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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-09

that record-shattering contest between the worlds greatest false alarms--the big negro kept whipping Firpo's kid neys. Each time that he landed Firpo would squawk like a duck.
 "Waa-a-a-a-ck he cried, glaring ar the referee, as though that official was responsible. If our sensibilities were more tenderly attuned we would no doubt have walked out. As it was, we laughed. It was one of the funniest things ever seen or heard in a metropo- Titan ring. "Wa-a-a-ack !"-
 The glove game is the big noise in sport here, of course. That is, more people make more fuss about fight than about anything else in the sport ing line. But a crowd of 50000 is not uncommon at the race courses and quite ordinary at football, and often achieved at basebalrs worlds series.
 London is New York's only rival as sporting city, but London,s crowds are confined to cricket, football and rac- ing. Here golf, tennis, yachting, wrestl- ing, polo, archery, bike racing, billiards, swimming, squash-the list is not ex- hausted-attracts crowds which are only limited by capacity. And New York's sporting pre-eminence is not based solely on the size of the audi ences, but on the vivid, intelligent in- lerest the city dweller takes in the various sports. There are at a guess ten ticket buyers in New York to one | in London.
 And possibly ten city men in London can play some sort of game to one in New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-09
NORTH ATLANTIC
 PRESENTS CLAIM
 FOR LOW RATES
New Yorker Says Lines Cannot Compete With / Ship Board In South
tBy Associated Press. )

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8.--Over the protests of representatives of the ports of Baltimore, Philadelphia and Nor folk, Examiner Manghum today ruled that evidence may be introduced con: corning inland rail freight rates, in the shipping board inquiry into north and south Atlantic and Gulf port rates and differentials. The decision was made after Julius H. Cohen, counsel for the port of New York authorities, had asserted he would seek to show that rail rates affect ocean freight rates.
 c. J. Beck, vice president and traffic manager of the United American Lines, occupied practically the entire day. The first of the North Atlantic operators to appear, he declared he believed north Atlantic ports were entitled to lower rates to United Kingdom and Europ- can ports than were south Atlantic and Gulf ports, because the former ports are closer to these foreign destinations than are the southern and Gulf ports.
 Beck said it was his opinion that the investigation now under way was a result of the fact that south Atlantic and Gulf ports are served principally by shipping board vessels.
 "Other lines," he said, "know that these vessels are not operated for the purpose of making money, but to build trade routes regardless of the expense involved.l That kind of competition is one we cannot possibly meet"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-09
DIVORCE EVIDENCE BY THIRD DEGREE
 CHARGED TO TRIO
Massachusetts Man De clares He Was Lured
 To Room Of Star

NEW YORK, Oct, s.-Marcus Howes, former postmaster of Barn. stable, Mass, has started police court action here against three private detec- tives who he alleges seized him in the hotel suite of Miss Ethel Jackson, for mer musical comedy star of ''The Merry Widow" and used third degree" meth- ods to. obtain evidence in support of the divorce suit of Miss Jackson's hus- band, G. Mel. Baynes.
 Howes told Magistrate Simpson he was lured from Barnstable on the pro- text of buying mining stock and "a Major Wills" of the British army in- trodueed him to Miss Jackson.
 The three detectives entered Miss Jackson's suite on the pretext of ar- resting him, Howes said. Howes said he was released on his promise he would make no mention of his arrest"
 On cross examination by an attorney for the detectives, Howes indentified locket bearing his initials and bear
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-09
FATHER. AND SON
 HELD IN KILLING

TALLADEGA, Ala, Oct. S.-(Spe- cial.)-Both Bud" Thompson and his son, Irving Thompson, are charged with complicity in the killing of Lawrence Curd of Ragland, Ala, 1t became known here today with the preliminary hear ing of Ernest Thompson, another son charged with assault on an officer.
 Ernest's mother produced proofs to show that her son was only 15 years old. The judge held that with the presentation of a birth certificate Ernest could be released on $700 bond for trial in juvenile court. The trials of the other two in the Curd case have been set at Anniston in November.
 The charge of assault on an officer was made against the younger Thomp- son when he-eand his brother and father are alleged to have engaged in a gun battle with officers in which Deputy Perry Campbell of Talladega county was shot. An effort was being made to arrest the father in the Curd killing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-09
CHANGES NEEDED IN GRADE PLANS,
 EXPERT REPORTS
Greater Track Elevation Urged By Detroit
 Official

