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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-19
SING POSTPONED

On account of a previous engage ment at the Lyric theatre it has been necessary to postpone the community sing programe for today.
 Music lovers will be interested in the dedication and opening recital on the new organ at the First Baptist church by Mir. Lyle Taylor, F. A. G. O. Assisting Mir. Taylor will be Gordon Erickson, baritone
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-19
WADE'S MOTION FOR
 NEW TRIAL DENIED

Motion for new tria lin the case of Charlie Wade. sentenced to 19 years in the penitentiary following his conviction fin the criminal division of the circuit court on a charge of mayhem, was over ruled yesterday afternoon by Judge William E. Fort.
 The motion was submitted on the grounds that the defendants constitu- tional right to a public trial was vio- lated by the court in excluding the pub lie from the courtroom during the taking of testimony of the witnesses.
 It was ruled by the court that the ac- tion was taken under the statute of Ala bama allowing the court to use it's dis erection in excluding the public from the courtroom in the trial of cases the nature of which tends to corrupt the public morals. Notice of appeal was immediate ly given.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-19
CENTENARY SET-UP
 MEETING TOMORROW

A centenary 'set-up meeting" will be held Monday afternoon at o'clock in the basement of the First Methodist church.
 Rev. Foster K.- Gamble, centenary secretary of the North Alabama con ference, has issued invitations 70 large number of ministers and lay leaders of north Alabama, who will be in attendance for the purpose Of plan hing the further work of the cen tenary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-19
CLOUDS AND SHOWERS
skies and occasional

Cloudy skies and occasional showers for today.
 This is the announcement mad last night by the weather observer, E. c. Horton, who also says the temperature will be several degrees warmer this morning.
 Overcoats and ear muffs will be out of style and raincoats and um- brellas will be very much in evil dence, for the weather man says the rain will not be continuous, but will probably just come often enough to keep the dust settled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-19
IWHITLEYS PLACED
 UNDER HEAVY BOND
 BY U. s. COMMISSIONER

John B. Whitley, farmer. and five of his sons, Allen, Will, Lutlier, Ollie and John G. Whitley, were bound over to the federal grand jury yesterday after as an officer. MT. Bethea has been on countless committees and has rendered valuable services in all the bodies he be- Tor gs to in assisting in the conferring of the degrees and in the business of run ming the lodge
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-19

in the course of events surrounding the death of the prohibition officer. s,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-17

These prices are for cash only.
Parcel Post orders must be accom-
panied by Cash and Extra for War
Tax and Postage.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-17
PUT CREAM IN NOSE
AND STOP CATARRH
Tells How To Open ClOgged Nos
triIs and End Head-COlds.

You feel fine in a few moments. Your
cold in head or catarrh Will be gone.
Your clogged nostrils will open. The air
passages of your head will clear and you
can breathe freely. No more dizziness,
headache no hawking. snuffling, mucous
discharges or dryness; no struggling for
breath at night.
Tell your druggist you want small
bottle Of Ely's Cream Balm. Apply a
little of this fragrant, antiseptic cream
i'm your uostrils, let it penetrate through
every air passage of the head; soOthe and
heal the swollen, inflamed mucous mem
brane. and relief comes instantly.
1t is just what every cold and catarrh
sufferer needs. Don't stay stuffed-up and
miserable.-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-17
PLANS Of WILSON
CABINET IN MARCH
Ten Members Will Return
to Private Life and
Occupations
BURLESON WILL
TRY AT POLITICS
Wants to Get Back Into Congress -
Palmer Also May Try Politics Later
Only Four of the II Members Have
Served Since 1913.

v-,cur%cro% Nov i Ton fo,,roo
" l9lll->C W NV H. GU iiE ul0
conspicuous in contemporary political his
tory will pass off the stage OF public life
when the cabinet of President Woodrow
,l-;Iso, zoos o,,+ Of ogioo an March /
W ',7''I EQ's o w., oi''SS 0i f W.. VA
next Most OF the members OF MT. IL
sons official family will pick up the
threads Of nrivate careers where they
dropped them TO enter tne puo,c service
To return to private lite will be an easy
matter for cambridge Colby, secretary of
stato who has baan in the cabinet onIv
S.o''e' " nv '''' ee'' ',, l'oII'e D1
since Mafch Oh TINS year "heh the Ircsi-
dent dismissed Robert Lansing to appoint
= successor whose mind would more viii
TnoI,. ~ a1ono ,y;4b nina >, Mr. Colbv
.'7
J ork city.
The transition from DlhIic tn nriv3te
life also viii he simnja for Edwin + Me-
edith sacretaT,- of 3orirI,l+nra who en-
tered the cabinet last FcbruarT. and. be-
cause Of his immediate success in con
durtinr the department was mentioned
nTior f. the hotdinG Of the San Francisco
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-17
WOMEN MAY BE STRONG.

