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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-13

A classical field, composed of the very best the south can boast in cross country running, is gathered in Bir- mingham this morning. This afternoon at 3 o'clock, nine full teams of runners and two unattached entries will break away with the starters gun for the an- nual jaunt around Birmingham's three mile through-the-city cross-country course.
 The B. A. C.'s annual road race and the Southeastern A. A. U. champion ship, the event for which over half a hundred runners are gathered here, has attracted Dixie's best, from the stand point of both teams and individuals.
 Listed among the nine teams here to compete for the trophies are the souths leading colleges, while on those teams are to be found the cream of the cross-country runners. 7
 Nine Teams Entered Here are the teams which will com pete for Dixie intercollegiate honors !: Auburn, Alabama, Birmingbam-South, ern, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Mississippi A. and M., University of Mississippi E and Mississippi college. Only one club is entered, the Birmingham Athletic club.
 Unusual interest is attached to the race this year, inasmuch as the field of entries is probably the largest. and class < jest to greet the event sinceABill Streit [ began the Birmingham Athletic club . road races years ago. Not in long long time will the sporting world ever have an opportunity to witness another event ill which such schools as Geor- gia, Georgia Tech, Alabama, Auburn < and Mississippi A. and M., are entered :, in simultaneous competition. Old , grudges may not be wiped out, old ! scores may not be evened in this after. : noon's event, but there's a probability ! of some weight being cast on either side of the scales.
 Four Loving Cups
 i. The list of trophies includes foul splendid loving cups and a whole covey of medals. One trophy, the Birming { ham News cup, which requires three victories for permanent possession, may find final home this afternoon, as both Georgia Tech and Mississippi A and M. now have two legs on tht trophy. A team victory for either school this afternoon would mean per manent winning of the magnificent cup
 In addition to the News trophy, two OCner cups are Ut sCdke. 1hc Cdllcs trophy will be awarded the team win ming the Southeastern A. A. U. Only Mississippi A. and M. is ineligible fol this cup. The Aggies are not affiliated with the Southeastern A. A. U. Two s. I. A, A. COntenders Beach Chenoweth has given a cuI which will be given to the team winning the S: I. A. A. championship. Onl! two S: I. A. A. teams are entered, Bir .mingham- Southern and Mississippi col lege, and the trophy will be at stalk this afternoon between these two.
 The conference trophy, the Herman stegeman cup. goes to the s; I, c 2 team, which finishes first. Alabama Georgia, Georgia Tech, Auburn, Missis sippi A. and M. and University of Mis- sissippi will be eligible for this cup an' competition will probably reach feve heat before the Stegeman trophy win ner is decided.
 Di The list of medals includes a gol, medal for the first man to finish, witt silver and bronze medals for the mex nine in order. Members of the winning
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-13
BIG TEAMS PLAY
 AT GIANTS PARK

NEW YORK, Dec. 12-A schedule of six eastern gridiron attractions at the Polo grounds next fall, with the Army-Navy classic on November 2S fea- turing the list, was announced today by the New York National league club.
 Columbia university's eleven will play three of its most important games at the home of the Giants. Cornell will be met October 31, Army on November IA, and Syracuse on Thanksgiving Day, November 26.
 Two ancient rivalries are involved in the other games on the list. Washing ton and Jefferson meeting Lafayette on October 24, and Fordham clashing with Georgetown on November 21.
 Officials of the Giants are angling for additional attractions on two open dates, election day, November 3 and Saturday, November z.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-13
CO-eds Kiss Grid Players As They
 Stand On Heads

BOULDER, Colo, Dec. 12.- How does it feel to be kissed by 40 co-eds while standing on ones head? And is it worth it?
 Four members of the University of Colorado football team are now qualified for interviews on these questions. The kissing took place as the team left for Honolulu Thursday for the University, of Hawaii games. After kissing the rest of the departing warriors, the girls came upon the four, who were bashful.
 The other members of the squad then held the quaint quartette from car windows by their heels while the two score co-eds tripped by, planting chaste salutes on the chastened.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-13
OLE MISS TEAM
 OFF FOR RACE
Team Entering Annual B. A. C.
 Event For First Time

