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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-22
The Political Conventions

The Republican Convention just over nominated Coolidge and Dawes for the republican ticket and was cut-and- dried affair. The nomination of Cool idge was a foregone conclusion and the only uncertainty was who would be the nominee for vice-pr9sident.
 The democratic convention meets at Madison Square Garden in New York on June 24th and there is the widest conjecture as to the nominees. Our own Mir. Underwood is one of the strong figures before the convention and his fight on the Ku Klux Klan has aroused nation wide interest.
 McAdoo could probably be nominated early in the game but for that out grown rule in the democratic conven- tions-the two-thirds rule. If McAdoo would rid the party of that rule and the unit rule he would confer favor upon his party and perhaps it is too much to expect him to put the, interest of his party above his personal interest.
 Mrs. Emmett Hildreth and Mrs. Neil R. Wallace will attend the convention in New York going later to Washington where they will take an intensive course in organization work at the national headquarters of the League of Women Voters with a view to organizing the state this fall.
 The Electoral College
 The average person going to the polls for the first time in presidential cleo tion is upset to find that he or she must vote for committee insteads of for the President of the United States.
 - se, ism and big expense to the country. Everybody knows this and everybody wishes it could be dispensed with but nobody, so far, has been able to do any thing about it.
 Two months after the presidential election, the electors meet in their sey- eral states. and send a messenger to carry the sixty-day old news to the President of the Senate of how the cleo tion went in their state. All AS mes sengers have nice trip to Washington and return at twenty-five cents a mile expense to the taxpayers.
 Another piece of outworn political ma chinery is the electoral quota. If this were abolished the republicans in the south and the democrats in some of the strong republican states in the north would not feel that their vote did not count. As it is we all know that all 12 electoral votes of Alabama will go to the democratic nominees, no matter how large a vote the republicans may get out in Alabama.
 Meeting on Tuesday at the HiIlman
 The next meeting of the Jefferson County League of Women Voters will be on Tuesday, June 24th, at D. m., in the parlors of the Hillman Hotel. Thos. J. Kennamer, delegate from this district to the republican convention, will tell of the convention and the plat form adopted there. Mrs. c. B. Ken namer, recently appointed national re- publican committeewoman for Ala bama, under the new plan adopted at Cleveland, has also been invited to ap- pear. As soon as the democratic dele gates return from New York, opportun- ity will be given to the league mem bers to hear report of that convention.
 Mrs. J. H. Wideman, chairman of the baby show, will make her report on
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The Woman Citizen
JEFFERsoN ouNTYaLEkaUE wOMEG VoTERs

Tuesday, and the prizes offered by the East Lake park management will be awarded. The prize of $25 for the or ganization selling the most tickets has been won by Mrs. c. P. Beddow's team, composed of Mrs. Beddow, Mrs. J. F. Levvy, Mrs. Mant Hood, Mrs. Frank M. Jones, Mrs. c. B. Jaynes, Mrs. J. M. Hankins, Mrs. Leita Mcleod. The in- dividual prize of $10 goes to Mrs. J. P. Leyvy, who sold tickets amounting to $93.10.
 Uncalled-F0r Prizes at Headquarters
 A few prizes won at the baby show were not called for at East Lake, and may be obtained at League headquar- ters, Hillman hotel, by presenting the prize-winners' card, any day between II and 3. Before coming, it would be wise to telephone Main 5S86.
 Heartened by the fact that the re- publican party platform included vir- tually all the leagues suggested blanks, the National League of Women Voters will ask democratic approval of similar proposals at the national gathing of i. that party here next week. League headquarters have been established at the Waldorf Astoria hotel, the sug- SCSACN PAuAAo AdNC DCCh PA ACSChlCu " party leaders and a request has beAp made for hearing on the proposals De- fore the convention resolutions com mittee., ..
 Special stress will be placed by league officials and the members of the official convention delegation on the suggestion for inclusion in the democratic platform of a plank dele gating United States participation in international affairs through the me dium of the world court.
 The league plank suggestions are:
 Believing in international co-opera- tiOn to prevent war, we support the porposal for the entry of the United States into the permanent court of international justice as at present or ganized, and urge on members of the Senate the action necessary to such entry.
 We advocate a policy of participation in international conferences and of CO., operation with international agencies both for the elimination of the causes of war and for humanitarian purposes. We urge that such cooperation already begun shall be made official.
 Believing in governmental responsi- bility for public welfare, we advocate prompt ratification by the states of the child labor amendment to the con stitution proposed by the present Con gress' and the subsequent immediate
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MRS. NORRIS AND MRS. PROSCH ENTERTAIN AT LUNCHEON

