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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-28
UNDERWOOD MEN CLAIM STRENGTH
 IS ON INCREASE
Senator Declared Choice Of Some Members Of
 Every Delegation
lBy staR Correspondent

MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK, June 27.--TAe noni- nation of Senator Underwood by Forney Johnston Wednesday, sec onded yesterday by Governor Pat tangall of Maine, was indorsed in the convention today by Judge Shull of Pennsylvania.
 The speeches of Pattangall and Shull took Senator Underwood out of the south as a candidate and made him 6 candidate of all sec tions. The situation as it concerns Alabama's candidate is unchanged. While it is believed that develop ments will make it possible for op- posing southern delegations to SUD- port Underwood with prospect of victory, there is no certainty that such delegations, even for such a result, would respond.
 Delegation Hopeful
 The Alabama delegation, however which during the day worked among the delegates from Georgia, Florida, Missis. sippi, Tennessee and Texas, rested to. night under the mantle of hope. Some of the most enthusiastic members of the Alabama delegation declared an abiding conviction that irrespective of initial sentiment, the majority of south. erners will support Underwood if the support of the east makes possible his success. Others are not confident, a few are positive that the south, on &C., count of Underwood's fight against the klAn, would prefer almost any candi- date, even Governor Smith, who is a Catholic.
 Form Underwood Lobby
 The meeting of the Alabama deleKa- tion this morning at headquarters in the Imperial hotel was attended by delegates from North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, Mississippi, Virginia, Florida, Maine and the District of Co. lumbia. Borden Burr of Birmingham, was made chairman of a so-cAlled "Un. derwood lobby" composed of other Ala bamians not delegates, who are attend ing the convention. It will be the duty of these workers to spend all their time endeavOring to impress delegates, not committed to Underwood, with the merits of that candidate and his out. standing ability. Each of the Alabama delegates was assigned to q particular state for the purpose of winning sup. port for Underwood.
 The report tonight is that fine sue. cess was scored. Mir. Burr declared that on every delegation, without Ax. ception, Underwood has some first or second choice strength.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-28
THREE SEPARATE PLANS PROPOSED as
 FOR SETTLEM ENT OF THE ISSUE
Bryan, Author of No Name" Proposal, Makes Sti rring Appeal In Opposition To Denoting Invisible Empire-Alabama Suggestion Re- fers To The Know Nothing Group Of 65o.
lRy The Associated Pressl

NEW YORK; June 2Thoroughly alarmed by the poteniait the convention var-
 
 could ballotng for a presidential nominee. friendly all and was the kan coming the floor of the  efforts fail. Rockwell campaign for William McAdoo Norman Mack of New York George Illinois, E. H. Moore of Oh Senator Gerry Rhode Island Bruce Kemer of Montana floor Harrison of Mississippi and Chairman Hull the democratic tiona After the principal conference split into
  pcc avoiding actively attempt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-28
ROW BREAKS OUT
 AS DRAFT IS READ
Not Strong Enough For Some And Too Strong
 For Others
c. o. P. DENOUNCED
 FOR LACK OF POLICY
Geneva Assembly Lauded As Without Substitute As
 Peace Agency

NEW YORK, June 27.--(By Ass6cinted Press. )--A cornpromtse League of Nations plank was adopt aa by the platform committee to- nipht after a lengthy and heated di5eussion by a viva vcce vote ana thus the league question was dis. pos&d of by the committee and put up to the convention.
 The compromise league plank is q composite of the plans submitted by Owen D. Young of New York, formerly e member of the Dawes xeparation commission; John Fl. Clarke, .president of the League of Nations Non Partisan association Newton D. Baker, Senator Caraway Of Arlansas and Alfred F Lucking, member of the committee from Michigan
 4 minority report on the league fiuaskion as well as on the Ku Klux k1an issue will be presented tomorrow 0 Tho convention.
 ssnggeg Bew utFelpps EanAzs xnw hn0lgo olGk in Ahe aeEh. faf I'm Ad fSlY after the xeOmnE0. nsite dkaFt had been fe9d. Some cotl. xaittSaisn xoek the position that t wAs Nog 6sx1n enough in it's decla Ati6lib fe- garslzsK the league; others that 1t vas fso 6Reoug and still others argued that ! N there was to be referendum it waa not hecessary to make the league an i'm mediate issue.
 Th text of the compromise league plank follows:
 ssThe democratic party pledges all it's entrsies to the outlawing of the whole war system. We refuse to believe that the wholesale slaughter of human be- inss On the battlefield is any more neces- aaPy Go mans highest development than killings by individuals.
 'sIhe only. hope for world peace and for economic recovery lies in the organ. tied efforts of nations combining to re- move the cause of war and substituting law and order for violence.
 No Foreign Policy Now
 aunder democratic leadership 4 prac- ticaI plan was devised under which 54 nations are now operating and have been for the past four years, while the Unit3d States government for the last four years has had no foreign policy and consequently has delayed the fest6- ration of political economic conditions inthe world, which impaired self-respAct at home and diminished prestige abroad 1; has curtailed foreign commeree and ruined agriculture.
 It is of supreme importance to civilization and mankind that America De placed on the right side of the great. est moral question of all times. The democratic party declares it's, faith in
 tC6ntlnued on Page TweJ
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-28
GAS TRUST SUIT
 VIEWED BY COP.
 AS PRIZE BONE
Dawes Connection With Company Involved
 Raises Alarm
Especial To AEe.fSsraId)

