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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-04
Intense Occupation


rs THERE fire." cried the man
who hadn't minute to spare, rush
ing into the office Of the hard-work-
ing man and finding him hanging out Of
his front window.
"IIuhY'' jerked the hard-working
business man, drawing in his head and
looking pale and wild. Say If they
don't hurry up and get the new office
building across the way finished pretty
quick tell you I'm gonna have hor-
rible case of nervous prostration. I'm
so wrought up all the time that / can't
get any work done and any minute in
consequences I'm apt to have the mort
gage foreclosed on the dear old atmos-
phere. 1t is these monkey demons who
trip around on steel beams and things
sloped out into the air over nothing
whatever hafta watch 'em!'
(, 81 could not believe my eyes when
first the actions of these reckless work.
men were forced upon my attention.
had lifted my gaze from my desk in the
midst of q deep calculation over how to
dispose of $500 worth of bills with but
$36.16 in the bank when saw cheer
full brawny young man standing on one
foot on a tippy beam suspended by
chains from derrick ON the floor that
was being constructed. One end of the
beam pointed slantwise toward heaven
and there was nothing beneath but at.
mosphere. He waved the other foot al
somebody somewhere and yelled Hey !
"Then he walked along two feet, lift.
ing his pipe as he walked. My hait
stood straight up and queer emotions
went up and down my pale spine. ]
found myself grabbing the desk edge and
l am certain my eyes bulged. With a
flip he sat down on the beam, swing
ing his heels and started to manicure
some part of it when the whistle blew
for lunch. Tossing his tools roofward.
he gave one bound to his feet and
stalked inside, while mopped my wet
forehead !, and gulped in relief.
i "Since then 1 have found that there
are several others who are his running
mates. When they are in action ]
can't resist watching them with a feal-
full fascination. l am in such anguish
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-04
MOTHER GETS Jolt

Small Boy won't play with Archie
Jones, cause he's naughty!
Mother-Thatfs my little mani.
Whet has Archie done?
Small Boyle laughed when anoth-
er boy swung our old cat round by the
tail.
Mother-Who was the other boy!
Small Boy--Me.-Iowa Frivol.
The Washington times., 1924-05-29

cells again begin to MULTIPLY indefi-
nitely destroy neighbor cells and
thus form secondary cancers. Ulti.
mately vital part Of the organism
is destroyed and the patient dies"
Speaking of cancer cures, DIR.
Levin said 1t was unnecessary to
search for cancer cure" since
different kinds Of cancer varied as
much from each other as different
forms of tuberculosis. He said
each case must be individualized
and handled separately.
Doctor Levin offered a few hints
for the public.
Early cancer is curable,' he said.
ANY middle-aged person suffering
from any ailment no matter how un.
important should consult q good
practitioner.
Should Be OverhauIed.
Develop the habit of going to q
doctor twice a year for general over.
hauling.
Remember that cancer is not q
tragedy. not a past. nothing shame.
full. 1t il just disease, and II
caught in time can be cured.
Don't be modest and hesitate ia
submit to an xamination-you may
hesitate too long. Prudery is dan
gerous in disease-it is your biggest
danger.
Tell other people what have
told you-cancer is not incdrable!'
The Washington times., 1924-05-29
0. K. ON JOINING
. WAR AND NAVY
UNLIKELY
Report on Reorganization Of
Y. S. Departments Ex-
pected in Few Days

/ A report upon the reorganization
of the Federal departments IL to be
made to Congress In the next few
days.
Senator's Smoot, Harrison and
Wadsworth, members Of the Joint
Congressional Commission on Re
organization, have been working
hard upon the problems involved
in the Brown plan for several
weeks and have reached an agree.
ment..
1t is understood that the re.
organization plan to be reported to
Congress is similar to the Brown
proposals, although a few changes
have been made.
1t Is believed, however, that the
consolidation of the War and Navy
Departments into q single depart
ment Of national defense has been
rejected, and that a compromise
permitting of coordination between
the two military branches, but
without merging them, has been
worked out.
The issue of reorganization has
been before Congress for nearly
TOUR years, and is certain to aroNse
a great amount Of opposition when
1t comes up for debate in the
House and Senate.
1t involves the transfer Of
numerous bureaus and divisions
from one department to another,
and probably will be the subject Of
the same vigorous attack from Ger.
tain Cabinet officers as it was when
the Brown plan was first submitted
to the public two years ago.
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FUNDS FOR SALARY
INCREASES SOUGHT

