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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-08

Birmingham was scarcely heard O. outside of Alabama. Now the city and district are known the world over for what they have done and for what they are sure to do. The rest of the country has faith in this district. Shall it's own people neglect to do those things which will show that they believe in themselves even more strongly than outsiders believe in them -.-.. ...
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-08
NOT ExACTLLY FI,ATTERING

Scientists tell us that the average man is worth about $1 from a chemical point of view. That's why in these days of the de- preciated dollar we prefer some other point of view.-Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-08
. The Once Over
Advice TO Telephone Users: What To Do
By H. |. PHILLTPs
In An Ehnergency . #A
TO GET A POLICEMAN

TO GET A POLICEMAN
 Take receiver off hook and say firmly. T want policeman" State kind of police man wanted and why Only one policeman to customer Ser geants and lieutenants delivered on Tuesdays and Fridays only. Captains must be ordered 30 days in advance.
 Callers from pay stations will drop a nickel in slot if they wish five-cent police man, dime for ten-cent policeman and fiji teen cents for Grade A detectives. All per sons asking central for policeman and not getting one within reasonable time will please notify the complaint operator.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-08

Down in Louisiana there's a town for sale. This recalls that some towns have such civic conditions that they give themselves away.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-08

There is no reason to believe that the world will seriously suffer from the depar- ture of the several gentlemen who took the suicide route because their wives bobbed their hair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-08

Nor does Germany fool the outside world when she conviets one of her citizens of be- ing a traitor fines him $40 and sends him to prison for a brief period.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-08

The Ohio State Journal declares that "No one can talk more freely about principle than the man who hasn't any, Another illus tration of the independability of talk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-08

Temporarily, at least, and because of cir cumstances over which he had no control, Magnus Johnson seems to have been content to occupy a seat far in the rear of the main audience %.,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-08
HONEST pOyERTY NO BAR

Don't be carried away by the notion that the poor man is no longer admissible to this country. A Russian baron has just been let in.-Manchester, N. H., Union.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-08

Lady Astor's declaration that politics is a poor job had no reference to those who enter it as a profession for revenue only.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-08
HE AGE

cfsred 4t Birming ham. Ala. lost office seo- I:c}ess matter. act of Congress; March (. 1878.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-08

NEWS BuREAUs-wasningtp on, 800 Davidson U11znss State Capital. Montgomery Journal @N1ipEs Tennessee va1ey. Decatur Daily
 I11inE, Tusealoosa, News Building; Jasper. crt<ain Eagle Buiidtng; Annis,son. Star Build << GAdsden, Journal Building: Muscle Shoals. l-<tes Daily Building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-08

TO GET AN AMBULANCE
 Hold the phone close to the face and say in dry, cool voice, q want an ambulance. 1" Central will say Bridgeport is calling for Mrs. Adolph Schmidt
 Subscriber will repeat request for an am- bulance, stating size, color and general type of ambulance desired. Central will say, Five cents pleaze." This is cheap for any kind of an ambulance.
 It will be well for subscriber to drop in quarter. saying, "I'll take a half dozen am. balances at the rate of six for a quarter"
 Voice of an old lady on crossed wire will say, And send me two pounds of pickled tripe and a quart of red onions" Central will get confused, sending the old lady the six ambulances and sending you the tripe and onions.
 Subscriber will hang up new profanity record and make trip to hospital on sled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-08
TO REPORT A FIRE

Call central and say, T wish to report 6 fire.' Central will reply promptly, Mum bah. pleazeT" Subscriber will repeat, q wish to report fire"
 Central will then answer, There is no such numbah." Subscriber will groan and insist q wish to report a fire" Central will take another slice of gum and reply sweetly. "The potty what called you has hung up.'
 Subscriber will then kick a cat across room and shout directly into transmitter. T say I wish to report fire-e-e." Central will reply "Excuze it pleasef' 8ssyN
 Subscriber will bite receiver and say, "I never saw such telephone service in all my life! This is the first good fire I've had in years and you won't let me report it! I'll call the manager and have my fire discon. nected at once" Central will come out of trance and ask. How big fire have you got?' Subscriber will go into detail. de scribing kind and size of fire. amount of smoke, flame, etc. Central will then say. Sorry, but there are six fires ahead of you on this line" .etf
 SPECIAL NOTICE aa
 1-No fire calls will be filled in cases of subscribers who have not paid phone bill for last quarter.
 2-Telephone company will not be respon- sible for fires that have run over 30 days.
 3-Subscribers will be allowed only two long distance fires and eighteen local fires a month. ~
 4-When yon have fire. put it directly into the transmitter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-08

