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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-08
PERSONALS

Miss Nell Thomas has returned home after spending the past year, at Couch CT college in Baltimore, and "June Week" at Annapolis.
 Miss Sara Mayfield returned Friday evening from Baltimore, where she at- tended Boucher college the past year.
 Miss Elizabeth Donovan left the first part of the week, for Lexington, Va, where she will attend the com mencement dances at Washington and Lee university and the V. NJ. I. She will visit friends in Asheville, N. C., and Spartansburg, s. C., before return ing home.
 Among the out-of-town guests for the Owens-Pitts wedding which was an event of June 4, were Mir. and Mrs. J. S. Owens of Mir. and Mrs. Frank Owens of Atlanta, Mir. and Mrs. E. B. Hall and daughter, Miss Martha Hall of Morristown, N. J.; MT. Donovan Owens, MT. Frank Harold, Mir. Conner Howell, Mir. Mayne Martin, Mir. George Aweyman of Atlanta, and Miss Eliza beth Lee of Lynchburg, Va.
 MT. and Mrs. Davis Crockett Cody of Tampa, Fla, are the guests of her parents, Dr. and Mrs. M. H. Futile, on Clayton street. Mrs. Cody was for merly Miss Margaret Futile of this city.
 Mrs. Lloyd Barnett and son, Lloyd, Jr., of San Francisco, Cal, are the guests of her parents, MT. and Mrs. Lawrence Lee, on South McDonough street.
 Miss Emily Reynolds will leave Tues day morning for New York City, from which place she will sail Saturday, June IA, for a trip to Europe.
 Mrs. David Holloway and daughter, Louise, will be among the Montgom- erians who will spend the summer in Europe, sailing from New York, July 1.
 Mrs. Lila Edwards Harper left Thursday evening for Yory City, from which place she will sail with a party of friends for South America, where she will visit Brazil, Chilli and the Argentine.
 Mrs. Thomas A. Austin of Panama Canal, is the guest of her parents, Dr. and Mrs. w. J. Hannah, on South Court street. This is her first visit home since her marriage last August, and she is receiving a cordial welcome.
 Miss Edna Joseph left Saturday eve ming for Chicago, H., where she will visit friends for several weeks MrS. C. n. Allen, on COuLn Oourt street, has as her guest, her cousin, Mrs. Roy S. Woods of Knoxville, Tenn.
 Mir. and Mrs. Lee Bradley of Bir- mingham were the weekend guests of Mir. and Mrs. Allen Northington at their beautiful home in Cloverdale.
 Miss Leah Gleen Burpee, a student at Sophie Newcomb college, New Or leans, arrived Thursday for few days visit with her sister, Mir Dan Holt, en route to Nashville, Tenn, to at tend the commencement of Sewanee l university,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-08
LIBRARY ASSOCIATION PLANS CELEBRATION

Just twenty-five years ago, a small group of Montgomery women met at the home of Mrs. Black on Washing ton street, to consider ways and means of organizing a library association in this city. That afternoon, Mrs. L. G. Dawson wrote a letter to Andrew Carnegie, who responded, and for twen- yy-five years Montgomery men, women and children have enjoyed the Car negie Library and the wonderful ad- vantages to be gained by being a ire quent visitor at that place.
 To celebrate the twenty-fifth anni- versary of the Carnegie Library, the club women of the city, headed by Mrs. L. G. Dawson are planning a great birthday party on June 23, when from 6 to 10 o'clock, the library will be open for an informal reception when friends of the association will be in- vited to register in the book, which has been kept for twenty-five years.
 It is planned by the committee in charge to make the occasion one long to be remembered and the library will be especially illuminated as well as the grounds. Punch will be served \ throughout the evening by members from the various clubs in the Mont gofnery Federation of Women's clubs.
 The people of Montgomery will have an opportunity on this occasion of giv- ing love gifts of money to the library in order that a number of new books which are badly needed may be pur- chaRed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-08
CROOK.FIGH WEDDING


