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The Washington times., 1924-01-10
Right-of.Way Grabber.

II was running east on Adams
street for a right turn into First,
your honor. There was no one IN
sight, but gave the signal any
how, and was running about s
miles an hour around the corner
whom I caught sight of the de-
fendant running down First street
on my left at 25-mile clip.
II was In low gear, and couldn't
get out of his way. He ran down
the hill and took my left front
wheel of"
Witness: IT was on the other
side Of First street and saw the
man making the turn at Adams
He held out his hand and had
about half completed the tHrn
when the defendant shot down the
hill and I stopped. He was"
did you notice his speed?"
A COnnOisseur.
Yes sir. That's why I
stopped. I saw there was going
to be collision and it rocked to
me like one Of these carorne
shots where q speeding car hits
another one q glazing blow and
then wohbles across the street
and knocks down q lamp-post.
I stopped, thinking he'd go in
front Of me. There was n brand
new lamp-post about fifteen feet
ahead Of me, and / rather
figure he'd do sorne business
with that. But he hit the other
car q triff1e thin, q little further
on the front than I expected. and
I had to have my car toWed In.
He took my left front wheel off,
too.
A Little Oversight.
Boob: IT was only going
twelve miles an hour, your
honor. The other car shot out
Of Adams street too quick for
me to dodge. I've been driving
fifteen years and never went
faster than twenty miles an
hour. There wasn't any collision
the cars Just came together,
that's ALL"
"No; there's a little more to
come yet-$20."
The Washington times., 1924-01-10
join I SESSION
Of F5CENTERS
HELD
BurvAle, Birney, Cleveland.
Deanwood, and Loveioy
Plan for Year.

Officers Of the Bnrville, Birney,
Deanwood, Cleveland, and Lovejoy
colored community centers met In
joint session Tuesday night with the
presidents Of the advisory councils
Of these centers to perfect plans for
the coming years work. One item
taken up by the meeting was the
establishment of a Kodak Club in
each center. This is in line with
the recent action Of the Board Of
Education in stressing the i'm
pOrtance Of visual education.
Daniel Freeman deplored the
turning back into the United States
Treasury Of $4,000 which the centers
had been granted for last year and
The Washington times., 1924-01-10
LETTER FROM GERMANY
COVERED WITH STAMPS

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Jan. TO-
1t required stamps to the amount of
6.926, SOC, 900 marks for the postage
or q registered letter that was sent
from Volkach. Germany, to a manu-
featuring company here.
The letter is covered on both
sides with stamps, leaving hardly
enough room for the address. The
stamps range in value from
1000, 900 to 500, ,0O0, 900 marks each,
and before the war the value repre-
sented by the postage was $1,73l,-
S75 900, according to figures by Off.
cials Of a bank where the letter is
being displayed.
The Washington times., 1924-01-10
ADVERTISEMENT.
No Need to.
Be Dysp'eptie
If Stomach SOurs, Gets CASEY and
Heavy, Sweeten and Tighten
With 6tuart's Dyspep-
siA Tablets.

One never grows too old to for
get the delights Of eating. And yet
old people will sometimes play on
these memories and bring on dys.
The Washington times., 1924-01-10
PRESIDENTS PROGRAM

10 a. m.-Chief Justice VIII.
lam Howard Taft.
10:16 @. m.-Senator Law.
renee c. Phipps of Colorado.
1880 q. m.-Senator Irvine
=. Lenroot Of Wisconsin.
10:45 a. m. Congressman
William +. Ware Of Pennsyl.
vania.
1850 a. m. Congressman
John e. Raker of California.
IL a. m.-James A. White,
Of Columbus, Ohio.
11:16 q. m.--John T. Adams,
chairman Of the Republican
National Committee.
11:S0 a. m.--Irence DUPONT,
of Wilmington, Del.
11:45 a, m.-James A. Gar.
field and Hermann Hagedorn.
IL noon-State Chairmen and
State Directors OF the General
Federation Of Women's Clubs.
1890 p. m. ~ Congressman
Walter F. Lineberger Of Cali
fornia.
3 p. m.--Tariff Commission.
Q p. m.--Judiciary reception.
The Washington times., 1924-01-10

"Pspe's Cold Compound"
Breaks a Cold Right Up
pApES \
MD0NpUNy

Take two tablets every three
hours until three doses are taken
The first dose always gives reRss-
The second and third doses cor.
pletely break up the cold. Pleasa.-
and safe to take. Contains nv
ouinine or opiates. Millions use
"Papo's Cold Compound" Price,
tfirty.five cents. Druggists guar
antee it.
The Washington times., 1924-01-10

