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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-09
STARS COMPLETE PLANS FOR PLAY
 AT CHEST BENEFIT
Novelette, Movie To Be Produced On Audi
 tOrium Stage

Plans for the novelette, movie to be produced, on the stage of the munich pal auditorium Thursday night for the benefit of the Community Chest fund by the company of movie folk here filming Jack Bethea's novel, Bed Rock" were completed late Monday afternoon at a conference held in Community Chest headquarters.
 The company, headed by Thomas Meighan, Lila Lee, Wallace Beery, John Miltern, Larry Wheat, Gus Weinburg, electricians, cameramen, carpenters and technicians will all take part in the playlet. Edward Suther- land, director, will direct the movie, assisted by Richard Harlan, assistant director, who will call upon members of the audience to come upon the stage and take art during the filming of scenes as "extras."
 Ticket Sale Today
 Tickets for the performance will go on sale this morning at the Clarke and from 75 cents to $2.50. The proceeds OI LIle SedL Sdle WILL SO LO luc S0n- munity Chest fund. All expenses of staging the playet will be met by members of the company who have contributed from their salary cheeks the necessary amount.
 The program, which starts at z o'clock will begin with a musical num- bers by the Boys Industrial band. Be- ginning at o'clock the movie will be produced, followed by a special stunt feature by members of the company, who have planned a surprise for all those attending the performance.
 After the close of this feature, a dance will be held, which will continue utnil 1 o'clock.
 It is hoped that proceeds from this benefit performance will materially help to put the chest fund lover the top"
 Because of the rain Monday, the entire company rehearsed the playlet at the Tutwiler hoeel. Gus Weinburg, one of the principals with the company, wrote the sketch and plot for the playlet.
 Thomas Meighan, who has the lead ing male role in Bed Rock" has promised special treat for movie fans, in that he will be seen in an entirely different role from the one he has in the past been cast in. . ~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-09
North Carolina Power Magnate Announces
 Huge Donation HOSPITALS NAMED
 AS BENEFICIARIES
Duke University To Get g Per Cent Of
 Income
TRINITY COLLEGE
 MAY CHANGE NAME
Institution Will Get Fortune If Trustees Accept That
 Condition
(By Associated Press.)

CHARLOTTE, N. C., Dec. 8. Establishment of a trust for charitable and educational purposes in North and South Carolina embracing properties valued at at, least S40,000,000 was announced here tonight by J. E. Duke, multi-million- aire North Carolina power magnate. Among the securi- ties thus set aside are about three-fourths of MT. Dukes holdings in the Southern Pow CT system, the income of which during the n:Xt few years will aggregate approximately 3D. 000,000 a year.
 The trust will be administered by fif- teen trustees, who will constitute self perpetuating body. -
 The trustees first are directed and em- powered to expend not exceeding $6,0O0- ,000 in acquiring lands and erecting and equipping thereon buildings ''in the state of North Carolina to be known and operated as Duke University" but with the provision that if Trinity col- lege at Durham, N. C., sees fit to change it's name to Duke university this sum may be spent in expanding and ex- tending Trinity college.
 Total To Be $SO,OOO,OOO
 The trust then provides that twenty per cent of the income shall be re- tained each year and added to the prin- l. AA1 $40,000,000, making the total of the trust fund approximately $SO,O00,0OO. After this percentage has been set aside, the other eighty per cent of the income is to be divided as follows:
 Thirty-two per cent for maintaining and securing hospitals primarily in the states of North Carolina and South Carolina on the plan of paying to the hospitals a sum not exceeding one dol- lar per day for each free bed occupied and in assisting in building and equip ping hospitals.
 Ten per cent for the benefit of white and colored orphans in North and South Carolina.
 Six per cent for assisting in building Methodist-E Episcopal churches in the sparsely settled rural districts of North Carolina.
 Preachers Aided
 Two per cent for pensioning superan- nuated preachers and widows and or phans of deceased preachers who have served in North Carolina conferences.
 Five per cent to Davidson college Davidson, N. c. Davidson is a Presby- terian institution.
 Five per cent to Furman university, Greenville, $. c. Furman is Baptist university.
 Four per cent to Johnson s. Cmith university, Charlotte. Johnson c. Smith university, formerly was known as Riddle, university, and is a negro school.
 The trustees named by MT. Duke iu- clude Mrs. James B. Duke, Somerville, N. J.; George c. Allen. William R. Perkins, William B. Bell, Anthony Je Drexel Riddle. Jr., Walter c. Parker and Alexander H. Sands, Jr., all of New York; William $. Lee, Charles I. Burk- holder, Norman A. Cooke, and Edward c. Marshall Carlotte and Menjamin E. Greer, Greenville, s. c.
 Recalling that he has for years been engaged in developing water power re-
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-09

