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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-29
PADDOCK TO
BE BACK IN
A. A. u. ROLE

NEW YORK, Feb. 2a.--Announce.
IN ment that Charley Paddock,
worlds sprint champion. has been
restored to good standing and is
eligible 20 enter the trials for the
American olympic team. may be OK.
pected within few days from the
A. A. U.
Votes taken by telegraph on the
suggestion OF William c. Prout.
president OF the a. A. L., that Pad.
dock be rcinstaicd. arc said to have
resulted In a unanimous ballot to lift
the suspension plastered on the Call.
fornIa star for competing in Paris
last summer without official permits
sion.
Tho papers arc in the hands OF F.
W. Ruben. secretary OF both the A.
A. u. and American Olympic com.
mission. II Is possible the announce
ment OF reinstatement will not be
made until the track and field com.
mitice report Is made at the next
meeting OF the American Olympic
committee. which Is to be held here
on March S.
The finance committee OF the
American Olympic committee. which
recently appealed 10 the public for
$4,000 10 pay the first deposit
toward the $500 needed TO char.
ter the ship for the American team.
reported today that Il felt sure the
money would be available tomorrow.
when the first payment is due.
Among the responses OF larger
variety TO the appeal for help was
ono OF $1,000 from the winter colon.
lists at Miami. Fla. and contribu.
ton OF $1,000 from Houston. TEXAS
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-29
HOWARD STARTS
OAKLAND EARLY

MYRTLEDALE SPRINGS, Cal.
Fob. 2e.-with the great Mails, Earl
Kunz and Al Maderas all hero. the
campers arc going TO stage a game
tomorrow and celebrate. Ivan How.
ard will divide 'em up and turn EN-
loose. II will be the first practice
game of the Oakland club.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-29
BY JACK HOHENBERG

ballard high school. track
- champion for 1929. stand n
fine chance Of repeating It's remark.
able performance by coping It's sec.
ond straight championship this year
Despite tho four.evont ruling. which
says that an athlete may participate
in only three events and tho relay
tho Beavers have a strong squad
I'D jenkins. tho flcetcst sprintcr
In Seattle. Is sure TO cop atjcast Is
points in every meet jenkins prob.
ably will run in the 100, the go low
hurdles and do tho high jump, and
possibly the broad jump.
indie Indridson. for two years the
best 440.yard man In the city, will
cop that event this year unless Don
Smith. OF West Seattle. shows up in
unexpected form. smith copied the
state event AT the University OF
Washington last year, and Is expect.
cd TO run Indridson close race
Tho Ballard quartcrmilcr is always
good for n place in the go, and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-29
FARMER FIVE
PLAYS OREGON

EUGENE, ore. Feb. 1.-THE ore.
gon Aggies come here tonight 10
meet the University OF Oregon five
In their final games Of the regular
conference season. Should tho Az
gies win md should their protest
over the Montana. Washington game
be allowed. they would be tied with
the Huskies for the leadership OF the
Northern division.
Oregon has already defeated the
Aggies.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-29
HE LISTS
GOIf1NG FAULTS

French was asked 20 specify somo
OF tho most common faults OF golf.
ers. and here's hts list.
]. \ stiff position. with body and
legs during stance and address.
2 Starting the club down before
4, has been atsadled at the parallel
position at the top OF tho swing.
3 Throwing arms and wrists out
too quickly In down swing. thus be.
ginning the hit" long before reach.
Ing tho hall.
4. Turning too quickly from the
hips. coming down, thus causing
arms and hands 20 cross tho intend.
cd direction. and thereby only get.
ting about half tho power behind
the hall.
9. Moving the head and body for.
ward before tho olubhead gets near
the hall. Al tho power from tho
right side OF tho body il lost In this
way.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-29
Ole Anderson Still
Takes En- on Chin

Remember Ole Anderson. tho big tn.
conan. who used 20 fight in tho
Northwest
Well, ole Is stiil taking 'em on the
chin.
He was knocked stiff by Cliff
Kramer In four rounds in Milwaukee
tho other night.
Anderson Is a member OF the police
force there. but he simply can't keep
his chin away from the leather.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-29
About Fights
and Fighters
BY LEO III. LASSEN

