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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-25

DOLLING UP THE TRACTOR. "Is your boy making himself use- ful on the farm since he got out of college?"
 Not yet" said Mir. Cobbles, but I've painted the tractor bright red, put big horn on it and hung license tag at the rear, and I'm hoping that after while I'll be able to persuade Sam to driYe it occasion ally instead of sport car"
 PA HAS QUAFFED A LITTLE. Pa" said young Thomas Twob- ble, whats a golf hazard?"
 Some of the stuff that's handed around in the locker rooms, son..
 NIGHTMARES. When l see an auto coming With
 woman at the wheel I can't begin to tell you just how
 terrified I feel, But I pull myself together and l
 make mighty leap And for seven nights the neighbors
 hear me grooming in my sleep
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-25

liam Carew, the "consecrated cob bier" whose faith in foreign missions set in motion new Book of Acts.
 It has been thought that possibly the sedentary and solitary nature of the craft before the introduction of machinery, has possibly had some in- fluence in producing degree of. thoughtfulness, while the act of hammering his leather is calculated, as some imagine, to. stimulate his mental energy. But few of the old type who sit at their bench remain, for even now in the repair shop the workmen stand and the work is done to the noise and whirr of machin- cry.
 In France a cobbler's kit of tools is known as his Saint Crepin. The bootjack was St. Crispin's stole, the awl St. Crispin's lance. Of person too tightly booted 1t is said that he is fin the prison of St. Crispin," and by the way shoe that pinches is an exquisite form of torture. For merly the cobblers worked at night with large spherical bottle full of water between them and their can dle or lamp; and it was known as St. Crispin's lamp. being credited to him as one of his inventions.
 The feast Of St. Crispin has been
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-25
DENIES ALpR1cn REPORT

To the Editor of The Age-Herald Hon. John T. Adams, chairman Of the republican national committee telegraphed me that there is no foun- dation whatever for the report ap- bearing in your paper of today that MT, T. H. Aldrich is to be appointed Collector of Internal Revenue. Very truly yours.
 0. D. STREET
 National Committeeman. Cuntersyille. September 22, 1921.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-25

The man with grouch gets more sympathy than he deserves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-25

THE CAREER OF BO-PEEP Little Bo-Peep Had lost her sheep, But she didn't weep
 Or call her collies; She quit the scene And now a queen With a limousine
 Adorns the "Follies."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-25

About some men the only regular thing is their irregularity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-25
o. D. STREET
BRYAN STUDIES FUTURE

Guntersville, September P, 192l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-25

A MORNING PRAYER
 Save me from human want, o Lord, and save me from possess sions SO great as to come between me and thee. Amen.--M. s. B,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-25

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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-28
Saturdays Mystery Solution

tn THE case of t'The Voice" Dctec.
tive Sergeant Brannigan claimed
that the man Brown, standing at the
back window OF the back room. by the
art of ventrilouuism so threw his voice
as to make il appear To come through the
folding doors from the front room, and
make Mrs. Blntt. who was in the same
room with him. think that somebody in.
the front room had said You'll never
send another man to hell.
II is a popular but erroneous belief
that a ventrloquist can make his voice
come from any direction he desires. He
cant. All the vcntriloQuist can do is TO
sneak with an imperceptibc movement
Of the lips or with none at all If he is
very good. and to mufflc his voice in
varying degrees so as to give the i'm
preston that tho sound is coming from
n greater or less distance But he
cannot change tho direction Of the
sound. Sound radiatcs in straight lines
from its source. II may be reelected
back in the form Of an echo from n dis
tant object. and in buildings with propcr
acoustic properties it may he reflected
or guided along ceilings and walls With
very uuzzling effects. But these are
matters controlled by conditions along
tnc,path Of the sound. and cannot possi-
bly he produced by conditions at its
source.
In this CaSn the roOu, was an ordi-
nary hotel bedroom, with no unusual
acoustic properties. II Mrs. Blatt heard
"A voice from the direction of the front
room il must have come from that room,
+. nd not from the back window. Hence
there must have been another man in
Browns room
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-28
TODAY',S MYSTERY STORY
BY PHILIP FRANCIS NOWLAN

