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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-30
PRETTY HOSPITALITY EXTEND ED FRIENDS

Mrs. Robert Jemison and Mrs. Craw- ford Johnson, who will leave February 1 for Mediterranean cruise to be ab- sent from Birmingham until April were the inspiration of a beautiful luncheon Tuesday at the Country club, when Mrs. Charles F. De Bardelen en- tertained a few of her friends at a luncheon.
 This was one of several pretty af- fairs that have been given for these two popular matrons.
 PI SIGMA PSI CLUB
 Mrs. H. B. Hall will be hostess this afternoon when she will entertain the members of the Pi Sigma Psi club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-30
HouseGuests Ar Entertained By
 Mrs. Massey

Honoring Mrs. Arthur Gorgy al Mrs. Leon Camp of Columbus, VI are her guests. Mrs. Richard w. Ma Sey will entertain fourteen friends \ beautiful spring luncheon at tI Country club today. the covers to
 hid for intimate friends of the hosted who are former residents of Columbul Ga. Lovely spring flowers, jonqui9 pink roses and ferns, will adOrn tH luncheon table.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-30
Lovely Luncheon At Club For
 Visitors

One of the loveliest luncheons in every appointment given during the en- tire winter was the one at which the Alabama Power company entertained at the Southern club yesterday, compli- mentary to the wives of delegates to the National Electric Light associa- tion, convening in Birmingham this week. Several of these ladies have journeyed far for visit to Birming- ham and the south--M Mrs. J. c. R6llo from Los Angeles. Cal; Mrs. E., W. Gary, Mrs. H. P. Liversidge of Phila- delphia, Mrs. A. D. Bailey, Chicago. ; Mrs. J. K. Heinz, Dayton, O.: Mrs: J. R. Kearney. St. Louis ; Mrs. E. z. Cur tis of Wichita, Kan.
 The table decorations were most un- usual in it's decoration. Typifying the use of power in Alabama, the table decorations were not only beautiful, but original. The utility idea of cleo tric power was shown in diminutive train and transmission line surround ing the center of electrically lighted flowers, these being Killarney roses, jonquils and lavender sweet peas, grace fully arranged in a large wicker bas- ket, the handle of which was inter- twined with the sweet peas.
 Souvenirs at each plate also spoke of Alabama's great asset in the way of water and electric power.
 Local women who participated in the hospitality were Mrs. s. R. Benedict, Mrs. E. A. Yeates. Mrs. J. E. Hard wick, Mrs. J. NJ. Oliver, Mrs. Sterling Foster, Mrs. Solon Jacobs, Mrs. Carr Mccormack, Mrs. RIA. Mitchell, Mrs G. H. Middlemiss, Mrs. J. M. Barry, Mrs. Jack Bowron, Mrs. Frank Spain, Mrs. w. D. Mitchell, Mrs. W. J. Bald. win, Mrs. J. NJ. Heidenrich, and Mrs Rnhert In1alls-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-30

The cost of living in the United States. as estimated by the national industrial conference board, increased in the month ended October 15, four tenths of 1 per cent. This in an in crease of 64.1 per cent over the pro war month of July, 1914, and decreasl of 19.S per cent from the so-calle' peak" month of July, 1920, when tl rise in living costs had reached itI highest point
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-30
WEST POINT CADETS HONORED BY CAPT. AND MRS. PARKS

A delightful courtesy of Monday eve ming was the card party at which Capt. and Mrs. Basil Manly Parks enter tained at the Birmingham University school in compliment to Cadets George F. Taylor, B. N. G Gardner, and Will liam Edmunds, of the United States Military academy at West Point, N. r., who are taking special course in higher mathematics with Captain Parks at this school.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-30
MISS JONES HOSTESS TO BRIDGE GLIB

Miss Josephine Jones entertained t4 members of her bridge club Tuesds afternoon at the home of her parentl Mir. and Mrs. Calvin Jones, on Hig1 land avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-30
JACKSON-BROWN WEDDING SOLEMNIZED SUNDAY

On Sunday morning at 9 80 o'clock at the home of the brides parents, MT. and Mrs. Harry s. Brown, Miss Zelma Virginia Brown and Mir. Craw- ford Jackson of this city were quietly married, the ceremony being solemnized by Rev. Britain. The bride was lovely in brown satin, with accessories to match, wearing a corsage of brides roses. Immediately following the cere- mony Mir. and Mrs. Jackson left for a short trip to Tennessee. Only the inn medinte family were present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-30
MARTIN SCHOOL TO GIVE ENTERTAINMENT

