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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-21

century. These efforts took the shape of societies which traced the ancestry of it's members, but. which made only slight efforts to secure settlement. Strangely enough, practically all these societies were, located in the south, for the heirs of the sons of Thomas Ed wards drifted into Virginia, and from their into Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas. All most a dozen of these societies are still in existence.
 Alabama seems to be the favorite state, however, for almost one-quarter Of the heirs today are. thought to. live in the state, although every state in the Union and every province in Canada will be represented by claimants for T share of the district.
 Birmingham is the center of the latest fight to recover the land, or more exactly to secure portion of the value of the land. The first step was taken by several heirs living in Birmingham who organized the Edwards Estate cor poration. F. M. Carlisle and Joel F. Webb were chosen chairmen of the board. of directors ands legal advisor respectfully, and T. C.. Mccain, chair man of the finance committee.
 The company, is to be incorporated under~the laws of Alabama, but already nearly 1000 heirs from all parts of the country, have made application to become original incorporators.
 Attorneys Are Retained
 The legal papers are to be filed Oc- tober l.. By that time it is, expected that the number will be swelled to 1,500 stockholders, every one of whom has proven his or her ancestry back to Thomas Edwards.
 . Already attorneys have been retained and the first court steps is scheduled to start before November 1. Before the merits of the claims of the corpora tion are finally established, it is, the expectation of Joel Webb, who is to direct the legal battle, that every heir in the United States will be a stock holder.
 We want every heir to enter into this fight with us," Webb declared However, it is not necessary for our success and we expect to succeed. Any settlement we make will be only for stockholders, of the corporation, and we are confident that a settlement will be offered for us. E-
 "Just few days ago it was reported to me that the Woolworth building, re- puted to be worth 20 million dollars, had been sold for thirteen. million, be- cause the owner was afraid of the Ed wards heirs. Whether this is true or not, it carries with it the conviction that there is more than possibility that the descendants of Thomas Edwards may receive the inheritance left them shortly, before 1S00.'' r.E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-21
HERCULES MILL
 WILL BE MODEL
 OF EFFICIENCY
Plant To Have Capacity Of 1,250,000 Pounds
 Powder Per Month

Twelve hundred and eighty acres of land, near McAdory, four miles south of Bessemer, will be developed by the Hercules Powder company for the pur- pose of constructing there on the most modern dynamite plant in existence. The company will have the new plant in operation by June 1, 1925. Every safety device known to the industry will be installed, and the plant will serve the entire southeastern part of the United States. The capacity will be 1,250,000 pounds of dynamite per month. The cost of the plant was not announced in statement Saturday by J. J. Grimes, under whose direction the Birmingham office is operated.
 "The Hercules Powder company was largely influenced in establishing the new plant in Birmingham because of their faith in the Birmingham district" :" said Mir. Grimes to a representative of The Age-Herald.
 The present plant oT the company is located on the Coalburg road near north Birmingham, and was purchased in 1921 from the Aetna Explosives company. The Hercules company s business has enjoyed remarkable growth, and the new plant will be so constructed that It's capacity can be doubled when needed. All grades of dynamite will be used.
 Construction C. the plant which will begin immediately. will be under the direction of E. r. POwelsOn of Will mington, Del. Hercules engineer. Mir. Powelson will be assisted by several other engineers on the staff. They will reach Birmingham Monday night an'i will be quartered at the Tutwiler hotel.
 Every piece of material that can be purchased in Birmingham will go into the new plant, which means that the building will be a real Birmingham dis trict plant. This includes everything except certain special machines not made in the Birmingham district.
 When the plant begins operation the Hercules Powder company will em- ploy about 125 men.
 Enginee Powelson, for 12 years was resident engineer of the Hercules Pow der company's plant at Hercules, Cal.
 The Hercules company have a branch office at Chattanooga, with T. E. H. UrmstOn manager, anS suO-offices at Louisville and Miami, which are also under his direction.
 H. B. Chase is superintendent of the Birmingham plant. His assistant is c. l.. Van Vert.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-21
DR. HOKE PATENTS .
 TYPEWRITER DEVICE
Eliminates Binder On Little
 Finger, Inventor Says

