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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-26
Wants All the World to Stop for Fiue Minutes
 on May 30 Each Year
By Associated Prena

St. Paul, Minn., June 25.--An inter- national Memorial Day, to commence rate the sacrifices of the World war, has received the indorsement of Cabot Ward. vice commander of the lnter-Allied Federation of Veterans.
 In letter to J. w Hamilton of St. Paul, who is urging that May 30 be made day of international observS srce, MT, Ward said he was sure his indorsement would be interated by Colonel Crosfeld, head of the British Legion, and Charles Bertrand, presi- Gent of the Inter Allied Veterans.
 Mir. Ward refers to the resolution aoopted by the Inter Allied Veterans that the organization members should do all in their power to se- cure that other nations adopt May 30 as Memorial Day for those who gave their lives for their country in the late war"
 MT Hamilton also has letters from prominent Europeans approving the idea, which brought forth letter from Stephane Luzanne, editor of the Matin, Paris. with an editorial favor ing the proposal. Senator Edward Wavrinsky of Stockholm, member Of the Interparliamentary union. said Swedish papers will support the movement"
 One point in Mir. Hamiltons plan, which he stresses, is that on May 30, "all the world would halt it's activi- ties for five minutes at noon. while silent tribute would be paid to the hero dead"
 Mr, Hamilton now is seeking the aid of southern senators to have the Memorial Day in the northern states made national He hopes to accom- plish this through action by Con- greSS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-26
CHAPTER SIX
Borrowed Plumage

Uncle Karl. Please look l have the old musicians bedside vainly try ing to rouse him.
 On her return from the theatre shc had found the rooming house in an uproar. Old Kari had fallen in a deep coma and the doctor had been sent for. He now concluded his ex animation with grave shake of the head.
 General breakdown aggravated by starvation and cold. This may very easily be the end unless he receives the right care,' he announced.
 Once more the girls lips com pressed into lines of decision. Talk ing Mrs. Shaughnessy to one side she told her she had a part in Figlan's 8 company and directed that every thing possible be done for Karl
 I've burned my bridges now-Tve got to suceeed" she thought with something like a panic, as she went up to her room.
 How big the part lookedl Pauline blessed her repertoire experience which trained her to memorize hun dreds of lines at short notice.
 Nothing but miracle will en- able me to do it--but, oh dear Lord" |" she reverted to prayer and knelt help me? Won't you give me the strength and the supernatural ability to do this thing? 1t has simply got to be done,'
 All night long she studied. In the morning Mrs. Shaughnessy listened outside the door. With shake ol her head she returned holding a cup of coffee which Pauline barely look the tine to GIin...
 She was still going over the script with her head in a whirl-not know ing what she did or did not know when she recalled the theatre at H. There she had to play double part the supposed Figlan and her char acter in the play. True to the na- ture Of the woman she was supposed to represent, she stayed haughtily aloof from the rest of the company and only acknowledged introductions with a slight bow
 Gossman came up to see that all was right. q want you to be satisfied with your company. Miss Figlan," !" he said.
 Your company" Pauline felt all of sudden weak and faint-why. at any moment discovery might come. and then what would all this polite- ness and consideration amount to?
 There was lane of chairs simu- lating a grand staircase. Down this she was supposed to make her first entrance.
 "As for your wife. let her speak for herself!' that was her cue.
 With the haughtiest, most devilish expression she could summon. Paul. inc made her grand entrance and be- gan her initial speech denouncing the villain. She saw Jimmy nod ap- provingly, and everything was going well, when from behind her she heard the ingenue:
 Huh, call that acting? Give me reputation and I'll do better than that. or I'll eat my own bobby Pekin- gesei"
 Panline's ears were tuned to un- usual keenness because of the strain she was under. She faltered forgot her speech and floundered hopeless ly. The two men actors in the scene with her tried vainly to throw her the lines. but they both spoke at once and only made things worse. The girl came to full halt-pre- pared to face disgrace.
 At this point Gossman surprised everyone by coming forward with the manuscript.
 When you've played a part so long the lines are apt to get away
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like thatw he said "Joe Jefferson played Rip Van Wrinkle 10 years and always had a prompter."
 Pauline gave him look of grati- tude as drowning person might who is suddenly thrown a life pre- server.
 She reached her big scene in d burst of nervous exhaltation and, after she stabbed the villain. as the business of the play required. 1t needed no acting at all on her part to raise the dagger over her head and 10 let herself go into high pitched triumphant laughter.
 Her chance had come at last!
 Tn spite of themselves, the stage folk broke into applause. Gossman and Jimmy came forward to congrat- ulate her--the latter secretly counts ing his change and wondering if ne had the nerve to invite the great Figlan to lunch. Seizing his courage in both hands, he hazarded rather shyly
 Miss Figlan. will you have lunch with me-"
 Pauline's eyes lighted with pleas- ure and she was about to answer in the affirmative when Gossmans big voice boomed in;
 Fine, Miss Figlan! Now we'll have lunch at the St. Croesus and talk things over.a
 Jimmy's face fell, but she turned sweetly to the manager and said: Thanks. but I have already prom sed to lunch with Mir. Dorn"
 Gossman hid his surprise with g grin. which deepened into a quizzical expression of approval as he saw Jimmy and the girl go out together.
 As they left the theatre, man who had been lettering near the en- trance promptly turned about and followed them.
 (To be continued tomorrow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-26
SOCIAL WORKERS WILL DISCUSS ALL
 PHASES OF WORK
Big Gathering at Milwaukee Will Be Represented by All Denominations and Ma
 tional Bodies
By Associated Press

