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The Alaska daily empire., 1921-09-30

heap of difference between vision and sight.
 No woman believes her husband would do the terrible things she hears about other men doing, but nevertheless she feels it is safer to keep her eye on him.
 Running expenses never appear to suffer from engine, trouble, nor ,are they ever stopped by a blowout, !
 About the quickest cure for a back to nature attack is to spend a week in camp roughing it with the mosquitos. and .ehiggers. j t, ,
 A close man seldom has any close friends.
 man does not have to get off the ground to be flighty.
 The biggest fish always gets away of course, but husband gets tired of hearing his wife tell of the rich fellows she might have married. ]. There are plenty of homes in this grand old land of the free where the rolling pin still is used to roll out the pie crust and not to flatten out the husbands
 . When you hear of mems records these days you know they, are the kind used on the talking machines. And those are about all the records a good many of them have.
 More people would come in out of the wet if it was only easier to bor- row umbrellas.
 A girl may be shy of views and yet add quite little to the view. herself
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-09-30
MEXICO THINKS TROUBLES NEARING
 END,

That the difficulties in the way gaining recogni countries are being ironed out by the Mexican Gov ernment is the conviction of the press country The recent decision of the Mexican Supreme Court holding that laws affecting the holdings foreign oil companies retroactive, and recognizing the vested rights of those who invested in that country the Government, the action President Obregon and both branches of the Mexican Congress approving that decision the invitation of the American oil own CTS to conference at Mexico City, and the confer. ence of the representative of those who Mexican bonds and other securities and the officials of the Government for the purpose of devising a method whereby payments upon the debts may be resumed new Government.
 Discussing the message of President Obregon the Mexican Post English language daily newspaper published at Mexico City, says:
 In his first annual message Congress-
 President Obregon pointed out what the Gov
 ernment had achieved in the past and the
 program the Government going to pursue
 in the future. The record of the present
 administration to date. has been enviable
 It has established peace in a
 swept country. it has successfully reorgan-
 it has made every effort to put its house in
 order and deserve the recognition which
 every free and sovereign nation Is on. titled to.
 The Presidents insstance that Mexico
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-09-30
If Germany Stands Firm.
(NeW York World. )

The German Government has weathered the Red danger. With the general support of the mOder- ate parties and the specific and emphatic aid of the labor leaders it faces fare-up in the actlonaries who dream of restoring the empire, even the Lcgitmists for generation dreamed of upseting tha French Republic
 an-Germansm is dead the Stuart dynasty. k pleasantly planned the absolute domination of the Continent. Many things the did not settle, but 1t settled that design for good In Bismarck S phrase 1t is not worth the bones of Pomeranian grenadier and the German people aware ti
 Throughout Germany yesterday Republic Day., swiftly improvised demonstration of the power of the Government and the confidence of the people in its integrity of purpose Even with their unnatural alliance with the extreme Communists the reactonares of the Right hardly muster the num- bers to overthrow the republic if the Government stands firm.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-09-30
World Divided Into DOers and Takers.
(Prince Rupert News.

The world is divided into two principal classes, those who do things and those who talk about doing them or kick at the ones who do them. The who Is always talking about what people should do and decrying the actions of those who are trying do something is always the man who does nothing him. sell lie was made for talking and not for doing. He possibly becomes the professional agitator. If not that he becomes the town critic. In Prince Rupert have lot of town critics. They are self-apponted ahd do not draw any salary for the job but they do their duty in that line efficiently for they never let anything pass without knocking it.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-09-30
lf 1t Fits

Trying to keep up keeps a lot of good fellows down.
 Life may be one long. sweet song. but it is spoiled by so many people trying to sing it out of tune.
 A lot of people who are always on the go never get anywhere.
 According to the idea of some men husband is merely man who takes orders.
 The girl before her marriage al. ways met John" looking like a vision. but now when she meets him she looks like sight. And there's
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-09-30
Ask Us Something Easier
We Guess We Know What Those
 Sions Stand For

