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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-03
Love Affairs of a Lonely Woman
By MARY HALE

days of adventure in the metropolis be- fore a position. Her hsE seemed awry and old fashioned-after the glimpse of the smartly bedecked women she had passed on Forty-second street and Fifth avenue. on her way from the railroad terminal.
 How shabby she looked-and felt. as she regarded herself with increasing self belittlement,
 Back in the little town where she had worked her fingers achey, in an effort 70 prepare a few neat and simple dresses for this great sojourn in the city of op- portunty they had seemed fair and att tractive How many a womans fashion magazine had she studied to get this or that artistic line and effect, in the hours after her work a the school house.
 And now she realized that it was all in vain-that in reality she looked like nothing more than what she really was forlorn little girl from a forlorn little country town in the Middle West.
 As Jane looked around her the actual squalor of the room swept over her sense like a great black tidal wave of wretched- ness.
 The once-white enameled bed. the rick . ety dressing table on which were a thick china water pitcher and a thicker drink ing glass, the two cane seated chairs and the cheap Brussels carpet, burnt unn1is- takably by the cigarette butts of former occupants-all these appalled, her, used as she was to the simple but immaculate neatness of the village house in which she had lodged since her mothers old home had been sold to satisfy her dead fathers mortgage indebtedness!
 Jane looked through the window of the room into a dreary vista of back yards what can be more despairing than the
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RANDOM NOTES

Mir. and Mrs. Calvin Jones and chill dren expect to leave in few days for Camp Walton where they will have a cottage for the summer and during their absence Mir. and Mrs. Francis NJ. BrowT will occupy their home on Highland ave- nue.
 Mrs. James Dewitt Wilcox and two nt- tie sons are with relatives in Montgom- cry for a visit.
 Gen. Louis V. Clarke and his daughter, { Miss Augusta Clarke are spending few weeks at Atlantic Beach, Florida.
 
 MT. and Mrs. A. l.. Hoyt will oecupy the George Eustis home during their ab- sence from the city this summer. Eustis Clarke, son of Mir. and Mrs. George H. Clarke, who recently graduated from Central High school will spend the summer at Sheffield where he will be connected with the engineering corps at Mussel Schoales.
 Mrs. Ewing and Miss Emma Ewing ---,~ returned from Texas and are the guests of Mrs. Robert Ewing. Miss Anita Eustis will be the guest of Mrs. F. H. Dryer during the absence of her parents, MT. and Mrs. George Eu- stis for the summer.
 Mir. and Mrs. George Eustis and son John left a few days ago. for Fountain Head. Tenn. where they will spend some time.
 Mrs. George Morrow, Jr., and children left yesterday for Boston where they will spend the summer. Miss Eleanor Branwell of Tuscaloosa will arrive today to be the guest of MT. and Mrs. R. c. Hemphill.
 Miss Joselyn Orr left yesterday for An napolis where she will attend the dances at the academy.
 Miss Caroline Copeland is the guest of Miss Chita<Beasley at her home in Elk ton, Tenn, and will be among the out of-town guests at the wedding of Miss Beasley and MT. Allen Smith of this city on Wednesday.
 Dr. and Mrs. Robert Nelson have named their little daughter Lucy Hall for her mother.
 MT and Mrs. Thad McCarty and little son have returned from visit to relatives in south Alabama.
 7. Judge and Mrs. Oscar Hundley and lit tie daughter Margaret will leave this week in their car for New Orleans where Mrs. Hundey and little daughter will spend the summer.
 MT. and Mrs Edward N Cullom and Miss Hattie Cullom will leave today for Atlantic City.
 MT. and Mrs. Henry Wagstaff of At lanta are spending a few days in the city with Mrs Wagstaff's parents. MT. and Mrs. George Blinn, having made the trip in their car Mrs. Wagstaff will be pleas antly remembered as Miss Annie Blinn, a popular member of the younger set Bishop William Newman Ainsworth, of Austin, Texas, who preached the bacca- laureate sermon on Sunday for the Bir- snningham- Southern college at Highlands Methodist church. has been the guest dur ing his visit here of MT. and Mrs. R. $. Munger at their home, Arlington.
 Mrs. Frank H. Cro&kard left Saturday for New York and later she will go 1c New Hampshire to join her son Francs
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at Chaloner's home. Merry Mills" Va, were set aside today by the supreme court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-03

and win high she faced the great city-the loneliest whirlpool. despite it's multitudes, in the world!
 Mrs. Selden's worldly wisdom was no, far wrong, in some senses. as she cyni- cally unused on the probable future of the high strung, attractive, ingenious coun- try school teacher. Copyright 1919, by Thompson Feature
 Service
 (Continued Tomorrow)
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and attend the commencement exercises of his cchool this week.
 Mrs T. C. Cross and her two children. John and Elise and her mother, Mrs. l. B. Sparrow, have rented Dr. F. E. Per- kin's cottage at St. Clair Springs and are spending several weeks there.
 Miss Lillie Maddox will return home to- morrow after spending the winter in Vir- ginia at the Sweetbrier college.
 
