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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-05-08

N NE of those plain, well tailored,
~ easy hanging street suits which is
already sure Of its welcome is made
of strong black and white checked
serge. Black and white checks, from
those so small that they produce the
effect of gray surface, to those so
large that they resemble a checker
board, are much in evidence in the
shops, with preference shown by the
public for check about half inch
square.
In spite of all the ruffies and ripples
and draperies which mark our new
modes in skirts there are suits, like
that pictured here. which stand pat
for tailored plainness.
When the very small checks are
used 1t Is possible to use shaped
fiounces, short Jackets and consider.
able trimming successfully. One may
therefore make a number of conces-
sions to the newest style features and
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-05-08

IRON among the loveliest hats these
4 three have been selected to set
forth the most novel and beautiful
combinations of flowers and ribbons
in trimming. They are ambitious eff
forts in millinery art, requiring the
knowledge and expert workmanship OF
the professional milliner. They are
graceful and practical in shape and
finished with exquisite care and effl-
cheney.
The hat at the top Of the group is
made of fine hemp braid sewed to a
light frame in the appearance of soft
blocked hat 1t is faced with a fine
French crepe, cut to fit the under brim
and smoothly sewed to place. The hat
is in the natural straw color and the
facing of old blue. A collar of wide,
soft messaline ribbon is brought about
the crown and over the brim edge at
the left side, where it terminates in
the crown. A spray of very fine roses
shaded from light to deep pink and set
in rose foliage is mounted against the
under brim.
The hat at the right is a blocked
shape with a double brim and round
crown and "a made of fine hemp with
crepe-lIke surface. 1t is made In sew
eral colors besides the natural straw
color. The crown Is draped with wide
MORE ribbon In black. with a full bow
and one long. outstanding loop. This
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-05-08

In December grand fetes for the in
auguration of the ski, LUCE and bob
sleigh-alleys are held. After that any
number of races and exhibitions of the
various sports will take place through
out the winter months up to March.
Superbagneres will hold its "Grande
Semaine" from January &c to 81, when
skating, hockey exercises on the ice,
ski-gymkanas and bobsleigh champion
ships will be held. For these different
competitions several important prizes,
cups and medals will be distributed. A
special professor for the different
sports has been secured. by the Luch-
on-Superbagneres Winter-Sport syndi-
cate.
In health resorts for the summer
the Pyrenees mountains again offer
particularly healthy and socially at
tractive places with first-class hotel
accommodations and pleasurable ex-
cursions and games throughout most
fascinating mountainous country.
Their most important thermal stations
are: Amelie les Bains, situated most
beautifully In the Pyrenees Orientales;
Barbotan and OAK for mud baths;
Hendaye-Plage, most renowned as an
all-the-year-round resort; Cambo. right
In the mountains, near Biarritz, where
our world-renowned poet, Rostand. has
his beautiful place In which he lives
the whole year, seldom coming to
Paris; Lamalou-les-Bains, which pos
sesses, besides numerous hotels,
pretty casino giving daily concerts and
first-class theatrical performances;
Lourdes, of great religious fame and
glory; Bareges, with it's famous sui
phur baths; Pau, with its unequaled
panoramas, superior healthful climate,
beautiful villas and hunting parties;
Angeles, a thermal resort OF high
altitude with very good hotels, and
Sales de Bearn, the baths of which
have great reputation.
No description or view can really
give an adequate idea of the beauty
of the scenery or OF the pleasures
which it is possible for one to enjoy in
this magnificent country. When one
has visited them one realizes how
gifted one should be to in any way
give an impression of what one has
felt. And when one sees the photo
graphs of ones favorite spots one is
disappointed how great part color
plays in making these scenes so re-
markable.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-05-08
OWE DEBT TO ROWLAND HILL
English Statesman Was the First to
Recognize Possibilities Of the
Postage Stamp.

