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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-26

detailed back stage at a theater. He
is attracted to Agnes Evans, cho-
rus girl. When the fireman learned
that she has a drunken, brutal hus-
band his courtship promptly ceased.
Then one night a theatrical board
Ing house caught fire and Andy res
cued Agnes from the flames after she
had been locked in a room by her
husband, who meets death in the fire.
With the way thus cleared for Dan
Cupid 1t is assumed that Andy and
Agnes live happy ever after.
For the last half of the week, start
ing Thursday, the attraction will be
Dustin Farnum in kentucky Days."
drama of frontier life In '4s.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-26
ion at Mister Smiths beginning

ion at Mister Smiths beginning
sunday.
The story, with which almost every
one is familiar, concerns the adven-
lures of one Richard Clarke, ambitious
young attorney, who is on the verge
Of bankruptcy because he Is too kind
hearted to ever say mo" to a needy
client, or any one else who is in need
of help. He finally determines, at the
advice Of one of his prosperous
friends, to bury his heart in the
backyard" and start out to become a
financial success.
Charles Chaplin in 1.-THE Pilgrim, -
in which the famous comedian APP
pears as a tramp, who steals a clergy
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-26
BARTHELAIESS TO BE
FEATURED AT THE CIRCLE

Richard Barthelmess is the sttrac-
ton at the Circle beginning Sunday in
''Twenty-One," a story OF youth adapt
ed from the novel by Alice MACEDONIAN
Cooke and Grace MacGowan
The story, a distinct departure from
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-26
CHARLES JONES TURNS
FIRE FIGHTER IN NEW FILM

Charles Jones is seen as a fire
fighter in his new melodramah Gu
pid's Fireman" which will be on view
at the Isis the first half of next week.
The plot was taken from Richard
Harding Davis story, ANDY McGee's
Chorus Girl"
Jones is cast as MCGEE, a fireman
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-26

mans clothes and masquerades as the
new minister, is also on the program.
Edna Purviance is a4so seen in this
comedy, as are Chuck Reisner and
Dinky Dean, the new child star.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-26
FILM FAVOR|TES
TO Be FEATURED
ONLOCA[ SCREENS
Barthelmess, HuIette, Truck
and Others TO Play Chief
Roles,

LAY ERS VINO nave large IoI-
III lowings among local movie
fans will be featured in pitures
TO be offered at the theaters here next
week
Richard Barthelmness will be
featured in "Twenty-One" at the
Circle next week The Ohio will offer
Ernest Truck in a film version of his
comedy success, six Cylinder Love. -
The Apollo will go in for drama by
presenting the William Fox produc-
ton of 'HoOdman Blind" Mister
Smiths will present The Meanest
Man in the World
The Isis for the first half Of the
week will offer Charles Jones in
"Cupid's Fireman"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-26

Mermaid comedy, Meek and Neck, -
featuring Lige Conley, and the Cir
clette of News. THE Woman in
White" will play "Finlandia," by
Sibelius, on the Circle Organ, and the
Circle orchestra will play an overture.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-12-17
MAIL PLANE
PILOTS ARE
NOW READY
Tc Face the Storms OF Win
ter. According to c. +.
Egge. General Super
intcndent

Omaha. Dec. l7.-An unprecedented
contingency for the United States
COVE, nment. that of operating the
tranScontincntal air mail service
throughout the winter months. wilt
be met satisfact if the already
completed plans of the government
are carried out. according to Carl +.
f.ere. general superintendent of the
air mail service.
Mr.. feec, ut his headquarters mere,
has announced that the cross-conti
n"nt flying service will go on reIu-
lar schcdule hampcred only slightly,
if at all, by snow storms and biz
ZardS.
Every air mail flying base and
emergency landing station has been
equipped with wintC: flying Facilities,
monkey suits" for pilots. stoves to
heat water and gasoline, protection of
beacon lights. and skis TO be attach
ed TO the landing gear in case heavy
snowfall prevents the use Of wheels.
The monkey suit" Mr.. EGge eX-
planned. has been adopted after extcn-
sive experimenting with various fly
inc garments. The suit. fur-lincd. in
cludcs everything from helmet to
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-12-17
BARKLEY BILL
TO BE FOUGHT
Rail Legislation One of Sub.
jects Before Congress-

