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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-28
His Hands Were Busy
le Buffalo Commercial.

From the Buffalo Commercial.
 What might he called the limit in ambidexterity is performed in this pas sage in the Detective Story magazine "The young man stood at the window
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Good For . Doctor

From Judge.
 First Politician-There's a section down my way that's got forest, a deep quarry and a swamp. I wonder if there's anything we can use it for?
 Second Politician-Sure. Just the thing to use as . detour while we re- pair the state road.
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and did not turn. He stood with hands in trousers pockets, drumming B lazy tattoo on the window pane and looking fixedly into the street below.
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Toronto, Canada, has 12o local unions with a combined membership of 45.ooo
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The Home---Always the Home

From it's inception this company
 has always been promoter of FN building of homes, as we consider 8 the home owner the best asset of [sClinnSE| the community. :, E} Therefore, our residential proper n rsp- ties have never been developed
 either for rental or speculative purposes
 This policy of encouraging the home builder will be applied to the extensive purchase which we have just made in "the Country Club district" on the same broad lines which have characterized . our development of Norwood Chestnut Hills and our other residential holdings. In natural beauty and other attractions we con- sider our new property worthy of the apprecia tion which has been given to our older develop ments by the home builders of Birmingham; and those who have seen it agree with us We invite you to make visit of inspection in your earliest leisure time to this new "home- land' of our great and growing city. No homes will be built for rent. iirningham Realty Compan
 2118 First Avenue
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Gulfport

I will have a good exhibit of our gulf coast products here at the Alabama State Fair, October 9th to 11th. My exhibit will be in the main agricultural building, near the west entrance, on the central isle. Be sure to see it and sample some of our d elicious Satsuma oranges. And make your arrangements to. go with me to Gulfport October IS.
 Gulfport and surrounding territory is growing mighty fast. Property values are in- creasing all the time.
 Gulfport is a land-locked harbor, no danger from tidal waves or tropical storms.
 Many business houses are b Gulfport at this time, several brick structures.
 Many of our truck farmers as much as $10O0.00 per acr this year, and they are now fall crops.
 The Sea Coast Oil Compan the biggest business men on t have organized a company to test wells for oil several mile port. They had several geolo,
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BY DOLLY
DALR YMPLE

"A noun is known by the verb 1t
Keeps" is paraphrase which is anus
Jag as well as practical. and this might
be applied to adjectives as WE'LL for it
seems to me they are the most tantal-
ling of all parts of speech and the most
difficult to manage.
II must read the dictionary in order to
add to my vocabulary. and that would
be so very stupid says one. evidently
regarding the dictionary like Mark
Twain's character did. who declared
that
THE dictionary is a good book but it
lacks plot
Not that l agree with either, because
enjoy reading and studying the die
tionary very much; and it's an excellent
way of adding to ones vocabulary, but
equally as good way is to listen to the
conversation of ones superiors; read
good literature, and recognize those who
are authorities on English and gram
mar.
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CHURCH NOTES
THE CHURCH AND LABOR

Tomorrow being labor Sunday, the
Rev. James B. Crippen. pastor of
Simpson Methodist Episcopal church,
Seventh avenue and Twenty fifth
street, will preach a sermon on the
subject of The Church and Labor"
Most of the churches, especially the
Methodist Episcopal church. have
taken advanced action in regard 10
the labor conditions, and it will be the
purpose of this sermon to set forth
this action. 1t is hoped by the past
that number of representatives of
labo- will attend. as he expects to be
able to make clear the sympathetic
attitude that the churches have as
sumed toward labor in the last year
or two. The sermon will take place
at II a. m. and all are invited.
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Andrew and L1aogene
LITTLE LIFE CONDOLENCES IN THE EXPERIENCE OF CoUPL
PHILOSOPHIC, THOUGH MARRIED
BY

