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The Washington times., 1919-04-19
Arts Inspiration

A famous artist. who had art
classes, had forbidden smoking in
his studio. One day. after being out
for half an hour. he re-entered the
studio suddenly and saw one stu
dent with q lighted cigarette in his
fingers which he tried TO conceal.
with an air OF assumed playfuIness
the artist approached the offender
and said, "a strange crayon you
have there, my friend. May I ask
what YOU propose to draw with
that Clouds" replied the stu
dent.
The Washington times., 1919-04-19
Marriage in Greenland.

COuTtship and marriage customs
among the Greenlanders were in
early times simple and unCere-
monious. We are told that when a
lovelorn youth made up his mind
as to the girl he wanted TO adOrn.
and be useful in. his hut OF ice o.
snow he went To her house. seized
her hy the hair Or wherever ne
could secure Sood grip on her.
and dra gged her to his own domain.
where she was expected TO stay
without any further marriage CtIc-
mOny. II an aftlUent bridegroom he
would perhaps soothc her laccratCd
feelings by presenting her with a
new lamp.
The Washington times., 1919-04-19
Brighten Your Corner
DON'T GET "WHATs-THE-UsEo HABIT

needs a good old-fashiOned house
cleaning. Tired of cooking and car
ing for the youngsters?
Then think OF the housewives OF
EuTope-little or nothing to cook
their men in unmarked graves and
their little ones scattered or dead
or perhaps suffering a worse fate.
Be happy that you are away from it
all. safe in America with a home.
food TO cook, your little ones around
you and that the star OF Hope al
ways shines.
The Washington times., 1919-04-19
CHAPTER XIV.
The Locked House.

From the road. just before he
descended to cross the bridge into
Brookhollow. he caught a CLEAN Of
light straight ahead. For a mo-
ment il did not occur to him that
there was anything strange in HIS
seeing a light in the old Carew
house. Then. suddenly, he realized
that a light ought not to be burn
ing behind the lowered shades OF
house which was supposed to be
empty and locked.
His instant impulse was TO put on
his brakes then and there, but the
next moment he realized that his
car must already have been heard
and seen by whoever had lighted
that shaded lamp. The car was al
ready on the old stone bridge; the
Carew house stood directly behind
the crossroads ahead; and he swung
10 the right into the creek road and
and sped along il until he judged
that neither his lights nor the
sound OF his motor could be dis
tinguished by the unknown occu-
pant of the Carew house.
Then he ran his car out among
the tall weeds close to the line OF
scrub willows edging the creek: ex-
tinguished his lights. including the
tail-Iamp: left his engine running:
stood listening a moment to the
whispering whirT Of his motor;
then, taking the flash light from
his pocket. he climbed over the
roadside wall and ran back across
the pasture toward the house.
As he approached the old house
from the rear. no crack Of light was
visible. and he began to think he
might have been miStaken--that
perhaps the dancing glare or his
own acetylenes on the windows had
made 10 seem as though they wera
illuminated from within.
CTO BE CONTINUED MONDATl.
The Washington times., 1919-04-19
HINTS FOR THE
HOUEHOLD

F you want dark floor like wal
nut first be sure that the floor
is quite clean, then take a
pound OF burnt umber ground in oil.
mix sufficient quantity Of this in
boiled linseed oil. enough to color
1t. and not thicken the oil very
much. Then try it on a small piece
OF wood till you get the color de-
sired, and in this way YOU will learn
the quantity of umber TO use Rub
this into the floor until the stain
ceases 10 come of, and il should be
a rich walnut brown. If some OF
the Color dries out, another coat
will bring il up.
A swinging shelf is one OF the
most convenient things for the
kitchen or dining room The shelf
should be OF convenient width. and
the length should conform TO the
situation in which il is placed A
board, or boards Joined together.
about two feet wide and as long as
you like it, should have attached TO
the front side of il by a hinge. a
leg or standard. or there may be
two. one al each end. The back OF
the shelf should be joined to the
wall by hinges or hooked to the
wall. out of the way. or droppcd
down, resting on the front legs to
form a table. There is nothing
more convenient: yet few kitchens
have them.
The kind OF lace that il too deli
cate 10 be washed in the usual wav
can be cleaned in this way: Make
a strong soapsuds Of some good
soap and allow the lace to remain
in it for several hours at least. AL
though il is well to shake il ont
occasionally A wide-mouthed hot
tie is most convenient to handle
When the lace is thoroughly
soaked. let the sospy water out OF
the bottle and keep adding clean
water until the soap has all been
removed from the lace. Do not
handle the lace at all; shaking the
bottle Will rinse it thoroughly. II
the lace is narrow. wind il around
A bottle that has been covered with
A piece of soft flannel. and do not
remove IL until IL is dry. II IL is TOO
wide Ia care for i'm that way. dry il
on "a large cushion. First cover
the cushion with "A heavy towel
then pin the points Of the lace in
place and allow ii to dry. 1t is
better not TO use steel pins. he
cause OF the danger from rust.
When boiling fish remove All
scum as quickly as il rises to the
top OF the water, as II dcadens the
flavor Of the FISH If allowed TO re-
The Washington times., 1919-04-19
Long Sentences.

