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The Washington herald., 1920-05-09
SOCIETY BUDS
TO TAG GIyERS,

SOCIETY BUDS
TO TAG GIVERS.
The tag day, this year for Proyi-
uehce hospital carries special in
terest as 1t is for two widely d.
vergent objects. Primarily. /, is
Tor the children's charity wards but
the wards devoted to conyalescent
discharged soldiers are also to ben
eft in the undertaking. Both the
children and those of larger growth
the veterans Of the big scrap
are hghting against disease and de-
formity and it is hard to imagine
which class is nearer and dearer to
a generous. gladly-giving public.
MRS. Charles p. Neil, chairman Of
the committee, has selected Assem-
sion Day, Thursday, May 18th, as
the most beneficent time for a gem
eral tag-tying and she will be as
sisted by the Junior Auxiliary OF
providence Hospital. Many of the
seasons debutantes are members of
the junior auxiliary and when a
bud accosts you it is all over but
the giving! AS her team Captains
Mrs. Neil has the following women:
MRS. Hannis Taylor, Mrs. c.. c. Mar
. bury, Mrs. Robert Holden. Mrs
John Foote, Mrs; Matthew F. TiEhe,
Mrs Mrs Galderon. rs. J. W. Bayne:
Mrs. Percival Nidsdale, Miss An
gela Ewing. Mrs. James F. Bar
bour. Mrs. George Hamilton, Mrs.
Byron Adams. Mrs. Thomas F. NAL
Ian. Mrs. Mills, Mrs. Blaine, Mrs
{. w. Aughinbaugh, Miss Florence
Roach. Mrs. Clifford Lewis, Miss
| Rose Shea, Mrs. f. M. Parker, Miss
Teresa Fitzgerald. Mrs. Costigan,
Miss May Hesler, Miss Hotze, Miss
Sarah Maher, Mrs. p. J. Drury. and
Miss May Boland. Tag Day" will
be given in place of the charity
baseball benefit game which for so
many seasons was played by teams
from the Metropolitan and Chevy
Chase clubs for the benefit of Prov
idence Hospital.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-09
WAR DEPARTMENT
BRANCH HOLDS DANCE,

What proved to be one of the
most enjoyable "get-together'.
dances. of the War Department Of
the season was held at the Sunset
Studios, 1407 Massachusetts, avenue,
by the personnel of the allotment
section of the office of the director
OF finance, Wednesday night. The
delightful informality of the affair
was enhanced by the award OF
prizes in a number" dance. zach
fifth couple receiving a souvenir OF
the occasion. Among those present
were Major and Mrs. r. jerks, Ma
jor NJ. Jones, Capt. A. E. Ebbs. Mr..
and Mrs. F. J. o'Hara, Mr.. and Mrs
l. o. Thayer. Mrs. Rose w. Wright,
Mrs. Myrtle. Childs. the Misses
Elizabeth ; F. Patterson, Blanche
BLAZER, Marie Davidson, Eliza
beth Downey, Mae Meigher,
Grace I Bauer. Florence Hurley,
Anna McDearmann, Mildred Frost,
Beatrice Latimer, Ruth Loveless,
Mary Conroy. Elsie Mayer, Louise
Bjorgo, and Messrs. Walter Shields
Beattie, William c. Lukens, Will
liam C. Fenwick, L. W. Richardson,
Leo w. Dunn, Norbert J. Tatro,
Kenneth Harrison, Herbert ]. Hon
ecker, Charles ]. Shaw, Edward F.
Schrage, Fred Knowles, Joseph
Benjamin and Edward Montgomery.
HOSPITAL FUNDS
AIDED BY BENEFIT
Mrs. Douglas Putnam Birnie,
chairman, Mrs. Truman Nicholson,
Mrs. Frazier Head. Mrs. weeden,
and several other ladies who form
the Board of Lady Managers of the
George Washington University Hos
Hospital, announce that, the .benefir
performance of Aida" given by the
San Carlo Grand Opera Company.
Tuesday, May 4th, through the
courtesy of Mr.. Fortune Gallo. i'm
presario, and Mr.. Taylor, manager
Of the Belasco Theater, netted them
close to $1,000, and that while This
amount Is a substantial help, thew
announce another benefit. to he
given probably at the Knicker-
booker Theater. -.
During the war the Americar
people overlooked the necessity Tor
sustaining their own charitable in.
stitutions, and they suffered great.
ly thereby. In the final year of the
war the George Washington Hos
pital deteriorated both in eouip.
ment and building; and as a final
blow, the influenza epidemic laid
low some 20 nurses. and the super
intendent Of the George washing.
ton University Hospital died durins
that time. Fifty per cent of ths
nurses were Ill during this period,
and the superintendent died. Vet
not one Of the nurses deserted her
The Washington herald., 1920-05-09

