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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-01

o great and gallant Scot,
 True gentleman, heart, blood anu bone would it had been my lot
 To have seen you. heard you and
 kfown! Iennyso'i'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-01

| is serving it?
 l Among our Jewish friends. as we know,
 the New Year does not begin on January II. but on Tishri i. the seventh month lof the Jewish calendar. New Years | Day is known as the Feast of the Trum- pets, the reason for which name you may read in the o. T., Leviticus xvi. It IS
 with them the beginning of a very solemn time leading up to the Day of Atone
 ment or Tom Kippur, as the Jews cali , it, which is the most serious day of the
 entire year. On Jewish tables on New
 Years Day you will see grapes and other 1 fruit. and honey The bread is dipped | in the honey and is eaten after this bene-
 diction or blessing. is said. May it please
 the Lord our God and the God of our
 fathers to renew for us good and sweet year"
 1 But 1 can't begin to tell the time or
 the customs which surround New Years.
 However, there is one I will mention in closing. It is the making of "resolu- tions" Give me a man like Rip van Wrinkle, who will swear off time after time, and fall and fall, in preference 10
 tho hardened one who even lets New Years get by without making any CT Hort to mend his ways. In our day and l time the making of these resolutions TOT ourselves has taken the place of gifts tc others and pc s'haps it is case where lselfishness may be better than service! ~ns
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-12-16
NOTES By THE WAY
4 BLACKBERRY ExpERLENcE

Years ago we were doing mission
airy work In Georgia among the me-
groes, MY wife said. Let us can some
Of these large, wild bIackberries. /
bought 6 dozen jars and promised two
colered women 30 a quart for all the
nice blackberries they would bring ug
That evening we paid for them. ana
the next evening we had about dog
en- women and girls to bring berries.
We paid for them, and had enough
berries to fill all our Jars. The news
was spread that we were In the mar
ket for berries, and the third evening
more than SO darkies came with ber-
1es, in baskets and buckets. one
young man having several tubs full Of
nice berries, drawn BY two oxen. All
we could see that wasn't dark was the
whites on their eyes and their snowy.
white teeth OF course. we were ex-
pected to buy them all, and had no
money. Quickly we thought Of can
ming factory In nearby town, and we
managed to get rid of the dark"
mountain OF trouble.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-12-16
YARFIELDsBURG

Misses Ruth. Lillian and Bessie AR
baugh, OF Bachman's Valley. spent
from Saturday until Sunday with Nj.
and Mrs. Geo. Phillips.
Mr.. John Barber has discontinued
hauling bread, which leaves an open-
ing for a good baker in this neighbor-
hood.
MIR. John Beaver Is building \ new
hen house. Ne Is going into the chick
en- business.
Clarence Bantz Killed for George
w. Phillips. three March pigs. weigh
ing 284. 244 and 2st pounds.
There surely won't be a rabbit lefl
in this neighborhood, judging By the
amount Of shooting They begin shoot
ing before sun up and keep itup unt5l
after shutdown, Even ON Sundays,
there Is shooting.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-12-16
TmE NAiIE "CmRIsTIAS.e

Good men in Bible times were call
ed Saints "The ElecA" "The Faith
ful," Brethren, and Disciples
The word Christian" comes from
the Greek word. "Chrlstianos," mean
ing good, excellent" No doubt II
was bestowed upon the good people In
derision. They were also called Nag
arcnes,' "Gatlcians," 'Magicians, +"
and Catholics meaning whole" or
undivided"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-12-16
CORN CONTESTS

There are many contests, many for
notorlety. and many are money-If,ak-
ing schemes. In the locality of Shelly
vile, Ill, there was corn-rais-
ing contest. We do not know what
prizes were offered. but a I5-year-old
boy carried off the prizes, and ten
ears from his field were exhibited In
Chicagoawhere II was pronounced to
be the most perfectly formed corn by
the best Agricultural Judges.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-12-16
pREss ANp CONSTELLATION.

