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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-02
By MRS. MABEL FORD LEAkE


 The anniversary of the Eighteenth amendment will be celebrated Sunday, January Is, at Southside Baptist church with big mass meeting.
 Yes the Woman's Christian Temper ance union has worked and prayed For Faith Without Works Is Vain'' until we have national prohibition, and seeing their dream of nationwide pro- hibition realized they will celebrate the anniversary of the eighteenth amendment Sunday afternoon, January 16, at 3 o'clock in the Southside Bap- tist church with one of the most ina >teresting, most enthusiastic mass meet ings ever held in Alabama. While the meeting is under the auspices of the Women's Christian Temperance union, there is manifested in the meeting an unusual interest by the splendid ele- ment of men and women that takes a pardonable pride in the enforcement of the prohibition laws.
 The meeting will be the beginning of a move for strict enforcement of the prohibition laws and to try to put aside any seeming policy of "nonenforce- ment."
 After plans are made at this meeting to carry out the slogan of the Women's Christian Temperance union, Work for Law Enforcement Where You Are" the women will begin real work and put forth honest, sincere effort for law en- forcement in quiet earnest way.
 Speakers for Sunday afternoon have been selected from the states most brilliant talent of temperance adyo- cates, speakers who know what to say how to say it and know just exactly how long they can talk to an audience without tiring them.
 Song leaflets have been printed and will be distributed among the audi ences so the congregation may join in the singing. The choir will also render hymns in keeping with the occasion.
 The various committees on arrange ment promise a meeting that will be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-02

union next Tuesday afternoon in the aud ltorlum of the local headquarters, 1l31h Twenty-first street, north The meeting will open with devotional exercise promptly at 3 o'clock. Every member is cordially urged to be present at the New Years meeting.
 Mrs. Myatt, secretary at the local head quarters, says ''her interest in the work grows each day, she likes to see the bright young faces glancng over the cur rent magazines in the reading room" She added the Womens Christian Tenn perance union tea room was keeping step with the decrease in>~the cost of liv- ing by marking down each article on the menu Her little placards scattered over the dining room announcing this are very attractive.
 For the many courteses extended the Womans Christian Temperance union by the Birmingham Age Herald during nineteen and twenty they are most grate- ful and appreciative and in the New Year, as in the past, will continue to appreciate the Age Herald as news med ium and it's high standard of journalism
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-02

marks off the porch, with its 16 win dows. No plaster is used, all the walls and even the cabinet panels being of wallboard Fancy holdings are also ta- boo, and easement cloths take the place of window shades A built in garage at the rear contains an electrically equip ped laundry, and dish washing ma chine is permanently installed in the kitchen, while the gas range 1as an automatic timing attachment The narrow superstructure that represents the second floor is planned to contain three bedrooms and an additional rath
 but is used at present as playroom.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-02
Fashion and Art

Constantin Guys Fills. writing in Arts and Decoration, points out the difficulties ir keeping up with the decrees of fashion and makes demand for a designer who interprets Ameriran life and American customs.
 And the word went forth to be slm, , and slimness characterized the fall mode Miady took violent exercise and sought attenuated lines and there was reduction and rejoicing / when of a sudden the Oracle of Paris was vexed with slim offerings and decreed fitness of width for the mid-winter styles. f
 This is not parody or a burlesoue, but the plain truth about the irrespon- sibility of the decrees of fashion
 No competent dressmaker will assert that it is difficult to reconcile fashion with the principles of the art of dress. It can be done, and has been done. But it is not sensational. and in order to at- tract attention it is the policy of the jury of designers never to agree
 For the late winter the fashion pur. veyors are using Moren Age. Spanish n- influenced by the theatre. The use of ed favorably by those designers who are influenced by the theatre. The us of period influences is not to besdeprecated if the results are right. The art of dress is justified in representing the influences
  again, I repeat, it is only the results that count.
 The use of a period inspiration in or der to conceal lack of investiveness is quite another matter. And the woman of taste will readily discriminate in this matter
 Is there any period of any extinct civilization that has been overlooked by our ambitious designers? Have the Pe- ruvian motives and the craters of South America anything more to offer? Have the researchers exhausted the North American Indians, and have the museums discovered nothing new about the na- tives of Borneo? |.
 Very soon we will be tricked into sur prise when an American designer will have the boldness to interpret American life and American customs. If he does this with artistic results, history will pre- pare a monument for him.
 The secret of truly great designer is his or her ability to create an individual dress without departing from the general principles of art. The principles have been given to us by all of the arts of designing; the interpretation is a native talent that can be developed by close study of beautiful productions in all the beautiful productions in all the related arts-painting, sculpture and decorations
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-02
 Improved Rail-Bond Tester

