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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-06
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Word Of Return Engagement For Blossom Time Brings
 Demand For Seats

Just a meagre announcement that Blossom Time" the Mess. Shuberts musical comedy that broke house records when 1t played here at the Jefferson theatre 2 few weeks ago, was returning on Thursday, January 10 for three days. has brought a flood of mail orders into the box office and from present indications 1t looks as if the return engagement of this matchless musical play would excel if that Is possible, the initial engage ment here.
 The same company that was seen here before returns intact, which will also be good news, for the artists and public were unanimous in &C., claiming it one of the finest seen in some years.
 Critics are prone to be a wee bit skeptical of attractions no matter how high they may be rated in New that the company may not be as good as 1t Is touted to be. Tho company, however. which the Messrs. Shubert sent here, is one of the finest ever sent on the road. and an aggeraga- tion. of finer artists have seldom been gathered in one company. Greek Evans. scored as brilliantly in this. as he ever did in grand opera in which he was seen here previously, and Margaret Merle. the prima donna was hailed as future grand opera material. Every member of the cast 1t was agreed, was as perfectly fitted to his respective role as if carved for 1t, and it Is this same cast which returns here, including Robert Lee Allen, Fenita de Soria, Alma Keller, Bee Brady. William Lilling. Edward Orchard and others. not forgetting the musical director Barbriel Hines, under whose skillful baton Schu- bert's melodies become living pulsing realities.
 realities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-06
MARGARET DROP HITS
 BRITISH SHIPBUlLDING
Running Of Doubled Plants Urged
 Despite Tonnage Surplus

GLASGOW, Scotland. Jan. 5.-The serious position of the British ship building industry is the subject of an article in The Glasgow Herald by Grant Barclay, president Of the Snap- building Employers Federation: MT. Barclay emphasizes the loss to both employers and workers by the
 reduction in warship construction and says that during the last generation the building of warcraft formed considerable proportion of the annual output of ships. However, this can- not be expected in the future. In consequence. of the increase in plant and personnel for war work, there is now nearly double the mum .
 shipbuilding industry as compared
 with the prewar days, the article
 asserts, adding that all enterprise
 and efficiency possible would be
 needed to find future work and mar kets. zt
 MT. Barclay stresses the decline in
 output since the war, though he says
 there has been an improvement in the past year. which. however, was pos sible only because both employers and
 employees made sacrifices. He urges that the plants must keep running notwithstanding the present surplus in the worlds merchant tonnage of
 30 per cent over 1914, and despite the fact that restricted world trading has
 made unlikely the completion of the
 new building programs begun some time ago.
 The article dwells also on the in- consequent difficulty of finding or ders. In conclusion. 1t sounds a hope
 full note for the future. of the in- dustry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-06
MIME. 0NE EG|N NEXT .0N CLUB PROGRAM
Noted ContraIto To Be Pre- sented At Phillips Audi
 torium On January Y

One of the most rapid successes in the history of American music is that scored last season by Sigrid One gin, contralto of the Metropolitan Opera company, who will sing here on January 17, at Phillips auditorium, under auspices of the' Music Study club Mme. Onegin's name has been Americans who heard 1t in Italy, Germany and Sweden brought back glowing reports. Strangely enough, however, Mime. Onegin never had a press agent, and she rather drowned on any attempts to build up huge advance reputation for her. Per- haps the comparative non-success ot several over-touted artists had warned her against too much advance praise. ..r
 Nevertheless, single appearance was sufficient to place Mime. Onegin among the most popular artists Of the day. Her services immediately were in demand in every part of the country, and her tour had to be ex- tended so that she could fill addi- tional engagements. In several in- stances, concert courses added Mime. Onegin to their programs as 8 spe- cial attraction.
 That this success was founded on the soundest achievements is proved by the fact that Mime. Onegin has been re-engaged in every city where she appeared last season. In Octo- the name of a new contralto at the Metropolitan Opera House. Today it is a name which is a drawing card Of the first order. and a great crowd is expected at the auditorium where Mme. Onegin will sing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-06
Refugees Seek Automobile Training In U. s. And Will
 Go Back As Statesmen

