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The Washington times., 1924-11-10
GENERALS URGE
EFFORTS FOR.
PEACE
Hartford and Organ Join in
Coolidge Armistice
Day Plea

JAMES G. Hartford ano John f..
ORyan, two of Americas fighting
generals in the world war, today
joined President Coolidge in the
suggestion that Armistice Day be
made the occasion Of efforts in the
interests of permanent world peace.
dnelr statements were, made public
through the Federal Council of
Churches.
Armistice Day this year marks
the close of the sixth year of
world peace following period of
armed conflict without parallel in
The Washington times., 1924-11-10
Government Pensions
Decrease 1927 In
Past Year

The number Of pensioners on
the rolls of the Government
decreased from 5S9.756 to 525,-
$50 in the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1924, the Interior De-
partment announced today.
The amount paid in pensions
during the fiscal year was
$229, 994,777, as compared with
263,O12,5O0 in 1928, u decrease
Of $33,017, 723.
There was decrease of 21,-
S08 in civil war pensioners, and
an increase of 16,645 in Span
ish-American war pensions.
The Washington times., 1924-11-10
v. M. l. ALUMNI WILL
!. CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY

The Washington branch Of the
Virginia Military Institute Alumni
Association will celebrate the eighty.
ninth anniversary of the institute
with a dinner in the Army and
Navy Club Tuesday night.
George w. H. Cooke, superintend-
ent of the institute, and former
Senator Charles ]. Faulkner are ex-
pected to attend and speak.
The Washington times., 1924-11-10

world peace. Obviously, the meas
ure of that meanace is to be COM
puted in terms, not of the good
Intentions of such a nation, but
rather in terms of it's man power
and military resources. The mere
statement of this principle serves
to fix attention upon the enormity
of Americas responsibility for it's
nresent attitude"
The Washington times., 1924-11-10
Seine AT Hood STAGE

PARIS, Nov. 1O.-A number of
suburbs were inundated by floods in
the Seine and Marien rivers. Both
rivers are out of their banks, having
risen foot and a half in twenty -four
hours.
The Washington times., 1924-11-10

IF you want a home in a moro
desirable or convenient neighbor-
hood-you will find an alphabetical
list of the sort of houses you want
fully described in the Classified
Section today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-18
CHILDREN GUESTS OF CIVITAN CLUB
Inmates Of Mercy Home To Be Entertained
 With Party

A big time is promised at the ball room of the Tutwiler hotel Friday aft ernoon at 1 o'clock when the Civitan club will entertain the children of the Mercy Home at Christmas party. About 250 guests in all are expected to be present, including attendants, matrons, teachers and the board of di- rectors of the home.
 In place of the regular luncheon there will be a fine Christmas dinner served, and special program has been arranged by the Civitan Christmas com mittee of which Dr. T. A., Cheatham is chairman.
 The program will open with play "The Court of King Coal" given by cast, including the following parts {: Barnett Crabbe, as the king; Miss Leta Shropshire, as the queen; George Lewis Bailes, court jester, and boys of the Alabama Boys Industrial school as court attendants.
 The band of the Alabama Boys In- dustrial school will be on hand, and entertainment will be furnished by rep resentatives of the Salvation Army, Young Women's Christian association, State Training School for Girls, Boys club and Boys Industrial school.
 To Walter Scott has again been ac- corded the honor of impersonating Santa Claus, role which he has filled capably on several previous occasions
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-18
PHILLIPS CLASS
 NAMES OFFICERS
James Mason And Sudan Porter
 Honored By Students

James M. Mason, Jr., and Susan Por- ter were chosen to lead the Senior class of Phillips High school for the term of '24-'25 as the result of the election Wednesday.
 Mason is a member of the Phillips chapter of the National Honor society, captain in the Phillips unit of the R. O. T. C., besides being a prominent member of the Alpha Sigma Delta, local fraternity. He is the con of Dr. and Mrs. James NJ. Mason.
 Miss Porter, the daughter of Mir. and Mrs. J. D. Porter, is president of the Pierian Literary society of Phillips and secretary of the Art club, besides being a member of the Nifty Nine
 Other officers are: Recording sec retary, Mary Perry corresponding sec retary, Ruth Hill Carr; treasurer; Her man Sanford; statistician, Amzi Nc Way; poet, Virginia Sandusky; pianist, Joseph Marine; artist, Christine Colios. Owing to the fact that many of the students were forced to leave before the election could be completed, the meet ing was adjourned until Thursday aft ernoon, when the following offices will have to be filled: Vocalist, historian, orator and eSSayiSt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-18
OLE MISS GUSTS
 TEN STUDENTS
 IN SHEAR PARTY
Investigation Continues In Hair Cutting Which
 Freshman Suffered