The adhesive postage stamp had its
origin in England "a years ago as a
direct outcome of the postal reforms
introduced by Sir Rowland Hill, whose
master mind created not only the in
estimable boon OF penny postage, but
the means by which il was carried
into effect-the adhesive postage
stamps, says the Strand. At the time
OF the passing of the uniform penny
postage act in 1889 all postal charges
we're paid in cash usually on deliv
ery), involving an enormous amount
OF bookkeeping on the part of the
post office, which would have been in
creased q hundredfold when the re-
duced rates Of postage came into force
but for the suggestion Of the great
postal reformer for "a bit Of paper,
just large enough to bear the stamp,
and coated at the back with glutin-
Gus wash" being subsequently en-
bodied in the famous one-penny black
postage label and it's consort, the two
pence blue, which made their debut
In May, 1910, and we're the progeni-
tors OF all adhesive postage stamps.
For three short years Great Britain
enjoyed a monopoly OF this novel and
handy method of collecting hostages,
until, in July, 1S43, the enlightened
empire OF Brazil followed suit with
series OF unprepossessing adhesive Ia
bells of native manufacture, adorned
with large numeral showing the value
in place Of design. In 1847 the United
States entered the field with two beau
tifully engraved portraits of Franklin
and Washington. while the bead OF
Ceres, the goddess OF agriculture.
found place on the first stamps of the
French republic. engraved by thu
elder Barre. These appeared on Jan.
uary /, 1S49
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-05-08

still indulge liking for checks. But
the large checks must BIO plainly
made.
One gratifying thing about checks
is the excellent combinations that
they make with plain vivid colors used
as trimmings and in finishing touches.
Bright green, leather brown, scarlet
and nasturtium shades are as smart
as can be with them.
The suit shown in the illustration
is palmer than most OF this seasons
tailored gowns, and of design that IS
becoming and practical. The &C at is
longer than the average, and the lines
of the skirt more unbroken. The de-
sign Is adapted, therefore, to women
of full figures. But the very stout wom-
an must abjure checxs-they are not
for her Neither do they look we'll on
the unusually thin woman unless she
chooses the smaller sizes.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-05-08

Is wired to keep it in place. The nm.
der brim is trimmed with a wreath OF
small mixed flowers which extends
about the sides and across the back.
An elegant hat in eggplant purple ia
pictured at the left side. The shane ia
similar to that of the plateau hats
which are worn high at the back and
tilted over the face. There is a full
bow against the brim at the back. as
in nearly all hats of this or similar
shapes. When the brim widens and ia
high at the back, the big spreading how
is placed against it.
The outer brim is made of braid put
on In direction opposite to that IN
the crown. A fold OF velvet outlines
the juncture Of this portion of the
brim with the rest of the hat.
There Is q wreath OF dark nurn,a
berries set In handsome. glossy foliage
about the crown.
All three of the hats shown here
may be recommended in every wav
They are of fine. durable materials
carefully made and finished in becom.
ing shapes and novel trimmings. They
must OF necessity bring a good prics
Even 30, there is usually less profit
to the milliner In hat of fine onaIi,v
than In cheaper one. In anv ca.s
she Is apt to earn less than sucb oocd
work deserves In the way Of recon-
pense. JULIA BoTToMLEY.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-05-08
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QUEEN LOSES THREAD OF CONVERSATION

Queen Mary of England is a poor
conversationalist. according to her
most recent critics.
On someone being brought UP to
her il is said she will begin to talk
with remarkable felicity, setting the
other at ease and delighting him.
Then, all of a sudden, she ceases, an
aute silence supervenes, and the
ctner does not know whether TO break
the pause or slip away. The fact is
the queen talks well by dint of con-
centration; this does not always last
until the end of the conversation and
once the thread is broken she grows
distracted, thinking of something else.
1t is suggested that her majesty has
adopted the idea, not new to many
politicians, of posting herself on a
subject that she knows she will be
called upon to discuss. Miss Muriel
Wilson, one of the NEST popular girls
in society. carried this idea out to
perfection, and thereby won the repu-
tation of being one of the most inter
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-05-08
DANIELS PUTS NAVY ON "WATER WAGON

Gone forever in the navy are the
days Of
sixteen men on dead mans chest.
Yo, no, and a bottle of rum!"
Secretary Daniels of the navy has
prohibited the use of alcoholic liquors
within the jurisdiction of the navy
department
The new regulation establishes
equality between officers and the en-
listed men, as the latter have not
been allowed to have wine mess"
por alcoholic beverages on board ship.
1t is expected, following the navy's
lead, that the question Of abolishing
liquor in the army will be revived.
Army officers will not discuss the mat
ter in advance OF possible action by
Secretary Of War Garrison.
The navy order was issued the 9th
er day, and goes into effect July /.
Flogging was abolished In the navy
I'm 1851, and the issuance of grog to
the sailors and their fright to have
liauors on board was abolished in 1851.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-05-08
NEW HEAD OF ARMY'S GENERAL STAFF

