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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-01
FLEET LACKING
IN EFFICIENCY
COONTz REPORTS
Hampered BY Slow Aux
iliaries and Need of Re
pairs, Says Admiral

WASHINGTON, April 30. Serious
deficiencies in the United States fight
ing fleet mobilised In southern waters
last winter were reported by Admiral
II. Coontz, commander-in-chief, In HIS
official account to the navy department
Of what was demonstrated during the
maneuvers.
Admiral Coontn said In his report, en-
tracts from which were obtained today
at the navy department. that the fleet
was seriously embarrassed by the loss
Of speed Of the auxiliary ships. that
ships generally had not been kept
properly repaired" because OF lack
Of appropriations that 10 of the older
battleships needed modernization Of ma
chinery, elevation Of turret guns and
equipment with anh-aircraft defenses ;
that submarine operations were the
worst Of all combatant ships taking
part" In the msneuvers.
Submarines Called Useless
"All submarines are so deficient In
speed as to be Of small use for fleet
work except by accident Of position"
Admiral Coontz reported. "Considering
the poor material the work OF the per-
sonnet aboard these submarines Ia In
many cases most admirable and even
heroic"
With relation to the slowness of
various ships, both combatant and
auxiliary, the heport said that one
problem during the maneuvers under
which the entire fleet was supposed to
cruise at maintained speed of ten
knots, the rate had to be materially re-
duced The chief reason, the report
added, was the ''slowness of the auxili-
airy ships"
.'rhe train under convoy would limit
speed to IA knots" Admiral Coontz
said.
Urges Building Program
The report urged that the building
program to complete aircraft carriers,
fdestroyers and submarine tenders and
to construct light cruisers, modern
submarines" destroyer squadron lead
ers nd fleet heavier-than-air machines,
be pressed. 1t also recommended mod
ernization of the battIeships, Florida,
Utah, Arkansas, Wyoming, New York,
Texas, Nevada and Oklahoma to in
clude increasing elevation and range of
turret guns; that measures 10 produce
a successful class of fleet submarines
be taken; that increased funds be made
available to maintain the fleet ade-
quately and that an annual full pow
er trial be ordered for all auxiliary
ships. A number of other minor de-
velopments also were recommended.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-01
WORRY DERANGES
MRS! PETTY'S MIND
Falls Sister Broods Over His
Condition, Doctors Say

LOS ANGELES, Cal, April 3d.
Worry over her brother, former Secre-
tary of Interior Albert B. Fall. and
his connection with the Teapot Dome
oil scandal, was today attributed by
physicians as the cause of the demented
condition of Mrs. Catherine Petty.
Mrs. Petty was picked up by police
at Santa Monica Monday evening after
neighbors had complained that she was
flourishing a gun and acting strangely.
Rufflings, by the yard, combine every
conceivable combination of shades. They
may be used as lavishly as heart de-
sires--on neck, in jabot effect, and
hanging like goldfish fins from wrist
to elbow on the sleeve. q
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-01

ing the Vegetable Compound insisted
on me trying a bottle Of it. The medi-
cine helped me from the first, and the
bekt of all is that / can even sew
again without that awful, nervous
feeling / was used to having. And /
used to take crying spells, with such
q blue feeling that cannot explain.
Now all that has left me. ] feel so
cheerful, and Ihave gained in weight,
sleep well and eat hearty. Oh! wish
had words to express what this
medicine has done for me! l am a
housekeeper and do every thing from
the sewing to the washing now and
it doesn't hurt me. You may use my
letter in any way you wish. / will be
glad to help any suffering woman to
the road Of health and happiness. -
Mrs. B.F BRA1JNoF, 404 Travis aver
Mart, Texas
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-01
ENDORSE FORD


