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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-26
,OOO, 900 IS COST OF
 DREDGING PROJECT
$1,5OO,OOO Hotel Part Of Bay
 Island Plans

TAMPA, Fla, Aug. Edward of contracts. involving the expenditure of g, 2,O00, 900 for dredging was announced here today by the D. P. Davis inter ests, developers of Bay Island project. A, Y, Milan, associated with the project, announced the award to the. North Dredge and Dock company of Minne- apolis. Approximately 9O00,000 cubic yards of earth will be removed from the shell section of Tampa bay, opposite the Hyde, Park section of the city, and will be thrown up to connect two is- lands, which the Davis interests recent ly purchased from the city for real es- tate development. Contract for the con- struction of a temporary bridge 700 feet long to connect the islands with the mainland also was awarded today.
 Mir. Davis, who is in New York, an- nounced the success of preliminary plans for the construction of a tourist hotel on the island, at a cost of ap- proximately $1,6O0,000. Work will be started, it was said, as soon as neces- eary dredging can be completed.
 The dredging contract is said to be the largest ever awarded in the south for one continuous operation. It will require more than a year for compile tion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-26
Campaign Promises To Be Faithfully Kept,
 She Says
lRx Ansociato,aI Preaal

AUSTIN. Texas. August 25-llf member Of the Ku Ksnx Klan will De appointed to posts at the Texas eapi- taf nor will the office holders in posi- tions filled by appointment be permit ted to remain if their affiliations with the secret order are known to her. Mrs. Miriam A. Ferguson of Temple, democratic nominee for governor, Is quoted as saying in copyrighted ar ticle which will appear in Tuesday mornings issue of The Austin Amer ican.
 ''Iu not let a single capitol em- ploye whom I know to be a member of the Ku Klux Klan remain in of flee" the nominee is quoted as saying in an interview obtained from her at her home in Temple Monday.
 Mrs. Ferguson plans to continue her campaign against the Ku klux Klan and what she terms as secret domination of Texas politics by a hooded order," according to the capi- tol city newspaper. She plans to have carried into effect, the Austin Ameri- can interview states, the plank of her platform in which she specif- ically condemns the Ku Klux Klan and proposes legislation against masking, against masked assembly, and for com pulsory registration of memberships in secret orders for public inspection at the county clerks office in each county.
 Her intentions in regard to klan leg islation she made known Monday, ac- cording to the Austin American, by referring her interviewer to a pub lished copy of her campaign platform. She added that upon her election she plans to exert her influence as gov ernor for the adoption of this regu- lation.
 It is as much to the klan sentiment as it is to the prO-Ferguson element of Texas voters that Mrs. Ferguson at tributes her success in Saturdays pri- mary and she considers this as man date from the voters to continue the aggressive policy against the Ku Klux KIan, according to the copyrighted ar ticle
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-26
PLAN PLANK IN ACCORD WITH DAVIS Former Chairman Is De- feated By 13 To 6
 Vote MOVE IS BEGUN
 AT CONVENTION Vote Against Specific Dec laratiOn Starts Dur
 bins Downfall EXECUTIVE BODY
 REDUCED TO 15 Sea Girt Address Of Democratic Nominee Basis For Pro-
 posed Action
MOVE IS BEGUN
 AT CONVENTION
EXECUTIVE BODY
 REDUCED TO Is
tBy Associated Pressl

