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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-28

Ed1kHeSS ana freedom from aIIecCauon-JuHt has
to let in kitchens We ought be natural and hearty
and foolish and drecas has to be he sitting on
the set tubs eating corned beef sandwiches OFF washboard
We ought to do all this not because is the lazy way
or the shiftles way, but because is simple healthy
natural way to live Life and meet each other
Take the Wilson's, for instance The Wilson's might be
called an American couple Fred Wilson started in
as garage mechanic in small town The highway was
put through and the garage business doomed Today Fred
Is half owner and he and his wife have around $4OO Der
month to spend They had lot Of fun in those DAYS when
Fred was mechanic and they have lot Of fun now but
somehow this fun doesn't tote the kick the old brand did
When they were getting along $3.50 they used Is have
Sunday night suppers out in the kitchen That is they
started In the kitchen and spread all over the premises
You know the kind Of eats Chicken bones left over from
dinner bowl Of succctash to up two pieces Of Bic
and three slices Of cake and half dozen ouohnuts some
scraps Of cheese and part q glass Of jelly hot dogs
pickles. maybe, plate of hasheverythne thew could
find the shelves in the refrigerator out On the ktchen
table Everyone helping and laughing and getting in III.
way Some Of the cups were chppedno Of the Silver
was from the tensent two plates that matched
could always ask pal home without any fuss in those DAYS
Maybe there was nothing but warmedover muligan and
fried potatoes but who caredf Molly would meet them Al
the door, laughing in her kitchen apron and the man didn't
town - n
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-28
DIR. FRANK CRANES
DAILY EDITORIAL
The Superiority Complex


vVHERE a. been good deal said about TIE nfeority
complex and i i doubtful whether i i nct account
The murder Of young Franks however, "A Chicago, reveals
the possibilities 81 the superiority complex held " hs muir
derers.
Both Leopold and Loeb were bright scholars and all the
evidence that they considered themselves parc
uary Leopold superior persons ana far enough
from the commcnal regard them IS merely subjects Of
experiment Leopold had experimental considerably with
birds and lower animals and seems 70 have regarded
himself superior bystander ~ the AFFAIRS Of men
It the kind of thing there would Be thrill II and
wanted some easy money, said Leopold . we made
fewmistakes should have picked my glasses didn't
thing alright but 1t wasn't That's ALI Is
His companion IN crime, Richard Loeb, has slowly slipped
from his lofty pinnacle ia the ethereal Of selfcOnce
He i longer the surefoOted welpcised steepejack
scaling the spires Of vagran imagination ana from them
men bent on learning who kidnapped and killed Robert
Franks He to have lost his and become up
The TACT that no one can separate himself from the
human without perversion No become the
enemy Of society without society taking M revenge upon
him.
Two things seem to have been the operating motives Of
these boys two things that enough: greed and
the spirit Of adventure They for prank and had
to regard the lives Of their fellow human beings Of
account compared to their amusement And they
thought they would make easy money Their has
broken down and their condition is pitable Even
pitable that Of their relatives just succeeds
without carrying others up with him goes down
without carrying others down with him. The sfferings Of
the families Of the two boys must be great
Their crime however, peculiarly atrociOus They slew
bright innocent fellow ia the heyday Of his youth in
automobile in the midst Of heavily travelled street First
they hit him the head with chisel and afterward they
insured his death BY choking him with gag In addition
to this they put acid his face ii effort to dsfge him
o,that his identity would be destroyed
There be Of poverty their action for both
boys Of WeOdo parents and received from them
liberal allowance. Ransom and the adventure Of crime
the motives for the deed.
In removing from its pale two urderers there should
be vengeance displayed by society," but only the desire
protect itself by the administration Of strict justice
Altogether to Be an instance Of the superiority
complex and Of the unreabty of the intellect suhst
tute for the natural instincts Of mankind.
1t is easy to justify such DEATH said Leopold Gas
it Is to justify entomolOgist for mpang beetle
pin.'
" Newspaper syndicate,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-28
Nevertheless
Truth VIII Last.