and Employees. A discount of
=. 20%
From our regular marked prices will
prevail on our entire stock of
$1,000,000 worth of High
Class Merchandise
For sixty years w. B. Moses & Sons
have at all times tried and succeeded in
giving the public of Washington and
vicinity the best possible values for the
money expended The confidence that
the people have in the firm is based on a
solid foundation of sterling honesty in
business policy.
This offer is sincere effort on our part
to help lower the high prices prevailing
now. Your share is the 20 per cent re-
duction from regular prices. Our En-
.ployes share in an extra bonus for the
week.
Bear in mind, this is not sale in which
selected articles have been reduced, but an
offer of 2Oper cent reduction on our
One Million Dollars worth of high-class
merchandise.
We ask your cooperation to the extent
of paying cash for as much as possible and
carrying small packages.
Goods purchased during this week
are subject to the following condi-
: tions:
First---No CO.. DIS.
Second---No goods returnable.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-09

duties or resigned under the stress
Of overwork.
While, as stated above, the op-
portunity was given the ladies to
raise this $1,000 through the cour-
tesy of Mr.. Gallo. it is yet necessary
to solicit aid from the general pub
lie in the very near future, and II
Is hoped that generous response
will be made at that time.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-09

Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey will
be given public reception at the
WOmen's City Club on the occasion
Of her seventieth birthday, Thurs
day, May 13, from to 10 p. m. The
reception is being given by the
Women's City Club, the College
Women's Club. students and alum
nj Of the Washington College of
The Washington herald., 1920-05-09
Profit Sharing Week
Effective Monday, May 10th

and continuing throughout, the week we
will hold our Annual Profit-Sharing
Event. This is the one week set apart in
the year for the sole benefit of our Patrons
and Employees. A discount of
The Washington herald., 1920-05-09

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-25
--------=-------=------ s----------------------- LUKE M'LUkE SAYS

Any school boy can tell you that peo- who know the answers ask the most
 questions.
 A man who has new suit of clothes
 and a shabby overcoat never finds it cold enough to button the overcoat. Every time wife finds railroad timetable in her husbands pocket she has visions of him running away with
 snippy chicken or painted blonde. The farmers are getting so wise that some of these days We expect to hear
 of come-on man from the city being bunkoed in rural community. If the Fl. C. of L. doesn't soon slump.
 mother will be sending Johnny to the store for eight carats of beef and four carats of butter.
 Scientists have discovered that pap rica will take the place of booze in quenching the desire for liquor, Huh, the bootleggers discovered that long ago.
 A boy hasn't any use for knife that isn't sharp enough to cut bis fingers at least once day.
 Patience may be virtue in other people But it is necessity in a wife. Many a man who has taken a chance would be glad of a chance to put it back. | And it is only natural that chicSen- hearted husband should be hem pecked husband. Why is it that a baby won't cry it. self asleep until it has cried everybody else awake?
 Almost any susband will stop wash ing the dishes for his wife long enough to tell you how to run this ding blatted country of ours. Copyright 1s20.l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-25

the railroads, boot and shoe manufac- turers and automobile factories in the north and east have discharged thou sands of workers.
 Figures from the south and west, however, are more encouraging. There is still a shortage of farm laborers in some of the southern and western states.
 There was ample warning of re- trenchment in all lines of industry. The workman who was shiftless and lazy, ready to strike at a moments notice and arrogant in his demands for more pay, has been the first to be taken off the pay roll. The honest employe who gave full value for his services has been retained wherever possible.
 Much needless suffering this winter could have been prevented if people who spent their money foolishly under the impression that "good times" would last forever, had saved some thing to tide them over period of idleness. The newspapers and eco- homie experts preached thrift inces- sanity, but like most good advice, it was not needed by many of those whom it was intended to reach. The most encouraging factor in the industrial situation is the assurance that the reaction is only temporary. It is the inevitable result of read justment to peace conditions and will not last long.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-25
LOST SET OF TEETH

