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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-26
PRATT CITY

Complimenting her guest, Mrs George Ramey of Rome, Ga. Mrs. R. E. Johnson gave a beautiful reception Thursday aft ernoon from to G. The reception rooms were attractive with decorations of pink and white. In the receiving line stood Mrs. R. F. Johnson. hostess; Mrs George Ramey, honoree; Mrs. Alice Johnson and Mrs Walter Kendrick. From prettily appointed place on the veranda punch and sandwiches were passed by Miss Wilma Waggener, Miss LaRue Worrell and Miss Rose Flynn Later. a tempting ice course was served in the dining room. the color note, pink and white, being emphasized. The centerpiece on the table was formed of huge basket of pink roses. Those calling were Mrs. George Burke, Mrs. J. B. Guin, Mrs w. F. McGlawn. Mrs. C.. A. Hasseler, Mrs. C. R. Atkins. Mrs. Sam Potts, Mrs w. w. Whorton. Mrs. James Howard, Mrs J. c. Martsfield, Mrs. s. T. Key, Mrs J. M. Alnlon. Mrs. Isaac Walker, Mrs. R. T. Fulford, Mrs. Jack Roddy. Mrs. I. O. Adams, Mrs. Orville Lay, Mrs W. P. Golson, Mrs. M. A. Da- wis, Mrs. J. E. Wood, Mrs. c. w. Over
 street Mrs Walter Kendrick, Mrs w. J. Varin. Mrs R. J. Searson. Mrs. c. D.
 Gaines, Mrs. J. T. Cannon. Mrs. C. F.
 Smith. Mrs. E O. Sanders, Mrs. G. NJ. Donaldson Mrs T. Salters, Mrs. T. F. Rogers, Mrs. F. G Webb. Mrs. J. D. Hamby. Mrs. William George Mrs. G. F. Smith. Mrs. W. l.. Thomas. Mrs. A. H. Daniel Mrs. G. M. Harrison. Mrs Bar ney Mays, Mrs. Harry Elliott. Mrs. J J. Nickel, Miss Maud Daniel. Miss Lora
 Poole, Miss Ada Stanley. Miss Dorothy Crim Miss Mamye Flynn Miss Rose Me Donough. Miss LaRue Worrell, Miss e.
 Collins. Miss Lucy Hamby and others.
 On Tuesday afternoon Mrs E, O. San ders entertained the missionary society of the Methodist church The house was artistically decorated With potted plants and cut flowers, A delightful musical programme was rendered as follows Piano duet, Miss Nala and Miss Katherine Perkins: reading. Growing Smiles Mis- l Pauline Grim; piano solo, Miss Ethel Dan
 iel: reading, Mrs Alice Johnson; solo
 Miss Lillian Mills; poem, read by Mrs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-26
THE ADVERTISER

It is an easy matter for the dishon- est advertiser to make a favorable im- presson on the mind of the average newspaper reader. because he Is sub ject to no restraint save his imagina- tlcn, a wonderfully elastic thing. while the plain, unpretentious statement of the fellow who has only the truth to offer oftentimes goes begging. and the honest advertiser suffers in conse- Quence.
 This is not true, perhaps, of the larger stores, for as every advertiser knows in his heart the dishonest ad- vertiser cannot live forever-and the big stores have seen scores of unscru- pulcus shopkeepers come. clean up and go. The big fellows, by their bigness, have weathered the storm without de- scending to the unfair methods that they have seen practiced. But every now and then 8 little fellow with a conscience goes by the board rather than become too dishonest.
 Then. too. many small progressive merchants who should grow and be- come credit to the business of our city. find the short cut to growth and prosperity, the advertising that they would buy and use 5udiciously and hon. estly, being robbed of it's strength and that every deck of cards should carry at least five aces. Hence, they don't advertise-they don't grow-and the loss is divided between the city. the
 buying public and advertising me- diums. It is, therefore. up to the already honest advertiser who wants to be hon. est to adopt the Birmingham Ad clubs seal of truth" not so much to make folks believe that they are honest but to emphasize their honesty, and to make the honest advertisers predomi- nate as they should in every medium, thereby forcing in a short time the crooked merchant either to clean up or withdraw.
 The truth seal Is a mark of dignity" conferred upon the merchant who is honest or who wants to become honest, and should be eagerly sought by every firm that have the future prosperity of
 Birmingham at heart
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-26
ert Mcintyre, Master James shearred,

