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The Washington times., 1922-05-19
"A Graphic Story of Metropolitan Stage
Life and a Beautiful Girls
- Great Sacrifice.

Two years. Don't kid yourself.
pa. Your foot slipped when tie
trolley line went through"
What do you know about the
trolley llne?" angrily demanded
Mr.. Knight.
We'll, know as much as the
country knows. And l know some.
thing about the big dam. 100. You
got into the mud. pa, hut you
didn't go deep enough to find the
frogs. Fogarty got his, didn't he?"
Mr.. Knight breathed deep with
Indignation.
Senator Fogarty is my good
friend. ! won't let you question
his honor. although you do pre-
sumo TO question mine"
"Of course, he's your friend.
that's why he's fixed you for this
New York job. He's not like these
Reubs. he remembers a good turn
and blows back with another. He's
- real politician"
Department Of water supplv.
gas and electricity sneered
Peter "It sounds good. but the
salary is fifteen hundred a year.
\ clerk-at my age"
Say, d'you suppose Tammpny
men live on their salaries?" Jim
my inquired. Wake up. This
Is your chance to horn into the
real herd. In New York polit:ol
is a vocation; up here it's a vaca.
tion-everybody tries 1t once. like
music lessons, II you'd been
hooked up with Tammany instead
of the State machine you'd ha ye
been taken care Of"
81 tell YOU don't like cities
It's no place to raise kids"
At this James betrayed some ir.
ritation. I'm of age. and Lorelei's
a grown woman. II we don't get
out of Vale I'll still be a bra kem5n
on soda fountain when I'm YOUR
age"
IF you'd worked hard you'd
have had an interest in the drug
store now"
Rats
At this juncture Mrs. knight,
having finished the supper dishes
and set her bread to rise. entered
the shoddy parlor. Jim turned to
her. struggling his shoulders with
an air of washing his hands of n
disagreeable subject. Pas weak.
ened again." he explained. He
won't 60"
Me. a Clerk-at my age"' mum.
bled Peter.
i've been trying to tell him that
he'd get half Nelson on Tammany
inside of year. He squeezed the
sheriff's office till it squealed. and
The Washington times., 1922-05-19
SPIRITISM AND FACT
BY Garrett p. Serviss.

messages. seers of dead faces and
experimenters with "ectoplasm'
for every holder OF that certificate
OF earnest and concentrated work
done has at least learned what
scientific method means.
He has learned that TO start out
to investigate a subject which Is
already covered by a more than
dubious theory, and after having
accumulated a number Of puzzling,
largely disconnected. often contra
dictory. quite frequently absurd.
and upon the whole manifestly
fragmentary and insufficient re-
suits OF observation, suddenly to
drop all the teachings and all the
guards Of scientific skepticism
and accept the origina dubious
theory. without having added an
iota OF new evidence in it's favor,
would quickly withdraw him
from the ?ring line Of science.
The truth is that there are sew
eral different kinds of puzzling
phenomena reported by investiga-
tors (or Quasi.investigators) in this
obscure field. But you will find
them mixed all together in a far
rage OF skilfully presented mar
wells, calculated to astonish and
bewilder audiences unframed in
critical observation or in logical
thinking on subjects outside of
their daily occupations.
The ingenious creator of one OF
the mostde lightfully interesting
heroes of modern British fiction,
in recounting his spiritistic. expert
ences to Americans, apparently
sees no incongruity between the
spirits that have put off the flesh
and "ectoplasm," obtained from a
medium wrapped in a rubber coat
to protect her from light, and
shown by microscopic and chem
ical examination to consist OF "mu-
cold cells, epithelial cells. a clear.
Shiny liquid, certain carbonates
and other compounds"
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could not disguise. He was big
hearted in little things; in big
things he was small. He told an
excellent story. but never imagiI ed
one. and his laugh was hearty.
though insincere. Men who knew
him well laughed with him, but
did not indorse his notes.
His wife was OF a totally differ
ent stamp, showing evidence OF
unusual force. Her thin lips. her
clean-cut nose. betokened purpose;
The Washington times., 1922-05-19
RHYMING OPTIMIST
BY Aline Michaelis