Greater track elevation, with a con- sequent lessening of street depression, 1. would improve the railroad grade cross ing plans of the city commission, &C., cording to a report submitted to off cials Wednesday night by John w. Reid, commissioner of public works of l. Detroit, who came here several days ago to study the situation and give the com mission the benefit of his experience in separating more than POO grades in the Michigan city.
 On the whole, Mir. Reid found the plans of City Engineer A. J. Hawkins ''sound." The minor changes he pro- poses will be considered by the commis- : sion immediately, and may be incor- passed, in which the railroads will be directed to begin construction work. , Construction of viaducts west of Twenty-first street would be a serious mistake, Mir. Reid reported. This con- flicts with the recommendations of Gen. W. l.. Sibert, who recently made rec ' concentrations on behalf of the chamber of commerce.
 Mir. Reid will make a further report on his return to Detroit. His tentative report makes the following observa- tions:
 q. would not recommend the use 2 of the viaduct method west of Twenty 7 first street. It would be a mistake to ever permit this means of solving the problem prevail. This for reasons too obvious to require mention.
 go. The proposal to use the viaduct method at Twenty-fourth street is con sistent with existing conditions and with the general contour of that particu- [, lar highway.
 '3. The elevation of the railroad and ,, underpassing of the streets is the meth {. cd to be insisted upon if the present and future best interest of the city of Birmingham is considered
 A. The general track elevation plan prepared by City Engineer A. J. Haw- kins shows careful, painstaking consid- eration of a very difficult problam.
 "5. Before adopting these plans fur ther consideration, might well be given to the matter of their relation to the general city plan=-as that plan relates to greater city of Birmingham.
 "6. This will involve among other things, consideration of the broad Ques- tion of possible relocation of some of the existing railroad facilities. Particular ly such facilities as are at present con- gested and inadequate or that have no place under the caves of a passenger terminal.
 ''7. With some or all of these consid- erations favorably disposed of, greater elevation of the railroads with conse- quent lessening of street depression might well be contended for. This would make possible, too, more complete and adequate traffic use of the streets.
 "S. If, on the other hand, it devel- ops that practically all of the existing terminal facilities and trackage must be considered and so far as practicable provided for, then the compromise plan, the plan above referred to, with a few minor revisions, probably cannot be greatly improved upon from the city s !, standpoint of interest.
 .'9. Frankly, I believe careful consid- eration should be given to proceeding on the broader plane suggested. This should go far enough to include city wide study of the problem"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-09
AMnNG GIRIa

It Used To Be-He says I am the first girl he ever loved.
 Now It Is--I took him away from my best friend.-Louisville Courier Journal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-09

ing photograph of Miss Jackson. He said one of the intruders took 1t from him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-09
RUSH TABERNACLE

Work has been started on the Acipco Baptist tabernacle, Seventeenth street and Thirty-second avenue, and the new
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-09

a good trial, for if it had helped others, why not me? have taken 36 bottles of the medicine and am never with out it in the house. My baby boy is three years old now and l sure am happy since got relief from my trou- bles. When any one has troubles like mine, or any ways like mine, l am al- ways glad to recommend the Vegeta- ble Compound so that theywill get the right kind of medicine. " Mrs. JOE NovAK, Box 662, Louisville, Neb.
 In a recent countrywide canvass of purchasers of Lydia E. PinkhaIA's Vegetable Compound, 98 out of every 100 report they were benefited by it's use. For sale by druggists everywhere.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-09

Plenty of his sort here. Half a dozen ex-champs of the ring cadge for living. Some have jobs of sort, for sporting men are easy with their money-though not as easy as when John Busteedoand Dave Gideon and their like held their brownstone man. sions against the police. Those who liked to gamble could not roll lem too high in those days. A Wall street op- orator took a quarter of a million dol lars on one occasion.
 "He played it all back" Busteed used to boast.
 Ever hear of the bronze clock in Daly's downtown place? When Daily died and his place was sold at auction gimlet-eyed little man bought it and melted it down., The bronze was solid gold. It had been forgotten, although Daly had once bragged of it. Money was, loose as feather in gale.
 The cadging ex-champs have been punched silly. No man can go on talk ing thumps on the jaw indefinitely with out having a rattle set up in the brain They bootleg little, run errands foI their good-natured patrons, and drink good deal with newcomers.
 Meet Kill lem Kenney," is the form ula. "Once splinter-weight cham pion, you know"
 Then the other man buys. Oh, yes plenty of place where drink may be had. a.
 Painless pugilism would draw no crowds. When Firpo fought Wills
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-09
Manhattan Days And Nights
EW YORK. Oct. s.-Years ago saw youn
By Herbert Corey

