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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
CREW OF DINING CAR IS HELD UP
Lone Bandit Gets Only $6
 In Bold Job On L. & N. Train

MOBILE. Ala. Dec. s1.-(Special Ireased wire.)-An armed bandit shortly before 1880 o'clock this morn ing held up the crew of the dining car attached to northbound Louis ville and Nashville train at Ortiz station,' Il miles north of Mobile. ac- cording to . report made to the police and sheriff's department to- day. The robbers secured only $6 in cash, according to W. M. Beykin, assistant superintendent of the Lou -fsyiffs and Nashville road. l.sAccording to the trainmaster at Montgomery, where the report of the affair was made, the lone bandit armed with a pistol commanded the crew of the dining car to hold up their hands and took all the money in sight.
 No effort was made to go into the Pullman cars.
 The fact that only a small amount of money was secured from the train crew was due to the fact that the conductor of the dining car had made his Saturday and Sunday morn Ing remitfances by mail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
.D ..DGmPs FleShI

M ANY are the eyes that are MI turned to gaze with keen ad. u1iration on the well developed, healthy girl no matter where she may be-on the rapidly moving ehoroughfare or gliding gracefully ' ever the dance floor.
 All eyes turn because we all ap- preciate the girl with the figure so firm and plurnp-the girl with radiantly red cheeks, cheeks that carry Q touch of roses from na- ture's own garden-the girl with the sparkling eyes, keen and sharp | 1.-the girl with buoyancy and the swing of youth.
 Not necessarily an out-of.doors girl. Just a girl with ever in- creasing blood cells. Just a girl filled with the vim and vigor of youth.
 s. s. S.. since 1926. has stood for increased blood cells. S. S. s. means restored strength-rekin- died vitality-added energy. Take S. s. s. and watch the bloom of youth return to your cheeks. Watch that fiabby, i'll nourished flesh fade away before flesh that is firm and plump. Red blood cells will do 1t and s. s. s. will build them. It contains only pure vegetable in- gradients. s. s. s. Is sold at all
 m good drug stores. The large
 size bottle is more economi-
 28A cal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01

Officers of Jernisoia ( & Company: ROBERT JEMIsON. JR. President H. G. SEIBELS
 Vice President HILL FERGUSON
 Vice President A. B. TANNER
 Secretary C. P. MARKS
 Treasurer E. H. WRENN, JR.
 Assistant Secretary J. M. P. OTIS
 Assistant Treasurer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
SUCCEEDS FATHER
TENNESSEE VALLEY BUREAU THE AGE-HERALD
 Mouit0n Ala. Dec H1

Moulton. Ala, Dec. Si
 The Lawrence county board of ed- 4ucation met in called session Fri day to select the successor for the late J. M. Houston of Town Creek, who had been member for several years and whose death occurred on December IS. Lendon Houston, son of the former member of the board. was unanimously elected. Mir. Houston has been in business with his father for several years at Town Creek.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
One More Year--the Biggest and
 Best of Our 1wenty-one

those beautiful residential developments the htops and Central Park and Eney Highlands those modern home
 places in the western secon nothing of constructive ice for multitude of merchants, manufacturers home and investors
 This certainly inspiring record of growth for Bing. ham, and service by organizations But the figures for 1923 impressive. "
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01

year ago today organizations celebrated the twentieth anniversary of their existence and service and for Bmg ham.
 In those twenty years with the cooperation of clients helped give the Birmingham District Fairfield, of the model industrial cities of the United States the and Chamber of Commerce Budngs; the Rdgey the souths finest apartment house. the Tuter Brminghams distinguished
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01

Could there be convincing evidence of the progress and prosperity Birmingham and Alabama than these guresa
 In of conditions national and local this writing, 1t reasonable that 1924 will be still better year for Br min gham and our state. Certain that Birmingham real is better today than any time in the history of the city,
 And recommend too highly mortgages based carefully selected Birmingham property which the Investment Department of this Company is offering.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01

We grated being able say all the twentyone of existence client has lost dollar mortgage n- vestments procured through us S
 And with this cheering outlook and an inspiring past into the web of the history Of tse with better facilities for service than eye and deem of the patronage and confidence given us by the public i 1923 and each of the previous years of the again say # ,9% sss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01