hight fans are almost inn
II possible to figure out.
The fellow they cheer today
they give the razz tomor-
row, and vice versa,
A year ago Solly Seeman,
a really high class light
weight, came TO the North
west and was matched with
Ted Krache. The latter out
weighed him 10 pounds or
more, and yet Seeman gave
him a real fight of it. Be
cause of the difference in
weight Seeman naturally was
forced to fight defensively q
great deal of the time.
Tho fans didn't shine up 10 See,
man and for several weeks when.
ever he was introduced from the
ring he was given the tin.can
hallyhoo.
Later he went down 10 Aber-
deem and really ttat Kraehe, from
all reports. only 10 set draw.
He fought n couple Of times with
Jimmy Sacco, another clever fellow,
and got two draws,
Since then no hasn't been given
a tumble from tho promoters.
And the other night az the Crys'
tai pool when he was announced
from the ring as challenging the
winner OF tho Morgan.GorInan fight
no was given a good welcome and
where there had been razzberrtos
before there were real cheers for
him.
Seeman says he viii make $50
pounds for Tod Morgan. the same
weight Joe German made for him.
and the bout may 80 thru soon.
The New Yorker IS n clever Eel
low with his mittens and deserves a
real chance 10 show his stuff.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-29
Josephs Back in
Ring Again

Jack Josephs has decided not TO
quit fighting after all.
The Minneapolis welterweight.
who took a terrific beating from
Travie Davis here a year ago. said
he was thru with the gloves for.
ever.
But his swan song was a little
premature. as II usually Is. and
Josephs Is back crushing resin
again. He fought 10-round draw
in the East with Tiger" Johnny
Cline. Californian. the other night.
Josephs was one OF the gamest
young fellows that ever stepped
thru the ropes in Seattle.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-29
RICHARD WILL
IMPROVE ARENA

NEW YORK. Feb. 2s.-Tex Rick.
ard announced that no was prepar.
Ing TO spend $4,000 for the improve
ment OF his wooden arena in Jersey
City. Richard practically admitted
that he was planning 20 stage the
Dempsey. Gibbons. Dempsey. Firpo
and Walker. Leonard bout there
this summer
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-29
STONE AND
BERLENBACH
WIN BOUTS

NEW YORK. Feb. zes-Ad stone
IN Philadelphia lightheavywciEht.
and Paul Berienhaoh. New York mid.
dieweight. both scored knockout vic.
tories In their bouts hero last night
stone stopped Dave MeGlu. Irish
boxer. In the nth round.
Berlenbaeh finished Young Fisher.
OF Syracuse. IA the sixth.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-29
HOLDS
OWN IN MEET

CHICAGO. Feb. s9.-Altho yester.
days leaders in the American Bowl.
ing congress tourney here managed
to hold top berths again today, the
Central Trusts went into fifth place
with a total OF 2.7i5 and the Ben.
singer Randolph No. team leaped
into eighth place with a total of
2.7s7.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-29

A sKED 70 further explain HI,
n theories on batting. Jennings
continued: There are certain gres,
battcrs. players like Cobb. for in.
stance, who are always dangerous
They hit EN- safe a majority OF
times. whether the bases are empty
or choked. No situation bothers them
in the least Then there is the good
hitter. who comes thru with nothing
AZ stake but who lacks the punch n
the pinch. Last. but not least. IS the
ordinary batsman who is al his beat
when a timely hit means something
! can name a dozen players who are
more 20 be feared at the plate 10 a
pinch than many players who have
an average that Is 30 points great.
err"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-29
PROHIBIT MATCH

NEW YORK. Feb. 29.--Tho box.
Ing commission Thursday prohibited
the proposed contest between Paul
Berlenbach. sensational iightheavy.
weight. and Al stone. scheduled FOR
Monday night at the broadway Ath.
lctic club. claiming stone WIS not q
NJ opponent for tho Bronx boy
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-29
CONZAGA LOSES
TO IDAHO FIVE

SPOKANE. wash, Feb. 29.-In a
Basketball game in which the score
passed back and forth across tho
] tie mark. the University Of Idaho
inosed out Gonzaga here last night,
40 TO 81.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-29
SPEEDY WORK
FOR TIGERS

AUGUSTA. Ca, Feb. 29-After
a two-day layoff the Detroit Tiger
squad was drilled at top speed
by Manager Ty Cobb. who put his
protegos thru everything but a
full.flodged baseball game.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-29
FIRPO-WILLS
BOUT is OFF

NEW YORK. Feb. 20. - Negotia.
lions with the millIon-doiiar syndi.
cate that has been trying 10 arrange
a Firpo-Wills heavyweight fight.
have been called off by Firpo. nc.
cording to a cable received By his
New York business agent.
Tex Rickard announced he was
willing TO promote the bout
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-29
ILLINOIS MEET
ATTRACTS MANY

