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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-18
TO SUNNY SCHOOLS

NASHVILLE, Tenn, April It. Announcement was made at today's meeting of the Tennessee College asso- ciatiOn that the United States bureau of education had agreed to make a statewide survey of Tennessee's insti- tutions of higher education. The sur, yey, which will start immediately, will be directed by Dr. George F. Roak and will require years time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-18
PEACH PROSPECTS BRIGHT

MONROEVILLE, Ala, April 17.-- Prospects for q big peach crop in Monroe. county are good this year for the first time in several seasons, grow CTS say About 1000 acres of bearing trees have bIoomed, and orchardists have been spraying their trees to pro- tect them from brown rot and worms. ] "A heavier yield, but q smaller acre. age of strawberries is expected this year. Irish potatoes are about at the standard, it is said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-18
MERCHANT ILL

G00DWATER, Ala, April IT, Especial. )--W. E. Shaw, one of the towns leading merchants, is danger ously ill. He was taken sick Monday afternoon and had to be removed to his home and his condition is serious. For many years Mir. Shaw has been sui ferer of acute type of rhuematism and has been drawn by the pain very much.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-18
CLUB INCORPORATED,

Papers of incorporation were issued at the probate office Thursday to the Phi Kappa Nu fraternity of Howard college.
 The purpose of the fraternity, as stated in the petition for charter, is the literary and social advancement of its members: Incorporators are James J. Bell chairman of the board of direc- tors; H. E. Thompson and Paul Bar nett. No capital stock was mentioned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-18

the. proprietor, who may order him out and forcibly eject him, if necessary, the supreme court of Alabama held in rem dering decision Thursday in the case of the Brookside Pratt Mining company versus John T. Booth. Thi scase was appealed from the Shelby circuit court and reversed and remanded by the states highest tribunal.
 The sum of $3,750 had been awarded Booth in the trial court as damages for his forcible ejectment from the commis- sary of the mining company. The opinion of the supreme court, written by Associate Justice Thomas, stated that merchant, as proprietor of a commissary, had the right to withdraw his invitation to, trade to such persons as he may desire. This right includes the right to eject such persons with whatever force the circumstances re- quire. ,@+
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-18
is5.OO CHICKENG sOLD

5, ALBANY, Ala, April 17.-(Spe-
 ial.)-Farmers of Morgan county in 1893 sold approximately 125,000 chick ems for between $65, GOO and $70, 0,OO0, according to figures announced here by J. C. Ford, county farm agent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-18
JEWELLERS COMING

MONTGOMERY, Ala, April 17.--- More than 150 jewellers are expected to attend the annual convention of the Alabama Jewellers association, to be held here May IA and 15. The first day of the meeting will be taken up with a trip to Kilby prison in the aft ernoon, and banquet that night. A vaudeville program has been prepared for entertainment of the craftsmen durs ing the meal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-18
MRS. B K. WERT

< DECATUR, Ala, April l7.-( Spe- ciai. News has been received here of the death in Chattanooga. Tenn., of Mrs B. F. Vert. She was an aunt of Judge Thomas ". Vert of Decatur,
 and had several other relatives here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-18
SALESMAN KILLED
 IN CROSSING CRASH
Coupe Struck By Louisville And
 Nashville Train

MOBILE, Ala, April 16.- Especial Leased Wire. Struck by Louisville & Nashville passenger train No. l at Canoe, Ala, ". A. Blackwell of Pol lard. Ala, was instantly killed this aft ernoon. Blackwell, ssalesman, was struck at the crossing, according to q report filed with the l.. X N. office here by Conductor Dess, when No. stopped at Mobile. Blackwell, accord ing to information, was in q light coupe and attempted to cross the tracks. His ear was, smashed to splinters and his body, was carried on the engine for some distance.
 Engineer Corey of Montgomery, one of the oldest men on the Mobile Mem phis division in point of service, was driving No. | Blackwell was sales nan for the l. D. Watkins Medicine company of Memphis, Tenn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-18
FALCO MAN lFREEn

ANDALUSIA, Ala, April 17.-Wiil Batson of Falco, was acquitted yester. day by a jury in the Covington county court of second degree murder. charge in connection with the killing several years ago of Berry Pace of Falco.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-18
SITE IS PURCHASED
 FOR COUNTRY CLUB
Mcdaniel Named President Of
 Demopolis Organization

