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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-07
S0UTH'S PRODUCTS ID BE SEEN NORTH Plans For Big Exhibition In
 New York Are , Announced

WASHINGTON. Jan. 6.-Resources and products of the south will be ex- hibited in the Grand Central Palace. New York. the last two weeks in January. 1925, at monster southern exposition. under plans announced here today by F. Roger Miller, busi- ness manager of the Chamber of Commerce. The Southern Exposition association comprising commercial. industrial and agricultural interests south of the Potomac and Ohio rivers, is sponsor for the program.
 The object of the proposed exposi- tion, MT. Miller said, is to acquaint the rest of the United States with what the southsis doing. MT. Miller is 1t present in Washington confer ring with leaders before formulating final plans. A national advertising campaign running into thousands of dollars is contemplated. The ex- hibits at the exposition will include displays of commerce, industry, agri- resources, and will be the most ela- borate exposition ever undertaken by the combined south, according to Mir. Miller.
 William G. Shrine of Greenville, S. C.. has undertaken the organization Joseph Hyde Pratt, Chapel Hill, N. C.. has been named vice president of the association.
 The secretary is Col. Holmes B. Springs of Greenville, S. c.
 "The atmosphere of the southern exposition will be distinctly south ern," Mr. Miller said here tonight. The decorations have already been tentatively outlined and will be unique in the city of New York. All of them will be gathered in the south and shipped and installed under the direction of southern decorator. Music for the occasion will be furn- ised by the southern orchestras. A unique feature will be southern pro- ducts dinner to be given under the auspices of the southerner. Every article used in connection with this banquet will be a southern product including even the furniture, table linen and decorations.'
 Associated with Mir. Miller on the advisory board of the exposition will be- Walter Parker. New Orleans; A. V. Shell. Jacksonville; W. II. Haley, Richmond; C. l.. Bum. Birmingham; W. F. Morrow. Louisville. Ky; George Firminan. Eldorado, Ark, and Ireland Hampton, Fort Worth. Tex.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-07
Two Burn, One Freezes

MACON. Ga. Jan. Gone negro was frozen to death, a white girl and a negress were burned to death, while trying to keep warm. as a re- suit of the low temperatures of last night and early this morning. The minimum temperature was degrees above zero. reached at o'clock this morning.
 Dorothy Shi, 11-year-old daughter of County Engineer s. F. Shi. died at o'clock this afternoon from burns received early in the day when she was lowering too close to an open grate, trying to keep warm. The girls father and her grandmother also were badly burned in trying to beat out the flames that completely enveloped the girl.
 At Forsythe. Ga, Fannie Jordan, 90-year-old negress, was burned to death when her clothing caught fire from a grate.
 sam Hayes, negro. started to walk to his home in East Macon last night. He fell exhausted on an Indian mound, where his body was found this morning. A coroner's jury held that he froze to death.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-07
ACTION EXPECTED
 0F COMMITTEES
Debate On BoIshevist Policy May Delay BaI|oting
 On Deadlock

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-(By Asso- cated Press.)-Taxes, prohibition and recognition of the Russian soviet government will be the subjects of discussion tomorrow in the House and Senate. There will be little action by either house. but committee action on important legislation that is to come will be increased.
 Senator Lodge. in charge of the foreign relations committee. will sup port the administrations attitude to- ward the soviet regime. His prepaGed address is expected to precipitate general discussion, with Senat0 Borah. republican, Idaho, leading the attack on the program of the ad- ministration. This discussion will de- lay. if not prevent, balloting in the deadlock over the chairmanship of the interstate commerce committee There still are no signs of break in the tie-up and indicat ations now are that republican leaders will find it difficult to gain a majority support for the indefinite shelving of the contest.
 In the House, Representative Gar ner of Texas. ranking democrat on the ways and means committee, and Representative Frear of Wisconsin. republican insurgent leader who has studied the tax question for his group, will deliver prepared ad- dresses on the revenue problem. MT. Garner is expected to elaborate upon the democratic tax program, which he made public tonight.
 Representative Hill. republican, Maryland, one of the leaders in Con- gress of the fight for light wines and beer, has been allotted time to reply to the recent speech of Repre- sentative Cpshaw, democrat. Georgia. who pleaded for more vigorous en- forcement of the prohibition law and declarations of abstinence by Prest- dent Coolidge, his cabinet and other government officials.
 Farm Aid To The Fore.
 Farm aid will be brought to the fore tomorrow before the Senate az r1cultural committee, while the House ways and means committee will re- sume consideration of the Mellon tax bill and the rules committee will be- gin putting the final touches on it's recommendations for amendments to the House rules demanded by repub- lican insurgents and deriocratic lead ere, with a view to report by Janu- ary IA.
 Mir. Garner said the democrats would give whole hearted support to many good features" of the Mellon program, particularly the provisions aimed at more efficient administra- tion of the revenue law and to close up avenues of tax evasion. He added The general idea of readjusting downward normal rates and surtax rates in many instances. together with reduced rates on income derived from personal service adjustment"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-07
JACKSON TO SUE SOX FOR DAMAGE

