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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
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Do More Harm Than Good, Declares Noted English
 Professor

LONDON, August 1s.-(By Assocl- ated Press )-Soeial roformers as a class do much more harm than good according to Prof. Leonard Darwin, and society would improve much faster if they ceased to worry about it and let 1t go its own way
 Professor Darwin is a son of the great Charles Darwin, and it is nat ural that he should hold strong views on the survival of the fittest and how this best can be accom- plished. He says that the misguided efforts of many sincere and earnest social reformers really result in en- couraging the continuance of race inferiority and deterioration, which is just the reverse of what they are trying to do. In recent speech be- fore the Eugenic Education society, of which he is president, he dwelt upon the harm he thought social re- formers were doing,
 Mate Selection.
 Mate Selection" was the title of Professor Dsrwin's address. He was not sure that mate selection, in the present state of society, was good for the future of the race, and argued that when the fit married the fit they tended to have smaller families, while the inferior people continued producing unfit types which became more marked.
 ITO secure human progress" he said, "the Inferior types must be eliminated, and all that should be de- manded is that this process be made as little painful as possible" Pity for others and soiicitude for their liberty the speaker regarded as amtng the things that constituted obstacles in the way of racial i'm provement.
 The philanthropists of today, how ever" Professor Darwin said, "only look on one side of the question, and entirely ignore the racial effects of
 Both out-of-worl1 doles to those constitutionally incapable of work, and outdoor relief generally, if given without regard to the proba bility of parenthood in the future, would directly tend to promote the inferiority of the race in the future.
 Motherhood endowment to the nat urally superior and unfit alike. these and other methods of relieving dis t1-ess, would have the same result, he conteded.
 Altogether, as viewed by Professor Darwin, there seemed to be a pretty blue outlook for the world generally and even enlightened eugenists ap- peared to be able to find little com fort in his views.
 But Professor Darwin said his ob- jection to mate selection would dis appear if "by some method less cruel than that of natural selection the in ferior stocks could be made to null tiply less quickly than the superior"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
THE FIRST ADVERTISING

The first advertisement of an un- dertaker appeared in a London jour nal in 1679, when a coffin maker at the sign of the Golden Pail and Coffin" announced for sale very fashionable laced and plain dressings for the dead of all sizes, with very fashionable collins"
 It was at about this period, during the reign of Charles II, that the pub lie journals of England first came into use as advertising mediums Most of the early commercial ads" were inserted by quack doctors and vendors of wonderful specifics ana "cure -alls"
 One of the favorite triples of that day, 1t would seem from the adver- tisements, was Dr. Buffers Ale, which was said to be "an excellent stomach drink" which helps diges- ton and dissolves congealed phlegm upon the lungs, and Is therefore good against colds, coughs, ptisical and consumptive distempersi and being drunk in the evening it moderately fortifies nature. causeth good rest and hugely corroborates the brain and memory"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
.LONDON'S NIGHT LIFE
 MAY SHINE ONCE MORE
England Said To Have New Laws
 Regulating Public Places

RELEASED NOW London's Night.
 LONDON, July 19.-(Correspond- ence of the Associated Press England needs a new law regulating public houses and places of enter lainmtnt, say the owners of London's hotels and dance halls, who have banded together to obtain less strin- gent laws in the matter of closing their places.
 The present law, which is adhered to vigorously by the authorities, was passed in the reign of George II, in if5t and requires that the dance places of all classes close at the stroke of midnight. Under this act the authorities may grant special H- censes for specific places to remain open uEtil' later but generally they stick to the Georgian habits. and night life in London comes to halt at 12 o'clock.
 At the present time many of the cafes IF London have permits to re- main open a few nights week but there is nothing certain in the pres ent arrangements and they are changed as often as new council IS elected or the present members feel inclined
 The hotel and cafe proprietors will ask the London county council to draw up a new law to be presented 70 Parliament and they have ob- tainea the n&cking of the Brighter London" movement committee which is seeking to make LCndon rival of gay Paris.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
COPE RETURNS TO|
 TAKE CHARGE OF BULLDOG OUTFIT
Howard Eleven To Lose SeV- eraI Letter Men For
 Coming Season