~ ACH day is just an endless
chase. for there is no deny
- ing this life is nothing Lut
q race and folks are daft on fly
ing. 1t doesn't seem so very long
since, when | wished to hurry, I'd
get old Dobbin going strong. and
then, WE'LL should worry. When
| would tell him: Now, BOY. go"
you should have seen him speed.
ing Old terra firma used to suit
a lot of simple people; now trav-
elers take parachute and sail
DER the hill and steeple. They are
The Washington times., 1922-05-19

his head was forever hidden In a
roseate aura of hopefulness and ex-
pectation.
Under easy living he had grsyed
and fattened; his eyes were snail
and colorless, his checks full and
Viened with tiny sprays Of purple,
his hands soft and timber. Nka'
had once been a measure OF gCoo
looks was hidden now behind a
fIabby. indefinite mediocritY which
an unusual carefulness in dress
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A. l asked my lad last 1ite,
Pa, why is 1t that wen kids
- starts to giggel in skool thay
can't stop?
BeekauS, sed Pa. mOast kids is
about 4 baked. sed Pa. Wen thdy
git calder & git,.. out & fite the
wurld. sed Pa, thay won't find
vary much to giggle about, Sod Pa.
Skinny Olson & me got to giggel.
ing in skoOl today & we Cuddent
quit, | tOald Pa & the teacher
made us stay after skool X she
gave us a Cuppel of raps OF the
been with a ruler & Skinny began
TO cry & then | felt sorry for him
so ] cried too. so we dident giggel
no mOar.
Did the teeCher strike you hard
with the ruler? sed Pa.
With all her mite, I sed. Are
lou going TO call the teecher
down?
No, sed Pa, I will call the teech-
er up in the morning 4 :ell her
that she did the rite & proper
thing, sed Pa.
think kids shud be sensibul in
skool, sed Pa. Wen / was a little
boy, sed Pa. was sollem as a
owl. All did was to study, study.
study. sed Pa. 1t was thus that
rose to the hites on wich l am now
standing on, sed Pa.
Be careful & doant fall sed Ma
You must be terribul dizzy upon
them hites. sed Ma. You dee:est
yureself, deerest doant you? sed
Ma to Pa.
You shud not maik lite Of yure
husband in the presents of our
child, sed Pa. How often have I
toald you that?
You shud not be so hevvy in the
presents Of our child. sed Ma.
You will teech Bobbie to be a con-
seeted prig, sed Ma.
Is a prig anything like a pig?
| sed to Ma.
a good deal the saim, sed Ma,
both are selfish & stupid.
| guess maybe l better let YOU
talk over the rains Of control, sed
Pa to Ma. Everything wiCh l say
to our child laitly seems to be the
rong thing. ] believe / will lern
the deef & DUNN. alfybet & never
say no moar out loud to nobady.
sed Pa.
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"You-what?" Peter was dumb
founded.
"Yes"-Mrs. Knight seemed OBJ
liviOus OF his wrath-''we're going
to make n change"
Mrs. knight was a large woman
well advanced beyond that indefl.
mite turning point OF middle age; in
her unattractive face was none OF
the easy good nature so unmistak.
ably stamped upon her husbands.
Peter J. was inherently optimistic;
The Washington times., 1922-05-19

II he can pinch a dollar out OF this
burg he can"
You shut up! I don't like your
way Of saying things" snarred Mr..
knight
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not satisfied at all with this and
foreign places; they'd rather risk
an awful fall and smash their ribs
and faces. There's so much Jazz.
time in the air it keeps the whole
world hopping. I'd like som,
leisure mighty well, for I'm a gray
haired deacon; but. though I'd
prize a breathing spell, dare not
pause or weaken, for fear that I'd
be left behind or miss some new
attraction, I tear along to beat the
wind and show much pep in action.
The Washington times., 1922-05-19
All Arranged.

His wife spoke for the first time,
with brief conclusiveness.
II wrote and thanked Senator
Fogarty for his offer and toll him
you'd accept"
The Washington times., 1922-05-19
BY Rex Beach,
Author OF ":The Spoilers" The
Silver Horde" THE Barrier"
"Heart Of the Sunset" and
! Numerous Other Popular
CHAPTER |.

~ ETER KNIGHT flung him
- self into the decrepit arm
II chair beside the center-ta.
The Washington times., 1922-05-19
BObbie And
His Pa
BY William F. Kirk.

nA. | asked my lad last nite.
Pa, why is it that wen kids
= starts to giggel in skool thay
The Washington times., 1922-05-19

pair OF alert. unpleasant eyes
spoke Of a mental activity that
was entirely lacking in her mate,
and she was generally recognized
as the source OF what little promI.
nence he had attained
A Real Vision.
Yes. we're going to make
change" she repeated I'm glad.
too, for I'm tired Of housework"
You don't have to do your own
The Washington times., 1922-05-19
This Day In History

THIS is the anniversary of the BIRTH in 806, of John
l. Stuart Mill, one of the foremost thinkers of his
time. His greatest work on logic and his book
for years standard; his influence far-reachng.
The Washington times., 1922-05-19
Shy Mercury on VieU

