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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-01-09
HONOR MEMORY OF WOMEN
Many Places of Prominence Named for
Distinguished Members Of the
Weaker Sex.

Many geographical names have been
given places to honor the memory of
women. Thus 1t is that Elizabeth, N.
j., was named to honor one of Eng
lands queens, while Virginia was
named to honor the virgin monarch
Maryland preserves the name of the
queen of Charles /. The Naval acad-
envy at Annapolis does honor to
Queen Anne.
The English were particularly gen.
erous In comforting names of women
on places. In Australia the late Queen
Victoria Is honored In two provinces.
Queensland and Victoria, while the
most beautiful city in that common
wealth, Adelaide, was named In mem
DRY OF the queen of William ~ of
England. The province of Alberta, in
Canada, was named for Princess
Louise Alberta, daughter of Queen
Victoria, and wife of the marquis Of
Lorne, who was encouragement Of
Canada in 1882. The largest lake in
Africa is Victoria Nyanza, and Vic
toria falls were named for Queen Vic
toria. as was also the capital of the
province of British Columbia, Canada.
The island of st. Helena was named
after the mother of Constantine the
Great, who also gave name to her
birthplace, HeIenopolis. The French
We're especially prone to honor the
holy women of their race, and SauIt
Ste. Marie and other points in Canada,
first pierced by French priests, blaze
their trail across the continent.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-01-09
pennsylvanla,s BItumlnous Mines.

According to D. H. Downey. in
PENNSYLVANIA the greatest number at
one time of bituminous mines en-
ploying ten men or more underground
was 1000 There We're in 1918 prob
ably as many as 1000 small temporary
workings, but the aggregate produc-
tion of these small operations was less
than one per cent of the whole out
put.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-01-09
Boarding Llouse News.

The stoneless prune. new produc-
fion, promises to become popular
fruit. The fruit Is practically the
same as the ordinary breakfast prune
with the exception that the stone in
the center Is replaced by soft kernel
or seed that can be cooked with the
fruit and eaten
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-01-09
Peppermlnt produetion In Japsn.

The production of peppermint in the
prefecture of Okayama during the last
fiscal year amounted to 90.725 kin. val
ued at 611,255 yen. This is reduc-
ton in quantity from the year before
amounting to 6,978 kin. But owing to
the rise in price there was an increase
in it's valuation amounting to $4,000
yen.-New York Post.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-01-09
New Zealand Importing Timber.

IT seems curious that country so
reputedly rich in timber as New Zea-
land should be importing such ma
te,fal, bur during the last five months
America has sent over some 10000
feet of redwood, yellow pine, shin
giles and laths, chiefly from Oregon.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-01-09

Beautiful silver tea canister sent TO
Mrs. Virginia Hylan Sinnott. daughter
of Mayor Hylan of New York, by
King Albert and Queen Elizabeth Of
Belgium.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-01-09
lively Movement Of Freight Cars.

The worlds record for car move-
ment is claitned by Columbia, Pa,
where 1851 cars passed in single
day. In one month 100000 freight
cars passed Columbia. or an average
nj six cars per minute.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-01-09
Expor, Of Cattle.

Live cattle were first exported to
England from America in 1861, but It
did not become regular business un-
I'll several years la
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-05-08

veg, per H. U. Callahan; Service Gar
age, per G. C. Jordan; Bordelon Gar
age, per M. Bordelon; Opelousas Mo
tor Co., per R. L. Schiller; Carlo Gar
age, per V. Carlo; Haas Garage, per
Leon S. Haas. mayl
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-05-08

NOTICE-Beginning on May l, we,
IN the undersigned garages and au-
tomobile dealers, will close our res
pective places of business at 700 P.
M. on week DAYS and remain closed
on Sundays. Main Motor Co., per
Oslo Bordelon; Callahan & Mornhin-
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-05-08
SOUTHERN PACIFIC LINES

EastbOund Trains
No.806 Local Passenger. .9:17 AM.
No.808 Local Passenger. $40 Pm.
Westbound Trains
No.807 Local Passenger. :56 AM.
No.805 Local Passenger. .2:44 PM.
Train No. 500, due at GIT A. NJ,
makes connection at Lafayette with
eastbound train on main line to New
Orleans and all intermediate points.
Both westbOund trains run through to
Alexandria.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-05-08