Dr. George T. Edwards, charged with staying his wife in Jefferson county s most sensational murder case, was spir- ited fro minis cell in the Bessemer jail late Monday and for several hours his whereabouts were mystery to some of the investigating officers and even to George Ross, his counsel.
 At o'clock Monday night, Chief Deputy Sheriff Henry Hill admitted, when pressed, that Edwards had been lodged in the Birmingham county jail. His name had been entered on the jail register, charged with murder, first de gree, no bond" Hill claimed the doctor was brought here for "safe keeping and for no other purpose" but Attorney Ross indignantly charged that the transfer was deliberate and outrage ous attempt to block me from confer ring with my clinet," and added he be- lieved Hill and other officers intended to put Edwards through a third-degree grilling in an effort to wrest confes- sion from him.
 Denied Admission
 Ross said he went to the Bessemer jail Monday morning to see Edwards. but was denied admission. He then ob- tained an order from Judge Gwin, giv- ing him the right to confer with his client, When he again sought admit tance late in the day, he was told, he says, that Edwards had disappeared and that no one at the jail knew why. or where he had been removed.
 Deputy Hill denies that orders pre- venting Ross from seeing the accused physician were issued.
 MT. Ross can see Edwards whenever he likes, but I will always have one of my men present at their conferences .; Hill said.
 Sheriff's Order
 Attendants at the Bessemer jail say they refused to admit Attorney Ross Monday morning on orders of Sheriff T. J. Shirley.
 An investigation in Fairfield, the home of Dr. Edwards, and Bessemer failed to reveal any likelihood of vio- fence against the physician.
 Chief Anthony, of the Fairfield DO. lice, and Chief Deputy Reeder of Besse- mer, made the trip from Bessemer to with Edwards and Chief Deputy Hill. VI
 Attorney Ross said he would make another effort to see his client early Tuesday. He characterized Edwards s from Bessener as "a high handed outrage against society, against
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-09
TRIAL OF STOKES
 RESET FOR JAN. I2

CHICAGO Dee. 8.-The trial of W. D. D. Stokes, New York millionaire hotel man, Daniel Nugent, New York attorney, and four others charged with to defame Hrs. Helen E. Stokes, was continued today until Jan uary 12. Judge Thomas Lynch is en- gagged in the trial of Russell Scott of Toranto, charged with murder, and at least one of the defense attorneys also is engaged in another trial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-09
OZARK WORKMAN
 IS ELECTROCUTED
Instantly Killed While Repair
 ing Milk Shaker

OZARK, Ala, Dec. S-Walter Daven- port, an electrician employed by the Ozark Power company, was instantly killed about g o'clock tonight, while making repairs to an electric milk shaker at drug store here.
 It is believed short circuit was caused when the lighting wires became crossed with a high tension wire. Davenport was about 30 years old and is survived by his wife and two sons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-09
SHOALS BILL APPROVED
Farm Bureau Virtually Ind0rses Un
 derwood Measure In Chicago

CHICAGO, H., Dec. S.-(Special)- The Underwood bill now before con gress for disposition and operation of government properties at Muscle Shoals, Ala, was virtually indorsed by the American farm bureau federation at the opening session of the sixth annual meeting here today. It was favorably reported by E. B. Reid, Washington representative of the farm bureau, in his legislative report and the preponderance of opinion is that his recommendations will be approved. It may not be in dorsed in name but it is almost certain to be indorsed in principle.
 In his report Reid said that the Un- derwood bill contains most of the pro- visions which have been advocated so strenuously by the farmers. The chief provision being that it be used to man. ufacture nitrogen from the air for fer tlizer in time of peace and for ex- plosives in time of war. He added that it looks as though this bill will have the support of not only the southern democrats but also. goodly number of northern republicans"
 Oscar F. Bradfute, president of the federation, said in his annual report,
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-09
ACCORD IS REACHED
Underwood And Administration Vir- tually Agreed

