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visiting girls in Mobile for the Dragons
ball She and Miss Mollie Blount. whom
she is visiting in Pensacola, will so TO
Mobile tomorrow and will be the guests
of Mrs. Scale Harris.
Miss Minnie Harris and Miss Myrtle
Harris will leave today for New York
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Hurley, Jr., have
named their little son James Barclay
Hurley
Mrs. T. U. Conner of Macon. Ca, is
visiting Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Conner. Jr.,
al 1915 Tenth avenue, south.
Mrs. w. G. J. Everett is visiting her
sister in Mobile.
Mrs. William pittman Redd is the guest
of her parents. Mr., and Mrs. j. B. CASTOR,
in Montgomery.
Mrs. Thomas NJ. Owen has returned to
her home in Montgomery after spending
several days this week with Mrs. r. d..
Johnston and other Birmingham friends.
Miss Alice Gunter, who has been the
Guest of Miss Fannie May Copeland,
leaves TODAY -or her home. Columbus.
Miss Miss Gunter is one of the most
noulllar Young wcmen in Columbus, ara
her visits to this city are always antlrl-
nstad with much PLEASURE by her frlenus.
Among the number OF partes given III uer
bonor during her short stay was Nio-
Ia, luncheon given by Miss Morgan. 4
~, sno dish marty by her hostess. MISS
1-onelaud. n luncheon by Mrs. II. h. zee
l,,as .sfortv-two'' party by MISS Core
,a,.d and several small theatre parties
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nation. was sick every three weeks
and had to stay in bed from two to four
days.
at is with great pleasure tell you
what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound has done for me. l have fol-
lowed your directions as near as possi-
BILE, and feel much better than have
felt for years. When wrote you be-
fore was almost a wreck. You can
publish this letter if you like. 1t may
help to strengthen the faith of some
poor suffering woman. Mrs. JOHN F.
RICHARDS, Westwood, Maryland.
Women who suffer from those dis
tressing ills peculiar to their sex should
not doubt the ability of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound to restore
their health.
If you have the slightest doubt
that Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic COMMONWEALTH help you, write
tOLydia Il. NJ Iedicine Co.
(cOnfidentiaD Lynn, Mass, for adj
vice. Your letter will be opened,
read and answered by a woman,
and held in strict confidence.
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columns some time ago their wedding to
take place in the spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus Benners will
leave in a few days for Miami, Key West
and other points in Florida and Cuba.
Mr.. Benners will be absent two weeks,
but Mrs. Benners will probably not return
Until warm weather.
Miss Pleas Hobbs of Athens arrived
Yesterday to visit Mrs Vernon Whitaker
for few weeks. She has been the guest
of relatives in Nashville. Miss Hobbs
visits to Birmingham are always charac-
terized by number of delightful hospi-
talities, as she has number of admirers
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. a. Hoover will so to
New orleans early in the week TO visit
the latters mother, Mrs. NJ. Funnel.
Mrs. James Blackburn of Pulaski Tenn,
dean Ballenger) is expected Saturday to
be the guest of her mother, Mrs. j. M
Ballenger.
DR. Eugene Galloway of Selma is spend
ing the weekend in this city.
Mr.. Sid Smith came up from the univer-
sty to pass the weekend with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs A. G. Smith.
Mrs. Max Baer Carrie SiegeD of Grand
Rapids and her little son are guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry siegel.
Miss Lille Donaho and Miss Margaret
Donaho of East St Louis, are guests of
their cousin, Mrs. NJ. Il. King.
Mrs F. ]. Holbery and Miss Evelyn
Holbery left yesterday for Meridian ard
New Orleans to visit friends
Miss Florence Coffin will be among the
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Election Carried by Women
he New Yorlx Times.

IRON the New York Ilhes-
Metuchen, N. J-Women voting IN a
school election in the borough OF Higniand
Park have carried the day me eiection
turned on the buying OF a site ior ''eM
school and the majority of the votes
were cast hv women. who. during the en-
tire time the polls We're open. carrIei
voters to and from the polls in motor
cars.
rhe proposition to buy site was car
ried by a majority of y, and IS per cent
of the votes were cast by women.
