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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-11
B. F. JOHNSTON DIESAFFER LONG
 FIGHT FOR LIFE
Notable Factor In Bir- mingham's Development
 Is Stilled By Death

Richard K. Johnston, associate editor of The Age-Herald, and special editorial writer on industrial and commercial topics, died Sunday afternoon at 1 :25 o'clock at his residence, 1915 Seven teenth street, south, after an illness which had confined him to his home for several months. The cause of death was gradual loss of strength, due to an anemic condition, which weakened heart was unable to overcome. For the past two or three days he had been des- >perately ill, and about 9 o'clock Sat friday. night began to suffer great pain from which he never revived.
 Funeral services will be held at 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon from the In- ;aependent1 FFesbyteriarr eiiufeif in charge of Rev. Henry NJ. Edmonds, pastor of the church. Burial will fol- low in sElmwood cemetery. ~
 Active pallbearers will be Horace Hammond, Leon Freidmen. O. NJ. Stan ley, Dr. Felix Tarrant, Walter Moore, John W. O'Neil, Russell Hunt, J. w. Porter and Richard W. Massey.
 Honorary, J. W. Mcqueen, NJ. D. Joseph, o. l.. Buhn, Solon Jacobs, H. NJ. Starnes. Henry Jones, Willard Will son, Leo K Steiner, John w. Luke, B. J. .Schuster, W. N. Malone, George D. Ward, Hugh Morrow, Edward War ren, Morris Bush, W. w. Crawford, Henry T. Milner, General G. w. Ruck- CT, Colonel K. A. Mitchell.
 Born fin Sparta, Ga.
 Mir. Johnston would have been .63 years old if he had lived until March 17. He was born in Sparta, Ga, March IT, 1861, and was the son of Col. Richard Malcolm Johnston. He was educated at the University of Maryland and later studied law in the office of his brother-in-law, Judge Wal ter c. Charlton, in Atlanta, and was admitted to the bar in Georgia after
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-11
HYGIENE MEETING
 TO START TUESDAY
Nurses From Many Parts Of
 Alabama Will Attend

Birmingham health authorities are fast completing arrangements for the Child Hygiene conference to be held at the city hall Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, with 75 nurses from all parts of Alabama in attendance.
 Health measures of statewide inter- est will be discussed and it is regarded as likely that out of the discussions will come specific recommendations for further legislation by municipal health boards and the state legislature.
 Miss Jessie Mariner, director of public health nursing for the> state health department, will preside over the conference sessions, A big feature of the meet, will be an address by Dr. Florence E. sKraker, of the United States Children's bureau. Observations in clinics; considera ton of maternity and infancy hygiene and school hygiene will be the principal topics for discussion at the forums which will be daily feature of the conference.
 Miss Mariner, according to advices the support of many of the states in- dustrial concerns and arranged for many of the nurses employed by them to attend the three-day session.
 Dr. J. D. Bowling, health officer for the city of Birmingham and Jefferson county, and all other health authorities in the district will cooperate in every way with the, conference officials.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-11
KING TUTS CURSE
 CLAIMS ANOTHER
Canadian Professor Is Second
 Victim At Luxor

LONDON, Feb. 10.-The story that an ancient curse dooms all who probe the mysteries of the tomb of Tut ankh amen has been revived here by dis patches from Luxor reporting another death among men connected with work at the tomb.
 Prof. Laffeure of McGill university, Cnnada, has died of pneumonia at Luxor. Superstitious natives point to hAs death as another evidence of '.the curse of the PhRroahs.'
 The story started when Lord Carnar- von, bitten by an insect, died just as all was ready for the opening of the tomb. The Hon. Aubrey Herbert, half brother of Lord Carnarvon, had pre- dicted that something dreadful will happen in our family" as a result of tampering with the ancient burying place. Herbert died here last Septem- Der.
 The Pharoah's curse" was mention ed when George Jay Gould. American financier, died at Mentone, France after a visit to the valley of the Kings, aud again when Princess Fahmy. mur- dered her husband at the Hotel Savoy h~re. Prince Fahmy and his French wife had spent the season at Luxor and were frequent visitors to the mysterious valley.
 Numerous other incidents, some in- volving fatal or less serious illnesses also figure in the superstition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-11
CHANDELIERS WIFE
 ABSENTS SELF DURING NIGHT
Goes To Home Of Woman Friend Following Her
 Arrest