IN les Miserables" Victor Hugo has sentence OF
hundred lines and earlier in the book in OF the chap
ters descriptive of Waterloo, there fifty lines with
out full stop Englands record is held by the Foreign
Enlistment Act section of which reaches It's 6OOh
word.
The Washington times., 1919-04-19
This Day in History.

THIS is the anniversary of the death in 1882 Of Charles
Darwin. the great English scientist. whose famous
work Origin of Species marked epoch in the history
of human achievement Darwins book revOluionzed the
methods Of work in natural history. Darwin was
brilliant conversatonalist and kindly friend.
The Washington times., 1919-04-19
Puss i'm Boots
Jr.
By DAVID CORY.

ONE day, when an old woman
vas sweeping her house, she
~ found a little. crooked SIX
nence What shall I do with this
little sixpence" she asked.
GO to market and buy little
pig.' cried Puss Junior, who hap
pened to look in the window just
then.
-And be sure it has q little pink
nose and two little pink eyes add
ed Tom Thumb. who had climbed
up to the window sill
Il will go to market and buy the
mig II you will come with me-" she
said. So OF they started; but ah,
dear me, they had gone only a lit
tie way when she suddenly remem-
bered that she had left the little,
crooked sfxpence on the mantle
niece. so Puss Junior ran back ana
cot it for her, and after that they
Travelled along merTily until they
reached the marketplace.
There were lots Of little pigs, and
it.took the old woman a long time
TO decide which one to buy, but at
last Tom Thumb picked out a very
pretty one
BUT. goodness me, what trouble
there was to drive little pigEie
home. He always wanted 10 90 the
wrong way. and when they came
TO a stile, why, he just wouldn't go
over it. Try as the old woman
might. she couldn't make him.
Neither could Puss Junior. As for
Tom Thumb. he was knocked over
trying TO head piggie on and gave
up the job in disgust
So the old woman went 10 hnd
some one to help her. AT last she
met a dog. So she said to the dog:
Dog, dog, bite pig:
Piggy won't get over the stlle,
And ] shan't get home tonight
But the dog wouldn't help, so the
old woman called TO Puss and Tom
and told them TO come along, as
she was going 20 find somebody 10
help her. II il took all night. And
by and by she met a stick. So she
E&I6s
Stick, stick. beat dog;
Dig won't bite pig;
Piggy won't go over the stile.
And ] shan't get home tonight"
But the SUCK "DAiOu iS4p
ITS a Grabbed old oak or
knotty old elm" said Puss Junior.
Never mind. well not give up"
And then they all went on A little
further until they came to a mead
ow where a barn FIRE was burning.
The flames crackled merrily, and
seemed 10 say. why don't you ask
ms TO help" So the old woman
climbed over the fence and said TO
the FIRE:
Fire. fre, burn stick;
Stick don't beat dog;f
Don't won't bite pig;
Piggy won't get over the stile,
And I shan't get home tonight"
But the fire would not. and then
the old woman didn't know what TO
do. Don't give up hope" said Puss
Junior, perhaps we will find some
kind person to help as yet"
And in the next story you shall
hear what happened.
Copyright. 1919, David Cory.
eT0 BE ConinHed.)
The Washington times., 1919-04-19