A cattle-eating tiger will kill an OK about every five days or from 60 to 70 In . year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
THE RESULTS OF SERVICE

THE RESULTS OF SERVICE
 In 1922 the gross volume of JEMISON & COMPANIES bu- approximately SIX MILLION DOLLARS
 In the year just ended the total EIGHT LON DOL LARS---a gain of $2, 900 100000.
 In the year of 1923 the Mortgage Loan Department of Jenson & Company loaned than tour and one-half farms in Alabama; mostly the purpose improvement pansion. For the first nine months of 1923 the premium of the JENISONSEIBELS INSURANCE AGENCY showed a gain of B per the entire year of 1922. expected when the figures for the last three months tabuated for 1923 will be somewhere around 40 per cent. &
Evening star., 1924-02-05
TORDANO SWEEPS
SOUTHERN INDIANA
Damage Estimated at Several Hun.
dIed Thousand Along Path
Mile Wide.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associat ted Press.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, February D.
Property damage which it is esti-
mated Will reach several hundred
thousand dollars was caused by a
tornado which swept across south
ern indiana late yesterday. accord
ing to reports received here. The
tornado, which was followed by hail
and rain, swept a path approximately
mile wide. creating destruction in
the outskirts of this city, Fort
Branch, seven miles north of .here
and at Haubstadt, seventeen miles
north.
Tci"rhone and telegraph wires in
the area were partially dismantled.
ana Only Smeager reports are availa-
Bile. AS far as can be learned no one
was killed or injured.
F'our homes. an amusement resort
ana echoolhouse We're leveled on
lhe outskirts of Evansville. At Fort
Branch several homes were DESTROY
ed and trees uprooted. Approximate
iy 100000 worth of property and
i've stock was destroyed at Haubstadt.
The tornado, coming from the
south, cut path a half mile wide
through the heart of the little set
tlement of Haubstadt carrying every-
thing in its wake
Many cattle were killed by falling
debris and in one instance in Haub-
Gtadt more than two dozen horses
We're smothered to death when tram
ped under hay in a barn wrecked by
the gale.
Hail and 4 driving rain which fol-
lowed the tornado hampered the
work of the rescuerS. Electric light
wires were torn down, plunging the
smaller towns in the vicinity of
Evansville into darkness.
Evening star., 1924-02-05
Republican League Here Oils
Machinery for Coming Campaign
Seeks to Interest Voters to
Send Back Ballots to
Their O,vr, States.
Estimates More Than
10000 IL, Capital Haze
Suffrage Somewhere.

Preparatory to the coming national
State Clubs of the District of Column
bia is setting its machinery in order.
This organization has been in ex-'
istence twenty years, and upon its
shoulders has fallen much Of the work
Of arousing interest among repub-
licans living here who ure residents
of some state.
1t is estimated that there are more
than $4,000 map and woman state vot-
ers residing in Washington. During
the national election Of 1920 the rec
ords of the headquarters conducted
by the league here show that it per-
sonally was instrumental in sending
out more than $4,000 votes to the
states.
Plan Hard Campaign.
The officers have determined to
put forth every effort in the coming
campaign. The league members do
not look upon the outcome in No
venber as assured. Their long ex-
perience In politics has taught them
to be prepared.
With view to broadening the USE
fulness and efficiency Of the League
of Republican State Clubs in the
coming campaign. amendments to
whereby both men and women are
eligible to membership on the ex-
ecuttve committee. The league also
Is entering upon a campaign to in
crease its general membership.
For the membership campaign a
following has been appointed: T.
Lincoln Townsend. chairman: Will
liam c. Connor. Miss Florence Fraser
Stiles. w: Hennessy Smith and Mrs.
Harry Wardman. The latter was
national committeewoman from the
District. Chairman Townsend is
treasurer of the league, having held
that office for number of years. and
1t was he who is given credit for
Republican Club of the District dur
Ing the 1920 campaign. which was
the fret organization of that name
in the United States. Mr.. Connor was
one of small group Of loyal repub-
licans who organized the league in
1904 and was It's first president.
OHcers Of League.
The officers Of the league are: Presi-
dent. Edgar G. Snyder; vice presidents,
William j. Dow. Mrs. James Carroll
Frazer. Thomas p. Littlepage and Mrs.
Harry Wardman: treasurer, T. Lincoln
Townsend; corresponding secretary,
Miss Florence Fraser Stiles, and record
ing secretary. Judge Gus A. Schuldt.
The league was among the first or
ganizations of the republican party in
the country to make comprehensive
compilation of the election laws of the
several states. keeping advised at all
times or any changes. This compila-
ton along with much other informa-
ton for the use of the voter will be
for the use of any one calling at the
headquarters to be opened in the down
town section very shortly.
The league will. as has been its GUS
tom in the past, celebrate the birthday
anniversary of Abraham Lincoln on
the night of February IL at Wardman
Park Hotel This meeting will be free
Evening star., 1924-02-05
N. Y. CENTRAL PAY RAISE
URGED AS GENERAL BASIS
Increase Granted Engineers and
Firemen Warmly Commended by
Two Brotherhood Presidents.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. February 5.-Letters
urging that the ) per cent wage in
crease recently granted by the New
York Central railroad and it's sub
salaries to engineers and firemen
be made the basis Of settlement on
roads throughout the country. have
been sent to local heads of commit
tees by Warren S. Stone, president
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers. and d. B. Robertson, chief
of the firemen's union, it was an
nounced last night.
Based on estimates Of the New
York Central, it has been computed
that wage adjustment on this basis
would add s20.000.000 to the expenses
of the carriers.
Evening star., 1924-02-05
fort to break up and disband the

