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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-28
FRENCH DANCE FOR
~ RHYTHM, ELEGANCE
Criticise Vulgar Marathon Contests
In America

PARIS. May %. - Condemning
American dance Marathons," Paris
has just completed a dancing contest
in which prizes We're awarded on
three points: Grace, rhythm and ele-
gance.
Parisians have been alarmed over
the slpshod tendencies of modern
dancing, and blame the vulgarity of
the dance floor on Imported Ameri
can crazeS."
Advocates of the old school got
together. raised a fund for a 10000
franc prize, equivalent to $3.50. and
staged II contest that would recall all
the days of frlls and furbelows.
During a whole week all corners.
professionals and amateurs. filed he
fore an imposing group of judges,
made their little bows and courtesies,
and went to it in the various cata-
gories, which included the one-step.
Boston. waltz and paso double.
Each cavalier wore a number on
a brassard, and the jury. sworn to
show no favoritism, marked stolidly
way, checking up each couple on
points,
NJ. De Forquieres, presiding officer
of the jury, declared that the con-
test was to encourage return to
wholesome methods of dancing, say
ing: This is really a work of ma
tional propaganda. Salon dancing is
full of art and grace, and after the
hurry burly of present methods it is
high time we got back to the charm
ing WAYS of our anccS tOrs"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-28
lSeH-Sacrifice Stressed In
.Bishops's Aduice To Students
Get Right Point OF View On
Life, Young People Are

Sacrifice yourself for your fell
lows and 1--we forever" Bishop Hoyt
NJ Dobbs told 40 graduates of Bir-
mngham Southern college during
commencement sermon delivered at
tho Highlands Methodist church Sun
day morning before a large congre-
cation of students, their families
and friends.
Bishop Dobbs took his text from
the 18th chapter, the Goth through
the 32d verse of St. Mark, in which
Christ told the scribe: And thou
shalt love the Lord thy God with all
thy heart, and with ali thy soul. and
with all thy mind, and with all thy
strength; and the second is like
unto the first, Thou shalt love thy
neighbor as myself. There is no
other commandment greater than
these.
He compared the work of Christ
as outlined In this passage with tho
work of great lawyers of today, who,
In their zeal for Interpretation and
meaning of the laws of the land,
abide for hours in the secrecy of
their offices. The speaker likened
this to a Jealous study of the Bible,
where. he said, could be found in
spiration. comfort, power and con-
ISOLATION, which gives an idea of what
real Christianity is, he said.
Bishop Dobbs pointed out these
facts to the students Tor use AT the
time when they would of necessity
tread the path of crimson blood. lie
compared the works of the great
men of the world with the founders
of Methodism. stating their great
ness continued to conquer even after
they were dead, because of the fact
that they sacrificed themselves for
others.
DR., Robert r. Ellison at joint
meeting of the Y. NJ. c. A. and Y. W.
C. a. of Birmingham Seuthern col
lege Sunday night at the First
Methodist church, declared that sue
cess in life was dependent upon hav-
ing the right point of view.
Realize your weakness, put your
faith in God, and meet the conflict of
life from the right point of view like
a real man." DR.. Ellison told the
students in closing Thaddiuc Terrell.
accompanied by the Birmingham
Southern Glee club, sang the, Re
cessionar" and Howard Ellington
played a violin solo. Benediction was
pronounced by DIR. George Stuart.
The program Monday will open
with tie freshman and sophomore
defamation contest jim the morning,
followed by the trustees meeting,
senior class exercises and the junior
oratorical and intersocSty debate IN
the afternoon. Commencement eX-
ercises will close Tuesday with the
graduating exercises, awarding OF
medals and comforting of degrees.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-28
WOMEN OF CHARACTER
DECLARED GREAT NEED
Willingness To Serve Ideal Queality,
Compton Graduates Told

