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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-21
THERE IS A HOME BARGAIN FOR YOU IN THESE COLUMNS
ZOE NEAL ESTATE Foa SALE X
HOUSES FOR SALE I
HOME BARGAINS

HOME BARGAINS
six-room cottage, facing east
or nice large lot in West End,
now rented with 30-day sale
clause for $50 per month;
laundry room. coal house and
barn on lot: planted in shrub
berry and flowers. with garden
spot: price $500. on easy
terms.
South Highlands home. consist
ing of living room. music room,
dining room, breakfast room,
kitchen. 4 bedrooms. sleeping
porch, bath, 2 lavatories: hard
wood floors throughout; fur
mace heat; modern in detail:
we can sacrifice this home for
only $1,000 on terms of at least
$500 cash. balance arranged.
possession given in so days If
desired: now rented with sale
clause for $3.50 per year.
Eleven-room house on n. Gath
ST.. on lot 70x190. with 6room
servants house and garage on
east: now rented with sale
clause for 5000 per year; we
can sacrifice for quick sale for
$500 and arrange terms to
suit: a good investment If you
do not occupy it. and If you
move into it and rent the bal
ance of house it will more than
pay for itself.
Bungalow on South Highlands.
brand new: has living room,
dining room, buffers pantry.
Kitchen, bedrooms; lot 55-
feet front, and runs back to
alley; hardwood floors; fur
mace heat; price $500 on terms
tc suit; possession given i'm
mediately; let us show you
this.
Juniper ave. home having liv-
ing room, dining room, den and
kitchen first floor. bedrooms
and tile baths second floor;
hardwood floors UP and down;
concreted basement; garage.
we can sell for $1,000 on terms
to suit and give possession in
SC to so days.
The above are a few of the
special bargains on our list.
Get in touch with us If you are
in the market for home.
List your home with us for
sale if you want results.
7. B. LEEDY r. E. & + CT
112 n. 21st st. Main ATS
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SOUTH HIGHLANDS-Louise ave-. near
Glen Iris; 50x175; east exposure; mod
ern 6-room- bungalow; immediate pos
session; fine condition; comfortable.
convenient, desirable; see it; $4,000,
$1,000, $40 month B. f. Eborn, sl2
Empire Bldg. NJ. 1897. Res NJ. s734.-
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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE K
FARMS AND LAND FOR SALE Of
EVERY ACRE BLACK

900 acres Dickens county) sur
round ing town of Dancv and in
GLIDING practicable every vacant LOT
in town. Dancy has denot. express
telephone. half dozen stores bote,
good school and churches number
of residences and a first-clsss gin
nerv This eoo acres 10 All level
black land. all excent a 4o-acre oal,
grove is onep and in cultivation A
large 1O-storv commodious resi-
dence. good barn. and "a tenant
houses with NECESSARY outbui1dings
with this place; fine artesian water
80 80 -. =. Ioeitil Nei! ing
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HOUSES FOR SALE
NEW
NORWOOD HOME

We have just listed one of the
most complete Groom homes in
the Norwood district This place
is now in course of construction
and will be finished in about 30
days time, is of concrete stone
and tile construction, has large
living room with beautiful mantle,
beautiful dining room and large
breakfast room or bedroom,
kitchen, back porch, toilet and
layatory downstairs. Three large
bedrooms, glassed in sleeping
porch, linen closet, tile bath, large
dressing room or kitchenette up
stairs. Closets all have mirror
doors. This place would be ideal
for a two-family home or fine for
one large family. The lot is ele-
waited, has a beautiful outlook and
is 66 feet front If you are looking
for real home let me show you
this place while under construc-
ton, then you know what you are
buying. Call me today.
j. WILBUR COLE
JOHN B. REID & co.
Steiner Bank Bldg. Main 6f7A
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OWNERS SACRIFICE

