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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-18
KILLING
 CASE UP AGAIN
Commissioner Jack Cleveland Goes On Trial This Time
 At Mobile

MOBILE, Ala, Feb. 17.-(Special Leased Wire. )-The killing of Stephen Tossing, S9-year-old oyster shipper of West Fowl River, Ala, on the after noon of August 24, last, after having occupied the attention of the public eye in the county courts for several months is scheduled to be aired again tomorrow in the circuit court, when Jack Cleveland. county commissioner from the Third district, will be ar raigned on an indictment charging him with murder. This case was set for November last but was taken out of the call.
 A special venire of 100 jurors has been summoned for this case and both sides announced Saturday they were ready for the trial, provided no unfore- seen circumstances arise. The defend ant will plead not guilty to the charge, it is said.
 Thomas W. Cleveland, son of Jack c. Cleveland, was thrice tried flor the kill ing of Tossing and each time the jury failed to agree on a verdict. This de- fendant has made application for bail in the case but without avail
 ;. J. "S0n Cleveland, Jr., also ln- dicted in connection with the killing, is yet to be tried, his hearing having been set for Monday, February 25.
 The three Clevelands were indicted by the October grand jury on the charge of murder in the first degree and have been in the county jail since October 1o. The state has contended that the aged Tossing was shot and killed on the gallery of his home and that the three Clevelands are guilty of the crime. The defense contends Los sing was killed with his own shotgun while wrestling with Thomas w. Cleve- land for possession of the weapon. A large number of witnesses testified at the various hearings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-18
TELLS GIRLS TO CUT HAIR AND
 WEAR PANTS

YONKERS, N. r., Feb. IT, Women who bob their hair are men tally deficient.
 Money is going to be somewhat scarce this year.
 The subway is the most wonder full railroad in the world and a splendid place to think.
 President Coolidge is safe, sane and reliable and deserves a second term. Henry Ford is a great man.
 Those, in brief are some of the be- liefs given utterance by John E. Andrus, multi-millionarie. in an in- terview on his eighty-third birthday anniversary today. The birthday talk" was given at the palatial An drus home on Hudson Terrace. Dis cussing the fairer sex, Andrus, who has daughters and grand-daughters, said:
 "I never take much interest in styles, but l think that a female person who bobs her hair has a screw loose somewhere. If girls wish to bob their hair, let them cut it like men and then, the next year, wear pantsf'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-18
RUSHING FARM WORK Chiffon County Planters Preparing Soil
 For This Years Crops

CLANTON, Ala, Feb. IT, (Spe- cial. .)--The past week of dry and sun ny weather has given the farmers a chance to put in five or six days of solid work. and the tillers of the soil of Chiffon county have been taking advantage of this opportunity. Farmers from various sections of the county, who were in Clanton Saturday after noon reported that they had been busily engaged most all the week in turning their iand for the next crop.
 Indications thus far point to heavy cotton crop in this county this year, Preparations are being made for a greater acreage than last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-18
CULLMAN EXCELS
 AS CHURCH CITY
Other Advantages of City Are
 Pointed Out In

