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Evening star., 1924-03-27
ART MUST PROGRESS,
SCULPTOR DECLARES
Arnold Ronnebeck Tells Women's S
City Club Masterpieces Are
Possible Now.

Art is as beautiful and significant
today as it was centuries ago, Arnold
Ronnebeck. sculptor said last night
In discussing, why Not Modern
Art?" at a dinner in the Women's
City Club. under the auspices Of the
art committee.
He said there is no denying the
wonders of art as interpreted by the
old masters. but modern art and ar
lists must progress with music, lit
erature. commerce and industry.
There are no absolute rules in art,
the speaker added, and to change
with the period in which the artist
lives is but natural consequence.
The true artist is capable of Great
ing today masterpieces that will live
through the ages and can be recog-
nized as are the works of artists of
ancient times.
why should not America, the new
country, be the first to be open to
new thought in art?" he said. The
blissful serenity of the olden days
was portrayed in the works which
are now so highly priced, he added.
but they are not characteristic OF
today, when the population is seeth-
ing mass of tense, throbbing, eX-
cited, hurried lives. Jazz has re-
placed classical music to certain
degree to furnish the proper ryhthm
for the animated populace, and art
will have to keep pace
Theodore Morgan, speaking from
the opposite side Of the subject, said,
why prate modern art, when art is
traditional, a language, an express
sion of inner feelings which canno
be expressed otherwise" He said
the "modernist defies the laws of
optics--he sees too much" A certain
quiet comfort and pleasure may be
had in the presence of the spirit of
the masters, Mr. Morgan added, but
no such contentment can be had in
the presence of modern jazz art.
Evening star., 1924-03-27
FISK JUBILEE SINGERS
GIVE 3 CONCERTS HERE

The Fisk University Jubilee Sing
ers, who will appear at the First
Congregational Church tomorrow
night at o'clock in concert, are on
a national tour, carrying on a ira
dition which dates from 1871, when
the first small group of colored stu
dents left the university in Nash
vile, Tenn, to tour and win fame for
their singing OF American negro folk
songs. So great was the interest
aroused that the tour was extended
overseas, and the singers sang by
royal command before Queen Vic
toria and in the courts of continental
Europe.
In the intervening half century
Fisk University has grown into the
leading negro educational institution
of the south. and during that period
the university still has been sending
out its jubilee singers to sing the old
plantation songs to audiences in
every state of the Union.
The singers will give two other
concerts at the First Congregational
Church while in Washington. sun
day they will sing at the musical ves-
per service at 4:45 o'clock, and Mon
day evening they will present an
other concert at s O'Clock.
Evening star., 1924-03-27
PAY RAISE ASKED
FOR G. P. O. WORKERS
Representative Cole Introduces Bill
in House Fixing Scale at
S1.16 an Hour.
WOULD END $240 BONUS
Declares U. S. Printers Wage Be.
low Private Employees.

Increase in pay of certain en-
ployes of the government printing Of
fee is proposed in a bill introduced
by Representative Cole of Ohio yes
terday.
lie points out that while wages
have been moving up and UP during
the past eight years or more there
is one class of government employees
which has enjoyed only in the slight
est measure the satisfaction that
comes with wage increases.
Artisans outside of the govern
ment printing Office, Mr.. Cole said.
have forced wage scales UP to Il
living and decent point and have not
heSitatGd to use the weapon at hand
to force wages still higher when they
reasoned that higher wages were due
tnem but the employees of the gov
ernment printing Office, whose work
is Indispensable, remained at work
and have received only n very small
increase in return for their faithful
services
Conditions Grow Worse.
while living conditions have been
mounting, they have remained faith
fully at work under increasingly try
ing conditions. of living without n
commensurate tluNaDce III wages.
TT has always been the sense OF
the government that the employees of
the government printing office he
paid the same as, If not more than, IS
paid for the same work in private
concerns in this city as we'll as else
where to secure the best and most
efficient force of worhmen, said
Representative Cole.
His bill provides that on and after
passage of the act the pay of all
printers. compositors, printer limo
type operators, printer monotype
keyboard operators. makers up, copy
editors. proof readers. copy holders,
imroscrs. book binders. book binder
machine operators, pressmen, electro
typers, storeotypers. photoengravers,
electricians. rutchiniStS, carpenters
ana plumbers employed in the gov
ornlnent printing office shall be at a
Iate of not less than $l.16 cents per
hour for the time actually employed.
IT also provides that the so-called
bonus of S240 per year granted under
existing law shall be discontinued
in 50 far as il applies to the employees
Of the government printing office.
Evening star., 1924-03-27

Sweet PeaA-Violets.
See GUIDES display Of Spring
Flowers. 1912 F.-Advertisemen
Evening star., 1924-03-27
ropAY,s ADJUSTMENTS.

