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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-04
SCORES DEAD ND|NJURED |NEXPLOS|ON
Upwards Of Forty Killed.
 AZ Persons Are Injured At Pekin, I|I., Destroying Two Buildings And Starts Fire
CAUSE OF TRAGEDY MAY AL WAYS REMAIN MYSTERY
Two investigations Start As Second Shift Of Relief Workers Clear Away More Of The Debris

PEKIN, H., Jan. 3.-Upward of two score of workers are dead or miss ing and another two score were in jured, dozen of them probably fa- tally, as the result of a dust ex- plosion and fire, which destroyed two buildings of the Corn Products plant here early today.
 Rescue parties. working frantically. had recovered fewer than a dozen of the bodies tonight, when second shift of rescuers entered the ruins to fight ice and fire in near zero tenn perature, hampered by the fear that overhanging walls might crash and imprison the rescuers themselves.
 Superintendent H. B. Lawton to- night issued a statement to the ef- feet that he could not tell, how many were killed. as some workmen may have left the plant without check ing out"
 The fire was st T burning tonight Peoria and Pekin .i- slmcn kc t fg check. but added he difficulty as wreckers by coating de6ris wife thick ice.
 State and federa in,est tgati4Rs e. the explosions we. jn alght tlHi.:it1. George M. Moffett lf Ne~V York city, vice president and gent al msna ,se Ol lhc SOrH EIOut CL. sA1tti8ftN, Ll rected Superintend ant LsWt0a to spare no costs In relief wofk.
 There was no effteig, whn .55Lfd venture a guess as to the pas apie first cause of the eyplosiou. l. was admitted, however, t st Q pari. slf- ficient to cause the rasl ght aave electricity or from defective electric wiring. or from n lighted match O, pcigafette. ,i~as .re 4
 How the spark vas set viii aivass remain a mystsiy Superinteudcaf Lawton said he ! Al eyed.
 There was l loo.oc9 pou' d. of starch in the building dcAfroyed which Chief Che isI k. r. Sherman said contained T. per cent moisture. How starch of t. moisture contenr could have prod ed oxTlos i've dust sufficient to causc the extreme dam age done the plar- vas thing, he added. that he coa4 not explain.
 Nearly all the dead, IL ssing and injured are Americans. residents of the little town 0 2ekiI hose 1a,00o people were tor with s'rnfi.r ,-ire in 1917, when tfe river eaner Co lumbia bore 86 F Kin exoursionist t. grave in the Illinois river. 5etN cen here and Peoria.
 Among those who were offic d Y listed as dead missing were.
 Ed Huston, Jpe HHNGr. ChartcS Milburn, R. G. I'clowski, John Cars rison, William Rur1ler. Bert Nc an (Chillicothe); George Horms, .4z Barnick, Lafe Smith Jackson Coit .n, Orval Van Alstins, George Zeit'er, Cecil Cowser, Lester Hamilton, WI liam Beach. Ch5flcf Clarke io43a Schmidt, Bert N lgoeimer .,.cs. Hanson, Herbert 4a.rIec Luke P om, Carl Lane. J. A. Johnson. john Hooker, Lee Harding, George Skin ner, Otto Lohns, John Holman and James Hollif. Bodies of the last six named and those of Louis Schmidt, Georgs Harms and William Rumler of Canton, have been recovered and identified
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-04
ThaW's Lawyer Setback

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, Jan. 3.-Ef- forts of Bartholomew B. Coyne, a New York lawyer, to obtain the re- lease of Harry K. Thaw, slayer of Stamford White, from the Pennsyl- vania hospital for mental and nerv- ous diseases. received a. setback to- day when MT. Coyne was refused ad- mission to the institution; where he had planned to confer with his client.
 Declaring that Thaw legally had been adjudged insane, and under the tract with anyone, former Judge Gordon made it plain that he would fight any move to obtain his free dom.
 Mir. Covnes statement that physi- clans at the hospital had pronounced Thaw sane was contradict.n today by pr. H. D, Fuller, me iica director of the mems de JartmGut.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-04
THAW'S FAMILY AGAINST RELEASE
His Mother Will Oppose Any
 Such Efforts, Trustee Declares

PITTSBURG, Jan. 3.-Any effort to obtain the release of Harry K. Thaw from a sanitarium in Philadelphia will be opposed by his mother. Mrs. Mary Copely Thaw, Howard Irish, trustee of Harry K. Thaw's estate, announced tonight in a statement is- sued on behalf of the Thaw family.
 MT Irish stated Bartholow B.. Coyne, New York attorney, who has announced he would seek Thaw's freedom. does not represent us in any way" she said.
 Speaking for Mrs. Thaw, the fam fly and myself as trustee, MT. Coyne does not represent us in any way. If any action such as reported in the press for Harry K. Thaw's release Is started 1t will be opposed by Mrs. Thaw and the family"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-04
Public Debt Is Reduced Near $4OO,OOO,OOO

