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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-26
TWO MEET DEATH
IN FLAMING PLANE
Kentucky Officers Victims Of
Kansas Acciden,
tBy Associated Press J

JUNCTION CITY. Kas.. Nov. %
Captain ID. w. Bedinger and Sergeant
irving Astol were burned to death on
the Fort Riley Military reservation to-
day when their plane burst into flames
shortly after they took off from Marsh
all Field. the Fort Riley flying field.
Captain Bedinger's home was at
Richmond. Ky, Sergeant AstOl came
from Shepherdsville, Ky.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-26
FEES BODY FOUND
ON MOUNTAIN ROAD
California Bank President Dies
Near Employees Cabin
lRy Associated Press. J

ALEXANDRIA, Cal, Nov. 25.-The
body of William r. Zee, president of
two banks here, was found with bull
let in the head, according to a tele-
phoned report from searching party in
the San Bernardino mountains. Fee
was last seen alive Saturday night when
he left a camp in the San Bernardino
mountains.
The bankers body was found about
20 feet from the road and 40 feet from
the cabin of Miss Mary f. Watkins. an
employee at one of Fees banks, where
searchers yesterday found suit of
Fees clothing.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-26
FATHER AND SON
KILLED IN WRECK
Car Fails To Take Curve And
Turns Over

OPELIKA. Ala, Nov. 25.-(Spe-
cial j. Hall and his son were in
stantly killed when their car over
turned near Notasulga Sunday, accord
ing to information received here today.
They were coming down the hill on the
east side of the creek near Vaughns mill
when the car failed to take turn, ran
up an embankment and turned over.
Two others in the car escaped serious
injury
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-26
G.. e F. RAILWAY
TO ISSUE BONDS
Permission To Float $500, 900
Worth Is Granted
(By Associated Press. }

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-The
Interstate Commerce Commission today
authorized the Georgia and Florida
railway, now in receivership, to issue
100000 in certificates of Indebtedness
to be sold to meet expenses incurred
in the operation of the property,
The St Lou1s-San Francisco railroad
was authorized to issue $3,000,000 of
six per cent secured gold notes and
$500 100000 prior lien gold bonds
which will be pledged as collateral
security to guarantee payment of the
notes.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-26

siderations and that solution Of the
problem could not be attained by equal
ization of ocean rates at all ports. New
England and New York representatives
asserted the North Atlantic rate fix
shippers and advanced the proposition
that railroad ocean rates were so inter
locked that shippers could not be prop
erly served without a parity of rates.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-26
PINCHOT CANCELS SPEECH
Pennsylvania Executive Not To Address
Atlanta Audience

HARRISBURG, Pa, Nov. 25.-Gov-
ernor Pinchot today announced cancel
lation of his address next Sunday on
law enforcement at Atlanta, Ga. He
said the work on the Pennsylvania bud
get prohibited his filling this engage
ment.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-26
$4,000 ALLOTTED
FOR TEXAS RIVER
$4,000 Made Available For Win
"a. yah Bay
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.--Allot.
ments from existing river and harbos
improvement funds, announced today By
army engineers, included $4,000 for the
Trinity River, Texas, and $4,000 Ton
Winyah Bay, South Carolina.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-26
REV. GRANT ILL
Physicians Report Minister Is Suffering
From Anaemia

From Anaemia
NEW YORK. Nov. 25-The DIR.
Percy Stickney Grant former rector of
the Episcopal Church of the Ascension,
who last Sunday was brought here
from his Bedford Hills country home
for hospital treatment was reported
by specialists today to be suffering
from severe case of anaemia-and
that is ALL" Neurologists who was
examined the patient and consulted
with mis- personal physicians confirmed
this diagnosis.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-26
S35,OOo,0Oo HULK
OF DREADNAUGHT
IS FINALLY SUNK
U. S. S. Washington Sent
To Bottom Off Vir-
ginia Capes

WASHINGTON. Nov. 25.-The I.
S. Washington. sunk off the Virginia
capes Tuesday morning. was sent to
the bottom by long range shots from
the 14-inch guns of the battleship
Texas, according to word received by
the navy department here Tuesday
night.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-26
(By Leased Wire To The AgeHerald

NORFOLK. Va. Nov. -3.-Ihe Q.
S. S. Washington was sunk Tuesday
as the climax OF series of naval tests
which have been going on for several
days incident to the destruction of the
partially completed battleship doomed
by the naval limitations treaty.
Officials at the naval base had no
as to what means were used
in finally dispatching the Washington,
whether it was by gunfire, or airpiane
bombs. Their only word was that she
had been sunk during the day. A full
report is being sent to the navy depart
ment at Washington by radio from the
Texas. it was stated. The Texas is now
on her way into port and probably will
anchor sometime during the night.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-08
LARGEST KNOWN FOSSIL BONE
Discovery Made in Northern sssN
Mexico 10 Interesting for More
Than One Reason.