 Cordial interest centers in the mar riage of Miss Allie Crook, daughter of Mrs. J. E. Crook, and MT. Lewis Hale Figh, both of Montgomery, which will be soIemnized Wednesday morning, June II, at 8 o'clock at the First Bap- tist church. Rev. T. Nj. Fleming, pas tor of the Highland Avenue Baptist church, will perform the ceremony, as- sisted by Dr. c. A. Stakely, pastor of the First Baptist church.
 Preceding the ceremony MT. Arthur Evans will sing, accompanied by Prof. T. c. Galloway, who will also play the wedding march.
 Mir. Figh will have for his best man his brother, John Figh, and the grooms- man will be MT. Joe McKeever.
 Miss Crook will have for her matron of honor Mrs. Eddie Daley of Tunnel Springs, Ala, Miss Martha Crook, sis ter of the bride, will be the attractive maid of honor, and Miss Margaret Figh, sister of the groom, will be brides maid.
 Immediately after the ceremony Mir. Figh and his bride will leave for an ex- tended trip through Texas, visiting Houston, Galveston, Dallas, and Colo rado, and on their return to Montgom- cry will go to housekeeping in an apart ment on South Lawrence street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-08
GOLF TOURNAMENT IS FEATURE

The Montgomery Country club has been the rendezvous of many congenial couples during the past three days, while the invitation golf tournament was being played on the beautiful links. A golf tournament calls for the assem- bling of many of the club members and out-of-town friends, many of whom do not play golf but who enjoy watching foursome. as they play IS holes, or others prefer sitting on the spacious veranda enjoying a game of bridge or nah jongg. Whatever the call, the club members were out in full numbers Friday and Saturday afternoons and evenings. and never has a larger and more delightful crowd been seen at the club.
 Friday afternoon the usual bridge game was played and every available table was used for the interesting game of bridge. That evening the club en- tertained at an informal dance at the club in honor of the visitors and par ticipants in the tournament, over 150 guests from all over the state of Ala bama and Georgia being in Montgomery for the event.
 The biggest event of the week was the presentation of trophies Saturday afternoon, after which tea dance was enjoyed from to 2 o'clock, with an excellent orchestra furnishing music for the occasion. From 8 to 12 o'clock Saturday evening the club entertained at dinner dance, which was the most brilliant event of the week, thus closing three days of festivity at the Country club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-08
MARGARET BOOTH PARTY WILL SAIL. JUNE I4

Miss Margaret Booth with a group of attractive girls, will sail from New York City Saturday, June If, via the "Bolendam" Holland American Steam ship line for Plymouth, England, from which place they will motor to London and through England and Scotland. After a trip up the coast of Norway, the party will go to the continent go- ing as far south as Naples, Italy, sail ing from Cologne, France, late in Sep tember for the United States.
 In the party will be: Miss Corrie Hill, Miss Emily Reynolds and Miss Emma Lee Veil of Montgomery, Miss Harold of Americus, Ga, Miss Beaulah Leech of Baltimore, Md, Miss Julia Downing of Brewton, Miss Margaret Lewis of Albany, N. r., Miss Louise Roth of Cincinnti, O., and Miss Emma Childress of Nashville, Tenn, and Miss Augusta Thomas of Prattville.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-08
Smith Sightler Wedding Plans
 Being Made

Thursday afternoon, June 12, at 5 30 o'clock, Miss Martha Elizabeth Sightler, daughter of MT. and Mrs. s. B. Sight Ter of Montgomery, will become the bride of Mir. Dale Clifford Smith of Fort Valley, Ga., at beautiful home ceremony with Dr. c. A. Stakley, pas tor of the First Baptist church offici- ating. The wedding. will take place at the home of the brides parents, 12S5 South Hull street.
 Just before the entrance of the bridal party, MT. Hugh Stuart will sing, accompanied by Prof. T. c. Gallo way, who will also play the wedding march.
 Miss Isabel Wilkerson of Rome, Ga, will be the bridesmaid. Mrs. B. J. Clements, sister of the bride, will be matron of honor, and Miss Aileen Sightler, another sister of the bride, will be maid of honor.
 The two lovely flower girls will be Miss Ruth Sightler Madden, daughter of MT. and Mrs. H. s. Madden of Bir- mingham, and Miss Julia Whitaker Stuart of Montgomery.
 The bride will be given in marriage by her father, S. B. Sightler, and will be met at the altar by the groom and his best man, Mir. R. H. Matthews of Ma con, Ga. Only relatives and intimate friends have been invited to the we'd ding and for the informal reception which will follow later in the after noon.
 After an extended wedding trip, Mir. and Mrs. Smith will go to Fort Valley, Ga, to make their home, where the groom is prominently identified in the business and social life of that city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-08
LEGION AUXILIARY WILL ELECT DELEGATES

