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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-22
AUBURN DEVELOPING
Veterinary Building To Be Removed
 For New Structure

Veterinary Building To Be Removed
 For New Structure
 AUBURN, Ala, July A.-(Special.) Contemplated awarding of the contract for construction of the quarter million dollar Ramsey Engineering building Monday by the Auburn board of trustees brought to the forefront here today the development of Greater Au- burn, the dream of all Auburn alumni as well as the host of friends of the institution throughout the state.
 Already plans have been consummated to remove the old veterinary building, familiar to all Auburn men, from the hillside next to Brown Hall, to make way for the new Ramsay Engineering building. Congtruction of the new build ing will begin shortly after the awartl- ing of the contract, and 1t will be ready for occupancy in the fall of 1925, according to statement of President Spfight Dowell.
 New Athletic Fields
 Simultaneous with the announcement in regard to the Ramsey building was the announcement that the development of two new athletic fields, two foot ball and two for baseball, was well ulluCI Ways AACoC AACAOo NOotAh6 uBPAOAA- mately $6,000 will be ready for football practice in the beginning of the sea- son in September. Ten tennis courts are also being constructed. A
 Incidentally it was pointed out that the college has acquired all the land between Magnolia street and Drake Field to be used for future layouts of athletic fields. The new plots ap- proximate 12 acres.
 Development of the new water sup ply for both college and town is also proceeding rapidly, it was stated. The new plant will cost approximately $50,- GOO and will increase the present water supply at Auburn four-fold. Approxi- mately sixty acres of land will be flooded in a general area of 300 acres, inspounding sufficient water to last three months without rainfall. Work on the new water, plant is being carried on under supervision of the college en-
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-22
BRITAIN MAKES
 COMPLAINT TO CUBA
Claims Jamaicain Negroes Dis
 criminated Against

HAVANA, July 21.-(By Associated Press. )-Strong representations have been made to the Cuban government by Great Britain that Jamaicain negroes, who come in thousands eac hyear to Cuba to work in the sugar cane fields, have been discriminated against and ill treated. This fact became known today.
 Correspondence has been going on secretly for some months between the two countries and during this time a courtesy visit by British bishop was called off after the British government had declared itself dissatisfied with Cuba's replies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-22
GOVERNMENT MAY GET ENSLEY SOUTHERN
CROP REPORT SENDS COTTON
 UP $IO BALE

NTEW ORLEANS, July 21.--Fol-
 lowing announcement of the
 government crop report on con dition of the cotton crop, cotton fu' lures scared 200 points on tbe exA change, October advancing to 26.SOc and December 26.85c, gain of about $1o per bale. The condition of 6S.5 with an estimated crop of 11,934,0O bales, proved lower than anticipated.
 After reacting 40 to 30 points from top prices under realizing sales, the market became firm. The clos ing was only about 25 points under the top prices and IA to 1S points above Saturdays close.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-22
CYST ESTIMATES.
 ALABAMA. CROP
 AS 88O,OOO BALES
Production Should Be
 Greatest Since 1915, ..a Says Expert
(State Capitol Bureau.)

MONTGoAIERYY, Ala, July 21.-- F. W. Gist, agricultural statistician, in a summary of reports on the condition of the cotton crop in Alabama, today stated that Alabama should produce S80,O00 bales of cotton this year, If there is no set back before harvest. This would be the. largest cotton crop pro duced in Alabama since 1915, accord ing to Mfr. Gigt, who said that slightly more than one mi li9A bales were pro duced in that year.
 The statement of Mir. Gist follows;
 If the cotton crop of Alabama this year continues as good as at present until harvest, the state ought to pro- duce about 8S0,000 bales of five hun dred pounds gross weight each, accord ing to the condition found to exist on July 16, which was 70 per cent of nor nal. This condition indicates an acre yield of 132 pounds, and the acreage now growing is S,100,000. This would be the largest amount of cotton pro- duced in this state since 1915, when slightly more than a million bales were grown,
 Crop Has Improved
 'The condition figure is the same to- day as on the 2d instant, but indicates about four pounds more yield per acre, according to the ratios between the average condition and yield of former years. Consequently the crop has real ly improved i:4 prospect since the 9th of June.
 During the period between the two reports an average of five rainy days has occurred, with an average of slight ly more than three inches, of rainfall. These rains have, however, fallen al. most exclusively in the afternoon and following forenOons of intense heat and sunshine. As consequence, nothing like the number of4 blooms have fallen as if the rains had come in the fore noon while the blooms were open to catch the fall. Neither has the weevil multiplied as fast as if the remainder of the days had been cloudy and damp as occurs usually with morning rains.
 Few Weevll ( nplaints
 "Only 30 per cent of the reports re. ceived for this report mentioned the weevil as a damaging factor, and quite number l,marked that, while the weevil was present, the usual damage did not seem to be taking place.
 "The plant has grown rapidly and fruited heavily; probably the result of more extended and better fertilizing Fields are fairly clean and in good cul' tivation. Imperfect stands are still no. ticeable, this being the only serious drawback to an otherwise bright pros pect. .
 ''NIidmonth report also indicate all that other crops are progressing quite satisfactorily, with the possible excer. tion of sugar cane."
 POSTNIASTERS NAMED
 WASHINGTON, July 21.-W. c. Reeser today was appointed postmaster at Bristol, Tenn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-22
NEEDS ASSISTANCE Rescue Work Hindered By Dense
 Fog

