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Evening star., 1924-06-12

Secretary OF War John w. Weeks G.
Bascsm Slemp, secretary to the Pres
ident: assistant Secretary of the Navy
Theodore Roosevelt, National Com
mitteeman HilIes of New York and
Senator James W. Wadsworth of
New York.
Canvassed Many Names.
said one of those present. I'VE sift-
ed them down until only one re-
manned on top of the sieve as his
most eligible, Senator Borah."
In the meantime Hanford McNider
of the ex-service mems bloc pro-
tested against Senator Borah on ac-
count of his voting against the bonus
and charged that he would not be al
together satisfactory to the farm bloc
on the allegation that he had never
done anything for the agricultural in
terests except for irrigation.
After the "smok filled room" con-
ference, which had decided upon Sen
ator Borah, broke up, most Of its
members trailed off to bed. Then the
crossed wires began to siSzle and emit
came to Cleveland advised at first
hand of Senator Borah's expressed in
tention not to accept, reached him on
the telephone at his residence in
Washington.
Talked With Borah.
Here is the version of the conver-
sation by James L. Wright, Washing
ton correspondent of the Cleveland
Plain Dealer. He told Senator Borah
of Mr. Buffers declaration that he
had reasons to believe that the SEN
ator would accept
II feel about this matter exactly
as l did when I was at the White
House" Senator Borah is quoted as
saying. Instead of changing my
mind. the longer I think of it the
more convinced I am that 1 should
not take the vice presidency.
The persons who say / have
agreed to accept have no right to say
so. / told them that / would not
take the office and no one has a right
to say that 1 have inimated any
thing else"
Have you talked with William
M Butler today" the senator was
asked
"I have not
Does this news come as an abso-
lutte surprise to YOU
Il heard an hour ago that such a
thing was in the wind, but l could
not believe it,"
Senator Borah then sent kilograms
to Secretary Weeks, Senator Wads-
worth and the Idaho delegation ad-
vising them of his reiterated declina-
tion. , .-,sss
Early this morning, as this dispatch
is being started, the word from q
cabinet member who was in confer
ence last night is that 1T is all
up in the air again
Evening star., 1924-06-12
Vice Presidency Still in Doubt,
With Kenyon and Curtis in Race

Continued from First Page)
souri,, 6; Dawes. s; Hoover, 5: Har-
bord. 8; Norbeck, 3: Hines, 2: Phipps
of Colorado, 1; Mondell of Wyo-
ming, /.
Delegations mt Meeting.
The fourteen state delegations rep
resented at the meeting were Michi-
gan, Minnesota, North Dakota, South
Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Mis-
souri,, Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado,
Wyoming. Washington and Montana.
Each delegation was represented
by its delegates. including its
chairman. The states at first named
told, and each state named four pos
sible candidates who would be sat
fsfactory. The list given Mr.. Butler
was made up from that, selection.
There were some crossed wires in
the situation as 1t opened this morn
ing All the evidence tended to show
that the administration had been
fully appraised of Senator Borah' S
determination not to accept the nomi-
nation. He told President Coolidge
last week that he would refuse it and
might be called upon to give reasons
for his declination if pushed.
While he is heartily and genuinely
for Coolidge for the presidency. they
are "as far apart as the poles on
some questions" He feels he could
not in sincerity become a part Of the
administration when he cannot agree
with all it's policies. .-.
Butler Assured
All this was known to William M.
Butler, yet last night Mr.. Butler told
the conferees that he had assurance
that Senator Borah would accept, and
that is what moved Secretary Of War
Weeks to say when he met the as
sembled newspaper men at ! 80 o'clock
this morning that it would probably
be Borah.
That conference was another
oke-filled-room" affair similar to
the one in Chicago four years ago. in
which the decision to nominate Hard
ing was reached-except this one
turned out to be a fiivver.
Other conferences had been goin e
on all afternoon in several
groups, the farm bloc. representing
fourteen states in one hotel, the
ex-service mems bloc in another. the
Senate bloc back of Senator Curtis of
Kansas in another, Representative
Nicholas Longworth of Ohio, was the
liaison officer among them; Demands
and "defies" were passed along. Prop
ositions and protests were made.
In that smoke-filed room con-
ference, which might be called the
administration bloc. were William B.
Butler. Senators Reed and Pepper,
Postmaster General Harry s. New.
Evening star., 1924-06-12
PHRENOL OGIST FINED $25.
Gypsy Is Convicted for Failure to
Get License.

