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Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-05
Won,an's Auxiliary of
,BOyce Aten Post VIII
Hare Sale of Baskets

The lovely trays and baskets
which were made by the 80 men of
the Alpine Sanitarium will be on
exhibition and offered to the public
for sale al Yarnev Brothers Depart
ment Store, next Monday and Tues
day, December ) and Q. The exhi-
bit is being conducted by the Wo-
man 5 Auxiliary Of the Bovce Aten
Post and the trays and baskets will
be especially useful as desirable
Christmas gifts. 80
The Woman s Auxiliary are also
planning TO send the men at the
Alpine Sanitarium gi;l- Tor Christ
mas, individual gifts for each man,
the custom before being to send q
large box of food. The Ten Thou
sand Club also plan TO assist the
auxiliary in purchasing the gifts.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-05
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VISITING EDUCATOR GIVES COLORFUL
ADDRESS ON ITALIAN PEOPLE BEFORE
MEMBERS OF TEN THOLSAND CLTB

One Of the most brilliant address
cS which has been given before
members of the Ten Thousand club
this year was that of Miss Ethel
Richardson, assistant state superin-
teHdent of California, and super
,isor of adult immigrant population,
from Los Angeles, who spoke in the
interests of Americanization work
at the meeting of the Ten Thousand
club yesterday afternoon. Miss
RichaldsoA dwelt chiefly on the
characteristics and customs. of the
Itanan people who comprise the
greatest Ieleign population in the
state today, and told of her highly
interesting study of the italian in
his own country, stressing the need
Of the peasant class for educational
opportunity in this country Some
of the finest and most effective
work in Americanization in the state
has been done in this locality, due
TO the efforts of the Ten Thousand
clah, Miss Richardson stated inI
thanking the local club members for
their loyal support il sponsoring the
work Of Miss Nora Kreps who con
ducts the work here II am glad
Of this opportunity to come back to
FL Centre. Miss Richardson said, /
land express my deep appreciation
for the services of the woman 5 CLUB !
in carrying on this work. -
During the business discussion of
the cub members at the meeting,
Mrs. w. J. Reid, chairman OF the
music section announced that the
OF the section would enter
tain the cIub and their friends of
FL Centre al an open meeting when
one OF the most exceptional pro
grams ever offered in the city will
be presented. Tuesday. December 10.
Mrs. ROBERTS Tei4s OF Plans
The music section has left nothing
lDdoEe to insure the excellence of
lie program, according 10 Mrs Reid
md some very splendid numbers
iaye been arranged.
Mrs. B. L. Roberts, chairman of
he social service and child wei
are committee. discussed her plans
II establishing better recreationaI
.aeiiities in Fl Centre for the Young
people and also asked the endorse
nent Of the club IN the petition Of
the local tuberculosis association for
$3.50. which VIII be presented before
the board of supervisors. The money
will be used Tor the upkeep Of car
to be furnished by the association
for the nurse who viii take charge
of clinic here. Mrs. Roberts point
ed out that the death rate OF in
fants in this locality is greater than
any section of the state. Through
the Sheppard Townsend act, salary
has been provided fer a nurse FOR
the baby clinic, but the running eX
penses Of the clinic must be furnish
ed by the city. Practically every
thing has been obtained by the com
mittee working with Mrs. Roberts
in establishing the clinic here, but
the $3.50 appropriation. The Wo-
man 5 Ten Thousand club heartily
endorsed the undertaking.
In a brief report of the recent
San Bernardino convention. of the
Southern District Federation of Wo-
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-05
RURAL CARRIERS
WILL GET HOLIDAY
THIS CHRISTMAS

WASHINGTON, Dec. ALI ru.
raj mail carriers throughout the
country win get u holiday Christ.
mas, the postofficc department an
Bouncod today. Rural earricrs were
given holiday last Christmas for
the first time. No complaints re.
suited from the suspension Of SER
vice and the holiday will be con.
tinued.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-05

London-The Anglo-German trade
treaty, according to texts published
in today's papers provide for reel
procal freedom of commerce, naviga-
tion and industry after passage of
four years. Any disagreement un.
der the treaty is to be refcrrel to
the Hague court for settlement.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-05
Women Lobbyists
Viii Be ActiUe in
Capital THIS Year
by United Press Leased Wire


