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The Pulaskian., 1920-04-29
CHAPTER w.

I had twice trayersed the cross lane near MeGowan's Pass tavern waiting for Barbara Bradford Although it had been my intention to ride thither I was amazed to learn on applying at two of the stables near the park en- trance to hire a horse that the few they had there either were owned pri- vately or had been already engaged.
 There was nothing for me to do but to go to my rendezvous on foot. had almost despaired of Miss Bradford's coming when I spied her cantering slowly along the lane, followed at a decorous distance by a groom. She was looking right and left and when she saw me her face frightened but she rode few steps past me with no sign of recognition. I was wondering what to make of this new slight when she suddenly refined in and allowed the groom to come up with her.
 James" I heard her say to the groom, my head aches, and the rid ing is making it worse. Take the horses back to the stahle and I will walk the rest of the way home"
 'Yery well, Miss Bradford" he said, touching his cap, as he assisted her to alight.
 She waited until he had vanished and then hastened to the bench where I was seated. one I had purposely se- lected because 1t was half hidden by a turn in the road and the branches of a wide-spreading tree.
 She colored vividly as I rose to greet her with outstretched hand.
 "Oh MT. Nelson" she cried, T don't know what you will think of me, ask ing you to meet me here. I am in trouble. I must tell someone. don't know what to dol"
 "The only thing to do," I suggested, lis to begin at the beginning and tell me the whole story. I've sisters of my own. Just pretend you are one of my sisters and let me help you"
 She looked at me thoughtfully, studying me as if questioning wheth- CT or not 1 was to be trusted. and ap- parently deciding in the affirmative, told me an amazing story.
 Its all about my sister, Claire" she began "She's five years older than l. She's a lovely girl, but she's-that is, she used to be-impuls:ge, roman tic, and headstrong. She and my mother never got along well together, and she was sent away to boarding school. One winter, 1t was six years ago. mother WAS in Europe and only Dad and I were at home :"
 She sighed sadly. Evidently her words were bringing back to her mo- ments Of heartache.
 ITO make long story short, Clare ran away from the school and mar ried- married a French chauffeur em- ployed by a family in the neighbor- hood. She took me into her conf dence. a week later. and I--weu told dad. There was a terrible time about it all Dad found out that her hus- band was already married, had wife and child right here in this clty. He had the marriage annulled and man. aged to keep everything out of the pa pers. He threatened Claires husband with prison aud made him gc back to France. Dad was simply wonderful. No one knew anything about Claire's escapade except ourselves, the prin- cipai of the school. and the judge down In Nassau county, who ordered
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q AM IN TROUBLE"

Synopsis Circumstance having prevented Spalding Nelson, clerk, from joining the American forces going to France, he is in de- spondent mood when he receives an invitation to dinner from his great-uncle, Rufus Gaston. On the way to the house he meets. under peculiar circumstances, a young girl, apparently in trouble, to whom he has an opportunity to be of slight service. She lives in the same apartment building as Rufus GaS~ ton. and he accompanies her to the house. GaStOn and his wife are go- ing to Maine for a trip and want to leave Nelson in charge of the apartment. He accepts. Gaston and his wife tell their great-nephew of mysterious noises-"w whispers'- which they have heard i'll the house. On his way to the Gaston apartment the next Sunday Nelson again msets his accidental ac- quaintance Of a few days before. Barbara Bradford She urges him not to allow the fact of their be- ing acquainted to be known. At the apartment Nelson meets the superintendent, Wick, and instinc- lively dislikes him. In a wall safe he finds a necklace of magnificent pearls, worth small fortune. Meeting Barbara in the hallway she passes him without recognition. Dining in a restaurant he is con scious of the unpleasant scrutiny of a stranger. but a man whom he had seen before. Next day Nell son finds the pearls have disap peared from the wall safe. His first idea of informing the police Is not acted upon because of pe- culiar circumstances He has been discharged from his position with out adequate explanation or reason, and feels himself involved in some thing of a mystery. He decides to conduct an investigation himself.
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Barbara has heard the whispers, too.
eTo BE-coNTINUED.1
Compensation in Aa..

