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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-25
SORRY MAN TELLS PLAN OF SUICIDE Note Written In Same Style As Demand
 For Ransom BODY OF MAN IS
 TAKEN FROM LAKE Threatening Letters Held As Joke By Police
 Investigators POISON THEORIES
 ARE DISCARDED Chemists Find No Trace Of Foreign Substance
 In Lads Body
POISON THEORIES
 ARE DISCARDED

CHICAGO, May 24.-Two let ters, one a threat and the other pur- porting to be a confession of mur- der, added tonight to the seeming ly impenetrable wall of mystery surrounding the staying of Robert Franks, 13-year-old son of a Chi cago millionaire, whose nude body was found in a swamp Thursday while his father waited to pay a $10,000 ransom to kidnapers.
 The threatening letter was re- ceived by Jacob Franks, watch manufacturer and father of the slain youth. It was written in scribbling style, was ungrammatical in phrasing and warned Franks that his daughter would be next." A half dozen detectives were hur- ried to the Franks home and placed on guard although the police at- tached little importance to tho tsis- siva.
 The second letter, signed "A Sorry Man., and addressed to Chief of Police Collins, parported to be from the slayer himself and intimated he had commit ted suicide.
 Dear Chief" this letter read, "I am the murderer and the kidnaper of the Franks boy. When you get this letter will probably be 8 dead man. | in- tend to commit suicide. I am sorry I did this inhuman piece of work"
 The police at first attached little i'm portaBce to this missive, which was typewritten, but took a sudden interest when it was compared with the type written demand for $10,000 received by Franks the morning after his. son dis appeared. A preliminary examination caused the police to believe that both were written on the same typewriter, the shading of the letters and other char acteristics being similar.
 With this theory in mind, detectives hurried to a west-side substation post office where the letter was mailed last night, but obtained little information of value. Police also started checking up on man whose body was removed from the lake this morning, he apparently having been dead only few hours, in an effort to learn if he were the writer or had 'any connection with the Franks case.
 Another bit of mystery was infected into the case when a woman called the Franks home and said she was the for mer consort of a confidence man and q narcotic addict whose name she gave and who, she said, she thought murder ed the boy. The police were frankly skeptical of the tip but started hunt for the man.
 Two men, both instructors at the ex- elusive private school which Robert attended, were under surveillance to- night and third man, a former instruc- tor, was being sought for questioning. Search Widens
 It also was reported that the search
 Continued On Page 2)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-25
TAX SLASH NOW SAFE FROM VETO Conference Report Is Ap- proved By Senate By
 Vote Of 60 To 6 MEETS EXPENSES,
 SHOOT DECLARES Administration SpOkes-| man Predicts Measure
 Yields Big Surplus BILL WILL COME UP
 IN HOUSE MONDAY Speakers Of Both Parties
 Laud Compromise
 Proposed
MEETS EXPENSES,
 SHOOT DECLARES
BILL WILL COME UP
 IN HOUSE MONDAY

WASHINGTON, May 24.--The conference report on the tax reduc- ton bill was approved today by the Senate.
 It will be taken up by the House Monday, and if accepted there lin- changed, will be sent to the Presi- dent.
 The report is a compromise be- tween the Senate and the House bills carrying the Senate democratic income rate schedule and the House provision for limited publicity of re- turns and no change in the present corporation tax.
 The vote on approving the report was SO to 6.
 Thirty republicans and 80 demo- crats supported the conference re- port while five republican and one farmer-labors Johnson of Minne- sota, opposed t, Besides Senator Johnson. those voting in thu nega- tive were:
 Brookhart, Ernst. Frazier, Moses and Norris.
 Senator Brookhart announced. how. ever, he would vote to override veto of the bill. Senator Norris opp0sad the report because of the restrictions il made on his proposal for full publicity uf returns, but joined with the other in ianding the conference measure
 Veto Is Unlikely
 The vote was taken by several sen at0rs as e fair indication of the lineup, should the president veto the bill. This, however, is considered unlikely by sey- eral Republican leaders. The president conferred today with Representatives Mills of New York and Tilson of Con necticut, Republicans, members of the house ways and means committee, who voted against passage of the bill when first before the house. They said Mir. Coolidge indicated little as to his prob able final action. Although opposed to some of the provisions, it is understood both representatives are in favor of the enactment of tax reduction meas ure into law.
 Upsetting previous calculations, Chairman Shoot of the senate finance committee and one of the administra- ton spokesmen in the senate, declared today the measure as now framed would meet all government expenses now re. garded as necessary, the next fiscal year, including the soldiers bonus out lay, and permit a treasury surplus ot $2,000,000.
 House Acceptance Certain
 The house will take up the confer ence report Monday and an overwhelm. ing acceptance there is predicted, Lit tie time is expected to be devoted u debate. and 1t is considered likely the measure may be sent to the president by Tuesday.
 Speakers of both parties today laud. ed the conference measure as compared with the original proposal of Secretary Mellon, Senator Johnson, Republican California, declared the pending bill infinitely more just and better than the bill proposed by Mfr. Mellon" on the ground that it offered more relief to the taxpayers with smaller incomes
 Defends Treasury Plan
 Defending the treasury, plan. Sena.
 tContinued On Page 2)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-25
J. c. KINCANNON
 IS FOUND DEAD

