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The Washington times., 1924-07-08
PATENT OFFICE
EXAMINERS
NEEDED
SANITARY SODA FOUNTAINS
Civil Service Commission An
nounces Examinations
August 20 and q

Al many patents have been issued
BY the United States Patent ONCE
the past thirteen years as were il.
sued the first fifty-seven years Of
the existence Of the office.
For this reason the Civil Service
Commission IL announcing an ex-
animation for the position Of as
sistant examiner In this Patent OF.
flee to be given August 20 and II
70 I'LL the places now open to be
filled by the recent appropriations
act This gives opportunity to all
who pass the examination to obtain
10 position.
The salary 0f this position starts
|at 1850, with promctional ad.
vances 40 high as $1,000. The ex.
animation consists OF physics, In.
terpretation Of mechanical drawing,
technics, mathematics, modern Ian.
guages. and branches Of engineer
ing.
The Washington times., 1924-07-08
CUMBERLAND BOY SAVES
BROTHER FROM DROWNING

CUMBERLAND, July s.-Harry
Williams, aged eleven, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. A. williams, narrowly es.
capped drowning near Siebert, Nd,
after he had slipped off a stump
and fell into deep water and had
gone down for the third time.
Eugene Williams, aged sixteen, q
brother, hearing cries Of distress,
ran q distance Of several yards, re.
moving his clothing as he proceeded.
and Jumping into the water rescued
the boy.
The younger brother was rendered
unconscious, but soon revived.
The Washington times., 1924-07-08
MAN SEXES WoMAN's
PURSE AND ESCAPES

A robber ran from the hallway
OF the New Berna Apartments.
Twelfth street and Massachusetts,
avenue northwest, yesterday. and
snatched pocketbook containing a
SIT check and some change from
Mary A. Brown, who was entering
the house.
The robbery was committed while
fully q score Of persons were pass
ing the apartment house. it Is said.
Night had not yet fallen. Police
were given description.
The Washington times., 1924-07-08
Long, Lustrous
Lnshes in 2 Minutes

Here's q wonderful liquid that
makes even the scantiest lashes
look thick and lustrous, the most
unattractive brows well arched
and overwhelmingly Yet
Lashbrow Liquid itself Is invis-
ible-and defies detection.
Lashbrow Liquid is waterproof
tears, perspiration or bathing
do not affect tit positively
will not run, rub off or smear.
The natural oils in Lashbrcw
Liquid prevent the lashes from
becoming hard and brittle.
Remember the name-Lash-
brow Liquid.
The Washington times., 1924-07-08

A delightful assortment Of
candies to satisfy your sweet
tooth. Such good things 90
chocolate-covered nuts, fruits,
creams and bon bons. Full
pound box, l9c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
PROHIBITTONI SITS MEET AT CAPITAL
Anti-SaIoon League Opens Its Thirtieth Annual
 Convention

WASHINGTON. Jan. 14.-Dry lead CTS of the nation. gathered here for the thirtieth annual convention of the Anti-Saloon league to take stock of prohibition conditions. heard ad- dresses today from churchmen, mem bcrs of Congress and league officials on all phases of the question.
 Bishop William F. Mcdowell, of the Methodist Episcopal church, sounding slogan of worldwide prohibition, told the convention the nations of the world "cannot live to- gether half drunk and salf sober.
 If the rest of tho world will not keep out of the United States" Bish- op Mcdowell said, the rest of the world has got to be made sober by the United States"
 The world has got to be made sober by the United States. If the world of the near tomorrow is to be a neighborhood it has simply got to be a neighborhood without saloons, dis tilleries a:.d breweries.
 Wayne B. Wheeler, general counsel of the league. read a letter from Chairman Green of the ways and means committee, which MT. Wheeler said showed that committee would not consider any taxation scheme providing for the return of light wine and beer. Mir. Greens letter said he had told a repres entative of the brewing interests, who had asked the chairman if he thought there was any chance of the ways and means committee favorably considering such proposal, that he thought there was no chance of it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
5,000 TONS 0F. SASH WEIGHTS. ARE ORDERED.
Alabama Foundries For First Time 7.> >et Into New York
 FieI .W Product Made
 Fs.S Of Strictly Scrap " HELD IS OPENED UP BUILDING BOOM <rice Of SAP Is Specified
 And Cooperation Of Rail-
 roads On Rates Is Said To
 Be Factor In Securing Order

