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The Press., 1919-11-27
Jack-in-the-P ulpit
 \. By IZOLA FORESTER


 Desirce waited deliberately for him at the foot of the winding path that led upward through the pines. It would be useless for him to deny that he had sought the meeting ever since his re- turn to Versailles, and now he should have the full benefit of it.
 He had been gone four years, at his college, and each summer when he came home for vacation he had never failed to tell Desiree that she was friv- olous and light-minded, this when he knew she worked from six to six in the mill and gave all she earned to her mother and all the little SigOurneyS.
 Was it any of his business if she chose to go to the Saturday night dances at the Central hall, or better yet, the open-air ones at the beach pa vilion? Where was the harm in that? She was with her own people, and was happy. Was it wrong for her to be seen with some of the mill boys at the little motion picture house on Main street just because they were having their prayer meeting across the street? Oh, but she hated him for it all, and now at last here was her chance to tell him to his face she would not have it.
 Who was he, after all she thought stormily, as he came toward her, hat less as usual, his lean tanned face eag- CT as hunters, his eyes bright at sight of her. He had worked in the mill too in his boyhood, and had found there at their noon meetings his gift for preaching. Then he had been taken up by the minister's family and educated, while she still tended the twirling spools down in the winding room.
 "Did you wait for me, Desiree?' he asked. T have wanted to speak to you ever since I came back"
 q know you have," she retorted slowly, with the tinge of ScOrn he
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could not mistake in her tone. II have something to say to you, too. You will let me alone, you understand? It is nothing at all to me that you have come back here to be minister. That does not mean that you can say what ever you please about me because am fond of dancing sometimes and I like to be happy"
 "I have never said a word to any one about you"
 ] "But you have to me, myself, and then you look at me so, as if you would scold at me forever" The tears filled her eyes, tears of anger and rebellion. 'The girls told me you said that Desiree Sigourney was an example to any of them.''
 "An example or dutifulness, I meant. Your love to your mother and the children is beautiful, Desiree"
 "Ah, but you can turn the words around until they have two faces" she said bitterly.
 "Why do you ridicule me before everybody" he demanded suddenly.
  all my life? It was your own father who first encouraged me to study and go ahead, and you have always laughed at me-"
 : She lifted aggravating shoulders. and smiled over one at him.
 "Jack-in-the-pulpit" !" she said. "Is it so wonderful then to come back here to little Versailles and save us all down in the mill? Keep your pulpit, and let us dance when our work is done."
 She went down the path jauntily, leaving him standing there. Surely it had been sweet to make him under stand how she scorned him. The birch woods opened into view of the little clustering village. the winding river and spreading white lace founce of it's waterfall, the white mill houses that dotted the hillsides, and above all, the great low mill build- ings with their airshafts lifting tall pipe openings like the upreared heads of sea serpents.
 There were four Sigourneys working in there now, the two boys, Pierre and Louis and the girls younger than Desiree, Melanie and Etoile.
 She had been sent that morning on an errand over to Mime. Raniers, the wife of the superintendent. It had been profitable walk. thought Desiree, conscious of the figure that walked behind her down the path. + And then suddenly on the still early spring air came the shriek OF the fac tory whistle, blowing it's alarm at this untimely hour. She caught her breath, listening to it. It could mean but one thing, the great horror of the mills, fire!
 And even while the thought burst on her, there came the slow, expanding mass of gray smoke from the west Buildings and the breaking out of long, wavering yellow tongues of fore she realized it he was beside her, her hand clutching his arm, as they both stared down at the smoke.
 'Ah the children P she cried brok- enly. "There are many in the winding room. Melanie and Etoile-all the children are there."
 He was gone before she could speak again, his hat and coat lay on the grass beside her, where she had sunk to her knees, sobbing.
 When she looked again each house. was giving forth it's quota of mothers and wives, hurrying to the scene of the
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fire from the little white house. She dried her tears and went forward to join them, where there would be work waiting for the rescuers.
 After it was all over, the supreme gratitude of the little town was laid in heaping measure at the feet of Stephen Sevrier, the young minister. of the stee- pied church that faced the green.
 He had led the work from the begin ming, organizing the town brigade and the fire drill in the mill. He had seem- ed to be everywhere, like some fearless St. George fighting the dragon of flame, holding it back while hundreds marched out to safety, bearing the children in his arms up from the fur mace of the winding rooms in the base ment. And two of these were De- siree's sisters.
 She was one of the volunteer nurses at the improvised hospital in the town hall, and weeks later, when they lifted the bandages from his eyes and he stood erect for the first time, it was her hand that led him out into the sum- I1Snl. Auu III llcI way, Sllc IIlSu lO tell him she had found all the light of truth and sacrifice in her days of nurs- ing.
 "So you see, am glad you wished to speak to me that day." she conclud- ed, softly. Tt was right you should scold me-"
 "Did you think that was why, De siree?" he asked. "Was your memory so short as that? Has there ever been anyone but you in all my life that have cared for? Was it wrong for me to hope when I came back here you would be glad? And instead" his eyes twinkled, you called me Jack-in-the- pulpit"
 Desiree was embarrassed and hesi- tated; but at last she said, with a quick sigh:
 "They are my favorite flowers. They are the first brave ones to leap up and call that spring has come. 1 think they are most fearless-like you. And do not care" her voice sank now to almost a whisper, Eff I never dance again, not since the fire"
 They had reached the little bridge that led over to the hill path, and he took her hand.
 Lets go back up into the pines," he said
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HOW MRS, BOYD AVOIDED AN
 0PERAIiON

