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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-16

and California, ending at Los Angeles.
 The purpose of this and other over land trips will be to study the handlcaps xb,cr surround the transportation needs of the army on account of the lack or dependable ard definite systems Of hign- ways: to secure data relative to the use of various types of motor vehleles, to secure relative data on solid anu rheumatic tires to train officers and men in extended field operations ana 10 re- cruit personnel for the various oIalolies of the army.
 The federal highway council feels tnat such study by the motor transport corps will be of great value to the entire coun- try because it will thoroughly establish he necessity of the federal government
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-16
AUTOPSY HAS NEW
 USE FOR SlLO JUICE

Here is an entirely new use for silo juice.
 Along about the time that old John Barleycorn received his first knock out blow which put him to sleep until the supreme batted him on the other ear, there were various rumors that silo juice had real kick in it, and that many were kicked as re- suit. But this seems to have been more of a rumor than anything else, because there haven't been any silo trunks noticed in this neighborhood since the state went dry and there are a good many silos in Jefferson county.
 But now here comes another one. This time the story is to the effect that silo juice is fine anti-freeze preparation for automobiles and that many motorists who are fortunate enough to own Silos have been using the silo juice as an anti-freeze prepa- ration.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-16

Of freight conditions. It is practically impossible to get raw materials into the factory and it is impossible to ship out the finisheP product. Enell drove trucks with trailers down to Cincin- nati and shipped from there.
 FalIon O'Byrne of the Dixie
 Auto Sales Company stated yes-
 terday that he has G shipment of
 Dixie roadsters on the way from
 Louisville and that they should
 get in some time this week
 o'Byrne is getting Dixies in with
 some degree of regularity because
 of the location of the Dixie factory
 and for that reason is able to make
 immediate deliveries.
 The Peerless Garage Company is now an authorized Ford service sta- tion. John c. Merritt has stocked up with genuine Ford parts and is now in position to care for all Fords in the best of fashion. A. K Dement, who has hed great deal of experience in Ford repair work, is in charge of the service department.
 The Birmingham Motor Company have received a large shipment of Bucks which enables them to make Immediate deliveries and fill. all or der on hand. Don DreEnen said yester- day that it is the first time in two years that he has been able to make immediate deliveries on roadsters. and seven passenger cars and reasonably prompt deliveries on give passenger models.
 M. K. Johnson of the Johnson
 Tire and Auto Company of Mont
 EOmery was q guest of the Dren-
 Ben Motor Car Company last week
 MT. Johnson is n distributor of the
 Cadillac and Republic truck.
 Bradley J. Saunders, formerly of the Saunders Motor Company of Birming- ham has just returned from France, here he spent the last two years. He was a visitor along the row last week, hoh -nobbing with Sam Jones and the rest of the boys.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-16

The price of motor fuel is getting to be rather an interesting topic for cis- cussion. Gas is now selling in New York for 34 cents per gallon. In Eng land it is selling at 75 cents, while in France it has reached the prohibi- tive figure of $1 for enc gallon.
 Long ago in these United States it was predicted that gas would reach 40 cents by July I. It is on the way and at the present rate of increases there is every chance for the price to reach earlier predictions.
 Tne oil situation in this country is really getting "scary" according to many well informed writers. An edi- toiial by Herbert Kaufman in this n onth's McClure's is anything but an optimistic one. Accord ng to MT. Kauff- man, within twenty years, at the pres eGr rate of consumtpicn, all of the oil will have been sucked out from under the United States an1 we shall be de- pendent upon the rest of the world for petroleum.
 Not rosy outlook, that.
 Hewitt Heninger, sales manager
 for the Denegre Car and Truck
 Company, returned from Ohio last
 wek. He visited the Holmes fac 9 tory at Canton, the Allen plant at
 Columbus and the Lexington fac
 tory at COnnersviIle. Ind. Henin-
 gers trip was for the avONed pur-
 rose of speeding up deliveries on
 the Holmes car, but he met with no . great success. He states that it
 will be another two weeks before
 Denegre can place Holmes on
 the saIesrOOm floor.
 R. G. Enell of the Birmingham Mo- tor Company returned from the Fed eral factory at Detroit last week. P,r,ell has been at the factory for a rnonth and during that time helped in getting forty-give Federal trucks serted down into this territory for thc Birmingham Motor company Enell says that the factories in Detroit are ro longer closed because of the heat, light and power situation, but some cf them are closed and all of them lave their production trimmed because
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-16
COTTON STATES co. .
 TO HAVE TIRE SALE