 Mrs c. C. Hooper of Los Angeles and Mrs Bessie Copeland of Springville are spending few days in the city the guests of Dr. +. E. Perkins.
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Reverse English

From the New York Globe.
 General Persbing was astonished to re- eeive last month from New York vaude- vile manager a five-fgure offer to deliver short daily war talks in the vaudeville houses throughout America.
 The general did not reply to this tele- gram: but a fortnight went by. Then the vaudeville man wired again: Have you entertained my proposition?'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-03
the tested skin treatment

Your druggist will also tell you that Resinol Ointment is excellent for re- lieving the smart, itch, and burn of mosquito bites, and insect-stings. It soothes and cools skins burned by wind or sun. All dealers sell Resinol Ointment.
 Men yAo use Resiuol .Mavtne .Sliek find soothtng l0tions unnsces- say.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-03
S10,000 Damage Decree
 Set Aside by Court
By Associated Press

Washington. June 2.-Federal court de- crees awarding John Armstrong Chaloner slo,0oO damages against the Washington Post for alleged libel growing out Of publication of an article in 1909 in con nection with the killing of John Gillard
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"Resinol is what you want for your skin-trouble-Re esinokto stop the itch ing and burning Resinol 10 AeaI the eruption. This gentle ointment has been so effective for years in treating eczema, ring worm, itching, burning rashes, and sores. that it has become a standard skin treatment It con tains nothing that could irritate the tenderest skin.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-02-06
FINDS DIAMOND IN TURKEY
Birds Unusual Voice Is Accounted for
When Policeman Kills Him for
YuIetide Feast.

PhilaGclDhia.-Thc provcrbial goose
that laid the golden egg is a back num-
Der to the turkey Policeman John
Burke rendered his, family at
Iulctide. The priceless bird was de-
Scr'ibcd recently by lurke to his fellow
copp"rs at the Thirty-ninth and Lam
caster avenue police station.
"This year decided | must have a
turkey said Burke 81 priced one
and when told 1t was - cents pound
| threw up lay hands in holy horror"
"But this is an unusual bird urged
the dealer.
$50 | bought it. Now it so hap
pcncd that this birA also possessed an
unusual voice, Il chirp of which it
must have been proud. 1t was voice
| later found WAS murturcd on spe-
cial diet. / killed that bird with an
AK to make the holiday feast, and then
alas | found my mistake. Under its
voice box my wife found pure, I'M
set blue diamond. The bird had an
appetite for precious stones. If it
only had been allowed to grow to
maturity what Il treasure box it would
have been"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-02-06
TELEPHONE IN ELEVATOR
Passengers In State House at Augusta
Me-, Nav Use 1t.

There has just been installed in the
elevator at the state house at Angus
tn, Me-, a telephone, the only instance
in New England. Patrons can talk
over the telephone as they ride. The
instrument was installed as an expert
ment, but it has already proved its
worth.
Mrs. Ralph Y. Young, the elevator
girl, is frequently called up on the
phone to see if Mr. So-and-So has left
the building, and sometimes she is
able to catch him just as he is on the
point of leaving the state house.
The other day n message came Tor
q man who was at that moment in
the elevator. He rode up and down
few times until he had completed
his business conversation.
One day the elevator stopped be-
tween floors. The elevator girl SIM
ply reached over to the phone, and in
moment worknen came to the res
cue,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-02-06
WEAK IN AIR AT THE START
Great Britain Had but Four Squad
rons of Airpanes, but Made
Rapid STRIDES.

London.-Th" declaration of war by
Great Britain at midnight, August 5,
1914. found the Royal Flying corps
with only four SQuad"ons in being
representing wei under 100 airplanes.
Three of these Squadrons went instant
ly to France. A new squadron fol-
lowed these pioneers in abou: ten days
time, while II firth squadron modified
and set out in "A hours, reaching the
fighting zone about the middle of Sep
telnber.
In those early days Of the war ma
chimes were used simply for strategicaL
reconnaissance. II was not until after
the battle of the AiSne, when settled
lines of warfare We're established, that
artillery fire control from the air and
the cruder forms of cooperation with
the infantry were practiced and de-
Ycloped.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-02-06
TRAMP IS SAMARITAN
Nurses Two Lonely Families Stricken
With Influenza.


