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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-05

"We had four meat courses, bread and butter, four ice creams and coffee, J they said. sSThe bill was $29."
 It seemed excessive, but the four friends did not seem to worry. The restaurant was quite a way out of town, they said--right in the middle of a good farming country in fact, where cream and chick, ns are raised --and, anyhow, the food was good.
 But that bill still seems excessive.
 The complacent acceptance of bills of that sort, which have not always been prefaced by good service, Is due to the New Workers training in cabarets. The New York cabaret unquestionably purveys less for more money than any other amusement enterprise on earth. The New Yorker admits it.
 "But you forget" he says, with the superior smile that the New Yorker loves to wear, "that the customers of the cabaret are mostly from out of town"
 That's sheer bunk. Nine out of ten are New Workers. The out-of-towners present have been brought there by New Workers. The average out of town man has too much good sense to pay cabaret prices for cabaret enter tainment. But the New Yorker will continue his alibi until the end of time.
 Which recalls something. Most, if not all, of the cabarets have been clos ed. Many of them have been paddock ed for violation of the liquor laws. Highly lauddtory.
 "Our forces are now in command of the situation" the prohibitioners said. "We are making New York dry.
 Not so dry, you know. Beer, ale, whisky, cocktails, wine. rum, are still to be had almost anywhere. But the cabarets are closed. It would be a mean-mouthed cynic who would recall that the same thing happened at the beginning, of last summers hot spell. too. Somehow, the padlocks never go on until night in cabaret is about as attractive as a low lying place in
 Call it perdition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-05

New York's equipment for handling business in a hurry has never been sur passed. You can, if you ask for it, get information over the telephone from the Morgan firm itself, which is the ho- Hest of the financial holies. I've done it. New Workers .habitually do busi- ness over the wire. The subway is too slow. But when business hours are over they find themselves at loss. No place to go. Nothing to do. Not every one can belong to club and stare out of the front windows.
 The Roosevelt youngsters saw the need first, when they established cof- fee house on Forty third street. Their idea was to offer a place where New Workers could sit and sip coffee and smoke and talk with their friends, just as people do in continental cities. It was a grand thought, but the loafing feature fliyvered.
 Maybe New York does not want to loaf Anyhow, Forty third street is now jammed with coffee houses between Broadway and Fifth avenue, not to speak of other streets. New York took to the, idea of drinking coffee with the avidity they display in Vienna. But New York will not loaf.
 ssAnd make it snpapy," says New York when it orders iced coffee these hot days.
 So New York hurries through a lunch, losses off half a pint of coffee and then spriHts for the street. It has not learned to enjoy leisure. Yet I'll be hanged if I believe that New York does any more business per man per day than is done in other towns. It just goes through motions.
 One of these days some one will open a coffee hall on the Vienna plan, in which one can sit to listen to good music, see pretty girls dance and with reservations--s sing, smoke cigar and let the mind wander. The cost will be excessive, but that will not bother New York. There is no easier giving city, in the world. The other day four friends of mine rode out to Croton lake for lunch.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-05
Manltattan Days And Nights
By HERBERT COREY

NEW YORK Aug IN thing else Money jewels high buildings subway speakeasies
 noises, everything that makes life worth living place to loaf.
 beginning to off o his gloves" said he.
 Is fact Most dressed up place go benches The vaudeville theatre with little little pinched and odd little ties jabber necessarily be special breed product
 type environment probably And all alike specially
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-05
FIRE Loss IS siOO.OOO
More Than s,OOO.0OO Feet Of Lumber
 Destroyed

LAUREL, Miss, Aug. 4.-More than three million feet of lumber belonging to the Long Branch Lumber company near here was destroyed by fire. early today, causing loss estimated at $IO0, 900.
 The. office and commissary of the Marathon Lumber company, located north of here was also destroyed by fise. No estimate of the loss was given.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-05
LOVED HIM

Kindly Old soul-My boy, don't you know it is wrong to fight? Don't you know the Good Book says we should love our enemies?
 Tommy (calmly blacking the other boys eye)-Yep; but this fellows a friend O mine.-Answers, London.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-05
VETERAN DIES
Mccain Served In Civil War In 107th A1ohavno

