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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-07
STARS TO APPEAR
 IN BENEFIT PLAY
 NEXT THURSDAY
Will Produce Miniature Movie On Auditorium
 Stage

Movie fans! How often have you wondered how this or that scene was able to be taken as you comfortably watched the unfolding on the silver screen of some interesting story!
 About 6,OOO of yor fans will be abla to see just how it is done next Taurs- day night when Edward Sutherland Will stage a novelette, movie on the big stage of the Municipal auditorium.
 And, of course, Thomas Meighan,, Lila Lee, Wallace Beery, Frank Campeau, Larry Wheat, John Milton and other lesser known lights in the Movie Armament will be used by Direc- tor Sutherland, in fact, the entire com pany, from the property man to Inomas Meighan, the star, will be seen ln ac- tion on the stage.
 And, fans, you not only will be sat fying your own curiosity by coming to this piaylet, you will also help to put Birmingham Community Chest fund over the top. Entire proceeds of the benefit performance will b eturned over to the fund by Mir. Meighan.
 Elaborate Plans Made
 Elaborate plans are being made by MT. Meighan and MT. Sutherlin, CO., operating with the Community Chest to make this playlet the greatest bene- fit performance that has ever been stayed in the city.
 During the filming of these scenes, Director Sutherland will call upon per sons in the audience to come upon the stage to be ''shot" as extras to portray certain types.
 While Mir. Meighan will be seen in his usual role of the hard working young man, who through his own efforts sue ceeds and reaches the top of the ladder, he has promised the Community Chest that he will have a surprise to offer to persons attending the performance.
 Plans Surprise
 He has refused to tell even MT. Sutherland the nature of this surprise other than to say that it will be alto gether different from any of the roles he has in the past been cast in.
 The Community Chest has secured the services of the Boys Industrial band to play at the performance and will also have several other features to offer. Tickets will be offered for sale at a downtown location on Monday or Tues day. Prices will range from 70 cents to $25O.
 Besides the entire company, all cleo trical equipment, including reflectors' spot lights, sun arc lights, klieg lights, cameras, and the hundred and one other articles that are necessary in studio for the production of a picture will be on the stage during this performance.
 The following subscriptions were turned into the Community Chest fund Saturday: Employees, Louis Pizitz Dry Goods Co.,, $1,000; employees Hardie Tynes Manufacturing company $274.75; American Radiator company S2OO; Mrs. k. H. Pearson $15O; South ern Roads company $50; flowers pre- sented by Tutwiler Flower shop sill employees Lehigh Portland Cement com pany $1O3.5O; T. H. Acosta $100; Ala. bama Clay Products company $1OO; Bir mingham Transfer-Traffic company S1OO: Mrs. Ross M. Earle $1O0; w. T Fox S100; Hill and Griffith company John c. Kimball $100; Mrs. W: $ Lanier $1O0; Mir. John R. Miller $1OO National Baking and Lunch company S1OO; s. H. Warrick $100; Mrs. Octavia | A White S100.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-07
ORCHESTRA TICKETS
 TO BE DISTRIBUTED
Five Thousand. School Children
 To Be Guests

Tickets for the concert of the Gin cinnati Symphony orchestra Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock will be distrib- uted to pupils of the public schools i'm mediately before the matinee, it was announced Saturday by Dr. c. B. Glenn, superintendent of schools.
 The matinee is being given free to 5000 school children through the ef- forts of o. Gordon Erickson, director of the auditorium and through the CO., operation of about p business men of the city who have underwritten the ex- pense for the benefit of the school chil- dren.
 Tickets to be given to all high school pupils registered in the music depart ment, to members of the eighth grade and seventh senior grade, to the mem- bers of the bands and choruses in the elementary schools, and to such other special pupils as may be selected by the principal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-07
CITY TO OBSERVE GOLDEN RULE DAY FOR NEAR EAST
Citizens Urged To Par take Of Typical Din-
 ner Here

