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Evening star., 1922-05-23
|M0B STORMS JAIL,
| FLEES WITH NEGRO
No Trace Found of Man
Convicted of Attacking
Georgia Woman of II.

1RW1NTON, Ga, May 23.-A mob
of fifty or sixty persons stormed the
Wilkinson county Jail at an early
hour this morning and after a battle,
in which one of the guards and a
member of the mob were slightly
wounded removed Jim benson, a
negro, sentenced TO hang June 16,
on a charge of criminal assault.
The mob placed a rope around his
neck and hurried off in automobiles.
with him. Up to an early hour today
no trace of the missing negro had
been found by the sheriff and his
deputies, SO they are convinced that
he has been lynched.
benson was convicted in the supe-
rlOr court here more than two years
ago on a charge of criminally assault
ing seventy-two-year-o white
woman. A long legal battle followed.
in which Densons execution was
postponed several times. The case
finally reached the Supreme Court of
the United States. whkch affirmed the
verdict of the lower courts.
: Because of threats of lynching
which officers say hal been made
here. benson was removed some time
age to the Bibb county jail. at Macon,
for safekeeping. Yesterday he was
carried back to Irwinton to be re-
sentenced. Judge ordered guards
placed at the Wilkinson county Jail
to prevent any attempt to escape.
Court officials and peace officers did
not believe that any attempt would
be made at lynching.
Evening star., 1922-05-23
CHURCHBAN NONKlNICKERS, BAREA ARMS
AND Low NECKS LEA YES GIRLS AGAPE

young girls. There is no reason
for such fashion.
Girls can go hiking or walking
with all the comfort desirable In
their own decent female attire
without dressing like boys.
Girls in so-calfed hiking suits
must not be allowed to enter
Catholic church whether there be
any service or not. The blame for
this outrageous fashion. we know.
rests principally with the parents
OF these hiking girls. Many OF
these girls are not even aware OF
the wrong they are doing. the
scandal they are giving and great
danger to chastity and purity to
which they are exposing them
selves.
priests are therefore bound to
call the attention of Catholic par
ents to their grave responsibility
of properly guiding and control
ling their girls and daughters in
the choice of their dresses and at
tire. as the evil is growing worse
from year to year"
The decree, bearing the sigma
ture of the highest Catholic prelate
in the central west, came as a COM
plete surprise and followed a gen.
eral investigation which the arch
bishop had instituted. 1t applies
to some 100000 families and was
preceded by complaints that had
been brought to the attention of
the archbishop that there had been
tendency among certain young
women to cast modesty to the
ccrned. The edict today was the
chief topic of conversation in this
city.
Copyright 1922
Evening star., 1922-05-23
VIRGINIA PAGEANT
-DRENCHEDBYRA|N
Heavy Downpour Mars
Events Last Night PRO-
qram Carried Out Today.

RICHMOND, Va. May 23.-Un-
daunted by the heavy rain which
swept Richmond last night prevent
ing the initial production of the
pageant drama in the mammoth am
phitheater, the Virginia Historical
Pageant Association announced today
that the program for the remainder
of the week will be carried out as
scheduled.
Although considerable damage was
wrought by che rain to the amphi-
theater fixtures and seats, the asso-
citation, with the aid of force of
carpenters and mechanics, expected
to have the huge open-air theater in
shape for tonight's performance.
Today's activities will include a
parade through the principal streets
of the city depicting scenes from
the colonial life of the state. At
Evening star., 1922-05-23
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispa tch to The Star.
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, May ga
Milwaukee girldom today was
buLzing with excitement following
the decree of Archbishop Sebastian
G Messmer that low-cut, sleeve
less dresses and knickerbockers
cannot be worn by female wor-
communion. The knickerbocker
style. dear to fiapperdom. is abso
lutely taboo, and no girl or woman
wearing such costume can even
enter Catholic church, whether
service is in progress or not
The edict applies to all of the
churches in the archdiocese of Mil
waukee. 1t is directed to the pas
tors of the various churches. who
are ordered to enforce 1t. In ad-
dressing his priests the archbishop
said:
Let the pastor publish as rule
Tor the parish that no woman or
Sfr!. with low -cut-neck gown
reaching below the collarbone, or
with naked arms, will be allowed
to approach holy communion.
Let priests refuse absolution to
any Catholic girl going out in so
called hiking suits, a most out
raSeouS, immodeSt and positively
sinful fashion which threatens to
become general.
Il know of nothing that will
more effectively and radically
blunt the very instinct of maiden
ly reserve and supplant it with
disgusting shamelesSnesS as this
Scandalous fashion growing among
Evening star., 1922-05-23
ROSE SHOW PRIZE AWARDS
BY HORTICULTURAL CLUB
Winners in Various Glasses An
nounced at Annual Exhibit in
Takoma Park.

