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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-28
.W.L. GEORGE IS NEXT
 /. LYCEUM LECTURER

or the next lecturer to speak here under the auspices of the Birmingham LyceVm association, D. c. Fell, pub rcity chairman of the association, says:
 w l.. George, who will lecture here December ?, at Temple Emanu- Fl, says the excuse for novels and short stories, as he sees it. is either fundamental story hunger or an artificially stimu- lated taste.
 The question is hard to answer, but If one tries to get down to fundamen- tals the thing mankind hungers for is illusion. People labor and. do not like it, and so to console themselves, they invent an illusion about the nobility of labor. They want to be. great, to be noticed, to have stirring adventures, and because life is commonplace, many people invent the illusion of romance, hence the story telling art"
 |. In "Caliban,: Mir. Georges latest novel, he reverts to the field which has so strong hold on him and tells a story of newspaper life and of the background of stru ggle and brains, out of which a great chain of newspapers grew. He speaks of the'vital influence of the newspaper and how the abrupt, clean-cut contacts of journalistic work give kind of insight into human char acter that is quite distinctive of this one. profession.
 MT. George is an Englishman. He is in this country to- be informed He seems to be getting a great enjoyment out of life in general and America in particular
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-28

Appendicitis attacks at any moment, even persons seemingly in good health. Usually. however, it is preceded by stomach trouble or constipation. Many people have a bowel movement every day. but it is not a COM PLETE movement and much old. stale matter stays in the system to ferment and cause trouble. Often there is only small assagc in the center of the bowels while the sides are covered with old. hard matter which sticks to the bowels and often poisons the system for months, making you feel tired all the time and 'half-sick. Even if your bow els move slightly each day. that is not enough There must be an occasional THOROUGH, complete cleansing to bring out all the accumulated poisonous waste matter.
 Appendicitis is an intestinal infection spreading to the appendix. and it be guarded against in the same manner in which you guard against the spread of throat infection (sore throat). When you have throat. you can often prevent fur ther trouble by using antiseptic wash or gargle to destroy the germs, and laxa- tive to carry off the posons from the body. Very similar treatment is necessary to guard against appendicitis. But instead of an an tiseptic wash for the throat, INTES- FINAL antiseptic is necessary and COM PLETE drainage of the bowel system.
 INTESTINAL ANTISEPTIC .
 There is now offered to the public a prepa- ration having the DOUBLE action of an in test tinal antiseptc and COMPLETE systeyn cleaner. This preparation, known as Adler i-ka, acts as follows:
 It tends to destroy or remove harmful germs and colon bacili in the intestinal canal, thus guarding against appendicitis and other diseases having their start here.
 It is the most COMPLETE system cleaner
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-28
 L U INTERVIEWS CLUB ELECTS OFFICERS

Annual election of officers of the Bir- mfngham Wholesale Eumbermen's club was concluded during the latter part of last week in the private dining room of the Tutwiler hotel. J. J. Laumer of the Laumer Lumber company was elected president; L. A.. Baker of the Baker Reid Lumber company, first vice president, and A. J. Ribe, secretary and treasurer.
 After the election Thornton Estes president. of. the Retail Lumbermen's club, spoke briefly in regard to alleged profiteering of'retailers. He named re- tail prices, also giving statistics oi overhead expenses a-
 Outgoing and incoming officers gave short talks and plans were made for the annual banquet to.be held Decem- Der 1T at the Southern club. The lum- bermen will invite their families and employees and q dance will follow the banquet. v
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WONDER WHAT JACK FROST THINKS ABOUT

| ltK6 To HANG ARouAD ArAD SGG THe ExPRE $ SiOkJ oO SOME oF TAG SE FetLoUJs FACES AFTeR TVS PAID Tt,eW A VISIT
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-28
Illinois Woman Tells How
 She Educated q Spider

tie similar to that in which the spider was caged, placing a card over the mouth of the bottle that contained the fly, withdrawing the cork from the spiders bottle. placing the two bottles mouth to mouth, and then removing the card.
 At once the spider would rush into the second bottle seize the fly and re- turn with it to her own bottle. She soon learned to run to the mouth of her bottle whenever I approached her with water or a fly.
 After few days the cork was taken out of her bottle so that she could come and go at will She would wander about the table crawling over and around books and papers, but always retreating to her bottle when fright ened. She had built small web in it, with a crude retreat at the farther end and had adopted it as her home.
 She learned so readily to come for food and water that I am led to won der whether Fabre's contention that every act that spider performs is i'm pelied by an instinct that has come down to it through untold genera tions.' is not subject to some modifica- tion"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-28
By Associated Press

