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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-21
SMALLPOX ON WAIVE
Drop From Ten Cases To Three New
 Ones A Day Is Recorded

Warmer weather for day or SO ago had initiated against the epidemic of smallpox in Birmingham and the num- Der of new cases daily reported had dropped to about three. Thursday eve ming the workers viewed with no little worry the return of colder weather, for smallpox thrives in cold weather. The drop in, the number of cases reported on an average has been from ten new cases a day to three. Total cases in Birmingham since the outbreak is ohout 140
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,HAWN TO LECTURE.

Dr. H. G. Hawn, of New York, will give a lecture onsdramatics and a num- Der of illustrative recitations in the Chamber of Commerce auditorium Fri day evening at S:15 o'clock, under the auspices interested organizations of women in the city. There will be no entrance charge.
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MACHINES OVERHAULED

To fight dust this summer, Commits sioner W. E. Dickson of the depart ment of streets is having the battery of sprinklers and flushers owned by the city overhauled for their summer work.
 The city has two automobile truck flushers for the downtown section and 10 sprinklers. mule drawn wagons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-21
,MAN IS TRACKED
 BY MUD PRINTS
Liquor TrOve Found Along
 Highway, Is Report

Mud prints in the road, which are alleged to prove the ownership of 90 gallons of liquor which agents declare Hugh P. Smith, 1927 Twenty-fourth street, north, hid with prohibition agents hot on his trail, are expected to form high,lights of federal court trial.
 Thursday morning R. w. Buckner. A. H. Fowler, and T. c. Burns, federal agents. and J. P. Clements, state law enforcement officer, took up a pursuit of Smith in his car on the Montgomery highway near the Shelby county line.
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SOUTHERN PLANS
 $6,6OO,OOO ISSUE

WASHINGTON, March 2O.-The Southern railway sought interstate commerce commission authorization to- day for an issue of $6,6O0, 900 in equip ment trust certificates. Arrangements for sale of the securities have already been made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-21
SOUTHERN BANKERS :
 ASK SyRTAX CUT Campaign, Started At Asheville, To Be Carried To Congress

ASHEvILLE, N. C., March 20.-- A 9 per cent maximum surtax rate for income taxes swas urged on Con gross in resolutions adopted by bank CTS from ten southern states meeting here today for tax conference called by the American Bankers League.
 The decision to advocate the 25 per cent rate which is the same as that proposed by Secretary Mellon of Che treasury was recahed after several hours discussion. Fifty-one bankers attended the meeting.
 Bankers from Alabama, Florida. Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee. Texas and Virginia attended the meet. ing.
 The expenditure for public schools per pupil in average attendance ;r
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1720A Eleventh avenue. south; Miss Mary Eula Chandler, 23OO Age-Herald building; Mrs. Wilson T. Mullinax, 300S Ensley avenue. Ensley; Mrs, James T. Abney. $500 Clairmont ave nue, and J. A. Turner, 519 Delta ave nue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-21

A German chemist has succeeded in producing benzine-like fluid from coal gas that is reported to be satisfactory for use in motor cara
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-21

The expenditure for public schools per pupil in average attendance in 1920 was $64.16.
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AMERICAN IDEAS
INVADE HAVANA
CONTINUED From Page z.