Streamers, posters and window
cards will be available for the mer-
chants. Trolleys will carry placards.
The Bank Day Committee was
notified by the Washington Typo
thetae that the latter body would
cooperate with the committee in
observance Of Franklin Day exer.
ciaea.
The Washington times., 1924-01-10
8 NUNS FROM ITALY HELD
At IMMIGRATION STATION

NEW YORK, Jan. 1o.-Eight sis
ters Of the Dominican Order. who
arrived here on the President vii.
son, were detained and sent to Ellis
Island because Italy's immigrant
quota was exhausted. The sisters
were on their way TO Q mother
house in New Jersey.
Island officials explained that
their appeals to Washington would
be pushed and that they probably
would be admitted under the ex.
smpt clause.
The Washington times., 1924-01-10

which they did not use. It was
pointed out that this fund would
have proved useful in the present
years work.
The colored centers are reQuestinE
sufficient funds to permit all Of
their centers to remain open at
least two nights week.
The Washington times., 1924-01-10
WITH THE
ALIBI
ARTISTS
THE TRAFFIC COURT
IN CROSS SECTION
Read 'ETn and Worry
Being . Skeleton Record Of
Cases Tried In Judge
Schuldt'S Tribunal
By DONALD AIoDoUGAL.

By DONALD McDOUGAL.
Announcements.
An sorts Of d0ings at Pythian
Temple next Friday night, when
Officer Milton d. Smith, Of the
Fourth precinct, president Of the
Policemen's Association of the
District, viii be inaugurated, and
President william Wagner, Of the
Tenth precinct, win retire.
Such goings on! Speeches, and
fireworks, and eats, and q vaude-
vile show, and eats and a dance,
and eats. and ice cream and cake,
(can you imagine a cop-calxe-
eater?), and the presentation Of
the popular playlet:
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY
DOLLARS,
Or
Ninety Days.
"a TruOedy.)
BY A. Gin Driver.
The latest song hit, "The Blue
Uniform Blues" with q lead pipe
organ accompanist, will be FOL.
lowed by the recital Of an original
production, entitled ''I1l Be $3.50
Shy. Mother, And Blue on the
First Of May" which will con.
clude the proceedings.
Cruel and Unusual Punishment.
Remember the bird that sailed
up Pennsylvania avenue from
Jackson place to Goth at 80 miles
an hour, smashed q Maxwell, put
q Studebaker out Of commission.
and had q large chunk Of bone
shot out of his skull before he'd
stop? Three hundred dollars.
He didn't have anything like
$500, SO Judge Schuldt said that
because the boob had been pretty
well punished already, and has
fifteen days to do on the no-per.
init charge, he'd let him off with
ninety days more. or los days al
together.
Clever, What?
And that suggests the following
brilliant ldea-why not have eve.
ming classes in traffic regulations
at Occoquan for speed bugs ana
guch2 Many Of 'em could learn q.
lot in 1O5 days. And IL anything
in creation will scare those birds,
it's the thought Of having to use
their brains.
The Washington times., 1924-01-10
Bond Sale Authorized.

The Pere Marquette Railroad was
authorized by the Interstate Com
merce Commission today to sell $6,-
O64, 1000 Of first mortgage 5 per cent
Rold honde.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
ICY GROUND ENABLES PRISONER TO ESCAPE
Still At Large After Getaway
 When Guard Slips Down

LEAVENWORTH, Kas.. Jan. 7.- Taking advantage of an opportunity to escape after his guard had slipped and fallen on the icy ground, Alton E. Arnett, a prisoner of the U. 8. disciplinary barracks here, was still at liberty Monday night.
 Private Clarence Adams, the guard, who notified authorities of the es- cape, said Arnett leaped upon him after he had fallen, took his high powered army rifle and 20 rounds of ammunition and then forced him to exchange clothes.
 'Tll kill you if you come out of that brush," Adams said Arnett threatened.
 The two men were en route to the rock quarry. A posse was quickly formed and is securing the surround ing country in swift staff cars. Ar nett, who has made four unsuccess- tful attempts to escape since he was first sent to the barracks, is regard ed as a dangerous man by federal au- thorities. He was sentenced for de- sertion and his term was to have expired on June l. 1925
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
REWARD OFFERED FOR MASKED GANG
Total Of $2,50O For FIoggers Who Burned Florida
 Road House

