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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-25

Messrs. F. w. Strange and R. L.. Brogdon of Birmingham are regis tered at Hotel Powhatan in Wash ington, D. c.
 MT. and Mrs. F. E. Strother and little daughter. Carrie Ellen, who have spent the past two weeks at Jacksonville. Fla, and Atlantic and Pablo beach, are the guests of Mrs Strother's mother, Mrs. J. C. Max well and Mir. Maxwell.
 Miss Sarah Cash of Houston, Texas will arrive next Thursday to visit her aunts. Mrs. Frank Walker Smith and Mrs. Bestor Brown.
 Mrs. w. L. Robertson and son Walter Lee are spending the summer with her sister, Mrs. l.. D. Rose. in New York city. They will visit Boston and other eastern cities before returning to Birmingham.
 Misses Ifettie and Sarah Hardin left Tuesday for Memphis, where they will be the guests of Mrs R. l.. Jordan and other relatives.
 Miss Mamie F. Halter is i'll at her home in Norwood.
 
 the attractive guest of Mrs H. K Milner. will return to her home in New York today.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. NJ. King and chill dren and Miss Florence Burns re- gently motored to New Orleans and Slidell, La, where they are the guests of relatives.
 Mrs. J. B. Conyers and little daugh- ter, who have been the guests of MT. and Mrs. George Pollock, re- turned yesterday to their home in Atlanta.
 Miss Elise Sparrow will leave this evening for Ladonia. Texas, where she will be the guest Of her aunt, Mrs. Hattie Eastman for several weeks.
 Mrs. Laura Green and little daugh-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-25

J. W. Mcqueen. J. W. Mcqueen, Jr F. E. Edwards, and E. R. John ston of Birmingham are guests at the Powhatan in Washington, D. c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-25

Messrs. F. w. Strange and R. L.. Brogdon of Birmingham are regis :. tered at Hotel Powhatan in Wash ington, D. c.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-27
THE SANDMAN STORY
BY Abby Phillips Walker
Copyright

The old Oak looked down at the
ground from where the voice seemed
TO come and saw tiny bit Of vine cling
ing to its trunk.
II was little Ivy vine and each
day it climbed higher and grew thicker
over the bare gray trunk as the sun
and soft rains fell upon IL.
"You see" said the Ivy one moon
light night" "soon you will be beautiful
and green while your neighbors will
still be waiting for their spring clothes,
and | will tell you secret: All the
Wood Fairies love for their home
an old Ivy-covered Tree, and you are
sure TO be chosen by the FairylQucen
the first time she drives along this way =
The little Ivy vine was right. II
was not long before the Oak was all
covered with the pretty vine, and thef
one moonlight night along came the
Fairy Queen in her little flower car
riagc drawn by four white rabbits.
"Oh, what beautiful castle" shs
exclaimed when she saw the Oak al
leafy green. "I shall make this one
OF my homes"
An the trees around bristled witt
anger when they heard this, and ono
of them told the Queen that soon tho
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-27
Makes a Family Supply
of Cough Remedy
Really better than reAdy- made
cough syrups. and saves about 81.
Easily and quickly prepared.
S1S1S1S2S15lSlS1S1ST

II you combined the curative prop
critics of every known ready
cough remedy, you probably could
not get as much real curative power
as there is in this simple homemade
cough syrup, which is easily prepared
in few minutes.
Get from any druggist 2H ounces
of Pinex. pour il into pint bottle
and fill the bottle with syrup, using
either plain granulated sugar syrup,
clarified molasses, honey, or corn
syrup, as desired. The result is 4
fun pint of really better cough syrup
than you could buy ready made for
three times the money. Tastes pleas
ant and never spoils.
This Pinex and Syrup preparation
gets right at the cause of cough and
gives almost immediate relief. It
loosens the phlegm, stops the nasty
throat tickle and heals the sore. irri-
tated membranes so gently and easily
that It is really astonishing.
As days use will usually iovercome
the ordinary cough and for bronchitis,
Group, hoarseness and bronchial asth-
ma, there is nothing better.
Plnex is most valuable concen.
trated compound of genuine Norway
pine extract, and has been used for
generations TO break severe coughs.
To avoid disappointment, ask your
druggist for "2is ounces of Pinex"
with full directions, and don't accept
anything else. Guaranteed to give
absolute satisfaction or money
promptly refunded. The Plnex Co..
Ft. Wayne, Ind.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-27
DISTRIBUTE GIFTS
TO 1000 CHILDREN
Many Little Hearts Made Glad
by Presents From Munich
pal Santa.