THE crying need of the world to-
day is for young women of character,
possessing the qualities of selfcon-
troll, Willingness to serve and love"
DIR. George r. Stuart told members
of the graduating class of Louie
Compton seminary in a baccalaureate
sermon at the First Methodist church
at IL o'clock Sunday morning.
Members of the graduating class
at the seminary attended the exer-
cises In a body. and were seated IN
the center pews of the church.
Music was furnished by special
seminary choir, with Miss Emma
Reid~Mitchell as director of the fol
lowing personnel:
Martha Clements. Virginia Holt
Pauline Graves Willie Argue. Elise
Bell, Lois Butler, Elizabeth Robin
son. Margean Schwine, Mary Tyler,
Mary Moulton, Frances Cordray.
Mitylene Nildibill. Katherine White,
Evelyn White, Margaret Lloyd. Julia
Moore, Colista Cleere. Annie Laurie
Penn, Elizabeth Graham, Elizabeth
Taylor, Elizabeth May.
The calendar for the remaining ex-
ercises of commencement at Louie
Compton is: Annual concert. seminary
auditorium. $50 Monday evening.
May Is; pageant. The Golden Slip
per-" the seminary lawn, $3.50 Tues
day evening, May %; graduating ex
ereises. college preparatory class, au-
ditorium. $50 Wednesday evening"
May so, DR.. Robert n. Simpson deliv-
ering the address; and graduating ex-
erciSes, seminary seniors, $50 Thurs
day evening, address by Or. Walter
Il. Agnew.
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PRESIDENT Sc s
GENE RAL GRANTS
Pc VI DED |C A { D
viii Be Reserved For Use
Of Soldiers And
Sailors

WASHINGTON, May 27,-President
and Mrs. Harding joined with the
congregation of the First Presbyte-
rian church. one Of Washington's
oldest places of worship, today in
dedicating to the use of soldiers and
sailors the pews in that church which
were used by Ulysses S. Grant while
general of the Union armies and by
Rear Admiral John A. Dahlgren, the
famous Civil War naval commander.
The dedicatory ceremonies were
part of a memorial Sunday service,
church, the Rev. DR.. John Britain
Clark, decried the development of
radiealism. The sermon so impressed
the president, and after the sermon
he, with Mrs. Harding, went down to
the pulpit and expressed his appre-
citation of the minister's declarations.
Warns Against Reds
Taking as his text the words of
jeremiah, Let Ye Set Up a Standard
In the Land" DR. Clark declared
there was a grave danger in move
ment under way today in the United
States to set up red standard as
substitute for the red, white and
blue" He pointed out that the
United States was not constituted as
democracy, but As a republic and
added
There is a definite movement I'M
der way to change our representative
republic to a socialistic democracy.
The radicals leading this movement,
despite all that they may say, do not
stand for the abolition of classes but
for the transposition of classes. They
desire in reality not to bring all to
one level but to bring down to the
lowest the present higher strata of
society and to elevate to the highest
those now a the bottom
O O o
Praises Stand of Gompers
American labor, he added, should
not be considered a party to this
movement, and in this connection he
praised the recent action of Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor. in calling on
the Seattle, Wash, labor council to
repudiate the activities of the Indus
trial Workers of the World in late
industrial disturbances in the west.
The dedication of the pews was
made the occasion for patriotic
service during which Mr.. and Mrs.
Harding, with other members of the
congregation saluted the flag.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-28
Terpsichore's Deuotees Seek
To Grind Out Dancing Record
Ten Couples Will Start Mon
day In Contest At West Lake
Pavilion

Twenty terpsichoreans will glide
over the polished planks of the West
Lake park dancing pavilion Monday
an endurance record to be envied by
the Muse herself and incidentally
win a $500 cash prize offered by the
management to the couple able to
trip the light fantastic for the great
est number of hours.
Eight couples of the Birmingham
district will strive to keep pace with
Americas long distance foxtrotting
and onestepping champions, who will
seek to stretch their record of 1872
hours and SO minutes, established at
Wichita Falls, Tex, to 200 hours.
Miss Jennie Mae MeLeroy of Dallas,
Tex, has Louis B. Race of Atlanta
McLeroy at Wichita Falls, stepping
around for a mere 129 hours.
Thirty-two hours of swinging
around a floor merely means warm
ing up for the real contest to this
pair, who started at 4 o'clock Fri
day afternoon and began to sit out
until Monday when the clocks struck
Saturdays midnight hour. DIR. Bert
Gillen of Bessemer said their pulses
were normal at II o'clock Saturday
night.
Cheering news to those who would
be financially rewarded for their eff
forts is carried in the announcement
that 800 would be given couples
dancing 100 hours continuously and
$50 to those standing the gaff for so
hours. Fifteen minute rest periods
will be permitted every four hours.
X. G. Marshall. n. d. Taylor. Jr..
Mrs. E. Taylor. Doc Balldorf and
Leonard Wise of Birmingham will be
judges. Doctors Gillen and Ragsdale
will be on hand. Miss Eva Taylor,
Miss Helen Orr and Mrs. Lacy Ed
mundson of Bessemer will also be in
attendance.
Besides Miss McLeroy and Mr.. Race,
these are booked to start: Miss Lu-
cile Turance and ]. 2. Mason. Miss
Myrtle Pittman and o. L. Cleveland,
Miss Bertha Cliff and Leslie Carson,
Miss Frances Howard and Shine
Powell, Miss Idah E. Flers and
James Currer. Miss Billie Pace and
j. c. Gurren, Miss Lucille Evans and
Dave Browdy and Miss Emile Nc
Laughlin and John Dowsing. Others
may enter Monday morning.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-28
CONSIDERS ANOTHER OFFER
FOR PAYING OFF DEBT

