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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
ALLEGED DRUG DEN BROKEN. UP, BELIEF
Narcotics Confiscated In Raid.
 ! Two Arrested

What authorities assert to be one of the most active narcotic dens in this section of the country was broken up Wednesday evening by R. E. Hunt and Fred J. Cain, state agents, and Officer Pritchet of the Birmingham police de partpent in a raid on. the building at 2622 Alley l.. Budd and Sarah Woods, negroes, occupants of the building, were arrested and are held at the city jail for federal authorities. N-
 A quantity of morphine, cocaine and raw opium was confiscated by the off cers,, together with a complete equip ment for administering dope. They also found spoons, burners and other mar cotic equipment. a
 Mrs. Gussie Chase, 203 Broad street, and Mrs. Sylvia Harris, ,2Q0S Avenue E, two white women, were found in the place and are said. to have admitted having just purchased dope. When brought to police headquarters they are said to have signed affidavits swearing that dope was being administered at the place at prices ranging from $6 to $S a treatment. .
 The officers were forced to kick in the door to the building wh- n they made the raid, and the woman is said to have thrown out a considerable quantity of dope, but sufficient amount was ob- taihed for evidence, according to Mir. Hunt. Among the administering equip ment the officers confiscated were four hypodermic syringes and six needles, he said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
AMERICAN GIRLS ARE GETTING BENEFITS OF
 RUSSIAN SECRETS
"Her brow was like the snowdrift, Her throat was as the swans, And her face was cen the fairest
 That e'er the sun shOne on."
 aS Annie Laurie.

"Some of the "beauty secrets" which we have brought to America from the Russian Court are wonderful" says a former countess, who is now owner of a beauty parlor in New York. ''Take, for instance, the method by which they remove tan, discolOration and other aft CT effects of sunburn.
 First the skin is steamed with a few hot towels, then lightly massaged with good cold cream. This brings out any inflammation, helps to prepare the superficial skin for the bleaching cream. But great care should be used in se- lecting the proper cream for this deli cate work .
 The famous creation known as Beauty Bleach, which bears the we'll known Black and White label is prov ing to be the most satisfactory freekle and blemish remover in connection with this method, for the reason that it only bleaches out and removes discolorations from the scarf skin and never goes be- low it, as liquid preparations do there by causing inflammation or irritation and doing more harm than good. .:
 On account of it's low popular price of 50 cents; Black and White Beauty Bleach is becoming more popular every month. The Cold Cream, which bears the Black and White label, can be had in liberal 26c jars as we'll as the 5oc jar, which contains nearly three times as much as the small size.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
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CHICAGO, March 28.- Teaching kindergarten, kid1ies, once regarded a safe, sedate profession, entered the dan gerous class Wednesday with the an nouncenent by Max Schachtman, lead CT of the young communistsr move ment, that he has instructed several thousand tots to Lombard their teach CTS with soviet arguments.
 Schachtman, an enterprising young man who is making a good thing out of disbelieving in capitalism, edits two pinkish journals. One is the Young Worker" for grown-up communists over IA, in words of two to seven syl- lables. The other, "The Young Com rade," for bolsheyik aspirants from 6 to IA, is confined to words of one syl. lable as much as possible. In the lat ter group, Shachtinan has 5000 adher- ents in the kindergartens and grade schools of Chicago, he estimates. s z M Tots Trotzky' . In the first place. Shachtman be- lieves in the poetic appeal. So he. in- terpretss The Tots Trotzkyr in verse. Imagine class of six-year-olds, sud denly disaffected throw down their block and lisp. this at their teachers in- unison :
 :. This is little Rosie Red;
 Did you know what Rosie said? Rosie's never tired of telling,
 Asking, talking, shouting, yelling
 To the children she may; meet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
BIG AUDIENCES
 GREET PLAYERS
The Alarm Clock To Be Followed By The
 Demi- mi-Virgin'