, ball game and it rained and l went UP
to your house and we were in the
parlor. Do you remember? We sat on
the horsehair- covered sofa and watched
the rain, and we got so nice and COM
Portable and l put my arm around you
and a last | screwed my courage up
to say something that we would do
when we were married and l know
held my breath till you answered and
then you told me that l had never
asked. you to marry me, and | said,
But you would, wouldn't YOU? and you
said Yes Do you remember?
"Of course it wasn't much of a story
book proposal, and | didn't get down
on my knees and you didn't tell me it
was very sudden, but we just came to
clinch when you said that and l gave
you few dozen good hearty kisses and
you chased me before your father came
home and | went out into that down.
pour SO happy that L forgot to raise
my umbrellt,
Days like this | can shut my eyes
and see dozens of parlors all over this
country and can see bashful boys on
horsehair sofas trying to get their
courage up to ask nice red checked
| girls to be their wives, and then | can
| see those boys come whistling out into
the rain and forgetting to raise their
| brellas and l chuckle and ! look at
the raindroos trickling down the pane
and | know old Jupiter Pluvius is
| laughing, too, laughing till the tears
| stream out of his eyes and roll down
| over his fat cheeks and fall here on the
| earth. and I'm SO happy 1 want to go
! out in the rain and shout That's the
reason the rain doesn't depress me" he
| continued with a happy smile.
| Imogene pulled his cheek down be-
| side hers and kissed him and pulled
| the ho Of louiDClu
| Copyright 1919, by Twenty first
! Century Press, Inc.)
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~ cPTEMBER is to be a memorable
~ occasion for society in general as
" well as each and every member of
the Night Hawks. This is one of the old
est social clubs in the city composed Of
the younger set"
II also has record outside the social
life that they are very proud of. When
Uncls Sam entered the war the Night
Hawks went in 100 per cent strong. Not
a man remained outside the army, and
three of them have the honor of an ap-
pointment at Annapolis. Now that they
are all back home, some mustered out
and some on a furlough, they will once
more get together and give themselves
a warm welcome as well as their nu-
merous friends.
They have sent out invitations and are
expecting one of the most pleasant even
iugs they have ever spent
The members are: j. r. Estes, Jr.,
president; Beatty Tanner. vice president;
Walter Harris, secretary: Charles Brown,
treasurer: ]. Forsyth Gordy. Jr social
secretary; C. p. Shook, Jr., Judge IIar-
per Edward P. Rosemond, Jr., John
Griffin, George Archer A. j. Frazier,
Thomas Rodgers, William Basore, Robert
c, Threveat, Albert Burlington, Albert
Toney, Clay Jackson, Homer p. Russell,
Stafford Silleman, George V. Pill, A. l..
Patrick, William Simms. Hartwell Holt
Aubry Allison, Leon Hamrick. Ed Cum
mings, Douglas Stockham, Electric Grif-
fin, Tim Derrett.
Those who have been asked to chaperon
this dance are; Messrs. and Mesdames
Milton Sims, ]. S. Kennedy. Jack Fra
zier Rooert Borders Forest Robertson.
William Cunningham, H. C. Chichester,
Rolloe Steinmehl. Fred Jones. ]. R.
Estes, Zo;e B. Cox, Hubert Scruggs,
Henley Smith, James Hood. c. H,
Krauss. A. $. Wynn, G. c. Davis, J. r.
Hornedy, H. P. Childers. H. f. Beau
mont Frank O. Headley, c. ]. Palmer,
D. c. Harris. j n. Nice. J. NJ. Caldwell,
c. j. Markell, r. II. Hamrick
The dance will take place at the Tut
wler hotel.
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and Atlanta. where she will visit
friends and relatives

