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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-28
Society in Washington

ican Union, Dr. Leo s. Rowe. gave In compliment to the delegates to the Tacona-Arica conference at the American Union building.
 Minister Entertains
 The Vice President and Mrs. Cool idge were the honor guests at a dinner the Persian minister gave on Thursday. There was ball that night too, given for the Pro Infanta Pro Patria by the Alliance Francaise. Then there was the fete at Mount Alto hospital where the wounded soldiers exhibited and aold their handiwork and society gathered to buy. Mrs. Harding always takes time to go to that affair. which is given at Mount Alto every spring. The outdoor party of Friday-there seemed to be at leastone every day was the garden fete given by Charles Pepper at the Country estate of MT. and Mrs. Beverly Price Evans in Edgemoor made in compliment to the Chilean delegates to the confer eDce. That evening the Peruvian del- egates were given 8 dinr by the Joseph W. Folks-he was formerly governor of Missouri
 Unique Birthday Reception
 One party. small and informal. but or great interest here, was the re- ception given last Monday by Gen. Horatio Gates Gibson in celebration of his ninety-fifth birthday anni- versary. The general, who is often called the army grand old man, is the oldest living graduate of West Point and has a fine army record of several wars behind him. He always gives a party on his birthday and on that occasion the Aztecs of 1847, composed of the officers of the Mexican war, always call in a body tn the general, who is the only of ficer of that war living today. He was formerly president of the Aztec club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-28
LABOR APARTMENT
 SHOWS PROSPERITY AHEAD IN REPORTS
Two Million Put to Work in Ten MonthS-AII Industries
 Need Labor, With Higher Wages Reported
By HARDEN CoLFAx Special Correspondent of The Age-Herald Copyright, 1929. by The Age -HeraId)


 Washington. May 27.-Unemploy- ment in the United States has vir- tual1y reached the vanishing point. Within 10 months more than 2,000,0 ,000 men have been put to work. Reports to the department of labor within the week tell of labor shortages in four major branches of activity-the building trades, the lumber industry, the automotive industry and farm la bor. Other trades, notably the iron and steel industry, have notified the government that they anticipate a shortage of labor within the next few months.
 Prosperity Ahead
 Based on these reports there are strong indications that the present era of prosperity will surpass ex- pectations and that, far from being idle, labor will be in such demand. both skilled and unskilled. that wage advances may be the order of the day. Economists in some of the chief industries also foresee strong effort to let down the immigration bars somewhat in the near future to supply a demand for ordinary labor that the country probably will be un- able to supply itself.
 Hate Reduction to Aid
 The ITelSHL rate IeuucliOHS, uS- cided upon this week, are expected to stimulate industry generally and manufacturing especially, so far as can be foreseen at this time. There are. however, more than 500,000 idle freight cars. most of which must be put to work before the railroads will experience prosperity in measurable degree under the new rate scale, in the opinion of government officials here. It is expected that this huge car surplus, caused in appreciable part by the coal strike, will be whit tied down during the next few months and that the advent of fall will result in it's virtual elimination.
 Lumber Trade Above Normal
 As an instance of booming business conditions in certain industries, the employment bureau of the labor de- partment was informed today that the lumber industry on the Pacific
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-28
Seven Days in LIP or NeuO YaUk

gle until one of the teachers came upon dozen of her pupils at re- cess angling for the pets with bent pins.
 Don't get mistaken idea. Ths little boys were not fishing merely in 8 spirit of cruelty. They were rather careful, in fact, not to hurt the gold fish more than necessary. All they wanted to catch them for was to sell them at penny each to the local owner of a gold fish store
 When you've learned in addition that 10000 school girls danced around May poles all one afternoon on the sheep meadow in Central park, and that Brooklyn bridge is celsbrat- ing its thirty anniversary. you have fair idea of what varied week this one has been.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-28

s6, 5S, 40 and 42 inches bust meas ure. size S6 requires SA yards 36- inch material. Price 15 cents.
 Transfer Pattern No. 6t5--in blue only-15c extra
 No. 1906. Stout Ladies' Dress. Cut in sizes 40, 42, A. 46, 4s and 70 h4ches bust measure. Size t6 requires 3s4 yards 40-inch material with 5'4 yards binding. Price 15 cents, Transfer Pattern No. 6oS-ln blEe only-15c extra. No. 1865. Ladies' one-Piece Dress | Cut In sizes S6. 3s, 40, 42 and A inches bust measure. Size 36 require s yards 36-inch material with 5s yard 1 22-inch material for collar. Price iJ oapfe
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-28
cARRIEns TO MEET