NATIONAI-"The Magic Ring" at
SEQ pm. Matinee, 2:20 pm.
POLrs-"Irene," at 500 pm. Matt
nee, 2:2o pm.
BELAsCO-'The Rivers End" at
$40 pm. Matinee 2:2O.
KEITH'S-Nance o'Neill and Frank
Crumit. vaudeville, at 2:15 and S:15
pm.
COSMOS--Clem Bray's Maryland
Jazzers, vaudeville and pictures, con-
tinuous show from l to IL pm.
STRAND-Arkansaw Valentines.
vaudeville and pictures, at 2:45, $50
and $40 pm.
GAYETY-Jimmy Cooper Revue.
burleque, at 2:15 and s:15 pm.
RIALTO-"Daughter of Today"
at 1850 am, 1925. 2:20, AIS, $50.
METROPOLITAN - "GalIoping
Fish" at 11:10 am, 12:40, 2:25, 4:29
$3.50. $40 pm.
COLUMBIA-"A Society Scandal"
11;20 am, lis, 3:25, $40. 1880; $40
pm.
PALACE-'The Fighting Coward"
at 1885 am, 1920, ,, 4. $50, 7:45,
9:40 pm.
AMBAsSADOR-Mary Philbin, in
The Temple of Venus" at 6:15, g,
$40 pm.
Observation-Disclosures Mclean, in
Going Up" at 1895 am, :35, 3:35,
CRANDALL'S-Thom Meighan, in
"Pied Piper Malone" at IL am, 1880,
2, $3.50, 5, $50, $3.50 pm.
Evening star., 1924-03-27
TOXIC SUBURB BURNS.

By the Associated Press.
TOXIC. March 27.-Six hundred
houses were burned in a fire which
swept Zoshigaya, a suburb of Toxic.
Twenty persons were injured. Three
thousand ar ehomeless.
Evening star., 1924-03-27

tuition in Short-Story Writing. Business sAd-
minstratiop, Modern Literature, Business
Finance, Secretarial Studies, English Express
sion, Foreign Trade. Economics, Sociology,
Languages. etc. 20 Jackson Place. Main $40.
Evening star., 1924-03-27
PROFTTABLE LEISURE

4 great course Of popu-
lar lectures on Scientific
Psychology will be
given. by President L. W.
Rapeer, Phi. D., of Re-
search University, every
Monday, Wednesday and
Friday, at 1880, from
March 81 to June 20; also
a six-week course. New
college term starts next
week with unusually valu-
able courses at low
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-21
TROY GUARDSMEN
 TO LEAVE FOR CAMP
Negro Lumberman Is Shot And
 Killed

TROY, Ala, June 20.-(Special. )- Battery F, Hist field artillery, will leave for encampment August 2 and will stay in. camp for 15 days. While in camp last summer the Troy battery re- ceived many compliments on their train ing and personnel. Capt. Joe Kirven Brantley will be in charge of the men,
 Negro KilIed-Will McLaney, negro lumberman, was shot and instantly killed late Wednesday afternoon by an other negro. West Chambers. Chambers shot McLaney three times, all of the shots lodging in the upper part of his body. He then escaped into the swamp.
 Out For Record--Brooks Worthy, who. is working to bring the worlds rec ord for insuTnce business to Troy this month, statSI Thursday morning that he had already written 150 policies and with nine more working days thought he could go almost to POO.
 Paving Completed--PaEing on three streets of the city has been completed, Fairview, Orion and Orange. The work has been delayed by heavy rains.
 On TOur-The National Educational association which convenes at Wash ington, D. C., the latter part of June, will be attended by the following party, who will also visit New York, Phila- delphia and many other points of inter est with the Alexander party: Dr. E. NJ. Shackelford, Mrs. Reid Lancaster, of Montgomery Mrs. $. B. Mary, Misses Annette Shackelford, Mabel McKinnona Mary Bradley, Mary Miller, Elinor Mar tin. Josie Startling and others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-21