Milwaukee, June 25.-Almost every phase of social work known will be
 taken up and discussed during the week of June 22 to 29, at the forty
 eighth annual meeting or the Ma tional Conference of Social Work and it's affiliated bodies here.
 No fewer than 20 societies, depart ments or associations will hold meet ines either prior to or during the week of this convention and thou sands are expected to attend the va rious sessions.
 Leaders in the fields of probation, parole and court reform will be pres ent from all parts of the country Many of the more active and progress sive judges from juvenile and other courts using probation will be pres ent
 The early sessions will be devoted principally to the problems of adult delinquency including probation, do nestle relations or family courts, clinics and preventive work. Other sessions are to constitute d joint con ference with the federal children's bureau, and are to be devoted en- LlItlS lO dlie SPi ODlShio VI tiAC JN'S nile court.
 The following affiliated organiza- tions will meet here during the next 10 days:
 The Lutheran Innermission society, Social Service Department of the Protestant Episcopal church, Public Health Nurses association, the Ma tional Urban League for Social Serv- ice Among Negroes. the Jewish Con- ference of Social Welfare, the Cana dian Conference of Public Welfare, Foreign Community Workers. na- tional board of the Young Womans Christian association, the National Association for Community Organiza- tion, the American Association of Hospital Social Workers, National Federation of Day Nurseries, Inter- state Conference on Illegitimacy, Ma tional Probation association, Ameri- can Association for Organizing Fam ily Social Work, National Chfldren's Home society National Child Labor and the National Travel CTS Aid society, Child Welfore League of America, American Red Cross, American Association of So- cial Service Exchanges, National So ,fal Workers exchange.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-26

I've seen her, know they're all lies. lies, lies"
 Gossman chuckled with apprecia- ton as he heard through the half open door, Jimmy giving the story at last to the dalies.
 %. and she's brought 2S trunks full of gowns . and :" The newsmen's pencils scratched busily
 But there was one individual who stood at the entrance of the big roora and chewed an unlighted cigar with most peculiar expression. He did not ask any questions, did not seem to want any information. But then, he was not from any paper.
 He was Big Dan Crawford, who had just landed from the English steamer.
 Synopsis. - The grgeat Laura Fi.glan, celebrated London actress, is a victim of dissipation and drugs She sends a drunkon telegram at the last moment to Gossman, a Broadway manager, cancelling her American tour. This means ruin for him. Paul inc Stevens, young actress who resembles Laura strikingly, and who is starving for lack Of a job, comes into Gossmans office. dressed like Laura hoping he will take a substi- tute Instead of that, both Gossman and Jimmy Dorn, his press agent, greet her as the real Laura. She de- cides that she will keep up the decep- ton until she has had her chance. As every one crowds around her only one man stands aloof and says noth l ing; that is Dan wford, I.aura's London manager, who has just landed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-26
'LRELPUI T A TON 9 Novezed by Maud Robinson Toomb From cn Hubbas Screen
 Version of Edwina Levin's Novel

