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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-27
YEGCmEN CRACK SAFE TN DOWNTOWN SHORE
Contributions To Party Campaign F und Should Be
 Immediate And Generous

NEONEY is needed to defray the expenses of the lvE democratic presidential campaign. The party
 leaders not confning their appeal to the rich. entrenched privilege asked to finance the campaign in return for immunity in the enjoyment of such undue privilege.
 The Age-Herald, for the convenience of voters, will receive and acknowledge contributions whether in large small amounts the national democratic committees presidential campaign fund To start the Alabama fund The AgeHerald The Mobile Register, The Montgomery Journal and The Mobile News Item have contributed s ,000. Contributions should be marked Democratic Campaign Fund" and sent to The Age-Herald
 The cost of a campaign for the presidency nowa- days is. beyond the means of the individual. The necessary expenses mount up into millions of legiti mate expenditure The republican leadership has often in the past exchanged promises of special avors in return for great sums from those whose interests have thus been placed before the public interest dur ing republican administrations.
 The democratic leaders believe that the people of the United States dsapprove of such political trades They believe that the adherents of the Democratic party would much prefer to finance the democratic campaign co-operativey than to expose the admin stration of public affairs to the influence of those who point to huge contributions as the basis of their appeal for special and improper consideration.
 Those who have large possessions can afford to give more largely than those who have small pos sessions. For those with large possessions benefit proportionately from good government On the not to cooperate in the contributions for they are the who suffer.
 Let the contributions of the members of the Demo- cratic party be immediate and generous in order that the faith of the leadership may be promptly justified anew. s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-27
BOYIES DISTRICT ASSURED AS SITE OF STEEL PLANT
Confirmation Of $1,5OO,- 900 Project Given-De-
 tails Not Announced

A fabricating plant costing $1,500,- 900, will be constructed near BOyles within a short time, according to local realtors handling the details. It was an nounced that deeds for the properties had been sent to England for exami- nation, and that the financing will come from that country. Eastern in- terests also are interested in the plant.
 J. M. P, Otis of Jemison and Com pany, who has handled some of the de- tails of the new industry, said Friday that all speculation as to whether the plant would be landed for Birmingham was over and that the community could count upon the work starting in a reasonable length of time.
 This is the plant that is to be To- cated near the city garbage disposal plant, in the interest of which requests were made of the board of revenue to vacate certain alleys or roads in the territory affected.
 It was stated Friday that the site for the plant would cost about $2OO,- 900 and contain 15O acres. The plant will employ in the neighborhood of $50 men, it,is stated, and will consume a substantial tonnage of steel purchas- able from companies of this district.
 This plant will be modern in every particular and win add materially to the growing importance of this dis trict as one of diversified interest and capable of manufacturing it raw ma terials into finished products.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-27
STABLEBOY EXPOSED AS RUNAWAY GIRL
Mildred Cline Caused Wealthy
 Parents One Month Hunt

AKRON, O., Sept. 26.-A shabby youth, who told police officers here and there in Ohio and West Virginia when they happened to pick him up that he was a race track stable boy, has been identified as the 17-year-old runaway daughter of J. C.. Cline, wealthy resident of Grafton, W. Va.
 Confronted with positive identifica- tion, the. shabby youth" admitted that she was Mildred Cline. Mildred's i'm personation of tough young man was so good that the police who questioned her before she came here did not sus- pect the deception. The Pseudo stable boy burst into unmanly tears when she admitted her identity and pleaded that the news of her escapade be kept from her mother.
 Mildred disappeared Labor Day and since then radio and printed descriptions of her have been broadcast all over the east. Why she left her luxurious home in Grafton, Mildred refused to say.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-27
SUPREME COURT
 OF CALIFORNIA
 BARS 3D PARTY
La Toilette Electors De- nied Appeal For Place
 On Ballot
'tBy Associated Pross.)

