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Romance Of Secret Agents
Rivals Story Book Versions
OF Ancient European Courts
Remnants Of Teutonic Spy System Still Active, While
Political Intelligence Department Of France Extends
Even Into Inner Governing Group Of German
Government

Greek that made their fathers labor.
They may dread these dead languages
but have no choice, as the minister
of public instruction has decreed the
restoration of the classical languages
as absolutely obligatory upon girls
and boys alike during the six years
OF secondary education, which,
roughly. is equivalent to the upper
grades in the American public schools
and the first half of the high schooi
course. The teachers proved to be
the children's friends, for they re-
minded the minister that they had
voted 10 to l against Latin and
Greek and in favor of the retention
of the modern course. Parliament
debated the change internationally for
nearly two years, but the minister,
desparing of getting decision,
issued decree in the parliamentary
recess. declaring that the French can
best know their language and appre-
ciate their literature with its many
classical illusions only if they know
Latin and Greek we'll,
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find my shoes walking across the
ceiling. Sometimes windows breaks
and rugs stands up to shake dust in
my eye. Oftenly my bed walks out
into the haI followed by Hon. Chairs
who go to sleep in my arms. All
this to tell me how dearie loved ones
of yore are not forgetting me, by
folly.
And now I shall finish with re-
minder that my spirit photo, cabinet
size, lis per do. are for sale at
door. These was taken by Lady in
Chicago while under influence of a
quite powerful South American spirit
name OF Bacardi. BY looking in
tensely at that picture you can see
me times. This are sure sign that
Hon. Medium were not herself but
omebodys else entirely"
After that, Mr.. Editor, me and sgd
ney Katsu. Jr., return back to his
flat with our minds high like ele-
What more do you need to make
you believe Ghosts?" require Sydney
baffably.
If saw one I would believe him"
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Proceeds From Annual Base
ball Game Will Be Contrib
uted To Fund
At meeting of the Travellers club

At meeting of the Travellers club,
comprising members of the United
Commercial Travellers and the Trav-
elers' Protective association, a. 1
O'Clock Saturday afternoon at the St
Andrews lunch room. decision was
made to contribute the proceeds from
the annual baseball game between
the two component branches of the
organization to the 100000 tuber-
euloss sanatorium campaign, it was
announced Saturday night The game
is to be held in the near future, no
date having been set as yet. and it
is expected to raise several thousand
dollars for contributing to the fund
by the game.
C. S. Abrams was appointed to be in
charge OF making arrangements for
the game, which will be held in the
ball park here, and at which travelling
men of the city will act as peanut,
popcorn and chewing gum vendors.
The celebration will be similar to the
Old Boys, News Boys celebration of
several years ago when $4,000 was
raised for charitable purposes. 1t is
expected that various civic organiza-
lions Of the city will cooperate In
the sale of tickets to the game.
Official announcement was made
Saturday night that the 100000
sanatorium campaign would be car
rier over into the coming week as
far as necessary to complete the en-
tire goal of 100000. Contributions
were slowly coming in Saturday. and
the membership on the 5000" club Is
steadily mounting. Officials, how
ever. expressed the hope that the peo-
pie of the city would take more in
terest in the club as the $40 contribu-
tons were slackening up consider
ably.
Among the larger subscriptions re-
ported Saturday morning were $1,000
from the American Radiator company
and $500 from the American Trust
and Savings bank. Bessemer commit
tees were working Saturday, and 1T
is expected that some idea of the
results obtained in the campaign un-
der the direction of NJ. f. Morris,
county chairman, will be obtained by
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Earth to Great Beyond without cost
of gasolene. In London I know one
gentleman got Spirit Control name
of Pansy. She haunts offices. Some
times this Hon. Gent return home to
Hon. Wife and when she sniff per-
fummery on his cot he say, What you
expect? That smell are spiritual
once there was goldly hair on his
collar. From thence on this Hon
Wife got to be a medium y hunts
Ghosts all time.
Il could tell you 1toooooooo
equilly enraptured stories like this,
but I must hurry back to my trance.
l am now in control of Indian name
OF Blue Crook. He Is my Spirit
Guide
Are you not slightly nervus about
Indian Guidesr" | require with Still
man expression.
Nothing frightens me since I be-
came Sigh Kick" he exclam. Each
night. after going to bed, I am made
happy by messages from friends in
Great Gone Off. Those swedish re-
minders come to me in various forms.
Sometimes l awaken up at night and
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| MUSCLE SHOALS LAND
| CASE BEING FOUGHT
I'm NEW YORK COURT
Firm Denies Illegal Methods
In Selling Property In
Alabama

