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Evening star., 1924-02-16
WARREN BELIEVED
GOING TO MEXICO
Acceptance of Appointment
as Ambassador Looked For
in Few Days.

President Coolidge has induced
Charles Il. Warren OF Detroit. former
ambassador TO Japan, to serve as
ambassador to Mexico. At least this
is the understanding in official circles
here. 1t was intimated at the White
House today that an announcement
to the effect that Mr.. Warren has
yielded Will be made in a few days.
President Coolidge conferred with
Mr.. Warren for u long time late yes
terday afternoon and earlier in the
day Mr.. Warren was closeted with
Secretary Of State Hughes
Following his talk with the Presi-
dent, Mr.. Warren admitted that the
appointment to Mexico was discuss
ed. but that he did not care TO dis
cuss il further than to say that a
formal announcement would be
forthcoming from the White House
within the next few days. He made
IL plain, however, that he did not
want to infer that he was either
denying or affirming the report that
he had been offered the place and
would accept.
Fer Only Brief Service.
1t was intimated by a White House
official, however. that while MIR. War
Nate life and was not enthusiastic
over entering the diplomatic service
again, that his acceptance will be
with the understanding that ne is
to remain in Mexico City only for a
short period, probably year or
until conditions and relations have
been satisfactorily adjusted. Mr..
Warren expects 10 remain in WASH
ington until Monday, during which
time he is expected to have one or
more conferences with Secretary of
State Hughes and to again confer
with Mr.. Coolidge. 1t is expected
also that an answer from the Obre-
gon government respecting it's atti-
tude toward the appointment of Mr..
Warren will have been received at
the White House within day or SO.
Favorable to Mexico.
No doubt exists in official circles
here as 10 the feeling of Mexico
toward Ne. Warren's appointment. He
made many friends among the Off
cials of the government as well as
citizens of the country during his
recent stay there with John Barton
Payne as representative of the United
States III bringing about relation
ship between the two countries that
resulted in recognition from the
United States.
Also it is known that the White
House has received word informally
that Mr.. Warren is we'll liked by
President Obrcgon and that the latter
would be most happy to see him sent
to Mexico as this country's repre-
sentative.
Evening star., 1924-02-16
Foot Caught, Firemen
Called to Rescue Of
Carpenter in EleUatOv

The fire department was called
out to eXtricave the left foot Of
j. w. Greene, house carpenter at
the Grafton Hotel, Connecticut
avenue and De Sales street, to-
day when it was jammed between
an elevators flooring and the
teamwork of the elevator entrance.
Before the fire apparatus arrived,
however, a crowbnr had been util-
ized to open a gap wide enough
for the foot to withdraw.
The injury was not serious. The
house physician had treated
Greene before the Emergency Hos
pital ambulance arrived.
The accident occurred when the
carpenter was about to leave the
elevator. The machine was being
worked into position, when he ad-
vanced his foot and the toe of the
left shoe was jammed into such a
position that it caused great pain
and he could not be moved with
out widening the crack into which
it had been squeezed.
Greene smilingly denied the ru-
mors that he had been killed.
Evening star., 1924-02-16
TWO BANKS ARE RAIDED
BY MICHIGAN BANDITS
Men Escape With $4,4OO, Pursued
by Posses, Following Spec
tacu1ar Robberies.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
DETROIT. February 16.-Bandits
obtained $4,000 from two banks in
this vicinity yesterday. In the first
robbery three men held up a branch
of the Continental Bank here, and,
forcing three employees and a woman
customer to lie fiat on the floor re-
moved 1,400 from the cash drawer
They overlooked $500 in currency in
the vault.
An hour later four men robbed the
New Haven State Bank at New
Haven, Mich, about twenty miles
northwest Of here. obtaining $4,000,
after forcing the cashier and his as
sistant into the vault. The men
escaped in an automobile, with posses
from New Haven and Mount Clemens
IN DurSuit.
Evening star., 1924-02-16
VETERAN, 81, SLAIN
!: BY FRIEND, AGED 81
Roommates in Soldiers Home Quar-.
4: rel Over leaving Window
! in Room Open.
By the Associated Press.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. February 10
G. W. Handy, aged ninety-seven, Of
Petersburg, Tenn, an inmate of the
Tennessee Confederate Soldiers Home,
is dead and kis roommate. DIR. G. T.
Rracking. aged nincty-one, is con-
fined to the hospital ward in the home
suffering from severe injuries as the
result of a fight at the home, about
fifteen miles from Nashville, on. the
Lebanon pike, yesterday.
The fight, according to officials who
made an investigation of the affair,
arose over an argument as to whether
the window in the room occupied by
the two aged men should be opened
or left closed.
Handy was stabbed during the bat
tie. Bracking using a pocket knife.
The fight took place about 9 pm, and
Handy died within q half hour. No
arrest3 had been made late last night
Evening star., 1924-02-16