TAMPA, Fla. Jan. 7.-Rewards to- talling S2,5o0 were offered today for the arrest and conviction of members of an armed, masked gang of about 50 persons who Friday night burned an alleged road house near here and flogged it's owner and steward. ac- cording to Sheriff W. s. Spencer.
 Tho sheriff said he had offered $l,50O, a local newspaper s1.0oO and that additional offers were expected from other sources. He added that he expected to make two or more ar rests within the next 24 hours.
 Indications that members or the mob were becoming uneasy. were seen in the fact that threats were made over the telephone yesterday that the plant of the newspaper ot- ferjng the reward would be bombed. The telephone call came from pub Nc station. but the callers descrip- ton was secured and his arrest IS expected.
 The alleged resort was burned 10 the ground, with d loss of about S35O0O, by the mob after Bert Banker. owner. and Emil Oelson. steward. had been taken prisoner and part of the crowd had demolished furnishings with axes. The two men were taken to the woods, severely flogged. and left to make their way back to town.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
EXCESS EARNINGS CLAUSE |S UPHELD
Supreme Court Holds Rail- roads Must Divide With
 The Government

WASHINGTON, Jah. 7.-CBy Asso- ciated Press.) Provision of the transportation act requiring railroads to divide with the government excess earnings were sustained today by the supreme court.
 The attack upon the constitution ality of the recapture clauses was brought by the Dayton -Goodse Creek Railway company of Texas. but when the case reached the supreme court 10 of the most important railway sys- tems of the country joined in it.
 Describing the transportation act as legislation intended to build up a system of railways prepared to han dle promptly all the interstate traf- fife of the country and as aimed to give the owners of the railways an opportunity to earn enough to main tain their properties and equipment in state of efficiency, Chief Justice Taft declared in delivering the opin- ion of the court that the railroads of the country had been placed more completely than ever under the fos- tering guardianship and control of the interstate commerce commission.
 Reviewing the increased jurisdic- tion conferred by Congress upon the commission, the court pointed out that the commissions functions were no longer limited to the fixing of reasonable rates and the prevention of those which are discriminatory. Key To Whole Plan.
 The clauses of the transportation act. which provides for the recap ture of excess earnings were declared by the court "the key provision of the whole plan" The uniformity of rates decided upon as the most help ful to the weaker railroads would enable those of average efficfency, the court said. to earn the prescribed maximum return. By the recapture clauses the Chief Justice stated. Con- gress is enabled to maintain uniform rates for all shippers, and yet keep the net returns of railways, whether strong or weak to the verying per- centages which are fair respectively for them"
 The law operated, the court pointed out, to require the railroads which earn more than the prescribed maxi mum to hold the excess primarily to preserve their sound economic condi- tion and avoid wasteful expenditures and unwise dividends" Those which earn less will be given help, the court explained, Ito obtain credit through q fund made up of the part of the excess earnings held by the govern ment.
 The carrier is not entitled, as constitutional right. the court said,
 to more than fair net operating income upon the value of its proper ties, which are being devoted to transportation. By Investment in a business dedicated to the public service. the owner must recognize that, as compared with investment in private business, he cannot expeCt either high or speculative dividends, but that his obligation limits hin. to only fair or reasonable profit. If 1t receives 8 fair return on its property why should it make any difference that other and competing railroads In the same section are per mitted to receive higher rates for service which it costs them more to render and from which they re- ceive no better net returns"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
Cupid Victor Ouer Cold And Distance

Cupid laughs at locksmiths and cold and distance, too. Miss Frances Smith of Attica, Ind, can testify to that. She knows. she is now Mrs. Bruce Cunningham of Montgomery because she braved the elements last Tuesday and started toward Montgomery i'm an automobile. The distance was SSS miles. but she laughed at the miles. She travelled southward until the weekend camef Cold weather arrived. Miss Smith laughed again and was still laugh ing when she reached Montgomery late Sunday night.
 She and Cunningham had prom ised one another that they would be married January 6. Then Cum ningham was transferred from At tica to Montgomery. When he realized he couldn't go to her he asked her to come to him-and she did. She arrived at ten minutes before midnight of the day they were to be married and during those ten minutes they were married.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
LOSE DAY EACH DAY AT
 FOURTEENTH STREET

