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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-21
LINK GIRL BANDIT IlV. KEENAN, MURDER Double Mystery May Be Solved
 By New York Police

NEW YORK, March 20.-Identifica- tion of a bob-haired young woman who was arrested after an alleged attempt to hold up a Manhattan tailor shop tonight as the wife of Albert Guimares, friend of Dorothy Keenan, who was murdered about year ago, was on- nounced by the police.
 The woman was arrested after man companion has escaped. Guimares is serving a three-year sentence in the federal prison at Atlanta for using the mails to defraud.
 She wore an expensive sable coat similar to one worn by the woman who has terrorized Brooklyn shopkeepers in the last few months with her bandit ac- tivities. Detectives compared the coat with the description of one stolen from the apartment of Dot" Keenan the day she was murdered.
 Leonard R. Hanover, attorney who appeared for Guimares in the fraud case, was called by the young woman tonight. He advised her not to talk and police had difficulty in obtaining any information concerning either to- nights attempted robbery or the wom- an herself. To the police she gave the name of Betty Santos and an address on Riverside Drive.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-21
WEEKS. FIGHT ON ILLITERACY M ALABAMA OPENS

! MONTGOMERY, March 20.-1 (By Associated Press. .)-The week beginning tomorrow has been desig- mated by Governor Brandon as illit. eracy week in the state, with all lawful agencies-civic, social, fra ternal, educational and religious called upon to aid in stamping out illiteracy in the state.
 The move by Governor Brandon was the indorsement of the plans of the Alabama Federation of Women's Clubs whose plans call for renewed enthusiasm in the work.
 According to the 1920 census, there were 27S,000 illiterates in Alabama, 65, ,394 of them being na- tive-born whites, and 22S,000 of the total number over q years of age.
 It is pointed out in connection with the anti-illiteracy movement that legislative enactment in 1919 provided an annual appropriation of 2,5O0 for conducting adult schools, which, under the law, must be matched equally by funds from other soueces. Illiterate and near illiterate persons 16 years of age and over are eligible for enrolment in these schools, which may be or ganized in any county where funds to match state aid are obtained.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-21
QUICK ACTION
 TO RE SOUGHT
 ON FORD BILL
Attempt To Block Vote Until Adjournment
 Arc FOreseen
REPRESENTATION BUREAU)

WASHINGTON, D. C., March 2O.- The committee on agriculture of the Senate, if it was responsible to the farmers of the country, would begin immediate consideration of the bill au- thorizing the government to enter into contract with Henry Ford for the further development and operation of Muscle Shoals.
 This fact became apparent this aft ernoon when it was learned that the committees has just completed consider ation of measures providing for greater production of naval stores in Florida, and is about to take up the Capper bill providing amendments to the measure which would control the packing indus try. This bill will be delayed, it is un- derstood, by the desire of the packers to be heard.
 Reforestation In Way
 After the Capper bill is disposed of, the committee plans to consider the McNary bill providing measures for the reforestation of the United States. This bill will require considerable study, it is said, and stands no chance of being enacted this session of Congress.
 Three members of the committee, Senators. Heflin of Alabama, Harri- son of Mississippi and Smith of South Carolina, are anxious that the Ford bill be considered immediately and will make, an effort, it is learned today, to bring about such result. The chair man of the committee, Senator Norris, is opposed to the Ford bill, and it is regarded as doubtful that the Ford bill has enough friends on the commit tee to force its consideration in ad- vance of the comparatively unimpor. tant reforestation measure.
 Senator Harrison; who aided in the preparation of the reforestation bill, is entirely willing that it be supplant- ed. The House has passed the Ford bill, and, in his opinion, it is entitled to prompt attention at the hands of the Senate. It is indicated today, how ever, that even if Ford is able to se- cure early consideration of the Ford bill, extensive hearings cannot be avoid ed. Hearings have been held for two years and all facts adduced both in the House and Senate. That other hear ings will be permitted is taken to mean by friends of the bill that the opposi- tion will go to any extreme to delay.
 It is understood that the Alabama Power company in the forefront of the opposition and the members of the com mittee who oppose are of the opinion that if action is delayed until after the adjournment of this session of Con- gress, the. Ford bill will be impossible of passage.
 It is understood that tomorrow aft.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-21
MElMPHfS BANKER
 FOUND IN TEXAS
On Way Home To Explain Alb
 sence And Shortage

