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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-13
PRATTVILLE

Prs ttville.J October 12-(Special ) The school children paraded the main streets here on Saturday, following small collection of animals, which had been donated by public-sp spirited citizens for the purpose of having them auctioned off to the highest bid der for the benefit of the public scnoo, building.
 Before another term of school there will have to be at least two or three rooms added to the present public school building to have room to ac- commodate the children in attendance The main interest Saturday cen tered on the deer contributed by Judge c. E. Thomas, and the goat, contributed by J. B. Mitchell These animals led in the parade, next came the children of.the first grade, then the second grade, and so on through the public school grades, then the first year High school and the four classes in the County High school.
 There were about 700 children in this parade. and all carried designs and banner; to indicate the division as to grades and classes. There were many people on the streets during the parade. about 11:30. and all enjoyed the unique show. The teachers were very much interested in the success of the undertaking. The affair was a success, but at this time the writer has not learned the amount of money which was raised tor the building
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-13
SHOOK WITH
 NERVOUSNESS
  A Lady Was Flat On Her Back With Terrible Spells, But Her Husband Got Cardui - and Now She Is Grateful

Mckinney Texas-Mrs. Mary Steph- enson. ot this place. states: About year and half ago. I was down in bed for six weeks. not able to sit up was flat on my back and had ter rible spells. 1Why, it looked like would die. At times I didn't know anything. I would get nervous I couldn't bear anyone to talk to me ---I would just jerk and shook with nervousness =. across my back was so sore and ached me all the time. I would have dizzy feeling. My limbs ached me and I would get mum and feel so weak. @ said 70 my husband I knew Cardui was good and I believed 1 had best try 1t
 He got me bottle of Cardui. and when I had only taken one half bot tie of Cardui I felt stronger. I took half dozen bottles altogether, then in two weeks after I began taking ] was up, in three I was doing my work I praise Cardui for I believe it saved my life and l am grateful"
 For over 40 years Cardui has been helping weak. sick women back tc health and strength. Try it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-13
Not Certain if Hill Is the Negro Wanted in Arkansas


 Livingston, October 12.- Special )--The negro, John Hill, arrested at York and held in the county jail here, claims to be an organizer among the negroes of the United Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes and Railway Shop Labor ers,' and he holds membership card No. 295 in the organization, the headquarters being at Detroit, Mich. He has been oper- ating and selling memberships in Brm- ingham, Bessemer. Eutaw. Livingston, York and Meridian as indicated by papers found on him and money order receipts for over $700 collected and remitted by him to some person or place unknown
 When arrested he had $T2 on his person, The receipts for meals, etc, which he car ries would indicate that he was in this section from october ts the time of his arrest.
 The authorities at Helena, Ark, have been in communication with Sheriff Davis and have asked that the negro be held till they can send man, here to find ouN if he is the HHl negroswanted there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-13
AndrelO and k11ogene
LITTLE LIFE CoNFIDENcEs IN EXPERIENCE OF COUPLE PHLoSOPHIC THOUGH MARRIED
 By

It was sunday afternoon, Andrew was half-dozing behind the pink sheet of the newspapef and Imogene was look ing idly out of the window Suddenly she turned to Andrew.
 Andrew" she asked ghow much money did you put in the plate st church?"
 Half dollar said Andrew "why?''
 How much did you tip Payne, the waiter at the cafe, last night? she asked, ignoring his question
 The check was s4.f5 and gave him 8 five-dolIar bill That made his share S5 cents,@ said Andrew. Whats the natter Getting a sudden fit of econ omy2H
 No said Imogene T was not ob- jeeting to tic size of the two contribu- tions, but to their proportions"
 Bless my soult" laughed Andrew, q never thought of that l will confess, howeveB that the tip to the waiter was a gift that I handed do Payne for the pleasure he had given mes while I dug up the half-case coin to the preacher man from sense of duty.
 "Of course, I know you are going to make unfayorable comments I know I would hate to have the custodian of our morals know that I don't value his services as much as I do those of a coon waiter and l know that this is the cause of the pauperzing of the clergy, so you need nH open up on me.
 T believe the trouble is farther back than you imagine. 1 believe that my parents are the cause of the whole thing. Kids are most likely to take their parents words for the relative importance and value of the things in this world and from my earliest re- collection my parents used to give me nickel as d bribe to go to the store. carry in kindling wood or as reward for any little thing I did around the house, and yet when they supplied me money to drop in the plate at Sunday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-13
Will America Get New
 Cardinal at COnsistOry?
By Associated Pres,

