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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-17
OFF .IKA CITY SCHOOLS

OPELlKA, Ala, May 16.-tSpecial
Leased Wire CONNER exer-
cises of the city schools began Wed
nesday night with a senior play at
the Rainbow theatre. A crowd ed
house witnessed this three-act COM
edy. The commencement sermon
Will be delivered al the First Metho-
dist church Sunday morning by DR..
W. f. Price, presiding elder of the
birmingham district Monday night,
at Farmer hall, class day exercises
will be held and tuesday night grad
uating exercises will be held and di-
plomas awarded. The commencement
address will be delivered by Judge
William II. Sanford of Montgomery.
The city schools have had the larg-
est enrolment this ,Sar in the his
tory of the city, having a total of
3o5 students
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ing materials and metals continued
upward, with an increase Of more
than three per cent. Clothes and
clothing went up two per cent, while
house furnishings increased one per
cent Foods, chemicals and drugs
showed smaller increases. April
wholesale prices were IL per cent
higher than in April last year.
Flowers fer perfume are picked at
the hour their scent is strongest.
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According to a report by Chief of
Police Read to the city council at
its meeting, the crime wave In Selma
reached it's flood during April. more
than $1,400 was paid into the city
treasury by law YiLlators.
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KHAN ORGANIZER IN CITY

An official organizer of the Ku
Klux Khan has been in Selma for
several days making an effort to
form an organization here.
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TROY HIGH SCHOOL

TROY, Ala, May 16.-(Special
Leased Wire).-The Senior class of
the Troy High school has issued in
vitations to the graduation exercises
which are to take place Friday night,
May 25 at 500 o'clock. Twenty nine
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MILLPORT SCHOOL

MILLPORT, Ala, May l6,-(Spe-
cial)-W. W. Magruder. district at
torney from Starksville, Miss, will
deliver the graduating address for the
Millport Vocational High school. On
Sunday morning, June 8. at II clock.
the Rev. j. e. Currie. president of
Chickasaw college at Pontotoc, Miss.
will deliver the commencement SER
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FEW PRICE CHANGES
Wholesale Goods Are Stationary
During April, Report Shows

WASHINGTON, May 16.-Little
change in the general level of whole
sale prices in April over March was
reported in a summary issued to-
day by the labor department. Build
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AME RIGA ASSURED
Of ABIDING PLACE
HUGHES DECLARES
Distrust Scrapped At Wash
ington Arms Conference,
Says Cabinet Member

WASHINGTON, May 16.-America
has every assurance of abiding
peace" SO far as our relations with
other peoples are concerned" Secre
tary Hughes said tonight in an ad-
dress before the National Confer
ence of Social work.
The clouds, which two years ago,
darkened the far eastern sky have
been dissipated," he said, "and to the
disappointment of those who make
bitterness the test of patriotism we
have been able to associate the great
powers of the Pacific in friendly
accord supported by mutual conf
dence. While at the same time we
have carefully preserved the sound
American tradition of freedom from
alliance and the principle of equality
of opportunity"
Mr. Hughes said this had been ac
complished by achieving "a disarma-
ment of thought" and t. t the Wash
mgton arms conference had man
aged to scrap dstrust as well as the
vessels of war" and to md wasteful
competition which spelled not Sc
curity but suspicision."
o O o
Reasons For encouragement.
To-day, Notwithstanding the gray
ity OF unsettled issues he continued,
I'VE find throughout the world am
pie reason for encouragement in the
earnest efforts to remove the econo-
mic evils following the great war
in the exhibition of enhanced indus
trial capacity in the swift repair of
damaged areas, in the extraordinary
extent Of recovery despite all diff
ticulties.
"so praat has seen the nrogress
tbat II ie NOT TOO much "a saw that
Tho whoIe asnect Of affairs would in
etantlv cbanpe If only means couId
he fo,1nd to disnet the fear and an
rrebeneion vbirb Is tho barrier 10
arcord ana i've a sound basis for the
confidence which all desire
trho eecrefarv of stare said If was
clnsr maj essential conditions of
neaca arc NOT fo he found in arti-
ficiaI arrapeamentsn but that II was
49, disposifjon If neopies mar
,o,,n+s :,
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Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., 2413 18th
Avenue.
Piggy Wiggly Stores, 2o1e 4th Ave,
North.
Piggy Wiggly Stores, 1880 South goth
Street.
Piggy Wiggly Stores, 1920 4th Ave, n.
Piggy Wiggly Stores, 2110 I'd Ave, N.
Piggly Wiggly Stores, 1928 18th Ave,
North.
Piggy Wiggly Stores, 14o4 18th Ave,
South.
TARRANT CITY
Mrs. e. M. Driver
National C. I. P. Co
FAIRFIELD
J. A. Wicker.
Piggy Wiggly Stores, 5oo7 Gary Ave.
D. Trucks.
Ransom & Son.
PRATT CITY
M. H. Barnes.
V. V. Gregory.
EAST THOMAS
Holcomb Brothers.
SAYRETON
Sanders Bros.
BRADFORD
G. R. Turner.
MILLPoRT, ALA.
r. v. Windham.
KENNEDY, ALA.
R. E. Higdon & Son.
VERNON, ALA.
John Perkins.
SUFFICIENT ALA.
Walter Hill.
W. L. Hill.
BEAVERTON, ALA.
M. F. Wright
H. S. Wright.
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HAMILTON, ALA.
E. E. Wiginton.
BRILLIANT. ALA.
Wilson Brothers.
EMPIRE ALA
Empire Coal Co.
DORA, ALA.
Beavers Mer. Co.
J. w. Gravlee.
N. Catha.
McNutt & Sorrell.
Palmer Mer. Co.
Pratt Cons. Coal Co.
CORDOVA, ALA.
Snow Grocery ST. Co; A..
A. L. Kropp.
Barnett Mer Co. e
c. G. Mcconnell.
B. T. Wright.
jackson G. Randolph.
J. W. Sheppard G. Co.
j. L. Morris & Co. go
E. L. Sweat.
ELDRipcE. ALA.
Kelley & Cunningham.
j. A. Kelley & Co.
W. M. Cannon.
GORGAS, ALA.
Alabama Power Co.
CULLMAN, ALA.
Mages Brothers.
c. A. Stiefelmeyer.
White Star Market.
City Market.
SYLACAUGA, ALA.
C. w. Hammett
j. 7. & L. B. Munroe.
Page & Stricklin.
j. S. Galloway.
Wis. Ala. Lumber Co.
Avondale Mills Market.
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ANDALUsIA HIGH SCHOOL,.