NEW YORK. May 1s.-Magistrate
Simpson today reserved decision on
motion to dismiss charges of
using the mails to defraud, lodged
against Alfred S. Howell and Calvin
c. Graves. who maintain offices here
for the sale of lots at Muscle Shoals,
Ala. Counsel for the Better Bust
ness Bureau, which brought the
charges, fought the motion.
William f. Rand, counsel for the
accused, characterised the prosecu-
ton as extraordinary and called the
Better Business Bureau a self ap-
pointed censor of other peoples
method of doing business"
IF my clients are guilty of false
ADVERTISING" he said, the post Of
flee inspectors can deal with them
No person who bought property at
Muscle Shoals has asked for his
money back after the newspaper
publicity which arose when these
charges were brought about"
He explained that his clients had
been successfully promoting real
estate enterprises by opening up
tracts of land at various points
where Henry Ford had established
manufacturing plants, with the
slogan Follow Henry Ford and
you will wear diamonds"
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nent republicans on the eve OF the
1920 election. These republicans, who
included Charles e. Hughes. Herbert
Hoover and George w. Wickersham,
declared in a manifesto that the cleo
ton of Warren G. Harding offered
the surest way Of bringing about
American membership in the League
of Nations. Since Harding finally
regulated the league at New Iorok
recently, he has been asked many
pointed questions about this mani
ifesto. His answer is that he cannot
assume responsibility for what
others say and that he has made his
own position clear.
O O O
McAdoO Is Active.
William G. McAdoo is here confer
ring with political friends. including
Josephus Daniels, former Secretary
of the Navy; Senator's Pat Harrison of
Mississippi and Swanson of Virginia.
and Daniel C. Roper, former collector
of internal revenue. McAdoo refuses
to talk politics, but his friends are
hard at work putting together the
machinery by which his candidacy
will be advanced at the democratic
national convention in 1924. He took
lunch with his in-law, Wood
row Wilson, Friday.
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SOVETS SEND STRONG
NOTE TO SWITZERLAND
Assassination OF Vorowcky Brings
Another Protest From Moscow

LAUSANNE, May 1S.-(By Associ-
ated Press.)-Two strongly worded
protests from NJ. Tchiterin. the Rus
sian soviet foreign minister. to the
Swiss government and the Near East
conference regarding the assassina-
ton of Vorovsky. head of the Russian
delegation at Lausanne, contributed
to produce another day of almost vio-
lent controversy. The conference itself
is struggling along, cropping for peace
against numerous discouraging OBJ
stacles, such as the threatened open
clash between Greece and Turkey
over Preparations and the deadlock on
the problem of foreigners resident
in Turkey.
NJ. Tchiterin, n his note to the con-
ference, raises the spectre of failure
of the conference. and declares that
the soviets reserve all right and will
continu to address communications to
the conference and to the French.
British and Italian governments re-
garding Vorovsky. il necessary.
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BROADCAsT Ar CHTRCu

Morning and evening Services at
the Highlands Methodist church will
be broadcast as the regular SUNDAY,
program of WSY. DR.. w r. Hendrix,
pastor, will use as his morning sub
ject. The High Cost of Religion"
commencing at II o'clock and in the
evening at s o'clock will take his text
from Hawthorne's Scarlet Letter"
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MASONIC Funeral. NOTICE

Officers and members of Enxt Lake
lodge, No. $50, A. F. q 4. NJ, and all
visiting brethren are requested to
meet mt East Lake Masonic Temple
sunday afternoon Mt z O'Clock for the
purpose Of attending the funeral of
Brother Walter A. Hill, .A32 Under.
wood avenue.
GEO. w. BURT. JR.. w. VI.
J. H. CORNN. ELL. Secretary.
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UN|VE: RS|TYS NEED
Of NEW Bull D|NGS
TOLD BY DR.. DENNY
Tells Trustees College Should
Have $4,000
rOIIment Breaks Record

