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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
100000 VOTED
TO WAGE FIGHT
0NFOWL PLAGUE
Quarantine Against Inter
state Poultry Shipments
To Be Declared
nv Associated PreSs.)

WASHINGTON. Dec. 20.-Moving
with unaccustomed speed, congress to-
day appropriated 100000 to finance
fight against the outbreak of poul-
try diseases and transmitted the re-
suit of its action to the White House
for approval. The bill authorizing the
expenditure was not signed today, how
ever. because President Coolidge had
left for a weekend cruise on the May
flower.
The senate passed a resolution yes
terday authorizing the expenditure and
the house today quickly gave its APP
proyal. With the money in hand the
department of agriculture will declare
ouarantines to prevent the spread of
chicken diseases. Surveys to deter
mine the infected areas will begin at
once.
The bureau of animal industry ex-
meets to issue an order Monday pro-
bibiting interstate shipment of dis
eased chickens, coops and railroad cars,
not disinfected. Railroads will be re-
auested to hold up any cars not cleaned
and certified.
Pending the guarantees, federal in
spectors in poultry centers such as New
York. Boston, Providence, Chicago and
Omaha will begin campaign of in
spection and sanitation. All places
where poultry is assembled will be
disinfected Other inspectors will be
stationed at railroad transfer points
to intercept shipments not disin-
fected.
The departments investigation of
the situation began several days ago
when New York and. other states and
cities declared embargoes against poul'
try shipments from several mid-western
states Inspectors in Chicago and 9TH
err western cities found signs of a
disease generally termed infectious
bronchitis Later investigation in
New York city revealed cases of the
Europe fowl plague, its first appearance
in this country.
The department recently issued a
statement that there were no grounds
for fear that human health would bt
endangered by the disease.
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Woods Wife Contradicts
$2,O00,00O Speculation

boys. The youngest child was born
November 6, this year.
Mrs. Wood, daughter of Henry B.
Thompson. wealthy retired manufac-
turer, met young Wood in Manila
while the latter was stationed in the
Philippines as aide to his father
General Wood, who was governor
general of the islands.
After his marriage, Wood began
playing the stock market and re-
Gently reports were circulated that
his marital affairs were not as sue
cessful as his financial ones.
Mrs. Wood intimated that her
husbands speculations were not as
successful as reported from time to
time.
Il am tired of the widespread i'm
preston that my husband is worth a
fortune she said. why, only about
two weeks ago he cabled me for an
immense sum of money.
''As for the sums he has made in
the past l am too poor at figures to
remember the exact amount OF his
winnings. But it is wrong i'm
preston to regard him as a man of
wealth. So far as 1 know he has
lost practically all he made"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
AVIATION MEET
IS POSTPONED
Weather Prevents Exer-
cises At Opening OF
Shoals Field
Muscle Shoals Bureau)

SHEFFIELD, Ala, Dec. 2O.-The
aviation meet scheduled to be held at
the opening of the Muscle Shoals avia-
ton field Sunday has been postponed
indefinitely, due to the zero weather pre-
vailing here. Advices received here to-
day stated that five aviators due to ar
rive this afternoon from Nashville to
participate in the program were forced
to abandon their attempt to fly to Shelf
field due to the inclement weather. The
field will be formally opened and Lieut.
Roscoe Turner and Art Starnes will
give exhibition flights if the weather
permits. Officials of the aviation field
stated the entire program as planned
to take place Sunday would be held
at n later date.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
PENSACOLANS HELD
IN SHIPPING PROBE
Butterworth And Wallace Ac-
cused OF Account Discrepancies
Try Associated Press.l

PENSACOLA, Fla, Dec. 20.-The
grand jury with the return of true bills
against Arthur Butterworth and Donald
Wallace shed some light on an investl-
cation which had been going on for some
weeks in Pensacola, by special agents in
connection with alleged discrepancies in
shipping board accounts. The lnvesti-
cations were quickly pursued and 1t
reached to several other gulf ports.
Captain Wallace was former agent here
for the shipping board and CAPTAIN
Butterworth was formerly chief en-
gineer.
They are alleged to have endeavored
TO defraud the government by padded
pay rolls Others who were indicted tor
alleged violations of the Nolstead act
were: Joe johnson, Don Norris. Dun
can Shannon, Henry Plus. c. T.. Moore
Holm Sorespn. William MeekS, Tom Lee
and II. r. Smell, all these having figured
In an attempt on eseveral occasions to
smuggle whisky into the United States.
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PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 90