ATLANTA, Ga, Feb.7 10.-Mrs. Asa G. Candler, Sr, today had left the palatial Druid Hills home of the mil licnaire soft drink magnate, whose bride she became last June, and was reported to have spent the night at the apartmnt of the woman friend, at which she was arrested yesterday afternoon by Police Chief James l.. Beavers, along with two prominent Atlanta bus mess men.
 Friends of the Candler family de- elased@tsday that Mrs. -CaHdler, who was public stenographer before she the flights at the home of her husband and that he had not been there during the day, aud she could not be located today for, statement, either at the friends apartment or at the home of her mother, Mrs. T. Nj. Little.
 William J. Stoddard, president of the National Dry Cleaners association, who also was arrested in the raid, in- dignantly declined today to discuss the incident, and no statement was forth coming from G. w Keeling, president of brick manufacturing company, who was the third person arrested.
 Calls It Business Conference
 Do l have to make a statement about a business conference?" was Mir Stoddard's reply when questioned about the raid. T don't see where it is any body's business"
 Mrs. Iittle, who recently moved from  Avenue to handsome two-story brick bungalow on East Faces Ferry road, in an exclusive neighborhood, was play ing with the twin daughters of Mrs. Candler by a former marriage, when newspapermen called this afternoon.
 My daughter called one of the lit tie girls last night and said she was going to spend the night with friend, and I haven't heard from her today" she stated. '"The little girls always
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-11
W. (. M'AD00 TO REPLY TO HIS
 CRITICS TODAY
Expected To Refute As pensions Affecting
 Candidacy
By THOMAS L. STOKES tLeased Wire to The Ase-Heraid)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1O.-Presi- dential politics will be injected directly into the ravenous hopper of the Teapot Dome sensation mill Monday, when William G. McAdoo, a candidate for the democratic nomination, appears Tn his own defense.
 When McAdoo tells the committee of shis connection with k. l.. Doheny, oil magnate,- who has admitted loan of $100, 900 to former Secretsrysof the In terior Fall, one of the largest crowds which has yet attended the sensational hearings, is expected to be present. McAdoo, a veteran before investigat- ing committees, realizes the significance of this personal appearance, and will make the most of it. He has already told in detail of his legal connection with the oil man who secured lease of naval oil lands in California. He will take the opportunity Monday to clinch his statement.
 Uses ForcibIe Language
 McAdoo uses forcible language. He is expected to pour out his indignat ton before the committee against those who have taken his connection with Do heny as sledge hammer to smash his presidential aspira tions into bits. His political friends, who were admittedly nonplussed by the testimony of Doheny some days ago, and who have seen a grave danger to McAdoos candidacy in the revelations by the oil magnate, will watch his appearance Monday anx- iously.
 McAdoo has said that his connection with Doheny began after he left the cabinet, was confined to looking after oil interests in Mexico and had nothing to do with government oil leases. His admission that he conferred with toffi- cials of the state department in the in- terest of his client. however, even though in relation to Mexican Oil, will be one of the points on which he prob- ably will be grilled severely by mem- bers' of the committee. as the oil inves- tigation now has widened far beyond the confines of Teapot Dome and the California naval reserves.
 To Attack Pomerene And Strawn
 Opposition to the Presidents appoint ments of special counsel to investigate the oil leases also is expected to take definite form Monday. when the nom-
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-11
SAYS .BRTTTSH PLAN
 PROGRESSIVES HOPE

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 1O.-Tbe "only hope for American progressives lies in political program similar to that adopted in Great Britain, where labor party is now in power. according to Morris Hilquitt of New York, leader of the contingent of socialists which is here for the national conference for progressive political action, opening Monday.
 At a preliminary meeting. the social ist party decided to hold its nati )nal convention in New York, May r.,
 Hilquitt intimated that if tha forth coming conference believes the time iS ripe, some announcement nj favor of third party movement may bP made immediately.
 The progressive conference claims delegates from 30 states. representative of the socialists, 1aDor organiza tiOns, the Non-Partisan league, the farmer labor party and other liberals. -
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-11
FOUR ARRESTED
 M BIG THEFT
Two Men And Two Boys, Ac-
 cused Of Bond Robbery <

