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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-06
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their mothers decision hung fire.
Snch varied and sundrv things a.
were unearthed from chest and trunk
from, closet and bureau fira wer = Il 4 81
Things of intr;nsic value. things en-
deared nv aesoc;ation. things that
brought 4 tender smile amused laugh
ter. tears.
Dresses with yolnminous sored skirta
and .nweepinr trains. handed down from
generation TO generation. which .Jessie
gleefuIly exhibited as living model
with a wide margin down the bodies
unlocked hack. Microscopic bonnefs
with strings and enormous hats with
stately ulpmes the s;ze--and weight
Oh cart wheels solemIlly balanced upon
FRANCES Jnl;a,s hohhed mead war
water lily under glass. A violet plush
family album. A book of selections
bound in. blood-red morocco and en-
titled sHeart-throbs," over which Mrs.
Sayre pored for an hour by the dis
icarded pet cuckoo clock, reading aloud
in her best dramatic manner as she
sat on the floor surrounded by the
contents of an attic closet, such ia
yorites as "Bozzarisy and "Curfew
Shall Not Ring Tonight"
Then there were things impossible
to DISPOSE of. impossible to keen.
The Rebecca at-the Wen bronze
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-06

Time savers-the railroads, the tele-
graph, the telephone, the wireless-and
Age-Herald Want Ads.
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somebody who has made a great de-

To Mordac, Lolette said later !:
''That invitation is good. The little
fool! To think the American should
notice herl Listen, mon ami At the
masqne I shall get her--I shall smash
her. She is delivered into my hands"
(To Be Continuedt)
Tomorrow: The Velvet Glove.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-06
CHRISTMAS SEALS
BRING BIG SUM

ATLANTA Ca, May 5.-Finai re-
ports by state and local anti-tuberculo-
sis organizations show a total sale Of
Christmas seals for 1923 Of 81 $4,000,
DR.. Linsley r. Williams, managing li-
rector, announced here today at the
opening session Of the twentieth annual
meeting of the National Tuberculosis
association. This amount is in excess
Of last year by 1876. 900, he said ytsssss
two travelling bags, hold-all. bonnet
box, a medicine chest, steamer rug, a
victoria, barjo, a kodak, three umz.
brellas, two parasols, potted maiden,
hair fern, newspaper parcel Of gera-
mum slips, forgotten mousetrap andsa
quart bottle of milk (they ha NEGLECTED
to stop the milkman.) y
One last backward look at the dis
mantled house; a silence that could be-
felt, then as they drove away at the
discreet pace with which the driver OF
taxi reacts to a time meter. Mrs.
Sayre broke into speech.
1--WE brought nothing into this.
world" she quoted with eloquent inn
pressiveness, by way Of valedictory to
the whole uprooting experience just
passed through, "'and it is certain we
can carry nothing out, thanks be-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-06
CHAPTER o-LOYE

At. the end Of q fortnight love Came
to Elsie. 80
1t was hot evening in May, one Of
those warm, seductive nights with
which spring sometimes endows us and
summer forgets to dispense. The thea
ire was crowded, for Paris was filled
with visitors, people from Britain and
the neighboring European countries,
with great sprinkling of Americans.
On the boulevards and in the opera
was scene of crowded gaiety, bright
lights, bright eyes, jewels, sleep, shin
ing cars, thronged cafes-all under an
atmosphere of life and happiness.
Mordac brought visitor to the gor-
geous dressing room of Toilette. He
was young American named Tom
Kendrick, acquainted with Mordac, APP
parently, because of some business deal
which had brought him from New
York.
He was about 80, with tanned face,
irregular in feature, but hard and
strong its hardness relieved and all
most negatived BY sensitive mouth
about which smile always lurked, as
though in hiding. He carried his dress
clothes with the easy grace of an ath-
lete, and his hands looked capable and
a little dull, was brown, as were his
wide-set eyes. 1t was his eyes which
told Elise of the Indifference in him,
why he was not like the men who
usually came to see Toilette. For when
he entered, he looked at ELISE, and IN
his glance was no appraisement. 1t
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-06
FIGHT STARTED
BY CITY POLICE
ON BOGUS TAGS
Many Counterfeit Auto
Licenses Unearthed,
And War Started