that they were crossing what was re-
puted to be the longest straight away
section of railroad track in the country.
'Hello!' he exclaimed Something
funny down there. Bob. What does
that look like to you?" He pointed to
n huudlcd' figure almost directly beneath
them lying not more than foot away
from the east wall of the cut. and not
more than a couple of feet away from
the outside tSack on that side; that Is,
the northbound express track.
ITS mans body. I'm sure said
his friend. "Wc better climb down and
investigate"
The two made their way along the
edge of the cut for a couple of hundred
feet TO where they found flight of
steps going down to the track. DcKyne
had been right. 1t was the body OF
a man. roughly dressed, middle aged and
Of average appearance. Nor did they
find any papers or marks on his clothing
by which he could bc identified.
Hes been dead for several hours. ."
the criminologist remarked. See. rigor
mortis has set in. andy Jovc. It's a
case of murder. Bob. Wen want to
get busy on this" 3
BY this time dozen or more people
were curiously leaning over the railing
Ol rue Nlauuct ABOVE tnCm. Tor the sec
tion was by no means deserted at that
time of night. Hunt called mp for
somebody to find the patrolmaneon the
beat and send him down.
II say. Harvey" ventured DpKync,
"this body must have just been dumped
here few minutes ago. Whoever muir =
derCd him. no matter how long ago.
must have deposited the body here just
before we came along. Maybe a search
of the neighborhood would unearth some =
body who SAVIOR no. | have It: tho
body was thrown off that express we
heard going up just before we started
to cross the viaduct.'
"What makes you think the body has
just been placed here. Boh?" the crimi
nologst asked! with smile.
"The fact that we were the first to
discover it," his friend replied. "'lt was
in plain view. with this bright moon,
and people are all the time crossing
this viaduct. Somebody must have
seen it il il was there before
'Not necessarily said Hunt.
"What makes you think that?' the
other asked in his turn.
/ Can pOW tell!
The dHSirer wW appear tomorrow.
/ (Copyrish'. iC2t by Public Ledgcr 60
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-28
PROGRAM OF TRIO MUSIC
Rich Kinder. Hammsnn Trio Play
Before Chamber Music Association

Before Chamber Music Association
The trio composed of Thaddeus
Rich. violin; Hans Kinder. cello, and
Ellis Clark Hammann, piano, gave the
seventh program of the Chamber Music
Association ut the Bellevue Stratford
yesterday afternoon. Three works were
played, opening with the great Brahms
trio. in ma jor. op. s. They performed
the second version. the one now gen
orally accepted, as Brahms rewrote this
composition forty years after 1T was
first composed. shortening the last
movement considerably and making
many changes in it otherwise.
The second composition was rarely
heard and little known work of Rameau,
entitled Trio Concerto" this one APP
parently being the fifth Of series. IL
is chamber music of n long gone age.
which is interesting to hear once. but
has more historical and archaiac in.
terest to ears attuncd to modern har-
monies and melodic style than il has
musical fascination. 1t is in strict con-
trapuntal style Throughout. The con-
trio. one of the most populac chamber
compositions of the last twenty five
years and one which is so universally
known 10 chamber music players and
audiences as to need no comment.
The members of the trio played beau.
tifully throughout and showed finer
quality of tone and more attention to
| the details of the ensemble than any
Philadelphia organization which has
appeared here for some time. The tech
nical demands both of the Brahms and
the Arensky trios are very great. espe-
cially in the piano part. but these were
easily Surmountcd. The tone of the in
struments of Mcssrs. Rich and Kinder
seemed unusually resonant and round.
Mr.. llammann's piano playing left
nothing to be desired. and the trios on
| the program require about everything
in tonal color and execution that a
pianist can possess. He showed a wide
diversity of touch, ranging from the
full, rich tone necessary in the Brahms
| slow movement to the crisp lightncss Of
the Arrnsky scherzo. The details Of
construction were carefully observed by
all the members of the trio. and the
inain trouble in piano trio playing
tendency of the piano to play too loud
never appeared in yesterdays perform
ance. which was admirable in every re.
spect.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-28

TO ne Fduor Of Wom01'S Po0e:
Dear Madam-P'ease let me nave run
dato in reference to course IN nursing.
am n stcnoEraphcr and intend to
study at night to he a nurse
ROSE, ".
To become graduate nurse takes
!,'r,a.sirlc to do this work I'm the eve
n,nss, AS profession Of this sort re.
anirss ] = Erea, deal Of time. u takes
Ali Of each day and there are no niEh'
courses
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-28

