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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-01

cock, Miss Dorothy Rowell, Miss Helen | Anderson, Miss Gertrude Melvin, Miss Alma Seymour, Miss Florence Lee, Miss Caroline Young, Miss Mary Bruce Moore, Miss Annette Minton, Miss Tyler Wilby, | Miss Eliza beth Clay Mrs, O. M. Hen
 dricks, Mrs Louis Hart of Gadsden, Mrs. Charlie Burns, Mrs. Joseph Bibb, Mrs. T. H. Miller Mrs Ted Donovan, Mrs. Tom Grimes.
 Mrs John A. Davison joined the
 bridge guests for refreshments.
 | Women are to have 8 big share in | the near east relief drive, which opens here on Monday, and Selma is to have ! great advantage over the other cities of the state in that Mrs. J. F. Hooper 1 woman's chairman for Alabama, will lend her splendid encouragement and l aid in the local campaign. The quota i for Dallas county women is the plac- | ing of 25 orphans. The quota for Dallas 1 county men is the raising of 5000
 Mrs. Eugene Hendricks is the county l chairman, and she is getting her com mittees in readiness for the opening of 1 the campaign Monday, when a down. town booth will be opened at Swift's l drug store under the direction of Mrs. i Lloyd Towns, and house to house canvass will be instituted under the ] leadership of Mrs. V. E. Atkins, ward chairman, who did such efficient work in the council of defense work of the past three years. Ward chairmen have been appointed by Mrs. Atkins and Q splendid system has been developed which will make it possible to visit ev cry home in Selma in a remarkably short time. All contributions will be credited to whatever organization the contributor wishes to give through
 The campaign opens with one-half of the quota of 25 orphans already pro- vided for, and the heads of the work here are confident that the quota will be oversubscribed The agencies sub scribing to the support of one or more orphans are: The East End Club, the Philathea class of Church Street church. Missionary Society No. of the Methodist church. Selma Study Club, Ossian Club, United Daughters of the Confederacy. intermediate department of the Presbyterian church and the l Woman's Auxiliary of St. Paurs church. Other persons interested in the near east committee of women are: Mrs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-01
SOCIETY IN SELMA
py ocTAvIA sTuRDIvANT WYNN

Selma, January SI-(Special )-Num- emred among the most potent forces working for the cultural benefit of the men. women and children of Selma is the Carnegia library, which for sixteen years past has grown steadily and surely into a vital factor in the life of the city, and serves as a center from which many real influences radiats.
 The week past proved just how much the library and it's efficient librarian, Miss Bettie Keith, mean to the city, when a success canvass, conducted by women from the five literary clubs and gen. eral committee made canvass or the city in an effort to raise S675 to buy new books. Hearty responses came from every side and the book fund was raised. which will add 900 volumes to the library
 The Carnegie library shelves hold 5000 volumes, carefully selected and covering a wide classification. Yearly from l50 to 200 of these books have to be taken off tn sheves, worn out from usage, and it has always been the aim of the book committee to replace these and at the same tune add new books constantly. This is only possible through the gener- ositv of those enjoying the benefits of the library, as the s1,250 received from the city of Selma is only sufficient TOT the running expenses of the building and salaries and leaves no surplus for buying
 
 During the year past 25.oo) books were issued by the library and the average monthly records show that l,500 books are taken from the library by adults and chtl- dren The reference department is also a valuable section to clubwomen, stu dents and school children, and daily the reading rooms are filled with persons seeking information on many subjects, while the extension work, developed by Miss Keith with the cooperation ot the school teachers, is of great value
 Several extra tables were included by Mrs Will Hinson Wednesday when she entertained the Wednesday Afternoon Bridge Club at the home of Mrs, w. M Tinson on. Lapsley street. Narcissi and red carnations were combined in a pretty floral scheme through the handsome rooms
 The prizes contested for were box of stationery and a bottle of toilet water and at the conclusion of the games elao- crate refreshments were served.
 Those present were: Miss Lorene Pea
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-01

