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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-20
DOTNGS OF DAY
IN,WASHINGTON.

Representatives of the Honduran pro.
yisional government were informed thai
the entire country was in its control ex'
cept for the capital Nh ss $,
The Senate took up the soldier bonus
bin and American Legion officials asked
that no attempt be made to amend 1t
from the floor. - -
The House approved resolution to
provide an additional appropriation Of
81. SOC, 900 to combat the foot and
mouth disease in California.
, The state department received from
Ambassador Hanihara a formal, ex-
plana ton of his recent protest against
Japanese exclusion legislation.
The effective date of section IS of
the merchant marine act was delayed
from, May 20 to June 20 by order of the
interstate commerce commission.
Secretary Wallace. declared that fed
eral quarantine measures against the
foot and mouth disease in. California
were ampl to protect the interests of
all concerned. +,-t
SENATOR Wheeler, democrat, gave
bond for 81 900 before United States
commissioner for his appearance May
5 at Great Falls, Mont, to answer an
indictment charging acceptance of iHe-
gal fees. :.
Senator Walsh. democrat. Montana,
announced that the Senate oil commit
tees investigation would not be con-
Guided until after the courts have de-
terniined whether or not Harry F. Sin
clair is to be required to answer ques-
tions put to him by the committee.
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BY WESTBRROK PEGLER
LEASED Wire to The Age-Herald)

NEW YORK, April 19.-It was the
original intention that those who 60 to
the post as starters in the Fifth avenue
fashion stakes. which is run over a
two-mile course. from the Plaza to
FortyAsecond street and back, every
Easter Sunday, should go in tailored
suits and striped scarfs, soup-toureen
bonnets and beaded gloves. with little
silver jingle-bells clanking on the cuffs
like the spurs of war department
colonel.
The present indications are, however,
that those who do insist on starting
will make the route in row-boats, SOU
carriage starters at the more enter
prising places of worship will sell their
whistles and learn to play on the
bo'sun's pipe. For it came on to rain
on the last day but one, and the
weather was still asserting the evil side
of its temper in a soppy tantrum as the
watery dawn of. Easter. Saturday al
rived. There was rumor abroad in
town that every cloud has a silver
lining. and the city had a pallid hope
that one or two of them would be
blown inside out, inasmuch as this had
happened to several thousand UNI
brellas.
With Greater Comfort
If this does not happen, the women
who had hoped to enter the annual
weight-for-age classic will be able to
get the same effect, and with greater
comfort. by standing for one hour in
the spray of the shower in the bath,
room. There would be no crowds, of
course, but neither will there be on
Fifth avenue according to all present
indications.
The parade dress for Easter Sunday
was to be very interesting, too; and
some of the rail-birds. who always con-
gregate along the. curbs to watch the
strutting. were preparing to lay. wagers
at even money and take-your-choice ON
the question: rs this one a man or
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! SURPRISED
tContinued From Pare Onel

tConcnued From rage sUne1
Pile in thsSrecent calamity in, my coun-
try. p
Whereas there n otherwise every
promise Of hearty cooperation between
Japan aild the United States, which ID
believed to be essential to the welfare
not only Of themselves, but of the rest
Of the world, it would create, or at
least tend; to create, an unhappy at
mosphere of ill-feeling and misgiving
over the relations between our two
countries.
"As the Representative of my coun-
try, whose supreme duty is to main
tain and if possible to draw still closer
the bond of friendship so happily ex-
isting between our two peoples, hon
estly believe such effects as have,
described to be grave consequences!
In using these words, which I did
quite ingenuously,. I had no thought
Of being in any way .disagreeable or
disceurteous and still less of conveying
"a, yelled threat On the contrary, it
was in a spirit of the most sincere
respect. confidence and candor that Il
used these words, which spirit Il hope
is manifest throughout my letter, for
it was in that spirit that ]. wrote you.
/ never suspected that these wosds,
used as i used them. would ever. afford
an occasion for such comment ors in
depreciation as have been given them.
Would Not Offend
: .You know, I am sure, that moth
ing could be farther from nay thought
than to give cause for offense to your
people or their government, and I
have not the slightest doubt that you
have no such misunderstanding as to
either the spirit in which I wrote the
letter in question to you or the mean
ing I intended for the phrase that !
used therein. e' So
''In view, however, Of what has trans
pired in the course of the public dis
cussion in the Senate, / feel constrained
to write. you, as matter Of record,
that ] did not use the phase in ques-
ton in such d sense as has been at
tributed to it. es's
~ am, my dear Mr.. Secretary, =;
t. yours very truly.
4 IN, HANIHIRA."
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SUGAR FGROM. CORN
WILL REDUCE COST
Production Is Expected To
Reyolutionize Industry