: DEMoPoIdS. Ala, April IT, Especial. l-At a meeting held at the city hall Monday the or ganization of the DemopolisN Coun- try club was perfected. Attorneys
 Henry Mcdaniel was elected president; ; Dr. T. c. Savage, yice-president; Henry J. Whitfield, secretary treasurer; James c. Webb, T. s. Eddins, W. W. Riddick. s. R. Bethea, F. 0. Smith, I.
 Bley, W. s. Robert, Harry Simon, l.. l.. Steinhart, directors. The club has purchased 203 acre tract of land about two miles from Demopolis. The organization is capitalized at $20,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-18
CONFERENCE sET

SCOTTSBORO, Ala, April 17.-The Huntsville district conference of the Methodist Episcopal churchsS South, will convene for three.day session here Monday, April 20. ts 'ss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-18
written to the commission making a T, quest to- this effect
 Lafayette Contract Let

WrlLteHt tO tHe cOIuHliSSiuH mahhiS tSr quest to- this effect
 Lafayette Contract Let
 Contract for tn reconstruction of d small stretch of roadway in Chambers county, lying largely within the cor sporate limits of Lafayette, was awarded to the city of Lafayette at a bid of $1o,229. Contract forsthe construction of the steel superstruct,Ne of the bridge over the Chattahoochee river at Eufaula was, awarded to the Nashville Bridge company, who bid $81. 99. for the job. 4 A delegation from Houston county represented to the commission that the 16ad from zafk to Aofhah was liable ~ be held nY n construction an account IT fh aef ha dF Ia | 2 owner aloag the. 5tof l0sss t7of was seemed unwilling to sell Fms land in question was To- eated within the corporate limits of DothAh. The commission informed the Houston county men that the routing of the road had been decided on and that it must be through the land in questions& The commission looked to the county of Houston to secure the right-ofevray, the commissioner stated, and the county, if Condemnation was necessary, could either make the con demnation itself or require the city to make it. s ss4-
 ' Security Company Wins
 Final victory was won Thursday by the Anaerican Surety company in the $190 GOO suit instituted against it by ". x. Pryor. when the supreme court of Alabama overruled an application for rehearing of this case, The case was appealed from the Jefferson circuit court and had been ordered reversed and remaided by the high tribunal
 This suit was instituted by Pryor against the Surety company on the grounds that 1t had. caiIsed his arrest, June 1sa2I, and grand jury .indict- nent in Montgomery county on a charge of enibezzlement. This suit for malt cious prosecution was originally insti- tuted for g, ,780.g9 against the Ameri- can Surety company, but was later amended 50 as to include as defendants the Standard Oil company and D. H. Boehler.
 At the trial in the Jefferson circuit court, the defendants other than the American Surety company were given judgment in their favor, but $25,OO0 damages were assessed against the Surety company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-18
If you can stand looking over you don't need looking up!

The people you meet take you at your own valuation. think enough of yourself to keep yourself looking trim and smart, you'll find it easier put things over. A microscope couldn't find fault with you if you're in one of Porter's
The Washington times., 1924-03-13
BOY KILLED BY AUTO
CARRIED FOUR MILES

BRIDGETON. N. j., March 10
That nine-year-old Jacob MacAvoy.
killed by reckless automobile
driver on the Bridgeton Millville
road, was carried on the front of
the automobile four miles to the
point where his lifeless body was
found, was brought out at the in
quest by Coroner Herbert G. John.
son.
1t was established that he was
struck while in front Of his home,
a'd blood marks were found from
this point to the place where the
body lay. All efforts, however, to
gain some clue as to who did the
deed failed. Prosecutor Ward con.
Quoted the examination of wit.
nesses, the coroner's jury recon.
mended that thorough investiga-
ton be made as gross negligence
and willful violation of the law
were proven,
The Washington times., 1924-03-13
AGUINALDO MAY COME
AS FILIPINO "ENVOY"

MANILA, March ia proposal
tc make Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo
chairman of the independence mis-
sion to leave soon for the United
States was made today at a meet
ing of independence leaders. It
will be taken up again tomorrow.
The commission will also discuss
the reply of Manuel Quezon, presi.
dent of the insular senate and promi.
nent independence protagonist, to
President Coolidge's letter to Man.
uel Roxas. speaker Of the house.
A final draft of the Quezon letter
in answer to President CoolidRe's
objections to immediate indepenA.
Once 10 expected to be approved.
The Washington times., 1924-03-13
JURY. GETS
BR|BE:R
CASES
Department Of Justice Offers
Evidence Against Two
Congress Members.

