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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-02
MRS. RICHARD DEXTER HONORED IN MEMPHIS.

:. Mrs. Richard Dexter of Montgonerys who is the guest of Mrs. William p. ,Palmore in Memphis, Tenn., is being delightfully."- entertained during her stay in that beautiful city. Theatre parties, bridge parties, Iuncheons, dinners and many other social affairs have been planned in honor of Mrs. Dexter, who is one of Montgomery's most popular matrOuS = . -.:.@s -, f.4l ssG
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-02

honoring the birthday anniversary of Mir. Sherman. .|
 (. In the dining room. the. beautifully embossed birthday cake centered the table. Lighted tapers at the four cor aiers in silver holders shed a soft glow over the. whole. ~ y *
 Mesdames H.@A. Denton, j. B., Hart, John Jones, Herman Cannon and Frank Ussery assisted the hostess in serving delicious refreshments. '.~'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-02

In a recent murder trial in Mon treal the jury were sworn in, the case presented and a verdict returned, all within a period of ten minutes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-02
HARMONY CLUB PROGRAM A MUSICAL TEA .,,

Thursday afternoon the Country club was the scene of beautiful musi- cal tea, given by the Harmony club. At clock a~Feception was held honor ing visiting artists who appeared on the program.
 At 3 80 the following program, un- der the leadership of Mrs. w. J. Ken: froe, was enjoyed by large number of members and their friends: .9,
 Part T. "% <.
 Piano, 'Tenth Rhapsody (Liszt), Miss Gladys King.
 Sextette, My Heart and Thy Sweet Voice" lSamson and Delilah, Saint Saens), Mesdames E. N. Loftin. Troy Iewis,, Leslie Smart, Walter Barnes, HoweH Coe. W. D. Paschal.
 Rifno,s Midsummer Nights Dream" (Liszt), Mrs. J. T. Whatley, Jr.
 Voice.. selected, Mrs. Sam Williams
 Part rI-(Given by Hartford C1ub).
 Chorus, La Serenade" CTosti).,
 Voice, Happy Song (Del, Riego) Mrs. Arthur c. Akin.
 Piano, selected, Miss Frieda Wich. man. 5i
 Voice, Aria. "Fidelo" (Beethoven) ) :, Mrs. Akin.
 q s+,a U. D. c. MEETS
 Hostesses on this occasion were Mes danes J. T. Trawiek, S. A. Jeter, A. r. Malone, Gipsy Boozer and W. c: Sher- man.
 Mesdames w. W. Jonston, w. H. Yarbrough and A. T. Marchman were joint hostesses to the United Daugh- ters of the Confederacy Wednesday aft ernoon at the home of the latter.
 The program included:
 "A Night on the Field of Battle" Mrs. J. l.. Jackson.
 "The Ride of Roberts Pollock Mrs. NJ. K. Ford.
 SongJ Dixie" . Josh Clarke.
 Last Song in a Burning Home" Mrs. B. w. Armstrong, :, -, :
 Solo, 'The Twenty-thiYd Psalm (ar- ranged by Mrs. w, s.. Wilson,, Mrs. Eric Gellerstedt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-02
YOUNG MATRONS'
 BOOK CLUB

On Friday evening, Mrs. Roy Hill was a gracious hostess to her card club at hera lovely new home. Houston Heights. Cut flowers and potted plants adotned%the living and dining rooms, where tables were placed for the games. After several interesting. games Mrs. Tram Culver and Mrs. A. NJ. Hill of Waycross assisted the hostess in serv- ing refreshments to the players.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-02
HONORS HUSRANn,s

; Mrs. w. O.. Sherman entertained at six tables of bridge Friday evening,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-02

S4S A gold mine in Brazil has been ex- plotted for over seventy years, and Its annual output is about $2,500,000. ssApproximately 100000 tons of pa- per of all grades were produced in the United States in 1923.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-06-05
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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-06-05

Mrs Gertrude Sanborn will be i'll
town Thursday, Friday and Saturday
of each week at Mrs. Stella Dins
more's Beauty Parlors on Water
street to meet her former customers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-19
MARINE PLANK
 TO BE PROPOSED
Thompson Would Rebuke G. o. P. For Section
 28 Failure