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 26.-A pe- titi0n for rehearing of the courts de- cision denying the La Toilette electors in California place on the November ballot was denied today by the state supreme court.
 The order of denial was unaccom- panied by any opinion or comment. It was signed by Chief Justice Myers. Three dissenting orders were handed down by Justices Lawler, Seawell and Lennon, but the order signed by Just ice Myers represented the majority of the court.
 Tn order acts to invalidate the peti- tions filed yesterda with six county clerks to place the LaFollette electors on the California ballot. These peti- tions had been filed in anticipation of a decision from the court favorable to the candidacy of the senator.
 The issue in regard to the La Fol lette electors was first raised when the county clerk of Marion county refused to permit the filing of petition to place such electors on the ballot on the ground that they had not been elected through party organization and the law was ambiguous as to how they should be selected otherwise.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-27
CONVICTS MOTHER
 SEEKS LOEB AID
Mrs. Krauser Seeks Funds To
 Employ Psychiatrists

CHICAGO, Sept. 26.-The mother of Walter Krauser, who has taken an appeal from a death sentence for slay- ing a policeman during a holdup, today sent letter to the mother of Richard Loeb, one of the slayers of young Robert Franks now serving a life term in prison, asking Mrs. Loeb to aid in obtaining psychiatrists for Krauser's defense.
 Writing to Mrs. Loeb as "a mother who has suffered" Mrs. Krauser de- clared that the boy was not guilty and expressed a wish that if he could not be freed, his life at least be spared.
 Krauser was convicted with Bernard Grant, 19, of killing a Chicago police man during holdup. Grant had been sentenced toh ang October 17,b ut as the result of thousands of pleas for clemency he was given 90 day reprieve.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-27
MYTH AND NAME EASY TO FIGHT, DECLARES SMITH New York Governor Is Greeted By Tammany
 Yell At Syracuse KHAN CONDEMNED IN STATE PLATFORM National Creed Of Party Forms Basis Of Dec
 / laration

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Sept. 26.-Arousing the same wild enthusiasm that was accorded him by his supporters at the national convention, Governor Al Smith has been nominated by the democratic state con- vention to run for reelection a g gainst S t Colonel Theodore Roosevelt.
 Smith was chosen by accla- nation. His choice was unani- nous, there were no other can- didates and as the roll was called for the vote a series of lusty yells for Alfred E. Smith" flowed forth in unin- terrupted succession.
 Smith now assumes t. task of beat ing young Roosevelt and the still heay- fer burden of carrying New York for John w. Davis, Appearing before the convention late Friday afternoon, Smith accepted the nomin: tion. He was greet ed with a thunderous roar of cheers and applause that recalled the tumult he caused at Madison Square Gar den.
 Tells Of Deliberation
 The governor told of his hesitancy over accepting. the nomination.
 
 rest" he said,. "and not make, t .e race a fourth time. However, I was unable to answer the arguments oi certain of our leaderss--.I know how much the country needs the democratic party and know low this state needs continuance of it.
 q never ran away from f; ht and I never will.
 T will make the race and I accept the nomination."
 Launching into an attack on the re- publican administration at Washington and the republican assembly, Smith de- clared: u...
 "We will have four solid weeks in which to show up the record. Nomi- nate a myth in Washington and a udulc HI INcW 1OTh anu cApcCt lO SCt away with it? It can't be done."
 Smith recounted that a republican friend had informed him that Senator Wadsworth was an old time friend of his and would do nothing to hurt him.
 "He Didn't
 And when I heard of the action of the convention at Rochester, sai ', he didn't" the governor aCded.
 He characterized the republican state platform as lone of the most dishon- est documents ever written" adding |: And what v won't do to that! When I get through with it, the men who wrote it will be looking with black
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-27
JAPAN REJECTS LEAGUE P AC T FOR ARBITRATION
Tokyo Seeks Amendment Aimed At American
 Immigration Law