666 has more limitations than
any other Chill and Fever Tonic
on the market, but no one wants
limitations. They are dangerous
things in the medicine line. adv.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-05-08
GULF COAST LINES
New Orleans, Texas and Mexico.
Westbound Trains

W G8tDUWuU IFalMB
No. l, The Limited. .2:11 AN.
Nos, Texas Express. ....1:19 Pm.
EastbOund Trains
No.2, The Limited. .2:35 AM.
No.4 New Oleans Express. 1856 Pm.
All eastbound trains run through
to Baton Rouge and New Orleans; all
westbound trains run through to
Beaumont and Houston. No. 8,
westbound, makes connection with
trains at Eunice for points north and
south, at Kinder with northbound
train on Missouri Pacific.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-05-08
RAILROAD SCHEDULES

Time of Arrival and Departure of
Trains from Opelousas Stations.
TEXAS AND PACIFIC
No.448 Local Passenger $40 AN.
No.449 Local Passenger. 200 Pm.
Train No. 448 makes connection at
Melville with main line trains to New
Orleans and intermediate stations.
Train No. 449 arrives at Crowley at
4 100 P. NJ, making close connection
with westbound train over Southern
Pacific main line.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-05-08

OFFICERS:
E. B. Dubuisson, President.
Chas. F. Boagni, Vice President
A. Leon Dupre, V.-Pres. and Caa
M. j. Pulford, Assistant Cashi
Arthur A. Comeau, Assistant Ca
Robert L. Fields, Utility.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-12

many of Miss Romaine's finest songs and two great operatic arias, while Mr. Cortese, the premier harpist of today, will contribute two groups of brilliant and fascinating harp soli. The programme will close with Harry Edens scintillating and colored song What's in the Air Today" in which Miss Romaine and Mr. Cortese will join forces, Miss Romaine singing the air for soprano and MT. Cortese playing the lovely harp accompaniment.
 Harold Yates, Miss Romaine's plan ist, is regarded as one of the bril- liant accompanists of the day, and the trio of stars will undoubtedly present one of the most delightful programmes ever heard here.
 Tn spite of the very large seat sale for the Romaine Cortese concert this evening, there are still good seats available in the orchestra and the bal Cony
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-12
AndreU and h1ogene
Little Life Condolences in the Experience of Couple Phl- osophc, Though Married
 By FULKERSON
By ROE FULKERSON

when he came home she fed s.-n the rest of them and as a result of her leacing them in the can he got ptomatne poison from them and died. She loved him sol
 She had his body cremated and then her romantic disposition caused her to do a most unusual thing. She had three silver legs and a silver top put on the can out of which he ate the beans which killed him and she put his ashes in the can and put it on the parlof man tel
 When Pat started to make love to her she would have none of him, and enc night she was standing by his chair, which was just under the man tel, and he put his arm around her waist and tried to pull her down on his lap so he could kiss her.
 Isabel grabbed at the mantel to keep from being pulled down, and she accl- dentaIly hit the can containing her first husbands ashes and it fell on Pats head and cut it open. Her first husbands ashes we're scattered all over Pat.
 He almost tainted and as Isabel stood there looking at him she knew i. was an omen, for her romantic na- ture saw in this a sign that Pat was 10 be her husband, so she bound up his head and kissed him and they became engaged on the spot"
 "And the female of the species is more deadly than the malel" commented An drew. "She busts their heads open ana then marries them"
 fCopyright Twenty-first Century
 Press, Inc.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-12

tion of the voice, harp and piano mak- ing an especial appeal to the aesthetic taste of musicians.
 Music Student Tickets" will be hon. cred one hour before the performance this evening. entitling the holder to special priced $1 seat in the .--i- cry, the general admission to the pub lie being $150
 MT. Gatti-Casazza, the eminent di- rector of the Metropolitan Opera, New York, has granted Miss Romaine leave of absence just long enough for her to sing the concert here this evening, recurring her return to the Metropoli- tain in time for next Thursday even- bg's opera, hence her appearance in Birmingham will be the only appear ance of the beautiful young pr.ma donna in the south.
 It is the opinion of many of the critics that Miss Romaine is one of the greatest singers of French music TOW in America, while her singing of nfodern American4song has added lus- tre to the works of many native com Posers.
 The programme this evening contain
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-12
SOUTHLAND