1prR1cK |. THOMPSON. -- :. PRESIDENT
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-08

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-08

Attracting Attention Afar.-Tuscaloosa is attracting the attention of not only Alabama cities, but many of the North The develop ment of this city is striking gait that bids to outdistanee them all when it comes to steady growth.--Tuscaloosa News
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-08

Small Boys Are Barbarians. ."--Newspa. pers all over the country are fussing about the small boys killing robins. These news paper writers did the same thing when they were young, but now that old age comes stealing nthey can understand the magni- tude of that offense against nature. Small boys are barbarians, and civilization of the individual comes only with wrinkles and shin. ing pates.-H Headland Wiregrass Farmer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-08

Delaying Shoals Action Sailing, playing for time and countless other mean things make up the program of the power trust to delay senate action on the Henry Ford offer for Muscle Shoals. The. thing is right that Ford should have the Shoals and that true. Ford will get the Shoals-the people and the country at large reaping the benefit Hunts vile Times.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-08

Cherokee's Cotton Record-Up to March 20, 1924, Cherokee had ginned 12,233 bales of cotton. This is a gain of 764 over 1922, when the total ran up to 11s46o. One other county, Pike. showed greater gain than Cherokee (Pike gained BAD, but Pike ia in the 1S,748 classification, and therefore did not sustain our proportionate gain. Two small gains. but they arc not cotton counties too small to run in the reckoning-Cle- burne 3,21O, Jefferson 991-Coosa River News.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-30
Class War Against Imperialist War

ialists. If the revolutionary peril were
imminent, it would drive them into a
military Intervention on very large
scale.
Recently the German authorities,
exasperated by the Communist peril,
We're ready to imperil the friendly re-
lations between Germany and the So
Wet republics. This is an augury of
further developments. Between the
capitalist world and the Soviet repub.
lie there can be only agreements, but
not reconciliation. Just as the gov.
eminent of Macdonald and Herriot
will have to make room at a given
moment for more open and definite
reaction, the agreements of the CAPT
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-30

talist countries with the Soviet Union
can, nay even must be violated at a
given moment by new interventions.
That is why the Red Army and the
Red Navy are absolutely necessary.
They protest and guard the biggest
place d'armes Of the revolution. II
the Soviet republic were to fail, the
bourgeoisie would feel safe for many
decades to come. There would be no
obstacle in the way of the capitalist
offensive against the proletariat. But
this will not happen, for the workers
and peasants of the Soviet Union are
armed. The Red Army is the shield
of the oppressed and the sword of the
rebelsl
Evening star., 1924-08-11
FIRPO TOlLING HARD:
WILLS ALSO IS BUSY

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y, August
11.-Luis Angel Firpo trained Satur-
day afternoon before a crowd Of about
zoo, notwithstanding the rain. He an
nounced that he win attend the Mad
den-Renault fight in New York tonight.
Questioned as to Ffrpos diet and
the extent of his appetite, one Of the
camp attendants said that the fight
er's breakfast consists of a small por-
tion of eggs, coffee and a roll; his
luncheon of chop or small steak
and his dinner of a thick piece of
steak. vegetables. not including pota-
toes. and only few incidentals.
In addition, the camp chef prepares
dish ''puhchero." which Is essentially
a vegetable soup.
SOUTHAMPTON, N. Y, August IL
1t is the opinion of those who are
keeping a close watch upon Harry
Wills training that the negro pugi-
list is improving. and If he fails to
win the decision in his coming bout
with Firpo it will not be because he
has not faithfully gone through his
daily grind
His weight is 22o, but he expects
to get down to 215 when he enters
the ring.
Asked il he thought the fight would
last six rounds. he said he did not
know how long it would last, but
that he was going to DO his best.
Saturday morning Wills did IL miles
on the road. After Furnishing the punch
ing bag for some time in the afternoon
he went three rounds with his two
sparring partners. Battling" Owens
and Jen Clark.
Evening star., 1924-08-11
LEONARD AND MORAN
PRIMED FOR BATTLE