GENEVA, Sept. 26.-The Japanese delegation has notified the league of na- tions first commission that Japan is un- able to accept the proposed arbitration, security and disarmament protocol in it's present form.
 The announcement Friday followed the refusal of the first commission to accept Japanese amendment to the protocol that would permit the council to endeavor to conciliate disputes aris- ing from domestic legislation, such as the immigration legislation in the United States.
 Japan's attitude resulted in the most critical situation yet encountered in the three weeks negotiations over the ar- bitration project.
 Amendment Withdrawn
 Through NJ. Adachi the Japanese terpreted to mean that Japan will re- fuse to sign the protocol.
 The amendment would have permit ted Japan to carry the immigration dis pute to the league council if The Hague court declared it to be q purely do- nestle question. It is predicted that The Hague court would certainly make this ruling in this dispute.
 Sir Cecil Hurst of Britain, together with representatives of Australia, Bra gil and France. opposed the Japanese declaring that it would make the league a super-state.
 Following Adachi's announcement, M. Louis Loucheur of France requested Adachi to confer with him, together with Sir Cecil Hurst, in an effort to reach a compromise before the commis- sion is obliged to report the final text of the arbitration, security and disarma- ment protocol to the assembly Monday.
 Arms Pact Ready
 The League of Nations project for the control of international traffic in arms will be submitted immediately to all governments, including the United States, and the governments will be asked whether they are disposed to par ticipate in a conference on the subject to be held in April or May, 1925.
 This decision was reached Friday by the league disarmament commission which has been studying the question of international control of arms traffic. General De Marins of Italy, president of the commission, said the project has been prepared with special reference to the question of permitting the United States to accept the plan.
 The league assembly Friday passed ordering the league council to appoint a special committee of ex- perts to perfect workable basis for the Italian project of international assist nnce to calamity stricken nations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-27
LOUISIANA FIGHT LOOMS
Declared Voters Only Allowed To Sign
 La Toilette Petition

NEW ORLEANS, La., Sept. 26.- Court action in an effort to have the names of Senators La Toilette and Wheeler placed on the ballot in Louis- jana was threatened today by La Fol lette leaders as a result of a ruling by Assistant General Ogden relative as to the qualifications of those voters who sign the petitions to have them placed on the ticket.
 It was held that only those persons who have declared upon registering that they were independent voters were qualified to sign the petition necessary to have the names placed on the bal lot. Only a handful of such persons are registered in the city of New Or leans. The petition, bearing at least 1000 signatures, must be filed with the secretary by tomorrow night.
 J. J. Fineran, head of the LaFollette organization, said the petition with the names of at least 1000 registered voters would be presented tomorrow to Thomas Killeen, register of voters of Orleans Parish, and that upon the re- fusal of the registrar to certify the signatures the petition then would be taken to the secretary of state, at Baton Rouge Monday, as provided by law.
 If the secretary of state refuses to accept the petition we will fight it out in the courts" MT. Fineran said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-27
HARRIS ENDS SUIT
 AGAINST EX-WIFE
Former Banker Refuses To Press
 Forgery Charges

NEW YORK, Sept. 26.-Beverly D. Harris, the former vice president of the National City bank, found it nee essary to blacken the name of his wife, Eleanor Elaine Lee Harris, when he se- cured an annulment of their marriage, but he doesn't want her to go to jail.
 A grand jury dismissed the bankers charges of forgery against Elaine Fri day after he had appeared and an- nounced that he did not desire to press them.
 Mrs. Harris was cheered when she learned she would not have to go before the grand jury and face indictment, and said she considered the dismissal of the charges as a great moral victory for herself. She was willing to stand trial, she declared, but evidently her former husband had had change of heart and had come to the conclusion that she was not as bad as he had first as. sumed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-27
$l,5OO HAUL BY THIEVES .ISREPORTED Third Avenue Women's
 Wear Store Is
 Robbed COMBINATION TORN OUT BY BURGLARS Careful Survey Made Of Store Before Job Was
 Attempted PROFESSIONAL RAM USED BY AMATEUR Finger Prints Furnish Officers
 Only Clue To Identity
COMBINATION TORN
 OUT BY BURGLARS
PROFESSIONAL RAM
 USED BY AMATEUR
Finger Prints Furnish Officers Only Clue To Identity
 Of Intruders

