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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
U. s. COMMISSIONERS
 LEAVE MEXICO CITY
Agreement Reached In Pro- cedure Of Claims Settlement

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 23.-Having reached an agreement upon the rules of procedure for presentation and con sideration of the settlement of Ameri- can claims against Mexico on account of revolutionary damages from 1910 to 1920 under the special United States Mexico convention, the United States claims commissioners left here today for Washington. The confer ences began August IS.
 The commissioners who departed to- day were Judge Ernest B. Perry, com missioner; Henry w. Anderson, agent, and Clement Bouye, assistant agent. Secretary Noble Warum will remain will remain in Mexico City to dispose of the unfinished business.
 Dr. ROdergo Octavio, the Brazilian diplomat who has been acting as neu- tral umpire, expects to remain here for a short time. Later he intends to go to Europe and Brazil, returning here for the formal sessions which are ten tatively scheduled to convene in Mex ico City early in January, 1925.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
FOUR-H SESSION
 BEGINS TUESDAY
Many Girls Expected To Attend
 First Camp

Tuesday afternoon the first session of the annual camps of the Four-H club girls of Jefferson county to be held this year at the Girl scouts camp site at Fulton Springs, will commence. Mrs. Pearl B. Crawford, county home demon stration agent, announced Saturday This session lasts from Tuesday until Saturday.
 Already 40 girls have eignified their intention of going to the first camp, Mrs. Crawford said, although by Tues day 10 or 15 more are expected to join the group.
 The second session will begin the following Monday, September l, and continue until Friday. More than 60 girls will probably attend this camp, it was said.
 Attractive programs have been ar ranged for the two five-day sessions. Sports, first aid instruction, lectures on conservation, cooking and other subjects are included in the activities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
WEST END REVIVAL
 RESUMES SERVICES
Dr. Phillips Conducts Taberna-
 cIe Meeting

Services in the West End revival will be resumed Sunday, after an. in- termission Saturday. This announce ment was made Saturday night by Rev. J. A. Cook, pastor of the West End Baptist church.
 The revival is being conducted at the big tabernacle on Tuscaloosa avenue, and is combined meeting of four West End churches. the Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian and Methodist Protestant. !
 Dr. John W. Phillips, of the First Baptist church, of Mobile, is in charge of the revival services. Dr. Phillips will preach at Il o'clock and at 7:30 o'clock Sunday at the Tabernacle. Each morning at 10 o'clock Dr. Phillips speaks on Lessons from Pilgrims Progress" His evening services are eyangelistical.
 A large chorus is directed by Mir Marvin Pharr, of Atlanta, and is feature of the Tabernacle meetings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
PASTEJjRIZATTON
 SAID SOLUTION
Barber Urges Passage Of Compulsory Ord
 finance

W. H. Barber, joint owner and man. ager of the Barber Brothers dairy, who for a number of years was a milk expert for the United States depart ment of agriculture, declared Satur- day that the only solution to Bir- mingham's milk situation is the Sim mediate passage of a compulsory pas teurization ordinance"
 MT. Barber said "small group of bootleg dairymen who sell raw milk, have done the milk industry here great harm and caused many consumers to lose confidence in the supply"
 "After 20 years experience in the milk business" Mir. Barber said, T would hesitate to sell milk that was not pasteurized. Unless raw milk has a maximum of safeguards thrown around it from start to finish, it is a menace to health. Milk that is prop erly pasteurized lays consumers open to no dangers whatever"
 Birmingham, in the estimation of Mir. Barber, will soon follow the lead of other cities and require' all milk this is sold within it's limits to be >pasteurized under rigid supervision of the health authorities. He added that sperfectly pasteurized milk, such as the local health department is certain to insist on, tastes exactly the same as raw milk and yet can be consumed with a feeling of safety"
 Barber said some of the raw milk men recently brought their milk to his plant for pasteurization. After they stopped, he said, many of their GUS toners asked him to serve them regu- larly. Intimating that move for com pulsory pasteurizatiOn may be started here, Barber said the health officials and the physicians of the city were do- ing a great work in awakening the people of Birmingham to the situation"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
I. (. l. HGHLnVE
 CALLSFOR FEATS
 OF ENGINEERING
Spans And Fills Mark
 Progress Of The Work

