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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-12-17
OLIVER AND PARTY
GOING To PANAMA

Washington, December 16--(Special.)
Representative Oliver of the Sixth Ala
barla, along with other members of the
naval affairs committee of the House,
win sail Friday for Panama canal. On
the return trip two days will be spent
in Porto Rico.
MIR Oliver will be accompanied by, his
l.ieees. Mss Willie Duncan who is in
school III New York; Miss Jeanette Dun
can. VINO is in Washington and Mrs. w.
II Srcwn of Mobile, and by the daughter
sof his former law partner in Tuscaloosa,
Miss Oliver Werner.
The trip will be completed during the
recess of Congress.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-12-17

To Fortify the system Against Grip
Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE
Tablets. which destroy germs. act as
a Tonic and Laxative, and thus prevent
Colds, Grip and Influenza. There is
only one "BROMO QUININE.' E. w.
GROVES signature on the box. soc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-14

be a constant reminder through the year to come.
 One Of the largest and most compile te lines of accessories ever shown in the south Is now being presented to the public at this place. Nothing adds more 10 the pleasure of driving, especially in the winter months, than the little cigar lighters car heaters, radiator covers, dash clocks, driving gloves, windshield wipers. gasoline gauges, robes and the thousand and one other things devised to take away the old terrors of winter driving.
 T can think of no better manner in the world to show ones appreciation of the friendly rides of the year past than by some such article as those mentioned" said Don Drennen last week. They are practically all avail able in a range of prices that will fit in with any ones idea of just what is appropriate and they are. all-above ev- erything else-something that can be used and appreciated for months to come"
 We are really enjoying a splendid trade right now. Many are thinking just along this line. In fact, believe that. this years Christmas business will mora than double anything that we have ever done in the past
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-14
DELAY IN PEACE
 STOPS OIL WORK
Big Developments In Pales- tine Are Planned By An
 American Company

London, December 0.-(B.eciprocal News Service. .)-American foreign trade has been seriously crippled by President Wilson's delay in getting his govern, ment Co define American attitude toward the Turkish peace treaty, according to American business men in London Rep resentatives of Standard oil here are particularly concerned about the delay because the postponement of peace wHn Turkey, due to this cause, has held up their plans to tap those gushing rivers of oil referred to in the Bible as part of the wealth of Palestine.
 As soon as the war was over the Stand ard oil company sent a large party or geoiogists and oil well workers to Pales- tine with Arthur G. Dana of New York and Independence. Kan. at its head. MF.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-14

of Orange, Conn, or his brother, A. N. Meade of New York city.
 The tNo have completed their fourth round trip to the Pacific coast. The first two trips were made in water-cooled cars and the last two in a Franklin. On the first trip the gasoline mileage was exactly nine miles to every gallon; the second time the water-cooled car did a little better, making 11.S miles per gall Ion.
 The brothers decided they ought to get better than that, so bought a Frank lin and on the first jaunt. made 1S.6 miles per gallon. In addition to that inc Franklin offered tire troubles entirely negligible, the set running 30,0OO miles, including the round trip to the Pacific.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-14
USEFUL GIFTS
 ARE URGED BY
 LOCAL DEALER
Large Stock of Accessories Being Offered by Bir-
 mingham Motor Co.

Christmas presents of usefulness is being preached all along auto row this year and in all of the voices raised probably none are stronger than that of Don Drennen of the Birmingham Mo- tor company. Don is making every ef- fort to let the people in this neck of the woods know that there are many things that can be bought for that friend with car besides ties and socks and handkerchiefs. things that will
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-14
FRANKLIN AGAIN
 AND TIRE RECORD

There isn't very much about transcon- tinental touring with it's varying road conditions. cooling problems, tire troubles and other fortunes and misfortunes that the average motorist can tell E. D. Mc-de
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-14