OVFIIHSHsaEFUH m Nds.
 It is true that Il poet wrote fam ous hymn, T Would Not Live Always ; yet people are interested in living as long as they can, as that Is one of the great laws of nature. Even advanced age, bringing dim sight. loss of hearing and general decline, is not without it's compensations, and Longfellow proved thar "age is opportunity DO less than youth.n
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-IIa. q NQHslF

Stock Collar a N0s' 2 The stock collar is such ls,I,,] that it's appearance with V Is classes 1t as a novelty. ss little wrinkles with 2 s'' la1 jabot as a finish
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not seem to have any connection with the other affairs that were troubling me, if was to remain in New York and become better acquainted with Barbara Bradford, as I fondly hoped, I meant to have nothing hanging over
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-16

From the Chicago Tribune.
 ~HARLES LATHROP PACK, presi- u dent of the American f'ores'rs f1s W sociation, finds comfort in the iao' that the next President of the 'n''e, st.tAs will be publisher. Ills app'o
 .. s,tuat;on is based upon the very nractical hope that Mir Haro'"s MT. cox's print paper troubles win -act their attention effectively to the ha tionai forestry problem
 o,,~ forest situation is one Of vltai liii-
 ...o. +o the nation. Despite the con servation policies of President nooses if has been seriously neglected III 'no nr,v.te commercial interests of fres'- s.,. .re necessary to develop practlcai .o,,,+,on then we agree with MT PacA .,.+ the country h to be congratuiateo upon the certainty of having a rres'oe'' with such interests.
 The task of obtaining wooo pu'p parer is important, but by no means '"e o,,v noint to be considered. Any oiie A. stons to glance around his home Will realize that. On the table are ooohs' marazines and newspapers. They repre- sent the paper pulp products m the hoie p,t inc table itself, the furniture, win- ao. frames. door castings, doors, floors .na freouentiy the house itself form more complete evidence of the importance oi the forestry problem to the individual.
 If the next President is moved to im-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-16
BUSINESS IMPROVES

that further wage and price advances are un:mely.
 Tt does Tot necessarily follow, however, that the very pessimistic prognostications are justified. It was a mistake when the war ended to think that an immediate re- adjustment upon a lower level of values would be effected; there was a great shortage of goods and a backed up de- mand for labor which promptly absorbed and war industries. Hence the quick re- Nival of business and the rise of wages and prices in 1919. That situation was as abnormal and as temporary n char acter as the industrial situation during the war. u is now showing nun erous 2rtat mistake now as in ne early months of 1919 to think that period of ge.tral and prob ,sed Gep,t." or is at hand. There sti.l IS q great s,:nc 3nt of work in arrears, and an imperative need for construction work and the produc-
 tor of goods to Sd isA th, wants O. our Ir Tle as we'll as of +hA rest .i lie world
 "As in the case of house-bulding this VI H. may be checked ly hr I as costs, but that only means that costs must come down, with the assurance that as they decline activity will revive
 There is a slackening in the demand for our products abroad and an increase in our own importations, both of which changes have an influence for fower prices in our markets.
 dergone but little change in the last two months. Interest rates have been about the same and the policy of restriction to essential uses has been consistently pur- sued. The condition of the federal serve banks has shown but little change"
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THE VANISHING FORESTS

prove and stabilize the wood pulp supply
 he will improve with it the source of sup
 ply of at least loo items essential to our
 normal daily life. They range from fur
 niture to spools. from farm wagons to
 carpet sweepers, from houses to lead pen cils. Provision for the maintenance of
 supply of such essentials is a task worthy of any President
 It is a task for the present as well as the future. The price of wooden build ing materials and furniture should be sufficient evidence of that. T'~ virgin forests of the United States have shrunk fl om S2a 00o0cO acres to one-sixth that amount Culled, burned and cutover
 al eas make the total forests nov little more than half our original forests. Of this forest land, S1,000,000 acres, equiva- lent to the combined forests of Germany, Denmark, Holland, Switzerland, France, Belgium, Spain and Portugal, has been so cut and burned as to be unproductive. We are growing less than one-fourth the
 amount of our annual consumption. We have wasted unbelievably. Such waste cannot continue indefinitely. AL
 ready we are paying for neglect of the | pr oblem. We will continue to pay for years to come. but we need not foolishly add to the bill. If the next Presidents personal interests led to an amortizatioa the nation can give thanks that such in-
 terests exist.
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From the Wall Street Journal.
 6N1HE monthly letter of the National
 City Bank asserts that the general
 S business situation during August has been developing in satisfactory manner. although this does not mean that present conditions are all that could be desired. The City Bank finds that 'the general trend is toward normal and per- manent conditions, and that existing dis orders are no greater than might De eH- pected in accomplishing the adjustments that are necessary. The crops are hne' which is a good foundation for domestic business and for international relations. The railroad situation has improved oe- cidedly during the past month, ana al though far from satisfactory gives prom ise of gradual betterment
 "There is a better feeling in banking circles as to the credit situation. although money will remain tight. The recession ol industrial activity which is under way is not severe enough to be alarming, put is incidental to finding lower level or prices. The abundant crops have accom- plished a general reduction of foodstuffs and the raw materials of clothing.
 '.The industrial field over the general trend of prices is downward and the pressure is slackening with an increase of unemployment. An abundance Of lapor was available for the hardest, and 1t IS -,habia that some of the labor which has been attracted from the farms during the last five years will now return and re- main. The period of acute scarcity ouiit for goods and for labor appears 10 De over and a competitive situation IS de- ve,on;ne It is we'll that there shall be general recognition of the fact that 'ns inward movement has run its course ana
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-16
HIS LABOR OF LOVE

