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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-20
THE PADRE KEPT THE STAKES

Clifford A. Tinker, in the Stars and
 Stripes.
 Two marines on board ship rushed up to the chaplain and one of them forced into the padres hand a s5 bill saying: Bill here and me has just bet $5 that he didn't know the Lords prayer You hold the stakes"
 "Huh.' cried the leatherneck, produc- ing another flyer and holding it out to the chaplain Its hell of a note if I can't remember what me ma told me when l wuz little ch-e-ild at her knee. Why, it's like taking gumdrops away from Esquimaux kids.''
 Never mind the guff,' said the other marine, Ego on with the prayer"
 Clearing his throat, the religious ma rine began: Now I lay me down to sleep. -
 Well, you son of a gum shouted the other. Take the money; I didn't think you knew it!'
 You ar eboth wrong," remarked the chaplain, and I keep the money. That guy is trying to repeat the 101st psalm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-20
OuiJa, Tell It

T know that it is little early in the season to talk about baseball, but just the same I believe that Birming- ham is going to win the pennant sext because the other evening I asked the ouija board who was going to win the pennant and it promptly replied that the Barons were going to win it. asked who were going to come last, and it said that Atlanta would. l don't want anybody to place their money on bets as the result of my answers, but do think that the ouija board knows about as much about what team will win the pennant as anyone does.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-20
A MISSOURI WELCOME

From the Calhoun Courier.
 Messrs. Rufus Harrison and Claude Denley found nail to fit their hats in the home of MT. Williams Sunday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-20
WI1IY

From. the Centerville Press.
 There is many fellow in Alabama who would have liked to have been with the governor in Mexico
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-20
A MORNING PRAYER

4 MORNING PRAYER
 Through this coming Christmas tide may love be my guide and com paniOu, for only so can l find in ii the love thou hast placed there for ne. Amcn.-M. :. B.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-20
Joy and Sorrow

Joy and sorrow tread close upon ne another's heels in this old world of ours" says Dr. George R. Stuart, pastor of the First Methodist church. Sat urday. I was rejoicing on being able 10 bring my son back home from the hos pital, where he underwent an operation for appendicitis.
 "In the midst of our pleasure lele- gram came stating that Nanny Good ner our faithful old family servant who had nursed Jack and all my chil- dren and who always came to spend Christmas with us, had passed away at Cleveland, Tenn. I sat by the bedside of my boy, and tears came to each of our faces. Nanny was a faithful eel ored woman of the old school who loved her chillun' and my children loved her.
 Tt will hardly seem like Junaluska without her, for she always spent the summer with us up in the mountains of North Carolina. We will miss Ter Christmas day"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-20
"Uncle Dunk stiu on the Job

T. J. Duncan, probably the oldest ard best-known hotel man in Pick ens county and known throughout his, sec ttion as Uncle Dunk" writes to 1he Age-Herald to say that the Duncan hotel at Reform will not be closed, as had been reported.
 T would like to say to the travelling public and others visiting Reform he says, that the Duncan hotel will ot be closed, as reported, but has been cleaned up from the kitchen to the 1ttic and is owned and run by myself ard my reputation is fairly well known in this community. So when you come to Reform, be sure to spend the night. will gladly play game of checkers CT dominoes, whichever you like best, and my friend, B. F. Carloss, one of the oldest and most prominent citizens of Reform, with his fine dogs and Buick roadster. will bring in the birds and you will get quail on toast for break fast
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-20

If the Christmas shopper doesn't ex- tend himself this week he's hopeless case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-20

Our foster-nurse of nature is repOse.
 king Lear.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-02

Buy best heaters at Sanitary Plumbing Co. adv.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-02
Wh0 s Here
 And Where