COLUMBUS, Ohio, August 25.-Anti-Ku Klux Klan dem- ocrats tonight won a sweep ing victory in the organization on the state central and exec utive committees and as a re- suit of their victory it is ex- pected that the democratic state convention tomorrow will adopt a plank denouncing t he klan organization by name.
 By a vote of 13 to 6. Robert T. Scott of Cambridge, was elected chair- man of the state central committees over Fred J. Heer, Columbus, the in- eumbent, and Thomas Dye of Urbana, was elected chairman of the state ex- ecutive committee without opposition, Chairman w. W. Durbin of Kenton, the incumbent, not permitting his name to be presented after the vote of cen> tral committee chairman was taken.
 Reduce Committee
 The anti-klan combination headed by Thomas Noctor of Cincinnati, and
 
 their victory sftll further in putting through a melton f0 mama an executive committee ok bora iHstea6 o committee ef z2 poAt
 the faction faFaFa Aia
 The test of atrsn q the antiAAlnn forces came, oa thS qu of a ferll.. l orary chairHan Scott received 13 votes. Heer six, with three anti-klan members absent when the roll was called. Immediately on the election of Scott as temporary chairman, D, J. Lynch of Toledo moved that Scott's election be made permanent. On teh | call 16 votes were cast for Scott while four members voted no.
 Flushed with victory, the anti-klan forces determined to make a clean sweep before there could be a break in their ranks. Instead of electing an executive committee and permitting that committee to select its chairman they proceeded at once to name the chairman of the executive committee and select the personnel later. Thomas Connors of Cincinnati proposed Dyes name for the executive committee chairmanship and the election was made by exclamation, Durbins sec onds not putting his name forward. SCarCe0 Ag New GOrk The move to ousr Chairman Heer and Durbin is understood Go have started at the New York convention immediately after Durbin voted against adoption of the minority platform re- port which denounced the klan by name.
 Leaders of the anti-Ku Klux Klan faction announced after their victory that they intend to make a determined fight for the adoption of strong anti klan plank ill the state platform be- fore tomorrow's state convention. They propose to incorporate into the plank the exact words of John W. Davis, nn- tional standard bearer, in his recent Seagirt, N. J., speech. '.Whenever any l organization, no matter what it chooses to be called, whether Ku Klux Klan or any other name, raises the standard of racial or religious belief as a test of fitness for public office, it does violence to the spirit of American in- stitutions and must be condoned by all who. believe in Amreican ideals"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-26
PRINCE LAYS LOW
 AS CROWDS WAIT
Wales Spends Evening Playing
 Nah JOng
iRv Asanelnted Press. ]

ON BOARD THE S. S. BEREN- GARIA, August 25.-The Prince ot Wales is managing to keep much to himself, not withstanding the eagerness of fellow passengers on
 the voyage to New York to keep in his proximity. Thus far the prince always has been in earnest con versation with some members or his party when he has appeared in the public rooms or on the decks of the steamer. He has not given anyone outside his own party a chance to have a word with him. The passengers are disappointed at not seeing the prince where they most expected him to be, for he has not frequented the ball room nor any of the lounges. Last night, the prince dined with members of his party and afterwards retired to his quarters, where he played mah jong with his kinsfolk, Lord and Lady MOuntbat- ton.
 The prince is continuing on ship board his habit of taking exercise of some kind every morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-26
CONTRACTS LET FOR NEW ROADS
 TOTAL SSOO,OlO
Nearly Seven Miles Of Montgomery Highway
 To Be Surfaced
(State Capital Bureau.)

