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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-24
MRS. HOLLEY COWHERD Tn SING


 This evening at the Sunday evening concert at the Tutwiler the friends and admirers of Mrs Holey Cowherd will have the pleasure of hearing her lovely voice in number of beautiful selections. Mrs. Cowherd has chosen to sing this evening, Morning" by Olney Speakes, as. her first number; the Minis Aria" from La Boheme" (PuccinD, and the ever lovely Tostfs "Good-Bye."
 In addition to Mrs. Cowherd's solos, Mr.~ William Nappi will play ''Trum- pet solo. "The Serenade (Gounod).
 The orchestral selections will include the military marche. "Pomp and Cir cumstance" (Elgar), "A Flower Song" "A Russian Pansy'' U4angley); compo- sition by MT. Fred Wiegand. "Cour- tesy:' an intermezzo and "Grande Fantasie" of I'll Trovatore' Verdi). ALUMNAE TEA
 Louie Compton seminary was the scene of brilliant affair on yesterday afternoon when Miss Morton threw open her doors to the alumnae of the school. Of the many graduates who reside in Birmingham scores responded to the invitation, eager to show tReir love for their alma mater.
 Assisting Miss Morton to welcome her guests were the ladies of the faculty, together with the class of 1921, the honorees of the afternoon.
 The decorations were crimson roses on walls and mantels.
 Misses Winnifred Morris. Bernice Lee and valda Wood of 1920 presided over the punch bowl.
 Delicious refreshments were served during the afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-24
MILLER -CH AMBERS
 MARRIAGE ANNOUNCEMENT

Handsomely engraved announcements have been received which read
 Mrs Cherokee Morrow announces the marriage of her daughter, Rine Cham bers, to MT. James Hugh Miller, on Wednesday, April ', 1921, Birmingham.
 At home after May 1. Highland View apartnentS"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-24
CLARA KIMBALL YOUNG LUNCHEON GUEST

It was happy coincidence that Miss Clara Kimball Young. the beautiful moving picture star, should be a visitor to Birmingham at the same time that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-24
WILL ASSIST AT
 GARDEN PARTY

Mrs. Sam Adler and Mrs. Victor Han son, who will be in charge of the ar- engagements for the big garden party which is to be given at the Country club Wednesday afternoon, to which every club woman in Birmingham is invited, will be assisted by Miss Beverly Leake, Miss Ireta McCrossin, Miss Mary Me Crossin, Miss Katherine Morrow, Miss Susie Green, Miss Marjorie Adler, Mrs. Stottler, Miss Frances Walker, Miss Margaret Craig, Miss Gillian Goodall, Miss Elise Sparrow, Miss Mona Hitler, Miss Eleonore Black, Miss Martha Mo Carty, Miss Martha Collier and Miss Vir- ginia Dixon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-24
Society News and Activities of City and Suburbs

sketches and skits he wrote here are now big hits" on Broadway.
 MRS. RESELL AND
 MIR. GILLESPY .SOLOISTS
 Today at Highlands Methodist church the programmes which will be rendered by the quartet choir will include solos by Mrs. T. L. Bissell, soprano. and Mr. Owen GiIlespy. tenor
 The following are the programmes:
 Morning service, Il o'clock: organ pre- Jude, selected. Anthem, Seek Ye the Lord" (Roberts). Offertory. The Pub- lican@ (Van de Water) Solo sung by Mrs. Bissell. Organ postlude selected.
 Evening service, 7:45 o'clock: Organ prelude, selected Anthem, Sweet HoY of Prayer Qrion). Offertory solo, se- lected, sung by MT. Gillespy. Organ post lude selected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-24

MIR. AND MRS. BRUCE HOSTS
 MT. and Mrs. E. G. Bruce entertained last evening at dinner party at the Country club for Miss Julia Manning of Raleigh, N. C., who is the guest of Miss Lee Ola shannon
The Washington times., 1921-07-04
BOY IS BURNED TO
DEATH WHEN PALS
IGNITE CLOTHING
William Medley, Fifteen, Victim,
Was Saturated With Gaso-
Iine-No Arrests.

