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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-04

Paris, son of Priam, King Of Troy, and
he thought that he would be a king
anyway, and he didn't care for a Ii
brary, because he had never been to
Yale or any prep school, and couldn't
read a line. and he did want somebody
to darn his socks, so he picked Veus
Venus got the golden apples. and
soon after Paris got a wife that made
his name SO famous that the French
named their leading town for him.
VEINS came back and put Paris next
20 how to get the wife After hasty
consultation with her, he went to his
father and told him he was caught up
on nursing sheep, and wanted to see
something of the white lights. So his
father loaned him a private yacht and
aet him go to Sparta for a weekend.
Now, Helen of Sparta was the most
beautiful woman in. the world. Her
last name was Mrs. Menelaus, and her
husband, when he worked. was King
of Sparta.
King Menelaus liked Paris (most
men since his day have liked Paris),
and when he was called to Crete on
business he left Paris 1oafing around
to entertain his wife. Paris made
things SO entertaining for Helen that
when he decided to go home, she COPIED
all of Mene's coin and went with him.
When Menelaus got back and found
Helen and all his sponduiix gone, he
was mad SO was his brother Aga
memnon, and all the other Greek chief
tains, and banana magnates. nine-tenths
of whom had been suitors' of Helen's at
one time or the other. They vowed
vengeance, and modified for 10 years.
1t took that long to get up Spartan
expeditionary force to go over to Troy.
1t took longer tn train a. second llRu-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-04

If it hadn't been for Helen, Troy.
Ala, might have been named Chika-
saw-hooligan, or some other eupho-
NOUS Indian name. And Troy, n y.
might have been called Van Slitz, N.
Y. Both towns were named from the
one made famous and finally pushed
off the map by the fair Helen
The trouble all started up on Mount
Olympus, when Juno, Minerva and
Venus had a joint debate on the sub
ject, Resolved. That~I am the best
looking goddess south of broadway"
The winner of this debate was to get
a bunch of golden apples which, had
been sent addressed to 1.-THE Prettiest
Queen on Olympus"
Juno, being the wife of Jupiter, the
King God, thought she ought to have
it, because of her station in life, and
Minerva, being the Goddess of Wisdom,
thought she ought to have it because
she could multiply and subtract so
fast, and poor little Venus-well, she
didn't have such a lofty height in the
social scale. and the only figures she
knew were the perfect 36s, but she
knew If it was left to a man she
would be more than apt to get it.
So Venus smiled her long eyed smile
and suggested:
con Mount Ida there is a beautiful
shepherd boy tending COB of sheep.
Let's go ask him which of we three
Ia the fairest"
The gods were sorter scared to assert
themselves, SO they all agreed that
Venus suggestion was a very rare
idea, and from Olympus they watched
the three approach the shepherd boy
and bet on the outcome. with odds on
Venus.
Here, boy" said Juno, Aren't r the
best looking chicken of US three? Say
am, and I'll make you a king"
The boy blushed. e
EMO; am said the wise Miss Mi
nerva- Say I am and I'll give you a
Carnegie library"
"Say 1 am" winked Venus, land TIL
give you the most beautiful woman
outside of the Athens Follies chorus
for wife"
Now, the shepherd boy was really
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-04
Vivid Van,ps of History
VAMP
Helen o Troy-Who Vamped Here and Hereafter
Ky n NE

