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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-19

But president, with all his responsibilities, is just as much a human being, r,eat least, he once was, as Johnnie Jones or Jimmie Smith, who played truant from school and watered the elephant or crawled under the big tent to see the animals, watch the trapese artist do daredevil stunts, or marvel at the bearded lady in the side-show. Even presidents do not forget that they were once boys and they need some relaxation Some get 1t chasing golf balls, as did Taft and the late lamented Wilson, who gave the game historic distinction through such unusual terms as "Tut Tut!'' when not up to form.
 Besides, there need De no reason why a president should feel out of place at circus, even though he foregoes such side-line lux uries as peanuts and popcorn. Indeed, he might feel at home when giving the .'once over" to real, instead of a congressional, menagerie such as sometimes may get on his nerves. The clowns jokes mghU afford him relief from some of those from the other end of the Avenue which he is called upon to analyze as a matter of public policy. And even though he may be called upon to watch all three rings at once, he has had lots of practice with political rings, whose perform ances are little less startling.
 President Coolidge will probably make no extended comments on the circus and its recreational merits, though it has developed wonderfully in features since his boyhood. He is known to be sparing with his words. But his prompt acceptance of the invitation indicates that even the responsibilities of the highest public office in the world did not in- terfere with his anticipation of a good time, just as when he was barefoot Vermont kid with youngster's proyerbial imagination.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-19
RIDE FEM, COWBOY UNDERWOOD

Senator Underwood is said to have been formerly Texas cowboy, That ought to be in his favor Texas cowboys are noted for their grim determination in holding them selves on a bucking broncho and in holding onto wild steer. If the senator profited by his two years, said to have been passed on western Texas ranch in that capacity, 1t ought to give him fine chance to lasso the wild men that he will have to deal with in the Democratic national convention in New York next Brownsville (Tex) Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-19
BUsTLE MAY COME BACK

Whipping parties among the women are be- coming. very popular in Tulsa, Okla, ef late. Nearly every night some pretty stenogEapher or society leader is treated to sound thrash ing by a company of her sisters. If this keeps up we shall expect to hear of heavier dress materials becoming stylish in Tulsa, even though the warm season is approaching. Honey Grove (Tex) Signal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-19

The Atlanta ConstitutionNs that Killed at the Crossing has come to be a standing headline in the newspapers. Also stand ing reproach to public authorities and rail- road executives who permit these menaces to continue their tragic records. f
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-19

Recent disclosures at Washington suggest that voters might have been largely spared their disappointment over conditions re- vealed, if they had made some investigations on their oven hook before casting their bal lots
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-19
HORRIBLE susPICION

If Rev Roland Sawyer of Ware last au- .tumn saw q, 800 OF 2,000 students of the up with bootleg booze" as he told a con gressional committee, is he quite sure he was not at the time seeing double ?---Lowell Cour- ier-Citizen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-19

A Montana COW gave thirty-two thousand pounds of milk in one year. If there were more cows in this country with that ca pacity for production, there would be less beefing about the price of milk
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-19
Bide DudIey's Rhymes
A Popular Song

They were seated he and she, near the family apple tree. It was June-the month of Cupid and his dart. All at once he gave a sigh. There was lovelight in his eye, and he edged little closer as start. Though Lucinda cared for Joe-though he'd always been her beau-she just simply wouldn't stand for being bossed. When he tried to cop a kiss she began to kick and hiss and to make it worse she had her fingers crossed,
 Chorus:
 Darn-it-all! Joe felt pretty small, Said he: You really don't know how to love" At that she climbed tree, as mad as mad could be, and soaked him with green apples from above.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-19

There were twenty-three political parties represented in the recent German elections. Perhaps this explains why so many tax payers are anxious to pull up stakes and leave that country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-19

One of the surprising revelations made by the statistics is that New York has one of the lowest murder rates in the country. It's murder rate, 55 per 100000 population, is % per cent less than the average for. the rest of the country
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-19

You stand far better chance of being murdered in Chicago, Boston, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, New Orleans, Jacksonville, Sa- vannah, Detroit, Cleveland or even Hartford, Conn.,; than in New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-19
HnW AROIIT CROQUET?