Dr. Kent. q specialist, In sounding
q warning about girls and young WOO
men weRring insufficient clothing for
no other reason. some Of them adj
mitted. than ITO be in style" He
claims that consumption among this
class of people IL progressing at an
alarming rate. due % chill, cold,
and the consequences. Who Is TO be
blamed for this state of Affairs?
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-12-16
ALL FOR PLEASURE

When passing through citieb, towns,
ana even villages, fact is plainly
seen which accounts for the scarcity
OF homes In the United States. DWELL
ing houses are being torn down TO
make place for garages and moving
picture parlors-a all orNpleasure. Re-
Gently a town OF several hundred i'm
habitants boasted OF great enter
prise recently instituted two moving
picture parlors. Many towns remove
an their blacksmith shops, vet the
faithful horse is in demand as much
as ever.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-12-16
THE AMOUNT OF room WE EAT.

Secretary OF Labor, James ]. Davis,
has the statistics 10 show that the
average American eats 1854 pounds
OF food each year. The average wage
Garner manages TO keep the shark OF
life In his body on 1775 pounds or
food each year May we add, and those
out Of employment manage 10 exist on
much smaller quantity OF food. The
average Japanese and Chinese con-
sames 905 pounds of food each year.
Does that indicate that we are ma
ton OF gluttong?
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-12-16

We saw a picture in the paper inc
other dav Of little girl to whom John
D. Rockefeller gave two dimes 1t may
have been only a coincidence, but on
the same day the price of gasoline
went up one cent. Charleston Gaz-
cite.
What little Of business Is left ought
to be sound. Charleston Gazette.
The reason business conditions are
unsettled is because so many ac-
counts are. Elizabeth Journal.
There Will be about as much. giving
Jas usual this year, unless the teu-cent
stores run short of stock. Detroit
Free Press.
You can say one thing for beer as a
medicine You don't find any half
empty bottles standing about on
shelves. Minneapolis Star.
And now when doctor speaks OF a
case, you don't know whether no is
talking about the patient or the pre-
l5NN1Hlluns~--i NGbAb 9tHN dbNFudA
aKv9
The newspapers tell Of the death OF
New York's champion bootblaek.
Death, il seems. still loves shining
mark.--NashyiIle Southern Lumber
man.
The Soviet has Issued paper money
to the extent OF Ave trlllion seven hun-
dred and fifty billion rubles. That Is
dollar and seventeen cents in Amer
lean money. Seattle Argus.
Isn't It funny that the mail robbers
never interfere with your monthly
bills Ashville Times.
Germany Is az least free from the
crooks who used 10 make counterfeit
marks New YORK World,
Nations could safely lose their
arms II statesmen wouldn't lose their
heads. - Lansing Capital News.
Don't be too optimistic. Congress
will find some way to spend The money
we save by disarming Boston Post
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-12-16
HEINzS PICKLES.

Every clty. town and village Is ac-
quainted with the appetizing Heinxs
productions. He started with a few
bottles Of horReradish.
Now he employees 1000 men, women
and children. has % acres OF home
Offices, sixteen branches. and the pro-
ducts OF 10000 acres cultivated by
10000 people and sold by 400 sales
men. He lives near San Diego, Call
f0rnia.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-12-16
TnE FINEsT PH0NoGRApn

The finest photograph in the world
- the personal property OF Thomas A.
Edison. Of Orange. n. j. 1t was huiK
at a cost Of $500 The cabinet Is
seven feet long and seven feet high,
and Is piece OF architectural skill,
copying some fine models In Europe.
II would be worth travelling to hear
such a famous instrument.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-12-16
MILD WEATHER

II IA true we forget. unless we keep
q diary, the conditions OF the weather.
November, 1921, certainly was mild
In the Atlantic States. Plants have
been bearing a second crop of straw
berries. and almos everyone ate fresh
strawberry pudding on Thanksgiving
UaV
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-12-16

The receivers. Mesers Francis
Neale Parke and, Charles O. Clemson.
for the defunct Changers Mutual
Storm Insurance Company OF Carroll
County. have finished their work and
settled ali accounts
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-12-16
BUILDING GRE brER.

