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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-23
TO PROMOTE MEN
Six PatrOImen To Get Rank Of
 Detectives

Detectives
 Six patrolmen will be promoted to the, detective branch of the Birmingham police department on Nov. 1, according to announcement Wednesday by c. N. Kicker, secretary of the promotion and demotiOn board. The increase in the detective depart ment was decided upon at the last meeting of the board. The present personnel of the department consists of 30 men and the new members are badly needed, Chief McDuff said.
 For the patrolmen it means that that will receive a flat increase of $25 q month
 Applications for the new positions are now in order, Kicker announced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-23
sf7o.ooo FOR ROADS

HUNTSVILLE, Aia., Oct. 22.-Im- provements on the public highways are nearing completion for. 1924, according to $. w.. Fleming, chairman of the board of Madison county commissioners. By the time road work is concluded for the year the county will have expended $17O,000 and every highway and road in the county will have been improved.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-23
M1LLIoNAIRE's WIDOW DIES
Mrs. Frances Ann Lutcher Expires In
 New York Hospital

BEAUMONT, Texas, Oct. 22.-Mrs. Frances Ann Lutcher, 84, widow of H. J. Lutcher, multi-millionaire lumber man, of Texas and Louisiana, died last night in hospital in New York City, according to a message received here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-23

AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE
 FOR THE ELIMINATION OF
 THE FOURTEENTH STREET GRADE CR0SSING
The Washington times., 1924-12-11
R. R. ALLEN ASKS
COURT FOR
DIVORCE
Alleges His Wife Figured in
Recent Raid by Vice
Squad

Alleging misconduct and naming
a correspondent, Richard r. Allen,
1910 Thirty-third street northwest,
today filed suit in the District Su.
preme Court against Katherine M.
Allen, for an absolute divorce.
Plaintiff. represented by Attor-
neys Harry s. Barger and James
T. Crouch, informs the court that
around February, 1921, his wife
commenced to remain away from
home until after midnight every
night and that when he asked her
to explain she said she had be.
come homesick and had gone to see
her mother"
Some time later on, says the hus.
band, his mother-in-law told him
that defendant had been in com.
pany Of the correspondent for some
time and that she, had never come
to see her and complained of "home.
sickness" Plaintiff says he asked
his wife If she intended to stop
going with the correspondent,
whereupon she said she wouldn't.
The husband declares that the
vice squad, November % last, raided
apartment col at 2726 Connecticut
avenue northwest, arresting the de.
PENDANT and Ethelbert B. Frey,
who is named as correspondent in
his complaint.
The Washington times., 1924-12-11
Zihlman Calls Taxi
Official in Probe Of
ID. G. Gas CONSUMPTION

Investigation Of the administra.
ton OF the gasoline tax in the Dis.
trict of Columbia ordered yesterday
by the House District Committee.
was begun this afternoon by Con-
gresham Frederick N, zihlnaan of
Maryland, chairman of the special
investigating committee,
congressman Zihlnan today called
on the manager of the Black and
White Taxi Company for informa.
ton regarding gasoline consumption
oy taxicabs. He will soon begin a
ccheck'up to determine whether gaso.
line is being imported into the Dis.
trict without payment of the tax,
through some loophole In the law.
Congressman Zihlman also is seek
Ing information as to the average
consumption Of gasoline by pleasure
cars and commercial vehicles.
The Washington times., 1924-12-11
OPPOSITION
RAISED BY
CITIZENS
Senator King Regrets Decision
of Con1mlssionersvVilI
Press for Plan

