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The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-06-12
BIRDS IN COMBAT
Feathered Creatures Sometimes
Battle to the Death.
Contrary to Pretty Theory, Perfec.
Peace Does Not Always Reign
Within Those Little Nests"
as Sung by Poet.

"Birds In their little nests agree"
wrote Doctor Watts. If the eminent
preacher had Glanced to witness an
incident similar to that which ] saw
the other day, says a writer in the
London Daily Mail, he would never
have penned that libel.
1 was walking across a London golf
course when two sparrows shot past
my head, chattering violently, and,
coming to ground a few yards away,
set to fighting so furiously that was
actually able to pick them both up in
my, hands.
/ let one go at once; the other
carried a little distance before llberat-
ing it. VIII you believe TIA mo-
pent later the two were at it again,
beak and claws.
Almost all birds fight furiously in
the springtime. Even turtle doves,
those emhlems of peace, will go for
one another in the mating season.
The various methods of offense
adopted by different birds are interest.
ing. Sparrows use their powerful
beaks but hold one another with their
claws Starlings fight in exactly SIM
liar fashion. Their c0mbats are at
times most desperate. A friend saw
one cock starting actually kill another.
Pigeons use their wings but rarely
do one another much harm. Swans
fight with their wings, and their
strength Is so great that their battles
sometimes result fatally. have. how
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-06-12

ever held to his wife by the fact of
her perfect complexion, or that she
had written a best seller, or Great
ed a sensation of any kind. Such
women are perhaps over exploited in
the newspapers, but unless beauty and
brains and individuality are linked
to what one calls "the old fashioned
virtues" they count little in the sum
of wife's success.
The bond of marriage goes deeper
than externals and it is a matter of
fact, and not of theory that, the wife
who has three well-cooked meals on
the table-whether she prepares them
or not, the wife whose house is swept
and garnished-whether she Yields
the broom or not. the wife who ad-
Justs her outlay to her income is the
successful wife and the happy one
she can never be relegated to the
background of her husbands life be-
cause her dignity and competency
which will hold beyond any claim of
the wife who Is weak and vacillat-
ing and Incompetent
Now and then we are treated to the
statement. that the helpless wife is
rarely true of the man whose days
work Is made up of striving and of
Such a man needs a
woman to buckle on his armor. Her
economies, her enthusiasm, her serene
routine, may be set side by side with
his militant qualities and form a per-
feet partnership.
Such a wife not only keeps step
with her husband, but marches in
tune with the universal and should
her marriage be failure in a senti-
mental sense, her wifehood can never
be failure.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-06-12
PLAN YOUR WARDROBE AHEAD.

I plan my wardrobe a year In ad-
vance. The stores have clearance
sales" usually in midsummer and at
the beginning Of the year. Things
can then be bought at one third OF
the regular prices. Many people say:
How do you know what you will
want so far ahead?" 1 do not buy
unless l am sure that lean use II.
Certain conservative things are always
good.
A short time ago I bought some
lovely fine, silver lace at a ridicu-
lously low price, because 1 knew I
would soon need a new evening dress.
At the time, did not know exactly
how l would use 1t. began looking
around at evening dresses. and not
long after 1 saw. in a. French"
room. a lovely model of satin with
Georgette overdress with my same
lace applied with a few stitches of
handwork. The price was one hun
dred and seventy-five dollars 1t will
cost me about twenty-five dollar to
copy. By the way. to preserve silver
lace from furnishing, / learned from
lace buyer, keep IL rolled in black
tissue paper away from the light
And you can make lovely negligees
out of your old evening gowns by
adding a little Georgette for trim
ming, flowing sleeves perhaps and
ribbons in contrasting colors for a
girdle.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-06-12
HELGOLAND OF THE ADRIATlc
island Of cherso Has Become Point Of
Importance on the New Map
Of Europe.