THE planet Mercury, hard to see unless one knows
when and where to look for it, is at its great
est eiongaton east of the sun, and may be fit
ting eween the startips of the long horns of Taurus
The Washington times., 1922-05-19

I
self into the decrepit arm
- chair beside the center-ta.
BILE and growled:
II Isn't that just my luck? And
5 me a Democrat for twenty years
4 There's nothing in politics,
) Jimmy"
His son James smiled crooked
ly, with a languid tolerance be.
| speaking amusement and con.
tempt. James prided himself
] upon his fOrbearance. and it was
rarely indeed that he betrayed
more ,I..,I a hint Of IN" sdn.l o..
ity which he felt toward his par.
ent
Politics is all right. provided
/ you're a good picker" he said.
with all the assurance of twenty
] two, but you fell off the wrong
side of the fence. and you're
] sore"
"Of course, I am. Wouldn't
! anybody be sore?"
These country towns always
20 in for the reform stuff. every
20 often. If you'd listen to me
and"
, His father interrupted harshly:
! snow cut that out. don't want
/ 20 go to New York and I won't
! Peter Knight tried to loko force
I full, but the expression did not
/ fit his weak, complacent features.
: He was a plump man with red
) cheeks rounded by habitual good
I humor: his chin was short. and
|. beneath it were other chins, dis
7 tended and sagging as If from
| the weight of ChuCkles within.
| A Friend in Need.
| When he had succeeded in fix
: ing a look OF determination upon
: his Countenance the result was
! an artificial sCowl and a palpably
false pout Wearing such "A front,
/ ne continued: when / say mo- l
| mean il. and the subject is closed.
like Vale. I know everybody
! here. and everybody knows me-"
: That's why it's time to movo,"
, said jim, with another unpleasant
curl of his lip. "As long as they
: didn't know you you got past. But
t you'll never hold another office"
Indeed. My records open to
, Inspection. | made the best sher.
IF in-''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-09
RANDOM NOTES

Mrs. ". D. Nesbitt's many friends will be delighted to hear that she has returned from a lengthy visit at Battle Creek, Mich, and Is much im- proved in health. Her friends are giving her most cordial welcome home. 5.
 Mrs. c. H. Nabb has been i'll for the past week at her apartment at the Ridgely.
 Miss Ella Lee Smith and her mother, Mrs. Smith, write from the east coast of Florida, where they are spending the winter. of most de- lightful visit at Palm Beach.
 Mrs. Lee Rust, who shas spent the past few months at Battle Creek, has returned.
 Mrs. Tom Mcclellan has returned from visit to friends in Atlanta. Mir. Marcus Mcclellan. who went te New York two weeks ago, will re- main away for 10 days longer. He was accompanied by his father. MT. Tom Mcclellan, who has returned.
 
 Mrs. Jesse Yeates is visiting rela- tives in Mississippi.
 Mrs. Lewis E. Harvie of Danviile. Va, who will represent the Anne Eliza Johns chapter. United Daugh- ters of the Confectionery. Is the guest of her son, s. Rutherford Harvie, at nf five rt on Highland avenue.
 Mrs Logan w. Walsh of Lynch burg. Va, Is visiting Mrs. J. R. Me- Wane.
 Mrs. F. B. Pace of Roanoke, Va, is the guest of her daughter. Mrs Went worth, on Glenview road
 Mir. O. H. T. Piper and his niece. Miss Elizabeth Hall, who are en route from their summer home at ! Lake George, N T., to Palm Beach. Fla, are the guests of Mir Walter Henley.
 Mrs. Mary Lou Watts of Califor- mia Is visiting relatives In Birming- ham.
 Mir. and Mrs. Mike M Hoke, Jr tMary Ada Tarrant), have named their little son Michael III. Mrs. Hoke and baby are at St. vincents hospital.
 Mrs. l.. R. Camp has returned from q visit of two weeks to Miss Sosalie Armistead Higdon in New York Mrs. J. B. Reid will leave shortly for Montgomery, Mobile and Miami, Fla, and will be away from Birming- ham for several months. Mir. Harry 10. Worsham and son. Clayton Ledbetter Worsham of Mont gomery are visiting Mrs P. L. White sides.
 Mir. Frank Roland has returned
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-09
ANNOUNCEMENTS