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FARMERS WIFE
ALMOST A WRECK
Restored to Health by Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound Her
Own Story.
Westwood, Md am a farmers
wife and do most of my own work when

l am able. l had
nervous spells, fe-
male weakness and
terrible t bearing
down pains ev cry
month. l also suf-
fered much with my
right side. The pain
started in my back
and extended around
my right side, and
the doctor told me it
rrr.r 4a-.
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"CHARGE TT. .


BY Irving Bachelor. Illustrated. Harper
Brothers, New York
Mr. irving Bachelor deserves the thanks
of eevry person who has had the pleas
ure of reading his very laughaole ana
delightful story, Charge It"
1t is the sort of thing that appeals to
everybody, as most of us like to Charge
IT, matters not even If we are as wealthy
as young Harry van Alstyne, who never
paid cash.
The Hon Socrates Potter tells the story
IA IL affects the destinies of PointvieW
tthat now we'll known community.
Young Harry, who is struck with the
idea TO obtain an ancestor by fair means
or foul, purloins a Bishops skull, from
an English church, and then endures
divers agonies trying TO conceal the
theft.
There's bound to be a love affair mixed
up in all of It, else the story wouldn t
be complete, so Marie Benson, the ward
of the Honorable Socrates is the happy
lady.
Harry goes out west and Marie re-
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Snug

From the Louisville Courier Journal
Uncle Pennywise says: AS [ look my
Christmas presents over. realize how lit
tie | am understood by my friends.
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be heard the sharp cry to long speech
makers of Get all the news up in the
first paragraph. please. Don't string the
stuff out"
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THE BOY ELECTRICIANS AS I
rrIs(''rIN ES

TECTlN rs. -.
BY Edwin j. Houston. j. b. Lippin-
cott Co.. Philadelphia.
Everybody viii he interested in Ed
win j. Houston's clever story, THE Boy
Electricians a Det tectives' as we'll
as young.
The story is told in the cleverest
SORT of manner and holds the atten-
tion of the reader from the first to the
last chapter.
The author has succeeded admirably
in blending er,er' ainment with in
struction and the hook is bound to
awaken a scientific interest in the
young reader.
THE VALIANrS or VIRGINIA.
BY Halle Erminie Rives. Illustrated by
Andre Castaigne. The Bobbs Merrill Co.,
Indianapolis.
Standing as the greatest literary
achievement. in the career of Halle Elr'
.mlnie Rives, The Valiants of Virginia
comes to crown her efforts as beftting
token of success for one who has en-
ricEed the literary world with such con-
tfihutions as Hearts Courageous, satan
saAderson and The Castaway. Noted
for her love stories, Miss Rives has now
woNen a new plot. so unusual and APP
pes,ing that it far outshines any of her
previous efforts. Cntangling at the same
weaving them into remarkable texture;
reading, as it We're, the fragmentary love
tragedy of father iEto the very pages
OF his sons romance. is the latest ac-
complishment of Miss Rives.
The history of the career OF Jonn vail
ait, transplanted from the glarins iuN-
uries of bright lights and long nights in
New York city. to the deserted manor
of his forefathers in Virginia, of winch
he previously knew nothing, is tale
that glows with emotion. penetrates the
heart and brings wealth of tender reel
ing with it, The miraculous change ell
fected in Naliants nature his dlscov-
cries of the secrets of his fathers lie
that were to mean SO much to him, his
meeting with the girl or girls, his redemp-
ton Of the old estate, are steps IN MS eN-
oaution from John Valiant. haphazard
harlequin, to John Valiant, the man.
The thrilling story Of his fathers lie
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mains at home, waiting for him to return
to the girl he left behind and he final
" does so in an aeroplane, and claims
his sweetheart, everything terminating
happily.
Mr.. Bachelor is a Past Grand Mas
ter / nthe art of story tellinh, and his
wit effervesces and sparlSles like bunch
of firecrackers on the Fourth of July
THE KEY NOTE
BY Alphonse de Chateaubriant. Trans
lated BY Lady Theodore Davidson.
George II. Doran, New York.
On the merits of this single novel. AL
phonse de Chateaubrant is ranked in
France among the greatest of living nov
elists.
