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MILLIONS Loss
OF ship BOARD
LAID TO FALL
Refusal To Renew Oil
Contract In Order To
Aid Sinclair Charged

WASHINGTON, May 2S.-Oficers
of the fleet corporation told the House
committee Investigating the shipping
board today that Albert B. Fall, as
Secretary of the Interior, in July, 49,,
had refused to renew contract with
the board Of purchase for government
royalty oil in Montana and Wyoming,
thereby forcing it to obtain its oil else
where, entailing loss of millions OF
dollars.
The testimony was given by Joseph =.
Sheedy. vice president; and ID. b. Bow
en-. manager of purchases and sup
niles of the fleet corporation, in re-
sponse to questions. The latter de-
ciared that every argument at the
boards command was brought to bear
upon Mr.. FAN, who, subsequently, com
ulfttee members brought out, entered
sigato 4 con sraet with the Sinel6sr inter
ests for purchase Of the oil.
The investigation today also led into
New Orleans office Of the fleet cor
poration, with testimony revealing the
discharge of officials and an alleged
''Iack Of administrative control in that
office during 1928.
Questions propounded by Represen-
tative Davis, democrat, Tennessee, de-
yeloped from Mr.. Sheedy that prior to
the release of G.. ]. Santa Cruz, dis
trict director at New Orleans, because
the witness said, he was mot strong
enough for the job" an investigation
had developed the prevalence of irregu.
larities and gambling to the extent that
''bookmAkers' representatives" were op-
Grating In the office.
T. L. Clear, treasurer Of the corpora
tion, who made the investigation, Mr..
Sheedy said, reported the absence of ad-
ministratiye control in the New Orleans
office was about complete
Santa Cruz, at the time he left the
corporations employ, Mr.. Sheedy said
reported to Washington that f. f.
Eames, manager of the operating de-
partment Of the New Orleans office
had shown 'sfavoriteism" to the Todd
Drydock and Shipbuilding company Of
New Orleans, in the award of repair
contracts,
The charges against Eames the wit
ness said, were investigated by three
corporation officials in December
1923 and were sustained, chiefly as
result Of testimony of +. P. Mcdonald
head of the repair section at New
Orleans.
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ONE ADDED To LIST
AIabama's Death Toll Increased t
Twenty One

AIabama's Death Toll Increased To
Twenty-One
Alabama's death toll in the tornado
of Tuesday was placed at d today
with belated reports that Mrs. J. L.
Cofield was killed IL miles west of
Hamilton Ala, in Marion county when
a home was demolished. Her husband
son, Prince Cofield and grand son, W.
G. Cofiekl, were seriously injured.
Sections swept by the storm were
busy today burying the dead and. car
ing for eesaee injured are rendered home
less. -lfwas specially true near EN-
pire in Walker county which bore
the brunt of the storm and where eight
members of one family were killed in
the crash of their home.
The list of those killed follows;
William Robbins, 45, miner, and
firmly of seven, near Empire.
Will Collins, and family of seven,
nedr Elkmont, in Limestone county.
Mrs. Vera Abbott, 40, and daughter,
Empire.
Mrs. Cary r. Hayes, Empire.
Mrs. j. L. Cofiell, near Hamilton, in
Marion county.
Infant child of Stamp family, near
Reform, in Pickens county.
Approximately 100 persons were in
jured including 80 or 40 in Alabama.
The damage for the south is placed at
81 100000.
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$15O,OOO,OOO
EXPANSION
.ISAPPROVED
Full Treaty Strength Is
Object Of New APP
preparation
EIGHT CRUISERS
ARE AUTHORIZED
Measure Provides Recon-
ditioning Of Six Line
Battleships
ELEVATION OF GUNS
MEETS OPPOSITION
President Authorized To Sus-
pend Program In Event
OF Conference
EIGHT CRUISERS
ARE AUTHORIZED
ELEVATION OF GUNS
MEETS OPPOSITION
By THOMAS L. STOKES,
BY Leased Wire to Age-Herzldl