w. >hington. Dec. II. Disposal Of
the much debated Howell Barkley
bill! is ON" of the f.rs' tasks that
will confront the House.
This measure. which Wou!d ;.bol-
ish the Railroad Labor Board and
set up Il series Of regional Lust,
mcnt boards, was one o; tic most
taken up by the House last session,
and it is indicated that the fight
Will be continued with renewed vigor
this winter
When Representative Narklcy, of
Kentucky, ranking Democrat on the
House Commerce Committee intro
dncrd the bill il was referred to
that committee. Later its friends
charged that AN attempt was being
made to Kill it in committee. and
circulated q petition to bring it he
fore the House by disrhrrgr of the
committee. which WAS done. Thi.
action placed the bin on the SuSprn-
sion r.!cndar and made it in order
under The ru!Cs, on the first and
third Mondays Of each month.
, In the closing weeks Of thc last
| session, each day that the bill was
| III order, friends Of the mcasur,
! sought desperately 10 bring it ovcl
! tho parliamentary highway to where
y vote might be secured. This cf.
fort was opposed with equal vigor
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-12-17

socks. The electrically heated suit,
the air mail chief said, transmits
heat too rapidly, arording no even
heat for the comfort OF pilots.
In addition the cockpit OF every
plane will be heated by pipe rum
ming from the engine parallel to, and
on top Of, the exhaust pipe. This
new arrangement, the speaker declar-
cd, prevents fumes from entering the
tonneau, as was the case when the
cockpit was heated direct from the
exhaust pipe.
All main beacon lights, from Hazel
hurst field, New YORK. to San Fran
cisco, Cal. have been equipped with
plate glass housing. assuring pilots
OF adequate guiding lights even in
the heaviest of storms.
The wheel landing gear. pilots have
found, can be used in case Of Il 10 or
l2-inch snowfall, but in excess of
this, the ski landing apparatus must
be employed This winter landing
apparatus is on hand at every field.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-12-17
TURKISH PRIDE BRINGS
TROUBLE TO TRAVELLERS

Bucharest, Rumania, Dec. H.
Turkish nationalists have gone to
extreme measures, according to in
formation current in this city, in
their cndeavorS to bar all foreign
languages out of the country. In
preparing new passports for the An
cora government Turkish officials
insist that not Il word OF any foreign
language be used, and print all the
documents in Turkish script.
When the bearers Of these pass
ports tried to leave Turkish terri
tory. their troubles began. No Off
cial could read the Turkish script;
they could not tell whether the
paper was legitimate passport or
d bill for groceries. and the bearers
were refused permission to cross the
border.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-12-17
Farm Commission
Digs Up New Data
BY CHARLES p. STEWART
NEA Service Writer

NEA Service writer
BY NEA Service
Washington, Dec. 1.-THE best
way to help the average farmer is
to Tighten his state, county and
That's the impression one gets
from a study of figures obtained by
President Coolidgc's commission on
legislation in agriculture's interest,
from the treasury department and
census bureau.
Congress. however, Will not be
able to do anything about it. II has
nothing to say concerning these
purely local taxes.
According TO census statstics,
farms throughout the United States
were mortgaged for about four bill
lions in 1920. Farm property's value
at the same time was put at ST.
924 900, 900. Thus agriculturc's mort
gage Indebtedness amounted to only
5.13 per cent of it's assets.
Low Debt, But
The nations debt OF 25 billions is
8.62 per cent Of its wealth, amount
ing to 200 billions, so that the farm
ers are considerably better off, in
the matter of their outstanding OBJ
legations, than the country as
whole is.
However, the national debt is
snread over the whole United
States, while agriculture's debt rests
ON comparatively few farms, s2.'
per cent Of them, in value, being
free, xs. ts9tiss
is Even ii thas tA9abtr iNllion in.
debtedness is only POI per cent OF
tho value of the mortgaged l7.5 per
cent. or sl3.775, ,5O0.013 worth.
This is pretty heavy load, but
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-12-17
ENTERS NOT
GUILTY PLEA
Henry p. Enrich Will Plead
Insanity

Minneapolis, Dec. l7.-lIcnry p.
Emrich. Roseau farmer, pleaded not
guilty to an indictment charging him
with the murder Of Harvey r. Dan
iels when arraigncd by Judge J. W.
MolyncauX in county district court
helc today. Judge Molyneaux fixed
January IL as the date for the trial.
E.ml ich's defense will be insanity
II. D. Maxficld. his attorney. indi
c;.r!. I'm requesting additional time
in >ylirh Ia prepare The case h" sad
it would he necessary TO summon
witnesses from North Oak ota and
Minnesota in ORDER that II record of
business transactions between the
two could. be introduced as a basis
for this plea.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-12-17
AMENDMENTS
TO RISK ACT
TO BE URGED
WCrkmcn's Compensation Eu~
rcau Suggest, Compulsory
Threshing Insurance
COAL NINE CHANGE
Would Have Coal Mine In
spector Under the Com
pcnsation Bureau

