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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-02
Camopflage VIII Be Futile fFloreice Herald,

News dispatches of the veek state that a plan is being worked out by Governor Brandon for the abolishment of convict leasing. whereby convicts win be work ed Tn the mines under state super- vision: If the reform scontempiated IS real and sincere, as we hone if VIII be, the goverpor,s action will meet with general approval, but any attempt to caHiouflage the present system will be futile. There Is no collection to making conSicts work. and work hard. bnt they should be as humanely treaf- ca as circumstances will permit at all times. Abolishment of the coI,- vlct lease system will enable Ala oama 10 hold up her head among the sovereign states of the Union.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-02
n the Zoo

(American Legion weelSly) , Miss Hippo: Whats . Gladys Leopard so angry ;about?"
 Miss Lioness: "The dry clean- CTS guaranteed to take the sposs off her coat and they didn't do it."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-02

All the presidential aspirants are reported to have expressed confidence, but there is suspicion that some of it was for outside consumption.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-02

A London department store mag nate says that nothing in this world is done as thoroughly as 1t might be done. Not even the public?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-02

In some of the citiea shere seems to. be close competition between bootleg gers and huto speeders in establishing tragedy records.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-02

Conflicting reports continue coming from Russia. Among the latest is that contributions are, being made to defray the cost of busting Trotzky. Only a short while back most of the available funds went to him and his side-partner in governmental iniquity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-02
THE PARAGRAPHERS
Al Late .Accunation

{FIorida Times-Jnion)
 Governor Pinchot is bein gsc- cused of acquiring Sthe 'ttalking habit. Why the "acquiring2"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-02

The only apparent beAetit derived from Mexican revolutions that they afford some practical traih TIT for the regular army z q
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-02

One of the greatest public nuisances is the office-seeker who makes his platform subordinate to the acquisi- ton of his job. \
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-02
,Nuff Snid
fst I.n,iis Ciohn-nA..

! est. Louis Globe-Democrat) If a man has nothing to lose,
 communism may seem nice
 theory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-02

\ The Detroit man who offered to sell
 his wife for a hundred dollars took an unusual method of giving himself
 away. d
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-02
Value of Trainingh

(Jasper Mountain Eagle)
 Vocational framing for the boys and girls of Alabama is a matter that cannot be stressed too strongiys As a state Alabama cannot ignore the coming indus trial struggle with other states and foreign countries for the busl. ness of the world. The time K rapidly approaching, if it is not already upon us, when the markets Of the world will bs, cornered by the people who are the most skilI- 'ful and efficient workers. compe- tltion is going to be. strong, and the untrained workers are going to De handicapped in the strurxle. We cannot hope to control local OF foregn markets with untrained work CTS. ; .-.r.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-02
Eventually Discovered

-- N1tOuSlUII IUstI '
 The statement that 1854, ,00O, ,009 of the nations wealth escapes etx- ationr is all moonshipe. Taxation. finds its eventually. even if the ,taxgatherers do not. .e" ..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-02
MAY nYERnn IT
(Savannah News)

The fellow who is always at-' tempting to get off smart cracks may be expected to overdo the thing occasionally and make a break.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-02

,Gouisville Courier JournaD
 Those fossils found in Nebraska may turn out to be some of our Western statesmen. x
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-02
Nowhere to Go { ChicaRo NawsA

MacMHian's polar expedition, followe dby radioed concerts from all civilization. proves that there is nowhere to go any more for absolute rest and quiet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-02
THE ALABAMA PRESS
Source of Pleasure

2 lTaIIadeGa Daily HomeJ
 We are glad to note the in- creased attention being given to stock in the county. Aside from their profit they are a agreat source of pleasure to the farmer, and the people generally. When pien- ty is raised to feed them with the thrifty farmer takes pride in ar- tending to them. and loves to hear them at night munching, breathe. ing, stirring about. or sometimes snoring in his barn or lot
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-02
The Unnamed Hero
(Anniston Star,

tAnnlSton Star)
 With all of his fine service and his daring achievements n battle, Sergeant Woodfill would have re- tired with a lower rank and less retired pay than he has if a com rade had not voluntarily sacrificed his own hope Tor immediate pro- motion in order that Sergeant sWoodfill. might have the higher rank and pay. So there is another hero worth remembering, but un- fortunately his name is not made known.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-02

