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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-25
DROP COOKIES

w during dur 81 the e.-1 hot SUNNI r
months? While the rolled
ones are perfect in shape they really
don't taste bit better and take just
twice as long, to make.
Cookies offer a charming accom-
paniment to ice tea in the afternoon,
are delightful for picnic and are
quite as acceptable as cake with d
simple fruit ice for dessert.
Drop cookies with nuts or raisins
in them are just that much better
than plain ones, but the plain cream
cookies are wonderfully good.
Cream Cookies :.
Two eggs, l cup sweet cream, 1
cup sugar, cups flour, 3teaspoons
baking powder, 1 teaspoon salt, nut
meg.
Beat eggs we'll with a dover beaten.
Add sugar and continue beating. Add
cream and beat well. Mix and slit
-four, salt and baking powder and
stir into first mixture. Add nutmeg.
Drop from a spoon on to a well-but-
tered and Toured cookie sheet Flat
ten with a spoon to prevent cookies
from being too thick when baked.
Sprinkle lightly with sugar and drop
a raisin in the center of each cookie.
Bake twelve minutes in a moderately
hot oven. AS these cookies need no
tutter they are not expensive. If
sour cream Is used stir one-fourth
teaspoon soda into cream. Use the
same amount of baking powder as
with sweet cream.
Rolled Oats Cookies
Two cups light brown sugar, u
cup butter, 2 eggs. II cup sour milk,
l teaspoon soda, u teaspoon salt. l
teaspoon cinnamon, 2 cups flour, 2
cups rolled oats. u cup chopped Eng
llsh walnuts, Y cup chopped raisins.
Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs
we'll beaten. Dissolve soda in milk
and add to first mixture. Add re-
naming ingredients and mix thor
oughly. Drop from a spoon on TO
well-buttered and Toured sheet. Bake
in a hot oven.
Chocolate Drop Cookies
Two cups granulated sugar. cups
-four, teaspoons baking powder.
u cake bitter chocolate, X cup but
ter, 3 eggs. 3 teaspoons vanilla, "a
teaspoon salt.
Melt chocolate. Add sugar. Mix
and sift -four and baking powder. Add
10 first mixture. Beat eggs. butter
and vanilla we'll together. Add first
mixture to this. slowly beating well.
Dry on creased and Toured cookie
sheet and bake in a moderate oven.
Hub Cookies
One cup butter. IL cups brown
sugar, 21s cups -four, 3 eggs. IL
cups chopped raisins. II teaspoon
soda, " teaspoon salt.
Cream butter and sugar. Add part
of the -four. Add eggs well beaten.
Add raisins with remaining flour'
sifted over them. Add soda dissolved
In a little warm water. Add salt.
Mix well at each step. Drop from
spoon and bake in a hot oven.
Copyright, 1923, NEA Service, Inc)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-25

High collars are featured on some
of the new straight line frocks for
early fall. Frequently they fasten
on one side with a row Of buttons
from shoulder to hem.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-25
Minced Ham Sandwiches

Chopped sweet pickles, or chopped
stuffed olives, make a pleasing add
ton to the minced ham filing for
sandwiches.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-25
martha Lee Says--
Man and Girl Disagree
on Question of Beauty

Girls, you learn to blush naturally with aid from
the beauty paro if you would please NJ F. He has strenuous
objections agencies girls today their efforts be
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-25
Cake Pans

Suet is the best material for greas-
Ing cake pans. It does not burn so
easily as butter.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-25
Baking Bread

The oven in which you bake your
bread should be hot for the first per-
Tor. but the heat should be gradually
decreased for the remainder of the
baking.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-25
Household
Suggestions
Tar Stains

Pitch or tar stains may be sortened
with lard before washing them in the
usual manner with soap ana water
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-25

Next: Sydney Carton to John Pres
cott-PauIa Perier's baby.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-25
Paramn

During the preserving season. keep
your paraffin in an old teapot. 1t
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-25

A pig" is made Of a whole log set
up off the ground about one foot on
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-25
HIGH col AIRS

NEXT-sUPPER IN THE OPEN
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-25

DR.. C. c. Gohn, s15 W. Dr.. Wood
run Pl.. has returned from visit
with relatives in New England
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-25

The annual Sunday school picnic of
the Emmanuel Reformed Church is be-
ing held today at Columbia Park. Ath-
letic contests and a baseball game
were the features of the afternoon.
and the evening will be devoted to
games and music.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-25

