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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-17
ADJUSTMENTS
AT LOEWs' BIJOU

Tom Mix starring in "Mile-A-Minute Romeo" his latest picture, was greet ed with roar of applause from his old friends at Loew's Bijou Monday eve- ming. The applause did not go> amiss for Tom is giving more thrills in this picture than any of his previous pro auctions.
 Into an interesting love story he has woven some daring feats of horseman- ship, hard fights and shooting. The shooting could only be rivaled by that of the Georgalis Trio who are appear- ing in person on the vaudeville bilk
 These three people present feats such as shooting a coat off of woman. They wind up their craftsmanship ex- hibition by, playing Annie Laurie on the bells with bullets.
 Ambitions miniature musical comedy skit, is another interesting fea- ture of the bill. They are furnishing the dancing and a great part of the singing for the week. This act is i'm proved with the assistance of Bann and Mallen who play the comedian parts.
 Bann and Mallen were just as big a favorites in their own act, where they clown it out" much to the amuse ment of ~the audience. Another pair of clever comedians is the Lloyd and Goodman team. Mir. Lloyd has sup ply of good gags and Miss Goodman has smile that is worth the price of admission.
 Marion Claire is offering an unusual act. She is singing two individual parts in one song, changing rapidly from high to low.
 I. M.C.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-17
This Spray Is Death thToAll
 Insects
Sweet Dreams Spray Lets No
 Insect Pest Escape.

Neither flies, bugs, fleas, nor any other pest can. live where Sweet Dreams Spray is used. It penetrates every corner and crevice; it lets no insect live.
 So effectively does Sweet Dreams Spray do it's work that its sales now reach into the millions of cans, and it's comfort-assuring label is as fa- miliar in the far-off tropics as it is in the United States.
 Every dealer has Sweet Dreams Spray in the new style red-top cans. Half-pints, 4Oc; larger packages much cheaper in proportion. Be sure to get Sweet Dreams Spray. Substitutes simply mean wasted money.
 Money refunded if not absolutely satisfactory. Sold by every dealer, everywhere.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-17
LYRIC OFFERING
 SCORES SUCCESS
Speciality Numbers. Add To Popularity of ''Not
 Tonight Dearie"

Speciality numbers again this week are responsible for putting over" the Honey Bunch company's production at the Lyric Theatre.
 With Miss Inez Marvin, talented vio- linist and blues singer; Sid Jacobs, character soloist, and capable blackface man, the bill was assured of success even before the first curtain. Added to the musical specialties this, week was a toe dance by Miss Carmen Davis. Miss Davis was well received during the first week of the Honey Bunch sojourn here, and she again demonstrated her ability at Mondays performance.
 Miss Marvin and Jacobs have won their audiences at both previous per formances here. Their work in this weeks production continues the high standard they had set. The blackface singer and dancer is new with the show, but his work was well done and he re- ceived considerable applause.
 The plot of Not Tonight, Dearie," as this weeks production is named, is good. There are some fine linesNin the show. Jokes are humorous and inter- esting. The action dragged in places during the first appearance Monday, but company heads promise a much swifter show during the remainder of the week. @yf
 Sid Garrison. popular light comedian, is given a part as a 'hick-town" con stable, waiter, justice of the peace, fire chief-in fact, just about every of ficial job in the community where the action of the play centers, and he puts them across ably.
 Mae Ambler, whose past perform ances have justified the popularity the Birmingham audiences accord her, takes the lead part. Playing opposite her is Thad DeMonico, leading man of the Honeybunch group.
 Miss Margie Sutherland, Miss Lou ise King. Miss Lorraine Mallott, Miss Jane Kermit, Tommy Hanlon and Walter A. Mcdowell, other principals. are given good parts. All did their bit in making the most of the many laugh able situations that run through the performance.
 Sid Jacobs, whose work last week in butler part, qualified him for more part" work, is minister in Not To night, Dearies" He handled his lines in fine shape.-W. B. NJ.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-17
4GO-ZIP' MEN
 HOLD BANQUET
Company Starts Program Of Get-TOgether Meets
 For Employees