NEW YORK, Jan. b.--Automobile factories here-not toFmention repair shops and garages-may soon expect to have available on their staffs 8 fair sprinkling of Russian noblemen and former officers of the Czar's guards and the Czar's navy. The American automobile has taken the fancy of the Russian refugees as a means of earning an honest living.
 Fully 40 per cent of the Russian refugees who have come to this country in the last six months have declared that they wish to become automobile mechanics, according to Irving Squire, general secretary of the Russian Refugee Relief society. When asked what they wish to do In this country. he says, the answer is almost always: T want to work with automobiles. American automo- biles."
 Most of these Russian refugees are unaccustomed to manual labor, yet show themselves remarkably apt with their hands, Some of them have had good technical training. Their qualifications being excellent, the problem Is to find jobs for them; for many American youths are also seek ing automobile jobs, and the compe- tition is keen.
 A number of would-be automobils mechanics cite their experience with foreign cars, and express themselves not discouraged by the number of applicants for each available job. Some of them hope to be able. one day, to return to Russia as repre- senta:ives of American firms, carry ing with them American enterprise and American capital to aid in the rebuilding of their native land. They say with this in mind they are per- fectly willing to do whole lot of hard work in crder to get the neces- sary training and experience.
 Many Russian refugees attend the West Side Y. M. c. A. automobile school classes, where their work is praised. Here it is pointed out that Russia Is again becoming market for cars, tests having recently been held there for touring cars and lor- ries. The trials were organized by the transportation service of the Russian government. The first test for passenger cars covered .1,5O0 miles over difficult roads, parts of which had been washed away.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-06

Out of the many questions asked me by motion picture fans who write regarding, various things, the ones that occur most frequently, 4 believe. are: How do you keep slender?" and What are your aids to beauty"
 My answer to the first is always: By exercising diligently every morn- ing in the world" and to the sec ond question: The bedroom furni- ture 1 consider my greatsst aid to beauty"
 Startling as this latter answer may seem. 1t Is really true.
 I have discovered that the bedroom furniture can play an important part toward reducing that pound of flesh here and there on the body which stands in the way of many persons being called slender" Rather strenuous exercises are necessary to keep physically fit. and the bedroom furnitl re is just the thing to utilize as sort of trapeze for such gym nastics.
 For instance, to stand on ones head I believe Is the most beneficiaI of all exercises, and yet 1t is 8 diffi- cult feat If one is not accustomed to 1t. To accomplish this, I first used to climb head first over the foot ot the bed until my hands. touched the floor. trying out my strength on my arms until was brave enough to try actual walking on my hands.
 But if the foot of one;s. bed doesn't lend itself well to standing on the head, then a chair may be used as have often done.i Lie flat across the chair, putting the hands on the floor, and gradually creep across the chair, putting more weight on the hands all the time.
 Another exercise, in which my bed room furniture plays an important part, is to lie on the back across an ordinary settee and bend the head to the floor ten times, each time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-06
TWO EYES FOR AN EYE

Gen. Martinez Anido, Spanish un- undersecretary of the interior in the new regime, has a reputation known to every Spaniard. At the time of the worst communist outrages in Barcelona, from 1919 to 1921, when every day brought its tale of mur- ders, he was first military governor and then civil governor of that troubled city.
 Governor after governor before him who had failed to quiet the gunmen and the bomb throwers had been recalled, but Martinez Anido succeeded-at least to an extent which by comparison was marvellous. No one has ever managed complete ly to put down murder in Barcelona.
 Martinez Anido's method was sim pie. He organized corps of opposi- tion gunmen. When the communists committed a murder, Anido merely ordered two of the leading com munists to be sassinated; if they committed two murders he had four killed, and so on in grimly exact ratio.
 It was an illegal and barbarous method. but it was indubitably eff fective--I was in Barcelona myself, Investigating these terrorist out rages and the counter terror, in 1921, and can vouch for it-and the entire population of Barcelona, ex- cept the criminal element, was en- thusiastic in support of their gov> ernor It was In reprisal for these stern measures that Senor Dato, the conservative premier of the day, was assassinated in Madrid in 1921, and 1t was because Sanchez Guerra, a subsequent conservative premier, did not approve of them that Martinez Anido was eventually relieved of his post.
 He is now the man whom the dic- tator looks to keep order over Lhs police associated with him Is Gen eral Arlegui, who was Martinez Ami dos right hand man in Barcelona,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-06
By ELEANOR BOARDMAN

