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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
NEWsFIRM ORGANIZED

ATMORE, Ala, Feb. 8.-(Special company is the name of new firm that completed negotiations this morn- ing for the purchase of the stock and
 j. 0. Batson, pfoprietors of e the At. more Pharmacy, returned this morning from Sylacauga, where he went last Monday to attend the burial of his father, J. P. Batson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
LEAVES WIDOW ESTATE. Former Age.Herald Writer Left $2O.. 900 to wife; Will Probate Monday.

The entire estate of Richard F.. Johnston, formerly writer on industrial subjects for the Age Herald, who died February 10. is left to his wife, Mrs. Lillian NJ. Johnston. by the term of his will. probated Monday. The estate is valued at $20,000.
 The will contained only three para graphs. The first named his wife as executrix of his estate to serve with out bond; the second requested that all his just debts be paid, and the third named Mrs. Johnston as sole bene- ficiary of the estate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
MEMBERS WOODLAWN COM. MANDERY NO. 31. K. T.
 ATTENTION!

You are requested to be present at the Birmingham Masonic temple, Sixth avenue and Nineteenth street, at 40 D. m., Tuesday. February 10, to attend and conduct Templar funeral services for Knight Charles l.. Neuer. Full Templar uniform required.
 l. l.. STRONG. Commander.
 J. A. M'CARTNEY. Recorder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
|KEtSH TON SET5CTED
 70 SUCCEED WHITE
l Montg Smery Lawyer New Seere- Il tafyf nomocratic Co1imittee

-.4 Mar lon Rushton Of MontSomery. one of tn most proniuent .demoerats and. lawy trs in the stste. has been selected
 to E hcceed Hugh White also of Mont gor fery, as secretAry of the state demo- crs lic executive committee, RIB. Evins, cf iirman of the committee.s Announced
 N A7jonday. IL :. jThe appointment. followed 5the resig-
 iation of Mr. White, accepted at the meeting of the committee Friday ins the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
FILM ACTRESS TO WE'D

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 1S,-Plans for the romantic wedding of Betty Comp son, film actress, and James Cruze. pro ducer-director, who will be married in the little. now deserted mining town of Frisco, Utah, the birthplace of Miss Compson, have been made known by friends.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
DEBS IS NOMINATED

CHICAGO, Feb. 1S.-Eugene V. Dehs, socialist leader, has been nomi- mated " Victor Berger of Milwaukee as a candidate for the Nobel peace prize. In his letter of nomination. Congressman Berger said his sugges. tion was made in recognition of Debs' long service for international neace."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
EXECUTION is DELAYED

NASHVILLE, H., Feb. 1S.-Wal- ter (. Cochran; co victed wife mur- derer, who was scheduled to he hanged today, was granted a postponement by Circuit Judge Louis Bernrreuter to make an appeal to tie state supreme court
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
FLETCHER MA MED TO ITALIAN COURT Will Succeed RicM I'd Washburn
 Childs At Rome

WASHINGTON, Heb. 1s.--Henry H. Fletcher of Penr iylvania, now am bassador to Belgiurl has been selected by President Coolid ke to be ambassador to Italy. He wiA succeed Richard Washburn Child, kyho recently retired.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
VICTOR [ FOR RA0D Texas Is Unable ITO Prevent Abandon. ment Of Eastern's Lins

!. WASHINGJON Feb. 1S.--The Eastern Texn1 ailway company cannot be prohibited by the state of Texas from apandoning + line of railway, the su- preme court decided today in two cases one brought iby the state and the other by the Te Gus Railway commiss;on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
CONGRESSMAN ILL

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-Repre. sentative II. c. Dupre, New Orleans, is critically ill at hsi home here. Dupre was stricken with apoplexy u few days
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
II rIRE buENs TaEzfE1 Celumbia, s. C., Alss Dsststys Bank Tn
 Busfmess Section

{ COLUMBIA, s. C., Feb. 1s.-Ffre,|
 which broke out at 6 :16 this mornins,|
 ly destfoyed the Columbi4 Savings Bank and Trust company, in the business sec-| ton of Columbia. At 7:45 the fire wasl
 reported under control. .@
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19