hin, in skirts ana tried to mass him off
as a sir1 Rut tba oxaunt;on hoard
caught him handling a dagger, and
| knew him TO be a man. SO he had to go.
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80 to,,t
- ~ 'iltssrpd ~, lrro;s1, e. ,,s
~ - ~ ~. iieu 90 !" st O.
! uee.oeu that aiter al ne was"
iooiies'
When they were all ready to go, gal
leys had engine trouble. or wind trouble,
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&c es,us iltei' -lphtseh.a, 70 apPeo9e w
- pe"i.toiiary Iou. NoDeuS ki'o"2 80
tnit speelis Eoo Ia 49,, 5onny
ii'n4sehie'' sul sie perlsheu III i'ia Aoiio'
Although 10 years had passed they
skipped lightly over the head OF faF
Helen. she was Just as much FaIlp as
ever Wnen the Greeks laiueo on l lr',
son. 40 they came on to"aru li ~
I,eien sal IN d ~alcn tomeii ootiSer an
frlarh' ana TOTO the sharP 7slootIns a.
chers Whlcn were tue oese As
Z p on
9oONs ~ ING
Ten years OF fast fighting passed py.
Iifne was the least OF worries IN trose
days Women must have stayed young
forever. Here was Helen, sne must nave
been 40 or 50, and they were iigntlhg
harder than prohibition candidate over
her still CHATS not pun, Helen was
no moonshiner)
Both sides lost a. good many men in
the 10 years. A few died of old age also,
Hector, the handsome brother of Paris,
was killed bv Achilles and Helen tipped
Paris off to Achilles family secrets, and
Paris shot him in the heel and he died
of hoof disease Penthesileia the Queen
OF the Amazons. led her Amazonian Lee
gion of Death into the field, and she, too,
was killed
Then p.r;s was killed and Helen
quickly married his brother Deiphobus.
hut she didn't lille "Phobus, as well as
che aid paris She suddenly grew tired
Of Trov and beins shut IN in one town.
she tipped off a gateman and was taken
to Menelaus, tent one evening.
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sio Mene, sno ooo1 ~ 1900, %
..yUb7, -, e. g. ,,ay,,,,a arou,n I'll ret
vou,ve naplected yonr def Well dearie.
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me " hase YOU o"rn, ne. FL
spohe Iiene.aas, pu' sno 80. 49,
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r1,yssas as h. g,a,,oa, 49, thro,,,,, ~
esrlv morninp iipbt IN tbe fading Shores
Of 1rov
\ When the Troians looked ont and saw
all tha Creek fleet gone thew All nourea
ont ar the civ walls and ran IN and
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horsa
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-04
SEEK SOLUTION OF
HOUSING PROBLEM

Charleston. w. Va. Jan. Housing
conditions in and around this city have
become so acute that q corporation.
with a capital of 100000. has been
formed by the chamber of commerce Of
Charleston, South Charleston and st
servatism of the old-fashioned women.
who, especially in the rural districts.
form a great part of the population
But the women who are fighting for
the betterment of their sex hope in
the end to succeed in conquering this
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-04

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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-04
HOW TO REDUCE
As PRICE OF EGG

Cleveland. Ohio. January adopt
six hens and avoid 81 eggs. is the adj
vice OF A. Il. Cooper Of Pittsbhrs,
president of the American Poultry as
ISOLATION. who attended the recent
poultry show here.
The reason eggs are selling at 81
a Dozen he said, 'is because this
country is 100. 900, 900 laying hens
short. The way to bring down the
price is for city folks 10 enter ths
chicken business in a modest way.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-04

wife, and found that dame in the act of
choosing his successor.
After about 50 or So more years, Meme
laus died, and poor little Helen was
driven away from home by her stepsons.
Gorgeously attired and no destination, she
started back to Troy, and landed by mis-
take at Rhodes. An awful error, be-
cause 1T Rhodes lived PoIyxo, whose hus,
band Helen hal yamped- Polyxo was one
never to forgive a slight, so she hung
Helen TO tree, and ever after the people
OF Rhodes worsnipped her as a tree god
dess.
However, death meant nothing to a de-
butant of SO or CO seasons such as Helen
She went right on into paradise, and
vamped Achilles and wouldn't pay the
slightest attention to. Menelaus who lived
right around the corner on Broadway and
Paradise ailey.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-04
PLANNING RESERVE
SUPPLY OF COAL


Pittsburg, January Mot to be caught
mapping if its coal supply is again cut off
by disturbances in the mining industry.
the United States Steel Corpora ton mas
under construction at Clarion, near here,
a huge concrete basin which, when COM
pletea, IS to hold 10000 tons of coal
Here will be stored a reserve supply for
the operation of the by-broduet coke
plant, but it was said that similar, though
not as large basins. were to be established
at some of The more important steel
mills and blast furnaces.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-04
FIRST GAS MASKS
MADE BY. WOMAN