The Versailles conference set Amer
leans searching the gazetteers for
zap; the San Reno conference turns
the spotlight to another obscure island
-Cherso.
practically unheard of on this side
of the Atlantic, Guiding most trav-
elers, even escaping many of the seek
ers after the little-known places of Eu-
rope. Cherso neither is inaccessible
nor unattractive," says bulletin from
the National Geographic society. at
bangles like pendant in the Gulf Of
Quarnero, low hung from the neck of
Fiume. 1t is the Long Island Of that
port, its shore line rising II miles to
the south of D'Annunzio's present
stronghold Its slender form extends
to the southwest for 40 miles, though
1t never exceeds seven miles in width,
and its area is somewhat more than
twice that of the District of Columbia.
Holding in mini this location, near
the head of the Ildriatic, in view of
the tentative plans to make Fiume
buffer state between Italy and Jugo-
Slavia, the strategic possibilities Of
Cherso become apparent. Indeed, one
may picture it as a potential Helgo-
land of the Adriatlc.
"ChersO lies off the shores of the
northern part of Dalmatia and the
Croatian littoral, a region formerly
known as Morlacchla. The Morlacchia
channel preserves this name, originat-
ing with the Slavic invaders of Dali
malta, who called the Latinized peo-
pie they found there Vlachs, or Nav
ro-Vlachs-black Vlachs. Thus the
Slavs of this region have come to be
known, by corruption Of this title,
as Morlachs.
'In rural districts Morlacchian wom-
en- retain their historic costume, which
includes kerchief for the head, many
strands of beads, q waist band from
which hang amulets and various trim
kets, and, over blue cloth gown, an
apron of exquisite embroidered pat
tern. About her neck an unmarried
girl wears string Of coins and rings
which comprise her dowry. Formerly
the men wore their hair in a plat,
which their wives were expected to
comb, adorn with ribbons and charms,
and anoint with fats"
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-06-12

II you want TO beat the high cost
OF living, buy a good paper pattern,
get busy with your needle and sur
prise yourself by making lovely
things on almost nothing compared
with the prices charged in the big
stores. use Home Journal patterns.
because they are unusnar and have
a certain disctinction of their own
start with something simple like a
camisole, an envelope chemise or an
sIaSd WORK up gradually to more
iorm, Is a wonderful help in fitting
Always buy good material. You will
ma II Is easier to work on, and ALI
the skilled work in the world won't
ma make cheap material look anything
will give frock or a waist an Ar
that bolt of cheap lace can never
found that the best way to work
on GSeo.rlgetts. chiffon or net Is to
through two thicknesses OF paper.
parts good for this purpose. w
When making a coat always have
a tailor stitch the lapels and press
II. You will find this greatly i'm
proves the appearance.
Draw your pattern on tissue paper
and haste to the material, then work
through the paper and tear ii away
when finished. The right look Is
often achieved by little embroidery
in self color on a suit or frock, or
by two or three bound button-holes,
or. perhaps a tailored pocket. I cop
led a sixteen-dollar envelope chemise
of pink crepe de Chine a few weeks
ago, Just because / was able to em-
broider the little French flowers In
lavender, blue and pink. Hemstitch-
ing adds greatly to the appearance
holes and around the cuffs
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-06-12
TWO MISCELLANEOUS SHOWERS.

No. 1. Let each one of a bunch of
girls contribute small amount and
have purchasing committee. This
committee may go to the and 10
cents stores and buy quite an assort-
ment of small, yet useful articles,
SUCH as needles. pins. tape measure,
threads. buttons, hooks, etc
Make large bell out OF a
waste basket and crepe paper, put
all the articles in a paper bag, hang
within the bell, which has been hung
In the living room. Let a white rib
bon hang from the bag. When the
bride arrives have her stand be-
meath the bell and pull the ribbon,
the articles will fall all around her.
An ordinary grape basket covered
with crepe paper makes a nice re-
ceptacle for the bride to place her
gifts in, after the shower.
ried out by giving the bride the bask-
ct at first and having rhyme in the
basket which will direct her. in the
beginning of a search for the diff
ferent articles; Hide. the gifts be-
hind the furniture of the room, as
she finds each gift. a rhyme will d.
rect her to next place where she will
discover another hidden gift. Most
any one can make suitable rhymes
for such shower. but IL any one
desires ready made ones, they made
be had by sending a request to this
department, accompanied by a stamp
ed envelope.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-06-12
The Winner.