The Cotton States Tire and Rubber Company, I'll Second avenue. have re- ceived a carload of tires which were bought at the old prices and have an- nounced that a special sale will start this week. It affords an opportunity to get some tires at from S5 to 30 per cent below the present prices, according 10 wr Smith. of the Cotton States He also states that these tires are firsts only and carry with them the guarantee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-16
Weary Wilies Almost Gone

1 Vale! The American hobo! Prohibition, plenty of employment, and higher wages are some of the reasons given for the
 almost total disappearance of the coun- 1 try's Weary Willies. Salvation Army
 homes and rescue missions the country
 o-er report that their bread lines nave
 been almost deserted during the past wln-
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undertaking the construction and mainte- nance of a definite system of national hfghNaVs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-16
MOTOR TRANSPORT PLANNED BY ARMY
Trucks Going Over Bank head Highway to Pass
 Through Alabama

Plans haye been eompleted whereby
The Washington times., 1920-01-27
The Need of Thrift

a working basis in this emergency.
After one week this workman
was forced to seek financial aid.
The self-respecting housewife
lists the things essential to a WELL
equipped home, and she buys plain.
substantial sheets and towels and
other equipment before she goes in
for luxuries. In the home OF the
thrifty housewife there Is a fair
supply OF staple groceries on hand
before she spends money for silk
pocket handkerchiefs for her labor
ing husband
The cost OF actual living should
be figured out in as much as Il NAV
be done In these times Of constantly
shifting prices. Depending upon
the food prices of the previous week
or month a fair amount OF money
should be set aside for food and
other amounts should be set aside
for the other expenses as well as
for savings.
Understand, dear reader, I am not
an advocate OF a pleasureless world
I believe that certain amount OF
recreation is essential. Then. too.
most luxurious things do not al
ways give the greatest pleasure
But you will agree with me when I
say that the average workingman's
home today in America Is receiving
a sufficient income TO provide the
necessities of life and still permit
of a little saving n thrift is prac-
ticed.
The Washington times., 1920-01-27
Breathing Exercises

arms outward to the horizontal,
with the palms pointing down
ward, In rhythm with a deep steady
Inspiration through the nose, keep
Ing the collar bones firm. Then
slowly lower the arms to the orig
inal position, in rhythm with ex-
piration. Repeat this movement
two or three times.
Second exercise-From the fun
damental position raise the arms
smartly forward to the horizontal,
being careful to keep them parallel,
and the full width OF the shoulders
apart, palms pointing inward. Then,
In rhythm with a deep inspiration,
slowly carry the arms outward to
the horizontal, in line with the
body, palms to the front. Now
slowly carry the arms back to the
forward horizontal, in rhythm with
expiration, Then smartly drop ths
arms to the side. Repeat a few
times
Third exercise-Taking up the
fundamental position, slowly raise
the arms forward and upward to a
perpendicular position above the
head, palms inward, in rhythm with
a deep longer inspiration. Pause a
moment Then, during steadily
controlled easy expiration, slowly
carry the arms outward and side
ways, turning the palms downward
at shoulder line, without pause.
and continuing downward to the
side. Repeat a number Of times.
The Washington times., 1920-01-27
When q Girl Mnrries
ROMANCE oF>EARLY Welded LIFE
By ANN LISLE.