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in favor of the flight but opposed to
any congressional action in connec-
ton with ii. He said last night that
he took the position that operation
of the naval air forces was as much
la matter of departmental discretion
las operation of the surface ships and
that Congress should not interfere.
We have the money now" 1t was
emphasized at the bureau today. 1T
Will cost about $4,000 to carry out
the plans, and we don't expect to get
this amount back. But millions have
been spent and years have been lost
in that area to the north and the re-
suits obtained in no wise measure up
to what the Shenandoah can accom-
plish. There is no need for special
appropriation"
The naval bill to cover eXpendi-
| lures for the fiscal year 1925 was
voted out by committee with re-
port attached saying that the COM
mittee had discussed the polar flight
plan with Secretary DENNY and naval
officers. but would not interfere with
! 1t in any way in the supply measu.~
since expenditures for the expedition
were to be made from funds already
! available and not from those pro-
vided in the 1925 supply measure.
Cost S200.OOO Per Ship.
Expenditures for the expedition
, would be chiefly those to be made in
equipping two fuel ships to act as
floating bases for the Shenandoah
one to be stationed at Nome and the
other at Spitzbergen. The cost of
installing mooring masts and the ad-
ditional equipment necessary for
maintenance of six seaplanes and the
dirigible has been placed at about
100000 per ship.
One of the two ships. however the
Patoka, now Ell route to the Norfolk
navy yard, has been designated as a
feet base for the Shenandoah, and
was to have been equipped anyway.
The other ship. the Ramapo, at Mare
Island. Calf, was to have been sta
toned at Nome. and would not have
been altered except for the polar
flight project Work on installation
of her mooring mast was authorized
by Secretary DENLY three days ago.
The object of the polar flight as
originally approved by President
Coolidge was to determine whether
or not land existed in the million
square miles of unexplored Arctic
territory over which the Shenandoah
would have passed in her explora-
tions If land should be discovered
in this region, it has been contended,
it would afford base for establish
ment of air deuotS to be used in set
ting up commercial air routes be-
tween Europe and Asia by way of
the polar region.
Evening star., 1924-02-16
LECTURE SERIES OPENS.
Prof. c. s. Collier Gives First at
G. w. U. Law School,

The first of a series of free lectures
by the faculty of the George Washing
ton Law School was held at the law
building, 1435 X street northwest, last
night.
Prof. c. S. Collier lectured on Judi
cial Supremacy" The other lectures
will be as follows: March 7. Com
mnrcial Paper" by l.. Russell Alden
!. Wednesday, March 26, wrongful Acts
and Their Results Prof III. w. Edger-
, ton, and April 9. imagination in the
, Law" Justice Wendell +. Stafford.
4 Admission is by ticket only, which
may be obtained by making application
to the secretary of the law school.
Evening star., 1924-02-16
KNOTT WOULD BE MAYOR.

MIAMI. Fla. February 16.-David
II. Knott, for four years sheriff of
New York county, announced his can
didacy for mayor of New York city
in an interview with the News Met
repolis today at the Hotel Nautilus,
following a conference he had with
Mayor John T.. Hylan of New York,
in Palm Beach.
Evening star., 1924-02-16

vance a maximum SurtaX rate of 80
per cent when the income rate sched-
ules are reached for amendment.
If this is rejected slightly higher
rates will be offered progressively
until majority of votes can be OBJ
tanned, and by this means the repub-
licans predict rate will be adopted
lower than the a. per cent maximum
proposed in the democratic program.
The increase in the SurtaX rate Will
mean no change, however, in the nor
NAL income rates carried in the bill
as recommended by Secretary Mellon,
according to the republican plan.
Evening star., 1924-02-16
COTTON MAN FOUND DEAD.

SALISBURY, y. c., February 16.-
Walter NJ. Crump, general manager of
the Vance Cotton Mills and widely
known in textile circles, was found
dead In his room late yesterday with
bullet wound in his temple Eyi-
dences of suicide were so clear. ac-
cording to officials, that no inquest
was deemed necessary.
Evening star., 1924-02-16
ACTORS CONDITION SAME.
Theodore Roberts Not Sinking as
Reported, It Is Said

PITTSBURGH, February 16.-The
condition of Theodore Roberts. the
actor, who has been confined for the
last several weeks at the William
Penn Hotyf here by illness, was said
to be Unchanged. 1t was stated that
he was about the same as he has
been for the last ten days"
Stories to the effect that he has
been sinking all day and was in grave
danger were denied.
Evening star., 1924-02-16
SEEKS $4,000 DAMAGES.