MONTGOMERY, Ala, August 25.-- Contracts fore projects in five cOun- ties were awarded today by the state highway commission. The contract for surfacing the section of the Birming- ham-Montgomery highway in Jefferson county, 6.07 miles in length, was awarded to the Newell Contracting company of Birmingham for $17D,- 739.S7, for a plain cement concrete road, which was selected in preference to several other types. The bid for plain cement concrete was below the figures for other types of surfacing..-
 Contracts for grading and drainage on the project went to J. J. McCarty of Birmingham, for $127, ,8SO.13. The Newell Contracting company also re- ceived the contract for approaches to the bridge over the CahAha river on the Jefferson Shelby line, for $12,- 155.e0, also for plain cement concrete.
 For project in Jefferson county comprisng about eight.tenths of a mile near Roebuck, contract was awarded tn the Independent Paving company of Birmingham for $24.518.5S, for bitum- inous concrete, portland base.
 Sumter Gets Slice.
 The commission awarded contracts for 10 1-2 miles of road in Sumter county, from Livingston via York to the Mississippi state line. in two sep arate sections of equal length, as fol- lows: Section A, for grading, to the Western Construction company, Little Rock, $49,5S4 10 ]; for gravel surfacing, '. VI. Gwin, Btrming gham, STA ,6S3. 80 1; fur hfldg Nixon and finillt Idge. 4saIfs VfAe AZ :. Sumter county pFoJsct, contract f0r grading was awarded to Nixon and Phillips, Linerilie, $62, ,2O0,02; gravel surfacing, E. L Batson and Jones. Birmingham, $68, ,631 .08; bridges, F. D. Harvey and company, Memphis, S24,- 625.26.
 Contract for gravel surfacing of nine miles of road in Escambia county, on the highway between Brewton and An, dalusia, was awarded to the Myers Construction company of Hattiesburr. Mississippi, for $78,S11.31. Contract for gravel surfacing of 6.3 miles of road in Choctaw county between But Ter and Riderwood went to Nixon and Phillips, Lineville, for S41, ,SS5. The court of county commissioners of Pike county received the contract for three miles of sand clay road in that county between Troy and Orion, for $29,- -909.60.
 Delegations Appeal.
 The commission heard from dele gation from Wilcox and Dallas coun- ties. interested in a road from Rich mond to the Wilcox county line, thence to Ackerville and Oakhill. The com mission declined to construct the road, hut agreed to furnish engineering ad- vice to the counties, which it was stated would build it themselves. The commission also declined to build a mile and half project in the town of Jas per, as was requested by delegation from Walker county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-26
STORM
 SWEEPS COAST
 OF N. CAROLINA
Ships Hurry To Port As Warnings Are
 Flown
(By Associated Press)

NORFOLK, Va. August 25.-A northeast storm, accompanied by winds of hurricane force and driving rains, was raging along the North Carolina coast tonight in it's march up the At. lantic seaboard, sending ships scurry- ing to shelter and threatening a num- Der of coast settlements.
 Moving rapidly in north-northeast direction it was expected by weather bureau officials to reach the height of it's fury off Cape Hatteras about daylight tomorrow morning and then pass out to sea.
 Reports received here tonight in- dicated that points along the coast south of Cape Hatteras as far as Will mington were feeling the effects of the tropical disturbance which began in the Bahamas few days ago.
 Warnings Issued
 Advisory storm warnings were issued by the weather bureau today at differ ent times, hurricane warnings going out at o'clock in the afternoon covering the territory from Beaufort, N. O., to Cape Henry, Va, and northeast warn ings moving to Atlantic City, N. J.
 0cracoke island, just off the coast from Beaufort. was reported flooded by high tides during the afternoon, but as telegraph and telephone lines gave way and communication was suspended life guard stations and intermediate places were unable tonight to ascertain how the 800 or more inhabitants were with standing the gales. However, it was believed all were safe.
 Coastal towns, warned of the ap- preaching wind and rainstorm were pre- pared in most cases, for the worst and up to a late hour tonight damage had been held to miAimum.
 At Cape Henry the wind had reached a velocity of 4S miles at 10 o'clock to- night. while a belated message relayed from Chicamicomico life guard station, about 25 miles north of Cape Hatteras, stated the wind had attained a velocity of more than 60 miles an hour at 10
 (COntinued on Page TWO.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-26
ERIE DIRECTORS
 APPROVE MERGER
Van Sweringen Offer Now Up
 To Pere Marquette

