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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-29
CLOCK IN BLUE LEATHER CASE

A touch of luxury is given any boudoir or drawing room if one ac- quires one of the new clocks that fit into a leather case. The case is of blue leather and is cylindrical in shape. with a top that opens back, and two sides that curve outward when the case is open. Inside is an exquisite clock shaped like a small temple and made of some stone resembling lapis iazuli.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-29

Afne Mother says:
 s When I am sewing or knitting some one of the children is usually reading to me. Sometimes the choice is School history or reader, in which have a chance to help interpret the hard parts. Often the book is merely one Chat we are enjoying together. like to have a part in the children's recrea- tion hours, and besides the practice the child gets in reading, l am given an op- portunity to guide his taste unosten- tatiously.
 If you would like to get a handy little book, entitled "1OO Ideas for Moth ers," containing the best ideas for mothers that have been published here, kend 16 cents in stamps to Age-Herald Mothers Bureau, Room 830. 40 s. Dearborn street Chicago, HI.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-08
A FEELING OF SECURITY

You naturally feel secure when you
know that the, medicine you are about
TO take is absolutely pure and contains
no harmful habit producing drug.
Such medicine is DIR. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root, kidney, liver and blad-
der medicine.
The same standard of purity,
strength and excellence is maintained
in every bottle of Swamp-Root.
1t is scientifically compounded from
vegetable herbs.
1t is not a stimulant and is taken
in teaspOOnful doses.
1t is not recommended for every
thing.
1t is natures great helper in re-
iieving and overcoming kidney, liver
and bladder troubles.
A sworn statement of purity is with
every bottle of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root.
If you need a medicine, you should
have the best On sale at all drug
stores in bottles of two sizes, medium
and large.
However, if you wish first to try
this great preparation send ten cents
to DIR. Kilmer & Co.. Binghamton. n.
Y, for a sample bottle. Wheh writing
be sure and mention this paper.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-08
YOUNG WOMAN BREAKS
TWO RIBS IN JUMP.
FROM SPEEDING CAR.
Man Held On Aggravated
Assault Charge After
Automobile Ride.

Miss Eugenia Amaya. 30 years old
is in the Robert Il. Green Memorial
hospital with two broken ribs. in
luries about the head and suffering
from shock. following a leap from
speeding automobile Monday night at
s 80 O'Clock.
B. Gonzales. "A years old, is in the
county Jail, charged with aggravated
assault by deputy sheriffs in a COM
plant filed in the Bexar county Grim.
inal court. Gonzales was the driver of
the car from which Miss Amaya
jumped.
According TO the story told Chief
Deputy Sheriff Alfonso Newton, Con.
tales picked the young woman up and
Offered to drive her home. Instead, he
drove out of the city, the chief deputy
said. She objected TO attentions being
paid her by Gonzales.
The young woman successfully
fought for ten blocks and then jumped
from the car. striking the road on her
head. She was picked up later and
taken to the Robert Il. Green hospitu
where it was said Tuesday noon that
she was improving and was out Of
danger. Two ribs were broken and she
sustained other injuries about her
head and body.
Gonzales was arrested by Deputy
She" ]. II. Holloway and placed in
the county Jail.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-08
STONE READY WEDNESDAY.
LaFOllette Men TO Show List Of At
tOrney's Former Clients.

Washington, ID. C., April S.-Har-
Ian +. Stone, whose nomination as
attorney general was confirmed yes
terday by the Senate. advised Presi-
dent Coolidge today that he will ar
rive tomorrow to take over his new
duties.
Enumerating a list of corporations
for which the law firm Of Harlan F..
Stone, the new attorney general, has
acted ~ counsel, the Peoples Legisla-
tive Service of which Senator LaFol-
lette Of Wisconsin. is the head. de
clared today in. statement that 1T
would appear from the facts that il
the appointment Of Mr.. Stone was
not dicpated by Wall street interests
and particularly by J. i. Morgan and
Company. it will at least be com
pletely satisfactory to them
The statement listed seven COM
panies retaining the firm of Satter-
lee. Garfield and Stone, with which
Mr.. Stone has been associated while
dean of the Columbia University
school of law, and also gave the COR
porate connections of the firm Sulli-
van. Cromwell and Company with
which Mr.. Stone was to have become
associated on retiring as Columbia
dean in June
1T is obvious" the statement con-
cludes, "that Mr.. Stone as attorney
general. will either be biased in his
administration of the office of attor-
ney general, or will be greatly en-
barrassed by the necessity of prescott
ing former clients and corporations
in which his firms and law partner
are financially interested"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-08
NINE MAIL FRAUD
CASES CALLED IN
Fl. WORTH COURT
Organizer of "Texas Klan''
Gets Sixty Days
and $500 Fine.