IL was a big day yesterday for near
ly 1000 poor children of the city. The
police assembly room in the Public
Building contained practically every
thing that n youngsters heart could
desire and the good natured members
OF the police department who labored
for several days TO see that nothing
was omitted, were we'll rewarded FOR
their efforts.
With a big, fat kindly Santa, plenty
Of toys. candy, and music, il was n
wonderful day. More than a hundred
prominent citizens attended the affair
to enjoy the delights with the chill
dren
As the children filed into the assem-
bly, room they We're escorted TO the
front where big pile OF packages met
their gaze. Many of the gifts were
the compliments of the Freebooter Bak-
Ter Ice Cream Company. The distribu-
ton Of gifts was personally supervised
| by Superintendent of Police George
Black. Others who aided In the work
were: Captain Daniel Kelleher, the
three matrons, Mrs. Davis. Mrs. Up
dixie, and Miss Jennie Black. Sergeant
John f. Devenish, Miss Esther Me
gear. daughter Of Safety Director
William b. Megear. Miss Madelin,
Black. daughter OF Superintendent
Black. Detective Edward Mcdaniel
Sergeant Wilkin X. Hahn and Line.
man David Gray.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-27

ing haste, that | might hurry after him
Dand give him no chance TO talk to Lii
han alone bc(0rc we started. | would
have left my dessert altogether If it
had not been for Mrs. Cosgrove's OBJ
servant eyes, and the stress | had laid
upon my liking for il.
| reached l.ilian's door just as she
opened IL in answer to Roberts knock,
and schoolcd my voice and expression
to stimulation OF haste.
Let me help YOU with those meas
urcmcnts." said. 1--WE only have a
very few minutes left if | reach Rhine
back without having to speed. Oh, Rob
crt Would YOU mind asking your sister
II she has any crrands for us? forgot
IL, and we're in such a hurry"
"ln a moment" he replied, bowling
courtcously with the grandiose air which
Is fascinating or distasteful, according
To ones reaction toward the person
using II. Then he spoke slowly, meas
urcdly, 10 Lillian:
Are YOU poing?" he asked.
She returned his look ps steadily.
"les. Robert, am going she ans
swcrcd, and at the words he put out his
hand, almost as If she had struck him
Then he turned and walked slowly,
heavily, Ia the farmhouse.
(ro be continued)
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-27
THE OLD OAK TREE.

Once in n wood there stood nm old
oak tree, or what had once been one,
for now 1t was quite bare OF leaves or
bark. II stood gray and gaunt among
the other trees and because Of the
remarks Of the others was very unhappy
now il was almost spring.
81 suppose cur beautiful green wood
will be spoiled again this year." said
one tree. u do wish some wood
chopper would come along and cut i
down; il is quite worthless and will
never again he green"
"les" replied another tree, "it
looks like great witch standing there.
! wonder if it is foolish enough To think
il will some day be green and beautiful
again"
The old Oak sighed ns its brittle limbs
cracked in the wind, for it knew, too,
that il was no longer thing Of beauty
Don't you be unhappy" said q
tiny voice, "Pll help you to be beau.
tifu again, for though | am small
can climb swiftly, and before tho
other trees hnve on their green robes
YOU shall have one that they will al
envy"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-27
Efficient Housekeeping
By Laura A. kirkman

pins completely around the four side
of each curtain, at the extreme edge
II you spread the sheet over n thick
large rug this pinning will be easy
Open the windows Of the room so that
they will dry nicely. When dry all
you will have to do is press the edges
where the pin-marks are. with hot
iron. Many housewives have tried us-
ing coffee as a cream-dyc instead of
tea, but this is apt to leave coffee
odor--while tea leaves no odor II
you prefer, you can dye the curtains
with one Of the excellent buff-colored
tint-dyes or soap-dycs sold ~ drug
stores and elsewhere which do not
require boiling.
Mrs. e.: "llaye you any suggestions
listed among your household econo-
mics for uses TO which worn silk stock
ings may be put"
Answer: | am going TO ask my
Readers to answer this question. |
generally use my old stocSing-tops rs
busters or to polish my. shoes, but !
would appreciate hearing what other
women do with theirs Just send me
q postal with few words ON il and
| will print these replies in the column.
l.. IT,: please print some candy recipes
have birthday in January and want
to make some candies for the party"
Answer: Send me n stamped, self
addiessod envelope and ! will send you
my two-page article entitled "Sx Good
Home Made Candies" giving recipes.
Tomorrow Ham in the New Year s
| Dinner Menu.
All inquiries addressed to Miss Kirk
man In care " the "Efiicien, House.
keeping department. VIII be answer.
In these columns In their turn. Thi,
requires considerable time. however
o gns TO the great number ~ceived
so II personal OF quicker reply 4
desired. stamped md self-addresse'
envelope must be enclosed with th'
questionable Editor.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-27
LITTLE BENNY'S
NOTEBOOK
by Lee Pape.

