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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-30
CHICAGO MOURNS LOSS fRY Associated PresS.l

CHICAGO. Nov. 29.-"Puccini is dead" said Giorgio musical director of the Chicago Civic Opera at memorial service this afternoon for the great Italian composer who died in Brus- sels. Polacco spoke from the stage just before the presentation of 'Tosca, a Puccini opera, was begun.
 "You all know him through his works, but I and many of the artists of our company knew him us a man. And what man ho was.
 "A model of probity, a man of simple taste, he loved the open spaces and the company of only few devoted friends. dare say that after Verdi, he was the most popular composer of opera"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-30
LABORERS EARN
 100 PER CENT MORE
Big Increase In Hourly Wage
 Shown By Curvey

NEW YORK, Nov. 29.-The Ameri- can workingman, in the last ten years, has enjoyed a net increase in his aver age hourly earnings of over 100 per cent This is announced by the national in dustrial conference board, which has just completed a survey of the trends of wages, hours and employment in man ufacturing industries of the United States. Security of employment and the ability of the employer to maintain full working schedule are mainly re- spOnsible for increased earnings, the board says.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-30
REREL EXECUTED

VERA CRUZ, Mexico, Nov. 29.- Jose Girard, a naval captain, who was
 concerned in the De Ia Huerta rebel lion, was executed by a firing squad Tyesday at Paraiso TabascO. His execu- ton was ordered by General Vicente Gonzales after he had resumed rebel activities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-30
STARS HONOR PUCCINI

NEW YORK, Nov. 29.-Giacomo Puccini, the Italian composer, who died in Brussels today, was mourned by New York's many musicians and music lovers, not few of whom knew him we'll.
 Tullio Serafin, Metropolitan conduc- tor, who is in his first season here, said that Puccini's passing meant a great loss because he was "the com poser of the present and because he understood the theater best"
 Madame Frances Aida, opera star and wife of Giulio Gatti-Gasazza, gen. eral manager of the Metropolitan Opera House, also mourned Puecini as q personal friend.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-30
COOLIDGE IS NEUTRAL
Cheers For Neither Team Al Army. IF Navy Game

BALTIMORE, Nov. 29.-An incon- spicuous spectator among the 7S,000 that crowded Baltimore stadium, Pres ident Coolidge saw the annual foot ball clash between the two service schools.
 The first president to attend an Army-Nayy game m 8 half-a-dozen years, Mir. Coolidge took little part in the spectacle that each year surrounds the contest. He arrived in Baltimore shortly after noon after a motor trip from Washington accompanied by Mrs. Coolidge and a small party of friends
 (Continued On Page TwO.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-30
A. c. DINKEY, JR., MARRIEs

ey, Jr., son of the former president of the Bethlehem Steel corporation. and Miss Mary Gayer, an actress known as Marcia Byron, were married here yes terday. His parents wired their bless ing from Philadelphia. The bridegroom, in the blast furnace department of the Illinois Steel company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-30

Alabama: Fair Sunday. Georgia: Fair.
 MlsSissippi: Fair. Tennessee: Cloudy and warmer. (COIhplets weather data Is on Page
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-30
THE WEATHER
c. ae.Cy> .NltG>

Work and rect are good for all of us who do not try to work the rest of us.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-30
New Offer Made

A new offer appeared today from Howard Sutherland, former senator from West Virginia. As a represent, ative of Hambleton and company, bank CTS of New York, he proposes to or ganize a $5O.O0OO0O corporation to lease the property at a yearly rental of four per cent of the governments investment up to May 31, 1922. The corporation would operate under gov ernment supervision and produce ferti- lizer, chemicals and distribute power.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-30
CURTIS ADMITS PLAN TO BLOCK
 SHOALS ACTION
Senate Leader Will Urge Proposition Be Referred
 To Committee