Canton, Ohio.-"I suffered from a female trouble which caused me much
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A Filipino Vassar.

What the occidental ideals of univer- sal opportunities of education are to mean to women of the Orient takes on a large significance with the estab- lishment in the Philippines of uni versity for girls only. This university is to be part of an educational group called Centro Escolor de Senoritas, where until now the instruction to girls has been only in the primary, secondary and intermediate grades. That this Filipino Vassar will develop traditions characteristic of girls col leges in the United States cannot be doubted by anyone who has observed how wholeheartedly though shyly, girl students from the Orient have en- tered into the undergraduate studies, festivities and pastimes at American colleges.
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Impossible Profiteerinq.

"Colonel, heah, sah, yeh have laid in a new supply of liquor, an I under stan it is right high in price now-a- days"
 My dear Majah, I-ah-paid jes' nine dollahs a quawt foh it, sah!"
 "Ain't that a trif1e expensive, Col onel?"
 "Not in my estimation, sah. It is tn fust time I have evuh had tn priv ilege of payin' sOmewheh neah tn fig ure have always considered it wuth."
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COLD ON CHEST AND SORE THROAT
 ENDED OVERNIGHT
You Get Action with Mustarine-It Drives Out Pain in Half the Time it Takes other Remedies-It's the Quickest Pain Killer
 on Earth.

Stops coughing almost instantly; ends sore throat and chest colds over night. Nothing like it for neuralgia, lumbago, neuritis and to speedily drive away rheu- matic pains and reduce swollen joints.
 Mustarne is the original non -blistering prescription that takes the place but is 10 times as efficient grandmother's old. fashioned mustard plaster. Use it for sprains strains, bruises, sore muscles, frosted feet and chilbains Be sure it's Begys Mustarine in the yellow box
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CoqueIin's Memory.