the divorce courts.O So did the hand some young man who was at the mo- ment her chauffeur. One wondered If the sale of her published works would be affected by the incident.
 "Her editor advised her to go slow" l" some one said. t
 The other fellow asked:
 Writing or drivingY
 My friend from Washington drove the wrong way on a right way street. The copper called him out of his name. arrested him, and took him to traffic court.
 T didn't get square deal" he mourned. T didn't have chance to explain. The copper said to me:
 If you plead guilty you'll be fined g. If you fight the case it'll cost you fifty"
 Off-hand, that seems a bit rough But there is daily average of one thousand cases in New York's traffic court Two magistrates handle them all. The culprits are made up into classes, plead guilty in concert, and pay their fines. The few who demand q hearing are automatically put in with the more serious cases. The two magis- trates do little more than write their names at the foot of the judgment sheets.
 No doubt we do not always deliver justice" said one of them. But we do the next best thing. We show speed"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-21
KILLS YOUTH IN HOUSE
Two Whisky Runners Are Caught After Chase
 By Officers
(Gadsden Bureau)

GADSDEN, Ala, June 20.-Lawlin Carter, 12-year-old- son of Mir. and Mrs. Osie Carter, was struck and killed by lightning at their home at Arab Thurs day afternoon, according to news reach ing here Friday. He was sitting in n chair on the front porch when light ming struck post and knocked him to the ground. His neck was broken and his face and head was badly burned. He was the grandson of Charles w.. Hall at Albertville.
 Perfect Scores Wholesome perfect scores were made by the Gadsden Gun club at its weekly shoot Thursday, but they were made by visitors from Bir- mingham and other places. Walter Huff and Dick Leland broke every tar get they shot at. A number of new members were added at the business session preceding the match.
 Rum Runners Caught-Ivey McElroy, 9, and c. W. Alewine, 20, were cap tured with 20 gallons of whisky in their automobile near Glencoe at o'clock Friday morning, but not until officers had put five bullets into their car, two of them narrowly missing the driver. The boys lived in Cleburne county and said they were on their way to Gadsden Their car has been confiscated
 Scout Troops PIanned-The predic- tion is made that Gadsden will have 12 troops of Boy Scouts. Twelve scout
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-21
OREAR CASE'COES
 INTO HIGH COURT
Attorney General Davis Files Articles Of
 Impeachment
 (State Capitol B,lreau)

MONTGOMERY, Ala, June 20.-Ar- ticles of impeachment against Sheriff Guy V. O'Rear of Wake county were filed by Attorney General Harwell G. Davis with the supremercourt Friday. The Walker county sheriff was charged with wilful neglect of duty, corruption in office, incompetency, and commission of an act involving moral turpitude while in office or committed under color thereof or in connection herewith. The supreme court will fix date for hear ing the charges. The articles of i'm peachment filled g large pages.
 Few Are Arrested.
 Four arrests in Mobile on charges of conspiracy, possessing liquor and manu- featuring beer were reported to law en- forcement headquarters Friday. Sid ney Frenkel, Willie MeRone, Dicey liar rison and John Jackson were the per sons arrested. Five hundred sixty-one bottles of beer and ninety gallons in pro- cess of making were seized. In addi- tion Belle Metcalfe was arrested on charges of conspiracy operating liquor nuisance and violating the prohibition law and Mrs. W. B. Bolcott and Harry Gaitwood were charged with conspir- acy and violating the prohibition law.
 Reports on Feedstuffs-From October 1 to June 1 of the present fiscal year, there had been approximately 240,000 tons of feeds of various kinds shipped into Alabama, according to, H. M. Rob- ertson, superivsor of the division of agri- cultural chemistry of the. state depart ment of agriculture.
 There are approximately 1900 brands of feeds of various kinds registered with the division of agricultural chemistry of the department of agriculture for the present fiscal year, according to Super visor Robertson. These feeds are regis tered under standards adopted by the state board of agriculture, and unless chemical analysis shows them, to comply with these standards, they are subject to seizure by the department. A total of 358 feed manufacturers and mixers, located over a large area of the United States, have feeds registered for sale in the state.
 In connection with recent activities of the department in seizing feeds which are adluterated or for other cause do not come up to standards, a report has been received by MT. Robertson of seiz- ure of 90 sacks of ground corn and oats" at Birmingham. This feed was manufactured in Tennessee and was guaranteed to contain 10.5 protein, 4 percent fat and 9 percent fiber. Chemi- cal analysis showed that it contained only 9.O0 percent protein and 321 per- cent fat, while 25.33 percent was fiber
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-21
RABID DOG BITES
 { AT ANNISTON
Anti-Rabies Treatment Is Administered By Health
 Laboratory
Anniston Bureau