Wheaton. H., November 27.-Educat- ling a spider is a task rarely under taken. Mrs. Elizabeth Marriott Moffatt of Wheaton, one of the few students of spiders in the country, however set her. self to it and this is what she writes of her experience:
 By far the most common spider in this country is the one known as the black and-brown speckled garden spi- der Agelena naevia," said Mrs. Moffatt. The species, although called the gar den spider, is often found in our houses, where it builds flat sheet web in some corner. always having a funnel at the rear, into which the spider can escape when disturbed. The body is from one half to quarters of an inch in length. At the back end two of the spinnerets project. looking like little pointed tails.
 "A fully grown specimen was cap tured and put into wide-mouthed half-ounce bottle. This was laid on it's side on the library table. Every day she was given small drop of water and one or several houseflies. The flies were fed to her by placing one in a bot
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-28
STRANGE THINGS DCs' HAPPEN-HOTEL MAN DIDN'T HIKE PRICES

Montgomery, November 27. = Op- eration at pre-war prices through out the war and down to the pres ent day has nettcd the proprietor of the hotel at Grove Hill. Clarke coun- ty, handsome profit, according to P. A. Mooring. assistant in the of- flee of the state tnx commission who has just returned from that county.
 the hotel maintained it's rate of SLIGO per day throughout the war, he said, and the patron secured for this sum board, heat and lodging and where he or she remained for longer than q week, a monthly rate of $17.JO was charged. ''This method of conducting the business of the hotel, I was told, had left u good profit to the proprietor" Mir. Moor ing said, "and he is now adding 10 rooms to his hotel. From hotel standpoint, Grove Hill should be pretty good place to live in," was MT. MOoring's onclusion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-28
SELMA ATTRACTS MATTRESSFACTORY'
Progressive Business Mer Through Commercial Club
 Assure Cooperation

Selma, November 27.-tSpeciaL)-F. A. Holtzclaw. representing the Mont gomery mattress factory of Montgom- cry, was visitor here Wednesday and Thursday for the purpose of seiectihg g site for a branch factory for his plant.
 < MT. Holtzclaw had a conference at the Chamber of. Commerce with some of the directors and stated his proposi tioh, which was heard favorably and assurances of the necessary support and cooperation were given. The factory will employ about 30 people. to begin with and will manufacture mattresses from cotton linters.
 The plant at Montgomery has made good" from tie start, and it is stated the branch plant here would start out under the most favorable auspices. .. /.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-28
TWO. ARE JAILED
Alleged Burglar and Witness Held In
 Contempt of Court

Montgomery, November 27.-tSpecial.1- F. McCardle, recently tried and acquit- ted in the Montgomery circuit court
 where he answered to the charge of burglary, and H. T.. Schaeffer, also of this city; were adjudged in contempt of court here today by Judge Leon McCord and ordered held in the Montgomery county jail until next Wednesday night. Schaeffer, it was alleged, was a witpess in the case against McCa1'dle and failed to appear and give testimony. in the ] trial
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-28
MIR. DEBS' PROPHECY

down to defeat in the struggle against
 other industrial nations I am sorry you
 are in prison, sir, yet perhaps it is better so. You are like the friend" who would
 hold fighters arms while leaving his as- sailant free to inflict as much damage as
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-28

Vodka. the fiery drink of the Russians. exceeds in strength the alcoholic bever- ages of any other country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-28

possible. You would bind Americas hands with socialism while leaving England and the Asiatic hordes free to punch and pummel us as much as they wish
The Lambertville record., 1920-04-02
SENATE DEFEATS
LENROOT PROPOSAL
Democrats and IrreconciIables
Combine to Beat 1t by a
Vote of SO to rs.