have been living in Hazen. where Mir smith had large farming interests
 Many out-of-town persons will attend
 the first attraction of the Selma Music Study Clubs series of artists concerts,
 which will be given Friday evening. Feb
 ruary 13, at the Y. M. C. A. auditorium, when May Peterson, soprano of the Met ropolitan Opera Company, will appear here. Season tickets have been sold for the three concerts which comprise the series. and single tickets will also be sold for this concert, which is being looked forward to with much pleasure by music lovers.
 Miss Sallie Morris if Montgomery. one of the editors of the woman's page of the Montgomery Advertiser, is the attractive guest of Mrs. w. NJ Hinson at her home on Lapsley street.
 Mir. and Mrs. B. NJ Strong left Wednes- day for Atlanta for short stay. Mrs. B. Fancher of Monteyallo IS the guest of her sister Mrs. M $. Fan cher. on Broad street.
 Mrs T. A. Creagh of Suggsville spent Wednesday in Selma en route to Demop-
 oils. where she will visit relatives MT. and Mrs Henry Kranz or Free port. L. l.. are the guests Of Mrs. Mary Eakens at her home on Alabama avenue
 MT. and Mrs Kranz are spending some
 time in the south and will go later to Florida and New Orleans Ihef 4, ship with the Eakens family started many months ago when young Aubrey Fakens. who lost his life overseas, was their guest before embarking. Miss clara
 Eakens visited the Kranz family on her visit east last summer. so that the frlena- ship is surrounded with more than usual sentimental interest
 Mrs Claude Wood arrived ednes- day from Atlanta, called here py lhe illness of her brother, MT Maufy Howard of Autaugaville. MT. HoWaru , ,underwent an operation at a local hos Mir. and Mrs. Robert Lee and children have returned from visit to relatives in Carowville.
 Mir. and Mrs. Herbert Smith have taken possession of the Partridge home in est Frd and are being cordially welcomeo pital, from which he is rallying satis- factori1y.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-01
Mary c. Francis. in The Review.

After long and arduous struggle, last ing over 70 years, millions of women are now voting. What of these newly en- franchised citizens? What is the largest i opportunity at hand? What is the great- est and most immediate service they can render?
 Viewed in the light of reaction from the political campaign just ended, it would seen that they are lined up in two great partisan camps scarcely to be dis tingushed from the men. The two great political parties. with their already ex- isting powerful partisan machinery, eag- erly reached out and gathered in every possible woman in sight, and unless wom- CT had done that impossible and unde- sired thing organize their own political party-such alignment was inevitable The alignment, however, definitely dis poses of the fear sometimes expressed by men that the woman vote en bloc might constitute a menace if controlled by sinister clements And, fortunately, with the winning of the vote there also
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-01

 Judson Johnson, the young son Of Mir. and Mrs Claughton Johnson. en- tertained recently with picture show party at the Academy of Music, Tn honor of his tenth birthday. Later the entire party were taken to Swift's for refreshments.
 Those enjoying the afternoon were Francis Crisman, Algy Tomlin, Thomas Neville, Irby Perrin, Mary Scott Clancy, Syd Wilkinson, Ed Wittiker, Edgar Stewart Bettie Brislin, Nell Shearin Brislin Mary Francis Cook, Ann Pet .tus, Harry Holroyd Harry Creagh, Sarah Holmes, Gwendolyn Bell Nelson Long, Melvin Craig Marjorie Moss, Elizabeth Calhoun, John Lambert, Jack Buzzard, LeGrande Illebash, Harry Hooper, Frank Cothran, Win Howard Summerville, Annie Reeves Dunklin, Leila Green, Doris McKibbon.
 daughter of MT. and Mrs. Hooper D. the week past, at her home on Lapsley street, inviting a number of little friends to enjoy the gala event.
 Pink carnations and evergreens deco rated the dining room where the birth day table was spread. Centering the table was the birthday cake. surround ed by pink. carnations and surmounted by six pink candles. Pink bon-bons and ices were served, The small guests were: Norma and Benjamin Rogers, Willie Jane and Sarah Catherine Frost Roy B1alock, Mary Plant Hamlin, Green Suttle, Cecil Cothran, Sarah Kayser, Alma Hale, Miriam McCulley, Elizabeth Morrison,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-01

