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, 1924-09-24
COOLIDGE, LAF0uETTE and DAVIS
neck AND NECK IN POPULAR VOTE
Twenty-Five States Cast 81, 900 Ballots in Nation
wide Presidential Poll Giving Coolidge
a Slight Majority

Regardless of hopes, wishes, pre-
dictions and a brave whistling of po-
litical leaders as they amble through
various g%raveyards, September indi-
cations concerning our November
election have convinced many keen
students that there will be many sur
prises when the last November vote
has been tabulated.
This newspapers nationwide pres
idential poll is now into its fourth
week of balloting. Through it's con-
nection with the Publishers Autocast-
er Service of New York, the Enter
prise is cooperating with some seven
thousand newspapers published in ev-
cry state. Returns from twenty-one
states. have been sreceived-enough
from each section of the country to
indicate, in a small way-at least the
trend of sentiment there.
Coolidge is running strong in the
East. Davis strength is in the South.
LaFollette, as expected, is the strong
est in the North and Northwest.
Some100,000 votes have been cast in
this trial ballotnig. The vote is even
ly divided, Coolidge leading with a
total of 36,3O1, LaFollette is second
with 30,S30, and Davis is 8 close
third with 30,551.
This in a way bears out the figures
tabulated by other straw votes. The
Hearst newspaper group, made up of
some fourteen newspapers published
in the principal cities of the nation,
have polled a straw vote of $4,000
ballots. That vote from the cities
show LaFollette first with 40,6S6,
Coolidge second with 37,249, and
DAVIS third with 17,410.
The nationwide poll in which this
newspaper is participating in repre-
sentative of the small town and rural
vote. The Hearst straw vote is al
most exclusively from the big cities.
Combining this newspapers poll
from the country with the Hearst poll
from the cities we have a total of
193,027 votes divided as follows:
Coolidge, 1850; LaFollette, 71.516,
and Davis 1891.
The votes in these polls are of
course popular votes and not exactly
clearly indicative of the ELECTORAL
strength of the three candidates.
However, the ~tabulation of this ews-
papers nationwide voting by state
to date offers the opportunity of stu
, 1924-09-24
Purdy's Philos

"In a battle of tongues a woman
can hold her own-but she never
does"
, 1924-09-24

Total. 36,3O1 30,s30 3O,551
Viewed from that standpoint it
brings us back to the fact as stated
in these columns before, that the a
is going to be a close one, so close
that the final choice of President may
be thrown to the House-or possibly
on into the Senate.
The Literary Digest is conducting
a secret straw vote, but as yet has
made no announcement of return.
The votes polled by the Digest will
in the majority come from the larger
small towns and the cities.
Many things may happen between
now and November, any one of which
would switch the vote to make it fin
al and decisive at the polls. However,
political leaders in all parts are
watching these Presidential polls, and
you will be rendering them a service
if you vote in this presidential poll
and show them the strength of your
respective candidates in this territory.
If you haven't voted yet, do so to-
day. Clip out the sample ballot be-
low and,mark an x before the name
of the candidate you want to be the
next President of the United States.
Show your fellow voters in other
states who Wyoming wants for Presi-
dent. Bring Or send your ballot to
this office.
, 1924-09-24

Mother: 81 hope that is a nice book
you are reading"
Daughter: cts nice-but so sad at
the end"
Mother: "Sad?" ia
Daughter: Eyes, the shiek dies and
she has to go back to her husband"
, 1924-09-24
Blonde Bess Opines

Contrary to Mr.. Webster MAIN
tain it is the gasoline, not the fat
wife in the rear seat, that makes the
cargo"
, 1924-09-24
Stron Imagination

oVfUuB IHldBfHdtIOh
Alice: 81 hear you had a very plea
SAINT birthday"
Tom: "Oh, yes, you've seen those
long racy Rolls-Royces?"
Alice: eyes, yes"
Tom: "Well, l got a pair of roller
skates made that way"
, 1924-09-24
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our sincere
thanks and appreciation to the friends
who though of and remembered us
during the illness and death of our
beloved mother and wife.
Mrs. r. E. Larson
o. E. Muller
Roy F. Mullen.
, 1924-09-24
LOWER SAGE CREEK

