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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-14

That it was tense moment any body can see by the expression on MT. Miles face in the top picture.
 You die!" 1t says. figuratively, I'll you don't make this the most beauti- ful charity ball that has ever been given in Birmingham, United States, dependencies, foreign countries and astral planes.'
 You Must Fancy
 Youe can't catch the last essence oi beauty in this picture unless You close your eyes and fancy that these chil- dren of the smart set are all clothed In the cunning costumes which tnel will wear the night of the ball, and which will display the tones of many rainbows.
 In one dance the girls will be garbed in ballet dresses of green, from the folds of which hundreds Of little French rosebuds will peek out The bodices are to be of white satin embroidered. and falling at the waists will be ruffles of old-fashioned lace.
 The men will wear attractive French smocks of orange hue. their costumes also displaying a touch oi black. Caps gay and debonair will be worn and slippers of jet.
 Here, there and everywhere the other night went Mrs. Mortimer Jor- dan like a darting bit of sunshine on a cloudy day. She strengthened eacn little difficulty, heard requests and was present to give aid when Mrs Thaggard came in with the first cos tune which had bsen completed.
 How the mothers enthused and speculated over it. touched It's cum ming green folds. inquired how much maline it took to fashion it. if there was a pattern.
 Yes, n Pattern
 Oh, tn ere was a fine pattern and this they would be furnished at once
 A few more roses on the skirt thought Mrs. Jordan. for all the Coun- try club will be so cool and sweet and fresh with loads and loads of flowers of every description, and the girls tn smselves must seem as though they had caught their laps full of the blos- sons which had fallen from forest trees.
 And there, dancing attendance upon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-14
VAUDEVILLE TREAT
 FOR EDUCATORS
Delegates to Educational As Sociation to Be Guests
 at Lyric

The amusement sidc of the Ala bama Teachers association conven- ton in Birmingham will be taken care of for Friday afternoon, when all teachers are invited to the Lyric as guests of KesslerHafter, ladies clothing house. This store has bought out the entire house at the Lyric for Friday afternoon, and arc distributing tickets to teachers from the store. They wish to announce that all of the teachers are invited to come to the performance, and are ex- pected at the store to secure tickets.
 Mir Halter announces that he be- lieves that there is no group of peo- pie to whom the ublic is more in-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-14

teachers was also treated and it was shown that only one-fourth of the elementary school teachers had as much as two years normal school training in addition to high school education.
 Resolutions asking that the taxes be not reduced and that the county and state educational organizations cooperate in putting education on a higher plane in the state and that
 committee of 25 be appointed to confer with the state and county de- partment of education for immediate action in the matter, were passed prior to adjournment of the confer ence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-14
EIGHTY-F0UR QUARTS
 SCOTCH WHISKY SEIZED

City Detective W. K. McAdory yes- terday arrested F. J. McBray, 200 Grace street. at the Terminal station charged with violating the prohibit tion law. McBray had in his posses sion six suitcases and traveling bags which contained, according to arrest ing officers S4 quarts of Highland Queen Scotch whisky. He had arr rived from Savannah just few min utes when arrested.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-14
MONDAY SERVICE

special Good Friday service will be held at the First Presbyterian church at noon to-day pr. John 4 MacSporran, the minister, will of- ficiate; and the full choir will pre- sent appropriate music. The service will last forty-five minutes and the public is invited to attend.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-14
Cut This out-It Is Worth Money

Cut out this slip, enclose with 5| and mail it to Foley & Co, 2s35 Shelf
 field Ave, Chicago, Iil., writing you| name and address clearly. You will receive in return trial package conl taining Foleys Honey and Tar Com pound for coughs, colds and croup Foley Kidney Pills for pains in side
 and back: rheumatism, baekache, kid
 ney and bladder ailments; and Folej Cathartic Tablets, a wholesome an| thoroughly cleansing eathartic fol constipation, biliousness, headache and sluggish bowels.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-14

moreland. Allen Drennen, Jack La piece, Bill Rushton, Tom Estes. Bry- son Aird. Bill Elliot. George Brewer, Key Foster Bill Bromberg. Bob Glenn, Pete Turner. who is regular clown; Jack Winslett, Jimmy Burton, Marcus Mcclellan, Wallace Harts- field, Basil Wood. William Kennedy, John Levert and George Bonnell.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-14
Citizens Conference On
 Education Draws Hint
 For New Constitution
Governor Delivers Stirring Appeal for Supporters of Education to Send Substantial Representatives
 to Legislature to Retain Good Laws Already on Books