EEL PASO, Texas, March 20.-Rob- ert s. Polk, former senior vice presi- dent of the Union Planters Trust com pany of Memphis, Tenn, was taken from the train on arrival here Thurs- day afternoon by Captain W. D. Greet, Fl Paso county clerk, in response to telegrams from Memphis.
 Immediate arrangements were made for his return. He left here Thursday night for Fort Worth, and will 20 from there to Memphis. MT. Polk said he would immediately explain his absence from the bank, having already tele- graphed.
 According to news dispatches bank examiners recently found an alleged shortage of S41 900 in the cage of R. s. Scrivener, teller, who, 1t is said, has disclaimed all responsibility.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-21
HONOR DR, ELIOT ON 9OTH BIRTHDAY
Nationwide Salutation Received By President
 Emeritus Of Harvard

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, March 20.-- The duty of educated men lies in their service to their country in peace as well as in war, said Charles William Eliot, president emeritus of Harvard university, who received in Sanders theatre here today the salutations of the American people on his ninetieth birthday. F.
 Chief Justice William H. Taft, pres ent as the personal representative of President Coolidge, bore the message of Hove, gratitude and respect for one whose long life has been full of con- stant and eminent usefulness in pro- noting the welfare of his countrymen.' ' Bishop William Lawrence of Bos. ton announced that friends of Mir Eliot had made gifts amounting to $1,. 25O,0 900 for the better support of cer- | tain departments of the university, the gifts being, Bishop Lawrence said, ''in recognition of your illustrious life" The greetings of the people of Can ada were expressed through a letter from Premier W. l.. Mackenzie King In responding to the many tributes to his life and qualities MT. Eliot Sc lected "Joy in Work" as the source o very large part of his life. ! Consider now the sources of my ca reer as A teacher" he said. 9Th, sources were in the times. In tba wonderful period of human history ii which my whole career was laid. Thinl of it, when was going on as teacher in Harvard, the great prophets ana opponents of experimental science wer, taking possession of that great field Think how the philosophers of tn, world were preaching attention to tn, individual--preaching the immense va riety of human nature.'
 Among the prophets of. his time Dr
 Eliot named James Rufkell Lowell Ralph Waldo Emerson and Oliver Wen dell Holmes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-21
SHOALS ROAD TO
 OPERATE AGAIN
Regular Schedule Will Be Run
 From Now On

PENSACOLA. Fla, March 20.- Especial. .)-Locomotives on the Muscle Shoals, Birmingham and Pensacola railroad were steamed up today and while no statement came officially from the office of the receiver of that line it was rumored that a regular schedule would be maintained over the entire system on Saturday or Sunday. This schedule has been discontinued since January 31, when the men walked out One freight train was operated Tor a considerable distance today over tht road.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-21
Shipping ActiUities
 Of ALGbGnaG Seaport

MOBILE, Ala, March 2O.--(Special Leased Wire.)-Four vessels cleared and departed Thursday, three foreign and one coastwise, while still a firth cleared and will sail probably Friday. There were no arrivals, although two sailings are scheduled for Friday. Two of the vessels outward bound took Mo bile cargo, the other pair being light.
 The principal event of the day was the departure of the Cuban transport Maxine Gomez with 3,S67 long tons of coal for Havana, the largest cargo shipped from Mobile In several months. The coal was loaded on the transport by the W. G. Coyle Coal company, To- cal agents of the DeBardeleben Coal corporation of Birmingham. Thomas M. Ross & Co. handled the custom house business for the vessel. Accord ing to Val Schehr, manager of the Coyle office here, there will be another cargo of coal to Cuba in a short time.
 Another departure of Thursday was that of the freighter Eldena United States Shipping board, Waterman Steamship corporation, agents), which was lowed to Pensacola by the Bar wick Limited States Shipping board, Gulf Towing and Wrecking company, operating agents) The Eldena will be lowed to dry docks there, where the Invincible United States Shipping board, Waterman Steamship corpora 
 lowed over during the month is the Effna (same owners and agerfts) This third vessel probably will sail Sunday.
 The. American schooner William Burneham CWhitney Bodden Shipping company, cleared and departed for Jobos, P. R., with several thousand feet of pitch pine and yellow pine lum- Der laden here. Another schooner for Havana was the British schooner Bur pee L. Tucker, which cleared and will sail probably today with a cargo of lumber. The Van Heynigen Brokerage company are agents for this schooner and has also sent the Edith Bellivaux to the same ports. At present Van Heynigen is loading the American schooner Theoline for Boston at Turner terminals. In spite of the experience of the Honduran steamer Ellis, the American steamer Esparta United Fruit company cleared and departed for Puerto Castilla in ballast. leaving the Ellis and the Norwegian steamer Lsyfejord at Pier l for the fruit com pany.
 There are several steamers and sail ing vessels in Turner terminals loading.
 The American steamer Agwidale, which arrived Sunday to the Mallory lines, will sail for Tampa and New York at daylight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-21
{ KILLED, I3 INJURED
 INV GARAGE BLAST
Sidewalk Gas Tank Explodes
 Starting Fire