During the past few weeks, marked progress has been made in the com struction of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company "Highline," reaching from Muscoda on Red noun tain to the by-prOducts coke plant at Fairfield. The engineers have placed on the line some of the largest steel girders ever constructed in the south, made at the Tennessee company plants at Fairfield.
 Progress in the work has reached point where hundreds of persons mo- tor to the line to watch the enormous fills that are being made. The line, 1t is stated, possesses points of un- usual interest to engineers and builders, and proved of deepest interest fD the Association of General Contractors from North Carolina, who were guests of the Phoentx-P Portland Cement com pany Friday and Saturday.
 The line begins at the by-products plant of the Tennessee company in Fairfield. Within a short distance, 1t crosses the Louisville & Nashville, Southern and Frisco railroads with im- mense spans, and almost immediately Is conveyed over the Fairfield Electric company car tracks and the 'Possum Valley road with other spans. The first two spans are said to be the largest placed in any railroad con struction in this part of the United States.
 Follows Air Route.
 Later, the line follows an air route to a point near Forest station on the North Bessemer car line. There the surrounding country is very low, ne- cessitating fill which is unapproach- ed by size in the south, The line goes over the dirt road and the Bfrming- ham Electric lines with other tre- mendous spans, placed on concrete piers,
 The first water to be crossed Is Val ley creek, near Forest station, and the Bessemer Water company's source of supply. From that point, the line crosses the Alabama Great Southern tracks near Grasseli, the South Bes- semer line near Hillman and the South Bessemer car line of the Birmingham Mineral, (Louisville & Nashyille), is also spanned again near this point, and a short tributary of Valley creek is spanned. The highline begins to climb the mountain here.
 Cost Not Given Out.
 The company has never given out the cost of the line, but 1t has been variously estimated at from $T,600, 600 to $4,O00,OO. It will enable the Ten nessee company to assemble its ores at point of consumption quicker and cheaper, than ever before, and will eliminate the necessity of routing ore trains through Bessemeri and up the valley to the manufacturing plants in 'Possum valley.
 The work is not being rushedA except as to ties, tracks and construction work. The fills, which are admitted ly the most extensive ever begun here, are being made by debris from the company plants. By this plan the costs are reduced and the problem of getting free of the debris is solved.
 It is stated that the October meeting of the famous engineers in this district will devote several hours of the pro gram to the inspection of this engineer ing marvel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
WIND

Eaat Gulf: Moderate to fresh north to northwest and partly overcast Sunday.
 West Gulf: Moderate southeast and south, except variable over south portion and weather fair Sunday.
 Caribbean Sea and Windward Passage; Gentle to moderate variable and weather partly overcast Sunday. storm warnings remain displayed from Wilmington, N C., to Miami, Fla. Caution advised. all vessels bound for region between Cape Hatteras and Miami, Fla.
 Sandy Hook to Hatteras; Moderate variable, and weather generally fair Sun day.
 Hatteras to Florida Straights: Fresh to strong northeast north of Latitude s2 and increasing northeast and north prob ably becoming strong along coast savan- mar southward to Jupiter and dangerous shifting gales vicinity of storm center weather overcast and showery Sunday.
 Advisory storm warngs 9;sO p. m. Northeast storm warnings continued Jacksonville to Titusyiile and northwest warnings ordered sOuthward to Miami Severe tropical storm central about 2s north T7;S0 west moving slowly west ward. Dangerous shifting gales off east Florida coast.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
J. B. WADSWORTH, JR.,
 SUCCUMBS HERE

Jesse B. Wadsworth, Jr., age %, son of Mir. and Mrs. J. B. Wadsworth of Gadsden, died Sunday night at St vincent's hospital following an abdom- inal operation.
 MT. Wadsworth IS well known in Birmingham where, until 10 years ago his family had been lifelong residents. He was manager of a large lumber mill in Tennessee for the Kentucky Lum- Der company, and has been prominent ly connected in business enterprises in this city.
 His father is president of the Etowah Trust and Savings bank of Gadsden, which he organized when he left Bir- mingham.
 Mir. Wadsworth is survived by his mother and father, two sisters, Mrs. Henry White and Mrs. Grady Gillam, and two sons, Mccoy and David Coop CT Wadsworth, all of Gadsden. The body will be accompanied Sunday to Gadsden for burial, Lige. Loy in charge. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
.LEBOU IS NAMED
 CLUB EXECUTIVE
New Yorker Assumes Of flee At Local Y. M.
 H. A.

