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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-25
MASSEY ENTERS
SKYSCRAPER LIST
Announcement OF Power
Company's New Home
Starts Fever

Skyscraper fever seems to have hit
Birmingham in earnest since the an
nouncement of the building of the Ala
bama Power company's home office
building.
Richard W. Massey is the next
capitalist to come out for an office
building and will erect one on the pres
ent site of Patterson's cigar store,
Third avenue and Twenty-first street.
1t was stated some months ago that
this corner, opposite the Title Guaran-
tee building would be developde this fall
and would be occupied by a bank. This
is true, but it was announced Thursday
morning that the bank would only have
part of the building and that there will
be many stories over it.
10 to is Floors
Decision as to the number, it is said,
has not been made final. but from 10
to 10 floors are being discussed. The
structure, it is said, according to plans
being made, will cost between a half
and. three-quarters of million dollars
and will not be entirely unlike the
Title building across the street.
Mr.. Massey, it was stated Thursday
uiolhAhs, 10 HOI III the city ut present,
but has appointed agents to act for
him in regard to the new building.
Discussion of the soon to be built
home office of the Alabama Power COM
pany was rife in Birmingham Thurs
day. 1t developed that the power COM
pany had bought, in all, realty at
Sixth avenue and Eighteenth street
that entailed an expenditure of APP
proximately $4,000.
Murray Brown has bought the cor
ner of Sixth avenue and Nineteenth
street, and will invest seventy-five or
eighty thousand dollars in shop build
ings. Sixth avenue is beginning to
hum as a result Of Wednesday morn
ings announcement and. several trades
of considerable size are reported brew
ing. 1t was also stated Thursday
morning that an effort is being made
to interest the Alabama Power COM
pany in available property closer to the
business district, but it is believed
doubtful if the organizations officials
will switch from the lot carefully select
ed for their own home building.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-25

Der of the Ruth Harvard, Whynfred
and Bruce company that appears in a
swinging ring act to close the bill.
Accomplishing the same feat that has
won world renown for Lillian Leitzel,
Of circus fame, this young lady won
round after round of applause from the
audience.
Jimmy Hodges, well known musical
comedy star, and old favorite through
out the south, is the headliner attrac-
tion at the theatre. His act this year
maintains his usual standard, and his
comic songs met with instant success.
Card tricks, presented with an un-
usual and interesting line of patter,
are offered by J. Warren Keane and
Grace White in the first act. A ''spir-
it, handkerchief stunt also is intro
duced by this pair.
Viola Rudell and Edward DUNCAN
are highly entertaining with their mu-
steal comedy revuettes. A few songs,
some clever and comic limitations and
a bit of dancing comprise this rapid
fire act.
A comedy playlet, including black
face comedian character, is presented
by James (Fat) Thompson and com.
pany.
A special educational picture of un-
usual interest and Pathe News reel
are being shown in connection with
the vaudeville.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-25
THE WEATHER

Extreme northwest FLORIDA and Ala
bama; Fair Friday, Saturday cloudy.
probably showers and thundershowers;
mild temperature.
Georgia. Fair Friday: Saturday increas-
ing cloudiness, possibly showers in west
and north portion; little change in tenn
perature.
Florida: Fair Friday and Saturday.
Mississippi: Increasing cioudiness. pos
sibly local thundershowers in west por-
ton Friday; Saturday showers and thun-
derstorms. followed by nooler.
Tennessee and Kentucky: Fair in east
and most cloudy, possibly local thunder
showers in west portion Friday; satur.
day showers -s<4
Louisiana Friday increasing: cloudi-
northwest portion; Saturday thunder
followed by thundershowers. cooler in
northwest portion; Saturday probably
thundershowers. cooler.
showers, cooler. winds becoming fresh to
strong northwest; Saturday generally
fair. rising temperature in northwest por--
ton.
East Texas: Friday local Thunderstorm
ers. cooler in northwest and north CEN
trail portions: Saturday probably thunder
in west portion, cooler in east and south
portions.
East Gulf: Moderate southeast. and
weather generally fair Friday.
west Gulf: Fresh southeast ana south
and weather overcast, possibly local rains
Friday.
Sandy Hook to Hatteras: Moderate to
fresh shifting and weather partly over
cast Friday.
Hatteras to Florida Straits Moderate
variable except esaterly over extreme
south portion and weather. fair Friday.
Summary of observations made at sta
lions of the United States weather bureau,
during the "a hours ending at D. M,
Goth meridian time. April "a, 1924:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-25
THE IDEAL WOMAN

