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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-27
All Tn One Machine

Home-laundry work in It's entirety in- ciudes not only washing and wrinsins ..he clothes. but ironing them, too, and Chat is regarded as no light task by many housekeepers. Therefore . new type of washing machine. described with sllustrAtton in Popular Mechanics Maga- sine is made unusually interesting by tho fact that 1t performs all three opera tions. using electric power. The ironer ts les than two feet iong. and It's roller eas It k pivoted at corner of tho washing machine. alongside the wringcr.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-27
IRON AND STEEL REVIEW

cleveland, O., May 26.-(Special.)- The Iron Trade Review today says:
 The position of iron and steel trade, as the month draws to a close, is in- dicative of period of intense dull ness extending throughout the sum mer. Further curtailment in operat- ing schedules; a persistent decline in demand, conspicuously so in that from the automobile industry; more pro- nounced tendency toward shading and offering of concessions without com pensating stimulus to sales, are fac tors chiefly governing the situation. Unfavorable features having a bearing on the immediate future continue to multiply. The markets generally are drifting for the present
 Prospects in the automobile trade apparently are less promising for June. While the Ford company is plan ming to go ahead with it's production schedule, another large producer has reduced by 50 per cent.
 An outstanding feature of iron and steel markets for the week is a dearth of interest on the part of the automo bile interests. They are not buying so freely as recently. and are cutting down specifications for pig iron. It is evident that the bulk of business recently placed has gone through the mills, ana they are not now DOOk1nS tonnagesy necessary to sustain opera tions.
 May has been the best month thus far this year in point of shipments for many producers of pig iron, but the outlook for June is far less encourage ing. Structural steel business in April, according to the Bridge Build CTS and Structural society, amounted to 55,900 tons, or 31 per cent of the country's fabricating capacity, an in- crease of 2 per cent over March.
 "The Iron Trade Reviews composite average of the market is $43. 0S, com pared with s43. 05 last week.
 "The Cambria Steel company has an- nounced it's second cut, restoring wages to the basis on which they were in 1917. %
 sel-carrying charges on iron ore have been established at 1919 levels, 80 cents net to vessel from head or lake to lower lake ports. as compared with $1 10 in effect last year.
 Pending formation of an expert fnancing corporation under the Edge law American bankers are making great effort to assist in overseas trad ine. Plants for trading ir bank and bspkers' acceptances for fnture deliv- ees nave been started on extensive sssle'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-27
MARINE NEWS
Ry Associated Press

Port Eads, May 26.--Arrived: Bow den (Nor), Port Barrios; Cartago, Be- ,cas Del Toro; Hollandia (Dutch), Vera Cruz; James Timpson, Bluefields; Old ham, Industrial Canal; Pioner (Belg,), Antwerp; Wassenaar CDutch), Caba- mas, Cuba schooner Cecilia Cohen, New York.
 Sailed: Heredia. Bocas Del Toro; Mctapan. Bocas Del Toro; Montana (Nor.), Tampico.
 Mobile, May 26.--Arrived: Schooner Harteny w. (Br,),. Georgetown, Brit fish Guina.
 allied: None.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-27
ID
 VOTE ON QUESTION .OF WOMEN DRAGONS
Referendum to Be Taken. lnI the Coming Year and Report Made at the Next General
 Assembly
By Associated Press

Winona Lake Ind, May 26.-Scrip- tural quotations were passed back and forth today as the commissioners to the one hundred thirty-third general assembly of the Presbyterian church in the United States attempted to es- tablish how much of part women are to be given in ecclesiastical govern to allow the presbyteries of the church to take a referendum vote on the question of allowing women to be installed as deacons, an office hitherto held only by men. The vote will be taken in the coming year and a re- port made at the next general as- sembly.
 The proposal that women be permit ted to fill the office of deacon brought protest from Rev. Abraham Lathem of Chester, Pa. He quoted from the Book of Acts in which he said the 12 apostles in calling for the appoint ment of deacons gave this injunction to the disciples. Look ye out there- fore brethren from among seven men Of good report, full of the spirit and of wisdom whom you may appoint over this businessr
 We have this for our guide, breth- ren," declared Rev. Lathem, "and l l believe that we should stick pretty close to the good book"
 generous round of applause greeted this quotation, but immediate ly there was afcounter quotation from commissioner, who found his nspira- tion in the Book of Romans. He quoted:
 T command unto you Phoebe, our sister, who is a deaconess of the church that is at Cenchreae, that ye receive her in the Lord, worthily of the saints, and that ye assist her in whatsoever matter she may have need Of you. For she herself also hath been the helper of many and of mine own self"
 Cheers greeted the quotation and a tribute by the Rev David Hughes of Baltimore, to the deaconess in his church, brought ringing shouts of ap- proba ton.
 The vote followed authorizing a ref erendum vote on the granting of the additional power to women in the church government Last year a Pres byterian vote on an overture opposing a change in the constitutional govern ment of the church so that women might hs eligible to vote the offices 5ay elder asa deacon showed a de- 9eat for tfe overture
 The ass mhly worked swiftly to-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-27
Two Bodies Have Good Meet

