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Milford chronicle., 1924-07-18

IN DISCUSSING the preliminary estimates
that are being prepared for the next fiscal year
President Coolidge said For that fiscal year it
will be my purpose to transmit to Congress es-
Inmates of appropriations which, excluding the
interest on and reduction in the public debt
and the Pastel service, will not exceed a total
of 81, 8OO 100000. We must have no carelessness
in our dealings with public property or the ex-
penditure of public money. 1 am for economy.
After that 1 am for more economy. So far as it
is within my power I will not permit increases
in expenditures that threaten to prevent further
tax reduction or that contemplate such an un-
thnkable thing as increases in taxes. If with
increasing business our revenues increase, such
increase should not be absorbed in new ways of
spending. They should be applied to the lower
ing of taxes. In that direction lies the public
welfare
Milford chronicle., 1924-07-18

THE COMMUNITY PLAYGROUND or the con-
soldated rural school can furnish a very helpful
service during the summer months to the young
children of the community, and to their mothers
as well. The summer is a trying time for chill
dren of kindergarten and primary age since the
older members of the family are too busy to
give them attention, and being unable to be of
help they do not know what to do with them
selves. 1t is the need of directed play and COM
paniOnship that the school could meet by open
ing the primary room for the childrens use each
morning. and providing a play leader, preferably
a trained kindergarten teacher to direct their
activities. To this room the children could bring
their picture and story books and their toys for
cooperative play, and by the use of paper, card
board, scissors and paste they could learn to
make scrap books and toys for use during the
winter. Under such leadership they would take
farming processes in operation. The compan-
ionship of other children of their own age would
mean much to the younger children since such |
is often lacking on the farm.
How can this idea be carried out? One of the
most effective ways would be through an organ
ization of the mothers, but others will suggest
themselves. How can play leader be secured?
One way would be to apply to the nearest teach
er-training institution. Often new graduate
would be glad of an opportunity to spend some
weeks in the country and gain such an expert
9nce. Why not try the plan?
Milford chronicle., 1924-07-18

YOU MAY BE A BIG MAN in the business
world. Your properties may represent many
good round, hard dollars. You may take an in
terest in politics to the extent of complaining
about taxation, too much legislation, useless
regulation of industry, ETC., etc. You may send
your boy to college and your daughter to fin
shing school, You may be a Successful Am
ercan business man.
But do you take an interest in the govern
ment which protects your property? Or are you
merely one of the kickers who complain about
the "radicals?" Do you go to the polls and vote
for men and measures you believe sound or do
you instead go out and play golf on election
day and let the fellow about whom you COM
plain do all the voting.
Don't kick unless you are willing to do your
duty as a citizen at the polls
No matter how "big" you are your vote is
worth no more than the poorest bum in town
Don't leave somebody else to do your voting
or you and then kick at results.
Your" government will be just as good as
'ou help make it, and no better.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-27
RECORD CROWDS
THRONG TEMPLE
New Theatres Second
Week Is AS Success
full AS First

The Temple theatre, Birmingham's
beautiful new film palace, opened its
second week with another powerful
picture and with attendances equally
as large and enthusiastic as those that
marked the triumph of opening week.
The mammoth auditorium was well
filled at every Monday performance.
The theatre Is convenient to parking
space for hundreds of car, and this,
coupled with the ice-washed air-cooling
system, made the Temple the mecca of
hundreds at each of the six perform
ances.
Between Friends" is the weeks Of
fering. 1t is Robert w. Chambers
drama of scourged hearts, and is en-
acted into celluloid ticker tape by an
all-star cast composed of such celeb
rites as Lou Tellegen, Anna @. Nils
son, Stuart Holmes, Norman Kerry,
Alice Calhoun and Harry Barrows.
The settings are lavish and shift from
New York to Bermuda and back again.
The film tells the remarkable story
of New York artist life and of the
revenge planned by sculptor whose
wife had been stolen by his best friend.
1t answers the old question: (which
is greater, mans friendship for man,
or mans love for woman?"
The Temple Symphony orchestra, di-
rected by Fred Stark, continues to de-
light the large crowds. A number of
added features are on the program.
The management of the Temple an
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-27
SCRAMBLED WIVES
Is WELL RECEIVED
Miss Olivia O'Neil, Bir-
mingham Woman, Stars
At Jefferson

