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The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-06
Cured His RUPTURE

1 was badly ruptured while lifting
trunk several years ago. Doctors said my
did me no good. Finally got hold of
something that quickly ana eompletely
cured me- Years have passed and the rup-
ture has never returned. although lam do
ing hard work as carpenter. There was
no operation, no lost time, no trouble. /
have nothing 70 sell but will give full
Information about how you may find a
complete cure without operation If you
write to me, Eugene NJ. Pullen, Carpenter,
Better cut out this nossce and show II to
any others who are ruptureds-you may
save life or at least stop the misery OF
ruDture AMI the V-G~-- aud danger of an
Observation-Disclosures
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01
Automobile Parking Regulations Are Not
 Being InfOrced Here

Complaint is made that police officers do not inforce the automobile parking regulations in the downtown secuons of the city, with resulting confusion ana inconvenience to the public. It is stated that some automobilists ignore the park ing signs indicating where machines may be parked and where they shall not, and that members of the police force pay but little if any. attention to them.
 q believe in reasonable regulations and their strict inforcement," said Bert Mead ows, yesterday, "but l also believe they should be inforced at all times and at all places covered by them. l have seen cars parked within the prohibited zones qulte frequently in the last few days with po- licemen passing back and forth appar- ently not noticing them. Occasionally an officer jerks up a driver but there seems to be no system about it. One day ma chimes may be seen standing between the marker and the street crossing for hours and the next day the driver is haled into court for doing the same thing again. I have no sympathy for the man who IS arrested for violating the regulations but do not think 1t is right to permit an automobilist to do thing today and then arrest him for doing the same thing tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01
Mildred Harris Is
 Captivating in 'Stolen
 Clothes" at Alcazar
Charlie Chaplin's Wife Plays to Ca pacity Crowds in Splendid | Screen Offering

Charlie Chaplin's bride, Mildred Har- ris is at the Alcazar this week play Ing a Lois Weber production, stolen Clothes" Monday and Tuesday the theatre was filled almost to capacity with women and not few men intent on taking a good look at what Charlie married and trying to decide why Miss Harris won out over the heads of so many girls on and off the stage. Ev erybody loves Charlie Chaplin and not few loved Miss Harris long before Charlie laid claim to being her lord and master
 It is easy enough to write of play like "Stolen Clothes" because one has merely to record their sentiments truly to give the public an idea that the play is worth seeing on it's own merits. With Miss Harris playing the leading role and she being the bride of the famous Chaplin the interest of the Bir- mingham public is unusually keen.
 The play is an appealing story of a young girls willingness to sacrifice her own happiness in order that the ambi- tione of her sister and parents for wealth and social prominence may be gratified This is an old theme but it is made new by daily happenings. One has only to read the divorce court Mary Kirk had is to be found in every city in large numbers.
 Mary Kirk's tMildren Harris) dis grace comes through the fact that sho is in the house of her real love and not the man whom she is intepded to mar ry when 1t is raided by the police at the nstigation of the man selected
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01
Little Stories Of the
 DayFrona Washington
Senator Bankhead Vigorous in Denouncing Attacks on President-Alabama Wounded Man Restored By Parts of Dead Mems Bodies-Insane Soldiers
 Return From France
By HUGH W. ROBERTS

Washington, December 31.-(SpeciaL) Attempts to discredit the President or shatter belief of allied nations that Mr. Wilson represents unequivocally the sen timent of the American people were char individuals differ in minor particulars acterized today by Sena tor Bankhead as outrageous. He was as prolific in the use of dynamic adjectives as Colonel Whittlesey Of the Lost Battaion," or Herbert Hoover when certain unconscion- able Germans appealed for food.
 Irrespective of whether or not we as with the President" said Senator Bank head, in this time of grave emergency we should check our flow of inflam- matory language. Whatever is said in the Senate goes to France and Eng land just as debates in the Parliaments of those countries reach the United States.
 Bitter partisan speech or hypercritical debate cannot have other effect than to embarrass the President, and make Ger many more determined to work it's game of winning moral victory by shrewdly dividing the allies"
 Senator Bankhead was led to make his remarks when reminded of the speech of Senator Chamberlain, chairman of the military committed, yesterday, in course of which he repeated and attempted to prove previous charges that the govern ment had broken down in all depart ments and had abandoned it's business of "functioning."
 In addition to anathematizing the crit icism itself Senator Bankhead thought it possible that Senator Chamberlain was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01
MARVELLOUS WORK
 OF FRENCH SURGEONS