Breaking open a safe in the heart of the business district Friday night, yeggmen took between $1,500 and $2,000 and escaped. The store was that of the New Williams company, 1911 Third avenue, north. D. B. Goldstein, manager, said the exact amount could not be ascertained until Fridays re- ceipts were checked, but was positive there was more than $1, ,500 in currency.
 No explosives were used. The combination was torn out. and the opening of the heavy iron door was manipulated from the inside. Police believe that the safe-crackers entered by forcing open a window on the third floor. The robbery was discovered by MT. Gold stein when he returned to the store at 9 80 o'clock to use the telephone.
 Since the store closed at about 80 o'clock, police consider that the yegg- men selected a strategical time shortly after closing time, when the street noises would drown the noise of break ing open the safe.
 Officers believe that the yeggmen made careful survey of the store which deals in women's wear before attempting the job. The safe was To- cated on the mezAanine floor. The windows on the ground floor were bar red and no other means of entry could be discovered than that used by the intruders. The work was recognized as having been done by a wedge-shap- ed ram in common use among profes- sional safe-breakers. It was thought to have been in the hands of a novice. r
 Detectives Friday night were engaged in collecting impressions of finger prints, which were said to have been left in large number. There were no other clues.
 The robbery was either perpetrated hurriedly, or the thieves were interrupt ed. This is indicated by the fact that nearly a hundred dollars in another of the safe was left un- touched.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-27
10000 TO SEE TIGER PANTHER
 OPENING GAME
Elaborate Ceremonies To Mark First Game On
 New Field
GOVERNOR BRANDON TO ADDRESS THRONG
Critics Favor Auburn To Win By Three Touch
 downs

King Football will mount his throne in majestic splen- dor in the Magic City Satdr- day afternoon, when the Tig- CTS from the Plains of Au- burn and the Partners of Sun shine Slopes clash in what is predicted to be one of the most spectacular and colorful open ing gridiron battles of many a season.
 Munger Bowl, Birming- hams new athletic stadium, will be dedicated with the Tiger-Panther game, and elab- crate ceremonies will mark the opening of this, one of the finest athletic fields in the en- tire Southland. The dedication program, which will include in the list of those participating many celebrities of the state, will begin at 2 o'clock, with the referees whistle scheduled to be blown at 2::30 o'clock.
 Over 10000 gridiron fans, already hungry for taste of real football and promised a great gridiron combat, are expected to throng the gates at Bir- mingham-Southern Saturday afternoon. Interest and enthusiasm in an opening football struggle is probably the great est in the history of the game in the Magic City.
 Coach Pitts, director of things ath-
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-27
BOY WRECKS TRAIN
 TO SEE CARS PILE
Claims Two Men Involved In
 Limited Derailment

ROCK ISLAND, H., Sept. 26.- William Chatterton, 15 years old, con- fessed having wrecked the Golden State limited on the Rock Island lines at Fairport, Iowa, last night, causing de- railment of two sleepers and the injur- ing of a number of passengers. The boy said he did it "iust to see the cars pile up." He is under arrest.
 CHICAGO, Sept. 26.-William Chat terton, who confessed he wrecked the westbound Golden State limited on the Chicago and Rock Island line, according to railroad officials here, declared two men had plotted with him to wreck the train. Police believe the boy is not normal mentally. The youth was ar rested at the scene of the wreck, but no men were found nearby.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-27
BRIDGEMAN DIES
 ON TRAINING SHIP
Was Business Manager Of The
 Brooklyn StandarG Union

NEW YORK, Sept. 26.-Herbert L. Bridgeman, business manager of the Brooklyn Standard Union, died Wednes- day oboard the naval training ship New York, off Bermuda, it was announced in a radio message received here.
 Mir. Bridgeman, who was S1 years old, was president of the American Newspaper Publishers association in l014-16 and had been with the Stand ard Union since 1889. Previously he had been with the Springfield Republi- can, the Boston Advertiser and the New York Tribune. He was a regent of New York State University.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-27
VIRGINIA TOWN
 GUSTS MANAGER
Bristol Council, However, Grants
 Cannon Public Hearing

BRISTOL, Va, Sept. 26.-By vote of three to two the Bristol city council today terminated it's contract with James Cannon, city manager, and immediately thereafter granted the officials petition that he be given a public hearing, this to be conducted Saturday morning at 10 o'clock.
 No charges had been preferred against the city manager, members of council who voted to Oust him stating that action was taken in order that the city might procure a man for the position trained in engineering.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-27
Great Worlds Series En- tertainment Prepared
 For Local Fans

