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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20
INJURED RUSHED TO HOSPITALS. NEAR BUFFALO High Speed TrOlleys In Crash At Curve In
 Road 4 OTHER VICTIMS
 ARE NEAR DEATH Three Cars TelescOped By Force Of The
 Impact
lRv Associated Pressl

BUFFALO, N. Y, Oct. 19. Two persons are dead, four more probably will die, 75 in- jured are in hospitals and pri- vate homes and an undeter- mined number of passengers are suffering from slight bruises as the result of a rear end collision of International railway electric trains on the Niagara Falls-Buffalo high speed line at Ellicott creek in Tonawanda this afternoon. Three cars were telescoped.
 The dead are Miss Florence Bevery and George McCul- tough of Philadelphia.
 Probably fatally injured are Eliza beth Feeder and Mrs. Mary Rodgers of Philadelphia; Mrs. Flora Fleisch- man of Brooklyn and an unidentified man.
 Many From Philadelphia
 
 Excurisonists from Pennsylvania and New Jersey cities, with the greater number from Philadelphia, were being carried in five three-car trains from Niagara Falls to Buffalo, on the first leg of the return trip to Philadelphia, when the crash occurred. The first train had left Niagara Falls at 12 80 o'clock. The trains involved in the col isi8n were the first and second sec lions.
 The first train had just rounded a curve at Ellicott Creek stop when motor trouble caused it to stop. It drew up in front of the station. The second section, following immediately behind, crashed into the rear of the standing train.
 Wooden Coaches in Train
 The trains were made up partly of wooden trolley cars. The trains on the high speed line usually travel at a speed of from 45 to 50 miles an hour.
 Trainmen reported the motorman of the second train to have said he did not know the first section was not nov ing when he first sighted it and that when he discovered it was stalled he had. not time to bring his train to a stop. He applied his brakes but the wheels skidded on the rails, he was reported to have said. He is in Erie county hospital.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20
FIVE INJURED
 IN CAR CRASHES
 IN BIRMINGHAM
One Car Hits Two Others At Street Inter-
 section

Five persons were injured. three seriously, in automobile accidents in Birmingham Sunday.
 Three were hurt when an automobile reported to have been driven by Frank McWright crashed into two automobiles on Avenue E, Ensley, late Sunday night.
 Mir. and Mrs. George w. Brown, 1917 Tenth avenue, north, occupants of the first car said to have been struck by McWright's automobile, were re- moved to the Ensley Infirmary. Mrs. l.. E. Lee, of Ensley, an occupant of the second car hit was removed to the T. C. I. hospital.
 Mir. Browns chest was badly crushed and he sustained internal injuries. Mrs. Brown sustained a broken arm. Both were severely bruised. Police reports declared Mrs. Lees condition to be se- riOus.
 McWright was arrested by the Ems ley police following the wrecks and Is being held on an investigation charge pending developments in the condition of the victims.
 Cars Leap Embankment 1s
 NJ. J. McGinn, 1906 Princeton ave nue, foreman for the, Webber Iron works, and Billie Mosley, four-year-old son of Mrs. B. NJ. Mosley, 1927 Charles street, north, were in l@cal hospitals Sunday night suffering with bruises and lacerations as the result of automobile accidents Sunday afternoon.
 McGinn was injured when his ma chine left the road and plunged over an embankment on the Montgomery high way about four miles out of the city. He was brought to St. Vincent's hos pital by a passing motorist who found him near the wrecked automobile, un- able to summon assistance.
 The Mosley child was injured when car driven by his cousin, Sylvester Mosley, met q similar fate on the Full ton springs road about eight miles from Birmingham. She was removed to the Baptist hospital. The driver of the car escaped with only slight bruises. Mosley declared he lost control of the car. The cause of McGinn's accident could not be learned.
 X-ray pictures were made of both victims Sunday night in an effort to determine the extent of their injuries Neither are believed to have been se- riOusly hurt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20
POSTAL EXPLOITS
 TEAR SECRETARY
Discusses Proposed Wage In-
 crease To Local Men

