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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-27

In order to accommodate employees of the Steel plant who were paid yesterday the Bank of Ensley and the Bank of Alabama opened this after noon. The banks were thronged during the two hours they remained open with employees of the steel plant The volume of money issued was greater than in some months past by reason of the increase late ly given to employees and also the greater number of men employed at the mills.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-27

VDSENVE BOY WEEK
 National Boy Week, beginning Sunday. will be observed here by the churches and others interested in boys welfare. It was announced yesterday that Rev. E. c. Scott, pas- ter of the Presbyterian church, would deliver special sermon for boys Sunday morning at the Masonic temple. where the First Presbyterian church is temporarily holding serv- ices. All boys are invited to attend.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-27
SEEK PERMANENT QUARTERS

ciated Business men are negotiating with Ramsay &, Mccormack for permanent headquarters corner Ave- nue D and Nineteenth street up- stairs. It was stated yesterday tha. the association wishes to secure space 25 by 80 and that Ramsay q McCormack are willing to let the business men have the quarters. De- tails are being worked out through M. H. Mcdowell. local agent for Ramsay & Mccormack. It is also stated that the Business and Proo- tessional woman will have a club room 25 by 50 on the same floor. The two places will be entirely separate
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-15
CATHEDRAL HEIGHTS WILL
OPPOSE BUILDING PLANS

No more apartments are de-
sired In the Cathedral Heights
section. - :
This. decision was reached at q
special meeting last night Of the
Cathedral Heights Citizens Asso.
citation at st. Adams parish hall
when "a resolution protesting
against future construction Of
apartments in this section was
adopted.
The members declared that the
territory, bounded by Snyder's
lane on the south, Tilden street on
the north, Thirty-fourth street on
the east and Arizona avenue on
the west, should be reserved for
erection Of detached dwellings,.
A.. Y. Gray, president OF the
association, said that a canvass of
all residents Of the section will
be made to determine the extent
Of the opposition to erection Of
more apartment houses in the ter
ritory.
The association adjourned until
October.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-15

ness or banking. I was loatheP to
accept the offer.
. The National City Bank is a very
busy institution and I soon dis
covered that had real job on my
hands. After a time, however, /
found my task no more difficult
than that of reporting a big event
for my newspaper.
ident Of the National City Bank and
relinquished this post, first to give
my services to my country i'm the
war days, and second to devote my
whole time to private enterprises.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-15
Laid Out in Rows They Transform The
alter Dressing Room Into Morgue,
She Saws.

cream, but pretty soon it heats
up and gets hotter and hotter and
when it begins to set IL feels like
it's walking off with your face.
A furnace has nothing on that
mask when it starts to lift.
You wish then you knew the
deaf and dumb language SO you
could start cussing, but you start
squeezing the sculptOr.'s hand
franticalIy, which means nothing
but trying to make him unmask
you right then and there. And
finally he tells you to Shimmy
your features around under there
while he picks the mask off with
q penknife.
You are none the worse for the
experience.
The little chorus girls came
out smiling and a new row Of
Paris maps were staIxed up
against. the wall.
The intentions Of the cast are
then creased like the faces were
and they pour more plaster o. 3
Paris i'm and when that sets 1t
lifts out with the face as is.
Seems that these days man.
ayers amt satisfied with just
putting over q big production
they even 60 i'm for reproduction!
One might chirp something like
this:
When Is . chorus girl q princi-
pal?
When she "a cast for d mask!
It's quicker to cast 'em than
carve 'em-and If the dame is
dumb it's sugar marble anyway!
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-15
!. 4. VANDERBILT
HAD VARIED
CAREER
Capitalist Tells OF Steps From
Machine Shop to Newspaper
and Bank.
BY FRANK A. VANDERBILT.