NEW YORK, March 2O.-One man was killed and thirteen persons were in- jured when two explosions occurred in an uptown garage late today. The in- jured included patrolman and seven firemen.
 The first explosion was believed to have been caused by ignition of gaso- line on the sidewalk. The second was in gasoline tank in the basement and came as ffremen were leaving the build ing after they thought the fire caused by the first blast had been extinguished
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-21
SUIT REQUESTED General Electric Head Says Test Case Was Invited

NdSe was invited
 NEW YORK, March 2O.-The suit filed today by the government in Cleveland against the General Electric company was brought at the invita- tion of the company to determine the legality of its lamp business which was questioned in the Lockwood in vestigation here in 1922, Gerard .Swope, president of the company, explained tonight.
 For the Westinghouse Electric and the Westinghouse Lamp com panies, Walter Cary, vice president of both, said he was uninformed of the definite subjects of the suits filed against them, and could not comment other than to say the corporations have been advised by counsel that their patent license and their conduct of the lamp business are in all respects legal and proper"
 The General Electric company, Mir Swope said, denied the Lockwood | charges and requested the department of justice to investigate them. At the same time, he said, the company made clear that if the department found in its opinion that the allegations were justified, it desired suit to be brought to determine the issue.
 The department, Mir. Swope added made an exhaustive investigation witt l tOday's result
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-21
OI LPROPERTY SOLD

SHREVEPORT. La, March 20.- Sale of the properties of the White Oil corporation in Webster and Clayborne parishes, Louisiana and Union, Colum- bia and Ouachita counties. Arkansas. to the United Central Oil company for $3 3,O00.000 became known today with the filing of d transfer of the proper ties in Louisiana.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-21
EVENING SPIN DIFFERENT NOW,
 WOMAN, 100, SAYS

LOS ANGELES, March 20 Mrs. Elizabeth Goodrich, who journeyed west from Beaver Dam, Pa., in covered wagon, in 1872, and had her hair bobbed in Los Angeles barber shop in 1924. cele- brated her tooth birthday at her Montebello home near here today.
 What distinguished the girl of 1S42 from the 1924 flapper, said Mrs. Goodrich. is not the latter's haircut, but the formers habit of taking her evening spin at the spin ming wheel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-21
ROTARIANS RACK HnME

TROY, Ala, March 20-(Special Leased Wire. e.)-The delegation of Troy Rotarians returned from Tuscaloosa Wednesday night and reported a splen- did meeting and most enjoyable time at the twenty-sixth convention. The Troy club put on a model luncheon Wednesday at Terrace Garden. A mu- sical progra mwas presented with Mrs. Sam Williams, Mrs. Luther Smith and J. E. Alderman giving songs and Miss Margaret Gellerstedt playing the accompaniments. Emory Folmar, pres. ident of the Troy club, presided and talks were made by Alex Henderson, John Wilkerson and Bibb Folmar.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-21
MRS. LEILA ROGERS
 PLACED ON TRIAL
Ex-Birmingham Woman Charged
 With Jealousy

LOS ANGELES, March 2O.-Mrs. Leila Rogers, formerly of Birmingham, Ala, went to trial today charged with the murder of her husband, William J. Rogers, January 15, last The pros ecution alleges the woman shot him in fit of jealousy. Mrs Rogers al- leges that she and her husband had quarreled, that he reached for a gun, but that she "beat him to the draw"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-21
FOUR ARE INJURED