Maj. Gen. William w. Wotherspoon,
assistant chief of staff of the army,
has been selected to succeed Maj.
Gen. Leonard Wood as chief of staff
at the end of the latter's term, April
p. Brig. Gen. Hugh L, Scott, COM
handing the troops at Fort Bliss. will
be assistant chief of staff General
Wood will assume command of the
eastern department. The appoint
ment of General Wotherspoon to be
chief of staff was in accordance with
the practise of promoting the assistant
chief of staff. He will retire on ac-
count of age next November. General
Scott was superintendent of the Mill
tary academy when President Wilson
was president of Princeton. He made
a favorable impression on the admin.
istration by the dispatch and thor
oughness with which he settled the
recent Navajo uprising in Arizona.
Already however, he was well known
TO Mr.. Wilson. General Wotherspoon
is an authority on the theory and tao.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-05-08
LIKE AVERAGE AMERICAN WOMAN

A caller at the Japanese embassy at
Washington Is ushered by the most
correct of buffers into a big drawing
room, which. to the smallest detail, is
furnished with the conventional ele-
gance Of the average American home.
Then a diminutive woman, gowned as
any American woman of wealth and
fashion Is gowned, enters and with a
cordiality of manner that becomes her
well gives the conventional greeting:
How do you do; am glad to see
you"
The little woman is Viscountess
Chinda, wife of the Japanese ambas-
sador to the United States, and one
of the most progressive, wide-awake
women Of the entire diplomatic corps.
She has adopted the clothing, the
speech and many of the social GUS
toms OF American women with that
ease and efficiency with which the
Japanese as a people have assimilated
much that is best In occidental civil.
cation. She acquired English a good
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-05-08
Enhancement Broken.

Il thought you all was gipeter Kit
married to Rastus Pinkley."
81 we're tbinkin' bout it, replied
Miss Miami Brown. but when los
my temper an slammed him wifi
skillet an he nehber come back at
me, says to myself. Dat ain no mar
to put in charge Of family Gisciplinc'
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-05-08

when from 1889
Francis
people of
Francisco Chndas
Chnda
St Petersburg After residence
Chnda returned to her native
having minister
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-05-08
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further results than the
following
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-21
BIRMINGHAM'S NEW "CITY
BEAUTIFUL" DEPARTMENT
For Information Help ADVICE Address City Beautiful De
partment City Hall

THINNING AND TRANSPLANTING
When plants are to inches high, thin
out and transplant, allowing each plant
room enough to develop. As they grow
thin again is necessary.
Almost all varieties, excepting those
marked with a star, can be readily trans
planted. Select cloudy day after a
soaking rain, lift the plants carefully
with a trowel. planting where they are
to bloom. Cover for a day if the sun
is hot.
Do not throw away the surplus plants,
but give them to others who do not have
. supply
WATERING THE GARDEN.
We don't agree with many writer's who
advise watering freely every day. Too
much is damage to flower plants Keep
the soil loose and mellow on the surface
by frequent stirring, and water only
when the appearance of the plant sindi-
Gates that they need it. BY this treat
ment you will produce more compact
plants that will bloom more freely
CUTTING FLOWERS FOR BOUQUET.
If you want an abundance of flowers all
summer, cut them for bouquets as fast
as they open, and don't let them produce
seed.
Plants that, are developing seeds will
soon cease blooming.
Save a few of the finest flowers for
seed If desired, by tying a string around
the stem to mark them until ripe.
Keep beautiful fresh cut flowers In your
: home and share them freely with the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-21
DETERMINED TO GET
DECISIVE ACTION ON
THE TRADE MEASURE
Senate Committee on Inter-
state Commerce to Sub
nit Draft Before Re-
porting to the Senate