ANDALUSIA, Ala, May 16.-(Spe-
cial)-Andalusia is proud of the high
school graduating class this year.
which numbers 80, the largest ever
finished in the history of the school.
Beginning Sunday morning, with the
baccalaureate sermon by DIR. II. c.
Threadgil, pastor of the Andalusia
Methodist church. which services will
be held at the Baptist church. The
commencement exercises will con-
tinue through Thursday evening. DR.
Gus l.. Dyer of Vanderbilt university,
Nashville, Tenn, will deliver the com
mencement address on Thursday
evening.
The graduates are: Robert Albrit-
ton, Mamie Broughton, Leontine
Britt, Mildred Balsden, Hazel Barrow
Minnie Burgess. Newton B>sTey,
herness Chapman, Leonard Coplfn
Alta Coplin, Elizabeth Cation, Nell
Davis. Harry Dendy, Edwin Enzor
Charles CAN'T, Fred Greer, Louise
Givins, Maggie Mae Goodwin, Dan Jer-
Elgan, Lucille Jones, Margaret Knox.
Jewel Love, Ethel Lunsford. Beryl
Maloy, Thelma Moates, Eva Rae
Rainer, Kent Taylor, Jewell Tadlock,
Gordon Turner. Glenn Turner, Arthur
Wilson, Minnie Windham, Mary Will
der Lillian McDavid, and Kathryn
Hartley.
SHEFFIELD, Ala, May 16.-(Spe-
cial. REV. c. J. Price. rector of
Trinity Episcopal church, Florence,
will deliver the commencement SER
mon for the Sheffield High school
and the commencement address
viii be delivered by Rev. w. r. Rigell
of Gadsden, former pastor of the
First Baptist church of Sheffield The
following are class members: Mary
Lou Brown, Frank Dale Bennett,
Mary Edith Clark, Reynolds Evans,
Daisy Lucille Flppin, Malcolm H.
Hardy, Willie Due Hocutt. William
b Kelly, Daisy Virginia Keys, Mae
Berger Keys, Jones Kinzer, Effie
Lamb, Joseph B. LaSalle. Albert
Porter Lemay, Joe H. Long, Mildred
c. Manning, w. j. Maxwell, Jr., Ruth
McCarley, Lucille McElroy, Doris
Mitchell, George Nelson, Edna OHM,
Lora Louise Pippin, katherine Porter,
Isabelle Poyet, Harry Raley. Frances
Recs, Harris Helen Rhodes, Earl Say
well, Elizabeth Shute, Adelaide
Smith, Walton Standifer. Frances
Summers, Mary Ellis Trimble, Frank
Trotter.
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DADEVILLE, ALA.
Tillery Brothers.
Johnson & Co.
LEEDS. ALA.
Whitehead & Co.
leeds. Gro. Co.
Leeds Supply Co.
Vida Lumber Co.
Sanitary Market.
ALEXANDER CITY, ALA.
j. J. Parrish.
T. S. Christian.
W. L. Waters.
j. O. Thomas.
r. P. Gross.
EUTAW, ALA.
w. M. Palmer.
AKRON, ALA.
]. F. Ford.
BoLIGEE, ALA.
LIVINGSTON. ALA.
j. H. Duke.
]. M. Branch.
ALICEVILLE, ALA.
j. B. Shaw & Co.
Long d Long.
CARROLLTON, ALA.
D. B. Gardner.
REFORM, ALA.
R. M. Langdon.
CORDO, ALA.
]. w. Howell, Jr.
MOUNDVILLE, ALA.
]. r. Dominick.
AMORY, MISS.
J. L. Williams.
~Gravlee & McCullen.
w. G. Owens.
Wax Grocery Co.
0. Lantrip.
R. N. Condry.
O. Knight.
r. ]. Finn.
John Cowley.
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Notions
At Surprisingly Lou Prices

