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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-24
Andrew ana H7aogen
LITTLE LIFE CONDOLENCES EXPERIENCE OF A COUPLE
PHILOSOPHIC, THOUGH


Andrew" said Imogene. what are all
these people 1 see on the streets with
badges on?"
Convention said Andrew laconically.
What sort of a convention persisted
his wife
mo one but the city editors of the daily
papers know" said Andrew. They are
paid to inquire. These people are liable to
be anything from the Society for the Pre-
vention of Profanity Among Poll Parrots
to the survivors of the Corbett-Sulvan
fight in Jacksonville.
There is no craft, graft or profession
that hasn't Its convention these days
Next to an argument on religion or poll
tics, the easiest thing to start In this
country Is a convention.
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They all originate in the same way. We
will take the Amalgamated Association of
ne Wagon Drivers for example, All the
PIE wagon drivers in city will organize
and elect a president, secretary and treas
urer and after FIVE years thew have ac-
cumulated five past presidents In &c
cities this has happened and so there are
iVO or these past presidents and they get
together and organize a national body, so
the local pie wagon drivers can take the
money out of the treasury and send the
I'VE past presidents to the annual con-
vent!on.'
But" said Imogene. II don't see what
they do at the convention"
Why, silly" said Andrew. they elect
national president, a national vice presi-
dent and re-elect the national secretary
and treasurer. That's what conventions
are for. If it were not for these conven-
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that accomplishing something7 When
these three things are done has not the
mission Of the convention been accom-
plshed?
If it were not for conventions how do
you suppose the wives of hotel men could
have diamond collars on their pomeran-
ians? Without conventions how would
badge makers be able to sport automo-
biles? II we had no conventions how dc
you suppose the presses would be run
night ana day manufacturing picture post
cards: If we stopped having conventions
how on earth could the after dinner
speakers of this country ever get their
speeches out of their systems? Where
would the rubber neck wagons find
patrons and the hack drivers pick up
their living?'
Copyright. 1919, by Twenty-hrst Cen
fury Nress. Incl
Sweden has over 100000 trade
unionists.
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NEWS SAND FEA TURES FOR WOMEN REA DERS

past few years, are spending a few
months at. their country place on Shades
mountain.
Mrs. James Barry of Admission is spend
ing a short time in the city with friends.
Miss Mary Harrel is critically i'll fol-
lowing an operation for appendicitis at a
loca infirmary.
Mrs. James Overton of Hopkinsvile. Ky,
is the guest of Mrs. Chiles Clifton Ferret
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Latest Ideos From Ports And NeYok On lomo1s Apparel
And Helpful Suggestions For The Household
BY EHlE PiTTEhHoUSE
Worth, of Paris, has made the sump-
tuous tea gown a possible dinner
gown, and the Anglo-Saxon woman
likes it.

Worth, of Paris, has made the sump-
tuous tea gown a possible dinner
gown, and the Anglo-Saxon woman
likes it.
Copyright, 1919, by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate9
New York.-When the Parisienne wears
tea gown it is in the afternoon at the
tea hour. The British woman invented
this fashion and she clings TO II, put
she is apt to keep the costume gong
through the dinner hour, finding in its
long lines it's brilliant fabric and its
color the gind of frock that she wishes to
wear to her own table.
The American wears it differently. She
rarely puts it on for the afternoon. She
often puts it on for dinner. 1t is con-
sidered by us the proper kind of costume
for ones own table. 1t is not worn out of
ones house, of course, although many of
the new evening gowns even for formal
ones, so closely resemble the so-called
tea gown that it would not startle the
public if carried into formal life.
The American does not dress elabor-
ately for the tea hour and she is not apt
to be at home at o'clock in the after
noon unless by special arrangement. She
comes in late, she is tired, for her life is
active and varied and she looks forward
TO the comfort and informally of a din
ner costume with as much avidity as the
American man toward his smoking
jacket.
1t is a bit of extravaganza to keep ones
street clothes doing duty in the house,
and the woman who merely takes OFF her
coat and sits down to dinner in a cloth
skirt and a fresh blouse is not managing
her life well. If she has a tea gown hang
ing in the wardrobe, ready to put on for
all emergencies, she is doing the practical,
economical thing. She finds that it saves
her formal gowns and she is aware that
it is not always costly because she con-
cocts it from evening gowns whose day Is
DONE
TEA GOWNS GROW SUMPTUOUS
The average woman, however, cannot
keen apace with the sumptuousness and
brillancy of the indoor gown of the hour.
Worth and Callot have made it quite
sumptuous for European women, and the
Parisienne, who has revived the gorgeous
and colorful day-bed of another era, poses
herself in these splendid afternoon dra
peries on cushions of as gorgeous Ia
brics as those she wears.
We in America win not accept the
French day-bed which is placed in the
middle of the salon, heaped with cush-
ions, sometimes half covered with piece
OF peltry whose cost would support a
family and always built of carved wood
and covered with ancient embroideries on
modern weaves.
1t is for such hours that Worth and
Callot make their tea gowns. The Brit
isch women accept these tea gowns
without the day-bed and the markedly
artistic atmosphere with which the
French woman surrounds herself at the
5 o'clock hour.
The American woman is not quite sure
whether she can find place in her
wardrobe for the spendid indoor robes
made by the French dressmakers, but she
looks at them with pleasure and an eager
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ANNOUNCEMENTS

