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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-04
LADY ASTOR VERY
POPULAR IN HOUSE

London. december 16.-Iady Astor
is sugely enjoying the attentions sne
is receiving in the House OF CON-
mons'' says the STAR "Her vivacity =
infectious Veteran members OF ral-
lament are always smiling at net
They enter and leave the House WIN
q new elasticity. There Is a scram
BILE to sit near her. The labor ieauers
seem to look up at her. and are lSu
with a smile that illumines tne wno''
chamber.
"she wants to chat with everypody.
ana when, the other night. the deputy
speaker had called order, order. pc
cause she was talking to memner on
the floor of the House, Lady Astor AZ
once skipped across the bar. ana army
waved her hand at the chair as u 70
say, All right, old man: never mind.
daresay I'll do it again before long
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-04

1t is not too early to begin that bird
house for the February contest
Troop Is wants all the troops OF Biz
mingham to know that there IS still
such a thing as troop is and that IL
expects to give lively competition 10
every other Jones Valley troop. ROW.
these boys are not hot air merchants
They are a bunch of workers from the
scoutmaster down to the mascot, so
take heed, all you other troops that
expect to get in d race of any kind
with Is, for you are certainly going TO
have hot timely Troop Reporter.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-04
NOTICE!

Scouts, The Age-Herald has de-
cided to carry some scout news
each week, ana anything about
your troop that you think Interest,"
ing to the other scouts and to the
people of birmingham is accept
able for this column.
Although there is~nO full page to
be given the scouts, amy news that
you send in will be printed. Wake
up, scribes, and work all the hnrd-
CIR in view of the fact that you
have had n yacation.-By Scout
Editor.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-04
KNOT BOARD CONTEST

Troop 43 of Pratt City won the knot
board contest with very attractive
board containing Sc different knots,
bitches and spices. 1t may be remem
bered that AZ also took the paper knife
contest last month. How is that for
travelling? John Thomas of Troop 4S
won the second prize in the knot board
contest.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-04

F. A.. Gully, recent scout executive of
Ashland, KY, has taken over the local
Boys club organization, and is ex-
pected to do great things for the Bir-
mingham boys. Mr.. Gully is a Boy
Scout from one end to the other, and
has some new ideas which he intends
to inject in the local Boys club branch.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-04

Friday. January 9. at p M, every
class scout is the district is requested TO
meet On the twenty-ffth floor of the
Jefferson County Bank building. Impor-
tant business is ON hand.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-04
SCOUT NOTES

All troops are notified that the new
efficiency contest will begin at once, and
that the weeks poists must be in early
at the scout office.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-04

/ he community
HOUSING facilities for employees, only in
recent years recognized as one of the more
important problems Of an industrial city, are
now attracting the attention OF manufacturers
and city builders all over the country. Here IN
Birmingham several of the corporations have
worked out plans for the better housing and for
other welfare features affecting their employees,
and two or three of them have carried these
plans into effect, at least partially with goodre-
suits.
Discussing The Planning of Industrial Cities,
in paper read at the eleventh national confer
ence on city planning, held at Niagara Falls, N.
Y.,John Nolen, city planner of Cambridge, Mass,
stated the requirements of manufacturing cities
to be-
Level land, cheap land, few streets (giving
large blocks), room for extension; railroad or
water facilities; proper building zones; main
thoroughfares for hauling (no grade crossings);
proximity Of factory sites to good housing; troll
ley or motor bus transportation for employees if
homes are not within walking distance; location
of factories with due consideration for prevail
ing winds; public utilities water gas electricity
and seWers) and water or other power
Birmingham possesses practically all of these
requirements except proper housing facilities.
Within the city are large areas of land available
for factory sites convenient to railroad tracks,
street car lines and with water, gas and electric
utilities.
Equally important are homes for working
men" continues Mr.. Nolen. Consideration must
be given to the house itself, the garden, the pro-
tected residential zone, local streets, recreation
areas, schools and part-time schools, churches
and other social Institutions and main streets to
the factory, to lowcost housing districts and the
downtown district, to shops, commercial amuse-
ments public institutions of higher life, civic
buildings government buildings, leisure-time
buildings, such as library, art museum, conmun-
ity building for social recreation and discussion
etc). Consideration must also be given to cost
preference to WageS-cOSt of the home itself and
local taxes.
Birmingham is an industrial city, and the diff
ference between planning industrial cities and
others is therefore, peculiarly Of interest here:
The difference in the planning of an indust-i
rial city and other cities is mainly difference of
those which have to do with economy and eff
ficiency in manufacturing, and with content
ment and stability Of Wage-earners. There is
also the difference in cost of planning and devel
oping an industrial city-the same difference of
relation that cost Of factory building bears to
the cost of church, public building or better
class of residence that is cost is justified or fails
of justification according to the economic re-
, turn.
"a study of.ind,1strial cities 7isclosas tho fact
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-04

