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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-08
Committeeman And Dele gates RecOnciled To
 Humble Part
By RAYMOND CHAPTER (By Leased Wire to Age.Herald. )

CLEVELAND, June 7.-The situa- tion at the threshold of convention week stands about as follows:
 1. Coolidge's nomination is a cer- tainty; it is doubtful if there will be dozen votes against him, and the nomination may be made by acclama- tion. Neither Johnson nor LaFollette will be placed in nomination.
 2, Frank O. Lowden of Illinois is far in the lead for the vice presidential nomination. Others mentioned are Brig. Gen. Charles c. Dawes, Senator Borah, former Representative Mondell of Wyoming, who is to be permanent chairman; Dr. Marion Leroy Burton of Michigan, who will place Coolidge in nomination, and Senator Charles Curtis of Kansas. But sentiment among the party leaders is overwhelming for Low den. Unless he announces in advance that he will not accept, the nomination probably will be rendered him.
 Butler Holds Whip Hand
 8. William NJ. Butler, Coolidge's pre- convention manager, has an iron grip on the convention machinery. It will be absolutely fool-proof.
 4. The national committeeman and delegates arriving now are reconciled to humble part in the show. Some are sullen and some are openly resent full of Buffers dictation, but they are powerless to resist. There will be no flare-up, except the usual minor quarrels in the resolutions committee. None of these will be carried to the floor, except possibly the case of the LaFollette delegates, who may go through the formality of presenting a minority plat form which will be booed down after the usual custom.
 The most striking impression that one receives in talking with national committeeman and delegates is their resignation to the wishes of the Cool idge managers. The aggressiveness of Butler in picking the principal func- tionaries of the convention has made everyone timid regarding the choice of vice presidential candidate, although Coolidge has said emphatically that this is question for the convention to decide, the average committeeman, or delegate, seeing that everything else has been decided, refuses to assert himself regarding the Presidents running mate.
 LOwden Is Choice
 All are waiting for the sign from Butler. And if the delegates continue in their present mood, Butler can name anybody he wants. Sentiment every where is crystallizing around Lowden, however. and once the delegates are assured that he is acceptable to the White House and that he will take the nomination, he will be named with a whoop. Even delegates who have other preferences, seem to have been swept away by the Lowden talk, and stand ready to support him, once they
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-08
MARSAL CHOSEN BY MILLERAND
 TO BE PREMIER
Former Minister Of Fi- nance Under POincare
 Accepts Post
By JOHN O'BRIEN

(by 'AedSeu Wtr0 bO InO 'Ako-heraI0.D
 PARIS, June 7.-Francois Marsal, minister of finance, under Premier Poincare, has accepted the premier ship of France.
 Marsal was summoned to the Elysee after day of disorders in the chamber of deputies, and offered the post left vacant by Poincare, who resigned as premier following the recent elections.
 Marsal will carry message from President Millerand to the chamber and it is understood that Millerand, who has thus far withstood the united assaults of the left wing, will resign if the chamber returns a vote against his proposal.
 In another uproar in the chamber of deputies Saturday, a communist depu- ty) sat in the seat of the premier, while his comrades sat in the places reserved for members of the cabinet. No one tried to throw them out.
 '"The government has failed. The people of France must seize power '" shouted Communist Deputy Berthon, and the tumult began. Storms of ap- plause from the extremists were
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-08
YOUTH IS KILLED
 BY SPEEDING CAR
Gadsden Negroes Hurried TC
 Jail After Tragedy
(Gadsd0n BurOau)

