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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-29
MRS. W0ODS DIES
 AT HOME OF SON
Pioneer Resident Has Been III
 For Six Years t-

Mrs. Sarah E. Woods, 6S, aeresident of Birmingham for 42 years, died at z 20 o'clock Sunday morning at the home of her son, w. J. Woods, 4800 First avenue, after an illness of six years.
 She is survived by six sons, F. J. Woods, A. B. Woods. W. P. Woods, l.. c. Woods, J. F. Woods and W. j.. Woods; two daughters. Mrs. E. D.. Cain and rMs. T. F. Schmitt: sister, Mrs. J. E.. Cranfod, and thirty-three grandrhildre nall of Birmingham.
 Funeral services will be held at g 80 o'clock Tuesday morning from the res idence of her son, F. J. Woods, 4S3O Second avenue. High Requim mass will be said at St. Clements Catholic church at 10 o'clock by Rev. John
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-29

Taylor's Blood Medicine contains Iodide of Potash and other vegetable ingredients, such as Sarsaparilla, Dandelion, Gentian, Wintergreen and Sassafras, which act as fine tonic to the stomach, while the Iodide of Pot ash absorbed by the blood destroys the poisonous acids which lead to rheuma- tism and paralysis. Get a bottle C< Taylor's Blood Medicine today from your druggist. It will stop those head aches, backaches, pains in the fingers, arms and shoulders, hips and knees. It will bring back your appetite and make you gain weight if you. are thin and pale. Taylor's Blood Medicine is pure- ly vegetable, pleasant to take, will tone up your stomach and make you feel fine.
 Price S1.0o bott:e, and if you are not satisfied it helped you, after talk ing three bottles, which should last you about thirty days, return the bot ties to your druggist and get your money back.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-29
ADJUSTMENTS
AT THE LYRIC

Extra special might be used to de scribe the pleasing combination of varied entertainment which the Lyric has booked for the entertainment of it's patrons the first half of the week, beginning this afternoon. The head. liner is a semi-vaudeville show all by itself, "Knick Knacks" being the title of this number put on by quintet of artists. As it's name implies, the act is a combination of choice bits, these bits being songs, dances and clever comedy. Walter Newman and company present the added attraction, Battling Terry" highly amusing comedy sketch in Mir. Newman's best manner. Bayes and Speck, ''The London John nies," provide the diversion in the spe, cial feature. Charles Senna and Helen Dean in "Charlies Night Out" a laugh-making skit, and Diaz and Pow CTS in frolics on a silver thread round ont the program
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-29
AT LOEW'S BIJOU

With Bread" Metro-Goldwyn' $ screen version of Charles c. Norris highly successful novel, as the screen feature of the week, and such a vaudeville headliner as "A Night In Spain," presented by ten Spanish sing CTS, dancers and instrumentalists, pa irons and friends of Loew's Bijou are assured an unsual treat all of this week at every performance beginning Monday afternoon.
 But in addition to the spectacular, fantastic Spanish revue which is the headliner, there is another feature act, presented by Helene Smiles" Davis, well remembered by the boys as the principal overseas" entertainer, and "Laughs," appearing on this bill in comedy act, with songs and dances galore.
 There is also The Screen Test" full of chatter and comedy, by Nanny Besser ond Bert Keller, as well as a song fest supplied by Ernie Gordon and Evelyn Delmar, experts in rendering popular selections, and the opening act is featured by the appearance of Frank Shields, sow boy star, with lariat and other apurtenances used in daring feats.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-29
LOCAL DATA For the 24 hours ending at p. m, Sep
MINDS
East Gulf of Mexico. F

East Gulf of Mexico: Fresh to strong east and northeast winds; weather over cast showery Monday.
 West Gulf of Mexico: Fresh to strong north winds; weather partly overcast Tuesday.
 Caribbean Sea and Windward Passage Moderate east portion and fresh south east west portion; weather partly overcast. with occasional showers Monday.
 North of Sandy Hook: Fresh southeast and south; weather overcast with showers Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-29

day that United States Senator Hu- bert Stephens would undergo amputa- tion of his right foot Monday morning to prevent the spread, of glood poison ing with which the senator was in fected week ago. His general condi- ton was described as favorable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-29

