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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-26
A HEARTY MEAL!
 ---N0 INDIGESTION

"Myi How I enjoy, eating these days just like a hearty, htngry .youngster.' Knowing the pleasure of meal-tfme; as do now, has given me new ideas of life and it's greatness. Like thou sands of others had gone years and years trying to alleviate conditions for which the stomach was directly responsible. First 1t was dangerous indigestion: then nervousness, nau- sea, constipation. loss of energy, A rundown system: finally complete loss of appetite, the appearance of rheumatic pains--you see my blood had become impoverished. But we live and learn, FERRALINE, Nat ure's Own Remedy, brought . ray of hope which soon turned into great tight of Robust Health. No longer does the necessity. of eating .just-so' bother mel eat anything because FERRALINE has restored the stom- ach to health. It will do as much for you; it will bring you relief, from the troubles (which are many) due E to disordered stomach. Even phy- sicians endorse 1t and the price ia ssmali-$1 % at leading druggists. Re- member it's guaranteed to be un- equaled as . stomach remedy. u FREE YEAR, BOOK FOR EVERY
 BODY
 Send for oneJ it's full of facts, fig- ures and data. Adress, The Ferraiine Co.,, Dept. A-2. F. O. Box Ie53. Ate lantas Ga. s4@
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-26
AVIATION FIELD
 AID IS PROMISED
$75O Voted By Board Of Reve-
 nue For Improvements

County aid was promised Tuesday in developing Roberts field, headquar- ters of the 1O6th observation squadron, Alabama national guard. At the re- quest of Capt. Sidney Smith. the board of revenue voted to appropriate $15O for this purpose
 Captain Smith made a personal ap- peal for authority to use convict labor in grading the field. consisting of S3 acres, to make it safe for landing pur- poses However, a straight apprOpria- ton was decided upon as preferable.
 With a suitable landing field, Bir- mingham has a good chance being included in one or more important gov ernment airways," Captain Smith said. inspectors are now making q visit to various cities to study landing facili- ties. An air mail service from Atlanta to New Orleans by way of Birmingham is quite a possibility. This city may also be made a terminus for q line starting at Chicago. All this. however. depends upon the development of Rob- ertS field
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-26
FARMER FOUND
 SHOT TO DEATH
No Clues Found To Slayer Of Walter Gilbert Of
 Oak Grove
tGADsDEN BUREAU


 GADSDEN, Ala, March 25s-Walter Gilbert, 35-year-old farmer, Oak Grove, 15 miles west of Collinsville, was found dead with fractured skull and his heart torn out by shot from a shot gun near his home Monday, according to news reaching here Tuesday. It was believed robbery was the motive for the killing, as an empty purse was found near the body. An automobile was heard to stop in front of the house early Saturday night. Shortly after it left a shot was heard in the pasture where GiIbert's body was later found. No clews had been found Tuesday aft ernOon.
 Chamber Directors Chosen-The plan of electing directors of the Chamber of Commerce by mail without official suggestion or nomination resulted in the following selections; Otto Agricola, Louie I.oveman, W. $. Vance, A. W. Rails, R. l.. Denman. A. P. Reich, W. P. Gwin, J. l.. Meeks, J.JH. Lester, J. A. Lilsk, c. s. Ward. o. R. Hood, J. W. Burnett. At a meeting of the directors Tuesday afternoon the fol- lowing officers were named: President, James l.. Herring; vice presidents, R. l.: Denman and W. r. Gwin; secre- tary, W. H. Butler.
 Jail Contract Awarded-The South ern Steel company has been awarded the contract to build a new jail for Cherokee county at Centre, that con- cern's bid of $17,000 being the lowest submitted. The building will have two stories, and will be of brick and con- crete. Work will begin within 30 days. To Sell Plant Site-The 31-acre site of the old car plant of the Southern railway on Twelfth street has been placed in the hands of Birmingham realty company for sale.
 Bagdad Consul Visits-T. R. Owens, United States consul at Bagdad, ar rived in Gadsden Tuesday to visit friends after an absence of five years. While principal of the Disque High school here Mir. Owens enlisted in the World war, was commissioned and sent overseas. where he was wounded. On his discharge he stood an examination for the consular service and won the post at Bagdad, which has been of in- ternational importance since the find ing of oil in the vicinity of the ancient city.
 Killed By Falling Tree Will Brown. g years old, was instantly killed when tree fell on him at his home near Piedmont Monday after noon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-26
FIRE INSURANCE
 WARNING ISSUED
Don't Take Estimate Of
 Dividends, Advises Julian
tsTATE CAPITAL BUREAU)

