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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-24

Anatole France, Romaine Roland J. R., Huysmans. Henri Borbasse, Vicente Iban- ez and Johan Bojrr.
 The, book list of "The CommuntS Id- braryh offers to the reader @ broad op- pertunity for making the acquaintance of large group of creative men, who have chosen the novel form to express their messages to the world, to write a book shall mean beyond the facts, slN fee the eye and serve the soul beside, as Browning puts it.
 Everybody is invited to join this good ly company, and to travel joyously with them along the ever changing ways of this field of modern Literature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-24
MRS. ODEN ENTERTAINS
 CARD CLUB

Mrs, Frank Oden delightfully."- enter tained the members of the Thursday Afternoon Card Club at her home in Norwood.
 Her guests were Mrs I J. Strickland lsMrs, George Hastings. Miss Bettie Gill; more, Mrs. Charles l.. Candy, Mrs Wade Martin, Mrs. NJ. A. Copeland, Mrs. Harry Halfacre, Mrs. Cliff Barbour. Mrs. Houston Cryer, Mrs. John Carns, Mrs George Persons and Mrs. ri ion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-24
MRS. HAMILTON ENTERTAINS
 CARD CLUB

Mrs. Foster Hamilton entertained her card club and an extra table at bridge, yesterday afternoon at her home on South Twentieth street. The house and tables were attrac- tively adorned with spring blossoms and at the close of the game a de licious plate luncheon was served,
 Besides the members of her club, Mrs. Hamilton5s guests included Mrs. James Downeyu Jr. Mrs. J. J. Eaton, Mrs. c. w. Pope and Mrs. F. Marion Hamilton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-24

terday afternoon at a card party com plfmenting Mrs. F. E. West of Sanders vile, Ga. who is the guest of Mrs. Reid Lawson and Mrs. Jones Moore
 The affair was quite informal only a few friends being Included.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-24
MRS. MORSCHHEIMER'S
 LUNCHEON

Among the charming events of the 1 week was the luncheon given at the Tutwiler by Mrs Henry Morscheimer in honor of Mrs Albert Hopkins of New York City and Mrs. A. A. James. The table was daintily arranged and was centered with basket of spring
 flowers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-24
MIR. AND MRS. ABBOTT
 IGNORED

Mir. and Mrs w. c, Bicknell were hosts last evening at a buffet supper at their home in honor of their guests, MT. anu Mrs K A Abbott of Elkins Park, Pa.
 The house was attractive with spring flowers and a few friends were delight fully and informally entertained.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-24
m HONOR BRIDE-ELECT

Mrs. Lester shannon will be hostess this afternoon at the ea-dance at the Tutwiler, complimenting Miss Ruth Olmstead, charming bride-elect
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-24
MRS. J. !. STRICKLAND

held with the following results; Mrs. James Going. president; Mrs. B. L.. Guice, vice president; and Mrs Frank Jones, secretary.
 Mrs B. H. Bunch gave an interest ing address, her subject being, Young People's Work and Mrs, Goings talk on Bible study and prayer bands was very instructive.
 The new officers were introduced by
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-24
PRESBYTERIAN UNION
 ELECTS OFFICERS

At their quarterly meeting. hell yes terday afternoon at the First Presby- terian Church the election of officers for the following ccaling year was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-24
MRs TYLER HOSTESS

Mrs w. F. Tyler will entertain this afternoon at a tea a-dance at the Tut wiler complimenting Mrs. A. A. Green wood of Eutaw and Mrs. Will Porter of Key West Fla
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-24
MRS. CROWDER TO SING
 AT SOITHERN CLER

Miss Virginia Dowdel who was to have sung today at the Southern Club, has been called out of town, and Mrs. B, l.. Crowder will be the soloist in charm ing programme which has been arranged by Mir Emile Levy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-24
MRS. MARKS HOSTESS

Mrs. Charles Marks VIII be hostess this afternoon at the dansant at the Tut wiler. Her guest of honor will be Mrs. Harvey Wat of Brantford, Canada, who is the guest of D. and Mrs. l.. c. Wood son.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-24
The Community Library