Synopsis-The great Laura Figlan IS London star, who is in reality an American by the name of Fay Me Milan. Orgies and drugs have done their work to such an extent that she sends, at the last moment, q drunken telegram telling Gossman, her manager, she will not sail for America to open her tour. Pauline stevens, young actress, who resem- oies Laura strikingly, overhears the news through the thin partitions of her theatrical rooming house, and to save Gossman from ruin and herself from starvation, determines to cali on him dressed like Laura and sug- Sest that he substitute her for the part.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-26
INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS

|. Albany. June 25.-(Special.)-T will be a public installation of of ficers of Mount Zion lodge, No 542 A. F. & A. M, July at Caddo. Other lodges to participate in the ceremony will include Moulton lodge, No g.. Danville lodge No 96 and Trinity lodge. Among the speakers will be the Rev. J H. Hill, Albany; w. R. Mccluskey. Albany the Rev. J. l.. Stockton. H. T. Lille, $. L. Kitchens and Charles Walker.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-26
DrRATE AT ROCKFORD

Rockford, June -tSpeSial.)-- Rockford will debate against Weo- gufka Thursday night at the court house on the subject. Resolved. that We should have compulsory military training" The debate is expected to attract q large crowd, since it is to decide such an important question For the south T. O. Marlborough and w. B. Prater will represent Rock ford In the debate on the affirmative si1s e tho question.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-26
LoNGsHoRE AT ROCKFORD

Rockford June 24.-(Special)- - Judge w. l.. Longshore of Columbi- ana, judge of the Eighteenth Judicial circuit of Alabama is. here this week hes ring cases in the nonjury term of the Coosa county circuit court, whi ,h began Wednesday. The docket is very light, and will probably be cleared in two or three days. The following attorneys are here atttend- ing the court; W. M. Lackey of Ashland, J w. Strother of Dadeville, Obe Riddle of Talladega, w M. Whatley and J. Sanford Mullins of Alexander City, R. T. Milner and J.. A Darden of Goodwater.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-26

MRS. LANDS DIES AT GADsDEN
 Gadsden, June 25.-(Special) Mrs. Nancy Lands. wife of c. M. Lands, died at a local hospital following an
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-26
ODD FELLOWS REoRGANIzING

Rockford, June 24.-( Especial )-- The Independent order of Odd Eel lows of Rockford after being inac- tive for over period of five years, have reorganized and elected their officers From now on they will meet on the first and third Wednes- day night of every month in the Odd Fellow hall The officers are; E. l.. Boyett. noble grand; T. Q. Kim brough, vice grand, and A. D. Bent ley. and George B. Mcdonald, treas-
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shipped Fye a good, Christian The re-
The Washington times., 1921-10-13

A DDICTs OF order eneag-
"A In nefarious enterprise
OF jumping out from behind
doors and SHARING little chill
dren. Ride around all night
and bark at the moon.
The Washington times., 1921-10-13
THEY'RE HUMAN
William Atherton Du Puy

