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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-13
WOCO PEP CAR FUEL
 PRICE UP TWO CENTS|
Cost Of Crude Oil. Freight And
 Other Advances Reason Given

Declaring that rapidly rising costs have forced an advance in the retail price of their motor fuel, the Wof- ford oil company announced Satur- day a rise of 2 cents per gallon. at their filling stations. Other com panies announced no similar advance, but one has been expected daily for some tlme, it is stated.
 We regret that we find we are compelled to advance our price on Woco Pep cents per gallon, effec- tive today" the officials of the com pany state.
 "Gasolins has bsen selling at . very low price all over the country for the past several months. The re- liners have been taking an enormous loss in their operation and producers of crude oil as . whole have been taking . loss. In fact. 6 great many of them have had to so out of busi- ness and a great many refiners have had to close their plants. Only those who have had sufficient capi- tai to stand this loss have been able to weather the storm.
 Crude oil has advanced very ma terially in the past three weeks ana the cost of gasoline at the refinery has advanced cents per gallon. Re liners today will not sell from north Texas and Oklahoma points at less than 10 cents per gallon. which freight from such points to Birming- ham is on an average of 312~ cents. making the cost on our sidetrack at Birmingham of 131s cents. Add to this the 2-cent state tax. which makes the cost 1Bis cents. We are compelled to advance our tank wagon price to 16 cents plus the 2-cent tax, making total of IS cents, which gives us a margin of only 21s cents. At this price we cannot possibly break even.
 Most all of the marketing com panies have advanced their tank wagon price on gasoline ana just why it Is beng held down in this ter ritory we do not know, unless the big companies desire to continue the squeeze out game which they have been carrying on for several months past. They have eliminated two job bers in Atlanta that we know of, who have lost their entire capital invest ment and gone out of business, and the rest of them will go very soon unless they are able to get more money for their gasoline.
 "We feel that the public will real ize that it is to their interest to keep some real competition and that no person operating an automobile or truck will object to paying price for a motor fuel that will at least give the seller enough to pay ex- penseS."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-13
STRONG CABINET CHOSEN IN GREECE
venizeIos Appeals For Sup- port Of People Pending
 Referendum

ATHENS, Jan. 1s.-(By Associated ss.)-The cabinet selected by Pre- mier Venizelos has been. received by his partisans with confidence and by his opponents with resignation and awaiting attitude.
 To give the premier moro time to study the situation and prepare a pro- gram, the constituent assembly will not meet again until January 21. At that time he will present his state ment of policy and ask vote of con- fidence.
 The consensus of opinion is that venizelos has given the country a strong cabinet, composed of experi- enced mon. The choice of M. Mich- alakopoulis as finance minister is pleasing to business circles, owing to the minister's knowledge of finance, and there is general hope that he will find a remedy for the present economic situation, It is forecast that he will propose rigid economy in the public service and the concentra- ton and control of.the finances of all the departments under his office. After the cabinet members took the oath last night in the name of the King as we'll as of the Fatheriand, In contrast with the action of the depu- ties last weak in swearing allegiance only to the fatherland, Premier veni- xelos reminded them that he proposed to discard his political cloak after . few months work With the present ton of how Greecs's civil war would end would be determined by the com- ing referendum to decide for . re- public or monarchy, and hs hoped that while this crisis was on ell sides would rally to his support.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-13
RAIL CONSOLIDATION ARGUMENTS AT END
Tbree-Year Inquiry By I. C. c.
 Reaches Final Stage

WASHINGTON, Jan 12.-Oral ar- guments in the matter of general consolidation of railroads, the las. stage, but one in a three-year in- quiry of the interstate commerce commission into the subject, was con- cludcd today, The final step, the reporting to Congress of a plan by which all the major railroads of the United States may be fused into IS or 70 great mergers, will be taken whenever the membership of . the comm -ission reaches conclusions upon the general project and the series of controversies arising out of 1t.
 Among the last to appear before the commission in arguments on the question was the National Industrial Traffic league,S which today urged through J. S. Burchmore, its counsel, that the commission refrain from ad- VisinG or recommending any further steps by the government in the con- solidation enterprise
 Tentatively. the commission, with the advice of Prof. w. z. Ripley of Harvard, one of it's experts, has laid out plan calling for creation of some 20 mergers, each one of whicl. IS grouped around one or two of tho existing larger railroad systems ex- been suggested that all railroads be placed in one group.
 Views have been elicited from many railroad executives and finan- ciers. and from representatives of communities and states during pro- longed hearings. held in all parts of the country. Railroads concerned have indicated sharp opposition to the tentative plan in two cases.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-13
M0VIEDOM THRILLED
Cowboys And Comedy Police Strau
 On RenI Guna In Thia C-haaa