Instead of Birmingham's theatrical season being on the wane with the coming of spring it is just beginning, according to the delighted hundreds who have been amused and entertained during the first three days of the in definite stay of the Jefferson Resident Players, who are offering Avery Hop woods delightful success "The Alarm
 "The Alarm Clock" is but the first of a series of comedies, dramas and melodramas that are to be presented during the coming weeks, and like l"The Alarm Clock" they will all be productions new to Birmingham, chos- en from the best of the successes pre- sented in New York within the last two years.
 "The Alarm Clock is the sort of comedy that starts with q chuckle and works up to roars of laughter. Miss Kathleen Comegys, Russell Fillmore and Miss Helen Ray are great in the leading roles, and the rest of the tall ented cast help to make the production finished performance in every par ticular.
 The mornings at the Jefferson are busy with rehearsals for next weeks production, 'The Demi-V Virgin" which brings John Glenn MacFarlane before theatre audiences again, and which is one of the most entertaining farces that has made people laugh in the last five years.
 It is a story of the most,talked of place in America, outside of Washing ton, and that isSHollywood. Domestic and picture complications provide the action of the plot.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
1Tot's Trotzky' Unearthed
 In Chicago Kindergarten
Young Communist Leader Claims 5000 Adher-
 ents In Lower Schools Publishes Two Journals
In the school or in. the street :

In the school or in the street: : Join the junor groups today! 2
 With your comrades work and play!' Y
 Red Rosie's infantile internationaie appeared on the cover of the April is- sue of Shachtman's magazine. Then there is her rebellious little pal, "John- ny He'd" who also preachesl overthrow in rhyme. T
 To keep the kindergarten abreast of the ofk scandel, this organ; "The Young Comrade,"'s printed the following edi- torial:
 s" But this scandal shows us that it is not government of the peo- pie, because it is only the big capital ists get good out of it. They buy np the officials of this country and they get away with it, None of them are put in jail, either. But when a work ingman does something which is against the bosses, like strike, for instance. he is put in prison right away.
 In your schools, when you are talk ing up this government, show that you know what this government is. Speak up in the class and tell the teachers and the pupils that this is a govern ment of, for and by the capitalists.
 We want to kick this, kind of a government out and instead of 1t have this country to ourselves, %he workers. We built. this country and we keep it running. And now we want to own it and rule it too.
 An article entitled "why We Are
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
EXPERT PRAISES
 ALABAMA PRISON
International c Commissions CT Says Kilby a Model
 Institution

B. Ogden Chisolm of New York, re- gently: appointed by President Coolidge as American representative on the in ternational prison commission, called Kilby prison the model penal institn- tion of the whole worldr and highly praised the Alabama convict lease sys- tenn in an interview given The Age Herald Wednesday night after he had finished an inspection tour of the state.
 ''I found," he said, your nine state prisons to be as near ideal as efficient, human management could make them. II interviewed large number of inmates and learned first-hand that they are receiving splendid treatment.
 Wide Study s.
 q have been studying prisons the world over, and Alabama easily takes first rank. I will tell this to the Presi- dent next week. and soon, I intend to issue an official pamphlet on Alabama prison conditions and send it over the country as a suggested model for the other states. I congratulate Alabama and congratulate myself for having inspected the Alabama penal system"
 Chisolm. called the Georgia state prison "an everlasting outrage" and also hayed conditions he said he found at the Atlanta federal prison. +
 Il visited several mines in Alabama where prisoners are being worked" he added, land found conditions good. This system is ideal, All convicts should be allowed to earn, something while doing their time" or
 Proper handling of prisoners is two thirds of the penal problem, Chisolm declared. In Alabama, he said, he found the handling methods most satisfac- tory, l is'
 '!Warden Harris of Kilby prison is the best warden I have yet come across" he went ont. '"To tell the truth, wouldn't mind so much spending a while with him. Many of his prisoners feel the same way" l
 According to Chisolm, the day of the ball and chain, strong box and flogging post in prisons is; fast passing.
 Good Food Served
 "I was told" he said,. that Alabama is done with this sort of thing; also that politics has not been allowed to creep into your prison system. And further learned that. the food served Alabama convicts is far better than prisoners are getting in most of the other States-eVen Tn the federal prisons" l.4
 Chisoln1 said the big trouble with American prisons has been that 'peo- pie don't know anything about them and don't care anything about them"
 "One man out of every 185 gets in prison at one time or another" he said, land their families care. But other families do not. That situation should be changed, and sooner or later will be. !"
 The state reform school for girls near Birmingham is doing splendid work. but needs n legislative appropriation of at least $100,00O, Chisolm said. Glenn Andrews, state prison inspector, is one of the most efficient prison officials in
 Chisolm went from Birmingham to Mississippi to inspect conditions in that state. He will return east about April 5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
BEWARE THE COuGH OR COLD
 THAT HANGS ON

