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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-17
BATTLE
ALLEGED BURGLAR

When J.. K. and G. H. Edwards of
Brighton, Ala, caught o. G. Beard of
Beard of Fairfield, Ala, attempting to
drive their automobile from its parking
place on Fourth avenue and Twenty
first street, mixup ensued which left
Beard on the short side of the balance
and resulted in his arrest for grand lar.
ceny. carrying a concealed weapon, and
violating the prohibition law.
Beard had cut the switch wires of
the automobile and had crawled under
The wheel to prepare to start the car
when the owners collared him. Police
say lively scuffle followed, in which
When the police arrived and searched
Beard came out second best.
Beard they report they found him car
Iying a bottle of corn" and a pistol.
Two automobiles were stolen from
downtown parking places Thursday aft
ernoon. police say. No clue to theri
whereabouts had been discovered at a
laIe hour.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-17
SECRET OF HAPPINESS

The greatest menace on earth to
happiness is the ill health with which
so many women are afflicted. The
young woman is subject to pain and
irregularities, the mother to the tor
lures of displacements with conse-
quent pains, aches and nervousness
the middle aged woman to the uncom-
Portable conditions caused by this
critical age. The one remedy to con-
troll these conditions and restore the
system to normal healthy condition
is Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, which for fifty years has been
restoring sick and ailing women 70
health and happiness.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-17
VETERANS VOTE
TO GO TO DAVIS,
PREDICTSSHAVER
Manager Deplores Forbes
Trial Delay Until After
The Election
lRY Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.-In three
statements given out through party
headquarters here today, Democratic
National Chairman Shaver criticized
President Coolidges failure to reduce
the sugar tariff, accused the Depart
ment of Justice delaying the prosecu-
ton of Charles r. Forbes, and pre-
dicted that John w. Davis would be
supported overwhelmingly by veterans
of the Civil and World wars.
The president, Mr.. Shaver said in
his first statement, apparently intends
to delay action on the sugar tariff until
after election. with a continuing heavy
loss to the consuming public.
Until After Election
Discussing the Forbes indictments,
the chairman declared the Veterans
bureau fraud case brought against him
in Maryland had been postponed until
next January, and that brought in Chi
cago until November "a. Thus, he said,
the cases both had been postponed at
the instance of the Coolidge admins
tration until after election"
"This effort of the Coolidge admins
tration to prevent the trial of the
Forbes cases in the closing days of
the campaign" he continued sis in di-
rect contradiction to the promise that
President Coolidge gave the people last
February when he was making a pol
itical speech before the National Re
publican club in New York. Referring
to the numerous instances of corrup-
ton in the administration then under
public discussion, President Coolidge
said:
"'There will be immediate, adequate.
unshrinking prosecution, criminal and
civil, TO punish the guilty and to pro-
tect every national interest
Delays The Trial
''Now the Department of Justice,
whose head is a member of the Presi-
dents cabinet, on its own initiative
and despite the objections of the at
torneys for Forbes, has delayed the
trial of this former republican official.
The explanation is probably to be
found in the fear of the republican
administration that the frightful man.
agement of the Veterans bureau will
be revealed in the testimony.
president Coolidge could have pre-
vented the postponement of the Forbes
trial in the court at Baltimore.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-17
OFFICIAL ASSAILS
FLAPPER TEACHERS
Termed Notwithstanding Man
Chasers By Albany Supt.

ALBANY, n. Y. Oct. 16.-Phew! If
the rOSeate cheeks of our flapper school
teachers could turn any redder, they
must be doing so.
Superintendent Frank BoyntOn of
Ithaca started the excitement Thursday
when, speaking before the New York
state council of school superintendent,
he described the modern school ma'ams
as being 'bob-haired, carmine-lipped,
Understanding, immodestly clothed
young man chasers."
Boynton's opinion was released when
some one demanded to know why WON
en- teachers were not paid as much as
the men.
eve pay any of these young college
girls So day to begin teaching" said
Boynton, after giving the above descrip-
ton of his subjects. If girl is a Phi
Beta Kappa student she gets job,
according to the superintendent. That's
all the college employment bureaus are
interested in," he said.
I'VE have too many would-be's in
our schools, too many who are man
chasers and who wait to quit only. until
they have hooked some fellow. know
whereof l speak, for l unloaded 10 of
them last year"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-17
RED ASSISTANCE
. IS CALLED MYTH
!. BY INDEPENDENT
O'Connor Inference Is De-
scribed AS Campaign
Canard
(By Associated Prsss)