NEW YORK, June 27.-RGpuhlican leaders, from strate&ists on the general staff at Washington on down through the division commanders in the various states, are disturbed, if not actually alarmed, by the bringing of Attorney General Stones suit against the "gaso- line Iiionopoly'' on the very eve of the campaign.
 The reason for the disquiet is the fact that among the secondary defend ants" in the litieation is the Pure Oil company, in which Charles G. Dawes, the republican nominee for vice presi- dent, is commonly believed to be a heavy stockholder and of which his brother, Beman e. Dawes, is president.
 Suit Brought Wednesday
 Attorney General Stone instituted the suit under the Sherman law in the United States district court in Chicago last Wednesday. The primary defend ants named were the Standard Oil com. panies of Indiana and New Jersey, the Gasoline Products company (owned by Standard of Indiana), the Standard Developnient company, and the Texas company. The secondary defendants ii- cluded A corporations in addition to the Pure Oil cofnpany.
 Republicans agree that an anti trust suit, especially one involvipk so widely used commodity as gasoline, might be good campaign tactics under ordinary conditions. But to have in- cluded among the defendants a com pany 50 intimately associated with the name of one of the national candidates as is the Pure Oil eotapany with the Dawes family has shocked them. It may be said on excellent authority that one of the highest, if not the high est, officers in the republican orsaniza- tion has characterized the bringing of the suit as "a prize bone.''
 Incorporated lin 1914
 The Pure oil company was ifieorpo- rated in 1914, in Ohio, as the Columbus Production company, which was almost immediately renamed the Ohio Cities Gas company. In 1917 Ohio Cities bought the Pure Oil company, and in 1920 the latter name was taken over.
 Capitalized for $1O0 0,O0O, 900 common, and 800, ,0OO,O ,O00 preferred, Pure oil has little more than $S7, GOO of stock outstanding. Its last consolidated bal. aTce shegt showed $l62, ,OOO. GOO of As. sets, of whcih $126, ,000, ,O00 was in property, plant and equipment. It had then a surplus of 4,600, ,OOO.
 Charles G. Dawes interest in the cornpany is not of public record. Just year ago, however, when Pure Oii put out $12,0O0,00O of GA per cent sinking fund notes--its only funded debt except $4,O00,O00 of notes in the names of two subsidiaries-the underwriting Ewas done by Halsey, Stuart & O., and the Central Trust company of Chicae6, of which c. c. Dawes is president.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-28
TRUE BILLS
 VOTED BY JURY
 IN LEHMAN CASE
Indictment Also Returned In Connection With
 Carburetor Stock

