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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-03-07
EXPERT TO EXPLAIN
WORK FOR DISABLED
DR.. Shepherd I. Franz to Lecture
at National Museum Sun
day Afternoon.

DR.. Shepherd !. Franz Of the Gov
eminent Hospital for the Insane is
scheduled as the speaker at the fifth
lecture Of the series of public health
talks. given under the auspices of
the Woman's Welfare Association,
next Sunday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock,
In the auditorium of the New MAJ
tlOnal Museum, 10th and B streets
northwest. The subject will be THE
Restoration of the Disabled"
Dr. Franz is considered an author
lty on this phase Of medical activities.
He was born In Jersey City in 1874
and received his collegiate training
at Columbia University and at the
University of Leipzig. In 1899 he
won the degree of doctor of philos-
ophy. From 1897 to 1904 he served
at Columbia. Harvard and Dartmouth
as instructor of physiology and psy-
chology. In 1904 DR.. Franz entered
the field OF practical psychology, at
the Mclean Hospital, Waverley, Mass,
serving that institution AS pathology
ical psychologist for three years.
Since 1907 DR.. Franz has been psy-
chologist at the Government Hospital
for the Insane. In 1919 he was ap-
pointed director of laboratories. He
is also professor of psychology at
George Washington University. His
work has been recognized both in this
country and abroad. He Is the author
of numerous monographs on psychol-
ogya neurology and psychopathology.
The lecture is open to the public
and admission Is free.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-03-07
PLAY-WRITING CONTEST
STARTED BY ARTS CLUB
Best Three to Be Presented by the
Organization-List Closes
March Is.

Members Of the Arts Club interest
ed In the drama are engaged in a
contest in play-writing, which prom
ises to yield a large number of short
plays, the best Of which, as rated by
the judges, will be presented at the
club. probably in May. The contest is
open only to members, each being limit
ed to two plays. The entry list will be
closed at midnight March Is.
Mrs. Maud Howell Smith, chairman
of the dramatic committee of the
club. ts receiver" for the plays, some
OF which already are being sent to
her residence, 1888 Massachusetts,
avenue. Precautions are taken to keep
the names of the authors from the
judges. who will consider the plays
strictly on their merits.
The judges are: DR.. Dewitt Crois-
SAINT. George Washington University
Or. Paul Kaufman, American Univer-
sity; Mrs. Harriet Hawley Locher,
president of the League of American
Pen Women; Mrs. Frances Parkinson
Reyes and J. Lynn Yeagle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-03-07
HELD-UP, LOSES $192,
Negro Reports Theft While Passins
Through Allev.

Edward NJ Edwards, coIored, ia F.
street northwest. reported to police
of the sixth precinct last night that
he was passing through an alley
near North Capitol and G. streets
northwest at about 9 o'clock when
two colored men, one displaying a
pistol, held him up and took $192
and q check for SIS from him. He
named one of the alleged robbers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-03-07

given their all Tor
their beloved coun-
try. and that under
every form Of gov
eminent which the
people have chosen.
His grandfather,
Gen. Michel Tsa-
mados, was a hero
of the war of in
dependence, and he
was among those
sent to welcome
Lord Byron when
the poet landed on
what proved a
futile and fatal
ur n e y. The
father of the pres
& ~-0,y g. uTncI,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-03-07

| The worlds ''farthest north American
steam shovel fills cars of the northern
most railway in the world with coal
from the worlds farthest north coal
mine located on the Spitzbergen Islands
Fin 70 degrees north latitude.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-03-07
FOLKS

NJ. Michel Tsamados, who is serving
for the second time as charge DAFT
flares of Greece, comes of distia-
guished line of patriots who have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-03-07
Tax Ruling Changed.

Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Blair has announced a change in the
bureau regulations requiring domes-
tic corporations to file returns Of in
formation so that hereafter the cor
poratons will not be required to in
form the bureau Of payments of diyi-
dends of less than $500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-03-07

Classified ads drive many q man
home in q good used car.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-05-04

AS relaxation from senatorial
duties. Senator Overman of North
Carolina playing marbles with the
Senate pages on the Capitol grounds.
William Stanley Cheatham, Senator
Overrnan's personal page, at left.
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TAX REDUCTION
 SAFE FROM VETO
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 tor Mclean of Connecticut, one of the Republican conferees, declared "the entire theory of operating the govern ment by taxing about one per cent of the people, when probed, is shown to be an economic fallaey and a physical financial impossibility."
 If the reformers really want to ben eft the small taxpayer" he added, they should reduce the tax on bread, clothing and all of his necessities. This will not only help the taxpayer, but every one else, and the final result will be a material reduction in the cost of living, together with every incentive to increase wages to the deserving"
 He urged, however, that the pending bill become law and "an intelligent so- lution of the tax question be taken up in the near future.p
 The income tax rate schedule ap- proved in the report today was pro- posed by Senator Simmons of North Carolina, ranking Democrat on the fi- nance committee. It provides for reduction in the present normal rates of four per cent on incomes of $4,000 and under and eight per cent above to two per cent on incomes of $4,OOO and under, four per cent on incomes be- tween $4,000 and $S,000, and six per cent above $S,OO0. The surtax schedule calls for a general scaling down in the present rates and should start at one per cent at S10000, graduating up to forty per cent at S50O,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-25
EIGHT PASS EXAM
 FOR PHARMACISTS
Three Birmingham Men Are
 Included In Number

Only eight of the 3S applicants who took the recent test in this city before the state -board of examination for pharmacists, were successful, it became known Saturday.
 Those who were licensed as registered pharmacists were Gordon Barnard of Guntersville, who made the highest possible grade; G. P. St. John of Gun fersviIle, Leroy Elliot of Altoona, H. $. Davenport of, Dover, Tenn, R. P. Hicks of Birmingham, A. $. Cromwell and w. J. Borger of Birmingham and J. w. Young of Tuscaloosa.
 Of the successful applicants, six are graduates of the B. 0. Shiflett school of pharmacy of this city. The next state examination will be held at Au- burn, June 2 and 3. The annual convention of the statep harmaceutical association will convent in Auburn on June 5.
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THOUSANDS LOOK
 AS GIANT PLANES RACE FOR TROPHY
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 bat, one of the planes apparently caught fire and drifted out of sight behind the trees. It wasn't fire, however; it was flour, which one of the men carried to give an added touch to the ceremonies. Of considerable Interest to those at ease with the technical end of air war fare was an artillery problem worked ont for psuedo attack on a fort cons i strncted at one end of the field. A radio kept the pitt corrected as to the results and possible Improvements in his bomb dropping.
 Saturdays air events were the first of the tw0-day program staged by the One Hundred Sixth as a means of rais- ing funds for improvements to Rob erts' field, which they plan to make one of the best in the country. A similar | program will be staged Sunday. the two trophies to be held for the best time of the meet. Pages time of 26 10, while considered good, is not expected to stand under favorable weather condi- tions.
 Sundays program in full follows:
 F 80 P. Mammoth formation of all ships assembled for the meet to be led over the city of Birmingham by Major Roy s. Brown in the Martin bomber.
 1:15 F M-Opening event. Com l petitive formation between national guard units of Tennessee and Alabama. l This formation will break up into a snake dance and go from snake dance into the race which follows. Ships will hold their numerical position for Trace. g MAX ID IF .Ys, M planes of 150 horsepower and under : Jaffe trophy; final heat No. l. Cap l tain Smith, Birmingham, JN6H No. 2, Lieutenant Kirkham, Birmingham, | JN6H; No. 3, Major Nfeissner, Bir- mingham. iJN6H; No. 4, Lieutenant Meloy, Nashville, JN6H;, No. 5, Cap tain Blackard, Nashville, JN6H;; No. 6. Lieutenant Horkins, Nashville, l.JN6H; No. [. Lieutenant Mccoy, Brooks Field, TW3.
 2 P. M.--Formal dedication of Rob erts field to the memory of Lieutenant A. Meredyth Roberts.
 2 :45 F. M.--Pursuit and destruction of pilot balloons. NThe pilot balloons are l 1a feet in diameter and rise at the rate of 720 feet per minute and have lateral velocity of the wind. It takes great markmanship and skill in ma neuvering the plane to destroy these ball looms.
 3:05 P. M.-Double parachute jump from cross-country navigation ship flown by Lieutenant Alexander Pear son, winner of coast to coast race.
 3:15 P. M.-Free ride will be given lady holding the lucky number. 3 :25 P. M.--Double parachute leap from DeHayiland plane from Chanute Field, Rantoul, III.
 3:35 F. M.-Artillery airplane prob lem, showing manner in which airplanes co-operated with artillery by adjusting battery fire and reporting location of bursts by wireless This will be an ac- tual problem just as was carried on over the German lines on the western front.
 Special situation of the problem. Our observation planes have discovered that the enemy have fortified their position just west of East Thomas furnace, Re ports from these planes reveal a bat tery emplacement and fort on the north- ern boundary of Roberts field. s8 Required: The 106th observation squadron of Birmingham will adjust fire on battery "A" located 4ip woods
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-25