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 20
Lucky in Wall street, unlucky
in love. Osborne c. Wood, son
of the governor general of the Philip
pines, who came into prominence
through his amazingly successful
speculations conducted by cable from
Manila a year ago, is to be sued for
divorce by his wife, the latter con-
firmed today.
Moreover, in IA statment not I'M
tinged with a little bitterness, Mrs.
Wood said her young husband. who
is at present in France. is mot
success Financially. And she even
intimates she didn't believe he re-
Gently had cleaned up S2,000,0OO'
in the bull market. because he had
cabled her to send him $4,000.
"Of course, l did not do it, she
added.
Mrs. Wood, who is at her fathers
home in Greenville, Del. said she and
her husband had been separated for
several months and Il shall start
suit for divorce. | do not know
where yet, nor do l know on wha
grounds
The couple were married in Ma
Mia, April .. 1922, and have two
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
SERVICES HELD
FOR DEAD FLIER
Warren's Body Shipped From
Pensacola To Washington
(By Associated Press.)

PENSACOLA, Fla, Dec. 20. =
Funeral services over the remains OF
Guy Warren were held this afternoon
in the chapel at the naval station and
tonight the body was shipped to Wash
ington for interment at the national
cemetery This is the flier who was
killed in crash of his plane yes
terday. The condition of Chief Sll-
vester was improved today, although
he is suffering from a broken leg and
other injuries. The third man in the
r5lane did not suffer any serious inju
ries. 1t is stated that some fault in
the steering apparatus of the plane
caused it to drop and strike an OBJ
struction.
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criminal expenditure of the peoples
money should be promptly ended"
Some of the items the protest charges
were responsible for the increased bud
gets are $59,875 in 1928 and $74,150
in 1924 for upkeep of the governors
residences and offices; increase in sal
airy of the governors secretary from
$4,000 to $4,000, the latter figure ex-
ceeding by $500, the salary fixed for
the executive secretary of the island
in the organic act of congress land
$4,000 each for the speaker of the
house and president of the senate for
purchase, operation and maintenance
of an automobile.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
MINERS WARNED
NOT TO STRIKE
tBy Associated Press

SCRANTON, Penn, Dec. 20
Twelve thousand employees Of the LIE
high Valley Coal company, who are to
take vote next week on the question
of joining in sympathetic strike with
the 1900 employees of the Pennsylva-
mia Coal company, who have been idle
three weeks, were warned by district
union leaders today that any such
action will be recognized as violation
of union laws and will be dealt with
accordingly.
HAZELTON. Pa, Dec. 20.-Samuel
D. Warriner of Philadelphia, president
of the Lehgh Coal and Navigation
company, today announced his resigna-
ton as a member of the anthracite con-
citation board at meeting of ope-
ratOrS.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
SPANISH CATHOLICS
PROCLAIM ROYALTY
To Open National Drive For
Statue OF Alfonso
nv Associated PreSs.)

MADRID, Dec. 2O.-A demonstration
of loyalty and rejection of the anti
royalist agitation conducted abroad, the
central committee of Spanish Catholics
has decided to open a national subscrip-
ton for statue of King Alfonso below
the monument of the Sacred Heart on
Angelus Hill. The committee asks
provincial Catholics to send kilograms
or cards to King Alfonso and Queen
Victoria on their respective fete days,
December %. and January %. Catholics
in Madrid are asked TO sign the visitors
book in that palace.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
SNOW REORTED
IN TWIN-CITIES
Temperature Reaches Low Of
IS Degrees
Tennessee VaVIIey Bureau)

BANY-DECATUR, Dec. 20
Temperature here reached its lowest
mark of 10 degrees early Saturday
morning. Snow fell for several hours
from an almost clear sky. A great deal
of damage was done to automobile radi-
ators and fewer cars appeared on the
streets than have been seen this fall.
The merchants in this section believe the
cold snap will have decided influence
toward increasing sales.
HEALTH ORDINANCE SOUGHT
Mr.. McRay, health officer, appeared
before the Albany council on Friday
night in behalf of milk and meat ordl-
nance. The subject was referred to the
sanitary committee and it is understood
that the ordinance is to be passed at an
early meeting next year.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
PRICE SLUMP SEEN
Poultry Embargo Expected To Affect
Markets.