A representative audience of postal employees heard Henry w. Strickland of Washington, secretary of the Railway Mail association, discuss the postal em- ployes' wage situation at the Y. M. C.. A. auditorium Sunday.
 The address was delivered under the auspices of Birmingham postal men and dealt principally with proposed in creases in employees pay, known as sem ate bill No. 1898.
 "The matter of living and adequate wage for the postal workers" said Mir. Strickland, lis one of the real ques- tions before the country today. It was not settled by the. Presidents veto of the reasonable salary bill, passed by a practically unanimous vote of con gress as its last session, for the req son that practically every objection raised by the President in his veto mes sage is based upon a misunderstanding of the actual facts, due to misinforma- ton that had been given him by de- partmental officials. This question can not be settled until it is settled right {; and that can be done only by the re- passage of the vetoed bill.
 "While the increase of $500 year provided by it, is only fifty per cent of what the postal employees asked of congress to bring their present salaries up to the present cost of living, yet as patriotic citizens, they realize the pres ent burdens of the country and want to be reasonable, and are willing, there fore, to accept the decision of congress and the post office committee which was made after full investigation of the wages of postal workers. It must be remembered, too, that congress did not make this decision until it was assured that the plea of the postal em- plOyes for living wage had the hearty endorsement of the public, the press, civic and commercial organizations. We took our cause to the American people, laid the plain facts before them; and there can be no question that they gave our cause their unqualified and practic- ally unanimous indorsement."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20
.15 SPOKESMEN
 OF SERVICE MEN
 RALLY TO DAVIS
Appeal For Democrats AC- companied By Bitter
 DenunciatiOn G. o. P.
(By Leased Wire to Age-HeraId)

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.-Charging President Coolidge with "misunder- standing. coldness and indifference to- ward war veterans, 15 leaders of ex- service mems organizations urge other veterans to support John W. Davis.
 The appeal is made 'in a bitter de- nunciation of the republican admins tration, which declares that flor the first time in the history of our re- public men were found low enough to rob the wounded" It was made pubic Sunday by the democratic national committee.
 Among the 15 signers are Alvln Owslev. former national commander Of the American legion; George l.. Berry, former national vice-commander Of the legion and president of the internatlonl pressrnen's union; Richard &. Jones, former editor Stars and Stripes; Al bert A. Sprague, former chairman, ma tional rehabilitation committee of the legion. and Brig. Gen. Charles H. Cole, commander. fifty-second infantry bri- gade Yankee division, A. E. F.
 Pledged 10 EOHey
 The statement declares that ''only q definite. courageous and upright foreign uolicy by our government can secure and maintain the honorable world peace which our arms made possible. and says that ito such q policy only one national party is at this time pledged.
 "A grateful nation has voted millions of dollars for the care of our disabled comrades" it declared. Tn 1920 the American people by their votes placed the administration of this trust in the hands of the Republican party. The trust has been betrayed.
 "Investigators have estimated that cne-third of the money approxiated has been stolen by grafting politicians or wasted by incompetent office holders. A past director of the U. $. veterans bureau is under indictment for bribery. The present director is accused by leaders of his own party, and by non partisan veterans organizations, of keeping incompetent department chiefs in power. For the first time in the history of our republic men were found low enough to rob the wounded. These conditions in q bureau dealing with the very lives of disabled soldiers are intOlerable and unforgivable.
 Distractions Baked Plan
 We recall that when n democratic secretary of the treasury. Hon. Carter Glass, urged that 80 millions of dol lars be appropriated to build perman- cnt veterans hospitals in 1919, repub- lican obstructionists refused to allow one dollar for this work until repub- lican politicians took office in 1921, and could pass out hospitals as pOlit- ical patronage"
 The statement declares that a vet erans hospital was erected at NOrthamp- ion, Mass, despite the advice of med ical experts, architects. and builders that it should have been at Boston, and that when medical advice reccm- mended a hospital at Great Lakes, Illinois, the political influence of Senator Newberry and Townsend per suaded the White House to name camp Custer, Michigan, as the location, al- though an artillery range nearby great ly reduced the medical value of the site.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20
B STATES TO HOLD c. P. 4. EXAMINATION

NEW YORK, Oct. 1a.-Examina- lions for certified public accountants will be helc in 33 states on November 1914. They will be given by the board of examiners of the states in question cooperating with the American Insti- ute of Accountants.
 The tests are prepared by the iu- stitlte and, whenever desired, candi- dates may try for admission to the in- stitute as we'll as for state degrees through the one examinatioE. It is es- timated that 1000 candidates will take the exanunations this fall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20
$500 HTHE PRICE
 PAID 'ASSASSINS
 IN TONG WAR
Fund Is Available In Both TOngs For Arms
 And Defense

EDITORS NOTE: The Chinese Tong war has now taken 8 dozen lives in the not in sight, as negotiations for peace are reported to have broken down. Dr. Carle- ton Simon, internationally known for his work on the opium problem. settled the last Tong war more than ten years ago in New York and is Is well versed in the hidden ways of the Chinese.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20
ARM TOR RIOT

