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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-08
ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Mother Goose Club will meet this morning at Il o'clock with Mrs Langston McCalley, 1906 Fourteenth avenue, south.
 Llewellyn Johns Chapter No. 174. Order of Eastern Star. will hold their regular meeting tomorrow evening at o'clock, West End Hall Members urged to be present
 
 MT. and Mrs. H. W. Mathews an nounce the birth of a daughter.
 <ss The New Era Study Club will meet tomorrow afternoon at o'clock with Mrs. John Yeatman
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Andrew and In7ogene
 Little Life Condolences in the Experience of Couple Phil osophic, Though Married By ROE EIIKERSnN
By ROE FULKERSoN

For the love of Mike"' exclaimed An drew, looking in amusement at his wife.
 Whats the matter?' asked Imogene l nervously feeling around herself to see if any of her clothes were loose.
 You are a screaml" he said. "Every- thing you've got on is calling everything else a liar"
 .,I don't understand you. said Imogene, still puzzled.
 Whats that thing you have on your neang' he asked, pointing dramatically at the close fitting straw hat
 My spring hat" she said.
 That's what I meant he storms ed. You are a geological paradox! You are a living lie Your head represents the north pole, when you are viewed from the standpoint of a geographer You have on spring straw hat. and from it one would expect lambs to gamble, robin red breasts to carrol and daffy-down-tiillies to blossom and nod
 Then look at that fur coat The very glimuse of it makes one think of cab drivers skipping themselves to keep warm, of small boys with skates and sleds and of old men with silk hats get ting them knocked Off with snowballs
 Now, who's a liar2
 With winter at your equator and sum- mer blushing pink at your north pole, whither shall the observing eye turn to find what the actual weather conditions are2 Which of the ssAs of the zodiac are working?
 ? Look. at the south poleH
 He pointed at her feet. and she lifted her skirts and peered at them as though she had never seen them before
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have joined together let no man. and sy on"
 Ny dear, am in no way connected with the weather bureau. get my weather from the fashion magazines ant as they get out the Christmas number in october and the spring number in Janu- a,y' the women have begun to wear their clothes just that far ahead of inc sea- son.
 IT you are going to be shocked at q straw hat in snowstorm or a fur coat at a Fourth of July celebration. you will have to blame the magazine and not the women."
 Maybe so,' said Andrew. May be so.' Copyright, Twenty-hrst Century Press,
 Incl
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tune. put on fur cap and arctic over shoes with white voile dress and then | you will have winter at the north and south poles and summer at the torrid zone, where summer really belongs. ! W hat have you to aay in your own de- | fense?"
 "Nothing, said Imogene. The trouble we are now having originated many years ago.
 You should have listened to some weather prognosticator say these sol emn words: Do you promise to love, honor and obey this anerod barometer until death do you part? or I now com init you 10 the charge of the miximum and minimum thermometer and what
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RANDOM NOTES

Miss Mary Pickens is the guest of relatives in Greensboro for a few weeks.
 Miss Louise and Eliza Pickens are at nome for the summer with Herriott at Graymont
 Mrs. Robert Thach and children of New York are expected this week to he the guests of Mrs. Thabis parents MT. ana Mrs. k. 5. Munger at Arlington"
 MT. and Mrs. Eugene Munger expect so puilo Tn the near future handsome home al Arlington place
 Mrs. Pearce. who recently sold her home al Roebuck Springs, is spending lew weeks at Blount Springs.
 among the we'll known women. who are in Montgomery attending the suf- rage convention, are: Mrs Oscar Hundley of Birmingham, Mrs. M T Thompson of Eufaula Mrs. Scottie Mc- henzle Frasier of Dothan Mrs. Richard Ciark Of Dothan, Mrs. Lillian R. Bow ron or Birmingham, Mrs F. w. Snedlev oi rruithurst, Mrs. W. F. Grey of An iiisloH' Mrs. Myrtle w. Shell of Bir-
 ~s -'iro. Iliiliiy Mlilers Of BirA llilhsham, Mrs. c. E. Betts of Hutrs-l poro' Miss Hortense Bessen of Bir- T. nlngham. Miss Amelia Worthington of 5. r Mrs E. A. Carey, Miss Ailce <. carey, Mrs. McAdory and Mrs. e. M. t,ark Of Auburn, Ala, and Miss Mary Selma. oi
 WITS. D M. Dickson will return home he&t saturday after spending the win ter at Palm Beach. Fla.
 Mrs John Harrison, her daughter WITS 4. " B. Johnson, and daughter 1 l.eie Martha Carolyn Johnson, have sone eo ooilxi for a week or ten days. |
 Mrs Hugh Blair Thomson and bahv | rave gone to Sheffield for a visit of | wo or three weeks. -
 Mrs. Will R Lewis, formerly Mise stanley ScuIl of this city, of DaI1as Texas, is visiting her mother on South ixteenth street
 Mrs W-W. Bissell. who is en route rom Palm Reach to her home in Roch- ster, N. r., is spending few days in he city, the guest of Mrs. c. S. Bissel
 Mrs. John Haralson and two It1a hildren are visiting Mrs. Haralson's 1other Mrs. Catesby Jones in Selma.
 Mir. and Mrs. w P Glover, formerly Athens, Ga, have come to Birning am to reside and are quite an addition
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MISSIONARY SOCIEry Mrrrc