BERLIN, May 27.-(By Associated
Press) Cunos delibera-
lions with the Reichstag leaders and
representatives of finance and in
dustry are gradually assuming con-
crete form and in all probability will
have sufficiently crystalized to enable
the government to indicate the char
acter of Its Forthcoming Preparations
proposals in the course of the next
few days.
Much consolation was had from the
offer of the federation of German in
dustralists to give the requisite
guarantees for international loans
for reparations purposes, it being
looked upon as showing the willing
ness of Germany's business interests
to stand back of the government.
The deliberations are expected to
take up the greater part of the week,
as the program drafted by the indus
trialists and their allied financial in
terests provides for far flung hypoth-
ecation of all productive properties
and other economic assets. and also
contains demand that the federal
railway system be turned over to
private operating company winch
would guarantee the government
specific return In gold earnings
For the principal source of revenue
the program suggests gold motGage
on all unencum bered real estate and
estimates indicate that these would
net 6O0,O00000 gold marks annually
for the first ten years, with the posi-
bility that the sum eventually
would amount to 1000, 100000 gold
rlSS
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-28
DISCOVERS CURE FOR
SLEEPING SICKNESS

NEW YORK, May 27.-Sufferers
from the dread African sleeping sick
ness respond quickly to treatment
with the new druG. trYparsamid, used
for paresis. Dr. Wade Hampto
Brown of the Rock efeller institute
announced today. The discovery was
made by DR.. Lo,iis F.. Pearce. a mem
Der of the institute staff. who spent
four months in the Belgian Congo
using the treatment.
The new drug, DIR. Brown said
while not established as yet as an
absolute cure. had brought about re-
markable recoveries in paresis and
sleeping sickness cases. DIR. Peace,
he said, first established that Sleep
ing sickness is brain disease. as is
nareSiS
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-28
TOKENS Of MERIT.
ARE GIVEN To Is.
ALABAMA PUP L 6.
First State Honors In Safety
Essay Contest Go To
Birmingham Student
WASHINGTON BUREAU !
THE AGE-HERALD I
Wasbtupfnu n e Nav o.