NEW YORK, July 21.-Distress sig nals from the steamer Boston received here by naval communications late to- night stated the ship was in need of immediate assistance and that all the passengers had been put off in life boats.
 All the passengers and crew, except the captain and the wireless operator were taken off in the boats and were being picked up by the Swift Arrow which was only slightly damaged anC the other ships that are standing by.
 The fog was so heavy that the rescu ing ships dared not approach the Bostor too closely and drifted about, playing their searchlights over the water. Tn, radius of visibility was reported as ex tremely short and the steamers would only pick up those passengers who's boats happened to come within the cir cle fo light.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-22
JAPANESE SHIP
 CARRIES 57 DOWN
Old Freighter Founders Off
 GOtO Island

TOKYO, July 21.-Forty per sons were drowned when the Lippon Yusen Kalsha freighter Matsuyama Maru foundered off Goto Island, near Kyushu, July Il, according to a re- port received here today from the Kobe office of the company.
 The freighter was an old vessel with out radio and carried no passengers. The last port made by the vessel was KeeIung, Formosa, from which it sail ed For Yokohama July 9.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-22
THE WHATEVER

Alabama: Local thundershOwers Tuesday; Wednesday partly cloudy, local thundershOwers in south DOT tiOn; slightly cooler in north portion. Mississippi: Local thundershOwers. Tennessee: Local thuRdershOwers. Georgia; Local thundershOwerS. Complete weather data will be found on Page IA.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-22
s6HE seen bis duty, and he done tt
 IA nobly, but he tuk his ine."

T Birmingham is one of the Seuthis great business take time to enjoy life as we'll as to attend to bus 
 CT We don't run on Eastern time-and the daylight u saving law would annoy us considerably. Gen. tral time is good enough for G Birmingham's nights cool and the early morn ings glorious.
 N Nobody rushes to work in the morning. You U can't do it and enjoy life. N Stores don't open till 6:30 which gives about three or four hours before has to go to work Everybody has time to read the mornings Age Herald before the days activities start.
 It's Great to PWbIish Morning PGper
 To BirmimghGnt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-22
PORT AMENDMENT CONSTITUTIONAL,
 JUSTICES DECIDE
Governor Brandon Is Fur nished Advisory Opin-
 ion By Court
(state Capital Bureau.)