UNIVERSITY, Miss, Dec. IF. - Especial. .)-The Ole Miss cross-country team composed of George Mclean, Maurice Schtt, Captain Ira L. Morgan. Paul Montjoy, Yearger Moorehead, and Tom Trotter Ross will leave Ole Miss Friday night for Birmingham where the team will participate in the road race which will be staged there Saturday by the Birmingham athletic club. This will be the first time that Ole Miss has entered the race.
 The Mississippi squad is in excellent training after months of hard practice, and it is expected to show we'll in its first entry fo this annual southeastern classic Mclean and Scott were medal winners in the cross-country race at Ole Miss on Nov. p. Coach K. F. Vinsel accompanied the team.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-13
ALL TEAMS PLAY
 M I. I. SOCCER

Regular games are scheduled for Sat urday afternoon in the T. c. I. Soccer league. with all four teams on the bill for games.
 .Wylam will go to Pratt City for game in which Jimmy Ross will be referee.
 Ensley will visit Fairfield. The game, which will be played on the American Steel and Wire plant field, will be ref creed by J. Cudlip.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-13
OLE MISS WILL
 COURT TOURNEY
Mississippi State High School
 Meet Planned In Spring

UNIVERSITY, Miss, Dec. 12.-
 Especial. )-The state high school bas.
 ketball tournament for both boys and girls will be held at the University tf Mississippi this spring. Announce ment of this fact was made today by J. K. Hamm, alumni secretary at Ole Miss. This will be the first time that the basketball tournament has been held here in recent years. Last season the North Mississippi tournament was held a t Ole Miss, and the event was success in every way. Visiting coaches ant
 players were profuse in their thanks fol | the reception and courtesies given then l by Red and Blue students. Ole Mis- l Varsity players who officiated wer given high praise by visiting coaches
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-13
GIBBONS SEEKS
 TITULAR SCRAP

NEW YORK, Dec. 12.-TOmmy Gib- bons, St. Paul light heavyweight, filed an official challenge with the state ath- letic commission today for matches with Gene Funny, American light heavy weight champion, and Mike McIlgue, worlds light heavyweight champion.
 The challenges will be acted on at the next meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-13
MUSTIN TO LEAD
 OLE MISS ELEVEN

OXFORD, Miss, Dec. 12.-John Muslin of Laurel, Miss, was elected to- day captain of the 1925 University of Mississippi football team. Muslin was member of the 1923 and 1924 elevens. Letters were awarded to 25 members of the 1924 squad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-13
WANTS CREE TO
 MEET FLOWERS

PITTSBURG. Dec. 12.-Harry Greb, worlds middleweight champion, an- nounced tonight he had received a cabled offer of $50000 from Jimmy Johnston in New York to meet Tiger Flowers, Atlanta negro, in bout next June involving Grebs title. The fight, according to Greb, is to be staged either at the New York Polo grounds or the Yankee stadium. Greb said he is taking the offer under consideration.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-13

Rooney, quarterback; Hardy. fullback i; Greene and Beatty, halfback.
 Officials-Referee, Perry Vander- bilt); umpire, Miller Birmingham Southern) head linesman, Allen (Bir- mingham- Southern) timkeepers, Rawls and AshWander.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-23
THE BUSY GLOOM sPREADER
He Causes More Labor Dissatisfaction
Than Army OF Unemployed

Old Man Gloom-the' speaker who
goes about the country moaning and
tearing his hair over the terrible work
ing conditions in this country. causes
more labor dissatisfaction than an
army of unemployed, G. s. Ching,
supervisor of industrial relations OF the
United States Rubber company, said
recently in Cleveland, says the Mllwau-
kee Journal: q
1.-THE parlor speaker or gloom
spreader does not know what he is
talking about" said Mr.. Ching. Work.
men in America are tive and half
times better off than those in any other
country. Standardization has made the
workman not drudgesbut q highly
skilled individual, capable of demand
ing and receiving high wages and the
best working conditions.
't.The American dollar will buy two
and half times as much as the CORE
spending denomination in English
money. The gloom spreader still is
harping about the high cost of living
If he thinks it costs money to live in
this country perhaps moving his home
across the water would show him how
lucky he has been
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-23
TROY SEEKS NEXT
TEMPLAR CONCLAVE
Knights With Band Leave For
Huntsville