Washington, December 31.-(SpeciaD That French surgeons in making use of the dead to restore the fearfully wound ed are almost supernatural was proved beyond dispute today when young Ala bsmian of good appearance presented himself to members of the Alabama con- gressional delegation
 The boy was Solomon Flournoy of Geneva county. Two years ago Ger man shrapnel tore away the left side of his face, but with the freakishness of a cyclone, spared the eye. Flournoy explained that the frontal bone beneath the eye was in reality a portion of a rib of a dead German. and that to the same fallen enemy, he owed the teeth which adorned his mouth and served him almost as effectively as those which orig inally he possessed. His nose had been rebuilded from flesh taken from the mus cular part of a dead Frenchman' arm.
 The scars which detracted from the marvellous and otherwise perfect work will eventually be eradicated, the sur geons assured the young Alabamian.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01
Days Casualty List

Mitchell. George C.. Rentz. Ga. Neal. Thomas J.. Liberty, Tenn.
 DIED OF WOUNDS Williams. Franklin E. horseshoer, Lilly, Georgia,
 Clanton. Cleveland. Grenada. Miss
 WOUNDED SEVERELY
 CORPORALS Gattis, Claud J.. Murfreesboro, Tenn. Hudson. Wilber A. Knoxville, Tenn.
 PRIVATES Wall, William B., Memphis, Tenn. Williams, Fuller, Delrio, Tenn.
 Ricketson. Dewitt T, Demorest, Ga. Shell. John, Copperhill, Tenn. Smith, Winton B., Bullochville, Ga. Wheeler, Robert K. Madison, Ga. Martin. James, Rodney, Miss. Robinson, Alonzo E.. Copperhill, Tenn. Atkins, Albert G.. Rome, Ga. Gay. Robert, Pembroke, Ga.
 Wounded slightly. previously report ed killed in action: Private Ebner N' Punk, Crumps, Tenn.
 Returned to duty, previously report ed killed in action: Otis Green, Can ton Ga.
 Died of disease. previously reported died from wounds: Privates Paul k Harp, Haleyville. Ala; Thomas F. Walker, Guntersville, Ala.
 Returned to duty, previously reported died from wounds: Corp. Sam Zaner' lAnniston, Ala. Wounded severely, previously report ed died of disease: Private Patton N Williams, Coker, Ala. Returned to duty, previously reported died of disease: Lieut.. Thomas M. Mcdowell, Talbotton. Ga Killed in action, previously reported missing: Private Wilson L. McGraw, ] Prairie. Miss. Wounded severely. previously re- | norted missing: Private James T. | Crawford, Dawson, Ga. Wounded slightly, previously report- | ed missing: Private John C .Holiis' Hamilton, Ala,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01
MEN BROUGHT BACK
 WITH MINDS GONE

Washington, December 31.-(SpeciaD Illustrating the fact that in consideration of martial glory. people are prone to overlook the horrible aspect of war, Grady Corbitt of Ozark, American consul to Lyons, France, declared today that on the vessel which bore him back to the United States were seven officers and b men confined to cells as raving ma- niacs.
 Efforts to restore them having failed. these heroes, with nerves broken down through shell shock and battles in high attitudes, were destined to insane asy- ums therein to spend the remainder of their days.
 q saw the cells,'' said Corbitt, "and was especially depressed by the raving of an aviator who without cessation fought and refought frightful battles in the air
 MT. Corbitt declared that one wounded soldier on entering New York harbor gave vent to his shattered nerves by throwing himself overheard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01
TWO YEARS
 SUFFERING ENDED Birmingham Woman Says She Had Asthma Bad for
 Last Two Years NO SYMPTOMS NOW Another Bottle of Lung Vita and Permanently Well, She Believes
NO SYMPTOMS NOW

