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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-01
PICNIC is POSTPONED
Weather Causes DeSo-
lays To Put Off Friday Outing

Announcement was made Thursday
OF the indefinite postponement of the
DeMolay picnic scheduled to be held
at Lake oliver Friday, because of
threatening weather and probably
thunderstorms being predicted.
Plans will go forward, however,
for holding the picnic at date to
BIO decided upon later, If possible
within the next two weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-01
WINDS CHECK FLAMES
Destruction OF Town Temperate!
Avcrted BY Breezes

FORT VILLAINS. Ont. May 30
The threatened destruction of White
fires was averted late today by a
west wind that checked the path of
the flames. according to word re-
ceived here. While the fire was ap-
parently temporarily checked. the
message said. nothing but a heavy
rain would end the danger. The
situation is less acute than it has
been for the last three days.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-01
FORM CLEANING FIRM
Par1sfan Dye Company Incorporated
BY Birmingham Citizens

Papers OF incorporation were is
sued at the probate office Thursday
for the Partisan Dye company Of
Birmingham. conducting a cleaning.
pressing, dyeing and laundry bus
mess. The authorized capital stock
is $4,000, with $4,000 paid in. Off
GERS and incorporators are F. w.
Reese, president; E. D. Watkins, vice
president, and r. w. Vance secretary
and treasurer, all of Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-01
OVER 1000 PUPILS
ARE PROMOTED To
CITY HIGH SCHOOLS
Girl Graduates Exceed Boys
BY JAP, Elementary
Figures Show

Summaries of the promotions from
elementary schools OF Birmingham to
high schools were issued Thursday
from the office of C. B. Glenn, super
intendent of schools. The report
showed that in the white schools 459
boys and 52s girls, totaling 9s7 pupils,
were promoted from elementary to
high schools. In the negro schools
there were 119 boys and 1872 girls,
totaling 311 pupils. promoted. Grand
totals were SIS boys, and 720 girls,
totaling 1928, promotions for the
year ending June /.
o O O
In White Schools.
In the white schools promotions
were as follows:
Avondale school, IS boys, Is girls;
Barker school, % boys, sc girls; Bar
rett school. IS boys, 50 girls; Bush
school. 80 boys, IS girls; Central Park
school, Il boys, % girls Cunningham
school, Is boys, % garls; Eyton
school, IA boys, girls; Fairview
school. 10 boys, "a girls; Gate City
school. Q boys, girls; Gibson school,
Is boys, 8 girls Graymont school, -
boys, IL girls; Hemphill school. S3
boys. 3S girls; Henley school, Z boys,
girls; Kennedy school, I boys. IL
girls. Lakeview school, 20 boys; %
girls; Martin school, 20 boys, 10
girls; Minor school, 16 boys, II girls;
North Birmingham school, II boys, 20
girls; Powell school, 10 boys, II
girls; Pratt City school, II boys, Is
girls; Robinson school, 26 boys, y
girls; South Highlands school. 81
boys, As girls; Ullman school, 20 boys,
30 girls; Woodlawn school. IA boys
16 girls. Wylam school, 16 boys, 10
girls.
Promotions in the negro schools
were as follows;
Cameron school. 7 boys, 9 girls
Council school. Is boys, 20 girls
Hudson school. Is boys, 25 girls; Lane
school, I boys, IL girls; Patterson
school, 5 boys. Is girls; Pratt City
school, Is boys, 16 girls; Slater
school. 20 boys. Sc girls; Thomas
school, 20 boys, "a girls; Washing
ton school. boys. IA girls.
Promotions BY High schools.
Promotions to Philips High school
were as FLOWS:
Acipeo school. 6 boys, girls; ,, Bar :,
school. 3a boys, SO girls; Henley
school. boys. girls; Lakeview
school, 20 boys. % girls; Martin
school. 90 boys. 10 girls; North Biz
mingham school, IL boys, 20 girls;
Powell school. 10 boys, IL girls;
South Highlands school, 81 boys. AZ
girls; Ullman school. 20 boys, 20
girls; Total, 222 boys, 239 girls.
Promotions to Ensley High school
were as follows:
Central Park, IL boys, % girls;
Bush, IS boys, S6 girls; Fairview. 10
boys, "a girls Graymont. 13 boys. II
girls; Minor, 16 boys, IT girls; Pratt
City, II boys. IS girls; Wylam. 6
boys, Is girls. Total, 122 boys, 1oS
girls.
Promotions to woodlawn High
school were as follows:
Avondale, IS boys. Is girls; Bar
rett, Is boys, 80 girls; Cunningham
Is boys, % girls; Gate City, 2 boys,
5 girls: Gibson, Is boys, girls; Ken.
nedy, boys, IL girls; Robinson. rs
boys, % girls Woodlawn, IA boys, l6
girls. Total, lis boys, 1876 girls.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-01
MINIS RETURNS TO LOUISVILLE