CULLMAN, Ala, Feb. 1I.-(Spe- cial. )-Some of the interesting facts which people over the state perhaps do not know. about Cullman are us follows Cullman has the greatest num- Der of modern church edifices of any city twice it's size in the state, more than $2O0,000 having been spent on religious structures within the past two years. This city has the second larg- est county high school in the state, it's buildings and equipment costing more than $6O,0O0.
 Cullman has city school of most modern architecture, which is valued at $65,000. The Cullman county court house here cost more than $64,O00. Cullman has good water and light plant, city owned, that serves 5000 citizens and gives good services. Gull man has three banking situations that clear more than $6,OOO,OO0 per year. Cullman has $50,000 laundry that gets business from 40 miles dis tance. Cullman has 24 miles of pave ments costing about. $40,OOO. Cullman has 12 miles of hard surface streets which cost $15,00O.
 Cullman has stave mill, two saw mills, an oil mill, a furniture factory, an axle factory, an :roh foundry. a crate factory, a first class building supply factory, wagon. factory, and swing factory.
 Cullman has good fire fighting ap- paratus. Cullman has a large, well equipped, ice factory. Cullman has four large cotton warehouses, two large wholesale grocery houses, a $40,00O post office building, two hotels, two grain and grist mills.
 Cullman needs hospital, a library, cotton mill, canning factory, a tan nery, broom factory, paper box fac tory, any and every type of legitimatc tc industry that will increase the pay rolls. Cullman needs better streets. better sewerage system, and better street illumination.
 Culiman was 50 years old last August We have fine town but it can be made more prosperous, and much faster growing-large industries is the greatest need of Cullman. Farm Bureau Gets 0. K.
 A representative from the Federal Reserve bank has just spent two days here, looking over the books of the farm bureau. He had not a single criticism to make and said that the condition of the bureau in Cullman, was more sat isfactory than that of any tha the had visited in the state. The farm bureau here has already sold more than $7,O00 worth of fertilizer for use this spring. The directors back up every move that can possibly help the bureau in any manner.
 One of the directors of this bureau is woman, Mrs. Lydia Lovelady, who owns splendid farm out few miles from town. Others of the board are as follows: J. K. Turner, president: A. H. Dahlke, s. Y. Styles, W. NJ. Mar ton, Shelby Bland, A. A. Jones and others.
 Mrs. A. C. Rehling
 Mrs. Anna Catherine Rehling, one of the pioneer German residents of the county, died here Thursday. after suf- fering several weeks from pneumonia. She was 73 years of age
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-18
Alice Roosevelt Longworth.

Tiger! Tiger!' called Alice Long, worth. I thought she was going to re cite Blake's poem, but she was merely talking to the tiger skin, souvenir of one of her fathers hunting expeditions, spread in front of the open fireplace. In every home there is charac- teristic corner,~ some room more ex- pressive of the owner than others. The Longworth drawing room Is of the con ventional type, but it is in the living room that you find the Roosevelt re- yealed. -e, The big tiger skin gives a definite note, personal note Alice worshipped her father and would have fought like tiger to defend him personally or po- litically. Photographs of Theodore Roosevelt, .etchings and busts of him are there, with autographed photos of famous men and women. There are also interesting cartoons reminiscent of past and present politicians and events.
 It is a comfortable room with an at mosphere of being lived in and loved. Not untidy, it has, however, the or derly disorder, of books that are read, cushions that give comfort, pictures that please and a faint odor of smoke. It is the home of people who prefer to live at>home.
 The Lonsworths are splendid pals.
 Next to her husband comes her brother Ted. She is very fond of Ted.
 No Liking For Calls.
 -Her intimate loves are politics and books, and they have, as I have told you, real fascination for her. She is great reader and devours weighty volumes and frivolous nonsense. Far into the might she reads. :, often think she prefers books to people. She cer- tainly spends more time in their com pany.
 Formal visiting is anathema to Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, I can assure you, and her congressional calls are huge unpaid social debt. Let no congress mans wife feel personally aggrieved if her call remains unacknowledged. She treats them all alike.
 "I hate calling; I just can't do it." she says, and there the matter usually ends.
 Occasionally she applies a measure of self discipline to herself and sets out to pay off some social debts. She started out one day with sen-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-18
SEES TIMBER FAMINE

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Feb. 17.-A timber famine is faced in Alabama by the present generation, l. T. Quinn commissioner of conservation says Board feet of timber decreased iron 3S, ,OO0, 100000 feet in 1919 to 25,000, 100000 feet last year, he said. "We are consuming timber more than four times as fast as it is produced" Mir Quinn declared.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-18
BOOSTS UNDERWOOD.
Judge McCord Urges Support Of Ala
 bama Man.

GREENVILLE, Ala, Feb. 17.- Especial. )-Declaring that Alabama and the south have been giving long enough it is time now that they should receive and that Oscar W. Underwood should be the nations choice for, Presi. dent of the United States, Judge Leon McCord brought forth great applause in his speech here today in the inter- est of sUnderwoods candidacy for President.
 Judge McCord spoke to a good size audience at the Butler court house and was introduced by Claude Hamilton, Jr., chairman of the Butler county Underwood executive committee.
 Stabler-McGeh
 Miss Corrie McGehee the youngest daughter of Mir. and Mrs. w.. NJ. Nc Gehee became the bride of MT. Ezra Stabler Thursday afternoon at a bril-. liant wedding at the First Methodist church of this city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-18
Business Good
LEGION GIVES BANQUET


