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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-14
Two Dwelling Houses
 Struck By Lightning
Heavy Rains Flood Downtown Section of City and Inun- date Stores-Cty Hall and Hillman Flooded.
 Lightning Fires Residence

Heavy rains accompanied by thln- der and lightning yesterday flood ed. the main streets of the city and threatened to inundate stores on Nineteenth and Twentieth streets Brooms and mops had to be brought into use to sweep back the waters. Part Of Mill Village was also flood ed by the downpour while lightning struck at least two houses.
 The water on the street, caused by the rains reached it's highest point at Fourth avenue and Nineteenth street, where the city hall lobby and the lobby of the Hillman hotel was for a short while inundated by about an inch of water. Brooms, mops, and any other article that could be brought to play against the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-14

flood was almost immediately pressed into service, which resulted in a sweeping victory over the wa ters for the employees, owners ana janitors.
 Lightning struck the home of A. Busler, 372 Fifth court, north Avon dale, knocking his daughter, Ruby, from the piano stool Although dazed she was not badly injured. The bolt bursted through the ceiling and wrecked the fireplaces. Others in the house were slightly dazed.
 The home of Mrs. M. H. Jones. 1131 Twenty fourth street, north was also struck. A gas jet in the house was isnited and electrical fix lures injured. Quick action by the fire department forestalled any dan ger of fire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-14
YOUNG VICTIM OF
 AUTO ACCIDENT ON
 WAY TO RECOVERY

Isdore Bach, 3-year-old son of MT. and Mrs. H. Bach, 1920 Eighth ave- nue, north, who was run down by an automobile. operated by J. w. Cobb, 1o3215 Eighteenth street, south. Wednesday night, while playing in the street near his home was re- ported from Fraternal hospital last night to be resting well and has every chance of recovery.
 Little Isidore was struck by the automobile when he attempted to run across the street, directly in the path of the approaching car. ac- cording to the statement of Cobb and witnesses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-14
CITY DETECTIVES GO
 FOR YOUNG EL0PERS

City detectives, ". B. Patterson and c. c. Giles. went to Atlanta yes- terday morning.. and will probably return this morning, with Miss Ether King, Miss Myrtle Tobbie and Ernest Powell, residents of woodlawn, who eloped from Birmingham in a stolen Ford automobile last Sunday.
 The arrests of the three young people were affected in Atlanta, Wednesday morning. Harvey Ezell, who also accompanied the trio, made his escape and has not yet been captured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-14

According to railroad officials the trains were removed. not through necessity, but for the purpose of conserving motive power. The trains removed are knows as Nos. and s. leaving Birmingham at 12:01 mid night and arriving here at $50 o'clock in the morning.
 There was difference of opinion expressed as to the movement of freight in Birmingham, union offi- eials claiming that conditions are disorganized and freight movements slow, while railroad officials main tain that all perishab;~ and local freight is moving on time.
 Fast trains and locals were ar
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-14
LABOR AGENT PLACED
 UNDER $3,000 BOND

Charged with acting as a labor agent without license, Walter Moore, Route 8, box TIA, Birmingham. was arrested yesterday by George w.. Courson. deputy license inspector, and placed under a $3,000 bond.
 He was arrested at the Terminal station, where 1t Is said he had sev- en negro laborers In his charge with tickets purchased to Chatta- nooga. Tenn. Jobs had been prom ised the negroes in a gravel pit near Chattanooga, it is stated.
 Moore is the eleventh man to be arrested so far by the forces of O.. s. Finch, state license inspector.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-14
VICTIM OF ASSAULT
 IS MUCH IMPROVED

