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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-18
LEAGUE PRESIDENTS CONCLUDE SESSIONS
Dallas, Tex, Selected As Con-
 ventiOn City For Next Year

MERIDIAN. Miss, Jan. 17.-(Spe- cial-After selecting Dallas. Tex. as the next meeting place during the first week of February, 1925. the convention of Epworth league presidents ended their three-day session here this after moon. Kansas City and Fayetteville. Ark, were strong eontenders for the next meeting.
 The morning session was devoted to an open discussion of the summer aS- sembly. The discussion was divided into seven parts. all of which were discussed separately. Many questions covering the various phases were asked by the delegates and were answered by the delegates out of their stock of per sonal experience.
 The reports of the various commit tees were heard and the final session was devoted exclusively to business The committee on correction recOm- mended the Sunday School and Ep- worth leagues boards be kept separate and that each be given a definite field of activity The committee on inter mediate work recommended that the intermediate superintendentS attend special assemblies each summer and that each conference have an inter. mediate superintendent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-18
I,5OO EFFECTED AT
 BIG WOODMAN MEET
Governors Of Alabama And
 Georgia Will Take Part

PHENIX CITY. Ala, Jan. IT, (Speeial-l-A big get-together meeting of the Woodmen of the World of the four camps of Columbus and Phenix City. embracing q membership of ap- proximately 1900. which will be at- tended by Gov Clifford Walker of Georgia and Governor Brandon of Ala bama. was announced tonight after a conference between local officers of the lodges and the state managers of Geor- gia and Alabama,
 The meeting will be held at the of January 30 or January 31, accord ing to Georgia State Manager T. l.. Bennett of Atlanta, and will be pre- eeded by a mammoth parade.
 State Manager L. T. Holloway of Alabama and 500 Alabama woodmen plan to meet Governor Brandon at the Phenix City station and escort him to the opera house. while an equally large delegation will meet Governor Walker. Both governors are members of the lodge
 Narcotic Violation Charged
 Authorities investigated a place this morning known as the Dew Drop Inn," on the Scale road. about a mile from Girard section. As they ap- preached the place, Leo Montgomery is said tO have run from the door and to have thrown a bottle down. In- vestisation proved the bottle to contain nearly eight ounces of opium. officers said Montgomery was placed in the Girard jail on 6 charge of viola ting the Harrison anti-narcOtic act.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-18
INSTALL TUBES
 TOSKYSCRAPER
Telegrams Will Shoot Under ground To Age-Herald Build
 ing From Western Union

Agreement to grant the Western Union Telegraph company a franchise to run pneumatic tubes through the city streets from the new Age-Herald building, the Brown-Marx and the American Trust company buildings to the telegraph office on First avenue was reached Thursday, President Mo Lendon said.
 The tubes will be the first to be in- stalled in Birmingham and will func- ton similarly to those in New York and other large cities. They will per- init a much quicker service than by messenger route, according to officials of the company.
 The franchise probably will be grant ed at the regular meeting of the com mission Tuesday morning and will be in consideration of $S50, or 50 cents a foot, City Engineer A. J. Hawkins, who has been considering the plan for two months, said.
 The tubes will terminate in each of the buildings at a Western Union sub station,- and will supplement the wire service already installed. Material for the two months job is already in Bir- mingham, the company informed the city commission. Should the details suggested by the company be satisfac- tory, the work will begin March l, it was declared, <5
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-18
EXAMINATIONS FOR
 YOUNGER CHILDREN
Pre-SchoOl Prospects Will Be
 Looked Over By Doctors

In an effort to fOrestall any possi- bility of disease among children enter ing school for the first time, the Jef- ferson county health department is sponsoring a movement to give each child in the county a pre-school ex- animation to determine their physical condition. Miss Zoe LeForge, head of the county nursing department, an- nounced Thursday evening.
 Plans for carrying forward this work have already been formulate and the pre-school examinations will be held in several districts in lief ferson county within the next two or three months.
 The first of the pre-school clinics was held at Fairfield Thursday. Ex- minations were conducted by the local physician with the aid of nurses from the county department. Nearly 50 boys and girls who will enter school for the first time the second semester were examined.
 Future examination will be limited to a few schools in the county and will be for the boys and girls six years of age who will enter school at the 1924 fall term. Leeds, Fairfield, Inglenook and Irondale have already been selected by county health officials as communities for ex- animation. The examinations are to be held each Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-18
MEXICO ASKS TO TRANSFER ARMY
 OVER U. s. SOIL
Arizona And New Mexico Give Permit And Texas
 Will Likely Agree
APPROVAL IS GIVEN FROM WASHINGTON
Safety Of Americans In Mexico Considered In
 Making Concession

