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

A noise overhead. Wonder what that plane is that flies over the hotel at 3 o'clock every blessed morning? At least every morning when I have to be awake. Not the night mail. I inquired about that. Never a calm night passes that this airy joyrider does not fit about in the upper chan nels. Sometimes he roars down until it seems to me, Tying in bed, that he must be skirting that cluster of chimneys that tops the pointed roof. Then very high, the noise of his motor coming as a faint murmer amidst the silence of the night.
 One wonders, uneasily, if this 3 o'clock in the morning rider is sober. So often 3 o'clock riders are not, you know. And what would happen if he fell asleep at the wheel? One recalls the story told by David Kline, who is pil6ting an advertising plane over the city. While he is writing his letters of smoke on the sky he has no time to think of anything save his Spencerian curves.
 Three times I've been almost run into by some careless flyer" he said. Just nose dived in time to beat a crash. It beats time that there isn't even enough room in the air of New York"
 One morning there was a crash in the street below. Three shots, followed by cries:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-09

car tracks as guide to insure align ment.
 Each division to fosacw preceding division at distance of .25 yards, 10 yards between sub-divisions-
 Division commanders will form their units so as not to obstruct traffic on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-09
streets, Fifth and Sixth avenues, north) at l 80 p. ,n.

General Instructions.
 Capt. Sterling A. Wood, Jr., U. s. Army, with corps of assistants, will be at West park at 1s30 p. m. and will have charge of the assignments and formation of all reserve organiza- tions. All officers and enlisted men of the reserve corps and all volunteers for the several reserve units wilr re- port to Captain Wood at West park.
 All volunteers for the National Guard will report to the commander of the unit for which they have volun- teered at the armory of that unit.
 The guide will be right and the col umn will use right rail of the street
Evening star., 1924-06-07
JAPANESE INCREASE
FLEET OFF SIBERIA
Will Protect Fishermen as Row
With Russian officials Over
Rights Grows More Acute.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
TOXIC, Juno loving to minor
troubles between japanese fishing in
terests and the Russian authorities
on the Siberian coast, the navy de-
partment has ordered four additional
destroyers to Siberian and Kamschat-
ka to protect the fishermen. This
makes a total OF eight destroyers in
the waters, four already having
steamed northward.
Friction developed, although the
Japanese fishermen and the Russians
recently signed an agreement cover
ing japanese rights for this season in
these waters.
The trouble between the Japanese
fishermen and Russian authorities has
been of periodical recurrence since
the soviet government came into
power. Under the Portsmouth treaty
with the czarist government signed
after the Russo-Japanese war, Japan
was given certain fishing rights.
which the soviet has repudiated. In
stead, Japanese fishermen have been
granted licenses from season to sea-
son, but each year there has been diff
ferenceS regarding the fishing rights
under these and Japan has sent war
ships north to protect her nationals.
This is one of the subjects being dis
cussed in Peking between the Jap
anese minister, Kenkichi Yoshfzawa,
and l. NJ Karakhan. the soviet rep
resentative.
Evening star., 1924-06-07
SENATE TO PROBE
WAR FINANCE GROUP
Gooding Resolution for Inquiry
Into Alleged Favoritism
Adopted.

Investigation Of transactions of the
War Finance Corporation. ''particu-
iarly as regards alleged favoritism"
in dealings with Senator Gooding.
Republican. Idaho, was ordered today
by the Senate, on motion of Senator
Gooding.
This action was requested by SEN
ator Gooding despite the withdrawal
today by Senator Glass, DEM ocrat,
Virginia, of a charge he made on
the floor of the Senate last night that
the Idaho senator had violated the
federal statutes in his dealings with
the War Finance Corporation.
The charge was made during a pc
riod of disorder in the Senate, Sena-
tor Glass said, and before had been
thoroughly advised as to the statute
to which reference was had"
He expressed regret for the dn-
Justice" done to Senator Gooding.
Senator Gooding read letter from
the counsel of the board, declaring
transactions Of the board did not come
within the category of those in which
members of Congress were prohibit
ed from participating, and that the
mere fact that a senator was a stock
holder in a corporation to which
loans were made would make him
thereby a party TO the transaction. /
The resolution agreed to authorizes
a committee of three to sit during,
the summer to inquire INTO war
hnance oornorstion 1Saaings in the
weSk
Evening star., 1924-06-07
Romance Started
At Macy Acadan'y
Wrecks OF, Rocks