More than an entire day is lost daily by. the shifting and crossing of trains at Fourteenth street and Railroad avenue.
 This is the paradoxical conclusion of several workers in the vicinity who have reduced their observation to approximate calculation.
 The passing of more than 50 regu- lar passenger trains and the shift ing of several yard engines scores of times daily. blocking the way of q dozen or more vehicles simultane- lsly, is responsible for the loss, they say.
 Workers and business men, shop pers, autoists and pedestrians, are confronted with the greatest jam early In the morning and late in the afternoon, they declare. Frequently accidents are narrowly averted when the north and south groups attempt to hurry across after the passing of a train. only to see another approach ing,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
SHOW OF WONDERS TAT MASONIC TEMPLE
Murdock To Make Initial Appear.
 ance In Birmingham E

Tuesday night at the Masonic audi torium Murdock. known as the Elm inent White Mahatma," will mako his initial appearance before Blrming- ham audiences with his '"Show of Wonders" 4
 His offering is said to be both baf- fling and entertaining. including an amazing demonstration of slate writ ings, startling series of spirit paintings of any person living, or who has ever lived, that may be re- auested by members of the audience. These paintings appear in natural colors, in full view of the audience. Then follows the celebrated Crystal Seance;" questions of any nature may be asked and will be answered. in a comprehensive manner.
 Despite the mystic nature of his performance, Murdock makes no claim whatever to the supernatural, but only to an exceptionally keen de- velopment of the mind and of the pyschic forces which are latent in all persons.
 A special matinee Cor ladies only is announced for Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. at which time ques- tions of a more personal nature may be asked
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
Vital Statistics
RTRTHS

MT. and Mrs. Julian O. Schussler, St. Vincent's hospital, December 2s. girl. MT. and Mrs. Theodora J. Parker, St. Vincent's hospital, December 20, boy, MT. and Mrs. Joseph R. Harris St. Vim cents hospital. December 2e. boy.
 MT. and Mrs. Walter H. Meyer St. Vim cents hospital. December 25. boy.
 Mir. and Mrs. Percy W. Brewer. St. Vim cents hospital. December 31, boy.
 Mir. and Mrs. Joe Goolsby, AdamsVillo, December l4, boy.
 Mir. and Mrs. Columbus crocksr. Adams vile. December H. girl.
 Mir. and Mrs. Snody Trammeli, Adams vile. December l4, boy.
 Mir. and Mrs. Gordon Hill. Adamsviiie. Mr. ana Mrs: Sspha., Partridge, Adams MT. and Mrs. Ed Roberts, Adamsville. Mr. and Mrs. Chester ". McAvoy. Trussville, December 29. boy.
 MT. and Mrs. George D. Lambert Route 6, Birmingham. December 27. girl.
 Mir. and Mrs. Wilburn B. Morrison, TrussWlle. December 8. girl.
 DEATHS
 Emiline MeDonald. Adamsville, pecem- irssii McNsbb. Trussville. December '. age 3. Mrs. sultana Bslcher. Route l. Morris. January 3, age 37.
 Mrs. Mary Grimes. Powdsriy, Ala. Jan uary $, age si.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
CHARGED WITH AUTO THEFT

nue, south, was placed in the coun- ty jail Monday on charge of em- bezzlement. Tutwiler was arrested Sunday by Detectives Coles and Propst under the suspicious charac- ter ordinance and held for investiga- tion into the disposal of an auto mobile belonging to Weir Brothers. Monday afternoon he was trans ferred to the county jail and bond fixed at s1,00. He is alleged to have taken the car belonging to the rental agency and disposed of it to his personal gain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
STROBE GIVES READING
Captivates MontevallO Audience Witl
 His Selections From Barrie

HIS SeIectfOns From BarRte
 MONTEVALLO, Ala, Jan. 7.-(Spe- al.)-Hudson Strode, professor of modern literature at the University of Alabama, captivated his audience of Montevallo people and students of Alabama college last evening with his interpretation of Barries "The Will" and Shaw's How He Lied To Her Husband"
 MT. Strode has a particularly pleas ing personality and voice of singu- lar richness and expression which, combined with his wide knowledge of questioned ability. In his opening remarks Mrs. Strode paid tributes to Dr. Palmer, Dean Carmichael and Miss Vivian Monk of the English de- partment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
MISS ~BEVIAR IN ALABAMA
Home Economies Expect To Visit Au-
 burn and Montevallo

burn and Montevallo
 Miss Isabel Beviar, professor emeri- tus of home economies in the Uni versity of Illinois, spent Monday night in Birmingham en route to Au- burn from Nashville. She is making a tour of several southern colleges and universities.
 Miss Beviar is regarded as one of the leading home economies teachers in the United States and is the au- thor of several textbooks. During the war she was associated with Herbert Hoover in his food conserva- tion program and was formerly presi- dent of the National Home Economics association. She willy be the guest this week of the home ecoromics de- partment of the Alabama Polytechnic institute at Auburn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
ON LARCENY CHARGE