Senator Watson, who says that he never played poker in his life, must surely be in formed on horseshoe pitching. .-lndiahapolis News.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-19

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-19

The low rate is difficult to explain. There were probably nearly as many quafrels iu those countries Presumably it is harder to kill Englishmen and .Welshmen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-19
The EIeyenth CommandmeI

The Eleventh Commandment P An aspiring young flapper wrote to phy- sician: Doctor, will bobbing my hair make me stronger?"
 "Yes, miss," replied the doctor. Stronger with the boys if it's bobbed- otherwise not" Roy A. Brenner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-19

Sayings of Little Socrates Papa never lies to mamma; he thinks he does.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-19

The Value of College Education
 A Harvard chap was on his way home to spend his vacation with his folks in the Middle West.
 The oncoming train was but hundred feet away!
 What did the Harvard lad do? Did he clutch the child in his powerful arms and carry it to safety? No! He was from Har- yard!
 He tackled the train and threw it for a loss !--Bernard Eisenstein.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-19
THE AGE-HERALD A

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-19

The statistics show America far in the lead as the greatest of uncivilized nations. America had, for example, fifty times as many murders in 1923 as England and Wales. The best these two countries could do was to run up a total of POO murders for the same period This is very low score. It barely enables England and Wales to qualify as Christian countries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-19

In fact, a man who has his mind set or being murdered is crazy to waste any time fooling around New York at all. His chances are more. than twice as good in Chi cago, where 12.7 people are murdered tc every 100000. Philadelphia murders S3 per. sons to New York's 5.5. In Cincinnati a man is practically certain of being mur. dered with three times the speed and dis. patch possible in the metropolis, the Cincin. natl rate being 16.3 et
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-19

Ihe tendency m America is for qlFantity rather than quality in murders. Statistics just compiled show there were 10000 mur- ders in the United States during 1923. an increase of % per cent. in ten years. '
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-19
Natural Symptoms

Natural Symptoms Mother said little Elsie, T don't feel very we'll"
 That's too bad, dear" said mother very sympathetically. Where do you feel the worst?" ''In school, mother ,p-MariOn P. Judd.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-19
Make It Snappy

Barber: How do you want your hail cut?"
 Customer: "In silence" Ernest Boyd.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-19

Far be it from us to encourage elopements but it is much better to run away with the fright one" than to walk away with the wrong one"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-19

No explanation is given for the high mur der rate in Cincinnati. It is rumored tn poor telephone service there has lot to d. with it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-19

Dairymen Not Worrying. The cotton for them isn't worrying about the backward spring. Everything is just right for the dairymen Talladega Home
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-19

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-19

For real service, prompt attention and maximum efficiency when a man wishes tc be murdered, there is no place like the deal old Southland. Memphis has the highest murder r4te in the United States or Europe For 1923 it's rate was 631 per 100000. Jack
 sonville will do well by you in this respect too Her rate was 61.7. She was barely nosed out for the 1928 season by Memphis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-19

In each case the aim Was bad, due to the synthetic gin in the cocktails.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-19

Cooperating to the Limit Madison cour,- ty fair the coming fall will reflect the finest success of all agricultural communities. There's a reason--we farmers are co-opera- ting to the limit.-Huntsville Times.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-05
BIG LIQUOR HAUL MADE AT PHENIX
New Chief Makes Good His. Pledge And Captures
 ./l 1s3 Gallons

PHENIx CITY. Ala, JaN- 4.-- Especial l.)-Following pledge given this week that cleanup campaign would follow when he went back into the saddle of chief of -the Phenix City police force and warning whisky dealers to move on," Chief Jack" Golden made the first move Friday afternoon with the seizure of 193 gallons of corn whisky.
 The contraband was discovered by the chief and his assistants in Staff ford woods, west of the city. and is acclaimed to be the largest find" un- earthed by local officers in years. The chief says he was tipped off as to the hiding place, and Friday after noon he went to investigate. On the first trip, ten containers of the ten gallon variety were unearthed. They were brought back to town. and a second trip revealed a cache in nearby sand pit which yielded seven more of the big ten gallon cans and ten gallon jugs. The second trip back to the court house was made and still Chief Golden turned back.
 The woods were secured from end to end and 13 more one- gallon. jugs surrendered to Volsteadism- The en- tire lot was just before night poured into a street sewer with large num- Der of spectators on hand. FS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-05
DIES FROM INJURY
Thirteen-Year-Old Youth Victim of
 Holiday Celebration

Raymond Goode. 13-year-old Mt. Olive youth; died Monday at local infirmary from tetanus as a result of a burn received Christmas Day while playing with toy pistol, &C., cording to statement Friday by members of his family. The boy was holding the pistol in his left hand when it accidentally discharged. blowing full load of powder in his hand, it is stated.
 Immediately after the accident he was removed to an infirmary, where he was doing fine, apparently. until tetanus set in Sunday. He died the following day. Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon from the Mt Olive church with interment, in the adjoining cemetery.
 Various burn cases from toy pic- tols were reported during the holi- days, but Goode's has been the first which has resulted in death.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-05
WRECKED BOATS WERE
 PART OF RUM FLEET
Coast Guards Say Crew Did Not
 Signal For Help

