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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-12
LIST DE VOTERS
 BEING COMPLIED
Bessemer Rotary Club To Enroll New Members At Thurs
 day Luncheon

BESSEMER, Ala, Feb. 11.-All voters in the city will be required to register between Feb. 15 and March 1, inclusive, before they will be permitted to vote in the municipal democratic primary to be held on April 15, it was decided at caucus of the city demo- cratic executive committee and con firmed at . meeting at the city hall Monday evening.
 This special registration has been called in order to compile an accurate list of the voters in the city, and<is the first to be held here in several years. In the past the city has been relying on voters list furnished by the coun- ty from. the records. It is believed that there are many persons voting in city elections who live outside the city limits. i .
 The executive committee has the right to require the special registra- tion and to prevent anyone from voting who refuses to register. A special reg istrar, D. c. Neal. will he employed, with an office in the business section. However, registrar will also be pro- vided at each of the voting places in the primary on April 15, and anyone not registering this month may do so then.
 The meeting Monday was open to the public and several matters relating to the rules of the election were gone into.
 Membership Increases.
 The Bessemer Rotary club will enroll four new members at it's Thursday luncheon and in celebration of the event special program is to be held. This is the largest number of new mem- bers ever taken in at a single meeting.
 The program is calculated to impress
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HEARTY APPLAUSE
 FOR YOUNG ARTIST

Warm and generous applause was but part of the appreciation with which Birmingham signified its appreciate of Erika Morini, Vienna vioiinist of world renown, whom the Muse Study club presented in Phillips High school auditorium Monday evening
 Clad in soft pink gown which dropped almost to her shoetops, Miss Morini seemed but a quiet school girl somehow nerved to thunderous ap- plause. A pair of encores, bought by perhaps the most intensive handclap- ping the auditorium has known, were her only bows to appreciation.
 She recited Bruch's concerto in G minor; suite including Brahms Hochstein's Waltz in A minor {; Tschaikowsky's familiar Sernade Melancholique, and Mozart's Rondo i; another including the well known Hindu Chant, Elgar's La Capricieuse 1; Schumann's At the Fountaine, and, finally, Paganini's Moses Fantasie. The waltz in A minor was exquisite ly done, and more than enthusiastically received. The second suite, beginning with the Rimsky Korsakow chant, was beautiful medium for the violin ist. Her encOres were conventional se- lections which proved most effective.
 All the whimsies, the tender fluency and surprising power of youth, and all the power of a masters technique and spiritual Outpourings seemed com pletely in the honds of the young violinist Her work, while lacking in the ma jor essences of mature genius, seemed utterly perfect for the girlish artist
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Faynes and La Pillarico tiro, complet- ed the program.
AT THE LYRIC

Headed by three acts of high class character the Keith bill, which opened three-day stay at the Lyric theatre Monday, scored a success with its first day audiences.
 The program abounds in cleverness and easily ranks with the best laugh getters that have appeared at the Lyric in long time.
 Among the acts which were received with enthusiasm was "Cupid's Close ups," a playlet of domestic difficulties. Arthur Jarrett, who heads the cast, is comedian of exceptional ability, and is given able support by Miss Bessie Hurt and Dan Jarrett.
 Crowding this act for stellar honors come Will Burns and Ed Lyn, a pair of -provokers extraordinary, and Flo and Ollie Walker in Telling Tales" The latter duo present an old act in a new way.
 The Braminos, billed as Novelty Mu- sical Artists" are all of that and quite a bit more. Their way of getting har- mony from unmusical appearing instru- ments is new and amusing. The Charles Hickey. and Dolly Hart revue winds up the program.
 Aesop's Fables, always sure-fire hit, and Pathe News reel, which pre- sents some truly remarkable studies of the late Woodrow Wilson, are shown
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DOINGS OF DAY
 N WASHINGTON