Recommendations that the leglsla-
turc amend the WOrkmcn'a Com
penSation Act to provide that the
compulsory insurance shal! extend to
thrcShinp m:.chiues, and that the
state coal mInc inspector be made
subject TO he Workmcn'S 'omprh-
sation Bureau is contained IN the
numerous recommendation mad" hy
the Commissioners in their annual
report filed with the Governor.
The question Of compulsory insur-
ance of thrcshing employees has been
discussed before in the legislature.
In the past the legislature has de-
clincd to extend the compulsory IN
surancc features to farm operations.
a position which has been attacked
by opponents Of the law who as
serted that it should apply 10 all in
dustry, if TO any.
The report declares ,hat Under
existing conditions the office Of coai
mine inspector is Of no great value
to the coal mines, to the employees
nor to the state as Whole. /. II
we're possible TO have the NINE IN
spector under the supervision OF ana
appointed by this Bureau, we would
be able 10 employ 4" c"p'1 * ">' 'N
engineer VINO toul" I"9'"'i ''"" ''
minister system OF Hthe""'e '"'
ing among the toaI ih'i'eN "'" >''!
likely feouce tNe hu"'"t' Va
dents and the cost OF insurance.
Comm; s;.oner J. A. Kitchen oh
jcrted to TINS recommendation, n''"-
ing that II ronlro' OF lAe 'o'' ''''''
inspector - tah"h from .''' Wv
nor 1t >hbuId ne p!''c" AZ '"e
partm"ht oi Agf'cu''uir .'''' '''oo''
Among the Recommendations '''''"'
for legislative attioh "Ee'
Prov ding premiums cNre'"'hE 3''
may De Pald III Ih'i''Ii'h'h'''' "l~n''T
penalty Tor lAI"f" I" pa! p''''' ""'
one percent Tor l'fHI /" d"! > '"'''
percent Tor nest - days ana . Pe'-
cent tor c"ch =" hA!9 I"' 'ei
making toA'ratt"l9 i'""'c '''
premiums OF Suo-tohtr"'to's'
crcaslnE tn" limit OF annual expense
allowed the bureau 10 %o"'oo'' re-
ucilhlhS ''J"'E
sion that states attorney snail rep
resent bureau and clarifying he'hoo
of appca! from bureau !" courts u
expedite rellr".
mas Mac" money
The state luhd Is IN G"od 1I'"h' ~
condition, according TO inc itp"l'
which lists assets total''n% Hl,o'',
964.02 and lIah'iltles OF ~ '''o,o'
the surplus hti's P''''-- ':i' y,
fund mas 3i'-""'""o Oh Ser''' ''a'c Vi
deposit III the BANK Oh .'oi'h '"No
ia. The assets OF lhe luhn nave ~
creased Approximately Sll''oo" unt
ing the fiscal year ending june ~
1874. covered ny the report
stated. During that perlo" 'hc p'c
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-12-17
MAKE FOR SANITATION

Berlin, Dec. II. Berlins garbage
cans must be covered in the future
Health authorities have decided that
open garbage in the side streets and
alleys Of Berlin has had more to do
with the spread Of disease and pesti-
lence than any other factor.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-12-17
ENTER MIR. LEOPOLD

London, Dec. l7.-"Dolly," the pet
leopard Of Nine. Dolores Ponde,
French actress, caused 4 near riot in
q local thcater when she appeared on
the stage during q tense moment Of
the melodrama, Grim Night" The
orchestra fled to man.
The Bismarck tribune., 1924-12-17
You Know IN ADVANCES

Dodge Brothers Motor Car owners
know in advance what any service
operation Will cost.
But they dc not pay in advance for
service they may never need.
That is because DoIge Brothers do
not believe in so-colled free" service,
which simply means that the selling
price of the car is SO inflated that the
extra profit is sufficient to cover
Free service costs.
Under the Free service policy, every
owner pays q maintenance fee for the
upleep Of every ether owners car
arie' ne pays this fee in advance
Uncer Dodge Brothers policy, the
owner is not 50 pcnalized. He pays
fair, predetermined price for service,
but he pays only as he needs it
and he pays only for his own.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-25
CLEBURNE COUNTY
 ENCAlNPMENT SET
Congressman Jeffers To Speak
 At Flag Raising