Dr. Roy F. Hok, head of the psycho- logy department of Birmingham,South- ern college, was only recently issued a patent on a typewriter adjustment which he has perfected. The patent has to do with the typewriter keyboard, so that each finger used may. have- a buren exactly eQualling its ability.
 Dr. Hoke declares that the little fingers are much over-burdened on thH present typewriter keyboard, hence a cause of fatigue as well as q source of error in writing. By his new ar- rangement he states that this finger will have a burden equal to it's ability.
 The shiftlock, shift key and back space are operated from the center of the keyboard in Dr. Hoke's new ar rangement, rather than from the sides of the keyboard by the little fingers. This patent grew out of research work the psychology department of Johns Hopkins university. while Dr. Hoke was taking a course leading to his Ph. ID, degree
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-21
Parade In Morning To Herald Big Event At
 Local College

A chrowd of more than 5000 per sons is expected to witness the dedica tion of the Munger Bowl at Birming ham, Southern college, it was announced by Dr. Guy E. Snavely Saturday. who stated that requests for tickets for the game with Auburn, which is to follow the ceremonies, are being received in large number.
 Following a parade in Birmingham's business section at II 80 o'clock Satur- day morning, the dedicating procession, headed by the Stadium Girl, Miss Mary Collett Earle and a troup of Boy Scouts bearing the stadium colors. will enter Scouts of Simpson school have been chosen as honorary color guards.
 The second unit of the procession will be composed of the college band with 0. Gordon Erickson as conductor. The band will be followed by Gov. w. w. Brandon and staff, Gen. w. l.. Sibert, Gen. R. E. Noble, President Springht Dowell of Alabama Polytechnic Insti- tute, and President Guy F. Snavely of Birmingham-Southe
 The next unit will be the Birmingham city commission, followed by the stad- ium committee, composed of Dr. Robert Echols, Judge Hugh A. Locke, k. C.. Munger, Eugene Munger, Lonnie P. Munger, Fred NJ. Jackson, Dean Ludd M. Spivey, Coach Harold D. Drew, Keith E. Powlison, Edward Norton, J. NJ. Malone, Charles E. Rice, Mrs. Hunter Armstrong, Erwin Jackson and Howard Yielding The chairman of the committee is Dr. Snavely.
 The next unit consists of the college trustees, who will be followed by the honor guests: Mrs. w. H. Stockham, Herbert c. Stockham, Douglas Stock ham, NJ. Paul Phillips, B. B. Conner, Edgar Elliott, Victor Hanson. Dr. c. B. Glenn, Dr. A. l.. Dobbs, E. J. Smyer, A. w. Smith. Daniel Pratt, Donald Conner, T. C. Smith, Erskine Ramsey, and Dr. Cunningham Wilson.
 c The last units of the procession will consist of the athletic committee of Au- burn, the president and athletic com mittee of Howard college and the presi. dent and athletic committee of the Uni versity of Alabama.
 The first feature of the dedication program will consist of the raising of the colors by Miss Earle, following which the bowl will be formally pre- scented to the college by Mrs. Eugene Munger. The speech of acceptance for the board of turstees will be delivered by Dr. Robert Echols. Following con graulations by Governor Brandon, the field is to be cleared for the game, scheduled to start at 2 80 o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-21
INVITATIONS OUT
 TO LUNCHEON MEET
Party League Of Women Voters
 Plan Special Program

All men and women in Jefferson county are invited to attend the next luncheon of the Local Jefferson Party League of Women Voters to be held October 2, at the Hotel Tutwiler, ac- cording to m invitation extended Sat urday night by Mrs. c. B. Jaynes, chairman of the committee in charge.
 The luncheon is scheduled to start at 12 80 o'clock and last until 2 o'clock and several stunts have been arranged, which, according to Mrs. Jaynes. will prove especially interest ing. The name of the principal speak CT was not given out, although it was said she will be a woman who has a reputation for political achievement in England and India.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-21
TEMPLE MUSICIANS
 TO PLAY FOR CLASS
Will Feature Regular Hour At
 First Methodist Church