8&0 E0f bu0As3
(, NASHVILLE, Tenn, April 3d.
Representatives Of the four Transports
tion brotherhoods Of Tennessee, in SEES
sion here, adopted resolutions today
favoring the leasing Of the Muscle
Shoals properties to Henry Ford for
operation. Z
r They voiced opposition to '1any reac-
tionary of the Underwood type receiv-
ing support Of the Tennessee delega-
ton to the democratic national conven-
ton without indorsing any certain
candidate for presidential nomination.
Final passage by Congress of the
Howell Barley bill and the amendment
regulating child labor, now before Con-
gress, was favored in the resolution.
Representatives of the Brotherhood
OF Railroad Firemen and Enginemen,
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and
Order of Railroad Conductors partici-
pated.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-01
NEW SHOP STARTED
Talladega Concern Has Capital o
$4,000

Talladega, Ala, April 30.-(Special.)
Talladega is to have new $4,000 ma.
chine shop and foundry. Articles OF
incorporation have been issued to the
Eagle Iron, works. Machinery has
been bought, with some of it here and
some on the way. and the new foundry
expects to be in operation May 10
The plant will be on North street near
the ice plant in what was formerly Nc
Connell's grist mill.
j. s. Hanson is president and gen.
eral manager Of the new company, S,
NJ. Darden, vice president, and j. A.
Nelson, secretary and treasurer. George
Peters of Admission is also a member
of the firm.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-01

like their group In the House, hold
the balance Of power.
While the surtax schedule proposed
by Senator Mccormick would carry a
maximum rate of 81 per cent this
would apply only to incomes of $780,
600 and over, the rates on the other
brackets are only slightly above those
in the Mellon plan. ~
The vote on the treasury proposal to
limit deductions in relation to tax-ex-
empt security incomes is expected to
show fairly definitely the lineup of the
Senate on the constitutional amendment
plan to prohibit the issuance of tax
exempt securities.
While Senators Reed and Glass in
sisted the proposition would not alter
the value of these securities or affect
them at all, Senators Simmons, North
Carolina, ranking democrat on the fl
nance committee, and Fletcher, Flor
ida. argued it would destroy the value
of farm loan bonds particularly.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-01

NEW YORK, April 31-For many
years Miss Ethel q. Allen, treAs,irsr
OF the New York Bank Note company
refused to accept bonuses from her ~
ployer, the late George N. Kendall
president of the company. She always
said she could take nothing she did mot
earn. When Mr.. Kendail's wiz wfs
filed for probate today Miss Ail<h
learned she had inherited the busine4
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-01

10 Dullu HE up as
was all rum
down, nervous and
sick. ] ached and
hurt all over 60
that ] was often
compelled to 60
Ito bed, and / had
to have most Of
my work done. No
medicine seemed
TO help me until
one of my neigh
Ihora who Was TAX
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-01

PRRpfcTs REcoRD cR0r

Twenty Per Cent Increase 10 Beet
Sugar Product:5n Indicated .
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah April
30. More sugar beete win be grown
duced than ever before, In the opinion
Of Stephen n. Love Of Salt Lake City,
president Of the United States Sugar
Manufacturers association. Mr.. I<eve
said he expected 1924 prodnctidn to
be about 20 per cent over 1923.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-01
81 CENTC no PACKERS
Analyses Consumers "Msat Dol

WASHINGTON, April 30.-Seven.
,tytsix cents of the consumers meat
dollar 80 TO the. big packing concerns,
d survey By the department Of agricul-
tare shows OF the remaining q 2. I. a cents )
s into his ewn pocket, makihg 4 total
profit for the dealer Of slightly more
than 9 per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-01

Five bracelets on one arm and a
bead chain wrapped around the other
this is permissible. to the smart
woman to-day. The five bracelets
must all differ from one another in
color and, preferably, in size.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-01
SICK WOMAN
MADE HAPPY
Entirely Restored to Health
by Lydia E. Pinkham's.
Vegetable Compound

Mart. Texas. ''Ihave taken Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-01

TWO PAINTERS Every one of theu-in a great col
lection of Stripes Checks Herrihgbones overplads.
the best coors browns tans suits for the young
chap and the older fellows that conservative
just the suit for vacation and business for dress
they've all two pairs Of pants Don't let that slip by you
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-01
Manhattan
Collars

livery new Manhattan
II soft collar for Spring
and Summer wear-all sizes
course.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-01

Other Pee Gee Products
Pee Gee Barn Paint
Pee Gee Single Stain
Pee Gee Invincible Spar
Varnish
Pee Gee Silo Paint
Pee Gee Screen Enamel
Pee Gee Mastic House
Paint
Pee Gee Porch Paint
Peaslee-Gaulbert Co.
Incorporated
Atlmta Louisville Dallas
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-01
Manhattan
Underwear

THE new Manhattan
L slip back--rnade for
both comfort and long wear
Priced. $l:75 to $3.50.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-06-13
A Special Session?

