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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-01
DENIES REPORTS
 OF DISAGREEMENT
Attitude Not To Re Con- strued As That Of
 Pacifist
COOLIDGE DECIDES
 TO AVOID WRANGLE
Replies To Governors TelegrMm But Refuses To Discuss
 Matter
tBy Associated Press.D

NEW YORK, July 31.-ApprOval of the views expressed by his rum ming mate, Governor Bryan of Ne btaska, regarding the administra- tion plan for national Defense day, September 12, was given today by John W. Davis, democratic presi- dential nominee, within an hour aft CT he had returned from his vaea- tion in Maine.
 Denying that Mfr. Bryan's stand against ~civilian mobilization" had caused him any embarrassment, Mir. Davis declared in a formal statement that at this time, 'severy energy should be bent to getting the world back to peace and to work, calming the prejudiees and passions growing out of the World war and encouraging pLaeeful trade and commerce"
 A Busy DaK
 NIT. Davis first day after his vara- tioh was n very busy one. He first conferred with his camnaign mama&er. Glen l.. Shaver. after which announce ment was made of fhe personnel of part of the campaign organization In forming himself then regarding the de- fense day matter, the candidate aictated this statement.
 Since my return from ahA Eka4a of 4fHfne aF aa ShR eceAHgsiS sn sns e NJ 8lit 0rey0r ef &ehass il rsA ti0n day.
 a afslrised ag the atabelne,ss eliika see in the press tD the effect that I am in disagreement wiEh him. or that his action has in any way proven an emhaErnss1nent to me On the contrary I think that the wiaw ex- pressed by the governor of NebTNska to the effect that there is m necessity at this time to encourage civilians 10 leave their occnpatznns for the purpose Of enRaeing in what would only be a military demohstratian wifhoat any practical education effeets, is entirely sound.
 f is one thing to keen the military organizations of the country ia ade- quate practice; it is quite another tO epeonrage demonstrat tons whith can be nothing else at line when every energy should be bent getting the world back to peaee and to work, elaiuing lAt AAlAA I9lHc4tSAt1 lN--- etAAA Of tie World war and encouraging fruitful trade ana eommeree- In all these America should take the lead"
 Not A PseIEist
 Al Mir. Davis headquarters. it was stated officially that his zIatemenE wns not to be construed as that of pacifist.
 Mfr. Davis said.
 Besides going over campAign Of- ganixation plans, the nominee conferred with number of party laaders He ex- pectg to see G0FeriF Smith of New York before 4he end of the week to personally urEe him to become a can didafe to succeed himselE
 II would be proud Mir Davis said. ''to be on .fha tieset with Governor Smith at any tiuse, anywhere"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-01
FARM PROSPERITY IS MERE LUCK,
 AYERS CAPPER
Must Still Insist On Jus tice From Congress,
 Says Leader

Editors Note: The improvement in the condition Of farmers in the middlewest. ern and southwestern sectun of the coun- stock prices. is Just piece of luck" ac. ocrding to Senator Arthur Capper, of Kansas. leader of the farm bloc In Con Capper declares a permanent solution of the farmers troubles has not been reached.
 By SENATOR ARTHUR CAPPER
 (COpyrlght, 1924, for Age-Herald.)
 TOPEKA, Kan, July 31.-For the first time in several years Kansas farmers are wearing a smile.
 A bumper wheat crop already har- vested, an exceptional corn crop that seems assured, and rapidly mounting prices, are responsible for the change. The Kansas wheat crop of TAO to 150 million bushels is grading exceptionally we'll, and the advance of approximately 30 cents since early June means be- tween $40,000,000 and $5O,00O, ,000 more than our wheat growers had counted upon.
 Is Naturally JHbilant
 With corn, and hogs making spec tuCutdF 1edpS3 tue ludu+ WHO udu DeGu Opearting his farm at loss naturally feels jubilant, and business of every sort is already feeling the effects.
 Farmers are paying off notes, and mortgages. and are getting ready to make long deferred purchases of. farm necessities, they will not throw their money to the birds, but they will re. fati aealt ba .eollse aesiSs rv cba8ers 6s coEn1nodities
 All this does not mean that akri. culture has found T permanent pros perily.
 Lucky, That's All
 The farmers have been lucky, that's all. We have raised big crop in time of shortage We will feel the good ef. fects for several years. Ready money and re-estahlished credit, will enable the farmers to improve his mthods. He will be on a ffrmer footing, but he must not be left in position where he is so Sdepentent upon luck.
 Good luck cannot be counted upon as . permanent solution of our agricul- tural problems With no lack of grati- fication in $11 hogs, and $1.25 wheat, the farmers must still insist upon eRuit, able freight rates. a just system 6F tax ati0n. and better marketing facilities. A piece of luck does not wipe out in. '3aSKlee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-01
QUARANTINE SET ANTHRAX
Oklahoma Bars All Live stock From Infect
 cd Areas s