When boiling fish remove all
scum as quickly as il rises to the
top OF the water, as II dcadens the
flavor Of the FISH If allowed TO re-
main in the pan.
The Washington times., 1919-04-19

CCNV JHAT'S the use?" Ever said
" this to yourself? These
days there seems to be A
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-07
BIRMINGHAM MEN AT
 HEARING ON RATES

WashiugtOn, DeCef1pei u Among Alabamians visiting Washnstop this week were James Bowron, steer plo, ducer of Birminghams ex-Senator ta,'n $ White. Charles l.. Harold seere'ais of the birmingham Civic associatio1; a Smith. attorney general. ana Y & rsu C Moore. attorney for the city or DIT mingham. .-,ns he
 Ali were interested in the hearing pc fore the federal trade commission earding the Pittsburg preferential on steel a preferential by means or "I "niC" pittsburg forces consumers or stee. wherever they purchase it. to pay an additional charge representlng tnI freight cost of transporting the s.ee' from Pitt burg to the point of consumpo tion, a transportation which did not 'aNe place. .. oor,irna ton of inc preferential in that, among o.ne' things. it stabilized the steel ma e' The others opposed the preferentiai.
 Other visitors were George bro"h any Rcbert Morris of Birmingham' mnI brought to the industrial trainins senooi three boys convicted in the federal coul., and | A. Rountree, interested III s'o' roads and kindred subjects
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-07
THE BIRMINGHAM AcEHERALD, SUNDAY DECEMBER ', 1919

public utilities commission-which. quite recently. he has termed as the same old farce"-and particularly at it's chairman, his fellow townsman, $. P. Kennedy.
 But the bill. it was afterwards de- veloped, was enacted by this legisla- ture without an enabling clause-that is the clause Be it enacted" etc.
 All bills enacted are vised by the at torney general and his staff or the other learned and highly salaried legal lights the governor has carefully sur rounded himself with. It has been a cause of gossip as to how such an error could have been possible in view of the aforementioned legal lights.
 The correspondent of this newsnaper asked Attorney General Smith in Washington today if he was guilty
 The attorney general denied that he or any member of his staff was guilty Of having killed Cock Robin.
 When learned of the blunder" [" said Mir. Smith. q ran. in all excite ment, to ascertain the person responsi
 ole- l was very glad that the Q. K on the bill was followed by the sig nature of no man connected with inc attorney generals office"
 Beyond that point Mir. Smith would not go For these legal lights of the kilby administration are prone to stick together. But the two gentlemen whom Governor Kilby employed to | advise him could readily alleviate the inordinate curiosity by making a statement which ipso facto would clear l the one or the other
 This bill is that referred to by the governor when taking to task the | public utilities commission for not moving to Montgomery despite the | failure, through technical error Of A | bill, embodying the will of the peo- | pie, the governor says
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-07

cording to Mir. Smith, busted themselves in appealing to the President to protect the soldier. The President was moved to the point of wiring Governor Kilby in the prisoners behalf. But the governor remained obdurate in the face of the courts decision. The case was then pre- pared for the supreme court of the state. It was then that Attorney General Pal mer sent a message to the supreme court, in which. according to Mir. Smith, it was argued that the punishment pro vided for the offense was excessive. The supreme court sustained the lower court and the date of the negro's execution was set for December 5.
 UP TO SUPREME COURT
 In the meantime attorneys for the de- fendant went to the district court Of the United States with the contention that the civil authorities had no Jurisdiction in time of war in eases invoivng soldiers. The Attorney General of the united States. according to Mir. Smith. instruct ed the district attorney, Erie Pettus' 10 a i'd the attorneys of the defendant. Judge William l. Grubb. however; overruied tne point made by the attorneSs or CaidWell' but gave them a writ of probaole cause bv means of which they will carry thelf contention to the supreme couft oA United States.
 The supreme court. by it's decisions, will settle the point as to whether or not in time of war civil authorities can try' condemn and execute a soldier. Attor- ney General Smith states that the su- preme court in several decisions has al. ready settled the dispute by holding tnse civil authorities, when authorized to uo so by military authorities, may 'aNe jurisdiction. n .;,,,-
 Mir Smith states that Caldwell is sim, ,,l1- n1aving for time. He adds that in all nfobabilitv negroes throughout the nortn have raised funds for the defense or tne defendant. There is no way or inolca,- .,. ing when the supreme court VIII reaSn a,- the case, when it will be tried or 'i'e decision renderedt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-07
NEW COMMITTEE ON
 AFFAIRS OF SOLDIERS

