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Evening star., 1924-02-25
DEAD MAN IDENTIFIED.
Wall Street Lawyer Burned t
Death in Apartment House.

NEW YORK, February 25-The body
of a man burned to death in a fash
ionable West Side apartment Satur-
day night was yesterday identified as
that of Glenn NJ. Congdon, a Wall
street lawyer, by his son John, a stu
dent at Columbia University, accord
ing to the police. The body was orig
inally identified as apparently that
of Ralph c. Clark, said to be a direc-
tor Of the Pure Oil Company.
Evening star., 1924-02-25
Garibaldi Probes Oil Holdings.

TAMPICO, February 25-Capt. Ezio
Garabaldi, son of Gen. Riccoti Carl
bA2di Of Italy, returned to Tampico
yesterday from Panucao, where he
Mexican Oil Company. Capt. Carl
baldi said he would obtain additional
Italian capital for the development
Of the property, .a..-- :.
Evening star., 1924-02-25
ASKS FOR EVERY CHILD
CHANCE FOR EDUCATION
Head of N. e. A. Says Demand for
"Tax Reduction at Any Cost"
"a. Imperils Schools.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. February 25.--The de-
mand for "tax reduction at any
price" is threatening education in
this country, Miss Olive NJ. Jones,
president of the National Education
Association, today told the conven-
tion of the department of superini
tendence Of that organization. She
urged extension of school privileges
and costs until every child has IAN
equal opportunity fol. .the type Of
education best fitted to his needs"
Former friends of education have
run across in the night and now
stand in the enemy camp. vigorously
attacking and misrepresenting the
efforts fthe country's 100000 teach
ers." Miss Jones warned her audi
ence of teachers. She said that it
was Especially unfortunate to find
the tendency among fiction writer's
to misrepresent teachers and their
place in society"
Evening star., 1924-02-25
VAN AND SCHENCK SEIZED
Vaudeville Stars Held in Dry Raid
on Cafe.

NEW YORK. February 25.-Gus Van
and Joseph T. Schenck, vaudeville
actors, were arrested by federal pro-
hibition agents in an early morning
raid today on a "whitelight" cafe in
which they were said to be part
owners. A quantity Of liquors, in
cluding several cases Of champagne,
were seized. The raiders also arrest
ed Nathan Horowitz, said to be inter-
ested in the cafe with Van and
-Schenck and two walters. Several
score 4iner1 and merrymakers were
not molested.
Evening star., 1924-02-25
FLYER KILLED IN CRASH.
Companion Hurt in Fall Near
Cairo, Ill.

ST. LOUIS. February 25.-J. NJ
Wright. San Diego, Calf. was killed
and Lawrence J. Curry, pilot, OF Sala-
manca, n. Y, was seriously in
jured when their plane crashed near
Cairo, H., yesterday afternoon. ac-
cording to a telegram received here.
Both men were in the employ of the
Aero Engineering Corporation of Buff
falo, n Y
Evening star., 1924-02-25
FIRE SWEEPS TUPELO.

Are which ragged here throughout
Saturday night was brought under
control yesterday after the Mercan-
tile building, housing seventeen busi-
ness concerns in the heart of the
city, had been destroyed, with a loss
estimated at $125.000. Among the
principal sufferers was the Tupelo
Review. The fire, believed to have
started through defective wiring. for
a time threatened the entire business
district, rain finally helping to ex-
tinguish IT,
Evening star., 1924-02-25
Ex-senator Confers With Reds.

MOSCOW. February 25.-Former r
United States Senator France. after a
conference with the concessions COM
mittee, Is quoted by the Russian press
as saying he was chiefly interested in
developing an American concession
for trade in print paper. He Ia re-
turning home shortly,
Evening star., 1924-02-25
Mrs. Roosevelt Crosses Siberia

BERLIN, February 25.-Mrs. Theo-
dore Roosevelt. widow of the former
President, and her son Kermit ar
rived in Berlin this morning. from
Moscow, after crossing Siberia The
two stood the trip we'll and reached
here in excellent. spirits. They will
leave tonight for Cologne and plan
York.
Evening star., 1924-02-25
DOCK STRIKERS BLAMED
FOR FIRE ON MAJESTIC
Blaze Does Slight Damage to Liner
at Anchor in South
ampton.

