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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-18
Thrift Bedclothes
m the Thrift Magazine.

From the Thrift Magazine.
 The thrifty housewife always looks Iahead in providing her bedding. Next to seeing there is fuel for the winter s warmth, comes the providing for com
 fortable bedding. Since all cotton ma to piece up scraps for quilts and comfort tops as our mothers and grandmothers did,
 For a filling, instead of cotton batting, a single worn cotton blanket makes an
 excellent filling for a quilt The out side can be securely pinned to this, ana
 then the quilt be quilted on the sewing
 machine. The old-time fancy quilting
 in all it's daintiness is not practical now.
 time is worth money, and thread is soar ing in price more and more. The blanket filling does not require close quilting, as it has no tendency to f get lumpy when washed as the cotton does Old woolen blankets can be col ored, with a thin cotton blanket for a filling can be tackled with cotton or wooden thread and t good warm comfort made Or an old scratchy wolen blanket can be used for a filling. When cotton blankets begin to slit, take the best part and make pillow cases for the sleeping porch They feel mighty comfortable in A cold room and require little or no iron ing.
 Ina the spring Is good time to LOOK over the sheet supply. See which are getting thin Some can be torn down
 the middle, then the selvages scanned to- gether. hem the outsides. and they will last several months longer. The heavy nortiers in use a few years ago, make a splendid dark coverlid for bed Tn winter in a living room or alcoye, which
 our crowded conditions sometimes make
 necessary. To save the soling of com forts which are so hard to wash, plan
 for a covering for each comforter, ex-
 tending down foot from the edge. This
 can be made of gingham, muslin or out
 ing. anything washable, or can be made
 as dainty and artistic as you please.
 When soiled remove, laundry and put
 hack. Your comfort looks fresh and clean.
 A quilt or comforter made from scraps
 of the childrens dresses is always inter
 esting to mother and child. When quits
 and comforts are worn out at the ends cutcut off the ragged ends. and hem or bind to use on chideen's bed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-18

Norah Blake, in "Lombardi, Ltd is entrusted the difficult role of Meta, and she handled it with capableness which presages further achievement. Jack Mulhall. as Albert Tuley, manly, nn- affected and distinctly pleasing as the young painter, and Frank Currier did his portrayal of Meta's father, a thrift less old fisherman. with that skill and conviction which so few character actors of the screen have been able to approach, much less to equal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-18
"Up tn Mary's Attic" Something
 NeW tn Comedy at the Strand

Harry Gribbon and Eva Novak are his
 co-conspirators in putting the comedy over. Every one knows Bugs, who has
 been keeping newspaper readers all over the country amused for more than a decade, while Harry Gribbon once helped Mack Sennett out in his farces, and
 Eva Novak, talented and easy to look at. has been leading woman for some
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-18

Anything new in this day and age or any day and age is worthy of note and now there is something new on the screen, according to critics. in up in Mary's Attic,' the attraction in the Strand theater all this week, beginning tomorrow
 Up in Mary's Attic is a superscreen farce and Bugs Baer is the author, while
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-18
Persia to Negotiate With Reds

London, July 17.-A dispatch to the London Times from Teheran says the Persian government has instructed the Persian minister at Rome to open direct negotiations with the soviet government.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-18

Twenty countries had embodied in their legislation. and one in it's consti- tuition, the principle of the eight-hour day or forty-eight-hour week before the International Labor Conference. under the League of Nations. drafted it's con-. vention recommending the eight-hour day and the forty-eight hour week for incorporation into national legislation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-18

Mount Holyoke College has new club. whose membership is confined to students and faculty members whose grandmothers studied at the college Dating back to 1896, Mount Holyoke IS one of the few women's colleges which have been in existence long enough to boast of three generations of students
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-12

be demanded from the governor.
we will keep on nominating Ber-
ger until Hades freezes over if that
un-American aggregation called con-
gress continues to exclude him." de-
clared a statement issued by the com
mittee. We want every person in
this country to understand that the
voters of the fifth Wisconsin district
know exactly whom they want as
their representative in congress and
we do not propose to let Gillett and
his bunch of Wall Street fawners die
tate to US on the subject.
Berger is our congressman and
the action Of congress in unseating
him a second time only starts the
real fight that will not end until every
one of the reactionaries who voted
in this disgraceful proceedings have
been retired by the ballot to the OBJ
livion they so richly deserve"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-12