Orders were booked Monday for 5000 tons of window sash weights to be cast in Birmingham district foundries, and it is claimed this is the first time in the history of the district that this class of finished product will have been handled com- mercially out of the Alabama field. The D. rchasers of the weights arc the -Casey-Hedges company of New York and the transaction was made by Sugarman & Co. of New York through D. F. Monasco of Birming- ham. s.s.
 The price named in the contract is SAP per ton, and what is considered a remarkable feature of the order Is the fact that the finished product will be shipped right through the territory of the Virginia and Penn sylvania foundries which have here this class of work. With building going on at its present rate the field opened up for sash weights in the eastern markets is thought to be of special importance, and their manu- facture is considered a very simple thing in the efBirmingham district, as the material used Is entirely scrap.
 The landing of the order is said to have been made possible by the cooperation of railroads. which made rate of sS.70. It was understood in Birmingham Monday that the weights ordered were to be consumed chiefly in the territory. around Albany, N. F., though the brokers handling the
 matter have customers scattered over wide area in the eastern states.
 The transaction involves practically $210.000 and shipments are to be made over 8 period of seyeral nlontl.s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
TRAIN
 CONTROL ORDERED
Interstate Commerce Com mission Takes Step
 For Safety

WASHINGTON. Jan 14.-Prac- tically every large railroad in the country will he required before February, 1926, a equip substantial portions of it's mileage with au- tomatic train control devices under the terms of an interstate commerce commission order issued today.
 The length of track on which pre- vious orders of the commission have required such installations Is ap- proximately trlpled by the step. which was taken as a result of sev- the automatic control is designed to prevent. such as that of the Twen- tieth Century Limited on the New York Central ...r 4taI.
 The order was addressed to 92S out of the 10S class one railroads ir the country, these controlling more than 90 per cent of the total rail mileage in the United States.
 The only class one railroads e&- empted from some requirement to in : stall automatic train control equip- ment are those whose credit or f. naneial condition makes it's inadNis- able. IVY
 The automatic train control devices included in the order are intended to make it impossible for an. engineer either by intention, neglect or acci- dent, to take his train by block or other signal requiring him to stop. Prevention of both rear end and front end collisions is contemplated. Several inventions and groups of ip- ventions, accomplishing the desired purpose, have been tentatively ap- proved by commission engineers and by railroads engaged in testing their operation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
CALL GUARDSlNEN TO COURTMARTIAL
Long List Of Co. K Men Get Summary Order To Report
 At Armory Tuesday.

A long list of members of Company k, One Hundred Sixty seventh infan- try, Alabama national guard, have been summoned by Capt Heath l.. McMeans for trial by court martial at the national guard armory Tues day evening. January 15. The for mai summons issded by Captain Mo Means reads as follows:
 The following named members of Company K. One Hundred Sixty-sev- enth infantry, Alabama national guard, have been ordered to report for trial by the summary court of- ficer of the, One Hundred Sixty-sev- enth infantry, Alabama national guard, for violation of the sixty-first article of war. which, Is hereby quot ed: Any pers"s subject to military law. who fair~- repair at the fixed time to the proper appointed place of duty or goes from the same with out proper leave, or absents himself from his command, guard, quarters, station or camp without proper leave, shall be punished as a court martial may direct:" Corporal Orris Farley. Corporal James w. Mccoy, Privates Hirschel Bowers, William H. Brown Louis M. Daniel. Jack P. Morris, Cliff ford s. Brown, Waddell Davis, Owen P. Dodson, Dewey Hartley, Charles Hayes. Alfred Hodges, Charley Jar wis, David Jones. Kramer Link, Rob- ert l.. Lovett, Norman c. Massey Burton Mathis. Fletcher Mccoy, James Rule, Sanford, Cecil Shook, Vanus c. Shrader. Reams Underhill, Jack Vandergrift, Willis M. Whitner. Tom Young, Richard Simpson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
r CLAIMANTS F0R|FATAL EXPLOSION OFFICE 0F SHERIFF IN O|L REFINERY
Port Arthur, Tex, Scene Of : Catastrophe-2 Dead, g. h.
 jured And 2 Missing