 CHICAGO, Jan. 6.-loe Jackson. out tieder for the White SuX before the stormy days of 1919. will apear in Milwaukee circuit court January 21 to ask for a judgment of $lS,O00 against the Chicago American league owners. Jackson charges the White SoX with failure to keep their con- tract with him.
 The suit will be followed by others to be pushed by Happy Felsch and Charles Eisberg, provided Jackson is successful. The outfielder, one of the seven men busted from or ganized baseball after the 1919 world series scandal, claims no proof of "Game-throwing" was presented ;o substantiate charges against him.
 Jackson signed a confession at the time of the scandal hut later re- pudiated it. The confession could rot be found when time for the trials same.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-07
MEMORIAL MEETING

The United Memorial and Historical association will have it's first meet ing of the new year under the au- spices of the United Daughters of the Confectionery at o'clock Monday evening in the ball room of the Tut wiler hotel.
 Ben Davis, Judge Hugh Locke, Judge Virginia Henry Mayfield, Thomas Dozier, Miss w. H. Suydam, Oze Broyles, and Mrs. Chappell Cory will appear on the program.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-07
Cold At Chattanooga

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. dan. G. While the thermometer registered one and four-tenths below zero this morning following the descent of q frigid wave Saturday, not d single call of distress was received by the charitable agencies of the city. Citi- zens as general rule remained at home and the streets have been de- serted since early Saturday night. the light attendance at the churches today being a noticeable incident of the coming Of the first real wintry weather of the season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-07
Captured On Border

LAREDO, Tex, Jan. 6.-Federal of- ficers last night captured four Mexi- cans about 10 miles down the river from Laredo and are holding them for examination before the United States commissioner here. Monday. The Mexicans had small number of rifles and ammunition, and federal officers say they were intending to cross into Mexico. The arms and ann intuition are being held.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-07
Four Dead From Cold

P1TTSBURG. Pa.. Jan. 6.-Four deaths attributed to the cold wave were reported to the coroner's office today. Two persons were frozen to death during the night, and two oth CTS. a child and an aged man, were fatally burned while dressing in front of open fires.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-07
TO HEAD OPERATIONS

TAMPTCO. Jan. 6.--Cien, Luis Gu tierrez, who headed the force of fed eral troops which recently routed tho rebels at Puebla. arrived here today to begin operations against tho rebels at Tuxpam. He will he in supreme command of tho column sent against the rebels
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-07
DR. SOLOMON TO STEAK

pr. Elias l.. Solomon, president or the United SynagoEues of America, and one of the foremost Jewish clergymen of New York, who is tour ing the south in the interest of the Jewish Theological Seminary ot America. will speak here next Fri day evening at the Government street temple He has been granted months leave of absence by his con- .rreeation to enable him to serve as one of flying squadron of 20 rabbis who have placed themselves at the disposal of the national com mittee of the campaign, which m cludes Louis Marshall. as honorary chairman; Felix M. Warburg, Juilus Rozenwald. pr. Cyrus Adler, David A. Brown. among others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-07

driven into snow-c covered streets with inc thermometer lowering near zero early today when fire destroyed home and damaged two apartment houses. ...
 six adults and five children, driven from their beds hy fire resulting from an explosion of coal furnace. were rescued from the porch of their home in Wohurn avenue.
 Four hours earlier fire routed 20 families from the Mil Daraham house in Cleveland Heights. Six of the 36 suites i'll the building were badly damaged.
 Eleven persons, seven of them women and children were driven from their quarters when fire swept an apartment house on Carnegie avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-07
DEMOCRATS HAVE NEW TAX PLAN
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hr~5 been consulted in the prepara- L, 'Ne Mellon plan, MT. Garner 'ft Er s no-ity members of the '-..i ''t esus committee had only Jusl new o--n able ot reach prelimi- nary conclusions 8 relative to some phases re the 1fellon proposal.
 D Q o Ihe Surtax hates.
 The Geinocratic surtax rates are as
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-07
Four Die In Fire