Wilcox camp, No. 1852, U. c. ", will
meet at the Chamber of Commerce at
2:30 o'clock this afternoon. w. A. Will
1iams, commander. BY Mrs. H. L. Bum
stead, Secretary.
The Twentieth Century club will meet
this afternoon at 5 o'clock with Mrs.
E. B. Pennington, 1924 North Thirtieth
street.
The Anaranth club meets at the home
OF Mrs. Exam Elliott, 1925 South Seven
teenth street, this Afternoon at o'clock.
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Sweden has over 100000 trade
New-York tribune., 1919-08-31
Factory Men Deny
High Price Plot
Shortage Laid to Trouble
With Labor and Huge
Resumption of Buying

Selling agents and mill owners alike
in the woollen goods industry stated
that the charge by the Council Of Ma
tional Defence of deliberate curtail-
ment of production as q plan to cause
a shortage and force UP prices was not
founded on fact. 10 say the least. They
declared. Without exception, that al III
vestigation into happenings in the in
dustry Immediately following the ar
mistlce and up to the present time
would reveal the Tact that the indus
try, instead OF deliberately curta Hing
production, put forth extra ordinary eff
forts TO resume civilian operations, and
that the low output through the latter
part of last year and The early months
OF 1919 was the result OF almost inSur-
mountable obstacles.
AS detailed by George Sanford. of
Sanford & Russell, chairman Of the ex-
ecutlve committee Of the American As
sociation of Woollen and Worsted Man
ufacturers; Morton Meinhard, selling
agent for the Cleveland Worsted Mills
Richard Strong, of Strong, Hewat &
Co., one OF the most prominent mill
owners in the country. and several
others, events in the industry. follow
ing the signing of the armistice, moved
along in the following order:
At the time the armistice was signe d
only third of the loonage of the
country was running on civilian fabrics
The government had bought up ali the
free wool and would release it only for
army and navy contracts.
Retailers and apparel manufacturers
beleved that prices would decline, fol
New-York tribune., 1919-08-31

with requirements was thus made to
stand out clearly. If. during the war,
discrepancy threatened to occur, meas
ures were taken to stimulate increased
productive activity, or If it were be-
yond question that productive powers
were already being utilized to their
maximum capacity an educational CAM
paign was undertaken to bring about
retrenchment by dispensing with those
kinds of consumption whose eilmlna-
ton would impose the least social bur
den, to the point where requirements
could be fully supplied by the employ
ductivc capacities.
Estimating Requirements
"'rhe function of estimating require
ncHts N peace time is performed in
an entirely different manner. In fact,
not estimated at ALL Neither is the
national productive capacity surveyed.
of current statistics were availa BILE,
showing production, stocks on hand and
in transit for I'll important articles OF
consumption, this information would
serve as an invaluable guide to both
producers and distributors, as we'll as
to the consuming public. Such in
formation would indicate from week to
week or month to month the sufficiency
or insufficielcy of current production
and available stocks to meet future re-
Qulvements.
THE estimation of future national
requirements of consumption goods
presents problems that are quite ca
pable of approximately accurate solu-
ton. The bases of such forecasts are:
81. The record Of previous consump-
tion and the law Of its variation.
''2. Changes in national factors tend
ing to alter the general trend toward
increasing or decreasing national con-
sumption.
"3. Calculation, based upon the av-
erage requirements Of the individual
family"
New-York tribune., 1919-08-31