Added impetus the removing nonal with which selves with the gathering of hundreds the yesterday call citizens educational who presided delivered sesainn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-14
CLAIMS INJURY. rLEs SHIT

Mattie Hooper yesterday filed suit for $10.000 against Lee c. Bradley, AS receiver of the Birmingham Railway Light and Power company for in- juries sustained while a passenger on a street car of the defendant com pany. a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-14
sUNs sOuTHERN nAILwAY

SUES SOUTHERN RAILWAY
 Suit for $lO,0o0 was filed yesterday in circuit court by George Johnson against the Southern Railway com pAny, alleging injuries sustained due to the negligence of one of its em- ployees.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-14

 "Hee-leer Miles,
  heeing oeng the polished floor his with flash of of of
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-08
BIBLE SCHOOL PLANS
FOR UNIQUE BANQUET
Delaware Avenue Baptist Stu
dents to Invite Brothers
and Sisters.

The FIRST brothers and sisters ban
quct to be hold by the Bible School OF
Delaware Avenue Baptist Church will
take place tomorrow evening In tho
church. The members OF the class will
attend and each will bring along their
brothers or sisters or their friends.
Rev. Milton McGorrill OF Philadcl-
phia will make tho main addrcss OF the
evening, and will talk on tho place OF
the older boy and girl in the church
and in tho community. He In young
peoples leader for the American Dep-
tist Publication Society and the North
crn Baptist Convention. He II also a
teacher of Temple University.
Other addresses will be: Our Sun
day School--Present." by tho euperin-
tendent: Our Sunday School'-F'u.
ture." Eleanor Edge; How To Get
More Boys in Sunday school," Mari'
Farra: How To Get Moro Girls Ir
Our Sunday School," Miss Helen Nc
Kendrick. George +. Irwin will brint
greetings from Bethany Sunday
school. and j. II. Copes. from Secops
Baptist Sunday School.
Fathers Day was observed In th'
Sunday school yesterday. and mex
Sunday will be Mothers Day. On Mon
day evening. May Is, fathers an'
mothers banquet Will be held.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-08
GRANDPA GETS EXCUSES
> READl-CIRCTS COMING

The circus is coming. Sells-F -F1oto.
,now combined with Buffalo Bills Wild
West show. the Largest strictly
straight circus In the world"
Grandpa VIII polish up his glasses
and hts annual excuse and take the
youngsters 90 see the menagerie. lie
VIII stick them well on his nose, and
Just wish he had a hundred ewes. when
the hundreds Of performers stream out
Snto the five rings and stages. for the
opening spectacle "A Night in Cairo. "
Then. when the big show starts.
goodies Hanneford. the worlds
greatest riding clown. VIII make
Lrandpa forget all the wonderful rid
efs OF his youth. Tor none Of them COM
pare with this remarkable young man,
The flying Nelson's. with their thrill
Sng aerial spins will cause a quicken
sng OF the pUlsei the four troups< OF
Chinese circus stars will stagger you
with seemingly impossible stunts. they
perform high over head.
Berta Beeson. the "Eltinge OF the
wire" will cause wonder and surprise
And the menagerie. sixty cages. will
please old and young alike. Billy sun
day. the smallest performing elepha nj
in the world is sure OF his share OF
peanuts on Friday. May l2. when the
tg all.steel trains. OF the combined
shows. steam into Wilmington u
quickly get ready for the two-mil,
Street parade. downtown.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-08
C|AN| SENTENCED
TO EIGHT MONTHS
Pleads Guilty In Federal Court
to Making. Selling and
Transporting Liquor.

In the United States District Court
this morning. Peter o. Cisni pleaded
guilty to four counts Of an indict-
ment charging him with the manufao-
ture. sale and transportation OF liquor.
and the commission OF a nuisance
thereby.
Ira II. Melvin, prohibition agent.
testified TO having purchased on April
q. two gallons OF Ociani's product, AZ
IS a gallon, and 10 having found by
analysis that Il contained more than
Al per cent of alcohol. A penalty OF
eight months imprisonment and the
payment OF the costs Of the prosecu-
tion WAS thereupon imposed by the
Judge. and the liquor wac ordered de-
stroycd by the marshal.
Michael Sierra and Nicholas Fegc
failed to answer the summons Of tho
court crier and bench warrants were
ordered to he issued IN their cases.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-08
BROTHERHOOD OPENS
CONVENTION IN TEXAS
oo4 Delegates Representing
10000 Enginemen and
Elremen Attend.
ny Associated Pres. 20 Every Evening.