Mrs. Cora Weldon left Friday for
her home in Kansas City, after hav-
ing spent the summer with her sis
ter, Mrs. Oliver Knight.
lobe Borner ate supper Friday
evening with the H. F. Bates family.
Archie King was a Sunday visitor
at the ID. d. Stall home.
Alden Avant, of Burlington, spent
Thursday evening at the Ed Hemp
stone home while riding for cattle.
Fred Ebert and family and Mrs.
Alice Pattison were callers at the
John Mclaughlin home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. o. l.. White were in
Billings Friday and Saturday.
H. F. Bates and family we're at
Pryor for IN outing Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Lieb of Cody
and Ebert Siddle and Harold Siggins
were callers Sunday at the Joe Black
home.
]. N. McMillin and Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Chase went to Lowell Monday
for fruit.
Mr. and Mrs. John Mclaughlin
and Homer Milstead were visitors at
the Billings fair during the week.
, 1924-09-24
We Come to This

Jensen: "What kind of a candidate
is he?"
Popkins: Hes all right. He comes
from the wide open spaces. Out
where men are men-and their gov
ernors are liable to be women"
, 1924-09-24
PLAY o
TO BE SACRIFICED

A modern playerpiano of high quail
ity left on our hands in public ware
house will be closed out at a big dis
count. No reasonable offer of price
and terms refused. Write today for
full information to The Knight
Campbell Music Co., Denver, Colo.
, 1924-09-24
Ring Confidence

Ring Confidence
First Battler: Certainly, l is a
prizefighter. Why, mani was bon
with gloves on" q.
Opponent: "Well, niggah-you is
goin' out OBJ dis life the same way"
, 1924-09-24

Think how much safer your wife
feels when there is a telephone
in the house while you are away.
, 1924-09-24
We Know Him

Smythe: II understand you have a
very economical chauffer."'
Bilkins: "Yes, indeed. He never
runs u ear on more than one or
two wheels at a time"
, 1924-09-24

Rum boats operating in Puget
Sound on the Pacific coast are now
equipped with seaplanes with radio
outfits for observing the location of
Federal agents and revenue cutters.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-02
NEW PARTNERSHIP
FOR FAIRFIELD
Mayor Pratt And Judge Esslin-
ger Form Law Firm
(Fairfield Buresu).

=
FAIRFIELD, Ala, Nov. Mayor
Melford w. Pratt and Judge A. G.
Esslinger, city Attorney have formed
a law partnership which was effective
Saturday. The announcement was
made that due to the duties of Mr..
Hargrave with the county, the partner.
ship heretofore existing between the
latter and Mayor Pratt had been dis
solved and the new partnership ar.
ranged
The two attorneys have been, residents
of Fairfield for many years and have
been connected with the city admins
tration in various capacities. Mr.. Es-
singer served as city recorder under
A.. Clinton Decker, the first mayor,
while lately he has served the Pratt
administration as city attorney. The
new partnership will have offices in
the Carmichael building.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-02
WHITES FRIENDS
STAGE LUNCHEON
City Politics Shows Signs OF
Preliminary Activity

Preliminary conference in connec-
ton with next years city commission
race have already begun, it became
known Saturday. During the week, APP
proximately Is men gathered in a
downtown cafe for luncheon and drafted
a letter to William L. White, young
business man, urging him to announce
next year for commission president.
A committee of two was named to
present the letter to Mr.. White and
get his answer. According to informa-
ton in political circles, he told this
committee that he would take the mat
ter under Amusement and announce his
decision within the next two or three
months.
Several physicians were in the lunch
con party, it is learned. They said
they had been interested in a recent
speech by White, in which he declared
for the complete enforcement of the
city and county health department from
politics. This could be accomplished,
he stated, by taking from the city
commission the right to adopt health
ordinances and vesting it in the board
of health.
Other probable issues in the race
were discussed at the luncheon, and sew
eral of those present made the sug-
gestion that an advisory committee of
90 or more members be named to
assist Mr.. White, in the event he final
ly decided to run.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-02
Fire Damages Building
Election Called


An election to decide whethe Or not
the city Of Fairfield shall issue bonds
to the amount of $144, 900 with which
to construct schools will be held De
cember 1.
The city is expected to authorize the
issue as there is prevailing senti-
inent in favor of the issue. The school
system has shown interesting progress
according to DIR, G. J. Donald, pres
ident of the board of education, who
added that the taxpayers of Fairfield
were sure to authorize the new bonds.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-02
MONTEVALLO FUND
MOUNTS STEADILY
Ninety Eight New Subscriptions
Received Past Week