Meridian, Miss May 27.-fSpecial) The rural letter carriers of this con- gressional district will meet in Me ridian Tuesday at 9:30 o'clock at the Chamber of Commerce building. The It1pose of the meeting is to organize Rural Letter Carriers association for the district. Every carrier and substitute Is urged to attend and as- sist in the organization. State Pres ident II. c Montgomery will he present Mayor John w. Parker If Meridian will deliver the welcome address.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-28

No. 1lb1. Ladies Dress. 1ut VI sizes s6, 3s. 4o, 42 and A inches bust measure Size s6 requires wards 36-inch material Price Is cents
 Transfer Pattern No. 6o2-in blue only-15c extra.
 No. 1880. Ladies' and Misses Dress, Cut in sizes 16 years, 36, 3S, 40 and 42 inches bust measure. Size s6 re- quires SIS yards 40-inch material. Price b cents,
 Transfer Pattern No. 6ol--in blue enly-i5c extra.
 No. 1928. Ladies' and Misses Jumper Dress. Cut in sizes l6 years, 36, 3S, 40 and 42 inches bust meas ure. Size 36 requires yards &C., inch material with ss yard 18-inch contrasting for dress and 17s yards 36-ineh material with yards plating for gumpe. Price 15 cents.
 No 12S9. Ladies and Misses One Piece Dress. Cut in sizes 16 years,
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coast at this time Is per cent above normal and that a sweeping advance appears imminent. Lumber men there are operating their mills on basis of 24 hours a day. One mill that was idle two weeks ago is pre- pairing to work three shifts night and day next week. A runaway lumber market is feared. orders are coming in greater volume than during the high tide of wartime effort.
 Machine shops Active
 Makers of machinery, especially road building and pumping ma chinery, have advised the department of commerce of a tremendous in- crease in activity during the past two months. One firm, which spe- cializes in mammoth pumps, com plains of purchasers being in such a hurry that virtually all the pumps ordered are sent by express to expe- dite delivery. The transportation charges are terrific on such ship ment but they do not bar the buy CTS
 1921 Record Broken
 The automobile manufacturers were predicting six weeks ago that in 1922 they would equal last years output. At present they are sur passing it. Advices from Detroit and other centers indicate that the in- dustry is on the verge of labor shortage which may become severe.
 Building activities, now of record proportions, seem likely to develop by fall into what is characterized as
 "a crazy boom" out of hand and re- sulting in heavy labor shortages, ac-
 cording to reports to the Presidents conference on unemployment which still maintains an office here. Fig ures compiled at this agency for all lines of work show that whereas | there were 226 workers for every 100 I jobs last January, there were only 110 workers for every 100 jobs dur ing the first week in May. Last January the agency was finding 1 jobs for 3S men ont of every 100
 who applied at this time 1t is find- ing jobs for 64 men out of every 100 who come.
 Predict Labor Shortage So active have the iron and steel industries become that leaders ad- vised President Harding this week
 that they anticipated a labor short age in the fall.
 Due largely to seasonal work and to strikes the situation continues 1 spotty. In Philadelphia for instance, l the labor department finds there IS
 an actual shortage today for such 1 skilled labor in the building trades ! as carpenters, bricklayers, paperers and plasterers. On the other hand. the garment and clothing trades in 1 New York are quiet now with em- 1 ployment below what it was six 1 weeks ago, due to the seasonal vari- l ation. Steel mills in the Birmingham district of Alabama touched the high | est production mark ever reached l surpassing wartime activity-within l the past two weeks, according to a | report to the employment bureau.
 while the Presidents unemployment
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conference finds considerable sur. plus of technical engineers.
 Farms Need Men
 Farm labor appears to be greatly in demand. In New Jersey, there is shortage. In North Carolina there is hardly single able-b bodied man out of work today, save cleri- cal workers and few who want special kinds of employment, accord ing to the employment bureau.
 Most of the tremendous increase in employment has come during May, so the same authority says, the pre- liminary estimate being made that May returns, out in few days. will record a greater gain than those of any other recent month
 Wrges Increase
 In view of the great increase in employment and the forthcoming up- ward trend in wages which is re- garded as inevitable in several lead ing lines, the view is held here that the railroads hardly can expect to reduce operating expenses further by wage cuts. On the contrary, it is believed that in some lines of rail- way work there soon may be some difficulty in holding the working forces at the present rates of pay, other fields offering better compen- sation.
 The national banks reflect the weeks prosperity with an increase in demand deposits amounting tc nearly $40, ,ooo, bringing the to- tai far above what 1t has been for more than a year and within strik- ing distance of the record, estab- lished in wartime.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-28