Birmingham citizens today are called upon to observe Golden Rule Sunday as means of impressing upon the citl- zenship of America, by practical ex- ample, what measure of interest there is in the thousands of starving children of the Near East, few fortunate of which would be glad to receive the crumbs from an average American din- ner table.
 To observe Golden Rule Sunday, it is requested that Birmingham people, as as possible, prepare for their Sunday dinners just the menu that will be served to the tots of the Near East to- day. It is a concrete example of in terest, it is said, and a time for talk ing stock, for discussion of the situation by American families and is calculated to do lasting good for the cause of the little waifs of far away.
 Charles V. Vickrey, president of the International Near East association, says of Golden Rule observance:
 Ut is test of our religion, our sin cerity-our character. Whatever else may be included in or omitted from our creeds, we all believe in the golden rule. It is a common denominator ot all religions-a universal creed.
 "At an, international conference at Geneva, Switzerland, in 1925, represen- tatives of 20 philanthropic organlza- tions from If countries were facing the perplexing problems of the Near East. Could practical religion as expressed through the golden rule solve the prob lem that had baffled the powers? It seemed worth trying.
 Rule Is Applied
 "The proposal went forth that Sun day in December be observed as Inter- national Golden Rule Sunday for the strengthening of international friend ship and cooperation and the practical application of the principles of the Col den Rule to at least some of the world S problems.
 "The suggestion at once met with the hearty support of President Coolidge, of former President Wilson, Secretary Hughes and prominent officials through out the United States. Leaders in this and other countries promoted the ob- servance of the day, and Golden Rule Sunday, 1923, was observed in practi cally every civilized nation in the world
 In discussing the manner of observ ance of the day, its benefits and req sons, Mir. Vickrey says:
 international Golden Rule Sunday comes midway between the feasts oi Thanksgiving and Christmas. It k hoped that many will use it as day for reviewing the years receipts and ex penditures, as a day of plain living anc high thinking, measuring each item oi the years budget by the golden rule, anC having partaken of the orphanage meaI and entered into fellowship with the children overseas, make such provision for them for the 365 days of the veal as we would like to have made for our selves, or for our children, if conditions were reversed"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-07
MENS' BIBLE CLASS
 PLANS ACTIVITIES
COsmOpolitans Will Organize
 Band During Winter

The Cosmopolitan Mems Bible class has prepared an unusually interesting series of programs for the winter months and announce as a feature of their activities the organization of a band under the leadership of E. c. Jor- dan, musical instructor and band leader for the Alabama Boys Industrial school. Many of the class members have become interested in the venture which gives promise of immediate sue cess.
 The class meets each Sunday morning at 9 80 o'clock at the Strand theater and is taught by George Lewis Bailes, who delivers a specially prepared Bible lecture and touches also on many of the more important topics of the day. Mir. Bailes also has been instrumental ill bringing to the class many distinguished visitors and in building the membership to one of the most substantial in the entire city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-07
.2,OOO CASES LISTED
 ON JANUARY DOCKET
Five Judges Assigned To Jury
 Cases Here

Dockets for the January term of the civil division of. the circuit court have been received from the printers by Woolsey Morrow, clerk, and are ready for distribution. The new books list over 2,000 cases which are to be heard during the term, and contains 40O pages.
 During the term, five judges are to hear jury cases a1id one judge is to sit in non-jury cases, except for the last two weeks of the term from March g until April 6, when all six judges will hear jury cases. All juries are to be organized in Judge John Denson' S court room, the docket says.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-07
HORSE RUNS AWAY;
 MAN IS INJURED
Peddler Receives Bruises When
 Thrown From Wagon

W. S. Kinmin, 519 Fiftieth street, south, peddler, received bruises and lacerations about his head and body at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon when his horse ran away and turned over the wagon at Nineteenth street and Thir- tieth avenue. north.
 He was picked up unconscious and removed to the Norwood hospital by Johns ambulance. He was reported to have regained consciousness Saturday night and to be resting comfortably.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-07
DSTER BROTHERS TO ERECT MODERN NEW STORE HERE
Loew's Bijou Will Stage
 Christmas Party For Kids