Alabama
 MONTGOMERY, Ala, Aug. A. William M. Mccain, S6, Confederate veteran, died at a hospital here last night. He had lived here for the past IS years. He served during the Civil was in the 167th Alabama Infantry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-05

Ministers Plan Meets-Phenix City ministers are planning many special meetings to be held during this month. The First Baptist church. the Methodist church and the West Side Methodist church are to have special services con- ducted> by visiting ministers, in addi- tion to the regular services. Sunday two Sacred Harp singings are to be held.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-05

breaking into his store, John Wright, negro, was turned over to. deputies this morning and was carried to the county jail for safe keeping.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-05
HARTSELLE TROOP PREPARES FOR CAMP
Joe Wheeler Regiment Leaves
 For Anniston This Month

HARTSELLE, Ala, Aug. 4.-(Spe- cial. 1.-The members of Joe Wheel CT troop, stationed here, are drill- ing every day, preparing for their en. component in August. A well trained cavalrymen will go to Anniston for ten days encampment.
 Roads Being Repaired-Work on the west pike between Hartselle and Dam vile has been resumed and will be com pleted by fall, to accommodate the trade from that vicinity and Lawrence coun- ty. Repair work is being done on the east pike, just completed last fall. with headquarters in Washington, will head the party. Roland Turner, gem eral agriculture agent of the Southern, G. H. Wilcox, assistant freight traffic, agent manager and Lauren Foreman, publicity agent, will also be mmebers of the party,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-05
The First National Bank Of Birmingham, -A;a.

Statement June 3Oth, 1924
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-27

When quick results are imperative Age-Herald want ads never fail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-27
SECURES AGENCY
 FOR SASH CHAIN
District Manager Smith For Grinnan Makes
 Announcement

William w. Smith, district manager in Birmingham for the well known J. c. Grinnan company, announced during the week acquisition of the territorial agency for the Hodell sash chains, a product of the Chains Products company of Cleveland, Ohio. The company is still furnishing and laying Insulite Mastic Floors, famous throughout the country.
 The Hodell sash chains are manufac- tured by an automatic machine weave from long strips of steel. This pro cess affords better appearance as well as better reinforcement at the eyes. Tendency on the part of chains to kink and break is overcome. Because Of these features, Hodell sash chains are being specified and used by architects and contractors all over the United States.
 lnsulite Mastic flooring, MT. Smith announced, are now available in three more oolors. In addition to the red and green, new coloring includes, gray, light green and tans.
 An S,0O0-foot installation has just been completed by the company in the Ada Merritt Junior High School at Miami, also installation in the Calhoun county courthouse in Anniston and also in the Wcenona Hanson hall at the Woman's College in Montgomery in ad- dition to numerous other contracts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-27

retailers stated that less coal was moved during the summer months than in years. Of course those persons who failed to put in winter supplies must do so, and the retailer naturally ex- pects a better business with colder weather.
 A leading coke manufacturer of this district Saturday expressed concern over the car shortage situation. Other operators and manufacturers are also comprehensive, despite a feeling of con- fidence that the railroads will do ev- erything possible to supply cars in this district.
 No. pig iron quotations are firm and ranged from SIS to $19 per ton. There is a hestitancy to sell into next year, because better prices are antici- pated with the approaching improve ment in business expected after the election.
 Sales for pig iron are keeping up with the production side. Some iron is being taken from surplus stocks to meet the delivery needs.
 The demand for slag continues and this industry apparently is assured of busy winter and spring because of building activity throughout the south and southwest.
 Birmingham continues to march merrily onward towards greater things in building. This city is having it's best year in construction work. Contractors are happy and workmen are getting full time employment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-27
EWING INDUSTRIAL BIRMINGHAM
STATISTICS
INDUSTRIAL FIGURES FOR ALABAMA