Harry Schmidt, violinist, Max Leichsenring, flutist and Walter, Gross man. cellst, will feature the regular Sunday morning meeting of the Mems Bible class of the First Methodist church, according to announcement Sat urClay The musicians above are well known to Birmingham being identified with Fred Starke's Temple Theatre Concert orchestra, and are expected to draw a large number of men to the regular Sunday worship.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-21
SPECIAL MEETING
 TO FOLLOW SERVICE
Second Presbyterians To Elect
 Elders And DeacOns Today

A congregational meeting will be held at the Second Presbyterian church following the II o'clock services to elect additional elders and deacons. Rev. John B. Meacham, the pastor an- nounced. He has requested every mem Der be present. at this meeting.
 The regular evening meeting hour will be changed from x o'clock Sunday until 7:30 o'clock. Wallace Shelby, superintendent of the Sunday school, announced that he and his teachers are making preparations for rally day, and the greatest ever held by the school.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-21
MISS MBRIDE APPOINTED;

Miss Emily R. Mcbride has been qp- pointed chairman of publicity of the Alabama Tuberculosis association, ac- cording to announcement Saturday. Miss McBridge served with the American Red Cross during the World war and is, member of the publicity staff of the League of American Penwoman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-21
Tn AnnRESS MEETING

Rev. B. l.. Waits and Rev. G. K. Stuart will address a mass meeting of the members of the Central Park Metho- dist church at o'clock Sunday after noon in the interest of new building. All members of the congregation and friends of the church are invited to at- tend.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-21
CIVIL SERVICE
To Hold Examinations For Govern.
 ment Positions

Clerical examinations for the civil service vacancies will be held on No yember 8, at the federal building, civil service room. according to announce ment by the Birmingham branch of the service.~
 Custom service positions will draw a salary ranging from $1,140 to $1,440 year. Men only will be eligible for these examinations.
 Application blanks to enter the ex- amina tions and further information may be secured from Miss May Alexander, room 119 federal building.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-28
Known by Their Company

LaFollette lieutenants are boasting that VIM.
Hale Thompson, former mayor of Chicago, will
support the Wisconsin senator in his personal
campaign. Governor Len Small is reported ready
to sell his support in return for no competition
against him in the race governorship. Hearst is
openly flirting with LaFollette, and if support or
neutrality toward his New York schemes, involv-
ing Hylan, can be received in exchange, William
Randolph will probably join the march to Ar
mageddon. The grandest collection of oldparty
politicians out for fatter piecards than America
has ever seen is in the process Of making.
1t is rather pathetic to see Eugene Debs trail
ing along with such a crew. 1t was to be expected
Of Victor Berger, Morris Hillquit, VIM. II. John
ston ct al, for they are finally where they have
always been headed for. But Debs, whatever his
lack of understanding, was formerly bitter foe
of just such confusionist combinations by virtue
of his revolutionary sentiments =
In politics it is inevitable that groups class
position is known by the company it keeps If
Hearst, Hylan, Thompson, and their fellows, can
sleep in the same political bed with Johnston,
Gompers, Stone Co., and still leave room for
Hillquit Berger, and even Debs to crawl under the
blanket the seal has been put upon the betrayal
of independent political action of the working
class betrayal participated in by every organized
group, openly or by tacitly giving consent, except
the Communists.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-28

