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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-23
IMPEACHMENT 1 OFFICIAL ASKED
But House Committee Refuses To Pass Resolution Ask ' ing Probe

JACKSON, Miss, Feb. 22.-(Spe- cial. )-The resolutions by Mir. Collins of Jones charging Insurance Commis- sioner T. NJ. Henry with being short S35,000 in his accounts and demand ing an investigation looking to im- peachnient was adversely reported by the House <, committee to investigate public offices this morning. A minority report was filed, signed, by Messrs. Sanderson of Chicasaw and Davis of Tishomingo, reiterating all the charges made against Commissioner Emery in the Collins resolution and insisting that an investigation be ordered. eat ,.
 These. two reports formed the basis of a debate that consumed a good portion of the morning session and at times waxed rather warm.
 This measure was called for. special orderA for next Wednesday afternoon, vote on the order being 80 to 4, and the representative. vote represented practically the full strength of the ad- vocate of impeachment, ,.
 New Adjutant A
 Adjutant General Curtis Green. who, on Wednesday, formally succeeded Erie c. Scales, was at his desk Thursday in the department offices in the old capitol and expressed himself as most optimistic over the future outlook of the national guard in Mississippi.
 Legion Organizss
 The second outpost of the American Legion Post was organized last eve ming in. Utica Jim B. Arnold was elected vice commander and head of the post. Charles w. Hubbard was elected adjutant: and finance officer. . ~
 9s Says Glasses Too High
 The new trust buster flashed into the ,limelight in the lower house of the legislature this morning when MT. .Whitworth of Pike introduced a resolu- tion branding the state board of opto- metrists as trust and declaring that the, people of Mississippi are paying from 25 to 100, per cent more for eye glasses than they are worth. Accord ing to the Whitworth resolution eye glasses are, selling at from $1O to $40, when they are not worth half the price and this is forcing many people. to either go outside the. state, to have glasses fitted or buy their glasses from the mail order houses. j., =.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-23
THE BIRMINGHAM AGE-HERALD, s
CAPITAL 'HONORS ! MEMORY OF LEADER
All Government Offices Closed
 In Washington

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-Although the Senate and House, pressed'with ur- gent legislation, continued their sessions today, all government departments were closed to commemorate the birth of George Washington, and President Coolidge tonight will pay his tribute in an address obe broadcast by radio.
 The President had no engagements listed for the day. Acept to witness the finish at the hero milestone on the White House eclipse of modified marathon race conducted by the Sash- ington Post, and a call at noon from Jack Dempsey. His address, win be de- livered in the White House study at 10 D. m., astern standard time, and will be broadcast from Stations WEAF at New York and. WCAP at Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-23
.PHONE-US, INCL
 WILL ANSWER :.
 ANY QUESTIONS.

NEW YORK, Feb. 22. The firm of "Phone-Us, Inc.," which opened office In November, had announced that for a fee of $30s annually 1t would answer any question pro pounded over the telephone by sub scribers. Departures of the off, ceys, ostensibly for Canada, However. . left no one to answer the questions of employees, as to how they would collect their salaries, and yesterday the fixtures of the West Forty-third street office were sold for $320. The salary claims totaled $54T.
 Yesterday the 9 telephones rang necessarily. A casual visitor, who answered some of the calls tran dom, was asked:
 How old is Mrs. Fiske?
 ssNyho is John T. Kingy' : How many wives has Dewolf ] Hopper had?"
 What is the fifth dimension? ?'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-23
CHURCHILL GIVES
 A PEACE FORMULA
It Is Cooperation By France,
 Britain And Germany

LONDON. Feb. 22.-(By the Asso. ciated Press )-Co-operation of Great Britain, France and Germany was urged tonigrt by Winston Spencer Churchill, speaking as chairman of dinner given in honor of the American ambassador, Frank B. Kellogg, and Mrs. Kellogg by the English Speaking union. Upon such cooperation he, de clared depends their mutual safety and greater prosperity and the lasting peace of the world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-23
E SHIPS GAINED
 LAST F MONTHS
Privately Owned Merchant Ma rine Is Swelled By S3,178
 Tons During 1923

