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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-13
Social Calendar

The Woman's Republican league will meet at the Axis club, 1919 Eighth avenue, north, Thursday at 3 o'clock Republican men and women are in vited to this meeting.
 The annual meeting of the Big Sis ters will take. place Friday morning at 10 30. February 15,a at Katherine Inn.
 A Valentine tea will be given at St Pauls reetory on February II from 5 to , o'clock by the ladies of the parish All members of the Altar bands are requested tU come and cordial invita- tion is extended to all strangers in the parish.
 The February meeting of the board of directors of the Alabama Voca tional school will be held Wednesday a 10 30 q. m., at the school in Woodlawn.
 The Graduate Nurses association. District No. 1, will meet Wednesday at 5 p. m.. at the Business and Profess sional Women's club rooms. At ? 80 p. m., there will be a meeting of the board of directors.
 The Graded union will meet We'd nesday morning at 10 o'clock as usual in the Sunday school building of the First Methodist church.
 Yancey chapter. U.r D. C., will hold with Mrs. T. l.. Hobert. 1901 Sixteenth avenue south. Mrs Hobert and Mrs Laura Alexander will act as hostesses.
 The South Highland Parent Teacher association will meet Thursday after noon at 3 :15. Mrs. A. M Taylor will address the meeting. her subject be- ing Science and How it is Taught"
 The social of section e. of tLe Woman's Bible class of the First Meth odist church has been postponed from Tuesday. February 12, to Thursday. February II. Mrs. A. A. Gambill will he hostess at Ill Twenty-first street, south The officers of the entire de partment are cordially invited to be present.
 The Graymont Parent Teacher as- sociation will meet Thursday at ? :45 p. m, at the school. A full attendance is desired.
 The West End Study club will hold , their regular monthly meeting Friday aC < :OO D. H., dt Inc nome Ol NlTS. V. l.. Mcbride, 1906 McMillian avenue. She will be assisted by Mrs. H. A. Sher- ridan and Mrs. C. NJ. Wir.
 The Eleventh Avenue Methodist church Missionary society will have an all-day meeting Thursday. Mrs. C. l.. Ledbetter will conduct the Bible Study class and Mrs C. F. Wheelock the Mis- sions Study class. All ladies of the church are invited.
 The Jefferson Davis chapter of the l.. D. C., will meet at the Blue Tri- angle Tea room Wednesday at 2 80 o'clock
 The Present Day club will meet Fri day with Mrs. F. c. O'Bear, 1032 Twenty sixth street, south.
 The Mother Goose club will meet Thursday at II a. III. with Mrs. c. F. BOwrou, 2115 Eleventh avenue, south.
 Section "C" of the Woman's Bible class of the First Methodist church will meet Thursday with Mrs. A. A. Gam hill, i'll. Twenty-tirst street, south.
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 "Psrhaps | was barely conscious o3 what she said. She had taken dowr| her glorious hair and I w1s aduifinII the dark veil 1t formed for her exquil site shoulders, the frame of her lowell face.
 That I had given her cause to doubt by love I never dreamed. (To Be Continued.)
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 and the nice fat policeman and Rag. gedy Andy and Harry Hoolygooly laughed and talked while they they waited for Mrs. Harry Hoolygooly to return. but when. after ten minutes. Mrs. Hoolygooly did not return, Harry Hoolygooly said. Excuse me. I shall run and see what is keeping Henrietta Hoolygooly! So Harry Hoolygooly walked out into the kitchen.
 Raggedy Ann, the nice fat policeman and Raggedy Andy laughed and talked while they waited for Harry Hooly- gooly.
 Then. when Harry Hoolygooly did not return in ten minutes. Raggedy Ann said Excuse me, please. l shall run and see what is keeping Harry Hoolygool and Mrs. Hoolygooly!'
 So Raggedy Ann walked out into the Hoolygooly kitchen and the nice fat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-13

An Australian government laboratory is experimenting with native woods to ascertain if paper pulp can be produced commercially in that country.
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Now, we have all told a story except Raggedy Ann." the nice fat policeman said.
 He and Raggedy Ann and Raggedy An dy and Harry Hooly- gooly were sitting in the Hoolygooly dining room. eating candy covered cookies, ice cream cones. buttered pop corn and drinking ice cold pink lemon ade.
 Il will tell you a story, Raggedy Ann said. but 1 will have to make it up as 1 go along, just as Rag gedy Andy did.'
 This pleased every one. for they knew Raggedy Ann. having a lovely candy heart. would be certain to tell a very nice pleas ant story.
 Raggedy Ann was just about to start her story when there came a very loud knock at the back door. Wait just a moment before you start the story. Rag gedy Ann. please Mrs. Hoolygooly said as she walked to the kitchen.
 So Raggedy Ann
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-13

