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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26
CHINESE STUDENTS
 ARE PARTIAL TO us.
Plans Made To Send More Of
 Them To Europe

PEKING. Oct. 25.-The American legation has taken cognizance ot an op- parently authentic report that the ministry of education has issued in' structions to authorities in the provin- ces to cut down the quota of students to be sent to America.
 ''In recent years there nave Deen too many private students going to America" the ministry in question IS alleged to have said in it's communica' tiou to the provinces. During the last eighteen months the number IS equal to 67 per cent of the total nun Der of students going abroad. The reason why most of the students go to America is that they easily obtain admission into American colleges where they become special students. In two or three years they return to China being considered to have graduated
 Although there are not few who go to the United States to obtain a real education, a majority go simply to get a degree. Even if the standard of education in the United States IS higher than in other countries, the number of students should be restricted otherwise it may result in the setting up of a special intellectual influence In the country.
 "Now with the enforcement of the new American immigration law there ia the more reason to check Chinese students from going there. Beginning this year, any vacancy in the quota ot government students going abroad, should be filled by those desirous of nursuinR their studies in Europe"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26

The highest and best informed indus trial circles in Birmingham said Sat urday that there could be no harm done this district by the formation of the giant steel and iron trust by the German, English and French interests announced in America few days ago. Not only is the effect on Birmingham discounted 100 per cent, but the state ment was made by local steel men that the industry in all parts of America would be affected little by the com bine
 Birmingham participates to only a limited extent in exports to the coun tries engaged in the formation of the steel trust and American manufactur- CTS only little more, it was stated. The deprivation of all the tonnage would in no wise affect seriously the expansion of steel and iron in America. So far as Birmingham is concerned the an- was of the highest interest for more than one reason, but caused no ripple of pessimiSm.
 ~ The formation of the trust will not affect the extremely gratifying ton nages sent from this district to the Orient nor will the fast increasing South American trade be influenced by
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26
TWO WOMEN HURT
 WHEN CARS CRASH
Both Cars Wrecked In Accident
 On ElmwoOd Cemetery Road

Mrs. Ben Goudelock, 606 McAIillan avenue, and Miss Floyd Williams, of the same address, were slightly injured early Sunday morning when an auto mobile in which they were riding was struck by another car on the road lead ing to Elmwood cemetery. Mrs. Goude- lock was unconscious at the Birmingham Baptist hospital for some time, and was believed to be critically hurt. It was later discovered that she was suffering from a slight concussion.
 Mrs. GOudelock and Miss Williams were in an automobile with Mir. Goude- lock and NJ. l.. Holt. POS Princeton avenue. Goudelock and Holt were un- injured. Their car, which was being driven by Mr. Goudelock. was struck by another driven by Green Terry, q ne- gro, Fourth avenue and Eighteen street. The negro was arrested.
 Both automobiles were wrecked.
 While Mir. Holt was iR the automo- Iile. Q negro burglar attempted to enter he home of his father, A. NJ. Holt, with whom he lives. Mrs. Holt saw the negro emoye a screen on the front porch and alled to her husband, who frightened he intruder away with revolver. A. M, Holt is an employe of The Age Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26
H. {. WALLACE, CABINET MEMBER, DIES AT CAPITAL
c. F. Marvin Named By Coolidge As Temporary
 Successor