BY the Associated Press
SOUTHAMPTON. February 25.--De-
tectives are investigating fire which
did slight damage on the steamer Ma
jestic yesterday. Suspicious are that
striking dock workers may have started
the fire.
The baggage which arrived on board
the steamer Berengaria from New York
was sent to London by. automobile
trucks.
Evening star., 1924-02-25
UTAH GROWS WEATHER.

tho close Of 1922, the census bureau
announced today. That was an in
crease OF 95.2 percent over 1912. The
per capita wealth was $3,247, an in
crease of~a6Q per cent
Evening star., 1924-02-25
DENY PREMIER TO WED.
British Rumor Brings Statement
From Authoritative Sources, :.

LONDON, February 25.-A rumor
published in a provincial paper this
morning of the engagement Of Pre-
mier Ramsay Macdonald and Lady
Margaret .Sackville had gained enough
publicity by Afternoon to- draw q de-
nial from authoritative sourceG
Lady Margaret IL the youngest
daughter of the Earl de la War;.
Evening star., 1924-02-25
ASK FOR INDEPENDENCE.
Luzon Tribesmen Would Have
Philippines Free

BY the Associated Press.
MANILA. February 25.-A petition
urging Independence for the Philip
pine Islands was presented to the
secretary of the interior and the in
dependence commission yesterday by
a delegation representing the nom
Christian tribes of the mountain
province OF Nueva Vizcaya, on the
Island Of Luzon.
Evening star., 1924-02-25
SCORES EDUCATION.
Scientist Calls It More Devastating
Than War.

SAN FRANCISCO. Calf, February
25.--Higher education is more dew
astating to the human race than
war, DIR. S. ]. Holmes, professor of
zoology at the University of Cali
fornia, asserted in a lecture at the
Academy of Science here yesterday.
The professor said that was because
Of the prevalence of small families
among the highly intelligent" which
tends toward the extinction of bet
ter endowed stock"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-27
PROFESSOR FINDS
NEW ANESTHETIC
PrOphylene Gas Superior To ALI
Others, Declares DiscOverer

NEW ORLEANS. May 26.-Dis-
covery of new anaesthetic was an
nounced tonight by DIR. John T. Hal
sey, professor of pharmacology and
therapeutics at Tulane university, in a
paper read before the Orleans Medical
Society.
The anaesthetic is prOpylene gas. con-
tanned in some natural gas, and which
DIR. Halsey and his laboratory assist
ants, Champan Reynolds and Harold
b. Cook, the three of whom discovered
its properties, believe can be manufac-
tured from oils, DIR. Halsey found
after several months of laboratory work
by his assistants and himself.
"Propylene is similar to ethylene, the
discovery of whose anaesthetic proper
ties was hailed with enthusiasm by the
medical profession, and resulted in Its
extensive use in thousands of surgical
cases." said DIR. Halsey. 'PrOpylene, IL
Is believed, possesses distinct and strik.
ing advantages over its sister gas
ethylene, which has itself been found to
be for most purposes superior to any
other anaesthetic.
''As soon as ii Is possible to obtain
the gas in sufficiently large Quantities,
its actions will further be studied in
the Tulane laboratories and if these
further experiments justify it, its use
upon humans will follow promptly"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-27
READY
FOR COMMISSION
IN PARKING ROW
East Lake Voters Force
City-Wide Vote On
Issue