There are brides and brides and
after all of them we often hear some
one speak longingly of 'the old-fash-
Toned BRIDE" but the other day we met
one who certainly beat all the old
fashioned ones we had ever heard of.
She was in a furniture store hunting
the furniture to put in their new
home. The clerk was vainly trying to
talk her into buying some which she
felt that they could not afford. AS
a particular inducement he said; But
really this is a wonderful bargain, you
can't afford to let 1t CO."
The girl smiled at him. "But can't
afford to buy it." she returned in
perfect good humor, "and besides I've
got such wonderful husband that l
don't need other wonderful things
not even bargains"
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-06-12
A MOMENT WITH THE
CONDUCTOR
-JULIETTE LEE.
HERE COMES THE BRIDEA

The month of June is the most pop
ular month for weddings. Naturally
there must be reason for this. The
first reason may be traced to the
elimination of a friendship begun in
the fall or previous summer, encour-
aged and expanded during the long
winter months when the lovers were
shut In and sweet courtship held
sway. The long moonlit evenings ad-
eng az o a glamour amour Of . romantic setting
Ter TO live in summer than in win
Ter ana the young people are not
discouraged in making plans and In
Taxing on new responsibilities such
as winter coats, suits and fuel bills
Lastly the fruitage of flowers reaches
It's zenith In the month of June. More
OF roses in the wealth of beauty and
bloom. Nature herself seems to WOO
and urge the mating instinct Poets
love to sing of June Every one has
repeated the couplet:
What is so rare as a day in June,
Then II ever come perfect days"
Every one loves lover" and so
does every one love the bride. She
Is caught up. in the thraldom of
realized. Every girl has many times
imagined herself bride and has
created her Prince Charming" She
mas arranged and arrayed herself In
make believe bridal robes and with
her imaginery prince at her side
has marched to the tune OF the wedd-
ing. march hummed in her own soul
or by her own voice. Should she not
be happy. very happy, when her
dream comes true and she stands be-
fore the God of Love radiant by his
transformation?
Her spirit is caught UP by her
friends and she will experience much
of sweetness and kindness. She will
be ndared to friends she never knew
existed for her and the many gifts
which she will receive will be pleas.
ant reminders of those first days of
love and of the sweet friends who
so generously bestowed them, as
long as u fragment remains.
Dear girls, do not give up your
girlhood dream of being a bride, have
q wedding very simple or very elab-
crate as taste desires or condition
will permit-but be bride. let moth
ng prevent you from presenting your.
self to the Chosen One pure and
sweet without blemish of character
or costume. For that is what every
real man has dreamed for and Will
always treasure in his bride
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-06-12
CLUB NOTES AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES.
THE LADIES' READING CIRCLE.

The final meeting Of the Ladies'
Reading Circle for this season was
held last Friday at the home of Mrs.
]. c. Frazier. 1914 Boil street. The
financial secretary Miss Birdie Jor-
dan, and the treasurer, Mrs. c. j.
Island made full and accurate an
nual reports. The circle adopted the
Bay View Reading Course, American
Reconstruction Problems" for its
season of 192O-21. 1t was voted to
purchase a wedding present for our
bride-to-be, Miss Dollie A. Caldwell.
who will leave June 18th for her
future home, Detroit. Mich.
The very efficient staff of officers
stated that they were not candidates
FOR reelection and the election
showed the following results: Presi-
dent Mrs. e. A. Wilson; Vice Presi-
dent Miss Birdie Jordan: Recording
secretary. Miss b. Burson Financial
Secretary, Miss Eva Weems: Assist
ing Secretary, Miss Lillian Tucker;
Treasurer, Miss Mamie c. Jones; Re-
porter, Miss p. L. Tyler.
The ladies then separated. wishing
FOR each other happy vacation.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-06-12

ever, seen swan apparently endeaV-
oring to hold the head of rival UNI
der water. but | was not near enough
to make out what happened.
Some birds have spurs on their
wings. The spur-wlnged goose, which
is a small, long-legged bird and rath-
er resembles a duck on stills. has ex-
traordinary wing power One Of these
geese went for gardener who had
gone into its Enclosure in the 200"
and gave him a blow on the knee that
laid him up for a week The crested
screamer has actually double spurs on
its wings and is a very awkward Gus
toner to tackle.
All the birds of prey use their talons
as their principal weapons. The
strength which lies in the talOns of
even small hawk is almost ipcred-
ible. AS for an eagle, one has been
known TO drive its claws clean through
the skull of large tomcat into the
brain, killing the animal instantly.
The pheasants are the only family
of birds provided with spurs. Our
domestic fowls are, of course, members
of this genus and 1t is in the game
fowl that the, spur is developed to the
greatest perfection. These leg spurs
resemble the horns Of cattle. In that
they have a bony core protected by a
smooth sheath of horn.
The guinea fowl, again, is singular
in that 1t has a blunt horn upon its
head which it uses as an offensive
weapon.
have never seen two herons fight,
but If they did they would use their
beaks and their beaks alone. The
driving power of the. long, sharp
pointed beak of heron Is immense,
and when heron is hawked you may
see It endeavor to spit its smaller as
sailant upon It's beak.
An ostrich farmer tells me that he
has known an ostrich TO pierce sheet
of corrugated iron with one tremend-
GUS kick.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-06-12
A SUCCESSFUL wIFEHOOD.