The cases Of the two members
Of Congress accused Of having &C
cepted brides for using their Gin
flueuce" were placed bsfore sths
Federal grand jury here today. =
The Government was repre-
scented by four assistant attorney
generals - Grim, Davis. 4 WiTle-
brandt and Seymour-acting under
the directions of, Attorney General
Daugherty.
Probe on In House.
The cases were presented to the
grand jury almost simultaneo usly
with the launching in the House of
Representatives Of a special inves-
ttgatiOn by q committee of five
members into the circumstances.
The members accused have never
been identified other than in gossip
and rumor. 1.-Two members. Con-
gresham Langley (Rep.) Of Ken
lucky and Zihlman (Rep.) Of Mary
land, have taken cognizance of these
rumors, however. to the extent
they have made public denials they
were the men involved, and both
have urged d Congressional investi-
cation.
At the Department of Justice to.
day 1t was said that Attorney Cen
eral was adhering to his policy of
not divulging names or informa.
ton that might reflect on limo.
cent men,
Mortimer Is Called.
District Attorney Gordon declared
ne was not informed as to the pur.
pose of the department agents
visit and the nature Of the INQUIRY
they made before the grand jury.
The impression prevails at the
courthouse that the Department of
Justice has concluded to at once
commence with its investigation
into the charges made before he
Chicago grand jury regarding the
two members of Congress who are
alleged to have accepted certain
sums OF money in connection with
war pardons and paroles and for
occurring permits for the release of
liquor from Government warehouses.
Elias H. Mortimer was the first
witness to be called before the
grand jury. Mortimer recently
testified before the Chicago grand
jury which returned an Indictment
against Col. Charles II. Forbes,
formerly chief Of the Veterans Blu.
T0au.
The Washington times., 1924-03-13
PALAIS ROYAL OFFICERS
CALL UPON COOLIDGE

Among the visitors at the White
House today were s. s. Kresge,
Louis Kamm, and A. C. Case. Off
GERS Of the newly formed Palais
Royal, Inc, owners Of the Palais
Royal Department Store at Eleventh
and G streets northwest.
Mr.. Kresge, president Of the cor
poration told President Coolidge that
he was for him." He told the
President that he has always been
one of his ardent admirers. Kamm
Is vice president of the company,
and Case is vice president and gener.
al manager.
The Washington times., 1924-03-13
BONUS IS READY
FOR DEBATE
IN HOUSE
Two-Way Plan Adopted by
Committee-Green Hopes
for Vote on Monday.
BY international News Service.


The new soldiers bonus bill was
completed today by the House
Ways and Means Committee.
Chairman Green said he hoped to
be able to bring the bill up in the
House for passage Monday under
unanimous consent.
If this course should be fol-
lowed the bill would be closed to
all changes by the House and
could be brought to a vote on
final passage in forty minutes. It
is likely some discussion of the
legislation will be demanded
TwO.way Plan Adopted.
AS decided upon by the commit.
tee the bonus is a two-way plan.
It is founded on payments Of 81
day for home service and $1.25
a day for foreign service with 25
per cent of total pay added.
All bonus payments of $50 or
less. will be made In cash. the total
cost Of which is estimated at $751;
600 900.
lHeSe Payments Will we IHtue dS
soon after passage of the legisla-
ton as they can be checked up.
Bonus payments over $50 will be
by paid-up insurance certificates
having a cash loan value. The
certificates will be for twenty
years, dated from January l next.
They will be written for the total
of pay allowed. plus rs per cent,
and will be given to ex.service men
and to the dependents Of ex-servit
men who have died since tho wa
The Washington times., 1924-03-13

BF.JAPANESE
:. |SFEARED
Former Senator PheIan Asks
Their Exclusion in New
immigration Law.