A Chicago apartment house land lord failed to supply sufficient fuel for his tenants and was heavily fined
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-02
And That's Not All
(Tampa Tribune)

'. 2 -"lF . IIHPtt IIIUUHbT ] -fT'- !, , Chicago will be headquarters of the Coolidge campaign. It is also headquarters for pork.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-02

7 It seems that number of congress men are anxious to find out how Lieutenant Wood did it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-02
THE NDY}NcN

(Arkansas PlaindeaIer) The trouble with deadbeats is that they are not aW dead.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-02

The belief is that these blind tigers are man-eaters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-02

We can't understand what makes Memphis tremble so. -.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-02
MORE TRUTH THAN POETRY


 I was all alone one Christmas Day, In a pitiless town that was strange
 to me; z. All in the great hotel was gay
 Or so, at least, was supposed to be-. Painted women and fat old boys Babbled loudly, and overate; I, disturbed by the silly noise, Sat alone, and bemoaned my fate. No one noticed my loneliness, < l was stranger, and no one cared; The rich who feasted were merciless, l got no call to the feasts they
 shared; The scene was bright andsthe laughter loud, z. Gifts were given and songs were sung; & l, ignored by the feasting crowd, Sat alone where no wreath was hung. I scorned the women whose jewels
 gleamed, @AO piiuS ol Iuc 1dI IleH Iudue me
 sick; -g Hollow and foolish their laughter
 seemed,
 Their eyes were dulled and their
 words grew thick;
 Walters, hastening here and there, .T /. Took their orders as bond slaves
 might; The men were proud and the women
 fair, 6 But there wasn't a. little child in
 sight. ....- Forth from the great hotel I strolled, And down at the corner I found
 boy;
 I bought the papers he hadn't sold, -.. And, all of sudden, found Christ mas joy. >-t I watched him feast on the meal I
 bought,
 His candid pleasure was good to see: The waiter smiled, and I quite forgot That the wonderful town was
 strange to me. -S. E. Riser. Hans Wagner's all-star team of baseball umpires is the last word in all-star teams. There is no come back. The publication of an all-star football team is invariably followed by a deluge of letters to the sporting ed itor. Every gridiron hero in the land has host of idolators who take pen in hand to consign him to his proper place in the Hall of Fame. Empires are usually consigned to warmer climate. s t%
 rode to work this morning on Shoppers Special" It was filled with after-Chfistmas shoppers bent on exchanging gifts which Santa Claus had delivered by mistake. It strikes. me that Santa Claus pulls more bones in one trip than all the baseball play- CTS in the land pull in the course of year. The old fellows anticipated bus mess methods are out of place in these crowded times. Why not raise fund to supply Santa Claus with a corps of efficiency experts?-D. D. S.
 The board of revenue affects not to be able to understand why the city commission doesn't want the board to spend the city's money.
 
 Now, if the shoe were on the other foot, perhaps the board could under rtanA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-02

The board of revenue affects not to be able to understand why the city commission doesn't want the board to spend the city's money.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-02

Now, if the shoe were on the other foot, perhaps the board could under rtanA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-02

by municipal judge. Even cold | profiteers can Sometimes be warned | up by proper treatment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-02
TEazSSIae0RcF4,'' .~BEARER,


 Yesterday morning we. sent the fpl- lowing communication to the individual whose sympathy we thought most like. ly to be aroused by it's plea:
 Dear Sir tor Madsm): The heat ing arrangement in our office has Its peculiarities--chief among which is the fact that on warm days the heat is oppressive unless turned off, where as on cold days, suchsas the present, there is no heat. Of course, we may be unreasonable in expecting this to be different, but we know that, if so, you will let it go no further. Besides, the more we think of the way our heat ing service acts, the warmer we get. The chief drawback to this method of keeping warm is that, while we are thinking about the radiator, we are not thinking about our work. Hoping you are the same, we are, etc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-02
P. S.-We got the heat.

