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Evening star., 1923-06-03

my wire until tomorrow, anyway. 1t
was a night letter. And in the morn
ing I'm going out to Glendale and
see the real president of the COM
pany." He gave her a confident smile.
'By the way. you don't happen to
know his name, do you?"
YES. It's Mr.. Thatcher. And I
think you are wonderful, to take it
the way you do"
Nonsense. Wasn't it Grant who
said that he never knew when he was
licked? That's the way I feel. I'm
going out to Glendale tomorrow and
sell Mr. Thatcher some roofing If
have to blackjack him to do 1t. II
won't be a million feet. but 1 hope II
will be something. Then I'll wire
New York and correct the mistake"
"Splendid! I haven't any use for q
gutter. And I happen to know, from
something I've overhead, that the
Austen-Thatcher Company is going te
build an addition to its plant. That's
what poor Mr.. Austen had in his mind
when he gave you that order. 1 don''
know anything about roofs" she add
ed snyly. but I should think Il
might be a chance"
Thanks, OF course IL will be! Mr.
Hull was very gay. A fine woman-s
woman of brains, of character, he
thought, as his eyes met hers. Anc
charming. why be downhearted
Evening star., 1923-06-03

-O o the editor: We are now bor-
dering on the head end of the
cony0ation season and the no.
Il tel owners in Detroit and At
lantic City where practally all the
conventions is held are preparing for
same by hireing extra house detec-
tiyes and putting a paddock on there
soap and towels.
Well don't belong to nothing and
don't expect to tend none of the con-
ventions all ready scheduled but Will
take this opportunity to tell my
friends and admires that l would
gladly be a delegate to a convention
where something useful would be ac-
complished in addition to getting
boiled, namely a convention to dis
gust and alter the code OF etiquette
as now practiced and specially the
rules that governs table manners be-
sides a couple that governs the atti-
tude of man towards what is laugh
ingly referred to as the fair sex.
If they's enough people thinks like
I do along these lines 1. don't see no
reason why we can't all get together
either at the City of Straits or Amer
lCd f,ldy DIS nave
them apd fix up a new code with
some sence to 1t and do away with
some of the regulations. which is not
only silly but borders on tEs ridicu-
lous and is rapidly makeing residence
of the earth the laughing stalk of the
solar system.
Let US take table manners and
will state some of my idears in re-
CARDS to needed changes and one of
the first that comes to mind is the
Soup Rule which has been appealed
to the Soupreme Court without get
ting a rumble and the rule refer to
is the rule which makes it a perep-
| nial offence to tip up your soup dish
so as to get all the soup.
They amt no man or woman living
| that can pick up all there soup from
a fiat lie using only a spoon and the
result is that from ITO to 1-2 inch
is always left laying in the bottom Of
the dish which is plane waste as the
most economical Jap in the world
can't do nothing with left over soup
only throw 1t in the ash can.
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affairs as though nothing had hap
pened. He could not be persuaded
to give up his responsibilities-his
work. When his family attempted to
keep him at home he became violent.
The business. he said, would go to
ruin without him. Worrying so much
about 1t, you see, had made him think
that. In other ways he is quite sane.
Finally the doctors advised his people
to humor him, so an Office was fixed
where the company's offices used to.
be before they were moved out to
Evening star., 1923-06-03

a whole chunk Of toast and smear 1t
with butter or any good substitute
but when it comes to plane bread why
then you half to break 1t in a couple
pieces and lay the pieces on your
bread and butter pratea which is
eenally always q full arms length
away and smear them vile they lay
there, but you mustent smear the both
OF them at once but just the piece
Evening star., 1923-06-03

for a moment, when I saw you, but
concluded that you were going to one
of the other offices on the floor
Whatever made you come to ours?
The main offices of the company were
moved out to the factory at Glen
dale months ago."
X X X
John HULL stared at the dingy
- roses which bespattered the carpet
His JOY had turned to ashes.
'Tt was the address given me by
our home office. We had some corre-
spondence with Mr.. Austen last year
Evening star., 1923-06-03