An entertainment will be given at Martin school Friday, February l, at :45 p. m. for the benefit of the School Improvement association.
 An excellent program, consisting of music, both vocal and instrumental. readings and recitations, will be given.
 Delicious homemade candy will be sold. A small admission fee will be charged and the public is cordially in- vited to attend.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-30

An Australian inventor has devel- oped machine that is made to rise into the air by two prorellers and can be held stationary by three guiding cables.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-30

A recently patented jextractor is claimed to get all the juice from lemons by breaking all the pulp as halves are forced down over rough ened cone.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-30

MRS. SPIRO TO.
 ENTERTAIN CARD CLUB
 Mrs. Walter A. Spiro will be hostess today at a bridge luncheon compliment ing the members of her card club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-30
Rub It On For Deep Chest Colds
~ FOR ALL
 COLD TROUBLES
THE DIRECT TREATMENT

ABSORBED like liniment and at the same time INHALED as vapor, Vicks gets immediately into
 congested, inAamed air passages
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-30

Mir. NJ. J. billiard will spend this week in Florence and the Muscle Shoals district.
The Washington times., 1924-12-20
HELDFIRN|
ER|EN|)QF
TRUSTS
Underwood Il Most Persistent
Supporter Of Big interests.
Says Hearst

SAN SIMEON, Cal, Dec. 20.
In q formal statement issued here
last night for publication ii hi
hewapapers, William Randolph
Hearst characterized Senator Oscar
w. UnderWOo .of Alabama CHIEF
advocate Of private leasing 81
Muscle Shoals, as ii most per.
sistent supporter Of trusts. "
The statement follows:
Mr.. Edwin J. Clapp, an editorial
writer Of The Washington Herald,
New York American, and other
Hearst newspapers. in his testl-
mony before the United States
Senate committee Investigating
the Herald's reflections on the
Muscle Shoals grab bill, ex.
pressed the private opinion that
Senator Underwood was "a man
OF the highest ideals and q gen.
tleman."
Mr.. Clapp's private opinion
seems to me to be OF no impor-
lance whatever in this matter.
am the publisher of The
American, and my private opinion
OF Senator Underwood, with whom
served for four years in Congress,
Is that he is q delightful man
personally, but one Of the most
persistent supporters Of the in
terests OF the great financial
corporations and trusts who ever
sat in the Senate OF the United
States-and that is saying a good
y
irthermore, my private opin-
does not differ from my pub.
a. opinion on this occasion, nor
on any other occasion.
The editorial which appeared in
The Herald does not say that
Senator Underwood Is corrupt. nor
on the other hand does It say
that he is not corrupt. Having
no direct evidence on this Qucs-
ton the editorial very properly
does not discuss IT,
But the editorial does say that
Senator Underwood; for some rea.
son or other, is responsible for q
scandalOus attempt to turn over
extremely valuable public prop.
erty to the private ownership and
exploitation of one Of the most
oppressive and extorIionate trusts
in the country. This is definitely
and dernonstrably true, and fur
thermore, this attitude OF SEN
ator Underwood is in complete
harmony with his customary and
characteristic policy.
hope that Senator Underwood
is not too busy with affairs on
the floor Of the Senate" to appear
before the Sena-e COMMITTEES and
discuss the matter actually at is.
sue, and not try to divert atten-
ton by dragging into the discus
sion President Coolidge, or his
/, own personal honesty, or the Elm.
stein theory, or any other ex-
traneous matter.
AS for the freedom of the
press" that matter is not at
issue either, SO far as Hearst's
newspapers are concerned, be-
cause those newspapers will con.
tinue TO express their honest
opinion freely and fully and forci-
bly, no matter what the Senate
: committee may say or do.
WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST
The Washington times., 1924-12-20
STORY
BURKE
IN GOIJH
Detective Tricked Way Into
Home and Tried to Attack
Her, Mrs. Mullen Says

On a pretext that he was on of.
ficial. business, Detective William
Burke. OF the Seventh precinct, at
II O'Clock last night obtained adj
mission, it is alleged, to the apart
ment OF Mrs. Mabel Mullen, 3223 M
street northwest, where, according
TO Mrs. Mullen, he tried to force
her to drink cocktairs with him, GO
on an automobile ride and then
went into her bedroom and nm
dressed.
Distraught over her narrowing
experience, Mrs. Mullen today de.
clared that she will press the
charges against Detective Burke,
despit the fact he came back to her
apartment early this morning and
implored her not to say anything.
While Detective Burke was, in the
apartment Of Mrs. Mullen, her four
children we're asleep. and she says
when he came after her in the
parlor in his underclothes that she
CONTINUED on Page 2. Column A.
The Washington times., 1924-12-20
PROPOSES.
NATIONAL
POWER
T|E.lJP