Mercerized Sewing Cotton. as
sorted colors; Clark's o. N. T.
Dozen, 4Sc
1Oc Mercerized Darning Cotton,
black, white and assorted colors.
THREE spools, 19c
Sc Clark's o. n. T. Darning Cot
ton. white, black. assorted; As
yards to spool. THREE spools, 10c
1Oc Shoe Trees, with nickel rod.
THREE pairs, l9c
45c Elona Invisible Hair Nets, real
hair; handmade. TWO dozen, 55c
Penela Double-mesh Hair Nets,
assorted brown. black, gray and
white; real hair; guaranteed. If
not satisfactory will give new net.
THREE for 19c
2oc Pure Gum Dress Shields,
stitched lined; assorted sizes;
guaranteed, every pair. At 17c
SOC Kleinert's All-rubber Sani-
tary Aprons, flesh, white, with net
top. Each, 3Sc
35c All-rubber Sanitary Belts, as
sorted sizes; white, flesh. 23c
Clark's o. N. T. Cotton. white.
black; $50 yards to spool. SIX
spools, 19c
45c Sanitary Napkins, medium
size; dozen to box; superior
quality. 33c
loc White, Black Hook-eye Tape.
rustproof. Yard, 1Sc
PaIais RoyaI--Main Floor.
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LaceS
Splendid Talues

Sptendtd GiUeS
S1.50 to $500 Real Irish
Lace insertions and Edges,
Ia to 2R inches wide. At
S1.00 yard.
Real Filet Edges and In
sertions, to 24 inches.
Values ST to S1.25. At 69c
yard.
15c to 25c each-Rea1 FiIet
Lace Medallion in square,
triangle and butterfly design.
At 75c dozen.
Real Filet Picot Edge, fine
quality. Regular 1Sc value.
At 1zc yard.
PaIais R0yal-Main Floor.
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Children'S
Dresses, Sl.88

Dresses, Dl.0O
OF Swiss, lawn and organ
die. white and dainty colors.
Attractive touches Of laces.
embroidery and ribbons. e
to IA years. At S1.88.
Babies s hort
Dresses. OF fine nainsook.
dainty styles, with lace and
embroidered yoke; some
trimmed skirts. E months to
? years. AT 55c.
Infants B a t h
Robes, of soft eiderdown, in
pink. blue and white, satin
ribbon trimmed with cord at
waist. At 8Sc.
Shoes and Slip
pers, formerly $l.OO to $l.25.
Infants soft sole shoes and
slippers, of soft kid, in white
and colors.. At Csc pair.
Palais Royal-Third Floor.
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Pure Silk and Silk-and-fiber
Hose. scanned back, some with
ribbed tops, others wide tai
tored scanned back, Also silk
embroidered clocks. Black.
white. brown, gray and beige.
AT soc pair.
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S3.95 Wool Sweaters
PrOft=Sharing
Sale, $2.95