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25.-SeCretary of Agriculture Henry c. Wallace died at the Naval hospital here at 4 p. m. today of tOxemia, resulting from an ln- testinal infection which develope after an operation ten days ago for removal of his appendix and gall bladder.
 Death came peacefully after Wallace had been unconscious for almost A hours. He has been making a good re- covery from the operation performed on October 14 until yesterday morning when the toxic condition set in. From then on he was not conscious except for brief rallies. With him at the end were Mrs. Wallace, Ruth Wallace, his daughter, James c. Davis, director of the railroad administration, Mrs. Davis and Dr. Wallace Radcliffe, pas tor of the Wallaces' church.
 III During Summer
 Wallace suffered from sciatic rheu- matism> during the summer and was confined to his apartments most of August and September. He attended only one cabinet meeting during those months and was in a feeble condition then.
 In an effort to relieve his rheumatic condition, Wallace submitted to the appendix and gall bladder operation, which was performed on October 14, at the Naval hospital. Dr. Joel T. Boone, White House physician, per- formed the operation, assisted by Dr. J. o. Strine, retired naval surgeon.
 Funeral services for Wallace will be held in the East room of the White House at II Q. m. Monday. The body will leave here at D. ID. Monday for Des Moines for the interment. Mrs. Wallace and relatives, who are expected here for the funeral, will accompany the body. President and Mrs. Coolidge, cabinet officers, and high army and navy officials will attend the services.
 Presidenet Coolidge tonight sent Mrs. Wallace a letter of sympathy and con- dolence, which read in part:
 1T do not need to tell you that all of us who had been associated so lang with him share with you in the sorrow which this hour has brought. His loss will be indeed a grief 10 the entire nation, for his fine qualities and able, untiring services had endeared him to all the people.
 Coming from private life to the post of secretary of agriculture at time when it's administration was surrounded by acute and unprecedented difficulties, he brought a particularly effective equipment of wisdom, industry and exec utiVe capacity"
 Charles F. Marvin, director of the
 Continued On Page FOur.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26
SCORES U. s. LOSSES .TN WAR LOAN BONDS
Rep. Steagall, Alabama, Aids
 Probe Of Printing Bureau
lRy Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON. Oct. 25.-Charges that the government had lost large sums of money in the process in redeeming war loan bonds were made today by Charles B. Brewer, special investigator of the house committee probing the bureau of engraving and printing. Treasury representatives attending the hearing promptly denied the allega- tions.
 Brewer charged the government had paid tw<nty-three million dollars above the average market for bonds purchased by the war finance corporation through the federal reserve banks for the sink ing fund of the treasury department. He also charged that the war finance corporation sold Liberty bonds to the treasury department at a higher price than it sold them on the open market.
 Eugene Meyer, Jr., managing direc- tor of the war finance corporation, de- clared bonds were bought for the sink ing fund both above and below the market price and that the average price, interest considered, was not above par. He denied that the sale of bonds by the corporation on the market had tended to keep down the price of the bonds.
 The list of duplicated bonds purchased the committee by the treasury depart ment, Brewer asserted, was full of in accuracies and misstatemeDts" and was only a partial list as, be said, large numbers of duplicated bonds had been destroyed.
 Representative Steagall, democrat. Alabama, said the testimony showed that bonds had been duplicated and that the treasury had been and still are pay ing bonds, for which the government was not responsible" The hearing ad- journed after a five hour session until Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26
Milton Wirls Charlotte;
 Cooper Is 2d
(By Associated Press. }

CHARLOTTE, N C., Oct. 26-At l o'clock this morning, Starter Wagner announced that Tommy Milton had won the 250-mile inaugural race at the Char. lotte speedway instead of Earl Cooper, who had been flagged at first. Mil toms time was two hours, six minutes. 56 ;O2, breaking a worlds record for 250 mile contest on an oval track.
 Earle Cooper goes into second place with an official time of two hours. minutes and % :68 seconds. Benny Hill drops into third place with a time of two hours, minutes, 30:9 seconds.
 Checking the laps and time of the race was continuing at an early hour this morning at which time it was indi- cated that Peter Depaolo and Jerry WondeElich were in fourth and fifth places, respectively. Statrer Wagner announced, however, that with the ex- ception of the first three places the DO. sitions of the other races had not been determined.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26
ALSO GIVEN TRAVELLING EXPENSES Wounded Officer Makes Expose At Jersey City
 Meeting ACCOUNT VERIFIED BY V. F. w. OFFICIAL Baltimore Pastor Also CorrObOrates Story
 Thought Price High CHARGE JUSTIFIED, SAYS GALS FRIENDS Speech Made At Free Veterans
 Meeting At Bridgeport,
 Connecticut s41E
ACCOUNT VERIFIED
 BY V. F. w. OFFICIAL
CHARGE JUSTIFIED,
 SAYS GALS FRIENDS
lSnsciaI To Tie Age.HeraLdl

