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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-16
l. W. N. THREATEN
 TO RAKE MORGuE .0F BLAST VICTIMS
Heavy Guard Placed Fol lowing Sailors Raid
 On RadicaE Hall

SAN PEDRO, June h5.-(By AssO- ciated Press. .)-Threats to blow up the morgue containing bodies of AS victims of last Thursdays exploAion aboard the U s. S. Mississippi, saitl by police to have been uttered by radicals whose hall was raided and wrecked Ny sailors here last night, caused a stronN; armed guard of civilian and naval poliAe to be thrown about the morgue early Aoday.
 The guard was placed as the result of information given to Police LieAten- ant Hollowell to the effect that mem bers of the Industrial Workers of the World planned to dynamite the morGsue in retaliation for the attack on thcir meeting place.
 The raid was said to have grown Oufa of disparging remarks mads by radical orators about the three officers and 45 enlisted men who perished in the Mis- sissippi's No. 2 turret when one of the turret's 14-inch guns "flared back" on it's crew. Three girls, boy and man were injured in the affray.
 Of the 30 men who participated in the I. w. w. raid about half wore naval uniforms. The boy and girls in iured were scalded when the raiders overturned a coffee urn on them. The one man hurt sustained a scalp wound when he resisted the angry crowd.
 The raiders attacked with clubs; broke all windows in the meeting hall tore down the droors; drove out the alleged 1. w. WIS there assembled, and then carried the furniture in the place out to the street, where they made a bonfire of it.
 While the guard of police and sailors maintained vigilant watch over the morgue during the early morning hours today, police officials launched an in- vestigation to learn the identity of those behind the purported plot.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-16
GANGS SIPS TAKE REVENGE ON BILL BRENNAN
Weary Rhode Island Solons Flee From Senate Chamber

once removed all senate documents and bills from his desk and locked them up in his office.
 The lieutenant governor, demo- crat. and the democratic senators, left in possession of the senate cham Der, declared a recess and expect to continue to do business. The demo- crats sought to force action on an emergency appropriation bill before adjournment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-16
JAPANESE HURRY
 TO RE-EMIGRATE'
Dance Programs Still Upheld . During Anti-American Wave

TOKYO, June 15.-Japanese, who, after living in America, had returned to Japan, are now rushing back to the United States.
 Two patches will sail from Japan this week, part of them on the S. $. Presi- dent Jackson on June 17 and part on the $. S. Empress of Australia on June 19.
 Eight hundred and fifty "re-emi- grants left Yokohama Saturday on three ships.
 Meanwhile there is growing propa- gapda against the anti-American ele- ment, and the motion picture houses of western Japan have resolved that it is still too early to exclude American films from their houses. F&
 The Oriental hotel at Kobe has dis continued it's dance programs for the present, however, following the wave of anti-American outbursts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-16
By THOMAS L. STOKES

WASHINGTON, June 15.-The United States is preparing to eleetrify it's merchant marine, converting its hun- dreds of trading vessels into motor ships" in a campaign to rejuvenate the governments white elephant" and make it strong factor in world com meree.
 This will be done by the installation of Diesei-type electric drive engines. converting the vessels from coal to oil burners. The United States shipping board, announcing the plan, declares that mo better notice could be served that the American flag is to perma. nently fly on the seven seas."
 The change will be carried out in two ways:
 l. The board will begin immediately to install Diesel-type electric drive in IF of its own vessels, and over period of years will convert about 60 others totalling GO0,000 deadweight tons.
 2. It will lend money to private American owners on n 50-5O basis, with which to convert ships of their own, and ships they purchase from the ship. ping board.
 N Money will be provided from the -Aconstruction loan fund" now contain. ing scr, 100000. Under provisions oi the Greene bill, passed by Congress, the board will get $25, 100000 of this fund for converting its own vessels, while the other $42,000,O00 can be loaned tC American owners.
 13 Already Sold
 Already Is of the boards ships havt been sald to private owners through tht construction loan fund, which wal originality loaned for purchase of ships on condition that they be equipped witl modern machinery. As amended by Congress, the fund can now be loaned also on a l50-50 basis to electrify ships already owned by American shippers, as
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-16
Leopold And Loeb Pre- sent Amazing Case To
 Defense Alienists SHOULD BE CURED, NOT HANGED, PLEA Confinement In Institu- tiOn For Treatment Is
 Recommended EVENTUAL RETURN
 TO SOCIETY SEEN Examination By Noted Physicians Is To Be Re-
 surned Later
BY H. HI. ROBERTSON tBy Leased Wire to Age-Herald@