(Martin County (Ky) Advertiser)
 The home of Uncle George Smith, on Buck Creek, was raided by Sheriff James Horn Monday night and a moonshine still ????*++*& & && ?$$S$ was found in his corncrib????++$$*" MT. Smith says some one placed 1t there just a few minutes before the raid
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-09-30

She can swim like a duck
 And finds it lots of fun; But the maids out; of luck
 When she starts in to run.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-09-30
This Made Bolt Wjld-Eved

"I suppose you could" remarked Mutt.
 Gould what?" asked Bolt
 "If the very fat girl of the show was attracting lot of attention you could speak of her as wide-eyed couldn't you?"
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-09-30

The British demand for the surrender of the for iner Kaiser probably caused that lbused person not more than half dozen winks of lost sleep-(Indan- apols News)
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-09-30
A Sad Tale What Am

A rag and bone and Hank of hair, And a thirst as fierce as the des-
 ert's spell;
 In poker game with never pair. And I'm telling you, boys, that
 sure is h-l. s. M
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-09-30

Could you?" asked Mutt.
 "All right, I'll bte,' said Bolt.
 Well" said Mutt, eff girl was at the dock to meet her lover from Finland, and caught glimpse of him on the boat, could you say she saw her Finnish?'
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-09-30
Why Does She?

She can dance with a grace That would dazzle a king, But the dame's out of place When she starts in to sing.
 Detroit Free Press.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-09-30
Fool Question:

R M. asks: When you have brok- en spell is there any way of menl- ing it?'
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-09-30
She Had the Proof

nondon Times.) "She called me fool and I have witnesses to prove it," said a woman at Tottenham, N, Police Court, yes terday
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-09-30
News of the Names Club

News of the Names Club
 Belle Wasson lives at Prescott. Kan. We suppose it was the train Belle WassOn, and she got off when she reached her destination.
 Floyd Gamblin, of Morley, Ky, says even if he's Gambin' he does not have to fear the reformers.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-09-30

 Observations of Oldest lnhab'.a" kin remember when every glrl had an autograph album full ol mushv verses written by her young men admirers ,sE,. Thouoht She Was the Wild Man Of
 Borneo i' She had bobbed her hair, Hubby met her on the stair;
 He cried: ''Ill declare!
 You gave me quite a score
 Ask Us Something Easier "Women are crazy about clothes. "So they say"
 Well, then, why don't they wear more of them?"
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-09-30
Henry Crows. Sarcastic

VIoVTy 0TVWSl OdTCdStV
 "Scales are wise" remarked Henry Peck. They give a women her weigh, but, as usual, she isn't saais- fled even after she gets it. U v <.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-09-30
ayg%TSSf VETUUR ~ E ~
 &AM HlLL,

He Surely Does The man who wins In this old land Has got to have
 Plenty of sand.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-09-30
Something Else to Worry About

(OwensbOrO (kyD Messenger.)
 The hay crop is p per cent below normal, but who should worry? Au tomobiles do not burn hay
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-09-30
Away With Her

Away With Her She wearies me, 1 mean Miss Flagg, She always is
 Chewing the rag.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-09-30

Observations of Oldest Inhabitant
 l kin remember when they used to tell about certain ladies being so modest they undressed in the dark.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-09-30
That's life's Bitter Pill

For most of life's ills There are plenty of pills; But the sickness that kills Is paying the bills.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-09-30
We Can See Mr. Nuts All Right