but think it is too bad all her tact is
wasted upon the desert air, or, rather,
on Uncle jim. She could manage a
whole harem of husbands and have
not single jar.
Haven't you wrap with your
inquired Mamma of Emmy, when she
came into my room a little later.
mo, | was in such a hurry, sneak
ing off without father seeing me-he
has recently taken an aversion to my
going anywhere at all. OF course
mother and Aunt Matte knew, and
allowed me'-seeing a look of disap-
proval in Mammals eyes-'so the
thought of its getting cold later in
The evening never presented itself,
explained Emmy
Never mind, we can find you
something Mamma comforted.
Then to me: EN- ny would look
well in your winter coat, Sweet Angel
of Love. It's old rose lining would
match her dress. l took it out of
mothballs the other day."
My first impulse was to exclaiE,
ooh, Mamma, that S what | intended
wearing myself" but | checked my
self in time, and didn't answer. 1t
was a deep grief, all the same, for |
had quite made up my mind to pus
that lovely gray duvetyn coat of mine,
with those adorable possum collar
and cuffs, over my white linen. Uncle
jim bought it for me, selecting it HIM
/ self, last Christmas. It's a dream,
and was terribly expensive, far more
so than Mamma and I could afford
to pay.
Emmy accepted as indifferently as
you please, in fact, it went over NE
like flash that this was the real rea.
son for her not having worn a wraE
of her own, and that her father moi
wanting her TO run about was a ruse
Emmy is full of her own little tricks
although my love for her remains
through them all. Then, too, even il
she had a vision of herself in my coat
I'll the while, she'd let me have any
thing | wanted of hers at any tina
And it should be tit for tat always.
you can wear the jacket of you
sport suit" Mamma suggested to me
And if you want, you may take my
black fox neckpiece with you"
l kissed her then and there Sht
had read the unhappiness in my al
too open countenance, and was letting
me have her scarf as she knows | fair
ly worship it. Sometimes, | simply
can't help stopping everything anC
sending up a silent prayer of graft
tude that God made mothers.
Wouldn the earth be a queer
hard place without them?
| was ready, and Emmy and | were
peeping from behind the curtains il
my room when Hard machine drove
up Yardley street.
My heart swelled with pride, TO,
his car was a mammoth touring one
painted the most startling shade Of
blue, and with an engine which APP
peared yards long. He and another
young man, both wearing those swell
leather motor coats, were seated il
the front seat.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-12
.CHENEY'SEXPECTORANT
BREAKS YOUR COLD
WARDS OFF FLU.
Best for Whooping Cough, Group or
Bronchial Troubles.

Best for Whooplng Cough, Group or
Bronchial Troubles.
If bothered with cotc, cough or
croupy soreness in the throat or chest
take Cheney's ExpectoranC, an old
and tried remedy. 1t can be bought
e. any drug store for small price.
Rev j. F. Edens, of Covington,
Ca, says: "Cheney's Expectorant
has no equal. A few drops have
given instant relief to my child when
threatened with Group. By sniff
ing it through the nose, l recommend
as a cure for nasal catarrh."
Il wish to say to the public that
have been using Cheney's Expec-
-orant for years, and can say it is
the best preparation for coughs and
Group in existence. "-Boykin R.
Smith, Jasper County, Ga.
Cheney's Expectorant is also ex-
cellent for stubborn coughs, asthma,
bronchial troubles, and whooping
cough, Get a bottle from your drug,
gist tOday.-(adv.)-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-12

Emmy and i were peepIng from be-
hind the curtains in my room when
Hard's mach inc drove up Ysrdley
street.
close fitting black turban | envied her
for it, for was still wearing my sum-
mer hat
Emmy, you look marvellous" ex-
claimed "The new man will be crazy
about you," and Rugged her ecstati-
cally, as she came into my room |
wasn't dressed yet, and Mamma had
sent her up stairs to me.
We chatted as fast as our tongues
could go, for | had to tell her that
Hard had called me over the tele-
phone Sunday and that he and | had
an awfully long chat. He hadn't di-
vulged who the other man was, either.
He certainly is clever at back-pedal-
ling, for | tried everyway imagin-
able to trap him, and he didn't tum-
BILE.
| wore my white linen dress and
my corals again. Sarah had washed
and ironed the dress without wrin-
kle and it was what Hard had adj
mired.
"You might as well learn to please
the men in little things, early, dear"
Mamma had said. "Then the chances
are they'll please you in big things. y
Mamma is one philosopher in a
thousand Sometimes | can't help
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THE STORY OF HER LIFE AND
LOVE.
CHAPTER XXI.
Emmy Wears Yolande's Gray Goa

