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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-25

hearing, and discrepancies in tue negro's statements concerning his movements on the night the murder is believed to have been committed, prompted him to rec ommend the charges against those two.
 Davies was employed by Dr. Wilkins as janitor.
 Charles Wilkins is brother of the murdered woman. .'
 Testimony indicating that he had quarreled with his sister on several oc- casions and in which he was charged with brutality toward her led to the charge of murder against him, Ander- son said 'tH
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-25
STIMULATE INACrIyE KTDNEys

1t times the kidneys become inactive and sluggish, do not perform their work properly, and are then in need of a good diuretic stimulant such as FOLEY PILLS: J. D. Stephens, Samson, Ala states: "I was troubled with my kidneys for sew erai years. Salso had dizzy spells. tried every remedy and at last FOLEY PILLS and ann r9w better off physically than have Fbefp in several years" FOLEY PILLS, dfuretic stimulant for the kid neys. aid In giving them a thorough flushing. Try them today Sold every where.-AdV
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-25
HOUSE ATTACKS ! SECRET PACT
 WITH JAPANESE
Votes To Restrict All Immigration Despite
 Agreement
tlsa.sd .wlre ts rh. As..N.r.Ia,

WASHINGTON, March 24.- Diste- garding pleas from Secretary of State Hughes and denouncing the gentle
 mems agreement'' with Japan as a ,usurpation of the prsrogatives of Con gress, the House immigration commit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-25
 PICKS 3 ]! K UP NAME
 .OF DAUGHERTY
Lower Rio Grande Devel- oprnents Were Protect
 ed Is Charge

WASHINGTON, March 24.-Senate inquiry into alleged fraudulent sale of land in thetlower Rio Grande valley of Texas--newest of the many investiga- tions in progress berore congressional committees, got under way with a rush today.
 Voluminous correspondence between the post office and justice departments and their. field branches, and between federal officials in Washington and in disiduals outside who were interested in the several development companies in the valley, were read into the record during a three-hour session of the Sen ate post office committees subcommit- tee, headed by Senator Moses, repub- lican, New Hampshire.
 Continuances Sought
 The letters and telegrams dealt gen. orally with efforts made in 1921 and 1922 to obtain a. continuance" of cases pending in Kansas City against the W. D. Stewart company. and with the successful attempt of R. B. Creager, republican national committeeman from Texas, tohave the investigation of the Alamo Land and Sugar company con- ducted by a postal inspector from the Kansas City district, transferred to the Jurisdiction of some other agent
 MT. Creager charged that J. NJ. Donaldson, the inspector who started the latter inquiry, was preiudiced, and on his complaint Chief Postal Inspector Rush D. Simmons placed o. B. Will Hanson of Philadelphia on the case. Mir. Simmons was the only witness be- fore the committee today.
 Among, those mentioned in the; core spondence were Attorney General Daugherty, Postmaster General Hays, Senator Bursum of New Mexico, State Senator David NJ. Proctor of Missouri, District Attorney c. c. Madison -,of Kansas City, and W. r. ZumbrunfiA counsel for Senator Mayfield, demo- crat. Texas, in the election contest now pending
 Daugherty's First Connection ~ Attorney General Daugherty's first recorded. connection was on January 10, 1922, when his confidential assistant, W. F. Martin, wired to District Attor- ney Madison that "My understanding was department would not object to continuance of Stewart case; advise me if anything occurred to change status"
 Madison replied the case had been set for February 5, and later wrote to the Attorney General direct, calling att tention to the conditions attending this case,' among which he cited, "a hot attack in the Kansas City Star, declaring the case had been fraught with sinister political influence,,,' The article said W. E. Stewart, president of the land company, had boasted that after a trip to Washington he had ob- tained continuation and review of the case.
 Stating in his letter Eve are very careful to. give them not even the slightest basis for such attacks" Madi- son called attention ,efothe department to the refusal of Judge Van Valken- berg, when the petition for continuance was presented to him in chambers at Joplin, mot to be made a goat of, ,sSl '''lsf'
 Six days later Madison wrote Sena- tor Burspm that the department of jus tiee would not consider any action which might jeopardize the govern ment's interests
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-25
SEAMAN DIES