WASHINGTON, May 2S.-The
first step to bring the United States
navy up to the full treaty ratio has
been taken with passage by the
House of the bill appropriatlng
$3.50, 100000 to build eight new
cruisers and six river gunboats and
to recondition six first-line battle
ships.
The bill was passed Wednesday
night by a vote of 1876 to 1873 after
it had been debated all day. y
A few hours before, President
Coolidge signed the regular naval
appropriation bill which contains
rider requesting him to call a new
arms limitation conference.
International Angle First
The international note figured
constantly in the prolonged discus
sion:
/. The argument was presented that
the United States must have a large
navy If it is to exert Commanding an
fluenee fin any future navel limltatlsn
conference.
2. The President would be authorized
in an amendment to the bill to suspend
the building program it provides IN the
event of a further international con-
ference.
3. The House defeated an effort to
raise the elevation of guns on II first
line ships, it being argued that this
would violate the present naval imita-
tons treaty.
Measure Intact
The measure stood intact through
out the fight, attempts to strike out
the provision for eight new cruisers
and six river gunbOats being defeated.
Several minor amendments were
adopted.
The first vigorous opposition to the
program cropped up on the amendment
of Representative Britten of Illinois,
ranking republican on the naval af-
fairs committee, providing for eleva-
ton of guns ON IL first-line battle
ships After a heated fight, it was
defeated, "A to 81.
Contrary to expectation, Chairman
Butler of the committee, opposed this
amendment, which brought on a heated
argument between him and Britten.
Butler declared that it was a violation
of the naval limitation treaty, drawn
up at the arms conference.
Britten flared up when Butler ex-
pressed his opposition, declaring that
the chairman of the committee had
not opposed the elevation of guns in
committee, when it had been discussed.
This was the first time, Britten de-
clared, that he knew Butler was go
ing to oppose elevation of guns. The
two men engaged in a heated word
duel, while democrats laughed.
Elevation Held Legal
Britten explained that the best legal
experts of the navy department had held
that the elevation was legal. He said
the elevation merely called for cutting
holes in the turrets and raising the guns
from Is to so degrees, and did not pro-
vide for raising the turrets. Twenty
two of Great Britain's battleships now
outrange all but five in the American
navy, he said. Oliver of Alabama, dem
Ocrat, urged that the amendment be de-
feated as the state department had tax
Continued on Page TwO)
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CLARKE REVEALS
KHAN ACTIVITIES
!. TO AID MAYFIELD
Powers, Influence And
Funds Used, Senate
Committee Hears
EVANS HAD CHARGE
OF FIELD WORK
Setting Up OF State Gov
ernments" In Texas,
Is Charged

WASHINGTON, May 2s.-ob-
lection was withdrawn today to the
appearance of E. Y. Clarke, first
chief organized Of the Ku Klux
Khan, before Senate committee as
a witness in the contest Of George
e. B. Peddy, republican, for the seat
Of Senator .Mayfield, democrat,
Texas.
Senator Mayfield himself de-
sired that no technical ground
be taken to exclude evidence, his
lawyers told the committee. Pre-
viously they had argued t h a t
Clarke's conviction of federal
charge ins Texas had made him in
competent as witness.
When Clarke took the sand, LuS
Their Nickels, lawyer for Peddy, told
him to explain. the kind of an or
ganization he had built up" May
fields counsel objected and Chair
man Spencer ruled the objection
was well taken unless the organiza-
ton could be connected up directly
with the specific inquiry.
Began In 1870
Clarke told how in June, 1920, he
took up propagation work for the khan
which then had no national headquar-
tiers and but 5000 members. Later he
became imperial klalif, and then "impe-
rial wizard protein, with all the pow
ers which place held for six months"
.Were the powers and funds Of that
organization uEed in behalf Of Senator
Magfield n the 1922 election q asked
sAs ! matter II fact, / knew that
the Knights Of the Kn K1ux Khan
wanted Senator Mayfield elected,
Clarke responded. sAnd that its pow.
ers,s influence and funds were used to
that end"
: "well, what did they do about it?'''
asked Senator Watson, republican, In
diana.
"The man nYthe field in charge Of
operators, DR.. Fl. w. Evans could tell
you BETTER Clarke replied. II talked
with DIR. Evans several times and he
over. He said there was a turbulent
political fight there. and that the local
klans should be allowed to use their
funds. He said it didn't matter what
it cost"
'Setting Up Government"
The witness said Evans was setting
UP state governments" and spending a
good deaf of money in Texas, but he
couldn't say positively that any of Il
was spent in the Mayfield campaign.
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HARDWARE DEALERS
WILL GATHER HERE
Birmingham Gets 1925 COnven-
ton, 500 Delegates Expected

Decision to hold their annual con-
vention in 1925 in Birmingham was
reached Wednesday by members of the
Southeastern Hardware and Implement
Dealers association now meeting in At
lanta, Ga.
Members of the Birmingham dele
CATION to the convention waged a hard
fight to have the convention brought
here next year, reports say, and 1t is
expected that plans will be made to
have the local convention even larger
than that at Atlanta, which is said to
be one of the biggest in the south this
year.
Z More than 1900 delegates attended
the Atlanta convention, reports from
that city state, and a special feature
was an exhibition of various hardware
and implements.
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SESSION
SET FOR JULY z
ATCHATTANOOGA
UnificatiOn Program To
Be Thrashed Out At
Special Conference