CLEVELAND, August 11.-Ben1y
Leonard, worlds lightweight cham
pion, and Pal Moran, New Orleans,
were in excellent condition today for
their scheduled 10-round no-decision
bout At the Olympic arena here to-
night. It will be Leonard's first ap-
peafance in the ring since he met
Johnny Mendelsohn at Philadelphia
last September.
The champion and Moran completed
their training with light gym work
yesterday. They will enter the ring
at catch weights, but 1t is likely Mo-
fAn will be under the 35-pound limit.
Leonard tipped the scales at 140h
pounds following his workout yes
terday.
Tho men have met twice before, and
on each occasion Moran had stayed
the limit of 10 rounds. Still fresh
from his bout with Wagner in Phila-
defphia last week, he is confident he
will be abba to do 30 again. The
champion. who is conditioning him
self for his title bout with Mickey
Walker, welterweiEht champion, next
week. il just as confident he will stop
the little Southerner this time.
Four other bouts are on the card,
an S-round semi-final. bringing to-
gether frankie Thompson of Buffalo
and Al Ziemer, local bantamweight,
Kid Durand Of Montreal and Young
XVI; Jimmy Corbett. Youngstown,
and Benny Gersher, Cleveland, and
Frankie Stellmack, Cleveland, and
Alex Sims, Canton, meet in the pre-
liminaries.
Evening star., 1924-08-11

never advisable to use n full swing
for any iron cinb. The ciubhead IL
heavier and. for tAis reason, 1t il dfA-
cuit to maintain rhythm threuEhout
q full swing with any iron. Beside&.
you hit more with nm iron. iabhinS
the right arna straight through. while
the wood Ii sWunx its fuA distance.
Many players never underxtand that
ful maShie shot is made, for in
stance, with q half swing. The golfer
SHOULD get an undo rsta aading Of what
dihtanee he may expect with his dif-
fercnf Clubs, with the diff erent swings
and then play accordingly. There arr
conditions where a half swing with
ono long club Is far prcfera bic 20 o
full swing with n shorter ciuh.
(copynght. John y. Ollie Coz
Evening star., 1924-08-11
DEMPSEY NAY FIGHT
GIBBONS IN LONDON

Los ANGELES, August 11-A
tempting offer which may carry
Jack DeMp~ey, world champion
heavywelEAf Boxer, acruWs the At
lentie TO meet Tommy GibbDns In
London, has been made ~ m
English syndfoafe, 1t has been an
nuunreA ~ jack KearnA, DeMR-
sey's manager.
The Offer, Kearns declared, In
Of fEuch attractfveneas that 1t IN
Impossible to ignore and c0snes at
q time whea the chamRdOn hha ex-
pressed detefAAinatf0m to abandon
his more recent c1liinx, mstfon
picture acting.
Denrpsey, according to kearns.
has vtearied Of the grease paint.
and, yearninE to get hack into
the ring. will start training today
in an effort to condition himxelf
by October, 80 that he Will Be in
q position either to accept the
English offer or 70 meet the win
ner OF the Wills-FirpO battle next
month.
Demp&ey at the present time
was described BY his manager m
being 10 pounds oveFweiGht, bat
In good phyxdcal condition.
The London bout appears to he
the best bet ~ the future AID will
receive the champion'n fullest con-
alteration. kearnH declared.
Evening star., 1924-08-11
Champions Not Likely Repeat Gibbons 1uny Fight Due
TENNIS CELEBRITIES
PLAYING AT NEWPORT

NEWPORT, r. l.. Angus. 11.-wil-
liam NJ. Johnston OF San Francisco.
former national champion, will meet
E. W. Fiebleman. former Harvard
tennis player, who with ]. B. Fenno.
jr., won the intercollegiate doubles
championship in 1921, in the feature
match today of the first round of the
annual Newport Casino invitation ten
mis- tournament.
Members Of the Australian, Chinese,
Mexican and Canadian Davis cup
teams, IN addition TO Harvey Snod-
grass. Brian l. c. Norton, Carl Fischer,
N ". Niles. l.. B. Rice, c. J. Griffin
and s. H. Vosheu are among the "a
players entered.
Craig Biddle of Philadelphia is
scheduled to meet Norman E. Brooks,
veteran Australian star, in a second
round match. both being. expected to
come through their frst-round con-
tests.
Evening star., 1924-08-11
DISTRICT CANOElSTS
SCORE IN BALTIMORE

BALTIMORE. Md. August 1.-THE
Potomac Boat Club of Washington
and the Maryland Swimming Club
shared honors in the canoe regatta
held by the latter Saturday as the open
ing Of the annual Swimmers day cele-
bration.
The Capital City paddlers won the
honors in the cedar boat races while
the Dundalk team scored the high
est number of tallies in the canvas
canoe events.
The fours saw the Washington
Canoe Club take both first and third
places.
The Potomac lads and the Wash
ington Canoe Club paddlers staged
a merry battle in the cedar canoe
events. The Washington teams
scored the bulk of the points, the
Potomacs having a total OF Is and
their rivals only one less.
Evening star., 1924-08-11
RACKETERS
START TITLE PLAY