WASHINGTON. June 18.-A mer- chant marine plank charging the re- publican administration with failure to make effective the preferential pro visions of the merchant marine act will be submitted for consideration it was learned today by the resolutions com mittee of the democratic national con vention in New York.
 The plank has been prepared by Frederick I. Thompson, commissioner of the shipping board from the gulf section and a member of the resolu- tions committee of the convention from Alabama. It is said to have the in dorsement of Senator Fletcher of Florida, ranking democratic member of the Senate commerce committee.
 The plank. it was said. in addition to charging the republicans with fail ure to invoke Section 2S of the ma rine act providing for through rail water rates to shippers using American bottoms, criticises them for not extend ing the coastwise laws to the Philip pines.
 It also contains a declaratio for an American merchant marines, American built, and American-manned and for operation of the trade routes by the government until such time as the American farmers and manufacturers are assured reasonable rates and full protection against discriminatory for oiPn nracticeS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-19
WALDROP TAKES LEAD BY TWO
 IN VOTE RECOUNT
Copeland Nosed Out With
 Two-Thirds Of Boxes Completed

With two-thirds of the 1S1 boxes in the county completed, W. J. Waldrop led W. B. Copeland by only two votes for fifth place on the county board ot revenue, when managers of the recount ing of votes recessed for the day at g 80 o'clock Wednesday night
 Earlier in the day, Copeland had nosed into lead over Waldrop. which at one time reached 10 votes. Returns from other precincts throughout the county, however, cut Copeland's margin down gradually, until, at 80 o'clock Waldrop passed him and took the curve by two votes.
 From then until g 80 o'clock it was a see-saw between the two, with first the one and then the other in the lead.
 Although it was once thought that the recount would be completed by Saturday, it appeared probable We'd nesday night. according to Dr. R. F. Lovelady, chairman of the county dem- ocratic committee and also chairman of the recount managers, that the laborious and tedious work would be carried into the early days of next week.
 As the race has become gradually narrower and narrower, it appears that the winner will not be decided until the last boxes are counted. Waldrop and Copeland are spending most of their time at the courthouse. Each has a clerk assisting the committee and checking over all the ballot slips, watching for mistakes in returns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-19
LYRIC CLOSES
 FOR SUMMER
Seasons Program Sudden ly Halted And COm-
 pany To Leave

Those who go to the Lyric theatre Thursday for the purpose of purchasing ticket to the advertised summers pro- duction may be greeted at the box of flee with Not Tonight, Dearie."
 The curtains of the theatre were swung down Wednesday night, and the house will remain dark for the summer, despite the fact that musical comedy company had been engaged to play until the autumn months.
 The Honey Bunch" company, which was presenting Not Tonight, Dearie." will leave Birmingham. Edward Ray mond, manager of the theatre, would give no reason for the action in closing the show.
 The only announcement made by the management was that the theatre would open the Labor Day, September 1, with a program of Keith vaudeville and motion pictures, and that between new and then a new air cooling system would be installed.
 The Honey Bunch company has been playing at the Lyric for the past three weeks, and fair sized audiences are said to have greeted the performers on the various nights of their appear ance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-19
MAJORITY REPORT
 EXONERATES GRANT
Veterans Bureau District Mana ger Declared To Be Efficient

WASHINGTON, June 1S.-Major Louis T. Grant. manager of the Twelfth district of the Veterans bureau. has been exonerated of charges against him, in the majority report of com mittee of investigation, which has been approved by Director Hines of the bu- reau.
 'The committee finds that Louis T. Grant is at the present time efficient, morally fit for the office which he governs, and that the disabled men of this district have not suffered because of anything under the control of Major Grant, or any disclosures made regard ing him. the majority report states.
 A minority report declares that most of the charges against Major Grant have not been substantiated, but that ''he has failed to organize as efficient staff as he should have done" and ''the best interests of the bureau will be served by his retirement as district manager"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-19
Reality Transfers

Mary McGreever and husband, Hugh McGreever. and Beatrice Dowd and husband, r. J. Dowd, to Sarah Green berg, lot 21, block 51, property along north side of North Fifth avenue, for $22, ,500.
 Everett Shepherd to G. B. Brown lot r, block 7S, by Elyton Land com. pany survey, for $500 and other good and valuable considerations.
 Calvin Jones to Madeline Solomon lots Is and 17, block 112, according tC Dr. Joseph R. Smiths survey of Smith fild, for $5,500.
 w. A. Davidson to Mrs. Minnie G Smith, part of lot s, block g, accord ing to Elyton Land company survey for $12,250.
 T. C. Windham to Oscar W. Adams lot 9, block 1, according to Dr. Joseph R. Smiths survey of Smithfield, fol S7,5O0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-19
HOWARD CLASSES
 TO BE CONTINUED
So Popular, Will Go Through Second Term,
 BOhannOn