Meridian. Miss, May 26.--(Special.)- )-- The monthly luncheon of the Meridian Board of Trade and Cotton Exchange rere today was a largely attended and enthusiastic affair. R. H. Pate of Jackson, organization secretary of the Mississippi. State Chamber of Com merce, delivered the principal address, telling of plans of future activities of the state chamber. The Dixie Excel siors, male quartet. furnished selec-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-27
New Grass Shear

The horizontal blades of an improved grass shear, described and Illustrated in the Popular Mechanics Magazine, are operated by handles which work up and down. thus avoiding turning the hand to the awIkard sidewise position. The change in motion is accomplished by a plunger which Is part of the rear handle, and working throush slots in tho rear end of the blades. forces them to- gether when the handles are squeezed. Tho blades are opened by a spring when the lower handle is released.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-27
Mrs. Osborn Better

Troy May 26. - (Special.) - Physi- clans now think that Mrs. w. R. Os- Torn will recover. Mrs. Osborn was seriously injured in an elevator accl- dent at the New Troy hotel Monday when she had her foot hung in the ele- vator and was carried up flight by the car and then fell back down the shaft four flights. No serious internal injuries have developed, although she continues to suffer intense pain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-27
Bank of England

London, May 26.-The weekly state ment of the Bank of England shows the following changes: Total reserve in creased f376,000. Circulation decreased f387 900. Bullion decreased f11,007. Other securities increased fS,130, 900. Other deposits increased f6.764, 900. Public deposits decreased f9S,000. Notes reserve increased f3SS,000. Government [ securities decreased f1,S25, ,o00. The pro- portion of the banks reserve to lia- kility this week is 147S per cent; last week 1t was 1928. Rate of discount 6h LNr cent,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-27
Bank of France

Paris, May 26.-The weekly state ment at the Bank of France shows the following changes: Gold in hand, in- creased 222,000 francs. Silver in hand, increased 100000 francs. Notes in cir culation, decreased 221 21,S03,000 francs. Treasury deposits, decreased 23.98S0oo francs. General deposits, increased 1O7,S23, 900 francs. Bills discounted, de- creased 7s,S17 ,000 francs. Advances de- creased 12,0s7,Ooo francs The state re- paid to the bank 100,000,0 900 francs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-27
For Good of
 the Community

 lazily up and down the channel. Long dirty arms with buckets at end dive into the depth of the channel and bring up black mud, which is transferred to flat barges and carried to land
 On the river courses dredges are main tained the year around. They sometimes clear the bottom and sides of the channel and at other times they lift wrecks to the surface and get them out of the way of navigation.
 Sunken logs, the dread of river mar iners, are wrenched from their hold in the river bed and gotten out of the way of the craft that serves mankind in the trans portation of persons and goods
 Nothing more dangerous on the high seas than half-sunken, half-floating der eliot. It carries no signals by day or by night. It has no way of avoiding collision and carrying useful craft with it to de- structlOn.
 The work of material salvage goes on eternally. An harbor channel left to itself fills up and blocks it's entrance and exit. A river where sunken logs are allowed to stay becomes impossible. One whose bottom is not kept clear hides so many dangers that commerce becomes lmpos- sble.
 Men do these things as matter of course. They realize that either the der elicts win or commerce and transporta- ton win. They raise no hue and cry about the expense. They do not call themselves good and noble-minded and charitable because they give to the funds / which enables order in commerce and in business.
 The Salvation Army asks Birmingham for $20,000 to care for the derelicts of the district for another year. These der elicts must either be moved out of the channel of well-ordered society or they stand for society's wreckage
 The census of Birmingham gives Bir- mingham over 178,000 inhabitants. If each of these gave S1 per annum to the work of the Salvation Army that vehicle of human salvage would have an income of $178,000.
 If each inhabitant of Birmingham gave 50 cents a year to the Salvation Army, it would have purse of $89, 900 with which to carry on it's work of redemption. If each person in Birmingham gave 25 cents, the price of seat at an ordinary picture show or vaudeville, the Salvation Army would have $44, ,250, or twice the amount that is asked for
 If each inhabitant of Birmingham gave only the price of fancy soda fount drink, two ten-cent cigars, or the cost of four pieces of chewing gum, the Salvation Army would get 5000, which is almost twice as much as it asks.
 There is more ado than there should be about what we give to what we term charity We lay more stress than should be laid on the many calls that are made on us" A man should ask himself but one question as to these calls That ans wered the only remaining problem is what can he give.
 The question is, "Is it for good of the community?" If it is there is no choice, ' because each man, woman and child is part of the community and each one of them depends on the safety of the chan nel of society. Each human derelict is menace to every healthy human.
 A derelict is germ that produces many more and each of these many more It is whether citizens of Birmingham give
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-27
Scout Field Da