NEW YORK, Oct. 25.-Cal- yin Coolidge, while vice presi- dent of the United States, ex- tracted a fee from a patriotic organization of veterans for making a memorial address in Bridgeport, Conn.,, it was charged in Jersey City yester- day at a luncheon of leaders of the Hudson County Vet-# eran's league. 8
 The accusation was made by Former Lieut.. Joseph J. De- vine, who was severely wound ed in service. Devine, B. Bridgeport attorney and ac- tive worker in various veter- ans organizations, wasuglat brought to the meeting by his friend, Juvenile Court Judgs Thomas F. MeaneT who pre- sided.
 The meeting was caiied for nonparti. san discussion of the, soldier bonus. yo- cational training and other problems of veterans. Deyine, halting in his talk of the bonus. recalled to his hear CTS the language used by President Cool idge in vetoing the bonus bill, point out that the President had said: M
 Patriotism can neither be bought nor sold it is not hire and salary"
 Startles Meeting
 Then startling the meeting into buzz of surprise and whispered com ment, he heatedly charged that Mir. Coolidge, in asking and receiving a $250 fee for q memorial address. had been guilty of the very thing he condemned in his bonus veto.
 "If' he said, "NIr. CoOIidge's
 demand for S25O as a fee for mak.
 ing patriotic address did not com
 mercialize this patriotism and hts
 high official position. I do not un-
 derstand the English language"
 He said he spoke from personal knowledge. since he was member of the committee which arranged the meet ing Mir. Coolidge addressed. He added that he made the charge HIS a citizen and veteran, without the knowledge or backing of any organization.
 The meeting, ne explained, was the annual memorial exercise Os the United Patriotic Societies, Inc. and was held in Polls theater, Bridgeport. on May p, 1923. The organization is a patriot ic conference, whose members represent the American Legion, Veterans of For eign Wars. G. A. R.. Spanish American war veterans and other veteran so- cieties.
 Admission Free
 No admission was charged, he said, ard expenses were met by public dona- ton. Use of the theater was granted without charge by Sylvester Poli, a neutrnlized citizen. The Catholic Choral society and the orchestra served without compensation. There had been only one important expense--the fee paid Mir. Coolidge.
 At the urging of Judge Meaney and former Capt. Philip Ehrhardt, chairman of the Hudson County Veterans league, Devine repeated hIs charges before a mass meeting of eX-service men in the Moose hall. Jersey City, this evening. This meeting, while non-partisan, was called for consideration of veterans problems in relation to the national election. and of the election as affect ing those problems.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26
U.OF A. WINS. 14-O GAME. FROM TECH
Williams Turns Trick For Plainsmen At
 Redwood
CONFERENCE HONOR WITHIN STATE GRASP
NOtre Dame Beats Prince tOn-IllinOis
 Wins

Alabama elevens acquitted themselves brilliantly in grid iron battles with foreign foes Saturday. The peak of the Alabama offensive was reach ed by the Capstone of the ed ucational system, the Univer- sity, when the Crimson eleven from Tuscaloosa successfully invaded Grant field at At lanta, beating Georgia Tech, IA to o. This score will have more influence on a probable Southern conference cham pion than the result of any game played in Dixie this week. Alabama, headed for Southern championship, saw in Tech a mighty obstacle. With the Golden Tornado out of the way the going should be easier for the Tide.
 Auburn, the other major Alabama eleven, found going rough i'll downing Mike Donahue and his Louisiana State aggregation, but the trusty toe of "Buckshot", Williams turned the trick and the Plainsmen won, 5 to 0.
 With Indifferent Fare
 The two Birmingham colleges fared in differing fortune. Birmi1gham-South ern invaded the Delta state and licked Mississippi college, with its brilliant ..Cy'. Parks, who scared Alabama two weeks ago, 12 to 6. HowArd met fhe sfron1 Mercer eleven and EnAss good showing in holding it IA to s. spring Hill of Mobile, also met Louisinha team in the Tulane Grecnies, who beat Yonderbilt last week, and lost to them 33 to o.
 The Georgia University Bulldogs sank the hopes of Vanderbilt still deeper ln the mire when Moore sent field goal through the uprights in the fourth quarter to beat the Commodores, to O,
 Kentucky State gave Sewanee anoth- CT lubbing. z to c, while Florida Gators travelled all the way to Dallas, Texas, to he held to 7-T tie by the Texas University Longhorns.
 Howard Succumbs
 In the big games over the country NOtre Dame cOnlInueu us sNecp through all opponents, dropping the Princeton Tigers by the wayslde, 12 and Q. Dartmouth whipped another of the Big Three when Harvard sue cnmbed 6 to O. Yale was the only team of the Big Three to win, beating brown, 13 to 3. West Virginia Wes- leyan beat the Navy, 10 to z. Illinois with "Red' Grange, continued its high scoring by beating DePauw, 45 to Q. Army beat Boston university, 20 to 9:
 The West Virginia eleven downed :he Mississippi Aggies beat Tennessee, z to 2. Washington and Lee and ". r. I. battled to scoreless tie, the sec ond such contest in which V. P: l; has taken a part. V. NJ. I. downed North Carolina State, 17 to 0, while the Uni versity of Richmond defeated Randolph Macon, to O.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26
ALABAMA DOCTOR KLLLS3OF FAMILY ENDS OWN LIFE
Curtis Johnson CraZed By Domestic Trouble,
 Officers Say

GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. Oct. 25.- Driven insane by domestic troubles, Dr. Curtis Johnson, 45, practicing phy- sician of Marshall county, today killed his wife, father-in-law, sister-in-law seriously injured his mother-in-law and then took his own life. The tragedy occurred in the peaceful little village of Meltonville, Ala, 15 miles from here.
 The dead besides Dr. Johnson are
 Mrs. Curtis Johnson, bis wife.
 A. o. CastOn, 65 his father-in'
 law.
 Miss Jessie CastOn, IS his sister.
 in law.
 Mrs. Caston was shot in the chest, according to doctors she has some chance to recover. She was brought here fer treatment
 Goes To Wife's Home
 The shooting occurred at the Caston home where the pbysician had gone from Warton. Ala. He had been separated from his wife for three months. She was shot first and instantly killed when she wns called out to Johnson's car in front of the Caston hame. Mrs. CaSton and her daughter, Jessie, were shot when they rushed to the aid of Mrs. Johnson.
 Mir. Caston who was in the field rushed to the house when he heard the shooting. According to officials Johnson had hid in the weeds and when approached by his father-in-law opened fire. Caston was shot three times. He was rushed here for treatment and died at 6 80 o'clock tonight.
 The crazed doctor then blew out his own brains after leaning over and kissing his slain wife,
 Brother Of Senator
 Dr. Johnson is the brother of State Senator Joe Johnson. He had been married four times. His second wife was Miss Alice Coston, sister of his third wife, whom he slew. She and Dr. John son were married when she was about l4 years old. They were later divorced, remarried and then divorced again, it is stated. He had five children, one by his first wife, three by his second and two by his third wife.
 Two of the children were present at the Caston home at the time of the killing. He is said to have made a request before killing himself that they be taken in charge by his brother, Sen ntor Johnson. One of his children is in the agricultural school at Albertville.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26
ELECTION OUTLOOK
 ENTIRELY CHANGED
Liberals And Conserva- tives Expect To Gain
 50-100 Seats
AIDS LABOR PARTY,
 PREMIER ASSERTS
Mcdonald Says His Party Is Best Check On Commun-
 istic Plots
ueased Wire to Age-Herald)

LONDON, Oct, 25.-With England in the midst of an election campaign which is to decide the fate of the labor government, immediate politi- cal consequences have follow ed the governments sharp note to Russia, demanding cessation of alleged propa- ganda aimed at the overthrow of British institutions. It is possible that the incident may change the whole course of the British election.
 Spokesmen for the conservative and < liberal parties forecast that the dis closure of the Moscow letter to British communists will cost the laborites from fifty to hundred seats in the house of commons. Conservative leaders go fur ther and declare that the zinoviev letter will bring thoasands of votes to the garty and make tory victory certain With a clear majority in parliament
 Liberals See Victory
 The liberals predict that the sensation caused by the note also. w11i increase their strength at the polls and will per- nit them to run ahead of labor and be- come the official opposition in the next parliament.
 Labor leaders are still hopeful that they may turn the incident to their credit by stressing that the note to Russia reveals the government has no sympathy with the bolsheviks and that notification of Zinoviev's letter, which the Russians say is q forgery, is evil dence of a frankness that should draw votes.
 Premier Macdonald has been
 completely n0n-cOmmital toward
 the disclosures although in speak
 ing at AberavOn today, he said:
 When they talk about their com
 munisn, bOIsheviSm and all that
 sort of thing, when they talk about
 revolutions and threaten 6 state of
 violence and defiance of law and
 order, there is no more certain
 buIwark against unconstitutional
 practices than the labor party"
 Lloyd George Comments
 Lloyd George, on arriving in London today from Cardiff, described the Zino- viev letter as a startling document"
 But I am sure it was issued without Mir. Ramsay MacDoald's knowledge" he said. q would rather refrain from saying anything until have heard what he has to say about it"
 Sir John Simon, one of the liberal leaders, observed that Macdonald has cast into the election arena "a bombshall which has blown the Russian treaty into smithereens
 Winston Churchill issued statement saying the affair revealed ''the dastardly work going on here" and added that it was the "crowning exposure of the folly of the bolshevist system"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26
SCHOONER'S CREW
 BELIEVED LOST
Three-Master Found Bottom Up
 Off Florida Coast