MONTGOMERY, Ala, March 25.- A warning to prospective purchasers of fire Insurance not to take estimates of dividends to be paid to them as guar sntees of such dividends was issued to- day by State Superintendent of In- sufance Frank N. Julian. Numerous communications have been received from citizens of Alabama relative to promises of dividends, according to Superinten- dent Julian, who issued the following statement on the subject:
 FCitizens of Alabama are cautioned that in buying fire insurance that promised dividends are merely estimates and in no case guarantees.
 No insurance company or associa- tlon can guarantee dividends or returns to policyholders. unless the same are specifically guaranteed in the policy e0htract of insurance. The experience of{past years may be used to illustrate what has been accomplished in the matter of dividends returned to policy ho{ders, but in no instance can guar anfees be made unless the same are n part of the policy contract.
 vRecently it was called to the atten- tioh of the bureau of insurance that certain fire insurance solicitors were holding out guarantee ranging all the way from B 1-3 to 5 per cent of the premiums Upon investigating it was found that an agent of mutual com panies was making this statement. I'm niediately the matter was called to the Attention of authorized mutual com panies in this state, and the bureau of insurance advised. that in the future no promise of dividends would be made and also that all representatives of mutual companies had agreed that only the past experience of such companies would be used to show what had been accomplished.
 The bureau of insurance has re- ceived numerous communications on this subject, and it is desired that the Ecitizens of Alabama understand that the laws specifically provide that no guaFantees other than are contained in the policy contract of insurance are valid"
 Hoard Meeting Set-The quarterly meeting of the state board of agricul- ture will be held at the capital April 1. Establishment of a market news sta tion at Mobile for benefit of truck growers, with the cooperation of the federal government, and providing car origin inspection of perishable products will be- among matters coming before the board.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-26
HONOR SOL D. BLOCH

MONTEYALIIO, Ala. March 25.- Especial. l-At the Y. W. c. A. meet ing of Sunday evening. a memorial service was held in honor of the mem ory of the lamented Sol. D. BlOchs the founder of the school and for 26 years member of the. board of trustees. Mir. Bloch was a citizen of Camden. for that reason a student from Cam den presided and another spoke for the student body.
 Announces Revival-At the Baptist church in MOnteyallO Sunday, three trustees were elected, M. F. Jeter, J. R. Lewis and F. C. Wilson. The pastor, Rev. J. R. Curry, announced that he would begin aseries of eVangelistic services on April 2S. and that Dr. W. T. Smith. pastor of the Opelika church. had been engaged to do the preach ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-26
COMPANY FORMED
 TO BUY E. R. L. & P.
Birmingham Electric Company
 Files Incorporation Papers

Organizers of the Birmingham Flee tric company, a body which expects to make a successful bid for the bankrupt Birmingham Railway. Light and Power company. filed incorporation papers in probate court Tuesday.
 No definite capital is set by the papers. Ten shares of common and pre- ferred stock. neither of which have . set par value. have been issued, with all stockholders members of the board of directors. In case the new company is awarded the property directors will go before the Alabama public service com mission in an effort to get that body to authorize the issuance of stock neces- .sary to take oyer the old concern.
 Complete organization of the new company is not expected before the court auction of the B. R., l.. and +. property, set for next Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-26
CIRCUS STUNTS
 THRILL CROWDS Spangles And Glitter Of
 Sawdust Arena Are Real Delight

Birmingham, particularly that DOT ton of Birmingham located along Sev- enth avenue between Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets. took on a gala as- pect Tuesday evening.
 There. in this particular portion. was the "big top with its lights. tights. srotesque mountebanks. the ceaselesS chant of the carnival barker. The cir GUS had come to town.
 And it was a real. for-sure circus. True. there were no elephants, but that was fortunate. Thereswas hardly room for a conservative sized individual let alone anything with the bulk of an elephant in that pushing, go0d-natured crowd.
 Instead of the Old-fashiOned hull- necked individual commonly associated with circusses, pleasant face red-fexzed men made spirited pleas for your 'sthin dime" And they usually got it.
 It was the first night of the circus staged by Zamora temple and the throughout four happy hours in which childhood was transplanted into the tented arena of the big top, proved AHAk NuC CAECuSs tuAo RdEtACuAAr tyYC UA circus, Birningham's own. is wanted by the public.
 That crowd. numbered conservative ly at 5000, enjoyed ever phase of the circus immensely from the hawking pop corn man 10 the thrilling aerial acts never before performed by human man." There were plenty of things to watch and plenty of things to do. Two hours of whiriwind feats by exceptional performers gave the show profession- al touch which is usually lacking in the amateur productions.
 There is nothing amateurish about the Zamora temples effort to achieve good wholesome entertainment. It is a stupendous success. And everybody in Birmingham is expected to find it out for themselves before the big top is taken down April 4.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-26

