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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-01
Can you Solve this case?
In Lions Clothing

TT WAS on Wednesday that c. Wal
L lack Jones rented the furnished house
on Bannock street and took up his res
idence there alone.
Mrs. Willis, next door, said that he
never opened the back blinds, even in
the daytime. Mrs. Briggs. across the
street, declared he went out seldom and
always looked up and down the street
like man who was afraid of something,
in spite of the combination of piercing
black eyes and aggressive blonde Van
Dyke beard, which made him resemble
lion-fercelike.
1t was on Sunday afternoon that
Mrs. Briggs saw him bring another man
home with him. This man was smooth
shaven, she thought, and was dressed
in rough clothing. palpably new. She
noticed it particularly because of the
contrast with Jones's well tailored ap-
pearance.
1t was just dusk the following We'd
nesday when she glanced out the win
dow and saw G. Wallack Jones come ou,
Of his house and walk jauntily down the
street. He didn't seem "afraid like
any more.
The next morning a clerk Of the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-01
WHAT'S WHAT
BY HELEN DECIE

There Is no slllier form Of talk than
telling dreams" These disturbances Of
tho brain during sleep are OF no possible
interest to any one but the dreamer, and
even he, IL he has sane and active
mind, rarely gives q second thought to
"the baseless fabric Of a vision It is
not surprising TO find half-witted or
wholly ignorant takers recounting their
dreams to any one who will listen, but
there are men and women sensible In
other respects. and with educational ad-
yantages which should. have taught them
to know better, who bore all their &C.
auaintances with this most egotistioal
2ooiishness. THE thing that Is not" does
not provide matter substantial enough to
discuss with men and women OF normal
The word Nothing" may be given a
Shaisespearean definitionL"A % tune
nothing class. among which dream-tell'
ing is not tho least vexatious to healthy
mind.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-01
Yesterdays Mystery Solution

HARVEY HUNT simply made a
L common sense analysis of the case
OF the Names Without Owners" The
problem was to find the method by which
bertha> Bernbein got the stolen silk to
her husband, and from where.
III Bertha Bernbein did only four
things, check her trunk, stop at hotels,
eat and travel, and was under constant
surveillance all the time, which one OF
these activities might constitute the
loophole through which she managed to
have the stolen silks forwarded to her
husband? Harrison had ascertained that
she communicated with nobody. BY a
process of elimination, therefore only
the trunk remained.
But one trunk would not be enough.
There must be more than one trunk.
But the fact that there we're many
trunks had to be concealed. How? OBJ
viously by having them all alike. 1t
would be an easy thing for the Bern
beins to keep their stolen silk stored in
trunks in baggage rooms all over the
country, and Bertha could exchange one
for another simply by substituting one
check for another at any railroad station
without being detected in spite of the
fact that her every movement was
"shadowed.
But how could the pair distinguish
one trunk from another among their
many duplicates? How does anybody
mark trunk to identify it? BY ini-
tials. Initials stand for names. Right
at this point a characteristic of all the
kilograms fitted right in and confirmed
Harvey Hunts speculation. Names were
mentioned in oil the messages. These
names stood for the trunks, and also
served the purpose of leading the detec
tives astray in a search for a band Of
girls who did not exist.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-01

In fact, when mere line counted for so
little and ingenuity Of adornment
counted for SO much. They have tried
everything apparently--even trimming
satin frock with the wrong side Of
its own mlaterial--this sort of canni-
balistic impulse of a costume to feed
upon itself. The above tailored cos
tune Of gray burracotta Ia notable for
trimming experiment consisting Of
bands Of woolen netting striped in colors
contrasting with the suit. 1t Is other
wise notable for the ample collar and
the skirt.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-01
Adventures With a Purse

