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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-10
> SITS Georgette
Crepe, 40 In. Wide,
at $1.05 Yard


good weight. strong and firmly
woven; one Of the most favored
materials for blouses and frocks
this season, Here tomorrow at
of a special purchase. 40 inches
wide, The assortment includes
the popular street and evening
shades, including white, brown,
taupe, Jap blue. sky blue. fesh,
pink, dark green, orchid, apricot,
bisque, peach. gray, Copenhagen,
navy blue and black.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25

REAL ESTATE WANTED
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25
Stewart & Co.'s Letter

Market opened unchanged to 15 down but rallied some on the firnness of neal positions in New York which are still under the bullish influence of small cer4 tificated stock. The market sold off td 94S4 for October on reports from rain in central Texas, but the strength in the near position in New York again rallied the market about 20 points. May traded to 38.99 on some pre-notice day liquida- tion.
 Trading showed a greater contrast loi opinions and less uniformity and support, While the majority is inclined to regard the reaction in the market as having gonG far enough and the interest situation suf& ficiently improved to make the market again in 8 buying position.
 The official weather man showed tho best conditions in weeks Generally fai9 eastern half. no precipitation except 1.M irch rain at Montgomery. Balance of section where rain occurred were scat4 tered showers
 Palestine, Tex reported raining Ina dications are for generally fair easter1 half belt. unsettled, with prospects o1 more general rains over the western states over Sunday
 should Texas get rain over Sunday tho market will probably ease off furthen but october around 34 cents should be q purchase as that figure is not far froa1 growing costs and would be 6 to cents under the southern quotations fol spots which should be sufficient discount for the new crop months.
 S R. Stewart & Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25
A Mystified Irishman

Admiral Sims, in the Worlds Work.
 The mystery ships were so effect lively disguised that even the most exf perienced eyes could not discover thei1 real character. For weeks they could lie in dock. the dockmcn never sust pecting that they. were armed to thi teeth. Even the pilots who went aboard to take them into harbor dist covered that they were not the meN chant ships which they pretended v
 be. Captain Hanrahan, who cont manded the American mystery shin Santee. based on Queenstown, once ena
 tertained on board an Irishman from Cork. The conversation which tool
 place between this American naval ofs ficer-who. in his disguise. was indisi tinguishable from tramp skipper o3
 many years experience--disclose th( complete ignorance of the guests cont corning the true character of the boat How do you like these Americansr Captain Hanrahan innocently asked They are eating us out of housl and homer the indignant Irishma1 remarked The information was a littil inaccurate, since all our food supplied were brought from the United State4 but the remark was reassuring A1 proving that the ships disguise hat not been penetrated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25
MUST CUT WASTE,
 DECLARES MEYER
Sees Only One Solution of Maintaining Present
 Living Plane
By A,,oeIatsd Pres,

New York, April 24.-Only by ehmina'
 ton of waste in production and distri- 1
 button can the people of the United
 states retain the higher plane of living
 conditions to which they have become
 accustomed in the last few years, de-
 clared Eugene Meyer, Jr., until recently
 managing director of the war finance eorporation in an address at a banquet of the New York chapter of the Amerl- can Institute of Banking here tonight 6
 q do not mean the extreme instances where the specially equipped artisans
 received extraordinary wages, he said'
 ..but mean the great mass of the peo- ple who have been given taste or Deu- ter living in the past few years ana "ho d, not intend to give it up. can see only one solution and that means the | elinination tof waste in industrial pro- ! ceesses and a better organization of our system of production and distribution or l material wealth improved mechanical de- vices. and the application of improved 1 scientific methods.
 | rIs the present system by which the savings of the people are brought to the disposition of labor and management economical? Granting that they are the 1 best that could be devised in the past are we satisfied to accept them for the future?
 ~To men only one point of waste no successful steps have been taken TOT | the control and elimination of swim ding promotions that filch from the | people their savings in unimaglnaple Itota1s. In attempting to cope with this | evil the solution is always lost through | the conflicts between state and juris- I dictions Endless committees mako
 endless reports, but no remedy IS 1 found.
 "The systematic medication of the practice of public and private saving
 stands out as another problem of im- l portance. If economy cannot be
 learned and practiced by intelligent self-control wastefu1 expenditure will -soon bring us to a point where neces-
 sity will impose it upon us. The prob l lem of saving is not a problem of
 moral virtue. but problem of prac-
 tical economies. We cannot as na- 1 tion consume more than we produce" Financing of business, whether na- l tional or international, will be diffi- | cult so long as the present partial | congestion of the government bond
 market obtains, declared Mir. Meyer He said the congested condition of | the investment market was primarily | due to the fact that the country had not yet digested 10000 900, 900 worth | of government securities Holders of Liberty Bonds should be educated by
 the bankers, he said, to hold on to their
 securities and not to resell them at this i time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25
The First Automobile

