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The broad ax., 1918-11-16
Remove MiIdew.

Take any common soap, size accord
ing to area of material that is affected
Cut soap in small pieces, add a little
water to 1t and put on top of stove I'M
ill dissolved. When about the consist
ency of cream take from the fire. Stir
in common salt and cover the widowed
fabric with the mixture. II one appli-
catiOn does not suffice. two will be sure
to do the work. After applying the
mixture, expnSe To the sun for some
hours and then wash of.
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Wilma nj aIaunchInd.

When q war galley was launched By
the Vikings men were bound to the
rollers 50 that the keel was sprinkled
with their blood. The practice Of break
ing a bottle Of wine over a ships stem
at the launch Il regarded as q sur
vival Of this savage Scandinavian prac-
tice or "reddening the rollers" as II
was called. Just as the custom Of lead
ing an officers charger before the cot
I'm at his funeral Is a survival Of the
practice Of sacrificing a chieftain's
wives and horses at his pyre.
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Be Kind and Patient.

There is more special grace requi-
site and manifest in watchful perse-
verance in little kindnesses and habit
ual patience at home. in abstinence
from conversational disparagement Of
others, and in resistance TO habits Of
sloth and undue self-indulgence In
private life than in the performance
of great public duties under the OBJ
servation Of multitudes.
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ColorS Of PaIntR

The color Of paint Is sometimes mere
than a matter Of appearance. A black
body more readily absorbs heat than
q light body and In certain cases the
Eght-colored paint seems to be pref
cradle to the dark for this reason
Transformer burnouts In hot climates
are reported to have been apparently
due to the continuous high atmospheric
temperatures. With this heat the
further heating from the load has prov
ed excessive and damage has resulted
that might have been avoided with
different painting.
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oId.Iime 1emperanee Pledge.

An interesting relic nf bygOne days
has come into the possession of the
Scottish Society of Antiquaries, in the
form Of minute book of the burgh
of Selkirk which reveals an instance
os a burgher who decided to take the
pledge" not To touch drink. so long ago
as 1892. The !urgher. Thomas Kerr.
gave rs his bond zone pair of gray rus
sit breikiS.'
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There Is a tremendous demand today
for old mahogany or oak tables. II
there are any historic associations at
tached to these tables they bring fabu-
lous prices. There are plenty Of n
bles In the country possessing real his
toric interest. but none Of them Is In
the least likely at the moment to come
on the open market. The table on
which Napoleon signed his abdication
may be said to be priceless. In Eng
land there is a mahogany table which
tradition says was washed up on the
coast Of Clare after the wreck Of the
Spanish armada.
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Practice Cheerfulness.

CheerfulneSs ought To be the viad-
cum vitae of their life to the old; age
without cheerfulneSs is a Lapland win
ter without a sun; and this spirit or
cheerfulneSS should he encouraged in
our youth if we would have the bene-
fit of il in our old age; time will make
a generous wine more mellow; but IL
will turn that which is early on the
fret, TO vinegar.-COltOn.
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Mexican SacrifciaI Stone.

The Sacrifcial stone WAS the stone on
which human victims were sacrificed
before the war god HuitzilopOchtli. in
the principal Aztec temple in Mexico
II was dug up near the site Of the ten
pie in 1871. and is now in the Mexican
national museum. The stone Is disk
shaped. 3-5 feet in diameter and ~
feet thick. The sides are covered with
elaborate sculptures.
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New co,U.r District In Canada.

A great new copper district in Arctic
Canada Is q possibility pointed out 10
the Royal Society Of Arts, London, BY
W. Frechevile. The locality IL east OF
Great Bear lake, along the Coppermine
river, which runs north from about %
degrees latitude to Coronation gulf'
and the area may extend rs far east as
Bathurst inlet, and even to Victoria
Island farther north. The first speci-
mems Of native copper were obtained
rom the EskimOs, who were using the
metal In their primitive Industries. Ex-
piorers have since reported finds OF
copper, and evidences Of large deposits
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ORIGINAL SGao Rule"

Gag rule" was a phrase applied to
a resolution passed by congress In
May, 1885, that three-fourths Of all
petitions, memorials, resolutions, prop
ositions or papers relating In any way
to the subject OF slavery or the aboli-
ton of slavery should he on the table
without being printed or referred. The
rule was abolished a few years later.
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Merely q SuperstitIon,

There is no kind of a rod, or instru-
ment, which will locate minerals in the
earth with any degree Of certainty
Sometimes bed of iron ore will affect
the magnetic needle Of compass, or
Of a surveying instrument, but there
is nothing that will locate the precious
metals.
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Remembered Mother. Answer.