ny Associated Press 20 Every Evening.
Houston, Tex. May S,--An opening
address by President William s.. Car
tor, roll call md reports OF commit
tees was expected TO take the entire
first day OF the convention OF the In
terns tional Brotherhood Of locomotive
Firsmen and Enginemen. which start
I'd here today. Nearly all OF the s0f
delegates representing 10000 mem-
bers of the brotherhood, were expect
ed 10 answer present Mt the roll call.
The meetings, delegates declared.
will be closed. The I@diee Auxiliary,
with about 500 delegates in attendance
will meet simultaneously.
Issues before the brotherhood, II
WIS announced. are:
Tho proposed amalgamatiou with
tho Brotherhood OF Locomotive En-
eineers; the proposed alliance with
tho miners; participation In political
campaigns; the attitude the brother
hood will adopt toward the decision
and practices Of the United States
Railway Labor Board: erection OF q
brotherhood building: establishment
and maintenance Of tubercular sani-
tarium. cooperative buying and sell-
| ing. and the establishment and main
ienance of n lnbor press.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-08
DENIES KIDNAPPING STORY.
BY Associated Press to Every Evening.
Detective Says British Veterans
Charges, In CulbersoD Case Are Bunk.

New York, May S.-Denial that at
tempts were made to drive alexander
h. Robertson, British war veteran out
of the country because Of a love affair
with the daughter of SenatN Culber-
son. Of Texas. was made today by the
Burns Detective Agency which was
retained to gather information about
him. Robertson's move must have
been of his own accord. it wassaid
The head of the agency here de-
clared Robertson's charges that two
detectives had impersonated federal
officers were bunk" and added that
John T. Ellis, already arrested on q
charge of kidnapping. was no longer
with the bureau.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-08
PREACHERS MEETING.
Rev Adam Stengle Addresses Col
leagues at Grace Church House.

The Methodist Episcopal Preachers
Association met at Grace Church
house this morning A feature of the
session was n scholarly and forceful
sermon by Rev. Adam Stenglc on I'VE
have not followed a cunninRly devised
fable" a vote OF thanks was extended
Or, Stengle and a request made Tint
he have his sermon published
Rev. Thomas rardce of Chrstlana
led the devotions. II was decided that
the sessions close for the summer
with picnic at Mt. Salem Church and
the adjoining park on Monday, June
Ii9.
Rev. W. Vaughn Moore, president
OF the Wilmington District Epworth
! League announced the annual convcn-
I ton the latter part of May in Perry
willie. In the past these meetings have
been held in the fall.
! Rev. Robert Watt announced that
The had reports about the Easter mis-
s.onarY Offering from AZ OF the 40
churches on the district. More than
$4,000 has been received.
Mr.. McMullen and Mr.. Dudley rep
resented the committee on endowment
for Dickinson College and Pennington
Seminary. Dickinson is trying 10
raise one and a quarter million and
Pennington needs $3.50, 900
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-08
NEW DIRECTORS NAMED
FOR Y. M. H. A. BOARD
Nine Selected at Annual Meet
ing Yesterday; They Will
Organize May IS.

The annual meeting of the Y. M. n.
A. was held last night when nine di-
rectors were elected from among
twenty nominees as follows: George
Slonsky, |. B. Finkelstein. Louis Top
kis, DR.. I. X Kreshtool L. Victor
Topkis. Nathan Miller. all reelected ;
David Roth, Miss Gertrude Hart and
Charles X. Breuer.
The meeting for the organization OF
the new board Of directors viii be
held May Is.
DIR. Albert Robin presided at the
meeting and previous to the election
play "Out of the Waters was pre-
sented by members of the Jolly Junior.
Club and Edward Davis, an attorney
of Philadelphia, gave an address on tn,
Importance of a strong Jewish com
munity sentiment.
Mr.. Davis pointed out the impor.
tance Of the movement which has beer
started by the Jewish residents O
! the city for a community center
He said this was essential not only fo
the good of the Jewish people them
selves but for the general welfare o
/ the entire city.
! The meeting was we'll attended ant
after business had been disposed o
refreshments were served.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-08
LASH FOR PRISONERS
ENDS JAIL UPRISING
Leaders Of Riotous Protest Are
Taken From Cells by Warden
and Whipped.
BY Associated Press to Every Evening.

