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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-07
Building Contractor Dead

Bg T'imfs Special
GREENCASTLE. Ind, March T.
Robert S. Graham, rs, the oldest
building contractor in Putnam Coun-
ty, died here today following a stroke
of appoplexy.
A son. Albert Graham. Indianapolis,
survives.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-07
WOMEN TO AID IN FETE
Ladies' Auxiliary and Girls Divi-
sion on 81. Patrick's Day Program.

The Ladies' Auxiliary and girls jul
venile division of the Ancient Order
of Hibernians will take part in the
celebration OF St Patrick's day, 1t was
announced today. A committee COM
posed OF Mrs. Mary Arthur, Mrs. Mary
O'Donnell and Mrs. 1. r. La Porte
have been named on the reception
committee. committee of men will
be named later
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-07

Additional examiners for the United
States patent Office are needed. &C
cording to H NJ. Trimpe. secretary
ofathe civic service commission, 421
Federal building. Civil services ex-
ordinations for the positions will be
April 8.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-07
"Y" Opens Employment Bureau

"Y'' Opens Employment Bureau
By Times Special
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Ind, March
THE local Y. NJ. c. A. has opened
an employment bureau. The move is
largely for the benefit of unemployed
boys of the city.
Evening star., 1924-07-06

They made in straightline and snap-around
styles, trimmed with novelty bindings, pipings
and fancy stitching and collar and cuffs of white
pique organdy, with self sashes. All are in
new sum1nery colors and many in combinations
of plain colors and checked materials. We illus
trate six of the popular styles These dresses are
Evening star., 1924-07-06

suitable for home or
street wear; sizes So to
46, and extra sizes 48
to 81.
Evening star., 1924-07-06

One of the biggest sales Of the season in in
expensively priced dresses-rnade of Linenes,
Lawns, Plaid Jap Crepes, Checked Jap Crepes,
Plain Jap Crepes, Chambrays Checked Ginghams
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-18
NEW HEALTH ERA DAWNS
 IN JEFFERSON COUNTY,
 VIEW OF NOTED EXPERT
Water Supply Declared Best In America By Dr. Lloyd Noland In Talk Before
 Ensley Kiwanians Says Bowling Has Given
 Highest Type Of Service To The Community

1905 to about 200 cases in 1923. That statement of Dr. Noland was one of the many which amazed the Kiwanians. He added that typhoid fever had been reduced among Tennessee company em- ployes from many hundred of cases per year to six cases in 1923. This has caused the time lost by employees to be cut almost 80 per cent. He explained that the department consisted of three divisions sanitation, medicine and den- tistry. He said that each employe earning under $200 per month is per mitted to donate S1.25 per month to a fund for which he receives medical att tention,s a minimum of hospital expense with no charge for medical service, and dental supervision and work on the children of the family.
 Best Water In America
 He said that the employees were not required to participate in that fund, but could make whatever arrangements they wished as to. their medical serv- ices. Dr. Noland said that the sanita- tion at all villages was supervised by inspectors of the company, that the water supplies were scrutinized care fully and when the Birmingham Water Works company mains could be util- ized, that was done. Then it was that Dr. Noland declared that the Birming- ham water supply was the best in : (Continued on Page Two)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-18
HEFLIN CHALLENGES CHARACTER LETTERS
Creager Solicited Testimonials,
 Senator Says

WASHINGTON, April 17.-SenatOr Heflih, democrat, Alabama. prosecutor in the Senate committees inquiry into charges of fraudulent land sales in the Lower Rio Grande valley of Texas, challenged as irrelevant a batch of let ters introduced into the record today on behalf of R. B. Creager, Texas re- publican national committeeman, whom the senator has accused of being impli- cated in the alleged frauds. The let ters, read by George A. Hill, Jr., of Houston, Texas, counsel for Creager, were all signed by emOcrats-lawyers, bankers, judges and politicians-who expressed high opinion of MT. Creager's character and business life.
 Senator Heflin objected that the sign CTS of the letters said nothing to indi- cate they knew of land conditions in the Rio Grande valley; asserted many were written from points removed from the Rio Grande valley, and suggested they had been solicited"
 Chief Postal Inspector Rush D. Sim mons, the only witness during the day. was asked by Hill if he would not re- gard it strange that individuals claim ing fraud had not attempted to prose cute local agents making alleged mis- representations" and replied that he would.
 If it was reported that land men would employ persons to haraes and murder those they could not control. you would consider conditions bad. wouldn't you" Senator Heflin Ques- tioned the witness. Simmons replied that he would.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-18
BLAME ASSUMED
 BY VANDERBILT
 IN HIRING HENEY
Couzens Reluctant, Ex- Banker Declares-Flays
 President Coolidge