A convention of right thinking
Americans would step on the Soup
Rule and make it permissible to tip
the dish to any safe and reasonable
angle so as to satisfy a legal thirst
for a good sound non-alcoholic bev-
erage.
< y x X
TINE next rule that is in dire need
l. of alterations is the rule in re-
CARDS to bread and butter. According
to the code in usages in exclusive
Great Neck homes 1t is OK. to take
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-09

the state through obstruction of the tax enforcing machinery by means of which the states affairs were be- ing steadily put upon sound bus1- ness basis. Because unwilling ness of local boards to assess prop ported already a vast shrinkage or values, instead of the normal in- crease, and we are told that there will be an annual deficit of $l,00O,0 000 in running the states activities Hence the child welfare department must be content with it's former ap- propriation of $50,O00, although so sure was 1t of securing S100,0O0 that 1t had taken over the Children's Ala society and made plans to increase it's work in many lines. The S5O,OOo appropriation has passed, and the governor has authority to re- lease more later on, depending upon the condition of the treasury. At the present rate, however, there Is small liklihood that more will be available. The appropriations for the State Tu- berculosis hospital and for state home for delinquent women, poth ap proved by women's organlzatlois' will apparently have short shrlle-lh fact any and all increases Tn ap- propriations, with the eAceplloh ua salary raises of which there are 
 the state of the treasury.
 The opposition to the renewal ana continuation of the convict lease syS tenn has been In vain, as far as this lerislature is concerned. Thus Tar lI has been unwilling to shorten even by one year the extension or tne system to March 31, 192I granted at the January session.
 Of measures opposed by the state
 ,a;l nf state bill calling for direct electloN of county superintendents of educa tion has happily been deteateu' Several counties have, howeVel' through local bills, been granted the right to select their suprintndnl ui rctly. bv .h Jefferson county league, the anoended juvenile court bill, proViolhs for one judge, is still in commit tee Theid danger is that certain piiis nroviding for two Judges TOT .n' domestic relations court, or the 1uVe- nile court, both strongly condemneC by the league, may Tn the las crowded hours, slip through. PoWer' full interests. inimical to the welfare of the children of this county, are behind the two-judge bills
 Of the local bills opposed by the league, the Bowen bill for electlng members of the county board of ed ucation by districts is probably safely defeated. The Jeter bill for the direct election of Birming gram board of education, opposed by the league, has been favorably reported by both senate and house committees, It's final fate Is not known.
 Another vicious state bill, provid ing for a return to the old straight fee system for the feeding of pris- oners by sheriffs, was condemned by the Jefferson county league. It was passed by the house, and the hope is that 1t may be blocked in the senate.
 After wrecking the sane and suc cessful tax machinery of the state, the chief interest of this legislature has been apparently to raise salaries. We do not wish to judge harshly, and undoubtedly salaries as a whole have been too low, but 1t is safe to say that the present legislature has been thus far. neither progressive nor mindful of the social interests of the state. Social and governmental pro-
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something more than jazz we help
 the music growth of our nation.
 "Every 'out-of towner' in New York goes to see the Covered Wagon which proved to be a wonderful ms torical spectacle. The orchestratton in connection with the picture, very appropriately used Dvoraks New World symphony and for another theme, Rachmaninoff's Prelude in G Minor.
 New York is trying to encourage the young violinists to play well enough to some day be a part of the symphony. Through hard work and class orchestras, step by step, they pass to the symphony. Even if the majority fail in reaching the goal standard is set that makes more serious students of all.
 The New York Philharmonic or chestra, under Hoogstraten, give their concerts in the Lewisohn stadium dur ing the summer season. The concert that impressed me most was the me morial concert for President Harding by the orchestra, with Anna Case as soloist. An audience of over 10000 remained absolutely quiet at the be- ginning and ending of long and necessarily solemn program. Begin ming with the delicate shading and tone color in the 'Erpica' symphony of Beethoven's Gin memory of great man), and closing with an ultra modern tone poem of Strauss (with modulations that only Strauss can write), one felt awed by the spell of a great orchestra, eager for every mum Der.
 While in New York I had tea with John Cathey. who is an organist, piano teacher and coach in New York. He is studying under LaForge this summer.
 May I take this opportunity to congratulate the Music Study club on their choice of artists for the coming season. One does not have to go to New York to hear the finest artists and the new ones who have made good, for our own Music Study club is bringing new artists this year in ad- dition to two of the best attractions Louis Symphony orchestra. Salvi was revelation last year, bringing out unknown beautie sof the hard, and assisted this year by the Duncan Dancers and Rabinowitch pianist, what more could we wish for? The fact that Rudolph Gang will play piano concerto with the orchestra will be especially interesting to Birming- ham audiences that are so largely made up of piano students. Entirely new to. Birmingham will be the charming singer Onegin, who is most artistic; the sensational 1S-year-old violinist, Morini, and Friedman, the new pianist. who has met With tre- mendous success in Europe. The Music Study club has always kept high standard, but this year it has surpassed all previous records
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-09
FAIRFIELD LUNCHEON