WASHINGTON, May 24.-With the preliminary eliminations at an end and the representatives of the seven zones selected, interest in the national oratorical contest, sponsored by The Age Herald in Alabama and the south ern states, is rapidly focusing on Washington where the final meeting will take place.
 There on June 6 in the Memorial Continental hall, with President Cool idge presiding, the chosen contestants will make their supreme attempt to win the three grand prizes of $500, $1 900 and $500, together with the honor of being acclaimed the three foremost secondary school orators of the United States.
 No previous event of the same kind has attracted such widespread atten4 ton, to which the distinctive person alities of the contestants lend-a piquant interest.
 Indeed the wide difference of these aspirants to oratorical honors in physi- cal, mental and racial characteristics affords irrefutable testimony to the breadth of appeal made by the contest to secondary school students.
 New YOrk's Representative
 Zone 1, made up of northern New Jersey, New York and New England, will be represented by Vail Barnes, a 17-year-old junior in the Curtis High school, New Brighton, New York. Mir. Barnes is tall and forceful, and pos sesses a voice of wide range and tre- mendous dramatic fervor. His fight ing spirit is shown in the fact that, in defiance of his doctors orders, he got up from a bed to which he had been confined for five days with fever and won a clean-cut victory in the zone finals in Town hall in New York City on May 9.
 Philadelphia Roy
 Zone 2. Already the holder of two medals for public speaking, John Nor timer DaIlam III of the West Phila- telphia Boys High school will repre-. sent the eastern zone, made up of Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland. MT. Dallam is the winner over more than 110,O00 contestants in his zone,. and was &C., corded first place by, four out of five judges at it's final meeting on May 12. The son and grandson of prominent Philadelphia attorneys, Mir. Dallam relies for his appeal on close argu- ment rather than rhetoric. A slight, soft-spoken brunette, very much at ease before an audience, his victory brought him $1 200 university scholarship. Preparations are. under way by his fel low-students to send large delegation to the Washington finals.
 Capital Sends Girl
 Zone 3. To Ruth Newburn, a stu dent at the Central High school, Wash ington, D. C., will fall the honor of representing the national capital in the national finals. Miss Newburn is in her senior year and is one of the lead CTS in her school both in intellectual and athletic pursuits.
 AIabama's Representative
 Zone 4. The southern zone, Missis- sippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, South Caro- lima and Virginia, will have an able representative in tbe person of 17-year- old Jack Turner, a student of the Phil lips High school Birmingham, Ala, who has devoted every available min ute since the first announcement of the contest to perfecting his oration. Mir. Turner is a thrilling speaker after the style of Henry Clay. The ovation ac- corded him when he was declared the
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FRANKS SLAYER
 HINTS SUICIDE
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had extended outside the city today and that two suspects were being hunt ed in another city. The police refused to comment on this report.
 Possibility that woman is involved in the staying was given more serious consideration today. with two facts pointing to the possibility. One is the pair of spectacles found near the cul- vert in which the boys body was stuffed and which oculists said probably were the property of a woman. The other was the statement of a woman residing near the place where the body was found that she saw a man and woman in an automobile near the spot a few hours before the body was discovered and said that they seemed to be quarreling and had a squirming bundle in the seat of the machine.
 The police added little to the list of clues on which they are working. These consisted of. the spectacles, gray stocking of the slain boy found near the spot where his body was secreted, a gray automobile in which his abductors are believed to have taken him away and the letter demanding the $1O,0O0 ransom.
 All the authorities apparently agreed tonight that the boy was kidnapped for money alone and not through any mo- tive of revenge mad that he probably was suffocated by his captors, possibly accidentally.
 Poison Theory Discarded
 Theories that he had been poisoned were discarded when an analysis show ed no trace of the poisons. Postal au- thorities took hand in the investiga- tion today when several inspectors were detailed to watch the Franks mail. It was said that efforts were being made to trace the letter demanding ransom and the threatening letter received today. The latter missive was written in ramb- ling fashion and some of it was unde- cipherable. It referred to the father as a skunk" and expressed the intention of harming his daughter unless the in-
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vestigation of the boys death is stopped. Police termed it the probable work of a crank.
 While the entire police department and every resource of the city was tat work on the mystery, plans were made for the funeral of the youth who disap- peared Wednesday afternoon and whose body was found next day in swamp on the far south side.
 Funeral services, it was announced, probably will be held Monday morning from the home with only the family and immediate relatives in attendance. The mother is near collapse and neither she nor two other children were informed of the threatening letter received by Mr. Franks today. Franks said today that money meant nothing to him now and that he was ready to spend million dollars to bring the slayers of his son to justice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-25
E. A. KEESLER KILLED
 IN AUTO ACCIDENT
Was Former Head Of National
 Building League

