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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08

amendment, limiting the Ford lease to 50 years, proceeded with vigor against the Alabama Power company.
 Charges Canadian Control
 "The head and front of this opposi. tion," said the democratic leader, lis the Alabama Power company. It is controlled, of course, by the owners of it's common stock. The owners of its common stock are members of a Cana. dian corporation. The time has come, in my opinion, when the defenses of America should be operated and main tanied by Americans"
 At that point it was noted that the pages were disseminating a drawing throughout the House.
 From the chart which you have" continued Mir. Garrett, it will be ob- served that the several power com panies of the south, which submitted an alleged offer, have an interlocking directorate, which finally centers in the Bank of England.1
 He proceeded to prove to- his satis- faction, and apparently that of the
 ouse, that Muscle Shoals, wherein re-
 the hope of the United States for dependence ofsChile respecting it's sup ply of fertilizer in peace time and mu- nitions in war time, if surrendered to the Alabama Power company would be in fact surrendered to the financial in terests of the British empire.
 MT. Garrett denounced the Alabama Power company and declared, with sin gular emphasis, that it forced the gov ernment into the "unconscionable" con- tract involving the Gorgas steam plant when the government was embarrassed by the exigencies of war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08
MISERY IN HEAD,
 COULDN'T REST
Ohio Lady Was Suffering From Womanly Weakness, But After Taking Cardui She Grew Strong and
 We'll.

Chillicothe, Ohio.--"Cardui is my standby as tonic,'' says Mrs. Mary Smith, of GIT Orange St., this city, after relating her experiences in the use of that well-known medicine for women
 Some years ago, Mrs. Smith says, she found herself in such a serious cOndi- tion from some womanly weakness that she could do no work and scarcely could get up or down.
 T had misery in my head" she says, ''and just ached at times till I couldn't rest. would have dizzy, fainting spells and just stagger. didn't have an ap- petite.
 Some one told me r needed a good. woman's tonic. 1 asked and was told Cardui might help me. I began to use it and, after q short time, could see l was being gradually made stronger.
 q quit having the weak spells. I ate and seemed to relish what I ate. I could sleep without waking up at night. I grew strong and well and when the /. came around, had very little trouble"
 For sale everywhere. Try your drug store first.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08
STATEMENT CORROBORATED
Former Mrs. HamOn Was On In
 side Sfmff, She Says


 LOS ANGELES, Gal, March r. What Leonard Wood, Jr., says is un- doubtedly true," said Mrs. John w. Cor man of Beverly Hills, commenting on Leonard Wood, Jr.'s, signed statement for the North American Newspaper Alliance.
 The former Clara Smith Hamon, who was acquitted of the killing of Jake Hamon, the Oklahoma political leader, stated "Hamon told me he had offered the nomination to Gen. Leonard Wood"
 She was not at Chicago during the 1920 convention, but she said she re- ceived "all the inside stuff as soon as it was over from Jake Hamon, who, she said, hastened to Ardmore, Okla, to attend to some business and to take her with him to Washington.
 'Hamon never kept any political se- crets from me- she asserted. "Hamon told me all the details of everything that went on and regarded me as his trusted c0nfidant."
 Mrs. German is living quietly in a Beverly Hills bungalow with her hus. band, John W. German, a motion pie ture director, and her mother. She came to Los Angeles after her acquittal,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08

United States District Attorney Hay ward and two of his assistants, John Holley Clark, IT,, and Peter J. Mccoy.
 The chief complainants against the indicted trio were Samuel Safir and others of the Crager System and Glass Casket company, who were sentenced to terms ranging from day to two and one-half years in federal and county in- stitutions after 40 persons indicted with them had been acquitted or charges against them being dismissed. Safir has not been sent to prison and his convic- tion is under appeal.
 Said To Have Claimed "Influence"
 In addition to promising Safir and his coconspirators immunity from prose cution, Fielder, Means and Jarnecke are charged with having promised to obtain from Attorney General Daugherty a let ter stating the stockholders arrest was in error, and to enable the brokers to continue selling stock through the mails without further rnolestation.
 It is charged that Fielder and Means reported that they had considerable con trol over the actions and conduct of the Attorney General and his subordinates in the New York district, and that the defendants also ''conspired to represent that Fielder was a secret partner in. the practice of law with the Attorney Gen eral of the United States and that Means was an officer and employe of the government, occupying q position of importance in the department of jus tice."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08
DRY MyUNCTIONS
 ARE HELD ILLEGAL
Omaha Judge Rules Jury Action Is Necessary