effort to break up and disband the
colony.
BY virtue Of the OF ier the lTaelite
House of David. the Church Of the
New Eve and the Body OF Christ. Inc.
10 no more. But the Israelite House
Of David, a religious association. still
exists. and tho colony will operate as
1t has for twenty years pending FUR
thor Developments It was the con-
tention Of cult attorneys that the col
ony save up its original corporation
It adopted the shorter name and
formed a voluntary religious aseo-
ciation. At that timo all tho hold
ings of the cult as a corporation
and the real and personal property
Of members were decided over to
King" Benjamin Purnell and his
wife Mary. ITO avoid tho necessity OF
forming business corporation"
Tho real fight in tho states litigl-
'tion against tho Berrien county or
gAnisation 10 still to como. Tho
custer order 10 expected to be fol-
lowed by q separate proceeding In
which the state will ask that re-
ceiver bo appointed.
Evening star., 1924-02-05
NATIONAL CLUB FORMED
TO BOOST GOV, SMITH
Backers Claim New York Mans
Presidential Chances Are
Improving.
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, February 5.-The AL
fred r. Smith for President national
club has been formed with headquar-
ters at the Hotel McAlpin.
Mrs. John Marshall Gallagher. New
iork's commissioner of city revenue,
who is chairman of the executive
committee of the club. said today the
governor had not been consulted
about it.
From reports brought before the
committee" she said. the name of
Alfred E. Smith is finding new sup
porters in many sections of states
heretofore listed as being only mild
ly in favor of the New York govern
or.
Under the slogan of the People,
for the People, the national clubs for
Alfred f. Smith for President now
are forming units in several of the
larger cities"
Evening star., 1924-02-05

o. L Smith and Homer Quay, as
sistant attorneys general who hsn-
died the states case, indicated that
the suit for a receivership would be
pressed.
The first skirmish in tho states
drive was comparatively brief. Only
throo witnesses were called, All by
Evening star., 1924-02-05
HOUSE OF DAVID CULT
! LOSES FRANCHISE
Court Order DiSsolves Colony's Cor.
porate Body, But Israelite !.
House Continues.

By the Associated Press.
LANSING. Mich. February 5.-An
order dissolv1ng tho corporate fran
chise of tho House of David colony
was issued by Judge Leland Carr In
circuit court here yesterday. Tho
action followed an agreement by
counsel for the state and tho cult and
gave tho state an uncontested VIC
tory in tho quo warranto suit II in.
stituted a. tho first step In its avowed
Evening star., 1924-02-05

tho state. Tho colony called none.
M. Tyler, member Of the cult ad-
visory board, declared that when the
voluntary association was formed in
1907 neither King Benjamin nor his
wife became MEMBERS although he
admitted that they were and arc the
spiritual and temporal heads OF the
Organization.
Evening star., 1924-02-05
NON.FASCIST RESIGNS,
Duke Colonna di Cesaro Quits Ital-
ian Cabinet,