ANNISTON, Ala, June 20.-Seven people were taking antirabies treat ment in Anniston Friday afternoon following the report made at noon by the local branch laboratory of the state health department that a dogs head examined during the morning, after having made vicious attacks Thursday afternoon, showed positive proof of hav- ing rabies. The dogs head was sent in by NJ. E. Forson of Noble street, who stated that it had bitten his three-year- old son, William, and his daughter, Vii vian, while at play in the front yard of their home Thursday afternoon. Three others attacked who reside in the same neighbOrhood were Milas McCary, Hubert Houser and Kenneth Schull.
 A positive report was also rendered by laboratory officials following an ex- animation of a dogs head sent in by Howard Pruett from Blue Mountain. It is not known how many were bitten by the Blue Mountain dog.
 Brothers Appeal-C. c. and F. J. Waldren, brothers, were fined $10O and cost and given sentences of six months at hard labor Friday in county court when tried before Judge Thomas Coleman on the charge of violating the prohibition law. The men were ar rested Thursday by Chief Deputy Sher- if Henry Bryant and Deputy W. C.. Waites,' after they were alleged to have transported whisky to a point on the side of the highway, where it is al- legged they made a cache of it. Notice of appeals were filed and bonds were set at $1,000 each.
 Insurance Man PrOmOted-Frank E. Bailey, who has been district manager for the National Life and Accident In- surance company of Tennessee here since January 1, 1917, will leave Mon day for Pittsburg, Pa., where he has been promoted to be district manager of the Pittsburg district, one of the largest in the company's territory.
 Hugh Gray Graduates-Dr. and Mrs. J. T. Brothers returned Thursday from Ann Arbor, Mich, where they attended the graduation exercises of the Univer- sity of Michigan, where their nephew, Hugh Gray, was graduated with honors from the medical department. Gray's home is at Ohatchie, few miles west of the city, and before going to Michi- gan he graduated from the University of Alabama with honors
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-21
NEGRO MAKES
 VALUED ASSET OF HIS PEG LEG

MOBILE, June 20.-John Marshall, ''peg-legged" negro who was recently sentenced to the county farm for viola ton of the prohibition law, was won derful asset to the potato planting op- erations on the farm. In fact, he could serve better than patented machine planter. He would walk along the po- tato rows and each imprint of the "peg leg" in the soft earth would be hole to put in the seedling potatoes.
 On his return down the row his foot print would cover the planted potatoes and another hole would be made au- tomatically in the next row. Officers at the county farm saw a great reduc- tion of expense and time in their po- tato planting. But it was all mis- take. The negro should have been sen fenced to jail on account of his affliq- ton. The error was discovered this morning and he was returned from the farm to the county prison.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-21

The old Brook club has sold it's prop-' erty in the Forties and is moving up town. When Stanford White was the worlds greatest architect the Brook was known to every man in town. Not that many had visited it. It has al- ways been exclusive to the point of fanaticism. In it was the finest cellar, the most talented chef, the highest pay.
 ''The Brook goes on forever" said its members in play on Tennyson's words.
 Somehow, it has been forgotten late ly. Club life does not mean what 1t used to mean in Manhattan. Perhaps the Volstead act may have something to do with this, but it seems to me that a better reason is change in temperament. New York men do not spend time in. their clubs ast they used to. They drive, play golf, do some thing. The average member has to take what amounts to a railroad jour ney to visit his club. The window loafer was once a person to be envied. Now he is almost in disrepute.
 It was the Brook which passed a 'byslaw forbidding strangers to enter the card room. Guests had all the outer privileges The profane legend goes that once upon a time a guest got into a lite game in the card room. When he got through he had gone through the card playing members like a knife through butter. The bylaw was en- acted to protect the members. Not the guests.
 There's a very handsome authoress in town who not long ago figured in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-21
MRS. EDMONDSON GIVEN BIG JOB AT CONVENTION
Leader In Drive To Get Farm Plank In Demo
 cratic Platform
Tennessee Valley Rureaul