The Age-Heraio nas arranged vita leading fashion designers of New York to furnish its readers daily terfns will be seam making and guar snteed to fit perfectly. Safe delivery of every pattern ordered is also guar anteed. You should order patterna q little in advance of the time you will need them. as a stock Is not kept in Birming gham. but all orders Will pc forwarded to the pattern departtn~nt
The Press., 1922-01-26
RULED LONG IN WILDERNESS
Colin Rankin, Recently Deceased, Was Fifty Years With the Hudson's
 Bay Company.

Colin Rankin, who died in Montreal recently at the age of ninety-fOur, was the first native Canadian to enter the service of. the Hudson's Bay company. After a half-century in the cOmpany's employ. this patriarch of the fur trade retired as chief factor in 1898.
 He was taken into the Hudson's Bay company's service in 184S by Sir George Simpson, known as the ''em- peror governor" Sir George was one of the ablest of the long line of gover- nOrs that began in 1870 with Prince Rupert, famous champion of the house of Stuart in Cromwellian wars. Under him, the company was merged with the North West company, which for years had been its deadly rival in the fur trade. Under him, too, the com pany reached it's meridian of power and dominion and ruled three-fOurths of the North American continent.
 Mir. Rankin's service was almost ex- clusively in eastern Canada. He was in charge of posts at Mattawa, La chine, St. Maurice, Kickendatch, Der simis, Saguenay, SimcOe and Tennis flaming. He was chief factor over the Lake Superior district and the Ottawa river district He was known for his vlgor of mind and body, and his career, which missed but six years of rounding out a century, was an epic of the wilderness adventure.
The Press., 1922-01-26
Hold Hospitalitv Sacred.

To the Luhrish tribesmen of, Per- : sia hospitality is not merely a~pleas- ant thing-it is almost religious rite. When one who is marked for honor approaches a village, the first man he meets is destined to be his host. That is. the honor of entertaining the stranger falls upon the first man the newcomer meets, unless he has come to the village to visit an old friend.
 So highly is the duty of entertain ment considered that there. are certain prescribed bounds of hospitality which are fought for if it. seems they are likely to be violated. For instance should guest for any reason accept an invitation from another and leave the home of the first host, blood feud would spring up over the right to have him as a guest.
The Press., 1922-01-26
A Hornets Nest
By MARTHA M. WILLIAMS

| e. 1921. by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate)
 You surely are a goose-a green goose at that P Mrs. Barney said acidly to her niece, Susanah. Su- sanah giggled wickedly and went on with the matter in hand-tnat of put ting her hair in papers all over her head. Ash-blond hair, Silk-fine, abun- dant, it had been cut short the night before while she was staying with Mary Peters.
 Hence Aunt Barney's indictment after the strictest cross-examinatiOn had not shown her a reason for the change. 'I just wanted to see myself hair grows again, you know" was all that Susanah had said audibly. Her eyes, however, twinkling like mad, held quite another story.
 ''Humph! Your head looks exactly like nigger's all wrapped for the week." Mrs. Barney sniffed as Su- sanah swathed the biggest silk ban danna Grandfather Main had left be hind, deftly into a perfect turban. Again the girl giggled-but this time with a bow, and murmured: "Glad you think so,' as she ran away up- stairs. A little later she called from the front steps:
 Miss Betsy, Pm going visiting for maybe a week. Don't you worry it's missionary effort" Then she ran down to where the Peters flivver waited. carrying plump handbag and cin GERolI Tor6oO f'
 That afternoon Mrs. Clarice Dent explained tearfully to Em-Smith, the maid she had just hired: Don't you mind anything l may say. I'm a-all ragged out. You heard about the robbery? No! I declare! Where do you come from? Down beyond l thought everybody knew. Burglars took all my jewels night before last and my husband is so cruel-instead of offering a reward worth while and getting back my pearls and diamonds without any fuss, he would have in detectives-that's how I need you they took away my good Fehce-said 1t was inside work-when I'm certain she knows no more about the-the loss than 1 myself dO."
 ''Aint dat des too bad!" Em-Smith murmured. casting up her eyes, and shaking her head. It was very well thrbanned head with reassuring maps" brea king up the turban lines. Mighty
The Press., 1922-01-26

