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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-10
BERLIN BURGLARS
 TAKE NEEDED REST
All Thieves Go On Vacation
 Police Assert

BERLIN, Aug. 9.-Berlin thieves have departed for their annual vaca- tions. There have been no robberies here on large scale for the last few weeks and the police report that this iA due to the fact that most of the porch climbers, burglars, office thieves and professional crooks generally leave for their favorite summer resorts with the advent of the hot weather to rest and play, so as to get into proper trim for their fall and winter activities in the city.
 The detectives assert that all pro- fessional crooks work under a Ire mendous nervous strain and that on this account nearly all of them spend at least a month, some of them two or three months, at the seashore or in the mountains.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-10
HUGE POPULATION
 IS WAR FORECAST
U. S. Will Fight When 100000
 900 Is Reached, Prediction

WILLIANISToWN, Mass, Aug. 9. A prediction of future war was made by Rear Admiral w. L. Rogers at a conference on disarmament and security at the Institute of Politics today.
 T do not suppose he said. the United States will ever desire to make war against any country before our continental population reaches two hundred millions, but after that if there remains any manhood in our mixed race of descendents they will asauredly do 50 to kssp their place in the world.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-10
SOUTHERN TRAIN
 HITS OPEN SWITCH
No One Is Killed In Wreck
 South Of Macon

ATLANTA, Aug. 9.--Southern rail way passenger train No. 9, southbound from Atlanta to Jacksonville, ran into an open switch about 30 miles south of Macon, Ga, early this morning, accord ing to information received here. No one was killed or seriously injured, ac- cording to the report, which said the track would be- blocked for several holirs G
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-10
BANDITS IN MINE
 TO BE STARVED OUT
One Of Three Colorado Fugi tives Believed To Be Woman

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. Aug. 9. Confident that their quarry has not es- caped, postal inspectors today tried to "starye out' the bandits believed to be hiding in the Palisade mine near here.
 The officers are convinced that at Sieast two of the three robbers who took refuge in the mine week ako after robbing the Palisade post office of s15.OO0 are still in the barricade. !
 One of the fugitives issa woman, they believe, after an examination of dainty footprints about the mine which checked with those examined near the post of fiee after the robbery. NThe officers plan to keep the fugitiyes in the mine until they run out of provisions and are forced to surrender.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-10
3 KILLED BY TRAIN
 LEAVING CEMETERY
All Members Of Family Mourn
 ing Grandmother

CONVECTION, Ky, Aug. 9.-Leay- ;nk the little cemetery at Mason, where a grandmother was buried this after noon. three members of family were Killed when their automobile stalled on a Southern railway crossing and a fast train crashed into the machine. Mrs. Eva Johnson and Telma, Q, her daugh- fer. were killed instantly. George W. Johnson, 54, her husband, died three hours after the accident. Robert. 10, son suffered severe injuries. Kenneth, 1f. the other member of the family, saved his life by jumping,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-10
NEWS PLANT RTTRNs

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. g. Fire which originated from melting pots in the plant of the Murray Eagle, at Murray, a suburb about z miles south of here, today completely de- stroyed the plant and spread to ad- joining buildings causing an estimated loss of $50,00O.
 The flames, famed by stiff breeze, gout out of control of the fire depart- ment and help was rushed from here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-10
THE WEATHER

Alabama: Local thundershOwers Sunday; cooler in north portion; Monday, partly cloudy, probably lO- cal thundershOwers in south pOr' ton.
 Georgia; Local thundershOwers. Mississippi: Local thundershowers. TeAneSsee: Unsettled.
 Complete weather data will be found on Page q.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-10
4 PERSONS KILLED
 IN RUSSIAN QUAKE
310O Houses Destroyed In
 Ferghana, Say Reports
lRx Aasociated Pressl

MOSCOW, Aug. 9.-Forty-one per sons are dead and S,100 houses de- stroyed in consequence of an earth quake in the province of Ferghana, ac- cording to the Rosta Agency, official Bolshevik news disseminating organiza- tion.
 damaged by landslides in the Fergbana mountains. In the village of Pokrov- skia, which was the center of the cstas- tropAe, only four of the six hundred houses remain intact
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-10
I n RRAND DTES

J. T. Brand, AS years old, died Sat urday night at his residence, 314 Fifty third street, north. He is survived by four sons, Albert; Walter, Robert and Carl Brand two daughters, Marie and Nellie Brand two trLthers, c. F. and F. A. Brand, and a sister, Mrs, Joe Hoffer. All reside Il Birmingham Funeral arrangements will be an uounced later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-10
CHICAGO BIRTHS INCREASE