From the Mobile Register.
 Percolations from Marion may De read as indicating what ideas the President elect has absorbed from the many prominent men he has called into consultation The senator is reported as favoring an international court to administer a revised code of interna- tional law; a new qualification of in ternational law, and conference or nations a sort of international forum to talk over matters affecting the na- tions The Marion Dispatch itself writes of the conference as on "a loose basis It can be gathered from this that the court iself. called upon to ad- minister international law = some thing that does not really exist and cannot exist unless there is a League of Nations to back it up-will hardly be more than caricature, as was The Hague tribunal. Whats become of the teeth Senator Harding promised to put into it?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-25
Christmas of 1920
 a Satisfying One

NHRISTMAS EVE, 1920, was a " beautiful sunshiny day, with a crisp atmosphere imparting cheer It aptly mirrored what Providence has given Birmingham and her people this year.
 No other city has better cause to rejoice and feel grateful. To the credit of Birmingham be it said there is no place where more generous Christmas spirit prevails.
 They were not quite as prodigal this year as during the last two in their holiday expenditures, yet the mass of the people had saved money and the volume of retail trade kept pace with that of the phenomenal rec ord of 1919. The buying has been more thoughtful; what has been pur- chased will last longer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-25
A MONUMENT TO MIR. WILSON

break of the great war, and ADania oe- came no-man's land.
 The remnants of the Serbian army fled through Albania after the conquest of Serbia by the Germans, Burgarians and Austrians The Italian contingent un-
 der sarrail, Guillemot and Francnec d'Esperey operated mostly on Albanian territory. No one recognized an AL banian government, for there was no government to recognize.
 l But at the close of the war strong Albanian nationalist spirit suddenly De- came manifest. The Albanian intellect
 uals began propagandizing. and the Al banian trbesmen began fighting. First against Italy and then against Jugo- slavia. with occasional attention to the Cracks of Northern Epirus, the Albanians
 made appreciable progress. EyentuaAy the Italians, who were endeavoring to make good their claim to much hlnteriahd tbehind Avlona, were decisively beaten Tn battle, and the government at Rome as suning that the Italian people were m no rood for waging war of any consid-
 
 derea the withdrawal of the Italian forces and now claims possession only ol Avlona Later the Jugo-Slavs were beaten 1 in an engagement in northern Aipania' and they, too, withdrew, not because
 of their inability to crush the Aloanians' but because of their unwiHingness 70 make the effort. Greece still holds North err Epirus. but there is absolutely no question as to the ethnic right or the Greeks to annex this small territory. So it is that Albania, by force or ar g,ment and by force of arms, has con vinced the nations of the world Of her right to exist as separate entity
 Neither Italy nor Jugo-Slavia nor Greece, neither France nor Great Britain, offers opposition to Albania's full mempersnip in the League of Nations.
 Somewhere in Albania a monument ts Woodrow Wilson ought to be erected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-25
Good Showing Made by
 Jefferson County Schools

0NHE annual report of Dr. N. R.
 ll Baker, county superintendent of education, shows gratifying increase in the educational facilities of Jeffer- son county during the present year.
 A good idea of the progress made in improving the school system of the county may be gained from a study of the building programme for the past three years. In the three year period it is estimated that nearly $1 100000 has been spent on rural education.
 There are about 20 schools in each of the II districts into which Jeffer- son county is divided. The number of high schools has increased from one to twelve. Supervising principals are employed to travel about the county and study the schools under their charge. Teachers are required to meet tests which guarantee efficiency in their work and the location of schools is such that no child in lief ferson county is remote from school building. Where pupils live more than two and a half miles distant trans portation is furnished in most cases. A total of 590 teachers are employed.
 The population of Jefferson county exceeds that of every other county in Alabama, but it is safe to assume that if a majority of the counties in the state were as alert in matters of edu- cation, in proportion to their popula- tion, as Jefferson is, illiteracy would soon be wiped out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-25
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Two Outlets for
 Birmingham Steel