Fort Worth, Tex, April S.-Nine
mail fraud cases were called Monday
morning in federal district court when
the criminal docket for the March
term was taken up. Four G. the de-
PENDANTS entered pleas of guilty but
all sentences were deferred by Judge
James c. Wilson until Monday after.
noon. Three cases were passed over
for pleas Of guilty, one for a plea Of
not guilty and one on a motion to
dismiss.
James 4. Pope, organizer Of the
Texas klan," and also instrumental
in the promotion Of the J. f. Pope
Oil Trust. WAS sentenced to 60 days
in the county Jail and fined $500 in
connection with his oil activities. His
Jail sentence will start April II. He
was sentenced Monday afternoon. Pope
was charged by complaint with use of
the mails TO defraud in connection with
the organization of the Texas klan,"
but grand jury returned no bill.
Pleas of guilty also were entered by
Fred Asher. Harry Asher and Jack
Wise, all of Chicago. indicted in the
George b. Kelly Oil Company case.
Louis NJ. White, another defendant in
this case. filed oral motion for dis
missal, through his attorney. Galloway.
" no told the court White had pleaded
guilty and paid a $1,000 fine on two
previous mali fraud charfges and had
made, at the time these cases were dis
posed of, an agreement with the
United States attorneys office by
which White was to get "clean slate"
on his oil operation activities prior to
that time.
Mr.. Zweifel told the court he would
not oppose Whites motion and Judge
Wilson directed Galloway to file writ
ten motion to be acted upon.
BY request of defendants counsel.
the case of George Il. Kelly was passed
until Thursday, no plea being entered.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-08
THE LIGHTS
KNOW SAN ANTONIO CONTEST

grading all the thousands the Lights
completed The
all thirty will probably
Light Sunday These will asked
for the drawing thirtyst sketch
ntng Antonio This original idea
Those drawing their sketch will
than those Who submitted their idea for
sketch in words.
Number is ORIENTAL STREET
Cartoon Number II is YELLOWSTONE
you guessed had them right.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-08
the matter. The memo contained
leads" for the prosecution.
Took C0mpany's Check.

the matter. The memo contained
leads" for the prosecution.
Took Company's Check.
Grim told him. Stock said. that the
memo had been turned over on his
resignation to Assistant Attorney Cen
eral Anderson.
At conference of department of
ficials in January, 1924, Stock said,
the estimates of the recoverable money
in the case were from S5.00O.O00 TO
S20,OO0.000. Assistant Attorney Cen
eral Holland was present at this con-
ference. and it was said there the
DuPonts had 81, 800, 900 of admitted"
government money on deposit which
they refused to pay back unless they
obtained "a clean bill of health
Stock read from his notes that "a
son-in-law of the DuPonts' had been
named contracting officer" at the Old
Hickory plant and by his direction
'only ten of each 1907 invoices were
checked. II there was difference be-
tween the government check and the
company figures. he said, the DUPONT
check was always taken.
Stock identified the DUPONT % SON.
in-law as Captain Foulke. He charged
there had been account padding in
cotton purchases and cotton freight
rates.
''The Louisville and Nashville adj
mitted an overcharge of $4,000"
Stock said, they charged it TO profit
and loss and wrote an employe it
could be adjusted.
Influenza cases" at the old Hick-
DRY plant were particularly bad, the
witness said. and he charged that the
DUPONT company contracted with
Nashville undertaking firm to dispose
Of bodies at SO each, many of which
were buried in aspotters field at a
cost of SIT.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-08
1000 "BOBS" A DAY
Madames Of 40 and so Get Hair Cut
to Wear New Hats.