The Stone Mercantile Agency has
been sued for $4,000 damages in the
District Supreme Court by J. NJ. San
mes on charge of libel. The plaintiff
declares his reputation was injured
by statement issued July 16 last
by the agency as to his financial
rating. He is represented by Attor-
neys Mandry & Hornbach.
Evening star., 1924-02-16

nounced by the
nominating COM
mittee last night.
Additional nomi-
nations may be
made up to April
l by certificate
signed by at least
zoo graduates ell
igible to vote.
Nine men also
were nominated
for the coming
three vacancies in
the board of di-
rcctors of the
Harvard alumni
Association.
Those nominated
Evening star., 1924-02-16
D. c. MAN HARVARD
BOARD CANDIDATE
Charles Moore Among Six Candi-
dates Announced for Nine
Vacancies.
NINE ALUMNI NOMINEES
Iir& fn, nsrao&onn aE hnanasak;an L.
NINE ALUMNI NOMINEES
List for Directors of Association Is
Made Public.
By the Associated Press.

| By the Associated Press.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, February 1S.-
Candidates for the six places on the
Harvard board CT overseers which will
become vacant in June were an
Evening star., 1924-02-16
Fifty Per Cent Proposal.

Both the democratic plan, advanced
/ by Representative Garner, Texas,
ranking member on the ways and
tmeans committee. and the program OF
Representative Frear, Wisconsin, re-
publican insurgent member OF the
committee. propose a so per cent cut
, in the normal income tax rates and
Increased personal exemptions.
The income rate schedules Will be
read and opened for amendments
Tuesday under an agreement reached
yesterday by the House. General de-
bate ends Monday.
Evening star., 1924-02-16
SEEK COMPROMISE
ON SURTAX RATES

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Evening star., 1924-02-16
RIGID DRY INQUIRY
TO RESULT FROM
GREENE SHOOTING

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Evening star., 1924-02-16
FEAR DELAY FATAL
TO ARCTIC FLIGHT

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Evening star., 1924-02-16
BRITAIN WILL GIVE
LABOR FAIR TRIAL

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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
HAWKINS ISSUES
TAX INSTRUCTION
Only 10 Days Left Before
Penalty Becomes
Effective

In anticipation of last minute rush
during the ten days in which taxes can
be paid without penalty, Tax Collector
James F. Hawkins issued a list OF In
structions Saturday by which taxpayers
can save considerable time and annoy
ance.
1t is possible for taxes to be paid by
check, Mr.. Hawkins stated, and urged
that as many persons as possible do SO.
"All that is necessary is to attach
YOUR check to the postcard notice sent
out by this office and mail it to the tax
collector" Mr. Hawkins said. This
saves time for the taxpayers and for
the clerks in my office. But the post
card is necessary.
considerable time can be saved by
persons making their payments at the
office, if they will bring the cards. ms
also saves time as the office records
need not be consulted.
"A third time saving hint is to have
checks made out before coming to the
courthouse or to have the exact amount
of the taxes in correct change. When
this is done it is but the matter OF a
moment to make the payment and IT
everyone would do this, no one would
be compelled to wait more than Jew
minutes. When two or three persons
stop and write checks at the counter,
the entire lineeis held up
A penalty automat ically attaches 1T
self to every tax receipt left in the office
December 81, Mr.. Hawkins pointed out,
adding that as the office was run on
salary basis, every penalty and fee
must be accounted for.
The penalty goes into effect December
81, he warned and not January l, as
many nprSons believe.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
BESSEMER VISITED
BY KAMRAM GROTTO
Officers And Uniformed Bodies
Guests Of GrOttO Club

Drawing the very ineement weather
of Friday night, the officers and uni
formed units of Kamram Grotto Mystic
Order of Yelled Profits. journeyed
to Bessemer to lake part in a program
that had been arranged by the Grotto
club of the Marvel City.
All the uniformed bodies were we'll
represented. including the "kamram
Peaches and made the trip in auto
mobiles and special street cars. An out
door program had been arranged includ-
ing a big parade, band concert, drills
by the patrol and peaches and mar;
other features.
Owing to weather conditions this had
to be abandoned. and an informal re-
ception was held in the Woodmen hall.
G.. f. Hawkins of the Bessempr Grotto
club acted as master of ceremonies, and
introduced Mayor r. 2. McTyeire who
warmly welcomed the visitors. Talks
were made by James c. Puckett, S. r.
Hawley and others. After selections
by the band under direction of w. a.
Turner. and members by the Kantors,
the party adjourned TO the Elks' hall
where dance was enjoyed Refresh
ments were served.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
STUDY NEW ISSUE
OF $75,OOO,OO0
Money Will Be Used For
New Roads And
Bridges