WASHINGTON, Dec. s.-(By As sociated ress.)-Solution of the Muscle Shoals question advanced step nearer today with the introduction by Senator Underwood of amendments to hsi government ownership bill which were recommended by the war depart ment.
 After a weekend cruise on the May flower with President Coolidge and a two-hour conference today with Secretary Weeks, Senator Underwood said no serious difficulties on the Muscle Shoals question existed between himself and the administration.
 Secretary Weeks report on the Un- derwOod bill suggested a number of to the measure and de- clared unless careful and thoughtful as pointed out in my report are adopted, the Underwood bill is un-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-09
MEXICO DENIES
 REVOLT REPORT

MORALES, Dec. S.-Recent reports from Douglas declaring that the 12 men arrested at Agua Prieta and at Douglas several days ago were members of a band about to start revolution, are de- clsred false by Mexican officials here. They say that the arrests were on civil charges only and that there has been no attempt to start revolution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-09
NEWS FROM TODAY'S
 WANT ADS

Many Christmas Gift Suggestions Are Offered. Local agent wanted by out of town concern
 $1,eOo buys filling station A six-room bungalow in Norwood is wanted Buff brick bungalow on Norwood boulevard advertised for $10,5o0 $5.OO0 buys a corner 24Oxl9o. close Tn, on north side; improved 10 new negro houses advertised for s1&,50o
 Three 2-story brick stores on upper Second avenue are offered for S75.000
 BOx14O lot on Second avenue. north, Is offered for SSl,00O New bungalow on Norwood circle is offered for sale Young lady to do general office work: must have laundry expe- Tience
 young lady stenographers wanted by corporation Experienced steno-bookkeeper is sought Two house electricians wanted Extra sales people wanted by big department store Desirable housekeeping rooms for rent in all parts of the city Reliable concern wants three sales men for city work One set of watch tools for sale Three months-old German police pup lost 1923 model Hudson auto Is advsr- tised for sale Cole Aero-eight is offered
 Turn to pages 1G and 15.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-09
THE WEATHER

The song of life Is poor as solo-- duet, QuaFtets, choruses, etc., make the music that moves the world.
 Alabama: Fair and colder Tues. day; Wednesday partly cloudy and colder, possibly becoming unsettled on the coast.
 Mississippi: Fair and colder.
 Georgia: Generally fair.
 Tennessee: Fair, much colder.
 (Complete weather data on Page 13).
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-09
GEORGIA STRUCK

LA GRANGE, Ga, Dec. S.-Two school children were injured and thou sands of dollars property damage caused by a terrific windstorm which struck here Monday afternoon.
 Downtown buildings and residences were partially wrecked by the high winds, trees uprooted and hundreds of telephone poles knocked to the ground.
 The lives of 800 pupils in the Har- we'll school were endangered when the roof of the building was twisted off and windows shattered. Two pupils were hurt slightly by flying glass.
 The city's light and power system was completely knocked out, and most business was suspended for the aft ernoOn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-09

(COpyright, Paul M
 Thompson.1 tlon!
 In the old days before the inter- state commerce act stood on our books, the days of free competition and un- checked combination-there were many useful tricks and devices. In moving bulky and slow freight, such as grain, a waterline, standing alone, has heavy advantage over a railroad standing alone. Given terminal facilities and an open field, it can usually move its limited classes of freight from river port to river port at rates which. rail- road cannot possibly meet. But few railroads simply parallel a river and hauling the freight which can be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-09
MuTINY IS CHARGED

DOUGLAS, Ariz.. Dec. S.-Firing of 20 or more shots by men on horseback in Agua Prieta Sonora, Mexico, across the line from here, today caused nasty gatherings of the troops of the garrison and led to rumors that the fiscal guards had mutinied. Investigation is under way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-09
TENNESSEE HIT

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec S.-Re- ports tonight from sections of middle and west Tennessee where storms Sunday Filled one and injured more than a score others indicated that property damage exceeded $250,000.
 Montgomery, Gibson and Sumner counties apparently bore the brunt of
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-09
DIES IN FIRE
Chief Petty Officer Gasier Burned TC
 Death In Charleston

Death In Charleston
 CHARLESTON S. C., Dec. s. Hugh F. Caster, chief petty officer of the United States navy, was burned to death here Monday when his residence at the navy yard was destroyed by fire. Gasier was to have been retired from service December 2 and was on fur tough at the time of his death.
 It was some time after the fire be- fore it was discovered that Gasier was missing. A close search of the ruins revealed the charged body which was almost unrecognizable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-09