Courtland, April 11-(Speeial) )- Federal Law Enforcement Agents Ro- mine and Craft today captured a forty five-g gallon copper still about five miles south of this placc on the mountain. The still was in full operation. Two men were also captured and still and men carried to Florence. There were twenty-five gallons of moonshine whisky on hand and more in the mak- ing.
 Capt John s. Stephenson. an old Con- federate veteran, died at his home here Friday night Captain Stevenson was a captain in the war between the states and gallant officer.
 After the termination of the war he devoted his time to agriculture, until called on by the democrats of the county to make an attempt to rescue the county from republican rule by making the race for sheriff. This he did and was elected. since which time there has never been a republican hold ing a county office in Lawrence county When the World war was pfecipitated Captain Stephenson wanted to go but of course his advanced age cut him out He had no sons to send but sent his stepson and the only grandson he had the latter giving up his life on Elan der's bloody field.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-12
YOUNG GIRLS
 MADE STRONG
Mrs. Boyd Tells How Her Daughter Benefited by Talk ing Lydia E. Pinkham's
 Vegetable Compound.

Danville, Ill.-"My daughter was very delicate and we thought we could
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-12
UNIVERSITY

University, April Especial. )-Officers
 of the student body as a. whole and the
 editors and business managers of the
 college publications of the University or
 Alabama will be selected at an election
 to be held April 30 number of candl-
 dates have announced for the various
 offices and as much interest is being
 taken among the students in the forth
 coming election as in the senatorial race.
 The three aspirants for president of the
 student body are Paul T. Sessions, Bir-
 mingham; Willard Mccall, Montgomery,
 and Frank Tait, Camden. A three-cor-
 nered race is also being staged for vice president between Walter Hovater, Rus
 seflville: Robert Wallace, York, and Daclf Bowling, Ozark. Horace Barnard, Ozark
 Howard Pill, Birmingham; Dan Steagaii, Abbeville, and Willis Royal of Mont
 gomery are candidates for secretary treasurer of the student body.
 For the student publications John Sparkman, Hartsel1e; Sheldon Street,
 Gadsden, and c. H. Watson, Moulton, are
 candidates for editor and Dru McDon- aid, Ward and Bryan Cargile, Bessemer.
 are candidates for business manager of
 the Crimson White. the weekly news
 paper. For the editorship of the annual
 known as the Corolla, William Rose,
 Tuscaloosa, and Lewey Robinson, Clio, are candidates. Jack Freeman, Troy and Audrey Smith, Sheffield aspire to be
 business manager of the Corolla. William
 Almon, Florence, is unopposed for mana ger of the football team. J. M. Kelly Cullman; Leonard vann. Bessemer: Will liam IT. Hicks, Talledega; James H. Wylie, Sylacauga; Robert Bromberg, Bir- mingham; James w. Staggers, Bentoni Council B. Hightower, York; John K Danziger Montgomery, and Henry N. Se-
 grest, Notasulga. all want to manage the
 1921 baseball team.
 During this week the Blackfriar Play- CTS of the University will give perform ances at Aliceville, Wednesday, Colum-
 bus, Miss, Thursday and Tuscaloosa, Friday night. The play, "A Woman s Way" was presented the past week at Moundville, Demopolis and Eutaw. A full house and muchfapplause was given the players at each place, Next week Prof Stroude's troupe of dramatists will per form in Mobile and Montgomery as well as other places. The Glee Club will re- turn Sunday from tour through north ern Alabama.
 A very successful meeting of the con- clave of the Sixth district of the Kappa Sigma fraternity was held Friday and Saturday with the Beta chapter at their spacious home on the university campus Delegates were in attendance from Au- zurn, Georgia Tech and Mercer. A num- Der of visitors from many other colleges were also here The annual Kappa Sigma dance was held at the university gym nasium Friday night. Visitors were pres. ent from all over Alabama. Music was furnished by the ''Shell Shock Orchestra of Atlanta.
 At special meeting of the Y M. C. A. Friday evening the following officers were elected for next collegiate year President, Claude C. Shotts, Hamilton; vice president, George Cornish. Demopo- l lis; secretary, Hugh Bradley Troy; treas urer, Jack Freeman, Troy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-12
 THE DAILY NOVELETTE,
Their New Apartment