"Did you stay up to watch the New Year in?" l.
 "No. took it for granted"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-02
EVADING THE ISSUE

1---s =. -7-s-- 7h1II1@N 1Ixk0N0OIV. Brent, Ala, Dec. 31, 1928.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-24
Ell Centre Claims Youngest
Wanderlust Victim in World

here and INLAND, for no one knew
when the youngster had boarded the
train.
Knows Own Home
But the search had proved III vain
at noon, when Sheriff Gillett plac-
ed Paul, whose name was not know u
as yet, into his automobile and
started for home. 1t was on the
way to the sheriff's home that the
little tow headed, blue eyed runa-
way displayed his ability to take
care of himself again. This time
he began making frantic signs with
chubby hands and yelling, "Mam-
ma! Mammal, as the auto passed
by the Willabee residence on FL
Centre street.
Stopping his car, the sheriff allow
ed Paul to lead him to Mrs, Villa
bee, who had had no idea that her
youthful son had spent very event
full morning, for she told the sheriff
that she had believed Paul to be
at the home of his grandmother n
short distance away.
And now the Willabee family is
in quandary as to what is the best
means of curbing the wanderlust
prociliyities of the infant traveller
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-24
SNOW, RAIN ARE
GENERAL OVER
SOUTHERN CAL.
BY United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Mar. 24.-SnOw
and rain was the welcome week end
gift to Southern California, coming
atop Il weather bureau promise of
fair weather.
With some of the moutain crests
buried under the deepest snowfall of
the year and with the ground soak
ed by steady downpour of rain,
ranchers and citrus men were joy
Gus today, while prospects of wat
er shortage during the summer was
believed averted.
More than 200 pleasure seekers
were breaking their way out of the
San BernardinO mountains today,
after being marOoned by the snow
fall of Saturday night and yester-
day. Two feet of snow fell at
various resorts along the crest while
Big Bear valley reported three and
one half feet.
Telephone communication with
Big Bear was disrupted by the snow,
which broke down the wires.
The rainfall, general over the
whole southland, with the execp-
iton of San Diego and some see
tions of Imperial Valley, was. a
steady downpoud, with no threat of
flood at any time. Every drop
soaked in, giving relief to the parch-
ed crops and assuring grazing for
thousands of cattle and other stock
near death because of the shortage
of forage,
CONTINUED on pare G)
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-24
TUNE CHANGES
FOR GROWERS
/. V. LETTUCE


Imperial Valley lettuce growers
who have been shipping all the sea
son, and helped send out the first
5000 ears with the market hanging
close to the cost price and some
times dipping slightly below, are
now beginning to pull out of the
red with the present continued good
prices.
Fob. market quotations given by
the Market News Service for Sat
urday and Sunday show good wire
inquiry, demand and trading good,
market firm. Carloads cash track,
fours, $3.50, fives $3.00-$325,
skies $2.25-$2.50 Cars shipped out
yesterday totaled So, and 6S were
ordered for today's loading.
New York continues the high mar
ket with fours $5.00-$6.00, few fan.
cy, $3.50; fives $4.50-$5.50, few fan
cy 5000. Demand good and market
strong. Fours are quoted in Bos-
ton as best mostly $3.50, few fancy
as high as $500. Other eastern
markets continue strong. The Chi
cago market is stronger with fives
quoted ut $4.50$4.T5 and fours at
$4.75-$5.00.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-24

FL Centre claims to be the home
town of the worlds youngest "rid-
er of rod and rail. -
OF course, Paul Willabee, B year
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard
432 El Centre street, does not know
that he has won that distinction,
any more than he ralizes that he
was the cause of great deal of
worry to city and county officials
to whom he was turned over by rail
road trainman this morning when
they found him sitting in Pile of
sand aboard one of the ears of the
Southern Pacific freight from Nj
land to Calexico.
Paul was not much perturbed, so
brakemen said, when they came up
on him at the south edge of town
shortly before noon today. The
train was already under way and
the dminutivd stowaway seemed
to be appreciating the ride, they de-
clared
He was brought back to the sta
tion at once and there was put IN
charge of Chief of Police Barker
and Sheriff Gillett. There followed
considerable sleuthing about town
and along the railroad line between
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-24
TAX REFUNDS
VASTLY MORE
THAN REPORT