UNIVERSITY. Ala. MAY 19.-(Spe-
eiaD-Nced OF the University Of
Ala bama for at least $500, 600 for
new building is set out in the annual
report Of DR.. George II. Denny, presi-
dent, which will be submitted to the
hoard OF trustees at She meeting
Monday. While the recent million
dollar drive met with UNQUALIFIED
success, Dr. Denny points out that
the payments are spread over five
and ten year periods and too much
cannot be expected now from the
results of the campaign.
Some of the new buildings which
are badly needed. DIR, Denny states,
are a library, new dormitories, law
building, administration building,
commerce building, dining hall. class
room building, home economies build
ing, gymnasium for women and min
ing engineering building. He calls at
ten,ion that Il wing to TutWilcr hall
is now nearing completion and that
new library building is the most
pressing need.
Each Limit In Numbers.
a record breaking registration dur
ing the past year with progress III
all departments Is reported by the
president. The total of students re-
gistered in all departments was 4,645.
This includes the summer school anu
vocational students. There will be Il
radical reduction in the number of
vocational students in the future. he
said.
Until more facilities are provided
the university has about reached its
limit its numbers, DR.. Denny declares.
President Denny refers to tho re-
cent retirement of DIR. Thomas c.
McCorvey after many years service
at the head of the department of
history: His resignation after long
and distinguished service was &C
cepted with regret, Dr. Denny says.
mo man in the faculty has been more
useful or beloved. professor Albert
Burton Moore has been selected as
his successor. DIR. Saffold, however,
has by special action of the trustees
been appointed professor of American
hist ory.
Dr. Denny informs the trustees
that the teaching staff has been
considerably enlarged in recent years
in several departments. The council
of medical education, he points out.
has classified the school of medicine
as class A. lie says the new medical
laboratory building is now i'll use and
that the number of students applying
for admission to the school of med
icine is growing larger each year.
The work of the United States MIN
ing experiment station which is the
only one maintained south CT the
Ohio and east of the Mississippi is
praised.
During the year DR.. Denny states
~ al.
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DIAMOND

s6-100 carat, perfect white stone, set in
superb platinum mounting with four dia-
monds surrounding. will sell exceedingly
low price. Can ship for inspection before
buying. If interested address P. o. Box
No. 947, City.
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MOVIE VISIT PRorvrARr,E

Joseph Bedier of The French acad-
envy went to the movies recently to
rest his mind from his learned labors.
He was astonished. but not gratifie ed.
to see a good film version of DE
Roman DE Tristan ct Iseut," OBJ
viously based on his own work OF
1900. Although an Immortal" as
academicians are called, NJ. Bedier is
not without pride of authorship, and
as sequel to his evenings amuse-
ment he brought suit against the
producers of the film, demanding.
above all, that they be Obliged to
place his name on the program. The
court delivered Judgment in his favor
and in addition awarded him $4,000
francs damages and half the accrued
authors rights.
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that six scholarships have been es-
tablished at the university.
The threeyear law course is now
an accomplished fact. DR.. Denny says.
The Problem of Finance.
The most serious problem con-
fronting the university is the prob
lcm of finance" the report read.
The future depends on the manner
in which this problem is solved. 1t Is
Il critical matter. Glasses are In
many Instances too large and in
structors are carrying too heavy a
load. We have outgrown our facili
ties. There must be many new build
ings. The state must be prepared to
make largely increased maintenance
appropriations. either directly or
through millage tax.
"Othcr southern states are rapidly
developing their universities. We
have no other choice. Alabama can
not afford to lag. The youth of the
state must pay the price, if its man
hood fails. This institution will soon
be celebrating its centennial. 1t has
served the state long and we'll. 1t has
been economically administered. 1t
deserves we'll of the commonwealth.
We appeal to the people of Alabama
to rally to our support"
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FRUIT CUP DESSERT.
Fruit cup dessert saves time and
gas. 1t can be made by pairing and
dicing one grapefruit, one orange.
one banana. and one apple. Sweetcn
and chill. f. S.
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FIGHT RADIO CONCERTS