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.--The pri- vately owned fleet of the American Merchant Marine made net gain of 13 ships, exclusive of tankers, aggre- gating S3,17S gross tons during 1923, it was shown today in figures made pub lie by the shipping board. The report covered only vessels of 1000 tons or more. /a A..f .s
 The increase brought the total mum Der of vessels under priyate operation to 766, displacing 3,020, ,651 gross tons. Of the total tonnage under the, ,Ameri- can flag, 2,3S5 vessels of Il, ,368, ,113 tons, including tankers, but exclusive of ships operated on the Great Lakes, the report showed the government own ed 1,28S, of which 6S.4 per cent were idle January 1. Private operators owned 1,097, of which 15.5 per cent were un- employed. S
 Absorption by the inter-coastal and coastwise trade of a majority of the'six passenger and eleven cargo ships with drawn by private operators, the report said, left only nine passengers and p cargo ships under their ownership in the transatlantic service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-23
BAKER FAVORS COX
 FOR PRESIDENCY
Wants To Go As Delegate From
 Ohio To Convention

CLEVELAND, O., Feb. 22.--Newton D. Baker, former Secretary of War, chairman of the Cuyahoga county demo- cratic executive committee, announced today that he will be a candidate to the democratic national convention and his support will be pledged to former Gov. James NJ. Cox.
 He let it be known that he hopes to be appointed on the convention's committee on resolutions that he may be able to fight for League of Ma tiOns plank.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-23
SALONS ON TRIP
State Lawmakers Entertained at Laure
 by Chamber of Commerce

LAUREL, Miss, Feb. 22.-(Special.) ) Members of the state legislature on their junket trip through south Missis- sippi were to reach his city shortly be- fore noon Friday, February 20, accord ing, to word received at the office of the Laurel Chamber of Commerce.
 A reception committee will be named at a meeting of the chamber of Com merce and arrangements will also be made to have lunches for the law makers while they are in this city. Ac- cording. to the message received in Lau- rel. there win be approximately 200 persons in the party through this sec tion of the state to the gulf coast.
 Laurel Advertising
 Laural is becoming known through out the nation, as evidenced by the widespread location over which in- quiries are coming to the office of the Alabama-Mississippi Improvement asso- citation here in answer to the first of a series of advertisements of nation wide advertising campaign being con ducted by that association covering a period of twelve months.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-23
15.YEAR.OLD BOY

ANTHONY, Kan, Feb. 22.-vivian Baker, 15-year-old boy, was held in the Harper county jail here today on a charge of murder and nanslaughter after confessing that he shot and killed Dave George, 62, and seriously wounded his wife, 55, at the George home near Attica, 12 miles northwest of here, late yesterday.
 Young Baker told the authorities he shot the. couple because they accused him of being intimate with their H. year-old granddaughter, who made her home with the Georges.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-23
PRESCRIBES FOR
 SEAMAN BY RADIO
Texas Doctor Broadcasts Direc-
 tions 1000 Miles Away

BEAUMONT. Tex, Feb. 22.-An- swcring call from the American steamship Scottsburg, coming from a point in the Pacific ocean, ., 4,000 miles west of Panama, Port Arthur physi- clan prescribed for a seaman, G. O'Don- aid, by radio today, via the Port Ar thur wireless station. The station picked up call from the steamship giving the seamans symptoms and Dr. D. Davidson was communicated with and gave a prescription, which was inn mediately broadcast.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-23
SAYS WE NEED
 WIDER MARKETS
J. A. Farrell, United Steel Head, Issues Call For Trade Council

NEW YORK. Feb. 22.-James A. Farrell, president of the United States Steel corporation, today issued formal call for the National Foreign Trade council, of which he is chairman, to meet in eleventh annual convention at Boston June 4, 5 and 6. He announced ethat,@enr need for wider markets" would be the central theme of the con
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-23

All banks and stores nj st the capital | closed for the day, or observed halfl holiday, and patriotic organizations [ made pilgrimages to Mount Vernon.1 Many floral freaths also were placed at thebase of Washington monument, and a number of soldiers held public exer- cises in honor of the first President.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-23
HAMILTON ELECTRICs. PLANT DESTROYED
Business Houses For Time Were |. Threatened By Fire

HAMILTON, Ala, Feb. 22.-(spe- ciaL L)-The electric light plant owned and operated bysW. B. Sallins in Ham, iltof was totally destroyed by fire last night. TT,
 The plant was located in the rear of block of business houses on the north side of the court square and for time some of the buildings were in danger.
 The origin of the fire is unknown. Insurance in the sum of $1 ,OO0 was car ried on the plant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-23
PAYNE REPORTED
 WILLING TO RUN
Former Secretary Of Interior Said To Be Receptive Candidate