From the Community Library which was organized by Unit of St. Mary s Gund. St. Mary's-on-the-H Highlands. has merged another branch of library work .nown as the Variety shoppe Library, "
 rcked away in a little corner in the Highlands which the casual observer in his busy rounds might overlook, so mod est and so unpretentious is this odd lit .le "hole in the wall but once found rev calls most delightful and unique en- gironment.
 You'd expect to find needles and pins and thread and scissors, at The Variety shoppe Library" indeed, you would ex- pect to find a lot of unusual things, but the lass thing that you'd expect to find would be treasures of unusual books hid- den awas on little shelves, hard to find. perhaps, but once found. adored by the bibliophile but unsought by the oasuist.
 And speaking books and things I am reminded of a very amusing clipping which I extracted few days ago from ono of the big New York newspapers, showing tie lack of knowledge of the average Look critic and accounting a most amusing experience.
 The writer says
 T am. I blush to admit, the author of a novel some years defmict, and since then guiltless of any attempts In the direction of literature. 50 far as the eritics elnplcy ed by the N''w York papers ge my work was ripped to smithereens, described as childish. derivative ana paltry. I covered and slunk out of the arena. and became a stockbroker, but ,lte other night dining with some friends met for the first time two of the gentie- r,en who sniffed at me and held me up to the scorn of the metroplis (that IS the way they pronounced 1t; always thought the word was metropolis, myself)- The e, nyersation now took lettered twist md sat in awe before all this mass ol erud;tion. But I did not abide in that state very long. Presently one or the i've igeniallv referred to your friend Somerset Vaughan as the author or tIhe Rainbow" This reused me to com aativc mood. I began to ask auesuons with some guile, and, after hitle' oiS- covered the following
 [ .critic No. l. Has never read anything Of James Stephens. stephen Crane, or 1' Loves Dickinson. Thinks that Max Nor nan wrote Beyond Good and EVIL Thinks that Compton Mackenzie is mueh mcra clever than oliver Onions, because he never makes use of London as lhe scene of his novels
 Critic No 7. Thinks that May smear has the most profound social phliosophy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-24
WOMAN'S GUILD TO GIVE SALE

The Womans Guild of the Grace Epis- copal Church of Woodlawn will give a delicatessen sale today at the Rhodes Carroll furniture store
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-24
MRS. IRWIN HOSTESS

ern coast, Mir. and Mrs. Daugherty will be at home at goo Quintard avenue
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-24

but this gracious accomplished woman retains q very delightful place in the hearts of music-loving Birmingham despite her residence in another city, and her lovely voice will be very much enjoyed today.
 The regular Saturday afternoon 'sTea Dance" will take place this att ernoon at the Tutwiler and the supper dance this evening will be the finale of most attractive Saturday pro eramme of music and dancing.
 Wiegands orchestra, which renders all the latest dance music i'll inimitapie style, as well as programmes or ae- lightful classic and popular seleetlons, will be heard on all three occasions today at the Tutwiler.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-24

Ole Miss, whar Ignorance ANT Bliss, you Bettah Hurry an Git WISE. Yas- sum!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-25

at last, that these boards ARE long,
narrow and wooden" and that they
have INSTRUCTED the operation of the
normal market machinery.
While legislators or any body of
men can not thus change a price
merely by their own fiat, however, they
can and do frequently change the fun
damental forces of demand and sup
ply The calculating machine that
fixes market price merely registers
the state of demand and of supply that
actually exists.
II Hoover can mobilize the house
wives of a nation in a campaign to
economic wheat and sugar, the de-
mand is thereby controlled, and thru
the demand the price is affected. II
a manufacturer by skilful advertising
can stir up demand for his product
or operate upon the mind of the con-
sumner so that he will want to buy, the
demand is thereby increased. and the
price automatically registered by the
price machine is increased likewise
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-25
HEARD BEHIND A MASK.
CHAPTER 81.