CHICAGO, Aug. 9.-Births so far this year exceed the same period last year and deaths are fewer in Chicago, according to compiled figures. For the first seven months of 1923 there were S2,644 births and 21,0S2 deaths and for the same period this year birthl were 35.171 and deaths 20,2S4.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-10
ORDERS FOR STEEL
 TOTAL 3,I87, ,O72 TONS
Figure Marks Decrease Over
 Last Month

NEW YORK, Aug. 9.-Unfilled or ders of the United States Steel Corpora tion on July S1 made public today, to- tailed 3,1S7,0T2 tons, decrease of T5,- 433 tons under the total at the end of the preceding month. <sA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-10
PROTOCOL IS SIGNED

Releases German Assets As Security
 For Loan
 LONDON, Aug. 9.-(By Associated Press. )-The first of three protocols necessary to put the Dawes reparations plan into operation was signed this afternoon by representatives of the German government and the repara- lions commission. The document for
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-10
REACHFs KIRKWALL
Italian Airnan Completes Hep From
 Brough

KIRKWALL, Scotland, Aug, g. Lieutenant Locatelh, the Italian air man who is flying in the wake of the American world flyers, arrived at Hou' ton bay, Kirkwall, from Brough, Eng land, at 6 80 o'clock tonight. He re. mained here m hour and a half and then took off for Stromness, about 1G miles west of Kirkwan. ~
Evening star., 1924-01-06
LANDMARKS OF GEORGIA
GENEALOGY ARE RELATED
Claude N. Bennett Tells Of Lives
of Founders of Cracker
State.

Claude n. Bennett was the princi-
pal speaker at the meeting OF the
National Genealogical Society last
night at 1920 Girard street, choosing
for his theme Historical Landmarks
of Georgia With Genealogical Fla
voring."
Mr. Bennett delved into the history
of the Cracker state and gave many
interesting details of the lives of fits
founders He portrayed the growth
of the state along both the lines of
commerce and population, showing
the turning of many real New Eng
land Yankees" to real southerners
of repute.
He concluded his remarks by citing
the motto of the state, Not for Self
But for Others" and declared that
the trouble with the country and ma
tion at large today was the fact thai
the descendants of the founders had
turned far away from this generous
belief to sordid and selfish ways.
other speakers included Miss Kate
S. Curry, Miss Harriet p. Marine of
Baltimore, and Miss M. E. Gilkey. in
charge of the catalogues of geneaI-
ogy at the Library of Congress. Frank
S. Parks, presided.
Evening star., 1924-01-06
FINED AFTER WILD CHASE.

Jack Watkins. colored, who gave
the traffic police wild chase Friday
morning along Pennsylvania avenue,
jackson place and in the vicinity OF
the White House, and who was shot
in the head by Policeman L. w. River
oombe Of the third precinct. tho shot
stopping the fleeing automobilist, was
on trial in the Traffic Court yester-
day. charged with driving his car
while drunk. colliding. operating
without an operators permit, failing
to obey the signals OF trafiic ofiicer
He was represented by Attorney
Harry Whalen, while the govern
ment's case was handled by Assistant
Corporation Counsel Edward w.
Thomas. The hearing OF the case
consumed several hours, practically
ali OF the time Of the court.
When the government finished It's
evidence, Attorney Whaien moved
the dismissal Of the charge of driving
while drunk, for the reason that the
government had failed to prove its
case. It was dismissed. At the end
Of the hearing. Watkins was fined SIS
for operating his car without a per-
NIT and the other charges were
taken> under advisement BY Judge
Schuldt, who will probably announce
his 0oct0lon1 tomorrow ;
Evening star., 1924-01-06
FAltS'P0W'ER PLAN
GOES TO CONGRESS
Joint Resolution,to Be Intro
duced, Tomorrow Provides
= for Study of Project.