Opposition to Ieasin Muscle
Shoals 10 private interests that
WOuld Operate the power proper
ties except under the control 81
the Federal Power Commission
was voiced today by Governor
Pinchot, of Pennsylvania, in d
conference with President Cool
idge at the White House
"Key to the. South"
Pinchot said Muscle Shoals was
the key to the whole industrial
development Of the SOUTH" and
that it should be so developed that
It could be hooked up with other
power projects throughout the
country.
Discussing his conference with
the President. Governor Pinchot
Il desire to call to the attention
Of Mr.. Coolidge the Importance Of
the so-called giant power plant
now baing worked out in Pennsyl-
vania with reference to- Muscle
Shoals. The Muscle Shoals power
10 the key TO the industrial deveI.
opment Of the whole tidewater
South. from Charleston to New
Orleans.
The essential thing In connec-
ton with Muscle Shoals IA that
whatever disposition is made Of
pending legislation, the possibility
Of the geographically wide, rather
than geographically restricted, use
OF Muscle Shoals power should be
assured.
Bans PuFpOsesess Sale.
my own belief is that no dispo-
sition should be made OF Muscle
Shoals until we know exactly what
we want to accomplish. Then,
disposition should be made 50 we
may get precisely what we want"
The Governor, in response to a
question as to his position on the
Underwood bill said:
II am not in favor Of INV bill
which fails to bring the disposition
Of power within the limits Of the
Federal Power Act"
Pinchot explained to the Presi.
dent the workings Of the proposed
giant power plan in Pennsylvania.
which provides for construction OF
power plants at mine mouths for
direct distribution OF power. He
told of the ultimate plan to extend
the Pennsylvania project south so
that eventually by a series of inter
linkings power system running
| the length OF the eastern seabnari
would be effected.
Legislation providing for the giant
power plan will be introduced n
the Pennsylvania legislature inn
mediately following its convenins
in January.
The Washington times., 1924-12-20
Will
IS FILED FOR
PROBATE
Voided Document Filed With
Last Instrument--Wife Gets
Minimum Share

In his large, characteristic hand.
writing, the words II cancel and
revoke this will" and signed
Samuel Gompers, are written
across will and testament, dated
September 81. 1921, in which his
wife, Mrs. Gertrude A. .Gompers,
was named as beneficiary of the
rest of his estate. This void docu-
lnent was with the last will of the
labor leader dated November 8,
1924, which was filed for probate
today. 1t is typewriter and
signed in large firm hand and
attested by the witnesses William
c. Roberts, 1912 Twelfth street
northwest, and Edward j. Tracy,
10 Girard street northeast The
will was filed by Captain Theodore
Cogswell, deputy register of Wills,
who removed the document from
the safe of the American FEEDER.
alton Of Labor Building.
In his last will. Gompers directs
that after the payment OF his
debts. his granddaughter and CONS
should receive the residue Of the
estate, share and share alike.
The testator makes the following
disposition about his wife's share
After the minimum amount has
been set aside and paid to my
wife. Gertrude A. Gompers, the
minimum amount, being that which
the law provides, providing said
Gertrude A. Gompers Is my Lawful
welded wife at the time of my
demise. but IL said Gertrude A.
Gompers shall not be my lawful
welded wife ct the time Of my
demise. she shall not receive any
part OF my estate, whether real
personal or mixed. and the whole
amount Of my estate shall be
CONTINUED on Page \. Column ~
The Washington times., 1924-12-20
FOREST FIRE SUSPECT
HELD At HACERSToWN

HAGERSTOWN, Md, Dec. 90
Moody Hornbraker was taken into
custody by forestry wardens and
State and county officers yesterday.
suspected Of having started a forest
fire which swept over three ranges
in the North mouaraIn above Clear
Spring.
Hornbraker was arrested on in.
formation furnished by Edwin Cor.
well. who is said 20 have confessed
to residents Of Blairs Valley that
'lA aided Hornbraker In setting the
fires He will appear as witness
against Hornbraker.
The fires burned over $50 acres
OF timber land. Forest Warden
Cyril Klein. aided by Maryland and
Pennsylvania State officers, worked
on the case.
The Washington times., 1924-12-20