NTEW YORK, Oct 8--Years ago saw young Grffo fight anonymous younsster in his class The other kid
 pretty good-ul of young fury and clumsy speed but he did not put glove Criffo;
 Yah" Cffo mocked You couldn't it orse vviv h axe
 It probable there finer defensive fighter He couldn't soc but he could dodge who glove This morning him sitting in Fortysecond street doorway nesboy threw wad of rolled paper him. Young Crffo dodged futilcly and cried
 Soeev with dope, Lives on charitable dimes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-09
ASK DAD, HE KNOWS

Tommy--Is that a lion or lioness, papa?
 Father-Which one dear?
 Tommy-The one with its face scratched, and the hair off it's head. Ether (with a sigh)-That must be the lion.-Dublin Sunday Independent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-09
MARRIED TWELVE YEARS BEFORE
 BABY CAME
Gladly Recommends Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable .
 Compound
Louisville, Nebraska. -'T was mar ried twelve years before my boy was

lDorn. l haQ a loC of female trou- bles and had been treated by a phy- sician for thembut they con tinue d
 much the same.
 Then I read your advertisement in the newspapers Ia md thou gh t l would give Lydia Pinkham s Veg atahla Counotlnd
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-09

religious structure win be rushed to completion. XII. =, < The building is being erected on a lo'
 owned by ther Birmingham Baptist as
 sociation and will cost approximatel,
 $2,1O0. Until the building is completed
 meetings will be held each Sunday aft ernoon at the school grounds or at thu home of some member. A
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-09
PRECAUTION

A stranger in New York was impress. ed with the care taken by men at the ferry slips to put up a substantial gate when the boat left. He voiced his ad. miration.
 "Yes," said one of the men, i've, halter do it. Plenty of these wise guys would walk right aboard whether the boat was there or not."-Louisville Courier. Journal.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-07
Shenandoah Starts Off On Air Jaunt Across America
CHALLENGE COLORADO RIVER
CLUB MEMBERS TO DEBATE ON
ALL-ANIERICAN CANAL ISSUE

The members Of the American
Conservation Club, through un-
animous motion, recently adopted
the following resolutions, IN which
they ask members of the Colorado
River Control Club to meet them
in a series of public debates on the
All American canal.
The resolutions follow herewith:
Whereas, Imperial County has
always been beset with conflicting
opinions regarding the solution of
the water problems of the county;
and,
Whereas, the county has suffer
ed incalculable financial loss by
reason of these conflicting opin-
ions; and
Whereas, the shortage Of water
in the Colorado River; the impair
ed credit of the agricultural inter-
est of Imperial Valley; and the
serious jeopardy of our prior water
rights. make it almost imperative
that if possible every citizen of I'm
perial County be of one mind; and
Whereas the organization known
as the Colorado River Control Club
is opposing the building of an All
American Canal and the American
Conservation Club is advocating the
building of an All American Canal ;
and
Whereas every citizen of I'M
perial Valley should know all that
! is possible 10 learn about this vital
| and important subject;
"Be ii resolved, that we, thu
members of the American Conser
walton Club assemble in regula
session this 29th day of Septembe
1924 at El Centre, California, d
hereby challenge the Colorado RiN
er Control Club to enter into
series of debates to be held in eac
of the towns and civic centers o
the valley wherever invited am
! discuss the subject with the view
i of arriving at 100 per cent suppor
of one idea.
| Be it further resolved that 6
copy of this resolution be mailed
to each of the newspapers of the
valley, also 20 the president of the
Control Club with the request that
the Control Club name committee
and date on which like commit
tee from the Conservation Clut
shall arrange plans and details fol
carrying out the above proposal.
3. D. Irvine, President. >
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-07
MAC DONALD in
PREDICTION OF
LABOR SUCCESS