WASHINTON, Nov. 19. Senator Curtis of Kansas, leader of the senate acting in consonance with the desire of the secretary of war and possibly of the President, will endeavor to refer the en- tire Muscle Shoals proposition back to the committee on agriculture. He ad- mits as much.
 If he should be successful, the small hope that completed action might fea- ture the ensuing session of congress, would be blasted. He does not deny that assertion. If no action is taken, the secretary of war; next July, would lease Muscle Shoals waterpower to the Ala bama Power company and nitrate plants, capable of protecting the ma tion at war and feeding. the nation at peace, would deteriorate and eventual ly might be junked.
 Curtis Bloc Seen
 Senator Curtis will be unable to deny Muscle Shoals advocates an op- portunity to attempt to solve their prob liem, according to Senator Underwood of Alabama. But Senator Curtis, Sen ator Underwood does not deny, assisted by the administration and selfish corpO- OC &OAO " PASFSAS AS6Al lation by time of adjournment.
 It is apparent tonight on the eve of the trial that Muscle Shoals is a diff ficult problem solely because it is capable of producing fertilizer. Senator Underwood, farmers Organizations, and the Tennessee River Improvement asso- citation are insistent that any would be lessor must guarantee to produce k4 hn n& nVNo off Vy because they fear that if any loophole iS permitted, No fertilizer, in the end. would be uproduced. It is matter of record that many bidders would take over the property were they permitted to make fertilizer in accordance with market demands" or to do what they could do in accordance with business maxims.
 Corporation Balk
 But there is no corporation at present willing to produce 10000 tons of fixed nitrogen duHng each of fifty years even if it is unable to market it. Each declares that it cannot agree to such conditions, even though it IS assured that if it would agree, 1t would, with the backing of the farmers, be awarded the contract.
 It is regarded as probable that at time of adjournment, Muscle Shoals will still be an unsolyed problem.
 Senator Underwood, appreciating the situation, declares that the administra- tion could put across a bill of value to the farmers if the administration cared to. He admits that the adminis- tration can either by persuasion or the veto power defeat such legislation.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-06
Cynthia Grey
She Tilted Fonce -Four Days Before Wedding to
Elope With One Who Had Secretly Courted Her
She's Happy, BIT Wonders II She Did Right
BY CYNTHIA GREY

Dear Mss Grey; About two years ago | met young
man while going to college that thought loved and rs
he loved me- we became engaged We were betrohed for
over year and half and he bought the home practically
furnished il all, had a and everything wanted
-Four months before | to have been married went
down home to stay with my folks and met another man
whom fell very much in love with really cared more for
him than the one engaged to- OF course he knew
was TO be married soon. began TO think he was in love
with me, too
My folks peeved at me showing any attention 10
him and forbid going out with him. most Of our
counting done secretly
Miss Grey want you to tell whether did the right
thing by turning my first love down four days before the
wedding day and clipping with the other? can honestly
say am a very happy woman.
This Is the second letter have written you on the same
question and have never seen an answer HAPPY
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-06
WOULD EXPLORE
AUSTRALIA
StefanSSon Win Tour Over
Interior OF Continent

SAN FRANCISCO. May SYM.
islmur Stcfansson. famous Arcitc *.
rlorcr. expects % salt from san
Francisco for Australia toslay 10 ca.
nlors the supposedly ara satsstcr %
that continent.
Ignorance II many parts of The
earth has led people TO suppose thcn
worthless. UNIT for human hahila.
lion. the explorer said
In ms explorations I have found
many lands favorable and pleasant
Tor human life. which had hcen con.
idercd TOO forhiddiug II was BE-.
cause people did not know. ~ was
tgue of the Arctic. and I am sure Il
WIN be true of Australia
MANY years ago Eastern people
thought the western part q the
United states Was one great desert
Familiarity showed them their
error
Stefansscn Nill explore the Aus.
ITALIAN deserts with an sirpnno oN,
petition. all arrangements Tor which
have been completed. no said
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-06
NewPompeiian
Dis cOUerieS
Are Valuable
Frescoes Portraying
Scenes From Iliad
Are Uncovered
ny ENnLIO cIANrARRA