PEORIA. Ill.,. Jan. 6.-Four men lost their lives in a fire at Nashville, III. early this morning, which de stroyed five buildings on the towns SQuare.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-07
DEAN TRADE SCHOOL

The final step before actual inaugu- ration of the evening school for tradesmen will be taken Thursday evening at o'clock when meeting of all men interested in this work will be held. The meeting will be in the assembly hall at Barton academy. A letter sent to all employees Of the city by Lester F. Euswell, srperVlsor of vocational education for Mobile, urres them to get their men to at- tend this meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-07
EDITOR ACQUITTED

SANTA FE, x. NJ. Jan. 6.-The jury today returned verdict of acquittai in the case of Carl Magee, Albu- querque editor charged with criminal libel of Clarence J. Roberts, former justice of the state supreme court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-07
LAST MINUTE
 WIRE BRIEFS
EARTH SHOCKS CONTINUE

ANCONA. Italy, Jan. 7.-Earth shocks continue here. and most of the houses of the town are unsafe. Homeless people are suffering se- verely.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-07
TRIBUTE TO ROOSEVELT

OYSTER BAY, N. Y., Jan. 6.--Gov. Clifford Pinchot of Pennsylvania. led a band of noted pilgrims to the grave of Theodore Roosevelt today, the fifth anniversary of his death. and there paid tribute to Colonel Roose- velt's gallantry of spirit which, he said, was his most striking charac- teristic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-07
FIRE DESTROYS PLANT

JONESBORO, Ark, Jan. 6.-The House Jones Milling company was destroyed by fire here tonight with an estimated loss of S10O,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-07
THREE ESCAPE FROM
 PRISON IN FLORIDA

FORT"LAUDERDAIE. Fla, Jan. 6. Using a broomstick handle from which Keys were fashioned with safety razor. three alleged safe crackers, escaped from the county jail late last night The trio. Ira M. Holmes, Norman Shirley, 22. and Charles Gerken. 46. were arrested in Miami December ,. The office of the Broward company of this city is al legged to have been robbed by these men.
 The escape was discovered last night by the wife of Deputy Sheriff ". C. Hicks and the key with which the escape was effected was found in the yard of the prison. Two doors were unlocked by the men and they scaled glass studded wall in get ting away.
 FOR COLDS. GRIP OR INFLTENZt and as a Preventative. take Laxative PROMO QCININE Tablets. The box bears the signature of F.. w. Grove tBe sure you get BROMO) 30c.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-07
Driven Out By Fire

CLEVELAND, O.. Jan. 6.-Onc hun dred and twenty-five persons, many
 of them women and children. were
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-07
ADJUSTMENT PREDICTED

Following a conference with C. D. Quinn, general freight agent of the Louisville and Nashville railroad, with headquarters at Louisville. R. G. Cobb of the Chamber of Commerce traffic depa artnent. announces that that the question of rate adjustments from Mobile to points on the Louis vile and Nashville, south of Mont eomery and Selma may be settled ort of court. The traffic department has filed with the Alabama public service commission complaint against rates on certain commodities to these points on the ground that Pensacola and Selma enjoy q lower rate than does Mobile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-07
BUSINESS EXPANSION AT MOBILE IS SHOWN

MOBILE, Ala. Jan. G.-(Specia! Leased re.)--Indicating greater expansion in the business life of Mo- bile county and city and more variety in it's industries. the paid in capital of new firms or corporations opening during 1928 amounted to S66S,530, ac- cording to statistics at the office Of the probate judge. Practically eV- cry line of business is included in the companies which filed papers of incorporation during the past r. months.
 The largest amount of capital paid in by any firm during the year was $100,000. by the Dixie Products com- pany There were several concerns capitalized at S50.000, one at s51,o0u and one at $45,000. The others ranged from S1,OO0 up to s50,000. In addition to the new firms which have been formed during the year, many have increased their capital stock. There were far more lumber com panies incorporated than any other line of business, indicative of more building activity. A number of re- ligious. fraternal and belevolent or ganizations incorporated which have m capifal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-07
Q O Q Selection Unanimous.