and enjoy life whether in the home or
business worId-if they can keep at
bay those ailments peculiar to their
sex. If every women realized how
lydia f. Pinkham 5 Vegetable Com
pound, that simple remedy made from
roots and herbs, goes to the root of the
trouble and overcomes such symptoms
as backache, headaches, nervousness,
and irritability, they would be health
Ter. happier and stronger. If you suf-
fer from any form of female ills why
don t you try it? 1t will pay you to
do so-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-17
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL

f. H. Crane has bought. a seven-pas
senger Moon touring car of the Shea ag
ency.
Friendship circle will hold its next reg
ular meeting Friday afternoon, Noy. 10
Sewing will be done, and supper viii be
served at the usual hour.
Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ. Farrow of South
Peacham who celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary Saturday were mai
ried in Brattleboro by Rev. Mr. Mattison
November l3, 1870 and spent the following
winter in town. Mr.. Farrow, when not
quite IS. enlisted in the old Vermont bTi
gade, the Bird Vermont, serving until tn
end Of the war.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-17

has not mapped out his course afte
March f. Wilson owns and operates a
farm at Blossburg, Pa.
Of the twelve members of the cabinet
who will leave Washington next March,
only four, Wilson, Burleson, Daniels and
Houston, have served with President Will
son since 1913.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-17
Tell Your Friends

Who may be Pile sufferers that quick, safe
and lasting relief can be had only by re
moving the cause-cutting and salves
won't do. Hem-Roid, a harmless tablet
is guaranteed by The Brattleboro Drug
Co.-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-17

Miss Margaret Pilling of Bennington an
Raymond Griswold of Bellows Falls wer
married at Bennington yesterday. Mis-
Piling was for some time recreationa
director at the Y. w. c. A. hospitality
house at Burlington.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-17

Thanksgiving food sale in Centre Con-
gregational chapel Nov. %, 10 a. m. to +
p m. Pies, d0ughnuts, cookies, cakes,
canned fruit, jellies, homemade candy,
flowers. Tea served in Candle Glow tea
room during afternoon. Music.-Adv.
121-23- n %
The Washington herald., 1920-10-09
AN O. HENRY STORY
"Cabbages and King"

cretly paid to keep green the grave
of President Mirafiores by one who
never saw that unfortunate states
man in life or in death, and why
that one was wont to walk in the
twilight, casting from distance
locks of gentle sadness upon that
unhonored mound
Elsewhere than at Coralio one
learns of the inpetuous career of
Isabel GuiIbert. New Orleans gave
her birth and the mingled French
and Spanish creole nature that
Jinctured her life with such turbu-
lence and warmth. She had little
education, butka knowledge of men
and motives that seemed to have
come by instinct. Far beyond the
common woman was she endowed
with intrepid rashness, with a love
for the pursuit OF adventure to the
brink of danger, and with desire
for the pleasures of life. Her spir-
1t was one to chafe under any curb;
she was Eve after the fall, but be
fore the bitterness of IL was felt.
She wore life as rose in her bos-
ON.
OF the legion of men who had
been at her feet it was said that
but one was so fortunate as. to en-
gage her fancy. To President Mir
afiores. the brilliant but untable
ruler of Anchuria, she yielded the
key to her resolute heart. How,
then, do we find her (as the Cora
lians would have told yOu the wife
of Frank Goodwin, and happily liv-
ing a life of dull and dreamy mac
ton?
The underlying threads reach
far, stretching across the sea. Fol-
lowing them out it will be made
plain why shorty" O'Day, of the
Columbia Detective Agency, re-
signed his position. And, for a
, lighter pastime, it shall be a duty
and a pleasing sport to wander
, with AIomus beneath the trOpiC
stars where Melpomenc once stalk
ed austerc. Now to cause laughter
to echo from those lavish jungles
, and frowninE craEs where former
, ly rang the cries Of pirates vic
Tins; to lay aside pike and cutIass
and attack with quip and jollity;
Z to draw one saving litter of mirth
I from the rusty Casque of Romance
this were pleasant to do in the
shade of the lemoR-trecs on that
The Washington herald., 1920-10-09