OKLAHOMA CITY. OhEa.. July s1. A 4RaEamaine a<aiEst the admission of live SkBek into 0kIah0ma from the states of AE&aasas, L0uisiana and Mississippi. herause of the existence of anthrax in ses4aens of those states. was ordered today by J0hn d. Whitehurst. president of the State board of agriculture.
 
 JACKSON. aEfzs-. July 31.-With FaEHssz ef sm auahgeak in PanaIa coun- ty. swelling Hhe list of infested eann- ties O 1o saWas orders from Washing tHl 4auFsGE assigning Br. J. ". Gsif- fee. SeEerSnaRy inspector ssatiOaedE here. io active fieAd serviee in the present anthrax erlteazie in NEississippi-
 l9r- Giffee ix the third federal man to oe assigned to AyisSfssinpS sfnes Inst IhuEsdaxs when the. eoEernHaent for. maiAF took Eeeognitfum of the serious ness of the ozthEaaks
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-01

Npniam L. Steele former as- sistant U- & district attorney for north Alabama. former U. S. com missioner in Birmingham, and for many years one of the most active figures in republican politics in the state, died at the home of Mrs. Steeses parents, Mr- and Mrs A. l. Lamb, HOO South 10th street at 1O:15 o'clock Thursday night after an illness of more than a year. during the last fOur months of which he had been confined to his bed The funeral will be held from the South Highlands Pres byteriam ehurch Friday afternoon at f o'clock with Johns in charge a7l inseEment will be. fin Hunts vile Active paIlbeareES requested to S@ETe are those who took part in the wedding of 1Ir. and Mrs. Steele and inelude= Paul Savage, Reginald BanizseF, Ed Rice, George Wand. Bob Smith, Frank White, Sam SpurgeOnr Oliver Henderson. Duncan TrimRke, Herbert Aldrich, Jr-. and John Denson- Honorary TsalIbeareFs wiT be the. officers of the Soush Higklandx Presbyterian church and n H- AIdrich, Dr. w. s. Wyman. s F. Thomps0n and T. F. Davidson.
 AEr. Steele was zS yeaEs Of age and wns born af aTes ansiIle. is Alassg ea e eaEse s0 Bzr-
 amsnay years aNa
 ee z asE. aA1lkM @ Aaina vmEE1us ff sses under aA@ federal goTsrnmemH HEr. Steaae had nttpnded pEaeticaEHy all national republican canvensisns in recenk yeaFs as delegate from AERhza-
 Hs is survzved ty his wife. ulha was formerly 1sis4 Rebersa Lamb, and two sons. aEed four and six and 0ne.halE reals.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-01
I DEAD, 2 INJURED
 INV ARKANSAS FRAY
Ambulances And Deputies Are
 Rushed To LaInbert0n