a vigorous campaign against users
ard makers of counterfeit automobile
tags was started Monday BY members of
the traffic division Of the police de-
partment. i - sf4:.' ,.s
Scores of cases where there is no
doubt that fraudulent tags have been
used have come to the attention of au-
tthDrities recently, according to X. e..
Smith, in charge of traffic case records.
In checking up cases where cars have
been tagged officers have found several
times that the make of car bearing the
official number was entirely different
from that tagged.
@. i. Trafford, secretary, tow. B.
Cl0e, commissioner Of publ: safety, re-
ports that he recently attached Cadil-
lac car for violation of the traffic law,
and a check on the number showed that
the license for that number was issued
to Montgomery man for Buick car.
All members of the police department
have been instructed to call Smith when
ever they see a license that looks sus-
pic5ous and detain the car until check
On the number can be made.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-06
BOWEN TO ATTEND
GOOD ROADS MEET
Governor Names Him AS Dele
gate From Alabama .

l.. K. Boken, county registrar and
chairman of the board of election COM
missioners, was notified Monday that
Governor Brandon had appointed him
as delegate to the United States
Good Roads and Bankhead National
Highway association convention to be
held in Albuquerque, N. NJ, from May
20 to 81. s.s
II appreciate the honor the COVER
nor has conferred on me-" Mr.. Bowen
said, land will try to arrange to at
tend the convention. Permanent roads,
especially in Jefferson county and the
state of Alabama, is the biggest Ques-
ton now before the people, in my
opinion." .Ss
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One Year To Lire
BY JOHN HuNrER

was very straight glance, boyish, al
most. and friendly, with a smile in it.
Mordac introduced him to Lolette, and
Elise heard his name. &
She studied him covertly while he
was there. He spoke very little, and
then quietly, and, watching him, Elsie
conceived that he would have been
more at home on a playing field than
in the dressing room of dancer, not
that he was gauche or laundering, but
he was obviously not in his true en-
vironment; which, somehow, pleased
Elise.
He went at last with M6rdac. and
gave a courteous good night to every
body In the room-Lolette aud her
dressers: Elise took home with her
that night a glorified picture Of him in
not the kind of man who should visit
Lolette. The story she told Marthe
before they, went to sleep had him for
its hero.
Two evenings later he came again,
and as he and Mordac arrived while
Lolette WIS showing they decided to
wait until the dancer came up from
the stage. Elise was busy with the
things on the dressing table, and Ken
drick spoke to her. There was not
an atom of affront or familiarity in
bis manner, and they chatted for lit
tie while until Mordac broke in and
distracted Hendricks attention.
From then each time he came to the
dressing room, which he did with FREE
quency, Kendrick found an opportu-
nifty of talking to Elise, From the first
there seemed a bond of understanding
between them, and as the days went
by Elise found herself telling Kendrick
about Msrthe and everything else con-
nected with her life outside the thea
tire, while he listened graveiy, inter
jecting occasional observations which
drew from her more and more informa-
ton concerning herself.
Once Lolette came into the room
while they were chatting-it was the
first intimation the dancer had of their
friendship. She checked in the door
way, hardly perceptible hesitation.
and the old baleful light flared and
died in the glance of furious astonish-
ment she directed at Elise. Kendrick
had turned to her as she entered, and
it seemed impossible that he could have
omitted to see that look. For the rest
of the time until he took his departure
be watched Lolette and Elise with un-
obtrusive curiosity.
With each visit Elise looked for
ward more and more to the next and
it was not until afterwards--when
everything which was ordained was
done past all reeall--that she realized
exactly what Kendriek had come to
mean to her during those hot, close
evening when Paris made merry UNI
der the stars. She might have been
conscious that she was drifting towards
a crisis, but if so she ignored it, reach
ing out desperately towards those meet
ings with Kendrick and needing moth
ing else.
She saw DR.. Lapierre each day, but
of him thought not at all; while he be-
came more and more occupied with him
self and his thoughts.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-06
WHO THEY ARE