Little Harry one day asked his moth
er who made the trees and was told
that God made them. A few days later
an old colOred man came to trim the
trees and the little fellow, seeing him
at work, ran to his mother and ex-
claimed: "Oh, mamma, Gods out In
the yard repairing his trees !"
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Be Kind Always.

One great trouble with unkino
thoughts is that 1t is so very difficult
to keep them only thoughts; sooner or
later they find utterance. We may
fancy that we are keeping our IN
charitable opinions to ourselves, but
they are almost certain to express
themselves in look or tone. II not In
word. The only way to be really kind
is TO be kind clear thrOugh.-Exchange-
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rriaIs All Have Value.

Trials without discover forces with
in. Says Victor Hugo: There are
instincts for ali the crises Of life"
A deep perpleHity awakens flash OF
insight; a bitter opposition sets the
soul on fire; a grave peril opens our
eyes to horses and chariOts Of fire; a
severe catastrophe evokes a heroism
of which the sufferer had not thought
himself capable.-W. L. Watkinson.
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Two Great Levers

The greatest results In life are a.
ually attained by simple means and
the exercise Of ordinary qualidesI
These may for the most part be
summed In these uncommon sense
and
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historic EnnIish Homestead.

The homestead of the tenant Of Shot
terry farm, brought to the hammer at
Birmingham recently. was the house in
which Shakespeare and Anne Hatha-
way are said TO have plighted theiI
trOth according to the ancient Tite 81
~handfast."
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A Bosfon Child.

~Our child is backward. -Four year,
old and takes no interest In Shakes
peare." THAT does not necessarily In
dicate that the child Is backward BE
may believe that Bacon wrote thu
plays."-Kansas City Journal.
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On a Commercial Basis.

Gerald gave his grandmother little
gift for her birthday, and she said !:
well, you are a good lad; / shall
give you a nickel for yourself" TO
which the little chap replied, But
grandma, the present cost Is cents"
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Yes. Why Is 1T

Said the facetious Teller. why is II
when a man goes to a butcher shoI
and learns that the price Of chuck
roast is IS cents a pound he involun-
tarily allows his mind to revert te
thoughts Of the flesh and the deyilT-
Indianapolis Star.
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Early Declines.

II the truth could be discovered.
probably It would be found that one
reason why a woman lives longer than
q man is because she doesn't pay any
attention to statistics.-Dallas News
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Fully EXPLAINED.

Jennie was asked why she did NOT
20 next door any more to play with
her little chum- She replied: Our
dispositions didn't match, so we Dis
banded our acquaintance"
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The Heir In Motion.

Another thing that I've noticed In
my adventurous career" observed the
almost philosopher. "is that a fellow
who has a breezy way about him In
usually pretty fresh"
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Goodlisone Herbs.

pluck up the gOOdlisome herbs Of
sentences by pruning. eat them By
reading. digest them by musing, and
lay them up at length in the high seat
Of memory-by gathering them togeth
er.-Queen Elizabeth.
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AlaG Too True.

MANY Millions Short."-Newspaper
headline. Lots Of persons 60 on the
supposition that you can't believe ev-
erything you read In the newspapers,
but how few, oh, how few. win doubt
thisl
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Time. Of LIES Deep Emotions.

At certain periods Of life We live
years of emotion In q few weeks and
look back on those times as on grea'
gaps between the old life and the new
-Thackeray.
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Heroism.

Heroism is always the same, how
ever the fashion of a herO's clothes
may alter. Every hero in history Is
as near 10 man as his neighbOr, and
II we should tell the simple truth Of
some Of our neIghbOrs, IL would sound
like poetry.-GeOrge W. Curtis.
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nakaa Will Po.A.er.

Good intentions can wind the alarm
clock, but 1t takes win power to get
out Of bed In the morning.-ToledO
Blade.
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ExpIicit Directions

Jessie was asked by a man IL she
could tell him where Mr.. Dodge lived.
Pointing TO the west, she replied: 60
that way and that way, and stop at
the first house where there's a dog"
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Aim Hinh.