NEW YORK, August 25.-Directors of the Erie Railroad company today approved the offer of the Van Swerin- gen interests of Cleveland to consoli- date the road with four others into their proposed $1,500,OOO,0O0 "Nickle Plate" system.
 The action of the Erie railroad virtually completes the merger plans of the Van Sweringen interests which 14,OO0 miles of railways in the eastern will result in unification of almost section of the country.
 Directors of the present Nickel Plate system have already approved the merger, as have the Chesapeake and Ohio and Hooking Valley systems. The sole remaining undecided road is the Pore Marquette, but it's directors are said to be faYorably inclined and the Van Sweringen brothers also are said to control q large proportion of its stock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-26
CYCLIST CRUSHED WHEN RUN DOWN BY 15-YEAR -OLD Carroll May Die As Re-
 suit Of His.
 Injuries FATHER OF YOUTH CALLED TO RESCUE Thomas Parrish Held At The Juvenile Court
 After Crash

T. W. Carroll. SPA Eight eenth street, north, was prob ably fatally injured at 6:45 o'clock Monday night when he was struck by an automobile said to have been driven by Thomas Parrish, 15-year-old son of MT. and Mrs. T. D. Par rish, 1917 North Thirteenth court, on Nineteenth street, between Ninth and Tenth ave- nues.
 After striking the man, the boy parked the car at the curb, took the family nurse and baby and went to his fathers store at 90S Nineteenth street, north, before attempting to aid the injured man, witnesses told Investigating officers. The man lay bleeding on the sidewalk for IS minutes before the father came to his aid, they said.
 Carroll was removed to the Hillman hospital by Mir. Parrish. He is said to have sustained a fractured skull, lacerations, and possibly internal in- juFies. Little hope is held for his recovery.
 Thomas Parrish was arrested by in- vestigation officers and is being held na charge of reckless driving, pending the condition of Carroll. Charges of manslaughter will be preferred against him in case the man dies, police stated.
 Witnesses told City Detectives Hel- ton, Morris, McAdoFy and Hollums that Carroll was riding bicycle south on Nineteenth street and the boy was driving north on the same street. When eloss to tslA aaFs Rarrish is said to have sweeyed to CaTrolfs side of the road and struck him before he had tims to dodge.
 Carroll was hurled violently against the curb and his bicycle completely demolished.
 Thomas Parrish, youthful driver of the automobile, which ran Carroll down, was transferred to the Juvenile court late Monday night, where be is being held on q charge of reckless driving. &
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-26
NEWS FROM TODAY'S WANT
 ADS

Near Country Club. brick veneer home. &14,oo0. Industrial insurance salsSma wanted. 45 Opportunity for settled man and wife to obtain room and board at reduced rate. Auction sale of Trotwood Park next Thursday. Doft touring car for SA4. Fifth Avenue lot for sss.Ooo. West End bungalow for only S76O down.
 vacant lot with improvements for win trade Cadillac car for Income property.
 Spare time koopkeeping wanted. woodiawn home with garage. for S4.500. s, Young marrled man wants position as grocery clerk. SaIAsmen wanted to sell Dunn'S Contracts to business firms. Six-foot wall case. cheap. Assistant typist wanted Payroll clerk wanted. New Norwood bungalow for only
 $500 down. Auction sale of horses and mules. win take car as part payment on Central Park homo. Large apartment house, payinR.
 slo.0oo net profit yearly. will sell
 for S95.00Q Full size lot, near First National
 Bank. for sale. 1924 Ford with five tires. &sSS. Apartments and houses for rent In
 every section of the city. Barber shop for sale. ls3t Ford sedan. lots of extras, Chambsrmaid wanted. Avenue ? corner for ss,BOo. Turn to Page IS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-26
LEADS BY sO.s7a
Miller Looms For Lieutenant Governor.
 ship-Has 10,S79 Majority .

