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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-28
Music LoUers Anxiously Await
 Madame Matzenauer's Concert

When Margaret Matzenauer, Melro- politan opera contralto, appears at the Masonic auditorium Monday night under auspices of Cyrene com mandery No. 10, Knights Templar Birmingham will have the opportuni- ty of hearing an artist whose voice has been described by numerous crit les as the Metropoitan's greatest"
 Madame Matzenauer is too we'll and favorably known in Birmingham and throughout the entire country to need an introduction to music lovers. She has been heard in this city before and created a favora ble impression.
 Never before has Birmingham had an opportunity to hear an artist of this caliber at prices being charged Monday. They are $1.10, s1.65, and S2.20. including tax. Hundreds of the $1.10 seats are available, and patrons of those seats are assured of seeing and hearing the great singer as well as in any part of the house. No posts will obstruct a full view of the stage, as those seats have been elim- mated and will not be offered for sale by the commandery.
 Proceeds of the concert are to be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-28
Thinner And Fewer Clothes Make Women More Rugged,
 Surgeons Are Told
By JAMES MCLEAN Geased Wire To The Age-HeraId)

CHICAGO. Oct. 27.-Dainty. silken undies, scant as they generally are, have improved the health of American women and girls remarkably since the old red flannels became passe, pr. Richard R. Smith, noted gyne- cologist of Grand Rapids, Mich, told the American College of Surgeons.
 Thinner and fewer clothes are mak- ing woman a healthy, rugged being. whose hardy constitution is able to throw off disease. he said.
 "Of course,' Dr. Smith added, there is the possibility that the business of eliminating every possible article of clothing may yet be carried too far.
 But when woman discarded the corset, she took a long step toward permanent health. The corset re- strioted movement and circulation in the trunk of the body. which was not intended for any normal person."
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 Much For Future Generation.
 This discarding of woolens and pet ticoat and adoption of teddys and slip-ons, rolled stockings and low neck gowns will have an important effect on the future of the American people and the next generation may be expected to be more sturdy as a result of the good physical condition U
 Contrary to the ruling belief among women headaches and other pains of the body which they suffer are not due to troubles peculiarly feminine" the surgeon said during his address. "Backache is due merely to fatigue or faulty posture. Malig- nant diseases, such as cancer. never cause pain until far advanced, and the common fears among women when they suffer pain are due to over sensitiveness."
 Dr. Fred H. Albee, director of re- mobilization surgery in New Jersey, told Thursday nights session of the surgical congress of progress in bone grating. He advocated state en- couragement of plastic surgery to prevent permanent crippling of work me ninjur ed in accidents.
 'The hones neve rcease to grow" he said. "The grating of bones Is just as successful with aged people as with the young, and there Is no limit to the size of the bone which may be grafted. I have removed slender pieces 10 inches long from the shin and grafted them. These soon grow to normal size of the original bone"
 Others Benefits To Humanity.
 Other new benefits to humanity
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-28
MAGNIFICENT CHANCE FOR ENTRANTS IN AGE-HERALD'S $22,OOO HELP YOURSELF CLUB

Help Yourself campaign, by enrolling themselves to represent the vast amount of virgin territory" which only waits the activities of some club member to yield rich harvest of votes.
 Take this tip Make sure your town or section is represented by an active member who is on the job now and who will remain on the job through out the campaign. If such is not the case, you have a great mine of potential votes at your elbow. Don't let this virgin territory" lie idle. Clip out the entry blank and get busy.
 Remember that club members all over the south are out securing votes in the face of competition, so if you have to do the same thing, just con sole yourself with the assurance that "everybody's doing it."
 The main thing however, is to act quickly A day past Is a day lost, and regardless of how small the loss may be, you don't want to acquire the habit of losing time.
 How To Enter.
 The rules of the contest are sim pie. Here's how to get into the game To enter your name, clip the entry blank from today's issue. and mail 1t in. A first subscription IS worth 10000 additional votes. and for every $2500 in subscriptions secured be- fore November 8, extra votes to the amount of 100000 will be credited you. Subscriptions should be rush ed in early, as after November 3. the same S25.00 in subscriptions will not bring as many votes by q long shot. Carrier Boys.
 If your secure a subscription from any person whose paper is being de- livered by a carrier boy, the same carrier boy will continue to deliver the papers and receive his proper portion of revenue as in the past No Restrictions.
 There is no restriction on terri tory in whicn to work. You can se- cure subscriptions and free vote coupons anywhere. If you have friends Tn Birmingham or anywhere who wsh to help you. they can do so by giving you their subscr iptions. Office Of The Club.
 The office Of the Help Yourself Club Is located on the fifth floor of The Age-Herald building. It is open from a. m. to 8 p. m. daily. The office is open Sundays. The club manager will be glad to talk with you over the telephone or in his of flee, or if you cannot come to his of office, will be glad to send some one to explain the campaign to you. Telephone Main4900.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-28
BLACH'S NE VI SHOP |S PLACE IF BEAUTY
Women'S Department Opens Monday In Magnificent
 Surroundings