OXFORD, Miss, May 24.-J. c. Eincannon, former railroad commis- siOner from this district and a brother of Dr. A. A. Kincannon, president of the West Tennessee Normal school at Memphis, was found dead in his home here today. A shotgun was found near his body.
 Mir. Kincannon was about 30 years old, He was identified with state poli- connected with a Memphis wholesale ETaeery. He had been in i'll health for some years, according to his friends.
 iie is survived by his widow and ten children. F. l.. KincannOh. editor of the Tupelo Journal, is brother.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-25
TWO ARE HURT IN AUTO WRECK
 ON HIGHLANDS
One Man Is Jailed On Charge Of Reckless
 Driving

r 1a
 Two persons were injured and four others miraculously escaped death early Sunday morning when an automobile, driven by Charles E. Drennen, vice president and manager of the Drennen Hardware company, crashed into the car of Ernest Austin, negro of Rose dale, near the top of the Twentieth street hill in South Highlands.
 In the car with Drennen were Miss Botsene Brock of sos Twentieth street, south, A. J. Fox of the Moulton ho- tel, and another young woman who de- parted before ambulances arrived. Miss Brock is at the Hillmap hospital with internal injuries. Drehnen and Fox escaped unfnjured, although their car plunged down deep embankment after the crash.
 Drennen was placed in the city jail, charged by police officers with reck- less driving and with operating A car while intoxicated.
 Austin told the officers that his wife and child were thrown from his car and that his wife was badly hurt, while the child was uninjured. The negro, who lives in Rosedale, said Mir. Dren- mems car came down the hill at a terrific speed and crashed into his car, which he was driving up the hill in the middle of the street car tracks. far to one side of the road. His ma. chine was a total wreck.
 Scores of automobiles and several ambulances sped to the scene imme- diately after a report of the accident reached police headquarters. Glass was
 
 around. Drennen's car was not badly damaged by it's 16-foot drop down the embankment. Police officers de- clared it was miraculous that all six persons in the crash were not killed instantly,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-25
BETTER HIGHWAYS
 TO BE DISCUSSED

SAVANNAH, Ga, May 24.-Ways and means of building better highways in the south will be discussed at the two-day convention of the Dixie High way Association, which opens here Monday. Business sessions will be in- formal, but will pertain to matters of interest to points traversed by the Dixie Highway.
 Richard Hardy, mayor of Chattanoo- ga, is scheduled to make an address.
 Judge M. M. Allison of Chattanooga is president of the association.
 Extensive preparations have been made for entertainment of the high way enthusiasts during their stay.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-25
NEGRO IS HUNTED
 M CASHIERS DEATH
South CarOlin1 Man Found
 With Skull Crushed

sPARTANBURG, S. C., May 24- Ben A. High. cashier of the Bank of Pacolet. as found dead on the porch of tenants house on his farm about a mile south of Pacolet by four white men at 80 o'clock tonight.
 A negro who occupied the tenant house where Mir. Highs body was found is missing. A large body of men are reported looking for him and vio- fence is feared if the negro is found.
 Mir. Highs skull has been crushed by blow with some blunt instrument. The men went in search of the cashier after a negro girl is reported to have told them at Paeolet that "Mr. High was in trouble"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-25
GARWOOD WANTED