OXFORD, Miss, Dec. 17.-Ten stu dents of the University of Mississippi were dismissed today for taking part in a hair cutting party last night in which freshmen students were the vic tins. University officials announced that other students will be dismissed if further investigation duplicates them.
 The hair cutting episode was charged to upper classmen who objected to a banquet staged by freshmen Monday night.
 Hazing was prohibited under an order issued several years ago and the incident of last night was held to be in violation of both student body and university regulations.
 In the hair cutting parties about 70 under classmen were shown of their locks. A number of the students of the first year class escaped the scls- sors by taking to the woods or leav- ing early for their Christmas holiday.
 Dr. Alfred Hume, chancellor of the university, stated today that hazlng would not be tolerated and that thorough investigation would be made to determine how many of the stu dents were implicated.
 Sentiment on the campus also irl- dicated that, while a number are said to have participated in the incident, the general feeling among the student body is adverse to such tactics and no further outbreak is anticipated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-18
GEORGIA BROKERS.
 ARE SENTENCED
Dickson And Jones Fined $500 Each For
 Gambling
(By Associated Press)

ATLANTA, Dec. 17.-Gordon Dick son and Johnny Jones. former Atlanta cotton brokers, have been fined $500 each and given suspended sentences of twelve months in prison on pleas of guilty to charges of violating the Geor- gia law prohibiting dealing in futures on margin, an examination of court rec ords tonight disclosed.
 Dickson was sentenced today and Jones last Friday. These sentences are the first to be imposed following a se- ries of raids, directed by Solicitor Gen eral John A. Boykin, Fulton superior court, of brokerage firms.
 Dicksons case grew out of transac- tions with Eblin and company, New York cotton brokerage concern, nearly two years ago. James Eblin, a mem- Der of the firm and also secretary of the New York odd-lot cotton exchange, arrived in the city today to stand trial on an indictment returned against him, only to learn that his hearing and all cases against members of New York and New Orleans cotton exchanges had been postponed until after the hearing of a federal injunction, on January ?, to prevent the solicitor general from pro- ceeding with prosecution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-18

should have thin, flexible, bevel-edged soles and low, square heel. The toe may be slightly tapering or it may be the new French squarish or spade shaped toe. Rubber heels are, of course, ridiculous upon dance shoe. Don't faugh-I have seen them.
 Beside the patent leather laced OK ford, you may choose any one of the various types of laceless patent leather shoes having elastic side gores that give-and-take. Some are high with pullstraps fore and aft and are called creole gaiters." Others are low after the manner of the Oxford. The Eng fish gaiter pump is a mode to which quite few men in metropolitan centers gre addicted. It is high, with elastic side-gores, and has, besides, flat silk ribbon crossing the instep. The oval toe is soft at the tip. The sole is wafer thin and pliable. The heel is broad and low and there are the customary pull-straps to facilitate drawing on. This is simply a de luxe edition of grandfather Obadiah's congress gaiter
 Copyright 1924 by c. E. Wry)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-18
|. CLOSESCASE
 AT FORBES TRIAL
Defense Testimony Is Ex- pected To Require
 One Week
(By Associated Press.)

CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-The prosecu- ,ion closed it's case in the veterans ou- erau conspiracy trial today with an other story of "a general social good time' in New York hotel, in which Charles R. Forbes. former director ot the bureau, J. w. Thompson, contractor, Elias H. Mortimer. Thompson agent, Mrs. Mortimer and two New York actresses participated.
 Refreshments were served, and then Mrs. Mortimer proposed crap game, McGill Connor, a clerk in the bureau and the last government witness, testl- fled.
 The two actresses he identified from the witness stand as "the Larrimore girls, sisters" Miss Fracie Larrimore had been mentioned previous witnesses as having been q member of party by the same group at Atlantic City, N. J., few weeks later.
 Defense motions for an instructed verdict of not guilty, entered at the close of the governments case, were denied by Federal Judge Carpenter. as were later motions for the elimination Of certain portions of the testimony of Mortimer. The defense then began the presentation of evidence, calling to the stand Miss Augusta Landis, a clerk in the bureau under Forbes who tolC of the circumstances under which the bid of the Pontiac construction com pany, Thompson concern, was re- ceived at the bureau close to the time limit set in the public advertisement for Northampton hospital bids. 
 The defense probably will require pore than a week for the presentation of its case. Under the present defense plan both Forbes and Thompson will take the stand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-18
BODY EMBROIDERED
 w LAUNCH WRECK
Efforts Being Made To Raise
 Boat At Lock 4