President Coolidge lis disposed to a liberal attitude" regarding the tax bill" Secretary Slemp informed Representa- tive Davey, Ohio. in letter.
 Four widely differing reports on the tax bill were made to the House by members of the ways and means com mittee, which reported the measure.
 The First National bank of St. Louis asked the supreme court to reconsider it's decision in the branch bank case.
 Sweeping changes in the personnel of the Lakehurst Air station and that of the airship Shenandoah were ordered by the navy department.
 The federal trade commission charged the International Harvester company and other manufacturers of agricultural machinery with trade discriminations against farmers cooperative associa- tions.
 Federal officials disclosed that a Washington taxicab driver was the man who nailed the American flag over the German embassy when the embassy failed to half-mast its colors for Wood row Wilson.
 The Senate adopted 47 to 34. the Robinson resolution requesting Presi- dent Coolidge to call for the resig- nation of Secretary Denby.
 William G. McAdoo appeared volun- tarily before the Senate oil committee to tell of his employment as counsel by E. l.. Denby.
 Secretary Denby let it be known that he would have nothing say in the i'm mediate future on the resignation resos lution adopted by the Senate. tt
 Attorney General Daugherty in a letter to Senator Willis, republican, Ohio, asked a hearing on the Wheeler resolution requesting his resolution.
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NEW ICE PLANT
 READY TO OPEN
.Ensley's Latest Industrial Proj- ect Expected To Commence
 Business By April |
fENsLEY BUREAU)

The Arctic Ice, company, Ensley's newest industry, costing approximately $5O, 900, will be ready for operation April 1. Verification was given to this report Monday by F. J. Lange, presi- dent of the company.
 The plant is located on property owned by MT. Lang, adjoining the Puro Ice Cream company, which he :. also owns. It was stated that the comple- tion of the work would be expedited as much as possible and it was the hope of the owners to have the manufactured product on sale in Ensley by April 1. The plant will have a capacity of 40 tons per day of which 15 tons will be used by the ice cream company and the remaining B tons offered for sale to the public. It was intimated by Mir. Lange Monday that he would operate one wagon route but that the major portio of his surplus product would be offered to those who call at the fac tory.
 The machinery of the plant is mod ern in every respect. It will be cleo trically driven and will entail small overhead cost for operation. The com pany found the necessity of the plant imperative by reason of their own heavy consumption in the ice cream manufac- turing business and upon designing the platn to fill their own wants, it was decided to add to the output and dis pose of the additional tonnage to the public.
 Mir. Lange said Monday that the two concerns are owned by the stock holders and would remain under the same management. Since beginning the ice cream plant here Mr. Lange has built a large business, supplying his product to territory which extends to Bessemer on the west and beyond East Lake in the opposite direction.
 Commission Head Speaks
 A. G. Patterson. president of the was the principal speaker Monday ley Methodist church.
 Mir. Patterson was introduced by Ell mer E. Smith. president of the class, as an official whose record as an admin istrator of the peoples business proved his ability and his alertness in their interest. Mir. Patterson re- viewed some of the work done by the state utilities board and assured his hearers that their interests were always paramount before that body.
 MT. Patterson, who is native of Decatur, was elected four years ago and it is stated that he will be can didate this summer to succeed himself.
 Aside from MT. Patterson the pro- gram for the meeting Monday included two quartets, vocal numbers and short talks by others. The attendance was gratifying to the officials of the class, indicating, it was said, that interest in the work being done by that organiza- tion is great.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-12
FRITZ LREISLER
 HERE WEDNESDAY,
Great Violinist At The Masonic
 Temple Auditorium