Beautiful feminine creations of fine silks, satins and velvets vie with their surroundings on the fourth floor of Blachs store in the newly organized department opening Mon day morning, an exclusive shop for women, laden to capacity with a thousand thrills to delight milady.
 Mere man newspaper reporters could not begin to do justice to the array of beautiful gowns, furs, suits and other wearables Blachs has scription Is impossible. It must be seen. Anyone can appreciate the fourth floor of Blach's from a stand point of sheer bearty.
 The woodwork. embracing show cases, display counters, fitting rooms. dressing tables and other fix lures is finished in American walnut, superbiy grained and brilliantly pol lshed. with a thousand mirrors to add to the Beauty of the scene. The floor is covered with 8 soft carpet oe ex- Quisite texture.
 Furs. and there are hundreds of them, are shown by means of a new each piece at once open to full view and accessible without the usual rummaging of the entire stock.
 Dave Goldring, in charge of the new department rererS to small enclosure to the left, a room dazzling with handsome fixtures, as the French room. Here are a multitude of frail. thin, colorful things that women wear. hundreds of them their color enhanced by reflections from enormous chandeliers suspended from the ceiling above.
 Hats are displayed in show cases of old ivory with indirect lighting. The dressing rooms apparently are sufficient in number and appoint ment to care for many customers at one time. Everything about the de- partment has an air of exclusive ness and quiet refinement. Its situa- ton on the fourth floor eliminates interruption. The stock embraces every known feminine fancy in that line. Hundreds of women who love the beautiful in clothes and the shop they come from are expected to at tend the grand opening Monday morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-28

used by Cyrene commandery to equip and organize a drill team to repre- sent Birmingham at the conclave, to be held in Seattle, Wash, and which will be attended by many thousands of Knights Templar from every city and state in the country. The favor- able impression created by such team is stated by commandery off cials to be unestimable. Officers Of Cyrene commandery are exceedingly anxious that no city in the south shall have better equipped or drilled team than Birmingham.
 Madame Matzenauer will include in her concert many of the best known numbers which have helped to make her famous over the land as one of the greatest contraltos of all time. Her stage manner and bearing are declared the most pleasing of any great singer, and her deep, rich, con- tralto voice will easily reach to every corner of the big auditorium, which is declared by music lovers to be the most ideal adapted place in the city for a concert, because of the fine acoustics.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-28
Campaign For Club Building To Be Subject Of Next
 Sunday Sermons

Monday morning marks the open ing of the headquarters for the Bir- m1ngham Boys club campaign at 1913 Fourth avenue, north, in preparation for the campaign, which opens Thurs day, November s, under the auspices of the Birmingham Kiwanis club.
 Headquarters are in one of the store rooms on the corner site re- gently purchased by J. Blach & Sons and the use of the room was donated by Sam Blach, member of the ad- visory committee, who has taken an active work in preparation for the campaign.
 Four minute speakers for the cam paign will be actively pushed during the coming week, according to J. w. Donnelly, former president of the Rotary club and chairman of the speakers.
 The speakers will start Monday at the meeting of the Axis club at the Country club and will be followed by Dr. Roy Hershey, pastor of the Wood- lawn Presbyterian church, before the Lions club, Tuesday; Dr. Oscar Dew Randolph, rector of the Church of St. Marys- -theHighlands; before the Exchange club, Wednesday,; Dr. Henry M. Edmonds, pastor of Che h. dependent Presbyterian church, Ro- tary club. On Wednesday,; Dr. J. M broduy, pdStor or the FlIIh Avenue Presbyterian church, Community club, Thursday; Dr. P. H. Woodall, president of the Boys club, Real Es- tate board, on Thursday; w. l.. White, American Business club, on Friday, and Dr. George R. Stuart pastor of the First Methodist church, Civitan club, on Friday.
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 Pastors To Handle Subject.
 On next Sunday pastors of all lead ing churches will devote one sermon to the subject of "The Under Privi- legged Boy" in preparation for the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-28
NorICr---L1sr BEING REDUCED

