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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-18
ALLEGED FRAUD ENDS IN ARRESTS Alleged SwindIers Fail In Effort To Dupe Ala
 bama Power Head

Because Thomas w. Martin, Bir- mingham. president of the Alabama Power company, failed to "come through" with money requested as cas- fly and readily as they had expected, two alleged swindlers were under ar rest Thursday in Macon, Ga., and are being held pending an investigation. Their operations are said to have been carried on in all parts of the United States and Canada and to amount to several thousand dollars.
 When arrested Wednesday night by Macon police on information furnished by Bodekers National Detective agen-. cy in its investigation into a tele- phone message to Martin. the men gave their names as l.. NJ. Broklaw and J. H. Biggers, of New York city.
 Son of Canadian
 Claiming to be Edward Phillips An drews, son of the Canadian financier, who is said to be a stockholder in the Alabama Power company and strong personal friend of Martin, one of the men called Martin on the telephone, asking for an advance of several hun dred dollars. He was touring the south with q friend. he is reported to have said, and they had spent their mon- ey.
 Martin doubted the truth of the message and wired his friend in Can ada, also giving the matter to the Bodeker agency for investigation. Soon afterward he was notified that the two men had been arrested in Macon on orders from the Canadian financier.
 Messages from police headquarters in London, Ont, to the Macon authori- ties state that Broklaw is wanted there on charge of obtaining money un- der false pretenses, and asks that Big gers be held also. although no charges against him are mentioned. Papers found in the mems luggage indicate that he was wanted in Idaho.
 Admit $125 Receipt It is claimed the men admitted Thurs day morning that they had recently received $125 from William J. Henderson. of Montreal. Can, by tele= graph, and Western Union officials at Macon are said to have admitted delivering a money transfer of $150 to Broklaw from a man in Copper Hill, Tenn. The name of the Tennessean is being withheld.
 Reports have been made from other cities in Canada regarding swindling operations these two men are alleged to have carried on. Macon dispatches say.
 No charge will be made against the men, by either the Bodeker agency or Martin. it was announced Thursday evening.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-18
REALTORS HONOR l MALCOLM JETER
Selected To Give Address On Birmingham At Ma
 tiOnal Convention

Malcolm. Jeter was selected Thurs day noon by members of rhe Birming- ham real estate board as the most able man of their group 10 deliver five minute address on Birmingham at the national convention of Real Estate boards early in June at Washington. D. c. His selection was made by a committee of five judges after he and five other contestants. had delivered the speeches they had prepared.
 Birmingham has been picked as one of 20 cities Tn the United States to be allowed a five-minute speaker on their home towns at the convention. Prizes will be awarded for the best addresses.
 Convention songs were featured at Thursday s meeting, and a general dis cussions of the Washington trip was held. At its last meeting the board raised money to send the entire Boys Industrial school band to the conven- tion, and the committee in charge of the convention is attempting to gather a party of 100 realtors from Birming- ham.
 Contest Announced Announcement was made by J. l.. Yancey, president of the board, of a S1OU pElLc- ccSdy COutcSt tudt iS ucAuS staged by the Philadelphia real estate board for the best essay on real es- tate ethics.
 w. E, Leedy, chairman of the uni form lease committee of the board, re- ported that copy of uniform lease had been drawn up and submitted to members of the board for criticism and correction.
 John Dearborn, A. A. Gambill. Nal colin Jeter, Mark Hode, Jerome Tucker and E. M Elliott were the entries in the contest, and Elliott was chosen as second best of the group. The judges were D. $. Anderson. W. T. Warren. Nisbet Hambaugh, !. K. Brockman and J. H. Barker.
 s. c. Starke, executive secretary of the Birmingham. board, will attend the Washington convention at the expense of the board, as a result of passage of the motion made by Clyde Nelson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-18
THE WEATHER