Charging Japan with laying the
foundations for permanent colonies
on the Pacific coast, former Sen.
ator James D. Phelan of California,
today urged the Senate Immigra-
ton Committee to renew the Jap.
anese exclusion clause in the new
immigration law.
Phelap opposed the suggestion of
Secretary Of State Hughes to admit
japanese under a "2 per cent
quota" declaring Japan broke the
existing "geneleman's agreement"
by sending her natives into the
United States by way of Mexico
and Peru. He charged the Sub.
servient character of our Govern.
ment" in dealing with the Japanese
problem was due to fear of
Japan"
Equality Seen As Aim.
THE ultimate purpose Of the
Japanese" said Phelan, (which we
cannot overlook, is to establish
themselves in this country on an
equality with Europeans and thus
enjoy citizenship. the voting privil.
eye, the ownership of land. and
other benefits which they do not
now enjoy. If they were put under
the quota law they would win their
first battle in their campaign
for an acknowledgment of racial
equality.
THE fact is that Japan is laying
the foundation Of a permanent col
onization on the Pacific slope which
will spread quickly to other parts
or the West. 1t is apparent that
the only way to cheek Japanese i'm
migration is to impose an exclusion
law such as we have against all
other Asiatics. At present we have
surrendered our sovereignty to
Japan"
Their Birth Rate High.
Phelan said that $4,000 Japanese
women had entered California since
1908 and he warned against the
rapid expansion OF the race on
American soil.
THESE women are prolific wives,
he said. "Of every eleven children
born in California. one is now a
Japanese. In some parts, near Los
Angeles and Sacramento, more than
one-third Of the births are Jap
anese."
The Washington times., 1924-03-13
FREE TICKETS
TO THE
OPENING
BASEBALL GAME

Skillet Finn, king of the
cuckOOs, is giving away
ten tickets every day to
the first baseball game Of
the !, season at American
League Park.
Profligate Skillet tells
you all about it on the
sport pages.
Read his stuff and i'm.
prove your mind-yOu can't
improve his.
The Washington times., 1924-03-13
Marion Davies Plans
Radio Speech Via
Station WOR

Marion Davies, winsome star
OF "Yolanda," has promised to
talk to the radio audience from
WOR and her many admirers
will be glad to learn she will be
heard about the middle of
March, according to Holly
wood" McCosker, who will con-
tinue his series on Current
Motion Pictures" as the open
ing attraction at that station
and will review the new films
playing Broadway houses.
This series has achieved pop
ularity with the radio audiences,
who con tantly write the movie
expert concerning plays and
players.
The Washington times., 1924-03-13
OHIO FARMER WILLS
ESTATE TO NATION

LANCASTER, Ohio. March ia
vow made by Wesley Jordan. seven
ty.five, a farmer, who died recently.
that he would pay his debt of
gratitude" to the Government for
liberty and happiness under the
Stars and Stripes. will be fulfilled.
Jordan's will provides that his
property be converted into cash and
all over his burial expenses be
turned over to the Treasurer Of the
United States. The estate d
valued at $4,000.
The Washington times., 1924-03-13
DEALS ARE
Barred
WOMAN
Mrs. Roxie Stinson Tells
Daugherty Committee Of
Smiths Transactions.
By international News Service.

BY international News Service.
Skeletons were rafting in the
closets of official Washington to-
day as the Brookhart- Wheeler
committee dug deeper into the
mOrass of sensational inference
and insinuation concerning the re-
lationship that existed between
Attorney General Harry NJ. Daugh-
erty and Jesse w. Smith, his "Man
Friday" whose tragic suicide a
year ago has never been fully ex-
planned.
Mrs. StinsOn Again.
Mrs. Roxie Stinson, divorced wife
of Smith, : hin was the chief wit
ness before the Senatorial committee
that is investigating Daugherty's
fitness for his post. And it was
expected that she would continue
her hatfield story of yesterday con-
corning the profits she said came
to the dead man through his close
association and long intimacy with
Daugherty-profits from stock deals
and from sources she intimated were
more mysterious.
All her knowledge of these mat
tiers, she. has told the committe,
came from conversations with the
dead man. Although they were d.
vorced eight years ago, after only
a year and a half of married life.
Smith supported her until the time
of his death, she said, and she fire.
quently saw him and talked with
him about his new business in
Washington, his association with
Daugherty and his frequent attend
ance on Presidential trips as the
personal guest Of the late President
Harding and the Attorney General.
Say Committee Is Stacked"
She did not specifically charge
that Daugherty was a party to
these mysterious deals. but she said
Smith had intimated to her that he
was. always referring to I'VE" as
meaning himself and Daugherty.
Friends Of the Attorney General
were indignant today at the nature
Of the testimony, pointing out that
none of Mrs. Stinson's testimony
would be accepted as legal in any
court Of law, and the fact that the
committee did not allow Daugherty's
counsel, Paul Rowland, to challenge
the testimony or cross-examine the
woman they declared was proof that
the committee was stacked against
Daugherty."
The Attorney General issued a
brief 70, NAL statement today, re-
ferring to tie Senate Investigation
as an ALLEGED" investigation of his
official acts and the Department of
Justice" 1t follows:
Text Of Statement.
II am adhering to my policy of
saying nothing for publication re-
garding the alleged investigation Of
the official acts of the Attorney
General and the Department Of
Justice. l have said nothing for
publication since leaving for Chi
cago on February q.
my attorneys are giving their
attention to the. matter to the
extent they are permitted to par.
ticipate In the alleged hearing.
IF pertinent inquiries regarding
the Department of Justice and the
Attorney General only were made
and competent testimony taken the
whole matter could be disposed of
fully and finally in a week or ten
days at most.
Anything further regarding the
investigation must be given out by
Continued on Page 2. Column 60
The Washington times., 1924-03-13
TELlSH]W.
HARDING
D. I'D
PLAN
Formal Order Issued by Fall,
Who, He Thought,
Knew Law.
BY KENNETH CLARK,
International News Service.