A new instrument to test the conducr,v- ity of the bonds between rail joints has, as contact points, four small drills which quickly cut through rust or other insu- ating' matter.g states Popular Mechanics Magazine in an illustrated article. The drills, buzzer, one dry cell and switch. all contained within the device, and a separate telephone receiver head set, comprise the component parts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-02
Unusual House

To a housekeeper, home that saves labor is primarily one that is easily kept clean, Designed by woman, a house recently built in northern H. lnois town eliminates all of the ser- want problem, and much of the ordi- nary housework, by it's curious con- |struction as much as by its equipment. It is a stucco bungalow. roughly 5s feet square. on 4-foot concrete foundation wall. with all its main rooms on one floor, writes Paul H. Woodruff. in a well illustrated story in the Popular Mechanics Magazine.
 Living room, dining room, hall and sun porch are virtually one enormous room, 42 by 34 feet, but the hall Is two steps higher than the rest pair of bookcases separates the living and dln- ling rooms and row of eight pillars
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-02

DO YOU BELIEVE you are. capable of handling 10 to 20 men after you have been. taught the essentials of the busi- ness? We are not looking for experk enced men, but for that clean. hard working. inteiligent type of men who ds- executive Qualities they believe they possess. We will put you on your own resources, but at the same time will aid you in every way. to succeed. Your char acter and reputation will have to utand an extremely close scrutiny. We want you to answer this if you are. willing to pay the price of success by bending every energy you have to the production of business and to the mental development of yourself. If not. pass this to someone you believe will fill the bill. Address U-S4 care Age-Hcrald-
 s12.o0O A YEAR MAN WANTED Representative in this state for light motor and hand-drawn fire apparatus (chemtcal engines; hose, cars. pumperA extinenish- prospect: energetic man can earn moro than $1.oo0 monthly; conmission basis; experience not as essential as willingness to work and travel; ample. exclusive ter turer Address Ajax Fire EnGine WorkA 10 Bush Terminal. Brooklyn. N. '.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-02
Outlook Bright For New Year

E Birmingham is fortunate in that it has been spared the depression which has been general in automobile manufactur- ing centers and in cities entirely depend- ent on agriculture. Only the coal strike has occurred to mar the satisfactory con- ditions and even that is now practically tms of the past
 Birmingham has been blessed far more than other sections. This district has been IS an oasis in the desert. The crisis has about passed here and conditions now give promise of getting better. Our leading in- dustrias have orders to carry them far into the new year and indications are that pression incident to deflation and read justment.
 The lower cost of building and the great homes, together with the ability to se- cure plenty of money at satisfactory rates of interest will, we believe. result in much activity in the building line in the late spring.
 We who live in the Birmingham district have much to be thankful for, The pres ent satisfactory condition is tangible proof of the stable conditions which un- derly the prosperity of this district. Our leading industries are now engaged in manufacturing finished products for which
 there seems to be heavy demand. For
 merly, when our furnaces closed down, there was general depression here for we did not utilize our pig iron for the manufacture of finished products. Our banks show the largest amounts in their savings departments in the history of this city. This condition shows that prosperity in this district has been gem eral for the people do not have large sums of money in savings accounts unless they are prosperous The period of readjust- ment which has caused such general de- pression in other sections of the country has found this district prosperous and able to stand anything which might come but we were fortunate not to be struck as some other sections have bcen. Nov is an ideal time for an investment in real estate. As an indication of the generally satisfactory conditions existing here. 1t might be mentioned that lot on Third avenue sold the other day for $15,ooo. This lot was purchased in 1902 for only $4.ooo. There are plenty of bar gains just as good to be secured today. We wish all our friends and clients a very happy and prosperous New Year. JEMIS0N Real Estate & Insurance Company
 Ell N. goth St. M. s2so
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-02
AUTOMOBILES
BARGAINS-BARGAINS
ArToMoBfLEs FOR SALE