Win President Coolidge call ! spe.
cial session OF congress to complete
the work it left undone?
Special sessions are not convened
every day. But there is ground for
belief and hope that the president
viii consider the present situation ser
ious enough to override any objec-
ions which may be raised.
President Coolidge wanted farmer
relief measures enacted into law. Al
ter the McNary- Haugen bill wallowed
into forgotten dust. he made an earn
est effort to have the ideas embodied
IN that unsatisfactory bill revamped
and passed by congress in the last
days OF the session. He failed OF
course
And Coolidge has h.en quite in
sistan, that the fabric OF the reclaim
alton law be changed to conform to
the report OF the fact finding COM
mission. Nor is that all. The presi-
dent is mcthodical. Now that the ma
ton has a bonus law. he wants that
law properly financed He is willing
hat postal employees get an increase
in pay il the post office department
VIII provide additional revenues to
meet it.
Congress wasted six months doing
everything but the things it should
have done. Perhaps the next time It
convenes, tia, body might get down
to business. At least the president
can continue to reconvene congress
until something is done. And he may
10 that big thing.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-06-13

OUR BOY REPORTER

Today the day for single men to stay in bed all dav an
lock the door the chee because it's Friday the
eep year also Nell Wilson she seds fairs she's
needn't get shared when he IS her because
she amt nothing yet witch she will let pay her bills
d Jim dash
Margaret shoppin in the winders in the
stores from Middleton. My unke married a lemon My
Mother sed
! Jim dash
CESS Ruth Fuller likes it down to Placervie wich is
she's been eechn but don't she gon to teecl
yeer agen make dfrnt plans Lotsa eecher
go to place and vile they teechn they take evenin
corse in trainn wild animles.
jim dash
Mrs H. d. Blatchley had the Middleton sivick club down
her house and all she dun talk afternoon about pot
CESS because she dun all the eedn takin about them Mrs
Bacheys awful smart ennyhow And evrybuddy likes her.
jim dash
Eva Lewis is goin to keep gon to coldge down to
Boise all Mrs Marshall Lewis and the children
have gone down to Arlington to spend the So
dom CESS they will much of each other You can study
better away from home CESS when | go coidge to
father will send London because he sed when they
turn out lawyers they amt half baked
jim dash
Doctor Kaley's back to Chicago to sum don's of
the docter but Mrs Haley and Elizabeth gon to stay
all sumwares in ILL., With relashuns CESS So II
CESS Doctor will half restraints when he gets back
and with the nabers and things like that
jim dash
Mister and Mrs Homer Tucker have got back from Port
land for vacashun CESS they home broke and tired
out like evrybuddy does when they go vacashun.
jim dash
Mrs Frank Meeks back agen but don't no how long for
and from neither.
jim dash
Anna johnson here visitn down to Daisey Beatty
nds to Montana to to school witch teeces
school down to Payette CESS my Mother dun good job
when she up eecn to get marrd because you eech
Ill yeer and then urn self to eec the
ext yeer. c
jim dash
Mister Gordon Ollie and Bert Crowley went fshn down
o bare crick. And it Bare he sed. :
thirty s.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-06-13
Sound Sense

Courage is required to do some OF
the things that President Coolidge
has done. He vetoed the bonus bill
He fired the postal employee salary
increase measure back to congress
where It died. He done other things
which, on the eve OF election. might
well be construed as wholesale slap
OF large groups OF voters.
But the president has been consis-
iant and his consistency has won ad-
miration for him. Taxation is the
vital problem. Nothing should stand
IN the way OF eur.ailing government
expenditures to the last farthing.
And that is the presidents policy.
Everyone wants the mail carrier
to set a reasonable salary. He is
entitled 20 il. But congress. as usual.
'ungled the job by passing the mea-
sure and falling to provide funds TO
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-06-13
Flag Day

