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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-13
Dean OF French Writers
Succumbs To Long !
Illness

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France is dead.
The man whose brilliant pen MADE
hin, famons under the name Of ANA
teIn France, was horn jacques Anatole
srh;hauit Annroaching the age of eighty
when he died. he was the dean of
French writers and a master in the
field of the essay, the novel and in
criticism.
HA was an officer OF the legion Of
honor and member of the French
academy, although he often berated the
latter body and rarely attended It's ses-
sions
n 1n2sl wien Il the are 81 q. ~
mn FRIED bis ho0se- keeper. Emma Lepfe.
v ,r.,i forev geirs Younger than himself.
Icariy m 1924 ne had an attack OF
rrin,se which left him in weakened
condition.
Aan h;s h.s, known works are
.raanNa,s r. cihst N;gre !, .sT,e Crime
r. $500 por,ard y .srhnis.v and
..T,e RevoIte Des Anges.' His first sue
cess, lie Crime DE Sylvestre Bonnsrd,
was achieved when he was ".
Frankly Outspoken
r.. a. - ho.;.ata 70 sav what
.i'a w. So .;r,a sgo Ne announced
ne .nJusn. so' en- ao1,,,,,,,;sf When he
tnae Hs l va aS h. d;d not hesitate
e 81 ~ n,s . ~ ,'-as a communist
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TAX OFFICIALS
TO TOUR COUNTY
win visit. Beats Of Cleburne
In November

HELM, Ala, Oct. 12.--(Special.)
The Cleburne county tax collector and
tax assessor have announced that they
win visit every beat in the county be-
ginning November for the purpose OF
collecting and assessing state and coun-
ty taxes.
They will be at the court house here
until October 81 for the purpose Of
accommodating automobile owners in
obtaining tags, as the law provides that
tags shall be purchased during this
month,
Bureau Directors Mcet-The board
Of directors Of Cleburne county farm
bureau met here Saturday afternoon
to make plans for the coming year. The
session was full Of enthusiasm and in
terest in regard to the work Of the
bureau during the past two years, which
has, proven satisfactory and helpful to
the farmers Of the county.
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6 RESCUED
in MISHAP
ONy'ARRIOR
drns Turtle In
stream Near Vel
low Creek
NEGRO FERRYMAN
FAILS TO COME UP
Four Children In Party
Are Helpless AS Boat
Sinks

One person was drowned,
and six others narrowly es-
capped a similar fate Sunday
when a skiff capsized in the
Warrior river near Yellow
creek, about a half mile from
the Community club, accord
ing to reports reaching Biz
mingham. The person drown
ed was Will Morris, a negro,
in charge of the boat, who was
taking the party from one side
of the river to the other.
Prompc action on the part
of campers along the river was
responsible for the rescue of
the six white persons, four of
whom were children, and one
a babe in arms. Those rescued
were Price Bum, his sister,
Mrs. Sullivan, and her chill
dren. The water was 90 feet
deep at the spot where the boat
overturned.
The boat Is used mt this point by
H. A. Drennen for the convenience
Of other campers along the rivers
banks. The drowned negro was EN-.
ployed by Drennen.
According to witnesses reaching Bir-
mingham Sunday night, Mr.. Bum and
his sister appeared on the bank and
signalled for the negro to get than.
They entered the boat and started
across. when the skiff reached mid.
stream, Il was seen to turn turtle.
a number Of boats were In the river
at The time, and they hurried 70 the
ss14 A the nklll sank tram Nfeel an8
TIE eliiIllfea flenhdefed hslDiee ThS
negro's body sank and was never seen
10 rise to the surface. It had not been
recovered Sunday night.
Witnesses were unable to explain
why the boat eapsized.
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ADVANCE GUARD
OF PROMINENT
GUESTS ON HAND
Received AT Terminal Sta
tion BY Birmingham
Industrial Leaders