RICHMOND, Va, Oct I4,-Rlch- mond police, armed with riot guns along with HenricO county officers left here tonight for Curles Neck Farm, about seven miles from the city, following a report of riot between negroes and whites in that vicinity. Within the last week there have been seven cases of alleged attacks upon white women by negroes in Henrico and Chesterfield counties, near the Richmond city limits.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20
AUTO THEFT RING
 BARED N ATLANTA
Prisoner COnfesses Stealing 100
 Cars, Police Announce

ATLANTA, Oct. 19.-An auto theft ring with ramifications throughout the south, was believed uncovered by local police with the arrest of R. c. Wal lace, 23, who admitted Sunday that he had stolen more than 100 automobiles in southern states.
 Wallace was arrested with George Ponders, 20, also implicated in the thefts. According to officers, Wallace confessed he had been engaged in q systematic theft of automobiles in southern states for many months, and had disposed of at least 100 machines.
 The prisoner will be examined further Monday in an effort to locate stolen cars, and round up other members of the suspected theft ring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20
cITYS S700 900 AUDITORIUM IS DEDICATED
TvO Killed 75 Are%Iurt As Excursion Trains Collide
ZR-3 CARRIED
 MAIL FOR MAN NV BIRMINGHAM

THE ZR-3. giant Zeppelin, which
 last week flew from Germany
 to Lakehurst, N. J. in S1 hours, smashing all flight endurance and long distance, nonstop speed rec ords, had mail for Birmingham on board.
 It brought across the ocean a let ter from Grevitte, Germany, ad- dressed to H. J. Jungenann, of 6730 First avenue. The letter was written the day before the ZR-3 started for America.
 Leaving Germany last Sunday, it reached New York Wednesday and arrived in Birmingham Friday.
 That's what I call service" says Jungenann.
 The envelope bore the following government stamp: "ZR-3, air mail"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20
25 PERSONS DIE
 IN ATHENS RIOT
False Alarm Of Fire Causes A
 Movie Stampede

ATHENS, Oct. 19.-Twenty-five per sons were killed and IS injured in stampede in moving picture house in Athens this evening caused by a false alarm of fire. Most of the victims were children. It is believed the alarm was raised by pickpockets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20
THE WEATHER

Alabama: Fair Monday and Tues day.
 Georgia: Probably rain in south portion.
 Mississippi: Fair.
 Tennessee: Fair.
 (COmplete weather data is on Page 12).
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-02
HALT AIR RACE
Flyers OF Three Nations Are
DoWned by Accidents

Efforts OF three nations to win long
distance supremacy in the air were
held up today.
The world girlling efforts OF the
United States army air service which
started March II. had reached only
TO Dutch Harbor. Unalaskn. where
three OF the army's big converted
planes waited for their squadron
leader. the Seattle. with Major Fred.
erick l.. Martin. missing since he
took off from Chignik ut noon Wed.
nesday.
The British round.the.world plane
was near Karachi India. after leav.
ing Calshot nerodrome. Southampton.
March Is. The British airmen must
aawit repairs. shipped from England.
which are being rushed from Bou
logne TO Marseilles, where they will
be embarked, probably today. for
Bombay. II probably will he nearly
n month before the British effort
commanded by Major Stuart Mac.
T.hrcn can proceed.
The French flight, announced to
continue only TO Japan, was nj Kar.
nchi, where Lieutenant Pelletier d.
Oisy and his mechanIcian werc over.
hauling their Breguct plane, pre-.
paratory to resuming the flight 10.
morrow.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-02
OTHER FLYERS ARE
ANNI0UsLY WAITING

Possibility OF one or more OF Mar
tins companion nyera-L leuig. Eric
Nelson. Leigh Wade and Lowess
smith-who have been awaiting him
at Dutch Harbor. taking 10 tho air
In their planes 70 Join the search
has been considered. but thus far
has been lmpraetieable.
No, only In there the danger Of
their planes meeting n cate similar
70 that which has befailen Martin.
but unfavorable weather and poor
visibility. {, was thought. would
render ineffective their efforts.
The three iieutenanta are spend.
ms most Of their time on watch AZ
the Dutch Harbor station. anxiously
awaiting any word from their miss.
ing commander.
Just what food supplies Mai.
Martin and Sergi, Harvey may have
with them was causing some anxl.
ety today. They took only emer.
gency nations from chignik, ms far
az Is known. and these may be ex.
hausicd by now. or. II their plane
was damaged or wrecked. the sup.
plies may have been lost.
II was pointed out that when Ma.
Martin made his forced landing al
Portage bay and remained there n
hours before being rescued. he and
Harvey were entirely without food.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-02
WOULD MODIFY
DISEASE BAR
Believe Hooi, Mouth Epi-
demic Past Crisis
~ " D. IRACN