ROANOKE. Va. July 4.-William
Earle Medley, fifteen-year- son Of
W. Medley. superintendent OF the
Roanoke county poor farm. died in
local hospital Tuesday night as re-
suit. IL is alleged. of having been sat
urated with gasoline. and then being
set on fire by boy companions. I'm
mediately after tho occurrence. which
happened about one mile from the
Medley home at a country store. which
is four miles from salem, the boy was
rushed TO the local hospital where he
succumbed.
Mr. Medley only short while ago
lost his wife, and on the night in
question was on his way TO attend a
meeting OF the Masonic lodge at Sa-
lem. leaving the boy at the nearby
store Youngsters playing around a
gasoline tank in front OF the store.
Of draining the gasoline from the hose
after sale had been made, catching
II in a pop bottle and then throwing
gasoline on each others clothes.
The night in question young Med
ley arrived at the store, several boys.
il is said. caught him and saturated
his body and clothes with the Raso-
line. Then. II is said, another boy
stepped up and applied match. young
Medley's entire body instantly being
enveloped in the flames.
w E. Woyendcn. of the Wolfenden
Electric Company. OF this city, who
was passing the store in his automo-
bile at the time, tried to extinRuish
the flames This could not be done.
however, until the boy was thrown
down in the road and rolled until the
flames were finally eXtinguished. Mr..
Wolfenden then took the boy to a
hospital in this city. No legal action
has been taken against the youths
who were responsible for the burn
ing OF young Medley. The tragedy
has aroused the neighborhood
The Washington times., 1921-07-04
BABY ..WASTAGE"
LAID TO POVERTY
AND IGNORANCE
Hygiene Experts Give Prime
Causes of Infant Deaths
In United States.

NEW YORK. July 4.-That eleven
babies out OF every 100 born die dur
Ing the irst year. and that children
from one to fve years OF age are in
the mo mans land" OF childhood
while twenty out OF every 100 school
children show the effects OF malnutri-
tion. are among many Impressive
statements made in the preliminary
report j-st issued by the American
Child Hygiene Association for year
1920.
The reports covers practically all
cities OF any size in twenty-one
States--619 cities In all-with a popu-
lation in the aggregate OF 36.254 900
and a total OF $4,000 babies born in
these cities during 1920.
"Wastage" OF human life, which
the report declares not only exists
from year to year. but is alike unnec-
essary and due to the influence OF the
three disgraces." Ignorance. poverty
and bad housing. could be greatly re-
duced III babies were well born and
well cared for"
The States covered in the report
are California. Connecticut. Indiana,
Kansas, Kentucky. Maryland, Michi-
gan, Missouri. Nebraska. New Hamp-
shire. New Jersey. New York. North
Carolina, Ohio. Oreg>n. Pennsylvania,
Utah. Vermont. Virginia, Washing
ton, Wisconsin and she District Of
Columbia.
Lack OF proper health supervision
Of children, together with improper
feeding, unsanitary conditions In
schools and other preventable de-
fects In the rearing of young boys
and girls are cited as being partly
responsible for "wastage" in chill
Gren's lives, especially in the large
cities.
To continue and carry out its pro-
gram for betterment in conditions
relating TO children the association
needs $4,000, of which $4,000 has
heen Professionally promised. contin-
gent, however. upon the raising Of
The remainder OF $4,000 by the AS
sociation.
The Washington times., 1921-07-04
Father Sides With His
Daughter, But Won't
Mix Up in Trouble

my daughter is right" These were
the words Of Patrolman Hallor, who
lives at 43O NJ street northwest. at
The Times office this morning. as he
read the story Of his high-spirited
daughters defy OF her mother.
"I don't see how she has stood 1t
this long" he continued. Nobody
cnn put up with that woman. / have
had nothing to do with any Of them
since she left me. This is the first
have heard OF her latest trouble.
"My wife Ia the kind Of woman
who will eat you up one minute and
treat you coldly the next. 1 couldn't
put UP with her. She took my daugh-
ters to New York, and one left her
when che tried the same trick on her.
This was Edith. who Is now married
and lives in California.
ETHEL never writes to me any more,
but she knows I am for her. But I
wouldn't go 70 New York 70 help her
even n all my expenses were paid and
] got $500.
"No. sir. And take chance on
meeting my wife again! never want
TO see her. Believe me, I'm steering
clear now. She tried TO come down
here and get alimony, but we aren't
even divorced"
The Washington times., 1921-07-04
Traffic Crashes Are
Blamed on Short
Wearables
ny International News Service.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, July 4.
Short skirts and silk-clad ankles
of women have distorted mems
eyesight until now 90 per cent of
the male population is afflicted
with the strangest of new optical
diseases, which science has desig-
mated, for purpose of identitica-
tion, as "ocularis delectare." Fur
thermore. short skirts are said to
be the cause of many traffic acci-
dents which occur today.
At least that is the informa-
tion from DR.. R. c. Augustine.
president of the American Opto-
metric Association, who has dis
covered the new Affections.
Age apparently has nothing to
do with the disease. for both old
and young will suddenly. like a
bolt from clear sky, be stricken.
DR.. Augustine claims that many
are stricken while crossing the
street-both pedestrians and auto
mobile drivers.
The following diagnosis, by DR..
Augustine discloses the symptoms
Of the disease:
The male of the species, thus
affected, suddenly loses all sense
of time and place-home or other
wise. His vision, distorted. is en-
tirely filled with silk-clad ankles,
and he bumps into other pedestri-
ans, or his car hits another ma
chine, or his street car crashes
into something or the other that
it shouldn't.
$50 far science has found no
cure for this" says the specialist.
So common is the affliction that
optometrists all over the country
are discussing it at various State
conventions.
"Ocularis delectare," translated
into English. means to lure the
eyes away" according to DR..
Augustine.
The Washington times., 1921-07-04
WIFE RE[OCATES
MINE STAKED BY
HUSBAND IN go
Crude Map. Drawn Before He
Lost Life in KIondyke, Leads
Woman to Wealth.