John Kennedy and Thomas Camp
bell, two farmers living In lonely
section of Foster township between
Hazeton and White Haven, Pa, re-
ported to the authorities recently that
they and their families undoubtedly
had been saved from death through
influenza by the timely appearance OF
an unknown tramp at their homes,
when every member of both families
was down with the plague.
The tramp "blew in" after alighting
from Jersey Central freight train
and called ut the Campbell place for
something to eat, only to discover the
entire household critically i'll In bed.
Going to the next house, he found SIM
liar conditions, and then decided ia act
as the Good Samaritan, He nursed
eleven of the patients back to health,
looked after the fires, did the cooking
and attended to the stock until Camp
bell and Kennedy were able to look
after the work til 'mSelves.
The tramp made frequent trips to
Hazeton and White Haven 70 buy
food and medicine, and always re-
turned with the change, except small
amounts that he retained to quench
his thirst on the way. This allow
ance was willingly granted.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-02-06
GET TWO REAL "DEVIL DOGS
Two Russian-Bre Timber Wolves
With Mixture Of Shepherd Added
to Marine Personnel.

Qpantico, Na.-1wO real "devil
dogs" have just been added to the
personnel Of the marine barracks
here, the gifts of Mrs. Alvin Inter
myer of Ionkcrs, \. Y.
The dogs, "Tehdy" and "Roland,'
are RuSSian-brcd timber wolves with
a mixture of shepherd, and are fero-
cious enough to suit the most blood
thirsty marine.
"Teddy," II massive, reddiSh-brown
canine, Is trained to carry ammAni-
ton, seek wounded deliver messages,
scale walls and jump hedges. ''Ro-
land" slender gray Of the Russian
wolfhound type, is expert at lcaring
over obstacles and in carrying ammu-
milton.
The dogs gave an exhibition of their
talent before officers of the marine
corps recently and 50 delighted their
audience that each will wear Il leatll-
er collar with the globe, anchor and
eagle emblem on it.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-02-06
THRIFTY YANKS STEAL
MARCH ON GOVERNMENT
Find That Fresh Water and Scan
Save Army's Sunken
Cargo.

Fishing shirts, vests, soldiers jer-
kins, leggings, comfort bags and 9th.
er clothing from the oceans bottom
has been the latest kind of work for
the fisher folk at Vineyard Haven,
Mass. But the government has stepped
in and spoiled all the fun and all the
profit as well.
When the steamship Port Hunter,
carrying $G,OOO,00O worth of clothing
to Uncle Sans soldiers overseas, was
wrecked off the Cape it was found that
salvaged clothing rotted two days af.
ter it had been taken from the salt
sea. But-the thrifty and ingenious
Yankees here found that by washing
the clothing in fresh water as soon as
it was brought ashore it was as good
aS new.
SO the fishermen forgot their travis
and lines and each day small fleet
put to sea equipped with graphing
hooks on the ends of long poles. At
night the fleet would sail home laden
with all sorts of clothing. On the
beach, with washtubs filled with fresh
water and soap were the thrifty house
wives. Next morning almost every
sort of piece of clothing found on
a soldier or in his kit was Tapping
from the clOthesline.
Everything was going fine with the
fisher people until few days ago
when the government at Washington,
which had previously given UP the
work of salvage, suddenly came to
the realization that washing with fresh
water prevented the clothing from rot
ting. The war department promptly
issued an order to the headquarters of
the department of the northeast In
Boston instructing an immediate In.
vestigation of the Port Hunter and the
possibility and ACCESSIBILITY of making
an attempt to salvage the cargo. Mean
while, the army officers were ordered
to stop petty pilfering" of the ships
cargo,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-02-06
THREE BROTHERS LOSE ARMS
Machines Take Two Limbs, a Shell
the Third.

Misfortune of q peculiar KIND mas
followed the Kemp family, pioneers
of the Imperial valley in Oregon and
well known through the connection of
the men with its development. Three
of the Kemp brothers have each lost
an arm within year, the last to
meet the misfortune being soldier
in the trenches in France during the
last days of the fighting.
Just year ago Harold ken'p's
hand was caught in the ''auger" Of q
cotton gin, into which his right arm
was drawn and maneled so badly that
amputation was necessary. Two
months later Harley Kemp, a younger
brother, lost his left arm in the same
gin and in much the same manner.
Recently the news came from France
that piece of shell had struck f. O.
Kemp and carried away his right arm.
The last victim was married, his wife
residing in Yuma, Ariz.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-02-06
SEEMED POOR, HAD MILLION
Stinted Self So That Household Fur.
niture Was Worth Only 1872.