J. M. Boutwell,, who has been con- fined in the Fraternal hospital since last Monday, as a result of an at tack being made upon him by un- known parties at his residence in Lewisburg, was also much improved. Boutwell, is still unable to throw any light on the identity of his assail- ants.
 His wife. who was choked into unconsciousnes by the men who at tackled her husband is rapidly re- covering, according to reports from her bedside
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-14
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Marriage licenses issued yesterday were:
 ". Albert Dean to Miss Flora Belle Wilson.
 Shirley D. Wells to Miss Georgia Bell Goodson.
 Sam Maritime. Ensley. to Mrs. Ma rion Oswell.
 William R. Maxwell to Miss Kitty Lee Bradford.
 James Smith to Miss Saria Johns ston.
 Summer F. Sanders. sayreton. to Miss Jennie Lee Vinyard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-14
RADIO CONCERT AT
 ClVITAN LUNCHEON

A radio concert is tho feature an- nounced for the luncheon today of tho Civitan club at the Tutwiler hotel. No explanation is offered by the program committee of tho tact that the broadeaster of the Alabama Power company Is not working be- tween 1 and o'clock. President Reid Lawson predicts that tho radio concert will turn out to be another stunt something like tho mock trial last week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-14
PROGRAM OF w 6 Y

(Radiophone broadcasting sta- tion of Alabama Power Company, located at 1921 Powell avenue, Birmingham, Ala.)
 JULY 14, 1922 Begins at 8 P. M, Standard
 Central Time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-14
MINSTREL PosrPoNDn

The second performance of the Af- rican Blossom minstrel, which was to have been given tonight at the Wood lawn city hall, has been postponed until Friday, July 2S.
 The troup will appear Friday, July 21, at the Jefferson County High school in Boyles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-14
PERSONAL

Paul J. Bowron of Birmingham has enrolled at Carnegie Institute of Technology Pittsburg, for 1922-2s. as a student in the college of en- gineering, taking a course in cleo trical engineering. Mir. Bowron is a graduate of Birmingham Central High school, class of 1922.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-14

irving yesterday on time over the Louisville and Nashville railroad. Traffic on the L. & N. both, freight and passenger, Is proceeding in an uninterrupted way. according to a statement made by w. E. Smith, superintendent of the Birmingham division of that road.
 Congressman George Huddleston was to have addressed the shopmen yesterday at Woodrow Wilson park, but was unable to do so on account of the rain. Union officials claim that no breaks are occurring in the ranks of the strikers and that the railroads are daily feeling the re- suits of the walkout
 Meetings are being held daily.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-14
Local Strike Situation
 Remains Unchanged

yesterday railroad strike except discontinued two freight trains notice Striking shopmen of break the service.
The Washington times., 1922-10-04
AGED TROUPER
TAKES SH|SLAST
CURTAIN CALL
Hanson Newkirk Walters Dies,
Aged 10, at Davis,
w. Va.

DAVIS, w. Va, Oct. 4,-IIansom
Newkirk Walters, pioneer resident
OF Davis, and in his younger days
in the theatrical profession in Phila.
delphia and elsewhere, is dead at his
home here, aged seventy.
He vas a native Of McGregor,
Iowa. and with his parents he lived
at one time at Bloomington. Md. He
came here thirty years ago, while
the town was being built. Davis at
that time had no playhouse and 1t
was through Mr.. Walters influence
that l.. S. Tewell built the Peoples
Opera House. OF this house Mr..
Walters was manager until about
eight years ago. Since then the
house has been cut in three parts
for dwellings and the part occupied
by M. ID. Tewell was formerly the
stage. 1t was underneath the front
of the stage that Mr.. Walters passed
his last days. TIE only home talent
that Davis had playing at intervals
was under the direction of Mr.. Wal.
ters. He was a bachelor and a mem.
ber OF St. Barnabas' Episcopal
Church.
He is survived by two sisters. Mrs.
Hrshburger, Of Pittsburgh, and Mrs.
J. r. Simmons, of Florida City, Fla.
The Washington times., 1922-10-04
RICH YOUTH is LEARNING
STEEL GAME AS PUDDLER