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 Of / all known drugs. creosots Ia recognized by the medical fratsrnity as the gFeaEsst healing agency for tho treatment of chronic coughs and colds and other forms of throat ana lung troubles. Creoraulsion contains. 1n addition to Creosote, other heal. ing elements which soothe and heal the inflamed membranes and stop the irritation and inflammation. while the creosote goes on to the stomach, is absorbed into the blood, attacks the seat of the trouble and destroys the germs that lead to consumption,
 Creomulsion lS guaranteed satls- factory In the treatment of chrome coughs and colds. bronchial asthma, catarrhal broncn4tis and other forms of throat and lung diseases. and is excellent for. building up the system after colds or ithe flu. Money re- funded if any cough or cold, ns matter of how icng standing. Is not relieved after taking according to dt. fections. Ask your druggist. Creo. mulsiOn Co.,. Atlanta. Ga.--(AdV.I
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
BIG CROWDS AT
 SHRINE CIRCUS
Circus And Vaudeville Acts And Other Fea-
 lures Enjoyed

Big crowds were again in evidence Wednesday night at the Shrine circus, staged under the auspices of Zamora temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, which opened Tuesday night for a TO- day engagement at Seventh avenue, be- tween Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets. The program consists of 10 high-class acts, comprising the best in circus and vaudeville circuits. and all were thoroughly enjoyed by the large crowds in attendance.
 The big tent, under which the show is staged, presents a .colorful scene with a brilliant oriental setting and il- luminated by hundreds of multi-colored lights and gay with flags and bunting. The officers of the temple are being assisted by the uniformed bodies of the Shrine, and in addition to the stage performances, which are given twice nightly, there are many other attrac- tive features of the best of charity fair and bazaar.
 Quite a number of out-of-town visit OTIS were in attendance on Wednesday night, and were given a royal welcome by the committees in charge and by many individual Shriners, who are giv- ing loyal aid to make the affair a suc- cess. Those in charge of the affair call attention to the fact that the public is cordially invited to any. and all performances. ''~
 Director General Ernest Matthews announces that free matinee will be given Saturday afternoon for the Boys Industrial school, the children of the Mercy home and other similar institu- tions, and with the Shriners as, their host the kiddies are assured of a de- lightful time.
 Distribution of three automobiles will be made on the closing night of the engagement, and everyone who visits the circus will participate in the awards.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
REPORTS
 GENERAL BOOST
 IN PRODUCTION
Building Industry Expan- sion Shown By Federal
 Reserve K