WEST END-1O0x190, s-room dwelling
and 4-room dwellings: rents s56
month; $1,000; easy terms. b. f.
Eborn 312-15 Empire Bldg. M. 1897.
The Washington times., 1919-01-21
The Hope of the Nation

right? Can We prove it? What is
best" And what is better"
Judged in terms of the future of
society and the race, will our pos
sibly selfish advantage count as
"best?''
Are we fair and sympathetic and
reverent-as 1 believe we should be
in our regard for that 25 per
cent who are potential grandpar-
ents of 75 per cent OF the popula-
tion to come? Especially are we
fair and considerate in our treat
ment of their children?
How about our higher institu-
tions of learning? Our superior
advantages in business and soci-
ETY.? Our thoughtful arrangement
for the health. the education, and
the general welfare of this very
common human stock whom God
has chosen as the chief progenitors
of the masses soon to people the
land?
What / want to see is this: That
the most common child of the most
common family shall be treated
with every advantage for growing
the complete. happy, and service
able life which we accord to the
children of our so-called best fam
lies. l am growing impatient
with the old tradition. yet very
persistent, that the children of the
shop and factory district must be
hurried off into mere wage-earn-
ing employment-that we must di-
rect them merely to the point OF
making a living, while we direct
our own to the achievement Of
making a life.
AS you pass through the shop
district tomorrow, salute that ten
year-old boy whom you will meet
there. He will likely become the
grandfather of half a hundred or
more of the substantial people who
walk upon your streets sixty-five
years hence
The Washington times., 1919-01-21

what sharing our home had meant
to him.
Little Phoebe sat silent, radiant
eyed, watching them.
At this point Jim seized the helm
hard in both hands and began steer
ing the ship of events where he
thought it out to go.
Get your things on, Princess
Anne" said he. phoebe will stay
here and keep her brother company
while you see yours off to the
station"
"Oh, Jim?" walled Phoebe.
] was afraid to say a word. Jim
only tolerated their fondness for
ech other because he didn't take
1t seriously-this he had just made
very evident to me. I couldn't do
a thing. But Neal cSuId. He
sheered off a bit and spoke to Jim
man-to-man fashion.
All Ready TO Go.
"Jim, you've been the best friend
to me-the best and most-most
revealing influence Oh,
you know darn well what I want
to say. I was a fresh kid when l
came here and you made a man
out of me. Only you don't believe
it yet. You think I'm a kid yet
and don't know my own mind. But
I do. And l know what's in it
and in my heart" Meals voice
sank low and tremb1ed a bit. "Jin,
Babbsie's my sister and I'm all for
her But / want Phoebe to be the
last one I-say good-by to
and when I come back with a good
record-Id like you to listen to
The Washington times., 1919-01-21
What Causes
Diabetes
By Brice Belden, M. D.

~ IABETES is a disorder char
acteriZed by impairment of
the ability Of the tissues
of the body to make nor
NAL use of the starches eaten, with
the result that there is an excess
of sugar in the blood.
Under normal circumstances
starches are converted by the liver
into a substance called glycogen.
The liver stores this substance up
and changes it into sugar as the
needs of the system require, but,
as we have said. in diabetes the It's
sues cannot utilize the supply.
The underlying cause is not
known.
Diabetes is most common between
thirty and sixty. 1t is more COM
mon among men than women. 1t
is a disease of the well-to-do who
eat too much and lead sedentary
lives.
The disease is characterized by
weakness, excessive thirst and ap-
petite. the presence of sugar in the
kidney secretion, itching. dental de-
cay and a red tongue. Various
pains and aches supervene, and
emaciation finally cnsues. The
blood shows an increase of sugar
from the normal o. per cent to
perhaps % per cent. An acid in
toNIcdtion. with serious symptoms,
may occur. The duration of the
disease may be twenty years or
more.
Common complications arc boils.
carbunclcs, tuberculosis, pneumonia
eczema, neuritis, BriEht'S disease
local Gangrone and defective vision
from diabetic cataract or some 9TH
CT eye disturbance.
treatment is mainly dictic. The
AlIch starvation treatment, worked
out under the auspices of the
focketell"r institute, must be car
REQ out under medical supervision
IN properly selected cases.
Articles ordinarily permitted:
Meats except liver; fish, except
oysters and CLAIMS; cGs, soups with
out Hour; butter. lard. olive oil,
checscs Of all kinds, cream in small
amounts, celery, lettuce, cucumbers.
CFcSsc", asparagus, eggplant, spin
ach, string beans, tomatoes. cauIi-
mower, cabbage, squash, mushrooms
ana pickles; CustardS and ice cream
containing 10 starch and sweet
cned With saccharin; tea and coffee
ana lemonade sweetencd with sac
charm and mineral waters.
In cases threatening acid intoxi-
cation, as shown by headache, ten
d"ncN to sleep most of the time and
digestive disturbances, oatmeal or
potato or fruit may be added to the
diet and biCarbonate of soda taken
an hour before meals in large doses
(onc-haf 10 one ounce daiIy).
Nothing is TO be done in this dis
case, however, without the sanction
OF the physician
The Washington times., 1919-01-21