CHICAGO, Oct. 4.-Joseph Block
twenty-five years old, son of l.. r.
Block. president of the Inland Steel
Company. as u member OF puddlers
gang. is learning how to make steel
from the ground up"
Young Block has taken lodgings
with other steel workers, somewhat
against his family's wishes, it was
said. and with a dinner pail leaves
carly each day for the company =
mill at Chicago Heights. He is earn,
ing 35 cents an hour.
"Of course the work is hard" said
young Block. but to learn the bust.
ness you have TO begin at the bot.
tom" Block is a graduate of Cor
nell University.
The Washington times., 1922-10-04
ADVERTISEMENT.
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No complexion can be considered beau
tiful II the skin is coarse in texture. This
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Apd remove dirt and impurities use the
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&istely absorbs the rough. faded or dis
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c,iiS iLssh; young SKIN uhneIe'h et si .ngn N ~
and beautiful. And IL is kept so, as the
pores now freely expel effete matter and
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noting oxygen.
{ ,Nercolized Wax (put up by Dearborn
Supply Co., Chicago). because of it's won
derful absorption power. is fast super
sedtng other treatments for coarse, pim-
yly.- yellow. muddy or blotchy skin. 1t 10
applied at night like cold cream and
washed off next morning. The wax, to be
had at any drug store Zone ounce will
dol, 10 entirely harmless.
The Washington times., 1922-10-04
10000 MORE MENNoNITES
TO MEXICO FROM CANADA

Ell PASO. Tex, Oct. 4.-The mi
grafton of 10000 more Mennonites
from Canada to Mexico will begin
this. month, the Mennonite Church
having advanced $4.OOO.OOO to fam.
lilies contemplating the trip, J. F.
ID. "iebe. their representative. an
nounced here.
The 1900 Mennonites who settled
in Mexico last year have done well
with their crops and have erected
adobe barns and granaries and stone
houses, and are working on churches
and schools. The migration, when
complete, will involve a settlement
Of 200 900 Canadian Mennonites.
The Washington times., 1922-10-04
MOVING ISLAND FOUND
IN U. S. ALEUTIAN CHAIN

SEATTLE. Wash. Oct. 4.---Com.
pleting a 165-day cruise along the
Aleutian Islands during which she
reached Attu, the most westerly
point of the western hemisphere, the
coast guard cutter Algonquin has
arrived here.
Lieut.. William r. Stromberg, com.
mander, reported an evcntful voyage.
which included discovery of a "mov-
ing island" location of a new har-
Dor and a battle with a 10O.foot
whale. The moving island is known
as Bogoslof, in the Aleutian chain.
The Washington times., 1922-10-04
INJURY FROM GOLF BALL
MAY COST MAN HIS SIGHT

WAVERLY, n. Y. Oct. A.
Samuels. of Sayre. Pa, suffered an
unusual injury on the Sheppard
Hills Country Club golf links when a
golf ball driven by his son, with
whom he was playing. struck the
fathers glasses. the pieces punctur,
ing the pupil
DIR. c. X. Haines, OF Sayre, who
was on the course, administered first
aid, but it was feared the sight was
completely lost in the injured eye,
The Washington times., 1922-10-04
NOW HE WONDERS IF HE
is LUCKY OR UNLUCKY

MARTINS FERRY, Ohio. oct. 4
Charles Hanson told w. w. Stein
president OF the local Kiwanis Club
that he wanted to give an attend
ance prize at a meeting OF the club
and offered one hundred bushels ot
coal.
President Stein persuaded Han
son to make it only fifty bush els
saying that fifty bushels Constitut
ed a very large prize. Hanson com
piled with the request.
When the numbers were drawr
from the hat President Stein was
the winner.
The Washington times., 1922-10-04

tsWhs 1S1oyt lS-Ilsy I7Tonss 1soDl
of
The Washington times., 1922-10-04

sin% % p - R5me NG9u p y
o Robetsm Of IL
The Washington times., 1922-10-04
1OO,5O6 Visit Park.