Two indictments growing out of the recent city hall shortage and one indictment in connection with stock sales in the Robinson Carbu- retor company, were voted by the grand jury late Friday along with true bills in SO other cases.
 This information was obtained from official sources after the grand jury adjourned. Names of those indicted are withheld until the bills are returned in open court.
 The jnsy's presentm6nts dealt largely with conditions at the city hall. Numerous suggestions were offered to increase efficiency, and several changes in the system now in use in the comptroller's depart ment were urged.
 A third audit of the books in the public improvement department, where William L. Lehman's shortage oi $7,145 was uncovered, was disappFoved on the ground it would be useless waste of public funds.
 However, the jury recommended that the annual city audit, to be made next October, be conducted by an auditol named by a committee of not less than five local bankers. This Pecommenda. tion sustains the position of Commis' sion President D. E. McLendon, who has consistently fought the Harrison. Echols resolution calling for an i'm mediate third audit.
 City Comptroller c. E. Armstrons should be given greater authority over his department, with the right to "hire and fire" persons under his direction, the grand jury declared. Armstrcns was commended for the manner in which he had carried on with such limited power"
 New Method Urged
 4 new method of handling the public Improvement fund, calculated to pre- vent further discrepancies, was strong ly urged.
 Claims for refunds of public improve ment assessments or licenses should be filed in writing and first submitted to the city attorney, then to the conimis- sion president, then to the full commis. sion, next to the comptroller. and finally, to the clerk in charge of the de- partment, the jury recommended. This system would provide q constant, di' rect check, it was declared.
 The jury asserted evidences of fla voritism" in granting refunds of as- sessments and licenses had been found. This was laid to the system in use, rather than to a desire of commission members to ehow discrimination.
 The pressntmentS asserted too much clemency" ib being ah6wa in city cases particularly prohibition cases. The commission extends elemency to city prisoners only on the reconmenda tion of Police Commissioner W. B. Cloe. Usually, he handles the eases and later submits report of his Actiohs to his colleagues for approval.
 The police department, "in view of it's size aud the equipment on hand" is doing good work, the report con tinued. Special praihe was given the work of Detectives Propst and Sandi. fer.
 White prisoners should be worked on the city streets and in the parks and nlaygreunds, the grand jury further lCOntlAued on Page Threa.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-28
HOSIERY PLANTS
 ARE SHUT DOWN

IARTINSBURf N. Va, June 27. Six plants q -le Interwoven Mills, Inc, manufacturers of mems hose, eln. ploying more than 5000 workers, suspended operations today for an in. definite period. A limited demand and active stock on hand was said to have caused the suspension. Officials said operations probably woAld be resumed about mid July. The plants affected are located at Martinsburg, Berkley Springs and HarpeF's Ferry, W. Va, Hagerstown, Md, and GreencastIe and CArliAla, Pa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-28
FIVE ARE INDICTED
 w BANK FAILURES
Grand Jury To Report In South
 Dakota Investigations

SIOUX FALLS, S. D.. June 27.- Five indictments have been returned by the special grand jury investiSa ting failed banks of MinnehahA county, States Attorney Hugh Gamble let it be known today. Four persons are said to be named.
 The grand jury will make its formal report this afternoon and warrants will be served at once. All the indictments returned to date, officials admitted, grew out of the failure in January of the Sioux Falls Trust and Savings bank
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-28
HOUSE
 DAMAGED BY FIRE
Early Morning Blaze Causes
 Loss Of About $1,OO0

Fire in two apartments at the New bold apartments, 721 Twenty-first street, north, caused a damage about l 80 o'clock Saturday morning of ap- proximately $1,O0O. =
 The fire originated in the apartment of Mrs. M. K. Burgold and burned through to that of Mrs. Ruth Davis, Ad. joining. The blaze is believed to have started from rats either Enawins through electric wire insulation or seat. tering matches in the attic.
 Seven hundred dollars of the dana- age was to the building and $500 to furniture. The housis seven-apart-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-28
COURT UPHOLDS
 ACTORS CONVICTION

NEW YORK, JuAe 2T.--The apnel. late division of the supreme court to- day uaanimopAly upheld the conviction of Harry Weinberger, theatrical pro ducef Rudolph Sehildkfaut, actor, and eleven other performers of having pre-. Aenttd an ''obhcene, indecent and im- NAoFar play. After conviction labt last yea: the producer and actors were fined $2oo each. The play, The God of Vengeance" year Aeo stirred a Storm of discussion, some critics hold lnf it of klgb artiStie merit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-28
NEGRO TAXES SEAT
 AT CONVENTION

NEW YORK, June 27.--For the first time negro has taken a seat as a delegate on the hooY of the democratic national convention.
 pr. Paul A. Collins, negro resident of the Harlem district of New York, has been seated as delegate ip place of Murray Hulburt, president of the board of aldermen of New York, who has gone to Europe. Collins was an Alternate for the twenty-first New York district, and now becomes q Aelekate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-28
"pTJeaYWnOT" HOME