TROY. Ala, April 22.-( Especial
Leased Wire. - Fifteen or more
Knights Templar, in full uniform, and
the Knights drum corps, Is strong,
left Troy Tuesday afternoon in spe-
cial Pullman attached to the regular
Atlantic Coast Line train for Hunts
vile TO attend the session of the grand
coramandery Wednesday and Thurs
day. The Pullman will be occupied
by the Knights and their drum corps
while in Huntsville. They left Troy
feeling confident that the Troy COM
mandery could secure the meeting of
the 1925 conclave for this city. 1t is
expected that Lawrence Z. Gellerstedt
will be elevated to the post of grand
commander of the state of Alabama.
Want Court .Pastponede- farm
ers% of Pike county are petitioning
Judge. w. l.. Parks to postpone the
May term of circuit court until some
time in July. This is asked on &C.
count Of the lateness of planting.
Examination On-The regular ex-
animation for teachers is being held
in Troy under the direction of Super-
intendent of Education Joel Sanders.
Twenty-Five applicants are taking the
examination, % white and three
negroes.
Records Examined and Mrs.
Frank V. Evans examiners for the
state of Alabama, have completed their
work in Pike county and left Tuesday
for Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-23
UTILITIES DEBTS
|. TO BE PAID MAY !
Discharge Of Receivership
Is Expected Before
End of Week

All remaining debts of thesB. X. L.
& p. and Tidewater names pass into
will be paid off May /. aN ,s
Attorneys for the Birmingham Elec.
trio company stated Tuesday that OF
cash obligations that had approximate
ly totalled $4,000, nearly all accounts
had been settled. There remains about
100000 to be settled in cash at the
end Of this month.
Sale of the Tidewater railway prop
critics to the Birmingham Electric com
pany was approved Tuesday afternoon
by Judge w. /. Grub of the federal
court, which action concludes the trans
fer of the properly to the new com
pany.
To End Receivership
There is but one remaining matter
to be attended before the b. r. J.
& p. and Tidewater names pass into
oblivion, the release of the receivers
from duty. This will be done as soon
as the attorneys draw the necessary
papers and action is taken ON them re,
leasing the receivers by the federal
court. 1t expected this formality will
be concluded before the end of this
week.
Lee C. Bradley and ]. s. Pevear, as
co-receivers, have handled the proper
ties of the two utility companies during
the past several years. Their handling
of the. street car lines in Birmingham
made them marketable properties again.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-23
Inner Youth
How | Keep Young Inside
By Edna Wallace Hopper

tons This combination brings to me
astonishing results.
l do not take Inner Youth contin-
uOusly. That would mean too much
pep. take it as l need 1.-two or
three weeks at a time. When my vi
tally begins to overflow. | cease it
for time When l run down little,
l take it up again.
| need more, perhaps, than most
women. because l work so hard. My
stage work is a fearful drain. But
every woman can decide what she
needs. Take enough to revive your
youthful spirit, then to keep ever at
your best.
Try 1t AT My Risk
| want every woman who needs this
help to learn what Inner Youth will do
If you don't feel up TO the mark
feel young. untiring and vivacious-
you owe yourself this fest.
Go get a bottle. Try it at my risk
If results do not delight you, your
dealer will return your money and
charge the amount to me. l know so
we'll what Inner Youth does that l
gladly take this risk.
The dealers named below sell Edna
Wallace Hopper's Inner Youth under
this guarantee. The price is SIPS
per bottle. Go ask for it and see how
quickly youth and vim come back. But
Inner Youth is for women only-not
for men.
Sold by Greene Drug Co, Parker's
Drug Co, Hagan-Dunlap Drug Co. Gil
christ-Tarrant Drug Co.. Wilmington
Pharmacy, Eugene Jacobs Drug Store.
Doster Northington Drug Co., wholesal
distrihutors,-AdV.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-23
Big CEREMONIAL
HELD BY GROTTO
More Than 1,2OO Candi.
dates Initiated Into
Order Tuesday