The advance guard Of visitors to Biz
mingham attracted here by the 10th
meeting OF the American Institute OF
Mining and Metallurgical Engineers
reached Birmingham Sunday night. Aft
er a day spent in Chattanooga, where
the historic spots associated with the
Civil war were visited, the party headed
BY William Kelly, president Of the in
stitute, entered a special train which
drew into Birmingham over the Ala
hama Great Southern shortly before
midnight.
The party was received at the Termin-
al station by local members of the in
.stitute and of the Alabama Mining In
stitute, who accompanied the city's
guests to the Tutwiler. There reser-
yations were assigned to the visitors
and there they will be quartered Tor
the three days meeting.
Among the first arrivals were:
Philip N. Moore, past president.
Charles II. Rand, past president.
Director Colonel Arthur 3. Dwight,
past president.
Director George ID. Barron.
Director X. v. Morris.
Director Arthur Thatcher.
Past Director j. V. N. Dorr.
Past Director Edward Potter.
Past Director J. u. Spur, editor en-
cheering and Mineral Journal Press.
Il. Dawson Hall, editor, Coal Age.
George =. Rice, chief engineer bureau
mines.
Sir William Ellis, president, British
Iron and Steel Institute.
Honorable Charles McCrea, minister
Of mines, Ontario.
John Griffen, II. Ward Paine, II. b.
Gernald, j. l.. Schueler, G. w. La
Porte, III. X. Sherry, J. r. Fetherstone,
John McLeish, Lawrence Eddy, Charles
w. GoOdale, e. w. CampiOn. A. II.
Thomas, r. Dawson Hall, G. g. Dewey,
B. II. MaHaffey, A. II. Griffen, Walter
+. Pond, A. II. .Hubbell, j. y. Spur,
Nelson +. Spencer, Ernest II. Urich,
Miss Mary Spencer, Miss Katherine
Rice, w. A. Silliman, z. N. Moore, Ar
thur Thatcher, Godfrey NJ. s. TAFT, W.
w. Cocks. Arthur hoffman. David
SkiIlings, X. p. Hoover, w. X. Kava-
naugh, j. King HOyt. Robert l.. Rice,
George $. Rice, DIR. &. Il. Downs, Ed
win Hidden, Robert AmmOn. Edward
Meagher, J.. A. Hillman. Chester w.
Smith, Frank ii. DanwOrth, X. l..
Lloyd and wife, T.. II. Bunce and wife
+. W. Davis and wife. +. F. Sharp.
less and wife, Col. A. s. Dwight and
wife, John J. Lincoln and wife. X. v
Norris and Mr.. X. V. Norris, Jr., vii
bur JudsOn and wife, George d. Bar
ron and wife, Arthur G. Mckee and
wife, J. v. Reynders and wife, Avery
II. Reed and wife, William Kelly and
wife, Col. Percy Barbour and wife
James w. KnowltOn, Charlotte, S. C..
Mr.. and Mrs. p. =. Treichler, Houston
Texas; Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Davis
Minneapolis, Mimi; w. J. Berries
Dawson Springs, Ky; Lapsey w. Hope
Chattanooga, Tenn; James A. Baar
Mt Pleasant, Tenn; Edward &. Reed
err, Rosiclaire, ILL.,. +. l.. Bailey, Look
out. KY; NJ. NJ. Haley, Madisonville
KY; Richard w. Smith.
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PNEUMONIA FATAL
TO A. II. GEOHEGAN
WelI-KnOwn Birmingham Bust
ness Man Dies At Infirmary

A. II. Geohegan, 90, 1921 north
Thirtieth street, died of pneumonia at
local infirmary at late hour Sun
day night tt
Mr.. GeOhegen had been connected
with Moore and Handley for a number
of years and had host of friends. He
is survived by his widow, one son, l..
l.. Geohegan, manager Of the Gulf
States Steel company two brothers, G.
j. GeOhegan in the machine shop bust
ness in Birmingham and w, A. Geo
hogan of Cincinnati. and one sister, Mrs
Thomas Hubbard of NOwata, Okla.
Funeral arrangements viii be an
nounced later BY Lige 10y.
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THRONG SEES DEPARTURE
start IL Made in Ruslh-AmericaEls
Impatient to be Off


OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, Germany,
Oct. 1.-THE Zeppelin eompanys priae
90 tha air the dirigible ZR-3, which
,r.s huiIt here for the United States
nsyv started this morning on her long
DELAYED transatlantic voyage to the
big hangar awaiting her at Lakehurst,
n. ].
The start was made In a most that
was almost rain. With several hunoreu
men scampering about and tugging az
long lines of ropes, the airship swung
out of her hangar amid the cheering
~ u IN ,,non IFS side. A little German
hsrd ;ts members blowing with might
snd main. endeavored to make the
sDeutschland Uber Allies heard ABOVE
the bug. of the motors.
On Longest Cruise
yvhen the RIB was let go by those
holding her down she was out OF sight
within a few minutes, beginning the
longest nonstop cruise ever undertaken
by a dirigible.
The ZR-2 is known here as the last OF
the Zeppelins. She goes across the At
Iantic to pay the United States part
"f Gormany's war bill. 1t seemed to
he Gratifying TO the spectators to see
great German flag trailing from the
Sims stern as she assembled. Almost
five thousand persons who were on the
scene cheered and waved handkerchiets
and flags and altogether displayed en-
thusiasm and emotion unusuaf among
German crowds.
Tile four American officers on board
tine airship apparently were not in par
ticulnrly good humor. as they paced IN
side the gondola awaiting the final word
10 chi loose. being visibly fearful OF
repetition of yesterdays false start,
after having been engaged IN saying
poodbyes for q day or so.
Ruf ms the ship took the air, Cap
tain George w. Steele, u. s. N, who Is
10 command the IRIS. relaxed and
smiled and Commander Jacob ii. Klein,
Jr. who is in charge of the naval air
station Mt Lakehurst, seemed immense
~ relieved Lieutenant Commander >.
NJ. Krauss, who is to be engineer OIL
Ger of the airship and Major f. NJ Ken
nedy. the United States army observer,
conferred their attentions upon the ae-
tivities of the crew.
DIR. Hugo Eckener, the commander
and Captain Ernest A. Lehman, execu-
five and watch officer, and the other
German officers were serious OF visage.
They had no time to respond to fare
wells, but DIR. Eekener found moment
lust before the airship rose to wave to
bis wife, daughter and son and to Count
Confined on Page Two)
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TRAFFIC RESUMED
ON FLORIDA LINE
Property Damage Caused By
Storm Estimated At $250,OOO

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla, Oct. 49,
Main line traffic on the Florida East
Coast Railway from Jacksonville to
Key West WIS resumed today. High
waters caused by heavy rains on the
Florida north central east coast were
gradually receding. Some trains were
reported late today, but the service was
expected to return to normal within
the next "a hours.
Two trains were derailed during the
gtorm near Daytona and a number of
washOuts were reported. The property
damage here and at DaytOna. New
Smyrna. Sanford and number of
other cities and towns in the storm
areas was estimated at more than
$3.50 600.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-13
ICE BLOCK FOUND
BURIED IN EARTH
Nevada Freak OF Nature 60
Feet Long And 10 Feet Thick
(By Associated Pressl

RENO, New, Oct. IA freak of
nature near here in the form of 4 huge
solid block of ice buried - feet under
ground, measuring 60 feet in length, -
feet in width and 10 feet in thickness,
was uncovered recently by steam
shovel, while working on the new
Truck river highway. Tho wOrkmen,
after making numerous attempts to go
around the ice. finally were forced to
blast their way through it with high ex-
plosiyes.
1t is believed that originally the ice.
which is estimated to be about 40 years
old was a field Of snow on the noun
tain side above and was compressed
into its present form by an avalanche
of earth, rocks and trees.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-13
POLECATS INVADE
MICHIGAN TOWN
Obnoxious FeIines Settle Under
Houses In Bellevue

BELLEVUE, Mich, Oct. 12.-An
invasion of 'pole cats" has set this
once peaceful town by the ears, not to
say the nose.
The perfume-bearing felines can be
seen frequently darting about the
streets, and several families nave settled
under various houses, to the great
dismay of the human occupants. Some
of them have been making ugerish
inrOads on the citizens chicken house:
A grand crusade is being planned
against them.
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as GALLONS SEIZED

ELLISVILLE, Miss, Oct. 12.-(Spe-
cial Sheriff Luther Hill and a posse
arrested two men on Tigers creek east
az Oyett last night who had in their
possession two motor cars loaded with
as gallons of liquor, according 10 the Of
ficers. Two other men escaped.
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STEAMER ON FIRE
American Vessel Reported In Distress
OFF England

LONDON, Oct. 12.-The American
steamer, Minnequa. is reported to be on
fire five miles east OF Beachy Head. The
last report from the steamer said the
fire was under control and that she
did not require assistance.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-13
THE WEATHER

AIabama: Generally fair Monday
and Tuesday.
Tennessee: Fair.
Georgia: Fair.
Mis,issippi; Fair.
Complete wsatler data Is on
Page ~.
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For Shanghai

SHANGHAI, Oct. i3.--The
Cheklang forces defending shang-
hal against the attacks Of tho I'm.
vading Kiangsu armies surrendered
today and an arInlstice was de-
elared between the opposing forces.
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FOUR BULLDOGS Quilted
All Of RlchnaOnd's Fire Force Called
Into Action

RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 12.-At one
o'clock this morning firemen were still
fighting a fire which had Quilted four
buildings in Broad street, in the heart
of the retail district. The flames were
then under control. All the fire fight
ing equipment in the city was called
to the scene after the companies which
answered the first alarm at 10 :O5
o'clock last night were unable to check
the conflagratiOn.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-11
Peat Is Shown AS
A Good Fertilizer
BY NEA Service


Chicago, Dec. li.-Peat is the new
est recruit to the ranks of fertilizers.
Recent experiments have shown
that peat possesses almost miracu-
lous powers in rejuveMating the soil.
In addition. it is the cheapest of
the fertilizers on the market.
A vast peat deposit 10 to so feet
deep in Whiteside county, Ill.,. is
being used entirely for fertiiizing
purposes.
The peat is eXcavated from along
the banks Of Il small canal and then
allowed to dry out for Il day or two.
Afterward it is allowed to cure for
a week or 10 days in a mill then fed
into a huge cylinder heated to Il
temperature of 1900 degrees Fahren-
heit, and next ground into the form
of a dark brown powder.
The powder is without odor and
so clean that it may be handled
without causing the slightest smut
or stain.
Besides its value as Il fertilizer, it
~ been found that peat in this
p0'Tde; cd form has considerable
merit as an ingredient in the COM
position OF feed mixtures for cattle.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-11
SULLY SOLDIER
STONE FOUND
Bears Name Placed There By
Soldier in 1868

An interesting sand stone, found
by William Baxter southeast of
Moffit, Burleigh county, ana loaned
to the State Historical Society, bears
the inscription of two soldiers who
were with General Alfred Sully in
North Dakota in 1868.
The stone bears the name Of Au-
gust Brands, aged 20, 9th Iowa Cav
airy, and is dated 1863, and the name
Of Griffin eager, of the same COM
7t,pany. The stone was found recently
by Mr.. Baxter at point on Long
Lake Creek. Here General Sully in
his command stopped, before going
south and east to the battle of White
Stone Hill, near Merricourt. Sept.
. IL, 1868, in which hostile Indians
were routed.
Additional information secured by
Mr.. Crawford from records showed
both men were in the Sixth Iowa
cavalry during the Civil War, and
were mustered out at Sioux City,
Iowa, in 1865. Brands come from
McGregor. Iowa, and eager from
Plymouth, Iowa.
The stone rem aimed in its posi-
ton, 81 years.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-11
FRENCH MODE OF
QUIZZING REVERSED
BY U. S. TEACHERS

Paris. Dec. 1.-THE psychology Of
asking school children questions is
Il point on which American teachers
take issue with most French instruc-
tors.
JEAN" says the French teacher
in most schools, "Stand up!" Then
the question is asked.
In American schools the process
is reversed. The question is put
fully, then some pupil is asked to
answer it.
''The difference Isl" said recent
visitor to Paris lycees, "that in the
French school the whole class knows
instantly that "Jean" is the one to
answer and the rest have no need
to do any hard thinking.
"In the American school everyone
in the class is compelled to search
his wits for an answer because he
Or she may be called upon to rise.
In that way the whole class answers
the question, or tries to, although
only one rccites."
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-11
RESOURCES OF
STATES BANK
ARE INCREASED
Continued from page one. J

officials say that all of these loans
were made by former administra-
ton. Some of those loans which
were considered no good at all will
yield some salvage, as result of
good crops, they say. Few farmers
who made late loans are far behind,
according to Mr.. Green. who declar-
ed that the attitude of the average
man on the farm now is that he
wants to stay there, and will make
every effort to do so.
During the three years the farm
loan committee of the Bank of
North Dakota has handled applica-
lions for loans totalling s39.6SG,O0O.
The problem was to pare the loans
to a point where it would be safe
to put the public's money and yet
serve the farmers interest. This
has been the hard task of the bank,
according to Mr.. Green. 1t would be
easy to approve all applications, and
the losses would come in some fu-
ture administration, he said, but eff
fort was made to protect the public
funds, and the manner in which in
terest and installments on loans
made the last three years is being
paid, is cause for satisfaction.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-11
MANILA SHELTERS
ONLY FORTY EXILED
RUSSIAN MONARCHISTS