AVALON, Catalina Island. Cal.
Feb. 2s.-For the first time Otto vo.
gel. Illinois star. appeared at short.
stop with the Cubs in training here,
and came thru in style which will
justify his further appearance in the
infleld.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-29
FLASHKAMPER
is ON DUTY

BoIEs SPRINGS, Cal. Feb. 20
Ray Flashkampcr, substitute short.
stop with the Seals last year, report
ed today with good chances for n
regular berth. Hal Rhyme Is still a
holdout.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-29
ZIG TITLE
EI.IDES HIM

An oddly about French IL tina,
with all his ability. 30 has yet 20
win an Important championship.
Two years ago hc went 10 tho finals
~ the professional match play cham.
piunship, only 10 fail before tho
slaahing onslaught OF Gene sararsn,
That wan "a close 20 big league dis.
uncilon a. 10 ever Eo,.
French. Ike jos Kirkwoo1. nnoth.
cr marvellous stroke maker without
a title. Is addicted 20 iuspirntionai
golf French set an American com.
pettiyc record IN the Ohio opon
championship IN ip22. which prom.
iseH 20 take a lot OF beating. lie
played a 6.1oo.yard course four
times IN these figures, s7-ss.7i.ss. n
total Of ga. just 10 strokes under
even fours for ~ holes. This bet.
tered tho previously accepted mark
OF 27s, cot By tho hate J. Douglas
Edgar. ia winning tho Canadian
open titlo In 1919.
French s;alsd himself 90 another
scoring Orgy last summer, IN a best
bali match against Hagen and Kirk
wood. when no haggod niuo thrces
over an is.holc dash. another rec.
ga
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-29
PIRATES ARE
WITH THE BEST

PAso RoBLEs. Cal. February %.
Bill McKechnie told his Pirate
charges TO behave as well as if
they were at home because they
were oncamped among some of Can.
fornla's best people,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-29
VERNON OWNER

LOS ANGELES. Feb. 2s.-"Glve
me two more pitchers and they can
ring the bell" is the proud asscr.
ton of Eddie Maier, Vernon owner
which is quite an optimistic state.
mcnt. considering where Vernon
ended last season.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-29
ROOSEVELT, BALLARD DOMINATE ALL-ClTY FIVE Benin
Behind the
Home Plate
BY BILLY EVANS
by BILLY EVANS

RATTEi's are divided into tire.
- classes. according to no less en-
authority than tho eminent HuFhsv
Jennings o. the New York Gian,s
Well Do / recall a conversation bs1
with Hhghey on this point when h
was managing the Detroit Tiger,
The day previous the TygerB haa
been beaten by a timely hit on tbs
part u a player who was lucky 10
finish the season batting around go
He WAS just an ordinary batter who
came thru In the pinch. The discu,.
sion over the defeat caused Jennlng.
20 make this remark.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-29
STAR
SHOWS UP WELL

URBANA. III, Feb. 20. = Track
stars from colleges and universities
turnout the Midwest arc pouring in
here today for the seventh annual
indoor relay, track and field games
OF tho University OF Illinois. which
will be held on Saturday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-29
DUNDEE HAS NO TROUBLE WINNING TACOMA co
Leaders
Win All
Berths
Snider, Bratset, Day, Hyl-
lengrin and Seymour
Place on Stars Team

DoosEvELT and Ballard. lead,
~ era in tho prep basketball race
for most OF this year dominate the
first team selections Of Tho stars
annual an.elty basketball five.
Roosevelt places snlder al FOR
ward. Day az center and Hynengfin
at guard. while Ballard has Brat
set at forward and Seymour az
guards.
Rmtset and snider were lar and
AWay tho best forwards Of tho year
both being great Shots and fine
ffonr men
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-29
Plenty of Opponents
for Morgan Now

Speaking OF Morgan, II the feather
weight champion wants 10 keep busy
there are plenty OF opponents for
him now In this section. There's Mike
Dundee. tho fellow who fought In
Tacoma last night And then there's
Seaman. mentioned above And
Danny Nunes would Ike to box him
10 rounds in Portland.
Vic Foley Is coming back pretty
soon and II he weighs around ia
no viii be eligible for a match with
Morgan.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-29

- Nf A"NH hff'
ability 60 teach
and play TO a
markedly high
degree
Unlike Stewart
Maiden, OF A.
lania. Tor exam
pie. French h.
not only u great
teacher, but a
great player. at
homo IA the
Htiffcst sort Of
competitive rus
slcs
In much tho
same sense.
French differs
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-29
STRIBLING is
KAYO WINNER