Enrolment in the graduate classes in the Howard summer school has so far exceeded expectations, that all classes will be continued during the sec ond term, which begins July IA, William E. Bohannon, director of the summer school, declared Wednesday.
 Especially large also has been the en- rollment in classes in rural school methods, under the instruction of Dr. Lula Bradford, primary supervisor of the Birmingham schools, and in social and general psychology, under Profes- sor Bohannon and Professor Booth.
 Biology classes taught by Dr. s. A. Ives, and history classes by Miss Jen- nie Hoffman, dean of women of the summer school, are also having heavy enrolment.
 It is expected that enrolment in the second term will be increased by 100 per cent over that of last year, and registration for the latter part of the summer will approach in number that of the first term.
 Chapel exercises on Wednesday of each week are proving popular feature of the school. A musical program un- der the direction of Prof. Paul de Launay, Madame Olive de Launay and Prof. Fred Wiegand will be offered as entertainment at the chapel exercises of next Wednesday.
 Additional members of the faculty engaged for the second term are Frank Ordway, head of the department of mathematics in Phillips High school, who will be instructor in mathematics B. B. Baker, superintendent of Fair field schools, who will instruct in rural education, social education and admin istration of physical education in public schools, and Kingman c. She1burne, 1 teacher of French.
 Practically all the work offered in the first term will be repeated during the second term. Classes of the sec ond term will be continued only five weeks, meeting six days per week, in accordance with the state uniform law in regard to summer schools.
 Special round trip rates will be offer ed again by the railroads at the opening | of the second term
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-19
VAN WICK JAILED
 ON SPEED CHARGE
Outran Authorities Until Gas
 Gave Out

HACKENSACK, N. J., June 1S.- Prescott Vanwyck. 24 years old, prom inent socially in New York city, was released in custody of counsel today after a night in the county jail for refusing an officers command to stop for reckless driving and for driving while intoxicated, Vanwyck was cap tured here after 25-mile chase from Butler, N. J., where state motor vehicle inspectors commanded him to halt for speeding Police staid that Vanwyck's automobile was so speedy that it was only because his gas gave out that the officers were able to catch him.
 In company with Vanwyck were Miss Frances Redeagle. Indian girl from Texas, said to be studying for the movies in New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-19
YOUTH ESCAPES
Burl C0rdell FleeS Tennessee Hospital
 For Nervous Diseases

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, June 1S.- Burl Cordell. youth, who is alleged to have confessed" while serving a sen tence in the Tennessee penitentiary, the staying of young woman here in 1922, escaped last night from the state hos pital for nervous diseases with Elmer Kramer of Krittenden county, accord ing to an announcement today. They still were at liberty this afternoon.
 Cordell recently was declared to be insane by a circuit court jury when he was placed on trial on a charge of stealing an automobile. Officials stat ed that they were unable to establish any evidence to connect him with the staying of the young woman and he was not tried for that crime.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-19
TEXAS WILL OPPOSE
 RAIL CONSOLIDATION
State To Enter Suit Against U.
 s. Government

AUSTIN, Texas, June 1S.-Suit against the United States government and against the New Orleans, Texas and Mexico railway Gulf Coast Lines ) ostop the International Great North ern merger with the Gulf Lines, is to be started by the state of Texas, in the federal district court at New Orleans, the attorney generals department an nounced here today. The action will be based on the ground that the pro posed merger violates the state consti- tuition of Texas.
 The Texas constitution pronlDirs the consolidation of parallel or competing lines and prohibits railroad companies organized under the laws of this state from consolidating with railways Of any other state.
 Assistant Attorney General Frank Kemp has gone to New Orleans for the purpose of filing the suit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-19

statement that there are now more than 900 men and women engaged in its home office and in the field who have been on it's rolls more than 20 years, and scores of these have 30 or more years of effort to their credit.
 One interesting finding in survey of the veterans shows that of 300 men and women employed in 1893, when the Metropolitan offices were in Park Place, New York, 1S6 are actively at work. Seventy-four of these are women and one of them, Miss Carrie Foster, has AZ years of service to her credit. She reports for business daily and directs one of the busiest of the Metropolitan's divisions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-19
SHOT BY MISTAKE
Negro Servant Slightly Wounded, As
 Man Hunts Burglar