HEFLIN, Ala, July 24.-Special. ) A flag raising ceremony at which Con gressman Lamar Jeffers will be the chief speaker, will feature the opening of the annual encampment of the boys and girls All clubs of Cleburne county which will be held at the Gaines bridge on the Tallapoosa river on Au gust z, and 9.
 The encampment will be held under the direction of County Agent E. k Carlson. Prof. James L. Sibley, boys club director from Auburn, and mum, Der of department workers will attend tEe cncampment.
 MT. Carlson has announced that the second day of the encampment will be featured by an address by John B Fitzgerald, publisher of the Cleburne News, and wiener roast for the young people in the evening.
 Solicitor Resigns-After serving sev, eral years as county solicitor here Joe c. Nichols has resigned that post, his resignation having been forwarded Mon. day to Solicitor James B. Sanford at Talladega.
 New Principal Arrives-Prof. W. O. Parsons of Bessemer, who was elected several weeks ago as principal of the Cleburne County High school, has ar rived in Heflin and will remain until the opening of the school in September
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-25
COURT SESSION
 HELD AT JASPER
Russell And Daniel. Cases Post
 pOned

JASPER, Ala, July 24.-(Special.) ) Judge R. L. Blanton started on the sec ond week of the fall term of court here this week, but the J. W. Russell and Stark Daniel cases were postponed.
 Road Meeting Set-1According to re- ports from Double Springs this week, the citizens of Winston county have called a road meeting to convene at the court house in the town of Double Springs next Saturday. The purpose of the meeting is to organize a county good roads association, to discuss and formulate plans for securing a better road system in Winston county.
 Scouts End Camp-The Boy Scouts broke camp at. Camp O'Rear Wednes- day after IS days encampment in charge of Scout Executive Barr, Scontmasters Morton, Pou and others.
 Shows Native Freak-W. D. Sutton, of near Empire brought to Jasper this week a peculiar freak of nature, which he has been showing in Jasper. Its a large cluster of spruce pine cones on a little limb about as large as a person $ thumb. The cones CT .burs are cluster ed ill rows just as thickly as they can stick, 72 in number.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-25
FLORENCE TO PASS
 ON SEWER PROTEST
Sidewalks To Be Laid On How
 ell Street
Muscle Shoals Bureaul

FLORENCE, Ala, July 24.-The city commission of Florence announced at the meeting Wednesday that Cy- press Creek sanitary sewer protests will be finally passed upon at meet ing next Tuesday. An ordinance was passed at the meeting Wednesday authorizing the laying of cement side walks on both sides of Howell street from Wills avenue to the intersection of Jackson highway. Work on paving this street is already under way.
 Installation HeId-An installation, full of color, took place Thursday night at Cypress lodge, No. 31, I. o. o. F. In the absence of J. T. Miller, district deputy, the installation was conducted by A. A. Williams.
 Provide Full Time FOrce-The city commission of Florence, at their meet ing Wednesday, passed an ordinance, giving the city full time fire depart ment, which will consist of seven men, who man the two larger fire trucks and the chemical trucks. Ordinances were also passed pertaining to handling of traffic so as not to handicap the fire men in their work,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-25
COLUMBIANA MAY
 GET WATERWORKS
System Estimated To Cost About
 $3O.OOO

COLUMBIANA, Ala, July 24.- Especial. )-After a recent survey the J. B. McCrary Co.,, has submitted to the town council estimates and plans for a system of water works for Co., lumbiana. One estimate, which in- cludes we'll, steel tank and pipe lines, places the cost at $29, ,902.75, while the other, with the we'll more centrally To- cated, would cost $22, ,493.19.
 To Beautify Cemetery-For the pur. pose of beautifying the cemetery and keeping it clean and free from weeds, the Columbiana Cemetery association has been organized and many members have enrolled.
 Farm Meeting Held-The directors of the county farm bureau held a meet ing recently at Wilsonville. P. NJ. Henderson was appointed to serve as representative of the local organization at the state meeting of the farm bureau. Allen Worthington, secretary and man. ager of the farm bureau cotton associa- ton, and c. D. Massey, field worker for the cotton association, were invited to deliver addresses at the annual meet ing of the county farm bureau to be held early in August
 To Establish StatiOn-A wholesale distributing station for gasoline, kero- sene and oils will be located in Colum- biana by the Brown Bros. Manufactur- ing company of MontevallO. The com pany has purchased large lot on the Louisville and Nashville tracks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-25
BOARD DENIES
 PAROLES TO l6 Only Three Recommended To Governor Brandon
 For Pardon
State Capitol Bureau.)

