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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1919-06-06
Small Cakes for Occasions.

The small cakes and cookies which
will keep indefinitely are the kind we
like to serve. for they are usually, if
spiced and plenty of fruit is used. bet
ter favored if allowed to ripen.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1919-06-06
HERE AND THERE

Fools begin lot of things
that wise men finish.
Cash is the password to many
a secret organization.
A man of ripe experience Is
too wise to monkey with green
fruit.
Every time a battle is fought
another scrap of history Is made.
When a man Is up and doing,
much depends on what or whom
he is doing.
Don't get the idea that dis
tance lends enchantment to
mans view of pay day.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1919-06-06

tries this substitute for camphor balls
will never go back to the latter.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1919-06-06
s15.946,0OO Lent to Farmers
During the Month of March;
Total of 1854 Ask Loans

During March s15.946,0O0 was lent
to 4.630 farmers by Federal Land Banks
on longtime fret mortgages, accord
lag 70 the monthly statement Of the
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1919-06-06

Blouses to wear with box coats
are generally cf georgette embroid
cred with silk floss or yarn.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1919-06-06
Damage by Insects.

The total losses annually sustained
in this country by the ravages of in
sects is said to be 81 ,554, ,S69, 300.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1919-06-06
Demand for Waistcoats.

The demand for waistcoats has al
most completely submerged the sep.
arate collar vogue that has been such
a feature of the coat suit.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1919-06-06

Theater hats are often of the tiny
directoire style and made of blacl
satin and black straw with aigrettes.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1919-06-06

The heavier the cross the heartier prayer
The bruised herbs most fragrant are:
If wind and sky were always fair.
The sailor would not watch the star:
And David's songs had ne'er been sung
If griefs his heart had never wrung.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1919-06-06
Reluian Blue Is Popular,

The brilliant, sea-fresh Belgian blue
is as popular as it ever was. 1t is
favorite facing for big, black hats.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1919-06-06
But, Alas, He Doesn't.

The golden rule Is something which
obSerye.--B0s'on On Transcript.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1919-06-06
Nut Cookies,

Beat the yolks of two eggs until
thick, add a cupful of brown sugar
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1919-06-06
To Utilize Embroidered Monoqrams.

To Utilize Embroidered Monograms.
Take the embroidered initial or
monogram from old bolster and pillow
cases and use them on new slips. Cut
letter from old slip, leaving a three
inch square around it Qetters for bed
linen are usually two inches), then cut
the material to form an oval leaving
small margin to turn under. Sew to
the new slip, then outline with en-
broidery cotton to conceal stitches.
Outline another row one-fourth of an
inch from the first and work eyelets
at intervals between the rows to form
a medallion. The result is even pref
tier than when first embroidered.
Turning Dress Skirt.
If skirt has become faded or soiled,
it can often be turned to good advan-
tage First, clean it as thoroughly as
possible. Rip one seam, turn and
baste carefully before ripping another.
If there are plaits refold, following
the old creases, making what was for
merly the wrong side the right. If the
skirt is good hanging one, any home
dressmaker can do the work satisfac-
torily, for it is not nearly so difficult
task as to make a new one. One
seam at a time is a much better way
than to rip all the seams apart before
beginning to baste.
When Sewing Taffeta.
Use a thin, fine needle for sewing
taffeta The blunt end Of needle long
used is liable to pucker the goods, and
the stitches will not be even. A heav-
ier needle may be used in sewing
China silk.
To Sharpen Scissors.
Cut them rapidly on the neck of a
small glass bottle, or better still, on a
ground glass stopper. 1t trues the
edges and makes them cut like new.
Take fine file and sharpen each
blade, being careful to keep the same
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1919-06-06

The finger-tip length Is safe one
for suit coats.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1919-06-06
When stitchinu Seams.

