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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-13
For Chapped, Rough,
 Red or Blotchy Skin

Dou you realize that just beneath that coarse, rough or discolored complexion there's an exquisitely beautiful skin of youthful tint and delicacy? If you could only bring this complexion to the, surface, discarding the old onel You can-in the easiest, simplest most natural manner imaginable. Just get ounce of ordinary mercolized wax at any drug store. apply nightly like cold cream, removing it mornings with warm water. The assists Nature by gradually taking of the lingering particles of dead and half dead surface skin. causing no discomfort what ever. Cutaneous defects like chaps, pimples, blotches. liver spots, moth patches, freckles, of course disappear with the old skin. Noth- ing else will accomplish such wonderful re- suits in so short time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-13
ROBINSON AND SOUTH HIGHLANDS SCH OOL
 TO ECIDE TITL B

The city championship of grammar school basketball teams will be decided this week in a series of games to be played at the Birmingham Athletic club, the first to be played today. Rob- inson and South Highland schools are the contenders. each school having won the supremacy in it's respective sec tions east. and west.
 The Grammar School Basketball league is conducted in two divisions, junior and senior, and the series to, be- gin this afternoon will include games between the junior adn senior teams of each school. The series will be wound up Thursday afternoon, the team win ming two out of the three games win ming the city title.
 No admission will be charged to these games, and the public is cordially invited to attend The game today will begin at 230 o'clock, and will be played at the Birmingham Athletic club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-13
BERGER REPUDIATED

Montgomery, January 12-(Speciall- Members of the American Legion of Wis consin home of Victor Burger, have re- pudiated Berger in no uncertain terms in letters received by the Alabama division of the legion Monday. The Wisconsin or ganization declared it had nothing to do with Berger and wanted it understood that Wisconsin soldiers had no sympathy for him. Capt. H. w. Thompson, state adjutant of the legion and assistant ad- jutant general. received the letter and vii transmit it to the various posts or Alabama
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-13
Children III With
 Whsoping Cough
Birmingham Woman Would Have to Be Up With Them a
 Dozen Times at Night

1.-TWO of my children were down with whooping cough at the same time. The paroxysms were not only severe on them but very trying on me. I had to be up with as many as a dozen different times,' says Mrs M E. Gaits. POP 6sth Place, Birming- ham. Ala
 Nothing was able to do for them helped them till tried Lung-vita. which is now called L-V. It was almost magical in it's effects right from the start. and in just a little time they rarely coughed at. all nights, and almost before realized it they were free of the disease."
 L-V, which was formerly called Lung-Vita. is fine for stubborn codghs. colds, asthma whooping cough and bronchial troubles. It is safe and economical. Your druggist should supply you, but if he won't, write Nashville Medicine Co.,, Nashville Tenn, for free book let
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-13
MISS SIMPSON RESIGNS

The announcement of the resignation of Miss Margaret Simpson, teacher of his- tory at Ensley High school, is received with regret by the student body and people of the community who valued her most highly as teacher and young woman of exceptional personality and attainments. Miss Simpson has been with the school for two years and leaves tomorrow for Montana, where she has accepted a most flattering offer. AL though possessing an unusual scholar ship she spent the past summer studying at Columbia university.
 Mrs. George Balch. of Parrott, Ga, is the guest of Mrs. J. T. Phillips on Besse- mer boulevard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-13
Montgomery Bureau The Ass-ss,sId .,;