MOBILE, Ala, Dec. 17.-Maj. T. H. Emerson, United States district engineer, reported today after an in spection of engineering work on the Tombigbee river, that forces are still at work in an attempt to recover the body of Jesse Kirkland, leverman of the dredge Blackwater who was killed as the engineers launch Shearwater plunged over Lock No. 4 and was sunk.
 Efforts also were being made to raise the launch.
 The dredge Blackwater which was being accompanied by the launch on her way from Tuscaloosa to an assignment in the Montgomery engineers district and expected to reach Mobile some time tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-18
MRS. ROSS ORDERS
 SIMPLE CEREMONY
No One Invited To Attend WyO-
 ming Inauguration

CHEYENNE, Wyo.. Dec. 17.-Nel- lie Taylor Ross, governor-elect of Wyo- ming, widow of the late Governor Ross, has invited no one to witness her ln- duction into office January and will issue no invitations, she said today. She desires that the inauguration cer- emony shall be as simple as it is pos sible because of the tragedy of the responsible for my cleo tion to the governorship.'
 The induction ceremony, according to present plans, will consist merely of prayer, probably by Bishop N. s. Thomas of the Episcopal diocese of Wyoming and administration of the oath of office to Mrs. Ross by Chief Justice c. N. Potter of the state su- preme court. It will take place in the office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-18
BIG STILLS FOUND
 IN CHATTANOOGA
Record Li.uor Raid Is Made By Tennessee
 Agents
(By Associated Press

CHATTANOOGA, Dec. 17.-Federal and city prohibition agents made one of the biggest catches late yesterday that has been effected here since the pro- hibition laws went into effect, when they raided the Supreme Bakery on a promi- nent street, arrested the proprietor, J. Druy, Mrs. Druy, Samuel Sacks and five negro assistants, charged with vio- lation of the prohibition laws, seized an automobile and destroyed 5000 gallons of beer, two large distilleries and nearly 100 gallons of red whisky.
 The raid on the bakery was made late in the afternoon and the officers found Drny, Sacks and the negro helpers busily engaged in destroying and hiding the distilleries, which had been dismantled and removed from the second story to the basement, destroying barrels by burning them in the furnace and pour ing out beer:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-18
TRADE COMMISSION
 CITES BED, CONCERN
Nashville Firm Ordered To Dis
 continue Certain Practices

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-The fed. eral trade commission today ordered the American Feather Bed and Pillow com pany of Nashville, Tenn, to discon- tinue certain trade practices which the commission held to be unfair.
 The commission charged that the company advertised various grades of products and sold them at varied prices when all were in fact of one and the same grade.
 The company also was charged with advertising the sale of its products as direct from producer to consumer, re- gardless of whether the company pur chased or manufactured the product This also was ordered discontinued.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-18
The WeI-Dressed Man
 By Beaunash EVERY OCCASION
For TOnight's Dance

Both mems fashions and mems fig ures are deeply indebted to the modern dances, even though the strait-laced are prone to stigmatize them as ''hugging set to music.' Dancing has made us more nimble supple and well-set-up. It has brought forward thinner weaves and lighter weights in evening suits which are more comfortable. It has fostered the practice of the social graces which are always born in the ballroom, not in the backwoods. It has banished the thicksoled, ungainly, bottom boot of former days and introduced laced or elastic-gore shoes in which man can move with fair imitation of grace, instead of waddling around the room like polar bear.
 Many one, faring forth to an evening function, is prim1y and pain fully conscious of his suit, but no one can endure having his feet on his mind Low shoes, properly fitted and loosely laced, are far too superior to the old-fashioned pump, because they cannot flip at the heel, nor get lost in the shuffle of fox-trotting feet. Thus. the patent leather laced Oxord, sketched here, remains the standard dance shoe, though black calfskin or soft gunmetal kid is also correct, but shade too informal for really smart effect.
 Your patent leather dance Oxford
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-18
BASKETBALL BILL.
 SET FOR SMOKER
Ex-Varsity Stars Are To Clash At Affair
 Tonight