E. Lang Cobb left on the Princess Beatrice this morning for q visit to Seattle, Wash.
 F. R. Liggett of Thane was d passenger for Seattle on the PTin- cess Beatrice today.
 J. N. Baldwin, of Prince Rupert, and will remain in Juneau for the Winter.
 Frank Suffecool and wife, well known residents of Skagway, are aboard the Princess Beatrice going to the States for the holidays.
 F. D. Kingsley, who has been oper- ating in the Salmon River district during the past season, is a passen- ger on the Princess Beatrice enroute to California.
 J. C.. Thomas and his sister-in- law, Miss Julia Landers, left today on the Princess Beatrice to attend the funeral of Mrs. Thomas. who died there recently.
 Joe Bowers, who has been ill the north for 22 years, the greater part of the time at Skagway, is pass enger south on the Princess Beatrice for Tacoma to visit with his family. This is MT. Bowers first trip South since coming North and his first visit with his family in the 22 years.
 Walter B. King, who left for the South this afternoon on the Princess Beatrice, lost his hand satchel this morning from a jitney coming in from Thane and at the time of the departure of the boat from Juneau il had not been recovered. k. E. Young of the Pacific Coast Coal Company says the satchel was on the railing near the dock on Ferry Way this afternoon but it had dis. appeared when further search was made
 At the Zynda
 A. Van Mavern, J. M Nllsen, P. C. Beaudreau
 At the Circle City
 Mrs Mamie Buren, J. N Baldwin Joe Robins, Robert Carlson, K. Strand, II. J. Westley.
 At the Alaskan
 D. D. Blazer, A. Thibideau, K. Muller.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-02
1.-THE HEART OF YOUTH" AT LIBERTY TONIGHT

Lila Lees new Paramount picture "The Heart of Youth" which will be seen at the Liberty Theatre to- night, gives novel comedy twist to the theme first made popular by Shakespeare in his immortal Romeo and Juliet It is the Whipples and the Prendergasts instead of the Mon tagues and Couplets, who are en- gagged in a family feud, and Romeo Prendergast and Juliet Whipple are the sweethearts. (Though in this case they have the more prosaic names of Russ and Josephine.) The love affairs of Josephine and Russ progress along rocky road, hamp- cred by numerous mischievous broth CTS and sisters.
 Hostilities commence between the two families over a mountain spring with many ludicrous incidents until near tragedy is averted when Jose phine and a Prendergast kiddie are rescued in the nick of time by Russ. That straightens matters out and ends the fray.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-02
Bride-to-Be Guest of Honor
 At Large Card Patry and : Dance in Douglas.

Miss Gertrude Johnson was the guest of honor at party given i'll the Eagles Lodge Hall last night, the occasion being her approaching marriage to Clande Helgesen of Treadwell. About seventy five per sons were present. Whist and danc- ing provided entertainment for tho evening. '@
 Prize winners at cards were: First, Miss Esther Cashen and J. c. Bland, consolation-Mrs. A. Shudshift and Ted Hellenthal.
 z Miss Johnson was presented with | beautiful set of silverware. f
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-02

When the happy children and the elders gather around the tree, it is fine to know that their Happiness will be complete because of the gifts selected by buyers who know the value of isA
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-02

has remained in Mexico City act lively preparing for his induction into office He varied his routine by a short visit to the Texas State Fair at Dallas, and upon his return declared that he was convinced. that between Mexico and the United States.
 There has been much speculation as to the personnel of the cabinet which the new President will appoint. He has declined to intimate whom he will select. The following have been suggested at various times by the newspapers;
 Secretary of Gobernacion (stateJ, and chief of cabinet, Rafael Zubaran Capmany; sub-secretary Jose Ines NOvelo.
 Secretary of Foreign Relations -- Fernando Iglesias Calderon, former High Commissioner to Washington; sub-secretary. Luis Sanches Ponton.
 Secretary of the Treasury Dr. Cuthberto Hidalgo, present sub-sec- retary foreign relations; sub-secre. tary. Roberto V. Pesqueira, present Commissioner to Washington.
 Secretary of Industry and Com mence-Alberto Pani.
 Secretary of Agriculture-Gen Am ado Aguirre.
 / Secretary of Communications and Public Works-Pascual Ortiz Rubio.
 Secretary of Warden. Benjamin G. Hill.
 Secretary of Public Instruction Jose Vasconcelos.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-02
DOUGLAS ISLAND NfWSI
WoMAN's CLUB MEETS