CHICAGO, Dec. 20. declaration
that embargoes in New York and else
where on poultry would result in a
slump in poultry prices in Chicago,
Philadelphia, Boston and other mar
kets, unless farmers decided not to
sell, was made by Harrison F. Jones.
executive secretary of the National
Poultry, Butter and Egg association
today.
New York city" he said, normally
receives 10000 cars of live poultry a
year, averaging 1000 n month. Chica-
90, on the other hand, normally re-
ceiyes only 1000 cars"
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MRS. SWIFT WEBS
Former Member OF Packing Family

Married To DIR. r. II. Meagher
NEW YORK, Dec. 20.-Mrs Marian
Atchison Swift, who was divorced re-
Gently from Edward f. Swift of Chicago,
a member of the family connected with
the packing industry, was married to
DR.. Richard Hayes Meagher at the home
of her parents here on Thursday, 1t be-
came known today.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
CHICAGO BANDITS
GET $4,000 IN LOOT
Three Robberies Net Big Haul
In Gems, Etc.
lRy Associated Press.)

CHICAGO, Dec. 20.-Three robber-
les. occurring almost simultaneously at
noon today, retted the holdup men
$40. 900 in diamonds, currency ana
womeli's clothing.
A. !. Bierbaum, New York, jeweler,
was forced out of an elevator IN a
downtown building at the point OF re-
volvers in the hands of two holdups;
He was led to a janitors closet ana
relieved of his bag of gems.
Two men forced Mrs. NJ. Bredebson,
bookkeeper for a printing company to
surrender payroll of S1,O31. This
hold-up took place in the lobby OF
building on the edge of the loop.
1--WE need Christmas presents Just
like other folks" one of the three rob-
bers explained when they entered an
Englewood cloak shop. They carried
away 100 dresses and 70 coats the
whole valued at $4,000.
NEW YORK, Dec. 20.-Three rob
beers today made off with gems valued
at more than $4,000 from an upper
Broadway jewelry store after twice
pausing in their work to wait on the
trade" They imprisoned one of the
proprietors, clerk and man GUS
toner in a back room.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
TURNER TO PREACH HERE

Rev. Herman L. Turner left today for
Birmingham where he will fill the pulpit
of the Independent Presbyterian church
Sunday.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
,CH0nIS CLOSE

The public schools of Sheffield CLOSED
Friday for the Christmas holidays ano
will open again on Tuesday, Deem
Der 80
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TO PLAY NIRGINIANS

SYRACUSE, y. Y. Dec 2O.-The
1925 football schedule Of Syracuse uni
yersity announced today includes a game
st Syracuse on October 10 with William
aud Mary.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
ROME TO HOLD ELECTION
Italy Will Go To The Polls Mex
March. Says Report

March, Says Report
ROME, Dec. 20.-General elections
will be held in. Italy in March, it was
announced today in connection with the
presentation by Premier Mussolini in
the chamber of deputies of bill modi-
fyng the electoral law. The chamber
will reassemble January to discuss
the measure.
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COMES TO
 AUDITORIUM FRIDAY

country and in Europe. He knows that there are fraudulent mediums and he knows just how to duplicate every feat of so-called spiritualistic pheno- mena that has ever been performed by any medium.
 Houdini is not scOffer., His mind is open to conviction and yet he has never been able to discover one solitary fact that would convince him of any spirit communication. And he has tried for twenty-five years to find one iota of reasonable evidence.
 He was leading member of the Scientific Americans recent investi- gation into spiritualistic phenomena, in it's campaign to find genuine medium. The seance only strengthened his doubts as to spirit communication, and in- creased his belief that there is vast amount of fraud and trickery in the mediumistic world. Most every paper in the country has carried a story of his frank and vigorously expressed doubts at the genuineness of the seance. ''As a climax" wrote Bugs" Bear. in the New York American, .1the spook rubbed his thumb on Houdini's nose-just as Harry was about to per form this operation himself"
 Op,JSyiWscym ." --
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ALICE GENLLE TO
 SING CARMEN
Will Be Opening Bill Of San
 Carlo Grand Opera At Jefferson