l--t montgomery Buftdu nc huc-Heldiu I274 First National euildins Montgomery, January 12-lSpeclal.)- Threats of the federal reserve system to stop the collection of exchange by banks of Alabama which are not members of the system have brought on general protest from the banks, which has been jeinei by the state banking departments and D. r. Green. state superintendent of banks, late Monday announced that he will cail a meeting of the state banks for the purpose of planning to oppose ths move if the call is not issued by the Alahama Bankers association.
 Information Monday brought out the fact that the federal reserve system served notice several days ago that It VIII not permit the collection of exchange , lnl the Iuture and that if necessary IL VII dispatch representatives to AlaDadrs banks for the purpose of making cois'- tions across the counters of banks tlie banking department has information that this practice has actually been placed III effect in the Birmingham district.
 Superintendent Green addressed let- ter to M B. WeIlborn. governor ot the Federal Reserve bank at Atlanta. Jahu- ary 6, protesting against the proposeu move. stating that if small bankers are not permitted to collect exchange on the handling of money they will be forced out @ of business, and that this yill affect tne larger banks, as the small ones are feeu- CTS for the larger institutions. Mir Ireell stated that his protest was entered i's .s friendly spirit, and said that he knew II this mistake is made it will De or tne head and not of the heart .,
 Two hundred and two state pahks' ati in small, and intermediate towns or Ala bama. will be affected if the reserve sys- tenn establishes it's proposed policy. Ex- change has been a good source ot income for many of them. These banks are not members of the federal reserve system When a bank becomes member or tne system it surrenders its rights 10 col lect exchange and the purpose Of the system in making collections is to place all banks on the same basis.
 Georgia banks which are not Tn the system have already organized and made plans to fight the proposed action. Su- perintendent Green has asked the Ala bama Bankers' association to take imme- diate action, an6 if it fails to do so ne will take the matter in hand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-13
CUMMINGS BILL AND
 PLUMB PLAN WILL BE DISCUSSED TONIGHT
At Open Meeting at Jefferson Theatre Carl D. Thompson of Plumb Plan
 League Will Discuss Measures

The Plumb plan and the Cummings bill will be discussed at mass meeting to be held tonight at the Jefferson theatre under the auspices of the Plumb Plan league and local labor organizations. Carl D. Thompson oH Chicago. chairman Of the bureau of speakers of the Plumb Plan league, Sul be .he speaker of the occas- ion, and is accounted one of the foremost platform orators of America, according to a dispatch received last night by the committee in charge.
 The meeting will be opeen dat 7:So o clock and will be an open one. The public is invited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-13
RETURNS STILL MISSING

Montgomery, January 12.-tSpeciai.)-
 Returns on the constitutional amend ments voted on December 29 has not teen received from Lawrence and Dale coun-
 ties Monday, and until they arrive no
 official canvass of the vote can be made by the governor, attorney general and secretary of state as required by law.
 Further telegrars calling for immediate reports were sent to the two counties by the secretary of state Monday. Indicatio are that the amendments, one giving the franchise to soldiers with out the payment of poll taxes until Oc- tobar 1, 1923, and the other giving # cities and towns the right to increase their tax rate, have been ratified by the voters
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-13
Realty Transfers

The following realty transfers were recorded in the probate court yester- day:
 $14,100--McLean Lumber company to Hugh Mclean Lumber company, lots IT to 32 inclusive, in block PAS; lots 17 to 32 inclusive, in block a49; lots to 16, inclusive in block 269; lots to Is, in elusive, in block 26S; lots 17 to 20, in- elusive, in block 26S, and lots 21 to 26, inclusive, in block 269
 $7500-John w. Cooke and wife to Sarah W. Magruder, lot 2S. in block 1, of MiIner Heights.
 $4000-E. J. Stringfellow to Tillie J Burgess, lot F, in block Il, on Ave nue A.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-13
BURTON STOY REAL

The body of Burton Stoy Real, aged 2S, who was electrocuted Sunday night about o'clock when he accidentally touched live wire while at work in the electrical room of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company plant at Westfield. was sent to Sulligent his former home, yesterday afternoon at o'clock by Echols & Angwin for burial.
 Real was foreman of the electrical department of the Westfield plant and was well known in Ensley. where he resided at 2022 Avenue J. He is sur vived by his widow. Coroner John R. T. Rives will hold an investigation Wednesday morning at g o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-13
ANNOUNCEMENTS

Following the regular meeting of Cum
 ningham chapter No. "A, Order of the
 Eastern Star, this evening at o'clock a social session will be held complimenting
 Dr. and Mrs. w. H. Wynne, who leave Thursday to make their home in Galla- tin, Tenn. The Fairview School Improvement as- sociation will meet this afternoon at 2:3o O clock. The Cosmos club will meet Friday
 afternoon at o'clock with Mrs. Mims Hutchins.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-13
BANKS INCREASE STOCK