OMAHA, Neb.. March Those parts of the national prohibition law relating to abatement of liquor nuisan- ees by injunction are unconstitutional. Federal Judge J. W. Woodriugh e the Eastern Nebraska district held to- day.
 Judge Woodrough's decision holds unconstitutional the sections of the law which allows court, without jury trial, to hold the owner of the property enjoined as nuisance guilty of contempt if a further violation of the Volstead act occurs on the premises under Jurisdiction.
 ''If to suppress the liquor traffic this power can be conferred upon equity courts" the 'decision says. "the constitutional provision that all crimes shall be tried by jury would have no force."
 An appeal is to be taken.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08
TRIED TO BUY
 WOOD, SON SAYS
.fcsnt,nues rfom, psse One,


 did not like the idea of selling things. objected to the publicity Hamon was getting through me and struck out for myself. Here I want to say a brief word for myself. Certain members of Congress, seeking to hit at my father, besmirched me, alleging that I did crooked work selling stock in a fake company. That is lie. If they want the truth, let them investigate me.
 Is Positive Of Offer
 However, time passed and my father became the principal candidate for the republican nomination for President. was at Chicago during the convention. While I was not in the inner circle, knew, of course, fairly we'll what was going on. know positively that Jake Hamon made an offer to my father on the afternoon before Harding was nom- mated which my father refused flatly.
 'The convention was deadlocked, with, my father easily in the lead. Everything pointed to his eventual nomination. Suddenly, under a clear sky, some one moved for an adjourn ment. An aye" and mo" vote was de- handed. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge was III the cndlf. lHe Ordl vote, as l saw it, in favor of continuing the session was overwhelming. vet Senator Lodge, apparently in the face of the will of the delegates gave the noes" the upper hand, and the convention adjourned.
 Tt was then that Hamon-and per haps others about whom I knew nothing consulted with my father. His cam paign had been backed financially by a number of rich men. Here wish to state most emphatically that he had never given them a pledge of any kind. That is why I think they turned on him later.
 Eyades Trap
 ''Jnst what happened during the con- sultation I have no first-hand knowl- edge, but from one who knows, what actually took place do know that the offer meant that my father would have to take Hamon as SecfetAry of the In-. terior. Evidently, my father realized that trap was being prepared for him and he declined brusquely to accede to any conditions.
 (Signed) LEONARD WOOD, JR."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08
ROYAL BOOTLEGGER
 AT HEAD OF FLEET
Offered Americans Chance To
 Share In Rum Profits

NEW YORK, March 7.--Sir Brod- erick Cecil Hartwell, baronet, interna- tionally advertised rum seller, is be- lieved by federal offisers to be aboard the liquor running steam yacht Istar, personally supervising the peddling of 2 shipment of Scotch whisky.
 The Istar, veteran in the rum run ming fleet, is one of 2S boats at ancher off the Long island and New Jersey coasts outside the 12-mile limit. The authorities estimate there are 224, 900 cases of assorted liquors aboard with a potential value of $11, ,000, ,000.
 In circulars recently distributed on both sides of the Atlantic, the baronet offered stock in his liquor selling enter prising, advertising 20 per cent profit every 60 days. Dispatches from London shortly after the first of the year, said he had announced he soon would ship his fourth cargo to the Jersey, Long island rum row.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08
NEW TAX FIGHT
 IS STIRRED UP .
 BIZ COOLIDGE
Lines Drawn As President Ind0rses Resolution
 To Cut Payments