Plttsburg, Jan. BIT is claimed that
the first gas mask based upon the use
Of charcoal for the absorption Of high
ly poisonous gases from the atmos-
phere. the principle which in actual
practice was so valuable to the armies
in the world war, was made by the
late Mrs. j. y. Garner. of Pitts5nrg,
This statement is made at the Mellon
institute of research here
Mrs. Garner, the wife of the director
OF research of an important natural
gas company here, became interested
/ IN the experiments her husband was
conducting in connection with the gases
winch at that time, early in 1915, had
( appeared on the battlefields of Europe.
When the principle was once establish
ed, the institute declared, Mrs Garner
designed and made a dozen gas masks
OF the canister type, and in June. 1915,
they were handed over. to the represent
tatives in America of the British gov
eminent. They sent to England and
, from this first design other gas masks
! We're made.
When the United States entered the
war full details of the experimental
work, and all apparatus that had been
employed were supplied to the govern
ment. Mrs. Garner, whose husband is
fellow of the Mellon institute of
research, died a year ago.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-04
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The Monte Vista journal., 1920-01-24
FOR TELEPHONE USERS ONLY

Isn't II strange how a few words
can make you feel different towards
what's happened?
Early this morning the telephone
bell rang, and answered II, and
told the party at the other end OF
the line that this was the Democrat
Office. And he said. "Aw. rats!
That's the wrong number!' And
hung up the receiver with a slam.
And 1t made me mad and kept me
mad-for about half an hour. till I
forgot about 1t.
And | think that II was about an
hour later that the phone rang again
and l answered it. and said again.
The Democrat office" And some
fellows voice came over the wire.
as pleasant as could be, and said,
Il beg your pardon. old man, l must
have asked Central for the wrong
number. Excuse me. please" And
he hung up. and l did. too.
And don't know who the guy
was. but If he reads this. and should
happen to want to borrow q dollar
or the use OF our still. I'll do my
st to accommodate him. But. on
the other hand. wouldn't trouble
TO holler at the first guy. even II ]
saw brick falling from the top of
building toward his head.-Du-
range Democrat
The Monte Vista journal., 1920-01-24

The people of the NJ. T.. church
are contemplating building a new
church and are starting in now 10
make plans for raising the money
One OF the things to be done right
away will be the sale OF tags on the
second day OF the Stock Show by the
ladies Of the Priscilla society of this
church. Every effort will be made by
the church people to get this building
fund started. and for such a worthy
cause we are sure that the public
will respond. 1t is very interesting
to know that the growth Of this
church in this community has made
1t necessary for them to have
larger house OF worship, and we are
sure that when completed It will be
a great credit to the city. The peo-
pie are very much In earnest in this
matter and II earnestness and enthu-
siasm count in this plan the church
will surely be built.
The Monte Vista journal., 1920-01-24

Charles Bishop left for Denver
Monday morning to attend the Tex
AGO OIL convention which meets
there this week and also to take In
the wonders OF the stock show. He
will return in a few days.
The Monte Vista journal., 1920-01-24

8. Bernstein Of Denver registered
at La Veta hotel last Sunday.
O. NJ. Long from Montrose, Colo
rado. was an arrival on Mondays
train.
The Monte Vista journal., 1920-01-24

MIR. and Mrs. J. d. Warren were
passengers to Pawnee City. Nebras-
ka. this week. Mrs. Warren WAS
called to Nebraska on account of her
Mothers death.
The Monte Vista journal., 1920-01-24

Mr.. Ttbbs OF the Smith -McCord-
Townsend Dry Goods company visit
cd our city last Thursday.
The Monte Vista journal., 1920-01-24

J. d. Mckee Of Denver was In our
city on business last Sunday.
The Monte Vista journal., 1920-01-24

Miss Madeline Holdeman. who
has been staying in Del Norte for
some time. came home last Sunday
and entered school again..
The Monte Vista journal., 1920-01-24

Bond 4 Jennings. one car of hogs
to Pueblo.
The Monte Vista journal., 1920-01-24

Mr.. Reed of he Firestone Rubber
company called on his trade here
last Thursday.
The Monte Vista journal., 1920-01-24

Mr.. Brown OF the Tootle-Camp
bel Dry Goods company Of Denver
came In on Thursdays train.
The Monte Vista journal., 1920-01-24