IF YOU are looking for fancy stock
L ings, to give rs a Christmas present,
for instance land do not expect me to
talk of anything but Christmas. what
with the shops so full of people who
certainly look as il they were Christ
mas shopping early) then stop in soon
before they are all gone, and see the
ones I have in mind. They are of
heavy silk and have drop stitch like
narrow stripes running down them.
They come in black and blue. and we're
originally So per pair. but> have now
been repriced at S3.05.
For everyday use for yourself or the
family you may consider that you can
do with a less expensive towel. both
want to know that one shop has reduced
their huckuback towels from thirty five
cents to twenty cents, and they are
nice looking. Then there are q number
Of plain white Turkish towels. thirty
six inches long, should say, that have
been reduced from fifty cents to thirty
eight cents, and that is real bargain.
You will have to see about them at
once, however, for hardly think the
sale will last very long.
On n table in the aisle Of one Of the
ships are some two or three dozen pieces
Of satin Of various weaves. To me
they all look like, satin. but I should
not be surprised IL some were kind
Of charmeuse. while others have @
crepcy look. They all are of dark col
ors, blue, brown, black, and kind OF
steel color. But their quality Is par
ticularly good heavy and lustrous, ant
looking as If the price should be evei
so much higher than $2.05-a real bar
gain. The width, for the most of them
Is forty inches.
| For names OF shops address Woman's Pa r.
Editor or phone Walnut or Main 5000.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-01
TODAY'S MYSTERY STORY
by PHILIP FRANCIS NOwLAN

real estate agent called with key and
paperhanger. They found a murdered
man in the parlor. He had been stab
bed with a kitchen knife and Mrs.
Briggs identified him by his clothing as
the man who had gone into the house
with Jones on Sunday. -
"a clear case," said Detective Quig-
ley the following day, when with Har-
vey Hunt he revisited the scene of the
murder. Traced this guy by his cloth
ing. Walkers his name, from Scran-
ton. Jones ran away with his girl @
couple of years ago. Swore he'd kill
him. Picked up his trail recently.
Jones came here to hide. Walker found
him. Planned to kill him, but Jones
lured him here, strikes first and makes
a clean getaway. We're putting out
the dragnet for Jones'"
"You won't get him. said Harvey
Hunt quietly. His eyes we're fixed OIL
the carpet near where the body had
been found. He stopped and scooped n
few blonde hairs, about half inch
long, onto sheet of paper, and ex-
amined them intently, while Detective
Quigley stared in uncertainty and vague
suspicion. Hunt stopped again and
carefully scraped up bit Of white,
huhs thut lulO DO"-
der as he did so.
"Soap," he muttered.
"What do you mean, won't get
him?" queried Quigley belligerently.
Doesn't it strike you as funny"
Hunt countered, that these two men
came here Sunday afternoon and that
the murderer didn't leave until Wednes-
day night? Let's have n look at the
Kitchen"
In it they found plentiful supply of
food, and evidence that several meals
had been prepared and eaten there since
last it had been cleaned.
"Your explanation is probabl,
straight up to the point where the two
men entered the house." said Harvey
Hunt. but after that your theory
goes counter to the facts. The man you
want to hunt for is Walker. You'll
find the body in the morgue is that of
G. Wallack Jones'
Can you tell ho,o Harvey Hunt de-
duccd this!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-01

AS, for instance, when it
was demonstrated that
Z lbs. of Mazola fried
24H lbs. of potatoes,
whereas only lbs. "a OF.
Of potatoes were fried in
2 lbs. of lard.
It's a great satisfac-
!tion, too, for the refined
woman to use .Mazola.
For IL does nor smoke
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-01
How Much MoneyDoYou
Waste Each Month on
Old Fashioned Cooking
Methods?

This waste alone represents thousands and
thousands of dollars. Every household in the
land, where the old-fashioned way of cooking
is persisted in, has to share this huge loss.
The reason lard and cooking fats absorb the
odors and Aavors Of foods cooked in them-which
renders them unfit for any other cooking use-is
because they cannot be heated high enough to
prevent the absorption of these odors and IA
vors. They burn first.
Housewives who cook the modern way, with
Mazola, avoid this trouble. Mazola, the Great
American Salad and Cooking Oil, can be heated
to such high temperature without smoking,
that the food is instantly crusted over. Foods
cooked in Mazola never become soggy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-01

founding has not been made 10 Ca,
any difference in the designers treat.
meht Of It.
CoRtNNE LOWE. 4.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-01
One OF the Greatest Wastes i'm
Your Kitchen Eliminated
A Message About Cooking That Will
Interest the Modern Housewife


livery housewife
IL realizes that one of
the greatest wastes in
the kitchen is caused by
having to discard lard
and fat which has been
used to fry fish, onions,
or other foods which
give up their taste and
odor to ordinary fats or
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-01