WASHINGTON, March 7.-Indorse. ment by President Coolidge today of the proposal to remove the provision for 9 per cent reduction in personal income tax payable this year from the revenue bill and enact it in joint res olution before, March 15, when first in. ailments are due, stirred up new tax fight in the House. Republican organization leaders indicated they would force action oa the proposal, while opposition developed in the ranks of both parties.
 Democrats characterized the move as preliminary to presidential veto of the revenue bil Itself and many repub- licans expressed the fear that with this provision out of the bill it would be subject to delay in enactment.
 Chairman Green of the House ways and means committee, where the first action must be taken on such a resolu. tion, delayed presenting the proposal to the committee today and declared he had heard so much opposition he felt there was little hope of getting it through in time for the March 15 payments.
 Advocates of the Mellon rates, which were eliminated from the revenue bill by the House, made known an inten- tion, however, to force action, some frankly expressing the hope that the reduction provision could be eliminated from the bill so that it would thus be left more open to veto.
 President Coolidge supported the ar gument of the treasury in asking the action on the ground that it would eliminate confusion resulting from re- funds which would be necessary if the reduction We're approved after the first installments have been paid.
 Meanwhile, the Senate finance com mittee, which yesterday approved the fl..t reduction proposal, got down to work the reuenue hill
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08
WALSH TAKES HAND
Oil Committee To Hear Wood'.
 Story On March 10

Oil Committee To Hear Woods
 Story On March 12
 WASHINGTON, March 7.-Leonard Wood, Jr., was subpoenaed by the Sen- ate oil committee tonight after publica- tion of a statement in which he de- clared that certain oil interests had of fered, for a consideration, to support his father, Major General Leonard Wood, for the republican presidential nomination in 1920.
 Senator Walsh, of Montana, stated tonight that subpoenaes also would be issued for Mrs. John w. German, for merly Mrs. Jake Hamon, and Jake Ha- mon, Jr.
 The subpoena for Woods appearance before the committee is returnable Wednesday, March 12. Committee members indicated that his testimony might open up an entirely new field of inquiry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08

tence. He testified the second sentence had nothing to do with the word "prin- cipal' that it embodied his own opinion which he had gathered at conference which the President had with the news paper correspondents at the White House an hour before.
 The witness then went into lengthy account of how Mclean had asked him to find most suitable republican. for him to send a message in the Senate most suitable in the sense of being we'll informed and q friend of his, and in touch with others, and all that" He said he had suggested Senator Curtis and that Mclean thereupon gave him a message for the senator.
 Recalls Earlier Message
 Senators reminded Bennett of his tel egram of January 3 in which he reported to Mclean that he had seen Senator Curtis and that Curtis would have Chairman Lenroot put into the commit tees record the publishers statement that he had loaned Albert B. Fall S1OO.- 000
 He replied that the principal" tele- gram referred to an entirely different matter and had nothing to do with any statement that Mir. Mclean desired to present to the committee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08
BLIMP STEERED BY. RADIO FLASH
 FOR FIRST TIME

DAYTON, O., March For the first time in history airships have been guided from one point to another by means of radio. This was accomplished at Wilbur Wright Filed yesterday when Capt. W. H. Murphy, McCook Field and Lieut.. R. D. Robillard of the Lighter Than Air section, piloted the blimp OB-1 in straight course by means of radio signalsh, it became known to- day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08
8 Full Pages cf COLOred Comics In The Sunday Age-HeraLd

Beginning tomorrow Sunday the popular comic section of The Sunday Age-Herald will be dou- bled-eight pages (two 4-page sections( in colors, instead of four as heretofore.
 The additions to The Age Herald's family of funmakers will be:
 i. The Man In The Brown
 Derby-By Webster.
 2. Gasoline Alley-By King. 3. Moon Mullins-By Will
 lard.
 4. Cicero Sapp-By Locher. The quartet of comic headliners that have long been familiar and welcome friends in the homes of Age-Herald readers is composed of the following:
 1. The Gumps-By Sidney
 Smith.
 2. The Katzenjammer Kids
 By Knerr.
 3. Happy HOOligan - By
 Opper.
 4. Winnie Wrinkle, the
 Breadwimer-By Bran-
 ner.
 The great octette of laughsmiths thus formed will be unmatched by any other Southern newspaper mo greater group of the work of the worlds stars O. comic art could be gathered in a like num- Der Uf pages.
 Meet them in Sundays Age-Her- aid and you'll be sure to look for them every Sunday thereafter.
 Order NOW Your Copy of The Big Sunday Age-Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08
INSURANCE EDECIDED UPON
 AS BONUS PLAN
Ways And Means Com mittee Agrees To Drop
 Option Bill

