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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-26
LADY ASTOR'S FIRST DAY IN COMMONS
nr MARGAREr wALTER.

London, December 2.-CBy Mail.)-It was right pleasant to see an American woman take her seat as the first woman who ment. Nancy Langhorne, the eldest of the beautiful Gibson girls. now yiscounE- ess Astor. ran her campaign. in a way which astonished and shocked the British public, but she ran 1t to overwhelming success and net even an anti-surragist could find fault with her apparel or be- haviour in the historic scene was priv ilegei to witness.
 On the darkest day l ever lost my way in Cat noon the sky was black as ink, not with fog but as if 1t were widnight with pale yellow ribbon of light in the vest sclrried across Parliament Square. l could not even see the Illuminated face of
 Big Beas Inside the House the great stone arches were lost in the blackneshs and the painted windows looked like
 snhdges in the fhckering light. The Com
 coners sat in artificial light (but real themselves.
 Close on o'clock in the midst of a moving appeal by an Irish member the members on crowded benches, fidgeting for some time, began to hiss, and tho | Irish member sat down baffled. Thare was a pause, hush, then instead Of Lady Aster a baldheaded gentleman
 stepped up with his two sponsors, bowed before the great golden mace, signed the roll and made his way to the speaker s
 chair. As his welcome suddenly subsided however. another party of three appeared, ! two men appeared on each side of a
 woman wh~ looked appealingly small and slight in that great assembly, stopping and making the regulation three rever-
 ences as they approached the mace. | Mir Lloyd George forged ahead and ] kept looking around to see that Lady | Astor was there: MT Balfour Jagged oe- hind. But Lady Astor moved steadily for ward without noticing either of her com panions, courtesying deeply each time | they bowed, and smiling serenely at the
 Congratulations of her sponsors when they shook hands with her and left her 10 1 take the oath and sign her name in the | register Then, as the speaker held out
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-26

sartorial display. especially the 'IAn, gerie" number, an elaborate bridal outfit worn by living models.
 Altho2gh "Flo-Flo" is not new or fering. 1t has been kept up ereditably, both in it's staging and in the per sonnel of the company. Miss Mason Is not only beautiful to look at, but she sings and acts we'll
 George Kipnear, despite lameness which forced him to use cane and eliminated him from some of the danc- ing, acted Robert Simpson, part owner of the Bride shop" with spirit and humor. MT. Kinnear has likable per sonality and is good actor. Sam Howard was an ideal foil as Isidor Moser. his partner. MT. Howard gave an amusing characterization of a He- brew merchant. Carl Fletcher ac- quilted himself .agreeably in the juve- nile role of Billy Cope, and Hazel Wood was a winsome Angelina Stokes, betrothed to a scheming foreigner but really in love with Billy, the boy from her home town Oshkosh.
 Len Leonard gave a distinctly for eign air to his impersonation of Count Pedro di Seguilla, a fortune hunter, and Betty Booth was the Spanish girl who finally makes the count listen to reason" Marie Casmere played Mrs. Stokes acceptahly. John Ross and Andy Francis proved to be first-rate eccentric dancers and might have ex- erted themselves more if the audience had insisted.
 "Sf>~Slo" will be at the Jefferson for the remainder of the week, with an- other matinee Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-26

A new mill for the manufacture of fine thread is to be established in shan hai. China, with capital of $1,600,000 Chinese-owned spinning and weaving plants are also taking steps to enlarge their present facilities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-26
ACTORS' DINNER IS
 ENJOYABLE AFFAIR