:, Alabama: Cloudy probably showers and slightly cooler Friday: Saturday generally fair.
 Virginia. North and South Carolina; Showers Friday and probably Saturday not much change in temperature.
 Georgia: Showers and probably thunderstorms Friday; cooler in north west portion: Saturday partly cloudy. possibly showers in east portion.
 Florida: Local showers Friday and Sat urday.
 Mississippi; Generally fair Friday and Saturday; not much change in tempera- ture.
 Tennessee: Mostly cloudy and cooler Friday; showers in east portion: Saturday generally fair.
 Kentucky Cloudy and cooler Friday; preceded by showers Friday morning in east portion; Saturday generally falr.
 Louisiana: Friday, fair, warmer m north portion; Saturday fair.
 Arkansas and Oklahoma: Friday and Saturday fair. slowly rising temperature, East Texas: Friday fair, warmer tn north portion, Saturday fair
 West Texas: Friday fair. warmer; Saturday fair. E
 Summary of observations made at sta tions of the United States weather bureau, during the 24 hours ending at p. m, 9Oth meridian time, April IT, l924:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-18
ADJUSTMENTS
AT THE THEATRES

Jefferson all-star players in Kick In.''
 Lyric-Vaudeville lead. Bob AL bright and company; picture, Fox comedies and Pathe News
 Loew's Bijou-Vaudeville lead, Belle Montrose Revue in You'd Be Sur prised," picture, Bright Lights of Roadway" with Lowell Sherman, Doris Kenyon, and Harrison Ford.
 AT THE MOVIES
 Capitol-Thomas Me.gnan In "The Man Who Saw Tomorrow"
 Galax-All-star cast in "A Day of Faith.'
 Odeon-ElmO Lincoln in '-The Ad- rentures of TarZan.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-18

All EnB AxhAiC
 Both music and physical ability are presented in good measure on the bill for the last hslf-week at the Lyric. With Oklahoma Bob Albright appear ing as the feature in an entertaining song cycle, patrons at the theatre are sure to be highly entertained.
 Aibright's personality is .inimitable. From the time he appears on the stage until the final curtain he has the com plete friendship and confidence of the audience. Displaying an exceptional range of voice, he offers as one feature of his act a short passage of grand opera. in which he sings both the male and female parts 83.
 As an added attraction he presents a Chinese girl, one of the few, he claims, who can ably sing American songs. Her quaintness and demure shyness won the approval of the entire audience.
 Both music and comedy are to be found in the Kids Is Kids act that is offered by Beatrice Leon and Sybil Dawn. These two young ladies appear as girls of school age, initiate the lan- guage and subjects of discussion of schoolgirls, and round out their act with few clever songs.
 Joe Freed. Al Harrison and company are presented in City Life" Various plausible scenes from the streets and amusement places of New York are grouped into fine comedy act.
 Strength and physical ability are to be found in the opening act, when Jimmy Fletcher, 1.-The Dublin Boy" gives entertainment through a contor- tionist act. He shows marked ability at the work.
 The bill is closed by Gertrude Clegg and Mortimer MncRae in q cycling act. Miss Clegg is reputed to be the worlds champion woman cyclist, and her part ner also won approval for his work.
 A Fox comedy, Aesop's fables and Pathe News are being presented in con nection with the vaudeville.-W. B. NJ.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-18
MANY THRILLS IN
 CAPITOL PICTURE
Meighan Has Stre1Ous Role In
 Film Now Showing

His arms and legs tied, his head thrust in a sack, Thomas 'Meighan is thrown overheard during one of the most exciting scenes in "The Man Who Saw Tomorrow" his new Paramount picture, directed by Alfred Green, which will be displayed at the Capitol Theatre, Friday and Saturday, accord ing to Manager Royster'l announce ment.
 He escapes from his bindings and has it cut with the william before the day is over, however. He is seized on an other occasion and fights with three men for liberty, but finally succumbs and is imprisoned aboard a yacht.
 In his first meeting with the villain AIf. Meighan knocks the latter flat on the deck. At another time he is shot at by a woman who loves him, but be- |; lieves he has scOFned her and sen tenced her to a living death, though he is innocently duped in the matter. The bullet kills friend of his. This is just little of the action that transpires during a series of episodes which make up one of the most thrill ing and original screen stories in which NIT. Meighan has ever appeared. A cast of exceptional brilliance was chosen, with Leatrice Joy as leading woman. June Elvidge and Eva Novak are two other noted actresses who are cast for . important roles. Theodore Roberts also is in the east
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-18
FORMAL CHARGE FILED
Edward Andreae, alias BrOkaw, COI
 fesses, Is Report