Hereward Darlington, in Leslie's.
 What is said to be the first automobile in the world was discovered by the of ficers of the A.. E. F. near LeMans, France, in the magnificent stables of the estate of the Marquis de Broc. The au- thentic record of this self-propelled road car is that it was built tat enormous expense) in 1878. It was used on long road trips and had a speed of about twenty-eight miles an hour; but the Marquis stopped using it. as it frightened the neighbours horsess The car was dis covered by officers who were invited to the castle hx the Marquis. It somewhat resembles stage coach in design-hav- inf powerful engine in the front and a chimney in the rear It was propelled by steam. much as our steam-rollers are today The small wire railing at the top was intended to hold baggage. while travelling; and it is evident that the car was fitted up with every convenience which could be contrived at the. time The car is now stored in the Marquis garage
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25
EMPLOYMENT
HELP WANTEO-MALE

HELP WANTEO-MALE 4o WANTED-Two registered prescription clerks and three experienced front / men can advance rapidly here; all ap- plications in strict confidence. Arr mold Masberg Drug CO. main store.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'s Letter

New York, April 24.-The market tlil9 morning was easier. in sympathy witH fresh liquidation in securities and genert ally better weather. A light shower fe9 at San Antonio this morning, and thert is hope that there may be some shower1 over Texas over Sunday This will bq very favorable especially as it is geners ally clear in the Atlantic. There was . fair demand from the tra de on the de{ cline and the market was at no tim( weak. General sentiment is much mora mixed than has heretofore been the case. Much will depend upon the weather ovef Sunday as to the course of the market i4 the early part of the week.-Hubbard Bros & Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25

The Paris observatory clocks are kept ninety feet under ground, where the temperature has varied less than one degree in several years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25
LEGAL NOTICES
Alabama Graphite Company, Bankrupt.
 NOfIce of Sale

Notice of Sale
 Under and by virtue of an order, dated the 18th day of January, 1920 aade ane entered by c. H. Young, Esq. referee in bankruptcy, in the matter of the Alabama Graphite Com pany. bankrupt, pending in the dis tict court of the United States for the Eastern division of the Norteern district of Alabama, in bankruptcy, No Sf5 the undersigned. as trustee of the estate of said bankrupt, will cffer for sale, at public sale, to the highest bidder for cash. before the courthouse door of the county court house, in Ashland. Clay county, Ala Lama, at 12 o'clock noon, on Satur- Gay, May 1st, 1920. next, the real es- tate and plants belonging to said es- tate, including all mines, quarries, lands, buildings, improvements, ma nent and appliances located on said lands, consisting of 720 acres, more ou less, in Clay county. Alabama a more particular description of which III be flu: nished upon application to the undersigned.
 Each bidder at said sale will be re- quired to deposit with the under ;; gned, CT the auctioneer making the sale. certified check for $1.000, as evidence of good faith. and for and on account of his bid, and as indem- nity for the expenses of sale, in case he successful bidder should fail to pay over the full amount of his bid. Checks so deposited will be returned 10 unsuccessful bidders.
 For further Information. apply to the undersigned
 GEO. A. SHARPE, Trustee. Ashland. Ala, April 15 1920.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25
Noficn

Notice
 Tn the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Alabama, Southern Division In the matter Of George Curtes, doing bnsi- ness. as the Parisian. Bakery, bankrupt. No. 174s0. In bankruptcy. Order of court
 It appearing to my satisfaction by the petition of Messrs. Wood and Pritchard, attorneys for the petition ing creditors, verified on the 17th day of April, 1920, praying that the above aamed George .Curtes be adjudged a snkrupt and that subpoena directed to said alleged bankrupt was duly is sued out of this court to the mar shal of this district, and that the said marshal has been unable to serve the same, and that said alleged bankrupt $ not now within this district, so that persona, service may be made upon him, and that dilgent efforts have been made to ascertain the where abouts of the said alleged bankrupt, iut that he is now out of the jurisdic tion this court, it is:
 Now, on motion of w. S. Pritchard, Esq. attorney for the petitioning creditors:
 Ordered that the above named all legged bankrupt plead, answer or de- mur on CT before the 9th day of May, 1920, to the petition herein filed in the office of the clerk of this court on the 7th day of April 1920. And in case of his failure to plead, answer or demur thereto. that adjudication shall te made according 10 the prayer of said petition.
 And it is further ordered that this order be published in The Birming- ham Age-Herald once a week for two successive weeks, said publication to commence not later than the 18th day of April. 1920. and that a copy of this order be mailed to the said alleged Bankrupt at his last known place of business. 1924 South Twentieth street. IF the City of Birmingham, on or be- fore the date of the first publica- tion.
 Dated at Birmingham, in said dis trict, this the 17th day of April 1920.
 w I, GRUBB.
 District Judge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25