Ninety-six subscriptions aggregatint
81 ,450 were secured in Jefferson coun
ty during the past week for the equip
ment fund of Alabama Women's col
lege at Montevallo.
Continued interest is being shown in
Montevallo colleges building program
which started on October 20 with the
breaking of ground for the first build
ing which is being erected by the funds
supplied by Erskine Ramsay of Biz.
mingham. Mr.. Ramsays gift to the
college equipment fund was 100000
cash.
Notable among the subscriptions dur
ing the past week were those of -
Birmingham Clay Products company
5000, Birmingham NuGrape Bottling
company, Inc, $1S2.5O, G. Costas,
$1S2.50 Mrs. Mary Kate Mcqueen,
$125.
Other subscriptions for amounts less
than 800 were as follows:
Ex-Gov. William D. Jelks. George
Perenis, Thomas Bono, George D.
Cassimus, D. A. Cassimus, Black Cat
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-02
BIRMINGHAM, AGEHERALD, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER

Cafe, Gus Lavas, THYME Beverage
company, G. G. Stabler, Antwine, Nc.
CURE and DeShazo, Sherer and Kess-
Ter, George Huffman, L. L. Peace, G.
P. jackson, D. v. Edmundson, ]. D.
Hopping, J. O. Anders, P. J. Prowell,
R. Dupone Thomson, M. s. Tomlinson,
Jerome Mayer, D. o. Whilldin, w. d.
Hammett, M. M. Ullman, A. Frankas,
George d. Lotos, David Silverstein,
Oliver s. Hill, Mr.. and Mrs. Whitner
Howard, yassar D. Allen, B. A. Van
Buren,, Thomas G. Wingo, J. ]. Ham
ilton, Joseph II. Delaney, H. l.. Wood,
f. w. Bransby, L. B. McLauren, G. NJ.
Forbes, Miss Virginia Kockritz, Peter
Smiley, H. b. Abernethy, A. NJ. Bruce,
c. l.. Adams, j. T. Fehton, w. s.
Reynolds, Louis Dickinson, f. B. sFree-
man, J. H. Bell, D. #. Mann, Paul r.
Torrant, r. III. Williams, Charles w.
Sivley, A. b. Trentenbaum, Joseph
McLesall, c. M. Harris, C. A. Boyd,
o. l.. Hornsby, K. A. Goodwin, Angelo
Bennett, Nick Roheff, Bettinger Supply
company, Miss Lucy McCollum, A. H.
Goddard, Charles f. Lewis, Gus Arge-
ros, Clyde Lee, A. j. Bass, Jr., A. L.
Ellison, 2. Bonner, H. H. Billingsley,
1. L. Cooper, Miss, Lucy v. Rose, Da-
vide ]. Davis; H. Burns, ]. A. Com
mander, I. Levy, I. Mazar, r. s. Mar
shall, A. B. Moore, D. H. Bradley,
Whitehead and company, Mrs. Charles
Daring, T. B. .Whitmire, D. B. Tall
ferro, j. B. Brothers, Mrs. H. D.
Parker, NJ. s. Golding, H. l.. jackson.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-02
CITY HCLASSED
AS music CENTER
Music Study Club Backs
Efforts To Boost
Standard

Conferences between members of the
Music Study club and representatives Of
musical bureaus have disclosed the fact
that Birmingham is regarded rs one of
the most appreciative cities in the
United States from a musical stand
point. it was announced Saturday. One
representative even declared that the
city 'is potentially the music center of
the SOUTH" not because of its geograph-
lea location, but on account of the gen.
eral public's appreciation and patronage
to all varieties of muic.
Most cities, it was said, will support
only one variety of music, such as violin
or vocal music. while Birmingham has
become noted for it's patronage for all
branches of music. But in order to be-
come the music center of the south,
Birmingham must cope with New Or
leans which supports symphony music
and Atlanta with its annual season of
opera.
Interest in music was first fostered
in the city nearly 20 years ago by a
group of women who banded themselves
together in the Music Study club. From
this small group, the club has enlarged
until last year, it was composed OF
1916 members and wiped out its past
debts. Besides its regular meetings
when Birmingham musicians entertain
the club has branched out and at the
present time, has embarked on the en-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-02
ACCIDENT VICTIMS
NOT IMPROVED,
SAY PHYSICIANS
Dewey Mize And L. C
Il O'Dell Succumb To
4: Injuries

