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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-27
aO0,ODDl HOTEL
 FOR FLORENCE
 TO BEGIN SOON
Steps To Obtain 15O-R Room Hostelryi By Cham
 Der Ofs Commerce

ELoRENCE, Aia., Aug. 26.-Defi- nite steps are being taken by the Flor ence Chamber of Commerce toward the building of $40O, 900 hotel, and 1t is expected that the erection of the new hostelry will be started at an early date. The hotei committee of the local cham Der appointed to look into the advis- ability of the projects at meeting to- day recommended that steps be taken for immediate erection of building, The committee recommended 160-room plant so constructed that its capacity may be doubled if the need arises. The committees resolution was unanimous : ly adopted. Proposals are in hand by Secretary Jones from three groups of capitalists for the new building, and q committee composed of M. W. Darby, N c. Elkin, R. W. .Drane, H. H. Holbrook and o. 0. Hackworth was charged with the duty of taking up at once all the proposals for the hotel building and recommending to the chamber the one which is most feasible. Short talks al the meeting today in a discussion oi the resolution were made by E. F Campbell, U. 0. Redd, Albert w. Dary B. w. Drane, Fl. A. Bradshaw, Fl. H Holbrook, A. B. Campbell, T. M. Rog' CTS, R. M. Jones and Prentiss Black well.
 Murder Is Charged Claude BaIen- tine is held in Lauderdale county jail in Florence on charge of murder in connection with the death of Rufe 1 Balentine, his cousin, which occurred , at Murphwy's Chapel, in the northern part of the county, late Saturday. Bal entine's death was lcaused by knife in the side near hisJ heart, which it ii claimed by 0fficers was inflicted by Claude BaIentine in, 2 fight between tht two men. at
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-27
HEADS JEFFERSON
 CENTENNIAL BOARD
Monticello To Be Preserved As
 National Shrine
iState Capital Bureau.l

MONTGOMERY, Ala. Aug. 26.- Mayor W. A. Gunter, Jr., Monday ap- pointed Ray Rushton chairman of the Jefferson centennial committee for Montgomery. This action followed re- ceipt of a communication from Stuart G. Gibboney, president of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial foundation, which is working to preserve Jefferson's home at Monticello in Virginia, as q shrine of patriotism and American ideals. The legal title to the property has already been transferred to the Thomas Jeffer- son Memorial foundation.
 In his letter, MT. Gibboney called at tention to the approach of the one hundredth anniversary of the death of Jefferson, and the one hundred and fif- tieth anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. He re- quested the mayor to name a commit tee which should have for it's objects the spreading among the people of a better understanding of the fundamen- tai American ideals which Jefferson wrote into the Declaration of Independ- ence the raising of funds to preserve Monticello free of all debt and to CO., operate in plans for a celebration on July 4, 1928, the one hundred and fif- tieth anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
 MT. Rushton was appointed chairman of the committe by Mayor Gunter, and other committee members will be an- nounced later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-27
ManhattGn Days And Nights
Bv Herbert Corey

long the little German flouting the rules of music on Ie little band. A tuba, a brass, horn. Always the same tunes. ley," said the leader of one en- y. Mot so mooch, but aliddle. "
 Maybe 1t isn't music that New York wants.
 Which recalls the bitter cry of some one or other who wrote a sketch for Ziegfeld's Follies. "Ziggie'' liked the sketch. He liked it so well that he placed the writer under contract to write another sketch for the next sea. son. But he did not make use of it.
 ''My audiences wouldn't understand it." he said. "They come to see the girls"
 Doubtless ziegfeld is right. His house is always sold out.
 I've just discovered the real toilers of the city. One of the publishers of pop. ular novels has just issued his fall cat. alogue. In it appears the fact that Col. Prentiss Ingraham will be repre-. scented this winter by thirteen novels Burt l.. Standish will turn out as many. Bertha M. Clay, who has writ ten 237 novels, will have thirteen more for the fall season. Edward c. Taylor newcomer to the cowboy fiction field will do thirteen. If these stories aver age but 10000 words each, each oi these writers will have a total of 520,0 0,000 words, or say 2,000 for eact working day.
 Yet they are pikers compared to old Cononel Dey, who for forty years continued one of the most famous SC riess of cheap fiction at the rate oi 2,000 words for each day, Sundays ant ] holidays included. And died poor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-27
TARPON FISHERMEN INV, WEEKS CONTEST
Jack COnnOr And W. W. Graves
 To Settle Debate