The first national college for tn, education of women in France wal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25
HE COST IS sMALI-THE RESULTS LARGE-CALL MAIN 49OO
EMPLOYMENT
HEIP W4NTEn-FEMALE

HELP WANTEI'-FEs,I s,IA I-E z y0 experienced young lady cashiers; must be able 10 handle large business. Arnold Masberg Drug Co., main store.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-25
Over Private Wires
J. ". Jay & Co.'S Letter

New York. April 24-While there were some reports of scattered rains in Ale- bama, Georgia and Louisiana the fore cast, however, was for clearer weatheu over the entire belt. A good demand de- veloped immediately after the opening but when this cotton was supplied prices quickly declined on renewed liquidation. The financial news is quite unfavorabla and this is holding active buying in check. Our southern advices denote ab- sence of active spot inquiry although holders are firm we anticipate active price movements in both directions with the trend for the time being lower f weather conditions show any change fof the better J. w. Jay & Co.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-25
ENCOURAGING CRIME

The Atlanta Constitution breaches
q good sermon on crime, using as a
text the mild sentence imposed On
two criminals recently in the public
eye.
There was Ponzi Of Boston, the
"wizard" who swindled thousands of
people out of millions Of dollars There
was no question whatever of his guilt,
and Of the vast amount of Wretched-
ness and want that resulted from his
crooked operations. Ponzi was SEN
fenced to only five years imprison-
ment. His time, by decent behavior,
may be reduced to three and one-half
years. 1t is considered quite possible
that Ponzi has fortune slowed away
somewhere, saved from his plumber;
and if so, when he leaves the peniten-
tiary there will be nothing to prevent
his living the rest of his life in COM
fort.
Then there was the case of the New
England bootlegger who bought wood
alcohol from a Brooklyn undertaken
in large quantities. and peddled it as
whisky, each of the two knowing per.
fectly well what the stuff was. More
than 100 persons are known to have
died from that poison. 1t is possible
that the victims really totalled sew
cral hundred. One of the criminals
was given 18 years in the peniten
tiary and the other five years!
"Why are there so many crimi
nails today, and so many robberies 2
asks citizen writing to the Spring
field (Mass.) Union. He answers hi
own question, saying it is because o.
thee asy tolerance of men like POM
lby those who administer justice.
The Constitution wants to know
"what is being done for the benefit O.
the future by judges who sentence
wholesale murderers and sight-de
stroyers to serve comparatively nom
inal prison sentences" and who max
q practice of permitting other danger
GUS offenders to escape by paymen
Iof petty fines. Mighty little! AM
still less when, as happens so often
men imprisoned for serious refine
arr set free before their short term
have expired.-St. Petersburg Times
Then there is the Florida pardonin)
board.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-25
DID THE CARNIVAL SUIT MIAMI
{ Miami Metropolis

The Johnny Jones carnival has com
pleted its two weeks "stand" in Mi
ami Has it left anything Of value
here?
The Metropolis likes to see the PEG
pie of Miami have what they want.
It likes to have them perfectly salts
fled. Was the entertainment furnish
ed by that carnival company what the
people of Miami like? Do they feel
that it was good for them and for the
town to have that kind Of 'entertain-
Tnent" sold to them?
There were hundreds Of children,
more correctly thousands of children,
in the carnival grounds during the
week. They had a fine time on the
riding devices for all normal children
love merry-go-round and the thrill
of the whirling swings. Many of them
had "fne" time, too, in the side
shows. Do the parents of Miami chill
dren believe that the entertainment
that was furnished there is what they
want their children to call fine?
Those pitiful monkeys strapped to
the toy automobiles, those beautiful
lions driven about by a cruel whip,
those bony horses tortured by wires
and straps to make them act "wild,"
those poor little deformed girls-it
was a great show, now wasn't it, for
training boys and girls to love mercy
and justice!
And the games of chance. The ope-
rators did not let children play That
would have been wrong" But crowd
ing close about the gambling places
were eager-faced children, envying
with all their little hearts those BIG
men and women who could play the
game and occasionally" get those
Iprizes!
| Protected by license from the
Ic:ty council, the carnival company
ran it's show and its grounds were
crowded to their capacity. Thousands
of dollars were taken in at the ticket
windows and at the gambling booths
and Miami has the results to figure
up as suits her best.
Is this the sort of entertainment
the people of Miami want? Can the
Johnny Jones carnival come to Mann
next year and give the same kind Of
"shows" to correspondingly large
crowds? Do the homes of Miami, the
parents of Miami boys and girls, ash
for that sort of thing? There is OPP
portunity in the answers to those
questions to gauge quite accurately
the Equality" of this town.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-25

following very brief notice to an Ana.
erican critic:
"a play by Ulysses s. was
played last night. Heaven viii judge
him."
Equally pointed was a criticism
which once appeared in ManchesteZ
| journal:
'Las night Mr.. VS. play was
produced. Quite number of people
stayed to the end."-London Answers.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-25