MONTGOMERY, Ala., July 21- An advisory opinion, upholding the con stitutionality of legislation for the de velopment of the port of Mobile, was furnished to Governor W. w. Brandon today by five of the seven judges of the supreme court. Governor Brandon has requested the opinion from the supreme justices as to whether Section 213 of the constitution, requiring two-third vote of the legislature for the state to incur a new debt, would apply to the seaport legislation, and whether two thirds'' as used in Section 213 meant two-thirds of the total membership oi the legislature or two-thirds of those present and voting.
 The opinion of the tive, supreme c"urt justices held that the port ald alnend' ,nent had the effect of excluding sea port development authorE;1"i In 'ne amendment from being controlled hy the provisions of Section 2l3 Of the constitution. In view ot this fact, tne Op'nion did not undertake to ahs\F: tie second inquiry, as to the meailine of the "twoIthirds" as used in Section 2l3, since 1t had peer decided tlsat the sec:iin would not in any case ettc't tLi port tnGbling act.
 When the port devclcrrtey.t act, pro xiling fer issue of pcr1s bonds, wni passed, in 1923, Rersr sentative J. Le. tefoi,e. of Butiee NpTsa1 q pretest CT tbe h,,uxe journal, cla;miry that tn p.oy ision of Section 2i, requiring two-thirds vote, was applicable tU tht 'orL -acf GovernOr Brandon asked t., en:nion of the supreme conrt jus ties on this point to give assurance to the validity fthe port bonds soon to be issued. N
 Five Justices Sign
 The advisory opinion was signed by Chief Justice John c. Anderson and Justices Ormond Someryille, Lucien D Gardner. William H. Thomas and Vir. oil Bouldin. Justices A. D. Sayre and B. NJ, Miller declined to respond to the governor's request for an opinion. ln the summer of 1923, when Governor Brandon sought the opinion of the su. preme court justices on constitutional questions affecting the seaport develop ment, Justices Sayre and Miller de clined to pass on the matter. unless Il Ahould be brought before them as q litigated case. This position of tho two justices was reaffirmed in their second refusal today to give an opinion which was sought by the governor wlth out going through court procedure or q litigated case, under the provision .oi an act of 1923, which authorized the governor to ask for the advisory opln
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-22
MOBILE ROBBERIES
 BATTLE POLICE
Valuables Found In NegrO's
 House Not Identified

MOBILE, Ala, July 21.-(Special Leased Wire.)-Police authorities, who yesterday believed they had workable clue to the series of house burglaries here the past few weeks, were baffled this afternon when persons whose homes were robbed failed to identify any of the loot" valued at approxi- mately $2,0OO, taken from the home of Hattie Dill, a negro, at 1903 Pecan street.
 Indorse ResOlutions-The board of revenue, at a regular meeting today, indorsed a resolution of residents of George county, Mississippi, to provide tick eradication inspection for the ter ritory in Mississippi between Dog river and the state line, and to remove the quarantine on cattle and horses brought from Mississippi into Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-22
STORL OWNERS DROWN
Operated Chain Of Houses In Vir.
 giniA

NORTON, Va, July 21.-Sidney and Mack Topper, owners of a chain of drygoods stores in Virginia, were drowned Sunday while in bathing near East Stone Gap, Va.
 Their bodies are being sent to New York, their old home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-22
LAST MANS CLUB
 HOLDS BANQUET
Only Three Members Able To
 Attend

SALTWATER, Minn., July 21.- With only three of the twenty-four sur viving members able to attend the an- nual banquet of the famous Last Mans club was held here today.
 John S. Golf, S1, came from St. Paul for the reunion; Charles Lockwood, 79, made the trip from Chamberlain, S. D., and Peter Hill, S3, journeyed from At water, Minp. The other members Emil Graft, S3, was unable to leave his home at St. Cloud, Fla, but sent letter ex- pressing his regrets at inability to be present.
 The Last Mans club was formed here in 1886 by 34 surviving members of B. Company Minnesota Volunteers, who fought in the Civil War. A bottle of wine, was purchased at the first meeting and it was agreed that the last member should drink a toast to their departed comrades. Thirty chairs draped in black were grouped about the banquet table in memory of members who had died.
 SHOT BY LOVER
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-22

NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 24.-That Virginia Stacey, pretty business college student was shot by her lover. follow ing a quarrel, is the, theory of the To- cal police who today are holding Royal Smithson following his arrest late last night, after the girl was found with a bullet wound above her heart. Little hope for the life of the girl is held out at General hospital.
 The girl accused her lover of firing the shot, but later said that the shoot ing was accidental. Smithson says that she shot herself while "fooling around" with the revolver.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-22
SLEW HUSBAND, CHARGE

HOUSTON, Tex, July 21.-Mrs. Susie Cook, 39, was held in jail here today charged with murdering her bus band, George D. Cook, prominent Hous- ton contractor. Cook was found dead in his bed Sunday morning. He had been shot.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-22
4 Die As Ships Crash In New England Fog;
 Others Flee In Boats
Fall River Liner Struck By Tanker Near Point Judith-Rescue Work Hndered By Dense Fog-Search Lights Pick Up Trace Of Pas sengers Who Took To Sea In Life Craft

guard cutter Acushnet was sent from g station in waters nearby.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-22

POSTMASTERS NAMED WASHINGTON, July 21.-W. C.. Reeser today was appointed postmaster at Bristol, Tenn.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-23