Mrs. Harry Norris and Mrs. Gus Prosch entertained delightfully."- a num- Der of their friends Wednesday at the Tutwiler honoring Miss Iva Pickett of Atlanta, who is the house guest of Mrs. Prosch.
 The table was centered with a pretty arrangement of summer flowers anl covers were laid for Misses Iva Pickett, Effie Harris, Edwina Gcrnley, Rose Elliott, Mrs. George Marahlc, Mrs. liar " Norris and Mrs. Gus PrOsch. WINDSOR CLUB ELECTS OFFICERS
 The Windsor club elected the follow ing officers for the ensuing year at the weekly meeting of the club Tuesday evening:
 Joe Mailer. president.
 Gene Chant, vice president.
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to bespeak your support for certain blanks which the League of Women Voters is very anxious to see adopted in the democratic platform. I inclose copies of these blanks which I hope you will read carefully and will do ev erything in your power to further. We consider them conservative, reasonable and for the best interests of the coun- try.
 We have asked the women members of the delegation to take particular in terest in the blanks. There will also be three members of our state board in at tendance at the convention, Mrs. Solon Jacobs, who is representing the Nation al League of Women Voters, Mrs. Elm met Hildreth of Eutaw and Mrs. Neil Wallace of Birmingham. These ladies will doubtless seek your aid and any thing that you can do to help will be deeply appreciated.
 With best wishes for a most sue cessful convention,
 Sincerely yours,
 MRS. BRENTON K. FISK,
 President.
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MRS. CHESTER ALLIs, JR,
 ENTFRTAINS AT M0VTNT PTNSON

MRS. CHESTER ALLIs, JR. ENTERTAINS AT MOUNT PINSON
 Mrs. Chester D. Allis, Jr., was a gra- cious hostess at her home, "Fonthill," in honor of Mrs Smith. wife of State Representative R. E. Smith of Mt. Pinson.
 The reception rooms were beauti- fully decorated with baskets of spring flowers, carrying out a color scheme of pink and white. Besides the social hour the guests enjoyed a vocal selec- tion by Miss Viola Self, a pretty rose dance by little Miss Ellen Hutto and reading by Mrs. A. s. Hutto, after which Miss Self and Mrs. Allis rem dered vocal duet.
 Clever ideas were written in the guest book and after much deliberation by the judges, Mrs. T. c. McCay was awarded a pretty scarf, given by the hostess for the best idea.
 A dainty ice course, hints and nuts were served.
 Misses Ruth Gibson, Viola Self and Ellen Hutto assisted the hostess in re- ceiving about forty guests who enjoyed the occasion.
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MISS HOOD TO
 COMPLIMENT VISITORS

Miss Martha Hood, daughter of MT. and Mrs. W. c. Hood, has extended in- vitations to a matinee party at the Jefferson Tuesday afternoon compli- menting Misses Eleanor and Margaret Peter of Boothton, the guests of Miss Lucy Stevens.
 Those invited are Misses Peter, Miss Lucy Stevens. Miss Phillis Dimmick, Miss Edith Dimmick, Miss Katherine Grubb and Miss Lucy McCalley.
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FRECKLES
Don't Hide Them With a Veil; Re. move Them With Othine-
 nnuhIa Ckua-.wkL

Double Strength
 This preparation for the removal of freckles is so successful in removing freckles and giving a clear, beautiful complexion that it is sold under guar. antee to refund the money if it fails. Don't hide your freckles under a veil; get an ounce of Othine and remove them. Even the first few applica tions should show wonderful improvement, some of the lighter freckles vanishing entirely.
 Be sure to ask the druggist for the double strength othine; it is this that is sold on the money-back guarantee.
 --Adv.
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MEETING OF THE FRANCIS. WILLARD UNION

