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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-11
Adventurers Seek Paris

The French capital. since the sign ing of the armstce, has been the meeting place of soldiers of fortune from many lands who decided to make the cessation of hostiiities merely fur tough time Like their great mentor Napoleon they found their golden op- rortunity in the historic city that has sheltered so many free lances of TO- nance.
 In the Home Sector, the exsoldiers weekly conducted by the former edi- torial council of the Stars and Stripes, in writing Of this popular soldiers mart Philip Won Blon says: Paris,
 in the declining days of the A. E. F. vas a clearing house for the venture some souls of the world. France al- ways did have a genius for attracting Ire naturally cumulative spirits of the res. of the world, and in the earliest
 days of the war recruited the French Foreign Legion of brave men from a score of nations. So when the market cf the late war went stale, to Paris
 came the procurers for the future wars
 ot all the little nations established by
 tfe peace conference.
 "A soldier of the A. F F. lucky enough to be discharged in France could have enlisted any day last sum- mer in Paris under one of a score of brand new flags. The demand was for n aimed soldiers with qualities or lead | ership. Many A. F. r. veterans did | enlist. some of them without taking | the trouble to clear away certain com pIications in the way of obtaining honorable discharges from their own army caused by prolonged vacations | There were Canadians and Australians also who were not fed up and jumped
 at the chance.
 "Poland was able to offer. perhaps | tte most open and legitimate appeal | to the former fighter of the allies While sympathy for the newly created | republic was still warm and there was l a general appreciation of the diffi- | culties it still had to face from It's
 neighbors Germany and the rest, many | Americans volunteered their services
 TO Poland already had gone the thou sands of Poles, by birth or descent re- cruited in America ny France, and | shipped to their fatherland by way or l Germany last spring after spending
 many months in French tralnlng l camps.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-11
RETAIL CREDIT MEN
 ELECT NEW OFFICERS
Wallace Wilson Named As President of Local
 Association

Election of officers for the ensuing
 year, discussion of the prospective work
 and a review of the activities during the
 tion of members of the Associated Retail
 Credit Men of Birmingham last night
 at 8 o'clock, when the annual meeting
 of the association was held, in the rooms
 of the Civic Association. w. Wallace
 Wilson. credit manager of Antwine-Mc
 Guire- -DeShazo Company, was elected
 president, while o. E. Rallings, credit
 manager of Odum, Bowers White, and
 selected to fill the place of vice president and secretary treasurer for the coming
 year.
 The newly elected board of directors chosen last night were as follows: Walter E. Hooper Loveman, Joseph & Loeb; E. B. Irwin, Caheen Bros; w. A. OHara, Hirsch Millinery Company; J. w. Leggett. Leggett Jewelry Company, Bessemer; l.. l.. Harris. McVay Seed
 and Floral Company John A. Pruitt,
 Louis Saks; l.. B. Cast. Cruse-Crawford Manufacturing Company; w. F. Willett, Morris Plan Company, and J. k. WeIn- burg, Clark & Jones Piano Company. The meeting of the Credit Managers Association last night was well attended, ana lnrOuSnOut mucn eitnusieSih was displayed. w. E. Hooper, the retiring president of the association, presided till the election of officers. Mir. Hoopers s report, covering the many activities un- dertaken by the association the past year, showed much good accomplished during that period In the matter of member ship, the retiring president stated that the Associated Retail Credit Men had increased from 40 of a year ago to more l +Lon ranrpcaptinP "A gain Of nearly 150 per cent.
 The progress of the "pay-up" cam paign was also discussed at length. Thls movement has resulted in much benefit
 to merchants and credit managers gen orally, the report showed, and those Ill charge of the work were congratulated for their efficient efforts in placing the cause of the merchant before the puoilc in an appealing and forcible manner. The meeting adjourned with hearty vote of thanks to the retiring offlcers and directors for their successful year
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-11
AUCTION BRIDGE