RALEIGH, y. G. Feb. % Young
stribllng. Macon llEhthcavyweight.
knocked out Jack Perry. llght.heavy.
weight champion Of the Navy. in the
second round here las, night. A left
hook put Perry out.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-29
Husky Five to
Leave Tonight

with all Indications that Presi.
dent LaPorte's ruling would be
overruIed by Coast Conference
schools. the University Of Wash.
ington basketball five was pre-
pairing TO leave tonight for Ber.
kelley. Cal. where IL will meet the
University Of California in a two.
game series for the Pacific Coast
Championship Monday and Tues.
day.
Coach Edmundson was In long.
distance telephone communlca.
ton with officials Of several
Coast Conference schools Thurs.
day evening. and these men
plainly showed that they behaved
that the Montana game should be
counted as a conference contest.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-29
YANKEES START
WORK MONDAY

NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 2s.-work
at the Yankee training camp here Is
expected 10 be in full swing next
Monday. Manager Higgins and the
first squad Of players are scheduled
10 arrive Sunday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-29
SECOND TEAM
MEN GOOD

Grummct., Of broadway. and
Wilson. Of Franklin. wcrc out.
standing players while tho third
team men polstad. OF Queen Anne,
and Potts. OF Lincoln. play good
ball IN strcaks
or the other forwards. Hagist. OF
Roosevelt. deserves special men
ton. as no played fino ban in tho
closing games OF tho season.
There was a decided lack OF good
centers. Day. tho Roosevelt, pivot.
being tho best Of tho lot CraEtn.
Of broadway. was a good scorer
but not 10 effective al n floor man.
Tho rest OF tho ccntcrs were hardly
up 20 tho caiibcr OF tho forwards
and guards
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-29
ANGELS GIVEN
HARD WORKOUT

LONG BEACH. Cal. Feb. 29.-The
first real workout for the Angels
will be staked today, with most OF
the candidates for battery positions
on the ground for start Of the spring
training series.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-29

There are three kinds Of bat.
tiers. The good hitter who IA al
ways dangerous. The good hitter
WHO invariably lacks the punch
10 come thru in a pinch. The or.
binary hitter. who has the habit
Of doing his best work in the
crisis"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-29

from Walter Hagen. 20 pick anoth.
cr random example. since Hagcns
fame WAS built up largely on his
genius as a strokn maker,
French has made Louise Fordycr.
youngstown maiden. ono of the out
standing women players IN the
country, a formidable candidate for
national honora and thrice holder Of
the Ohio title. French has literally
transferred bis own game 20 Miss
Fordyce. You Hec French Ia every
stroke sho plays. particularly in her
iron Strokcs, There arc few better
iron players IN tho country than
Ernnrh
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-29
McGRAW DUE
FROM HAVANA

SAltASOTA. Fla, Fob. 29.-John
McGraw. manager OF the Giants. is
expected to arrive tomorrow from
Havana to take charge OF his train.
Ing camp.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-29
GIANT STARS OFF

CINCINNATI. Feb. 20. - HeInle
Groh and Bllly southworth left here
last night for the Giant training
camp NJ Sarasota. Fla.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-29
ATHLETICS ARE
ON WAY SOUTH

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. Coon.
ME Mack's advance guard viii leave
tonight for the spring training camp
at Montgomery. Ala.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-29
CnrGARS MIS-

SALEM. Ore. Feb. 2s.-ln
hotly-contested game the Washing
ton State Cougars defeated the VIII
lamette Bearcats at basketball here
last night, 20 to Is.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-29
INDIANS ross A FEW

HOT SPRINGS, ARK. Feb. 2s,-
Conditioning OF the Cleveland In.
dams today was switched from
mountain climbing to tossing
few
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-29
GREAT GUARDS
FEATURE PLAY

And the guards have been among
tho leading scorers OF tho year. Tbo
six guards selected by Tho Star are
all the so-called running guards. !"
but they stood out 40 strongly on
both offensive and defensive that Il
was impossible 90 loavo them out
Hyllongrin. one OF tho most dan.
rerous long shots the league has
ever had. WAS ono OF tho stars OF
the year. Always dangerous. he
played fine defensive game rs
well as being a scoring threat par
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-29
SEYMOUR Is
DRIVING PLAYER

