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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-11
RADIO DIPLOMACY IS BELIEVED NEAR
Conference Ends After Approving New Zone
 System

WASHINGTON,az Oct. 10.-WOrld peace and understanding will be radio $ greatest contribution to mankind.
 This is the view of Powell Crosley, Jr., Cincinnati radio engineer, who sees this result in a chain of international super power broadcast;ng stations, through which national events, politics and music of the various countries can be interchanged. A start has been made. he says, through the radio. conference here, in it's approval of experimental super power broadcasting in this coun- try.
 eff difficulties arose between nations and there was danger of war, the states men of both sides could engage in in- ternational debate, their voices carried to world audiences by radio," he de- eIared. Diplomacy finder such condi. 'tions should bsEidasa tar promotion oi peace. 4s
 The radio conference came to an end here Friday, after adopting new regula' tions for the coming year which we're submitted to Secretary of Commerce Hoover for final approval. Experiment. al broadcasting was the principal rec commendation, together with allotatiOn OL wave lensthS tO permit Hore DIOau' casting stations to operate with less interference. Under recommendations approved by the conference, the present band of wave lengths for broadcasters has been extended so as to include all wave lengths from POO to 545 meters and a new zoning system has been worked out to give additional channels so that there will be an increase of 90 wave bands of channels, making a total for broadeasting of 100.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-11

to get a few republicans to come over to Davis and elect him president. Will liam NJ. Butler, chairman of the re- publican national committee, has ad- mitted publicly that republicans are talking about this. The reason is Ob- vious. If the house did not elect, the fight would go into the senate where it is a contest between Dawes and either Bryan or Wheeler, depending upon which runs second in the elec- toral college. La Toilette could throw the decision against Dawes. Repub- licans~ would rather take Davis than either Bryan or Wheeler. Davis is, to them, the lesser evil.
 La Toilette hopes to force the situa- tion into the senate where he can have either Bryan or Wheeler, either of whom are less obnoxious to him than Davis. But if sufficient number of republicans in the house jump to Davis La FOllette's aim can be defeated after all, his real object is to determine whether there is enough popular pro gressive sentiment in the country to found third party. The immediate results are incidental to that.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-11
AN APPRECIATION

Mrs. James w. Sloss, the beloved wife of Mir. J. W. Sloss, died in Bir- mingham October 6. Before her mar liage she was Miss Maude Brogdon, be- ing reared near Forest, Miss, where the interment took place October s. By her qualities of loyalty to her friends, and her honest and straight forward manner of living, she had en- deared herself to large circle of friends, here. Her devotion to her hus- band was the outstanding characteristic of her life. The world is better place for her having lived and though her life on this earth is ended, her memory will be source of pleasure all ways to those with whom she came in contact, for her influence was for the good. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God"
 A FRIEND. Oct, 10, 1924, '
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-11
BUSINESS HALTS
 AS RAINS FLOOD
 FLORIDA COAST
Water Covers Streets, De. stroys Bridges And
 Holds Up Trains
By Associated Pressl

DAYTONA, Fla, Oct. 1O.-The crest of the flood that is inundating towns in this section of the Florida east coast is expected late tonight when 1t is fear ed that high tide in the Halifax river here will carry the waters over the banks. Business is virtually at standstill here, many of the business streets being from six inches to two feet under wa. ter, while in the residential sections citizens have been forced to leave their homes in search of higher ground. Mer. chandise damage alone will mount into the thousands, it is said.
 Bridges Washed Away
 Bridges on all highways leading out of this city are washed out and Day tona is practically isolated. Scores of autoists are reported to be marooned on the Deland- -Daytona highway, efforts be. ing made to reach them through use of small boats.
 The big concrete bridge crossing a canal on the Dixie highway, three miles south of Dayonta. which was under mined last night and damned the wa ters of the canal causing a dangerous situation, was dynamited this afternoon.
 One Man Drowned
 At New Smyrna. 12 miles south of here, business is practically suspended, Canal street being flooded. A man by the name of Garrett was drowned there when he fell from his bed into water that covered the floor. Inhabitants of the western section of New Smyrna were forced to abandon their homes early today, some swimming away while others used boats.
 The Florida East Coast railway tracks are several inches under water here with washouts reported north and south of here. Train No. SC left pas senger cars and Pullmans at Titisville, 90 miles south of here, the engine, bag gage, express and mail cars coming through. No loss of life has been re- ported here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-11
nv TIRE AIR TODAY
Courtesy Of Radio Digestl
 (Ey Aesociatsi Pressl
Prorram sunday, october ID.

