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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
so Per Cent OF Liquor
Declared To Be Poison
No Law-Abiding Citizen
Will Be Injured, How.
ever, Says Wheeler
(By Associated Press. J

NEW YORK, Dec. 20-Of the boot
leg liquor being dispensed for the holi-
days. 90 per cent is unfit to drink, J.
w. Dillon, chief chemist at the New
York district prohibition laboratory,
declared today.
The nature Of current samples sub
mitted to us for analysis indicates that
hair tonic has become the most popular
purchase of bootleggers," he said.
Conditions in the liquor traffic are
growing worse instead of better. 1t
is being conclusively proven that the
drinking American public no longer
cares for its health or its life
Mr.. Dillon said that during the first
year of national prohibition only half
of the liquor bootlegged was synthetic.
and that half had base of pure grain
alcohol. Last year % per cent was
good.
Today, he said. 80 per cent of the
stuff is made from denatured alcohol,
much of it being extracted from hair
tonics and other Incidents, intended
for external use. 1t is either re-distilled
denatured alcohol, diluted with water
colored and Favored or it is combina-
ton of this mess with good whisky or
green MhiSky.N
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
POSTAL WORKERS.
LAY BRIDE STORY
TO OPPONENTS
Union Heads Demand
Stone Publish Pay
Bill Probe
(By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTO;<. Dec. 20.-Officials
of two postal workers organizations
charged today that story CT bride to
q senate committee employe to nilu.
ence vote for the postal pay bill had
been concocted by opponents OF the
legislation to defeat it.
In formal statement issued by
William NJ. Collins. president of the
Railway Mail association, and Thomas
+. Flaherty, secretary of the National
Federation of Post Office clerks, At
torney General Stone was called upon
to make public the basis of charges he
has ordered investigated.
1T is significant" the statement said,
that the story came out Immediately
after the senate fixed definite date
for 4 vote on the postal veto. Plainly
this was deliberate intent to influence
public opinion against the postal en-
ployes and defeat their meritorious
legislation which now has the over
whelming support of the people.
"On the eve of our apparent victory
the opponents of wage legislation have
seen fit to harm our legislation by this
malicious story which obviously absurd
to those familiar with the processes of
law making in the senate. may be given
credence by many people"
Mr. Stone announced several days
ago he was investigating assertions that
4 senate committee employe had been
paid to use his influence on legislation
but he did not specify the bill involved.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
ARCTIC BLASTS
SWEEP NATION
Continued From Page One.

CONTINUED From Page One.)
two children at Hobart, Okla, were
burned to death in fire started by an
overheated furnace. Property damage
estimated at several hundred thousand
dollars was caused by the storm and cold
weather in Missouri.
Mail. Delayed
Christmas mail was being delayed
throughout the country by the storm and
it was estimated that it might be three
or four days before normal wire COM
munications were restored.
Michigan reported four fatalities due
to the cold. while in Chicago four per-
sons were killed during "a hours in ac-
cidents due directly or indirectly to the
weather.
More than two hundred fire alarms
were answered in Chicago today and
streets and sidewalks continued to offer
unusual hazards to pedetrians and mo-
torists because of the glare of ice with
which they were covered. The tempera-
ture here dropped to 6 below zero at 4
a. M with indications that it would
again go below the zero mark during
the night.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
LAWBREAKERS SUFFER
Others Need Not Fear Deatured AlcO-
hOl, Saws Wheeler