NEW YORK, Feb. 1O.-Two men and two boys were arrested today for the theft of $106,OOO worth of nego- tiable bonds from the brokerage firm of Herzfeld and Stern last Monday.
 One of the prisoners, Romoe For leini, 40, was said by the police to have directed the bond theft and to have negotiated the entire transaction. The others arrested are Max Kaplan. B; Max Bauman, l9, and a boy of IT, who, undr the name of Jack Lom- bardo, obtained job as messenger boy for the bond house two weeks ago and made off with the bonds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-11
1,7OO TROOPS TO
 GUARD HEREIN ~ .a. -. =
 IN LIQUOR WAR
Place Torn By Fractional Outbreaks Spends A
 Quiet Sabbath
ALLEGED SLAYER OF
 CAGEL ESCAPES JAIL
Chief Of Police And Patrol. man, Both Kidnapped. Miss
 ing-Martial Law Probable

HERRIN, H., Feb. 10.--(By Asso. ciated Press. .)-Adjutant General Car. los F. Black, this evening issued an order for the immediate entraining of the 132nd Infantry of the Illinois state militia, a Chicago unit, and of the 14Sth infantry composed of com panies from, southern Illinois to pro. ceed at once for, this city.
 The Chicago troops have been or dered to leave Chicago, at91 o'clock Monday morning and will arrive in Herrin at 80 p. m., Monday. The 130th Infantry is expected to arrive shortly after Cthis hour. This will bring the total number of state troops in Herrin and the whole of William son county to HOO
 The troops will be under the com mand of General Milton J. Foreman, of Chicago, commanding officer of the S3d division, Illinois national guard, Adjutant General Black declared.
 Invited To Take Job
 s. Glenn Young, acting chief of police of Herrin, in statement to The Associated Press this afternoon and in answer to a question as to how and why he was placed in charge of raiding activities in Williamson coun- ty, said that the Flaw abiding element Of the county sent for me and asked me to take things over"
 Local-klansmen in statement made several weeks ago declared in a speech before local club that Young was their paid employe and purse of 5000 was raised and given to him.
 Asked his opinion of the prohibition law, Young declared: II am not a crank on prohibition or on liquor, but I am crank on law enforcement. Whether for violating the liquor laws or any other law. Although | do not use liquor I do not object to its legal use. But the way the law is be- ing enforced it is impossible in my opinion to bring results. The law can be enforced as we have proven, but it is not being enforced as it should be and never will be as long as group of poiiticiaas, rule thinksa hes only. wax to enforce the prohibition law in Amer ica,'' Young said~s will be, to place the prohibition forces under the di- rection and control of the war de: partmept.
 Williamson county, according to
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-11
HIGH OFFICIALS HEAR TRIBUTES
 PAID TO WILSON
Coolidge Sits Near Flag Draped Pew As Pastor
 Lauds War President
GREAT MAN HAS FALLEN
 IS SUBJECT OF SERMON
Paid Price Of Greatness By De votion To Vision Of Peace,
 Is Tribute