wAsHINGToN, March 26.-A further increase in production of basic commodities and a slight increase of employment for February and early March were reported by the federal re5 serve board today. Wholesale and. re- tail distribution also continued large. Factory employment rose l. per cent in February after declines in pay rolls in the three preceding mo-. Chs and through a reduction in the part time employ ment, the average weekly earnings of this. class of labor was about 5 per. cent oyer January. s's. sl !
 Building activity, although slightly lower than in January appeared to have only sslackened for fresh start. The board reported other expansion in building programs and the department of commerce has reports showing that probably the largest number of con tracts have been arranged for the forth. coming season today. in recent years. Federal reserve board figures place the increase at z per cent over the same month a year ago.. ff%
 More Steel Turned
 Department of commerce figures on production show 275, ,11S tons, of steel sheets turned in February with pro- duction year ago only about 237 900 tons. This output, it was asserted, rep resents approximately 86 per cents>of the plant capacity. .-3t
 The government statements show an iron ore consumption of 4,7SS, 900 tons against 4,68S,000 last January and 4,671, 900 in; February, 1923. Stocks of iron ore at furnaces and Lake Erie docks aggregated 20, ,25S, 900 tons at the end of last month, a decrease of about 100000 tons from the stocks of the same date last year January stocks, however, were larger than those held the first of this month or on the same date a year ago. a-s;
 Auto Production Increases
 Automobile production for February which was continuing at the same ave rage rate in March, was 336, 6,363; pas senger cars while the truck production exceeded 31,0O0. The output of both types of machines showed large in- creases last month over January and over February, 1923.
 In the financial field the, federal re- serve boards survey showed that hte volume of borrowing continued to in- crease through February and the first half of March that was begun in January. On March 12, total loans of reporting banks were higher. than at any time since the seasonal peak at the turn of the year and about $276, ,000,- 900 greater than year ago.
 There were decreases, however, in the volume of discounts with the federal re- serve banks, but these, the boards statement showed, were more than off set by increases in the holdings of United States government. securities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
Missing $33, ,OOO, 900 Deal
 Peeued Daugherty-Sti1son
Smith Telegram Read To Comnittee By Former
 Wife -Mannington. On Way Home

he paid his half share of $50.C00 per year in living with Attorney General Daugherty and that he. died wiz. S214. 900 in assets listed by the probate court. Whether he had more at death. she said she did not know, '5s
 All through her examination. Paul Rowland and former Senator Cham herlain, M... Daugherty's attorneys, sat waiting fo' an opportunity to cross ex- anime. Their opportunity would. come tomorrow, the chairman said, when Senator Wheeler, democrat, Montana, directing the presentation of evidence was expected to return. i5
 Manning To Return Outside the committees record, Sec retary Hughes sent, to the chairman a letter saying that Howard .AIannington of Ohio, now in Paris, intended leaving for the Uni ,d States March 29. He he :; been named in, testimony as. a friend of the Attorney General who re. ceived $2 case for permit to withdraw liquor from bonded warehouse, osten. sibly for the bootlegging trade.
 Mir. Daugherty called at the White House twice during the day but de. clined to discuss his visits and the jus tice department refrained from com ment upon the days procedure.
 Miss Stinson smiled and wept as she read the letters sent her by Smith dur ing the two: years before his death, some of which she said, had contained checks, some drafts and some $500 bills. He was, she, said, ''nice about money" and his communications with her personal and often affectionate. The telegraphic files revealed also that Smith during two years had given her a complete record of the Attorney Gen, erals uncertain health. In February and March, 1922, E. B.. Mclean, the Washington publisher, it was revealed by messages produced at the hearing
 had sent many telegraphic inquiries tc Smith on the subject of the Attorney Generals health.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
CONFAB REPORTS
 FEATURE SESSION
Hill Ferguson Tells Of Events
 At Rotary Dinner

The Birmingham Rotarians at their weekly luncheon in the Tutwiler hotel Wednesday noon heard the reports of the delegates who attended the district Rotary conference in Tuscaloosa earlier in the week. A
 Hill Ferguson, who headed the local delegation, made the feature report. He told ho wthe Birmingham delegates fought for the election of the ticket which swept into office the new district officers for the forthcoming year.
 Herman l.. Tanner of Sheffield, the new district governor. will visit the Birmingham club at an early date, it was announced.
 '.The district meet" Mir. Ferguson reported, t.'Pas the largest in point of attendance yet held in the state. More than 400. Rotarians were present, rep resenting more than 25 clubs.' ,3..
 The Tuscaloosa convention ended last Wednesday afternoon. Convention re- ports coupled with action on several rou- tine matters. constituted the business program of the luncheon. Dr. Henry NJ: presided
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
'SENATE URGED
 TO CUT RATES ;. ]: ]. ON FARM GOODS
Commerce Committee Re ports Smith Bill
 Fayorably