"You must put on masks, every one
of you" she said, as we exclaimed over
the new iVictrola. Then she produced
the funniest black cotton masks, with
no openings save for mouth and nose,
and the narrowest slit for eyes.
Then We girls had to go into
one room and change dresses. Fortu-
nately, we are all nearly of size al
tho 1 was a little taller than the rest.
The men also changed. 1 thought
surely the janitor would come up and
have US all arrested, we made SO much
noise; but Betty said she had told
them We were going to be as noisy as
we liked for one evening, and Frank
added that he had paid him for the
privilege, so we need feel no COM
FUNCTIONS on that score.
When We were \all changed. we
danced. Really, no one had the slight
est idea who their partner was, and
when Robert asked me to dance, I
pretended 1 did not recognize him,
and changed my voice to a piping So
prano, SO he would not know me.
I'll give you three guesses as to
who 1 am L said, whten I saw he
was mystified.
81 know you, Raggedty Ann, even
If you do disguise your voice." he
said at once. Il know you, you dear,
and you might as well own up"
turned hot, then cold. You dear,
mined toNkeep, on fooling him if l
could, SO I answered in that same thin
high voice:
How do you know 1 am Raggedty
ANN"
You can't fool me, Marion"
Aren't We having a nice time?"
asked.
Dandy! But I would rather be
where we could talk by ourselves
"Selfish!" I declared, and squeezed
his arm just a bit. 1 was furious
when just then someone came along
and chried all change" and I whisked
from Roberts arms into those of one
of the boys I could not identify, try
as I would.
you are charming tonight, fab
lady" the voice behind the mask in
formed me.
Truly a compliment" I rejoined
with sarcasm, seeing you have nc
| idea who / am"
"Oh, but I have!"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-25
George Matthew Adams
Daily Talk
MUSIC OF THE oUT-O-DooRs.

Whoever planned this world for YOU
and me had a pretty correct idea as to
what We most needed. For one thing
-musici
Have you ever stopped to think
what an existence life would be with
out any music whatsoever? No bands,
no orchestras, no singers. no players
of Instruments of any character. and
not even a rhythmic sound in all ma
turc.
1 almost believe that it would throw
most Of, the earth into a delirium-
not to have music around.
For music is so very necessary.
There is music, even to the beating
of your heart, especially if you have a
good one Gin more ways than one).
There is music in the sound of the
wind as 1t blows thru trees and foli-
age. There is music in the waves as
they keep reaching and creeping, and
flashing their might upon the shore.} =
And to tfink what a lonely time we
would have with no birds to sing to
US as the sun rises in the morning. or
sets in it's brilliant colorings at night.
An old servant in the house of Wen
dell Phillips used to say that there
was music to the very sounds of his
TO Jtfalls-so great and generous and
fine was the character that the-sfeet
carried around.
And so it is-we are a part of the
atmosphere of music-for it is every
where.
The poet even went so far as to say
that there was music lin stones!" At
least the music of the great Quito
Doors has about it the elements that
soothe and soften and add to the
beauty of the world. Even the fra
GRANGE of the flowers grows more
sweet as it is accompanied by the mu-
sic of the wind which brings it,
And there is about many people
such sparkle and gaiety that one al
most believes them animated instru-
ments. They fit with well to the mu-
sic of the Out-o'-Doors, don't you
think?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-25
Dorothy Dix Talks
BY DOROTHY DIX
Worlds Highest Paid Woman Writer.
Don't Be a Discouraged.