< WASHINGTON, Feb; 1O.-Tribute was paid today to the memory of Wood. row Wilson in the Central Presbyterian church here, where he had worshipped in vigorous days. President and Mrs Coolidge and many high government officials were present to hear the Rev, Dr. James H. Taylor deliver his ser. mon: "A Great Man Has Fallen," and to listen to those hymns the dead Pres ident loved. They sat near Mir. Will sons flag draped pew, which is to be in mourning for 30 days.
 Intimate glimpses into the life of the war president were given by Dr. Taylor.
 ..He has paid the price of greatness by his devotion and loyalty to the vision of. peace.v he said, but this great sacrifice will not be in vain. The genera tions that are to come will rise up and call him blessed.
 "A Friend of the World''
 "We can say of him in all due reyer- ence that Sod sen. a man into the world a man of great spirit and pur- pose "a man of great intellectual power and moral idealism man who was a seer and prophet of peace, to be a leader of his people and friend of the world, whose name is Woodrow Will son."
 Touching on the religion of the for mer President, Dr. Taylor said he went to church to worship, not merely to ob- serve custom, but to find comfort and strength for his spiritual life.
 He was in every sense of the word Christian gentleman" the pastor continued. "He was an elder in the Presbyterian church, and recognized that office as one of dignity and honor. He was very! devotional and reyerential in his worship, and seemed to enjoy greatly taking part in the singing of the hymns.
 Kept Faith With Boys
 "One soldier boy sent him khaki bound copy of the New Testament, such as the donghboys carried into the trenches with them.. asking him to read it every day. He kept this agreement, never failing to read this khaki Testa ment, and no matter how hard he had worked during the day or how late the hour at night, he read that Test ament and kept faith with the boys. {
 During the period of the war when .estE-sity Hsz crowded and cur eifafcaies taxed beyond their capacity he insisted that his pew should be divided with the soltiier boys and often private sol diers and non-commissioned officers were seated next to the commander-i in chief fo the army and navy"
 The hymns that Mir. Wilson loved and which were intoned today were How Firm Foundation Day Is Dying in the Vest" and ''Fhe Son of God Goes Forth to War;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-11

Will 1rin's story which begins in The AgHerald today will Forbes draud the of millions of dollars in connection with hospitals Northampton Mass Tupper Lake, N Y and other paces and also in acquisition of sites for those hospitals
 of floor and floor purchased prices The paid for large
 
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 Charles R. Forbes attempted to flee the country European by United States which he his
 testimony phoosa copies discriminating documents will naments of the most in American history.
 Will Irwn's revelation will
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-11
By WILL IRWIN

AgeHd North American Newspaper Aianee)
 One day early in 1925 stout, mddeaged and roughly welfavored walked unsteady out of the White House his face pale his hands shaking Even the mperturbabe doorkeeper spared glance of surprise and he closed the door for the last time Col Charles R. Forbes For years that door had opened magcay to his knock While senators and waited n line to
 see the chief he had walked in as he pleased welcome friend familiar. It would open to him again. A President the United States had lost his
 such righteous wrath the White House had heard since the days of Andy Jackson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-11
KHAN ISSUE BOILS
 OYER IN DES MONIES
Negroes And NOn-PrOtestant
 Bloc War On ku Klux

DIES MONIES. Iowa. Feb. 10.-The Ku Klux Klan issue. after simmering in local politics for many months, has boiled over as the paramount rift in the ensuing city council and court cleo tions.
 Due to the strength of large negro and non-protestant voting bloc which has declared active warfare against candidates of klan sympathy, candi- dates began Sunday to align themselves definitely for and against the hooded order.
 Authorities are on the alert against over-zealous campaigning, due to heightened factional feeling
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-11
AMERICAN ROBBED
 ON FOREIGN TRAIN
Loses $13,OOO In Cash On
 European Train

NAPLES, Feb. 1O.-Oscar Weingar- ten. an American from North Caro- lima, was robbed of more than $f3,O00 in express company checks, and sev- ,ral thousand lire in cash. while tray Nling from Rome to this city Sunday. Weingarten, who was accompanied by his wife, had reserved a special compartment for the journey. When the porter announced luncheon the couple left this compartment for the dining car. On their return they found that two suitcases. containing the express checks and the money, were missing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-11
AIRPLANES ARRIVE
 AT SAN SALVADOR

PANAMA, Feb, 10.-The American army airplanes which are flying from Panama to Guatemala arrived yester- day at San Salvador from Managua, Nicaragua. The flight ws made with out stopping at Tegulcigalpa, capital of Honduras, as was provided for in the schedule. No explanation of why the plans failed to stop there is available, out the belief was expressed today that they passed over the city without visit ing it owing to the disturbed political situation. ,s.sf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-11
OBREGON'S FORCES
 CLAIMING VICTORY
General Verbaldi Claims Defeat
 Is Overwhelming