NEW YORK, August 11-openinS
play in the national women's singles
championships on the courts Of the
West Side Club at Forest Hills today
will find Miss Helen Wills, 1928 cham.
pion and winner Of the 1924 Olympic
championship. paired with Mrs. l. C..
Besupre in the first round match in
defense of her title.
Other matches scheduled for today
are: Mary K. Browne VS.. Mrs. Samuel
II. Waring. Eleanor Goss VS.. Mar
guerite CHM, Mrs. Marion z. Jessup
VS.. Mrs. Bronson Bachelor and Mrs.
Molla y. Mallory VS.. Mrs. James Nc
MILAN.
The placed players in the upper
half of the bracket are Mrs. Mall
lory, No. ?; Miss Goss. No. 3; Edith
Sigourney of Boston. No. Z, and Mar
tina Bayard Of Short Hills, N. ].
Those in the lower half are Miss
Wills, No. /; Mayme Macdonald of
New York, No. 6: Mrs. Jessup and
Miss Browne.
Evening star., 1924-08-11

but IOm ala dl6play 16rOclty tndt
surprised those who had begun to
think that with increasing years he
had developed q benign, kindly spirit
which would not tolerate the thought
Of furnishing a fellow mortal unduly
So far as that goes the suspicion
may be entertained that Tommy's
consideration of Carp at Michigan
City was in the interest of the Lon
don battle. If he put Carpenter away
the Englishman would hardly have
heated up rs they did over Bloom
fields prospects with the American.
Tommy can hit. He always could
hit and when he is not afraid, or
rather when he does not have to
worry about the sort of punishment
he himself will receive, he can sock
with the best of them.
Tunny VS.. Gibbons figures to be a
good fight, a fight worth big money
to see. The writer likes Tunny, ad-
mires him as a boxer and as a man,
but. good fight though it would prob
ably be. he can't see anybody but
Evening star., 1924-08-11

SHOt1u q payer eUer PTOteSt an
umbires deciston!' Whchs
Answered by
HARRY HOOPER
OHthelder, Chicago White Sox. Fa-
mons for the sensational catches he
makes, Oftentfmes saving = game by
them.
| think player has a right to
protest an umpire's decision if he
thinks there is really good grounds
for a kick" Such protests, how
ever, should be sane and calm No
ball player ever got anything but
unpleasantness by trying to be nasty
with an umpire, because umpires will
be upheld, whether they are right or
wrong. Most umpires are quite
ready to listen to reason in regard
to a decision which a player COM
plains Of 1t is not very often that
decision is changed, but it does
occur once in a while. This is true
because the umpires are pretty gen.
orally correct in the decisions they
make and are absolutely impartial in
these decisions.
Copyright. 1924. Associated Editors)
Evening star., 1924-08-11
HOLDING SILENT GAMES.

PARIS, August 11.-Silent Oiym.
pics. organized by the French Deaf
and Dumb Sports Federation. have
been opened in Paris and will last q
week. The first day was devoted to
bicycle riding and the winner was
M. Grotta of Paris, who was duly
deaf and dumb speed
champion for 1924. An international
tennis tournament Is on the program
for tomorrow with teams from Eng
land, Belgium and France.
Evening star., 1924-08-11
TAKES SWIMMING TITLE.

BALTIMORE, Md, August Ii
Miss Ethel Lackie. a member of the
United States Olympic swimming
team, won the national 100-yard free
style swim here, Miss Lackie, who
wears the colors of the Illinois Ath-
letic Club, finished ahead of Miss
Marichen Wehselau of Hawaii, also
q member of the Olympic team.
Evening star., 1924-08-11
YANKs GET CLoUTER.

NEW YORK, August 11.-Albert
fBibbs) Raymond, outfelder of the
Doherty Silk Socks semi-professional
team of Clifton, N. J., who has been
signed by the New York Americans
to report next spring, established
what is believed to be a semi profess
sional record for consecutive hitting,
when he made his 18th safety in IL
successive times at bat. Raymond's
batting average is $40.
Evening star., 1924-08-11

t. the right. In
the full shot with
the iron this turn
il only nree-Quar-
ters of the turn
with the shoulders
for the full woOd
SHOT. Observe In
the sketch how
this works.
The COED Eelfer
must have an un-
derstanaiA of the
fun 4swfnE, the
I h r ee quarters
swing and the half
swing. and know
when to use them.
II is not advisable
to try to play golf.
nsiNG q full swiA8
Evening star., 1924-08-11
DISBROW AUTO WINNER

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. Ausust
11.-Louis Disbrow, veteran of the
dirt automobile track, won every
race in which he was entered here
yesterday. He took the 15-mile fea-
ture race after trailing a FIELD of sir
for IA laps.l winning IN q sensational
finish by less than five feet from Ed
die Rehr.
Evening star., 1924-08-11
0FOJJR TTTLEHOLDERS FACE
IT. TEST DURING SEPTEMBER
Edith Cummings, Jesse Cuilford Gene Sarazen and
Max Marston Have Difficult Roads-Odds
at Least 6 to l Against Them.
BY RAY MCCARTHY.