[ Omitted Press staff COrfeApondcntJ
ROME, MAY e.--Recent txea.
vations alcnR tho Abundance street.
Pompcli's leading thorofnrc. brought
TO light seven new houses whose con,
tents. besides confirming tho prcyI.
ous theory concerning the great In.
fluence Greek culture and art had In
the development OF the Inflated city,
bid fair 10 eclipse everything no far
unoarthcd In the limo OF internal
mural decorations and mosaic works.
In one OF the houses. after the
ashes had been removed, tho walls
OF the spacious triclinium, or dining
room, revealed series of freacoes
portraying scenes from Homers
lliad, showing the hand OF the
master painter, In the garden OF
another house a number OF marble
statues intact and some only slight.
" damaged, were unearthed. In
still another house the cleared floors
OF n number OF rooms showed brlll.
liant mosaics that would make n
present-day Venetian artist blush
with envy.
This Last discovery was made ia
the presence OF Undersecrctary Iupl
of Public Education. who directed
that they be cleared and carefully
described for the benefit OF students
OF Pompeiana.
One Of tho newly discovered houses
was a dyelng factory, where n mum.
bers OF dyers worked. During tho
elections their foreman, stephanus,
recommended the election OF ono
Oloonltis, the proprietor who seems
70 have been an ideal employer OF
labor. The poster nlso shows that
class struggle and rivalry between
capital and labor were unknown in
the Roman world.
The roofs aud upper floors of the
seven houses are being carefully
raised, 80 as to make them look az
much as possible as they were when
Mount Vesuyius buried the city.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-06
SENATE GALLERY
FILLED NOW
Investigations Are Great
Drawing Card"

WASHINGTON. May 6.-Llkc
baseball and football, the senate has
It's fans" who turn out regularly
for tho shown large numbers.
Since sensations began 10 pop in
the Teapot Dome investigation and
revelations TO sputter In tho commit.
tee investigating the activities Of the
Department OF Justice, both of which
have prompted bitter oretcrlcal out.
breaks on the floor OF the senate.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-06

from the reporters to telegraph wires
outside the committee rooms. At
both the oil committee and the
Daugherty committee two policemen
are detailed TO keep a clear passage
for the newspaper messengers. These
officers are required to quell any
demonstration or outbreaks on the
part of the fans"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-06
vacant aeais in the senato rnIlery arc

vacant seats In the senate gallery are
no mora.
Senate followers not only flock 20
sessions OF tho senate. but have
swclled tho attendance at invcstlgn.
tons until extra police have been
assigned to maintain an orderly wait.
ing line and to preserve oreder in the
committee rooms.
At tho oil inquiry and tho Daughor.
~ investigation, seats and all avail.
able standing room arc occupied be.
fore the committee begin their daily
sessions. Stretching for nearly a
city block. under the scrutiny OF
special Capitol police. tho long limo
OF people waiting with great eager.
ness TO obtain admittancc to the com.
mltteo chambers discloses every day
many OF the same faces.
Here as in tho baseball blcaohers.
consuming peanuts seems to be tho
favorite sport OF the fans" who are
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-06
forced to line tho wall waiting for a

forced to line tho wall waiting for a
place inside.
Inside the committee rooms, where
stuffy and smoky atmosphere pre-.
walls. fans" are often found two in
one chair while unforiuna,es stand
shoulder TO shoulder and sometimes
foot on foot. For those standing In
the committee rooms IL Is almost n
penanco to attend sardines were
never packed any tighter.
Police have serious difficulty In
maintaining an open aisle foot wide
TO permit copy.boys TO carry news
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-06
Age Made No Difference
in Their Uarrin1e

Dear Miss Grey; / do not agree
with tho two letters about the age
Of men and women regarding mar.
riage.
1 have been married twice. My
first husband was my own age. I
married the second time at the
age Of 20. a man who was IS. He
is far younger today than my first
husband In looks and in every re.
speot. We have been happily mar
ried for five years and I can say
he has good sense, and looks for
a good time as much as myself.
] believe 1t all depends on whether
the couple arc suited to ono an.
other. OF course, l would not ad.
wise young girls to marry 20 years
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-06

try IT, / have taken three bottles.
and cannot begin to tell you what 1t
has already done for me. do all nv
work now and keep up the whole day
long without lying down. / have no
more headaches nor tired feelings. |
hope every woman who takes the
Vegetable Compound will get as much
benefit out of It as | have. Mrs.
PERCY w. RICHARDSON, RID. No.,
Skowhegan, Maine.
~ You have just read how Lydia Z.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
helped Mrs. Richardson. She gave
it a trial after she saw what it had
done for other women. For nearly
nifty years Lydia Il. Pinkham' Vcge.
table Compound has been doing good.
advertisement
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-06
Ex-Mayor, Former
Judge Held Forger