New York, April S.-Barber's shears
smoker snack through the tresses of
Brooklyn misses at the rate of 1000
day, it is estimated. In one de-
partment store alone eighteen BARRIERS
are. working morning and night to
accommodate the rush to bob before
Easter.
Easter bonnets are the explanation
of the stampede, as hats this year are
so constructed as to sit comfortably
only ON head with a minimum Of
hair. Girls between IS and 2S hav-
ing largely yielded their locks to the
BARRIERS, it is the misses madames OF
40 and 30 who now make up the pa
trOnage of those who work by the
sign of the striped pole.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-08
FRANK KELL ON STAND.
Says He Is Not Afraid Of Gulf Coast
Hurting His Business.

Frank Kell, owner of As per cent
of the stock in the San Antonio.
Uvalde and Gulf, taking the stand
voluntarily when the commission re-
sumed its hearing in the Gulf Coast
Lines-I-G. n. merger hearing Mon
day afternoon, stated that in his opin-
ion the merger would benefit both
roads and would not hurt San An
tonic. Mr.. Kell was allowed TO take
the stand because he was leaving dur
ing the afternoon.
When the afternoon session Of the
hearing opened three more appear
ances in favor of the purchase were
filed, representing the Bryan, Dallas.
Houston and Beaumont Chambers of
Commerce and the Texas & Pacific
railroad. Claude V. Birkhead filed
a protest from the Taylor Retail
Merchants Association and 100 citi-
zens Of the Rio Grande Valley.
Mr.. Kell testified that the pro-
posed merger was but the carrying
out Of the coupling and recovery
clause Of the transportation act,
wherein the Gulf Coast Lines, a
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-08
''TR' FOR ACHING,
SORE, TIRED FEET

Goodbye, sore feet. burning feet,
swollen feet, sweaty feet, smelling feet,
tired feet.
Goodbye, corns, callouses. bunions
and raw spots. No more shoe tight
ness, no more limping with pain or
drawing up your face in agony. "Tiz"
is magical. acts right off. ''Tiz', draws
out all the poisonous cxudations which
puff up the feet. Use liz" and for
get your foot misery. All how COM
Portable your feet feel. A few cents
buys n box Of liz" now at any drug
or department store. Don't suffer.
Have good feet. glad feet, feet that
never swell, never hurt. never get
tired. 4 years foot comfort suaran-
teed or money refunded.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-08
Murder Suspect in Jail.

Paris, Tex, April 8.-A suspect
was reported in custody today in con-
nection with the shooting to death late
yesterday of Earl Harmon. 1S-year-
old proprietor Of a service station
here, Harmon had been employed BY
man, who was accompanied by a
woman. to drive him to Minter. When
the party reached Sulphur Bottom,
Harmon was shot. and the slayer drove
away in the. automobile.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-08
AIR DAUGHERTY'S
DRY LAW POLICIES

Continued from page one.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-08
FILM FIRM MERCER
Goldwyn, Louis b. Mayer and Metro
Will Consolidate.

New York, April s.-The Goldwyn
Pictures Corporation, the Louis Il.
Mayer Productions, Inc. and the
Metro Pictures Corporation will be
merged into a film concern with n
capitalization of millions and headed
by Marcus Loew. present head of the
Metro Corporation, it was learned
last night. Details will be made pub
lie later, Mr.. Loew announced.
The new concern viii control sew
eral hundred motion picture theaters.
The LOew interests now own more
than 100 theaters in addition TO leas-
ing more than 100 others. The Gold
wyn Corporation controls the Capt.
tol Theater on Broadway, generally
known as the biggest motion picture
tbcater in the world.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-08
Knife Wounds Fatal.

Wichita Falls, Tex, April SIS. H.
Melugin died at hospital here yes
tcrday from knife wounds received at
Archer City Sunday afternoon. II. L.
Andrews is held under $1,000 bond
on a charge of murder.
Evening star., 1924-04-04
INQUIRY BAN PLACED
In BILL BY HOUSE
Appropriation Measure for Federal
Trade Commission Discourages
Investigations.
CLASSICS PROBE RAPED
CLASSICS PROBE RAPPE
Proposal to Restrict Operations of
Body Thrown Out.

