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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-23
. ENSLEY SOCIETY

Club Is Entertained-The Junior
Thread of the Story club was recent
ly, entertained by Miss Hattie Morton
and Miss Jones at the Louie Compton
seminary. Tulips and jonquils were
used as decorations. Guests were
greeted at the door by Miss Jones. The
program given by the pupils Of the
seminary, under the direction of Miss
Morton, included a piano duet, several
vocal solos, pipe organ selections, and
two readings. A salad course with
coffee was served and cakes, minis and
candies were passed. During the social
hour the club members met the mem
beers of the faculty and enjoyed a tour
OF the school building.
Guests were Mrs. j. W. McCarty.
Mrs. Winston, Mrs. Duffee and Mrs.
CIR. Walker.
Mrs. BIaylOck HOstesS-Mrs. Harry
Bsylock was hostess recently when she
entertained Circle No. of the Wom-
ans Missionary society of the Ensley
Highlands Methodist church at their
monthly social and business meeting.
Her home was beautifully decorated
with ported plants, Easter lilies and
flowers. Miss Carolyn Engsfeldt gave
. talk and showed paintings on THE
Life of Christ" by James Tessot. At
the close of the social hour refresh
mefts were served. The hostess was
assisted in entertaining by Mrs.
Thomas.
.AnnOuncements-The Ensley Bust
ness and Professional Women's club
will meet at Z 80 O'Clock Wednesday
evening at the home of Mrs. Floelle
Bonner, 2S03 Twenty second avenue,
Ensley Highlands. All members are
urged to be present. Details will be
completed for the state federation to
be held in Talladega next Friday and
Saturday.
The Sesame club will meet Wednes-
day afternoon at 2 80 o'clock with
Mrs. Mary Echols in the lecture room
of the city hall in Birmingham.
'Personals-Mr. l. E. Bennett has
returned from Demopolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Perkins are Wis
iting relatives in Florence, Ala. Mr..
Perkins. who has been quite ill, will
remain away for several weeks.
Miss Jessie Powell and Miss Iorine
Gray of Alabama college have returned
TO Montgomery after spending the week
end with Miss Gray's aunt, Mrs. Odum.
Miss Lille Spence and Miss Dot
London will represent the Ensley Bust
ness and Professional Women's club at
the dinner to be given by the Birming-
ham Business and Professional Won
ems. club at 80 o'clock Wednesday
evening, when Miss Ida Stocks of Gads-
den, the state president, will be the
guest of honor
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-23
Leona Confession Is Ruse
To Free Pals, Says Woman
Widow Of Robbers Victim, With Citizens, De-
mand Convicted Men Die

NEW ORLEANS, April 22.-All
Louisiana today was discussing the
confession of Roy Leona, Brooklyn,
Italian, last night that he fired the shot
which killed Dallas Gaines at indie
pendence, La, May 8, 1921, and for
which Leona and five companions are
sentenced to hang next May. Leona
has contracted tuberculosis as result
of his long confinement and physi-
clans have been quoted as declaring he
would live only few months. :
The widow of Gaines today declared
she regarded the confession as a
trumped up affair to save the lives of
the other five men and throughout
parish, where Gaines
was killed, citizens were demanding it
be disregarded. Robert D. Ellis. the
judge before whom the men were con-
victed, said the confession would have
no bearing on the case from legal
Attorneys for the convicted men were
taking steps today to request spe-
cial session of the state pardon board
and Lieutenant Governor johnson,
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member of the board. announced that
had the confession not been made the
board would have met anyway.
Should the board recommend the SEN
fences of the other five convicted men
be committed to life Imprisonment and
the recommendation be accepted by the
governor, the prisoners would serve
something like nine years. Life inn
pris0nment by law in Louisiana is
only fifteen years and such prisoners
are allowed nearly three years off for
good conduct. The men have been
in prison three years.
Leona's admission was made in
confession to Father Raymond Cara.
of st. Patricks Roman Catholic
church, last Saturday. The priest told
the penitent he could not hope for for
giveness from his Maker if he did not
make a,public confession clearing the
other five men of completely in the
actual killing. As result, the priest,
several officials and newspaper men
visited Leona in the parish prison here
last night and he repeated his state
ment to them
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-23
AT LOEW'S BIJOU