machine shop worker, cub re-
porter, financial editor, treasury Of
fetal, bank officer, capitalist)
NEW YORK, June 15.-I have
made a number Of important
changes. both in the character OF
my work and in the circle Of my
business associates. have worked
hard, with my hands in a machine
shop and supervised the issuance
Of Government war bonds. I have
furnished rush copy" Tor city
newspaper, and presided over the
operations OF the biggest bank in
America. But the real turning
point in my business life was the
day on which I discarded overalls,
in the machine shop at Aurora, ILL.,,
and threw in my lot with a country
newspaper in the same town.
I served my apprenticeship in the
machine shop and was about to be
appointed foreman OF the shop at a
larger wage than the $1.25sa day
was then receiving. realized how
ever that IL accepted that promo.
ton, my career was likely to be
t1II111CO 10 lAAO AA0NuALO SAAORs
therefore went over to the news.
paper at IS q week (which WIS not
always available on pay day.) Later
went to the big city, Chicago. end
after serving in several minor
capacities, landed the job OF
financial editor Of the Chicago
Tribune.
When Lyman j. Gage, the Chi
cago banker, was appointed Sec.
rotary Of the Treasury, he invited
me to go to Washington as his
private secretary. I considered this
IN excellent opportunity to secure
a post graduate course in national
finance and accepted the invitation
fully intending to return to news
paper work at the end Of year.
But in less than a month, re
ceived an appointment as assistant
secretary of the Treasury. n post
which kept me exceedingly busy for
the next four years.
While at my Treasury post,
naturally came in contact with 9
number Of prominent New York
bankers, with whom I formed an
attachment, especially James a.
Stillman, the president Of the Ma
tional City Bank Of New York. Mr.
Stillman asked me to become vice
president Of his bank, but, having
had no practical experience in bust
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-15
RESCUE OF PRIVATE BOOZE
!. FROM FIRE NOT A CRIME

ATLANTIC CITY, June 10
Rescue of a private stock Of liquor
from a fire is not a violation of
the Hobart state dry act, Judge
William Smathers held here in the
case of Tony Bosky, charged with
the illegal transportation Of liquor.
Bosky whs arrested by vice squad
detectives when he dragged trunk
from a fire at New York avenue and
the beach. The trunk was found
to contain twenty-three bottles of
whisky. The prisoner contended it
was part of his worldly goods.
The court found he was within his
rights
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-15
DIPLOMAS A R {
AVARDEDAT
GQNZAGA
Archbishop curIey Is Guest OF
Honor at Annual Com
mencement.

Before an audience of 1000 which
included Archbishop Michael J. Cur
ley. guest of honor and high church
dignitaries and public OFFICIALS the
Gonzaga College last night con,
dNcted Its seventy-fourth annuai
commencement exercises.
Francis l.. McGarraghy and Ray
mond G. Kirchner made class ora
tons. An address to the graduates
was delivered by William e. Leahy
upon whom was conferred the hon.
orary degree of doctor of laws.
Diplomas were conferred on the
following:
Albert e. Bethel, Raymond T.
Brown, William w. Buchanan, John
J. Callaghan, Richard F. Cook, John
l.. Donnelly, Francis w. Dunne.
James F. Enright, jr., John J. Far
rington, Daniel J. Gallagher, Chas.
A., Henlock, Thomas A. Hurney,
George w. Kennedy, Raymond e.
Kirchner, Eugene s. Lyddane, Fran
els L. Mcdonald, Francis l. Nc
Garraghy, Aloysius E. MCGOWAN,
Intyre, Kelvin T. MacKavanagh,
William A. Marrow, Robt. A. Mills,
Daniel J. Mulcahy, Francis e.
Price, Daniel F. Quigley, jr., Robert
e. Rhodes, James s. Ruby, jr., VIII
liam G.. Ryan, Bertrand +. Sheehy,
Vincent A. Sheehy, James N.
Simms, John A. Simpson and Chas.
H. G. Ward, jr.
Gold medals for general excel
lence were awarded to the follow
Fourth year, Charles A. Henlock;
third year, John r.. Cavanagh; Sec
ond year (Al, James F. O,DOnnell;
OBJ, William r. Coglan; first year
(A), Arthur L. Simpson; OBJ j. God
frey Butler; for senior elocution,
Arthur L. Meegan; junior elocution,
George 4 A. Garner. prize debate,
Aloysius p. Kane; competitive in
dtvidual drill, Joseph A. O'Connell.
A scholarship to Georgetown Uni
versity for the most deserving grad
uate of Gonzaga was given to Chas.
A. Henlock. A scholarship to the
Catholic University school OF engi-
neering given by Bishop Thomas j..
Shal1an, was awarded to Raymond
G. Kirchner.
Premiums were conferred for gen.
eral excellence in the fourth year
class to Raymond C. Kirchner, in
plane geometry to Charles A. Hen
lock, in trigonometry to Francis N.
Mcdonald, in French to Kelvin T..
MacKavanagh and Raymond G.
Kirchner and in Spanish to Charles
A. Henlock..H IL
For Distinguished Standing.
Honors for distinguished standing
in studies were bestowed as follows:
Fourth year-James s. Ruby.
Richard F. Cook. Francis w. Dunno
and Francis11. MEGArraghy.
Plane geometry a m o nd c.
Kirchner, Francis IN. Mcdonald,
James S. Ruby, Vincent A. Sheehy,
Kelvin T.. MacKavanagh, Albert e.
Bethel and William r. Buchanan.
Observation-Disclosures A. Hen.
lock, Raymond g. Kirchner, James
s.. Ruby, William c. Ryan, Francis
I. McGarraghy, Richard IF. Cook,
Eugene s. Lyddane, Francis K.
Price, Raymond T. Brown, Vincent
A. Sheehy, Kelvin T. MacKavanagh
and John J. CaIlaghan.
!. In French-Francis w. Dunno.
Vincent A. Sheehy and Bertrand F.
Sheehy.
In Spanish-Francis I. McGar.
raghy, Richard F. Cook and Fran.
els K. Price.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-15
BY FAY KING.


