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Evening star., 1924-01-18
OATS HIT BY FREEZE.
Truck Crop Escapes Damage il
Florida Cold Wave,

ATLANTA, Ga, January 1s.-The
freeze Of January killed oats to the
ground in most of the. southeast, ex-
cept in Florida, according to the mid
month crop report for the states of
North and South Carolina, Tennessee
Alabama, Florida and Georgia, issued
today by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.
Part Of the oats may come out, -
the report stated, "if weather condi-
tions are favorable. On account of
the failure Of this crop a prospective
shortage Of feed is already affecting
the plans of the farmers in Georgia"
Truck crops in Florida suffered lit
tie damage from the cold according
to the report. The condition of cab
bage, celery and lettuce was re-
ported as fair. but strawberries were
retarded by the cold and are only
moving from the Plant City section.
Evening star., 1924-01-18
MENIAL ANCESTOR OF KINGS
Mother of William the Conqueror
Was a Washer Woman.
From the Kansas City Star.

From the Kansas City Star.
The long line Of British sovereigns,
and the present king himself. have
owed their place in life, and their
right Of succession, to an Illicit love
for peasant girl who pounded
clothes upon a stone beside a, Nor
man stream. The father of William
Of Normandy looked down from his
castle window one day on a line of
washers by the stream side. His
fancy was fascinated by the peculiar
grace and beauty of one Of them,
a young girl of humble. parentage.
and she became the mother of Will
liam the ConQueror.
To this day the washtubs for the
clothes of Normandy are just as
they were before the conquest-the
running streams, or little slab-lined
pools at their edges. The women
kneel on rows OF stones laid just in
the current of the stream. or around
the pools. The washing Is done by
beating the clothes vigorously upon
rocks.
Evening star., 1924-01-18
SIFT LIQUOR MYSTERY.
Custom Officials Seek $4,000 Sup
ply Missing In Detroit.

Customs officials today were investi-
eating the disappearance Of about
$4,000 in liquor from a customs ware
house in Dertoit The liquor had been
seized by government agents in raids
on rum runners, and was said to have
originated mostly on the Canadian side
DETROIT. Mich, January 1s.-Carey
p. Ferguson, collector Of customs for
the port of Detroit. refused 10 discuss
the report from Washington that an in
Ycstigation had been ordered into
charges that liquor seized by customs
authorities here had disappeared. Mr.
Ferguson said most Of the liquor taken
by the customs authorities was in small
qua antilles brought across the border by
individuals.
Evening star., 1924-01-18
REBEL GENERAL SEIZED
WITH STAFF IN TEXAS
Mexican officers Accused Of Max.
ing Illegal Entry-Waded
Across Rio Grande.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SAN ANTONIO. Tex, January 1s.-
Gen Vicente Davila, Mexican rebel
general, who was routed by Mexican
federals at Allende January Z, was
arrested by United States officers
near Langtry, TaIvende county, after
he and his staff of eight officers and
men had made illegal entry into this
country.
He was accompanied by one
colonel, one lieutenant colonel.
two majors, a captain and three
privates. Gen. Davila and his staff
are being held at Del Rio. They are
charged with violation of the i'm
migration laws in entering al a point
across the Rio Grande at Langtry.
The Mexican general said he and
his staff had been cut off from the
rest of his men by federal troops at
Allende.
Evening star., 1924-01-18
Glow Down" on the Lion.
From the ArEonaut.

From the Ar40nfut.
Lord Dewar, an enthusiastic big
game hunter, delights to tell the
story Of q Manchester business man
who paid a visit to a planter friend
In Uganda who was keen sports
man. Not without considerable mis-
giving, the visitor allowed himself to
be prevailed upon to go lion hunting.
His first night in the jungle was
sleepless one.
Next morning the two friends start
ed out early and had gone but q short
distance when they came upon fresh
tracks which the enthusiastic sports
full-grown lion. Tell you what we
had better do" said the Manchester
man, brightly. You go ahead and
see where he went and I'll go back
and see where he came from.'
Evening star., 1924-01-18
HOLD ZONE LAW BROKEN.
Commissioners File Suit Against
Property Owners.