From the Argonaut.
 A student had a barrel of ale de- posted in his room, contrary, of course, to rule and usage. He received a sum- mons to appear before the president.
 Sir, I am informed that you have a barrel of ale in your room." said the latter
 Yes sir"
 What explanation can you maker"
 Why, the fact is, sir. my phy ysician advises me to try little each day as tonic, and not wishing to go to the various places where the beverage is retailed I arranged to have a barrel in my room"
 "Indeed! And have you derived any benefit from the use of it?"
 "Oh, yes. sir. When the barrel was first taken to my room could scarcely lift it. Now I can carry it easily"
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noYs. GET THE MONEN'

From the New York World.
 We will restore representative gov ernment and replace distended executive nowers and extreme centraiizauon which nearly eight years of misnamed democracy has brought us. But, Boys Get the Money!
 We must build our economic hfe into new strength. and we must do so that our prosperity shall not be me prosperity of profiteers or of special privilege. But. Boys Get the Money!
 The big business of America IS the little businesses of America. Some pros poets should be asked for suoserip- ton ranging from s5.ooo up.
 We must always exact from ourselves ana our business high. honorable ana fair dealing by law, and by laws rigid enforcement when necessary. But, Boys. Get the Money
 There are no quotas. The Ohio fuota was only $4Oo,0 It was ss5o.ooo. It was s1.soo,ooo. It was nearly $1,5oo,- 900, but Kelly didn't expect to get it. Cincinnati business men have under written the quota. Step on it! Boys, Get the Money!
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peared Betole Did you never hear of Beethoven, the great composer ?" was asked. q never did," was the reply. The applicant was advised to continue his studies before trying to earn a living.
 It must not be inferred that this boy was fair sample. Certainly he must have learned in a public school that Beethoven was one of the immortals and how his name was spelled; but he bad forgotten. Commercial col leees where shorthand is a leading study, have efficient instructors. Those institutions that flourish in Bir- mincEam are among the best found anywhere, but they cannot pound cul- ture into every boy or girl and make it stick.
 luG SLuucuJ uluSJ uO SOInS IcdQlHS and thinking for himself. Especial ly is this true, so far as the record of daily news is concerned.
 IL is related that woman who had beer doing shorthand in a business office for ten years was being ex- amined for a new place that twas offered. The first questions the ex-, aminer asked was who is the demo- cratic candidate for President, and who is the republican? She did not know, and yet she is qualified voter.
 What this lady needs and others like her is the habit of reading a daily newspaper.
 Stenography has come to be most valuable profession. The worlds work could not be carried on without it.. But those young persons who think of taking it up as a career should strive to get fairly good education first.
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Income Taxes Paid by
 More than $500. .OOO

t1Ta HE bureau of internal revenue
 0 states that more than $500 ooo firms and individuals are paying in- come taxes this year. Of this nnm- Der, about s,ooo,oOo have already paid their taxes in full.
 According to the bureaus fiorrss 4'soo'ooo persons have incomes of $5,ooo or less and of these fewer In. ooo'ooo have failed to pay their taxes in full. of the 100000 firms and indiv;d, .1s whose income exceeds s5,ooo, appro,i- mately half have paid their ;ncor,o Q taxes in full. About 350,o0o cornor. tlons filed income tax returns h,,. only 65,o00 have paid in full
 Assuming that comparatively few persons have run the risk of trv;no to dodge their income taxes tbese 1lgures show that out of abopt 1o5 ooo'ooo people, the estimated popula- ton of the United States at present about one-twentieh have incomes ot So'ooo year or less and only 700 OoO firms or individuals have incomes ot more than $5,O00. The average income in America is considerably less than s5,0oO year. The bulk of the pop ulation does not pay any income tax at all.
 The concentration of wealth in the hands of few people Is clearly shown, yet prosperity is general throughout the country and compared
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-16
TaIladega Will Protect
 Its Cotton Crop
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RN ALLADEGA county cotton grow U CTS have organized an associa- tion. That, of itself, is forward step. They have agreed to hold their cotton for forty cents and to keep off the market, especially as affects the high grades, in September and October. That also sounds business-like.
 Better still is the plan adopted whereby a government licensed in- spector is to grade their cotton and stamp it according to the grade. This will assure the producer the price that his staple is worth.
 August statistics of cotton con- sumption are favorable to the pro- dncer. The mills used 519,ooo bales of cotton, which is almost to a bale the consumption of August, 1919. The preceding eleven months showed marked increase over the year before. The number of active spindles was two hundred thousand in excess of those of August, 1919.
 The total carry-over in mills and warehouses is less than four million bales. None of the physical data is against the producer. The future uuo- tations on the cotton exchange do not count. They are admittedly out of joint and without basis. Bearish influences are natural to the opening of every buying season The purchaser comes offering a small CT price than the product is worth so as to keep the seller from demandino more than 1t is worth. It is the law of trade. If the seller does not know hls business, he will sell at the buyers offer. If he does know his bus;ness he will hold until the buyer become, reasonable.
 It is certainly safe to market slowly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-16
MODERN JAG UNCERTAIN