A theater manager invited me
over to watch q rehearsal Of his
new show the other night. /
dashed forth very joyous at the
prospect and burst into what /
was sure was the stage door, but
when / got inside my heart
stopped and I turned cold because
it seemed had made a mistake
and got into the morgue instead.
Ahead of me was q long, fiat
table, and on it was a row Of
bodies covered with sheets. /
was for turning around and run
ming away as fast as my self
starters could take me, but just
then I heard somebody laugh
and 1t didn't seem to me laugh
ing in the mOrgue would be any.
bOdy's fault, SO / took another
look.
Maybe it wasn't SO bad after
all. / know the actors are rails
ing funds to start q hospital for
the profession and maybe this
! was the start of it, and / had
stumbled into the operating room.
1t would be just like 'em to make
the entrance "Stage door" and
make the players feel they were
just making up for q part in
stead Of an operation, and / could
see guys that looked like doctors
running around I'm the spot lights,
SNaNTNy Huarkn06 NJ vry1Nfkn ano&sa kHnor1
wore blue and green smOcks,
idea Of a hospital setting-and
why mott amt 50 scary.
MYSTERY SOLVED.
=. Just then I happened to spy .
little dancer I have known for
years and / yelled to her and
asked her i'm q trembling voice
what terrible casualty had hap
pened that all these girls were
laid out i'm q row with their heads
on q board, as If they had broken
their necks rehearsing some num-
Der, and she laughed and led me
on the stage and then 1 could see
what was actually going on. 1t
was merely the mask cast in
progress.
In other words, scuIptors were
taking life masks of the pretty
girls.
Now it happens that this gave
me as much of thrill as IL gave
them, because q long time ago
when I was working on a paper
out West I had q life mask made,
too. Some guy had mixed up a
bucket Of mOrtar-Or should
say plaster of paris-and was GO
ing to make q life mask of ROOse-
welt while he stopped over, but
Roosevelt didn't have the time to
be mugged i'm that white mixture,
and i'm order to save the poor guy
from dying then and there Of dis
appointment, submitted my own
. face so the stuff wouldn't go to
waste. So, believe me, / knew
what those damseIs were up
against when they slapped that
white stuff on their face. First,
they smear q lOtta of vaseline
on their faces and put cigarette
papers over their eyelids, and
then they stick two soda straws
i'm their nose and one i'm their
mouth.
Then along comes the bird with
the bucket of goo and slaps il
onto their face. CheeseclOth
wrapped around their head and
a board for q background keeps it
from running beyond the face.
At first it feels like whipped
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-15
3 WILL GET ROOSEVELT
MEDALS FOR SERVICE

Two men and one woman VIII re-
ceive gold medals Of the Roosevelt
Memorial Association from Presi'
dent Harding at the White House
at 4:3O o'clock this afternoon. This
is the first award of the medals
which are bestowed in recognition
Of distinguished service to the
American people.
Miss Louisa Lee Schuyler
pioneer among American social
workers; Henry Fairfield Osborn,
president of the Museum Of Natural
History, New York, and Maj. Gen:
Leonard Wood, governor-general OF
tne philippines, are to be tho
recipients Of the medals today: The
medals bear the likeness Of Roose.
Velt and his famous quotation II
I must choose between righteous
ness and peace, I choose righteous
ness"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-15