Geraldine Barron Elizabeth Craig, Bruce Craig, Albert Craig, Anne Cole man, Cola Barr Jackson, Helen and Margaret McKinnon, Dorothy Day Julia Craig Miller. Dorothy Wicker, Frances Townes. Evelyn and Leo Maas, Evelyn Johnson
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-01

MT. and Mrs. John R. Wilson and bFother, Walter Wilson. of Lakeland, Fla. have returned to their home after spending some time here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-01
BUNIONS!
Pains Stop Instantly Hump Vanishes
TRYIT MY RISK

New, marvellous way to treat bunions. stops
 pain instantly-banishes the ugly hump and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-01

disappeared from the situation that par ticular type of suffragist who was wont to tap some unprotected male on his coat button and say warningly; "Ah, but we shall change all that when we have the vote!'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-01

Mrs. T. Bloch has returned from New York and other points in the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-01

achy' sNNi1' burning condition, You can wear a smaller shoe with comfort Test it at my risk. First trial convinces.
 No clumsy appara- tus, no rubber mould or protector, no un- comfortable leather
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-01

Mrs. Graham. Mrs Frank Davidson Mrs. James Clay, Mrs. W. C. Agee, Mrs. Hugh Mallory. Mrs Walter Dun can, Mrs. O. NJ. Hendricks
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-01

Mrs. H. E. Hendricks, who will re- spond to the address of welcome at the missionary conference to be held In Pensacola February 10, and Mrs, E. H. Hobbs who will represent the Young Peoples Missionary Society, will be the two delegates going to the confer ence from Church Street Methodist Church of this city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-01

Mrs. Chanler Cox Yongs left Saturday for her home in Pensacola, after spend ing the month here with her sister, Mrs. Edward Graham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-01

or felt pad no plaster mussy salve or liquid.
 PEDODYNE, for Bum
 You will say it is won l-amazing, so quick, so does it act. Don't waste
 and money on useless ods. Don't suffer. Try )DYNE. at my risk. } today before you do fer thing. Just say. T DIVINE" Address KAY 'ept. CLOG, 55S South icago. Illinois.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-01
S45 SUIT s

Suits replete with interest and charm, consist ing of broadcloths, velours, poplins and ele gant serges. The styles are midwinter's smartest, in such variety that every woman is sure to find one to her liking. They'll all be sold tomorrow, too.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-01

Mir and Mrs Starke Hunter Kendall have returned from their wedding trip through Florida and are at home at Berlin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-01

If you need or can use dress now or later on, buy one tomorrow by all means.
 The materials are charmeuse satin, silk, pop lins and taffetas and georgettes combinations, in all sizes and colors, elaborately trimmed with beads, embroidery and many with lace fronts. The majority of these dresses are right for early spring.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-22
Where Shirts Grow on Trees.

London Answers. In these days
of high prices it makes one envy the
natives of New Granada, who are pro-
yided with ready-made shirts free of
all charge THE Song of the Shirt"
is not applicable in Oronoko, which Is
situated on the Cerra Drida slope,
New Granada, for it is there that the
natives wear natures ready-made
shirts No stitches are needed In
these shirts, and as they grow they
are carefully watched until they have
have become large enough to be
utilized for clothing purposes. The
marina tree is the wonderful shirt
producing palm, it being species of
tropical palm, having a thin, fibrous,
red bark When an Indian wants a
shirt, all he has to do is to cut off a
piece of one of these palms. about
Is inches or Whereabouts in diameter.
He next removes the bark. taking par
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-22
TODAY'S BIT OF VERSE
THE OLD MARKET BASKET.