East Lake citizens, after a day Of
intensive activity, felt certain Monday
night they had obtained the names OF
5000 registered voters on petitions call
ing for a city-wide referendum to de-
termine whether the tracks of the Biz
mingham Electric company on First
avenue, between Forty-first and Eighty.
fifth streets, shall be parked or paved
These petitions will be formally sub
mitted to the city commission at 1O
o'clock Tuesday morning, according to
Judge Horace Wilkinson, leader Of the
East Lake forces opposed to parking
of the car tracks.
Speaking for a majority of the com
mission members, Commissioner w. X
streets aud public improvements, said
st'H the petitions are presented, it il
tn, commissions plan to defer actor
on the so-called parking ordinance and
call a referendum. If no petitions are
submitted we will probably proceed to
adopt an ordinance authorizing . the
street car company to proceed to park
the tracks from Forty-first street to
East Lake"
Judge Wilkinson urged all citizens
who have been circulating anti-parking
petitions to turn them in to him not
later than 8 o'clock Tuesday morning,
even if only a few signatures have
been obtained. He is anxious, if posi-
BILE, to present petitions with more than
the necessary 5000 names.
July 1 Probable Date
The probate office at the court house
will check the petitions promptly to
ascertain il all the signers are regis
tered voters. Commission members
have tentatively agreed to set the refer
endum for around July l.
Indications point to the attendance
at the commissions session of several
hundred East Lake citizens. If they
succeed in forcing a referendum, Judge
Wilkinson announces that an intensive
campaign will be waged throughout the
city in an effort to block the parking of
the car tracks.
Since something like 5000 or 1900
votes would probably be necessary to
win their fight, the East Lake voters
plan to carry the campaign into every
corner of the city.
Officials of the street car corpora
ton are quietly watching the progress
of the East Lake anti-parking move
ment. If referendum is called, the
company probably will move in the
courts for permission to park its tracks,
basing its fight on the provisions of the
settlement ordinance adopted by the
commission when the jitney busses were
removed from the streets.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-27
RUM WAS .MILKED'
TO NEARBY HOUSE
Federal Agents Make Disclosures
In Jack Daniel Case

ST LOUIS, May 20.-The 1880
gallons of whisky removed from the
Jack Daniel bonded warehouse here last
summer were ''milked" by means of rub
Der hose which led from the 1893 barrels
to a building $50 feet away, where a
pump and bottling equipment were To-
Gated, federal agents revealed today.
George Remus, millionaire Cincin-
natl bootlegger-conyict, and 16 others
were recently indicted by federal grand
jury in Connection with the theft. The
stolen whisky, worth 81, 100000 at drug
store prices, was bottled and transport
ed from the nearby building, it was said,
while inside the warehouse the only
sign of activity was the movements of a
man who adjusted the hose to the bar
rels.
1t was also learned today that when
Remus was taken from the Atlanta
penitentiary to tell his sensational story
OF paid protection to the Senate Daugh-
erty committee, May 16, his, lieutenant,
Harry Boyd, also an Atlanta convict,
was brought here under guard to testify
before the grand jury in the Jack Dan
lei case. t4
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-27
QUARRELS AT HOME;
GIRL TRIES SUICIDE
Drinks Vial OF Poison Before
Class OF SchOOlmates

CHICAGO, May 26.-Broken-h heart
ed because she had quarreled with her
father, Genevieve Sollars, II. tried to
end her life Monday by drinking bot
tie of poison before her classmates in
school. She arose in her seat while a
class was under way, pulled bottle
from her desk, and putting it to her
lips, drained the contents.
Teachers and classmates tried to adj
minister emetics, but the girl fought
them off Police were called and she
was rushed 10 the Chicago hospital.
She was reported to be in critical
condition there
Investigation by the police disclosed
that Miss Sollars had purchased the
poison at a drug store near her school.
She said she intended to use the liquid
for cleansing purposes. Neither the
girl nor her father would disclose what
had caused their dispute.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-27
DEMOCRAT RACE
SWINGING into
HOME STRETCH
McAdo0 Claims Nearly
400 Delegates And
Smith 800
SOME CANDIDATES
RUNNING BACKWARD
Clapper Says Candidates
May Kill Each Other
And Dark Horse Win
By RAYMOND CLAPPER.

