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The mirror., 1920-12-09
WINTER IN SWITZERLAND
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AIOW that peace has come, Swift
~ zerland is busily preparing to
assume her old place as the fa-
vorite playground of the old world.
The little Helvetian republic of pro-
verbal beauty, and far more beauti-
full still,in the eyes of many-for as
an angel of mercy has she shown her
real worth in the worlds tragedy-is
fairly brimming over with attractions
sought by lovers of the medieval and
quaint and. curious, and will now
more than ever become haven of
blissful rest and healthful enjoyment,
writes Marie Widmer in the New
York Herald.
During the last five winters, in
spite of the war, the numerous winter
sport resorts tucked away in all those
lovely spots over 5000 feet above sea
level, managed to have season" on
a limited scale and now that condi-
tions are once more becoming normal
it is expected that the winter, 1o2O-21
will see great many visitors flock
to that snowclad Alpine land, which,
although in the midst of that fierce
turmoil, has remained intact.
Switzerland in her winter garb!
To the newcomer it means vision of
paradise-to the habitue a coming
home to a beloved haunt. Once
master study in artistic color combina-
tions, the country appears now as a
glorious symphony in white. Jack
Frost has imprinted a silencing kiss
upon the babbling lips of every tiny
brook and mountain stream and glis-
tening sheets of ice cover also the
limpid blue eyes of ponds and Alpine
lakes. Ice and snow everywhere and
above a glorious expanse of deep blue
sky. The air itself seems to have
gained some new miraculous qualities
and faces which yesterday looked
weary and tired have a cheerful and
energetic expression today.
For the natives the time of pleasant
sociability has now come. Visits be-
tween friends and relatives are fire.
quently interchanged-by sleigh in
the case of the older set, and by ski
in the case of the younger generation.
Even some of the passes are quite
. animated, as winter is the time of the
great transport of merchandise over
montains, such as the Veltiner wines
in the case of the Grisons. From the
high lying pastures they slide down
to the valley the hay which had been
stored in the picturesque huts, and
the woodcutters, in their turn, are
busy in the high forest. The proud
tree-trunks fall cracking before the
axe and hatchet, and the logs dart
like arrows down snow-runs to the
traffic beaten roads below.
Nowhere on earth have the posi-
bilities of winter sport been more
keenly realized than in Switzerland,
and that is why we find in this small
land such great choice of resorts
which possess scientifically laid out
toboggan and bobsleigh runs, ice rinks,
thrilling ski-jump, etc.
Very soon we find everybody inter-
ested and engaged in some form of
The mirror., 1920-12-09

winter sport. l here is skating, OF
course, but many games compete now
with this oldest of sports on the ice,
which has, however, been developed
into an art which charms the onlooker
by the gracefulness of its movements,
now astonishes by the cool daring of
it's swift rushes.
AS in summer over the lawn, so
flies the tennis ball over the ice in the
game of hockey. Curriers' are franti-
cally sweeping their "stanes" toward
the coveted goal, and the unlimited
diversity of gymkhana stunts offers
constant amusement for the players as
we'll as for the onlookers.
The improved appliances for sport
requirements have nearly ousted the
old-fashioned herdmen's sleds, which
are now only occasionally used by
timid beginners. The up-to-date
vehicle is the so-called skeleton, low,
yard-long toboggan, on which the
rider lies fiat, steering the craft with
hands and feet.
Like an arrow it darts up to the
iced walls of the curves, and as the
bewildered spectator fearfully antici-
pates an accident, the toboggan shoots
down into the furrow and around
beautifully shaped curve.
One of the most attractive, and
certainly a very social sport, is bob
sleighing. Long, low padded tobog-
gans,, seating as many as six persons
are used, and under this heavy burden
the bobsleigh shoots down its course
with amazing speed. As the leader
sways, almost automatically the close
ly crowded team bend themselves,
thus guiding the sleigh to the right
or left; they apply brake by letting
themselves drop on the snow or drive
to greater swiftness by bending for
ward like jockeys. Strong iron spikes,
which are driven by a lever into the
ice, enable the leader to stop the
vehicle almost instantly, but sudden
application of these brakes whirls up
the ice and snow in clouds, shaking
and jolting the riders.
Skiing has taken root to an extra
ordinary extent in Switzerland. Even
the poorest youth does not want to do
without skis, though they might only
consist of couple of crudely adjusted
barrel slaves. Thanks to the ski the
boys and girls living on remotely sit
uated farms are now able to attend
school every day; their parents are no
longer isolated for the best part of the
long winter months, and thanks also
to these wooden wings" the mail and
newspapers can be delivered regu-
larly.
Sport is furthermore made easier by
the different mountain railways,
which in winter run toboggan trains.
Thus one can travel a couple of sta
tions upward and arrive at the start
ing point of mountain road without
exertion and waste of time. Then
one can descend to the valley on to-
boggan, ski or skates, or, vice-versa,
90 down first and return by train to
winter quarters.
Races, competitions, sleigh drives,
ice carnivals, ski excursions and an
equal variety of fascinating indoor en-
tertainments transplant the happy
winter visitor into totally different
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-10
New
Idea
Magazines
She Needed Them.