"How many parts do you know well enough to play tonight if need be?" somebody asked Coquelin. He took sheet of paper and wrote down the names of 5 plays of his repertoire. His friends laughed.
 ''You are boasting surely, mon ami?" said the Viscomte de Lovenjoul.
 "You have every one of these plays in your library" said Coquelin quietly. "Get them all out and put them or. the table," The viscomte did so. "Now," said Coquelin, "let anybody select cue from any one of these plays at hap hazard and give it to me-"
 They tried him with 16 plays out of the B and he never missed a single cue or made one mistake.-Fortnight Re view.
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- 1AOLA lily C1OoOiSS so can do my house work without any difficulty. I advise any woman who is afflicted with female troubles to give Lydia B. Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound trial and it will do as much for them. .''-Mrs. MARIE BOYD, 1421 9th St., N. E., Canton, Ohio.
 Sometimes there are serious condi- tions where hospital operation is the only alternative, but on the other hand so many women have been cured by this famous root and herb remedy, Lydia B. Pinkham' s Vegetable Compound, after doctors have said that an operation was necessary every woman who wants to avoid an operation should give it fair trial before submitting to such trying ordeal.
 If complications exist, write to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.,, Lynn, Mass, for advice. The result of many years experience is at your service.
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There is more Catarrh in this section of the country than all other diseases put together, and for years it was SUD- posed to be incurable. Doctors prescribed local remedies, and by constantly failing to cure with local treatment, pronounced 1t incurable. Catarrh is local disease greatly influenced by constitutional con ditions and therefore requires constitu- tional treatment Halls Catarrh Medi- cine. manufactured by F J. Cheney & Co.,. Toledo, Ohio, is a constitutional remedy. is taken internally and acts thru the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the System. One Hundred Dollars re- ward is offered for any case that Halls Catarrh Medicine fails to cure. Send for circulars and testimonials
 F. J. CHENEY & CO, Toledo, Ohio. < Solo by. Druggists, 75c
 Halls Family Pills for constipation.
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Justice,

"Do you allow children to play in the halls?"
 "Yes," replied the summer landlord ''Ther parents dance half the night and keep 'em awake and the kiddies ought to have their turn at frivOlity."
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IT'S NOT YOUR HEART
 IT'S YOUR KIDHIEYS

aiately. The soothing, healing osl stira- ulates the kidneys, relieves infiamma- tions and destroys the germs which have caused It Do not wait until to- morrow. Go to your druggist today and insist on GOLD MEDAL HaaI lem oil Capsules. In twenty-four holrs yo,i should feel health and vigor returning and will bless the day you first heard of GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil
 Alter you feel that you have cured yourself, continue to take one or tW Q capsules each day, so as to keep ip first class condition and ward off the danger of other attacks.
 Ask for the original imported GOLD MEDAL brand. Three sizes Money re- funded If they do not help you.
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SuIIerlng, ana two doctors deci d d that 1 would have to go through an operation before I could get we'll.
 " My mother, who had been helped by Lydia E. Pinkham's g Vege table Com pound, advised me to try it before sub- hitting to an opera tion. Itrelieved me
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-07-23
Phoenecian Club Will
Entertain for Syrians
Soldiers and Sailors Who Fought
With Adopted Country to Be
Honored Tonight

banquet will be given this evening
at s o'clock in the private dining room
of the Tutwiler hotel by the Phoenician
club in honor of the Syrian soldiers and
sailors who have returned after serving
in the United States army and navy.
splendid programme has been ar
ranged for the occasion by the enter
tainment committee and the welcome
address will be made by Roger Bite
president of the club, who will also be
master of ceremonies, Short talks will
be made by Toney Bohorfoush, Arthur
Sharbel, George lyme, William Meshad
George Milton and Sam Gontos. the
last two being delivered in Arabic.
musical programme has been arranged
for the occasion and this promises to
be one of the most delightful affairs
ever given for those men who answered
the call of their adonted country and
fought under Old Glory during the
world war.
After the speakers have concluded all
will be called upon for a short talk.
Among those to be honor guests are:
Messrs Charlie Meshad, Gabriel kalife,
Tofate Yousif, Richard Te1ool, Abra-
ham Erben, Rogers Bite, George Pharo,
Mike Pharo, Assad Pharo Abraham
George, Richard George, Wadih Hawie
and George Milton
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-07-23
SCREWS TO MUSTER.
IN GUARD COMPANIES.
Headquarters and X Units
of Old Fourth Ala. Coming
in Next Wednesday

Company X and Headquarters company
of the old 4th Alabama infantry will be
mustered into service one week from to-
day, according to a statement made by
Maj. Lucien c. Brown yesterday after
rive from Montgomery late Tuesday
noon. Col. William r. Screws will ar
afternoon to muster in the companies at
the Macabee hall at o'clock Wednesday
night Two hundred and thirty men have
already received orders to report on that
night and the two companies, consisting
of 65 and So men respectively. are to be
II ustered into the service.
Owing to misunderstanding about
the date on which the Bessemer COM
pany was to nave been mustered in. that
company has not been mustered into
service yet, and no definite date has
been set yet, it was said Adjutant Cen
eral II. L. Moon stated when he was
present at the convention of the Amerl-
can Legion in this city, that it was to
have been formally mustered into service
on the night of July is.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-07-23
PROWELL PLANS TO
ADD ANOTHER STORY
Building Just Purchased Is
Second Piece of Property
Allen Ever Sold