Thomas Ellis was committed to the county jail Monday on a charge of embezZle ment and grand larceny. The commitment was made on an in- dictment by the present grand jury Walter Holt, negro, was also commit ted on a grand larceny charge, in- cluding burglary. Holt was arrested by Deputies Badger and Ball on a warrant sworn out before Judge Abernathy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
MRS. BURKs CONFIRMED
RAIN HELPS CANE
Will Add Thousands Of Dollars To
 Cuban Sugar Crop

rains of yesterday and today will add thousands of dollars in value to Cuba's sugar cane crop. in the opin- ion of persons familiar with con- ditions. who pointed out today that cane was suffering from the ex- tremely dry weather of the last month: Some grinding already has started. much other cane was rather dry to yield the best results and the rain was expected to add to the growth of that part of the crop that is yet to come. Other crops will be benefited also with the exception of tobacco which might be flooded in the lowlands
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
- -AUTOMOBILES
AUToMonILEs ron SALE

PRACTICALLY NEW OVERLAND RED BIRD a pickup; has bumpers both front and rear. spare tire lock wheel. sun shade, only ......... t676 FORD RoADSTER--New paint and 1929 model. with lock wheel for. .S2s5 FORD touring 1923 model. good tires and !ocb wheel ..s.s.....s........ .$225 DODGE roadster. in good running condt. ton; has spare tire and locking trans- mission; bargain for. .327s FORE COUPE-In jamb-up shape. new paint and seat covers; lock wheel; S375 FORD CUTDOwN--Has AInes body. drum headlights. locking wheel starter and painted a bright red for ......... ..S350 OVERLAND TOURING-Has lock wheel and in jamb-up shape. ............... .$375 OVERLAND ToURING-1s2s model s4so FORD SEDAN wire wheels and lots oe extras TOT .................... 1850 STUDEBAKER SPECIAL SIX. in jamb-up shape. and good tires and paint for S675 And several other light cars at bargain
 prices.
 CRUSE-CRAWFORD MFG. co.
 asoo AVE. B. MAIN yssa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
YOUTHFUL ROBBERS MAKE RAID ON BANK
Force Cashier Into Vault And Flee
 With Money

ARKANSAS CITY. Kas., Jan. 7.-- Two youthful, unmasked bandits walked into the Rock State bank, north of here late Monday while the directors were fin session, and, After forcing A. R. Cochran, cashier, into a vault, escaped with $1,S50 in cur rency. A posse is pursuing the pair who escaped in, an automobile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
FATHERS MANIPULATION
 BLAMED FOR SHOOTING
Claimed Woman Was Shot When
 Son Learned Of Plans

HoI-STON. Tex, Jan. 7.-When Robert J. Robinson. 22-year-old for mer Texas university student, goes on trial on a charge of killing Mrs. MoIlie Rush Dudley, A. his attorneys will try to prove that he shot the prett; divorcee after he had learned ,,ts t.,tber Dr. C. Fl. Robinson. nIanncd to elope with her.
 That this would be Robinson's de- fense was indicated at his prelim- mary hearing Monday, when Dave BlayIock. 2 taxi driver, testified he overheard a conversation relative to the proposed elopement while driv- ing the youths father ana Mrs. pud- ley.
 IabeaA corpus proceedings to gain Robinson his temporary release are under way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
DIRECTORS MILL MEET
.ut,uNEN GIFT HOLIDAY

. "on account of an impaired hea.- air. system ut the Bcssemer High 4'se.iooi MoudsT no classes were heard istherc. Tho students were dismissed following chapel exercises, when Y vas discovered that some of the
 lrpznn water pipes had burst in the basement.
 The damase was repaired Monday . afternoon and school will resume
 Tuesday morning as usual.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
Farley's Name Withdrawn

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.-Preside mt Coolidge today formally withdrew the nomination of E. P. Farley. Chi cago, to be chairman of the shipping 2 board. The Senate commerce commit tee recently reported adversely on it and Farley resigned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-08
RAID COUNTY AGAIN
Williamson County Gets Second Visit From Prohibition Officers

JUHNSUN CIT4, III., Jan. 7.--Fed- eral prohibition agents for the sec ond time within two weeks swooped down upon Williamson county and with the aid of specially deputized citizens. secured the county, making 56 arrests and seizing large quanti- ties of whiskey, home brew, and wine,