PHILADELPHIA.A April 17.-Frank 4. Yanderlip. New York. speaking be- fore the Weekly Long Table Luncheon of the City club, today said he took an active part to have Francis J. Heney act as inquisitor for the Sen ate committee investigating the internal revenue bureau.
 Senator Couzens,'' Mir. Vanderlip said, was advised by Governor Pinchot to get MT. HeneY, but Senator Couzens did not know Mir. Heney. He knew it would stir up row. He was sick and didn't want to do it.
 The speaker said he realized the im- portance of getting man like Heney, and had his office get him. on the long distance felephnne at Los Angeles to aeA his sefms for . ea4ference. They were high Blr!H yaiiderlfp said; bus he agreed and told Mir Heney to take the next train
 Mir. Fanderlip said he took Heney to Senator Couzens who agreed to pay his fee. Mir. Vanderlip then related subsequent events already made public in the Senate debates.
 Replying to questions asked by mem- bers of the club at the conclusion of hist speech, Mir, Vanderlip said that President Coolidge could have had the world in his hands had he started the housekeeping himself.
 That would have ended all questions of conventions and elections" Mir. Vanderlip added. "Bnt he did not do it. He has hung back and kept still, ,D
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-18
} PLANES ARE READY TO QUIT CONTINENT
Added Preparations Going On
 At Dutch HarbOr

DUTCH HARBOR, Alaska, April 17-(By the Associated Press, With elaborate preparations already made, additional plans to facilitate the pas sage of an American army squadron around the world were being pressed at Dutch Harbor (Cnalaska) tonight.
 Snow was falling here, but reports received from Chignik, 400 miles east ward and the last stop of the expedi- tion on the American continent had indicated that three of the four planes engaged in the advneture would fly to Unalaska soon. The word from Chignik was that Lieutenant Lowell H. Smith, Lieutenant Erik Nelson and Lieutenant Leigh Wade, the fliers who reached that point while their com mander, Major Frederick l.. Martin, was stopped at Nanatak, 120 miles fur ther back on the route by a leak in his crank case, were getting hard boiled on Alaska weather"
 Twice these three aviators had made a days stage with an Alaska tempest rocking their machines and pounding hard Alaska snow into their eyes.
 Here is the last land station for electrical communication on the route of the fliers until they shall have reached Japan. Communica tion between here and the Kurile Islands, Japan. 1,75S miles further on, was to have been maintained by the cutters Haida and Algonquin. of the United States coast guard which arrived in Dutch HarbOr yesterday.
 But Lieutenant Clayton Bissell, ad- vance officer for the flight, announced today that he would place an emergency station on Atka Island, $50 miles be- yond here and the next scheduled stop, at once
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-18
PERSIAN OIL GRANT
 OFFERED SINCLAIR
Concession Rendered In Ex-
 change For $1O,OOO,OOO Loan

LONDON, April 1.-The Persian premier, Sirdar Sipah, who has been recalled to office since he repudiated republication, now is placing all his hope for a successful administration, especially financial, in American capital, says the diplomatic correspondent of the Daily Telegraph.
 The premier, he adds, would have liked an American government loan, but as> this is out of the question, he has turned to the American oil companies, offering q concession in northern Persia to Harry K. Sinclair on condition that the Sinclair interests grant Persia a loan of $10,O00,O0O.
 Cable dispatches late in December re- ported that the Sinclair interests had been given n concession to exploit the recources of northern Persia. An act passed by the Persian Parliament au- thorized a. concession of petroleum. as- phalt, natural gas and related products in four provinces conditional upon ar engagement for loan of at least $1O,- GOO GOO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-18
10 POINTS. TO RELAY
 COOLIDGE SPEECH
Largest HoOk-Up To Be Used
 For Next Tuesdays Address