 MACON, Ga, April 17-Edward Andreae, alias Brokaw, confessed, ac- cording to the police and post office in- spectors this afternoon. that he is Fred Harold Brokaw of Puyallup, Wash, near Tacoma, and that he has defrauded persons in various parts of the country out of more than $1, 400. He said that he has served two years in San Quentin prison, California, for the same offense and is now on parole from that insti- tuition.
 Brokaw was closeted with the officers for three hours, during which, it was announced, he apparently came clean with the whole story of his frauds. He got information on which to operate from the Export Register, Federation of British Industries.
 Formal charges of forgery and ob- taining money under false pretenses were booked against Brokaw late this afternoon, in connection with an al- leged $50 fraud on w. F. Lamoureaux of Copper Hill, Tenn, few minutes before Brokaw was arrested.
 The confession which officers say Brokaw made, said that he operated in Hartford, Conn.,; Chicago, St. Louis, York, Pa. and several other Pennsyl- vania citiess Boston and Springfield, Mass. ....-
 J. K Biegger of New York, who was arrested with Brokaw, is held on a tech nical charge of lettering, no specific evidence having been found against him. authorities said.
 After serving two years at San Quen- tin prison, BrOkaw told the police, the need of money led him to tbe swindling game again, and he used names from the list of directors of prominent busi- ness houses to carry out his schemes.
 He used the name here of Edward Andreae of London, Ont. whom Bro kaw said he ascertained was friend of Lamoureaux, also of the Birming- ham man whom he wired for money. The latter happened to know that Andreae of London, Ont, who Bro to the local police that they investigate the man seeking money. Brokaw is 32, and says he is an artist, the son of a retired lumberman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-18
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 LOCAL DATA 5 Birmingham, Ala.--For the 24 hol
OLDEST GRADUATE DIES

MOBILE, Ala, April 17-(Special.J J Miss Sue Pauline Walker, said to be the oldest graduate of Judson institute at Marion, Ala. resident of Mobile for ten years, died this morning at her home, after a long illness. Miss Walker was born in 1851 at Marion and was widely known throughout the state. She is survived by two nieces,s Mrs. Sarah Brannah and Miss Bessie Walker of Mobile, and other relatives. The funeral will take place Friday morning. .a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-18
Ynn CAN'T EoIIAL THIs

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-18
BURKETT DENOTED
 BY POLICE BOARD
Action Follows Petition By
 Members Of Force

G. N. Burkett, for more than II years a member of the Birmingham police de partment, three of which he has held the rank of sergeant. Thursday night was reduced to patrolman by the pro- motion and demotions board of the pc lice department, acting on petition signed by. several officers asking that he be removed from the office of ser geant.
 No decision was reached by Bur kett as to whether he would appeal the case to the civil service board, Ben F. Ray, his attorney, said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-18
GREAT COMEDY
 IN NICE PEOPLE
Coming Bill At Jefferson Full Of Humours
 Situations

With only three more performances of ..Kiek-In," Willard Mack's interest ing comedy drama. tonight, Saturday matinee and night, the Jefferson Play ers gre busily engaged under Director Hal Briggs putting the finishing touchas to next weeks production, .sNiee People," which met with instant success when first presented to Broad way
 .Niee People" is another medium for the display of the versatility of the AL Star Isfferson Players. First came farce. then romantic drama, this week a melodrAma and next week high com edy wiIf be presented. And the comedy is expeeted to prove one of the most entertaining of all, since 1t is so essen tially modern, dealing with the present generation in a dramatic and delightful manner.
 Nice People" is really the story of modern girl and those who surround her. They include the usual run of sophisticated youngsters, more serious young man and an indulgent father and aunt. Carefree and independent the girl pursues her own way until cir cumstances and the serious young man combine to show her new road.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-18
JUST LIKE MOTHER USES