WASHINGTON, March IA new form of soldier bonus with paid>up life insurance as principal provision was decided upon by the House ways and means committee.
 Adoption of the insurance, scheme definitely sidetracks the bill passed last session providing for four options cash payments to those not entitled to more than $50 adjusted service cer- tificates, a form of deferred payments vocational training and farm or home aid.
 Proponents of ,the new bill argue it has much better chance of presidential approval.
 A plan advanced by Representative -Baeharach, republican. New Jersey, will be used by subcommittee in work ing out the definite form of the insur- ance provision. It provides for 30- year endowment policies to all veterans who served more than 60 days. By vote of the full committee all vet erans up to and including the rank of captain in the army and marine corps and lieutenant in the navy would be included in the benefits of the measure. This provision is the same as in the old bill.
 Mir. Bacharach's plan would allow policies with values figured on $2.65 for each day of service. This would cost not more than $2,OO0, 100000, he said.
 Mir. Bacharach also said he would favor placing the administration of the scheme in the hands of old line insur- apce companies. Some favor has been expressed toward giving control of it to war risk insurance bureau.
 Upon appointment of subcommit- tee, hearings are planned at which in. surance experts will be called. The final draft of the bill will then be written. Final action on the measure by the committee is not expected be- fore the middle of the next week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08
FIND BEADED PURSE

A lady's beaded purse containing a considerable sum of money is being held by W. H. Probst and R. J. Walton at city detective headquarters awaiting proper Identification by the owner. The purse was found in po- session of negro woman who ad- mitted to the detectives that she found it at Nineteenth street and Second avenue around the first of the month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08
LEAPS TO DEATH

NEW YORK, March 7.-Dr. Carlos de Mandel, composer and orchestra leader, formerly of San Francisco, fell or jumped to his death from the roof of 15-story apartment building in West End avenue today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08
RELIEVED OF consrIPArlop

Constipation is one of the most common siimsnts and one most likely to be nsglected. Certain vasta matters must be eliminated from the systsm daily. and the bowels cannot accomplish this alone they should have assistance through . good laxative FOLEY CATHARTIC TABLETS are mild in action, pleasant and easy to taks and promptly relieve stipation and It's effects. Mrs. Ellen Bethel. R. v b ,. Clsnton. Ais.. writes: FOLEY CATHARTlC TABLETS the best medicine have ever used for ronstipstIon and sIuRgish liver" Sold sssry- where.-Ady. f3
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08
APPROPRIATIONS PASSED

WASdINGIUN, March 1.-The treasury and post office department appropriation bill carrying $736, ,000, 900 was passed today by the Senate. A committee amendment alloting $500, 900 for continuance of the air mail service between, New York and San Francisco was approved.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08

There arc five organizations in North and Central China which are interested in taking moving pictures.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08

Washington newspaper publisher. Duck
 stein was mentioned in the telegrams
 which passed between the publisher at Palm Beach and employees in Washing
 ton. Mrs. Duckstein is the Mary" men, l toned .n the wire messages. At one time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08

Each month in New York city ap- proximately LOO persons disappear from their homes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08
TESTSHOWS
 IS SURE TO WIN
(Csntinued From Pase One)

CCohtinued From Page 0ns) amendment, limiting the Ford lease to 50 years, proceeded with vigor against the Alabama Power company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-08

An appeal is to be taken,
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-12-20
MERCER NEWS