Chicago. May S-A four-hour riot
In the Cook county jail was quelled
early today when Wesley Westbrook.
warden. and thirty guards removed
the ringleaders from their cells one at
a time and whipped them. Dis
pleasure of the prisoners over a
change in the method OF admitting
VISITORS led 10 the outbreak.
The riot started on the fourth tier.
Flaming blankets were dropped 10 the
ground floor. Dense smoke almost
suffocated many inmates. With steel
strips. torn from their hunks, the
prisoners beat upon the bars OF their
cells. the bedlam being heard for
blocks. Crowds gathered at the jail
entrance and police were called to
drive them away.
The women's ward is just above the
/ fourth tier and close to the center OF
The disturbance. Four babies. who
were locked up when their mothers
and two other women were committed
last Thursday on a contempt of court
sentence. became hysterical and jai
physicians were called to quiet them
One woman, about to become a mother
was reported to be suffering a severe
nervous shock.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-08
Miss Ruth NJ. Street.
DESTROY STILL AND LIQUOR.
Because John Podrolski Thought Stun
Poisoned Him.

Thinking he was poisoned by liquor
of his own distillation John Podrolski
explained in Municipal Court today,
that he broke up the still and emptied
the mash.
Mrs. PodrolslIi. who had her hus-
band arrested on a charge of breach
Of the peace. said she thought he had
gone crazy. He cursed her she said
and broke bottles of whisky on the
floor. Podrolski said he had about
eight drinks of the liquor. His case
was continued until May 81.
The case Of John J. McGonigal.
charged with blacking his wife's eye
was continued until the same time.
Mrs. MCGonigal admitted that she too
had imbibed from a bottle brought TO
/ the house yesterday by some of her
husbands friends. McGonigal denied
striking his wife and said she fell
against a gate post.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-08
ICE PLANT MAY MOVE,
Wilmington Co. Considering Another
Site, May Build on Present Location.

The Wilmington Ice Co, at present
located at 403 North Harrison street,
Is contemplating the removal Of it's
plant TO another site, according to the
statement of +. c. Denney, the treas
urer However, the transfer will not
be made before next fall and possibly
not until next year, he explained. They
have three or four sites in view. but
have not definitely decided upon any
particular one.
If the present plot is vacated by the
ice plant, Mr.. Denney said, the com
pany is seriously considering the cree
tion thereon OF an apartment or three
or four private dwellings. These plans
also are still very much undecided, he
said.
The company's engine is still shut
down as the result of the complaint
that the vibration was damaging hous
es in the vicinity but the plant is oper
and business is being conducted there
as usual. An expert is TO be brought
here 10 see if he can determine the
agency that carries the vibration tc
surrounding houses and what can b,
done to remedy it. but it is not known
when he will arrive.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-08
TO MAKE LONG ARCTIC CRUISE
IN TINY BOAT
BY Associated Press to Every Evening.

BY Associated Press to Every Evening.
Seattle, May S.-Rivaling the ven
ture OF Henry Hudson. the Cabots
and other early navigators. the tiny
powerboat, Blue Sea OF Olaf Swenson
and Company. only feet over all,
leaves Seattle Harbor this week for
the Kolyma River. Arctic Siberia
nearly 1000 miles west Of Behring
Strait.
She will be QUILTED to remain sever
al years in that remote corner Of the
uncharted Arctic. No vessel from the
Pacific has been able to reach the
Kolyma in two years. Captain Al
bert n. Anderson. who went into the
Arctic last year with the powerooai
Eagle, carrying an expedition of the
Smithsonian Institute, will command
the Blue Sea.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-08
SEIZE SUPPOSED HOOTCH.
Detectives Ralded East Side Houses
Saturday Night.

Houses at. 1898 East. Thirteenth
street and 1920 Railroad avenue were
raided by detectives on Saturday night
and II is said several hundred gallons
Of wine and mash were seized. ION
Railroad avenue, Frank Dombroski
was arrested on charge of violating
the state liquor law. Six small barrels
OF wine were found in the cellar, the
detectives say. In Municipal Court
today Dombroski was held for a hear
ing on Friday.
The head Of the house on East
Thirteenth street was not home and is
still at large. One barrel of wine, two
barrels Of mash and a small quantity
of liquor We're found, il is said The
detectives making the raid were Ma
honey, Riley. Virden and Pierce.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-08
LITTLE DAMAGE DONE TO
DELAWARE FRUIT CROP

Very little damage has been done TO
the fruit crop of Delaware by the
frosts and cold weather according to
a report made by County Agent r. o.
Bausman of Newark, before members
OF the New Castle County Farm
Bureau on Saturday. About 10 per
cent of the fruit has been injured, he
said. but the damage is much less than
had been eXected
7. E. Pleasonton of Macdonough was
made chairman of the grange elevator
committee to succeed j. p. Reynolds
OF Middletown. Several reports We're
made at the meeting. which was held
in the Security Trust & Safe Deposit
Co.'S office. c. p. Dickey of Stanton,
vice-president, presided
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-08
MAKE DRUG RAID,
Five Men Arrested. One Held For
Court, Ono Sentenced, Three Dismissed.