ROME. February 5.-Duke Colonna di
Cesaro has resigned his portfolio of
minister of posts and telegraphs in the
cabinet of Premier Mussolinf The duke
had remained in the cabinet az the only
non-facist member. In the coming cleo
tion he had decided to run on a plat
form supporting the government, but
under the banner Of the social demo-
Gratis.
Evening star., 1924-02-05

Doesn't hurt one bitl Drop little
"Freezone" on an aching corn, in
stantly that corn stops hurting, then
shortly you lift it right off with
fingers.
Your druggist sells tiny bottle Of
"Freezone" for few cents, sufficient
to, remove every hard corn, soft corn,
or corn between the toes, and the foot
calluses, without soreness or irrita-
ton.
Evening star., 1924-02-05

and the ceremonies will include music
and addresses by several prominent
party speakers.
Details for this event will be dis
cussed at a special meeting of the ex-
eCutive committee to be held at the
City Club. 8 o'clock. Thursday night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-25
STATISTICS

Compiled by the DiIis Msnufactursr.l Pig Iron quotations: No. foundry IFS to 22s silicon. $23.50 to s$24.00 s... 2 Foundry coke. spot. S5.50 to $500. Number of active tsscks. 24 (cokel
 Active by-pr0tiuct ovens. approximately l, 1,l39. Active beehive ovens merchant coke 3sS. Active beehive for requirements of producer, loO Barrett company also coking pitch with co ovens. Coal production for week ending February 2. 375, 900 tons
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-25
ENDURES
 NERVOUS WEEK
Resistance To Decline Is More Than For Some
 Time

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 24.-Cotton has experienced a nervous week.. with wide fluctuations and generally lower trend of values although 1t must be admitted that near the close of the period there has been much more resistance to the decline and not little price-fixing by mills at the lower levels reached. All of the oldcrop positions reached the lowest levels of the present decline, May having dropped on Thursday as low as 29.42c, or more than 100 points down from the earlier levels of the week and more than 7c a pound below the high point of the season.
 While a number of influences have contributed to cause the drop in values, probably the most potent has been the lack of demand for cotton goods, both in domestic and foreign markets, cou- pied with increased mill curtailment, the slowing down of production by the fluctuations tended more or less to the southern establishments. This appar- ently slowing down in consumption has enabled those bearishly inclined to con- tend that the supply, small as 1t is, undoubtedly may yet prove sufficient to meet reduced requirements.
 Another depressing influence has been the British dock strike. although the practical settlement of that trouble led more or less to recovery in the last
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-25
STERN NECESSITy

Coast guns are now made to shoot 23 miles. so as to provide for further extension of the Emile limit.-James J. Montague.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-25
MARKERS SHOW STEADER TONE
Business Situation Itself Is s Stronger-Steel Market
 Especially Srong

NEW YORK, Feb. 24-(By Associated Press With the markets displaying a steadier tone after the disturbances caused by the Investigations at Wash ington and the, appearance of bearish operations, the Attention of business men reverted during the past week to the business situation itself. Industrial news continued to be encouraging. The a.w railroad car loading figures were not quite as large as those of the previous week; possibly because of weather conditions. They did, however, exceed the best record for the COP responding week, in any previous year.
 Steel production meanwhile continues at the best rate attained this year. The leading interest is reported to be working at 94 per cent of capacity, and than s5 per cent. Removal of the threat of coal strike has not affected buying unfavorably. Railroad buying for the maintenance of way and struc- lures was the feature of the market, but automobile makers were considered good potential buyers.
 Cotton Weak
 The cotton market furnished the out standing example of weakness. Buying brought rallies when the price fell to the neighborhood of soc, but this level Is 7c below the high of recent months With the foreign buying diminishing in the usual seasonal fashion, and with the dry goods markets displaying ir- regularity, many stale bull accounts have been 1fqufdated.
 Grain prices have shown a relatively steadier tone, the effects Of the previous weeks profit-taking having passed. Commodity prices as a whole have held fairly firm, although responding to the after-effects of the recent upset in speculative sentiment. The lists of Dun and Breadstreet show more declines than advances for the week, but this condition is due lin large measure to what occurred in the cotton and grain markets. Steel quotatipnsa held firm and there were instances in which auto mobile markers increased their prices.
 Money Market Unchanged
 No marked change took place in the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-25