NEW YORK. April 17.-Ten radio broadcasting stations will relay the ad- dress which President Coolidge is to deliver next Tuesday at the annual luncheon of the Associated Press at the Waldorf-AstOria. the American Tele- phone and Telegraph company an- nOunced today. The number of stations will be the largest ever linked together, it is said.
 The broadcasting will start at :45 p. m., eastern time, when Frank B. Moves. president of the Associated Press, introduces Mir. Coolidge.
 The following stations win relay the speech: WEAF. New York, 492 meters :; WCAP. Washington. D. C., 469 meters |; WEI. Philadelphia. 395 meters; WCAE, Pittsburg, 462 meters: WMAO, Chi cagO, AIS meters: KSD. St. Louis, 546 meters: WDAF, Kansas City, Mo, All meters: WBAP. Fort Worth, 416 me ters: WWJ, Detroit. 517 meters, and WAC, Boston. PTS meters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-18
7. [. ,WORTHINGTCN
 DEAD AT HIS HOME
Was Veteran Resident Of Jeff
 ferson County

John L, Worthing, ton "A years old. pioneer resident and retired business man of Jefferson county, died aft 1O o'clock Thursday night at the resi-. dence. S4O1 Highland avenue, after a long illness.
 He was the oldest son of B. P. WorthingtOn. who was among the first settlers in Jefferson county. where he was born. Mir. Worthington spent the greater part of his life in the county and was formerly engaged in the min ing and mercantile business. He re- tired several years ago.
 MT. Worthington is survived by his widow, Mrs. Julia Worthington; two daughters. Mrs. F. NJ. Jefferies and Mrs. F. H. Thurman; two sons. w. l. Worthington and Maurice P.-WOrth- ingtOn; five sisters, Mrs. W. F. Nabers. Mrs. Zac l.. Nabers, Mrs. Margaret Nance Mrs. J. F. Graham and Mrs. John N. Gunnell, and a brother, w. H. Warrington.
 Funeral services will be held at 8 o'clock Sunday afternoon from the res idence. Burial will follow in Forest Hill cemetery with Johns in charge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-18
fEnsley Bure,aul

A new health era is dawnink in this county, according to Dr. Lloyd Noland, chief surgeon of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company and super intendent of health. Before the Ensley Kiwanis club the noted surgeon gave an address Thursday replete with thrilling references not only to the health department of his company, but regarding Jefferson county and even this state. Dr. Noland. who was com plimented by being asked to address the club twice within four weeks, was received with unusual interest and en- thusiasm by the Kiwanians. Among the many things which brought the Kiwanians almost to their feet was the declaration that Birmingham has the best water supply in America today r
 He began by saying that the health department of the Tennessee company as presently constituted superseded the old contract system some F years ago. He said that at that time the per day man losses to the Tennessee company was very great. The losses of time, he asserted, were found to be very ex- pensive and detrimental to the com pany, and 1t was desired that the losses of man, days per month be reduced. Since that time he declared that the malaria fever had been cut among com pany employees from 10000 cases in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-18
ORDERS ISSUED FOR EXECUTION
 OF DAWES PLAN
Commission Accepts Ger
 man Reply And Starts To Work

PARIS, April 17.-(By the Associa- ted Press.)-The Preparations Com mission this afternoon virtually told Germany to get down to work pre- paratory to a blanket acceptance of the experts reports. Prior to this, the commission decided unanimously to take note of Germany's reply adhering to the experts reports and to approve the conclusions and adopt the methods proposed.
 Need for speed was the outstanding feature of the commissions communi- que, which tells Germany to prepare enabling legislation for the commits sion's approval, so that when the allied governments-as seems taken for granted-adopt the experts reports the groundwork of the structure which Brig adler General Dawes, Owen D. Young and the other experts envisaged will all ready be laid.
 Pending Germany's compliance with the commissions demand, feelers will be put forth from London, Paris and Brussels designed to. bring the experts projects into concrete form as rapidly as possible, for obviously the members of the commission did not reach today's decision without the full approval of their governments.
 The commissions aim as outlined by one of It's members, is to get a general lineup before taking up deatable ques- tionS. such as abandonment of eco- homie explpitition Of the Rshr.
 The c%msaisaion has asksa inc Ger mans fo make nominations for the various posts which are to be created under the Dawes report, and it is ex- pected that these nominations will be submitted sometime next week, after which the Commission will name its own allied and neutral representative such as member for the bank of issue committee and two or the committee dealing with industrial mortgages.
 Purely executive appointments as members of the fund transfer com mittee, cannot, however, be made until the plan is ready for actual operation. Some of the holders of these posts have already been designated in the expertS' report, notably the director of the Reichsbank to be director of the bank of issue and the railway experts Sir William AcwOrth and M. Leverve.
 It is considered most unlikely that the Preparation Commission can find anything in the Dawes report of an anti-treaty natures but as one member expressed it: If Germany and the allies agree on a common solution. what does it matter if it is outside the treaty?'
 As a special courtesy Dr. Ruppel. the new president of the War Burdens Commission and other German mem- bers attended today's session.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-18
YUCATAN REFUGEES
 LAND AT NORFOLK
Will Seek Mexican Protection In Northern Area