M production, manufacturers stated.
""s .s,,, Involuntary on their part.
mere mas been no decline in our
r. tLLoorc'ion' said a representative Of
,ne Enolcott-J ohnson Corporation. the
iatees1 manufacturer of shoes in the
wo,id. Our output this year has been
iisne up TO maximum, with all rooms
IN the factories turning out their
scneduIed quantities of shoes. The
o"ny curtaliment that has been ueces-
saly was IN the selling end of the bust
MSS. orders for shoes have been
coming so rapidly that they could not
Consequently the Endicott-J ohnson
corporation has unde ertaken the con
s1ructlon OF two new shoe factories
and a tannery to meet the increased
demand for shoes.
me company has had no labor
troubles, and this, of course, is large
factor in enabling US to keep our out
put close to maximum. A profit shar-
ing plan has been introduced. so that
1T IS TO the interest of the workers to
turn out large quantities of shoes"
Strikes Curb Output
The president of one of the largest
shoe companies in the country admit.
ted that the output Of his factories
"au oeeh greatly reduced because OF
strikes and labor unrest.
Strlkes,' he said. "have reduced the
output OF our mills to no small extent
The demand for shoes has been SC
neavy that we have been forced to re
fuse orders. do not doubt that
throughout the country the production
OF shoes has fallen off, but the fault
hes not with the manufacturer, but
with the workers, who insist on striking
tor shorter hours and decreased out.
put"
A Brooklyn shoe manufacturer wher
interviewed said that he also had ex-
perlenced labor difficulties. He de
clared that the workers have been get
ting such high wages recently that
some have taken one and two days
vacation each week. The output of hi.
factory, he said. has been 40 per cent
below normal since January l.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-31

cotton goods was materially curtailed
during the first part of the year, but
refute the implication that outputs
were wifully decreased for the purpose
of creating a shortage OF merchandise
with the resultant increase in prices.
The under production is attributed
by majority to the unrest among
labor. Strikes, lowering of weekly work
ing scales, the tendency to minimize
the hours of labor and other similar
alleged attitudes on the part of cotton
mill employees is pointed out as being
the chief factor in the reduced pro-
duction.
On the other hand, there are some
mill representatives who assert that
because of the uncertain business con-
ditions during the first few months of
1919 they were not justified in normal
output, and for that reason number
of spndles in the mills were idle.
Exception was made by many manu-
facturers to the construction of the
statement that "the cotton industry
kept more spindles idle during the first
five months of 1919 than were idle dur
ing the corresponding period of 191S'
They do not attempt to deny the truth
of the comparison, but vehemently OBJ
jcct to the application Of the word
kept" declaring that it bellies the
truth of the situation in that it implies
an effort on their part to restrict pro-
duction so that the demand would
boost prices
Labor Shortage Blamed
r. T. Godfrey, vice president Of the
Warner-Godfrey Company, one of the
largest converters Of cotton goods in
the industry, in a discussion of the
report by the Council of National De-
fence, said:
The shortage of labor is the re-
sponsible factor in under production.
Mills did not of their own volition
lower their outputs Dscord among
our employees in the way of strikes,
refusal to work the full quota of hours
to which they agreed and similar con-
ditions have brought US to-day where
we are so far behind on production
that We cannot say with any certainty
when deliveries will be made
"As an example of this condition, let
me cite the situation in our mill at
Philadelphia. There we have almost
500 looms installed. Now there are 260
Of those operating. Try as we may, We
simply cannot secure workers.
"The cry from all over the country
is for delivery. How can it be done when
New-York tribune., 1919-08-31

we are unable to turn out the product.
The idea that mills deliberately throt-
tied production is the opposite from
the truth How can we do business if
we don't make goods? The implication
contained in the government report is
ridiculous"
Others referred 70 the control ex-
ercised by the Federal government over
production of cotton mills during the
first part of 1919 and held that to be a
factor contributing largely to the short
ages.
"The outlook for business during the
winter and first part of spring of this
year." c. A. Braman, Of A. D. Juilliard
& Co., said. was so uncertain and de-
void Of brightness, that We could not
have felt justified in maintaining our
mills at full working capacity"
Several manufacturers stated that
business as it existed during the first
of the year certainly did not justify q
large production
New-York tribune., 1919-08-31
Baby Tossed From Train
4Hour-OId Infant Picked Tn
Alive: Girl Is Held