Will they repea The defending golf champions will shortly
have to this For the drawing
Miss Edith Cummings champion
ship title Providence beginning the first
Gulord the hardhittng ure
Newport. ~ ~ F ~
Gene saazen will attempt to hold the professional golf
tourney at French Lick Springs Ind Max
succeed himself as king of the
his home urse in
Evening star., 1924-08-11
GOLF TITLE AT STAKE.

CHICAGO. August 11.-A struggle
between champions will furnish the
final round of the women's Western
golf championship today at Onwentsia
Country Club, Miriam Burns Of Kansas
City, Western title holder. playing
against Edith Cummings Of Chicago,
national champion.
Evening star., 1924-08-11
DODGERS BUY PITCHER.

NEW YORK. August 1.-THE
Brooklyn National League club has
announced the purchase of Southpaw
Pitcher Corner Wilson from Des
Moines, Western League, for $12.500.
He will join the Dodgers at Chicago,
August 20.
Evening star., 1924-08-11
PoToMACs ARE ROUTED.

Washington Potomacs Of the East
efn Colored League proved no match
for the HiIldales Of Philadelphia yes
terday. the latter winning, to Q.
The Quaker City team pushed across
four runs in the frst to put the game
on ice.
Evening star., 1924-08-11
REhAULT AND MADDEN
SWAP BLOWS TONIGHT

NEW YORK. August l1-Bartley
Madden. heavyweight. Of New York.
and Jack Renault, Canadian heavy
weight, meet tonight at the Queens
boro A. G. Stadium in Long Island
City. in a 15-round match.
While the match is not of Champion
ship caEber, the two heayyweights are
well up in the unlimited class, and a
victory for one or the other will put
him on a par with Wills. Firpo. Glib
hons and the other contenders for the
crown now worn by Jack Dempsey.
Evening star., 1924-08-11
TIP FOR FISHERMEN.

HARPERs FERRY. w. Va. August
II (SpeciaD.-The Potomac and Shen-
andoah Rivers both were clear this
morning.
Evening star., 1924-08-11
WALKERoCRUIKsHANK WIN.

champion, and his partner. Bobby
Cruikshank, yesterday defeated Rudy
Knepper and Mike Shearman of
Sioux City in an exhibition match, 4
and 3. Knepper's 10 was the best
Evening star., 1924-08-11
TOM SHOWS A NEW SPIRIT
IN WHIPPING BLOOMFIELD
Displays Ferocity That Surprises Many Fans, but
Otherwise He Does Not Add to His Prestige
by Beating Britisher.
BY FAIR PLAY.

NEW YORK. August iTommy Gibbons plans for the remainder
the outdoor
with Tunney before
Over in England Gibbons probably earned lot of prestige by his
quick disposal Jack Bloomfield nothing
that ne boosted himself much He the position far
in fashion, and getting credit if he
figured that Tunney would task
of slowing Bloomfield did the Paulm
Evening star., 1924-08-11

Shamrock Juniors are to gather to-
morrow at 5 o'clock at Fifth and L
streets southeast The Shamrock
Midgets and the Carlyles were to be
opponents today on the same grounds
Evening star., 1924-08-11

The United states Golf Association
realized $4,000 from admission fees
to the national open championship
tournament at Oakland Hills.
Evening star., 1924-08-11

u, ,vassar. girl students defeated their
fathers in a base ball game. The
score was 13 to 10.
Evening star., 1924-08-11

Linyvorth Athletic Club downed the
Eastern Athletic Association Seniors.
to 4. MacCartee and Hollis dis
played their wares to good advantage
for the winners
Evening star., 1924-08-11
InSideG!Olf
BY Chester Horson-

In the full svvfng with the wood
club the shoulders are turned to about
90 degrees of their circular movement,
Evening star., 1924-08-11
hH Hhegood ones
come through

The popularity Of Chester6elds
is an Outstanding example. For
months now they have been
drawing over 1000 smokers a day
away from other cigarettes.
Surely this is proof of their
quality and good taste.
Evening star., 1924-08-11

WHETHER it's golf or Gig.
" arettes or anything else,
popularity Is no stroke Of luck.
No champion ever held his
laurels except by making good.
No cigarette ever held popular
favor except by deserving it.