nj housewife must not neg
lect to put some greens"
into the diet. Sometimes
We forget, when there are such
good things as mince pies and
roast pork 10 eat. that greens are
very necessary in the diet If the
members of the family are to be
in good health.
or course, the thrifty woman
with storage space in her house
has canned spinach or dandelions
or Swiss chard in her pantry,
ready at a moments notice. But
if you haven't there is still hope.
The average city dweller cannot
afford the Southern or hothouse
grown vegetables which the deal
ers SO temptingly display. But a
woman who watches the markets
closely can always get some kind
of green" and enough of il for
family serving for very little
money
Greens or leafy vegetables have
little food value. but they supply
valuable mineral salts which the
body requires. The greater the
variety we eat the more nearly
VIII We get the variety of salts
needed. Then, too. greens furnish
bulk TO the diet and aid in the
digestion of highly concentrated
foods like meat and eggs.
Cabbage is classed as greens"
1t is obtainablc most anywhere at
2 low price. Shredded raw, sea-
Soncd and with the addition of a
ilttle oil and vinegar. it forms the
basis for number of varieties Of
cold slaw or cabbage salad
All head" vegetables should be
soaked in Saltcd water for a couple
OF hours. Invisible as well as visi-
bic insects will crawl out if this
is done. Many folks cook cabbage
too long. thus making it hard to
digest. Cook it uncovered just un-
til the midrib of the leaf is tender,
usually not over twenty minutes.
Serve cabbaSes chopped with lit
tie white sauce or melted butter
substitute
Outside leaves of cabbage and
lettuce may be purchased at great
reduction and cooked after insult
able parts have been carefully re-
moved
Have you ever purchased beet
tops or carrot tops which are usu-
ally discarded by the dealer? II
cooked with a little bacon rind they
ar" surprisingly good.
Each locality will have its own
vegetables, but the prudent shopper
Will certainly be able to pick up
daily bargain if she keeps her eyes
open.
One woman l know buys all the
torn lettuce leaves the dealer has.
From these she evolves a delicious
cream of lettuce soup which has
made her tea room famous.
Many localities have watcrcrcss
sent in for fussy people. The dealer
usually removes any crushed or
wilted leaves and discards them.
Here again the careful markcter
has a chance to- obtain some for A
few pennies. These may be used in
soups and CrayieS.
Have greens every day if you can
When spring comes you will not
need the big bottle of tonic you in
vest in every year.
The Washington times., 1919-01-21
vIlo . N:~1 M~: A Story of
WHICH, a Oll1 V1dIIlcS Early Welded Life
Neal Manages to Tell Phoebe of His Love, and Jim
and Anne Carry the Pair Away
A Story of
Co.Iy WoIIoJ T:c

to how l feel about things.
Meals voice trailed Oft. Jim got
up, cleared his throat, and re-
marked as if he'd never planned
anything else, that he guessed he'd
call a taxi and well all be starting
along.
Then. with a great hustle Of
speech and eXclaiming, we got ready
to go. And in the taxi we talked
busiIy of shoes and ships and seal
ing wax'-Of everything we weren't
thinking about.
Little Phoebe kept silence-until
at the train gate she stood on tip
toe for Meals kiss and cried over
and over again:
Come back to me. Neal. Come
back to me!"'
Her kiss was the last before he
marched away through the gate
with the other lads who were going
to be soldiers. Then all unashamed
Phoebe lifted her hand to wipe away
the tears Neal had not seen her
shed. And on her head there
CLEANED something brighter than
her tears-the circlet of tiny dia-
nonds that had been Father An
drew's betrothal pledge to Meals
mother-and mine.
Jim cleared his throat and limped
ahead. But even as caught
Phoebes fingers in mine a question
fared across my mind.
What would Virginia say when
she saw that circlet on Phoebe's
left hand?
Ito He Continued).
The Washington times., 1919-01-21
The Club-Footed Man
A NEW SPY SERIAL BY VALENTINE WILLIAMS
Francis COntrives TO See Monica and
Learns She Is Under Arrest in Her
Castle--DesmOnd a Prisoner.