CHICAGO, Feb. 22.-John Barton Payne, former secretary of the interior, is willing to be considered for the dem ,ocratic nomination for President, ac- Icording to The Chicago Tribune.
 While no announcement of his can ,didacy has been made, The Tribune says he is more than likely to be the can Ididate presented by Illinois in the na- ,tional convention in New York and to receive the votes of it's 5S delegates on the first ballot. These delegates will be guided in their choice largely by the wishes of George D. Brennan, Illinois democratic leader. '
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-23
IRISH ENVOY PLAN DENIED Separate Representation Uptto England
 and Erin z

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22-Reports that the Irish Free State had applied to the United States government for permission to send it's own diplomatic representative to Washington were de- nied by the state department today.
 The American. government considers separate representation of Ireland in Washington a matter of settlement be- tween Ireland and Great Britain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-23
BISHOPS SUCCESSOR
Msgr. Deprestere May Succeed Late
 TheOphile Meerchaert .

OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 22.-Con- sultants of the Oklahoma diocese of the Roman Catholic church met here today and began procedure necessary for the selection of an administrator for the diocese made necessary by the death yesterday of Bishop Theophile Nicer chaert, aged head of the church in this state.
 It was generally believed that Mon signor Gustave Deprestere, vice general of the diocese, will be commissioned for the duty,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-23
HOUSTON SENTENCED Oil Promoter Gets Three Years And
 &4 R0A Eina

TEXARKANA, Ark, Feb. 22-Reg- inald c. ("Colonel') Houston, oil pro- moter, who yesterday pleaded guilty to charges of using the mails to defraud and conspiracy, today was sentenced to serve three years in the federal peni- tentiary at Leavenworth, and was as- sessed fines aggregating $4,600.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-23
TO EXTEND CHURCH WORK

NEW YORK, Feb. 22.-Extension of the work of the Episcopal church in Ja- pan. as we'll as restoration of church property destroyed by the earthquake, has been decided on by the National Council of the Church which plans to raise fund of $3,O00, 900 for the pur- poSp
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-23
s1,oOO, 900 GIFT

Anonymous Donors To John Hopkins
 Learned To Be Mir. And Mrs. Phipps
 BALTIMORE, Md, Feb. 22.-Mr. and Mrs. Henry, Phipps were named to- day as the anonymous donors of $1,OO0, GOO to Johns Hopkins university last year. The gift was conditional upon the university Raising ~another $1, 100000 to endow permanently the Philippine psychiatric clinic. Pledges to this amount have been received, Presi- dent Goodnow said .as,.ts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-23
MESSENGERS ROBBED Bandits Get S32, 900 At Vancouver,
 British CoIumhia

VANCOUVER, B. C., Feb. 22.-- Bandits held up messengers of the I'm perial bank on Granville street here today and obtained $32.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-21
HUGE POSTAL SERVICE

The country knows that the Postoffce Depart
ent does not make money, but 1t does not know how
little it actually An authority the subject
in recent article states that for 500 raised in
1928 for all federal purposes, the mail service received
only 90 cents, or less than l per cent.
1t is not large bill when the magnitude OF the
service rendered is considered. There are more than
5000 cities in the United States in which all the mail is
delivered daily to individual homes and offices by let
ter carriers. The railway mail service handles ap-
proximatey 9256,000000 pieces of first class mail,
113 900 600 pieces of registered mail and more than
7OOG pieces of second third and fourth class
mail Then there the air mail, recent Development
but branch of service has already large pro-
portions. There are 70 airplanes in for this
purpose, with a record of 100000 miles flown IN
1928 and 68875840 pieces OF first class mail carried
None of this includes the rural service taken care OF
by 44439 rural routes which 6,488 900 families
and over which the carriers 1,173,000 miles
daily Postal savings deposits and money orders
other departments running up into big figures.
Chewing gum and the sale Of five and ten-cent
articles have built the Wrigley building in Chicago
and the Woolworth building in New York. The tre-
mendous structure Of the postal service is built up on
service which is paid for largely in one-cent and two
cent amounts. The persons who buys few two-cent
stamps or who mails half dozen letters IN week or
nsures package for 15c does not realize the size OF
the organization that those letters to their deSti
nations. In a taX-paying month it is interesting TO
think of of the special items which those taxes
pay for.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-21
Special Services
Imperial Church