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
Cal, Oct. A total of 1901 per.
sons travelling by train, automobile
motorcycle, horseback. carriage. wag
ons and afoot, broke all records for
The Washington times., 1922-10-04

found in a downtown hotel here
yesterday.
The coroner declared death to
have been caused by drinking
moonShine whiskey.
Officials say that a party had
been held in the girls room and
that a man, who is being sought,
left early yesterday. The giris
husband is said to live in Chicago.
The Washington times., 1922-10-04
"Pape's Cold Compound" Breaks Cold in Few Hours

Don't stay stuffed.up! Quit blow
ing and snuffling! Take "Pape's
Cold Compound" every two hours
until three doses are taken. The
first dose OHM clogged-up nostrils
and air passages OF head: stops nose
running, relieves headache, dull.
ness, feverishness, sneezing. The
The Washington times., 1922-10-04

second and third doses usually
break up the cold completely and
end all grippe misery.
"Pape's Cold Compound" is tbs
quickest, surest relief known and
costs only a few cents at drug
stores. Tastes nice. Contains no
quinine. Insist upon Pape's.
The Washington times., 1922-10-04

national park attendance in Yosem-
ite during the travel year" just
closed, according to office figures
compiled here.
The Washington times., 1922-10-04
GIRL, DEAD IN
H0TEL,v|CT|M
Of MOONSH|NE
Partly Clad Body Found After
"Party''-Police Seek
Man Visitor.

BY international News Service.
TOLEDO, Ohio. Oct. 4.-The life
less, half-clad body OF twenty
four.year-old gill whose name po-
lice say, was Matte Faulkner, was
The Colorado statesman., 1922-02-04
1l S1lllll
Novelties in UndermusIins;
Girdles of Many Sorts


KTOW that the season for spring
IN sewing Is on, when women occu-
py themselves with replenishng
their own and their chlldrens under
musllns, we find that many novelty
garments invite the attention of the
seamstress. The annual white 50 ics"
which supply the material for this sea-
sonal sewing, have blossomed out with
new color, new cloths and new modes
OF trimming-when there is trimming.
1t remains to be seen whether the In.
The Colorado statesman., 1922-02-04

lonably simple dresses as a back
ground for interesting glrdles. Quite
likely this idea first saw the light OF
day in that thrifty Parls-which is al
ways on the alert to take advantage
of opportunities and always enthuslas-
tic over the appearance of any new
dress accessory.
Many of the new girdles are .uade
of metals and set with mock Jewels,
but compositions initiating ivory and
other seml-preclous materials, together
The Colorado statesman., 1922-02-04

PRODUCTION of color and ingenious new
decorations will last or not, but manu-
facturers have faith In 1t and have
made nainsook, batiste and other cot
tons In almost as many colOrs as we
find in silk underwear.
1t is not worth while to put much
work on the short-lived, soon out
grown garments for children. Manu-
facturers are showing such sensible
garments as the pajama pictured here.
This Is made of cotton crepe. cut in
one piece, with komono sleeves, and
has long pantalettes ending in a flounce
at the ankles. The required fullness
Ia gathered in at the front and back
The Colorado statesman., 1922-02-04

and the pantalettes attached to the
body across the back by means of but
tons and buttonholes. Muslins, print
ed cottons, and sateen are also used
for these garments.
jacquard crepe, in white or colored
designs, and sateen are used for pa
jamas In new types. for grown-ups
also and they are easier to make than
the regulation model.
It was happy thought when some
ana dacided to use the seasons fash
The Colorado statesman., 1922-02-04

with beads, plaques and cabochons OF
Jet, Steel glass, mother-of-pearl or por,
celaln are also used. Silk cord, II
almost goes without saying, is found
In the company of all these other
things, at least as often as chains. Some
of the girdles merely encircle the waist
but many of them end in dangle
motif.
Just now, roses made of the same ma.
terial as the dress or of ribbon are set
on girdles also made of the same ma.
terial, and are III great favor. But CIR.
dies that will serve for more than one
frock are made of velvet or other rib
bons. One of these is shown below In
The Colorado statesman., 1922-02-04

unappreciative.
me Girl Cat the cinema)--"Iook
ere. Bert amt you got no moro con-
,,ient than to crunch peppermInts
~hi'e there's love scene goin on ?"w
London Royal Magazine.
The Colorado statesman., 1922-02-04
Love-.