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, May Is
Special session of the general confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal church,
south, July 2, will be held at Chatta-
nooga, decision having been announced
llat this afternoon By the counties
meeting here to name location.
The conference win be one of the
most important in church history, the
aEe-old question of the unification of
the southern and northern branches
being the subject to be considered.
Aside from the main question at is
sue, it Is probable that the preliminaries
of the conference will be stormy as
dissenting bishops are expected to at
tack the legality of the call for the
special meeting on the ground that the
ministers Of the church will not have
sufficient time to properly consider the
will in violation of church laws.
The conference Will meet in the new
million dollar memorial auditorium here.
1t is understood that the delegations
from various other cities wanting the
meeting made a strong bid and that
it was awarded to Chattanooga only
after a hot fight by the local church
men,
Other cities asking for the special
meeting were Nashville, Memphis,
Louisville, KY, Jackson, Miss, jana
luska, N. c., Mobile, Ala, Shreveport,
La, Springfield. No, and Hot Springs,
Arkansas.
Following the decision of the COM
mittee to call the conference on July
2, Bishops Warren A. Gambler, Collins
Denny, U. v. w. Darlington and ]. e.
Dickey issued a statement in which
they set forth that that had not con-
Cured in the calling of the session
and in which they questioned the legal
adoption of the paragraphs in the dis
cipline which authorizes the calling of
snaciaI sessions
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BY Isle C. WILSON
Copyright, 1924, for The Age-Her-

Copyright, 1924, for The Age-Her-
ald.)
WASHINGTON. May 28.-In
four short months Woodrow Wilson's
resting place has become a national
shrine. Every day nearly 700 per-
sons make their pilgrimage to the
wooded hilltop above the city and bend
their heads for a silent moment in
the little vaulted chapel where the
dead war president rests.
Already nearly 100000 have gazed
upon the plain marble slab which
marks the burial crypt of Bethlehem
chapel. Almost as many come to
this shrine for the last dead presi-
dent as go to the great shaft that
commentaries the first elective.
Members Increase
From a struggling, half curious
dozen visitors who came each day to
see the national cathedral before the
former president was buried there,
the number has swelled.
By the first anniversary of Will
sons death the number of visitors
will be well above 100000, within a
few thousands of the number who
visited the Washington monument
last year.
They are just plain. ordinary peo-
pie from all parts of the United
States" Thomas H. Watson, head
verger of the cathedral, said.
Some of them are poorly dressed,
but persons of apparently great
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-29
MARINE LIEUTENANT
DIES IN PLANE CRASH
Gunnery Sergeant Seriously
Hurt In Haiti Accident

PORT AU PRINCE. Haiti. May %.
(By Associated Press. l-Lieut, Walter
s. Hallenberg of Louisville, was in-
stantly killed and Gunnery Sergeant T,
Moore of Denver, seriously injured
when their airplanes crashed at low
altitude during gunnery practice to-
day and were destroyed BY fire.
WASHINGTON, May 2s.-MariRe
corps records show that Lieutenant
Hailenberg participated last October in
the international races at st. Louis,
Mo-, and in the Merchants Exchange
race eTent Of that meet took third
prize.
Gunnery Sergeant George P; Moore
Is recorded as having been born az
MaryvilIe, Mo-, in 1883. to have served
four enIiutments in the marine corps
and 10 have sserved as a warrant Off
Ger during the war. The home address
of his wire, Mrs. L. NJ. Moore, is given
at Cherrydale, Va.
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LOGAN CONVICTED
OF Staying GIRL
Georgian Sentenced To Life At
Trial In Michigan

DETROIT, May 2s.ARoy Logan of
Atlanta, Ca, was found guilty today
of first degree murder in Connection with
the shooting to death of Margaret Ham
ilton. his sweetheart, while she played
the piano in her home, several months
ago, and sentenced to life imprisonment.
The jury was composed of IL men
and one woman, and according to court
attaches, it was the first time in the his
tory of Michigan mixed jury had re-
turned such a verdict.
The prosecution commended Logan
shot the girl when she refused to marry
him. Logan, after the shooting, took
poison.
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TOKYO NOTE.
OF PROTEST.
FORW ARDED
Action OF Government Is
Approved BY Press
And Public
AMERICAN CONSUL
AT SEOUL MENACEDI
Asks Police For Protec-
ton After Receipt Of
Threatening Letters
TREATY SUGGESTION
HELD IMPOSSIBLE
Japanese Communication Pre-
pared Principally For Home
Consumption, Is View