MOBILE, Ala, Aug. 26.-(SpecialO Information comes from Golden to the effect two tarpon fishermen, Jack Con nor of Birmingham, and W. W. Graves of Montgomery, are in keen compet- tion and will fish all the week count ing the result on the last day. These fishermen have been called "rivals" in the sport of tarpon fishing and are seeking to settle the debate as to which one is the best tarpOn catcher. MT. Graves and his party are fishing with Marshal Bosarge of Coden, while the Connor party is with Massilon BO- sarge of Bayou La Batre. In the Con nor party are R. A. Brown, recently named a member of the Warrior river advisory board B. B. Burton and Dr. II. H. Fairfax, all of Birmingham. Dan $. Holt and Fred D. Reynafds of Mont anEas4@-AHa Witk MT. Graves
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-27

N
 oompah bands have been
 New York's streets. Sar a cornet, and a variable fourth No evidences of racial hatred.
 Chess, ve make a fiddle mo countered on Third avenue tod
 I asked him If ever any one had suck ed lemon in front of his oompahers. At least ten times this season that good old story has been retold here. Always the water gathered in the mouths of the musickers, and the horns were flooded out.
 "Nah, said he. "vat would dey do dat forW
 When explained he said that he had never heard of such a thing being done Anyhow, it would have no effect.
 "Oder ve do nod play de moosic, ve get no money" he said.
 Another apple knocked off William Tells head.
 Otto Kahn came back from Europe the other day to report that this town needs new opera house. The Metro politan, he said, was antiquated, incon' venient and nndignified. The Metro. politan, mind you, home of the Golden Horse Shoe, gathering place of the mu sical clans, shrine of the highest priced music ever footed or sung.
 Maybeso. Yet, one recalls that Os car Hammerstein's Lexington avenue opera house, modern, beautiful and con venient, has been turned over to the movies. The Century theater, planned for the grandest of opera, never hears opera. Hammerstein's Manhattan, per feet from the musician's point of view often houses melodramas. ,Only ten out of seventy harpists in New York have work, and most of them work in caba rets. s @t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-27
PARRISH NOMINATES NEW SET OFFICIALS
D. H. Covington Has No Oppo- z sitiOn For Mayor

PARRISH, Ala, Aug. 26.-( (Special) At public mass meeting held here last night the following men were placed in nomination for mayor and board of al. dermen of Parrish: For mayor, D. H. Covington, no opponent for aldermen, s. H. Clements, M. L.. Redfern, c. R. Sanford, R. W. Chambers, l.. V. Covin J. M. Dunn, Claude Stephenson, J. D. Key, T. A. Willingham, Roy Krotzer Five aldermen are Go be elected. The election will be held September 12.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-27
TOTS BURN TO DEATH

Home Is Destroyed At St. Gabriel
 Louisiana
 PLACQUEMINE, La, Aug. 26-The three and fiye-year-old daughters of Mir. and Mrs. c. O. Ladache of St. Ga briel were burned to death and the parents seriously injured early today when fire destroyed their home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-27

LEATHER TRIMS BATHING SUIT
 A bathing suit of black satin has a red leather collar and red leather belt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-27
CRAMPS FATAL TO EVANS
Camp Superintendent Stricken While
 Swimming,

ALEXANDRIA, La, August D. Dr. T. W. Evans, 35, superintendent of the State Colony and Training school, at Camp Beauregard, died sud denly today at camp on Calcasieu river. He was seized with cramps while swimming and expired soon after. He was a captain during the World war and for time was stationed at Houston, Texas. ,.a
 mingham to Russellville last night and was to appear before grand jury for questioning. Sheriff Nelson has sworn in some 15 additional deputies who are guarding the jail, but stated he does not anticipate any trouble or demon stration against the prisoner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-27

TEW YORK Aug. 26-All summer long the little Germs
 oompah bands have been foutng the rules of music
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-27

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Evening star., 1924-03-14
REBELS ARE REPORTED
IN HONDURAN CAPITAL
Occupation Follows Ending of 72
Hour ,Armistice, Reports
Declare.
BY the Associated Press.