The members of the Frances Willard union and their friends gathered in the Blue Triangle club rooms Wednesday evening to celebrate the eighth anni- versary of the union.
 The club had been prettily decorated with spring flowers for the occasion, a color scheme of yellow and white being carried out The honor guests of the evening were Hon. Clarke Williams, G R. Trafford, Mir. and Mrs. James Da. wis and Mrs. V. H. Jeffries.
 An interesting program was carried out. MT. Williams making the "Ad- dress of Welcome Mrs. Jeffries, state president, made short talk on the work of the Frances Willard union and the work accomplished in Alabama Miss Leslie Roze favored the audience with one of her lovely vocal solos. Mrs Donoho and Mrs. Smith, former presi- dents gave a review of their work in that capacity.
 Mrs. William Coates, present presi- dent, and who has served the union as president for the past three years. gave an interesting sketch of her work dur ing this time, complimenting the work of former presidents when she present. ed each with an exquisite vase filled with sweet peas. Mrs. Coates received many congratulations for her achieve ments in the work, as well as express sions of satisfaction over the good her union was doing.
 After the program was finished de- lightful social hour was spent, and a delicious ice course served.
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THE HOLY CITY
 TO BE RENDERED

An oratorio, ''The Holy City will be rendered by the choir as soloists. as sisted by number of prominent sing CTS at the South Highland Presbyterian church, Sunday evening at z :45 o'clock.
 Those taking part are
 Soloists: Soprano, Mrs. R. H. Bum gardner; contralto, Mrs. F. J. Smith |; tenor, MT. Lawrence Cooper, Jr.; bari tone. MT. P. G. Crime.
 Singers assisting Sopranos, Mrs. w. T. Ward, Misses Virginia Blair, Ellen Dupuy; contraltos: Mrs. J. K. Pratt Mrs. N. Morris, Mrs. l.. NJ. Vim ; tenors, MT. John McVay. MT. Sam Thomas; basses, Dr. F. E. Stockton, MT. M. M. Hughes, Mir. Charles A Calhoun.
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DAcadence

Don't sit there, sir-that seats broke.
 Testy Old Gentleman Humph, in my young days boys had sense of humor. --Columbia Jester.
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DISCIPLES END
STATE MEETING

BIZ Times Special
RUSHVILLE, Ind, May ia
session to be devoted to the College
of Missions at Indianapolis was to
close the State convention of the
Disciples of Christ this afternoon.
Addresses were to be made by DIR.
Charles T. Paul, president; Prof. A.
H. Henley, Y. c. Lee, T. Nakarar,
Rex Hooper and Miss Minnie Nichol-
son, all of the college.
Marion was picked for the 1925
convention at Wednesday sessions
The Rev. Ray H. Montgomery was
elected president for the coming
year Other officers: Vice Presi-
dent, the Rev. Leroy Sargent, Wash
ington; secretary treasurer, the Rev.
Lynn A. Trip, Greenfield.
Officers of the Indian Women's
Christian Missionary Society elected
were: Mrs. J. D. Case, Rushville,
president; Mrs. J. B. Pearsey, In
dianapolis. vice president; Mrs. w.
o.. Darnall, Lebanon, treasurer;
Mrs, E. w. Taylor. South Bend. re-
cording secretary; Mrs. Lila B. Har
rington, Lebanon, superintendent
boys and girls work; Mrs. R. r..
Iiddell, La Porte, superintendent
girls circle work, and Mrs. o. H.
Ciriest, Winchester, general secre-
tary.
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Births
BOYS


Henry and Catherine Konrad. s57 S.
Pershing.
Coleman and Lucille Hawkins TOT S. Hi
uois.
Thomas and Edna Hustled. 1889 N
Rural.
Jake and Dora Geison. Methodist Hos
pital.
George and Lucille Purcell Methodist
Hospital.
Alvin and Margaret Dittrich. Methodist
Hospital.
Girls
Oby and Mary Simpson 906 Church.
William and Eva Ayers. 1921 W. Wal
nut.
Theo and Amelia Wente, s21 S. Ham
ilton.
Albert and Norma Coombs. 324 w For
tieth
Theodore ana Mary Duffy. 332 Douglas.
Henry and Pansy Cochrane. 2O5 E. Thir-
ty-Fourth.
Twins
Harve and Eva Wren. 1927 lie Grand,
hoys
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NJ. T. CONFERENCE
WILL Be ASKED
TO VOTE NO WARS
Resolution Condemning Hos
tiIitieS Even in SeIf-De-
Tense Submitted.
By United Press