FLOORS AND FLOOR COVERlNGs-Ev about floors,
from how lay, finish and polish them carpets
rugs or other coverings
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-23
FOUR PERSONS
U ~ SRk @hAS$s W.
DIE IN STORMS
CIoudbur8t Does $250r0O0
Damage in Chicago,
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
CHICAGO, June 23.-Four persons
were killed and many injured in
storm which swept Chicago and
parts Of the Northwest Sunday
afternoon. Damage was estimated
today at S25O,OOO in Chicago and
three died here.
A verVable cloudbust, lasting for
about two hours. flooded the city
with 1.2S inches Of rain. A terrific
wind and electrical storm ragged
simultaneously.
One death was reported from st.
Paul, MINI. Six violent storms in
the last two weeks have claimed
thirty-three lives in Minnesota, North
and South Dakota.
Lightning caused more than a
score of fires. Pleasure craft on
Lake Michigan had narrow escapes
from disaster. Panic was caused
among 700 passengers on the steamer
Saugutuck when the vessel broke
down near Michigan City at the
height of the storm. S. 0. S. calls
for help, brought several vessels, but
the Saugutuck managed to make
port after repairs.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-23
DANClNGEST BUNCH
Southern Grottos Supply Plenty of
Snappy Steps.

The southern grottos supplied the
"dancingest" bunch of prophets.
Just let a band stop and start to
play, and whether it was hotel. lob.
by. sidewalk, street center, or on
the Circle, in thirty seconds there
would be a. bunch of Mazda Of Mem
phis, Tenn; Amra of Knoxville,
Tenn; Mithra Of Shreveport, La.
and Kamram of Birmingham. Ala,
prophets out putting on a lot Of new
tangled steps with armloads of good
looking girls.
Small in number, but mighty
prominent from asmusical standpoint
was the Rhai-Ghar outfit from Tor
onto, Can. Bag pipes and regular
band were the features Of the Cana
dams and oh boy. how they could
play. They kept the crowd in a
wild state of enthusiasm at the
Claypool with program ranging
from the old Scotch bag pipe airs to
jazz and national anthems. They
We're impartial with the latter. first
they played "The Maple Leaf For
ever" the Canadian anthem. then
the star Spangled Banner" and
finally wound up with the air TO
which all Americans in the lobby
sang the words Of America" while
the Canadians with equal enthu-
sidsm sang God Save the King"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-23
MEMPHIS GIRLS DANCE
"Show Is Stopped" in ClaypOol
Lobby by Trio.

Mazda Grotto, Memphis, stopped
the show in the lobby of the Clay
pool when three little misses from
the southern city, Violet Forbes,
Velva Rose Mclaughlin and Gladys
Reeves, ''strutted their stuff in jazz
dances to the strains of the Toronto,
Canada, band.
The dancers, aged 10 and IA,
scantily clad in minstrel fashion, and
wearing stiff, high hats, answered
encore after encore to the crowd
that packed the lobby. Miss Dorothy
Turner and "Bingo" Wilson, also Of
Memphis, in Rube costume, did some
high-class clog dances.
Following the show Ahalimar
Grotto Orchestra, New Orleans,
played dance. music and everybody
grabbed their partners. When not
enough women were found for ev-
cry man, the men danced with each
other. The dancing lasted an hour
and almost broke UP the business
session going on at convention bead
quarters at the Claypool.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-23
INDIANA TO Be
SILENT ON KHAN
Democratic Delegation to
Leave Issue Alone.
BIZ Times Snecinl

BIZ Times Special
NEW YORK, June 23.--Thee Ku-
Klux Khan and the wet issues are
matters to be left to the platform
committee of the convention, Indiana
delegates decided when they met this
morning.
Indiana Democrats, they agreed,
have shown the Nation where they
stand on the Khan issue through
their action at the recent State con-
vention. so there is no need of going
further at this time.
Indlanians have one important
task to accomplish here. most of
the Hoosiers seem to feel, and that
is to nominate RalstCn. Other mat.
ters viii have to take second place.
The fact that Ralston is IN excel
lent health is being widely 3dver-
tiscd mere through circulation of a
story that he was out pitching hay
in the hot sun last Thursday
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-23
RATS SUIT ANSWERED
State Office Squabble Before Superior
Judge.