PORT ARTHUR, Tex. Jan. h. Two persons are dead, two are miss ing and nine are in the Mary Gates hospital here as the result of an ex- plosion at the Texas company re- finery at 2:45 o'clock this afternoon. Every doctor and every ambulance in the city were called to the re- finery to administer to the injured. AceordipE to ssurgivors crew of men Were, workin8 orf still No. 26 when still No. s2s Exploded and the flames set off still No. 24. The two explosions spread the flaming oil over the workmen. The two men in the morgue were literally roasted to death. It is believed that the two missing are still in the ruins.
 The dead are
 w c. Moy of Beaumont.
 R. c. Rawlinson of Port Arthur.
 Bernard Crenche of Port Arthur.
 T. A. Carter of Port Arthur.
 J. w. Sroas of Weathcrford. Okla.
 Two more are expected to die. Twenty-two received first aid treat ment and were sent to their home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
FEDERAL BUREAU. FOR BIRMINGHAM
VIII Give Information On For eign Markets And Trade
 Conditions

Birmingham manufacturers will have the advantage of being in direct touch with the service facili- ties of the federal bureau of foreign and domestic commerce. through the maintenance of cooperative branch of that bureau in connection with the Chamber of Commerce Secre- ary-Manager o. l.. Bum announced Monday
 The branch will be directed by a member of the Chamber of Commerce staff, and all expenses will be paid by that organization. The designa- tion of a representative here was authorized by the government in ad- vices received Monday. following the visit in Birmingham some weeks ago of a department man sent to inves- tigate the need of such branch here. Foreign Inquiries for goods re . ceived through the bureau. in con nection with the consular service will be referred to the local branch and Birmingham manufacturers will hcvc IT opportunity 70 bid for such foreign business. h F
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
CURB DEBATE.
 |0N TAX BILL |GREEN'S $ PLEA.
 Fretting Under Bombardment LeveIed Against MelIon's Measure Republicans Fight Losing Game To Keep Rule FLOOD OF AMENDMENTS FEARED BY REPUBLICANS Old Underwood Rule Repealed
 Letting Down Bars That May Bring Flood Of Amend
 ments To Old Party's Bill

WASHINGTON. Jan. 14.-Passage of tax legislation at this session of Congress has been jeopardized, in the opinion of Chairman Green of the House ways and means committee, by the action of the House today in repeating the Underwood rule which sought to restrict amendments from the floor to revenue bills and to curb debate.
 After the House had revoked the rule, MT. Green expressed the opin- ion that such a flood of amendments might be offered to the revenue bill once 1t reaches the House. that &C., tion might be indefinitely delayed.
 "If the tax bil1." MT. Green said goes before the House controlled only by the rules as amended today situation would prevail unde, which 1t would be practically impos. sible to pass 1t. even though a ma jority of the House was in favor of it."
 The ways and means committe, during the day began public hearing. on changes sought In the presen revenue law. number of b0sinesi representatives appearing to argu, for repeal of various taxes. Further drafting on the bill by the commit tee will be suspended pending com pletion of the hearings which tn, chairman hopes will be accomplished by the. close of the week.. Thre, weeks remain then before the bill, i scheduled to Dc reported as directe' by the House, republican caucus. IIBombafaed By Democrats. 4 Democrats continued today to bonn bard the Mellon tax revision plan Senator Harrison, democrat, Missis sippi. charging in the Senate that thu banks and railroads have joined witl
 the motion picture industry and cer
 tain newspapers in campaign o propaganda for the Mellon tax plan The democratic national committe, also issued a statement attacking tn, surtax features of the Mellons pro posal.
 With reference to the rules change Mir. Green declared:
 "In order to have any hope of tn passage of new revenue bill 0 (Continued On Page Two)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
FRISCO T0PS. OFFERS WITH. BID.
sMcAdoo, Supporters Claiming Ability To Control Selection,
 Favors a Western City, Pre-
 ferabIy Pacific Metropolis NEW YORK WITH STRONG
 DELEGATION WILL FIGHT Bryan Bobs Up To Put His Oar In The Turbulent Waters
 Surging Round The Battle For Presidential Nomination
WASHINGTON. Jan