The Age-Herald has arranged for tn, greatest baseball matinee service eve given in Birmingham to inform Bir mingham fans on the progress of thu games in the worlds series which starts next Saturday-a series which has stirred greater interest than has been shown for years in national champion ship struggle.
 Every baseball fan in Birmingham knows "Commodore" Orcutt. He not only knows the game, but he knows how to tell about it and he can make the fan almost see the plays. He takes the returns off the wire because he can read from the clicks fhat the telegraph wire is saying He will be on hand to give the information more quickly than it can be secured anywhere else. 1.-Two and two; what1l he do?" You know of the commodore's famous ex- pressious. He will uncork them all and lot of new ones for the fans Saturday.
 Jack McClain On Hand
 Then there is Jack McClain. He too will be on hand to help get the in formation over to the fans with his megaphone and his big voice and his pep. Jack and the commodore will do some team work that will be something new to Birmingham fans and if you are interested in the game you won t want to miss minute of the play.
 The commodore and Jack will call the games from a specially built plat form on the Twenty-first street side of The Age-Herald building. Each play will not only be called but will be marked up on a big score board where late arrivals can see just what has already happened. Commissioner of Police W. E. Cloe and Chief McDuff both want the fans to have good time at The Age-Herald' baseball mati- nee and they have given their full CO., operation, so that special traffic of ficers will be on hand to keep every thing in order and to see that the au- tomobiles do not monopolize the places the fans will want to stand. The call CTS will be so located that they can be heard and seen on Twenty-first street all the way down to Third avenue and at the same time can be seen and heard far up Second avenue beyond Twenty first street.
 Get Ready For Thrill
 The telegraph instrument will be wired direct to the score board and Commodore Orcutt leans over to the in- strument the fans get set for a thrill As the worlds passed to Jack Me- Clain he will help tell those who didn't hear the commodore the first time and will get the dope on the scoreboard It will be a great occasion and you are all invited. The first game begins Sat urday at 1 o'clock and the second will be Sunday at 1 o'clock. Prepare to enjoy the worlds series as you have never enjoyed one before.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-27
ZR-3 IS READY
 TO SPAN ATLANTIC
Flight To Start In Three Or Four
 Days, Say Officials
.lBy Associated Press. ]

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany Sept. 26.-The Zeppelin ZR-3 is ready to start her transatlantic voyage to Lakehurst, N. J., within three or four days. The date of departure probably will be decided after a conference be- tween the American commission and the Zepplin officials, it was announced tonight after the dirigible had com pleted a successful flight of 2,00O miles over Germany and the Baltic sea which lasted nearly 34 hours.
 Dr. Hugo Eckener, director of the Zepplin company, who commanded the dirigible, said the motors had worked perfectly and the ships behavior met all expectations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-27
FIRES UNDER CONTROL

COLORADO SPRINGS, Sept. 26.- Following strenuous days work on the part of scores of fire fighters in the Ute Pass region west of Colorado Springs. forestry officials reported all of the 2S fires which burned yesterday over a 20-mile front had been extin- guished or under control. The proper ty damage was slight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-27
HIGHT EXPELLED :.
 FROM MINISTRY
Action Taken By Southern Illi-
 nOis Methodist Body
(By Associated Press)

CARBONDALE, Ills, Sept. 26.- Lawrence NJ. Flight, of Ina, confessed poison slayer of his wife, Anna, and instigator of the poisoning of Milford Sweeten, also of Ina was expelled from the ministry of the Methodist Episco- pal church this evening. Expulsion was voted by the select number" of the Southern Illinois Conferences of Churches in session here since Wednes- day
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-27
CUBAN FLAGS LOWERED
Nation HOnOrs General in Army of
 IndenendencA

HAVANA, Cuba, Sept. 26.-Flags on government buildings were placed at halfmast today by presidential de- cree in respect to Juan Ruis Rivera, major general in the Cuban army of inpedendence, who died last week in Honduras. He was a native of Costa Rica and it was said here that for some years he had represented q New Orleans bank in Honduras.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-27
ROOSEVELT RESIGNS

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26.-Theodore Roosevelt, who was nominated yester day as the republican nominee for gov ernor of New York, called on President Coolidge this morning and formally pre- sented his resignation as assistant sec retary of the navy, which was accepted by the President.