ELDORADO, Ark, July 31.-One man was killed and two others probably were, fatally wounded in a shooting az fray in the single street of Lamberton, small oil town seven miles south of this city, late today.
 George w. Goodman, 60, bumper, was killed and H. B. Martin, 30, cafe and newsstand operator, was wounded by bullets said to have been fired by George Young. Martin is not expected to live. Young was critically wndnded by fourth participant in the bat'le, whose name was not learned Sheriff B. A. Hancock and number of dellu- ties, accompanied by three ambulanees, left here early tonight, for the scene.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-01
PILGRIAl sHAFT uNVEI.Ep
Marks Spot From Which They De
 parted In 1909

IMMINGHAM, England, July 31.-- A monument to commemorate the de- pqrture of the Pilgrim fathers of Lin colnshire and Yorkshire from Imming- ham Creek n 1909, erected by the Hull Anglo-Americtn society on the exact spot from which the Pilgrim fathers departed, was unveiled today by Sir Charles Wakefield in the presence Of a large gathering, including the Lord Mayor of Hull, Mrs, Wintringham, AI F., and officers and men of the Anleri- can destroyer, Dale, the British war ship, Godatia and the Mas chnaetts training ship Nantneket
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-01
TO HONOR L0NGFELLON

HALIFAX, N. S., July 3l.--A monu- ment in memory Of Henry WadswOrth Longfellow will be erected in Memorial Park. GFande Pre-, where the scene of
 EsyuHgeline," one ae his most fnmotls poems. s laid. Funds for the m0nu- nnt win De raised by public snbscrip- tion. Hearty endorsement was given the plan bE Governor Cox of Nassacu- settz, ou a recent vigit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-01
HARP IS ACQUITTED
 IN FEDERAL COURT
Former Tennessee Postmaster
 Charges FrzmeUp

5 KNOXVILLE, Tenn, July S1-- Granville Wesley Harp. former post master st JelIieo, today was acquitted in United States district court here on a charge of misappropriation of postal funds after a trial that lasted for al- most week.
 Postoffice inspectors testified that Harp was short SS50 and that he went to one bank and borrowed that amount and deposited 1t in another 10 the credit of the postal fund when he Sa- they were inspecting his books.
 Harp charged the inspectors ri;h a frame up i1f order 10 get h7-. f-sLlfSs- from his position. Off as -c4as predicted he would ,aS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-01
HERRI0T'S PLAN ENDS LONDON DEADLOCK
BAR OF SILVER
 IS TOO MUCH s FOR FIDDLER

N Ew YORK, July s1.--while
 IN armed men guarded the un-
 loading of a truck of silver bullion in front of a safety deposit company in the center of the fi- nancial district today, George Stein. 36. a peddler, picked up 90-pound silver bar wirth $750 and calmly walked away without being observed.
 He had gone several blocks, pass ing thousands of people before any one noticed what he was carrying. Patrolman Brown, who arrested the man, said Stein was staggering un- der the weight of the bar.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-01
I9 BLUEGRASS SHOT
 BY GREEK TROOPS
Only Seven Escape As Peaannts
 Are Lined Up

SOFIA, Bulgaria, July S1.--Nine- teen Bulgarian peasants are alleged to have been shot by a squad of Greek military men in Greecian Macedonia, according to the Bulgarian telegraphic agency, which cities a dispatch from the underprefect of Pritich.
 This official said four peasants told him they were among 26 who were seized by the soldiers and shot down, only seven escaping. Another group of 70 Bulgars were seized and taken ro the same spot, but the peasants said their fate was unknown. The Bulga- rtan government is said to have made a vigorous protest to the Greek govern nent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-01
HRAES
 ATTACK FEE LAW

NASHVILLE. Tean, Julss y-s s.z'ke Fssas q ne seeEetnFE ef stare to col Hees an 2MA9at fee fe filing eOrpaTa- tion EeppEtss espeeiaAlS those of insuf- anee eo@panAess iS attacked in ehaneegE hial. i1ied to-day SE twenty ffFe ansaranes edMF8RIez taak seek to re cseer fees ranging fEum S58 to SI10 Fai& under n<oses9
 IAe fees have beea collected by the state slnee Aa5d under authority 0f chaptEr ssa. acts cf lgQzs providing q fee or tax af from s ts $1S0. pen dent upuas the amaunf s capital steek of a cnFpaFasRal-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-01
BKOKER Is KILLED
Woman Declares Harry Mack Shot
 HImseIl AeelAenkallr I'M.