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 1O.-(By the Associated Press.)-The federal forces have achieved an overwhelming victory over the rebels after Ill hours of furious fighting on the banks of Lerma river at Ocotlan, according to report made by General Armaro Verbaldi to Presi- dent Obregon. Heavy casualties were suffered by both sides.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-11
MEMORIAL SERVICES
Carlisle, England, Honors Memory Of WiJson

CARLISLE, England. Feb. 1O.-Be- cause of the late Woodrow Wilson s family connection with Carlisle, which he visited in 1918, memorial services were held today at the cathedral and at Lawther Street Congregational church. At the cathedral the bishop of Carlisle preached eloquently, paying high tribute to the former President. The tragedy lay, he said, not in the ,ex- Presidents high ideals and his noble spirit, but .in the fact that the world was unable to rise to the vision he set before it. e. f..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-11
THE WEATHER

Alabama and extreme northwest Flori- ds: Increasing >cloudiness followed by rsln Monday afternoon or night and on Tuesday; somewhat warmer Tuesday.
 Georgia: lncreaeing cloudiness Monday followed by rain Monday night or Tues day slightly warmer in north and cen- traI portion Monday and on the coast Tuesday.
 Mississippi: RAln Monday and Tuesday: eornewhat warmer Tuesday tr
 Tennessee: Cloudy followed by rain Mon day: Tuesday rain and slightly warnseF.
 RulI weather table on last page,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-11
FORGED INTO DITCH
 BY CLEARING LIGHTS
E. F. Emerson Sustains Broken
 Hip In Accident

Blinded by the lights of an approach ing car, k. F. Emerson of Tarrant City Sunday night drove his automobile over an embankment near Adamsville, the car turning over and breaking the drivers hip.
 According to his statement, Emerson pulled too far to the right and plunged over the embankment. The car turned over, pinnnig him beneath it.
 Passers on the road removed the car and brought him to the Fraternal hos pital - .1 ,.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-11
EXPERTS BODY k RETURNS TO PARIS
Reticent On Progress Made In
 Berlin Investigations

PARIS, Feb. 10.-(By-the Associat- ed Press. )-Most of the members of the second experts committee which
 has been. in Berlin endeavoring to as- certain the whereabouts of Grman "hid- den" capital and methods to secure it's return came back to Paris late last night, The committee, which is headed by Reginald McKenna, former chancel- Tor of the British exchequer, will spend the coming week digesting the numerous written answers from German officials to questions covering it's field of in- quiry. t>
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-11
NEW YORK HAS SNOW

NEW YORK, Feb. 1O.-New York { first heavy snow of the winter, blan- ket of two and a half inches, fell early today, but by late afternoon it partly disappeared in a breath of spring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-11
HOTEL MANAGER DIES
William McAuliffe Of the .\lcazar I,
 Ennnd Dead In Bed

ST. ArGTSTINE, Fla, Feb. 1O.- William McAuliffe. j9. manager of the .Alcazar hotel here and manager and president of the Sinclair Hotel con- pany at Bethlehem, N. H., was found dead in bed here today. Death was at- tributed to apoplexy. ,i
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-11
DANISH AVIATOR KILLED
J. F. Hanson Killed When Plane Hit Wireless Antenna

BUENOS AIRES. Feb. 1O.--The Danish aviator. J. F. Hansen, was kill ed today when his airplane coIlided with the antenna of the naval wireless station on tAs river front here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-11
HARDING SHOOK
 FORBES AS TERRIER SHAKES RAT

Will Irwin Tells Story Of Adventuerer Born At Sea Of Emigrant Parents And Forbes Story Is Also The Sinister Story Of The Veterans Bureau And
 Heartless Imposition Upon Helpless Disabled
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-11

MONEY GLADLY GIVEN FOR STRICKEN VICTIMS
 IS BRAZENLY FILCHED

Theft, Waste And Extravagance Made Forbes De- partment Cost $45O,OOOOOO Annually For Over Two Years, 25 Per Cent Of Which May Be Charged
 To Wanton And Criminal Squandering Of Funds