The February meeting of the board of directors of the Alabama Voca tional school will be held Wednesday at 10 30 q. m., at the school in Woodlawn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-13

The Graduate Nurses association. District No. 1, will meet Wednesday at 3 p. m.. at the Business and Profess sional Womens club rooms. At ? 80 D. m., there will be a meeting of the board of directors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-13

The Graded union will meet We'd nesday morning at 10 o'clock as usual in the Sunday school building of the First Methodist church.
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Next Story: Farmer Browns Boy Makes an Early Visit.
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Yancey chapter, U< D. C., will hold its regular monthly meeting Wednesday with Mrs. T. L. Hobert. 1901 Sixteenth avenue, south. Mrs. Hobert and Mrs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-13

The Woman'S Republican league will meet at the Axis club, 1919 Eighth avenue, north, Thursday at 3 o'clock. Republican men and women are in vited to this meeting
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-07
SO Dead in
Cold Wave
.BALMY SUNDAY
ENJOYED HERE
Seattle Takes Sabbath Out
ing in Springtlme Air

with storm approaching Van
couver island from tho Pacific ocean,
heading in a southwesteriy direction,
tho weather man Monday advisad
soattlci,cs TO keep umbrellas and
raincoats handy and stand by for
rain. Tho rain was 10 be accom-.
panied BY moderate winds and little
or no drop ia temperature. the re
port stated
Puget Sound residents were Amos,
Inclined 10 discredlt tho reports OF
intense cold and billiards. from the
East and Middle West. Sunday. when
n day that proved a harbinger OF
spring was turned out by Old Sol,
who beamed steadily turnout tho
day.
Crowds in the parks and auiossia
and pedestrians along the boulesArds
carried a hint OF Aprii ia the way
they draped oyercoats over their
arms or icst the storm garments at
home. The coolest hour OF the -
was nj 4 a. M. when tho thormome.
ter recorded &c above zero. and tho
winter sun brought this mercury
steadily upward until tho 80 mark
was reached at ? o'clock in tho after.
noon.
Thousands OF the more timid. who
greeted the warmth OF tho morning
with suspicion. wero convinced tina,
tho weather man was playing no
trick by early afternoon. and by mid
afternoon Mr.. and Mrs. Seattle, and
all the little scot;leltes. were either
bowling along tho highways Ia tho
family fliyvcrs. or taking advantage
OF the fresh. comfortable air OF tho
several parks. The downtown sec
ton was crowded with pedestrians
including swarms OF window.shop
porB. ohgor 10 give tho spring bar
gain windows the 'onco over" with
out q disturbing thought OF cold o1
wet.
In the evening. overeoats were
donned: but the outdoors stu In
vitcd--a suitable close FOR a perfect
winter day on Puge, Sound.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-07

A "curly.headed bird announced
Monday his intention Of going to the
mat with poor old fellow within
week or two.
Furthermore. the curly-headed
bird Is going to operate without gas
on the political ring Of the King
County Medical society"
SO therel
You wouldn't believe Il. but the
curly.headed bird. who is Mayer
Edwin ]. Brown. says he knows from
questions he was asked before the
grand jury last week that the politi.
co-medical ring has been framing up
a lot Of false figures, Just to discredit
him.
The poor old fellow" is DR.. II. NJ.
Read. city health commissioner, none
other. DR.. Brown is very sorry for
what is going 20 happen to DR.. Read,
but it's all for the best.
"of course" said the mayor. with
a break in his voice, they'll accuse
me OF playing politics. 1 never play
politics. just try to do my best,
in my small way. tried 70 reorgau
ize the health department that this
poor old fellows trying TO run, but
Or. Read. the mayor says, refers
to him as this curly headed bird.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-07
Doc Brown to Operate
on political Medics'
It'll Be Without Gas and Doc Read
Goes on the Table First