When stitching heavy white cotton
or linen, rub the seam to be stitched.
with hard white soap, and the needle
will not cut the material.
To Prevent Pricking the Fingers.
One accustomed to doing needlework
of any kind is aware of the discom-
fort caused by the needle pricking the
finger which holds the underside OF
the cloth. This can be prevented if the
worker will moisten a small strip of
court plaster and stick it on the end
of the finger.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1919-06-06

angle as they had at first; file till
rough places are all taken out. Put
little oil on the edges of the blades
and snap together. Then wipe off all
the oil
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1919-06-06
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-17
WHOLE DETECTIVE FORCE OF MACON IS PLACED IN JAIL
Chief and Five Men Arrested on Indictment for Murder in Connection With
 "Frame-Up"
By Associated Press


 Macon. Ga. May 16.-Macon's en-
 tire detective force, consisting of
 Chief l.. S. McLendon and five men,
 was placed in jail here late today
 on indictments charging murder, or
 being accessories before the fact, in
 connection with an alleged "frame
 up, robbery of store.
 In an effort to break up gang which had been holding up persons in stores and on the streets here it was alleged that the detectives contracted with Elm nett Finney, a taxcab driver, to have the gang attempt to rob the store Of H. Bobo, a Syrian, after detectives were hid- den in the store. Finney for while held out for s2o0 for the job, it was said by the police, but compromised on Sl0o On the night of April 90 Phillip La mar and Abraham Kimbrell, shoe clerks, entered Bobos store and ordered him to throw up his hands. Three detectives hidden in the store opened fire with shot guns. killing Lamar and fatally woundlnS Kimbreu. In a dying statement Kim brell is alleged to have revealed the plot for the robbery.
 Finney was indicted today on charge of attempting to commit ropbery. De tectives w. O. Swift, l.. J. Stevens and T. c. Stripling were indicted for murder on two counts each Chief McLendon and Detectives J. F. Bunch and w. G. Evans were indicted as accessories before tbe fact on two counts each. Additional indictments charging them with being ac- cessories before the fact to commit rop' berv were returned against ChleI h0 I,endon and Detective Bunch. An investigation was made as tc whether Chief of Police Charles l.. Bow den was charged with the affair ana me was exonerated today by mo bill, rom /, the grand jury.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-17
HUNTSVILLE

Huntsville, May 16 - (Special) Huntsville and Madison county are to be advertised throughout the United States as a model health unit, accord
 ing to Dr. l.. l.. Lumsden of the public health service, who has just completed ain examination of conditions here. Ru- ral sanitation work was undertaken in Madison county in September, 1918, and the best results attained in any coun- ty have been attained here, said Dr. Lumsden. The cotton mill villages are in excellent condition and the people are healthy and happy. A wonderful improvement is noted and Dr. Lumsden declares that he expects to have more money available tor an extension of the work now under way.
 The city council has elected Hugh Craft as night chief of police. George Halsey has been reelected patrolman. He is the veteran member of the police force, having been member of the or ganization most of the time during the | last 21 years.
 One cent damages awarded the plain l tiff and assessment of costs against the defendant was the verdict of the jury I in the circuit court yesterday on the l case of pr. J. D. Humphrey, former l mayor and city commissioner against ] J. E. Pierce, editor of the Huntsville l Times. The case was on trial part of three days, including the time devoted
 to special pleadings. It was a suit for
 damages for libel alleged to have been | committed in the publication of cer-
 tain articles in the Times after Dr. | Humphrey had been arrested on a | charge of selling Jamacia ginger in his drug store in 1916 His conviction in | the lower courts was finally set aside
 by the Alabama supreme court.
 During the five days that the court
 has been in session three damage suits have resulted in judgments for one cent
 and costs.
 The annual banquet in compliment tC
 the senior class of the Huntsville Higl school was given last night by the jul
 niors with all members of both classes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-17
HARDING s SPEECH
 FEATURE BANKERS
 SESSION FRIDAY
Peace Problems From Bank ers' Viewpoint Discussed by Governor Federal
 Reserve Board

