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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-28
INDIVIDUAL STRIKE
 SAID MORE COSTLY
Metropolitan Furnishes Unique
 Data On Question

When a man quits his Job, he really goes out on an individual strike. Few firms realize that, as q general thing, they lose more by the individual strikes" than by concerted strikes of a majority of the emploes. In many cases the total labor turnover in year is equivalent to three concerted strikes of the entire force,
 In a study of the turnover problem, the policyholders' service bureau of the Metropolitan Life Insurance company has found that the reason for con- certed strike is always known, but that practically no employer has scientific knowledge of why individuals quit Ac- cordingly, the bureau has prepared a set of personnel cards to produce ac- curate information as to turnover causes. Fifty-four companies, group policyholders of the insurance company have adopted these cards during this that the general and special causes fir quitting will be brought to light.
 Many Reasons Found
 Research has proved that there are company reasons, Cm, --o reasons and general reasons, it is said. Practically any of these reasons can be modified by proper action of the company. The cards, prepared in the light of these discoveries, have met with wide poru- lar approval among fiji ns installing them.
 The employe may quit for reasons of his own. He doesn't like he work too hot, heavy, wet or dirty-or pr haps he doesn't like his boss I-e is more than likely to give the real reason when he quits. It may Q the pay or the hours are wrong. All of these req sons can in each instance be personal prejudice and of no signi. canoe, but as soon as the same reason begins to pile up an imposing total then a genuine sore spot is revealed,
 Other so-callcG general reasons such as difficulty in getting to and from work, marriage, pensioned, needed at home going into business for himself, etc, are beyond the company's control. Even these reasons. however, may have community significance, experts de- clare.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-28
CONTEST WINNERS NAMED BY WOOD
Nine-Year-Old Girl Wins First Bill Ding
 Prize

Miss Helen Snyder of 409 Cotton avenue aged 9 years, is the winner of first prize of $15 cash in the 1924 Bill Dnig contest, conducted by the w. ". Wood Lumber company.
 Early in the year the Wood Lumber company announced that they would award cash prizes to the ten best scrap books containing copies of the Bill Ding newspaper advertisements run during the year. Cleverness, originality and general attractiveness in preparing these scrap books were to be the basis on which the prizes would be awarded.
 Bill Ding regularly talks to thousands of Alabama folks through the daily papers. Bill appears in every adver- tisement run by the company. He pro- pounds a brand of philosophy and wit that has made him favorite character with every newspaper reader in Bir- mingham.
 Judges of the contest were R. B. Chandler of the Post Morris Lackey of the News; Harry Shuttee of The Age Herald; w. V. Wood and A. K. Wood of the Wood Lumber company. They awarded the remaining nine prizes as follows: Second prize, $10, Edwin IF. Smith, Jr., 219 Second street; third prize $5, Ada Brooks, 2226 Seventh avenue, north fourth prize, $1, Miss Matha Jean Vim, 1886 Pearson ave- nue. fifth prize, $1, No name in scrap book, please call sixth prize $1, Sylvia Webb, POI. Thirty-fourth street, Ensley; seventh prize, $1, Miss Ida Mae Tur- ner, 915 South Twenty-second street; eighth prize, $1, Clara Bell Hawkins, 42S First avenue, Inglenook; ninth prize, $1. Mrs. Norton, 530 South Twen- ty-fifth street; tenth prize $1, Miss Dorothy Kurman, S1S13 Eighteenth street.
 The winners are requested to call at the company's office at Eighth avenue and Thirteenth street at 80 Monday afternoon December %
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-28
TO REVIVE MOVE
 FOR MAYOR RULE IN BIRMINGHAM
Aidermanic Forces Now Ready For Determined
 Fight


 The movement to smash Birming- hams commission form of government and establish a modified mayor-alder- manic type of control in its place bobed up again Saturday with an announce ment by Hunter Armstrong. chairman of of the steering committee of the cam paign, that definite steps will be taken the first week in January to have q special election called. s1
 "we have the signatures of more than enough citizens to force an election" Armstrong said, "but have delayed our drive until the Christmas holidays were over and until the city hall shortage report and the report of the regular an- nual audit were completed.
 ''The general campaign committee will meet in my office the first week in Jan-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-28
RAILROADS NEED
 NEW EQUlPM MENT
 TO MEET DEMAND.
Carriers Unable To Han- dle Promptly Tonnage
 Offered

