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circle whose center moved uniform
ly on another circle. The latter
circle is that which represents Jupi-
ter's orbit in Figure 2. One position
of the circumference carrying the
planet is shown at the rig 4.
Copernicus explained these ap-
pearances in a different way. He
said Jupiter moved really in the
large circle, but that the motion of
the earth in it's orbit gave the planet
the apparent motion around a NOV
ing center. III the planet did not
have motion of It's own it would
appear to move in the circle of the
same iza as the earth's orbit, and
in the same moves this motion COM
hines with the forward motion to
produce the apparent looped path.
He also maintained that the most
apparent rotation of the heavens
were produced by an actual rotation
of the earth. Copernicus stated
clearly the principles of relative mo-
ton and introduced the idea into
science on a large scale. In more
complicated form these ideas are
now under much discussion.
on May Jupiter passes over an
other star The beginning of the oc-
cultation and will be visible from the
United states. 1t will end at 9:26
p. m. The star occulted is of ia
magnitude. This is the brightest of
the three stars occulted by Jupiter
this year A telescope is necessary
for the observation.
SAML..G. BARTON.
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some other amusement with her girl
friends this young woman raid she
had to lie to her mother in order to
get to these pastimes. She would tell
her mother she was going to visit
some of her friends and then would
20 on some such pleasures mentioned
When the girl grew old enough to
have young men as company she had
to do likewise, and of course, when
she found out she was severely pun
ished, and then she became more eau
tious than ever in keeping from her
mother all of these things that she
did outside of the home.
When it happened that the mother
learned, through some source, of her
daughters doings. she became so en-
ragged that she went before a mag
istrate and had the girl put away
as incorrigible." This action made the
girl very bitter.
Up to this time she said she had
done nothing to deserve such treat
ment. When she came out Of the in
stitution she was of age and went
her own way. and then she admits
the way was not right. But now she
is happily married to a good man and
wants me to urge mothers TO be more
lenient with their daughters, as she
is now trying to he with her own,
that others may be prevented from
going through such terrible similar
experience as was hers.
She asks the oft repeated question
in this instance of who is euilty?"
OF course l have only the one side
of the case, although this young
woman claims she would take an
oath that all her statements are true.
This may be an extreme case. But
do know of similar ones wherein
the mother used bad Judgment and
sought to impose strict rules on her
daughters, with very narrowing. re-
suits.
While the girl in this instance
might have been considerably to
blame in that she did not confide in
her mother and try to win the mother
over, yet there is much to be said
of the older woman, the mother, who
fails to realize the demands and long
ings of youth.
In this day and age it is difficult
if not impossible. for children to be
ruled by rods of iron when the beck
oning world all around bespeaks SO
much free" IN. The best thing to dc
in sucl~ les as this Is for the moth
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many fingers, gets under and behind
and into the smallest crevices and
corners.s Let's see what brushes
there are:
There's the radiator brush-a
queer thin, flat brush with a very
long handle and bristles about two
inches long mounted as on knife
blade. 1t will poke between the RAJ
diator units. behind it. clean the
wall or back of the feet and get at
every bit of cobweb and dust which
the winter has concealed. And it
will slide under the piano pedals. or
back of the bookshelves and MANY
other places where no hand could
reach 1t is also just the thing for
getting the dust away from mattress
springs and from crevices of wicker
and cane furniture.
big brother to the radiator brush
Is the refrigerator brush with its
tuft of bristles set on the tip of a
flexible wire handle. This will poke
up and down the drain pipes
wherever they may be. in sink, bowl
or under the refrigerator, and such
brush plus a bucket of hot water
or mild I've solution is guaranteed
to bring back sink and bath fittings
to state of sanitary health.
Nothing is better than broad
soft bristle brush on a very long
handle for wiping down walls. The
imperceptible dust and SCOT which
often thickly covers the upper parts
of walls and the molding cannot be
removed with soft mop or even a
cloth tied on the end of a broom
Use wall brush of soft but firm
bristles; start at the ceiling and
work downward in even straigh,
strokes from side to side of the wall
Keep the brush clean by shaking
and washing in white soap suds.
Securing the garbage pail and
other similar utensils is most Un-
pleasant unless one uses q Very =. u
brush where the bristles are ...oaa.-
ed all around in a ball and the han
die is fairly long. Not hair. but
palmyra fibers are best. and the
handle should be of wire with the
bristles twisted in so that the brush
are difficult to clean, while any
brush. with its many fibers like sc
hands to hold and use them; the,
force to get at dirt; 1t soils ths
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can be easily sterilized without the
bristles dropping away from the glue
in wood back. With such a brush
thorough and most necessary daily
care of garbage pail. toilet. etc, can
be done agreeably and easily, even
when the housekeeper is in good
dress.
Another good type of brush is one
about IS inches long, with short
handle. looking like a rolling pin
set with bristles. This short and
thick brush has great power and
makes the dirt fly from such things
as wire window screens, roller
shades. stiff hangings, auto curtains
and upholstery, etc. A brush of the
same type but smaller is unexcelled
for removing dirt from the metal
work of a range or stove, from be-
tween the filagree of floor regis
ter, etc, as once pushed through an
opening it pulls the dirt back with
it when it returns.
| A button brush" is exactly wnat
its name implies-a brush to remove
the embedded dirt from under put-
| tons and tufts on upholstered Iur
niture. mattresses, etc. 1t Is smali
short>N I'd the bristles cut to pom,
which reaches under any button anu
digs out the dirt.
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MISS JOSEPHINE ROTHCHILD
ENTERTAINS PHILLIPS CLUB.

