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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-24
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 When M. Herriot, French premier arrived at the railway station of Rambouillet the other day after a cabinet meeting, woman walked up to him, but was immediately seized by some bystanders. Later she handed over loaded revolver to the police and said she had intended to kill the prime minister. In 1912 she had set out to shoot Premier Briand and also intended to assassinate Mes sieurs Caillaux and Malvy, she stated. The woman declared that she wanted to rid the country of all "defeatists," the men who be- lieved in European unity and conciliation with Germany She spoke with satisfaction of the murder Jaures. It was discovered that the woman had lost her husband and four sons in the great war. Overwhelmed by her personal grief she could not bear the idea of forgiveness and friendship with the Germans as advocated by the statesmen of the left. 1t will never be estimated what incalculable misery and grief the war brought about, Millions are still mourning in silence. Only once in a while the world catches a glimpse of the immense tragedy under the surface.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-24

Building: State Capital Montgomery Journal Building; Tennessee Valley, Decatur Daily Building; Tuscaloosa. News Building; Anniston. Star Building; Gadsdsn, Times Building; Muscle Shoals, Tri-Cities Daily Building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-24
Contrasts In News.

Certain American newspapers tell of great doings at the House of Doorn, residence of the German ex-kaiser in Holland. Daily, we read, generals and dignitaries stop at the castle for conferences with the kaiser. These gentlemen display an extraordinary affection for medals and decorations and come in their old-time gala costumes when they are to meet the Al-Highest. The reason for all these visits is, according to the same papers, the desire of the kaiser to reinstate himself in the good graces of the royalists. There IS intense rivalry between the kaiser and his eldest son for the throne of the fatherland." We'll, all that may be so. We have no de- sire to contradict this very natural wish on the part of the Hohenzollerns. But as to the visits of the hosts of generals and digni- taries, we translate a news item from the Doorn correspondent of the Utrechtsche Dag blad in Holland, which reads as follows: At the Huis ten DoOrn (the castle) there IS little activity. If we knew not different we would say the castle was uninhabited. Only an occasional, servant comes to the village. All ordering of supplies is done by telephone. There are no visitors, neither from abroad, nor from Dutch cities. The kaiser has not been seen for weeks" That's what the man on the ground says.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-24

Need For Democratic ContributiOns.-Loyal Democrats have short time in which to con- tribute financially to the success of the na- tional election which will be here in just twenty-four more days. It denends largely upon you as to whether, it shall be triumphant democracy or otherwise. Huntsville Times.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-24

Some lips are hard pressed for kisses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-24

What Really Builds Cities.-This is a fine time to show the metal of which we are made. The Ford offer is not the alpha and omega of our destiny. It is the permanent spirit of a people that builds cities and not any fortuitous circumstance. It is up to us and upon what we do our future win depend. Florence News. .. <. .rt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-24
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1t All Went Up In Smoke. Susan Why did Clarabelle take up so- liciting for the magazines?" Sally: "Oh, she wanted little extra cigarette money"
 Andrew Wernher.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-24
Ave Et Vale Domino!

Maitre Anatole France is dead, France and the world has lost. one of it's most 1nnni- nous spirits. No mere words can portray the greatness of that artist. To have walked with him through the avenues of his immor- tai writings brings the joy of having known the spIendor of so radiant an existence. Like Plurach, he was ever able to repress worth less or ignoble feelings by turning dspassion- ately to that inexhaustible store of culture and knowledge that lay in the treasure house of his mentality. When mists of foam and blood obscured the European mind, Anatole France strove for clarity of vision and! his words, heroic and daring words, spoken at the time when the slaughter reached the pitch of insanity, go reechoing through the ages |: "It is a degradation of mankind to encourage national hatred, to admire it or extoll it. Y
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-24

Davis WIFI Not Dodge Responsibility.
 Davis says, if elected, he will not dodge re- [spensibilitys;e he will not engage in passing the buck" His conduct in the campaign gives
 assurance that he will not.-Afobile Register.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-24

The Cleanest City In Alabama. won the prize for the cleanest city in Ala bama. That is one of the finest compli- ments that could be paid any city. Fairfield let them take the prize from her this year. Centreville Press
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-24

Specifically. Alice-"Gladys clings to her youth" Virginia-'What's his nameY
 Isabelle H. McHugh. Copyright. 1924 Reproduction FOrbiddsn.l
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-01-18
MANY ROADS DISPATCH
TRAINS BY TELEPHONE
Marked Advantages Over Other
Methods Account For Its
Growing Popularity.