ELSIE DUCHANIER is a beautiful
and innocent young girl of gentle
birth, who, by misfortune, has sunk
to be dresser an a small Montmar-
tire theatre. Elsie has the care Of a
bed-ridden sister, who is attended by
In elderly doctor named Lepierre,
who loves Elsie. The young girl is
dresser to. the Partisan star.
LOLETTE, n gorgeous creature of
flaming passions, glaring appearance,
and equally glaring morals. Elsie's
natural modesty and beauty are a thorn
in Lolette's jealous side, and the star
desires the downfall of her little
dresser. Lolette's manager and pro-
MAURICE BRUNEI, the great entire
preneur,. while another follower Of
j. Lolette's is a certain Count Mordac.
To this latter Lolette confides the
fact that she. is determined to ruin
Elsie.
Elsie meets young American named
TOM KENDRTCK, whom she ut once
recognizes as man of different
stamp from the hangers-on of the
theatre. Kendrick asks Elsie to ac-
company him to a great bal ,masque
and the girl accepts.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-04-15
Summary of
The Day In
Washington

The supreme court held NsoraR
ka's minimum and maximum broad
weight law invalid.
The senate finance committee vc<-
ed TO give the bonus priority over
tax reduction.
Attorney General Stone accepted
an invitation 20 confer with the
Daugherty investigating committee
on questions before that body.
Contending fcnces IN the senate
renewed their warfare over Secrs.
tsry Mellon and tho future cf the
congressional Investigation program.
A hatch 81 new witnesses. inciut.
ing William Cooper Proctor. ar.
rived for the resumption tomorrow
OF the senate oil eomnitsees in.
quiry.
The senate naugheriy COMMITTEES
voted 90 cite NJ. 3 psugherty,
brother OF the former attorney gen.
ersi. 20 the har of the senate fcr
contempt.
The senate. after the most spirit
ed debate on foreign affairs In years.
rejected committee amendment
10 the immigration hill which would
have ratified and continued the
"gentiemen's agreement with IA.
ran.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-04-15
ENGINEMEN WILL
DISCUSS WAGES

Chicago. April i4.-W. NJ. LETTERS.
chairman Of the conference committee
of managers Of western railways. to-
might telegraphed chief executives Of
the engine service brotherhoods. aug
gesting the middle OF next week for
the opening OF combined wage nego-
tiations.
Cleveland. o.. April 14.-warren S.
Stone. president Of the Brotherhood
OF Locomotive Engineers and ID. b.
Robertson, president Of the Brother
hood OF Locomotive Firemen and
Enginemen. today accepted an in
vitation OF the conference commit.
tee Of managers Of western railways
for combined wage negotiation and
telegraphed W. NJ. Jeffers. confer
ence committee chairman. Chicago. to
name the time and place.
Practically all trunk line railroads
west of Chicago viii he included in
the negotiations. the few exceptions
including the Southern Pacific system.
International and Great Northern.
and Denver and Rio Grande West.
ern.
Conductors and trainmen recently
concluded negotiations with western
roads conference committee at Chi.
cago. resulting in an approximately
5 per cent wage increase.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-04-15
Veterans Oppose
Abandonment of
Bellevue School,
Notice That Vocational Train.
ing May Be Discontinued
Here Sends DIR. Tamisea
to Washington.

Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee.
Washington, April 1s.-Dr. ]. A.
Tamisiea. department commander,
Disabled Veterans OF the World War.
arrived here today 10 conduct a fight
against discontinuance OF the govern
ment vocational school at Bellevue.
June /.
This school. according to private
advices received by Capt. William p.
Mclean. commander. will cease func-
tioning June 1. Its proposed aban.
donment has not been announced In
Omaha to date. according to DIR. Tam.
isiea.
The Nebraska commander Is travel
ing at the expense of the 40 ex-ser-
vice men in the school who raised the
money necessary for his trip 10
Washington.
That should be proof enough 10
the Veterans bureau that the school
is popular and should not be aban.
doned.' Or. Tamisiea said.
The doctor called on Director Hines
this morning and found that official
leaving the city. An appointment 10
discuss the matter With Hines was
made for wednesday morning az ..
IAN any OF us know in Omaha IS
that Captain Mclean received a let.
ter a few days ago from Director
Hines saying that unless something s
happened the school would be aban.
|doned June L. Doctor Tamisiea said
Probably I'll receive moro particulars
from Director Hines on Wednesday .
The first man Doctor Tamislea
called on WAS Congressman Sears. who
promised support of the Nehraska
delegation for retention OF the school
Then he called upon Frank Irwin
liaison officer for the Disabled vetcr
ans. and the Veterans bureau. fr
win promised his support IN attempt
ing TO Influence Hines In maintaining
the school at Omaha.
While here Or. Tamisica intends "a
do everything possible TO get the on
nointment Of district manager OF the
Veterans bureau for Captain Nc
Lean. Headquarters for the Nehras
ka, Missouri and Kansas district is
,at St. Louls \
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-04-15
Member of Former Governors
Staff Succumbs at Home

Beatrice. Neb.. April i4.--E. II.
Mumford. former secretary 10 Gov
ernor John II. Morehead and for
many years prominent In democratic
circles In Gage county. died at his
home here today after lingering
Illness.
Before being appointed member
of the governors stan. he was deputy
revenue collector for this section of
the state for years. He was a mem
Der OF a pioneer family Of Gage
county. lie is survived by his wife
and one son. Paul Mumford. who Is
in charge OF the furniture business.
which his father established here a
few years ago.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-04-15

{. J. Smyth, Well KnOwn Jurist, Dies
Following Operation at Rochester
Cancer Fatal to Former
Om a h a Resident and
Chief Justice of L. S.
Court of Appeals.

Constantine J. smyth. IS. chief Jus
peals of the District OF Columbia. and
for many years a resident OF Omaha.
died at Monday night following an
operation for cancer at Rochester.
Minn.
Mr. Smyth was taken to Rochester
last Friday. The day following his
condition was favorable and there was
hope for his recovery.
Sunday. however, his former part
ners, Ed p. Smith and w. II. Schall,
were notified that he had suffered a
RELAPSE. and Schall hurried at once
TO Rochester.
At the bedside when death came
were Mrs. Smyth and the three sons
and two daughters who survive him,
Bernard OF Washington. D. c.. Ed
ward and C. J. jr. of New York. and
Mrs. Charles Burgess and Mrs. c. G.
Sibbernsen, both of Omaha.
The body will be brought here to-
night for burial. Funeral services
have not yet been definitely arranged.
but Will probably be held Thursday
from st. Cecelia's, according TO long
distance telephone message from
Schall.
Was Irish Immigrant.
Constantine ]. Smyth. incumbent at
the time OF his death OF one OF the
most exalted positions on the federal
bench. came TO America as an Irish
immigrant in 1875, when he was but
II years OF age.
Born in County Gavin. December 4,
1859. Mr.. Smyth accompanied an
uncle to this country. his parents
never leaving their native land.
The pair made their home in Brook
lyn until the death OF the uncle sever
al years later. Young Smyth. friend
his fortune. For a few weeks he
stopped in Chicago. but dissatisfied
with the city he hid himself in a
freight car and stole a ride to Omaha
Sold Papers for Living.
Eager TO get an education. but lack
ing funds to secure II In the orthodox
fashion, he sold papers for the old
Omaha World and slept nights on his
bundle of papers under the counter
In the World office. while going TO
Creighton in the daytime.
In that fashion he went through
four years OF Creighton. where he
graduated In 1878.
After graduation he took a position
with the Union Pacific. working in
the auditing department. At sights
lrs read law until he was sufficiently
versed in his chosen profession to be
admitted TO the Nebraska bar In 1883.
From that time on his career was
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-04-15
PHILIPPINES MAY
GET PLEBISCITE