INDUSTRIAL FIGURES FOR ALABAMA Compiled by The Dixie Manufacturer' Birmingham.
 Pig iron. No. 2 foundry. LIS to 3.3S sil- icon, $17.60 to S1S.60.
 Number of active stacks: Foundry, fl; basic, 8; ingot mold, 1. Total, 23. High h-grade beehive foundry coke. spot High-grade oy-producr foundry coke. $A50 to $500.
 Active by-product ovens. approximately 1,166.
 Active beehive ovens Gn merchant coke, 305.
 Active beehive ovens for requirements of producer. 100.
 Active ovens on pitch coke (the Bar. rett company, 100.
 Total beehive ovens, 6O5.
 Blast Furnaces Furnace operations in Alabama are e
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-27
ELECTION WILL BRING BETTER
 BUSINESS MOVE
Decided Improvement Ex' pected To Follow Dur
 ing November

Visitors to the annual Manufacturers and Housewives exhibit of Birmingham made goods which will be held this week at the auditorium will have a splendid opportunity to get an insight into the manufacturing industries Of this district. Everything will be free. The idea of the promoters of this de- serving institution is to let the people get acquainted with Birmingham in- dustrially. There is no reason why the manufacturers and housewives exhibit should not continue to expand in com ing years, and be means of accom- plishing still greater things for Bir- mingham.
 'Industrial leaders are looking for in- creased activity in November. This will come after the national election when business renewal is assured. While there is already much activity in the Birmingham district, this situation, however, it is believed, will be nothing to compare with the coming winter months.
 Coal men feel that present low prices is u damper. There. has been a decided increase in the number of weekly shifts at coal mines, incident to the already improvement shown in business. The weekly output has reached and exceeded $50, 900 tons. Steam coal prices are by no means satisfactory to the operator. Domestic coal is better priced, but op- orators would welcome advances at this time in both steam and domestic. Some improvement is reported in the coke market. Shipping is going along fairly well for the season. Improve
 ment is looked for, however, in this respect.
 Retail coal men report increased orders incident to the coming of colder weather. For months these concerns
 did very little business. A number of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-27
SOUTHERN'S BAND
 BEST M YEARS
College Musicians Plan Heavy
 Season

Musical activities at Birmingham Southern college got well underway during the past week.
 The Glee club is proving one of the most popular drawing cards for stu dents while the college band, composed of 36 members, is declared to be the best in. the history, of the school. Al though the opening of the Glee clubs season is some weeks off yet, this organization is holding regular prac- tices under the director, O. Gordon Erickson. The band season is now in full swing, and the student musicians composing it are preparing for the remaining concerts and parades of the football season.
 The band personnel follows: Trum- pets, Lockhart, McCreary, Lemsy, Bar Der, Hicks and Trotter; saxaphones. Laney, Ellington, Brown, Morris Temple, Herzig and West; clarinets Clayton, Bnrchfield, Megio bass drum Walker; snare drums, Barnes, Jenkins cymbals, Hodges; trombone, Herring Wellburn and Greene; altos, Small and Roberts; baritone, Morris; bass, Bar ker and Tate; drum major, Ward.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-27
NO MORE RISKS

There are occasional doubts in the minds of the elders of the Bing family as to the quickness of Bobby's wits but there has never been any doubt that a lesson once learned by him, how ever slowly, is forever afterwards re membered.
 Wont you shake hands with me BobbyY asked one of his sisters ad mirers but Bobby hung back.
 "I don't care to-" he said, with ter rible distinctness.
 Don't you like me?' asked the un' wise visitor.
 "No, I don't" replied Bobby, and there was a shocked chorus from the family.
 Bobby" said his mother, reproacn fully, as she withdrew him from the public gaze, "why did you say such a rude thing to Mir. BrownY'
 Because, mother" said her wrigglins prisoner, T got spanked last week fol not telling the truth; I'm not takins any risks again" ."--Edinburgh Scots man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-27
DID SHE PAY3

Two sweethearts from Aberdeen were rambling round when they came to a movie.
 The young man ran his eye over the front of the building. It rested on a title in large letters-"The Woman Pays"
 s'Jean," he said. q think we'll gang in here. ."-Croydon Advertiser.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-27
JEFFERSON GARAGE
 VERY BUSY PLACE
Agents For Popular And Widely
 Known PhilcO Battery