It was a merry party that gathered at the banquet table at the Florence hotel last night. when the performers on the bill for the end of the week were enter tained at dinner by the local manage- ment as the guests of Marcus Loew, the head of the Loew circuit of theatres.
 They are a wonderfully congenial ser, these actor folks, and seen at shof' range are about as companionaoie ana ioviaI a bunch of people as one would wish 70 meet. While it is their business to entertain the public, they know well | how to entertain each other, and witn | iast and eood-natured banter, kept tnt affair fast night going at merry cnp I to its close. Genial Bob Plant acted as master ol l ceremonies, and the rotund comeaia kept every one amused with seres o' surnrise stunts that had every one guess inc what would come next. Followine
 this s'grab hag- was passed around the | table and every one drew prize a Id Kress." 1 This was followed by every one oi the entertainers doing something dn- ferent from their respective work on ! inc stage. For instance. the seven | Honey Girls gave whiriwind aero battle stunt of the Arab variety BOD Plant and Charlie Lane gave ara
 matic rendition of "'Twas on baimy l Summers Evening"" Lockhart and | T,eddv sang a duet from the noted Italian opera, "McFaddens Flats Harry Devine and Grace Williams re- sponded with a musical selection on | the dumbells and Rose Garden gave l her impressions of '"The Absent Treat | ment." This programme was much 1 enjoyed.
 Among those present were MT and Mrs. Thomas James. Harry Devine tGrace Williams Charles Lane, Bot
 Plant. Rose Garden, Bill Lockhart
 1 Walt Leddy. Emma Kruse. Dot Ross Loretta Ross, Vera sta. Ehe. | Clyde. the Garena sisters. Hulsey Hall
 Leon Friedman and c H. Mandy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-26
NO CHANCE FOR
 INTEREST ID LAG
 AT TIE JEFFERSON
''Flo-Flo," Show Girl De Luxe, Leaves Nothing to Be Desired in Musical
 Comedy

Whether in a make-believe shop | window or out on the stage. it is easy to perceive that Flo-Flo. who is once more visible at the Jefferson theatre. lives her lines even better than she acts them. In symmetry, this show girl de luxe leaves nothing to be de- sired, and she is, furthermore, pos sessed of other claims to beauty, all of which, as revealed by Miriam Mason, prevents interest from nag sing in a typical girl-and-musie show.
 While there is much of what mas been styled the conventional musical comedy" in Flo Flo" the show and the girl it is well presented by cap able people, is enlivened by some pret- ty music well sung and depends strongly for it's appeal on fetching gowns and lingerie. Naturally. Flo Flo herself, who is a stunning figure and to all intenn end purposes ap- pears to be an honest-to- o-goodness 'perfect S6''--is restful to the eyes in various striking costumes and the lack of costumes but two or three numbers are quite gorgeous in their
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-26
|ALL-STAR BILL AT |LOEW'S BIJOU THEATRE

The big holiday bill at Loew's Bijou presented to capacity audiences yes-
 terday proved highly entertaining and is easily one of the best programmes
 presented at the popular playhouse in
 some time. The vaudeville numbers
 are unusually novel and attractive,
 while the picture features are of the
 very best.
 Topllning the vaudeville programme
 are the Seven Honey Girls. talented
 aggregation of singers and dancers. who put over their novel act with a
 snap and vim that captured the audi
 ence from the start. and held them to the finish. The newest song hits and up- to-the minute dances are included in the offering, feature being the Spanish dance by the Gardena sisters
 which was very gracefully executed. Bob Plant and Charlie Lane, a
 couple of singing comedians. kept the audience well amused with their clever and original comedy chatter and got big hand with their harmony sing ing.
 Harry Deyine and Belle Williams offer an original comedy skit, The Travelling Salesman that got the laughs. Rose Garden, a charming com edienne. pleased with clever repertoir of songs at piano and Lock hart and Leddy performed some dar- ing and amazing acrobatic stunts. The days of hoopskirts and crinoline, of men who wore their hair long and were sure shots. are revived in 'The Feud," starring Tom Mix. This is one of the most dramatic photoplays shown here In a long time. The story re- wolves around the fevd between the Lynch family and Summers family, Jerry Lynch, played by Tom Mix, and Betty Summers, played by pretty Eva Novak. are in love. The discovery of this love affair leads to renewal of 1 the feud and Jeres father and Betty s brother are killed. Jere has to ride 1 for his life without having time to marry Betty and take her with him. Screen comedies and news pictures
 complete the excellent bill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-26
Civil War Prices
Alexander Dana Moves, in '"The Finan cial situation" in scribner's.