 Mrs. Lacey Edmundson entertained charmingly at her home on Sixth avenue Thursday afternoon, her guests being the members of the Auction Bridge Club, and
 friends. The house was decorated with quantities of sweet peas, dahlias aiu daisies, making color motif of the pas
 tel shades, which was further carried out in the hints and confections served on
 the table,
 There were seven tables of bridge, and the club prize Pyrex dish, was won by
 Mrs W. D. Taylor. The guest prize, a set of tea glasses, was awarded to Mls.
 H. L. Bans. A delicious salad course with iced tea was served after the games. Among those present were the following
 Mrs. D. C. Davis, Mrs C. W. Nixon, Mrs. Cecil Cowan, Mrs. V. II. kagsdale, Mrs T. c. Donald, Mrs. Tom Carlisle, Mrs w. D. Taylor, Mrs. E. l.. Reed. Mrs. L. D. McCollum. Mrs Fred Stover, Mrs A. S. Fitzpatrick, Mrs. A. c. Harris, Mrs Charles Rondenberg, Mrs. J. A. Little. Mrs. Douglas, Mrs. Gardner Goodwin, Mrs George Houston, Miss Mary Rey- holds and others.
 Mrs J. M. Ingram entertained in charming manner in honor of Mrs. B. E. Perkins, a brioe of last week. at her home on Eighteenth street Thursday afternoon from to 6 o'clock, the nature of the party being a novelty shower. Green and white were the chosen coiors aud the house decoration were Tn white roses and lacy ferns. A mint punch was served during the afternoon by Miss Ruth Hanby, and the guests were regis tered in a beautiful brides book, Kept by Miss Margaret Sullivan. An interest l ing contes4 entitled The Brides Ap parel," was enjoyed, and the score cards were hand-painted brides. The prize was an ivory fan. Miss Linnie Mae Lips comb read Persuasive Peggy" selec- ! ton quite appropriate to the occasion, l after which the gifts were presented In l a most unique manner Little Eloise Bry- ant and Louise Kathry Davies. in dainty white frocks, rolled in huge snowball. fashioned of crepe paper. which was halted in front of the bride. Upon the interior of the ball were attractive gifts of the friends of the bride. Small snow | balls were distributed to the guests and | they were filled with white confetti to simulate snow, and while the bride opened her parcels, she was showered with the
 snowflakes, making a very pretty scene Ice cream and cake in the selected col- ors was served late in the afternoon There were about thirty-five guests pres ent.
 Miss BeryI Primer. tride-elect Twas the honoree at beautiful shower given at the home Of Mrs. Macon Williams on Wednesday afternoon. when Mrs. Williams, Mrs. A. lR. Pearson and Mrs. A. D. Bell were | joint hostesses. color motif of pn,iS and white was observed in the decora- tions and details of the shower. In an in- teresting and amusing matrimonial con- | test the prize. lavender rug. was won jby Mrs. George Waller, who presented 1t to Miss Pinner. An attractive booth was arranged in a corner of the living room to represent fish pond and from this the bride-elect fished many mysterious parcels, which contained attractive gifts from her friends. Sandwiches and tea were served during the afternoon. and there were about forty guests present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-11
By HUGH W. ROBERTS

Chicago, June tSpeeiaD .-Sena- tor Johnson, with his co-belligerent the fire-eating Senator Borah, is de- pending exclusively on his ability to move the people through fierce lam guage denunciatory of this and that proposition. He relies on Borah to abuse his enemies. Wood and Lowden. In this role Borah does very well, indeed.
 Before the people Johnson is very successful. He will try to stir the delegates in convention just as he stirs
 those who go to hear him speak. If
 he does his chance of receiving the nomination will be greatly improved over what appears to be it's present condition.
 Last Tuesday night Johnson and Borah addressed a crowd of 5000 peo- | pie in the Auditorium. The former was | bitter against the President, and his language respecting the League oi Nations highly inflammatory. He moved his vast audience to repeated prolonged applause and the frenzied
 waving of flags and banners. Then came Borah with his abuse of other ] candidates From their standpoint the speaking was highly successful. l
 | Governor Lowden is very anxious | that the convention bitterness dis | played by the one candidate for the other be not carried into the cam paign. Contending that in the | charges which have flown recklessly about there has been no evidence o1 personal unfriendlness. he has patt | formal calls on his rivals in their head quarters He visited Johnson. Wood | Harding, Sproul and all the others l He let them know that he had no
 been offended by any of the cruel re
 marks they had made about him H' l intimated that it had all been done il | playful mood. and that no one or ht detractors really meant what he ha' said when declaring that Lowden ha' Iattempted to debauch the American people with money.
 The rivals received tho Illinois gov erner. but it remains to be seen
 they will return his visit Lowden ex poets them to-
 There are two very interesting mel
 in Chicago, both of whom attended th
 so called Lincoln convention of tn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-11
KITCHEN SHOWER