The Jefferson Garage and Sales com pany, operating out of the spacious building at 1700 Second Avenue, North, report a wonderfully improved business.
 The Jefferson Garage and Sales com pany are agents for the Philco battery: This battery is nationally advertised and popular in Birmingham. It carries guarantee for one and two years. The battery is equipped with constant poten- tial system and recharging is possible within eight hours.
 Speaking of the merits of Philco, the Jefferson garage stands confidently be- hind it for it is recognized as one of the best replacement batteries on the market.
 The garage operates day and night storage business in addition to giving particular attention to washing of auto mobiles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-27
AUTO BODY PLANT
 BETTER EQUIPPED
Birmingham Company Under
 goes Big Reorganization

The Birmingham Auto Body company has been completely re-organized be- cause of it's heavy increased business volume at it's establishment, 200S Sec. ond avenue, south. Additional capital has been put into the company with the result that the plant is more than ever equipped to take care of patrons. In addition to enjoying a large list of steady patrons, new faces are daily rec ognized among visitors.
 The new management of the company is in the hands of the following: G. B, McLemore, president; Claude Billings ley, vice-president; G. B. McLemore, Jr., secretary and treasurer.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-01-10
DISCOVERY OF THE DELAWARE
Henry Hudson First White Man to
Enter the Bay and River Settled
by Dutch.


J The first white man to enter Del
aware bay was Henry Hudson in the
ship Half Moon, says the Detroit
News. He left without landing.
Lord de la Ware, who gave his name
to the bay and river, as well as to
state, entered the bay the following
year.
Six years passed and Cornelius
Hendricksen, in the interest of the
Dutch, explored the bay and river
as far as the mouth of the Schuyl-
kill. In 1880 the Dutch bought a
small tract at the mouth of the
Delaware and the following year a
tiny settlement was founded just
within the entrance Of the bay. This
colony, called Swanendael, was de-
stroyed by the Indians.
The Swedes planted the first per-
manent settlement at Christiania,
now Wilmington, in 1888, and in
1913 built a fort on Tinicum island,
below Philadelphia, and settled Up
land, now Chester.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-01-10
LONG ALASKA BOUNDARY LINE
" Runs for 600 Miles Through Wilder
ness of Mountains and
Broken Country.

The Alaska boundary line is said
to be the longest and straightest
surveyed line in the world. The
line consists of vista 20 feet wide
cut through all timber, of monu-
ments set at interyisible points not
more than four miles apart, and Of
detailed map Of the strip of coun-
try two miles each side Of the
boundary. At prominent river
crossings, and at main points Of
travel, the monuments are sectional
shafts five feet high, of aluminium
bronze, weighing 800 pounds, set in
a ton of concrete. At less impor-
tant points the monuments are
three feet high, and set in 1900
pounds of concrete. The commits
sion was five years finishing its task.
The boundary runs for 600 miles
over great mountain ranges, gla-
clers, swift rivers, quicksands, bot
tomless morasses. High SUBMITS
were crossed, raging torrents ford
ed, camp made on glaciers. Every
obstacle of the wilderness was
fought and conquered.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-01-10
PETRIE ON GREAT PYRAMID