BARGAINS-BARGAINS Parker backs them all off the board when it comes to offering bargains in re- new-ed cars.
 We give a 30-day guaran- tee on all renewed Chan dlers and Clevelands and allow a 24-hour free trial on any make not our own. You can't beat our proposi- tion for value and depend ability.
 SPECIALS
 1920 Chandler touring, tip-top shape .$1,5 800 7-passenger Cadillac, thor oughly overhauled in our shop ...............$ .$1,500 One Dodge Bros, touring car, late model 1850 Baby Grand Chevrolet tour ing, late model ... .$750 1920 Oakland 6, touring, car looks like new .. .$750 Late model Chandler Club roadster, wire wheels, ex- tra tire, cutout and several other extras, only 1,250 1919 Dort touring car, in apple pie condition .. $500 Liberal Terms Allowed.
 E. R. PARKER
 MOTOR co.
 Chandler and Cleveland
 State Distributors 4O7-11 South 21st Street.
 Main 5013.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-02
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-07
Mother and Sor, in Death
Pact When Cash Vanishes
Worst Place in World To Be Broke and Friendles
Declares Twice Divorced American Duchess"
in Hospital When Suicide Fails.

Paris, July Tho their lives hang
on but a tiny thread, there is a chance
that both Madame de Guise Hite. di
vorced wife of George Z. Harbrough,
former Cleveland. Ohio, millionaire.
now living at Ell Cajon. Cal, and her
son. George Harbrough, jr., "a, may
survive their attempts at suicide
some time yesterday.
The mother is at the American
hospital. suffering from the effects
of drinking a strong dose of veronal
Doctors believe she will live unless
complications set it.
Young Harbrough, who is in his
room at an obscure hotel. cut his
wrists, then called his mother on the
telephone, and then hearing that she
had drunk the poison, likewise took
a quantity of veronal, is in a pre-
carions condition, aggravated, the
doctors said, by excessive drinking of
late in dancing palaces. The others
suicide attempt was made in her
apartments at the fashionable Hotel
de France ct Choiseu1.
The suicide pact startled the
American colony here, where Madame
de Guise Hite has been prominent
socially
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-07

Talking to the doctors today when
she came out of her poison stupor.
the woman, who is twice a divorce
and styles herself a duchess" said:
II couldn't live without George;
George couldn't live without his
mother and both of us couldn't live
without money, SO we decided to die"
Complete financial breakdown, re-
sulting, it is said. from some disas-
trous stock speculations by the
duchess forms the background of
the Crama
Send Word to Ex-Husband.
paris is the worst place in the
world to be without money and
without friends" gasped the mother
as she sank back upon her pillow, her
face convulsed with pain.
The police were busy today tracing
the threads of the near tragedy across
the Atlantic. They were anxious par
ticularly to estab lish the truth of the
boys statement that his father cut
off both him and the mother from all
income. The authorities also commu-
nicated with Frank de Guise Hite,
the mothers second husband, from
whom she also has been divorced.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-07

