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ernathy, Washington, D. C., Home Mission society, Charles R. Brock, Denver; Woman's foreign mission society Mrs. Andrew Macliss, Glenco, Ills, Publication society, L. s. Chap nan, New York; Woman's Baptist missionary society. Mrs. G. ". Coles man, Boston.
 A report by Baptist delegates to the federal council of churches of Christ In America outlined co-opera- tive methods in many phases of church work and prevention of dup lica tion of service.
 Mrs. Montgomery has been active in church work for many years. In 1892 she was licensed as minister in Rochester. In 1913 she was elected president of the Woman's American Baptist forign mission society which she had held until today. In 19l7, she was made president of the Nat ional Federation of Woman's Board of Foreign Missions, serving one term. She is the author of several books.
 Mrs. Montgomery was born at Kingsville, Ohio and is graduate of Wellesley college.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-28
THE HOUSE THAT JAZZ T"-GALAX
Wanda HawIey in Charming Comedy Drama Today and
 Wednesday

Wanda Hawley. one of the most ctarfning of all screen beauties. is at the Galax, where she is featured in. "The House That Jazz Built" This picture is comedy drama on the subject of young wife who was spoiled by her husbands financial success. When the young couple be- come suddenly rich through fortunate investments. the sweet and efficient young wife of the surburbs becomes indolent and spoiled. From quiet and homelke life in the suburbs they maintain house that is aptly named in the picture as the house that Jazz built" and jazz is the order of. the day.
 Miss Hawley is well adapted nat urally to enact role of this kind, and this is said to be one of her most entertaining appearances. "The House That Jazz Built" will be at the Galax through Wednesday night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-28
NORTHERN BAPT|STS
 HEADED BY WOMAN
Sets Precedent When Mrs. Montgomery Rceives About
 TWo-thirdS of Votes Cast

Des Moines, la, June 2s.-A pre- cedent was established by the North Baptist convention today when Mrs. Helen Barrett Montgomery, of Rochester, N. r.. was elected presi- dent. She received 93s of the 1,14O votes cast.
 Coincidently with Mrs Montgom- ery's election, the convention was presided over by Mrs. M. Grant Ed mands, of Pasadena, Cal. vice president. after c. L. Huston, of Philadelphia, retiring president, had been stricken with severe illness. E Other officers selected included: Recording secretary Rev. M A. Levy, sPittsfield, Mass, statistic secretary, Rev. c. A. Walker. West Chester, Pa, and treasurer Frank l.. Miner, Des Moines.
 Seattle, Wash, was selected for the 1922 meeting.
 Presidents of Baptist church organ nations were elected as follows:
 Foreign mission society, ". 5. Ab-
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CHAPTER EIGHT
 The Stnr

In the little tea room where she sat lunching with Jimmy, Pauline decided to take the bit in her teeth.
 By the way" she ventured. smil- ing her prettiest at him. My trunks haven't arrive yet, and while my mind Is on the subject, please ar range with Gossman for an advance In salary"
 Jimmy nodded in a matter of fact way and said he would bring up the money personally.
 What hotel are you stopping atT' he inquired.
 Pauline took another plunge, T have been staying with friends-to- morrow I shall be at the Ritz" she answered, knowing full well that any hotel would be glad of the great Fig lan's distinguished patronage.
 Jimmy pressed her hand at part ing. more charmed and fascinated with her than ever, and she slowly walked into a telephone booth and arranged for suite at the hotel she had mentioned.
 The next morning Pauline woke in her own apartment and received her morning mail and her breakfast from the hands of a maid whom she had hired Her enjoyment of this luxury was interrupted by ring at the door.
 The maid who opened it revealed big Dan Crawford in the entrance. He was the man who had followed Pauline from the theatre in order to find out where she lived.
 She stared at him in astonish- ment, and he stood for moment en- toying her discomfiture. Then. reaching into hisp ockets, he handed her a bunch of pasteboards, saying, with his sardonic smile:
 "The checks for your trunks. ma dame. You may need them"
 Those trunksi She had often won dered what excuse to give for their absence. She would leave the actress private belonging intact if, from what she heard of Laura, the latter ever appeared to claim them, but the theatrical costumes necessary to the play she must have, or all her effort would be useless.
 And this man with the evil ex- pression had come to her hotel to save her!
 "who-who are you?" she stam- mered.
 Crawford smiled again, enjoying her anxiety, and answered with low bow:
 Your humble and obedient serv- ant"
 Before she could stop him he had turned and was gone.
 It was truly said that Crawford knew when to speak and when to
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SYNOPSIS-The great Laura Fig Ian, the theathical toast of Londan. wakes up in a Limhouse dive after prolonged drug orgy. Even her rings have been taken from her. She is in rags and Is driven from her own hotel She was to have sailed for New York for her American tour. She learns from an old paper that someone else Is impersonating her. This is Pauline Stevens, needy young actress who has deceived Laura's manager with her striking resemblance to the great star. Tho real Laura starts for America in the steerage, breathing revenge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-28
Trial of Indicted
 Sox Players Put Off
 for Two More Days