This poor old fellow" as a synonym
for DR.. Read. is the mayors own idea
personal, as Holbrook Bliun would
say.
The startling revelation that all the
political doctors" are in a oonspir-
acy to get the mayor was made when
The Star asked DIT. Brown II he had
made any probe OF the accusation
that city doctors failed to give proper
care to burned members Of the Pet
,inicci family. three OF which died.
III l complain about the health
department I shall be accused OF
playing politics" tic mayor sSsA 's
reply. and then added his charge
concerning the medical ring" And
the medical ring is going to be eS-
posed. the mayor said. with a pitlless
thorunesS. pretty soon.
The ring. the mayor said. had pre-
vented reorganization by him Of the
city health department,
me. OF course 1 don't know any
thing about hospitals bless your old
/ heart" said the mayer. jov55ssi.'ay.
1--WE only been in that game thirty
I years.
1t looks like a tough spring for
the political doctors" some OF
them. it Is asserted. have even had
the impudence to say that tho
mayor himself is a political doctor. .
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-07
Two boys are dead and third
Is so seriously injured that death
may result a. the toll Of careless
motoring over the Weekend.

IDDtufl1E OVER TIC htfhtuu-
The dead are Benjamin Tickner. Z.
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. I. C. Tickner.
1853 18Th ave. s.. and William Jones.
IL. 1908 W. s5th St David LoYejoy.
10. was seriously injured. He re-
sides with his parents near Golden
Gardens park
The Tickner boy was out walking
with his uncle, Abe Rue. on Rainier
ave. near Genesee St, when they had
10 walk into the street to avoid an
obstruction. a passing Renton stage
hit the youth. He sustained internal
injuries and tho he was rushed TO the
city hospital. he died few hours
later.
The Jones youth was riding his
motorcycle east on W. 65th St. when
he crashed into the rear end OF a
truck driven by F. c. Martin near the
intersection Of w. s5th and 18th ave.
w. He was hurled Is feet to the
pavement. striking on his head and
shoulders. He was taken to the Nor.
wegian hospital but died a few min.
utes after the accident.
David Lovejoy was roller skating
on S2d ave. y. W. and was appar.
emily holding onto the fender OF an
automobile. The car swerved &c
pass another machine and threw the
boy under the wheels OF the car
driven by ]. E. Bailey. SOLO S2d ave
y. W. Both legs were broken and
his head cut and bruised.
J. Ishl. q japanese ) being
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All 0S
Kill Z
YOUTHS
Third May Die as
Result of Care
less Drivin g
Over Sunday
AUTO DRIVERS
GETTING WISE

A TITO drivers operating cars
II with one or no headlights
have taken warning since police
started their campaign against
then with the result that only
&c were arrested over the week
end as against lo7 Friday night.
Patrolmen X. L. Webb and
Fred Iyey originated a novel trap
at westlake and Virginia Friday
night with The result that io7
drivers were arrested for driving
with one or no headlights. One
officer turns the semaphore. fore
ing Hghtless drivers to stop while
The other policeman gives them
tags.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-07
Southeast Reports
Six Dead in Freeze

ATLANTA. Ca. Jan. Heavy
property damage and intense suffer.
ing was caused thruout tho South.
east over the weekend by low TEN.
pcratures. The weather moderated
slightly today after reaching zero
Sunday. the coolest IN a quarter OF a
century.
Truck farms suffered heavy loss
from the cold weather.
Three died from cold In Macon and
three sailors were frozen 70 death
near New Orleans.
Numerous fires were reported. In.
GLIDING a blaze which destroyed the
boys high school here. with loss
OF SEQ. 900.
DENVER. Jan. IAN inquest was
10 be held Monday over the body Of
Miss Lydio Mcdonald. Of Lawrence
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-07
MAN is
FOUNDIN BAY

Tho body Of Ralph Russell 30.
member Of tho Tacoma Eagles. was
found floating in Elliott bay Monday
morning.
George Eyrcs. checker at Pier c,
saw Russelrs body in the Sound be.
tween Pier C and Pier 3. The patrol
took Russell from the water and
notified the coroner. who took charge
OF the body Russell had been dead
between five and six weeks, accord.
ing 20 the coroner. lie had In his
pockets card showing him to be a
member Of Aerie No. J. Tacoma
Eagles. II was undetermined whether
he committed suicide or was a vic.
tim Of accident.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-07
EAST SUFFERS
FRICID BLASTS
Winter Deaths Increasing
During Bitter Weather
By United Press,

