been removed by the directors Of the
bank after 100000 shortage was
found in his accounts. y
Following long morning consulta-
ton, the directors issued statement
in which they assured depositors that
the institution was solvent and there is
no cause for worry.
The shortage in the bank was dis
covered March 81 by national bank ex-
aminers for the tenth federal reserve
district when they made their periodical
examination, unannounced.
Questioned at that time. Moore was
unable to make a satisfactory explana-
ton, according to directors. That same
evening Moore was found unconscious
in his luxurious apartment in the So
phian Plaza, by his wife who, returning
to the city from an out-of-town visit,
found one door to room in the apart
ment locked. ~
At the bank she was told her hus-
band had started home early in the aft
ernoon. Mrs. Moore summoned a ply
stefan. News Of his illness has been
carefully guarded. -
The bank directors did not explain
in their statement the manner in which
Moore's shortage was incurred. 1t was
rumored in financial circles, however,
that the banker had invested heavily in
a ranch in Texas, the location of which
could not be learned.
Moore lies critically ill at bis apart
ment, according to DIR. w. L. Mcbride,
his physician, who said Monday he has
been treating the banker for diabetes
for many months. Reports from the
bedside said Moore was in asstake of
coma all day, regaining consciousness
only at intervals.
The daily worker., 1924-09-25
BUTLER, PHILA.
VICE SCAvENCER
HAS HEAD COLD
Mayors Letter May Give
Him Cold in Feet

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. PA let
ter, drafted carefully by Mayor Free
land W. Kendrick and then withheld
by him. holds the key to the future
of General Smedley D. Butler The
letter was addressed to the General
himself and its contents were ex-
pected to end Immediately all specula-
tion as to the length of the fighting
marines stay here as director OF
public safety.
The severe cold contracted by the
General on Sunday, however. confined
him to his home and the delivery of
the letter was withheld. 1t may pos
sibly be sent to his home today.
Meanwhile all Philadelphia is won
dering just what the letter contains.
All agree that the least the General
can expect is to be "called on the
carpet" by his superior officer for the
frequent attacks the mayor says he
has made on him thru the newspapers
during the last two months.
Dr. Bubley r. Bowen, police surgeon
attending Butler, said it may be three
days before his condition will permit
him to return to the city hall.