Livingston H. Minis, alleged bogus
count, professor and football star,
returned to Louisville Thursday
morning. accompanied by Boedeker
operatives to answer charges of for
gerry on three counts. Minis was ar
rested in Ensley Tuesday. He is said
to have admitted passing worthless
checks in Louisville for $500, but de-
MED representing himself as count or
professor
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-01

Charles e. Redd-Funeral services
for Charles e. Redd, 20, who died
In a local infirmary Thursday
morning after a six months ILL
ness, will be held at 1 o'clock Fri
day afternoon from the Thirty
fifth Street Baptist church, with
Rev. r. E. Burton officiating. In
terment will follow in Midway
cemetery. with Brown in charge.
He is survived by his parents. Rev.
and Mrs. G. w. Redd. one brother
and five sisters, all of Birmingham.
Burke Wesley-Funera1 services for
Burke Wesley, 11-year- old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Wesley Of Leeds.
who died Wednesday night at To-
cal infirmary. will be held at
o'clock Friday afternoon from the
residence in Leeds, where the body
was sent Thursday by Vice.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-01

Mrs. Jennie NorfIeet-Funeral serv-
ices for Mrs. Jennie Norfleet. "a,
who died in Atlanta Tuesday. were
held at $40 o'clock Thursday aft
ernoon from Johns chapel, followed
by interment in Forest Hill ceme-
terry. Pallbearers were: George
Wilson, John weidman, Julian Al
eXander, w. S. Montgomery. w. E.
Montgomery and B. B. Foster.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-01
ONE NEGRO RELEASED
Two Others Held For Questioning Il
Graffeo Case

Arthur Taylor. negro, arrested
Wednesday morning as suspect in
connection with the murder of
Charley Graffeo. was released at
o'clock Thursday morning by Chief
Fred McDuff. Two other negroes.
Ernest Ward and David Winbush are
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-01

Harry Lee Dunn. Jr.-Funeral serv-
ices for Harry Lee Dunn, Jr., IL
months old son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
II. L. Dunn, 1915 Thirty-secon
street, south, who died at $3.50
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-01
DEATHS

Mrs. Elizabeth NJ. ThOmpson-The
remains of Mrs. Elizabeth NJ
Thompson, rs. who died at the resi-
dence, all Seventh avenue, north,
Wednesday morning. was sent to
Shiras, Ala, at 8 o'clock Thursday
morning by Ridout for interment.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-01
HARRISON ADDRESSES
AnITATES Az GRAYMONT

Commissioner w. L. Harrison ad-
dressed the graduating class of the
Graymont school Thursday morning.
discussing education matters, civic
improvements and kindred topics.
A number of names were submitted
to the class, 81 strong, to choose
from for a commencement speaker.
Mr. Harrison was unanimously
chosen.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-01

Mamie Grace Faucher-The remains
of Mamie Grace Fanche. two-year-
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. c. E.
Fancher, Parish, Ala. who died at
$50 o'clock Wednesday evening at
local infirmary. were sent to
Blocton Thursday afternoon for
burial by Johns.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-01

o'clock Wednesday night at local
infirmary. will be held from the
residence at o'clock Friday with
Ridout In charge.
Evening star., 1923-08-07

"Yeh and you couldn't eat EN-"
Just the same could "a had them.
And ] had some fun. II you don't
take a chance you won't ever have
any fun. If you think the limb will
break If YOU get out on il then you
won't get the cherries and they're al
ways the best on the whole tree.
What's the good of the cherries If
you fall down and break YOUR collar
bone or something? What's the good
of hunting eggs if you get all over
poison ivy? Use some sense. why
don't you? My mother says you're
the crackbrainedest boy in the whole
nefehborhood and that you'd make us
all like you If we weren't careful
And I'm careful
You betcha, you are" said Fudge
in disgust And you're no sport;
never take a chance; won't even
climb a tree. Go on. y'u big stif
Shake yourself and climb tree
Dare you
But careful Charlie had retreated
into the house away from the dis
turber.
There's much to be said for the lad
who takes the chance and climbs the
tree. He has to II he is TO get the
view and the cherries; and the limb
isn't always so treaCherous.
There comes in the lives of par
ents, every now and then. the time
when they must take a chance with
the children. postpone that time as
often as they may. At last you VIII
have to take a chance and climb
tree. You may get the cherries. you
NAV draw the broken collar bone
but there is no help for 1t except
like Pudge, to be Il good sport.
lCoprright 1927
Evening star., 1923-08-07
Take q Chance.