Washington, December 6.-(SpecialO So great has grown the business of sol diers and former soldiers of the late war with Germany that Congress finds Y only with difficulty that, along with f-s other duties. 1t can give the former fighters the attention they de. serve and demand
 To that end, Representative Bank head of the Tenth Alabama district, has introduced a resolution, which was referred for action and report to the committee on rules, creating new committee. in no way connected with the committee on military affairs. to which shall be referred all bills and resolutions pertaining to veterans of the world war.
 The committee. if 1t is created in accordance with the terms of the bill shall consist of IS members
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-07
CO,CNEI. BANKHEAD TO BE
 ON CEN RALLARD'S STAFF

Washington, December o'-I .iaao
 Col. Henry M. Bankhead' Wno .o
 4ia,ad in washington, has been ap- nointed member of General ful- iard,s staff. and with the general
 ,s'i,i he located at Governors Island, New York.
 Colonel Bankhead will be assigned 10 duty in connection with vocatohai training of soldiers maimed oy War Representative Bankhead was lnstru- mental in enacting the Legislation un- da, which the training was made pos sible. Colonel Bankhead has been ordered to Louisville for technical instruction, after which he will go to New fork.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-07
PACKING
 PLANT SOLD TO SWIFT

Washington. December 6.-(Special) )-- One of the S1 business corporations all legged by the federal trade commission to have been purchased by the Chicago packers in defiance of the Clayton anti trust law is located in Alabama.
 The Andalusa Packing company of Andalusia, Ala, was directed. according to the commission. to elect representa- tives of Swift X Co. to it's board of di- rectors, which subsequently, sold the es- tablishment to the Swift concern.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-07

Mr. Stewart evinced great surprise when MT. Smith informed him that whereas Caldwell was a soldier when he shot and killed street car conductor in Anniston, a month later he was not soldier. The department of justice was evidently under the impression that the negro was still a soldier of the United States and that as such he should be given the protection a soldier is entitled to receive. The Assistant Attorney Gen. eral promised MT. Smith that the depart ment of justice would cooperate with the state of Alabama in urging the su-- preme court of the United States to ex
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-07
REPORT MENTIONS
 ALABAMA INDIANS

Washington, December 6.-(SpecialN Reference in the annual report of the Secretary of the Interior to Florida and Alabama Indians reads like a page out of the misty past. Yet this ex- cerpt is included in the report:
 Encouraging progress is being made m behalf of the Seminoles of Florida. Their interest is being supervised by an experienced field service man whose degree of Indian blood gives him fortunate access to the nature and needs of this band An industrial cen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-07

ter is being created for the purchase of small beginnings in live stock. awakening their interest in education and conserving their health.
 An appropriation of 5000 is being used in constructing a school building for the Alabama Indians in Texas to be completed for the coming year which will accommodate all their chil- dren of school age
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-07
Interest Of Government h Negro Ex- Soldiers Case
 Desire To AUoid Mistakes
Sought Delay of Execution Only See That No Legal Err TOTS Were Committed, Attorney General of Alabama Is Assured-Coonel Bankhead Appointed
 Member of General Bullard's Staff
BY HUGH ". ROBERTS

Washington December 6-(Specal As result of consul taon this morning between Assistant Attorney General of the United States O. Smith, attorney general of the state of Alabama developed that the sole interest of the ernment in the Edgar Caldwell Illinois negro soldier held in the Birmingham jail under sentence of death due the desire of the that mistake made in points of technical law
 MT Stewart that the of justice United throughout of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-07
ATTORNEY GENERAL
 WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE E

Washington, December 6.-tSpecial, Now here is little story of peculiar appeal to the people of Alabama. As everybody knows the legislature, in It's recent session, enacted law known as the pet measure of Governor Kilby, requiring all employees of the state to live in Montgomery
 It was generally regarded as true hat the governor was striking at the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-07
redite the decision in the points of law which would soon be submitted.
 GREAT INTEREST IN CASE