(Gadsden Bureau)
 GADSDEN, Ala. June 7.-While running their car 30 miles an hour through Glencoe, six miles east of Gadsden, late Saturday, Roosevelt Thornton, Forney Lindsay and Clayton Green, negroes, ran over and killed Ralph Sims, 17-year-old white boy of that place. @
 Citizens rushed the negroes to jail here to prevent violence on the part of the crowd that soon collected. It is said that young Sims was getting off truck standing in the road when the big touring car shot around the truck on the wrong side and struck him as he reached the gutter.
 He died in a few minutes. He was the son of Charles Sims, prominent farmer and merchant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-08
PAPINI CANCELS
 LECTURE CONTRACT
Italian Author Pleads III Health
 Had Caused Protest

NEW YORK, June 7.-Giovanni Papini, author of 'sThe Life of Chris" !" has cancelled his engagement to con- duct a course at the Columbia uniyer- sity summer school, it was learned here today.
 Protests against the appearance of Professor Papini had been made by the Italian Presbyterian Ministers as- sOciation on the ground that he was anti-Amefican and believer in Fascismo to the limit"
 He cancelled the engagement became his health would not permit his mak- ing the trip to America the university authorities announced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-08
CONGRESS- ENDS SESSION IN TURMOIL
Pledged O,,ly 70 Underwood And Dry Law Says Come
BOBBED HAIRED SCHOOL MARMS TO BE BARRED
Miss, June 7.-De
 mand for hair tonic may in.

n-URVIS, Miss, June 7.--De
 mand for hair tonic may in-
 crease if the edict today by County Superintendent T. l.. Will limason is not annulled before the time for closing contracts with teachers for Lamar county rural and consolidated schools. That official has given public notice to trustees of such schools in Lamar county that he will refuse to sign a contract with a "bobbed haired" woman teacher, even though that teacher is certified to him as the selection of the trustees.
 In giving his reason for anticipat- ing the possible event, Williamson said it is with desire to enable the women who wish to teach in Lamar county schools opportunity to grow a crop of hair before the date for the beginning of the 1924-25 schools.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-08
THE WEATHER

Alabama: Partly cloudy. with scat tered thnndershOwers Sunday; Mon day showers and thundershowers, probably local windst0rms Sunday night or Monday in north portion.
 Mississippi: Partly cloudy. v Georgia: Partly cloudy.
 Tennessee: Partly cloudy.
 (Compleke weather data will be found on Page 2t.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-08
TYPEWRITER IS FOUND
Diver Finds Machine At Spot Named
 In Confession

OAVer rlMuS Mbcnmo At 0pOG NAm0o
 In Confession
 CHICAGO, June 7.-7-(By Associated Press.)-A plot filled with boyish crudeness was revealed today in the confession of Richard Loeb, detailing the Kidnapping and killing of Robert Franks.
 Just after the confession was made public, a diver who has been searching for week in lagoon, found the type writer which the boys, some of two Chicago nnillionaires, said they used to write letters to their victims father demanding $1O.00O ransom. The broken machine was found in the place and condition which the confession de- scribed.
 The typewriter seemingly did not worry them as a particularly dangerous piece of evidence until some days after the killing, when the newspapers had been filled with information about how to trace the machine. Then they took it out of trunk at Leopold's home and Loeb twisted off the face of the type, after which they took the machine and broken pieces and threw them into a lagoon at Jackson park.
 Leopold Lost GlasSas
 While concealing the body in a
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-08

4 WELL knouUn man in neighbor- @A ing city aVorked al day euery day and studied about his business euery night They buried him recently. He left c great deal of money. Q After the days work is over the time to relax II is at hand and normal people go to it." G You will find them in the povies at theatres u card parties, dances-they are out to be enter
 taned, their minds on business 'Q The morning paper is a business publication. II The time has come to get and do; buy
 the things you need. and to do the things that
 will make you successful.
 CT Before o'clock in the morning The Age U Herald is delivered by carrier into every worth
 while home in Birmingham
 N Alter good nights sleep the mind is clear and u in receptive mood. It is good time ac-
 compish things.
 It's great to print morning paper in Birming.
 ham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-08
RAIN IS FORECAST
 EARLY M WEEK
Temperature To Be Near Normal
 Bureau Announces

