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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-01
THE COST IS SMALI-THE RESULTS LARGE-CALL MAIN 49Oo
rSrA'JE FOR SAt. \ HOUSES FOR SALE 100 RIISINESS IC PpICK

EST IF. FOR SAb N
 HOUSES TOR SALE 100 BUSINESS IS BRISK If you want possession by April you had better get busy: look over these. also my ads in the News today and see me for others
 PRINCETON-Sple rooms and hall; on Green st; modern except fur mace; large, elevated lot. worth S4,0OO: can sell at sS259; $500 to Si 900 cash, balance $S5 to S45 per month, according to amount of cash payment; possession April f.
 NORTH BIRMINGHAM-Several good buys:
 rooms and bath, gas and lights. large hall (9x+O), toilet on porch; lot 1O0xl40: garage, servants house. well worth 5000; can sell this for s4,0OO with good cash offer
 rooms and bath, lights newly painted and papered; new roof; only 5000; $1,OOO cash.
 rooms, modern (exeept furnace). nat ural wood finish; apple pie" order 5000; $100O to s1 300 cash rooms and bath, gas and lights Sl,SOO; Sao cash. assume s900 mortgage, balance $25 per month
 rooms water and light; sl4o0; 800 cash
 rooms and bath, gas and lights $3.75o; $i.000 cash balance like rent.
 Possession on any of above 50 days HIGHLAND AVE. HOME This is also good investment; modern S-room. newly painted house; lot 50x150: price only s7,5o0; assume $500 mortgage, 3 years at per cent; $500 cash, balance s60 per month, : per cent. INNESTMENT-12 negro houses renting for Sl22 per month; also vacant lots |; all for S7,500 be quick; first time of fered
 EAST LAKE AND WOODLAWN- Better see me before you buy; few of them as follows:
 rooms. good lot sl ,250.
 } rooms, bath and lights, s2,000. rooms and big barn. $l650. 6 rooms, gas, lights water, s2,o0o rooms, bath, gas, lights, $S,250
 Can give termS on any of above. WOODLAWN INVESTMENT-S rooms and hall, sanitary connections; also store; price only s2,750; might consider car part pay. ANYTHING, TO SELL. LIST WITH ME, JAMES s. CARPENTER
 BETHEA R. E. & I. co. 2027 Ed Ave. Phone Main 1l6
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Considered from all viewpoints this
is an extraordinarily good home build
ing design. 1t will go on a cofnpara-
lively small lot and at the same time
provides a comfortable and convenient
home for a good-sized family. Also it
can be constructed at a reasonable
cost.
In selecting plan for home. every
builder is guided more or less by
homes he has seen, or by building de-
signs he has inspected This design
is a good one, but it may not exactly
conform to the ideas of the prospec-
tive builder as to what the interior
arrangement should be.
Every plan an architect draws is
susceptible to change. This plan is no
different than the average. The size
and shape of the house shown in the
illustration is such that any changes
the prospective builder wants can be
easily made.
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RAT ALWAYS MANS ENEMY
Deeds Credited to Savage Little Ro-
dents Are Almost Beyond Be-
lief, Says English Writer.


Rats have been known to attack
people on roads, says writer in Lon
don Answers.
A few years ago. rat sprang on
TO cyclist at Carlsbad He threw it
off, and managed to run over it, They
sometimes kill babies in their cradles.
There is a terrible story of an officer
who one night got accidentally locked
up in st. Patrick's cathedral in Dub
lin. He was in uniform, as the GUS
tom for officers then was. In the
morning nothing was found of him
but his sword and the metal parts of
his accoutrements. He had been de-
voured by rats.
Rats are weird creatures. Many
years ago there was a man living near
the house of the present writer's fam
lily. of whom it was said that he could
make rats follow him, and put them
into the houses of those whom he dis
liked. And certain maid servant
was found to bring plague of rats
into every house where she obtained
a situation. She said, when ques-
toned, that the animals followed her
wherever she went, and used to play
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QUITS for outing, or general sports
~ wear have never been as much In
demand as they have been .by south
ern tourists this year. We need a
new name by which to describe these
very smart clothes that retain flavor
of sport attire, even when they are
made of rich materials "Pastime
clothes" has been offered and comes
more close TO fitting their character
than any other term suggested. No
matter how handsome these pastime
clothes they must continue to remain
informal. They are here to stay, for
they are very becoming they succeed
in shaving off years in the appear
ance of older wonderland everyone
wears them.
The sweater, the sweater coat, and
specially Designed millinery play most
important roles in pastime clothes, but
one may he QUILTED i'm this Sport
wear and leave n sweater out of the
reckoning, for there are substitutes
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HPST FL00R