Julius c. Seaman, aged S3 years, re tired St. Louis, Mo-. merchant, died at 10 :15 o'clock Monday night at the res- idence of his sons, Harry and Walter Seaman. 1928 Portland street. The body will be sent to St. Louis Tues day night by Johns for burial.
Putnam patriot., 1924-03-21

tural draftsmen. thirty-six interior electricians, seventeen maehinists. thirteen plumbers and eighteen shoe repairmen. In endeayoring to find employment in this state the bureau IS mindful of the fact that the men have homes here and should not be sent out of the state to seek employ ment.
 It is emphatically stressed that these men are in no way to be considered disabled, as the vacations for which they were trained were selected fer them particularly because of their especial fitness for that particular work. both as to physical and men tal ability Lieutenant Holland points out that many of the men have more than average ability, and some have exceptienl ability in the occupations for which they have been trained.
 When the 400 men who will be ready for employment by July 1 Of this year are placed, the government will continue the training of the re- maining 100 war veterans, and these too, will be released for employment as soon as their training IS completed The government will complete it's work in this respect in July, 1928.
Putnam patriot., 1924-03-21
Nen York cItg. Mareh Fl.

The story ls going tine rounds m New York that Miss Elizabeth Mar bury. of the Democratic National Com mftfee. and weli-knowu to Putnam people through her contributions ta The Patriot. Ras responsible for the
 final choice qf New York as the scene af the coming Democratic convention in June lt appears that at the meet ing of the National Committee at Washington various and sundry large cities advanced their attractions a proper scene for Che convention. st
 Louis representative told sa the city summer opera season. Kansas City re- tailed its beauties and advantages, and Chicago put forward rival claims
 When they had al had their say. Miss Marhury arose in her seat and in char acteristic fashion said that she regret ted that New York has no summer opera to offer nor any particular sea sonahie civic virtues Q purauhde the delegates to choose Manhattan. but she would like t0 remind the committee that Che Ziegfeld Follies would be do ing business at the same old stand New York was chosen as the conVen- tion city within the next ten minutes
Putnam patriot., 1924-03-21

Ne wrote not bong ago of that changing skyline of AeW York which i becoming evident With each passing year. now that the HeW z4Hing law is abollsh.HR the raeht-fr9Ht skyserap- ef and making the aaW taller buiidings structures of towers and plauacles and platforms. But fl sou come to town there is one of thee He# building that will challenge Engr attention and almost cause you to gasp with amaze meut at its boldness i.a size and it's Titanic strength. I'm building Is the neW shelton Hotel built Hs q men's ho- tel and destined Co house literally thou sands Of those young men who come to the city seeking fame and fortune. The Shelton stands over an Lexington ave nue al Forty-eighth street. if you will walk up Park avenue to Forty street and then lock across the open space above the tunnel you will see the gorgeous bit of architecture tn all its impreaslvenes bike some mag ined tower OF stronghold it rises sheer from the pavement t1 height of some thlrty or forty stories. broken twice into platforms thaH bring the top 9i the structure to a pointing tower. To zee the shelton on ono at those lower
 ing days when the tau 0l tHe tower is hidden To mist is Q be- reminded ot some legendary thHs thhz q Scherez- ade might have ds ibed.
Putnam patriot., 1924-03-21
NEW YORK LOOKS TO SPRING
Signs Appear Despite Unmoved Masses of Snow and sIush-The Revived "Hip"-An Architectural Wonder The Chariot Revue--E. V. B. Writes.

interests bought the Hipp0drome, and after making slndFg interior changes opened the house ta the public again with vaudeville programs O. new and popular variety There are headliu- CTS af course. Of lHs usual vaudeville sort but a trace Of the old Hip re- mains for there are dancers and par adeH and moVies and clowns and ani- mal acts and prima donuas who sing songs about the moon And all is pre- sentad at an almost adsurdly low price. In fact. in the twiee-a-day the Hip is fairly supreme and sfi.l warrants the patronage of the visitor looking for anu cement
Putnam patriot., 1924-03-21

A usual this year in the theatre has brought to Ne# York al lands 1f things. but nothing more delightful and original than Andre Chariot Re vue. one Of Che brightest and best nut sical affairs that has ever made a cf0 sing from Shufte bury Avenue 60 Broadway CT laIe years English nut sical shows haven't tared loo well m America But the Gharlol revue is dif- fcreut Its difference from fhe Ameri- can Revue Of the f0lliez variety is that it does not rely on the constantly passing show of dressed df uudressed beauty made popular in Mr Iiegfeld g annual "eiufiiicatHHH of the American vifI The Ghar.aa Revue ha # very much elaborate scenery and Its chorus uiiI never eatahl i another tradition of he Flarodnra variety But t has u5t aHd charm and intelligence and it H eefe. Very iunHH Io one Jack Bu- ehaHau. B comedian who 8a misses heHe as bie as tHa tatran Emlaiug. ta Nis Geftrud Lawrence. who ls Rere pretty and dances aks a Blph and ta ths HHuiz #emaH # tua eau- GHHHfs Beatrice iHiiIe fail the bur deHz of Che show T#ercHHa Is cailec- uan af aanHa dance and sklt. all played gerF fat and alI eeFK amHzfag m Hite af being heavily British here and ftere But ia heaH Miss Lille
 H# -ThaFe Life In lh6 Old 6Fl. Yaf. Though Once Ihes Called Her GiH#-ten.z- ntt and -AaIch With Nrt9 ar. IUn momHut 1f the Ncv York season mol ta he W ea
Putnam patriot., 1924-03-21

