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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
'OLD SOAK HIT IN BIRMINGHAM Raymond Hitchcock Delights Jefferson Audience At
 Opening

Raymond Hitchcock as "The Old Soak" now playing at the Jefferson theatre, proved such a delightful char acter that Birmingham theatregoers took him and his exceptionally able company. to their hearts Monday night and pronounced the play one of the best seen at the Jefferson in many months. v.
 Hitchcock wastb far the best single character in the play. Although ac- customed, as he revealed in a curtain speech, to musical and girl shows, he lent the part much of his natural droll- ness and humor and brought out ad- mirably the clever lines with which its author enriched it. Harry G. Bates as Al, his friend. and fellow sufferer un- der prohibition, also proved to be one of the best comic characters seen here in a long time. t
 But Nellie, the maid, played by Lydia Dickson was, next to Hitchcock, the best character of all. It was partly due to exceptionally clever lines as- signed to her and partly to her own manner of saying them that kept the audience laughing most of the time she was on the stage. Her grief at the passing of Peter, the parrot, who gave his life in an experiment to test a con- signment of home-brew, was one of the best parts of the play.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
BESSEMER ROAD
 VETOED BY BOARD
Heated Discussion Ends In : To 2 Vote Against Pro-
 posed Highway
(Bessemer Bureau.)

BESSEMER, Ala, Feb. 1S.-F'ol- lowing heated controversy at the Monday session of the Jefferson coun- ty board of revenue at Bessemer be- tween members of that body and rep resentatives of the Chamber of Con- merce, the proposal to build an east and west highway through this city, Brighton and Jonesboro was voted down to ?.
 rSecretary A. E. Ausman and George Ross were the principal spokesmen for the Chamber of Commerce; others making short t2lks were E. l.. Huey, Dr. T. c. Donall and MT. Knight.
 Ut had been taken for granted that the board of revenue would consent to the building of this highway this spring, according to the speakers, and for this reason the people of this section had refrained .from asking for other inn provements, they stated.
 They particularly assailed the atti- tude of Mir. Copeland. who voted against the measure; Copeland, Huey and Ball voted against the project, with Edmundson and Gwin favoring the road. The reason given for their ac- &Bn by the three members was that the county did not have the funds for the work, and in a heated speech Lacey Edmundson stated that the report of the treasurer showed the funds for the work to be available.
 The proposed county highway was to have been constructed from the east srn limits of Brighton through Bes- semer and to the western limits of Jonesboro. This was to have been a unit of the county-tO-county highway connecting Birmingham with Tusca- loosa.
 board Monday, which was their month ly meeting, were of routine nature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19

of the District Woman's Missionary union; Mrs. B. M. Huey, secretary of the District Woman's Missionary union, and the honoree, Mrs. Adams. The hostesses served a delicious salad plate with coffee to large number of guests.
 Circle No. of the woman's Mis-. sionary society of the Ensley Highlands Methodist church entertained Monday at noon at Dixie luncheon. The luncheon tables were made attractive with baskets of red roses and red and blue candles. A very interesting pro- gram was given.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19

ernments. may be worn by Sousa, who is now on his 31st annual tour with his band. The medals, of which Sousa is most proud of course, are his mill tary medals, three in number. They are the victory medal and the officers of the World war medal, received dur ing the World war, and the SSpanish War medal, of the Sixth army corps. Upon the occasion of his world tour several years ago, Sousa was decorated by three foreign countries. At the hands of the late King Edward of Eng land he received the decoration of the Victorian order. while from the Acad- emy of Haihault, in Belgium, he re- cciye@ the fine arts medal.
 Seats are now on sale for Sousa s band at Clarke and Jones', 1913 Third avenue, and judging from the first days sale capacity audience will greet the famous bandmaster at both performances next Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
BANS WHEEL BOY"
Civil Service Board Says Trustees Had Power Bordering on Those of Police

The negro trusty who has long acted as wheel boy" on the city parol wagons passed last night in a resolution adopt ed by the civil service board.
 Under terms of the resolution no me gro prisoner nor trusty may ride on the patrol wagon or accompany an officer who is making an arrest" and further that any infraction of this rule will be considered serious enough to warrant dismissal charges"
 In adopting the resolution, Chairman John Altman said previous practices had bordered on vesting police authori- ty in negroes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
INJURED BY AUTO