Prizes We're awarded last night to
winners in the seventh annual rose snow
held in the Takoma Public Library. cor
ner 9TH and Cedar streets, Eakoma Park,
under the auspices of the Takoma Park
Horticultural Club. The judges were
Prof. David Lumsden, c. c. Carroll and
j NJ. r Adams
The winners in the various classes
We're as follows.
Glass ]. hybrid teas. PINK, red. white
and yellow--Pink. first prize w b. En-
erson: second. q. Il. Van ESetine third,
c. H. Spencer; red. first prize. j. L..
Mac cEwan; second, c. II. Spencer; third.
W T, Simmons white. first prize. q. +.
Van t,seltne second, Mrs. Margaret
Parsons third, Robert Dickens; yellow.
first prize. W. Is. Emerson: second, c.
&c. Carroll; third. J. l.. Hardesty:
Glass II, hybrid perpetuals. pink. red
and white-Pink. first prize. Robert
Dickens second w. T simmons; third,
VIM. Leavtt red. first prize, Mrs. Mar
garet Parsons; second, Homer c. Skeels !,
third A H. Deike; white, first prize,
w T simmons. second. {. c. Carroll :,
third Mrs. Margaret Parsons.
Glass III. climbing roses-Ffrst prize,
Mrs Daniel Miller; second, Homer c.
Skeels.
Class ". other bush roses-First
prize, Robert Dickens. second, j. NJ. r.
u.
Class V. best vase roses alone I,
roses and other fowers-RoseS alone.
first prize. Mrs. Daniel Miller; second,
Mrs. Daniel Miller, third. Mrs. II. Y.
DaWkins. Roses and other flowers,
first prize. J. NJ r Adams; second, j.
l.. Hardesty.
Class VI, best basket roses alone;
roses and other fowers-Roses alone
first prize. Mrs. II. y. Dawkins: sec
ond Miss l.. Jackson; third. c. II.
spencer. Roses and other flowers,
first prize. Mrs. William Stuart; sec
ond Mrs. William Stuart; third. Mrs.
W. j. Morse
Class VIII, best collection-Firse
prize. c. G. Carroll. second, c. II.
spencer: third. Mrs. Daniel Miller.
The exhibition opened yesterday
and will continue through tomorrow
evening. j. NJ. K. Adams is chairman
of the exhibition committee. G. T..
Van Eseltine is president of the club.
Evening star., 1922-05-23
Coz. TrinkIe ssJinxed'';
Auto Hits Live Wire
after Day of Mishaps
,necial Disna atch To The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND, Va. May 23--A
hiE. OminOus jinx II pursuing
Gov. Trinkle, and Richmond In
asking, "What nexts"
MIR. Jinx came from his
lair carly yesterday morning
singled out the chief executive
and was still on his trail last
night.
Not content with causing
the governors horse TO dash
wildly through the pageant
parade, bowling marchers right
md left, knocking down sew.
eral members of the Naval
Band and damaging their in
struments, this Mr.. Jinx fol-
lowed the governor home last
night, ran his car into live
wire. throwing the chauffeur
from his seat and stunning him.
Governor and Mrs. Trinkle
escaped Injury, but their ma
chine was wrecked.
Evening star., 1922-05-23
MORSE INDICTMENT
CALLED WRONGFUL
Letter BIames Shipping
Board Counsel for withhold
ina Experiment. Facts"
BY the Associated Press

by the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May c3.-Martin j..
Gillen. former trustee of the Emer-
genCy Fleet Corporation. who was in
dicted with Charles w. Morse for
using the mails to defraud investors,
has made public a letter he sent I"
President Harding, Attorney General
Daugherty and members of the Sen
ate judiciary committee, attacking
Elmer Schleinger. general counsel TO
the Shipping Board, in charge of the
Morse matters, and his special assist :
ant. Fletcher Dobyns. lie declared
they used the sacred and powerful
machinery of the Department OF JUS
tice and the federal grand jury TO IN
dict an innocent man by Withholding
from the grand jury all the pertinent
facts, eleven distinguished material
witnesses and important public docu
mentS."
Urges Immediate Probe.
Mr.. Gillen urged an immediate in
veStigation of charges against MN.
Among those whose testimony ne
claims, will clear him are John Bar
ton PAYNE and Admiral w s. Benson,
former Chairmen of the Emergency
Fleet Corporation and of the United
States Shipping Board.
Charges similar to those made yes
terday were presented before t"derai
Judge Augustus y. Hand last Week,
when Gillen petitioned the court to
quash the indictments.
Act on DObyns' Testimony.
The action of the indtcting jury was
taken. the defendant asserts. on the
testimony of Dobyns. that. on April
90. 1920. at Washington Gillen de-
livered to Edwin y. Morse 4 state
ment designated as memorandum
to the trustees. Emergency Fleet Cor
poration." showing the. Virginia
Shipbuilding Company. promoted by
Charles w. Morse. to be possessed of
81 500. 600 in assets. 1t was upon sale
of this companys stock on alleged
false pretenses that the government :
case was based
Evening star., 1922-05-23
When the Ice
Is on Time