Beginning with February s. every
man, woman and child in the United
States will be asked to do good turn
each day for one week. Help boost
this idea.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-04

Scoutmasters are notified to watch the
date of the expiration of their troops, and
to register them again. Troop rs expired
in December, while Troop 40 expires this
month. Get busy and register your troop.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-04
MAPS AND BIRD HOUSES

Remember that the contest for jan
uary is for the best map of a section
of the. trail to Camp Andrews. cover
ing not less than three miles. Let's go.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-04
Germans Want More War Crosses

German prisoners are applying to the
military department for new iron
crosses. saying the originals were
taken from them nv the entente moi
single prisoner so far as Is known
has admitted that he often and gladly
sold his iron cross to the American
soldiers or took a bag OF tobacco Tor
1t with enthusiasm. The German gov
eminent demands proof that the
CROSSES were actually taken.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-04

Announcement as to the new uniform
will be made within the next ten days.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-06

ings are jewels, but higher priced mod,
els are usually fun jsweled--that H., All
OF the bearings are tiny garnets, rubles'
sapphires or diamonds
This part OF the mechanism Is I'M
portant. but no more so than some
other parts.
"a well-made seventeen Jewel watch
can keep better time than twenty
three Jewel one" Mr. Beal says. but
most Of the twenty three jewel watches
made in the United states receive more
attention by the manufacturer than
seventeen jewel watches, In fact, the
only watches that receive the attention
necessary to make them really accurate
timepleces are the large sized watches
usually sold as railroad watches,
THE accuracy OF which watcn IL
capable depends to a large extent on
the assembling OF the parts. The bal
anCe wheel must be carefully poised,
for example, and the hairspring ac-
Curately shaped to a certain Ideal II is
difficult to make a small watch so care
fully, but il can be done. and small.
sized mans watch that Will Keep sood
time can be bought
The business man, railroad employe,
or anyone else who wants timepiece
that he can rely on is advised TO in
quire into the accuracy OF the watch
he is buying. as to its difference OF
rate in various positions and tempera-
lures The bureau of standards sus-
gests that the purchaser OF an expensive
watch ask the salesman II IL has passed
the government test and obtained GER
tifiCnte. az many manufacturers ana
dealers send their best watches to the
bureau TO be tested, and sell them with
their certificates
The tests mentioned are conducted by
the time. section of the bureau, begin
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-06
Shippers Advised
OF Raised Ratings
To Be Considered

Reytsion of ratings and rearrange-
ment Of claasifications on az arucIes
and by.products In the southern ana no
western territory will be taken UP uy
the Interstate commerce commission AZ
hearings ordered for Atlanta on aug
is for Chicago on Aug. 70 TO ~ ana
for New York city Aug. 30. Notice OF
hsarings on the applications was re.
ceived Friday by the memphis ra,' S,l
offices and the Memphis treisht ou'
reau. - T.. -.,..
win figure in the new scheduie y APP
proved. The general object Is TO or,ns
about a more uniform classification De =
tween the official Southern ana west
ern schedules. oou-
In the notice Of subjects to be con-
sidered. embracing a book OF 20 pages,
are Included several commodities that
vitality affect Memphis industries; As
soon as possible. an analysts OF the
changes proposed will be made by the
freight bureau and sent TO memphis
shippers for any representations uoJ
have to make.
A few OF the things included IN the
list are: Cotton. ginning machinery
vinegar. clothing. vegetables. fruit, nsn'
sugar, corn meal, grain products, aEri :
cultural machinery and various otner
commodities. ,-.,. a..
changes viii leave the schedule anou,
the same as at present. the decreased
on many articles offsetting increases OIL
others.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-06