National Vaudeville Artists Week
all observed at Loew's Bijou with a
triple offering during this week has at
tracted much attention. especially the
added feature of Rodolph Valentines
picture, "A Society Sensation" with
Carmel Myers as co-star, with ''Happi-
ness, Metro production, starring
Laurette Taylor, as the regular screen
feature OF the bill, and the vaudeville
bill being headlined by the personal an
pearance of Arthur Ashley, actor and
screen star, and late star of 1.-THE Man
Who Came Back"
Mr.. Ashley on this occasion is as
sisted by Helen Clement, who was his
leading lady in some of his best pro-
ductions, and both present a genuine
variety act. Additional feature acts
include Eddie Davis and a quartet of
feminine eharmers in Song and Dance
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-23
AT THE LYRIC

Tonight marks the close of a genu-
inely entertaining bill which has de.
lighted patrons of the Lyric since the
celebration of National Vaudeville Ar
fists Week began at that popular play
house Monday afternoon. John Swor
and Frank Conroy, two of the best
known blackface artists in vaudeville,
are the headliners on the program. 4hey
offer skit. The Pleasure Smokers. IS
said to be one Of the most entertaining
numbers this pair of comedians has
ever put on. There is more mirth in
the added attractions, Horse Sense, .
called delightful bit of nonsense offer
ed by Nevins and Gordon. The special
feature is self-descriptive. it is Song
dance" with Helen Higgins and Edith
Blossom, Horace Bentley assisting.
The bill is rounded out by jeanette
Childs. 1.-THE Joy Girl" and Jean and
Val Jean in "Oh, You Charlie"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-23
GEORGE F. MILTON
DIES IN HOTEL
Chattanooga Publisher w a s
McAdoo Manager in Tennessee

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. April 23.-
George Fort Milton, publisher of the
Chattanooga News and state campaign
manager for William G McAdoo in
his presidential campaign, dropped dead
in hotel in Murfreesboro. Tenn, at
1 o'clock this morning. Mr.. Milton
had delivered an address before the Ro-
tary club early last night and was in
his usual state of health. Hert trouble
was given as the cause of his death.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-23
ADJUSTMENTS
AT THE THEATRES

Jefferson-Jefferson all-star players
in Nice People"
Lyric-Vaudeville lead, John Swor
and Frank Conroy in THE Pleasure
Smokers; picture, Fox comedies and
Pathe News.
Loew's Bijou-Vaudeville lead. Ar
thur Ashley in I'm and Out of the
Movies; picture, Laurette Taylor in
Happiness" and Rodolph Valentino in
"a Society Sensation"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-23
$4,000 LEFT DOG

ROCKFORD, Ills, April GA be-
quest of $4,000 for the care of his dog
Spot" was the first item in the will
Of Clarence Boyce offered for probate
at Elkhorn, Wis, yesterday. The dog
was his constant companion. Boyce, a
widower, who left known no relatives,
bequeathed $4,000 each to the Baptist
and Methodist Episcopal churches of
Elkhorn, Wisconsin.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-23
PROBLEM IS SOLVED
BY BLANCHE INGRAM
CapitOPs PhOtOplay Plot I'm
ravels Interesting Story

If you were an attractive athletic
young woman
If your aunt had left you a fortune
on condition that you marry within "a
hours
If the provisions of the will would
not allow you to marry your present
iance-
And if you wanted the cash. but
were not keen for the matrimonial pro-
viso, how would you go about getting
the sponduliks?
Blanche Ingram. the heroine of Her
Temporary Husband showing at the
Capitol theatre Wednesday and Thurs
day. was faced with that problem.
But she got an idea. She married a
decrepit old man who had but a few
hours to live.
The marriage was performed, but
someone else was the happy bride
groom-a plotter had made up to look
like the intended husband
Then complications and more COM
plications before the strange mixup is
finally Strengthened out.
Her Temporary Husband a First
National picture directed by John
McDermott, is a farce comedy with a
guaranteed laugh in every foot of film.
1t has been interpreted to the film with
a cast of the screens best known fun
sters, including Owen Moore, Sidney
Chaplin. Sylvia Dreamer, Chuck Refs
ner, Tully Marshall, Charles Gerard,
George Cooper and others.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-23
CASE is QUASHED