Can yOu see DekWe'S mis-
IN l.1
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-28

Philadelphia, the Southeastern Penn
sylvania Chapter. 21S South Nine
tecnth street, yesterday issued a state
ment that the nctivities Of the chap
ter would be pushed vigorously this
year and for years TO come.
Howard Wayne Smith. executive
secretary. explained that the error arose
through the announcement last week
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-28
In the Moonlight

THE footballs of Harvey Hunt and
L his friend DeKyne rang out in the
crisp. still night as they walked briskly
over the viaduct which bridged the
railroad cut Tn" tracks were about
thirty feet below them, for though the
viadurt was ON a level with the street.
the cut was a deep one between perpcn.
dicular concrete walls. \ glorious full
moon was at its height. Hunt had
Just looked up the four. track line
stretching away in straight line from
north to south. and remarked TO DeKynC
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-28

The very finest eggs obtainabe-really
"super-eggs." One dozen big, fresh eggs
in every carton. Right from the nest.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-28

that the effect Of the cutting do,u
the number OF divisions thro1vhou,n % q
United states, initiated ut Wash. .ne
ton. would be to abolish the pennal
vania Delaware division, whose nss
Is in the Medical Arts Building. scs s;Ncs
teenth and Walnut streets. That nmN, N,
will close April ! according TO Wys Was,s
ington reports. asn'l
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-28

Fancy Evap. Apricots. 1s,.
Fancy Evap. Peaches. d.,
The very choicest California
fruit to he had.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-28
The W0ndn'S
Exchange
Write &c Canada

70 mo Edtor Of Womuns RAGE 4
Dear Madam--Nlndly advise me as
TO where | cam Obtain Information re-
gardng admission 10 the ROYAL North-
west Mounted Police. X. r. I.
You can Obtain the Information which
,n,, desire nv addressing your letter to
The ROYAL Northwest Mounted Police
ottawa, Can.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-28
RED CROSS To CONTINUE

Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter
Makeo Statement
To correct a misconception that the
work Of the American Red Cross would
be abandoned or even restricted in
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-28
ROSE |
aaHHHaEHA H
Operating on the Nose

~ ihe EdIor ~ W0|00|1 F1O'
Dear Madam have heard that y
,s nossibie bv a slight operation which
takes only few minutes. 10 correct an
fII.shaped nose VII YOU kindly advise
-, tbrouch vour valued exchange
r.ho,her ,I,is is triI, and where | could
have II done free Of charge"
4 CONSTANT READER.
II YOU go to the nose and throat Gus Gus
nensary A. the University Hospital
Tbirty. fourth and spruce streets, they
,yiII make an examination and deter.
-, inc whether n would be advisable 70
nporatp great many "f their opera
lions are performed without any charSe
to the patient
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-03-29
Campaign Committee
For General Wood Is
Sued for Hotel Rent

CHICAGO, March 26.-The cam
paign committee for Major General
Leonard Wood, when he was can
didate for the Republican nomlnatlon
for president. today was sued for
S12,465 for rent and other expenses
by the Congress hotel. The PHI
AGAINST the committee covers the
months Of April May and June, l92O,
when the committees headquarters
were at the hotel. .4..o .oa
Members of the committee named
in the suit included William c. Proc
ter. who was chairman; Major A; A.
Sprague, J. J. McGraw, Ponca,, Okla.ss
vice chairman, and Fred Stanley OF
Items named in the hotels. sworn
bill of expenses, included $4,000 tor
Darlors where headquarters We're
maintained, and $1,365 for meals
Other items covered broken chairs,
laundry bills. shoe shines and room
rents. ,. 4o4o1
charges of $22,465 toward which a
cash payment Of $4,000 was made
Nav /, according to the bill.
Colonel Proctor this week sued Ma
he due on joint notes signed to COW
err funds obtained for the campaign.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-03-29
GO { ] D =

