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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-22
UNBRANDED TIRE
 IS FALSE ECONOMY

During the present temporary cor dition in the automotive industry. of- ficials of the great rubber companies sound @ note of confidence and cptim- ism. The automobile business and it's allied industries is second in America to the railroads, and as such is secure.
 But there is an equally positive note of warning of vital importance. The people have just emerged from an orgy Of spending. In the new era, it is im- portant for the motorist to distinguish between true and false economy as re- gards tire mileage, for it is an estab- lished fact that % per cent of automo- piles are essential to business.
 To the uninitiated all tires look very much alike-the no name" tires as well as the product of which any man ufacturer might well be proud. It is not reasonable to believe that motor ist can get tire just as good'' as standard make for half the price. The typ" tire may have all the beauty md symetry of the nationally known tire and yet be made out of shoddy Buying standard make tires is the saf- est insurance against roadside emer- gencies.
 In tire mileage it is not first costs that count, but the cost per mile. To determine this, add to the purchase price the cost of repairs and divide the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-22

It is strange fact that the eggs sea fowl are almost conical in form. that they will only roll in circle .N many of them are lad on the bare edct of high rocks, this provision of natul prevents them from rolling off.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-22
A Grain of Wheat

$. Leonard Bastin in St. Nicholas
 some remarkable experiments have recently been carried out in England to show the possibilities of grain O. wheat. It has been proved that under special treatment the grain will pro- duce an almost indefinite number on ears.& The particular experiment was carried out in this way: conical pit was opened up in the ground; this was about eighteen inches deep, and meas ured about a yard across the top. h the spring of the year a grain of wheat was placed in the bottom of the pit and covered with about half an inch of soil When the shoot appeared in few weeks time, it was covered with another shallow layer of soil. After an interval, six shoots appeared, and these in turn were covered. The next time that shoots appeared, there was a great increase in their number. The coverng-up process was repeated again and again, and or each occasion, the shoots showed re- markable increase. By the time the toD of the pit was reached the whole of the square ward was thick with grow ing wheatfplants. In the course of time these were allowed to mature, and the result was that no less than eighty-fiVe ears were developed. About dozen of these were imperfect, but the remainder, more than seventy altogether, were well formed ears with good grains. On d count being made. it was found that no less than 2,S00 grains were the result of this novel culture. When one consid- CTS that these were the outcome of a single grain the result is very aston. ishng indeed"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-22
Soft Collars
From Leslie's.

T run LeSHe S.
 Against the intolerable oppression of
 H. c. L. great and courageous Chi
 cago has launched a much-needed
 move. More than 1900 of her business
 men lately started strike against
 starched shirts and stiff collars Here
 after they propose to wear only the
 soft shirt with collar attached. Not
 because they object to the style of
 the stiff devices. though the softer are
 vastly more comfortable, but because
 of the exorbitant prices charged by
 profteering laundrymen for doing the articles up. Collars lately .cost thirty cents apiece, and the laundries charge
 live cents for cleaning them. Shirts, of course, in proportion to their size, require larger initial outlay and a higher cleansing charge We~ agree with the Chicago antis that it was an outrage to make a man pay thirty cents for a stiff cotton collars Why, If they are to wear near-iron yokes, do not all men rush to buy the cheap imitation linen collar, as to which everyone can be his own laundryman, and which lasts forever-if the cellu- Ibid fiber is not exposed to overhest.
 The soft shirt is. for the time being. low priced and is easily washed. AL though, including the collar, it soon is rumpled it is blissfully soothing com pared with the starched armor which the Chicago men have abjured. May the Chicago organization increase in number and become national affair!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-22
DODGE BROTHERS
 BUILD GAR 5OO,OOO
Half MilliOnth Car Is Made Center of Ceremonies
 at Factory