NORFOLK, Va, April 17.--Eighteen wealthy refugees from the peninsula of Yucatan, now in the bands of Mexican revolutionists, were landed here Satur- day by the British steamship Muneric, Ramon l.. Garcia, wealthy banker of Progreso, with his wife and four chil- dren, remained on board the Muneric. a freighter, and sailed the next day for Dunkirk, France.
 The arrival of the refugees was kept secret by customs authorities to give them opportunity to start to northern Mexico without danger of interference from revolutionary sympathizers. Senor Garcia, his wife, son and three little daughters, will make their home in France until peace in Yucatan.
 One of the party, Leland E. Bar relic, is an American citizen; the other 9 are Mexicans. All were residents of Merida and Progreso.
 Senor Garcia is said to have paid revolutionary leaders $25,000 to allow himself and family to take passage on the steamer, in addition to leaving all his real property in their hands.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-18
$35,OOO PAYROLL
 INCLUDED NLOOT
 OF MAIL BANDITS
Gun Squads Surround St. Paul In Hunt For
 Robbers

ST. PAUL. Minn., April Thirty five thousand dollars in currency was included in the loot obtained by three bandits who held up two postal em- ployes in South St. Paul today; escap- ing with five pouches containing large quantity of registered mail.
 The robbery occurred at the Chicago Great Western station, just after a southbound train had unloaded the five mail pouches, one of which contained $35, 900 consigned to a bank to meet the pay roll of Armour < Co.'S South St. Paul plant.
 Just as the mail pOuches were being loaded on a post office truck, the ban dits drew up in large automobile, two sprang to the platform with drawn re- vOlvers. forcing postal employees to sur render the mail bsgs. The money vas to be used by the Stock Yards National bank 10 meet the pay roll of the Armour plant at South St. Paul, which is issued by checks, drawn on this bank. and, therefore, Ar mour & Co. had no part in the money transaction. The money shipment was fully insured, bank officials said.
 Gun squads. motorcycle patrolmen and from both Minneapolis and St. Paul were sent out within 15 minutes after the robbery. covering every road from the south leading into the two cities.
 In addition to the pay roll, the pouches contained registered mail of an value. but police authOri- ties expressed belief that the pay roll was the only thing the bandits were after, and probably would discard the other pouches.
 The currency was consigned by the Federal Reserve bank in Minneapolis to the Stock Yards National bank of South St. Paul. It was kept in the post office yesterday and putSOn the train this morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-18
CONGRESS WEARS COMPLETE ACCORD ION IMMIGRATION Senate Accepts Quota Basis As Passed By
 House
 HANIHARA'S RECALL HUNDRED IN TOXIC Views Still Differ On Meaning Of Grave
 Consequences