Tutwiler hotel. Mir. Evins made thel selection Saturday, he said.
 Mr. Rushton is the son of Ray Rush. ton. one of the. leading lawyers of theI state and at one time . candidate forl the United states Senate, He has been| attached to the office of the attorney general. if
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
GRANDMOTHER KNEW
There Was Nothing So Good for Congestion and Colds
 ,1 as Mustard

Buy; the old-fashioned mustard piast er, burned and bIistered while U cted. Get the relief and help that mustard plasters gave. without 'he plaster and without the blister.
 tusterole does 1t. It is a clean. wfnte ointment. made with oil of m sstard. It Is scientifically pre- Ared, so that it works wonders
 Gently massage MusteroIe in win the finger-tips. See how quickly If brings relief-how speedily, the pain tdisappears. Try Musterole for sore throat. bronchitis, tonsilitis, croup. atifr neck, asthma. neuralgia. headache. congestion. pleurisy. rheunaa tis lumbaeo. pains and aches of the back or joints. sprains. sore muscies. bruises. chilblains. frosted feet. coIds monial). .fs ..z 9t-,. 1T 1'-' To Mothers, Musteroie ss .tsn
 made in miider form for bnhsas
 and snaaIl children. Ask for CniI-
 dren's MusteroIe.
 Zoe and Csc, Jars and tubes: hos. pital size, $500.
 l|!zll|l1!] 3
 Better shaa q ma.tard pIaster
The Washington times., 1924-01-02
MADE IN
CIVIL SERVICE
FOR VE IS
Eligibility Rules Affect Men
Discharged Within
Year.

OF importance to thousands of
men who served during the world
war and who are either at present
in the army. navy or marine corps
or discharged from the service
within the past year 10 q change
just announced by the Civil Services
governing examination eligibility
for Government positions.
According to the announcement
made today by the commission
American citizens who served as
soldiers, sailors or marines, IN any
OF the allied military forces be.
tween August /, 1914. and July
2, 1921, and those who served in
the American forces between April s.
1877. and July 2, 1921, viii be allowed
to enter any examination for which
there is an existing register. pro-
vided application is made during
military service or not later than
one year after their honorable dis.
charge, from the army, or termina-
alton of their active service in the
navy or marine corps.
The Washington times., 1924-01-02
JERSEY HUNTERS KILL
1904 BUCKS IN S DAYS

TRENTON, Jan. 2.-During the
open season for deer, December
1871 last, 1854 bucks were legally
killed and reported to the stare
Fish and Game Commission. This
Is an increase Of 1914 over last
year, when the season included the
last two Wednesdays in December
and the first two Wednesdays IN
January, during which time $50
bucks were killed.
These statistics are included In a
report made to the commission by
James M. Stratton. game protector.
today. He said twenty-eight deer
were found dead in the woods by
the wardens. Fourteen persons
were prosecuted for killing does.
six for hunting at night and one
for hunting with dogs. Each VIC.
lator was fined 500. Six persons
were arrested for using automobile
sPotlights and paid a penalty Of
$50 each.
The Washington times., 1924-01-02
FIGHT ON BALTIMORE
DlFFERENTlAL STARTED

Transatlantic shipping at New
York and Boston is in danger OF
being ruined, according to protests
filed with the Interstate Commerce
Commission today against the petit.
ton for extending the Bejtimore
differentiaf import freight rates to
all the ports along the South At.
lantic geaboard.
The railroad freight rates from
the West 70 Baltimore and Phila.
dolphia are lower, than either to
New York or Boston, Norfolk, New.
port News and Montreal also enjoy
the advantage Of lower rates.
The Washington times., 1924-01-02
DARING LEAP FOR LIBERTY
BY ALLEGED WHITE SLAYER