WASHINGTON. Dee. J.-Womcn
lobbyists win be more active in
politics during the present and com
ing sessions Of congress than they
ever have been before. a poll Of
the various womcns organizations
engaged in political activities show.
ed today.
According to officials of sNcral
of the organizations which have
headquarters in the national capi-
tai there are dozen bills thy be.
lieee will ben aft the women Of
the nation.
Among thcn are:
Child labor amendment 90 the
constitution.
Establishment Of a federal dc.
partmcnt Of education.
Entry into the world court
Uniform marriage and divorce
law
Appropriation of funds for re-
establishment of the intcr-d part
mental social hygiene board.
Fcss vocational hons cco1omic
bill.
Fess- Capper bill for compulsory
physical education in public schools.
Granting Of suffrage TO residents
Of Districi Of Columbia.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-05

Bordeaux Veterans blinded in
the world war may have their sight
restored if the optic nerve is in
tact, according TO DIR. Bonnefon,
who purports to have restored at
least partial sight to II out of -
men treated.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-05
BY United Press Leased Wire

Constantinople- Eighty persons
were drowned in extensive floods
which swept the famous Nilayet and
Meppo districts during the past II
hours. More than 800 kilomcterS of
railway lines were damaged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-07
BIRMINGHAM AGEFIE,RALD
BIGGEST STEEL STRUCTURE
 WILL BRIDGE GOLDEN GATE

district is therefore practically iso- lated.
 Projects to bridge the Golden Gate have for years been thought vision ary on account of the tredenmous ex- pense and the engineering difficult ties involved. At the gap chosen for the bridge site the shores are 6,T00 feet apart, though rock ledges 50 feet under water extend from each side making the actual chenne 4,o00 feet wide. The cost of suspension bridge with cables 1000 feet or more in length was virtually prohibitive nor was cantilever construction prac- ticable.
 Proportions Of the Bridge.
 Then came Joseph B. Strauss of Chicago. with 250 bridges to his credit, and designed 8 combination cantilever-s r-suspension typo of bridge that engineers believe will solve the problems both of construction and of cost. For the first time in the his tory of bridge engineering great bridge will contain both the suspen- sion idea, as represented in the Man haitian bridge, and the cantilever idea seen in the bridge at Quebec
 In the ordinary suspension bridge the cable extends from an abutInent up over the top of the first tower,
 
 opposite tower to the second abut- ment Mir Strauss designed a struc- tural steel framework from abutn. ent to tower and continued 1t out from the tower. like an arm stretched out toward the middle. Thus he reduced the necessary suspension length to 2,640 feet. Engineers say the Strauss plan involves no new principles, but is merely the utilizing of two known methods, and Is therefore feasible.
 With it's two side spans and its 1000 foot middle span, the bridge will be 16 miles long. The 747-foot steel towers will stand on piers 200 feet from base to top, making the towers about $50 feet high above rock bottom, or within 34 feet of the height of the Eiffel Tower at Paris. The clearance line will be 200 feN above water level. With a width of so feet, the bridge will provide room. for two trolley lines, two motor car lanes In each direction. and two seven-foot sidewalks. Observation platforms at the tops of the towers will be reached by elevators.
 Ferry traffic between San Fran cisco and points on the Mount Tamal- pals shore averages 100000 motor cars and 100000 passengers yearly. It Is figured that the bridge will double traffic immediately and tha: the toll revenues will reach $2,000,00t annually. The increase in realty values that will result at the north ern end of the bridge is certain to be immense.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-07
Undertaking Is Needed To Permit Sap Francisco To Expand North Of Strait
BAN FRANCISCO.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 5-The Golden Gate. famous in the history and the legends of California, is to be bridged by a great highway which. when completed. in four of five years, will be the largest steel, structure ever built. The people of San Fran cisco and vicinity plan to begin the task early in 1924.
 Golden Gate bridge will be consid- erably bigger than the proposed sus- pension bridge across the Hudson be- tween New York city and New Jer- sey. Its middle span of 4.Oo0 feet will be 7s0 feet longer, it's towers 150 feet higher, than those of the Hudson river project. Incidentally, the San Francisco bridge will be unique in construction among all the bridges of the world.
 The new bridge will link San Fran cisco with several counties that are now accessible only by tedious water route. The cost will be about $17.2o0.000. A bridge district is be- ing organized among the seven coun- ties muost interested, the necessary state elgislation has been enacted. and Mayor Rolph of San Francisco. lately reelected. has made the under taing one of the principal aims of his administration. A board of direc- tors will bs chosen among the seven counties this winter. to have charge of tho financial and engineering ar engagements.
 The law will enable the directors to raise the necessary funds by levy ing taxes or issuing bonds. Two groups of capitalists have offered 70 finance the project, If they are all lowed to operate the bridge and charge tolls for a certain time be- fore returning the bridge to the public.
 City Needs Expansion.
 The bridge will facilitate the de- velopment of one of the richest dis tricts in America. Business men say that no matter what the cost or what the revenues the cramped conditions around San Francisco since the motor car came into popular use make the bridge an urgent necessity. The Golden Gate, the entrance to San Francisco bay from the Pacific ocean, separates the city from Marin and other northern counties of the Mount Tamalpais district. The ferry dis tance is so great that the city cannot well expand in that direction and the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-07
CHURCHES HELP IN
 NEW MOVIE BODY
Motion Picture Chamber 0f Commerce Aims To Unite
 Non-Theatrical Interests