Dr. Fcsdick whose religious views brought him to trial be-
Tore the church here back from Europe saving THAT ali
England moderns Cergymen Interpreting The Bble n
che light Of present scientific information and sreatinc
evolution accepted fact"
That will shock William J. Bryan and many others but it
Is true the learned and Reverend Mr. nge can remain dean
81 Pauls Cathedral in London and at the same time teach
that one OF the greatest apostles when supposed to be in
gpEed was in reality suffering from epilepsy
The layman who knows nothing about the intricate CON
troversies, knows this much at least: NOTHING CAN m
JURE ETERNAL TRUTH. And sooner or later VA shaII
know what that eternal truth is
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-28
Children vs.. Dogs

DditOr. The warrington Times:
TOO bad. 90 many well-meaning
n folks and animal lovers are
all het up over the treatment &C.
corded ':poor doggie."
There are hundreds OF crabby
folks who just go into q lit when
a neighbor's child throws q rub.
Der ball on their lawn or per.
chance happens 70 step across Il.
There are numerous childless
people here in Washington with
ugly bulldogs and pups who win
even stoop to complain to our
Health Department about this OF
that trivial matter out OF sheer
neanness and dislike Of their
neighbors' children.
II we really are to be consider.
ate and humane, let's be decent,
kind and fair to our neighbors'
children.
MIR. and MRS. PHILIP EBERT.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-28
Our. Flying Force
The World Does Move.

Police flying boats above New York harbor six IF them
Will watch ships dumping rubbish including bge" to pol
lutte the beaches and poison the fish These aerial policemen
VIII also report and punish fers that 60 dangerously low
xisking the lives Of .'earth walkers"
Soon the air above big cities win be as thckly popu
lated as are the rivers of China Very likely there win be
lighter than air health resorts anChcng one two or three
miles up according to the doctors climate prescription Two
miles up couldn't get cold influenza if you triedno
germs up there The prosperous and idle might even establish
agrmfEee SKY colony sort Of aerial Thousand IaudA
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-28

YUyHERE has been good deal said about TIE inferior
complex and II i doubtful whether II IS not accoE
aIln ..nnd dnal nf fha crime III naan0n and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-28
By ELSIE ROBINSON

Then things doomed, and Molly began to
think that the parlor curtains 'wouldn' do, J"
and that "only hicks ate on the kitchen
table. !" So they bought brand-new set
Of solid plated silver, with everything alike.
And some of those iridescent cocktail
glasses. And plate plates although it did
seem sort Of silly to Molly to have special
plate you never even used when she and
Fred had always managed to eat a whole
meal off one. But you know how tits, pal
if every one else has something we gotta
have it, too" When caterer hit town
they had him in. And now, when the VII
sons have q Sunday night party they leave
it to the caterer, and they do NOT have it
~, ~ lrs%nInn,, &ahIn
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-28
Sap and Salt
-By Bert Moe

Ridicule seldom hurts any one
II it isn't true.
~~.-~a~--
Success IL popularity looked upon
as getting something that others
can't.
Hez Heck says: wisdom and
honesty don't DO a man any RneA
- he don't pae iemF
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-28
LISTEN, WORLD!

WYE do lot Of talking and reading
~ and writing about Fuller, FreS-
" Lives these days. We're all Of us
yearning to Express Our Souls and quot
ing recipes for doing the same. We're
chasing happiness on all six cylinders and
doing fancy daily dozens to develop our
personalities. And all the time we're pass
ing up countless cOlorful adventures and
booming ourselves to boredom simply be-
cause we WON'T EAT IN THE KITCHEN.
No. there's no subtle, psychic, hidden sig
nificance to those words. They mean Just
what they say. We ought to eat in the.
kitchen more. We ought to eat the simple,
common things which one associates with
Kitchens. We ought to let ourselves 60 in
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-06
STREET CAR LINE
HASCLEAN SLATE
Utilities Company Enters
New Era With ALI Bills
Paid In Full

All claims, including interest as well
as principal, approximating a total Of
ten million dollars, have been paid of
by the Birmingham Electric company
now owners of the electric, gas an6
street car service in Birmingham.
Monday saw the slate clean as. far
MS w. B. White, of Tillman, Bradley
and Baldwin, attorneys for the utilities
can learn.
Bonds were, of course, attended to
first, followed by unsecured claims,
which have besna liQuidated.
An unusual instance was that of two
claimants who held judgments against
the B. R., /. and p. company, who did
not prove their Claims. The attorneys
for the utility filed the proper pro
ceedings for these semi-litigants. ac.
guessed in the findings and paid off
before the cases left court. The incident
was said to be unprecedented in Ala.
bama.
Stockholders OF the Birmingham Elec.
trio company met Monday morning in
the offices of Tillman, Bradley and
Baldwin and approved the transfer Of
the 5000, 600 mortgage to the Central
Union Trust company, of. New York.
The Birmingham utilities have now
emerged from bankruptcy, with every.
thing paid in. fl4E -.s,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-06
TO ACT
ON JOINT PAVING
Board May Take Up First
Avenue Project Dur
ing This Week.

