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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-02
OPERATIONS ON
AT new SHOPS
Southern Railway Off
Gals Present For Ded
ication Event

Work began at the new Southern
railway shops Wednesday. Clyde f..
Keever was placed in charge, having
been promoted to the Finley plant from
the shops of the company at Spencer.
Mr.. Keever has an assistant, T.. u.
Gary, one of the oldest master .mechan-
les of the line. They were left in charge
Wednesday at the huge plant after H.
w. Miller, vice president of the South
ern. hoisted an American flag sur
mounting pennant of the Southern.
There followed the turning on Of the
various motors to drive the machines
by officials of the line and the formah-
ties were over.
The plant was Immediately in OPP
Grafton under the guidance of Mr.. Kee-
yer and Mr.. Gary with some 800 men
employed. The organization had as
sembled several locomotives and cars
ready for repairs and no delay was nee
essary before actual working conditions
prevailed
Following the brief formalities the
officials. headed by Mr.. Miller, made
an inspection of the plant and later
boarded their private cars and left for
headquarters.
. The plant is accredited with being one
of the most modern ever constructed in
the south. The work was handled by
the Dwight P. Robinson Co., Inc, Of
New York, and was started in Feb
ruarv
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MINER INJURED
AS LOOSE CARS
RUN HIM DOWN
Askin Stewart Thought
Fatally Hurt At Henry
Ellen Mine

Askin Stewart, 81, employe of the
Henry Ellen mines, near Leeds, Ala,
was probably fatally injured Wednes-
day morning when he was caught by a
trip of coal cars on the slope of the
mines. S.
Witnesses stated that Stewart was
descending the slopes to his workings
when the cars broke loose above him.
Before he could escape they wrecked and
pinned him beneath them.
Considerable difficulty was expert
enced by his fellow workmen in clear
ing up the wreckage and getting the in
iured man to the surface, it is stated.
Johns ambulance removed Stewart to
the Hillman hospital, where his condi-
ton is considered critical.
According to his attendants, Stewart
sustained a fractured skull, a frac-
tured arm and leg, which will probably
have to be removed and internal in
juries. The mine is owned and operated
by the Independent Mining company.
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Abolishing Plus Practice
Big Advantage To District
Chas L. Harold Cites Trade Commission Test.
mony On Effect In Birmingham

fornia and Arizona. Such differential
cut the volume of sales, increased over
head and increased prices
Wire Products at Fairfield
But listen to the sworn testimony
about the wire rods made out here at
Fairfield and which, before the order
Of the trade commission, was sold at
the full Pittsburg plus differential of
$3.50 a ton instead of the S. charged
the purchasers of p9ates, shapes and
bars. The examiner found as follows
latter hearing the evidence: In selling
its plain wire and wire products upon
a Pittsburg plus basis when such pro-
ducts are delivered from its plants at
Fairfield, Ala, respondent American
Steel and Wire company discriminates
in price between customers in a manner
similar to the discrimination set forth
with regard to sales and delivery of
steel plain wire and wire product in
Guiding wire nails from its plants at
Waukegan, Joliet and DeKalb, Illinois,
except that in its sales from it's plant
at Fairfield, Ala, its determinations
against customers served from such
plants have amounted to as much as
$3.50 ton (Which is the amount of
the freight from Pittsburg to Fairfield
as compared with the prices at the Same
time charged purchasers which buy upon
a Pittsburg base price from respondents
plants at BraddOck; Donora and Ran
kin, Pa.
The Perfection Mattress and Spring
company of Birmingham bought steel
wire in and about Birmingham upon
a Rittsburg plus basis and fabricated
such wire into bedspfings and cots
which it sold in interstate commerce
1t has competitors in Kenosha, Wis,
st. Louis, Louisville, New Orleans,
Memphis, Atlanta, Baltimore and Chat
tanooga. The Pittsburg plus handicap
restricts its territory so that its sales
are made in northern Alabama and part
of Mississippi
Gave Pittsburg Advantage
There are scores of other manufac-
tuners who testified to the blighting eff
feet of Pittsburg plus in their compe-
tition with Pittsburg and eastern fab
ricators who thus had the enormous
advantage of the lower price for their
raw material, the unfair advantage
which his been so roundly condemned by
the trade commission and recently con-
fessed by the Steel corporation which
has decided to obey the order abolish
ing the practice. 1t is not necessary
to say anything further in proof of the
substantial victory of the people in this
case. 1t was always a pertinent ques-
ton in my mind, while serving the peo-
pie of this section, why the United
States Steel corporation, which according
to the finding of fact in this celebrated
cause, makes steel here much cheaper
than at either Pittsburg or Chicago,
should charge the purchasers in the
south so much more than the price at
which it sold the same products in the
same quantity and of the same quality
to the purchasers in the least. 1t de-
prived not alone the fabricator-manu-
facturer but the ultimate consumer, the
user of nails, wire, fencing. pIows. boil
ers and what not, of the great advantage
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What Is Reckless Age?
Prizes For Best Answer