DR.. william A. White, superintendent OF the
Government Hospital for the Insane and It's lead
used "s ptS the pronoun 4" more than do men.
He said that It was because woman Is An ex-
hibitionist
didn't know what he meant by this and 90
he explained that she got ahead in the world by
showing herself Off She was her own stock in
trade and she talked about nsrsett & 1ust s .r. r
chant does Of the quality OF his goods. This Kept
her working overtime on the first person sinsu-
lar. E..t.. Va
Right after the war, says Commander Wells
Hawks Of the navy number Of weasel; = ,ot 81 ina. n
land look at our fighting ships
The United States Steamship Isabel went
aground at the junction of the mississippi and the
Ohio and It took couple Of days to get her
off, The first night she was stranded the men
on watch observed the appearance Of some mys
terious flashes of light tho river and began
attempting to pick up the messages that II
seemed were being flashed.
Tho code was weird and strange. and It must
hour, clever as they are at these matters, to de-
cipher It
cations were established. These flashlighters
were moonshiners with carsoes to land
lame, Montsomery F1axx and Howard Chand.
Ter C,hristy were not long ago Judges OF a beauty
contest In New York city. According TO the speci-
fications written in this contest, mentality was
to figure q certain number Of points In the award
of prizes. Because OF this venerable and gray
bearded psychologist from a wellknown college
vas present to act as judge and pass upon the
mental qualifications of the contestants. -, 10.
The artists, having lived long In the atmosphere
of the studio, very adept at detecting tho
pictures of a certain type Of contestants which
thew classified as Chickens" and which they
very speedily discarded. They were later very
much surprised to find the psychologist making
a list of names and addresses of the young wom-
en- who sent in these pictures. They realized Of
course that he wanted to make scientific study
Of this type. ,
The Washington times., 1921-10-13
Smaller Families.
rvYYHAT would Theodore Roose-
wv welt say, if he were alive, to
w xl~ -

svYYHAT would Theodore Roose-
wv welt say, if he were alive, to
- the repc.t of the Census
Bureau that the size of families in
the United States is steadily de-
creasingi
In 1880 five was an average family;
in 1920, four and three tenths. And
this in spite of the fact that the
mortality rate is considerably lower
than it was forty years ago.
{ Seven-tenths of child less per
family does not seem much; but mul-
tiply it by 24,351, ,676, which is the
number of families in the United
( States, and it looks more formidable.
If families averaged as large now
as in 1880, there would be seven
teen million more people in this
country now than there are. Maybe
that is the answer.
With scientific production no
further advanced than il is, we
could not accommodate seventeen
million more people. Of course, if
every farmer were an agricultural
chemist, and every business msn a
practical economist, we corid ac-
commodate, not seventeen million
more only, but ITO million more.
Doubtless some day we shall. But
we shall have to know a lot more
than we know now.
Meanwhile we suspect that the
size of the average family has very
little to do, for better or worse, with
the real progress of the country.
We don't need more babies half
so much as we do better babies. A
healthy and intelligent family of
four is worth to the nation more
than a dozen unhealthy and unin-
telligent families Of ten apiece.
The Washington times., 1921-10-13
The Verdict
Tim

~
~ Lloyd George said Of the war:
~ "The nations hsvs had to
mortgage their resources and
pledge their future. Ths result
has led to impoveris h msnt.
|; Traders, investors and working
men, and everybody dependent
upon them, must be impoverished
/ for years to come" \
This is a gloomy picture. 1t is
also true picture. 1t is a result
the Hearst papers correctly forecast.
And there was no year, beginning
with 1914, when peace could net
have been made had the responsible
leaders on either side been willing
to listen to reasonable offers OF
mediation by neutrals.
1t was Lloyd George himself who
used the phrase, "We will not cease
until we have delivered the knock
out blow"
Looking over PROSTATE Europe
now, it is sadly evident that the
knockout blow was delivered, not to
one nation, but to every nation on
that ancient continent which was the
cradle and the seat of the white
race s splendid civilization.
Surveying the ruins Of war and
the wretched and undone condition
of victors as well as vanquished, an
shonest and thinking mind must ad-
init that those who advocated neu-
trail efforts to compel peace instead
ofIneutral contributions to the pro-
longation Of the conflict, were
neither fools nor traitors to civiliza-
tion, but wise men who foresaw the
inevitable wreck Of Europe and man
fully and Loyalty strove to save
civilization from that terrible and
melancholy disaster.
1t is no qualification to have been
vindicated by the verdict of time.
Yet those men and those public
journals-among which were the
Hearst papers = that endeavored
with all their might to prevent the
prolongation of the war after 1914,
and to prevent the spread of the
.conflagration beyond the borders in
which the fires of war had been
lighted, are at least entitled to de-
clare that events have wholly justi-
fed their judgment and their con-
duct during that period, when pa
triotism was called treason, fore
sight stigmatized as cowardice and
anxious concern for the welfare of
civilization Indignantly abused.
The Washington times., 1921-10-13