Greater than Twin Beds and
Fair and Warmer" is the way
Scrambled Wives" this weeks pro-
duction at the Jefferson, was press
ACCENTED. And to those lucky theatre
goers who saw the production in its
initial performance by the local troupe
the advance notices seemed even too
modest in their praise.
Scrambled Wives is one of the
truly humorous plays now before the
American public. With a cast of me-
diocre ability it might flop, but with
the Jefferson players it proved one of
the most successful of the many plays
the troupe has attempted this sea-
son. For every part in the cast there
was member of the players that
handled his part as though it were
created for him.
Featuring this play is Miss Olivia
O'Neil, Birmingham girl, who makes
her debut on the professional stage
with this company. The time she has
spent at study and appearing in ANA
teur theatricals in Birmingham have
had their effect.
A part in this play necessarily
meant a leading role, for, with one
exception, there were no others, and
Miss O'Neil displayed marked talent
in the way she handled herself. She
was called on to take the center of
action at various times during the
play, and at no time did she fail to
hold the attention Of the audience at
high pitch.
Reappearing after weeks vaca-
ton, Miss Kathleen Comegys again
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-27
THE EARLY BIRD
AT FAIRFIELD HIGH
Annual Senior Play To Be Given
Tuesday Night
Fairfield Rursaul

FAIRFIELD. Ala, May 26.-" The
Early Bird" the annual senior class
play of the Fairfield High school will
be given in the auditorium Tuesday
night at o'clock. The farce will, it
is believed, attract Va large audience,
and win perhaps be the most amusing
side Of commencement week in Fair
field. The commencement exercises are
officially under way, the sermon hav-
ing been delivered by Rev. David M.
Gardner, Sunday morning. The Thurs
day night program will be given by the
expression department, while on Fri
day night the diploma will be awarded
to the members of the class 4r
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-27
WEEK
CASES ARE SET
Alleged Murderers To Be
Tried During Present
Term

May capital week began in the Grim
inal division of circuit court Monday
with the letting of several alleged ak
murder cases for trial later in the
week. Trials of two negro charged with
Ak attacks and a man indicted on a
charge of numbering his wife were also
set.
OdelI and Pearl jackson, negroes, will
be tried Tuesday for alleged participa-
ton in the murder with an ak of young
John Robert Turner in an alley in
North Birmingham more than a year
ago. Peyton (Foots) johnson, another
negro. was convicted of murder several
weeks ago as an alleged participant in
the attack and sentenced to be hanged
April %, the sentence being suspended
pending an appeal to the supreme court.
The state has announced that an at
tempt will be made to try Pearl and
Odell Jackson together, as they are
charged jointly with the same murder,
but their attorneys have expressed de-
termination to have them tried sepa-
rately.
Fred Glover, negro, also will be tried
Tuesday ON "a charge of robbing Mrs.
Sophie Ziedeman's store after attack
ing her. He has already been convicted
of assaulting Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
Sparks in a vacant lot in North Bir-
mingham, and is also facing other
charges.
Trial of Lander McGlaun, charged
with the murder of his wife, while in a
drunken frenzy, just before Christmas,
has been set for Thursday. He was to
have been tried at the time of the trial
of Charles Ratliff and Joe Cushman,
also charged with the murder of their
wives, last March.
Lon Glider, negro, charged with the
murder with an ak of Mrs. Elizabeth
Romeo and Mrs. Juliette Vigilante in
an attempt to rob their store, will be
tried Thursday.
The judges before whom these cases
will be tried have not been designated
and will not be announced until they
are actually reached ON the court
doPket
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-27
AHLERS URGES
AERIALPROGRAM
Chamber Is Told U. S.
Should Develop Trans
portatiOn Possibilities