Emmy Wears Yolande's Gray Coat
Emmy came over to our house
about an hour before the time for
US to start on the chicken and waite
dinner with Hard Forsythe and the
strange young man he was to bring
along to be her escort. She looked
perfectly dear in an old rose wolfe
dress, cut with a square neck and
with long flowing sleeves such as one
might imagine a dancer like Gertrude
Hoffman would wear Emmy is de-
lghtfully slim, her arms are almost
bony, and she always affects these
willowly, flowing things which are
wonderful on her type. She had on
those earrings, and the cutest little
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-12
SOCIALISTS WANT
BERGER OR none
To Keep Nominating
Till Hades Freezes
Over, They Say

MILWAUKEE,, Jan. 12.-The So
cialist committee of the fifth Wiscon-
sin congressional district within a
half hour after receiving the news
that Victor Berger had been exclud-
ed from congress a second time, re-
nominated him. The statement was
made that he would be the candidate
of the party at a special election to
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VOTE TO GIVE
BERGER HIS SEAT.

WASHINGTON, Jan. l2.-VictoI
Berger, Socialist representative
elect from Milwaukee, was denied a
seat in the house today for the sec
ond time.
The vote was 1928 to 6. Those vot-
ing to seat him were: Man, Harreld,
Republicans, Oklahoma; Griffin,
Democrat, New York; Sherwood,
Democrat, Ohio; Weight, Republican,
Wisconsin, and Sisson, Democrat
Mississippi representative Sabbath
Republican, illinois, voted present.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-12

Moved to J, b. Holman stable
Telephone No. 50. DR.. Percy w.
Hudson.--19-30t
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Hard got out first, and the other
young man followed. They were al
most of equal height, and Emmy and
| cIasped hands and intertwined fin
gers in silent and glorying admira-
ton.
(Tomorrow-Emmy Shoulders at the
Name of Tipton.)
What do you want? A Want AID
The commonwealth., 1920-04-23
POOR PROPHETS THE
AMER. HOTEL MEN
Never will a Majority
of Men Live in
Hotels
MERELY STOP THERE

New York, April -'STen
years from now everybody will
be living in hotels
That is the prophecy Of the
American Hotel Mems Associa-
ton, which adds:
1T is merely a matter Of evo-
lution.''
The high cost Of living, bur-
glars and inability to- obtain
household help, hotel men believe
will bring about the revolution
in home life
II there ever was a more 1eakv
prediction made it was done be-
fore recording prophecies were
i'll type.
They may be good hotel men.
Indeed, most Of them have prov
en- their ability in that line. But
as prophets? They couldn t bat
Ola in the Tall Grass League.
Never will even majority of
mankind live in hotels. Never
until man and woman have so
changed that they no longer care
for a home Of their own, a BIT
/ Of yard for the kiddies to play
/ in and that honey atmosphere
impossible to reproduce in no
tel WIN
Few persons now live in hotels
They live their only because the,
have no homes to line in. Othel
hotel dWellers don't Give" ther.
They merely "stop'' there. It i
a handy stopping place en- rout,
to or from home. And that l
| the best that can be said abou
it. -
The commonwealth., 1920-04-23

while many people have to scrimp
to make ends meet, the fact re-
mains that there was never so
much profligacy and waste. Gus
toms receipts for March broke
all records, and the big items
were luxuries, such as diamonds.
New York and other big cities
are living faster and more furi-
ously' than ever. Money is being
poured out like water, and most
Of it for frivolous things. Large
numbers Of people were made
rich by the war and it is these
sleek profiteers who are setting
the pace.
The commonwealth., 1920-04-23

dreamed OF for many years. Less
stable concerns Of course will
have to pay still more. Liberty
bonds have felt the pressure and
are selling at new low records,
ranging from 81 to 81. The pre-
vailing belief in inner circles is
that Liberty bonds will GO still
lower and that those who want
to buy for investment can best
wait for a further drop.
Silver continues to rise in price
The Orient is sort of vacuum In
which vast quantities Of the white
metal are swallowed up. Our
silver coinage in liable to be mel
The commonwealth., 1920-04-23

Raleigh, n. c., April 23.-Ac-
ion of the Democratic state con
v ION recently IN adopting Il
.1orm plank for ratification
of the woman suffrage amend
lnent will be followed by a spec.
ial session of the legislature about
July l.
Louisiana is the only state to
have q session before North Caro-
lima but Suffrage leaders say no
matter what action is taken in
Louisiana it will have no effect
on the fight for ratification in
North Carolina.
If Louisiana were to act favor
ably it would make the Both
state but on account of some un-
certainty over the ratification III
Ohio legislature, because Of a re
feredum involved, suffrage advo-
Gates are anxious to have 81
states ratify the amendment
Opinion is divided here as ia
what action the North Carolina
legislature will take. In view Of
the fact that both political or
carnations in the state have
adopted platforms including
planks favoring suffrage, many
party leaders believe the amend
ment will be ratified. Besides
Governor Beckett, many Demo
cratic party leaders in the state
have come out for the amendment
including Secretary Daniels, Sen
ator Simmons and Congressman
Hoey. The Legislature is over
whelmingly Democratic.
Opponents Of suffrage believe
the amendment will either be de-
fcated in the legislature or by the
voters Of the state. They think
the legislature will follow Sena-
tor Overman s idea and purpose
a state constitutional amendment
giving women the vote. thus put
ting the suffrage question up to
the voters. who, they believe, will
reject it
The commonwealth., 1920-04-23
COTTON MARKET