WASHINGTON, June 7.-Weather outlook for the week beginning Mon day:
 South Atlantic and Gulf States Partly cloudy with occasional thunder showers; emperAture, near normal.
 Ohio Valley and Tennessee-Showers at beginning and again latter part 1; generally fair, middle of the week. Temperature near or somewhat below EormAl.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-08
AMERICAN PLIERS
 REACH HONG KONG
SOO-MiIe Flight Is Made In Three
 Hours And Fifteen Minutes

HONG KONG. June 7.-(By Asso- ciated Press. )-The American army The aviators. made the SOO-mile flight from Annoy in three hours and fifteen as planned, is a 500-mile hop to Haiphong, French Indo-China.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-08

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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-11-17
BABY lSFOUND
IN VACANTL0
Police Hunt Parents of
Onc-Day Old Desert
ed Infant

A baby hos. of Mexican birth. alive
and lc.- than asday Old, was found this
morning al o'clock in vacant lot
near The alley. between Fourtc nth and
Fifteenth streets on Harrison. by a
small bry who reported i to Lieut.
enaBt 81 Police John T. Armstrong.
Armstrong took the Tiny infant 70 the
Charity home W Rrownsvillt.
Tire b1hy was reported " be IN fair
N good condition. by Miss Annie Ga-
hticl, public health nurse. who exam
incl ii early day. although il may
have contract, 4 cold in ne early morn
INK air 10 which il was exposed. a
" IVY moth has been found for the
baby in woman AT the charity home
VINO ha- a two months oic Jaby Of her
ovn. and has agree4 20 ;akc Gaze II
the infant.
Efforts are being made by police 70
locate the parents of the baby. II wns
wrapped M. a she 4. and was discovcfc
w the bog when h. saw &c sheet NOV
ing and went over 10 Investigate. The
baby WAS evidently born last night, the
public -hcaith nurse said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-11-17
THE WEATHER

Brownsville and vicinity: Fair to-
night and Tuesday; 40; much change
in temperature.
Eas; Texas. Generally fair tonight
and Tuesday: cooler in northwest ror-
iian Tues lay. Light variable winds Oh
the coast. mostly north.
Weather Conditions
Except for light flurries Of snow in
the region Of the Great Lakes and the
northeastern states. the weather was
fair TO clear throughout the United
States during the last q hours. Temp
.rat.rcs were also near :he seaSc nal
average except in the northeastern
states where thermometer readings
were unseasonably 10 " this Morning
Liyh. frost was general last night w
the middle and eastern cotton bell
sts-es.
The lowest temperature last night q
Tcxas stations ranged from y q ANA
rillo 10 G. at Brownsville.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-11-17
MAYORS Meet
AT MERCEDES
Health Officers Will
Discuss Problems With
City Heads

Mayors Of all cities in the Valley
are asked 60 meet with sanitary and
health inspectors. and milk in rectors
-at the grammar school auditorium III
Mcrce ics Wednesday night. according
~ announccm M NY A. y. Allen. asso-
ciatc sanitary engineer
Al this meeting means Of cooprrat-
ing IN the work Of cr.dicating mos.
quitocs preserving sanitary conditions
IN homes and cities, and condurtinc
systcmatIzci Inspections VII dairies will
y discussed.
A mosquito war which is Valley. wide
has been conducted hy the state and
iefrral sanitary inspectors. and this
work will TO- continued 4 much hei
ter condition has result u in Browns
Willie and other cities ~ the Valley due
90 this work. Federal sanitary EnEin-
ccr K. r. Tarbctt who was here recent
ly said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-11-17
final PHASE OIL
TRIALS AT-HAND