0Oh ADS u DAoNOAh deNA
Are you a wet blanket?
Are you one of those who feel 1t to
be your sacred duty to chill hope, and
take the pep out of enthusiasm?
When any one breaches a plan to
you do you pick it to pieces, and knock
it down, and trample on it until it lies
a little pile of broken rubbish at your
feet?
II any one suggests going anywhere
to you, do you raise so many objec-
lions that you take all the pleasure out
Of it before you even start?
If you are discourager, stop being
one. You are killing the joy of life
for those about you. You are Staying
the divine thing in them that makes
them able to achieve, and you are
worse than the murderer who merely
takes mans life
The measure of what we can do is
just what we think we can do. Our
faith in ourselves sets our limit. We
cannot go one inch beyond that, and
so when you destroy our self conf
dence, and make JUS distrustful OF our
ability. you wish failure upon U.s.
We must SOW in hope, if we reap
success. 1t is only by keeping the goal
constantly before our eyes, and believ-
iIfg with all our hearts that we have
the strength to reach it, that gives US
the courage to struggle and fight on.
Dim that hope. weaken that faith and
we give up, and sit down. and fold our
hands, and say, what's the use?
The world is full of failures who
would have been successes If they had
not had the misfortune of having a
discourager in the family. Sometimes
the wet blanket is a wife who dribbles
ice water down her husbands back
until he gets such cold feet he is afraid
to move an inch out of the rut into
which he has gotten. no matter how
clearly he sees fortune reckoning him
down a new road.
The man has ability. He has vision.
He is optimistic, and wants to build
for the future. He comes home full
of some plan for enlarging his BUSH
ness or striking out in a new direction.
or keen to take some OFFER he has had
to go to another country or city. He
knows he can succeed because he feels
within himself the power to do the
thing he is planning to do.
But wife fishes out the cold douche.
and applies it so effectually that she
brings his temperature down from fe-
Yer heat to sub-normal before he is
half thru explaining his plan. She
warns him against taking risks. and to
let well enough alone. She cites all
the cases she has ever known of peo-
pie who lost their all thru some new
venture. She prophesies every form
of dark disaster. and warns him that
he is not so young as he used to be.
and that his health might fall and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-25
ON SECOND THOUGHT
BY JAY e. HOUSE.
tFrom Philadelphia Public Ledgsr)

IT. see." says the gentleman al a
contiguous desk, you admit you are
a reactionary Republican" We go
further than that: we boast of it. We
don't know what a reactionary Re-
publican is exactly. But we love the
. title, or the epithet. as the case may
be- In some way IL differentiates us
from the fellow who claims to be "A
progressive"
! If that doesn't sting some progress
sive" into indignant retort there is no
fight left in the Bull Moose"
For the moment the column with
holds its Endorsement from the New
York Suns candidate for president.
Gov. Henry J. Allen. of Kansas We
wish to first find out whether Cover
nor Allen is willing to rub out the
words he applied to us in the cam
paign of 1912. But we go so far as to
say Governor Allen is one western
statesman who can wear a frock coat
without betraying symptoms of I'M
easiness.
Il punched my wife in the jaw
says the redoubtable Ringgoid w.
Lardner in describing the manner of
his birthday celebration. 1t Is gIor-
| ious sport. but it can be carried to ex-
cess. A gentleman of eur acquain-
lance. lobe Tobias. engaged in it once.
and the doctors bill and hospital ex-
penses were in excess of $1,000.
| 1t is only fair to say that Mrs To-
bias was a frail. little woman Those
of the more robust type probably are
able to stand any strain a proper cele-
bration of the birthday anniversary OF
a husband places upon them
With the main object of the Anti
Saloon League we have no wish to
quarrel. But we can't help express
ing doubt as to whether the league
In its attack on the Catholic church
has distinguished itself in the matter
of its judgment.
! The moral, If you care to read one.
is that nearly every cause, good or
bad. suffers at the hands of the ex-
treulists who embrace it.
ITO the average American" writes
Cameron G. Nicolls in the New York
Tribune, tobacco is the sine qua non.
But the experienced mind knows its
ingredients. How many persons suf-
fer annually from the vile stuff? 1t
is appalling. Liquor was put on the
ban. Tobacco has the same devil in
it, virtually. Therefore. it should be
restricted, If not prohibited"
All of which, perhaps-we say per-
haps-is true enough. We don't know.
: But the moment seized upon for the
projection of the thought is unpro-
pitious. A great many gentlemen,
one of whom we are which, who do
not care so much for booze" are get
ting ready to vote for It because of the
fear that tobacco is in danger.
While we should not go so far as to
, say the beans are spilled. the vessel
i containing them Is being carelessly
handled.
A New York woman has extended
, aid to the starving Armenians to the
extent of a collection of diamonds
. valued at $4,000. But most OF us will
teSptinue to give the Armenians three
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-25