- TIME yAGE-HERALD will give Season Pass to the
Temple Theaer the person writing the best letter
= on WHAT is THE RECKLESS AGE2 AXE rEO
PIE OF TODAY MORE DARING THAN THEY WEKE
THREE CENTURIES AGOa IS THE RECKLESS AGE.
TWENTY OR SIXTY
The letters must not contain more than zOO words
st prze-Either season pass to Temple or $IUuV
End prize o single icketsto Temple.
3rd prize-5 free tickets Temple
4th, prize free tickets to Temple
9Th prize free ticket Temple
The Reckless Age which to be shown at the Temple
theater week depicts certain reckless Per-
haps you have different Put your idea writing and
give your Perhaps you will the prize which will
entle you all shows the Temple during the
nainder of the season.
Letters should be addressed Reckless The Age
Herald No letter will be received later than next
Tuesday.
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that every mother with growing girls
would try it for these troubles girls
often have. l had taken it myself
before my girl was born, and she was
one of the incest babies any one could
wish to have. recommend the Vege-
table Compound to women and girls
and cannot praise it too highly. -
Mrs. /. A. HoLFoRD, Box 4S, Clinton,
Wisconsin.
Mothers can depend upon Lydia E.
Pinkham sVegetable Compound tore
lieve their daughters of those troubles
they so often have. They know from
experience the value of the Vegeta-
BILE Compound in the treatment of
these complaints and many, like Mrs.
l-olford, give it to their daughters.
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TO ATTEND GAME
WITH VANDERBILT
Birmingham Southern Band And
Students Plan Trip

Captain H. NJ. Evans of the infantry
school at Fort Benning, Ga, will talk
to the local chapter of the Reserve OF
ficers' association at their regular meet
ing Thursday night at Greenwood,s cafe
on the subject of Tanks" X
Captain Evans is considered an ex-
pert by army officials and will explain
the construction and operation of the
tank, the part it played in the World
war and its future use.
The fourth corps area commandant
has detailed a number of experts to visit
the various cities and make talks on
military subjects, Captain Evans lee
ture will be the first of the series to
be presented in Birmingham.
The meeting will begin at 6 30 and
adjourn at 8 80 o'clock. Reservations
should be made with Colonel T. ),
Norman, Main 1915.
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the centres. You see cluster stripes,
graduated spots and large checks. The
colors are almost any conceivable tint,
from pale pastel tones to the most
vociferous pinks and yellows.
In selecting colored handkerchiefs, do
not try to match them with your suit,
but with your shirt and scarf In
other words, keep the details of dress
in harmony. 1t doesn't matter about
the essentials. For instance, do not
wear brown handkerchief with a
brown suit. A green one or green
and-purple one is preferable, because
too much of any single color creates a
surfeit of color with looks too studied.
Some men like to wear their handker-
chief of the same pattern and color as
the cravat y
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SPEAKING TOUR
Mrs. p. r.. Jacobs To Campaign Fer
Democratic Ticket


Announcement has been made of the
appointment of Mrs. Pattie Ruffner
Jacobs, Birmingham woman suffrage
leader and former vice president of the
National League of Women Voters, to
the post of speaker for the democratic
ticket. She will leave soon on speak
ing tour of the west, it was announced.
Other women speakers appointed are
Miss Esther O'Keefe, Indiana; Mrs.
Olive B. Lewis, Indianapolis; Mrs. Ben
Hooper. Wisconsin, candidate for the
United States senate against La Fol-
lette in 1922; Mrs. Florence Cotman,
Arkansas; Mrs. Preston Mcmillan,
Tennessee: Miss Bernyce Pyke, Ohio
national committeewoman Mrs. Izetta
Jewell Brown, KingwOod, w. Va, who
seconded the nomination of John w:
Davis at the national convention, and
Mrs. Peter Oleson, Minnesota.
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TAX PAYMENTS UP
OVER LAST YEAR
Almost Double Amount Collect
ed, Hawkins Says