Alexander Dana NOyes, Tn Ine rfndh-
 cial Situation" In scribner's.
 When our own Civil war had ended in 1865. the average price of commodities had risen 116 per cent as compared with 1860, but wages. as determined in the famous United States Senate report of 1883, had advanced on the average only of 43 per cent. With the ending of the war, a decline in prices began al once, and within three years one-third of the extreme war-time advance had been lost The decline was irregular ly distributed. cotton and cotton goodf falling 50 per cent-a natural eonse- ouence of the lifting of the blockade of the southern states. But the advance in wages did not stop with the war. The average as computed for 1866 was 52h per cent above 1860. By 1889. wager averaged 62 per cent higher than ir that pre-war year, while prices aver aged only 53 per cent above it.
 . Most pc ,ple will remember what were the expectations. both in and out of business circles during the war. In th' United States-at any rate during our own period of neutrality--a hint a' European negotiations for peace caused
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-26
SEVEN

his hand to her, the house appiauded with a chorus of 'hears hear" just as it mad for the baldheaded gentleman--no more no less, to my hearing-which I'm sure she liked much better than if they had made fuss of her
 She was dressed in a severe black suit and white silk shirt, the collarSof which was turned outside. She wore no furs and her small blacx velvet toque was pulled down close around her face. Her handa were bare. Her shoes were heavy soled and low heeied. of distinctly American cut, slender and long.
 She took her seat in the opposition benches, her hands folded In her lap, lis- tening. her face very still and her eyes steady. Later she recorded her first vote against the premium bonds. the subject of the evenings debate. meanwhile giv- ing her first dinner party in the House
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-26
FAMILY REUNION

pr. and Mrs. F. l.. Edmundson en- tertained their children and grandchil- dren with a dinner Christmas day. It was a happy reunion. and those with them on this occasion were as follows Capt. and Mrs. Lacey Edmundson, Mir, and Mrs. Leonard Edmundson, Dr. and Harry Edmundson Mir. and Mrs. H. l., Rains, MT and Mrs. J. F. Lee and the eight grandchildren of Dr. and Mrs Ed mundson.
 Capt. and Mrs. A. T. Goodwin of Nontgomery and Mrs. Frank Griffin of Philadelphia. who have been the guests of MT. and Mrs. Gardner Goodwin, left Thursday for visit to Mrs. J. D. Me- Neel in Birmingham.
 Miss Maurine Hanby of Attalla is the guest of relatives in Bessemer for the holidays.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-26
The Aeroplane { and the CoU

Somewhere in the state of Ohio one day a luckless COW was chew ing her cud under the shade of a small apple tree.
 An airp l a n e ap- peared from nowhere, droned swiftly across the sky and disappeared again into nowhere.
 But under the little tree the COW lay dead, with a heavy wrench, which the airship had accidently droppe d e d , buried in it's brain.
 "Strange!" we hear you say. Almost un- :, believable! It might not happen again in a hundred years
 Maybe not. But that is the way with all acci- dents.
 Airp4anes were un- known 10 years ago. They have only become common during the last three. Yet already there have been num- bers of accidents similar to that of the poor COW.
 AlrplaneS are mulLl- plying fast. What will the record be next year?
 Accident in sura nee b e c o m e s more and more an absolute neces- sity to the thinking man. When he weighs the < small cost of accident and health insurance against the modern haz- ard of accident and the certainty of being sick some time or other, he cannot afford to carry his own risk.
 Trustees System In surance Agency, Inc. 2024 First avenue, of fers it's patrons a policy which provides weekly indemnity during illness from any cause, and the same policy carries al ], the usual sick benefits as we'll as indemnity provided when life o1 limb is lost through ac cident.
 Take no chance. Play "safety first" Buy protection and peace o1 mind.
 Insure!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-26

The holiday season will be featured by many parties this week, most of them given in honor of the college boys and girls, who are at home for Christmas. The largest affair will be the dance given by the members of the Pan- Hellenic club to the visiting boys and girls, which will be given Friday evening at the Ell1s' hall Mrs Robert Stevenson will en- certain informally for her brother, Mrs. Reid Fulton, and Mrs. Fulton Friday evening MT. and Mrs. James Fitzpa trick
 have issued invitation to dancing party to be given at the Elks' hall Saturday evening. compliment their guest, Miss Annie Sullivan. Miss Maggie Johnson will entertain number of her friends at her home Friday evening with a dance, and many other pleasant gather ings are being planned for the season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-26
PLEASANT CELEBRATION