Strong, healthy and beautiful in
form and feature with. happy disposi-
ton. Upon her condition depends the
physical well-being of her children and
the happiness of those about her. 1t is
only by making the best of herself that
a woman can give her best to the
world. When weak and ailing there is
one tried and true remedy, Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound made
from roots and herbs which for fifty
years has been restoring the women of
America to health and happiness.-Adv,
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Be Like a Girl.
In vim and vivacity
BIZ Edna Wallace Hopper

CkUC0 uUpp6F
So my Inner Youth combines all
these essentials. And that combina-
ton brings me results / want all
women to enjoy. No woman who once
knows them would take fortune for
them. -
{. I do not take Inner Youth constantly.
In two or three weeks it brings me to
the heights. Then 1 wait until any
forces seem to decline, and take IL
again to revive them. That is what
you should do-iust keep yourself at
your best.
I'll Take the Risk
l want all women who need more
vitality to take my Inner Youth.
Women who tire easily, women who
lack vim. want Inner Youth to bring
to them what it always brings to me.
Your dealer will supply one bottle
at my risk. If results fail to delight
you, he will return your money and
charge the amount to me.
The dealers named below supply
Edna Wallace Hopper's Inner Youth.
1t is for women only-not for men.
Go learn what it does for you. If it
brings you back that youthful spirit,
use 1t as you need. know of nothing
to offer~womankind so valuable as this.
The price is SIPS per bottle.
Sold by Greene Drug Co., Parker's
Drug Co., Hagan-Dunlap Drug Co., Gil
chist-Tarrant Drug Co., Wilmington
Pharmacy, Eugene Jacobs Drug Store;
Doster-Northington Drug Co., whole
sale distributors.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-25

Wright. the daughter of the old Wyo-
ming cattleman. This part is played
by David Terrence, WHO typifies the
old westerner with becoming fidelity.
Readers of the novel will remember
Curly, the ranch foreman, who tells the
story of Bonnie Belts romance in the
book. Frank Sheridan was chosen for
this part by Victor Schertzinger. James
Morrison plays opposite Miss Calhoun
and has one of the lovable roles for
which he is noted.
The picture has been extravagant-
ly produced, the sets showing the man
sion in the city being the most lavish
in architecture and furnishings that
have been seen recently. The ranch
life gives plenty of opportunity for
showing the bopndless expanse of the
great west
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b. A. WATSON DIES
OF SHORT ILLNESS
Was Superintendent OF Phillips
Lester Manufacturing Co.

2. A. Watson. SO years old. 1881
North Thirty-sixth street, superintend-
ent of the Phillips Lester Manufactur-
ing company, died at o'clock Thurs
day morning at a local infirmary, fol-
lowing a short illness.
He is survived by his widow. Mrs.
Hattie Watson; his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. P. B. Watson sister, Mrs
Katie Love, and a brother, H. T. Wat
SON.
The body will be sent to Chocrolocco.
Ala, by Ridout for burial Friday aft
ernoon. The Phillips Lester Manufactur-
ing company's store and plant viii be
closed all day Friday.
Mr.. Watson was born June 2. 1887,
at Choccolocco, Ala. and moved to Bir-
Niingham II years ago. He was a Ma
son, Knight Templar and Shriner.
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AT THE LYRIC

A sleight-of-hand artist, swinging
ring performers, comedians and an act
of entertainment through musical COM
edy sketches all are to be found on the
well balanced bill that is being offered
Lyric patrons for the last half of the
week. The precedent for good work
because of National Vaudeville Artists
Week, that was set by artists appear
ing in acts at the Lyric during the first
half, is being maintained.
Probably the most remarkable feat
of the entire bill is presented by a mem
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LAVISH SETTINGS :
IN CAPITOL FILM
Ranch Life And Smart Society
Shown In Photoplay