Another subway story! Lawsee. the
woods is full of them-so is New York.
This one has to do with another fat
woman. She vas so fat that she pal
plated while she stood hanging on for
grim death to the strap above her
head. Her short. stubby arm was
tired; so was the rest Of her.
A wee bit of q kid. about ten, we
Judge him to be, looked UP and saw.
His training had evidently been Of the
right sort. Jumping to his feet. he
doffed his cap and proffered his seat
to the fat woman. A girl Of perhaps
eight became indignant at once Rob
ert," she said in her severest tone Of
voice. what do you mean by offering
the lady one seatf She cannot sit in
It." Then turning to the woman. she
said In all seriousness: Madam. you
can have my seat, too; then you will
be able to sit down."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-10
Austrana's Young Citizens.

The problem Of destitute children
was recently considered by the emigra-
ton sectional committee of the Brit
fish national council Of ONE at Cax-
ton hall, when Kingsley Fairbridge
described the work Of the children's
farm schools In western Australia.
Mr.. Fa.. bridge, who is headmaster at
the schools, explained that the insti-
tuition was started in 1909 by the
Child Emigration society, when a
party Of destitute children was sent
out from England to Western Aus
tralla. The school dealt with the poor
est children they could find. In addi-
tion to their education. which was sup
piled by the government Of Western
Australia, they received instruction In
agriculture. and each child turned out
by the school was a new citizen for
Western Australia and Q potential
farmer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-10
japanese Paper UndercIothins.

An excellent and durable quality Of
underclothing has been made of a fine
grained paper by Japanese manufac-
turers. After the paper has been cut
to a pattern, the different parts are
sewn together and hemmed. and the
places where the b~uttonholes are to
be formed are strengthened with CALI
co or linen. The paper Is very strong
and at the same time very flexible.
After a garment has been worn a few
hours, It will interfere with the pers-
piration Of the body no more than do
garments made of cotton fabrics. The
paper is not sized. nor is 1t imperme-
able. After becoming wet the paper Is
difficult to tear. When an endeavor
is made to tear 1t by hand It presents
almost as much resistance as the thin
skins used for making gloves.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-10
THE MERIT STORE
Notes opens at $50. closes at 6; 1apt Saturday night when the closing hour is . O'Clock.
GINGHAMS

Everett Classics; a small
lot Checks, stripes and plaids
at a yard ................ 33c
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-10

Yard wide fine Lingerie.
Nainsook, extra good grade;
suitable for the finest kind Of
undergarments; priced SOC yd.
Regular 49c.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-10

Special lot of fine silks. These
are taken from our regular
stock during stock taking. In
the lot there are Messalines,
Taffetas, Foulards, Silk and
Wool Poplias. cotton back lin
ing satins and lots of other good
silks, in lengths from 2 yards
up to 10 yards, priced for grand
clearance at a pard ..... $1.95
Worth up to $3.50 a yard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-14
TROY