Miss Josephine Rothchld was the
Low hostess at her home in Wood
lawn Friday evening. Entertaining
the Phillips club. The spacious rooms
thrown open for the occasion were
attractively decorated in ferns and
an abundance of spring flowers. Miss
Rothchild was assisted by her sisters,
Misses Violet and Evelyn. Music
was furnished by five-piece orches-
ira. Those enjoying the hospitality
Included Misses Louise Statham, Car
melia Swine, Mildred Young, Theresa
Hamilton. Josephine Whaley, Elsie
Knapp. Katherine Rule, Evelyn Os-
bern and Florence Hover; Messrs
Pearl Lackey, Curtis Malone, Louie
Rhudy, Jack Walden, Ed Nunley,
Cameron Williams. Collins Urquhart,
Clyde West, Frank Miller and Luke
Whaley.
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How To Play Auction Bridge
By ANNIE ADAR FOSTER
Two Suits, With Examples

Although this is a -emptive bid
of three hearts. bid one so you can
show spades later if you find no
help from your partner also knowing
you can eventually go three hearts
without him.
Example No. 3.
Spade-Ace, jack, eight. three two.
Heart-Ace, jack, eight, seven, four,
three.
Diamond-Seven.
Club-Ten.
Bid hearts first. as you have great
er length in that suit.
Example No. 4.
Spade-King, queen, seven, four,
three.
Heart-Ace, seven.
Diamond-Oce, queen. Jack, seven.
three.
Club-Queen.
Bid one spade first and If there is
a bid from either adversary and part
her doesn't raise, bid diamonds.
Should partner not have a raise at all
and spades suit him better. he should
let you know the preference, as 1t
doesn't increase the contract.
o o o
Example No. 3.
The most wonderful two suffer I
ever saw. and the pleasure of holding
1t was mine:
Spades-None.
Hearts-Ace, king, queen, seven,
six, two.
Diamonds-Ten.
Club-Ace, king, queen. ten, seven,
two.
l bid one heart, second in hand
two spades, third and fourth hands
pass, bid three clubs; three spades
from the adversaries. My partner
passed, the bidding went SO high that
my partner finally bid five hearts
showing the preference over clubs.
The final bidding was seven hearts.
1t was doubled, / redoubled and made
a grand slam. The other side still
has the ace of diamonds.
Copyright, 1923, by Anne Adair
FOster0
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THE WOMAN CITIZEN
jefferson County League of Women
Voters-Mrs F. C. Engehardt, Publicity Chairman