ASARAsHAO " ASNR A.-gSDr-~ catching the toes in the r,ng of a chair and raising 1t even with the body. This gets to be real fun, but can only be done with some good suppott under ones back, such as a setlee ora chair.
 Then the floor comes in for its share of the exercigss. Lying flat on the back on the floor and raising first one leg and then the other in a line perpendicular with the body Is excellent for keeping the hips slender and strengthening the muscles of the back.
 Turning somersaults on a soft rug on the floor are great for the health.
 And another use for the good, old, hard floor is rolling. This gives the body the opposite effect from somer- saulting and is guaranteed to reduce the avoirdupois of the waistline and hips. h.
 Even the bed pillows come in for their share in the exercising. The make splendid weights to hold in either hand in movement which rounds out the muscles of the arms and works away any tendency to- ward surplus flesh around the shoulder blades. Standing with both low in each hand, raise the arms first to a horizontal position, and then straight over the head. and down to the sides sgair. in a circular motion. I. would seem a hard life to arise and go through these bedroom gym n,tstlcs. but really. after it becomes a habit, 1t seems as necessary as the morning shower or the cup of cof- fee that so many can't possibly start the day without. .4<
 And by utilizing the bedroom fur niture no gymnasium Is needed, and the exercises can be taken in the morning, at the time they work the most wonders toward becoming, or remaining, slender. So another beauty secret has been divulged or confessed-which is it?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-06
ART tBOOTLEGGER NOBLE RUSSIANS HAS SLICK WAYS IN OUR GARAGES
Infests Sidewalk Crowds And
 SIyly Sells Pictures That s., Are Not Very Bad

NEW YORK. Jan 5.--The art boot logger is busy just now in New York. Like his counterpart who deals in strong drink. he Is dis tinct type. You can recognize him by his furtive manner. He plies his trade at present on the sidewalks of Four teenth street, preferably east of Broadway.
 There is no legal reason why this "art dealer" should not sell his wares openly. He deals in picture postcards or photographs, and his rates are, as a rule, very modest, usually 10 cents 8 card. Far more daring pictures are displayed in the windows of sta tioners' shops. Some of the illus trated magazines would consider his pictures dull and tame.
 The art bootlegger's wares would have been thought risque about thirty years ago. They are usually very old copies of photographs of burlesQue actresses in old-fashioned tights. A, generation ago such pic lures might have aroused conster- nation, in the hearts of reformers but today they appear almost prim
 So the art bootlegger must depend upon his skill in salesmanship to dis pose of them. He holds them par tially concealed, or holds them in en- velopes. Approaching the prospective customer. he flashes them for a mo- ment in view and rattles off some batter about French pictures" The prospective patron of the arts is not allowed to see just what he is pur- chasing. Like many others who buy pictures, he depends upon the art dealers judgment.
 The sale is made quickly and the art bootlegger hastily withdraws. If the customer stops to examine his purchase the art dealer urges him in hurried whisper, Put 1t in your pocket quick" The system has doubt less been copied from Paris. where the picture peddler has long been an institution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-06
|TOM MIX ls SEEN
 IN HUMOROUS R0LE|
Has Part Of Shoe Clerk In Soft BoiIed,' LoeWs
 Film Feature