NEW YORK. April 19.-Production
of sugar, from corn at a cost of from
25 to so per cent below the cost of
cane or beet sugar. is expected to rev.
olutionize the sugar industry. officials
of the. Corn Products company said to-
day
The company is producing 100000
pounds of corn sugar day at plants
throughout the country. it was said. but
the product so far has been found espe-
cially adapted only for use by bakeries
and allied industries.
Experiments which will ultimately
perfect the product for table use are
now being conducted. although officials
declared that the refining process was
far beyond the experimental stage.
Corn sugar is much sweeter than either
cane; or beet sugar. a factor which at
present mitigates against its use for
all purposes, the company asserted.
The refining process. it was said,
turn the starchy kernel of corn into
euEnF. t.
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Is PERSONS ARE ILL.,
HOUSEMAID rs HELD
Food Thought To Contain Glass
: Is BEING Analysed

CHICAGO. April 19.--Fifteen pers
sons are under physicians care, and
Ella Redich, a housemaid is held by
police. while food thought to contain
ground glass, served at a dinner. party
last night at the home of, DIR. Val G.
Freedman. is being analysed. Two are
seriously i'll.
The girl was employed at the Freed
man home and was discharged because
she had broken three glasses. She de-
MED all knowledge of the food.
During the meal a son of DIR. Freed
man bit into a piece of glass in a
dumping. Others complained of nausea.
Most Of the food served at the dim
ner. DIR. Freedman said. had been pre-
pared by the maid before her discharge.
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Ne,u York Fashion Marathon
Would Be A Confusing Affair
Care Taken To Prevent Fraud But Threatening
Weather May End Race After All >-1.e.

woman ?" For the new tailored suits of
the women look So much like mems
suits, and the new. wide.bottomed
pants. of the men look so much like
skirts, that it Is really quite confusing.
Then the girls are wearing short hair,
too, and plain hats not unlike .derbies,
whereas the men are wearing their hair
long and wayy, and hats with little
colored feathers. 5s:A .e
The .cloak-and-suit trade gives out
the information thai, the tailored suit
for, women has. returned to fashion after
five years, during which it was con-
sideted social felony to be seen in
one And to make certain that no
woman who had saved her last tailored
suit since 1919 should try to wear it
again this year. the flat ,colors of that
remote season have been abolished from
the weayes of 1921, and thin stripes
have been inserted to distinguish the
stylish from the archaic.
TO Prevent Fraud
The gloves. also, are designed to pre-
vent fraud on Easter Sunday. 1t was
though that the glovenaakers had just
about played out all the. possible
changes. in style. From time to time
they had run them down as low as the
wrists and as high as the neck-band,
They had even shipped off the fingers.
But, this year, by a magnificent stroke
Of ingenuity, they have. devised dis
tinctiye 1924 glove with bead. business
on the back and wide cuffs, from which
the little bells and eymbals and other
intimate hardware dangle unsteady:
The hats, no matter whether they be
plain or adorned with all the produce
Of a versatile truck farm, ARE just
about uniform in. shape, and that
shape is roughly the shape of a por-
ridge bowl. designed to fit bobbed
heads. This may be construed by in
dignant women to mean that the
feminine head resembles bowl of
mush. II, so, let the matter be taken
up. with the one who designed the hats
erethe heads. This story is not intend
ed to express an opinion, but merely to
report phenomenon, -
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-20
LEARN JIIJ-JTTSU
!. FOR WASHERS
New York Policewomen
Are Learning Japa-
nese Holds