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-The treasury accomplished a net re- duction of almost $400, 100000 in the public debt in 1928. according to official figures made public to- day. Outstanding obligations of the national totaled s21,5S9, 160.346 when the books were closed Mon- day night.
 Treasury officials expressed satisfaction that the mass of obligations. the bulk of which were incurred during the World war, now were in manageable shape" and said the refunding operations of the last two years had left the treasury in a posi- tion to take care of all ma- turtles of the future, without impairment of the program for gradual retirement of the debt. Successes of the retirement pro- gram, however. they added. de- pended upon a continuation of the policy of economy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-04
STERLING-TOWNER BILL DENOUNCED
Congressman Tucker Says It Would Be Drain On
 Treasury

WASHINGTON. Jan. 3.-The Sterl- ing-Towner education bill. which was before Congress last session and has been reIntroduced in the Senate, was denounced today by Representative Tucker, democrat, Virginia, as a drain on the federal treasury and a step toward a consolidated empire in Washington.
 The bill proposes the creation of a secretary of education and the ap- propriation by the government of $1O0, 100000 for allotment to the states for educational purposes upon the appropriation Dy them of equal amounts. The latter provision and others like it, MT. Tucker declared, unless checked will finally place all of the interests of the people of the United States. national and local in Washington"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-04
M ELLON BATS TAX BILL CRITICS
Challenges Them To Produce Better Plan Than His
 Program

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-Secretary of the Treasury Mellon today chal- lenged congressional critics of his tax program to produce a better one or accept his.
 Mellon's attack was aimed direct ly at the farm bloc which has pro- posed a compromise on the maxi mum surtax by raising it from the 25 per cent recommended by Mellon to S7 per cent. in place of the 50 per cent now effective.
 The tax plan drafted by Mellon in the administration measure, he said today. If it is not sound there is no reason for compromising, Mellon be.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-04
DIPLOMA FRAUD HEARING

HARTFORD. Conn. Jan 3.-The state grand jury probing medical frauds today resumed its investiga- tions. The first witness called was a woman. Dr. Irva M George of New Haven. who graduated from the Kan sas City College of Medicine and SuSGety. -. e.f
 gils, was a resident of New Albany. Misat when she took the Connecticut exAtninatiouss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-04
ENTIRELY NEW COLD WAVE COMES SOUTH
Boomerang Blizzard Doesn't Phaze p.onhef Who RechristenS It

eve are predicting cold wave accompanied by temperature as low as 20 or 25 degrees for Birmlngnam hv carly Friday morning." F. c. Hor- ton, sage of Fountain Heights. an nounced Thursday night. following the rain of Thursday morning which he foretold the night before.
 "Birmingham's cold wave is sure coming this time, but is in no way connected with the ice and snow which got lost on the way several days ago." MT. Horton said.
 Fridays predicted temperature of between 20 and 25 degrees will be the record for the year, should 1t materialize. Twenty eight degrees on December 14 is the lowest so far recorded for the winter, according to MT. Horton.
 Just how long the predicted cold weather will last, the forecaster would not say, stating he had rather wait until 1t actually had arrived before venturing an opinion as to it's duration.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-04
FIRMS INCORPORATE

Marie Louise Candy and Federal
 Bakery Companies Get Papers
 Two Birmingham firms applied for and received papers of incorporation from the probate office Thursday.
 The Federal Bakery company was Incorporated with a capital stock of $3,O0O and will carry on a general bakery business. V. Pennington is president; Frank Trescha, vice pres- ident, and c. S.. Wurtzburger, secre- tary and treasurer.
 The Marie Louise Candy company, with a capital stock of s5,0o0. will manufacture and sell candy and soft drinks. George K. "Headley is pres ident and treasurer; A. L. Lewis, vice president, and W. H. Hicks, secre- taPY.. ..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-04
Two Below Zero

TOPEKA, Jan. 3-Two- -beiow-z zero temperature held Kansas in the clutches of winter again Thursday, according to State Meteorological Flora.
 Goodland, winch has reported lower temperatures than practically any city in the state, reversed the order Thursday and said the mercury was above zero.
 Western Kansas also reported in- creased temperatures.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-04
Station Demolished