1 happen to know that my friend
is a happy wife; she and her hus-
band do not typify the oak and the
clinging vine They are rather two
tall pines, standing side by side.
brea ting the storms together. shar-
ing equally sunlight and shadow.
Yet I confess that few women would
have grasped that lovers point of
view. The sensitive girl would have
demanded of her heart: docs he love
me as well as the man who would
not let me labor?" cor the intellect
ual woman would have argued: Does
he call this the use of my powers
to ,drudge?"
Yet much of mans work is druid
gerry. Ask the bookkeeper. who sits
for eight hours at his desk, II he is
doing the work he loves; ask the.
government clerk IL his ambition Is
bounded by the deadly monotony of
his occupation; ask the insurance man
who wanted to be a writer, or the
business man who dreamed of politi-
tics, II his days work is a matter
of choice. l think few of them would
answer Yes" And what sort of
drudgery is that OF the doctor who
never knows when he can sleep. who
must keep vigils of twelve, or twenty
four. or thirty-six hours. And what
of the drudgery of the lawyer. who
sits up all night, porting over the de-
tails OF some pressing case?'
I am not sure that any man was
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-06-12
Massasoit Statue.

It is thought that the bronze statue
of Massasoit which is to be presented
to the town of Plymouth by the ma
tional organization of the Improved
Order OF Red Men will be located on
Watson's hill instead of Coles hill,
where some of the Pilgrims lie who
died during the first winter after their
arrival at Plymouth. This latter place
is considered more appropriate than
Coles hill, as 1t was resorted by In
dams and they not only lived there,
but had feasts, as remains have shown,
while skeletons of the original inhabi-
tants have been found. Their name
for the place was Cantaugantiest. II
was south Of this hill the settlers first
heard the Indians and on the crest
Of the bill they appeared to the peo-
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-06-12
WEEKLY
LESSON IN CTVICS.
NATIONAL DEPARTMENT
OF EDUCATION.

Women. rather more than men. are
exercised about the iiteracy OF
America today; there is in one Of the
Congressional committees a bill ON
this subject Of sharp concern to wom-
! en-. 1t went into committee bach ~
lyls since then the League OF Women
voters the General Federation Of
Women's Clubs. the National Council
OF Jewish Women. the Association OF
coliegiate AIumnae. and the National.
Congress OF Mothers and Parent
Teachers Association have ali risen
to speak to the question, and have
done what they could to promote the
passage of the bill. 1t is known a.
the Smith-Towner Bill, having beep
introduced in the Senate by Senator
Hoke Smith, OF Georgia, and in the
House by Representative Towner. ~
Iowa How badly 1t Is needed a. sue-
gested by the fact that the educa-
uonal activities and supervisions OF
the Federal Government are today
divided among no less than eighty
dl1ferent bureaus and boards afrlong
various department. OF course. in the
result there Is desperate confusion
me Dill creates national depart
ment Of education and authorizes fhe
appropriation OF 500, 1000, 600 ,annuaIiy
TO be apportioned among the states
for the following purposes:
ll) To encourage the states In the
removal or illiteracy. $1,000 900.
(2) To encourage the states in the
Approximation of foreigners, $780,
CD To encourage the states in the
equalization of educational oppor-
tunities and for the partial payment
or teachers salaries, providing better
instruction extending school terms
and otherwise providing equally good
schools for all children, $4,000, 600.
90 To encourage the states in the
promotion Of physical and health
education. reaction and SANITATION,
S20.000,0 900.
(5) To encourage the states in
providing facilities for preparing and
supplying better teachers, SIS, 600 900.
(6) It authorizes the encourage
ment Of higher and profession edu-
cation. and the appointment OF edu-
cational attaches to foreign embassies
to investigate and report on the edu-
cational systems OF other countries.
The appropriations are allotted to
the states on condition that the state
or local authorities. or both. shall
furnish an equal amount for each
specified purpose, and that they shall
meet the provisions of the act.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-06-12
New Clothes on an OF One.