BALTIMORE, Jan. 2.-MIchael
De Long. Of Allentown, Pa. arrested
here on a white slave charge. nade
daring but futile attempt to es-
cape while in the local office Of
the Department Of Justice in the
Munsey Building.
Dashing from the room on the fif-
teenth floor. De Long made his way
to- the fifth floor. from which he
dropped to the roof OF the Mpncey
building annex, thence 20 another
roof twenty feet below. w-enchtng
his ankle in his leaps. Further
flight was halted by a pistol shot
from q pursuing policeman.
De Long was arrested at a room
ing house In company with q young
woman giving the name Of Jennie
Gross, Of Bethlehem, Pa.
The Washington times., 1924-01-02
Youth Hikes 10 Meet
OF Scientists And
Is Accepted

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Jan. 3.
S. Want, twenty-two years
old, senior 1t Penn state Uni
versity, il the newest member
Of the American Association for
the Advancement Of Science,
having been elected to member
ship his fee paid BY others
following the discovery that he
had walked from his university
campus to be present 1t the
sessions and worked in . cafe
terra here 50 as to get food.
His manner Of travel was SIM
liar to that employed BY under
graduates in making their way
to football games, but no one
else has made such . journey
to take part in a scientific con-
gress.
Thirty-two motorists gave
him lifts" along the way.
The Washington times., 1924-01-02

than in q picture gallery, and who
could blame him for that2
But there are one or two thiugE
not III Babbitt'e favor: there's HE
wife. He ought to handle her bet
ter. Over here In Europe they
seem to manage their wives bet.
ter. How they DO Il / don't know.
Now Rabbits wife 10 Il great
reader, with very strong, pro.
nounced Ieanings toward art. She
would rather have her husband at
an art gallery than IN his home
with his family. That takes LOT
Of fOrgiving. She ought to know
merely BY attending art galleries
or reading about art.
SO Babbitt Il apt to spoil his
wife and permit himself TO be
dragged to the art shops. the high.
brow play, or the high-class con.
cert. which IL not and never viii
be his milieu.
''But It Is in all smoking cars
Of the trains In all States that you
find the real Rabbit. How he
talks! He viii talk about the
weather, golf. or his motor car, and
] am not sure AZ to whether con-
yersations about q motor car can.
not be made as interesting as any
chat about a literary or painting
shop. "A bunch Of noveiists talking
books or q gathering Of artists
talking color are no more interest
ing than Rabbit talking about his
golf or his new car. ..
Therefore, when people sympa.
thize with me for having to mix
with such people to get material
for my stories their sympathy is
wasted; It has been no toll for me
to talk In the smoking cars with
the Rabbits; In fact, I have liked
It and still do. =
III only Rabbit would not try to
be. humorous. The American ma.
ton Is cursed with the tradition
that it is humorous, whereas It J
not. Everybody seems to think
he must be funny. II Rabbit
would only learn to say a plain
mo- or yes instead Of I'll tell the
cock.eyed world which isn't a bit
funny! Yet they keep on saying
1t day after day
THE tradition arose that we
were a funny people through Mark
Twain. Some of Mark Twains
earlier books, such az 'Huelxle-
berry Finn and his Mississippi
stories, were naturally humorous
writings: but when he became ia.
nous as q comedy writer. then his
work deteriorated, because he felt
he had to be funny at all costs,
and nothing could be more forced
and unnatural than the humor in
'Innocents Abroad or The Yankee
at the Court OF King Arthur
I'VE are really humorous peo.
pie, and there can be no greater
tragedy than putting hun1or in the
hands or mouths Of the. humor.
less"
The Washington times., 1924-01-02
LEWIS
PROUD To RE
ABABBITT
american vonen's Club ii
Fashionable Mayfair
Receives Shock.
BY THOMAS c. WATSON.
International News Service.