 Could you?" asked Mutt. "All right, I'll bite" said Bolt. We'll said Mutt, eff girl was at the dock to meet her lover from and caught glimpse of him on the boat, could you say she saw her Finnish?"
 Why Does She? She can dance with a grace
 That would dazzle king, But the dame's out of place
 When she starts in to sing.
 Detroit Free Press. She can swim like duck And finds it lots of fun; But the maids out, of luck
 When she starts. in to run.
 Fool Questions R M asks: When you have brok- an a spell is there any way of menl- ing it!"
 She Had the Proof
 nondon Times) "She called me a fool, and I have witnesses to prove it." said a woman 1t Tottenham, N., Police Court, yes. .erday
 --
 Henry Grows, Sarcastic < "Scales are wise" remarked Henry Peck. They give a women her weigh, but, as usual, she isn't saais. fed even after she gets jt."' v \,
 A Sad Tale What Am \ rag and bone and Hank of hair, And thirst as fierce as the des- ert's spell; n a poker game with never a pair, And I'm telling you, boys. that sure is h-l. s. M News of the Names Club Belle Wasson lives at Prescott, Kan. We suppose it was the train Belle WassOn, and she got off when 'he reached her destination. Floyd Gamblin, of Morley, Ky, says even if he's Gamblin' he does lot have to fear the reformers.
 Away With Her
 She wearies me,
 I mean Miss Flagg,
 She always is
 Chewing the rag Something Else to Worry About (Owensboro (KyD Messenger.) The hay crop is p per cent below normal, but who should worry? Au- Lomobiles do not burn hay.
 Might as We'll Be Dumb
 He never gets
 A chance to peep.
 His wife talks
 Fen in her sleep.
 That's Life's Bitter Pill For most of life's ills There are plenty of pills; But the sickness that kills Is paying the bills. Observations of Oldest Inhabitant kin remember when they used to tell about certain ladies being so modest they undressed in the dark.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-09-30
Might as We'll Be Dumb

Wss8Vt oo vvCtI DC OumO He never gets
 A chance to peep, His wife talks
 Fen in her sleep.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-26
WOODLAWN GIRLS
 WIN CITY TENANT

Hundreds of fans watched the ten- his games and the volieybalI contests of the playground children yester- day.
 These games belong to the semi- centennial programme and are nrohs- ing great interest.
 Tn the tennis contests of the girls, AvondaIe playground won. thereoy copping the semi-centennial psnnant offered as a prize. The Country .lub was the setting for the tennis games between both boys and girls. but the boys did not complete their tourna- ment. They will play finals today beginning at o'clock.
 out at woodiawn park was where warmlys contested battles of voiiey- ball were put on, to the delight of nun fans. In the girls vcllsy- ball games, Woodlzwn playground won the pennant. The girls forming this team have the distinction of not having lost game this summer. either in Birmingham or Atlanta, where they went following this esty's general field day.
 The Fairyiew boys, in yesterdays contests, won the semi-centenniai remnant.
 Today junior football occupies the center of tho stage. The game will be played at Redwood park after the semt-centenniai baseball games. They will probably begin about o'clock. Avondsle will battle against West End. East Lake against Elyton, Woodlawn against Bye. and Shady side against Bye. Tn the semi finals yWoodlawn will play against Shady side and against the winners In the games of Avondale vs West End, and Eastlaks vs. Elyton.
 Since President Harding will be here Wednesday, there will be no games, but senior football will be played Thursday at Munger field, and boys and girls dodgebali games, at Woodlawn park, beginning at 3 o'clock
 Playground rules are being fol- lowed In all games
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-26
HONOR COMMITTEE IS
 FORMALLY INSTALLED

Auburn, october 25.-(Special.)- In the presence of the entire student body and many of the faculty mem bers the honor committee, composed of a representative of each class. was formally installed and charged with It's duties at the regular convocation hour Saturday morning.
 Dr. spright Dowell presided and after Rev. W. c. MoDowell offered prayer, Dr. George Petrie. dean of the graduate school, told of the be- ginning of the honor system among college students, Its growth and i'm troduction and workings in Auburn. where 1t has been very successful from the beginning and where the students appreciate its operations. Following pr. Petrie, J. W. Berg
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-26
WESLEYAN METHODIST
 CONFERENCE BEGINS

Tuscaloosa, October 25.--(Speciai.) The Alabama Wesleyan Methodist conference convened in this city Tuesday evening. The opening services were condpeeed by Rev. E. M Thompson of Birmingham
 The conference will assen ble and organize for business Wsdresday morning at g o'clock and the Woman 2 Home and Foreign Mission society o. the conference will hold its annual session with the conferences.
 Among the many visitors in at- tendance will be Rev. and Mrs. T. P, Baker, general missionary secretary, of Syracuse, N. r.. and Rev. w. L. Northam, president of the Women's Home and Foreign Missionary society, of Sheridan, Ind.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-26
Wholesalers and Jobbers Directory