A romance begun at Naval Acad-
envy hops, which eliminated In q
marriage last Easter Monday be-
tween the daughter Of an Army
officer and a student in the second
wear at Annapolis has gone "on the
rocks" Ella NJ. Beckham Low
ther, the eighteen-year-old wife,
today, through her father, Col.
David Y. Beckham, U. S. A,
brought suit in the District Su-
nreme Court for an annulment of
her marriage to Robert D. Low
ther, q student at the Naval Acad-
emy. not yet twenty-one years
old.
that he was transferred to duty at
the Canal Zone and his daughter
was left in boarding school in
Washington. The girl attended
number of the week end hops at
the academy and there met Low
ther. it is stated. When she was
about to leave the city to spend
her Easter holidays, the court is
told, Lowther persuaded the young
woman to marry him. Acting en-
tirely upon impulse and without
due consideration she consented,
the father says, to go through a
ceremony, but the couple never
lived together. it is alleged. The
court is asked through Attorney
George v. Triplett, jr., to restore
the maiden name of the plaintiff
Ella Miles Beckham-
Evening star., 1924-06-07
COOLIDGE O. KS BILL
FOR WOMAN'S PRISON
Measure Provides Committee to Sc
lect Penal Institution Site
Near Capital.

One of the important Legislative
measures of interest signed by Presi-
dent Coolidge today was the Foster
bill providing for the appointment
of a commission composed of the Sec
retaries of the Interior and of Labor
and the Attorney General of the
United States to select a site upon
which IS to be erected national
federal penal institution exclusively
for female prisoners.
Representative Foster. Republican
of Ohio, who introduced the bill which
today became law. and Mrs. Mabel
Walker Willebrandt, assistant at
torney general, who assisted in the
preparation of this bill, stood beside
the Executive as he put his signature
to the bill. The pen used by Mr.
Coolidge was afterward presented tc
Representative Foster.
Will BE Near Capital.
There has been much consideration
given by those interested in this leg
iSlation to the selection of a site not
far distant from Washington. either
in Maryland or Virginia.
When President Coolidge affixed
nation bill today he brought. to a
successful close q fight which has
been waged more or less earnestly
for more than thirty years for legis-
lation Of this nature. 1t provides for
the construction Of a dam across the
Gila River at San Carlos basin, Ari-
zona- ana will irrigate more than
$4,000 acres of land situated in the
Pima Indian reservation.
This project, which will cost $5,-
100000, is expected to nearly equal
in size and Importance the famous
Roosevelt dam, will be named in
honor of President Coolidge
Pen Given to Cameron.
Secretary of Interior Work and
Commissioner of Indian Affairs Burke
and Assistant Commissioner Merritt
along with Senators Cameron and
AshurSt and Representative Hayden
of Arizona, were present in the Presi-
dents Office when he signed this leg
islation. The pen used by the execu-
tive was presented to Senator Cam
eron.
The President signed also the
Pueblo land title bill. which is in
tended to set at rest for all time the
disputes and litigation which have
arisen regarding these Indian lands
for manv wears
Evening star., 1924-06-07
WOnser, aroused
When Officer Comes
WithPndLOck Order

Fortified with paddock inJunc-
ton against the sale of rum, a dep
uty United States marshal yester-
day afternoon entered the prem
ises at 1713 7th street and before
he knew what was happening
found himself the center Of inter-
est of a room full of members of
the Ladies' Aid Society Of Emory
Methodist Church.
When he found that rummage
sale of the most exciting sort was
under way he quickly realized
that the court document which he
clutched firmly in his hand was
technically faulty in scope. Pad
locking a rummage sale with q
rum Injunction was no easy task.
The marshal, furthermore, soon
found himself on the defensive, as
the women were much perturbed
over his arrival, and when quiet
was restored he managed to ex-
plain that the court order applied
to Joseph Mclaughlin and Richard
Jennings, who had moved from the
7th street building some time pre-
Vious.,
Court records do not disclose If
the marshal was able to get away
without buying something, as .
peace Offering.
Evening star., 1924-06-07