The trains on approximately 80 per
cent of the railroad mileage operated
In this country are dispatched by
telegraph, and those on approximately
50 per cent by telephone, the over
lap OF these percentages being due e.
the fact that both means of communl
cation are used for dispatching on
some divisions according In a recent
editorial in h" Railway Age.
The edltoria declares that practically
all of the longer installations made
during 1922 were on roads which have
learned from experience to appreciat,
the advantages of telephone train dis
patching, and calls attention to tn,
fact that the total mileage of tele
phone train dispatching circuits added
last year is about four times greater
than that built during 1921.
Among the advantages of such
undermining of railroad communion
ton facilities, the editorial mentions
the aid which the telephone offers in
securing information directly from
train crews regarding the location of
trains. delays, accidents, etc, as well
as expediting the dispatching work
itself, and, in conclusion, the edto
rial points out that these advantages
are worth investigation at this tim,
when the reduction of operating costs
and the increasing of track capacity
are problems challenging solution on
almost every railroad
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-01-18
TELEPHONE OPERATORS
WORK DURING FIRE
Nine Telephone Girls Remain at
Positions in Burning Building.

During recent fire of a Bell Tele.
phone Building at Cynwyd, Pa, nine
telephone operators remained at their
positions at the switchboard while
firemen fought the blaze for nearly an
hour.
The girls were Sarah NJ Lovelace,
who Is Night Chief Operator, Carrie
Seiple, Ruth Welkert, julia Tssot
Agnes Wyman. Dorothy Raum, vir-
garet Fisher.
Shortly after seven o'clock one of
the girls remarked that she smeled
smoke. The other girls laughed ut
her and said II was her Imagination
But about an hour and half later
Miss boveace discovered that the wall
directly opposite the back of the
switchboard was burning.
She pulled hand extngulsher from
the wall and while pouring chemi-
cal stream upon the burning wall or
lered one Of the girls TO summon the
fire department.
Miss Lovelace then encouraged the
girls to remain at their places which
the girls bravely did.
Although Miss Lovelace had extin-
guished the fire behind the switch
board the iremen found the blazes
had reached the second floor, and
threatened the entire building
Put the asbestos cover over the
top of the switchboard, we cannot al
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-01-18
UNITED STATES LEADS
WORLD IN TELEPHONES

According to statistics given In the
last issue Of the Bell Telephone Quar-
terly, GO per cent of the worlds tele-
phones are In the United States, %
per cent in European countries and
II per cent In other countries.
In some of the foreign countries
telephone development has been slow
compared with that of this country.
Just recently In France where the
telephone companies are operated by
the government. at series of public
meetings presided over by the Presi-
dent of the French Republic, the tele-
phone system was the subject of Sc
we're criticism, not only from telephone
users, but from responsible govern
ment officials. 1t was declared by
some of the speakers that the tele-
phone, although an instrument of
every day use in the United States,
is an item of luxury in France and
Of very restricted value to the sub
scribers.
However several constructive pro
posals were approved before the end
Of the meeting.
The performance Of the United
States In telephone communication Is
indicated by the fact that relative to
population, this country has about
four times as many telephones as
Germany, about six times as many as
treat Britain and about ten times as
any as France.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-01-18

A new telephone submarine cable
was recently laid in the Delaware
River between Pennsylvania and New
Jersey, by the Bell Telephone Com
pany.
Dredging. the deep water channel
from Philadelphia to the ocean en-
dangered the two cables which had
been in use for number of years,
Telephone engineers decided 10 lay a
new cable outside the zone to be
dredged so that there would be no
danger of the service being interrupt
ed.
II was decided to lay the new cable
from manhole north of the Pennsyl
vanla Railroad Station in Camden TO
the foot of Chestnut Street in Phila-
delphia. This would be outside the
area TO be dredged
After all details were arranged the
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-01-18
LOW RATE SERVICE
REDUCES TELEPHONE BILLS

