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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-27
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed proposals will be received by the undersigned until 10 o'clock a. m. Tuesday, July 1, 1924, for the con structiop of certain grading, macad- amizing,, sidewalks and combined curb and gutter paving under Improvement Ordinances Nos. 327-D and 362-D. Also for certain grading, sidewalks and combined curb and gutter paving under Improvement Ordinance No. S53-D. Also for certain concrete gut ter, sheet asphalt or bitulithic and brick track paving, under Improve- provement Ordinance No. S55-D. Also for certain sanitary sewers under Im- provement Ordinance No. 35s-D. Also for certain grading. granite curb and brick paving, under Improvement Or- dinance No. 359-D. Also for certain grading, sidewalks, concrete curb and concrete street paving, under Im- provement Ordinance No. 361-D. Also for certain asphaltic concrete paving under Improvement Ordinance No. 363-D. Specifications may be ob- tained and plans examined at this of- flee. The right is reserved to reject any or all proposals.
 A. J. HAWKINS,
 City Engineer. Age-Hsrald, June Ss. 2s and 27, ls2&
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-27
LEGAL NOTICES
Notice

NOtIco
 Notice is hereby given that an appli- cation will be made to the Board of Par dons and the Governor of Alabama for the parole pardon of James Mckay, who, on the 29th day of September. 1923, was convicted of smbezzlement in the cir cult court of Jefferson County and was sentenced to a year and a half to three years in the state penitentiary.
 JAMES
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-27
REAL ESTATE-RENT
 APARTMENTs AND FLATS 2
Highland Ave. Apartment
 Rhodes Park Manor

LIVING ROOM, 2 BEDROOMS, DINING ROOM AND KITCHEN: TILE PORCH AND BATH. WITH BUILT-IN SHOWER; CORNER APARTMENT ON HIGHLAND AVE. SIS. 2s07 HIGHLAND AVE. MAIN 1803-W.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-02-14
FOREST RANGER NOW
! JACK OF ALL TRADES
Fire Prevention, Hardest OF
Work, Only Part Of Job.

San Francisco.--Fire fighting ana
FIRE ureyention form small part OF a
forest rangers duties, it is pointed
out at headquarters of the California
district of the United States forest
> service.
"Mine is an ordinary sized forest
district, about 100000 acres Of rough
mountainous country, mostly timbered'
but with some grazing land, mining,
water power sites and quite a number
of summer homes and free pubic
camps a
''Right now the best part OF my
work Is handling timber sales, as I've
got a gang of lumbermen cutting gov
eminent timber on my district. | nave
to know all the trees and what they're
good for: how to cruise and estimate
the stand; how to mark green timber
for cutting under forestry rules; all
about scaling cut logs.
''T must see that the brush is piled
and burned, and that the young trees
left for future crop are not injured
or destroyed.
'Next comes supervision of cattle
and sheep grazing. A ranger is sup
posed to be able to call all the forage
plants by their first names; to know
the different breeds of live stocks
whether a range is under or over
stocked and how much salt a steer or
sheen ought to get in a season"
'The hard and dangerous task of fire
fghfing," he explained, is a constant
gpecter before the ranger. Combating
a forest fire he termed "the meanest
lob In the world bar none"
He added: "And / have to know
how to build roads and trails, tele-
phone lines, cabins, bridges, fences,
corraIs and lookout towers.
Surveying with compass Is sup
posed to be pie for a ranger, and he's
got to be able to tell all about land
lines, section corners, mining and
homestead laws.
"On the side examine mineral
claims, take stream-ffow measure
ments, record weather data, lay out
sites for camps, post fire and dis
lance direction signs in the woods"
The ranger has to assist him dep
uty ranger and eight guards. To fight
serious fires he must recruit and di-
rect small armies of men. Incidental
ly, at odd moments in his cabin, he
must WELD busy typewriter, turning
cut frequent reports for the forest
service.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-02-14
Needle Suit Worth
Half Billion Marks

Kiel, Germany.-A darning needle Is
the basis for a lawsuit which has been
carried from the Holstein District
court to a higher tribunal because Of
the law providing that a district judge
cannot pass on cases involving articles
worth more than 500O00,000 marks.
AS a darning needle now costs 1,000,-
100000 paper marks the woman who
lost her suit for the possession of the
needle in the lower court is carrying
the litigation further in an effort to
get the best of the neighbor with
whom she is digputing the ownership
of the needle
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-02-14
ore Woman obeys