Opposition to granting the Dis
trict Commissioners additional
powers which would prevent them
from being at the mercy of Con-
Gress, in matters of minor i'm
portance concerning the District.
IL so strong among various citi-
xens' association and business
organizations that Commissioner
Cuno H. Rudolph today notified
Senator William H. King Of Utah
that he will make no attempt to
have the matter brought up at
the present Snort session Of Con-
gress.
Senator King, who as chairman
Of a special subcommittee of the
District Committee. has taken the
initiative in the movement to
broaden the powers Of the District
Commissioners. today said that he
very much regretted the decision
Of Commissioner Rudolph.
Not to Drop Bill.
While Senator King gave the
impression that he was content to
abide by Commissioner Rudolph's
decision to let the proposed lad
ditional authority bill' rest for the
short session.. he also intimated
that unless action Is taken prompt.
" by the Commissioners next
December that he will ask Con.
gress to go ahead and draft such
legislation.
II am very much interested in
this matter" Senator King said
today. There are a thousand and
one things which the District Com.
missioners should be empowered
20 do without running to Congress.
IT have thought that the com.
Sioners, with their rich experience,
would be able to cover all these
matters in a bill in more expert
fashion that we would here on the
Hill. However. ultimate RESPONSE
plllty in this matter rests with
Congress and if the Commissioners
90 not take the initiative we will
have to-"
Cause Of Opposition
1t is understood that the Vigorous
opposition which swept over the
city after the publicity was given
the tentative bill drafted by the
Commissioners was caused by two
facts.
@ THAT the Commissioners woull
have too much power, and:
2-That while the residents might
be content with the present Dis.
trtct heads having such sweeping
authority, they might in the future
get Commissioners who would
make them feel the iron heel.
Commissioner Rudolph made
known his decision to Senator King
when the latter asked him il a bill
was ready for presentation to the
Senate District Committee. Com.
missioner Rudolph told him that he
would not be prepared to report at
the present short session and
pointed out that with the aupro.
prtation bills to be taken care Of
ne did not think there would be
time for a successful disposition Of
SUCH q vital question
The Washington times., 1924-12-11
D. c.
IS LOSING
Gas TAX
District Assessor Declares
There Are Only $4,000
Autos In Capital

William P. Richards, District
Tax Assessor, today took issue
with Congressman Frederick N.
Zihlman of Maryland, who, in de-
handing an investigation Of the
failure. of the District to collect
100000 gasoline tax annually, de-
clared there are 100000 automo-
biles in Washington.
There are not more than
$4,000 cars in this city," Richards
declares, land with this number
Of machines it is impossible, with
the present impost, to collect more
than $750,000 a year tax"
Gas" Consumption.
Mr.. Richards has figures to show
that the average motorist here con-
sumes about 500 gallons of gasoline
a year. He said this compared IA
vorably with the consumption in
many other States.
The fact that nearly 100, 600 tags
are sold here each year does not
mean there are as many automo.
biles," Mr.. Richards says. New
tags are issued for. every used ca !,
each time it changes. There are
not more than $4,000 cars here"
sixteen wholesale gas companies
sell gasoline in the District. Officials
of the assessors office keep close
check on the books Of these cor
porations, Mr.. Richards avs.
The Washington times., 1924-12-11
BACK TO OLD CAROLINA.

Down On old North Keriina
Where the tail pine trees grow,
And where there's more sunshine
Than there II ever snow;
Where the sand-hiII peaches
And the other peaches grow,
And where the girls are pretty
And treat YOU right, you know;
1t Ia the land Of happiness,
Where c0ntoutment rules supreme.
And to 60 back there again
is my life's fondest dream.
Down along the Roanoke river
Whore the mighty waters roar,
Ike to cit and watch the ducks
u front Of my cabin door.
I like 20 watch the geese
Come flying by 90 high.
And TO listen 10 their music
AZ they go passing by;
! love that good spring water,
That good milk and cream,
ana TO 60 back there again
10 my lies fondest dream.
Down in Roanoke river valley
Where the big watermeIOns grow,
beside Q patch Of cotton
That is white rs snow;
Where the robbins sing i'm tho fall
Ana the m0cklng bird in the spPinR
And Ut night, beside the fire,
- ciaIl hear my mother sing.
That IL what / call home,
Which 10 better than IL seems,
And to go back there again
10 one OF my f0ndest dream,
NORTH KERLINA.
The Washington times., 1924-12-11
KING WILL URGE
MONEY FOR
SCHOOLS
Senator to Press for Fund
Sufficient to Meet All
District Needs
ZINES sfAFF PAoTo