A salesman up. in gasoline row was
telling how he almost had bit OF
good luck. "As / was coming in on
the Bluff road, the other evening, just
after dark" he said, ~ saw good
tire at the side Of the road. There
was not a house within a, half-mile,
so stopped the car and beat 1t back
to get the tire. 1t was a new one. l
could tell that as 1 passed 1t. But
when / got up within ten. feet Of 1t,
It started to move, and over into the
field 1t went. Just then I heard two
boys laugh" Three Of. the salesman's
audience sang out, "Yes, we tried to
get that same tire on the first night
in April" --Indianap News.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-06-12

pie in the colony, II was there also
they came from when Massasoit came
across Town brook to make the famous
treaty with the whites.
Interested persons have been look
ing over the hill to ascertain what it
offered for site for the monument to
the great Indian chieftain, and there is
at least one open lot which commands
fine view of the bay and town.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-06-12
THE LADIES PROGRESSIVE CLUB.

Wichita Falls. Texas. May 20. 10
This club held its annual banquet
Tuesday night at the residence Of
Mr.. and Mrs. T. s. Jackson. The
color theme was carried out in the
club colors. old gold and purple.
Misses Trimble and Thornton furnish
ed music for the evening. The punch
bowl was presided over by Mrs. c.
Poynter. Quite q selection OF the la
dies hand work was on display. Mrs.
]. L. Johnson, president OF Literary,
assisted by Mrs. H. D. Robinson, con-
Quoted an interesting program.
A sumptuous repast was served
thirty guests. The club was given q
neat sum by the gentlemen present.
Mrs. Walter Poynter Is in San An
tonic with sick relative.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-06-12
CHILD WELFARE.
THE FEEDING OF HEALTHY chill
DREN.

BY Marion Priss' r N, Rochester
In the first hve years OF child's
life the chief obstacle to overcome
In the diet is its natural antfpathy
TO anything except the feeding bot
tie, We do not want to forget that
milk Is a. perfect food, but when the
.eetn Degln to appear we know that
u natures way of telling us that
Il Is time to begin soft diet, such
as strained. well-cooked cereals, soft
boiled or coddled eggs, and little
later, dry cereals, crackers, zweibach.
bread and butter, spinach and orange
yulce. The child who depends almost
entirely on his bottle is usually, at
the age of two or three, rickety and
backward even though he may be
heavy. From working mothers
point Of view we can easily see that
she, finds 1t very hard to give time
20 teaching the baby to begin to eat
nve years of age on, If the child is
not well trained and used to a reg
ular plain diet, he is apt to go to
the other extreme and crave for rich
or unwholesome foods. or course we
must remember that a certain amount
OF sweet things Is good for everyone
and children should have candy, pro-
yided it is given after meals.
Professor McCallum of Johns Hop
kins University has related some very
right kinds OF food. He reminds us
that. in spite of the high price of
milk, 1t is not as dear as foods which
give a relative value. and he insisted
that one quart OF milk per day is
necessary for every child or adult.
In order to maintain perfect health.
the milk, of course, to be taken in
addition to three meals per day.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-06-12
ATLANTA ODD FELLOWS HOLD BIG
CELEBRATION
Associated Negro PressJ

Atlanta, Ga. June 3.-The Negro
Odd Fellows and the Daughters OF
Ruth celebrated the 10th anniversary
with a big parade and church SER
vices Rev. A. D. Williams preached
the anniversary sermon.
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-06-12
THE WOMEN'S MISSIONARY OF
EVENING CHAPEL G. M. e. CHURCH

Met at the home Of Sister c. c.
Christian, State street. Bible lesson
was discussed. Mrs. A. " West
brought out some very interesting
points. Our next meeting will be
June 7th at the church. all members
are requested to be present and also
VISITORS An excellent program will
be rendered. Let US work while il
is day.
Mrs E. Wyatt, President.
Mrs. Virginia Berry, Sec'y
G. Tinsley, Reporter.