the sill are of smooth face block. The
design is attractive, the inclosed porch
running the full width of the house,
the long slope to the roof and the
dormer set into both front and back
being good features.
Plans of the two floors show the
dimensions and arrangement of the
rooms. There are four rooms on the
first floor and three on the second.
The entrance from the porch is into a
small vestibule, off which is the liv-
ing room. II by 16 feet. AT the side
off the living room is a den, or library.
by 10 feet 6 inches. Back of the
living room, through a cased opening,
is the dining room, 13 by IA feet G
inches. A group of three windows in
the dining room make it light and
CHEEKY. The kitchen adjoins the din
ing room and is feet inches by II
feet. Off the kitchen is the pantry.
The stair hall is reached through
the dining room. Upstairs there are
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EYES TELL SEAT OF DISEASE
Application of "lrs Science," 1t Is AS
serted, Is Practically Certain
Diagnosis.

Just as we find the state of the
weather by reference to a barometer
so can we tell whether a person is in
good health by examining the eyes
| This method of diagnosing disease
from the eyes is known as the
"iriscience," and, according to Dr. An
deron of Denmark, is the only reliable
method by which the seat of a disease
can be discovered.
The science was discovered by a
Hungarian, according to London An
swers. During boyhood he caught an
owl which had broken its leg. and
noticed that a black spot appeared
in a certain part of the iris. Some
years later he noticed the same black
spot in the iris of man who had sus-
tanned broken leg. The experience
caused him to investigate and he
found that every disease could be
read from a certain portion of the
iris.
When a disease is cured white lines
inclose the dark spot that proclaimed
the disease. From this the stage of
the disease can be ascertained. If
the white lines do not entirely sur
round the dark spot the disease is
not completely cured.
Drugs are always clearly shown
on the iris-arsenic by white specks
on the out-edge, inorganic, iron by
brown marks round the pupil.
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Cylinder Mas MISSING.

Her husband had given her a run
about and she had learned to drive it.
Not long after she got into trouble,
took the car to the garage and was told
to leave it, as one of the cylinders was
missing.
That night she said to her husband !:
Harry, that garage man told me | had
lost one of my cylinders and | can't
think where l could have dropped it,
What does it look like? Maybe | car
find it in the yard"
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units of concrete that are laid in walls
just as brick are. In their manufac-
ture, however, an air space is cast into
them, which provides insulation
against heat and cold making concrete
block houses warm in winter and cool
in summer and economical to heat.
What good exterior appearance
concrete blocks have is shown in the
home in the accompanying illustra-
ton This is story-and-a-hal house,
containing seven rooms and bath.
The foundation of the house is of
rock-face block, while the walls above
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/ for il. Wide scarfs and capes Of
angora and coats of this and other ma
terials are among them. A clever
sport costume, shown in the picture
above, includes skirt of cross-bar silk
worn with a plain blouse and velvet
coat-lined with silk like the skirt.
Black and dark blue are the colors
liked for these coats. Dark blue cloth
coats with plain white skirts. find n
good many admirers among women
who borrow this crisp combination
from the men who wear, with one
accord. dark blue coats with white
trousers in their outing suits.
The second suit pictured demon
strates that very handsome fabrics are
used with fine Judgment in outing
clothes. A heavy white silk woven in
the effect of corduroy makes the coat
and skirt with a creepy silk in light
color. figured with white used i'm col
lar. cuffs, sash, and wide band on
the skirt.
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USE COMPRESSED AIR
FOR 0ILING SPRINGS
Interesting Possibilities Offered
to Car Owners.
Many People Apply Light Oil to Side
of Spring, Trusting to Luck That
II will Creep" in Between Diff
ferent Leaves.