The Douglas Island Woman's Club held its regular meeting yesterday at the home of Mrs. John Richards at Treadwell. Mrs. David H. Chris toe read a paper on "A Woman and the Law" a recent magazine story, and Mrs. Bert Loomis read paper entitled Her Big Job"
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-02
BENNY LEONARD STARRING IN SERIAL AT LIBERTY

'The Evil Eye" thrilling serial, is billed to start at the Liberty Thea tre next Thursday night. Benny Leon ard lightweight boxing champion of the world, and called sby leading sports writers 'the king of all light weights" is featured in the picture The serial is divided into fifteen weekly episodes.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-02
RED CROSS UNION SERVICE
 AT PRESBYTER RAN CHURCH

The union service of the Methodist and Presbyterian churches next Sun day evening for the Red Cross cam paign, will be held in the Presbytar- ian church instead of in the Method ist church, as announced in yester- days Empire.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-02

The Juneau number of the Path finder is on sale at Britts Pharmacy Butler Mauro's, R. P. Nelson,s and Zynda Hotel. -adF.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-02
NEW ERA IN ]. 5. MILITARY HISTORY HERE, SAYS BAKER
Secretary of War Upholds Post-War Reorganization
 Of Army in Report.
Continued From Page One.)

covered by protecting artillery fire but the path of the advance must be cleared of it's Instructions and its position, once attained, must be pro tected by artillery of great power and extreme mobility"
 Mr, Baker makes no comment onI universal military training, plan rejected by congress in enacting theI new, army reorganization bill, but in reviewing the provisions of the new '''tarv law, he says that one of tb "tant features of the ~ovision for
 latio
 Guar a~(
 IT
 will
 ;sms Wnl1h
 rot unnatural but ..4
 happy characteristic of the re...~ ship of these two forces"
 "The army is essentially new army" Mr. Baker continues, mot merely another army than that which existed prior to the war, but new in it's attitude toward the country and the country's attitude toward 1t. The extent to which q new era has dawn cd for the army is shown by recruit ing. The difficulty in securing the necessary enlistments for our small rre- war army has in large part disappeared and although the stimu- lus of active operations has now entirely disappeared the total strength of the army November ., 1920, was 213,067.''
 One Year EnIstments
 Mr. Baker declared that the one year enlistment period authorized by Congress has not justified itself and I-a5sorts that from the point of view of the efficiency of the army, one- year enlistment periods are of little value"
 The report reviews at length the now educational and recreational pro- gram established since the war and when the peace-time army will be- come throughout an educational instl- tuition from which men will gradu- ate better equipped to enter civilian pursuits and with larger and flrmer grasp on citizenship and it's responsi bilities and privileges"
 The total cost of the war through the War Department is placed by the Secretary at about S13.730, 800 ,500 and it is stated that in the liquida. rion of claims and contracts the De partment saved the Government S7 per cent of the outstanding obliga- tions at the end of the war.
 Discussing the disposal of surplus war stocks, Secretary Baker recon. mends that in the future the De partment's plans keep in mind an effort to have on hand at the ter mination of war supplies of a char acter, so far as consistent with army needs. that could readily and quickly be absorbed into the country's com. merce
 Declaring that he is happy 10 leave to his successor in the War Depart ment the assurance that fin any na- tional emergency he has but 10 use and direct the limitless capacity and willingness of the American people which spontaneously offers itself when a crisis comes" MT. Baker concludes his report with tribute to the Navy and the civilian war organizations for cooperation during and after the war. and declares that:
 "In equipment. personnel and spirit the Army of the United States today is an object of pust pride to the
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-02

Masquerade Suits for rent; Cos tunes made to order, Mrs. Swart7 enberg. Phone 452 Douglts. adv
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-12-02

Solve the Christmas gift problem at the Winter 6 Pond art shop. adv.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-03-13
JIMMY WILDE "
WINS CLEANLY
FROM MASON
BRITISH FLYWEICHT
SHOWS REAL CLASS
Wilde the Aggressor Through
out The Encounter, Except
ing One Round