WASHINGTON, Mar. 24.-Tax
refunds made by the treasury aggre-
gate vastly more than the amounts
reported recently to congress, Mel
son Harrison, solicitor of the Inter
nal Revenue Bureau, testified be-
fore the senate committee investi-
eating the bureau today.
Only actual cash refunds are re-
ported, Harrison said. Ref Il n
which are credited to II taxpayer s
account are not reported, he said.
The treasury department recently
reported that refunds since the war
totalled $226,O0O, 900, of which sum
1923 100000 were made in 1923.
A company which has an unpaid
tax total at the treasury may never
see the refund money, Harrison said.
"Instead, the rebate is subtracted
froi. the total which the concern
owes.
Harrison said he could not estim-
ate the amount of credit rebates.
Gas matter of fact it is more
than billion dollars, isn't itg''
Senator King, Utah, asked.
81 don't know, Hartson Re
piled
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-24
Much Interest
In Pre-EaSter
Church Service

People seated on chairs in the
aisles and in every available part
of the church gathered at the First
Baptist church last night for the
big opening meeting of the pre-East-
er revival services.
MANY features marked the service
as an unusual one, in addition to
the splendid sermon preached by
Evangelist J. Roy Weakland, on
"Painting the Town Red" Little
Betty Weakland, seven year old
daughter of the evangelist, deliver
ed sermonette and sang in a man
ner which captivated all present.
Mrs. Weakland also sang, and other
musical numbers were given by the
Baptist church vested choir.
A large delegation was present
from Calexico for the service, which
is the beginning of a three weeks
campaign. No service will be held
tonight Or on any other Monday
night.
A pre-revival prayer service was
held yesterday morning at 6 a. m.
with Rev. c. 4. Flanagan in charge.
The public is cordially invited to
attend these splendid services.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-24
ALL VALLEY
DELEGATES
COMING BACK


Mark Rose is in receipt of a telc-
gram today from Elmer Heald,, com
mander of the Interpost Council of
the American Legion, who is in
Washington in the interests of the
Swing bill, in which it was stated
that he would have to return to I'm
perial Valley at once to take care
of business duties.
The message asked that the Rev.
George Hartman, who has. also been
in Washington for some time, be al
lowed to remain in Mr.. Heall s
place.
Should Mr.. Head come home now,
it would leave but one represent
tative of Irrigation company inter.
ests in Washington unless some
new action is taken. The Irriga-
ton District board has already wir-
ed the Rev. Mr.. Hartman aud S. O.
Buck to return, and so far as could
be learned today it is not contcm-
plating changing instructions. Go.
Fly of Yuma, is still in Washington
and will probably remain there to
look after the Boulder Canyon dam
project.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-24
COUNTY TEACHERS HEAR SPLENDID
PROGRAM ON EDUCATIONAL NEEDS:
0LNEY STRESSES PRACTICAL SIDE