The railroads of America will be com equipment during 1925, if the increas- ing freight tonnage is to be handled. according to information from the American Railway association offices In statement Issued Saturday, the lines report that records of every kind have been broken during 1924 and the companies have replaced in service near ly every car and engine which was in condition to be loaded.
 The purchases made during the fan of 1924 have been an increase over 1923. but leave great deal to be done if the lines are to move the mountains of tonnage being offered.
 In outlining details of tonnages han
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-28
BELGIAN HERO DECORATED Sluice Gate Keeper Rcvives When
 HOn0red In Hospital

BRUSSELS, Dec. 27.-The Belgian sluice keeper Geeraerts, who opened the dike in November, 1924, flooding the Yser Battlefield and stopping the Ger man adance, was given the Cross of Knight of the Order of Leopold in the Bruges hospital Christmas Day when he seemed near the point of death. The war hero revived notably on the be- stowal of the honor and has since con tinued to show much improvement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-28
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Eddie E. McAbee, 20 Miss Ettie NJ. Higgenbottam, P.
 George w. Wooten, 24; Miss Mae Lively 20.
 T. C. Elliott, Jr 24; Miss Frances Amelia IIally, 24.
 James E. Weaver. 70 Mrs. Gussie Nasty, 90.
 F. II. Burns, 26; Miss Grace Riley, 21
 William Edward Powers, 23; Miss Gladys Booker, 21.
 Tom M. Langston, 27; Miss Anne Glover, 10.
 Nick Fairo, 31; Miss Irene George, George NJ. O'Rear, 23; Miss Kath- erme Ricketts, 24.
 w. A. Hicks, 43 Mrs. Marie Boire, 42.
 John Scott Marks, 3G; Miss Virginia C. Allen, 80.
 Pete r. IIadler, 21 Miss Margaret Dugan, IS.
 William Slaughter Hicks, 40; Mrs. Bessie Coker. 37.
 Levie England, 22; Miss Lucille Lit tie, 15.
 olGe Cox, 9; Miss Alta Donaldson, 19.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-28
CHOIR REHEARSAL
 SET FOR FRIDAY
Huge Chorus Will Lead Singing
 At Brown Revival

The first rehearsal for the huge choir which is to lead the singing at the John E. Brown revival meeting, which opens at the auditorium January 4, will be held at the First Methodist church Fri day night.
 Mir. and Mrs. Lauren Jones of Wich- ita, Kan, the song leaders for the Brown company, will arrive some time Friday. When MT. and Mrs. Jones reach the city four of the leading mem- bers of the revival company will be here, Mir. and Mrs. Clarence l.. Virgin having begun their work for the big campaign about one month ago. Mir. Virgin is the advance agent of the com pany, and his office is at the Central Y. NJ. c. A.
 Mir. Virgin stated that during next week Miss Jean Lamont. of Palm Beach, Fla, member of the company, is ex- pected and that few days before Jan uary 1, Rev. Gid Higginbotham of Oak land, Cal, is expected. Rev. IIiggin- botham is to be the revivalist ill charge of meetings at stores and industrial plants He is a barber by trade, and entered the ministry some years ago, after an eventful life.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-05
UNDER HEAVY BOND
Court Sets bail at ssooo In Theft
Prom Person Case.

Purse snatching and accosting won
en- on the streets is dangerous occu-
patton. Judge W. W. McCrory in tn,
oath District Court remarked Tuesday
afternoon when he fixed the bond OF
Clyde Fitzgerald. of Kelly Field. ut
$4,000. Fitzgerald had been charged
by complaint with theft from the per-
son. minor felony charge, and the
bond of $4,000 is the highest on record
here for that offense. He appeared
before Judge McCrory on a writ of
habeas corpus.
Mrs. NJ Egnes. the complaining wit
ness, testified that Fitzgerald had ac-
costed her on Houston street and later.
after she had left the street car and
was on her way home on North Flores
street, that he grabbed her by the
throat and choked her and took her
purse containing $50, two fives, ten
and ten ones.
A passing motorcycle policeman was
hailed and Fitzgerald later placed I'M
der arrest as he was walking down
North Flores street. Detective Cap
tain Sam Street said he had taken ten
ones and two five dollar bills from
Fitzgerald after his arrest.
Judge McCrory had eleven prisoners
before him on writs of habcas corpus
Tuesday at one time, probably the
largest number that has ever faced a
district judge. At one time the state
was examining witnesses in three diff
ferent cases, forcing the court stenog-
rapher to use three note books.
Two men appearing before Judge Nc
Crory. Robert Harris and Vollmer
Tinney, charged by complaint with
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-05
CLUBWOMEN PLEDGE
SUPPORT TO GAIN
CENTENNIAL IN CITY
Meet Tuesday Morning at
Chamber OF
Commerce.