H. H. Parker Slightly Hurt in Acci- dens Monday Night; Taken to Hospital
 H. H. Parker, 250S Eighth avenue, north, was slightly injured at 9:45 o'clock Monday night at Morris avenue and Eighteenth street, when he was struck by an automobile said to have been driven by J. F. Willingham, Nor ris hotel
 Willingham carried Parker to the Bir- mingham Generla hospital, and, after having his injuries dressed, home. He was suffering with badly bruised hip and cut right hand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
LOCAL BANDS TO BE
 CONDUCTED BY SOUSA

At least half dozen local bands, if not more, have arranged to attend the matinee performance of Sousa's band at the Masonic auditorium next Sat urday. February 23, at 3 o'clock, when the all-star concerts will present this famous organization in two new Sousa programs. the other being Saturday evening at S:15 o'clock.
 It is estimated that when the great est March King of all time and the worlds most distinguished band mas ter, Lieut.. Commander John Philip Sousa, raises his baton over the as ssmbled bands of Greater Birmingham at the matinee Saturday afternoon, there will be nearly 800 instrumental ists taking part in the number, some- thing that will never be forgotten by those who are so fortunate as to par ticipate or hear it.
 Six medals, conferred by four gov
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
DRIVER FINED $1OO
Robert Giles Also Given Six Months Or
 Charges Of Reckless Driving

Robert Giles, 1911 Sixth avenue south, was sentenced to six months in Jail and fined $100 on the charge of reckless driving and driving a car while intoxicated by Recorder Martin Mon day.
 Giles was arrested by Mullins and Rehburg, city patrolmen, Sunday after noon, who testified at the trial that he narrowly missed striking them at First avenue and Eighteenth street.
 Besides their testimony four other witnesses told the court that they had seen Giles driving about recklessIy for several hours Sunday afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
A Good Thing---Dont Miss Il

Send your name and address plainly written together with 5 cents (and this slip) to Chamberlain Medl cine Co.,, Des Moines, Iowa. and re- ceive in return a trial package con- taining Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for coughs, colds, croup. bronchial. flu" and whoopins cough, and tickI- ing throat; Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets for stomach trou- bles. indigestion, gassy pains tha, crowd the heart, biliousness and constipation; ChamberIain's SaIve needed in every family for burns scalds, wounds, piles and skin at- fectlons. these valued family medl- cines free for only cents. Don't miss it.-ANv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
MEMBERS WOODLAWN COM
 MANDERY NO. 31, K. T. ATTENTIANl

You are requested to be present at the Birmingham Masonic temple, Sixth avenue and Nineteenth street, at z :45 p, m., Tuesday, February 10, to attend and conduct Templar funeral services for Knight Charles l.. Neuer. Full Templar uniforms required.
 K. l.. STRONG, Commander.
 J. A. MCARTNEX~P ! '7'9I S '
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
EMPLOYMENT HELP WANTED-MALE
BLIND ADS"

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
WILL TRY FIREMEN
Chief Akin Charges Subordinate Witt
 Failure to ReDort for Duty

D. R. Tuggle, fireman of Engine company No. 17, at Wylam, will be tried by the civil service board Tues. day, February 26, on charges prefer red by Fire Chief Akin that Tuggle failed to report for duty" was drunk while on duty;' and was guilty of in. decent conduct"
 This date was set by the civil ser. vice board last night following formal reading of the charges.
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while those who nave no son VIII be asked to bring-a boy from some other home. The banquet will be served in the dining hall of the church and very extensive plans are being made to pro- vide a rare intertainment for the youngsters.
 Play For State Title
 The girls basketball team" of the Ensley high school will leave Wednes- day morning for Montevallo, where they will compete for the state cham pionship Winning the district cham pionship from Simpson gave the Ems ley girls the opportunity. The state ment was made Monday by Miss Kath- ryn Smith, coach of the team that the record already made warranted the opinion that the team woulr prove to be very formidable contender for the state championship.
 In addition to the team, Miss Mat lock and Miss Hurlbert, of the Ems ley high will attend the convention and participate in the contest from various classes of expression. Miss Matlock will read an original essay while Miss Hurlbert will read. another offering. The local school will have exhibits also from the department of home economics at the Montevallo meet.
 Prof. Elmer E. Smith, principal of the Ensley high school, invited Ray mond HitchocE, the actor, to address the student body Wednesday morning at 10 80 o'clock. During a recent visit to the south Mir. Hitchcock addressed several college bodies and made very marked impression upon school authori- ties at that time. Prof. Smith said Monday that MT. Hitchcock had been able to earn for himself the commen- dation of many school officials through his sound addresses to students, and that he was very anxious for the fla nous actor to be at the Ensley high school, while in this city.
 Ensley Society
 The Woman's Missionary society of the First Baptist church held their reg ular third monthly meeting Monday aft. ernoon at the church. The business meeting was presided over by Mrs. Joe Smith. At this time reports from the different circles were taken.
 The speaker for the afternoon was Mrs. Floy White Adams, who recent ly returned from China. Several mu- sical selections were rendered by Mrs. David M. Gardner and Mrs. J. K. Pratt. Following the meeting the Cleaners circle gave a reception for Mrs. Adams.
 The Sunday school rooms were beau tifully decorated with spring flowers and fern. Standing in the receiving line were Mrs. J. s. Falkner, chairman of the Cleaners circle; Mrs. Joe Smith, president; Mrs. Jollis Davis, president
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
Fathers And Sons