Love-
Love is Just one fool thing after an-
other.-LIttle Rock Gazette Maybe.
Usually love is just two fool things
after each other.-Arkansaw Thomas
Cat.
The Colorado statesman., 1922-02-04

which the girdle supports three loops
and ends at the side fastened, appar-
emily, with small steel buckles and
having the ends finished with tassels
Black velvet ribbon and rose petals Of
metallic ribbon, falling In cascades
make the other girdle.
GeM~ Rzz7a~A
y
ensrno.r n ssI,s. nzs,s.ssa l......
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-08
lie GROCERS WAR PROFIT WAS LOSS-POWELL
COAL AND RAIL SETTLEMENTS
GIVE BUSINESS NEW CHANCE
Fifth Federal Reserve Report Of Conditions in Virginia
Maryland and North Carolina Is Optimistic.
Big Questions Are Settled.

optimism Ia outcroppinc in the
business report just made public by
I'll" Firth Federal reserve district
board with many problems con
fronting it. business is mnafraid. thu
board finds. since tho coal and rail
road difficulties have been satisfac.
toriiN settled. The following ~ the
summary for the Fifth District:
As We look back over tho past f.w
months and take stock ~ progress
made toward restoration ~ normal
business and industrial activity. wc
are convinced that many Of the seri-
Gus obstacles that confronted us six
months ago have been removed Oh
stacleS there stiIl are. but business
does not seriously fcar them Taxes
are hurdcnsome. the effects of tho
new tariff AR" problematical and
European political and financial con
ditions appear to he almost hopeless
ly tangled. but the coal and trans
portation strikes have been practi-
cally settled. and crop prospects are.
on The whole. good IN III" Fifth
District specifically. the COTTON crop
~ short. hut the cror has heer made
economically and prices hid fair to
he rrmunerative. The banks N tho
district are in better condition to
care for the needs OF business Than
they have heen for several years
Rt"h demand and timo deposits arc
steadily increasing. Debts - indi-
vldual accounts reflect a growing
volume NJ transactions through tho
banks of The leading trade rentrrS
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-08

Labor Is almost normally employed.
and many industries are adding
steadily to their forces The fuel
situation Is at least much better
man II was month ago. Textile
mills arc busy m sufficient orders
=" take their output. and the future
is regarded optimisticaIIy by tn. mill
authorities. Tobacco yields in tn.
states comprising the Fifth District
ar" fair Ia good. and prices on III.
higher than they were last year. The
new Tobacc" Growers Association
appears 10 have mad. good begin
ninS. and the great ma jority OF the
farmers who went into the associa
ton arc well pleased with the re-
turns 10 them. Ruilding permits for
new construction broke all availahl q
records In August for thai month
OF the year. and as natural result
OF this great volume Of construction
work All dealers in building ma
i"riais are enjoying many orders
Retail trade is opening np nicely
for fall and Wholesale trade in An.
gust exceeded last Angus, IN the
volume ~ business done in units ~
merchandise sold in all NJ tn. lines
from which figures are available
collections are reported nv SO per
cent OF our reporting wholesalers "a
"ith"r fair or good. n very SRtisfac-
tory average for August. n month
which Is too early 10 feel apprccIatly
N" influence NJ the money nut into
circulation by ran marketing of
agricultural product.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-08
COLOR SCHEMES FOR
CIGAR WINDOW ADS