Senator William H King of Utah,
member of the subcommittee on
schools of the Senate District Com.
mittee, today announced that he is
going to use all of his influence to
have the school needs of Washing
ton taken care Of in the appropria-
ton bill which viii be considered
at the present short session.
Washington should not be handi-
capped through lack Of school ia.
cilities." Senator King said TODAY.
am tired of the lly-dallying
methods which have been pursued
and want to see every educational
need taken care of as soon as
possible"
COnsuIts BalIOu.
Senator King said he had called
on Doctor Frank w. Ballou, super.
intendent of schools, to submit to
him an itemized list of the school
buildings and sites essential to the
welfare of the District in the near
future, and that he would make a
point to press them at the proper
time.
School officials at present are
working on the framing of a five.
year building program, the begin.
ming of which was to have been
provided for In the estimates now
before Congress.
such program is to carry items
for replacement Of schools no longer
adequate and for new schools in
sections where overcrowding is
handicapping proper education.
Two Big Items.
The two largest building items in
this program are new buildings to
house Mckinley and Business HIGH
schools. Plans were Appropriated
Tor in the fiscal law under which
the schools are now working for
Mckinley High School, and a sum
to start building operations at once
was asked in the estimates for 1925.
rms sum was eliminated in the
estimates as they are now before
congress. An item was allowed by
the Budget Bureau for drawing of
plans Tor Business High School.
School officials so made their
plans that Mckinley could be nart.
" or wholly completnd before
Business High School building
would be under way.
Elimination of the item for he.
ginning the Mckinley building il
not remedied in Congress will
throw beginning of the building
another year forward and cause
overlapping OF the two largest
building projects IL the five-year
program is to be adhered to.
The Washington times., 1924-12-11
RUMoRS THAT KELLOGG
WILL RESIGN PERSIST

=. Despite repeated denials at both
the White House and State Depart.
ment, reports persisted in Wash.
ington today that Frank B. Kellogg
Wall retire as ambassador to Great
Britain by March 4, next.
Coupled with the reports of
Kellogg's retirement were others
that he will be succeeded at London
by either Alanson B. Houghton.
present ambassador to Germany, or
Senator Medill Mccormick Of
Illinois. James M. Beck, now
Solicitor General, also is mentioned.
as Is Charles B. Warren, ex.ambas.
sador to Japan and Mexico.
Mccormick has been much at the
White House and State Department
recently, and 1t is known that he
liz interested in diplomatic appoint.
ment. He was defeated for re-
nomination in the Illinois primaries
last summer.
The Washington times., 1924-12-11
ZEREGA,
WRESTLER,
DEAD
Man Was Named As Slayer Of
st. Elizabeth Patient
In 1921

Louis Zerega, forty-two, ten years
ago one Of the most prominent local
wrestlers and named in a coroner's
inquest in 1921 as the slayer of
James Selden Cawden, a patient in
St. Elizabeth's Hospital, was found
dead. in bed at TIA Sixth street
northwest yesterday. Coroner New.
lit certified death from natural
causes.
Zerega potentially, according to
his friends, was one of the best
wrestlers in this section of the
country. He had bouts with some
Of the greatest men of his time,
and but for drugs, which was the
cause for his, confinement at st.
Elizabeth's, would have made a
real record for himself, his admirers
claim.
On February IT, 1921, James Sci.
den Cawden, a patient at st. Eliza
beth's was assaulted and robbed of
Sis. Two weeks later, he died
from blood poisoning resulting from
the attack. A coroner's jury named
Ierega, who was then a patient
also, as the slayer. He was held
for the grand jury, but the citation
was ignored by the latter.
Recently Zerega was released
from jail at Occoquan, where he
was committed for the excessive
use Of drugs.
zerega will be buried Saturday
from his late residence at 442 New
YORK avenue northwest, at St.
Mary's Cemetery. Services will be
held at st. Patrick's church.
The Washington times., 1924-12-11
ROBIN HOOD CLUB TO
STAGE INAUGURAL FROLIC