Indebtedness at higher and high
er rates Of interest. The nation
al debt is still close to 25 billions {;
but over nine billions Of this is
coming to us from other nations
that we have advanced money to
If We ever get it back.
The federal reserve authorities
after having inflated our money
to the limit, thus articifally boos-
ting all prices, are now walking
up to the DANCE" Of the situation
and are conjuring the public to
quit the present extravaga
and reckless buying and begin
to ecomomise and save. But
The commonwealth., 1920-04-23

Speculation is at its height, but
though there is an abundance OF
money everywhere it is hard to
get hold Of it for legitimate purz
poses. The government has had
to offer five and a quarter per
cent on the new loan certificates
which is the highest rate it has
paid since the Civil war. And
the government, by thus bidding
up money, is forcing everybody
else to pay higher interest.
The Pennsylvania railroad, one
of the strongest institutions In
the world, is issuing new bonds
at seven per -cent-a rate un-
The commonwealth., 1920-04-23

The nation is now entering on
the risky process Of deflation.
lie ar is being gradually let out
"f our highly expanded currency
and at the same time some of the
water IS being squeezed out Of Sc
cArltles. The treasury says the
hatlonal debt was cut down by
SOC. 100000 during March.
This looks good on paper, but
The claim is misleading, since I'm
Gle Sam is still running behind
p2OO,OOO, 900 in nine months-and
IS having to rePlenish his stock
81 ready money by getting tenn
porary loans on certificates Of
The commonwealth., 1920-04-23

ted up by spectators and sold
for bullion if the situation grows
any worse.
A couple Of months ago Brit
ish exchange was at Il very low
ebb-the pound sterling being
worth only about 1925. The
conditions in that quarter are nm
proving now, and the pound Is
again above the S. mark. But
French francs, Italian lire and
most other foreign money is low
er than ever. F'oseign trade
can't be placed on any solid bas-
is so long as there is such dlpaf
ity and uncertainty.
The commonwealth., 1920-04-23
SEN. REED REJECTED
AS DELEGATE

Joplin, Missouri, April 23.-
The Democratic state convention
after an all night session reject
ed United States Senator Reed
as a district delegate to the San
Francisco convention. The ses-
sions was marked by wrangling
and filisbustering.
The commonwealth., 1920-04-23
CARRANzA TROOPS
CLASH WITH REBELS

Auga, Prieta. Sonora, April %.
The Vanguard Of the Carranza
troops was expected to attack.
the Sonora troops had reached
OkltoS While seven thousand all
atlonal troops left Buena Vista
Tor the North Grouping Sonora
troops meet. The attack contfn-
ueS.
The commonwealth., 1920-04-23
I1ll!IIIIIl!!!1I:: l110URT WILL PASS ON
: CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND.
This Applies To The States Having
Referendum Prov
isions
ACTION OHIO RATIFY SUI.

Washington, April 23.-The
supreme court will begins the
consideration whether the federal
constitutional amendments mus,
be submitted to he voters for
ratification in staes having a re
ferendum. Provisions in the case
involved the action of Ohio on
ratifying the women suffrage.
The commonwealth., 1920-04-23
SW|TCHMEN FORM A
NEW ORGANIZATION

Washington, April 23-The
Formation Of a new national or.
ganization Of railroad men was
undertaken by representatives
here Of striking switchmen in
Chicago and other cities, accord
ING to r. j. Mitchell.
The commonwealth., 1920-04-23
"a ARMY CHAPLA|NS
TO ATTEND SCHOOL

Washington, April %. a
school for army chaplains will
be opened at Camp Grant ILL
nois, the war department announ
ced The first Of class fifteen
begins Nav the 18th.
The commonwealth., 1920-04-23
SHQRTAC OF FARM
LABOR WILL BE ACUTE
Bus. men and college Stu.
asked to spend vacation
Working on Farm
SEC. MEREDITH SAID
SEC. MEREDITH SAID