one of the charming social events of
the convention.
LEAGUE IN SANATORIUM DRIVE,
over 5000 for the tuberculosis SAN
atorium was turned in by the league
workers on Saturday during the do
nation drive, reports Mrs j. NJ. Han
kins, chairman of the committee.
The league had two corners-Empire
building, where Mrs. Chs.aes w. Me-
CONCEAL and Mrs. l.. e. Dulion
worked in the morning and Mrs.
Charles Spangler and Miss Alma
Loveman's. where in the morning
Mrs. Charles W. Harris and Mrs. A.
O'Harra were the workers, with Mrs.
Ernest Lapointe and Mrs. Earl Har-
grove in the afternoon.
TO STUDY LEASE SYSTEM
In line with it's determination to
get to the bottom of the facts re-
garding the convict lease system in
Alabama and to do away with it II
possible, the League of Women
Voters is calling a conference of or
CARNATIONS this week to study the
question. The following letter was
read at the Axis club luncheon on
Monday last, the club subsequently
going on record is condemning the
lease system, and similar invitations
to confer have been issued to other
organizations in the county:
"ReaIizing the iniquity of the con-
Wet lease system and the great harm
it is doing our state, the League OF
Women Voters has taken up the
fight to secure if possible its imme-
date abolition and the repeal of tho
law extending it for four years. We
wish to urge all organizations to
Join with us in this effort.
We believe that all enlightened
people agree that the convict lease
system is evil. The question is
practical one as to how to replace
the revenue earned by leasing con-
victs. We think that this matter
should be approached without hys-
terra or sentimentality, and that, by
A combined effort. some practicable
plan of revenue replacement can be
worked out. We therefore ask you
to send representatives to a confer
ence to be called in the near future,
with the object of studying the ques-
ton exhaustively, and organizing
and crystalIizing community senti-
ment, so as to be prepared with a
definite plan when the Legislature
meets.
I'VE all know that the convict
lease system is wrong in the sight
of God and man, Let's get together
and do something to rid our state
of it, Fraternally yours,
MRS. J. NJ. HAWKINS,
"PreSident"
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Georgette has many moods. 1t
floats its sheer fabric about the fig
ure and fashions itself into a grace
slender silhouette with it's shirred,
beaded panels. and there is also the
dinner frock of dgnified splendor.
But georgette does not confne it
self to gowns of formal wear. 1t is
used in the semi-sports model and
it trims the summer chapeau with
band and bow.
For sports wear Is intended the
costume frock illustrated in the pic
ture of the large figure. The deco
srative jacquette may be removed
when one is indoors, and the pleated
frock beneath, will be in excellen,
taste for tea time wear. Fine silk
embroidery is used on the blouse to
give it it's gay appearance for tennis
or golf The embroidery reaches
only to the upper part of the sleeve,
lending the necessary note of unity
between the jacquette and the under
frock. Collar ends are finished in
the same manner.
The simple, pleated bertha collar
and sleeve rufflings are used to en-
bellish the pleated frock. To con-
fine the fullness ut the hips. one ties
the sashes and permits them to
droop on either side in graceful
streamerS.
! Cleverly severe in line. yet forfeit
ing none of the lavshness which
makes the dinner gown striking, the
model shown in another illustration
proves the charm of simplicity. 1t is
of the straight-line variety; boast
ing loose, sleeveless blouse and
skirt panels ext in scallops. Fine
crystal beading is worked IN an in
tricate design, while crystal braid,
used TO outline the edges of the
blouse also forms the three rows of
banding at the girdle. A sparkling
bead motif in the grape design is
used at the center.
A wide garden hat of hemp straw
is made especially decorative with
its crushed band and bow of the
heavier georgette. The same ma
terial is used to bind the edge.
Willowy and sheer is the summer
wrap of fine georgete, showing the
upper part of the loose sleeves with
lace Insertions The lace and geor-
sette sleeves of the wrap are art
fully attached to satin background,
which is folded into really attrac-
tive and becoming roll collar.
The summer will give this sheer
fabric an excellent opportunity to
display its many moods since 1T is
as appropriate for sports costumes
as it is for wear at the casino.
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The League of Women Voters
will hold it's next meeting Tuesday,
May s, at 3 o'clock in the private
dining room, mezzanine floor, of the
sTutwiler hotel. Attention is called
to the change of hour and place of
meeting.
The most important business to be
transacted will be the election of
delegates to the coming state league
convention at Montgomery, which
will be held May %, 23 and "a.
The program for the afternoon
will consist of a most interesting
address by DIR. Morris Newfield on
Peace and Arbitration" This is a
topic in which women are most vi
tally interested, and the work of the
National League of Women Voters
during the coming year will center
around the effort to outlaw war and
bring peace.
Mrs. c. r. Bricken, state president,
has announced plans for the con-
vention which are intensely interest
ing. Four subjects of vital impor-
lance to women will be taken up.
First. Women in Industry and Their
Need of Limitation of Hours" which
will embrace a discussion of the bill
for an eight-hour day and 4S-hour
week for women in industry that
will be presented to the summer ses-
sion of the legislature. Miss Mollie
Dowd. chairman of the woman in
industry committee, will lead the
discussion. Miss Mary " Robinson
of the u. S. Womans Bureau will
be a visitor to the convention and
will talk on the problems facing the
working woman.
international Cooperation for
Peace" is another subject to be dis
cussed, and Miss Ruth Morgan, chair
man of this departmentmfor the ma
tional league, will send a speaker to
the convention to stress the impor-
tance of Americas taking an ag-
gressive stand for the prevention of
future wars.
Law Enforcement" and The Ala
bama Prison System" including the
convict lease system, will be dis
cussed by speakers.
Honor guests of the convention
will be Mrs. Elliott Cheatham of
Atlanta, director of the Third region
of the National League of Women
Voters, and the presidents of the
Georgia and Florida leagues, Mrs. II.
B. Chamberlain and Mrs. j. b.
OHara.
Mrs. J. G. wilkins of Selma, wom-
an member of the legislature, will
be principal speaker at luncheon
to be held May 23, which Will be
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BY PROFESSOR BARTON
OF the University of Pennsylvania