SAN BERNARDINO, Cal., June 27. William D. (Pussyfoot) Johnson, wide ly known temperance worker, is at his home here today after a years tour in Africa. He will spenl a week resting. He has purchased property here and expects to retire after he finisheS his work. He predicted today the world would be dry Id IS years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-28
ALTERNATE HELD
 ON BOOZE CHARGE
Chicagoan Declared To Have
 Had Suitcase Full

NEW YORK, June 27.-Joseph A. Msndel, identified by prohibition agents as q Chicago alderman and district al. ternate to the democratic convention, was arrested with his brother-in-law William H. CavanAugh, of Brooklyn, in the lobby of the Pennsylvania hotel last night. Mendel, according to the agents, was carrying a suitcase con. tainink 10 quarts of champagne and {
 quarts If whisky. They gave $500 bAi each, A
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-28
} LEADERS FIGHT TO AVOID KHAN CRISIS
Committee Adopts Compromise League Of Nations Plank
CONVENTION SIDELIGHTS

NEW YORK, June 27.-This con. vention has reached the gisgling stage. It is highly hysterical The saturation point of oratory has been passed.
 That, as the experts say is the outstanding feature of the Fourth day of this verbal endurance contest, viewed from the psycopathic angle.
 New York slushed through muck and puddles Friday, under grey rain. Yes, the sidewalks of New York were wet. The huge Japanese lanterns that hang like blazing suns over the convention pit sast q lurid pinkish-red glow upon in the bedlam beneath, Red excites emo. tion. So does the fact that delegates whose bank rolls are thinning see no break in the hurricane of useless words.
 With tired faces kalsomined in the red light, 12,000 bored, nervous people sat in the garden waiting for a chance to giggle.
 Mention of St. Patrick's day by a man secondins McAd6o raised the roof. Any drab jest. of moderately well made point threw the house into tumult. A committeeman who had helped frame the rule that no speech should exceed five minutes droned on and on.
 It grew late. The humid thousands were on edge. From the seats of the gallery gods 6 shrill voice "razzed' a speaker. Something cracked. Uproar swept the hall On the platform the speaker still shouted, his battling voice coming through gusts of mock applause from the seethink floor.
 It was the temper of the east side theatre crowd when, on amateurs' night, someone ''get the hook!'' It was also the temper of the school room when, on hot June afternoon, Jimmy Casey throws q spitball at the substitute teacher.
 But there was something else in the roar of that gathering. It came in the deep-throated, sardonic cheers of tired men who wanted to stop the talk and get something done.
 One of the operators who waRsle telegraph bugs endlessly under the plat form estimates that Ms particular col leagues are sending 100000 news words day from the garden. He just sends the words, he says, and doesn't read them.
 ''Gosh, anybody who read all that stuff would 60 nuts !" he commented.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-28
TRAIN PROVIDES
 NEWS BULLETINS
Special Service Started By Illi- nois Central For Passengers

CHICAGO, June PA special news service for its passengers between Chi cago and New Orleans at hours when newspapers are not available has been arranged by the Illinois Central rail road, 1t was announced today.
 These telegrap phic news items will be bulletined on the Panama Limited be- tween 6 and p. m. on the southbound journey, and at ?. m. on the north bound run. This Is in addition to plAc- ing of latest issues of Metropolitan newspapers on the train during the morning and stock and baseball reports.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-28
THE PROGRAM

< ~ tNyENTION called to order by j ChaiFnlaf Walsh at 9:30 a. r1.,
 eastern daylight time. Prayer by the Rev. John Roach Stratton, Calvary Baptist church, New York. Platform.
 Report of the committee.
 BallotinR for the nomination for presidential nominee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-28
THE WEATHER

AInbaEAa: Partly cloudy; probably thundePahewers Saturday and Sunday. Mississippi: Partly cloudy. Georgia: Unsettled. Tennessee: URgeftIed.
 Complete weather data will De kouAd 6n Pale 70. /
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-28
The Pied
 Piper Could Scarcely HnUe Called Forth q GreGterNuslr1ber