Me and pop was eating breakfast
this morning and pop put his watch
on the table. saving, one hand is loose.
do you think you can strane n point
and remember to take II to the joolers
after skool?
Wlch | remembered TO take II all
rite. ony no the way IL axsidently
slipped out Of my hand vile was car
~ ing Il careful by the end OF the chain,
and IL fell rite on the pavement max
ing a noise as II something fearse was
happening inside. me thinking. Heck
good mite. q.
And wen I showed Il 10 the jooler h"
opened IL and looked at it's insides
shaking his he'd. saying. You bleeve
in treating them run. don't you?
wy, II dident fall very far, sed.
and he sed. a foot is as good as a mile
ware watches are concerned. II will
cost I dollers and 80 cents TO repair.
come back in weeks and you1l be
lucky n you get Il then.
one hands loose. too, sed. and he
sed. wouldent doubt Il.
And tonite at suppir pop sed, Did
YOU remember TO take that watch to
the jooler?
Yes sir. | sed. Not saying wat elts
happened. and pop sed. Wen lets hav"
it. ware is a.? and l sed. dts still up
there, he sed come back In weeks.
2 weeks 10 fix a loose hand, the man
must be dippy. wat did he say Il
would cost? sed pop.
dollers and 80 cents. sed. and poT
scd Wat. how mutch. wat? Which
told him agen feeling as IL something
was going 20 happin, and pop sed. II,
cant charge eny sutch sum AZ that FOL
fixing loose hand. the mans a jooler
not a plummer. III 20 rite up ther,
after suppir and tell him what l thinl
of him and his hole family. Me think.
ing. Gosh. holey smoaks. heck. And
scd. Well G., pop. sed other thing;
was the matter with IL too.
Well then he told a lie. sed pop, ant
] std, Well gosh. pop. maybe IL woul,
Of bin a lie wen you saw the watcl
last but don't think il was wen h.
saw Il.
D.l you drop that watch? sed pop
au I sed. ony once.
Which Jest then something hap
pened, proving ! was rite.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-27

TO live through the summer and see
the fairies living in the Oak they had
despsed, and many parties and frolics
the fairies had, making the old Oak
ring with their merry chatter.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-27
CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS
TO HOLD CARD PARTY

Court No. All, Catholic Daughters
Of America, viii hold business meet
ing in the X. OF G. Hall this evening
at o'clock. when plans for the card
party and dance to be given in the
Hotel du Pont on Thursday night win
he made. Mrs. Il. a. Traynor is gem
eral chairman of the affair, while Mrs.
J. a. Spragg is In charge of the card
party. Tonight's meeting was to have
been social entertainment, but the
members decided to devote the ex-
penses that would be involved TO char
ity. and hold the business meeting In
stead.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-27
ANSWERED LETTERS.

A Reader. 81 would appreciate your
printing recipe for turkey stuiling.
don't seem topet il just right
Answer: There are several kinds Of
stufting that may be used with roast
turkey chestnut, oyster, etcetera -but
! will assume you mean that good old
stufhng which our grandmothers made
and which can't be beaten.
Sage and Onion Stufling: Peel four
large onions and put them through the
meat grinder or chop them finely by
hand. Then put the chopped onion into
frying pan with tablespoons Of butter
and let cook over mild heat until
slightly soft tsbout ten minutes).
Now turn it, with the melted butter, into
quart of bread crumbs and mix well,
Add enough more melted butter to
moisten all the crumbs and season with
salt and pepper TO suit taste. Mix in
| teaspoon of powdered sage and stuff
the bird with this.
Anxious: "Will you please let me
know how can make my long curtain
cream color"
Answer: Although you did not say
that your curtains are white, ] assume
that they for no other color could
be changed to cream. The first step IN
dycing them is to take them from the
windows and lay them fiat on the floor.
Measure them with a tape-measrre, lot-
ting down their exact size. Then wash
them in mild soap-suds and luke warn,
water, rinse, and let dry. Prepare. o
dye-bath with tea, testing the tint bN
dipping piece of material the same
as the curtains into it and letting tins
dry. Ii the color is just right, dll
your curtains into the dye in the sam,
manner Then dry them by stretching
them on sheet on the floor, measrr
ing them with the tape-measure (s'
as to get them the same size the'
I werel. and plnning them with common
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-27