Strongly urging the immediate COM
mercial development of aeronautics in
the United States and pleading that the
people of this country. where the science
of flying was discovered, not allow
themselves to be outstripped by for
eign nations in the development of
aerial transportation, John +. Ahlers
Of the National Aeronautic association
spoke Monday evening at the Chamber
Of Commerce auditorium on Aviation
and It's Importance to Our National
Welfare"
Alters illustrated his lecture with a
four-reel motion picture, showing some
of the work that is being done towards
developing the airplane field in the
United States today. The film depicted
some of the recent bombing tests con-
Quoted by the army air service in the
sinking of battleships. The forest pa
troll, fighting of the boil weevil, spray
ing of orchards, sky-writing and many
other peace-time uses of the airplane
were shown. The large commercial
value of the airplane was strongly
brought out, both in the film and in
Ahler's speech. -
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-27
AT LOEW's BIJOU

Those who enjoy real thrills got all
they were promised at Loew's BiJou
Monday, the first day of Raffles' week
engagement in Birmingham.
Raffles is known as the master of
cracksmen. Hundreds of persons know
that he did escape from an alright
burial vault at the Bijou Monday. How
he did it or exactly when, none OF
them know and most of them never
will -
Raffles is the headliner at the Bijou
this week. His act is well worth see
ing. 1t is mystefying and it is enter
tanning.
Marie Stoddard, the vocal gymnast,
was another of the vaudeville stars OF
the opening bill Miss Stoddard is
well termed a vocal gymnast and to
add to her part of the show, she has a
personality that probably does 80 per
cent of putting her act over.
OF the five, the opening act shows
plenty of real training and is pre-
sented with a touch of comedy that is
tremendously appealing, especially to
the kids. This is the Three Wheeler
Boys in a series of gymnastic and aero
batic stunts that are finely executed.
These fellows present number of
new stage offerings that are sure to
please lovers of athletics.
Barr, Mayo and Rem and Cornell
Leona and Zippy furnish the usual
song, dance and wit without which vau-
deville bills generally would be lack
ing.
The photoplay for the week is one
of the most satisfying of all silver
screen offerings, not only for its real
astic portrayal of the story at hand,
but because of the vivid scenes, many
of them enacted abroad a ship while
plunging through the storm tossed waves
of an angry sea.
The devoted wife, the devoted hus-
band and the wife's double, are woven
into a story that will surely please all
those who love action and sentiment
in motion picture.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-27
Woman's Greatest Asset

Health is woman's greatest asset.
Upon it depends charm, beauty, power
to attract others, happiness and sue
cess, and it is what really makes life
worth living. Thousands of women
suffer from headaches, backache, nerv-
BUSINESS, mental depression and mys-
terious pains, who could find imme-
date relief by taking Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound which is
made from roots and herbs. For near
ly half a century this medicine has
been recognized as the standard rem
edy for woman's ills.
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won the hearts of the audience and
showed that, great ability that has
made her the idol of Birmingham
theatre-goers. She appears as di-
vorced wife who is attending a house
party entirely for tile purpose of be-
coming acquainted with a young man
she had met but once before.
J. Glynn McFarIane is cast as
Larry Mcleod, the young man whom
Miss Comegys Louise SMITH is
anxious to meet. He has set ideas
on the matter of marriage, among
which, is prejudice against mar
rying a divorced woman. He tells
all this to Mrs. Smith before she is
able to explain that she is divorced.
At the same house party are John
Chiverick Russell Filmore) and his
wife, Connie miss Tamzon Manker),
Chiverick is Mrs. Smiths former hus-
band and both of them are taken
wholly aback by meeting after five
years at this house party. Both are
anxious that their former relations
shall not become known.
Beatrice Harlow, the role taken by
Miss ONeib is a former friend of
Mrs. Smith, and she also is attend
ing the house party. Upon seeing her
Mrs. Smith assumes violent illness
as means to avoid discovery and re-
tires to her bedroom.
DeForest Dawley is given the role
of striking young man in love with
Beatrice and Miss Alaine Davies is
cast as Bessie Carleton, bosom friend
of Mrs. Smith, and her confidant in
trouble throughout the play. Miss
Helen Ray takes the part of Mrs. Mar
garet Halsey, at whose home the &C.
ton is laid and A. S. Byron plays Ben
iamin Halsey, her husband, Peters But
ters is Martin, the Halsey butler, and
his rather prominent part in the play
brought forth some good work.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-27
YOUTH CONFESSES
Staying TEACHER