Dealers in "Go Zip" and other prod ucts of the General Oil company were guests Monday night at an enthusias- tic banquet at the Southern club, ten dered by the executives of the General Oil company.
 Operators of many of the city's lead ing filling stations and garages, from East Lake to Bessemer, were present at 6 80 o'clock, when festivities be- gan, and all apparently enjoyed the first of what is expected to be series of get-together meetings.
 Throughout the meeting, dispensers of the noted Birmingham automobile fuel, engaged in an informal discus sion of trade problems. and made plans for future expansion of the 'Go Zip trade.
 J. Gregory Johnston. president, act ed as toastmaster, and introduced George A. Blinn, vice-president, and o. J. Umphery, secretary-treasurer, and others.
 During the evening Messrs. Johnston. Blinn, Umphery and others discussed the phenomenal growth of the General Oil company. MT. Johnston recalled that the new company, although yet to attaine it's first year, is growing so rapidly that the trade can scarcely be supplied.
 Plans for installation of new filling stations, at strategic points in Bir- mingham and vicinity, were discussed. The General Oil, it was stated, is con sidering the location of several stations shortly, and will soon announce the new additions
 Flattering reports of the popularity of Go Zip" were voiced by every dealer present, while all took hearty interest in the round table discussion of trade problems.
 Among those attending the banquet were W. M. Toney. J. R. Criswell. c. F. Cook, J. c. Brittner, Jones, Cole man, Willis Ransom, Mark Toney, M. E. Steager. Messrs. Adlock, Hammell, Hale and others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-17
JEFFERSON PLAY
 BRINGS LAUGHS
Her Temporary Illus band" Full Of Comic
 Situations

It took only six members of the All-Star Jefferson players Monday eve ming to produce what proved one of the greatest laugh-bringers yet att tempted by the local artists, when they presented Her Temporary Husband" with Russell Fillmore in the leading role.
 J. Glynn McFarlane, popular lead ing man of the company, has left Bir- mingham. Other members of the cast who did not appear in this weeks offering are taking~a weeks vacation.
 But those six who did participate in the production amply justified their appellation of All-Star. Every one was good. Russell Fillmore, of course, car ried majority of the laughable lines. A. S. Byron, whose work in the pre- sentations of the past few weeks has proved highly entertaining to patrons of the Jefferson, is given a prominent part, and his character work resulted in several enjoyable moments for the audience.
 Advance notices of the play stressed the point that Russell Fillmore was to appear with whiskers the reason for this was evident early in the show. He did wear whiskers-- veritable mass of them-and they so completely disguised him as to de- ceive even the keenest observer.
 Fillmore's work during the play was on the whole good. He was given some strenuous passages, and the man. ner in which he carried them through was well attested by the applause of the audience. With his success as light comedian already assured by his work in 'The First Year" and "Kem- py," he lived up to his reputation Monday evening and gave his audience an evening of-enjoyment.
 Miss GOmegys' Part
 The part of Miss Kathleen Comegys is about the only one not directly humorous. With the same winning personality and marked ability that has, in past performances, given her firm place in the hearts of Birming- ham theater-gOers, she again scored a triumph in Her Temporary Husband" ,"
 Dainty Tamzon Manker, alive and full of fun as always, takes a stellar place on this weeks bill, Although not directly concerned with the plot of the play, her part is vitally inter- mingled with the action.
 DeForest Dawley, who is coming more and more into higher ranking with the company by virtue of the parts he has been given recently, again is a success. That he is versatile is shown by the manner in which he car ries his part-wholly humorous-this week after the serious lines that were given him in Common Clay" last week. Throughout the play his part moves with pleasant swif+ness and no breaks.
 The character of Clarence Topping, a young lawyer who is seeking consid- erable personal gain under the guise of love, is taken by Peter Butters. His work this week is hardly comparable to that he has done in other recent productions, but it may be because -ef the nature of his part.
 The entire production of Her Fem. porary Husband" was, however, a com plete Success with audience Monday evening. Gales of laughter at the humorous lines and even more humor Ous situations arose and there is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-17
BATSON OUTLINES
 HIGHWAY PLANS
Would Extend Paved Roads Out Of Birmingham 5 Miles Each
(State Capitol Rureaul