And when fall came and the Oak
was covered with = beautiful red and
crimson robe, the other trees shook
20 with envy that all their leaves fell
Of before the tinting fairy finished
her work on the ivy-coyercd Oak.
But the old Oak did not grow proud;
all through the winter it stood stu
and silent with the other bare trees,
but no longer did il dread the coming
OF springtimc, for we'll it knew that the
Ivy would come again TO make Il beau
tifui.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-27

tall trees would be much more beauti-
ful thnn the old Oak, for they all had
spreading limbs.
THAT may be true" said the littlc
Queen, "but you have no place inside
your trunk for me to live, and this
| beautiful UNCOVERED Oak hns just the
place for fairy home"
| And 40 all the tall leafy trees had
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-27
Heart Disease Causes Death.

John Dardzosky. aged 55 years, was
found dead yesterday morning about
9 o'clock in his room at II Justison
street Heart failure is believed 10
have been the cause. Coroner Bullocl.
was notified and is making an investi-
cation of the case. AS far as is known
the man had no relatives here
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-27
Sigma Kappa Delta Dance.

Members OF the Sigma Kappa ID lta
Society enjoyed the second of a series
~ winter dances last night in the
ballroom Of the Hotel du Pont. About
2b0 couples We're present.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-27
Big Dance at Milford.

The annual Christmas dance at Mil
ford. last night, was big event. Mu-
sic was furnished by the Original six
orchestra Of Wilmington.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-01-22
DR.. German Injured
CAUGHT in Wreckage When His Auto
Is Struck by Train on w.
Va. Railway

DR.. Ldward A German, OF 50
Duke street, had narrow escape
from being killed early last night
when his automobile was struck by
a dead train, northbound, over the
Washington-Virginia Railway while
between st. Elmo and Four Mi:e
Run.
DR.. German was driving his ma
chine east at the time of the acci-
dent. The car. was completely wreck
ed and he was caught in the debris.
As result he sustained cut leg
broken rib, cuts on head and other in
juries, and also is suffering greatly
from shock. DR.. German When
caught in the wreckae", immedl,
ately cut off the ignition thereby
preventing the car being burned up
The car driven by DR.. German was
a Hudson Super Six coupe.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-01-22
Robert Montague, Co!ored,
Cannot Resist Tempta-
tion to Steal
CRAP SHOOTER sPRINTs
PolSeeman's Gun Causes Him to Halt
Snoring Of North Carolina Dark
ey Leads tc His Arrest.

Inability of Robert Montague, coll
ored, to keep his hands off goods
that don't belong to him resulted in
the arraignment Of Montague be-
fore Justice Snow this morning i!
the Police Court to answer The
charge Of stealing pair Of overal'S
from the store Of John McCuen, li2l
King street
Accompanied by Il colorei man
named Charles Harris, both entered
the store of Mr.. NcCuen and exam
lend the goods and after their de-
parture he missed two pair Of over
alis. Harris, however, denied conf
plicity. While the case was in pro-.
gress. l.. Goldman, 922 King street,
Iclothier appeared and told the court
that several days ago Montague came
to his place and inspected clothing.
All Of a sudden Montague appeared
To get very stout and Gollrnan SAID
he thought an investigation in order
and pulled from beneath MontagGe's
coat a pair Of trousers and ne TOOK
them away {, ,m Montague and or
dered him from the store.
Montague admitted the thett Of
pair of o1eralIs from McCuen's piece
and he denied being implicated in an
attempted theft at Goldman's The
court fined him $40 and added thirty
days in Jail. Harris was acquitted
The pair were arrested by Sergeant
Campbell, Policemen Lawrence Pad
gett, Carlton 4. Padgett, and
Thompson and Lunsford.
That James Evans, colored. is some
sprinter was testified this morning
in court when ne was arraigned for
playing crap. When Policemen Dar.
rer and Talbot appeared and rude!y
interrupted the little game they
mapped ". r. Draper. colored. and
Evans made q bold dash 10, escape
the strong orm Of the law. Police
man Talbot gave chase and overlook
the fugitive as he was scaling 70
fence. The officer, only stoRpinr his
mad chase at the point Of a;pistol.
He was fined; s. for his adventure
and Draper forfeited a simi!ar
amount.
Homeless and without money i, or
friends, Charles Goodwin, colored,
black as ebony. sought refuge for
sleeping by warm radiator at the
Southern Railway shops last night.
The loud snoring Of Goodwin at
tracted the attention Of Policemen
Miller who was passing. He nabhed
Goodwin and Goodwin was ordered
by Justice Snow 20 shake the dast
Of Alexandria from his feet. He
said he liked the old city. but would
leave for his home in North Carolina.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-01-22
Praises Gazette
Resolutions Adopted by Mass Meet
ing Last Night