(By Leased Wire to The Age HERALD
WASHINGTON, May 26.--All
except $50 scattering delegates to
the New York convention next
month are chosen and the demo
cratic presidential race is swing
ing into the home stretch
On the basis of pledged and IA
vorable delegates, McAdoo is lead
ing with AL Smith on his heels,
Underwood is a few lengths behind
and q dozen others are stringing
along. One or two seem to have
turned around and started back to-
ward the post.
McAdoo claims nearly 400 dele
gates, instructed and friendly,
Smith upward Of 800, and Under
wood about IS.
But the most useless occupation
Just now is that of counting up del
egates. Figures mean little except
as they are used as selling argu-
ments by the various managers.
Pledges and instructions of delegates
mean little after few ballots. Often
an uninstructed delegation, controlled
by a staunch friend Of a particular
candidate, will stick longer than an
instructed delegation less interested in
its instructions than in picking win
ner and getting on him. Most dele
gates feel that they have carried out
their instructions if they have voted
several ballots as directed.
The first few ballots indicate little
as to the probable nominee. On the
first ballot at the San Francisco con.
yeution in 1920. MeAdoo had 26e
votes COX. 134, and Palmer, 256
Forty-four ballots were taken before
Cox was nominated. On the forty.
third ballot, just before Cox went over
the two-thirds mark, MeAdoo had 412
votes; Cox, 56S, and Palmer had
dwindled to z.
The shrewd manager does not re-
veal his full strength on the first bal
lot. He holds pocketful of delegates
in reserve and feeds them in gradual
ly OIL successive ballots so that his
candidate appears to be climbing steadi-
ly. He is also able in this way to off
set minor defections which are always
bobbing up.
In the San Francisco convention, one
Of the three leading candidates was
able to pull through. Often, 'as at
the last republican convention, they
kill each other off and a dark horse
wins. There seems to be a general
opinion that this will be the cast at
New York.
The latest maneuver is the appear
ance, presumably from sources hostile
to McAdoos of report that McAdoo
fayors Senator Carter Glass of Vir-
ginia, if he cannot win the nomination.
McAdoo and Glass ar very close and
the report undoubtedly has some basis
in truth. But it is put out to do no
good for McAdoo, who doesn't want to
admit any possibility that he, himself,
cannot be nominated. Furthermore,
he doesn't care to offend the support
ers of any other candidates by annOunc-
ing in advance he would throw his
strength to Glass. This incident is
typical of many that will occur be-
tween now and the convention, because
with practically all of the delegates
chosen, the object now is to pick up
pledges and sprinkle sand in the other
fellows bearings.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-27
MARX AND CABINET
THROW UP SPONGE
German President Begins For
nation OF New Government

BERLIN, May 26-(By Associated
Press. 1.-THE German government has
resigned.
President Ebert accepted the resigna-
ton of ministry and requested Chancel-
lor Marx to carry on current affairs.
President Ebert will confer with the
parliamentary leaders tomorrow regard
ing selecting a chancellor and the for
nation of a new government.
Prior to the resignation of the cabi-
net attempts to construct a straight
burgeois government definitely found.
cred on obstructionist tactics carried on
by the German nationals, who, after a
four hours party caucus, drafted an
evasive resolution in which they reiter-
ated their readiness to cooperate with
the other middle parties, but only on the
condition that they be given repre-
sentation commensurate with their nu-
merical strength and that the selection
of the new cabinet take precedence over
the question of formulating a program
of internal and foreign policies.
The reactionaries again sent Admiral
Won Tirpitz to the fore as their candi-
date for chancellor, designating him as a
man who by virtue of his antecedents
and past record, was eminently quail
fled for leadership in the new govern
ment.
The nationalists informed the middle
parties, who were awaiting their de-
cision in an adjacent chamber, that the
question of agreeing on a leading per-
sonality must take precedence over the
form of government inasmuch as out
standing political issues will more read
lily be solved Through the medium of
leaders than through parliamentary for
mulas."
They consented to observe a certain
line Of continuity so far as recognizing
tine present governments foreign poll
cies was concerned, but declined to agree
to any previous arrangements which tied
the hands Of German agents in conec-
ton with impending reparations nego-
tiatiOns. The nationalist prefaced their
resolution with the statement that aft
er mature delibera lions they had decided
not to put any barriers in the path of
further negotiations with the middle
PARTIES.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-27
SHEEDY CRITICISES
MARINE PROGRAM

WASHINGTON, May ga defin-
lite policy should be laid down by the
government giving notice that the
American merchant marine will con-
tinue in operation for at least 10 years,
the House shipping investigating com
mittee was told today by Joseph e.
Sheedy, vice president of the Fleet cor
poration.
Until such action is taken, Mr..
Sheedy said, the stock argument" of
foreigners that the American fleet is
only a temporary one will continue.
Operation of the shipping board fleet,
he said, has been placed in the hands
of board of trustees composed of
members of the corporation and ship
ping board and there should be no one
man control. The board of trustees.
he contended. should sit as board of
directors with the administrative and
executive duties in the hands of the
president and officers Of the corpora
ton.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-27
Tax Burden OF Millions
Is Cut More Than Half