The Past Chiefs Association of Myr-
tie Temple, No. Z, Pythian Sisters.
will meet Thursday for a noon lunch
con at the home Of Mrs. Elizabeth
Smith, 1920 E. New York ST. Mrs.
Smith will be assisted by Mrs. Eliza
beth Wickers, Mrs. Hattie Ryder and
Mrs. Kate Seaman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-24
PARADE TO SHOW BEAUTIFUL PRIZE CARS TO BE GIVEN IN| AGE-HERALD'S CLUB OFFER

Contestants in The Age Herald Help Yourself campaign and the gen eral public will be given their first opportunity to view an assemblage of the IA high- grade automobiles of- fered as awards Wednesday, morning, today when they will parade through the business section of Birmingham. Arrangements were perfected Tues day by the club management for this display.
 In addition to the automobile awards, the list of which included IA high-priced standard make cars, varying in value from s3,99O to S595, 20 cash prizes totaling $2,00O, esti- mated commissions of $1,000, will be given to the winners in the club. Long Line Of Cars.
 Headed by the beautiful Cadillac eight, first capital prize, and includ- ing the Peerless, Rickenbacker, Chan dler, Oldsmobile, Oakland, Studeba- ker, Durant. Maxwell, and five Over lands, the procession will start from in front of The Age-Herald building at II o'clock today, Wednesday morning. Watch for this parade. One of the big Age-Herald trucks with brass band will accompany the parade, and the beautiful new cars will tour the downtown districts in a blaze of banners, music and signs
 In announcing the parade, the Help yourself Management drew particu- lar attention to the fact that the ex- act cars to be awarded to the winners in the campaign will not be used in the parade, but replicas will be called into play. When we give our win- ners their cars," the manager de-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-24

clares that they will be absolutely new; not used for the short time re- quired for staging a parade of this kinds
 We have asked all manufacturers represented in the list of awards to furnish us with cars of the same type as those offered as prizes. This was done in order that winning contest ants may receive brand new, spic and span cars. without a spec of dirt or dust on them.
 The parade Is sure to create stir or interest in view of the fact that numerous people of Birmingham are enlisted in the campaign, and it is anticipated that the first official ap- pearance of the cars will greatly stimulate activity in the campaign.
 In a full page advertisement m this issue will be found full and complete details of the campaign. If you are not now club member, it is easy to become one. Simply send in your name to the club management Ill The Age Herald building, and you will be supplied with all forms neces- sary for your work in the campaign.
 The campaign 'is just starting. It is little over a week old today. This is a splendid time for you to be- come an owner of 8 fine automobile through your own efforts, and dur ing your spare time. It costs you nothing now to join or at any future date. The thirtyfour awards will be won by votes. Votes are obtained by securing subscription payments. See the club manager at The Age-Herald building, or if you cannot come in,, telephone Main 4900 and 8 represen- tative ofAthis department will be sent to you to exuplain the campaign without obligating you in any way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-24
LEASE OPPONEN NTS ID CONT |NUE FIGHT
Two Meetings Planned Here Oct. 31, Judge Fort An-
 nounceS As Chairman

Formation of statewide asso- citation to work for better prison conditions and especially the aboli- tion of the convict lease system is expected to result from two meet ings to be held October 31 in the parish house of the Church of the Advent. Judge William D. Fort, chairman of the statewide campaign committee for the abolition of con- vict leasing, said Tuesday that he had authorized the calling of such a meeting whose purpose will be to merge the smaller organization into larger one, which all citizens in favor of prison reforms are to be in- vited to join.
 According to plans, two meetings are to be held, one in the afternoon and another at night. The first probably will be devoted to organi- zation and the second to talks on the work to be accomplished by one or more prison reform leaders, whose name will be announced later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-24
SLAYER UT WOMAN IN STORE SOUGHT
Detectives And Deputies Join Forces In Hunt For CIeaver
 WieIder