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.-The state department announced tonight that the government of President Obre- gon in Mexico had requested permis- sion for a detachment of the Mexican army to pass from Naco, Ariz., to some point in Texas, where they will re- enter Mexican territory. Although final decision. has not been made, it was said the Washington government looked favorably upon the request.
 The American government has made request for such passage of troops of the governors of Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, and has received favorable replies from the first two, but as yet no reply from the governor of Texas. In case favorable reply is received from the latter, it was added, the re- quest of the Mexican government will be granted.
 In statement the state department said:
 '"The Mexican government, through its embassy here, has requested per mission of this government for the passage of a detachment of the Mexi- can army together with animals and other material usually accompanying such a command from Naco, Arizona, to some point in Texas, where they will re-enter Mexican territory for service in regions in Mexico where American lives and interests are being threa tened with grave dangers by the forces in re- volt against the Mexican government. These troops will not be armed, but their arms will accompany them as bag gage"
 This government has transmitted this request to the governors of Arizona, New Mexico and Texas and has re- ceived favorable replies from the gov ernors of Arizona and New Mexico. No reply has yet been received from the governor of Texas. This government looks favorably upon the request of the Mexican government and in case a favorable reply is received from the governor of Texas, this request will be granted.
 Similar permission has been extended in the past, the last occasion being in October, 1915, and again in November, 1915, when the defacto government of Mexico, headed by MT. Carranza, was allowed to transport Mexican troops from the Texas border through the United States to the state of Sonora, Mexico, where lives and property were in serious danger from the action of serious revolutionary bands.
 The attitude of the state department with reference to the troop movement is in line with the present policy of the government in supporting the con. stitutional government of Mexico and also in harmony with the traditional attitude of both countries with respect tolberder police operations. Except fol brief periSds when constitutional gov. ernment of Mexico was hard to dis tinguish among contending revolution ary factions there has always been a tacit agreement at least between the two countries under which troops of one country could pass beyond the border within a limited area in the pursuit of bandits who had conducted raids on the other side of the inter- national line. Where the Mexican gov ernment has been operating against
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-18
LIGHTS FLASH AND
 TRAFFIC SPEEDS UP
Birmingham New System Op-
 crates Smoothly First Day

Initiation of the new electric signal tower control of traffic in the down. town loop area, begun Thursday morn- ing at o'clock, was entirely satisfac- tory and highly pleasing, Captain w. w. Brent, of the traffic department, said Thursday night.
 The mechanical functioning of the tower and of its lights on 12 of the busiest corners did not fail during the day, and both operators of vehicles and pedestrians obeyed the signals.
 Thousands of persons were taught a new lesson in move on by the uni form movement of all traffic in one direction over the district. Score of drives were cautioned when they failed to observe the lights and bells. Traf- fic patrolmen were stationed on the majority of corners to see that the sig nals were obeyed.
 Commissioner Cloe and Fire Chief Akin were interested observers. Chief Akin said a test of the efficiency of the system from the standpoint of hold ing traffic at standstall hile fire and ambulance apparatus went by would be made within a short time. He sug gested that control switches be placed in fire headquarters and ambulance of- fices to clear the streets immediately upon the start of such apparatus.
 The fire and ambulance signals are the amber lights.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-18
COMMITTEEMAN
 NAMED BY HULL
Walter Moore Of Alabama One Of Few Who Will Arrange
 Democratic Convention