CHICAGO, June 15.-CoIeagpes in intellectual pursuits, Driliians students, social lions and confessed partners in one of the most atrocl- ous murders in criminal history Richard A. Loeb and Nathan F: Leopold. Jr.,. are Abnormal and should not hang, in the opinion of eminent alienists retained by tneir multi-millionaire families.
 The two young experimenters m human emotions, who said they ab- ducted and murdered 13-year-old Robert Franks, their friend, and the son of a neighbor, to "sec what he would do." were not responsible for their crime because "both were vic- tins of mental and physical abnor- malities over which neither had control" the phychiatrists who ex- amined them have decided.
 Result Leaks Out
 Despite efforts made toa keep the re- snlt of the examination Secret, 1t be- came known that Saturday some of the nhysicians who conducted tests of Leo hold and Loeb for two days in an lm- proyised laboratory conferred and agreed that the two youths were not normal in many respects.
 .eopold. some Of the tests disclosed, has practically no moral sense. he has ideas of right and wrong, but his ideas do not coincide with those com monly accepted. Leopold, the tests showed, believes that men of unusual intellectual attainments, who have been carefully trained, are above the ordinary laws and conventions and that it is right for them to do what might he wrong for an illiterate or more poorly educated person. He believes it is lawful to take human life, in order to know more of death, one of the tests revealed
 Loeb Victim of Disease.
 Loeb apparently is more able to dis tinguish right from wrong than Leo bold, the psychologists examining him discovered. But he had abnormal traits which have been with him since early childhood. Some of these traits have been responsible for his perversions of mind and body. According to the doe tors. he is the victim of a well de- fined disease, an ailment long under stood in medical circles, but one which the law defines as a crime.
 This disease, some of the physicians retained by the families of the two boys declared, is subject to treatment and may be cured. However, persons who have the peculiar form of ailment Loeb possesses need restraint, super vision and treatment by mental and physical specialists who understand dealing with abnormalities.
 Cases Termed Amazing
 In their discussion of the complexi- ties of Loeb and Leopold the physi- eians agreed that the two youths con stituted the most amazing pathological cases that ever had come to their at tention. Some of those who were pres ent at the tests came to the conclu- sion that the two slayers were not and never had been insane, as insan- ity is defined by law. These doctors, however, were of the opinion that any
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-16
ITALIAN SOCIALISTS
 ARE ROUNDED UP
Attempt To Organize Strike Is
 Charged

ROME, June 15.-Police have ar rested a number of socialists, includ- ing former Deputy Sardelli, for at- tempting to organize a strike in pro- test against the Kidnapping and staying of Deputy Matteotti.
 Naples dispatches report that num- Der of courts there have suspended as a protest against the murder of the statesman, and that demonstrations have taken place among university stu dents.
 Commander Philip Pelli, editor-in- chief of the Corrier Italiano fled from Rome Sunday, being questioned by po- lice. Officials deny a report that he has been arrested.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-16
BRITAIN TO MODIFY
 FLYING REGULATION

LONDON, June 15-Private air plane flying is to be simplified in Great Britain by the abolishment of the irk- some regulations requiring that plane must be passed as airworthy every day and must land only at recognized airdrome. A plane now will be certi- fled as airworthy in the first place, and then it's is up to the owner to keep in condition. Also he may land in a field near his home provided it does not endanger the public.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-16
PONY EXPRESS MEN
 HONORED BY TABLET

SALT LAKE CITY, June 15:-(By Associated Press. LA bronze tablet commemorating the site of a pony ex- press station, and the fearless riders who made their way on horseback through the west in 1S60-61 with gov ernment mails, has been placed on the Salt Lake Tribune building in the cen ter of the business district here. In days gone by an abobe mail station was located on the site.
 The tablet, paid for and erected by a local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, bears this in scription: Placed in Tribute to the Personnel of That Gallant Enterprise" {"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-16
AMERICAN SCHOOL
 IN MEXICO NEUTRAL
Sons Of Enemies Attend Classes
 In Perfect Harmony