D, G, WILL BALK
ON GAS RAISE
So Says W.. B. Westlake,
President of Citizens
Association.
6 PER CENT RATE FAIR
Federation Contends That
. Utilities Commission Acts
Without Authority.

y Washington people have reached
f-e point where they will refuse to
FAY more for gas.
This statement was made by
William 3. Wcst!akc. president or
the Federation Of Citizens Asso-
CITATIONS. last night. in regard to the
recent application Of the Washing
ton Gas Light Company for higher
rates after November L
'T TANK that the feeling of the
people j. that any further increase
in g. rates would be eNOrbitant,
YFestIak, said" There is no reason
why the Public Utilities Commission
should give a rate Of return of per
cent to the company. as asked for
= The federation contends that the
Commission has not the authority to
hx a rate Of retUTn."
wcstIakt characterized the COM
rany's action as showing il to have
- very graspinE disposition
Goal Gas Cheaper"
=. They want their profits at any
cost" he said "yhis is not the ZINE
10 think Of pronIS. The work OF
public service corporations should
be TO keep down the cost of living.
as far as they cam
The Public UtniCics Commission.
10 was explained lasz night by Wal
ter c. Allen. executive officer of the
commission. cannot JiN rate Of re-
turn on the fair values Of public
service corporations 1t orders
rates that woUlI bring a fair rate
OF return
SiN PEI Tent Return
All public utilities corporations in
Washington today are operating Un-
der rates cal aIrulatcd to give them
approximately 3 per cent return
This return aFwoys has been re-
gardcI as iair ny the commission.
William Mex Clayton will repre-
sent the Citizens Federation at the
hearing October IS.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-09

coast that is curved like lips set
for smiling. s,
For there are yet tales of the
Spanish Main, That segment of
continent washed by the tempestu-
Gus Caribbean, and presenting to
the sea a formidable bo.der of trop-
ical jungle topped by the over
weening Cordilleras. Is still begirt
times buccaneers and revolutionists
by mystery and romance. In past
reused the echoes of its cliffs, and
the condor wheeled perpetually
above where, in the green groves,
thew made food for him with their
matchlocks and 'tolcdos. Taken
and retaken by sea rovers, by ad-
verse powers and by suden upris-
ing of febellious factions, the his
toriC 800 miles of adventurous
coast has scarcely known for hun
dreds of years whom rightly to call
its master. Pizarro, Balboa. Sir
| Francis Drake. and Bolivar did
what they could to make it a part
of Christendom. Sir John Morgan,
. Lafitte and other eminent swash-
buckIers bombarded and pounded
it in the name of AbaddOn.
The game still goes on. The guns
of the rovers are silenCed: but the
/ tin-type man, the enlarged photo
Eraph brigand, the kOdaking tour
ist and the scouts of the gentle
brigade of fakirs have found it out
and carry on the work. The huCk
sters of Germany, France and Sic
lily now bag it's small change across
their counters. Gentlemen advcn-
turers thrOng the waiting-rOoms of
it's rulers with proposals for rail
ways and concessions.
The little opera bouffe nations
play at government and intrigue
until some day a big, silent gun
, boat glides into the Offing and
warns them not to break their
toys. And with these changes
comes also the small adventurer
with empty pockets to fill, light of
. heart, busy modern
fairy prince, bearing an alarm
clock with which. more surely than
by the sentimental kiss, to awaken
the beautiful tropics from their
centuries sleep. Generally he
wears shamrock, which he
| matches pridefully against the cX-
traVaEant palms: and it is nc who
has driven Melpomenc to the
The Washington herald., 1920-10-09
PLANS TO ASK SCHOOL
HELP FROM CONGRESS

Decision as to the best method
to secure Congressional action on
the overcrowdkd conditions in local
schools win be made at a meeting
of the school committee Of the
Washington Board of Trade within
the next ten days, probably october
is. II was announced yesterday.
Various plans for financing the
project will be presented TO the
committee. One calls for presenting
TO Congress a petition for a dump
appropriation OF the money needed,
One plan is to utilize the District
governments surplus fund. This
money, amounting to si,300,000, il
said to be deposited in the Treas
.ury. having accumulated since 1915,
The Washington herald., 1920-10-09
DISTRICT ROTARlANS
HEAR ]. ]. RANCE TALK