sEow clear ny mind the prices once ruling
When boy and could eat al my MI,
When famshed. from Inuch-aatso schoo4ins
II And sat down dinner with Harry and Bill
"a great plate msat-dUck turkey II season
Com tUruips, asparagus, peaches galore,
WITH three four pieS-there was no earthly reason
TO stop except sto1aEhs that would aoa hold more
All came from the basket the brown wicker basket,
The old market basket that father orce bore
iEygs then t-ifle-each fresh as daisy,
3 No hated cold storage was KNOWN by the way,
And every then would thought we're cTa2!
4 To ask for butter" folks DO today.
Twelve pound OF good pork Or OF scTszsses
a little bit higher for chops al the store,
Twas kept the village by Marvin and Chapp4e,
Z And no one delivered things then at the door
They in baske the brown wicker basket that
father bore
How oft Il the present when worried and harTied
think with sigh OF those days N delight
And picture the basket that father then carried
And brought home filed TO the b-im every night
How fresh its contents, as fragrant as honey,
h The prices, all told, made q laughsole score
How eagerly, gladly I'd PUNK down my money
For three their al that time, even four,
If fresh the basket, the brown wicker basket
I. The old wicker basket that father once bore
n New YORK Sun
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-22
PATCHING Out His Salary.

New York Correspondence Of St
Louis Democrat: There is q
New York representative of west.
ern concern who was visited by his
employer recently. Before leaving
the employer beamed upon his rep
resentative, rubbed his hands and an
nounced that shortly substantial in
crease in salary would be made.
Perhaps SIS week." he added.
Don't do it, said the employee.
1T wouldn't do any good and would
only make me mad. Do you think
for a moment that / have been living
on your pitiful salary?" Then he
got out his checkbooks and showed
that he had spent in actual living
$4,000 more than he was paid by his
visitor He had bought house be-
fore the war and took advantage of
the real estate boom to clean up $780,
000 Otherwise he would have been
in debt. He was too proud to ask
for a raise and went on spending his
own money But hes made other
plans-and the concern loses a valu-
able employee.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-22
ONE BOON DEFEATED.

Waterloo Times-Tribune: Akron,
Ohio, is the greatest automobile tire
town in the world 1t makes more
than one-third OF all the tires in this
country. 1t has been, of late, one OF
the most spectacular boom towns In
America. In ten years, from 1910 to
1920, its population grew from $4,000
to 20S, 900. New tire factories sprung
up like mushrooms. Production was
multiplied at dizzy rate. Tire
manufacturing stock assumed re-
nrarkable speculative fever. Every
body made money and spent money
wildly.
Recently that boom has been col
lapsing. frightened credit, poor
motoring summer and general bust
ness stacking are held responsible.
Since June /, perhaps 10000 rubber
workers have been laid off. A rail
road official estimates that $4,000
people left Akron in one week. The
city has lost, in three months, about
one-fourth of its population. Akron
businessmen are gloomy.
But the situation is not all gloom.
One manufacturer says: 1T gives us
a chance to catch our breath We
nave DeeH SUIiS lCo last Anu IL IL
stops the plunging on tires. IT will be
better for everybody concerned"
Another remarks: "The factories
are getting moro efficiency out OF
the employees who remain at work.
Only the best men have been re-.
tanned That has disposed Of the
irresponsible type that had to be toll.
Grated when business was good"
Another, asked where the departed
workers have gone, replies: Back to
the farms where they came from
the farms Of Onio pennsylvania
West Virginia and farther south. A
year ago the farmers Of this whole
section were crying their heads off.
Now you don't hear peep. There
are no neglected farms around here
now"
Citizens with moderate incomes
find considerable satisfaction In the
reduction OF rents, in many cases to
half their boom rate, and In a marked
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-22
THINGS to Remember