LONDON, Oct. 7.--Defying the
opposition, Premier Mae Donald
probably made ce:tain q general
election by his speech today before
the first Labor party conference
since Labor came into power
81 should not complain if a
challenge came ON vital issues, -
Macdonald said, "but the liberal
proposal to investigate editor Camp
bell Gu Communist charged with Sc
dition, proceedings against whom
were dropped by the government) is
in the spirit of medieval crooked
ness and torture.
"The government is not 70 be
censured,'' the premier continued
cit is only to be insulted' IL IS
not 20 be executed. 1t is merely
to be put on the rack.
"We, shall surrender nothing. IL
there is an election, the responslol'
lity is not ours. -
When Macdonald predicted We
tory at the polls he was wildly
cheered. Macdonald defended the
Anglo Russia treaty but repudlated
Communism, denouneing il as de-
testable.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-07
PAIR HELD ON
CHARGE GIVING
BOGUS CHECKS

Preliminary hearing was taken
this morning by Judge 1. Mayfield
of the charge against Fred j..
Fauquier and Earl Regester of
passing forged check on the Dor-
derland Express, in the amount of
$25, and bail was allowed each
man in the sum of $500 each.
These men were arrested by OF
ficers j. b. Mayo and Charles
Schlanze. The accused men were
handed over TO the district attor-
ney s office on complaint signed
by William Gibson. Fauquier, ii is
stated by the police, issued several
bad checks, which were endorsed i'll
one or two cases by REGISTER, hchce
the double charge.
The pair had been noticed Earg-
ing around Euclid avenue in q ear
Monday afternoon, and their ac-
tions caused the Officers to have
suspicious. At the Southern Pacific
crossing of that avenue whe-e the
men had their car parked the Of
ficers went over the machine, and
found half dozen packets of dope
in the pad of the roof of the car.
1t is REGISTER s ear, and the city
police state that Il charge undcr
the narcotic act will also be laid
against the owner
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-07
CEMENT COMPANY
GIVEN PERMIT TO
OPERATE HERE
Los Angeles Men Head
Three Million Dollar
Concern

The American Portland Cement
company, incorporated under the
laws of California, has just receiv-
ed permit from the commissioner
of corporations to do business in this
state. This is the firm that recently
bought out the gypsum interests To-
Gated on the highway at Plaster
City and on desert beyond Coyote
Wells, and 1t is understood plans
extensive improvements and devel-
opments, both at the mills and de-
posits.
The company which is headed by
q group of prominent Los Angeles
business men, is capitalized at three
million dollars, divided into 100000
shares, all common stock.
The Officers of the company are
as follows:
w. l.. Peck, president and gener-
al manager; H. II. Lucas, vice pres
ident; G. f. Merryweather, secre-
tary, and $. G. Ulmer, treasurer. The
board of directors, in addition to the
officers, includes o. Y. Deal, William
IL. Hooper, f. p. Connolly, David
Shepherd, II. b. De Long.
The holdings of the company
which will be developed into one
of the large cement plants of the
west, according to the plans of
the company, are what is known us
the Toltec group of claims, and com
prise ll40 acres of land in Town
ships Is and 'lG, s. r.. 9, and 10, Il.
S. b. b. & NJ, located in Imperial
county.
The Toltec group is located two
and half miles from Coyote
Wells, which is on the main line
of the San Diego and Arizona rail
road.
The company will engage in the
manufacture OF portland cement,
clay tile and other products.
After extended examination of the
properties by experts of the COM
pany, it is announced, the available
tonnage is estimated to be in excess
of 100000 tons of shell lime.
The l5,000,000 tons of shell
will furnish sufficient material to
operate Il 2000-barre cement plant
constantly for $50 days in the year
for over 100 years, company officials
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-07
MUCH pep IS
KEYNOTE VALLEY
CLUBS MEETING

A splendid attendance marked
the third weekly meeting of the
American Conservation Club, held
last night at Holtville city hall.
More than 100 members were pres
ent, and b. ID. Irvine, president OF
the organization, presided.
Mr.. Irvine, for the benefit of
newcomers who were net fully con-
versant with the aims of the club.
gave short resume of its purpose
Ito aid in every way possible the
speedy enactment of the Swing
johnson bill in its entirety.
He emade it clear that, despite
rumors to the contrary. Imperial
vaIiey farmers would not have TO
assume the entire cost of the All
American canal, but would share
this expense with Coacheiia valley
and all new land developed under
the legislation. Naturally, he point
ed out, the new lands reclaimed
from their desert waste, would bear
the greatest expense in connection
with the canal.
Sixty eight new members were
reported for the week, and as
three solicitors were absent, it is
conceded that considerably more
than this number have been added
to the club roster.
1t is the intention of the club to
put before the people of the valley
all the facts in connection with the
Swing, Johnson bill as it will affect
Imperial Valley landowners. This
viii be done through printed mat
ter, meetings in various parts of
the valley and general campaign
of publicity.
The next meeting will be held or
Monday evening, October l3, at
Brawley city hall. The Holtville
members challenged Brawley to a
membership race, and promised to
bring in more new members than
the Brawley contingent. 1t is un-
derstood a very spirited contest
will be carried on during the next
week between the two ehallengers.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-07
We Show as One
of Few White
Spots