ming each week. Anyone can send a
watch to be tested, but unless the watch
ordinarily keeps good time II would
have small chance OF obtaining a GER
tificAte. The test lasts 10 days, and
at the end OF that time the bureau
returns the watch with report Of
It's performance. whether It wins a
certificate or not. The time section
does not clean. oil or repair watches,
accuracy. The fee for making the test
Is $3.50.
To pass the temperature test a watch
is placed in a glass walled compart-
ment in which constant temperature is
maintained, and Is allowed to run for
two days each at So TAN, and 95 de-
grees Fahrenheit To make the read
ings, a special instrument. called a
chronograph, is used, by which the time
can be read within a tenth OF sec.
ond.
To pass the government test. the
slowest rate of the watch at any posi-
ton must not differ from the fastest
rate in any position by more than IL
seconds: the rate in dial down position
must not differ from the rate In dali
position by more than five seconds: the
slowest rate at any temperature must
not differ from the fastest rate at any
other temperature by more than eight
seconds and the rate at the end of
the test must not differ from the rate
OF the beginning by more than four Sec
ondA,
The important thing is that the watch
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-06
FIFTY RESIDENCE LOTS
SOLD N One DAY

Fifty lots to be used for residences
sold In one day is the record Of the
Union Land and Improvement company,
according to e. b. LeMaster, who has
been handling the sales. The lots are
all In the new Hollywood subdivision,
and sold for an average OF 800 each,
or S35, 900 for the fifty. The subdi-
vision is divided into rs lots, and on
the day OF sale when statesmen went
to Hollywood they found many people
already on their lots and driving late
corners away.
Hollywood is the newest factory d.
vision. many Of the largest OF the new
factories being located ther. Hollywood
park, three and one-half acre plot
on the car line and with splendid shade
trees, has been dedicated to the sec
ton by Mr.. DeMaster.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-06
SELECTED
AS NEW CHAIRMAN
Of WATER BOARD
Local Engineer Will Succeed
Wexford Sept. |, Mayor
Paine Announces After Con-
ference.

rr F. q Proutt. local engineer, has been
RAlected as chairman OF the memphis
water commission to succeed ).
Wexford. whose resignation was manu-
cd 10 Mayor Paine several weeks ago
M protIit viii assume his new duties
Sent Announcement of Mr.. Proutt =
appointment was made late THURSDAY
bv Mayor Paine following conference
with Mr.. Proutt ,.. -,
In announcing the appointment OF
Mr.. Proutt. the mayor stated thAt ,ne
friction which has been evident IN the
water commission for some time past
would entirely disappear ana ne ex =
MESSED the belief that the new chaH
man would fin the vacancy better thah
anyone else IN the city.
Mr.. Proutt Is one OF the leaders ..
his profession and during the val
served the government as an engineer
with the war Finance corporation FOR
n period OF nine years he was supetlh
tsndent OF the Memphis Gas and hiec-
trio company and he Is man OF recos
niEed ability. ,,,,, s.,,,t,ed
thn chairnanship when II was ten
dSred him and yielded only after tht
Tnayor had declared that the CITY o'
Men,nhIs needed his services
Ths appointment Of Mr.. Proutt dls.
peis any idea OF changing the Iorn
OF operation OF the water aepAItn'en
and the plan that has been tn opera.
tan for years will be continued. %,
three commissioners administering h'
affairs OF the department. l., 4.
The Memphis water department. IS "
= critical condition both financially ane
physically and It's reoreaniAaua" 49,,
ihroughout will be M nec esnaSas :" Of IN,
ci,y ana A large amount OF work WI
be- necessary to bring about TINS CON
ditlon OF affairs.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-06
MERCHANTS URGED TO
ATTEND CONVENTION