Detectives and deputy sheriffs were following every clue Tuesday in an effort to apprehend the negro who killed Mrs. Frank Romeo, 65, and perhaps fatally injured her daughter, Mrs. Julia Vigilante, 26, as they were attempting to wait on the murderer Monday night while in their store, 201 Twenry-fturth street, south. Mrs. Romeo died from in- juries at St. Vincents hospital at 4 o'clock Tuesday morning.
 The death of Mrs. Romeo brought the line of deaths due to attacks by unidentified persons during the past four years to IA, with 30 attacks.
 The assault occurred some time Ml nday night between 8 and 11:15 the store early in the evening to o'clock, police between s and f1:1b theatre and was the first to find the prostrate bodies of his mother-in- Jaw and wife. Police headquarters was immediately notified and Assistant Chief Tom Christian together with 8. squad of detectives and uniform officers began an Investigation,
 Mrs Vigilante was the first at tackled by the negro. He struck her several blows on the back of the head and not satisfied with his work drew a knife and slashed her throat from ear to ear. He then went to the room, in which Mrs. Romeo was sleeping and crushed her skull with meat cleaver. She never regained consciousness. Owing to the loss of blood Mrs. vigilantes condition was pronounced serious late Tuesday by physicians who were attending her.
 70 O O
 Cash Drawer Ransncked.
 After striking Mrs. Vigilante tho negro is said to have robbed the cash registers After attacking Mrs. Romeo he searched the bedroom where he ransacked g dresser, trunk and wardrobe.
 More tha:. $500 worth of jewelry lay scattered on the floor among the clothing and other articles which the marauder evidently overlooked in his haste to leaves the scene.
 It was stated Tuesday that the relatives' of Mrs. Frank Romeo have posted a reward of $1,000 for the capture of the assailant. Chief Mc- Duff is quoted as saying that the officers of the police department have agreed not to accept the re- ward in case of the apprehension of the slayers.
 Jim Taylor, negro, arrested two hours after the attack was dis covered is still in jail
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-24
IMPROVEMENTS ORDERED

< Contracts aggregating over $9o,000 for new public improvements were awarded by the city commission Tuesday morning. Of this sum s7,S00 is for additional sewerage and the rest for street improvements.
 The Dunn Construction company was awarded the largest item in the list, $40,777, for paving Third avenue, south, from Fourteenth to Twenty third street. The brick paving be- tween the car tracks was awarded the B. R.. L. & P. Co.,, the sum in volved for this part of the work be- ing $13,260.
 Seventeenth street, west, and Eighth court, west, will be paved at a cost of $11,S49, the contract being awarded to J. l.. Mularky.
 Fourteenth street, from Third to Sixth avenues, south, will be paved, the contract being awarded to the Southern Roads company, $16,957 be- ing the amount. Paving between the car tracks willfbe done by the B. R., L. & F. Co. for e$1 ,105.
 Long & McPoland got the contract for the new sewers which will be laid on Elyton Highlands.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-24
VARIETY IS FEATURE AT KIWANlS LUNCH
Jules Brazil And Others Guests At
 Regular Affair Tuesday

A variety of entertainment was luncheon Tuesday afternoon in the Tutwiler hotel, and among the dis tinguished guests were II. r. Will Hanson of Anniston, district gov ernor of the Kiwanis club; Jules Brazil national entertainer sof the kiwanians, Together with William Warren of the firm Of Warren & knight and Dr. J. Robert Pauline, headline act at Loews Bijou for the French psychologist. who is the week e
 Mr. Warren spoke on the beautify- ing of the buildings and parks of the city, and said much could be done through the civic center idea situ- ated around Capitol park. He stated tile present viaducts were only for utility purposes, combining no artis- tic efforts.
 After MT. Warren's talk the club unanimously adopted 8 resolution for sthe appointing of committee to visit the city commission and ask that an art committee be appointed, sNlHout lee to lHe city, TOT the pur- pose of advising about municipal projects and the developments of the park sites.
 MT. Williamson made a short talk on .Kiwanis clubs and stated he was glad to be a guest of the Birming- ham club. MT. Brazil, whose ability and personality are known to every Kiwanis club. kept the entire audi ence laughing by his short remarks. Following the luncheon he led the singing of the Kiwanis club song, "Kiwanis."
 Dr. Pauline gave psychic dem .onstration of the control of mind over matter. The demonstration was Acfosefy watched by tine Kfwafiians, and several doctors attended the subject.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-24
WADE FOUND GUILTY
Judy Recommends Mercy For Man
 Convicted On Mayhem Charge