In addition, The Better Films com mittee of Birmingham, always willing and ready to assist in any movement which guarantees real amusement to those who live in this city, has un- animously approved Mir. Loew's thoughtful plans, and will work whole heartedly for the success of the affair. Mrs. Conrad Ohme, chairman of the Better Films committee, has appointed Mrs. Ross Snyder chairman of a com mittee to assist Manager D. A. Vinson, Of Loew's Bijou, whi will represent MT Loew in arranging the party, in every possible way.
 Success Assured
 With this organization already as sembled and working. the success of the unique celebration is already assued.
 The Exchange club will attend to the details of safety transporting the chil dren from the various institutions. Ar rangements will be made to transport the children to the theater and return them to their homes in a comfortable manner. The members of the Exchange club will also arrange other details oi the party, in fact, they have consented to anytnmg necessary Ior tho sueeesS VI the celebration. On the day the part! is held, these men will leave their wori and be on hand to see that the chlldreI are well cared for.
 The Better Films committee will at tend to the task of inviting the childrer to the Christmas party. The women O this organization will extend the invita- tions to local institutions, newsboys, or phan homes and poor children, who at tend the Birmingham schools-in fact to every boy or girl who is not assured of a big Christmas. A number of in vitations have already been extended and accepted, and it is hoped to hav' 2,5OO youngsters on hand when the frs of the festivities commence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-07

Santa Claus is coming to see about 2,5OO or more of poor boys and girls and any others who may also not nave any anticipation of much of a Christ mas in Birmingham in a manner whlch has never before characterized ms year ly visits to Birmingham.
 A Christmas celebration, the like of which has never been staged in Blr- mingham, will be held at LOew's Bijou Saturday forenoon, December 20, and every poor child from anywhere In Greater Birmingham will be welcome.
 Acting on the suggestion of James A. Simpson, president of the Exchange club of Birmingham, Marcus Loew, great snowman, has made arrangements to hold this Christmas celebration, to which all anderprivileged children will be invited.
 Plans Under Way
 Plans for the affair are already under way and within a few days, complete arrangements for this greatest of all Yuletide parties ever held in any city will be announced.
 But it has leaked out that there will be on hand a big band, also an orches- ira to dispense nigh class music, and there will be some of the best vaude- vile acts. with some well known juve- nile stars of the movies presented on the screen. Best of all, Santa Claus is going to be there with all kinds of nick hacks and presents for every little boy and girl present. =
 The Birmingham Exchange club, through the unanimous aprovSl of it's entire membership, has agreed to CO., operate to the fullest extent with MT: Loew in his anonunced intentions of bringing good cheer, in large and Jus. cious loads, to the children. The local organization of prominent business men will take off their coats and get down to real work in making the party one never to be forgotten.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-07
NEGRO ACQUITTED
 OF MURDER CHARGE
Tom Mitchell Held Not Guilty In
 Judge Heflin's Court

Tom Mitchell, negro, was acquitted of the murder of Clarence Lawhorn an other negro, by jury in Circuit Judge H. B. Heflin's court early Saturday, after the longest trial during the De cember capital week.
 The trial started Wednesday morning with Jim Long as prosecuting attorney and George Morrow as special prose cutor. Mitchell was defended by Rod erick Beddow, who entered a plea of mot guilty by reason of insanity. This later was changed to a plea of mot guilty"
 According to evidence introduced during the trial, Mitchell shot Lawhorn in an ice cream parlor on Eighth ave nue, north, after the two men quar- reled over Lawhorn's attention to Mitchell's wife. The jury reached its verdict in less than one hour.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-07
TAXPAYERS URGED
 TO PAY PROMPTLY
Property Taxes Must Be Settled
 Before December 31

Property taxes must be paid before the end of December, Tax Collector J. F. Hawkins said Saturday, urging that payments be made as soon as possible in order to avoid congestion. He also asked that poll taxes be paid at the same time.
 Poll taxes need not be paid until January 31, but taxpayers who pay both taxes at the same time will avoid the inconvenience of making two trips to the courthouse, and will lessen the burden on the collectors office consid- erably," MT. Hawkins said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-07
JEFFERSON GINS
 424 BALES COTTON
Total Production For State Far
 Ahead Of 1923 Figure