There's ! a remedy good
remedy. So proved and test
ed; SO successful that it has
helped thousands during the
past rs years; so good that it
is guaranteed to relieve--or
your money back. O'BRIEN'S
for Dyspepsia-that's the rem
edy. Compounded after a doc
tors prescription, it is abso-
lutely safe. For it contains
no harmful ingredients. Only
the highest-grade medicines,
such as Wine of Pepsin, Bis
muth Citrate, Cinchona Aka
loids and Anomalies, are used
in its preparation. And it is
sold on a strictly money-back
guarantee-you to be the
Judge,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-15
RRooKLAND PLANNING
BIG JULY4 CELEBRATION

Brookland is planning a big cele-
bration for independence Day,
July 4.
Plans for a mammoth celebration
on this day will be completed to-
night when the Brookland Citizens
Association holds its last meeting of
the season at Masonic Temple,
Twelfth and Monroe streets north
east.
C. B. Phelps is chairman of the
committee arranging the July
program. Other .chairmen. are E.
w. Turner, program; DIR. Redmond
Mayo, finance; H. H. Saxton, law
and order; Franklin Howe, athletics
and fireworks. and E. L. Cecil,
grounds.
There will be some entertainment
ut tonight's meeting, Lee r. Wilson,
secretary, announces.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-15
>S@@
BALL PLAYERS, BOXERS,
ATHLETES, SUCCEED BE-
CAUSE THEIR STOMACHS
ARE IN. GOOD SHAPE
Do you think men like Ruth, Collins, Hornsby,
Dempsey and Leonard could make good if they had
stomach trouble? Neither can you succeed in life
IF your digestion is faulty! "
your digestion is faulty!

Don't be a weakling. Don't
fail to get the most out Of
life. If You lack the punch,
the "pep" Of a modern athlete,
it may be because your diges:
tive system is not in good
shape.
Tired feeling, nervous de-
preston, tloated condition
after meals. sleepless nights
1t isn't necessary for you to
have them.
You don't have to suffer
from Indigestion, Pains in the
Stomach, Heartburn, Gas,
Flatnlepee, Nervous Indiges-
ton, Sick Stomach, liberated
Stomach any longer!
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-15
ADVERTISEMENT.
Olive Oil Sham poo
Gives Soft Lustre
To Dull, Dry Hair
Use PalmOlive Shampoo

To be beautiful, your hair must
have lustre. Dull, dry hair simply
detracts from the. most charming
face. Now specialists on hair
beauty tell you to use a gentle
shampoo of olive oil to have hair
that is soft and glossy. They say
that you must never wash your
hair without olive oil. Do this
and see new beauty come to dry,
brittle hair. Get bottle of
PALMOLIVE SHAMPOO at any
department or drug store. The
most delightful of olive oil sham
poos. Cleanses gently; and leaves
the hair lovely, cleaning, soft
and plant as a baby's.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-15
I 900, 900 EPWoRTHIANS
OPPOSED TO GOV. SMITH

CHICAGO, June 15.-One million
Epworth League members are ready
to march to the polls and oppose
Gov. AL Smith, Of New York, should
he run for President, Bishop A. w.
Leonard, Of San Francisco, declared
today.
These young Methodists are not
all old enough to vote yet, but
those who cannot vote can influence
a great constituency" said the
bishop, who is attending a meeting
of league officials here.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-15
SToRK BEATS SUMMONS
TO APPEAR IN N. Y. COURT

NEW YORK, June 15.-The stork
won a race with a policeman car
rying a summons for Mrs. Mary
Kade, of Yonkers, 50 she did not
have to appear in City Court yes
terday to answer q complaint of
threats by Mrs. Mary Corners, a
neighbor.
The policeman was told she had
gone to a hospital in Mount Yer
non. A doctor later sent word of
the birth to City Judge Bote, stat.
ing Mrs. Kade would be unable to
appear for four weeks.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-15
MATE ASKS SEPARATION
FROM "KICKING" WIFE

DETROIT, June 15.-His wife
kicked him out Of bed when he
joked with her about an attempt
to dye her hair, John M. Hayden
charges in a divorce bill. He de-
clared that again on a trip his
wife had her face smeared with
beauty clay, and by the time, she
got 1t off the train had departed.
Later he says, she kicked him
when he asked her to ''kiss and
make up'' after a quarrel,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-15
voLsTEAD "vI0tLANTEs"
ORGANIZED BY WOMEN

NEW ORLEANS, June 15.-or.
ganization Of the '"Volstead Vigi-
lantes, of Louisiana, with a charter
membership of four hundred. includ-
ing three hundred women, was an
nounced yesterday by o. D. Jackson,
Federal prohibition chief for this
state.
Evening star., 1923-11-06
PLANS DINNER IN HONOR
OF ASSOCIATION HEAD
Washington Branch of University
Women's Organization to En-
tertain DIR. Reinhardt.