LONDON, Dec. SIT am a Bah.
bitt. and I'm proud Of It, because
the Rabbits represent all that is
typical OF American life"
|, This Is what Sinclair Lewis told
ID large gathering OF members Of
the American WOmen's Club, in the
heart OF fashionable Mayfair.
The voice may have been the
voice Of Babbitt, but no real live
Rabbit would have dared 20
a-Babbitting" In the sartOriaI
makeup affected by Sinclair FOR
this occasion. He would have
passed the lord chan1berlainss test
Tor admission TO the royal in.
closure at Ascot. He was mode. aa
London knows it-wing collar, bow.
tie, black morning tailed coat,
striped pants and vanished shoes
He might easily have been plucl1ed
straight from the bunch OF Sabhad.
cal strollers along Rotten Row. 4,
It was an all-wOInrIs .,..-.sering.
with the exception OF the writer
and two other blushing, fidgeting,
self-conscious males: ana what SIN
clair didn't tell those present about
the way they misunderetoo their
Babbitt husbands didn't matter
at all.
Rabbit ii darned good guy. !"
said Sinclair. going very red--:'a
real loving and iovable fellow. and
I'm. proud OF him., He is America
and stands Tor all that il best
in u.s."
BAbbitt Unpleasant. !"
And the women shuffled restless.
". for In her opening speech the.
lady president paid glowing tribute
to the artistry and genius OF Mr..
Sinclair Lewis for creating litera.
ture by writing about such I'M
pleasant people"
Rabbit win do more went on
Sinclair, ITO encourage American
art and. literature than any of his
critics, who are pale. ascetic, spine.
less. posing. impossible people wan
dering all over the art galleries Of
Europe I've seen them In London,
on the, left bank Of the Seine In
Paris and In Rome. They do every
artistic center thoroughly and alb.
sorb 30 much culture and art that
when they do return to America
they recoil from the untutored,. in.
artistic Rabbits in horror.
More art and literature win
come from the Rabbits than from
these dabblers in, foreign art gal.
leries. All artists from the old
Fiorentine masters right up to
Augustus John were all men OF
passion, natural and primeval.
Surely Rabbit is natural and
prinneval His critic isn't, To be
passionate one has to work hard.
Anti Rabbits never work; II is an
offense against their artistic con.
sciences. They are so busy alb
sOrbing the culture Of others that
they haven't time to create any
thing for themselves. They are
too affected. to be natural, and as
for being primevaI - well, they
just haven't the strength. They
wouldn't know how.
Now YOU know why 1 like Bah
bitches passionate, natural, ana
primitive and a great worker. al.
though a great talker; he is, in
fact, America. He loves his home
and his children. He would much
rather be at home with his family
The Washington times., 1924-01-02
LEGION SEEKING
ALEXANDRIA
HOME
Meeting 4 Called 70 Plan Cam
palgn 70 Secure Funds
for Purchase.

ALEXANDRIA,. Va, Jan. e.
CoIndr. 4. M. Hamilton Of the Alex.
aIdria Post Of the American Legion
will preside over q meeting Of the
post to be held In the rooms Of the
Chamber of Commerce Friday night
to start q movement for the pur-
chase Of d home for the local post.
Al large number OF guests from
other organizations In the city viii
be invited. Col. Thomas w. Miller
and Gen. James A. Drain, Of Wash.
ington, win make the principal
addresses. Refreshments win be
served by the ladies' auxiliary and
the musical program win be under
the direction Of Col. Kenneth w.
Ogden.
I The AIexandria Chamber Of Com.
lnerco this year will continue to
strive for an equitable form Of tax.
alton, Capt. George II. Evans, busl-
ness manager, stated this morning.
A committee was appointed recently
to investigate the situation. It was
found that the city's property Il as.
sessed at $4,000, 900, $40 900 900 less
than the actual value.
The findings OF the committee
have been referred to City Manager
Wilder M. Rich, who IL working out
a plan TO change the entire system.
of assessments for 1925. The object
Of both the chamber and the city
manager Is to create q lower tax
rate along with higher rate OF as
sessrnent.
Firemen answering call last night
broke into a house to find that 4
lamp had been overturned in q
fight and had set the room on fire.
The fire was soon under control.
Walter Ashton. coIored. fifty.one,
was found lying on the floor with
q deep cash in the back Of his
head. He was rushed to the hos.
pital.
Witnesses to the fight said that
Ashton had interferred in an argu.
ment between his daughter and her
husband. Jerry Ward, and that
Ward turned on him ma struck
him several times with a chair.
Ward escaped before the police
arrived
The old Dominion Boat Club has
postponed its regular monthly
meeting which was to have been
held tonight until Monday, Jan.
uary z.
The first meeting OF the Chamber
OF Commerce In the new year will
De held by the retail merchants
bureau. Wednesday night January
3. at s O'Clock. Reports on the
Christmas trade viii be the chief
subject for discussion.
Arlington Lodge sos Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmefl has Installed
the following officers for the year
1874: L. *. Dyer. president: j. A. |
G. Shuster. past president; T. J.
Anderson, vice president; G. w.
Mahoney, secretary; J. Fiddlesop,
treasurer; William Kause. chaplain;
Robert Morris, conductor; C. III.
Harlow, warden; w. w. Hunting
ton. inside-guard; A. FL. Spivey,
outer-guard; r. HI. McCarty, agent
official publication, was unable to
be present and will be Installed at
the next meeting. Arlington Lodge,
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainnen
is one of the baby lodges OF the
trainmen. with a membership OF
234. The physicians for the year
are DIR. NJ. f. Thompson, of Wash.
ington, and DR.. Ryder, Of Alex
andria.
The Washington times., 1924-01-02
HERBERT RAWLINsoN WEEDS
LORRAINE ABIGAIL LONG