seridlan, Miss. My late oR d msek a Fas f2tsafouaoA ee ass Sheu aH onnesa scout Executive x fsAs As enw June 25. The proEsanfrae & fs s5es sout activities. 4 wall fer vail sealg has been constructed on the high hool campus by high scnaeS manual timing students for practice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-27

Ask some one who has been to the Majestic about the House e Lies s- Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-27

The ass mbly worked swiftly to- day and C mpleted ce iteration of all reports of standing ,rnmitgse One of the last reports Ec dered was that af the boa Of fore missions pre- seAted by Robart F eery. seeretary.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-23
RAIN HELPS FARMERS
IN TOBACCO BELT
Enables 'rili-rs of Soil in rittsyI-
'nnin "a Prepare Land for
I.ntc t.rnin.
ISaec.al 10 Thc Times Dispatch.


DANNil.i.E,. VA. sept 2g-Tnc APP
pcarancc on the market today OF
slightly better types al tobacco IN
creased tho average TO nbou; $50.
som" warehouses Eoimg beyond that
figure. Sales lasted FOR abnu, an
hour
III" genera "luiuoctial storm.
which visited this section last night.
was very beneficial. since IL affords
The farmers season ana they
can prepar. tn" Land for late grain.
county Agent ". VI Ferry said
today that IL. rain vii! dissolve the
fertilizer IN The tobacco Hciis and
may cause tobacco sun standing TO
remain green. and thus not ripcn
as quickly az II should iIc expressed
fear les; some az tho tobacco be
"vcrtakcr by early fros, before b, is
cut.
The genera. opinion cxprcsscd is
That. II tn" present prices are main
taIncd that j. TO say increasing
commcuSu-at'ly with tho finer grades
OF lea; Ls II come" in. TIA" farmers
Viii reap "a good financial reward for
their reduced crops.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-23
OLD FAvOR|TES ON BILL |
At THE LYRIC THEATEF|
Roller Skating Stunts, Com
cdy, Song and Dancing IN
icrspcrscd in Program.

mere are one or two old faVorEf..
on tn" weekend bill at III" Lyric a,,,
~ few new ones seen here FOR the frs
time. James and BESSIE Aiken wui
hc remembered as th" girl who doc.
the roller skating stunts. while hcI
partner turns himself insid" out. am.
into unbelievable knots aud twists
Burke. Walsh and Mama are back win
"a more or less ncw lin" OF dance uno
patcr. especially dance.
Comedy, song ocithcr singly or Il.
quart"D and a bit of dancing max.
up the second number on the pro.
gram, Jean shirley and Company
Jean is Il dainty Miss whose Com
PAM" consists OF Il comedy trio which
ASSISTS her ably
Two men ami piano usually near
s"urs OF ore sort or another. anJ
EiE"l"w ANA clinton ;;iv" us just that
Plenty al sonve. mostly 90 III" sor,
designed 1" please variety audience
are sung by this pair with agreeable
results.
Closing tn" p"rformanc" arc mum.
per Of intelligent cats. trained To dc
All manner of tricks usually per
i"t'in"d hy dogs Tcschnw's cats have
pccn her. before. but tl," act Is a
novelty aud IS always Il welcome ono
Til" usual, pictures are ats" shown
l.. y. l..
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-23
CAROLINA LAZ/ARI
WILL APPEAR HERE
Ia Sing nt ouY Auditorium Noyrm :
Der ~ With the Artists