Alice Gentle. the brilliant and beau- 'c tiful American girl who will sing k .Carmen'' with the San Carlo Grand ,s Opera company when that famous or
 ganization opens here for its engage 5. ment tonight at the Jefferson theatre,
 was born in Chatsworth, Illinois. !. Early. in her life her family moved to Seattle. and she received her general
 education in the public schools of that
 city. Her first music study was on
 the piano. but discovering her voice
 she turned her attention to that and < filled solo positions in several of the prominent Seattle churches.
 [ Eventual! she came to New York
 and achieved her first operatic success
 with Hammcrstein's celebrated company
 at the Manhattan Opera house. In -~ 1914 she went to the Pacific coast
 and sang leading roles with the Bevani = Opera company and appeared as -- soloist at symphony concerts during
 the Pahama Pacific exhibition at San
 Francisco and San Diego. In 1916
 Miss Gentle went to Italy, and was
 engaged at La Scala in Milan, where
 she made her debut as Moffeo Orsini .e in "Lucrezia Borgia" and also sang = Frederic in 'Mignon." In 1917 she s- was a member of the Bracale Opera . company in Havana, singing Leonora :. in 'Favorita,' Carmen, Amneris, and i. Laure. In 1919 she became member :. of the Metropolitan Opera of New # York and appeared as Preziosilla in : La Forza del Destino," Fatima in 'Obregon," and La Frugola in the > world premiere of I'll Tabarro'' Miss q Gentle has sung for four seasons al
 the beautiful ''al fresco" establishment = of grand opera at Ravinia park, neai :: Chicago, where she sang many leading roles, including Carmen, Anita in
 La 'Nararraise = Santuzzi, Zaza
 Toinette in La Chemineau," Fedora
 Tosca and Leonora in "Forza del 1 Destino." During the present sea.
 son Miss Gentle is appearing as a
 distinguished guest artist with two
 major American opera companies, the
 San Carlo, and the Chicago Civic Opera
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Houdini, the great magician and in- ternational character, comes to Bir- mingham Friday, where he will give three entertainments at the Masonic auditorium, under the auspices of the drill crops of Cyrene Commandery, Knights Templars, one on Friday and Saturday nights each, with matinee Saturday.
 Harry Houdini is internationally famous as q mystificr. He has baffled the public, the shrewdest police and the leading scientists. through his un- canny ability in realeasing himself from all the physical restraints that human ingenuity could devise. He has long been a puzzle to foremost investi- gators of physic phenomena.
 Now he is to appear in his great senational expose lecture: Fraud Mediums and Miracle Mongcrs.' He has always been intensely interested in spiritualistic and phychic phenomena. He has personally known most of the leading spiritualists of the last quarter of a century-and it is strange fact that they have been intensely interest. ed in Houdini. He was professional medium for several years and he has attended thousands of seances in this
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-06
LYRIC FEATURES
 FAMOUS DANCER

"One-hundred entertainment is what I guarantee patrons of the Lyric who see the bill for the last half of the week." is the announcement of Manager Raymond, who. has just seen the entire show. It is made up of five diversi- fled acts of big-time Keith vaudeville and screen novelties.
 The headliner is Princess Radjah in her favous Dance of Cleopatra. 5 Princess Radjah is an Egyptian with all of the grace, bewitchery and beauty of her race. Her dances are her own creations, two in number and both Oriental, giving rare opportunity to scenic and costumic splendor. The Dance of Cleopatra" is a little tragedy told in terpsichorean art. It is based on one of the stories of the beautiful queen and relates the story of how CleapOtra, after hearing of the death of Mark Anthony. indulged in a wild, weird, Oriental dance, finally playing with and tantalizing a pof snake
 The added attraction is comedy served by Joe Lane and Pearl Haroer under the name of Bits of Wit" Their melange of humor is said to be sing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-06
ADJUSTMENTS
AT THE MOVIES

Capitol-Pola Negri in "The Cheat" Galax-Lloyd Hughes in Judgment of the Storm" ,s Odeon-"The Ghost City, and Baby Peggy in Peg of the Mountains" Princcss-Neal Hart ill The Devils Bowl''
 Riato - Metro special, Pleasure Mad
 Strand-Mae Murray in "Fashion Row"
 Trianon-Richard Barthelmess in 'Twenty-one."
 AT THE THEATRES
 Jefferson-San Carlos Grand Opera company.
 Lyric-Princcss Radjah and com ,pany, vaudeville lead; Fox comedies land Pathe News. r Loew's Bijou-"Oddities of 1924" - vaudeville lead; picture, Tom Mix in t"North of the Hudson Bay"
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COMING TO PATTERSON