New York City. now
being the most populol
world. must find more
ident Harding has con
over 1000 acres filled
where the water Is
proposed 10 construct
and every building. as ii
Will be q block square.
times, people are "tearin
building greater" until thu
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-12-16

AS DOTH labor ana the TauKOdu5'
claim to have won the strike, the pub
lie must have lost it. -Greenville Pied
mont.
What is the difference between a
hard winter propaganda and a hard
coal propaganda n Boston Trans
cript.
Maybe voliva, who processes to be-
Z lieve the world is fiat. referred. only
Ito the condition of its purse.-spring-
i field Leader. !.
4 Many man thinks he is driving
HIS own car when his wife, on the
back seat. is actually doing it.--New
I York Evening Mail.
We feel certain our grocer and but
cher never read the newspaper or
J they'd know that prices are coming
down. New York American.
There probably would have been a
revision of the taxes before now IL a
Congressional election were to come
on this fall, New York American.
Invisible government wouldn't be
so fearful II II included invisible taxes.
-Kansas City Star
IL Congress should repeal the nuis-
ance taxes. we won't have any taxes
TO columbia Record
What IL the rest Of the nations
throw away their guns and Germany
Keeps on making them? Well?-New
York Evening Mall
Maybe Japan would compromise by
permitting us to use her Pacific Ocean
on Tuesdays and Fridays Long
Beach Telegram.
There Is something strangely sug-
gestiye about Judge Landls's conten-
tion that Babe Ruth shouldn't make
money on the side.--Fort Wayne
News.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-12-16
WHAT WILL BE THE n

Id tho frantic desire to ii
tile state government OF Mary
decided to reduce the numbe
diets from $500 to 1900. II
states DO likewise, 1t viii IN
large number Of able bodied ND
or employment. This ID one Of Il
suits oE the world-war. Every wa
its train Of evils. bat the Woris
has ealinsed oil tile former wa
It's evil consequences
4. ALBERT IN
Manchester, Md.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-12-16

There is one consolnig thing about a
war with Japan II would be naval
war. and the desk men couldn't wear
spurs. Waterbury Democrat
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-12-16

While agreement at the Washington
Conference Is not 10 be expected
before snow flies, II Is TO be hoped for
before fur flies Norfolk Yirglnian-
Pilot.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-12-16

A couple OF candidates nominated
for New York Offices re.dlsuovered 4
be In Sing Sing. The usual PLAN IL X
eIS1f tEs6al EIFsE r.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-12-16

After watching the Army Navy foot
ball game the foreign delegates 70 the
Arms Conferences are likely 20 figure
that we don't need any weapons but
those we were born with Me- York
World.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-12-16
Topics of the Day

1 AS both labor and the railroads
claim TO have won the strike, the pub
lie must have lost it. GreenviIle Pied
mont.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-12-16

The miners want more pay and lesg
work The Coal Trust wants more DIE
idends and less pay, The public wants
more coal and less talk--IAhp.
This submersibie battles hip that
England Is to build will beihandy In
case the world decides 10 sink all It's
war craft Seattle Times.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-12-16

What Is the difference between a
hard winter propaganda and a hard
coal propaganda Boston Trans
icript.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-12-16

Don't be too optimistic. Congress
will find some way to spend the money
we save by disarming Boston Post
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-12-16

Maybe voliya, who processes to be-
lieye the world is nat. referred only
Ito the condition Of its purse. Spring
field Leader. !,
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-12-16

Many a man thinks he is driving
his own car when his wife, on the
back seat. is actually doing it--New
York Evening Mail
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-12-16

There is something strangely sug-
gestiye about Judge Landls's conten-
tion that Babe Ruth shouldn't make
money on the side--Fort Wayne
News.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-12-16

Nations could safely lose their
arms II statesmen wouldn't lose their
heads. Lansing Capital News.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-12-16

What little Of business is left ought
to be sound. Charleston Gazette.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-12-16

Maybe japan would compromise by
permitting us to use her Pacific Ocean
on Tuesdays and Fridays. Long
Beach Telegram.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-12-16

We feel certain our grocer and but
cher never read the newspaper or
they'd know that prices are coming
down. New York American.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-12-16