largest taxpayers iHs Wilcox county, and a man of wide ainfluence, died at 10 a. m. Tuesday at his home at Millers, ferry. Services will be held Wednesday at 10 80 a. m. at Canton Bend, where interment will be made.
 Judge Henderson came to this coun- try from Scotland just after the Civil War, and settled near Camden. He served as judge of probate in Wilcox county and was widely respected.
 Surviving besides his widow are three sons, Fred, Bruce and William Henderson, of Miller's ferry, and a daughter, Mrs. George Dexter, of Bir- mingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-26
Mrs. Davis RecOvers Strength

The following statement contained in a letter from Mrs. Alice Davis of Jamestown, N. F.. should bring hope to other women who are in the same condition she was She says: "I was nervous and weak with pains in my back, no ambition, and utterly dis couraged, and could not sit up all the time. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restored my health and strength so I am now running a roOm- ing house and do all the work" Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is pre-eminently successful in OvercOm- ing such troubles and it will pay any suffering woman to try it-AdV.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-26
MAY RAISE WATER RATES New M9Piie Schedule to be Effective


 MOBILE, Ala., March 25.-(Special wire. )-City commissioners have under consideration a proposal to increase rates charged for water consumed in Mobile and if plans work out as sug- gested. the new rate will become ef- fective about June 1 when the city will start supplying water to ships, according to a statement of Mayor R. ". Taylor. in charge of water works yesterday The statement said that all commissioners seem to favor a higher rate. believing thSt the water works would be put OllS self-sustaining foundation.
 Not te Move Quarantine e-Announce- ment was made here today that the United States quarantine will not be moved back to Fort Morgan during the coming summer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-26
SEVERE QUAKE RECORDED

WASHINGTON. March 25.-An earthquake of pronounced character was registered on the seismograph of Georgetown university yesterday after noon beginning at 3 :36 p. m. and last ing until p. m. Father. Tondorf places it's center at 1900 miles south of Washington.
 A second shock was recorded begin ming at 9 9:13 8. m. today, reaching it's maximum at g :26 a a,.tn. and dying out at about Il a. m. Father Tondorf de- scribed the disturbance as rather se- were" and said it appeared to be cen. tered in southerly direction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-26
FASTER SCHEDULE
 ON BARGE SERVICE

ST. LOUIS, March 25-A new St LOuis-New Orleans express barge serv- ice on the Mississippi river, giving five day transportation for shippers using the Mississippi Warrior federal barge line, will be started April 1. it was learned here today. Stops will be made at Cairo, Memphis and Vicksburg.
 The new schedule reduces by 90 per cent the time formerly consumed by the barge line in its regular St. LOuis-New Orleans service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-26
CONFERENCE IS SET
Montgomery District Methodists Win
 Meet At Opelika

OPELIKA, Ala. March 25.-(Spe- cial Leased Wire. 1.-The Montgomery district of the Methodist Episcopal church. south, will convene April 3 at Trinity church in Opelika. The session will occupy two days. About 30 visit ing preachers and laymen will be in at tendance. Rev. R. R. Ellison, presid- ing elder, will preside at this confer once
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-26
DEAD BODY FOUND

- After breaking open the basement door of house at 1212 Fourth ave. nue, north, Tuesday evening. Call Of. ficers Flames and Reed found the dead bod yof John Lee, negro, who had been missing since Saturday. Lee died from natural causes, it was said. He was lying across the bed in a posture which appeared that he died in the act of un. draQsi00
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-26

closed season on bass, fresh water trout and breaml and will begin April 1 and will continue through June 30 Game and fish iwardens have been ad- vised of the law enacted last year and instructed to enforce it. This is the first time the state has established a closed season on game fish and the commissioner has appealed for the support of spOrtsrnen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-26
HELD AFTER SHOOTING

l.. V. Smith, negro, 1895 Fifth ave nue, north, who is alleged to have shot Charlie Betts. his brother-in-law, in a family quarrel, was arrested by Detec- tives Alexander and Watson, Tuesday. Smith was booked for assault with in tent to murder pending the outcome of Betts' wound.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-26
OUT FOR SCHOOL BOARD