Baton. Burial will follow in Forest Hill cemetery with Johns in charge.
 Mrs. Woods six sons and three ne- phews, E. J. Woods, M. F. Woods and D. T. Woods, will serve as active pail bearers. Honorary pail bearers will be: J. B. Crawford E. B. Vaughn, J. H. F. Mosley, L. A. Prosch, Dr. Ross D. Spier. Dr. H. A. Elkourie, Dr. W. K. Tonville, Major J. T. McEwen, Dr. William Montgomery, Dr. R. F. Ash yorth. Fred Woodland.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-29
WOMEN AT DEAUVILLE
Masculine Fathers Wear Flowered

MaScuine DdtHcTS WodE EIOWeEeu
 Wraps And Fancy TwO-Piece Suits
 At Deauville, correspondent tells me the mems fashions are as surprising and almost as gay as those of the wom- en. For bathing the men have flowered wraps, while twi-piece suits with vest ill white and shirts in blue, girded at the waist with trim belt, are the gen. eral wear for the swimming.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-29
WEST END PARK ENDS 1924 SEASON Year Is Most Successful
 In The History Of Resort

West Lake park closed it's regular summer season Sunday, winding up with a grand splash in the lake The season was the most successful in the history of the resort, John Ryan, man. ager, said.
 With the closing of the park, an nouncement was made of improvements for next year which are expected to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-29
JUST CAN'T BE BEAT FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY

Mir. J. w. Rice, Azalea, N. C., Took Taylor's Blood Medi- cine Himself And Gave It To His Family. He Says It Just Can't Be Beaten As a Family Tonic, And He Is Glad to Recommend It. He Says It Always Stops Those Rheumatic Pains, Brings Back His Appetite And Makes Him Feel Fine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-29
SENATOR STEPHENS
 WILL LOSE FOOT

MEMPHIS, Tenn. Sept. 2S.-rhysi- clans at local hospital announced to.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-29
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-29

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-29

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-29

OUR PLATFORM-We believe in , Motorist's Enemy, "4IGH PRICE,, that's why ''WE CHEERFULLY REFUN TURIN" We know nothing about the ID NIGHTS OF COLUMBUS" "COLUNB leave something in your WILLS" when you
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-15
WARREN RESIGNS
 POST AT MEXICO
Ambassador Says Task Of RecOnciling Two COun-
 tries Completed

MEXICO CITY, July 14.-(By As sociated Press. .)-CnarIes B. Warren, the American ambassador to Mexico, has issued a statement announcing his intention to resign from his post.
 The ambassadors statement follows |:
 Il am returning to the United States to resign as ambassador, as the task I came to help is concluded. My mission really commenced last year when came to Mexico as head of the American mission to negotiate basis for the resumption of diplomatic rela- tions, after which general and special claims conventions were signed.
 "Of course there will be no surprise at my resignation because it was un- derstood that I came to arrive at a basis for a good understanding between Mexico and the United States, and not to serve as ambassador when that task was completed. l feel that the work is done and that the agencies created to adjust the claims of citizens of both countries will succeed in their part of the work.
 T will leave July p, resigning the ambassadorship after conferences with President Coolidge and Secretary of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-15
3 WITNESSES HEARD
 IN PHILLIPS TREAL'
Civil Service Board Continues
 Case To Wednesday

Trial of D. A. Phillips, traffic oeslcer. who is alleged to have shot Bessis Tafs and Annie Pitts, negro women, on June %, was continued until Wednesday -hy the civil service board after hearing of three witnesses Monday night
 O. c. Brown, Southsids resident, in the vicinity of the shooting, declared be intercepted a struggle between Phil lips and the Tate woman over . pistol, which he himself took. He said Philips told him he had had much trouble with the women and was going to arrest them.
 Mrs. Edmundson of 21O6 Humboldt avenue was q character witness for one of the negro women. Willie Mae Ohil- ders, 12-year-old niecs of Phillips, said that the negro women had been dis orderly.
 Hugo Black and Fl. Wilkinson, at toTneys, had been employed by Phillips to represent him in the hearing before the civil service body.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-15

temporarily by the board, shortly after the incident, pending full investigation.
 Neither Robinson, Mitchell or any of the three senators who were playing with the democratic leader were called before the board Monday, but written statements from all of them were pre- sented and read at the meeting.
 No action was taken against Mitchell, Britton said, as no charges were brought against him.
 The action of the board closes an incident that attracted wide attention here because of those involved. Robin son was playing in a foursome with Senator Walsh of Montana, permanent chairman of the temocratic convention. Senator Kendrick of Wyoming, and Senator Jones of New Mexico, all prominent in the last stormy session of the Senate. The Arkansas senator was notified of his suspension while in New York attending the convention, where he was mentioned as a "Hdark horse."
 The trouble arose when threesome. in which Mitchell was playing, at- tempted to go, through the senatorial foursome. Robinson objected, and he and Dr. Mitchell became engaged in an argument, which ended in the senator knocking the surgeon over a bench. Col. Edward Clifford, former secretary of the treasury, and his son were play ing with Mitchell.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-15
POWERS RELYING
 ONDAWES REPORT
Spirit Of Optimism Pre- vails AS Conference
 NearS