International News Service.
Abandoning temporarily the in
vestigation Of loans and alleged
"slush funds" the Senate oil COM
mittee today decided to delve into
the political aspects of the oil
scandal, and issued q fresh batch
of subpoenas for men identified
with Presidential candidates., past
and present.
Among those subpoenaed were
Rudolph Hynicka, Republican ma
tionaf committeeman from Ohio;
Norman J. Gould, Eastern man
ager for Wood in 1920; Harry
Mackenzie, now identified with
Coolidge's Chicago headquarters;
Charles H. Gerrish, of Columbus,
Ohio, and Tiffin Gilmore, Of Co
lumbus.
Hynicka has been subpoenaed
to appear before the committee
Immediately, Senator Walsh an
nounced today.
Lejeune First Witness
These men will be questioned
about the rumors of "deals'' being
made concerning the leasing Of the
naval oil reserves, particularly in
1920 at the Chicago convention.
Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune. COM
mandant of the Marine Corps, was
the first witness before the COM
mittee today. He told Of a detach-
ment of marines being sent to Tea.
pot Dome in 1921 to eject squat
tiers and trespassers' at Falls re-
quest. Theodore Roosevelt, acting
Secretary Of the Navy, issued the
orders.
Fall demanded "a man Of tact and
discretion" Lejeune said, and Capt.
George X. Shuler, now State treas.
urer of New York, was detailed.
Shuler got his instructions from
Fall, Lejuene said.
The Secretary of the Interior
sent an employee Of the Wyoming
office to act as guide, Lejsune
said.
II told Schiller to see Fall after
the details of the work that he was
to do" Lejeune replied to questions
by Senator Walsh.
Four enlisted men were sent with
Shuler.
Instructions by Fall
| what instructions did Secretary
Fall give your" Lejeune was asked.
"He said" the General replied,
''that trespassers were taking out
oil or were about to do so. He
said to eject them"
did you know that the land had
been leased by the Government"
I'm a general way, yes"
Didn't you think /, eXtraordi-
nary?"
mo, SIR"
Your practice is to obey orders?'
Eyes, SIR"
Lejeune said he had never be.
fore heard of Government forces
being used in similar capacity.
When Lejeune was excused,
Roosevelt was called to the stand.
Acting Secretary Roosevelt de.
clared the order had been insisted
/ uDOH DN all, WIN bdlu dnA
the President wanted the trespassers
put off Teapot Dome"
Roosevelt insisted that ex-Secre.
tary of the Navy Daniels did
practically the same thing in
previous case"
Apparently there was some argu.
ment at the beginning whether the
President Harding) would agree. for
Il appeared that one of the tres
passers was a friend of the Presi.
dent. The report, however. turned
out not to be true and the Presi.
dent fully agreed with the order"
Roosevelt said.
Roosevelt told Senator Kendrick
DENY of Wyoming there was no
immediate protest against his action
but recalled "that some time later
somebody protested, but I don't re.
member ii very we'll"
Ibid the governor Of Wyoming
~, :" Esd Kendrick.
AlEs7 n ear that he did or
The Washington times., 1924-03-13
KENYON TURNS
DOWN SEAT IN
CABINET
Judge Sees Coolidge, But Has
Refused Navy Post,
Friends Say.

Judge William S. Kenyon of Iowa,
to whom President Coolidge offered
the portfolio of Secretary of the
Navy, has informed Mr.. Coolidge he
cannot serve, according to reliable
reports here today.
Judge Kenyon had long con-
ference with the President at the
White House this morning, but de-
clined to state what decision has
been reached. His friends, however,
asserted ne had turned down the
offer.