The Robin Hood Club will hold It's
inaugural frolic at the New Willard
Hotel on the evening Of February ~
It was decided last night at a meet
ing Of the executive board.
The purposes Of the club are to
conduct religious and charitable bene.
fits and accordingly the proceeds of
It's inaugural frolic will be applied TO
the new building fund Of the Shrine
Of theN Blessed Sacrament at Chevy
Chase.
The following have been added to
the membership Of the executive
board: James e. CoIliflower, William
H. Fowler, Pickney J. Hartman, WI.
liam =. Leahy, William ]. McNally,
The Washington times., 1924-12-11
Joy Ride Costs $13O
For Too Merry
AutOists

Here's a new wrinkle in traf-
fic violations.
Israel Burton, colored, decid-
ing he would take a few lessons
in automobile driving, enlisted
the services of James A. May
pard, colored, and they both
rode merrily out F street north
east, with Israel at the wheel,
until halted by Policeman R. F.
Langdon.
In Police Court today May
nard pleaded guilty to being
drunk while in charge of the
automobile and Burton pleaded
guilty to operating without first
having obtained permit.
Judge Schuldt fined Maynard
800 in default of which he will
serve thirty days and Burton
was fined $50 or thirty days.
The Washington times., 1924-12-11
SECRETARY DAVIS ON WAY
FROM SOUTH AMERICA

Secretary of Labor Davis is
en- route to the United States after
an investigation of immigration
conditions in South America, the
Labor Department was advised to-
day.
Davis sailed yesterday from Val
paraiso aboard the steamer Santa
Teresa. He will spend Christmas
IN Havana and is due in New York
December 80.
The Washington times., 1924-12-11
WIDENING OF FIRST ST.
IS AGAIN BEING SOUGHT

Authorization of Congress for the
widening of First street northeast,
from q to Myrtle, just west of Union
Stauon' was requested today by the
District Commissioners.
The present width Of the street is
insufficient for the present volume
or traffic and the immediate widen
Ing Is absolutely necessary, the Com
missioners state.
Congress passed a bill for this pur.
pose In 1928, but the provisions were
inadequate and the Commissioners
were unable to secure the needed
land.
The Washington times., 1924-12-11

Alexander r. Mullowny, and Edward
]. Walsh.
Committee chairInen were ap-
pointed as follows: Ladies' Auxiliary.
Mrs. Pinckney j. Hartman; Music,
s. Douglas Gibson; Glee Club, Frank
j. HURLEY; Program, Joseph j. Crow.
ley; Advertising, James Alexander:
Talent, Doctor Jerome r. Crowley.
The Washington times., 1924-12-11
BOYS CLUB ATTENDANCE
TOTALS ATS DURING NOV,

Attendance at activities OF the
Boys Club during November to.
tailed ATS, according to a report
Superintendent r. v. Thompson
made public today. This included
SS6 using the games room, $40 the
armory for basketball, 535 the attn.
Ietic field, and ass the library.
The vocational classes are pro.
dressing, the report stating that the
printing class has printed the invi.
tatton to the annual meeting, also
1000 letterheads, 1900 envelopes,
form letters calling for pledges and
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF pledges.
The Boys Club will hold its
Christmas entertainment ,Decem.
The Washington times., 1924-12-11
STATE DEPARTMENT HAS
NEW PUBLICATION CHIEF

Professor Tyler bennett has been
appointed chief of the division OF
publications 'of the Department of
State, succeeding Harry G. Dwight,
who has resigned. it was announced
today.
bennett is graduate of Johns
Hopkins University, was formerly
associate editor Of the World out.
look, and has been lecturinR on
American history at Johns Hopkins
since 1928. He is the author Of
the Democratic Movement in
Asia and Americans In Eastern
Asia"
The Washington times., 1924-12-11
BUT THEY PROBABLY USED
GALLONS OF PERFUMES.