Jana had been there when the war started, having taken with him one whole
 shipioad Of oil well equipment Some Of his piping was later used in the big { work of building Jerusalem's first water
 supply system. When the lighting stopped Mir. Dana returned to Palestine
 with all the necessary workers and ap-
 piianees to exploit the Standard Oil con-
 sessions.
 It was thought that peace with Turkey
 would follow rapidly upon the signing ot
 the German and Austrian treaties. Mean
 while Palestine was under the govern
 ment of Great Britain's provisional rail<
 tary administrator. The Standard
 agents, as well as many other concession
 hunters-French, British and Zionist found their way blocked. Neither the
 military administrator nor any one else in Palestine had the power or right to grant or recognize any kind of eonces- sions.
 Agents of British and American inter ests holding or seeking concessions then
 went to work in London to try to obtain the necessary sanctions from the British government. They were baffled agaM. The only responsible representative or the government in Palestine was the mill itary administrator. The concession
 aires hope that the British government
 might be able to delegate to him the | necessary powers at least to recognize l concessions and let them get to work The German government had no scrupies about doing that sort of thing when the Hun occupied Roumania But they fouts1 there was nobody of authority in the British government offices prepared to flout international law for the benefit of concessionaires of his own or any other nationality Further there was no chan nel through which any such orders could
 have been given to the military admins
 trator-concessions are not war office
 business. In sum, Great Britain, not having yet received a political mandate from the peace conference for the ad- ministration of Palestine, or for the cre- ation of a Zionist state, had no author ity whatever to do anything in Pales- tine that did not come within the normal functions of the provisional military ad- mnistrator.
 These conditions still exist and VIII continue until the state of war, which rules in all Turkish territory, is terni- mated by the conclusion of peace with Turkey, so long delayed by President Wilson's inability to say definitely, whether the United States would or would not-accept any mandate under the League of Nations for Turkish territory.
 Incidentally, France and Ireland are also particularly concerned in the delay in making peace with Turkey. France has claims in Syria which cannot Se taken up until the treaty is signed; mean while all her concessions and commercial ambitions there are in n-,abeyance. And Irish home rule, failing other action by Parliament would automatically come into effect on the signing of the Turk ish peace treaty because that act has been defined as determining the end of the war for Great Britain, the end Of the war is specified as the date upon which the act suspendng the home rule act will lapse.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-14

With freight embargoes being enforced more and more. and with prospects of
 increases in freight rates, and the short age of freight cars always in evidence, driveaways over the road are again be- coming popular methods of delivery of motor trucks to all sections of America Forrest J, Alvin, general manager of the United States Motor Truck company, Covington, Ky, an organization now turning out nearly 200 motor trucks monthly, says that deliveries over the road of United States motor trucks have proven popular at all times, and that the increase of late has been very mo- ticeable Processions out of the big plant at Covington are now of daily occur renee, and the trucks reach destinations in splendid condition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-14

The United States Motor Truck Com pany's Employees Mutual Benefit assocla- ton held it's annual meeting, banquet and ball Wednesday evening, November 10, in two large halls of Covington, Ky. More than $50 couples were present. in- cluding every member of the company and every employe. from the official force to the portcrs. The event was the most enjoyable ever given.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-14

The national motor vehicle law is now in effect and it is federal offense. pun ishable by fine of s5o09 a prison term up to five years, to steal an auto- mobile in one state and drive 1t into an other
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-14

There are more motor cars on the streets of Calcutta, India, than any other kind of vehicle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-14

In the past 20 years 7,7oo,oOo automo- piles have been produced in the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-14

Eighty-five per cent of all the auto mobiles in the world are in the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-14

Two of the tres had the original Connec- ticut air in them, when they were re- moved.
 Small wonder that the two decided to use the same Franklin for this years trip after such q record as that. This years gasoline mileage was ls5 miles per gallon. The only tire trouble came when the car picked up two nails.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-08

belonged to. He moved that the Bel
lamy exhibit be forwarded to the at
torney general at Washington with a
statement of facts in connection with
its purchase, and then see IL the fed
eral authorities will uphold the sale
of sugar at the rate of 40 cents a
pound Aid. Hyatt admitted that
sugar was scarce and prices high and
declared that while there might be a
few dishonest and profiteering grocers
in the city, he did not believe there
were in excess of five of them.
Aid. McNutt suggested that il the
sample was sent to Washington 1t
should, in order to be given any con-
sideration, be accompanied by an af-
fidavit signed by the purchaser and
giving the date of purchase and name
and address Of the merchant who made
the sale.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-08
NEGRO PORTER
GETS 30 YEARS
Santa Fe Employe Who Is Said to
Have Attacked Young White
Woman on His Train,
is Sentenced.