Seymour. tho Ballard spark plug.
was a driving player with plenty Of
aliaround ability.
Johnson won a lot OF admirers by
his great game for broadway against
Ballard. but no didn't play the super
ball turnout the year that Seymour
and HyIiengrin did.
Schwartz. tho Lincoln floor wizard
Dudley Stair. West seattle's Ions
short artist: Hopper. the best Gar.
field captain: Glmness Of Franklin.
and Morse o. West Seattle were all
good men.
Ira HimniY a ulniter Of choice.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-29

a skt Jumper Is nothing more
than an old skate who has resolved
10 stick TO the straight and narrow.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-29

Courage on the part OF the or.
binary batsman, who has the
faculty Of coming thru In the
pinch, plus the possibility Of
earelessness on the part Of the
pitcher who holds said baisman
lightly, is the answer, accord.
ing 10 Jennings.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-29
HOW TEAMS
WERE PICKED

Tho Stars teams we're picked by a
vote OF coaches. opinions OF referees
and four representatives Of The Star
who covered the games Of tho season.
The prep season was closing today
with the following schedule:
Roosevelt at Ballard
Queen Anne az Lincoln.
West Seattle at Franklin.
Broadway nj Garfield
Roosevelt has already einehed the
Championship.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-29
French Is
an Ideal
Golf Pro
He Can Teach and Play
Equally Well; He Has
Not Won Title as Yet
BY JOE WILLIAMS

T'o OUR mind. Emmett French,
l. tho tall. blaek.haired. smiling
Ohio player n the ideal golf profes
Alonal. combining. rs he does. Tho
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-29

n you recall. il was Scott who
started the bah rolling In fine
fiye-run inning OF the last game
Of the last series With one
down. Schsng on firsf. it was
Scott who singled sharply TO
right. sending Scliang TO third
and setting ,.ie table for the de-
Gliding inning Of the series. A
players batting average Is not
always a true barometer Of his
value In a pinch.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-29

II the opinion Of Jennings. there Is
Il no more valuable player on ball
club than the ordinary hatsman who
is dangerous in a pinch. II gives the
club an unusual batting punch tina,
can 10 acquired in no other way.
often some such player with de.
crepit hitting average. causes The
pitcher 10 pass up a far less dan
gerous batsman who happens 10
have much fatter percentage. In
tho American league can point out
two shining examples OF this truth.
Walter Gerber. OF tho 81. Louis
Browns. and Everett Scott, Of the
New York Yankees. Seldom does
this pair break into the 800 class.
but boys. when a base hit is needed
in the old pinch. there are few
tougher birds to face than Gerber or
Scott. II just seems as II they make
half their base hits in the crisis.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-02-29
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-28
CONVICT LABOR
 PLAN APPROVED
Edmundson Says County
 Could Save On Road ]. Building Plans

The plan of S. R. Batson, member elect of the board of revenue, to dis continue awarding road contracts and require the county to do it's own high way work with the use of convict labor, was indorsed Wednesday by Capt. Lacey Edmondson, who is to be chairman of the incoming body.
 "Batson's plan Is sound" Edmond son said, "and 1 shall support it. In fact, this is the only way we will be able next year to give the road proper attention. We will have very little money to spend. By using convicts, we can save large sums of money and accomplish just as good results as by letting contract"
 Edmondson pointed out that the Ten nessee Coal, Iron and Railroad com pany and other large corporations in the state do their own construction work and save money. He said there is no reason why the county should not practice the same economy.
 With Batson and Edmondson already supporting the convict labor plan, it appeared certain that resolution end ing the contract method would be passed as one of the first acts of the new board when it takes office on No- yember 16
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-28
BIRMINGHAM GETS
 VETERANS BUREAU
Is To Be One Of Fifty-One In
 United States

One of the 51 regional offices of the United States Veterans bureau is to be located in Birmingham to care for the veterans of this state, according to information received in Birmingham Wednesday night from The Age-Her- aids Washington bureau, following the announcement of Gen. Frank T. Hines, director of the United States Veterans bureau.
 All Alabama veterans will be ex- amined in Birmingham and their com pensation claims awarded here, accord ing to the announcement. Vocational training will also be granted from Bir- mingham.
 T. J. Calvert, present head of the veterans bureau in Birmingham, de clared this new plan will render more efficient service. According to Mr. Calvert, it will bring the service closer to the veteran. The present system re quiries claims and ratings to go through three offices before they are satisfied The new system, which will take ef- feet immediately, eliminates this by having the ratings made in Birmingham for Alabama veterans. Personnel of the office to be established in Birmingham was not announced.