Four men were slightly injured late Thursday night when an Essex auto mobile in which they were riding went over the road near Village Creek. Match Mallazzo and three companions were in the car, which was a total wreck.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-21
DAMAGE IS CAUSED
 BY VIOLENT WINDS
Trees And Fences Blown Down
 In Huntsville Region
TENNESSEE VALLEY BUREAU)

NAGNNE1SSES NALAG1 BUREAU
 HUNTSVILLE, Ala, March 20.-A wind storm of unusual violence swept through this region from midnight un- til nearly dawn, blowing down trees and fences and causing wire trouble to telephone, telegraph and electric light companies. Lights in the city were out several times during the storm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-21
CHURCHILL LOSES Conservative Wins Election In West
 Vr1iniskAr

LONDON, March 20.-Winston Churchill, standing as an independent and anti-socialist candidate, lost his fight in the parliamentary election for the Abbey division of Westminster to OthO Nicholson, conservative, by 33 votes, 5f9
 The four cornered battle was hotly contested and attracted wide attention
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-21
NOTED HISTORIAN DIES
Gaillard Hunt Collapsed In Washing
 ton Talking To A Friend

VI .sHHAIH1b A v N T AhOEIU
 WASHINGTON, March 2O.-Gail- lard Hunt, the historian, died suddenly at his home here tonight of heart failure while conversing with Represen- tative Moore of Virginia. He was 61 years old.
 Although he had been in poor health for some time, MT. Hunt had been to the state department during the day in connection with work on diplomatic history. MT. Moore, an friend, had called for visit when Mir. Hunt was stricken and died almost immediately.
 He had been an editor for the state department since 1921, previous to which he had been for two years a special officer of the department to prepare q history of the World war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-21
A Perfect Skin
No blackheads, no blemishes ever
 By Edna Wallace Hobber

1 Mine is perfect skin-a skin which young girls envy. After 40 years as a stage star, look like girl of 19.
 I owe all this to a rich, ambitious mother. She searched the world for methods to multiply my beauty and to keep her youth. Those helps made me a famous beauty, and they keep me a beauty still.
 Now l have arranged so every girl and woman may have those identical helps. Thus I hope to bring to millions the benefits l got.
 My Facial Youth
 One is a liquid cleanser which call my Facial Youth. It contains no ani- maj, no vegetable fat. So it cannot grgow hair on the face. It cannot as- simulate in any way with the skin.
 It simply cleanses the skin to the depths, penetrates every pore. When I wipe it off, all the dirt and grime all that clogs the skin comes with it
 Clean the skin in the best other way you know. My Facial Youth will still remove much extra grime and refuse
 I cover my body with Facial Youth before bathing. Thus l remove much
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-21
BANDITS TAKE JOYRIDE
Steal Car, Take Victims On Tour
 Rob Them

FORT SMITH, Ark, March 20.- Two unmasked bandits tonight held up J. Mayne Bailey, his wife and their guest, Mrs. Carl Krogg of Fort Worth, Texas, commandered Bailey's automo- bile, rode about the city with their victims for two hours and then robbed them of 5000 in money and jewels and elected them from the car a mile from town.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-21
POSTMASTER NAMED

WASHINGTON. March 20.-The civil service commission today certified to the post office department the name of Lansing Smith as eligible for ap pointment as postmaster lat Anniston. Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-21

YOU KNOW A TONIC IS GOOD when it makes you eat like a hungry boy and brings back the color to your cheeks. You can soon feel the Strengthening, Invigorating Effect of GROVES ! TASTELESS CHILL TONIC. G0c.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-21
DIOCESE CHANCELLAR DIES

MOnsignOr Hume Was Secretary To
 Archbishop John w. Shaw
 NEW ORLEANS, March 20.-Mon- signor w. W. Hume, secretary to Arch bishop John w. Shaw and chancellor of the diocese of New Orleans, died today. He was born in England and was g years old.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-21
TO DELIVER LECTURE Rabbi Katz To Speak At Temple
 Emanu.El

Rabbi Solomon Katz will deliver an address on ''Hamanism vs. Humanism," at o'clock Friday evening at Beth-El synagogue, Highland avenue and Beech street. All members of the Beth-El synagogue and any others interested in the discussion have been invited to at- tend these services.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-21
NOTICE

