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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-24
MONEY SHORTAGE MAY BE CHARGED TO CITY EMPLOYE
William M. Lehman Held
 At Jail Under Bond Of $1O,OOO

William NJ. Lehman, 22 years old 4012 Avenue E., for several years an employe of the city comptroller.s office, was arrested Sunday afternoon and is being held at the. city jail under $10,- 900 bond pending the issuance of a warrant charging him with embezzle- ment of city funds. His arrest was made by c. M. Bragan and 0. E. McCombs, detectives. and Thomas Christian. assistant chief or police.
 Lehmans alleged thefts are said to have extended over period of ap- proximately three months, D.. E. Mo Lendon, city commissioner of finance, said Sunday evening, but the exact amount of his shortage is not known as yet. In common with all other em- ployes of the comptroller's office, Leh- man was under blanket bond, Me Lendon said. s
 According to McLendon, the young man has been employed by the city for about five years, and recently has been connected with the collection of street Improvements funds. H
 Asked by McLendon for an explana- ton of his act, the young man is re- ported to have said, q simply don't know why did it"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-24
BOTH SIDES FIRM
 IN LONDON STRIKE
Tramway And Bus Situation Re
 mains Unchanged

LONDON, March 23.-(By Associ- ated Press. )--There was no change to- day in thes situation growing out of the strike yesterday of tramway and omnibus employees. Neither side evinced any disposition to give in.
 A court of inquiry sat both morning and afternoon, taking evidence with re- gard to the situation. It is expected the court will present its right to the labor ministry within few days.
 A feature of tOday's session of the court was the general admission that there was need for some central con trOl for co-ordination of London's s transport facilities in order to remedy existing competition and Oyerlappihgs. It is believed that the courts report may recommend that the government introduce legislation in parliament to attain this object.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-24
PLUMMER FINDS
 FOREIGN HAND
 NRATEPR0TEST
Protests Against Section 28 Prove Its Right
 ness; He Says

WASHINGTON, March 23-Pro- tests against enforcement of section 2S of the Merchant Marine act are in- spired by foreign shipping interests Vice Chairman Hummer of the Ship ping Board said tonight commenting upon numerous letters received from points along the Atlantic Seaboard.
 The section provides lower domestic freight rates for goods shipped in American buttons.
 'srhe significant part of this core spondence," said MT. Hummer, lis that from New England comes deelar- ations that this act will destroy. the foreign shipping business of New Eng sses @ sS scsk Ess & .l. sas fSn s1ass the Sa south come protests that it discrimi- mates against the south and gives the business to New York and New Eng land. Next Monday there is to be a meeting in New York city protesting that this section discriminates against the port of New York and will give business to New England and the southern ports"
 "In the same mail," he added, there comes from the state of New York two letters, one protesting vehemently be- cause Cuba and the West Indies are not included under section 2S, as the writer says they should be the other, from the same state, protesting violent ly because it is assumed that Cuba and the West Indies are included.
 q once formed an opinion as to the of these protests; and it happens that my opinion is confirmed by one of these protesting letters, the writer of which inadvertently sent me the copy which, in the lower left hand corner, contains this notation: Copies to the Grand Trunk, ,-meaning the Grand Trunk railway, Canadian sys- tenn.
 But as all these protests agree in the statement that this section will reduce the amount of business done by foreign ships in that particular port, it is fairly evident that American ships are to secure an increased business through this section, and that was why Congress, not the shipping board, en- acted this particular law. And that this is the foreign view is shown by the emphatic protest from the Liverpool Chamher of Commorce
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-24
CZAR'S PAYMASTER
 BROADWAY PORTER
Colonel Taraeff, Composer, Can
 not Afford Piano

NEW YORK. March 23.-Alexan- der Taraeff, q Russian prince and former paymaster of the Cars armies, has been discovered working as a porter in a Broadway office building for S23 q week. He is occupying a bare little apartment in Jersey City with his wife.
 saia @ ne ,.hoh fouia not even E1 allOra sn piano plained that his work of paying out for music.
 When the revolution came he fled to China and crossed the Gobi desert alone. He finally reached Peking, where he met his wife, who had escaped some months before.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-24
DRY AGENTS AID
 NV MOVIE SCENE
New Orleans Cabaret Set Sud
 denly Becomes Real

