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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-16
AMATEUR RADIO
SPANS 5000 MILES
Connecticut Amateur COmmuni-
Gates With New Zealand
nv Associated Press).

HARTFORD, Conn.,, Oct. 15.-H.
johnson of Sport Beach, Conn, reported
to the American Radio league today that
he had communicated with Ivan
O'Meara at Chlorine, New Zealand, in
both directions, a distance of 5000
miles. johnson operates amateur sta
ton 1-SF.
The best previous record for dis
lance reported, according to the league,
was by w. D. Magner of San Pedro,
Cal, who communicated with Frank
B. Nell of Waihemo, New Zealand, a
distance of $500 miles.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-16
NONSTOP RECORD
is SET BY PLANE
Machine Remains In Air 20
Hours And Ten Minutes
lRx Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15.-An Off
cial world record for nonstop flight by
a seaplane was set by new scouting
plane at Aanacostia today, the plane
remaining in the air 20 hours, 10 min
utes and 10 seconds, as against the old
time of IA hours, So minutes and A
seconds.
Five days ago a composite type sea-
plane single motored, stayed in the air
30 hours and 2S minutes, but the flight
was not properly checked and was not
recognized.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-16
BISHOP KELLEY
is INSTALLED
Cardinal Mundelein PrOnOunces
Blessing Over New Director

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Oct. 10:
Amid solemn splendor and ecclesiastical
pageantry, in the presence of scores oil
church dignitaries and throng that
packed st. Joseph's cathedral, Bishop
Francis c. Kelley late today was in
stalled second bishop of the Oklahoma
diocese of the Catholic church.
George Cardinal Mundelein of Chi
cago pronounced the blessing over the
new bishop and officially designated
him as director of the church in Okla
homa.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-16
Youth ELECTROCUTED

KANSAS CITY, Oct. 15.-William
Luke, 10, was electrocutc last night
when he touched live wire standing
on fire escape of his home here. Luke
is believed to have touched the wire
when he threw away cigarette he was
smoking.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-16
HEADS FARM PUBLISHER
C, A. Taylor Elected President AT Chi
caRO Convention

CHICAGO, Oct. 15.I;C. A. Taylor
of Spencer, Ind, was elected president
of the National Association of Agricul
tural Publishers at the close of the
,semi-annual convention today. #. ].
Merriam of Atlanta was elected vice
president. i, M < u, =, .t1...5x.. j.. =. 20
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-16
DEATHS

.Tobn Allan BodIfOrd-Funeral services
for John Allen Bedford. ~. who died
at 4 o'clock "Wednesday afternoon at
the residence, 313 Fifth avenue, lngle-
Tbursday afternoon from the residence.
The body will be sent to Montgomery
early Friday morning by Morrison for
burial. MIR. Bedford is survived by his
widow, two small children and a
brother.
n. ID, Wade-FuneraI services for r. D.
Wade, "a, who died Wednesday at a
local infirmary. will be held at 1880
o'clock Thursday morning from the
residence, 915 Forty-fifth street. north.
Burial will follow in Forest Hill ceme-
terry with Ridout In charge. Hc t5 sur
viVed by a son and q daughter.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-16
PRINCE ENTERS OXFORD
Heir To Norway Throne Follows e,
ample OF English Cousins

ample OF English Cousins
LONDON, Oct. 15.-The crown
prince of Norway has entered Balliol-
college, Oxford, as an undergraduate,
following the example of his English
cousins, the Prince of Wales and the
Duke of York, who are graduates of
Oxford. His course will include poll.
teal economy, civics and international
law.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-16
$s5O,OOO BONUS GIVEN

Fiye.Year Service Records Recognized
BY Packard Motor
DETROIT, Mich, Oct. 15.-Approxi-
mately $350,000 was distributed among
employees of the Packard Motor Car
company today as bonus in recognition
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-16

This is doubIe-barrel proposition;
two birds with one stone, SO to
speak. We not only strive to bring
you in =. we must also bring you
back, if we expect to keep on
growing. That's the secret of this
great offer.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-16

of high character woosens, high quality work
manship-the wanted patterns and the newest
styles. In short: Satisfaction kind that
stays with you during the garments long life
and then brings you back for new deal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-04-30
MEETING Is POSTPONED.
District Committee Defers Session
Until Friday.