French musicians have opened a
fight against free wireless broadcast
ing of concerts such as are carried
on chiefly by the government station
in the Eiffel Tower. The Paris or
chestra, one of the leading musical
rganizations, refused flatly to allow
the wireless world to listen in at
its last concert.
The Union of Dramatic and Lyric
Artists. which includes opera sing
ers. and tina 'Syndcate>of Mysicians,"
have instructed their members to re-
fuse to allow the transmits sion of
concerts unless the performers are
paid
Well known orchestras, singers and
players say they do not need such
advertising, while the lesser lights
complain it is not good advertising.
because their singing or playing
usually is distorted by the wireless.
Their principal objection. however,
is: THE people won't take the trou-
BILE to come to hear us or pay for
seats if they can hear comfortably
at home for nothing"
The Society of Authors and Com
posers is about to settle it's difficult
ties by contract viii the wireless
companies for payment of the usual
royalties on music wirelessed to cafes
and dance nails.
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THE WEATHER

Forecast-Ala bama Showers and proba
bly, thunderstorms Sunday and Monday
little change in temperature.
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PRESBYTERIANS HOLD
SPIRITED DEBATE ON
CHURCH FEDERATION
MeddIing In Political Affairs
Charged Against Interde-
nominationaI Council

MONTREAL, n. c., May 1s.-(By
Associated Press. )--Spirted debate
on the question of remaining in the
Federal Council of Churches of
Christ in America during which the
OF ganization was charged with main
tanning Il lobby in Washington for
the purpose of injecting the church
into state, affairs. tonight had been
imprinted in the records If the sixty
third general assembly of the South
cessed until Monday morning.
Majority and minority reports of
the committee on foreign correspon-
dence. which yesterday received the
official report and address of Robert
Il. Speer. New York. president of the
federal council, read on the floor Of
the assembly Immediately started de-
bate. The ma jority report signed by
ii members asked that the assembly
not only remain in the council but
also appropriate a fund to pay pro-
portionate share of the organization S
expense while the other required
withdra wal.
DIR. A. M. Frazer, stanton, Va, a
former moderator, supported the MI
nGrity report, signed by six MEM
bers, declaring he did not believe it
proper for the church to continue in
the council. adding that the body was
maintaining a lobby in Washington
for the enactment IF civil laws and
that I'VE cannot improve our spir-
itual welfare by legislation"
Interference by the church in state
~ Cf q n
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DEATHS

Mrs. F. NJ. Gardner-Funera1 services
for Mrs. F. NJ. Gardner, who died
in New York city. will be held at
ESQ o'clock Sunday afternoon from
the residence of r. L. Middleton,
1925 Thirty-first street, north
by one son, Robert Stone, MISSISSIPPI
pi; one daughter, Mrs. N. u. Whit
ley. New York; two granddaugn-
ters, Miss Dorothy Whitney, and
Miss Mable Stone, and two sisters,
Mrs. r. E. Middleton and Mrs. Eva
johnson, both of Birmingham.
A. Hill---Funeral services for
Walter a. Hill. who died at go
o'clock Thursday evening at his
residence. 7i33 Second avenue,
south, will be held at $3.50 o'clock
Sunday afternoon from the resi-
dence. Services will be conducted
by East Lake lodge. No. $50, a. t.
& A. NJ, with DIR. j. ID. Hendrix ana
Dr. j. c. Stivcnder officiating. In
terment will be in East Lake ceme-
terry. Vice in charge. MIR. nill is
survived by his widow. two sons,
w. C, Hill. Birmingham, and }. T.
Hill, Washington, Ga; four dauGh-
ters, Miss Virginia Hill, Mrs
Charles Mcdonald, Mrs. Bernie
Hall, all of Birmingham, and Nj ).
u. c. Walker, Wilson. N. c.; his
mother. Mrs. p. w. Hill. Bowden
Ga. three sisters. Mrs. J. +. Har-
well, Spartanburg, S. c.; Mrs. f. c.
Alexander, Birmingham. and Miss
Leila Hill, Bowden. Ga, and two
brothers. f. c. Hill and j. f. Hell
Active palioearers Will be f. c.
Alexander. w. r. WEIGH. John Rid
die. W. u Hawkins. ID. Nj. Stubs
and w. f. Hargrove. Honorary
palibearers VIII be h. n. Vance,
Fred Vance, I. Il. Eagles. W. L.
Tate. j. a. Pruitt, John Mcdonald,
w. =. Oldham, N. e. Wells. Or. q.
G. Jones. j. w. Tate and j. y. Bur
sen.
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LOCAL DATA