X WASHINGTON. Jan. 14.-Demo- cratic, councils today developed a xsraal but friendly family row in the rivalry for the city to be given the 1924 national convention.
 With the arrival of virtually all national committee members for to- morrow's meeting to choose the con- vention city. the contest between New York, Chicago. St. Louis and in the consideration of party leaders, even above the candidates of presi- dential aspirants. These, however, were involved directly in the con test, with the friends of William. C. McAdoo, former Secretary of the Treasury, claiming a majority of votes in the committee with the pow
 eAltkough the McAdoo forces fa- vored a western city for the conven- tion city with sentiment divided be- tween Chicago and St. Louis the arrival of New York's large delega- ton late today gave impetus to the New York movement. San Francisco also furnished somewhat of a sensa- S2o8,000 for the convention award the largest definite bid yet brought out and one admittedly influential especially in view of the democratic treasury's present deficit of s1S0 900. Atlanta Not BsddinK.
 It was announced today that At
 4nta, Ga, would not present an in
 sation for the. convention and nc bpen move came in behalf of Louis vsvilie, Ky,awi1ich was reported l. nave ankhffeF under consideratlon.
 7fSffSfcai figures and vet&r3fis oi many poiificat battles were present discussing conditions and policies fol the 4924 campaign and with an eyi- dent degree Of optimism. Campaign lieutenants and partisans of MT. Me Adoo and Senator Underwood of Ala bama. avowed presidential candidates were busy among the democratic throngs together with those favora- ble to Governor Smith of New York John W. Davis of West Virginia Senator Ralston of Indiana and other "faNprite son" potentialities.
 Actively on the ground were Rob, ert W. Wooley, former member ,oi the interstate commerce commission eastern campaign manager for Nc Adoo; Daniel c. Roper, former in- ternaI revenue commissioner and 2 prominent McAdoo worker: Raymond T. Baker, former director of the mint, another McAdoo worker Charles c. Carlin, former Virginia representative and. now campaign manager for Senatoh Underwood Charles C. Murphy. Tammanys Hal chief, who arrived tonight; George ,- (Continued On Page Two)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
HEFLIN STARTLES SENATOR'S; THREATENS TEAPOT EXPOSE
AIabamian Charges Millions Made Out Of Oil Land By Two Or Three Gentlemen
WASHINGTON BUREAU l
 THE AGE-HERALD ! Washington, D. c. Jan. 14

Senator J. Thomas Heflin of Ala bama startled the Senate this after noon when he professed to have knowledge that two or three gen. tlemen have made millions and hundreds of millions out of the Teapot Oil Dome" scandal and stated an understanding that "one gentle- man has made one hundred million in the field already"
 The Alabama senator bitterly pro- tested against what he constructed as an intimation in the press that white wash brush" was being pre- pared and white wash manufac- tured."
 T hear" he said, ''that some one is standing off at guilty distance. To my mind this is one of the worst scandals ever perpetrated aganst the American people, this unlawful dis position of the Teapot Oil Dome, which vas the property of the peo- pie.
 T think an investigation of the facts will arouse tine people as they have never been aroused before," he said.
 Senator Heflin declared in favor of resolution instantly cancelling the lease, and requiring the lessee, H. F. Sinclair, to restore to the public treasury all the money he has made as a result of the transaction.
 Until Congress reach the point where it will go back into these transactions and say that no fraudu- lent deal shall stand" he concluded you are going to have trouble in keeping up with the performances oi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
Tennessee Senator Cautions
 Senate Against Disposal Of
 Muscle Shoals Property To
 English Owned Corporation SENSATIONAL ATTACK ON OWNERSHIP OF COMPANY Chief Reason He Opposes Bid
 Of Alabama Power Com pany, He Says, Is Because
 It Is Alabama Power Co.,
WASHINGTON BUREAU l
 THE AGE-EERALD Washington, D. C. Jan. II