SAN SALVADOR, March 1.-THE
seventy-two hour armistice arranged
by the diplomatic corps In Tegucigal-
pa having ended, it is reported here
that the revolutionists have occupied
the Houduran capital.
Evening star., 1924-03-14
CHURCH ACTIVITY
IN POLITICS SCORED
Interference in State Affairs Ap-
proaches Dictation, Representa-
tive Tinkham Declares.

Interference. amounting in some
cases to attempted dictation, by GER
tain church organizations in affairs of
state and legislation was assailed by
Representative George Holden Tinkham
of Massachusetts, a direct descendant
of the separatists who landed from the
Mayf1ower in 1920, in a speech in the
House yesterday.
He declared that "organized church
activity in politics was repellant to
the best traditions of America, which
always had counseled separation of
church and state"
Mr.. Tinkham said his remarks were
based on correspondence, with Rev.
Charles S. Macfarland, secretary Of
the Federal Council of the Churches
of Christ in America, who had for
warded him a resolution by his or
ganization opposing Japanese pro-
visions in the Johnson immigration
bill.
Representative Tinkham took very
vigorous exception to any attempt to
coerce his vote or to dictate h1S~legfs-
laeive action.
Church property now Is exempt
from taxation on the theory that the
church is an institution detached from
Material affairs and deserving of spe-
cial consideration by reason of its de-
votion to spiritual ends" Representa-
tive Tinkham said.
Evening star., 1924-03-14
AUTO SHOWS SALES
APPROACH new MARK
Jose Says Every Exhibitor Reports
Active Market for All
Types of Cars.
ATTENDANCE IS GROWING
Attributes Success to Wide Variety
of Displays.

What is generally regarded by auto
mobile dealers and public alike as the
National Capitals best motor car show
is nearing the end of it's run with
the attendance figures going higher
and higher as the closing hour ap-
proaches.
The attendance yesterday was great
er than on any previous day, Manager
Jose reported this morning, and greater
than the best day of any previous
show.
'If there is a lack of interest in
motor shows or sales Saturation
point, the men who are conducting this
event are not aware of it," Mr.. Jose
declared.
Not only are great crowds attend
ing the show, but there are many
years show will probably break all
previous sales records. Every exhib-
1tor is reporting generous number
of sales, and it appears that the buy
ers' fancy turns alike to low, medium
and high-priced cars"
Betterments Bring Success.
Mr.. Jose attributes much of the sue
cess of the present display to the fact
that it is the first exhibit in several
years that has shown such radical
improvements in models. Also, he
says, it is the first year in the entire
history of the automobile that such
outstanding values have been offered.
Another reason given for the mag
netic power of the 1924 exhibition is
the wide variety of the displays.
These include not only open and
closed passenger cars, but also heavy
trucks, light delivery vehicles and
accessories.
The show will continue today and
tomorrow. The final curtain will be
rung down tomorrow night at IL
o'clock.
Evening star., 1924-03-14
$500 ENTER STAR
ORATORY CONTEST
Record Already Achieved in
Observation-Disclosures In
terest Is Keen.