Beautiful range of colors and weaves
Plain color back. with fancy weaves
Pockets fasten with cluster button Jade
and white, buff and Harding blue silver
and blue, orchid and white All wool
Sizes 60 to A.
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Full-fashioned pure thread
silk, Onyx Pointex, with mer-
cerlzed tops. Black, white,
brown, gray. beige, otter. Reg
ular and extra sizes. Van
Raalte Silk Hose, full ashioncd
mercerizcd tops. in white.
Regular and extra sizes Also
glove silk in black. white and
colors. Fine-ribbed drop stitch,
At Sl.38 pair.
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Children's Regular 75c and ST.
First Quality Silk Socks. SOC

qudnty sk malt and hreequarter ribbed
Good gray, black and pongec also white tons
hood assortment OF styles. 10 years AT soc pair -
loyal ThirdF FIoOr
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fashioned Pure Thread
Silk Hose. merccrized tops and
all-over silk. Black and white.
Onyx and Holeproof. Ecrv
slight irregulars. At csc pair.
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New Wash BlOuses
PrOft=Sharing
Sale Price, Csc

Dozens OF attractive dimities and
voiles in tailored and overblouses, plain
and colored, round Peter Pan collars, Y
necks with lace or frill edge. Touches
of color and all-white. Sizes SO to 46
to 81.
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D|NNERFOR 5000 :.
ON CHRISTMAS DAY.
Salvation Army investigates
Before Issuing Tickets.
Tree for Children.

Special preparations are being
made by the Potomac Division OF the
Salvation Army for Christmas activi-
ties this year, Brig. w. c. Crawford
in charge of the local division, an
nounces.
A feature will be the Christmas
dinner for the poor of Washington,
when il is planned to provide meal
for 5000 uIsortunates. The baskets
containing the complete dinners will
be distributed from the salvation
Army headquarters at 607 e street
northwest at o'clock Monday after
noon, December "a. All needs have
been carefully investigated and each
recipient OF a Christmas, basket will
hold a coupon ticket.
Special entertainment for the chill
6ren will be provided with the annual
Christmas entertainment, the feature
of which will be a big Christmas
tree with toys and candy. The chill
dren have been invited to headquar-
tiers at pm. Christmas day.
A turkey dinner will be provided
for the inmates of the Industrial
Home, 102 p street, and the meal will
he a real old-fashionad Christmas
dinner in every respect. The organ
ization also Pans to distribute thou
sands of copies of the Salvation
Army's periodical, the War Cry, to
hospitals, prisons and other institu-
tions. Arrangements have been made
for music al various activities OF the
organization the day before Christ
mas and on Christmas day.
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BILL TRANSFERS TO D. C..
NURSERY LAND TRACT
Property Near Boiling Field Has
Been Used by Courtesy OF
War Secretary.

Tho Commissioners have approved
q bill, to be submitted TO Congress.
providing for the transfer to the Dis
trict government of n tract OF land
near Boiling Field now used as tree
nursery. The Commissioners are now
using the property merely by permis-
sion OF the Secretary OF War and the
chief Of engineers. The effect OF the
measure would be to make 1t q per-
manent nursery.
The Commissioners also have ap-
proved the draft Of a bill giving the
authority to prevent fraudulent meth
DDS in the sale. of securities In
Washington,
AT board meeting Friday the
Commissioners approved the purchase
from the Commercial National Bank
of six acres of land on West Virginia
avenue near Mount Oliyet road. for
$4,000 This property adjoins the
trash plant and will be used in con-
nection with the disposal of miscel-
laneous refuse.
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/ One day an automobile mechanic
threw a lighted match into bucket
containing what he thought was
water The resulting explosion t!ew
him and the garage into q certain
knowledge the bucket contained gas
oline. Ever since, garage men have
been careful where they throw
matches.
Today the bureau of mines TOOK
hand in the matter, suggesting that
motor gasoline be colored RED as
safety measure TO guard against lts
being mistaken for water, kerosene
or other colorless liquids: Pointtng
out that the use OF red Is considered
almost universally as an indication
of danger. W.. A. Jacobs, chemical
engineer OF the bureau, declared that
red gasoline would be sure pre-
ventive against motor fuel BEING ms
taken for water.
A precedent has already been set,
according to the mine bureau, Tor IN
war time the Army and Navy re-
quire that all gasoline OF the SO.
called lighting grade" be colored
red, to distinguish 1t from the or
binary motor gasoline. Gas OF the
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tee on the erection OF memorial
and entombment OF bodies In Arling.
Fton Arnphitheater.
President Coolidge in his letter of
transmittal said that he heartily
sspncurrsd" In these recommends
tAonA
The board. which consists OF Sec-
Rotary Weeks. Secretary DENLY and
Co1 Henry c. Bonnycastle OF the
Array, reported to Congress that
thsAs has been much adverse criti-
cfsyr1 because OF the unfinished con.
ditioen OF the memorial to the IN.
knotGn soldier. At the time the body
was placed In this tomb the lower
part was completed. and IT was
MANNED to complete the upper por-
tion aa soon as Congress appropriated
funds. The appropriation OF $4,000
In now ask ed for this work.
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CONSULAR BILL UP.
Hughes Called Before Committee
Session Wednesday.