4 x +
Mesdames C. L. Lacy and L. A.
Gehr were Christmas shoppers in
Ironwood Wednesday.
Miss Ella Beversdoof of Eagle
River was a guest at the Ed. Evenson
home Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Doriot and Mrs.
Maud Wing liked from Manitowish
here Sunday evening.
Henry Peter, Jr., is a Severe
affair" with an abscess on one of his
teeth.
Howard Scheel made a business
trip to Pine Lake Wednesday.
Miss Loda Teal was an Ironwood
shopper Saturday.
Mrs. George Gerry and Miss
Margaret Hardie of Hurley visited
school here Monday.
Miss Lucy Stephey has accepted a
position at the Cosy hotel
Mrs, Peter Dalbec returned re-
Gently from a visit with her mother
in Milwaukee
Mrs. Erick Gutenberg did shopping
at Ironwood Saturday
Ed. Evenson and a number of
others from here attended the trial
of Guy Wing at Hurley.
Mr.. and Mrs Leland Thompson
spent Tuesday in Ironwood.
Miss Elleda Bentsen did shopping
and visited friends in Ironwood
Monday and Tuesday.
Mrs. D. L. White was an Ironwood
caller Saturday
Mrs, Elmer Johnson spent few
days in Ironwood last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Sell of
Winchester were here Monday
enroute for Ironwood to visit.
Arthur j. Passehl made a business
trip to Ironwood Monday.
f. c. Wilson returned to his home
in Ironwood Monday
Principal J. c. Williams visited his
wife in Ironwood Monday evening.
Frank Alvey of Plutchak was here
on business Monday.
Mrs. A. j. Krause and daughter
spent the weekend with friends in
Ironwccd
Hans Christopherson left Monday
evening for Texas to visit relatives.
His son William accompanied him to
Milwaukee.
Percy Schwartz, Frank Bruner
and Leland Thompson went to
Hurley and Ironwood to do Christ
mas buying.
Mrs. f. F. Kamke went to Ash
land Monday.
The school is giving their Christ
mas entertainment at the town hall
Thursday evening.
Misses Dorthy Rasmussen and Leola
Ware were shoppers at Ironwood
Tuesday.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-12-20
The
Song of Christmas
By
JAMES HHITCOHB RILEY

INFANT me "a rhyme of Christmas
~ And though It Is filled with laugh
ter, let Il be pure and strong.
Sing of the hearts brimmed over with
the story of the day
Df the echo of childish voices that will
not die away
or the blare OF the tasseIed bugle, and
of the timeless clatter and beat
OF the drum that throbs to muster
sauadrons OF scampering feet
But. o. let your voice fall fainter, TIM,
blent with minor tone.
You temper your song with the beauty
of the pity Christ has shown
And sing one verse for the voiceless;
and yet ere the song be done,
A verse for the ears that hear not
and verse for the sightless one
For though 1t be time for singing n
merry Christmas glee.
Let low, sweet voice of pathos run
through the melody.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-12-20
Study Made
of FOrestatiOn
Lumbermen, For First Time, Get
Down TO Northwest Problem.

One Of Wisconsin's greatest prob
lens -reforestation and the utiliza-
ton Of the cutover lands in the
state-received for the first time, at
a meeting in Milwaukee, almost un-
divided attention on the program of
an organization whose members are
probably best fitted to discuss it
Wisconsin lunbermen.
Members of the Northern Hard
wood and Hemlock Manufacturers
association composed Of lumber
men from Wisconsin and Michigan,
were told that one of the first things
necessary is a proper classification
ana comparative valuation of cutov-
or lands
The land that has been denuded
Of forests is Of various qualities and
it must be classified from three
angles First should come the value
according to summer resorters, the
lake and water frontage; second,
the good agricultural land that can
be developed in the present and flu
tune masket; then should come that
large body of logged over land
which may not be suitable for ag-
riculture for some time. Out Of
this should be selected that which
is suitable for reforestation
Among lumbermen il is agreed
that the great problem Of reforesta-
tion is fire protection; that private
individuals cannot plant and wait
from so TO $50 years for trees to
reach logging size, with the enor-
nous investment, the taxes and the
fire hazards
Raphael Zon, director of the
Lakes States Forest Experiment sta
ton, St Paul, said that the hard
wood lumbermen can help solve the
problem By blocking out some of
the cutover land and turning it ov-
or to the government for expert
ment purposes. Preliminary STEPS in
this direction already have been tax
en-
"Reforestahou Of state-owned and
government forest land in this re-
gion should be made on a much
greater scale than heretofore" Mr..
BON said This should be done
at the rate of at least $4,000 or
10000 acres year
Taxes also should be reduced on
this land to enable private owners
either to hold their second growth
TO maturity or even reforest land
devoid Of any growth. With an an
nual tax of from 10 to is cents an
acre, planting of white pine would
Yield NJ the end of so years, above
6 per cent interest ON the invest
ment For reforestaton with Nor
way pine to be an attractive invest
ment the annual tax should not ex-
eed 10 cents. while pure hardwood
land cannot stand a tax Of more than
F cents an acre If reforestation is to
be attractive TO private owners.
"The problem OF cutovers cannot