In the matter of enrolment. Tie
Star Oratericai Contest already has
achieved record. No less than $500
secondary school students in the Dis
trict of Columbia already have signi-
fled their intention of competing, and
the number is growing daily. This
constitutes by far the largest enroll
ment ever made in a school contest
in the District of Columbia.
National interest. moreover. is grow
ing apace and many of the leading po-
litical and educational organizations are
lending their aid to competitors. who
thus will have an almost un limited
call on expert assistance in preparing
their orationS.
To-day, for example, brings The Star
a letter from Miss Eta v. Leighton,
civic secretary. the National Security
League. Inc, an organization Spon-
Sored by such nationally well known
figures as Lindley NJ. Garrison, Haley
Fiske, :. Stanwood Menken, Myron II
Herrick, Theodore Roosevelt and
many others.
Miss Leighton, dating her letter
from national headquarters of the
league, at II East 49th street, New
York city. writes:
"As / desire to be of all possible
service to every one Interested in the
Constitution of the United States,
am writing to put my, services, free,
at the disposal of your readers.
Il viii answer any question on the
Constitution of the United States that
your readers may send if they will
address me personally at this Office
Evening star., 1924-03-14
LIMIT ON PARKING
OF AUTOS OPPOSED
Board of Trade Committee Believes
Unlimited Rufe Downtown
Would Benefit Business.

Opposition to the limiting parking
of vehicles was expressed at the
meeting Of the parks and avenues
committee of the Washington Board
of Trade at a meeting held in The
Star building, yesterday afternoon.
George c. Shinn, chairman, pointed
out that the policemen now used to
arrest scores of people who over
stay parking limits could better be
used in running down criminals.
Unlimited parking downtown, it
was pointed out, would be a benefit to
business and would not seriously him
der the police. The matter will be re-
ferred to the traffic committee of the
board for action.
There was discussion of the widen
ing of certain streets, and tht COM
mittee went on record as favoring
the widening of streets where the
trees are not so close to the curbing
as to makt it necessary to remove
them in in the widening process.
The committee also favored greater
vigilance in the apprehension OF reck-
Less drivers -
Evening star., 1924-03-14
POLICE WANT DEAD
HONORED BY FLAGS
Will Ask Half-Staff Tribute for
Comrades at ALI Precinct
Stations.
BLANTON ASKS CLEANUP"
Says Police Are More Important
Than Congress.

Since flags are flown at half staff
throughout the nation in tribute to
men of national prominence, the Po-
licemen's Association, members of
which always have possessed an
esprit de corps Of a high order, meet
ing in Pythian Temple last night,
adopted a resolution that flags on the
police stations of the District be
flown at half staff when one Of their
fellow members dies.
C. ]. P. Weber of No. 10 precinct
was appointed chairman of COM
mittee to carry this request to police
authorities. Other members of the
committee are: Dan Foley of the
traffic bureau, w. F. McDuffie Of No
precinct, ]. C. Maloney Of No.
precinct, and George Little Of No.
precinct.
Following the business session.
Representative Thomas L. Blanton OF
Texas told the association that the
policemen in Washington are OF more
Importance to this city than any otneI
portant than Congress" he said. and
pointed out that with them lies the
safety of the District. "1t is as
much honor to be good policeman
as it is to be a SENATOR" Representa-
tive Blanton continued.
Wants ~Clexn-up's Here.
He urged them to strive to clean
up Washington" and to make this the
most law-abiding and cleanest city
in the world.
Mr.. Blanton told Of the hardshipe
the policemen endure and how 1t
sometimes becomes necessary for one
to kill a man in the discharge of his
duties He urged that when this hap
pens the rest of the force back the
policeman to the limit.
Representative Blanton told OF the
necessity Of keeping the proper kind
Of men on the force and urged that
all members combine in getting rid
of men morally untitled.
Evening star., 1924-03-14
BRITISH WARSHIP, AFIRE
TWO WEEKS, is LOCATED
Sutley, Dismantled, With Thir-
teen Mer. Aboard, Is Found
Sever ty Miles at Sea.

By the Associated Press.
PETERHEAD, Scotland, March "a
The dismantled British cruiser Sutlej j,
afire in the North sea for Il fortnight
with thirteen men on board, was To-
Gated today seventy miles from this
port.
A destroyer was standing by the
warship.
Evening star., 1924-03-14
1922 REVENUE TOTAL
IN D. C.. $25,O59,692
Census Bureau Gives $57.27 as Per
Capita Basis Shown by
Receipts.
CITES PROPERTY VALUES
Exceed Amount Assessable in 9th
er Cities of Same Group.