LONDON, July 14.-(By Associated Press. )-The inter-allied conference which will assemble in the foreign of flee Wednesday morning for the pur- pose of putting the Dawes repot on separations into effect will open in a decided atmosphere of optimism.
 When the tentatve arrangements for the meeting were concluded between Premiers Macdonald and Herriot at Paris last Thursday, the French pre- best day for the entente since the armistice was signed, and today com petent American and British observers declared they hoped that within a fort night the deliberations would be pro- ductive of an arrangement which will end once and for all time, the quarrels and misunderstanding that have been continuous among the nations of Flu rope since the hostilities of the great war ended and the allied powers began their struggles to get war compensation ont of Germany.
 The fundamental difficulties of the feparation problem are still unsolved but the unofficial participation of the United States through the experts who worked in Paris for two months thls year to produce the recommendations now universally known as the Dawes report, has given new hope to the allies and Germany alike. and launched the seemingly perennial reparations pro gram on an entirely new phase.
 There will be more than 15O dele gates, experts and advisers present. Great Britain, France, Italy, Belgium, and Japan will each be represented by several delegates.
 Ambassador Kellogg will be the only accredited representative of the United States, but throughout the deliberations, Col. James A. Logan, Jr., who has followed the complexities of the repa- rations problem from the beginning, will sit beside the ambassador as his official adviser.
 The only other American who is likely to participate is Owne D. Young, known to the British, as the man be- hind the Dawes report who was member of the Dawes committee on the German budget and currency prob lem and was the generals chief aide in drawing up the experts proposals.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-15
pErITIONs IN BANKRTPrcY

Charlie Harris, 1880 North Thirty tn street. July 3, 1s2A. No: 2l275; liabilities. ed exempt. Attorney, Ellis Epstein. ,Johnie Moman. 6510 Fifth avenue. north, employed by L. and N. Railway company. July 2. ls2t; No. 2l273; liabilities. &21.5O; assets. Ss7.0o wages claimed exempt. At toFney. Etrekin and Trimble.
 J. M. cowIing. 333 North Fifty-third street. July 3. 1924; No; 21?74; employed by l.. and N. railroad; liabilities, S216.9s; assets. wages S4o.oO. personal property $500, total sI2s.oo Attorney J. c. Arm
 Bascomb B. sherrill. s25 Forty-second street, north. July s. 1S24; No 2I27e; ha- hilitiss. s4O5.7o; assets. none. Attorney.
 Frank Lemons. ssi Second avenue; em- sbOS.IO: assets. s1b.Oo wages. claimed ex- enpt. Attorney, L. L. Lockwood.
 Fred Sawyer 1912 Avenue P. city, July 5. isst; No. 2l27S; liabilities. s4ozoo'
 John Evans. 1I17 Seventh street. East Thomas; employed by the T. C., I. com pany; July :. 1924; No. 21279; liabilities. ss4OO; assets, 34O.oO wages. claimed ex- empt. Attorney. E. M. Thomas.
 c. D. Smith, 23Os Third avenue. north July 7. 1924; No. 212SO; liabilities S1S3.5 50; assets, none. Attorney W E. Perry.
 c. W. Westbrooks, $500 Avenue F. July 2. 1924; No. zI2Si; employed by Virginia Bridge and Iron company; liabilities. S4fS,4bi assets Slz.5O wages. claimed eX- empt. Attorney. Mrs. Ida D. Rosenthal
 A. J. Kornegay, 17l2 Fairfax avenue. Bessemer Ala, employed by T. C.. I. com pany, July ', 1924; No 2i2s2; Iia- bilities, S1025 50; assets. S24.O0 wages AL torney, Lipscomb and Lipscomb.
 c, r. Fason, 61O Twenty third street Ensley. employed by T. c, l. Co. July '. 1924; No. 212s3; liabilities. $29S.33. as sets. $52.15 wages. claimed exempt
 Oscar Gates, Jr., Lewisburg. Ala, em- pIoyed by Alabama company. July S. 1924 No. 212g6; liabilities Sl20: assets, S1o OO Wages claimed exempt. Attorney. W H Hagan.
 William Baxter. Fairfield, Ala, em- ployed by T. C.. l. company. July s. 1924 No. 212s4; liabilities, 3s4.25 assets {32 wages, claimed exempt Attorney. C. D.
 J. D. Goss. 1721 Jasper street. north. July 10. 1924, No 2I2s3; liabilities, S1,72s.20; assets. auto. $750O. Attorney, R, c, Tate.
 F. M. Cunningham. BoyIes. Ala, July 10, Is2A; No 3i2s2: liabilities. S4s36s, assets, none. Attorney. R. D. COffman.
 Morgan Riley. 1891 Twenty-first street, EHslsy. employed by T. C.. I. company. July 10, 1924. No. 2129i: liabilities, sS2T5; asaets, sSS.AO wages. claimed exempt, No stteFHey.
 T. F. Simmons. a:os Avenue B. city. ygly 10. 1894. No 2l2e0; liabilities 4sse.Se; assstss none. Attorney. 4. 4. Roeepthal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-15
WARRANTS ISSUED
 N LIQUOR FIGHT

