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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-19
RAPID FiRE RAIDS

New York Police Swoop Down On
 White Light And Harlem Districts
 NEW YORK, Jan. 1S.-The police headquarters prohibition squad in series of rapid fire raids early today descended on number of cabarets in the White Light and Harlem districts, seizing quantity of liquor and ar rested four men. The raiders were booed and hissed by disappearing patrons
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-19

The Senate foreign relations sub committee decided to begin hearings on Russian recognition Monday. /
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-19

suspended temporarily its order for ex.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-19

The sculptors of classic and medi eval times practiced the custom of col bring their marbles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-19

Senate investigation of diploma mills was begun by a committee headed by Senator Copeland, democrat, New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-19

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-19
DOINGS OF DAY
 IN WASHINGTON

The cabinet discussed the situation in Mexico but no announcement of ac- tion followedg
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-19

Sulphuric acid is the worlds most important chemical.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-19

Representatives of organized labor urged the House agriculture committee to report the Norris-Sinclair farm aid bill
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-11-26


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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-11-26
FRANCIA Y LA FIRMA DEL PROTo
COLO DE LA LIGA DE NlACIoNES

PARIS, Nov. Is. (Cable Frances.)--
M. Herrict recibio aver EN- audiencia
privsda Sir Erie Drummond, secreta-
RIO general de la Liga de Naciones a
quien declare que Francia jamas trai-
cionaria sus ideales de paz que haria
hoAer la firma que estampara en- ell
pcotocolo, que Sc discutira proximamen-
te en- les conferencias que habran de
llevarse 8 cabo en- Roma EN- ell mes de
1diqsmbra ano2saorif ficando en- NADIA las
9+lpakulas que aceptara.
Evening star., 1924-07-20

conception Of the normal and proper
was the majority conception dfty
years ago. The conservative ques-
tions the patriotism Of the radical.
These controversies, doctrines and
cults should be barred from schools.
Children should be kept at the work
Of learning basic lessons as the foun-
dation for such education as their
mentality will bear. Education Is q
difficult word. Certainly it is not
examining the memory with facts. but
as preliminary to education the mind
should probably be stored with impor-
tant facts and trained to be inquisSUke
for facts. Apostles of cults and new
theories should be kept out Of school
books and the schoolhouse. And here
is the value of the educated. sound.
minded, common sense teacher and
school officer. Here is the danger Of
the teacher or school officer, perhaps
with university degrees, but with
f1ossy, half baked theories and no com.
mon sense.
Evening star., 1924-07-20
Beaten, but Still on the Job.

Defeat of the British ministry in a
vote in the House of Commons, III
to 149, will not, it is announced, lead
to the resignation of the premier and
his associates. The vote was taken on
an amendment offered by Liberal and
Conservative members to the unem
ployment insurance bill, and it is not
regarded as sufficiently significant to
warrant a change Of government.
The fact. Of course. is that the La
Dor ministry of Great Britain is hold
ing Office at the mercy Of the opposi
ton, which at any time can combine
to deny it sufficient support to func
ton in legislation. Neither the Lib
erals nor the Conservatives are ready
to bring about a general election
which would follow an custer. Neither
wishes at this particular time, wher
the reparations question is at issue
and the future Of Europe hangs in the
balance, to undertake responsibility
for the administration of international
affairs.
definitely continue. Some day, per
haps soon, an issue must arise which
will bring about an adverse vote. II
may come this Summer, or it may be
postponed until Fall, perhaps until
Winter. But the best information OBJ
tainable from London is that there is
no expectation whatever that the min.
istry can last out the first year Of its
existence.
Premier Macdonald has made good
in his new responsibility. He has
avoided party-wrecking issues, has
adroitly managed to evade resigna.
tion-compelling defeats. and has mean
while given Great Britain an excellent
administration. On all sides in Eng.
land compliments are paid to him for
his conservatism, despite the liberality
the fact that the revolution in social
conditions demanded by the more ex.
treme members Of his party cannot be
effected suddenly. His hope is to hold
on long enough to educate his own
followers in government management
and to work out program of mod
crate reform measures. So long as
neither Of the opposition parties is
strong enough or courageous enough
to precipitate the break and seek the
ministerial honors in a general elec.
tion he can carry out his program.
Evening star., 1924-07-20