Forbes Magazine: Don't forget
that every household In this country,
to say nothing of other countries, must
have food, must have clothes, must
have underwear, must have shoes,
must have hats and hundred other
things. The need will continue for
houses, for coal, for transportation,
for amusement, for newspapers and
periodicals, for light, for telephones,
and in many cases for automobiles.
Our agricultural population are likely
to receive upwards of s25 ,0000 100000
this year for their products, and they
are not niggardly spenders. We are
still selling to other countries more
than we buy from them, and gold is
now coming into the country faster
than 1t Is leaving The Gripping Oh
domestic trade through seriously In
adequate railroad facilities will shortly
be modified. One could enumerate
dozen-twenty- fea'
lures of the present situation and the
outlook Therefore, the business man
who allows himself to sink into the
doldrums and to proceed on the theory
that everything is going to come 10
a standstill is likely to find himself
awkardly situated by and by.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-22

prison, and the agitation being con
stantly stirred for free speech and
free press, which in reality are the
freest things within the grasp Of
Americans, has served to create an
impression in susceptible quarters
that there is something in the charge.
The Wall street tragedy is the
worst of it's kind in the history of
the country, and it was caused by
anarchists, who started out, perhaps,
as mild malcontents, but whose aver.
sion to orderly government was
famed by teaching and preaching Of
more violent propagandists. No mercy
OF consideration should be shown the
radical He is more dangerous than
a rattlesnake scourge.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-22
NOT GUILTY

total is under $4,000, 600. No evil
dence whatever has been present
ed by the prosecution to prove.
or even to indicate. that "at
least SIS, 600, 900 is being con-
tributed to the republican cam
paign fund by selfish interests"
or by unselfish interests.
The first count of the indict-
ment is not supported by the
evidence submitted on the part
Of the prosecution and is plainly
disproven by the evidence for
the defense But, relatively, this
count is Of minor Importance.
The pith of the charges of Gov
ernor Cox lies in the other
counts. and there has not been
the slightest evidence presented
to substantiate these. Nothing
has been shown to justify even
the presidency. Nothing what
ever has been presented to show
that large checks are being
written for the purpose OF guar
anteeing unfair readjustment of
industrial conditions or the use
of the bayonet to enforce the will
Of such contributions. There is
not shred of evidence submit
ted to the court to prove or to
indicate that "a powerful confbi-
nation of interests is now at
tempting to buy government
control" There is not a word
of testimony nor a paper Submit
ted in support of corrupt sources
in furtherance Of a republican
conspiracy. A conspiracy" is de-
fined by Webster as "a eombina-
ton of men for an evil purpose;
an agreement between two or
more persons to commit a crime
in concert, as treason" This is
the essence OF the charges made
by Governor Cox, the democratic
candidate for president Of the
United States. He accuses the
republican party of deliberate
conspiracy with selfish, sinister
and corrupt interests to obtain
an underhold upon the govern
ment of the United States, trea-
sonable plot and a monstrous
crime. II it were true there
would be no punishment severe
enough for the criminals. But
manifestly he has accused hon
orable men of dishonor, has ac-
cused the leaders of great
party, including the republican
candidate for president, with en-
tering into foul plot to betray
the country. without any facts to
sustain the accusation. He has
condemned without justice, has
condemned without proof A cam
paign fund of such proportions
as he charged the republican par
ty with raising would merit the
suspicion of improper use, and
warrant an inquiry, but Governor
Cox has at no time given utter
ance to suspicious, he has at no
time demanded an investigation
to bring out the facts. He has
not said that he suspected wrong.
but that there is wrong. His
accusations have been positive
and specific. Il have the proof"
he has said. ri, myself, have the
evidence to convict every moth
er's son of them" of deliberate
plot to buy the presidency of the
United States, to place the gov
eminent under the control of
sinister and corrupt interests, to
turn the bayonet upon industry,
What is the verdict of the jury?