Mrs.. Mary e. Hamilton, director Of
policewomen in New York, and in
charge of the new. ''masher squad" ha,
started classes in iu-jitsu, says the
New, York Journal.
Recently Mrs. Hamilton found it nee.
essary to form squads of policewomen
to protect women against Washers in
subways, on streets and in motion pic.
ture theaters.
To INCREASE the efficiency of her staff,
the director has obtained the services
Of the only woman Instructor in jiu.
jitsu in the east, Mrs. Grace G.. Girard
Daily classes are held in the big gym.
nasium at headquarters"
Upon a wide mat in the, gymnasium
Mrs, Girard was demonstrating the su.
ptriority of skill over strength the other
day. Two young women assistants in
black sateen suits of oriental cut went
through various locks and holds with
her.
:, Following these awe-inspiring exhibi.
tons, two husky detective sergeants per-
niitted, or rather found, themselves to
be thrown and swung around by the
diminutive exponent Of the ancient Jap
anese art. In
When man follows a woman out
of the subway she can bewiIder, if not
bruise him by turning around and seiz.
ing his right hand with her left. Her
right arm is then placed about his right
arm above the elbow and the clinch
thus obtained cannot be 1oosened until
the woman jiu-jitsuist decides to let 90.
It is a splendid manner in which to
escort a man to the police station, Mrs.
Gffafd said. s.
Nerve Center Touches
Jfu-jitsu graduates know how, Ny a
light touch, to jar nerve center or to
cause a joint to hurt, thereby making
the masher angry and miserable. =.
Japanese resistance" will be prac-
ticed in the subway if there is enough
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-20
HOLY COMMUNION
rs HELD BY RADIO
Hundreds Of 'Shut-Ins' Partici-
pate In Unusual Service

NEW YORK. April 19.-Holy COM
munion service, broadcast from the
West End Presbyterian church, was
participated in last night by scores of
people throughout, this part of the
country. f'... t.4.-
AS soon as the service was finished
the radio. communicates began tele-
phoning the Rev. DIR. "A. Edwin Keig-
win, pastor of the church, to express
their thanks. for the opportunity he has
provided them to join in the communion.
More than 800 shut ms members
of the church. had been notified before
hand and we're supplied with grape
juice and bread for the service while
others had seen announcement of the
service in the newspapers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-20
COLOSSAL BUILDING
MAY GUST GARDEN
Plan COntemplates Structure
Higher Than W0olwOrth Tower

NEW YORK, April 19-TAe New
York Life Insurance company is con-
sidering the erection of colossal office
building to replace Madison Square
Garden. One of several plans contem-
plates a building with IL tower higher
than that of the Woolworth building.
!, The Gaislen was bought by the com
pany in 1919 at foreclosure sale. Tex
Richard. sports promoter, has a six
years lease on the property, but there
is a cancellation clause which permits
the company to take over the property
whenever it desires.
4 a syndicate which included j. Pier
pont Morgan, d. O. Mills and others
built the Garden in 1889. This year it
will house the democratic national con
ventio1l.
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relating to deathbed statements I'm
der the statute. Parenton's assertion
could be accepted As deathbed state
fnent, in the event Parenton believed he
would s,iccumb. m assertion Of Par
enton, while q deathbed statement in
the true sense Of the word, was not
legally considered as such and there
fore positive Identification OF the ne
gro as the murderer was not establish
ed under, the law. X
Mrs. Pafenton, the, widow. went to
the district attorneys office several
days before the grand jury reported
to plead for justice against the man
her husband had identified as his as
sailart and who was found in possession
Of evidence that he had robbed another
store. She said she was. told she might
as well go home. and forget about it,,
for the negro would have, to be re,
leased. .,t .-isi-
Il haven't got the education to say
what 1 feel, She told newspaper. men
today. but 1 would like to know what
chance a poor widow has to get justice
in New Orleans p S
Mrs. Parenton, mother of four young
children is gray haired, although she
is only 80 years old.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-20
CARTER HOPEFUL
OF SETTLING ROW
With EGYPTIANS
Explorer, On Tour, Elk
poets To Enter Tomb
In Fall

NEW YORK, April 19-Howard
Carter. co-discoverer with Lord Car.
naryon of Tut-Ankh-Amen' tomb in
the Valley of the Kings, arrived on the
Berengaria today. He hoped. he said
that the present litiga ton between t;m-
self and the EGYPTIAN government might
be settled so that he could resume work
at the tomb next fan.
Young booking. vigorous and eager
to talk of excavations, mummies and
Egyptian alegend. Mr. Carter laughed
ait mention of the superstition that the
curse of an ancient God descended upon
explorers of tombs and sarcophagi.
Would Replace Munmies
Even the 100 natives who worked
with him in the valley. took the curse
legend lightly. he said. He insisted,
however, that he did not believe in
permanent despoliation of tombs and
he advocated that when pending re-
searches were completed. the mummy of
King Tut. as well as all other royal
nnummies now adjoining museums. be
returned to their native resting places.
In answer to one query from the
reporters QUESTIONABLE, Mr.. Carter
said: So
ION many ancient tombs, have
found this inscription
f"Let all those who love life and
hate death. wish thousands of geese,
loayes of bread and beer TO my soul
agrees With Them
THAT is what the old Egyptians
thought of prohibition and l believe l
agree with them.
Mr.. Carter said he was hopeful a
novel would be found within the cof-
fin--a story placed there for King
Tut's delegation in the next world
and he h6ped the narrative would dis
close things about ancient Egypt which
were available from no hitherto dis
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FAMOUS SWIMMER
? DIES OF PNEUMONIA
Capt. Paul BOytOn Was Inven-
tor Of Diving Suit r.