LOS ANGELES. Nov. 17.-Trial of
the governments suit TO cancel FIR
Hills naval oil reserve 'lcasss and con
tracts which II alleges were fraudulent
~ obtained hy r. /. Dcheny's Pan
American Petroleum an Transport
Company while Albert y. Fall was sec
retary Of interior. today entered what
was expected To he its final stage.
With counsel for plaintiff and de-
f.ndant under agreement to submit. the
case TO Federal Judge ~aui J. Meteor
mick. before tomorrow night. Frank J.
Hogan. of PanAmeri..- counsel, was
slated to Conclude his argument today
Walter X. Tuller and Frederick X. kel-
logg. also defense counsel were 10 fol-
low Hogan in the order named. after
which Owtn J. Roberts of govern
ment counsel was to argue in but
tai
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-11-17
PROPOSES.
A ADEPARTMENT.
OF EDUCATION.
Reinf0rcements for the
Movement Sought in
44th Annual Convcn-
ton at FL Paso

~ PASo. Tex Nov Reinforce
'ncnts for the movement to establish !,
federal dep: ment of cdi. .isioa are
sought IN the forty fourth annual con
vcriiol Of the American Federation of
Labor. opening hcc today. III sponsors
II AN cndeavor to intensity the fedora
ions campaign for the department are
succes sful N the convention. the enter
pr.Sc, linked with Il drive for ratifica-
ION Of the federal child labor amend
Inent. VIII ne launched Immediately in
eNe;y state with view If bringing the
lIcs- .oI prominently bcfore he ne :
crgrcSs in bcccinsc 1925.
Resolutions seeking this end received
SET oas consideration in the prc-con-
vention gathering here yesterday and
in the departmental meetings last week
Some 100 delegates. spokcsmen for ap-
proximately 3.00U.000 workers affiliated
with l0T craft organizations within the
American Federation faced in entering
their Initial session today. the task Of
shaping labor's program in industry.
pol tics aud civic enterprise for the on
coming year.
Debate IN three departmental confcr'
cnccs last week forecast general con.
yention ey-notcd on a detcrm med 81 and
against wage rcsfuctions.
Labor Interests Of two countries cch-
ter in this Atriet today, for. ns the
American Ecdsfaticn opens its conten
tion here, the Mc%ican Confederstion of
Labor meets fer aits annual session ~
j uDrrz. difcrtfy across the hlternatior5ei
brtdrE "a hal,tz1s con yentieas will -
Gin s.xf1ft3hHn6sfy aud INC MEXICAN
delegates YilI march in a body late this
afternoon 70 liberty Hall for q joint
SESSION with the American. On Tues.
dnv afternoon. under final plars. the
American convention will move to
JGarez Theatre.
Pres dent elect Gales of Mexico has
sent as his personal representative "a
both conventions Senior Ezcguicl Sal
ccdo. He will divide his time between
the two cities.
The report of the executive council
summarizing the work % the Federation
since the Portland. Oregon, convention
of October. 1923. the annual address Of
President Samucls Gompcrs. and th'
address of welcome by Executive Secrc
tary George H. Slater IF the Texas Stat
Federation Of Labor make up the pro
gram of the initial sess on today on tho
American side.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-11-17
SEC. KOOVER'S
review Shows
Big ACTIVITY
Advance in Farm Prices,
Geliman Reparati o n S
and Industrial Recov-
cry Major Points