Mrs. W. D. Moody's band of the Fifth avenue Presbyterian church will meet this afternoon at the homo of Mrs. W. N. Cosby. As this is the regular November meeting of the band all members are urged to at- tend.
 The Edgewood Study Circle will meet on Friday morning at 1o:so o'clock at the Golden Rod Tea rooms. Members wishing to make reserva- tions are asked to call phone Main 9312.
 Mrs. Laura Alexander asks all women of the city who are interested in the South Carolina luncheon. to be held during the U. D. c. convention, to meet her this afternoon at 3 o'clock on the mezzanine floor at the Tutwiler.
 Mrs. Harry l.. Bumstead. secretary of Camp Wilcox No. 17s2, United Confederate Veterans. announces meeting of the camp for Friday, 2 o'clock at the Y. M. c. A.
 The chairmen and committees for the U. D. C. convention of next week are asked to meet this morning at 10 o'clock in the auditorium of the city hall.
 There will be an important meet ing of the pages for the U! D. c. convention tomorrow morning at II r.ro oI nnl o% ko af IT pages are urgently requested to att | d~
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school buildings, a record nowhere else approximated in America.
 Figures

z school buildings, a record nowhere else approximated in America.
 Figures
 "The high school attendance in the United States of America has doubled in~five years. Ten years ago no coun- ty outside of city, had dreamed of furnishing high school education for out-of-city children living at home. Ten years ago no county had thought of providing domestic science, manual training. industrial art, laboratory science, health education, for any child outside of city.
 q have visited nearly 100 school rooms in various parts of Jefferson county during the last few days; I have never seen anything taught as 1t would have been taught 10 years ago.
 Most of the things that I have seen in these out-of-city schools were not taught in any city 20 years ago.
 Most of the teachers whom l have seen during the past few days have either been away to professional sumnier schools this year, or are now studying professionally in extension courses provided by the University of Alabama, the Florence Normal school or the local colleges.
 Comparing New With Old Methods
 'sThe new things and the new way of doing things, are so taught as to indicate the joy of the teachers in being modern in their method and spirit have been studying at first hand, the schools of all sections of the United States for more than a third of century, and never until within the last two years have I failed to find in every system several teachers who were sitting on the tail of progress. and shouting-hope!
 To-day in Jefferson county surely these people are trying to lead the procession of progress"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-09

from a weekend visit to Tuscaloosa. Friends will be glad to learn that Mrs. J. P. Stiles. who has been quite Ill at the South Highlands infirmary. IS. much improved.
 Mrs. F. F. Clark of Mississippi, who has been visiting her sister. Mrs George Gibson for few days, left yesterday for Philadelphia where she goes as delegate to the world w.. C. T. U. convention.
 Mrs. J. T. Rosenberger and little son, Melville Frank. who spent the past four weeks in New Orleans as the guests of her mother and sister. have returned home
 Friends will regret to learn that Dr. Robert Nelson is i'll at his home. Miss Bessie Dunlap will spend the week -end with fer sister at the University.
 Mir. and Mrs. Mack Wadsworth have returned from their wedding trip and are at home with Mir. and his' 1' D. WdusNot th III pausueh.
 
 Miss Lena Davis has returned from Anniston where she was the guest of Mrs. Lewis J. Raemon.
 Mfr. and Mrs. James Bonnyman are expecting to leave Birmingham soon to reside in Cincinnati
 
 Mrs. M. Y. Lewis of Asheville, $. C., is, the guest of her son, MT. Y T. : Lewis. and Mrs. Lewis, at their home, 1135 Fourteenth street, south.
 
 Mir. and Mrs. Murray Brown have returned from Europe and are at home with Mrs. Browns mother, Mrs. W. W. Wilkerson, on Fourteenth avenue, south.
 Mrs. J. G. Putnam, Jr., has re-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-09
LEGION POST MEETS
Hears Address by Post Commander
 Alfred Coleman

Annistcn. November S.--tSpecial)-- An address by Capt. Alfred Coleman, commanding the Anniston national guard unit, the report of the commit tee appointed to secure permanent meeting place for the legion, and the reports of the committees hand ling the Armistice day celebration plans. were outstanding features at the regulay meeting of the Anniston post of the American Legion on Tues day evening.
 Plans for the farce comedy MT. and Mrs Pollytick." to be given on December 5, under the auspices of the local post. were also discussed.
 Captain Coleman asked for CO., operation on the part of the World war veterans in making the Annis- ton unit of the guard one of more strength and influence here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-09
MISS VAIN HOSTESS
 AT LUNCHEON

Mss Florence Yam entertained yesterday at lovely luncheon at the Country club complimenting Mrs. Sears Steele of Colorado Springs.
 The table was centered with big basket of crysanthemums in a variety of colorings and the pretty place cards were suggestive of autumn.
 Miss vanns courtesy included Mrs. Charles Henegan, Mrs. Robert Knowles. Mrs. Robert seals, Mrs. Herbert Stockham, Mrs. Douglas Stockham. Miss Mildred Tarrant, Mss Dorothy Lesser and Miss Clara Hay den.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-09
"Educationally Jefferson
 Go unty Leads Procession
 OF Progress: Dr. Winship
Fly DOLLY DALRYMPLE