WaShington.-The senate decisively
defeated the declaratory reservation on
foreign policy brought forward by mild
reservationists as bid for Democrat
ic support for treaty ratification. 1t
refused to include in the reservation
program any recognition of the claims
of subject peoples, including the Irish,
TO self determination or independence.
As the session was ending senators
agreed to limit debate to Is minutes
for each speaker on the remaining
ice that he would keep the senate in
session until all reservations were dis
posed of and those adopted We're made
a part of a resolution of ratification
ready to be voted on.
Various plans for assisting subject
peoples Jared badly. Ireland, Egypt,
Hawaii, Corea, Porto Rico and the
Philippine Islands went down in COM
mon defeat. A motion by Senator Kel-
lOgg to table all reservations relating
to subject peoples was adopted "a
to 81.
The surprise of the day was the de-
feat, by a vote of % to 80, of the Len
root reservation declaring it to be the
policy of the United States that in the
event of threat against the peace of
Europe in the future the United States
would consider what action it should
take in the premises
This reservation was held out to
Democratic senators as a face saver"
They were told that, if they thought
that the Lodge reservation on Article 10
too emphatically repudiated all obliga-
tons to go to the aid of any nation
against which another committed an
act of aggression, the Lenroot reserva-
ton would salve their feelings and al
low them to vote for ratification.
Senator Borah offered an amend
ment to the reservation providing that
the United States PRESERVES the inde-
pendent and uncontrolled power TO
throw its influence and its weight,
whenever the occasion arises, in ia
vor of what it deems to be right in
the affairs of the world" Mr. Len
root accepted it. but some of his col
leagues told him that there was a Joker
III the amendment, and he withdrew his
acceptance.
The Lambertville record., 1920-04-02
LATEST EVENTS
AT WASHINGTON

Definite suggestions for simplifying
the income and excess profits taxes.
for dealing with personal service
corporations, and an estimate of
the loss to the Treasury through the
Supreme Courts stock dividend
decision, were sent by Secretary
Houston to Chairman Fordney of
the House Ways and Means Commit
tee.
Republican leaders plan to extend the
assurance of American interest in
the peace of Europe, as part of
resolution establishing separate
peace with Germany to be brought
into the Senate if the treaty fails.
Navy department officials were stag
eered when bids for the supply of
fuel oil for the navy were opened
and it was discovered that of the
5000, 900 barrels sought bids to sup
ply only 66o, 900 had been sent in.
The House Naval Committee rejected
all of the proposaio of Secretary
Daniels looking toward ,aking the
United States navy "incomparaby
the greatest in the world" which he
said must be done if this nation does
not join the League of Nations.
Sales of surplus army materials for
the month of February amounted to
s4ea e73 900.
New Jersey was granted permission by
the Supreme Court to test the dry
law.
A virtual embargo on foreign travel by
American citizens was in effect with
the expiration of the 30-day period
during which Undersecretary Polk
acted as secretary of state ad in
terim. No passports are being is
sued at the department.
BY nearly unanimous vote the house
passed the Fordney resolution grant
ing the Grain Corporation power to
sell on credit 10000 barrels of low
grade flour to needy countries of Eu-
rope.
The Lambertville record., 1920-04-02
.BOLSHEVISM MENACE
FORCES OUT JUNKERS
Fighting With Loss of Life Re-
ported From Many Dis
trictS in Germany.

London.-The outstanding features
of the situation in Germany are:
Chancellor Kapp and General Won
Luettwitz of the short-lived monarchist
revolution, have resigned, it is official
ly announced in Berlin.
Communist risings have assumed
threatening proportions in many places.
A definite separatist movement has
been started in South Germany, espe-
cially where the people are voting on
the question of Bavarian autonomy.
The Ebert government is expected
to move Immediately from Dresden to
Berlin. In some quarters there is
belief that something akin to a dicta-
tOrship may be set up in Berlin until
order is restored
The revolutionists surrendered un-
conditionally to Vice Chancellor Schif-
fer, who has remained in Berlin
throughout the crisis. The ringleaders
of the militarists' coup are said to be
in prison in Berlin. General Won Hue
sen has taken command of the troops
in President Ebert's name. This is
considered an important step, for, al
though the reactionary movement
failed after four days, a difficult task
remains in restoring order.
Several hundred persons are report
o1 tn ha1a hnnp Il in, Rcrl,
in the outskirts of Berlin, Dresden and
Frankfort. The industrial centers
have been the scenes of the bitterest
conflicts.
British official reports indicate that
the separatist movement in Bavaria is
being directed by DR.. Helm, who hopes
to form an alliance with Austria. The
collapse of the Junker revolution prob
ably will put stop to the open fight
for autonomy
President Ebert, in an interview in
Stuttgart, demanded the withdrawal of
the rebel soldiers He declared the
revolutiOnists intended the overthrow
of constitutional democracy, but they
had won no support except in the East
Elbe provinces and among the old
Prussian reactionaries. Noske is
quoted as stating that Bavaria. Baden.
SaXony, the Rhineland and Westphalia.
as well as Central Germany, remained
loyal and that he had large forces at
his disposal. Noske and other leaders
insist that the chief danger is from the
tSRr1f ietr, thn,, Il,
ary militarists.
The Lambertville record., 1920-04-02
WORLD NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM
RUDAPEsT.-American child reIief