Another of Emerson Hough's famous
stories has been picturized for the
screen. 1t is THE Man Next Door,, .
one of the most delightful of this au-
thors most noted works.
Victor Schertzinger produced 1.-THE
Man Next Door" for Vitagraph and he
was given unlimited opportunities to
do the story full justice. 1t will be
shown at the Capitol theatre Friday
and Saturday.
Alice Calhoun, who is one of the ia
vorite screen stars among the fans of
this city, will be seen as Bonnie Bell
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LAUREL. Miss., April 24.--(spss
cial. Elaborate plans are being pre-
pared for the closing exercises of the
Shady Grove school near here, with
Judge Robert s. Hall delivering the
graduating address Friday night,
May 2.
Wholesale wedding Of the Laurel
baseball garden began yesterday when
Baxter Sparks, manager of the Laurel
Cotton States League club, handed
walking papers to.every member of the
large squad with the exception of nine
men. II
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MUSIC RECITAL

MoNTEvALLO, Ala, April "a
Especial. THE first individual recital
given in the School of Music of Ala
bama college will be that of Miss Err
nestine Tatum of Calvert, Ala, pianist,
and Miss Julia Turberville of Century,
Fla.,' violinist, Friday evening, May 2.
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At THE MOVIES

Capitol-All-star cast in The Man
Next Door,"
Galax-Richard Dix and Lois Will
son in ~Icebound."
Odeon-Elmo Lincoln In '"The Ad-
ventures of Tarzan."
Princess-Dick Hatton in Trouble
Trails"
Rialto-Jackie Coogan in "oliver
Twist"
Royal-Fred Thompson in The Mask
of Lopez"
Strang-Gloria Swanson in "a So
ciety Scandal
Trianon-Richard Barthelmess and
May McAvoy in 1.-The Enchanted Cot
tage"
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fn.nnn R0YS S0IIGHT

ADMISSION, Ala, April o. II BY
the Associated Press.)--A goal of 1O,-
600 boys at the fourth corps area Citi-
.zens' Military Training Camp at Camp
Mcclellan here, beginning June IA, has
been set, according to word received
here from General William p. Screws.
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ADJUSTMENTS
AT THE THEATRES

Jefferson-Jefferso All-star players
In "Nice People,"
Lyric - Vaudeville lead, Jimmy
Hodges & Co., in comedy and musical
presentations picture, Fox comedies
ana Pathe News.
Loew's Bijou--vaudeville lead, Ar
thur Ashley & Co., in ''In and Out of
the Movies; pictures, Laurette Taylor
in Happiness" and Rodolph valen-
tino in "A Society Sensation"
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THE GREATEST SALE Of suits IN BiF.
mingham's history. Over 500 suits. All
ed worsteds at SIS You save SO. Mare
LINK. 1911 1st Ave.
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am like a girl in every way, as mil
lions of women know. Not alone in
looks, but in vim and pep. The thou
sands who see me daily on the stage
wonder at my vivacity. am ever on
my toes.
am at the fireside age, after more
than forty years as stage star. Yet
/ appear like a debutante. And all
my girlish looks count little as COM
pared with my girlish go.
Now I am going to tell you how I
get that inner youth.
| Feed the Glands
l take gland treatments-those treat
ments you read so much about today.
feed the glands with glands. l re-
store their activity, build them up,
by the greatest of modern methods.
The glands are the source Of youth.
When their activity declines, feed
them and revive them. And their only
food is dessicated glands taken from
young animals. =
I have proved that youth can be
revived in that way. And I am one
of the supreme examples of the mar
velous results.
But We Need More
But my advisers have convinced me
that we need more than glands. We
need phosphorus to feed the nerves.
We need tonics to activate all bodily
functions.
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UNDERGROUND TREAS
URES-How and where to
find them particulars for &c.
Model Co., Dept. 80, Como
Bldg, Chicago. Ill.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-29
Only About Half of Us
Vote