The case of the City of Birmingham
against Glenn e. Messer, local aviator,
was mol pressed Monday morning in po-
lice court by Judge Henri Martin fol-
lowing the appearance Of attorneys
for Mrs. Petremouix, complainant, with
a warrant charging a serious statua-
tory offense.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-23
AT THE MOVIES

Capitol-Sid Chaplin and Owen
Moore in Her Temporary Husband -
Galax-Richard Dix and Lois Will
son in "Icebound."
Leatherstockings."
Princess-All-star cast in THE
Ninety and Nine"
Royal-Tom Mix in Arabia
Rialto-Buster Keaton in THE
Three Ages
Strand-Gloria Swanson in "a So
ciety Scandal"
Trianon-Richard Barthelmess and
May McAvOy in The Enchanted Cot
tage."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-23
POGROM LEADER SENTENCED

MOSCOW, April 22.-(Jewish Tele-
graphic Agency. THE Ukrainian lead
er General Shpak, charged with re-
sponsibility for many pogroms against
the Jewish population of Soviet Russia,
was sentenced to death yesterday but
his sentence was committed to ten years
In prison.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
LOST AND FOUND
PELTowN BOXER LOSES

NEW YORK, April 22.-Eddie Can
nonball" Martin, 11S pounds, of New
York, won from AL Pettingill, 122
pounds, of New Orleans in the fourth
round OF a scheduled 12-round bout to-
night, when Pettingill's seconds threw
in the towel.
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PRISONERS TRANSFORMED

Nine federal prisoners, convicted in
United States court, were transferred
Tuesday from. the county Jail to the
federal penitentiary in Atlanta.
William Robert Cantrell was sen.
fenced to Is months for violation of
Section 1872, of the federal penal code :;
Ben Harris was given one year and one
day for violation of the narcotic act :
Jack Jarrett, one year and one day for
violation Of the narcotic act James FL
mer Alfred, five years for violation of
Section 149 of the penal code Walter l..
Alfred, seven years for the same of
Tense; Thomas r. Wheeler, three years
for violation of section 65 and 81 of
the penal code; j. B. Drake, one year
and one day for violation of narcotic
act; John B. Leach, two years and six
months, violation of national motor We
hicle theft act; Fred Allen, IS months
using mails to defraud
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-23

Revue" and the comedy team of Emer
son and Baldwin in What Fools Those
Mortals Be"
Character songs tof divers varieties
are added by Bernard and Ferris and
the opening feature is furnished by
Alexander Patti with some daring up
side down juggling.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
LOST AND POUND

PURSE-Lost, downtown
business section, ladies'
long brown purse, con-
tanning about $50 currency
and small change, small
purse inside large purse;
fox head diamond pin,
Kappa Alpha fraternity
pin. Reward. Mrs, w. C.
Hamilton, 1926 18th Ave-,
So. Phone Main 8472-J.
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Sation for BlFmiagham; $40 weekly,
easy for hustler. Phone MAAn ls1EA keP
appolAtmont.
Evening star., 1924-04-15

Mccormick, E. F. Swift, Edward B.
Mclean, Andrew Carnegie, Henry c..
Swift, John H. Patterson, Harvey
H Choate, George B. Wickersham,
Senator Oscar Underwood. the state
capitols at Harrisburg, Richmond,
Raleigh, Columbia, Columbus and
Lansing and the governors mansions
in many of the states.
THE work of tree surgery is really
more comprehensive than the term
plains. 1T takes in, for example,
the question of supplying proper
food for the soil, because the tree
is living thing. The work is as
distinct from forestry as dentistry
is from medicine.
I'VE take the particular, individual
tree because it is valuable in itself
from a historical or aesthetic or some
such standpoint. Forestry, on the
other hand, looks at the tree from
the crop viewpoint. To forestry the
wounded or sick tree. is merely
victim for the foresters ak We. on
the contrary, look upon the indi
vidual tree as a living thing and
treat IL lot Wnat II may need, trim
out the diseased parts, brace the
weak parts, spray for insects and
diseases, supply food and clean out
cavities in the same wav that
dentist cleans out the. cavity in a
tooth. Therefore, the treatment OF
the cavity follows the same general
treatment as the dentist gives the
tooth. We must remove all decay
and prevent further decay. We must
handle it so that the filling will stay
permanently in place. We must ex-
clude all foreign substance, especial
ly moisture.
TN addition to the problem of the
dentist We have to meet the very great
problem of wind stress. The branches
of the tree, and even the trunk itself, are
whipped back and forth in a gale This
means that every portion of the tree
bends. We overcome that by a sectional
filling method, modelled somewhat after
the backbone in the human body. This
allows movement, whereas a solid filling
of any size could not possibly withstand
twisting and bending.
The tree surgeon has one distinct ad-
vantage over the dentist-that is, the
bark will heal over filling if the work
Evening star., 1924-04-15