SPRINGFIELD. Mass, May IS
The Methodist Church will be asked
to take a stand against all wars
even in self defense.
By a strong majority, a resolu-
ton condemning hostile activities
and declaring the church would take
no part in war was accepted by the
convention. This resolution Will so
before the genera. conference.
A spirited debate preceded the
vote by the convention. Delegates,
who told Of having sons in the World
War, declared adoption by the con-
ference of the resolution would make
the church a laughing stock"
Others thought the resolution was
not strong enough.
while recognizing the freedom
of the Individual to follow his own
conscience, but remembering that
the church is the visible Expression
Of Christ in the world the resolu-
ton read, I'VE, as an organization,
separate ourselves. from war and
take no active part in it's promotion. -
1t is probable the ani-war resolu-
ton will be presented to the confer
ence tomorrow.
Bishops of the church in the
United States must be transferred
from one area to another every eight
years, according to resolution
adopted today. The resolution was
presented by DIR. David G. Downey
of New York.
This will mean the transfer of sew
eral bishops.
The new assignments will be made
before the close of the convention.
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Marriage Licenses

Simon E. Jenkins, %, 800 Prospect,
truck driver; Fayedeane Carpenter. 10,
346 E. Norwood, clerk.
Edward E. Baldwin. "a 1905 W. Wash
ington, core maker; Mona Lewis, %. 967
W. Washington, waitress.
Joseph Rosner, 27. 1902 w. Tenth, phar-
macist; Emmagene Riley. 1S, sol w. Thir-
tieth, grocery clerk.
Ralph F. DUNCAN, 81. city hospital. am
bulance driver Edith j. Pearson. %, 305
n. East, laundry worker.
Fred S. Owens. "a. I'LL Bellefontatne,
carpenter; Lois E. Partlow. 81. 1928 Belle
fontaine.
J. Edward Faust. %. 1917 Union, de-
partment manager Real silk Hosiery Mills;
Margaret R. Mennel, %, 222 E. Orange.
clerk.
jeweler; Marion Kern. "a. 3636 Coliseum.
Leslie H; Rankin. 81, Barton Hotel.
buyer; Emily Willis. %. 20 e. Eleventh.
Robert Rathz. % 1871 IS. Meridian.
printer; Helen +. Hines. 20. 1245 S. Perish
william G. schurin. "a, 1927 Tecumseh,
machinest: Catherine Doyle, 81. 742 Wood
lawn, clerk
Albert Y. Clark, SO. 112o e. St. Clair,
moto rman: Mable R. Harrington. 40, 916
E. Twenty-Fifth.
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CLASH EXPECTED IN
ENUMERATION OF
SENATOR WHEELER
Administration Leaders Fear
Counter Charge of
Frame-up,

By GutteU PFcSS
WASHINGTON, May Is. - The
Senate will be asked to lift all
stigma attaching to Senator Wheeler
as result of mis- indictment in Mon
tana by ratifying the Borah COM
mittee's report wholly generating
him of misusing his office.
Senator Borah will offer a resolu-
ton moving the adoption of the re-
port, which held that Wheeler "ob-
served at all times not only the let
ter but the spirit of the law in his
legal services for Gordon Campbell,
Montana oil man, for whom. 1t was
charged, he appeared before the In
terror Department. Borah, as fore
cast by the United Press, presented
this report in the Senate late yester-
day.
Sharp Contest Looms
Wheeler's friends are prepared to
force the adoption of the amendment.
But there were indications that it
would not be adopted without a
sharp contest.
Administration lSduGTS dr6 TedIly
to resist to the limit any attempt to
give Wheeler a>"clean bill of health
and thus brand the indictment as I'M
justified. which in turn would sus-
tain Wheeler's charge that it was
obtained by frame up"
Regular Republicans are inclined
to view the case in the same light as
Senator Sterling, South Dakota,
who acted as prosecutor" in the
Wheeler trial" Sterling believes
the committee report should not
have dealt with the question of
Wheeler's guilt, but whether the in
dictment was justified. For that
reason, he refused to sign the ma
iority report and will submit his
personal views today or tomorrow
No Word From Stone
No intimation came from Attor-
ney Geenral Stone today regarding
action in the Wheeler trial in Mon
tana. Wheeler said he was unde-
cided whether to ask for an imme-
date trial or to wait until the wind
up of the Daugherty investigation
which he expected before June 1.
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-FOUR HURT WHEN
TRUCKS COLLIDE
Women, Standing on Corner
Injured in Crash,