He CATER the wedding) -"H'm!--
my love, these bills are piling up at
a fearful rate; but, of course, my
angel. with your large income, you
are willing and no doubt anxious to
help me pay Them
Shell? Why, my dear. I haven't
a cent"
"Wha-"
"On my second marriage all my
money went to my late husbands rel
atiyes.v
'Eh? Mha-why didn't you say
SOP
"You particularly requested me
never to mention my late husband
in your presence.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-02-14
Claims Hidden $4,000

Quebec. The estate of Joseph G..
Michaud Of Quebec will be enriched
By $4,000 found in a safe deposit box
In the Lincoln Trust company rented
under the name Of ]. A. PellingeB but
subsequently found by the surrogate
70 belong to Michaud. Why Michaud
deposited the money under an assumed
name Is not known. The money has
kbeen claimed by Georgiana Alchaud-
Julien OF Montreal, relative of Mi
ehaud.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-02-14
Sold Mine for So, 500

London.-The man responsible for
the opening of the Kimberley diamond
6elds, in South Africa, sold the fields
for $500, believing them exhausted
after having removed several thousand
stones. The fields have yielded dia-
monds ever since, and had Edwin W.
streeter, who died here recently at the
age of eighty-nine, retained his prop
erty he would have been one Of the
4fchest men in the world.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-02-14
Salmon Pack of 1928

Hoquiam, Wash.-A pack Of 54,7O8
cases Of salmon was canned by firms
of Grays Harbor county during 1923,
accordinE to report completed by
Deputy Fisheries Inspector J. II. Stet-
son. Chums provided move than half
the pack, 30.40s cases. being Of this va
riety. Quinaults or bluebackg totdled
1883 cases, cohoes or. silyersides, g..
500 eases and chinooks 751 cases.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-02-14

Dortmund.- Emmy Lelsner, a Berlin
soprano, engaged to appear with the
Dortmund Music society, refused to
sing unless she was paid in foreign
currency or some sort Of stable cur
rency. AS the management had only
German paper money, the Concert had
to be Cancelled.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-02-14
Signs With Thumb

Yakima. -Miss Lizzie Pistolhead's
thumb print was placed on her mar
riage certificate, it was repealed here
when she was married TO John Hean-
an, Yakima Indian, by Judge Nichol-
son. The Indian bride said it was the
only signature she could make, and
~that it was for her fourth marriage.
Heanan informed the judge that he
had been married "about three times
before"
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-02-14
Real Events

eDo any events of Importance ever
occur here?" peevishly demanded the
hypercritical young man from Kansas
City.
"Wel,9 calmly replied the landlord
Of the Petuni1 tavern, morning, noon
and night happen here with unfailing
regularity, and some Of our home
folks pear to regard them as events
Of considerable Importance"
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-02-14
Loanino Money on Notes

Mrs. Youngbride-" George, banks
are frauds. Didn't you tell me they
would loan money on notes? 7"
Her Husband-.Ye dear"
Mrs. Youngbride We'll, they don't.
/ took in those beautiful ones that
you wrote to me before we were
married, and the cashier read them
and laughed, but he wouldn't give
me cent on, them. Puck.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-02-14
a Pound of Cure

Mrs. Kane. I read in a paper that
sugar was cure for hiccoughs, and
/ tried it on Dick.
Mrs. Beetroot. Did it work?
Mrs. Kane. Temporarily. but ne
has had relapse about every twenty
minutes ever since.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-02-14
Lancuaqe ~ Flowers

do you know anything about the
language OF flowegs?"
only thiss much: A fiye-dollar
box OF roses talks a heap louder to a.
girl than a fifty-cent bunch of carna-
TONS"
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-02-14
Puzzled

Dad loves to read the comic papers
About them kids thai, is so tuff;
He laffs at awl their funny kapers,
And says it sure is lively stuff.
But when / try with him to joke
he gives my bean an awful soak!
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-02-14
Aonl4. ances &C peceItful

During the yoyase OF a great liner
wag was approached by fellow
passenger, who said.
we aIe getting up tugof war be-
tween team of married men and a
team of single men. You are mar
ried, aren't your
mo-, replied the wag, Il am only
sea-sick: that is what makes me look
like this"
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-02-14
cire,,n.stantIaI Evidence