 COPE RETURNS-1S ,s ,,,, ,. ,>
 Harris Cope. coach of tho Bulldogs of Howard college, is back, Coach Cope arrived Friday, and is ready to take charge of preparations for the coming football season at the East Lake institution,
 The popular little coach of the Bulldogs was noncommittaI over the prospects of the coming grid season at Howard He could make no predio- tions, for he himself is not yet sure lust what manner of material he will hAvs back for his team.
 It seems certain that several of last years veterans will be lost to the team this season, by graduation and departures from school. Only four backfield letter men are certain 10 return, with a possibility of an other, on the line four or five vet erans are as many as Cope is count ing on.
 In the backfield, Ham Stephens, Dan Gaylord, Fred White and Marvin Mccarthy are sure to be back, with 8 will also return. Jess Lackey has stated that he will not return, but nobody is accepting that as definite, for Jess has habit of dropping around at the last moment.
 Hulan whitehead, & promising re serve, will be back, while Jep Dendy, fu1lback who was injured in the Ma rion game last year, and lost for the remainder of the season, will don the togs again.
 Line Situation Unsettled.
 On the line the situation is unset tied. Bob Shelton. star end and cap tain ts stIre to return. while Hugh Garfield and Bo Brindley, tackle and center, will be on hand when the opening whistle blows. Frank Norris will be back, unless he definitely makes up his mind to go to Auburn. and Toby Stubbs, star guard, Is also on the verge of making up his mind to leave college. Loss of such men as Boiler Afford. Charlie Hurst, Fatty Thomas and Red King will be felt by the Bulldogs, but a strong supply of last years reserves will help tide the situation over.
 Just what quality of new material will be on hand will not be known un- til school opens early in September. Freshmen will be eligible this year and 1t Is highly probable that husky bunch of rats will check out with uniforms next month.
 The Bulldogs have strong schedule ahead. After opening the season late in September on Berry Field with the Marion Cadets, the Bulldogs meet Auburn. Vanderbilt and Sewanee in quick succession. Then they do on down through a schedule of games with such teams as Chattanooga, Mis- sissippi Union, Milsaps and ending with the big game with Birmingham Southern at Redwood a week before Thanksgiving.
 Training 6n Berry Field will begin around September II, it is thought.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
VIOLENCE MARKS PATH OF NORTHERN TRADERS
Mystery Ships Still Take Toll Of
 Murder In Arctic

ANCHORAGE, Alaska July It. (Correspondence of the Associated Press. )-MysterY ships playing the Siberian arctic laden with whisky which is bartered to the natives for furs still take their toll of murder in the piratical traffic, according to Capt Andrew Predersen here who says he was recently an inne cent member of such an expedition. The limit was actual murder, he says when the Siberian government at tempted to stop the traffic. Captain Predersen's story follows:
 'gWe sailed out of Nome for what 1 was told would be a trading voyage to Siberia. l will not tall the names of the owners or skipper tot the trader, for reasons best known. to myself At one port the boat Cook on a large quantity of furs, after getting the natives drunk on moon shine whisky An official of the Si- berian government came aboard to collect a tax and force payment for the furs. He was thrown overheard and shot. The last l saw of him he was cunging to a piece of ice l do not know whether he died or was rescued. On the cruise back l heard talk of murdering me because l knew too much.- For nighrs l didn't sleep, and while l rested in the bunk l kept a revolver in my hand ready for ac- tion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
HARMLESS 1 \ VI { MAKING MARRIAGE
 NO EASY MATTER
Change In Naturalization Status Keeps Dan Cupid
 From Activity