II you hit the mark you must aim
a little above IL: every arrow that fiies
feels the attraction Of earth.-LOng.
fellow.
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How to Get Rich.

Some men would have no trouble In
getting rich IL they held on to the mon
ey they earn as they do to the money
they borrow.
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Civil War Medical History.

The medical history Of our Civil wal
comprises six volumes. whose prepare
ton covered a period Of twenty-eighi
years from the end Of the war.
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unfortunate Fact

There is one guess that is pretty &C
curate. Men who make speeches like
to make them.-St-. Louis GlObe-Dem
ocrat.
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Goldfish Owed 20 Order.

Artificial coloring Of goldfish by keep
ing them In water containing certain
chemicals is extensively carried on In
Sicily.
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ia Ended Then.

Youngham-~How can ten when
the honeymoon Is overT Oldham
when your wife stops telling things
and begins asking questions"
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worid III 10000 Year, Old.

Basing their calculations upon radio
active phenomena, two British scien
tists have advanced the theory that the
world Is at least 711.O00.0oo years old
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conhrmation.

Nc woman Ii really satisfied win
the compliments her mirror pays her
unless they are reiterated By some
man.-Boston Transcript
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Tia nfnArnncA.

Doing easily what others ind din
cult Is talent; doing what Is imposSi-
Bile for talent n genius.-Amiel-
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IJneIe Eben,, phIIo.oohv.

de kind Of optimism" said Uncle
Eben. dat ain hiteAed up to hard
work can't last"
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Daily Thought

Whatever chance shall bring we viii
bear with equanImify-Terence.
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Optimistic Thouoht.

Riches are a disgrace to him who
hath kingsmen In want
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Daily Thought

me burden which IL wen borne b.
comes light-Ovid
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Daily Thouoht.

He Is foolish to blame the - WIS
q Shipwrecked twiee.-SyruA
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opkimIstie Thouoht.

One Is nIled with riches who knows
how 20 do without them.
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Daily IhoQahk.

He who begs timidly courts . -
fusal.-Senece.
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n.Ai.I.AIn Hhn.nnhA

he hath riches sufficient who hath
enough to be charitable
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Optimistic Thought
The king cannot always rule N -
wishes.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-14

WILL RETIRE FROM
RETAIL BUSINESS

Doing two things at once is too much
of an undertaking in these strenuous
times, according to Dave Blumberg,
well known shoe dealer in First ave-
nue..
For number of years Dave and his
brother have been operating both
wholesale and retail business. and
while both branches have prospered,
they have recently decided to cut out
retailing and concentrate their iner-
gies on keeping up with a rapidly
growing wholesale trade.
This announcement comes as sur
prise to many. but will be welcome
news to thousands of retail buyers,
for II means a "sho' nuff" cut price
shoe sale at time when economy is
a watchword. In today's issue of The
Age Herald the opening gun OF the
big Blumberg Quit Business Sale
proclaims many good bargain snaps
that make interesting reading for
smart shoe buyers.
1t is understood that the store lease
has been disposed of and the interior
fixtures are for sale.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-14
The Orchestra Leader Is
the Real Food Dictator
Little Chief Bender Says Get This It's Good Stuff
and This Time He Has the Wallop of Seasoned
Reporter-He Delivers With a Punch
by JEFF BAILEY

Hoover-not on your life. Mr..
Hoover is the big mogul, so every
body thinks. but take it from me.
i am on the job and / know, for
am lamping it over every day.
1.-THE orchestra leader-the boy
with the little stick, the baton
weilder, If you please--he Is the
man who fixes 1T in the mind OF
everyone out here in front as to
what they want to eat. OF course
this depends upon whether he Is a
real orchestra leader or not. But
IL he has long hair. and knows how
to interpret the bug legs on the
sheets on the rack In front OF
him, he sets the edge on all the
appetites that have to be dulled
before we play Home. Sweet
Home"
at is this way: Deep. heavy
chords suggest meat. and there
fore, are not played on meatless
days. The lifting rural melodies
are avoided on wheatless days,
with preciseness that Is efficien-
cy. hundred per cent. Light, airy
music stimulates an appetite Tor
caviar and liquid refreshments. A
vivacious, sassy tune, played as
an accompaniment to humorous
song, sends all the walters heller
SHELTER in search of salad orders
NOW you don't have to take my
word, just grab the girl and go
grazing around some of these cafes
or restaurants some evening ana
take your own mental notes. Then
come tell me If / am right, and |
have good cigar for you II am
not
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-14
CHARLES {. RUSSELL
TO MAKE ADDRESS
AT THE JEFFERSON
Noted Lecturer to Make Re-
turn Visit Here and Will
Make Several
Addresses