PEST.-American child relief
workers in Hungary have since Au-
gust, 1919 distributed 10 tons of
peas 146 tons of fats, 81 tons of soap,
and 613 tons of flour. At the present
time one meal daily is given to 1885,
children by the American organization.
1t is thought relief work will have to
be continued until after harvest.
PARIS.-orders for the arrest of DR.,
Wolfgang Kapp, Gen. Won Luetttwitz
and other leaders in the reactionary
revolt were issued by Gustav Noske,
Minister of Defence of the Ebert Gov
ernment.
LONDoN.-Four hundred persons
many persons wounded in lombard
ment of Kiel by the German cruiser
Eckernfoerde.
COBLENZ.-The American army of
occupation, numbering $4,000 men, is
being given full field equipment under
orders issued before the German revo-
luton. There have been no move
ments, however, to re-enforce any po-
sitions or any military activities ex-
cept those concerned with policing.
The total allied forces along the Rhine
are estimated at slightly more than
100000 men.
VLADlVoSToK.-Fire In a barracks
here killed five American soldiers.
PARlS.-Despite the official secrecy
here, it can be authoritatively stated
that the Allied High Command plans
the occupation of the Ruhr valley as
the first demonstration in case the
German situation warrants interven-
ton.
LONDON-AII the leading London
newspapers express serious doubts of
the Berlin reports that the militarist
revolution has collapsed. Some, like
the Morning Post, suggest that these
reports have been deliberately sent
out to "spoof' the allies.
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SENATE ADOPTS
new ARTICLE X.
Votes 56 to 26 to Make it Part
of Ratification Resolution
of Treaty.
TEXT OF LODGE SUBSTITUTE.
AS 1t Was Adopted the Reservation
Carries the Amendment Drawn Up
by Senator Borah and other
lrreconclables.
TEXT OF LODGE SUBSTITUTE

Washington.-The senate, by a vote
of 56 to 26, adopted the Lodge compro-
mise reservation to Article 10 of the
peace treaty with Germany.
Fourteen Democratic senators voted
to include the reservation in the reso-
luton of ratification. Ten Democrats
earlier in the day had voted against
reservation to Article 10 which Senator
Simmons of North Carolina informed
the senate would be accepted by the
President The Simmons reservation
was defeated. q to 81.
The Republicans stood solidly be-
hind Senator Lodge and defeated ev-
cry attempt by the Democrats to
change the reservation the senate
was adopting They rejected several
substitutes with which the Democrats
sought to displace the Lodge compro-
mise, together with all amendments
that were offered to the various reser-
vations considered by the senate be-
fore the Lodge reservation finally was
adopted
The bipartisan conference and Taft
reservations, which 40 Democratic SEN
ators had signed a pledge to support,
were defeated by votes of 81 to 45 and
80 to 46, respectively. The reserva-
ton drafted by former President Taft
did not receive Republican vote.
The Article 10 reservation in its
final form as adopted by the senate
reads:
"The United States assumes no OBJ
legation to preserve the territorial in
tegrity or political independence of
any other country by the employment
of its military or naval forces, it's re-
sources or any form of economic dis
elimination, or to interfere in any
way in controversies between nations,
including all controversies relating to
territorial integrity or political inde-
pendence, whether members of the
league or not, under the provisions of
Article 10, or to employ the military
or naval forces of the United States
under any article of the treaty for any
purpose, unless in any particular case
the Congress- which, under the Consti-
tuition, has the sole power to declare
war or authorize the employment of
military or naval forces of the United
States, shall in the exercise of full
liberty of action by act or joint resolu-
ton SO provide"
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coNsTANTINoPLE OCCUPIED.
Turkish and British Indian Soldiers
Killed in a Clash.