q have had bronchial asthma bad for the last two years. I had phy- sician with me but he seemed to be able to do me no good whatever, says Mrs. J. M. Jolly, who lives at 221 50th street. north Birmingham. Ala, in her statement given recently.
 q began taking Lung-Vita short while ago and have been improving every day since. l have no symp- toms of the disease now and honestly believe that by the time l shall have taken another bottle l will be per manently cured. Just for what Lung Vita has already done l cannot say enough for 1t. I wish every one who has this harassing disease would try this wonderful medicine. for I am sure that it will help them as it has helped me-
 Lung-Vita is sold by druggists and dealers most everywhere, but should yours not have it as yet, write Nash vile Medicine Co.,, Nasville, Tenn. for free booklet.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01
ALABAMA CASUALTIES

White. James A., Montgomery. wounded severely. Clague. Charlie, corporal. Fruitdale, killed in action. Bailey. John C., Nawawah, died of wounds. Bankston, David N, Murry Cross, wounded severely. Brame. Lee NJ, Faunsdale, wounded severely. Burton. William L., Tuscumbia, missing in action.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01
Marguerite Clark in
 Little Miss Hoover

Marguerite Clark and handsome Eugene O'Brien are at the Strand today and the rest of the week in Little Miss Hoov- er," story of a society girl who wanted to help MT. Hoover.
 What happened, and the things she did, makes one of the most entertain ing pictures imaginable. Then. it's Mar guerite Clark. and her name in the star role means a wonderful picture every time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01

oers yere able to make accurate com putation of the relation of the cost of manufacture, including high wages, towards the gross and net amount re ceived from the sale of the commoui- ties. They found that their net profits were nearly 20 per cent larger than they had ever obtained when operat- ing a similar plant in England. ThNs manufacture was continued and IS Tn operation toaNy. The gross sales since the English aampany began manurac- turing in Coni ecticut already amount to about $9,000,000 and not single one of the articles produced in the United States by this company has been sold in America. All Of the out put has been marketed abroad
 ENGLISH TEACH A LESSON
 By operating the plant without ces- sation for 24 hours in each day the company was enabled to secure great reduction on overhead charges, that is to say, the machinery being em- ployed every hour in the day was therefore constantly earning for the company. In England the company was able to operate its machinery by reason of the restrictions of the labor unions not more than seven hours q day The rest of the day the plant was lying idle. Furthermore, the la : DOT unions TeStTlCleo lllc Huaii'iNS S- the production. Here there was no re- striction Therefore the company was able to pay wages upon the American scale and even wartime scale and nevertheless earned 20 per cent in eX- cess of the net profits the company had earned in England.
 This method of manufacture has taught a lesson to some American 1n- dustrial leaders, whereas on the other hand the English manufacturers are so we'll satisfied with their experience
 in the past three years that they now propose remaining permanently in the United States, carrying on their manu- facture upon a large scale in plant formerly occupied by a large textile manufacturing company which is sit uated in a suburb of the city of Nor wich Connecticut. Industrial leaders have spoken with much interest oi this successful establishment in the United States for the manufacture oi a commodity which has worldwide market, because it is presumed thai it may lead speedily to the coming to the United States of other English manufacturers for the purpose Of es- tablishing plants here. For 1t Is now learned that American machinery car be readily adapted to English manu- featuring purposes and can be operat- ed for 24 hours every day, there be l ing no limit on production or any limi' of time each day in which labor i' employed The economy makes 1t pos sible to pay high wages and yet also l to secure at a low cost the manufac- | turing commodities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01
Yesl Everybody Takes CascaretS Only 10 cents Harmless cathartic for sluggish
 liver and bowels