LOS ANGELES, Calf, Jan. a.
Herbert Rawlinson. film actor, and
Miss Lorraine Abigail Long, of De.
troit, Mich, were married yesterday
at the Mission Inn at Riverside.
The couple secured a marriage
license late Monday for the wed.
ding, It was learned. Rawlinson
gave his age as thirty-nine and
Miss Long as twenty-four. Rawlin.
son secured his final decree OF
divorce from his first wife, Roberta
Arnold, film actress, last Novenn.
Der. The bride-to-be IL accompanied
by her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Gar.
rison Long.
The Washington times., 1924-01-02
PLEBIsCIT IS
PR0POSEDIN
GREECE
Nenizelos Suggests This Means
of Determining Mature Of
Government.
InteFnaslonal News ssrvles.

ATHENS, Jan. q. despite q
threat Of trouble in the Balkans
between Jugoslavia and Bulgaria
over border raids. Greece today con-
centrated her attention upon do.
Inestic political affairs.
The cabinet, headed by Premier
Gpnatas and supported by the
Greek revolutionary COMMITTEES led
BY Colonel PIastiras, has resigned,
hut win function until the national
assembly takes action on the nature
Of the cOllntry's future govern
ment.
Former Premier EIeutheros Vent.
3elcs, who il returning from Paris
~ try to, staighten out the political
tang1e, sent = ,Wteless message from
nie ship suggesting q plehiscite e.
~ Whefhar Greece shall remain q
The Washington times., 1924-01-02

monarchy or be converted into 4
republic; also. whether, the GIuciSs-
b0urg dynasty shall remain In power
or another be established,
King George III was the last mem
her Of the Glucksbourg dynasty to
hold power. He and the queen were
forced to leave the country and 60
to Rnmania. The republicans in
the national assembly are demand.
ing abolition Of the royal family.
The Washington times., 1924-01-02
EFFORTS or PRIEST
PAROLES WIFE SLAYER

HARRISBURG, Jan. The
Board of Pardons today announced
1t had recommended pardon TO
John Neary. LuzeIne county. after
Rev. J. J. Curran. Wilkes-Barfe. who
has been interested in the case,
agreed to sponsor Neary's release
and report monthly to the board.
Neary was sentenced in 1919 to elev-
en- and one-half years Imprisonment
for granddaughter in CO. nection with
the death of his wife.
Father Curran said he had taken
steps to effect reunion of Neary's
nine children and that he planned
to have Neary return to his former
place of employment.
The Washington times., 1924-01-02
Quarrel Over S. Debt
Ends In Death
OF Man

ATLANTIC CITY, N. u,
Jan. James Stone, colored,
Z rolling chair pusher, Is dead
and William washington, alias
Snow" also colored, Is Ia the
city jail charged with murder
Is the result Of = quarrel be-
tween the two men. over an.
unpaid debt Of SO.
According to the police,
Stone was beaten to death
when he refused to return the
money after being accosted BY
Washington in front Of . north
side cafe.
The Washington times., 1924-01-02