IMPERIAL, Mar. 21.-Sunday,
March 23 will be Of special inter
est 1t the Imperial Methodist Epis.
cOpal Church. The church school
will meet mt 9:45 q. m. and will
make fuller plans for the Easter
services. At the service at II
o clock the pastor, Rev. II. g. Banks
will discuss the topic "Seeking and
Finding God -. A male quartette will
furnish music. At p. M. the junior
class will meet at the church. The
Epworth League will meet at Gas
.. III. aud az the evening service
there will be ladies' quartettc be.
sides other features by the "Queon
Esther" class. The pastor will
also speak at this service.
The Woman IS Home Missionary
Society will meet with Mrs. w. o.
Hinderks OH Thursday, March y
for its regular monthly meeting ~
2:30 p. m. The Ladies Aid Socie-
ty will hold its meeting at the Sec
opd hour at the same place aud
date.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-21
MIR. VEST AND THE BOULDER DAM

Testifying that he is in favor of the Boulder Dam
but that it should be built by private interests instead
of by the and that the menace from floods
is not sufficient to rushing legislation through
congress B. West president of the Southern oerras
Power Company contributed interesting chapter TO
the discussion of the issue in Imperial val
ley in his testimony before the senate committee wed
nesday.
Ii goes without saying that can tell lust
how great is the from flood in this valley we
hope that Mr.. Vests guess is good one. We may
well hope so for the safety OF the Sl0OOOO,ooC worth
of property of the valley to say nothing of such ves
might be endangered But 1t is a rather STRIKING
coincidence that the movement has just been renewed
in Washington to have the Southern Pacific road re-
imbursed for the money it paid out for the preservation
of the valley against nundation and extinction only
few years ago. With this calamity so fresh IN our
memories and thus vivdly recalled, we may be excused
for being slightly the situation So long
have dam for flood control what has happen
ed may easily happen again 1t is not prudent to take
the risk 1t is true that the Southern Serras Power
Company is of the biggest property owners IN the
valley But if its property here was wiped out the
company would still exist for only about Is per cent
of its property is located in Imperial Valley.
On the other hand there are thousands of small
property owners these constituting the vast majority
of population and ownership in the valley who would
lose every vestige of property they own They would
be completely wiped out 1t is for these, as we'll as
for the rest that the Press presumes to speak The
is sufficient to justify the earliest possible ac
tion by congress- The stage is set and, clearly the
thing to do is to go d-sth the play. The Swing
Johnson bill is well under way. 1t has been pending
for than year and every phase OF it has been
aired. If it could be rushed" through tomorrow, it
would be the best possible thing that could happen to
the valley.
Mr. West too, is in favor of the dam, but not too
soon However, he wishes to be built by private in
terests and not by the government But no private in
terest can obtain the cooperation of the states,
necessary to the desired end. We have pact now,
agreed to by all That this will also agree
appears entirely probable These states can har
monize under federal sovereignty but in other man
1t is worth much to have the administration COM
mitted to the plan of government construction we
can afford to follow Secretary Hoover and the cloud
of witnesses who have spo9en for dam by the
ment and at the earliest possible moment
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-21
new PAMPHLET
ON Ell CENTRO--E
JUST COMPLETED

One of the most attraetivelf ed,
ed and published pdmphletY to bc
sent out from Imperial Vflly is
the one just printed through the
efforts of James Coyle, secretary
of the Ell Centro Chamber of Com
mcrcc, in which IL Cer'ro's chief
characteristics are outlined and
pictured.
Mr.. Coyle, who is the. editor, copy
writer, layout man and art director
of the pamphlet has spent about
three months in preparing the pam
phlet, 10000 copies of which were
received at the Chamber of Com
merec headquarters, today. s g.
There. are 90 prints of prominent
buildings and streets of the city
with o transportation mapgof lmper-
ial County. The cover is two2tone
art drawing showing fertile fields
and irrigation canals stretching
away to distant mountains in the
background. In the foreground are
clustered representative fruits, veg
etables and products Of the val
ley. . y
The pamphlet tells Of the location,
history, climate, water supply, edu,
catipnal facilities, parks, industries.
public buildings, fraternal organi-
cations, hotels, and other salient
features here. ~
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-21
TEN YEARS AGO
March 01 1914