The members of the local Salvation Army are making preparations for their Christmas tree and the attendant exer- cises which will be held at the head quarters on Nineteenth street Wednes- day evening, December q
 The donations given the army this season by the people of Bessemer have been unusually large and Captain and Mrs. Walker of the army are planning Wednesday evening.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-26

out here today since leaving Cambridge. Most of the day. however, was devoted to recreation. The players were suests at noon of the Harvard club of San Fran cisco, and tonight the Olympic club enter tainad them at dinner. after which they departed for Pasadena
 Pasadena, Cal, December 25.--Members of the Oregon football squad. which is to meet Harvard here on New Years Day, sacrificed today their inclinations 10 their art. Declining numerous invitations to Christmas feasts and eschewing festivi- ties of all kinds. they stuck 10 their plain training fare and their daily programme of two periods of hard practice.
 St. Louis, December 25.-The second Pan-American financial congress, scheo- uied to open in Washington, D. C.. Janu- ary t2 has been deferred one week. ac- cording to a telegram received here to- day from Secretary Glass of the treasury department. The postponement was necessitated by the delay of several for eign delegations in obtaining steamship accommodations. it was said.
 Berlin. December 25.--The Reiehs An zeiger says that an order of export trade control will be issued shortly empower
 ing the national economic minister to forbid the export of goods of every kind, so that exports will require the permis- sion of the national commissary, who can transfer his authority to other bureaus. The existing central bureaus for export permission will be replaced by exI ort permission headquarters.
 New York. December 25.-Granting to the banking department and attor- ney general jurisdiction over commer- cial transactions. with power to in- vestibate all deals of which complaint is made. is recommended to Governor Smith by the commission named by him to investigate legislation to check stock frauds. The commission, in its final report made public here today, also recommends that the attorney
 general should have one or more spe- cial deputies whose sole business 1t should be to familiarize themselves with commercial transactions and in-
 vestlgate alleged Irregularities.
 Winchester. Va, December 95.-As an expression of friendship of the people of Winchester. England, through which 100000 American sol
 diers passed on their overseas journey to join the American expeditIonary force, the original municipal flag of | the ancient British city has been pre-
 sented to it's American namesake Win chester, Va. The flag will he received formally at an early date with appro-
 priate ceremonies and will be placed on exhibition in the Handley library. It is about 10 feet long and five feet wide with a bright red background. in the center of which are embroidered
 the coat of arms Of the English mu- nicipafity.
 Paris. December 25,--Iieut Etienne
 Poulet the French aviator, has not abandoned his flight to Australia, &C., cording-@ to the Intransigeant which has taken especial interest in the avi- ator, but intends to continue and re- turn to Paris by air. In dispatch Poulet says that his machine was worn out by the 14,000 kilometers he has already covered. A new machine will be sent to Poulet from Marseifles Sunday and should reach Burma, where l. s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-26

The cold that doesn't amount to anything" is often the one that develops into
 "flu" or pneumonia. Don't take chances-take
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-26

a fall in the markets; the familiar req
 son being the prevalent belief that [
 great fall in prices throughout the world. and great fall in labor costs in Europe, would dislocate our own in dustrial organism. Since termination of the war would reopen the world,
 markets to Russia's wheat exports, the price of food would fall precipitously. war material by governments, supply manufactured goods for other purposes woul quickly overtake demands. More than this, the return of Europes con script soldiers to their former ocupat- ions, so it seemed would crowd the avenues of European labor, bring down European prices, and, combined with the cessation of the war demands on in- dustry, might easily introduce new and destructive competition with our own
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-07-09
a Practical Test,

Il sh; 1Wd cid cOuntryman was bcint.
questioned by the vicar on his relg-
'rus tcncta. He had heard the old man
was q Baptist and although he had
nothing 20 say against the belief OF
this sect he implied that perhaps the
established church was the better rcah
to salvation. The old man, after lis
tpning to the Wears fears on hiS he
half. said: Prom this village to the
market town there are three roads
There's the straight road along the
valley. the old coach road over the
hills and the main road running along
side the park wall. When | get my
wheat to the market town they don't
say to me, 'HullO, John, which road
did you come by? but What's your
wheat likeT"
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-07-09
In the Land of Ancient History.