ATLANTA, Ga. May 24.--Requisi- ton for the return to Georgia of Roy Garwood, wanted in Dade county in connection with the killing of Lee Mayo has been forwarded to the governor of Tennessee by Governor Walker, 1t was announced today at the office of the governor. The requisition was re- who stated that a justice court warrant had been issued for Garwood's arrest. Robert Earl, also wanted in connection with the killing of Mayo, Is being held in the Dade county jail, authorities stated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-25
DEAD" TEN MONTHS, TENNESSEAN BACK
Here l Am" Says R. w. Bryant
 On Return To Memphis

MEMPHIS, Tenn, May 24.-Ten months after he Jumped into the Mis- sissippi river" R. W. Brant, owner of a sign company, returned to his home today and warrants charging assertion and non-support were withdrawn by his wife. Last July, note was found by Mrs, Brant saying you will find my body in the Mississippi river" De- teetives from Galveston, Texas, return ed Friday with the drowned" man. Brant refused to tell police anything ex- cept well, here am."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-25
SENT BY BOYS SLA YER;
 TWC1S1RUCK DOWN BY AXE MAN
MAN ELECTED
 QUEEN OF MAY OVER FLAPPERS

NT Ew ORLEANS, La, May 24. LIN Members of the Ushers' club
 of St. Mary's Italian church with "save our barbershops'' as their battle cry, today administered a crushing defeat to the bobbed hair forces and elected q man queen of the May" to rule at the annual May festival of the church tomorrow.
 Members of the club, after six young women had been nominated, were supporting various girls for the honor, but some of their num- Der became discontended because they had to wait for hours at bar bershops in their neighborhood which were being swamped by girls who wanted their hair bobbed or trimmed. In protest the club put forward Joseph Logudice as candi- date for Queen" The balloting was on the basis of 1 cent per vote, the money going to a church fund.
 The tide was turned to Logudice's favor, it was said, when bearded resident of the neighborhood who had waited all day for q shave without getting chance at a barber's chair, walked into campaign headquarters and threw down signed check, with instruction that 1t Abe filled in" with the amount necessary to put Logudice comfortably iii front.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-25
HAS LONGEST RECORD
Rochester, N. Y.. POstman Started
 Work In 1885

ROCHESTER,, \. r., May 24.- William H. James, retired mail carrier, with. the longest record of service in the Rochester post office and perhaps in the United States. died at his home today, aged S7. James served as a mail carrier without interruption from May [, 1885, to August 21, 1920.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-25
AIDS UNIVERSITY
Felix Warburg Gives $1OO,O00 to He,
 brew institution

NEW YORK, May 24.--A gift of $1O0,0O0 by Felix Warburg to the He brew university now being erected on
 Mount Scopus, neaF Jerusalem, was announced today. The money will be used for the establishment of a de- partment of Jewish history and religion in the university.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-25
MEXICAN PORTS OPEN
Operations Proceeding Against Rebel Eoreas Tn TohaSnn

Forees In Tobasco
 NEW ORLEANS, La, May 24.-All ports of the Mexican state of Cahueche are now open to international traffic, it was announced today by Arturo NJ. Elias, Mexican consul general here. Mir. Elias said that with the exception of Frontera in Tobasco, all Mexican gulf ports are normal. Military op- erations are proceeding against rebels in Tobasco with prospects, he added, that the government forces would be in control of that state within a short time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-25
THE WEATHER

AIabauia; Partly cOludy Sunday; cooler near the coast; Monday. fair. Mississippi: Partly cloudy. Georgiai Partly cloudy.
 Tennessses Fsig,
 Complete weather data Will Do found on Page 10.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-25
TO ENTER RACE
Captain HOneywIeI To Fly In Inter. national Contest

ST. LOUIS, May 24.--Capt. Harry E, Honeywell, veteran St. Louis aero- naut, announced tonighs he would sail from Quebec on the Empress of Scot land, June 4, for Brussels, where he will participate in the international balloon races starting June 15. His aide will be W. c. Timmons of St. Louis. Captain Honeywell was one of three who qualified in the recent na- tional elimination contest. The alter nate was unable to go to Brussels.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-25
The Future of tue Zeppelin