!" Federal Judge mas oeclihed ana the decision Is
w to his credit.
Mr. Kenyon would make great judge for he not only
knows philosophy of the law but is also sympathetic
with the fe If he went to the bench he would
bring to it progressive outlook and generous heart
But he is doing important work a Senator. He
trying from within the ranks of his party present the
majority party, to make Government more faithfully
than it usually does the public welfare.
He has fought for effective regulation of proteerng big
monopohes and they would be delighted to him leave
the Senate to take udgeshp in Iowa where they do not
have many cases
He has fought against the purchase of Scholarships
notably in the of Lormer and ready to fight again
Naturally, those interests which do not want that kind
of fighter in the Senate will be disappointed that he is
not going to get out.
But we surmise that great many common citizens will
applaud his choice and hope to him continue for many
the kind of service by which he has become renowned
The Washington times., 1921-10-13
Luring Machine.

wild animals will generally follow the trail
obeeryed on the ground or in the snow. and this
has led 10 the invention OF the Turing machine"
by Faguvaid Leland. Of Birch Hills. Canada II
q. . .ied which has a mechanical contrivance by
which imitation footprints are made in the snow.
Az the machine proceeds the tracks Of the
machines runners, we'll the footprints of
the party pulling IL entirely covered. The
machine is covered generously with animal fat
no that the animal will not detect any strange
The Washington times., 1921-10-13
K. MILLER
HIS rDIOroRIAL

HE IDIOTOBIAL
ON
X. X. X.
KONGREsS has melted an
investigation to deter
mine whether KonSress or
the X. X. X. In running this
country.
IT'S a cinoh u won't be
able to tie the Eighteenth
Amendment on to the
Triple K.
KANT blame the Phon-
etik Spelling Society for
tax abscess nor the housing
carbunkle.
KLoTURE Klinic syrat
ing I'm kaveS Of Gate
City kouldn't pass soldier
bonus bill in high-powered
kiddie kart.
II X. X. thinks Atlanta
Asis Kapital OF United
os~x~- tn. xxx>r ~
1851 disproved that theory.
TOO busy donating to
Il 'emselves. For every
member inveigied into se-
kret korps, iridescent cy-
clopse i1herits ten smackers
In mill-edEed American sil-
yer. .
ORGANIZATIONS chief
" prerogative Is limpins
through night air In one
piece pajamas. Indiskreet
prank is misdemeanor in all
other parts OF civilization
except on Halloween.
KLowN kimono also very
n elite for four-legged
kleaEles who eat oats out
of Fellowship and are in
visible to everybody except
owls. ..
KoNGREsSIoNAL Kom-
"A mittee IL sworn to pro-
tkt the Konstitution Of the
United States of America.
Kant do that 80 long as II
has kompetition which trun-
dies around kountry with
kanvas tent for a rain koat.
KLIENTS OF Klan had
"A high-soundins nam es
which didn't mean any
thing. Eksalted Cyklopse.
Keeper OF the Keys. Kare-
less Kween of Kitchen Kal-
esthcnics.
A DDICTS OF order en9ag-
"A In nefarious enterprise
OF jumping out from behind
doors and skaring little chill
dren. Ride around all night
and bark at the moon.
KAsH Kustomers OF ka-
"A dsverous akttvities
branded as being towards In
disGuise. SO skeert OF their
own shadow they have to
hide behind n sheet.
The Washington times., 1921-10-13
"snobs Of the Pacific"

The people OF Tonga are known AZ the "snobs
OF the Pacific" When Queen Victoria's second
son went to Australia and did not visit the
island they explained II by saying the ladies OF
Tonga were 20 beautiful the Queen was afraid
of them.