CHARLOTTE, N. C., May 24.-Ed- ward l.. KeesIer of Charlotte, former president of the National League of Buildings and Loan association, was killed and his wife injured in an auto mobile accident at Dekalb near Cam den, $. C., late today according to telephone message to E. Y. Keesler, a Son here.
 Confirmation of the report of the death of Mir. Keesler was received la ter in further messages to relatives here who said that he was killed when his automobile turned over II miles this side of Camden to which place he and his wife and one or two other persons were going to spend the weekend with relatives.
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adjoining Roberts field, brought up for the destruction of enemy battery and fort on the north of Roberts field. Following the. adjustment of this ars tiliery fire, flight "Av of the Twenty second bombing squadron of Montgom- cry, Ala, temporarily attached to the lO6th observation squadron, will de- stroy the enemy's fort by attack from the air. This attack will feature the Martin bomber in action, leading a squadron of bombing planes 1naneuvez6 ing just as they would be maneuyerinN over battle front.
 The fort will be blown up and.aired from the air on Sunday afternoon.
 The battery commanders post will be located in front of the audience where the panels will, be displayed, by which the battery commanders requests are signalled to the observer in the airplane. The observers corrections of the fire will be sent down to the battery com mander by radio and in turn announced to, the public as the shoot progresses.
 4 F. M.-Parachute leap by Sergeant Don 0. Hillbun, sergeant instructor at- tached to 106th Observation squadron.
 4 4:10 F. M.-Fifty-mile race for air plane of 400 horsepower for Bromberg and Coca-Cola trophies. s Final heat: #
 No. 1, Major Brown, Montgomery. DeHayiland; No. ?, Lieutenant Nor ris, Montgomery, DeHaviland; No. g., Lieutenant Knapp, Montgomery, De- Haviland; No. 4, Lieutenant Kincaid, Montgomery, DeHaviland; No. 5, Lieu tenant -McD Donald, Montgomery, Delay iland; No. 6, Lieutenant Mcdonnell. Montgomery, DeHaviland No. 2, Lieu tenant Grooch, Pensacola (navy), Vought combat plane No. 8, Lieutenant Hasselman, Pensacola (navy), Vought combat plane; No. 9, Lieutenant Keene, Pepsacola (navy), DeHaviland; Mo-. 10, Lieutenant Rickard, Pensacola (nayyl, DeHaviland; No. II, Lieuten- ant Strickland, San Antonio, DeHavi- land i; No. 12, Lieutenant Pearson, San Antonio, DeHaviland; No. 13, Lieuten- ant Meloy, Nashville tN.G.), DeHavi- land; No. 14. Captain Duncan, Bir- nlingham (N.G.), DeHaviland No. 15,i Lieutenant Brow, U. $. s. Langley, vought combat plane; No. IS, Lieu tenant Dillon, U $. $. Langley, Vought combat plane; No. IT, Lieutenant Con- ley, Douglass torpedo plane.
 , F. M.-Aerial duel between Lieu tenant Grooch and Lieutenant Hassell- man. naval air station, Pensacola, Fla, ill Vought combat planes. They will give an exhibition of every maneuver used in air fighting. ,.
 5:15 F. M.--AerO exhibit The pub lie at this time will be allowed to in- spect all the airplanes on the field and the general equipment of the squadron.
 This meet is given under the author ity of the war department and by the sanction of the National Aeronautical association. All contests will be con- ducted by Major James A. Meissner, district chairman, contest committee Ma tional AeronauticaI association.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-25
SHOALS KISS' IS. BITTERLY DENIED
 BY SEN. NORRIS.
Mrs. EdmondsOn Raises
 Chairman's Ire At i Daily Hearing
Washington Bureau)