Many people who use the telephone
for out-oftown calls are not aware
that there is low price statlon-to-
station service This is class of
service in which the calling party
merely asks for the number without
specifying that they wish to speak to
any particular person.
Most telephone directories contain
listings of telephones in nearby towns
II the party desired Is not listed there,
the Information Operator will secure
It,
These rates are lower than the Per-
son-toPerson rates and usually the
service is faster because the fele-
phone operator simply has to make
the connection without hunting . par
sicuIaf person.
Most calls Of a business nature and
practically all social telephonng out
of-town can be done on this lower
priced service which will mean a
money saving on the telephone bill.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-01-18
TELEPHONE PIONEERS
AT ATLANTIC CITY
A. L. Salt, Vice President of the
Western Electric Co.. Elected
President For 1924.

Two thousand members of the
Telephone Pioneers of America"
from all parts of the country attended
the tenth annual convention held at
Atlantic City ON October rs, 10 and 20
The Telephone Pioneers are men
and women who have spent twenty.
one years or more in the telephone
industry. The object of the organl-
cation is to discuss the present and
future of the telephone and to pre-
serve the traditions of the past.
At the general assembly meeting
Leonard II. Kinnnrd, President Of
The Bell Telephone Company Of Penn
sylvania, and also President of the
Pioneers, delivered the initial address
In which he welcomed the Pioneers
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-01-18
Dodalna the Question.

Exactly how old are you any
wayT friend once asked Lillian
Russell.
81 have friend" replied the act
ress with apparent irrelevance, who
was born In midocean on steamer.
After she and her mother had landed,
the steamer, on It's return trip blew
up SO practically she has no birth
place" Then, after a pause: my
age Is like .hat."
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-01-18

A regular First Aid Contest was re-
Gently staged before a delegation con-
nected with the International Congress
OF Sanitation, by the Bell Telephone
Company In the Bell Parkway Build
ing in Philadelphia.
These men who represent European
and South American countries are
making a tour of the United States
under the auspices of the League of
Nations.
Before the contest the visitors in
spected the building. After going
through the cafeteria, kitchen, rest
rooms and working quarters they were
enthusiastic in their praise of the
methods of the Bell Company for safe
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-01-18

At this meeting A. L. Salt, Vice
President of the Western Electric
Company was unanimously elected
President of the Pioneers for 1924,
succeeding Mr. Knnard
Among the many festivities and
frolics by which the Pioneers were en-
tertained was n show called "Conven-
tionalities," put on entirely by tele.
phone employees. The words and music
OF the production were written by
Jerome NJ Hamilton, OF the Bell or
ganlzatlon IN Philadelphia.
The convention closed with ban
Duet. No dining room In Atlantic City
was large enough to accommodate the
entire crowd and the affair was held
simultaneously at four hotels.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-01-18

large cable containing 1900 wires and
weighing twenty-five tons was mount
ed on boat and placed in the form
of figure eight. BY doing this the
cable could be fed from the boat with
out snarling.
The boat was loaded on the Camden
side of the river. A truck pulled one
end Of the cable from the boat to the
manhoe where it was made fast. A
tug was then fastened to the boat and
all was in readiness for the laying of
the cable
The tug started across the river
pulling the boat from which the cable
was being fed to the bed of The river.
Nine minutes later the tug reached the
foot of Chestnut Street and the cable
was nesting on the bottom of the
river preparatory to being put into
the service Of conveying conversation
between two great states.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-01-18
rhe Easx chinese Lanauaae.