Ex-varsity basket ball stars oi Au- burn and Alabama clash in the lead ing event of the program fer the Junior chamber of commerce smoker at the Birmingham Athletic club Thursday evening. Membership roles of the junior chamber presents a galaxy of downstate floor stars and the game is expected to be heated one.
 The evening will have largely an athletic tinge but musical features and speeches have also been arranged by the committee in charge. Ash Brangan's Southern Serenaders will furnish music immediately preceding and between the various athletic events. A boxing and wrestling match have been booked by Dave Evans.
 Speakers include. William NJ. Rogers, who is to address the body on What is the Junior Chamber of Commerce?' i; w. W. Kennedy, president. on What the Junior Chamber of Commerce is trying to Accomplish in Birmingham" ; l.. $. Erwin. coach of the B. A. C., on Basket ball Games of the 1924-25 sea- scn"; and Roland l. Shine.
 About 400 young business men are expected to be guests of the junior chamber of the occasion. The program will begin at z :45 o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-18
EVANS TO TRY BELL CASE WITHOUT JURY Railroad Man Sues Brotherhood
 For Strike Benefits

Circuit Judge Richard V. Evans started to hear testimony in the case of T. G. Bell against the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen Wednesday morn- ing. Judge Evans is trying the case without jury. Testimony has been given in the case twice before.
 Bell is suing the brotherhood for $3,210 which he claims is due him as strike benefits as result of the strike of the Atlanta, Birmingham and At lantic in 1921. When Bells claim was rejected he filed suit in the circuit court, but no decision has ever been reached in the case.
 Besides witnesses from Ohio, con- nected with the brotherhood, there are witnesses from several southern states and several visiting attorneys.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-18
ODD FELLOWS NAME
 STATE OFFICIALS
A. w. Brown Is Elected Grand
 Master
(Gadsden Bureau)

GADSDEN, Ala, Dec. 17.-A. W. Brown of Edwardsville, Ala, has been elected grand master of the Grand lodge of Odd Fellows of Alabama, according to an announcement here yesterday by M. c. Sivley, retiring grand master. Most of the subordinate lodges in the state sent in their votes.
 Other officers elected are: Deputy grand master, c. W. Daugette, Jack -sonville; grand warden, D. J. Deacy, Tuscaloosa grand secretary, W. F. Archer, Gadsden; treasurer, J. c. Bowie, Talladega; representative to the grand lodge, J. A. Howle, Electric.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-18
BONDS SOLD LOCALLY

Hattiesburg financial institutions came out victors in the bidding for bonds to be isued by the Forrest county board of supervisors in connection with the school and highway improvement campaign to be cared out during next year. Two bids have been accepted by tEe board and the third is under con sidera tion. The $14,000 of Rock Hill schools bonds were purchased by the Citizens bank of this city and the S35,- GOO bond issue for the erection of school building at Brooklyn. The S25O,- GOO road paving bonds are now under consideration. The only bid made was by the Commercial National bank.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-18
NEGRO TO BE TRIED
 w 9-YEAR-OLD DEATH
Extradition Papers Issued For
 Return To Georgia

LANSING, Mich. Dec. 17.-Extra- dition papers for the return to Georgia of Hess Spilers, negro, to answer for alleged murder nine years ago following a poker game. were signed by Governor Groesbeck today. It was charged that Spilers escaped to Hamtramack, where he lived once. after he shot "Dutch" Butts, also q negro, because the latter after losing four or five dollars, had only 15 cents with which to settle the debt. A sister of Butts is said to have recognized Spilers on the street and caused his arrest. He will be returned by the sheriff of Jasper county, Georgia
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-18
RAILROADS PREPARE
 FOR HEAVY TRAFFIC
Holiday Travel To Surpass Pre-
 viOus Years, Say Agents

Railroads are preparing for the heav- jest Christmas traffic in years. Friday, the students of downstate universities and prep schools will commence moving into Birmingham and early in the week hundreds are expected to travel in and out of the city for vacations at their old homes.
 According to Marshall Haynes, city passenger agent of the Louisville and Nashville railroad, the negro will figure heavily in the holiday traffic. A wanderlust strikes the negro shortly before Christmas, Mir. Haynes asserts, and he travels somewhere if it takes his last dollar. just to be on the road.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-18
R0IrND LIP MIGRANTS