SAN PEDRO, Cal, Dec. 8. -One navy sailor died and r sailors and two civilians were seriously burned in the burn- ing of a private water taxi, the LaMoyne, in the harbor early today. Forty-five men were aboard the craft when it caught fire in mid-channel.
 An explosion or backfire caused the disaster and the survivors were picked out of the water by other sailors.
 The injured men were taken aboard the U. s. s. Pennsylvania and the u. $. s. Tennessee and arrangements were made by the commander in chief of the battle fleet to transfer the 17 burned naval men to the naval hospital at San Diego. The body of the sailor was re- covered and> taken on board the Tennes- see, where efforts were made to estab- fish his identity. The civilians burned were operators of the craft.
 The explosion occurred not far from the anchorage of the battleship Pennsy- lvania. The Lamoyne was a new craft of the fleet of speedboats operated by the H-10 Water Taxicab company en- gagged in transporting men to and from the vessels of the United States bat tleship fleet in the harbor here.
 Admiral s. s. Robison. commander in chief of the battle. fleet, issued a statement reporting that one life was lost and that the twelve most seriously burned naval men had been transferred to the naval tug Brant for conveyance to San Diego.
 List Of Injured
 The injured with the ship of which they were attached, follow:
 Ensign Crossell, U. $. s. Tennessee.
 J. A. Pratt, seaman first class. Okla homa.
 l.. Vovdovian, ships cook, Oklahoma.
 c. Lawborn, fireman second class, Arizona.
 W. F. Gallagher, electrician's mate, third class, New Mexico.
 l.. F. Bogel, engineers mate, first class, New Mexico.
 R. E. Franklin, seaman, first class, New Mexico.
 A. W. Allen, seaman, first class.
 H. Richards, electricians mate, Tennessee.
 W. L. Krise, fireman, third class, Maryland.
 J. E. Mccormick, signal man, second class, Pennsylvania.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-09

mental lines appear now
 to be moving up their heavy batteries against the Panama Canal. To understand the present and future of this ope- ration, it is necessary to understand the past. By
 what means have the railroads gradually strangled the slower but
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-09
STEAMER AFIRE

LOS ANGELES, Dec. S.-Radio messages to the Federal Telegraph com pany here tonight reported the Mexi- can steamer Oaxaca on fire 40 miles south of Mazatlan on the west coast of Mexico. The ship is in no immedi- ate danger, however, the message said
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-09
By WILL IRWIN

This is the second of series of daily articles in which Will Irwin, who has been called the foremost of Amer ican reporters. analyses testimony rel- ative to the railroads application for relief" under section " of the in- terstate commerce act. According to Mir. Irwin's interpretation the success of this effort would mean the elimina- tion of the Panaca Canal as a conl- merce carrying waterway. The rate question involved Is touched on in . bill which went to the house after be- ing passed by the state.
 Copyright, 1924, in United States. Great Britain and South America by North American Newspaper Alliance for The Age-Herald. All rights reserved.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-09
Installment No. 2 The Way of The Railroad With A

In the last installment told how the American railroads have all but ex- tinguished our inland water trans portation: and how the transconti-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-09
GALE SWEEPS MEMPHIS
High Winds Cause Considerable Dam.
 age In Tennessee City

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. S.-Wind and rainstorms yesterday and last night caused minor damage here, confined principally to the smashing of store windows and swinging signs. About 800 telephones were put out of commis- sion. The storm also was general over Arkansas, several points reporting trees uprooted and fences demolished, but no serious property damage. No loss of life was reported.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-09
16 ARE MISSING, ONE KNOWN DEAD IN SHIP BLAST U. s. Sailors Believed Lost When Flames Wreck
 Speedboat
17 ARE>BURNED,
 MANY CRITICALLY
Missing Men Are Sailors On U. S. s. Tennessee
 And New Mexico
fRv Associated Press. ]

SAN PEDRO, Doc. 6.--Sixteen enlisted men are missing from the dreadnaughts Tennessee and New Mexico tonight, it was officially an- n0unced aboard tho U. s. s. Cali fornia, flagship of tho battle fleet. Whether or not these men were passengers on the water taxi La Moyne, which burned in the harbOr here early today, had not been de- termined, but their absence was being investigated with today's fatalities in mind.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-21
ABANDON HOPE
FOR JAPANESE
in SUBMARINE
BY United Press Lenscd Wire