trim in blue cotton -frock folded ker- chief, and low-heeIed shoes, with d walnut-browD complexion and horn trimmed spectacles, she seemed to the distraught employer special provi- dence. 'T shO'ly am sorry for you; ,Ma'am." she went on. II got two strings O coral Old Misis give Nanny when I was a baby, and a jet neck? lace from the ten-cent sto'-I wear 'em Sundays, turn abOut-sO 1 know how you must feel. Did you keep your under yOnr head!'
 Mrs. Dent smiled hystericalIy-such naivete was refreshing. "I have a iewel-box." she explainPd-and a wall safe to keep it: in. Here. let me show yOu," touching the frame of a mirror close to her seat. See! It opens with a rspring-we thought mo- body knew of it but MT. Dent and my self. We've must have been spied On-for the thieves took everything but my baby pins. They left the box open on my dressing table-my hus- band found it there when he came to wake me-he had been away-and I slept till all hours-so sOundly I must have been drugged-"
 You right shO' that Fills woman didn't know?" Em-Smith interrupted: nodding toward the mirror-doOr.
 Perfectly sure" Mrs Dent an- Swered eagerly. "Besides-she wasnn here-I let her spend the evening with friend in the village-she never dis turbs me until I ring for her."
 Well, suh, all dat beats de Dutch, as Ole Granny uster say" m-Smith eiaculaled. You -must' a-been mighty feared, Stsyin' all night by yourSel. ill this big house."
 '"The cook. and butler were here besides we had visitors-Captain Lowry and his sister, Madame Je- vonne. Most distinguished both-that is the hardest, part of it-of course, they left after insisting on being searched, trunks and everything. AS if they could be suspected-but Ar thur-my husband, said it was only right and proper"
 Well, Ma'am-I like the place-but cain't stay on wid. you, less'n you femme sleep out-I got a friend lives jes' little piece off," Em-Smith said after a ruminant ten seconds "Som'p'n else moAght happen-you got so much fine wealthy plunder-my crackter is the mos I've gOt-sO don't mean ter git any smears on hit" '';;
 Mrs Dent Ohinctod vi0lpntIv-hut. spent and nerve-wracked, give in at last. Two hours later she was glad7-- Em-Smith almost magically had brought order out of chaos-had min istered to her personal needs in the most soothing fashion, Withal delft. Then she had counseled: "You better sleep-a long, nice nap," and vanished after tucking nuffs of eiderdown about the tremulous figure on the couch by
The Press., 1922-01-26
Flour Makers Proud Record.

Ranking as the champion flour mak- CT of the world, John Kraft, who re tired March 1, after continuous serv- ice for 46 years, holds the unique rec ord of making flour enough to feed the United States and it's possessions for a period of one year.
 Because of impaired vision, the Ar gOnaut states. Mir Kraft, who is sixty nine years old, terminated his cOnnec- tion with Minneapolis flour company after establishing a record which mill ing engineers believe will stand for many years. Engineers at the plant estimate that during his 46 years of active service Mir. Kraft made 138, 100000 barrels of flour. According to the veteran miller. an average normal person consumes about one barrel of flour a year, or its equivalent. Mir. Kraft's output, therefore, could feed the population of the entire United States and its possessions, which is approximately 115,OO0,OOO, and at the end of the year have large surplus.
The Press., 1922-01-26
"cost Plus" in Peru.