Lena Mitchell, 1902 Pennsylvania
avenue, a gypsey phrenologist, appear
ed before Judge Mcmahon in Police
Court today, charged with telling
fortunes without a permit
Dressed in the colorful clothing
peculiar to the girls of that race,
Lena carried a baby in her arms
while she took the stand and told
the court that she was a phrenologist,
"a reader of bumps on the head"
The court listened to a long harangue
on the art of bump-reading. insert
ing questions at various points of
the recital Lena said that the old
people of her clan had taught her
phrenonogy, and not fortune-telling.
The police testified that Lena had
not only told the fortune OF Police
man C. v. Pickup of the first precinct,
but had required him to blow on his
dollar before the procedure. The
court said that under the evidence
she was guilty, and fined her SIS.
Evening star., 1924-06-12
MAJ. KIRBY NAMED.
Ordered to Report to Mellon to Be
Engraving Bureau Head.

Maj. Wallace W. Kirby, Corps of
Engineers, was ordered by the War
Department today to report to the
Secretary of the Treasury June 1s for
duty as director Of the bureau Of en-
craving and printing for period not
to exceed six months.
That action was taken in accordance
with the provisions of q congressional
resolution approved May 81. 1894.
Maj. Kirby previously served as
director of the bureau, but was re-
moved under q ruling of the con-
troller general that Army ofiicers
could not serve in civilian capacities
without special authorization from
Congress.
Evening star., 1924-06-12
new BUILDINGS WILL
HOLD DOWN TAX RATE
$28, 900 900 to Be Added to As
sessable Realty Values Here,
Richards Estimates.

New buildings completed since last
S28,000.000 to the total assessment Of
real estate in Washington for the
next fiscal year, Assessor William P.
Richards estima ted today, and bring
about reduction in the tax rate.
At present the total assessed value
OF all taxable land and improvements
in the city is s76z,ooo, ,oeo. With the
new structures to be placed on the
books the total assessment will be
approximately s7s5,ooo,ooo.
In view of this increase in the as
sessable values, it was predicted at
the District building today that the
new tax rate on payments to be made
next November and May probably will
be $1.50 or $1-55 instead of the ten
tative calculation of $1.60 per SIe0
valuation.
Boosted by Fiscal Change.
When the District appropriation act
for the ensuing twelve months be-
came q law last week, Carrying with
it a change in fiscal relations, under
which the federal government will
pay a lump sum of IS. .0eo, 900, in lieu
of 20 per cent Of the total amount ap-
propriated, Maj. Daniel j. Donovan,
auditor, figured that the tax rate
would have to be raised from the
present figure of $1.20 to $3.50.
n making that estimate however,
he made allowance only for the addi-
ton Of about s15, 100000 worth Of new
buildings to the assessment base Mr..
Richards statement OF the new addi-
tfons necessarily means lower tax
rate than $1.60.
This does not mean that the people
as whols will pay less in dollars,
but that the raising Of the total as
sessment will make possible lower
rate per 500.
The exact tax rate will not be ar
rived at until Mai. Donovan learns,
some tiE1e in July, the total collections
for the year ending June 80.
Evening star., 1924-06-12
SEEK MISSING GIRL.
Police Aid Hunt for Fifteen-Year-
Old Marion Hern.

Marion Hern, fifteen years old, is
reported missing from her home, 634
r street northeast. Police OF the ninth
precinct were told that the girl
disappeared from her home last sun
day. 1t was thought she had gone to
visit relatives ana it was when mem
bers of her family learned the fela-
tives had seen nothing of her that the
police were asked to make search.
Marion Is five feet tall, weights 120
pounds and her light hair 10 bobbed.
Evening star., 1924-06-12
SHARP EARTHQUAKE
IS FELT IN BALKANS
Force Of Shock Apparently Gen.
tered at Mostar, Herze-
govina.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ROME. June 12.-Dispatches from
Jugosfavia today announce a sharp
earthquake in the Balkans, with its
most marked effect in the vicinity of
Bosnia and Herzegovina. Houses were
crumbled by the shock and some cas-
ualties are reported Mostar, Herze-
govina, seems to have been the center
Of the telluric movement
The press points out that this earth
movement fulhlls one of the predic-
tions made by Raphael Bandani of
Faenza, the seismologist, who in his
recent forecast of earthquakes for
June predicted that shocks would
soon be felt in the Mediterranean re-
gion, especially in the Balkans. fol-
lowed shortly by considerable earth
disturbances in Asia Minor.
By the Associated Press.
MANILA, June 11--A severe earth
quake occurred on the Island of
Panay this morning. according to the
weather bureau. 1t is believed that
the origin was the interior of Capiz
Province. where the intensity was
greater than along the coast No
serious damage has been reported.
By the Associated Press.
HONOLULU, June 1.-Two slight
eruptions and three earthquake es
made up the activities of the volcano
Kilauea for the past twenty-four
other at 3 pm Dust continued to-
night to rise from the crater the
height Of it's ascent being estimated
at half a mile.
Evening star., 1924-06-12
Larceny Charge Ignored.