ttnifrl Pres sfaff rnraspandrHfB
san FRANCISCO. Mas PLANS
ZOE uftnE some ~ tie quaraniine
restrictions levied Boz California on
account n the boofand mouth dc
caas Nrrr under way today
state and federal officials eHpressei
tho hciisf that thr epidemic was Hp.
hiy becoming controlled and largely
confined 20 MERGED and 10. Angeles
rauuti~s
WIN such conditions they said
regulations ~ many countries which
are free from the disease and which
are interfering with the usual nciivl
tes ~ California citlzsnn nrr IN.
Necessary This action would AID o.
sumption u summer vacation travel
now greatly impedsd
Governor Friend ~. Richardson
ana a. O. Houck. representative o.
Secretary ~ Agriculture Wallace. Ia
formal statements urged that ~.
striotions b. lifted By county auihori.
tiea in counties which are free from
the disease
Hep0rta during the last q hour
showed the only new cases N the
d.rease were in fna Angelo and
MERGED counties and wcre not scrl.
Gus.
''iIysteria" both within tic state
and IN other states. officials pointed
out ia becoming more fen0us than
the disease Itself
To combat this situation outside Of
California. states which have en-.
iarroos against California produce
have been invited 10 send commis.
slons here 20 study conditions for
themselves.
Reports that human beings can
contract the disease have been cir.
cuiaied IN many places and arc viz.
orousiy denied by an authorities
here. They point out that one aus.
pccied case Ia California Ia tho only
ono on record IN the West. II wa
never confirmed
A new outbreak Of the diasafs was
found today In orange county. here.
ioforc entirely free from the foourge.
This makes a total % 10 counties
touched by she epidemic ninco b
started Rigid quarantine resino.
tons were Immediately extended 10
the district.
Three new cases were reported In
Los Angeles county.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-02
CLASH SERIOUS
General VeIez in Command
OF Rebel Cuban Forces

HAVANA. May 2.-The situation
created by revolt OF a number OF sol.
diers in Santa Clara province as.
stunned more serious proportions TO.
day. following persistent report
that Gen. Nelez has landed on the
north coast and viii assume charge
OF the movement against the gov
eminent or President Zayaa.
Armando Soto. brother OF the sec.
rotary OF the Veterans and Patriots
association, was reported killed
when government troops fired on
rebels in a clash at Abreaus. in san.
ia Clara province. late yesterday.
The military has issued an order
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-02
CAMPUS DAY IS
OBSERVED
Prof. Meany Given Auto at
~" Festivities
BY MELVIN u. VOORHEES,

eliminating with the presentation
Of a new Buick sedan 20 Prof. ia
mund s. Mcany. Washington,
grand cid man, just before ne de
iivored his annual address AZ i.is
tho university's 2Isi annual campu.
day was one long round OF vthe pleas
anies, work that ever man per
formed"
Awakened BY the strains OF iazs
music supplied by a sophomore or.
chesira travelling about the district
IN a motor truck. the hundreds Of
students assembled In front OF Denny
hail at s a. m. were DIVIDED into
gangs and assigned 10 the various
Jobs that awaited them abou, the
( campus.
Practically the whole student
body was mobilizcd under the leader.
ship OF their captains. majors and
generals when at $40 the army"
moved forward for the cleanup. All
morning the collesians were literal.
y chasing dirt"
As per custom AZ old as Campus
day itself the freshman class
cleaned and polished Denny field
and prepared Il for the speaking
program that was TO come in the
afternoon. Sse
Down on the southern portion OF
the big campus faculty and students
alike worked on new roads and
trails about the stadium. cleaning
the stadium. and improving the
canoe house and armory and ad.
jacent grounds.
Freshman traditions Of no smok.
ing and no 'fussing" were strictly
enforced by tho ume.honored vigil.
ancc committee. generously supplied
'''''' v'crit npidies and not at all
backward or bashful about using
...s.... 80 one was permitted to
wear a white collar. not even visit.
ors. and the Same regulation will
apply at the dance Friday night,
which is TO wind up the big day.
The automobile was given TO Pro.
fcssor Mcany thru the efforts OF
alumni of tho university who have
been quietly working for some time
10 secure the funds that were neccs.
sary from among their own numbers
Following Professor Meany's nd.
dress in which he was TO announce
the pledges to Oval club. mems hon.
orary. pledges to Tolo club. women's
honorary were to be made known
and the sophomores were TO put on
some stunts for the amusement OF
the orstwhile toilors.
Charles Paddock was scheduled
TO speak before the baseball game
with Idaho at Denny field in the
afternoon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-02
LONG SEARCH ENDS