Professor Petrie gives many in
teresting details of the building Of
the Great Pyramid. This colossal
structure, whose castings cover thir-
teen acres, was built in twenty
years by 100000 men, of whom
1000 were skilled masons.
Ten years we're first spent in
building the great causeway and
preparing the site. The gangs
worked three months in each year
when the Nile floods were out.
Professor Petrie demonstrates the
astonishing skill Of organization"
which was necessary to accomplish
this herculean task, and ridicules
those who write nonsense about the
oppression of the people, their tears
and groans."
1t was, he points out, gigantic
and meticulously organized under
taking, which gave work to thou
sands of men at a season when the
floods made other work impossible.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-01-10
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were far away, out crept AIr. Doc
from under the steps and peeked
around. Then ne half crawled and
half walked through the barnynro and
crept under the fence.
There was an old barrel lying be-
side the fence and into this Mr.. Doc
crawled and waited for Mr.. Fox to
| call.
+ He did not haye-ieng to wait. Pretty
soon MIR Fox came trotting along and
when he reached the place where he
knew Mr.. Dogs house was on the
other side of the fence. he jumped up
and leaned >on his trout paws.
"Howdy, Neighbor Dog, howdy." be
said. You ought to be outside your
house this beautiful daytime day for
the race--human race. you know, ha,
ha, h." Mr.. Fox started to laugh at
his own joke, but 1t was cut short, so
short he almost choked
Mr.. Dog had waited until Mr.. Fox
was so intent upon making him lear,
thinking he was inside the dog house
that he was not listening for sounds
And then he came from his hiding
place and sprang on Mr.. Fox's back.
Over tumbled Mr.. Fox with Mr..
Dog clinging to him They rolled and
tumbled, but Mr. Fox managed to
break away and how he ran
There was nothing to do but to
take refuge In his own house, thing
Mr.. Fox never did unless driven to it.
and this was one OF the times he was.
In he went and Mr.. Dog nipped one
hind foot as he disappeared inside his
doorway. 81 have come to call, Mr.
Fox" said Mr.. Dog. "You see know
where you live and / shall be very
neighborly after this, l can assure
YOU" And all the time he was making
the earth fly trying to. make the door
way large enough for him to enter.
Mr.. Fox had more than one door
way or MIR. Dog would have found him
at home when at last he got inside,
but Mr.. Fox was some distance away
when Mr.. Dog got the doorway lurge
enough to get through.
When his master found him he was
still digging for Mr.. Fox, and because
he had worked so hard Mr.. Man only
patted his head when at last he called
him out. "He got away, old fellow"
he said, but you have scared him so
he will do no more calling around our
barnyard, we may be certain of that"
II think / had better change my
visiting list" unused Mr.. Fox as he
rested under some bushes. Neigh
Dor Dog may get bothersome and call
too often now he has found where l
live, so I'll cross his name off and
make my, calls on the other side of
the HILL"
,@. 1929. by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.>
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-01-10
HUSBANDS I NEVER HAD"
Woman Writer Says They Have
Caused a Good Deal of Concern
1 to Her Relatives.

From my earliest teens the hus-
bands ! have never had have caused
a good deal of concern to good
many persons. In those distant days
feminine relatives would from time
to time shake their heads over me
and groan in unison, 81 pity your
husbandp
Those early insinuations of domes-
tic incapacity were not then painful
to me, for at that time | thought
little about husbands, and cared
less; but now that / have attained
to tenderer years, ! have suffered
and recently-an acute jab to my
self-esteem-this at the hands of a
parsonage no less important than
our cook.
In the absence of the housekeep-
ing member of the family, had
assumed authority, but my best eff
forts elected merely the comment,
"You don't care much for house,
keeping, does you, miss? It's a good
thing you amt never had a hus-
band !"
Somehow / feel it little hard on
my character which, without undue
conceit, / consider to have been on
the whole inoffensive, that people
should have pitied my husbands
both before and after my not taking
them l-Winifred Kirkland in Har-
per's Magazine.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-01-10
MIR. FOX AND MIR. DOG

NIX FOX named him Neighbor be
A cause Mr. Dog lived at the farm
house nearest to Mr.. Fox's home But
Mr.. Fox did all the calling. He didn't
mind a bit making all the visits, he
used to tell Neighbor Dog from the
other side Of the barnyard fence
and. Of course, you can't call on me,
Neighbour he would say, because
you do not know where / live. Fla,
he, ha =
This would make Neighbor Dog very
angry, of course. and he would tell
Mr.. Fox that if ever he caught him he
would show him how sharp his teeth
were
Barking dogs never bite. have
heard 1t said,p Mr.. Fox would reply.
You bark a great deal. Neighbor."
IF only master would let me go
unclaimed during the day when lie, is
away" Mr. Dog would sigh, Il would
catch that saucy fellow and save the
poultry"
Mr. Dog knew well enough why he
was chained. He ran away when
there was no one at home, SO the
poultry would suffer anyway. was the
way the farmer looked at it.
Mr.. Fox always seemed to know
when Mr.. Dog was chained and the