Miss Bessie Shaw entertained with a kitchen shower and luncheon at her home on Dartmouth avenue Thursday morning. the honor guest being Miss Beryl Pinner. a bride-elect. Pink and white were the selected colors for the party, and the guests were entertained with an interest ing game of progressive forty-two. At tractive games was prized to Miss Mary. Reynolds for the highest score, and to Mrs Cecil Cowan for the consolation. After the games two little girls brought in the useful gifts in large dishpan and presented them to Miss Primer Kitchen utensils in Pyrex and aluminium was pre- sented, making an attractive collection for the young lady who will soon be a housekeeper A two-course luncheon was served to the guest about noon, and the affair proved a delightful social event. There were about thirty guests present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-11

l There are two very interesting men l in Chicago. both of whom attended the
 so-called Lincoln convention of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-11
Sidelights on Contention

party sixty years ago. They are Chauncey Depew of New York and l.. F. Payn of New York.
 They are both very old men. Depew is s6 and Pawn s5. Uncle" Joe Can non. though S4 years of age. did not attend the Lincoln convention. Other wise, he could qualify as member of the Lincoln Convention Club said to be in process of organization. There are very few survivors.
 The republican women are very sore, They are mad that their party did not force republican states to ratify the Susan B. Anthony amendment. But their greatest grievance consists in the fact that only twenty-five woWAn are seated in the republican convention as delegates whereas 125 will be seated in the democratic convention
 Both parties, incidentally, are col laborating with women to the end that in the future. women, on a basis of numerical equality. may co-opera te with men in the conduct of/the parties. Samuel Gompers. who desires to elect Congress which will be en- tirely subservient to labor as class, and Charles & Barrett of Georgia, head of the farmers union. reached Chicago on the same day. They will both demand an inspection of the re- publican platform as soon as 1t is pre- pared and before it is submitted to the convention.
 Governor Allen of Kansas. who might receive the vice presidential
 nomination. is insisting that the re- | publcans take the position before the country that there shall be no strike
 in industry without rererence of trou- | bles to governmental adjustment board Gompers and Allen love each
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-11

other with that affectionate regard which characterizes the relationship between Clemenceau and Hindenburg.
 And William J. Bryan. the well known reporter, is on the job and his democratic friend, William Randolph Heart. is registered here Mir Bryan is trying to write the republican plat form, and Mir. Hearst is trying to nomi- nate the republican candidate.
 Both are democrats. but insist on maintaining morganatic relations with the republican organization.
 And. of course. the distinguished John Barrett has come. The former head of the Pan-Am erican organiza- tion has just rolled in from Washing ton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-11
BESSEMER