To bring before Congress the prob
lem of hydro electric development of
Great Falls to provide light, heat and
power for the city, government de-
partments and local industries, a res
olution, Jointly prepared by Repre-
sentative Fred N. zihIman, repuhli-
can of Maryland. and Representative
r. Walton Moore, democrat of Vir-
ginia, will be introduced in the House
tomorrow.
Coincidently with this development,
IT was learned last night, the District
commissioners are making a report
10 congress on the advisability of
harnesstng the falls.
Representatives Moore and Zihl-
man. whose districts lie nearest the
District and adjoin the proposed de-
Nelopment of power plant at Great
rails, have already started prepara-
ton OF statement which is to be
given out when the resolution is in
troduced.
Study Tyler Report.
The Zihlman-Moore resolution pro-
Nides for the appointment OF a COM
mission 70 study closely the report
of Maj. NJ. G. Tyler on the feasibility
OF developing power at Great Falls
and to make recommendations TO
Congress for carrying this project
into effect.
AS the, water-power committee ex-
pired in the last Congress. this meas
ure Will be referred to the House
District committee. OF which Repre-
sentative Zihlman is a member. The
Tyler report represents the best judg-
ment of the Army engineers after a
careful survey of the Potomac above
and below Great Falls and the study
of a dozen or more proposals for de-
veloping power for Washington.
The Tyler project has been indorsed
by the federal power commission and
by the board of engineers for rivers
and harbors work of the War Depart
ment. When hearings are held before
the District committee Mai Gen.
Lansing Fl. Reach, engineer of , the
Army, will appear before, the COM
mittee in SFt"port. of the proposal.
He'll I:~.vcs Into Subject.
Engineer Commissioner Bell has
several days and expects to take it
up with Commissioners Rudolph and
Oyster in the near future.
When Maj. Tyler made a report on
his investigation in 1921 he conclud-
ed that "a comprehensive develop
ment of the Potomac river for power
purposes by means of power, dams in
the main river and storage reser-
voirs on certain OF the larger tribu-
taries is economically feasible. and
continuous power thereby can be gen.
Grated at cost per kilowatt hour
approximately so per cent less than
that for power generated by steam
II the entire output of the hydro
electric plants can be marketed,
This report called for two power
dams. at Chain bridge. and Great
Falls, and three Storage reservoirs
at the followingGpoints: Great Ca
capon reservoir. srth fork of Shen-
andoah reservo~and south branch
of Potomac reservoir.
Evening star., 1924-01-06
FARLEY STEPSO
AS FLEET DIRECTOR
Actual Control of Merchant
Marine to Be Made to
Palmer This Week.

Steps were taken yesterday for
putting into effect the administra-
tons plan for more efficient mer-
chant marine through the transfer
from the Shipping Board to the
Emergency Fleet Corporation Of all
duties embraced in the actual control
and operation of government tonnage.
the board retaining its regulat ,ry
and advisory powers.
At a meeting of the Shipping Board
Edward z. Farley, who is serving as
chairman pending the selection by
President Coolidge of one of the
boards present members for the
chairmanship, announced his resigna-
tion as president of the Emergency
Fleet Corporation and the one
qualifying share he had held as n
trustee of the corporation was turned
over to Leigh C. Palmer. who will
be the new directing head of the
governments merchant feet.
Before the new plan of operation
of the government fleet can be made
effective the Shipping Board must
adopt a resolution placing it on record
with reference to the plan agreed
upon by President Coolidge with
members of the board and merchant
marine leaders in Congress.
Under resolution adopted Sep
tember 80, 1921, when A. D. I.asker
was chairman, a somewhat similar
separation plan was authorized, but
the spirit and letter of the resolu-
ton, officials say. were not strictly
adhered to in the naming OF Mr.. Far
ley as head of the fleet corporation
while at the same time he was chair
man of the Shipping Board.
The board considered a draft Of
new proposal yesterday, and it is
expected resolution will be put in
final shape for adoption some time
this week.
President Coolidge is expected to
name soon a new commissioner of
the board from the interior of the
country in place of Mr.. Farley. Sew
eral recommendations have been
made to him for the appointment,
among those suggested to represent
the farmers of the country being
]. r. Howard OF Iowa, former presi-
dent of the American Farm Bureau
Federation, H. L. Keefe OF Nebraska
and w. s. Hill of South Dakota.
Evening star., 1924-01-06
PRESIDENT BRAVES
COLD RIVER Winds
Cruises With Party to Quan-
tico; Touches Button
Launching Steamer.