The greatest of Zeppelin air. ships IS being built at Fried richshsfen for flight to America. Such . ship, flying from New York, will have with. in it's range every important seaport in the world.
 "We came through--and with the conviction there is 3 limit less future for aircraft develop. ment." That Is the verdict of Lieutenant Hans von Schiller, descendant of the German poet, who tells how an air battleship attacks city and how it out rides terrific StoFm--the story of his own experience.
 AIR RAIDi
 By LieutenGnt VOn SchilEer To The Age-HerGld NeEt
 Ssttdag
 The increasing interest in the possibilities and probabilities of aerial warfare gives new sig nificance to this first-hand story by a former officer of the Ger man air forces. A vivid picture of what happens when an air fleet swoops down on such capital as London.
 IN THE AGE-HERALD ON SUNDAY, JUNE I
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-07-01

episode. sung by Miss Claudia Read,
and participated In by Miss Mary Sell
den, Huntington Turner, Commander
q. D. Langworthy and Gregg Bird
You Look Bad. is. a novelty by
Miss Virginia Selden and chorus and
is followed by clever approximations.
an act in which appear Richard Al,
len. Miss Mary Stitt. Jesse Adkins,
Gary, Enzabeth Hume. Katherine
/ Wrenns Claudia Read. Virginia Sell
den, Commander Langworthy,, Mar.
garet. ZQlnayy Varona Horen. Anne
Devereux. Donald Macdonald, Sd,
Misses Katherine wrenn, Mary
Happier, Noryell Munford and Jessie
Adkins are fantastic in 'Danse Ec-
centrique," and are followed by Miss
in one of the delighffui bits Of the
whole revue, Doll Dance"
The finale harks back to IAN Old
French Garden" with Miss Margaret
Zolnay and Mr.. Macdonald In pretty
pantomfme, assisted by the company
| in colorful display.
Roxie, the premier broadcastjag ia
vorite, appeared yesterday in person.
explaining the wonderful results of
| radio in hospitals here, and report
| ing on the success of his fund in
other cities. A substantial sum was
| donated.
George Jessel precipitates the house.
He shows in two acts, the first. "A
Few Moments of Humorous Senti-
| ment," in which the youthful star
gives foretaste of his personality,
assisted by Miss Mary Lucas and Lii
| liam Price. But it is in his own pro-
duction, Mamma at French Play,
that Jessel provides merriment that
winds up in a scream. With a COM
pany of seven. Jesse1 produces tiny
French farce on the stage, while from
a box in the theater he watches with
| mamma" played aptly by Ann Low
enworth. The comedy is funny itself,
| but the comments from the box keep
the audience in an uproar.
| Nine. Bernice De PaSQuaH, prima
donna. successor to Sembrich and CO.
star with Caruso in the Metropolitan
Opera Company, adds quality to the
| bill. In program of arias from the
better known operas, and more popu-
| lar, songs, including Memory Lane"
gracious Nine. Pasquali gives full
play to a voice Of power, dramatic
quality and wide range. Her pianis-
simo notes are beautifully pure, while
for the more robust and gorgeous
elements of opera she rises to heights
which prove thrilling.
Leo Beers is heard in a distinctive
piano monologue of novel and humor-
Gus, sentimental ballads. Al and Harry
Klein are rollicking in a frothy line
of idle patter. and josh with the audi
ence; Margin Hegedus, violinist, ac-
companied by Otto G. Schlaff at the
/ piano. has unusual ability to hold Il
vaudeville crowd with good music,
and the beautiful Miss Robbie Cor
done is a feast for the eyes in a Sc
ries of statuesque postures, Color
Symphonies and Classics" There are
also Aesop's Fables. a Fourth Of July
patriotic film and Pathe News picto-
rial.
Last night the house had great en-
thusiasm for a Monday night audi
ence.
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ADJUSTMENTS
De Wolf Hopper and ~
H. NJ. S. Pinafore'