Thirteen elementary school pupils
in Alabama won checks and medals
in the last national safety campaign,
it was announced today by the high
way education beard These tokens,
rewards of merit, have been sent to
State superintendent Abercrombie
for presenta ton.
First state honors In the essay
contest were won by William c.
Hamilton, pupil in South High
lands school, birmingham, his prize
a gold medal and check for SIS. Mary
Dudson, Georgiana public schools,
won second honors, silver medal
and check for SIS.
Eleven Get Third Prizes.
Eleven other pupils receive third
prizes. Bronze medals and checks for
s.. They are: Marie Louise Black.
St. Vincents school. Mobile; Margaret
Mayhem. Striplin school, Gadsden;
Elizabeth McLeary, Avondale school,
Birmingham; Marie Jones, Selma
public school; Mary Quinn, Tusca-
loosa public schools; Nelder Coleman,
Opelika public schools; Winifred
Carney, Brandon school, Florence;
Doris Davis. North BIRMINGHAM
school, Birmingham; Elizabeth smith,
Gibson school, Birmingham; Harvey
c. Bowling, JrY Ozark public schools.
and Leitha Yates, Guin public
schools.
In a competition among elementary
school teachers the best safety les
son intended to teach children corr
rect behavior on the highways was
submitted by Miss Sarah Raney. La
Fayette public schools, to whom the
same honor fell last year.
Prizes Total $4,000.
Four hundred seventy eight checks
and medals are being mailed by the
hoard elementary school nunilS
of the nation. winners for their re
spective states in the safety contest.
These prizes have an aggregate value
of s6,5o0, the gift of the National
Automobile Chamber of Commerce
as a part of it's contribution to the
throughout the country.
The AIS pupils TO receive prizes.
and the "a teachers-one for each
state and territory-represen a
select group out of more than 500.-
600 pupils and teachers who$are be-
lieved to have contributed essays and
lessons.
First Prize Watch.
Pupils winning first state honors are
eligible for one of the three national
awards offered, and their papers will
be graded by a special committee
named by the United States commits
sioner of education.
The first prize is a gold watch and
trip to Washington. Teachers also
are entitled to three national awards,
but to no state prizes. The teaklr
contributing the best practical safety
lesson receives a check for $500, and
a trip to Washington with all ex-
penses paid The second best ma
a check for $500, while the third les
son wins $500 for the author.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-28

ter-in-law took the Vegetable Com
pound and recommended it to me. In
the time l have been taking it, it
has done wonders for me. l keep
house and am able to do lots Of work
besides. Mrs. HELEN SEvcIK, 2711
Thomas St., Chicago, Ill.
Women suffering from female
troubles causing backache, irregu-
larities, pains, bearing-down feelings
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Not
only is the worth of this splendid
medicine shown by such cases as this,
but for nearly fifty years this same
sort of experience has been reported
by thousands of women.
Mrs. Sevcik is willing to write to
any girl or woman suffering from such
troubles, and answer any questions
they may like 70 ask.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-28
ROOM RENT COMES
HIGH IN CITY JAIL |
TO NEGRO TENANT

Room rent is high in the city jail
when prisoners do the collecting. 1t
nue. a, one dollar an hour for bunk
Ing space Saturday night while he
slept off an inebriation.
Walter came into jail with S2S. AS
he was searched John Barlecorn
whispered to him: Don't let EN- get
all your money. Hide some of it for
me- Walter complied. Five of the
2S he hid in his shoe He awolle sober,
remorseful, bonded and minus five
dollars at l o'clock Sunday morning.
Room rent sho' high heah," Wal
ter remarked, leaving with $23 he
had deposited with the police
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-28
RUM FLEET SENDS.
OUT MESSAGES To.
DECEIVE OFF |C|ALS.
Norfolk Visitors To Fleet AS
tonished At What They
Saw

NORFOLK, Va. May 27.-Code
messages from the rum fleet off the
Virginia capes intercepted yesterday
by federal prohibition agents were
sentSto deceive the authorities as to
the movement of the liquor laden
ships, in the opinion of T. J. Maxey,
general prohibition agent in charge
of efforts to break up smuggling
operations.
Maxey said today that the fleet,
instead of being in flight toward
Bermuda, as reported yesterday had
moved short distance up the coast.
The Istar, one of the vessels, accord
ing to information reaching prohibit
ton agents, is running short of fuel,
and is reported to have transferred
her cargo to the Strand Hill and the
Mary Beatrice, two ether members of
the fleet.
A ship which has not yet been men
toned in connection with rum run
ming activities, but which is said to
be involved in the traffic, is under
stood to be on its way to join the
fleet. The vessel is reported to have
a greater cargo capacity than any
of the rum fleet yet sighted off the
coast.
Norfolk people who have visited
the fleet, some OF whom have been
questioned by federal authorities,
have expressed establishment, at what
they saw. One visitor has declared
that at least one man aboard the
Istar had held a seat in the British
PARLIAMENT, and that all with whom
he came in contact on board bore
evidence of excellent breeding and of
wealth
Rex D. Sheldon. arrested on
charges of conspiracy in connection
with smuggling operations, is still
in Jail in default of $4,000 bond.
William l.. Burwell and his wife,
taken in custody at the same time,
are at liberty on joint bond of $4,000.
No other arrests have been made.
House boats of modern times first
,nra,rad in in 1870
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-28
NEW SILVER LEDGE
wild Rush Results When Discover
Is Made known