Cowboys And Comedy Police Strap
 On Real Guns In This Chase
 LOS ANGELES. Jan. 12.-Movie- dom. with its Wild West" outfits and its Comedy Police" turned out today for real bandit chase.
 Harry Dunlap, known az the Badge Bandit" who is credited with dozen robberies, suspected of a murder and alleged to have threat ened the life of Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford, is the object of the hunt.
 Tom Mix. known on the screen for his feats on horseback and his thrill lers of the Wide Open Spaces" strapped real, loaded guns to his belt and last night led his company of screen cowboys on the bandits trail. He was followed by other folk of moviedom, who made up part of "a posse of 1000 citizens of Holly wood and 500 Los Angeles and Hol- lywood police.
 The chase started when A. B. Scott, auto salesman. telephoned the sher- ifs office that he had seen Dunlap In Laurel Canyon.
 Thirty-five 7 motorcycle officers, sirens shrieking, dashed wildly through Hollywood. In an instant the word spread that Dunlap had been located.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-13
ILLUSIONS EXPLAINED
 BY BELGIAN SENATOR
Thinks America Ought To Pay Bill
 lions Instead Of Claiming It

BRUSSELS, Jan. 12.-(By Asso- ciated Press.)-Henri La Fontaine, vice president of the Belgian senate, has made a statement to the corre- spondent, explaining his allusions to Americas obligations to Europe in the course of his senate speech on Thursday.
 In this address he said:
 Tt cannot be denied that we fought for. America and that we saved her; pect effective help from her. Our government ought to have the cour- age to tell this to American people,"
 The senator's explanatory state ment follows:
 Counting every killed soldier as representing 100000 francs of capi- tai destroyed and each mutilated sol Britain and Italy with 2.650.000 dead and 3,00O,O00 mutilated. suffered a total capital loss of 15,000,000, 900 gold francs. Adding 500,00o, ,0o0, 900 in new debts and 150,000, 100000 for separations this represents for the three countries 1,065, 900, ,000,0 ,000 or 5025 gold france per head of popula- tion.
 "The United States with 50,ooo dead, 100000 mutiliated and 100,- 900, ,000,o0 war debt, bears only 1000 gold francs per head. The total amount for the three allies and America. taken together, represents 5,025 gold francs per head of pouula- tion.
 Consequently to bear a fair share the Americans ought to pay an addi- tional 4,025 gold fraTcs per head. that is to say. about $8S.000,000,0 900, in- stead of claiming $12,000, ,000,0 900 from Europe.
 .Nobody has courage enough to dare to say this to the Americans. If the latter realizeu It, many of them undoubtedly would admit the just ness of the claim that we saved America and that more than 2,500,000 of our men died for her. That's what European statesmen ought to tell America.
 "The American war debt repre- sents only 10 per cent of the national wealth, whereas the British debt represents 40 per cent and the French debt 50 per cent.
 We further ought to protect with the greatest energy against the Amarican tariff"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-13
THE WEATHER

Alabama: Unsettled and colder Sunday. probably local rains in south ana local rains or snow in north portion; Monday fair. colder in south portion.
 Virginia and North Carolina: Inersas- tn6 cloudinsss Sunday, probably local mowers in extreme west portion, colder by Sunday night; Monday fair and colder.
 South Carolina and Georgia: Increasing cloudiness Sunday, probably followed by local rains in south and rain or snow in north portion Sunday night, colder Sun day night; Monday fair and colder.
 Florida: Local rains Sunday; Monday generally fair and colder.
 Extreme northwest Florida: Lecal rains Sunday or Sunday night.
 Mississippi: Mostly cloudy and colder Sunday. possibly local, rains in southeast portion; Monday fair. Tennessee: cisaring and colder fin west portion and cloudy and colder. probably local snows in east portion Sunday; Mon- day fair.
 Louisiana: Sunday partly cloudy. cold CT; Monday generally fair. warmer
 Arkansas: Sunday fair, colder in south west portion; Monday partly cloudy.
 Oklahoma: Fair. somewhat warmer; Monday partly cloudy.
 East Texas: Sunday generally fair. colder on the coast. warmer in northwsst portion; Monday partly cloudy, warmer in
 West Texas: Sunday and Monday partly cloudy, probably snow flurries in tho pam handle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-13
A. E. PATTERSON ILL