TROY.s Ala, March 25.-(Special Leased Wire.)-J. E.. Wood of Brun. didge has announced flor a member of the school board of Pike county, Mir. Wood lives in Brundidge, where the Pike county high school is located and he thinks member of the school board should be there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-26
CREATES HELIUM RESERVE Coolidge Sets Aside s.f00 Acres In

WASHINGTON, March 25.-Ths
 country's first heliuin reserve, com
 prising !, 100 acres of gas bearing lands in Emery county, Utah, has been
 created by Presidents C01oidge on recom- { mendation of Secretafy. Work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-26

JUDGE HENDERSON DIES [ SELMA, Ala, March 25.-Judge William Henderson, S6, one of the
The daily worker., 1924-07-15
BELIEVE LIPS OF
BRANDED PRIEST
SEALED BY FEAR
Savage KIuxers POwer
in Michigan

Especial to the DAILY WoRKER)
BATTLE CREEK, Mich, July
14.-Was Rev. Oren c. Van
Loon, branded victim of the Ku
Kux KIan, whose initials were
found scared on his naked back,
terrorized into keeping silence
about the II mysterious days
that elapsed since he disap-
peared from his pastorate in
Berkley until he was found on
the streets of Battle Creek?
This question is being asked
here following Van Looms re-
fusal to undergo medical tests
designed to discover the nature
of the drugs that may have been
used to make his mind a blank
for the period Of his absence.
Taken From Hospital.
Shortly before the tests were about
to be given the apparently dazed man,
his wife announced that she was TAX
spite protests the couple started on
their way, presumably to his home in
Berkley, near Detroit.
"Don't Let Them Hurt Me-"
That horror brooded over the man
who had been so cruelty punished for
his pulpit criticism Of the Klan was
evident to the watchers by his hos
pital bed, before he left the institu-
tion
Don't let hem hurt mel" he would
murmur in his sleep, and mumbled,
frightened words escaped him "about
those men,"
His limbs contracted and his face
twitched in pain, with burrows of ag-
ony deepening his forehead.
Admits His Terror.
The theory that Rev. Van Loon
knows more than he is willing to tell
was intensified when it was learned
CONTINUED on next page.)
The daily worker., 1924-07-15


gives full information about the
financial scandals of the Italian
fascist government. Presi is
now publishing this data in "Il
Lavoratore," Communist daily.
Matteotti Knew Finance.
Matteotti was one OF the deputies
on the parliamentary committee Of
finance and was real student Of eco
nomics and finance, according to Presi.
He had prepared this pamphlet as an
answer to the stupid minister Of
finance, De Stefani, who had promised
a decrease Of indebtedness for Italy
but instead had given the unfortunate
land tremendous increase Of financial
burdens--a great, unexplained deficit
in the treasury.
Only seventeen fascist DEGREES OF
law were passed last year by the Cort
del Cont, the highest court (similar
to the United States Supreme Court
OF Italy, which is appointed by the
king. Five hundred DEGREES, or ap-
propriations of the ascist-controlled
were rejected by the court.
IL was this data which Matteotti pub
lished and intended to bring before
the whole parliament that brought him
Continued on page 3D.
The daily worker., 1924-07-15
kLAN TERROR SILENCES VICTIM
CLOTHING INDUSTRY
GETS new WAGE SLASH
UNDER CAMOUFLAGE
A. c. w. Members Find That
Readjustment Means Cut
BY EARL R. BRowDER.