Chicago, June 27.--The trial of baseball players and others indicted in connection with the 1919 world series scandal started today. but re- ceived another setback. Judge Hugo Friend continued the case until Wednesday and ordered the state to investigate the condition of Ben Franklin, St. Louis defendant, who filed an affidavit that illness pre- vented his attendance.
 Judge Friend ordered that Carl Fork, also of St. Louis. be here Wednesday, despite his affidavit that he was too i'll to come, the state pre- senting an affidavit that he had been seen on the streets in St. Louis few days ago.
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(Tomorrow-The Return).
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Ask for Jack Frost Salt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-28
NEW CHURCH AT CAMP HILL

Camp Hill, June 27-(Special.)- new church building. costing ap- proximately s2O,0Oo. has been practi- cally completed by the members of the The first services were held in the building last Sunday morning. when the new auditorium was filled to it's capacity. Rev. R. A. Smith, who came from a charge in Georgia last year. is pastor of the church, which has membership of several hundred.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-28

sdes"--this stroke was tellingl- he's going to marry Mary Drew quite soon-he told me so-and I'll be turned away--without a frlend--'
 What do you want me Nto dor The words were b1unt-but they were honest.
 Eve saw her chance. She pressed 1t.
 There's only ono thing that will
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-28
PICKENS COUNTY PUTS
 OVER LARGE BOND ISSUE

Carrollton, June 27.-(special)- Pickens county voted s2oo,ooo bond issue for good roads by majority of 450 votes today About 1000 voters went to the polls.
 One of the main roads to be punt will run from the Tuscaloosa county line through Pickens county to the Sumter line.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-28
STATE TO FIGHT
 FOR SHRIMP ACT

Montgomery. June 27.-(SpeciaL)-- )--
 Plans for the legal battle of the state to sustain the validity of the act of 1919 prohibiting the removal of shrimp from the waters of Alabama without the payment of tsy are be- ing made by Hugh White, assistant attorney general, and John Fl. Wal lace, Jr., state commissioner Of con servation.
 Announcement was made Monday that the case involving the constitu- tionality of the act, which was filed in the federal court last week by F.
 E. Fillmore of Biloxi, has been set for July Is, when the state must
 make answer to the petition.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-07-15
Stupid Yankees
Lose in Baltic

bright young credit man had tried to
digest this telegram, received a cable
saying: Wire your credit rating snd
references
NOW, l suppose his form 90 re-
CURED him to do that but | wired
back, My credit references are cash
In New York bank. What are your
prlcesp
Some days later | received a tcle-
gram saying: Price dollar twenty. or
something like that.
More valuable time was lost In "a
exchange of cablegrams asking what
they meant, per garment or per suit.
Inc result was that wired an English
flrm. My answer from 1t was complete
just what wanted. The telegram gave
the price per suit, weight Of shipment.
probable date OF delivery and every
thing that | wanted to know. The
English firm got the order and took
the cash In the New York bank.
When | write American firms for
catalogs, get catalogs without prices.
| suppose they think 1t Is unidentified
to print them. Then write for price
lists and get price lists without con
logs.
Print Complete cataicgs.
German or British firms print cuni-
plete catalogs, giving just what one
wapts to know. They save valuable
weeks of mail correspondence and get
the ORDERS"
Another American In trade In Riga
showed the correspondent a cablegram
from one of the biggest oil companies
In America, In reply to his Telegram
which said: Quote me price refined
coal oil delivered Riga" The answer
read: "Crude oil has gone up 20 cents
BARREL"
"Now," said this American dealer.
Il didn't want to know about crude eli
and haven't time to figure out what
effect rise in It's price would have on
coal oil that was badly wanted by tny
buyer.
"In many Of such ridiculous cases I
have telegraphed directly to the heals
Of firms In America explaining the
situation. But l haven't tie time TO
write all Of them. So the Germans
and English get the ORDERS"
Incidentally, perhaps half Of the let
ters sent by American firms to the
Baltic states bear only 2-cent postage
stamps, causing indignant prospective
buyers to dig down In their pockets to
pay postage due in rubies or marks or
whatever the unit happens to be.
Some of them bear fantastic 40.
dresses, such as riga, Russia. via the
Pacific" One letter in reply to request
to ship for cash big consignment Of
goods from New York to Riga said the
firm was sorry, 'but had no shipping
facilities on the Pacific"
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Unbelievable Ignorance Is Costing
Them the Trade Of the New
States Over There.
FAIL TO GET BIG ORDERS
British, German and Dutch Firms Are
Getting Millions Of Dollars Because
They are Better Informed Than
the American Business Men.