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20-Assur
ance that mo law abiding American
is likely to be injured by denatured al
cohol was given today by Wayne b.
Wheeler, of the Anti-Saloon league. in
a statement filed with the senate com
mitete considering the Cramton bill for
creation of separate prohibition en-
forcement bureau. Mr.. Wheeler added
that those who make or buy denatured
industrial alcohol for bootleg purposes
are law breakers
The statement was filed in reply to
the charge of Senator Reed, democrat,
Missouri. that the addition of poisons to
alcohol released for industrial purposes
is approaching murder.
'The blindness reported as caused
by bootleg booze said Mr.. Wheelers
statement, sis produced by wood alcohol,
an odorless and tasteess liquor indis-
tinguishable from grain alcohol-and
not by denatured alcohol described
under the national prohibition act.
Congress in 1906 ordered the use of
wood alcohol to denature grain alcohol.
Strychnine is not used, as often stated,
when the real denaturant is brucine,
very bitter but non-toxic alkaloid from
the same source as strychnlne.
Must Have Alcohol
american business must have tax
free alcohol. 1t enters thousand uses.
Only by dPnaturing alcohol can 1T
be safely released to industry. This was
recognized and demanded by business
before prohibition, The fact that Grim
inals insure it or that alcohol addicts
drink it cannot be charged against the
government which has frequently issued
warnings against it.
The release of pure alcohol to in
dustry would require an army of Of
ficials to prevent its diversion to boot
leggers. To add a tax sufficient to pay
these officers would cripple business
and increase cost of enforcement.
The addition of little water or
flavoring matter turns pure alcohol INTO
an imitation whisky. Bootleggers who
now re-distill denatured alcohol would
find their work made easier, cheaper
and safer if the government provided
them with all the materials for their
trade except water and little caramel
to color and flavor"
Coast guard officials have asked the
department of justice for legal enlight-
eminent on the question of dealing with
rum runners turned hi-jackers.
Piracy Is Feared
Although the days of Captain Kidd
have passed. the modern hi-jacker of thu
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
White House Breakfasts
Sooth Many Old Wounds
Invitation List Gradually Widens AS Coolidge
Draws Administration Together

like more of it. Brookhart may be
bad republican, but he has an unholy
mortgage on any Iowa nomination that
he fancies. He proved that last spring
when he took the nomination in the face
of every administration agency that
sought to get a regular in his stead. If
they did throw him out of the next con-
gress he would take the nomination
away from Senator Cummins or any
body else in 1926, and would probably
be elected senator without any arrow
heads. |Rawson is credited with the am
bition to do the taking away himself,
and it would be much easier running
against Cummins that against Brook
hart at those primaries. If they let
him alone Brookhart will not disturb
Iowa politics for six years.
Democrats Chances Good
The by-elections are always perilous
for the party in power. With no Presi-
dent to pull out a big vote, local feuds
and state rivalries play havoc with
party regularity. A bad year may throw
the farmers off their political balance,
despite whatever farm-relief bill is de-
-vised. for nobody has yet thought of a
bill that will not disappoint as many as
IL pleuSeS. Lie UtlWccb-CicSti al c
famous occasions for the satisfaction of
grouches and the paying off of grudges.
Moreover, in 1926 the democrats have
all the best of it. Every one of their
seats that has to be filled is from the
south-from states where it is only a
question of which democrat is going to
be elected. In that year. likewise, the
states normally democratic, like Ken
lucky and Missouri. which went off the
reservation for Coolidge, are duto to re-
turn to the fold, and there are happen
ings presaged in northern states-like
the senatorial candidacy of Governor
Smith in New York-thattlower gloom
lily for the republicans.
1t does not amount to much for the
first two years of the Coolidge terms if
they do toss a seat to Steck; they have
a big enough majority to afford the
luxury of rubbing it in on Brookhart,
but in the senate thereafter such ex-
travagance is bound to be visited on
them. Economy is touted as the watch
word of the Coolidge administration,
and being frugal with senatorships is
just as important as riding on a regu-
lar Pullman instead of a special car.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
MAN is INJURED
BY AUTOMOBILE