Although he left an estate ap-
praised at $319,597 in Illinois and
twice as much in Texas and other
southern states, among the largest
of Mcllenry county. Abram b. Brin-
kerhoff of Huntley, H., believed in
the simple life, occupying a small cot
tage, cheaply furnished. The value
of his household goods was appraised
at only $92. The treasury of Illinois
will be enriched to the extent of
$4,000 by the Inheritance tax on the
Illinois holdings. The wife receives
S1l6,OOO, and two nephews, Thomas
and IIames Brinkerhoff, both Of FL
gin, each receive $4,000 from the Hi
nois holdings alone. Tue testator COIN
menccd his career in the employ of
the Chicago and Northwestern rail
road. He invested his salary in west
ern land and ran his fortune up to
nearly if not quite million.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-02-06
POET GETS HAIRCUT IN JAIL
Apostle of the Natural Law" Is Shorn
of His Flowing Locks in
Kansas City.

Kansas City. MO.-Percy Ellsworth
Riker futile, the unShorn poet and
apostle of the natural law" has been
shOrn.
Percy let his hair grow long because
he said it was natural law" just the
natural ceremony to spirit in a
previous incarnation.
But the cruel minon of the law, the
Jail barber, cut his flowing locks,
much to the amusement of his fellow
Jail comrades, Percy is serving GO
days in the Jackson county Jail for
alleged attempt to evade the draft law.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-02-06
BROTHER HALTED BROTHER
Sergeant Finds Himself Face to Face
With Brother He Hadn't Seen
In Four Years.

Uniontown, Pa.-"IIalt! Who goes
there? Advance and give the counter
sign" said soldier in the Argonne.
Sergt. John Harvey of this place did
as ordered, and for the first time in
four years found himself face to face
with his brother, Sergt Edward Har-
vey. Neither of the brothers knew the
other was Withn several thousand
niles Ot N~"nCe,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-02-06
WILL CONTAINS 10 WORDS
Document Written on Back of Used
Envelope Dsposes of Property
Worth $4,000.

New York Written on the back of
used envelope, the 13-word-long will
of Margaret A. Smythe Of Elmhurst
was filed recently in the county
clerks office at jamaica. Ii hequeaths
her estate of $4,000 to her father,
Samuel SmytEe, who petitioned for its
probate.
The woman wrote in ink:
Il leave all my bank books, stamps,
stocks, securities and dividends to
father" The will is dated October
2S, 1913, and there We're two wit
nrSSeS.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-02-06

General Pershing has kissed "une
Francaise"-Frcnch scholars notice
the gender. This was no official en-
brace of a bearded general. 1t was
q round smack ON the two cheeks OF
u dear old French lady.
General Pcrshing is known to have
acquired such remarkable facility in
the French language that he makes
rafting good speech in French to-
day. 1t remained for "IA Garnet de
In Scmainc,' French weekly paper,
to reveal that the general in chief OF
the Yank forces has not Jagged be-
hind his subordinates in acquiring
French manners, In q recent issue
lie Garnet says;
General lershing is great Amer
lean. Learned, restrained, always
calm, he symbolizes that American
simplicity which looks on and learns.
"The generals manners likewise
are characterized by the most Spon-
taneous franknesS and his actions re-
main craven in the memory of those
who have seen him.
Kisses Old French Lady.
cat D, General Pershing ar
rived recently with his staff. The
armistice had been signed the eve
ming before deiriOus enthusiasm,
ovutions, In this little northern vii
lNge u little crowd quickly surrounded
the glorious American liberat0rs ana
their chief. Such a riot enSued that
an old mistress of ceremonies raised
herself amid the rout and demanded
silence SO that, in the name of all, she
might thank the general. Silence was
restored and an old woman, very
old and trembling little woman, APP
preached him in all her dignity ana
murmured words of gratitude. AS she
went on she became confused with the
unaccuStomcd honor. Her words be-
came mixed. Finally, knowing moth
ing else to do, she suddenly seized
both hands of General Pershins ana
shook them heartily.
aAnd the general mutually squeezed
the two hands of the old lady. Then,
suddenly, without Il word, he removed
his hat-and kissed her on each
cheek"
"One other day" the paper con-
tnues "the president and Madame
Poincare, with the general, CHANGED to
meet at an official luncheon in st.
Mihlel. At st. Mhiel the family OF
the president of the republic are
known only as Monsieur ct Madame
Raymond During the luncheon
which was n very cordial one, they
talked little politics.
"Ncw | Understand"
"'For example, the president hap
pcned to say, we must seek peace in
Berlin
"In Berlin! Then you will 60
there, madame" cried the general to
Madame Poincare.
"Then they talked of other things
and after the luncheon the presldeh-
tial motor car took the guests on
tour of the region. Learning that the
presidents personal estate was near
st. Mihiel. General Pershing asked to
visit it, and the car was directed thlth-
er.
at drew up before a mass OF grey
cindprs, once the Poincare family
home. Pershng bowed his head
Madame Poincare, silent and full OF
memories, stood beside him. The gen
eral turned and said quietly to her:
"At Berlin, madame, now under
stand.'"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-02-06
Bird Saves Boy's Life
on French Battlefield