Tax Collector Of Fayette County
 UnderGOeS Operation Tn Birmingham tax collector of Fayette county. is at the Birmingham General hospital in a very serious condition. accord ing to attendants there. having un- dergone a serious operation.
 Mir. Patterson is one of the oldest and most prominent citizens of Fayette county and has been tax col lector foA number of years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-13
DR. STUART ABSENT
pr, Robertson To Fill First Methodist
 Pulpit


 Pulpit
 pr. A. T. Robertson. professor of theology Tn the Southern Baptist seminary. Louisville, will preach twice Sunday at the First Methodist church in the absence of Dr. George Stuart. who is attending the national convention of the Anti-Salonn League Of America in Washington, D. C.
 Dr. Robertson will preach at the regular hours of service. At II o'clock his subject will be. "Paufs Postscript" and at 7:3o o'clock he will preach on Gaining In Life With Christ"
 pr. Stuart probably will be away from Birmingham until nc xt Saturday or Sunday. as the convention will con tinue until next Friday. He will preach in two prominent Washington churches Sunday. in the Calvary Bap- tist church in the morning and in the Mount Vernon Methodist church at night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-13
JUDGE SELECTED
George Schwabe Of Tulsa Understood
 To Re In Line

WASHINGTON. Jan. 12.-virtual selection by President Coolidge of an additional judge for the district of Oklahoma was indicated today after Senator Harold. republican of that state. had called at the White House. The name of the man selected was not disclosed. but George Schwabe of Tulsa Is understood to have been prominently considered within the past few days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-13
HUNDREDS ATTEND. SPARROW FUNERAL
Birmingham Mourns Death Of Widely Esteemed Busi-
 ness Leader

Borrowing friends by the hundreds gathered Saturday afternoon and paid their last respects over the remains of John Sparrow. head of the adver- Using firm bearing his name. and for years . leading figure in Bir- mingham business and civic circles.
 Mir. Sparrow died Thursday night at his residence, 1524 Water street, Norwood, from injuries received sew eral hours earlier in an automobile accident on First avenue, few steps from his office in the American Trust building. He was in his sixty fifth year, but was as strong and vigorous as most men many<years younger.
 More than 500 of his friends crowd ed into the residence to hear tho funeral rites, which were conducted by the First Church of Christ. Scientist.
 In that crowd were many outstand- ing citizens who had been closely as- sociated with Ar. Sparrow for years and had grown to love him. Floral offerings. piled high in five automo- piles, gave evidence of the place he occupied in the hearts of Birming- ham people.
 The funeral psossssioa, with more than 100 automobiles iu line, was one of the longest in the city's history, further attestiaI his widespread pop ulaYity.
 The services wore brief and sim- pie. just aS l8E Sparrow always had said he dssirsd.. lntermsnt was in Elmwood cemetery.
 profus. Floral TriSuts.
 As the casket. covered with bsauti- full flowers. was lowered into it's resting place. the mourning hundreds who stood by realised that In the death of John Sparrow Birmingham had lost a real friend-ons whose de- votion to his city and whose efforts in its civic advancement knew no limitations.
 Mir. Sparrow did much for Bir- mingham, and on the day he met his sudden death he was planning to do more. Through-~the advertising agency which he headed and directed the advantages of this city were broadcast to the world daily. And no movement for the city's betterment was ever launched that did not re- ceive the active and staunch support of MT. Sparrow and his firm.
 Few men loved their home and family moro warmly than MT. Spar row. He was happiest in the eve- nings when seated in the library with members of the family gathered around.
 Numbers of the close friends of MT. Sparrow were pallbearers. They were: Active-Murray Brown, W. Ii. Jeffries. J. E. Chappell. W. J. Adams, l. c. Beatty afs3 Robert Jemison, IT.
 Honorary-H. P. Ncrthfngton, Os- car Wells, R. H. Woodrow, J. s. Pe- wear. c. M. Stanley, Crawford John- son. Eugene Harris. Victor H. Han- son. W. c. Adams, Perkins F. Prew- itt. Eugene Harris. Dr. wm. H. Marsh, Benjamin Herring, George Britton, John M. Goudelock, Medley J. Rose, Angus Taylor. J. D. Rosen- berger, T. O. Smith. Leon Friedman, J. W. Donnelley. Maclin Smith, W. J. Baldwin, Morris Bush. F. V. Un- derwood, J. R. Flenner, Jack Eaton, Buford Goodwin, Harris Burns, Paoli A. Smith and Herbert Baum.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-13

Rev. D. F. Giles, Pastor Dwelling at Bethel" at II o'clock. "The Privilege of Choosing" at z o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-13
THIRTY-FIFTH AVENUE
 BAPTIST