A. G. Davis, 1881 Eighth avenue.
west, was severely bruised about 8
o'clock Saturday night at First street
and Eighth avenue, west, when he was
struck by an automobile said to have
been driven by E. W. Jones, 2604
Eighth avenue, west
Davis was removed to the Woodlawn
infirmary by an ambulace from Ridout,
where he was reported resting comfort
ably. Jones was placed under a 500
bond by Officers J. L. Houston and w.
w. Cobb on a charge of reckless driving.
According to the officers Davis was
struck as he stepped from a street car.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
CONGRESS HEADS
PRAISE ACTIVITY
OF BRIEF SESSION
Both Chambers Take
Christmas Recess After
Good Record
(By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON. Dec. 20.-Congress
quit work today for the Christmas mol
idays after setting up what leaders re-
garded as good record OF legislative
accomplishment in the first three weeks
of its present short session.
Three of the nine annual supply bills
were passed by the house and sent to
the senate where committees have com
pleted consideration of one of them and
are we'll advanced with the work on
second one.
The senate passed two important
measures left over from the last SEES
sion-the $1O0,000,000 bill for modern
izing the battle fleet and the construc-
ton of eight additional light cruisers,
and that the S1S6,0O0,O00 deficiency
bill carrying funds for putting the sol
diers bonus into operation and enact
ing a new reclamation policy.
Approves War Debt
In addition congress approved the
war debt settlements with Poland and
Lithuania and sent to the President
resolution appropriating 100000 for
use in curbing the European fowl plague
and other poultry diseases.
Four new rum treaties-those with
France, Canada, the Netherlands and
Panama-were ratified by the senate
and number of measures of minor I'M
portance were passed by each house.
After the holiday recess the house
will turn to fourth Appropriation bill.
that for the post office and treasury,
while the senate will continue consid-
Grafton of the Muscle Shoals question.
Early in January it will act on the Pres
ident's veto of the postal employees sal
L 4 Ia l..
out of the way it will take up the Isle
of Pines treaty under an unanimous
consent agreement for final action on
this convention with Cuba which has
been pending for twenty years.
Senate Program Indefinite
Beyond action on these matters and
the appropriation bills, the senates pro-
gram is indefinite. Outlining that for
the house after the holidays, Represen
tative Longworth of Ohio, the republic
can leader said that while the supply
measures would continue to have the
right of way, the S53 10000 rivers and
harbors bill might be reached about
January 10.
The majority leader said also that
the McFadden bill permitting national
baks to establish branches might be
taken up some time during January.
Complimenting his colleagues on the
dispatch with which he said business
had been transacted thus far this sea-
son, Mr.. Longworth said that within
his service of 20 years no house had
made the record of passing three of the
regular supply bills before the Christ
mas recess.
Longworth Lauds Status
1T is an illustration. he said, ''of
the good feeling existing in the house on
both sides of the aisle and the conf
dence the members have in its appro
nriation committee. House members
have put the public business ahead of
their personal interest and have we'll
earned a rest"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
Accident Saves
Condemned Man
From Death Chair

HOLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 90
Similarity in names of Joseph
G. Kane, Youngstown slayers, and
that of Norman s. Kendall, Cleveland
motion picture proprietor saved the
former from being executed at the
Ohio penitentiary last night.
Kendall sought and was granted a
stay of execution by the supreme
court of 500 fine for alleged vio-
lation of the child labor law. Chief
Justice Marshall, who signed the stay
of execution, last night thought it was
a petition by Kane's attorneys and
arranged for reprieve by Governor
Donohey to January s. 1t developed
today that Kane's attorneys had asked
for no stay of execution and that the
chief justice was confused in the
names.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
HEARST REOPENS
UNDERWOOD WAR
CONTINUED From Page One. J


a second time. Since that request. how
ever, he would have sought to amend
the Ford offer, although it is known
that Ford always insisted that his Of
fer was not subject to amendment.
Under the leadership of Norris and
Mcclellan are about 80 members of the
senate. Democrats who own membership
in that combination are generally those
of the south Atlantic Seaboard who
want MUSCLE Shoals power distributed
into their territory. Among these are
Glass and Swanson of Virginia, Over
man and Simmons of North Carolina,
Smith of South Carolina, Trammel of
Florida. Ransdell of Louisiana is
another adherent who is interested in
power distribution. Sheppard and May
field of Texas have not publicly af
firmed the basis of their opposition to
the Underwood bill.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21