Valley newspapers and lead
ers have been hamm 1ring home
the fact Tor the last few months
that this particular section Of
the country is enjoying splen-
Gid prosperity. Evidently we
don't half appreciat, just how
well we line up against other
communities.
This months issue of Farm
Loan Monthly, published in
Ashville, New York, and put OUT
by bankers and financial inter
ests sponsoring agricultural de.
vclopmo1t al over the Unitea
States, puts Imperial Valley as
one of only eight white spots IN
the country.
We are, in fact, the only
white spot west OF Denver'
highly significant fact WHEN enc
hcark Ems lack to tho days OF
1919 and 1920 when we showed
up as the only black spot on
the map.
Tho other "clean" spots are
in the region of Denvac, St.
PAM and Minneapolis. Topeka,
Kansas City, New Haven ana
New York, with a large part oi
western Texas showing up white
as the cotton from which II IS
Doubtless deriving its prosperity.
Ponder on this, all you pes
simists.
It's food for meditation!
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-07
Road in Better
Shape Up the
Mountain

It is announced that the Noun
tain Springs grade between Il
Centre and San Diego is now
in bette: shape than it has been
for some months, due to work
with a scraper put in operation
by the state highway commission.
This happy state of affairs is
in measure due to the efforts lf
the Automobile Club highway
patrol, for Officers Patterson
and Leeds shifted rocks with
their bare hands from the high
way, the scraper having brought
the rocks to the surface, where
they wers left.
Drivers of the stages between
here and San Diego. report that
the highway Is still far from
what it should be although the
scraping has rendered driving
much better.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-07
CLEANUP HEADS
WILL Be PRESENT
CHAMBER MEET

All tho captains appointed to
various districts by Fire Mar
chal Charles Ferguson will be
present at the Chamber of Com
me.ce Luncheon tomorrow at
1910 in the Barbara Worth
Hotel, when final instructions
Will be issued to them regard
ing the program to be followed
in observing the fire prevention
week and particularly cleanup
dsv, October 8. All district cap
tains' must be there, or have a
very good reason for not being
pres3ct, and reports on the
number of men they have in
view IS required will be receiv-
ed.
Mrs. A. G.. Campbell will give
short address on the subject
Of identifying the city and Joe
Cosby Will entertain the gather
ing with solos, Mrs. George
Reasonover accompanying on
the piano.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-07
DIRECTORS FARM
BUREAU PLAN TO
HIRE ATTORNEYS
Meeting Yesterday Gives
Consideration to Three
Lawyers

Directors of the Imperial County
Farm Bureau took definite action
yesterday in procuring an attorney
for the representation Of their or
ganization in the lettuce rate ease.
Wires were Sent 70 G.. B. Hutehings,
attorney for the National Farm Bu-
reau, and to Attorney Lust, of Chi
cago, whom Los Angeles shippers
are favorable to, requesting their
views and terms in consideration of
their services in the ,.tuce rate case.
Walter Sprague, who conducted the
ease for the valley year, was COM
mended for his excellent services by
the local directors of the farm bu-
reau, and will be invited to meet
with the local organization in the
near future, regarding his terms as
legal representative III the case this
year.
|. l.. G.. Lee and A. G. Finney who
have both been making extensive
! investigations in the rate case, gave
| their report during yesterday af
ternoon IS meeting of the directors
/ and u gerenal discussion of the cas-
in all its details ensued. The i'm
portance of having a thoroughly cap
able attorney to represent the I'm
I perial County Farm Bureau became
! the ultimate decision, since every
move of the farm bureau is of the
utmost Importance to the lettuce in
dustgy of Imperial Valley. The three
attorneys suggested to handle the
case are all said to be experts in
their line.
Further plans will be made as
soon as the attorneys can be reach
ed by the local directors of the farm
bureau, according to G. G. Jenkins,
manager.