SAVANNAH, Ga, July 14.-Forty- five bench warrants charging connec. tion with violations of the prohibition law against as many defendants have been issued by Judge Barrett of the federal court at the request of assist ant district attorneys.
 The warrants are the result of the work of Under Cover" men to re- gently worked up cases against num- Der of roadhouses. These places were raided recently after information had been secure. The district attorneys are seeking to close them as nuisances. Upon information filed the court has issued the 45-bench warrants. They are for the arrest of taxicab drivers, bellhops and others alleged to have furnished liquor to the roadhouses or to have secured liquor for resale.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-15
MERTON PROVES
 SUCCESSFUL HERE
Comedy Brings Out Gen uine Worth Of Jeffer-
 son Company

Cure for the movie acting mania lies in the pleasing satire Merton of the Movies" presented Monday night by Birmingham's All-Star players at the Jefferson. The comedy, well acted in every part, featuring Hal Crane as Merton, add another hit to the theat- rical season.
 The popular favorites. Selmer Jack son, A. s. Byron and DeForest Daw- ley were well adaptable to parts and contributed much to the humor of the play.
 The first act, though it progressed slowly at first. was upheld by the character of Al Roberts. Later the play attained high level of comedy and retained it throughout the per formance.
 Hal Crane Good
 Merton of the Movies" was one of of the most popular comedies of the past season in New York. Hal Crane in the leading role. who proved his excellent qualities in the trag-comic part was Merton" until the end. In the part of the Montague girl was Miss Kathleen Comegys, who seemed to have had the part written for her. Her act ing followed her usual high standards that she had made for herself in recent attractions. Miss Comegys the critic filled a role that was difficult and has caused an unusual amount of trouble for theatrical managers to select in other productions of the play.
 Monday night featured several new actors, who are Birmingham's own gift to drama. George Stubbs, comedy hero of many Blackfriar plays of the Uni versity of Alabama, began his first real attempt and filled a supernumer- ary movie actor part. Henry Richard of Birmingham-Southern college, was Elmer Huff, one of the disturbing ele- ments to poor Merton back home in Simsbury, Ill.
 Merton of the Movies" will be played at the Jefferson all this week. Be- sides the comedy element, clever inside facts upon the motion picture industry are uncovered and great star" with her borzOi dog and two chauffeurs actually crosses the stage.
 A full house greeted the cast Mon day night, and from every indication, Merton of the Movies" should be one of the most popular hits of the season. The entire play was filled with gen. uine acting and showed the real worth of the Jefferson company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-15
ADJUSTMENTS
AT THE TEMPLE

The attraction at the Temple theatre is a feature social drama, dealing with the problems confronting the modern day business woman who enters the realm of the business world. with all the perplexing associations which 90 often arise The title of the pie ture is ''True as Steel" and it features the regal Aileen Pringle, who ma-e an overnight hit, so to speak, in the film version of Elinor Glyn's Three Weeks" ," The famous author and playwright, Rupert Hughes, wrote and directed the play.
 Gorgeous gowns are worn by the beautiful Aileen Pringle in True as Steel;" the picture is a magnificiently produced photoplay, with shifting scenes from social life where the we..lthy knew no restraint, to that of the work-a-day business world, and back to night life's brilliant haunts.
 As an overture, Fred Stark and his concert orchestra will render Poet and Peasant" while an atmospheric pro- logue, ''The Anvil Chorus" will be played, with electrical effects used in its presentation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-15