Washington. April 14.-chairman
Fairfield of the house insular com.
mittee announced today that he would
introduce bill for plebiscite OF
the Filipino people on independence
at the end of 25 years. and for cleo
tion by the F'ilipinos of their COVER.
nor pending such a piebiscite.
Drafting of the measure has been
virtually completed by Chairman
Fairfield but before its Introduction
he will confer with President Cool
idge and Secretary Weeks.
The bill will provide for resident
American commissioner In the Philip
pines with jurisdiction over questions
affecting relations between the
United States and the islands and
over the islands debts.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-04-15
Republicans
Rally toSide
of Coolidge
Administration Senators in
Fighting Mood in Resist
ing Pinchot-Heney On.
slaught at Mellon.
Brief Amistce Called

Washington, April 14.-Administra
ton senator's were again in a fight
ing mood today in resisting the Pin
Chot Heney onslaught at Secretary
Mellon by way OF the internal revenue
bureau investigating committee.
Through Senator Watson. repub
llcan. Indiana, committee chairman
they gathered new support from con
ferences with President Coolidge and
Mr.. Mellon. while Senator Edge. re
publican, New Jersey. raided the dem
ocratic side with a prepared speech
defending the presidents action in the
controversy.
The challenge was taken VI
promptly by Senator Heflin, demo
crat, Alabama, who trained his guns
on the White House and republican
leaders generally. charging an at
tempt TO strangle senate investiga
tons. The word battle on the senate
floor was interrupted at its height
however. by an unexpected motion
for an executive session to consider
Japanese exclusion. made by Senator
Lodge. the republican leader.
Brief Armistice.
The armistice is destined to be
brief, IL leaders on both sides make
good their promises to air further the
three-cornered political combat that
has ONE out of the presidents spe-
ciai message to the senate last week
on the invitation, with Secretary Mel
Ion figuring as the storm center.
Senator Watson brought private
word to his colleagues from the
White House early today. after a
conference with the president and
Secretary Mellon. that his statement
on the floor last week that the presi-
dent was concerned only with the in
ternai revenue bureau investigation
committee and the attempt to bring
Francis J. Heney into that work as
committee counsel. stated Mr.. Cool
idge's position correctly.
In tho meantime. no decision had
been reached as to when Senator
Watson's proposal to discharge the
committee would be pressed nor was
there any plan on the democratic
side to demand action on the proposal
of Senator Reed, democrat. Missouri,
to expunge the presidents message
from senate records as an affrout 10
the dignity of that body.
Couzens to Hospital.
Senator Couzens. republican, Mich
igan, moving spirit in the investiga.
tion and also in the actual effort TO
bring Heney into the inquiry. was
taken 10 Baltimore today for medical
treatment and his condition probably
will prevent his return TO the senate
for many days. So far he has been
unable TO have any say whatever in
the controversy his action precipi-
tated.
While Senator Watson ana other
senator's have indicated desire 10
postpone definite action until Senator
Couzens could be present. IL seemed
doubtful today that they could await
his return.
Senator Edge leveled most Of his
shafts at the democratic side. declar.
ling the outbreak OF criticism from
minority senators over terms OF the
presidents message was due TO dis
appointment" that the work OF the
committee had failed 10
reveal any sound basis for attack on
Mr.. Mellon.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-04-15
Farm Credit Body
Opens Conference
Plans to Assist Wheat Grow
ers Toward Diversified.
ton Discussed.

Minneapolis, Mimi. April 14.-Di
rectors of the new $40 1000. 900 agricul
tural credit corporation met here TO
day to perfect plans for assisting
farmers in the wheat growing sec
tion Of the northwest toward diversi
fcation in line with the recent letter
OF President Coolidge TO c. T. Jaf
fray. head OF the corporation.
Mr.. Jaffray placed before the di-
rectors his approval to make test
OF the feasibility of the corporation
extending its activities to perform
some OF the functions contemplated
in the Norbeck. Burtness bill defeated
by the senate.
The directors we're expected TO au'
thorlze the appointment of livestock
committee and authorize tho execu'
tive staff to proceed with the plan
OF aiding farmers purchase livestock
az requested in the presidents letter
Bankers from Minnesota and North
and South Dakota attended the meet
ing.