today of installing the sets already
received by The Star, deferred the
job until Monday on account of the
annual field meet of the organization
this afternoon in which every scout
is expected to participate. Some of
the scouts, together with Mr.. King,
reported this morning to their base of
operations in The Star building. and
overhauled some of the sets that it was
necessary to put into working condition.
Deputy Scout Commissioner King
already has made a survey Of con-
ditions in a number of the homes Of
the "shut-ins" preliminary to the in
stallatfon OF the sets and reported
unusually pathetic cases. An old
woman, ninety-two years old, who
has been confined in bed for fifteen
years, was among the first Of the
cases Investigated by Mr.. King. Be-
cause of her stringent financial con-
diticn, this old woman, with her
daughter, who is employed during the
day, is forced to live in a small. dingy
room. She will be among the first to
receive one of the sets donated to
The Stars fund.
Mr.. King also told of the case of a
man who has been lying on his back
in bed for thirty-five months as the
result of tumor Of the stomach. He
has no one to entertain him.
Evening star., 1924-06-07
Lo,oden Viii Reject
C. o. p. I'd Place,
Says Letter in May
BY the Associa ted Press.

: BY the Associate ted Press.
: PORTLAND, Ore, June Milo
C. King, Portland attorney, last
night made public letter which
he said he had received from
Frank o. Lowden of Illinois, and
which was written under date of
May 20, in which Lowden declared
he would not accept the vice pres
s,idential nomination if it were Of
fered. The letter said:
My Dear Mr.. King:
Il am just in receipt Of your let
ter Of May IA. My name was
placed on the primary ballot
without my knowledge or consent.
/ have stated to every one who has
inquired that under no circum-
Z stances would 1 accept the nomi-
nation for Vice President, even X
{ It were rendered me. l have no
: inclination for any office at. the
0resent time, and 1 am not suited
to this office by temperament, in
my opinion
; In the primary election of May
10 in Oregon Lowden won the
! preference for the Republican
nomination for Vice President by.
q large majority.
Evening star., 1924-06-07
COURT CONSIDERS
RENT BOARD FATE
Realtors Suit on Question of In
junction Taken Under Ad-
visement.
BOND QUESTION DISCUSSED
Justice Stafford Would See Tenants
Protected Under Ruling.

Justice Stafford Of the District
Supreme Court today has under con.
sideration the question of the right
of an equity court to grant a blanket
injunction against the Rent Com
mission to prevent further function
ing Of the commission, as asked by
George w. Linkins. realtor and tax
payer.
Before taking the matter under
advisement late yesterday afternoon
the court inquired of Attorneys
Charles Linkins. George r. Linkins
and William hnkins If they had con-
sidered the amount Of the bond which
the plaintiff would be required to
give IL his request for an Injunction
business were granted.
The court called attention to the
fact that a bond would be required
which would protect tenants who
might be deprived Of relief from high
rentals by reason of the injunction in
the event that the United States Su-
preme Court should set aside the in
junction. The lawyers for the plain
tiff expressed a Willingness to give .
reasonable bond or even a large one,
but suggested that such tenants
would have difficulty in showing
damages sustained because they
could not show that the commission,
if still in existence, might not have
ruled against them.
Question OF Authority.
From statement made by Justice
Stafford 1t was inferred that should
he decide that he lacks authority to
stop all operations of the commits
sion on the Linkins' petition he might
grant temporary injunctions to pre-
vent the commission proceeding with
any cases involving properties own
cd or managed by the plaintiff.
No temporary injunction was asked
by Mr.. Linkins against Daniel j.
Donovan, auditor; James r. Lusby,
disbursing officer OF the District, and
Frank White. treasurer Of the United
states, to stop the payment of sala-
ries to the members Of the commits
sion and their clerks pending a final
hearing of the case, and no rules to
show cause have been issued against
them. Frank White, treasurer of the
United States, however, through As
sistant United States Attorney YER
non West, filed a motion to dismiss
the proceeding as far as IT related to
him.
Mr.. White declared that the suit is
in effect against the United States
without its consent, and that Mr.. Lin
kins has no such interest as would
entitle him to maintain the action.
Evening star., 1924-06-07
One WOn,a. Sits Lonely
in Wheel Chair and
BemOa7ls Fate.
Inualid of 90, Confined
in Dining Room Viii
Receive Apparatus.