Nearly half of the citizens who
were entitled to vote in the
1920 presidential election didn't
vote at all. For every 100 who
voted, 90 stayed away from the
polls. This was figured out re-
Gently by Simon Michelet, Wash
ington lawyer, who served sew
eral years as secretary of the late
Senator Knute Nelson of Min
nesota.
The same thing will probably
happen this year.
Michelet claims that the stay
at-home vote" could elect or de-
feat any candidate for presi-
dent. He's right. That's OBJ
vious.
MicheIets analysis showed
that over Is million citizens,
eligible to vote in 1920, failed
to go to the polls. The people
who did vote totaled 26,7l3,-
1872, totaling votes cast for all
candidates.
And the vote-slackers yell the
loudest when anything goes
wrong in Washington.
Nearly 80 million Germans
voted in their national election
in May. That's more than vote
for president in the United
States.
And yet we have nearly twice
as many population as Germany.
They take their government
seriously over there. They go
to the polls and get what they
want-instead of staying away
and grumbling when government
fails to please.
The ballot is the foundation of
democratic government. Here
in America, citizens by their bal
lots have virtually unlimited
power to make any change they
want and bring about any reform
or condition they desire-simp-
ly by using their ballots intelli-
gently
Now, if Americans were paid
IS apiece for voting, how many
would stay away from the polls?
And yet failure to vote may
cost citizen good many times
$5-in the form of inefficient
government, high taxes and
waste of public funds.
1t you stay away from the
polls you signify indifference as
to what kind of government you
live under and what is done with
this America of which you are a
part owner.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-29
Coolidge and Chaos

According to that political
acrobat, George B. Harvey -
whom many hear but none heed
the issue is Coolidge or
Chaos"
viii MIR. Harvey tell us what
we have had other than Cool
idge AND Chaos during the last
fourteen months?
Coolidge and the Republi-
can Congress have been pulling
each others nose so long and
often both have the nose-bleed,
and the Government meanwhile
has been in a state of. chaos.
In the main, sitting Repubi-
can Senators and Congressman
are their party's nominees to
succeed themselves. With them
back in Congress and Coolidge
still in the White House, legis-
lation will be in just as chaotic a
state for another year two years
as it has been during the last
fourteen months.
So the issue is Coolidge and
Chaos, or Davis, Democracy, de-
cency and an honest and eff
cient administration.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-29
CHINA WAR DIRECTS
ATTENTION TO LEAGUE

In Europe this country is being
blamed for the arming Of the BAT
ting Chinese factions, and is held
largely responsible for encourag-
ing the civil war. 1t IS pointed
out that the administration has
blocked the League of Nations eff
orts to provide for control bv
governments of arms traffic Of
private manufacturers. When the
matter first came up, Secretary
Hughes was pigeon-holing all COM
munications from the League: and
later, when public opinion fore.
ed attention to the matter, the
administration found first one and
then another objection to the
control plans offered. Today it
is still wriggling and webbing.
The charge that arms have been
going from this country to China
is borne out by reports of Canadi-
an customs officials, who are TAX
ing vigorous steps to stop smugg-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-29
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
Monday, no paper published.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
(From The Times-Recorder. Sept.
20, 1904.)

TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
(From The Times-Recorder. Sept.
20, 19O4.)
John B. Fielder, Jr., leaves today
for Jacksonville to take a position
with the Florida Oil Company.
Cordelia, the pretty little daught-
err of Mr.. and Mrs. T. F. Gatewo I'd,
is suffering with broken arm, the
result OF an accidental fall vest r.
aay.
Dave Andrews has bought Cake
Walk, the 1urpln horse OF mazurBa
qulcA step 1am,e and his marl-
momal chances improve according ".
Inc compIeuon OF the = sC Me.it-
odIst church building IS III sig it..
The windows are now al! III place.
They are designed and executed b.
The Artistic Glass Painting Com
pany, OF Ohio in Renaissance style
and in pefect harmony with the
building itself. The magnificent
auditorium is all that could be de-
tired, anG when the building is
completed at a cost of probably
$50, 600 it will be an inspiration TO
both the pastor and people.
Miss Blanche Pryor of Smithviiie,
is the guest of Mrs. R. L. Maynard
for several days.
Messrs. Charles Culpepper, Joha
L. Ross, C. B. Yeats and A. B. How
ard returned to Americas yesterday
from Roxbury, N. c., where they
went last Saturday as an escort with
the remains of Mr.. Luther Rea, WHO
met tragic death on the Seaboard
Railway near Americas last Friday.
The marriage last evening of Miss
Kate Poole and Mr.. Frederick Nor
gan was an occasion pleasantly an
ticipated in social circles here, a.ld
was numbered among the prettiesS
home weddings that Americas has
witnessed in long while. Miss
Rebacca Mathis rendered the wedd-
ing march the handsome couple III
attended entered the parlor where
the officiatiog minister and more
than a hundred guest awaited their
coming. The bride some of Ameri-
Gus lovHest young women whose
charms and many graces has long
drawn about her coterie of admir-
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They'd need