William Wardlow, negro porter of
a Santa Fe passenger train, who, it
is said, made an attack upon a
woman passenger Sunday while en-.
route from Los Angeles to Chicago,
was sentenced to thirty years in the
penitentiary Monday at Carrollton,
Missouri, where he was tried He
denied the original charge, but
pleaded guilty to another charge and
was sentenced on that, the Fort Mad.
ison Democrat says.
Immediately following the convic-
ton the negro was hurried away to
the penitentiary by the authorities
as a precautionary measure against
violence. The alleged assault, which
was said to have been made on Sat
urday night, caused high feeling
among the railroad men and others
who heard of 1t, and It was feared
that mob might form II the black
were left in the vicinity.
The conviction, which was un-
usual in it's speed, is considered to
be fortunate in blocking possible
growth of high racial feeling in the
Missouri community where the negro
was tried.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-08
With stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets a
Dyspeptic Sails Right In to
the Good Things to Eat.

they can eat melons, fried fish, mince
pie, cheese and such terrors of the
dyspeptic provided the meal is fol-
lowed with Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablet.
Thus to rule out all the tasty and
savory foods for fear of indigestion,
gas and a sour stomach, is both
needless and depressing.
These tablets are composed of diges-
tants and stomachics in such proper
ton as to digest food and thus relieve
the stomach of an excess burden, par
ticularly IL the stomach has been over
worked 1t is safe rule to follow
each meal with Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablet, then you may eat what you
like wherever you are and not be rated
a forlorn dyspeptic.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets may be
found in all drug stores throughout
the United States and Canada.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-08
COURT REPORTER
SUES FOR PAY
Red Oak and County Supervisors
Asked to Pay For Making Of
Records in the Vililsca
Axe Case.

A court reporter is suing for fees
which he says are due him in the
Villisca hxe murder case. The re-
porter is Henry w. Brandt, of Des
Moines. Mr. Brandt has reported
federal court cases here
Brandt claims that he filed claim
of SIC of the amount on April 8,
1917, and for s5S7 of the amount on
September s, 1917 Both claims, he
says, the board Of supervisors re-
fused to pay. He asks for the sum
Of the two years claims and interest
at the rate Of 6 per cent on each
from the time 1t was filed.
The first claim was for making
shorthand notes Of the testimony be-
fore the grand jury, a1d the second
claim was for extending those notes
in typewriter form. Brandt says
he was employed by the county at
torney, following a court order Sc
cured by the county attorney en-
powering him to secure someone who
could do the work.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-08
SUGAR PACKAGE
TO WASHINGTON
Quincy Alderman Sees Purchase of
Sweet STUFF at Rate Of Forty
Cents Per Pound and viii
Ask investigation.
WANT U. s. TO RULE
Attorney General VIII be Asked to
Decide Whether or Not This
Price Is Proflteer-
ing.
WANT U. $. TO RULE