Thomas final word for the four de-
PENDANTS was plea to the jury to
waive aside the prejudice of the pro-
scouting attorney and decide the case
On its merits and in accordance with
the preponderance of the testimony"
when that is done. we shall be sat-
tisfied," he concluded.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
FREEZING IN ATLANTA

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-Accord-
ing to the weather bureau indications
are for generally fair weather Sunday
and Monday east of the Mississippi. ex-
cept that local rains are probably in the
extreme south and local SHOWS in the
lower lake regions. The temperature
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
FOUR DIE IN MICHIGAN

DETROIT, Dec. 20.-The extreme
cold wave which has swept down upon
southern Michigan, coating fields and
highways with ice causing the delay
of trains and partially paralyzing tele-
phone and telegraph service in various
portions of state, shows no immediate
signs of losing its icy grip, accord
ing to reports from throughout the
state.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
DEATHS

Mrs. Mary Chiles-Funeral services for
Mrs. Mary Chiles, GA. who died Saturday
at local infirmary, Will be held al z
o'clock Sunday afternoon from Browns
fueneral parlors. Burial Will follow IN
Elmwood She is survived by her hus-
band, a son and daughter.
Billie Brown Stokes-Funeral services for
Billie Brown Stokes, infant son of MT.
and Mrs. D. NJ Stokes. who died late
Saturday night at local eard infirm mary
noon from Browns funeral parlors. Bur
ial followed in Elmwood cemetery.
John Brown-Funeral services for John
Thursday at the residence in Rosedale,
will be held at . o'clock Sunday after
noon from the residence. Burial Will
follow in Elmwood cemetery with Rid
Joseph A. Jones-Joseph A. Jones, 70.
Friday night at the residence, 44o5
sixth avenue. north. Funeral services
will be held at $;SO o'clock SUNDAY BAL, ait
will follow in Elmwood cemetery.
Charles Marvin Alverson-The body of
Charles Marvin Alverson, a. who died
Saturday morning at a local infirmary,
was sent to Coal City, Ala, Saturday
afternoon by Lige 10y for burial,
James Malcolm JacObs-Funeral services
for James Malcolm Jacobs, 1S-year- old
at the residence. will be held at
son of MIR. and Mrs. c. o. Jacobs 1900
Grand avenue, who died Friday morning
o'clock Sunday afternoon from the
Woodlawn Methodist church, with Rev.
Robert Echols officiating. Burial will
follow in Forest Hill cemetery with Vice
in charge. Besides his parents. the
boy is survived by brother, w. D.
Jacobs, and a sister, Mrs. Mary Lou
Campbell.
NTra TTenry Ellen Stubbs-Tha hodv Of
Mrs. Henry Ellen Stubbs, g.. who died
Friday at the residence, 518 College
street, will be sent to Ripley. Ala, Sun
day by Echols and Angwin for burial
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
II DEAD IN KANSAS

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 20.-Tempera-
lures moderated throughout the south
west somewhat tonight, but train serv-
ice seemed to get worse rather than
improve and wire communication
showed no indication Of recovering from
it's demoralized state.
The list of deaths, due indirectly to
the storm and low tempera lures, in
creased to eleven in the southwest to-
day when a mother and two children
were burned to death at Hobart, Okla,
in fire that started from an over>
heated stove. The temperature there
one below zero-was the coolest in
years. Twenty-Five persons were driven
from their home here in scant attire
early today as the result of another
overheated stove causing a fire.
Property damage estimated at hum
dreds of thousands of dollars has been
caused in central Missouri, by the
storm, according to radio dispatches to
the Associated Press from Jefferson
City.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21