The Board Of revenue probably will
take steps to carry out the .county's
part Of the, joint paving of First ave-
nue. by the county, the city and the Biz
lminghanl Electric company sometime
during. the present week, according to
information obtained at the court house
Monday afternoon.
/ In the, contract entered into several
weeks ago, the city of Birmingham
promised, to obtain all rights of way
needed for. widening the avenue, the
county agreed to finance the paving
up TO IS inches Of the street ear tracks
tanned practically all the rights of
and the Birmingham Electric company
was to complete the paving between
its tracks.
The city, commission has already OBJ
way involved, by purchase and condem.
nation and the traction company has
signified its readiness to carry out its
agreement as soon, as the other paving
10 completed.
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FUGITIVE CAUGHT;
WANTED AT TROY
Charged With Robbery Of Depot
Ard Post Office

!. TROY, Ala, May Especial
Leased Wire. led Gunter, who Is
charged with completely in the murder
OF railroad detective, Raymond Cor
bett of MONTGOMERY, here several years
ago, is now in the Pike county jail. Gun
ter wasfEarested in, Jacksonville, Faa..
last week By railroad detectives and
was brought TO Troy. He has confessed
Il. Is said. to robbing the depot and post
office at Banks, II miles from Troy
also to robberies at Ariton and Brew.
ton. Several years ago Mr.. Corbett was
shot while attempting to arrest two ne
Rroes. who were riding on a freight car.
| One negro, George Howsey, was cap.
turred and was hung here about four
years ago.
Still S,nashed--Sunday morning Sher-
| If Carroll and his deputies took q 300
gallon copper. still at Barbaree Springs
I'm Josie beat, and destroyed it. They
poured out more than 1000 gallons Of
beer. - Els
observe Music weekly National Mu-
sic Week il being observed in Troy by
the Music Students club at the Prin.
ces theatre. Members of the club viii
present a 4 program each afternoon and
evening during the week.
Aid Storm Strickef-The collection
for assisting the people who lost their
homes in the cyclone last week, has
amounted to 81 ,0S012. 1t is likely that
more than this will be given as the sub
scription is still open.
To Play Auburn--The Auburn Rats
will come to Troy this week to play two
games with the State Normal school on
Wednesday and Thursday.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-06
1IJPELO REALTOR
KILLED BY SHOT
AIMED FOR NEGRO
Former Circuit Judge Ar
rested, Charged With
Killing

TUPELO, Miss, May 5.-WoodJ
Baker, wealthy real estate dealer anc
! field manager for the Guaranty Mort
cage company Of Tupelo, was acct
dentally shot and fatally wounded to
sflay, when he was struck by stray
bullet fired by Claude Clayton, an at
torney, at a negro, who suddenly
dashed from the county court house.
while waiting to be called for trial.
Mr.. Clayton, formerly circuit
Judge, was placed under arrest.
The shooting occurred when the
negro, whom the attorney had furnished
bail for, suddenly leaped from the court
house and fled down an alley. Clayton
started in pursuit and fired several
shots at the fugitive, one of the bullets
struck Baker who was passing along
on an adjoining street, inflicting fatal
wound.
The negro continued his flight, but
with a posse in close pursuit.
A man named Gam also was struck
by stray bullet, but was not seriously
wounded.
Mr.. Clayton was released on $4,000
bond to await preliminary hearing be-
fore a justice of the peace.
Ashby had been charged with assault
and battery and attempt to commit
murder in connection with the wound
ing of his wife some months ago. He
was under bond pending an appeal
Clayton, his bondsman, becoming su.
kpicious of his actions, had decided to
turn, him over to the sheriff and had
the negro report to the court house to.
day for this purpose.
Ashby was trained by a posse to q
creek on the outskirts of Tupelo, where
the trail was lost. :,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-06
Will ASK 5000
FOR Z. BEACONS
City Hall Confident Thai
improvements Measure
Will Go Through

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49,. ~ eo No su4.s!s. ~. 49, sp l.n,
aa;a - .s y .n 4.Sss, sn -
e " 49, S;st,;ns III, 4. ~
reduced At the meetinr OF the CITY
commission. TUESDAY. accordine. to Com.
missioner W. B. Cloe. r,.
The resolutions h.v.... h..,, ,,r.ns -
in due legal form with Presidert b
a. McLendon and Comn0issioner w
q. Dickson joining Nj. ,Cloe in ad.
'vocacy Of adoption Of the measure
and Commissioner w. l.. Harrison hav,
ing stated he viii offer opposition, II
was anticipated at the city hall Mon.
day that the improvement would b
made. :tss ~
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-06
SAFETY FIRSTU =. 4
-BRENT'S PLEA
IN NEW RULES