Selection nanimOuS.
 The jury of award unanimously se- lected the plan given below as the one which most closely reflected sev- eral of these currents.
 The Hon. Elihu Root, chairman or the Iurv of award, then prepared the following forward looking statement. indicating that the mutual counSel and co-operation among the nations provided in the selected plan may lead to the realization of another and not the least important-ot the dominant desires of the American public as expressed in the plans:
 'It is the unanimous hope of the jury that. the first fruit of the n.u- tual counsel and cooperation among the nations which will result from the adoption of the plan selected will be a general prohibition of the man ufacture and safe of all materials Of war"
 The purpose of the American peace award is thus fulfilled: To reflect in pra ctica ble plan the dominating na- tional sentiment as expressed by the large cross-section of the American public taking part in the award.
 I therefore commend the winning plan as unanimously selected by the jury of award, and Mr. Roots state ment of the first object to be at tained by the counsel and co-opera- tion provided in the plan, to the in- terest and the widest possible vote of the American people.
 EDWARD W. BOX. 103I
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-22
State Won't Urge
Forgery Charges
Against Sc hick

SAN DIEGO, Fe3. 22-Until f.
Drew CLARK is tried for the murder
Of George f. Schick, wealthy real
estate man who vanished early in
1923, the state win allow forgery
cases against him, Mrs. Mae Drew
Clark, his wife and Mrs. Echick to
lie dormant.
Clark S trial is set for March II.
-The forgery eases, which were about
70 conc to trial when John Y.
Hendrix 5 talc of Clark s supposed
murder confession gave 4 new turn
to the case, have been stricken from
superior court calendar.
Mrs. Schick has not yet had her
preliminary hearing. She is living
at FL Cajon with her two months
old baby Of which Clark admits
parcnt&ge. The Ciarks are IN Jail.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-22
PROMINENT CEUB
WOMAN or T.. 4. ~
FPAESE OF VAELEY

az have been particularly i'm
pressed with the type Of women !
have met in your city, and with
the spirit Of prosperity which seem,
10 exist horc,' said Mrs. Florence
NJ. Irish, chairman of the press
committee OF the Los Angeles dis
1r'ct Of The California Federation
Of Women 5 Clubs, yesterday.
Mrs. Irish WHO mqtorcd down
-from-hcr Hollywood home with her
husband, Lciland l. Irish, arrived
in the rslcv the early part Of the
week, and left yesterday fo:' the
coast, enthusiastic over this, her
first visit to Imperial Narcy.
Frln:l% admitting thai SIZE had
expected to find Il strictly p,odoc
tiv" community with = population
interested in me problems o. pro
duction, Mrs. Irish unhesitatingly
expressed h"r pleasure in The type
Of women she had. met, and III the
club work being donc here.
Ecmarkmg upon The originality
OF tn" method of relieving the
Ten Thousand Club Of the burden
Of paying interest on their debt,
Mrs. Irish comp!imented Mrs ,Ja..
coh3 and her hoard on the recent
issue of EoE-jnterest bearing notes.
Mrs. llish stated that She, i,Itcnd-
ed 70 ten the cub women Of her
district of this plan, with which
she was favorG6ly impressed.
Gplcpdid Results Acl5cJol
Mrs. Irish is II woman Of .un-
usual personal charm. She has the
Interesting distinction OF U5ing . in
the third generation of native Ca
lii'ornial.'s S in her family, her grand
mother having been born in/th"
Goldcu state. In addition to her
press committee work, she is now
president of the Cosmos club, and
acti.c IN other club work.
But it is in her capacity rs
press committee chairman of the
Los Angeles district that Mrs. Irish
is doing q most remarkable work.
With the slogan Of 8 Early to bed,
carly 10 rise, worl, like everything
and advertise, MrS. Irish "Nd her
press committee raised the average
attendance of the clubs in tn" Los
Angeles distric, from 20 to 81 dur
ing a period Of three months.
With Il clipping bureau and seven
newspapers cooperating, II ;
amazing result WAS obtained. When
it ia considered that the Los An,
rc'cs district has I89 clubs, Wh.ch
were al counted n this percentage
increase, the real results e. Mis-,
Irish works become apparcut.
Mrs. Irish expressed h'r regret at
not 5eiHN al}e - attend ycster-
Gay = meeting Of the Zen Thousand
llG3. but it WAS necc~sa.T for her
to leave at noon for her nome.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-22
Th;nbIe Club Enjoys
- 4 George Washington
kUnrhcO7, Care Part!