ALBANY, N. r.. Jan. 2.-Esstern
New York was in the grip Of zero
weather today. Temperatures rang
ing from zero to three and I'VE be-
low We're reported. There - good
sleighing throughout this section.
The Washington times., 1924-01-02
Resorts 4 Travel
TAMPA. FLA.
1nr.1'':;;,', ;'.,,,
l. % II u ID Il

s :, summer 10 calling you 70
this thriving, comrnerciai.re.
sort hub Of Florida's west
Coast. Unique among Amer
lean cities. historic, colorfnl
gunecpical. HustiinR port.
gateWay to Panama and 49,
q southern sean. FamotIe
SpaMish restaurants wonder
sul nehfng. bathing, boafinv
and other water sports. ca.
RarillA Carnival, id-Winter
atr worlds largest cigar
industry.
Nsg1las beat ezeursloas IA one,
eln9s sososts. Ffealth.eestor;n~.
!, 1almy vpatSsg. Four Roii ccur1es.
10y eehes epdsis. Open az band con.
sestG Fef play. rest, aecTeafioa 80
tnVastment-.-WFite
y z. A. Young
BOARD OF TRADE
TAMPA, FLORIDA
The Washington times., 1924-01-02
e R0 Weather
|SRELANNVG
SLOWLY
Temperature Begins 70 Climb
Gradually il North and
Northwest.

U
CHICAGO, Jan. Temperatures
were climbing slowly today after
the promised and gusty entrance Of
winter hand-in-hand with the new
year.
Over the West and Northwest.
from the Rockies to the Great
Lakes. the snow and ice trimmed
season made up for it's hardness
with drops, az wide as 70 degrees,
set marks as low as last years
coolest days.
Nebraska had even zero this
morning 1T Lincoln and Kearney,
with three inches OF snow laid since
the cold snap started. This was
8 to 10 degrees warmer than the
last day Of the old year. Omaha
had is above, with two inches Of
snow. Salt Lake was 10 above,
Denver below
Minnesota saw II 10 above, with
a slow rise IN prospect. In Chicago
the mercury had reached 20 today
and was still climbing after reced-
ing to 5 below New Year Day, but
] degree above the coolest Of the
previous winter.
Winnipeg had is below today.
The Washington times., 1924-01-02
PIG m MAHoMETAN MOSQUE
STARTS FATAL BENGAL RIOT

CALCUTTA. Jan. 2.-Discovery Of
the carcass Of q pig in the compound
of Mahometan mosque at How
rah. Bengal. led to rioting, in which
one man was killed and five were
wounded.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-01-02

be found the honor of BEING tho 49,.
popular patient ever admitte to tba,
institution would go unanimously to
onaries L. Anceney, prominent Gal
.atin county stockman, who is com
iineo her as the result of having
sustained a evere leg fracture a few
weeks ago while in the saddle ON
the annual roundup. Mr.. Ancenev
greatly added to his local reputation
1or generosity and good-fellowshiu bv
oonatng the turkeys for the big New
hears dinner at the hospital, in which
everyone in the institution on that
Gay participated. The nurses re-
sponded nobly by singing a number
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-01-02

Seth NJ. Ainsworth, of the United
States Bureau of Hatcheries, is now in
charge of the fish hatchery in Bridger
canyon, near this city, having recent
~ exchanged positions with former
director, H. D. Dean. Mr. Ainsworth
Wa formerly in charge OF the U. S.
hatchery at Meadow Creek, near Nc
Aliister, where he was very success
ful in the propagation Of Loeb Leven
trout.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-01-02

the case IN question. Johnson, at the
time OF his arrest, stated that he was
merely distilling water for his car,
later acknowledged to the officers,
however, that he was experimenting
a little with the boiler and coils. He
pleaded not guilty before Judge Law,
n was bound over to the district
court, for trial during the coming
term, under $500 bail bonds which he
has, so far, been unable to procure.