17T1HE unified tonnage of the Steel
 l Corporation at the beginning of the month was around 800,000 tons less than it was on November 1. If that were all the. story, it might look bad for the steel trade. But it is far from being the whole.
 Compared with one year ago the thrilled tonnage on December l shows an increase of 1,S93,000 tons, or the difference between the present un- filled tonnage of 9,021 ,000 and that of 7,128,000 at the same time in 1919
 In fact, the thrilled tonnage of the Steel Corporation is in excess of that of the same date during the past four years. It is 900000 tons in ex- cess of that on the same date in 1918 and 100000 tons in excess of that of the same date in 1917.
 Birmingham mills have the entire south and southwest for domestic dis tribution and they are best situated of all the mills of the corporation for the export business. Several years ago, when the steel rail trade was down to something like zero in this country, the Ensley mills ran on or ders for 100000 tons for South America.
 If there is any steel business to be had at all, the Birmingham district is in a position to obtain its full share.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-25

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 61HE Versailles treaty took no ac-
 count of Albania Italy and Jugo-
 S Slavia looked on the country as a proper field for expansion and exploita- tion. Greece took Northern Epirus with out so much as a by-your-leave.
 Now Albania is a full-fledged member of the League of Nations. The rehabili- tation of this extremely doubtful state is one of the miracles of European recon struction.
 Trnouestionably President Wilson is largely responsible for Albania's good fortune. Nearly year ago Italy ana Jugo-Slavia were on the point of coming to an agreement. Each nation made small concessions, and each, in turn. took conn persation from Albania. The arrange ment was highly satisfactory to Lloyd George and Millerand, and it seemed that the troublesome Adriatic problem was solved at last.
 At this iuneture President Wilson sent one of his most peremptory messages. He declared that the Italo-Jugoslav settle- ment must be an agreement affecting only Italy and Jugo-Slavia, and that compen- Hsation at the expense of Albania could not he sanctioned by the United States. He accompanied this exposition with direct threat that the proposed Adriatic agreement would mean complete with drawal of the United States from the discussion Thus the settlement was pre- vented, and Albania was permitted to en- joy nominal independence.
 Erected as a state because of Austria jealousy of Serbia, the Albanians made a dreadful mess of self-government prior to the European war. William Wied, the German princeling chosen as King never extended his authority beyond the suburbs of Durazzo F'eudal chaos prevailed throughout most of the land. Essad Pasha set up an alleged government of his own. King William fled at the out
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-25
Nnfnn Attnck

"One of the many amusing featu- -es of prohibition happened to come to my |attention when l was recently put on national guard duty in certain eentral Alabama county" tells Louis Radlitf.
 "Our first Sunday night there, just at dark, pistol shots began to occur so frequently that I decided that perhaps there was some kind of a fight or at tack of the strikers on so found the sheriff and asked him what was the matter. Oh, thews just whisky sig nals,' the sheriff calmly informed me"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-25