The family of J. L. Schall was pu
in quarantine Friday owing to on
Of the children having scarlet fever
The Monte Vista journal., 1920-01-24

About l3S Monte Vista people at
tended the sock show at Denver.
The Monte Vista journal., 1920-01-24

ALTHEA PLAYERS-You canno
afford to miss this-January 20.
The Monte Vista journal., 1920-01-24

Mr.. and Mrs. J. X. Williams went
TO Hooper last Thursday.
The Monte Vista journal., 1920-01-24

Frank Van Buskirk Of villa Grove
visited our city last Saturday.
The Monte Vista journal., 1920-01-24

J. W. Shan. three cars OF sheep /,
Kansas City.
The Monte Vista journal., 1920-01-24

l.. +. Cater was an arrival from
st. Louis last Tuesday.
The Monte Vista journal., 1920-01-24

Harry Cox. travelling man from ST
Louis. was In our city Tuesday.
The Monte Vista journal., 1920-01-24
National Retail Qohiers Bring News Of Higher Prices

all Of
be dMuud
H. aScaucm
The for ctprx
\
these Ia he ~
dnumber
-four housth eimtm
hmh tn cmadc
n cot$
will 1t will
demand yer ~rue"
From the cheaso Daily Nw.J..u $780,
The Monte Vista journal., 1920-01-24

ALTHEA PLAYERS-January -
Lecture Course number-Baptis
church.
The Monte Vista journal., 1920-01-24

d. II. Crabill and w. Il. McRoy
of the Traveller OIL company came
In on Tuesdays train.
The Monte Vista journal., 1920-01-24

John l. Palmer OF Saguaehe was .
business visitor last Monday.
The Monte Vista journal., 1920-01-24

ALTHEA PLAYERS ALTHEA
PLAYERS ALTHEA PLAYERS.
The Monte Vista journal., 1920-01-24

Save $40 to $40 on Suit or Overcoat
Read he following letter .eL Dry Cleaner.
Chicago Jan Is.
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-11
Can't Beat These BARGAINS!

WINDOW SHADES slightly imperfect good quality green oil
opaque 36inches wide by feet long, mounted good e1
quality roller. Regular $780, each ~. $3.50. ~A
30x40 EXTRA HEAVY BABY BLANKETS, slightly q
z4x76 GREY COTTON BLANKETS with blue or pink borders
regular price $449 Tuesday $1OO less pair.
EXTRA LARGE WOOL NAP BLANKETS size 74xso weighs
fully pounds plain grey and grey with fancy border Our
special price $749, Tuesday $1.00 less pair
1898 KARATOL 18NCH TRAVELLING BAG steel frame good
lock and handle good value at &c. Tuesday at $1oo less
80.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-11
Can't Beat These BARGAINS

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fancy borders and printed yards for
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plain colors yards -. ....... -
$l35 QUALITY FILET CURTAIN NETS, &
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Arizona republican., 1920-02-15

DETROIT. Feb 1.-The problem of efficient motor car operation on pres day fuels has been solved by the invention of an applicance know as the fuelizer, according to Colonel J. G. Vincent vice president of the Packard Motor Car company.
 Tt is an invention that may revo- lutionize the motor car industry by making even low grade fuels more eff ficient than the gasoline we are using today says Colonel Vincent. Also, it practically does away with carboniza- ton of the motor, which is an evil that engineers have been lightning for years
 The first announcement of the in vention was made at recent session of the Society of Automotive--E Engin- eers. of which Colonel Vincent is pres ident and is said to have been the sensat ation of the meeting. The fuelizer forms part of the carburetfon system of the engine. It's purpose is to SUD- ply heat to the charge, changing the mixture that comes from the carbu- rotor into a dry vapor, readily and fully explosive in the cylinders. Its action is automatically responsive to the needs of the engine. The appii- ance was developed by l.. M. WoolSon in the experimental laboratories- of the Packard Motor Car company.
 The invention clears the way for years ahead says Colonel Vincent "The fuel situation, due to the enor- nous expansion of the automobile in dustry, has become secious- The fuel izer not only assures efficient perform ance on present -dayfueis, but it gives insurance to motor car owners against difficulties which the future may bring. It has been recognized by en- gineers that the solution of the fuel problem was to be found in the proper carburetion of available fuels, rather than any radical change in engine de- sign Various devices have been used for breaking up the wet mixture as it passed from the carburetor to the cyl finders, but they have been only mode rately successful. The most common device has been the exhaust heated in take, which supplied the greatest heat to the charge at time when heat was least needed, and a minimum when the engine required the heat for efficient performance.
 "In developing the fuelizer MT. Woolson worked on the idea of apply ing heat automatically in just the de- gree needed. The appliance does it's work automatically without involving
Arizona republican., 1920-02-15
The Custom Body Craze