Dr. Aurelia Henry Reinhardt of
Mills College. Calf, national presi-
dent of the American Association of
University Women, will be the guest
of the Washington branch at a dim
ner given in her honor tomorrow eve
ming at the clubhouse on 1 street.
The guests include DR.. Aurelia H.
Reinhardt, Mrs. H. w. Vernon of
Brooklyn, N. Y; Miss Nina Kerr and
Mrs. Frances Fenton Bernard of
Washington, d. c., secretaries of the
national organization. and the sec
tional directors, Miss Frances Perkins
of Wisconsin, Mrs. Mary Leal Hark-
ness Black Of Iowa, Mrs. Guy S. Ford
of Missouri, Mrs. Martin Hutchens of
Montana and Miss Emma Noonan of
California
Mrs. Ellwood P. Morey, a member
of the first class to graduate from
Mills College, of which DR.. Reinhardt
sisted by Mrs. Harold Moulton, Miss
Sybil Baker, Mrs. Thomas w. Sid
well, Mrs A. B. Barber Miss Frances
Davenport Mrs. T. N. Knappen, Miss
Elizabeth Kilgore. Miss Frances
Chickering and Miss Slizabet Ea stman.
rangements consists of Miss Margaret
Merrill, president of the Washington
branch, chairman; Mrs. Glen Swig-
gett, Mrs. Raymond Morgan, Miss
Miss Harleau James, Miss Ethel Ri
ley and Mrs. Edward Horton.
Miss Elizabeth Dean, Miss Elizabeth
Gregory. Miss Margaret Wiesmar and
Miss Anne Benton will act as ushers
At regular meeting of the Wash
DIR. Reinhardt will address the club
on the subject Our Association, a
Chronicle and Prophecy" Mrs. Mo-
Sey will introduce the speaker.
Evening star., 1923-11-06
BRITISH AROUSED
BY SHIP SEIZURE
Hold 12-Mile Limit for Rum
Search Not Yet Incor-
p0rated in Pact.
BY the Associates Press.

BY the Associate. Press
LONDON. November 6.-Dispatches es
from Jacksonville, Fla, reporting the
seizure of a British liquor carrying
vessel, Louise F.. within the new
twelve-mile limit" which are featur-
ed prominently in London newspapers
today. caused some surprise in Brit
ish ministerial quarters
There Is an apparent desire on the
part of officials here TO make it clear
that while Secretary Hughes proposal
for the curbing of rum running has
been tentatively agreed to by the i'm
perial conference. 1t has not been en-
acted into law or embodied in a treaty.
The draft of the proposed treaty
comforting on the United States the
right of search and seizure over sus-
pected British vessels within the spec
flied distance from the shore, is still
in the hands of the experts and will
not be presented to the imperial con-
ference before tomorrow or Thurs
day
1t is felt here that until the new
treaty is signed by both governments
and ratified by Congress the existing
three mile territorial limit must re-
main in force.
Evening star., 1923-11-06
APPEALS TO UPHOLD
THEATER ACTIONS
Gordon Seeks to Validate Actions
Resulting From Knicker-
booker Collapse.

The District Court of Appeals to-
day heard argument of counsel on
the appeal of the government from
the decision of Justice Siddons of the
District Supreme Court quashing the
Indictment for manslaughter grow
ing out of the collapse of the roof of
the Knickerbocker Theater January
'2S, 1922
United States Attorney Gordon
asked the court to reverse the finding
of Justice Siddons and to declare the
Indictment valid. Attorneys Daniel
Thew Wright, HAZEL, Gibson and
Garnett urged on the appellate court
that Justice Siddons was right and
that the indictment fails to show
facts TO support the charge of negli-
gence.
Those accused are Reginald w.
Geare, the architect; John II. Ford.
fabricator of the steel work; Richard
G. Fletcher, contractor for the cement
work: Donald NJ. Wallace, mana ger
for the general contractor, and Julian
II. bowman, inspector in the office
of the District building inspector
They are accused as Jointly liable for
the death of Miss Mary Z. Atkinson,
one of the victims of the disaster.