Provisions of the new proposed $780,
100000 road and bridge bond issue
amendment are being studied carefully
by the board of revenue, following re-
ceipt of a letter last week from John
A. Rogers, chairman of the state high
way commission, asking that the board
support the amendment.
In his letter, Mr.. Rogers stated that
when present road construction is fin
ished. S13,OOO,OOO of the 1922 $25, 900,
600, will have been spent and that the
entire sum will be expended before
1927.
Roads completed cover S95 miles
while $50 miles are under construction
and in addition over 100000 has been
used to build bridges across the Ala
bama and Tombigbee rivers.
The new bond issue, according to its
provisions, Mr.. Rogers stated, would
not constitute an additional assessment
on property but would be cared for
by an additional gasoline tax. II
passed, the highway department VIII
spend at least 100000 in each Of the
81 counties of the state and will ap-
portion the remainder to the best in
terests of the state.
Only $6O,OO0,OOO is to be spent on
roads. the remainder to be used In
constructing bridges across the Ten
nessee, Coosa, Tallapoosa. Chatta-
hoochie, Choctawhatchie, Alabama, ION
bigbee. Warrior and Mobile rivers. THIS
would benefit the entire state as the
rivers flow through 50 counties.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
IGNORANCE OF LAW
EXCUSE IN ONE CASE
Justice OF Peace Exception, So
licitOr Says

Ignorance of the law is no excuse
This adage or maxim is one OF the
foundations of the American Justlclal
system, and is usually regarded as be-
ing unalterable. However, according to
Assistant Solicitor Jim Long, there IS
one class of Alabama citizens, who
are not supposed to know the law, even
though they dispense justice.
During the past year, the state SUI
Irene court has reversed itself twice
in regard to the proper Interpretation
of one law" Mr.. Long said, "and the
only conclusion that can be drawn from
this is that the true meaning is not
definitely fixed in the minds OF the
judges on the supreme bench.
This fact brings out one OF the
most amazing fictions of the law, Ev-
cry citizen is supposed to know the
law, except justices of the peace. Ignor-
ance is no excuse in court of justice,
yet the state code made an exception
in the case of justices of the peace.
for it proves that a justice OF
the peace is no necessarily a lawyer,
he cannot be presumed to know the law.
This is just one case of where the
law reverses ITSELF" he said in CON
Guiding the incident.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
SIMPLE SERVICE
MARKS FUNERAL
OF HI. BADHAM
Noted Industrialist Laid
To Rest Saturday
Afternoon

Funeral services over the remains of
the late Henry Lee Badham were con-
Quoted Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock
from the residence, 122t Whitaker
street. Interment was in the family
plot at Elmwood, with Johns in charge.
The Rev. DIR. James M. Broadly, pas
tor of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
church, conducted the services. as
sisted by Rev. DR.. James A. Bryan.
The officiating clergyman was to have
been DR.. Henry NJ. Edmonds, pastor of
the Independent Presbyterian church,
but his illness at local infirmary pre-
vented his attending. Although DR..
Edmonds had insisted on leaving his
room to attend the funeral of one of his
most intimate friends, his physicians
forbade such action.
The services were marked with i'm
pressive simplicity. There were no
songs or music: only the familiar pass
ages of Scripture as ordered in. the
service for the burial of the dead. To
the comforting quotations, DIR. Broadly
offered prayer of deep feeling, es-
pecially as he asked the solace which he
said comes only from God, upon the
mourning wife and the lameting chill
dren, whom the father loved so de-
votedly. There followed short eulogy
by DIR. Broadly, based upon faithfulness.
The services at the home were con-
Quoted by DIR. James A. Bryan.
Active pallbearers were the eight
sons of Mr.. Badham, who acted in COM
piiance with an expressed wish of their
father The sons are: Robert T. Bad
ham, Henry l.. Badham, Jr., Vernon G.
Badham, William J. Badham, John L.
Badham, Baxter NJ. Badham, Walker
z. Badham and Webb G. Badham.
The honorary pallbearers were
w. w. Crawford, James Bowron, Sid
ney w. Lee, Leroy Percy, Eugene
Brown, Erskine Ramsay, G. B. Me
Cormack. Hugh Morrow, w. s. Lowell
J. w. Mcqueen. Frank Order, r. R.
Randolph, Scion Jacobs, H. A. Dren'
men, S. J. Bowie, Victor II. Hanson, E
II. Cabaniss, ". III. Kettig, N. p
Cooke, II. d. Burnett. Ross G. Smith
J. w. Oden, ]. D. Kirkpatrick, A. A
Adams, J.. Sewer, DIR. A. B. Harris, w
J. Adams, B. B. Burton, George Con
nors and George Gordon Crawford.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
PAVED ROAD
TO CONNECT
ENTIRE CITY
City Engineer Says New
System Will Relieve
Congestion
TRAFFIC PROBLEM
GROWING ACUTE
New Streets Will Not
Touch Downtown
Section
PLAN TO START
WORK IN 1925
Hawkins To Prepare Prospectus
For City Commission-To
Cost 100000
TRAFFIC PROBLEM
GROWING ACUTE
PLAN TO START
WORK IN 1925