Montgomery, January l2-tSpecial.)- Permission to make substantial increases in capitol stock were granted to the Eloa Bank and Trust company of Elba, Coffee county, and the Bank of Wedowee Ran dolph county. by the state banking de- partment Monday. The capital of the Elba bank will be increased from $5O,0OO to $75.O0o, while the capital of the Wedo- wee bank will advance from s25oo0 to s40,OO0. Frank P. Rainer is president of the Elban bank, while Dr., J. c. Wann is head of the Wedowee institution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-13

the south to rally to his cause. Other southern senators who are understood
 to be off the reservation are Sheppard and Cluberson of Texas, Robinson of Arkansas, Trammell of Florida, Swan- son of Virginia, and Overman and Sim mons of North Carolina.
 Georgia's solid vote is now antici- l<pated, as it is understood that Senator Smith will join Senator Harris in sup port of the Alabamian.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-13
Pitcher Perry Signs

Philadelphia, January IF. - Pitcher
 Scott Perry has signed his 1920 con- tract with the Philadelphia American league baseball club and will go south with the team next month, it was an- nounced tonight. Perry quit the Ath- letics near the close of the season
 last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-13
EVENTS OF THE DAY
 FROM STATE CAPITAL
By FRED H. GoRMLEY.

{, democratic executive committee, Mon | day urged all candidates for office in- lvolving more than one county to real ! ize the necessity of filing with him notice of their candidacy for office | in order that the names may be certi-
 fled to the secretary of state and thus 1 placed on the democratic ballot. This certificate must be Issued 20 days be2 fore the primary, which will be held
 May II. If a democrat is seeking an office filled by one county he must file his announcement with the chair
 man of the county democratic execu- | tive committee a feast IS days before the primary.
 "The certificate candidates must file with the secretary of state and pro- bate judge in compliance With the cor rupt practice act and for the purpose of accounting for funds used in the campaign" said Chairman Nesbitt. Tt has nothing to do with the placing of the name on the democratic ballot.
 Before a name can, go on the ballot
 the certificate must be placed in the hands of the state committee if the office involves more than one county
 and in the hands of the county com mittee if the office be a county one"
 INSPECTING RAILWAYS Montgomery, January 12.-(Special.l-- ITdNcliHb Ou st SpccfdI lFd1n pTONlucu bJ the United States railroad administration Sam P. Kennedy, president, and B. Il. Cooper, associate member of the Alabama public service commission, left Montgon- | cry Monday on an in inspection trip which will take them over all railroad 1 lines in Alabama which will be con- trolled by the commission after March l. I They will be joined in Mobile by 5, F. Gailard. the other member, who resides | in Mobile.
 | Stops will be made at all important points and the commission will receive | any complaints of ctizens against service
 and rates An annual trip is required ty law and the commission is especially anx- | ious to get first hand information about the condition of railroad property in order ! that it may handle the problem when it comes before it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-13
For the Good of
 the Community

WHAT to do with the cut-over lands W is. problem that is just now att tracting great deal of attention, and is one worthy of the consideration and thoughtful study of every developer in the nation
 Shortly after the demobilization of the army began, about year ago, a move ment fostered by the United States de- partment of agriculture, was started with the view of retaining and improving these as prospective homes of the returned soldiers. Representatives of the reclam- aticn service of the department of agric- culture visited every section of the coun- try, listed all the available lands and att tempted to interest the owners in the project.
 Very little has been heard of this move mert lately and whether it will ever result in anything practicable remains to be seen. @
 There are several million acres of cut over lands in Alabama now owned by sawmill corporations and individuals from which they derive no income or profit As they stand they are liability to their owners and of no benefit to the state or the people, whereas, if they were replanted in trees, or prepared for culti- vation, they would in time be rich asset to their,owners, the state and the citizens
 The committee for the application of forestry of the Society of American For esters, in it's report submitted a few days ago presents an elaborate exposition of the devastation that has been taking place and is still going on throughout the country, and point out the danger of timber famine that is not far off unless some remedial steps are taken at once.
 Chairman Clifford Pinchot of the com nittee, in a letter accompanying the printed report, states that there are:
 More than 100000, 900 acres of forest lands which ought to be growing wood have been devasted, and are now mere idle wastes. If we had conserved their vast power to produce instead of reck- lessly destroying it, the price of lumber s would not have doubled, and the con sumer would have been spared the core spending rise in the cost of living
 MT. Pinchot states that most of our timber producing states can no longer supply even their own demands Lumber must be handled long distances. Within ten years the Pacific coast will be furnish ing the bulk of the nations timber. AL ready our yearly freight bill on lumber amounts to $175,0OO,00O, and even at present rates, will reach $650,000,000 within twenty years. The consumer pays the freight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-13
MUST FILE NOTICE