By wo-to-one vote the House
yesterday eliminated from the indie
pendent offices appropriation bill a
provision that no part of the money
carried for use by the Federal Trade
Commission during the coming fiscal
year was to be expended for inves-
legations unauthorized by law. The
siIotment for the commission was in
creased from S6SO.000 to 100000.
Restriction on the operations of the
,mmIssion was thrown out after u
s,mIrired debate, during which some
House members said that consider
able sums were being spent in un-
justified Investigations proposed by
either the House or Senate, while
others contended that the commits
sion, by making such inquiries, was
performing a useful service to the
public.
The House adopted an amendment
providing that no part of the money
appropriated for the Tariff Commits
sion was to be used in paying the
salary of any commissioner who
takes part in Investigations, under
the flexible provisions of the tariff
act. of rates on commodities in which
he or any member of his family has
pecuniary interest.
The amendment was proposed by
Representative Hoch, republican, Kan
@as. and was aimed at Commissioner
Classic who has been participating
in the commissions inquiry into the
sugar schedules. despite the conten-
tion in some quarters that he should
not do so because his wife is inter
cSted financially in sugar concern
in Louisiana. Mr.. Classic has insist
cd. however. that this fact would
have no effect on his conclusions
Evening star., 1924-04-04
DR.. WILLIAM GATES
GETS COLLEGE POST
Maya Society President to Direct
Middle American Research
at Tulane.

DIR. William Gates, of Charlottes-
vile, Va, president of the Maya So
ciety of America, and well known in
scientific circles in Washington. has
been appointed director of the de-
partment of middle American re-
search of Tulane University, at New
Orleans, under whose auspices he will
conduct extensive research in the
ruins of Mexico and Central America
to unearth further secrets of the long
lost Maya civilization.
Tulane University in this connec-
tion has purchased from DR.. Gates
what is considered in scientific circles
to be the finest collection of middle
American documents and parchments
in existence. The price was under
stood to be in the, neighborhood of
100000.
Among his first branches of re-
search work, it was learned today,
will be that in the mountains of Qua
temala where DR.. Gates will study an
Evening star., 1924-04-04
PROTESTS LENIN TREE.
S. A. r. Hits Move for d. G. Me.
mortal to Soviet Leader.

The District of Columbia Society of
the Sons of the American Revolution
in a resolution adopted by the board
emn and emphatic protest against the
enm and emphatic protest against the
planting of a tree or the placing of
any other memorial to the arch boil
shevist Lenin in the District of CO.
lumbia."
The preamble of the resolution de-
clares the society has been informed
that zone j. Bentley Mulford, repre-
senting the Lenin Memorial Tree In
Stitute:' has requested permission
from the Commissioners of the Dis
trict of Columbia to plant tree on
10th street, Washington, d. c., as a
memorial to the Russian bolshevist
Lenin."
Evening star., 1924-04-04
Crash Costs Upper Teeth.

Suffering from the loss of all his
upper teeth and cuts on his face,
James Z. Reed, colored, thirty eight,
SIT AZ street southwest, was taken
last night to Emergency Hospital
from 4 u and Van streets southwest,
where his automobile, northbound on
u street, collided with southbound
street car.
Evening star., 1924-04-04

cient languages, with a view to find
ing the key to hieroglyphics of the
been interpreted.
A medical scientist will be detailed
to delve among the ruins in search of
what is known to be definite evi-
dence that the Mayan peoples had ad-
vanced to some point in medical sci
ence. The hope is expressed that
there may be uncovered not only val
uable historic data, but perhaps some
thing Of value to present day practice.
DIR. Gates formerly made his home
in this city.
Evening star., 1924-04-04
Will Command Music School.

Capt. Raymond C. Sherman, United
States infantry, at Camp Meade, Md,
has been detailed as commandant of
the Army Music School. Washington
barracks, this city, to take effect May
rs. He will relieve First Lieut.. Parry
W. Lewis, Coast Artillery Corps, who
will be assigned to other duty.
Evening star., 1924-04-04
Record Reception.