The sugar situation in Quincy has
been taken up by the city council
! there, and an exhibit in form Of four
and half ounces of sugar, for which
| ten cents was charged, will be for
warded to the attorney general in
Washington to ask an investigation
Inasmuch as Keokuk is enjoying a
sugar famine, and sugar sales from
the grocers are being limited to the
customers, the following from the
Quincy Herald will be of interest:
The sugar question came in for
turning over in the city council, last
evening, and out of the discussion
there is to be sent to Attorney Gen.
eral Palmer at Washington four
and one-half ounce package of sugar
for which William Bellamy. an en-
ploye of the Morris shoe factory, sup
porting a wife and four children, paid
a dime, or at the rate of nearly 40
cents a pound. Mr.. Bellamy was at
the meeting on request of Alderman
Hyatt and addressed the council under
suspended rules, telling the story of
the sugar that had been brought home
by his twelve-year-old daughter, Sun
day morning, from the grocery store
to which she had been sent to make
the purchase. He did not mention
the name Of the grocer nor was it
mentioned during the discussion. He
was referred to indefinitely as "a
South Quincy grocery keeper" An
other package of sugar displayed cost
a dime and that was at the rate of 20
cents pound.
Twenty Cent Sugar.
Aid. Geers, grocer stated that
wholesalers who could get any sugar
at any price were paying 16 cents a
pound for it and if it retailed at 20
cents pound no charge Of profiteer-
ing could reasonably be made.
Aid McIntire, grocer, said he had
not had an ounce of sugar in his store
for four days and would gladly pay 20
cents a pound for a supply One
wholesaler told him he had been pay
ing 171s cents pound for the COM
modify and what limited supply he had
secured had been disposed of at 20
that for the accommodation Of his Gus
toners he would be glad to sell what
sugar he could buy and lose money
on 1t just to get the trade of the pur-
chasers Of this one line Of staples.
Price to him was secondary to get
ting a supply to pacify a clamoring
public.
Aid. Tompkins told of Hamp-
shire street merchant who informed
| him a wholesaler had offered him 90
/ cents a pound for all the sugar he had
in stock.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-08

nant than to observe a cheerful
lwidower.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-10-08
calls Him a Thief.

Aid Hyatt declared to be a thief
anybody who would charge a dime for
four and one-half ounces of sugar and
he did not care what church that man
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-04-10
IN TRoUssEAU-CoLoRs.
The Misses Edith Degan and Leita
Crosby Entertain for Miss Rhea
Alleman at the Elks Home.

In rooms made vernally, almost
nuptially, beautiful with pink sweet
peas and forget-me-nots, the Misses
Edith Degan and Leita Crosby enter
tanned a party of friends with a de-
hghtful pre-wedding dinner at the
Elms Home on Saturday evening. The
charming affair was compliment to
Miss Rhea Allemann, who is to be mar
ried to Joseph Duffy at the Elks Home
on Wednesday, May 14th. The dinner
proper was characterized by a varied
metnu most charningly served. APP
pointments were in pink and blue of
the shades chosen by Miss AIleman
for her trousseau-colors. Cards finish
ed diversion for the after-dinner hour,
cards and the usual accompaniment
of pre-nuptial conversation and pre-
nuptial gaiety. Out-of-town guests at
the party included Miss Genthe of Mil
waukee, Miss Smith of Chicago, and
Miss Bergsall of Sheboygan.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-04-10
FRIENDS SAY FAREWELL.

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Neumann, who
are leaving on Wednesday for the
Panama Canal zone in Central America
where Mr.. Neumann will be employed
by the United States government, were
given surprise at their home at the
corner of Charles street and Tanck
avenue on Saturday afternoon when
fifty of their friends came to say
" Farewell. /" The evening was most
enloyably spent with music and games
and at midnight a dinner was served at
which covers were laid for fifty.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-04-10
A WRIGHT THAT rs RIGHT.
Harold Bell Wright's shepherd Of the
Hills" is Drawing Record
Crowds at the Rhode.

The Shepherd of the Hills'' now
on the screen at the Rhode for three
days, is one of the few popular novels
which is visualized upon the screen
with satisfactory results.
Harold Bell Wright, the author, like
Rex Beach, supervises the filming of
his stories therefore preserving most
of the story and atmosphere, and
protecting them against the mutilation
and movie moods which commonly re-
suit when novel is pictured by the
average director.
Although this story is changed in
some Of the minor points the outlines
of the story remain as in the book.
One charm Of the film production is the
remarkable degree Of atmosphere which
has been attained. Not only are the
backgrounds beautiful scenically, but
they harmonic with the spirit of the
story.
Most of the characters are as real
istic as if they stepped out of the
book. Harry G. Lonsdale is parti-
cularly good as the Shepherd. G. Ed
win Raynor gives a remarkable per-
Torrance of little Pete, the wierd, I'M
canny, half-wit child of the noun
tains.
Catherine Curtis is good as Sammy
Lane, while young Mat is enacted by
George Mcdaniel, young giant. In
fact the characters are all satisfactorily
portrayed in this simple, strong, swift
moving story of the mountains. 1t
will be shown again tonight and to-
morrow afternoon and night.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-04-10
FASHION NOTES.
lBy Mrs. George Eddyl