RURAL, Ala, Jan. 3.-StrikinG just before daylight this morning. a tornado demolished the Southern depot here and blew down trees along the Southern right of way for sev- eral miles in both directions. Traf- fife was tied up until noon today when crews removed the debris from the tracks.
 A residence, midway between Rural and Thomasville, was crushed by falling trees, according to meagre information. No fatalities were re- ported. Trees were blown down for several miles north of Thomasville. Both communities are in Clarke county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-04
CAPITAL PUBLISHERS
 PROTEST PAPER RATES.
Allege Washington Is Discrimi-
 mated

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-News print paper rates maintained by the Ca nadian Pacific and eastern trunk lines in the United States were at- tackled before the interstate com merce commission today by Wash ington newspaper publishers, who de- clared the carrying charges to Wash- ington was 21s to 1l1s cents a hum drcd pounds greater than that to Baltimore from the same points oI origin. The commission also was asked to order revision of shipping regulations by which print paper rolls are required to be shippec closely packed together. Less dam age would result. 1t was argued. II the rolls were given room to shift slightly when the car is bumped.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-04
CITY HALL DIZZY IN LICENSE RUSH
Permits Being Issued At Rate Of $20,00O Worth
 Each Day

City licenses for 1924 were paid at the city hall Wednesday and Thursday at the rate of something like S20.000 a day. according to Comptroller c. E. Armstrong.
 Most of the collections were from business firms, although nearly 59 dog licenses were issued.
 All 1924 licenses are now due and payable, and the comptroller esti- mates that the total collections for the yes~ from this source will reach $S25,000.
 Under the license schedule, which became effective January 1, most classes of licenses cost the same as last wear.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-04
NEW FREIGHT RATES
Birmingham and St. Louis Shippers
 Take Advantage of Them


 Birmingham and St. Louis ship pers alike are taking advantage of the new joint rail and water rates between these points. made possible by the Mississippi-Wa barge service, according to N. W. Guice, general agent. who in circular is- sued Thursday called attention to the very considerable saving effected. as compared to the old all-rail rates.
 The rail rates on first-class freight are $1.80, and by barge. $1.55 1-2; secopd-class. rail. $1.51 1-2; barge, $1.30 1-2, with a similar reduction to the sixth class, which is, rail. 52 1-2c. and barge, 45 lac, In the A. B. c and D classes. the saving is, respec- lively, z, S1-2, 6 12 and cents. < Freight is moved out of St. Louis on the barge Gulfport. which leaves St. Louis every Friday at p. m. and arrives at Memphis early Sunday morning. where it is transferred to cars, for delivery here by rail early "wednesday morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-04
MEXICANS DEP0RTED.

Thirty.One Con pIeto sentenoeN At
 Federal Prison
 KANSAS CITT, Mof Jan. B. Thirty-one Mex sans in charge of M. P. Reynolds. immigration commits sioner here. left Thursday nighE for the Mexican border, after Serving their sentences il the, federal bison at Leavenworth cn different eaa rges.
 Two Britishers and one ttaiian |. W. W. and Park F'ong Vt. a Chinese youth, who served s, term for SC Hing narcotics, will be taIsn to New York and deported to tlAair native 9nztr.s 3
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-04

WEATHER FORECAST: FAIR WITH LOWER TEMPERA- f TURF FRIDAY AND SAT URDAY.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-04

Congress convened after the holi- day recess and adjourned until Mon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-04

Louis Marshall of New York at tackled proposed further immi grafton restrictions before the House immi- grafton committed,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-04

BIRMINGHAM'S ASSEsSED PROPERTY VALUATION IN 1923 WAS $l45.737, ,les. IN 1900 IT WAS $14,727,707.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-04

Consideration of the administra- tion tax bill was resumed by the House ways and means committee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-04

Lower anthracite prices were de- manded in an address by Represen- tative Treadway, republican. Massa- chusetts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-04

Another failure marked the Sen ates efforts to elect a chairman of the interstate commerce committee.
The Washington times., 1924-06-28