The names Of more poor and needy
invalids who are depending on a
radio set to drive away the loneliness
and lessen the suffering that marks
their confinement behind the four
walls of a room were added today to
the list of those eligible to receive
the crystal receivers donated to The
Stars radio shut-in fund"
One is woman in Southeast
Washington, a cripple who seldom
musters sufficient strength and cour-
age to leave the confinement of her
home. Friends do not come to visit
her often, and throughout the long
day she Is forced to sit in a wheel
chair and bemoan the fate that took
away the use Of her legs.
Confined By Illness.
Another Is a helpless man in Lin
coin. d. c.. whom the ravages of
disease, coupled with poverty, have
shut off from his friends and the
great outdoors since last July. A
letter from one who is familiar with
his condition said: He is unable to
write and appeal for a radio set, so
he asked me to do it for him. He
wishes to hear something that Is
going on in the District, and a radio
"
wish"
While the names of the deserving
invalids are coming into The Star,
radio enthusiasts and charitably in
clined persons, touched by the
worthiness of the campaign to place
a receiving set at their bedsides, con-
tinue to send in cash contributions
and apparatus to the 'shutin fund"
The cash donations received during
the last twenty-four hours amounted
to $19, and brought the total up to
$14S.50. The apparatus included nine
crystal sets. a pair of headphones, a
quantity of crystals and antenna
equipment, which swelled the total to
fifty-one sets, sixteen pairs of head
phones, antenna wire, etc.
Scouts Delay Work.
The two hundred Boy Scouts under
the direction of Assistant Deputy
Scout Commissioner Thomas A. King.
who had planned to begin the work
Evening star., 1924-06-07
WOMAN HEADS COMMITTEE.
Mrs. Elizabeth Martin Gets High
Republican Honor.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated frcss
CLEVELAND. June Mrs. Eliza
delegate at large from Pennsylvania,
has been selected as chairman of the
committee on permanent organiza-
ton of the Republican national con-
vention.
This will be the first time that a
woman has held a chairmanship Of a
national convention committee. In
announcing the innovation, William
NJ Butler, field marshal for President
Coolidge. said the selection of a wcrn-
an for this post had been made at
the request of Mrs. A 7. Hert OF
Louisville, KY, the new vice chair
man of the executive committee OF
the Republican national committee.
Mrs Martin is the associate ma
tional committee member of Pennsyl-
vania, having succeeded Mrs. B. H.
Warburton of Philadelphia. She long
has had an active part in political
affairs in her state.
Committce Adjourns.
Concluding it's pre- e-convention work,
the Republican national committee
today adjourned its sessions with
resolutions Of appreciation and praise
for it's retiring officials. Chairman
John T. Adams, Secretary George B.
Lockwood and Treasurer Fred w.
Upham.
Disposing Of the last contest case
before 1t, the committee seated G.. 7.
Taylor and Wayman Wilkerson of
Memphis as delegates from the tenth
Tennessee district diSmissing the
contest brought by j. NJ. Johnson and
p. o. True OF Memphis. In doing SO
the committee again went on record
for representation OF negro Repub-
licans in the south. The case was de-
cided on a disclosure that the losing
contestants had proposed an agree
ment that only white men should be
selected as delegates.
The committee refused to hear at
all a protest brought by former Gov.
Yarmouth of Louisiana against the
seating of the Louisiana delegates on
the ground that there was no Re-
publican party in Louisiana, as ex-
pressed in the popular vote at the
last election. Mr.. Yarmouth insisted
on addressing the committeeman amid
the turmoil of adjournment but he
was left standing on a chair in an
empty hall
Vice Presidency Is Topic.
Freed from the hearing OF contests,
committeeman went in for recreation
Evening star., 1924-06-07
PASSAGE CANCELLED.
Leopo1d Planned to Sail for Eu-
> rope Wednesday.
, the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 6.-Nathan F..
leopold, jr., one of the two wealthy
youths indicted in Chicago for the
kidnapping and murder of Robert
Franks, planned to sail from here
TO Europe next Wednesday on the
Mauretania-
Cunard line official announced
that a message had been received
today from a Chicago booking agency
canceling the passage booked for
young Leopold. The official declined
to say when the passage was booked
zori ginally.
1T was weeks ago" he said.
The announcement corroborated
part of the evidence uncovered in
Chicago tending to show that the
youth had planned a European trip.
Evening star., 1924-06-07
ENGRAVING WORKERS.
BACK PAY IS VOTED
Senate Bill Allows Compensation
for Period Employees Were
0usted From Bureau.

The Senate yesterday afternoon passed
the Caraway bill providing for the
payment Of back salary to those en-
ployes Of the bureau of engraving and
printing who were removed by execu-
tive order on March 81, 1892. The
bill now goes to the House.
The language Of the measure sets
forth that the dismissed employees
shall receive the compensation they
were getting at the time of removal
until the date they were restored to
office, less any earnings they may
have made by other employment In
the meantime.
1t is further provided that those
employees who were not restored shall
be paid the salaries from the date 81
dismissal to March 81, 1924.
Evening star., 1924-06-07
WILBUR ON FIRST FLIGHT.