NEW YORK, Jan. 5-Justice Step- hen Callaghan of the Kings county supreme court has under advisement the application of a group of rep resentatives of religious, fraternal and business organizations for tneor- poration as the Motion Picture Cham Der of Commerce of America. The ap- plication, which was submitted by for mer Supreme Court Justice Townsend Scudler, explained that the organiza-
 tion was to be non-theatrical in its character and was intended to expand the use and distribution of the motion
 picture into fields outside of the theatrical profession.
 MT. Scudder said that the movement was organized about six months ago at a private dinner. at which rep resentatives of at least 25 church and other organizations were present. He added that the proposed Chamber of Commerce desired to work in har- mony with the motion picture indus try and theatres, and was devoid of the slightest desire to form censor ship of pictures or do anything that would seek reforms In motion picture production.
 He said that the r. M. c. A.. Masons, Knights of Columbus and various church organizations were
 represented among the incorporators and that the primary purpose of, the sch eme was to obtain legislation that
 would not restrict the use of the mo- tion picture apparatus exclusively to theatres.
 The general purposes of the organ ization was outlined in the applica- tion to Justice Caliaghan as follows
 "To coordinate plan and work of vari- ous organizations: to engage in mo- tion picture production and distrib- ution: to promote favorable state and national Legislation: to safeguard the public against injudicious and ilisad- vised appeals for financial support and generally to further all legitimate
 theatrical motion picture Inter ests.' 'd; r :d rNr7 In discussing the purpose of the or. | ganization MT. Scudder said: Legis. | lation in connection with the motior 1 picture heretofore has been viewed solely from the standpoint of ths
 sorship and the conditions undel
 which pictures can be displayed witt
 safety to large gatherings. Organ | izations and church interests. tn ad
 dition to persons interested in thu
 manufacture of motion picture ap
 paratus, realize that thereis a mucl 1 larger field for the use of the motior picture, especially from the education standpoint.
 "In forming the Motion Picture Chamber of Commerce of America il was agreed that we would work ir harmony with the motion picture pro- ducers and those engaged in the pres entation of motion picture, and, be- fore the application for the incorpor- ation was presented to Justice Cal laghan, persons prominently iden-. tified with both those brancehs of the theatre presentation of motion pictures praised our motive. and heartily, gave us& the benfit Of their expert knowledge in the matter so that we could effect an intelligent scheme of organization and develop ment."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-07
UNUSUAL SUCCESS
 IS BLOSSOM TIME
Few Attractions Have Proved Such Overwhelming Hit As
 Charming 0peretta