Program sunday, october 1s.
 WISE Atlanta JournaI (42sl 7;5o wes- ley Memorial chuFch.
 wGR Buff, le tStsj f:9O organ. serv. ices Central Presbyterian ehurh
 WGN chicse6 Tribons (3Tol concert WIS chicago ta4o 7-s U, .or Chicago WoJ Chicago t44o SIC orchestra.
 WLW CincinnAu (4s3N S:9o E m.. Sun. day school; 1o sernon; s:4O p m.. ser !. WsAi cineinnati (sos) ? sermonstte 2:I0 sacred chimes.
 WKAA Dallas hasc,, News MI0 5a,, 5:ble WHO pss MoiEes t5ae> 7:se orchestra, central & M .O E chufcS S' quarssts. f ''io ''' WOS Jefferson City t44o.O 7:ao wHB Kansas City onr s:1s a. m.. WDAF Kansas City Star GID 4-s kFI Los Angeles (4ss) s:4S musical instruynental. orchestra.
 KHJ Los Angeles (Ss5) s:so concert; sTSo eifSe % %ontpeaI & As sss Ipfsi sP.oDls. Forum WJY New York t4o5) 7:so speciality WEAF New York us2) ? services; G:zo-S:15 Capitol theater; s:15 organ re. WHN New York tsso) 2 services. WIZ New York (455) 8. n., children 10 services; 1909 p. nl-, Bible class. spe- ci1lty numbers. dance, solos. service. WDAR Philadelphia t335) 7:30 talk. woo Philadelphia (509) 5 recital.
 WHIP Philadelphia (50s) 6:30 services 8'30 concert.
 WEI Philadelphia tss5) s:so services WCAE Pittsburg (46e) 5:So dinner KGW Portland Oregonisn (492) 3 church services.
 WGY Schenectady (380) 6:3o M. E. church service.
 KFNF Shenadoah (22s) s:sO sacred 'obSs KsD St. Louis Post-Dispatch s4s, 9 orchestra, theater music specialties. WCBD Zion f34b) mixed quartet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-11
MAINTENANCE MEN
 OF r. E. C. RAISED
Wage Advances Retroactive To July 1, Last

CHICAGO, Oct. 1O.-Increased wages for maintenance-of-waym on
 the Florida East Coast railway have been announced effective as of July 1 last, according to advices at the labor board today. The increase were $6.25 a month for section fOremen and extra gang foremen; $5 for assistant gang, bridge and assistant bridge foremen ; $5 46, $3.S1 and $4.36 for bumpers, $5.4G and $3.46 for drawbridge tenders, and three-fourths cents an hour for bridge carpenters, and 2A and 11a cents an hour for house carpenters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-11
PRESTON WILL BANS
 AN EX-SON-IN-LAW
Grandchildren Of Late Head Of United Fruit Held By Codicil

SALEM, Mass, Oct. 10.-The filing for probate today of the will of Andrew W. Preston, late president of the United Fruit company, of which the principal provisions have been made public pre- viously, disclosed that in a codicil made in Uune, 1923, Mir. Preston provided that any of his grand children or their issue who should associate with Eugene W. Ong, divorced husband of Mrs. Pres tons daughter, should be cut off from participation in the estate. Under the will the grandchildren are provided for in certain trusts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-11

at Quantico. Va, after remaining in il air twenty hours and twent-eight min3I tes. Approximately 1,500 miles we'd covered at an average speed of = mils an hour.
 Leaving tbe Anacostia naval statio.I at IT :3C q. m, yesterday, tl.e plaIl circled over inc vicinity of WashirsI ton and Hampton roads until her fus| was exhausted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-11
Series Once-Ouers
By H. I. PHILLIPS