Tn presenting Tom Mix in . role unlike any in which he has ever ap- peared, William Fox also has pro- duced the famous cowboy film star S first special attraction. in Sort attraction during all of this week at Loew,s Bijou. beginning Monday aft ernoon, in addition to a specially se- lected vaudeville bill. t3l
 In the role of shoe clerk. al- though accustomed to shoefng horses. Mix presents some of the most lu- dicrous scenes of his career. prov ing his ability as g comedian with his first attempt. A rollicking love story forms the basis of Soft Boiled" with Billie Dove, the stage beauty, whose personal appearances in Birmingham is we'll remembered, playing opposite Tom Mix. Of course, Tony. the faithful horse ana pal lor
 ThA eminent proteen artist, Charles T. Aldrich, Is announced as the headline offering of the vaude- vile bill for the week, showing some new effects of his. own creation, some of them said to be humorous and some otherwise. AS 9 Qulck change artist, Aldrich is declared to be supreme.
 There is also considerable comedy promised in the act of Jean Mccoy and Ralph Walton, described as fun nier than ever in their latest edition of "Moments With ouija." while Chris Chisholm and Viola Breen o1- fer Happy HolloY." another com, edy skit Music and art galore VII, be infected into the act of Cortez and Ryan, and rounding out the pili tneIe will be some daring aerial stunts py Rree and Rose, known as the versa tile aerial humorists.
 But, returning to the screen fea- ture, it Is asserted that Soft Boiled will-be regarded as one of the most humorous productions ever screened not only because of the plot and tne support, but primarily because or inc uniorA character in which It places the pugnacious Tom Mix Through 1t all, Mix proves that con ,sciously or, not, he is a natural com
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-06
BUSINESS GOES ON AS BIG BUILDING IS MOVED
Elevator And Telephone Service Uninterrupted By 85.Foot Shift

s. 4. , Uninterrupted By S5.Foot Shift
 CHICAGO. Jan. 6.-tBy Associated Press.)--A sSyen n-story. 7.5oo-ton brick building. was moved ss feet here with It's elevator light and telephone service intact and during which its offices were open to ten ants who found 1t necessary to enter. as~ 5Hit vi
 The Illinois Central railroad, in It's . terminal improvements now being made, was presented with the al- formative of dismantling the butld- ing, or moving 1t. The structure was erected about 30 years ago; but 1t was in such excellent condition the latter course was taken. The actual moving was accomplished In 24 hours but 1t required three poriths' prepara- tion. What Is believed to- be an outstanding engineering feat was described by Hugo Filippi, wno superinte ended the Work.
 s'Twenty-threee tracks, consisting of four or, more rails each and ex- tending completely under the butfd- ing and over the foundation at it's . now site, were used,ns he said- The tracks were placed five to eight feet apart, and 2,00O' steel rollers were spaced about 12 inches. Six hundred thousand board feet ot lumber was used for cribinGA purposesS preiimi- nary to lacking lp tls 6uildfnS and placing 1t on rollers tss ss,ll Four cspstans, each coperatsd by two horses. were employed as motive power. From each capstan lead line of three-fourths inch steel wire cable was carried down to and through . series of 2B blocks, 12 of which were movable and Attached steel rails driven about 15 feet into the ground and braced against the new concrete. foupdation. The ave- rage speed of moving was four feet per hour. st Ss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-06


 Murdock. '"The Master of all Men tai Mysticism" whose demonstra- i tions of Hindue philosophy and oc- cult phenomena have baffled the scientific world, will come to the Ma sonic auditorium for an engagement of two nights, next Tuesday and Wednesday, with his own company of mystics presenting his bewilder- ing but thoroughly entertaining Oriental mystifications and famous Crystal Seance of India"
 Amid the splendor of an elaborate oriental setting, Murdock excels and proves himself the peer of all mys- tics. for 1t is here, while gazing into q clear crystal ball that he tells the answers to hundreds of questions asked by the audience. The Ques- tions may be written at home or at the theatre and may be Inf any na- ture. concerning business problems affairs of the heart, the reliability or whereabouts of friends, or in fact, anything concerning ones personal welfare.
 Murdock's crystal seace is said to be the most amazing demonstration of psychic mentality ever presented but he makes no claims and advances no particular theories regarding his presentation but prefers his audience to judge for themselves from what they see and hear.
 In addition to the usual evening performance there will be a special day at 2:30. During this especially arranged performance questions of a more private or personal nature may be asked and in return will be an- sweed in a direct and comprehensive manner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-06

it is certain that If he fails it will be because he is not sufficiently ruthless when the occasion demands.
 So far, however, except for put ting under preventive arrest some of the best known communists and anarchists--anarchis dead every- where else, still fleurishes in Spain the tiger has not even growled The directory Is undertaking no per secutions So long as it is not in. terfered with, 1t is content-up to date-to go .on with the work of far reaching reform which every Span- tard admits to be necessary.-F. Brit ten Austin in the Saturday EveninA Post.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-06
MYSTERY OF MR. MELLON
Now Nearly 70. Tressury Hssa Has
 No Though Of Taking It Ea1y