Hearing a noise i'm the kitchen of his house about midnight Wednesday, A. H. Thomson, 1725 Avenue c, Ensley went to investigate and shot by mis- take and slightly wounded NJ. Smith, a negro servant who lived in the rear yard. Thomson saw the negro walk ing in the yard and thought he was a burglar, he said. The negro was taken to the Ensley hospital, where it was said he would recover
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-19
KIwANIANs CELEBRATE
Unable To Get Radio Program From
 Denver

TALLADEGA, Ala, June 18.- Especial. J-The Talladega Kiwanis club celebrated all-Kiwanis night at the Purefoy hotel Monday night. Due to atmospheric conditions the radio pro- gram broadcasted from the international Kiwanis convention at Denver could not be heard in Talladega, though a receiv- ing set had been hooked up.
 Annie Mae Fant-Annie Mae Fant, age 19, died at her home Monday night.
 Trash Brings Fine-Henry Lewis, negro barber shop owner, and June Scott, negro pool room operator, were each fined S2 and costs in recorder s court on charge of violation of the trash ordinance which prohibits sweep ing of debris or trash into gutters of paved streets in Talladega.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-19
". H. NICHOLS GETS
 VETERANS MEDAL
Has Served Has Served 20 Years With Insurance Company

A veterans medal emblematic of 20 years of continuous service with his employers has been presented to W. H. Nichols, manager in Birmingham, by the Metropolitan Life Insurance com pany. MT. Nichols is one of twenty five representatives of the Metropolitan so honored within recent date.
 The company disclosed in a recent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-19
Buttons. lOc dozen

Mother of pearl and Ori- ental pearl buttons, I2 to p ligne, two or four holes or self-shank styles half fine or better. which means good buttons for boys blouses. mems shirts,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-19
GETS s25O,OOO ALIMONY
Lump Sum Granted To Mrs. Ju .. Whittier WelIman

SAN FRANCISCO, June 1S.-Ali. mony in lump sum of a quarter of a million dollars was granted here yester- day with a divorce decree to Mrs. Jule Whittier Wellman. Mrs. Wellman after nearly 30 years of married life accused her husband. a San Francisco businessman, of cruelty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-19
THREE ARRESTED

J. B. Mullins, Fred Bell and R. P. Crutcher, are held in the county jail with bonds totaling $7,600, after hay ing been arrested in Tarrant City We'd nesday afternoon on warrants issued by Judge H. B. Abernethy charging resisting an officer, use of abusive lam guage in the presence of a woman, and public drunkenness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-19
70 SUPER STATIONS
 TO COVER COUNTRY
New Discoveries To Eliminate
 Radio Interference

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.June 1s.- power radio broadcast stations covering the entire United States are planned by large electrical and radio companies, Pierre Boucheron of New York. radio expert, announced at the convention of the Associated Manufacturers of Elec. trical Supplies here.
 He declared that recent discoveries when put into general use would entire ly eliminate interference" commonly encountered with wireless receiving
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-19
PASTORS HOME BOMBED

NEWPORT, Ky. June 1S.-A bomb was exploded early today in the resi- dence of the Rev. William F. Gregory pastor of Grace Methodist Episcopal church, who for several months has been active in a campaign against law lessness in Newport and nearby Ken tuck municipalities. The damage was slight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-19

dresses, etc. 10c a dozenI Mother of pearl buttons, 25c card -- ocean pearl. sizes from a dime to a half dollar. l2 or 6 to a card, beautiesl
 Main floor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-19
F. G. CARPENTER DIES
Newspaper Man mad Globe TrOtter Is
 Cystitis Victim

SHANGHAI, June 1s.-Frank e. Carpenter, newspaper man, author and globe trotter, died at Nanking early to- day of cystitis, according to word re- ceived here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-19
M. & o. ROAD SEEKS
 TO ABANDON LINE
Petition Involves FOur-Mile Link
 Near Mobile