The list of club members is be- ing reduced very materially each day. Wonderful opportunity exist for live active members in many towns and in many sections of Birmingham and small surround ing towns. Study the list of club members which are printed in another part of this issue and see if your town or locality is rep resented by an active member. By who you know is out after sub sas.ptions and votes now. The list will be burther reduced by elim- mating non-workers just as fast as representives of the club can interview these people.
 By reducing the list of members We are decreasing the amount of competition for you.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-28
SPINDLES OF SOUTH ARE STILL VERY ACTICE
Section Leads Rest Of Nation In Spindle Hours
 WASHINGTON BUREAU
 THE AGE-HERALD 0cf. 27
Washington. D. C.. Oct. 27

The south continues to do the busi- ness in the cotton spinning industry, according to the September report of the department of commerce pub lished today.
 Of the total spindles in the coun- try, active during September, the south possesses 16.011,049 as against 17,91S,S36 in all other states. Of the total spindle hours, however. the south had 4.397,323.767 as against 3,0S4,737,22S for all other states.
 South Carolina, apparently was busier than any other state during September. The following figures show active spindles and average spindle hours for each of tho south ern states:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-28
MODERN UNDIESI FATE OF JUDGESHIPS| IMPROVE HEALTH TO COME UP MONDAY
Decision Expected In Suit To Test ConStitutionaiity Of New Law

A decision probably will be reached Monday or Tuesday in the suit to test the constitutionality of the law creating the new court of common claims. A hearing was held Saturday before Judge R. V. Evans and 1t Is expected to be resumed Monday.
 R. H. Fries, attorney for D. Nj. Griswold, is seeking to prevent Judge Thomas R. Lea and Judge Edgar Allen, both of the municipal court, from exercising their jurisdic- ton under the new law.
 MT. Griswold bases his suit on Sec tion 2S0 of the Alabama constitution, forbidding officials from holding and receiving compensation from two of fees of public trust at the same time. At the hearing Saturday attorneys for the two judges tried to show that they were only ex-officio judges of the new court and that its juris- diction was only an extension of that of the municipal court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-28
Vital Statistics
BIRTHS

BIRTHS
 Mir. and Mrs. Frank T. Pierce, Route l, Birmingham october 1s, girl. MT. and Mrs. Oscar r. Goggans. 1911 Tuscaloosa avenue, October 10. girl. MT. and Mrs. Sheldon J. Hixon, 5712 Second avenue north, October 16, boy. MT. and Mrs. J. W. Socum, 24o5 Sew enth street. October 26, boy. MT. and Mrs. William J. Boxeman. 1006 McMillan avenue. October 1s. boy Mir. and Mrs. w. A. Bohne. 2012 Eff teenth avenue. October 1s, girl.
 DEATHS
 stephen sanguinetti. Shades Valley. oc- tober 26. age 71 years.
 r. L. Keen. 1916 Sixth avenue. north. October 24. age 50.
 Edward c. Parson, St. vincents hospi- tai. October 25, age 24.
 Mrs. Deli Foster. Birmingham Baptist hospital October 26, age 59.
 Bill Black. Children's hospital, October Charles Cooper, chiIdren's hospital, oc- tober 26. age 1 years.
 W. Harvey Wood 5725 Second avenue south. October 23, age 65.
 Grapefruit is -< "f the East India islands
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-28
GRAY TURNS DECORATOR
City Clerk To Array McLendon's Cal
 For CoIors For Parade Tuesday

l.. E. Gray. secretary of the city commission, has volunteered his services as a decorator and will ar ray President McLendon's automobile in gay colors for the parade Tues day. which will be one of the high spots of the Birmingham fall fes- tival.
 Mir. Gray had a fair sized bundle of material for his job and when the hall was closed for the day headed off to put his artistic ideas into effect.
 Four members of the commission are to ride in the car, all in fact. save Commissioner Cloe, who, as commissioner of police, will head his cohorts on horseback.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-28
STOP ASTHMA IN 24 HOURS