c. B. Conway, 109h Twentieth
street, is still in a critical condition at
the Hillman hospital where he was re-
moved following an accident Saturday
in which he was hit by a car said to
have been driven by Mrs. Irma Craw-
ford. Jack Warner, of Edgewater, and
Buckner Of Fairview were reported on
ly slightly improved after their accident
FRIDAY night. ..
Conway was seriously injured about
10 o'clock Saturday morning when he
was struck by the auto of Mrs. Craw-
ford of 817 Eighteenth street, south.
as she rounded the corner. Officers
Charles Tulley and j. w. Allen arrested
her on charge of reckless driving.
: Jack Warner OF Edgewater and &. l..
Buckner of Fairview were injured in
the accident Friday night in which
Dewey Mize, also of Edgewater, was
fatally injured and died at an early hour
Saturday morning at st. Vincent hos
pital. Both men sustained serious body
bruises and cuts about the face and
head.
Warner and Buckner were with Mize
when the automobile he was driving
was struck by a South Ensley street
car at Fourth street and Third avenue.
Funeral services for l.. c. ODell, who
was fatally injured in a similar acct
dent when his car was demolished by a
South Ensley street car Friday night,
will be held at 2 80 o'clock Sunday aft
ernoon from the residence at 300 Willie
street. Interment will take place in the
Elmwood cemetery with Echols and
Engwin in charge. Mics body will be
sent to Odenville, Ala, by Johns Mon
day morning for burial.
Formal inquests into the deaths of
O'Dell and Mize will be held Monday,
Coroner J. d. Russian announced Sat
urday. The coroner plans to make a
personal investigation into the facts
surrounding the tragedies Sunday.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-02
Opens Now Office

DR.. 4. Wood Tucker, eye, ear, nose
and throat specialist for the Tennessee
Coal, Iron and Railroad Company,
opened offices in the Fairfield Realty
building Saturday. He will practice
profession there although he will con-
tifue his present duties with the Ten
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-02
CounciI tn Meet

Council TO Meet
There will be special meeting of
the city council Of Fairfield Monday
night it was announced Saturday by.
Mayor Pratt at which several matters
that are pending will be taken under
discussion.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-02

terprise of providing symphony con-
certs for childen of school age. And
during the coming season, three con-
certs are to be given for the children,
when the conductors win explain the
various numbers on the program, &C.
ording to announcement of the club
Saturday.
In the list of achievements, only
grand opera and symphony concerts
are omitted, the list including a study
course, series of artist concerts, a
Junior course, branch extending into
the public schools and the public
library, an altruistic department which
provided concerts for institutions on
request and sacred branch which aims
to improve the standard of church
music
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-02
REALTY TRANSFERS

Mrs. Mary Griffith ct al to w. G.
Lunsford and wife, lots s, 6, in BLOCK
$50, according to the survey of the
Elyton Land company, $1,000.
A. 8. Wynn and T. w. Knox to M
NJ. Magnus, lot in black 81, in Forest
park, $500.
A. P. Fitch to w. A. Davis and B. L.
Snellgrove, lots z, 8, 8, 10 in black 262
according to the Elyton Land company
survey, $11 500.
Sarah e. Slack to Josephine B. Ruff,
lots and and 10 in block z, according
to the survey of the Wend End Land
and Improvement company, $1,000.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-02
THE BIGGEST INCUBATOR

A gigantic Incubator that VIII hatch
$4,000 eggs at a setting is Under con-
struction in California. All work in the
hatchery is to be done by electricity.
The owner believes that electrically
Matched chickens are sturdier and
healthier and mature earlier than chick
ems Matched by any other method. He
expects to ship $4,000 day of 100000
in a season.-Youth's Companion.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-02

nessee company. The opening Of the
downtown office was made necessary,
It was stated, on account OF It being
impractical for DIR. Tucker to take care
of the many patients who desired his
services ct the hospital which is ex-
clusively for Tennessee company EN-
49, Fire Damages Building
A fire discovered in the Fairfield
Realty Company NEW building early
Saturday morning endangered that
structure for short time resulting,
only in minor damage, however. The
fire was caused by defective wiring
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-02
NOTHING TO POETRY

"And thou beside me singing in the
wilderness"
The poet often quoted this to his best
girl.
But after marriage when he came
home with jug of something he found
that under such circumstances wives
didn't sing.-Louisville Courier Jour
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-02
STOP KIDNEY TROUBLE

II you suffer from Kidney or Bladder
Trouble. back or leg ache. to prove you
can quickly be rid of these troubles 1 will
send you a 81 size of my famous Kavona
Compound, postpaid and without cost or
obligation. If 1t cures you, tell your
friends and pay me what you think is fair.
otherwise the-loss is mine. Merely send
your name today for this liberal introduce
tory offer. THE KAVONA CO., Dept. 1911,
Kansas City. Mo.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-02
NAME POLICE CHIEF

HELM, Ala, Nov. 1.-(Special.)
Isaac Wheeler, who for the past five
years was chief of police here, has
been elected night police at Tallapoosa,
Ga, but will not move his family there
until the first of the year.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-02