DR.. Charles Edward Russell, writer,
orator and journalist. will return to
Birmingham Saturday and will address
a mass meeting at the Jefferson the
atre that evening at o'clock and
again Sunday afternoon at o'clock.
Dr. Russell addressed a large gath
ering in the ballroom of the Tutwiler
hotel 10 days ago and the people who
heard him were SO impressed, and on
account of the smallness of the ball
room the Chamber Of Commerce was
requested to secure a return engage
ment OF DR.. Russell. He was mem
Der of President Wilson's commission
to Russia, and is thoroughly informed
on conditions in that county. He has
an interesting message and it is hoped
that the people of this city will avail
themselves of this opportunity of hear
ing DIR. Russell.
On Saturday morning DIR. Russell
will speak at East Birmingham. and at
o'clock that evening he will speak
at the Jefferson theatre. On Sunday
afternoon at o'clock he will address
a mass meeting at the Jefferson the
atre. and on Sunday morning at IL
o'clock he will address the negroes OF
Birmingham at the Sixteneth Street
Baptist church.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-14
VISITING MERCHANTS
TO BE ENTERTAINED
BY CIVIC BODIE S

The Chamber of Commerce is maxi
ing arrangements to entertain the
members of the Manufacturers and
Wholesale Merchants board Of Cleve-
land, O., who will visit Birmingham on
Thursday, February 81. The party. 60
strong, will arrive in Birmingham over
the Louisville and Nashville railroad
from Montgomery at 1850 o'clock and
will lunch with the members of the
Real Estate exchange at the Southern
club at o'clock. Immediately fol-
lowing the luncheon the visitors will
be given an automobile ride over the
city. They will leave this city at Has
O. clock p. m. over the Louisville and
Nashville for Nashville.
A reception committee will be APP
pointed to meet the visitors and will
consist of members from every civic
organization in the city.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-14
GARDEN OF ALLAH
BEING SHOWN ALL
WEEK AT ALCAZAR
Critics Say it is Greatest Love story
Ever Filmed With Helen ware
AS the Star

When William N Selig concluded 70
film Robert Hichens' great love TO-
nance of the Sahara desert, as
selis spectacular special, he sent three
snecial artists and architects to the
sahara in order to study true Araolah
effects. These artists made sketches
on the ground and these sketches were
reproduced at a cost of hundreds OF
thousands of dollars for the Selig film
spectacle, 1.-The Garden of Allah which
presents the noted actress, Helen
Ware, in her latest and most gripping
role, is at the Alcazar all this week.
4 There are thousands of horsemen,
caravans Of camels, beautiful scenic
effects, clear-cut photography, a
strictly alI-star cast and no detail
overlooked to make THE Garden Of.
Allah the worlds greatest love
romance.
Critics who have seen THE Garden
Of Allah" have asserted that it is the
greatest love story ever presented on
the motion picture screen. The love
scenes between Helen Ware and
Thomas Santschi are very strong, and
in addition, there are a succession of
scenic pictures amazing in their elab-
OF ateness 1.-THE Garden of Allah" was
produced by Colin Campbell, the fa-
nous director, who produced The
Spoilers" THE 'er-Do Well THE
Crisis 1.-THE Rosary" etc. The Ara
han cities at the edge of the Sahara.
notably ''Beni- Nora are presented
realistically. The temples, mosques,
the bazars, the walls of huge stone,
etc. are beautiful and faithful in every
respect. See 1.-The Garden of Allah"
the last word in cinpmatography at
the Alcazar theatre all this week.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-14
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS
CAN VOLUNTEER
War Department of Public Library
In Need of Volunteer Help