Representatives of practically ever.
womans club in San Antonio Assem-
bled at a called meeting Of the Cen
tennial Celebration Committee in the
Chamber of Commerce building Oh
Tuesday morning, when Harold Kay
ton, general chairman of the local
, organization. appealed TO the women
of this city to bring the centennial to
San Antonio and to obtain the en-
dorsement ad backing of their respect
i've organizations, in order to make a
success of the celebration in the event
that San Antonio is chosen by the
executive committee as the location
for the centennial. The meeting was
an enthusiastic rally, every woman
present pledsing her support and CO.
operation.
Mr.. Kayton told the meeting that
the success of the centennial, should
it be brought to San Antonio, depends
on the work of the women of this city,
He appealed to the women present
who represented clubs and societies. to
carry the message to every club in San
Antonio, so that the women of this
city can present solid front in try
ing, first of all, to secure the celebra-
ton for us, and secondly. in making
success of the centennial after San
Antonio has bee designated as the
place for it. ~
Leaders and officers of womcn's
clubs, encouraged by Mr.. Kaytons
talk, promptly pledged their support
in interesting their organizations in
the centennial movement, and while no
special committees were appointed,
each woman offered to serve as an in
dividual committee in placing the
work before the women of San Anto-
Mo.
No report was made of the financial
success of the committees, appointed
to raise the necessary $500 initia-
ton fee required from each city bid
ding for the celebration. but Mr.. Kay
ton stated that no difficulty had been
experienced in raising the money. Sew
eral individual donations were not ac-
cepted by Mr.. Kayton at the meet
ing. for the reason that he had prom
Used not to make this gathering a
money-raising scheme. These dona-
tions. which were offered by promi
nent San Antonio women as voluntary
pledges, will he used later in raising
the initiation fee, Mr.. Kayton stated.
When the meeting adjourned, en-
thusiasm for San Antonio's effort to
obtain the centennial was evident. and |
the club women through their ell
dorsement took the first step toward |
San Antonio for the effor.
that must be made in order to secure |
the celebration for this city.
True Story AIacazine ont today.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-05
nlsn,.s Handling Of Mail.

Credit Men Of San Antonio met nj
the Mcngcr Hotel Tuesday. TO hear
II. T.. Hedges. superintendent Of mail
distribution in the san Antonio post
office. discuss the proposed change In
the handling of mails by large COM
mercial houses of this city. Mr.. Hedges
explained that If the city were divided
into five zones, and the mail during
heavy runs divided before being sent
to the postoffice, in zones designating
certain parts of the city the service
would materially be benefited He cx.
nlained that every house would have TO
Install baskets or pigeon holes for
these zones. and that the mail clerk
would have to route the letters ac-
cording to these zones. The handling
Of such mail at the postoffice would
then be comparatively simple, Mr..
Hedges said.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-05
BANK BUYS MILLS
Bid in Lone Star Cotton Properties at
Court Sale.

The Lone Star Cotton Mills, for
merly the old Lone Star Brewery prop
erty, was sold under court order Tues
day afternoon for $19S,00O. The sale
took place on the steps of the -Bexar
county court house under the order of
Judge r. w. b. Terrell of the 73rd
District Court. The property was pur-
chased by the San Antonio Loan and
Trust Company, the only bidder.
The trust company held first mort
gage on the property which originally
was valued at between $750,000 and
$1.000,000. The'ice plant, consider
able material and other property al
ready had been disposed of by the re-
ceiver. 1t is not known what DISPOSE
ton will be made of the cotton mill
by the purchaser.
True Story Magazine out today.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-05

burglary and theft. were discharged
the state failing to prove up its case.
The men had been arrested by city de-
tcctivcs In connection with the bur
glarizing OF the store Of Louis Brchm
on East Commerce street. No testi-
mony was introduced connecting these
two men with the burglary.
jose Barragan was held in $500 bail
on a charge Of theft over $50 in con-
nection with the disappearance of some
diamonds and rings from n Houston
street jewelry store. The other pris-
oners were charged with. minor Of
lenses.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-06-12