Five men alleged 10 be addicted to
the use OF narcotic drugs. were ar
rested about $50 o'clock this Morn
ing when the police raided the house
at 602 West Front street. In Mu-
n.cipal Court today Samuel Banks.
charged with having a narcotic drug
in his possession was held in $1,000 bail
for hearing tomorrow. and three
other men. Martin Collingham. Cliff
ford Wood and Robert Henderson.
were dismissed on the testimony Of
DR.. Forrest that although there were
signs that the men did use the drug.
they did not come within the law
which requires that they be a menace
to the community.
Harry Virgins pleaded guilty 10
having a hypodermic in his possession
and was sentenced TO IS months i'm
prisonment and fined 800 and costs.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-08
FIGHT AFTER POKER GAME.
But Court Dismlsses Assault Charge
Which Resulted.

John Walsh Of Seventh and Spruce
streets, charged with assault and bat
terry on John Bowalslii, was dismissed
in Municipal Court today. Bowalski
claimed that after he had lost $40
in a game of stud poker with Walsh,
he went home for more money and on
his return. found Walsh had left the
house where they were playing.
When he went 10 Walsh's house The
next morning, the later ne SAYS
struck him over the head three times
with a crutch. Walsh said Bowalski
drew a pen knife and threatened he
and his mother.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-08
OBREGON STILL SILENT.
American Government Insistent or
Guarantee Before Recognition.
BY Associated Press TO Every Evening.

Z
Washington. May S.--The American
government Is standing unalterably
for tho guarantees requested on the
Obregon regime in Mexico nearly a
year ago. and 40 far General Obregon
and his advisors have given no definite
assurance that the guarantees will he
given In order TO make formal recogni-
tion Of their government possible.
Many intimations that the Mexican
authorities might be favorably dis
posed toward tho American request
have reached the state department
but officials here will not be satisfied
with anything less than formal
pledge by the Obregon government IT.
self
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-08
Autos and Trolley In Mixup.

An automobile operated by Major
NJ Holt Of 911 Pine street. and an
other operated by Ross Robinson, Of
Gordon Heights. collided on Washing
ton street near Eleventh yesterday
afternoon. a short time before ar
auto driven by +. D.. Walker, of II
East Fourteenth street collided with
trolley car near the same point. AL,
three machines were damaged but
40 one was hurt,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-08
RAID CRAP GAME.
Seven Men Plead Guilty and Are
Fined $40 and Costs.

Breaking up crap game in a
garage on Saturday night Motorcycle
Officers, Carey and Blackston arrested
scvcn men. Dice and money were
faken as evidence.
The men pleaded guilty in Munich
pa Court today 20 playing crap and
we're each fined $40 and costs. The
men gave the names OF Albert Rich
.ardson, Negro. Clement Gale. John w
stevens. Clinton and Irwin Maui
Thomas Elliott and Thomas !. O'Neil
Flcadinr guilty 10 being drunk
q Stanley sturgis was fined $40 and
costs.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-08
MINERS CONFER AGAIN.
Reopen Negotiations with Operators
On Scale Of Wages.
BY Associated Press 10 Every Evening

BY Associated Press 10 Every Evening.
New York. May s.--Ths conference
between the United Mine Workers and
anthracite operators over the renewal
today.
The meeting Was called one day
earlier than usual after tho customary,
weekend recese. because the union
leaders desire 10 attend the closing
sessions Of the Pennsylvania Fedora
tion OF Labor convention at Scranton
on Thursday.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-08
New England NH Resumes.

Lawrence, Mass, May S.-The Pata-
chogue- Plymouth Mills, which last
week offered a compromise wake re-
duction of Ia per cent that was re-
fused by it's 4.300 striking employees.
opened its doors today after shut
down of six weeks. Police officers
said that few persons went to work.
Those who entered the mills were
hooted and jeered by pickets.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-08
Mukman Ends Life of Worry.

BY Associated Press TO Every Evening.
Philadelphia, May S.-Self inflicted
injuries Resulted in the death today of
William +. Haas. dairyman of Jenkin-
town. who last night drank acid and
then beat himself about the head with
la hatchet. Financial worries are be-
llieved to have been responsible.