On July l. 1914. Dodge Brothers were completing their last contract as manu- lecturers of automobile parts. The first Dodge Brothers motor car had not yet been built.
 On July 1, 1920, a great crowd of workmen assembled within the gates of the factory and let loose a mighty cheer as a glistening new roadster was swung into position on high plat form adorned with flowers and Ameri- can flags.
 It was Dodge Brothers motor car No. 500, 900.
 Production had attained the half mil lion mark within sixty-seven months after the first car was put on the market. It was an achievement with out parallel in the automobile industry and was accordingly made the occasion of a fitting celebration. Dodge Broth CTS band played a special concert and F. J. Haynes, vice president and gen. eral manager, delivered an address. The car was decorated with an immense floral wreath and above it hung a ban near bearing the following words:
 This unparalleled achievement was made possible because of the splendid work of Dodge Brothers organization, which means every man in the plant"
 General announcement of productioI of 500,o00 cars was withheld pending |, nation wide advertising campaign ip which Sillboards and newspapers car ried only the words "Ore-half Mil. lion." All these advertisements have now been changed to read "One-half Million Dodge Brothers Motor Cars"
 In his address to the employees, MT, Haynes commended them on the loyalty and diligence that had made the record possible and related some interesting facts pertaining to the early history and growth of the institution.
 Car No. 500,0 900 was completed on the afternoon of June 30 and held for the ceremonies the Following noon It was allotted to the Botterill Automobile Company, the Dodge Brothers dealers in Salt Lake City, Utah. Frank Bot terill drove the car through from the factory and made it the central fig ure of a special publicity campaign
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-22

And don't forget that Woco Motor Oils are as good as the best and b etter than many. There's a kind for your car.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-22

on a commercial scale after experi- ments extending over period of two years. says the American Chamber of Commerce in London. This green dye was first discovered in Germany in 1894 and was manufactured exclu- sively by Germany before the war. The exact chemical "details were guarded and no inforation was given to chemical associations nor alowee to appear in technical journals. .ro that when applied to wool. fine green shades are produced which remain fast
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-22

total by the mileage. This will quick ly convince even the most confirmed bargain hunter.
 Among the big companies the .Miller for years has been telling the motor is of the huge sums of money expend- however, to consider at the present the enormous savings that could be ef- fecfed by this and other reputable com panies, were present high standards to be let down.N
 Savings might run through mate rials, labor, cures, inspec Mons, research and road and mechanical tests. Some tire manufacturers do not even main
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-22
Why Does Packard Service Nupe the
 Truck Owner Money

And how you agree with us, on a fair charge before repair .Oork is started.
 The Uniform Stock-keehing Method which we use not only prevents running low on any item, but accei- crates delivery and pre-. vents waste.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-22
experimental

tain development or experimental laboratory.
 The motorists Judgment in answer ing the question, What kind of tires shall buy?" will determine not only the degree of freedom he enjoys from tire trouble. but his tire costs per mile An unknown and unbranded tire is ex- pensive economy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-22
New Motor Fuel
 Placed on Market
Benzol, a By-Product of Coke, Enters Automobile Power
 Field.

Five thousand gallons of benzol by-produc& of coke used for motor fuel is being daily extracted and re- fined at the Ford Motor Company s blast furnace coke ovens near Detroit, Mich This fuel. which is more highly combustible than gasoline. is now being sold at a public station at the above named plant, and has proven highly satisfactory This price at present about the same that of gasoline.
 While the Ford Motor Company not the first to discover use it for motor cars. still the public stati is the first ever opened to sell benz exclusively for motor consumption. This filling station carries supply of 25,- GOO gallons of benzo on hand all the time To date some 100000 gallons have been sold and used by and truck drivers in Detroit Particularly during the recent strike there was an exceptionally large de- mand for this product
 Benzol has not as yet reached tn highest stage of refinement and pre- ent results are best when it is mix in equal portions with gasoline. H and cold also affect differently fro gasoline. But the Ford chemical lab oratory are doing a great deal of ex- perimenting and soon hope to be able, to refine it so it can eb used alone and under all conditions. Of course. it chief effectiveness comes from it's high combus tibi1ity
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-22
Britain Has a New Die

From The Nations Business.
 The British Dye Stuffs Corporation. Ltd. have discovered that their Hud- dersfield Laboratories are manufac- turing Laisarine cyanine, a green dye
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-22

Any Kansas employer who wishes to conduct an open shop can do so under the law. He can discharge any em ploye for joining or belonging to a union,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-22

The First Methodist Church at Spring field. Mass, is to have q moving picture outfit, to be used as an educational recreational. social and evangelical agency.
The herald., 1920-06-17
Ian Goods" Costumes.