Rev. G. E. HNrtOn, PantOr "A Message to Those in Grief" at Il o'clock.
 "A Four-copnt Indictment" at ' o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-13
ENSLEY BAPTIST

Rev. ID. M. Gardner, Pastor "The Danger of Looking Back" at II o'clock.
 "The Virgin Birth a Fact and a Necessity" at o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-13
TROOPS AT MARION N0T ID bE MOVED
Young To Run For Sheriff. Denies He Is Member
 Of KIan

MARION. Ill, Jan. 1e.--lBy Asso- ciated Press.)-Thero was no indica- tion tonight that tho troops would be recalled from Williamson county in the immediate future. There was no trouble reported. and the militiamen amused themselves by pelting one another with snowballs.
 s. Glenn Young. leader of the wholesale dry raids which resulted in the calling of the troops, will establish . residence in Williamson county with view of beng a can didate for sheriff at the next eltc- tion, according to Arlle o. Boswell, counsel for the Ku Klux Klan. Mir. Boswell said that requests have been received from law enforcement bodies in Jackson and Perry coun- ties to have Young come to those counties and "clean them up"
 Tho Law Enforcement league of Herrin today issued . statement say ins there was no need for the troops and urging that the dry raids be continued.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-13
LOCAL DATA

Summary of observations made At sta tions of United States Weather Bureau during A hours ending at ?. rn., 90th m sridian time, January 11, 1S2A:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-13
YOUNG DENIES HE IS IkI.ANsMAN

PARIS, H., Jan. 11.-S. Glenn Young, prohibition enforcement off, ficer, left Paris today with docu- ments and other evidence obtained in recent Williamson county raids. MT. Young said that he is not . klans- man and that the raids' were not . s forts oS ths Ku Klux Kian.
 MT. Young said that he would re- turn to williamson county Monday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-13
FIFTY-SIXTH STREET, wOOD-
 LAWN BAPTIST
GILES MEMORIAL BAPTIsT

NGVs TFaMk NWCDOhaTus FWBt0r '"The Lords Battles." at II o'clock. "By-Path Meadow" at 7:30 o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-13
NORwOOD BAPTIST
WEST wOoDLAwN BAPTIST

"The Marks of a Strong Church" at II o'clock.
 "A View of Gods Glory" at ' o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-13
SERMON TOPICS
soUTHsIDE BAPTIST

pr. J. B. billiard, Pastor "Southside Going Forward" at II o'clock.
 whats the Trouble Between Fun damentalism and Modernism" at 7:30 o'clock.
 EAST THOMAA, BAPTIST
 Rev. T. o. Hearn, Pastor Teaching Concerning the Holy Spirit" at II o'clock. Seeing, Knowing, Turning" at o'clock.
 TwENTY-SEvENTH STREET
 BAPTIST Usual services by the pastor, Rev. J. D. Thompson, at both hours.
 WILLIAM BAPTIST
 Rev. l.. l.. Hearn. Pastor Faith Is the Victory" at Il o'clock.
 Jesus as a Listener" at ! o'clock.
 EAST BIRMINGHAM
 Rev. T. F. Hendon, Pastor "I Am Not Ashamed of the Gospel" at II o'clock. Under This Sign We Conquer" at 2 o'clock.
 NORwOOD BAPTIST Rev. Walter Dudley, Pastor The Year 24," at II o'clock. "A Little Child Shall Lead Them" at z o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-13
FAIRFIELD BAPTIST

FAIRFIELD BAPTIST
 Rev. E. B. Gatlin, Pastor The Gospel Salvation" at II o'clock.
 Responsibility" at 7:30 o'clock. FIRST BAPTIST, BIRMINGHAM
 Rev. J. R. Hobbs. Pastor "Am I My Brothers Keeper% at II o'clock.
 Unequal Ways; Mans or Gods" at 7:30 o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-13
CALVARY BAPTIST

Rev. Emmett Williams, Pastor Changing Coats" at II o'clock Loving the Unlovable," at o'clock.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-23
RUBBER SLAVES
RAID HOMES OF
WHITE MASTERS
Punish Exploiters Who
Pay 6 Cents A Day
CRUSADER service.)