Washington, February 2o-Determined
to get decisive action on framing an in
terstate trade commission bill as the key
stone of the administration antitrust
leglative programme. the Senate commit
tee on Interstate commerce today decided
to complete its revised draft of the meas
ure within few days. The finished draft.
it was stated. will be submitted to Pres
ident Wilson and Attorney General Nc
Reynolds before the committe. reports 1t
to the Senate and conferences also will
be held with members of the House sub
committee which is working at the same
task.
Today the committee Is understood to
have dropped consideration Of all amend
ments which would limit the sise' OF cor
porations that would come under. the. M
isdiotion of the proposed commission.
The President and Attorney General. it
was understood, he'd suggested that it
would be different to frame any such ex-
emption In terms of dollars or capitalize
tion, and that proposed amendments to
leave without the Jurisdiction Of trade
commission firms under R,5O00O0 or $6.000,-
600 would be impracticable.
Many members of the committee have
held similar view OF the situation. 1t is
proposed, however, to work out some
other plan whereby small, corporations
may be. relieved Of undue publicity IN
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-21

of the good it had done for the chill
dren of the state.
In the Bessemer city court today the
following consent judgments were
reached: VIII DePositer VS.. the United
States Cast Iron. Pipe and Fountry
company, for $3.50: Prechy Gay VS.. the
Birmingham Railway, Light and Power
company for 500; JIG. Gay VS.. the Bir-
Imingham Railway. Light and Power
company for $65; Durward johnson,
Light and Power company for $125
sheriff from Tuscaloosa county
came to Bessemer today after Tony
Gainbronia, an Italian, who is wanted
on II charge of murder. and who was
arrested In Bessemer yesterday morn
ing as he got off of Louisville and
Nashville train by officer Bishop. The
nan is charged with killing another
Italian at Searles Tuesday.
The colonial tea which was given to-
right by the Sunday school class of
Mrs. G. G. Neal of the First Methodist
church, was a grand success. The base
lnient of the church was attractively
decorated in ferns and cut flowers,
--hile little hatchets We're much in evil
dence. George and Martha Washington
were present and assisted in entertain
ing the guests.
A musical programme was rendered
as follows. Sunset Rosa Linda)
County Courtship.'' Il Was Seeing
Nellie Home" (Fletcher), and college
Medley, selected, by. the Glee club of
birmingham college: violin solo,, Min
l'uet' by Miss Beryl Pinner; solo, Sc
lected, by Hodo Eastman: solo, Sc
of Ny Heart. Gocha), Miss Frances
Fitzpatrick; solo. selected, Miss Ruth
Ware. Several selections were given
by a quartet composed OF Milton, Ken
lnedy, Price and Eastman. The music
IIwas under the. direction of Mrs. Harry
Tucker smith,. Delightful refresh
Irhcnts were served. A neat sum was
and will go to the First Meth
Iodist church.
Among those WHO helped to make the
ltc.t 4 success were: Miss Lizzie Sheri-
ldan,x Miss Clarice Fitzpatrick. Miss
lRuhy Bailey, Miss Frances Fitzpatrick.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-21
L0vGmdn Joseph. jij;il !; .jS;LOi;;icb u

the inquisitorial processes of the board.
An amendment to the bill, which would
insure all actions of the commission being
conducted by due process of law. will be
approved by the committee, which plans
to meet tomorrow to complete its work If
possit lie. sf,..t 4s
When this bill has been disposed of the
Senate committee will confer with the
House judiciary committee on the sug-
zested legislation to supplement the Sher-
man law, with view to revising tenta-
tive bills so that they will not In any. way
conflict with the antitrust law, nor impair
or complicate that statute.
Thomas B. Patton of the American
Bankers association proposed before the
House judiciary committee notifications
of the bill to prohibit interlocking direc-
torates. so that directors Of banks might
be permitted to serve in any number OF
banks, no two OF which were located in
the same city
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-21