Montgomery, May 16-(Special.)- Peace Problems From a Bankers Viewpoint was the subject of an address made by w. P. G. Harding, governor of the Fed eral reserve board of Washington, fea- tured the second days meeting of the Alabama Bankers association at the Ex- change hotel Friday He went into the various problems confronting the bank ing interests of the United States. How ever. MT Harding dwelt largely upon telling his hearers of the great corpora tion being formed for financing cotton
 it's products and cotton seed and by-prod ucts. He stated that the idea of this corporation dealing in the products is erroneous, and showed what great power for the south there would be in it. The speaker was introduced by Val | Taylor, president of the Alabama Bank CTS association who referred to him as
 the head of the greatest financial system | in the world.
 MT. Harding discussed the great crisis II rough which the country is passing, and l recited many problems which are to come before the monied interests and l bankers of the United States. He said
 that the passage of the Federal reserve Bank act had enabled the country to handle the financial problems during the l late war and that as consequence there was no greenback problem as was the case after the civil war.
 l He told of the trying times through which the bankers had passed and stated they deserve the greatest credit, for they l had handled matters on the financial firing line while others were on the actual front in France. He referred to the strength of the reserves of the banking | system of the United States, and touch
 ed on the railroad problem, which he
 said had been treated in detail by Sen ator Oscar Underwood the day before. Public utilities, and their trials ana 1 tribulations. came in for share of his
 attention, and he referred to the fact flat notwithstanding the additional cost of labor and materials they had not been allowed to raise rates.
 ] He mentioned the building trades, ana lin that line, discussed the stopping oi
 construction in the hope of reduelns prices of material and labor lie sall tbere was no relief in sight, and urged inc bankers to begin at once the con
 struction which has been at a standstii
 for the past three years.
 Many other matters of vital import lance were discussed by Mir, Harding, the speaker greatly impressing ms hearers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-17
GREAT MOTOR TRUCK PARADE STAGED FOR TODAY AT2OCLOCK
All Motor Truck Dealers of City Be Represented Bands to Furnish Music-Senator Bankhead and Other Notabes to Make Speeches at
 Capitol Park After Parade

o'clock the parade will start from Cap itol park. at Twentieth street. It will go south on Twentieth street to Fourth avenue west to Nineteenth street, south on Nineteenth street to First avenue east on First avenue to Twcn- ty-sixth street, north on Twenty sixth street to Fifth avenue, west on Fifth avenue to Twenty-first street, south on Twenty first street to SecoHd avenue, west on Second avenue to Twentieth street north on Twentieth street to Capitol park to the demonstration and where interesting and instructive fea- lures will be given.
 BANKHEAD TO SPEAK
 Senator John H. Bankhead will de- liver a speech at Capitol park audi torium on Good Roads and the Rela- tion Motor Trucks Hold to Them" j.. Ellis Brown, city commissioners Jere Gwin, president of the Jefferson county board of revenue and Wyle West Of the Firestone Tire and Rubber com : pany will also make speeches along the line of good roads and the importance of motor trucks to the commercial and agricultural world.
 Trucks of different capacities of the following makes will be represented in the parade: Acme, Bethelehem, Chev- rolet Feledal, Ford, Fruehalf trailer, Gramm Bernstein, International, In- diana, Kelly, Miami trailer, Mack, Olds- mobile Packard, Paige, Ranier, Repub- lie Sandow, Rec, Sanford, Schacht Sig nal. Vim and Stewart.
 Three bands will accompany the pa- rade over the route.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-17
Rumors UnfOunded

Anniston, May -(Special.)-Rumors that 5000 regular troops were due al camp Mcclellan Friday failed to materlailze py tha corning of the men and that a total of 10 0O0 were soon to be stationed at the local camp are still nothing but ru- mors coming from nobody knows where.
 According to well-informed officers at Camp Mcclellan. there is no llkeilhooq that troops in any number will be sent to Camp McC4ellan in the near future, tut in the meantime the rumor bearers arc as busy as bees ana the Ah1isto,l I.acnle whose wish is probably father to the thought" continue to wag their heads and say on just the same.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-17
ALBANY