The house has given its approval to
the sale of 100000 barrels of low
grade flour to Austria. Poland and Ar
menia. The supply will bring relief
10 the starving population in the Near
East. The resolution replaces one
held in allegiance proposing loan of
$50. 100000 to be used for the same
purpose. The flour is valued at the
same amount and virtually represents
the profits the United States Grain
corporation has made from purchas-
ing and selling wheat and flour.
Probably it would have been cheaper
for the people to have paid the money
in taxes since the grain corporation
has kept the price of flour at a figure
which has been conducive to profiteer-
ing by everybody handling it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-25
The Woman Who Lovcd-and
Earned A Modern sto.y OF Home and Business
Blu JANE PHELPS

who then. gracious Knight"
fell in with his humor.
THE graceful poetess."
Another guess is needful." I had
tho he had tried to disguise it II am
no poetess. The gods have not been
SO kind-to me-"
IF that is so. I am afraid am too
much a stranger to hazard another
guess"
"Ah. so it is Mr.. Kenyon" Then:
You give yourself away. There was
name of stranger"
May 1 not know your name?" he
asked, You dance divinely."
Indeed you may not" I said just
as the all change was called once
more and again 1 was taken in charge
by another.
I couldn't help feeling a trifle cha
grined. L had danced so often with
Gardner in the mountains that I
thought he might have recognized my
dancing. Then 1 had not tried to
change my voice as much as had
Ryan, by the 'poetess.' He had seemed
very much taken with her. Had he
hoped 1t was she-instead of me?
I had recognized Marion as wearing
Betty's costume, and now saw hef
dancing with Robert. AS Carson
swung me past lHeih heAIu 1AoOel
say:
Monday night, then"
I heard no more altho I missed the
step in trying to hold Carson back.
Did Robert know he was dancing with
Marion, and was he making an APP
pointment with her? Or was he just
pretending to know, and did not? How
1 wished I could find out.
We unmarked after a time. and then
the hilarity broke out afresh. Each
one of the men declared they had nc
idea who the girls were-that is. all
but Robert. He said nothing And
when 1 moved over to where he stood
and spoke in the same high thin voice
1 had used when dancing with him. he
looked startled and embarrassed.
Il won't tell, Robert, honest
WON'T" I said laughingly, to put him
at ease.
Tell what?" it was Marion who
asked, and the flush on Roberts face
deepened.
! (Tomorrow-Left alone.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-25
THE PRICE MACHINE.

There are indications that the long
standing controversy between the coal
miners and the operators will be set
tied for a time. on the basis of the
award made by the commission ap-
pointed by President Wilson for that
purpose. 1t is expected that follow
ing a settlement the price of coal will
be advanced. This is but following
out economic law.
Miners must receive a wage which
will enable them to obtain fuel, light,
food and other necessaries or they will
not work. Operators must receive for
the product of the mines returns suf-
fioient TO meet expenses and pay a
profit or they will not operate the
mines.
If miners wages become inordi-
nately high the number of those de-
string to engage in mining will in
crease and the wages will be forced
down. II the profits of the operators
become too great other mines will be
opened and the price of coal will de-
cline. The great trouble with this
country is that the people are unwill-
ing to wait for the law of supply and
demand to work out a remedy for the
conditions of which they so frequently
complain and they demand the pas
sage of more laws.
The operation of the law of supply
and demand has been well illustrated
in the case of silver. When the min
ing OF this metal ceased to be profit
able. many mines closed. Since this
price has advanced owing to an In
creased demand, these mines have
been reopened.
Legislators and commissions some
times think they can invent a better
machine for fixing prices. says The
Nations Business, than the magical
machinery Of supply and demand. Al
great cost and effort they erect price
fixing boards, and then they find out