Harry Lebau, of New York, has been named new executive director of the Birmingham branch of the Young Mems Hebre wassociation. This action, taken at recent meeting of the executive board, was announced Saturday. MT. Lebau has arrived in Birmingham and has already assumed his new office.
 Executive Director Lebau issues the following statement:
 'aThe Jewish Community center of Birmingham will strive to foster and maintain, among its members, high ideals of American citizenship. It be lieyes in the good American principle of a sane mind in q sound body. 1t will cooperate freely with other civic, social and religious organizations which work for the betterment of civic and social conditions of that Queen of the South, ouB city of Birmingham.
 "The Jewish Community center of Birmingham is democratic institu- tion, democratically governed by its membership, which is made up of young and old of both sexes.
 'The Jewish Community center of Birmingham believes that the best ideals and traditions of the Jewish faith are a worthwhile contribution to contemporary American life and cul- ture. It believes that, by fostering and maintaining these ideals and tra- ditions among it's membership, 1t will be rendering highest service to the com munity at large"
 Officers of the '. M. H. A., of Birmingham branch, are: Simon klotz, president; Louis Pizitz, vice president {; M. v. Joseph, second vice president ]: Rabbi NJ. Newfield, honorary vice president; Rabbi59S. Katz, honorary vice president; Edward M. Friend. secretary-treasurer.
 The board of directors follows: Ike Abelson, Ike Adler, Robert Aland, Jo- seph Alper, Herbert J. Baum, Sam Blach, Jake Burger, Ben Cooley, Ike Epstein, William F. Engel, H. c. Good man, William Holiner, Nathan Mar law, Dave Rich, M. Shugerman, Joseph Swedlaw, NJ. NJ. Ullman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
Recommended MOUies

Motion pictures recommended by fhe National Better Films committee. show. ing in Birmingham this week, as sn- nOuneed by Mrs. M. W. Shell. city amusement. inspector, follows:
 strand-'MOnsieur Beaucaire," es- pecially recommended.
 Rialto-"A Son of Sahara" especial ly recommended.
 Capitol-'sThe Tigers Claw" Lilies of the. Field; ;" West of the Water Tower."'
 Rogal-"Call of the Canyon" high school age and over. <}
 Princess-"Four Orphans"
 ,OdeOn-'Big Moments From Little Pictures" especially recommended high school age and over; 'The Night Hawk"
 West End-"The Third Alarm high school age and over; Sold at Auction" all ages "Thl Tigers Claw" Pest of the storm Country" high school age and over; Gall of the Canyon" high school age and over; l''The SpOilers," especially recommended high school age and over.
 Woodlawn and College-'The Abys- nal Brute" high school age and over ''The Third Alarm" high sschool age and over; "Sold at Auction" all ages Casey Jones'" high school age and over; Gall of the Canyon" high school age and over. x
 Avondale-"Kentuc Days" high school age and over "Scars of Jeal- ousy :" 'The Cobbler," all ages.
 Five Points-"The Light That Failed" especially recommended.
 North Birmingham-z.''Mo Monkey Farm" all ages.
 ChaInpion-'The Love Master" es. pecially recommended, all ages '@TO the Ladies'" high school age and over.
 Frolic-'Dancer of the Nile" mature audiences.
 Famous-"Forty Horse Hawkins" high school age and over.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
BIRMINGHAM LODGE
 HAS OPEN MEETING
HuddIestOn And Address Ad-
 dress Lodge Of Pythians

The open meeting of Birmingham ldoge, No. 85, Knights of Pythias, on Thursday evening. was. a grand sue cess, the hall being crowded with mem bers and visitors.,a a large number of the Pythian Sisters being present. Past Chancellor Ira Randall acted as mas ter of ceremonies, The United States flag was presented and the audience sang America.
 Past Chancellor Frank s. Andrews made fine talk on the work of the. order, followed by Congressman George Huddleston, who talked on the sub ject, "O1r. Duty to Our Fellow Man" Several dialect readings were rendered by the ladies. which were well re- 'eeived.
 After the program, a splendid repast of iced watermelons was served, thus bringing to 3 close delightful evening. A full attendance of the membership is requested for the regular meeting next Thursday evening.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
DAVIS SPEECH
 DISAPPOINTS
 LOCAL KHAN

