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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06
FaJHIBIT CARS IN BUSINESS SECTION
Commissioner CIoe Says This Will Be Necessity In
 Two Years

Al ordinance prohibiting all park inE 2 the central business district a' ous De the next step in traffic con T in Birminghams- w. B. Cloe, ear issioner of public safety, de- e.srsi Wednesday.
 new traffic ordinance, after
 syS' trial is working smoothly,
 tfse citys rate of growth, still
 1T revision win be an absolute ae sity Dy the time the next city eyD listratien takes oftice," the e missioner said,
 Tt will be found that to prop erly control traffic. Birmingham will have to follow the lead of other cities and clear It's most cor Sested ded
 MT. Clo. said recent inspection e traffic methods in many cities con vinced him that the best way to keep traffic moving smoothly wfas to pro- hibit parking on main tnorcughfares between o'clock 6. m. ana o'clock ?. m:
 Birmingham is certain to come to ehis in the next two yesra," be as serted.
 No move in this direction will bs made until the closing days of tho present administration, Mir. Cioe said. He indicated that his final report at the expiration of his term would deal with the subject and of ss1 recommendations. V Traffic control has improved 1ot per cent since the new ordinance became effective, he stated.
 The present ordinance would do forever if Birmingham didn't increase In population" he added, but rap sdly increasing population will mean moro stringent traffic regulations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06
MANUF FACTU RE R { T0 HOLD MEET ING
Senator Ellis And Other Visi- tors Are Among
 Speakers

State Senator J. B. Ellis of Selma will speak on The Legislature and Its Workings" as a feature of the fourth annual meeting of the Ala bama Manufacturers association at the Tutwiler hotel in Birmingham.
 The meeting will convene at 9:30 o'clock Tuesday morning In the pri- vate dining room of the hotel, fol- lowed by registration of members. tion of members.
 Business sessions open at 10 o'clock with the treasurer's report, report of the president, association's work ings with progress and committee appointments. Luncheons at 1 o'clock.
 The afternoon session convenes at 2:s0 o'clock in the private dining room for reports of committees and election of officers. Senator Ellis address at o'clock will terminate the afternoon session.
 Annual dinner In the ball room of the Tutwiler at o'clock, will fea- ture the evening session, which will include an address by R. H. Evins, president of the Alabama State Bar association, on Laws Governing Business" and an address by Dr. Gus W. Dyer, dean of economies, Vanderbilt university. en "Responsi- bility of Leadership" concluding the meeting.
 Prominent manufacturers from all over the state are expected to att tend
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06

proclaimed by the people as ten times as quick and effective as whiskey5 rock and rye, or any other cold and cough remedy they have ever tried.
 All drug stores are supplied with the wonderful elixir, so all you have to do to get relief from that cold is to step into the nearest drug store, hand the clerk half dollar for a bottle of Aspironal and tell him to serve you two teaspoonfuls. With your watch in your hand, take the drink at one swal- low and call for your money back in two minutes if you cannot feel the dis dressing symptoms of your cold fading away like dream, within the time limit. Don't be bashful, for all drug gists invite you and expect you to try it. Eyerybody's doing it.
 When your cold or cough is re- lieved, take the remainder of the bot tie home to your wife and children, for Aspironal is by far the safest and most effective, the easiest to take and the most agreeable cold and cough remedy for children as well as adults. Quickest relief for catarrhal croup and children's choking up at night.-Ady.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06
CITY HEALTH WORK
 PROBATION
Scientist Of League Of Ma tions Praises Birmingham
 Health Work

Birmingham's department of public health is second to none in the Uni ted States, according to Thomas Carnwath, one of the leading au- thorities on the subject in the Eng fish speaking world In letter to Dr. J. D. Bowling, city and county health officer.
 MT. Carnwath Is a member of the ministry of health of the British government; a representative of the ministry of health of the League of Nations, and a delegate apppinted by the league to inquire into the health practice and health conditions in the United States.
 His letter follows: Century Club,
 "7 West 43d St., New York. Dear Dr. Bowling:
 It was a sincere regret to me and to the other members of our party that we had not an opportunity of depressing to you our appreciation of the arrangements which were made by your department to render our stay in Birmingham pleasant and profitable, nor of congratulating you on the very admirable health or ganization which you have built up in that city. In our opinion 1t is second to none of the many we have been privileged to study during our visit to this county-a position which is due, think, in no small measure to tho efficiency and loyalty of the staff you have gathered around you We shall carry away with us many happy memories of America, but none more happy, more helpful or more enduring than the memory of the days we spent in Birmingham, Ala.
 Ala. Believe mo,
 Yours sincerely, THOMAS CARNWATH.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06