A suit by Oscar Rats, who con
tends he is n member of the State
public service commission and en-
titled to the $500 salary for May. is
now at issue before Superior Judge
Sidney s. Miller
State Attorney General L. s. Lesh.
defending Robert Bracken, State
auoltor who refuses to pay Rats.
filed an answer to Rats complaint
for mandate, asserting Rats will
have 10 prove his title.
Former Governor McCray appoint
ed oscar b. Smith to succeed Rats.
McCray resigned before the APPOINT
ment became effective, and Rats
claimed it therefore was Illegal
Governor Branch disregarded the
squabble and appointed Frank Single
ton, his private secretary, to take
the office July I.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-23
CHICAGO ALL DOLLED UP
Delegation to Grotto Meeting in
New Uniforms.

Aryan Grotto Of Chicago is step
ping out in brand new" uniforms
today.
Good fellowship for ALL" is the
slogan on the cover of twenty six
page convention magazine.
officers; Hamlet c. Rideway. mon
arch; Harry s. Carton. chief justice
and captain degree team; Rudolph
Shapiro master Of ceremonies: f. G..
Lewis, secretary; Colt T. Holt. presi-
dent band Roy J. BATHS. major
commander; Charles E. Rank. cap
tain zouaves, and Mai. Hamlet c.
Ridgway, drill master: A. +. CIason.
lieutenant and adjutau and ]. G.,
McGregor. lieutenant Sand quarter
master
A band, drum corps. driu team.
Zouaves and quartette are with the
delegation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-23
UNDERWOOD COME
OUT OPPOSED TO
KU-KLUX KHAN
First Democratic Candidate
to Take Step on
Issue,
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
UNITED PRESS HEADQUAR-
TIERS, WALDORF HOTEL, New
York City, June Ex-senator Os-
car ". Underwood of Alabama to-
day came out before the delegates
as the first candidate for the Dem
ocratc presidential nomination
standing avowedly on an anti,Klan
platform.
Advocating a plank naming the
Kan as expressly Of a condition in
American political and religious
life, against which the Democratic
party should takeTa positive stand.
Underwood sought TO become the
leader and spokesman for the pow
erful element in the convention
which adheres to the same. view.
In his conference with newspaper
men today, Senator Underwood de
clared he would stand for the prin-
ciples as enunciated by the Demo
cratic platform of 1856. which fol
lowed the activity of a quasi-secret
society known as the 'Know Moth
ings: a formal resolution has been
prepared by Underwood. which will
be presented TO the resolutions com
nfttee by Forney Johnston. This
resolution provides the direct refer
ence to-the Khan as follows:
Resolved.
That we do reafirm the prin-
ciple set forth in the Democratic
platform of 1856, and do condemn as
Un-American and un-DemOcratc po-
hJicaI acts by quasi or other secret
organizations in furtherance of any
political objective whatever: and in
particular DO we condemn such &C
ton for the purpose of prescribing
the political rights and privileges of
citizens OF the United States as is
nbw proposed, practiced and publicly
ACKNOWLEDGED by the organization
known as the ku-KlUx Khan and as
may now or hereafter be proposed
or practiced by any organization
whatsoever
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-23
AND STILL THEY COME!
StatehOuse Gives Up Attempts 10
Work as GrOttO Bands Play.

Between the 'steen hundred Grotto
bands from Alaska to Madagascar
and the roar of an Indiana National
Guard machine gun in the hands Of
a recruiting squad on the Statehouse
lawn, State employees today regis
tered less than .OO0007 per cent eff
cheney.
Bands paraded through the lobby
at fiye-minute intervals. blarins
forth all they had which was
plenty. There wasn't a corner i'm
any Office where officials and en-
ployes didn't have 10 put on the loud
pedal whenever something had TO be
said.
And no one even tried to think.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-23
CITY PREPARES BRIEFS
New Papers Drawn Up in Smoke
Ordinance Suit.

e Briefs are being prepared by
lanes Ogden. city attorney. and
Edward o. Snethen, president Of
the Indianapolis Federation Of
Community Civic Clubs, on a de-
murrer filed in city court June II
by Rub-Tex Products Company.
INC. against the smoke abatement
ordinance, it was announced today.
8 Nature of briefs viii he to show
whether the State Legislature has
delegated authority to the city
council to enact such an ordinance.
Hearing has been set for July S.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-06-23
WARNING ON FIREWORKS
Can Only Be Legally Sold From
July / TO 4.

Due to several phone calls at 20.
ice headquarters complaining of
the use Of firework today. Chief Of
Police. Herman S. Rikhoff issued
warning to merchants.
Fireworks may be legally sold
from July 1 to 4. and can be used
legally only on the Fourth of July.
Use Of firearms is prohibited. Pc
lice We're instructed at roll call to
enforce the law rigidly.