The District Commissioners today
filed suit for an injunction in the
District Supreme Court against John
J. McCanna and Hetzel II. Lovett to
prevent an alleged violation of the
coming law by parking a number of
trucks on a vacant lot near 2Sth and
p streets northwest. Justice Staf-
ford issued rule on the defendants
returnable next Friday.
The Commi ssioners claim twenty
three residents of the neighborhood.
which Is zoned as residential, COM
planned to the zoning commission OF
the noise made by the trucks and of
the alleged violation of the law.
Evening star., 1924-01-18
COMMODITY NEWS
WIRED STAR FROM
ENTIRE COUNTRY

NEW ORLEANS, January 1S.-
White goods sales have been a big
success here this year and retail dry
goods sales the last week have been
Is to 20 per cent ahead of last year.
The turnover Of wearing apparel,
underwear. overcoats and shoes has
been unusually good.
YOUNGSTOWN. Ohio. January 18.
The truck tire departmen of the
Republic Rubber Corporation is op-
Grating at capacity and the output
of the mechanical rubber goods de-
partments shortly will be increased.
Unified orders for mechanical rub
Der goods now are double what they
were a month ago. This is que
largely to purchases by automobile
manufacturers.
PITTSBURGH, January 1S.-Op-
erations on the part Of Pennsylvania
oil producers have been encourage
by the recent advances in crude OIL
nricas and many operators expect
further advances within thirty days.
HOUSTON, January ia total OF
bl.243 bales of cotton was exported
from Houston to foreign ports the
first half of this month and the total
for the season so far Is $4,000 oa1es.
FORT WORTH. January 1s.-Farm-
ers In Texas are far behind with
their work owing to the colo Dry
weather since January l.
Evening star., 1924-01-18
YEARS STOCK LISTINGS.
Figure $1,414,177, 900 Under Rec
ord Reached in 1922.

on the stock Exchange in 1923 had a
total value of $2.697,315,525. AL
though this sum was $1,414.177.090
under the record listings of 1922, it
was, nevertheless, greater than the
total for 1921 and 1922. Bonds listed
were slightly larger than the total
of stocks. according to Dow, Jones &
Co, reversing the order of 1922.
The division for the year was ST.
435, 5,320,600 bonds and $1,261,994,92
stocks.
Evening star., 1924-01-18
RADIoGRAM FROM AUSTRIA,

NEW YORK, January 18.-The first
direct radiogram from Austria was
received in this country yesterday by
Irving r Bush, president Of the
Chamber of Commerce, from Presi-
dent Quiedenius of the Vienna Cham
ber of Commerce, in which the latter
expressed the hope that this means OF
communication will be q factor in de-
veloping commercial relations be-
tween the two countries.
Evening star., 1924-01-18
PILSUDSKl MISSES BOMB.
Unexploded Missile Found in Hall
Before Lecture Hour.

BY the Associated Press.
WARSAW, January 18.-An unex-
ploded bomb was found last night
in a hall where Marshal Pilsudski,
former chief of state, was going to
lecture.
The incident has drawn attention
to the acute controversy between the
adherents of Marshal Pilsudski and
the nationalists. The radical groups
are strongly urging the marshal's re-
Premier Grabski to appoint Marshal
Pilsudski. chief of the general staff.
Evening star., 1924-01-18
BY WILLIAM F.. HEFFERNAN,
Received by Pri

NEW YORK. January 18.-The out.
standing incidents on the curb mar
ket today were the persistent strength
In radio stocks and the active deal
inss accompanying the listing of the
Lehish Valley Railroad rights to SUBJ
scribe to the shares OF interest in
Lehigh Valley Coal Company. Ger
tihcates for 1.2l2,1so shares of inter-
est In the stock OF the Lehigh Valley
Coal Company also were admitted and
sold initially at 49, Previous to list
ing the rights bids OF from Is to rs
were made by various brokers'.
me plan OF segregating the coal
company from the railroad provide
that stockholders Of the latter com.
pany be given until April Is next to
exercise their rights. They opened NJ
later. ui'oef So
Radio Corporation common WAS ac-
lively taken at fractionaliv a,rbe-
prices. The buying was stimulate
Evening star., 1924-01-18
10000 BODIES ORDERED.