CHICAGO, Oct. 16.-Emphatic de-
NAL was given tonight at La Toilette
national headquarters to the suggestion
made by Thomas v. O'CPnnor in Buffalo
! last night that the La Toilette Wheeler
campaign was being financed from
Russian sources. 49,
Herman L. Ekern, financial director
of the independent forces, gave out the
following statement concerning the
OConnor differences:
"The insinuation by Thomas V:
O'Connor of the shipping board of But
falo, last night that large amount of
money may have been mysteri0usly sent
from Russia to Mexico to boost the
cause of Senators La Toilette and
Wheeler, as reported by, the Associated
Press, is the beginning of prediction
series of campaign canards. 1t is, of
course, absolutely false and SO absurd
as to justify no attention except to the
motive back of such an implication.
mfr. O'Connor was appointed mem
Der of the shipping board by, the Hard
ing Coolidge administration and has been
particularly active in attempting 10 keep
didacy Of La Toilette and Wheeler.
This is the same O'Connor who for
feited his standing with hisiown organi-
zation, the Longshoremen's, union, and
who, according to newspaper reports,
on Labor Day brought to Washington
as his guests delegation of alleged
labor representatives to be addressed by
President Coolidge.
ut is to be expected that in the
closing days of the campaign just this
Kind of stuff will be fed to the press and
it is a compliment to the press that
compare lively few papers have printed
this story"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-17
BALDWIN DERIDES
LABOR'S EFFORTS
TO RIGHT THINGS
Government Owne r S h ip
Made Foundation Of
Coalition Attack
(By Associated Press.)

LONDON, Oct. 16.-Former Premier
Baldwin opened his campaign for parn-
ament today by addressing large meet
ing in Queens hall, during which ne
ridiculed what he characterized as stne
labor governments universal panacea
of national ownership and national con-
troll to set things Alright.
Mr.. Baldwin described the labor
ministers as "cheap jacks of politics,
always full of enthusiasm, but never
doing anything" He pictured Premier
Macdonald as being over-borne and
HELPLESS in the hands of the extreme
socialist wing of his party and pre-
dicted that the labor administration
never would accomplish anything I'M
til it killed this old man of the sea.
Mr.. Baldwins speech constituted the
general theme of the conservative ana
liberal speakers in the campaign while
on the other hand, the speeches OF the
laborites mostly deyell upon what they
call the "unhOly pact between the
liberals and conservatives to keep out OF
power.
Conflict Between Systems
Minister of Health Wheatley, who is
regarded as one of the rising men IN
the labor administration, commenting
on the situation today said he regard
ed former Premier Lloyd Georges de-
clara tion of war on labor as public
be bought The minister added that
politics now adays was conflict, not
between men but between systems.
Competitive capitalism was on trial
for its life. He declared former Premier
Asquith would need all of his Oratori-
cal ingenuity to convice his friends
that the conservative-laberal party was
not coalition.
Some of the liberal newspapers are
becoming anxious over the implications
of the pact which gives the speakers
for the laborities the chance to repres-
ent the pact as union of capitalists
interests against labor. These news
papers urge the extreme Importance of
liberal partys preserving its complete
independence. They declare that any
other policy would be suicidal.
Sir Auckland Geddes, former am
hassador to the United States, has come
out of his long political retirement to
deliver addresses to conservative meet
ings.
Although Premier MacDonalds voice
is beginning to show the strain of
addressing an average of 20 meetings
daily, he continues to prosecute a
vigrous campaign. Tonight the PRIMER
spoke to a huge gathering at Man
chester.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-17
SEE FIRST MOVIE AT 81

SIOUX FALLS, S. D.. Oct. 16.-H
II. Oien, 81 and his wife, who is SO
came to Sioux Falls today from their
farm home near Dell Rapids and saw
their first motion picture show-and
they don't care if they never see an
other. After the show, which contained
western feature and short comedy
they expressed the opinion that the fea
ture picture was too violent to offer any
recreation The comedy, they agreed
was more ENJOYABLE.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-17
Why Stay Fat?
You Can Reduce