Feel bully! Cheer upi Take Cas- .carets to liven your liver and clean the bowels and stop headaches, biliousness. bad breath, coated tongue, sallowness sour stomach and gases Tonight take Cascarets and enjoy the incest, gentlest liver and bowel cleansing you ever ex- perienced Wake up feeling grand every body's doing it. Cascarets best laxative for children. They gladly take this pleasant candy cathartic because it never gripes or sickens like other things,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01

to be her husband by her mother. All though the man Mary loves truly caIeu little for her at the time. his sympathy is aroused and he marries her just in time to prevent disgrace.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01

Great Britain became the official name of the British Kingdom, and so const- tuted until the union with Ireland in 1901. Since, January l. 1891. the official, name of the kingdom, including England.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01
Iax-Ea. With Pepsin

A Liquid Digestive Laxative pleasant to take Just try one 50c bottle Tor Indigestion or Constipation. Now made and recommended by the manufactur- ATS of Groves Tasteless chill Tonic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01
FOR POSTMASTER
 AT TOWN CREEK

Washington, December 31.-(Special) The President has ordered competitive examination to be held in Sheffield, Feb ruary 19, for postmaster at Town Creek, a job which pays $11OO per annum.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01

Wales. Ireland and Scotland, and the neghborIng smaller islands, is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Treland
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01
ENGLISH TEACH
 AMERICA LESSON
By HOLLAND

! 4NCW Oi hs DCN. ol- NpPS>-~-r When the first year of the war the | British government took over one of the large manufacturing plants in Great Britain so that it could be util- | ized for war purposes, the owners of the plant. who were manufacturers of | a peculiar kind of cap or turban, were deeply concerned, fearing lest the loss of their plant during war times might permanently and seriously affect their business The concern had been in operation for a little over hundred years. Its name and trade mark are favorably and widely known in many of the markets of the world.
 The owners asked one of another; What are we going to do about this? And it was at last suggested that they | send to the United States a represen- tative with instructions to secure if possible large plant equipped with | adequate machinery. If this could be
 done then the English company would | transfer it's manufacturing operations l to the United States.
 A little over year after the war | began the representative of the Eng | fish manufacturing company visited | the United States.
 ! Among others whom he called upon was a man who was familiar with ! factory properties especially in New | England and who has also been inti- | mately associated with the steel in- I dustry of the United States. This man
 undertook to find a factory property l suitable to the needs of the English company situated near some one of | our harbors. Many manufacturers ! were approached with somewhat 1 tempting offers for their plants but
 for time all refused to consider very | favorable offers for their plants The reason that was given was that the l companies were already engaged in profitable war work for the govern | ment. At last large plant which 1 had been engaged for many years in | the textile industry and which was To- | cated near deep water in Connecticut
 was found to be admirably adapted l for the purposes of the English com
 pany and fortunately, the owners of this property were ready to listen to l propositions
 A GOOD BARGAIN WAS MADE
 Little negotiation was needed to per feet bargain. The English manu- | lecturers having examined the ma chinery and found that with trifling 1 changes it was well adapted for the manufacture of the product that had 1 long been made in England, within a short time esta blished their own man. 1 ufacturing works in this plant. They were men of enterprise, of broad un- derstanding of marketing conditions, | and for that reason they determined to | adopt a different method of manufac- ture, at least so far as labor was | concerned from the one which is char acteristic of many American indus | tries. They proposed to operate thei-
 establishment for a full day of "A
 hours, organizing three shifts of labor This experiment proved satisfactory The machinery was in operation day
 and night. The workingmen received
 the American scale of wages. Speedily
 large amount of the commodity was
 produced and shipped to Calcutta
 where it found a ready market After Sufficiant lime had ella nsed the mana
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01

addressing himself in part to the normal republican constituency of Oregon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01
WOUNDED SEVERELY