The American Legion auxiliary, which was to have met June 4, was postponed until June II, due to the fact that a number of members were out of the city. The meeting will be held Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the r. W. c. A. on South Lawrence street, at which time delegates to the state convention of the American Legion auxiliary, which will be held July 3, 4 and 5 in Tuscaloosa, Ala, will be eleated. A full attendance is urged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-08
BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL MEET THURSDAY AFTERNOON

The board of directors of the Mont gomery Federation of Womens clubs will meet Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the Chamber of Commerce. This will be the last meeting of the year, and the first meeting with a number of new directors, and therefore should be we'll attended. Plans will be made for summer work for the fed eration and the president, Mrs. NJ. H. Futile, is asking that every member be present on this occasion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-08
CHILDREN OF CONFEDERACY WILL HOLD STATE CONVENTIO'

Monday and Tuesday will be the days for the state convention of the ChiI- dren of the Confederacy which will be held in Montgomery on those days. The Mollie Crenshaw chapter, Children of the Confederacy of Montgomery will act as hostess on this occasion and is making great plans for the entertain ment of the many delegates who will assemble in the city from all parts of the state.
 Some of the state officers who are expected to attend the convention are Mrs. Charles s. Mcdowell of Eufaula. state president; Mrs. E. l.. Huey of Bessemer, honorary life president; Miss Mary Elizabeth McAdory, Birmingham, first vice president; Miss Elizabeth Crew, Goodwater, second vice presi- dent; Miss Frances Rush, Bessemer, recording secretary; Miss Neida Mar tin Clayton, corresponding secretary ; Miss Adelyn Kindig of West Blocton, treasurer; Miss Sarah Huey of Bes- semer, historian.
 The president of the local chapter, Miss Josie Key, with her committees on arrangement and entertainment is busy at work planning for the conven- tion, assisted by Mrs. N. J. Warren Jones, state director.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-21
dunno OUSTINC
CONDEMNED BY
CHICAGO LABOR
Painters Flay Gompers'
Portland Friends

eve are told that William F.
Dunno was expelled from the Port
land convention of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor because he was a
Communist. If that is so, we must
protest his expulsion or follow the
same course" declared Anton ia
hannesen, member of the Executive
Board of the Chicago Federation of
Labor, during the discussion on a
resolution introduced by Painters Lo-
cal Union, No. 275, condemning the
action of the Portland convention in
expelling Dunno.
Local 275 passed a resolution
which was published in the DAILY
WORKER, condemning the action of
their international delegates in vot-
ing for the unseating of Dunno and
the treatment accorded the subject
in the union jorunal
Edward N. Nockels, secretary of
the federation, Immediately on the
reading of the resolution and COM
munication that accompanied it,
moved that the request contained in
the communication be complied with.
Delegate Christian M. Madison, of
the painters, stated that he was a
delegate from the painters to the
Portland convention and that his
name was signed to the report of the
delegates published in the union
journal, which commended the ex-
pulsion of Dunno and said that all
delegates who had voted against his
expulsion should have been expelled
themselves. He said this was pub
lished without his knowledge or con-
sent and that he had written to the
Painters Journal a letter intended
for publication in which he said his
name had not been used.
Delegates Emil Arnold and Arne
Swabeck, of the painters union, also
spoke condemning the expulsion of
Dunno.
Delegate Johannsen m AIDE a
speech that seemed to express the
sentiments Of the majority OF the
delegates.
Either we are with the present
ruling family of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, or we ars not. If
we are we should do the same. All
local unions should do the same as
we do; either protest the expulsion
of a man because Of his political
views or expel all the members of
what would happen to the labor
their locals who are Communists. It
would at least be interesting to see
what would happen to the labor
movement if this were DONE" de-
clared Johannsen.
Had Dunno not had an Irish name
and a reputation as a fighter he
would have received quite different
treatment. Because the delegate
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-21

4, s-.osS go g. ssS-=Cks -eOifiU a Aet.4
workers paper shall be received as a
constant guest, as is the case with the
daily newspapers of the foreign-born
class-conscious workers. We must be
active especially now for the advance
ment and the spreading of the Daily
Worker"
Ludwig Lore in his speech said that
the "New Yorker Volkszeitung" of
which he is editor has always done its
duty for the class-conscious working
class and that this holds so much the
more now that the Volkszeitung is
a Communist newspaper. The readers
Of the Volkszeitung, the German
comrades, must help to build up the
DAILY WORKER; it is their duty
to 60 so, for they must realize that
daily revolutionary newspaper in the
language of the country is highly
necessary in the class struggle of this
country.
eve must" the speaker said, shave
the American wage workers on our
side before we can. carry out success
fully the fight for liberation of the
working class" Comrade Lore went
VA w opC0h VI Tic AtAlCl WOIk lOI Jilc
suffering workers of Germany. He
spoke of the measures that must be
taken to combat the government in
its plans to pass exception laws
against foreigners. He also de-
nounced Secretary of State Hughes
for blocking the recognition Of Soviet
Russia.
Benjamin Gitlow aroused great en-
thusiasm in the audience when he
said he hoped that soon we will have
Communist daily newspapers in the
English language in every large city
Of the United States.
The meeting closed with appro-
pirate remarks of the chairman, Julia
Stuart Poyntz, as appropriate as the
remarks with which she started the
meeting by saying that the DAILY
WORKER was the birth of a child
and that we must work hard now for
the growth, the development and the
strengthening Of the new child.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-21