A fathers and sons banquet will be given Wednesday night by, the Ensley Highland Presbyterian church brother hood class. Every member having a son is expected to bring the youngster
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
THE WEATHER

Alabama: Rain Tuesday. colder by Tuesday night; Wednesday cloudy and colder. possibly rain,
 Mssissippi: Rain and cooler Tuesday Wednesday cloudy. colder in southeast portion.
 Georgia: Unsettled Tuesday and We'd nesday, probably showers. cooler wednes- day
 Florida Unsettled Tuesday and We'd nesday, probably showers, cooler We'd resday.
 Extreme Northwest Florida: Rain Tues day and possibly Wednesday; cooler We'd nesday.
 Virginia: Rain. sleet or snow Tuesday and Wednesday, not much change in temperature.
 North Carolina: Rain Tuesday and Wednesday,; not much change in temp erature.
 South Carolina: Rain Tuesday and Wednesday; colder in south portion Tues day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19

CHANDLER sEDAN-Aiso late model
 touring Chandler; bargain for cash : consider exchange. pay difference. 2119h 1st Ave. Main S173.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
AT THE BIJOU

Although "The Band Box Revue" an act of easily recognized merit, is headlined Monday, audiences at the Hijou were unwilling to grant it more than division of stellar honors for the show. Two others, Harry Mayo and a duo listed as Racine and Ray also gained more than a fair share of the applause.
 At that, the Revue is one of the best numbers that has appeared on the Loew circuit for some time. It possesses some exceptionally clever dances in Ruiz and Bunni, besides a collection of musical geniuses who can produce either classics or jazz with an equally pleas- ing effect.
 The jokes told by Harry Mayo, though some are bit aged, have a far-reaching [ result. All the time he is on the stage | the laughter is at top-key and his ! listeners displayed an antipathy for letting the show go on. r Racine and Ray also did their bit toward stopping the show" The pair are clever and their rendition of "blue" songs are as good as the best.
 Bill Telaak and Irene Dean draw considerable merriment with a skit named Calling" boy and girl act with few unusual twists. An aerial novelty by Mack and Manus, amusing and daring, completes the vaudeville program.
 The screen feature, "The Man Life Passed Bly," is also good, bringing the entire bill up to point somewhere above par.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
LEGAL NOTICES
Notice of DIssoiution

The firm of Scrsven, HaYsrcve and scre- of February i instant By mutual consent.
 R.. H Screven snd !. o. Screven will coHtiHne the business as public account Screyen. with offices at IA Brown Marx building. A,4s1
 w. E. Hargrove win carry on the busi- ness of public accounting in his own name at 14o5 ge-Herald building. s
 R. H. Screven has been requested by firm and receive all money, due them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
Dr. Redell Lectures

Dr. Redell, of the American Red Cross, lectured before the students of the Ensley high school Monday morn ing. He was accompanied to Ensley by NJ. Cobb, of the Bureau of Mines, and D. l.. Shine, district scout com missioner. The address of Dr. Redell made quite an impression on the high school students,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19

I Summary of observations made at sta | tions of the United States Weather Bu-
 reau. during the 24 hours ending at '
 p. m., 90th meridian time February IS, l 1924
 First figures. temperature at ' D. m.
 today; second. highest temperature today; third. lowest temperature last night f; fourth, precipitation for the last 12 hours
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
ADJUSTMENTS
AT THE LYRIC