WASHINGTON, May 24.-A sena- torial kingdom may fall because of a kiss.
 Senator George W. Norris of Ne braska entertains such a foreboding. At any rate there was intense excite ment this morning in the. chamber of the committee on agriculture when Mrs. W. B. Edmundson of Decatur related the story of that charming episode staged last spring on the banks of the Tennessee.
 Mrs. Edmondson was indulging in a bit of pleasantly.
 Senator Norris, however, regarded her evidence as matter of the gravest consequence. His temper ran away with his judgment.
 Tt is absolutely false,' he exclaimed. And were you. man 1 would see it through with you"
 The Story
 Here is the story as Mrs. Edmond son told it:
 The senators were under the trees after their inspection. One of the most enthusiastic advocates of the Henry Ford offer, aware of the attitude of the chairman of the committee, asked
  cause him to change his mind.
 There we're number of charming Alabama girls, in gay colors, Hitting like butterflies over the greensward. Norris saw them with an appreciative eye. And he replied to his queStioner {:
 "Now, perhaps, if one of those pretty girls would kiss me" and one of them, overhearing, rushed forward and plant ed kiss on the bronzed cheek of the senator. ss
 Mrs. Edmondson this morning pleas antly remarked that the senator had not kept faith with the girl whom he kissed.
 "She Kissed Me" 'I did not kiss her." exclaimed the senator, choking with rage. "She kissed me-" t5
 He charged that plot was on foot to destroy him. and commented on the probability that 'in the morning every newspaper in the United States would carry this to big headlines"
 Senator Norris was under the im- pression that Senator J. Thomas lief lin of Alabama had suggested to Mrs. Edmondson that she seek to embarrass him. Senator Heflin, ill the midst of the Norris tempest, attempted to pour oil.
 Tt was simply pleasant incident" he said, T recall it well. It is true that the senator did not kiss the young lady. The young lady kissed the sen ator. And there was no other senator present who did not envy him"
 Party COnSOled
 Norris was only partly consoled. He spoke rather disparagingly of that kiss inasmuch as he contended that he would not sell his convictions for a trifle. My attitude respecting Muscle Shoals" he said, 'is based on princi- pie. 1 would die rather than yield" Mrs. Edmondson regretted she had spoken, or rather that the senator made 1t worse by taking it so seriously" and retired.
 Senator. Ralston of Indiana and the secretary of Senator Norris, saw the newspaper correspondents, and urged them to treat the incident as joke. It would have been a yoke in the opin- ion of all those who heard, but for the attitude of Norris himself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-25
WORLD CONFERENCE
 ON BIRDS PLANNED

WASHINGTON, May 24.-At it's concluding session President Coolidge's national conference on outdoor recrea- tion proposed the calling by the Wash ington government of an international conference to- formulate conventions ito protect migratory wild fowl and insectivorous birds"
 The proposal was approved unani-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-25
PLEADS GUILTY

INDEPENDENCE, Kan, May 24.-- Harley Etter, Young farmer charged with the murder of his 1S-year-old wife and baby girl, whose charred bodies Etter farm Monday night, pleaded guilty tonight and was given a life sentence on. each of the two murder charges.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-25
ONE PLANE USED IN SEARCH
Forty Lumberjacks Fail To Appear
 With Quebec Drive

NEW YORK, May 24.-Search for 40 lumberjacks marooned for weeks with q lost drive of 30,0OO feet of pulp wood and saw timber in the wilds of north ern Quebec was started today in an air plane from Menzobagues Lake, Canada, the American Paper and Pulp associa- tion here reported.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-25
GEORGE C.CHUMOS
 To peka KaM.

mously and Theodore Roosevelt, IT,, chairman of the conference, said Sec
 retary. Hughes would be consulted at
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-25
Making No Nse,llese Fnr,,.;..

Making No Needless Enmities
 And you don't disapprove of bobbed hairg"
 Certainly not" answered Senator Sorghum. 'sThe vote of woman with boobed hhair counts for just as much as anybody else's. -7Washington Star.