The largest shoulder blade Of any
animal on record, ancient or modern
has been discovered ia San Juan basin
In northern New Mexico by John b.
keeside. Jr., of the United States
geological survey. This scapula bone
is part o. an immense extinct dinosau,
estimated to be over one hundred feel
long and markedly larger than an.
previously known to have existed.
Charles e. Gilmore of the National
museum in Washington has assembled
The collection Of pieces OF this fossil
scapula and has found that the total
length of the bone is more than five
feet, nearly as tall as man. This is
dve times the length Of the shoulder
blade of COW of today
The large fossil was found in the
part of the earth that was deposited
and formed In the Upper Cretaceout
era, and this indicates to the geOlogist
that the dinosaurs lived at q later
geologic time than they had previously
supposed. This fact has created more
stir In geological circles than the
size of the fossil.
Dinosaurs were large reptiles with
ong necks. little heads and brains.
md long tails. Their bodies loob
-omewhat like that of an diversified
elephant with hind legs longer than
fore legs. They dominated the earth
IN the days when the limestone beds
we're laid, but for some reason dis
appeared from the earth to give plao
= smaller and nvelier animals.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-08
HANDS lNDEA TO CHARACTER
stssi Reveal Much, Though Probably
Less Than Was the Case Some
Few Years Ago.

Once it was possible to tell lady
br her hands-that is If you regarded
= lady as ga female Of the favored so
cial class" She had well-kept hands
because she did nothing to roughen
them or enlarge their knuckles or cause
premature wrinkles. Even II fortune
bad gone against her she somehow
avoided the work that would mar the
symmetry of those hands. She did
without sugar for her tea and did
needlework for money in order TO avoid
the work that she regarded as mental.
And because a woman of this class
knew that it was at her hands that
others looked for an index to her so
cial position it was her hands that she
saved, wearing gloves by day and by
night to keep them white and to pro-
tect them and repair them from the
ravages of wind. sun and homework.
The situation is rather different now.
The young woman Of immigrant par
ents who sells tinware in the depart
meat store basement has deliberately
manicured nails and hands that are
smooth, but the wife Of the college
president has hands that clearly show
the effects of work that we would once
have regarded as mental.
Perhaps still to the keen observer
hands have something to tell of their
owners rank or pedigree. There are
some hands that no matter how dill
gently manicured always look a little
grimy at TIE corners, and others, lack
ing entirely the luster OF the manicure
buffer, that are always serupulously
clean.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-08
REALIZED ERROR TOO La :
oId-Time 6eggars Pride Suffers >
Fall When He Tackles Same
Couple Twice.

There Is pride In all trades. He
was old and stumbling and his eys
was red. but 1t had bi: of twinkle
behind 1t. He pulled his mouth down
Gould you help an old one to ge'
just cup Of coffee now?" he asked
and touched his hat as he took TIA,
coin.
The couple he had approached tyour
expert panhandler tackles them ia
couples. for most men like TO show
their generosity when a woman is
witness) turned the corner and then,
perhaps for something forgotten,
turned back after quarter of block.
The beggar had gone on, and then
he too turned back. Once more he
approached.
"Could you help an old one to get
just cup Of coffee now?" he asked.
Did you already drink the cup
just bought your asked the man.
The beggar stopped short. He
peered. His face fell He smote bis
brow and turned on his heel and hur-
ried off. And the laughing couple.
looking back, saw him blushing to the
back of his neck.
1t was simply that he had wounded
his own pride. To make such a blum
der-tackling the same one twice and
that inside of three minutes. He
shuf1ed hurriedly and his step said as
clearly as words, Getting oldi Get
ting old New York Sun and Globe
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-08
Leather HIs Hobby.