There is a necessary limit to an
achievement but none to an attempt. -
The quotation, which the committee
SO aptly furnished for today, is my only
excuse for having the temerity to
write fashion notes for our justly cele-
brated periodical, the Spectator. I
know, of course, the good Bishop was
thinking of something quite different
when he wrote the words, but they
have been my only comfort for
wherever | have preached the subject
to a fellow club member each and ev-
eryone has made reply:-Ohl Those
were so well done last year.
To proceed: What is being worn in
KenoshaR There is just as little be-
ing worn here as in our larger cities.
Skirts are just as short and scant, and
waists just as low as fashion demands.
I am here reminded of a cartoon.
Father absolutely refuses to pay the
large bill which is presented for
daughter s new evening gown; says
ne simply cannot afford such prices,
though he admits daughter makes a
lovely picture as she faces him in the
new dress. The crafty mother asks the
girl to turn around, and as in the back
the waist has only belt and shoulder
straps, the father is convinced that she
cannot be expected to pay less for a
gown, when that was all she could
buy for $3.50.
/ find that the present styles are
specially adapted to the high cost of
living. Even if silks are trihe high,
there never was time before when a
whole evening gown could be made
from three and a quarter yards, and so,
once again, the wind is tempered to the
shorn lamb.
Capes are being worn very generally
by pretty young girls. They are long
capes, bat the girls manage to hold
them up gracefully so that they do not
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-04-10
..HERE COMES THE BRIDE
It's All True and Better Yet Tt |
Happened in Kenosha Well,
Less Than Year Ago.

It's All True and Better Yet - It
Happened in Kenosha Well,
Less Than Year Ago.
A hush fell over the little church as
tbs creanist played the Prelude for the
morning service, which CHANGED to be
-on this particular morning - a med
ley Of old masterpieces intending ten
der strains from Verdi, Handel, Men
delssohn, and Wagner.
And then it happened as nuptial as
love and twice as funny.
As the organist drifted, apparently
unconcernedly, into the wedding-march
from "Lohengrin ssyoung Lochin-
war; and his lady they were any
way sweet-hearts came slowly down
the center aisle with steps so mea-
sured and meditative as to suggest a
surprise affair with ring and every
thing.
The congregation caught the spirit
of the thing Spd caught its breath -
disgustedly few seconds later, when
the principals" slipped quietly into a
pew several yards from the altar and
listened, embarrassed but unmarried,
while the organist concluded with
1.-THE Hallelujah Chorus.
All of which makes the old quotation
about cit might have BEEN little
more pertinent than usual yesg
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-04-10

really cover themselves up too much.
Skirts, at present, all only the width
of half a step, instead of a whole step
as formerly. To permit loeomotion they
are opened twelve inches in the mid
die of the back. I have said that
there should be an appearance of fluffy
ruffles to fill the twelve inches, but the
first one seen in town this spring had
only two buttons undone. This
enabled the young lady to walk on the
level along Church street, but we
couldn't see what she did when she
came to the wide gutter, full of water
at the corner of South street. This,
know, was difficult to negotiate even
in last winter walking skirt.
For the very latest French styles, see
Goldberg's cartoons in the Chicago
Evenings News. I hope you all noticed
the one entitled Picking out gown
for your wife in Paris ism It such a
job if your wife ism t with you. You
just hate to visit a department. store,
to pick out the gown, but when you
once get started you hate to stop. y
The gowns are shown On most attrac-
tive living models, and after the gentle
man had gazed fxedly at very alb
breviated evening dress for some time
the saleswoman says, fThat is some
thing very modest for winter wear;
would you like to see something with
less material in itq" The biggest lob
the man has is to write home to his
wife and tell her what he bought
SIT is a sort of a prune blue with
some what do you call its hanging
down the front, and few dew dabs in
the back, with sort of thing-em- bob
around the neck trimmed with some
thing or other
The only comfort to be found is to
remember that fashions have always
been extreme and often uncomfortable
To prove this quote from the dairy OF
Anna Green Winslow letter written tt
her mother, May 25th, 1872. I had