waiting. "I'u wager he's waiting
for Jim. Has your lord and master
learned anything about prompt
ness?"
"Jim doesn't keep me waiting" I
replied.
Betty laughed and searched my
face with friendly amusement.
"You should have heard how
primly you said that, Anne. As II
you dared a mere husband to keep
you waiting. Jim's still boy, you
know, and has a boys faults-tardi-
ness, vanity, irresponsibility."
Not . weakIins.
you sound as II you were de-
scribing a weakling," said, butter
ly. having just experienced
glimpse of how set and determined
Jim could be.
"A weaklingT Betty laughed
That's about the last thing I'd call
Jim. saw his bravery at the front,
Anne. I've seen his stubbornness,
too. And when 1 saw what a sweet
1ilac-lady' he'd married, / rejoiced.
Jim has a lot of latent force and
determination. II he'd married .
tactless creature or an arden
feminist there would have been
breakers away for the Jimmies."
At-her very first word turned
to watch Betty. / wondered if
she had any hidden meaning-any
suspicion that ! had developed
into a thinking woman and wasn't
just the little lilac-princess of my
early married days. But her gray
eyes were smooth and serene. They
hadn't even hint of the quiZzicsI
jade-green I'd often seen in their
depths. / sighed with relief.
"Jim's regular man." I said
lightly. 81 suppose they are all
alike in thinking themselves the
lords Of creation and in wanting
women to kow-tow to them"
Betty caught my hand in hers and
turned me to face her. Her eyes
searched mine until I felt myself
crimsoning under her gaze.
Tn glad you can blush and get
fused and uneasy" she said, after
a moments scrutiny. You sounded
hard for a moment Never let your
self get hard, Anne. Jim didn't
marry you for your sturdy oaK
qualities. He fell in love with your
sweetness and fragrance, little Lilac
Lady. Oh, here's Terry,
and guess who's with him7" 4
My heart gave great jump
Jim! Jim was coming. Terry had
brought him. I'd be very sweet.
not hard. Betty's advice, SO lightly
given, was worth taSing. Z closed
my eyes tight for second and
opened them on a smiling world
Then turned my head to greet
Terry and his companion. But IL
wasn't Jim.
1t was Anthony Norreys.
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The Washington times., 1920-01-27

IMAGINE a big railway train,
chiefly Pullman coaches, stalled
in snowstorm at 1b degrees
below zero.
1t is midnight. The fierce north
wester lashes the coach, adding TO
the discontinue of the shiyertng'
sleepless occupants.
The train -drags into = country
station, the door slams, loud voices
and confusion intermingle, and then
suddenly above the din the shrttl
cry of three-months' infar;.
'Horrors, the brat" Poor freezins
babyv Porter, call of that sau@al-
ing kidr etc, etc. These were
the mutterings from the oerths as
the infant disturber came in
Now 1t is o'clock In the morn
ing. No diner. no breakfast IN
sight. The weary travellers are
crowded into the big rear observs-
tion car to complain of the weather,
to snap at the porter. to denouncs
the railway service, and to remark
variously on the topic whose brat
was that?"
The occasion was ripe for DEM
onstration. 1 FASTENED back to the
berth. found the little rascal
dressed and just through with hts
breakfast and carried him in De
fore the grouchy audience. Holding
him aloft in my arms 1 exclslmSo'
"Rehold here a specimen OF u,e
ore.test thing in the world. He
oarno Tn us at midnight for re-
trnat from the storm. And. as was
th. case of that wonderful Babe OF
p.thIebem. we welcomed him not,
wv. desired to shut him out OF this
inn with a cry Of mo room ana
drive him of to a manger.
"Are we repeating that Ola tras-
edy here at this timer Would we
for the sake Of our selnsh conVenl-
ence. drive out of this car ana smut
out of our hearts a specimen Oh
th. innocent childhood of the race,
tho areatest tangible hope of higher
enlightenment and CIVILIZATION tor
the future?
"Rad as II might seem, II would
not constitute our chief wrong TX
we should merely drive this one
child out into the cold. The stu
pendous wrong, the. grossest sin
conceivable here, would be substan-
tally a repetition OF what the
world did 1000 years ago, namel.',
to shut the child universal out of
our thought. The Inn which the
child of today has a divine right to
enter is the sympathetic chamber Of
our own hearts.
"It is not enough for us to take
heed lest we offend one of these
little ones by word, or deed, or
evil enticement, or exploitation of
their lives.N 1t Ia our duty to make
room for them both physically and
spiritually. To recognize their
helplessness, to acknowledge their
right TO our sympathy, to give OF
our time and substance, in behalf OF
their development, to be ready to
defend them against all those who
would despoil their characters, to
think OF each little one as n sort of
heavenly messenger of good to
mankind, to see Gods great persist
ent purpose OF more highly en-
lightsned world hidden potentially
in every ordinary little chiid--~oh
The Washington times., 1920-01-27
BY Brice Belden, M. D.