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Legal advertisements Il legal rates.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-25
A COMPETITION AMONG CRITICS

Mr.. H. J. Jennings, once editor of
the Birmingham Mail, claims to have
written the shortest dramatic criti-
cism ever penned:
"Las night a play called Pure as
Snow was produced at the Blank
theater. 1t is not as pure as snow"
His assertion has been disputed,
and a correspondent attributes the
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-25

A bill drafted by a United States
senator would forbid all citizens who
are abroad and members of the Amer
lean diplomatic and consular services
to drink intoxicating liquors. When
there is such fool as that in the Sen
ate, the outlook is indeed gloomy for
the rest of the country.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-25

To endeavor to bring about the pas
sage of minimum wage laws Miss
Jeanette Rankin. who was the first
woman representative in Congress, is
row making tour of the country
What is she going to do with those
who won't work at all?
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-25

The business community of Ger
many believes that the German fleet
betrayed the fatherland and caused its
rain and consequently no German
trader or shipowner will employ for
mer naval officers. even those who
served on warships in the battle OF
Jut1and
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-25

Workmen in the Erie railroad shops
Of Susquehanna have organized a
movement to "take a week off" De-
eenber "a to January 2. This is volun-
tary on their part and is to help the
company in it's readjustment policy.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-25

Seventy thousand Sicilians await
iEg an opportunity to sail for the
United States are congested at the
port of Palermo, Sicily. Ten thousand
Storage passengers are sailing
monthly from Naples for America.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-25
THE LINE WAS BUSY

Caller: Why did you ever teach
your parrot to swear so terribly?
Hostess: We didn't do it intention
ally. 1t just happened that her cage
vas near the telephone.-Judge.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-25

Inventors in Riga have devised ma
chinery for stamping nails out of the
wire found on eastern European bat.
tiefields and it is hoped this method
will relieve the shortage of nails in
the Balkan states. Also the piers al
Riga are stacked high with wire suit
able for nail making.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-25

Idaho is preparing to take steps to
provide against alien ownership Of
lands. The fear is expressed that
Japanese will leave California and the
coast states and make their homes in
Idaho, gaining possession of the land.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-25

II we didn't suppose everybody
knew it, we would say today is Christ
mas. And if we thought people want
ed to read it, we would write column
of slush about it.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-25

A plant growing in the state Of
Aichoacan, Mexico, affects the human
organism in such a manner that the
subject is made temporarily insane
from breathing the perfume. Wonder
1t some thoughtless person set out a
sprout of it in the yard of the COVER
nor's mansion at Tallahassee.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-25

The trunks of living trees may be
utilized at times in the place of send
ing and receiving antennae for radio
apparatus. This will be of great ben
eft to aerial forest fire patrol COM
panies in time of fires.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-25

During the last fiscal year thirty
two persons in the army were sentenc-
ed to death by courts-martial, but in
no case was the sentence carried into
seffct.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-25

The news suddenly arrives from
Europe that the king of Spain is the
king of the movie fans. Many of US,
however, long ago recognized that
many movie structures were castles
in Spain.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-25

The French government has pre-
pared decree authorizing the mayors
cf all cities to prohibit use of fresh
milk and cream in hotels, restaurants
and similar places as a measure to-
ward relieving the shortage of milk
for children.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-25

German residents and interests in
Milwaukee have sent eighty million
marks to Berlin to alleviate the dis
tress in Germany and Austria. The
practice of sending gifts to these
countries was resumed when the war
ended,
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-25

Eight billion dollars in various
classes of credits have been extended
by the United States to Europe in thu
reconstruction period since the armis-
tice
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-25
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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-25

ter, thousands Of birds, luxuriant veg
citation and cool climate. Wish some
friend would buy Us railroad ticket
tone way to that favored spot.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-25

Sickness results in an annual loss
to the workers of the United States
amounting to more than $800,OO0,0 900
Poker costs them a right smart, too.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-25

Boot heels originated in Persia,
where they were originally attached
to sandals to keep the wearer's feet
above the burning sands.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-25

Doughboys of the American army of
occupation on the Rhine, consumed
20 tons of turkey on Thanksgiving
day.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-25

Before they are two years old, ITO
of every 1000 babies in China die.
There's no such good luck for the
other 221.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-25

Just Mendenhall may spend
next Christmas at home-some other
mans home if the other man is away.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-12-25

Six thousand persons from the
United States are emigrating to Can
ada monthly.