Il believe Mrs. Pussy. who has eucn
a passion for dress, must have taken
in washing before they made their
money
"What makes you think that?"
because her whole line Of talk 10
a clothes-line."
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-02-14

when water becomes ice" asked
the teacher, what Is the great
change that takes placer"
''The greatest change, ma'am," said
the little boy, lis the change in price"
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-02-14
Modern ADVANTAGES

$50 you think a young man has
more opportunities than he had some
time ago"
In some respects" replied Mr..
Cumrox. "a young man now can start
in with golf and motoring when ne
likes. | didn't have chance at 'em
ill / was well into middle age
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-02-14
Mol Found in North Sea

Hamburg Fishermen arriving at
the port Of BusuHn report finding a big
parcel Of letters. the postmarks Of
which showed they were mailed in
America late In October floating in
the North sea. The letters, had been
robbed Of all contents Of value, but
most III the addresses we're still legiDle.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-02-14
Her Answer

Marie-"And at the place where ]
stayed this summer green your g
hired hand tried to kiss me. He told
me he'd never kissed girl in his
life, and"
Gwendy-aAnd what did you tell
rhimY'
Marie-"I told him that / was no
agricultural experiment station
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-02-14
outwittinq the Court

81 understand that when Dibbles
and his wife separated they parted
the best OF, friends"
80 they did. unluckily for Mrs.
Dibbles."
"Why SOL"
"DibbIes pays her alimony every
month and then borrows half OF it
back"
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-02-14
Eaith-cure Exercise

''Aren't you ashamed Of your indo-
lence?"
Indeed / ami" answered Meander-
ing Mike. "Tve ben tryin to do some
thing for it,
"What?"
.I've been takin' de faith cure. I've
been chopin make-believe wood with
an imaginary ak"
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-02-14
NOT Patented

Mrs. Slimdiet-'@Fhe boarders are
all at the table. Where's the MILK"
Here, mum; but it do look
awful blue"
Mrs. SlinIdiet-"The hurry into the
dining room and pull down the vel
low sunshades."
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-02-14
Inaenious

Bing-eI understand that Shmelts
is lazy"
Blff-"Lazy! You bet! Why, when
he spanks his child he lays carpet
over the kid SO that he can do two
Jobs at once!'
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-02-14
A Strict Vegetarian

Silly Sally-"Oh. Billy, ! hear that
the awful Mr.. Thinner is a vegetarian.
Is that true?"
Billy Boy-ssTruc? You bet! Never
was one like him. Why, he wouldn't
even eat an animal cracker
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-02-14
AIqy's Ambition

"Aw4can you spare me a
few hundred to wun ovah to Lunnon?
Father What's the objects"
sGolf."
"Goodl If you learn how-ta pla;
golf, it may
ooh, but don't want to play it. !
want to learn how to pronounce it."
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-02-14
impossible

II think will organize q vegetable
trust"
Couldn't keep it quiet. Inere
would be sure to be a leek some
where"
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-02-14
TOO PerpIexina

mo young girl really knows her.
own mind"
How can she when she 10 torn be-
tween worship OF football hero and
alteration OF q movie idol7"
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-02-14

First Chauffeur. Did the guy you
ran over give you tip for taking him
to the hospital?
Second Chauffeur. He did notl The
next time Irun over him he'll know
IL!
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-02-14

He-"Have you met Miss RichgirlT'
She-"Once or twice"
He-4Pretty sharp, isn't she?
She-"I should say so. One has TO
keep away from her elbows"
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-02-14
The Indications

"Fish is brain food"
aJudging from that, know some
people who must live on a steady
diet of gudgeons."
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-02-14

This dress is great aid in educat-
Ing child along geographic lines, for
as dresses always interest children,
girls especially, they are bound to like
to study geography lot more than
they do now. These Riddles are wear
Ing the map of Italy. the country they
are studying.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-02-14
Defined
what is a grafter?' q

What Is graIter!
"One of the other party who gets
what one OF your party wants"
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1924-02-14