MEXICO CITY, June 15.-(By As sociated Press. .l-Throughout the great CT part of the recent revolution, the American school in Mexico City was a real neutral zone, for scions of many of the opposing political figures at tended classes there in complete har- mony.
 Among them were sons of President Obregon, Adolfo de la Huerta, the revolutionary leader; Albert Pani, secretary of the treasury Aaron Saenz, foreign minister; General Francisco Serrano, secretary of war, and Dr. Jose Vasconcelos, minister of public instruc-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-16

PROVIDENCE, R. l.. June 15.- After 24 hours of continuous ses- sion the republican members in the Rhode Island state senate, declared an adjournment without consent of the presiding officer, Lieut.. Gov. Felix A. Toupin, yesterday, and ran from the senate chamber.
 Deputy sheriffs sent after them claimed they were unable to locate them. Secretary of State Sprague
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-16
CLEVELAND RIFT
 IS TOUR TOPIC
Coolidge On Week-End May
 Flower Trip With Leaders

WASHINGTON, June 15.-Presi- dent Coolidge took advantage of his first extended trip on the Mayflower over the weekend to discuss the rift at Cleveland between his manager, Will liam NJ. Butler, and the old organiza- tiOn.
 Senator Shoot of Uutah, and Frank w. Mondell, permanent chairman of the convention, accompanied the Presi- dent and Mrs. Coolidge on the trip down the Potomac.
 The party will return Monday morn ming. A radio to the White House Sunday afternoon stated that all was well. This is the first lengthy trip the President has taken on the yacht.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-16
STORAGE MAIL CAR
 LOOTED BY THIEVES
No Registered Parcels Taken
 In New York Robbery

BUFFALO, N. Y, June 15.-Thefts of mail from the New York Central Lake Shore mail train, discovered when the train arrived in the Buffalo yards from Chicago at 4 :55 Saturday morn ing, were declared by postal authori- ties today after an investigation to have been limited to packages of mer- chandise from mail order houses.
 Henry L. Stickney, chief clerk of the railway mail service in the Buffalo terminal, declared no registered mail had been in the car, which was a storage mail coach. He estimated the loss at $100.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-16
GERMANY CLAIMS
 ORIGIN OF JAZZ
Musicians Search Old Records
 To Prove Their Point

HEIDELBERG, Germany June 15. -(By Associated Press. )--Jazz has be- come such a rage in Germany that musical students have been search ing through the works of old masters with the hope of finding inspirations which might be modernized.
 They contend they have found traces of airs very suggestive of the jazz of today in some gypsy tunes of Robert Alexander Schurmann, one of Ger many's best known composers of the old school.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-16
ACCIDENT VICTIM BURIED
Commodore Stewart Killed When Hit
 By Falling Tree
Ala

CENTERVILLE, Ala, June 15.- Especial. )-Funeral services were con- ducted yesterday for Commodore Stew art, young white man, who was killed Friday, when a wagon, in which he was riding struck a dead tree, the top of which fell and crushed his skull. He is survived by a widow and several children.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-16
THE WEATHER

Alabama: Local thundershowers Monday and Tuesday.
 Georgia: Local thundershOwers. Mississippi: Thundershowers. LOuisiana: Generally fair.
 (Complete weather data Is on page 12.l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-16
K'OR generations his family had A been drapers in the land of their fathers and in the city of their choice.

CT Ike raiment which he sold for men was wonder U fuk Twas rich in colorng fine of texture, and when draped upon the manly forms of his race. twas good to look upon. CT His goods fairly priced for he was an hon. u est msn-and we'll liked among the people of his time.
 CT Of wealth he'd garnered much for he was in a u land of plenty-and his ways frugal. N He had a\good store of wisdom and to his busi- U ness always gave good counsel-thus did he argue:-
 G To every man there day when he will II buy rairnent.
 G He bought not yesterday. will he buy to- II morrow-he buys today. G If but catch him that morn. the deed is done u -I get his trade.
 CT Therefore, from house to house each morn my Il wares cried that every within the call may know where best to buy CT Wouldn't it have been ffeat to print a morning II paper in ye olden tyF9 T It's great to print morning paper in Brming- u haml
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-16
Room For
 YOIlC--.