An all>star cast of unusual excel lence interprets the roles of this fas- ctnating drama. Barrie Provost, as the heroine, is seen as a "wanter who, in order to be surrounded by the luxuries she craves, takes a posi- tion as maid in the home or wealthy New York family. The dramatic plot hinges around her marriage to young member of the family, their efforts to humiliate her the parting of the lovers and their ultimate happy reuaion in power ful denouement.
 Leila Burton Wells, the novelist, is the author of "The Wanters," and to J. G. Hawks and Paul Bern goes the credit for the screen version. The cast was evidently chosen with great care, for every charactsr rings true and contributes vitality to the unfoldment of the story.
 In addition to Marie PrevostS> tho players include Huntley Gordon, Norma Shearer, Robert Ellis, Ger trude Astor, Lincoln Stedman, Lil- Han Langdon, Hank Mann, Louise Fazenda Harold Goodwin vernon Steele William Buckley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06
SEEKS SHOE FACTORY
 FOR FEDERAL PRISON
Bill Introduced For Plant Al
 LeayenWOrth

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-Establish- ment of factory at Leavenworth, Kan, penitentiary for the manufac- ture of shoes. broorns and brushes by prisoners is proposed in a bill intro- duced today by Representative Gra- ham. republican, Pennsylvania. who as chairman. reported at the Sane time the findings of a special joint committee of Congress named to in vestigate employment for prisoners. The bill would provide for the sale of all products thus manufactured to the government market prices and would authorize the Attorney Gen eral to make payments to inmates or their dependents of such earnings as he thinks proper. It would cali for appropriation of $20o,000 for factory and s250,000 for working capital.
 The joint committee report showed that 4.06O or the 5.510 prisoners in federal penitentiaries now are idle This was a labor waste, 1t estimated of $1,21s,000 annually, valuing each men. the report said 1000 could be on 800 working days a year. If em- ployment were provided for 1.20O men, the reports aid, 1000 could be used to manufacture shoes, needed by the army and navy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06
UNCLE NATHAN SPENT NIGHT AT CITY JAIL
Aged Mountaineer On Long Hike
 Tells Interesting Tales

Nathan Hill, 65 years old and a true type of the east Tennessee mountaineer. spent Wednesday night at the city jail as the guest of the warden. Uncle Nathan" is well known in Lebanon, Tenn, near where he was reared, and is walking to Nashville, where he now makes his home with a nephew. after visiting relatives in Anniston.
 When a boy of 16, Uncle Nathan says he was sent to the Old Walls, near Columbia, to serve a life sen fence for crime of which he was innocent and after serving 32 years was released from the prison. after he was positively declared innocent by the victims of his alleged crime.
 He has two brothers living in Cin- cinnati, with whom he spends part of his time. He left there & short time ago and rode a train to An niston to visit his relatives at that place. but says he will walk from Birmingham to Nashville. Sitting in the warden's office Wednesday eve ming Uncle Nathan told stories of his early life in the Tennessee mountains.
 He claims it is no trouble for him to walk 80 miles in a day and plans to make the first lap of the trip iron, Birmingham to Nashville Thursday. Before retiring Wednesday evening he told Warden Randall to see that his breakfast was ready early for he wanted to get started before ieun-up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06
'The Wanters,' Coming To Trianon,
 A Story Of Tie Luxury Louers

thrill, a laugh, tear and some thlng to take home to think about!
 Motion pictures are essentially en- tertainment, but when they combine these eminent ingredients with les son that registers, they reach their greatest achievement and fulfill the hlghest mission of the screen.
 Such a motion picture is The Wanters," which comes to the Trianon next week. An arraignment Of snob- blshness and glorification of TO- nance, 1t deals with life, gripping the attention through it's true reflec- tion of reality. Ess-tS.
 After making "The Dangerous Age" Director John M. Stahl had an unusually high standard to live up to, but he has more than met his obligations in "The Wanters"
 Presented by Louis B. Mayer through First National, "The Want ers' sets out to dethrone the old bromide that real happiness lies in poverty, and at the end of the pie ture this old story book theory is shattered, but so also Is the popular belief that, happiness necessarily goes with riches.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06
HARRY F0X WILL APPEAR AT B|J0U
Extra Feature Vaudeville Bill Scheduled For All Next
 Week