Cndeterred by a bowling north
wester and the coolest weather of the
winter. President and Mrs. Coolidge
and a party of about twenty friends
cruised for almost seven hours yes
terday on the Potomac.
The presidential yacht Mayfiower
put out from her dock at the navy
yard about 2 o'clock with the wind
SO strong it sent bluejackets' hats
whirling and chopped up the usually
quiet waters of the Washington chan
mel IT didn't appear, however. to
affect the President-a man who was
born and reared among the cold Yer
mont hills and who has been alarm
ing his friends for weeks by walking
about Washington without an over
coat.
Go M Far as Quantico.
When the Potomac itself was reach
ed the wind became even more bIus-
terry, but the Mayfiower pushed on,
going down the river as far as Guam
tlco, Va, before turning back. Be
low deck there was only the whis-
Ting of the wind through the rig
sing to remind one of the outside,
and even this usually was silenced
by music from section of the Navy
Band, which, under Charles Benter.
the leader has been detailed to make
all Trips on the Mayf1oWer. Dinner
was served at o'clock and just be-
fore the boat docked a motion picture
show was given.
Tho President at s o'clock went to
the wireless room and pressed a key
which sent another boat, the steam
ship President Harrison, away from
San Francisco on a trip around the
world The pressure of the Presi-
dents finger sent a flash to the wire
less station at Rocky Point, Long
Island. n. Y, which relayed it across
the continent to Marshall, Calf. The
Marshall station transmitted the
fash to the President Harrison'S
radio, which was connected in such
way as to blow the steamers
whistle. the signal for departure.
The party accompanying the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Coolidge on the wintry
cruise included Mrs. Herbert Hoover.
Senators Spencer of Missouri and Nc
Kinley Of Illinois, Senator Frazier of
North Dakota and Mrs Frazier, Rep
resenative Winslow of Massa chuset it's
and Mrs. WinSlow, Representative
Dickinson of Iowa and Mrs. Dickin-
son, Representative Graham of Illi-
nois, former Senoatr F'relinghuysen
of New Jersey and Mrs. Freylinghuy-
Sen, Eugene Meyer, managing direc-
tor Of the War Finance Corporation
and Mrs. Mayer: Mrs Thomas F.
Walsh of Washington. R. w. Frazier
of the North Dakota republican state
central committee, Mr.. and Mrs
James B. Reynolds of Washington
and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank w. Stearns
of Boston.
Evening star., 1924-01-06
BANKERS CALLED TOD. c.
.T0CONFER oN-IAx BILL

\ q .
The bankers Of the nation are much
more concerned In . national policy
Of government that will make a poor
man rich than In one which will make
a rich man poor. according to q state
mont issued here Yesterday by
Charles dc B. Claiborne, president OF
the American Bankers League, call
ing . conference Of national and state
ofYfcials Of that body to meet in
Washington January Is to give final
consideration to the Mellon plan Of
tax reduction.
In his statement, Claiborne calls
upon tho bankers, the press and tho
citizenship OF the nation to enter into
a non-partfsan study Of taxation. in
oorses the Mellon plan a. ono which
aids In eliminating the discrimina-
tion now existing against agricul-
tural and productive securities and
enumerates the fundamental princi.
pie8 In taxation from bankers
Evening star., 1924-01-06
WOMAN KNOCKED DOWN
BY AUTO AT CROSSING
Fractured Skull Is Feared in Case
Of Mamie Hard,
Colored.

While walking across B street at 7th
street carly last night. Mamie Hard.
colored, 80. Of 212 I street southwest.
was knocked down by an automobile
operated by Ernest Scott Of 221 Cd
street southwest. She was taken to
possible skull fracture A short time
later q one-man car Of the Warrington
railway and Electric Company, run
ming south on 4th street near M street,
Nv Charles Fowler Of - New York
avenue, running east on n street. No
one was hurt but the automobile was
badly damaged.
while crossing N street at 4th street
northwest, was struck by car occu-
pied by Dennis Ltpston of S24 u
street northwest Mrs. Seigie was
treated by Dr. Cafritz for cuts on the
head. Her condition 10 not 1er10u&
Evening star., 1924-01-06
ALL 3 SIDES F|RNG1"
IN SENATE T|E-UP
Chamber Faces Sixth Week
With Deadlock Over Chair
manShip Unbroken.