MOSCOW, July -CCorrespon denee of the Associated Press.) -- When the American congress passed the law annuling the previous rlue that foreign woman automatically became an American citizen by mar rying an American, it put Herculean difficulties in the path of Dan Cupid in the document cursed countries of eastern Europe most frequented by a certain fine type Of young American men at an ags " Yen they are very sus e}'tible to pretty foreign girls and mat,imony.
 The American Relief Administra- ton. the Near East Relief. the Y. Nj. c. A. and other organizations which since the war have conducted relief operations in Poland, Austria, Greece, Russia the BallSins and the Baltic states, sent hundreds of young into cities noted for their charming girls.
 Marriage Was Easy.
 Before the law became effective last September, marriages of Ameri- cans to these girls was relatively easy although even then 1t involved digging into records for documents, more documents and still more docu- meids. Once this was accomplished, however all the young American had to do was to have his Wife's photograph pasted on his passport, and, if he was ready, could take her home an automatic American citi- zeness and show her proudly to his folks.
 But today things are different. A few weeks ago one young member of the Near East Relief mission in Armenia got brief vacation and came through Moscow on his way to Warsaw to marry there lovely Polish girl who had waited for him two years. They had met when he was with the American Red Cross and she a nurse on the Polish battlefields against the Russians.
 "Tll be back in ten days; save a room for us at the hotel" the Ameri- can said blithely and confidently as he left Moscow.
 Return. With 8ri6e. 2 6 Q
 Six weeks later he returned, with his bride, having miraculously un- tangled miles of red tape and over come, with the assistance of every of ficial Polish and American alike in Warsaw and Moscow, obstacles that left both bride and groom too tired to enjoy a honeymoon.
 Tn Poland woman automatically takes on the citizenship of her hus- band and, therefore, should lose her Polish passport. American rules due to the new law, prevent consuls from pasting foreign wives pictures on hus bands passports One cannot en- ter Russia without a passport, and 1t is particularly difficult for a Polish subject to secure a visa to enter Rus sia at all. American law required this couple to have two passports, his American, hers Polish, Polish law and the Russian difficulties in the way of Poles entering, required them to have one. and this American.
 Finally the young man prevailed upon the Polish authorities to give his wife a Polish passport, and upon an American consular official to give him a letter stating the couple had been legally married, although the bride was not an American citizen. The worried bridegroom pasted his wife's picture on the letter, attached the letter to his own passport and finally got through.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
SUGAR WILL BRING
 S7 0,0 100000 I !
 HAWAII THIS YEAR
Will Mean 40 Per Cent h. crease Over Previous
 Year

HONOLCLU, August 1S.-tBy As Soctatcd tTcas )--"King sugar. of lTawaiiaH produces. will poel. .ayproSimately &70,G00,00e into the territory this year, an Increase of almost 40 per ceor oNer inc gross return from this product last year, according to the estimates of prom inent planters.
 All except a few mills in the terri tory have completed their grinding for the season and the combined out nUt is certain to eEcaed aQe.UHp tons a decrease of approXimattely 100000 tons from the prOuueUQn 0I tast year, which is laid to the plantation labor CTS strike Of l92u, when most of the 1933 lcrop was planted.
 The average price for last years crop. hoNe.st. was 59z.SG q ton, as
 ompared with this years estimated average price sor between $t50 and $40 a ton.
 Equals L. $. si,Vc..
 Planters here have pointed out that the value Of the Hawaiian sugar crop approximately equals the production of silver in the United States which ...st,tI-r s4.c.-- ,es .,4st.ggaetA a.u.eV0, ,UJ1 and $ tG.HU NHJ aHnNaI5F although it 70 in l915 to S77.0$6.170.
 With the large increase in the su- sal income, t, Is estlnlate1 that rt;l@aii's eNpcrts to tae mainland United States this year will aggre- gate S1O00O0, GOO, as tine pineapple pack will bring $25,000,000 and other miscellaneous products approximate ly S5,000, 000
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
CITY LEAGUE

Double-headers were in order In the City league Saturday. Most of them were split, but the Southern Bell aggregation won two from the Standard Oil and the Boys club won both of theirs.
 Dunbar and Yuille set the Oilers down with few hits, and the Bellmen won two games. The first game was won in the sixth. when Thompson hit home run. Dunbar allowed but two hits. In the second Yuille allowed the Oilers but one and won, 8 to |. Roberts hit a home run in the sec ond game. Scores;
 First game: R.H.E. Southern Bell ..........,... 0 Standard Oil .............. 0 2 0 Batteries: Dunbar and Turo; Rob- erts and Franklin
 Second game: R.H.E. Southern Bell .,....,...... o Batteries: Yuille and Truro; Lewis The AvondaIe Park team won from the B. A. C., to 4. Branch and Washington led the Parkers with four singles and a homer and two singles. respectively. Manly took hitting
 RHE. Ayondale Park ..,........... 14 I B, A. C. ........ ( Batteries: East and Easterwood; Price. Eddens and Eddens.
 The sI Tire team and Kamram Grotto split double-header. Angel allowed the Grotto outfit but one hit in the first game. but they made up for it in the second by getting 1 5 hits off Webb and Angel combined. zim- merman made a sensational catch
 Score first game: R.HE E.. Sl Tire .................. IS 1 Batteries; Angel and Williams; Statham. Green and Stewart. simon. Score of second game; R.H.E. Sl IlTe -..-.-..a,.....,.. 5 kamram ....l....... .........,.. To 2 Batteries Webb, Angel and Grif- fin; Baumgartner and Van
 The Boys club won both their games from North Pratt. Bill Lother pitched both games for the Boys club and allowed only nlne hits for the two games. Scores:
 First game: R.H. E. boys cluo .as..ttt'. s.'t.'..'s' North Pratt ..t....,....t.,. 2 Batteries: Lother and Dill; Males and Clerry.
 N Second game: RH.E. Boys club .,'.s-..,,s.t.ft.th North Pratt ...,t....,..st,, Batteries: Lother and Dill: DoWney, Miles and Clerry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
CIVIC OPERA WILL
 HAVE NE W STARS FUR 1923 SEASON
Chicago Company Announces Mime. Homer Will Appear
 During Fall