Constantinople.-Constantinople was
occupied by allied forces under Gen
eral Sir George f. Milne, which oc-
cupied the ministries of war and ma
rine and assumed control of the posts,
telegraphs and telephones. Shipping
has been suspended.
An exchange of shots resulted, in
which several Punjabi of the British
East Indian forces and few of the
Turks were killed.
The Lambertville record., 1920-04-02

one up If they sew in the morning.
tight said all the buttons.
SO they all borrowed old pieces of
ribbon from the bag and little pieces
OF thread, and they dressed themselves
IN tine array, and then they danced
ana sang in their little button
voices, which, of course. aren't real
voices, and only make-believe ones.
And this was their song:
THE buttons are we. happy. gIeeful and.
glad;
were OF all kinds and we're never sad.
we love folks who use us and folks who do
not; ~
All. yes. indeed. we're a merry. merry lotp"
The Lambertville record., 1920-04-02
Orys Will Enter Fiuht.

Westerville, O.-The Rev. DR. p. A.
Baker, general superintendent of the
Anti-Saloon League, issued a state
ment announcing the league would not
support any candidate for President
who was not "distinctly' in favor of
prohibition.
The Lambertville record., 1920-04-02
Real Helm

1t Is the easiest thing in the world
to turn poor fellow off when he comes
with big lump in his heart by say
lng' Here's a dollar. Go and have a
good time with it." And all the time
what he needs is hand under his ell
bow and a lift over the road that is
stony.
The Lambertville record., 1920-04-02

blue and white
cambric, L be-
lieve you cali it,
and it had a blue
silk ribbon around
it at the top--I
suppose a sort of
neck-tie, one might
say.
"At any rate. in
this bag were
loads and loads Of
buttons. The but
ton bag was a
very large button
bag, and the work
bag was q very
large work bag.
"Wheneyer any,
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hiS w itil ueIISul.
If l had known
how to Shrek |
would have called
at the top of my
voice, If l had a
voice
" : "Oh. the but
ton is happy, too.
the button is so
happy -
'' 'Well,' said the
tan button. we
must get ready
for the party, as
we must frolic
all night and then
be back in our
places by morn
ing. so it won't
confuse or mix
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ton, or whenever
anyone said they had lost button or
that button was off. the work bag
was taken out and then button was
found-always a button for everything
that needed button.
"And when any member Of the
household wanted to do little mend
ing for everything that lacked but
ton there was always found to be one.
"What did the buttons and the hut
ton bag have to say to all this? We're
they pleased they were so useful?
We will hear.
"'When is the party going to beT
asked the big, white button, with the
shining face.
"'Pretty soon,' said the little green
button. pretty soon.'
"I've been to lots of parties,' said
a button with a funny little face,
face of some old, old knight or lord
or something very noble!
"He had two sisters and a brother
and the four of them were all just
alike They had never been used, as
nothing had ever come up that needed
their time and their presence. They
had been in the button box for years.
But, of course, they were kept. for
there might be time, no one knows
when or how soon, when the buttons
with the faces might be just the ones
wanted.
Its so NICE said the one who
had just spoken, that we are always
sure of home. It's so nice. Some
folks would throw us away and would
say they had no use for lot of old
buttons taking up room when they
were about sure we'd never be used
"'But we don't have to worry, for
the mistress of the house who owns
the work bag and the button bag and
all the buttons. always says that we
don't eat or drink, meaning we don't
cost her any money, and we might be
useful some time.
"'She's a sensible lady, yes she is.
And we're sure of home, quite sure.
of one.
"'But as I said had been to a great
many parties because I have lived in
the button bag such a long time, though
once | lived on a handsome dress, oh,
such a handsome dress, and then I
went TO great balls and parties and
| ALL
"'Ah,' said a big black button. I've
had a nice life. too. I've lived on
fur coats. I've been on several, and
I've been out on goriously bracing win
ter days when the snow came in my
face and body all at once
"Pve been for sleigh-rides where
bells jingled and where my button
heart leaped for joy"
"'And L. said a little brown but
ton, have on the other hand been
about in the summer belonged to a
lovely bathing suit which belonged to
a little girl, and I used to see the sand
made into castles and bridges and
rivers and all sorts of marvellous
things, and the lovely ocean would GO
over me-oh, it was so cool and re-
freshing!
land all about me were happy.
smiling people. Eveyone was shriek-
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