EINGSlDE COLISETM. TOLEDO. o..
March l2.--JimmS Wilde. Il England.
r"r"Em.Hcd flyw' iEhi boxing champion
Of the world. proved his right 10 the
tnlc tonight by dccSlvcly 0utpointinS
Frank" Mason, &c Fort Wayne. Ind!-
ana, TIA" American claimant for tho
title. Wilde was The aEGrcsSor through
ont thc fight with :he exception OF the
tfth round. when Mason braccd himself
and rut the t:nglShnIau "n thc dcfcnS-
S'vc. Two Of the rounds were even. the
fourth and tenth.
TIL" r!ng. which was o. foot square,
gay" tl,.' ltltlc American plenty of room
!" jump away from the pressing Brit
l.h,r
Mason started to hlcod from the
mouth carly IN III" battle. but he wore
II Smll' Of "nnfid"nc" while the little
Rrlr"n. from tn" tim" i" entered the
ring. s, mcd .>"t a3d ii. t"rmncd. ..
Tim" after time. Mason Hh"n urged
rr BY hr enthusiastic supporters. at
tempted {" hrcah through IN" British
"r'S guard Nut tn" rlucky little Br ton
d"GS"d. f"Intcd. shifted nnd r"taliatrd
with II right and left. chasing ihc AM
"r'can about TN" r,nS. Sftcr the light
r!"r"" I'd Smith declared never in his
life had hc seen y uug fellow or any
nGhtCr who was 50 willing to carry or
m:N matters ~ Wilde. smith was OF
tn" apln"n that Il vas very even
match. hut d"rlarcd on the rules Of tho
commission he was not at liberty 10
annuunC, the winner.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-03-13
FORTY INJURED
WHEN TORNADO
PLAYS HAVOC
KENTUCKY VILLAGE,
SCENE, OF DISASTER
School House and Other
Buildings Blown Down
at Sherman

DRY RIDGE, KY. March IA
Forty persons, including thirty
school children. were injured when
tornado blow school house, n gem
eral store, three stock barns and danN1
aged other buildings at Sherman, KY
three miles from here today. No ons
was killed. Damage was estimated
NJ $50, 900.
Among the injured were Mr.. and
Mrs. c. A Atkins, whose general store
building of two stories was wrecked.
Their son, Robert, II years old, was
blown out OF second story wlndoT,
but was not hurt. The one story OIL
nee building OF DIR. j. L. Price TAs
demolished and the ono story framn
school structure. The stock barns i
{. NJ. Morris were blown away and
ls horses were injured.
Roofs were blown off several
houses and all telephone and tele-
graph wires are down. The tornad"
was about 100 yards wide, and came
from the west.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-03-13
THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, March l3.-Forecast:
ohio--Far Saturday, colder IN south 4;
Sunday. Cair, warmer.
West V,rginia--Fair Saturday except
snow IN the mountains, colder; Sunday
lair, warmer.
Western Pernsylvauia--Cloud Satur-
lay, probably ioca! SHOWS, colder in the
south; C1nCay fair, warmer.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-03-13
TERRIFIC GALE DOES MUCH
. DAMAGE IN WHEELING District
NEFFS TEACHER HURT
WHEN ROOF IS LIFTED

Edward Kurth, OF Ner, Ohio, Is In
the Bellairs General hospital severely
hut not dangerously hurt, as the re-
suit Of storm accident at High
Ridge, Ohio, yesterday. The school
house where no teaches was badly de-
moushed, tho wind blowing one sids
ont OF the building.
II being the noon hc~-, all OF the
children were out OF the building, and
escaped injury, but Mr.. Rurth was
caught In the wreckago and severely
hurt. DR.. C. v. Porterheld, OF ST.
Clairsville, attended tho injured man
and had him taken to the hospital
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-03-13

Greater Wheeling and vicinity hit BY terrific gale shortly
after the noon Yesterday with the result that hundreds Of
e o win glass smashed by the fifty mile breeze roofs
we're torn from buildings traffic interrupted and tce
phone and telegraph service crippled.
spite tho severity and SuddnneS OF the storm only tcW
cases of minor injuries reported
Details we're lacking late hour last night from points
the path the broken telephone and the list
damaged buildings probably will telephone service
>tored crI ,.,SS'. mas a,r'T'n,ni,d ry a Ter,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-03-13
HfLFFER|CHS GUILTY
ON CHARGE Of L|BE..