A big event in the history Of KAN
ram Grotto, Mystic Order of Yelled
Prophets, was the spring ceremonial
held Tuesday, when nearly 900 candi-
dates were initiated into the mysteries
OF the order. There were in attend
ance-in addition to the many proph-
cts residing in the birmingham district
quite a number of out-of-town mem
bers. Pensacola and Montgomery
Temples sent large delegations. The
various grotto clubs from the towns of
North Alabama were well represented
and fair sprinkling of prophets from
distant states.
Parade is Held.
The proceeding started with mon
ster parede which left Wilson Park at
o'clock in which it is estimated that
900 persons were in line. Commits
sioner w. b. Cloe and Chief of Police
Fred McDuff, with detachment of
mounted police, led the parade. KAN
rams band followed. The parade
proper was headed by Monarch Jesse
L. Hagy, and the officers of the grotto.
The patrol, drum corps, Kantors,
Greeters, Revels corps and committees
were next in line. Visiting prophets,
grotto clubs and grotto members fol-
lowed, while the candidates headed by
the band--ef Boys Industrial school.
brought up the line. A large number
Of the candidates were CARRIED as pink
imps.
The parade disbanded ut the Ma
sonic Temple. Large as 1t was it by
no means represented the number of
gfotto members attending the cere-
monial, for the streets were lined with
wearers Of the black fez and many
others came for the night session,
which started at Z o'clock. "a,
AFTER the parade a banquet was
served in the dining rooms of the tenn
pie, the refreshment committee having
the assistance of ladies of the several
chapters of the Eastern Star and of
the, Kamram Cauldron in serving the
feast.
Ceremonial Session.
The ceremonial session commenced
promptly at T. O'Clock, attended by
the largest number of prophets since
Kamram Grotto was organized, the
crowd taxing the capacity of the large
auditorium. Preceding the ceremonies
musical program was rendered by
the Kamram orchestra, under the d.
rection of =. p. Holstein. The or
chestra also gave selections during the
ceremony. -
Announcement was made that an
other ceremonial session would be held
May % and that plans had been COM
pleted to take large delegation from
Birmingham to attend the meeting of
the supreme Council of Grottos. which
meets in Indianapolis, June 23-4-5.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-23
KICK WAS AMONG
FIRST AT SHOALS
Muscle Shoals. City Being De-
veloped By u. R. &,I.Co.

Among the real estate operators who
were attracted with the possibilities of
the Muscle Shoals district early in its
projected development, was George E.
Kick sof Decatur, Ill. 4+-s. .s
Kick, with his two sons. visited Shelf
field and the attraction became some
thing more. He purchased two tracts
of land of 700 and 300 acres, respec-
lively, and in the sub-dividing and de-
veloping of these he has largely been
concerned in the last two years under
the name of the United Realty and In
vestment company. . -
The first of these subdivisions is
named Muscle Shoals City. located near
one of the main gates to Nitrate plant
No. 2, where grading and paving is now
under way Arrangements for city
water and lights are also under negotia-
ton. The second is being held for future
improvement.
Like others of the region Kick is en-
thusiastic over his property, but he adds
further that aside of the proposed in
dustrial expansion Sheffield will be-
come one of the most delightful towns
in the south for residential growth.
st is an exceptionally healthy coun-
try" he asserts. Located. 100 feet
above the water level with excellent eli
mate and drainage, I've seldom seen it
surpassed"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-23
TORNADOES have.
REGULAR SEASON.
March, April And May
Favorite Months For
Storms

Tornadoes would be nearer tunnels
in appearance if tunnels had longer.
narrower spout and smaller top. But
even as it is, tornadoes are more closely
fitted by simile to tunnels than to
any other household Implement except
that words can never diccribe them ac-
curately, states Gayle Pickwell, in
! Natural.
Except also that mo- comparison is
adequate to give secondhand edition
similar to the first hand, awestruck,
panic filled. whirling impression. No
other funnel-like object gives the visual,
auditory and mental histeria that re-
suits from the near approach of the
funnel-like cloud.
Now tornado is cloud !; an upright,
revolving, roaring, devastating cloud.
But it is not thyphoon, a monsoon
or hurricane. Above all it is not a
cyclone.
Typhoons and moonsoons are storms
covering large areas, hundreds of miles
in diameter, and they give rise to
s straight wind only. The winds Of a
! tornado have violent rotary motion.
] The word cyclone refers, correctly to
7 fuC great btOTm areas which pass week
2 by week across the United States.
Comes In Season
Tomatoes like roasting ears, come
in season. But that season, unlike the
: date of roasting ears and contrary to the
general notion, is not July and August.
1t is not even June, the sultry month
of summer, but is limited strangely and
unfortunately to March, April and Nav,
April is the month Of bumper tornado
crops. A later variety flourishes in May
!. and, rarely like fall blooming roses, a
few spring up in August and September.
The hot days of SUMMER, are not pro-
ducers of funnel clouds.
The tornado comes usually in the. late
afternoon or the early night They are
restricted as to territory, and seldom
accur outside the United States. And
in the United States the Mississippi
Valley reserves them mainly for itself.
Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri
run neck and neck fer funnel cloud
honors. Nebraska easily takes second
place. And closely in order come Mis-
sissippi, Alabama, Iowa, Illinois. the
Dakotas and Minnesota. Outside this
region the whirling cloud seldom strikes.
1t is unknown in California, New
England is never visited.
IT 1T is March or April, or May, and
you are in the Mississippi Valley and
have had few days of warm, quiet
weather and this is interrupted by
squalls and thunderstorms, then you
have ideal tornado conditions. The sky
will be filled with scattered cumulo-
will curry rapidly beneath and OCCASION
<nimbus clouds-the tfunderheads-scu
nj dashes of rain will fall. The dashes
of rain become big splashes of. rain, then
hail comes in big scattering pellets,
the scattered pellets become collected
balls and, if you are watching, you may
see big, .green-black thunderhead roll
led up in violent agitation. One end
tapers and drops, reaches the earth,
and starts mad career of destruction.
there you have the funnel cloud. = Z
= The order of events. is usually the
same; warm day, thundershowers in
the afternoon or evening. violent hail
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-23
SIOO'OOOO FOR
EQUIPMENT
AT HOSPITAL