From the New York Herald.
 6T0HOSE uneasy gentlemen whose problem is to see in what direc- ~ tion the wind of public taste will turn are wondering what will come after the revue as vehicle of light enter tainment. They are wondering, more over, when the change will come. There are indications that the mood of theatre goers in this matter may soon alter.
 There have been vague omens Of re- bellion.
 The revue, to follow the French word. which may be right. since it was from Paris that this formless and varied en- tertainment came, has been overwhelm- rgly popular as a style of theatrfcai or fering, comprising comedy, music and dancing, ever since the war began. It flourished during this period In Lon don so great was it's popularity that the old ia shioned music hall programme had to be abandoned in favor of some sort of makeshift revue including the attrac- tions that would in the past have made up the vaudeville bill. Over here we were more self-contained But comic opera of the older form. musical farce and burlesque-they surrendered to the
 revue. It may fairly be said to have
 dominated our lighter stage for the past five years.
 Now tho managers fear that it's great est vogue has passed. "The Folies. i" ha first effort to adapt the revue to our stage, and for long time there were no {! rivals to this unique entertainment. But rivals have of late been numerous. As regards these later limitations a certain satety on the part of the public has already been detected by the managers. So they are preparing for shift of | taste. l No form of entertainment is as pop
 ular with our public as the musical play. Even if the number of revues made it l impossible for the managers always to find enough gifted dancers, singers and funny men. there would still be de-
 mand for the same kind of diversion. i What style of words and music will 1 then enjoy public favor? Will there be a return to the school of operetta which
 had it's origin on the banks of the Danube and has survived longer than any rival? ] Will, there be an effort to revive the glories of opera bouffe, so long popular Tn l this country when there were talented composers to export their work? Perhaps | the vogue of English musical comedy /, will be renewed.
 ! There will be no imitators of Offen- 1 bach or of Gilbert and Sullivan. These
 are the great figures that stand alone in ithe history of the musical theatre. Sucn giants never return. But there is an- other kind of novelty soon to be heard
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-25
| # * Warrior Equipment Nears Completion

X LTHOUGH it will always be cap &A able of further development, the Warrior river schedule, marking the governments initial effort to make of this stream a serviceable common carrier, will be completed within the next two months.
 One of the new towboats is in serv- ice and the other two are making their trial trips this week. The first of the four self-propellers is on the river, the second has been launched and is to make her trial trip next week. That vessel will be headed south by Janu- ary l. The other two vessels, it is announced, will come from the ways within 60 days. This will complete the new craft schedule.
 The 100 steel containers being built in Birmingham will be delivered in January. With the new craft and equipment the Warrior will become a real common carrier of general mer- chandise as well as raw material freight.
 It is up to the shippers of Ala bama to make good on what the gov ernment has done. The more they patronize the river the sooner river traffic will secure the through freight differentiaIs needed to supplement those already existing from Birming- ham to New Orleans, and the sooner will justification be found for addi- .tional locks opening up virgin terri tory for exploitation.
 The Warrior is in the hands of it's people, superb asset to be made greater and greater if they do their part.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-25
Prize Beef

T have been in the butcher end of the cattle game for more than score of years,' says Ed Haley, but 2ever
 in all my life have I seen any slaugh- tered beeyes create as much excitement downtown as did the grand champion and several other prize winners which II helped unload at the Washington market on Friday.
 "The people followed me into the market, as I assisted in carrying the great sides, almost blocking the doors. II do not blame them, as they were worth seeing, as was the remainder of the two cars which were distributed to
 the Christmas trade by the Birming- ham Packing company"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-25
WHEN THE LEAGUE DEBATES

From the New York World.
 Enemies of the League of Nations are gloatng, it's more pessimistic friends less openly shake their heads, over the fact that the recent session of the as semhly in Geneva was enlivened by dis tremely bitter and which in some cases remain undecided
 When such friendly or unfriendly critics will show us real parliament such debates and dissensions we may begin to take more stock in their pre- dictions of disaster. After the record of the Sixty-sixth Congress of the United States five weekA for an inter- national body to discuss world affairs does not seem overlong. AS for dssen- sion between assembly and council on the division of powers, perhaps no conn plaints of the usurping Senate or of an unwieldy and unbusinesslike House were ever heard toward the eastern end of Pennsylvania avenue in Washington.
 The leading statesmen of Europe would not have spent five weeks away from home to quarrel about things of no consequence in tribunal without prospect of survival or hope os useful ness. The very fact that thcy did stay and fight out their wordy battles to the end proves that 1t was worth their while to do so. The only conspicuous nation where public action is now or dered without debate is Russia. In happier lands some gathering for free interchange of representative opinions is universal and no bad plan upon which to build an international house of de- bate. To give every nation voice in world affairs-that is what parliament man is for. No matter how acrimoni- ous. the debates at Geneva were a sign of health and yigor