ert Mcintyre Master James Shearred, Master James Stagg.
 Friday evening at her home on Third street Miss Leila Downs celebrated her 12th birthday An interesting contest was the main diversion of the evening. Mu- sical numbers were given by Miss Louise Collins and Effie Downs. Miss Downs was the recipient of many lovely gifts from her friends Miss Louise Collins Miss Mabel Scarborough, Miss Ruth Gus tired, Miss Effie Purdy Miss Bessie Me Anally, Miss Adeline Fonteli, Miss Mar gare. Scarborough. Miss Jutie Mcclure Miss Jeanette Little. MT. Claris Tucker MT. James Neal MT. Walter Payne, Mir Andrew McCann and Mir, Erskine Sid more.
 Mir, Grover Scarborough, who recent, underwent an operation. is improving.
 MT. w. B. Maulin will leave for hi: home in Water Valley. Miss, Sunday after visiting friends in Pratt City.
 Miss Minnie Morris of Sheffield will spend the winter at the home of Mrs. J 10. Wood.
 Miss Louise MerSle of Roebuck Spring will spend the weekend with her parents
 Miss Bessie Blackwell has gone t' Brookw ood, where she will teach schoo this term.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-26

Ramey After the regular business was attended to, refreshments were served to the following members: Mrs. R. D.. O'Dell, Mrs. E. T. Bagley, Mrs. Jess Robinson and Mrs. Walter Ramey.
 Miss Nelle Waldrip of Goodwater has returned to her home after a pleasant visit to relatives in North Birming- ham.
 Mr. Warwick Saunders of Omaha, Neb is the guest of his niece, Mrs. G.. w Dodson
 The Womens Missionary union of the Twenty first avenue Baptist church will meet with Mrs. T. A. Casey on Monday afternoon.
 Mrs Jess Robinson will entertain the Social and Industrial club at North Bir- mingham park next Thursday after noon
 Mrs. Jack Riddle will be hostess to the Crochet club on Wednesday after noon. fC-sR shrdlu shrdlu cmfwyp pu puuo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-26
1.-THE CHAMBER
 OF SORROWS"

From Pearsons Weekly.
 There is small inner room at tho war office. plainly but tastefully fur nished with couches, easy chairs, and similar rest-giving contrivances, where the tragedy and grief of the war are centered as nowhere else.
 To the war office people it is known unofficially as the "Chamber of Sorrows and right well does 1t merit the title. None but women ever enter 1t, and no women are sent there save those who have lost relatives at the front They are received singly by an army nursing sister. whose sad duty it is to. break the bad news to the bereaved one. and to comfort and uphold her. as best she can, in the frs. terrible moments of shock and bewilder- ment 1' ~,s
 This inner room is an adjunct holy of holies so to speak. to the general In quiry room. where are received, all day long and every day, those seeking n- formation regarding the fate of friends and relatives at the front These anx- ious ones come in shoals and in troops from all parts of, the kingdom. and they belong. of course.. to all stations Of life Needless to say, all are treated wi-h l the most perfect consideration. and eacf is seen and attended to in his or her turn. A duke gets no precedence over a dustman, nor countess yer cnar' woman. f-.5f.5, .,- .i
 The inquirers are ushered into the gen eral reception room in patches of four and four officials, gentlemen specially chosen for their tact and kindliness, are
 there waiting 10 receive them. Each ol | these four officials is in direct com
 munication by telephone with what l'
 known as the carding room, situated or the fifth floor, where the names or the casualties are card indexed.-
 1 In this way. it is a matter of minutes
 only to investigate each inquiry. Mrs
 Jones. we will say, calls to ask about | her husband, Private William Jones' Snt
 gives his name. regiment, and reglmenta
 number, and further volunteers the Tn l formation that whereas he used to writt to her regularly each week. she has hat
 no letter now for nearly a. month ane
 she fears consequently that sometnini may have happened to him.
 1 Immediately the telephone Ia set gonf and in the course of minute or so Mrs
 Jones is uniformed either that the Wal office has no news. of him ana that n'
 is. therefore, probably alive and well. ol
 alternatively that he has been wounoed
 or invalided, in either of which eases thu name of the hospital. he has been sen to is given her, and, assuming It to b' anywhere in England. she Is told the pes
 and cheapest way to get there
 But suppose that reference to th'
 card index shows Private William Jonc'
 to have been killed. In that case th'
 terrible news ia kept from his wife fn
 the moment. and she Is conducted t'
 the Chamber of Sorrows' where It Il presently broken to her. gently and aion'
 by one of her own sex l If, however. the inquirer 10 man, th
 sad news is communicated to nim snc'
 and there. but of course, in es consid
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-26
THE PUBLIC