Riga, Naturalization of dollars In
ready cash are going to English, Ger
man and Dutch firms from the Baltic
states because of the almost unbe-
levable unfamiliarity Of even the
largest American firms with foreign
raphy, say Americans here.
Dozens of big orders for which cash
was actually in the banks in New
York have been lost to America be-
cause of what American representa-
tives in Baltic states term absolute
stupidity.
ut is said," said one of these Amer
leans In Riga, who has had to place
many orders in Germany and In Eng
land, when America could have had
them, shat the heads of American
firms realize what the subordinates in
charge of their foreign trading de-
partments are doing to them.
Most Of them, brought up on so
called American efficiency systems
that may work well at home but are
absolutely hopeless abroad, try to do
business in Europe according TO form
90 or form "a or whatever form they
would apply to similar deals In Am
erica.
ITO illustrate, not long ago had
an urgent cash order for 10000 suits
Of Undertaking for Baltic state. l
telegraphed to big American firm.
What your price 10000 suits heavy
underwear cash against documents
New York?
1.-TWO or three days later, when some
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-07-15

when big RATHER was about to strike
her. The dog pounced upon the snake
and received the poisonous bite. He
became blind. but lived many years.
Asked about the cost Of pursuing
their humane work, Miss Jacobs said
ID amounted to 5000 or s700 a year.
She insisted, however. that this did
not constitute a sacrifice, that they de-
rived pleasure from 1t and preferred
to spend their money In this way, even
II 1t forced them to give up many
comforts.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-07-15
Half They Have
to Abused Pets

who have found them suffering in the
streets or were too poor To look after
them. Many carry a story OF human
interest, with sometimes a tragedy.
ihere Is Cinderella, who has been
brutally wounied. The Jacobs decided
10 ehloroform the animal to relieve its
intense suffering. Finally IL struggled
over to the open fireplace and curled
UP IN the warm ashes. Soon II showed
signs OF rallying and they concluded IL
should live. II did recover. The incl
ueht reminded them of the fairy story
Oh the little girl sitting In the ashes
ana who later was able to wear the
glass slipper. and the spotted hound
became Cinderella.
Miss Jacobs told of A car that savas
their lives. A leaky gas Jet had filled
the house with fumes while they silent
Inc cat mewed In vain and finally
Ieaped upon the bed and scratched
MISS Jacobs to waking position, and
a realization of their danger.
Cats Interesting Career
narrow, cat with an Interesting
career, was named after Mary Craige
farrow, a noted humane worker Of
Philadelphia. This cat once was n
companion to little boy The boy
died and on the night of his fuuers,
me animal was carried away and
locked In freight car bound for Ar.
kansas. A fortnight later the cat re-
turned home nearly starved. The
boys mother took 10 to the Jacobs
home.
Some OF the animals of other days,
especial favorites who had earned
some mark of distinction, are buried In
The flower garden. There are no
markers, save stone border around
the grave of Hermano Mexican for
brother), long In the family. Hermano
had saved Miss Jacobs life IN Texas
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-07-15

one-quarter Of the total income tax
IN Great Britain is collected in Lon
don.
w. L. Willis business man of New
io'S' mas crossed the Atlantic 1S9
times
no fewer than thirty-sevcn nation.
a''''es are represented on. the staff Of
one OF the big New York hotels.
STICKS OF rhuharh measuring fftv.
seven inches ~ 'c".th have bcen
raised by an English N s'eaer.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-07-15
Room for Two.