The jury Tuesday morning return ed verdict of guilty in the case of Charles Wade, charged in Judge Will liam E. Forts court with mayhem upon George Warren. The jury recommended mercy.
 Wade was returned to the county jail to await the pronotncement of his sentence by Judge Fort, probably next Saturday. It is likely that an appeal will be made for & new trial. The penalty for mayhem is from 2 to 20 years. In an earlier trial, Wade was given from 19 to 20 years, but the case was reversed by the supreme court on the ground that the public had been excluded from the trial.
 The case for the state was con ducted by Assistant Solicitors John P. Mccoy and Willard Drake, while P. c. Beddow, Roderick Beddow and Ben F. Ray represented the defend ant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-24
TWO DIE FROM GAS
 AT CEMENT PLANT
Coroner Russum Returns Verdict Of
 Accidental Death"

George w. McKelvey of Leeds, Ala, and a negro, Dave Sledge, were gassed to death at II o'clock Tues day morning at the Phoenix Portland Cement company's plant on the Huntsville road, when the white man went to the rescue of the negro, who called for aid while cleaning a pit used for pulverizing coal at the plant.
 According to an investigation by Coroner J. D. Russum Tuesday, there was nothing unusual In the negro cleaning the pit, as it was part of his daily task. For some unknown req son gas had generated in the pit and when the negro went down he was overcome. McKelvey, heard his cry for aid and rushed to his rescue and was himself overcome.
 The company started an investiga- tion Tuesday to determine if possible the conditions which resulted in the formation of the gas. The accident is of a type unknown in the cement industry, Coroner Russum returned a verdict of accidental death late Tuesday afternoon.
 The body of McKelvey was turned over to Ridout Undertaking company, who will announce funeral arrange ments later. The negros body was turned over to Echols & Strong.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-24
CITY TAKES. INVENTORY,
Wants Complete List Of EverythimG
 Owned Enr Eufure Ra4erenna v

Wants Complete List Of EverythimG
 Owned For Future Reference President D. E. McEendon stated at the commission meeting Tuesday morning that the city is taking an inventory of all it's property for fu. ventory of all it's property for future reference. He said that 1t had been ten years since such an inventory had been made, and since then a great number of schools had been erected, the municipal market ana other city buildings put up and the auditorium was in course of erect tion. @
 The properties, he said, were con- sidered in financial matters of the city and definite data about them fs necessary.
 The subject arose when the com- mission adopted & resolution provid- ing for the employment of a draughtsman, at a salary of $150 8 month, who is to be employed for 8 two months period to make blue- prints of all municipal property.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-24
]. B. STUBBINS DIES
Father Of s. c. Stubbins Of Bir-
 mingham Passes Away

Joseph Briggs Stubbins died Mon day morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Craig Middleton in Oakland, Ky, in the seventy second year of his life. MT. Stubbins was a Kentuckian by birth end the last years of his life were spent in his native state.
 In Bowling Green, where he will be buried Wednesday, he lived many useful years, shedding upon all those With whom he came in contact the radiance of his concecrated Christian charact~r. Had he lived until No vember 13 he would have celebrated his golden wedding, being mal ried nearly fifty years ago to Mrs. Mol lie Gaines Stubbins, who survives him, with their four children: pr. S. c: Stubbins and Hugh c. Stubbins of Birmingham, Mrs. Edward Slater of Greenwich, Conn.,, and Mrs. Craig Middleton of Kentucky.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-24
TO ACQUIRE TITLE
City Takes Necessary Steps To Get
 Property Along First Avenue


 Official steps were taken by the city commission at it's meeting Tues day morning to acquire by purchase or condemnation all needed property on First avenue between Foretieth and sForty- streets, wanted for widening that thoroughfare. Each individual parcel of land needed was listed in a resolution of eight or ten pages, giving the city the privilege of condemning all. This, however, will not he done, except as a last resort, and a number of the owners have already expressed their willing ness to sell at prices already agreed on.
 The action taken by the commits sion merely placed the city in posi- tion to act in any case where trouble might arise, without having to go over all the ground in each instance for condemnation, should that neces- sity arise.
 Practically all of the property in question has been appraised by a committee from the Real Estate Board and the scity is ready to ac- quire final ownership as soon as the work of permanently widening the thoroughfare starts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-24
PLAN FEDERAL DOCKET

.- Officials in the district attorney s office Tuesday were busy preparing a docket for the special term of the United States court which meets for three days beginning next Monday morning at o'clock.
 It was stated the special term will be to care for several violations of the prohibition law, of the Harrison narcotic law and two cases of vio- lations of the postal law, which had been set for the September term. Trying the cases now will assist in relieving the docket at the next term of the federal court which will be held during March, Jim c. Smith, as- sistant district attorney stated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-24
"TO0T AND RUSH" BARRED
Vehicles Coming Into Streets Must
 Stop Before Crossing Sidewalks.