A new school costume for three
nrge schools for girls in Toxic is re-
ported I'm japan society bulletin.
The freshmen girls will have jackets
fashioned of pink material and skirts
of violet. The second-year girls will
wear blue jackets and third-year
maidens, In virtue Of their greater
maturity and advancing wisdom, will
be privileged TO have their coats cut
from brown cloth. The Toxic schools
making the change are the Girls
Commercial school, the famawaki
Girls high school, and Atomi Girls
high school.
The herald., 1920-06-17

the morning. ne announced sepu1-
chrally, "a few gargles and lotions"
and he left a phial of pellets which
RoylstOn promptly tossed out of the
window when he reached his room.
In the morning there arrived n pack
age of counter-irritants, lotions and
the like, and all that day the sisters
watched ROylstOn. with an asSiduity
and vehemence that nearly drove him
wild. To cap the climax, after dark
DOrcas solemnly rendered a little
package.
az blister Brother Ezra sent" she
explained. Drastic he says, but
sure to prove beneficial. Prudence and
will sit up TO night. Cousin ROylstOn,
and you must promptly call us if you
feel any bad symptoms. The after ef-
fects of the fatal grip must be warded
off. you know"
"Grip," muttered ROylSton, as he
reached his room. "Of all the busy
bodies. The only grip am interested
piece of baggage and proceeded to
pack II. "I'Il make my escape before
they poison me, If l have to Jump
from the window"
That was just what RoylstOn had to
do an hour later. Gazing thence he
observed the reflection of light in a
lower room. He could not leave the
house that way, without apprizing his
iailers. lie dropped his grip from the
window. followed with the aid of a
trellis and made tracks speedily.
ROylStOn turned from the house and
town. His idea was to seek the first
safe shelter that presented. At the
end of a five-mle tramp, wearicd and
fOrlOrn. turning bend I'm the road he
came upon a horse and wagon at a
standstill. A shapely. gOldcn-haired
girl was mending the broken harness,
unsteady upbraidinG and then petting
the steed, who had attempted to run
away.
Revision came chivalrOuSly forward
and assisted her in getting things t.
rights, casually explaining his quest
for some settlement or roadside inn.
line nearest lONu IL ten mites uIS
tant," his bright, sensible new friend
told him. "but we live n little further
on. Father will be waiting up, for
have been delayed delivering some
eggs and butter, and he will house
you for the night, I am sure"
But Ward Roylston was destined Il
remain at the home Of Jacob and Irm;
Daniels for the rest Of his prcScribet
vacation. 4 bluff. hearty, evcn-mindeC
old man. the father showed him tn
beauties and benefits of Strengthenin
fare and real outside life. while Irma-
All, fate had been kind and tina
chance meeting had solved all War
RoylStOn'S trouble, for when he wen
back to the city 10 look up his neg
lected business affairs there was to b
speedy return, for Irma and he wer
engaged.
The Misses Blake and Brother Err
were not among the invited guests
the wedding. THAT hOrrid. unGratefI
man" made sure never again ~ ii
into their clutches.
The herald., 1920-06-17
Growth Of the Cities.

A Cleveland editor once said that
Cincinnati's chief business was 'pork
and politics." observes Girard in the
Philadelphia Press.
You have been told in advertise
ments q million times that certain
beer made Milwaukee famous"
Everybody knows that Washington
d. c., has one big ndustry-holdlng
down government Jobs.
The new census figures from these
cities. all above 100000, are signifi.
cant.
Pork population increased only IL
per cent in a decade, while beer popu'
lation expanded % per cent. Botf
look small compared with the growth
In government job population OF 3:
per cent.
The herald., 1920-06-17
MARYS STRATEGY
BY JENNIE LITTLE.
(@. 1870. by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.