.The Key Note" however. was pub
lished under the title of Monsieur des
Lourdines in Paris and won the Prix
Goncourt, distinction that an author
prizes above everything imaginable.
1t is the most distinguished reward
France has to offer in many years for the
greatest piece of imaginative writing, and
II is sought by thousands of ambitious
writer's
..The Key Note" is a wonderfully real
stio story and is well old and ingeni-
ously conceived every character form
ing a loving, breathing entity in the
story. whose denoument is finely
wrought and excellently exploited.
Nothing is lost in the translation. which
Is we'll done by Lady Theodore Davidson.
OUR PRESIDENTS AND THEIR OF
FICE."
BY William Estabrook Chancellor. Ph.
D. With An Introduction By Champ
Clark The Neale Publishing Company,
New York:
When one speaks of "the six best sell
farG ff fan 4
fiction of the day. But the six best
sellers are textbooks. Think of ten mil
lion copies of a novel being sold In a
single yearl Yet some of the books that
are studied, written by authors whose
names are seldom heard, are said to have
so large sale Professor Chancellors $
books perhaps have outsold any ten
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that is unfolded to .young Valiant links
Itself so closely with his own expert
enees that, although at one time it seems
destined to rob him of his greatest happi-
ness. 1t fnally brings to his arms the
daughter of his fathers first love. Pow.
er-ully told, this situation becomes dra-'
| matte, but it Is the drama of finesse In
which the deeper colors are so skifully
mixed with whites and pfnks and light
oiaes that they become softened and ten
der. rather than boldly melodramatic
The Valiants of Virginia" is a flow
cry romance of the immediate present
unfolded amidst a setting of the mem
cries of budding and blossoming yes
terday. The scenes are laid in the most
charming part of Virginia and with
her great gift of making her descrip-
tions take form and life and sound
Miss Riyes gives a picture of life at
Damory Court and neighboring estates
which embraces both the periods of
Confederate romance and modern chiv-
airy The devotion to ancient customs,
the adherence to the practices of the
antebellum days. the duels. the tourna-
ments and other rites of the era of
modern feudalism are depicted as only
an artist with the touch. the sympathy.
end the knowledge of Miss Rives could
paint them.
Her descriptions pulsate with life
The sun really shines: the birds sing II
the trees the breath of jessamine
floats on the air: the patter of rain
Is heard The reader lives the story
with the characters. lie learns TO know
them. Greenyille Female Seminary
Simms. Hickey snyder, Colonel Bris-
tow. Or. Southall, Matty Sue, Uncle
Jefferson, Shirley cambridge, Valiant
and even Chum, his faithful dog. are
as lifelong friends when the story is
ended This beautiful delineation of
Virginia types and traits: the worthy
ideals and sterling qualities for which
they stand: the ruth and purity or
character, and withal the twinklinS
spark of mirth that cnriches and cheers,
cause the reader TO accept the storS
as study, the romance as a reality.
Ha1ic Erninfa Rives has written for
n large audience for who is there who
has grown so .ailous that he cannot ana
intense enjoyment in q story which is true
TO life and leafs one into all sorts OF
charming places? 1t is q book To be read
for entertainment Its problems are
clean and wholesome it's characters liza
BILE and its conclusion happy. BY way of
illustration. Andre Casaigne, universally
recc gnized as the worlds master ilustra-
tor, has contributed many full page draw
inss in color.
1.-The valiants Of Virginia stands in the
forefront of modern fiction and IS de-
stined TO be ono of its most pronounced
successes
OTHER BOOKS RECEIVED
"RUSSIA IN EGROPE AND ASIA BY
Joseph King Goodrich. With 50 illustra-
tions from Photographs. a. {. McciurS.
Chicago.
"AS HE WAS BORN" BY George Col
lon. George II. Doran Company, New
York.
.CAMPING IN THE WINTER
WOODS; ADVENTURES OF TWO BOYS
IN THE MAINE WOODS. BY Elmer
Russell Gregor. Illustrated Harper
Brothers, New York
THE ITTI'STONS. OF MR.. AND MRS.
BRESSINGHAM." BY Gerard l'endaii.
The John Lane Company, New York.