Montgomery. January 12.--(SpeciaL) w. D. Nesbitt. chairman of the state
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-11-26
Telephone Girls
Receive Eulogy

In making a business call the other
day l found myself near the gate of the
telephone operator l was kindly asked
to have a seat, WI ch / gladly accepted
a. ter strenuously climbing the stair
case (Which. by the way, has no railing
to assist in going up or save one from
slipping going down. which may easily
happen from the ICY shoes going up and
down continually.
l watched the lady at the keyboard
and the different ways in which she ma
nipulated those keys; listened to the
calls and the polite answers given.
I still watched in amazement the won
derful mechanism of the work and the
worker, thinking how it could be possi-
BILE for her to maintain her equilibrium
and continue the nerve-racking work.
Too much cannot be said in favor of
the poor, faithful telephone girls. They
have an unlimited amount of hat won
derful virtue called patience" Imag
inc yourself sitting at a keyboard and
adjusting keys, taking calls and giving
L
gentlemen do not more readily apply
for the position of telephone operator.
Perhaps they remember the old adage.
"Where ignorance is bliss it's folly to
be wise,' and prefer the car in the air
and sunshine to the nerve-racking key
board. l trust our telephone girls will
be amply rewarded both in wage and
appreciation by the Bell Telephone
company. They have record for long
service-fifteen, twelve and eight ye ars
respectiysly-w in mind Of gold
medal.
Dear, good girls We cannot appre
eiate them too much. They are worthy
Of all the respect that can be shown to
them. They are intellectually bright
and witty; good and faithful workers
for the Bell Telephone company.
In accepting the proffered scat
quickly placed my hand over my mouth
to signify silence on my part / glanced
casually about me and observed foot
res was much needed at the desk Of
the bookkeeper and which would afford
great comfort to her, and it is hoped
the company will have one placed there
for our faithful lady writer. Also the
hand rail for the icy steps would be
very acceptable, especially during the
winter months. 1t is no easy task for
a lady to climb a stairs without the
slightest assistance. not even railing.
I,,,r,,o< ,,.x xtso,t I oa,u apnp.,b 10 10,
press me deeply with the thought. ''Do
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-11-26

dren who lad been took recently op-
their beds sat up as best they could
to hear of the news of the outside
world.
Little whitehead figures listened to
the glowing accounts brought to them
of the great life which went on beyond
the ward.
And for every little child who had
to stay in the hospital. Gertrude Hard
ing had brought a small present, only
trifling one. but remembrance from
the great world.
Then the hospital rules which had
been lifted for few minutes after
the ones who had been Out so late had
come back, were In order again. and
there was silence in the ward, and
soon there would come sleep.
When she got home that evening,
tired but very. very happy, she said
to herself:
There are born mothers, yesl And
there are born children, tool Chill
dren who need to be loved as much as
women who need children to love. And
though there Is difference between
those of ones very own. and those
who are not. 1t seems as though no
one who is a "born mother" should go
through life. walking blindly by the
many inotherless children.
"For every childless mother there Is
motherless child to whom one can
give some of the love and interest and
the pride which would otherwise go to
waste"
In her sleep she seemed to hear the
Christmas carol which the hospital lad
had sung and she knew what had been
revealed to her
She had Travelled into the land OF
children at Christmas time and had
smiled the smile that can be smiled
when one gets look at the heart OF a
child
Ca 1920. Western Newspaper Onion,
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-11-26