In it's 1926 street improvement pro-
gram, the city commission will make a
substantial start on system OF paved
routes connecting all sections OF the CITY,
designed so as to avoid the center OF the
city and its ever-growing traffic con-
gestion, City Engineer A. J. hawkins
told The Age-Herald Saturday.
81 did not discuss this system OF
streets in my annual report last week
because 1 felt it was important enough,
TO Justify a separate report later
Hawkins said.
Problem Acute
"Tbe traffic problem grows more
acute every wear, and there is vital
need for paved streets between all parts
Of tbe city that do not traverse the
downtown section. 1t will take several
Years to complete such system, but
we aim to begin the program next year.
Under Hawkins plan, which has the
annroyal of w. e. Dickson, commission
or in charge of improvement projects
citizens of East Lake could travel &c
Ensley over a smoothly paved street
without touching the business district
with its traffic lights, slow-moylne
street cars, and long professions OF au
tomobiles, and citizens of North Biz
mingham likewise could get to Soutf
Highlands, or Acipco, or almost an!
other section of the city, without golnt
through the congested area.
Cost Is High
Such a program as Hawkins recon
mends will cost hundreds of thousands
of dollars, but he says the city canno
afford to remain much longer without it
Hawkins this week will prepare
prospectus of his proposed system o :?
cross-town thoroughfares and file i
with commission members. At the sam'
time he will announce details of tn
1925 improvements program, on which
he anticipates the city and propert!!
owners together will spend approx
matelv S2.OOO.O0O.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
GREAT EXPANSION :
SEEN BY KINDS
Business Man Predicts Prosper
ity In Next Four Years

A picture of wonderful prosperity
brought about by widespread develop.
ment in Birmingham within period OF
the next four years was painted by
John u. Kinds of Birmingham.
Mr.. Kinds is president OF the Jon tll
Y. Kinds Furniture company, Zoz4
Third avenue, north. He is a large
stakeholder in Birmingham's new sky
scraper, the Martin office building now
under construction, and is also inter
ested to a considerable extent i'll the
Magic City Realty and Investment COM
pany.
He selected Birmingham as his tu-
ture home and the city for his invest
ments when he came here five years
ago from Philadelphia. Even then Mr.
Kinds appreciated the great resources
of this district.
The prediction of Mr. Kinds was
based on the removal of PittSburg Plus
on steel, the already rapid expansion
of the business district as well as other
things that have developed since ms
coming to Birmingham which convinced
Mr. Kinds of this city's future growth
and prosperity.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
KHAN LETS
100000.
CONTRACT
Nathan Bedford Forest
Khan 70 Erect New
Auditorium
WORK TO COMMENCE
FIRST OF JANUARY
Seating Capacity For
More Than 1000 To
Be Provided

Contracts were let Saturday by Ma
than Bedford Forest, Khan No. 60, for
the construction of magnificent audi
forum at Edmonds street and First
avenue. it was announced by officials
of the khan.
The new building is expected to get
under way not later than January 1
and is to be completed in four to six
months. 1t will be two stories and of
brick construction and will cost
$4,000.
Plans for the building which were
drown by George P. Turner, provide TOR
an auditorium on the second floor with
seating capacity of 1000 persons
The downstairs floor will be divided
into five stores and rented.
Plans have been under way for
months by Nathan Bedford Forest klan
for the construction of the new home
where all the khan meetings will be
held The new building will be sit
uated directly across the street from
the Masonic temple and in one of the
most desirable spots in the Wauhouma
section.
The design for the building was
drawn especially for the use to which
it will be put and the appointment:
will be the last word in architecture
beauty.
Contracts were let to Day and Sachs
of Birmingham who will have a crew
of men at work within the next few
DAVIS