The man or woman who buys adver- tised goods should seek out the adver- tisers that offer the protection of the truth seal
 It means that every statement in the advertisement is backed by the guar antee of the Birmingham Ad club, an organization whose business it is to distinguish the good advertising from the bad, and to- see that the buying. public gets a square deal" You are not asked to believe that every adver- tisement not guaranteed by this seal Is dishonest; perhaps none of them are. and yet under the present system, you have no real good way of telling one from the other. The truth seal in an advertisement. therefore, may be likened to fire insurance policy. You may never need 1t, but 1t is a mighty fine thing to depend upon in case of trouble. It is mark of dignity. con- ferred by the club upon those adver- tisers who are and have been above re- proach. and upon all those who are will ling to bind themselves in writing to tell nothing but the truth in every ad- vertisement in which 1t is used In this agreement. the advertiser prom ises to make good to the club should any false or exaggerated statement by chance slip by his advertising man, and the club. in turn, obltgates itsels to you to make a, fair and satisfactory adjustment on any reasonable claim brought to it's attention of the misuse of the truth" emblem. It Is your duty then to protect yourself from fraud and misrepresentation by patronizing in 30 far as is possible. those merchants who are oo-operating in this cause of honest advertising and to promptly re- rort to the club through its secretary any false or misleading statement made in any advertisement bearing its insignia.
 Complaints should be made in. writ ing addressed to the secretary Bir- mingham Ad club. 1895 Jefferson County Bank building and enclosing. whenever possible. clipping of the. ad- vertisement that led to the unsatisfac- tory purchase.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-26
. The present Lord Act,

best books The present Lord Act, does not now use his full name, whi, is Richard Maximilian Dalberg-Acto His mother was a German, Countess M rie Arco- Valley of Munich, and he him SC was born in Germany, for which reas, a private act of Parliament was pass not many years ago in order to remo' any doubt as to his nationality. I ha' heard 1t stated, too, that only one of h eight immediate ancestors was born
 Great Britain. The present Lady Act, is English, her family home being Appl ton hall. Cheshire, but most of her ch dren first saw the light on the contincr Her elder son was born at Bordigher and her eldest girl at Berne. Her secoi son came into the world at Berlin. al her fourth daughter at Darmstadt 1t is truly cosmopolitan household!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-26
English Family Born Abroad

London, September 19.-(Special )-Lord and Lady Acton are receiving congratu- lations on the birth of a daughter, their fifth, who, like most members of this famous family curiously enough, has been born abroad At Spiez, to be exact. the pretty town so well known to travellers on
 the Lake of Thur. Lord Acton, who, pre- vious to the war, was British charge daf- fairies at Darmstadt is now councillor of the British legation at Berne in Switz- erland. He is of course a son of Lord Acton. the historian. who was one of the first to compile list of the Hundred
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-26
THE NEWSPAPER