There are dozens of good rooms, apartments and houses adver- tised for rent in the Want Ad section of your paper today. It is possible to find almost any kind and price and in any sec tion of the city, but if you do not find the place you want or if you have any other need that can be supplied by the vast ter ritory served by this paper, call or write us at "Want Ad Cor ner" and we'll find it for you.
 The Age-Herald is the ONLY morning paper in the Birming- ham district and for this reason is in touch with the best of everything. Our downtown To- cation makes it so convenient to ask. "Want Ad Corner" is known everywhere in Birming- ham as the home of the Want Ad Department of The Age Herald, Second avenue and Twenty-first street-in the very heart of the city. Every month we supply information to hun dreds of folks-what car to catch, when train leaves, where to buy a home or automobile, who has the best rooms and apartments, etc. Any service we can render is yours for the asking.
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 calls the Want Ad Department of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-16
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Evening star., 1924-12-06
j. S. AGENTS MAKE
s., 8,161 DRY ARRESTS
Increase of 1925 in Last
Fiscal Year Reported by
Commissioner Haynes.

Federal prohibition forces alone
made 6S,161 arrests for violations of
the national prohibition law during
the last fiscal year. Prohibition Direc-
tor Haynes reported yesterday to the
commissioner of internal revenue.
The figures represent an increase of
1925 over the number of arrests by
the same agents during the previous
year, and 25,938 more than two years
ago.
Statistics of arrests for intoxica
tion and other infractions of liquor
laws made by State and local author
tiles were not contained in the report.
The SCI general Federal prohibition
agents active during the year dealt
with 32,61l cases, arrested 23,552 per-
sons and recommended prosecutions
against 22.939. Federal forces assign
ed to States reported Al, 500 arrest s
and seizure of 2,779 automobiles and
Ill boats used in transporting liquor.
Through collection. of taxes, tax
provisions of the national law, So
53S,114 was turned into the Treasury,
more than a million and half dollars
more than for the previous year.
Agents operating in New York and
Pennsylvania seized or placed under
injunction 76 breweries, several hotels
and other large business properties.
The conspiracy provisions of the
criminal code were frequently invok-
ed In liquor prosecutions, bringing
S41 convictions and fines totaling
$755, ,608,
Evening star., 1924-12-06
PLEAS IN BANKRUPTCY.
Two Voluntary Petitions Filed in
D. c. Supreme Court.

James r. Mays, residing at Catfie-
dral Mansions, yesterday filed a petition
in the District Supreme Court to be
adjudged bankrupt He says his
debts amount to S13,762.28 and that
he has no assets above legal exemp-
tions. He is represented by Attor-
neys Wilton j. Lambert and Alfred
Schwartz:
A petition in bankruptcy also was
filed by Francis s. and Edward Null
lin. trading as Mullin Brothers, junk
dealers at 81 l. street southeast. They
list their debts at S742.19 and esti-
mate their assets at $50. They are
represented by Attorneys Henry l.
Quinn and George Lemm.
Evening star., 1924-12-06
NATIONAL SURVEY
Of ROADS SOUGHT
Highway Experts Urge Step
to Insure Better Con-
StruCtion.

A series of recommendations with
regard to highway construction and
use was presented to the Highway
Research Board at the closing session
of it's fourth annual meeting yesterday
held at the National Academy of
Sciences Building.
Recommending a national survey
of highway traffic, the report of the
committee on highway traffic analy-
sis, presented by G. E. Hamlin, its
chairman, urged that each State also
undertake a survey of traffic on It's
highways, using the data obtained to
insure better road construction In the
future Investigation of the grade
crossing situation was urged by the
committee.
Banking Of curves to permit auto
mobiles to take curves without con-
siderable slowing down, and mini
mum speed limit were other recon-
mendations, along with the establish
ment on much highways OF q
maximum speed limit which would
permit full use of the highway by the
maximum number of vehicles.
The report of the committee was
discussed by John Mackall, chairman
: of the Maryland State Highway Com
mission. other speakers who ad-
dressed the meeting during the clos
ing secession were A H. Blanchard
president of the National Highway
Traffic Association; H. S. Mattimore
chairman of the Pennsylvania State
Highway Department.; D. A. Abrams,
Frederick Stuart Greene of Albany
N Y; w. H. Root, H. G. Shirley, w
H Connell, G. c. Dillman and G. A.
Hogentogler. Pyke Johnson OF the
National Automobile Chamber OF
Commerce presided at the afternoon
session.
Evening star., 1924-12-06
TODAY'S ADJUSTMENTS.