WASHINGTON Nav II. The "a
vance IN agriculture prices the begin
ming WI sound policies IN German rrp-
arations and the recovery W. American
industry, aside "a N nrr;cultlr. were
characterized as the three outstanding
features rf the last fiscal yesr in 2
review If business condit,onS made
public today hy Secretary Hoover
While there was some slackcning in
activity in some lines during the lat
ter part Of the fiscal year. the report
said. there has since been q complete
recovery.
The increasing STABILITY In agricul
ture." the secretary sail. lis further
marked bv the fact that whole,al
prices. while in large part due to
general world economic rcadiuStncni
and t. setlls lsmcnt of Euro pcan ccono-
mic conflicts has been favored To some
degree by local and special causes such
as The decrease in corn crop and and
the fact that the abnormal world wheat
crop of 1928 swung over 10 q slightly
subnormaI crop Of 1921.
Seer. tary Hoover declared transpor
taticn facilities FOR the past year were
adequate in every way -,r the frs,
time since ong time before the war /
liz pointed out IA greater stability :
If the foleilp currency "a another
point in the economic bcttcrmcnt ~
the country ANA declared conditions
generally havl been aid By the rati- |
iicaton If Ind Dawes plan.
The foreign trade @. --.c nation 50
improved during the fiscaf~'~vcsr--sv~sF
secretary said. that America favor \
ahle TRADE balance elcrcascJ frlH
Sl7G.000000 in 1922 23 20 SYST .nO1. 600 n
in l923-2l This was due principally \
he said. to the increase in trade with
Occania. South America, and Asia.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-11-17
Huge Mountain Lion
Killed Near Barreda

A large mountain lion. resembling
some IF the African lions shown ~
circuscs. was brought into Brownsville
Sunday morning ny Manuel Tucrina
who killed the animal in the brush
nas.r Barreda Saturday night.
The lion had tawny hice. the same
Tor a. that Of the African species.
and in size and bodily outline resem-
bod his African cousin. II was one of
the largest mountain lions ever killed
in the Valley region. n was said yes
,crday by hunters who saw il.
Mountain lions which were formerly
found in the alley frequently. have be-
come ratc animals in the Valley.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-11-17
Raid Becomes Fully
Formed Occupation

BISHOP. falIf.. Nov IL what
started out yesterday rs "A water spill
ing raid On the Los Angeles aqucduti
near Lone Pine. south Of here. todas
had settled down into an organized
occupation of the Alabama waste gates.
NY small army of Owens Valley men
determined To keep the water flowing
out Of the aqut duct through the spill
way until the city of Las Angeles set
ties its long standinRt water feud with
Valley ranchers in . mann-f acceptable
10 them. M
The waste gates were captured early
yesterday by q raiding party which Nv.
rived In automobile. brushed aside the
city employees on guard. opened the
gate and then. after having diverted
Los Angeles chief source Of water sup
ply into the nearby Owens River, de-
flied both the aqucduct authorities and
the Inyo county sheriff To drive tn VI
To Sheriff Collins the raiders an
nounccd they w9uld hold the gates cpe-
until "a committee comes W from Lo-
Angeles and settles things with us. "
and. according t0 Harris Glasscork
editor Of tn Owens Valley Herald AMI
spokesman for the ranchers. this ulfi-
matum will he backed by the organiz
"a efforts of several hundred men anil
women.
The sixty men left on guard ~ thr
waste gates last night will be relieved
by others today. Glasscock told the A.
sociatcd Press and thereafter for a.
long As may he necessary the qua 4
viii he maintained - relieving its
personnel with fresh men every ~
hours. Should sixty men not Re enougi
the force viii hc increased. he sid.
yesterday a hundred mtn held the
gates.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-11-17
Corrected Total Gives
Mrs. Ferguson 4l7,6O4

DALLAS. Tex. Nov H. Mr." Far
guson's majority for governor ever Dr.
Butte " returns from 246 counties out
of 252 .iabuatcd ny the Texas Election
Bureau. IN l1i935 instead ~ il2.235,
as announced Saturday. the Burean
said in "A CORE ction issued Yesterday.
The Ferguson vote IA fannin cuUn-
t. was errcncously tabuiated as 1850
when it should have been ildo. The
corrected totals are: Butte a02,669;
Ferguson 4i7,G0l.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-11-17
REPUBLICAN STATE
committee MEETING
fBy The Associated Prcs)