OREGON CITY. orr, May g.
Iudge Grant II pimlck. former
mayor o. Oregon city and former
judge OF Clacknmas county. was
charged today with forgery OF a
81 900 note by Arthur Broekhart
IN a warrant sworn out and filed In
district court.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-06

Eyes, father, Two graduated and
my education Is complete. | s'pose
] know about everything worth
knowing, now must find largo
field where ! can use It to the best
advantage"
"Son, there Is the 10.acrc corn
field, and you kin have II all 10 your.
sclf."-Drcxcrd.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-06
CAT THROWN TO Dogs

NOTTINGiiAM, Eng-Four min.
ers who threw q stray cat among
three dogs to be torn TO pieces. each
have been sentenced 20 month of
hard labor. The court made an OK.
ample OF the cruel act and did not
give the miners the option of a
fine.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-06
WIFE on DECK

Are you aware. my dear. that 4
takes three.fourths OF my salary ia
meet your billsg''
Good graciousi What do you Do
with the rest OF your money!
Boston Transcript
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-06
Dance Hall Permit
Refused by Council

License for the strand dance hall.
south ~ Yesler way, has been re-.
fused BY tho city council on recon
mendation OF Mrs. Elizabeth Harris,
policewoman. The owner Is Dominic
Soraci
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-06

around to do my
work without be-
ing all tired out
so l would have
to lie down. One
day when / was
reading the paper
l saw the Lydia
z. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound
advertisementand
saw whatit did for
other women, so I
Thought 7 mould
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-06

apart. but after one Is IS years Of
ogc. her views OF life arc some ar.
forcnt than az 20.
l say marry whom you loyo and
above all whom you can trust.
Every giri should make sure be-.
fore marriage that she can trust tho
man she loves. Romance alone
doesn't 20 very fnr toward making
a home and |. successful partner
and companion. NOT WORRIED.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-06
Crystal
Wedding

Dear Miss Grey; What f. tho
18th wedding anniversary called?
RUBY.
II IL called thc crystal. or glass.
anniversary.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-06
HEADACHE GONE
TIRED NO MORE
Gives Credit toLydia E .Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound. Hopes
Other Women Will Benefit
by Her Experience

Skowhegan, Maine. --"I was sick
most of the time and could not get
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-06

Cynthia Grey will receiva cali.
srs on Monday. Wednesday and
Friday, from I 20 p. m. and
on Tuesday and Thursday, from
IL 10 ~ a. m. nj her office IN
The star building. 1900 Seventh
ave.
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Difference
IN Age

Dear Miss Grey: am "a years
old and engaged 10 a man OF 20.
We arc very much In love. DO you
think the differences in our ages
Will interfere with our future happi.
ness2 NJ
" you tore marrying later 81
We. four years tould make little
" amp difference. Bpt Nth pouho
people four pears miDht make mach
difference. Whether u icouid inter
fcrc tcith pour happiness or not dc.
ponds on your indiridn1i tcmpcra-
mcnts.
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Since you are so very
happy" it seems rather
strange that you should
bother so much now to find
out whether you did the
right thing when you Tilted
the man you were TO marry,
for another.
Have you no sense of right
or wrong. of justice, or of
loyalty? IL not, | doubt
whether you would under
stand my reply. And if you
have. then you know just as
well as | do that it was
wrong for you TO permit one
man to make love to you Sc
cretly when you were en-
gagged to another.
Your former fiance should
consider himself lucky to
have escaped the tolls of one
so tickle. But even that
thought would be rather poor
consolation to one who had
his dreams of future happi-
ness SO rudely shattered.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-06