More than 100 Washington Ro-
tsrisns met az the clubs bi-monthiy
luncheon at the Willard Hotel yes
terday and heard J. J. Range. sales
agent Of the National Cash Register
Company. tell Of the growth and
conduct Of HE concerns business.
The National Cash Register Com
pany was organized thirty-seven
years ago for the purpose Of manu-
featuring machine which would
simply record cash sales. said Range.
Today they make machine Tor
every form % commercial enter
prise.
Another guest Of the Rotary Club
was the Rev. Thomas Sykes, of
London, England. The Rev, sykes
made a short talk on public welfare.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-09
WARN AGAINST FLAMES
ON CHICAGO FIRE DATE

In accordance with the proolama-
tion issued by President Wilson, set
ting aside October 3. the anniyer-
sary of the great Chicago FIRE. as
Fire Prevention Day, the District
will observe the occasion today.
Street cars, "go-go" traffic sema-
phores. mercantile establishments
and other conspicuous places will
be decorated with large red signs
urging the public to Clean up Rub
bish." Several pieces Of fire appa-
rstus Will go about the city bear
ing large FIRE prevention posters.
Exercises in the schools yesterday
included recitstioEs and lectures
by speakers furnished by the local
fire prevention committce.
George S. Watson, chief Of the
District fire department, also calls
upon Washingtonians to most
scrupulously comply with warnings.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-09
Lemon Profits Under Probe.

PrOhteerirE IN lemons by retailers
IS being investigated by Assistant
Attorney General Wea r.herIy. II was
announced Yesterday. because OF
charges that customers are paving
from 100 to zoo pei. cent profit This
is said to b. particularly marked
in Eastern and Middle Western
States
The Washington herald., 1920-10-09
MANS BODY MANGLED
UNDER FREIGHT TRAIN

% HaErrstown. Nd. Oct. 2-Leo NJ
Neikirk, - y-ars Old. Of BoOnsbOro.
was injured fatally when run over
BY a freight train at North Branch
yesterday.
Neikirk died A few hours later
his body was nangIed and one leg
severed
The Washington herald., 1920-10-09
M'HENRY TO DIE
DECEMBER II
First White Man to Be
Hanged Here in 8
Years.

When John McHenry. ls-year-old
murderer of Wallace Mulcare, au-
tomobile accessory dealer. and De-
tective Sergt. James L. Armstrong,
pays the penalty of his crime on
the gallows at the District Jail
December II. he will be the first
white man TO be hanged In Wash
ington in eight years.
The last white man to be hanged
in the District Jail yard was Sam
ucl William Rauen. Rauen was
convicted of numbering his wife
Ozala, and his brother, John. and
was executed on April 1, 1912.
One colored woman. two solored
men and one Chlnaman are now in
the District deathhouse. and al
will be hanged before McHenry.
Josephine Berry is sentenced to die
on October Is, Frank Bowman OF
October %, Charles Price on No
vember s, and Ziang Sun Wan on
December |. Wan was convicted
of killing Ben Sen WI at the Chi
nese Educational Mission House
on Kalorama road. early in Janu'
airy, 1919.
The date of McHenry's execution
December II. was pronounced ycs-
terday by Justice Could in the Dis
trfct Supreme Court.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-09

wings, and set Comedy to dancing
before the footlights of the South
ern Cross.
So there is little tale to tell of
many things. Perhaps to the pro-
miscuous ear of the Walrus IL shall
come with most avail; for in it
there are indeed shoes and ships
and sealinS-wax and cabbage
palms and presidents instead OF
kings.
Add to these a little love and
contemplating, and scatter every
where throughout the maze a trail
of tropical dollars-dollars warmed
no more by the torrid sun than by
the hot palms of the scouts of For
tunc-and. after all, here seems to
be Life, itself. with talk enough to
weary the most garrulous of Wal
TUscs,
The Washington herald., 1920-10-09
Boys Two-pants Suits, S2l.75

BOYS Ar-WooI Two-pant
Suits. Of fancy cashmere and
tweed. in dark patterns. Norfolk
belted coats and two pairs OF FUN
lined and tapped knivkCrbocker
pants: coats single or double
breasted. Lined with all-woOl
mohair; sizes : to j. wears.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-09
Bows STATS Overcoats, SlS.75

Boys Long Overcoats. double
breasted and belted models. with
convertible collars; form fitting
garments Of smooth heavy fab
RIGS skeleton Semi-lined. In
brown. olive. gray and two
toned effects. Sizes II 70 Is yrs.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-09
Bows Suits, S14.75

Bows Al-Wool oxford Gray
Cashmere Norfolk Relted Coat
Suits. with an extra pair Of
PANTS: extra heavy winter weight
fabrics: both pairs of pants full
lined and tapped: for school or
dress wear. Sizes to Is years.
GoIdenberg's-Tbi Floor.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-09