Although he has been an extensive prop
of years, Judge B. NJ Allen of the city
has signed his name to a deed, but once
when the transaction was begun by which
Robert j. Prowell recently acquired the
building now occupied by the Robert
Prowell Stove company at 1920 Third ave-
marked at the time of this transaction
that it was the second deed he had ever
signed.
Plans are being made by the Prowell
company to add a story to the building
just purchased for S95, 600 The building is
25 feet by 40 feet.
The building has been occupied by a
hardware store for the last 20 years until
two years ago when the Prowell company
bought out the Spiro Hardware company
The Prowell company has been operating
in Birmingham for 20 years. Robert }.
Prowell owns controlling interest The
company decided on Third avenue as a
location because of it's rapidly gro nS
Importance as a retail avenue.
I'VE are preparing to take care of in
creased business" said Mr.. Prowen. 1--WE
recently handled the largest builders
hardware and kitchen equipment order
that has ever been given in the south.
when we furnished the sash, doors, build
ers' hardware and kitchen equipment for
the Fairfield hospital of the Tennessee
Coal, Iron anad Railway company. We
thought it best to join in the buy home
campaign, so we did and are now plan
ming Improvements and engagements"
The Prowel company owns foundry
equipped for making any parts for stoves
and ranges. 1t is the only foundry of its
kind south of St. Louis
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COMMITTEES WORK
OUT DETAILS FOR
NEW COUNTRY CLUB

Sixty of the most prominent Jews
of birmingham have agreed to I'M
derwrite $4,000 worth of bonds for the
purpose of furthering an organization
which has for its purpose the organ MIA
ton of another country club in this city,
when it was announced at a meeting
held by them at s o'clock last night at
the Tutwiler hotel that an option had
been obtained the Edgewood club
property aggregating more than 100 acres
of ground and located in the prettiest
portion of Shades Valley. $4,000 Of the
$4,000 was pledged by those present at
the meeting.
Godfrey Goldman was elected chairman
BENJAMIN Leader. secretary, and "
Hugo Marx, treasurer of the temporary
organization formed. Other committees
for the purpose of working out the de-
tails for furthering the organization and
increasing the membership to a possible
$50 were appointed and all those present
signed club membership cards.
Short talks were made by Julian Saks
Morris Loveman, Joe Loveman, Godfrey
Goldman, Eugene Flies and others. Godfr
other meeting will be held at O'Clock
Monday night at the Phoenix club for
the purpose of completing plans for the
furtherance of the work already laid out
Among those present, besides those
mentioned were: julius Jaffe. Herbert
Baum, Leon Adler. Joe Loveman Sey-
mour Markstein Sig Steiner. Sidney
Hart Laurence Block. Eugene Fies,
J. Arnold Lehman, Hyman Leader. EN-
met frost. Herman Rich. Herbert Levy,
Joseph D. Rosenberger and Lucien
joseph.
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$4,000 Claimed in Suits
Filed Here Yesterday

Damage suits claims amounting to APP
proximately $i5, 900 were filed in the civil
division of the circuit court yesterday.
Suits filed were:
Pinkie Lee VS.. First National bank of
Birmingham for $1,000, alleging plain
tiff was injured when an elevator fell
from the second floor to the basement,
July--l6
Lille Lee, by next friend, Pinkie Lee
VS. First National bank of Birmingham
for $4,000 alleging that plaintiff was in
jured by the elevator falling in the
tuilding July 16
Dan Cross VS. Walker D. Hines. as di-
rector general of railroads, the Ala bama
Great Southern railroad, corporation
and the Alabama Great Southern rail-
road for $4,000 claiming that injuries
were received March 5, while in the en-
poyment- of the company
Duncan Suttles. Jr., pro ami. Duncan
Suttles, Sr, VS.. L. X. Bowen for 5000
alleging plaintiff was injured when an
automobile alleged to have been operat-
ed by defendant struck him,
James H. Oliver VS., Mrs Amelia Pranti.
for 800 claiming that plaintiffs minor
child, I ora Rose Oliver. was injured
when an automobile alledged to have
been operated by the defendant ran
against her
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-07-23
NeSmith Is Arranging
for Protest Against
Reduction of Judges
Large Delegation From Bar Associa-
ton Going to Montgomery