FORT MYERS, Fla, Oct. 25.-A schooner was found bottom up today at Marco Pass, about 72 miles down the coast from Fort Myers. It was wrecked in Mondays storms and those on board are believed to have been drowned. With the bow an stern un- der water it is not possible to get the name or number of the vessel. It draws eight feet of water and is believed to be a Spanish schooner. T
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26
YOUTH IS ARRESTED FORFEITURE CHARGE
Escaped After Year Jail Sen
 tence In Chicago, Police Say
(By Associated Press.)

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 25.- Thomas Donaldson, 21, alias Terry Druggan, said to be the son of wealthy Chicago brewer, was arrested here today on charge of being a fugi- tive from justice. He was accompa- nied by Herman Sieff, 25, when ar- rested while living at the Palace ho- tel.
 Rather than serve the sentence he said he took Sieff, his expensive auto mobile and $70,0O0 in cash and started out.
 His family, he says. are in Florida. He said he had sent them S40,000 re- gently. Seiff had $11 ,250 on his per son in cash when arrested at the ho- tel He is held for investigation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26
GERMANS AROUSED
Alleged Soviet Note Portends Red
 Revolution Soon

BERLIN, Oct. 25.-What is de- scribed in political quarters here as un- warrantable interference in German in- ternal affairs and deliberate prOvoca- ton of German workers against their governments appears in the communist paper ROte Fame, in the shape of a manifesto from the executive commit tee of the Moscow international. It is signed by NJ. Zinovieff, president, and is in commemoration of the anniversary of the communist revolt at Hamburg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26
ERANKS DENIES
 YRUST FUND RUMOR
Will Not Fight Attempts To Free LOeb-LeOpOld, He Says
(Bs Associated Press.)

CHICAGO. Oct. 25.--In letter to a Chicago newspaper today Jacob Franks, father Sf young Robert Franks. kidnapped and slain by Nathan F. Leo pold, Jr., and Richard Loeb, denied re- cent reports that he expected to es- tablish a trust fund to be available after his death to fight any attempt to free his sons slayers from the peni- tentiary where they have been sen fenced for life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26
PAID COOLIDGE $a5O
Official Confirms Veterans Story of
 Paying Vice President

BRIDGEPORT, Conn.,, Oct. 25.- The charge that Calvin Coolidge while vice president of the United States, asked and received $250 and expenses for making memorial address under auspices of the United States Patriotic societies, Inc, in Polls theater here, May p, 1923, is common knowledge among :he veterans who were connected with the meeting and has been the sub ject of much comment at local meetings of veterans organizations.
 Inquiry among officers and former officers of the United Patriotic so- cieties, Inc. reveals that even those who, for political or other reasons, do not wish to comment on the Coolidge meeting, will not deny the truth of the statements made in Jersey City this afternoon by Joseph J. Devine. Devine. former assistant city attorney and twice candidate for probate judge. is well known here and is an active fig ure in the American Legion and vet. erans of foreign wars.
 Devine's statement that Mir. Coolidge received $250 for his memorial address
 (COntinued on page TwO.l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26
RUSSIA PROTESTS
Soviet Envoy Claims Red Note Is
 Obvious Forgery

LONDON, Oct. 25.-Christian Rak- oysky, soviet Russian charge d'affaires at London, today sent a strong potest to the foreign office characterizing as ant'obvious forgery" the propagandistic letter allegedly signed by NJ. Zinovieff, president of the executive of the third (communist) internationale which was appended to the rOtest against alleged Russian propaganda in Great Britain submitted yesterday by the foreign of flee to Mir. Rakovsky.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-26
RAIN FORECAST
 HERE MONDAY
Generally Fair And Warmer Is
 Prediction Rest Of Week

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25.-Weather outlook for week beginning Monday is forecast as follows:
 South Atlantic and East Gulf States : Generally fair except probably rain Monday along the Carolina and Georgia coasts, Temperature near normal.
 Ohio Valley and Tennessee General ly fair except some probability of show CTS the latter part of week. Tempera- ture somewhat above normal, until near end of week.
 West Gulf states: Generally fair with temperature normal or somewhat above.