Asthma. Hay Fever and Catarrh are responsible for much misery ans failing health. If you are a sufferer from whsezins, sneezins. difficult breathing. hawking, raising phlegm, etc. to prove that you can stop these troubles quickly and easily with the pleasant, scientific Florence Formula, will send you a s1 bottle postpaid and free of charge or obligation. If 1t cures you tell your friends and pay me whatever you think is fair. otherwise the loss. is mine. Merely send your name today for this free introductory offer-good for only 10 days. F. SHEARER, GIT Coca Cola Bldg, Kansas City. Mo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-28
TO DISCUSS DIPHTHERIA
Dr. J. R. Bean Of City County Labor.
 atOry To Read Piper At TaIIadega

Dr. J. R. Bean, director of the To- boratory of the city and county health department, has been invited to read a paper before the Talladega County Medical society November 6.
 Dr. Bean was invited to choose his own subject and since there has been greater activity of late in diphtheria control he has chosen this malady as the opic of his discussion.
 There were 39 cases of 1t reported to pr. Bean during September and two deaths reportde, as against 26 reports and two deaths in September 1922. The laboratory examines many specimens submitted by physicians each week in the battle being waged to stamp out the disease.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-28
OVERLOOKED IN FIRE

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn, Oct. 27.-- Overlooked ed as her mother with three other children fled from their burn ing home. the 2-year-old daughter of MT. and Mrs. N. L. Chadwick at Dan vile was burned to death today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-28
HONORS ITALIAN HERO

U. S. Naval Attache Places Wreath
 On Saint Bon's Tomb
 ROME, Oct. 27.-United States Naval Attache Hasbrouck placed a wreath Saturday on the tomb of Ad- miral Saint Bon, Italian naval hero, in behalf of the Navy league of the United States on the occasion of Navy day in America.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-28
H0RNADY SELLS STORY
Former Commissioners And Newspa-
 per Man Breaks Into McCIures

John R. Hornady, quondam manag- ing editor of the Evening News and the absorbed Birmingham Ledger, and later member of the Birmingham city commission for two terms, has, sodl story to McClure's Magazine ''Obie Breaks the Drought" is one of the features of this months issue MT. Hornady is now southern mana ger of the Sacks Advertising agency, with offices in the Flat Iron build ing, Atlanta, Ga! He moved to Att lanta more than year ago. Another "Obie" story will appear in the De- cember Metropolitan Magazine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-28

OUTOF-TOWN CANDIDATE.-NIrs. J. L. Irving of Gadsden is of those who has the great opportunity in The Age-eralds $22000 Help Yourself Club and has entered
 with the determination of winning of the splendid prizes be given by The Age-Herald
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-28

were announced by surgeons.
 The production of a race of six x-foot people is possible through control of the activity of the thyroid gland, which regulates growth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-28

Grapefruit is -< @f the East India islands.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-28
Pastors To Handle Subject.

On next Sunday pastors of all lead ing churches will devote one sermon to the subject of '"The Under-Privi- legged Boy" in preparation for the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-06-08
ELY BUSINESS COLLEGE.
WILL OPEN IN THE JAMES
BLOCK MONDAY, JUNE 18TH.