NEW YORK, January 1S.-Stewart
Mcdonald. president of the Moon Mo-
tor Car Company, announced yester-
day that the company has closed q
contract with the Pullman Company
for 10000 closed bodies. The Moon
Company is placing these bodies on
Its new light six and expects, begin
ming In February, to start shipments
at the rate of 1000 cars a month, a
SO per cent increase over the corre-
spending period Of 1929.
Evening star., 1924-01-18
5000 RUSSIANS EXILED
TO ISLAND IN WHITE SEA
Commissar of Justice Announces
Banishment of the "objection-
able Elements" From Moscow.

By the Associated Press.
MOSCOW. January 18.-Commissar
of Justice kurski announces that
| 5000 persons have been banished d
from Moscow to the island of Solo
lvetsk in the White sea or to Siberia
in connection with the campaign to
rid the city of Objectionable elements.
lOf this total, he said, only PIT were
under a political ban; the others were
ispeculators who the Moscow soviet
| decided should leave for the best
good Of the community The com
missar added that the deportations
had about come to an end
Evening star., 1924-01-18
WOULD INCREASE STOCK.

NEW YORK, January 1S.-Stock-
holders of the New Orleans, Texas
and Mexico Railway Company will
meet at New Orleans on February 4
to vote on a proposal to increase the
authorized capital stock Of the COM
pany from $15.0O0,000 to $4,000, 900.
Subject to the approval of the Inter-
state Commerce Commission. a>10 per
cent stock dividend also has been
proposed.
Evening star., 1924-01-18
As Many Phones as London.
rrom the Red BAN Transit News

Only seven cities in Europe can
boast of more than 100000 telephones
each. This number was exceeded a
short time ago by Milwaukee. accord
Ing to figures published by the Tele-
graph and Telephone Journal OF Lon
don, Berlin. Paris, Hamburg, Copen-
hagen, Stockholm and Vienna.
In the United States. which has a
population Of only a. quarter Of that
Of Europe. there are fourteen cities
that already have passed the 100000
mark in telephone development. the
Wisconsin public utilities bureau here
adds to the above report.
Evening star., 1924-01-18
WHOLESALE BUYING GAINS
Rise of AZ Per Cent Over Nation
Since First of Year.

NEW YORK. January 1s.-The in
creased activity in the country's
Wholesale markets since the first of
the new year is reflected in a rise of
AZ per cent in the wholesale buying
throughout the country as a whole
this week compared with the previous
week. according to the weekly mer-
chandising activity report compiled
by the credit clearing house. All
sections of the country contributed
to the gain, the largest increase be-
ing shown in the eastern section.
where a rise Of Sc per cent was reg
iStercd.
Evening star., 1924-01-18
REVENUE FREIGHT GAINS.

Loadings Of revenue freight for the
week ended January showed a
slight recovery as compared with the
final week of 1923, rising to 7o3,269
cars, according to figures just made
public by the car service division of
the American Railway Association.
Compared with the same week a year
ago. the figures for the first week Of
January showed a decrease Of 64.027
cars.
Evening star., 1924-01-18
ToDAY's COTTON PRICES.
Yesterdays Sharp Declines Fol-
lowed by Rallies.