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"AS He WAS BORN" BY George Gsi-
lon. George Il. Doran Company, Rev
York.
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OTHER BOOKS RECEIVED.
"RUSSIA IN T.GROPE AND ASIA BY
Joseph King Goodrich With 80 illustra-
tons from photographs. A. c. McC1urE.
Chicago.
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"a JEWET. Or THE SEAS"
By Jessie Kaufman. illustrated in col
or by Gayle Porter Haskins. ). j..
Lippincott Co., Philadelphia.
"A Jewel of the Seas is one of the
most charming books which has ap-
peared upon the literary horizon 1or
many days.
Written in delightful manner and
abounding with human interest, the
story enlists the renders attention from
the very first words of the opening
chapter to the end and the author has
shown clearly that her pen VIII be
In demand In the future for othef
contributions to the literary world.
An interesting bit of news relating
to the clever author of THE Jewel of
the Seas" is that she lives a greater
part of her time in Honolulu and IN
the place where Robert Louis Steven
son wrote his Master of Ballantrae.
The place is called San Souci and is now
owned by Mr.. Hitch.
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THE NET. =

I'LL Ne L.
BY Rex Beach. Illustrated. Harper
Brothers New York.
Mr.. Rex Beach is one of the really
popular writer's Of the day and his
stories have never lacked a large eli
entele
In his latest, "The Net" he has
shown the same cleverness that he
has displayed in his former works, al
though "The Net" cannot by any
means, compare with some Of the earl
ier productions from his pen.
The Net deals with the malta, =
which is explained as being not band
of criminals. but the "1awless spirit OF
Sicily"
In this spirit of Sicily our hero
finds himself environed on the eve
of the wedding Of one of his friends
and a beautiful young girl.
The young sicilian, who is our Amer
lean friends friend, is tragically mur-
dered on the eve Of his wedding and
Norvin Blake finds himself left with
the "bride- to- be" on his hands as well
as a clear case OF revenge for his
young friends death.
In order to make the story perfect
Iy plausible Norsin has already be-
come very much enamored OF the tawny
haired Margharita and it is not hard
for him to love her or revenge the
death of the young Siclian. by which
means he can gain her love.
Many thrilling episodes ensue and we
finally return to New orleans and there
we have very graphically told the story
of the capture of the Mafaiosi in the
Crescent city, their trial and acquittal
and their lynching, all of which makes
a daring and interesting romance.
Beginning with the murder and end
ing with a lynching the reader can
readily surmise that The Net is never
dull and il is certain to command a
large amount of praise from Mr.,
Beach's many admirers.
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''MOTOR RAMELES IN ITALY.
BY Credo Harris. Illustrations from
photographs Moffat. Yard 4 Co.. New
people are interested in motorin g
Credo Harris has given in motor
Rambles in Italy, Il very pleasing ac-
count of a motor trip taken by three
friends through italy. There is hardly
a place of interest in that country
which has not been covered in this
tour
In view of the fact that today more
peoplepeople are Interested in motorinS
than any other one thing, hook which
deals with the delights OF motor trip,
either at home or abroad. cannot fail
to please and especially so when 1t Is
as well written and charmingly Illus
trated as Credo Harris Motor Rambles
in Italy"
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novels that have been published in re-
cent years.
The author considers "Our Presidents
and Their Office by far his most inn
portant book. We think it the greatest
political work of his generation
What manner of men have our Pres-
dents been? What manner of men should
they be? What difference does 1t make
who the President is? Does the present
system work we'll? What qualities and
what experience make for success as n
candidate? and, If elected, for success as
President?
These, and many other questions are
considered in this work. And here the
truth is told. without fear of conss-
quences, and without respect of persons.
This is book for heads of families
for statesmen and publcists, and for
students, both young and old. 1t is
intensely interesting, every page of it,
and will extend tho horizon of every
person who reads it,
This book Is consistent view of
the &c men, from Washington to Taft,
who have been the first citizens of the
land The author presents a personal
picture of each President with the
same comparative standard facts about
each-ancestry, neighborhood educa-
tion, wife and children. friends, finan
cial resources, political ideas, cabinet
criticism is brilliant and while in gem
eral. sympathetic, is unsparing where
main principles of efficiency and hon
esty are in issue. All the Presidents and
their contemporaries are judged by the
same standard of a plain Americanism.