The case has already attracted great interest throughout the United States. The Illinois negro, as soldier, was sta toned at Camp Mcclellan. In an alter cation he shot and killed street car conductor. He was turned over by the military authorities to the civil authori- ties, and in a special session of the court was convicted of murder and sen tenced to be hanged. According to At torney General Smith, the negro in the army.
 And then the friends of the negro. ac-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-07
TALLADEGA

Talladega. December 6-(Special )-The Jackson Tinney Lumuer company of this place announces that during the coming year it will install a brand new sawmill plant of the most modern type to cost
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-07

An English metallurgist has deyel- oed a process for detecting impurities in steel by smoothing it's surface, etch- ing 1t with an acid combination and taking proof with printers ink.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-07

Fully Sl.0O0,ooo is to be spent in the en- ,argement and expansion of the Chinna- bee and Highland City cotton mills of this city, is the announcement made by W. <. Freeman, president. A large dye house is to be constructed, and machin- cry for the exclusive production of den- inns in the Chinnabee mills is to be made
 At an early date 50 or more cottages will be erected to accommodate the num- Der of new employees that win be re- quired
 The capital is being furnished through Wellington & Sears of Boston.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-07

The Planters Chemical and oil com pany is planning the construction of a warehouse on West street, and the rope
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-07

mill which is now making mop yarns, will be doubled in capacity at all carly date. it is said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-07

not less than slo00o0. The plant will be erected near the site of their present plant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-07

The Vose is for sale in Alabama exclusively by us If not convenient to ca write us for illus trated catalog with prices terms and complete in formation.
 Freghts prepaid to any point in Alabama. Bench and scarf free.
The Meeker herald., 1919-03-15
FORGOT What he Needed

From the Republican, Mt. Giliad,
Ohio: The editor had an interesting
experience some time ago. when .
young gentleman came to this Office
and asked for copy Of the Morrow
County Republican. He scrutinized
1t carefully when copy wss handed
him. and then said: Nov know"
What is It you are looking for" we
inquired. my wife sent me after .
bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy, aud I Forgot the name. went
to several stores and the clerks named
over everything In the line on the shelf
except 'Chamberlain's'.. I'll try
again, and I'll never go home with
out Chamberlsin's Cough Remedy"
The Republican would suggest to the
proprietors Of stores, that they post
their clerks, and never let them SUBJ
stitute. Customers lose faith In stores
where substituting Is permitted, to
say nothing Of the injustice to makers
of good goods and the disappointment
of customers.
The Meeker herald., 1919-03-15
Notice OF Application For United
States Patent

B9rl0l NO. Ololeb
Department OF the Interior, United states
Land once, Glenwood SPRING.. COLORADO.
NOTICE L. hereby given that In pursuance
Of the Act Of Congress approved Nay lHh.
lN3, Emerald OIL Company, corporation
organized under the laws Of the STATE OF
Utah, by II. q. Walsh its ettofney.in.fect
whose postofnoe Address 10 RAngely, Rio
Blanco County, Colorado, Claiming 70 be the
owner OF, and who 10 In thu possession Of the
following described oil placer mining claim.
hAa made application to the United Slater
for patent for said oil placer mining
claim, containing 100 acres, situate In
Rangely Mining District, Rio Blanco
legal subdivisions - follows, to-wtt:
RAn0o1y No. 81 The WI seN and the
eX swZ Of Section ~. Township ! North Of
Range los West Of the 9th p. n.
Ths said oil placer mining claim being OF
record In the ONCE Of the County Recorder
OF Rio Blnnco County. State Of Colorado.
Adjoining and conflicting claims are: On
the North, patent Survey Od7p6 and RAngely
No. IS; on the East, RangcIy No. 8; on the
South no claim, on the West, HanEeIy No. II.
Any and all persOns claiming adversely
the above described oil placer mining
ground, or any portion thereof, are hereby
notified that unless their adverse claims are
duly filed as according to law and the regu.
lattons Hereunder, within sixty days from
date hereof with the Register Of the Unitod
States Land Once at 6lenwood Spring.,
Colorado, they will be barred by Virtue OF
the provisions Of said statute.
Dated this 18th day Of January, 1919.
j26-m2p d. q. WEYANb b, Register.