VANCOUVER, July 4-Mrs. George
Salter, of Vancouver, nred with en-.
thusiasm over tales OF recent dis
coveries OF gold near Ashcroft. on the
main line of the c. p. r., has returned
from an adventurous trip into the
mountains back of that old town,
where she sought for and found a
mining claim staked out by her hus-
band in 1896.
The very posts driven into the
ground over a quarter Of a century
ago were still visible. though badly
decayed.
Very little assessment work was
done on the claim by the original
stalker. but the glowing stories of its
made a strong impression upon her
and she prevailed upon him TO draw a
crude map Of the location OF the
ground before Salter sailed for the
Yukon in the early days OF the Klon-
dyke gold rush.
Although nothing denite has ever
been learned, Salter Is believed to have
been one Of the many victims OF the
trail Of 'os for only one brief letter
ever reached Mrs. Salter after he
landed l nthe North.
Though no longer young. Mrs. Salter
proposes supervising the necessary as
se.sment work on her claim and will
qualify as a bona de prospector so as
to be eligible for a share Of the s10 200
which the provincial government has
set aside to assist mineral prospectors
The Washington times., 1921-07-04
OREGON CONvICTS SHOW
BOOST UNDER DRY LAW

PORTLAND Ore. July 4.-Eight
months age prison off1cials Of Oregon
predicted a substantial decrease In
the number OF penitentiary commit
ments. Consequently they reduced
their requests for appropriation at
the January biennial session OF the
legislature.
Instead OF being fewer the commit
ments to the penite,;tiary have shot
upward until today there are $50
prisoners at Salem. Ore, with the
number bound to grow. Warden Louis
Compton now predicts that there will
be at least 300 inmates by the end OF
the biennium.
The number OF prisoners in the
State penitentiary is greater today
than at any time since 1915. A re-
duction was noticeable following tho
opening OF regulated prohibition in
Oregon IN 1915. The Growth started
upward following the advent of total
prohibition in 1917.
The Washington times., 1921-07-04

long debate ensued as to whether
the teiephonic conversation should
be permitted to remain as part OF
the record in the case. Mr.. Mack
took the position that to permit It
to remain in the record would be
to allow PARENTAL testimony, for
hidden by law in legitimacy issues
to remain.
Eventually Referee Gleason direct
ed that the telephone conversation
he stricken from the record. He
refused, however, to follow a like
course with certain othe rphases OF
Mrs. Rockefeller's evidence, testi-
'mony which struck hard blows at
the defense OF Guy. 1t was inti-
mated at the time and again ves-
terday that the referees decision
in striking out the telephone con-
versation might eventually be the
basis Of an appeal by the banker
counsel In the event of an adverse
Judgment.
The Washington times., 1921-07-04
VIOLENCE REEa{$!,
IN ER|NztEME'
PEACE#;B6RES
Members Stigfa& Forces and
Irish Army Killed in Week.
End Fighting.