Several extraordinary features are announced at Loew's Bijou for next weeks vaudeville bill. beginning Monday afternoon. with the headliner being nothing less than tho personal appearance of the popular musical comedy and screen star, Harry Fox, in Intimate Moments" accompanied at tho piano by Charles Seville.
 Mir. Fox, who makes his first ap- pearance at Loew's BiJou. is not only known as a musical comedy and mo- tion picture star, but a song writer author, and international favorfte In vaudeville. and hIs appearance ,lhera Is being awaited with keen interest
 Another special attraction of next weeks bill Is the appearance of Lady Tsen Mel. known as the Dainty Ori- ental Nightingale" formerly one of the leading movie stars of Chinas who since coming to America has gathered honors on both the screen and stage Other features include the Turner Brothers, in clever capers of high caliber; Jules Bernard and Florence Scarth in the comedy skit, Loan Sum Street." and Jim and Frank Marlyn in an elaborate musical dance revue.
 Pleasure Mad" a Metro picture telling vivid story of the age of jazztime and divorce, Is the screen feature. It Is an adaptation of Blanche Upright's novel. The Valley of Content" book that has enjoyed extraordinary success.
 For the remainder of this week, in cluding Saturdays four perform ances, Jackie Coogan in Long Tive the King" will be the screen feature and diversified bill of five vaude- vile acts is also on the program
 Owing to the length of this weeks superphctoplay, Saturdays schedule is announced as follows: Picture 12:60. 3:1O. 5:so. and 10 p. m. Vaude- vile: 2:15. 4:30. and 9:20. A special schedule has also been announced for Thursday and Friday, and in view oi the large crowds 1t Is advisable to 'come early and avoid the rush."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06
S|bERT PRES|DES AT BOARD MEETING
Preliminary Steps Are Taken In Mobile Port Develop
 rnent Program

MOBILE. Ala, Dec. 5.-(special Leased Wire. of the new state docks board, which will have charge of the expenditure of the first s5,000,000. authorized by the state for port Improvements at Mo- bile, were in Mobile today for the purpose of taking action preliminary to the beginning of the development program. The board was in execu- tive conference for two hours. This was the first meeting of the board in Mobile since the members were ap- pointed. General William L.. Sibert, chairman and engineer in charge of the development program, who ar rived here Monday to take up the work, is presiding. r. B. Blair of Charles Henderson of Troy.
 It was announced by members of the board that the matters consid- cred today consisted largely of ar- engagements for the establishment of offices and other details for getting the work underway. No construc- tion matters were taken up, it was said.
 Conditions in general regarding the port of Mobile were discussed but no action was taken.
 MOON, INsPECTs FORT.
 Col. Hartley Moon, adjutant gen. eral of Alabama, arrived in Mobile today and proceeded at once to Fort Morgan and Fort Gaines in the lower bay, accompanied by a party of local men. Colonel Moon will inspect the two forts, which has been offered by the federal government as train ing camps for Alabama National guardsmen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06
MANY PRIZES WILL BE
 GIVEN; BICYCLE PARADE
Birmingham Stores Offer Watches.
 Bicycle Parts And Medals