 UNIONTUWN Ala, Feb. 17.- (Special.)- most delightful banquet was given on Friday evening by the Lee West post, American Legion, in honor of the Commercial club of Uniontown. Dr.. l.. A. Moseley, the newly elected commander, presided and introduced the program with an appropriate tribute to the memory of the late President Wood row Wilson. An address on the civic and business possibilities of Uniontown was made by R.NL. Benn. I. T. Quinn, game and fisheries, was the speaker of the occasion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-18
WILLIAM J. MURDOCH

HUNTSVILLE, Ala, Feb. 17.- Especial. )-William J. Murdock, su- perintendent of the Detroit Gas com pany and brother of A. J. Murdock of Huntsville, died yesterday in the Mich igan city, according to a telegram re- ccived by his brother here. Mir. Mur- dock was @ years old and for 10 years was superintendent of the Huntsville Gas company. He is survived by two sons. both of whom were born here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-18
Y: M. c. A. DRIVE ON

HUNTSVILLE, Ala, Feb. It. (Special.)-A drive to increase the membership of the Y. NJ. c. A. at West Huntsville to l, 900 was started Satur- day and will continue through February 23. There is a contest between a team of reds led by T. H. Myrick and team of blues led by R. C. Cooper. Or ganization of the drive was effected at a banquet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-18
Fingerhut Funeral Held
Ian Settlement Drive
CITY TO SELL GASOLINE

OMAHA, Feb. HAS a move to combat the recent increases in the price of gasoline, which has jumped six cents in the past few weeks from 14A cents, established by the late ''gas war" the city of Omaha Monday will place 10000 gallons of gasoline on sale at 17 cents gallon, John Hopkins, fire commissioner. announces.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-18
FARM BOARD TO MEET

MONTGOMEKY, Ala, Feb. II.-- Next meeting of the Alabama board of agriculture will be held in March in stead of April, it is understood through local bureau sources. While the body adjourned from the Mobile meeting with April 1 set as the date for recon vening, it is said that pressing prob lens are bringing them together next month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-18
'PYTHIANS WILL
 GATHER MONDAY
Anniston District Fraternity Men Will Observe Sixtieth
 Anniversary
GALVESTON BUREAU)

ANNISTON, Ala, Feb. 17.-Robert H. Mangham of Selma is scheduled to deliver the fraternal address Monday evening at the celebration of the Goth anniversary of the Knights of Phythias in this district. The assembly of the fraternal men of the district will be at the Business Woman's club at z 80 clock.
 Judge R. B. Carr, leader in the ranks of Phythians in Anniston, will be in charge of the program.
 To Hold Court Term
 Judge s. w. Tate of the seventh ju- dicial circuit, and Hugh V. Fitzerald, official court reporter, will go to Heflin Monday morning for the spring term of circuit court in Cleburne eoun- ty. Organization of the grand jury for the term will be one of the first items of business on the calendar for the week.
 Attornys To Assemble
 Attorneys from the three counties of the seventh circuit, Calhoun, Talladega and Cleburne. will assemble in Annis- ton early in March for banquet ses- sion, at which Col. w. B. Harrison of Birmingham, secretary of the Alabama Bar association, will deliver the chief address.
 Aged Woman Is HI
 Mrs. R. l.. Gilchrist, who was 91 years old last Thursday, was reported Sunday to be seriously ill at the home of her granddaughter. Mrs. Myrtle Johnson, on Winner avenue.
 To Beautify Schools
 c. K. Snellings, farm demonstration agent for the county and Miss Stella Harms, home demonstration agent, have volunteered their services for the countrywide campaign to beautify the school grounds in the rural districts of the county by the planting of trees, shrubberry and vines on the lawns. W. w. Stringfellow has announced to of fer of $50 in cash prizes for the three schools who show the mdst progress and development in the campaign which will end next October.
 Street Opened Up
 Seventh street from Leighton to Highland avenue was opened up for travel Saturday night after the stretch of paving had been completed to High land avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-18
COSTLY FIRE HITS
 OIL BOOM TOWN

ELDORADO, Ark, Feb. 17. Fire early today destroyed an entire block in the heart of Louann, oil boom town. between Smackover and Camden, and caused a loss estimated at between $35,OO0 and $40,OOO. Among the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-18