Now Nearly 5os Treasufy H0O4 8oD
 No Though Of Taking II Easy : It is a mystery what satisfaction Mf. Mellon, the secretary of the treasury. gets out of public life. His self-effacing modesty--it Is more parent at first sight. His features proclaim this quality more than any other. His slender figure suggests 1t. If MT. Mellon is one of the rich- est men in the world. he certainly has not used his money to fatten his frame. The spare figure, the un- obtrusive dress that would go with blond face. all compose the picture that old-fashioned folks used to de- scribe as a picked chicken"
 One wonders about his motives and his peysonality altogether. Here he is, within three months of 70 years of age. He could command < the seabs that most elderly men de- sire, the ease that most of us think we are storing up for our own late sixties by working and saving.
 1t Is not ease and freedom from incessant care that appeals to MT. Mellon. he could command any sort of concrete satisfaction, any sort of pleasure that the material world af- lords. He could travel. he could play; he could surround himself as Mir Rock efeller has, with the com forts and pleasures. and have isola- tion, and repose. He could buy
 Covered with gold decorations from the tip ofeits pole to It's rear wheels. the carriage built for Charles x of France Ms regarded by histor- fans as one of the most valuable in the world. eT
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-06

A group of British army officers will start from Pernambuco soon in an effort to find the source of the Amazon river.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-06

Estimates place the total number of newspapers published in the world at 56000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-06

An Esperanto college has been .es- tablished in Picking with an enroll ment of over 150 students. @ 7
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-06

In the sand-filied basin of Thorn peii.
Evening star., 1924-02-01
MAKE PACT TO CURB
/ THIEVES ON BORDER
U. S. and Canada Agree to Return
Property Stolen From Others
+ Nationals.
THEFTS ARE INCREASING
Automobiles and Other Valuables
Missing in Both Countries.

An agreement intended to curb
thievery along the Canadian border
has been made between the Canadian
and American governments. Under
it the two governments agree to
return stolen property smuggled by
thieves across the border to their
proper owners either in the United
States or Canada.
The announcement made today by
the State Department said the agree
ment grew out of the recent confer
cnce q Ottawa between American
and Canadian officials, which was
called primarily to bring about meas
ures to check liquor smuggling on
the border.s
Thofts OF. automobiles and other
valuable artRles has increased along
the border recently. the thieves run
them from one country to the other
and disposing of the stolen goods
The agreement is reciprocal and
makes recovery possible.
Evening star., 1924-02-01
SEMl.ANNUAL SHIFT
NOTED IN SCHOOLS
Beginning of Second Semester Sees
1000 Pupils Promoted From
the Grades.

The beginning of the second semeS-
ter in the District public schools to-
day was marked by the semi-annual
shift in the school population. More
than 1000 children who completed their
elementary school course yesterday
became freshmen in the city'S high
schools. At the same time hundreds
of pupils were advanced to higher
classes.
The final graduations iny the high
schools were held last night, and this
morning these institutions opened
their doors TO receive the influx of
new pupils, who greatly outnumber
the mid-year graduates. AS a result
the congestion problem became more
serious, especially at Western and
Business High School. School Of
hc.als, however. except to accommo-
date the new students through the
continued use Of the two shift and
over,a apping systems of operation.
Evening star., 1924-02-01
CAMPOLI JURY HUNG.
Dismissed After 20 Hours Delib-
Grafton in Murder Case.

When the jury in Criminal Division
?, after deliberating twenty-eight
hours told Justice Hoehling yesterday
afternoon it was unable to
agree on the guilt or innocence of
Frank Campoli. it was discharged.
1t is understood five jurors were for
acquittal, five for murder in the Sec
ord degree, one for manslaughter
and one for first degree murder.
Campoli was indicted for murd er
in the first degree in connection with
the killing of Bascilio Feromini In
front Of No. 6 Wonders courth south
west last March and the case was
submitted TO the jury about noon
yesterday.