Immediately there was ferment and
joyous STRINGS all along the rivers
where the exiles had made their
homes. Punishment was past, the
promised return was at hand and
priest and people rejOiced without
measure and proclaimed Cyrus as the
anointed of Jehovah, the chosen of the
Almighty, the shepherd of Israel. No
king ever made more popular proc
lamatiOn than Cyrus and he justly
gained the title, Great"
PACKING BAGGAGE.
1t was not the old Jew who packed
his baggage for Palestine. That de-
ported man had fiirteG persistently
with every deity in earth or heaven
and had been in too many cases that
modern monstrosity nominal" wor-
shipper. But facing heathenism in
its home was vastly different from
cultivating a pale imitation to satisfy
a faddist group in Jerusalem whose
real life was drawn from the teach
ings of the prophets. A big dose of
poison often defeats itself by the re-
sultant nausea and the Jew forever
had enough of idolatry. Never in all
the centuries since has it been a prob
lem with him. He was packing for
his return trip an undying devotion
to Jehovah. And Jehovah's book came
back with much that was new in its
makeup and tremendously new in its
plans in the affections of the people.
Henceforth it was to be the supreme
law book for the colonists. Thanks
to Ezekiel they were packing a world
God in each mans baggage instead of
carrying a national deity belonging to
the group only, difference as radical
as the Mayhower ever carried from
State-Church England.
It's wonderfully heartening to see
the company that gathered its effects
together for the adventurous trip,
Twice sifted were they for the choice
leadership had been that carried away
and now while many had gotten
wealth and position, homes and lands
that held them with strong tether
these were the Missionaries and the sac
rifcers who were lading dromedaries
for the desert march. The finest OF
the eXiles only were volunteering fol
Gods great adventure in remalling
His world. Youth was there for fifty
years had bowed the heads of the
early travellers thitherward and these
would not be the majority of the re
turner's to the desolated country they
were to rebuild into their dream. But
it was the dream that was packed ii
the baggage and taken out at ever!
campfire to be inspected and its in
spiration caught.
THE BUILDERS.
1t was a rich caravan that traileC
its slow journey toward its goal. TIL
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-06-12

temple vessels were there since no
idol needed to be returned by Cyrus
and the stayers behind gave in lavish
measure to finance the project. These
early "centenarians" had a coin-se-
Grafton that our own missionary move
ment has not surpassed. Yet the trip
was uninterrupted and reached the
disappointing reality of their dream.
These old men still carried in their
mental pockets the pictures of the
youths who had seen Jerusalem. A
boy went to the spacious stone school
house upon a hill shaded by mighty
trees-the man returned to see a lit
tie box of building set amid scrawny
oaks on an insignificant knoll. Wreck
ed Indebtedness was all that was left
for their seeing upon their arrival,
and there must have been the greatest
disheartenment possible as they began
to measure the size of their real task.
Settling themselves in the various vii
lagos according to their lineage, they
set up homes for the dear partners of
their adventurous quest and then be-
gan their attack upon their real prob
lem-the giving of their Church-State
dwelling place Their first task was
the clearing of the old top of that
mount of sacrifice Where Isaac had
laid and Solomon had offered, for the
replacing of Jehovah's altar. Soon
from it's sacred summit there flOated
wisp of smoke that lifted the hearts
of the pilgrims with it, for it was
continually saying in the midst Of the
squalor and hate that frOnted them,
"Your God is on guard and will bring
you to sure-s success"
THE UNDEFEATABLES.
The land was waste but not unin-
habited, and the remains of the de-
portations were desperately anxious
to be recognized, for on it depended
their possession Of their homes of
half century But the refusal let
loose all the passion of savages and
henceforth there was war that was all
| the worse because it was class af-
fair or a union-scab squabble. These
pioneers were not risking the toning
down of the religion they had carried
across the desert any more than the
| Pilgrims who refused William shelter
When denominations will pack one
town and leave another unchurched
we ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS perhaps had
better not raise the question of the
eXcusiveness of these staunch old He
brews. All glory that in spite Of
specters and forces opposed they fin
ished their job and reared temple. Il
we can point one to the God of Peace
in this warning world we can rejoice
with them. And tears and triumph
still will be found together as then.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-06-12
FARM FOR SALE

lao acres, about Is acres of this be-
ing in timber, balance cleared. Can
use tractor on all of the farm. Good
buildings with fine shade and water;
good fruit and fencing. Farm is To-
Gated on Frazee Ridge and was known
formerly as the Jack Frazee property;
about one mile from river and rail
road and not far from State road.
Reason for selling: Came into pos
session of home property, which gives
me nearly 700 acres.
For further particulars, enquire of
r. B. SPURGIN,
49-tf. SelbyspOrt, Nd.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-06-12
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
SUNDAY, JUNE 10.
THE RETURN AND THE RE-
BUILDING OF THE TEMPLE
7
Comfort We, comfort We my people, saith your
God.-Isaiah 40:1.
MARCHING ORDERS.