One Of the curious American char
acters Of the last century was the
sOld Leather Man" who for nearly
30 years tramped over eastern New
York and Connecticut clad almost en-.
tireiy In leather. His home was In .
cave near Sing Sing. where he was
found dead in 1889. He did occa-
ional Jobs Of plumbing, and never
accepted any recompense but food and
tobacco.
He was said to have been made In
sane BY an unfortunate love affair IN
France when he was a young man
According to the story, he won the
heart Of the daughter Of wealthy
leather merchant and entered into her
fathers business to prove his WORTH
ness. He specuIated In leather and
when the market In that commodity
'rasfcd, his prospective father-in-law
was ruined and his own hopes vert
shattered. This unhinged bis mind. and
he determined to spend the rest Of his
life wandering around the countryside
.lothsd q leather. Hls name M
oule1 BouTylay.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-08
1IvERGInG THEORIES OF LIFE
Question OF Chance and Evolution
Apparently VIII Long Be Matter
of Discussion.

Writing on the work of Jacques
Loeb, the famous exponent of the me
chanical theory of life, in Harper's
Magazine, Paul H. De Kruiff said
ut IS constantly remarked by lay peo-
pie of intelligence and by many biol
ogists that the apparently wonderful
way in which animals are adapted to
their environment is the best evidence
of some purpose and design in nature.
To Loeb, with his detached vision and
his freedom from anthropomorphisn
1t Is just as conceivable that nature is
accidental and a pure matter of
chance. 1t Is possible that those sur
vive who have the equipment-they
did not acquire the equipment under
the influence of environment. :.
1t is possible for forms with moderate
disharmonieS to survive, those with
gross disharmonies do not exist. and
We are not reminded of their possible
existence Nature, the master points
out, Is enormously wasteful. There
are, for instance. hundred million
possible crosses of marine bony fish.
OF these only ten thousand, or one
hundredth of l per cent, actually ex-
ist. Every one viii admit that this
fact is much better argument for
pianiessness than for design. For
out of an almost infinite number of
combinations it would be strange If
chance did not bring abou. the exist
snce of a small number of forms
capable Of survival"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-08
Myth AS TO THE DWARFs
ners OF the Earth-Named East
West, North and South.

Dwarfs are inhabitants Of the In
terror of the earth and especially of
large isolated rocks, In Scandinavian
mythology. A dwarf was set by the
gods at the corner of each of the four
quarters of the earth to bear up the
sky, and they were named East, West.
North and South.
All the dwarfs were esteemed great
artists in working metals, and wea-
pons of marvellous properties were
said to be produced from the subter-
ranean workshops. The dwarfs could
not endure the sunlight. and II It's
rays touched them they were turned
into stone. If man met dwarf
away from his rock and could throw
steel between him and 1t, 1t was be-
iieved that thereby his habitation was
closed up and that anything In his
power could be extorted from him.
In the old Morse, echo is called the
"dwarf language" preferably because
It was thought to be produced by the
dwarfs within mountains initiating the
sounds which they heard Without
Detroit News.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-08
LEGEND or GRAND CANYON
Indian Story Says That II Was Ma
BY pacl<-i-Tha-a-Wl, After a Ger
tain Big Flood.

According to the Wallapais the
Grand canyon was made single-hana
ed. after certain flood. by their cult
US hero. Pack-i-tha-a-wi. who was
armed with large flint knife and a
big stick. Once upon time the world
was covered so deep with water that
nobody knew what to do until Pack
i-tha-a-wi took the initiative. The
knife he thrust deep into thu heart Of
the earth. hammering 1t In with tn
big stick and moving 1t strenuously
hack and forth until the canyon was
-ormed. which drew all the water fro
OF the earth into the Sunset sea.
Another legend says that there "
great chief who mourned the dealt,
Of his wife and would not be comfort
ed until Taywoats, one of the Indian
gods, came to him and told him his
wife was In a happier land. and offered
to take him there that he might see for
himself If. upon his return. he would
cease to mourn. The great chief prom
Used.
Then Taywoats made trail through
the mountains. The trail was the can
yon gorge of the Colorado. Through
it the god led the chief. and when
they had returned the deity exacted
from the chief q promise that ne
would tell no one Of the joys Of that
land, lest. through discomfort with this
world, they should desire to 60 to
heaven. Then he rolled a river into
the gorge so broad and raging that It
would engulf any that might attempt
to enter thereby.-Detroit News.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-08
KEPT HATS ON SECOND FLOOR
English Dealer, Following Ancient Cue.
tom. Exhibited Only Sample In
Show Window.