Amman, mentioned in the Bible as
Rabbah, the capital of Ammon, was
taken by David after Uriah had fallen
in the siege. 1t has station on the
Hedjaz railway. The ruins of the old
city are three miles from the line, In
a dreary valley, imposing in their des-
olation and grandeur.
There is a citadel of huge, unce-
mented stones, theater Of about 200
b. c., capable of seating 6000 spec
tators, which is still one Of the most
striking antiquities in Syria, street
Of columns of which a few still re-
main, and public baths.
The river, remarkably full Of little
fish, is banked in by ancient masonry
and its bed was once completely
paved.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-07-09
Evil in Small Talk.

There's enough small talk with its
vicious insinuations in every idle
group to make candidates for the mad
house.
What men say causes other men to
think. What men think determines
their conduct. Given the suggestion
that you are crazy the chances are
that you will either resent it strenu-
ously or begin to act a little queer
And then one of your professed friends
will come along and confide to you
that you are acting little queer. It's
no wonder some folks go daffy. Little
yarns without foundation keep stirring
up things that even the angels could
not keep straight. SO the only rem
edy is to apply the censor. Let folks
talk. Take out the good and let the
rest go where 1t belongs.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-07-09
Muskrats Predict.

1t is a strange fact that in Novem-
Der the muskrats begin to build their
homes and gradually enlarge them by
adding more material, says Edward
r. Bigelow in Boys Life. For this
reason it Is said that, according to
the height Of the muskrat house, so
is to be the cold Of the winter-that
is, the higher the house the colder the
weather. This Is an error. 1t has
been claimed by the old timers, and
the error still Is perpetuated, that the
muskrats build their houses 20 inches
higher and very much warmer for
long winters than for short ones.
There are many foolish sayings re-
garding the month as an index to
what the winter will be, the predic-
ton extending on even into the fol-
lowing March. Scouts can do good
turn if they will prove, by their ap-
probation of the month, that it has
been maligned by these predictions
and traditions. The month is charm
ing and beautiful.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-07-09
BEFORE THE AGE OF STEAM
Stage Coach Was Most Important
Method Of Travel.

at was hill village on the stage
road midway between - and -.
stage roads In the year 1910 varied
with the seasons from bad to worse. In
the spring they were rivers of mud
through which the jaded horses
dragged the coach YEARLY; In the
summer the passengers were choked
with dust, and In the autumn, by rea-
sen of the ruts and holes in the road,
they were tossed about like dice in
box; In winter the roads were blocked
with snow, but the stage, when there
was a stage, always came into our
village with a clatter of galloping
horses and sounding horn, its round
body, swung on leather straps, its gal
liant driver, its four smoking horses
and its merry horns were followed by
shouting boys, who swung from the
straps Of the boot or fell OF In a
cloud Of dust. The stage driver was
a parsonage in every village that de-
pended on his arrival for the daily
mail anG the latest news from the out
side world. He was gazed upon with
awe by the children as q sort of hero
OF romance, who never worked, but
drove galloping horses back and forth
through perpetual holiday. He was
an expert with the reins whose repu-
tation was counties wide. As he
|hirled up to the tavern porch, the
leaders of his team, which, it was
whispered, had been sold to the stage
company by the farmers because of
their vicious tricks, walked around to
the stable with dropping heads and
into their familiar stalls as soon as
their traces were unlocked as inno-
cent-looking as if they had never
kicked a farmers boy or picked up a
groom by the collar."-William Henry
Shelton In Century.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-07-09
Valuable Gems.

'Do you think person ought to
put all his eggs IN one basket7"
GYes. And then lock the basket pp
II 4 hafa naposit box.r