JOHANNESBURG. South Africa
AFril 4.-The owner of three tn be
radio set here had the unprecedented
experience of receiving music and
talks over the air from both Sche-
nectady and London.
Evening star., 1924-04-04

Miss Muriel MaNted. captain of
the Beaver Cricket Club of London,
is considered the foremost woman
criCketer in all England
Evening star., 1924-04-04

Watches are sometimes very seri-
ously affected by the magnetism OF
their wearers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-18
Progressive Measure Is
BuCking PrOgreSSiVeMan
And 1t May Keep La Follettes Name off
California Ballot This Fall

pendent campaign under way in the
Wesl
III az any stage Of the proceedings
attempt Is made 10 hold up this work.
mandamua action win be Instituted
n necessary 20 compel action.
The California election laws con.
template independent candidates for
any and All Offices The California
direct primary Law provides in 20
many words that n shall be literally
construed 10 that end.
IT b. unthlnkablr that In state
where such policy In fundamental
any candidate can. under any tech,
meal Interpretation 81 the las. be de.
MED that privilege"
Progressive groups IN Oregon and
Washington arc working for In Fol.
lctte with no such technicaliticA TO
overcome. In Oregon state orgu.
nlzalion iH being formed this week
10 conduct LaFoliotto'a campaign.
and put his electors on tho ballot
thru the provision OF the law that al
lcas, 100 bona fide voters can meet
IN formal assembly and nominate a
candidate.
The same steps arc being taken In
Washington, Progrcahlyea meet IN
Seattle September in formal con.
Ycntion 90 place LaFollette'H candl.
dacy officially before the state.
choose the states LaFollet,o presi.
Dental electors and certify their
names TO tho secretary Of state. Tho
latter will then order tho LaFollette
candidacy placed on the ballot.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-18

SAN FRANCISCO. July is-A
progressive measure. put on Cal
ifornias statutes By progressive ac'
ton, Is the sole obstacle encountered
In putting a progressive presidential
candidate on the California ballo, this
fall.
Calvin r. Coolidge and James w,
Davis, republican and democratic
presidential candidates so on the
California ballot thru their electors
In the regular manner. with Robert
NJ, LaFollette. tho. it's different.
A technical barrier n the only
atiCker. due TO error in amending the
older election laws TO conform with
tho direct primary measure. How.
ever, II Is being brought 10 the fore
by Hnti.faFollettc forces.
taFollette's supporters In the
state are not worried. They point a
little further down the bin 10 their
road 20 relief.
THIS statute shall be literally con
strued 80 that the real VIII OF the
elector shall not be defeated by any
informality Of failure 20 comply with
tho provisions Of this law.
50 reads one section OF the
amended election law. And that Is
all that Is necessary, say LaFolleiie's
hackers In California.
For precedent. they point 20 the
attempt 10 put william Howard TAFT
on tho California ballot as an indie
pendent presidential candidate IN
1912. after thu state republican con
ycntion went over 60 Roosevelt. This
failed for lack OF signatures, rather
than thru conflict with the techni'
cal point now brought In.
Amendment 10 tho original direct
primary statute made provision for
independent candidates for rrac'
ticaliy every office. II failed. thru
oversight. 90 provide FOR presidential
electors for an independent candidate.
Just as Eoon M u can be done
under the direct primary political
statutes. petitions TO put electors for
IaFollctte on the California ballot
shall be circulated" dsclarr.i Frank.
lin Hichboru. San Francisco p,hilclst.
who n aiding in getting rhe inde.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-18
80th Birthday Is
Spent in Airplane

SANTA MONICA. Cal. July H.
Mru. NJ y. Goudse conceived an
original method OF spending her soth
birthday whom she arranged for n
pilot TO take her into tho clouds on
her first airplane ride.
Dave Mathews. noted stunt flyer,
got away 20 nice start with his
passenger. clrcicd up into tho sky,
dipped. banked above tho ocean.
apiralod above tho land. aud then
came down In a thrilling nose dive.
N was flight that would make n
young person catch his or her
breath. either aa participant. or oh.
server. But Il did not worry Mrs
poudEc.
MY. but that was wonderful
sho declared. an she climbed from
tho cockpit.