n ROPER breathing Is essential
not only in those who actual
= ~ suffer from some diseases
q the chest, but as a preventive
measure In the healthy, and as a
developmental measure in growing
ehilds~n.
Breathing exercises should be
taken in 4 well-ventilated room or
in the open air. Loose clothes
should be worn. Tho exercises
should not be performed on
full stomach
Merely to take and hold long
breaths, or trying to see how much
one can initiate his lungs is not good
for the heart. That is not what is
meant by breathing exercises.
These exercises are accompanied
~ arm movements as an aid In the
expansion and contraction Of the
chest They should be performed
rhythmically.
Take up a position with toes
pointing outward and heels a few
inches apart. The body should be
erect and tho shoulders are drawn
backward and downward. Let the
arms hang straight down, close to
the body. and the fingers be out
stretched. The head should be
erect. with chin drawn in, eyes
looking forward, and mouth closed.
First eIercise--Taking up fun
damental position, slowly raise the
The Washington times., 1920-01-27
Winifred Black Writes of
What a Teacher With a Big
Brain and Heart TdughtHer
By WINIFRED BLACK.

@NcE when / was nfteen years
old and had my hair In a
braid down my back and Vas
always going into my room between
times and trying to do IL up on top
OF my head to see how I'd look that
way-and when my dresses were
always either too short or too long.
and when my mothers gloves al
most at me and my mothers slip
pers were entirely too small to go
on my feet and when I wondered
whether 1 would have q solitaire
diamond for my engagement or
choose a single. priceless pearl in
stead, like the girl in my favorits
story, and when l loved to lie in
a hammock and look at the moon
and compose what i fondly called
poetry. and when l spent hours try
ing to decide whether / preferred
flashing black eyes or faithful blue.
and when i thought all the boys /
knew were perfectly horrid and all
the men I didn't know were mys-
terious and interesting.
Don't Giggle, Giris-
Laugh Right Out.
And when loved ice cream and
Z
bear caviar and couldn't live a day
without q plate OF fudge--and
when I was courageous and timid
and high hearted and scared 10
death all In the same minute and
didn't know which way to turn
when went into a room with
strangers in 1t or how to sit down
so that my stockings wouldn't
show. and yet i wouldn't appear
prim. In those days 1 had a teach
ter.
A real teacher-a woman with q
big brain and a big heart and high
ideas and a good education, and
she taught me more in a week than
all the other teachers i ever knew
even tried to teach me in all the
time 1 ever knew them.
One OF the things she taught me
and all Of US who went to school
to her was this:
Don't giggle. girls-laush-don't
giggle.-
And II we forgot what she said
and giggled. or singled or snick-
cred or tee-heed, even at recess.
this. teacher would make us say
after school and sit in a. row while
she told us that one perfectly plain
sign OF good breeding which could
never be mistaken anywhere on
earth was the way a girl laughed.
and incidentally. what It was that
made her laugh-and then she'd
make us practice laughing for fif-
teen minutes at a stretch.
And we had to laugh frankly and
openly. without any attempted con-
ceit, and we very soon learned In
that school not to sniggie and not
to giggle-but to laugh
I've always been very grateful
The Washington times., 1920-01-27
81 PAID FOR EACH
DOLLAR SAVED
How I Saved a Dollar.

Here is a chance for every one
10 earn a dollar by telling row
she has saved a dollar. II msy be
a dollar or more. IL may have
been saved in a day or wsek.
However. all that matters II HOW
II was saved.
81 saved and 81 earned by the
telling OF the saving makes ".
How about jt7 BE brief and write
only on one side OF paper.
/ will award a prize Of 81 each
day for one OF the suggestions
which ! print
ELIZABETH LATrIMER-
p. ST you want a prize. you
must be willing TO have your name
and address used. because that Is
only fairNto other contestants. who
have a right TO know that each
days prize winner Is an actual per-
son. However, ] am delighted to
have all sorts of ideas sent In.
which, II not given a prize. will
be printed with initials only and
help the other readers.
IL your first letter doesn't get
q prize. try again. Even II II does.
that Is no bar to your getting An
other IL your idea Is worth IL.
n L
The Washington times., 1920-01-27
By Loretto G. Lynch.
An AckrswleAred Authority On An
Matters Pertaining to the Home.