hearts. Of the 10000 people who saw today's great contest probably two thirds of them will never get back to normal health or mentality.
 Tonight the city is stark, raving mad. Dignified looking old gentlement are galloping up and down the streets blow ing tin horns members of congress are jumping through paper hoops on the front steps of hotels; two cabinet off cers were reported swinging by their heels from flying trapeze borrowed from a vaudeville house for the occa- sion, and everybody else is similarly cuckoo.
 Washington's favorite anthem is "Blest Be the Ties That Bind" They really won the championship by tying things up faster than the Giants could break them open.
 The result today showed that fortune had her own ideas about the proper setting for Walter Johnson's glorifica- ton. From the way she gave the cold shoulder to the old master in his prev ious two appearances it was figured she was an unjust lady who was determ- ined to give a great gentleman and a great ball player raw deal. There was good deal of talk about the way she used him, and many tears were shed over sad tales of his withdrawal into the shadows, a pathetic figure after IS years of watchful waiting. This was all premature. Dame fortune knew Walter was good waiter When you can wait IS years for anything you have to be. And she was just picking out a spot where he could be glorified to the best advantage.
 The lady picked the deciding game in the most stirring world series of all time. She fixed it so that Walter ambled into the box in the thick of the battle, paid these 'insolent Giants back with interest and was among those on bases when the winning hit came in.
 Fair enough.
 Everybody should have had more con fidence in her. They should have known right along that pitcher like Walter and a club that could fight back the harder you smashed it like Washington would get love and kisses in the end
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-11

weeks there was no clue to the mys- tery. Foul play was suspected when the elder Mrs. Green disappeared late in September and investigation led to what is believed by police to be the solution of the whole affair. Little Rock police have asked Tulsa officers to search for the body of Mrs. Lena S. Green, which the young Mrs. Green says in her reputed confession, accord ing to police, that she left on "dim road" leading up into the mountains near Red Fork. Okla, small town six miles from Tulsa, after she had fired several bullets Unto her mother-in-law's head.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-11
30 DIE IN TYPHOON
Philippine Disturbance Causes Hundreds of Thousands Damage

Philippine Disturbance Causes Hundreds
 of Thousands Damage
 MANILA, P. l., Oct. 1O.-(Byy Assp ciated Press. )-Thirty persons are dead and many are missing as the result ol a typhoon which swept over the Caga' van valley, according to a telegram re. ceived today from the Cagayan provin. cial constabulary commander. The re- port added that, although the typhoon occurred a week ago, many sections oi Cagayan province remain shut off from communication and the death list may be increased largely when complete re- ports are received.
 The typhoon sunk many launches and sail boats and hundreds of small houses were torn from their foundations and carried away. Total damage done by the disturbance will reach several hun dred thousand dollars, according to re- ports received here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-11
BENCH RAINFALL
No Sign Of Let.up In Florida East Coast DOwnpOur

No Sign Of Let-up In Florida East
 Coast DOwnpOur
 DELAND, Fla, Oct. 10.-With over four inches of rain here in the last 36 hours, the tothl for the last seven days is now over 13 inches, with no sign of let-up. East Coast railway trains between Orange City and New Smyrna are not running on account of water over the tracks. The brick road betweeen Deland and Daytona is covered with water for, five miles.
 The new asphalt road between De land and New Smyrna has been washed away for 100 yards at one point. Trains are reported in difficulties near Port Orange and SamsuIa. Lakes are out of bounds and woods flooded, natives char acterizing the downpour as the worst in A years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-11
MURDER IS CHARGED

CARLINVILLE, III, Oct. 10.-A charge of murder was preferred today against Lester Kahl, 24 years old, farm CT of near Shipman, Macoupin county, as a result of his confession yester- day that he had killed his bride, Mar garet, after 13 days of married life and had buried her body on his farm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-11

The city is being burned for the sec ond time. Not by the British, but by the historical popu- lace. And it is be- ing burned in .hon- or of a twelye-in- ming victory in the final game of the world series and in honor of Earl Me Neely, who knock ed out a two bag ger and busted up the old ball game.
 The fans are de- manCiing that the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-11
SEAPLANE BREAKS DURATION RECORD Naval Flier Remains In Air 20
 Hours, 28 Minutes
rRy Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.-All rec. ords for duration of flights for sea planes were shattered today by the Lew CS-2 naval plane when it landed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-11
DEATHS

