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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-16
MILAN TO WEIGH
 DAVIS ATTITUDE
Must Be Sure He's Progressive,
 Nevr York Mayor Says

SACRAMENTO. Cal. July 15.- Mayor John F. Hyland of New York, who stopped here few minutes today en route to San Francisco with Will liam Randolph Hearst indicated that he prefers to wait and see just what the attitude of John w. Davis, the democratic nominee for President, will be toward "big business and the spe- ment to the candidate.
 II am a democrat, but I am a pro- Gressive democrat said Hylan. Be fore indorse the candidate of the demo- cratic party I want to hear what he has to say-in other words, I want to be sure that he will represent a gov ernment of the people and by the peo- pie and not the special interests"
 What do you think of Davis rec ord? he was asked.
 Well. he has been a corporation at torney and no doubt represented the big interests at that time, but there has been some indication that he might rep resent the people equally well if chosen Therefore, I'm going to wait"
 Mayor Hylan declined to discuss third party movement insofar as it may concern him personally. If it is dem onstrated to the people that both the old parties are leagued with such in terests as will not truly represent them there is no doubt that a third party will be demanded and such movement would gain great momentum" he said.
 Mir. Hearst was equally reticent con corning reports of a third party move ment. He said he had not been keeping in touch with the political situation while on the trip from New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-16
AMERICAN PLIERS SPEND BUSY. DAY
 RESTING IN PARIS
Take-Off For Armenian Soil Depends On
 Supplies

PARIS. July 15.-(By Associated Press. )-The American 'round-the- world fIiers day of rest in Paris today was the busiest day off they have sad since they took off from American soil, they said this evening after a round of activities.
 In the morning they called on the un- der. secretariat of aviation Then they laid a wreath on the unknown soldier tomb. Luncheon with General Persh- ing could not, be a long session because they had to be received at the city and then call upon the President of the Re public.
 At their hotel they signed an inde- finite number of postcards and photo graphs and then wound up their day of repose with a magnificent dinner given in their honor by Laurent Eynac, un- der secretary of aviation at the Inter- Allied club.
 The date of the landing of the avia- tors on American shores now depends upon the arrival of supplies in Green land. Owing to the high price de- manded by Scandinavian shipowners to transfer gasoline to the city continent u was HcScSSdEy lo CHhHSe pldHS anu charter a British vessel for a special trip.
 Thus far no news has been received as to the. arrival of the supplies. In the supposition that everything was ready to fit-out when Greenland was reached, Lieutenant Smith calculated that the flight to the United States could be made in two weeks.
 The present plan of the Americans is to take off from LeBourget, between 10 and Il o'clock tomorrow, depending on the weather reports from the. Eng hsh channel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-16
SECRET OF HAPPINESS

The greatest menace on earth to happiness is the ill health with which so many women are afflicted. The young woman is subject to pain and irregularities, the mother to the tor lures of displacements with consequent pains, aches and nervousness,-the middle aged woman to the uncomfort- able conditions caused by this critical age. The one remedy to control these conditions and restore the system to a normal healthy condition is Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, which for fifty years has been restoring sick and ailing women to health and hap piness-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-16
GATHER FOR DEBT FARLEY
Continued From Page One. )

tOonCAHueu rrOm rage OHe.D Assurances have been given Germany, it is said. that German representation is virtually certain.
 The British, it is learned, believe that any other course would be fatal, and do not consider agreeing to the French demand that the Germans mere ly be summoned to sign a fnished protocol, if they are summoned at all.
 In arguing the necessity of German representation, the British will depend on the support of both Italy and Amer ica, and hope to force France to agree. Informed Observ' believe that the French finally will consent to the plan.
 Despite the great problems which face the conference, the delegates are optimistic. American participation in the conference, coupled with the fact that the authoritative American -infIu- enced experts report is the basis of dis cussion, gives a new caste to- the as- semblage. t-is HOW expected that the conference will finish its labors by July 26.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-16
ESTATE GUARDED
 AFTER THREATS
Anonymous Author Apologies
 For Disturbance