<, Ine Missionary Society of Sunnvsida M. M h. church will meet at the home of
 Mrs. James Funderberg at PowderIv road crossing tomorrow afternoon at Q CLOCK Mrs. Carrie M. Allison yvil1 nave charge of the/meeting and very interesting course of study has been prepafed, !.ax Subject of Bible lesson is ,nan,b ,, ea, her life and character. All si''Deis are urged to be present
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SILVER TEA
 AT MRS. KIRKPATRICK'S

There will be a silver tea at the home ot Mrs. J. D. Kirkpatrick on Tuesday afternoon, April 1S. under inc ausnices of Mrs M. M. Baldwin's band of the Woman's Guild of St Marys-on-tlle Highland, assisted by Mrs. Tbeo swanns, Mrs. J. T. Munds and Mrs. Theo Randolphs bands. There will be sale of children's clothes, which will include the kiddies from months to years, and will be displayed on living models
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MRS. McDAyID no ENTERTAIN

Mrs Robert McDavid Jr., will entertain her card club this afternoon at the Coun- try Club. The members of the club in clude Mrs. Jesse Lewis, Miss Katherine Mccormack, Miss Edwina Thaggard Mrs. Willie Mae Brandon, Mrs. Harry McCor- mack, Mrs. Emmett Collins and Mrs. Charles Jones. Others included in this hospitality will be Mrs. Hayden Brooks and Mrs. Henry Badham, Jr.
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DONALDSON WILLETT
 INVITATION

me following invitations have been sent to friends: MT. and Mrs Iosenb Jackson Willett request tfShonor of your presence at the marriag of their Gaushter, Elizabeth, to MT. Arthur breese Donaldson on Tuesday after noon, April 20, at , o'clock. Grace church, Anniston Ala
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CIRCUS GIRL REHEARSAL

There will be a full rehearsal of
 lne Circus GirIs this evening at s Q clock at the Parish house of the church of the Advent All members o1 the cast principals, chorus and dan eas, t,sas, are expected to attend and bring Following the rehearsal an inforn,,i dance will be enjoyed. ''''i
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Faie gray pumpsl Palm Beach and perfume of orange flowersl Aiken and the odor of pines! Asheville and view of the great Smokiesl Atlantic City and the boardwalk full of roller chairs and chorus girls
 Listen. woman. If you are going to
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MRS. BRADHAM'S TEA

Mrs. Henry L. Badham will entertain at tea this afternoon at her home. honoring Mrs Charles Addison of Hampstead L. L. who is inc oues+ of MT. and Mrs. Solon Jacobs.
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MRS. LEDBETTER
 CALLS MEETING

Mrs $. l.. Ledbetter requests all young women who are to take part in the 'All-Veterans' Balr' to meet her Tutwiler.
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to Birmingham society, having already made large number of friends here. They have purchased beautiful home. 3529 Cliff Road, where they are "at home" to their friends
 Miss Madelyn Jacobs, who is spend ing the Easter season in the city with her parents, MT. and Mrs Solon Jacobs will return to New York Sunday.
 Mrs. B. K. Warren is the guest of friends in Anniston.
 Mrs Q. Melton is the guest of friends in Anniston.
 Mrs. Edward DeGraffenreid at her home in Tuscaloosa
 Miss Edith Mabry is the guest of friends in Anniston
 MT and Mrs. B. Caldwell of Anniston are in the city, having been called on account of the illness of their son, pr. Hale Caldwell
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BRIDE ELECT HONOREn