THE only residence subdivision within
the three-mile radius where you can
buy half acre and acre home sites with
every city convenience and comfort at
the price of fifty-foot lot in other
neighborhoods of comparable attrac-
tons.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-02

DIGIT now the comprehensive improvement
program, the results of which will eclipse
any similar development heretofore attempted
in residence property. is well under way-rap-
idly transforming a natural garden spot into a
finished park of spacious grounds place for
fashionable and exclusive homes on the high
way to the new country club.
Many homeseekers who don't expect to build
at this time are now buying in Hollywood as an
investment. They are visualizing the extensive
home development in Shades Valley and dis
counting the future, when desirable locations
will be at premium
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-13
POLICE ASKED TO
WATCHFORB BOYS
Cincinnati Notified of Dis
appearance,

Police telegraphed Cincinnati po-
lice to watch for three boys reported
to have left their homes here with
the intention. it is thought. of going
there.
William Beikes, II, of 20 Hen
bricks Pl., of stocky build, sandy
complexion and light hair, is said to
have been with James Singer, r.,
Of 1900 E. Ohio ST, and Paul Ward,
IA, or 400 E. Ohio ST., when the
wanderlust seized them. William
was wearing a white shirt and brown
trousers and cap.
Homer Cobb, 40, an inmate of the
Craigmont Hospital for the Insane,
at North Madison, escaped from
there Sunday, a dispatch to police
statess He mailed letter Monday
to his wife, Mrs. Blanche Cobb, at
Martinsville, Ind, leading authori-
ties to believe he is in Indianapolis.
He is smoothed faced, and has dark
hair and brown eyes. He was wear
ing black soft hat, white shirt and
dark trousers.
William Yeager. 8, colored. 1914 e.
Seventeenth ST.. is missing, police
say.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-13
Has Hone Lincoln Used to Use

If C. NJ. Hewitt, engineer at the
State School for the Deaf. only
had a son, some day he might hone
his razor on the same stone that
Abraham Lincoln did.
Hewitt, possessor of the hone as
the last male descendant Of his
family, says he is willing to part
with the relic il its preservation is
assured.
In telling his story, Hewitt also
reveals a tangle Of hearts.
James Downey, half brother OF
Hewitt's father was a school
friend of Lincoln's down in Ken
lucky. In 1880, Lincoln gave Dow
ney the hone, as a gift. Downey
then married Hewitt's mother and
went to war where he died in
Libbyville Prison.
Later his mother married Will
liam Hewitt, his father, a rival for
her hand before she married Dow
ney.
In the meantime, when Downey
died he gave the hone to his eldest
son, Joseph Downey. with the re-
quest that it be handed dowp to
his oldest heir. His son went into
the Army and never married.
When Downey died in Cuba,
twenty years ago, he willed the
hone RI Hewit,
The hone bears an inscription
scratched in with knife A. Lin
coin, July 4, 1880.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-13
DOMESTIC HEROINES IN OUR HOMES

Women who lead a domestic life
seem to listen to every call of duty ex-
cepting the supreme one that tells.them
to guard Their health. AS long as they
can drag themselves around women
continue to work. Necessity to keep on
their feet all day when over tired, or
sitting in cramped positions day in
and day out often brings on ailments
fifty years Lydia E. Pinkhams vege-
table Compound has been strengthen
ing women and overcoming such all
ments. Sickness and pain vanish under
its influence and thousands of women
have been benefited by it.-Advertisa-
menr.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-13
SHE WHO GETS SLAPPED
Rocked From Auto by Husband
Woman Tells Police.

Mrs. Goldie Etenburn, 612 N. Ala
bama ST.. told police today that she
was one who got slapped.
She and her husband, Homer, have
been separated, Mrs. Etenburn saiN
but she still claimed half ownership
in an auto. which her husband drove
up to her home Tuesday night. In
the car, she said was Frank ely,
534 n. Meridian st. Mrs. Etenburn
said she got on the running board
and demanded that ely get out.
Etenburg slapped her and knocked
her off, police say she said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-13
Harmless Means
of Reducing Fat

Many fat people fear ordinary means
for reducing their weight Here is an
extraordinary method Extraordinary
because while perfectly harmless, no
dieting or exercise are necessary.
Marmola Prescription Tablets are made
exactly In accordance with the famous
Marmola Prescription. You reduce
steadily and easily, with no ill' effects.
Procure them from your druggist at
one dollar for a box or send price di-
rect to the MarInola Company, General
Motors Building, Detroit, Mich.-Adver-
tise ment.