Reorganization of the foreign serv-
FIVE of the United States, as proposed
in abill introduced by Representative
John j. Rogers. republican member
of the foreign affairs committee,
from Massachusetts,. will be the sub
1ect OF hearing before the House
foreign affairs committee as soon as
st organizes.
, Chairman Porter is hopeful that the
committee Will be ready to function
by Wednesday and has invited Seere-
tary Hughes to appear as the first
witness.
Mr.. Rogers announced that President
Coolidge had written a letter to Mr..
Hughes giving explicit endorsement"
10 the bill. The Presidents comment.
he added. was more extended than the
brief reference made in his message
TO Congress to the need of improv-
ing the governments foreign service
Mr.. Rogers bill was passed by the
House in the last Congress, but failed
to receive action in the Senate.
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RED GASOLINE AS SAFETY DEVICE
PROPOSED BY BUREAU OF MINES

lighting grade" is used in airplanes
ana IL ordinary gasoline was used,
Its low volatility might cause an air
plane engine to stop and result in
serious accident a .
q red color to color 1000 gallons of
gasoline. The dye has no deleterious
effect on the gasoline Of the engine
In which IL Is burned. The bureau
does not claim that use of this dye
would eliminate all gasoline acct
dents, but says that color should
serve as q distinct warning to all
people handling the fuel to treat II
with proper respect.
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ASKS FOOD PROTECTION.
Representative French Introduces
Measure Affecting District.

A bill for the protection of food
stuffs in the District o. Columbia will
be urged for early action before the
House committee by Representative
Burton l.. French of Idaho.
This measure will make 1t unlawful
for any person, firm or corporation to
sell or offer for sale, or have in his
possession or under his control for
sale or delivery any candy, cake. con-
fections, dried figs, or dates or pre-
serves, candied or crystalized fruit
OF any kind: bread. cakes, pies, ar.
pastries Of all kinds; meat, fruit
vegetables and all food stuffs of an
kind--unless- the same is effectual
wrapped, covered or incIosed in
manner approved by the Distr.C
Health Office to protect it from dus
flies, or other instects, and from a.
other concentrating Influences.
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TO CONSIDER NEW ARMoRx.

Maj. d. ]. Donovan, chairman Of tie
legislative committee to further the
project for a new National Guard
Armory for the District, has called q
men stenbans 1I ae nffina at 70 3b oe @ mela N
armory, 472 l. street, this evening at
o'clock. He asks the members OF the
committee to have with them, in memo
randum form, the outline of any plan
which should be followed in~getting this
matter before Congress. Or form In
which this proposed legislation should
be submitted.
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deaths caused by airplane, automo-
bile and motor cycle ACCIDENTS,

deaths caused by airplane, automo-
bile and motor cycle accidents"
"Out of total of fifty-one deaths
from injuries among officers" Gen.
Ireland said, "thirty-four were caused
by airplane accidents
Hospital admissions for "alcohol-
ism" IN the Army increased during
the year to 9.58 as compared to 715
the last year before and there were
nine deaths as compared With two
the previous year.
Gen. Ireland said the work of main
tanning physical fitness in the Army
by prevention Of organic or degen-
stage where definite results are be-
coming apparent"
Examinations OF officers in 1923. he
added, had demonstrated the value
OF preventive measures made posi-
BILE through such close study of the
physical condition of each officer.
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ARMy'S HEALTH RECORD
IN 1923 BEST EVER SET
Maj. Gen. Ireland's Report Points
to Low Hospital Admis-
sion Rate.

Maj. Gen. NJ. W. ireland, surgeon
general. in his annual report made
public It the War Department,
stated the lowest hospital admis.
sion rate for disease ever re-
corded for the Regular Army was at
tained during the last fiscal year. The
death rate also was unusually low at
2.sS per thousand, but the rate for
Injuries went up, due principally to to
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PLEA FOR HONORIN6
UNKNOWN DEAD HERO
Completion Of Memorial st Airing.
ton Urged in Report Which
President Approves.

Completion OF the memorial to the
unknown dead at Arlington Memorial
Amphitheater and an appropriation Of
$50, 900 for this work is urged in a report
transmitted by President Coolidge to
Congress yesterday from the commit
Evening star., 1923-12-11

There is no standard height" for
the perfect woman. 1t has been stated,
however, that she should be from five
feet three inches TO five feet seven
inches and that she should weigh
from 125 to 140 pounds.