Comfort We, comfort We my people, saith your
God.-Isaiah 40:1.
MARCHING ORDERS.
Cyrus the Great was preserved from
his murderous grandfather in a peas
ant home where a dead child furnished
the body of proof for the disappear
ance of the future king. Reared with
such contacts thru those early years
it is not strange that the palace knew
a kindlier spirit than was its usual at
mosphere. Battling his way to its
possession he ruled from Egypt and
the Mediterranean to India on the east
and controlled the mightiest empire of
his day. Babylon with its double
headed rule that gave Belshazzar his
position and gathered all the gods to
the rescue of the beleaguered capital
passed into the hands of the strong
but generous monarch. He would
build his empire upon the good will
of his people instead of upon their
fear. Racial groups were no longer
to be deported and scattered among
others lest they create revolution. AL
most his first expression of policy was
the proclamation that those who had
been wreSted from their ancestral ter
ritories might return to them unmo-
Tested. What a ferment it created
among the various groups that had
been separated for years from what
they felt as "home." But it brought
a revulsion also, for many had gotten
houses and lands and business and it
is only human nature to fail to do
what we are free to undertake. If
they were permitted to return, then
the incentive was taken from many
minds. A wave of loyalty swept across
the vast stretches of the state and
Cyrus was placed in a position unheld
by any previous ruler in either Nine
yah or Babylon. 1t was an expert
ment in goodwill that has proven OPP
erative wherever tried.
The religious element entered also
Gods were local. If the people were
to return then their deity must &C
company them if the representation
had been brought to the capital
Think of deported god! But it was
the conception of the age and only
the teaching of Isaiah, of jeremiah
and of Ezekiel had prevented the
Hebrew from being possessed with
the same notion. But the new law
brought them blessing nevertheless
for they were to receive the vessels
that had been used in Jerusalem ant
carry them back to their old station
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-06-12

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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-01-08
Ell LcDo. cERvoNI GELY DE HI.
MACAo SURE UN GRAVE Aocr-
DENTE De AgToMovr1

Entire Fajardo Y Luqullo. en- Ia ma
mana dc aver, a las once Sc volc6 a,
au'OmOvii del Lcdo. F. cervoni Gely
quen iba guiandOlo y acompafiado de
su esposa hijos todos sufrieron he
ridas de alguna gravedad.
Anoche Sc nos inform6 que la Sc
nora de cervoni, fue la que recibi6 he
ridas de mayor gravedad
En- Fajardo lie fue practicada Ia pri-
mera cura luego fueron trasladados
a Humacao.
Lamentamos sinceramente el acct
oente ocurrido al notable abogado Y
conooido politico Y deseamos que cuan.
to antes Sc encuentren todos ellos com
pletamente restablecidos de las heri-
las. $50
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-01-08
PLAUSIBLE LABOR

Varios amigos nuestros Sc han acer-
cadO a nosOtros para ponernos de re-
heve la heroica labor realizada, duran
te Ell fuego ocurrido eI sabado en- ell
ESTABLISHMENTS "El Globo'' de esta
capital por Ell Sargento de Bomberos
Domingo olivera, quien trabaj6 sin
descansc en- Ia extinction del incendio.
Tan dura fue su labor tanta ha
biiidad despleg6 en- su esfuerzo que su
labor puede califcarse de heroica. por
su arrojo, eficiencia acometividad
81 ei cuerpo de bomberos contara con
una docena de hombres como ell sar-
gento olivera podria asegurarse Que
el exito de esta institution seria STEM
pre- extraordinario.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-01-08
ULTIMA HORA
IMP0RTANTE CABLEGRAMA
DEL MERCAD0 DE AZUCAR
(Cabiegrama recibido aoui nor
Lamborn y Coz

NUEvA YORK, enero -Mercado
mas firme. ventas de cinco mil sacos
de azdcares de Cuba para entrega en-
Ia primera quincena de enero a 81. rs
(S6.53 P. R.) y $4,000 sacos mas ma
ra entrega en- enero 81 So CSC. Al
+. R.) la National Sugar Refining
Company, de Nueva York. Al cerrarse
el mercado habia pequehas ofertas de
azncares de Cuba para embarque en-
la primera quincena de enero a 81. rs
ESQ SO p. Ed y de Puerto Rico para
embarque en- enero a Sc. 73. Refinado-
res generalmente cotizan a $s 60. La
huelga de Cuba Qued6 zanjada ell sa-
bado. FUTURo: enero a 81. 60 CSC.
8s P. - MARIO a 81 40 csc. .27 p. RI
mayo a 81 ss CSC. So P. RI