Boys and girls of Birmingham will be given chance to win prizes total ing around s20o in the bicycle parade to be held by Fred St. Onge> which will start Saturday morning at Ii o'clock from Woodrow Wilson park There will be no entry or registration fee. says MT. St. Onge. who adds that much interest is being taken in this event and competition is expected to be very keen.
 Prizes for tho different classes of contestants are as follows;
 Boys with decorated wheels, first, gold watch, by Morrow Coaster Brake company; second, pair of tires, by Ed wards Bicycye store; third, Delta electric lamp, by Shannon Cycle com pany; fourth, uuggage carrier. by Hickman Cycle company: fifth, handle bars, by Birmingham Arms company pair pedals. by D. R. Moody.
 Girls with decorated wheels, first. pair of Dirst tires. by Birmingham m Arms company: second, Solar lamp, by Horton & Riddle; third, Century electric lamp, by Chicago Cycle com Bros; fifth, Delta electric lamp by D. H. Barrstt.
 Riders in comic make up, first, Solar lamp. by Shannon Cycle com pany; second, saddle, by D. R. Moody; third. handle bars. by Dawson Bros.
 Oldest ridsrl in the line. pair of tires. by Chicago Cycle company: youngest rider, bicycle horn, by Edwards Bi- cycle store.
 Riding on the plank 150 feet long. 5 inches wide and 1 inch high. first, gold watch, by New Departure Coaster Brake company: second. pair of tires. by Hickman Cycle company: third, pair of leather puttees, by Horon & Riddle.
 Boy Scouts in uniform making the neatest appearance, first, gold medal {; second, silver medal; third, bronze medal, by Cycle Trades of America.
 School with greatest number of riders in line will receive tho Cycle Trades of America silver trophy cup.
 Prizes will be awarded at ArlinG- ton lawn on Cotton avenue as soon as the parade reaches there.
 A safety first" demonstration in cycling will be given by Fred St. Onge.
 All cycle riders arc welcome.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06
OVER $l1,000 SAVED
 BY TRAFFIC BUREAU
Freight Rate Cases Hold ttentinn
 Of Birmingham Merchants

Birmingham shippers were saved S3,923 in errors discovered, and 5l4 freight claims were paid. represent inf s7,S27, through the November &C.,
 tivities of the Birmingham Traffic association Charles E. Jones. seere- tary of the organization, rendered his
 report for tho month Tuesday.
 There were s.431 rates quoted dur
 ing $7.S27. through the November ac-
 bills checked.
 The report summarizes the follow
 ing matters given attention during November:
 Attended in Atlanta November 22 and 23 conference between southern producers of clay products and south eastern railroads involving establish ment of revised rates to and from all points in the south on articles made of clay. such as brick, hollow blild- ing tile. etc.
 During November decision was se-
 cured from the Alabama public serv- ice commission establishing univer-
 sal concentration arrangements on cotton compressed and uncompressed to, from and between points in Ala bama.
 Secured during month decision from Alabama public service commits sion establishing revised rates on | cotton both single and joint line, be- tween points within the state of Ala
 
 | ports it will be noticed the associa- | tion actively participated in both of 1 these cases.
 Filled with tho interstate com l merce commission petition for sus- | pension in connection with the pro- posed increased rate on canned goods | from Mobile to Birmingham on in- | terstate traffic. The present rate is 29h cents and the carriers proposed rate of A cents, which if permitted | to become effective will apply on all
 canned goods traffic from the Pa l cific coast to Birming ham. "The following cases are pending 1 before the Alabama public service commission:
 "Fertilizer: On December IT, the I commission has set for hearing the
 question of revising all rates on fer | tilizer between points within the | state.
 plaint filed for Alabama Power com | pany on coal from mines on the Drif- 1 ton branch of the Southern railroad
 to High Level.
 1 "Combination rates: On December IT the commission has set for hear 1 ing its> citation wherein the carriers are required to show reason why l their tariffs should not be changed 1 so as to make applicable tho lowest combination rate that can be checkNd on intrastate shipments when they move unrouted.
 Mobile Chamber of Commerce complaint: Set for hearing Decem- Der IF. This complaint involves the rates on approximately 50 commodl- ties from Mobile to stations on the Mobile and Ohio railroad south of Montgomery. Our interest in this complaint is to see that reasonable rates are prescribed from Mobile to
 these stations. The rates prescribed in this case may be used as stand ard in measuring other intrastate
 rates, including those to and from Birmingham"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06
AGED NEGRO MAN IS LOST IN BIRMINGHAM
Relatives Ask Help To Find Sam
 Smith-First Time In Town

Sam Smith. S1-year-old Chambers county negro, wanted to see the town. It was his first visiK to Bir- mingham.
 He left his home, 317 Twelfth street, south, at 6 o'clock Tuesday morning on that mission and hasn't been seen or heard from since.
 For 25 years Sam has lived in a cross road spot in the thickets of the Alabama county. Not since the days of the Civil war has he ever been in big town. Once, during the war, he visited Atlanta.
 What has become of Sam Smith is worrying his infirm and equally as old wife. His granddaughter, Lee Anne Douglas, with whom the couple have been living since coming 10 Birmingham few days ago, ap- peared at The Age-Herald office Wednesday night.
 Please, mister, help me find my grandfather" she said.
 T have been to all the hospitals.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06