The regular weekly meeting of the
House District committee was post
poned today until Friday because the
special subcommittee headed by Rep
resentative Clarence ]. Mcleod of
Michigan, which is considering the
Rathbone bill regulating sale Of Sc
runs, toxins, etc, was conducting a
hearing with Norman Hapgood as
principal witness.
DR.. r. e. Dyer Of the United States
public health service. who is in
charge of the hygienic laboratory,
and DR.. w. T. Harrison, who is on the
hygienic laboratory staff, were also
subcommittee will continue it's hear
ings on Tuesday. The members of
the subcommittee are Representa-
tives Mcleod. Michigan; Rathbone,
Illinois, and Kunz of Illinois.
At the meeting Friday of the full
committee the unfinished business is
consideration of several bills reported
by Representative e. w. Gibson of
Vermont.
THESE include: The Tilson milk bot
poration laws of the District. provid-
ing that a corporation shall be con-
trolied by not less than three direc-
tors all stockholders and residents
OF the OiStflct OIL Coluuoid. ~ diSo
provides for the purchase of stock in
other corporations
At the meeting Friday the COM
mittee will also consider the bill au-
thorizing the payment of $6S.425 to
police and firemen who have retired
and to whom these funds are due be-
cause, between January i, 1911, and
July 80, 1915. there was not sufficient
money in the retirement fund to pay
the full amount due them.
On Friday the committee also hopes
to consider the bill which provides
for improvement of the entrance to
Rock Creek and Potomac Pathways.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-04-30
SHIELDS AND JOHNSON
ARRAIGNED FOR HEARING
Appear Before u. S. Commissioner
on Charge of Conspiracy to
Violate "Dry" Law.

Daniel ]. Shields, millionaire foundry
man and real estate operator of Johns
town, Pa, and Maj. James F. Johnson.
attorney of the prohibition unit. charged
with conspiracy to violate the prohibition
act in obtaining favorable consideration
for permit for the Conemaugh Prod
ucts Company of Johnstown, Pa a
brewing concern, were arraigned yeSter-
day before United States Commissioner
George II. Macdonald. The government
presented its case, and hearing was con-
tinued until tomorrow, when the de-
Tense and prosecution will present argu-
mentS.
Special Agent Ellison C. Palmer
charged that he uncovered the alleged
conspiracy by masqueradfng as q man
who could fix things up" for the IA
vorable inspection and speedy issuance
of a permit for the brewery. He charged
that of $500 paid him for this service he
gave $3.50 to Maj. Johnson, who, it is
alleged, was arrested with this money,
in marked bills on his person.
The defense charges that "entrapment"
and methods worse than that" in the
words of James S. Easby-Smith. attor-
ney for Maj. johnson. were used to make
the case. Mr.. Shields was represented
by Percy Allen Rose of Johnstown, Pa
Judge N. NJ. Doyle and Bernard F.
Garyey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-04-30
new SENATE FIGHT
ON ALIEN BAN LOOMS
Proposed Compromise on Measure
to Be Resisted by Western
Members.

With indications pointing to an
agreement by Senate and House i'm
migration bill conferees for post
ponement of the effective date of the
newal of the Japanese exclusion
fight. in the Senate at least, appears
certain.
The postponement is understood to
have been suggested by President
Coolidge to give time for diplomatic
exchanges between Washington and
Toxic that would, without giving so
much offense to the Japanese. attain
the end sought In the exclusion pro-
vision.
The President, Secretary Hughes,
Senator Reed, Republican. Pennsylva-
Senate, and other congressional lead
ers have held a number of conferences
on the question in the last few days,
and word was taken to the White
House late yesterday that the Senate
and House conferees could be expected
to reach a decision on the postpone
ment within twenty-four hours.
AT the same time, it was made clear
that number of western senator's
would make determined fight
against adoption of conference re-
port recommending such change
The effective date was the only
point at which the exclusion pro-
Senate contained any material diff
ference, and. according to parliamen-
tarians, this alone enabled tho con-
ferees to take up the matter. The
House provision left the exclusion
provision, like all others, to become
the present law, but the Senate
adopted an amendment. proposed by
Senator Reed, making it operative
Immediately after enactment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-04-30
ASKS sANAToRIUM HERE.
tuberculosis Association Cites
Orphan Asylum Cases.