What II the rest Of the nations
throw away their guns and Germany
Keeps on making them? Well?-New
York Evening Mail
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-12-16

II Congress should repeal the NUS
ance taxes. we won't have any taxes
TO pay Columbia Record.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-12-16

The reason business conditions are
unsettled is because so many ac-
counts are. Elizabeth Journal.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-12-16

Germany Is at least free from the
crooks who used 10 make counterfeit
marks New YORK World.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-12-16

There probably would have been a
revision of the taxes before now IL a
Congressional election were to come
on this fall, New York American.
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Invisible government wouldn't be
80 fearful IL II included invisible taxes.
kansas City Star
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-17
SPIRITS USE BOOKS,
SAYS OLIVER LODGE
Spook Authority Claims Depart
ed Send Living Messages by
Naming Pages.

LONDON. Jan. IA group Of spir.
It's in the astral plane has adopted a
new plan for communicating with
relatives on earth. SO saws Sir Oliver
Lodge in his preface 10 The Esrthen
Vessel" a book just published by
Lady Glcnconner, q sister-in-law OF
Mrs. Asquith.
Lady Glenconner's son, Lieut.. Ed
ward Wyndham TernaHt. was killed
in the war. His mother says that in
ono OF the spirit messages sent her
Edward referred her 10 page - OF a
book in the library OF country
home.
When the volume was looked up
she read on the page indicated in the
message this passage:
What would ! not give to be with
YOU and comfort YOU, dearest mother"
The famous medium, Mrs. Osborne
Leonard, through whom the message
came, had never been in the hous"
mentioned. II is most unlikely that
she knew Of the existence OF the book
in its library.
This is only one OF number OF
similar so-callod book tests Sir
oliver Lodge, in his preface, says;
The new spirit scheme TO get yies-
]
side cannot be attributed TO any ordi-
nary recognized variety OF subcon-
scious activity on the part of the me-
dunn. nor to telepathy or mind read
ing between the medium and the per
son receiving the messages.
There is even evidence that the
reading matter OF the next days
newspapers can be perceived and die
latcd by spirits, provided the mate
rial IL already set IN type"
Lady GlenCouners revelations are
hailed as or the greatest value by
Englaud's ever-widcning spirituaiis-
10 circles. This Is because OF the
standing OF her family. which leads
The aristocratic higher intellectual
set in psychic research.
Sir Edward Marshall.Hall, lead
ing criminal lawyer in Great Britain,
indorscs the cvide"'" as "thc best
case for spirit com, iunitation that
have seen"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-17
SHUBERTS TOREPLy..
TOACTORS' CHARGE.
Agree 10 Make Categorical ATT
swer to Allegation Of Break
ina Contracts.

NEW YORK, Jain. lie and j.
=. Shubert have agreed TO make a
categorical answer TO the "harges,
ON which the Actors Equity Asso-'
citation demanded their expulsion from
the Producing Managers Association.
The answer will be made st a meet
ing OF the manager Thursday.
Meantime a committee OF the Actors
Aysociition and the Shuberts will dis
ouss the charges In detail
This was decided at meeting az
the managers yesterday afternoon.
John Emerson. president. and Frank
Ciil.nore secretary OF the Equity.
were admitted TO the meeting.
TIE charges. il Is said, concern five
chy-us girls. The ShubeIts. il was
learned yesterday, made an eXplanA-
ton satisfactory to their associate
managers 1t was apparent. IL was
said, that any grievances were due
To acts OF employees.
The Dramatlsts Guild, OF which
practically all the leading play
wrights are members. resolved
against an Equity shop" which VAS
described as synonymous with "closcd
shop"
4 closed shop, It is. said. is tn" aim
~ Equity and the purpose of the
rhsrgcs against the Shuberts.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-17