Troy. January -(Special)-Th Plke county health unit will soon be in good working order. Dr. wickliffe will be as- sisted ir organizing the work by c. A. AbeIe. director of the bureau of iu- spection of the state board of health, who is now here.
 Friday night a meeting was held at which the tarbers of the city were in- vited to be present to hear discussion and ex plaration of the new health laws or the state in regard to barber shops.
 Troy is very hopeful of obtaining the State Baptist Orphanage. which is now iocatad at Evergreen. The commission will again visit Troy Wednesday, and make a second inspection of the proposed sites for the home and consider Troys offers The final decision in the matter will be made. and it will likely be an- ncunced on that day just where tho or phanago will be located A member Of the commission, Mir. Davls of Jasper, stat cd that Troy had made the best offer yet submitted to them.
 The new city scales, which were bought by the members of the Board of Corn- merce for general use by the farmers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-14
MOULTON

Moulton, January 13--fSpecial. )--Henry Brooks. a noted character of Law renee county, was buried near his home south of Mt Hope last evening. He met his death at an illicit distillery back in the mountains about 5 o'clock sunday morning. Five shots are said to have been fired by him, and it is said that he received three shots, any one of which would perhaps would have been fatal. Hts horse was killed also. and he and his horse were left where they fell until re- moved by friends. The story of his Kill ing seems improbable, as reports put the blame on the sheriffs of Winston and Franklin counties and their posse. It IS not believed here that officers or the w would have done this. and then left Cie body of the man in the woods Brooks was for many years an alleged wild cstter." A few years ago he reformed and since has been acting as a deputy sheriff in that part of the county. be is credited with having assisted Tn nndisv at least four stills and helped in de- stroying them. It is said that Tn BIS boyhood his father was hanged and ne vowed vengeance on the mop, ana tnat ee killed at least two men in Texas, Where he. himself lost a leg, and one or two moonshiners in this county have met their death at his hands. His mother, an ofi woman past 90 years of age "iie anu some children are left.
 The business men of the county are in earnest in their efforts 10 see that the good roads amendment IS properiy piaceu before the voters of the county. To that end. Eugene Downing has been appointeu county chairman with number of ae- tive committeeman here and others are heinz anopinted in each precnct or lHe county to push the campaign The couii- ty. superintendent of education is holding meetings with his trustees through tne <. bool districts and urging their co-opsr- ation. while the Teachers are asked 70 give in their schools on the 3eth or me month the good roads prosrainme pre- pared by the state department Of educa- ton. Ei
 Several business changes are taking place in Moulton. among them the trans fer of the Home Supply Company uneer the control of Dee Mccarty.. to ciarH Burch recently a county merchant south of Moulton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-14
CUSTODY OF CHILD | SOUGHT BY MOTHER
Sensational Fayette Incident Recalled When Proceed
 ings Are Filed In Court