TOKYO, May 2s.--After delib-
crate consideration which reflected
the seriousness with which they re-
gard the issue, officials Of the Japa-
nese government are now prepared
to protest formally to the United
States against the exclusion Of Japa-
nese from American territory.
After the cabinet had decided
Wednesday to dispatch an official
protest to Washington, the foreign
office issued statement reviewing
the provisions of the immigration
law which deal with exclusion and
voicing deep regret that the meas
ure had been passed despite objec-
tions from Japan.
A Grave Issue
The action of the government IS
approved in the press and by the
general public. japanese view the
situation as an issue deeply invoiv-
ina their national interests and
place crave innpox 90 The gov
eTSs.ss,,sss renion aance.
III revealing the government decision,
the foreign Office announced that a
'.sofemn protest was being forwarded
to Washington through Ambassador
Hanihara.
The temper of the more important
newspapers here is comparatively very
moderate, but expressions of editorial
opinion show how strongly Japan dis
approves Of exclusion.
An editorial in the Ashai calls for
far-reaching, far-sighted japanese pol
icy toward the United States, instead
of an opp0rtunisE policy.
"AEust Walt"
1--WE must patiently wait for Ameri-
cans calmly to reconsider their de-
cision,p the Jill says.
The Chugai asserts that immigration
is not an economic question, and re-
cords its disapproyal of the exclusion
clause. The relatively unimportant
Yamato voices hopes If the jingoistic
element in declaring that Japan's re-
venge win come soon, aid vial be OF an
extraordinary sort.
Meanwhile the American consul
general at Seoul, capital of Korea, is re-
ceiyed a number of threatening letters,
and is also reported to have applied to
police for protection. 1t is amounted
simultaneously that the number Of pu-
pills in American mission schools is de-
creasing.
As the government protests exclusion
the people are still fighting for an OPP
portunity to reach America. The 8. 81.
Taiyo Maru is carrying 800 japanese
couples, emigrants and new brides AL
most 1900 emigrants who wished to
leave in the ship were unable to obtain
POLICY MUST STAND
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HOUSE, MOVES TO RESTORE NAVY;
CITY MAY FORCE VIADUCT ISSUE
GIVES 81 YEARS
OF LIFE TO AID
ERRING FRIEND

NAPLES, Italy, May 2S.-(By
" Associated Press. DESTINY
made Luigi Giandarini Of Pa
VIENNA give 81 of the best years of his
life for a friendly gesture Of self
sacrifice and now has sent him home,
aged, broken and almost penniless.
In 1870 Giandarini was a bosom
frien Of Nicolo Giardini. Giardini,
married man with FIVE children,
was accused of murder; the unmar-
ried man, for the sake of the Others
family, submitted to condemnation in
his stead and was sent to prison for
life, according to Giandarini's story.
In his cell, Giandarini heard that his
guilty friend had been killed by cara
biniers as he fled from his home.
fGiandarini declared his innocence
but it was not until after "a years
his pardon was effected.
Today Giaiidarini, white haired
broken man, was passenger on q
boat which came here from Procida,
where he served In in prison.
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CHATTANOOGA STORM SWEPT
Temperature Drops rs Degrees During
Storm


CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, May o.
A windstorm of terrific fury, accom-
panied by hail and rain, descended on
Chattanooga this afternoon ut o'clock
uprooting trees, wrenching off limbs
and flooding downtown streets to the
depth of several inches. A residence
was struck by lightning during the gale
and a woman was knocked down, but
escaped serious injury. An automobile
was picked up bodily by the wind and
carried across the street. The hail
stones were the largest to fab in this
section for sometime and it is believed
much damage was done to gardens and
other vegetation.
Two thousand telephones were put
out of commission.
The wind reached a velocity of So
miles at one time and the rainfall
within fifteen minutes was one inch.
Hail the size of marbles fell for six
minutes.
This is the second storm to strike the
city today, the first occurring early this
morning during which 120 inches of
rain, making the total for the day 2.2S
inches.
The temperature fell from IS to 60
degrees during this evenings storm.
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CALIFORNIA YIELDS
DINOSAUR TRACES
Fragments OF Prehistoric Ami
NAL Found By WOrkmen