IF Ramlin had baen infested with autolAobilts instead Of rats, the Pied Piper could scarcely have called forth more used ca1S than are advertised in the Want Ad section. of The Age-Herald each week.
 Under Automobiles For Sale, you. will find each morning big used ears, little used eara,, new used cars, old used ears, long used ears, short used ears, speedy used ears, slow used ears; cars high and low in prices, ears for cash and cars 6n easy terms, cars with extras and e&f9 without--ln fact, used ears of any kind and fer any purpose that fancy could dictate. And the pretty part of it ib that almost every one is backed by a reliable dealer with years of square dealing and honest sell ink to his credit. He cannot afford to misrepresent; he is not trying to "stieke you--if A car is only worth hundred dcl- lars, that is usually all tt it priced. Cars that he d66s not fSSl are worth your buying for z any consideratioh, he sellb. to the junk dealer. This protec- tion is worth q lot to you aAd should save you many trying sx- pefienees.
 Before you lay your Asd.Herald away today, turn Go the Want Ad section and read the Auto. mobile Ads.
 Main 49OO
 calls the Want Ad pAbsrtMsAA os ''ths seutA's 'pulliAEest' aaSAr."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-28
PARTY CHIEFTAINS
 THOROUGHLY ALARMED
 OVER LOOMING BATTLE

Rockwell, Brennan, Mack, And Moore Head Conference To Arrange Compromise--Hasty Telephone Calls Brings Promise Of Some Sort" Of An Arrangement, Before Session. z
Milford chronicle., 1924-07-25

THE FORMAL NOTIFICATION of President
Coolidge will take place in Washington about
the 18th of August and similar ceremonies will
be held at Evanston, Illinois few days later
when General Charles G. Dawes will be formal
ly told that he has been selected as the running
mate for Coolidge.
The speech of acceptance by the President
will, according to close friends, be a document
that will be understood by all the people, it will
no doubt be as plain as was his first message
to Congress- which it will be remembered
brought forth thousands of letters and kilograms
from all sections of the nation complimenting
him upon his honest declaration of principles
and the straightforward stand he had taken
upon public questions. There will again be dem
onstrated to the people that the President is un-
afraid, that he refuses to use high sounding
phrases in order to catch votes, or to offer to
the people some theoretical cure-all that every
one who stops to think will realize could not be
put in force. Coolidge has always been honest
with the people, he believes that they should be
told the truth, he believes in their intelligence
and their desire to do the right thing by their
government, and he means to see that their gov
ernment does the right thing by them.
Coolidge is the kind of a President who be-
leves it his duty to use all the power of his Of
flee to see that the people of the United States
are given a square deal-he believes it his duty
to aid in bringing the greatest amount of pros
perity possible to all sections of the nation, he
takes his job seriously and thinks less of the
great honor of being president than he does of
the opportunity that has been given to him to
be of real service to his fellow citizens.
A Washington newspaperman, one who has
followed politics carefully for many years made
the following statement the other day-it was:
1T is renal kable to see a man in high public
office who cares so little for himself and so !
much for the people-the people believe in him .
they demonstrated this at the primaries and I
III wager that you will see the votes coming /
out strong for him even long before election. 1 /
have talked with many Democrats, some con-
servative who do not like the second on their
ticket-progressiv Democrats will not accept
the head and they will have none of the indie
pendent candidate claiming this is no time for
experiments with theories the great majority
Of these men recognize Coolidge's honesty and
ability and unless 1 miss my guess, many who
followed the war President the Democratic
nominee in 1920 will go quietly to the polls and
yote for Coolidge"
Milford chronicle., 1924-07-25
THE FARMERS INTEREST IN THE CHILD
LABOR ARGUMENT

Many American farmers will be glad to see the
States ratify the child labor amendment because
they see in the amendment a means of escape
from the ruinous competition engendered by eX-
cessive production of many farm commodities.
Many farmers who prefer otherwise have been
forced to keep their children out of school and
use them as a source of labor because so many
other farmers with un-American standards Of
living through exploiting their children have
forced down prices to the point Where no profit
is obtainable except through a source Of cheap
labor. The farmer knows from bitter experience
that the food market is a highly sensitive mar
ket. Give man all he wants to eat and he will
pay nothing for a surplus. Put him on short
rations and he will pay any price for enough.
He has seen this principle verified time and
again. The short crop has almost invariably
brought the biggest money return, the excessive
" large crop the smallest money return. When
government arbitrarily removes big surplus
labor element those who have real American
ideals for their children will hail the act as a
eodsend Many farmers will hail the amendment
for what it is, legally enforced cooperation SER
wing the double purpose Of protecting children
and parents who have real American ideals ana
Of protecting all farmers from excessive compe-
tition due to over production as measured by
market demands.