NEW YORK, January 1s.-Yester-
days sharp decline was foiioweo oy
railies in the cotton market, which
onencd firm at an advance OF Is to
q points today. Covering was pro-
NOTED by relatively steady Liverpool
cables, favorable Manchester trade
advices and reports of a ffrmer spot
basis in southern markets. Some
trade buving was also reported and
the market advanced to $500 for
March and 1888 for May during the
early trading. or about 80 points net
higher Continued complaints OF a
moor demand for cotton goods In
domestic markets seemed to hold
fresh buying in check.
NEW ORLEANS. La. January 18.-
A rise OF II to "a points was scored
in the first half hour OF trading in
Gotten today. the market being sup
ported by good cables, private ad-
vices from English spot firms that
they were meeting a better inquiry
for actual cotton from mills on the
continent and the cold weather over
the belt. March rose to 33.23 and
October to 27.67.
NEW YORK, January 1s.-Cotton
futures. HAS am: Bids steady; jan
uary, 1856; March. 32.S3: May, 1905
July, 32.05; October. $500.
NEW ORLEANS, La. January IS.-
Cotton futures noon bids easy. jan
uary, S2.47: March, 1855: May, 3240;
July, 31.60; October, 27.22.
Evening star., 1924-01-18
BIG ADDING MACHINE YEAR

DETROIT. January 18-Burroughs
Adding Machine had most success
full year in 1929. Preliminary figures
show total sales of $27,500.O0o, of
which $23,000.00o represents United
States business. With exception Of
1919 and 1920 this is largest sales
total in the company's history, an In
crease Of q per cent over 1922 and 8
per cent over 1918.
Evening star., 1924-01-18
DRINKWATER DIVORCED,
Wife Gets Decree From Author Of
abraham Lincoln"
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. January 18.-Mrs. John
Drinkwater was granted a divorce
here today from the author Of "Abra-
ham Lincoln" Robert E. Lee" and
other historical plays. The decree
was awarded on statutory grounds.
Mrs. Drinkwater was Kathleen Wal
pole an acrtess. Since her marriage
in 1906 she appeared only infreQuent-
ly on the stage.
Evening star., 1924-01-18
JAILED MAN ESCAPES.

Frank A. Kane, thirty-four. whose
address was given as 1929 o street
northwest. escaped today from the
District Jail. He was serving a term
Of ten days for an infraction of a
minor law. Jail officials reported to
the police. and he walked away while
doing chores about the building.
Evening star., 1924-01-18
Washington Stock Exchange
SALES.

SALES.
Capital Traction 5s-S1. 900 at s5h.
Washington Rwy. Elec. 4s-s1 900 at
70&. $4,000 at 70A.
Washington Rwy. & Elec. comic at 7oA
Washington Rwy. g. Elec. pfd.-10 at 75h,
ut 75h.
American Security & Trust Company-1o at
305.
National Union Fire Insurance Company
at 9A.
AFTER CALL.
Washington Gas 6s '33-$1 600 at 1O0h.
Merchants Bank and Trust Company-10 at
l2s.
washington Rwy. & Elec. eom.-10 at 6sk.
Money-CaIl loans. S and 6 per cent
Evening star., 1924-01-18
PARIS MARKET STRONG.

PARIS, January 18.-Prices opened
stronger but closed irregular on the
bourse today. Three per cent rentees,
81 francs 95 centimes. Exchange on
London, 93a francs 20 centimes. Five
per cent loan. 70 francs s5 centimes.
The dollar was quoted at 81 francs
.9eA centimeA
Evening star., 1924-01-18
HEADS BANK AT %.

RIDGEFIELD. N. j.. January 49,
been elected president OF the Ridge
field Park Trust Company, is believed
to be the youngest bank president in
the, United States, being only twenty
eight years old. He 10 . graduate Of
Syracuse Un1verslty.
Evening star., 1924-01-18
NEW EXCHANGE HEAD.