OiImOs Lyal Duncan-The body of Dilmos nyal Duncan, 80. who died at the resi- dence of his daughter, Mrs. Margaret T.
 Bangor, Ala, Saturday for interment. He is survived by two sons, J. A. Duncan of Boyles and George T. Duncan, Wood
 lawn; two daughters. Mrs. Mary T Rig CTS. Timson. Ala, and Mrs. s. R. Sanders of Cuba, Ala; nine grandchildren and two great t-grandchildren The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:3O o'clock from the Bangor Methodist church, with Masonic and oddfelIow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-11
By H. I. PHILLIPS

GRIFFITH STADIUM, Oct. 10.-- Washington, first in war, first in peace and first in the ointment of the New York Giants.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-11

Mrs. Esther E. FarrOw-Mrs Esther B. Farrow. 39, died in local infirmary Fri day afternoon. She is survived by three brothers, Villain H. Allen of Washing ton, D. C.; J. C. Allen of Elba, Ala, and J. T. Allen of Ashland; three sisters, Mrs. Grace Willis of Ashland; Mrs. Dora Strickland of Ashland, and Mrs. Dewey Jones of Hot Springs, Fla; and five children. The body VIII be sent to Ash land Saturday for interment.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-05
WHILE DOHENY PUMPS OIL

1UT Los Angeles abb busy building up
III the illegal leasing the Nays oil
to private expoiters.
Their abi secrecy which the oil
turned Doheny and Sinclair by Secretaries Fall
and DENLY is that it necessary of the confer
ence then in session at Washington.
Foster Balm director of the Bureau Mines testified
that the conference couldn't get Japan naval
limitation if she knew the Nays oil being
snapped by private deal between Fall and Doheny naval
base a Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Theodore Roosevelt Jr issued the secrecy order
testified.
That was strange thing for Roosevelt he doing
When the great T. r. wanted keep peace with Japan
he the Navy the world causing visit Japan
where the japanese could see #.
When T. r. Senior, wanted naval bases in Hawaii the Phil
ppines and Guam he went Congress and asked for the
money in the constitutional way
The Doheny defense which included underlngs of
former Fall and DENLY regimes still the public pay roll
trying fan patriotism abb for the FalDoheny
clair deals The defense is trying make folks forget about
Doheny's 100000 to Fan in a little black suitcase.
The real for the secrecy with which Fall delivered
the Nays oil Doheny and Sinclair fixed the pub
lie mind They
Swapping the Nays oil for naval base Pearl Harbor
without congressional authorization IS illegal mad unconstt
ona and Fall and Doheny and DENLY and Roosevelt knew
If this private deal had become known the public
time the popular protest would have saved naval
before the private expoers could their we'll dggers
the ground
As is under the dark cloak of secrecy the wells
sunk, oil pumped and the United States is the
courts ASKING the return of the naval reserves.
The case rests, while Doheny pumps oil.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-05

six seats can easily be rented for
$l0O. There are 100 performances
during the season.
With only seven changes in own
ership In the Golden horseshoe 1t
Is to be presumed that the upper
crust Of New York society has been
dented but little since 1892
Along the North River docks. ...
A Portuguese sailor with a uvid
scar on his neck. his blouse turned
down as though to boast Of the
scar. What's his story???? 4 grizzleJ
old fellow in rags watching the tide
flow up the river. Watching and
seeing nothing. What's his story?9??
Under a sidetracl<ed freight car a
young fellow, filthy and unkempt.
curled up there like a biz of human
fotsam washed ashore. What's his
story???? out of window above a
squalid livery stable. a little hoy
peers. Pale, wistful lonely. Imme-
diatcly before him nothing but hui
man scum passes. In the back
ground great ships come and go
from the seven seas OF what is he
dreaming? What will his story
be92o1
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-05
Right Here Ln
INDIANA
BY Gaylord Nelson