sick, aged and others less fortunate than
yourself
CULTIVATION AND WEEDS.
Deciare war on all weeds, destroying
them as fast as they appear If the
seeds have been carefully planted in
straight rows you will have no trouble
TO decide which are weeds. Keep the
SOL loose and mellow by frequent stir
ring with rake or HE
There are many city homes where thera
Is no room for a garden or where do
mestic animals or fowls destroy them.
Under these conditions window and porch
boxes Will be very satisfactory, affording
much pleasure, and adding to the at
tractiveness of the home
Make the boxes about eight inches deem.
IL to 15 inches wide, and In length TO
suit the location.
Bore number of inch holes in the bot
tom for drainage.
Fasten firmly in position with braces
beneath. Fill with we'll prepared soil
using the coarser soil-in bottom and the
fine on top.
Plant canary vines cypress, etc, along
back edge to climb strings.
Climbing Nasturtium to droop over
front of box.
Plant marigold zinnia, candytuft. alys-
sum, lobelia, petunia phlox, etc. in CEN
ter.
Water thoroughly every evening. and
ONCE a week use liquid manure water
THE VEGETABLE GARDEN.
Every city home should have garden
10 to 20 feet wide across the end of the
lot You will be surprised at the enjoy
ment and vegetables it will produce.
Beets. bush beans, cabbage, carrots let
tuce, parships, radishes, tomatoes. will
all succeed in any city lot
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-21
GARRISON OUTLINES
WATER POWER PLANS
OF ADMINISTRATION
Continued from Page one)

pany is Incorporated, or In which ii oper-
ates, must, for the protection of the peo-
pie and the prevention of monopoly and
other misuse. have provided a commits
sion or a body authorized and empowered
10 properly regulate public utilities of
this character, and such body or such
law must have provided proper regula-
tions to the end that the company shall
make proper use of the utility, give
proper service, make only reasona BILE
charges, and otherwise conduct itself In
way to conserve the right of tho
people in the use of public utility. In all
cases where these provisions have been
complied with. the Secretary OF War may
issue the permit. The franchise or right
may be for any period up to so years.
There are provisions retaining power m
the hands of the Secretary OF War, and
in some instances in Congress, to pre-
vent any violation of things which the
act requires the company to do. l have
endeavored to preserve all or those rights
which the federal government should
keep in hand in order to protect the
situation from the standpoint of navi-
gability and to prevent the misuse of
the public utility granted.
The local situation WILL OF course, be
to, which the state must have provided
before its corporations can receive ia
vorable consideration at the hands OF
federal authority. The state, as above
mentioned. may make proper provisions
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-21
Nearly an Accident

From Pearson's Weekly.
An amusing motorcyclist story comes
from Liverpool
A gentleman was returning to Liver
pool after country run one evening re-
Gently when in front of him he noticed
bright light. 1t came rapidly nearer, and
as 1t was plainly the lamp of a cycle of
some description the motorcyclist swung
to the left to let the other pass.
To his surprise, he saw, he got near
er, that the other cyclist was apparently
coming straight toward him on the wrong
side of the road He footed" frantically
with his motor horn but the other rider
seemed to have gone deaf mad, for he
took not the slightest notice, judging
by the lamp.
At the last minute, when a collision
seemed inevitable. the motorcyclist swung
over a bit toward the right. To his hor-
ror. the other did the same. sFrantically
he jammed on his brakes and nearly
broke his legs getting off his bicycle.
Only when he was safely on the ground
did he discover that he had been over
taking furniture removal van with a
huge mirror fastened onto the back. and
he had been staring at the reflection
of his own lamp.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-21
Bessen1er News

Bessemer, February (special.)
AZ meeting was held tonight at Rebie
hall. at which time Bessemer Conner
club was organized with the following
officers; DR.. r. P. McTyire, president;
II. e. Evans, vice president, and c. L.
Odell, secretary.
DR.. McTyire, who presided over the
meeting, introduced Alexander NJ Gar
fber, who made a talk telling what Mr..
Conner had done for education. and
stated that Mr.. Conner had saved the
state more than s1,00o,000 In freight
rates. He further stated: 1.-THE people
of Alabama are demanding credentials
scf integrity and efficiency from those
who aspire to public office. Conner has
Is honest. They stand as bulwark OF
strength behind him." Mr. CARRIER, also
said: With breadth OF vision. an In
dependence Of thought, and q courage
OF conviction unexcelled in the public
life of Alabama for half century. B. B.
Conner gave to the people, OF Alabama
greater political freedom and greater
legislation independence than II has
known for 80 years"
! DIR. McTylre, In few Complimentary
remarks, introduced Elk x-Governor b. b.
Conner, who spoke for an hour and half.
He stated that itwas Conner and Anti
Conner" and stated. II stand for tho
proposition that the Louisville ana
Nashville railroad should get out and
stay out of Alabama politics, for We can
never have good government or equit-
oble freight rates ~ long az they have
the CONTROL
\ He also talked Of the amount OF
money he had spent on sducation ana