The grand jury today ignored
charge of grand larceny against
Charles Earl Wilson, former second
assistant treasurer of the American
Red Cross. Wilson was arrested
August %. 1921, following an audit
of his accounts by DR.. Livingston
Ferrand, director, which is said to
have revealed a shortage of $4,000.
wilson is married and has three chill
dren. He was connected with bank
ing houses before accepting the posi-
tion with the Red Cross.
Evening star., 1924-06-12
In for Anything.
rom Pearson's Magazine

Prom Pearson ; Magazlne
A woman made a purchase from
one of the flower girls in Picadill%
Circus and said: Il suppose you will
be here on Wednesday! shall want
a lot of flowers for my daughter: she
is coming out on that day"
"She shall have the best in the mar
ket. num-" replied the flower seller
sympatheticaIly. What's she been
in forT'
Evening star., 1924-06-12
1,1OO-LB. BOILER TAKEN.
Footprints May Identify Persons
RESPONSIBLE for Taking It.

Identity Of individuals responsible for
the disappearance of a boiler weighing
1,1oo pounds from the yard Of the
Fuller Constructor Company. lexington
and Quincy places northeast, between
sundown yesterday and sunrise this
morning has not been established by
the police.
Footprints in the yard may be a
means of establishing the identity of
ALLEGED participants, although the prints
were disturbed by the heavy downpour
during the night. 1t is thought by the
nolice that the boiler will be found by
revenue agents, forming part OF moon
shine OUTFIT in nearby Maryland
Evening star., 1924-06-12
Calf Moos a Duet.

Milford, Del, has a freak of nature
that is attracting more than ordinary
attention. 1t is q two headed calf that
moos with each throat. Furthermore
the calf eats with both mouths and in
every other way is a normal barnyard
animal
Evening star., 1924-06-12
Horses Cheaper Than Autos.

Horses have been found. by expert
ment, to be cheaper for short distance
hauling of heavy loads than the motor
lorry. The economy is not great, being
about eight cents a mile, and 1T obtains
only on short hauls Of extra heavy
loads, the records show.
Evening star., 1924-06-12
Savin' It for the Wake.
From Everybody's Magazine.

From Everybody's Magazine.
Mr.. Mulligan was lying upon his
death bed. Mrs. Mulligan was seated
at his side, giving what small con-
ISOLATION she could OFFER in the cir
cumstances.
Sure, and Mike" said she, 'is there
innything I oud do fer yez before
yuh lave usr'
Margaret, me dariint," said he, II
think / smell the ot1or of roastin'
pork. / behave I cud eat bit of it,
I'm sorry, Mike" said she, but l
can't cut into that pork roast; we're
savin' 1t fer the wake"
Evening star., 1924-06-12
Nuns Start to China.

Five sisters of the Precious Blood
Monastery in Manchester. N. H. have
started for China to take up missionary
and philanthropic work. They are the
nrst sisters Of that order to go so far
afeld, although q group did 60 to Cuba
after the Spanish war.
Evening star., 1924-06-12
Purse Found in Cake of Ice.

Everett Ross. Of Pawling. N. Y. when
hiking last winter, dropped into q lake
his purse containing q dollar bill and a
license. A few weeks ago it was re-
turned to him, having been found in .
SO miles from where he lost t.
Evening star., 1924-06-12
This Cat Weighs so Pounds.

At Goffstown, N. H, Mrs. Jennie E.
Avery has a cat that nearly tops the
list for large felines in captivity and
domesticated. Her tabby weighs 60
pounds and is only four years old. Its
body measures q yard around, although
its limbs are nearly normal.
Evening star., 1924-06-12
Commissions Issued.

Commissions In the Officers Reserve
Corps of the Army have been issued
by the War Department to Jackson
as a major of engineers, and to Hugh
C. Du6ey, r.. go o street, this city, as
first lieutenant in the Medical Corps.
Evening star., 1924-06-12
D. C. WATER SUPPLY
MENACED AS BREAK
OCCURS IN CONDUIT

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-23
TUESDAY. DECEMBER 23

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EMPLOYMENT
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NEW WRITERS WANTED-New magazine, 100 subjects; articles, stories, poems, scenarios, etc. Arrival 697. Sta. M Los Angeles, Cal.
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AN AID LIKE THIS

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-23
The Psychological Moment
By LAUREL MILLER
"There Is Time For Euerything Under The Sun"

applies Eastern Standard Time For those Mountain subtract hours; in Pacific Time subtract three hours
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WE FURNISH DESIRABLE HELP Wanted-Lady steno-billing clerk, $S0; lady steno- -bookkeeper, $75; lady dicta- phone operator. $125; young lady. gen. eral office work; exp. lady laundry as- sorter; lady cashiers; two waitresses; first-class construction electrician, $1.12hc hour; floor scraper; house painter; white boy, learn vulcanizing trade; boy, work drug store; 20 white colored coal miners five colored filling station boys, $12-$15 week; cafe porters; wheel boys; hotel hall boys, exp. but Ter, bus boys, bell boys; hotel maids, nurses, cooks, dishwashers; others. Magic City Employment Bureau, 5h N. 2Oth St.
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ROOFING SALE