Northern New jersey
Ten years ago and Today
picture of amazing growth
Froma few large ceners many small self
contained communities,
Agreath utlng busting, statewide neighbor
hood peopIed by millions, and growing more
rapidly than ever before
GU this growth in the Development Of
New Jerseys telephone system for this sy-
and its service have played and are playing an
important part in the broadening of New Jerseys
busine and social activities
Tenye years ago you could call and be called from any
of 10000 telephones in Northern New jersey
These telephones used to make $4,000 calls
each day
Today you any of 5000 telephones
n Northern New jerseys system which you and thou
Of Others o make 100000 telephone calls
every day.
BY end Of this the result of expansion
eveng than that of 1925 than
$4,000 telephones will be added Northern New
Jerseys system and will be within your call.
Every TJU Telephone Makes
SerzceA
NEW YORK TELEPHONE COMPANY
q
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-09
PADEREWSKI SAME
 AS. W DAYS OF OLD
World Renowned Pianist De- lights Birmingham Audience

He came, he played, he conquered. Thus should the old Roman adage be transposed to describe the success of Ignace Jan Paderewski in his first concert in Birmingham since the World war, given Friday evening at the Masonic auditorium as the first of the All-Star series, offered by Mrs. Orline A. Shipman and Mrs. Richard r. Johnston.
 Those who remembered paderewski in the pre-war days before he came so engrossed in the political life of his native country, Poland. had pre- dicted that never again could this gifted pianist exert such great in- fluence over an audience by his art, so troubled has been his life as q statesman. But if any of those making this prediction were at the Masonic auditorium Friday evening they were disappointed because Paderewski of today is the Paderewski of the "Old Days"
 At the close of the concert the audi ence refused to leave their seats and the great, master was called upon re- peatedly fer encores. He responded three times before the audience would depart.
 When Paderswski walked upon le pie tforas. at the bhgifnirG of 'a IT. cert be was greete by tluodsry4t D. T,Eause To this b. gare ackA0n e.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-09
DIARIES HEFLN TO DECLARE HIS
 KLANRELATIONS
R. B. Creager Of Texas Challenges Alabama
 Senator
CALLS ATTACKS ON HIM
 CAMOUFLAGE FOR KHAN
Declares Solon Made eMistate- ments Under Cloak Of Sena-
 torial Immunity

WASHINGTON. Feb. s.--A chal- lenge to Senator Heflin, democrat, Ala bama, to declare publicly whether he is affiliated with. the Ku Klux Klan, was sent to the senator tonight by R. B. Creager, republican national com mitteehan, for Texas. In a letter reply ing to Senator Heflin's attack on him, Mir. Creager declared that his accuser was either member of the klan or a propagandist for it. and called on him ito declare on the floor of the Senate your past and present klan af- filiations."
 Again denying in detail the senator's accusations that he had interceded with Attorney General Daugherty and Postmaster General Harry New to prevent prosecution of land frauds in Texas. MT. Creager pointed out that . the cloak of senatorial immunity" and declared it unfair that ex parte sta .ements should have been put into the record without his, having an op- portunity to reply.
 Misstatements Charged
 q charge you, the letter continued, with gross misstatements of fact. I charge that you never had any idea that the United States Senate would undertake an investigation of his char acter. Sts
 T charge that the alleged land frauds are mere pretext seized upon by you to discredit if possible my per sistent opposition to the Ku Klux Klan and its political practices resulting in of fhn af v1n B. Mayfield as senator-elect from Texas, in whose convert defense this resolution was conceived and intro- duced. :"
 Hooded Political Action
 T charge that the introduction of this resolution is the masked and hlan directed against me solely because of ny limited power, to bring about platform declaration by both great political parties against this un-Amer- iean secret political society of which you are member, or else an active and B. mpathetic propagandist.
 T challenge you specifically to de- clare on the floor of the Senate your past and present klan affiliations and your relationship with the Mayfield contest and the klan friends and coun- seliors of the senator whose cause you are secretly espousing and directing.
 Your failure to answer these charges in the forum in which you have launched your base attack and in which I am denied adequate answer, will he mother evidence of the coward icn and utter Responsibility that has characterized your entire political career sr *
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-09
MOVIE ACTRESS
 SLAIN llBOUDOR
,c.A,Ias.a .a pass Tve c.,sna sa.,