NEW YORK, July 3f. Harry Mack, a stock broker, was killed In his room in the theatrical district early today following Q party which had lasted un- til after ,nidnisht A young woman who was alone with him when he was shot. and who described herself as Peggy Cook, a hair dresser in Philadel- phia, was questioned by the police. She declared Mack shot himself acci- sleutallys F
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-01
SUITS ARE ORDERED
 TO RESTORE LANDS
Stone Seeks To Return Tracts
 To Indian AIIOttees

WASHINGTON, July S1.-Attorney General Stone has directed the filing of six suits in the equity in the famecs Miller Brothers case in Oklahoma r. store ferty-one tracts of land to Inc aa allotees which the governmeni c'at,5 were obtained in an irregular Fnar rser
 The case figured in the C.' investigation when Senator " ..SSi's G.. Montana sought to show that the z5F- ernment had not vigorously proseea sd those involved in the procurement of the lands. The tracts also are involved in a criminal charge of conspiracy to de- fraud the United States which has been lodged against George l.. Zack, T. and Jos. c. Miller, John c. Newton and Victor Norton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-01
STONE DEMANDS
 FURTHER INQUIRY
Goiaass Report Said To
 Warrant Action

WASHINGTON. July sf-AttOrnev 0eaeraa Stone hes 0Fdered a further in alaFy 1Hto tAe Eas9zsne price situation. 1ae EezsaEt ot tAe fsdeFal trade eommis- ss1a e1 ese sa55ecE. made at the re- g1ezt Q EAe President. e0atains infor- Enataaa. AE stnne said today. which NataaA4A ANrtAtE aDEeS4lEE ton
 Rartuasat offirizIs described the sEaes cnmuaiSsiOniz. repazt. Ehfeh has nerer &een made puhlie, as '-very in terestlng. but indicated that it was inspmFarte in some ways, and the de Rartgssak q justice wiu n0w delye into the lads thus afforded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-01
PERsHsNG APPROVES
Randy To So T8 aaa For Dsfcmss
 4ley Rians

NEW YORK. 8hlB S1s-Genefal John J. Pershing. Tefus1Iing today ca the George AKAShinRta1 from EraneR. where he inspected sizes for baEfleEIeEd monuments. asserted that he and all other service mon are willing s'ts ROatS the mat on the subject of our national defense." e
 fsThis country has always been fight- ing the fire with 4he bucket, - the. eenA eral said We never have employed modern means of meeting an, emergency In war Defense day Will De a form of inspection. We siian see -jasf what our powers of defense really are It's just like the fire doinpahy's exaimSaa- ton of its hose."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-01
POW

Tau Per Ceat ? orc n
 Iana.ssFe
 NAShXILI.gzl gzls-'5. ,s. saf, sI--Uhe Tennessee IsS7lvss4 a lsiic Utilities C5mmisSicn icasy @, Led lighting and sswev ra,es at Bristol approximately ,ts pes cent. The valuation for rate as'aE;ng purposes of the two companies affected. were fixed as follows:
 Bristol Gas and Electric company S545, ,49z: Watauga Power company of Elizabethton, Tenn, $5S6,5 ,56O- The or der is effective August 1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-01
RRVEgs KXY NDKD

NEW ORLEANS. Jaay s1.-Esxten- Gias af the pssseusEg and freight Service beswesa SpanisA ports and Cuha to in rs Sew OEas4ns and Vera Cxux was nnnounred today hg E q. HgeGuirk. anssSamK manaeE here 0f Ehe Tntaxu iSqnza Mercaaszle Earias eaaauy of AeW 4gs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-01
HONOR ERTCssON