My sister and had been shopping,
and as we were going home the car
was crowded. There was fat man
sitting In seat, and there was no
room for any one to sit beside him.
said: IF that fat man would get
up. we could both sit down"
spoke louder than meant to. and
people who heard me started to laugh.
i don't know whether the nan was
any more embarrassed than l was.
It didn't take long for him to offer
us his seat, and he made a hasty eytt
to the front platforA-Chiesgo TrA-
une.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-07-15
WORTH KNOWING

Red Is the color Of good fortune
emong the Chinese.
The national anthem Of Uruguay has
20 verses.
Dachshunds have exceptionally
strong paws, which enable them to
dig rapidly.
Shark skin Is so hard that after ex.
posture to the air 1t can be pounded to
powder for polishing diamonds.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-07-15
Says Farmers Go Crazy
for Lack of Recreation

Washington. One of the
reasons why you cant keen
EN- down on the farm" was ex-
planned here at the seventy
seventh annual convention of
the American Institute of Home
opathy.
More farmers go crazy every
year In the United States than
any other class Of citizenship.
DR.. J. M. Lee of Rochester, N.
Y, told the convention. Work.
worry and lack Of recreation are
the causes.
Professional men-clergymen.
physicians and lawyers-are less
likely to go crazy, DR.. Lee said.
However, DR.. Lee warned.
don't be too sure Of yourself, for
insanity Is slowly but steadily
increasing.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-07-15
. Dog Howlet by His ccli
Masters STE 2 49,.

New Nors. Ainm~t n'a,t'v
fes two. n,~sth~ a .I...- ~ l. -,
hD~iing ASH n hIIan. ios me-
master. who lay dead In q small
furnished room and no cue went
near TO find out what was the
trouble
The man who had died there
and been forgotten was John ]
Moore. pardoned criminal. When
repair nien. in going 10 Tx a
-leaky pipe. found Il necessary
to get mao the room and break
down the door they came upon
Moore lying on the bed wrapped
In blankets. The dog had gone.
The animal howled long the
night before and IL may have
been that he had decided at last
no one would come to his mas
ter's aid and there was nothing
more to be done.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-07-15
Girl Must Return His RIM.

Asbury Park, N. J.-When s couple
in New Jersey agree to break an en-
gagement the man is entitled to the
ring he gave.
That delicate point was settled by
Judge Lawrence Of the Court Of Com
mon Pleas, In the case of Trenton
man who resorted to the law to get
back the circlet he had given girl.
who then married another man.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-07-15
brother and Sister in Kansas
City, kan., Give Money and
Time in Humane Work.
DOGS, CATS AND PARROTS
All Are Tenderly Cared For In the
Little 6owered Cottage and Put
Out of Their Misery II Too
Sick to Recover.

Kansas city. Mo.-Wouid you be
willing to give more than half Of your
N 'dest income to make life less rig
1rous for suffering or neglected ami
mails,
such Is the sacrifice being made by
Miss Sarah and II. ii. Jacobs of Kan
sas City, Kan, across the river from
here. And 1t Is no mere passing
hobby, they have been doing this for
he last quarter century. The Jacobs
are nationally known for their I'M
selfish work.
Living In little cottage, surround
ed by rose bushes, bird houses, flower
beds and fruit trees, these two have
consecrated their lives to ameliorating
The hardships visited upon mans often
neglected and abused companions.
II. u. Jacobs provides the income
oy working as a bookkeeper on the
Missouri side, while Miss Sarah looks
after the home and It's numerous pets.
And there are many dogs in the
Jacobs home-ten dogs, two score
eats, and two parrots. The care of
these pets, however, represents only a
minor part of the activities of the
two workers. Both are officers In the
Wyandotte County Humane society
and labor necessarily to benefit ami
NAL life through that source. With
all this the Jacobs are not unmindful
or the needs of unfortunate children,
and even adults Of their city, as they
are active in the Associated Charities
Miss Sarah, who was found at home
busy with her charges, said that her
nrst instruction in humane work
was when she was a little girl and
her father taught her that 1T was Just
as easy to step around an anthll as
to crush 1t with her heel.
chIoroform to Diseased.
While thoroughly orthodox in their
theology, the Jacobs believe firmly
that most of the sin and suffering in
the world has followed mans habit
of killing and abusing animals
There is nothing mawkish about
their views, however. Miss Sarah
as president Of the Humane society
has personally chloroformed hun
dreds of diseased, deformed and home
less animals.
1T sometimes is expedient," she
said, ito remove them to avert fur.
ther suffering. When it Is neces-
sary to put an animal to sleep, | al
ways utter q word Of prayer, taking
full responsibility for the act"
Most of the pets in the Jacobs home
have been brought there by persons
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-07-15
IT Fitzalan. lord lieuten