WASHINGTON, June 1S.-The Mo, bile & Ohio Railroad today asked au- thority of the Interstate commerce com. mission to abandon four miles of line from Delchamps to Alabama Port, Ala
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-19
INDICTMENT SUSTAINED
Broker Charged with ManipuIstifsa
 MarhOt To Boost Stock

NEW YORK, June 1e.--An indict ment returned last April against Jollr Farson, Wall street broker, chareinf him with having manipulated the mar ket to boost the price of Hercules Pc troleum company stock in 1919, was sustained today by Judge Rosalsky Parsons indictment followed his ex. pulsion from the New York stock ex. change.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-19

Lost articles are found, work is oh- tained, help is secured, real estate is sold, through Want Ads placed in The Age-Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-19
Cool lingerie
 for summer

Even more important than crisp cool frocks are the dainty bits of feminine lingerie to under them. leddies vests and bloomers of plisse crepe are comfy" for warm weather wearing and ever 60 to launder. Peach. orchid. flesh and white are the colors At $1.9S garment. Tailored gowns to match, $2.9S.
 Costume slips of sheer white nainsook are dainty enough to meath any wash frock Twenty inch hem of self material. Lace and hemsttchinx trim. At $1. Dainty shadow hatiste fashions trim little teddes, vest and step-ins Some tailored with bodice tops Others frled with lace and ribbons. Snowy white and soft flower colors. All sizes. Just $1. Gowns of shadow batiste. also $1.
 Second floor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-19
GIOve- silk
  5SundieS''

Bodice top vests of cool. glove silk are in flesh. orchid. honeydew and white. Sizes 36 to 42. at $2.Ss.
 Boomers to match with the special marvel-fit fea- ture. Dark shades. also, at SAYS.
 Second floor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-19

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-19

When the summer-smart woman goes week-ending she doesn't carry lot of troublesome luggage. Instead she wisely chooses fetching rocks that meet most every occasion with equal ease Sken crepe in all its ustrous phases from Roshanara to Georsette is the favored fabric Some times printed often plain it lends itself gracefully pleatsflattering laces-long slim ines
 In all the cool colors of the season. Convenient sizes for misses l4 to 20 women 36 to 54 Conveniently priced, too. at $2475.
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New Britain herald., 1924-03-04
". P. CRABTREE DEVELOPING DANBURY SCHOOL LAYOUT
New Britain Architect Associated ill Studying Building Needs fin
 Connecticut City

i Architect Walter r. Crabtree of this i city has been employed in conjunc i ton with Watson & Sunderland of i Danbury and Tooker X Marsh of New York, by the special building commit tee of the school board in the city of Danbury as consulting architect to study the school situation in that city and develop sketches for the new buildings and alterations 10 be built
 during the coming year.
 The projects under consideration are to take care of the school needs in Danbury, present and future. There will be a new high school building of the unit plan for the ac- commodations of 1900 pupils with gymnasium and auditorium, an eight room addition to the Balmforth ave nue school and q 12 room addition to the Locust avenue grammar school. It has been found necessary to en- large the present high school to ac- commodate 1,200 more pupils there. This problem is being considered with and without q new gymnasium and auditorium.
 MT. Crabtree has also been commits stoned by the city of Ansonia to de- velop the school system in that city. and has several buildings in progress there.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-04
TORPEDOES, GAS AND. WATER AS DEFENSE.
New York BoOtlesSerS Put Up
 Vigorous Battle

New York. March 4.-Prohibition agents attacking a bootlegger's es- tabiishment yesterday were met by torpedoes. gas and water defense but emerged as triumphant captors Of a s5o.o00 redistilling apnartus whose daily output was estimated at 2e.- GOO gallons. The operatives escaped.
 Throwing front and rear doors open simultaneously, the raiders were met by a detonation; they drew their pistols. thinking they were fired upon. Investigation re- yealed that the shots" came from railroad torpedoes fastened in the doors to warn the workers.
 Proceeding. the party was met by gas attack which persisted even after the valves had been turned of. The gas man was summoned and discovered that the gas escaped from a main which the hootleggers had tapped to steal fuel for their opera tions.
 Entering the room where the elaborate plan was concealed with 20 barrels of denatured alcohol and other supplies, the officers met and repulsed the last attack which came when cooling Nats stationed overhead upset and drenched them to the skin.
 But the enemy. amply warned by the torpedoes, had escaped.