NEW YORK. JuFy 31.--A memorial tablet to Captain Joh1 Ericsson, in- yentor of tho ironelsJ "sIooitor' whicl, rey0ntionized naval warfare, was un- yelled today at % Fran&lin street, the site of Ericsson's home, while he was working on bis invention,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-01
THE WEATHER

Alabama: Local thnndershOwers Friday Saturday probably fair.
 Mississlppi: Eiocaf tlsundershOwers. GeoRgi Local tliundershowers Tennessee: Partly Cloudy.
 C0nlplefe weather data will be foana osl Rage IA. Aae Y
New Britain herald., 1924-01-02
WHAT'S GOING ON M THE WORLD
By CHARLES r. STEWART NEA Service Writer


 Nineteen twenty-four opens with politics uppermost in American news. this being a presidential year. Lots may happen in six months. but on the basis of present dope it looks as if: l. Coolidge would get the republi- can nomination.
 ,. McAdoo would go into the democratic convention with more votes than any rival candidate-but also, as if he may find it mighty hard to get two-thirds of the votes, as re- quired to nominate. under democratic rules.
 ,. Third party talk had about pet cred out, so far as the coming cam paign is concerned.
 Just Hoping
 In Europe the year opens with an effort pending to get the German gov ernment on a money-saving basis and to find out what war damages the Germans really can pay. On the in ternational board expected to make this attempt America is to be repre- sented-unofficially. While the rest of the world is hoping for the best, nobody is very optimistic--it has al- ways been so hard to agree, in the past, on any plan that other cOun- tries could and that France would asc- Cept.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-02
SKATING AGAIN

The new calendar is hanging up. NHh the coming of prohibition. the tradition of new resolutions is, in a certain sense, a forgotten tradition. But new resolutions regarding the conduct of ones personal habits are probably the smallest and most petty things in our spiritual life. Beginning again means just that, beginning again. As Christmas reminds us of the annual inspiration Of a perfect life, so the first Of the new year. in less CT degree, should tell us that we have started a new ledger. Will there be more entries in black than in red ? And this reference is not at all con fined to our material matters.
 All this comprises the deep thought for the new year for those who, read ing, stop and think. Will Rogers, in one of his inspirational moments used an expression of which we arc fond. He call you and me "us masses" For the true American, membership in 'us masses" is a proud boast What does the new year mean to you and me. The same temptations come. not to be criminal or indecent. but just to he lazy. With the decent sort Of living we have had for the past year. probably the easiest way would be 10 go along rather satisfied with our selves. And there is the awful danger
 Al the moment there is apparently violent dissension among those who preach tho gospel of tho Divine Bc- ing. and yet those same representa- tfres of the highest ideals of life are the ones Co whom we naturally look
 lf peace on earth. There is a cer- tain encouragement for you and me in Inc fact that these deep thinkers and these sincere men cannot agree. Granting them the characteristics of sincerity and honesty and devotion to God, yet, seeing their utter inability to agree we need not feel discouraged when we fail.
 The best we can do is our best. Hang tp the new calendar with the determination 10 do it
New Britain herald., 1924-01-02
THE MAYOR AND RAIDS"