Albany, May 16.-(Special)-The is little doubt that the voters of Albany will have an opportunity of voting on proposed bond issue of s100,000 or more to build a new high school, following an announcement that five members of the city council are in favor of submitting the matter to a vote immediately. The announcement came after report that the school board will recommend at the next meeting that the council take ac- tion.
 Citizens favoring the bond issue claim that it would pass by an enormous ma
 iority, as the additional room is needed badly in the schools.
 Funeral services were held this after nocn for w. B. Gillespie, aged S3 years, who died yesterday afternoon He was ore of the oldest residents of Albany and was known widely. He is survived by two daughters and one son, Mrs. A. F.. Harris and Mrs. L. R. Batten of Albany, and D. E. Gillespie, who returned last week after an absence of 15 years in Cali forna Interment was made here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-17

Birmingham will be treated today, beginning at o'clock. to the interest ing and instructive exhibit of motor truck demonstration and parade. Cp- wards of 2000 motor trucks will be in line. which it is estimated will be two miles long. All the motor trucks rep resented by the 22 dealers of Birming- ham will be seen with signs and carry ing heavy loads.
 "The average citizen has faint con- ception of the great strides the motor truck has taken in the commercial world" stated a dealer Almost be- fore we notice the fact we find oTr faithful old friend Dobbins' replaced with a whirring, tireless motor truck. While todays parade is the first staged by the motor truck representatives, it will probably not be the last, for the motor truck has come to stay. Bir- mingham business houses have bought motor trucks by the thousands and are continuing to recorder"
 LINE OF PARADE
 The parade promises to be an ar tistic success, as careful plans have been made for handsome displays and an admirable parade route. Interes- ting entertainment Features follow at Capitol park.
 Previous to o'clock the trucks will assemble at Capitol park, where they will line up for the parade At ?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-17
GROVER c. HARPER
 SLIGHTLY IMPROVED

The condition of Grover C. Har- uer. n dairyman of East Lake, who
 shot twice through the ab- domen during Il pistol daei witn J. Fletcher McCary, deceased. evening, was reported to De sis
 Iy improved last night. here n slight change in MT. Harper's conditjOn.. said hospital auth0ri- ties. and we hope for the best.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-17
DUAL CONTROL SYSTEM

The planes have dual control system
 with seats side by side, and forward of the gasoline tank, for the pilots, each of whom has a complete set of instru- ments, including compasses. The navi-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-17
DRIVER
 PAINFULLY HURT

Henry Stacy. taxicab driver, was painfully injured yesterday morning while in the act of turning curve near pinssb,,re According to information, Stacy lost control of his automopie anu it smashed into the curblng' tnroMnis him out on the sidewalk. lie was p,oNeI oi..i u up ,'"u ,r;vate automobile, where he was nanorted ra o I to he resting as well as could be axnected last night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-17

Edward P. Scruggs and B. B. Cooper have just returned from the army, both
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-17
LIVINGSTON

Livins ston, May 16-( Especial )-Capt. Joseph A. Mcconnell Jr., a veteran of the great world war; has just returned to his home and friends Captain Mo- Cornell entered the first officers traln- ing camp at Atlanta in May, 1917, was graduated a first lieutenant in Au- gust and ordered to France at once, among the first young officers sent abroad. He served with French and British troops till the arrival of the Twenty-sixth New England, or Yankee, division, with which he served until the end of the war.
 He was severely gassed at the bat tie of Chateau Thierry and was in a hospital for six weeks. Captain Me- Cornell went through the big drives at St. Mihiel and Argonne forest. He wears three service stripes on his left arm and a wound stripe on his right. He was promoted to captain at the ArgonneMeuse battle and cited for gallantry in action, having been in the front line trenches for 210 days. Married at the Presbyterian church at 5 o'clock Wednesday afternoon Miss Virginia White of Livingston and Lieut.. Robert Barnes of Eutaw. After the ceremony, performed by the Rev. Dr. w. H. Zeigler a reception was giv- en at the home of the bride by her parents. MT. and Mrs. T. Vernon White. | The young couple left at D. m.' for an eastern trip.
 Edward P. Scruggs and B. B. Cooper have just returned from the army, both | having seen overseas service for a year
 seated about the board in the gymna
 sium of the school building. The board
 of education and members of the fac ulty were guests of honor also. An ad | dress of welcome was delivered by Ma
 rion Fuller and Claude Buchanan re 1 sponded
 | A vast portion of the working clas of Chle's less than 100000 popula tion is engaged in the exploitation 0
 the hitter fields in that country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-17