GASTONIA, N. O., July 15.-Armed guards are being maintained about the home of A. c. Lineberger, Belmont cot ton mill owner, as a result of a series of anonymous threatening letters, it became known today.
 The first letter received ten days ago, demanded that $1 ,O00 be placed at designated spot on the lawn of the Lineberger home. It threatened that if this were not done, the house would be dynamited and that a~child of the family would be kidnapped.
 Officers were notified and a dummy package placed at the designated spot. The officers kept watch over the pack age but no one came.
 After several days, another letter was received, apologizing for having caused disturbance and asking that if the identity of the writer was discov- cred there would be no prosecution. The guards have been maintained, however.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-16
WARRENSBURG
 TAKES THE JOY OUT OF OYRIDE
WTARRENsBURG, Mo, July

WTARRENSBURG, Mo-. July " 15.-Cries of Sweet Daddy"
 and Does You Love Your Mamma ?" interrupted the slumbers of members of the Warrensburg city council, as automobiles loaded with youthful lovers rolled through the streets.
 Shieks and shebas were making the most of the moonlight summer nights, until special session of the city council was called. An ordi- nance was passed providing $10 to $100 fines for the following acts:
 Crowding or overlooking motor vehicle while standing or moving on any alley or street of Warrensburg.
 For any person to sit upon the lap of any other person in an au- tomobile.
 For anyone riding in an automo- bile to accost or call to any person of the opposite sex, or to invite or solicit any such person to ride.
 Warrensbarg's slumbers are now undisturbed as the young lovers do their betting and parking outside the city limits.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-16
APPEAH
 ITO BE HEARD TODAY
Former Piggly Wiggly Head
 Plans Similar Group

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 15.-Wheth- CT Clarence Saunders, founder of the Piggly Wiggly corporation, may organ ize and operate a similar organization in competition to the Piggly Wiggly concern will be decided by the United States court of appeals here tomorrow. The decision will be rendered on an ap- peal from the order of the district court at Memphis, Tenn, granting a tenn poraray injunction against Saunders. The appeal was argued in Cincinnati a few weeks ago.
 Saunders lost control of the Piggly Wiggly corporation several months ago in Wall street transaction. Later he sought to organize another corporation similar to the Piggly Wiggly concern.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-16
REVENUE BOARD
 TO PAVE WIDTH
 OF 1ST AVENUE
Action Removes Last Ob- stacle In Plan To Im-
 prove Street

Last obstacles in the widening and paving of First avenue was removed Tuesday morning when the board of revenue unanimously adopted a reso- lutien to pave the street from curb to curb between Forty first and Eighty fifth streets.
 Resolution calling for the pavement was introduced by Thomas Huey and met with the full approval of all mem bers of the board, with the exception of President D. C. Ball, who was ab- sent.
 This action brings to an end a con- troversy that has extended over pc riod of months and completely reverses the former attitude of the board on the paving question. Decision to pave the full width of the street was made only after a strong fight against a 15-foot pavement had been waged by a delegation of Woodlawn and East Lake citizens.
 Battle for the street improvement project has been in progress since March 6, 1922, when a group of East Lake citizens held an open meeting in an effort to bring the matter to head. Representatives of the board of reve- nue attended this meeting and agreed to the paving on the condition that the Birmingham Electric company pay for the paving between their tracks.
 Joint Project
 Work on the project will be done jointly by the city, county and the Bir- mingham Electric company lew owners Of hn 1Ifi nif VIyiho n street where necessary and install curb ing; the county will do the paving proper and the utility concern will be in charge of the work between their tracks.
 The entire cost of the paving will be about $116,000, according to an es- timate submitted to the board Tuesday morning by C. J. Rogers. county engi- neer. The cost of 15-foot pavement would be about $132, 1000, or 44,0OO less, he said.
 He was instructed by the board to ask for bids on the project August 19, when the contract will be let and work will start. Capt. Lacey Edmundson, member of the board, suggested that the county purchase necessary equip ment mad that the work of installing a
 
 convicts. The suggestion met with dis approval of other board members, and it was decided to have bids submitted on all types of paving.
 Board Commended
 Jerry Gwin, board member, offered a plan to put several crews of men at work on the avenue, thus avoiding a de- lay in the project and resultant long period of blocking the street. In this way, he pointed out. the work will be completed within a short time, whereas a single crew might result in the streets being torn up for months.
 A large delegation of East Lake and Woodlawn citizens, who had attended the meeting to urge full-width paving of the street, gave a rising vote of thanks to board members for the action at the motion of Mrs. J. NJ. Hankins.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-16
PAPERS ARE FILED
 IN FARM MERGER
fCnntinned From Page One.