SANTA BARBARA, Cal, May 2s.-
(By Associated Press -On the sum
init Of a ridge in this city on a tract
owned by William G. McAdoo and 9th
era, fragments of a gigantic dinosaur
have been found by wOrkmen engaged
IN constructing roadway.
This Is the first instance so far as
known Of the discovery of traces Of
dinosaurs IN this part of the country,
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KHAN POLICEMEN
FREED ON BOND
Four Surrender On Warrants
Charging Murder

MARION, ILL.,, May 2a.-Roy S.
Eldridge, John Crompton. Max Kratsch
and Marion CcksEd, Ku Klux Khan
special polieem h, surrendered here to-
day on war;SEts charging murder in
the killing Of Jack Skelcher, alleged
assailant Of S. Glen Young and Mrs.
Young, in a revolver fight at Herrin
Saturday. Eleven business men Of Her
rim and Marion signed their bonds of
$4,000 each.
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81 RAYMOND CLAPPER /

essl-& Ry AlEA4DuN w kND W fANSe AAttNhNt ~
WASHINGTON, May d. Uneasi-
ness Of republican and democratic party
managers has been materially aggray-
ated by the announcement Of Senator
LaFoIlette Of Wisconsin, that an in
dependent progressive movement win be
launched unless the two old parties
cleanup. The appearance of a La
Toilette movement in the coming cam
paign would upset good many calcula-
tons and have a far-reaching effect,
the full scope of which cannot be fore
seen at this time.
Senator LaFollette, who is resting
at Atlantic City; has not said whether
be would consent to become an indie
pendent candidate but most party lead
ers here assume that IL any independ-
ent movement Of national scope is
promoted, the Wisconsin senator will
be It's leader because his ability and
prestige are universally admitted to be
unequalled in the progressive group.
Seek information
Many efforts have been made by
old party managers to find out what
LaFollette intended to do, but the first
authentic statement Of his attitude APP
peared in d letter written to an old
friend, Herman l.. Ekern, attorney gem
eral of Wisconsin, in which he repudi-
ated the communist flavor in the far
mer-labor progressive convention to be
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NJ sr;aS5s -. sv;tI,d.sx ., fror, Il hsca,,ss
~ y 49, 49,, ,'S;.taS = 49,
800 800 '''-' : go, '1'.- ''S
$50 .5.i, IL -,
Communists are antagonistlc 20 the
progressive cause ana tnelr only puf-
pose IN Joining s9en z movement i
20 disrupt AZ, LaFoAlette saFu IN ms
ietter.
His views regarding the function Of
progressiyes at this time best can be
stated in his own words:
There ia no doubt that the people
have come to understand that private
nonopoly controls the official machin,
cry of both. the democratic and re-
publican parties Recent public scandals
such as the war frauds, the shipping
board, teapot dome and other oil
leases, the veterans bureau, the alien
property custodian, the degradation Of
the department Of justice under both
democratic and republican administra'
tons, and the endless fraud and cor.
ruption in Connection with taxation and
| prohibition enforcement, are but evil
dences Of such control Of party ma.
chinery BY lawless mad predatory in
terests.
tsfhe a,roachinR democratic and re
publicnn conventions will demonstrate
foathe people whether either Of those
parties can ana will purge itself OF thu
eyil influence which have long dom,
mated them. This canAct be accom-.
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JOHN b. BETHEA, JR.
TO SUCCEED REESE
Elected Secretary Scottish Rite
Bodies At Temple

John b. Bethea, Jr.. was elected
secretary Of the Scottish Rite bodies of
north Alabama at a largely attended
session of the. rite last night at the
Masonic temple. He succeeds the late
Albert L. Reese who occupied the posi-
ton for several years.
Mr.. Bethea is not only a son Of
a widely known mason, John B. Bethea,
ST., but Is himself regarded as one of
the best ritualists in the jurisdiction.
He served as captain in the war and
has been out of army service less than
a year.
At last nights session the members
also completed plans for the approach
ing Scottish Rite remain June 8 to IA.
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8 BROKERS LINKED
IN MAIL FRAUD
w. s. SilkwOrth Heads List OF
New York Indictment

NEW YORK, May 2S.-WiIliam s.
Silkworth, former president Of the Con-
solidated Exchange, Louis Gilbough, a
member TO the board of governors and
seven other brokers today were indicted
by federal grand jury on charges of
having used the mails to defraud.
The others indicted were: Dewitt
G. Raynor, Blaine j. Nicholas and Earl
H. Truesdell, members of the bank
rupt brokerage firm of RaynOr, Nicholas
& Truesdell; c. Peter Oven, office
manager for that firm and John II.
and Edward A. McQuade. brothers and
Francis Quillan, members of thee urb
brokerage firm of McQuade Bros.