ms old colonial home Of
oaste PhlpsSquire' Phillips
the Polish Grand Duke Sakrovoask Phillip
The eldest
ms ather VINO had accumulated millions
sumed Grand Moro
descendant died
the West Town squire hasr
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-07-15
Bone From Leg Grated
Into Backbone of Bow

Anaconda, Mont. - With a
piece Of bone six inches long TAX
en- from his left leg and grated
into bone of his back, Eugene
McHugh, aged years, returned
from st. James hospital. Butte.
to his home in Anaconda. The
boy suffered injuries which de.
veloped complications and de-
manded the operation. which
was performed by DIR. Il. r.
MagInn with apparent succesa
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-07-15

A recent portrait study of Countess
di Nogarole Meehan, wife of Mai
Charles Meehan of New York. The
countess met the major during the
war, when both were engaged in Red
Cross work. Recently they were mar
ried at the Vatican and blessed by the
pope.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1921-03-25
ROSE CREEK

A Sunday school was organized at
the school house Sunday morning
and the following officers were elect
ed: superintendent, Andy Mael;
assistant superintendent, Earl Mael;
secretary and treasurer, Miss Gilmore
Hake. Regular sessions will be held
beginning April at 1920.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Barber and
family called on Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
Guthrie Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. ]. d. Carson and son, New
nan, called on Mr.. and Mrs. John
Graham Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Redeem
were dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Olson Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Benedict
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. T.
o. Fink in Albion.
Mr. and Mrs. Andy Mael were in
Moscow. Ida, last week and Mr..
Mael was operated on and growths
were removed from his nose. He is
some better at the present writing.
Joseph Keeney called on his aunt
and uncle. Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Kin
der, Saturday.
Mrs William Olson was a guest
at the Henry Neel home in Pullman
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Petersen and
children spent Sunday with Mrs.
Petersen's parents, Mr.. and Mrs, ].
D. Carson, in Pullman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andy Redeem visit
ed their daughter, Mrs. J. c. Parr,
Saturday
J. w. Nicely was in this vicinity
buying stock for the City Market
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A o. Mael and fam
lily, also Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Mael and
children called on Mr.. and Mrs. Andy
Mael Sunday.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1921-03-25
Neighborhood News

mas been visiting relatives and
friends here for some time. was
guest at the Max Hinrichs home
the first of the week.
Mrs. Claude Rucker spent this
week in Pullman while having dental
work done.
Claude Rucker was a Colfax Wis
itor Wednesday.
Little Edward Fulfs. who is at
tending school in Colfax. spent a
few days this week at the home of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. R. Fulfs.
Mr.. Koenig, who is employed on
the w. H. Pritchard ranch. spent a
few days this week at his home near
Albion.
Ben Henson dug the portion of
his last years potato crop which he
was unable to dig last fall.
l.. R. Rucker this week graded V.
L. Higgins yard.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1921-03-25

MIR. and Mrs. Sam Ailor OF Walla
Walla are visiting Mrs Ailor's sis
ter, Mrs. Albert Jones.
Mrs. VIM, Mennet, Mrs. c. f. Jen-
nings and Doris Jennings called on
Mrs. Joe Cooper Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ennis and Carlos
spent Sunday afternoon at the Ray
Draper home.
The pupils neither tardy nor alb
sent for last month were, Anna and
Merle Maston. Doretha and Nina
Draper, Rowena Mennet and Emily
Cooper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Shafer and Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Stirewalt were Thurs
day evening dinner guests at the
home of MIR. and Mrs. L, Bishop. The
affair was given in honor of DR.. Cur
tbs Brigham of Los Angeles, Cal.