During the past few days the police have been rounding up strangers who have come to the city and who have been unable to show any visible means of support. Six such, all white, have been given ten days in jail on con- viction of vagrancy. Four who were arrested were able to give a satis- factory account of themselves and their means of livelihood and were dis charged
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-18
HOME IS PROVIDED
All Denominations Join In Aiding
 HattieSburg Family

HATTIESBURG. Miss, Dec. IT, (SpeciaD Mrs. McRae and her six fatherless children are now occupying their little cottage near Richburg Hill, provided for her as a Christmas gift from a number of local sources. The little home which they now occupy and which they will occupy as long as they like. which looks out over 10 acres of fertile soil, soon to be in state of cultivation, with a COW, chick ems and pigs scampering about, came to them through the efforts of Jews and Gentiles, ku Klux Klansmen and Klanswomen and non-members of that organization, union and non-union men carpenters and laborers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-18
CONFESS HOLDUP
Oklahoman Charged With Meridian
 RObbrey

MERIDIAN, Miss, Dec. 17.-Foster Smith of Tulsa, Oklahoma, confessed here today, according to police, that he was the lone bandit who held up the store of D. Rosenbaum's Sons and terrorized shoppers here last Saturday.
 The robbery was planned to get $500 with which to secure the re- lease of woman from jail in West point, the alleged confession said. The Wilhelmenia Reed. cashier of Rosen- baum's, was robbed of $1S4.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-18
SCHOOL HOLIDAY
 TO START FRIDAY
City Schools To Reopen On
 Monday, Dec. 29

Christmas holidays will begin Friday afternoon in both high and grammar schools of the city, according to an announcement by Dr. c. B. Glenn, superintendent of schools, Tuesday. Monday morning, December 20, schools will again reopen.
 New Years day will also be given the school children as holiday. School will dismiss Wednesday afternoon, the day before New Years, and take in again Friday morning at the regular school hour.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-18
BUNN VISITS DAI-GHTER

o. l.. Bum, Secretary-manager of the chamber of commerce.. will leave early Thursday morning for Woodbury, N. Y, for two weeks visit at the home of his daughter Besides the holi- day aspects of the officials trip the visit will serve as an introduction to his new baby granddaughter who was born the latter part of November.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-18
URGES SPECIAL SESSION
Soldiers Home Head Seeks $500. .OOO
 Appropriation

BEAUVOIR, Miss, Dec. 17-El- natRan Tartt. superintendent of the Jefferson Davis Soldiers home where two veterans were cremated in a fire yesterday, today appealed to Governor Henry l.. Whitfield to call an extra ses- sion of the Mississippi legislature to appropriate $500,0O0 for the construc- tion of modern fireproof buildings at the home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-18
EMPLOYES ARE GUESTS
o. l.. Bum Is Host To Chamber Of
 Commerce EmDlOyeS

Employees of the chamber of com merce and Birmingham Traffic bureau were guests at an annual dinner of the organization Wednesday evening with o. l.. Bum, manager. as host. The meeting was featured by an address by Mir. Bum ill which he explained the civic work of chamber and several musical numbers by the traffic bureau trio, composed of II. F. Costello, Claude Welch, and Ray Jones.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-18
MRS, BRENEMAN DIES Is Mother Of Xavier Brenenan Of
 Birmingham

MOBILE, Ala, Dec. 17.-Mrs. Mary E. Albright Breneman, mother of Kay fer Breneman, of Birmingham, Ala, died at Battles, Baldwin county, near here Tuesday. She is survived by her husband, A.. N. Breneman; three sons, Xavier Breneman of Birmingham, w. HI Breneman of Mobile and Alfred Breneman of the United States navy :: two brothers, Amos M. Albright of Philadelphia, Pa.; Rev. $. c. Albright of York, Pa., mad sister, Miss Ellen A. Albright of Lititz, Pa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-18
FORGETFULNESS
 COSTS MAN S8
Fined For Failure To Take Out
 A Building Permit

Herbert Canes forget to take out a building permit for his new home.
 An inspector ordered him to explain to the court, but Canes forot to appear. He was arrested, kept in jail one night, and fined $5 for forgetting. And Rec order Martin did not forget to tack on $3 as court costs.
 Canes is the first person arrested this year for failure to comply with the city building code, according to h. spector J. D. Spencer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-18
WARM IN CHATTANOOGA

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Dec. IT, Temperature here today reached E5.2 degrees, the highest in the 45-year his tory of the local weather bureau. Pre- diction was made tonight, that cold wave would descend on this section of Tennessee within the next 24 hours, accompanied by snow and sleet.