Almost double the amount of taxes
were paid Wednesday as were on the
first day Of tax collections in 1923.
Real estate taxes paid amounted to
$17,613.53, according to j. +. HAWKINS
tax collector. and automobile taxes to-
tailed $3,159.9G. In 1879 automoblle
taxes for the same period were S4O9.So
and real estate taxes were $S,492.S0.
Taxes we're paid Wednesday on 81
old automobiles and approximately 40
tags were issued by the probate judges
office This indicates, according to
Hawkins, that nearly $50 tags we're Is
sued to owners of new cars.
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MEETING sCHEDuLEp

.pecting an important meeting at /
when several matters which have been
under discussion for some time will be
brought up. The attendance prize will
be donated by T. M. Nesbitt of the
Moore-Handley Hardware company. e.
B. Erwin will preside.
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TO FILL VACANCIES
Positions Open In Veterans Bureau In
Fifth District

Recent vacancies in the contact rep
resentatives corps of the United States
Veterans bureau for the fifth civil serv-
ice district will be filled by an exami-
nation, application to enter which will
be received until October %, according
to announcement Wednesday by the To-
cal civil service secretary.
Both men and women will be admit
ted to examination. Entrance salaries
for a contact representative range from
81, $50 to 81, 800 per year. Further in
formation may be obtained from the To-
cal secretary.
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SINGER TO LEAVE

Miss Mary Fabian. Birmingham grand
opera singer, is to sail for Europe De-
tober IS, according to her passport APP
plication made Wednesday. She plans
10 spend the winter singing in Italy
and will join a Berlin grand opera COM
pany in the spring. In Berlin, Miss
Fabian will be joined by her sister
Mrs. John Greensburg Miss Rose Fa'
hianl
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STUDENTS ADDRESSED
DR. Patterson. Speaker, At College
Chapel Exercises

Din Patterson SPEAKER, AC UOH0gU
Chapel Exercises
DIR. L. D. Patterson, evangelist, con-
Quoted the chapel exercises at Birming-
ham-Southern college Wednesday morn
ing, speaking on "Unselfish Appeal OF
Christian Religion" DIR. Patterson is
an alumnus of the college.
1t is the aim of the Birmingham
Southern administration to secure
noted speakers and national figures to
address the student body in chapel at
various times during the year. This
system proved efficient last year, and
made the chapel hour one of the most
valuable periods of the school day.
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To SELL CHURCH

Notice of adoption of resolutions by
the board of trustees of the Mccoy
Memorial church were filed with Pro-
cate Judge J. p. Stiles Wednesday, in
which the board of trustees announced
their intention of selling the present
structure of the church. The resOlu-
tions stated that the new edifice was
nearing completion.
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was irritable, and
would cry at every
little thing she
was so weak and
nervous. AS Lydia
FL inkham's Veg
etable Compound
had helped me
when l was a girl
| / gave it to her to
build her up, and
the results were
all that we could
-sak fo,s AZ uysob
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SOCIAL ANNOUNCED
Church To Entertain Members Thurs
day Evening

day Evening
A social in honor of the members of
the church win be held at 80 o'clock
Thursday evening in the annex of the
Eleventh Avenue Methodist church, it
was announced Wednesday by. the pas
tor, Rev. s. o. Kimbrough. Refresh
ments will be served and program will
be rendered by the young peoples de-
partment.
The purpose of the social is to pro-
mote the general welfare of the church,
the third similar event held since he ac-
cepted the passionate Of the church.
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of the cheap producing center so cen
trally loated right in the heart of the
south at Birmingham. All we have
ever asked, and what the trade commis-
sion has duly ordered. is that there be
no discrimination and that our indus
tries and our people down here shall
have equal opportunity to prosper
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PRODIGAL RETURNS
Mark Jeter Happy Over Finding

Mark l.. Jeter, clerk of the first di-
vision of the municipal court, was
happy Wednesday. For nearly Il
month he has mourned the loss of his
prize-winning collie, Sportland Leading
Lady. He has advertised without avail
until Wednesday.
Wednesday morning he received a
call from Paschal G. Shook, stating that
the dog had come to the Shook home
and was being held for Mr.. Jeter. 1t is
believed that the person who had the
dog turned her loose when he discov-
cred that her loss was being widely adj
vertised.
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the Birmingham Motor Trade associa-
ton, will be director of the Dixie Au-
tomoile show.
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MY DAUGHTER
WOULD CRY
AT EVERYTHING
Nervous and irritable. ByTaking
LydiaE. Pinkham' Vegetable Com
pound Became Entirely Normal
IIITIIIIlIIIlIlIIIIIII