CHICAGO, August 1S.-(By Asso- ciated Press)-Fernand Ansseau, leading tenor in French opera, will make his American debut with the Chicago Civic Opera. which opens here November 8, according to the an nouncement made by the company. Arrangements are being made for the artists, which will include Mime. Louise Homer. She will appear in a limited number of performances, in cluding Samson and Delilah."
 Other stars included In the regular personnel of the company for the coming season will be Mary Garden, Amelita Galli Curci Florence Mac Beth Mary McCormic, Cyrene Van Schips. Edith Mason and Feodor Chaliapin. with Giorgio Polacco again present as musical director.
 Novelties Announced.
 Boris Godunoff." and 'L'Africans, :" the latter by Meyerbeer, are an nounced as novelties in the 1929-24 season, because they never before have been given by the Civic Opera company. The role of Boris is said by critics to be one of Chaliapin's greatest. Among the revivals am nOunced Is that or Laza, with MaTy Garden in the title role Miss Garden also will appear in the revival of Massenet's "Cleopatra."
 Harry W. Beatty, technical director. is spending the summer in Europe visiting the more famous opera houses of France, Germany and Italy in search of new ideas. He is said to be making a special study of pro- posed settings in Moussorgsky' s Boris Godunoffr which has become popular with American audiences.
 The opening of the operatic season November is a departure from GUS tom, as the season will open Thurs day instead of the usual Monday and will run one and one-half weeks long CT than the usual season of 10 weeks.
 Announcement also was made that Adolph Bohm will be in charge of the ballet and that Miss Anna Ludmila will return as premiere danseuce.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
Helen Wills Was
 Started TOWGrd
 Tile By Father

BERKELY Cal. August 1s.-Miss Helen Wills, who Ion the womens national tennis singles championship today, is a member of the Berkely Tennis club. She began playing on the public courts Tn oakland.
 She Is the daughter of pr. Clarence A. Wills. who taught her the rudi- ments of the game but she soon be- came toe good for him and w. c. Fuller, who has charge of the junior player ae the ,3erk ely club, took her in charge. Her training consisted in having the best of the men players In the club oppose her on the courts while Fuller stood on the side lines and pointed out her mistakes
 Last year she ranked third nation ally and since then her game has been improved materially.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
PLAN AIR PROTECTION
Laws For Regulation Of Aviation To
 He DiscusSed


 ST LOUIS. August 1S.-(By Asso- ciated Press. )-Needed legislation for the protection of aircraft operation will be one of the principal topics of discussion at the annual meeting of the National Air institute, which will be held here October 1-S, under the supervision of the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce. This body is cooperating with committee repre- senting the national advisory com mittee for aeronauties, Society of Au- tomotiVe Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the Ma tional Aeronautic association.
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 The third national aero congress, which includes the convention of the National Aeronautic association. the governing body of aviation in this country, also will convene here Oc- tober l. simultaneously with the in- ternational air races.
 Members of the cabinet, ranking of ficers of the army and navy. as we'll IS the United tSates mail service. are expected to attend.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
LAND FAMILY REUNION