Stating that little change has oc-
CURED in the cuESiruH of our ele-
mentary and lIgh schools since the
Civil War, willie profound changes
have taken Place during that per-
iod in the lite-af the nation, A. C.
Olney, state COMMISSIONERS cOnd--
ary education, delivered Il finessl;
dress before the Imperial County
Teachers Association at their splen-
didly attended all day meeting at
the high school Saturday.
Changing Needs In Education, -
was the title of Commissioner Oh
ney's address, which was the fea-
ture of the afternoon session. "The
confidence of the American public
has given to many of our institu-
tions. 1t has pinned its faith in
turn to the church, the law, the
courts, the home. But all to a
greater or less extent have forfeited
that faith. DR.. Elliot expresident
of Harvard University, has said
that the American people, after all
these disappcintments, look to the
public school TO maintain ana per-
petuate the ideals of America, -
said the speaker in opening his talk.
Instruction which will make life
more practical and worthwhile is
the present day need, the commits
sioner declared. He also expressed
himself as strongly favOring ,vOca-
tional and home economics courses
the latter in the broad sense which
includes general knowledge of
beauty and how TO create it, both
for the adornment of the girl her
self and her future home. Commits
sioner Olney spent Friday visiting
the high schools of the valley.
Ontario Man Speaks
Education for the Larger
Life was the title of an address
by Merton E. Hill, principal of
Continued on page six
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-24
WILBUR ARRIVES
in WASHINGTON
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Mar. 24.-Secre-
tary of the Navy Wilbur arrived
here today from San Francisco and
went Immediately to the white
house for a conference with Presi-
dent Coolidge.
The new navy secretary remained
in conference with the President for
about half an hour, and then ac-
companied by navy and marine
aides, went to the navy department
to take up his new duties.
81 am going now to pick up the
threads of my new work. Wilbur
said on leaving the white house. 81
expect to find the navy department
properly organized and running
along efficiently and l will try to
step in and take over my duties as
smoothly as possible"
Wilbur declared he has as yet no
definite policies and also said that
he would not announce his attitude
on the Alameda base question un-
til he had gone over all the reports
pertaining to it and conferred with
the experts in the navy department
of this problem.
On his arrival at the department
Wilbur was met by chiefs of all the
bureaus wLo gathered at his office
to greet him. After shaking hands
with them, he embarked on his of
ficiay duty.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-24
BANDIT SUSPECT
CONFESSES TWO
BANK R0BBERIES.
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Mar. 24.-Edwin
II. Kay, one of two bandit suspects
held in connection with the recent
Rivera and Santa F'e Springs Bank
robberies, was today identified by
employees of the two victimized in
stitutions, police reported.
Kay is said to have made a COM
plete confession, duplicating HIM
self and s. +. Milligen in the two
holdups.
Frank "Buck' Glenn, third mem
Der of the trio, named in Kay s
confession, is being sought by the
police, who hold a fugitive warrant
for his arrest.
Loot amounting to $2,049.01 was
recovered by police when Kay led
them to n room in the rear of ID
Twenty-Fifth street residence.
Two loaded revolvers and an
Oklahoma automobile license plate
were found in the room.
Two women, Mamie Ruffel and
Vera Deguire, held on charges OF
receiving stolen property. may be
; released today, according to Assist
| an. Detective Captain cato. The
women told police they had been
given several hundred dollars by
Kay and Milligan, but were told
the money was won in poker games.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-24
SINCLAIR FACES CONTEMPT CHARGE
Senate Cites Oil
Baron in Refusal
TOAnSUer Probe

WASHINGTON, Mar. 24.-Thc
senate today ordered contempt pro-
ceedings, instituted by federal auth
critics against Harry f. Sinclair,
lessee of Teapot Dome, for his re-
fusal to answer questions before the
oil investigating committee.
The committee, at the instigation
of Chief Prosecutor Walsh, cited
the oil magnate for contempt sand
the senate formally approved its
action. The next step now lies
with the federal district attorney
here, who will lay the matted be-
fore federal grand jury.
If the federal grand jury finds
Sinclair in contempt he faces prose.
cution and & jail sentence until he
tells his story of his relations with
former Secretary of the Interior
Fab from whom he obtained the
lease of the Wyoming naval reserve.
In moving that the president of
the senate be directed to certify
the facts of Sinclair s contempt of
the senate to the United States at
WI HcV loI iut DlStiiCt VI NIOiuHlbl't
Senator Walsh expressed the hope
that the oil man would be "given
the limit of the law in respect to
each offense' in refusing to testi-
fly if found guilty.
Vote Was 72 to
The vote on the motion made by
Walsh, directing the president of
the senate to refer the matter to
the district attorney for action was
72 to /.
Senator Elkins, West Virginia,
Republican, was the only senator to-
east negative vote.
The action was rushed through
the senate in record time. Only
;,bout 22c minutes debate preceded
the vote.
Sinclair, lessee of naval reserve
No. 3, known as Teapot Dome
refused ON Saturday before the
committee tell anything about his
lease, on the ground that his coun
sci advised against it.
The contempt citation was filed
with the senate by Senator Walsh,
Montana, chief prosecutor of the
inquiry, who then moved that the
senate recommend legal action by
the federal district attorney here
to compel him TO testify. In his
citation Walsh pointed to resolu-
tions adopted by the senate empow-
ering the committee to subpoena
and question witnesses.