 E ALBANY-DECATUR, Ala, June 20. Mrs. W. B. Edmundson, well known local woman and witness in the Shoals hearing who irked. Senator Norris with reference to a bargain he was said to have made with an Alabama girl and who is now in New York to attend the democratic convention in the interest of farm blanks, has been made secre- tary of the organization of farm repre- sentatives now in New York city.
 It is understood that representatives there will seek to. have the democratic party incorporate several proposals nation. Copies have been received here also of an interview with Mrs. Edmund son in the New York World in which Mrs. Edmundson is quoted in advocacy of the Ford offer for Muscle Shoals and farmer relief platform blanks.
 Pastors Sister dies--Dr. F. 0. Monroe, pastor of the First Baptist church of Albany, has received word of the death in Nashville, Tenn, of his sister, Mrs. Charles Dragoo, from whose bedside he had returned home only few days ago. The body was taken to Carmargo, H., for interment. Mrs. Dragoo had been i'll about three weeks. Her husband who was injured in an automobile some weeks ago, is at the point of death also.
 Trinity Man Hurt-Marvin Rivers of near Trinity was seriously injured Fri day morning when "a machine he was driving collided with7another car driven by T. O. Lee, employe of the l.. x N. shops. The accident occurred at the intersection of Fourth avenue and Jack son street. Rivers was taken to. the home of G. E.. Malone, nearby, and given medical attention. It is feared there may be fracture of his skull.
 Plan Health Unit-Lawrence and Cullman county citizens are greatly in- terested in the matter of the establish. ment of health units, according to Dr. W. K. Sharp of Florence, who was here today. He stated he had recently been in conference with Lawrence county cit izens regarding the matter of raising S5,000 in that county for health unit.
 Strong FOr-Farmers remain 100 per cent for the Ford offer, according to Edward A. O'Neil, president of the Alabama Farm bureau, who was here today en route home. He recently at tended a meeting of directors of the farm bureaus at Chicago,
 Plan Kiwanis Picnic-Members of the Morgan Kiwanis club will enjoy a picnic next Thursday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-21
TROY MESSENGER
 SOLD TO DODSON
Buys Blan's Paper And DiscOn.
 tinues Herald

HEFLIN, Ala, June 2O.-(Sepcial.) Heflin friends of NJ. N. Dodson, for mer newspaper man of this city, were interested Wednesday by the announce ment that he had completed deal for the purchase of the Daily Messenger at Troy, the paper published before his election by Secretary of State s. H. Blan. MT. Dodson established the Daily Herald at Troy last September. and the merging of the two papers will give the field practically to the one paper, tue Herald to be discontinued.
 Battery B, .Eighty-third field artil- lery, stationed, at Fort Benning, Ga, is scheduled to spend Saturday and Sun day at Bell Mills, about 15 miles from Heflin. The troopers are due to reach here Monday or Tuesday and will camp in the city park in the southern part of the city
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-21
SONS ARE PALLBEARERs
Former Madison Probate Judge Il Buried

HUNTSVILLE, June 20.-(Spe- cial. )A-Six sons of Judges s. Morgan Stewart, former judge of the probate court of Madison county, who died last night after an illness of several weeks, served as pallbearers for their father today, when he was buried in Maple Hill cemetery with services conducted by Revs J. ". Caldwell and R. T. Blackwell Judge Stewart was born in in Maysville precinct in 1S49 and had lived in this county all his life, for more than forty years having been con- nected with county offices, ten years of that time being an incumbent of the probate judgeship. His surviving chill dren are: Mrs. Wilbur Gray and Mrs. Lanford D. Jones of Memphis, Mrs. w. P. SeTcer of Chattanooga, Mrs. Mill dred Bellew of New Orleans, John B. Stewart of Florence, w. R. Stewart of Blakely, Ga, Morgan, Thomas, Francis and Douglass Stewart of Huntsville.
 MasOns Elect-The annual election of Helion Lodge No. 1, Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons, was held last night and Frank H. Ford was elected wOrshipful master. The officers are {: Sam s. Rice, senior warden; Robert O. Chase, Jr., junior warden; H. O.. Pollard, secretary; l Wind treasurer i; Oscar Dreger, tyler.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-21
CAR HITS WAGON
Two Persons Hurt As Result of Col.
 lisiOn

GOODWATER, Ala, June 2O.- Especial. )-H. P. Moon, engineer of the state highway department, accom- panied by Miss Willie T. White of Rockford, had a collision this morning with a wagon on the outskirts of town on the Goodwater and Sylacauga high way ,the car turning over, painfully in- turing Miss White and cutting the face and head of Moon.
 Dwelling And Barn Burn-About two weeks ago, while the family was at church, the barn of Ned McKinne, col ored, four miles west of here, was de- stroyed by fire. Yesterday afternoon the dwelling of Mckinney was burned while the family was in the field. The circumstances of the two burnings have given rise to belief that the fires were of ipcendiary origin.
 New Distributing Staticn-It is said on good authority that the Standard Oil company will at an early date erect a modern distributing station here for its products.