Evening Star Newspaper, April 6, 1930, Page 54

1208, . = ISLAND T0 AB0LSH POLYCAMY BY 1980 New Amendment to Philip- pine Marriage Law Ap- aroved by Davis. By the Associated Press. MANILA, P. I, April 5.—Polygamy, | vhich prevails among the Moham- | :n‘;dnm ‘:J( the Philippines in Mindanao | and Sulu, despite an American Federal law prohibiting it, will be abolished 20 years hence, under a new amendment to the marriage law passed by the | Philippine Legislature and approved by Gov. Gen. Davis. ‘The Christian elements of the islands | wanted polygamy abolished immediate- 1y, but the Legislature decided that it would be better to terminate that form | of marriage gradually. The decisicn ‘was based upon experience, for the Mo- ‘hammedan Filipinos, or Morgs, deeply‘ resent encroachments upon- their cus- toms and in the past have resisted with arms attempts to change them abruptly. Koran Backed by Moros. ! The Koran tells a Moro that he may | take unto himself four wives, and the tribe. thinks that book is the last word | on the subject. | The American law against polgamy | 18 not enfcrced in Mindanao and Sulu because of the policy of interfering as | little as possible with the customs of the natives. 1 Another amendment to the marriage | law makes it easier for Americans and | other foreigners to be married in the | Philippines. | Requirements for Marriage. ! Under a law passed in 1928 persons | contemplating marriage had to produce their baptismal or birth certificates and witnesses whom they had known for several years who would swear that the contracting parties were not married | to_some one else. Since it was difficult for many for- eigners to meet these requirements | when far from home and old friends, | they went to Hongkong, Shanghal or | Japan to be married. They also spent their honeymoons in those places, with | the result that the Philippines lost | money. The new law lifts these restric- | tions. DR. WELCH IS HONORED ON HIS 80th BIRTHDAY | By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, April 5—Dr. William H. Welch, professor of the history ofI medicine at Johns Hopkins University, | Baltimore, and dean emeritus of the School of Hygiene and Public Health at the New York Academy of Medicine, | By the Associated Press. was guest of honor last night at a din- ner given by the Fellows of the.New | York Academy of Medicine to celebrate his_eightieth birthday. Besides adopting a testimonial reso- lution expressing esteem for Dr. Welch, the diners presented him with two rare books, a copy of “The Advancement and Proficiencle of Learning,” written by Prancis Bacon and printed by Leon Litchfield in 1640, and a copy of the first edition of “The Art How to Know Men,” by Marin Cureau de la Chambre, which appeared in 1659. Dr. Linsly R, Williams, director of the New York Academy of Medicine, an- nounced receipt of a gift of $10,000 for extension of the academy’s library and other activities. Dr. Welch expressed great pleasure on learning that the gift was made in honor of the late Dr. Wil- liam H. Halsted, formerly professor.of surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Welch and Dr. Halsted were stu- dents together. The name of the donor was kept secret, Convicted at Bowling Green, Ky., ® =3 THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, APRIL 6, 1930—PART THREE. CERMANY PUZLLED LIEUT. AND MRS. DWIGHT LEROY HARRIS, The latter formerly Miss Elizabeth Irwin Edmonds. Their marriage took place Tuesday in St. Stephen's and the Incarnation Church. Lieut. and Mrs. Harris are on a brief wedding trip before returning to his station at Quantico. —Harris-Ewing Photo. 19-YEAR-OLD YOUTH HELD ON CHARGE OF MURDER of Slaying Bank President, Fol- lowing a Hold-up. BOWLING GREEN, Ky., April 5.—| Ben Sexson, 19-year-old Indianapolis youth, was convicted last night by a Jjury of the murder December 26 of Robert Kirby, Smiths Grove bank pre dent, following a hold-up, and the dea sentence was recommended. Rodes K. Myers, defense attorney, said an appeal would be taken. Sentence vas not passed immediately. xson, second man to be convicted of participation in the crime, showed no emotion when the verdict was read, but his mother and sister, Mrs. Parrish Sexson and Miss Ruth Sexson, both of Indianapolis, fainted. ‘The other man conwicted in the case is James Elmer Grayson, 21, also of In- dianapolis, now serving life sentence. Both he and Sexson denied firing the shots fatal to Kirby, but laid the blame on James McNeese, fatally wounded in Chicago several weeks ago by Police Sergt. Ben Myer. Sexson was identified by a dozen wit- nesses as one of the three men who held up the bank of Oakland, near here, fleeing in an automobile with $1.700. 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Pros- pects for this year show no improve- ment, despite the fact that an exporter is allowec. a “drawback” of 37 cents on every bushel of export rye. This refund iis applicable on imports of wheat or | barley. | For instance, when rye for domestic consumption brings $1 a bushel, the ex- | port price is 63 cents. This low quo- tation was reached in 1929 and for a short period stimulated rye exports. It |even placed German rye on a competing l Easter Bride | MISS CATHERINE BLANCHE PURCELL, Whose marriage will take place at 6 o'clock pam. Easter Monday at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart, Sixteenth | street and Park rdad, to Mr. Kingman Oakman. _Mrs. David E. Barry, the | latter a sister of the bride, made the ' announcement. —Paine Studio Phcto. | | basis with American rye. With m‘ Amerfcan import duty of 27 cents a | bushel, freight of 4.5 cents per bushel, | German rye reached a New York price | level of about $1.05, exclusive of han-| dling charges. But prices rose and closed the American outlet. ! Similar conditions shut off other markets and now efforts are being made to increase domestic consumption of the grain. The government has launched a campaign the slogan of which is “Use more rye for feeding purposes.” To make it more effective the government has raised the import duty on barley. But experts say there are limits to the use of rye for feeding and that any campaign will not stimulate the use of rye much beyond these limits. In the last 10 years the marriage rate | in England has declined from huscl above 20 per thousand of the popululnni to 15 per thousand. CANADIAN EXPORTS TO U. S. SHOW INCREASE Greatest Gain During Last Fiscal Year Is in Metals Other Than Iron. By the Associated Press. 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