E. &. HORTON, Observer.
Summary of observations made at sta
lions of the United States Weather bureau
during the "a hours ending at D. M,
90th meridian time, May 10. 1928:
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PARIS, May 10 (By Associated
Press>-The romance of secret for
eign agents is as much alive in Eu-
rope today as in the story book tales
of European court life in ages past.
Rennants of the German espionage
system are supposed to be active In
France and every now and then the
French police run across traces OF
its workings. The French govern
ment appears to have brought to .
high. degree of PERFECTION its politt-
cal intelligence service in Germany.
This extends even to the inner gov
erning group, and is looked upon as
explaining the fact that Chancellor
Cuno's recent note on Preparations
was known not only in substance but
in part textually considerably in ad
vance of its final approval in Berlin.
These agents often are in a superior
social position; at other times they
are engaged in confidential work for
the German government itself and
frequently they operate much as did
those strange characters described in
old European court memoirs.
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Adofph Jacobs, Opelouse. La; two
brothers, Earle and Leon heilbron,
and several nephews.
Clifford Martin Tyler-Funeral serv-
ices for Clifford Martin Tyler, Il.
who died in Amory. Miss, Saturday,
viii oe held from the residence,
1897 Twentieth street. north. Sum
day afternoon at 2:So o'clock. fol-
lowed by interment in Elmwood
cemetery, Johns in charge.
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Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth Cooper
Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret
Elizabeth Cooper, 81, who died at
10 o'clock Thursday night at her
residence. 2520 Fifteenth avenue,
north, were held at o'clock Satur-
day from the residence. Intermcnt
was in Elmwood with Johns in
charge.
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MUST TAKE GREEK

French children in the next school
year will face the study of Latin and
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Mrs. Susnn s. MoOre-FuneraI serv-
ices for Mrs. Susan S. Moore, II
years old, who died early Friday
morning at her residence G26
Nineteenth street, north. were held
from the residence at $50 O'clock
saturday afternoon. Interment was
made in East Lake cemetery by
Johns,
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sIGH-KICK PHENoMEA

To Editor Herald, who has
drunk a great many Evil Spirits
since Prohibition got here,
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o Q 0
EiiharrasScs &. q. l.. EeaEuers.
Harding is still swinging mis- hlud-
gcon a the famous pro-leaG que round
robin issued by 81 nationally promi-
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Kirk denhnil-Funeral services
for Kirk Mendentall, who was
killed at I o'clock Thursday night
at his home, 42liz Twentieth
street, south, will be announced
later by Johns.
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at his home. 42l12 Twentieth
street. south, will be announced
later by Johns.
Yrs. Elizabeth Weaver-Funeral
services for Mrs. Elizabeth Weaver.
~ years old, who died Friday morn
ING at her home in Atlanta. Ga.
were held at 10 o'clock Saturday
morning from Vices Fifth avenue
parlorS. lnterment was made In
the Masonic cemetery at TrussVille
Jn'ncs II. Mnnn-Funeral services for
James ii. Mann. As years old, who
uled at his residence. 2511 Thirty
fifth avenue, north, early Saturday
morning, will be held at 1870 o'clock
sunday morning at the Church of
Christ. Thirty-fourth avenue and
Twenty-fifth street by North Biz
mingham lodge, No. J91. A. +. &
y. NJ, DR.. j. y. Price and John Il.
Lewis officiating. The body will
be sent to Clanton Ala. at o'clock
by Brown for intermcnt lie is
survived by his widow. one brother
and four sisters.
Ike }. Hcii5-on--Funeral services for
Ike j. He!lbron. who died at .
o'clock Saturday morning at Green
vile. Miss. will be held at o'clock
Sunday morning from Chapel
l,manu- Ell cemetery. lie is sur
vived by three sisters, Mrs. Richard
II. Fries, birmingham; Mrs. Charles
latter, Greenville. Miss. and Mrs.