No newspaper really wants to cart dishonest advertising. But not uni very recently have newspapers col cerned themselves at all as to the r liability of copy submitted. and ev, now, less than S5s papers in the Unit, States have absolutely declared fc and arc living up to, consistent stan ard of honest advertising.
 Most papers are content to stradd the question and say that, having 1 definite knowledge to the contrary. the advertising in their columns honest
 Publishers tell you. and properly, i'd that they are unable to distinguish tl bad from the good; that they are u] able to judge values. and that th( cannot tell whether former prices" quoted are legitimate or not.
 Some few newspapers in the couI try now employ advertising editord 8 luxury quite out of question for t1 average daily, and one that must nee| in many instances fall short of eff ciency.
 For very few men would be availa Il whose knowledge of merchandise va ues could be broad enough to cover t1 vast array of articles offered in Il advertisements of even a single issq
 AAiu cOs tO tii0 HeWSDdPeT, lOQ, u truth seal seems to point the wayl the truth" seal can and will in short time. serve to distinguish Il good from the bad
 Any advertiser may make a mistaj "a slip-but when an advertiser comes too careless and the club fed obliged to deny him the use of t| seal. the newspapers will be potifi@ and may then use their own discretiI as to continuing the advertisenent.| ]
 The newspapers by doing their shsl towards spreading a general kpoV edge of the seal of ''truth'' may rend a definite and everlasting service their readers-the good people vi by their support of the circulation d pertinent make possible the advertisii department
 COLLIE W. ROBERTsl Chairman Committee on Truthful A|
 vertising.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-26
crate and gentle a manner as is human

" pOSSIUI6
 Men are supposed to be able to con- trol themselves, but in the women 8 Chamber of Sorrows'' are kept medical comforts, restoratives, brandy, and so on, and the sister is in touch by tele- phone with a doctor on the premises. These precautions are necessary, for dis dressing scenes are all too common in that little room. Some women seem stunned by the shock and hurry away, dazed, white-faced and dry-eyed Others faint dead away or go into violent hys- terics
 After all, the womans part in this ter rible war Is the hardest. The man is doing things the whole time and he Is left DO leisure in which to brood His womenfolk are in no danger. But TOT
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-26
NORTH BIRMINGHAM

The Social and Industrial club was pleasantly entertained last Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Walter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-26
Continued from Page FiycD

novelty shower Tuesday afternoon at her home on Tenth avenue in hon. or of Miss Lilly Nolan, whose mar riage to Mr Roy Thomas will be an early event of october.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-26

Truth only yourself of
  of  Ad Club Main 1884, Qha Furnished ynu 0be signed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-26

the woman there is the eternal torture of 1 waiting for news.' the long suspense. l and then The Chamber of Sorrows"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-08
TO FINISH TASK OF
DEEPENING CHANNEL
Bids for Completion of Work on the
Anacostia to Be Opened
Tomorrow.

Bids will be opened in the United
States engineer Office, Southern build
ing, at 10 am. tomorrow for the re-
moval of about 10000 cubic yards of
material from the Anacostia river, in
the vicinity of the Anacostia river, in
order to complete the work of deepen
ing the waterway to conform to issued
plans. The specifications for the work
state that the material to be removed
is mud, pile-grillage and stonework
of old piers and riprap between the
location of the old and new bridges. 1t
is believed that this material can be
moved with an orange peel bucket. On
account of the uncertainty of the char
acter of the materials and Instructions
to be removed the work will be paid
for by the hour rather than by the
cubic yard. as is the general custom.
The dredged material is to be placed
behind the left sea wall line, between
Anacostia bridge and GieSboro point Or
deposited in the Potomac river along
the channel side of the training dixie
for the Virginia channel. One hour per
day will be allowed for shifting anchors
and running anchor lines, but all other
lost time from actual dredging VIII be
deducted.
1t is stated this dredging work was
May Dredging Company, which recent
~ completed the removal OF a large
quantity of ma terial from the Eastern
branch, but in consequence OF It's ma
ture the authorities released the COM
pany from the work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-08
To Quickly Relieve
Soreness and inflammation

Rub in a few drops Of Absorbine. Jr. II is
surprising how promptly it penetrates and
acts-how clean and pleasant it is to use and
how economical. because only few drops are
required 10 do the work.
In addition 10 being n dependable liniment.
Absorbine. Jr.. is safe. powerful, trust
worthy antisep,ic and germicide which dou-
bles ills efficiency and its uses.
When applied to cuts. bruises and sores. it
kills the germs. makes the wound asepti-
caliy clean and promotes rapid, healthy
healing. 1t allays pain and in6a NINA tion
promptly. Swollen glands. painful varieose
veins. wens and bursal engagements yield
readily to the application of Absorbine. Jr
Abscrbine, Jr.. is sold by leading druggists
at s1.V0 and 500 bottle or sent direct
postpaid.
Liberal trial bottle postpaid for Zoe in
stamps ". r. YOUNG, r. D. F.,
eI6 Temple ST.. Springfield. Mass.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-08
BRISK DEMAND FOR MELONS.
Active Trade in Progress at the 18th
Street Wharf.