The FL Centre Tango Festival
held at the Country Club proved to
be a most enjoyable affair, Pat
ronesses were Mesdames C. f. Paris,
David Moore, Samuel Dunaway, j.
Y. Wachtell, c. y. Perry, Allen ?.
Nuffer. Charles Hersce, winthrop
Pier, Wiley NJ. Weaver and Dan v
Noiand.
Officers of the Woman's Ten
Thousand Club were elected at 4
meeting held at Masonic hall Mrs
Will s. Fawcett was reelected pres.
ident; Mrs. Dan V. Noland, wire
president; Mrs. Winthrop Pier, re.
cording secrtary; Mrs. Allen p. Nuf-
fer, corresponding secretary; and
Mrs. G. S. Helms, treasurer. Mrs.
A. II. Griswold and Mrs. Samuel
Dunaway were elected as new board
members to serve with Mrs. Wiley
NJ. Weaver and Mrs. S. H. Embur".
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-21

galow rigtt away. As soon as he
comes out I'll chase him!''
Now it was just about this time,
in his hollow stump bungalow, that
Uncle Wiggily was getting ready
to so out adventuring. He had on
his fur coat and his tall silk hat,
and then he took his umbrella from
the stand in the hall.
"Whv do YOU take your umbrel-
lao' asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuz-
~.
Because it might rain,' an
swered the bunny gentleman to his
muskrat lady housckeeper.
Nonsensel' laughed Nurse Jane
This is March--not April! We
have big winds now, but little rain.
+ YOU take your umbrella with you
the wind may blow 1t to tatters, or
even sweep it out of your pawsN'
Gum! Yes, maybc,' agreed the
rabbit uncle. ''But I'll keep a
tight hold of my umbrella. And,
after all, it might rain instead of
how.
Suit YOURSELF said Nurse Jane
with a swish of her tail. For well
she knew Uncle Wiggily would do
as he pleased, anyhow. And he did.
He went out with his umbrella.
The wind was blowing very hard
HAT day-a regular March wind
which needs must blow to bring
Spring back from the Sunny South
where it stays all Winter.
My goodness! Nurse Jane was
right! 1t is going to blow and
blow hard!' thought Uncle Wig
gily as soon as he got outside his
hollow stump bungalow. "She was
right, but it would never do 20 LET
her know that! III keep right on
with my umbrella!'
So,holding tightly to the handle
JEc1c Wiggily stepped down off the
Steps. And, as he did so, the Skill
lerv Scallerv Alligator, with the
double Joined tail, who was hiding
in the bushes, saw the bunny uncle
and began to run after him.
''Hold ON! Wait a minute! y
beloved. the Gator, rushing along
after the rabbit.
Uncle Wiggily looked back, and
when he saw who it was chasing
him he twinklcd his pink nose anC
answcred:
"No, indeed, l IL not hold on 6
minute-nor even a half minute
nor even q quarter of second. III
just hold ,on 30 my umbrella ant
run, ~
And UncIe Wiggily hoped an(
lan.) The Gator ran after him, ant
was ;:bout to catch the rabbit when
all of a sudden, there blew stron
puff of wind. 1t caught under tn
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-21
Charlie of 'The Funny Feet
Issues a Sweeping Denial
of Many Ridiculous" Rumors

ed by "Charies Spenser Chaplin,
it was declared.
Back in Comedies
Also, the comedian will not direct
Mary Piekford. Charley wants it
known that he is back in comedies
and will continue to portray his
famous character of old, that which
brought him fame and fortune -
his spokesman stated. He, is his
own director of himself, and evil
always produce comedies for, the
masses. SsR
a Chaplin unit for nroducin =
dramatic photoplsys may be organ-
lied under his supervision, but Char
ley will never desert comedies to
direct others, nor will he appear in
Shakespearian roles, as has been so
foolishIy' reported.
Chaplin is not engaged to Estelle
Taylor, as the newspaper (and the
press agents. have announced, nor
is he engaged to any of the fair
sex,' famous or otherwise.
AS Charley expressed himself:
Gee, boys, it's great to be your
own boss
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-21
pv United Press Lensed wire

nv Init~d Press Leased Wire
HOLLYWOOD, Mar. 21.--Charlie
Chaplin wants TO deny. some rum
ors.
Admitting that "if he were to
busy himself denying the many ru-
mors published concerning him, he
would have little time left for pro
ducing comedies,' the funster to-
dav denied:
]. That he has "fired" Edna
Purviance.
.. That he will direct Mary Pick,
ford.
3. That he is engaged to Estel!e
TAYLOR.
Miss Purvianee is still under con-
tract with Chaplin and receives her
weekly salary as though she were
actively engaged in production, Sir
Charles of the funny feet declared.
1.-The fact that Miss Lita Grey
will appear opposite Chaplin in his
next comedy has no significance in
meaning that Edna Purviaaee Is
through. Miss Purviance will again
appear under the Chaplin banner,
in dramatic production supervis