The Editor, Alexandria Gazette,
Sir:-At a meeting Of the Commu-
ters' Association, Mt. Vernon Diyis-
ion Washington-V Virginia Railway,
held in the auditorium of the Alexan-
dria Chamber OF Commerce yester-
day evening, a committee of three
was appointed to convey 70 the Alex
andria Gazette the franks tof the As
scciation for the able and enthIsi-
astic support given in the columns OF
your paper III the matter Of opposing
and combating the excessive rates
and other oppressive action contem-
plated by the Washington-Virginia
Railway, in connection with trans-
portation on This division and now
pending before the Interstate Com
nlerce Commission.
!. Ir obedience to these instructions.
the undersigned beg that yon will
accept the thanks Of the Commuters
Association above expressed.
The public spirited stand taken by
the Gazette, the generous allotment
Of space in your paper given TO or
eanize and popularize the movement
and your able presentation of the
rights of the citizenry of Alexandra
and its environs, as opposed to the
contemplated action of the railroad,
merit the appreciation I'D gratitude
not alone Of the Commuters and
other organizations cooperating IN
this movement, but also OF the en-
tire community which woul': suffer
individually and collectively were
the proposed unjust rates grantee.
The Committee bespea!s the Ca
zette's continued cooperation and
pledges its best efforts - The work
before lis.
Worry sincerely,
Edward NJ. Birrell,
Phineas J. Dempsey,
Lucy NJ. Graves.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-01-22
JOIN L. cORNWELL DIES

John L. Cornwall. aged fifty-fve
years, died this morning at his homo,
1915 Prince street, after an illness
Of about a week. He is survived b.
his wife. three brothers. Frank !.
Corrwell this city; George II. Corn
well. Washington: Samuel 7. Corn
we'll, Prince William county and a
sister, Mrs. Ella J. Brcnner,. Of
Prince William.
Mr. Corrwell was carpenter By
trade. Re was a member Of the car
penter's union, and Of Alexandria
Council, No. j, Order Fraternal
Americans.
The funeral will, be held at $3.50
o'clock Monday afternoon, from the
residence. Services will be con-
Quoted By Rev. DR.. E.. 3. Jackson,
pastor Of the First Baptist Church.
Burial will be. in Bethel cemetery,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-01-22
REVIVAL MEETINGS AT THE
FREE METHODIST CHURCH

I -; Il /
!: The REV. R{W. eSanderSso7n, Nof
Washington hasibeen preaching tie
Old time: gospel:a, the e:Free Methodist
Church. i24 South Lee street. ttsle
past week; : *.
.ssThe results 30 fay haye bee!is very
gratifying. Rev, sanderson will fill
the pulpit Sunday at II a. m, and 8
D. m. and every night next week at
T:3O. except Saturday.
All are cordially invited to attend
these services.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-01-22
Worry sincerely,
Edward NJ. Birre!l,
phineas J. Dempsey,
Lucy NJ. Graves.
FUNERAL OF r. P. ". GARNETT'
HELD THIS AFTERNOON

The funeral of Robert P. w. Gar
nett, who died Wednesday night
took place at 8 o'clock this Afternoon
frcm Wheatley's mortuary chapel
Services were conducted by Rev. D.
f. V. REGISTER. pastor Of the NJ. l.
Church South, and burial was in the
Presbyterian cemetery.
Palibearers were Juogc Louis G.
Barley, s. H. Lunt, George X. PICK
EFT, Capt. Fountain Beattie, Gardner
l.. Bocthe, and John H. Trlmyer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-01-22
IN MEMoRIAM

In sad but loving remembrance Of
our dear niece. Mrs +. Y. Hicks,
who departed this life ore year ago
today, January %, 1920.
Keep her dear Jesus in thy keeping,
Till we reach the shining shore.
Where the angels wait to-greet US,
i: There to meet and. part::nno more;
.s Gone but not forgotten .iia
.a.@.sc = By5fler loving aants,
Mrs. J. T. Rfsdon, i
l9-tp. and 3Trs. S. B. Mechler