Sentiment in Congress at the
same time is openly and strongly
resentful Of any appearance of
interference by the British in any
debt negotiations which we may
undertake with the French.
The idea semes to be that If the
British will leave us alone we will
do the right thing. and that we do
not need them-and do not desire
them-to tell US what the right
thing is.
Next Topic Of Interest.
Next to the French debt. as an
international topic in Washington,
comes the approaching withdrawal
OF our marines from Nicaragua.
Having already evacuated Santo
Domingo, and now being about to
evacuate Nicaragua. we find our
selves occupying only Haiti among
the foreign countries to the south
Of US.
1t is observed currently in Wash
ington that the old dreams OF an
american Empire, embracing all
the islands Of the Caribbean and
stretching uninterruptedly from the
Rio Grande south to the Isthmus
OF Panama, are slowly but surely
fading out. They seem to be in
consistent with the tendencies of
the present day.
Those tendencies are producing
Latin-American countries better
and better educated and filter and
filter for orderly self-government.
Those tendencies also are produc-
ing apparently within this country
a greater and greater repugnance
to invaSions and occupations of
foreign countries for either their
own good or for our own advance
ment.
This fact displayed itself in the
third phase OF foreign affairs now
most discussed in Washington.
Opinion On Philippines.
There is an astonishing amount
of sentiment here for withdraw
ing from Philippines. This
sentiment expressed not only
by the so-called liberals and
'progressives" in Congress but also
by many OF the most conservative
and even ''reactionary' members
Of the Senate and OF the House Of
Representatives.
IL mas TWO arguments Dehlnu IL.
People say in the first place that
with ours fleet, held down by the
naval Limitation treaty to five-to.
three ratio with Japan in capital
ships. it will be impossible for us
to defend the Philippines against
Japan.
They say. in the second place.
that the American occupation of
the Philippines Is bound politically
to be so uncertain as to duration
that American capital will not
largely invest in the Philippines.
and that, therefore, the occupation
Of the Philippines Is not profitable
to us. t
This latter consideration has becn
recently illustrated in the matter Of
rubber. We could grow rubber in
Continued on Page 2. Column g.
The Washington times., 1924-12-20
| LIMOUSINE
C()ESOVER
Gull VERT
NVND1HT
soctleggers Tow Wrecked
Auto Into HidingPolice
Search Futile

Carrying their dead with them
and towing their wreckage to
some isolated spot, two bootleg
gers have for the past twenty
hours eEaded the combined forces
Of the Maryland State contabulary
and the police forces Of Baltimore
and Washington.
An accident which happened at
Daisy, Nd, at 10 o'clock last
night. resulted in the death Of the
driver of the liquor-Iaden limou-
sine when it missed culvert
and turned over.
Crash Near WOodbine.
The scene Of the accident was
about three miles from Woodbine.
Nd. which is on the grapevine
rum-runners' route from Baltimore
- this place.
bout 10 O'Clock last night, :.oa
ling tn the only eyewitness,
lngar simpson. farmer Of DaAss
three liflaOusifies Ok expensive make.
All without tags, sped by hts house.
Simpson stated that he l1erad the
cars, with throttles wide open PAYS
his house
About d half minute later he
heard a crash and ran out to see
what the trouble was.
The head car had missed a ,ui.
vert in the road and crashed over
an eight-foot embanknlent&
With the aid of torches. supplied
by Simpson, the two drivers of the
cars which had followed the lead
car, Strengthened the overturned
car over and pulled the driver from
the wreckage.
Find Neck Boken.
1t was found that his neck. both
arms. both legs and his back was
broken
Asking him to work quickly. The.
two drivers instructed Simpson to
get blankets and sheets from his
house.
Simpson says he. secured these
and the dead man was sewed Jip in
p crude fashion and then the two
rum ladened cars pulled the third
out OF the ditch and with the aid
of ropes 1t was tied on to the rear
Of lead car.
Another rope was tied onto the
rear of the wrecked car and this
in turn tied to the third car (which
served as a brake when the three
cars went down HILL
The Washington times., 1924-12-20

Packages are arriving by the
hundred at the White House, every
|pne from President Coolidge down
10 the dogs, Rob Roy and Peter
Pan, being remembered. Holly
'bnd Christmas greens are being put
|Op through the state drawing
yooms--so far no mistletoe But
apparently Christmas Day will pass
much as other days except for the
exchange OF gifts across the break
fast table.
John Coolidge will be home from
Amherst, OF course, but there will
be no guests. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
w. Stems unexpectedly WILDE
with President and Mrs. Coolidge
over the holiday. but they come
and go so casually at the White
House that everybody regards them
as family"
Unless plans are changed at the
last moment, the only White House
christmas tree will be a com
munity tree-the giant fir planted
n sherman square to the south
vest OF the White House gardens
the lighting Of which on Christ
mas Eve the President is to take
part. This is q permanent gift to
Forestry Association superintend.
ng the delicate business of trans
painting and some electrical as.
location contributing the myriad
gaily colored electric lights with
which the tree is to be decked.
The community Christmas idea
has taken strong hold on Wash.
Continued on Page 4. Column g.
The Washington times., 1924-12-20
BOY, !, PLEADS
FOR XMAS
SHOES
Good Fellows Needed Badly
to Care for 124 Needy
D. c. Families