Carrying out his plan of getting
better acquainted with every branch
of the Navy through first-hand par
ticipation in it's activities, Secretary
of the Navy Curtis d. Wilbur started
out this afternoon from Hampton
=i.uads on has first flight in an air
plane, with the naval air station at
Anacostia as his destination.
The plane, new type of naval ship
known as the PM, was due to ar
rive here about 2:30 o'clock. 1t start
ed from the Hampton Roads naval air
station at l o'clock
Evening star., 1924-06-07
$4.4OO for River Examinations.

On the recommendation of Maj
O'Connor, the engineer officer In
charge of this engineering district
Maj. Gen. Beach. chief of engineers
has allotted $4,400 out of the general
river and harbor appropriation for a
further examination of the channels
of the Potomac River in the vicinity
Of Kettle Bottom shoals Complaints
of renewed shoaling of those channels
have been received and the survey to
be undertaken will determine what
action is necessary for improving the
navigation.
Evening star., 1924-06-07
Crystal Sets and Equipment.


Previously acknowledged: Forty
two crystal sets, fifteen pairs of head :
phones, antenna wire and other
equipment for install iation.
E. p. Jinkins. zoe Mason St, Cherry
dale, Va, l crystal set.
Mrs. X. l.. Collins, aerial wire.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. l.. Isherwood, 1907
9th st. NV, 4 crystal sets.
Mrs. Don Blumenthal, crystal set
and crystals.
Mrs. NJ. S. Badollet, 140s 18th st.
NV, crystal set.
E. N. Stevenson, 1928 N St NV, pair
headphones.
A Friend. crystal set.
Mrs. w. B. Laub, indoor and outdoor
antenna and crystals.
A Friend, indoor aerial.
Miss Upson, crystal set
Total: Fifty-one crystal sets, six
teen pairs of headphones, antenna
wire, crystals and other equipment
for installation.
Evening star., 1924-06-07

order and honesty as against corrup-
ton and hypocrisy. With that in
view, ] shall offer and work for the
adoption of a plank in the platform
which will pledge the party to liber-
alize the VolStead act.
1T is my belief that the convention
should not ignore that issue. To do
so would drive thousands of votes to
the party that will support a plat
form Of more liberal views. Congress
has failed to meet the prohibition or
any other issue squarely. If the con-
vention attempts to pussyfoot on this
issue the Republican party will lose
not only in New York, but other east
ern states, which will be vital in No
Yember."
Evening star., 1924-06-07
OFFERS BULGARIA PORT,
Greece Would Grant Trade Outlet
if Sovereignty Upheld.

LONDON, June Tho Daily TeIe-
graphs Athens correspondent quotes
the Greek foreign minister as saying
that Greece has offered to concede
Bulgaria a commercial outlet on any
part Of the Aegean Sea on condition
that Greek sovereignty shall not be
infringed thereby.
A Sofia dispatch on Thursday said
q new offer had been made by Greece.
but that it was indicated that the
Bulgarian government considered IL
Unacceptable. The Bulgarian foreign
minister was Quoted as saying: I'VE
are not willing to discuss any offer
not giving us control of the port we
shall build under the treaty of
Neuilly."
Evening star., 1924-06-07
Too Slow.

From the Hillsboro News-HeraId.
The reason why a lot Of men are
bachelors is because ~fhey failed to
embrace their opportunities.
Evening star., 1924-06-07

1t matters little what it is that you
want--whether q situationgor . ser
vant-a want ad in The Star wfn reach
ethe person who will MI your want
Evening star., 1924-06-07
Appeal for Radio Sets for Shut-lns
Brings Pathetic Cases to Notice
Radio Fund Receipts

Cash contributions to The Stars
radio shut-in fund" received during
the last twenty-four hours follow:
Evening star., 1924-06-07
PLATFORM FIGHTS
LOOM BEFORE 6. O. P.
IN EARLY SESSIONS

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1924-06-07
COOLIDGE VETOES
POSTAL PAY BILL;
DEMANDS ECONOMY

CONTINUED from First Page.)
Evening star., 1924-06-07

From Yesterdays $50 Edition of The Star.
Evening star., 1924-06-07

Freed from the hearing OF contests,
committeeman went in for recreation