 well as their numerous leased wires and instead will have one central office at the same points, one leased wire, and one service.
 Other economies that will be prac- ticed will include direct routing of grain from local elevators to the consumers and lessened elevator costs.
 Among the managing directors of the new company will be John J. Stream, vice president of the J. c. Shaffer com pany: George E. Marcy, president of the Armour Grain company; E. K. Rosenbaum, president of the J. Rosen- baum corporation; Edward $. Glazer, president of Rosenbaum Brothers, and George H. Davis, president of the Da- wis, Noland, Merrill company.
 The announcement says that these men will serve as employees of the farmers owning the Grain Marketing company for a definite period and when the company is launched and firmly established they may be retained or dismissed, according to the will of the board of directors which will be made up of farmers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-16
DAVIS YET FACED
 WITH SOLUTION OF ORGANIZATION
Party Leaders Fail To Make Selection Of
 Chairman

NEW YORK, July 15.-When John W. Davis. democratic nominee for president, stepped into his motor car tonight for the 3O-mile drive to his country home at Locust Valley, he was apparently no nearer a decision as to the choice of national chairman or the location of the main and subsidiary headquarters for the campaign than he was yesterday morning, when he re- turned here to tackle this first great problem of his contest for the presi- dency
 Not Ready To Speak
 Two days of discussion with party leaders had failed to bring about a se- lection, or at any rate a selection that night was asked whether he favored having a national chairman and a cam paign manager, or combining the two offices, and replied that even on that point he was not ready to express him self.
 Daniel c. Roper, of New York; Cordell Hull. of Tennessee, the present national chairman; Norman B. Mack, who has been New York's national committeeman for 24 years, having just been elected for his seventh term {: George White, of Ohio, who directed West Virginia, and Norman H. Davis. former under-secretary of state, joined Mir Davis before luncheon and spent most of the day with him.
 Mir. Hull, who was reported to have Al. Il fl national committee for the campaign would add nothing to his statement of last week when he explained that he would take an active part in the cam paign, but probably not in the capacity of chairman.
 Mir. Mack, who would be more satis- factory to the supporters of Governor Smiths late candidacy, said he did not want the job of campaign manager.
 The presidential nominee believed last week that the organization ques- tion should be got out of the way as early as possible, in view of the delay by the prolonged session of the conven- tion; and he apparently expected that the choice of a suitable and willing chairman could be arranged early this week.
 Post Not Offered
 Rumors that he had offered the post to more than one man but had been unable to induce those invited to accept were met by the statement that Mir. Davis had offered the office to nobody.
 MT. Davis address of acceptance has not yet reached the stage of formula tion. He has made arrangements to leave Friday night for Isleboro, the home of Charles Dana Gibson. But if the committee chief is not selected by that time-and Mir. Davis indicated that he considered it a possibility that he might not be-he may cancel his trip mort.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-16
EMBALMED CHILD
 USED AS EVIDENCE

ATLANTIC CITY, July 15.-The embalmed body of five-month-old baby today was produced as evidence in the trial at Atlantic county court here of Mrs. Pearl Willard and John J. Giles, a former boarder. at the Willard house, who are charged with suffocating' the infant and then hiding the body in discarded mattress about seven months ago.
 The corpse was placed in evidence following the objection made to Judge Campbell by counsel for the defense, who argued such procedure is without legal precedent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-16
LABOR ELEMENT BACK OF DAVIS
 LETTERS SHOW
Many To Evade Lafol- lette Movement, Sena-
 tors Predict
fSpeciaI To Age.Herald)