Bessemer, June 0.-(Special )-After be- ing out for twenty-six hours, the jury in the case of the state vs. James Earle Braswell returned verdict of mot guilty Thursday afternoon at 6:20 o'clock. Braswell was tried in the Bes- semer division of the circuit court for the killing of Allie c. Steigler, which oc- cured last July. The case was called Monday morning and has consumed the entire week Braswell and Lee Jones were arrested jointly in connection with the shooting of Steiger and the trial of Braswell has just been concluded while that of Jones will be tried later. Both men were on the Bessemer police force at the time of the shooting, and shot Steiger, it was claimed, when he resisted arrest for disorderly conduct
 ROTARY CLUB
 Dr. IT. NJ. Edinonds made very im- ptessive talk Thursday to the local Ro- tarians, when he was their guest for the regular weekly luncheon. Dr. Ed monds emphasized the duty of the Ro- tarians to the community, and spoke especially of the service of the individual to the group or the community. He was heard with great deal of inter- est by the members. The game of base ball to be played with the Kiwanis Club members on July was discussed and plans were made for the celebra- ton of Independence Day, and the Ro- tsrans' part in the celebration
 A special Boy Scout committee was appointed which will take up the work of assisting the Scouts in establishine their summer camp. The following Ro- tarians will serve on this committee Dr. J. S. Winters, W. F. Surratt II. L. MorreII, J. A. Snider, Howe Price and Lee Moody.
 The first collective rehearsal of the boys band was held Thursday evening al
 the library, when all members were pres ent The rehearsals are being super yiseSl by Prof Paul Burmester and Owen Williams. and it is expected that much progress will be made now that the re- hearsals have started. The boys in the band are as follows Willie Baxey
 Percy Goodwin. Herman Flschbaeh. Pau Smith. Sam Houston, Dave Powell Henry Ware, Jack Ware, J. D. Boyd Dewitt Alfred. Frank Perkins, Ernes' Hehorn. Herald Stone. Paul Sullival
 Mallam Leckie, Charles Ray and Joe Me Pherson.
 The trial of Robert E. Stewart and i Emory Kendrick, charged with the mur' l der of their brother-in-law, Henry Pope, was called in the Bessemer di- vision of circuit court Thursday morn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-11

ing. A large number of witnesses had teen summoned on the case, and the examination of witnesses was conducted Thursday. The defendants are charged with gruesome crime, committed two years ago, when the body of the pope was found in tine woods near McCalla the body having laid out in the woods for several days. A trial of the case last summer resulted in d mistrial
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-11

The Age-Herald maintains spe- cial representatives in Bessemer. Mrs. H. L. Bains is correspond ent, to whom news items should be given. Phone Bessemer 612-J. Phone Bessemer 697.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-11
COLE TOURNAMENT

The golf tournament between mem- bers of the Woodward Golf Club of Ensiey and Bessenfer will be held on Friday and is attracting much attention among the lovers of the sport here. There will be twenty players, ten each from Ensley and Bessemer, and the winning team will be matched later with a team from Woodward. The Bessemer team has been playing eliminating contests all the week and the team will likely be com posed of the following. J. A. Snder, NJ. l. Morrell. Bruce Snider, l.. D. McCol- lum, E. l.. HueS. Ralph Snider, R l.. Coons Joe Little, l.. l.. Nann and Carey Hollingsworth. This will be the first tournament the club has held but a
 number will follow during the summer, ! according to the plans of the golfers. The club will branch out and will chal- lenge players of other links in the dis trict during the summer and a series of games will likely take place on the | Woodward links
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-11

It can't be done tiff we can't clean it. Send your clothes and household goods to our clean, light, airy. sanitary plant. The plant named after the city of Birmingham-easy to remember. Try M n 5199.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-05-27

666 cures Malaria, ChlIIs and Fever,
Bilious Fever, Colds and LaGrlppe. It
kills the parasite that causes the
fever. It Is splendid laxative and
general Tonic.-Adv.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-05-27

Bicycles have advanced, but
you can get them here at the
old prices, from $500 to $4,000
w. G. Lowry.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-05-27
BREAD CONTEST.

To the Ladies':
We are putting on a Better
Bread" contest over the county,
and this contest is not only for
club members but for ALL the
ladies and girls. The purpose
of the contest is to emphasize
the necessity of better bread for
better health.
The ladies are. asked to enter
a loaf of bread, and the girls are
asked to exhibit one-half dozen
biscuits made by the recipe CIV
en-. Every exhibitor, whether
winning a prize or not, will get
a souvenir. Good judges will de-
eide. Let our women and girls
enter enthusiastically into this
contest.
The contests are scheduled to take
place at the following places:
Rockinhaghan1, May 29th, at 1880
in courthouse.
Derby's School, Tuesday, June 1st
1850 o'clock. !
Mangum, Wednesday, June End
2:30. "g
Spring Hill School. Thursday, June
3rd, $3.50.
Recipes:
Recipe for making liquid yeast
Four raw Irish potatoes grated, ado
one quart boiling water, let boil five
minutes, remove, add one teaspoon
full salt, one of sugar, let cool, theI
add one cake Magic yeast, stir thor
oughly, set aside "a hours.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-05-27