DUBLIN. July 4.-Despite the peace
conversations which were planned in
Dublin today between Eamon de Va
lera, president of the Irish Repub-
lic," and several Irish unionist lead
ers. violent guerilla warfare ragged
over the weekend with heavy cas-
ualties.
Several members OF the Royal Irish
Constabulary and three members Of
the Irish republican army were killed
in battles. Eight policemen were
wounded.
The crown forces are being rein
forced. Two battalions of regulars
that arrived on Sunday were today
posted in strategic positions.
There was a spectacular encounter
at Rosert on the Dublin-Kerry rail-
way. where fifteen members OF the
Irish republican army held up
train. The Sim Feiners did not
know that there were four black
and tan policemen on the train. The
black and tans opened fire. killing
two Of the attackers. One OF tho
cadets climbed into the locomotive
cab and drove off the train amidst
a hail Of bullets.
1t was reported that Sir James
Craig. premier OF Ulster. was send
ing personal representative TO
Dublin to attend the Sim Fein
unionist conference.
The Washington times., 1921-07-04
TULSA AGAIN DISTURBED
BY RUMORS OF TROUBLE

TULSA, Okla. July 4.-Tulsa was
again in state of unrest today.
Rumors began to circulate early to-
day that negroes from Muskogee and
surrounding towns were to celebrate
July 4 by invading Tulsa and stare
ing another reign OF terror.
Negro women began to leave the
city in numbers and not a single
Tulsa hotel had services OF negro
maids and but few colored porters
were working. Extra police patrollcd
the negro section alert to suppress
the nrst sign OF disorder.
The Washington times., 1921-07-04
KITTEN BEARS BIRTH
MARK GIVING ACE

LONDON, July An London is
Interested in kitten that has Just
been born. II Is generally tabby,
but on its white stomach is 1921"
distinctly marked In gray fur.
The theory Ia that before the
kittens birth the mothers favorite
reetins place was spot wher. a
sack marked 1921" was continually
betore her eyes.
How fortunate u is." remarks a
morning paper. that women are not
born with the date of birth on
them
The Washington times., 1921-07-04
OBJECTS To
GAY L|FEO Of
DAUGHTER
Ethel HaIlor Must Face Charge
Of DisorderIy conduct-Father
Here Sides With Her.
CONTINUED from First Pase)


she wanted me to stay with her.
She told me she didn't. to get out Of
the house and stay out. She told me
she washed her hands Of me forever.
This almost killed me-"
Mrs. Hallor, as she informed Hech-
heimer, only had the best interests
OF her daughter at heart when she
, swore to the summons. She felt that
her daughter was staying out too late.
was seeing too much of the bright
lights. and was associating with per-
sons of whom she. as mother, dis
approved. A doctors name was men
toned by the mother as one friend
of her daughters to whom she OBJ
jected This doctor is q young Span
lard. The mother said TO the daugh-
! ter:
! Aren't there enough good Amer
icans?"
THE MOTHERS SIDE.
Mrs. Hallor also asserted that these
friends were not having the best in
fuence on her daughters habits.
They kept her up too late. the mother
said. and encouraged her to drink the
beverages which made Mr.. Volstead
famous. She objected to her daugh-
ter living at Fifth avenue. Her
version is that her daughter would
I not obey her in matters that seri-
ously affected the daughters well
fare.
Hence. she considered the summons
the only way Of solving the problem
and saving" her daughter
Miss Halllor had made the service
\ OF the summons extremely easy.
, When she heard It had been issued
she motored to Hechheimer's office
with Eagans mother and Mr.. and
Mrs. Eagsn. She had wept bitterly
when she wa stold of the action. She
wept again in Hechheimers office.
Said she:
Il always have taken care OF my
mother during the seven years j
have been on the stage. 1t hurts
me TO think she would do this.
GAVE MONEY TO MOTHER.
my father always has wanted me
to live with him in Washington
ard go to school. But l have stuck
TO the stage and have given my
money to my mother while in New
York and have sent II to her when
! was on the road.
Dorothy Aubrey or Roy Mack.
who were with me In the School
Days act, when i was twelve years
old, co,fd testify how l sent half OF
my salary. which was only $40
week, to my mother.
Mr.. Mack was the manager OF
the act. My mother sent him tel
esram when we were in Evansville.
Ipd.. telling him she was going to
ask the police to send me home.
II have done nothing In my life
except work hard on the stage. II
that is disorderly. then I have been
disorderly. 1 have had no ordinary
childhood. I have denied myself many
things"
Last year went TO live with my
sister. Ethel. in Marseilles. Ny mother
appealed to the Catholic Big Sisters
TO have me put In a home. But after
they Investigated me they did moth
ing"
Ethel Hallor and her sister, Edith.
we're known as the Angel Twins" dur
Ing the time they appeared together
on the New Amsterdam roof. Edith
now is the wife of Jack Dillon. and
lives in California.
Melvin II. Dalberg was retained as
counsel for Miss Hallor. Dalberg.
after a conference ewith his client and
Mr.. and Mrs. Eagan, said:
Our case will be tried ! ncourt. l
have been acquainted personally with
the principals for several years.
The Washington times., 1921-07-04
AWAKENS FROM 3-YEAR
SLEEP, HE TAKES CHEW