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.-Chair- man Cordell Hull of the democratic national committee announced tonight the committee on arrangements for the national convention in New York.
 Representatives of all sections of the country and all party clements, the ar arrangements committee, with Mir. Hull as chairman ex-officio, will meet in New York tomorrow. It consists of Norman E. Mack, New York com mitteeman and former national cham pion Homer s. Cummins of Conneeti- cutt, smother former national cham pion Clark Howell of Georgia, veteran member. who for many years, has had charge of press and other convention arrangements; Samuel B. Amidon of Kansas. vice chairman: Isadore B. DOckweiler of California, who led the recent fight for the selection of San Francisco for the convention J. Bruce Kremer of Montana, national vice chairman; Mrs. Emily Newell Blair of Missouri. women's vice chairman i: Charles Boeschenstein of Illinois, Charles A Greenhouse of Indiana, na- tional secretary; Walter Moore of Ala bama, Mrs D. A. MeDousal of Okla homa, and Mayor Frank Hague of ter sey City. N. J. s's-.
 The committee is the smallest in many years. greater efficiency and more economy being said to be consid- erztions which led to the restriction.
 Chairman Hull and others of the cohmittee, after their initial meeting tomorrow morning at the Waldrof-As- toria hotel, will inspect Madison Square Garden and begin active consideration of convention plans Selection of head quarters. probably at the Waldorf, also will be announced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-18
VICTORY FOR WEST
 INV SEVERE CONTEST
kansas Girl Wades Into Icy Lake
 Unperturbed, Rival Screams

EVANSTON. H., Jan. 17.-Whieh is the more healthy. the girl from the west or her sister from the east?
 The Sunf1oWer state has won first hOn0rS for the west in an endurance contest which will settle this absorbing question to the satisfaction of North western university eo-eds.
 Miss Ruth Mccoy of Coffeyville. Kan. walked out into the chilly waters of Lake Michigan until the waves came above her knees Then she sat down on a cake of ice.
 Her opponent. Miss Alma Roden- berg of New York. waded in up to her ankles, stopped. squealed and retreated hastily 10 the beach. . fire and warm clothing.
 Both wore bathing suits. while cheer ing cO-eds. bundled in biz fur coats to cut the sting of zero weather. watched from the shore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-18
NAVAL OILER WILL
 GO ON ARTIC TRIP
Will Act As MOOring Station For Big Dirigible Shenandoah

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Jan. IT, The naval oiler Ramapoa, now sta. tioned at the Mare Island navy yard, will be fitted with a mooring mast and start June 1 for Point Barrow, Alaska, to act as a mooring station and relief ship for the~dirigible airship Shenan- doah when the big air liner makes her flight to the North Pole. according to plans made public today by the Twelfth naval district headquarters here. It was announced that the plans would be revised to meet any orders that may be issued relatives to the Shenandoah as result of her spectacular experi- ence of yesterday when she was car ried from her moorings at Lakehurst, N. J., by q storm.
 The Ramapo is commanded by Com mander Wallace Bertholf, who was an outstanding figure in the navy per. sonnel here during the war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-18
RATES PROTESTED
 BY TEXAS CITIES
Testimony Shows Jobbers Can't Do Business Over Testimony

DALLAS, Tex, Jan. 17.-Testimony that manufacturers and jobbers of Fort Worth, Dallas and other north Texas cities were unable to do business out side of a radius of POO miles and cita- tions of freight rates which were said to be so high as to prevent shipment outside of the territory were presented at the hearing today of the Oklahoma Texas rate case before Examiner Will liam A. Disque of the interstate com merce commission.
 Nine witnesses were introduced by counsel for the Dallas and Fort Worth interest.
 A new development today was the request by Albert l.. Reed, counsel for the Dallas Chamber of Commerce, that the railroads concerned in the hearing submit to the interstate commerce com mission in connection with testimony introduced by Mir. Reed, divisions of rates and revenue which the roads make with connecting lines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-18
CANAL 'BOMBARDED'
 BY ENEMY FLEET
Pacific Forces Made Good Progress In Passing Through