After various vieissitudes of the sort that seems 10 be a part of the his tory Of every theatre. the Hippodrome. beloved of every visitor tg the Gay White Way. has taken on a new lease of life that promises to make ii as popular as it was in the old days when the diving girls plunged from the roof of the great theatre to the tank below, and gorgeous spectaeles marched and turnod to the tunes of Sousa's Band. Some months ago the Keith vaudeville
Putnam patriot., 1924-03-21
SEEK JOBS FOR VETERANS
Federal Bureau Want. Position. For
 400 Rehabilitated Soldier.

Finding employment in Connecti- cut for 400 veterans of the World War who have been undergoing re mobilization in Connecticut. since their discharge from service, is one of the jobs that has been undertaken by the United States Veterans Bureau and in this task of finding jobs for these war veterans. Putnam, through the Chamber ef Commerce, has been asked to help.
 These men will bc ready 10 take shetf places in the industrial mer-
Putnam patriot., 1924-03-21

charity. He particularly stressed the point that the men are not seeking charity, neither do they desire to be retained in employment if they are unable to make good in the positions afforded them.
 Mr Bullard immediately called the matter ta the attention Of the board If directors. and plans were made for receiving these men when they are released by the government and de- clared if by training for the various positions 10 which they aspired F.. Kent Hubbard. president of the Con neetcut Manufacturers association. has advised the Veterans bureau of his whaiehearted cooperation in plac- He the veterans in employment
 All Trades Represented
 Practically all professions and tfade- are included ii the list pre- pared hV che bureau of men who will he ready for employment in the next faur months There are twenty who HaFe been trained for various com mzHciai positions. not less than seven aeeH having been givEa courses in bookkeeping. There are lawyers. car faHsese, dental mechanics. arehitec-
Putnam patriot., 1924-03-21
BROWN cLEE CLUB COMING
Daughter of the. Revolution Wili
 Bring Coliegisas to Putnam

Announcement sas made this week that the Brown University Giee Club VIII make its annual Putnam appear ance at the New Music Hall on Easter W euue sday evening. March k8rd, The singers vii come this year under the auspices of the Daughters of the Am- ericaa Revolution and Mrs William Wheaton is fhe chairman of the com uittee Of nraneementa Following the concert there Wiii b. a dance, the music being provided by q jazz orches- ffa from the college
 Attract btHags of Spring mefchaH- ,5.~e fEFosffsB Dnfyfaf ofa
Putnam patriot., 1924-03-21
Ready For Jobs Now

Hf Holland paid a visit to Putnam Friday afternoon and said that these 400 men have been brought to the point where they are ready for em- HIoement. and wilI be released from the places where they naxe been train ing In monthly eousiEumeuts, from 10 t8 60 men being ready each month. Il the business af the employment officer td see that these men secure work and Hr Holland covering his territory lining up prospective place uf employment for his charges.
 Governor Cbaflas i fUmplatuu, called tha attention af PHa ident stan .ae Fl B8IIarI af the Connecticut chamber af commerce Ha tHa matter, suggesting the importance of having tHr former service men earn their ly lH rHIHgF inUH HEcuflIe uDJtcts or
Putnam patriot., 1924-03-21

eaHtiIe and business life of the state before July first. according Co W. H.
 Holland. employment officer of the
 United States Veterans Bureau. who has been working in Connecticut under the direction ef Captain Thomas j. Bannigan. sub-district
Putnam patriot., 1924-03-21

Let those who iHc iH ta. HaW bound country tH Fl. H@t#f be glad that a1 least fNHff SHOW ? #A.IiF #atiff traea ut iI Vh8teHes- and aafg.s and ia more than u1mentartls lie. 4 week of ago Now 1af- had sHa}g taEH5 ut iAtge and HIt pro portions hc HyeHaHs Htlt cleaned at once. but ting dWt.laf Isie streets had and tiil ha the naN @lth him Bat sach saHN AH.Ia lay whItr and pure it stlii iis= today irty and brown and soutstatat det ettfased here and fber, With eau and refuse 0t the surt that .o quickly h.r- where peHaMtaa Is @ matter ~ Ata and laYers-
Putnam patriot., 1924-03-21