MONTGOMERY, Ala, June 16.-S. R. Batson, recently elected member of the board of revenue of Jefferson county, was at the state highway de- nartment today, his trip here being to take up with state and federal authori- ties the matter of getting under way a road program for Jefferson county. He hopes to get something started for Jefferson county shortly after he takes off office as member of the board of revenue.
 Mir. Batson advocated a program whereby five existing trunk highways centering at Birmingham shall each be extended five miles additional and also that two five mile projects be built from Bessemer. While he was county engineer of Jefferson county five main highways were built each five Montgomery highway, the Bankhead miles out from the city, these being the higrway, east and west, the Mt Pinson highway and the Trussville highway. Mn. Batson is in favor of having each of these roads extended for five miles additional and also of two five mile projects from the city limits of Besse- mer, one toward Tuscaloosa, the other toward Centerville. He advocated this general extention of these important highways to accommodate increasing traffic rather than centering efforts on one particular road to the neglect of others. As will be seen, the program will be in seeking to accomplish totals 35 miles, all of which will be paved road. He proposes that Jefferson coun- ty shall cooperate with the state and federal government in the carrying out of this program during the next year.
 Mir. Batson stressed that point that Jefferson county had bod none of the highway bond issue money to date, aside from one end of the bridge over the Cahaba river, resting on Jefferson soil
 He called attention also to the fact that Jefferson county pays one fourth of the states taxes and to the need of high type roads to sustain the heavy traffic centering at Birmingham.
 Mir. Batson's plan for Jefferson county's highways program has been taken up informally with highway de- partment officials. He declared that he intends to devote his best efforts to securing the early Nadoption of such a plan for giving Jefferson the roads which are needed. The highways which he seeks to have built are all on the system which has been approved by the federal authorities, he stated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-17
THE WEATHER

Alabama, North Carolina, South Caro- lima, Georgia. Florida. extreme west Florida: Generally fair Tuesday and We'd nesday, except for widely scattered thun- dershowers.
 Virginia: Partly cloudy Tuesday and Wednesday; probably local thundershow- ers little change in temperature.
 Tennessee: Partly cloudy Tuesday and Wednesday, possibly scattered thunder showers; warmer in west portion Tues day.
 Kentucky: Partly cloudy and somewhat warmer Tuesday, followed by local thun- dershowers Tuesday night and Wednes- day,
 Summary of observations made at stations of the United States weather bu- reau, during the 24 hours ending at 2 p. m.. Ninetieth meridian time. June Is. 1924
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-17
AT THE TEMPLE

Love. versus career-th;s IS the wom- ans problem today and the theme of A. $. NJ. Hutchinson's absorbing novel. This Freedom" which is the feature attraction at the Temple theatre this week. Can a woman have a career and be a successful wife and mother too? Hutchinson answers this question one way, perhaps you would answer it in another.
 The feature begins at 40, 3 :45, 5 40, ' :35 and 9 40 daily. Other screen numbers for the week include Temple Last Minute News, of events through out the world, Aesop's Fables, Home Talent" and cross-eyed Ben Turpin in a rollicking comedy, The Daredevil"
 The Temple Symphony Orchestra with Fred Stark Conductor play its overture at and $50. Evolution of Dixie" by NJ. l.. Lake, has been select ed this week by Mir. Stark as the over ture. This number depicts the gradual
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-17
SOCIAL WORKERS LEAVE FOR MEETING
Alabama To Send Three Dele -.- gates To Toronto
(state Capital Bureau.)

MONTGOMERY, Ala, June 16.-- Miss Virginia B. Handley and Sara Axford of the state child welfare de- partment; Mrs. W. L. Murdoch of Bir- mingham, member of the state child welfare commission, Dr. W. D. Part low of Tuscaloosa, president of the Alabama conference of social work and Miss Emily Thomas, probation officer of Dallas county, will leave the latter part of the week to, attend the. conven- tion, of the national conference of so- cial work at Toronto, Canada. Miss Handley, Mrs. Muroch and pr. Part low are going as delegates from the Alabama conference of. social work. The convention will be attended by. speakers of international reputation from foreign countries as we'll as from the United States.
 The convection dates are June 2S, to July 2. ta. ,F
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-17