MONTGOMERY, Ala, July 24.- The state pardon board today handed to Governor William ". Brandon find ings in 20 cases recently investigated by the board. Of this number fourteen were unanimously denied, two were denied by majority of the board, three recommended by a majority of the board and one case of restoration of citizenship was unanimously recon mended by the board.
 In the single case unanimously rec commended by the board, Tom Long of Conecuh county, was recommended for restoration of citizenship.
 The three cases recommended by a majority of the board were recommend ed by Attorney GenerA Davis and State Auditor w. B. Allgood. These cases were denied by Secretary of the State S. H. Blan. They are: Monroe Morris, Walker county, distilling; Tom Small ley, Dekalb, murder, second degree; Harrison Fuller, Walker county, mur- der, second degree.
 Two cases were denied by Attorney General Harwell G. Davis and Secre- tary of State Blan, State Auditor All good recommended parole. They are Erwin Hall, Madison county, assault to murder; Troup Glaze, Chambers, making whisky.
 The cases unanimously denied in- cluded an application for restoration of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-25
ROTARIANS HEAR
 OF DAM PROJECT
$5,OOO,OOO To Be Spent On
 ChattahOOchee Project

OPELIKA, Ala, July 24.-The Ro- tary club entertained, as special guests at the Tuesday luncheon, prominent of. ficials of the Columbus Electric and Power company, and engineers of Stone SS Webster Construction company. This latter company has begun work on the big power dam at Bartletts' ferry on the ChattahOochie river.
 The club members were given some figures showing the magnitude of this gigantic project. The dam will cost about five millions of dollars, and will take about IS months to build. 1t will require four thousand car loads of ma terlal and a thousand men will be em- plOyed on the job. The dam will have a capacity of 5000 horse power, and will be one-third the size of the famous Muscle Shoals cam. The dam IS about 20 miles from Opelika.
 Stills Destroyed = Deputy Sheriffs AllgOod and Vaughan, assisted by law enforcement officers, Graham and oth- CTS, in raid near Goat Rock on the ChattahoOchie river, Wednesday. located and destroyed three distilling outfits. About 1900 gallons of beer mash and ten gallons of whisky were confiscated.
 Make Trip In Car-County Demon stration agent, L. T. Wells and family returned Tuesday night from a ten day vacation visit to his. home town. Columbus, Miss, making the trip in au- tOmObiIe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-25
DECATUR PAVING
 SEVERAL BLOCKS
Birmingham Concern Car rying Work Forward
 With Dispatch
(AIbany-Decatur Bureau)

The paving of the streets of Decatur, recently begun, lis progressing rapidly. Among the streets that are to be paved in this project are Canal, Oak and Lime, running north and south to Lee street, the latter being the intersecting street between Albany and Decatur. Run ming east and west, the following streets will be included: Pond, Church, Vine and Walnut, the latter named also being a connecting link between the cities from Fifth avenue in Albany to Berry street, thence to Bank, the main thoroughfare of Decatur.
 The paving of Vine street begins east at the city limits, extends through the business section on by the Union depot for twelve blocks west and there joins with the Courtland pike, which, under orders of the Morgan county board of revenue, will be repaired to the Morgan county line. The Independent Paving company, which concern is doing the work, is installing a new concrete mix ing plant which will mix the concrete that, with stone, will make the base of the streets to be paved.
 Health Meeting Set-A health meet ing is being planned for in the cham Der of commerce rooms on Friday night. A number of addresses will be made on the importance of clean milk supply. Among the out-of-town members of the health department that will be here are L. c. Franks of the United States board of health, c. A. Abel of the state board of health and Dr. B. F. Austin of the Madison county department. Dr. S. w. Welch, chairman of the Alabama state board of health, and Dr. Grif- fiths of the Montgomery office of the board of health, both of whom passed through the Twin Cities today, stated they would make an effort to return from the meeting on Friday night.
 To Enter Harvard-The former superintendent of the Albany schools, Prof. Charles E. Wade, expects to leave this fall to complete a postgraduate course at Harvard that he began several years ago.
 Tourist Travel SOught-Secretary W. J. Meininger of the Albany Decatur chamber of commerce has been named