An commercial organizations In the
tri state territory have been urged 10
attend the annual convention OF the
Cotton States Merchants association.
which convenes in Memphis Tuesday
in q letter sent out by ]. A. Osoinach.
OF the Chamber OF Commerce, Thurs
day.
The orEaniEa lions are not only re.
quested TO send representatives but
have been asked to send as many
members as possible and also enter
speakers In the contest for the best
speech on the subject. What Is Your
Chamber Of Comemrco Doing for Your
city"
Secretary Birmingham. Of the asso-
citation. has completed the reception
committee, which will meet the dele
gates upon their arrival here. The
personnel of the committee headed by
Chairman II. A. DamSay, IL ], 7. Fish
er. T.. L. Rice, L. p. James, W. Il. Holt.
Mckay Van vleet, T. NJ, Salter. Gran
VILE Fleece. Jesse Currte, d. B. Farga-
son. L. NJ. stratton. holland Fontaine,
W. T.. Stansbury. George r. James
William Orgill, Ewing Carruthers Loco
l.. Levy, Dossey II. White. J. J, Wade
S. II. Phillips, Taylor Malone, r.. r
Ellis, ]. Bright Goodbar A. +. Jen'
ninEs, J. W. Gates, j, +. Dnworth
Mayor J. r. Paine, Fred Collins. r. l.
Jordan, c. A, Gerber, A. NJ, Austin.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-06

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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-06
THEHASKINLETTER
ABOUT YOUR WATCH
BY FREDERIC ]. HAsKIN.

ulation you can bring it to a small rate
Of daily change, and II viii stay con-
slant
"a watch will run or several min
utes In a few days for two reasons,
he continued, First. II ii possesses a
large difference Of rate in different po-
Sitions. and second. II II is not kept
the same number Of hours each day
In its customary positions, the error
win accumulate.
"A good watch will have about ten
or twelve seconds variation between the
slowcFt and fastest rate In any position
dial up. dial down. or any vertical po-
sition except with the stem down. quite
frequently We are asked to test watches
for which the position error Is consid-
erahly above one hundred seconds a
day"
The bureau OF standards saws that
few people buy a watch tntelligently
Americans are ohsessed with the idea
that accuracy and the number Of jewels
are the same thing AS matter OF
fact, Mr. Beal points out, the quality Of
a timepiece depends on the amount OF
special work put on II, and not entirely
on the number OF jewels.
Jewels In a watch are bearings for
the shafts OF the wheels precious stones
being used for this purpose because Of
their extreme hardness, In somes
watches only the most important bear
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-06