NEW YORK, April 19.-Captain
Paul Boyton, swimmer and ornitholo-
gist, died last night at his home in
Brooklyn of pneumonia, contracted
while he was returning from recent
South American exploration trip. He
was 76 years old. He attracted world
wide attention 40 years ago when he
crossed the English channel in a pneu-
matte swimming suit equipped with
two paddles. He was the inventor of
a diving suit which has been widely
used. Twenty years ago he retired
from professional swimming and since
had devoted his time to the study and
collection of birds, -.
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EASTER LILIES
GIVE PLACE
TO. ORCHIDS.

?
NEW YORK, April 19.-The lily
has lost. its position of eminence as
the Easter flower, according to New
York florists. and has been replaced
by, the orchid. More than $4,000
orchids have been sold here during
the, past. few days. One wholesale
dealer sold $125,000 worth during
I the week just ended, 5" s
While the orchid has displaced the
lily for, street wear. the lily retains
its popularity for home display.
|. Flowers have been in greater de-
mand this year. than ever before,
dealers report. attributing this to the
apparent tendency of the male to
turn. away, from candy and other
gifts which have been conventional
7 in the past. e+
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m THE AIR TO-DAY

tcssrlsht. isa4. ~ The Ass.Hstald, Z
rs WEAE, New York. 400 meters
Z tA}, 3:34 p. m. e. s. T.--Dr. s.
Parkes Cadman and the Brooklyn
Z. NJ, C. A. Mems Conference.
OBJ z 20 p, m. e. s. T.-Musical
program from. the Capitol theatre,
under the direction of Roxy" y
q WV, Detroit, SIT meters, IL
a. m. z. S. rT.-Services from st.
Pauls cathedral. q :.
WOAW, Omaha, 528 meters, 8
b. M. G.. s. T-Musical chapel ser
vice by Westminster Presbyterian
{ church.
iwFAA, Dallas, 4I8 meters, g.
%. m. G.. s. T.-Concert by the
Singers, club of Corsicana.
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TRUSTS UNEASY
over FORD BID
Continued From Page, one)

tom, is one of the features Of the
Hooker White-Atterbury proposal for
operation of Muscle Shoals, it developed
at today's hearing of the Senate agri-
cultQre committee. ~ =,
w. w. Atterbury, yice-president in
charge of operations of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad and one. Of the princi-
pals in the bid. said the cheap power
available at Muscle Shoals would
virtually assure the practical produc-
ton of this metal which is made from
an alloy Of aluminium and magnesium.
The chief merits of the metal, After
bury said.t is that it. is a strong, light
metal, which could be used as SUBJ
stitute for steel in railroad cars and
would permit the carrying of heavier
freight and passenger cargo. Manu-
facture of the. metal is now prohibitive,
he said, because of the high cost of
electric power, which is needed in the
process. The metal was used in Ger
man zeppelins during the war, he. ex-
planned.
world revealing the comforting fact
that the grave is only the Swallowed
portals through which we pass into the
realms of day. The Easter morn, the
empty tomb, the risen Christ have
brought to earth the one message called
the resurrection" which; gives to ey-
cry other fact and experience of life.
The fact that I'VE shall live again" is
the inspiration to make the best prepa.
ration for this eternal life. 1t gives to
every earthly and transient experience a
new phase. 1t gives new interpreta-
fion tn Ararv sfruv0la conflict and enr-
row of life and an Interpretation OF
the otherwise meaningless words, Our
light affliction which is but for a mo-
ment worketh out for us far. more ex-
ceeding and eternal weight of glory
1t explains the passage Of blossominG
childhood, brilliant youth, promising
manhood and womanhood and mature
life from this temporary to the eternal
companionship. 1t gives rational in
depreciation to every loss and every
cross. 1t explains the whole school OF
life, the training of earth. 1t makes of
every earthly sign a strain in the heav.
emily symphony; converts every bur
den into a treasure, every disappoint-
ment of sorrow into an unfolding sur
prise of joy and every puzzling grief
into an opening revelation of gladness.
Since we shall live forever every,
thing earthly. should enter into the
plans of heaven and every brief expert.
ence here should be interpreted in terms
of that eternal life. o glorious Eastern
morn! How comforting thy message
How hallowed thy associations, how
blessed the meditations awakened in the
review of thy sacred scenes! :. What s
day to renew our vows!
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GIRL ACCUSED
OF AIDING PRISONER
Flowers Contained Saw, Georgia
Officials Say