Outfit includes wonderful new
standard make s8-note player
piano. bench. cabinet 10 match;
rolls of music. Exceptionally /
Evening star., 1924-06-29
Marks Convention Vote Attitude of Democrats 7ouu1d Ka

the Advertising" continued Bryan.
Mr.. Colby tells you this oreaniZa-
tion soon will die; If that be true.
tne slogan Of the minority ought 20
pc hurry up IL you would see George,
ne S nearly gone One of the reasons
| oppose this minority report is that
! am not willing to lift up the dying
members and start a prairie fire and
carry this issue into every congress
sional district in the United States.
we nave no right to permit them
TO divert US from as great IA mission
as party ever had 1t requires
more courage to fight the Republican
party than 1t does to fight the Ku
You may call me a coward IL Won
will. but there's nothing in INV life
70 justify the charge. But I'd rather
nave the anathema of these mis-
guided Democrats than to have to
answer sI,sN. d,. on the Judgment day for
tt tsusI oisregarded. Anybody can fight
the ku klux Klan, but only the Demo-
cratic party can stand between the
common people and their oppressors
IN this land. Beside that I'm not
willing to bring discord into my
AS usual. Mr.. Bryan talked about
ms gratitude to the party and the
Christian religion. He paraphrased
his feelings for the party on the lines
OF GOODMAN, spare that tree"
Partlsan, spare that party" he para
phrased, while the audience laughed.
Delivers Sermon.
religion is more important than
politics" said Bryan, unable to resist
the temptation to deliver a bit of d
sermon. What the country needs is
to get back to God"
For several minutes Mr.. Bryan
treated the audience to some of the
best portions of one of his celebrated
lectures, to hear which one generally
buys a ticket.
Evening star., 1924-06-29
URGES THAT CHICAGO
ADOPT UNIVERSITY
President Says No Further Gifts
Can Be Expected From
Rockefeller.
lRy the Associated Press.

y
CHICAGO. June 2S.-Urging adop-
llon by the city of Chicago of the
University of Chicago "in fact as we'll
as in name" President Ernest de witt
Burton brought out that John d.
Rockefeller has given s35,O0O 900 to
the institution. "a sum almost or quite
without parallel in the whole history
of education"
President Burton made the state
ment after announcing that Mr.. Rock
efelier had discontinued his gifts, that
the university has no right of further
approach to the founders as individ-
uals, and less reason to make such
an approach to Mr.. Rockefeller" To
the un1verSityS resources of approxi-
mately s54,000.000. President fBurton
said, there should be added within
the next ten or fifteen years at least
an equal amount" and for this sum
we must look largely to Chicago"
When in December, 1910, Mr.
Rockefeller promised to give the uni
versity the sum of SIC. 900. 600 in ten
annual payments he accompanied this
pledge with a statement that this was
his final gift, and commended the uni
Verslty to the friendly citizens of Chi
cago as those to whom it should look
for the means with which to insure
Its future development" President
Burton asserted. I'm pursuance of
this statement and policy Mr.. Rookie
feller discontinued his gifts.
II is but reasonable that Mr., Rock
eIeher snould feel that the city whose
name 1t bears and whose citizens
have already shown their interest in
~ by many, generous gifts should
adopt the university as their own. The
cost of education rises with startling
rap1dity as one passes upward from
schooi TO college, and from college to
graduate and professional school"
Evening star., 1924-06-29
GERMAN MOBILES MEAN
TO CONTINUE LEADERSHIP
Say People Demand This Attitude.
Changed Status Has Not
Affected Views.
By the Associated Press.

BRESLAU, Germany, June 2s-A
large part of the German people de-
mand leadership by men who arc not
looking out for themselves. bur who
place the common veal above their
personal welfare, is the import of a
resolution adopted by a gathering of
German noblemen, held recently in
Berlin. And in the next sentence the
nobility modestly tells the world who
can qualify as leaders: Such leaders
have been the German nobility. and
they intend to continue to be such"
Every year representatives of the
old noble families of Germany fore
gather in some city for mobiles
day." They are convened by an elect
ed marshal of nobility, who occupies
position something like that of
grand master of lodge. In the days
OF the emperor, mobiles day" was a
very brilliant affair. 1t is now ar
ranged on much more modest scale,
for many of the noble families have
been reduced to virtual pauperism.
That these circles are monarchistic
to the core goes without saying. Cen
orally speaking. the change in their
personal status brought about by the
revolution has not tended to make
them more democratic. On the con-
trary, their official organ breaches
the doctrine that now, more than
ever, the nobility must stick together
and demonstrate that their boasted
blue blood puts them in a class by
themselves.