ndence has Indicated that LOwden
may be asked TO represent the United
states at the court OF st. James
VIII III. Hays, chairman or the Re-
publican National Committee and re-
garded by many as the most available
man 10 re-OfgGrlze the Postoffice De-
partment, had his final conference
with the next President today before
senator Harding's departure for the
South.
Walter $. Dickey. of Kansas CITY,
also discussed party affairs from
an authoritative standpoint. lie
frequently has been recomme nded as
II valuable material for assistant 10
one OF the chief Cabinet officers.
LEVINE TALKS on RUSSIA.
The Russian situation especially
as IL bears on resumption of trade
relationI was discussed by Isaac
Don Levine. of Chicago, recently re-
turned from Russia. Irving II. Girls
void, of Plattsburg, n. g., was
called in to outline his Views on
voluntary military training.
Few of Senator Harding's visitors
leave Marion with an accurate
resentations- have had upon the Pres-
ident-elect.
Violating all the precepts OF the ef-
hcicn,y engineers. senator Harding
receives them in his small office, sit
ting himself in the full glare Of the.
window. Attentively he listens.
courteously he thanks them for their
views. tactfuliy he dismisseG them.
They strive earnestly to read from
his expression what effect they have
left With him, but from their own
accounts they cannoL tell whether
they have impressed him favorably OF
unfavorably. Most Of these confer
ences are in full view OF the news
paper men who choose 10 pass. and
they also are unable 10 answer the
riddle of senator Harding's express
sion
This is why the complete makeup
OF the next Cabinet still is in doubt
and probably will remain in doubt
until final and authoritative an
nuuncemept comes from the PresS
dCnt-eleCt.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-17
MARCELLIS BAILEY.

Funeral services for Ma"celiGs
Bailey. well-known patent attorney
and clubman. who died yesterday at
his home. 230l Connecticut avenue
northwest. following short illness.
will be held tomorrow at Oak Hill
Chapel. Interment will be in OAK
Hill Cemetery.
Although. in his cighty-frst wear
Nr. Bailey continued active prnctic"
until last week when he was stricken
with influenza. lie is survived by o
son. Frank NJ. Bailey. OF Norriitown,
Pa. and a daughter. Miss Emelyn w.
Bailey. Of Washington.
Mr.. Bailey was born in Cincinnati,
Ohio. coming 10 Washington as a
Child. He was major in an ONO
regiment during the civil war. For
years he was president. OF the Alioi
club. and was director and former
president of the Metropolitan Club.
He also was member of the Loyal
Legion.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-17
WILLIAM j. TRUITT.

Funeral services for William J.
Truitt, for twenty years a reside Mt
OF the District. who died Saturday
at his home, $40 l. street northwest
will be held tomorrow morning at
McKendrec Methodist Episcopal
Church Massachusetts avenue. near
Ninth street. Intermcnt will be
in Glcnwood Cemetery. Mr. Truitt
was born in Worcester county. Md,
seventy-threc years ago. He is sur
vivcd by his wife. Mrs. Eva Truitt,
Two sisters and one brother.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-17

take out most Of the useless water
and seal the fresh rich milk in tins
you don't pay railroad fares for
water or for ice-and that's how
Every Day Milk can come to you
with all it's rich goodness-steril-
lied, pure as sunshine--for less
money than bottled milk.
STOP wasting money on old
fashioned milk when you can get
Every Day-the modern milk.
Don't be the last woman in your
town to save money on your milk
bills. Your Every Day is waiting
for you at your grocers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-17

MILK, you know, doesn't cost
wi as much on the farm as
IN the city. But when it has to
be brought many miles to you
when it has to be kept cold
for a whole day, perhaps in big
travelling ice boxes-when it has
to be watched to make sure it
doesn't sour-whcn it has to. be
delivered at your door in expen-
sive glass bottles before you wake
up-all that brings up the price.
Compare this expensive way
with the economical Every Day
way. Right near the farm we
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-17
CLEVELAND skINKER. JR.

Cleveland Skinker. jr., eigh:-year-
I'D son of Cleveland Skinker. n Idelv
known contractor of this city. died
today at the home OF his parents, 1917
Longfellow street. Armenia, from
which the boy had been suffering fo-
some time, was given as the cause of
death. Arrangements for the funeral
have not been completed. Services
however, will probably be held from
the chapel of w r. Speare Co. los
ii street northwest.