Jefferson county ginned 424 bales of cotton prior to November II. for this year, according to reports made public by the department of commerce at Washington. A total of 732 bales were gnned in the county during 1923.
 Madison county leads in the number of bales ginned this year to date, with 26.50J. Geneva is second with 26232, according to the report, which indicated total of 54S.941 bales during 1923, as against 903,04S to November 14 this year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-07
TRIAL OF BRADFORD
 IS SET FOR MONDAY
Must Face Jury For Alleged
 Killing Of Hugh Davis

Roy Bradford, IS, of Cardiff, Ala, Is to stand trial in circuit court Mon day for the killing of Hugh Davis, it was stated Saturday by Solicitor Jim Davis. Bradford, who is at liberty under $1O000 bond, is alleged to have killed Davis during a quarrel over $1 in a scrap game.
 After being arrested, Bradford was released when Fred H. Woodland, his attorney, instituted habeas corpus pro- ceedings. During the coroner's inquest witnesses testified that Davis, who was hit on the head by an iron poker, was intoxicated and was carrying a pistol under his coat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-07
MEETING POSTPONED

Mortimer II. Jordan chapter, Rain bow division veterans, have discon- tinued meetings during December on account of the holidays and will hold their next regular meeting on January 12 in the club rooms in the old post office building. Every member is urged to attend and to bring buddy"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-11-12

a gift or nervous affection; we are
not sure which. 1t was not so gen.
eral in the age of horses, because, as
some sage has observed, sit was the
horse that had the sense" Almost
any woman would trust horse. Now
they have painful land justifable
impression that great many men
who are not competent to shovel coal
into a furnace without severe back
ache are trying to operate these pri-
vate locomotives, with no rails to
guide them. They feel the need of
some sort of travelling train dispatch
er, and who could do it better? More
over, in many cases, they are the re-
sponsible custodians of the family
funds, and they see damage and dis
aster around every bend.
Perhaps in the words of the old
song, they SHOULD be scolded, but not
turned adrift." Yet backseat driving
| is WEAKNESS to the flesh and a NOR
LITIGATION to the spirit of man. That
| is to say, it hurts his vanity, and in
terferes with his steering. And wives
J should be careful about that.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-11-12

"wet" while the country districts
were consistently "dry." Nc one has
yet appeared to hazard the explana-
ton that the difference is due to the
greater ignorance or viciousness of
the country districts. There may be
an occasional charge of greater mar
rowness" in the country districts, but
not greater stupidity or moral in
difference. The vote would indicate
that moral difference, or active APP
prevail of liquor, is more to be found
in the cities. Where life is lived ar
officially, where amusements are hec-
tic and unwholesome, where interest
ed propaganda circulates most free
ly, where the public mind is added
by the superfcialities of newspaper
dogmatism, there the liquor interests
are likely to find their chief support,
but not in the country districts where
life is more wholesome and where
people have time to think their own
thoughts.
United States readers of Canadian
prohibition plebiscites are sometimes
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-11-12

misled in their judgments. In Can
adian elections which have "gone
wet" the significance is not what the
American would naturally understand
by such statement. In no case has
the saloon been voted back into ex-
istence. In every case the saloon has
been voted a continued oblivion. Most
Canadian elections have turned on
the question of the method by which
liquors shall be handled by the gov
eminent and the degree of accessi-
bility allowed to citizens who pur-
chase by the package. Had Ontario
"gone wet" it would merely have
meant that it's citizens desired some
other method than that now followed
by the Ontario Temperance Act. The
saloon is as dead in "dry" Canadian
provinces as it has been at any time
since prohibition, but the Ontario
election indicates that deeper "dry''
sentiment obtains in majority OF
the people there.-Dearborn Indepen-
dent.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-11-12

1t may be doubted that divorce is
the right remedy. 1t would choke
the court calendars. Separation, with
out privilege of remarriage, would
seem better, because, for example,
this man evidently is a marrying
man, having done it once, and if he
is set at liberty he will probably do
it again, and the second wife will be
a backseat driver, too. It might be
better just to let him keep on with
the one he has. He is used to her.
We believe in the emancipation OF
man, but it ought to come about
gradually.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-11-12