This work Is the first comprehensive
review of our chief magistrates ever
published.
1t is also a history of the presidency,
showing how the original powers have
grown in some respects and in others
diminished Included in the account
is record of all the parties in our ma
tional political history.
OF the author, Prof. William Esta-
brook Chancellor Phi. D., as an his
torian, the London Academy said: This
is history written by one who knows
the life of the world" The congrega-
tionalist, Boston, said: THE brief biog
raphies display surprising knowl-
edge of human nature"
The author of "Our Presidents and
Their Office has written four other
historical works that have been high
ly praised for their vivid literary style
and accurate scholarship. The present
review of the chisf magistrates of the
United States is certain to command at
tention and to win confidence and ia
vor for its sincerity, breadth, and fas-
cinating style.
''MOTOR RAMELES IN ITALY.
By Credo Harris. Illustrations from
photographs Moffat. Yard & Co, New
people are interested in motoring
Credo Harris has given in 'Motor
Rambles in Italy" Il very pleasing ac-
count of a motor trip taken by three
friends fhrougb italy There is hardly
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"cAMPING N THE WINTER
WOODS; ADVENTURES OF TWO Bows
IN THE MAINE WOODS BY ElrAer
Russell Gregor. Illustrated. Harper
Brothers, New York.
..rrIIIr Ii L It-InNC OF MP AND MpS.
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Society

Continued From Page rwenty-six.)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-29
Taggart Forces Boost Ber-
nard kOrbly For State
Chairman.
wNSURGENTS" LOSE
AGAINST "MACHINE"
Reorganization of State Cen
trai Committee Scheduled
For Jan. s.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. %
diana today each elected a Democrat
ic district chairman and a district sec
retary who will come to this city on
January with power to take an act
i've part in the reorganization of the
Democratic state central committee.
The seventh district convention on
bly, district chairman and it is be-
lieved to be a copper-riVeted "cinch'
that he will also be reelected state
chairman on January s. In most of
the districts the delegates to these
conventions were elected by counties,
December 1921.
1t was certain, before the various
district conventions met today, that a
state committee pledged TO the So
called Taggart wing of the Democratic
party in Indiana would be elected. In
many counties spirited fight was put
up by certain Democrats against con-
troll of the organization by what they
call the Taggart machine. In some
counties this fight was successful, but
it was believed today that in no in
stance had enough counties in dis
trict shown "insurgent" tendencies to
warrant the statement that an anti
Taggart chairman would be elected.
Second District Fights.
There are several candidates in the
Second district but it appeared prob
able that the present chairman, Fab
ius Gwin, of Shoals would be reflect
ed. Others mentioned for the place
were DR.. John Archer of Spencer; DR..
Young, of Worthington. and Gilbert
Gamble, of Sullivan. The fight for
control in the Second district is based
on a fight to unseat Congressman w.
lCnntin11ad ON Page Saran
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-29
HENRY j, JOHNSON
BEING TALKED OF
Democrats Think He Would
Make Good Race For Con-
gress-COnventiCn On.

CONNERSVILLE, Ind, Dec. 29.-At
the Democratic district convention this
afternoon Walter Chambers, editor of
the New Castle Times, will be elected
district chairman without opposition.
Chambers is Taggam lieutenant and
has been acting as district chairman
since the resignation of Charles Beck
of Richmond short time ago.
There was strong anti-Gray senti-
ment reflected by the majority of del
egates from the various counties and
the congressman was kept busy pour
ing oil on the troubled waters of party
politics. The Wayne county delegation
was apparently strongly opposed to
the third term candidacy of Rep. Gray
and were scheduled to lead the fight
against Grays candidate for perma-
nent chairman of the convention, ST.
mon DOendes Of this city.
More politics will probably be trans
acted after the convention than in it,
and the formal launching of the con-
gressional booms of Judge Blair of
Shelby county and Lon Muhl of Rush
county are anticipated. Talk of urging
Henry u. Johnson of Richmond to an
nounce his candidacy against Gray
was also heard and was most favora-
bly, received.