ELLSWORTH, Maine, May %
in a public school, has confessed, ac-
cording to Sheriff Wescott of Hancock
county, that he killed Louise b. Ger
IRISH, youthful teacher at the school, on
a lonely road last Wednesday night.
In statment made after conference
with officers at the Hancock county
jail, where Mcdonald and his brother,
Victor, two years younger, are prison
ers, the sheriff said, Roland had
pointed out the spot where the 19-year-
old teacher was shot, and re-enacted
the crime.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-27
VITAL STATISTICS
BIRTHS


Alfred Frank Strickland. s31e Avenue
r, Ensley. May II, boy.
L. d. Gallagher, 43l Marmon street,
May 3. girl.
Luther ozro Poach. t7oo 2sth avenue.
north. May z. boy.
Lewis Parkinson. 1919 soth avenue,
north. May 8. girl
William Cleveland knott, 1923 Cliff
Road. May Is. boy.
Beech chenoweth, 2s0s Aberdeen Road,
May 81, boy.
David Samuel Aiper. 1925 Arlington
avenue. May 14ssgirl,
Lamar Jackson. 11ss s. 18th street.
May 4, boy.
Charles e. Gardner. 22s1 23rd street.
Ensley. May IA, boy 81
Erskine Vandergrift, 1925 Beech street,
May IL, boy.
DEATHS
Andrew 81 Jones. Hayden. Ala. May
%, aged 10 years.
Sam Tiara. 1871 Avenue G, May "a.
aged 3 days.
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telephone girl and these stories have
grown in popularity throughout the
country.
The Temple Symphony orchestra
with Fred Stark, director, plays at both
the afternoon and night performances.
There will be no afternoon and night
performances Wednesday and no night
performance Thursday as the theatre
will be closed for the Shrine and Grotto
ceremonies.
Between Friends" is gripping
story of an artists love and has an
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-27
AT THE MOVIES

Capitol-Colleen Moore in Painted
People"
Galax-"The Dawn of Tomorrow"
with Jacqueline Logan and David Tor
renee.
Odeon-William Duncan in Fast
Express
Princess-Hoot Gibson in Shooting
for Love-"
Rialto-"The Virginian," with all
star cast.
RoyaHJack Hoxie in "The Man
From Wyoming
Strand-Harold Lloyd in Girl Shy"
Trianon-"Why Men Leave Home"
with Louise Stone, Helen Chadwick
and Mary Carr.
Temple-"Between Friends" with an
all-star cast.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-27
MITIGATION URGED
BY BISHOP CANNON
Lauds Northern Church Proposal
As Generous Plan

NORFOLK, Va, May 26.-Unifica-
ton of the northern and southern
branches of the Methodist church was
advocated by Bishop James Cannon,
Jr., addressing the Norfolk and Ports
mouth ministers of that denomination
in Portsmouth today.
1.-THE general temperament and spirit
of the church in the north" Bishop
Cannon said, lis favorable to the plan
and unless there is a reason for di-
vision, there ought to be union"
Discussing the unification proposal,
he declared that mo more generous
plan was ever adopted for the protec-
ton of a minority, as both jurisdic-
tons must agree on legislation before
it becomes effective" The general
council, he said, would be composed of
an equal number of elected by each
church of each jurisdiction.
Bishop Cannon said that as he
travelled around the mission fields, he
found there was not q Methodist mis-
sionary. who was ont praying for uni
fication.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-27
THE WEATHER

Louisiana--Tuesday and Wednesday un-
settled, probably local thundershowers.
Arkansas-Tuesday cloudy, local thun-
dershowers; Wednesday partly cloudy.
Oklahoma-Tuesday cloudy, thunder
showers in east portion; Wednesday part
ly cloudy.
East Texas-Tuesday unsettled. prob
ably scattered thundershowers: wednes-
day partly cloudy to cloudy, Thunderstorm
ers the coast.
West Texas-Tuesday partly cloudy TO
cloudy. cooler: Wednesday generally fair
Virginia-Cloudy, showery weather
Tuesday and probably Wednesday: mod
crate temperatures.
North Carolina. South Carolina. Georgia
Showers and probably thundershowers
Tuesday and Wednesday, no change in
temperatures.
Florida-Partly cloudy Tuesday and
Wednesday; probably local showers in ex-
treme north portion; no change in temper
ature.
Extreme northwest Florida, Alabama.
Mississippi-Local showers and thunder
storms Tuesday and probably Wednesday;
no change In temperature.
Tennessee and Kentucky-Showers and
thunderstorms Tuesday; Wednesday cloudy
with probably showers: no change. in
temperature.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-27
MRS. r.. l.. DAVIS DIES