WASHINGTON, July 15.-Letters coming to democratic members of Con gress indicate that laboring men will support John w. Davis and not join the LaFollette movement. This IS es- pecially true of southern states where the independents expected to have large following.
 Senator Harris of Georgia has been informed that the working people of his state are getting ready for very active campaign for the democratic ticket.
 Voted For Davis
 Louie Marquardt, secretary of the Georgia Branch of the American Fed eration of Labor, voted for Davis when it became evident that William Gibbs McAdoo was out of the race. He will make speeches in various states for the New York nominee.
 Senator Overman, of North Carolina, who lives near Spencer, where the Southern railway maintains large shops, has been advised that very few of. the thousands of workmen there will sup port Senator LaFollette.
 q look for a repetition of the 1912 campaign" he said.
 Labor leaders, who are familiar with Mir. DaTis record,- are citing his speeches in Congress to show that he is real friend to the working man. They point to his remarks in the House May fl, 1912, when government by in junction was under discussion.
 Quotes Statement
 'The right to strike" said he, ''has won it's way against the judicial oppo- sition of hundred years. In the earliest reported case in England, that of Rex vs. Journeymen Tailors of Cambridge (S Modern, 10), it was held that a combination to raise wages by quitting work simultaneously was a criminal conspiracy and indicatable &C., cordingly. It took an act of Parlia- ment to wipe this pernicious doctrine out of the English law"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-16
IN THE AIR TODAY

X DKA, Pittsburg, 326 meters, 8 p. m., c. s. T.-Musical
 program soprano tenor, violin solos.
 woe, Davenport, ASA meters, 8 p. m., c. S. T.-Organ recital by Irwin Swindell.
 XIV, Chicago, 536 meters, z p. m., c. s. T--Musical program and the Midnight Revue.
 WIZ, New York, 455 meters, 7:30 p. m., E. s. T.-New York Philharmonic orchestra concert.
 KHJ, Los Angeles, 395 meters, 8 to 10 p. m., F. C., S. T. Deluxe musical program.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-16
TENNESSEE STARTS
 EXPANSION PLAN
5000 Additional Students May
 Be Accommodated

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. July 15.-An expansion program for the University of Tennessee to accommodate 6,O0O ad- ditional students was started by the board of trustees of the university in session here today.
 The program contemplates the cree tien of three additional buildings here and two buildings at Memphis
 A committee was named to study the program and make recommendations. An expenditure of $500,000 to $1,OO0,- GOO would be made Gov. Austin Peay presided at today's meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-16
NEWS BRIEFS

WASHINGTON -negotiable se- curities, as registered articles will be carried by the air mail service, Post master General New announced today. Negotiable securities, he said, would or destroyed in the event of plane mishap.
 MILWAUKEE - One man was killed, another became human sky rocket and was shot over house and into a street, suffering probably fatal injuries and a boy was seriously in- jured late today when a fire works plant south of the city exploded.
 CLEVELAND, O.-Miss Marie Per rim, 42, teller in the Loan department of a downtown bank, was arrested this afternoon on the charge of embedding approximately $10.000 from the bank. She attributes her plight to specula- tion in the stock market
 NEW YORK-Harry F. Bieg of Chicago is the winner of the Paris prize for 1924 of the society of Beaux Arts Architects. The award amounts to $3,0OO and entities the winner to ad- mission to the advanced class at the Ecole Des Baux Arts in Paris.
 ST. LOUIS, Mo.-Worn by trip os approximately 1000 miles Steph- ar A. Cornell, head of the local branch of the United States secret service, re- turned here tonight from San Pedro, Sula, Honduras, with his prisoner, George A. Moore 60, alleged counter feiter who jumped his $4.OOO bond in 1921 and escaped to the Central Amer iCan country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-16
HOUSES COLLAPSE |AS FLOOD WATERS
 DESTROY CHIH Il
$1,OOO,OOO Damage Re- ported, But Loss Of
 / Life Is Small

PEKING, July 15.-(By Associated Press. )-Kalgan, province of Chin Li, the largest commercial center north of Peking. has been destroyed in part by a flood along the Yang Ho river, accord ing to word received here tonight.
 The damage to the city is unofficial ly estimated at $1,00O,O 900. The loss of life, however, was not great.
 Hundreds of houses collapsed under the pressure of the flood waters, ad- vices stated One portion of the city to the south of the regular riverbed is under three feet of water. The rail- way tracks along the river are sub merged.
 Kalgan is a city of about 72,000 and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-16
POLITICAL STRAWS