the whole housekeeping ma
Chlnery seems TO r'rn more
smoothly. The maid is better
satished-ske can get more
work done. Things are more
orderly-because meats, vege-
tables, butter, fruits, etc, can
be put into the refrigerator as
soon as they're delivered
there's nc doubt as to having
desserts that require long chill
ing ready at the appointed
hour.
.4mcricdn Ice is dcii,'crcd asith mi-
form regularity and /. IS The Conn
fGHy's dim 10 hG1'e it alirGys "on time ;
Evening star., 1922-05-23

O'Clock tonight the pageant drama is
scheduled to open at the amphithea =
ter. Following the regularly sched-
uled drama. the citizens of Alexan-
dria. Va. will present a scene from
the city's local history
From pm today until l ami Ito
morrow the colonial costume ball will
be in progress.
Evening star., 1922-05-23
NEW POST FOR RALPH DoRITY

Ralph Dority of the Veterans Bureau,
formerly the War Risk Insurance, left
Washington today for Chicago to accept
a position with large steel corpora
ton. Mr.. Dority has served with the
bureau since its inception. He was as
sistant to the director. Charles K.
Forbes.
Evening star., 1922-05-23
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able discount allowed. Telephone Main 1859
day and evening
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-26

The Community club ball, the cli- max of Christmas Days festivities, was one of the prettiest parties ever given by this organization of Bir- mingham men, The Country club the scene of this elaborate and beau tiful dance-was ablaze with Christ mas cheerfulness and gayety when the dancing began at 9 o'clock last night.
 The ball room was bedecked with Christmas trappinGs of red and green, with which holly and smilax were blended. Poinsettas Haunted their scarlet petals from many bowls scat tered about and festoons of red crepe paper rope gave an added color note of red In the lounge a Christmas tree fwinkled with hundreds of tiny lights and the sun parlor was made Into a romantic looking little pine glen where you might sit between dances If you were lucky.
 Dancing, led by MT. and Mrs. Wll- liam Sadler, prevailed until a late hour and the giving of favors pro- vided. as always, an amusing event of the evening. The first favors were paper caps which were donned immediately, giving jaunty air to the dancers. The second favors were balloons. and the third were con-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-26
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co,v-,,, hv JOHNNY cR1IrllE. All Rishs Re.ervel

Tt Is too bad that Mr. Doodle tore the tail off the paper Dragonw Rag gedy Ann said For although we have pinned his tail on with little sticks, the paper Dragon cannot wig gle very fast!'
 I'm glad he can't wiggle fastl" Mir. Doodle said, "Because l shall fol- low you and Just as soon as you find someone to mend the Dragon, I shall take him away from you and take him home to use IS chicken coopW
 Raggedy Andy did not reply to MT Doodle, but he thought, When we have the nice kind Dragon mended shall not let you take him away from us!'' And so, Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy and Marggy and her Mamma and the Dragon walked through the woods in search of Marggys Daddy, and Mir. Doodle went with them.
 After awhile they all came to a funny house. There was only one room downstairs and all the other rooms were built right on top of each other. I've will go inside this funny house and get something to eatg MT. Doodle said, T pulled so hard on the Dragons tail, am hun gryl'
 And without even knocking upon the door, MT. Doodle walked right inside the funny house. You should not walk into a strange house with out knocking, MT. Doodle." Rag gedy Ann told him. But MT. Doodle only laughed and went in anyway. Now that he is inside" ,Raggedy Andy said, "We have a good chance to run away from him"
 The others thought this was what they should do, because MT. Doodle had always been so mean to them, but when they heard MT. Doodle squealing very loud, instead of run ming away, they waited outside of the funny house to see what was hap pening.
 My goodness! Didn't MT. Doodle squeal,
 And he squealed so long Raggedy Andy finally said. T shall go inside and see why MT. Doodle squeais"
 Raggedy Andy was very polite, so he knocked upon the door and some one said, Come ini' in very pleas ant voice. So Raggedy Andy walked in and saw Mir. Doodle standing with his long nose caught in the cup board door, and there was also a lit tie man standing watching MT. Doo- dle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-26
ONE TRICK ADAY
The Mysterious String