HFs. HaTry 1Engllsh and Miss Gladys English entertained Tuesday at tea shower, complimenting Miss Annie Dee Rogers, bride-elect
 The piuebird idea was carried out in the decorations and the ices The nras- ents were tied with white satin ribbon With bluebirds at the ends of the stream CTS and were concealed about the living room to be found by the bride.
 About twenty guests were present.
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HEWS @ SEVENT5 AND FEATuRES FOR WOMEN HEADERS

noon at the Country Club m honor O her guest Mrs William Bell of New ter sey.
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DAILY NOVELETTE,
The Family Tree

1 tSynopsls of preceding chapters:
 Swashville Wshbone, a handsome but copperless young man, is madly fin love
 With Vanilla Beene. youngest and only daughter of old KoI1o Beene who, how ever, is the proud father of nine sets of twin sons. Old Beene, an eccentric ten millionaire, who has amassed his fortune by raising mock turtles nas taken an
 oath over his great-great- grandmother s
 grave, that none but count shall wed
 the fair but brunette Vanilla Although
 SWashyille Wishbone is , the sixty-fifth sultor for Vanilla's fortune-and hand he does not despair but hopes to find out some day that he is count. After he has been kicked out of the Beene man sion S37 times, Swashville finds that the seat of his trousers is becoming worn, and the only way to save them is to hire a genealogical researcher to look up his ancestral tree and find count some where on it and then take the title him. self. He does this, finds his suspicious correct and invites Vanilla and old Koko Beene to hear the report and anxiously awaits the joyful outb1rst of old Beene when the name of the count is read off, and he eagerly listens for the God bless you my children words to come)
 Chapter three yards.
 The genealogist continued:
 Cheshire Lutes had three children, Bes- sic, who married Obadiah Scootlees, l Cheshire who married Marie Cheese molder, and Geeza Lutes, who became | the wife of Perseverance Snizzle, who | died. She later welded the County Tos- sifalla and"
 ''See?" burst in young wishbone, im- | patiently, There's count hung on my | family tree? That makes"
 "Hung?" exclaimed Old Beene, in hor- | TOT. No man with an ancestor who was | fool enought to let himself be hung shall wed my daughterr'
 Saying these few but terribly important | words, KolSo Beene snatched Vanilla by the hand and dragged her from the room.
 Young Swashville Wishhone paid the senealogist his fifty dollars and helped
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him out of the door with swift but de- cisive kick
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MRS. SMITH ENTERTAINS
 CAPn CTIrD

Mrs. 5. F. Smith entertained the mem- Ders of her bridge club yesterday after
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Still Chance for Wood in Oregon,
 Says Secretary

Chicago, May 24.-Asserting that
 there was still a chance for Major General Wood to carry Oregon, Will liam Cooper Proctor, national man. ager of the Wood campaign, in a statement today declared that in any event, second place in any Pacific coast state was virtually victory for Wood.
 with three-fourths of the returns in, Wood is within half thousand votes of taking Oregon from Hiram Johnson the statement said. "We re- gard this as splendid showing against Pacific coast candidate. "It also must be considered that although Lowden and Hoover ran third and fourth, they took several thousand votes which probably would
 have gone the state to Wood by a good majority.
 Senator Hiram Johnson's headquar- ters issued this statement on the Ore gon preferential primary:
 The Oregon victory has much more significance than the winning of dele gates. It means that Senator John son has beate nthe field and has up- set the combined efforts of his op- ponents. Both the Lowden and Hoov- CT forces threw all their strength to
 Wood, and it was anything to beat J Johnson,"
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SMUGCLE JEWELS.

Budapest, May 24.-It is estimated by the newspapers that money, jew els, precious metals and other valu- ables of small size and easy conceal ment, to the value of several billions
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MethOdists Deny Workers, Farmers
 Want Their Beer

Des Moines, Ia., May 24.-Instruc- tions to send officers of the temper ance society of England formal de- nial that the agricultural population and the "so called" working classes of the United States were against prohibition were given to officers of the Methodist Episcopal general con- ference today.
 The action was taken to counteract "an official communication sent by the governor of one of our great states to John A. Page, secretary of the temperance society of England" The governors communication was said to have allaged "the working classes demand their beer and the same may be said of large percent age of our agricultural people,"
 The Methodist deny prohibition has caused unrest and declare that ab- sence of violence in industrial dis turbanees has been due to saloons being closed. The agricultural popu- lation strongly favors prohibition, the conference said.
 The report of committee of unifi- cation with the Methodist Episcopal church South, adopted today, was ex- pected to consume much time before being decided.
 The report provides for the organi- zation of joint convention with Methodist church, South, to formu- late new plans for unification upon basis which will be satisfactory to members of both churches, and ref terates the fact that in it's present form, unification is not agreeable to a large number in both churches.
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Make Olympics
 Goal of Athletic
 H0pes-RObertsOn