Chinese in Its spoken form Is
simpler language than even English
There are none of the terrors of con.
jugatiou, declension or the infections
that mark European languages. West
ern children born in China with equal
opportunities of hearing Chinese and
English spoken in the home learn
Chinese first because il is easier. In
a year of earnest study a good foun-
dalton can he laid knowledge of
the new Chinese alphabet enables the
beginner to use the characters with.
out the aid Of oral instruction. II
is thus possible for the student to
carry on his own study after start
has been made with an instructor.
Columbia Alumni News.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-01-18

guarding the health of their employees.
The First Aid Contest which was
staged for them was similar to the
contests held annually in all parts of
the Bell System.
Several problems such as theoreti-
cal broken arms. severed arteries, etc.
were read to the teams by DIR. NJ. Il.
Taylor, who is Medical Director of
the Bell Company. The team that
first properly treated the patient
was given the decision of the Contest.
The visitors were impressed with
the instruction in First Aid Work
given to Bell people and the sanitary
methods used in Bell Telephone Build
ings.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-01-18
CHARGE.

Th> chairman Of the gas company
was making a popular address.
Think OF the good the goa com
psny has done" he cried. ar were
permitted n pun | should say In the
wprds Of The immortal poet, Honor
the light brigade.
At this point q consumer jumped
up with a shout: och, what II charge
they made - Collegian Reporter.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-01-18

In Pennsylvania there are 2400O
persons IN the employ ~ the Bell
Telephone Company Of whom 5000 are
men and 10000 are women. or the
women Approximately 1880 are tele-
phone operators, supervisors and CHIEF
operators.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-01-18
Force Of Habit.

A friend calling ON De Soaque
asked for a glass OF water.
As the guest drank 1t the host
stood cycling him with speculative
CLEAN.
The guest, somewhat embarrassed,
asked the reason for his behavior.
De Soaque apol0gized Immediately.
"Force of habit" he explained. ~
was waiting to see If 1t was going TO
kill you. Chronicle-Tee-
graph.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-01-18

THE 1924
RECORD-NEWS ALMANAC
is NOW OFF THE PRESS.
IF YOU DID NOT GET A COPY
LET Us KNOW RIGHT AWAY.
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If WE DO SAY SO.
SUBSCRIBERS MAY SECURE
COPIES BY CALLING AT
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COPIES MAILED TO THEM
WILL PLEASE SEND &c. POSTAGE
THIS ALMANAC is ALSO
A COMPLETE
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
OF THE LEADING MERC CHANTS
OF THE COMMUNITY.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-01-18

one excellent reason for the popu.
larity of cloth utility frocks appears
I'm the picture above This smart mod
81 presents the advantages Of mill.
tary collar. hell sleeves and braid EN-
broidery. The skirt has box plat
down the front and reveals a narrow
inset of satin, in a contrasting color,
at the sides. emphasized by rows Of
small buttons and satin faces the col
lar. sleeves and revers
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1924-01-18
Language Proves Age of indians.

LdHBUdgt FTUVt5 NYt OF THuTdHs'
II is said that in North and South
America no less than 100 or 1870 alb
solutely distinct languages exist. As
the growth of language is very slow,
It is thought that the fact Of the
speech on the western continents
proves that the native red men have
inhabited them for many thousands Of
years. Another proof Of the antiquity
of the American Indians, according to
some authorities, is the fact that they
represent a distinct human type, and
The formation of such type requires
thousands of years
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-04-03
DUBOIS BANKER SENTENCED

E. R. Dupree, charged with en-
bezzlement of funds from the First
National bank of Dubois, was found
guilty and was sentenced by Judge
Dietrich Saturday evening to fifteen
months at Mcneil Island The case
will be appealed on writ of error
and the defendant is out on $4,000
bonds.
Civil cases heard during the sea-
son were Earl Nixon VS.. the United
States Fidelity Bonding & Guarantee
Co. for $4,000 growing out of cat
tie controversy. The jury awarded
the plaintiff 5000. The case of Lew
Carlisle vs.. the Riddy Canal COM
pany, ct al, involving the water
rights to Bell Marsh creek and Sax
ton spring in the vicinity of Mccain
mon, is still pending and will be
argued at the next term of court.
: mot guilty. was the verdict in
lie trial of Richard S. Beard, Will
I'm H. Woolstenhulme, S. M. Collect
and Acel c. Wood, charged with
perjury in connection with the filing
of claims on homestead land near
briggs, Idaho.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-04-03
TOWN RESIDENTS
PREPARE FOR DROUTH