and Mrs. Wilson both formerly made
their home here but are now living in
Sterling, Colo.
A breakfast was given this morning
at the home of Miss Marie Young
bloom, 110S College avenue. compH
mentary to Miss Mabel Jones There
were seven guests.
Mrs. June Chapman will tell stories
about the "Arkansaw Bear Saturday
afternoon at 3 O'Clock to all the chill
dren who attend Pelletier's Story Hour
club.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Davis announce
the marriage of their daughter Ruby
Viola to Mr.. Charles S. Fisher. son of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Fisher. The we'd
ding took place last Saturday.
cital Tuesday afternoon with the fol-
lowing children taking part: Miss
Ruth Montgomery. Miss Dorothy
Snyder, Miss Ethel Wilder, Miss
Hazel Helm, Miss Virginia Weekes,
Miss lone Smith, Miss Thelma Mar
tin. Miss Paula Kieninger. Miss Gene
We've Jacobs, Miss Louise Drayer,
Miss Josephine Peterson, Miss Ra-
mona Roberts, Miss Dorothy Smith,
Miss Charlotte Amick, Miss Geraldine
Finnegan, Miss Thelma Longstaff,
Miss Winifred Killian, Miss Ella
Lauterbach, Miss Dorothy He'll, Miss
Winifred Eaton, Donald Linton, Ed
win Fisher, Philip Hambleton. Will
liam Tinker, Clarke Adams, Norman
Langhart, Howard Sumey, Richard
Perkuhn. Earl Crook, Willard Shaffer
Clyde Clark. Archie Linton. Bernard
Peterson, and Charles Sumey.
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Mrs. May HoXey, SIS Topeka boule-
ward, gave a farewell surprise party
in honor of Miss Dorothy Schoop
who, with her parents, has gone to
the Pacific, coast where they will
make their future home.
Music was furnished by some of
the members from the Grand, Or
pheum, and Novelty orchestras and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-07
The Truth About
Eczema and Piles

Thousands and thousands of people, says
Peterson of Buffalo, are learning every
week that one so cent box of Peterson's
Ointment will abolish eczema and Danish
piles, and the grateful letters l receive
money.
az had eczema for many years on my
head and could not get anything to stop
the agony. / saw your ad and got one box
and owe you many thanks for the good it
has done me. There isn't a blotch on my
Peterson for the cure is great" Miss Mary
Hill, 400 Third Avenue, Pittsburg, Pa.
81 have had itching piles for Is years and
Peterson's is the only ointment that re-
lieves me, besides the piles seem to have
gone" A. B. Kruger, 1927 Washington Ave-
nue., Racine, Wis
rheum, chatting and all skin diseases
Druggists recommend 1T. Mail orders filled
by Peterson Ointment Co., Inc. Buffalo,
N. Y.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-07

Salvation Army and the Red Cross on
his trip with his bride. He is billed
at a local theater this evening. He
carried letters from the national COM
mander of the American Legion to
local Legion officers.
I'VE average from fifty-five to
sixty-five miles a day on the road"
Jackson explained. I'VE have walked
as far as seventy-three miles in one
day. This is one of the hottest days
we have hit, however, and we will go
slow tomorrow if it is like this We
follow the highway trails across the
country and receive the best of treat
ment everywhere"
Mrs. jackson is dressed in an at
tractive khaki suit and wears golf
stockings.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-07