In spite of the storms of the past fortnight there Is in the very air of Manhattan that unmlstakable some thing which says that Spring IS com ing. snow or nu snow Perhaps 1t may be that the vendors uf yiolets and daf- fedils are on the Avenue. lt may be that Spring hats are little more nu- merous on passing feminine heads. Again the winter sport togs of the fortunate sojourner at Palm Beach and Miami are giving way Co the Spring sartorial delights of the dwell CT in the north And sa it is that through the peniteatial days of Lent the signs of Che Yefnal season are be- ginning to peep out, and New York. today a mass of dirty snow and wiutry winds. is thinking Spring and Easter and green in the park ana tulips in Union Square and new hats and gay eelels and warm sunshine
 
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Putnam patriot., 1924-03-21

All tho Food m8 c iH Sew York is mot =Hitketi it tafuv Eiea and Aaal.2n Hafi itHau lt the great \ maker Slafa ut Astor Place there are two concerts every daE chat sonnet iiHes put to sham tho Hort Of th5 da'ly chang
 ing galaxy u the public hsA- uF town.
 HHe visitor tl Nag ors can provide hmsaf ar herself With a rare ma ieal treat free af charge f he wlll bat take the subway ou the east side at the Grand Central and alight at the first local station below Fourteenth street where special entrance leads into the great shop In the auditorium every day there arc singers and instrumental lariIsts playing carefully arranged pro grams, and there is the added attrac- ton eff reeiials and numbers played by 1 famous orwanists on one of the most l famous organs iu che world
The Washington times., 1924-02-28
12|ND|CTMENTS
RETURNED BY
GRAND JURY
Paul {. Evans Is Charged
With Larceny-Former Cop
Held as Bigamist.

The grand Jury yesterday returned
twelve indictments, including one
charging Paul e. Evans with lar
ceny after trust in connection with
cash and stocks belonging to Jessie
l.. Rainey. 1t Is alleged that Evans
used for his own purposes 5000 cash
and certain stocks and bonds in
trusted to him by Miss Rainey.
Prescott E. Haskell, a former
member OF the police force, was in
dicted for bigamy. It Is alleged
that he married Margaret M. Dooley
Miller while his first wife was still
living and not divorced from him.
While investigating a charge of non.
support against Haskell, it was
discovered that he had married a
second time while his first wife was
charging him with non-support.
Others indicted are: Cameron Bur
roughs, assault with a dangerous
Wapon; Edward D. Boiling and
Douglas A. Seeley, larceny after
trust; Albert Crutchfield, robbery;
Elwood Henry and John H. Wash
ington, JOY riding; Cottrell Willis,
nousbreakine and larceny; Lloyd Ell
nott, receiving stolen goods; Lee
Outlaw, Joseph L. Mason, and Ro-
land 1. Fauntroy, grand larceny.
Inc grand Jury ignored charges
OF assault with a dangerous weapon
against William l.. johnson and
Natnanlel Galloway
The Washington times., 1924-02-28
THIS SCIENTIST
MAKES PURE
=: PLATINUM
At Least It's oo.oooo Per
Cent So, Nearest to Purity
Ever Obtained.

Here is about the purest thing
in metals that exists anywhere in
the world. It is platinum. pure
platinum. Well, not altogether pure,
perhaps, but as pure as human
ingenuity can make it-guaranteed
means that only one particle out
of every 1000. 900 is an impurity. 1t
Is made by the United States Gov
eminent and in the accompanying
photograph the man with the white
receptacle is the scientist who Is
doing the work, DR.. K. Wichers,
Of Woodbine. Md.
Milady's platinum ring, bracelet
or watchcase which she regards so
highly for it's quality Is but base
metal beside the product Of DR..
Wichers. Long and tedious labor
and skill and patience untold are
necessary in the making of the
real thing In platinum. Mostly the
process consists Of dissolving high
grade platinum in chemicals, pre-
cipitating 1t with O reagent and
then repeating the process until the
last bit Of impurity possible Of re-
mova1 Is sent on Its way.
Those impurities, incidentally. for
the most part are rhodium, iridium,
silver and gold. They have their
uses, it is said. Anyhow, they are
not wasted at the Bureau Of stand.
ards where DIR. Wichers holds forth
and makes his perfect product.
Pure platinum Is used largely in
measuring high temperatures. Its
value is far in excess Of the value
of commercial platinum, and the
supply is quite limited. In the
photograph the substance in the
bottle lat the bottom) is the pure
metal. It is in the form Of what
the chemists call platinum "sponge"
and will be melted down to solid
platinum by electric current.
Copyright. 1924, by William
Pickett Heinz
The Washington times., 1924-02-28
HYATTSv|LLE'S
FINANCES
GOOD
But Town Treasurer's Report
Shows Only $1.36 Left in
Fire Department Fund.