Appropriation estimates Of 2.4S3,-
316. to cover the authorized salary
increases in the police, fire, and
schools departments Of the District
for the coming year, were taken to
the Bureau of the Budget yesterday
by District Auditor Dan Donovan
with thu request that they be in
cluded in the deficiency bill now in
the handr Of that bureau.
OF this amount, estimates Of
$1.156,570 are for the increased
salaries Of the teachers and officials
of the District schools; $768,426 for
increased salaries of the members
of the Police Department, and
$558.320 for the District firemen.
An item Of $1,000 for the increased
salaries Of employees of the COM
munity centers also is included in
the estimates.
The Washington times., 1924-05-29
APPARATUS FOR AlRWAY
LIGHTS ALMOST READY

Apparatus to light the extended
airway for night flying on the
transcontinental air mail route will
be ready for operation July 1. it
was announced today by the Post.
Office Department. The first air
mail on that date will be started
across the country from both the
atlantic and Pacific. Six hundred
miles will be added to theA i 900
miles already lighted.
Mail planes will depart from New
York at 10 a. m. daily, arriving in
san francisco at 5:45 p. m. the
following day in "a hours and So
minutes. Eastbound planes win
leave San Francisco at 6 a. m.
daily, and the mail is scheduled 10
reach New York at sos D. m. the
following day in 80 hours ana 5
minutes.
The Washington times., 1924-05-29
FINDS
CANCER IS
DURABLE
Director Of New York Insti-
tute Gives Advice to Myriad
| Sufferers
By HELEN FOY,
International News Service.

NEW YORK, May 29.-"Cancer
Is not incurable!'
I DR.. Isaac Levin, director OF the
/ New York City Cancer lnstlt9te,
offered this word Of cheer today
to- the $4,000 persons Of this city
and pFoportionate numbers IN otner
cities, afflicted with some form OF
the much-feared disease.
The institute Of which the cancer
specialist is general head was
opened to the public today. 1t lie
the only free clinic in the country.
THE greatest difficulty that faces
u.s." DIR. Levin said, lis the TACT
that the cancer patient comes to
us too late. He fails to seek medi-
cal aid in time. He does this ZOE
two reasons:
Cancer Not Inherited.
First, cancer in its early stages
gives only very vague symptoms
If any-and causes no discomfort to
the patient. Second, and the more
important reason, the public MIND
is so imbued with the supposed
fatality of the disease that the
cancer patient fears to undergo an
examination and learn the truth.
IL wish to dispel this fatalistic
hopelessness of the people and
present forcibly the hopeful phases
OF the cancer problem.
For those who hesitate acknowl-
edging that they have cancer, be-
cause they fear ostraciazation, let
me say here that cancer Is not COM
municable.
Cancer is not a germ disease
like diphtheria-it is not transmitted
from one individual to another. Nor
Is cancer Unbeatable"
Describes the Disease.
DR.. Levin then described in the
language Of the layman exactly
what cancer is.
The organs of the human body
are made up Of millions Of cells
packed together" he said. These
are minute living organisms vital
to the life and welfare of the whole
organism. When a certain number
of these cells begin to run Wild
as 1t were, and instead of doing
their share of the work begin to
multiply indefinitely, destroy and
replace normal neighbor cells-then
1t is that a cancer appears in that
region of the body.
Such wild cells in the liver or
breast or any other organ cease to
be liver or breast cells and become
cancer cells.
Separation OF Cells.
After a while the cancer cells
become separated from the place
where they developed originally, and
are transferred to other distant
parts of the body.
I'm the new region the cancer
The Washington times., 1924-05-29
The Abb
Artists
A Skeleton Record Of
Cases Tried By
Judge Schuldt.
r., nnnnI1l AHcElnannnI.
Seeks New Worlds.