y pretty Washington birthday
party was given by tnc PythIan Sis
ers Thin,h Q Club at The X. P. mali
on Wednesday. \ delicious iun-
>heun ~ Sc ed II noon with Mes
danes Merle Jones and Richard
Joue4 as hostesses. 4
Lovely table decorations carried
cUt the holiday scheme. \ nina
turc cherry tree and silver hatcnct
formed the center piece, while red,
white and blue predomimatcd i'll the
flowers and strcamers. American
flags also added to the effective
ornamentation. Covers were laid
for fS.
Patriotic games occupied a part
Of the after&o2n. Mrs. Mablc
Jcnes, Mrs. j. n. Nichols and Mrs.
Ralph Yoyee were prize winners in
the order named in the contest to
make words out of Washington 5
name, 3il&. Joacs leading the list
with so.
Five hundred was enjoyed daring
the remainder Of the time, Mrs. /.
L. Martin making the high score
and Ms. Frank Weir, the second.
Guests Of the club included Ms.
Mahlc Jones, Mrs. Norner, formerly
of Greeley, ColocaQo, ana noT ci
tlua ,Iiy, u;.3 rs. t;r.lia Smith, 4
mcmDer of the Purity Temple o.
the Los Angeles Hythian Sisters.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-22
Women s Interests
TEN THOUSAND CLUB VOAEY HEAR
MSS HIAZ&L CCTT IN FINE LECTURE,
/. MEMBERS VOTE TO JOIN g. r. ". G.

the welcoming Of new members,
Mrs. Jacobs extended greetings to
those who have come into the cluD
dmng the year. She also urged
that the present membership make a
point of extending to the new
comers i'll the community an oppor-
tunity to join the Woman's Ten
thousand Club.
The fact that nominations for Of
ficers will be made ut the next meet
ing was called to the attention OF
the club, with the request that each
one read the new bylaws covering
elections.
Mrs. a. p. ,'h.blcy announced that
the club had been invited TO become
i member of the Boulder Dam Asso-
riaiion, aud it ~Was voted that the
iuNitdtIun be accepted.
y delightful social hour was en-
iGycd ut the close Of the afternoon.
y fine collection of prints sent over
from San Diego, which Mrs. Ray
Edgar had been instrumental in
getting, were ON exhibition.
The auditorium was most attr&c-
lively decorated with American
flags and baskets Of flowers, the ma
tional co!ors prcdominatng. The
red, white and blue color scheme
was repeated on the dainty tea
table, where Mc3damcs f. d. jacobs
and W. S. Holbrook poured. Other
members Of the history section who
assisted in serving were McSdamcS
James W. Glassford, r. IL. Gebbie,
l.. w. Scals, o. G. Horne and t.
j. Ma3ck.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-22
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Phone I In All!
Items Large
or Small

To- make the Wo!nen'3 In
tcrc3ts' section representative
OF all club, social and church
activities Of tho community, the
cooperation o. its readers is re-
quested in the matter Ct fEr-
rishiry items. =
News telephoned 70 the Press
editorial room, zoo, bltwe ~ 1880
and Q and between 10 and II
4. m. will appear in the women's
section for that day.
The courtesy OF the women of
the city in phoning in all
items of social interest, wheth-
CT large or small, will be appre-
Ciated by the Press and will
make this section OF wider ap-
raal to its readers.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-22
Bobby ThGcker ay'G Small
Friends EEiJny Ftne Party

Young Bobby lnacHer celebrated
hi3 sixth birthday in royal style
yesterday afternoon, when y mum
ber of his young friends wtre in.
Iitcd 10 the Percic Thicker home
to enjoy he big event with him.
Games OF all sorts were played
hy the happy Youngsters. GLADYS
Bowles won thc' prize for pinninG
the donkey's tail in the most log
i"al position. 4 peanut hunt, where
the peanuts found were the best
reward of all, was another feature
Of the afternoon.
\ big birthday c&ke decorated
with George Washington cherries
and randiea, and small individual
cakes adorned i'll the same fashion,
we're palt OF the delicious refresh
meats. Bright coiored paper ben
bons, whicE held All sorts cf uncN-
pected gifts, were used as faHors.
Assisting Mrs. Thaci;sr were Me'-
dames Dale Ramsey and l.. ". Oye"-
nclse:. Children present vera ilene
He'll, Jirmy Garrison, Patsy over-
hulScr, tHci; Lo0fh0urow, Nirgini;;
lo0fbobrow, Jack Jones, Dorothy
IIoI|, Henry Mile i Raymond
Brown, Gladys Bowles, Marjorie
Bowlcs, Henry Collins, Betty Ram
sew, Freddy Ferguson, Richard AMI
Shirley Maddox of CaleXico, and
Junior, Bobby aAd Billy 'Fh@cker.