CRISTOBAL, Canal Zone, Jan. 17. (By Associated Press. )-The Pacific, or blue fleet, of the United States navy is making good progress in its passage through the Panama canal, despite the efforts of the enemy, or Atlantic squadron, to prevent it from joining the hypothetical American fleet which, according to the regulations of the naval war game now under way. is based far up the eastern seaboard. Sev- eral units of the blue squadron are al. ready here.
 The enemy bombarded the canal yes- terday. both from the air and with its long range guns. The official umpires announced that an aerial attack on the Gatun locks was frustrated, but that they have not yet determined how much damage was done by the naval guns that shelled Fort Randolph from position beyond the range of this defensive work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-18

coming was announced in the papers. They said I was hiding out in Palm Beach. and was registered under a different name at the hotel. wasn't registered at all. We were the guests of Edward B. Mclean. the Waning ton publisher, who has . cottage at Palm Beach. . cottage that does not have sufficient bed rooms for the guests, and Mclean accordingly has an arrangement with the hotel. putting cer- tain rooms at his disposal The Mclean guests who use these rooms don't have 70 register at the hotel. the rooms be- ing considered part of MeLean's house for the time being. I've never registered under . different name I've never tried to hide out; : the investigating commit tee has always known where l was. Why, q few weeks ago my doctor told me my health required . sea trip. and replied that I wouldn't leave the country as long as the committee was in session"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-18
BALDWIN FACES
 NEVITABLEEND
His Government Receives Death Sentence At Hands Of
 Labor Majority

LONDON, Jan. 17.-(By Associated Press. .)-Premier Baldwin conservative government this evening received its death sentence at the. hands of. the opposition in the House of Commons, as had been anticipated.
 This came when former Premier As quith arose. and, amid the cheers of his liberal followers and the laborifes, announced that he would vote for the labor E4otion of mo confidence" in the gorernment presented by John R. Clines and would advise all his friends to do likewise.
 Nothing short of a political up- heaval. namely. the wholly improbable assertion of large number of the Op- position to the conservative flag can save the government which will go to the guillotine Monday morning.
 After introducing the mo eonfi- dence" motion in the form of an amendment to the address in reply to the kings speech, MT. Clines scored the tory regime both for what it had done and what it did not do during the last 12 months
 Ruxsia Is Issue 4nC hAlS sa SlcEIAp Et WGc1AkeU- WAN inaccurate in the stating that Great Britain's relations with foreign pow CTS remained friendly. If the rela- tions with Russia were friendly, he asked, why had not Russia been rec ognized. Was it because Russia had not undertaken to pay her debts? If that was to be q bar to recognition how was it that France had a repre- sentative in Londons
 Our position abroad is weaker than before" he asserted Our influence in foreign affairs has almost diSap- peared. France needed our aid. it was given without stint against Germany. Our claim now to influ- ence the peace policy is justified by the sacrifices we made and by our genuine desire for the future security of France herself.
 The great war must be made . means to a great end-enduring friend ship in Europe. This is only possible if Germany and France are at peace. To treat Germany now worse than Germany treated France 50 years ago is to make monstrous preparations for the next great war. Therefore we can not longer merely watch and wait; our actions must be governed by the ur-
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-18
SENATE TO PROBE
 BOX PEACE SCHEME
Reed Resolution Proposes In- quiry Into Propaganda In U. s.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.-Investi- gation of the Box peace plan will be begun next Monday by special com mittee of the Senate appointed today under resolution of Senator Reed. democrat, Missouri, proposing an in quiry into general propaganda in the United States.
 Edward w. Box of Philadelphia. who offered the $100,000 prize awarded for the best peace proposal and Miss Esther Everett Lape of Philadelphia, one of the members in charge of the plan, will be the first witnesses heard under a decision of the committee at it's organization meeting late today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-18
MAY INCREAsE CAPITAI,

NEW YORK. Jan. 17.-Stockhold- ers of the New Orleans, Texas and MexicO Railroad company will meet at New Orleans on February to vote on \ proposal to increase the author ized capital stock of the company from S15.OOO.0 600 to $25.OOO, 900. Subject to the approval of the interstate com merce commission a 10 per cent stock dividend also has been proposed, as vel es a new issue of bonds to pro vide for refundins of the present frat mortgage bonds ef 102&
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-18
MOONSHINER DROWNS Tries To Swim River When OiFieers Raid SfiIl In Tennessee