Judge c. c. NeSmith will leave this
morning for Montgomery where he
goes to make arrangements for the ap-
pearance of the big committee from the
Birmingham bar association before the
judiciary committee of the legislature.
This committee will enter protest
against the reduction in the number of
circuit judges in Jefferson county, and
as soon as the members are notified of
the date of the appearance they will
journey to the capitol.
According to information received here
the entire jefferson county delegation
in the legislature is opposed to any re-
duction in the number of judges. I'VE
have been assured that we will be given
hearing before any action Is taken
looking to the reduction Of our judges,
said Judge NeSmith.
The sub-committe appointed at a
meeting of the general committee Satur-
day is still working on the brief which
will be submitted to the members of the
legislature and to the members of the
Birmingham bar association. This sub
committee will report to the general
committee as soon as it has secured all
desired information.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-07-23
iOdeon Two Building
Sells for 100000; to
Be Used by Lontos Cafe
Title Guarantee Company Purchases
Building Used by Theatre

A deed filed in the probate office
yesterday showed that the Title Guar
antee Loan and Trust company bought
the site now occupied by the Odcon
Two motion picture theatre on Twen-
tieth street from Edwin l. simon,
Frank B. Simon and Julia f. Simon at
a cost of 100000 The builuing faces
25 feet on Twentieth street and seven
feet on Second avenue.
The lot measures % feet on Twenti-
eth street by rs feet long and seven
feet on Second avenue by so feet long,
being parts of lots and 3, block 49,
The site has been leased by William
Gulas, part owner in the Faust and
Lontos cafes. for a period of eight
years and will be the new home of the
Lontos cafe. which is to be moved
from its present site to that now oc-
cupied by the Odeon Two theatre
Construction will be begun on the
new cafe on August and it proba bly,
will be in operation by October l, It
was announced yesterday.
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MAWKWAN|ANS'
ATTEND LUNCHEON
r.
Bacon Given as Attendance
= Prize at Unusual Indian
Meeting

Ten pounds of breakfast bacon in one
pound packages were awarded to XII
8 wanians as attendance prizes at the reg
ular weekly luncheon of the club held
in the ballroom of the Tutwiler hotel
Tuesday when large number of mem
bers were present. ]. Mercer Barnett was
POSTMASTER
The winners of the attendance prizes
given by c. P. White, of Swift and COM
ter. Ben Hammond, j. B. McClarey,
j. d. Mcneil. R. E. BRAKEMAN. Harold
McDermont, F. T. Tarrant, A. WI.
Brazelton and Morton Simpson.
Hubert Smith concluded his speech
from last week on why Pay Rent" by
saying, There is no combine by agents
to raise rents in Birmingham and really
1t is not such raise after all when
consideration is made of the advance in
building materials and other expenses
that have made it so that with such a
increase in population as Birmingh ham
has experienced with the shortage of
homes here the advance is relatively
SMALL
B. B. Burnham speaking on why
uT an Architect said that many home
art ruined by not having an architect
from the ground up in the construction
of a convenient and comfortable home.
An ebony gave, silver mounted, with
engraving upon it was presented to the
Birmingham Kiwanians from the Inter
national Kiwanians for their apprecia-
ton of the Magic City in entertaining
the convention delegates here last May.
w. A. Currie, in token of appreciation
of his efforts in the organization of the
Gadsden-Attalla Kiwanis club, was pre-
scented with miniature schooner of beer.
with the fluid missing. He gave toast
following the presentation.
Mr.. Barnett and a delegation of local
'Kiwanians left Birmingham yesterday,
afternoon for Mobile to attend the in
stallation of the Mobile club today.
programme filled with dances, parties
and entertainments by the Mobilians
has been arranged for today when Gulf
City will be added to the list of XII
wanian club cities. The delegation is
expected to return Wednesday,