NATTONAI-"Aren't We ALP" COM
edy, at 2:20 and 500 pm.
BELAs G O-"Milgrim's Progress" {"
comedy, at 2:20 and 500 pm.
POLps-Litt1e Jessie James," mus
ical comedy, at 2:20 and $50 pm.
KEITH'S-Nora Bayes, vaudeville,
at 2:15 and Sis pm
wARDMANP PARK TIEATER-"The
New York Idea" at 2:30 and $3.50
PM
STRAN D-"The Great Lover"
vaudeville, continuous performance
from 1880 to IL pm.
GAYETY-"Happy Moments" bur-
lesque, at 2:15 and Sis pm.
MUTUAL-"Speedy Steppers," bur-
lesque, at 2:3o and 500 pm.
COLUMBIA-"Janice Meredith" at
1895, 12:4o. 2:45, 4:50. z and 9 pm.
RIALTO-"The Lover Of Camille
at 1880, 1880, $3.50, $50, 1880 and $3.50
pm.
METROPOLITAN Water" at
10:45. 1918, 1850, 1925, s. 6:25, SOS and
$3.50 pm.
PALACE-"The Snob," at 1926,
12:20. 2:1O, 4:05, 6, 1850 and $3.50 pm.
TIVOLI-''Sundown at 1:45, $40,
$40. 7:10 and $40 pm.
AMBASsADOR-Rin Tin Tin, in
Find Your Man" at 2, 1926, $50,
7:15 and 9:15 pm
CENTRAL-"1n Every Woman's
Life" at 1890, 2, $3.50, 5, 6:30, and
$3.50 pm.
Evening star., 1924-12-06
Cites Cases in Capital.

Mr.. Robertson cited several specific
instances of fraud and misrepresenta-
tion, among them an organization in
Washington of an alleged patent
firm, which was registered by the
first names of the two members only,
when neither was member of the
bar nor registered to practice before
the Patent Office. Another concern,
he said, has organized with an eXecu-
tive board and advertised expert serv-
ice in connection with the procuring 6
of patents when not one member of
the firm is legalized to practice and
knows anything about procedure.
Exorbitant fees for the procuring
of patents TO patentable devices have
been collected from gullible inventors
by these men, Mr.. Robertson said.
The year closed, June 80, 1924, was
one of unprecedented activity in the
Patent Office, although through con-
solidation and increased efficiency the
amount of work awaiting official
action has been steadily reduced. The
increase in the business of the office
was shown by the increase in the
total number of patents, reissues, de-
signs, trade marks, labels and prints
during the year, with a further in
crease expected.
Evening star., 1924-12-06
CALIFORNIANS SUE
MELLON AND BLAIR
Husband and Wife Ask Right to
File Separate Tax Returns
on Joint Holdings.

Suit for mandamus was filed yester-
day in the District Supreme Court by
George F. Guy and his wife. Carrie
Guy, of Los Angeles, Calf, against
Andrew w. Mellon, Secretary of the
Treasury. and David H. Blair, COM
missioner of internal revenue, to
compel the amendment of the income
tax regulations so as to extend to
the State of California the right of
husband and wife to render separate
tax returns on community property.
The revenue act of 1924, 1t is stated,
provides this right to all the other
Western States which have laws pro-
viding that the income Of husband
and wife are common interest In
which each party has vested one
half interest
The plaintiffs, through Attorneys
Nebecker, Moyle & Parkinson, tell
the court they have been denied this
right of division of income and have
been compelled to pay the full In
come tax BY this ruling they say
they paid excess of ST,399.40 in 1870
and S667.99 overpayment in 1919. The
tax bureau, 1t is claimed, has ad-
mitted the right, only to deny 1t
again, and unless the court fixes the
status of Californians under the law
before March Is, when new returns
are to be made, mand citizens of that
state, including the plaintiffs, Will
be required to surrender many thou
sands of dollars which would other
wise go to the advancement of the
Industries of that State.
The plaintiffs explain their delay in
asking the aid of the court by saying
that they have been led to believe that
the regulation would be changed so as
to extend the privilege to the State OF
talifornia which has always had this
community of interest statute.