High school girls who are looking
for a useful occupation during these
days of school suspension are invited
to come to the public library and spend
an hour or two in cutting out pictures,
jokes and stories for soldiers scrap
books.
Twenty-four boxes of magazines
were shipped to camps from the library
on Tuesday. In the sorting of these mag
azines many were cast aside as I'M
suitable by reason of age, condition
or character. There is a great deal OF
excellent scrapbook material to be
found in this pile, and some Judgment
is required in it's selection.
Club women and Boy Scouts have
been Of great assistance in sorting the
magazines and packing them for ship
ment Two scouts were sent to the
Barnett Lumber company, where they
sorted a large number of magazines
which had been collected by the
Kiwans club. This was done to save
unnecessary hauling of undesirable
material.
Girls volunteering for the work of
clipping for scrapbooks should tele-
phone the war service department Of
the library, Main 403S, before coming
down, as only a small group can work
at one time.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-14
COOPERATION IS NOT.
GIVEN HEALTH0FF|C
STATES DR.. BOWLING
Ruthless Quarantine and
Vaccination Campaign
May be Started to Check
Smallpox Epidemic

In sweeping statement DR.. j. ID.
Bowling, county health officer yesterday
stated that his office had failed to- re-
ceive the proper amount of cooperation
and assistance from the industrial plants
OF the city and county in the matter OF
vaccination and quarantine and has
threatened to wage ruthless quafan-
tine campaign unless some action is
taken Immediately.
1t is brought out in his statement that
the work of vaccination at the city hall
is assuming large proportions and that
the schools are receiving protection to
greater extent than the industrial fields.
DR.. Dowling's statement follows:
Smallpox continues to occupy the en-
tire attention of the health department
forces, both in the enforcement of quar-
antine and vaccination of large NUMBERS
applying at both the city hall ard
county office. as we'll as various rural
schools, where cases of smallpox have
occurred. About $500 were vaccinated at
the city hall on Tuesday, and it is ex-
pected that an equal number will present
themselves today The health authorities
are determined that SMALLPOX epidemic
such as confronts this district at the
present time shall not break out and find
such large proportion of people I'M
protected by vaccination.
Numerous violations of quarantine
regulations have occurred, records OF
which are being kept and as soon as the
activities of combating the outbreat
are relaxed the prosecution of violations
will be taken up and cases placed against
all such persons. Several cases of small
pox are discovered on the streets and
in stores and restaurants. both among
patrons and employees. The chance for
exposure in this way Is ever present.
Unless people present themselves for
vaccination either to the city or their
private physicians. general proclana-
tfon of compulsory vaccination viii he
promptly called for by the board OF
health.
although an effort has been made 20
attract the attention OF Industries, de-
partment stores. railroads and others to
the seriousness Of the situation and its
possibilities for interference with opcr-
ations and labor conditions. with few
exceptions little cooperation has been
given the health authorities by these
concerns in the way Of requiring their
employees to be vaccinated. Much valua-
bel aid could be rendered in this man
ner and unless such steps are taken ruth
less quarantine measures will be applied
and large numbers of people will be re-
moved from their places Of employment
and placed In quarantine"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-14
Ever hear of Chief Bender?

Ever near OF Ch1ef Bender!
Sure you have--he used to chunk
in the big tops until old papa time
grabbed his angora and on the
first workout of a spring morning
not far since, and all fandom
heard it bleat because he did not
have the former stuff in his there
tofore priceless wing. But that per-
sonage has nothing to do with
"Hooverizing" Birmingham, the
only connection it has with these
meatless. wheatless, feetless, seat
less, heatless days is the similarity
Of nameA
In Birmingham there is a popu-
lar little chef in certain hotel
cafe who is known far and near as
Little Chief Bender, just be-
cause he came into fame soon aft
err the horsehide phenom began to
fade into bush league spotlight.
George Bender has a melting
smile--it is one of those facial
contortions that Is perpetual, all
consuming and contagious. He
hops about over the thing, making
everybody happy and a tough steak
is good and tender, and juicy,
though dry as bone. If the Lit
tie Chief has his smile going full
blast when he looks at you and
says Nice piece of meat. amt
it?" You agree, for that smile has
knocked you over the top OF
your peevishness.
Listen" says George. always
when the newspaper man happens
through the lobby, II want you to
get this. for this is good stuff"--
and here is his most recent ut
terance:
The real food dictator of the
restaurants and cafes is not Mr..