| lSOutluucu rrOH dSC 80
That is gambling. The tourist. as a
rule, is not a good gambler. He will
wager 500 to $50 OH card or turn Of
the wheel but the heavy betting comes
from the native. For this reason the
tourist is not so welcome in the gaming
centers except in off nights. Bacca-
rat is popular with the ginning element.
AS much as $1,000 on a face-dOwn card
is not uncommon in some of the better
places. There are also roulette and
other variety of card games. Dice,
however, are a rarity.
Speak English
Most of the natives with whom the
traveller comes in contact understand
English. He understands the lam
guage but he finds it 4 tremendous
asset to his bargaining not to speak it.
He has learned, as anyone would learn
iii va similar position. that a tourist,
confused by the different monetary
standard, may be overcharged or short
changed with greater dispatch provided
he sticks stoically, with numerous
shakes of his shoulders and jerks OF his
head, to the platitude that he mo speek
English" The race does not appear
particularly canny in its business judy
ment but at least it is bound by few
scruples. To the hotel keepers & an
incident of the Birmingham trip-they
no qualms at avoiding their agreements.
The city of Havana is one of consid-
cradle beauty. 1t affords long trips
through some of the prettiest residential
sections in the world-and all homes
of an architecture rare in this country.
The harbor has in it's ports ships from
every quarter of the globe. Moro
Castle and Old Fort, to which the mys-
tic legends, of the Spanish galleons and
pirate vessels still cling, furnished
days rummanging which to the roman
fists is well worth the trip in itself.
The government buildings are impressive
and costly. The foreign quarters contain
a motley of which the Barbary coast
and the old Bowery might well feel
proud. Then there are the tropical gar
dens and sunsets. There is enough for
a week of sightseeing without novelty
wearing \Off. =
Industrially, Havana and Cuba have
speeded up. There is an immense
amount of construction underway and
more and more firms are sending repre-
sentatives into the city. This plan of
establishing branch offices is found to
best advantage since the majority of
native companie les are quick to make use
of foreigners ignorance of local condi-
tons.
Factories Burn Oil
Of particular interest to the Birming
ham group was the fueling situation.
During the war and the period following
shortly afterward many of the Cuban
industries, especially true of steamship,
railroad lines and sugar factories,
switched to the burning of oil. Coal
at that time was high. running in the
neighborhood of $27 ton and agents
of Sinclair, who entered the market
with superfluity of oil, had little diff
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ficulty in convincing industries that the
burning of this fuel would be much less
expensive. Although the installation of
the oil burners was costly, five-year
contracts with oil at 81 barrel proved
bait which few of the plant managers
could resist.
Subsequent years, which brought a
rise in the levels for oil, nearly bank
rupt Sinclair. Today many of the oil
contracts are expiring and directorates
are facing the problem of returning to
the use of coal or continuing the oil
burners. Most of them, in the extremity,
have adopted hand to mouth buying
policy. Prices Of oil have become very
unstable, and the plants are taking only
the quantities which will last short
time. Oil burning is now slightly
higher than coal. With oil at $1.75 and
coal between 81 and $3.50. The swing
back to coal might become general ex-
cept for two very important factors.
The main bar is the immense reserves
of Standard Oil and other companies
in Venezuela and Colombia. Few per-
sons, save some of the officials of the
corporations, know just how extensively
these fields can be developed. That a
huge flow is anticipated is shown by
investments in the territory. A pipe
line costing $1S,0000OO is now being
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laid by Standard near Lake Maracaibo.
Most of the wells have been capped,
awaiting an opportune time when the oil
Of Mexico and the states reaches the
point of exhaustion. The Cuban believes
that the opening of the reserves will
bring a distinctly lower level of prices,
: A second reason is the plant mana
gers. These men recommended the
change in operation for fueling. They
cannot, without risking theirN nputa-
tons, reverse themselves on fueling after
SO short time. Particularly SO when
a switch to oil would mean the junking
of thousands of dollars worth of costly
oil burning machinery.
Virginia Coal Used
Cuba's coal imports are taken from
West Virginit and Pennsylvania mines
for the most part because companies
with mines in that territory have paid
closer attention to the Cuban market
than have the others. An investigation
revealed that Alabama coal is in some
cases in bad repute, because business
has been conducted through native
agencies who have preferred to make
deals beneficial to themselves. .f..
"a mining company" one Cuban
coal broker said, cannot send travel
ing salesman to Havana with clean
collar and a tight expense account and
expect him to sell coal. They either
have to establish a branch office here
and study competition and conditions in
the local market or make a connection
with a reliable concern. There are
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
FAKE SOLICITORS
HELD IN RICHMOND
Quartet Say They Worked From
Baltimore Headquarters

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 2O.-The four
men and women arrested here last night
on charges of obtaining money under
false pretense by fraudulently soliciting
subscriptions for charitable organiza-
tions, operated under instructions from
headquarters in Baltimore" their al
legged leader, j. Stanley Cooke, Of Bal
timore, told detectives today. A list of
firms and individuals here, taken from
Cooke was furnished him, he said by
the Baltimore headquarters and mar
ginal notations such as "Simon Pure"
meant that the firm or individual was
always good for a donation and should
be hit" first.
More than so firms and individuals
had been victimized by the solicitors,
Alexander Wright. captain of detectives,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
THE WEATHER