 is admitted to be. the best oceans on the market. Pecan raising is now on thoroughly profitable basis and is recognized as an excellent investment. Droughts, rains mad windstorms do not ruin orchards of oceans and that alone, makes them safer than other crops. At the present rate of growth pecan demand is far in excess of the growth and there is no danger of over production.
 Pecan raising though it is out of the early period of its history is still young in Alabapa. At present the op- portunity for pecan raising is godo, it enables many investors to enter the production early.
 The pecan tree increases in its pro- duction as it grows older and free from droughts and rains makes it an ideal investment.
 The above facts are mentioned in a bulletin issued by the Livingston Pecan Groves corporation which is at present announcing a sale of one thousand acres of trees which are divided into small five-acre lots for a further appeal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-17
COTTON HEARING SET

MOBILE, June 16.-A hearing De- fore the Alabama public service com mission at Montgomery will be held tomorrow by cotton interests in Ala bama who are trying to get the same cotton privileges in this state as are now in effect in some other states in the south. A conference was held at the capital several days ago on this matter and it was agreed to hold up &C., tion until after a gathering of cotton shippers and railroad men at Savannah.
 Alabama interests are seeking to have uniform cotton shipping privileges established throughout the entire cot ton region.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-17
nIES IN TALLADEGA

TALLADEGA. Ala, June 16.- (Special) - Mrs. Florence Emery Blake, aged IS. died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Rice Woodward, Sunday night. Funeral services were held from the home Monday afternoon. The remains were shipped to Marshall, Minn., for interment. Mrs. Blake lived in Talladega the past 20 years. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Woodward of Talladega and Miss Florence Blake of Pittsburgh, Pa.
 Visit Talladega-J. A. Dupuy, Ems ley real estate man, and his family spent Sunday in Talladega.
 License Issued-A marriage license was issued Saturday to J. H. Madrie, 4S, and Miss Hattie V. Harwell, 19, both parties being from Sylacauga. One was also issued to Guy c. Ballard. 21, of Newborn, $. C., and Miss Gladys Mickle, 1G of Anniston.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-17
LOCAL DATA
WOMAN SHOOTS HUSBAND

Pearl Smith, negress, GA North Twenty eighth street is being held in the city jail while police are looking for her husband, Will, whom they believe to have been seriously wounded by the woman during fight at the residence.
 The woman. it is stated, telephoned headquarters and told police that she had shot her husband because he was mistreating her. Call officers Cobb and Reed Investigating her story, found the woman with a pistol that had four discharged cartridges in it. Floors and walls of the house were covered with blood but no sign of the injured negro could be found.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-17
AT EnGEWnnn

bringing crowds to Edgewood Park ev- cry afternoon and night, while picnic parties are beginning to spend the days out in the cool shade more and more as the summer season gets under head way. The spacious grounds and cool shady hooks. in Edgewood make it ideal for outings of all kinds. The big pool is of such tremendous size that it read fly accommodates all who wish to play in the fresh, cool water, while many others find pleasure in dancing in the great open air pavilion. The Dreamland Ramblers are holding forth every night, furnishing the latest dance hits for the merry dancers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-17
CLEVELAND TRIAL
 TO OPEN TUESDAY
Absence Of Two Witnesses De-
 lays Case

MOBILE, Ala, June 16. The fourth trial of Tom Cleveland charged with murder in connection with the killing of Stephen Tossing, aged 80, at his home near West Fowl river last August, was called in the court to- day but the opening of the case was postponed until Tuesday. This was caused by the fact that former Deputy Sheriff Walter Blackman and John Moore, who are witnesses in the case, were not present. Alias writs were ordered issued for the two men this morning but when court met at 2:30 this afternoon, it was said that the two men had left the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-17
PECAN FARMING
 MAKES STRIDES
Livingston And Sumter Counties Center Of
 Industry =

Development of the pecan raising i'm dustry in and about Livingston, Ala, has made rapid strides since the or ganization of the Livingston Pecan Groves corporation, devoted almost ex- clusively to fostering pecan raising as q profitable occupation.
 Sumter county with Livingston as it's center has thousands of acres of oceans of the paper-shell variety which
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-17
INDUCEMENTS NOLLE PROssED