Miller Looms For Lieutenant-G Governor
 ship-Has 10,S79 Majority .
 DALLAS, Texas, August 25.-With the former record bested and the vote rapidly mounting to a new high rec ord a total of 765,057 votes in last Saturdays primary had been tabu- lated at 8 o'clock tonight by the Texas election bureau when the final totals for the day were made. This repre- sented returns from 23S counties out of 252 in the state, including 159 com plete. Mrs. Miriam A. Ferguson of Temple, the victorious democratic nom- inee for the gubernatorial chairman, had a lead of S9,372 over Felix D. Rob ertson of Dallas, her opponent.
 In the lieutenant governors race, Miller of Dallas was leading Edwards of Denton, with a majority of 16,S79 votes.
 The totals follow:
 Governor: Ferguson 427,225, Rob erton S37 1892.
 Lieutenant Governor: Miller, 362,- 651 Edwards, 345,932.
 Attorney General; Moody, 495,410 ; Ward, 222, 2,5S6.
 Comptroller: Baker, 2S7,171; Ter rell, 451, ,901.
 Railroad Commissioner (six-year term) Gilmore, 39S,942; Weaver, 4O,281.
 Railroad Commissioner (Four-year term) Majors, 2sS,7O9; Smith,
 Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Cureton, 375,623; Wear, 274,O00.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-26
SUNKEN GOLD FOUND IN HIDDEN CACHE
All Of Laurentic Consignment
 Now Recovered

LONDON, Aug. 25.-The discovery of an unexpected storing place in the forepart of the liner Laurentic, which has been lying in 90 feet of water since she was sunk by German submarine in 1917 at the mouth of Eough Swills, on the northern Irish coast, has cabled divers to recover f250,00 worth of gold bars which had been given up for lost.
 The divers have been working inter inittently for six years to recover from Davy Jones' locker the consignment to American bankers of E7, 900, 900 in gold and silver bullion. The entire con signment now has been recovered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-26
TEARS FLOW AS DARROW ENDS PLEA Veteran Attorney Inlpa- tiently Flieks Drops
 From Eyes WAR IS BLAMED
 FOR ERA OF CRIME Caverly Stands Between Past And Future,
 He Is Told PERJURY CHARGE
 IS REITERATED Omar Khayyalm And Bible Are Quoted To Save Posterity
 From Disgrace
WAR IS BLAMED
 FOR ERA OF CRIME
PERJURY CHARGE
 IS REITERATED
fRv Aaanniatad Praaa. ]

CHICAGO, Aug 25.-Plead- ing for the future, for pos terity, for the progress of law, and for "that time when we shall realize that mercy is the highest attribute of man." Clarence s. Darrow, 67-year- old philosopher of the courts, and foe of legal rigidity, ended today his three-day argument for the lives of Nathan F. Leo pold, IT,, and Richard Loeb.
 Mir. Darrow brushed tears from his eyes several times as he entreated for "that noble quality of mercy with which we may eventually overcome cruelty and hate and malice with kindness and gentleness and love" He disliked his own tears and disposed of them with as little show as possi- ble.
 Many Arc Moved
 There was visible emotion among many the 0eetAs9 tors afa as1e eq si ae h DAAEiA ta Ais ef Gie0Y1d oe Loeb hored, half tlley centeeed 0n theik aSed lawyer looks of MNwav&flna isie tereat and the farmer touched Mir. Darrow's sleeve as he passed him going out of court.
 He indicted the age in which we live for cruelty. He indicted war for callousing the hearts and sympathies of men. He indicted the educational system under which syoung plastic minds' are given the pagan philosophies of all times. He spoke with scofn of the tendency of iurists and lawyers to move in ruts of legal terminology in utter disregard of the advances of science and the advancement of thought.
 He pointed to the '.wierd mentalities" of his clients and the irrational, mad and horrifying" crime which they com trived as the product, even the resp0n- sibility of ages, gone. He characterized hs Ian ancient superstition and nothing more'' the theory that hanging is a deterrRnt to crime.
 Hanging grew up in the age of barbarism from which we are SO lately come as an exhibition as pun ishment" he said. es
 Reads Scripture
 He brought together in impressive design multieolored threads of legal history, philosophical criticism. scien- tific aecumulations in the field of the psychology Of youth, and liberal DOT tion of old-fashioned soliloquy. He read the scriptures for inspiration and support, and quoted poetry at intervals in a studied attempt to bring his ap- peal to the heart of Judge Caverly, who must decide the penalty for the kid- naping and murder of Robert Franks.
 'I am pleading for life, for charity and kindness, and for humanity" he said.
 T am pleading for the overcoming oE-cruelty with kindness and love. Your honor stands between the past and the future. I know that the future is with me and. I am pleading for it. l am pleading for a time when hatred and cruelty will not control the hearts
 Continued on Page TwO.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-26
YOUNG'S BOND
 TO BE FORFEITED
Klan Liquor Raider Fails To Ap-
 pear At Herrin Trial