Note.-This is the only novel
written by o. Henry. Its ingenuity
Of plot and perfection of style and
manner show that o. Henry was as
much a master of the longer form
OF literature as OF the short story
though his affection for the shorter
narrative kept him at that form
with this single exception.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-09
Bows $1,000 Mackinaws, So. so

BOYS Dark Plaid Wool Mix
ed NaCkinsws. with notch con-
vcrtible collar; double breasted
wide belt models. sizes to IS
years.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-09

HE was Eve after the fall.
Obut before the bitterness of
it was felt.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-09
Bows 0vercoats, S7.7S

Roys' Gray and Blue Chin
chilla Overcoats. juvenile button
to the neck; full length belted
models; good quality inner lin
ingS: sizes 8 to S years.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-09
Juvenile 0vercoats, SI4.7S

Juvenile Overcoats. of kcrSey
plain ColCrS and fancy mixtures
in dark ColorinCS. Extra heavy
winter weight, hutton-to-the.
neck style. polo belted and full
length; warm inner Innings,
sizes 81. to 9 years.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-09

The claims we make for our Boys
Clothing Department are always sufficient
to interest mothers and fathers who want
their boys well dressed at moderate cost
We have brought together great stocks Of
well made. splendidly tailored clothing OF
durable materials, and they are offered
today at lowest possible price levels.
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FOR sALE-APARTMENTs.

OPPORTUNITY FOR AN IN
weston in Washington real estate-Apartment
house; fireproof building: in excellent location;
close to Mt. Pleasant car line; every apartment
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SAYS PERU PLANS
SS 6tsV s1uSV
TO WAR ON CHILE
Senator Yanez Declares Hos
tile Nation Expects
u. S. Aid.

SANTIAGO. Chile. October 26.-Chi,e
uesires peace and tranquility on the
south American continent and. has
earnestly tried to obtain a friendly go
iu'ion OF her questions with Peru and
hohvia- Senator Eliodoro Yanez. one OF
me nations leading statesmen. told the
the dispute between Chile and Psru
over Iacna and africa and Bolivia's as
phauons Tor an outlet to the sea has
peen widely debated by the public and
IN, IN .ne press here since the military re-
political party. said TO be hostile to
nue.. assumed power. Speaking of the
said: e~
ITO push her policy Of hostility and
has entered into a great program of
ornaments and believes she can count
on the support Of the United States and
the league Of nations.
Chile on several occasions has tried
10 reach an agreement for holding the
plebiscite. and, with the exception Of
tne onratified agreement of 1912, Peru
always has resisted an UNDERSTANDING
proposing clauses or expressing exigen-
c Gs 3. unacceptable or Oppressive to
Referring to the Bolivian question.
Senator Yanez said:
:. The relations between Chile and b.
ifvia are regulated by the treaty of 1904.
under which the latter ceded definitely
TO Chile the province of Antofagasta.
lost by Bolivia in the Pacific war. I'm
I'll recently cordial relations had been
maintalned between the two countries.
In July military revolution broke out
in La Paz: President Gutierrez Guerra
was deposed and banished and a junto
de gobernio was organized. This new
order raised as a slogan the non -recog-
nition OF the treaty of 1904 and the
reclamation Of the territories which by
this pact were recognized as Chile's.
They were annexed forty years ago and
great CT Iean population il in them.
Chile IS manifested more than once
her PURPOSE Of adopting an economic
policy in agreement with Bolivia to
meet that country's desire for a port.
Peru's resistance to the plebiscite and
her support of Bolivian aspirations have
hindered or retarded this agreement and
the Bolivian revolt has made it impos-
sible for the moment"
The provinces Of Tacna and africa are
governed by Chile as territories under
the direction OF the foreign department.
with no representation in parliament.
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LEGAL NOTICES.
j. NJ. VALE, Attorney.

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
John A. Crowley late Of 100 Va ave sw,
Washington, d. G., deceased.--Notice is hereby
given that letters Parliamentary upon the above
estate have been granted to the undersigned.
All persons Indebted to said estate are request
ed to make immediate payment, and those hay-
ing claims demands against the same to
make them known at once to JAMES CROW
LEY, Administrator. Union City. Pa. J. NJ.
VALE. Attorney. IA and Is Southern bldg,
Washington, ID. C. oc26. 80 no3s
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THOs. J. OWEN & SON. AUcTIONEERs.