Approximately 50 persons died
during the past 90 hours as result,
OF the intense cold wave that swept
tho Middle West and now eenterIng
in tho Eas, and South.
Many OF the victims were frozen
TO death. others sueeurubed to expos.
IRE. ktiIl others wero burned 70
death while seeking 20 escape from
the cold. and others met death In
accidents due 70 Icy conditions.
Chicago leads with a total OF Is
deaths.
81. Louis reported i've casualties.
Pitisburg reported four.
Philadelphia. Macon and New or.
leans reported three each.
Clsiea reporting ono fatality In.
cIudcd ST. Paul. Denver. Hsnrye,to.
Okla: Peoria and thin. III: Fay.
etteyillo. Tenn: Point Pleasant. NJ
j.. Sheffield and opellka. Ala.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-07
REGISTRATION
RUSH STARTED
Hundreds Sign Books When
They Open Monday

Nearly 100 prospective voters at
the 1924 city elections greeted Z. r..
Coffin, chief registration clerk. and
"a score OF deputies when the offices
OF tho city clerk and comptroller
opened for the first day OF voters
registrations, Monday. BY $50
there were nearly zoo in limo and
the office was beginning what prom.
ised to be an unusually heavy initial
registration day.
The rain. thru which the early
birds" made their way 20 the coun.
ty.city building, promised To keep
many away Monday who otherwise
might have also registered on the
opening day. Il was believed
Registration for the primary cleo.
ton, February %. and the general
(Turn TO Page Q. Column n
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-07
Railroad Income
Ruling Is Upheld

wAsHIN TON. Jan. THE
United States supreme court today
hold contltutional the excess earnings
clause Of the transportation act OF
1920.
The clause In question was tho
much disputed one which provides
ono.half Of a railroads. income over
and above per cent on lts valua-
ton shall be placed In n fund within
tho control Of tho government and
the other half retained by the rail.
road AZ n trust fund.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-07
IL Dead of Cold
In Chicago Area

CHICAGO. Jan. Fair weather
with warmer temperatures came TO
the Middle West today as tho cold
wave blew over tho East and South.
More than a score OF deaths we're
recorded in the Central states as d.
rect result OF the frigid blasts over
the weekend. The death toll stood
at II IN Chicago alone.
Hundreds OF fires. most OF them
caused by oyerheatsd stoves and fur.
naces. brought property damage esti-
mated Mt 81. 600 600.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-07

Vi IL
The Seattle vote is a part OF a
national referendum that Is being
taken on the peace plan by news.
papers all over the country. The
result OF this referendum will give
an insight into the wishes OF the
American public. as expressed di.
rcctiy by them. on the foreign policy
that tho United states government
should adopt.
The winning plan-No. 1.469-was
selected from 22.i65 that were sub
mitted by persons all over the world
to a jury Of seven. headed by Elihu
Root. other jury members are:
James G. Hartford, Edward NJ. House.
Ellen Il. Pcndleton, Roscoe Pound.
I william Allen White and Brand
whitlock. They said of the winning
,,lan:
''Pian No. f.469 is the best prac-
tlcablo plan 10y which the United
states may cooperate with other
nations to achieve and preserve the
peace OF the world"
The plan proposes immediate entry
OF this country into the permanent
court OF international justice and
full cooperation OF this country with
the league OF nations uudcr specific
conditions. II would not become q
member Of the league ot present.
The name OF tho author of the
! Turn TO Page ., Column y
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-07
Star Readers to Vote on
the Prize Box Peace Plan
CtyWide Referendum, Under Papers Auspices Gives
First Chance for Direct Expression on
Accepting Leagues Aid
THE PLAN IN BRIEF

Proposes
1. That ihs United states shall imms-
dla,siy enter the Permanent Court ~ In
tsrnasional Justice. under the conditions
stated BY Secretary Hughes and President
Harding IN February. 1874.
II. THAT without becoming member
OK tho League OF Nations as At present
Constituted, tho United States shall offer
20 e1tsnd iis present cooperation with
the league and participate IN tho work
II tho league a. body % mutual couu-
sst under conditions which
!. Substitute moral force and public
opinion for tho military and economic
force originally Implied IN Articles X
and XVI
o Safeguard the Monroe Doctrine
J. Accept the fact that tie unitsd states
will assume no obligations under the
Treaty Of Versailles except by Act OF
Congress.
{ Propose that membership IN tho league
should be opened 90 oil nations.
8. Provide Tor tho continuing develop
meni of international law.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-07
/ LII GEE GEE, TIT OFFICE
VAMP. sen:
used 10 have an iron consti.
/ tuition, but IL turned 10 rust.