Although having sung ia publir
oniy four seasons, Miss Carolina Iaz-
zari, who VIII appear here III con
cert on Sovcmhcr IS, with the Met
rnp"ltiAr oprra Quartet. has tho dI.-
tiuct."n III that short period OF hav-
ing been associated with the worldR
three greatest opera companies the
'hioaS" opera Associations Tcatro
colon. "i Bucnus Aires, and the Met
r"poiitan opera Company. or New
York. with which She !s nov ami
at"d Sinc" hcr debut in September.
1911. when the late Cico;outc Cam
panini selected her for nn lmportaat
role ON Tho opening nigh, Of the sea
son "ith no experience and scant no
tice, MiSs Lszzari has steadily forc
ed TO the 'front.' SO mat now aho n7y
appeared IL leading roles in tho
worlds greatest opcralic cities. and
In addition. haa given concert,
'hronEhou, tho United states.
pihcr members Of the quartc, are
Frances Alda. soprano: Charles Hack
ct tenor and itcnato ZHu.lli. bari
tone. and IN" program viii 10 on
'lrcy OF opera. This concert will he
IN" second In tho scrics known ~
tn" aftists' course. subscrip, ion
tickets Tor which are now on sal. AT
the toil"y Company
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-23
News Of Fifty Years Ago

,Fr"m N" Richmond Dispatch. sept -. 1919
The i:ritsh brig, Brilliant STAR. from Liver
pool entered al the cuStnmhousc yes, crday
morning. This vessel discharged - portion
Of it's cargo Guy Point; lur n;,s on board
l.37o sacks Of salt Toy X. T. Williams " co..
twenty seven crates Or ch.mawHt. for Il: ".
Garnet. Of this city. and LOCO hu,dics OF iron
cotton Ties FOR McIlwain" x 90. OF PETERSBURG.
There was a si@h, frost in and about this
city night hefor. last. hut i, did very li,tle
mage. Reports from other points indicate
killing fr"*ts all over IN" State. The ,"hacc"
In the Piedmont section is said to have been
damaged considerably.
Thc states intcrcs; in the orange ana Alex
a,dria Railroad is TO be sold in "a short while
II is said shat the stockholders have arranged
To take it at the price that has been named.
Rev Or. Wal. Rector Of 81. Johns Church.
has returned from his visit To ireland. lie
has n"cm absent from Richmond since July
4th.
Thc Board % Education has appointed J W.
q swanson. W. 7 MitcnclI. anr W A. y Fim-
i.ry to lie school trustees for Cal:anda district
ia iittsylvani, County.
Married in this city on the 2vth instant,
It. the residence az the bride" by ~ Dr.
Minneg-rod-. George :! smith. treasurer of
the Il. ana y Railroad. to Miss Mary Morris.
daughtc, Of the late .>dolphus Morris.
Married in this city the Goth OF S,l.tc m.
Her. by the RICH; Rev. Bisaop White. Dr
George y. Skipwith. TO Miss Mary l.. BROOKS.
The steamer Caspian arrived nj Norfolk lu Y
before yesterday from Liverpool. She brought
over sixty passengers. all EnElish aud scotch.
and all immigrants who will settle ia Vir-
r.mia Some went To Christianvilis. Mccklrn-
burg County; some to Prospect II Prince Ed
ward County; some to Pamp!ins. in Apromai i
ton County. and some to Wy,hc County.
rho Granu lodge OF odd Fellows Of the
United States in session in Chicago. has adopt /.
ed an amendment 10 it's constitution confn-
ing the privrlcics Of the order TO free white
CAPTAIN William W. %orvcil. a prornincut
and revcrcd o.tiaen OF LynchhurG. and the
oldca, native resident Of that city. died at :
y NJ day oefore yesterday, in the 18th year Of
hts age.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-23
MINI,rInf NI.,rI>Nt.
FIELDS M|NSTRELS ARE
GIVEN WARM WELCOME
1921 Show Received I.nlhusi-
as'ically by Academy Of
Music Audience.

Ministries alwaSa receive (, warn,
welcome In i:ichmond. whether they
are good OF merely mediocre" How
ever ia" annunl appearances Of Al.
g Fields SHOW means IN. best o! its
Hihd. his name ~ y guarantee Of !.
pleasant evening. Certain people
never Ike minstrel SHOW. no mat
others who wouldn't let q season go
ny without seeing 81 least one SHOW
al tha' character, and there are many
"ihers WIN arr enthusiastic fans.
Last night The audience seemed to
to" made up OF Tho last TWO classes
81 people. tor the applause for every
hing Was loud and long
New scenery striking costumes
ana new ideas mark this years show
from The 1920 model though there
ave many familiar faces among tho
cast Ecr, Swor is iack again ns
funny as ever and then gone H.lly
r!.ur.h and his tenor voice. johnny
Hcaly and his god BLACK Joe" and
Leslie Berry, who brings down the
hou"" with his songs. are with Us
again. Many laugh. is furnished hy
Iiody Jordan and Harry skunk. but
Of course the one and only Bert
Sw"r has the real corner on the COM
"dy The show hoasis several pre-
tcniious scenes aud some Costumes
g l!ilc dincrcn, tnam wc usually sec
with MINISTRIES There - also II lot
Of snappy dancing as we'll as the
usual Harmonious singing ana hulnor
wh!"h y" EXPECT. and Carl Camcrcn's
:'aX"iand Four ii" a good bit OF en-
,cri"iniTs with tnci" comedy saNo-
phones.
E!aci; ~ Hluc." Bert Swoga lat
c@; comedy masterpiece. seems about
,he best one Vet Hu; We see him
"-Hiu ~ ''N!ahama bound. and here
again We laugh with and IT him.
rhis years edition ~ the Fields
nl!nStrclS equals. ii not SurpaSSes, the
last seasons production, and those
who care Tor this typ" al cni"rtai IN
'!"Ht viii INA they n"r" than get
tnc!r mnncy's worth al the Academy.
l. II q.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-23
POLAND DEMANDS TREATY
OF RIGA Be EXECUTED
Soviet Russia Told TO Release
All Polish Prisoners Be.
fore October ).
INN lnitch NrwsI