Bath tubs, showers and SINH
lar appurtenances were appar-
emily considered instruments of
torture once upon a time. Writ
ing Of sour best people" in
1895 a Frenchman said: "They
washed their faces and hands
with care, but never their
mouths, seldom their feet, and
even more rarely their bodies"
We wonder what the hoboes of
those days looked like?
FRED VETPER.
The Washington times., 1924-12-11
FILM SHOW "MASHER"
MUST SERVE as DAYS

Convicted of annoying a white
haired woman in a motion picture
house on Ninth street yesterday,
Clyde w. Morris, twenty-eight, Of
San Antonio, Tex, was committed
to Jail for forty.five days, today in
default of payment of fine of 500
imposed by Judge Mcmahon.
Madeline Sawyer, fifty.two, testi-
fled that Morris continually annoyed
her while sitting next to her in the
theater. He was taken out by an
employe, and turned over to Police.
man II. II. Blandy of the First
precinct. Morris denied the charges.
The Washington times., 1924-12-11
THETA CHI HOPES TO
BRING CONVENTION HERE

A movement was launched at the
December banquet Of the Washing.
ton alumni chapter Of the Theta
Chi at the City Club last night
to bring the annual convention to
this city.
A committee was appointed to
extend the invitationto the grand
chapter. Colonel Ernest Gibson,
Congressman from Vermont and
Major Oscar Solbert, aide to the
President, were the speakers.
The Washington times., 1924-12-11

: A Philadelphia man broke
jGil because the jGiler refused
to heed has request for more
heat In his cell. Just let an
apartment house tenant
threaten to Leave because of
poor heat and a Washington
landlord aVilL raise has rent.
ARIZONA IKE.
The Washington times., 1924-12-11
r ESU SCITATION.

BY Charles Arthur Vandermeulen
A rosebud In my garden stood long
No new leaves ON IL grew;
IL ceased to bloom forth flowers
sweet and fair,
I would not see Il die--and, after
care,
II budded forth anew!
A rosebud in my Heart-Garden stood
long bare, N
Few leaves Of Hope IL grew;
No longer blOomed joys Flowers Of
perfume rare,
4 could mot let It die--I breathed
Faiths Prayer,
Now wOndrous flowers I view. i
The Washington times., 1924-12-11
ELECTRIC RAILWAY MEN
WILL MEET HERE IN 1925

The American Electric Railway
Association will meet in the New
Willard Hotel February IL.
The meeting was brought here
through the efforts Of the Wash
ington Railway and Electric Com.
pany and the Capital Traction
Company. Eight hundred prominent
railway men win attend.
The Washington times., 1924-12-11
MRS. COOLIDGE GOES
ON VISIT 70 BOSTON

Mrs. Calvin Coolidge left Washing.
ton today for BDston, where she will
attend the ceremonies incident to the
installation OF the first Dean OF
Women at Boston College.
She was accompanied by ArrE.
Frank w. Stearns.
The Washington times., 1924-12-11
EASTERN HIGH TO GIVE
VAUDEVILLE PRODUCTION

The Eastern High School fall
show. vaudeville production, will
be given tonight ana tomorrow
night. Costumes and scenery have
been made by the students.
Tickets and programs were
printed in the school print shop.
The school orchestra will play.
The Washington times., 1924-12-11

Spain is eGecuting reVolM-'
tioMists at "dGsOn," 9Ohich re-
minds Ms that Mutt, in one of
his trips NTH Jeff to South
America, joined reVoIHtionists
and GDGs sentenced to be shot
at sunrise. He didn't object
to being shot, bat declared
that It DGs an outrage to
awaken q gentleman at sur
rise to bump him off.
CICERO SLAPP.
The Washington times., 1924-12-11
DARWINTSM.

oh, Mr.. Gallagher! oh. Mr.. Gal
lagheri
What IL this new thing I hear that
y0u have learned?
You've attended lectures few
TO discover "Wh0 is who"
And I'D like to be an well informed
a. you.
Oh. Mr.. 6hean! Oh, Mr.. Shean!
I've made certain what i always
thought was true.
Your ancestors, furry brutes,
Lived In trees on nuts and fruits,
1es O. scientific fact, you're q mon
key, MP. Shean!
LESTRANGE.
The Washington times., 1924-12-11
SNEEZICAL SYMPATHY.