Charles Marvin AlversOn-The body OF
Charles Marvin Alverson, Al who died
Saturday morning at a local infirmary,
was sent to Coal City, Ala, Saturday
afternoon by Lige 10y for burial.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21

will be lower Sunday In New England
and south Atlantic states and it will
continue below normal east Of the Mis-
sissippi river for several days. Storm
warnings remain displayed from Bay
st. Louis, Miss. to Apalachicola, Fla,
and from Jacksonville, Fla, to Boston.
Mass.
Much colder weather has overspread
the lower leake region, the upper Ohio
valley and the Atlantic and east gulf
states, except the Florida peninsula:
Freezing temperatures prevailed at
p. m, Saturday as far south as Atlanta,
central Alabama, southern Mississippi
and the Texas coast and readings were
below zero over much Of the north
west.
There have been local rains within
the last "a hours in portions of the
southeastern states and along the north
Pacific coast, sleet and rain in the west
gulf states, and local SHOWS in the
upper Ohio valley, the lower lake
region and the north Atlantic states.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21

Mrs Henry Ellen Stubbs-The body Of
Mrs. Henry Ellen Stubbs, 60. who died
Friday at the residence. 518 College
street, will be sent to Ripley. Ala, Sun
day by Echols and Angwin for burial
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21

Buy your Westinghouse
Appliances here, and re-
ceive with each purchase a
handsome cut-out of Santa
as illustrated above. Santa
is six inches tall, and will
accompany your gift to its
destination. Very appro-
priate-very pleasing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-20
TRAPS MOTHS BY
 ELECTRIC LIGHT

sWEDENsBORo, N. J., July 19.- A spectacular fight is being waged against the Oriental moth, which is destroying peach trees in the big Weatherby orchard near here, the fight is being based on the principle of the attraction of the moth to the flame. Instead of candles, a battery of 150 in candescent lamps has been strung across the orchard.
 At night the lights are turned on and the moths forget the peaches to flicker about the bulbs. There various ingenious traps to catch the pestifer- ous insects have been devised by the owner of9the farm, who is S2 years old, buttstill active manager of the place, Hes stays awake until dawn, making q record of his moth catch and studying their habits.
 Other peach growers are watching his experiment with keen interest. Motorists who pass at night, seeing the orchard aglow with light, imagine the place to be <bootleggers' haunt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-20
BOOKS ORCHESTRA
 FOR RETURN DATE
Southern COllegian Eight At
 Cascade This Week

Bathing, dining and dancing, each of the three major summer amusements at Cascade Plunge this week will be featured with service ''just a little" better than the staff's best efforts in the past, Manager J. J. Bell said Sat urday. July is thought to be the busiest month of the season, because of its heat, and this week Manager Bell says will set new record in attendance.
 What is said to have been the most popular orchestra presented this sea son at Cascade, the Southern Collegians Eight, has been obtained for return engagement lasting through the entire week. This orchestra, which is believed to be the only dance glvup in the South with a xylophone, spent the past week on a road tour through Alabama while the Georgia Serenaders were playing Cascade. =
 Ih the restaurant, which this week is open both afternoon and night, is specializing on table d'hote dinners, seven courses with chicken, and on re- treatments for members of swimming parties. Watermelon is being served as a speciality and has found special favor with the afternoon parties.
 rhe huge swimming pool is being given special attention this week to assure the coolness of its mountain spring, water from the foot of Red Mountain. Purified by chlorine filtra- ton, the 2S,OO0 gallons of clear, cold water which hourly flows from the springs through the pool, is declared to make Cascade Plunge rot only the most beautiful place in Birmingham for a swim, but also the coolest and clear est.
 Two forms of parties have become especially noticeable during the past week, the afternoon swimming parties for visiting girls and the flmily parties during evenings for those who care to neither swim nor dance. The latter groups sit in the grandstand, i- is ex- plained, and for the general admission fee listen to the orch 'stra and watch others swim. Seats are provided for 1,5OO persons and the air, because of the pool, is several degrees lower than that over Birmingham.