TOXIC, Japan, Mar. 21.-Hope
for the IA officers and men i'm
prisoned i'll the motor room of the
sunken japanese submarine No. ~
was abandoned today.
All attempts to communicate with
them by emergency telephones rig
ged between the submarine and sal
wage ships, have been ffultles9.
No sign or word has come from
within the submarine s hulk since
7:4O D. III. Wednesday, when divers
heard a cry of "hurry, hurry, it is
difficult to breath,' followed by a
shout of "Banzai Emperor
A telephone connection was i'm
mediately established with the tele.
phone system of the submarine but
it has brought no answer.
Friends and relatives of the i'm
prisoned sailors have gathered III
numbers at Sasebo, the nearest port
refusing to accept the belief Of 5he
navy ministry that the men are
dead. They refuse to sleep, many
will not eat and the scene they
presented today was. most pitiful.
Convinced that there is no one
alive within the diver the Officers
in charge of salvage have decided
to drag the submarine into shallow
water and then cut open the hull
and bring out the bodies they ex-
pect to find.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-21
One Days Sale Of
Indian Lands
$8,357,oOO

PAWHUSKA, Okla, Mar. 21.-
"I11 start it with a bid of ST.
0O0,000.'
"What do you think you are
dealing in, cotton prices?'
Such was the exchange of re-
marks between j. E. Pew, Texas
oil man, and Ed Walters, aac tioaeer,
here in the public sale of oil lands
in the Usage Indian reservation.
Pew started the bidding for l6o
acres of choice land at Il million,
believed to be a record figure.
As the bidding Jagged Walters
strobe up and down the stage III
his $3.50 hand carved knee boots
and demanded the oil men crowd
ing the little theatre here to "shoot
or give up the gun
The oil men "shot0 and the lease
on the quarter section was knock
ed down for $1,955, 900. Scores Of
solemn Indians, direct beneficiaries
of the auction, dropped their equ-
animltv and cheered wildly as the
record bid was made.
Total revenue from the first day g
,ale, with the choicest section yet
tc be sold, was $S.357,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-21
Babson Predicts That Nations
Center of Trade Surely Moving
to the Pacific Coast States

BABSON PARK, Florida, Mar.
21.-Business in the northwest aver
ages about even with that Of the
United States as a whole, according
to Roger w. Babson, the statistic
ian, who today issued the last sec
ton of his findings On current bust
ness conditions for he United
States. Mr.. Babson's report ~ II
Canadian conditions will be com
pleted in about one week
81 like the Pacific Northwest, -
says the statistician. "It is Il good
sound country inhabited by good
and sound people. The climate. is
attractive yet this district has not
been infested by pleasure seekers.
Natural resources are great yet the
people are inclined to work rather
than to exploit and speculate.
"Compared with last year the
value of city business for this sec
tion is running as follows: Oregon
leads with n gain Of Is per cent !;
Washington shows a gain Of per
cent; Wyoming loss of 16 per
cent; Idaho a loss of 10 per cent
and Montana a loss of 20 per cent.
Crop conditions in Montana and
Wyoming, however, indicate an in
crease in trade during the current
year. OF this group of states both
fundamental statistics and mercan-
tile reports indicate that the bust
ness trend is decidedly favorable
in Washington and Oregon.
"In Washington the value Of
crops was nearly % per cent above
the preceding year. Several repre-
sentative cities i'll the state show an
encouraging tendency. In Belling-
ham, for example, the trend of gen
cral business has been moderately
but almost steadily upward since
the middle of 1923. RitZvillc also
shows IN upward movement. In
Seattle the improvement is not so
pronounced and can be described
more as n sidewise drift. Tacoma
is also proceeding ;bout at level.
Spokane did very well up to the
close of 1928; but since then, the
indications have not been so favor
able. Yakima showed considerable
weakness inithc last quarter of
1923, but recent indications have
been more encouraging.
Crops Better in Oregon ra ~'
"In Oregon the value of crops
was somewhat above last year, but
the gain was not so notable as in
the case of Washington. Several
of the Oregon cities are making a
good showing in business statistics.
In Eugene, for example,, business is
holding materially above the cor
responding period a ycar ago. Port
land also shows an encouraging
trend. The latest government re-
port ON industrial conditions in this
state mentions the customary sea
sonal recession in employment. Most
industries, however, continue active,
with the possible exception of saw
mills in the eastern part of Oregon.