Karl Rankin, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Trap, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Stick
ley, Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Hammer, Mr.
and Mrs. George Siemantle, Mr. and
Mrs. George L. Tuer. Mrs. J. H. Lee,
Mrs. A. A. Brown, Miss Pearl Boam
Miss Helen Estey Miss Mary clark,
Preston Manley and Charles Gossett.
IS 4 q. y
THERE'S A WOMAN IN OUR TOWN
Who has trained both her small
children to "cry after their father
when he comes home at night from
the office. Dad is flattered. thinking
the children regard him with more
affection than they do their mother,
and so their entire care at night is
willingly shifted to his shoulders.
wise mother).
Robert Service and his orchestra
will play this evening, at the annual
ice cream social to be given by the
ladies guild of the Holy Name church
on the Holy Name school grounds.
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The missionary societies of the six
Christian churches of the city will
hold their regular union meeting Fri
day afternoon and evening at the West
Side Christian church, The meeting
will begin at o'clock with Miss Anna
B. Henry of the tuberculosis sana-
lOiAuAii do inc SillcA SPSahSI- a PAChAS
supper will be served in Edgewood
park at $50 o'clock, all members
bringing their own lunches.
The evening session will be at 7:45
o'clock. Miss Lulu Carton. seven
years in India, and Mr.. F. @. Richards,
State Union Sunday school secretary,
will be the principal speakers of the
ievening.
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Mrs. Harry Wolf entertained the
members of her sewing club Wednes-
day afternoon at ner home, 115S Col
lege avenue.
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Announcement has been made of
the marriage of Miss Edna Rice and
Mr.. Frank L. Wilson, which took
place June 80 in Kansas City. Mr..
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-07
YOUNG WALKERS IN Topeka

Jack jackson, War Hero, and 19-Year-
Old Bride From n. Y. to San Francisco
Jack Jackson, hero of the world
war, and his 19-year-old bride, DASH
ing girl with bobbed black hair and
flashing eyes, are in Topeka today on a
walking vacation from New York to
San Francisco. This is their thirty
eighth day on the road, and they have
Travelled more than 1000 miles on foot.
They left New York May % and ex-
pect to be in San Francisco within the
next fifty days.
Jackson was wounded fourteen
times in his twenty eight months
service overseas, and he claims the
championship crippled soldier" jaunt
across the United States. He is talk
ing in the interests of the soldier
bonus bill, the American Legion, the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-07
TWENTY YEARS AGO
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Looking Backward In Society
Columns of The State Journal


July :, 1901.
Mrs Howell Jones and daughter Margaret
are planning TO leave soon for an outing in
Colorado
Mr. and Mrs George A Clark, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. A. GODDARD have returned from ten
days outing at Lake Minnetonka. o..
Miss Caroline Goddard left Sunday for
Detroit 20 attend the n f. A.
Mrs. Charles McClirtOck is in AtchisOn
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Brice.
Judge and Mrs. W. A. Johnston and
daughter Margaret will leave soon for the
east to spend the summer. Miss Johnston
will not return with her parents but will
enter the Western college at Oxford, Ohio
Mrs T. L. Bond has returned to her home
in Salina after visi' with her daughter,
Mrs. Herbert Crosby.
Mrs. W. $. FarnswCrth has returned to
her home IN the City of Mexico after an
extended visit with relatives in Topeka.
Mrs. Walter J. Vealc and children have
left Mexico City for Topeka where they
will spend three months here visiting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mitchell have re-
turned from 4 visit with friends in Kansas
City.
Mr. and Mrs S. c. Nichols are planning
to leave Tuesday for n trip to Buffalo and
around the Great Lekes. Mr.. and Mrs. w.
b. Jansen of Chicago will join them and
make the trip with them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-07
ARE EATING HUMAN FLESH
Starving Indians in Caribou Region of
Canada in Sad Plight.

Fort McMurray. Alberta, July p
Canadian mounted police left here to-
day to investigate reports that starv-
ing Indians in the Caribou tribe have
been eating human flesh. The report
states that human bones were found,
showing evidences OF cannibalism.
A few years ago, officials state,
caribou were SO plentiful that the In
dams ate only the tongues of the ami
mails. which they held as a delicacy.
They slaughtered the animals by thou
sands. The prophecy was made at
that time by officials of the Canadian
province that the caribou would soon
disappear and starvation would face
the Indians.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-07

The Social Service club will hold
their moonlight soda fountain this eve
ming at the west point of Willow park.
In case 1t rains the date will be
changed to Friday night
Those who will assist include: Mr..
and Mrs. c. B. Campbell, Mr.. and Mrs.