John ". Davis denunciation of the Ku Klux Klan in his speech at Seagirt, N. T., has occasioned wide spread surprise and bitter disap- pointment among leaders and prt- yates of the hooded organization in Birmingham and Alabama, an offi- cial high in the councils of the Tn visible Empire" told The Age-Herald Saturday.
 'sDon't use my name," this official said.~ But you can say that you learned from an authoritative source that the boys didn't expect anything better from La Toilette but are as- tonished and disappointed at the at titude of the democratic nominee for president"
 The official, who is well-known in Birmingham went on to say that klansmen here expect President Coolidge to follow suit" in his next public utterance.
 As the klansman talked with the reporter, a newsboy passed, flash ing a headline saying that Charles G. Dawes, republican nominee for vice president, had denounced the klaH in emphatic terms.
 Coolidge will jump on us next, :" he said. He didn't want to have to open his mouth, but Davis has forced him to take stand guess he will say just as many mean things as his two opponents and his running mate have said. But, afteF all, what do we care, and why should we worry ?"
 The reporter asked what the effect of these attacks by the candidates would have on the membership of the klan.
 70, we'll just have to hold our noses when we vote" he replied. "As far as I'm concerned, I'm going to vote the democratic ticket straight. and believe most of the boys down hara will dn likaxvf1a1 1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
SNEAKS GUN BY,
 SHOOTS UP JAIL

A. F. Steele stole march on city fail authorities Saturday night and incl dentally proved as hard as his name would imply. Arrested on a charre 0f being drunk, Steele managed to sneak q revolver by the warden when he was searched, hiding the weapon between his legs, it is thought,
 Once inside the jail, Steele jerked forth his pistol, and emptied 1t with five successive shots. No damage was done, it was found after the shots had been fired and the jail had ceased to yibrate. S
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
NEGRO IS WOUNDED
 M GUN BATTLE

Emanuel Avery negro, 704 Lafayette street, Pratt City, is in the Hillman hos pital suffering with bullet through his left arm, and right leg, and police are looking for I. R. Blivins, negro store-keeper, 416 Carlisle street, Pratt City, who they charge did the shoot ing.
 The shooting was the outgrowth of a fight between Avery and negro wOm- an in the store owned by Blivins, o. D. Brown, city detective, who investigated the shooting, stated. Blivins left the scene after firing the shots, but police believe that he will come in and glve up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
BELL COMPANY i. PLANS SURVEY
 OF BIRMINGHAM
Development Programs Of Firm Will Be
 Determined

Although there has been no official announcement from headquarters of the organization, it is understood that the Southern Bell Telephone company will again make an intensive survey of the Birmingham district, beginning Jan uary 1. These surveys are made every five years, with the last one in 1920.
 Purpose of this survey, which brings out some exceptionally valuable statis- tics with predictions as to the future expansion of the city, is to determine development programs of the company. By planning intelligently for expected growth brought out by the data, the company is able to save thousands of dollars annually.
 Sixteen Experts on Staff.
 The work is conducted by staff of 10 experts, who are employed only i'll this pursuit by the company in vario6s sections of the country. A house count, vacant lot tabulation, population, tele- phone traffic, industries, are all figured in with a remarkable degree of accu- racy. About six months are necessary to complete the survey
 Previous records of the surveys and the development of Birmingham have proved that the data has been correct in practically all instances. Sometimes unlocked for incidents arise to mar the ,.rocrastinations, but as a rule the sys- tenn, worked out by years of scientific study, is correct.
 Examples of Survey.
 A few examples in the Birmingham survey is the development of the War rior river and the Port of Mobile, which were predicted by the survey. Orig nation of a community at Five Points was listed in the survey long before it came into prominence.
 One interesting get of figures, which showed A decrease last year and expect ed to still further slump in 1925, is the number of persons per family. In 1920 this figure was at 4.31, while last year 1t was 4.21. The next survey may find 1t near Al, it is said.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
THE WEATHER

Extreme northwest Florida, Alabama. Mississippi: Partly cloudy Sunday and Monday, possibly scattered showers.
 Louisiana: Sunday and Monday gener- ally fair. continued high temperature.
 Arkansas and Oklahoma: Suday and Monday generally fair, little change in temperature
 East Texas: Sunday and Monday gem orally fair, continued warm. : West Texas: Sunday and Monday part
 North Carolina Partly cloudy Sunday and Monday, followed by local showers
 South Carolina; Mostly cloudy. prob@ ably showers Sunday and Monday.
 Georgia: Partly cloudy followed by To- cal showers Sunday; Monday showers.
 Florida: Partly cloudy, probably local showers Sunday; Monday rain.
 Tennessee and Kentucky: Generally fair Sunday and probably Monday; little change in temperature. <
 Summary of observations made at sta tions of the United States Weather Bu- reau, during the 24 hours ending at I D. m.s s0th meridian time. August z3 lrssa arSYIa Y1 Vn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
SUMMER DAYS
 ARE BUSY DAYS
 FOR BOTTLERS