By Associated Prem
 Rome, Friday, Octobtr lo.-> >According to report in circulation in Vatican auarteus there is still probability tha, a new American cardinal will be appoint ed at the consistory which the pope will hold during the first fortnight in De- cember. The probability is considered very sight, however
 The report had it's origin in the news that the pontiff, in addition to elevating Monsignor kakowski, archbishop of War saw, to cardinal, will create another or perhaps two more foreign cardinals, one of whom might be an American.
 December will witness the inauguration of great ceremonies at the Vatican sus- pended during the war. In sthe first months of 1920 there are to be three can onizations. culminating with that of Joan of Are. which is fixed for Whitsuntide and will be a glorification of the loyalty to religion of the warrior spirit of France.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-13
General ROsselI Dies
 After 50 Years of Service
By Associated Pres,


 New York, October 12.-Brigadier General William Trant Rossell. U. s. A, tretired), who served for nearly fifty years in the engineering corps died last nighf at his home at New Brighton. N Y. on his roth birthday anniversary. it was learned here today. He was graduated from West Point in 1889 and commissioned in the engineers, rising to the rank of brigadier general in 1918, shortly hefore his retirement
 During the war he served on the river and harbors board.
 General Rossel was born at Mount Vernon arsenal, Alabama, the son of Major w. H. Rossell. He was married in 1882 to Miss .Jeane Graham Ellis, a daughter of Governor J. W. Ellis. of North Carolina Three daughters and four sons survived. him. A fifth son, Dave, was killed in the fighting at Verdun. Interment will be in Congress sional cemetery Washington, D. c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-13

escent colors such as Mime. Aida wears in 'Marouf." uses sequins instead of beads. The jet sequins overlap each other in the method we once defined as fish scale trimming.
 Take as a good example of the bat wing skirt the cascades at sides, and the use of jet sequins, this evening gown hy Doeuillet, which is shown in the sketch. The bodice. as you see., is merely girdle of net and a strap of tulle with sequins. It is, by way of contrast, quite a bodice compared to many that are worn. for there are some in which the material extends only three inches above the waist line and the rest is a harness of colored beads. Ruth St. Denis must have in- spired this fashion in her Indian dances.
 In the gown sketched today the sequins coverethe bodice entirely and extend down on the skirt. The side cascades are Made from loops of Nat. tier blue velvet ribbon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-13

made of flexible tissue. with a flat heel only three layers deep. These are laced around the ankles with rib bon to match the slippers. It is the correct slipper for the hoopskirt frocka by the way.
 The skirts that have a whalebone to distend their fuliness at the hips fall limp and full to the calf of the leg; but the bat wing skirts that stand out below the waist and taper down to the hem have cascades of material down the sides. making a strong con- trast to the flat back and front widths
 By the way, don't let it escape you that the skirt of the hour is flat front and back The whalebones are usually put in al the sides. and even when they are employed by Callot for we'd ding gown they are so manipula ted that they do not swing free of the lininr' front and back. .
 This is a trick that gives women chance to wear the new types of skirts Only the slim and young have the bravado to gather or pleat skirts across the front of the figure The ripping cascades are used by all the dominant houses especially for the French women; they are made of lace or tulle and they are punched at each hip The ultra Parisienne does not line the sides of her skirt; she permits the cascades of lace or tulle to fall against tight jersey silk knickerbock- CTS.
 In many of these gowns one sees jet az a substitute for colored beads Even Callot. in her extraordinary ex- hibition of Byzantine gowns in opal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-13

Owing to a walkout of the printers on the Tuscaloosa News the local col lege paper, the Crimson White, did not come from the press this week. It is doubtful if the paper will be printed next week unless more printers are secured by the Tuscaloosa paper, which prints the Crimson White
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-13

school they only gave me a penny. c
 "of course, I subconsciously decided that sermon was not so much of an effort to the parson as carfying in kindling was to me. In fact, the kind- ling proposition was five times as hard labor as the sermon, for they, my par ents, paid five times as much for it.
 There is not one man in ten who would insult a waiter in good res taurant bg offering him dime as a tip. but those same men will slip a nickel in the collection plate or give their children pennies to take to church with them
 There are plenty of sports who will get shave and tip the barber a dime. who never take .-the change from the newsboy when they buy a paper, who always hand Sardanapaulis AcepHaI- ouse, the Greek bootblack, a tip when they get their feet fixed who will look pious and drop the smallest piece of chicken feed in their kick into the church plate.
 1T am glad you called me. I am ashamed. I'll give the parson dollar next time and cut Payne to a half I shold do better by that preacher man because. he only talks 25 minutes and any person with such wonderful terminal facilities ought to be ,encour- aged. I'll do better, honey, next time"
 Andrew said Imogene, there are times when the very best thing wife can do is to let her husband simply go right on and talk himself into a thing. We women of the church are now get ting pledges for certain amount from each atte Etlant and I have pledged $50 10 the parsons salary this year and wanted you to share it with me, and if you will give me $25 right now it will let you out for this year, and you will not have to give any more than you did this" Sunday.
 You win" sigher Andrew.
 (Copyrighter, 1919, by Twenty-first Century Press, Tnc.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-13