:. The answer Of most fst people is that
dangerous 20 force the weight down
Marrnola Prescription Tablets overcome
all these diffic0Ities They are pleas
ant to take, entail no dieting or exercise,
and have the added advantage of cheap
ness box Is sold at one dollar by all
druggists the world over. or send the price
direct to the Marmola Coz General Motors
Bldg, Detroit, Mich. Nov that you know
this, you have no excuse for being fat.
You can reduce steadily and easily with
out going through long sieEes of tiresoIne
exercise and starvation diet with fear
Of bad effects. Get a box and start get
ting slneder how.--Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-17
JOKE COSTS LIFE
OF SPOKANE MAN
(By Associated Press)

SPOKANE, Wash, Oct. 16.-F. ".
Curran paid with his life for joke
yesterday. Riding in an automobile
driven by c. Martin, he pulled Martins
cap down over his eyes and the car went
over a 50-foot embankment near Fort
Wright, killing Curran instantly. Mar
tin and another passenger in the car
were not hurt.
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cepted by. the Washington government,
asserted today that the contract an
.nouflced from Moscow for the develop
ment of the Georgian manganese fields
is of no OBJECT. He bases this state
ment on the claim that the contracts
.bad = not been sanctioned. by the re-
public. of Georgia, which he says he
ref,reser1ts
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-17
LAKE LINES MERGE
Largest Transaction In Sections, His
tory Totals $4,000, 900 ::

CHICAGO, Oct, 16.--What was de-
scribed, as the largest steamship merger
on record on the Great Lakes was, an
nounced today. by the, Goodficch Steam
ship Lines and the Grhham and Morton
twelve steamers and a capital Of $5,000,-
600. The company viii be known as the
+ Goodrich Transit company r
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died in Paris in 1922 as disclosed in
the final decree of accounting today.
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NOTED INVENTOR DIES

SCHENECTADY, N. Y, Oct. I6.--
Charles J. Mellin, inventor and consult
ing engineer of the American Locomotive
company, died here yesterday. He was
the inventor of many LOCOMOTIVES designs
and improvements. He Was knighted by
the late King Oscar of Sweden for dis
tinguished service in engineering. He
was born in Sweden in 1851.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-17
POLITE THUGS
STIR HEARTS
OF. VICTIMS

CHICAGo, soct. 16.Because the
robbers had been $50 gentleman
~ about it, two men, who were
victims of five youths they identi-
fled as the bandits, were loath to
sign complaints against them.
"They robbed us, but they were
so fair and square we hate to OBJ
ject," they said. A score of other
victims, not so lenient, signed the
charges.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-17
WILLS DIVINE AID

NEW YORK. Oct. 16.-Chicago was
commended to divine guidance $50 as to
enable it to live down its miserable past
and wretched present" and New York
was called 1.-THE most wonderful city
in the world" in the will of A Token
Worm, theatrical publicity man, who
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-17
THE BIRMINGHAM AGE FRIDAY OCTOBER 1924
MOSCOW. CONTRACT
DECLARED INVALID
INV Assoeiated Pross. \

! NEW YORK, Oct. 16.-vasali D.,
Dumbadze, representative in this. coun-
try for the Georgian i. republic, but
whose credentials have not been ac-
The Washington times., 1924-03-05
D. A. R. DEVOTES
SESSION To
ROUTINE
Memorial Services Are Held
For Dead-Administra alton
Slate Wins.

Routine reports were the main
business Of today's sessions of the
D. A. r. District convention at
Memorial Continental Hall.
Memorial services, conducted bv
Mrs. James e. Mulcare, chaplain.
this afternoon, were featured by
the placing Of a carnation in q
huge memorial wreath by each
chapter regent for those members
in her chapter who died during the
year. The musical program in
cluded the singing of zone Sweetlv
Solemn ThoAght,"" by Miss Lillian
chenoweth. Of Manor House Chap
ter.
The administration slate" de.
feated the independent ticket" in
the election yesterday. Those elect.
ed were: Regent, Mrs. John M.
Beavers, Of the Dolly Madison Chap.
ter; vice regent, Mrs. James M.
Wiley, Deborah Knapp Chapter:
chaplain, Mrs. Lewis B. Thomson.
American Liberty Chapter; record.
ing secretary, Mrs. David d. Cald.
well, Victory Chapter; correspond
ing secretary, Mrs. Jason Water.
man, Columbia Chapter; treasurer,
Miss Helen Harmon, Col. John
Donaldson Chapter; historian, Mrs.
Joseph Henry Wheat Indspend.
ence BEN ChapteA
The Washington times., 1924-03-05
HUSBAND LEI 7
HER IN NEED,
%: F..
SHE SAYS
Mrs. David L. Lockard Asks
Times Aid in Finding Mate
Who Disappeared.