Washington, April 23.-The
shortage Of farm labor will be
acute, Secretary Meredith said
and he is appealing to business
men and college students to
spent their vacations working on
farms.
The commonwealth., 1920-04-23
PUCUl|ST MISSING
SINCE MARCH
Paris, April 23.- Blink Nc
Closkey the American pugulist
has been missing since March 9Th
/ and friends fear foul play.
BURIAL Of 10 SOLD
ERS FROM OVER SEA

Washington, April 23.-The
bodies Of nineteen American SOL
diers brought back from overseas
will be buried at Arlington this
afternoon.
The commonwealth., 1920-04-23
.U. s, URGED To BUY
TIMBER LANDS

Washington, April 23.-Na-
tiOnal forest reservation cOmmfS-
sion urged the government to
purchase additional lands in the
southern Appalachian and White
mountains to prevent timber
shortage
The commonwealth., 1920-04-23
STRIKERS APPEAL
To R, R. MANAGERS

New York, April 23.-Strik1ng
railroad workers have appealed
direct to the railroad managers
to settle the strike and restora-
ton to duty.
The commonwealth., 1920-04-23
LIEUT.. c. BELL WAS
DROWNED IN COL. R|v.

Yuma, Arizona, April 23.-
c. f. Bell United States avia-
tor was drowned in the Colorado
river when his airplane hit a
wire while he was trying to fly
under a bridge.
The commonwealth., 1920-04-23
POLICE TRYING To
FIND BODY Of GIRL

Toledo, Ohio, April 23.-Police
searching an abandoned we'll Tor
the body Of Anna Moffered who
disappeared two years ago but
found only pile Of bricks.
The commonwealth., 1920-04-23
LAURA WAYNE JAILED
LEADER IN HOUSE BR.

Cleveland, April 23.-Laura
Wayne who is said by the police
to be leader Of a gang Of house
breakers was jailed in defaurC
Of bail.
The commonwealth., 1920-04-23
GRAND JURY |ND|TES
SALOON CABARET OP,

Toledo, April 23-More than
a score Of cabaret operators and
former owners of saloons were
indicted by the Federal Grand
jury for violation Of the prohibi-
ton laws.
The commonwealth., 1920-04-23
TIMBER SITUATION
A SERIOUS 0p'


Washington, APP >Echief
Forester Greeley\sss.s Of the
seriousness Of the timber situa-
ton and advocates the adoption
OF the French conservation sys-
tenn.
The commonwealth., 1920-04-23
PASHA TURKISH
GRAND U|z|ER ARR.

Constantinople, April 23.-
Pasha the former Turkish Grand
Vizier was arrested by the En-
etente authorities and twelve hum
dred nationalists are also report
ted arrested
The commonwealth., 1920-04-23
PROF|TEER|NG IN
SUGAR CHARGED

New Orleans. April 23-The
District Attorney fixed the affi-
davits charging three wholesalers
and three retailers with profiteer
mt IN sugar
The commonwealth., 1920-04-23
REAR AID, BRITAIN
COMMITTED SUICIDE

Washington. April 23.-Rear
Admiral Britain the chief Of
staff of Admiral Wilson com
rnanding the Atlantic fleet com
manding the Atlantic fleet com
mitted suicide off cuba.
The commonwealth., 1920-04-23

Birmingham, April 23.-The
total dead results from the Tor
nado number two hundred and
thirty three.
The commonwealth., 1920-04-23
London, April 23.-Whetner
the church should provide women
co1ffessors threatens the Lambeth
conference Of Clergy Of Great Brl
tain which meets July first.
HUNDREDS MADE
HOMELESS BY
BAD STORM

Birmingham, April 23-Hun-
dreds are homeless in the storm
swept sections of Alabama and
Mississippi. There is only a few
days food supply and many are
without sufficient clothing was
reported by j. T. Brokman who
surveys the stricken district.
The commonwealth., 1920-04-23
PETE TR|VOUUDAS
WON MARATHAN RACE

Boston, April 23.-Peter Trly-
:oulidas a native Greek who won
the American Marathon road race
Monday will run at the OIymp1c
games at Antwerp.
The commonwealth., 1920-04-23
SEAPLANES To AS
S|ST FISHERMAN

Washington, April 23.-Navy
seaplanes are to be used to assist
the Chesapeake Bay fishermen to
spot schools of Menhaden.
The commonwealth., 1920-04-23
CAPTAIN AMUNSDEN
ARRIVED At ANAD|R

Nome, Alask, April 23.-Cap-
tain Roald Amunsden discovered
south pole arrived Anadir Be
hiring sea enroute to the north
pole.