Mrs. Hanstm Spivvens sank into a chair, after long days tramp at house
 hunting.
 There isn't house to be found,
 Hansomn' she moaned to her husband.
 Then we'll get an apartment" de- clared Hanson Spivvens, as he refilled his old Oolong pipe. II. The next day they were examining every nook and corner of the third story Shiverside road apartments. .It'n do,'' said Hanson Spivvens, When can we move in?'
 Tomorrow" replied the landlord,
 obligingly.
 ''Tomorrowg' exclaimed Mrs. spiv- vens "Oh, goodness We can't move in tomorrow. Little Alice takes her dancing lesson and Willie goes-" Got childrenT sniffed the landlord, suspiciously "Yes, two; but we" Nothing doing" said the landlord, and he brutally pushed MT. and Mrs
 spiyvens out and locked the door be-
 hind thesn.
 "An right" growled Hanson Spiv- vens. "We'll fix 'em" And they journeyed to the Erickson Mortor -ApartmentS, " LhlleS TUT lHei uptown.
 What a lovely place." exclaimed
 Mrs. Spivvens, as she viewed wide ex- panse of green grass. with marble stones and monuments sprouting up every here and there, from the win dow. And what magnificent viewn' ''We'll take itn cried Hanson Spiv- vens.
 "when do we move in?" asked Mrs, Spivvens. E"Friday?' "All right" Any children?" gruffly asked the landlord.
 "N-no," faltered the Spivvenses. and the landlord walked away, apparently satisfied!
 | The next day the Spivvenses' furni- ture moved into the apartment. That evening, under the watchful gaze of the landlord, the Spivvenses themselves walked into their new home. accom- ] panied by a little old man with long
 gray hair and beard and little old
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-12

In 1918 only 10000 dwellings were built in the United States, according to estimates of the United States Housing corporation, and in 1919 about 100000. On the estimate of no families to every 100 homes in 1890, the 10000 houses built in 1918 would have taken care of 22.OOO families or about 10000 per- sons based on the usual estimate of five persons to the family.
 The 10000 houses built in 1919, at the estimated average of 121 families to the house, would have taken care of 84, 700 families, or 423,5 persons, The in crease in population in the United States is considerably more than 423, ,O00 year and unless the rate of construction larg- civ increases the housing shortage now existing will be even worse in another year or tWo >A
 If only the current number of homes are constructed each year for the next five years" says the Index, "409,500 homes must be built, and the congestion will reach 129.6 families per hundred homes, or two families for every fourth house.
 Even this low ratio Of new homes to lrl- crease in number of families has not been reached in Birmingham since the signing of the armistice. It was stated that Cn the first day of October, 1919, over 5000 families had their furniture in storage in Birmingham. The number has not de- creased since then; more than likely it has increased.
 Yours for upbuilding,
 r7raseD
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-12
Large Seat Sale For the
 Romaine- -Cortese Concert
Trio of Noted Artists Arrive in City and Will Make Their Appearance in "Al-Star Concert at the Jeffer-
 son Today-Seat Sale Large But Good Seats Still Available

Miss Margaret Romaine, the beauti- ful young prima donna of the Metro Iolitan Opera, accompanied by Harold Yates, pianist. arrived in Birming- ham at a late hour last evening. Angelo Cortese the distinguished harp ist. arrived a few hours ahead of them.
 The trio of famous artists is in fine form, and their appearance in the sec ond concert of the "All-Star Concerts presented by Mrs. Richard F. Jchn- ston and Mrs. Orline A. Shipman at the Jefferson this evening, is antici- pated with much pleasure by the music lovers of this city.
 Judging from the large seat sale for kf1e Romaine- Cortese concert, the af- fair will be one of the most beauti- ful and brilliant social and musical events ever seen here
 Box parties large parties from the Various schools, music and otherwise, bnd many out-of-to guests. includ- Eng Jasper, Fayette. Anniston and oth- er cities, will contribute to the bril- 7iancy of the audience. the combina-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-12
CRAPS AND SCRAPS

Tom Peck, negro. ss4 North Twenty third street, is in the Hillman hospital
 in a badly beaten up condition. and
 Tommy Moore, negro, is lodged behind the bars, charged with assault with in
 tent to murder, all on account of craps game early yesterday morning. when. ac-
 cording to police officers. Moore won all |of sPeclS's money, hut it seems that Pack didn't like the idea of going all next
 week without any dough, so he drew a gun and fired ten times at Moore. who
 was registering a "fade-out''
 But Moore, it seems, didn't like the re- treating business, so he slipped back, it is alleged, and caught Peck with an empty gun. Whereupou Moore. it is all legeds by Peck, hit him over the head and on he face in such manner that he had ito be carried to the hospital.
 Then the cops got wise and caugnt Moore. who was doing some deep think ling in his cell, had Peck arrested on the same charge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-12
New Kind of Moonshine
 Starts Trouble in Macon
By Associated Press