The department of electro therapy
at the Employees hospital of the Ten
nessee company at Fairfield, has
been so successful that an appro-
priation of approximately 500, 1000
has been made for enlargement and
extension of the work. The electric
treatment at the hospital is said to
have shown some remarkable results,
notably in pneumonia, where a ratio
Of only two losses ont of ninety
cases treated was established last
year.
The electric equipment is very
elaborate. One machine carries out
the old idea of the benefits from hot
water, bag and mustard poultice APP
plications, except that instead of
heating only the surface, the heat
rays can be concentrated at any
temperature at any point on the
inside of the human body. 1t is
said to be so powerful that it could
fry the inside of a Ibeefsteak leaving
both the outside Surfaces raw.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-23
CHURCH WORKERS
MODIFY NAME
New Constitution Also
Adopted At Sunday
School Convention
state CaDitaI Rureau)

MONTGOMERY, Ala, April d.
The Alabama Sunday School council
of Christian Education was reOrgan-
lied at the Tuesday meeting and will
be known in the future as the Ala
bama Council of Religious Education.
This striking off the two words Sun
day school, from the entitlement of
the association, which is interdenomi-
national was the outstanding feature
of the second days meeting.
New constitution and bylaws were
adopted at the time the reorganiZa ton
was favorably voted. The reorganiza-
ton was completed under the super
vision of Dir. Hugh Magill of Chicago,
executive secretary of the International
Council of Religious Education. Judge
s. f. Hobbs of Selma and DIR. J. Il.
billiard of Birmingham were members
of the constitutional committee.
The business of the election of Off
GERS was deferred until the last day of
the convention. Wednesday.
Tribute To Stockholders
Amemorial service for William II.
Stockham, Birmingham capitalist and
philanthropist. who died in November,
1923. was conducted. Many of the
members of the council and various
out-of-state speakers paid tribute to
the memory of the man who had done
so much for evangelism
Mrs. William league, in her address
on woman's work, declared that the
basis of all religion was at the family
altar and with the present tendencies
of none or very few children there
could be no family altar. She told
the women to feed their husbands more
liver and less lip and their homes
would be happy.
DIR. c. J.. GooGell OF New York. in
his address on Evangelism as Con
trasted With Revivalism," took occa
sion to remark that omnivarious read
ing was damning and that the litera-
ture of the church family should be
closely scrutinized.,
DIR. Bradford Presides
To open the childyens division of the
state Sunday school convention Tues
day, DIR. Lula Bradford of Birmingham
conducted the brief! devotional exer-
cises and in a few. words showed that
Jesus was the greatest teacher.
God formed the earth and the world
out of. chaos, and that was architec-
ture; He builded the mountains with
their minarets and towers. and that
W uS aCuIptuACy 1AC llulCu tuC SCd anu
carpeted the earth with green. and
placed the bower of promise in the
sky, and that was painting; He created
the birds and the waterfalls. and that
was music He peopled the earth with
the countless millions of human beings,
and that was the everlasting drama OF
human life; but when He wanted a
perfect teacher he sent His son from
heaven" she said. DR.. Bradford intro
duced as the speaker of the session Mrs.
James Wood, one of Birmingham's
teachers and leaders in Sunday school
work.
Mrs. Woods spoke on The Child
We Teach" The child is the shadow
Of the adult. some adult. Mrs. Wood
stated. A mothers child is her shadow,
while the child is in the Sunday school,
he is the shadow of the teacher.
Judge s. F. Hobbs of Selma. chair
man of the young peoples division.