When the thermometer, sizzling around par, takes on added energy and climbs to previously unex- plored regions, don't think the en- tire world Is going to the. dogs, for somebody actually gets a kick out of it..
 According to statictics of the Birmingham Bottling association, every added degree on real hot days makes a difference of about 5000 bottles in the sale of bever- ages. So you cannot blame the bottIer for smiling inwaFdly at the heat.
 Figures of the organization de- velop that on good scorchers, around 100000 bottles are con stunned by. the Birmingham public, This means that several of the pop ulation of men, women and chil- dren have to drink two bottles daily.
 The summer months are, of course, the heavy ones for the bot tiers. Of the 12 large bottlers here, all work at capacity produc- tion, in some instances putting night forces in operation. This capacity production, with machines which make possible the bottling of 30 to minute, means consider able activity in the bottling field, but no matter how fast the ma- chinery works, 1t never gets very far ahead of the consumers.
 During the entire 12 months of last year around 43,000, 900 bot tIes of soft drinks were swallowed here, which, placed end to end, would reach $500 miles. Approxi- mately two-thirds of the output was taken between May and September.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
SCHOOL CENSUS
 SHOWS INCREASE
1924 Records Show 9,131 More Children Than
 1922

With the completion of revision and tabulation of school census returns from all districts of the county, an m crease in Jefferson county of S,l51 children of ages from 6 to 20 years over figures of the 1922 census is of ficially announced by Dr. N. K. Baker, Superintendent of county schools.
 In 1922 there were 90, ,4S0 children of school age in the county, whereas in 1924 there are 106,379, a 1O.20 per cent increase. Of these, 63,5S6, or 69.77 per cent, are white and 42,793, or 4O.2S per cent, are colored children.
 In Birmingham proper, there are 0o,- 532, 32,779 white and 23,753 colored: as reported in the announcement Of returns at the administration building of the city board of education two weeks ago. This is growth of S.1 per cent for Birmingham.
 In the county, the growth in the last two year period between census IS from 35,244 to 40,736, an increase of 5,4S2 or 12.79 per cent.
 The following table shows the, pres ent distribution of school children throughout the county:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24

"Sold before noon"-the usual report following a For Sale" Want Ad in The Age-Herald.
Evening star., 1924-07-22
THos- ]. OWEN ( son. ACcTI0NEERs.
TRUSTEES SALE OF AN UNDIVIDED ONE
THIRD INTEREST IN CERTAIN REAL

TRUSTEES SALE OF AN UNDIVIDED ONE
THTEP lTTEEEST n rERTAIN REAL
BY virtue of certain deed Of trust duly
recorded in Libcr No. 1876. folio -145 ct seq.
of the land records of the District of Column
bia. and at the request Of the party secured
public, auction. in, the office of Thns. J. Owen
& Son, 1881 g st. NV. MONDAY. THE 28th
DAY OF JULY. A.D. 1924. AT 2 O'CLOCK
PM. one-third interest in the following de.
scribed land and premises. situate in the city
of Washington. District of Columbia. and des-
ignated and being lot 20 In Alexander r.
as per plat recorded in Lber R. W, folio 80.
of the records Of the surveyor Of the District
Of Columbia.
The above described property being now
Defrces street northwest Washington. D. c.
And lot 10 in James f. Turton and George
II. Turtons subdivision Of lots in square 317,
as per plat recorded in Iiber l6. 1T folio ITO:
Of the records of the office OF the surveyor OF
the District of Columbia.
The above described property being now
known as and improved by premises No. BIZ
Eleventh street northwest. Washington, D. G.
And lots 4 and 5 in the subdivision made by
the heirs Of John Davidson of square 342. as
per plat recorded in Liber n X, folios 90
and as Of the rseGrds % OF chi the once OF the sur
The above described property being now
known az and improved by premises Nos. 1009-
IO1l K street northwest, Washington, d: G.
will be ne required at time Of sale. All convey.
ancing. recording. revenue stamps. etc, at
cost OF purchaser. Terms Of sale to be COM
piled with within 80 days from day OF sale.
resell the property, at the risk and cost Of
defaulting purchaser, after FIVE days adver-
tisement of such resale in some newspaper
published in washington, D. G;
. HARRY S. wBLCH, Jr.