knew that Dunno was a game man
and willing to fight his opponents
intellectually, and with his fists II
necessary, he would have gotten a
lot worse than he did"
President Fitzpatrick then put
the motion on the resolution Of the
painters union to a vote. Fitz-
patrick asked for a vote on motion
to receive, file, and spread on the
minutes the communicable from the
painters union" Altho that was 10!
the motion made by Nockels it was
voted on and carried without pro-
test.
M. j. Greer, representing tie
Amalgamated Iron and Steel Work
ers, spoke ON behalf of the striking
steel workers in Wheeling, w. Va,
He told of the strike of steel work
ers against the Wheeling Iron and
Steel Co., which has been on since
July 1921. He was given credentials
from the Federation authorizing
him to go before local unions to So
licit funds for the strikers.
A letter of thanks was read from
the Milk Producers Association COM
mending it for their help in winning
their strike against the milk distrib-
utors.
The aid of the Federation was
promised the postal clerks in their
fight for better wages and working
conditions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-21
BROMLEY BALKS
AT HALTINC BIC
RAILROAD STRIKE
Union Official Is Not
Interested in Politics

LONDON.-Only a last minute
surrender by the railway companies
will avert the strike Of the fremen
and enginemen called to prevent pro-
posed wage reductions being enforced.
The union executive committee has
delivered its final answer to the rail-
way companies thru the officials of
the British Trades Union Congress
and it promises a withdrawal of the
strike order only if the wage-cuts
are postponed.
J. H. Thomas, representative of the
National Union of Railwaymen, which
includes about 20 per cent Of the en-
ginemen and firemen, involved by the
threatened strike, took part in the dis
cussions. His union has voted not to
strike and there is bitter feeling be-
tween Thomas and Bromley, secretary
of the Enginemen and Firemen's
Union.
Appealed to by Labor Party rep
resentatives to consider the gravity
of the situation, Bromley stated that
he expected nothing from the Labor
Party and was not interested in its
parliamentary success.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-21
NeuU Farm Bank
Failures Alarm
Coolidge Aides

WASHINGTON, d. C.-Continued
bank failures in formerly prosperous
agricultural sections is alarming, fed
eral reserve bank officials said here,
and has necessitated emergency mea-
sures on the part Of the War Finance
corporation.
A food of kilograms and letters to
members of congress and senator's
sent by enraged farmers victimiyed
by bank failures, has resulted in a
hasty conference being called for
Chicago in which the controller Of
the currency, two members Of the
federal reserve board, the head Of
middle western bankers will partici-
pate.
The immediate cause Of the fever
ish activity Of the former devotes Of
dehation, which Is expected to result
in several millions Of currency being
shipped TO The wheat belt, is the fail
ure Of two Sioux Falls, S. D., banks
and the failure Of a Grand Island,
Neb., bank. The Grand Island insti-
tuition was the oldest in that section
Of the country.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-21

surtaxes as proposed by your"
He said Mellon stated an untruth
when he said all Couzens' money was
in tax free securities.
81 wish to point out to you that
fsuch statement is absolutely UNI
true--that / have millions of dollars
invested in buildings, real estate and
building operations and ask if this
is more productive than money in
vested in distilleries and breweries."
Couzens attacked Melons argu-
ments on tax free securities.
"Mr. William Rockefeller would
not invest in tax exempt securities if
be could get any more standard oil
stock at the original price," said
COuzens. Neither would / invest in
tax. exempt securities if | could get
any Ford Motor Company stock at
the price I paid originally"
Mellon, Couzens said, made repeat
ed misstatements in a recent letter to
MIN.
81 do not know why it is necessary
to tell absolute untruths in saying
that my wealth is all in tax exempt
securities and that / pay no tax,
said Couzens. II have already point
ed out some of the taxes I have paid
and there are, Of course, some years
when my losses have exceeded my
taxable income.
"In addition, gave to hospitals
and crippled children in 1919, nearly
400 shares of Ford Motor Stock of a
market value of nearly $4,000, 600,
which / was receiving 35 per cent
dividends on par value of $40O, 900
or $4,000 per year on which
could readily have paid so per cent in
come tax and had comfortable in
come besides.
"You make another misstatement
when you say, You say you paid sew
eral million dollars on the sale of
your stock of the Ford Motor Com
pany.' ] made no such statement
and | challenge you to point out
where l made such statement"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-21
Start Borah Probe