Pudge. aged seven, the sort that
Is always first over the fence, was
urging Charlie. ged nine. to be more
of a sport Charlie was the sort that
stayed on the side of the fence he
happened to be on and never even
stretched his neck to see what might
be beyond.
You're too slow. Charlie. You
ought to take a chance"
Charlie slowly turned his head and
gazed sadly at the enthusiast. What
dy'u mean. take a chence?"
DO something, The fellers think
you're a dope. Won't ever take u
chance or anything. BE Il sport
Like you?" asked Charlie. eau
tiously feeling his way on strange
ground You're always getting into
trouble. ] don't want any trouble"
"Ah. what's trouble? Y'u mean a
jawin' once in Il while or getting my
clothes torn or som"thin'? What s
that? Nom don't really care as long
as I'm not killed or something.
Then you'Il be good and dead. What
good viii that do you?''
"Ah, | won't be dead. | wont even
get hurt"
You broke your collar bone this
spring and last year you got poison
ivy En- you were good and sick"
We'll. what of it," fought back the
valiant one. "Didn't ! get over it?
'Twasn't 50 bad either. Only had to
stay in a few days and ! got all the
nice things to eat | wanted"
Evening star., 1923-08-07
The Diary Of Professional Movie Fan
BY GLADYS HALL.

skeletons in closets. If they did have,
the husband was sure to be an ogre,
the mother-in-law a witch. when the
inevitable prince arrived, sword in
hand, along with the equally inevi-
table happy ending. They never came
down to breakfast in curl papers. or
had to move because they couldn't
pay their rent. or got into the daily
papers, or were sassed by their on
spring. They never had plain. ordi-
nary hair with a need of permanent
waving: nor poor compilations, nor
raucous voices; or If they did have,
the public has never found them out.
has always loved them and always
will love them. They live on, gem
Grafton after generation. as real to-
day as they were hundreds of years
ago. 1t is we who have outgrown
them and who must. albeit regretfully,
admit that we no longer quite believe
in them even as we pass them on to
the younger generation knocking at
our doors.
But still we have the movies. Still
we are told of ladies like to the re-
moteneSS of the moon, of men with
Galahad souls and Viking bodies. of
cheeks like satin roses and marriages
made in heaven.
Why shouldn't we want II to be so?
Why should we want to know 1T If
among them there be some who quar-
rel among themselves. who curl their
golden locks on miracle curriers' or
who prefer pigs knuckles to Arcadian
truffles and ambrosia?
Mary Pickford and Valentino. Bar
thelmess and Carol Dempster, Lillian
Ciish and Glenn Hunter--we have
muttered "Abracadabra" over them
all We like them as they are.
We may miss the brothers Grimm
and the legends of the gods Of Olym-
pus. We have come from Parnassus
to pictures. Let us stay as we are.
tAll rights reseryedl
Evening star., 1923-08-07
L;il:s'5tS|;?!,W LIS; )! :! Il!:!i

Once upon a time, before Mr.. Vol
stead hung a hydrometer upon our
tonsils. a certainly homely adage was
very popular. 1t concerned the
champagne appetite and the lager
beer income" 1t was used to desig-
nate a class of folks fairly common
in those days, and overwhelmingly
in the majority now-the folks whose
dreams are wider than their pocket
books. All respectable parties were
supposed to live within their means
1t was considered especially repre-
hensible to bring a child up with
Aspirations beyond his station
Now, though these terms are very
old, they are by no, means obsolete.
In fact, the country is simply
cramn1ed with people who are talking
that way today-advocatinga a return
to good old-fashioned thrift, deplor-
ing our luxurious manner of life, and
especially the elaborate scale on
which our children are reared.
Much of this advice is sensible. A
great deal of it is shameful. An ap-
probation of thrift should be part of
every child's education. But, on the
whole, think it's rather good to have
champagne appetite and a lager
beer income! For, unless you have a
champag gne appetite you're going to
be content with near-beer all your life
--and that's a pretty sad fate for a
human.
Take Thomas Wilton, for instance
Tom is an expert accountant, earning
q fair living for a single man, but not
so much for four youngsters and a
wife. And Tom has deliberately gone
in debt. With malice aforethought
he has bought things which. consider
ing his income, he simply can't afford.
A little car. fine talking machine,
the Britannica, tickets to the best
shows. He's renting house in the
better part of town. Champagne
tastes on lager beer income" as
suredly. And Tom knows 1t. But he
says It 10 going to pay.
I'm giving them . love Of. hne
things and they'll have to hustle to
Evening star., 1923-08-07
Drapery Has Shifted to the Front
by ANNE RITTENHOUsE