Philadelphia, May 24.-Lawson Rob- ertson, coach of the University of Pennsylvania track team, in announce ing his training rules for the present season, urges his athletes to make the Olympic games the goal of their ath- letic aspirations.
 Every man has the highest obtain- able athletic honor before him." he says. "This is to, represent the United States in the Olympics. It means no little sacrifice, but the men who are willing to forego he pleas urs of social life and attend strictly to the tasks imposed by the coaches have 75 per cent of success in their grasp. The other 25 per cent is ath- letic ability.
 | Every man must train himself and the ,honor system will be used. Smok- ing is prohibited for athletes and for visiting friends. Every athlete must be in bed at 10:45 p. m., and there is to be no unnecessary noise after 10:15.
 East slowly and chew your food we'll. A small portion of food well chewed is worth double the amount bolted. Don't drink water after exer- cising or before meals. Two days be- fore and on the day of competition the rations will be cut in half. Try to go to sleep ata definite hour and lie in bed ten minutes after awaken ing before arising.
 -"Try to be cheerful. Cheerfulness is next to Godlinessi. A sulky ath- lete never won a championship. Re member that training is regularity. a
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Thompson to Clash
 With Gov. Lowden

Springfield, Ill.,, May Whether the republican state central commit tee will follow the desire of Mayor William Hale Thompson of Chicago that a state chairman and secretary be elected immediately or whether it will respect the wish of Governor Frank o. Lowden that election of these officers be deferred until af- ter the September primary will be determined at meeting of the com mitteemen here tomorrow night. If immediate election is decided upon issue then will be the election of a chairman as both the Thompson and Lowden factions will present candi- dates.
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Presbyterians of
 South Favor Union
 With Other Branches

Charlotte, N G., May 24-Taking many members of the body by sur prise, the Southern Presbyterian gen. adopted the plan of union with other Presbyterian and reformed bodies submitted by the joint committee Sat urday. The vote was by exclamation and a few "noes" were heard.
 Moderator w. L. Lingle had called for discussion without response. The question was called and warning giv- en that the vote was about to be talk, en, but none offered objection. Wig orous opposition had been freely pre- dicted by members of the assembly and outside observers.
 Soon after the assembly had taken action, it received from the Northern Presbyterian general assembly at Philadelphia a telegram officially an- nouncing approval by that body of the same plan of union.
 The plan at present involves four church bodies, it was pointed out by Presbyterian authorities, and not merely the southern and northern as- semblies, as generally understood, Immediately after the vote was taken today it was ordered that telegrams be sent the assemblies of the North ern Presbyterian church, the United Presbyterian church and the reformed Presbyterian church advising them of the action.
 Most of the morning and afternoon sessions were devoted to routine bus mess. Rev. Dr. John McNeill of Bir- mingham at noon delivered an address on evangelism.
 Tonight public meeting in the in terest of home missions was held, at which former Governor w. H. Mann of Virginia and others spoke.
 Tonight public meeting in the in- terest of home missions was held, at which former Governor W H. Mann of Virginia and others spoke.
 The question of the future relation of the Southern Presbyterian church to the interchurch world movement will be taken up tomorrow the assem- bly, agreed tonight.
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Marathon Running
 Dangerous Sport