Birmingham's winter concert history will attain another distinctive date Fritz Kreisler, one of the most popular violinists whom America has known. He will be presented by the All-Star Concerts management.
 Kreisler is regarded as musician of astounding versatility, depth of feel ing and capacity for rich values of tone and movement. His program promises an interesting evening. Of his own com positions several may be given as en- cores. f.
 The violinist will appear in the Ma sonic Temple auditorium at o'clock Wednesday evening. Seats have been on sale at Clark & Jones, 1913 Third avenue, for several days
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hard up and wanted to know if it was possible for me to loan him any money. I said, What do you want, Forbes?'' He said, II need about $5,0O0." l said. Personally | haven't got it, but I will see what I can do toward getting it for you" And then I went out on the veranda and asked Mcdonald to leave the party so that I could talk to Black and Thompson alone"
 How Loan Was Secured
 Mortimer-from here on we are fol- lowing his testimony before the Senate ommittee-returned to Forbes and said: II have arranged it with Black and Thompson" At Chicago he went to the Thompson Black office in the Bell Telephone building and asked for personal advance of s$1O,O00 and the $5,000 loan he was making Forbes ''or that they were making Forbes" he added to the Senate committee. Thomp- son came over to his suite in the Drake hotel and gave him $1O,00O in $500 bills. T said, I have got to have $5,0O0 more. I signed q note for $15,- 0O0." He said, I will take care of you in the morning. which he did"
 Mortimer testified that he went with the money to the Forbes suite ill the bIdhe. 1ne COlOIlel WdB HuVlnB a party" On the parlor floor sat the director of the most expensive depart ment in our government shooting craps with lady. Mortimer called him into the bathroom, gave him ten $500 bills. Continuing from the transcript of tes- timony:
 Major General O'Ryan-What did he say? What did he do?
 Mir. IIortimer-He just thanked me.
 The Chairman-Did he give you a receipt?
 Mir Mortimer-No, sir. He was go- ing to give me a note.
 Major General O'Ryan-Well, did he actually say, Il will give you a note for this?"
 Mir. Mortimer-Yes, sir.
 Major General O'Ryan-Did he laugh when he said it?
 Mir. Mortimer-Oh, yes, he smiled.
 The Chairman-Did you ever get anything in writing?
 Mir. Mortimer-No sir, I never did.
 So, with money in their pockets and brightness in their hearts, Colonel Forbes and Mfr. Mortimer proceeded westward on one of the merriest, mad dest junkets in the history of oL. gov ernment. Mortimer was going to need his $10,O00. According to his testi- mony he continued to pay, pay, pay.
 Tomorrow-Thirdi installment of Will Irwin's amazing story.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-12
AT THE THEATRES.

Jefferson--Lon Chaney in, "The Bunchback of Notre Dame"
 Lyric-The Hickey and Hart Revue in, Dance Fooleries."
 Loew's Bijou-Vaudeville lead, "The Vanity Poineers," in a minstrel revue {; picture, "Mothers-in-law," with Gas ton Glass.
 At The Movies.
 Capitol--Constance Talmadge in, "Dulcy."
 Galax-Charles Jones in "Hell's Hole."
 Odeon-"Screaming Shadows" Princess-William $. Hart in "The Narrow Trail
 Royal-Charles Jones in Skid Proof.
 Rialto-Johnny Walkter in Gap tain Fly-by-night."
 Strand-"West of The Water Tower" with May McAvoy, Glen Hunter, and Ernest Terrence.
 Trianon-"Her Temporary Husband," with Sidney Chaplin, Owen Moore and Sylvia Breaner.
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the new members with the rseponsibii- ity connected with their membership. Several talks will b made, ioutlinins this in detail.
 The ,Bessemer club has been making special effort to maintain it's good at tendance record and at present it's pre- pairing to carry all members to. the dis trict convention at Tuscaloosa in March. The new board of directors will be elected Thursday.
 Mrs. B1ackm0n Dies.
 Mrs. Nellie Blackmon, 26, died Sun day evening at her home near Lips comb, following a short illness. She is survived by her husband, Sam Black mon; one son and two small daugh. ters, < and her parents, who reside Ut Warrior, Ala. The body will be sent to Warrior by Jacobs, where funeral services will take place Tuesday after noon at 1 o'clock, with Rev. T. 1T. Steeley officiating.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-12
FIRE DESTROYS
 SUBURBAN HOMES
Sparks On Roof Results In De. struction Of Three Homes.
 Others Damaged

Fire originating from spark on the roof Monday afternoon resulted in the complete destruction of the homes of J. o. Williangham, c. l.. Faulkner and a Mrs. Reyes, at Smiths Crossing, near East Brighton and four miles from Bessemer. Four other houses are said to have suffered minor damage from the blaze, which spead rapidly and was hard to fight because of lack of nearby facilities. ..
 Fire department officials estimated the loss at between $S,000 and 5000.
 Machines from Ensley and Bessemer answered the call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-12
HITCHY' STARS
 IN THE OLD SOAK
FavOrite Comedian Plays At Jef- fers0n Three Days Starting
 Next Monday