The Senate begins the sixth week of
the present session tomorrow with
the deadlock over the chairmanship
Of the interstate commerce commit
tee-the railroad committee-still un-
broken Furthermore, there seems
little prospect at present Of there
being a break in that deadlock-un-
less enough of the progressive re-
publicans and the farmer labor SEN
ators should vote with the democrats
for the election of Senator Smith of
South Carolina (democraD for that
chairmanship.
Twenty-seven ballots have been
taken in the Senate on this chair
manship without an election. The
republican regulars insist they will
stick to their nominee. Senator Cum
Minis of Iowa, and the progressive
group will not accept him. The dem
ocrats have continued to vote for
Smith - except Senator Bruce of
Maryland who switched his vote
early in the session to Cummins in
the nick Of time to prevent the cleo
ton of Smith, on the ground that
Smiths election would not be demo
cratic victory, but IA victory for the
group headed by Senator La Follett"
to which he is opposed.
Transacted Little Business.
The Senate has had little business
to transact up to date except execu-
tive business. 1t has been waiting
for tax reduction and bonus bills and
for appropriation bills, which must
originate in the House. The repub-
lican leaders are now saying that Is
soon as there is important business
for the Senate to transact they will
move to take it up, and thus dtsplace
the unfinished business" which at
present is the election of a chairman
Of the interstate commerce commit
tee. In fact, they have about reached
the conclusion, it was said last night.
that this is the best way out Of bad
mess and that they prefer TO leave
the committee craftsmanship up in the
air for the rest of the session rather
than to yield to the progressive bloc,
which is opposing Senator Cummins.
There are some of the democratics,
however, who will oppose a proposal
TO QlSpldce Ine CndlTHldUSUlp to"
in order to take up other business.
They hope that all of the democratics
will take this course and that they
will be backed up be the progress
sives
Regulars Shift Responsibility.
However, the republican regulars
point out. ST such a course be adopt
ed the democrats and progressives
will have to take the responsibility
before the country OF blocking con-
sideration of important legislation.
Senator Reed of Missouri, demo-
crat, before the. Christmas recess. de-
clared in the Senate that it was idle
to waste time bailoting for chairman
of the interstate commerce commit
tee; that Sthe Senate should proceed
to other business, and that the com
mittee could select chairman of
its own or do without chairman.
Little has been accomplished by the
Congress since it met December 3. In
fact, the Congress has had only fifteen
actual working days. The rest of the
time it has not been in session-part-
ly due to the fact that considerable
Christmas holiday was taken. and
partly due to the ad1ournments of two
and three days at a time because
there was no legislation prepared for
the consideration of either house.
Evening star., 1924-01-06
LEAD SLAB MAY CLEAR
LOST COLONY MYSTERY
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printed letters, we'll formed as far as
the metal would permit, each stroke
having a rounded bottom or channel.
No further discoveries were made.
as the excavation is being left intact
for experts to examine. The lead slab
was discovered about three feet down.
Recalls Lost Colony.
The find. whether authentic or not
served to call to mind the mystery of
the fate of little Virginia Dare. child
of long ago, who was lost with the
entire Roanoke Island colony. Little
Virginia was born in 1887. a date
which would harmonic nicely with
the supposed date of 1890. given on
the lead slab as the date of the death
of Virgin Dare
The similarity of the names was
regarded as striking and the coinci-
dence of dates seemed to have been
worked out either by history or by
clever plant" Ofifficials of the
government, however, who have made
a study of just such things, showed
extreme unwillingness to look at the
plate until tomorrow.
Virginia Dare was the granddausi-
ter of Gov. John White and the
daughter OF one of his official staff
Gov. Whites expedition to establish
an agricultural colony, left Plymouth
England, in April, 1857, and reached
Roanoke Island in July.
A few days after the birth of Vir-
ginia Dare her grandfather returned
to England. and, coming back the
following year, was unable to see or
VT in nf IL "a
child.
The term Powhatan, while often
applied as the name of the great
Indian sachem. father of Pocahontas,
really was that of the tribe. The
lead slab states "Captif Powhatan,"
which might be interpreted as mean
ing that Virgin Dare" had been a
captive Of this tribe.
Powhatan. the chief. would have
been about forty-five years old when
Virgin Dare" died.
The two men who found the slab
got in touch with the meteorological
division at the Smithsonian Institu-
ton, after their find. and asked ad-
vice as to the best method of clean
ing the slab.
Kaufman, describing what hap
pened. said that officials he talked
with, whom he did not know by name.
appeared much excited as to the
discovery.
Last night officials seemed as cool
as the weather about the find and
were not anxious to see the slab de-
claring that they would look at it
Monday, IL 1t were brought in.'
1t was pointed out by one official.
over the telephone, that it might have
been possible for the piece of sheet
lead to have been brought from some
other point some years ago. and lost
n
yard in which it was found.
The slab is in excellent condition,
| the metal having suffered very little,
! 1t appearance belying the date on ii
| OF 1890. As far as reluctant scien-
, lists could be lured into talking.
however, 1t does not seem impossible
| that good lead would last that long
! without any deterioration.