GEORGETOWN, Demerara, April
8.-(By Mall Exploited beyond en-
durance on starvation wages, the col
ored workers of this British colony
staged an armed demonstration here
on April Z. The demonstration be-
gan as workers parade and ended
in the raiding of the homes of the
bourgeoisie, the wrecking of street
trans, the turning OFF of the electric
power and the general Generalization
Of the scared bosses and colonial au-
tnorities.
AS the great workers parade, call
ed in protest against working condi-
tons and wages here. passed McIn-
roy's building, many of the partici-
pants left the line and rushed the
tram cars. demanding that the mo-
tormen and conductors join the dem
onstration against labor's exploiters.
The idea spread and many workers
now drew from the lines and stores,
were closed and the clerks invited to
join the demonstration or go home.
Chief of Police Thrashed.
Chief Ticket Inspector Phillips, a
Barbadian, got good licking for at
tempting to take the place of a mo-
torman who was ordered from his
post by the demonstrators. The work
ers then marched upon the water
tanks and power house and forced
the workers to quit and join the DEM
onstration.
Many of the homes of the rich were
entered and the luxurious furnishings
torn down and thrown out into the
yards or on to the sidewalks. The
workers made no effort to loot. They
just threw things out. Among the
homes entered was that of Cados.
manager and local representative of
the Demerara Bouxite Co. and Spros-
tone, Ltd. All of the expensive fur.
nishings were torn down and destroy
ed, and many box of fine cigars and
cases Of champagne and other high
priced wine were destroyed by the
starving workers.
The demonstrators experienced lit,
tie opposition from the police who
are, indeed, in sympathy with the
poor starving wretches. However, re-
prisals may be attempted by the bour-
geoisie as war ships have been cabled
for and several are now on the way.
Object to 6-cent Wage. -.
The workers of Demerara have
been existing in precarious condition
Tor some time past. Unemployment
lis rife and wages are extremely low.
The bosses want to give a man only
six cents day for. arduous work in
the jungles gathering rubber.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-23
SIOUX FALLS is
STAGING FIERCE
ELECTION FIGHT
Old Party Polls Strike
For Workers Vote

SIOUX FALLS, s. D., April 22.-
The great American democracy is on
trial in Sioux Falls. The most spec
tacular and bitterly contested city
election ever held in Sioux Falls turn
ed out to be a "stalemate." Mayor
Burnside, friend of labor, who grad
uated from hack driver to the chief
magistry Of South Dakota's largest
city, which he has held for 81 years,
was up for reelection. He was Cd.
posed by George w. Egan, four times
unsuccessful Republican candidate for
Governor, twice dis-barred for swindl.
ing his clients. and now under a two.
year sentence to the State Peniten-
tiary, charged with making false afi-
davits in connection with an insur-
ance loss. The third candidate was
Thomas McKinnan, a contractor.
Egan received $50 votes out OF over
1000. but did not receive a majority.
and the final battle is to take place
between Egan and McKinnan today.
Practically all OF the unorganized Ia
Dor OF Sioux Falls, support Egan, who
is an actor orator and a 100 per cent
"boob-charmer." The best people"
and the business interests generally,
are supporting McKinnan. The vote
for Egan is regarded-not as an en-
dorsement OF him or his record-but
as a mass protest against existing
conditions-locally and nationally.
AS an aftermath of the election last
Tuesday. charges OF wholesale illegal
voting are being made by a Citizens,
Committee. and about 1900 votes cast
are being Investigated. 1t is charged
that Egan's supporters ransacked the
country towns surrounding Sioux
Falls, and ran in several hundred
votes for him.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-23
Women's Political Convention.

WASHINGTON, April 22.-Twenty-
five states have responded thus far to
the call for delegates to a meeting to
be held here early in May to formally
organize the Woman's Committee for
Political Action. Delegates to the ma.
tional convention of the Conference
for Progressive Political Action will
be elected, and a program will be
adopted. The movement is similar
in general purpose to the c. P. p. A.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-23

agree with them that strikes are
won on the picket line, altho the or.
ganization in which hold member.
ship card q. w. W. believes that
strikes are won on the job. That is
scientific, there is no doubt. 1t is
too scientific for the amount of real
class education that we, the masses
have had. We've had the fear of the
boss instilled into us even before we
were old enough to walk and to ex-
pect us TO very suddenly lose that
fear is expecting too much. 1t takes
more class education to successfully
strike on the job than the masses will
have in the next 25 years.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-04-23

We are class war prisoners, vic
Tins of war between the working
class and the employing class. am
yours for ours, Bert Bland, No. GAIL
Walla Walla, Wash.
bert Bland is one Of the eight
centralia defendants, serving rs to 40
years for their defense Of the Cen.
traIia !. w. w. hall against American
Legion raiders, ArmlstIee Day, 1919
The General Defense Committee is
now conducting drive for their re.
lease and the Farmer-Labor move.
ment Of Washington is making this a
campaign issue.-Editor's Motel