FAYETTEVILLE, W. Aa., June 16. All indictments against c. Frank Keeney, former district president of the United Mine Workers of America; Fred Mooney, ex-secretary-t treasurer and William Blizzard, a subdistrict president in connection with the armed march in 1921, were nolle pressed by the state in circuit court here today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-17

evolution of the southern melody, through the Creation" Dance Abo- riginal," and "The Minuet." The melo- dy developed until there emerges the immortal Dixie" of 1865. This in turn becomes a waltz, then ragtime and at last grand opefa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-17

"Sold before noon"-the usual report following a For Sale" Want Ad in The Age Herald. ..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-17

no doubt but that this presentation will take its place among the many outstanding successes the company has to it's credit-W. B. NJ.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-01

magical charm! Maybe if you use it, you can find out just what the Witches are doingw
 So Raggedy Andy took the magic charm from his waist and worked magic with it, 80 in just moment he found out that indeed, the two Witches had gone to sleep.
 Hal" Raggedy Andy whispered to the hobby horse, "Now is our chance! :! We must slip into the house and tie the Witches, then take our magic boat and escapew
 Maybe if we go into the house the Witches magic charms will awaken them and they will capture us!" the hobby horse suggested.
 Hmm" Raggedy Andy unused, Maybe you are right! But tell you what we will do. I will work the magic horseshoe charm so that the Witches will not awaken for long time, then we can easily tie them and take the boat !"
 So Raggedy Andy worked the magic horseshoe charm so that the two Witches
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-01
Little Stories For Bedtime
DANNY, NANNY AND WHEELER
 VISIT
(By THORNTON BURGEss)
IFS good for mice and good for ye

| It's good for mice and good for you
 A little visiting to do. ITHE very best way in the world to | become really acquainted with peo-
 ple is to visit them in their own
 homes. You may meet people day after
 day and not really get to know them
 But visit them in their own homes and
 you see them as they really are. It was
 just so with Danny and Nanny Meadow
 Mouse and their cousin. Nibbler the House Mouse. When Nibbler discev- cred Danny and Nanny looking &s if they were quite lost in Farmer Browns s barn he had felt very much superior to them. That means that he had felt that he was Better than they. He had look ed down on them, had been scornful of them because they were from the coun- try and had laughed at them. But when Robber the Rat had appeared Nlbbler had run away while Danny and Nanny hadn't. Right then respect for them had been born in Nibbler and he had begun to be little bit afraid of Danny.
 Then had come the sound of heavy footsteps outside the barn door. Nib bier had cried, Run" and Danny and Nanny had run. There was something fearsorue in the sound of those footsteps, and so they had run just as the door opened and Farmer Browns Boy came in. Now Danny and Nanny, being strangers in that barn, knew no hiding places and 50 they had promptly run under the great pile of cornstalks with which they had unwillingly been brought there from the cornfield. Once safely under the cornstalks Danny discovered that Nibbler was right at their heels. If you please, Cousin Danny, would like to see that house of yours. Won't you show it to mel" said he.
 Danny thought it over for few min utes. Here he was in a strange place of which he knew nothing. He didn't think much of his cousin Nibbler, but there was nothing to be gained by quar- reling with him. On the other hand, Nibbler might be able to help them lot.
 "All right" said Danny. "I'll show you our house if you will show us your house."
 To this Nibbler agreed. In his heart he felt sure that these country cousins couldn't possibly have much of house and that when they saw his they would be filled with envy. Danny lead the way up through the cornstalks to the snug little house he and Nanny had built with so much pride in the heart of the corn-shock in Farmer Browns cornfield, and which had been brought all the way up to Farmer Browns barn with them in it in the last load of corn. It was a well-built, stout little house, and it had suffered very little harm in the journey. When Nibbler saw it his respect for Danny and Nanny increased It was much better house than his own. In fact, he began to be rathed ashamed to show his own. He hoped they would forget that end of the bargain.
 But they didn't forget When Nib bier had examined their little outside and in and admired it until Danny's