DAWSON, y. r. May 27.-The EN-
pire Day holiday was broken up
Thursday when it was announced
that new silver ledge had been
discovered at Happy creek, 40 miles
south of Dawson.
The news broke at midnight and
an old-time stampede was staged
There was wild race from the
dance hall and scramble for
launches, canoes and small boats
The ledge is reported to have been
found by Jack Laskie, an Indian,
and James Robinson.
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suffering from the
troubles l had be-
fore | took Lydia
E. Pink h a m 8
Vegetable Com
pound. My back
always ached, SO
l could not 60
about my house,
work, and / had
O Their troub les
from weakness. l
was this way for
ears than NV Sjs.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-28
ITALIANS IN RIOT
Cry OF "DOwn with Mussolini" Pre-
cipitates Trouble


cipitates Trouble
NEW YORK, May 27.-The cry
Down with Mussolini," shouted by
woman at meeting heresin COM
memoration of Italys entrance into
the World war tonight caused a small
sized riot when ahherents of the fas-
cisti and anti-fasciti seized 1t as
their cue to engage in free for a IL
fight. In the melee, Pasquale was
Cicco, Italian consul in this city, who
had addressed the gathering. was
struck on the head with a chair and
received severe cuts which required
medical attention.
Mr.. De Cicco had concluded his adj
dress in which he had made an ap-
peal for closer cooperation between
Italy and America and called for
three cheers for Italy" The au-
dience had given the cheers, when
woman cried: We will cheer for
will Italy. but down with Mussolini."
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Total market value of coyote pelts
yearl.- is approximately so25.Oo0
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-28
Dove Of PEACE IS.
READY TO HOVER.
OVER NEAR { ST.
Ismet Pasha Says Peace Will
Be Signed In Twelve
Days

LAUSANNE, May 27.-Orient peace
will be signed within u days as a re-
suit Of the Greco-Turkish agreement,
according to Ismet Pasha.
Unsettled points are:
j. The Ottoman debt.
2. The currency question.
3. The coastal islands of the
Aegean.
The big stumbling block of Turk
reparation demands once removed, it
is believed that compromise may
readily be reached on the other
points.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-28
TO RETAIN POST
Ambassadors Visit To Berlin In M
ture OF Holiday

BERLIN. May 27.-(By Associated
Press.)-Reports that DR.. Otto Wied-
feldt, German ambassador at Wash
ington, is to come to Berlin early
next month have brought a statement
from the foreign office that the am
bassador's visit will be solely in the
nature of a holiday and that he will
return to his diplomatic post.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-28
100 HOMES BURNED
AT SUMMER RESORT
Mountain Town Contained Resi-
dences OF Many Wealthy Persons

MONTREAL, May 27,-One-hundred
homes in the town OF Ste. Agathe, a
summer resort. were destroyed by
fire last night, according to messages
received here today. The town is sit
uated on the Laurentian mountain
branch of the Canadian Pacific Rail
way and contains the summer homes
of many wealthy Montreal citizens.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-28
WANTS TO HELP
OTHER WOMEN
CrateflforHealthR Restored
by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Chicago, III. Il am willing to
write to any girl or woman who is
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-28
YOUNG FUNERAL HELD
Was Military Attachc To American
Minister To Liberia

NEW YORK. May 27.-Funeral
services for Col. Charles Young, at
the time OF his death military at
taShe TO the American minister to Ii
IBERIA, were held today in the audi
torium of the college of the city of
New York The body was sent to
Washington for burial Theodore
Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary of
the Navy. delivered an eulogy.
Colonel Young died in Monrovia,
Liberia. last December.
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Three thousand 20-cent pieces have
recently been coined by the Human
mint of China.
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Several hundreds of railroads in
England are to be electrified at once.
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GERMANY SENDING
HER TROOPS INTO
THE RUHR VALLEY

Continued from Page Onc)
n is returning to Paris tonight.
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Total market value of COYOTE pelts
yearl-' is approximately s225.Oo0.
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Tulips belong to the lily family.
will produce thousands of plants.
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Households of modern times first
appeared in England in 1850.