Many people try to avoid the disa-
greeabe job of greasing auto springs,
by applying light oil to the side of
the spring, trusting to its tendency TO
creep in between the leaves. Some
of 1t usually does, but not enough to do
much good. OF course, the body of the
car is first lacked up, so as to let the
weight of wheels and axles open the
spring as far as possible.
If compressed air Is available, or
even a helper to work the tire pump,
a blast of air against the side of the
spring will usually carry part of the
oil in where it belongs. The sketeh
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HOUSE BUILT Of
C0NCRE TE BLOCKS
Seyen-Room Home viii Accom-.
modate Large Family.
ECONOMY IMPORTANT ITEM
PROGRESS in Manufacture of These
Comparatively New Building Units
Has Brought Them Rapidly
to the Front.

Mr. William A.. Radrord will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject Of building. for the readers of this
paper. On account of his wide experience
as Editor. Author and Manufacturer he
is. without doubt, the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
TO William A. Radford. No 1927 Prairie
avenue, Chicago, ILL.,. and only enclose
twC-cent stamp for reply
In many parts of the country there
is a shortage of materials, such as
lumber and brick, that ordinarily are
used in home construction. This
shortage bids fair to become greater
as the home building season advances
and will bring disappointment to many
who had counted on building homes
of their own this year.
The perfection of the concrete block
building unit, however, will solve the
problem for many home builders. Dur
ing the last few years there has been
a great advance in the manufacture
Of concrete blocks and now they rank
with the best of building materials.
The advantage of using blocks is that
they are made near the place where
they are used, which saves a great
proportion of freight charges. Also
they are usually made s by s by 16
inches, a size that saves considerable
in the cost of the labor required to lay
up masonry walls
Everyone knows that concrete, when
properly made, makes permanent
buildings 1t becomes stronger with
age. And concrete blocks are merely
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AUTOMOBILE,
R9MF1N'TSMlA

The porcelain of a spark plug may
be made almost as clean as new by
soaking in carbon disulphide.
Short circuits may be found in
Countless places. Generally they are
FOUND in the battery itself.
aVhen driving in the rain, snow or
fog it is very essential that the wind.
shield should be kept clean.
After it has stood for several days,
even in tight tank, gasoline will be.
come dead and slow to ignite.
Stronger motor car bodies are be-
ing built, but so far the locomotives
have won all the arguments.
In many makes of wire wheels the
greatest care must be exercised in
putting the locking devices i'll place.
Many motorists carry a fashlight in
their cars, and tits little piece of
equipment is extremely valuable for
use.
The motortruck buyer must be care
full in selecting a vehicle to see that
the body is not too wide or too long
to transgress some local ordinance.
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KEEP SEDIMENT TRAP CLEAN
Wire Gauze Screen is Provided to
Catch All Foreign Matter
That Accumulates.

Most present-day gasoline tanks are
fitted with sediment trap, which
usually is located at the place where
the pipe line leaves the tank. This
trap has wire gauze screen and a
cup is provided to catch foreign mat
ter. The car owner should make it
a practice TO clean this sediment trap
out twice a month during active OPP
GRAFTON. The present grade of motor
fuel is not strictly pure and foreign
matter rapidly accumulates in this
catch-all.
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Spring Hat Comments.