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The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-05-15
Saving the Babies
after every meal

Eradication of tuberculosis among
cattle is saving the necks of babies,
literally saving their necks. Accord
ing to DR.. James S. Stone Of Boston,
who gave a public lecture at the Har-
ward Medical school, the condition for
merly called scrofula in infants Is or
the decrease. This sO-called scrOfula
was really a tubercular Infection Of
the tonsils and lymph glands of the
neck. The infection was the cattle
type, and the babies got it in their
milk. Pasteurization of the milk and
the fight against the disease in cattle
now makes the milk supply safer.
But, Doctor Stone warns, much re-
mains to be done. The danger comes
suddenly when tuberculosis develops
in the udder of any COW, thus permit
ting the tubercle bacilli to pass direct
ly into the milk.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-05-15
If You Need a Medicine
You Should Have the Best
Or. KiImer'S SWdmp-ROO

Have you ever stopped to reason why
it is that so many products that are ex-
~tensively advertised all at once drop out
of sight and are soon forgotten? The
reason is plain-the article did not fulfill
the promises of the manufacturer. This
applies more particularly to a medicine.
A medicinal preparation that has real
curative value almost sells itself, as like
an endless chain system the remedy is
recommended by those who have been
benefited to those who are in need of it.
A prominent druggist says, "Take for
example DIR. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, a
preparation | have sold for many years
and never hesitate to recommend, for in
almost every case it shows excellent re-
suits, as many of my customers testify.
No other kidney remedy has so large a
SALE"
According to sworn statements and
verified testimony of thousands who have
used the preparation, the success of DIR.
Kilmer's Swamp-Root is due to the fact,
so many people claim, that it fulflls almost
every wish in overcoming kidney, liver
and bladder ailments, corrects urinary
troubles and neutralizes the uric acid
which causes rheumatism.
You may receive a sample bottle of
Swamp-Root by parcel post. Address DR..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, and
enclose ten cents; also mention this paper.
Large and medium size bottles for sale
at all drug stores.-Ady ertisement.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-05-15

THE GIRAFFE

ut seems strange" said the Giraffe,
that people want to hear more about
me and about our family.
'Here ! have been asked to tell my
story once again. Yes, quite a few
have said:
"Please let Mr.. Giraffe tell us his
story
"And some of them have even said /:
"Please let Mr.. Giraffe tell us his
story again.
sThat shows that though they have
heard my story before, they still like
it and want to hear it again.
"They seem to Ike to look at me
and at my family. They look up at
us and they seem to a y
Goodness, such height. Goodness,
how awkward it must bel
In fact, they not only look as
though they meant these things, but
they say them.
Now that is not a very superior
sentence. But this Is something 1
must always tell. My brains are very
few! They don't amount to much.
Maybe that is why people like to
hear about us! 1t is always a great
comfort to know that there are some
not so bright as ourselves.
well, we admit it, we're stupid.
And yet we're sensible about that. We
don't talk much. In fact, we hardly
ever make a noise.
"You don't hear US chat! 1 am
merely telling my story now-but /
don't talk often.
"Some creatures are stupid, but
they talk and talk and talk and only
tire out o:hers, and show everyone
more often than they need show them,
how stupid and dull and uninteresting
they are.
But at least the CRATES have the
ems not to do that.
"They appreciate their own stupid
ity and act accordingly.
II was homesick when I first ar
rived here. My home was in Africa.
And this is a long distance away from
home!
"You can't blame me for having
been homesick at first. I'm sure any
of you would feel the distance, and
the inconsistencies would come over
you if you went way off to Africa
from here.
There aren't many of us there. The
family isn't as large as it once was.
"As to our ways-well, after we get
over our inconsistencies we are all
and we're gentle and good and
we like our keepers.
I'VE are very fond Of drinking milk
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-05-15

and we love delicious food such as hay
and mulberry leaves.
"We are pretty healthy on the whole
and we behave well.
"Should we be attacked we defend
ourselves with our hoofs-that is our
only means of defense.
"But we are all gentle here.
eve will not be angry. OF course,
we have enough to make us angry in
the way they make the same old jokes
about our long necks.
"But we are patient. We don't let
that upset us. Only sometimes, some
times we think it's a bit stupid in
others to tell the same old jokes about
giraffes and sore threats and such so
many times.
'I've said enough now. If I said
more you'd only more than realize
what few brains I have and it's
enough that l should tell you. 1t
would be too much if you answered by
saying:
"'Oh, SO very, very true, so very,
very true
at may be true and it is true, but
I'll hope you won't say so too
quickly!