JUNCTION Of being the only endowed
politician extant in this country,
His father, the late Henry p. Dawson
or J. p Morgan & CO.. provided in
ms VIII that several millions OF dol
lars should be set apart az a trust
fund to enable his son to follow the
PROFESSION of politics IL he so desired.
me elder Mr.. Davison's idea was
mat '.f his son should be free from all
ooss' influence, that he should feel
sured of his support in the style to
"nlcn ne had been accustomed with
out In any way having to draw upon
the public purse In short, IT was
MI. Mr. Davison's idea to provide
or some OF the older English families
The young Mr.. Dawson is taking
mis- politics quite seriously and 1s
being content to move slowly toward
his goal. Thus far he has attained
the New York State Legislature ana
has served two or three terms He
has attracted the growing attention
OF the leaders of his party. the Re
publicans, and a great deal more Is
expected OF him in the future.
Mr.. Dawson made most gracious
speech in greeting the Democratic
candidate for President.
The Wall street gang" in New
the election. 1t is amazing how
those Wall street wise guys will lose
their money. Up to the very last
day of the Democratic convention
they were still willing to bet that
Al Smith was going to get the nom
ination. This was one of the very
best evidences of the narrownesS or
the view OF the average New York
err. 1t has been well said that TO
mobx r. them the sun rises some
where ueEN near the Battery ana
sets up in the "Bron-ix.''
The Californians who came to New
York with William Gibbs McAdoo
went home with their pockets lined
with Smith gold from Wall street.
They grabbed at the money offered
on Smith. They were sure-thing bet
tors in a way, for they knew that
McAdoo at all times could control
enough votes to prevent the nomina
tion of Mr.. Smith. They soon learned
that the Smith people also could veto
the Californian. But that was not
the point. The Californians bet no
money on Mr.. McAdoo. They just
bet against Gov. Smith and cleaned
up several hundred thousands of dol
lars of smart money" from down
town New York.
Now the same New Workers are
betting 3 to l on President Coolidge
and are at the same time willing
to bet l to 6 that the election will
be thrown into Congress because of
the La Toilette votes. New York
betting odds never influence an cleo
tion. They simply make one wonder
how these same "astute" men can eke
out a living by following the ticker
and guessing at the ups and downs
of the stock market. Evidently be-
hind them there are some sillier peo-
ole still.
Copyright. 1924
Evening star., 1924-07-20

langer Of Montreal favored legislation
to stop the manufacture Of revolvers.
George Doherty Of the New York po-
lice department, noting that $4,000
persons had within a brief space Of
time committed suicide by shooting.
urged that the Federal Government
should prohibit the manufacture and
sale Of the weapon. The convention
decided to leave the question to COM
mittee on revolver legislation to draft
a bill.
1t is doubtful whether a prohibitory
enactment can be had. There are GER
tain, legitimate uses for pistols. The
evil arises from the fact that they can
be obtained for suicidal or criminal
purposes with no difficulty and at
small cost. The problem is one OF sales
control. The Star has repeatedly
recommended the enactment Of a law
for the District of Columbia which If
fully enforced would cure the evil so
far as this Jurisdiction is concerned.
Such statute would prohibit under
change of a pistol except upon the
presentation of a permit to buy issued
by a responsible public Official upon
due examination of the need and war
rant for obtaining a weapon.
This legislation of a regulatory char
acter should be uniform as between
the States and Jurisdictions. Even
with a protective measure such as
that described the District would still
be exposed to the danger of crimes
committed by persons arming them
selves beyond the local boundaries. At
present it is possible to buy deadly
weapons on mail orders. and this fac
tor is Of moment in considering the
question Of effective regulation. New
York has its Sullivan law" which
imposes restriction upon pistol sales.
but gunseekers are able to obtain
them across the river in New Jersey.
The real evil in this matter lies in
the ease with which a deadly weapon
is obtained for criminal or suicidal
purposes. 1t is possible in this city
today for any person suddenly seized
with murderous or suicidal motive
to get a gun for small price within
half an hour. The only barrier lies in
the so-called concealed weapons act.
which prohibits carrying such a gun
hidden on the person. 1t is impossible
of enforcement directly, as violation is
only discovered as a rule when a
crime has been committed. What is
needed is law that will stop the pro-
curement Of the weapon.
Evening star., 1924-07-20
Propazanda in Schools.