Leather is popular in many of the
new hats-leather crowns, leather
brims, and, even more frequently.
leather trimmings. Satin hats with
straw facings or straw crowns or
brims are in higher favor than the
all-satin hats. Most of the straws this
season will be fine, and some of them
absolutely unstiffened. All hats show
an inclination to rise at the center
front, whether in crown, brim or trim
ming.
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IT HE pursuit of suits. which has
Il been going merrily on for the past
two weeks at a snappy D;l,.e has reveal
ed many daring novelties to shoppers.
The younger women like these new
things that answer their demand for
something different" and they are
10 he recommended when circum-
stances allow two or more suits in the
spring outfit. But If only one is TO
be bought il is usIaiIy best to select
ii in conservative rather than unusu-
al style and rely upon accessories
20 add the spice of novelty to it, How
ever. suits with fancy vests like those
Of last spring, are well represented in
this seasons displays the young wom-
an, who owns one may furnish it with
new vest in this springs mode and
indulge her yagrant fancy when she
buys new snit.
One of these suits furnished with
handsome vest is shown here. Its
important feature is this vest of black
satin with applique of silver ribbon
and silver embroidery. The vest has
a narrow yoke at the top and upturned
facing at the bottom of black satin;
the narrow girdle is made Of II and
finished with pendant silver flowers.
A vest of this kind works transfor-
nation in plain suit and the same
coat may have variety of vests of
iifferent character.
The oddity of the other suit is its
opening feature. 1t Is far cry
ON this coat to the panniere dress,
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but the panniere is its inspira-
ton nevertheless. Soutache braid.
sewed on edge in a simple pattern,
makes a border that finishes all the
edges of the coat and the sleeves. It
is also put on in three motifs M each
side. The very narrow belt of cloth.
like the suit, goes once and a. half
times around the waist and the square
buttons that finish the collar and
fasten the coat add their part TO it's
pleasing eccentricities.
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5[CNNDn0OR

three bedrooms, all opening off CEN
trail hall, and the bathroom. Because
of the roof construction, there are
three unusually large closets one off
each bedroom. Two of the bedrooms
have dormer windows, making them
light, airy rooms, while the third is
at the SIDE in the gable.
The basement extends under the
whole of the house, and is large
enough for the heating plant fuel
storage room and rooms for other
forage purposes.
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about on her bed at night; but she
did not mind them in the least.
The rat of which we see the most in
England, the brown or Hanover rat,
is really an alien-and a most unde-
sirable alien. He is one of the many
doubtful blessings" that we owe to
Germany, from which country he came
to England about 200 years ago. The
old English rat is black, and is small
Ter than our German friend. The in
vaders have almost exterminated him,
and he became very rare; but it is
now stated that he is increasing in
numbers.
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illustrates the method A nozzle may
he improvised from an old tire valve,
as shown at the right
: A little fine-flalIed or powdered
graphite with the oil will make its eff
feet much more lasting. A. Prior,
New Haven. Conn.,, in Popular Me
-chanics Magazine
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NJ, Petrified Human Bodies.

There are MANY evidences of peti
fed bodice of marine and other q,
mails. but none NJ hIlns.n bodies.
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FfHTIr1THg TOT WdTstCoat
A black satin waistcoat of a nnvv
blue suit was trimmed with Duly a. an
embroidery.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-17
THE DEMOCRAT TICKET.

The Iowa democrats yesterday at
Des Moines elected to support Mere
9th for the democratic nomination
to the presidency and settled on
Claude Porter and Clyde Herring as
the best bets for senator and govern
or, respectively. Charles Cameron,
of the state board of agriculture. is
to run for lieutenant governor.
The democrat conference did very
well in its selections for this years
fcrlorn hope. It could not have done
better than to bring out that batter
ed old war horse of many CAMPAIGNS,
Claude Porter, who always forgets
his scars when he hears the bugle.
Porter can probably poll more votes
than any other democrat who might
have been called to the sacrifice. He
stands we'll with the general public
and is of good political and private
repute. 1t seems a little like riding
free horse to death but that is the
business of Mr. Porter and his party,
not of republicans. Mr.. Herring
successful business career was his
strongest appeal no doubt, for bust
ness qualifications will count for a
very considerable per cent in the
Judging of candidates this year. and
Mr.. Cameron and his position upon
the fair board is OF course expected
to appeal to the agricultural vote.
Taken in detail and all around the
democrats made a good job Of it yes
terday. It would require a political
ca rthquake to bring any of the state
| nominees into office but there is an
outlook for the presidential selection.
That Mr.. Meredith stands well with
man who holds the destiny of can
didates in escrow is evidenced by his
appointment to an important port
folio in the presidents cabinet.
| Stranger things have happened than
that Meredith should win the distinc-
ton of a nomination at Frisco.
Anyway, we can wish them all well
personally and hope that "a good
time may be enjoyed by ALL"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-17