Brightons are offering a unique act as Artistic Rag Pickers." With their rags, they prove themselves equal to the paint-brush wielders in making pictures.
 A variety is being offered by the team of Harry Reed and Perry Mayo in their offering, Vaudeville Moments. " The act is made up of a conglomeration of nonsense, which brought roars of laughter from the audience.
 Dan Jarrett & Co.,, with their "Just a Pal" also held prominent place as laughmaker. These three people are offering a comedy skit on married life that will carry most older people back to their younger days.
 Rosita Mantalla and Phil Seed are combing sense and nonsense in a com. ical way that is bringing laugh. They are also presenting some comic dane. ing that is good.-J. M. c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-15
Rid Your Room of Mosquitoes
 Sweet Dreams Smay-L

just that qusck--they'rs all dead-gravs- yard dead.
 trial will reveal that Sweet Dreams Spray is exactly 1s represented or else your dealer viii refund the purchase price without Que8tion.
 It is therefore only n matter Of good imdgment to Kill your insects with Sweet Dreams GpxMy-& @ouble-afromRth uQutd Of unquostionable efficiency.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-15

thrown from a watermelon special" in the Citico yards, near the city. Nine cars were derailed and demolished and watermelons scattered over the tracks and surrounding ground. The train was coming north and was scheduled to leave immediately for NashvilIe. Crews were hurried to the scene and the wreck cleared by Q o'clock this morning. Cause of the accident was not learned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-15
SKULL IS FRACTURED

Lonnie Bennett, negro, 423 Green street, is in the Hillman hospital with fractured skull and Herman Jackson and Ira Logan, 507 Sixth avenue, are being held in the city jail on an ''in- vestigation" charge in connection with the assault. Bennett is said to have been struck on the head during a dice game
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-15
AT LOEW,S BIJOU

A quintette of artists of the first magnitude featuring Tunes and Steps, I" are headlining Loew's Bijou vaudeville bill this week. The team featuring some novelty music and steps is well backed with four other good acts and a good phOtoplay.
 The picture, Broadway After Dark, D is, itself, a whole show It portrays the life found around the capitals of the world, woven into a real romance.
 Opening the vaudeville bill. the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-15
AT WEST LAX.

Hot weather this week is finding West Lake ready to care for all who wish to cool off in its pure flowing water, to dine in the shade of it's groves or to dance evenings with Jack Linx's Society Serenaders." The park is the natural gathering place Of the western portion of Birmingham and so enthu- siastic is its immedite clientele, it is said, that crowds are assembling daily from the most extreme parts of Bir- mingham and from below Bessemer.
 Dancing from g to F is the nightly program this week. beginning Tuesday. Feature dances, which proved so sue cessful last week, will be continued through the present week, it is an- nounced. Birmingham Moose will rally to the lake Thursday for their annual picnic in a benefit for the Mooseheart home for unfortunate children. Dane ing, both afternoon and night, vim ming and boating is the Moose program.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-15
Kills Elm While You Look.
 Double-Strength

Sweet dreams Spray-ths double strength liquid wizard.
 The effects ere just as quick as sight its play to see the victims fall.
 Seeing is believing, so Sweet DFeams Spray proves It's merits while you look
 And so easy. Just pump the misty into the hiding places of Mosquitoes or other troublesome insectS-it's all over
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-15
EAST LAKE7 MEETING

East Lake Civic league will meet Tuesday night at 2 :45 o'clock at the city hall in East Lake. The First ave nue paving matter will be discussed and all owners of property interested art invited to be present. Members of tho board of revenue have also been asked to attend
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-15
UTILIZING THE PROFEssIONs

UTILIZING THE PROFESSIONS
 ''The political affairs of the country should not be turned over entirely to lawyers"
 "No," answered Farmer Corntossel. There should be all kinds of people. For awhile it looked as if our delega- tion was going to need doctors and trained nurses. es.'-Washingto Star.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-15
CONDUCTOR KILLED
 AS TRAIN DERAELS
Watermelon Special Wrecks
 In Chattanooga Yards

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, July 14.- ". L. Townsend of Atlanta. conductor on the Western and Atlantic railroad,
 vas instantly killed this morning whel