When a play comes along with the names of John Golden as producer and Winchell Smith as stage director, it means that an entertainment is to be furnished that will be clean, whole some, we'll cast and worth anyone s while to see. Both these gentlemen are advocates of clean plays, and Mir. Gold en has repeatedly expressed himself in this manner concerning his comedies. 7.' ''Thank-U," their latest comedy and which will be presented at the lief ferson theatre for an engagement of one week commencing next Monday night March 10. is side-splitting laugh pro- ducer. Winchell Smith. in addition to directing the play, has collaborated with Tom Gushing in writing it, and to- gether they have succeeded in giving to theatregoers play of gripping in terest and of the highest artistic merit, if the reports from other cities are to be believed.
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DIVING NYMPHS
 BIJOIpS FEATURE

'ss Swimming pool devotees and women ' and men who want to know something = of the fine art of diving and all that goes with it, have a treat ir store all of next week at Loew's Bijou, beginning Monday afternoon, in the headliner, the engagement extraordinary of Madeline Berlo and the Diving Girls, known as America's Diving Nymphs and shapely .'daughters of the sea-"
 Not only will this group of graceful young women, be seen in a stupendous aquatic spectacle and daredevil di- leaps, but they will also supervise the },amateur contests schee';itS for Tues day, Wednesday ard sshdeY aignts of next week. 7" carA used fos diving exh'' q .degIlle will oe i. brour' q he ,yaude' He e4hi- F Eg of 36 diffeernt dives
 Jd by Madeline Berion with
 A 2 from ,ape' swrng f- fa = l tf of tb- z,hz -@
 v 77-szsa tte ,.lder of next 'SpirituafnS / Jill, which includes To see -.on and Sam Carlton in g lndee<pM ,w,' also a playlet "Recupera- lghuy with Charles Bennett, Marea CT of hig and Frank DuFrane, as we'll as a klIASou ~oL AduSH-DEVNOAlnS mirtn Dy Jlm iReynolds, and opening the bill some novelties are promised by Amoros and Obey, Parisian Eccentriques.
 Ralph Inces sensational picture, "The Uninvited Guest" Metro, will be next weeks screen feature. 2 Oddities of 1924" continues as the vaudeville headliner during the re- mainder of the present week, and adding to the diversity are Clayton and Len mic, ''the English Chappie and his friend," also the songsters Bob Cook and Dot Oatman. as well as the comedy hugh skit "A Piece of Lace" by Jim Connors and Edna Boyne, and the bin opener by the daredevil athletes, White Brothers. the Tip-Top Boys.
 Tom Mix, the daredevil screen actor, will also be seen during Thursday, Fri A day and Saturday of this week in lee aNorth of Hudson Bay"
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GLEN IRIS SCHOOL
 WILL OPEN MONDAY Prof. T. c. Young To Be In
 Charge, Officials State

Another school for Birmingham will be opened Monday at the dedication exercises of the Glen Iris school, the board of education announced We'd nesday. It will have classes from the first to the sixth grades and will be in charge of eight teachers.
 All children south of Tenth avenue and west of Fifteenth street are eligible ms pupils, according to Dr. c. B.. Glenn, superintendent. Over 400 are expected to enroll immediately. R9
 Professor T. c. Young, principal of the South Highland school, will .alsr be head of the new school. He will test out new method of work, study, play plan which he has devised. EE
 Children of the seventh and eighth
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GIRL SCOUT DIRECTOR
Miss Corrinne Chisholm In Birmin,
 ham For Week

ham For Week
 Miss Corrinnc Chisholm. girl scout regional director for Alabama. Missis- sippi. Louisiana and Tennessee. is in Birmingham for weeks stay before going to Tuscaloosa to attend the Ala bamn conference of social workers.
 While in Tuscaloosa she will take part in the program for the conference, her topic for discussion being "Coun- try-widc Recreati tion.' In this con nection she will demonstrate recrea- tional methods used by the Girl Scout organization. From Tuscaloosa she will go to New Orleans and then Gaines vile. Fla.
 Miss Chisholm is in touch with Girl Scout work throughout the southwest ei1I region and is most enthusiastic over the progress being made. While in Birmingham. Miss Chisholm is assist ing in training class being given for new leaders by the local executives.
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ing and talking skit that bubbles with entertainment,
 The special feature is more laugh material. It is, comedy entanglement, Tn Wrong" presented by Frank L. Whittier and Company. The number is said to be a clever plot unfolded by capable actors.
 Rounding out the bill are Paul Cor don and Anne Rica, comedy vaudevil- lians, and Wintah, Master Man.