Continued from Page ~
the State and Justice departments,
who take the opposite view.
The Borah resolution, if adopted,
will put the Senate on record in favor
of American recognition Of the soviet
government, which Secretary of State
Hughes SO vigorously opposes.
Secretary of State Hughes present
intentions are not to appear himself.
Borah won't present his own case
for recognition till al. departments
are thru Many question suspicious
ly why Samuel Gomper5, president Of
the American Federation of Labor,
chose this particular moment for his
vacation in Panama, since this inves-
tigation would afford him excellent
chance to give committee his much
advertised damaging evidence against
American Communists and Soviet
Rule in Russia.
Instead Of utilizing this opportur-
ity the American Federation Of La
Dor officially arranges public anti
soviet rally to be addressed by one
travelling under the name Of M. Sem
sinoff, prominent Russian Socialist
enemy of soJets.
n
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-21
Your Union Meeting

Every local listed in the official d.
rectory of the CHICAGO Fedora
TON OF LABOR will be published
under this head on day of meeting
free of charge for the first month,
afterwards our rate will be as fol-
lows:
Monthly meetings. a year one
line once a month, each additional
line, 15c an issue.
Semi-monthly meetings - SIS a
year one line published two times
a month, each additional line 13c an
issue.
Weekly meetings-$750 a year
one line week, each additional line
loo an issue.
THIRD MONDAY, Jan. 21st, 1924
No. Name Of Local and Place of Meeting.
Bridge ad Structural Iron Workers. SIC
w. Monroe st.
"a Boot and Shoe, 1889 Milwaukee Ave
Gas Butchers, Bohemian, 1870 Blue Island
Ave.
sos Butchers, Hebrew. s42O w. Roosevelt.
CAP Makers. 4e03 w. Roosevelt Road
80 Carpenters. 1889 W. Madison st.
1s1 Carpenters. 204o W. North Ave.
1879 Carpenters, s. c., s2d and Commercial
Ave
4ls Carpenters, S. c., sos S. State St.
Sl' csrDentsrs. $. G. 1857 cISbourn Ave.
w
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-21
GIRL S DID Mt
EVEN Get PARTY
IN movie SCHOOL
They Paid Big Fees But
Learned Very Little

How the dreams and ambitions Of
working girls who want to become
movie actresses are exploited by
schools" of motion picture acting
was told to a DAILY WORKER re-
porter by Maezelle Bates, 452 w.
North Ave. Miss Bates, who is
clerk and attended a school" run
by the Popular Motion Pictures Pro-
ducing Company in the evening,
went to the school in answer to an
ad she saw in one Of the Chicago
papers.
"Scores and scores Of girls at
tended classes there" she said. II
paid $40 registration fee. Other
girls paid more. The cost of a
course of acting was $40 or $50.
The instruction consisted of reading
from book in the presence Of the
class. The instructor would tell US
how we should express what we read.
Then we were given long talks on
acting and the pupils were told to
discuss them. The class would break
up and talk.
"Some of the girls were given
parts as extras in productions. To
get part it seemed necessary to
pay at least 5000. After going to
the classes for several weeks and
learning nothing l quit. There
seemed to be constant flow of peo-
pie in and out of the classes. Old
students would drop out and new
ones come in. All of them must
have paid at least $40. We were
told all sorts of things about what
was going to be done. Most Of the
girls were girls like myself who
worked for living and out of their
wages managed to pay for instruc-
ton that didn't amount to anything.
eve wanted to do something be-
side work all our lives and this
school took our money and gave US
nothing. During the day there were
other classes attended by girls from
poor families. They were sent by
their parents, who wanted them to
amount to something. All these
movie schools are the same.
"There were supposed to be wild
parties given by the instructors. l
didn't see any. The girls who at
tended didn't even get that much
from the school. Not even party"