Mrs. r. L. Davis, age Al, 1926
Fourth court, Rising station, died at
4 O'Clock Monday morning at local
infirmary. She is survived by her hus-
band, and daughter and a sister, Funeral
services will be announced by Bell of
Fairfield, upon the arrival of her Sis
ter and daughter.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-27
ADJUSTMENTS
AM THE THEATRES

Jefferson-Jefferson all-star cast in
Scrambled Wives"
Lyric-vaudeville lead, THE Cotton
Pickers" pictures, Pathe News and
Fox comedies.
Loew's Bijou-Vaudeville lead, Raj
files, the master craftsman in Cheating
the Grave; picture, 'Hoodman Blind"
with David Butler and Gladys HUI
lette.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-27
LOUISE GLUCK DEAD

Louis Gluck, age 70, 1720 Seventh
avenue, north, died at 10 40 o'clock
Monday night at a local infirmary.
He is survived by his widow; a daugh-
ter, Miss Annie Gluck and six sons,
Samuel, Gus, Joseph, Ike, Morris and
Clarence Guck. Funeral services will
be announced later by Ridout.
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nounces that the theatre win be closed
Wednesday afternoon and night and
Thursday night, on account of Shrine
and Grotto ceremonies which are to
take place in the theatre. Matinees
will be presented Thursday, however,
beginning at IL o'clock am
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-27
WALDRON IMPRnYFn

= A. g. Waldron Of the sheriff's office
is convalesing from broken leg re.
ceived May 10, when he was struck BIZ
falling rod at the Southern yards.
crutches and is doing little work ont
Of the office. -
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East Gulf: Fresh south. with squalls
and overcast showery weather Tuesday.
West Gulf: Moderate to fresh south
erly and cloudy: showery weather Tues
day.
Caribbean Sea and Windward Passage:
Moderate to fresh east and southeast and
weather partly cloudy with occasional
showers Tuesday
Sandy Hook to Hatteras: Moderate to
rresn souIn ana southwest ana unsettled
weather Tuesday; showers Tuesday after
noon and night
Hatteras to Florida Straits: Moderate
to fresh southeast and south, and cloudy;
showery weather Tuesday.
Summary OF observations made at sta
lions of the United States weather bureau
during the "a hours ending at D. m
90th meridian time, May IS. 1924:
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all-star cast composed of Anna O..
Nilsson, Alice Calhoun, Lon, Tellegen
and Norman Kerry.
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RESORTS AND TRAyEL
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REsoETs AND TRAVEL
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REsoRTs AND TRAvEL
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-01-17
BOXERS FUNERAL
ATTENDED BY HUGE
CROWD OF FRIENDS

NEW YORK. Jan. IT. frankie Jer-
ONE. the Bronx Spider. was buried
today while vast throng of ten thor
sand paid tribute to the memory of the
h;ntamweiEht boxer. who IA after
taking the count az ten" for the first
and last lime al Madison Square Gar
dcns last Friday night.
Promoters. managers. ring champions
and preliminary boys mingled IN the
ihrong that gath red for services AZ the
ONE of Jerome's parents, then throng
cd ST. Jeromes Catholic churc'i where
the dead boxer ono served as an altar
boy. and finally followed the cortege 70
ST. Raymond's cemetery.
In the shadows Of the church. too.
thcrt YVES silent. tragic figure. Bud
Taylor. Terre Haute Ind. hoxer. whose
knockout Of Jerome IN the twelfth and
last round Of their fight had resulted
in th latter's death two days later
from the effects of a ruptured blood
vessel. Taylor. cleared of blame in con
nection with Jerome's death, wss III r.
20 pay homage 70 one of the games n
taronists he ever fought