CORNING. y. Y-Earl DAVIS. a
victim Of amnesia, has found hts
mother and his FUN name her, after
a fiye.year search that took him
thruout the country Ills mind was
affected by an injury received IN De
trolt nine years ago Despite four
years o, hospital treatment. nc was
unable 70 establish hts complete idcn.
tiiy when he was dismissed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-02
Near Peace in Big
Coal Mine Walkout

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. May a.
Basis for an agreement to settle the
strike OF 10000 coal miners in tho
southwest has been reached. accord.
ing to reports today. Minor details
in tho now contract remain to be
worked out by the subcommittee OF
union representatives and operators
carrying on negotiations before tho
agreement will be ready for sign.
ing.
The pact which will end the strike.
In offcc. since April /, lis expected
to be completed by tonight,
According to advance reports, the
workers, who insisted upon rcnewa,
of the present WACO scale for three
years, have won most OF .Leir dc.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-02
TYrIsr N TRAINING

SAN FltANcisCo May "A five.
mile daily workout ON the Rad and
an hour In the gymnasium are part
u the six months training grind Of
Albert TangeHt 'd'a champion
sypisi. sho j. Etlug IN shape 90
repcl the next assault on his uti,
lie can writes re- words a minute
Tor a whole hour az n stretch
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-02
MARTIN "HARD MAN TO
DOWN." SAY OFFICERS
OF DESTROYER HULL

CAS FRANCISCO. Mag rhs
y DESTROYER Hun which rescued
Mai Frederick Martin round
tho world flyer when BE- NaH
forced down AZ Portage has THREE
weeks ago. arrived in sam Fran
cisco last night
It's officer aud men. an greatly
interested in Martins present
plight expressed Confidence that
az would b. found safe
Hes "a hard man 10 down.
WAS their expressed opinion
when sac hauled him aboard
the Hui he HADN'T had anything
10 eat for e houm and waH suf
fering terribly FROM cold and *
hansgion said . y Quinn. ~ the
Hun Hrhe firsi thing be- d.d WAS
20 smile hruadlY and say;
Leave Il 20 the United States
navy ii'a always around when
wanted
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-02
AERIAL SALOONS

LONDON. May Each Of he
passenger airpianes operating b.
tween Manchester and Belfast Is
said TO carry a slot machine from
which passengers can withdraw :
small bottle OF whisky. one Of sodA
water and a glass. all for > shillinss
s pence. Authorities are trying to
figure out when I; will be legal
10 operate the whether in
the air or on the ground.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-02
DEATH TOLL IN
STORM is 100
Red Cross Units Rushed 10
Stricken Region in South

ATLANTA. Ga. May a-rhe
dvsth nst la tho storm which swept
slN southern states Tuesday ana
Wednesday mounted 10 10 today
as additional reports Or casualties
sore reviewed.
Appeals Tor outside assistance
have been received from several
towns devastated hy the wind. Rcd
Cross units wero rushed 90 these
places.
National Euardsmcn's tents we're
sent 20 Chipicy and Bulloehyilie.
Ua4 where many houses were
wrecked and the populaoc forced 10
1--we Ia the open The dead include
South Carolina. 70. Georgia. "a.
Alabama. a; North Carolina. q:
Louisiana. :. Arkansas, ]. and yir.
giuh. /,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-02
LEGISLATOR is
HELD GUILTY
Three Convicted on Postal
Vets Fraud Charges

PORTLAND May gH } Cher.
turf mrmfrr ~ tbe Oregon irEh
hfars Charles Carroll james R5aH
ana Chafiss Halnen, real estsiors.
ali ~ Bend ore we've oouYirtrd
~ having usrd the mails 10 o..
fraud in connection with the opsia.
ton ~ tho Oregon word War Nri
frns' state loan art by "a Jun
o. United States District Judge Wol
Vru0n'a gouff today
Zach ~ thr defendants Was found
guilty an number % SPECIFIC
charge in ihe Volumlnoua indici
ment " no counts
Twenty dayn iu which 20 perfect
an appeal was granted tho defence.