AAO was 0bAVAA6 eAAOtA9 SAAS 49,
walk on N street, between Seven
teenth and Eighteenth, your honor,
in a twO-ton truck loaded with
coal Then he switched to the
other side, stopping short enough
so that two little girls there We're
only scared. He must have got
his brake pedal confused with his
reverse, because he was shooting
backwards across the street when
II got there and endangering a
Ford sedan headed for Eighteenth
street.
Lizzie's Getaway.
1.-THE Ford got away by running
up an alley, and the defendant
choked his engine against q tree.
He slumped out Of his seat, stag
gered around to the front end
and tried to crank his engine with
the ignition key turned Off. The
exercise seemed to do him good.
and he was almost able to walk
part Of the way to the box. he
was in q sort Of a twilight zone
where he was sober enough to
know what he was doing and
drunk enough not to care"
The OptimiSt.
Boob: eve been driving eight
years, your honor, and this (sniff,
sniff Is the first time I've ever
been in trouble (sniff. smith,"
you've never been in trouble
mo sir. (Sniff, sniff. Never"
"Well, don't cry about 1t. You're
going to be now"
1T only had two drinks (sniff"
'Ten days straight and $3.50 or
20 days more. See how lucky you
are you didn't have four DRINKS"
A Careful Speeder.
"He was hitting it up % miles
an hour along Pennsylvania ave-
nue. southeast last night, your
honor, from Fifteenth to Eleventh.
l asked him where was the fire,
and he said he thought it was
over in Georgetown, but wasn't
sure. He was running over there
to see, ne said. / told him he
could get continuous reports about
the fire over at the station house
and without endangering peoples
lives the way he would IL he ran
all the way to Georgetown at
that speed"
Can't An Be In Front.
Boob: my speedometer only
showed %. your honor"
That's enough to convict you.
What else have you got to say?"
"Well, there was a Ford car
ahead Of me and he was driving
crooked. / wanted to get in front
of him because 1t was hard to
tell what he was going to do
next. Besides, I wanted to see
the fire before it burned out"
We've Noticed 1t.
what business are you in?"
I'm a locomotive engineer"
Used to going fast, eh?"
mo, sir. / drive an accom-
mediation train on the B. & o.
They don't go very fast. They're
most always late.
Chronic Emergency.
II see. Always making up lost
time. What's the speed limit on
railroads."
THE safety valve, your honor.
When that begins to blow off, you
can't go any faster. I'd like to
take your honor out in my car
sometime and show you how care
full I am"
THE officer has already given
the court fair idea of your care
fullness. You're SIS shy in the
Finance Office"
The Washington times., 1924-05-29
MELLON ASKED TO EXPLAIN
USE OF KENYON'S NAME

An investigation was under way
at the Treasury Department today
to find out how the name Of former
Senator William s. Kenyon of Iowa,
now a Federal judge, was included
in a list Of names Of former Gov.
eminent officials who, Secretary
Mellon said, had practiced before his
department.
Kenyon denied in a telegram to
Senator Brookhart Rep.) Of Iowa
that he had ever practiced before
the Treasury, and said that he had
not been connected with any law
firm for eight years. Brookhart
demanded an explanation from Mel.
lon
The Washington times., 1924-05-29

the court and not q few are dumb.
founded when, after proving them.
selves practically innocent. they are
asked to. be Indebted for $780,"
The Washington times., 1924-05-29
JOHN JONES WONDERS
WHERE HE'LL GET 500

His personal bond to keep the
peace and not to repeat the -offense
Of intoxication was administered to
John Jones. colored, today in police
court, after which he is allowed to
go home, free man. But John
turned back toward the dock, mo-
rosely shaking his head: II amt
got no hunnahd dollahs, I'll do nah
time"
This is a frequent occurrence in
The Washington times., 1924-05-29
Sues Realty Service

Suit to recover $4,000 alleged to
be due him as commission for sell
ing tract Of land has been filed in
the District Supreme Court by ].
Walter O'Boyle against the Realty
Service Corporation. Plaintiff SAYS
that he sold tract Of land for
$4,000 an acre. making a total Of
$4,000 Attorneys Jeffords & Dut.
ton appear for the plaintiff.
The Washington times., 1924-05-29
Pershing Now Member
Of New York City
Police Force

General Pershing yesterday
became q member Of the New
York police force, when the
gold medallion and beribboned
credential Of the Traffic Asso-
citation Of the Police Depart
ment Of New York City were
presented I'd him.
Col. Fred Feigl, father Of the
nrst American artillery officer
killed in France, made the pres
entati0n in behalf of Col. Rich
ard E. Enright, police commits
sioner, and Patrick E. Crane,
president Of the Traffic Assoc
citation.
The Washington times., 1924-05-29
BROKERS INDICTED
OF FRAUD CHARGE