MEMPHIS. Tenn, Jan 17.-EGorts of three alleged mo0nshiners to escape by swimming Wolf river. north of Memphis, when federal agents raided a whisky-making plant in the river bot toms today. resulted in the drowning of one of the men. According to the raiders the three men leaped into the river when the posse came into view. Two reached the opposite bank and fled but the third. believed to have been a negro, was unable to swim the stream and was drowned. Two stills, one of 1000 and one of 5O-gAllon cap pacity, and about 11,000 gallons of mash were degtroyed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-18
RESPECTS BLOCKADE ! Maritime Association At TampicO To Abide By Dc La Huerta Rules

TAMPICO, Jan. 17.-The Maritime Association of Tampico, comprising oil, ship and customs house agency in terests, announces that it will respect the blockade proclaimed by De La Huerta, this in order to avoid the pay ment of double. taxes imposed by the federal government and the rebels The rebel forces have granted three days of grace to ships on their way to Tam pico so they may seek refuge in other ports and six days grace on ships about to sail from Tampico. The shipping companies confirm that they will sus- pend compltely all shippingA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-18
URGE CIVIC INTEREST Community Club Impressed Members
 On Voting Duty

More voters and more effective in- terest in civic problems through voting will be impressed upon members of the Community club by a committee or dered Thursday at the regular weekly luncheon or that organization in the ball room of the Tutwiler, hotel.
 Edgar Bowron was chosen to head the committee, which he will select and put to work Friday.
 The club indorsed the vocational psychological clinic being established in Birmingham by Dr. Julian Penning- ton upon the recommendation of q com mittee appointed to investigate the mat ter. Three members of the cast of the Passing Show" were guests and they spoke briefly. W. H. McWane was in troduced as new member to the -oSr ganization,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-18
PRESENT FOURTH
CONCERT SERIES Municipal Orchestra Arranges Interesting Program

The municipal orchestra will present the fourth concert of the series Sunday afternoon at the Masonic temple audi torium at 3 o'clock.
 Soloist will be Miss Marion Stav- rovsky, soprano, who will be heard in an eria as well as a group of songs. The aria chosen by Miss Stavrovsky is "Ritorna Vincitor" from Aida" The group of songs whcih she will sing in the second part of the program include 'The Jasmine Door," by Scott; Com ing Home," Willeby, and ''The Birth
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-18
BOUANCHAND GAINS AS COUNT GOES ON
Lieuutenant Governor Leads In
 Contest For GOvern0rship

NEW ORLEANS, La, Jan. IT, Upon a count of 22O,746 votes from 1,1S6 precincts out of 1908 in the state, Hewitt Bouanchaud, lieutenant governor, is shown to have gained the lead in the three-cornered race for gov ernor, according to returns from Tuesdays democratic primary, com piled by the Times-Picayune tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-18

Senator Caraway of Arkansas. democrat who is leading in these sense less attacks. has shot his shaft against me repeatedly in the past before the oil matter came up," said MT. Fall "I do not discuss the matter. I do not care to dignify it by . discussion It would take too long. But in general terms, I will say that the charges by Caraway or anybody else that I re- ceived compensation from outside inter- ests for anything did in my official capacity in serving the country. any in nuendo that directly or indirectly got money or other considerations, or ex- pected to, is absolutely false"
 The former secretary referred to re- ports that he had been hiding out'' since the congressional investigation into the lease got under way.
 They said I was hiding out when went to Washington . few weeks ago." he said ''I went to the same hotel I have always patronixed. and my
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-18
CREW QUITS SHIP
Abandoned When 1t Becomes Four
 Masted

BEAUFORT, N. C., Jan. 1.-The four-masted schooner, Ann NJ. Records, reported early this afternoon as stranded on Cape Lookout shoals. was not stranded but had been abandoned by her crew because of her water logged condition, it. was learned here tonight from the crew of the wreck ing steamer, l. J. Merritt.
 The Merritt returned to Cape Look out cove early tonight with the Rec ords in tow. It was stated that the vessel had been abandoned after a deck load of cross ties had been lost.