tcsitIassd sa Pass I've. cslsma oss,
 teresting data in the apartmeptT con sisting of memoranda of the , names and phone numbers of many men. One of them, broker, was visited at once and asked to give any information he could which might assist in the tracing of the assassin. :.
 24 Years Old
 Beneath the bed on which the dead girl lay, was found volume of De Maupassant. There were long-stemmed roses, which ordinarily cost about $El a dozen in winter. Some glasses stood on the table in the little kitchen, still containing the remains of drinks be- lieved to have been poured on the oc- casion of visit from the young broker Thursday evening. There was cham pagne in the refrigerator. Several trunks were found crammed with cloth ing, representing considerable invest ment.
 Miss Lawson was 24 years old and her friends told the police she was . quiet girl in public, although quite vivacious at the little celebrations which she attended. She was we'll known in the cabarets but, they said, she was distinguished as a person of -class," which is to say, boise and "ritsy" conduct among the less be- jeweled young women of the evening.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-09
REBEL CAPITAL
 NOW IN TABASCO
Reported To Have Recaptured Esperanza, Cutting Off Fed
 erals From Capital

FL PASO, Texas. Feb. S.-Adolfo De la Huerta is at the port of Frontera, state of Tabasco.
 He has established temporary revolu- tionary headquarters there, it was re- ported here Friday.
 Rebel forces have retaken the town of Esperanza, state of Vera Cruz, and several other towns along the Vera Cruz-Mexico City railroad line, includ- ing San Andres, which effectually cuts off the federal forces in possession of Vera Cruz, from the Mexican capital.
 These statements were made Friday afternoon by Alfonso Gomez, of the Ell Paso De la Huerta Gunta, based on private telegraphic and wireless advices he had from De la Huerta himself.
 ''Ogrebon is in worse condition now, with Vera Cruz in his hands, than he was before," said Gomez.
 His forces are divided and it is pos sible now for De Ia Huerta to bounce upon them separately and crush them a1l"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-09
DENBY'S HEAD
 SEEMS SECURE
Unless Coolidge Withdraws Sup
 port, Not Likely He'll Be Fired
By THOMAS L. STOKES v easad Wire fo The Asa. HernId


 WASHINGTON. Feb. S.-The head of Secretary of the Navy Denby now appears secure, unless President Cool idge withdraws his sr-p port, or Denly himself voluntarily gives way before the pressure being brought against him.
 While it is very likely that the Sem ate will pass the resolution asking his resignation on Friday, indications are that the vote will be so close as to kill all possibility of later impeachment, which requires two-thirds vote of the Senate.
 Dismissal by the President or volun- tary resignation is the only other way to force Denby out. The strength which surged up behind the Secretary in. the bitter debate in the Senate Thursday indicates that a two-thirds vote to unseat him is practically impos- sible, especially in view of the general opinion that there is no evidence of any criminal intention of the general opin- ion on the part of the Secretary of the Navy.
 Senator Pepper of Pennsylvania led the defense of Denby Thursday, declar- ing that it was not the Senate's busi- ness to pass on the Secretary without an investigation by committee. Sena- tor Bruce of Maryland, democrat, join ed the protest on Pepper. Other demo- crats, including Robinson of Arkansas, minority leader, answered that the Sen ate knew the facts, and it was no time for quibbling over constitutional ques- tions. ..
 May Pass By Small Margin
 Robinson stated afterward that he expected the resolution to pass, but by a very slim margin. Regular republi- cans are expected to vote solidly against it. Two progressives, it is un. derstood, will join them, Borah of Idaho, and Howell of Nebraska. Bruce will leave the democratic ranks, and it is rumored that one or two others may, which will make the vote exceedingly close.
 The strength which welled up behind Denby late Thursday afternoon came as a surprise. Pepper, usually mild hammered and even-tempered, flashed up and protested it vigorous language Bruce was equally outspoken. The democrats were bitter in their an sWerS.
 Bruce, in announcing he would vote against the resolution, declared that President Coolidge should be trusted to deal with Secretary Denby. He said that senators who voted on this resolu' tion were expressing conviction on Denby's guilt>or innocence which would embarrass them if they were forced later to sit in court of impeachment
 While there is some talk among House democrats regarding impeach- ment proceedings, no definite move has begun. The size of the vote in the Sen ate, it is felt, will have much to do with impeachment action in the lower body where it must originate. Representa-. tive Butler of Pennsylvania, chairman of the House naval committee which has investigated certain phases of the leases, said that all that his commit tee will be concerned. about is the ac. tual business transaction, and no initia' tion of, impeachment would come from it's inquiry.