WASHINGTON. u. c. Aug. "a
watch is the most delicate hit OF aPpa-
ratus with which the average person Is
would hold 100. 900 Of them Its springs
and plvots are 80 fragile that the
watch falls only 60 the end OF It's chain
they may be injured. Yet most OF us
are no more careful OF the sensitive
temperament and complex MECHANISM l1,
Of our timepieces than we are OF jack
knife. purse. or anything else that goes
in our pockets.
We are inclined TO smile pityinEly at
the poor old Mad Halter In Alice in
Wonderland" when his watch refuses
to go after a liberal dose Of butter. It
was the best butter" he remarks sad
ly. This broad exaEEerAtion seems al
together humorous. but at the same
time our own watches may be as glar-
ing examples Of unstable treatment.
We are told not to drop baby on
its head. but there Is no part Of a
watch's anatomy on which II can fall
with safety. II you can count the num-
| her Of Jars and knocks your time keeper
| has stood. you know one good reason
why you have to reset the hands so
| often.
Then good watch doesn't take kind
~ to being used as a combination tooth
keen on playing tennis. and II Is apt
| 10 get sulky and keep bad time II you
20 swimming with Il on your wrist,
| Every three years II needs to be cleaned
\ up and given an oil rub by capable
repairer-not by an amateur with a
pin To various indignities 1t will sub
| NIT for a time. according 10 It's work
manship but eventually II viii strike
| -figuratively. Of course--and you may
wonder why the trusty timepiece has
suddenly gone back on you.
The degree OF care your watch de.
1 1S t.nA IVNxa-
keeper. II you merely like TO know
about what time II II. say within an
hour, your watch win stand q certain
degree OF rough handling. and continue
to tell you Just how much you car
knock II about before Il will succumb.
that your treatment OF Il follows thu
rules set down by the time section o.
the bureau Of standards. The first ant
most important OF these is regularity
You should wind II At definite times
preferably In the morning. though 4
night Is more convenient. Il will do al
most as well. winding IN the morninI
ID advocated on the ground that thu
spring can better stand the changes
recently wound. but whatever system
YOU choose. stick to t. The habit o
giving the stem q few twirls wheneve
you look At the time II bad.
Along the same line Of keeping you
watch on q schedule Is the effect o
varying positions. The worst place t,
wear n watch. II II IL worn for prac
tical purposes, is on a swinging chain
where IL will bounce about and BAN
against tho furniture. on the wrist 1
as good a place As any for q woman
watch the bureau Of standards saws
man will get best results by carryin
his timepiece In his pocket, In a cham
OILS case TO prevent II from turning over
watch 10 horiEintal" says Mr.. Beal
time expert OF the bureau Of standards
but no one can carry his watch tina
way In the daytime. The importan
thing Is to keep the treatment uniform
, so many hours In q pocket each day
and so many hours flat at night.
the treatment is systematic. and tn
watch will run uniformly. then by reg
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-06
AUTUMN HATS ARE
RICH IN COLOR

Color, which has played so promi-
nent q part in the summer clothes, Is
being used again and In n greater de-
gree than usual for winter. We find
II In a dark velvet hat with feathers
of vivid salmon pink again on a Leon ,
tine model, ribbon In vivid color used
aburdantly TO suggest n feather In the
bright American Beauty shade.
In shape we find tremendous variety.
The turbans are worn II anything a
little lower, while the brimmed hats
have somewhat higher crowns, perhaps.
Hats are still worn well down on the
head. so the eyebrow is just visible.
In materials, duvetyn, velvet. some
taffeta for the "demisaison' all play
their part, as well as a rather rough
beaver cloth which is sometimes COM
bined with duvetyn or satin.-July- Au-
gust Good. housekeeping.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-06
CHAMBER DIRECTORS
TO DISCUSS FINANCES

AZ a meeting Of the board OF direc.
tors OF the Chamber Of Commerce to
be held Friday afternoon, plans for
raising a fund for the publicity depart.
ment OF the chamber will be brought
up. II was minated Friday that the
proposed drive to raise fund OF IS. 900
for this may be called OF by the d..
rectors. for the reason that the cham
Der intends TO launch 4 drive for a
larger fund this fail that will he used
10 take care Of alt OF the departments.
the publicity section included
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-06

run uniformly, as a uniform rate Of
error can be eliminated by proper reg
ulation To avoid giving certificate
TO a watch that gains or loses too much,
the bureau uses another criterion which
specifies that the rate in pendant-up pO-
sition (held VERTICALLY must not exceed
seven seconds.
The owner OF a watch that holds its
own against all the-e complications is
certainly justified il maintaining that
he carries the correct time.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-06
CHAPMAN BURIED.

Funeral services for George NJ. Chap
man. known as the crippled grocery
man" who died Thursday at the Bap-
list hospital. were held from the fam .
lily residence, ~ Jones avenue, at $50
pm. Friday, burial being in Forest
Hin cemetery.
Mr.. Chapman had been In the gro.
Gerry business about q years
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-06
VISITS MEMPHIS.

Charles des Drink. OF Berne swift.
ztrland. arrived in Memphis Friday
He is here on combined business
on several business houses while in the
city. He Is registered at the Hotel
Chisca
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-06
PERMIT ISSUED.

A building permit was issued Friday
for the erection OF $4,000 home, to
be built of brick veneer. 1t will be an
eight-roon bungalow with hot water
heat. The permit was issued to L. L.
Delhi, contractor for W. Levy, who will
own the house.