A communication has been sent to
State regents Of the D. A. r. warning
them Of ''the activities Of those who
are knowingly and deliberately dis
loyal to the Government and political
institutions" and laying stress on
anti-American propaganda in colleges
and schools.
Protagonists Of ideas look on the
school as a fine field in which to plant
their theories. and sound. minded citi-
zens should be on guard against mis-
chievous precepts. The words Of the
circular are quite strong. It is not
easy to define the line between criti-
cism Of Government. attempts to
change its policies and institutions
and "disloyafty." II efforts to change
the powers and functions Of Govern
ment are disloyal there is a tremen.
dous amount of disloyalty. Nearly
every man claims to be patriotic, and
one mans idea Of patriotism may
seem treason to another. 1t is sup
posable that a communist thinks him
self a patriot Of a more exalted kind
than other patriots. The radical or
progressive looks with disdain on the
patriotism Of the conservative, whose
Evening star., 1924-07-20
Progress of Civilization.

How civilization spreads! Give civ
iliZation a chance and 1t will break
into the best regulated family. 1t will
take possession of a tribe of Indians
and convert them quicker than any
missionary could. The Associated
Press sends out a dispatch from Fair
banks, Alaska. that dancing has ''be-
come the chief method of recreation
among the Indians OF. interior Alaska"
Continuing. the message says: "A
few Of the young men have acquired
the ability to play the latest fox trots
on the violin, while others accompany
them with the guitar. mandolin or
ukulele. Next to dancing the men
are slaves to pool tables and cards"
These Indians have long practiced
the art of dancing, but their dances
have lacked the grace and wriggle Of
the modern way. Hero or there in
Alaska they have cast on the snake
dance or the bear dance and have
gone in for the fox trot, and the trot
is not far off from the shimmy. These
Indians are on their way. 1t is said
that the young men have taken up
the fiddle and the bow and also the
ukulele. Farewell to thee, oh. faith
full tom-tom. The tom-tom may be
more musical than the ukulele, but
not SO civilized. Also is it said that
the young men are playing pool. They
have laid down the arrow and the
spear and have taken up the cue.
They have become pool sharps. Here
is one of the tests Of culture. Down
with such symbols as master of arts
or letters and up with the signal l.. NJ,
or, in other words. lacunae magister.
or. in other words, master Of pool!
No doubt the ladies' Of the tribes are
stringing themselves with more beads
than usual and have cut the sleeves
out Of their beautiful blankets. OF
course they have bobbed their hair
and are losing their husbands wam-
pun at bridge. And then the motor
boats, Goodbye the paddle and canoe.
Civilization goes riproaring on!
Evening star., 1924-07-20
MacLaren's Rescue.

Rescue of Maj. MacLaren, the Brit
ish globe flyer, in the japan Sea is a
matter of warm rejoicing on the part
of all Americans who have followed
the flight of this plucky British avia-
tor on his course eastward around the
world with keen interest second only
to that manifested in the progress of
the representatives of the United
States. His disappearance was like
that of Maj. Martin, commander of
the American flight squadron, who
crashed against a mountain in the
Aleutian Peninsula. AS in that case,
search for the missing aviator was
protracted, but MacLaren was found
sooner than Martin.
This miShap to MacLaren shows
that the round-world flight is not at
all an easy matter. Machines are frail,
compared with the forces that must
be met. Weather conditions arise sud.
denly to put the flyers completely out
of their reckoning. They must grope
their way through fogs and with land.
marks obscured. They must fly by
'dead reckoning" They are passing
over strange ground. For these men,
flying west and east, are blazing air
trails for future service in round.
world aviation.
Too much praise cannot be given to
the men who are thus risking their
lives in a service Of perhaps question.
able immediate practical utility. They
are pioneers, whose achievements are
but the foundation work of an un-
guessabIe future development Of the
airplane. That the world flights have
thus far gone without casualties is
gratifying. Americans are hoping that
all the men who are carrying the
Stars and Stripes around the world
will land safely at home.
Evening star., 1924-07-20

The Tragedy at Teheran.