Presence of seven tuberculous chill
dren in one of the orphan asyiums OF
1.-THE city was cited today by the Asso-
citation for the Prevention of Tuber-
culosis as evidence of the need for a
sanatorium in Washington for the
cure of such cases among boys and
Health ohicer William C. Fowler
said one of his assistants, DR..
Sprague, was familiar with the case
he believes the association referred
to, but his information is that there
are only foEsr children and that up to
few days ego they had not been
definitely diagnosed.
!. DIR. Fowler went on record in favor
of a separate institution for the treat
ment of such children. but said he
fdid not believe the number of juye-
miles who would be placed in a sana-
forum if one existed was large.
/. In the case of an orphan asylum.
the health officer stated that he did
not approve of keeping tuberculous
children in an institution with others.
but in the absence of any other place
10 send them, they should be isolated
as far as possible. He directed DR..
Sprague to make further inquiry into
-the situation today to see what could
be done along that line.
Mrs. Ernest r. Grant and Waiter d
Unford, officials Of the tuberculosis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-04-30
BURTON Is RATIFIED
TO SOUND KEYNOTE
Unanimously Chosen Temporary
Chairman for G. o. P. Conven-
ton in Cleveland.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND. April 30.-The SUBJ
committee on arrangements for the
Republican national convention in
June today unanimously ratified the
selection Of Representative Theodore L.
Burton of Cleveland as temporary
chairman and keynoter of the con-
vention.
William M. Butler of Massachu-
sets, national manager of the Coo
lidge campaign, nominated Mr.. Bur
ton, and T. Coleman Du Point of Della
Lafayette b. Gleason of New York,
who has held the Office of secretary
of the Republican convention several
years, was again given the office;
other appointments includea Brlg.
Kan, chief doorkeeper; former Rep
reseritative Phillip e. Campbell. Kan
sas. and Lehr Tess, son OF Senator
Simeon D. Fess, Ohio, parliamen-
tarians; Col. Edward P. Thayer, In
diana, sergeant-at-arms; Judge James
Dooly, Rhode Island. tally clerk; D.
%. Award, Lansing, Mich, chief read
ing clerk; George l.. Hart, Washlng-
ton, official reporter, and john Il.
Marshall, New York, assistant re-
porter.
The committee considered problems
of distribution of tickets, and as it
adjourned at noon it was considered
likely that the plan followed in
previous years would be adopted.
A committee of three, composed of
Chairman John r. Adams, Secretary
George b. Lockwood of the national
committee and Mr.. Butler, was ap-
pointed to consider plans for holding
a public night session of the con-
vention to broadcast news of the
proceedings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-04-30
{. H. TALBOT IS DEAD.

Edward 'Herndon Talbot, sixty
seven years old, retired druggist and
resident of this city since he was
an infant, died at his residence in the
kenesaw apartments, 18th and Irving
streets, yesterday.
Funeral services will be conducted
at his late residence tomorrow after
noon at 1880 o'clock. Rev. George
Ffske Dudley OF st. Stephens Episco-
pal Church will officiate. Services also
will be held by the George C. Whit
ing Lodge, No. %, F.. A. A. M, of
which he was a member. Interment
will be in the Loudoun Park cemetery,
Baltimore, Md.
For many years Mr.. Talbot con-
Quoted the kenesaw drug store, in
this city. He was a graduate of the
Washington School of Pharmacy. He
is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ida Cor
man Talbot, and a half brother,
George NJ Dove.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-04-30
METHODISTS DISCUSS
RURAL LIFE SERVICE
Understandable Cooperation
Urged-Creedal Differences
Called Insignificant.

BY the Associated Press.
BOSTON, April 3o.-Interdenomi-
national cooperation in rural COM
munity service without regard to "in-
significant creedal differences" was
advocated at the Methodist rural life
conference here today by Earl A
Roadman, director of rural extension
in Upper Iowa University. Fayette,
Iowa.
Characterizing the rural minister
as a blazer of new trails. DIR. Jonathan
B. Hawk of Portsmouth, Ohio. advo-
Gated the selection and training of
students naturally adapted to rural
work.
Supt. S. x Hunt of the Kentucky
conference analysed the situation of
abandoned church territory in that
state.
Church work had been given up in
eight of the twenty-one counties in
his district, Mr.. Hunt said. and the
underlying causes to be overcome in
reclamation were poor roads, poor
preaching, poor pay and a lack in the
church of power to adapt it's program
to the needs of the community"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-04-30
PEACE WOMEN FIND
PASSIVE D. C. FOES
World Congress to Be Attended
by Committee Fighting In
fiuence in United S'etes.
OPPOSITION rs WELCOMED
International League Official Sees
Furtherance in Activity.