Take piece of cotton string about foot long and rub it thickly with soap. Then dissolve three or four tablespoons of salt in a cup of water. forming brine, and in this the string is to soak for two or three hours.
 Having prepared it thus. suspend 1t from a nail on ledge and hang a - finger ring at the lower end.
 Apply a lighted match to the string and allow it to burn completely. Strange to say, and stranger to see, the ring will not fall but will re- main suspended by the ash/
 Next: The disappearing coin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-26
Christmas Ball Day's
 Clin1ax of Possibilities

tainers of confetti and streamers, which, being thrown among the dancers, gave tho final note of Christmas carnival spirit.
 As everybody knows. the Com munity club this year changed its policy an restricted it's invitations to grown-up young ladies, men over q, members and wives, and num- ber of older folk. Their particular innvation was tho honorinR of the debutantes, these being called upon the floor following some pretty dance figure.
 MT. and Mrs. William sadler gave these girls their formal Community club introduction to society.
 These were tho pretty debutantes who were invited to the party to be thus complimented: Miss Mary Alex ander. Miss Lucy Anderson. Miss Beatty, Miss Jane Barrett Miss Mar garet Builder, Miss Julia Drennen. Miss Mary Alice Eastwood Miss Cynthia Fowlkes, Miss Caroline liar ris, Miss Josephine Harris, Miss Mary Harris. Miss Josephine Jones, Miss Eva Lathrop, Miss Katherine Mar bury, Miss Margaret Morrow. Miss Mary Allen Northington, Miss Myra Bell Pope, Miss Annie Tart Perry, Miss Evelyn Redd and Miss Katherine Redd:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-26
MANY JOYFUL GUESTS AT
 GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY PARTY

Beautiful in it's significance and appointments last night was the cele- bration of the fiftieth wedding an niversary of MT. and Mrs. James c. Patterson.
 The affair was put on at their home on Highland avenue. about 125 guests having been invidted.
 The roster included not only ac- quaintances throughout the Birming- ham district. but friends from distant places-some of whom live as far away as Scotland.
 The whole house radiated color and happy Christmas cheer. masses of smilax being used to make the apartments gay.
 The dining room, carrying out the golden wedding idea, glowed with yellow chrysanthemums. The deco rative effect was heightened by masses of white blossoms. A large yellow, and white wedding cake stood In the center of the din- ing room table and in the late eve- ming this was cut by the bride. great fun attending the contest to see who would get the silver ring, thimble. heart anchor and wishbone. The table covering excited much admiring comment. being all-over lace made by the fingers of one of Birmingham's pioneer women. Golden candlesticks shed soft radi- ance over the table.
 The living room was bright with green.
 Christmas decorations of red and A plate lunch and ice cream in the shape of slippers and hearts were served.
 Mrs. Patterson wore a gown of flesh crepe with a robe of all-over white silk lace. Her slippers were gold and her corsage bouquet. gift of the groom, was of valley lilies and white roses. tied with gold ribbon. Assisting at the party were Misses Margaret and Christine Bower of Blossburg, Pa. The former was gowned in blue crepe trimmed with silver and with black fur A black velvet rose was at her belt. Miss Christine Bower was dressed in 8 costume of sunset shade, trimmed with brocaded georgette. The gown was made panel effect on one side. Her belt was caught with crimson blossoms. Many beautiful gifts of gold were received by this couple. which came to Birmingham shortly after their marriage and who have remained here through all the years since Birming- ham was served by a boxoar as its passenger station.
 MISS HOODS TEA
 Miss Martha Hood will entertain at tea Wednesday, at her home In honor of the school set.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-26
SNtTTH-BURNS WEDDING
 ON CHRISTMAS DAY