Ii is a peculiar compliment 10 COn- necticut's sense Of the necessity for law enforcement. whether it believes in the propriety of the law or not. Co note that although this state did not approve the eighteenth amendment. it has been considered by dry" agents to be the best state In the Union in its ettcctivc enforcing Of the Volstcad act The Mayor of the city believes thoroughly in law enforcement. His stand on that point can not be qucs- toned. But there comes now situ- stion upon which there may be honest difference Of opinion as tn what is the law on certain points. Mayor paoncssa has 5ust stated his 1isap- provaI Of arresting ffequenters of a place where fl is found that liquor is being sold.
 No one may doubt but that many perfectly innocent people hae. taken meals at restaurants where liquor has been sold. The walters do not place 6 aiue card Il a patrons hand they do not give any hint that iquOr may b. procured. Vet arrests have been made Of people wbo we're inside such restaurants when it pas found that liquor Has sold there.
 As far as Tho Herald is advised no law has been passed since the a8or- ton Of the Noistead act. making d man guilty of ans onensc because hr is in a place where an oGcHse is being cop1mitfed. i case is now peHdine in the courts which involves the rent Go be paid for pisse 0f busin.ss. The ieasc was drawn iu prohibition days. and the rent was to be higher provided this city went wet under local option. Thc claim is that ubsn the lease was made there was ITO con- temptation Of national prohibition. snd. since this situation was not iH Inc coilIeiill li3eltoii "l LH' 4tafli.st ail4 as New Britain did go ''Wet" the higher rent should De paid Botgith- standing the fact that inc cIty Is now .dry. not. however. for the reason contemplated by the parties 10 Inc lease.
 Under an old lawsit was unlawful to sell iiouor to posted" men-men whom fhe saloons and other places where liquor was served had uotiee were "oomnon drunlssrds" It is un- der such a law aith is application. nat @frequenters" of a place where i,auor Is sold have been arrested.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-02

When the law was passed it was not expected that national prohibition would come. Since it has come, and the whole situation changed thereby, it would not seem that an old law. passed without contemplating this new law, would still make people guilty under the new law that were not guilty under the old and would not have been guilty except for the pas sage of the new act-the Volstead act. In other words only the Vostead act provisions should be considered in de- terming the guilt or innocence of q 'frequenter" And the plain common sense of the situation is that, because no man or woman may know today where liquor is being sold no man or woman should be held guilty of crime for being in a place where it is found liquor is being sold.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-02
rnAsIINn RII.Is

Now. is the time to note the streets upon which coasting will be allowed this winter. The minute a hill becomes throrged with coasters and tho hill becomes so cnticing in it's smooth gIossincss. it is n difficult thing to stop the young enthusiasts from gathering there and enjoying this great winter pleasure. Probably many Of the forbidden streets are even now in fine condition for coasting as far as tho cOasting itself goes But al laar an attempt should be made to prevent the habit Of sliding uu for- 5idden streets from growing. 4 nil does not look nearly as attractive for coastiug before the first sled has pass cd over H--bcforr it has been broken in and made a regular pI8cc-bsfore the habit has bean formed of going there and enjoying it-
 Hut il simply has to ba done. this preventing of sliding on streets where cUastinr will make # dangerous not euly for the participants in the sport but also for alI who may pass that way. walking or driving cars. In The Herald 0f yesterday list of the streets was given upon which reastiHg is 10 be allowed fhis winter. That list should Doc noted carefully. and the r0astiHr rtisS observed. not only by fha vgung people uho participate in if. but also uy tbe older people who must become '1nod8sers.~ much as they dis like tBc situation. in order to prevent the serionz and perhaps fatal accl- dents that come every winter bacause Of roasting On dangerous streets sr crossing streets at the end of long side. where tBere is iranir.
 No matter how old a person is or how free from fine memory Of his or her eoastine Iars~ il is hard Tor him or her to l.e uct blanket on this sport of tbe children especially. Many Of us wish it were pdssibIs for us 10 indulEs in ii snrr again. Ths7 sight Of the smooth psrksI sBow ur is.s on q long hill brings wsInsries Co us. ard pc long for the old "'Bob7 or sled.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-02

But one of the misfortunes of the day is that what could be done in compa- rative safety in those days, cannot be done today, Moreover it is for us to see that the lives of the children are protected. Keep the children happy is q fine slogan, but Keep the child ren safe," is necessary one even though it involves disappointment for them. Enforcement of the coasting rules in these days of heavy traffic and of automobile driving, is one way in which we may aid in protecting the lives of the children and the peace of mind of those adults who have to drive or walk where coasting would be dangerous.