and Atlanta. where she will visit
friends and relatives
Miss Nettie Will Woodward has re-
turned to her home in Prattvile after
a visit to her sister, Mrs. D. o. Jen-
kins
Miss Dorothy Ramsey of Mobile ar
rived in the city last evening to be
the guest of Miss Margaret Fearn at
1907 Seventeenth street south.
Mrs. e. e. F'earn and daughters
Miss Margaret, Lillian and Martha,
have returned from visit of two
months in Mobile and on the eastern
coast.
Miss Eva Ethel Chase of Montgom-
cry is the guest of Miss Emily Golden
Miss Lee Shiflett of Montgomery is
visiting relatives in the city.
Mrs. J. r. Adams is visiting rela-
tives in Montgomery.
Mrs. Joe Goodlett is visiting Der
mother in Huntsville.
MISS Clifford Elliott has returned to
her home in Vincent after a visit TO
Misses Marie and Carmen Danforth
Mrs. r. D. Algee and children are
visiting her father, Mr.. W. " Curry
in Carrollton, Ala.
Miss Rebecca Kantos is resting COM
fortably at the South Highland infirm-
airy after an operation.
Mr. R. L, Layton of Admission is III
at local infirmary.
Mrs. ]. G. Adams has returned from
a visit to her mother, Mrs S. E. Forbes,
in Admission.
Miss Torrance Redd was the guest
of Miss Virginia sproull in Admission
for the dance given Tuesday evening
at the Admission Inn.
| Miss Kathleen Showers of Gadsden
was the guest of her sister, Mrs. Tel
Cooper, this week.
| Miss Beatrice Mcdowell and Miss
| Etna Roselle Of Sylacauga are The
guests of friends and relatives in the
city This week they are visiting MI.
| and Mrs. Robert Mcdowell and Mr.,
James Mcdowell. A number of enter
tainments are being planned in their
honor.
Mrs. Frank Gully has returned after
spending short time with friends in
Gadsden.
Mrs. r. M Goodall and family leave
today for a visit to Mr.. and Mrs. Kirk
| man O'Neal of Mobile
Mrs. Roscoe Harris has returned
/ from visit to friends in Georgia.
| Mr. and Mrs. Loren Robertson have
returned from a trip to Florida.
! Mr., and Mrs. Frank Wise have re-
returned to their home in Atlanta after
a visit of two months in the city.
| Miss Lucille Harper will attend
school at Sullins college at Bristol
| Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Y. Alexander of
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lmogene, with her elbows on the
window sill, looked gloomily out at the
steady downpour of rain.
Don't worry over it yet" said An
drew. with a grin. You know it may
not happen, and even If it does, it
won't be as bad as you think it is
going to be-"
With sad little smile she looked
around at him, replying: II am not
worrying about anything in particular.
Andrew. It's just the depressing effect
of this weather. These rainy days al
ways make me feel sad. The branches
of the trees seem to shrink and shrivel
from the cold water trickling down
their limbs and these rain drops trick
ling down the glass here some way re-
mind me of the tears of poor little
children"
why, honey girl" laughed Andrew.
don't be surprised at the trees. If
you we're standing out there and the
the water was trickling down your
limbs you would sudder. too. and as
for the raindrops wriggling across the
pane they are tears of laughter.
I'll tell you what they are laugh
ing at On just such a rainy afternoon
as this, with five other boys, / sneak ID
up into the hay NOV of the barn back
home once for quiet little game of
poker. and we played for three hours
and they trimmed me to the bone Those
fellows went around me like a cooper
going around cask and when the con-
solat jack came | had to go shy and
then, oh then, l picked up the five, six,
seven. eight, nine of hearts and there
were two full houses and straight out
against the hand and the next day |
bought you bunch of flowers SO big
| that you thought l had robbed a bank.
about six months after that one
day had promised to take you to a base
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-30
A BIRTHDAY
PARTY

Miss Marjorie Wheeler Bliss celebrated
her fourth birthday Wednesday after
noon August 2. The color scheme of the
party was blue and white and the invita-
tions were edged in blue.
The children in their dainty little frocks
made quite a pretty scene fitting over
the lawn Late in the afternoon they
drew favors from a Jack Horner pie.
A lovely cake with four candles on
it adorned the dining table, and the little
guests enjoyed blowing out the candles
and singing Happy Birthday to the
honoree
Those invited We're Misses Mary
Frances Ridout, Marjorie Marlborough,
Esther Benson, Mary Edna Travis. Eve
lvn Ware, Bessie Hooper and Leonard
Gilbert, Hinton Lyle and Joe Ware, Jr.
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many of them which are taught to chill
reon as they can speak.
They, of course. fill the requirements
then, but to keep on using limited num-
Der of words, especially ''adjectives,"
and never add new one, is like forever
using cid utensils when new and bet
ter ones are to be hung up among them
for employment when actually needed.
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white and lavender asters. poetical
contest was enjoyed, Miss Edna Lewis
winning the prize.
The lovely gifts were presented to the
bride by little George Mackey. An ice
course was served.
Among the guests were Mrs. A. w.
Cook, Mrs. I. L. Mackey, Mrs. j. II.
Lewis. Mrs. j. w. Moran, Miss Mary
Tinklepaugh. Miss Frances E. Blair, Miss
Edna Lewis, Miss Vira Berry, Miss Lu-
cile Keith. Miss Marie Danforth, Miss
Inez Thames, Miss Lee Shif.ett and Mrs.
Carrie Richard.
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DINNER PARTY
FOR MISS BREWER

Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Williams were
hosts last evening at dinner party
in compliment to Miss Vera Mae
Brewer. who leaves next week for
Chicago, where she will spend the next
winter studying music. Among those
included in their hospitality were
Misses Vera Mae Brewer, Katie and
Vera Dumas, Bessie Levie and Mrs. W.
r Brewer
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MRS. CLARK HONORS
BRIDE-ELECT