"The new education Is to the prob lems of humanity as the rainbow Is to clouds. Education can solve all problems of all men by making each contribute some view. tone, or tint of triumph. to the Rainbow of Promisen
 The distinguished educator, pr. A. E. winship of Boston. who is vis- itor to Birmingham this week, ex- pressed himself in the foregoing terms yesterday--when I had the pleasure of meeting him through the efficient superintendent of education of Jeffersoun county, MT. N R. Baker.
 No man of this age and time has had a finer opportunity to judge of educational methods. both of the old and the new. than this cultured and broad minded scholar. who during more than a third of a century has devoted himself to his work, making at least once every two years a visit to every school in America, and in more than half the states, visit every year.
 Dr. winship will within the> month being his fifty-fourth trip to the Pa cifio coast featuring in every school en route going and coming
 Makes Intensive study
 pr. Winship has made an intensive study of county schools just as he Is now making in Jefferson county and as each man in his day plays many parts" according to MT Shakespeare, so Dr. Winship has played his. bringing about progress sive measures in education. yet never being a "faddist," but on the other hand to quote him:
 T have studied demonstrations rather than experiments, and as a result I have never championed any phase of progress that has not functioned I have studied things that could be measured, rather than things that had to be estimated.
 Education Is noi longer an indi- vidual matter; 1t deals with large units and social, industrial and civic problems,
 Modern education cannot complete it's work with any child before grad
 
 made necessary by the new complex problems of life which neeessitate Independent and vital thinking of every person in a democracy.
 Local Conditions
 From this standpoint Jefferson county. outside of the city (which have not yet studied) is leading all America. In seven years the high school enrolment has increased TOO per cent and high school graduates 5000 per cent, which is far beyond anything else in America.
 This means that Jefferson county has provided for the new education ia a wonderful way
 If has supplemented the county hiNn school by l6 district high schools, so that in an area of LIDO square miles. there is no youth of high school age. who cannot sleep at hone and spend the day in g high Schooi.
 lnis Is made possible by the in- eTsasing in seven years of 50 new
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-09
HALF THE FIGHT AGAINST ILLNESS
Keep the Liver Prepared to Do Its Duty in Cleansing the System. Black
 Draught Will Help

Kernersville, N. C.-Mrs. Wesley Mabe, who resides near here, says Thedford's Black-Draught is kept in her home all the time, since it has proved very valuable when used to correct Arrangements of the liver, stomach and bowels, and to help prevent sickness from developing from such conditions.
 "For dizziness, headaches, colds and similar troubles, Black-Draught is wonder" according to Mrs. Mabe.
 Tt helps carry away bile and cold the easiest of any medicine I ever saw.
 "I have used Black -Draught with my whole family, and will continue to do so, as it has proven it's worth. We are glad to recommend Black Draught. My health is just fine"
 Black-Draught has. been found "a useful adjuvant in breaking up colds, when the use of laxative or cathartic medicine is indicated. It acts upon the liver as a tonic, help ing it to drive poisons and unhealth- ful matters from the system.
 Biliousness, dizziness, coated tongue, bitter taste Tn the mouth, often warn you that your liver is out of fix. Don't neglect it. Pre- vention of illness is better than cure. Take Black -Draught for your liver. Be sure you get Thedford's.
 Most druggists sell Black Draught.
 Get package today Thedford's.
 Adv
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 It's the sau1a story over ase;r. Women suffer frcm ailments for years. They try doctors and different medicines. but feel TO better. IT. nalIy they take Lydia E PinIharp s NaEetahla {osapuuHtl l sszd vlsi ef.sa sae its valns h tie eassya iaps. Aa5ee. Ail seas vlqfnen onast to try tls;a nae6icsile. It osn be taken U safaky !. young <rold. sa it contains m harm f.ld 4xS
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Cut mi. out-rt I. worth Money

Cut out this slip, enclose with Be and mail 1t to Foley & Cc., 2s35 Shelf field Ave, Chicago, H., writing your name and address clearly. You will receive in return trial package con- taining Foley's Honey and Tar Com pound for coughs, colds and croup; Foley Kidney Pills for pains in sides and back: rheumatism, backache. kidney and bladder ailments; and Foley Cathartic Tablets, a wholesome and thoroughly cleansing cathartic for constipation, biliousness, head aches. and sluggish bowels.-Soid eyeryWhere.-Adv.