WE'LL Dun
Born. 10 Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Dan,
Jan. 2, girl tWins.--san francisco News.
Scientists claim people look Ike
what they eat. Gosh, LIN Gee Gee
must eat n lot Of spaghetti
There are only seven basic Jokes.
says Max Beerbohm. English writer.
Did Mr. Beerbohm ever attend a
meeting Of the Seattle city council?
a. J. s.,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-07

The Star today offers to the people of Seattle and
vicinity their first opportunity of voting directly the
question of whether not the United States should
operate in effectg world peace thru the agencies of the
existing League of Nations and World Court.
1t prints page 16 the pan embracing these features
that won the 100000 peace plan contest originated by
Edward W. Box and it asks every and to use
the coupon printed above to vote approval dsapprova
IF
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-07
MAYOR SAYS HE
MISTRUSTS DOUGLAS

III the mayor has any real evil
dence 10 warrant such action and
lays It before me I win OF course
recommend it. But IL it is Just more
OF the mayors loose talk shall
oppose wasting the taxpayers money
merely to provide him with a forum
The purpose OF the grand jury is 10
hear evidence. not political speeches.
Mayor Brown denied that he had
any matter pertaining 10 the pur-
chase OF the street railway system
TO lay before the grand jury.
I'm sorry / haven't anything
Just now on that street car mat
ter" said the mayor Monday.
"If Douglas had co-operated
with me instead Of running off
on so many young mems fancies
we could have got some place.
Believe me, IL 1 did have any
thing now TO work on L
wouldn't entrust il TO HIM"
Asked II he has an investigation
of the street car purchase under
way. the mayor said:
That's too big a matter to be
taken up in a haphazani way. IL
means too much 70 Seattle TO have
It knocked about as the prosecuting
attorney would handle It. But jrst
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-07
Wife Accuses Novelist
of kidnapping Husband
Connecticut Bride Says Nina Wilcox
Putnam Took Clam-Digging Spouse

opposed to that Of tho modern
woman writer. and told how she
proposes TO meet the strange sit.
uatlon.
Mrs. Putnam used TO talk 10
me about my husband. and her
Ideas Of how wrong Il was for
people 10 1.-Two together ns man
and wife just because they were
married when they were not in
love.
she was very friendly with
my husband here last spring. but
! had no suspicion that anything
was wrong until-nfter / had
had II put plainly up TO me that
should divorce my husband and
had refused-he went with her to
Canada.
THAT was in June that she
talked TO me, and on the first day
OF July they left together.
Since then my husband has
not been back. except to see tho
bow"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-07
MAYOR
KEEPS
SIIENT
"Only Wish l Had
Evidence" He
Says; Is Before
Jury Again
BY Jack Nelson

Prosecuting Attorney Doug
last Monday declared he viii
oppose any efforts of Mayor
Brown to continue the grand
jury in session after it has
completed its vice probe.
Douglas said he had had reports
that the mayor intended TO revive the
street railway purchase shortly and
that he wished the grand jury con-
tinued 20 investigate evidence OF
graft he was going 70 present to
the jurors. The mayor in letter to
Presiding Judge Everett z Smith
said he had important matters 10
present to 1t.
u have heard that the mayor in
tends TO revive the street car pur-
chase shortly before election" Doug
las said. ALSO that he expects to
bring the grand jury into It The
jury can be adjourned indefinitely
after il has completed its regular
work. but shall not recommend if
upon the wild statements Of Doc
rro-x--
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WORKS TO SUPPORT
HFR LITTLE BOY

well. Mrs. Putnam may have
her own peculiar ideas OF right
and wrong and other women's
husbands. but have my baby
boy-and must carry on" Mrs.
Bassett said. In the little town
library where she works each
day TO support herself and 3.year.
old Adrian. Mrs BaWett ex.
pounded her homely New Eng.
land Main Street philosophy as
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-01-07
No SUGGESTION
or MARTYRDOM

Such was Mrs. Bassett's story
Of her husbands employment by
tho author as chauffeur and
personal business representa-.
qurn TO Page 7. Column 81
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BY FRANK GETTY

Copyright. 1924. by United Press)
MADISON, Conn, Jan. l.
nina Wilcox Putnam tried 20
persuade me 20 give up my hus-
band so that she could marry
him. When I wouldn't, he went
away with her"
Her dainty head held high and
no suspicion OF tear in her
eyer. Mrs. Ellsworth Bassett to-
day charged in an exclusive in.
tervlew with the United Press
that the celebrated woman novel
list had practically kidnapped
Bassett. strspping six.foot Con.
nectlcut clam digger. and carried
him away from his home and
baby ms the writer's personal
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