 WOUNDED SEVERELY
 PRIVATES Nelson, James R., Cedar View. Miss. Tomlin, James R.. Parsons, Tenn. Wilson. Robert. Macon. Ga. Barrow, Early H., Barwick, Ga. Biggs, Jim. Lula, Miss. Cooper Curtis NJ, Cottage Grove, Tenn. Hutchins. Sam F., Jr., Utica, Miss.
 SECTION TWO Washington, December S1.-The fol- lowing casualties are reported by the commanding general of the American expeditionary forces: Killed in action ....... .-...... tS Died of wounds ................. AZ Died of accident and other causes Died of disease ............. Wounded severely ..--.-..--.- Sl Missing in action .-..........-..- lSs
 KILLED IN ACTION
 PRIVATES
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01
SECTION ONE

Washington, December S1.-The fol- lowing casualties are reported by the general of the American expenditionary forces:
 M ni1ndad SaNarelN 112
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-01

PRIVATES Gourley, Joseph w., Chuckey, Tenn.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-01-04

This sale prompted by the necessity of reducing stocks
and while the winter has just started and
have the cold weather ahead in which to these
splendid clothes It's getting late with in merchandise
way buyers go purchase spring
merchandise earabes will therefore be disposed OF
and greatly reduced prices regardless of their real
cost to
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-23
Penn-Harris Employees
Play Santa Claus to
Scores of Children

Employees of the Harris hotel
played Santa Claus this afternoon to
the children of the Industrial Home
and the Nursery Home. The young
sters were lined up and taken to the
srillroom. where a huge tree stood
in the middle of the room. lighted
with myriad red and green candles.
There's were gifts for each child,
and candy. nuts. ice cream and cake
for everybody. The gifts were pre-
sented by the employees. who sub
scribed a fund for their purchase.
and the food was given by the man
agement.
Christmas Day in the grill Mana
ger Horace l.. Virgins will do a
little Santa Claus act of his own,
when the employees of the Penn Har-
ris will gather about the tree and
be presented with gifts in recogni-
tion of their help in making the ho-
tel such a success. The orchestra
will play for a few hours of dancing,
and Manager Virgins and Assistant
Manager Worthington will act as
hosts.
Tomorrow afternoon 15-foot
tree will be set, up in the lounge of
the hotel, where it can be seen from
the lobby and dining room. On
Christmas Day the maitre d'hotel will
give each child who enters the din
ing room q gift.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-23
u. S. Sends Two More
"lnsistent" Notes to Mexico
on Her Latest "Outrages"
BIZ Associated. Press

Washington, Dec. 2S.-The case of
the United States against Mexico
was supplemented by two additional
notes from this government to Car
rama calling upon him to see that
"outrages" such as the kidnapping of
Frederick Hugo by Villistas" shall
not be repeated, and also to inform
this government by what right two
United States sailors have been held
in Jail at MaZatlan since their arrest
November 10, on the charge af as
sault and battery.
Investigation by State Department
officials developed such strong evil
dence of dereliction and neglect on
the part of CarranZa officials to pro-
tect the lives of Americans that
the two communications are couched
in language even stronger than that
used in the case of William 0. Jen-
kins, American consular agent at
Puebla, Mexico. The text of the
communications was not made pub
lie, but officials did say the note in
the Hugo case was an "insistence,"
while the Jenkins notes merely re-
quested. In the case of the sailors
held at Mazatlan the State Depart
ment views of the grounds on which
the Mexican officials continue to
hold them are referred to as "vari-
ous preteXts.'
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-23
Laymen Are Awarded
Full Floor Privileges
By associated Press

Atlantic City, \. j., Dec. 23. -
Full privileges on the floor at the
saith general session of the New
Jersey Methodist Conference here
during the week of March 3, will
not be accorded laymen. it was stated
to-day by leaders of the conference
mission The question will be un-
animously rejected when it is pre-
sented for formal consideration, it
was stated.
Opposition of ministers to admit
ting laymen to participation in the
New Jersey conference "is very gem
eral," according to Melville E. Sny-
der, superintendent of the Trenton
district and president of the deliber-
ations committee.
Laity has had equal representation
for years in general conferences
Salary increases for pastors to
meet increased economic conditions
will be one of the important themes
to be discussed at the conference
which will he presided over by
Bishop Joseph l.. Berry, of Phila-
delphia.