Legal procedure to gain possession Of her 1s-year-old daughter Mary Black burn, who by a former order of the cir cult court was placed in the care of relatives of the. father in Fayette, was begun yesterday when Mrs. Monnie Moore. formerly Mrs. Carl B. Blackburn, filed habeas corpus proceedings in the office of the clerk of the circuit court, Immediately on the filing of the bill deputy sheriff was sent to Fayette and will bring the child here to be held in custody of the court until decree is ren- dered
 The custody of the child has been the subject of much litigation, and a sensaT tion was created some months ago when local detectives were arrested in Fayetts on alleged charges of trying to kidnap the girl. ..
 Mrs Blackburn, who states that she IS now a resident of Los Angeles Cal, and is lessee of a. large apartment house m that city, states in the petition that sne
 is able to take care of the child, and that she is a woman of good character She asks custody of the girl until sucn time the girl will become of age
 She further claims in her petition that on several occasions she has tried to communicate with her daughter by let ters and other means and that those who are new in charge of her have frustrated
 these efforts.
 The petition filed by Mrs. Blackburn
 alleges that on February ,, 1915, decree
 was entered in the circuit court here pro
 viding that Mary Blackburn, daughter
 of Carl B. Black kburn, the former hus-
 band and herself should be placed ln
 the custody of Minnie Shuptrine and w. w. Shuptrine, except during school va cations when she would then be placed in the custody of her father, Carl Black burn.
 The petitioner alleges that the present custodians of the little girl are not quaii- fled from their relationship to property care for and cherish the child. She tur- ther alleges that they have poisoned the
 mind of the girl against her mother ane have refused to allow her to receive let ters, presents and other things from her Mrs Blackburn alleges that MlnnlG Shruptrine into whose care the chitd was first placed, is dead and that the BIT is now in the custody of John w, Black burn and Mrs. Lena Blackburn and san Henry and Nesta Henry at Fayette. She further alleges that the decree of the court assigning the custody of the child state that it must not be taken out o' the jurisdiction of the court unless bono was given, and Mrs. Blackburn alleges that there lis danger of one or more oi the relatives spiriting the child across the Mississippi line. Mrs. Blackburn alleges further that ot one occasion nine months ago when sn, vas in. this state trying to seo hei da ughter the relatives who had her IT charge threatened her life refusing to lc her see the child, and furthermore ha5 her arrested, alleging that she was try | ing 10 kidna3 the child.
 l No hearing has been set for the case | and the court is awaiting the arrival O the deputy sheriff from Fayette witi | Mary Blackburn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-14
JOINS CAMPAIGN FOR
 FULL REGISTRATION
Chamber of Commerce Directors Adopt Resolutions at Meeting Yesterday-Thirty- -one New
 Members Elected

The directors of the Chamber of Com merce yesterday voted to join the Civitan Cluo and other local civic organizations in their campaign to bring out full regis tratson of voters in Jefferson county dur ing this month and February. Resolutions reciting the importance of every citizen exercising the franchise. the importance, not oniy to himself but to the city anl the county and the nation. and callins upon all members of the chamber to register and vote, were adopted.
 Tho directors indorsed the Alabama Art League and created several new commit tees, the personnel of which will be named bv President Brown at an early date. me new committees are national legislation. publicity. black Ssmiths' convention which mes6; here in the spring, conventions, ane charities and other solicitations.
 Thirty-one new members were elected,
 brine.ng the total new members added since he expansion campaign closed last
 summer up to 10i. The new members
 elected yesterday are: George Che"io'- mo;xos, the G. k. Kinney Company Inc,
 Birmingham Lodge No. 20 International al
 Association of Railroad Supervisors, two members; Liggett Drug Company. two members; National Millinery Company Weinstein & petlick, Fred Thelan, w. l., Douglas Shoe Company, Parker DrGS Company, two mmebers; Jackson Wife Frve Company, three members J, It. Roll. E. L. Sanders. Charles F. Wool Ridceway Paper Stock Company, two , members, w T. Morton, J. F. Stra1S Compnnv, Cox Drug Company, LetaW- WardlaN Cigar Company southern fed- ] oral system of Bakeries. two members; ! IT. F. Morris, '. P. Baker, Hanover Shoe Company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-14
K|WAN|S CLUB ID AID IN TAKING OF CENSUS
Eighty Per Cent of Mem bers Not Seen By
 EnumeratOrs

The meeting of the Kiwanis Club yes
 terday afternoon was featured by dts- .cussion of the taking of the federal cen
 sus, or rather the failure so far of the
 census enumerators to secure the infor-
 nation on whiea the population of Bir-
 minghanl will ne based for the next ten years,
 Many members reported that the enun-
 orators had noe called at their homes CT
 places of business, and a survey of those
 present revealed the fact that 80 per cent
 had not been approached by the census takers.
 A committed was appointed, consisting of Charles West chairman: Ray Schultz, Carl Wittichen snd John Neatman, Whe vera instructed to investigate these con iditions and if necessary to cooperate with Director George Cruikshank in any way that might facilitate the better handling of the census.
 This committee met last night at the courthouse, and after a very short con ference, voted to adjourn until this morn I ing, when their deliberations will be con tinued. Mir. Cruikshank, head of the cen sus taking in this county, will be present 1 at the meeting this morning. Safety first" and how is could be applied to save needless deaths and ac- cidents was tine subject discussed pS l James l.. Davidson, secretary of the Ala bama Coal Operators Association | "Every effort must be made to star 1 industrial waste stated MT. Davidson yho characterized that waste as comlns from the large number of deaths and iii juries that were resulting from careless ness
 l He urged every member of the Ktwana l Club to join the Alabama Safety Assocla l ton, and do everything in his power t l prevcrft accidents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-14
Party Embarrassment
 OUer Treaty Is Acute
Although Views Are in Such Apparent Conflict the Situa ton Is in Formative State Which May Develop
 Rapidly Within Few Days
By HUGH w. RoBERTs