NEW YORK, May 2e.-WiIliam s..
Silkworth, formr president Of the
Consolidated Stock Exchange, and
Louis Gilbough, Of the board of gov.
ernors Of the same institution. were
named as defendants in an tndict.
ment handed down yesterday by the
Federal grand jury against former
members Of the firm of Raynor.
Nicholas and Truesdell.
The. indictment charged the use
OF the mails in a scheme to defraud.
The Washington times., 1924-05-29
ADVERTISEMENT
FRECKLES
Don't Hide Them with q Veil: Re
move Them With OtEine-
Double Strength

This preparation for the removal
of freckles isN SO successful in re.
moving freckles and giving a clear,
beautiful complexion that It IL sold
under guarantee to refund the
money IL it fails.
Don't hide your freckles under a
VEIL get an ounce of Othine and re-
move them. Even the first few ap.
plications' should show a wonderful
improvement. some Of the lighter
freckles vanishing entirely.
Be sure to ask the druggist for
the double strength Othine; it is this
that is sold on the money-back
guarantee.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-17
BY Harry B. Hunt.
NEA Service Writer

New, York, July 1.-THE Ku Klux
Klan battle in the Democratic Ma
tional Convention already is bear
ing fruit.
Reports from the south and west
are that klansmen, under the stimu-
lus of the advertising given the
: organization by the New York con-
test, are renewing organization eff
forts and that greater numbers of re-
cruits than ever before enrolled in
similar time have been listed with
in the past ten days.
At Richmond, Va, on July 4, one
of the largest Standardization" cere-
monies ever staged under the flam-
ing cross was carried out before an
audience estimated at 10000.
New Jersey, West Virginia, South
Carolina, Indiana, Kansas and
other southern and western states
report a recrudescence Of the khan
movement, all of which is declared
to have been directly due to the
anti-klan activity brought to head
in the fight on the Democratic plat
form.
William Jennings Bryan, therefore,
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KLANSMEN CASTING IN ON ~ -
DEMOCRATS ARGUMENT

appears to have proven a true prophet
for once.
In opposing direct mention"of the
khan in his party's PLATFORM, he
maintained that the - emphasis, and
Importance which such action would
attach to the khan would be the big
gest factor in perpetuating it or
even in adding to it's strength. Sub
sequent events seem to confirm this
contention. ..7
In their new drive for member
ship, klansmen are quoting George
Washington as the first American
voicing the khan creed.b They cite
his famous order: II. ~ ~! -,
"Putj none but Americans on
guard tonight" as containing the
crux of the khan viewpoint, which
they insist is merely a demand for
Americanism as the first and su-
preme requirement for all posts of
public trust.
Also, the barrier set up by The
constitution against any but native
born Americans being eligible to
election as president, they contend,
is inspired by the same motive and
is identical in intent with khan re-
quirements. The khan, however, it
is admitted, carries this limitation
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-17
THE NEW. WAY OF DOING IT.
: By AAberrAppks

In 1868 Nicholas Bell stood on the platform in TAM
many Hall and placed in nomination Horatio Seymour as
Democratic candidate for president. <a&
II &c years old at the tme," Bell remnisces. ut
took 80 days to get to- New York from SaIem oregon
where was merchant" .a
Bell has lived American in steel flying machine
the continent between dawn and darkness of day.
Quite contrast with making it in month.
You will similar startling chagnes you 1.-Two as long as
Bell Speed is generations goal Coatentment was
more the goal when Bell crossed the continent in 1863 Ut
course, he'd have gone faster if he could.
Time is quicksand swallowing everything. Americas
oldest shoe shop of existence famous boot
and soemang factory founded by James Benedict in Con-
nectcut in 1862 and conducted for generations by his de-
scendants. 49, t..s
Benedict's New Canaan shoes were famous all the
country They We're handmade and sold at wholesale high
1888 pair before the Civil War; back when prices were
low. ,.- ~. .. ..s..
About 80 years ago machine competition began to
much dmade footwear. The Benedcts held
Now they quit 60 out of business. (
Machinery is dsplacng the skill of human hands And
along this line barely started We not far beyond
the beginning of the Machine Age But each year, more
and more things done by machinery.
This puts hand workers out of jobs But the final re-
suit that they released for other kinds of production
BY this process the standard of living steadily advances
fast-ncreasng number of devices for popular use.
You hundreds of times many articles as your
grandfather used-and consider them necessities For
this thank the monster known the machine.
Everything has it's price, The machine raises the aver
age standard of living Its penalty in the way it is en-
shaving
In making Shoes crossing the continent and thousands of
other things observe great But most OF
progress is mechanical. The important progress
spiritual, lags. =
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ADVENTURE OF
THE TWINS
BY OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON

take a chance for ten cents and
win lamp!"
That was the sign that Mister
Bunny saw first thing when he and
Ma Bunny and the children came to
Happy Go Lucky Park to spend the
day.
THAT'S the very thing!" said Mis-
ter Bunny to himself. IF l win q
LAMP l can give it to Ma for her
birthday tomorrow and it will only
cost ten cents. Then / will have all
my money left to show the childl en-
a good time today. ! can take them
on the merry-go-round six times
apiece, and the roller coaster and ev-
erything. I do believe my troubles
are at an end.
Out loud he said, "Here Ma, you
and the children sit down here or
the grass and wait for me. Il have
an errand to do, but I'll be back in
a minute"
"All right, Benz" said Mrs. Bunny
OTIS nice and shady and we're all
tired after our walk in the sun. But
don't be too long because we want
to have good time"
He slipped around the corner ant
there he was, right at the stand
where it said "Take chance ant
win a Ilmp for 10 cents"
"How do you do it," he said t.
Nick.
well, you pay me ten CENTS" sal.
| Nick, land / let you draw a card
Each card has u red number. on il
"Then turn this big wheel aroun'
and il It stops on your number, 20,
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browns >Wheng,,p
Bank of Heart
River Sinks

Hebron, N. D., July 17.-Raphael
Hoerner, aged 26 was drowned in
the Knife River northwest Of He
bron Tuesday afternoon when in
walking along the stream looking for
q suitable place to fish. the bank
gave way beneath his weight ana he
plunged into q deep pool.
Hoerner and companion were on
fishing expedition when the tragedy
occurred. Neither could swim and
the companion was forced helpless
ly to watch the drowning mans
struggle to reach the bank. The
body was recovered about two hours
later and a coroner's inquest Dunn
county, placed the cause of death
as accidental drowning.
The. victim, who was the SON of
Mr.. .and Mrs. Val Hoerner, pioneer
settlers Of the district. leaves
widow and two children. Funeral
services were held at the Cathe
church in Richardton Wednesday
morning and interment took place in
the Hebron cemetery.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-17
AROUND THE CONFERENCE TABLE

High hopes will be entertained of the present nteraled
conference now in session London Many times previously
gathered in Europe for the specific purpose of ironing
he problems of the nations and each time there been
failure Odword eaousies the exgencies of the political
situation in the various countries lack of and selfish
""s have been material factors in preventing the
pshment of plan which would put Germany and the rest
CT FnroDc sound basis.
At the present nteraled conference however there
something tangible to be considered The Dawes reparaon
Ran as worked out by experts before the delegates 1t
already has the Endorsement Of the leading statesmen of
europe 1t offers method by which Germany can be re-
can Pay reparatons and would settle the vexng
problems which have brought uncertainty about the f
ture in all European countries.
With the French and British favorable
the Dawes pan and Germany leaning toward it. there is
nope that the work of American experts may be translated
into effective action
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&fhefhn8l6&;li'

81 don't think. Sydney, that shall
ever marry-at least not for many
years. want you to arrange some
way in which can give to John
Alden Prescott Junior a part of my,
weekly salary, or arrange some way
that it can be invested for him."
myself think this is rather a
good thing, both for Paula Perier
and for little Jack. In some way it
will satisfy her maternal response
bility, and, of course, it will give
Jack enough money by the time he
grows up to make him independent
for life.
She's very anxious to find out
what you think of the scheme. She
wants to know if it can be done
without telling Leslie. She seems to
feel as though Leslie would refuse
the money. snd besides she feels
that any reference to her being the
Msther of the child would hurt
Leslie. -
think she has transferred all her
love from you to Leslie, Jack. She
is so grateful for the way she re-
ceived her. .F- ,-.,
AT the present moment she has
about thirty thousand dollars that
she wants to make over to the child
Internationally, and then she wishes
to give him fifteen hundred dollars
week for some indefinite period,
to be determined by herself and her
own success in moving pictures.
l promised her that would write
you, and get some conclusion frsm
you before left to 60 to Albany.
Think this over, old man, because
Paula has to leave to go back to
California very soon.
Tell Leslie I'll be there in time
for the celebration.
sgd.
Copyright, 1924, NEA Service, Inc.)