NEW YORK, January 18.-Edward
F. Diercks has been elected president
OF the New York Coffee and Sugar
Exchange. Other officers elected are:
Carl H Stoffreden, vice president; c..
F. Middendor. treasurer.
Evening star., 1924-01-18

From Life.
! Father saw a man with two heads
on his shoulders last night.
Daughter-In a museum, I suppose?
Father-No, in this house; and one
fTas yours!
Evening star., 1924-01-18
Transmitted by Air.

BEFORE You Invest-Investigate.
Ever notice that the fellows who
try to get rich. quick are always
brokeo
Evening star., 1924-01-18
LIVE POULTRY PRICES.

CHICAGO. January Is. -. Poultry
alive, unsettled: fowls, 16a22; springs,
20: roosters. 141a; geese. 16: tur-
keys. 20.
Evening star., 1924-01-18

NEW YORK. January 1s-Eo,,ou,rv
Is an official list of bonds and stocks
traded in on the New York Curb Mar
ket today:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-07

south in contests sponsored by The Age-Herald, received the warm con gratulations of President Coolidge and William Howard Taft, chief justice of the supreme court of the United States. They assured him that it was not a case of losing without honor, but that on the contrary, he had conducted him. self In splendid style. He made a fine impression when, with apparent sin cerity, he congratulated those who, ac- cording to the judges, had outstripped him.
 In diction and assurance, Turner was the equal of either of his more experi- enced rivals. According to the judges, he gave indication of developing into a first-class orator. He was not downcast that prizes went to others, but admitted determination and an ambition to profit from his experience tonight, and thereby capture even bigger and more important prizes in after life.
 Form Parade
 The orators were featured in parade of exceptional color this afternoon. Fol lowing their appearance before most distinguished audience tonight they were received formally at the Hotel Willard. Tomorrow they will be the guests of the Washington Star on tour of the city and all its sights and points of interest.
 The Birmingham boy was entertained at noon by Senators Underwood and Heflin. and the members of the Alabama delegation in the House, and with them was photographed. His parents, Mir. and Mrs. John D. Turner, expressed their satisfaction that Jack had shown ability and fine spirit in defeat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-07
2 JUDGES QUIT
 UNDER FIRE
(Continued From Page One. )

request of a grand jury. When in- formed today that the Walker county grand jury had recommended the i'm peachment of Sheriff O'Rear, Attorney General Davis stated that the impeach- ment proceedings will be filed as early as practicable. Before doing so, the attorney general must receive the grand jury report, which the law provides shall be forwarded to him, and will confer with Assistant Solicitor Mccoy of Jefferson county, who was in charge of the grand jury, and with Maj. F. B. Jarman, assistant examiner of ac- counts, who was employed in checking documentary evidence in the investi- gation. This conference will probably be held within a few days.
 The impeachment trial of J. R. Mooney, justice of the peace, had he not resigned, would have been held in the Walker county circuit court.
 The investigation of Sheriff O'Rear by the grand jury resulted from com paints that came to the attorney gen eral. Sheriff ORear insisted that they resulted from the activities of political enemies who were opposed to the vigilance of the sheriff in the enforce ment of the prohibition laws. The in- formation presented by the two fac tions was contradictory and Attorney General Davis ordered J. P. Mccoy, assistant solicitor of Jefferson county, to appear before the grand jury and represent the state in the investigation. The grand jury began its investigation Monday. The indictments and recom- mendation of impeachment came on Friday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-07
PROHIBlTIONISTS SELECT PARIS
 AS CANDIDATE
Party Platform Is Adopt ed At Columbus
 Convention