Revenue receipts of the District of
Columbia for the calendar year 1922
totaled s25,059,692, or per capita
basis of S57.27, the census bureau an
nounced today. Governmental cost
payments for the year aggregated
s23.s32.755, a per capita basis of
S54.47.
Assessed valuation of property in
Washington in 1922 subject to gen.
eral property taxes was s1,175, ,S67,117
and exceeded by several million dol
lars valuation of any other city in
the same population group of from
100000 to 100000. Similar property
in Milwaukee, which ranked thlr-
teenth on the population list, one
place ahead of Washington. was as
sessed at but s712,501,77S.
Property Taxes Collected.
Property taxes in Washington in
1922 realized s1o,554,19o, while public
service enterprises earned s1,066,S27
and all other revenues aggregated
$13,439,175.
Expenses and interest for the year
totaled s1S.393,04S, while expenses OF
general departments were $17,402,55S
and expenses of PUBLIC service enter
DrlSeS dEBTeSdtSo PoiSboVf.
The net debt of Washington in 1922
was placed at $156.234; per capita
debt of 36 cents, against a per capita
debt of S66.9f for Milwaukee, and
s2O1.23 for Cincinnati, next to Wash
ington in population in the 1920 CEN
sus.
Lowest Debt Record.
The net per capita debt Of WASH
ington was the lowest recorded by
the census bureau for any of the 261
cities of 10000 and more population
whose financial statistics were tabu-
lated for 1922.
Assessed valuation Of all. property
subject to tax for city purposes in
the 261 cities in 1922 was .s52.8S6,-
596,942, or per capita of $1,365.29.
The assessed valuation of real prop
erty and improvements was $42.001,-
403,369. Total revenue receipts for
the 261 cities were $2.G07, ,00S, ,T96, or a
per capita of S5l.S1, while total gov
ernmental costs amounted to S2,222,-
Ss6.51s. or .$57.ss per capita
Evening star., 1924-03-14

taking that view. but we should try
to work out something all will agree
to and that will conserve the interest
of these boards. / believe the Com
,nissioners should appoint all or the
boards and that the board OF char
ties be given supervising control"
Rev. Dr.AG. NJ. Diffenderfer of the
Washington Federation of Churches
said he did not agree with the state
nent that centralized power in well
Z small place like Washington, ne
said, it would be we'll to centralize.
DR.. Diffenderfer said he was in ac-
cord with the suggestion that the ap-
all of the existing Boards should not
be disturbed, but that some one
should pass on these appointments
Mrs. Whitman Cross, formerly a
member of the board Of charities, de-
clared that unified control under that
board would simplify the local well
fare situation very much.
Holds INADEQUATE Power.
"The board Of charities" she said.
$40 too limited in numbers to do the
work it should. The board has no
power; it is entirely advisory. II It
could be given more power it would
improve conditions greatly"
In answer to a question by Justice
Siddons, Mrs. Cross agreed that the
name, 'board of charities" is not the
most appropriate one. Justice Siddons
suggested it was misnomer, even for
the duties 1t now performs.
Mrs. Frank B. Noyes, vice president
of the board of children's guardians,
said she could not speak for that
agency, but expressed her personal
opinion as follows:
81 am very much in favor Of CEN
tralization along the lines indicated by
Mrs. Cross. If the board Of charities
could be enlarged, we would all be
benefited
Others Back Proposal.
Speaking later in the meeting, Mrs
central body to outline general pol
icies for welfare work "is one reason
why we haven't always gotten along
so well in the past" >
Mrs. William E. Chamberlin, presi-
dent of the Woman's City Club,
heartily Endorsed the principle Of
Mrs. Gilbert H. Grosvenor, .Twen-
tieth Century Club, said she believed
in unified control, but agreed with
former speakers that to abolish all
boards would be to lose the personal
touch which these agencies give to
welfare work. In bringing about
thing should be left for the boards
to do to maintain their interest in
the work. :
Milton Fairchild outlined how the
board of education and the Juvenile
Court should work together in ham
dividuals spoke in favor of centrali-
cation,
In closing the hearing Justice Sid
dons said the commission would wei
come further suggestions in writing
to aid it in arriving At = conclusion.