: The; real Washington Is portrayed with Astonishing frankness in this se- ries of articles. written anony mously at first hand the truth about person ages familiar to tho whole country. There Ia not woman in the land. and mon, too---who would not give year, of life togl<now as much of back stage washin1ton as is disclosed in the work of this writer who. shields the fact of her authorship from her associstes in the capitals life.
 "Boudoir Mirrors of Washington" appears exclusively in this city in The Age Herald. An installment will be published every day,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-18

buildings destroyed were the postoffice and the Missouri Pacific Railway sta tion. A dozen small store buildings were consumed.
 The fire originated in a cafe about seven o'clock Efforts of the volunteer fire department to check the flames were of little avail and the fire was permitted to burn itself out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-18
SILHOUETTES OF
 STATE CAPITAL
tsTATE CAPITAL BUREAU)

MONTGOMERY, Feb. 17.-A con. ference between the state highway com mission md railroad representatives to consider removing inequalities in freight rates on road building materials such as sand and gravel, will be held here. February 26.
 This conference was initiated by Chairman John Rogers of the highway commission and has for it's object the reaching of an agreement bv friendly negotiation in the matter of rates on road material. X similar conference between the highway commission and railroad representatives. regarding co- operation in eliminating grade cross ings. was called some time ago and an understanding reached.
 That farmers of Alabama who plant cotton this year will profit by last years experience and will plant early and force the growth of the plant to maturity to beat the boil weevil, is in dicated by the sale of fertilizer tags recorded at the state department of agriculture. These figures indicate that fertilizer is now moving to the farm at a rapid rate, which is increasing every day. One day during the past week, $5,4O0 worth of fertilizer tags were shipped from the department for use on fertilizer shipments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-18
FARMERS BUSY
One Planter Running Tractor Day And
 Night

BERRY, Ala, Feb. 17-The farmers of this section are taking advantage of the opportunity to turn the soil. k. w. Hudson, farmer and merchant, has a tractor running day and night, while others are doing all they caT through the day. The soil is dry enough to blow good.
 Business Good
 TheAbusiness houses are doing a better business now that, spring is drawing near. The farmers are laying in supplies for the crop season, and are buying seeds of all kinds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-18
TO INSPECT GUARDsMEN

IALLADEGA, Feb. 17.-(Special. ] The local howitzer company. 167th In. fantry, Alabama National Guard, will have formal inspection Friday night at the armory, according to an announce ment by Capt. B. A. Simms, command ing. Capt. Robert Joerg, Jr., of Gads- den will be the inspecting officer. Mem bers of the company are ordered to re- port at the armory at o'clock.
 Eul0gy To F. l.. Vance
 With Circuit Judge S. W. Tate pre- siding fitting tributes were paid to the memory of the late Frank l.. Vance at a meeting of the Talladega Bar asso- citation in the circuit court room Friday morning.
 Fingerhut Funeral Held
 Funeral services for Maxwell Finger hut, who died in Talladega Wednesday. were held in Columbus, Ga., Thursday afternoon.
 Plan Settlement Drive
 Plans are being made for the settle ment drive which will be held Wednes- day, February 20, to raise $3, 600 to take care of the work
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-18

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-18
Street Opened Up

Seventh street from Leighton to Highland avenue was opened up for travel Saturday night after the stretch of paving had been completed to High land avenue.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-25
FOUR ADDITIONAL
SKELETONS $4,000
YEARS OLD FOUND
May Affirm Theory of Pre-
historic Advanced De-
uelopment in U. S.

Los Angeles, Cal, March 25.-
Four fossilized human skeletons. es-
timated to be from 10000 TO $4,000
years old, have been unearthed in ex-
cavations near here which recently
gave up a skull classified by some
Psychologists as possibly one of the
earliest relics of primitive man yet
brought TO light, it was announced
last night.
The skeletons were examined by Dr.
Chester Stock. head of the department
of paleontology of the University of
California, who was invited by the
Los Angeles Museum of History and
Art to view the recently discovered
skull and take charge of further ex-
cavations in an effort TO obtain evil
dence bearing on the antiquity Of the
find.
From the examination l have al
ready made of these Skeletons" DR..
Stock said, Il am of the opinion that
they exhibit the characteristics of
modern man rather than those of the
neandcrthal man and other skulls that
have been found in Europe. Nevcrthe-
less. the bones themselves and the
depth at which they were found show
that this race lived untold ages ago.
If in the final analysis it can be
established that these bones are IN
fact contemporary with those of some
of the primitive remains discovered
in Europe, the theory in regard to a
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-25
So Many Probes Under
Way There Are Not
Enough Reporters.
MAY CAUSE LETUP
Lack Of Publicity May Put
Clamp on Several In
vestigaticns.
By ROBERT T. SMALL.