Both Jupiter and Saturn, the two
most interesting planets, are now IN
such positions that they can be
shown on our map. They Will re-
main in view in the early evening
for several months. Mars is just on
the horizon in the northwest. ms
planet is now inconspicuous by rea-
son of it's large distance from the
earth. The planet Mercury may also
be seen hut not as late as O'Clock.
1t is farthest from the sun in tn"
sky, and. therefore, sets latest on
Nav j. 1t may be seen for few
nights before or after that time. II
then sets nearly in the position OF
Mars about % minutes earlier. Mer-
curry can be seen easily, but as II
sets so soon it must be seen in the
twilight or very early evening. 1t is
brighter than Mars and as bright as
any star visible excepting Sirius at
A. Occasions for seeing this planet
are not numerous. Those which oc-
cur at this time of the year are or
dinarily the best on May Jupiter
changes from morning to an eve
ming star. 1t is then at opposition,
that is in the direction opposite to
that of the sun. Venus can be seen
low in the east before sunrise. IRA
nus is too close to the sun to be
seen at all. The star at near sat,
urn is Spca. Neptune is not visible
to the naked eye.
Copernicus was born in Poland on
February 10, 1473. The four hun
dred and fiftieth anniversary OF MS
birth has been celebrated this year,
particularly by his countrymen. 1t
is appropriate that we should re-
consider some of his ideas at this
time.
ma ton of two Greek words meaning
star and law. The most obvious
facts requiring to be represented In
the form of law are the rising and
settinc of the sun and moon and
the motions of the stars. The stars
F.. most of them-seem to move as
though attached to solid sphere,
keeping their relative positions UNI
altered fixed stars). few stars
change their positions relative to
these fixed stars, and were called
planets, which means wanderers
THE ancients included the sun anc
moon as planets. The motion of the
fixed stars was explainable either
by rotation of the earth on al
axis or of a rotation of the sphere
containing the stars about the earth
Both ideas were considered. and the
latter accepted by the ancients Tor
reasons which were explained anc
& which seemed to them valid. witt
respect to the planets, the motion OF
two, the sun and moon, differed
from Ine OlntTS III lildt tiiCii iHCNic'
was ALWAYS eastward. while that OF
the others. while usually eastward
was westward some of the time. lr
the solution of these problems there
were two conditions to be fulfilled
as they believed; The motions must
be in a circle. for this was the only
perfect curve. and heavenly bodies
would move only in perfect curves
and the motion of the body in these
curves must be uniform. But even
the apparent motion of the sur
about the earth is not uniform, bu'
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PLACED ON HONOR ROLL
AT GEORGIA TECH.