Use one cup OF yeast to one cup Of
luke warm water to make bread.
6utter-milk Biscuit.
Butter-milk Biscuit-Two cups Of
-four. one teaspoonful baking powder,
one Of salt, one-fourth soda, three
Tablespoonful lard, 2-3to3-4 cups butter.
milk. Make soft dough, roll one
half inch thick, cut and bake in hot
oven. In placing biscuits in pan. do
not let them touch.
MRS. JOHN SANDY CONVICTION,
Home Demonstartor
The business men of Rockingham
are offering some very nice prizes to
be given to the winners; the names
of the donors and prizes win be pub.
lished in the Post-Dispatch later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-20
CARLYLE AND LYTTON

w. H. Mallock, in Harper's Magazine.
 N NE morning, during a visit to Lon- U " don, I received a note from MT.
 Froude, the historian, asking me to come to luncheon, and I duly arrived at his house, not knowing what awaited me. I presently learned that he was go- ing to introduce me to Carlyle, and, as soon as luncheon was over, he walked me off to Chelsea. In a fitting state of awe found myself at last in the great phil losophers $ presence. When we entered his drawing room he was stopping over a writing table in the window, and at first I saw nothing but his back, which was covered with a long, shapeless and ex- travagantly dirty dressing gown. When he rose to meet us, his manners were as rough as his integument. His welcome to myself was an inarticulate grunt, unmis- takably Scotch in it's intonaton; and his first act was to move across the room ta the fireplace and light "church war den pipe by sticking it's head between the Lars. As I watched him perform this rire roticed that close to the fender was a rar of very dirty slippers To me these things and proceedings were so many separate shocks, the result of my reflections being this: IF you represent fame, let me represent obscurity. But worse weS still to come. It was present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-20
THE DUCK POND

Gertrude West, in the Youths cor- panion.
 There were rings on the sunset water
 wide rings where a bird had dipped : And the race or the still west quiversd.
 pearl throated and scarlet tipped; Ard the slvery steel of blade-blue lake
 ran off to it's sheath of trees When the northbound wedge of the Nal
 lard focks came up on the dusk
 sharp breeze. He lay in the golden willows, stone-still
 as the hunters wait: But he had no thought of the quarry that
 swung to him shrill and late; For the quivering thread of a boyhood
 dream stretched back from the way
 he came:
 And the last shrll chord of a comra da
 voice wound clear with his boyhood
 name.
 A moon in the low west cradIed, stood E guard for cycled star; And the heart of the still place tingled
 with memories beach and bar; To the echoing throb of that awe-nlled
 voice. Look. Silver, they're riding And the weird free beat of a hundred wings as the shuddering file swung
 by.
 There were rings in the sunset water.
 wide rings where bird had dipped And the face of the still west quivered.
 pearl throated and scarlet lipped: But the searnpering feet of a snub-nosed
 ghost came up where the marsh path
 ran,
 And the wild. sweet spell that the years
 had lost came back to tho stlent
 man
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-20
LUKE McLUkE SAYS

Many a girl who wears wrist watch has to look into store or up at a clock tower when she wants to know the time.
 A lot of the last June crop of brides have discovered by this time that the Paragons they married are nothing but Pinheads.
 The woman who has a Past isn't half as dangerous as the woman who thinks she has Future.
 A fat woman will go hungry to keep from getting fatter. But it is different with a fat man.
 And what has become of the o. man who used to carry patent cigar lighter When you change a girls name for her you discover that a girl by any other ns me isn't as sweet
 Fifty years ago story had to have a Moral But nowadays a story has to have an Immoral
 Hair tonic used to be used externally to raise Hair. But nowadays it is used internally to raise H-l
 A foreigner might imagine that there is law in this country that compels an American to spend four hours day arguing politics. But there isn't.
 A girl will paint her face and go out half naked and then get mad because she attracts so much attention.
 Any working man who has a wife and six children knows that all the serfs are not in Russia and all the peons are not in Mexico.
 Every married woman believes that all other married women are happier than she is.