MATTERS pertaining 10 tne "O"o-
THE cost of living Is unques-
tionabiy high But the
working people of our coun-
try have gone in for unprecedented
luxury, ard the housewives insist
on luxurious purchases. The nrst
Of these cases to come to my inn
mediate attention was the case OF
Mrs. Keats. This lady has hus-
band and four children. The hus-
band has been earning no less than
IS per day for over year. She fell
Ill and the neighbors who went to
aid her were shocked at the condi-
ton OF her household.
No, her home was not dirty. but
u was full OF expensive things to
the exclusion OF necessities.
She had purchased cut glass,
fancy linen, counter pieces, doilies,
scarfs and what not while she had
but one change OF sheets for the
beds Yet she might have had an
ample supply OF sheets and pillow
slips to meet the emergencies for
the same money.
II was a cold day, and we looked
through the cupboard for food for
the children and the Homecoming
husband. There were bottle pickles
and olives and other luxurics, but
there was not a pound OF fiour nor
4 can of any kind Of food TO use -
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Copyright. 1890. King Features Syndicate
CHAPTER oCxxx.
VUyHEN Jim flung out OF our
y" apartment and went to hts
" club I went down into tes
xerv DEPTHS Of despair. felt thas
everything was over for us Two.
that we had come to the parting ot
the ways and had gone beyond IL
All that endless night I|had to
dig nv nails into. my palms to keep
mysen from going to the telephone
ana begging Jim to come back. hut
rot through the hours somehow
without humiliating myself 10 ao'
jectly.
In the morning. determined to
telephone tho canteen and 10 ask
for duty with two units that oa?'
This double shift would busy me
ALL the afternoon and evening ana
keep me from grovelling before Jim
or from giving myself away to any
of our friends. I couldn't bear the
thought of facing anyone VINO
would perceive my unhappiness anu
guess the cause OF It.
.I'n never ask Jim to come back.
7 told myself. Never! II he
do.sn,t need mo, I'm not going to
neg him to come to me because J
need him. After a few days III
get adjusted to this and be able TO
hear n better-then / can sec peo-
pie"
So wrote Phoebe a note saying
that I had no news yet anu
wouldn't take up any OF her ti,ue
until I had. There was a douo,s
reason for my wanting to avoto
Phoebe. don't know whether or
not she had heard of Meals engage
ment, and I couldn't stand Taking
II ever with her.
Perhaps another woman might
have been braver, but my worid wHs
crumbling under my feet and ned
NO way to piece II together nor 10
find a foothold in another world
Betty On the Phone.
Inst a. was going to the teie-
nhone to call the canteen the teie-
phone tangled. stopped with my
hand on my heart. II II were Jim1
II was Betty. l had never been
less anxious to see her, but
couldn't avoid her. why did It have
to be Betty. of all personsF
"we're in town just for tho day,
Sister Anne. couldn't stand IL
down at the bungalow any longer
So we shut up shop and were on Tor
Lake Louise this evening" she e1-
planned. "And I must have my
matron of honor and fairy god
mother matchmaker with me TO-DAY
You'll come, won't your
"of course, dear, TIL SEQ tnc
bride off on her belated honeymoon
I agreed, chokingly.
.Is Jim still therer' asked Betty,
casually.
"No; he's-gone,- I replied truth
fully enough.
"BulIy for Jimmie-keeps good
hours. Well, we'll call him at the
office"
"Will you como here for lunch7
ia love ito have you see the house,
I said half timorously,half joyfully,
because that would give me real
excuse to call Jim-an excuse my
pride couldn't reject
ard love to, dear" replied Betty.
"But I've a bit OF shopping l must
do. So you won't be hurt IL the
house waits for our return. And
YOU will come along to the stores
with me, won't your
e "Of course" replied. And then
we arranged our meeting place
n seemed to me that Fate was
taking my day out OF my hands.
After morning OF shopping
Betty and arrived at the hotel
where we were TO meet Terry at 4.
-rerry's never late" commented
Betty. sft-r several minutes or
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