So great was the success of the engagement at the Jefferson theatre of Blossom Time" when 1t played at that theatre a few years ago that it is regarded that the return engage ment this week will be one of un- usual interest. Not in some. years has any musical or in fact dramatic attra ction registered such an over whelming hit as did Blossom Time, '' and exactly the same company which played here before will return, in- cluding Greek Evans. the famous baritone who made a personal hit as Schubert" and Margaret Merle, the "Mitzi" +
 There is little need to go into the details of the story for those who didn't see the play when it was here before. have heard about it from the. fortunate ones who did, and those who did see it. succumbed wholly to its charm and magic. Suf- flee to say that Blossom Time" tells of the love story of. the famous com poser. Franz Schubert, which ended so sotragically for him and so happily for, the girl he loved.
 Besides Mir. Evans and Miss Merle, the cast will still include Robert Lee Allen. Isabel Vernon, Robert Rhodes, William Lilling. Fenita de Soria, Alma Keller, Bee Brady, Verna Schaff, Cliff Witcomb. Edward or- chard. and the same chorus, whose unusually fine voices were the sub ject of special notice.
 Those who missed seeing this at- traction when it was here before will have an opportunity now and it is suggested that you get your seats early or you may not get any as happened to so many on its initial engagement at the Jefferson Thurs day evening. Many of those who have seen it will undoubtedly want tc go again. and they, too, had best send their orders in early.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-07
.bAD ENEMY R0LE
 PROVES UND0|NG
Beats Up Friend By Mistake And Gets Two Months At
 Hard Labor

BAGTHoRPE, England, Jan. s.-- Elias Bramley is the man in Bas-. thorpe who is known as good friend but bad enemy. He used to be known that way to everybody, but William Kicking, a lifelong neigh Dor, now dissents. 4..
 Bramley assumed the bad enemy role the other night, and went down the village street. looking for the object of his wrath. S&
 In the foggy dusk, a familiar figure loomsd. Bramley approached the figure and struck 1t. Then he struck 1t again. When the figure went down, with the two black eyes. Bram- ley dragged 1t to the brook and held Its head under water until it nearly drowned. f.t's.ts.E l. <, ,s.t7'$ ~
 "Thatll tsach you.. he said. reieas- ing the figure. s4 s'2 =. ,,, a !35 -
 reach me, .whAt?" plaintively
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-07

asked a familiar, but startling voice.
 ''who are you?" asked Bramley. frightened. .=---44 ...-...l.--s ssr
 Bill Hicking." the voice responded.
 Bramley immediately became the good friend.
 "Old Bill Hicking" he exclaimed. I'm sorry, Bill; I thought it was somebody elst. Let's let bygones by bygones, and say no more about it."
 Old Bill let it go at that for the time being, but the next day com plained to the village constable Bramley got two months hard labor. and old Bill, his eyes just beginning to come out of mourning, is taking boxing lessons, having aplied unsuc- cessfully for accident insurance.
 Mexico took its name from tenn. pie of Mexitl, the Aztec war god.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-07

George of England in a "Command''
 performance, will present the head
 line act of the vaudeville bill at Eoews Bi1ou during this week. oreat-
 some otherwise. especialI hfs imnsr.
 sonations Of worlds ceiebrifissl Other acts of merit on this bill im: clude the aerial humorists, ruge ana
 rose. also a musical act with artistic
 impressions by .cortes and Ryan as well as a comedy skit, Happy Hol- Breen, and a novelty. Moments With Ouija," by Jean Mccoy and Rainh
 Walton. Movie fans sssiIf see Ton
 | Mix, cowbody actor in an entirely ! different" role in Soft Boiled" 2 William Fox production, in which
 Billie Dove, noted beauty, plays ,op- posite Mix. -.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-07
BANTER NOT TO ATTEND
ADCOCK IMPROVED
Rounded Officer Will Recover. Fhy- sician States

Reports from the bedside of Spe- ctai Officer D. IT. Adcock at St. Vim cents hospital indicate slight lm- movement in his condition, physi- clans state. and hope is now held out for his recovery.
 George Jost. former North Bir- mingham merchant alleged to have fired the shot that wounded Adcock, Is still held in the county jail on a tentative charge of assanl with in tent to murder Bond, it was stated would not be allowed lost until there was a marked improvement in the condition of Adcock.
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 Chemists obtain poisons, s/psti- tutes for sugar, and perfumes from coal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-07
MINUS LEFT EYE
Negro Shows Game Spirit After
 Shooting Scrape