A wedding of unusual quaintness and beauty was thst of Miss Mattie Lou Burns and Mir. Lamar Mabry Coates Smith at the Ruhama Baptist church Christmas afternoon at I o'clock.
 The church was beautifully gar- landed with snmlax and evergreens, the altar being banked with palms and ferns.
 Preceding the ceremony a pro gram of nuptial music was given. MT. Charles Bernhard sang When Song Is Sweet" and ."rhe Swan Song"
 Miss Imogene Croft attended the bride as maid of honor. She wore a handsome brown Canton crepe with a large brown hat, and carried pink butterfly roses. l, Mir Ralph Smith attended Mir Coats as best man; and Mir Sam Burns and MT. Tom oster were groomsmen.
 The bride entered with her father, MT. A. c Burns She was lovely in a crepe with an olive green hat and tan accessories. Her flowers were white Killarney roses and lilies of the valley.
 pr. ]. C. Stivender performed the ceremony--a ring service.
 Miss Burns is a charming girl, blonde type with great vivacity and sweetness of manner. MT. Smith is a young business man of the city.
 After the ceremony the young couple left for a brief honeymoon. after which they will be at home at T603 Underwood avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-26

DO qou know" the little man said, sMr Doodle walked into my house without knocking and poked his nose in my cupboard; and the cupboard door flew shut and caught himl It serves him right for snooping in other peoples things!"
 Indeed it doesi" agreed Raggedy Andy, But MT. Doodle is squealing so loud maybe it would be best to open the cupboard door so that he can pull his nose outip
 So the little man opened the cup board door and MT Doodle sat down upon the floor and held his nose. "Now all of you come in" the little man said, And we will have some. thing to eat, for I know you must be hungry" And he gave them chocolate cake and cookies and milk. But MT. Doodles nose hurt so bad he could not eat anything and he was sorry that he had not knocked upon the door instead of walking in and snooping around.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-26
CHILDREN's BALL AT
 PHOENIX CLUB

About 200 exquisite little tots, in their best bib and tucker. or, rather, their best accordeon p1eats and chif- ion, for they were charmingly dressed, danced and played until a late hour at the Phoenix club last night.
 This was real Christmas ball, with favors, prizes, and Christmas gifts for everyone, and the ballroom never presented a more beautiful scene, this set of girls and boys be- ing composed of beautiful and grace ful dancers from all parts of the town. Prizes were given to the "cutest couple" the "prettiest cou- ple." the ':'most graceful couple,' and so on, until 10 prizes were given.
 At 10 o'clock a two-course plate was served. after which the older folk came upon the floor.
 The club was beautiful picture of spruce, pine and holly, with wreaths of mlstletoe and red Christmas bells here and there. and the color note of red and green in the salad and ice course.
 The Phoenix club affairs are all ways charming and complete in every detail, and the ehildren's ball can all ways be counted one of the prettiest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-26
MEETING OF CATHOLIC
 WoMEN'S CLUB

The West End Catholic Women's club met last week with Mrs. I. ONeiil at her home on St. Charles avenue. Final reports were made from various committees for the years work and an election of offi- cers was held. Mrs. Murray Isom was elected president Mrs. Edward J. Thornton. vice president; Mrs. James CalmbaclS. treasurer; Mrs. Davis, recording secretary; Mrs. Will liam Roser, corresponding secretary. and Mrs. Rudolph Brinskelle, cus- todian-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-26
Poor Boys Who Be-
 came Great
By FREDERICK HoUK LAW


 In Spencer. Mass, in 1925, deli cate, lame, 6-year-old boy son of Elias Howe, the miller, worked with other boys making brushes. Having been brought up in his fathers mill, young Elias Howe loved machinery. When he left home he worked in cotton mill and later in a machine shop. He earned so little money that his wife was obliged to sew long into the night. To help her and others like her he invented the sewing machine. A
 It was in 1s45 that he produced a machine that did excellent work. The tailGrs Of Boston refh.ed to us. it., for, they said, it wosld throw men out of work In despair the invent or became engineer on a locomotive. Still having faith in his invention he induced his brother to go to Eng land and try to sell it. Finally Elias went to England. For months he struggled with poverty and harsh treatment. and then returned to New York with only few cents. His wife died. largely because of tho ori- vations she had to endure. The few possessions Elias Howe owned were lost at sea- And, to make matters worse, a number of other inventors infringed his patents.
 When Howe was at last able to defend his rights and make sewing machines. the New York tailors start ed riots. fearing that they would be thrown out of work. blind to the fact that all so-called labor saving ma- chinery increases the possibilities of labor. Howe persisted, with the per- sistency that marks greatness, and won all his battles.
 Huge royalties poured in upon him, at one time amounting to $4.000 a day. His reward came tGo late. Hard ships had weakened him, and he died at 4S. But he had conferred upon the world a priceless benefit.
 Next: Horace Mann, the great edu- cator.