The demand for watermelons at the
18th street wharf has been particularly
brisk in the past rty-eight hours and
as a consequence vessels arriving with
cargoes of melons are able to quickly
sell out Yesterday evening late there
were FIVE boats at the wharf with
melons aboard and it is stated their
total cargoes amounted to about TO-
600 melons. AS yet most OF the stock
being brought here by vessels is COM
ing from the western shore of Chesa-
peake bay. but within the next day or
two the cutting on the eastern shore
will be started. This will about double
the receipts and there will be no danger
of a shortage in the supply.
Prices yesterday afternoon ranged
from cents for small melons up to 20
and % cents each for selected stock
| in large lots.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-08
CRIPPLED VENDORS
PRESENT PROBLEM
No Place in This City Where
Street Merchants Can Be
Put to Work.
POLICE EXPECT AN INFLUX
SOON FROM PHILADELPHIA
Many Shirk Employment and Make
Use of Deformities to Work on
Sympathy of Public.

There is no place in this town where
a crippled street vender can be put to
work in order to keep him from the
streets, unless it be the occasional
private employer. There is no way to
handle the street cripple problem un-
less ii be to overlook him entirely or
send him to the workhouse. and in view
of the fact that Philadelphia has re
Gently cleaned its streets of a horde of
fake" cripples. police mere expect that
there may be an increase here in the
number of takers who make their APP
peal to the passers by, exhibiting grue-
some deformities to draw pennies and
nickels from the kind hearted
There is no place to send the honest
cripple who would work if he had the
chance said Maj. Raymond Pullman,
superintendent of police, speaking of
the matter yesterday There are
honest street cripples and fake ones
We know what to do with the takers,
sents a problem
No Permit Is Necessary.
No permit is necessary to sell pencils
and as long crippled street vendors
are decent and orderly the police mere
do not modest them. If they have to be
arrested it is for viola ton of the
statute against occupying public space
If they beg they can be "vagged,'' as
the police-that is convicted in the
Police Court under the broad law cover
ing vagrancy. Persons without visible
means of support and who are known
TO beg on the streets generally get
thirty days at the workhouse for the
first offenSe.
Police here have been extremely le-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-08
IL. Martino Buys Schooner.

Capt. John l.. MARITIME. vessel own
err and master of fredericksburg. Me-. re-
Gently has purchased the schooner Ben
jamin Russell from the Lubec Canning
Company Of Lubec, Me-. and will bring
her south for service on Chesapeake
bay, as well as for coastwise voyages
in the general freighting trade. The
Russell is small three-masted
schooner of 1877 net tons and is 1908
feet long, twenty-eight feet beam and
IL feet. deep in the hold.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-08

nient with the crippled street vendors.
on the ground that there is no place to
send them except to the workhouse,
where they will exist at ease for few
weeks and return to the city again
The downtown section has three or
four permanent fixtures in the way OF
crippled vendors, and they have been
at their trade of selling buttons. sus-
penders. pencils, shoe laces and other
trifles so long that they look upon
themselves as established business en-
terpriSeS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-08
Bootblack Wins in Encounter.

Another man with one leg gone, and
the remaining leg minus a foot. said he
had lost his members in milling machinery
twenty years ago. and had vainly en-
deavored to find work. but had been forced
to take up vending, and had been at it
practically ever since his accident. A
new cripple. legs shorn off above the
knees, arrived in the city this morning
and came near to assaulting a bootblack
who objected when the new guy took
a position under tree near 9TH street
and Pennsylvania avenue with fine sup
ply of chewing gum and shoe laces. The
bootblack had the better of the arsu-
ment, and the new guy" faded away
in search of another busy corner.
The cripple problem is well expressed
by J. S. Bennett, superintendent of Cen
trail Union Mission, and an expert in all
the various lines of graft that street men
ply. He has been working among Grip
pies and beggars. both fake and honest.
for years in New York, and says there is
scarcely a game that the craft plays that
he doesn't know. Here is what he said
to Star reporter about it