Macon. Ga, April 1.-The appear ance of a new variety of ''moonshine" liquor in the negro district of Macon today disrupted the usual Sunday peacefulness of police headquarters and kept busy the physicians and nurses at local hospital. Up to o'clock tonight four negoes had been shot, two others slashed with knives, and the police had made twelve ar rests in an effort to prevent further trouble.
 The police said specimens of the new liquor indicated it contained more than the usual quantity of molasses found in certain familiar concoctions
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-12
For the Good of
 the Community

WHY there is a present acute short w age in houses all over the country is explained by the Industrial Index of Columbus, Ga, journal devoted to the industrial interests of the southeast.
 This journal explains that the increase in population has far outstripped build ing operations in the last several years, the increases being all out of proportion and the conditions growing worse all the time.
 Merely to keep up with the increasing number of families and in no way alle9i- ate the. present congestion 2,139,000 homes will have to be constructed before 1926, says the Index, while a return to pre-War conditions of 115 families per 100 homes means the building of 3,340,- 900 dwellings in that period. When it is considered that in town of 25,000 this construction programme means 475 and 760 homes in five years, respectively, the stability of the building industry becomes apparent.
 The Index prints table showing the ratio of families to dwellings in the United States at various periods during the last thirty years from which it is seen that whereas in 1890 there were about II that whereas in 1890 there were about III families to every 100 dwellings there are at present about 125 families to every 100 dwellings, the percentage being ten and twenty-five per cent, respectively.
 The number of families and the num- Der of dwellings in the United States in the different years shown in the Index's table follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-12

"Oh, Andrewr said Imogene, Isabel Perkins is engaged to Pat Kellyl"
 '"They have my blessing" said An drew, uninterested
 But it is the most surprising thing in the worldr' insisted Imcgene.
 That a good looking widow with S25.oo0 life insurance money should get married?" said Andrew. Seems to me the most natural thing in the world. am going to ask Pat for twenty he has been owing me for a year, two days after the wedding.r
 But Isabel was so economically at tached to her first husband" said Im- ogene. No one ever thought she would marry again. You see, she met. her first husband at the boat club hop one sum- mer night. It was the first time she had ever seen him and between dances he took her out on the float in front of the boathouse and he tried to kiss her and she gave him push and he went overheard
 When they pulled him out on the float half drowned and his head all cut and bleeding. Isabel felt she was to blame, so she fell on her knees beside him and was kissing him when he re- gained consciousness. and in month or two they were married,
 We'll, it seems that he was very fond of beans. and Isabel used to always keep canned ones in the pantry for him. One night she opened a can and he ate about half of them and she left the rest in the can, and the next night woman with gray hair. bonnet and shawl
 Satisfied that there were no children the landlord withdrew.
 "
 Behind the closed door of their apart ment it was only the work of minute for Mrs. Spivvens to remove the gray wigs, beard. bonnet and shawl from htitle Willie and little Alice
 (The end.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-12
Explosion Wrecks Town
 Rv Assoeiated Press

Copenhagen, April 1i.--A great explosion has occurred at an army supply factory north og Rotenstein, near Koenigsberg, East Prussia, and it is feared there has been heavy loss of life among the 200 eln pIoyes, says a Berlin dispatch to the Berlingske Tidende. The entire residen- tial quarter of the town was wrecked, and thousands of windows in Koenigs- berg were broken by the concussion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-12

done for others and what it might do
 for her. Now she is getting fat and
 goes to school every day. You can tell
 every mother what the Vegetable Com
 pound has done for my daughter. V Mrs. J. H. BoYD, 1902 N. Jackson St., Danville, III.
 If every girl who suffers as Miss Boyd did, or from irregularities, painful periods, backache, sideache, dragging down pains, inflammation or alteration would only give this famous root and
 herb remedy a trial they would soon find relief from such suffering. For special advice women are asked to write the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co, Lynn, Mass The result of forty
 years experience is at your service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-12

woman with gray hair, bonnet and shawl
 Satisfied that there were no children the landlord withdrew.