HEREIN, H., August 26.--Three eases were nolle pressed in the Herrin, city court today against Harry Walker and Carl Nelson, co-defendants of s. Glenn Young, Ku Klux Klan liquor raider, on charges growing out of the Fioting here February last, and the bonds of Young in the three cases to- taIling $5,0O0' declared forfeited be- cause of his failure to appear in court. Young is now in an Atlanta, Ga, hos pital for treatment.
 Other cases are pending against Young in the city court and several in Williamson county circuit court. In all Young is under bonds to the amount of $2O5, ,0O0. The case of Carl Neil. son, charged with larceny, was called late this afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-26
ONE DYING, 2 HURT
 M LUMBER BLAZE

OAKDALE, La, Aug. 25-One man is dying and two were seriously injured when fire today destroyed the Forest Lumber company's saw mills, causing damage of more than $50OOO0. c. D. Dolive's spine was broken when he fell forty feet fighting the flames. The lire started from undetermined causes in the fuel house. Dynamite was used in efforts to check the spread.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-26
THE WEATHER

Alabama: Fair Tuesday; Wed nesday partly cloudy; probably local thundersh0wers,
 Misslsslppi: Fair Tuesday.
 Georgia: Generally fair Tues. day.
 Tennessee: Fair and somewhat warmer Tuesday.
 (GompIete weather data will be found en Page n.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-26
OHIO DEMOCRATS GUST KHAN SYMPATH|zER$$
PLANE GUEST
 RETURNS HOME
 IN TAIL SPIN

MARsHFIELD, Mass, Aug. %. IW "A commercial airplane
 piloted by Haisley Bazley, yesterday, went into q tail-spin glided into two garages and a cot tage, then crashed in the back yard at the home of Elmer Lyon, who was pasAenger in the plane. Neith- CT Baziey nor Lyon were injured in the fall. Bazley was arrested for operating an airplane without H. cense.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-26
COYLE TO OPPOSE
 THEODORE BURTON
Brotherhood Editor To Run
 Against Ohio Congressman

CLEVELAND, Ohio. August 25- Congressman Theodore D. Burton, re- publican Keynoter atSlast convention, will he opposed for reelection by a conference for progressive political ae- tion candidate, A. P. Coyle, editor Of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi- neer's Journal, it was announced to- day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-26
ONE DEAD IN CRASH

Three Others Hurt As Aerlplane Cap. sizes.
 TURIN, Italy, August 25.-A mil itary airplane capsized today when landing here. The observer was killed and the three passengers seriously in- iured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-26
When Mrs. Alabama Goes A-ShOPPing From Mobile
 to Muscle Shoals

THROUGHOUT the length and breadth of this great state there is only ONE feature that will give her on the SAME page and at glance, department store beauty paror hints grocery and market specials better health tips store Kodak shop and dozen and other mscel aneous advertisements that vital and helpful and that feature is-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-26
WOMAN'S REALM

It reliable compact and interesting and presents the comprehensive array of miscellaneous advertisements of terest of newspaper in the state Watch for this feature every week. it and carry in your handbag shopping guide. You'll find where the Want Ads begin in your Sunday Age-Herald