days of the period under review. It is probable that the settlement of the dock strike would have exerted a much greater influence except for the agita- tion among Lancashire spinners han ding American cotton of favor of short time. This agitation has finally cul- minated in decision to put all the mills on a three-day-a-week basis, or practically half time.
 The constructive influences as the week closes include indications of a return of unfavorable weather in the cotton belt and the continued good VOL ume of exports.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-25
IRON MARKET STRONG
 AND GETTING ORDERS

Iron market i'll tue Birmingham, dis trict continues to be strong with Bir- mingham base quoted around $2I. Many bookings have been made and in- dicstions are that the activity will con tinue.
 Improvement in the municipal bond market has resulted in many inu.iici- phlities being able to place numbers of orders in the district. Some os the orders have run as high as l 300 tons of pipe for single city
 A number of blast furnaces. tenn porarily lying idle, will resume work during the next month when repairs have been completed. Iron yards report
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-25
2 WEEKLY REVIEW OF INDUSTRIAL NEWS =

money firmed up to a xN and per cent basis, but the chargs for call money on tho New York Stock exchange
 fell back to 1 per cent. Tho demand for and supply of commercial paper
 was small. ihA'I @ ',S't& z Foreign exchange rates rallied. stes-. ling reaching about $4.s1 and French
 francs 4.36c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-25
GRIM FINDS HIS
 BUSINESS GROWS
Advances In Industry And Cold Weather Good For Plumber

With building operations continuing steady at the rate of $f,0O0 month Birmingham plumbing and eating con- tractors are optimistic of the years out look, according to John l.. Grim. Mir. Grim has been in the plumbing and heating business here for nine years and is located at 191 Fourth avenue. Business has been very good this win ter, with its numerous freezes, in addi- ton to the steady rise of building ac- tivities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-25

n fairly substantial amount of pig on hand but the many orders being placed are moving that away. . fu
 Structural steel and cement plants are optimistic in view of the announced improvements ofqthe Southern, Central of Georgia and other railroads to their equipment and shops. The Southern alone is spending s$5, 5,000, 900 in develop. ments ut Finley yards, near Acipco.
 Much interest has been aroused over the proposed sale of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company and Tidewater company and the progress of the reorganiza tion of the company on a more substantial basis. ..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-25
STRANGELY BELLIGERENT

: Rabbits in Alaska are exterminating the moose. They must be drinking the liquor the traders bring in across the J. Montague.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-25
THE TEACHER PAID

."Jimpson claims that he taught you all you Know about poker.v
 T''So she did, and it cost him every cent he had."-Outer's Recreation.
Evening star., 1924-06-19
ASKS KLAN RECElVERSHIP
Head of Order in Revolt, Charges
Graft to Officers.

BY the Associated Press
MUNCIE, Ind, June 1s.--Receiver-
ship for the knights Of the Ku Klux
Khan is asked ina suit filed in circuit
court here yesterday by James F.
Hildebrand, Muncie insurance agent,
who alleges that the Ku Klux Khan
is lnsolvent and owes $6.00O,0o0
HiIdebrand is national treasurer OF
the Independent Klan of America, a
secedlng organization.
iildebrand charges that the klan's
money is being divided among officers,
according to the discretion of Hiram
w. Evans. 1t is alleged in the COM
plant that more than $5,000,000 was
paid into the Knights of the Ku Klux
klan treasury by Indiana members.
which was to have been used in
building university to be known as
the American University; that 900
Indiana persons bought robes of the
ku Klux klan at $3.50 each and that
$3.50 of this sum was to go into the
fund to establish the university, but
that after receiving s5,000.000 in this
way the defendant organization di-
vided the money among its officers
and did not use any of it for the pur-
pose intended.
1t is alleged the Klan gave William
600 and 100000 to sculptor for
carving the likeness of Robert +. Lee
on the face of Stone Mountain.
1t is also alleged that the knights
of the Ku KluX Klan organization is
paying to Walter Bossert, imper rial
representative in Indiana, $4,000 a
week.