thing they are studying about is the
Eskimo.
Because the ball game was so in
teresting and like all people who like
ball game, one of the fans became
so excited he threw the ball before
he looked and smash! went the win
dow.
The sixth and seventh grades had
tests in all subjects on Friday. Re-
suits were marks from zero to one
hundred.
Miss Kennedy visited our school
on Friday afternoon. We Away en-
joy her short talks on various school
subjects.
We have new scholar in our
school. Her name is Louise Dehetre
and she is in the Fourth grade.
The Redwood Falls Testing Asso-
citation met at the home of R. M.
Campbell, Wednesday evening, No
vember 9TH.
We try to make our writing les
sons interesting one of our new
schemes to promote muscular move
ment is to make an American soldi-
er. Tuesday is Armistice Day and
we are very patriotic.
Some of us are surely improving
our spelling. One reason is we are
being taught the new way and we
find it is much easier to study spell
ing this way.
We began marking our cards for
Health Chores on Monday. We try
to do every chore although we son e
time forget to do some of them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugo Raddatz !, 81
family visited at the home of Mr..
Mrs. Ernest A. Raddatz on SUM &
Teacher-What was ColumbC
plan? N
Pupil-Columbus planted corn and
potatoes.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-11-12
1t Has Come at Last

San Francisco Bulletin: The worm
has turned Some worm, it is true,
is always turning, but the one to
which we refer is the one. that sits
in the drivers seat and turns the
steering wheel. A man in the East
has sued for divorce because his wife
is backseat driver. His complaint
complains that she tells him when to
speed up when to slow down, when to
turn corners, when and where to stop
lin short, when and where to head
in. He says it humiliates and NOR
titles him, especially when he has gu
ests. And there is no squelching her.
The only escape lies in the. severance
Of those marital ties which at the time
they were tied were supposed to hold
for this life and the next, to hold,
indeed, for all time. Those eternal
bonds he prays may now be eternally
disrupted.
It is not easy to say whether or
not his prayer should be granted.
The best Of women do it. It is either
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-11-12
Coming Through
the Rye

The price of wheat, of oats, of corn
of hogs and live stock has somewhat
obscured phenomenon that deserves
examination. That phenomenon is
the price of rye. Between 100000
and 100000 bushels of rye were sold
on Friday for export, although rye
was selling at about equal cost with
wheat on a pound for pound basis,
in the Chicago market report. A.
Fargo, N. D., the farmer at the
elevator was receiving on that day
Sill bushel.
If the rate of purchase of Friday
were continued for five days, Ameri-
can rye for export would be exhausted
and further purchases would dip into
the supply needed for domestic con.
sumption.
Europe in general and Germany in
particular is buying our rye. Why
this year, more than past years
Were there not just as many hungry
millions there last year as this?
The difference is, in the main, this
Last year Germany had no money, no
credit and was unable to buy. This
year, having both cash and credit, it
is able to order and pay for enough
to imperil our own requirements.
The money and credit came through
the Dawes plan. The result has been
that Germany has its rye bread to
eat and the American farmer has a
better price for his rye than ever be-
fore. When plan can be evolved and
made workable that benefits both your
neighbor abroad and the farmer at
home-it is little short Of a stroke of
genius.
Mr.. La Follette's. campaign man.
ager has announced that he has the
German vote. But the German farm
err sees the farmers of his native land
restored and his kin able to buy bread
and he looks in his hand and sees
Sill for every bushel of rye he sells
and it sets him thinking. An under.
standing of who the farmers friend
is, is coming through the rye
Pioneer Press.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-11-12

Mr.. p. LaDuke, Farmer, Says, aYou
Bet Rats Can Bite Through Metal"
II. had feed bins lined with zinc
last year, rats got through pretty
soon. Was out $18. A $1.25 pkg. Of
RAT-SNAP killed SO many rats that
I've never been without it since. Our
collie dog never touched RAT-SNAP."
You try it. Three sizes, 35c, CSC,
SLIPS. Sold and guaranteed by Far
rell & Keefe and Public Drug Co.
1875.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-11-12
Ontario Is DRY"

Ontario voted strongly .dry" af-
ter the most confident claims of the
"wets" that the province was tired
Of temperance Aside from this re-
versal Of prophecy, the election was
notable for the sharp difference in
attitude between city and country;
the cities for the most part heavily
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-11-12
District No. IS

The sixth grade received their new
biographies last Tuesday. The first