TIME only tree surgeon who ever
sat in the United States Con-
gress is Martin L. Davey OF
Kent, Ohio, who grew up in
that profession and inherited the
prosperous business which his father
originated more than thirty years
ago.
THAT is how I make the money that
7 spend in politics. says Represent
ative Davey. His father was known
throughout the length and breadth
as the father of tree surgery" He
died last November.
Representative Davey, who is a COL
lege graduate and who became a
partner in the business eighteen years
ago, has devoted himself more to the
management and sales end of the bus
mess than TO actual professional work
on the trees.
About fourteen years ago Repre-
sentative Davey's concern took care
of the famous Washington elm near
the Senate wing of the Capitol. He
has directed professional work on
many trees in the Capitol grounds,
around the White House. in Arlington
national cemetery, at the Naval OBJ
ServatorY, at Fort Myer, Annapolis,
" est 1OlnJ, the Newport naNdl Train
ing station and no other government
reservations.
Historic trees all over the country
and especially in New England have
been preserved by Davey tree sur
gerry. While the work of Mr.. Davey's
organization has Teen largely in the
eastern half of the country. from
Kansas City east, a branch office had
10 be established in San Francisco.
Representative Davey has in his
organization about 400 actual tree
surgeons and maintains his own
scientific, school, called Davey In
stitute of Tree Surgery, at Kent,
Ohio. He picks the men out of his
own field force, calls them into this
institute and gives them scientific
training after they have shown that
they are the right kind of men.
He has a force of thirty statesmen.
Since Representative Davey has
been in the business they have treat
ed half million trees. Besides hav-
ing been employed by Uncle Sam,
Representative Davey also numbers
among his clientele John D. Rookie
feIler, William Rockefeller John D.
Archbold, J. ogden Armour, Harold
Evening star., 1924-04-15

is done properly. and In time incioses
the filling fully within the bark, and the
tree continues growing outside of the
filling.
"The theory Of tree surgery" accord
Evening star., 1924-04-15

operate upon a tree. That In why we
run our school of tree surgery.
"A tree surgeon must be scientifically
accurate and mechanically perfect" con-
cludes Representative Davey
Evening star., 1924-04-15

ing to Representative Davey, els founded
on the fact that the tree is a living
thing, and in dealing with those life
principles man must necessarily un-
derstand these in order successfully to
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-05
The Stin of Poison

THE essayist minated the greatest study Of man
IA kind is man.
In little town was young man OF appealing per-
sonay, fine fiber outstanding address and gray matter
under his thach Of neatly-parted hair Written IN his
pleasant face promise. He knew soil at a glance,
bought and sold and made few mistakes If any. He
knew all the fine points of booded stock bought and sold
1T successfully and bred and raised until afuenee
ito him easily. His and fame stock farmer of
integrity, wide vision and attainment known all over
the country and his yearly sales Of hghborn cattle at
tracted buyers from every section OF North America
Soon he reached from the farm and became banker
"a millionaire Life looked and good to him and
everywhere he held in highest respect and esteem
Then evil genius whispered into his consciousness
the one fatal word-politics
As in the matter of stock and land, the OF fine
fiber aimed high. lie tried for governor spent money in
the primaries lavish but failed Four years later he
tried again, spent money avshly and His adj
ADMINISTRATION started off auspiciously and man was
popular in his community than he Enthusiastic
but unwilling friends acclaimed his presidential
timber.
Today he is in the Atlanta federal prison for using the
mails for fraudulent purposes The fair Judge who
never had known of a in which feonies-2,500 of
them-foowed each others heels rapidly. AS
farmer the fine and great. AS governor, he
was fraud, cheat. crimna-a disgrace to himself
his family, his friends his party, his office, his state
The fine fiber in Gov. Warren T. McCYay, of Indiana
broke under politics The poisonous bee that sung his
fair flesh left vd mark of ruin that he and his family
must carry to their graves.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-05
How You Can Help to
Put Oper Bone Bill
THE Bone Power Bill campaign committee needs
l. helm