gating station, outftted with the regu- lation marine instruments, is in the bow, while the engineer and radio operator occupy the main compartment at the tanks. The planes are expected to cruise, without winds, 75 Qaito) miles an hour, and the gasoline capacity of 13, 400 pounds will carry them upward of 1900 miles, considerably in excess of the longest lap of the ocean flight, from Trepassey to the Azores. without refueling.
 With Commander Towers in charge of the expedition the three planes set out
 in command of MT. Towers, Lieut.. Com mander A. c. Read and Lieut., Com mander F. N. l.. Ballinger.
 Commander Towers, who is 34 years of age, was born in Georgia and entered the Naval academy in 1902. After service or various warships he was assigned to the aviation section for instruction three years before the outbreak of the Euro pean war Midwinter of 1912 found him in charge of the aviation camp at the Guantanamo maneuNer grounds of the Atlantic fleet and in September, 1914, as lieutenant, he went to London as assistant to the American naval attache, After a tour of duty the staff of the chief of operations at Washington, during which he participated in the se- lection of aviation stations and won his commission as commander, MT. Towers was designated early this year to de- velop the plans for the transatlantic flight.
 READ ONLY g
 Lieutenant Commander Read g years of age, was born in New Hampshire. After leaving Annap polls he filled varied assignments until 1913 when he reported at the naval air station at Pensacola, Fla for instruction. Two years later he took command of the aviation station at Bay Shore. on Long Island, later assuming a similar post at Miami. Fla.
 While on the staff of sne chief of naval l operations at Washington the following year he was detached for temporary duty | in connection with the camouflaging oi l seaplanes at Hampton Roads, Va, later
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-17

holding changing assignments until he was named for participation in the trans Atlantic flight.
 Lieutenant Commander Bellinger, born in South Carolina s years ago, went from the Naval academy to sea duty, which included command of a subma- rine. He returned to the academy for aviation instruction in 1912, and the fol-
 lowing year joined the Guantanamo air squadron After service in 1914 on the staff of the chief of naval aeronautics, he was assigned to the Pensacola sta tion where he won promotion to the command of the Hampton Roads avia- ton camp, to which he reported later in 1917 He was or detached navy depart ment duty when he was selected as one of the transatlantic flyers.
 The battleships New York, Arkansas Utah, Florida, and rexas, with Rear Admiral Rodmans flag flying from the first named are at sea with the destroyer patrol, which is commanded by Reai Admiral Plunkett on the cruiser Roches- er
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-17
LINE OF PARADE
Seaplanes Well Protected by
 Fl0tilla of DestrOyers All Way to Portuguese Coast
tContinued from Page one)

without trouble" said Commander John H Towers chief of the expedition, com menting before the 'hop off on the com pleteness of the navys preparations. We are not undertaking the impossible; we are not banking on chance We are attempting a flight wholly within the mechanical possibilities of the NC planes, hoping to demonstrate, without reckless risk of life or valuable property, that an air cruise to Europe is a practical propo- sition.'
 One of Commander Towers brother of ficers declared that new branch of the science of navigation was growing up around the NC planes, thus making the flight an undertaking expected to contribute materially to the advancement of the profession of the Giant strides have been made in development of the steering and weather charts to be used on the flight and the crews expect ed to accomplish worth while results in the experiments above blue water.
 The naval aircraft, the NC-1, NC-3 and NC-4, huge flying boats which ascend from take off in the water and land also on the surface of the sea, are driven by Liberty motors, four to a plaIe and aggregating 1900 horsepower. They are of the biplane type, with a wing span of 126 feet, length over all, 69 feet, and length of hull, A feet The craft weigh 100 pounds, with navigat- ing and wireless equipment aboard, but without crew and fuel. The total flying weight is 2S,500 pounds.
 DUAL CONTROL SYSTEM
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-07-31

Decollete bathing costumes are ali
right-as far as they go.