viceable class. If the chassis has seen some use do not attempt to have a new body mounted unless the chassis is put in first class mechanical condi-
 tion. It may seem that the cost of repairs, and replacements is a little too much, but you will find that It does rot pay in the end to put dress clothes on cripple that cannot go out to society functions.
 It is quite possible in the larger cities to purchase new inclosed body shells at very reasonable prices. It is god business to do this and results in just as good a body as a newly made one. The shell is the body minus trim ming (upholstery)- This sort of body may be upholstered to taste, and when repainted properly canot be distin- guished from a brand new one. One must be careful. however, in purchas- ing one that it is sure to fit the chassis.
 Sometimes the dealer in his anxiety to sell will say most anything, so the safest way is to make him sign a con- tract, just as he makes you sign His contract to you should stipulate that the body will fit to your satisfaction. that it will be the exact body you se- lect and will be painted with so many coats, etc Don't take things for granted; get everything in writing. This brings up the matter of getting what you really buy. In some of the larger cities there are body dealers who style themselves custom body builders When you go in you are shown various bodies in the course Of construction and you are very much impressed. with the goodness of the work. If you buy an aluminium body you must know that such a body is on your car when you receive it. It is of the utmost importance that you get a contract stating exactly who you are to receive for the money you pay Go into every detail of trimming, or fin ish, or the fit of the hood and cowl; whether you are to receive a new cowl and hood; have it stated in writing that your body is to be of new stock and not remade, if that is the sort you are buying A good plan also is to go to the body shop while your particular body is in the course of construction. When the delivery terms are men- toned indicate a maximum time to be allowed, as one month or six weeks. or If you are not in hurry, give the builder all the time be asks. Usually you will have to wait a week longer than he asks anyway. Do not figure on any appreciable value for the old body unless it is custom job also. The average stock body is usually sold for junk.
Arizona republican., 1920-02-15
AUTO CONQUERS GOb| DESERT IN
 THRILLING TRIP

The vast Gobi desert of Mongolia has been conquered by an automobile
 Dreary wastes that were old before the beginning of the Christian era whose shifting, whispering sands have toled off the countless hours of civili- zation.. have been uaverSed for the first time by means other than the swift Arabian horse of the mold-eyed plodding camel.
 George Moszkowski, former lieuten- ont in the Polish army. with five com panions, traversed $500 miles of desert in a twin-six Packard to prove the possibility of substituting the motor for beasts of burden to bring goods from Mongolia and Turkestan to world markets.
 Ii took two months and a half of driving along tortous caravan trails up dried river beds and skirting great mountains and table lands in tempera- lures varying from the scorching heat that caused evaporation of water in the radiator to biting cold that made it necessary to heat water before 1t could be used Deep sand and sharp stones wore out four sets of chains, yet one set of Goodyear cords carried the car over the entire trip without trouble and made the 12 spares excess baggage.
 were used but one was engulfed in the desert sand and was left silent monument to mans achievements. Camels carrying gasoline followed far to the rear and at times the car would be forced to wait three days until the ships of the desert" came up with supply of gas.
 In the heart of the desert the party was confronted by an apparently inn passible mountain range through which the Chinese guide and chauf- feurs knew no pass. Here supersti- ton that the desert spirits were warn ing that no further attempt should be made to penetrate the desert gained ascendancy over the Orientals. They refused to continue.
 Nomadic Chinese fled at sight of the ssdevil wagon and no information as to a pass could be obtained. Finally