tn UNDAY thirty-six motorists
- were arrested by the town
IL marshal of Carmel. They
were charged with failure to heed
the winks Of a mechanical cop at
the intersection of the towns main
street and Range line road.
Complaints poured into the
Hoosier Motor Club that the mar.
shall was operating a traffic trap.
The silent policeman changed
from go" to stop" so rapidly its
commands could not be obeyed. So
asserted indignant victims. The
marshal SAYS the device performed
on the ordinary time schedule.
Traffic traps introduce a sporting
element into motoring.
But automobile drivers are already
tearing themselves asunder on the
problem Of the irresistible force and
the immovabIc object. They are
breaking their backs trying to push
stubborn trains from grade cross
ings. Their gamey instincts are
satisfied without the additional thrill
Of breaking their backs lifting the
mortgage from d town marshal's old
homestead.
For many town n1arshaIs and JUS
tees regard traffic rules as a source
Of personal income-nothing more,
Consequently motor clubs keep
busy dline the teeth Of snares laid on
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-05

Contrary to general belief. the
United states. has one of the largest
per ceutages Of initerate persons Of
any civilized country.
There are over two million per
sons over ii years of age. in the
United States. who are unable to
read and write. There are at least
that many more who are semi
nliterate. These latter have been
taught perhaps to read, but not to
write
Immigrants are partially re-
sponeible. Of course, bur there are
many Of real American stock who
come in this class. These are to be
found largely in mountainous and
sparsely settled districts, where 60
ing to school has been difficult and
where the manual labor necessary
to existence has occupied all a per-
sons time and energy.
In contrast to this. persons Of
average education have been re
sponsible for a demand for books
OF scientific and educational nature
in the last few years that is unusual
One publisher has issued all the
lassics and the best works on art.
science and poetry in small volumes
with easily-read type at cents a
copy. The sale of these little
volAnes has broken all records of
bod sselling.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-05

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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-05

TT Asst night the downtown
! streets swarmed with people.
- Street cars We're rerouted and
the usually arrogant automobiles
snealled up the alleys or stood ct
the intersections and shivered.
For it was election night. And
the free born citizen Of Indianapolis
not only casts his ballot but he
wants to know how others vote. So
he came downtown to see.
Before every bulletin board people
were jammed like the proverbial sar-
dimes in the cans. a person in the
midst Of the crush couldn't turn
over thought in his mind without
pushing the vertebrae Of hfs neigh
bors into their vest pockets.
But it was good-natured throng.
The flashing bulletins might reveal
the favorite candidate of some
ardent. partisan spectator-who had
fought bled ard died during a wordy
notwithstanding a hopeless also
ran. Yet the spectator rarely lost
his temper. He took the blasting of
his hopes quietly. There were few
fights with voice or fist.
So it is'wherever American crowds
gather They are noisy but good
Eatured.
There are many surly, ugly, mean
tempered people in the country. And
in Indiana But there are more who
are pleasant and cheerful. An Amer
lean crowd reflects the predominant
temperament Of the majority. 1t is
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-05

NAYMOND GARDNER. an IS
X year-Old youth of Lawrence.
- died at the Methodist Hos
p.tal Monday night from the acct
dental discharge Of his shotgun while
rabbit hunting.
The same night a young fellow Of
Rochester. Ind. died. He was shot
by his twin brother while they were
duck hunting And that day a young
man Of Greeucastle shot himself
through the hand while hunting.
The annual hunting season IS on
with the usual tally Of casualties.
Scarcely a day passes. but some
ambitious hunter is mistaken by eT-
citable compani0ns-Or himself-for
a rabbit or q duck. And receives a
load Of shot. Shoot first and in
vestieate afterwards Is frequently
the motto.
The casualties are regrettable, but
firearms are dangerous. And rab-
bits can't be stopped with platitudes
or moral suasion.
Men Ike to hunt II isn't al
together the JOY Of killing game that
lures them. There Is health and
axhiliration in tramping woods and
fields in the autumn air, Which
probably offsets the price Of an
occasional accident
ANY way it IS better for the In
dividuaI and society to take a shot
gun and hunt wild game in the
woodlands than TO take the same
weapon and hunt trouble in town.
The latter game is not good to
eat--eXCcpt among Cannibals.