An Illuminating story is, told of the present leading hotel; in Lima, Peru. An American who had secured room with bath at double the usual rate dis covered that the water system would not work. He went down to the desk and complained. "No," the clerk ad- mitted. After we put the tub in there, we found that the city's water press ure was not sufficient to pump water to the third floor" That's all right" protested the American. But you call it q room with bath,- and you charge me double for the bath.' ."Certainly,'' said the clerk. Look at our trouble and expense in putting the tub in there. e.''-Leslie's. =.
The Press., 1922-01-26
English as It Is Spoken

In town in Pennsylvania, which boasts of its Pennsylvania Dutch ex- traction, there lives a man who has long run a tavern. There was time when the tavern was a success finan- cially, but national prohibition reduced the profits. Recently an old-tilne neighbor visited the old. home town and, after greeting his friend at the tavern, said, Well, Sam, how is busi- ness?" Sam very mOurnfully replied,
 Well, Bob, she ain't what she was,'' and, after scratching his head thoughtt fully for a moment, continued, .''and
 she won't be what she is."
The Press., 1922-01-26
Lane Variety Store
WHY DO
 THEY LIKE
 THIS MAN :?
It is Because He Has the Life
 and Energy that Red
 Blood Gives. q,

He has a good color. He is strong and virile, and looks it. He is good humored, He laughs easily. In short he is full of life" which is simply an other way of saying he is full of red blood. If you are weak and rundown and nervous, don't sleep very we'll and have poor appetite go to your druggist and buy a few bottles of Gude's Pepto-Mangan and take it for a few weeks at meal-time. See how it will build you up by giving you plenty of good blood. Don't drag around half sick and half we'll Get some pep" into you by taking Pepto- -Mangan. Sold in both liquid and tablet form. Advertisement.
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stiil a Child. aa 1t Mere.

John hated to go out with his little sister. One day we went to his aunt ie's house, and she asked him why he didn't bring Clara along. She's too young to gO with fellows said John.
 Wings Ready for Him.
 There is some hope for the person who can laugh when he has tooth ache. But the man who can laugh at you when you have. q. toothache is beneath words.-The FFleur de Lis.
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A Parachute Record.

To Lieutenant Arthur Hamilton, of the United States army. goes the record for parachute jumps, for he recently left an airplane at a height of 24.4OO feet and drifted eight miles before touching the ground. He is said to have fallen asleep from cold during part of his descent.
The Press., 1922-01-26
What's in a Name 2"

Mir Ntckelpinch-HaVen't I given you my name? What more do you ?want?
 His wife--I want the privilege of signing it to checks that will be hnnored aI the bank. ~
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and Clocks
For 2 Weeks Only---Beginning ng
 Monday, Jan. 30 \

ino dJeweIy, Watches Brooches nJeweer seringT Wre E Entire stock reduced
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Art and Power.

Art and power win go on as they have done-will make day out oi night, time out of space. and space out of time.-Emerson
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 yad familiar
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-12-15

possible" it was with a mental
reservation, because he dug right
in and attempted the impos-
sible.
csts will be going on within
a very short time bc.v zen Paris
and Madrid, and. If success
crowns them. then the bigger ex-
pertinent. which may link Amer
lea and Europe in a new way.
will be attempted.
And in so many cases OF scien-
tihc discovery, the possibility OF
the trans Atlantic feat came more
or less by accident. Professor
Bolin was engaged recently in
iraprovised tests preparatory TO a
lecture at the Sorbonne, and it
was while making these tests
that he found the mysterious key
with which he hopes TO unclock
another chamber of the world OF
mystery with which we are sur
rounded.
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1922-12-15
PERHAPS IT'S THE CLIMATE

Eighty years ago. the Oft
repeated story goes, 4 patent
Office employee resigned his place
in Washington because he de-
SPARED of there being anything
left in the world TO invent. Since
then the face OF Science has been
almost entirely remodeled and
still there is no end OF the flood
OF new contraptionS for which
patents are sought. and maya
zines continue 10 print columns
OF advertisements headed New
Inventions Wanted"
From California comes word of
a new and rather remarkable
manner OF making money. An
ingenious gentleman in San Fran
cisco offers in an adj TO send
any correspondent fifteen hand
some postcard views OF Califor-
MIA for a dollar. The purchaser
IS TO stamp and address these
cards and write on them what
ever message he deems appro-
pirate. The native son labels his
offer Fool Your Friends"
The melancholy patent Office
fellow. as has frequently been
said, resigned too quickly. There
is still an infinite multitude of
things to invent and new expedi-
ents for corraling a dollar. Also
there are persons 10 devise these
means. At least there will be if
California does not weaken. I'll
must be the climate or some
thing.