Mrs. L. II. Clark entertained last even
ing at her home at a bridge party in
honor of Miss Ethel Clark, whose mar
rage to Mr.. Albert Bishop Powell will.
be event of next week. The house
decorations were pink and white roses.
The ladies' prize was an exquisite piece
OF linen; gentlemens prize being toilet
articles. A delicious salad and ice
course was served. Among those invited
were DIR. and Mrs. E. r. PEBBLES, Mr..
and Mrs. w. G. West, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
G. Martin. Mrs. NJ Ruff, Mr.. Lokey, Mr..
and Mrs. Earle Johnston, Mr.. and Mrs
George Coleman of Memphis Mr.. and
Mrs Roy Stewart, Mr.. and Mrs. r. L.
Kidd of Knoxville, Tenn. Mr. and Mrs
Keeser, Mr.. and Mrs. Harris, Mr.. and
Mrs Thompson, Miss Julia Lokey, Mr..
A B. Powell, Miss Alice Smith. Miss
Mona Terce, Miss Sadie Hudson, Mr. and
Mrs. Hofftough and the hosts, Mr.. and
Mrs Z. H. Clark.
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LOCAL COOPERATIVE
SOCIETY TO MEET

The Birmingham Cooperative So
ciety will hold a called meeting in the
Civic association rooms this afternoon
at 4:30 o'clock. DR.. Thomas p Byrnes.
chairman of the membership committee.
will make a report.
Plans for the opening of co-opera-
tive store will be considered. All mem
bers and all people interested in re-
ducing the high cost of living are urged
to attend this meeting. Arlie Barber
will preside.
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RANDOM NOTES

Mrs A. w. Stewart of Marion is
visiting her sister, Mrs. ]. B. Ivy.
Mrs Robert Thatch returned We'd
nesday from Highlands, n. c.
Mrs. A. NJ Watles of Chattanooga
who has been the guest of her sister,
Mrs. d. O. Jenkins. has left Prattville
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FIRST PRESBYTERIAN

Morning service: Organ, "Eargetto"
(Raff); offertory. These Are They"
(GauD, soprano solo by Mrs. z. G.
Chandler; organ, "Lento" CHarris).
Evening service: Organ prelude.
"Eventide" (Neale); offertory, Hear
Me When I Calr (Huhn), bass solo
by Mr.. III. ]. Posner; organ postlude
Chopin, by Mrs. William Gussen, or
ganist.
Morning worship, II o'clock: Organ
prelude Gowden). "Cantilena" (sa-
lome), Prayer" (Kistler); quartet,
''rhe Lost Chord (Sullivan- Macy.
Something Whispers Doane); or
gan, postlude (Macfarren).
Evening worship o'clock; Organ,
"A Song of Praise" tSheldon), Mel
ody in Minor" (Schumann). Der
ceuse" tSpinney); quartet Saviour.
When Night Involves the Skies"
tShelley), more Love to Thee, O
Christ" CDoane); organ, postluds
Lyon).
Personnel of the choir: ]. D. Nc
Gill tenor and director; Mrs. Loon
Cole. soprano; Mrs. T. c. Peace, con-
tralto; Leon Cole, bass; John Vie.
gand. organist
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SHOWER FOR
BRIDE ELECT

Misses Elose Agnes and Treston Mo-
ran were joint hostesses at a miscella-
reous shower yesterday afternoon COM
plimenting Miss Carmen Danforth, a
popular bride elect.
The house was prettily decorated with
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SPRINKLE-JAMES

Miss Bula Jones of Mobile and Mr.
j. AL Sprinkle were quietly married
Thursday evening, August %, at !
o'clock Rev. j. r. Hobbs performed
the ceremony in the presence of a few
friends and relatives. Mr.. and Mrs.
Sprinkle left Immediately after the
ceremony on a wedding trip and on
their return will reside in this city.
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GROVES BABY BOWEL MEDICINE
will correct the Stomach and Bowe.
Troubles and it is absolutely harm
less. Can be given to infants with
perfect safety. See directions on the
bottle. 30c.
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CHURCH MUSIC

Morning music: Organ prelude in e
(Silver); anthem, Behold, God Is My
S alvati 20 n" tRogers); offertory,
Blessed Are the Mercifur' (Hiles);
postlude. March" (Chauyet.
Evening music: Organ prelude, "At
Twilight (FrimD, anthem, "When
Power Divine" (Faure- Shelley: con-
tralto solo, Jesus, My Lord" (Bohm>,
Mrs. E. c. Bruce; postlude, Hymn TO
St Cecelia' (Gounod)
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COMMUNITY SING
AT WEST END