The domestic liftle girl who keeps up with the times will insist upon having one of the new toy washing ma chimes that are run by electricity These, washing machines are astonish- hlgly like the real ones.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-18
AT THE LYRIFC

capable artists as Lowell Sherman, Doris Kenyon and Harrison Ford.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-18

BUICK SEDAN-1s2 s24 model Al; won in Ensley| enterprise contest. Will sell at factory price. Call HenlI lock T52-W. 1500 North S0tH St. Mrs. Reagor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-18

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-18
CADILLAC BARGAIF

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-18

Princess George Cheslie in Re coiI'
 Rialto-Norma Talmadge and Flu gene O'Brien in '"The Voice From the Minaret."
 Royal-Neal Hart in '-The Forbid den Range"
 strand-Lenore Uric in Tiger Rose"
 Trianon-.'The Love Master" featur- ing Strongheart. the wonder dog.
 LOEW'S BIJOU
 Special songs, with comedy galore, and dances as preAanted by the Belle Montrose Revue in You'd Be Sur prised." the headliner of the weeks vaudeville bill at Loew's Bijou, con- tinue to be appreciated by large audi ences and with such stars as Milton Francis, Martha Shelby, Claire Carroll place on the bill for the remainder of this week.
 Other acts of this "All-Star show" in clude Peggy Brooks, star of Ziegfeld clude Peggy Brooks. star of Ziegfeld Fol- lies also James Kennedy and company in the domestic playlet, ''The Squire" with more comedy being injected by Alton and Allen in Home Talent" and the Leach La Quinlan Trio opening the vaudebille bill with sensational feats of and endurance.
 Movie fans also have two more days to see what is declared to be the fast est moving and most intense story of life on New YOrk's great white way, Bright Lights of Broadway" on the screen at L0ew's during the weekend, presented by q cast which includes such
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-18

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-18
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-18

THE GREATEST SALE of- suits in Fir
 mingham's history. Over 800 suits. all wool serges. cassimeres and hard finish ee worsteds at SIS. You save SIC. Marc Link. 1911 1st Ave.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-18
What a Teacher Thinks of
 True Story Magazine

1ss~ my first copy of TRUE STORY less than one year ago. I read it. Should I as a teacher read such stories and allow my teachers to read thenn'
 One evening I began . hunt for my story book. located ii spread open on the bed of twenty year old girl next door. l was angry but think every chum she had in town has since read the copy and have been regular readers ever since.
 Yes, the stories grip, coming from torn hearts they fin d ready response in other hearts.
 Thereis pothing in the copy be- fore me as risuue as the average daily paper brosdcasts.
 Iesnt help think that it has a place in the home
 III. L, Sfifes. Savanna. Otls.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-18
BRANDS MEANS A LIAR
\. Mitchell Palmer Declares His Tcs-
 timony Is Nothing But Tissue of Talsehood From Beginning 10 End.

Atlantic City. N. J., April 1S.-A.
 Mitchell Palmer. former alien proper
 ty custodian, last night in a statement
 referring to the testimony of Gaston
 E. Means, at Washington, before the
 Daugherty investigating committee of the senate, declared "Gaston E. Means lurid tale Of plot on the part Of .5t-
 torncy General Ddugherty ic black mail me into using my influence with congress on hls behalf s a tissuc Of ialsehood from beginning Q end.
 Tt is an amasing thing that committee Of the United States sun- ate would allow itself 70 h"cotl1 inc medium of broadcasting to the world the false and ridiculous charges or a witness of the character ot G2ston F. Means, designed to blackrn ihe rcpu- tation Of honest and "onsci"ntiols public officials"
 The statement asserted in prrt 1hat for the senate committee '"'o allow q witness like Means to rep.at his ua- founded charges, long since .!Isproy",,. 1 is well calculated to discount thc sin | cerity or the present invostieltip1 10 justify the widespread criticism If | the senate for becoming a mere Gis- | tributor of slander and singer Of l mud
New Britain herald., 1924-04-18
METHODISTS MEETING
Delegates Representing 10000 Meth Odist Students in schools of [. S. Gather in Louisville Today.