Louisiana: Sunday generally fair in the
interior, cloudy near the coast, continued
cold. Monday probably fair, slowly rising
temperature.
Arkansas: Sunday fair. continued cold
Monday fair. slowly rising temperature
Oklahoma: Sunday and Monday fair,
slowly rising temperature.
East Texas: Sunday partly cloudy. con-
tinued cold; Monday partly cloudy, SLOW
ly rising temperature
West Texas: Sunday and Monday. partly
cloudy to cloudy; slowly rising tempera-
ture.
North Cardinal Partly cloudy, Sunday
and Monday except possibly ram or snow
on the coast, somewhat colder IN east
and central portion Sunday; fresh TO
strong northerly winds.
South Carolina: Cloudy Sunday and Mon
day, probably rain on the coast Sunday.
colder Sunday, fresh to strong northeast
and north winds.
Georgia: Cloudy Sunday. possibly rain
in south portion, colder in southeast por-
ton Sunday, Monday probably fair, con,
tinued cold. fresh to strong northeast and
north winds on the coast.
Florida: Local rains and colder Sunday;
Monday cloudy and colder. probably rain
in east portion. fresh northeast and north
winds, probably strong over extreme north
portion.
Extrem1 northwest Florida: Cloudy and
colder. pEobably rain Sunday; Monday
generally fair, continued cold, strong
northery winds diminishing.
Alabama and Mssissppi Mostly cloudy
Sunday. possibly rain or sleet in extreme
so1th oprtion, Monday generally fair. con-
tjhued cold, fresh to strong northerly
winds diminishing.
Tennessee mad Kentucky: Fair and con-
tinued cold Sunday and Monday.
Summary of observations made at sta
tions of the United States weather bureau.
during the "a hours ending at p. M,
goth meridian time, Saturday, December
20, 1924:
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CHURCH RECEIVES
$4,000 PIPE.
ORGAN AS GIFT.
w. M. Cosby Gives Memo
rial To Sixth Presby-
-. terian Church

The gift Of a pipe organ to cost S20,-
600 to the new Sixth Avenue Presby-
terrain church by w. NJ. Cosby, Bir-
mingham business man and president of
the. Y. NJ. C. A., was announced Sat
urday by Rev. J. M. Broadly, pastor of
the church, which is now known as the
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church.
The gift was inspired, according to
Mr.. Cosby who has been confined to
his home for the past two weeks. by
the fact that Mrs. Cosby has managed
the choir of the church for 25 years and
the gift is to be memorial of her long
and faithful service When the gift
was announced, members of the church
recalled that the organ in the present
church was purchased by subscriptions
personally solicited by Mr.. Cosby.
Expresses Appreciation
DR.. ]. NJ. Broadly, in expressing his
qualification in behalf of himself and
the congregation, said:
During a pastorate of more than II
years in which Mrs. w. NJ. Cosby has
been director of the choir, l have never
had any worry about the music of the
church on account of Mrs. Cosby's
thoughtfulness and keen interest along
that line. Vhe music of the church
has been arranged to aid the service in
a spiritual way. Mrs. Cosby has con
tinually asked to know what the sub
iect would be so that she could arrange
music that would fit in with the spirit
ual appeal that was made.
Fifth avenue choir is at least one
choir that cannot be classified as the
war department of the church, for its
is Mrs. Cosby's belief that people who
do not feel kindly towards each other
and also towards the ideals of the
church cannot make very effective
contribution to the Worship
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
CHICAGO EXPOSES
RACING SWINDLE
Fake Tips Net Operators $780,
600 Or More A Week

CHICAGO, Dec. 2o.-Inyestigation of
alleged schemes to defraud by an or
ganization styling itself the Omitted
Riders ofsAmerieas' and trading on the
names Of prominent jockeys, has dis
closed that % icagoans 3have been VIC
timized- of \ $50, 900 a week for. two
months by swindlers dealing in fake tips
on races at New Orleans. Tiajuana and
Havana. I'D s.
The United Riders" under investiga-
ton by federal authorities in Louis
vile, KY, were said to be only one of
a number of similar concerns operating
here, in NewHYork, San Francisco, New
ark, N. j.; Cleveland, Detroit and st.
Louis. r., Il
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A Delightful Row