r WASHINGTON, March 2S.-Reor-
 ganization of the freight r..te structure :. 70 as to. bring about the lowest pos $ sible rates on agricultural products and
 livestock at the, earliest time prac-
 tieable, would be ordered by Congress
 under a resolution approved today by
 the Senate interstate commerce com
 rhittee. s 4a '> >;$
 Chairman Smith announced he would
 press for early action on the measure which would declare general policy
 with respect to Alarm freight rates in line with that recommended by Presi-
 dent Coolidge. t5.s
 s, Separate proposals for a horizontal decrease in freight rates have been
 made in the Senate but excepting Chair man Smiths recommendation the Sen ate decided it was unwise to dictate any specific rate. tg . This" said Chairman Smith, lis for
 the purpose of declaring the policy of
 Congress for lower rates on agricul-
 tural commerce and directing the inter state commerce commission to carry
 this policy into effect s Since Congress has delegated to the
 interstate commerce commission the
 power to make rates, it was thought unwise to dictate any specific rate, but { c direct the commission that in the exercise of its rate-makiLg power that >the products of agriculture should car
 ry the lowest schedule, v. s ''This because products of agricul- ture are the prime essentials in the eco { homie structure in organized society. These products are produced under cir
 cumstancess that do not permit the pro-
 ducer to pass the charges incident to their marketing to the consumer.
 'The agricultnrist pays the freight
 upon what he buys. and sells it seems,
 therefore, but just that provision . should be made to make his burden as : light as possible, especially upon the
 things he produces"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27

WASHINGTON. March 26.-Sen- ate investigation into the adrhinistra- tion of Attorney General Daugherty was continued today at another public hearing with bare nNntiofl of $33.- GOO, 900 made in a few days by five men unnamed through a stock market deal in Sinclair oil as the most salient feature.
 Roxie Stinson, the divorced wife of Jess Smith, who shot himself in the Attorney Generals apartment last sum mer, was the star witness. Her story. replete with the mention of consider able sums of money passed to her by the dead man during his two years of association with the Attorney General, was filled out with scores of telegrams taken by the committee from the files in Washington, Palm Beach and Wash ington Courthouse, o.. and few let ters from Smith to her. A The wire messages, some trivial and others obscure in terms and references, were signed by persons whose names in some cases have been heard and in others unheard, in previous committee
 - ..Daugherty Sore"
 Of the $33, ,000, 900 deal, Miss Stin- son said she had been told by Jess Smith, to whom she ascribed the state ment, that he and Mir. Daugherty were .sore" because they were not fin on it. !" When she professed unwillingness. to tell of it further, or to name the men Smith declared to have made the profit, there was a moment of committee con- ference and an announcement by Chair man Brookhart that decision a5 to whether the inquiry into that question should be pressed must await the com mittee's executive consideration.
 Summed up, Miss Stinson's account, drawn out by senators, was that Smith came to Washington worth perhaps $14O,000; that he gave her several thousand dollars :" that he Host heay- fly" in stock market t-ansLctions;. that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
EILEEN SEDGEWICK
 IN MOTOR CRASH
ssotion Picture Actress Reported
 Seriously Hurt

LOS ANGLES. March 2G.-Eileen. Sedswich, motion picture star. was ser. iously injured in an automobile accident near Warner Hot Springs, while Con location, it was announced by Universal Film Company officials here Wednesday ! Details of the crash. in which Miss Sedgwich's car collided with another at the edge of steep embankment, have just reached here.
 Jay Marchant, the stars director, suffered a broken knee cap. The ex- tent of Miss Eedgwick's injuries has not been learned, ,.but it was announced that if they prove, as serious as it. now be- ieyed the location company would De called back. to Hollywood.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
NEGRO IS RELEASED

A. Carvello, g years old, who con- duets a grocery store at PA Twenty sixth street. north, was released from the city jail Wednesday afternoon. CarvellO was charged with criminal attack upon a young girl. The charge was not substantiated, according to Fred H. McDuff, chief of police. .
 When arrested Carvello strongly denied the carges. He was arrested by W. l.. Brannon and H. c. Jones, city detectives, Wednesday morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
HEARS FROM Ku.RY

Wednesday received a card from ex- Governor Kilby post marked Cairo, Egypt, where the former official stopped on his world tour. The com munication, dated March If, carries the wish that 365 days hence Oscar Un. derwood will be president of the