TNHE Bone Power Bill campaign committee needs
help.
If sufficient signatures are to be acquired TO in
itiae the measure and 10 place il on the ballot this
fall the committee must have volunteer petition
circulators. And it must have money.
The measure needs 80, 999 signatures The COM
mittee, to be safeguarded wants 10000 to turn in
June 10Th.
Two thousand dollars is needed, to cover the
cost of office rent postage, printing, etc.
/ If you are willing TO circulate petition, call at
the Committee Headquarters at 402 Railway EX-
change building.
! If you want to contribute TO the campaign, send
your contribution TO j. ID. Ross, Seattle city light
department his is chairman of the executive COM
mittee of the State Power Conference of Washing
ton, and the Super Power league. BE sure TO at
,tach name and address to all contributions.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-05-05
Of
Plans Now in
Limelight

WASHfNGTOS. May See
w rolary Melons scheme Or
plan 20 cut the rich mans tsrsH
IN half IL dead again. Killed In
The houss. the plan vas revived
By the senate finance commit
tee and dragged onto the SEN
ate floor.
There. before n vote was
taken on n. senator Emool tins
man who Injected the dope
which revived The IAN IN the
finance committee. announced
his plans for a substitute 90 be
presented a. soon a. the Mellon
rates had been voted down.
What rates viii be sub
Etituted for the Mellon rates.
That IL the Important question
around which the senate IL now
Debating
The democrats propose %
start normal taxes as low as
per cent on small incomes and
20 run surfaces a. high a. 20
per cent on incomes Of $4,000
and over, Mellon would have
started normal taxes ~ 3 per
cent and have run surtaHss
opiy "a e per cent on incomes
Of iio0ooo and over The re-
publican plan now Is 20 hold
the democrats az close 20 the
Mellon rates as they can.
Tho tax Din. which passed the
house. provides for normal taxes
AZ low as ? per cent on small
incomes and for surfaces as
high as 57n per cent on In
caineA OF 10000 and moi.
This measure. popularity known
as the -I0ngworth compromise,
was passed after a majority o.
the representatives, had agreed
20 "spli, the difference" between
tho Mellon rates and the demo-
cratic rates proposed by Repre-
sentative Garner Of Texas.
~ ~ hFu'lAtig hfh'fNA ftt"h
tho final hill that viii emerge
from tho senate win be not un-
like tho LonEworih measure IN
that the maximum suriax rates
will probably run W 70 81 or
40 per cent, but q considerable
rsadiustment wlu be made In
the scale OF assessments.
Tho bin sponsored by the
democrats IN the senate affords
the greatest relief for the man
OF small meanA This hlll stands
an excellent opportunity OF
adoption for one reason only.
II has tho support % the in
Nurgent republicans who would.
however. like 10, run tho sur
tax rates even higher than
those advocated ~ the demo-
Gratis.
The Democratic bin - known
as the simmons blll--proposcs
TO fix normal taxes on tho first
$4,000 OF taxable income at
per cent On the next $4,000 OF
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QUESTIONS
AND
ANSWERS

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ton by writing 10 Tho Question
Editor. Stars washington Bu-
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marital advice cannot be given,
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Q. what are the congressional APP
propriations for the fiscal year end
Ing Juno 80. 1924?
A. yj.7oaI79.oss.
Q. How many federal employees
arc there in the District OF Column
bla?
A. sssso.
Q. why did Japan enter tho world
war?
A. Because her treaty 10Th Eng.
land bound her 10 Join Nth Eng
land 1chon The peace Of tho Far
SV"t Wua NFtuNtHtd.
Q. what does "TletcherizInS''
mean?
A. Mdstiodtin1 food 10 the point
Of puipcidotIon. The name comes
from the theory Of Horace Fletcher,
on American writcr. toho diuocoted
Tho practice.
Q, Are crabs Matched from eggs ?
A. Yes.
Q. What is the smallest gold coin
OF the United States in use nj
present?
A. The $3.50 gold piece.
Q. What is copra?
a. This Is The Commercial, name
for Tho dried kernel OF tho cocoa.
nut, important as The source OF
cocoonut oil.