"My wife had suffered from stomach
and liver trouble for many years and
had taken medicine enough to sink a
ship; SO when / brought home bottle
of Mayr's Wonderful Remedy, on the
advice of my employer, she refused to
take it. Her liver trouble hadn't
helped her disposition any. We had a
big row, but she took it the next
week. Her ailments have all disap-
peared." 1t is simple, harmless pre-
paration that removes the catarrhal
mucus from the intestinal tract and
allays the inflammation which causes
practically all stomach, liver and in
testinal ailments, including appendi-
citis. One dose will convince or money
refunded. At all druggists.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
CANADA TO ISSUE,
Def TO AMERICA

NEW YORK. Dec 20.-Canada will
challenge the United States for small
boat supremacy in power boat racing
during the 1925 season. Announcement
has just been made that Ottawa sports
men sponsoring the challenge will leave
for New York within the next 10 days
to present their formal def and negotiate
for the event.
AS now prepared the Canadian chal-
1enge will be for a race, under the pro-
visions surrounding the deed of gift of
trophy, the 151 cubic inch hydro-plane
at the next annual regatta of the Mis-
issippi Valley Power Boats association,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
SANTA CLAUS HELD
BY PHILADELPHIANS
Arrest Comes When He Attempts
To Take Up Collection

PHILADELPHIA, Dec 20.-Chris-
topher Egnox of Wilmington, Del, was
arranged before Magistrate Scott here
today on a charge of impersonating San
ia Claus. Egnox, all dressed up in
whiskers and red coat, started to take
up q collection on Broad street. In
stead of the traditional tambourine, Kris
flourished a tin pan. Police arrested
him for soliciting money.
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some, but mot many Of these"
Importation Of iron and esteel bars has
more than doubled in the past year due.
to a great extent; to the building pro-
grams and different methods Of con.
struction. Where before the structures
contained little or no steel, this product
is moving to the front and here, also,
the Alabama industrialist may find a
good outlet for his product. 80,
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declared. He said persons and firms in
other cities also donated to the fictitious
and that the amount collected amounted
to thousands of dollars.
Miss Anita Roehn of Baltimore. held
for questioning last night when Cooke
and Miss Leeta Ward Green and Mrs.
Mary A. Ford, both of Richmond, were
taken into custody, was formally placed
under arrest today. Mrs. Ford was re-
leased under $1,000 bond today but the
others were unable to give bail.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
MONOXIDE IS FATAL
TO 3 IN MICHIGAN

FLINT, Mich. Dec. 20.-Three men
were found dead in n garage between
here and Holly this forenoon. the result
of carbon monoxide gas, according to
physicians who were summoned. The
dead are Harold Duberville, 81; Fred
Wagner. %, and William Brown, 20.
The bodies were discovered by Duber-
ville's father who called at the garage
to learn what progress had been made
on work that was started last night.
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WINDS

East Gulf: Strong north and weather
overcast with local rains Sunday.
West Gulf: Strong northerly and over
cast with showers Sunday.
Caribbean Sea and Windward Passag &c {:
Fresh northeast and overcast, probably
local rains Sunday
Sandy Hook to Hatteras: Strong north
west and north and weather fair Sunday
Hatteras to Florida Straits: Strong
north and northeast and overcast prob
ably local rains Sunday
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For the "a hours ending at p. /
December 20.
Highest temperature ...........
Lowest temperature ...........
Mean temperature ..........,..
Normal temperature ............
Deficiency in temperature since jan
uary l NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Total rainfall since January / .... SO.
Total rainfall since January .
Deficiency in rainfall since January
80 -. 3.
Relative humidity, a. NJ, ........
- noon
p Ill.,
Dry thermometer, a. m, ......
- hoph
p M
Wet thermometer, a. m, ......
u noon Observation-Disclosures.
p m, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
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Summary of observations made at sta
tions of the United States weather bureau
during the "a hours ending at p M
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Solution of yesterdays CROSS
WORD PUZZLE:
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-05
tEiWANHS ITO IVlEAR DIR.
BARKER LECTURE dERE
Mathis Names Steve
Pace Song Leader and An
nounces Standing Committee