Clinton, Wisconsin.-"My daughter
was in a very rundown condition, and
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ahec hn8leA

| thought there was a sarcastic ring
in mis- voice.
That's Just it. Jack" said
quickly. They're not trumpery
set OF beads"
"Oh-what are they them"
"Theyre a string of real pearls,
Jack, and 1 have been trying to tell
you about them ever since before
went away 20 New York, but didn't
know just how"
That's all very well to say now,
Leslie, that you know L have found
cut about them. I'm coming home
directly to get them and return
them to the gentleman who gave
them to you"
You will do nothing of the kind,
Jack"
You have nothing to say about
what 1 shall do, Leslie"
II certainly have nothing to say
over the phone. 1 will tell you the
whole story when you come home. u
Copyright, 1924, NEA Service, Inc,)
NEXT: Letter from Leslie Pres
colt to Leslie Prescott, care Of the
lsecret drawer, continued.
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MISS HOAGLAND
. SPEAKSAT WEST
BADEN MEETING
Indianapolis Woman Tells of
Opportunities for BuSi-
ness Women,
BIZ United Press

By United Press
WEST BADEN, Ind, July "a
America as the land of opportunity
for women in the business world
was extolled by Miss Merica Hoag-
land Of Indianapolis. chairman of
the research committee of the Ma
tionaI Federation of Business and
Professional Women's Clubs, before
the sixth annual convention Of the
federation here Thursday.
Charles W. Dundaker of Philadel.
phia. Pa, retiring president of Ro,
tary International, spoke on Rotary
Purposes and Activities Thursday
morning. The session ended with
a report on the committee on legis-
lation, which has had under con-
sideration bills for introduction in
Congress in the interest Of business
and professional women.
Thursday afternoon the conven-
ton cleared up unfinished business
and prepared for a banquet Thurs
day night.
Friday will be occupied chiefly
with election of officers. The nomi-
mating committee is to report in the
morning on its selection of candi-
&ates for national president, vice
presidents, recording and correspond
ing secretaries and treasurer.
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Here is leaf from the reporters
notebook:
"Brassiere. This is a strong.
web-lke garment. weighing one
half once. The price is S1.50. A
rosebud. which is nearly all the
weight, is embroidered IN the
center.
Teddy or step-in. This er-er
garment weighs one and one-half
ounces. Price, $3.50, material silk.
Hose. Nothing secret about
them. The price is s2.95. material
chiffon silk. They weigh one-half
ounce.
slip. This is the real light
resisting garment. 1t weighs as
much as the dress-two and three
quarter. ounces. The material is
silk. the price $685..
Dress. Truly a thing OF beauty
-gossamer-lilte. 1t may be put in
a mans pocket. 1t is silk. price
$3.50. Weight. two and three
quarter ounces"
The total comes to s26.4O. Suit
able shoes. weighing up to ten
ounces. may be bought at from S.
to SIS q pair. Hats. weighing
three ounces and up, may be had
at IS to $25.
And that's that. The best part
Of It all is that Miss 1924. thus
arrayed, is every bit as modestly
dressed as her old.fashionsd sister
and a lot more becominEIy.
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a farewell courtesy to Mrs.
AL Harold E. Thompson, 5645,
IL Central Ave. who will move
to California next week, Mrs. c. J.
Jacquart, 4224 Broadway, en-
tertained the members Of her
club Informally Thursday afternoon.
Garden flowers were used in the
rooms.
Guests were: Mesdames 2. Lay
cock. William Chestnut, c. A.
Jaqua. William Didden. Charles
Barth, Chester Jewett, H. E. Wat
son, Frank Woolling and Glenn
Howe.
Mrs. Edward S. Doan OF Las
Cruces, n. NJ. has arrived to spend
several months as the guest of her
daughter, Mns. Ralph Drybrough,
2942 Ruckle st.
Mrs. Drybrough is visiting in Ko-
komo, Ind, for several days.
Seventy-five invitations were Is
sued by DR.. and Mrs. r. f. Bigger.
909 Z. Dr., Woodruff Place, for an in
formal reception Thursday night in
honor of DR.. Bigger's sisters. Mrs.
Emily Sinsabaugh of Los Angeles,
Cal, and Mrs. NJ. B. Stevenson of
Pomfret, Conn. Garden flowers will
be used to decorate the rooms.
Mrs. Bigger selected as her as-
sistants Mrs. William Culloden, Miss
Anna Louise Werner and Miss Hell
en- Hosea.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward G.. Leach.
5345 E. Washington ST., and Miss
Irene Dickens. daughter of Mrs.
Minnie Dickens, 5156 Ellenbercer
Dr.. will leave Saturday for a motor
trip to Pittsburgh, Pa, where Miss
Dickens will be married Monday to
Roy Duncan. Mr.. and Mrs. Leach
will attend the bridal couple Mr..
Duncan, who is the son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. D.. II. Duncan. 4210 L. New
York ST. has a position in Pitts
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EW1.HEN FER the Mann
Nv youngsters would get a lit
IL tie "gas on the stomach.
Mr.. Mann of Anytown would run
to the family cupboard for some
of that good old-fashioned remedy,
baking soda and water.
This was one Of grandma's
remedies for a stomach ache.
It also served for all uncomfort-
able. feelings in the stomach.
In these times, stomach acidity
Is being blamed for most such con-
dltions. And much Of the blame Is
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M artha Lees
Col u m n
Trust Gone