While delegates were gathering in
Washington today for the fourth
congress of the Woman's Interna-
tional League for Peace and Free
dom, to open tonight at the Wash
tngton Hotel, a committee Of women
from patriotic societies. headed by
Mrs. Noble Newport Potts, mapped
out vigorous campaign to counter
act the influence of the fourth in
ternational, not only in Washington,
but throughout the nation.
Abandoning plans to block meet
lngs of the congress, the committee
decided to attend the sessions, upon
invitation of officials in charge. to
look for ''pacifistic and socialistic''
principles expected to be promul gated
and prepare to nullify their influence
by arouSing patriotic American pub
lie opinion through a definite pro-
gram A mass meeting here is under
consideration.
Not Opposed to Opposition.
Miss Amy Woods, secretary of the
national headquarters here, was not
disturbed over the opposition to the
congress. The opposition. she said,
only tended to spread further the
message of the congress.
n lLNciy COnIeSL Is ehpSCIcu'
Whether the women's committee in
vited to attend sessions OF the con-
gress will be able to voice any pro-
test from the floor OF the congress
was uncertain today.
we shall do nothing" said Mrs.
Potts which is not in keeping with
the dignity and decorum of the patri-
otto societies represented. But we
are planning something vastly larger
and more far reaching than q mere
effort to block the congress"
Whether the opposition would be-
gin to function at the reception to-
night when delegates from many
nations will speak had not been de-
cided.
Mrs. Potts, who, as member OF
the Daughters of 1912, called the
mass meeting of protest last Sunday,
said today she had received official
notices from several patriotic soci-
cites, not only in Washington out in
various parts Of the country, that
they would join in fight on the
Fourth International Congress.
Among the latest protests, she said.
are communica tionS from Cincinnati
and Indianapolis, where delegates of
the congress have made plans TO
the Pax special"
The president of the Daughters OF
1872 in the state of Illinois wrote Mrs.
Potts of the whole hearted backing
the opposition would receive in that
state to any efforts to carry the paci-
fism message to Illinois
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-04-30
DR.. BUTLER DEMANDS
REPEAL OF "DRY" ACT
Tells Missouri Society Prohibition
Laws Are ceable-Warns
"Silent Partners"
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, April 30.-The annual
dinner of the Missouri Society last
night resolved itself into a prohibit
ton debate. with DR.. Nicholas Muir
ray Butler, president of Columbia Uni
versity, assailing the eighteenth
amendment. and DR.. Stratton D..
Brooks. president of the University
of Missouri. making a defense.
DR.. Butler appealed to men and
women of religious faith, of moral
principle and public spirit" to strike
the eighteenth amendment from the
Constitution, and declared that those
who persist in supporting this "un-
enforceable law" must accept RESPONSE
bility for being silent partners of the
bootleggers and contributors to tse
undermining of the governmental
structure.
Senators and representatives in
Congress" DR.. Butler said. "noncha-
Iantly vote for prohibitory legislation
and quickly betake themselves for re-
freshment to a drink of alcoholic
liquor. Judges sentence men to fine
and Imprisonment for being detected
in doing what other judges do with
out detection"
DR.. Brooks took sharp issue with
DR.. Butler, and declared that he could
not go back to his university without
expressing his convictions.
1.-The American people have right
to prohibit any man from drinking,
he asserted, eff that drinking harms
any one else, and you know that there
is not a case of a man drinking with
out harm to others"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-04-30