Philadelphia May Marathon running is a dangerous practice and will shorten the life of an athlete by several years, according to Alfred Shrubb, famous coach of the Ox- ford-Cambridge track team which came to this country to participate in the University of Pennsylvania relay races.
 At banquet in honor of his team Shroff urged that American youths should not be encouraged to compete in long distance contests. The effect on the muscles, heart and other or gans, he said, causes premature death.
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B. L. Sampler, salesman for the National Casket company. who travels out of Pine Bluff. will shortly move into a handsome new home between Second and Third on Beech.
 A marriage license was issued yes terday to E. ]. Murphy, Camden, and Reta Kennedy. Camden.
 Sheriff C. M Nichol yesterday re- ceived two bonds made by P. J. Keif- fer and friends for his appearance at the October term of Jefferson Circuit court to face charges of perjury and uttering a forged instrument. The amounts Of the bonds were Sl,0O0 and $500 The bonds bore signatures of Attorney George F. Jones and r. Cumnoek of Little Rock.
 F. M. Goodwin was in charge of religious services at the Boys Indus trial school Sunday afternoon, and talks were made by A. R. Cooper and Senator Creedwell. Refreshments were served by ladies of the party, drinks having been furnished by the Chero-Cola company, and ice by the ice company. Among visitors were Miss DeNeelor of Little Rock, and Mrs. A. w. Troupe.
 A swimming contest will be staged at Eden Park natatorium "Wednesday night. A band concert also will be given. Only members who have paid 1920 dues will be admitted.
 William Foster Lemen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Will Lemen, underwent an operation Saturday morning at the Florence sanitarium and is reported as doing nicely.
 M. l.. Elkins left Sunday for Tcnnes- sec to visit his old home.
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LocnzR6e6

This is the time of year for bicv. cies. Bring the old frame in and le, me fix it like new S. c. Waits. 70. Main street, phore 2617. 4-2S-1lr
 w. J. Caldwell of Oklahoma City Okla, and w. s. Griesa of Lawrence Kan, accompanied the remains of Rufus M. Hudson, killed at Tulsa Okla, to Pine Bluff. Griesa is em- ployed by the nursery firm, of which MT. Hudson was manager.
 Why worry abou. washing. when you can have all your table linen and bed linen washed for six cents 2 pound? American Excelsior Laun- dry company. l-22. tf
 United States Senator W. F. Kirby. candidate for reelection. will be here Thursday, according to notice received by his friends, and arrange ments will be made to have him de- liver an address Thursday night. probably at the court house.
 T. B. Mcdaniel, i1zf West Eighth, grocery departn will deliver all groceries and fresh meats-cash on delivery. Phone 2544- 4-S-1m
 Joe Davis, negro, who lives near Bellwood cemetery, was arrested ves- terday by Deputy Sheriff W. Bald win and Officer J. B. Middebrook on charge of confiscataing a Hupmobile belonging to Leonard Sheppard of this city. Sheppard also lives near Bell wood cemetery and Saturday night garage near his home was broken into and the car taken out. The negro is thought to have taken the car. Off cers found the car abandoned on the free bridge pike.
 Bert Fore, 16-year- old son of T. B. Fore of Rison, was brought here yes terday and taken to the Davis hos, pital as the result of injuries the boy received when he dived into the Saline river and injured his back. It is said that he, .dived into shallow water. He will undergo an opera < tion today.
 Taylor & Company have obtained a building permit for the erection of a frame residence at 1905 West Nine teenth, to cost $4,O00. T. H. Childress has been awarded the contract.
 Sig Hyman has gone to Monroe, La :, on q business mission.
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Surplus Cargo
 Space in Ships
 Leaving Islands

Manila, P. l., May 24.-Cargo ships are leaving Manila frequently with their holds practically empty, shipping agents say, because of adverse market conditions in the United States. The low price for hemp and coconut oil, two of the leading articles of export from the Philippines, is one of the principal factors in causing the sur plus of cargo space, shippers assert.
 Because of the large stocks of these products accumulated during the war, both here and in the United States, surplus has been created and it is said they may now be purchased at a lower price in the United States than in the Philippines.
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This IS the time of year for bicy- cies. Bring the old frame in and let me fix 1t like new. s. c. Watts. 722 Main street, phore 2617. 4-2s-1m
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PROTESTANT ELECTION.

Greensboro, N. C., May 24.-Dr. c. H. Beck of Pittsburgh was reelected conference secretary today by the Methodist Protestant General Confer ence, which is holding it's quadrennial session here. Rev. c. M. Bates, sec retary of the North Carolina confer ence, was elected assistant secretary Standing committees were appointed, memorials received and an address delivered by Dr. Charles c. McFar- land of New York, secretary of the Federal Council of the churches of Christ in America.
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MUCH NATURAL ICE.

Harrisburg, May Policemen in the northern tier counties of Pennsy- lvania, will not be able to use as a high price alibi next summer the old story that the crop of natural ice was short last winter. Paul H. Null ford, forester, reported to Clifford Pinchot, chief state forester, that ice 15 inches thick was still to be found on Pine creek in Tioga county, May 1.