serves, and whatever citizenry is ready to join
under the title of volunteers for day" will
gather at appointed places for "duty," and will
march, The mobilization will be down to the
minutest detail and the ma9ouvres will be staged
thru all motions.
This is the first time in the history of the United
States that the country will witness so great a
display of military force in times of peace. This
mobilization will be the grandest military show in
the country since the armistice. 1t is only the
first of a series to be put under the National
Defense Act of 1920, which provides for the or
ganization of an army of two million men in times
of peace and the cReation of a distinct and per-
manent military caste.
In the military orders to be broadcasted in
preparation for this dress rehearsal of death, Sep
TENDER twelfth will be known as 'DDay-Old D.
Day." We are not familiar with the exact code
of the United States army, but we believe that we
not wrong when translate this "D-Day'
into what it will mean to every worker and farm
er-Death Day. On this day the workers and
farmers of America will be prepared for their
death on the battleields of Europe, the Philip
pines, Mexico and Japan.
Strangely enough, these patriotic and military
demonstrations will be held the of our
national election. Still more strangely, the cry
that america is Ready" will go up in every vii
lage, hamlet, and city of the United States while
our bankers and manufacturers will be blanketing
the capital of Europe like swarms of locusts.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-28
Insults Constitutional Convention

Samuel insult, high Mogul of the power and
traction interests in Chicago, has decided that his
corporations do not control their workers suf-
fcently He wants greater efficiency, tighter con-
troll, and-the final objective greater profits. And
so he grants constitution" to the employees of
the Northern Indiana Gas and Electric Co., a
tryout If the plan works as expected, it will be
extended to the other insult interests
The plan is the same company union" idea
being used by the International Harvester Co., the
Steel Corporation, the Standard Oil Co., the Colo
RADIO Fuel and Iron Co., etc. 1t is the same thing
as the "B. & o. plan" of the railroad unions, ex-
cept that it does not provide jobs for VIM 81.
Johnston and his like That is, it gives the en-
ploye a wastebasket to put his complaints in,
while it urges him on the greater efforts in the
religious hope that God will take his complaint
out of the wastebasket and do something about it.
So insult has appointed Manager of Industrial
Relations" sort of constitutional dictator, who
will call meetings of representatives of employees
and arrangements, adopt constitution" and
proceed to govern themselves.
If there are any disagreements, the company
management decides what is to be done, while the
workers appeal to the higher company officials.
1t really is not so much unlike our "cohstitu-
tional" government where the Supreme Court,
holding Office for life under appointment, has the
last word. But by handing this Constitution" to
the workers as a concession, insult has insulted
their intelligence. 1t is not concession 1t is an
other instrument Of exploitation.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-28
: Slick ManeuuerS

The official heads of the Amalgamated Clothing
Workers of America are indentifying themselves
with the campaign of LaFollette. In doing so they
forced to expose what they probably considered
at the time very profound political maneuver.
At the Philadelphia convention the administra-
ton proposed, as against the leftwing resolution
calling for endorsement of the ST. Paul Convention,
that the A. G. w. of A. should go to both Cleve-
land and St Paul. In order to get both rightwing
and leftwing support for the straddle they argued
that st. Paul might support LaFollette on third
party" ticket while the A. c. W.. wanted "labor
party" Joseph Schlossberg was put forward as
the spokesman for the point of view that June 18th
might be suspected of "opportunism." The del
egates fell for the trick
But it appears that what actually behind
the respectable elements at any cost Following
a well-defned policy of "going around" opposition,
and leaving it to fume and fuss after the event,
the administration took a "left' attitude toward
ST. Paul in order to later join the right" in adula
tion of LaFoette as an individual candidate, not
only without a semblance of 'labor party" but
with mighty poor imitation of even a "third
party"
1t may have been clever maneuver, considered
from short-time view; but in the long run it was
very poor politics. The Amalgamated Clothing
Workers would do much better to deal with its
membership more frankly and openly. 1t would
then, even if it took wrong attitude contribute
something to the political education of the mem
bership As it is, the contribution is to further
confusion.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-28
making Peace"