One day in the year. June IA is SET
aside to honor the hag-our flag, the
flag. Not because it is pretty, not
because it is red and white and blue
not because il is the personal posses
sion Of every American, but because
OF what it means. what it stands for.
what il typihes. what it prays and
what it hopesl
II means liberty: liberty OF
thought, liberty OF conscience. lib
erty OF action within just laws,
liberty of worship. liberty Of govern
ment. 1t stands for law and order.
protection and security. justice and
square deal, honor and righteousness.
II typihes the ideals of hundred and
ten millions Of people. the heritage
they have taken from the hands of
the mighty forefathcrs. the torch of
happiness in equal opportunity lit in
1915 and kept brightly burning ever
since. 1t prays for strength to keep
our vision clear; aye, that flag flying
in the breeze, is an Americans PRAYER
to God for strength to keep what
he has won of truth and right, for
wisdom to continue upon earth those
social and political liberties which
make this Gods country. And it
hopes! Its proud futtcr in the wind.
its beauty overhead. is an outward
and visible symbol to all the world
Of the inner and spiritual hope oil
every thinking American that this
nation. under God. may so act and live
that His blessing may continue to
rest upon it.
Honor the flag. this day. Fly it,
take off hats to it, celebrate it. Let
there be no hamlet so small in all this |
land that a procession is not formed
in its honor; let there be no city so
great and busy that its citizens for
get to thrill once more at the sight of
Old Glory.
Flag day. June l4-best OF all days
Tor all of us to enter a house of God
Ind on Bonded knees thank the Giver
IF all good tina, it is our good fortune
TO live and love and prosper under
ueh flag.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-06-13
Footing the Bills

Mr.. Hyslop probably believes il
his duty to try J. Jester Jr. again
on the charge OF incorporation OF
Pioneer Irrigation district funds. And
the public generally wants guilty per-
sons punished.
But Mr.. Jester has been tried and
a jury disagreed. Unless additional
evidence can be uncovered there is
reason to believe that another jury
may also disagree. And the lester
trial has been an expensive one for
Canyon county. No one knows just
what the expense will total but il
unquestionably has been the hardcs,
fought and most criminal case in the
history OF Canyon county.
The Tribune is not charging Mr..
lester with guilt nor is The Tribune
pleading his innocence. But il is lust
possible that Canyon county taxpayers
will be the goats if he is tried again
Generally speaking the trial failed
to clear up lot Of things that arc
necessary to know before responsible
iliiy for the undeniable shortage at
the Pioneer district can be fixed. Ii was
hoped that when the case came to
court these vague questionings might
have been well answered. But they
were not Il is reasonable TO pre-
sum that another trial will also fail
to clear the atmosphere.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-06-13

In the manner OF its adjournment
the present congress has been con
sIstent with Its record. Having
wasted the greater part of six months
on a senseless burlesque on oratorv
on appeals to class prejudice and on
measures to crafty class agreed. on
managing or killing outright the me,-
sures recommended by President Coo
lidge. II devoted its last dav m 81
eventh-hour attempts TO do some,b;na
Tor the great national interests ,b,,
Il had neglected. I'm This !, f,;ied
through the insisience OF ind;v;dm,i
neniosrs mat their own pet measures
snOuiu pass or none should pass
When duty dictated cooperation with
ne president in order that the bus;-
ness OF the people might be transacted
congress treated his advice with CON
tempt and expended much time IN
Investigations openly designed 10 die
credit and wreck his admin;s,r,,;on
ohiy three measures stand on, ,s
oi major importance-tax reduction
me immigration law and the ho,,s
law In the first. congress densr,ed
from the well-worked-out nian ~ ~
administration and made a law ,yh;c,
on the pretense OF heavily So,
wealth, permits the greater mar, -
II 70 escape taxation. and reduces
revenue to the danger point +, ,hen
PASSED veterans bonus law without
r r.' me necessary additional
revenue In defense Of the a.. a
perts with figures show ths, 49,,
WI. be avoided in the first two reae
Nhcn Is as far as such aconyress
wh'en Is lar as such a CONGRESS
ton law was well dawn and 49,
enacted IN response to a strong s,s
'ainea demand from the peonIc. H.,
.ts'atlc exclusion is effected ag,,.s,
me protest Of the president in mn
nsr mat nesedlessly wounds The nr;ds
l,;d Ie s,n,. on which the presidep,
necessary to Tighten the b .,ds a.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-06-13
ASKED AND ANsu,r,