The death of Maj. Imbrie in Persia
at the hands of an angry mob brings
shockingly to mind the intense preju.
dice of certain people of foreign coun-
tries against photography. Maj. I'M
brie. vice consul of the United States
at Teheran, a native of Washington
and well known here, was engaged
with another American in attempting
10 take photographs in a quarter of
the city where a miracle of curing
was said to have taken place. Great
numbers of inhabitants were gathered
there. One account states that the
people suspected that the camera was
an apparatus for spraying Suffocating
gas. Another states that the anger Of
the crowd was aroused against the
picture taking. Whatever the specific
cause the mob became wild with rage.
and pursuing the Americans beat
them so terribly that Maj. Imbrie died
and his companion was perhaps NOR
tally injured.
Mohammedan people are strongely
averse to the camera, believing that
it is injurious to their chances of sal
walton to have theirkforms reproduced.
Others, not knowing anything OF the
nature of photography. are naturally
suspicious Of any instrument in the
hands of strangers of another race.
This prejudice prevails in many of the
remote parts of the earth. Travellers
have encountered it in Africa, in
South America and in other parts Of
Asia than in Persia.
Indiscretions have often been COM
mitted by travellers in-this respect. At
the holy places IN Jerusalem, when
Moslems were in charge, serious risks
have been run by camera workers, by
a strange inconsistency the Moslems
seeking to prevent the taking of pic
lures of Christian monuments and his.
torical scenes.
1t is difficult to understand why
Maj. Imbrie took such a grave risk at
Teheran. He had spent much time in
the East and must have known Of the
prejudice of the people. Perhaps this
sudden flaming up Of passion had
some other cause than the mere use
of the camera. The full story Of the
tragedy must be had before it can be
understood. The killing of an Ameri-
can consular official has no doubt
caused the Persian government in
tense chagrin, and will undoubtedly
evoke immediate and convincing ex-
pressions of regret. But this Govern
ment can hardly take issue with Per
sia for the deed of the mob, inasmuch
as the vice consul was not engaged in
an official errand when he encoun-
tered the anger of the people.
Maj. Imbrie had a career Of great
activity. He made a remarkable rec
ord as soldier. He rendered valuable
service in the consular work. His
shocking death is deeply deplored by
Washingtonians who knew him in
timately and favorably.
Evening star., 1924-07-20
Police and the Pistol Evil.

At the convention of the Interna.
tional Association Of Chiefs Of Police
at Montreal one Of the important
items Of discussion relates to the evil
OF small firearms, which can be now
so easily procured for criminal pur-
poses. This is true Of both the United
States and Canada. Various views
have been advanced, the convention
dividing in opinion as to whether to
press for Federal legislation to pro-
hibit the manufacture or whether
laws controlling the distribution more
closely should be supported. Chief Ber.
Evening star., 1924-07-20
MEN AND AFFAIRS
BY ROBERT T. SMALL

New York City Is a glutton for
punishment It still insists It wants
the Republican national convention in
had the Democrats call 1t the most
unconventional convention city in the
world 1t wants the Republicans to
make 1t unanimous.
In order to get the Democratic con-
vention this year New York organized
a non-partisan committee. Many
prominent Republicans agreed to
serve and to do all they could to
help entertain the Democrats. The
understanding from the beginning
was that the same committee would
seek to secure the Republican con-
cIave four years hence.
Then came the Democrats. Then
also came the deadlock. Then came
the unexpected length of the donkey
visit when the delegates got tired Of
New York and New York got tired Of
the delegates. The Democratic vista
ton lasted for nearly three weeks.
Most New Workers. breathed a heavy
sigh Of relief at the end and vowed
never again" 1t was agreed that
political conventions were too lengthy
and too expensive. They disrupted
the normal affairs of the city. The
aters closed. Movies were deserted.
Those who couldn't flock to the con-
vention, f1ocked to the radio. The
convention became an obsession. 1t
almost attained a degree of normalcy.
New Workers began to think it was
p1rtA hn
on forever.
All thought of going out for the
Republicans in 1928 passed out Of the
lay mind. But the non-partisan com
mittee has been true to it's trust. 1t
has met and formulated plans for
the Republicans in another four years.
That is. of course. long time TO
wait and perhaps New York will have
forgotten some of it's experiences
with the Democrats. In any event.
the metropolis has got to be put down
as game. 1t will entertain the Re
publicans if they want to go there.
Some of the bravery in going after
the 1928 conclaVe of the g. o. p is
due to the fact that the Republicans
almost never extend their conventions
beyond a limit OF three or four days.
They may be bossed, but they know
how to get away with it quickly.
They do not wash much of their dirty
linen in public. New York thinks it
publicans Perhaps il will be a part
of the bargain that they will adjourn
at the end of the first week, no matter
what happens.
AS for the Democrats-they won't
go near the metropolis for another
hundred years or SO.
4
When the Honorable John w.
Davis was given a reception by his
neighbors at Locust Valley, Long
Island, the past week, one OF the
most effective speeches OF the eve
ming was delivered by the young MIR.
F.. Trubee Dawson, who has the dis