Louisville, April 1S.-Delegates rep resentine 1l0.o00 Methodist students Tn colleges and universities Of the United States gathered here today in hational conference to study Meth odism's part in the world task and how We, as students. may relate our selves to that task
 Statement of facts concerning world rroblems-Methodism's plan for solu- tion-open forums-discussions and recommendations of students. consti- tute the announced general mode of procedure. One thousand student delegates are expected to attend the three-day assembly. described as the most significant conference of students ever held" The conference has no connection with any other organiza- ton.
 Methodism and industry were up for discussion today with Stanley High of Boston University on the program to deliver the keynote address"
 War. arace and public opinion are the general topics to be considered Saturday.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-18
Other Thrilling St0riesfrOm Life
rhe May True Story Magazine

flie May True Story Magazine
 fellow. Later she liked the exhilaration it gave. Then she craved i, desperately and in order to procure whiskey . But read and decide for yourself if whiskey pays.
 ''Tke Fiery Furnace" They loved each other, but she cast herself into a fiery fur mace rather than blight his life by marry
New Britain herald., 1924-04-18
MOVIE OPERATOR IS
 HELD AS WITNESS
Police May Have Clue tO the
 Bauer Murderer

New York, April 1s.---Harry Hoff-
 man. motion picture operator was held last night at Staten Island police headquarters as q material witness in connection with the investigation ot the murder Of Mrs. Maud Bauer on March IF.
 The police said Hoffman had be- come acquainted with Mrs. Bauer through her attendance at the motion picture theater where he was employ e1 and that he admitted last night he had not told them the truth when he previously was questioned. Detec- urves said they had in their posses sion :s5 caliber automatic pistol which was sent by Hoffman to his brother four days after the murder The c6roner's investigation showed that Mrs. Bauer had been killed bv .25 caliber weapon.
 Hoffman confessed that he had conspired with his brother 10 tell the police that he had sent him the gun at a previous date" Captain Van Wagner, in charge Of the detectives on the case said last night. He broke down in headquarters and told us that atfer he had given the pistol to his brother he destroyed the holster"
 Captain Van Wagner refused to di- vuige the name of the woman who was alleged to have identified Hoff- man as the man who had assaulted her on lonely road a year ago.
 Hoffman, who is married and lives with his wife and two children will be arraigHed tomorrow morning. AL though arrested as a material witness Captain Van Wagner intimated that he might have to face a charge made l by the woman he was alleged to have attacked.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-18

the merger. The amalgamation, it is stated, brings to the support of the new company all the Loew and Gold wyn houses in the country in addition to houses partially owned by the Goldwyns.
 The Goldwyn company and the oth- CT members of the combine will re- tain their Individuality, ii is said.
 Producing headquarters will be at Culver City, Cal, the present home of the Goldwyn studios.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-18
GRANTS RICH CONCESSION
Polish Government Endeavoriny To
 IAire Capital Into Country

Warsaw, April 1s.-In pursuance oI his policy of bringing foreign capital into the country. Premier Grabski after concluding the recent loan nego. fiations with Italy. has granted con oession on 50o,0oo acres of virgin for ests to the Century Trust Ltd, a British branch of the International Timber corporation, which exploits forests in eastern Europe.
 The company, which is headed by Sir James Calder, is to begin work in September. The concession will run for ten years, the company felling 5so,00o cubic meters annually. The government is to receive from f2,500,- GOO to fs.o0o,ooo. depending on the quality of the wood, during the ten years.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-18
S60. 900. .000 MERGER
Ioew Now Heads Metro Goldwyn and
 Meyer Pictures

New York, April 1S.--Mctro pie lures, Goldwyn pictures and the Louis E. Mayer company, motion pictures producing companies with combined capital stock approximating s6O,000,- 900 have been merged with Marcus Ioew at the head of the consolidation, it was announced today.
 The deal creates the Metro-Gold- wyn corporation. Distribution of cos mopilitan productions is included in