inc police station, the sheriff, and the undertakers. and I can't find out --nything about him."
 Sam Smith is described as an un- usually large man, bent with age, who has a limp, caused by wound sustained during the war. He is 8 childish old negro, his daughter says. and unused to city ways.
 Information as to his whereabouts will be welcomed by his relatives.
 There are 14,00O.000 telephones in the United States and they average d total of 35,000,00 messages a day.
 The post office department manu- factured 350,152 mail box locks last year, at a cost of s79,O00.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06
CLEARED IN COURT; N | W STRANDED ]
Wrong Negro Brought From Los Angeles, But No Cash
 For Return Trip

Orange D. Ford. a negro, brought from Los Angeles, Cal, charged with the murder of Simon Smith in April, 1917, was trying to raise enough money to get back home Wednesday, after proving an alibi in Judge Will liam E. Forts court Monday.
 According to court house officials, no provision is made for the pay ment of expenses for return trip when person is brought from an other state to stand trial and is ac- quilted.
 Immediately after the murder oe- cured more than six years ago, warrants were issued for the arrest of Joe Fort, charged with the crime. Ford was arrested and brought to Birmingham from California for trial. He spent some time in jail and was finally released on a $500 bond. When the case was brought up for trial before Judge Fort, Mon- day, witnesses testified that he was not the person suspected of the fnur- der. His release followed, the case not even being given to the jury.
 Ford was represented by Alvin NJ. Douglas. Deputy sheriffs were inn mediately instructed to serve the original warrants on Joe Fort, who disappeared soon after the murder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06
I,. 7.s TODAYS 'ii' '.,. : ICAIANOAR
AT THE THEATRES

AT THEA THEATRES
 Jefferson--Dark.
 Lyric-Claire Vincent in a breezy musical comedy playlet, Fox come dies and Pathe News.
 Loew's Bijou-Harry and Willie Lardner in "A Couple of Good Men Gone Wrong" Jackie Coogan in Long Live the King"
 AT THE MOVIES
 Capitol-"Thorns and Orange Blos- soms," with Estelle Taylor, Arthur Hall and an all star cast.
 Galax-J. Warren Kerrigan and Anna Q. Nilsson In "Thundering Dawn"
 Odeon-"The Sante Fe Trail"
 Princess-Helen Gibson in Mine Points of the Law" and William Duncan in The Steel Trail"
 Rialto-Hoot Gibson in Out of Luck" comedy, "The Speeder," and Pathe News.
 Royal-Tom Mix in stepping Fast"
 strand--Arthur Trans His Chil- dren's Children"
 Trianon-"Flaming Youth" with Milton Sills, colleen Moore and an all star cast.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06
DIAM ON DS

Can supply you with ANY grade or weight desired. Why buy the 1NSTALLMENT plan. and pay 20 to 40 per cent more? No high store rents or salaries to pay 1-2 carat s135; 5-S carat $l65; .70-1o0 carat S195; 3-4 carat, s225; .80-lo0 carat. eral smaller stones. set .u 1S-k. white gold fancy rings, with blue sapphires, the low est prices in town. II stone solid platinum bar pin, s225. Apply PIT Brown Marx Bldg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06

the fortunes of all concerned, and it's success on tour has been so great that two additional companies are now presenting the piece. The or ganizatton to be seen at the Jefferson wednesday, December 12, for four nights with matinees Thursday and Saturday, comprehends several mem bers Of the original company, and the production is complete in every de- tail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06
SETTLES FOR S1Oo

Threatened damage suit for $1o,oo0, growing out of injuries received July by Clifford Cunningham when he and the horse he was riding are said to have fallen through a bridge on Tenth avenue near Fiftieth street. was settled by the city commission Tuesday for $100. ss
 Cunningham suffered a fractured collarbone and other injuries. it was stated He elected to compromise with the city rather than follow a suit through months of court proceedings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06
Delightful Tate, Immediate Relief, Quick WaEm-Up.

The sensation of the drug trade is Asnironal, the two-minute cold and cough relievcr, authoritatively guaran- teed by the laboratories; tested, ap-
 proved and most enthusiastically en- dcrsed by the highest authorities, and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06

The candlestick was once called candlestaff. s Parsamid is new drug which, it is claimed, will cure paresis.