NEW ORLEANS, March 23,-While in the midst of might life scene be- ing filmed at the Oasis, a cabaret, with the cameramen eranking away and tine director shouting hoarsely, five prohibi- tion agents added q touch of realism early today by quietly entering and raiding the place.
 Patrons of the cabaret who had been watching the mOvie-making at first refused to believe that the advent of the dry law crew was not part of performance they thought it was part of the program.
 Owners of the Oasis, however, had a different opinion. 0. D. Jackson, feder- al prohibition director for Louisiana stated barrel of beer and a quart of liquor was seized and that the charges of possession of liquor probablp would be filed against the proprietors tomor- row.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-24
CAPITALS SOBRIETY
 UPHELD IN REPORT
Enforcement Chief Sees Big I'm
 prOvement In Conditions

WASHINGTON, March 23.-The national capitals reputation for sobri- ety, recently under attack, was upheld in a report to prohibition Commissioner Haynes made public tonight by H. NJ. Luckett, chief of the fourth enforce ment division. For the quarter end ing March 1, the report showed seiz- ures of 15,176 gallons of liquors.
 Constant improvement has been noted of violations of the national pro- hibitiOn act in the city of Washing ton," Chief Luckett said, adding that conditions are decidedly better than they were year ago."
 The report said only about 1 per cent of the liquor seized in Washing ton and Maryland is genuine, 90 per cent being corn whisky and g per cent synthetic.
 In February PAP cases against law violators were made in the division.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-24
ITALY OBSERVES FIFTH BIRTHDAY OF FASCIST IDEA Representatives Of Over
 800 Municipalities
 Take Part
 FORCE IS NECESSARY M U SSOLINI AYERS Ready To Defend RevOlu- tion At Any Time, Pre- mier Says In Address

ROME. March 23.-(By Associated Press. )-Representatives from more than BOO municipalities participated today in the fifth anniversary of the founding of the Fascist movement. Aft CT paying homage to the unknown sol dier, the delegates marched through flag-draped streets amid enthusiastic manifestations by the populace.
 A cordon of troops at the Quirinal place saluted King Victor Emmanuel who viewed the parade from the bal cony.
 Premier Mussolini delivered a stir ring patriotic address at the Costanzi theatre. He reviewed the history of the fascisti movement and it's achieve ments. It was in the summer of 1922 he said, that he became persuaded of the necessity of q revolution, and he asserted that the idea of a march on Rome and the triumph of the revolu- tion were due to his initiative.
 No Wish To Crush Enemy
 He had had no wish to initiate the more or less classic revolutions, and crush the enemy, though he believed he could have succeeded by such a method. Then, amid loud cheers, he declared:
 'If it should become necessary to. morrow to defend our revolution we will do it willingly"
 After accounting the achievements of the government, he turned to foreign affairs and evoked renewed cheers by an allusion to the deliverance of Plume, declaring that the Italian policy in various directions proved how baseless wer@ the arguments of those who affirmed that Italy is iso- lated and must choose another policy.
 Nobody could deny, continued the premier, that Italy had pursued a policy of peace, having recognized Rus. sia, as an entity on the political map of Europe, and not being opposed to the eventual admission of Germany to the League of Nations.
 Declares Arms Necessary.
 Naturally" he went on, it is i'm possible to pursue successful foreign policy unless the country is disciplined and also armed. It is useless to put faith in humanitarian and pacifist idealists. We must have an army, a navy and an air force."
 On the question of liberty, Musso- lini said:
 Liberty is not a right. but a duty, When in any country it is permissible to make a campaign in behalf of lib erty, this is the best proof that lib erty exists' 2 and Of tha oaskitutioa he
 Until now ! have been within the constitution. What is the constitu- tion? It is something to which sov- ereign and people swear allegiance. It is not anything which should be petted, looked upon and put in a glass cage. People advance and change and have new needs and new passions. We have been most respectful to the constitu- ton in that spirit of it which is inn mortal"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-24
REBELS IN FLIGHT;
 FEDERALS PURSUE
Surrender Of Various Small
 Bands Past Week Reported

VERA CRUZ, March 2S.-General Jose Escobar left yesterday with 1,oOO men for San Francisco station in pur- suit of the rebel general, Guadalupe Sanchez. General Topet's forces are pursuing the rebels of NabOr Ojedas and Pedro Gonzales.
 A small rebel band which approached Medellin, near Vera Cruz, was driven off. General Topet's troops defeated Vidal Tenorio's rebels near Pazo del Cura on the Isthmus railway. !, Various small bands of rebels sur rendered last week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-24
REED TO ABIDE BY
 MISSOURI PRIMARY
No Intention Of Forcing Can.
 didacy, He Says