RIVERHEAD, l.. l.. Aug 3o--A baby
girl. not more than four hours old,
was dropped from the window of an
express train of the Long Island Rail
road as it passed the station here at
thirty miles an hour to-day. The child
fell OF the right OF way within few
feet of Mrs. Bessie Wells and her
brother, Frank Raynor. They picked
it up and found that it was alive and
unhurt
Sheriff Biggs. Of Suffolk County,
was notified Later in the day he ar
rested Madeline Sprague, who has been
employed in the laundry at Camp Mills.
The woman was held by Justice Of the
Peace Burnside to await action of the
GRAND iury
New-York tribune., 1919-08-31

owing the cessation of hostilities, and
refused to place orders. Retailers of
apparel, manufacturing clothiers and
wool growers went to the government
and asked it to withhold its wool from
mills in order to give them chance
to unload their own stocks without a
loss. They believed that the general
public would curtail its purchases. an
ticipating lower prices.
Retail business, instead of slumpinp
off, moved forward rapidly and bv tho
end Of January and the first Of Febru-
ary an ctual shortage Of merchandise
for immediate use was apparent
The woollen mills sought q market
for their future production during the
latter part of last year and the first
of this, but were unable to find it. In.
stead Of being able to sell goods, they
were receiving wholesale cancellations
and were forced to close down because
of lack of orders.
Trade Grows Hystericai
In February a few of the bolder mill
owners decided to seek n market and
offere goods for use during the fall
of 1919 at prices which buyers ad-
mitted were less than they had ex-
pected. The demand from retailers
for more apparel had sent the garment
|
cloth and by March the desire for
cloth on their part had thrown tho
trade into an hysteria. The mills
forces had been scattered and short
age of labor developed. Then came
numerous strikes, a shortage Of yarns,
because the spinning mills had closed
down, a reduction Of working hours.
from fifty four to forty-eight a week
and other minor hinderances to full
production. All this time the price of
raw wool was held at definite figure
b. the minmums which the govern
nent had placed in it's auctions
"lt is ridiculous to charge the wool
len men with deliberately closing their
mills said Mr.. Strong, when every
manutacturer of any commodity knows
that nothing raises costs so much as
idle machinery. All of us believed that
prices would drop. In seeking a mar
kct all Of US put out goods at low
prices. In my opinion the mills will
run at loss during September and
October We have increased wages
three times and decreased our working
hours once since orders for fall goods,
on which the mills arc now working
were taken. Does that look like prof
teering?"
Stagnation Up to March
Mr. Melnhard attributed the low pro-
duction up to March to the stagnant
condition Of the selling market follow
ing the armistice period. when there
was no demand for goods, and the
present slow turnout of cloth to
strikes, shorter hours, lack of yarns
ard wool, freight embargoes because OF
railroad strikes and the inefficiency OF
labor
Mr.. Sanford also characterized the
charges as ridiculous, and said that the
woollen men individually and colec-
lively would welcome a real investiga
ton by the government. Our associa-
tion,' he said, "is in possession OF
documents showing exactly what hap
pened following the signing OF the
armistice. The mill owners might be
charged in the main with having
guessed future happenings wrong. The
vast majority of them did not see this
tremendous demand for cloth coming
The armistice and the shutting off o.
government contracts found the in
dustry' fat on its back
New-York tribune., 1919-08-31
Rail Security Holders
Oppose Inquiry Board
Present Substitute for Plan to
Ascertain What Service the
Public Needs