Ezbon Markham, famous in astron-
omy, ambled leisurely along his favor
tie path through the orchard, with his
head in the clouds, as usual, and only
his feet connected with mundane
things. So engrossed was he in plans
for the coming evenings work. that
he failed to notice the loneliness of the
waning afternoon. The fruit trees were
like huge pink and white bouquets. A
group of lambs frisked and bounced on
the velvety grass from sheer JOY OF
living. Two belated butterflies winged
their golden way upward into the blue,
| and a diligent bee worked overtime,
loath to leave the treasure-laden bios
SONS, while the descending sun beamed
with seeming satisfaction upon the pic
ture which he had helped to create.
| Not the least attractive detail was a
girl perched on a low, broad limb, read
ing and drinking in the sweetness Of
the canopy above her. There is one
picture that no artist can ever paint
Lie ut ease under an apple tree, look
ing up at the sections of blue sky seen
between its foliage. and you have found
1t.
At the sound Of footsteps she looked
up, then swung lightly to the ground,
and stood smilingly eXpectant. But the
professor was as blind to the little
teachers charms as he had been to the
lambs, the butterflies and the blossoms,
and passed by without a glance.
She stamped her foot in evaporation
at the retreating figure. "WOuld any,
one but mummy ignore me as he
does, and never even ask me to walk
with him on a day like this? Ever
since he came to Mrs. Brady's six
weeks ago, the only conversation he
has favored me with Is, "Please pass
the salt" and I doubt II he knows
which is II and which is me. Why
the old entOmologist who boarded here
last summer was much more human
for whenever he found a particularly
horrid. creepy, Gravity bug, he brought
Il to me TO admire. II only those horn
trimmed soup plates would get broken
for I believe there are a pair of fine
eyes behind them. He can't be day
over 35. but look at that shock Of hall
and awful old linen duster Poor thing
He is like a pitiful little boy who needs
mothering and doesn't realize It."
An imp of mischief peeped out II
her sudden smile as she watched hin
disappear. "Over the stile, up the hill
and around home by the cross roads
Mary, dear, it's up TO you to call hi
, attention to the fact that there ar
] stars to be seen on earth without
telescope, or perish In the attempt,
and she ran back toward the house.
The professor had taken his sched
3 uIed tramp and was on the HON
l stretch, rehearsing his latest lecture
? "And so the relation Of the astra
bodies to-jumping Jupiter| for a b
E cycle. speeding noiselessly up behint
s gave him a Jolt that destroyed bot
: his train Of thought and equilibrium
] Before he could regain his balance h
e was over the roadside, standing ankl
q deep In a little brook that gurgled wit
$ glee at his predicament, and the offen'
e ing spectacles lay in fragments on II
ground.
+ The collision had also unseated II
rider, who sat in the dust trying
q control her countenance. REALLY" sal
The herald., 1920-06-17
A GRIPPING
ROMANCE
By oTILLIA =. PFEIFFER

Copyright. 1920, Western Newspaper Union)
"Coddling, my dear-that is the sys-
TEN we are to employ with Cousin
Roylston. The men all like It,"
'Is he really a cOusinT" inquired
Prudence Blake of her sister, spin
ster like herself, though ten years her
senior.
"Well, maybe third or fourth, re-
moved, but he hasn't many of near kin,
and it is probably because of our re-
lationship, distant though it may be,
that he has chosen our home to re-
! cruit his health in"
"Why, is he an invalid" questioned
the seemingly artless Prudence.
mo, but he has been a victim Of the
prevailing grip epidemic and his doc
! tor said a few weeks cOnvalescence
away from business cares was neces-
sary."
"Yes, we must be helpful and kind
to the sick and weak" sighed Pru-
dence pathetically.
"You mean we must seize all golden
opportunities" reported Dorcas tartly,
valuing the simpering platitudes OF
her sister at their true worth. cousin
Roylston is a man Of means, com
paratively young man, and-who
knows? And Dorcas prepared to put
her coddling system into practical
operation, and Prudence hunted W
her most captivating ribbons and laces
Ward Roylston heaved a sigh Of relief
anticipatingly of coveted peace and
rest as he reached the isolated town
Of Clyde.
"You do not look very well, Cousin
were the first encouraging words Of
Dorcas. "Our brother Ezra has JUS
received his medical diploma and h
will call to look you over"
"Why, l am not SICK" said Roylston
eve never know in a case lik'
YOURS" observed Dorcas In a dolorou'
tone. "They say the after effects ar
sometimes very severe. But you vii
have at hand faithful nurses"
Roylston made a wry face, unob
, served by his officious relatives, wheI
he sat down to his first meal. He wa
, hungry as an OK. but cream toast, thil
cruel and a single poached egg wer
| proffered him.
I Brother Is very strict as to tn
, alimentary regime" droned Dorca
I prudence be sure that Cousin Roy
4 ston's room is ventilated just right an
4 warming pan pressed between tn
sheets before he retires." And the
came Brother Ezra, a cadaverou
young man who gloomily kept his ey
! on Roylston as though he was analy;
Ing him with view to protracted med
cal treatment.
IT shall send over some medicine |
The herald., 1920-06-17