"The Old Soak" is the suggestive title of the new comedy 1n wnich Ray mond Hitchcock is to be seen at the Jefferson theatre the first half of next week. That the play holds no brief for or against prohibition is oAe fact Mir. Hitchcock desires to impress upon the theatre-going public. The favorite star declares that the play carries a simple plot and abounds in wholesome humor and sparkling with such as has charac- terized the newspaper column of the author, Don Marquis. It was these ele- ments which first attracted MT. Hitch cocks attention to the piece and prompted his decision to divorce him. self from musical revues and cast his lot with the stellar portrayers of legiti- mate comedy characters.
 "Hitchy's" tour in "The Old Soak" has been one of the seasons outstand- ing sensations, and that hisN long cherished ambition has been realized in his first venture into the new artistic field is source of much gratifica tion to the popular star, and will no doubt prove an event of uncommon interest to his legion of admirers.
 Guy Bates Post Coming
 Some interesting comments have come from the papers in Omaha, Ne braska, where Guy Bates Post recently in "The Climax" which comes to the Jefferson for three days, beginning Monday, February p.
 It was extremely cold when Mir. Post played Omaha, but it was a capacity audience. Keene Abbot, of the World Herald, Omaha, stated
 Zero weather, yes; but it would re- quire simething colder than that to keep an audience from warming to en- thusiasm over the portrayal given by Guy Bates Post of an Italian musical genius devoted to the development of his favorite pupils vocal endowment The Climax is the play.
 Those of us who were not much taken with The Masquerader' despite its popular success, much prefer the kind of delineation Mir. Post is now doing. This time it is not display of virtuosity. Attention is not focused upon the gifts of a player cleverIy playing two parts. Art and artifices are forgotten. MT. Posts old maestro is vividly real. The mans loveableness, his temperamental ardor, his delicacy of feeling. his quaintness and sweetness of heart are combined in a persona tion deliciously effective"
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c. G. Puliston Dies

Word reached Birmingham Monday of the death in Atlanta last week of Charles G. Puliston, 39, former we'll known resident of this city.
 He was an executive of the Ford Motor company in Atlanta for several years and later opened up a motor es- tablishment of his own. His wife and one son, Charles, Jr., survive him. Death was brought on by an attack of double pneumonia.
 George R. Trafford, close friend of MT. Puliston for years, received the news of his death.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-12
CAII, sPEcrAL MEETINa

z Members of the Birmingham Retail Grocers and Butchers association will hold their final meeting Tuesday night before the opening on February 20 of the pure food exposition.
 J.. E. Colvin, association president. asks that all members meet him for short while in the Y. M. O.. A., be- ginning at 8 o'clock. Important mat ters in connection with the exposition are to be transacted, he says.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-12
CHILD IMPROVED

Martha Acree, 4-year-old daughter of Mir. and Mrs. V. A. Acree of Lovett, Ala, who received fractured skull Sunday morning when she was struck by Frisco passenger train, was re- ported improving at St. Vincent's hos pital Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-12
FARM UNION WAREHOUSE

Representatives or the Farm Labor union from Mississippi, Florida and Alabama met in Birmingham Monday and discussed plans for the construction of warehouse where farm products might be shipped and also chain of Farm Labor union stores to be .estab. lished in various parts of the city.
 Such project has been mentioned at several previous meetings of the, union !; but the meeting Monday was the frst definite step toward bringing the three
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-12
ANOTHER GASOLINE RAISE
WOifOrd Company Boosts Price To 28
 Tents Tn Atlanta

ATLANTA, Feb. 1.-The Wofford Oil company today announced an in crease of two cents gallon in both the wholesale and retail price of gasoline effective Tuesday morning. This will make the retail price prevalent here 26 cents and the wholesale price 9 .cnts per gallon.
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states together in the construction of c single building. Officials of the organ ixation said Monday they thought mem- bers in Georgia and Tennessee would also ioin in the plan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-12
ADJUSTMENTS
AT LOEW'S BIJOU