France having shown signs of stubbornness in
negotiations over evacuation of the Ruhr and
other ticklish questions involved in the London
parley, it was quite natural that the next move
of Great Britain should be the great review of the
British navy "Forty miles of battleships" is a
great argument OF course, France has few
arguments along that line, even if not so spec
tacular in the way of airplanes, submarines
poison-gas, etc.
Not to be completely silent in the international
argument going on, the United States orders
general mobilization of all citizens of military
age for September 18th. That, too, is part of the
international politics of the day. Persia gives us
a pretext to think in military terms and develop
an atmosphere that later turn against whatever
country is necessary. Japan is also handy when
ever the jingoes need an object upon which to hang
their propaganda But the real center of the
argument, for which all the demonstrations are
intended, is in London where are gathered the
diplomats of the great capitalist countries.
The last time the British Navy held such re-
view so we understand, was just before the world
war, in July 1914. Of course, it is quite unpre-
meditated that this review should come just at the
time of the London Conference. 1t is quite ac-
cidental that Mellon and Hughes take their vaca-
tons in London at this time, unoffcially present
in England, of course. That Morgan trots in after
them is unquestionably but chance phenomenon.
And if the next war is Matched in London this
week or next it is another purely accidental oc-
currence-if one is simpe-minded enough to believe
the legal fctions.
The Conference in London that is supposed to
be busy making peace" and restoring normally to
Europe is in reality struggle for favorable posi-
ton in the coming war Capitalist world-politics
is fundamentally the same, in peace or war-a
struggle for profits, for worldmarkets. When war
ends, the fight goes thru channels of diplo-
macy, "nayal reviews" and mobilization days"
When war, begins it but continues the struggle of
pre-war politics in different form.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-28
I'LL Illl IL, 1 '1gEl 3

the wind will blow when and how
listeth, the rain will fall by a law
its own, the sun hath no preoccur
tion with the veal of mankind"
"Satan's Bushel" should be read J
everyone who has an interest in &
farmers problem. Garrett manag
to pack his book full of valuable inf
nation about the economic position
the farmer in spite Of the romantic a.
imaginative thread running through
A criticism is that the viewpoint
thruout that of the benevolent {
server rather than that of the str,
Cling farmer The book, thereto
lacks that rugged strength. virili
and power which is to be found
works like the proletarian dramas
Ernst Toller, and which is charact
istic of those writer's who are me
thoroly part of the struggle Will
Garrett tries to portray. B. M
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-28
tte Where Do You Stand on the Dawes Plan?

you afraid to declare yourself? Is that
why you play the fox and hide behind
domestic issues? Are you, in fact,
a bluff and a fruad no different than
other capitalist tricksters?
Words Mean Nothing-What VIII
You Do?
And if you are elected President,
Mr.. LaFollette, and have promised
the American people that You will
repudiate the Dawes plan of enslaving
the international working class-what
will you do? Words mean nothing.
If you are elected on a. promise
which you seem too cowardly to make
that you will destroy and defeat the
Dawes plan, what concrete program
Of action do you propose? Will you
undo the work of Secretary Hughes
favoring Morgan and the U. S. Steel
Trust as against the French banks
and the Comite des FORCES in the en-
slavement of German labor? Suppose
you do repudiate the Dawes plan in
words, Mr.. LaFollette-have you any
definite, practical program to defeat 1t,
to save the German proletariat-and
in inevitable sequence, the American
proletariat-from grinding slavery in
behalf Of one or another group of
international bankers or national ex-
ploiters? Is is because you have
nothing but sweet words to fling
against the power of international
capitalism that you are silent? Then
you are bankrupt, Mr.. LaFollette!
Acknowledge Your Bankruptcy!
Your bankruptcy is the bankruptcy
of the world capitalist system, Mr..
LaFollette. You and hosts Of your
supporters have spoken in praise of
the so-called '"liberap' or labor" gov
ernments of France, England and
Germany. Yet these are the very gov
ernments which are now deliberately
enslaving the world proletariat to
Morgan. They are, according to your
own claim, the kind of governments
yours would be. Dare you denounce
them and their acts?
The Socialists of Germany, who are
kin to Berger and Hillquit-your
ardent supporters-are fixing final
seal of betrayal to their record of
treason to the workers by welcoming
the Dawes charter OF slavery over the