Bookkeeping, shorthand, typewrit-
ing, banking, expert accounting and
Court reporting will be taught by
experts. Any complete S125.0O
course for only $50 to the first ten
who enroll.
We guarantee positions to all
graduates.
Any complete course can be. fin
ished in six to twelve weeks with
two hours each day or evening in
school.
Those who have already taken
part of business course and wish
to finish quickly and take a position
will be taken for $500 if you en-
roll now. Later on prices win be
$125 and $195.
We teach Graham and Gregg
shorthand. We also teach the Light
ming shorthand to those who have
not studied shorthand before. With
this shorthand you can write $50
words per minute after six weeks
and can read your notes as readily
as common print. You can take
dictation after two or three lessons.
Call at Ely Business College in
the James Block or phone "a.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-06-08
JOS. ROTHMAN SAYS
FORD DOING BUSINESS

Moving steadily up to 6,700-car-
a-day production, the Ford Motor
Company on Monday, May 81, set
a new daily record when 6,65S Cars
and Trucks were completely assem-
bled for domestic use, it is an
nounced by Joe Rothman, Ford
agent in this city.
This new production mark eX-
ceeds by 43 the best previous day
which was May 9 with its record of
6,615.
Since the first of the year all
the vast resources of the Ford Mot
or Company have been utilized to
keep production on a continually in
creasing schedule but orders all
along have been far in excess of
the output and continue to be, even
under the present record-breaking
output.
Ford production for the week
ending Tuesday, May %, went to a
new high record with a total of
39,417 Cars and Trucks completed
for domestic use, it is announced by
the Ford News. This is ia more
than the record-breaking produc-
ton of the week before
Monday, May 81, was the biggest
day of the last week with produc-
ton of 6,658 Cars and Trucks,
beating the daily record of 6,615
set up on May 9.
Fordson Tractor output for the
week was 1896.
The Lincoln division of the Ford
Motor Company produced TIA cars
during the week ending Tuesday,
May %.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-06-08
COUNTY BONDS FOR ROADS.

Making 1T plain that only motor
vehicle taxes and federal aid can
be used for improvement and main
tenance of state trunk or Babcock
highways and that large part of
the auto taxes are paid but none
are used in the big cities, the Thief
River Falls Tribune commends re-
cent authorization by the Penning-
ton county commissioners of an
issue of highway reimbursement
bonds. The Tribune continues:
Since the big cities pay a mai
ority of these taxes without getting
anything back, it follows that this
arrangement is of great benefit to
the rural communities, and no bet
ter, system of securing good roads
In the country districts could be de-
thinking.
Some complaint is heard now
and then because this money is
spent upon trunk highways, which
means the roads that go sorne-
where, and therefore the farmers
residing in remote places get very
little benefit, but it must be remem-
bered that the through roads must
be built If there is to be orderly
construction. Any other course
would be as ridiculous as for rail-
road to build its sidetracks first and
come along later with the main
line.
1T is hardly to be expected that
department of such magnitude
as the one presided over By Mr..
Babcock could function without
some adverse criticism, but we feel
that all fair-minded people will
agree that remarkable progress
toward a good roads system has
been made in this state since the
adoption of Amendment No. 1. And
though we do not claim Mr.. Bah
cock to be infallible in his Judg-
ment of what is best in the way of
road building, we have yet to hear
anything better proposed by those
who oppose him."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-06-08

eve are mortgaging away our
future" prominent business man
told range audience little more
than week ago, in commenting on
the present trend of the automo-
bile industry. The speaker quoted,
graphically stating that he had re-
ceived positive information from
one range automobile dealer that
85 per cent of his cars were sold
on the longtime payment plans.
Well, what of it2- Somebody is get
ting good out of it. The man with
family and a car gets joy enough
out of life to make up for the few
per cent interest he is missing.
The money is being circulated
around and everyone gets whack
at it. People with cars enjoy them
and in the enjoyment appear more
like human beings and not like
grouches. :. Give the 85 per cent a
chance the same as the Is per cent
have.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-06-08

lives of the public.
And yet day after day the Ma
tional Board officials find arson
"plants" arranged for starting
quick fire in factory buildings,
work shops, store rooms, etc, in
the most congested districts in
cities. The fact that the "plant"
was discovered before the fire start
ed or that the fire was put out
without causing death, or destruc-
ton of property 1does not lessen
the criminal intent or responsibility
that attaches to the person who
sets such a death trap. Yet the
public pays scant attention to this
class of criminals and conviction
for arson is most difficult to secure.
If a man carelessly or wilfully
burns up your property or causes
the death of your family from fire,
you never think of attaching re-
sponsibility to him. 1t is this lack
o f public interest that causes
American fire losses to mount to
$500,0O0,000 a year with an an
nual death total of $4,000 persons.