"Mothers-in-Law," a problem screen story of some considerable merit, and a group of thoroughly entertaining va riety offerings began a week of sub- stantial diversion at Loew's Bijou Mon- day.
 Edith Yorke, in the role of presiding genius at the old American home, is one of the best characters seen here in recent months.
 Bigelow and Lee, in several bright song skits, brought unusual applause. Four men and one woman, all over GO, and styled as 'The Variety Pioneers," gave an interesting series of dances and vaudeville skits, many of which, they said, were given by them in the old OBrien opera house in Birmingham 40 years ago. Wilkins and Wilkins, the
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Invited to Party
 Mortimer and Mrs. Mortimer were invited to join the party. Taking Forbes testimony before the Senate committee at it's face value, the inclu- sion of the Mortimers is hard to ex- plain. Forbes said that Mortimer abused his wife, was a character whom he never liked; had never talked bust ness" with him, Forbes. Above all, he testified that Mortimer had not custom arily paid. his (ForbesD hotel bills. Mortimer tbld a different story. From his first meeting with Forbes he had paid, paid, paid There was a four day party at Atlantic City, for ex- ample. He settled for that, to the last bottle of mineral water. In fact, he presented in evidence q sheaf of re- ceipted hotel bills made out to Forbes. And one of them. issued by the Ritz Carlton of Philadelphia, May z, 1922, bears the head:N
 Rooms No. 1O5, 1O6 and (107 Col. Charles k. Forbes).
 MT. and Mrs. Mortimer :"
 The fact that all these receipted bills were in the possession of Mir Morti mer, not Colonel Forbes, was held by the investigators to have bearing on the case.
 50 IUe MOFtIuleIS lOOk b uTdNHl room car to Chicago, the first stop, and went along all the way. Just before they left Washington, Colonel Forbes. according to Mortimer, made signifi- cant request. Let us follow his testi- mony
 .And finally lForbes called me into his apartment md said he wanted to taIk t5 me perst t1ally. Ne said that his utfa had NOnG4 broad. he was very
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-21
Shower for Miss Choate

The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Nc
Grath was the scene Monday evening
OF one of the pleasantest social oc-
casions of the season. The party took
the form of a shower and was held
In honor Of Miss Dorothy Choates
approaching marriage. Miss Hilda
Johnson made the arrangements for
the party and was the hostess of the
evening. ( US
2" The rooms were beautifully deco
rated for the occasion. In the living
room the color scheme was yellow
and white. Streamers were suspend
cd from the chandeliers to the four
corners of the reading table. Over the
table was hung large white we'd
ding bell. Under the bell on the table
was miniature bride. The many
gifts Of linen, cut glass, aluminium.
hand painted and irredeseent china,
were heaped around the bride. Cut
flowers of yellow and white were used
in profusion, The brides cake was
made by Mrs. Bertrand johnson and
its serving was a very pleasant fea-
ture of the evening. The refreshments
were ice cream and cake.
The bride-to-be comes from one Of
tho best-known families Of the city.
and has many friends here. For
some time she has been a most will
ing worker in the local Baptist
church, where she has won the
Friendship Of all the members, who
Join in wishing her God speed as
she goes into her new home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-21
Methodist Centenary

The sermon of DR.. n. g. Campbell
at the Highland avenue N. E. church
was an eloquent presentation Of the
needs and achievements Of the Meth
odist Centenary which covers q period
of years closing with the present
month.
Word from the Boston Area office
shows that the Gardiner church has
contributed in cash up to date $4,000
OF the amount pledged S years ago.
A concerted effort IL being made in
Methodist churches throughout the
country to secure amounts still I'M
paid on these pledges Of s years ago
and the pastor here. Rev. Charles
Howard Atkins earnestly requests all
who are in arrears to inclose the de-
ficit in an envelope marked with the
donors name and the word "Centen-
airy" and to deposit on the offering
plates next Sunday morning or to
mail during the week to Elias s.
Cowan, benevolence treasurer, IS
Highland avenue. Next Sunday will
be the last Sunday before the final
account is forwarded. The resolution
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-21
Original Promoter
Congratulations
Fight Out of Running

Chicago, May 20.-Floyd Fitzsim-
mons, credited with the original pro-
motion Of the Carpentier-Gibbons
bout at Michigan City, May 81, has
been officially declared out of it by
Frank Parker, financier of the en-
terprise. says today's Chicago Her
aid and Examiner. Parker, with
Joe Coffey, wrestling promoter, has
formed a corporation to finance ana
stage the contest at the time and
place named, the newspaper says.
Announcement also was made by
Parker of the completion of details
for the purchase by him of the
ground and arena where the fight
will be held, from Charles e. Foster
of Valparaiso, Ind. No price was
given.
Work of charging the arena to
accommodate 10000 more spectators
than originally planned, is under
way.
Meanwhile at the training camps
of Carpenter and Gibbons, cold
weather is affecting workout ses-
sions. Carpenter yesterday confin-
cd his activities to short sessions
of bag punching. rope skipping and
punching the sand bag, with two
rounds of boxing, while Gibbons in-
creased his session to eight rounds
of boxing, in addition to rope skip
ping, bag punching and baseball.