I r ~oI Wh from Pays rhre-1
IS used for railroad ties 0oo
No satisfactory substitute h..
found for wooden cross-.ies 70, Oeen
roads. Many thousands Of 49,, al
have been spent in experimental ,'''',
steel, concrete and other subs,,. "''H
out with little success. The ;r,aS'
ance OF wood, to railroads is on.
the reasons why the fores, is 50 -
porianr national resource "'''
step? ' 'oex
1t is mode of marching r.,
OF men in very close file, in Will
the leg OF each moves with III. -"
responding leg of the person abe,S
" where IAN a history be Oh
tanned OF the Free Viii Bap,is,s,
these people regular Baptis,s =, s
they an entirely separate d;v;s;o.
lemsclves? W
Free VIII Baptists were ior,s,
by Benjamin Randall in New H.
ham, ~ H. in 1880. They ex,srd"s
20 most parts OF the country evc.s.
the South. where antagonism wa.
pressed against them because Of ~
strong anti-slavery opinions TIL
nave somewhat distinctive m-,bod'
apart IRON what might be termed g.
the sake OF convenience. "reoul,r D.
lists Undoubtedly the BaD,;s, u:1
torical Society, l7Ol Chestnu, 8, d.,
adelphla. Pa or the Bap;is, Public,.
hon Society at the same address Womb
DC best able to recommend an author
alive history.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-06-13

pay the increase President Coolidge
IS right when he contends that the
thing to do is to alter post Office
revenues to meet that additional ex-
pense. Make the department self
supporting
And congress showed its calibre,
too, by passing the bonus bill with
out the sign of an appropriation for
its enforcement. What will happen
in the administration of this law en-
acted over the presidents veto. can
only be conjec.ured until congress
finishes the job.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-06-13
The Lodge Lesson

Noticeable among those absent OF
present only virtue OF answering roll
call at the Republican national con-
vention is Senator Cabot Lodge OF
Massachusetts,. And thereby hangs
a tale
Massachusetts, is also the home state
OF President Coolidge. Lodge and
the president have not always agreed.
They differed on the bonus bill. they
differed on many other things in re-
ference to the way congress at this
session just past managed to mis-
conduct itself. And Massachusetts
has taken sides in the controversy
President Coolidge and MS friends on
the one hand, Lodge and his sup
portcrs on the other
Lodge has been landmark in the
Republican party for years. He was
repeatedly presided at national con-
ventions for his party and his always
directed its policies and ramcd it.
candidates.
Blu; this year Lodge sits on the |
sidelines. He has been swept aside |
No more does he sit at the council |
tzbla
What does Massachusetts think |
How serious is the rift in that state.
how strong is Lodge at home The
only way OF telling is through a pol
conducted by the Boston Herald
When the cards which came flooding
back to that newspaper could not
be tabulatcd, those who registered
support for the president numbered
10000 And Lodge had collected
triHing so votes.
Someone has remarked that If their
is Coolidge-Lodge split in the Old
Bay State it is decidedly one way
split. The day of Lodge is passing
Perhaps other senators and rcpresen-
latiyes may we'll take heed. Citizens
Of the United States generally for
md with their president. When given
he opportunity they emphatically
register their opinion of congress and
= misconduct
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-06-13
WILL UNVEIL TABLET

The ehautauquans OF the study de-
pariment OF the Forward club will
have an unseiling OF the bss-relief
Saea,awea at the Carnegie library
Friday evening al 8 o'clock all citizens
interested are cordially invited to at
tend.