Accepting the invitation Of Ro-
tary club members the Americas HI
wants Friday pledged themselves to
assist Rotarians in promoting the
three lectures to be delivered here
Tuesday by DR.. Charles Barker,
Rotarian Lovelace Eve appeared
before the club and was assured that
every member would be present and
also would invite every man and We
man with whom they came. in con-
tact.
DR.. Barker speaks to boys and
girls in the High school at 10
o'clock on Tuesday. At noon he
speaks to women only in the First
Baptist church. At this lecture
girls IA and older are invited, Tues
day night at 1880 the lecturer i'd
dresses men and boys over IA IN
the RyIander theater. Boys from
no to Il, if accompanied by their
fathers, are invited. d
Rev. John Cutler moved the ac7
ceptance by the Kiwanis OF the IN
Iviation and stated that in his opif'
on, every one should take advan-
tage Of the opportunity Of hearing
Dr.. Barker. He complimented the
Rotary club in doing a thing when
he said was so splendidly worthwhile
and meant so much to the boys and
girls and their parents,
A tiny little miss, not much larg-
er than a doll and equally as beau
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-05
SUMTER TEACHERS
HOLD SESSION HERE
Rural Schools All Represented
in Office of County School
Superintendent

The rural school teachers of Suu-
ter county held their regular monah,
" meeting in the office Of County
School Superintendent Dupree at
the courthouse this morning, with @
good attendance Of faculty Nom
bofs, representing every conSoH-
dated school in the county
These meetings We're made . part
of the compulsory duties Of teachers
with the beginning Of the present
school year, when the county school
board adopted resolutions requiring
these to be held at stated periods,
/ Under the administratio nof Super
! intendent Dupree these meetings
nave proved Of great benefit to tn,
/ teachers attending, many problems
involving the advancement of tn
schools, as we'll as routine matters
being discussed among the teacher.
with the interchange Of ideas prov
ling mutually beneficial.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-05
CARRUTHERS BUYS
HOME AT BARLOW

Americas friends and acquain
tances Of r. /. Carruthers will be IN
terested in the announcement of
his removal this week to Barlow,
Fla, where ne has purchased
handsome home and splendid
orange grove which he will occupy
and operate.
Nh. Carruther was formerly res
dent with his family of Americas,
having been connected with the
Southern Printers for a number of
years. After severance of that con-
nectiou, he removed to Hawkinsviie
for a short time, going from there
to Florida
/ A number Of shipments Of
oranges have already been made
from his grove this fall, with the
prospect of many more during the
season, it is stated.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-05
BONUS LOSE UNLESS
PASSED OVER NEW VETO

mat lIo administration viii oppose
sny attempt by congress, to alter
the essential provisions of the adj
ministration tax bill
The house ways and meaH' cow
-
mittec is continuing consideration
of the general tax act while rcpub-
lican leaders are using their full in
fluencc to prevent any action on the
soldiers bonus measure until after
something definite has beer accom-
Iplished in the way Of ts@ revision.
Terse comment ON TIE situation
.at the white house Tate Friday Was
to the effect that an attempt iy
congress to compromise the princi-
/ pies embodied il The plan outlined
/ ny Secretary Mellon would meet
with the president ar'iye cpposi
ton.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-05
MYSTERY B0USE Bull. 7
BY AGED MILLIONAIRE
Cost $50O,OOO and Contains 20
Rooms Suitable for Institu-
tional Purposes

KANSAS CITY Mo, Jan. 5.-(By
NEA Service When y. S. Epper-
son, wealthy resident of Kansas City
decided TO spend several of his de-
lining years building a magnificent
home, ne took into consideration the
fact that he and his wife, well along
in years, could not expect to occupy
the home very long
SO Epperson arranged that the
home be so constructed that it
could be used for institutional pur-
poses after the death of himself and
his wife.
The home recently completed al
d cost Of nearly half a million dol
lars, contains 40 rooms that can be
ued for hospital wards or for other
purposes. At present, the aged con
pie, who are childleas, occupy the
mansion with a few servants.
What charitable or medical oran
ization is to get the house on the
death Of Epperson is not known pub.
licly. In fact, it is not known that
any will get it. But the fact re
mains that the home IS so built that
lit an be converted easily into a hos.
pitaI or orphanaee The fact also
remains that Epperson frankly stat
ed when he began work on the hons
that he and his wife did not expect
to occupy it many years.
SO Kansas City continues t.
wonder.