WASHINGTON, March 23.-Sena- tor James A. Reed of Missouri, in q statement tonight, declared he would not ask the Missouri democratic con vention to support his candidacy for the presidency or to confer upon him any favors whatever.
 ''I expect to abide by the decision of the people of Missouri rendered at the August primaries" he said, land to heartily support our ticket"
 Senator Reed said that when he asked the Missouri democrats to in- dorse him as a presidential candidate he "had hoped no considerable antagon- ism or bitterness would be aroused" " but these expectations "were not real iZed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-24
RUMELEY ASSIGNED
 TO FARM LABOR
Former Editor And Comrades
 To Serve Year

EASTVIEW, N. Y, March 23.-Dr. Edward Rumely. former publisher of the New York Evening Mail, and his attorneys, Erwin R. Leindheim and $. Walter Kaufman, all found guilty of concealing of German interests in the Mail during the World war, have been assigned to farm labor nt the state penitentiary, it was learned today. The three were sentenced to serve one year aach
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-24
GENERALS IN DUEL;
 EACH IS WOUNDED
Criticism Of Argentine Army By
 Major Causes Trouble

BUENOs AIRES, March k23.-(By the Associated Press. )-General Justo, minister of war, and General Delle- paine, head of the military forces in BuenOs Aires, fought duel with swords this afternoon. Both were slightly wounded.
 The encounter followed criticisms of the Argentine army by major. The minister was unable to meet him ow- ing to their difference in rank. There. upon General Dellepaine took the majors place, declaring himself to be in accord with the majors criticisms General Justo rendered his resigna. tiOn President Alvera so that he would be able to fight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-24
LEAGUE TO RESUME
 ARMS PACT EFFORT
Seek Convention For Control Of
 Private Manufacture

PARIS. March 23.-(By Associated Press The df N.toD. f0Deom9ttee of the morrow again will undertake to reach an agreement on the text of a conven- tion for the control of the private manufacture of arms. The object is to find some form of agreement to take the place of the convention signed at St. Genmain in 1919, which the United States was unable to ratify.
 Joseph c. Grew. the American min ister to Switzerland, will be present un- officially
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-24
2 KILLED IN CRASH
 WITH W. & ". TRAIN
Virginia Men Die Instantly Near
 Petersburg

NORFOLK, Va., March 23.-T. J. Creekmore of Norfolk and Charles B Tarr of Danville, Va. were killed in stantly today when the automobile in which they were riding was struck by a fast Norfolk and Western railway train bound from Cincinnati to Norfolk The accident occurred at Wellsville, which is near Petersburg, Va. Both men have families surviving them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-24
THE WEATHER

Alabama: Generally fair Monday and Tuesday; moderate temperature.
 Tennessee: Cloudy Monday and Tuesday; moderate temperature. Georgia: Cloudy Monday and Tues day; moderate temperature.
 Mississippi: Generally fair Mon. day and Tuesday; moderate tempera- ture.
 Complete weather data will be found on Page 12.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-24
TWO MACON MEN
 KILL THEMSELVES
One Out Of Work, The Other Drink Victim

MACON. Ga, March 23.-Early T. Sanders, 20 mechanic, drank the con tents of four ounce bottle of liquid poison in the presence of his wife and baby here this morning. He died ill q hospital a few minutes later.
 A few hours later A. F. Shelly, 31, city empfoye, held a shotgun to his head and pulled the trigger with his toe, killing himself instantly.
 Sanders was out of work.
 Shelly had been drinking, the pO- lice ascertained.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-24
GEORGIAN IS HELD
Arrested In Columbia In Connection
 With Killing

Arrested In Columbia In Connection
 With Killing
 COLUMBIA, s. C., March 23.-W. H. Covington of Ingleside, Ga, is be- ing held for investigation in connection with the death of F. R. Mason of St. Albans, Vt, travelling salesman, whose body, with head battered and throat cut, was found near here yesterday. The staying, officers believe, occurred on the night of March 16, with rob bery as the motive.
 Covington, according to statements attributed to him, had travelled with Mason for several months, but had left him three weeks ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-24
We Gun Get H For You

No matter what you want. if it is obtainable, The Want Ad De- partment of The Age-Herald can help you locate it.
 We keep in close touch with the real estate and automobile mar kets and frequently can be of real service to you by putting you in immediate touch with the firm or person who has just what you want.
 Or if you are looking for a room we can save you a lot of time and worry by selecting for you, at our office, such rooms as you will be interested in and sending you to see them direct-without all the walking and waiting. We make no charge for any service we may render and we consider it a real privilege to aid you. Look for the sign "Want Ads" at the main entrance of The Age Herald building and turn in the first office to the right-nO steps to climb and no long walk.
 Main 1900
 calls the Want Ad Department of ''the South's 'pullingest' paper.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-24