Once in a while a new fashion has
Its origin as matter of convenience.
Ever since plated skirts have been
worn it has been something of a
problem to keep the plaits in shape
at the back unless one decided to go
through life-or the portion of life
spent in plated skirtS--in a standing
position
Then q French dressmaker hit upon
the plan of making "a skirt that
should be plated at front and at
sides. but plain at back. The plated
section took the form of very gem
erouS apron fastened on over a foun-
dation skirt that showed only at the
back
Flounces all around have proved al
most as difficult to manage as plaits
that is. since we belong to species
that spends so much time seated. II
We Went through life with the un-
pie then there would be no such diff
Guilty. But most of us sit whenever
there is time and Il chair. So the
frock with circular flounces just
across the front was thought of and
it has proved effective quite apart
from its usefulness.
Now the idea of trimming clothes in
front. huJ at the back not at all. has
caught the public fancy. and it IL pro-
cla im1d as one of the features of the
styles OF me moment. Many OF tHe
new autumn coats have fur knee
deep--only across the front; and a
charming evening frock shows
three-tiered apron of lace across the
front extending from moderately
low waist line to the insteps. The
body of the frock is of jade green.
the lace metallic. dyed jade green. or
the lace there 10 also shoulder cape
that extends only across the back.
While we are still convincing our
selves that this front placing of the
trimming is really a fashion and not
merely fad. we hear that in some of
the very newest froCks something
quite different is happening. a frock
sent over from France showed circu-
lar sodets placed only at the back of
the skirt, and ii may he that women
Will soon tire Of this forwa1d placing
OF trimming. and Just from the mere
desire for novelty We may be wear
ing our fiounCes and cur aprons at
the back III season or SO
But il never is quite worth while
to look too ferret-eyed into the flu
ture. For the present everything in
the way of trimming happens in
front
copyright. 1921
Evening star., 1923-08-07
Farmer Browns Boy Changes
His Mind.
Mistakes may sometimes prove to I've
Most fortunate for you or me.
Manly Meadow Mouse.

Holding Nanny Meadow Mouse in
his hand. Farmer Browns Boy could
feel her little heart going pit-a-pat,
pit-a-pat with fright. She had
startled him when she so unexpect-
edly scrambled up his trousers leg.
But he knew that Nanny had been a
thousaHd times more frightened at
the discovery OF her mistake than
he had.
You poor little thing" said Farmer
Browns Boy softly. You made a
1t seems dreadful to you. You prob
ably think that this is the end of
everything for you. In that you are
making a second mistake. Your first
mistake really wasn't dreadful at all,
because nothing bad is going to hap
happened to climb up my trousers
leg. But we all make mistakes some
times. Now, don't do it again"
With this Farmer Browns Boy
stopped over and put Nanny on the
ground. For second she didn't
move. You see, she couldn't believe
that she was free again. Then she
realized that 1t was true. and with a
little squeak. half of fright and half
of joy, she scampered straight for the
old scarecrow and disappeared up one
leg of the old trousers.
Farmer Browns Boy laughed right
out. He understood then how Nanny
had made her funny mistake. "As 1
live, you took me for that scare
crow" cried FARMER Browns Boy.
And how he did laugh,
Then an idea came to him. II won
der" said he, ''if you have made your
home in that old scarecrow. 1 do be-
lieve you have. I'll have to find out"
So Farmer Browns Boy carefully
looked the old scarecrow all over.
He looked in every pocket. Then he
unbuttoned the coat. When he did
Evening star., 1923-08-07

branched tree, fairly wide spread
ing and growing to seventy to ninety
feet and Som etimes even to $50 feet,
with a trunk diameter of seven feet.
This larger size is reached in the
middle west. from the Appalachian
to the Rocky mountains. where 1t
grows at it's best. East of the APP
ralaChians IL is a smaller tree and
not so commonly found growing
wild.
The leaves somewhat resemble the
leaves of the Lombardy poplar. which
we discussed last week, but they are
longer in proportion TO their breadth,
and. Of course. the general form OF
the tree in no way resembles that OF
the Lombardy. which Is tall and slen-
der. The leaves are broad. the base
cut nearly square and not heart
shaped. with forward pointing. blunt
teeth and a long. slender and sharply
pointed tip.
The Carolina poplar is quite plenti-
full in Washington. though not as
much so as formerly. for many of
them have been removed to give place
10 more desirable trees. The specimen
illustrated is growing near the south
east corner Of Center market.
Evening star., 1923-08-07