Four persons were injured today
when two trucks collided at Forty
Sixth st. and Park Ave.
Thomas L. Carleton, 116 N. Elder
Ave-, driver of one of the trucks,
and Ben Dickey, 33 Harris Ave, rid
ing with him, were injured seriously.
Mrs. A j. Becker, 4534 Washing
ton Blvd, suffered internal injuries
and Mrs. E. ]. Ripe, 1929 Cole :
Ave, was hurt about the foot a j
back when Dlckey, flung from the
truck in which he was riding
knocked them to the ground. They
had been standing at the corner
talking.
r. E. Culbertson, r. r. L, Box
144, driver of the truck in which
Dickey was riding, escaped injury.
He was charged by police with i'm
proper driving Carleton was taken
to city hospital and Dicley to Meth
odist hospital The two women
were taken to their homes.
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BONDSMEN ARE
CALLED TO MEET
ONBANK CRASHES
Conference VIII Be Held on
May 20 to Plan
Steps.

The State finance board today
called a conference Of bondsmen for
the Discount and Deposit Bank,
Kentland, and the Crothersville State
Bank, to be held May 20, Both banks
have failed and were State deposit
tories. Bondsmen have requested
that action in suits against the
banks be slowed UP SO that the
banks may have more time to work
out their financial problems.
Former Governor McCray was
head of tfhe Kentland bank before
his financial crash. It's former cash
Ter, Amos D. Morris, pleaded guilty
in Federal Court to violation Of ma
tionAl banking laws.
The Kentland bank held S72 900
of the States money. There was
SIS 900 deposited in the Crothersville
bank. The State has a prior right
to the assets in each case and bonds
men must pya the State first and
then assume the position of credi-
tors Of the bank.
The board ordered the suit against
the Citizens State Bank of Kent
land withdrawn 1t had $3.50 IF
the States money before it volun-
tarily closed it's doors, unable to
stand the strain of the effects of the
Discount bank failure. The bank is
repaying the State $500 every sixty
days and the board believes it will
liquidate without loss, according to
Robert Bracken. Auditor of State
and member of the board Governor
Emmett r. Branch and Ora Davies,
State Treasurer. are the other mem-
bers
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SAFETY BOARD
WILL CONSIDER
POLICE REPORT
President Says Body VIII
Take Up Any Reason
able Proposals.

The board of safety win consider
any reasonable recommendations
in the police survey of Leonard v.
Harrison, Chamber of Commerce eff
ficiency expert, Ernest L. Kingston,
president, said today.
st haven't read the report, but
We'll consider it as soon as we get
copy" said Kingston. It is ex-
pected to reach the board next Tues
day.
Mayor Doubtful
The report continued to receive
doubtful glances from Mayor Shank
today who said he believed the sub
station idea advanced by Harrison
was really the only constructive
point.
Harrison in conference with
Joseph /. Hogue, city controller.
and Taylor E. Groninger, corpora
ton counsel, said he hoped to mod
ernie" the local department with
up to date suggestions.
System Discussed
There's no use in two policemen
patroling a beat except in unusually
rough districts" said Harrison,
land there's no use in keeping such
a big force Of reserves at headquar.
tiers. Those men should be out work
ing districts"
Harrison proposes to reduce the
size of districts by adding twenty.
four new ones, and starting the sin.
gle patrol system.
He also attacked the "sick leave
privilege" and said there was an
average of ten men off duty daily
at police headquarters.
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ITALYS WEALTH SAID
TO BE NEAR 5 BILLION
Foreign Investments Amount to
SSOO,OOO,OOO.

War damages of Italy, amounting
TO around $4,000 100000, have been
repaired, and, according to a study
just completed by the research de-
partment Of the Bankers Trust Com
pany of New York, it is estimated
that the wealth of Italy today. meas
ured in pre-war gold dollars, is S21,-
100000, 900.
Pre-war wealth of Italy was just
under $22, 600, 900, 900 and her ma
tional income was $3.900.O00. 900. To
day the national income of Italy,
measured in pre-war gold values, is
estimated by some Italian econom-
lists TO be as high as $1,000, 900, 900.
The foreign investments Of Italy
are not large, amounting possibly to
$500. 100000, and these investments
are bringing in approximately $751;
600, 1000.