From the Chicgao News.
 Illicit liquors certainly complicate the troubles of the police. In the old days a trained policeman could estimate with some degree of accuracy the probable effect of an ordinary whisky drunk, but when a man has filled himself with and lemon extract, there is no telling what will happen.
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TO OUR OFFICERS-PASSED ON By Margaret F.. Sangster. They are not dead--not really; they are Leading their columns. as>rhey led be-
 fore Leading their comrades up to Heavens
 door. They are not dead, not they!
 Why they are giving Strength, as they gave 1t on the battle
 line Courage to do the hardest task, and fine Manhood to meet the test They were our best They. and the ones they led into the
 fight! They were the ones who challenged
 terror's night, They were the men who won. at last,
 to rest They are not dead--not really; they are
 striving, Just as they did on earth. across the
 way; And we must show them that we arc reviving Visions of all they suffered-yesterday. We who are left must keep their spirit glowing. We who are left must keep their mem-
 ory clear. We who are left must feel that they are knowing We who are left must feel that they
 can hear!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-16
HOME BREWERY IN ACTION
nm the Los Angeles Times.

From the LOS AneeIes Iimes.
 There is so much home brewing in Milwaukee that the city street cleaning depaftmena has had to increase it's force in order to take care of the waste and mash dumped in the alleys back of the homes of the sty. Almost every house
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SuCHMLIEE

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
 A man spends a lifetime in an ear nest attempt Nto acquire knowledge. About the only thing he learns to . certainty is that if he wishes to be shaved on Saturday it is better to go to the barber shop in the forenoon. Everything else is disputed by some body.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-16
. MORNING PRAYER

Lord. if I mak make one sad heart s.v,x for just one mOment3 If ! may ..,sre one broken heart to lift In Joy to thee; if l may raise one flower which men have crushed beneath their feet and turn it's face 10 tne .unIicht of thy plying love-l ask ne more, AmcnS--M. s. H.
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ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
No VERsE sHoRrAGE

NO VERSE SHORTAGE And whats the news from Jingleland Where couplets grow on trees And one may see the sonnet bush, plant that's bound to please? Where lovely beds of triolets
 Are always in full bloom, And roundelays so bright and gay To dissipate the gloom? This message comes from Jingleland An airplane let it drop; All kinds of verse are doing well, There'1l be a bumper crop.
 NEAR-TRUTH
 You are late for dinner, as usual" said Mrs. Twobble, grossly.
 T believe I am, my dear" answered MT. Twobble, apologeticany.
 T dare say you've been standing in front of baseball bulletin board" No. indeed"
 "Ah! I thought you would try to deceive me. Mrs. wapples told me she saw you there."
 T wasn't in front of the bulletin board. The crowd was so large could not get in front of it. I was away around on one side"
 DOING AWAY WITH AUTOCRACY T noticed some crepe on the front door of your boarding house."
 Yes. our star boarder died yester- day"
 Who will succeed him?"
 We don't know yet. Ordinarily the landlady appoints successor, but we have a soviet boarding house. We are going to name the new star boarder bl secret ballot"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-16
Voting School

Women want to learn how to vote,'' said Mrs. John D. McNeel, and this fact is brought home to us by the great interest that is being manifested in our citizenship school which will be conducted by the League of Women Voters at the Tutwiler hotel for three days, beginning Monday. Especially are they interested in the voting dem onstration, M. E. Morris, election com missioner of the county. has kindly consented to help us and will furnish ballots and a ballot box. Every wom- an who attends the school will have an opportunity to mark and cast ballot just as she may do on November 2.
 Students may attend single lectures if they desire, but we hope they will come for the whole course The hours will be 10 to 12 o'clock and to 4 o'clock, with one big meeting Thurs day night which is free to the public''
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A GOOD SIGN

Did her father give you any encour- agement?'
 well, he asked me what thought of his new motor car"
 "Go after the girl. You have nothing to worry about
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THE .kAY O" SPECIALIST From the Montgomery Advertiser. If you suffer from insomnia, inter- view Dr. Jack Dempsey.