TOXIC, April 17.-tBy the Associa- ted Press. .)-Ambassador Hanihara, at Washington, is to be recalled by the Japanese government, the newspaper Yomimuri, declared today. The publi- cation added that Foreign Minister Mat sui will resign in order to appease the storm expected at the coming session of the Imperial Diet. over the immigra- tion problem. Both reports were denied.
 WASHINGTON, April 17.--(Asso- ciated Press.)-While the White House and state department considered the situation which has arisen from the inclusion of Japanese exclusion pro- vision in the new immigration bill the Senate today progressed with it's task of perfecting that measure to the point which warranted prediction of it's pas sage tomorrow.
 Two per cent upon the census of 1890 was approved as the basis of immigra- tion apportionment, thus bringing it into agreement with the House bill in the section which was expected to pro- duce most controversy in conference.
 White House Indecisiye
 As the measure approached a final vote. President Coolidge gave increasing attention to it's provisions. He con ferred with Chairman Lodge of the for eign relations committee and later with Secretary Hughes, but the impression was given that he was not yet prepared to decide whether to sign or veto the bill.
 Widely different interpretations have been given by the Senate and by those who conduct the country's foreign af- fairs to the intent of the Japanese note which preceded the Senate's vote in fla yor of Japanese exclusion, and the opin- ion on both sides remains unmodified.
 When the note was delivered to Secre- tary Hughes and studied by other state department officials, its chief signifi- canoe was felt by them to lie in it's definition for the first time in succinct form of the exact meaning of the gen. tlemen's agreement. They did not regard it as containing any threat against this government. That opinion still prevails despite the construction Senate leaders have placed on the phrase grave con- sequences"
 Seek Definition
 Members of the House and Senate immigration c0mmitfees had reuueafed n defitiah Of The genflemers agreement, and flle state department felt that Am bassador Hanihara had supplied one whichsthe two governments could accept
 While the expression, grave conse- quences," was noted, it was accepted at the department as emphasizing merely the ambassadors apprehension that the existing happy relations between Wash ington and Tokio might suffer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-18
ENDS HIS LIFE
 M CONSULATE 1.
 TO AID CAUSE

SOFIA, Bulgaria, April 17.-(By Associated Press. the American consulate as his place of sacrifice, 'Nikola Guenoff, a farmer high Macedonian official, today com mitted suicide that his estate might go to the Macedonian cause.
 Guenoff had been desirous of turn ing over his entire fortune to the Macedonian organization, but found he was unable to do so under the Bulgarian laws unless he died on foreign soil. The estate of a person dying in Bulgaria without legal heirs is confiscated by the state.
 The former official entered the consulate and asked the vice consul, F. Leroy Spangler. few questions, the answers to which confirmed his understanding of the law. Then shouting This is American soil" he drew revolver and fired shot into his brain and fell dead. e5
 Fifty thousand levas and 10000 in currency was found on his body, together with will leaving it all to the Macedonian cause.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-18
SCRIP PROVISION
 IS CUT FROM BILL
Estimate Plan Substituted In
 Farm Export Measure

WASHINGTON. April 17.-The scrip provision was eliminated from the McNary-Hauseh agricultural export bill today by the House agricultural com mittee and a modification offered by Representative Rubey, democrat, Mis- sOuri, was adopted, II to 9.
 As the bill stood before the adoption of the Rubey amendment, farmers sell ing grain to the government corporation which would be set up to sell surplus abroad, would have received in part payment scrip which after deduction of loss would have been redeemed in pro portion to the amount available as a result of foreign sales.
 Under the Rubey amendment, after determining the ratio price for grain, the corporation would be required to estimate the probable loss it would sus- tain in marketing and the cost involved. deduct this amount from the ratio price and pay the farmer cash for all of his nr0ducfS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-18
YOUTH IS INJURED
 HOBOING FREIGHT
Wedged Between Machinery On
 SeabOard Train

s. NJ. Mitchell, IT years old. is be- lieved to have been fatally injured at midnight Thursday when he was caught between q load of machinery on a Sea board Air Line freight train on which he is alleged to have been, stealing ride.
 Mitcbelrs condition was discovered by brakemen when they stopped the train at Twenty-seyenth street and Railroad avenue.
 He told authorities at St. vincents hospital where he was removed in Johns ambulance that he had ridden from Draketown, Ga, and was on his way to Dora, Ala. The machinery slipped and caught him when the train stopped.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-18
RUMORS
 OF ACTORS STRIKE
Equity Breaks Off Farley With
 Managers Association

NEW YORK, April 17.-Predictions that an actors strike would be started throughout the country on June 1 were freely made in theatrical circles today after the statement issued by the Ac- tors Equity association that it had terminated negotiations with the Pro ducing Managers association and had rejected proposed compromise agree ment.
 The Equity association, according to the statement. declined the compromise because it offered no guarantee that the life. the vitality of the OrEaniza- tion would be maiqtained." The main point at issue is the insisteuee on the part of the actors that theatrical casts be recruited. chiefly from members of their association.