bin Is scheduled AZ Crandail's
Central the FIRST three days Of
next week, beginning Sunday.
The foremost attraction win be
yitagraph's film version Of Rob
ert w. Chambers novel Of
studio and high society life In
New York. between Friends,
I'M which the stellar roles are
played BY Lou TeIlegen, Alice
Calhoun. Stuart Holmes, Anna
q, Nilsson. and scores more.
The added offering win be the
eighth release in H. G. Witwer's
Telephone Girl series. Between
Friends'' Is q drama Of mistaken
motives and cross-purposes that
comes to q final satisfactory de-
nouement. but only after a series
Of seemingly insuperable OBJ
stacles have been overcome.
Beginning Wednesday and con.
tipuing through the week. First
Nationals epic picture "Abra-
ham Lincoln
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thing, including the fact that
he Is fed up on plays, tends to
influence him and> make him
shypercritical. "
Mr.. Shubert paused for =
moment and then outlined
simply what he believed should
constitute q newspaper critic
cism.
''It should be, ! believe. q
careful report on. how the
audience accepted the play; the
applause, the laughs and the
general response.
ut should give accurately
the names Of, the cast, the
authors and others entitled to
credit.
ct should comment on the.
production scenery, costumes
and effects.
"Bnt 1t should not be an
analysis Of the play itself, be-
cause this is only one mans
opinion, and this man may not
be thoroughly schooled or may
be q disappointed playwright
or physically not fit. No
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
COIN GS-ON
At the Theaters

; Lydia Knott. The companion at.
traction win be Lloyd Hamilton's
latest two-reel laughmaker, ''Kill-
ing Time" IN which the screens
drollest comedian is supported
by Ruth Hiatt, Dick Sutherland,
June Marlowe and Lloyd Bacon.
In addition to these major Of
ferings, the bill win embrace q
new issue Of the Metropolitan
World Survey and q special must
cal program, arranged and con-
Quoted by Daniel Breeskin, di.
rector Of the Metropolitan sym
phony.
ANGBASSADO Blanche Sweet,
Warner Baxter, Bessie Love, Lu-
cille Ricksen, Robert Agnew,
Mathew BetE, John Sainpolis and
Lydia Knott are the principal
players in Thomas H. Ince's thrill.
ling perturbation Of George Kibbe
Turner'S story Of ''Those Who
Dance" to be presented the first
two days Of next week at Gran
daIl's Ambassador beginning Sun
day. The bootlegging tfaffic IL
laid bare in this society melo-
drama. Cliff Bowes will supply
the lighter moments Of the enter
!, tainment In Pardon U.s."
Tuesday and wednesday.
when a Mans q Man" supple.
mented by Ben Turpin in yukon
Jake;" Thursday, Mans Mate"
and THE New Sheriff" Friday.
Code Of the Sea" and "Wide
Open;" Saturday. "The Neanest
Man in the World"
RIALTO-The first Universal
Jewel production to be presented
by Carl Leammle at the Rialto
Theater since the acquisition of
the house by his company will be
seen beginning Sunday under the
title Of THE Reckless Age"
film version Of Earl Derr Biggers'
story. Love Insurance with
Reginald Denny in the star role.
A lively story Of comic COM
plications surrounding the attempt
Of an insurance agent to protect
the policy Of a client who has
taken out insurance against fail.
ure to wed a rich fiancee, the pic.
ture IL said to be a rapid.fire
series Of alternate thrills and
laughs with plenty Of romance.
Other attractions include an Our
Gang comedy, Rialto magazine and
special music.
CENTRALe-A double feature
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
New TiyoIi Star

Ada Forrnan, premiere danseuse
ct Crandalps new Tivoli Theater,
Fourteenth street and Park road
northwest, next week, scored de-
cisive hit with her Dance OF The
Benda Masks" in q recent edi-
ton Of the Ziegfeld ''Follies." w.
+. Benda, the artist, contrived a.
series o. unusual masks for each
OF which Miss Former devised a
characteristic and appropriate
dance. a dancer could not have
been put to a more severe test Of
her versatility. Miss Forman Is
assisted by q company Of asso-
ciate artists at the Tivoli.
The Washington times., 1924-06-28

cENTRAL.-A double feature
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
EsteIIe Rises

Now that Leatrice JOY has left
the Paramount fold. EstelIe Tay-
lor has become Cecil b. DeMiIle.G
new leading woman, though
Washington has not yet seen
Estelle IN that capacity. II viii
zee her tomorrow afternoon, how
ever. as one Of George Melford,s
leads IN Melfcrd,s production Of
Tiger Love- the picturixat lion
Of 1.-THE wildcat, the Broadway
stage hit. which opens ct Loew's
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
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Peter B. Kyne's widely read story
''The Harbor Bar. y