SNEEZICAL SYMPATHY.
So Miss Hoagland has a sneezy wheese.
Well, she's right In lire with most US
She's"
Now mine is sure the behring's ID. v.
DIS,
with a nasal geyser that just won't
cease,
It splatters in the slightest breeze,
Like q DOatOffice pom, 1t leaks in
degrees,
am getting wOhbIy In the knees,
II 1t knocks me out, no flowers, please.
SILICUS.
The Washington times., 1924-12-11
civ Club Snaakar

William W. Husband, commissioner
OF Immigration, will address the CITY
Ciuo forum luncheon at 1890 to.
morrow. His topic will be 1.-THE Pre-
sent Situation Of immigration"
The Washington times., 1924-12-11

IN A HILL OF A FIX.
Say. Bill. II you were a sheik,
AS IAN.
And Christmas were coming close,
AS 1T IS,
Aud you were financially busted,
AS AM,
Would you, lay off going to zee your
sweeties,
AS / MUST DO,
Or would You keep on going to
love 'em,
AS I'd LIKE TO 30,
And give 'eIn q song and dance that
you were held up and robbed Of
$500 you had saved to buy EN-
presents?
JAMBOREE JAKE.
The Washington times., 1924-12-11
THE GOAT CAUSED THIS.

Ole Bill Price was a good ole soul,
A good ole soul was he;
He called for his pipe. then his bowl,
And he's cracked his eggs, oh. see!
He fed his goat ON jay Birds" stuff,
And CIapped the lid ON tight.
He crossed his legs, / called his bluff,
His goat doesn't treat him just right.
He'll ret his pay.
When he hits the hay,
For he'll print this poem all right.
JAY BIRD.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-28
.SLATON AGAIN URGED.
TO RENTER POLITICS
Former Governors Friends
Want to See Him Oppose
VIM. ]. Harris

ATLANTA, May Political
circles have been somwhat stirred
by a report that a strong but quiet
movement is under way to prevail
on former Governor John M. slaton
to run for the United States Ser.
ate in the primary this fall against
Senator William J. Harris Some
months ago Governor Slaton declar.
ed he was out of politics but some
of the best known political leaders
in the state are said to be promoting
the movement to bring him into the
senatorial fight.
According to the report, Governor
Slaton will have the field to him
self in the event he opposes Senator
Harris. Should he decline to enter
it is stated almost with certainty
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-28
COOP Market TING is
SALVATION OF FARMER
Prosperity of Merchants De-
pend, Says Brown, On Prof
its of Farmers

ATLANTA, May 28.-ln speech
made here at the semi-monthly mecs
ing Of the Associated Retail Credit
Men, Hon. j. J. Brown, commission
er Of the Georgia Department %
Agriculture, lauded cooperative
marketing as the salvation of the
farmer and expressed appreciation
of the endorsement recently gigeA
this marketing system BY the bans
ers of Georgia. He appealed to the
representatives Of mercantile estab-
lishments to join with the bankers
and farmers in the development Of
cooperative marketing for all farm
products.
Commissioner Brown said that the
prosperity of merchants depended
almost entirely upon the farmer re-
ceiving fair profit on hls products.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-05-28

that Chief Justice Richard B. Rus.
sell, Of the Supreme Court, will
make the race.
with the national convention but
one month distant the leaders of
the faction of the party which OPP
poses the present administration ate
working quietly to organize thei.
forces for a general fight to be
launched July A at a meeting in Ma
con, according to the latest reports.
They claim to have a strong group
of allies within the ranks of the Nc
Adoo forces and that these leaders
will flock to their banner after the
national convention.
1t is asserted that complete
state ticket which will be headed by
candidate for Governor and a
candidate for the United States Sen
ate will be placed in the running at
the proposed Macon conference,