EEEiIN. March l"-nr Kari He'll
erich. former minister Of the treasury,
WAS today found guilty Of Hbell =;
Matthias ErzhergPr. former vicc-chnn-
"cllor. Dr.. HclHerich was fined - =
marks and also charged with the hcs;
costs Of the trial which began January
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-03-13
MANY ROOFS LIFTED AND MINOR
LOSSES SUSTAINED IN THE STORM

10 CASUALTIES REPORTED EXCEPT MINOR IN
JURIES - TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH
WIRES LAID LOW THROUGHOUT THE
WHEELING DISTRICT--STREETC CAR TRAF-
FIC INTERRUPTED
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-03-13
| I H Z IN I ELLIGE GER

Has the Largest Circulation of
Any Morning Newspaper in the
State of West Virginia.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-01

Music is an expression OF a state
OF mind. Expression is the outsiving
OF mind which overfiows. The
happy and contented man always
whistles or sings The burglar. the
holdup man, the Iick-pocket. has
nothing 10 express in terms of
music or other art. A sneak is
naturally inaudible. The man with
a merry laugh and a rollicking song
IS a general favorite.
1T is said that there is net a
single bird of prey or a carrion bird
which sings except TO emit raucous
sounds. He has no poetry in his
soul. lie screams defiance or anger
but he never sings.
In the late roundup OF irrespon-
sible radicals in the New York dis
trict, not one person who was ar
rested was the owner of a musical
instrument Bitterness is not ex-
pressed in music" says Mr.. Frank
Baackes, V. p. American Steel &
Wire Co.
II have attended hundreds OF
conventions in my time and L have
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-01
FIRST AID TO
GARDEN LANDS
How 10 get Soil in Shape For
Planting of Food
Crops.

II your thrift garden plot was
worked as a garden last year its
preparation for this years planting
wiu Dc comparatively easy accord
ing 10 United States department OF
agTiculturs specialists. First, any
Senains OF last year crops should be
either burned or hauled away. They
nave q slight value as manure. but
often are carriers OF disease and Il
u best TO destroy them. The next
step will be % give the land q thor
cush coating OF manure Il Il can
he procured. 1t is then ready for
plowing or spading.
IN case the land was not planted
5ast year but Is what might be term
ed new land. the first step will be
20 remove any weeds or trash that
would interfere with blowing or
spading. Sometimes the land is COW
Fred with stones or broken bricks,
end these must necessarily either be
haulsd or or piled TO one side or
ore end OF the plot. In some cases.
eood substantial stone fences have
been built along the sides OF the
plots from the stones picked from
Fhe land. In the war devastated
zones OF France, gardens are now
growing inside the foundations Of
is being utilized by these people for
producing something 10 eat.
Soil Lands.
The third type of land that will
Foe encountered is that which has
Ebeen in sod for a number Of years.
lEarly and thorough blowing or
spading Is about the only method
OF getting this type OF land into
AcOndition. Sod land Is filled with
.the green roots OF the grass grow
ing upon Il and unless these roots
ARE thoroughly broken and started
no decay. garden crops will not be
hgell upon the land. For this rea-
son fall blowing is advisable and
az an application OF manure can be
made, either TO be plOwed under or
Iss a top dressing after blowing. il
Twill assist very materially in the
decomposition OF the roots in the
lsoi After this decay IS partly &C
lcomplished another stirring or turn
ling Of the soil will aid materially
I'm bringing Il into the proper condi-
zion In cold sections Of the coun-
fry. freezing and thawing play an
important part IN the preparation
lof this class OF soil, and If the land
us turned up 10 the elements during
1.-The autumn Il will become pulver-
iEed and mellow by the time IL is
On shape 10 work I'm the sprlngtime.
Where a group of gardens are be-
ling located on sod land, il is a good
lplan TO tear up the sod by means OF
"a disk harrow before blowing. Then
I'm the spring preparation OF the
land. the disc may again be used 10
advantage. cutting in both directions
so as 20 break up the roots and other
material in the soil. Splendid gar
dens have been grown on sod land
whore the proper methods Of soil
preparation and cultivation have
been provided.