A man who attended the meetings Of
the International Chamber of Com
merce came back by way of England
He wanted hat, and business &C
Quaintance, man who had lived for
years In England, suggested place to
60.
The shop was small and dingy, but
its windows held hat which appealed
An old man appeared to be the only
attendant.
"Wait a moment" said the shop
keeper, land I'll bring down hat like
the one In the window" Bringing
down the hat meant a trip up a flight
of stairs in the corner Of the shop. and
while the proprietor was gone the
American looked about the place.
There were hat boxes on the shelves.
but no hats were on display, except in
the window. Presently down came the
proprietor with the hat 1t seemed to
be what the American wanted, but he
asked to see some other colors. Back
up the steps went the shopkeeper, and
down he came with more hats.
The purchase was made, and while
the hat was being wrapped the Ameri-
can made some inquiries regarding the
business. He learned with astonish-
ment that the hat store had been op-
Grated for more than a hundred years
that the present proprietor was the
grandson of the founder, and that most
OF the stock Of hats had been kept on
the foor above the store ever since the
business had been STANDARDIZATION
Business.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-08
The Ingenious Beaver.

In paper presented to the British
association. attention was invited to
the great advantage that was gained
by the first animals which succeeded
10 securing thermal and chemical con
stancy In their environment, thus rem
dering themselves Independent Of
changes In the external medium. Man
Is the most remarkable foS his activity
In this respect, but many other crea-
lures differ from him only in the de.
gree of their activity directed to a
similar end, and, it should be added,
in some parts of this country the ac
dvity of the beaver In creating ar
artificial environment has, until lately,
been more marked than that Of mar
himself
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-08
a Pair Of GIoves

One keen, biting winter morning half
q dozen grizzled. stoop-shouldered old
men were cleaning OF the snow and
Ice from the sidewalk Of an eastern
city. They were warmly clad and all
wore thick gloves or mittens except
one; he was trying to work bare
handed.
While he was alternately swinging
his pick and stopping to blow on his
fingers tall, broad-shouldered man
came walking along the pavement. he
wore fur coat and a pair Of beau
ffful heavy gloves. When he came
opposite the old man who was resting
q moment from his work. he suddenly
snatched on his gloves, thrust them
vigorously into the hand Of the labor
or, and with the tenderest and merri-
est of smiles went right on, without
even turning round, and was lost in
the crowd.
The old man Strengthened and stood
staring after him In utter bewilder-
ment. Then. shaking his gray head
over and over as IL he were unable
to explain the generosity Of the
stranger. he slowly drew on the COM
forting gloves and continued his hard
woFt.--Youth's Companion.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-08
Where washinoton wooea

Tonkers, N. Y, has an interesting
history. 1t is connected indlrectly
with the sparkling" days Of George
Washington. before he yielded TO the
charms OF Widow CustIs. Washington
at one time paid very ardent court to
one Mary PhilIpse. Her father, the
Detroit Nsws recalls, wes one of the
big landed proprietoys OF prereyolu
tionary times. Hir premises extended
from what is now PhiIipse Manor sta.
lion, three miles above Tarrytowr
and close TO Washington Irving's Loved
Sleepy Hollow, to what Is now Getty
square, IN the heart Of Yonkers.
The original manor house was Il
tae former location. It Is still stand
ing, and few years ago was bought
and occupied by Elsie Janis, who has
restored It TO its early splendor ara
filled 1t with colonial furniture. much
Of which was there when MARI PIN
ipse used to enfertain ~ handsome
f1nng of3cee.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-08
oanwIn,s THEORY OF LIFE
Opinion That Has Been Sharply A.
tackled and Holly Defended Since
He Expressed IL.