FORT SMITH. Ark. July 4-Jaems
EshlinTer, OF Fort Smith, whose
strange sleeping sickness case has
baffled the leading medical experts
Of America, has awakened from his
three-year sleep, and last night ac-
cepted a chew OF tobacco. which he
apparently relished. judging from the
energy ne displayed In the chewing
OF II.
Friday morning Eshlinger suddenly
opened his eyes and started TO muir
mur something. which was unintel-
ligible to the nurse in attendance. He
made another effort to make himself
understood and then said very clear
ly, The Lord help me- The look Of
bewilderment which had been visible
on his face when he frst opened his
eyes faded away. and look of con-
tentment took it's place. He is still
awake.
The Washington times., 1921-07-04
IN SOIL OF VIRGINIA

CLIFTON FORGE, Va, July 4.--The
bodies OF Roland A. and Ray r. Will
liams. two brothers, who lost their
lives with the 4. r. Il. in France,
were reinterred here yesterday. Fully
1000 persons attended the funeral.
The brothers were buried with the
American Legion ceremonies follow
ing the usual burial ceremony at Cen
tral Methodist Church.
The caskets lay at City Hall yes
terday until the time Of the funeral
and we're viewed by hundreds. The
floral offerings flled several cars.
The Washington times., 1921-07-04
POOR COAL DELAYS LINER;
MANY FANS MISS BIG FIGHT

HOBOKFN. y. j., July 4.-The
Holla nd America liner Nieuw Am
sterdam, carrying many passengers
who had planned to witness ;he
Dempsey Carpenter match, arrived
here two days behind schedule, on
account OF poor coal
The liner was forced TO steam at
thirtcen-knot speed most of the
VOYAGE. Returns Of the fight were
received at sea by wireless.
The Washington times., 1921-07-04
POLAND CELEBRATING
AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE

WARSAW. July 4-American Inde-
pendence Day will be elaborAtely OBJ
served by the Polish government. be-
ginning with a children's festival this
afternoon in the largest park in War
saw
Children will visit dush c. Gibson,
United states minister to Poland. on
Monday, to present their plans for
sending homemade toys to American
children next Christmas.
The Washington times., 1921-07-04
Two Brothers Drowned.

BEAVER FALLS. Pa. July 4-Their
arms locked about each other. Samuel
Benks. fifteen. and his brother. Ben
jamin Benks. fourteen. were drowned
Yesterday afternoon in the Beaver
river in sight OF hundreds of bathers.
who were unable to extend aid.
The Washington times., 1921-07-04
MAN, UNABLE TO SWIM.
WATCHES CHILD DROWN

WORCESTER. Mass, July 4-Deat
70 a mothers plea that he save her
child who was struggling in nve feet
Of water in Bells pond yesterday
afternoon. a man watched eight-year-
old Helen Dugal, daughter Of Mr.. end
Mrs Jacob Dugal. disappear under
the surface and drown.
The man, apologizing because he
could not swim, left the scene uniden-
tined In the excitement.
The Washington times., 1921-07-04
ILLINOIS TOWN OVERRUN
BY HORDE OF OAT LICE

PANA. ILL.,, July 4.--Pana Is infested
by millions of oat lice. Hundreds OF
persons stopped work to hsht the
tiny pests. which pass through win
dow and door screens.
In some sections OF the city were
dense black clouds Of the insects. Re-
cent heavy rains caused the Influx OF
llce
The Washington times., 1921-07-04
French Mission to Guatemala.

GUATEMALA CITY. Guatemala.
July 4-France Ia to be officially
represented by a mission at the forth
coming celebration here OF Central
American independents. II is learned
the mission will sail shortly from
Lorient
The Washington times., 1921-07-04
Kills Six-Eoot RattIesnake.

STAFF COLLEGE. Pa. July 4--F
y. Resides. ~ this nlace. killed a
ra''Iesrske In tho ShInRleton Can.
near here II measured six feet IN
length. elk inch~. In circumference.
and carrying nfteen rattles and a but
ION. 7, II one Of the largest reptiles
killed IN this section for q long time.