The workers in the mems cloth
ing industry of Chicago are sudden
Iy waking up to find that they have
gone thru a period of "deflation"
without having known that it was
coming. They say that what
amounts to wage cut of IS per
cent to 20 per cent has been put
across thruout the mems clothing
industry in this market.
Ordinarily such a sashing cut as
this would produce great struggle.
The history Of the past ten years
has not been one Of cowardly re-
treat and timid acceptance of any
old conditions that the employers
wish. Rather it has led the work
ers to think that they have at least
some little word about their wages
and working standards. How, then,
does II come that this wage cut
could have been put across without
a fight7
1t is hard to get all the facts In
the case. A very systematic and
methodicaI camouflage has been set
up around the reduction Of stand
ards. Most Of this camouflage,
strangely enough, seems to have
come from the union, the AmaIga-
mated Clothing Workers Of Amerl-
ca, rather than from the bosses.
In fact, the workers in the industry,
when approached about the prob
lem, say that the union itself has
been putting the cut into effect thru
the union machinery.
The Trade Union Educational
League members are carrying on a
systematic Investigation Of the COM
plants arising thruout the Chicago
market, and gathering all the infor-
nation possible, that 1t can tell Its
members what has been going on.
Every worker who has information
of wage cuts being put thru under
the guise of "readjustments" and
thru regarding work should get in
touch with the r. U. (. L. members.
The T. U. E. L. does not agree that
responsibility" in the industry
means that the union should be re-
sponsible for wage cuts. It believes,
rather, that the responsibility of the
union is to fight against wage cuts.
The daily worker., 1924-07-15
PARIS PAPER PRINTS
SAME PROOF OF BEN'S
GUILT AS DAILY WORKER
Especial to The Daily workerl

AcpcCihl 10 ' ne CdNI Wofkcfl
PARIS, July 14.-Jean Plct In the
liberal paper "L'oeuvre," has pub
Iished a sensational story Of how
Mussolini himself ordered the muir
der Of Giaeomo Mstteottl, Socialist
deputy Of Italy. Piet based his state
ment on the written word OF Aldo
Finzi, former under-seeretary Of the
interior, who wrote his assertion
just after the crime when he con-
templated committing suicide to
avoid being embroiled In the dIseIo-
sures Of graft and violence in which
he was involved.
PIet says that enc Of the seven
copies Fnzi made Of his document
Is In the hands Of the court In
charge OF the Matteott case, for
which Flnzl Is now held In prison.
Flnzi declared In his statement.
which was to be read after his
death, that Mussollnl told cesare
Rossl, former head Of the Interior
departments pre- bureau OF spy
system, In speaking Of MatteottI:
"You must get this man out Of
the way for me-"
The censorship law just put Into
effect stronger than ever In Italy
will prevent the publication of
FInzi's statement making MussollnI
chief OF the murdersrs.
The daily worker., 1924-07-15

the candidates selected in those
primaries and it will call upon
all the voters in Minnesota who
support the Workers Party to
fulfill that pledge.
The Workers Party, will, however,
place presidential electors on the bal
lot in Minnesota in support of the can
didacy of Foster and Gitlow.
The candidacy Of Robert M. LaFol-
lette as an independent progressive"
is grave menace to all state Farmer
Labor parties. It represents an ef-
fort to build up a movement Of small
business men, independent bankers,
etc, against the class movement OF
the producers-the industrial workers
and farmers.
The LaFollette platform, which was
jammed down the throat OF the Con.
ference for Progressive Political Ac-
tion at Cleveland, is a backward-facing
platform. In place of calling upon the
Industrial workers and farmers to use
their political power to make the great
trusts serve their interests, thru ma
tionalization Of these great productive
forces, the LaFollette program calls
for another illusory trust-busting pro-
gram. The trusts and great monooplies
cannot be destroyed. They are the
products Of economic evolution and
represent higher organization Of pro-
duction. The only way to meet tho
fact that they are now instruments Of
the privileged class for exploitation
Of tho worker and farmer 10 to ma
The daily worker., 1924-07-15
AND
HERRIOT SWEAT
OvERDAWESPLAN
British and French Are
Fighting Over Loot

LONDON, July 13.-The fam
Gus Dawes reparations plan,
which helped to give the hell
raising general the Republican
nomination for vice-presidency
of the United States is between
the devil and the conflicting in
terests of the warning European
capitalists.
France, despite the repudia-
ton of Poincare at the polls and
the coming into power of the
so-called socialist Herriot is the
dog in the manger. Herriot de-
clares France will not recede
one inch from the Ruhr policy
of Poincare and Macdonald, the
British prototype of Herriot,
also a socialist declares with
emphasis that His Majesty's
government will not consider
the proposal of a military alli-
ance with France.
The statement made by Ramsay
Macdonald in the House of Commons
and listened to in respectful silence by
the Tories and Liberals was as cold
blooded a report of social democrat
ic lackey's efforts to defend the in
terests Of British against French cap
italism as could be delivered by Stan
ley Baldwin, MacDonald's Tory pre-
decessor. The interests of the work
Continued on page 81