WASHINGTON 26The of
than oneha while those with higher
reductions which
dent Coolidge
The fixed reductions under bill
but every taxpayer large and small gets knocked off of this
small
1 incomes $4,000
between $4,000, and
lowed to $4,000
single person. all incomes.
100000.
Other
flat corporation tax of 12h with
gift beginning with $50000
$10O0O000
An al scale of tax.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-27
|HANIHARA MAY
| QUIT HIS POST
NOW AS RESULT
President Approves Meas
ure Because Present Law
Expires June 80
NIPPON AROUSED
OVER NEW LAW
EChief Concern OF Admin
istratiOn Is Over Effect
On Relations

WASHINGTON. May 26.-With
the Japanese exclusion provision
now spread on the statutes, the res
'ignation of Ambassador Hanihara
is expected as an early sequel.
While Congress previously favored
exclusion by legislation instead of
by the voluntary method employed
through the gentlemen's agreement,
it was the letter which Ambassador
Hanihara wrote to Secretary Of
State Hughes while the bill was
pending, warning that its enactment
would bring grave consequences"
to the friendship between the two
governments, that angered Congress
and killed any chance of a more
moderate provision.
Condemns Exclusion
President Coolidge signed the
bill Monday and issued formal
statement condemning the Japa-
nese exclusion feature, but explain
ing that he was compelled to sign
the measure because the existing
law expires June 80.
There is every probability that Con-
gress would have passed the bill over
presidential veto, and this fact, con-
sidered with all other circumstances,
led the President to sign the measure.
The chief concern of the admins
tration is over the effect upon friendly
relations with Japan. Japanese lead
ers have acted with restraint and
there Is 10 likelihood of hG1s : srEis
pleasantness over this incident at pres
ent. The main regret of the President
and Secretary Hughes is that the incl
dent has made a deep impression upon
the japanese public and will cause
certain amount of fostering which may
break out on the surface at some later
date when another controversy arises.
Much Work UndOne
The Washington arms conference, in
the opinion of many responsible off
Gals, avefted a war which was esti-
mated to be not over five years away.
Now Hughes feels that much of that
work has been undone by the present
immigration bill.
There is scarcely any ground for
disagreement as to the result we want,
but this method of securing it is un-
necessary and deplorable at this time"
the President said in his statement.
IF the exclusion provision stood alone
l should disapprOve it without hest
tation, if sought in this way at this
time"
Senator Hiram johnson of Califor-
mia, ISSUED statement declaring: "The
result is matter of congratulation and
rejoicing that California has finally
prevailed in the long struggle for pro-
lection and preservation its own.
With the last chapter closed now,
apprehend neither difficulty nor
danger. We have done what was
clearly our right, without intent or of
Tense, and giving no cause for offense,
and where no offense was given, offense
cannot justly be taken"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-27
NEW TAX BILL GOES TO PRESIDENT;
|. JAPANESE EXCLUSION BILL SIGNEL
WRITES NOTE
WHILE FUMES
END HIS LIFE

NEw YORK, May 26.Pencil
IN and paper in hand, Walter d.
Kenaga, Washington Heights
stenographer, today crawled under
his automobile in his garage, the
doors of which he locked, and al
lowed the carbon monoxide fumes
from the running motor to suffocate
him.
A note written while he was be-
meath the car, was addressed to his
wife. 1t ended: II can't write much
more. l am dying"
Kenaga, it was learned, quarrel
led with his wife before he left home
this morning. Later he telephoned
her that he intended to jump from
Brooklyn bridge. Pedestrians and a
policeman, attracted by the hum-
ming engine in the closed garage,
broke in the doors and found Kenaga
dead.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-27
WEATHER DELAYS
SHENANDOAH TEST
il Sets Off On Schedule Trip
To Philadelphia

LAKEHURsT, N. j., May 90
Warned of an approaching storm by
the weather bureau at Washington, Of
ficials at the air station tonight post
poned the test flight of the navy diri-
gible Shenandoah. In connection with
tonight's flight, the big ship was to
be fastened to the new mooring mast
for the first time since 1t broke away
January 10.
The storm warning reached here just
few minutes before the ship was to
take off.
Earlier in the evening, the il, the
Ton-rigid dirigible. set off on its sched-
uled trip to Philadelphia. The ship is
expected to arrive back here about
10 so, having left Philadelphia at 8.