Dear Miss Lee: No doubt you will call
me a very foolish girl, but l must tell
some one, and 1 feel you will help me
There's q young man l know Is not
worthy of my thoughts. but l Just can
not forget him, and / try, try so hard.
went out with him one time. and he be-
haved in a way that made me explain L
was not the kind of girl he was looking
for. He apologized. Do you think l
could trust him again? 1 wish | could,
and yet 1 am afraid. because 1 know
what he is. What can | do to forget
him? WAITING With hOfE.
If you were very strong-willed.
and felt utterly Disguised with this
man, should say you could trust
yourself with him again. The fact
that he would come back might
prove that, in some miraculous way,
you meant enough to him to cause
a complete change in his character.
Only time, of course, would show
whether 1t was a real change, or
just a pretended one.
But you are not strong. You could
not trust yourself. so certainly you
could not trust the man.
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LETTER POSTMARKED NEW
YORK" TO JOHN ALDEN PRES
COTT, OPENED BY MRS.
ATHERTON.
DEAR MR.. PRESCOTT:


ATHERTON.
DEAR MR.. PRESCOTT:
For a long time have been try
Ing TO make up my mind to disclose
to you something you ought to
know.
Do you know that beautiful string
Of pearl beads that your wife wears.
that you have always thought fine
imitation, is real? Instead of being
given to her b. her sister at her
wedding as it was listed among her
presents in the newspapers, it was
gift to her from her former lover.
The man has just returned from
England, and I have seen them to-
gether in New York. AS long as this
man was in England. L did not wish
to disturb your happiness, but now
T am afraid your wife will be tempt
ed by the wealth and loyalty of
this former sweetheart whom she
has known ever since she was a
young girl.
1 have seen them together in New
York lately, and they seemed very
much interested in each other. Ask
your wife why she has not told you
about these pearls.
A WE'LL WISHER.
Notation on bottom of letter
by Mrs Anterior
I This letter was not marked per-
sonal, consequently I of course
opened it. Now that 1 have done SO
can not help saying that no one
should pay any attention to an
anonymous letter. 1 think this note
especially damnable. S. A.
Letter From Leslie Prescott to
Leslie Prescott, Care the
Secret Drawer:
1t has come, little Marquise, it
has come; and 1 am sure that never
in all your gay young life could you
have been so miserable as l am at
this present moment.
Yesterday in the midst OF my
preparations for my anniversary
party, 1 received a telephone from
Jack saying: Leslie, where are
these pearl beads you used to wear?
haven't seen them lately"
Before I thought I answered:
They're in my wall safe"
Isn't it rather foolish to clutter
up wall safe with a trumpery set
Of pearl beads?" he asked. and l
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IT ibLIo UN HLALI II
Eat More Greens

being passed to the eating Of too
highly refined foods, with too many
sweets and not enough vegetables,
whole wheat bread. Too much
meat also is blamed by some.
Now baking soda, when the con-
/dition appears, is all right. 1t will
help to sweeten the stomach and
disposition.
But it's a good idea to start in
after thar to correct the condition;
to keep the digestive tract sweet.
And to do this, eat more green
vegetables, whole Wheat bread and
ripe fruits each day.