tomorrow . at any rate k<-
tween 10 and L.. He must manage
TO let Grundt believe that he 10 Fo-
ing TO tell him where Grundt may
find what he is after but
he must keep him in suspense dur
ing those hours" II
And after 4
There will be no after, 7 said.
II will see that 'Des gets your
message" Monica replied. '.for I
will take it myself"
mo, Monica" said. 81 don't
'Francis," 80 she spoke almost
in q whisper "my life in this
country is over" and she
touched her widows weeds. .
Karl was killed at Predeal three
weeks ago. 80 You know as well
az I DO that I am involved in this
AFFAIR as much as you and Des - o"
and I will share the risk ~ only
you will take me away with you
that Is IL you ." She fal-
tered.
/ heard the chairs scrape in the
corner Of the hall where the dinner
party was breaking up.
The Frau Grain has only TO COM
mand," I said. The Frau Cram
knows I have been waiting for
years. sss o" -
clubfoot was crossing toward
the open door.
I never expected TO fine the
Frau Grafin so gracious. 80 had
never hoped that the Frau Grafin
would be willing to do SO much for
me; the Frau Grain has made me
very happy"
CIubfoot stood on the threshold
and listened 70 my halting speech.
you can bring your things in
when you come tomorrow -
Monica said. The keeper will tell
you what time you must be here"
Then she dismissed me, but az
went ! heard her say: Herr Doktorf
Can / have a word with you?"
(T0 BE CONTINUED ToMoRRow3
tOopyrizht. Is1s, McBride)
Copyright. Isi,. PVbiie Ledger Ool
The Washington times., 1919-01-21

0N4hSoA4AShs anu SdlHNS " HO
is there amongst us who
can resist little party
during this month? With so many
of our dear boys back from over
seas. even the girl of slender means
is determined to have a party this
year on one of the several occa-
sions.
Suppose it is a Lincoln party. \
novel twist may be given such
party this year by sending your in
vitations out on little pickaninnies
cut from black cardboard. \ touch
of red ink will give the red lips,
and white ink may be used for in
dicating the other features. White
ink may also be used to pen an in
vitation to the "Freedom party"
Two business girls with a small
apartment told me Of a novel party
they are giving this year. There
are only six couples, but they are
mostly boys and girls who have
been eating rationed war food.
These girls are having good old
Southern nanny with bandana
handkerchief and all the fxin's
come and cook an old Southern din
ncr-"A Slavery Dinner" There's
gwine to be fried chicken with
cream gravy and corn fritters.
There's gwine to be guava jelly
and cornmeal and molasSes pud-
ding.
Where space permits. a WaShinE-
ton party might take the form of a
Colonial Danes affair. Costumes
always add so to any affair. Cheap
cambria Innings in pretty colors
make effective Colonial gowns
Crepe paper is also frequently used
for the bcruffled. hoopcd skirts of
byGone days. OF course, the girls
hair must be powdered and worn
piled high, and there must be Whig
and Tory patches. But the menu
may be quite simple.
Sandwiches of substantial filings,
small cakes, ice cream or water
ices and hot coffee or chocolate is
quite enough and is not difficult to
serve.
The spirit of a party, after all. is
what counts. Far better light
rcpast and cheerful hostess and
good music and lots OF pretty girls
and enthusiastic boys than a ban
quet with solemn faces and great
formality.
or course. we must not forget
Saint Nalentine-patron of lovers
The invitations may be written on
real. old d-timy lace valentines. 4
valentine party is SO much more
fuss when it takes the form of a
Fancy Dress" affair. Folks are
more liable to let loose and cnjov
the little frivolities if they arc quite
sure we do not know them
For this sort of a party, suggest
that we forget the war characters
and draw on fairyland or mythology
for our costumes. 1t might be well
to suggest this tactfulIy on the in
vitations. Our boys are so tired of
the war characters. 1t will be a
, novelty. and they will proclaim
YOU real hostess if You provide
something different.
For several years we have re-
sisted the desire to have a good
time. Now that the fighting has
ceased, let's let loose again, and
have a party or two during Feb.
ruary. 1t will do us all good and
cause us TO woIk with renewed
vigoE
The Washington times., 1919-01-21
By DR.. w. A. McKeever.