The Grove City Ditch supplies
water for irrigation for a goodly part
of the town, and on Wednesday even
ing a meeting was neld at the Com
mercial club rooms to elect officers
and lay plans for combating the ex-
pected water shortage.
The old board was reelected, con-
sisting of L. M. Caps, Thomas Dol
man, M. N. Austin, F. C. Parkinson
and Byrd Trego, and the directors
and watermaster were instructed to
repair the main bitches to carry all
the water the company owns and to
keep them in condition to deliver
promptly and without waste, such
water as can be obtained this year
They we're also directed to refuse to
deliver water to stockholders, who
fail and neglect to open up wide and
sufficient passages or intakes to con-
duct the water from the ditch into
the property to be watered. People
who own water and yet hold up the
stream and waste water and waste
time in water service by forcing 1t
thru the neck of bottle to their
grounds will be allowed only enough
time to shoot the stream thru in
quantity. II they prefer the bottle
neck condition they will have to bear
the loss rather than shifting 1t to
Others
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-04-03
AROUND THE COURT HOUSE

Judge Ralph Adair is at Black
foot for a day or two and is engaged
to try some cases soon at Arco, Pc
catello, Salmon, Boise and back al
Salmon during this month, and will
be kept very busy on these engage
ments. He is to try the case of the
state against Judge M. l. Church, OF
Boise, and two murder cases at
Salmon.
Assessor Arthur Manwaring is
celebrating the arrival of a deputy
assessor at the Manwaring home on
March rs.
Judge ]. E. Good fined Tom
Murphey of Springfield $27 includ-
ing costs, for disturbing the peace
at Springfield. He performed the
marriage ceremony for J. E. Shur-
lock and Nelberta Smith of Pocatello
and Herbert Lemming and Arthella
Duffin.
The heirs of Ann Mitchell, form
erly of Shelley, were gathered in
from Shelley, Preston and Burley, as
sembled at Blackfoot Wednesday in
an effort to harmonic their differ
ences, and sat with Judge Good in
council until agreements were
reached.
The case of the state against w.
F. Bergman, charging embezzle-
ment of liberty bonds belonging to
Eph Johnson, of Sterling, has been
set for trial at Boise on April "a.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-04-03
ADJUSTING POTATO ACREAGE

: New England and southern states
!, basing their action for most part OF
reports that the lake states and the
mountain states are planning GU
in potato acreage, plan increases II
potato acreage of 8 to 10 per cent In
the New England section and IL tc
l per cent in the southern states
according to potato forecast, issued
by the New England crop reporting
service, which report forecasts a fair
price for the coming year, provided
the western and lake states make
! good their promise to cut their acre
age.
Production Low This Year
! The United States last year had
/ 100000 acres of potatoes, says the
report, or about per cent below
the trend of acreage, and also less
than per capita acreage trend. Per
capita production has averaged 81
bushels and allowing for years when
not all the crop was utilized, 3.5
bushels per capita seems about the
quantity needed to maintain stable
market For a population In 1924
of 112 millions we would require
1872 million bushels to give 35
bushels per capita. With average
yield at 972 bushels per acre, we
would need 4,033,00 acres in 1924.
This is per cent more than the
acreage of 1923.
Idaho Plans IL Per Cent Out
Present plans of the farmers in
dictate a per cent decrease in the
total acreage, but there is much
variation from one section to an
other and actual planting may depart
noticably from current plans. The
nine southern states that produce
the early crop have planted or ex-
pect to plant from II to IA per cent !
more than last year and this may
mean more competition with early
potatoes in northern districts. In
per cent of last year the expected
acreages now are: New York, 1903;
los; New Jersey, 80;
90; Wisconsin,, SO; Min
nesota, 80; North Dakota, 90; South
80; Montana, SO; Wyoming,
l05; Colorado, IS; Idaho, 80; Wash
ngton, 90; Oregon, 80. If these
plans go thru it means a substantial
decrease in the lake states, the
mountain states, excepting Wyom-
ng; and the northwest.
New England potato men believe
his is their opportunity and they plan
! 9 per cent gain over last year.
..-rOostook is planning 10 per cent
rain, but some other counties pre- =,
lict decreases while each other state
Expects Is to 16 per cent GAIN
IDAHO Falls Post.