LAFAYETTE, Ga. April 19.-Lea
Gentry, Catoosa county girl is in the
Walker county Jail here charged with
attempting to aid Elmer Thomas. of
Chiekamauga. Ga. to make his escape
from the same Jail.
Miss Gentry is said by officers to
have called at the Jail and asked to
be allowed ito see Thomas. who is being
held on a charge of larceny. The girl
carried bouquet of flowers, harmless
in appearance, as well as package of
chocolates. those admitting her said. 1t
later was discovered that the flowers
contained Il file concealed in their
midst and the chocolates had hidden
beneath the wrapper saw.
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MATE GETS DIVORCE /.
AS WIFE BOBS HAIR
Shortening OF Locks Leads To
First Quarrel, Both Testify

FORT SMITH, Ark, April 10, =
Bodied hair brought James O.. Yoernan
Of Hartford, Ark, and his wife, into
the divorce court here yesterday and
Yoeman won the decree, Yoeman re-
lating details of a domestic quarrel
which both husband and wife said
was their first-declared Mrs: Yoennsn
"wilfuIly against his objection" caused
her hair which she spent years In ac-
cumulating, to be shortened.
Mrs. Yoeman said the years SO spent
were wasted.
!, Chancellor ]. W. Bouriand decided
for the plaintiff without comment.
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$40. Next year, they would increase
the Confederate roll, and reduce the
federal"
Mr.. Cullop said that he tried to
eliminate the impression that the bill
had been enacted. He tried to per-
suade his constituents not to hold the
democratic party responsible for the
attempted action of one ''thoughtless'
member.
But his efforts were in vain. His
constituents told Cullop that they loved
him, and that tears would be in their
eyes as they voted against him, but
that they had to so through the agony,
Just the same.
And believe me, they did" said Cul-
lop. They beat three democrats in
Indiana simply beause that man Till
man introduced bill pensioning Con-
federate. veterans"
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WRITES $500 PLAY

SCHENECTADY, N. T. April 19.--
Miss Agnes Miller of New York today
was announced winner of a $500 prize
offered by the General Electric COM
pany for play adapted to broadcast
"A Million Casks of Pronto." -.
Miss Miller holds the degree of Mas
ter Of Arts from Columbia. During the
World war she served with the United
States naval reserve in a censorship
unit, -,
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ASTHMA CURED
BEFORE YOUPAY

MI D. ). Lane. . cnsmlst. located At
sos Lane Bldg. St Marys. Kans. hAs
discovered a simple home remedy tof
Asthma. Mr. Lane has 90 much conf
hence in bis ability TO cure that he will
send regular S1.25 bottle free. postpaid.
20 any sufferer who will write him. His
offer is ;hat he ia to be paid for It II IL
cures II not. your report cancels the
charge II you suffer from AstGm4 write
aim today. Send mo money-juSr yons
came and address Will io.-Aev. .1-,
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RAINS HALT FARMERS ~.
Find Much Trouble In Getting CrOT
IT, f-s PlantAd

MILLPORT, Ala, April 19.-(Spe-
cial. )-HeaSy showers which fell
Thursday and Thursday night have
again halted the work of farmers in
this section. Farmers have been fight
ing hard to take every possible advan-
tase in planting early mad especially to
prepare their grounds properly for
planting, but the rains that have been
falling at regular intervals for the past
few weeks have greatly hindered the
average farmer. The roads are very
badly impaired, streams are swollen,
rural free delivery mail carriers have
been finding it difficult to deliver the
mail over their routes. and the lumber
Industry has been greatly crippled by
the heavy showers.
Piano Ordered-The organized Sun
day school classes of the Millport Meth
odist church have ordered a Baby
grand piano to be delivered here next
week. The new piano will take the
place of the old organ that has been in
use in the church here for years.