Shooting Scrape
 With his left eye shot out Joe Wright. negro, walked four blocks to the Hillman hospital Sunday night to obtain surgical treatment. Rob ert E. Williams. the negro alleged to have done the shooting. escaped.
 Williams is said to have entered wright's house. where an alleged skin game was in progress. Wit uesses claim he had been drinking and was in an ugly mood. Following A short argument he was said to have pulled 6 gun firing one shot at Wright which took effect in. the left eve, wright's condition IS not Vermont stands fourth in the na- ton in ratio of high school attend- ance to total school attendance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-07

the present political situation, Lans- bury recalled that Charles had been beheaded because of his stand against the common people and that James II was forced to abdicate for a similar reason.
 Since then kings and queens have been as they were meant to be- ornamental,". the labor editor said.
 If former Premier AsqLith or any of the other political leaders think they can call on the aid and power of the crown they are taking a great responsibility on themselves. Labor doesn't want to create an issue, but if they don't get a fair and square deal 1t will cause the people to say that nothing can be done through Parliament" he concluded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-07
AT THE LYRIC


 Something different is the way ad- vance reports speak of the bill which will be offered patrons of the Lyric for the first half of this week. Var iety, novelty and surprise and ,gener- al all around entertainment mark the five acts of big-time Keith vau- deville, which will be presented through Wednesday night, starting Monday afternoon. The volunteers, a singing novelty with Halx Pierson, Herman Haynes, Joseph Kilcoyne and Domencio Russo, is the headline attraction. The added attraction is "A Very Bad Cold" with Henry B. Toomer and Esther Dal, while the special feature brings an artistic whirlwind novelty skating number, put on by Ernest Mack and Marge La Rue. To round out the bill there are Johhny Singer and the Doll Sis- ters in unique entertainment and Ed and May Ernie.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-07

Engineers have successfully adopted the use of central tele- phoneA, system to the control; of Q group 6S small power plants.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-07

as the tide turns, which it Is more than likely tS-io shortly, 1t will make a decided impression upon the trades generally.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-07

The raiSn industry has doubled in five years, exceeding 360,0o0,000 pounds a year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-07

Two newly recorded senses in ad- dition to the live claimed for human beings are muscle sense and kinetic static sense.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-07
BUYING POWER |S KEY T0C0NF |DENCE
Past Year Remarkable For Small Amount Of Labor
 Disturbances
By WALTER B. BROWN Market Editor, New York Commercial. (Leased Wide to Age-Herald)

NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-The key to the prevailing confidence in the in dustrial future is the enormous re- large.
 The year 1923 was remarkable for the relatively small amount of labor disturbance and absence of pro- tracted strikes. Unemployment was exceptional rather than the rule, wages were high and savings banks deposits grew tremendously. Those conditions still exist and seem likely to continue.
 As the writer has frequently point ed out, the higher standards of liv- ing made possible by this distribution of high wages has called forth an in crease in industry to supply these new wants, and industry feeds upon itself. Without restricted immigra- tion. our labor supply Is limited as 1t never has been before. and 1t seems to be taking all our labor can do, relatively speaking, to care for our own population.
 If European affairs manage to get themselves into better shape, it will mean just so much additional pros perity for us.
 If. as Secretary Mellon points out the higher brackets of the surtaxes can be reduced so that capital can be encouraged to come out of hiding and enter more freely into the chan nel of production. there will be wider distribution of wealth than can ever be attained by penalizing 1t.
 Probably the first signs of in creased industrial activity will be- come visible In the steel industry. The railroads are ready to place ad- ditional orders for cars and general equipment, but they may delay them until they are assured that they are not to be the objects of hostile legjs- lation in Congress. Also, there is d tremendous building program ahead which will make heavy demands upon the steel mills. For some months the backlog of unified orders of the United States Steel corporation has been dwindling. and there may be another decline in the figures for December, which are to be reported during the coming week. But as soon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-07

AT LOEW's BIJoU
 Charles E. Aldrich, the American boy and quick change artist. who was recently presented to King