Manchester, n. H.-How
bird on a battlefield of France
Indirectly saved the life of Pri-
vate Edward LaSSonde of the
United States heavy artillery
was told by the young man in
a letter to his father.
LasSondc said that he was
riding on Il caiSson loaded with
ammunition when a bird began
to circle about his head. 1t
flew so close that IT'S wings al
most brushed LNssondes cap.
Finally the Young soldier sprrng
from his seat and ran after
the bird, Just then a German
shell struck the Caisson and it
went up with mighty eXplo-
sion. The Manchester boys
chase of the bird saved him
from injury or death.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-02-06

July Z, 1917, in daylight One OF the
bombs struck the general post or
fee. 1t penetrated two Of the upper
floors and deranged much telegraph
apparatus. The raiders sailed over
the city at attitudes of from 1000 to
$4,000 feet, keeping their regular FOR
nation to the end. This ended the
daylight raids, all subsequent ones
having been by moonlight, except the
last, which chose d dark night, ana
another under cover of mist.
First Night Visitor.
The first night visitor came Septem-
Der 4. 1917, and went away without
having done any mischief. Ihree
weeks later, when n squadron ad-
vanced to an attack, barrage was IN
action. Those that got through hit
the Bedford hotel in Southampton row
and wrecked shop in Kings Cross
road.
There were five raids between Sep
TENDER % and October l. One of the
craft September %, emptied its cargo
of bombs within Il narrow area OF
crowded streets abutting Old Kent
road, doing some damage to property
and causing several deaths. Officers
quarters in Chelsea hospital were
wrecked by II 500-pound bomb OCTOBER
4. when damage was done to the eros
venor road railway bridge.
October 10, a misty night Zeppe-
lin fleet made trip to England WElch
proved unhappy for itself. Only one
of the number reached London, on
which it dropped three heavy bombs,
one of them in ricc0dilly Circus,
damaging the shop of Swan & Edgar
and causing casualties in crowd
waiting there for an omnibus; another
damaging houses in CambcrWcll ana
the third wrecking house property in
Hitler Green. Five of the fleet nav
ing accomplished nothing in England,
were brought down intact in France
on the trip homcward, when others
were seriously damaged. There was
an early morning raid on Dullwich
September 6, with small results.
Try to Bomb Hospital.
Raiders December IS, 1917, dropped
q bomb which narrowly missed Char
ing Cross hospital and demolished
shop in Agar street. Another Dolho
killed several persons on III" li''neS
cmbankment and damaged tleopa,.as
Needle. A third set fire 10 piano
factory in ClcrkenWell road,
A raid of January %, 1918 partially
wrecked the O!dhams printing estab-
lishmcnt in Long Acre, IN th" base
ment of which many persons hhd
taken shelter. Machinery and debris
from the upper floors fell into the
basement. killing II persons and IN
turing 100. The same night boho
almost destroyed the old French flow
~ market, Covent Garden, and anoth-
or fell in n side street near the Savoy
hotel. February II the Midland Grand
hotel, st. pHnrraS, was damaged by
three bombs. on" of which brought
down the tower spires.
Then came in swift succession a
series Of raids, the most meinorabie
of which vas on the moonleSS night
of March Z, 1878. This was the "Au-
rora BorcaliS" A compound bomb
on that occasion proved very dcStruc-
tive to property in Mazda Vale, where
six houses were destroyed and sever
III hundred damaged. Mrs. Lena Ford,
an American, author Of keep tn"
Home Fires Burning was among
those killed that night by the raiders.