With approximately 900 Good
Fellows already enrolled to provide
Christmas pleasures for Washing
tens needy families, there is still
need of enough more enrollments
to care for the appeals Of 124
families.
The flow of letters asking for
assistance at Christina has prac-
tically ceased. and 1t neces-
sary now to enlist enough
Good Fellows to care 10. the per
sons whose letters are now in the
hands OF the Good Fellow Editor.
Elsewhere in today's Times is q
blank which can be filled out,
stating how many persons one
wishes to provide with q. Christmas
basket, clothes or other helm. and
mailed to the Good Fellow Editor.
A telephone call may be made IL
preferred.
Upon receipt OF the letter the
Good Fellow Editor will Weturn the
names OF one or more OF these
families. Neither tine names OF the
Good Fellows nor the names Of the
persons they help win be published.
Has No Shoes.
The following letter, scrawled by
9. seven-year-old boy, is one Of
them
Mother saw where you were Of
fering help to the poor folks. We
are certainly in need. i am a boy
seven years old, / love to 20 to
school but l havent any shoes. I
wish you would remember me
Christmas. Father Is dead. /
haven't had toys on Christmas for
q long time. Mother has been sick
for q long time"
There are many ways In which
one may be a Good Fellow.
Just state which way you prefer
and the opportunity will be given
you.
Can't Find Work.
Several requests for aid in OBJ
tanning. employment are still among
the appeals that are unanswered.
CONTINUED on Page q, Column ~
The Washington times., 1924-12-20
IN
ANITA
PENNEN
CHARGE
Former Convicts Report Stay
ingsGraft Rules rs Per
Cent Of institution, Claim

An investigation Of the Govern
ment pardon and parole system,
as proposed by Attorney General
Stone, may disclose that forged
letters from Federal judges and
United States attorneys have
been employed by prison officials
to obtain the release of prisoners,
Doctor E. e. budding, president
of the Prisoners Relief Society,
declared today.
Releases Bought Claim.
Dldding said that Information to
this effect had reached him from
ex 9Eicte who have been con-
fined Ak Atlant prison and other
Federal Institutions Forgery, ex
convicts told budding, was EN-.
ployed in some instances to get
paroles or pardons for prisoners
who have paid for their release,
Pledging his cooperation 70 the
Department Of Justice in it's probe
of the Atlanta prison and the
possible Investigation of other
prisons and the pardon and parole
system, budding declared I'M
believable conditions of corruption
exist in rs per cent of the prisons
Of the country.
II would not be surprised il
indictments are returned in the
Atlanta investigation charging
murder budding said. One or
two convicts have been killed, /
understand"
Reports were current here today
that a State grand jury would be
ennpannelled at Atlanta to investi-
gate circumstances surrounding
the death of several convicts.
Letters Forged, Is Claim.
Information has been given Dud-
ding by ex-convicts from Atlanta
that pardons and paroles were for
sale at that institution. 1t was de-
clared that in case unfavorable
recommendations for paroles were
received from Federal judges and
United States attorneys, forged let.
tiers advising the release Of convicts
who paid the price" were prepared
and submitted to the Washington
authorities. budding continued that
it was his information conyicts
have been released on the strength
of these fraudulent Recommended
tons on the payment Of required
stipulation.
The recommendation were up.
parently genuine and in the past
have gotten by the Washington
authorities" budding said
II believe that now Attorney
General Stone and Superintendent
Of Prisons. Votaw have cotton 10
the bottom of the frauds and that
the Federal prisons Of the country
are due for a thorough steam.
cleaning.
II wish the Attorney General
could investigate about forty State
prisons have in mind.
Wholesale Graft.
Graft of every kind exists in
rs per cent of our prisons. It's q
case of pay to get in. pay to get out
and pay while you are in,
When the truth comes out about
the Atlanta prison it will be shoes
TO the entire country.
1T is impossible to instilI honesty
and right living into the minds OF
convicts when every known evil il
being carried on in the prisons"
Indications that a probe of condi
tions is due for Leavenworth prison
was heard in official quarters today
The Washington times., 1924-12-20
| French Debt Is Main
Topic Here
By WILLIAM HARD.

Internationally the main topic of discussion here is the
French debt Sentiment in Congress silently but strongly to
the effect that should settlement of the debt
which the French while at the time the French
make settlement of the debt which they the British
it would be a sort of low trick on our part.