Washington. January 13.-(Special.)- Each day that has passed since the memorable dinner which marked the for nal breaking between the Bryan and the Wilson wings of the demo cratic party the embarrassment of democratic mem bers of the Senate regarding the neces- sity of action or lack of action respect iEs the peace treaty and the League of Nations has become more acute
 In interviews, each carefully prepared the democratic membership has expressed it's apparently hopeless division. A cer- tain faction insists that the treaty be ratified without reservation except of a most meaningless character. Another faction insists that the league be ratified immediately on the bess terms possible. and that peace be permitted to obtain again A third faction believes that the President will accept sane reservations, even if they go bit further than inter- preting and explaining, and that for that reason efforts to reach reasonable com promise should be undertaken at once.
 In the meantime, the republican mem hership is delighted with the situation democratic leaders, outside the Senate, have created The bitter-enders in the treaty fight are highly elated because they hold that the Presidents expressed atti- tude means that there will be no treaty. Senator Lodge, leader In the fight against
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-14

the treaty, is admittedly pleased that the President would make a political is sue of the league. He knows that it would require a revolution for the demo- crats to win the Senate in two-thirds majority even should rney prove them selves strong enough to elect a President
 Should Bryan's advice be followed, the treaty of peace would be ratified. in cluding the skeleton of the League of Nations That end would be achieved as result of a complete surrender on the part of the democrats. That surrender would bring peace, but at a specified, definite price. Should the Presidents ad- vice be taken. there would be no peace within 14 months as a minimum, and the only peace that might be anticipated would be dependent on the election by the democrats of a two-thirds majority of the Senate. Ef4
 It is not regarded as possible that the democrats could elect a Senate two- thirds of the membership of which would favor the League of Narrons, or any other proposition to which the democratic party is committed. At the present time the republicans control the Senate nv a majority of two votes. In the elections of this year as many democrats seem inn poriled at the polls as republicans. Mr. Bryan estimates that five democrats stand chance of encounteriug defeat, whereas only two republicans are in doubtful circumstances.
 At any rate. it is evident that the odds are greatly against the democrats elect
 ing two-thirds majority of the senate To do so would require 8. revolution over the protest of republicans preaching "Americanism and even should revo- ll,ton be crea ed, the President would De forced to lead it's promoters in person. And the President would be forced to read it's promoters in person And the Presi- dent is physically out of commission Tor such an enterprise, and were he in per- feet health he would suffer the heretofore insurmountable barrier involving the repugnance of the people against electins a third-terrn President.
 The conservatives of the Senate believe that peace should be restored to business and politics as soon as possible, and that to procure peace an honorable eompro- mise should be worked out They do not sec muci, hope in the President plan of carrying the fight to the people Trey will not surrender supineiy as Bryan seemed to counsel.
 The situation is so surely in the forma- tive stage that highly significant develop ments may be events of the next lew days: or the struggle may be extended throughout the next IA months in accord anee with the desire of the President
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-14
HEFLIN INTRODUCES
 NEW COTTON MEASURES

Washington, January 1S-The southern cotton belt took notice today of bills in troduced by Representative Heflin of Ala : bama instructing the department of com- merce to expend $l000o0 in sending eight agents to China, Japan and South Amer ica to locate new markets for cotton manufactures and to require agents, brokers and members of cotton exchanges to state unequivocally when making sales whether the sales are of cotton or cotton futures. In the latter bill heavy penalties for violation are imposed.
 Mir Heflin says he has the support of the entire south in the movement in- volHed in his measures. and that he will press them for immediate considera- tion.