Copyright by The San Antonio Light.
Washington, ID. C.. March 25.-
There are so many investigations I'M
der way and in view here in Wash
ington that there are not enough re-
porters to 90 around and some of them
are not getting a due amount Of pub
licity.
In other words, Washington has
just reached the satuartion point. yet
the mania for investigation goes on.
If the rivalry between investiga
tons reaches the point where one OF
two committees feel they are not get
ting their proper share of news space
it is expected there will be post
ponement of some of the inquiries I'm.
til a more propitious time.
For instance, persons outside Wash.
lngton realize that the great United
States Shipping Board inquiry actual
1y has gotten under way. This in
yestigation once was looked forward to
as about the biggest thing Washington
would ever know in the upheaval line,
Now it passes almost without COM
ment. Perhaps it will get more at
tention as it goes along. The House
of Representative probers hope so any
way.
The Lineup.
This is the way the investigation
program lined up yesterday:
Teapot Dome. father of them al
Born some several months ago. and
still going strong. Lord high execC'
toner, Senator Thomas ]. Walsh OF
Montana.
Harry Daughcrty. special but no,
limited. Began functioning two weeks
ago and running ncck-and-neck with
Teapot Doom" Some witnesses ar,
wanted in both of the above inquiries
at once and the same time. Congress
is looking for Solomon TO divide
. them. The rnajor-domo of this COM
mittee, Senator Burton X. Wheeler OF
Montana. Montana is a great mining
state. They believe in burrowing deer
out there.
Internal Revenue Bureau probe
This probe comes close to the pco
pie. That already has shown that
while the poor salaried man has had
every cent squeezed out of him. great
corporations and wealthy persons have
been enabled to get millions Of dol
lars in rebates or written off income
taxes because they were able TO hire
experts to tell them how to cvadt
heavy payments aud yet keep within
the law" Employees in the bureau
after learning the tricks of the trad
have resigned and gone Unto tax prar.
ticc." One man jumped from 5000
a year in the government to $4,000
year as an outside expert. Sena
tor Couzens of Michigan, in com
Brand special investigation of the
long one. All the private salaries
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-25

are to be made public. Where did
ell the money go? Who got it? And
all that sort of thing. The House
is conducting this investigation. il
got tired Of being blanketed by the
Senate.
Super-grand special investigation of
the report that two members of the
House have been bribed in connection
with matters in the Veterans Bureau.
This inquiry has a difficult time try
ing to stay in the limelight. You
can't be ruled off for trying, how
ever. That is an age-long maxim Of
the turf.
Super-heterodyne investigation of
the same matters as above. but actual
~ conducted by real grand jury in
the District of Columbia Supreme
Court. Attorney General Daugherty
is pushing this investigation and the
same persons who testified in Chi
cago when Colonel Forbes was in
dicted are being heard.
Valley Land Inquiry.
Also. there is lost somewhere in the
Senate mazes a special investigation
known as the Rio Grande inquiry. 1t
has something TO do with some land
sOHtWutlt III tut
The broadcastings from the other COM
nittees have completely swamped the
Rio Grande station. But it is still
struggling along on very short and
q very weak wave length.
Two new broadcasting stations are
being asked today. The House wants
to probe into the alleged duplication
of government bonds in the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing. Secretary
Mellon has said there is absolutely
nothing to the report. The House is
not satisfied. 1t won't be until il
gets this investigation.
Also the House wants TO know II
there isn't an aircraft monopoly some
where and it proposes to have a spe-
cial inquiry into that subject. The
House doesn't want TO appropriate
any money for government aircraft.
Its motto is TO be millions for graft
investigation but not one cent for con.
structive aircraft work"
With all this going on it is small
wonder that everyone in Washington
looks at everyone else askance.
Daughter-Dasldy. dear. can I have
s25 TO buy YOU birthday present?
Parsimonious Pop-No. Jane, 7 think