MELVIN Ala, August l8.-( (Spe- cial Leased Wire)-A reunion ofthe R. Land family was held here this week, all the children and grand children with the exception of one returning to the old home for a few days. Forty-two were present al the Land home. Among the number were Mir. and Mrs. John Chatom of Okla homa, who brought their entire fam fly back to Choctaw in truck.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
BUILDING ST. PETERS

From the time the foundation of St. Peters In Rome was laid in I45O, under Pope Nicholas V, to the dedica- tion of the completed church by Ur- ban VIII. Nov Is. 1920, 76 years were spent in building the maEnif- cent basilica. During that period twenty -eight popes reigned. The cost of the basiliea proper, exclu- sive of bell towers, statues, mosaics, etc, has been estimated as nearly SAT 100000. The sacristy added by Plus VI, raised the cost almost a million dollars.
 The huge editiee is 613la feet long. From end to end of the transepts ic is 446Is feet wide. The dome, from the floor of the church to the top of the cross is AS fact high.
 The proportions are on so large a scale that the eye IS deceived. On entering the church the cherublm supporting the holy water basins seem to be about as big as small children. but when one gets close to them he finds they are of the size of full-grown men.
 One of the straR~ast saets relating to St. Peters is that one or two exceptions all its pictures gre mo safes. So perfect gre they that they seem to be oil paintings. Yet there are only one or two oil paintings in the whole basilica.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
CHlLD'S CASE PENDING
Lorraine VaHn Placed In Custody or
 Her G Grandmnther

Lorraine Vann Placed In Custody or
 Her Grandmother
 Judge John Denson Saturday decid - ed that Lorraine Vann, 6-year-old, be placed in the custody of her grand mother Mrs. Ada Mcintyre, until the juvenile court could investigate and consider the fight being waged be- tween the father, Joe Yam and the child's mother over her custody. Both the father and mother offered testi- mony at the hearing Saturday that the other was not competent to take care of the child
 Sheriff T. j. Shirley, who was took the child to his home. while the present when the case was heard case was pending, and became very much attached to Lorraine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19

"WILD BULL OF THE PAMPAS"-Luis Angel Firpo the Argentine cave man. who well the road worlds heavyweight boxing championship Firpo has completed
 series of bouts and umphs preliminary his meeting with Jack Dempsey the champion, Labor Day. Firpo will go
 into intensive training for his bout with Dempsey.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
PHONE snORTAGE IN YOKOHAMA

YOKOHAlLA,7 AuGust I8.-tBy As- sociated Press. Ut costs Si75 to have a telephose installed in this Japanese city, and of the 4.5Q0 applications for instruments on file, only 45O have been cared for since the first >a year The trouble arises fro. F5sicl Of equlpment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
RUSH TO UNITED STATES
Palestine Jews Line Up American
 Consulate Seeking Vises


 LONDON, August 1s.-The rush of Palestine Jews to the United States continues, according to The Daily Mails correspondent He says that every evening lines of prospec- tive emigrants form outside the American consulate to wait through- out the night to obtain vises in the morning More than 800 were granted between Monday and Fri day of this week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
CALL TARIFF CONFERENCE

DENVER. Col, August 1S.-A call for a western tariff congress, signed by eight governors and many pro- ducing organizations in the west, was issued here today by the organi- xation committee of the Western Tariff association. The meeting will be held early in October at a date ts be fixed later
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19

Tor the first time the United States Is now independent of the rest of the world with T sspect to needs of dyes. From 6,61972s pounds of drystuffs produced by seven firms in 1914, the industry has developed to S7 con cerns. with production last yer of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19
Dempsey Begins His
 Training Grind Sunday

SARATOGA SPRINGS. August 1s.-- Jack Dempsey, heavyweight cham champion, will begin & steady train ing grind here tomorrow in prepara- tion for his clash with Luis Angel Eirpo, of the Argentine, on Septem- Der IA. in New York. No fewer than 10 rounds of boxing are on Demp- sey's daily program, while each morning period will be devoted to road work The last of his eight sparring partners are expected here tomorrow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-19

German trade unions have been de- manding the immediate introduction of a system whereby wages are auto matically adjusted on gold basis by the average pre-war wages Icing multipliel with the devaluation in- dex figure which is provided by the progressive rate of exchange quota- tions of the Berlin Stock Exchange. That is, a fixed average of gold earn ings is to be arrived at, and this is to be augmented on pay day in ac- cordance with the rated value of gold marks