The crepe de chine evening frock
Is frequently white, and not unfre-
quently II is trimmed with the black
not be overstressed that the black and
white evening dress is perhaps the
most fashionable of the hour, and the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-01

Can you tell hop Harvey Hunt de-
duccd this!
The ans,cer riH appear tomorrow.
Copyright. 1920. by Public Ledger Coz
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-01

Indeed. whatever else may be the
fashion in evening wear. goose.flesh Is
not. To learn the truth Of this, we
have only to look at one of Callot's
late creations, with its trained skirt
of black broadcloth and its bodice of
white lace continued into long. flowing
sleeves. And in looking ut this model
we locate another phase Of present
fashion. It IL that broadcloth Ia be-
ing employed for evening gowns. Black
broadcioth is particularly good, and
not only the white lace which we have
mentioned, but motifs Of white en-
broidery on the skirt place this cre-
alton Of Callots in the safely blacl,
and white column.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-01

up the kitchen, nor does it work hardship on
the neighbors
Costs You Less Than Halfhe
Price of Olive Oil
Thousands of families everywhere, who are
fond of salads, use Mazola in preference to even
the very finest Italian olive OIL 1t blends better
with the other salad ingredients than does, olive
oil, and makes Smoother" dressing, that will
keep for weeks without separating, even when
not kept in the ice box.
In fact, Mazola Mayonnaisc is rapidly becom-
ing the most favored dressing in many of the
finest hotels and clubs in America, as we'll as
on dining cars, lake boats and transatlantic
steamers.
Many hospitals, sanitarums and institutions
all over the country use Mazola as a cooking
and salad oil, because of the high endorsement
1t has from the most eminent health specialist,
and food experts in the country. ..
lfyou haven't yet used Mazola, get a can from
your grocer today. You'll never be without ;t
again. At all grocess in pint, quart, haIfeallon
and gallon cans.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-01
4 FASHION TALK

Whether you are young. or Just
think that you are, you will turn in
evitably to one of the lovely tulle or
chiffon dancing, frocks in which this
season is so rich. These come in all
sorts of ravishing tints. and frequently
tion of black chantllly or black taffeta.
For example, one OF the most charm
ing of dance frocks which have seen
lately had n plated skirt of sea foam
tulle, which was inclosed by leaf
shaped panels of black chantilly. The
bodice was Of the tulle, oser satin of
the same exquisite tint, and the low
waist line met the lace panels in a
girdle of silver flowers with cellophane
leaves
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-01
An Interesting Test That WI
Sape You Money

The favor is kept in food cooked with Mazola
and there are no odors. Try it for yourself
Take piece of fish, and fry it in Mazola. Then
strain off the oil. You can use this strained
Mazola even as shortening for cake or pie
crust. Not particle of the fish flavor will be in
either the cake or the pie.
And because so little Mazola is taken up in
the food in frying, there is another big saving
in using Mazola-especiay for the deep frying
of doughnuts, crullers and croquettes.
Recent experiments, conducted by experts in
domestic science, prove this fact concusivey.
A given amount of Mazola will fry more pota-
toes, doughnuts, fish, or any other food that is
deep-fried, than lard or ordinary compounds.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-01
F r E E

New Handsomely illustrated
Corn Products Cook Book, 81
pages OF practical recipes. Tells
You how to make French Toast,
Cakes, Pics, Pastries, Delicious
Candy. Write Corn Products
Rehnint Company, Box I6i,
New York City.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-01

For names Of shops address Woman's Page
Editor or phone Walnut or Main 5000.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-01

up the kitchen, nor does it work hardship on
rho pa;rLLa..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-10
tOday---a sale of coats
the surprise of the season in nooeHy fur trimmed and plainly modelled coats for
 Q.5O