n CERTAIN 25 per cent of the
~ men and women of the shop
n and-factory class are to be
the grandparents of 75 per
cent of the second generation to
come. Or, turn the statement about:
Seventy-five per cent of the people
whom you meet daily swarming up
on the streets of this city are grand
children of a certain 25 per cent
of the population of the generations
ago, and this one-fourth were what
we should call the shop-and-factory
class
Now, L want the parents who are
interested in reading my articles to
think this statement through with
me. This ratio has been worked
out by trained students of eugenics
and appears to be reliable. They
have located the prolific families
six to twelve children-and traced
their offspring.
They have shown that the chill
dren of the so-called best families
of today do not count for much in
the reproduction of the society of
two or more generations hence.
They have shown that the great
stream of the population of the
future must come chiefly of the
blood of the great common shop
and industrial classes.
To me this is one OF the most
cheering situations imaginable. God
must have loved the common people
else he would not have created so
many of them. Sure enough, God
must have been proud of the plain
rough and type of human
ity, else he would not have entrust-
ed to them the major part of the
mighty task of repeopIing the earth.
But those of us who imagine we
are of the best" or the better"
class of parents-are we really
The Washington times., 1919-01-21
By Ann Lisle.
CHAPTER LxXTV.
Copyright, 1919,
King Features Syndicate, In

~ A NNE, I've dried this fork
IA seven times. But that's
n not a marker to the way
I've been attacking the
sterling qualities of your best
spoons. Never have seen such
housekeeping. I've spent an hour
tying to wear down the luster Of
your dishes. Now what?' demand
ed Jim teasfngly.
Now you spend ten minute
more watching ne take all the sill
yer out and put it away again." I
replied serenely.
Behind closed doors in the living
room Neal and Phoebe were having
their hour together-their hour Of
farewell Soon. very soon, the
clock would tick out its warning
and Neal must hurry to the station
and entrain for camp. Until then
wanted to keep Jim busy and out
OF the way.
Anne ! hope you don't feel hurt
OF appreciation" said Jim quiz
ideally.
"She didn't eat much" I con-
fessed 81 suppose her heart was
mp in her throat and there wasn't
room for anything else"
They both managed the ice
cream 1t shdr' Jim spoke in roll
licking good humor, but ended on a
more serious note, poor little
Phoebe expect she'll have to 60
through a lot of thrills and aches
Ike this before she finds her true
love"
Why, Jim-they mean this! It's
everything to them, Meals twenty
two and Phoebe's almost eighteen.
think it's wonderful that they've
found each other so young. 1t
makes little Phoebe a woman and it
gives Neal something to fight for
not just war, but his own battles.
lit will keep him-clean and
worthy"
Jim laid his arms gently about
me and drew me into their shelter.
An Agitated Pair.
Little matchmaker! Why, they're
only children. This is play. Don't
take it so solemnly. Honey girl.
the way you brooded overthose kid
dies all through dinner almost
choked me. Talk about a hen
Matching out duckIings-well, your
wide-eyed excitement was as good
as her clucking. Now we've had
enough romancing. In we go. It's
one-thirty, and that young redhead
Of ours will miss his train and be
court-martialed il / don't play ogre
and eat up his sugar-plum dreams
So in We went, but / managed to
get ahead of Jim, and 1 fumbled
with the doorknob for a moment
before I turned it and marched into
the living room. On the couch sat
little Phoebe, crumpled up in heap
ike a tired child. One hand was
tucked under her face and the other
lay doubled up into a tight fist in
her lap. Her eyes were wide open,
and she seemed to be propping them
rippled up from her set mouth and
ripuIed up from her set month and
her elaborately unquivering chin.
Neal was pacing up and down the
room, nonchalantly trying to light
cigarette and letting the match
flicker out. Suddenly he flung Gig
arctic and matches down on the
table and dashed over TO fling his
arm about Jim's shoulders. Then he
fell to patting Jim on the back and
telling him over and over again
The Washington times., 1919-01-21
An Important Point.

Have you ever noticed" said
johnson, "how noveItists, when de-
SC1lblng woman, confne them
selves to one class OF metaphors?
For instance. her checks are
roses her lips arc cherry her
hands are always lily hands, her
mouth is d rosebud and her COM
pleXion is like 'peach.'" "You've
forgotten one" said Oldbury.
whats that?" "Oh," was the
reply, "her tongue-it's a scarlet
runnerm