Charles Warner of Jackson, fresh man at the university this year, had a sudden attack of appendicitis the last of the week. Accompanied by Dewey Hicks, he went to Mobile, where a successful operation was performed. He expects to return to the university within the next few weeks
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-13
UNIVERSITY

University, October 12.-(Special)
 Hazing of freshmen especially as it refers to corporal punishment. is all
 most nil at the University of Ala bama this year. according to thpse | who are familiar with conditions as compared with former years.
 Two reasons are given for the de- | mise of hazing at the Tuscaloosa in- stitution. One reason lies in the pow erful effort of pr. Denny to suppress this ancient relic of hoodlumism. An other and perhaps more poignant req son is the appafent sentiment of the upper classment against shazing this year Only few years ago inspections were common. and the bed slat was the familiar greeting to the freshman as he arrived at the University. But those
 conditions are past history. With the close of the world war, a new leaf has been turned in Alabamas history Of course a few cases of hazing and harassing students will exist among the ! more rowdy element of students that will escape the vigilance of the dis ciplinarians. But present aspects are that hazing will complete vanish from the university in the very near future. E J. Davis, of the college of engineering. an engineers club was organized at the university the past week and affiliated with the American Association of En- gineering c. c. Counts of Tuscum bia was elected president; R. C. Smith of
 Eufaula vice president and Otto F.
 Kirchner of Mobile, secretary treasurer
 Dean Davis, in an address to the club, stated that there was over a 60
 ,,. F..
 partment this year. He commented on
 the future of engineering at the uni
 versity. Shaler Houser. treasurer of
 the university, took the occa sion te
 urge better English among engineers.
 the lack of which. he stated, was a stumbling block to an engineers sue
 cess. The next meeting will be held October g.
 Rush week" the time when fresh men are invited to join the various fra ternites, ended Saturday night at mid
 night. All the fraternities made d big drive to pledge desirable freshmen for membership. A complete list of the pledges will be announced next week.
 Charles Warner of Jackson, fresh man at the university this year, had a sudden attack of appendicitis the last Of the week. Accompanied by Dewey Hicks, he went to Mobile, where successful operation was performed. He expects to return to the university within the next few weeks
 Owing to a walkout of the printers on the Tuscaloosa News, the local col lege paper the Crimson White. did not come from the press this week. It is doubtful if the paper will be printed next week unless more printers are secured by the Tuscaloosa paper, which prints the Crimson White.
 The first scrip dance of the year given under the auspices of the athletic association, was held in the gymnasium Saturday night. A large crowd, in- cludng number of out-of- town visi- tors, were present for the occasion
 Owing to increased operating ex- penses, board in the students dining hall has been increased to SIS per month. The ~ate has been SIG per month for the past two years
 Fucker Agee and Roland L, Spark man, prominent alumni of Birmingham, spent the weekend at the university
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-13

Rush week" the time when fresh men are invited to join the various fra ternities, ended Saturday night at mid night. All the fraternities made a big drive to pledge desirab freshmen for membership. A complete list of the pledges will be announced next week
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-13
DRESS By ANNE RIT TTENHOUSE
Copyright 1919, by the Mct Skirts Spread Out on Each Side Like Bats Wings, While the Tiny Bodice Is Merely a Bit of Material aHI a Chain of Roads

Is Merely Bit of Material aHd a
 Chain of Beads.
 Paris. October 2,-There are two dis tinct kinds of skirts that exploit the hip drape One is the immense Spanish skirt that persists in looking as though it were made for the stage and not for the drawing room, and the other is the skirt that merely extends contenting itself with q moderate ex- pression of the prevailing fashion
 This is the type preferred by the average woman. She can wear it with out transforming herself into a lamp shade or a seventeenth century dancer
 Americans are familiar with this skirt They have worn itsquite often throughout the last decade In the winter of 1914 1t filled the places where people danced. In those days 1t was long. hampering the movements of the ankles today it is short and slashed at the sides.
 There is no qualms of modesty in displaying ones legs during the. pres ent movement in fashions. They are as freely exposed as the arms. They are made more conspicuous by the fact that stockings do not match frocks Tn the evening they are saint beige. a kind of yellowish brown -that gives the appearance of slight sunbGrn to the skin. With these are worn black cothurnes or dull gold can dals. unless one judges fashion by a few Of the individualists in French society. vho have introduced the round -toed dull gold or silver slipper
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-13