FUR TRIMMED AT COL A R A ND CUFFS IN MANY INSTANCES, WITH NUTRIA, SEALINE, A U s T R AL A N OPOSSUM A IN D
 OTHERS.
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 No, sir; very seldom. l have been told by look is better than my word" was the enigmatic reply.
 When the witness declared he did not know the quotas of the various towns he visited, Senator Reed indicated he had no more questions.
 Senator Spencer then brought out the age of the system for collecting republi- can funds and Senator Pomerene took UT the examination. Mir. Owen greeted the new questioner as fellow Ohoan and told him MT. Kelly's scheme of doubline the Ohio quotas had not been followed in Kentucky. Indiana, Tennessee and West Virginia.
 Don't you think they rather bunkoed the people of our state by doubling their quotas?' smilingly inquired Senator Pomerene
 Ohio bunkoed the country by getting all the candidates for President" inter- posed Senator Kenyon.
 Which only shows when they want a good man they come to Ohio," rejoine1 Senator Pomerene.
 Thank you for the compliment" sup pIemented MT. Owen, and the resultant laughter brought the session to close.
 R. K. Thompson, a Cincinnati news paper man who is republican financial director for Illinois, and Carl D. Fritsche, executive secretary of the Michigan ways and means committee, testified at the night session MT Fritsche said the Michigan quota was s250,000 for the republican national com mittee and s100,OO0 for state purposes. In dividing the quota among the congress sional districts, the figures were boosted, he said, on the theory that it was nec- essary to ask for more than he expected to get He asked for $388, 400 to get S250, 900 for the national committee.
 Another case of expanded truth "
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BLAIR ADMITS COX QUOTA CHARGE WAS
 UNDERSTATEMENT
tContinued from Page one)


 in each of the 101 counties of the state, but had succeeded in getting only e2.
 There was one subscription of s2,T0 and thirteen of $1oO0 in Mrs. Bauer's list The 5000 was received last May from Mrs. John H. Gary, the witness said.
 At the start of the days session there was evidence that Charles Boeschen- stein of Edwardsvile H., democratic national committeeman for the state, had sent letters to postmasters asking voluntary contributions to his partys campaign fund. Five of these ad- dressed to the postmaster at Augusta, H., a rural town in Hancock county, were given to the committee by an emissary of the postmaster, who ex- plained that the official would be too busy to come in person until next week He also said the postmaster was pro- gressive, who had won appointment by a civil service examination after tho democratic incumbent resigned year ago.
 Mir Blair was on the stand the rest of the morning and at the start of the afternoon session. The Illinois and Ohio chairmen followed MT Kinney's testi- many being especially brief,
 SUBMITS QUOTA LIST
 Mir. Kelly turned in list showing the quotas pieUSeu anu pdNlitHtS lfoiIl Iie different counties of Ohio. He said that in some ten counties there were drives for additional funds to be used for coun- ty purposes and Senator Reed pointed out that in the case of Toledo and Cleveland these additional drives brought the to- tals to s1O0,000 and s4O00O0 respectively, the amounts named for those places in the Pfttsburg speech of Governor Cox
 Senator Penrose asked whether con- frfhutOrS would be reirn burSed If the Ohio total went beyond the figure set by the national committee. MT Kelly said his duties were confined to collecting and transmitting the money to the national treasurer and he did not know what that official did with it.
 Mir. Owens testimony brought first chuckles, then gales of laughter from the committee and audience. He began by Identifying himself as professional money digger and said he had been en- gagged in that work for twenty years ute for form 101, but would not acknowl- edge original knowledge of it. Finally. he told Senator Reed he might have made suggestions about every paragraph In the document but knew nothing about it in it's compiled state.
 He identified several paragraphs as "orthodox," but disclaimed knowledge of every one referring to city quotas, cam paigns and chairmen. He said he had attended meeting in Chicago at which the document was supposed to have been drawn up.
 MT. Owen said he had spent about five months in organization work in the five states he supervised, about half that time being spent in Ohio He was asked to describe his duties and said he visited county chairmen and state directors and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-10
FOURTH ALABAMA
 INF fANTRY NOTES