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Peter B. Kyne,s widely read story
''The Harbor Bar"
CoLUMBLA--"Tiger Love-" a
film presentation Of the Broad
way stage success, 1.-THE Wild
cat" will be the feature at the
Columbia beginning Sunday. An
tonic Moreno and Estelle Taylor
head a brilliant cast. The set
ting Ii Spanish, ana the story
IL that Of a bandit who wages
war against the aristocracy. How
he wins love and is rehabilitated
in the community are told in a
stirring screen narrative. The
feature offering is to be supple
fnented by a Sunshine comedy
HES MY Pal" international
Newsreel, Topics Of the Day and
special music.
PALAcE-"The Bedroom win
dow" an absorbing mystery
story. win be the offering at
Loew's Palace for the coming
week. beginning with Sundays
matinee. It is said to be the
outstanding mystery film of the
year, and deals with the solution
Of a battling crime. Malcolm Nc
Gregor, Ricardo Cortez, Robert
Edeson, George Fawcett. Ethel
Wales and many others OF note
appear in the exceptional cast.
Added offerings will include a
comedy His New Mama" a
Grantland Rice sportreel, Pathe
News ana special music.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. bill
that far transcends the quality
usually associated with summer
entertainment is announced for
the week beginning tomorrow at
Crandall's Metropolitan. The fore.
most feature win be Thomas H.
1nce's film version of George
Kibbe Turner'S melodramatic So
ciety romance. Chose Who
Dance" in which the stellar roles
are played by Blanche Sweet,
Warner Baxter. Bessie Love,
Robert Agnew. Lucille Riclksen.
Mathew Betz. John Sainpolis and
The Washington times., 1924-06-28
- n EpsyyBOdys confissnss
THE GATE POST
;By Harold Phillip

prizefighter would dare enter
the ring unless he were fit,
. but some critics apparently
take little account Of this mat
ter, even though they might
influence the general public
and many stage workers
The Winslow mail., 1924-01-18
TIPS FOR TAXPAYERS
No. 4

In making out his income-tax re-
turn for the year 1923 the business
man, professional man, and farmer
will be required to use Form 1040,
regardless of whether his net income
was or was not in excess of $4,000.
The smaller form, 1040A, is used for
reporting net income of $4,000 or less
derived chiefly from salary or wages.
All items of gross income must be
reported. In the case of store
keeper gross income usually consists
of the gross profits on sales. to-
gether with income from other
sources. The return, must show the
gross sales, purchases, and cost of
goods sold.'
The professional man, lawyer, doc
tor, dentist, must include all fees and
other compensation for professional
services. The farmer must report as
gross income the proceeds of sale or
exchange of products raised on the
farm and the profits from the sale
Of products purchased by him and
resold. He must also report gross
income from all other sources.
Taxpayers, in order to take full
advantage Of the deductions to which
they are entitled, are advised to
study carefully the instructions on
the forms under the head "Income
from business or profession"
The Winslow mail., 1924-01-18
Frank Perkins Post Presents
Boy Scouts With ColOrs At
ROusing Get-TOgether Affair
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the late President untimely death.
Mr.. Myers as well as every one who
attended the meeting was affected
by the significance of the award.
Charles S. Mccormick Jr., the new
scout executive of the Grand Canyon
district council, was introduced In
his talk he commended the Scouts on
the work that had BEEN accomplished
during the past year and con1pli-
mented Scout Master Dale Smith for
carrying on the organization affairs
in such a creditahle manner. He
then explained the various classes of
Scouts, showing the different divi-
sions and the manner in which the
members of the organization are
aided in selecting a desirable voca-
ton. During his visit here Mr.. Nc
Cormick made a very favorable inn
preston both among the boys and
the business men. The district coun-
Gil is fortunate in getting a man
with his character and ability to
take over Mr.. Myers work. 1t is
certain that this Scout district will
continue it's rapid growth under his
able supervision.
At the conclusion of the speeches
the Scouts sang taps, after which
the Legionnaires and their guests
repaired to the banquet hall where
big luncheon was served. Each
Legionnaire took Scout to the
luncheon, the object being to prom
ote goodfellew and friendship. Need
less to say the plan had the desired
effect. Every one of the Scouts had
such good time that the boys were
loud in their praise of the veterans
and are more than glad that the
Legion is fostering them.
During the luncheon Mrs. Roy
Justice, president of the Auxiliary,
was asked to speak. She responded
requesting that there be greater CO.
operation between the Legion and
the Auxiliary owing to the fact that
the latter has lost a rood many Of
its members who had moved away
Mr. Bruchman responded to a re-
quest for speech and a song He
smoke about two interesting customs
of the Navajo Indians, the sacred
needles and the mother-in-law. He
then delighted those present with a
Navajo song which received rous-
ing response.
The Boy Scouts enjoyed themselves
to the fullest extent as guests of
the Legion, and both are looking
forward to more good times to-
gether in the future.
The Winslow mail., 1924-01-18
NOTICE

nalments principal and interest for
improvement under resolutions Council the Town
Winslow, due the