BABYLON, N. Y, Jan. 4.-while search was being continued today for the bodies of six of the nine men who were drowned off Fire Island inlet yesterday, when they vera swept from rescue boat by heavy seas, developments ashore gave sup port to the theory of coast guards that two of the boats were rum run 7ners. This was believed by coast guards to account for the failure of the crew to signal for aid.
 Capt. H. G. Pearsall of the Oak Tsland coast guard station, said it was his opinion that the two boats in distress were loaded with liquor from the rum fleet 12 miles off Fire Island. He said the men seemed to be hiding from the coast guard sta tion instead of seeking aid and that no distress signals were received from them.
 Seven men comprising the crews of these boats had been rescued by men aboard the power boat Sid, which had been sent out for the pur- pose, when the rescue craft itself was struck by huge wave,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-05
DECLARES MATRIcIDE ALABAMA Ex-C0NVICT
Frank Hughes Got Twenty Years
 For Gadsden Crime

ATLANTA. Ga, Jan. Mrs. N. (. Hughes, for whose murder her sen, Frank Hughes, IS jointly indicted with his wife, saved him 12 years ago from serving a ID year sentence in the Alabama state prison, accord- ing to invest'gatoes in the solicitor generals office.
 Hughes. the officers charge, was sentenced in Alabama for highway robbery and attempted murder of man near Gadsden, Ala. the sentence was originally life but was reduced to 20 years.
 Hughes began serving. his seEt- tence, but personal appeals of his mother to the governor and presen- tation of widely circulated petitions gained his freedom after only six years behind the bars. the officers assert.
 Hughes, they claim, held up, robbed and knocked his victim unconscious; then, believing the man dead. tied him to a railroad track to obliterate the crime. The injured man regain ed consciousness and escaped death.
 Hughes and his wife were Jointly charged with the shooting to deatn of his mother when she attempted 10 enforce a warrent authorizing her to search the house of her daughter- in-law for artciles missing. TWO or ficers witnessed the fatal shootins.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-05
NEGRO KILLED

Moses Wilson, "a 14-year-old negro boy, was committed to Dallas county jail charged with killing another ne- gro, Terry Riggs, on the Weaver place, near Berlin. Wilson snapped pistol at Riggs, but he claims he thought it was not loaded. Riggs was hit in the head and died instantly. Wilson will be tried in the juvenile icourt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-05

Corner Lots In Sodom" is the title of a sermon which Dr. Charles L. Goodell or New York City will de- liver at a mass meeting for men in the main auditorium of the First Methodist church Sunday afternoon at o'clock.
 Dr. Goodell has lectured in Bir- mingham on personal evangelism for the last four days; he is executive secretary of the commission on evan gelism for the Federated Church of Christ in America.
 Dr. Goodell will speak Saturday aft ernoon at 3 o'clock and Saturday eve- ming at 7:45 o'clock at First Methodist church on "The Church and Evan gelism."
 Sunday morning Dr. A. T. Robert son of the Louisville Baptist seminary will speak at Il o'clock; he will ad- dress women's mass meeting at 3 o'clock in the auditorium of the Sun day school building.
 Dr. Goodell will speak Sunday eve ming at 7:30 o'clock, concluding his series of addresses on Personal Evangelism"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-05
TOY PISTOL BRINGS DEATH TO PHENIX BOY
Lockjaw Results From Burn In
 Palm Of His Hand

PHENIX CITY, Ala, Jan. 4.-(Spe- ciai.)-Euneral services were held this afternoon for Ager Thomas Bowden, who died at the city hospital last night of lockjaw. Dr. l.. A. Hem defson officiated and interment was in Rose Hill cemetery.
 The boy was playing with little companion with .33 Calibre pistol shooting blank cartridges, the After noon following Christmas Day. His pistol snapped and in trying to un- breach it the blank cartridge was discharged into the palm of his left hand. Home remedies were applied and.no i'll effects were felt until New Years Eve, when he was brought to the hospital. where it was found that he had developed lockjaw.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-05
TWELVE MORE DEATHS
COrOner's Annual Report Includes
 177 HOmicides for 1923

Twelve more people died in Jeffer- son county durings192s than the year before. according to the annual re- port of Coroner J. D. Russum, made public Friday. The 1923 total of S71 included TIT hamicides, 16 suicides, 264 accidental deaths and 414 deaths from natural eauses.
 The" month jof June showed the largest number of homicides with a total of 22, as compared to a month ly Average for the year of about 15. There were four suicides in August, or one-fourth of the total for the year. There was not a single sui eide in February. March. September or December. August also showed the largest number of accidental deaths, the total for the month be- ing 33. The monthly average for the year was 22. There were 42 natural deaths in January and the same num- Der in November.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-05
CONTROVERSY RENEWED
Van Dyke Calls Churck Quarrel Bit-
 ter, UnserIpturaI Preaching