faces in the process of language
formation, and hence are sometimes
termed the passive organs of speech,
in contradistinction to the active
organs, which properly include only
the tongue, the lips, and the soft
4. Q. What causes the most
fires?
A. Electricity has been the chief
cause Of fire. loss in the last five
years, matches and smoking being
second, and defective chimneys third.
elected to the Hall of Fame?
A. A person must have been dead
ten years to be eligible to election
in the Hall of Fame"
6. @. Are diamonds affected by
heat?
A. The geological survey says
that diamonds heated in an ordi-
nary temperature obtained in an
average fire will not be affected If
only the atmosphere of the air is
of oxygen, however they will burn
living grandchildren?
A Abraham Lincoln's son. Rob-
ert Todd Lincoln, has one daughter,
Mrs. Frank Edward Johnson. She
riage to a Mr.. Beckwith.
8. Q. What is an "Orangeman"
and how did the name originate?
A. An "Orangeman" is one Of
a secret society organized in 1895
in the north of Ireland. It's pro-
fessed objects are the defense of
the reigning Sovereign of Great
Britain, the support of the Protes-
tant religion and the maintenance
Of the laws of the kingdom. The
society was named in honor Of Will
liam Prince of Orange. who became
William III of England.
8. @. How many players are
needed for the Passion Play s Civ
en- at Oberammergau?
A. 1t has been customary for
about 600 to take part in these per-
formances; all are villagers and are
instructed by the Priest.
10. @. Is it true that in France
grapes are fortified with iron to
produce a rich color?
A. Excellent results are said to
have been produced in France by
washing grape vines and fertilizing
them in late winter or early spring
with an iron sulphate solution. THIS
treatment is for grapes subject to
chlorosis-a diseased state in which
the natural color gives place to a
sickly green or yellow hue.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-03-29

Nearly everybody in Southwest
Missouri either knows or has heard
of the Rev. Parker Moon, who for d
full half century has devoted his
life and talents to Sunday school
and organization work for the Socie-
ty of Friends or Quakers.
"Uncle Parker as he is more ia
military known, came from fine old
rugged Quaker stock, and there is
not a better known or more highly
respected citizen in that part of the
state. In referring to his remark
able restoration to health by Tanlac,
About five years ago I suffered
general breakdown. My principal
trouble was nervous Indigestion. Ny
appetite was very poor and my food
seldom agreed with me, and I had
to live on a very restricted diet. ]
suffered a great deal from headaches
and dizzy spells: I had severe pains
across the small of my back and
was badly cOnstipated most Of the
time In fact, | was so weak and
rundown ] was not able to attend
to my duties.
'"This condition made me very
nervous and I could not sleep at
night. Frequently l would lie awake
most all night and was IL that con-
dition more or less for five years.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-03-29
Announce Inauguration
OF a Wireless System
To Operate in the State

Announcement was made at a
meeting here Of the officials of the
National Radio Telegraph and Tele-
phone company Friday afternoon that
the company will open, about June J.,
radio telegraph and telephone serv-
ice between Atlanta and Macon for
public service.
The stations will be equipped with
De Forest combination telegraph and
telephone sets. Tests will be made
in the near future to determine the
efficiency of party to party radio
phone service between these points.
In addition to this the Atlanta sta
ton will handle messages to all i'm
portant points in the New England
state as we'll as transatlantic cable
grams. Music will be sent out daily
for the benefit of amateurs and pro-
fessionals in and around Atlanta.
The operators who will be on duty
at these stations are now under in
struction at the company'S class
room at 907 Austell building, among
whom are several of Atlanta's most
attractive young women, as follows:
Miss Sarah HALEY, Miss Mary Nc
Carkle, Miss Arminda Goss, Mrs. Z.
w. Durham; A. r. Graveson, T. j,
Clements, A. L. Gazaway, H. B. Nc
Coy G. I. Albright, A. w. Carter and
r w Fielder
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-03-29
Dutch Orchestra
Conductor Nearly
Mobbed by Admirers

NEW YORK, March 26.-William
Mengelberg, Dutch orchestra conduc-
tor, became so flabbergasted today
when four admirers tried to kiss
him, slap his back and shake his
hand before he sailed for Holland,
that he stumbled into his state room
and locked the door.
The crowd-mostly women-clus-
tered on the steamer Nieuw Amster-
dam for an audible admiration party
to the maestro, who last night con-
cluded a season as leader of the Ma
tional Symphony orchestra. Aftel
he dashed to his state room his adj
mirers refused to leave the boat
without seeing him once more.
AS sailing time approached. ship
officers persuaded the musician to
unlock his door and greet the crowd,
He began to speak, but the enthust-
assn Of his listeners ,bubbled. over
and they tried to embrace him en-
masse. Four women kissed Mr.. Men
gelberg, and two women tainted.
Finally the conductor slipped away,
the crowd went home and the ship
sailed. ..---.---.---.---
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-03-29