Birmingham "toot and rush" law went into effect Tuesday morning at 10:45 o'clock when the city commits sion adopted an ordinance making it illegal for any sort of vehicle to come popping out of yard or alley across a side walk without first coming to full and complete stop.
 What caused the passage of the ordinance was the number of cases of near heart disease reported by per- sons bitterly complaining of motor vehicles coming out of alleys. noise lessly, and streaking across the side walk without giving warning.
 Under the law, as passed Tuesday, the safety zone is that outlined by the fire limits. and the ordinance ap- plies anywhere In that area.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-24
FOURTH NEGRO DEATH
Only One Since October 1 Held Un-
 lawful Homicide Nv Cnrnner

The death of Ed Stephens Monday morning, who was shot by pr. c. G. French October 16, was the fourth death of negroes in Birmingham since October 1, according to Coro- ner J. D. Russum Tuesday. Of these four homicides, three were judged to be jusHfiable.
 Besides Stephens, Risky Wilkins John Hines and David Vandiver were the one killed. Wilkins was shot to G. c. German after an attempt had been made to rob German by feIling him with an ax. Hines was shot by policeman when he tried to take the policeman's pistol. and Vandiver was shot by another negro during a quarrel. His death was the only one of the four declared by Coroner Rus . sum to be unlawful homicide.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-24
AMERICAN LEGION TO. SELL P0PPIES NOV. l2
Funds Will Be Used To Purchase
 U. s. Flags For City Schools

Permission was granted the Amer fcan Legion to sell poppies in Bir- mingham November 12 to raise money with which to purchase United States flags which the legion will present to the city schools. Commis- sioner W. E. Dickson was somewhat opposed to granting the, permission, he said. not because he had any ob- Jection to the contemplated action, but because it is his belief the people of the city find tag days and similar propositions very irksome.
 The commission had already grant ed the Boy Scouts permission to make November 2 a tag day, the funds raised being, used for the Ar mistice Day celebration. Permission in both cases was granted by the commissioner
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-24
RECITAL AT HARVARD
Miss Byrd And Miss Barnard Greeted
 Ry Large Audience

Miss Emily Byrd, pianist, and for mer pupil of Paderewski, and Miss Annie Laurie Barnard, reader, gave a recital. Tuesday evening in the How ard college auditorium, under the au- spices of the Woodlawn Music Study club. Miss Barnard gave a reading of Tennyson's ssEnoch Arden with piano accompaniment by Miss Byrd
 Miss Byrd is from Ozark, Ark, and is now on her way to New York, where she will specialize during the winter A large audience of club members and other lovers of music enjoyed the recital.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-24
Vital Statistics
BIRTHS

. BIRTHS
 MT. and Mrs. John Wesley Hand, Route 1, Bessemer, October 19, girl.
 MT. ana Mrs. Leo B. Howton. McCalla, Ala. October 20. girl.
 Mi. and Mrs. Leonard Freeman 117 Avenue E, October 20. girl. Mir. and Mrs. William J. Douglass, Nor wood hospital. October IT, girl.
 Mir. and Mrs. Emmett S. Hunnicutt, Route s. Birmingham, October g, girl.
 MT. and Mrs. Oscar E. Winslett, Route 4. Bessemer, October 21, girl. !. Mir. and Mrs. P. o. Bryan, St. vincents hospital. October 16, boy.
 MT. and Mrs. Basil J. Connors. St. Vim centsshospital. October 15, girl.
 Mir. and Mrs. Hugh Johns, St. Vincents hospital, October II. girl
 DEATHS
 F. Burness. Norwood hospital Octo- ber 13
 Robert c. Nyche. aimshopre. October IS. Lou. Albert Williams. 11s Thirty ninth street. north. October IS. ago months Jeanette Cardwell. Children's hospital. October 20. age years. 92aruie Linwood Carmack, 226 Fifty sssond street. north. October 21. age : Mrs. Annie Hale. sos First avenue, north, October 22, age 42 years.
 Lena Carrie Thomas. South Highlands infirmary. October 22 age 24 years.