Intimating that in the event Of War between the United States and Great Britain, the Alabama Power com pany, with headauarters in Brming ham, would not, or could not, be loyai to this government, Senator Kenneth b. Mcclellan of Tennessee. in a for nal statement today, protested against the efforts of a "super-power system" to acquire control of Muscle Shoals. 4
 The Tennessee Senator, who wa born in Alabama, declared that it was well known that 70 per cent of the stock of tho Alabama Power company was owned in England.
 If there should be war between the United States and England, he de- clared. or between the United States and any country with which Eng land is closely allied-Japan, for in stanN--the American people would be humiliated by the necessity os asking England to permit them to make use of the nitrate plants il. North Alabama.
 Could Damage Property.
 The most highly sensational part of the Tennessee senator's statement was that intended to answer the gen eral idea that in the event of war be- land, the United States could in- stantly confiscate the nitrate plant, and other property of England. H. pointed out what he alleged to be true. that before the United States could confiscate the property 1t could be damaged beyond repair or utterly destroyed by the England sympa- thizers in control of it's operation.
 MT. Mcclellan declared. that Great Britain controlled the nitrate fields of Chill, and that. if the United States and England went to war. the Unite,: States could not secure from Chilli it's powder supply, but would be wholly dependent on it's internal resources.
 There are many reasons why | would oppose the offer of the power companies. chief among which is the Alabama Power company" he contin- ued, "but that which I have pointed out is sufficient. Guns without pow der are useless. If we could not draw upon Chilli. what would we do if the English owned Alabama Power com pany had control of the Muscle Shoals nitrate plants?'
 Previously, in an interview with this bureau, Senator McKeIlar de-
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
Shelby County, Tenn, Scene Of Peculiar En-
 tanglement

MEMPHIS, Tenn. Jan. 1.-Two claimants to the title of sheriff of Shelby county held forth in the coun- ty court house here today with the question as to which is rightfully en- titled to the office up to the courts.
 T am the sheriff. I keep the keys to the sheriffs desk and I hold the office as provided by statutes' de- clared N. T. Ingram, coroners who automatically took charge of the of- flee at the death last week of Oliver H. Perry, who held the office several years.
 Against this Will S. Knight. elected by the county court at a session this morning to fill the unexpired term of Sheriff Perry, said:
 T am the sheriff. I was duly elected by the county court and l was sworn in. That's all there is to it."
 The tangle was given to the courts to settle when Mr. Ingram obtained a temporary order in chancery court contesting the legality of Knights election and enjoining him from talk ing office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
PAPER CONVEYOR MARVEL OF SPEED
Method Of Handling In The New Age-HeraId Building
 Unique Feature

As the time draws near for The Age-Herald to occupy its new 27- story home more and more interest has been shown by the Birmingham public in the equipment of the new publishing quarters, which are de- clared by experts to be unexcelled anywhere in the country. When everything is ready for The Age Herald to receive it's friends in the new home probably no single item in the building will be found more in teresting than the method of handl- ing the printed newspapers as they leave the presses. The mailing rooms occupy large quarters in the base nient extending out the full width of, the side walk on both the Second avenue and the iTwenty-first street sides An automatic conveyor catches the stream of printed papers as they come from the press folders carries the stream overhead to the mail rooms, turns downward toward the big tables where a delivery ex- tension spreads them upon the tables. counted in punches of 50 papers. Here they are ready for the mail clerks and carrier delivery men who get the bundles wrapped and addressed. As completed the bundles and mail sacks slide on an automatic electric elevator which shoots them up to the sidewalk level on the Twenty-first street side where they are ready for the trucks and cars which carry them to the depots or other destination.
 The equipment has been designed with the object of handling the papers with the greatest rapidity and when it is borne in mind that the capacity of the big Scott press alone is 96,000 printed papers an hour. some Idea may be obtained of the speed with which they must be handled and moved to their desti-