Today l stopped playing ball on ac-
count of the other fellows all had to
60 in. and I went home and pop was
setting on the front steps looking at
the paper which he stopped doing
and started to look at me. saying,
Benny. l wunt to have little tawk
with you.
Me thinking, g. heck. and pop sed.
have a few questions to ask. wich
would like you to answer as breefy
as possible. In the ferst place. Do
you wunt to keep your abserd animal
or do you wunt me to get rid of him
immeeditly?
Meening my black and wife dog
Yardo. and I sed. Aw. g. pop. what.
wy? Gosh. pop wat did he do?
Anser the question. please. pop sed.
and ] sed. I wunt to keep him, and
pop sed. Very we'll question number
2. when a man comes home from a
hard days werk and finds large and
insulting hole in the place formerly
slipper. has he or has he not a rite
to be angry?
Gosh pop. we'll G. sed. and pop
sed. Anser the question. please. and l
sed. Yes sir. he has.
Very we'll let us perseed to ques-
ton number 3. pop sed Wi"h Is
the correct and proper place for an
ancient and partly chewed bone. un-
der my bed or else ware2 Anser the
question, he sed.
Else ware. I sed and pop sed.
Good. question number 4, wich is the
correct and proper place for 10 yards
of clothes line. strung along the stairs
for me to brake my neck or else
ware?
Else ware. I sed, and pop sed, I'm
glad TO heer II, and 5th and last,
wich is the correct and proper place
for that so called dog of yours, the
house or the yard?
The yard. | sed, and pop sed Th IN
act accordingly or take the conse-
quenses, and l sed. Yes sir. and jest
then the dinnir bell rang for suppir
and we went in, being Hamburger
stakes and peeZ.
Evening star., 1923-08-07
I'm Brave!

Some women fear the lonesome
dark. Not 1: think it's rather nice
to walk at midnight through the
park. There's nought I fear-but
mice, Some women towards in my
eyes} won't sleep alone within a
house. I'd give a burglar some sur
prise. 1 fear but one--a mouse!
Some shudder when they see q cat
as if poor pussy were a vice. Could
aught be sillier than that? Nought
90 fear-but mice! "A gaping pig"
Will Shakespeare said. could make
folks shiver in a trice. I fear no
pig, alive or dead; nought frightens
me-but mice! Some women are
afraid TO swim because the water
chills like ice. Such women make
me scornful. grim. Nought do 1
fcar-but mice! Some women faint
at sight OF blood and some fear
spiders, ants and lice. the lightning's
fash, the thunder's .thud. Nought do
I fear-but mice!
WIHEL1QNA STITCH
Evening star., 1923-08-07

the baby's safety pins. often and fire.
quently enough rather to favor a lit
tile bit of "magicking' in the movies?
..of the good old fairy tales-celestial
It seems to me that back i'll all
of our heads and deep in all of our
hearts we harbor more than one re-
gret for the supernally lovely prin-
Cesses and the Sir Galahadish princes
of the good old fairy tales-celestial
smaidens and most chivalrous youths;
vaporous virgins, who did no evil,
felt no evil, thought no evil, who
1dwelt in ivory halls and always
'slumbered lightly in shells OF
mother of pearl: young lads who
grew to manhood dreaming solely of
the glory of living rightly. speaking
purely. daring greatly and attaining
at last the lily hand of some entow-
cred Elaine. more spotless than the
eminent lily.
Creatures of another world than
the one we work and weep in, feed
ing upon the eggs of rocs and the
i1or d 'oeuvres Of Olympus, slender. re-
mote, eternally satisfying. interest us.
These legendary maidens never had
any quarrelsome husbands or med
ding mothers-in-law or scandalous
Evening star., 1923-08-07

this old scarecrow. after all didn't
suppose 1t was Of the least bit of use
any longer. but now l guess IT is of
more real use than it ever was be-
fore. 1t was good thing for you
that you made that funny mistake
and ran up my trousers leg. If you
hadn't 1 would have taken down that
old scarecrow and SO destroyed your
home. It's queer how mistakes some
times turn out for the best, after all.
Now I'll leave you alone. You've had
fright enough for one morning"
Farmer Browns Boy whistled for
Bowser the Hound and together they
started for home. Behind them, in
the middle OF the old scarecrow. they
left two frightened little people try
ing to make up their minds whether
or not they should move again
Copyright. 1929 by r. W. Bursess)