Manila, Dec. 1.-THE lila Moro
metz, one Of the Russian, vessels
which arrived in Manila Bay year
and half ago under Admiral Stark,
has been sold to a local transpor-
tation company, leaving only two out
Of the II vessels in the original fleet
which came from Vladixostok with
more than 500 Russian refugees.
The others have been sold to con-
Germs here or in China. The COM
pany will use the lila Morometz,
which is high-powered tug, in
towing work in Philippine waters.
Only 40 Of the original 800 refug-
ecs who came with the fleet remain
in the Philippines, the others, in
GLIDING Admiral Stark, having de-
parted for various countries. Some
600 were taken to the United States
on the army transport Merritt more
than a year ago, and others from
time to time have gone to Shanghai.
Admiral Stark left only few days
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-11
LITTLE GIRL
LOSES LEG
Operation Is Performed in
Local Hospital

An operation for the amputation
of limb of Iva May Schultze, six
year old daughter of Fred Schultze,
manager of the Western Auto Com
pany, Mandan, was performed this
afternoon at the Bismarck hospital.
The little girl was hurt few
dan, which her father was driving.
was wrecked at detour point on
the paved road west Of the river
bridge. The car turned over, and
members of the family were in
jurcd. A sudden turn for the worse
in the condition of the girl necessi
below the knee.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-11
WINE FROM THE WOOD
HELPS LISBON EVADE LAW

Lisbon, Dec. 1l.-Certain retailers
of Lisbon are at daggers drawn with
the government for the elemental
reason that the state wants taxes
which the dealers don't want to pay
Up to the present time the retailers
seem to have the best of it.
The government recently decreed
that everything sold in a bottle
should pay a stamp tax, the stamp
to be affixed to the bottle. This APP
plies particularly to wines, liquors
and perfumes. Dealers were given
five days in which to comply with
the new law. At the end Of this
time the police visited countless
wineshops and stores selling per-
fumery, to see how things were go
ing.
They found the wineshops had
withdrawn from sale enormous guam
titles of bottled goods, preferring
to await the chance OF d new admin
istration resembling the present law,
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WOULD ASK
FOR BRIDGE AT
ARLIN TON

Washington. Dec. 1l.-Congress
will be asked at its coming session
to again consider the Arlington Me-
mortal Bridge plans with view to
making them reality.
The idea of spanning the Potomac
River with arches of ever enduring
granite to more firmly forge the
links between the North and South,
is credited to President Jackson. Var
ious presidents have favored the
project and President Coolidge now
heads the Arlington Bridge Commits
sion, which is sponsoring the pro-
posal, thus to join the Lincoln Me-
mortal with Arlington National, Gem
etery on the Virginia shore. opposite
the capital.
The bridge, as now planned, would
cost $14,750,000 and be completed in
ten years. Nine spans. enter into its
construction. Eagles, symbolic of the
United States, surmount the arcmtec-
ture at the entrances to the bridge
which is to be 2,13S feet long, with !:
6C-foot roadway and total width of
w tccl. Inc SUI uCluIt VIII DC lstCSu
with granite harmonizing with the
Colorado Iule marble of the Lincoln
Memorial. The whole proposal, its
sponsors declare, would make it 1.-The
greatest single memorial project un-
undertaken by any nation in recent
| times
1t will provide a magnificent en-
trance to Washington from the Lee
highway, coming across the continent
from Los Angeles. Entering the cap
ital in this way, the traveller would
! obtain view of the city's parkway
| system, the Columbia Island columns
the Potomac and the Lincoln Memo
rial, with the white dome of the Cap
ftol in the distance.
Aside from its artistic features
traffic students see in the Arlington
| Memorial Bridge solution Of the
! flood of cars that flows over the re-
Gently completed Francis Scott Key
bridge at Georgetown.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-12-11
SAY GERMANY
IS ARMING

Paris. Dec. 11.--(By the A. Pr
Recent reports from the allied mill
tary control commission have caused
cons iderable worry in allied quar-
tiers The mission. it was stated. has
found numerous secret stores OF
manufactured arms, and some newly
perfected weapons, such as anti tank
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or were selling wines and liquors by
the glass drawn from barrels.
AS for perfumes. the women will
have to go without. The shopkeep-
ers will sell them nothing and have
hidden their stocks away. They de-
clare the collection of the new tax
would ruin their business.
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FOR SALE-Standard Bred Giant
Mammoth Toulouse Geese and
White Pekin ducks. Both took
first prize at the Mclean County
Poultry show the last two years.
Mrs. Otto Snyder, Underwood, n.
Oak. 12-l1-St