would have looked like the Indian
apolis speedway on the day of an in
ternational when the alarm went out
that the car Of wine had burst .
blood vessel and was bleeding to
death unaided.
Logan got OFF easy. What's two
thousand ffty cent dollars to car
load of stun OF the old kind that had
the kick in it but that started easy
on the clutch and developed 100 h.
p. brake test when the ignition got
to working right and the motor
warmedv Huh! And everybody has
money but what's 1t good for expect
to buy few clothes and a sand
witch or two nowadays? What we
need is production OF actual neces-
sites like that car load that brought
a great JOY to Logan, Iowa.
All, celebrated, notorious, joyous
Logan, enthroned upon your hills be-
yond the worst stretch on the Lin
coin highway. envy of cities greater
in population and prestige but lesser
in the joy of living and the oppor-
tunity to get wine and its equiva-
lent. lucky little Logan. you are now
upon the map. the cynosure of en-
vious eyes.
Why not tell an anxious world how
you worked it?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-17
MAN MuIlDING.

No. 6-comparing tho Two Machines
Continuing the comparisons be-
tween the human machine--you and
the automobile. we are due to con-
slider.
Sourtesy--that's easy. Courtesy Is
the oil which makes things go easily
and without friction. The man who
lacks courtesy throws sand in the
bearings and then wonders why
things go wrong. Quit oiling your au-
tomobile for a few months and the
machine will burn out it's bearings
and become a candidate for the junk
pile. Quit being courteous for few
months and you will be as popular as
a skunk at a church fair.
Decision in the human machine has
it's counterpart in the spark plugs in
the automobile. The electricity (will
power) causes the gas" in the cyl
inder to explode at the exact second
when best results are obtained. If
the spark plugs held back the sparks
until the gas was exhausted the
electrical energy would be wasted. II
you want to get results you must
have decision, you must not hesitate
to go ahead when the time is ripe, or
your efforts may 60 for naught.
Endurance next. That's the gaso-
lene. II the car runs out OF gas" its
stuck there until more gas or tow
is secured. II you lack endurance
you come to a standstill.
Observe how accurately these COM
PARSONS apply. Economy Of effort
(the carbureter) makes your endur-
ance tthe gas) go farther. By acting
promptly and with decision tthe
spark plugs) you have your efforts
produce maximum results If your
will power electricity is strong
Reasoning power the use OF
which enables you to see ahead
serves the same purpose for y"n as
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-17
THE BUSINESS DOCTOR
sy HAROLD WHITEHEAD.
Professor Relations in the College Of Business
Administration Of Boston University. Boston. Mass
the headlights do for the driver of a
" HAROLD WHITEHEAD.

| the headlights do for the driver OF a
| car.
The room ahead Is made clear so
that the automobile can travel for
ward safely. That's just what rea-
soning power does for you. 1t en-
ables you to see the bad place ahead
and with tact Che scoring wheeD
avoid them.
And now we have optimism-being
able to see the best side OF things
and not to be worried by petty an
noyances. II you go automobiling In
car without wind shield you have
miserable time. Every gnat, speck
Of dust, and gust Of wind becomes
source of discomfort and distress.
The wind shield protects you from
those trifles which. however, are not
trifles without IT, That's what opti-
mism does for you.
Honesty Is living four square
with the world. II is sailing under
true colors. That Is what the license
number plates are to the car. The
automobile or the human being
WHICH uDtS Hot ''ii ptopiN Nha' ~ -
and what it's number" is Is under
suspicion.
The next trait on the list is cour-
age-the quality of going ahead In
spite OF opposition arfd set-backs.
The automobile which travels on flat
tires is like the man lacking courage.
Progress is very slow for every jar
on the road Is feared. No speed can
be made until the tires are inflated
so that the car goes over the bad
places without undue jarring. That's
why courage Is like tires.
Enthusiasm Is first cousin to cour-
age-without enthusiasm It's hard to
be vigorously courageous. Therefore.
it's duplicate in the automobile is the
shock absorbers. The tires and the
shock absorbers make for easy and
swift progress--so does courage and
anthmSia SIN