aboveground. They'd need
eyes. And nature, after genera
tons, would develop eyes.
Life adapts itself to its en-
vironment.
The giraffe's long neck was
developed by craning and
stretching to nibble the most
tender leaves, at the tops of
trees,
The rhinoceros developed its
thick hide to protect itself from
poisonous jungle snakes and in
sects.
1t all comes by the extreme
ly slow process of evolution.
But life--vegetable and animal
is constantly adapting itself to
its environment.
Man, having intelligence, re-
verses this old evolutionary law
that has prevailed for millions
of years. Mans body still
adapts itself to environment.
But man also adapts his environ
ment to fit himself.
Where the giraffe grew a long
neck to get the leaves at the tops
of trees, man if he couldn't climb
would use a ladder.
Instead of growing thick skin
to protect ourselves against rat
tlesnakes, we wear heavy boots.
If environment doesn't please
us, we change it. Instead of
fleeing from the barren desert,
we irrigate water into the desert
and make it bloom.
Birds evolved from fish
which, wanting to fly, developed
their fms into wings. Man in
vents the airplane.
A few other forms of animal
life have the power, though
meager, to change their en-
vironments to suit themselves
and their needs.
The beaver, for instance, in
stead of building underwater,
makes dam that backs up the
water around house construct
ed originally mostly on dry
land.
But man has, to a phenomen-
al extent, the power to adapt
his environment to himself in
stead of vice versa. We empha-
size this power because it is the
main reason why we should
never yield to encouragement.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-29
THIRTY YEARS AGO TO-DAY
(From The Times-Recorder. Sept.
20, 1894.)
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Harold

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Harold
--e.'C oCI..-eu V4.~ uwO44I44s ga 20.
we OL1cCL now occupied " 4uI. Ii,
Il. oJeeIe, ana VIII ucgIn houseAeep-
4i-s GA RAonuay. nLr. aud MIS-. oueeI,s
Wa CaAe apartments aC the Amen
mouse.
Cotton rolled in yesterday at Il
rate calculated TO bring JOY to the
hearts OF the Warenousemen. Re
clepts by wagon alone aggregated
58l bales but even heavied receipts
are looked for today.
Among the pupils at one of the
public schools in this county is
negro woman forty three years OLD.
Diana got a late start, but she
says she Will get there on the long
run just the same.
Col. w. NJ. Hawkes. received q
telegram yesterday from Chairman
Steve Clay, requesting him to speak,
with other democratic orators ut
Burena Vista, this morning.
Mr.. j. M. Carolau having resign.
ed for the purpose of engaging in
in other business, Mr.. j. L. Beck has
been appointed commercial agent
of the Savannah Americas and
Montgomery railroad in Savannah.
The office of the Sam road has been
removed from the corner of Bay
Lane and Bull street to II Bay
street.
AS predicted, the last meeting for
the season Of the Cue Club yester-
day was the best of the year, if any
difference could possibly be found.
The attendance was larger, the
meats sweeter, the gravy better aud
the spring water colder than on any
previous occasion. Judge Crisp was
one of the honored guests of the oc-
casion, and while barbecue is not
conductive to speechmaking, ne
was called upon a made a few hap
py remarks.