COLUMBUS, O., June 6.NH. P. Paris, Clinton, Mo-, was nominated for the presidency today by the Pro hibition National convention on the first ballot. He received 82 votes, 40 being cast for A. P. Gouthey of Seattle and two for William E. Warner, New York. /'
 The convention rejected a resolu- ton by Robert H. Patton, Illinois, proposing that no ticket-be placed in party find asylum in an amalgamatiOn of law and order forces.
 John F. Coffin of Florida matched the conventions dollar for dollar, saying he would turn over to the national committee enough property in his state to bring in the equivalent of all other pledges. About $3,000 was raised for Mir. Coffin to double.
 Watkins Offers Platform
 Aaron S. Watkins of Ohio. presented the platform, which attacked the demo- cratic and republican parties in the following language:
 -Four years of notification by the democratic and republican officials have demonstrated the soundness of the Ol tHc part that a law conferring a right will en- force itself but a law prohibiting a wrong, financially and politically en- trenched, requires a party thoroughly committed to it's maintenance and en- forcement. Little or no improvement can be expected so long as the friends of the prohihitory law divide them selves among political parties, seeking the votes of the law violators and the nullificationists, whose votes are re- garded as necessary to the political parties as the votes of the law abiders.
 Seek New Alignment
 "The astonishing revelations of cor ruption and maladministration in gov ernment, extending to the cabinet it. self, are but the inevitable consequence of the moral bankruptcy of political party which, perpetuating the old liquor regime, is dependent upon the wet vote for it's margin of plurality. The prohibition party therefore sum mon all good citizens who favor sup pression of the liquor traffic; the en- forcement of law; the maintenance of constitutional government, the purifica- tion of our policies, honesty and effici- ency in the administration of govern ment and the building of better citi- zenship to join in a new alignment in a political party to achieve these transcendent obiectives."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-07
PARENTS SEEK ONLY FAIR TRIAL
 BOYS SLAYERS
Deny Millions Will Be Used By Defense In
 Franks Case

CHICAGO, June 6.-Their millions will not be used to save Nathan Leo bold, Jr., and Richard Loeb, confessed slayers of Robert Franks, from the gal lows, a joint statement issued tonight by the fathers of the accused youths, both Chicago millionaires, said.
 "Only such defense as that to which every human being is entitled will be provided for their sons," the state ment said. Assuming that the facts in this case are substantially as pub lished, then the only proceeding they favor is a simple, solemn investiga- tion under the law, touching the mental responsibility of their accused sons."
 There will be no legal counsel outside of the attorneys now representing the accused, with one possible exception, the statement said, and no large sums will be spent for either legal or medical talent and "in no event will the fam lilies of the acussed boys use money in any attempt to defeat justice"
 The statement signed by Nathan F. Leopold, Sr., wealthy box manufac- turer, and Albert H. Loeb, vice presi- dent of Sears Roebuck X O., was ls- sued a few hours after thier youthful sons, brilliant university students had been indicted for murder and kldnaplng for ransom, each crime punishable by death. in connection with the staying of 13-year-old Robert Franks, son of another Chicago millionaire.
 r"In view of the many statements that large sums of money will be used in the defense of Nathan F. Leopold, O. Ihent said, the families of the ac- Gusel boys desire to say that they have lived in Chicago for more than 90 years and the public can judge whether they have conducted themselves in their re- lations with this community in such way as to earn a standing as truthful, decent, upright law abiding citizens, conscious of their duties and respon- abilities to the community in which they live.
 No Unsightly Battle
 "They have not the slightest inclina- tion or intention to use their means to stage an unsightly legal battle with an elaborate array of counsel and an array of high priced alienists in an attempt to defeat justice. Only such defense as that to which every human being is entitled will be provided for their sons. Assuming that the facts in this case are substantially as published, then the only proceeding they favor is a simple, solemn Investigation under the law, touching on the mental respon- sibility of their accused sons.
 The lawyers representing the ac- cused boys have agreed that the amount of their fees shall be determined by q committee composed of the officers of the Chicago Bar associa ton.
 If the accused boys are found by jury to be not mentally responbile their families. in accordance with their con scious duty toward the community, agree that the public must be fully pro- tected from any further menace by tNese boys.
 Tn no event will the families of the accused boys use money in any at temntS tO Tlefeat iuStipp "