(Any reader can get the answer
30 any question by writing The At
!a71ta Journal Information Bureau,
frederic J. Haskin, Director, Wash
ington, D. G. This offer applies
strictly to information. The bureau
can not give advice on legal, medical
and financial matters. It does not
attempt to settle domestic troubles,
nor to undertake exhaustive research
on any subject. Write your question
plainly and briefly. Give full name
and address and inclose cents IN
stamps for return postage, ALI re-
plies are sent DIRECT to the inquirer
New questions
/. How much does it cost to
drill an oil we'll in oklahoma?
s. What was the purpose OF the
Know Nothing party?
8. Whsre is the largest mountain
of stone in the world?
4. Where is +he Eternal City"
5. How is the word Chlhuahoa
pr @ 4 s9f = tF;;s mat the Japanese
has refused to allow the
Philippine government to put
weather observation station on the
Island of zap?
:, How often is mail sent to the
marines stationed at Port-au-Prlnacee e,
y
Shakespeare plays when they
were first produced?
9. Does the moon attract posts,
boards and shingles?
10. What does Canada mean!
Questions. Answered
O. Can a man-eatlng shark
see? If so, why docs pilot flsh
accompany him?
A, A man-eating shark can see
having very large prominent, eyes
It is probable that the fish known
as the pilot fish is found IN IT'S
Vicinity because they both follow
the wake of vessels to pick, up any
thing edible that might be cast
away W Q. How should Mrs" be pro;
nounced, and how did the WORD
" 4 Mrs" is pronounced Missis.
a corruption of Mistress" This
is form made to correspond with
mister. Mister was first Master,
and the feminine form was some
fines written "Mastress."
3. @. Does the palate assist In
talking? If so, how?
A. The teeth, the hard palate,
and the interior walls Of the cheeks
merely serve as resonatlng sur
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-03-29

! My physician said he could not do
anything for me and suggested a
change of climate. l then moved
to Texas and went back and forth
three times but did not get the re-
lief [ had hoped for, Finally, I
got so bad off 1 was not able to get
around with any degree of comfort.
/ was also told [ had heart trouble.
Il had read about Tanlac and, as it
had been very highly recommended
to me, I decided to try it. I got a
bottle and had taken only few
doses until [ could notice marked
Improvement in my condition.
noticed especially that I was not
troubled any more with sour tomach
after eating, which was great re-
lief.
Il kept on taking Tanlac until I
fully regained my health. My appe-
tite is splendid; J enjoy my meals
and ] do not find it necessary now
to take any laxative medicines Of
any kind. [ can sleep much better
and am not nearly so nervous.
q take great pleasure in recon-
mending TanlaC to anyone who needs
4 good system builder, or who suf-
fers with stomach trouble. I have
recommended Tanlac to great many
of my friends and am pleased to
TeaGs others by giving this state
ment fer publication. "-(Advt.)
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-03-29
Florida Romance
Ends in Virginia

RICHMOND, Va, March ga ro-
nance begun at Pensacola, Fla.
when the groom was stationed there
with Bat terry A, Fifty-tlird artillery,
for practice with the old battleship
Massachusetts as target. eliminated
here today when Miss Winifred Pop
pleton, pretty eighteen-year-old Mich
igan girl, who has been spending the
winter with her parents at Fort My
ers. Fla, was married to Lieutenant
William E. Griffin, United States
army, now stationed at Camp Eustis,
Virginia.
The Knot was tied by DIR. George
W. Mcdaniel, of the First Baptist
church Because the bride was UNI
der legal age it was necessary for
written permission Of her father to
be obtained before the license could
be issued This required a delay of
several days. The girl was accom-
panied here by her mother, who read
lily gave her consent, but under the
Virginia law this was not sufficient.
Lieutenant Griffin is an overseas
veteran having fought with the Six
ty-siXth artillery brigade in France.