Marking another step in his cam
paign to bring about greater safety
on the streets of Birmingham, Captain
w. w. Brent, in charge of the traffic
division of the police department, has
compiled a list of suggestions for both
pedestrians and motorists. Universal
observance of these suggestions, Capt.
Brent believes, will result in a marked
decrease in the number of traffic ac-
cideHts.
r. They are
For The Pedestrian
Never start to cross the street on
the amber light, wait for the green or
go light, two people were hurt by not
waiting.
Never jay walk between blocks,
autos have the right of way there,
Never stroll, walk when you start
across the street.
Never stop in the street to talk or
visit. go to the curb.
Never enter a safety zone except at
the side walk end, leave at the same
Never fall to stop and look before
you walk off of the curb stone.
/ Never hesitate to give the other fell
low the right Of way, better that than
70 get MT, Tor remember you are Just
as dead when you are right as when
you are wrong.
Never fail to remind your children
the dangers of the streets.
For The MotOrist
Never fail to watch the road way
when driving.
Never fail to stop on the amber light
never run this light as it is a caution
signal
Never fail to dodge the safety zone
markers, they are there to keep you
from hurting some one.
Never fail to test your brakes before
you leave home.
Never burn your bright lights down
town, you don't need them.
Never back away from the curb I'M
til traffic has stopped.
Never get careless for that causes
accidents, always play safe and we
won't have accidents.
Never fail to observe all traffic laws,
for they are offended for your pro-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-06
G. D. p. CONVENTION
Il rs SET AT JASPER
Boy Scouts Aid In Cleanup AT
Jasper
fJaspor Bureanl

JASPER, Ala, May 5.--Announce.
ment was made here Monday by the
executive committee of the republican
party Of Walker county that a conven-
ton, will be held in Jasper May IL at
the court house.
Nauvoo Cleans Up-In charge of
Prof. III. N. Robinson, principal of the
Nauvoo High school, and with the CO.
operation Of the city officials, the city
of Nauvoo staged a cleanup week last
week. The Boy Scouts did some splen-
did work.
Walker Boy Wins-C Clifton Brown of
Walker County High school won honors
for his school as. well as medal for
himself By hurting the javelin IA feet
and 8 inches at the Vanderbilt track
meet in Nashville, Tenn, last Saturday.
Sinking Slope-Reports come from
Bankhead that SO men are now at
work sinking the slope one mile south
of Bankhead mipes.
Curry School Closes-The large con-
solidated school which is known in this
section as Curry has closed. The Curry
school was conducted and named in
honor Of the late DIR. j. L. NJ. Curry.
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WIFE IS DETAINED :,
AS DEATH PROBED
Coroner's Jury Unable To Place
Blame After An Inquest /,

RICHMOND, Va, May 5.-Raynisroild
Sylvester Stull, who was shot to death
Saturday during "scuffle" with his
wife. "died from the effects of buiiet
wound which was inflicted on him IA
some manner to this jury unknown q
coroper's, Jury which investigated tie
affair reported today.
The wife, Mrs. Julia Stull, who told
police she came here from Houston,
Tex, last week after receipt of let
ter from her husband, suggested that
they be divorced, is being held by the
police on murder charge and will be
arraigned in police court on May 16.
Mrs. Stull told police she married
Stull in Cincinnati, O., about eight
years ago. sIsBi
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-06
Henry c. Vest RGps Board o Revenue
In AnsaUer To The Birmingham Nescs
TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEWS:-

M s interest your editorial Thursdays News
s h. hs trend Of your editorial would lead
the absg members
succeed themselves and would be to
nsrs sHS members who are candidates have
you ana When you make charges which
honorable aspiring
nave heard through columns is
doubt the most important Of all questions
ne oaEa Copeiand
would not Pc fighting outstanding
It. Y very true that Captain EdmOndsOn
affection
he whole world Hs stood in front
the Board Of Revenue He has been Of the
board which worked together
It will be remembered that Mr. Copeland blted
notwithstanding
quent time honored precedent eng
the presidency OF the
doubt feel grateful
liberal
candidates majority
And what has Mr. Husy done? Echo WHAT $500
HENRY c. WEST ~
Candidate for Board of Revenue.
" he Rirming News
Paid Political Advertisement by c. West
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EDITORS TO MEEC