COPENHAGEN, July 15.-Mrs. William McNIillan Adams, daughter of John W. Davis, democratic candidate for the presidency of the United States, will sail for New York within a month in order to put her shoulder to the wheel of her fathers election chariot. Mir. Davis before his nomination, had expected to come here to visit his daugh- ter.
 LINCOLN, Neb.. July 15.-A plan whereby a different vice presidential candidate would be nominated in each state to run with Senator Robert II. LaFollette on an independent ticket will be presented to LaFollette leaders in Chicago by George B. Wiley of Fairbury, Neb. Wiley is secretary treasurer of the Brotherhood of Fire men and Locomotive Engineers for Nebraska.
 NEW YORK, July 15.-Clarence Julian Owens, president of the South ern Commercial congress, called on Mir. Davis tonight to ask him to address the Pan-American Commercial con gress in Atlanta on October 1.
 CHICAGO. July 15.-Ceremonies of notifying General Charles c. Dawes of his nomination to the vice presidency August 19, will include an old-fashioned torchlight procession. Roy o. West, sec retary of the republican national com mittee, announced tonight. In the pa rade will march 1000 republicans from Wisconsin, according to the prediction which John E. Ferris, of Milwaukee, says is conservative. Mir. Ferris con ferred today with MT. West, and is in charge of arrangements for the Wiscon sin delegation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-16
BODY FOUND UNDER BRIDGE

DALLAS, Texas, July 15.-The body of Alexander A. Bevacqua, 45, owner of the Dallas Sand and Gravel com pany, was found late yesterday under a bridge near here. Police said he had been killed by blow from an ax and his bod transported for some distance.
 Beyaequa was last seen early Satur- day night.
 Detectives investigating the case said Bevacqua recently assisted Canadian officers in locating an Italian who was later deported to Italy to face trial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-16
URGES U. S. ACTION
Former Commissioner Predicts Defeat
 Without Intervention

Former Commissioner Predicts Defeat
 Without Intervention
 ONEIDA, N. Y., July 15.-Pierre- pont B. Moves. who was Rhineland commissioner for the United States, to- day predicted the doom of the Dawes report and a continued deadlock be- tween France and Germany unless the United States representative at the coming conference of Premiers in Lon don is instructed by the government to inform France that the United States desires that country to give up it's independent policy in the Ruhr.
 Mir. Moves statement is contained in a letter written by him to Charles c. Dawes, made public here tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-16
JOINT PICNIC THURSDAY
East Lake To Be Scene Of WahOums
 Gathering

A joint picnic vii be staged at East Lake park Thursday from 12 o'clock noon until 9 o'clock at night by the Wahouma Blue Lodge and Wahouma Temple, together with the Wahouma Commandery and Order of the Eastern Star. A large number of visitors are expected. Dinner will be served at 6 o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-16
BILL PERFECTED BY PROXY

PARIS, July I0.-The chamber of deputies, with only about 20 members present, worked over a score of articles of the Amnesty bill most of the night and this morning passed the measure just before dawn broke. The 20 devoted deputies were enabled to take final action through holding the proxies of the other deputies who had gone home to bed The chamber adjourned until IulY %.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-16
POSTMASTER NAMED
 FOR THREE TOWNS
Will Serve Until Appointments
 Are Confirmed

WASHINGTON, D. C.. July 15.- Especial. )-The postmaster general appointed the following acting postmas- CTS in Alabama today to serve until the appointments may be confirmed by the Senate: Henry c. Warren, Rogersville Thomas c. Collier. Uniontown, and Thalia E. Pratt, Carrollton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-16
500 MOTORISTS ARRAIGNED

CHICAGO, July 14.-Eight hundred motorists have been arraigned and war cago's safety or sorrow" campaign be- ing conducted by city, county and high way police. Among those arraigned there was but one woman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-16
.IO6 YEARS, OLD TAKES DAILY WALK Uncle Jack Higgins Celebrates
 Birthday

WABASH, Ind, July 15.--"Uncle" Jack Higgins, pioneer local resident, celebrated his one hundred and sixth birthday at his home here today, greet ing friends and receiving congratula- tions.
 Uncle" Jack, who is still active, takes long walk each day and enjoys telling visitors his age.
 He was born in Liverpool, England, July 15, 1918, and came to this coun- try when young man.