60y uA AeAA AAAAA E AAdAA ~hhAO natural wholesale and jobbing center for Ala bama.
 Read the Directory and .b do business with the con- cerns listed. It will be of mutt al advantage. The Age-HeraId recommends each house mentioned below as eminently re- sponsible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-26

tion secretary, emphasized the necss- sity of becoming so well grounded in the principles of the honor system that 1t will be carried into the occu- pations of life along with the many other lessons learned in college.
 The members of the committee in- stalled, which will serve during the 1s2i-22 session, are: N. w. Caton of River Falls. representing the grad uate students. and as such, chairman of the committee; c. A. Muths of Mo- bile, senior; Keller Slough of Midland City, junior; Gordon Hale of Birming- ham, sophomore. and Fred Carter, of Birmingham, freshmen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-26
The By MAY CHRISTIE Disturbing Kiss s
LXXXI-THE MYSTERY Copyright Isai by The Mscigs. ws.spaDer synGisst4

The two men bowed. It was mo- ticeabie that the older man stiffsned.
 Ossy made move as though be would put out his hand but-afraid of being snubbed-he evidently changed his mind, and as quickly withdrew 1t. awkwardly.
 Y have had the honor. have I not?' he stammered. We have met in a business way once or twice. And at a club dinner not very long ago, thinks.
 T have no such recollection. You have the Advantage of me- qs.4
 Della interyened.
 T hope you will pardon MT obsr- stein coming here tonight. MT. Du- cane, but there's reason for his-- his inrusion." Her voice quavered emotionally. MT. Oberstein attends to all my business affairs for me, and he's just had an important wire from New York that necessitatsd his com ing here at once. to see me, urgently. He's the bearer of bad news"
 Tomorrow-The Bad News"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-26
For Good of the
 Community
Spirit of the Greeting Which Birmingham and Alabama Today Extend to Their
 Guest, the Head of the Nation

A LABAMA greets you Mr. President. Her chief indus trial city is your host Not far to the south is the Cradle of the Confectionery Not far north the sleeping place of Little Joe Wheeler. Arlington cemetery the nation recently laid Birmingham captain of the Rainbow division.
 AND of Caucasian race yields you hundred per h Amercanism to steady hand the nations chief Alabama fought her brothers within the fold for what she conceived her ue but her blood has stained bat tlefeld where the country has led.
 A LABAMA of today is Alabama Birmingham is not of south. The south has majestcally de- veloped changed Birmingham conceived laid out by southern engineers fresh from the beaten
 Lee and Jackson The courage faith which sakes the Ango-Saxon turned making of south than it had been in proudest antebellum days. Soldiers became builders. ID BOUGHT to the south by northern visitor was the cot ID gin When Aabamians unversed in steel and iron looked about them for those to teach the art of handling hem there sturdy from the north and placed their experience and fortunes along with Birmingham the usufruct of the pluck and brains of all America
 4 Affirming ngham--is altogether American. No
 Ajargon of tongues here No alien problems The ouths melting pot overstraned The black of the south all American His strong body doce have plastic under the guiding hand of the intelligent AngloSaxon and he relied upon deaf those who preach strange and un-American dogma. R. PRESIDENT you in city resting beds ore WI and coal but around and about and cotton fields perennial pastures sleek cattle navgabe rivers and wealth of water power Hardby is the Gulf of Mexico leading to the open Alabama serving by producing for the nations needs it's principal necessities and
 America again by shipping its surplus production to other peoples
 LABAMAS chef city has been other presidents your predecessors. It has not maered what party placed them at the head of the nation When the polls closed Birmingham is longer partisan Its and soul it's bone and sinew it's hope and faith in the chosen by the major of Americans lead As feels Bir- mingham Alabama feels The glowing October that shines Birmingham shines all Alabama and its affectonate rays fitting expression spirit of this day with you among
 NoI-< A3aLk. .2
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-26
SCOUTMASTERS ID l
 ELECT OFFICERS.
By mIGNoN HALL.