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30.--Opposition
to creation OF a transportation board
proposed by the rail executives TO
certify 20 the Interstate Commercs
Commission the facilities and service
needed OF the railroads by the public
was expressed by 5. Davies Wartieid.
representing the National Association
of owners of railroad securities, in
memorandum fled o-day with the
House Interstate Commerce Committee.
supplementing his verbal statement
made earlier in the week On the rail
road reorganization problem.
In place of the board, Mr.. Warfieid
urged creation Of a rariona- ra.yways
association with trustee composed Of
interstate commerce commissioners and
railroad men, the former being in the
maiority.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-31
Ukraine Denies Pogroms

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30. The
Ukrainian Information Bureau gave out
a statement to-day denying tha. Cen
eral Petlurs's army had INDUCED n
any pogroms in the Ukraine. Reports
20 that effect emanated from Bolstevist
and Polish sources. = VAS said. Il
was admitted sha. there had been 20
groms IN Ukrainian territory. but ths
"lawless element o. the population
was blamed
New-York tribune., 1919-08-31
Shoe Manufacturers
Differ in Their Iie,cs

Manufacturers OF footwear, when in
terviewed yesterday on the report o.
the Council OF National Defence, ex-
pressed widely divergent views. Some
stated that their production had been
increased during the first quarter Of
this year, while others admitted labor
difficulties had curtailed their output
from 80 to 40 per cent This decline
New-York tribune., 1919-08-31
Pan-American Conference
To Check Influenza Planned

MONTEvIDEO, Aug 30-The Uru-
guayan National Bureau Of Hygiene Is
making plans for a pan American con-
ference on influenza and viii invita-
delegates TO Montevideo in May, 1920
Despite the energetic efforts of the
government and the medical sssocia-
ton, influenza IS still ravagine sne IL
terror OF the country.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-31
Cardinal Mercier's Itinerary

Cardinal Mercier the Belgian pre-
late, will go to New York, Washington,
Baltimore, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh
Scranton, Albany, Boston, Providence.
Hartford, Springfield, Mass. Detroit.
Cincinnati. St. Louis and Chicago on his
visit to this country, it was announced
here yeste rday
New-York tribune., 1919-08-31

ments and progress.
The iron and steel business was
considerably stimulated by wartime
requirements. There was govern
mental agency whose business it was
70 foresee the war needs and to place
orders so that those productive forces
winch are wrapped up in the steel
industry might be utilized to capacity
For want Of some industrial admins
tratlve insight which might utilize our
maximum productive powers. the steel
industry's activity has since the arn,i-
stice greatly declined
"A survey points to evidence Of a
national loss OF many billions of dol
lars worth of wealth, resulting from
reduced production during few
months of the present year.
Lack of Coordination
when one contemplates the billions
which have thus been lost through
lack o. coordination of our productive
powers, one is moved to appreciate the
urgent need of some local agency
through which might be promptly and
regularly secured and disseminated a
knowledge of all - the important facts
of our economic life and progress-re-
quirements, rates of production, stocks
on hand and prices-in manner sim
liar, for example, 10 the official collec-
tion and announcement Of informa ton
which is now being effected with re-
gard to the slaughter OF animals, the
tanning Of hides and skins, and the
amounts in stock and in transit 1t is
beyond question that lack Of real in
formation gives rise to the major por-
tion of the unnumbered industrial un-
certainties, misunderstanding and
conflicts which constitute the chief in
reference with the realization of the
highest potential economic welfare of
the American people.
Information was obtained and CO.
operation achieved during the war. But
when the war came to an end the
agencies collecting information were
disconnected and the focusing agencies
were demobilized. The task of bring.
ing about a read iustment Of industry
to peace basis was turned over to a
! public deprived of the aid of that very
sort of economic information withou'
which the coordination Of the pro
ductive forces is almost impossible.
During the war the national need,
were considered in their national mag
ntude and the nations productive ca
pacity was viewed in the same compre
! hensive manner. Periodical estimates
Of requirements were made and CORE
spending reports Of production were
received. The fact Of whether or no.
productive capacities were keeping pace
New-York tribune., 1919-08-31
Charges dre Unjust,
Assert Textile Men

The statements in the report of the
Council Of National Defence is regard
ed IN the local cotton market as being
unjust to the textile industry. All in
terests acknowledge that production of
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