The Advertising Trend In The Birmingham Field issue of yesterday Sunday in March, The Birmingham eHerad printed 91 inches paid adver Using than printed by the other Brmngham sunday The figures:
 Inc Age-t1eraid ................. I,zl3 lncnes Other Sunday paper ................ I,Ozz inches Excess for The Age-Herald ......... 191 inches The Age-IIerald gained of paid advertising the corresponding Sunday year. and the other Sunday lost with the spending Sunday of last The figures This Sun.
 1923
 (nches) (Inches) (Inches) The Age-Herald .... 7,213 3,3O6 Gain, 3,907 Other Sunday paper. 7,O22 S6S3 Loss, 1861
 Or c net reversal of 5,568 inches in
 ddUertising UOtunae in tue tLUO Birnling-
 ham Sunday newspapers for tue past
 Sunday, aS compared LUith the cOrre-
 spOnding Sunday of tast year.
 For the third Sunday Herald gained 1532 inches of paid advertising the corresponding Sunday last while the other Birmingham Sunday inches the comparisons inches in advertising volume of the two papers.
 THE REASONS:
 Advertising space, based normal circulation of intensive purchasing power sold at reasonable Reader confidence born of the knowledge that The AgeHerald is the only Birmingham Sunday newspaper per mtted to print the dispatches of the Associated which the readers mind horoughnes and utter reliability of service
, 1924-04-02
PROTEST

I emphaticaIly protest against Mr.. R.
Francis, or any other person or persons,
who, are advocating a Civil Form Of
Government for the Virgin Islands.
VOTER AND TAXPAYER.
, 1924-04-02

ment OF the Government of The United
States to be designated by the President.
and the President is hereby authorized
70 place all matters pertaining to the
government of the Virgin Islands 10 the
Jurisdiction of such department.
, 1924-04-02
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

ItAL L. 1 4 ' IL - - AAANA
SEC. 10, That the s u1rema executive
noWer shall be vested in an executive
officer whose official title shall be the
Governor of the Virgin Islands," He
shall he appointed by the President, by
and with the advice and consent Of the
Senate. and hold his office at the plea
snre Of the President and until his sue
cassor j. chosen and qualified. The gov
prnor snail resi- lie in the Virgin Islands
dnring his official incumbency and shall
r7ainta.n his office at the seat of govern
npnt He shall have general super
vision end control of all depar ments and
hnreau~ of the government IN the Virgin
Islands so far as is not inconsistent with
+his Act He may grant pardons and
rpprievas and remit fines and tOrteltut2s
for offnses against the laws OF tie Viz
DIN Islands. and respites tor oil CtfenseS
9oains the laws of the United States
until the decision of the President can
he ascertained, and may veto any legis-
lation enacted. az hereinafter provided.
He shall commission all officers that he
NAV be authorized to appoint. He shall
he RESPONSIBLE for the faithful. execution
IF the laws If the Virgin Islands and Of
the limited States applicable 10 the Vlr-
ON Islands. and whenever 1T becomes
necessary he man call upon the COM
handlers of the military and naval forces
Of the United States liz the island, or
summon the posse .comitatus, or call out
The militia to prevent or suppress lawless
violence, invasion. instruction, or re-
heliion: and be may, in case OF rebellion
or invasion or imminent danger thereof,
when the public safety requires it, sus-
rend tie privileges of the writ Of habeas
corrus 9r place the island, or any part
hereof. under martial law until ccm-
nIunice ion can be had with the Presi-
Gert at q the Presidents decision therein
rlade lrcwn. He shall annually, and at
-uch Other times as he may be required.
rake official repcrt of the transact ems OF
he 90 eminent Ct the Virgin Islands TO
the exc .utive department. of tEe Govern
nent O. he United States, to be deslg'
ated fv the President, as herein provld-
I'd anC his said annual report shall he
tIarsm. tied to the Congress, and he shall
nerforn such additional duties and func-
lions as may in pursuance of law be de-
ligated to him by the President.
nm L. oamT,aaJod
, 1924-04-02