DALLAS. Tex. Nov 1.-THE repub-
lican state executive committee is
meeting here today with National Com
mittccman x. Il. Cr,ager. State Chair
man Eugene Nolte ana Dr. George w.
Butte. cau.'ilatc for governor. work
~ IN executive session several hours
without issuing statement. Will,
pr. Butte declined e. be quoted. il was
Indicated that the republicans would
not contest the gubernatorial election
IA which Mrs. Miriam Ferguson. dem-
ocrat. had a lead Of more than 10000
on the face Of unofficial returns.
Matters Of policy oa-ronting the
party and the resignation II CLARENCE
+. Linz Of Dallas as treasurer of the
state organization were understood 10
pe among matters under consideration
hy the committeeman.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-11-17
Divert City Water
Supply Into River

IN sheaf Of n civil complaints was pre-
pared for filing asking :nJuncticns tp
disrOssess the raiders.
Enough water Is escaping through
tho waste gates, engineers estimate. IVY
cause the city loss ~ $4,000 dails.
nut suffici' nj storasc is still on hand
~ reservoirs between here and the raid
ID spilway ~ supply all ordinary D.
mands for ninety days.
Ne attempt is being made 20 conceal
the identity Of the raiders. according
~ y. a. Lahy of tn construction de-
partment " the city power and high.
bureau, who telerhoned from the irou-
bic zone last night that he was per
sonally acquainted with every member
~ the party. None D. ;;ie men was
masked. be said, or were any pretense
~ q disguise.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-11-17
OEy The A-Soriat'd rress.b

fEy The AN~aratfd rreeEi
LOS ANGELES. Nov. H.. How tp rf-
store without bloodshcd the flow of
water through Los Angeles 250 mile
aqucduct. diverted into Owens River
yesterday by u party ~ raiders who
- upon The vase gates NJ ar
l. ne Pine. ZOO miles north of here, and
opened them wide despite protests bv
city ,mpleyes and Inyo county Off
cials. was the probl N chat faced Los
Angeles authorities.
No attempt al forcio.e election cf
the raiders will he made hy the citl
pending Governor Richardson's reply
to an appeal from Inyo county for state
troops, Los Angeles officials said, but
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-11-17
SAPLEASE May
AFFECT VALLEY
Southern Pacific, If 1t
Gets Road, May Build
Toward Border

Will tRes Southern Pacific build into
The Lcwcr Rio Grandc Valley if its pro
posed Tease If the San Antonio q Aran-
sas Pas railroad in approved by The
Jntrrstate Commerce Commiasion asd
its oSn stockholders?
Hnmors to that effect have become
rampant In the Valley following the an
nouucement from San Ant5nio Saturday
that the directors Of the SAP railroad
have approved the LEASE &C the lines
73S miles Of track To the 4Galvcston.
Harrisburg A. San Antonio. Southern
PaciAe tLnez se
- ThS stAnxtst a~s~u elsAaSh $500 ~ zus4se
soon 20 take action on approval Of the
---~-."~t Similar action must be taken
by the stockholders Of the G. II. & :. A..
after which the matter will be taken Be-
Y IAterstate Commerce Com
mission.
FaIfurrias j. now the southern ter
minus Of the Sap. and if the line is cx-
tended into the Valley. il is expected TO
be from that point, which Is - miles
north of Edinburg. Some twenty years
ago the Sap graded for distance of
Ia miles south Of FalfurriaS. in plan
to build 10 the lower Valley. hut the
rropect was abandoned when the st.
Louis. Brownsville & Mexico railroad
pushed through.
j. $. Peter of San Antonio. vice prcSi-
dent aud general manager Of the Sap.
arrived in Brownsville Sunday night
from San Antonio. ard left early this
morning for Edinhurg. tie has real
estate holdings n that section. visits the
Valley occasionally az a result. and his
present trip IL not regarded aS having
any bearing on the proposed change.
II is mot anticipated here that there
Will b. any acton on an extension. II
planned. until after the Interstate Com
merce Commission passes on the lease.
which hearing il probably months away.