HYATTSVILLE, Nd, Feb. %
The report of Town Treasurer
William A. Shepherd, submitted to
receipts of the municipality during
the month ending February rs to
have been $614.42. There was a
cash balance from the preceding
month Of $735.S5.
Disbursements during the month
mere $478.83 and the town now has
in the general fund q cash bank
balance Of $S71.44. Money in other
funds now is reported as follows:
rebate, $353.26; road, $1,987.25; spe-
cial road, $142.82; fire department,
$1.36 and fire equipment, 5000.
The annual Hyattsvi1le chautau-
qua will begin in the local national
guard armory tomorrow and con-
tinue through Monday. Lectures.
music and other features comprise
the program. There will be pro-
grams tomorrow, Saturday and
Monday afternoons and evenings.
Sunday afternoon at o'clock there
will be an appropriate service. OF
interest to the children will be the
Junior chautauQua to be held Fri
day and Saturday afternoons and
the children's entertainment the
afternoon Of the closing day.
If his friends have their way
John ]. Fainter, Of Hyattsville.
president Of the Prince Georges
County Volunteer Firemen's Asso.
citation will be the next president
of the Maryland State Firemen's
Association, The election takes
place at the annual state conven.
ton to be held in Havre De Grace
the second week in June and a
Fainter boom is gaining momentum.
The Epworth League Of the Me-
mortal Methodist Episcopal Church
will observe young Peoples Day"
Sunday. There will be services
in the morning, afternoon and al
night.
The Washington times., 1924-02-28
CENTRAL ACTS
ON LOCKER
THEFTS
Or. Kramer Orders Hours for
Use of Rooms Restricted
After Protests.

Restricted hours for the use OF
the Central High School locker
rooms were ordered yesterday by
Stephen E. Kramer, principal of the
school. in an endeavor to stop the
numerous cases Of petty thefts re-
ported.
Announcement of the changed
schedule for the opening and closing
of the student locker rooms was
made by Mr.. Kramer at the school
chapel exercises. Only the upper
classes were in the assembly hall
when the edict was given out.
Two or three times before, Of
ficers Of the Central High School
have been forced to virtually police
the locker rooms. During the ad-
ministration Of Robert Maurer as
principal Of the school, the locker
rooms were ordered closed except at
such times as there was certain to
be a number Of pupils present.
Previously the rooms have been
open almost all day, as they are in
the other high schools. Now The
locker rooms will be kept open only
for ten minutes at each one Of the
three luncheon periods and for only
a few minutes after school.
The locker rooms in which the
thefts have been taking place are
the student lockers where the pu-
pills keep their clothing, books, and
other personal belongings. Police
OF the Tenth precinct have been
keeping a watch on the locker
rooms. PadlOcks have been picked
and broken off to gain access to
the lockers, it was said.
The Washington times., 1924-02-28
$4,000 PUT UP
To BETTER
ADS
Business Bureau Budget Is
OVersubscribed at Annual
Mid-Winter Banquet.

, Washington merchants fighting
untruthful advertising subscribed
$4,000 to the budget Of the Better
Business Bureau at its mid-winter
banquet in Wardmhn Park Hotel,
last night.
r. B. HI. Lyon. prominent in the
fight against fraudulent business
in the District, made the appeal
for funds, telling the diners the
bureau needed $4,000 to continue
its work. The request was over
subscribed by $1,000.
Alfred B. Koch New York and
Toledo business man, emphasized
In his talk on truthful advertising
that approximately $4,000, 900 work
Ing people in the United States
were holders of bonds. Better Bust
ness Bureaus, he said. were largely
instrumental in bringing about this
condition, by increasing the con-
fidence Of the public in reputable
brokerage houses. The speaker
urged extension Of the bureaus
work in Washington.
William p. Greene. of the Ma
tional Vigilance Committee, praised
Howard M. Cool's administration
of the local bureau. Others who
spoke were Joshua Evans, tr.,
Harold H. Levi and Corporation
Counsel Francis H. Stephens.
The committee on arrangements
comprised H. H. Levi, chairman;
Harry w. Hahn, William G.. Gal,
liner, r. L. McKeever, Isaac Cans
and n. M. Cool.