Manager Leo Leavitt of Polls
iheater last night wore the smile
1hat won't come off, and Production
Manager George w. Sammis was SO
overcome that he was compelled to
6lde his face behind veil of laugh
1cr The reason? The great Poll
auditorium that has resisted all at
tendance attacks save those of CALI
Curci and of grand opera. together
with the large receding- balconies.
sven every of the boxes that are
usually reserved for the aristocracy,
fairly bulged with folks who wanted
20 see the famous old Gilbert and
sullivan comic opera and gem Of
satires. H. NJ. S. Pinafore," together
with its prince of comedians, De Wolf
Hopper and ''our guests Of the evening"
The league leading Washingtons, with
fheir doughty owner, Clark Griffith,
Stanley Harris, with their recent
sonqueror-vi victims, the bean eating,
Ian-winning Bostonians. Oh, what
q night II was!
ances-the opera and the base ball
glorification, for De Wolf Hopper paid
the tribute of his young life to the
Great American national sport with
it with his famous recitation, Casey
at the Bat" He never did it better.
Tt is doubtful if he will ever do it
rs well again. But his loyal hosts of
friends and followers stoutly maintain
that he could never do it otherwise.
1t embellished the gentle satire OF
the Gilbert play with the patriotic
.;iapSticl. of Il dyedtn-t the wool base
ball fan and famed the gentle shower
of dainty smiles into roaring gusts of
laughter. Yes, il was great night
end even the hardened warriors OF
The horsehide ard the diamond field
could not resist it. They may be
keyed up to a pennant- winning frame
of mind. but they took a holiday off
last night. and the audience took a
holiday with them.
'Pinafore,'' with its melodies rang
ing from the simple ditty almost
sung better nor better played. and
'pinafore" has been sung and played.
from the kid company in the wood
shed to the talent of the palatial
opera house, oftener. perhaps. than
any musical composition that was
ever turned loose upon an admlrln &
public.
J. Humbrd Duffey was the real
Ralph Rackstraw who aspired to wed
his gallant captains daughter. and
Ethel Walker was charming dauEh
ter to aspire to, with voice that
rang out like a bird. Viola Gillette
was Little Buttercup. who furnished
the mystery and solved the problem
of the plot, and never was Buttercup
more delightfully."- portrayed. The
naughty dignity Of 1.-The ruler of the
sea" was admirably represented by
Arthur Cunningham as the Ri. Hon
Sir Joseph Porter, X. c. B., first lord OF
the admiralty. with Herbert Waterous
as Bill. Bobstay, Estelle Mercier as the
Midshipmite, charming Ethel Clark
as Hebe. and weaving in and out
among them all, the triangular Dick
Deadeye" of De Wolf Hopper. whose
heart was half in the play and maybe
more than half in the realm OF base
ball The girls of the charming
chorus never sang better, nor the gal.
liant tars of her majesty's good shir
were never more realistically and ef-
fectively represented. 1t was a show
to make the heart glad, and the au-
dience loved" it.
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Keith DE Pasquali, Sum
mer Revue"

KAith's cup of entertainment this
week bubbles over with merriment,
as the connection of talent from
Washington society and legitimate
vaudeville mix a summer elixir of
cool refreshment. It's an excellent
bill
Talent-yes, the Washington mil
Iion-dollar chorus of debutantes and
subdebutantes, with others of their
fix in society, demonstrate that they
have it, in 'Keith's Own Summer Re
vue" Of song and dance, presented by
Donald Macdonald, Sd, for the ben
eft Of the Rexie Radio Fund Cor Hos
pitfalls.
With music by Jesse Heitmulfer
and lyrics by Frances Baer, the me
lange opens with "Howdy Do by
the chorus, and proceeds delightfully."-
and dramatically through a Chinese
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-07-01
Id Comfortable /,
for Larger Women

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The Holly chieftain., 1924-04-17
Distinct Advantages in
Having Cows "Face In"

There are several distinct advan-
tages in having the cows face toward
the center of the stable. The animals
are more conveniently fed-which is.
perhaps. the biggest item. Cows on
either side can be served in less time
with silage or grain supplied from a
push cart or feed carrier, operated in
a central feeding alley. than when the
push cart must be taken clear around
the outside of the stable where the
space between the stanchons and
walls is apt to be more cramped than
Is the case with the central alley.
Hay, also, can be distributed with less
litter and dust.
Next, perhaps, in Importance is the
fact that where the cows face in there
Is usually better light for milking
through much of the year. Where
stables are electrically lighted this
factor is not of so much Importance.
Still, an abundance of natural light
in the vicinity of the milk pail is al
ways of advantage. In addition to the
factors Indicated, Is the further one
that barn arranged In this fashion
always looks cleaner and more attrac-
tive than is the case where the CEN
tral passageway is flanked on either
side by manure cutters. Furthermore.
it can be built a couple Of feet mar
rover without interfering with its
utility or efficiency.
The Holly chieftain., 1924-04-17
Cow Is Best Money Maker

Put the COW to work and she Is the
most efficient money-maker on the
farm today. A COW producing 25
pounds of 4 per cent milk daily makes
one pound Of butterfat u day worth
about so cents. This COW needs ra.
tions and hay and silage which should
not cost more than Is cents daily, leav.
ing 30 cents daily above the cost Of
her feed. Where can you invest your
time and efforts to better advantage?
Give your COWS chance. They will
do better when properly fed.