untIring IN GeV0tlng hlmSelI 10 occurring
a settlement. Late tonight the Plemitr
looking pale and exhausted, left Down
ing Street for a week end rest at Chfq-
uers Court, his country residence.
Though the strike situation last night
looked hopeful, the government never
theless made every preparation for =
possible extension Of the strike. Some of
the ministers today travelled to Liverpool
where the King was attending the Grand
Nati;nal Steepiechase and the King held
a privy council there and signed a proc
lamatiOn providing for a state of emery
ency, which naturally will not be requir-
ed. unless, as is cOnsidt red unlikely, the
leaders of the men should refuse to rati-
fy the terms of settlement. The terms
of settlement are subject to ratification
by both sides, and will not be officially
made public until ratified, but the recess
sary tOrmalities woulC be made with all
haste in order to get the transport service
running, In the meantime, all tube and
other threatened sympathetic strikes
have been called off and harassed Lon.
doners breathe freely again. General
resumption of the services is not expect
ed before Sunday. The strike settle
ment comes a great relief to the Govern
ment, as we'll as to the citizens, because
although the Ministers had decided to
take emergency spOwers, they were far
from agreed on what those powers should
be and almost any move they could have
made in this direction risked bringing
them into conflict with large sections of
the labor itself, which would have re-
garded such exceptional measures as It'll
mical to general trade union interests.
London, March th.--The Oxford
crew, now in training for the Univer-
sity boat race on April 5th, roWed their
last home course trial from Mortiake to
Putney today in q minutes 10 seconds.
Paris, March 29th. Continuance Of
previous foreign and domestic policies
was decided upon today by the new
French Cabinet at its first meeting.
Rome, March 29th.--Bad weather and
the necessity of completing repairs on
one Of the floats of their Napier Wicker
amphibian plane. delayed the British
round the. world flyers today. 1t is doubt
ful if they would be able TO start on the
third leg of their flight before tomorrow.
Madrid. March 30rh--King Alfonso
today visited the flooded area near Aran-
juez, where nearby villages have been
inundated as a consequence of recent tor
rental rains. and promised to assist the
inhabitants in every way possible.
Philadelphia, March 30th.-The opera
tors and miners of the central PeHnsy.-
vania bituminous .coalfields today signed
an agreement continuing the present
, 1924-04-02
MS.
81. 0 S~ATION.

It'll 4E1lGA MD
ST. CROIX STATION.
Paris, March 28th.-M. Poincare, cab
met, as reconstructed, will probably be in
part as follows, it was indicated at noon
today. Nj, Poincare, Premier and Minis
ter of Foreign Affairs n. FIR; ncois Mar
sal, Finance Minister. NJ. Maginot, Min
lister Of War. NJ. Letrocquer, Minister
of Public Works. NJ, Loucheur, Minister
of Commerce. Daniel Vincent, Hygiene
and Labour. Henry Deiouvenel. Educa-
ton Lieut.. Col. Jean, Ferbry, Colonies.
Paul MERCER, Justice. NJ. BOkanoWski,
Navy. NJ. Timbert, Agriculture. Louis
Martin, Under-S 9~cretary for Devastated
regions. Georges Leygues possibly In
terror. MERCER Feabry, and Martin are
Deputies and Rimbert was recently APP
pointed Food Controller.
Munich. March 28.h. The trial OF
General Ludendorff, Adolph Hitler, and
their codefendants, charged with trea-
son tor their part in the 'putsch" of
last November, came to all end yester-
day. having extended over five weeks.
The President of the Court announced
that the verdict would be rendered on
Tuesday next. All of the accused made
final decIamatOry speeches clarifying
what they had done ADD denounclng the
Government.
Paris, March Z8.h.-The Dawes Com
mittee report promises to restore the fin
ance of Germany. according to the Ma
TIM, by extremely severe control Of gov
ernment, the yield Of an international
loan and a partial moratorium for three
years. At the conclusion OF this period,
Germany it is believed, will be in a posi-
ton to pay about 3 500, 600, 900, sold
marks annually,
Prague. March 2 .h.-The regular air
service between Paris and Prague is TO
be exterded next week. to Constantinople
and Angora.
New, York, March 28th. Viscount
Rothermere arrived yesterday TO study
the problem of newspaper making IN the
United States.
London, March 28th-LondOn's trans
port strike was settled late tonight after
daylong negotiations between the tram
way and bus workers and the employers
on a basis conceding to the workers an
immediate advance of six shilings. with
the remaining two shiIlings demand by
the men fuctuating according to the cost
of living index. Thus the men got near
" all they originally demanded. There
+; - doub: that this ending of a difficult