Search for her husband who yes.
terday left her without money, with
the rent unpaid and with four chill.
dren between the ages of three
months. and eight years crying for
food, was begun today by Mrs.
David L. Lockard, 1875 D street
northwest.
Lockard ate breakfast with his
family yesterday morning and then
walked out of the house saying he
would be back in a few minutes,
Mrs. Lockard declared today, in ask.
ing the cooperation of The Wash.
ington Times to effect his appre,
hensiOn.
Lockard has been unemployed for
the past three weeks. Prior to that
time he worked for four years as
an: employee at the Raleigh hotel,
she says.
When he left his home he was
wearing a black overcoat, a blue
serge suit, tan shoes, a brown hat,
white. shirt with brown stripes
and a blue silk necktie. In his
cuffs are links bearing the initials
ID. L. L." Lockard is about five
feet eleven inches tall, has brown
eyes, dark brown hair and wears
eyeglasses.
The Washington times., 1924-03-05
DEPRECIATION
RULES To Be
LAID DOWN
Utilities Commission Directs
Secretary to Prepare
Valuation Method.

The Public Utilities Commission
has directed Walter C. Allen execu-
tive secretary, to prepare tentative
depreciation rules governing q
method of applying the depreciation
reserve Of Washington utilities cor.
povations to the fair value Of these
companies.
AS soon as Mr.. Allen has prepared
these rules the commission will call
a public hearing to give the com.
panies an opportunity to approve
or protest against their adoption.
In the meantime, no action will
be taken on the Federation Of
Citizens Associations request for a
reduction in the rates charged by
the Chesapeake and Potomac Tele.
phone Company.
The rules to be drawn I'D by
Allen will undoubtedly affect the
valuation Of the various corpora
lions and may have some effect on
street car fares, gas, electric and
phone rates.
The hearing to consider deducting
accrued depreciation from fair val
uation Of utilities corporations came
to an end yesterday afternoon with
William NICK. Clayton, represent
ing the federation, as the principal
witness Of the day.
Clayton declared that it was en-
tiPely proper and legal for the COM
mission to deduct accrued depre.
citation from a fair valuation.
The Washington times., 1924-03-05
Daugherty Delays His
Return to Washington;
Holds Long Conferences

MIAMI, Fla, March 5.-Attorney
General Harry M. Daugherty will
not return to Washington tonight
as he originally palnned. His rail.
road reservations have been can.
celed, and the Attorney General
said it was impossible to say exactly
when he will take his departure.
He spent much Of the time today
with his invalid wife whose condi.
ton was reported improved. He
also held several conferences, but
denied that they had anything to
do with the senatorial investigation
0e his department.
Reservations have been made on
q train leaving here for Washington
tomorrow night, but the Attorney
General pointed out that this did
not necessarily mean he would leave
at that time.
The attorney general last night
held q long conference with several
eastern lawyers at local hotel, but
stoutly denied that anything occur
red Of Significance"
Although he has made 1t q point
to secure every paper in order to
get reports Of the battle over his
administration in Washington, he
has cast them aside with a smile
and without making a public State
ment.
He planned to spend most Of
today with his invalid wife and said
that work he would do would be in
interest Of the Government" re.
1erring to the Department Of
Justice
The Washington times., 1924-03-05
6. |. BECKER IS
SOUGHT BY
POLICE
Fear New York City Man May
Have Drowned Self in
Great Falls.