GEORGIA TECH, Atlanta, Ga,
May SC. NJ. Kennedy, son Of G.. NJ.
Kennedy of 2S16 Twelfth avenue,
north, Birmingham, Ala, has
achieved the distinction of being
placed on the honor, roll of :scholastic
standing at the Georgia School of
Technology. where he is a senior,
it was announced here today Ken
needy attended Washington and Lee
university, Lexington, Va.
The honor roll is made up of the,
first 10 per cent of the students in
each of, the engineering departments.
and in the school of commerce at
Georgia Tech, with, the provision that
the students average must be above
so per cent.
1t is considered a very high honor
to be placed on this roll, since the
work in technical school is of such
an exacting nature that consistent
effort must be made by the student
to keep his grades above the pass
ing standard. To have an average of
above so per cent denotes consistent
application as we'll as ability on the
part of the student.
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OVER-STR|CT MOTHERS
nv SOPHIE IRENE LOEB

nathetic letter in which she tells a
tragic story about an over-strfct
mother. The girl said she had no in
tention of going against her mothers
wishes and started in life as very
dutiful child.
When she became the age where she
began to have company, the mother
objected to having her girl friends
come to the house, saying that the
girl was wasting time in foolishness
when her chums came to chat. and
that she had better be improving
herself by sewing or doing some
thing of that kind"
In order to go to the movies" or
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MISS SIMPSON HONORS
MISS PITCHER OF BOSTON

Miss Mary Leone Simpson was hos
tess at delightful luncheon party
Saturday at the Tutwiler, when she
had as her honor guest Miss Louise
Pitcher of Boston, the house guest of
Miss Edith Mobley.
Miss Simpsons guests included
Misses Myrta Harris, Edith Mobley,
Louise Pitcher and Bessie Lee.
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ANrR AoAIs fos1te he can choose the
suit he is better able to assist with
out increasing the contract.
If he passes. he shows that the
last named suit pleases him, so if
it doesn't please him, bid the first
named.
o o O
Example No. 1.
Spade-Ace jack, seven. four, three.
Heart-Queen, ten, nine, seven,
three.
Diamond-Ace, eight.
Club-Three.
Bid one spade and when second
hand bids two diamonds and third
hand passes and fourth hand passes
bid two hearts and let your partner
decide which suit fits his hand, even
If he did not have a raise, he. must
show the preference.
o O O
Example No. ..
Spade-Ace, queen, seven, three
two.
Heart-King, queen, ten, six, three
two
Diamond-Seven. eight.
Club-None.
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MISSES PEARSON ENTERTA1No
IN AYRES E

Miss Lula and Gladus Pearson OF
Ayres. entertained at a porch party
Saturday night, April 20, which was
enjoyed by everyone. being given for
the younger set of Clay and Ayres.
Many interesting games were
played.
The guests were Misses Mary L.
CLAYTON, Jennie McClendon, Annie
Mae and Mamie Taylor. Lucille nix,
Audrey and Wilma Ware, Era Ware,
Clara Self. Messrs Aubra Pearson
clint Hix, T. T. Gilispie. Hollie Wade.
Hugh McClendon, Marshal Taylor.
Brown McClendon, Earl Dial. Earl
Clayton, Lester Ware, Wheeler and
Evans Pearsan. Joe McClendon, Roy
and Thido Chandler, Druie Ware, Otis
Dumas and Rufus Simmons.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS

the Graduate Nurse association of
District No. l will meet Wednesday
at o'clock at the Business and
Professional Women's club.
The Salvation Army committee of
the Junior League will meet Tues
day morning at 10 o'clock at the
home of Mrs. Gibson Riley, 1913 Mil
ner Crescent.
AS Mothers Day approaches. the
board of managers of the Old Ladies'
Home make their annual appeal to
the people of the city who are char
itably inclined to remember these
charges, who have passed the active
period of life and are now dependent
on the voluntary gifts of friends who
have remembered them in the past.
Any contributions of money for the
Octavia White Home will be received
and applied toward the running ex-
penses of the household.
The Junior Epworth league OF
Sunnyside Methodist church will meet
this evening at $40, when the girls
will have charge of the program.
Band No. 1 of the Walker Memorial
church will present Miss Primes
kindergarten" in the Sunday school
room of the church. Thursday night,
vited to attend. A small admission
will be charged. The program will
be splendid one, and refreshments
will be served.
st. Cecilia alumnae will have So
cial meeting Wednesday, at 2:30 at
the home of Mrs. Sterling Floyd, 1880
Orange avenue. All members are re-
quested to send acceptances to Mrs.
Floyd.
Yancey Chapter United Daughters
of the Confederacy will hold it's regu-
lar monthly meeting Wednesday at
5 o'clock with Mrs N l.. Pierce.
1921 Sixteenth street, north.
There will be A meeting of the
board of directors of the Young
Womens Christian association on
| Tuesday, May s, at 10 o'clock at the
building Those unable ii attend are
requested to notify Main 2797.