Owing to increased operating ex- penses, board in the students dining hall has been increased to SIS per month. The ~ate has been s16 per month for the past two years.
 Fucker Agee and Roland L, Spark man, prominent alumni of Birmingham spent the weekend at the university
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-13

The first scrip dance of the year given under the auspices of the athletic association, was held in the gymnasium Saturday night. A large crowd, in- cluding a number of out-of- town visi- tors, were present for the occasion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-13

THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY To secure a satin skin. Apply Sa tin Skin cream. then Satin Skin Powder Adv.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-25
Member of the Associated Press
MERCER AND OUR SYMBOL

CARDINAL MERCER is a difficult
~ man to honor. With military tri-
umphs the conventional parade fittingly
accords. But a symbol of undaunted
spiritual force peculiarly and subtly stirs
the heart, the throbs of which are neither
visible nor in any spectacular sense
audible.
Philadelphia. however, has really
something to offer the inspiring and fear
less champion of liberty whose brief
visit here will begin tomorrow. On
Saturday he will be escorted to Inde-
pendence Hall. The bell and the great
prelate who voiced its tones through the
black night of oppression will have i'm
plications of profound spiritual import.
The city is fortunate in not having to
rely exclusively on pageantry.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-25
NOBODY ESCAPES

THE proposed raised city tax assess
4 ments, it is contended, is in line with
the neW high value of properties caused
by the stiff rentals obtained by alleged
profiteers.
When the case is put this way it looks
as though the landlords will be made to
suffer. Obviously the property owner
will be panied if the taxes soar.
But the tenant will not escape. for if
the property holder is compelled to pay
out more money he will insist on higher
rents. If it could ever be demonstrated
that there was a limit to passing the
cial conditions might be made to corre-
spond to rosy ideals. Economic laws have
a prevailing circular tendency. Both for
good and ill, initiation eventually affects
every one, not merely class.
Granting that Philadelphia has been
misgoverned and that extravaganza and
favoritism have depleted its purse. it is
still undeniable that the cost of running
city has advanced like everything else.
Fart of the new revenue sought from the
assessments will Help to increase school
teachers salaries and those of policemen
and firemen, who will pay the rents that
the landlords demand to be able to pay
the taxes which the city demands to pay
its employees who demand more in order
to pay the rentals.
With the imperative program of mu-
nicipal improvements and necessities in
view, it is the duty of the Councils to
eliminate useless jobs, stop wastage and
exercise sane principles of economy.
Yet even were the administration the
most virtuous conceivable it is difficult
to see how it can be effectively operative
without sufficient funds. Neither indi-
viduals nor organized bodies of them can
defy the skyward tendency of prices.
Adjustment of burdens on the new eco
nomic basis is the best that can be hoped
for
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-25
HOW LEONARD WOOD dbl

THERE is nothing new in profiteering
L When Leonard Wood was in charge of
Santiago, after the Spanish-American
War, he found the butchers charging the
starving people seventy-ive cents a
pound for beef. He summoned the butch
ers to his office.
"How much do you pay for the meat?"
he asked.
at is very expensive" they replied.
But how much do you pay for IT," he
insisted.
eve have to pay great deal for it,"
they said again.
"But how much?" And this time the
demand was made so cmphaticaly that
it could not be ignored.
"Fifteen cents" they confessed.
thereafter you sell it for twenty-five
cents" Wood ordered.
The butchers left and the price of meat
came down to the figure which he fixed.
1t was wartime and he exercised su-
preme power. In the recent wartime we
have tried to bring prices down by con-
gressional investigations and prices are
still up.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-25
THE JAMMEo UNIVERSITY

THE University of Pennsylvania is too
i small for the town. There is little
surprising in this. Philadelphia is like
man with a boys suit of clothes.
Houses, trolleys, streets, schools are
crowded. Naturally the University, too,
feels the pressure.
In both the Wharton School and the
medical department. the matriculation
books have been closed. A decade ago
this situation would have been inconceiv-
able. But then nobody would have
dreamed that the city would so soon
swoop into the two-million class.
The opportunity is at hand to make
the leading local institution of higher
learning responsive to the new condi-
tions. The ancient plant of shortage of
students gives way to the cry of insult
ticency of equipment. 1t is time for the
application of an energetic public spirit
on behalf of the almost embarrassingly
popular University.
A good beginning would be the speedy
raising of the million-dollar fund now
sought by the hospital Part of it is to
be devoted to the completion of the half
finished wing, dismally boarded up for
several years. New housing for the
Wharton School is also extremely neccs-
sary.
1t is reflection on community when
its University is physically unable to ac-
commodate its would-be students.