FLORENCE, Ala, May 5.-The edi-
tors of the state who form the Ala
bsma Press association are looking for
ward with Considerable interest to the
Forthcoming meeting. of that organiza-
fion to be hled in Florence, May 1914.
The meeting is coming to Florence as
the result Of special invitation ex-
tended by the Chamber of Commerce
through Marcy Darnell, editor of the
Florence Herald. Mr.. Darnell said to
day that editors of the southern end
% the state would assemble in Biz
mingham on the 18th and get a special
train. to Florence.
DR.. III. J. Willingham of the state
normal school will tender a barbecue
70 the members of the fourth estate
on the first day of the meeting. On the
qyening Of the second day a banquet
VII be given under the auspices OF
the Chamber of Commerce.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-06
RESIDENCE BURNS 81
IN ALBANY BLAZE
Two Fire Departments Called
Out To Fight Flames
lTennessee Valley Rureaul

ALBANY-DECATUR, Ala, May s.
Fire Monday afternoon destroyed a
large part of the home and furnishings
of. HI. B. Beard, on jackson street, and
seriously threatened several other res
licences before the fire was, brought
under control by the combined efforts
of the fire department of Albany and
Decatur and scores Of citizens. The
family was at the dinner table when q
neighbor informed them the house was
afire- The flames spread rapidly
through the upper story. The homes
of A. III. Hoff, across the street from
the Beard home, and the residences of
j. +. Smither and J. r. HUE also were
slightly damaged. =
,Kiwanians To. Use. Piclss-A num-
Der of visitors from Huntsville are ex-
pected here Thursday to. observe how
well the Kiwanis plan of volunteers
working on the highways turned out.
A large number of business men Will
meet on Bank street early Thursday
morning, and go 10 the CORTLAND pike,
where they will put in full days
/ work on the road. 4
Church Has Big Crowd---The largest
crowd in the history of the Southside
Baptist church heard Rev, r. Floyd
Olive Sunday morning when series
]of revival services were brought to- a
close n sf %-5s yg,g ifiss
i Leaves HoteE-A. Lamar Poindexter,
son-in-law of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Frank
!: of Decatur, has leased the Hotel
fTybee and cottages there from the Ty-
bee Realty and Construction company
at Tybee Beach, Ga according to in
formation received here today. Mr..
Poindexted now .operates. the Myon
hotel in TiftgRs Ga
| Celebrate Safety Week IA number OF
high officials: Of the louisville and
Nashville. railroad have accepted inyi-
tations to attend the safety first
celebration here next Friday evening
when the record of nd accidents in the
local shops during the month Of ApriI
will be celebrated at the M. G. A.
Efforts are being made, to have T. e.
Brooks, general manager of the road,
present.
Robert Gillian Il uneraI services win
be held Tuesday afternoon for Robert
Gillian. who died here Sunday.
Buys NELL Heme rank Harris today
announced the purchase of the hand
some home Of DR.. and Mrs. L. "A.
Neill on jackson street.
Go To Gadsdeh W. j. Nesbitt, State
Senator Melvin Huston and q. M.
Brown are among the local members
Of the Junior Order Of American Me-
chanicss who have gone to Gadsdena to
attends the. .stAtes conyeRtion of the
order. ~. - ~. 81. u & IA
Tupelo Man Killed IT. w. Baker.
manager of the Guarantee Mortgake
company of Tupelo, Miss, was acct
dentally killed this morning on the
street in TupelO, according to informa-
ton received here.
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and part p which was later stolen from
ID bshon Helm ssothsr nero, i now
serving 4 sentellte on the cQatsty roads
for alleged perficipation - the same
theft According g WITNESSES Hicks
$500 jeEsmsnt and Immediately be- Z.
Z view to getting part Of II. He Is al
legged to have learned from her where
1t was concealed IN dresser drawers--
and induced Helm to enter the house
to steal t., promising him half the
spoil. Helm was detected, and his ar
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-06
GUILTY. or TAKING
PART or JUDGMENT
Claim Negro Got Money Award
ed For Husbands Death

David Hicks, negro, was found gull
ty Of the theft Of r$34 from Emma An
derson, negress, in Judge William b.
Forts court Monday afternoon, the
money being part Of a 5000 verdict she
won in her suit against railroad COM
pany for the death Sof her husband.