MOSCOW, Sept. 22.--In AN address
l" tn" plenary Soviet just before his
departure for odessa. Leon Trotzky
INFORMED th~ workers representa-
iivcS that the government had re-
t"iv,d an uitinaium from Poland
demanding Immediate execution of
the treaty al !:'Em. including tho re-
lease "f all .'oiish prisoners before
October =
The nI,im:tum. he said. demands
the first in>iallm"u, OF "evacuate ed
treaty.
Tro,2ky's announcement came at
The conclusion Of one of Ills stirring
Speeches. in which ne referred sig
uii!cant!y 10 the Red army. which he
recently reviewed on tho pni"pcr.
and which he described a. stronger
u.an IL has "v"r been since IN" r.vo-
luton"
ON" of The objr"us h"hind the re-
cent Red army mun"uvrrs. hc de-
ciarcd. was Ito remind certain Of
our mel. hhurs that Ia" Rcd army
Still cNi~ts."
Two thousand members ATTENDED
III" picnary session -. tho soviet
some in caps, som" harch.nded. some
women with bobbed hair and all IN
working clothes rh"N ull,d an inn
mems" ballroom ui - to:m"r noble
meas clun. Md. instead of The foot
m'r IN rcsplcndcnt livery who used
to decorate tho palace. long lines OF
Rcd guards filled ,hc wonderful! mar
hic corridors
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-23
ACADEMY TO PRESENT
THE STORM" MONDAY
Producer of New Play Eliminates An
t"rtnin tnils unti After
Final Act.

''e"rSc l!ro"ihurst, author. man
aEcr-pr"ducer, who VIII present The
S'"'"' u; III" Academy FOR three
dayS' starting Monday. has struck
pp"n "a particularly good idea. H..
mas abolished the curtain call" habt:.
ana announces that during tho en-
rageneHi o! The storm" there will
>" n" curtain calls until after the
nnnl curtain.
MIR. Bruahhurs, thinks Tint ,.ir,,in
calls 10 tween acts arc a detrirncnt In
IN" play. because they in:crruDt ita
action ana bring the players on. ar
,h"iT character When calls are takc,,
n' says the audience no longer sces
VA" characters drawn by The play
wright. but instead. number or
towing. smiling actors. who have
hr"pn"d tho parts they have hc,n
r'aEi"r. and who simply appear an
,n",I'F'' Vr'' thereby destroying The
iHnf'"n tho author has desired 10
create" w
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-23

lines without the handicap of narrow or
technical restrictions The feeling prevails
IN diplomatic circles in Washington that the
tentative suggested agcnda Will meet with
the practical endorsements OF the invited
powers
y study OF this program ri discussion
compes the belief that the proposed con-
ference will have the opportunity To ac-
complish something really practical in the
line Oi the purpose for which il has been
called The United States will not under
i1kc To limit the scope Of inquiries, as Sec
Rotary hughes explicitly explains. but in
III" suggestions made it indicates what are
fruitful subjects TO be discussed aud prac-
teal methods by which they may be APP
pl cached
TO the extent ;hat the conference agrees
on the principles 10 be applied in the con
sidcration OF these subjects. will ii show its
sincerity iii the object of tn" meeting
THAT il may Eo fruitful OF the largest pos
Sib!e achievement. the uuitcd States opens
wide The gate of opportunity. II is for the
conference itself 10 determine whether it
snail be Il failure or Il success The invited
powers have all to gain and nothing To
lose in SO determining. II is up to them TO
decide its course OF action and its outcome.
1; they are willing To be guided by the ideals
which have influenced the American nvi-
taiion. the conference will be Il success