8 A well-balanced program. divided erenly between novelties, singing, danc- ing and musical acts, makes up the Lyric vaudeville bill for the first half of the week. Like the program, honors are evenly divided-no one number carrying off the bulk of the applause, ! but all scoring heavily. Tony Huges and Ollie DeBrok, in a skit called "Chickenology," made per. haps the most universal hit. Their act is vlever and it introduces two fea- lures seldom seen on the stage-a real policeman and some real chickens, the poultry kind.
 Crowding this number is Morning Giorles, producing some excellent dapcers and tuneful mleodies. Despite the disadvantage of being placed last on the bill, its merit warranted the fact that not one person left until it was compleed.
 ".Artistic Apple Sauce," staged by Jack King and George Beatty, two songsters of exceptional ability, was another act which brought out the en- thusiasm of the audience.
 James H. Cullen, "The Man From the Vest" does a monologue which keeps his listeners in gales of merri- ment. Cullen has the personality, and although some of his jokes border on yulgarity, each is put across"
 Betty Moore and Ernest Arnold have a gymnastic act which is out of the or dinary for such numbersI
 Also on the program are a Fox com edy, an Aesop's Fable, and the Pathe News.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19

while those who have no son will be asked to bring-a boy from some other home. The banquet will be served in the dining hall of the church and very extensive plans are being made to pro vide rare intertainment for the youngsters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
HITCHCOCK TO BE
 KIWANIAN GUEST
Famous Actor And Company Will Have Lunch With
 Ensley Organization
(ENSLEY RUREAU)

(ENSLEl bUKEAU)
 Raymond Hitchcock, the famous ac- tor, and members of his company will b. guests of the Kiwanis club of Ems Icy Wednesday at luncheon. Accept ance of an invitation to be with the local club was received from Mir. Hitchcock Monday morning in tele- gram from Columbus, Ga.
 It was announced by Richard l.. Bowron, chairman of the board of di- rectors. that on account of the pres ence of Mir. Hitchcock the luncheon would be held Wednesday rather than Thursday. So that the local Kiwanians might entertain the well known player. . The entertainment committee of the Ensley club will provide some items for the program Wednesday, but the feature will be an address by Mr. Hitchcok. He is an honorary mem- Der of the Ensley club, having been elected last summer when he was in Birmingham.
 Quite few of the Ensley Kiwanians have become friends of the actor fol- lowing his visit last summer, and will give him a cordial welcome Wednesday.
 In accepting an invitation to be here when the local club agreed to change its meeting day so that he might at tend luncheon, MT. Hitchcok said that since being made an honorary member of the Ensley club he had spoken to quite a number of Kiwanis clubs in all parts of thee country and had been able to tell them something of the vastness of the Birmingham district and the wonderful future of the in duStrial district
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
Will Hold Mass Meet

There will be mass meeting in the Methodist church Wednesday at Il o'clock when plans will be perfected looking to the launching of campaign to raise $25,000 as gift from this community to the Howard high school. James Dupuy, who is chairman of the committee, said Monday that any one interested was, urged to attend, and that invitations would not be issued to anyone.
 The members of the committee that have been working on the matter will be notified of the meeting by telephone. while others whose name cannot be secured are requested to attend. Presi- dent James c. Dawson, of Howard college, will address the meeting, and other will. explain the details of the Howard high school and just what the authorities of Howard college have in mind for this community. The meet ing will last until nooA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19

who died Monday afternoon at local
 infirmary. will be sent to Kansas, Ala, Tuesday morninG by Brown for inter ment., He ia survived by his widow, several children and brother. 8. B. J. Clark of Inperiai Pa ~ .t .l.l-- ---
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
Reserve TOlstOy Seats

Prof. Charles P. Bowman, principal of the Minor school, will be glad to accept reservations for the lecture of Count Tolstoy, to be given at the Phillips high school Thursday, from Ensley citizens wishing to attend the lecture.
 The local school official is one of the party of school teachers of Birming- ham bringing Count Tolstoy to this district, and they are anxious for everyone that can attend be present at the lecture. It was stated Monday that the noted Russian gives message of Russia very different that the one Americans are accustomed to receiving.
 Merchants To Meet
 The Ensley merchants and associated business men will meet Tuesday morn ing at 10 o'clock in the inferior court room. The meeting will be featured by several reports, every member is requested to attend. The association has many plans under advisement which are to be considered, and they are filled with interest for every one belonging to the association and inter- ested in the progress of the community. The committee on advertising, which will arrange large sign boards to be erected on various highways entering Ensley, will make a report.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-19
EMPLOYMENT.

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 March. Hair cut. s1os; shave 1oe; work m rear room free sHirmingnam Barns. ables you to have profitable businsss or good paying position in short tint E cats, log mailed free. Moier Barber tCollege, es N. Forsyth Atlanta = Sss 5+-F f.9