Continued from First Page.)
Secretary Hughes effectually prevent
American adhesion to the court from
in any respect involving the United
States in league membership"
Expression of Business.
These actions can be accepted" he
said, las the careful conservative ex-
preston of the business opinion of
America"
Mr.. Hines emphasized that the
chambers view of the court did not
contemplate it would deal with mat
tiers of international policy or poll
tics" He agreed with Bishop Brent
that the court was entirely separated
from the league of nations.
Action of Lawyers.
Mr.. Wickersham presented resolu-
tions endorsing the court, adopted by
the American Bar Association at it's
1923 meeting.
The vote was almost unanimous"
legal thought from all sections of the
country" THE Permanent Court is
established on the basis of determi-
nation of controversies between ma
tions by impartial investigation of
facts and the application to them of
rules of international law" Mr..
Wickersham continued
by this process, especially famil-
lar to all students of Anglo-Saxon
law, international law will be ascer-
tanned and developed by the court as
ment.
"As Mr.. Root said after reviewing
the history of the long-continued eff
forts of the United States to bring
about the establishment of the judi
cial determination of international
disputes:
.Manifestly the presumption is in
favor of the United States supporting
the court. Both seif-respect and in
terest require that the United States
should stand by its own policy. We
cannot decently urge the creation of
such court as this upon the rest of
the world through a long series of
years and then repudiate the court
offer some adequate reason
Mrs. James L. Laidlaw of New York.
the next witness, declared there is a
mighty wave of public indignation"
rising throughout the country because
of inaction by the government.
All civilization Is based on the de-
cision of courts as to mans duty to
man. President A. L. Lowell of Har-
ward said in presenting his indorse-
ment of American participation.
1--WE have told the world over and
over in the last half century" he
said, that we were for court. Now
it is established, shall We withhold
support"
Analysing the organization of the
court, President Lowell said he did
not see how the league could have
more completely divorced itself from
the tribunal. The judges, he said.
were no more under league control
than members of the Supreme Court
of the United States are under the
control of the President
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-04-30
GEN. JULIAN S. CARR
IS DEAD IN CHICAGO
Former Commander of Confederate
Veterans Succumbs During
Visit to Daughter,
By the Associated Press


CHICAGO, April S0.-Gen. Julian
S. Carr, former commander-in-chies
of the United Confederate Veterans
and prominent in manufacturin-,
banking and railroad enterprises aI
his home in Durham. n. c., died here
last night.
En- route from Durham to Chicagl
last Saturday to visit his daughter,
Mrs H. C. Flowers, Gen. Carr con-
tracted influenza, which developed
into pneumonia yesterday, a heart
affection complicating his condition
Mrs. Flowers came here several
months ago from Kansas City TO
study synthetic psychology with Mrs
Edith Rockefeller Mccormick. On
his arrival here Gen. Carr was re-
moved to his daughters hotel suite,
where he died.
Funeral arrangements were to be
completed today, after tentative ar
rangements had been made to take
the body back to Durham, N. c., for
burial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-04-30
FOUR OF FAMILY INJURED.
Mother and Children Caught When
Home Blows Down.
By the Associated Press.


GREENVILLE, Ala, April 3d.
Four persons, all members of one
family, were injured in a tornado
which struck Greenville and vicinity
early this morning. Property damage
is estimated at $4,000. Two negroes
are reported missing and are thought
to have been killed.
The injured are: Mrs. E. c. Poole
and three children. who were buried
beneath the debris of their home
when it was blown down while they
were asleep. Miss Lucille Poole was
the most serious injured, although
all are expected to recover
The tornado cut a path a half mile
wide through the town. Buildings
destroyed include the Louisville and
Nashville freight depot, two cotton
warehouses of the Planters Mer-
camille Company, a blacksmith shop
and several negro dwellings. The
First Baptist Church was badly
damaged. At least sixty buildings
were badly damaged. Nearly all
wires from Greenville were out and
the power lines were down.
A negro man named Smith is be-
lieved to have persisted in the flames
that burned his little shack following
its destruction by the wind. A negro
girl also is reported missing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-04-30
EGYPT WILL PROVIDE
FUND FOR EXCAVATION
Budget Provision IndioateS Gov
eminent Will Continue Work
on Luxor Tomb.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CAIRO, Egypt, April 30.-The
budget now before the Egyptian par
lament provides 4,11o Egyptian
pounds for next seasons work in the
tomb of Tut-ankh-Amen, indicating
the intention of the government to
continue the explorations.
LONDON, April 30.-The Cairo cor
respodent of the Morning Post under
stands that the Egyptian government
is still inclined to allow Howard Car
ter to complete his work in Tut
ankh-Amen's tomb, on condition that
he acknowledge the authority of the
government over the tomb and its
contents.
The government, he adds. proposes
to bear all costs in connection with
the tomb henceforth and to permit no
monopoly of the news concerning the
discoveries made.