Great Falls is an ideal place to
drown"
Over and over again, George L.
Becker. fifty-three, repeated this to
his friends in New York city, where,
with his family, he made his home
before his disappearance last
August. Nothing has been heard
from him since then.
With only this clue, the local
police force is trying to find some
trace of Becker. 1t Is feared that
he may have visited this ideal
spot, and there taken his life.
A description forwarded here
from New York stated that Becker
was about five feet nine inches in
height, and weighed around $50
pounds. His hair was brown, mixed
with grey as was his mustache.
On the bridge Of his nose was a
scar. Becker's laundry mark in
New York was X.398.
The Washington times., 1924-03-05
senate IS DEBATING
NORBECK LOAN BILL

The Senate this afternoon re-
sumed debate on the Norbeck bill
appropriating $5O.OOO,OOO for live
stock loans to farmers in the wheat
belt.
The bill was opposed by Senator
Dial Dem.) Of South Carolina as
'uneconomic and unconstitutional"
Dial said the bill was an effort to
favor Northwestern farmers "by
donating tax payers moneys while
the rest OF the country foots the
bills"
THE farmers Of the Northwest
are not alone in being too poor to
buy live stock" said Dial. Its
the same in my State and through
out the South. The farmers of the
Northwest should work out their
own salvation.
The Washington times., 1924-03-05
MUSCLE SHOALS CITED
AS NATIONAL PROBLEM

Reclamation Of soil fertility is in.
volved in the legislation providing
Tor disposition Of Muscle Shoals
nitrate and power plants, Congress,
man Bankhead. Oem.). Of Alabama,
stated in the House yesterday when
the Muscle Shoals bill, leasing the
plant to Henry Ford, was brought
up for consideration.
ut is the greatest problem be-
fore the country" said Bankhead
1T is not a local issue. Our popu.
lation is, increasing at the rate OF
100000 a year. and each year the
great agriculture areas decrease in
soil fertility. In sections Of the
country, living costs are so high
that wages cannot be held to an
equalizing level and the spectre OF
idleness. closing mills and factories
poverty and want looms imminently
Zone helpful factor in solution il
cheaper food production, and that
can come only through low.cost
high-grade fertilizers"
The Washington times., 1924-03-05
EXPERT PLACES
RAPID TRANSIT
VALUATION
Accountant Figures Book
Value of Company at
$227,2so.O2.

The book value Of the Washing
ton Rapid Transit Company is 1921
289.02, according to e. V. Fisher,
expert accountant of the Public
Utilities Commission who was the
principal witness today when the
Commission opened valuation
hearing in the board room of the
District building.
The fair value Of the company
Is now being determined by r. G.
Klotz, engineer of the commission,
and will be announced at another
public hearing to be held thirty
days from today. Mr.. klotz IL
making a physical valuation of the
company's property.
Mr.. Klotz and Mr.. Fisher were the
only two witnesses heard this morn
ing.
Conrad H. Syme, attorney for the
question them at this time but
would do so after the valuation is
announced by the Commission.
II do not think there will be any
difficulty in reaching a decision as
to the fair value of this company"
Mr.. Syme said. I'VE agree in the
main with the Commission as to the
value of most Of our property.
Before the next hearing our audi.
tor will make a physical valuation
and the difference between his
figures and those of the commission
can be ironed out. believe"
The hearing today was a con-
tinuation Of the 1O.cent bus fare
hearing, which began several weeks
ago.
No decision on the company's
request for higher fare will be
made until a valuation is definitely
determined.
The Washington times., 1924-03-05
LOVE BALM SUIT
CENTERS ON
BABY
British Nurse Claims Child
Which Woman, Suing
Packer, Says Is Hers.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March s.
In the center Of an alleged black
mail plot today stood Dorothy May
Dring, one year old war ababy."
while police, armed with a warrant,
sought Miss Eileen Mabelle.
Miss Mabelle had filed a breach
of promise suit for $4,000 against
Joseph Baum, Kansas City packer,
who she named as the father OF
the child. Her charges were blasted,
however, when Maize Dring, British
war nurse, appeared and identified
Dorothy May as her child, the baby
having been entrusted to the care
of Miss Mabelle at it's birth.
Miss bring. who came here from
Chicago, told police she recently
had received a letter from Miss
Mabelle stating that the baby had
died.
According to the mother, Dorothy
Mays father is Scranton, Pa,
physician. Miss Dring met him
during the war and accompanied
him to America to be married, she
said.
The romance was shattered, how.
ever, when the physician learned
the nurse was about to become a
mother and deserted her, she said.