There will be a community sing this
evening at West End tabernacle at s
o'clock, led by Mr.. E. F. Shumway.
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IDMrSr1ArrrYa
lPr1nOSOPrnH

LII Honey, whin err Bunch
NV desc heah Ole Tabby Cats
gifts ter Gossipin' eroun' er
Bridge Table, hits err Heap
Bettah ter be PRESENT
dan-GOOD! Yassum!
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Macon. Ga, are visiting Mr. and Mrs.
Robert II. Alexander
Captain James w Martin of Charles
ton. S. c., is visiting his sister, Mrs
Joseph c. Moore, and DR.. Moore for a
few days.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-06


TO recognize the fact hat the xoffenses
CT which this officer was convicted were
without an eNtenuating circumstance,
and, further, that it appears from the
record TO have been his policy to abuse
and strike enlisted men who were pIis-
oners, and even to abuse officers.
For future guidance the reviewing
authority feels that it is Its duty TO in
fern this officer that there are altri-
butes the possession of which are essen
TALLY part of the character of an Of
ficer of the United States army; that
among these distributes are true manli-
ness and coutage-not only the courage
that viii stapd the test of actual war,
but also the quality of courage that
spurlls the idea of bullying or assault
ing defenseless fellow beings The
striking of defenseless, orderly pris-
oner by one in whose custody and pro
lection he has been placed is4despie
able. No brave or honorable man is
capable of sueh,a degradation OF power
or position. Regardless of the views of
any court martial, it Is an act funda-
mentally Incompatible with the ideals
and emotions of one worthy the posi-
ton of an officer of the United States
army
Records At the war department show
that Major Birdsall was in the service
ut last reports and was stationed at
Garden City, Long Island.
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JUST A CASE OF
MILITARY SPITE
Gen. Pershing Has Traced
Source Of Damaging Re-
ports About Brest
COURTrMARTIALLED
OFFICERsTHE AUTHOR
Major BirdsaA, Former Newspaper
Man Who Had Been Punished for
Striking Defenseless Prisoner, Threat
ened stTo Get Someone

ened ITO Get someone.
WASHINGTON, March "a cable
gram from General Peeshing just made
public at, the war department, charges
that campaignaof rritieism against
the handling Of tiiessihbarkatioh camp
at Brest, France, grew out of the trial
by ceurt-martial .ofsesafajor Alfred W.
Brdsall, formerly CT The New York
Evening Telegram.
The message said theSss violent news
paper attacks" upon the Brest camp
began about the time Major Birasall re-
turned to the United States after hay
ing been reprimanded;- reduced in grade
and fined for striking an enlisted man.
L 1t added that Major Birdsall threatened
before he left that he would get some
one at Brest.
General Pershins message follows:
Z" Reference NJ. r. a155 a cabled in
q1iry from the department. reference
criticisms against port of Brest, follow
ling information received from intelli-
genee officer a. port:
= "(AJ September. 1918, Major Al
fred w Birdsall formerly of The New
York Evening Telegram and former
Provost Marshal al Brest, convicted Nv
general court martial of various oiTens-
es:
i" OBJ December, 1918. Major Bird
lsall ordered to Brest in connection with
investigation of certain supposed ir-
Irregularities.
!. 20 Jan. 1, 1919, Major Birdsall
/ bax A.
threats that he would get some one IN
Brest.
@'(D) Feb. ], 1919 (about) violent
newspaper attacks begin.
The war department made pubhc al
the same time the court martial record
in Major Birdsall's ease. He wa:
/ charged with violation of the article oil
war covering conduct unbeeoRing Al
| officer There were three specification!
] charging that in June, 1918. Malo
Birdsall struck Corporal Harry G. Clar
ems of an infantry headquarters com
lpany in the face with his hand, curses
/ Clatens, who was then prisoner II
confinement, and ordered him placed j
ircns. in violation of army regulations
Major Birdsall was found guilty d
all specifications and sentenced to b
reprimandcd, reduced to the foot of fin
: list sof majors of the quartermaste
corps for the period of one year, an
! fined 5000.
In reviewing the case the reviewin
officer reported the sentence total
: disproportionate to the gravity of til
otfense committed by the Officer bu
| added that. in order that the Office
II sbnnld not pscanc punishment hoy
{ lever inadequate. the sentence was n
Q Iproved.
] In administering this reprimant,,
r the review Of the proceedings continue
h tthc reviewing authority is eompeite