A local board composed of the company commanders and the battalion adjutant, with Major W. L. Baldwin as chairman. will pass on all applications for commits sfons in the future. In the past during tho trying times of reorganization the restrictions have been somewhat waived, but now that the various units are well in hand by their respective commanders, it will not be so easy to get commission in the National Guard. All nominations will first have to be approved. This, ac- cording to Major Baldwin, is move for the good of the service.
 Captain l. D. Davis of the Ensley com pany, now has his indoor range working and expects to develop some good shots during the winter months. Ensley off, cers state that they are weeding out the mem bership to point where their per- sonnel will be second to none. In this manner they rope to interest more men of mature age They are also planning some good social stunts, including dance and a boxing match.
 Captain James o. Moore will take ac- tive command of Company G this week. During his absence the company was commanded by Lieutenant John H. Sin gletary who was in command during the encampment at Mcclellan. Company c will be glad to hear from any of the other companies who think they have any boxing talent at 125 pounds.
 The officers are taking a very active interest in the schools and feel that when October rolls around they will be able to get by the examining board with a good margin of safety.
 If there are any ex-service men inter- ested in organizing artillery units. they should get in touch with Major Baldwin at once and secure data bearing on their contemplated organizations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-10

Jackson, Tenn, will give a stereopticon
 lecture and Dr. J. T. Phillips of Nash vile will give original readings and se- lections from Paul Lawrence Dunbar. Jubilee songs will be sung by a local negro quartet A special feature of the celebration will be rally for $10,000 for educational and missionary purposes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-10

Senator Pomerene remarked. MT. Fritsche said he asked for $200,000 in Wayne county, including the city of De- troit. Of this sum, s6s,53S had been raised up to last Saturday night In the entire state, including Wayne county, cash collected and unpaid pledges total s179, ,o8S.65
 The witness said the cost of campaign ing in Michigan was very high, and cited the expenses of a county meeting at Battle Creek. The opera house rental for one night was s75, he said, the band cost s100, decorations $50 and the speakers travelling expenses s1O0. On that basis, he pointed out, it would cost $25, 900 to hold one meeting in each coun- ty in the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-10

The sessions are educational and in structive and are being alrgely attended by the local colored people. There are morning, afternoon and night sessions, and the celebration will formally end Monday. The public is cordially invited to attend. A small admission fee will be charged, and the meeting at the Jef- ferson theatre promises to be of unusual interest to the colored people here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-10
NEGRO METHODISTS

The semi-centenntial celebration of the negro Methodist Episcopal Church Is now in session at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. The meeting is being presided over by Bishop c. H. Phillips of Nashville, Tenn, kho is nationally known as the pioneer bishop of the A. M. E. Church.
 Negro delegates and visitors are in at tendance from fourteen states, number ing about 300. Tonight a programme will be rendered at the Jefferson theatre, and four bishops will appear, viz: Bishops c. H. Phillips, N. c. Cleaves of St. Louis, Elias Cottrell of Holly Springs Miss, R. s. Williams of Augusta, Ga., and Isaac Lane of Jackson, Tenn.
 President J. L. Lane of Lane College,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-10
WOOL VELOUR FROSTGLOW
 WOOL DUVETYN YALAMA POLO CLOTH
 BOLIVIA
 CAMILLA CORD

The most talked of values in Birmingham today are the Loveman Joseph and Loeb tailored suits for 5o5o Now they will share their reputation with equally remarkable values in Autumn and Winter coats which offer the same extreme economy
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Become Slender and Stay So

Many. both sexes, report they have reduced exercises. Become erQuisitely slender and !smGtn O. Safe. pleasant method, endorsed N physicians: Legions of testimonials. SloO CGOAkANIEEo or money refund. Buy Koreis eSow fat friends this ADVERTISEMENT
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-10

There are women who well afford to pay two and three times 5o for their Autumn coats who will buy one of these coats when they the wonderful array of models the remarkably fine fabrics the wanted colors and the rich fur trimmings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-10

Do not attempt to speculate the kind of coats these without seeing them. Do not think of them as 5o 50 coats. They are not The illustrations are exact re- productions of few of the models Many more from which to choose tomorrow. All beautiful
 SECOND FLooR3
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MERELY LOOKED

looked over" the field
 Didn't you make suggestions tbem?" was one question.