New officers have been elected by the Scoutmasters' association of Bir- miHgham. They are: President, George I. McDonald; vice president. l.. W. Josselyn; secretary-treasursr. William L. White.
 They were chosen at the last meet ing of the association, held at the Southern club. and l5 scoutrnasters were present. It was arranged that a scoutmasters school be maintained. with W. H. Wester as teacher begin ming in the near future. Much inter- est was manifested in developn1e ents, giving promise that this will be the biggest and the most successful Scout year that the Birmingham district has ever had
 President G. l. Mcdonald presided at the meeting. The first number on the programme was talk by Scout master F. A. Culley on the subj sct 'Is the Scoutmaster's Association of Any Benefit to the Individual Scout naster?" Mfr. Culley said 1t was of very great benefit provided the scoutmaster attended the associa lon He gave the following nine points in presenting his clear-cut reasons why: Fellowship attained; vision enlarged :; the programme was beneficial oe- cause of speakers heard; troop Is held btOi S clOSsiy lOB0tner tneropy, the training school is promoted; rcout- master hears other fellows ideas and profits by discussions of various problems. In addition the fcout. master aids unified action by help ing the executive committee In it's problems; he Is more able to obtain scoutmasters, and his attending lifts the morale and sets an example for the various troops to attend their own meetings
 Commissioner E. H. Andrews spoke on the relationship of the association to the executive committee. He gave concrete illustrations of how scout masters <as individuals and as an as- sociation can be of benefit to the ex- ecutiye committee.
 Daddy" Spencer was the feature of the evening. His right name Is. Wil- liam Spencer--and he has been away for months. but now Is located in Birmingham. EnthusiasM ran hixh at his appearance and when It was announced that the first thing he did after coming back was to line up with the Scout movement" He made an optimistic speech along Scout lines. Executive ". II. Hester out lined plans for the semi centennial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-26
.0VER 54,OOOFOR BIRTHDAY FUND.
Contributions Continue to Come In-WilI Be Re-
 ceived All Week

Contributions for the semi-centen- nial fund continue to be received, and tho total has now passed the 354,eoo mark. A number of additional sub scriptions for amounts from s5 to tzoo were reported In the list announced yesterday by Erskine Ramsay. chair man of the finance committee and many were received In the mails after thelist below was prepared.
 Mir. Ramsay announces that he will continue to receive checks all this week, and hopes that those who have not yet subscribed will send in their checks no matter how small the amount, within the next day or two. Additional subscriptions aanounced yeafarday follow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-26

American Legion men met them at the citation and escorted them to the Freeman home.
 Robert Parkman. brother of the de- ceased arrived Saturday afternoon from Birmingham to attend the fu- neral. He had been on the jury in the Stephenson trial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-26
TROY WAR HERO nTnrrn

Troy, October 25.-t Special. )-The funeral of Harry Parkman, whose remains were brought from France, took place Sunday morning at the home of Mir. and Mrs. E. T. Freeman on North Three Notch street. Inter ment followed at oakwood cemetery. On arrival of the remains Saturday.
Evening journal., 1921-07-05
is 1T HOLMES?

Various spellings OF this name are
found in old records; among them
Holm, Hoomes, Holms, Holmes,
Whomes, Wholmes, Wholms and
Whooms. But whatever the spelling
the name probably had it's origin in
an old English word. homl, meaning
an islet or a fiat ground near water.
In this country the Holmeses. or
most OF them, are descended from
David Holmes, an Englishman who
settled in Dorchester, Massachusetts.
where he died in 1866. John and
James Holmes were probably his
sons. OF these John was one Of the
original proprietors Of Woodstock.
Connecticut He married Hannah
Newell in 1890. His oldest son.
David, was the great grandfather Of
Oliver Wendell Holmes, the well
known American writer.
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS
Logue: This name, like Logan, Is
said to be an anglicized form Of the
Irish Lochan, the name born by the
son of Daimhin, king of Argille.
one of the Logues went to France
where he was loyal to King Louis
XVI. and after that monarch's
execution he was forced to flee to
ireland, the home OF his fathers
His son, John Logue. came to this
country from Dublin when young
man in the late eighteenth century