Members of Birmingham Lodge No. S5, Knights of Pythias, will meet in tf& Chapel of Lige Loy to attend the Funeral of Brother W. K. Wilson, Friday afternoon, 3;30 o'clock.
 D. F. Parker, K. R. S.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-21
THREE DIE IN FLAMES
Fourth Fatally Burned In Fire On
 Kitchen Car

BOGALUSA, La, March 20.-Three negroes, two women and one man, were burned to death, and another is in a hospital here not expected to live as a result of fire in the kitchen car of work train on the New Or leans, Great Northern railroad early today at Bayou Lacombe, La. The dead are George Monday and his wife, and the wife of Sam Ford Ford prob- ably Mns fatally hurned
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-21
PROBE ARMS SALE
Weeks Asked To Explain Dealings With
 Mexico

WASHINGTON, March 2O.-A reso. lution calling upon Secretary Weeks for full information regarding the sale of arms to Mexico, was adopted today by the Senate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-21
MOORE IS SEATED

WASHINGTON, March 2O.-R. Lee Moore, democrat, is entitled to retain his seat as member of the House from the First Georgia district, an cleo tion committee decided today, dismiss ing the contest of Don H. Clarke, re- publican, Moore's opponent in the 1922 election.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-21

ernoon, Senator Harrison will lead the fight for the consideration immediate ly of the Ford bill in order that ''the will of the people" might not be de- feated through the wiles of politicians.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-21
COURr rS POSTPONED

MERIDIAN, Miss, March 10,-- Especial. Following his announce ment yesterday that the six weeks civil term of the Lauderdale county circuit court that was to have been convened next Monday had been preterminated in order that farmers might devote their full time to the work at season of the year when neglect might jeopardize crops, Judge c. c. Miller stated today that a special term would be held in June to take care of the docket of cases scheduled.
 Bessemer Boys Held-Earl Swan, e. L. York and Toll Allison, three 16-year. old boys, said to have run away from their homes at Bessemer, Ala, were taken in chargeeby the police and held until their parents could be heard from, when they were taken back to their Alabama homes.
 Held On Check Charge-T. M. Nor. gan, 28, is benig held in jail here on charge of forgery in connection with the purchase of an automobile from A local dealer. A check drawn on a Pen sacola, Fla, bank was presented in part payment for the car.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-21

Great Britain is said to have dis covered a new poison gas which will persist for seven or eight days after it has been discharged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-21

The world cotton crop of 1923-24 is estimated by the United States de partment of agriculture at 19.125,O00 bales of AIS pounds net.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-21

The United States Atlantic coast line is 1.77S nautical miles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-21
instead of $2.5O

This special price is a regular thing in our shirt section. We make practice and a boast of selling $2.50 quality right along for $l.o5.
 This week we are featuring at this price a very distinctive set of silk striped mad ras shirts from one of our best makers. You will want four if you see them-so see them in our window.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-03
TRIVERS store
TO open TODAY
Public Invited To Inspect
Modern New Estab-
lishment

Among the propinent officiais-of the
Trivers store in Birmingham to attend
the formal opening Friday night of the
newly remodeled local branch ats 81
North Twentieth street are Edward
Cowan and AL Harris, vice-presidents,
and Joseph M. Coopef, advertising man
ager of the entire system.
A lavish display of all that is new in
mems clothes is being shown at the
Trivers store. Nothing viii be sold
and the day has been set aside as in
spection day, when men and women are
both invited to visit the store and sec
the handsome improvements which have
just been completed.
Music will be furnished by the Merry
Makers six-piece orchestra, commenc-
ing at B o'clock, and handsome roses
will be presented to women visitors.
Cigars and cigarettes will be distrib-
uted to the men.
Nineteen stores are maintained by
the Trirers organization sixteen OF
which are below the Mason-Dixon line.
Birmingham is considered one of the
best cities in which the company has
branch, and Manager A. G. Lee and
associate, Bert Gregory, are expecting
one of the. most profitable seasons in
the history of the store.
The company makes speciality of
two-pants suits and have on display
now hundreds of suits, top coats, over
coats and evening suits, the same as are
carried by the New York store and at
THE same attractive. prices.