NEW YORK. Jan. 4.-The contro- versy between liberals and conserva- ttves in the Presbyterian church was renewed" today by the action of pr. Henry Van Dyke. former United States minister to the Netherlands. who gave up his pew in the First church at Princeton, N. J., because of dissatisfaction at the factional dispute.
 In an interview today. Van Dyke referred to the quarrel between fun damentalists and modernists as bit ter, schismatic and unscripturas preaching" and asserted II want to worship Christ, our Saviour"
 "Dismal. bilious-a travesty of the gospel" was the diplomats descrip- ton of the preaching of pr. John c. Machen. Princeton theological pro- lessor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-05
ApPRECIATEs- PORTERs

To show their appreciation for the services of their porters and door men, the Southern club has adopted sleeve bands for the arm which show the length of service of the wearer. The secretary of the club worked out the system where gold bands and stars indicates the exact number ot years which each one served the club One gold bar across the black felt band shows one year of service a gold star indicates five years. One veteran porter of the club proudly exhibits IS stripes and four stars. years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-05
CITY FATHERS TRY
 TO SETTLE STRIKE
Chicago Faced With Milk Shortage As Result Of
 Walk0ut

/ CHICAGO. Jan. 4.-FaceJ with the possibility of milk shortage. as the result-~of the dairy strike, city of- ficiars are attempting to bring rep resentatives of the Milk Producers association-the farmers union''-- and distributors together in an -,ffort to adjust the srike.
 Meantime. it is said, Chicago is receiving only half it's normal milk supply. Distributors deny this say ing the situation has been improved by importation of milk from nearby cities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-05
DEATHS

Jack Cleveland Parker-Remains of Jack Cleveland Parker. infant son of Mir. and Mrs. Hurley J. Parker. 1905 Beech street, who died Friday morning at the residence, will be sent to Blocton, Ala, Saturday morning by the Loy Undertaking company for interment.
 John Otis Vernon-Remains of John Otis Vernon. eightyear- old son of Mir and Mrs. M l.. Vernon, who died Friday morning at local in- firmary, were sent to Caleria. Ala, Friday afternoon by the Loy Under taking company for interment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-05
Mrs. Martha A. Breeding-Remains of

Mrs. Martha A. Breeding, S4, who died Friday at the residence, will be sent to Chattanooga, Tenn, al 6:4j o'clock Saturday morning by Ridout for interment. She is sur vived by three sons, H. ID. breed- inn of Birmingham, Sam Breeding of Pasaina. Cal. and L. o. Breeding of Chicago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-05
WONDERFUL ! FEAT MADE BY RADIO
Concert Clearly Heard Ninety Feet Below Hudson's ;.
 Surface

NEW YORK, Jan. 4.--(By the As- sociated Press )-Huddled in a drip ping tunnel, 90 feet below the surface of Hudson river, and 1900 feet from sn exit, a group of transit officials, electrical experts, sand hogs" and newspaper men today tuned in on ra- dio concerts broadcast from Ptttsburg and half dozen nearer stations.
 The experiment was conducted at the farthest end of the uncompiete ted Jersey Manhattan tube of the Dual Vehicular tunnel by technicians of Westinghouse Electric Manufacturing company and the New York and New Jersey bridge and tunnel commits sions.
 The radio programs were heard distinctly both by earphone and loud speaker. The fact that the ether vi- brations carried into the tunnel, pen- etrating 30 feet of water, 60 feet oe- earth and several inches of steel. demonstrated said those in charge of the experiment, that the radio could be used as a life line Of comElunica- tion by enton.bed miners or deep sea divers,
 This convinces us that the future will enable our divers and caisson workers, whose lives often are lost or imperilled when the telephone lines they communicate with are swept away, to carry small portable radio transmitting and receiving sets, which will make them independ- ent of all other means of communi- cation," said M. M. Frohlich, secretary of the New York state bridge and tunnel commission, who instituted to- days tests.
 Today's. test-called the first suc- cessful upndergroundS reception of radio-although several unsuccessful amateur experiments have been re- ported from Pennsylvania coal mines was conducted with standard stock apparatus. The programs heard were the regular afternoon concerts of broadcasting stations here and in Pittsburg.
 Normal Intensity.
 The Pittsburg music came clearly and with normal intensity over the head phones, but less distinctly from the loud speaker.
 The local concerts, however, came so loudly over the amplifier that they were heard 200 feet away at the steel lock" which maintains high pres sure inside the tube and in which sand hogs" suffering the bends" are gradually brought under normal pressures.
 Strangely enough, the first number picked up was a lecture on Safety First"
 Technicians present differed as to how the radio registered within the tunnel. Some believed the waves of energy penetrated the steel walls, after having pern.eated the overlying 90 feet of water and mud. Others be- lieved that the energy waves, rapidly circling the 30-foot diameter cast steel jacket which forms the tunnel, made ofit gigantic ''multi-wire coil" setting up a high frequency current, which induced a similar cur rent inside the tunnel, and which in turn induced a reaction in the radio receiving apparatus identicaf with the reaction experienced in direct contact with the energy waves.