Charles Darwin published In 1859 q
work entitled "Origin of Species" In
an attempt to prove that the numerous
species now existing on the earth
sprang originally from one. or at most,
a few primal forms. and that the
present diversity Is due to special de-
velopment and natural selection.
According to Darwin's theory, those
plants and creatures that are best
suited to the conditions Of their ex
istenee survive and become fruitful;
certain organs called into play by pc
culiar conditions of life grow with
their growth and strengthen with their
strength, until they become so much
q part and parcel Of their frames as
to be transmitted to their offspring.
The con ditions Of life being very d.
verse cause q great diversity of or.
ganic development, and of course
every such diversity which has be
come radical is the parent Of q new
species. :
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-08
ALWAYS A WELCOME VISITOR
Occasionally Late, but Once Ever
Month She Was at the Door
to Receive Him.

She waited patiently for his arrival
feeling that he wouldn't tisappoint
her. Sometimes he was little earit
sometimes a little late, but eyentu-
ally he would come. bringing with him
something dear to her heart.
Once every month for four years be
hsl been welcome visitor. How
we'll she knew his voice-his smile
his CHEEKY whistlel
At times when he passed the house
Without as-much as q glance. she IN
derstood and made no effort to CT.
'rnct his attention. II he appeared
distant now and then, she did nos
grieve, knowing the day would come
week, two weeks perhaps-when he
would walk fearlessly up the wslk
with a smile and a CHEEKY word of
greeting.
After today abe would never look fos
aim again. AT least his appearance
would never again cause the delighe.
fui little heart throbs that were. new
egitating her.
At last she saw him. Her arms
were outstretchco to receive-zhe last
War Risk Bureau allotment check,
which the postman handed q her via
= smfIa-The Lenkhnfnotk
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-08
Problem In Mathematics.

Two men resolved to take a barrel
Of cider to q race meeting and there
make some money by selling 1t. In
order to be quite sure that they should
make money they agreed that If they
drank any on the way they should pay
for 1t.
Having NO cart, they resolved to roll
the barrel to the course, and as 1t was
a hot day they very soon became tired
and thirsty.
First Bill had drink and handed
bis twopence to Tom, and then Tom
had one and paid Bill-and 30 on.
When they finally reached their des-
tination they found that the barrel was
empty. Then came the sharing Of the
proceeds.
The cider was gone. but where was
the money? They could account for
twopence, but. alas, whore was the
rest9
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-08
Gold In Coal.

IN describing the Cambria coal fieie
II Wyoming, an expert mentions the
interesting fact that gold and silver
are present in small quantities In the
coal. From the occurrence Of iron
pyrite, which is distributed through
out the coal seam, 1t Is suspected that
this mineral carries the precious met.
ais. The coke made from the coal is
used In the smelling works, and aver
ages from one TO two pennyweights OF
gold per ton. which Is sufficient to
compensate for high ash content.
There has been similar occur
renee in South Africa. The coal oc
CURED in small seams running through
the quartzite ore, and In places was
quite rich in gold, the ash being col.
ored a bright purple by the finely
divided particles of metaL-Exchange
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-08
HAD NEVER TASTED CANDY
Hunter in South Africa Discovered
Child Who Was Above Sweet
Tooth.

1t is generally conceded that the af-
fections of child can be gained, tenn
porarily at least, through gifts of
candy. But one kind hearted old gen.
tleman who has an irrepressible affec-
ton for children and always goes
around with his pockets full of sweet
meats, which he distributes to his
small friends, learned on one occasion
that candy was not an open sesame
to child's heart.
He was on hunting expedition in
Africa. His supplies included several
tins OF tinsel-covered chocolates. Hap
pening to have some of these loose in
his pocket one day when far inland
he encountered small native. He
produced couple and endeavored to
present them to the wide-eyed two
year-old. They were refused, even
when their tinsel wrapping was re-
moved. The youngster had never
seen candy and did not know what II
was-New York Sun and Globe.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-02-08
The Hasty Departure.

Ethel had been warned time and
again that she must not keep COM
pany with Tom Jones, young man
with questionable character. But
It 20 happened on this particular
night that Ethel's father was the one
who greeted the young man as he
entered the vestibule of his sweet
hearts home He no sooner had
passed the time of the day than he
found himself seated in the middle
Of the street, assisted by the foot of
Ethel's angry father.
Ethel. just having completed her
toilet. came downstairs and asked Of
her father what had become Of Tom.
HE Just went out" replied the
father. gruffiy.
"Gone out? How soon will he be
back7' asked his daughter.
swell" replied he, with sarcasm,
II be Games back as quickly q he
want ont he's due here now.s