the professor with n peeved air. step
ping out of the water and shaking each
foot gingcrly. like a cat who had been
trying 10 steal the goldfish. "the road
seems wide enough for both of us,
without this untimely disturbance" and
ut that. the offender covered her face
with both hands. and her shoulders
heaved systematically. He eyed her
with some concern. (Truly Mary had
not Jumped at cOncluSions-thcy were
splendid eyeS)
Don't cry. child. accidents will hap
pen" he said more kindly; Jump up
and be more careful next time" but to
his surprise he discovered thar he had
helped not child hut an Enthusiastically
Young lady To her feet. He dropped
her hands rs if they had burned him.
and the little teacher turned tear-wet
face i'm his direction. How could he
know that only by biting her lips I'M
mercifully could she keep from burst
ing into laughter.
/ "PleaSe pardon me, Professor Mark
ham," she Quaverpd, "but you should
have been on the footpath and
turned the curve from the crossroads
too quickly"
"You have the advantage of me-" re-
turned the professor in his most stilted
tones. Though your face seems fa'
miliar. But do not let the matter dis
turb you further"
Then she flashed a radiant glance
upon him. "Why. I am your right
hand neighbor at Mrs. Brady's table
Mary MOrdaunt."
The professor unsuspectingly me
that IOOk-and the scales fell from hi
eyes. Was 1t possible that there were
objects as beautiful as stars which nj
this time he had been overlooking
He threw back his head and breathe'
deeply of air that seemed to set hi
pulses bounding with new life. Wha
sunset What night! What
GIRL Oh. Mary. you have certainl,
done your work well.
Several hours later the professo
entered his neglected study. and walk
ing TO the window viewed the midnigh
sky. but when he looked at the MIX
WAY he thought of a left-cheek din
ple that twinkled in and out, and eye
, that outshone whole galaxy Of star
In the privacy of her room tn
wicked little plotter g!ggled to hersel
"AlTs we'll that ends WELL" she quoted
though | really didn't reckon on tia
, brook. wonder what he would Sd
II he knew that I bumped him pu
pOSely."
The herald., 1920-06-17

TAXES less time than formerly
introduce new ideas in women's
80 q any kind. In the displays
underthings we find knicker-
,s..s hkely to supersede petit
sad petti-bockers-their rivals
eve with women. All three are
s nee. the time-honored silk pet
street wear. the newly popu-
~ stsrbcckers and that compro-
rSs stands between the two-the
sesksr-which is merely the
<s scker with nounces at the
9 simulate a pettIcoat.
- aekerbockers have arrived at
-. "a. =. Of popularity where their
- u z abbreviated to "knlckers,"
- sre shown with camisoles in
-. Am, crepe de chine and wash
~ axe the place Of the chemise.
=; - e0'ors they replace petticoats.
4 .. worn with camisoles make
~ =. p dispense with the che.
'estAer. This is point that
eseaidsrins By stout women.
The herald., 1920-06-17

Even though they are gathered about
the waist on an elastic band, the Sikh
are so light and soft that they are moi
bulky, and the same is true of batiste
A petticoat and a pair of knicker
bockers in dark colored satin. shown
in the picture above, are among the
practical things for street wear that
are interesting women just now. The
skirt fits smoothly about the hips and
Is bordered at the bottom with q
band of ribbon, which can hardly 81
called a flounce because its fullness 1,
so scant. 1t is wide enough to bt
comfortable. But 1t suffers little bJ
comparison with knickerbockers. There
Is no question of width in them. and
they do not fray out at the bottom Of
accumulate dust.
The herald., 1920-06-17
o..,n,s Floor an Advertisement.

The floor Of the ocean Is used Tor
advertising purposes in southern Call
fornia. The water Of the vicinity Is
traversed by glass-bottomed boats that
enable tourists to see the submarine
landscape.
The herald., 1920-06-17
National Council Of Women.

The National Council of Women
consists in the United States of thirty
one organizations, with approximate
" 100000 members.
The herald., 1920-06-17
Shoe Shine.

A most satisfactory way to dress
shoes is to rub them with a section %
an orange or a lemon and then to
polish with a dry cloth. 1t gives
brilliant luster to shoes not badly
worn and does not soil the clothing.
IT is often a convenience in freshen-
ing no shoes at the end of a journey.
for fruit is easily obtained.
The herald., 1920-06-17
How, About the Iisteners7

To hang on the organ; motto Tor
the average choral society: Lord
have mercy on US miserable singers"
Judge.
The herald., 1920-06-17
With Books Near Brooks.

Even lovers with sunny looks are
apt to select shady nooks.-Cartoons
Magazine.