The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-22
CRAVEN ANGELS ION TOMBSTONES
 MAY BE BARRED
Village Communists In Germany Issue Taboo
 Ultimatum

BERLIN, June 21.-(By Associated ss.)-Have women been a success in German political life? This is the question asked by monarchy inclined political newspapers, some of which point to the recent reachstag elections to further their contentious that they have not been, after having fivN years of suffrage. The feminine contingent in thhe new reichstag is only little more than half that of the previous parlia- ment. There are now but 19 women members of the chamber while the last reichstag had 30.
 Among the 19 standard$ bearers of feminism only three new faces appeared at the new session. One of these is of the German peoples party, who be- longs to an old noble family. The second is Frau Margarete Stegman of the socialist party, who is a doctor of medicine. The third newcomer is the communist boss, Ruth Fisher, from Vienna, who has succeeded Clara Zetkin, who spends most all of her time in Moscow. Among the retiring wom- en was Frau Won Oheimb, known as Germany's Lady Astor", who was the most picturesque of the women of the old reichstag. She withdrew from poli- tics because she did not like political life generally.
 The largest percentage of the women in the reichstag is in the socialist dele gation whose nine women members make 9 per cent of their total. Then comes the democratic party with two women SV laIo nf kha ple's party with two out of 46; the communist with two of 61 members; the centre party with two of 65 repre- sentativ and the German nationalists with two out of 95 members. The Ludendorh national socialists, true to their tradition did not bother even to nominate a woman, being the only one of the major parties which did not have a woman candidate on their xeichstag ticket.
 No Ornaments
 Angels as ornaments would be bar red hereafter from the cemetery of Neukoeln, a Berlin suburb if the com munists of the district have their way. Notice to this effect has been served upon village authorities. The com munists contend that they have a ma jority in the district council and say they are determined to carry out their deaigns to terminate the ancient GUS tom of placing images of heavenly guardians upon tombstones.
 The communists also have announced that the Bible in stone in the future will be taboo in cemeteries. This is part of the communistic campaign against religion which began through out Russia several years ago. Angels not only will be barred by the com munists from the cemetery in Neukoe- In district but their use also will be prohibited on Christmas trees and as decorations for other religious celebra- tions say the communists who have taken the preliminary steps to put through ordinances which, if enacted, would outlaw all angels as ornaments.
 Parade Feature
 Germans made up as colonial blacks who goose-Stepped to jazz and military marches, proved the feature of a parade held recently in Munich in celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Ba- varian Veterans association of which former Crown Prince Rupprecht is the 1 honorary president. It is estimated that | 25,000 persons participated in the pro- cession which included floats depicting scenes of modern and ancient warfare. | The hit of the parade was a group of former officers of Germanys one time colonial forces, their faces blackened with burnt cork to represent the sub jects of the colonies which passed into other hands when Germany lost the war but which possessions Germany hopes some day to regain.
 The procession headed by a company of reichs, with fixed bayonets, passed through lanes of cheering crowds. On Q balcony in Ludwigstasse was former Grown Prince Rupprecht, who stood at salute for nearly two hours as the marchers passed in review. The kings standard of the house of Wittelsbach hung over the balcony on which were Princess Leopold, Princess Arnulf, Prince Ludwig Ferdinand, Princess Clara, Count Christopher and Prince AL brecht, whom were cheered constantly by the groups as they passed by. These former members of the nobility en- joyed one of the greatest days they had seen since Germany became a re- public.