Cigar dealers who look after their
own window displays will find m,
following list OF colors that harmon
We and otherwise useful and would
no well In cut IL out and nj. II away
for reference.
the following are coiors which
make excellent combinations:
Orange red with yellow.
Violet with yellow
Violet with yellow green
Violet with green yellow
The following make good comhina
tions;
Scarlr, and turquoise
Orange and blue-green.
OranRc-ycllow with purple.
yellow with purple
Green-y yellow with purpI-
The following make strong comb
nations
Normal red with hiua-srern.
Scarlet with green yellow
pnrpl" with nnrmal-grcrn.
me following make fair comhina
tons
pranHc-red with purple
Drange-red with yrcrn-y.llov
oranGc-y"llnw with turo,iois.
OranE" with green
Sea rlct with green.
Norma'-reu with Srern-vclIow
IN" following make poor comhips.
tionS:
yellow with norma,-red
yellow with scarlet
Veto" with turquoise
Willow with purple
Normal-Gr""u with scarlet
N"rnal-gr""n with orangc-red
Ih' following make very poor com
hinations
Blue with -hlu.-rreen
Hlur-gre"u with yellow
Hlu--ercen with green
H'uc-gr""n with yellow green
RlGc green with turquoise
Normal green with turn,iojSe
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-08
Advertising Produces
500. 900. 900 in Sales

MiLWAukEE Iune 20 Rec
"rdN Tor 1870 show that ahout
100000" was >p.n, for adv.r-
usine. producing 500. GOO ooO. u0,
~ Hl"t. "r loss than > prr cent
ah'"r'iS'nr cXp-ndIturc declare,
RAIN g Sharrati adver,isinr
manage ri IA. Lohn Taylor pr,
Good compAny Kansas Cit, and
VICE presid.n ~ The Aasocis..d
ReIi-f Advertisers.
""' This $500 ooo Oeo va. TO-
n-WspSp-' advertising alon.
great expenditure indeed. but
marr"iously Succession one
Advertising - 20 "a business
what an -nIiu" j. IN ,rair. I,
costs lni of mon"y to s.i IN,
"reinc. and IL costs \ lot OF
money 10 start ~ hi, artcr steam
is once up The upke~p in COM
pari-on win IN" work u does is
nil. hn' rake This engine away
IRON the train st vii run -lnwcr
and slower and gradual, etop en-
jireiy
The sam. b. i'm" ~ business
I, 'skcs considerani, time and
money 20 start IN. Advertising
engine and Keep u cunning, M,
your hmsineHs viii slowly and
surely run down n Won try TO pun
your train withou, ~" "
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-08

st Vincent. Grenadines ST. Lucia,
IN" rates on postal or post cards
10 theSe places varv. being I CEN, In
SOM" cases and IN others cents each
Hold Chains AEair<r Germany.
There is more than on. Richmond
hrni holding claims against Germany
a. result ~ pre- war contracts or
thoS" arising frnsn tho war tina, viii
Ne Interested in Information recently
received by the Richmond Co Opora
NV" Office relativ" IN proce.dinrs
necessary for tho collection or such
claims. Firms that have hren hold
ing nack In starting proceedings
pending receipt of definite ,pfnrn,1
lion, have heen advised To communi-
cate with the Chamber Of Commerce
which will make available details OF
the steps to he taken
i.oca' exporters OF grain and aour
'"ri NOR" than passing intercs, in
me information received recently ~
'nr 'hamh"r Of Commerce iha,
arrarian interests Of Czecho- Slavi,
ar" making every effort to have that
country impoS" nigh duty uron
nose products. These interests feel
tnat such action is necess,ry 70.
DORIS the American legation a,
Prague. 10 maintain existing rric.s
ana thus rncohraK" tho cultivation
"' "h"at In Czcchn. Slavia How
ever any legislation tending 10 in
crease tho high cost Of LIVING wouid
not only meet with strong nrnosi,irr
from all other parties. hi, would IL.
contrary IN the governments es,ah
'ished policy of deration.
Find Encouraging Increases.
Exporters ~ agricultural impin-
m.nts from Richmond ar. hndinr
encouraging increases Of business in