we fully appreciate our teller hone oper-
ators when we consider their nerve
racking work at the key board and
other responsibilities? These thoughts
will always leave warm spo in my
heart for our telephone girls, and since
9'kind words are more than coronets. :"
let us one and all have kind thought
in our hearts for them In my mind
they deserve a diadem studded with di-
Almonds, especially for long service.
Our telephone girls her are Jewels and
are only lacking the crown. If not gold,
let it be- silver.
A PIONEER OF CLEAR CREEK COUNTY /.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-11-26

nothing OF. They-must just let US go
along and share our secret together,
eh?"
And then the clown beat upon ms
drum and the children all marched
stiftiy behind.
When a magnificent Santa Claus
asked the children to sing with him
and the voices of the hospital children
sang out with the rest Gertrude Hard
ipg felt herself swelling with pride.
Later when Santa Claus perceived
that one of tie hospital children had
an unusually lovely voice he asked
him to sing alone.
And there in the shop he sang. sang
with the thrill of happiness thar a
bird sings with when first he feels the
warmth and sweet fragrance of the
spring.
He had never been asked to sing be-
fore like this--iI big shop where
people wera and where people listened
TO him, not because he was being Wis
ited in hospital and must do his part
to entertain the visitors. but because
somehow or other they liked his voice.
II rang out true and strong. He
shifted the crutch which he had never
been without and which he would new
er be without to the end Of his days,
and then he was asked to sing an en-
core.
His face was flushed with the pleas
ure of doing something which was
liked in this big outside world.
He looked at Santa Claus and
beamed.
He had already sung popular song
which he had learned from the squeak
ing talking machine which someone
had given the hospital when il was no
longer fit for the home. and now he
thought he would sing something bet
ter. Somehow he felt it would be
proper, and vaguely perhaps he felt II
would show gratitude for Christmas
that went deeper. Dlmly he rha1ght
these things.
Someone had taught them hymn
in the hospital, a hymn which he had
always loved. II made one feel bet-
ter. stronger. happier somehow. Ii
was a very glorious hymn he had al
ways lnbuSIt
And he sang:
at came upon the midnight clear.
That glorious song of old
From angels bending near the earth
To touch their harps of gold.
Peace on the earth. good will to men,
From heavens all-gracious king:
The world in solemn stiffness lay
To hear the angels sing"
Right to the end of the hy,on he
sang and the people thanked him and
Santa Claus told him it had been love
ly and gave him man-lke clap ON
the back.
Gertrude Harding had felt lump
in her throat and had smiled with
eyes that were misty.
SO the angels did bend near the
earth-even in these days-and even
over hospitals where crippled and i'll
children were. 1t was the hsurans,
not the angels. who forgot and who
went through life not thinking
Back to the hospital she took tho
children late. late that afternoon. The
hospital was In semi-darkness. Chill
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-11-26
Methodist Church
Recter W. johnson

Every member is urged to be present
not only this but every Sunday Inc
community program of this church will
be success with the cooperation. of
every member and its friends. Sunday
NIGHT is to be a banner night in the his
tory of our church and you are urged to
be present. If you want to line up wi b
a church that IS building and will con
tinue to build program tnat benefits
the whole community the OPP ortunity
is now yours.
Sermon subjects for Sunday Morn
ing, Jonah" and evening THE Holy
G all -
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-11-26
Presbyterian Church
H. S. Beavis. Pastor.

Sunday school at 10 a. m.
Preaching service at IL a. m. The
subject of the sermon will be The
Christian for the Times. !"
The public is cordially invited to these
services. Strangers made we come.
The attendance and collection at the
Sunday school last Sunday surpassed
or fondest expectations. All teachers
were present, with full classes, and
Mrs. Staver had fine, arge, enthusi-
astc class to greet her. The large at
tendance seemed to make even the chill
dren more jealous in their work. But
let US still grow; Christmas will soon
be here and we all want to have the
church filled by that time.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-11-26
Swedish Lutheran Church
H. S. Swanson, Pastor

The Ladies Aid society will have a
meeting on Thursday afternoon, Dec. ?,
with Mrs. John A. Carlson at 1924 Miner
street. Members are urged to remem-
ber the date. and be present.
On Sunday, Dec. 5, the regular con
fimation services will be held in the
forenoon, and in the evening communion
will be held. Services will be held In
both Swedish and Lutheran, and the
public 8 cordially invited.