In compliment to It's new mem bers, the Fairfield League of Women Voters will entertain at a luncheon at the Plaza hotel in Fairfield on Wednesday, October 3, at 80 p. m. This will be a gala occasion and the committees on arrangements are working overtime to make every least detail perfect. The Fairfield league has been conducting a cam paign to increase itss membership during the past few weeks, and the luncheon will be the climax of the drive. The program has not yet been announced, but several delightful speakers and entertaining features are in prospect. The five new national league posters, which are creating such favorable comment will be exhibited for the first time in this district.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-09

Consumers League, the Visiting Nurse Association, the Welfare Coun- cil, the State Board of Charities, the Womans City Club are only a few of the forward-looking groups with which she was identified before the organization of the League of Wo- men Voters, and in most of them she has managed to retain an active in- terest. She was first chairman of, the Cleveland League of Women Voters and has been a tremendous power ever since she became second vice president of the national organi- zation. Her special work is toward the aim of education for citizenship and for efficiency In government.
 Miss Sher%in is graduate of Wellesley, and since 1918 has been trustee of her alma mater. She is an effective speaker partly because of what she says and partly because of as somebody has said, that seems to have somewherein it a sheer chuckle of delight in the world and in the work she has found to do. Miss Sher wins fad is her beautiful farm and garden at Willoughby, Ohio. Its name is Windem and Miss Sherwin's s greeting to the National Leagues headQuarters staff last Christmas was pictures of part of her garden. She is practical farmer and inherits great executive ability from her fath- CT, the late A. H. Sherwin, founder and developer of the Sherwin- Will Hams Paint company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-09
Simple Way to Get
 Rid of Blackheads

There is one simple. safe and sure way that never fails to get rid of blackheads. that is to dissolve them. To do this get two ounces of calonite powder from any drug store-sprinkle a little on a hot, wet cloth-rub over the blackheads briskly wash the parts and you will be surprised how the blackheads have disappeared Big blackheads. little blackheads. no mat ter where they are. simply dissolve and disappear Blackheads are simply mix ture of dust and dirt and secretions that mite powder and the water dissolve the blackheads so they wash right out, leav- ing the pores free and clean and in their natural cnndition.--Ady
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-09

gress apparently travels in waves. Our last administration was reason ably progressive and successful Per haps now We are in the trough of that wave. At all events. all we can do is to bear it as cheerfully as we may, meanwhile planning wisely and choosing well in the 1926 elections so that our mistakes of today may be our profit tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-09
VETERAN LEADER NEAR 70

Ever since Miss Mandujano of Chill, a year and a half ago, asked the question. Who are the twelve greatest women of the United States?" the name of Mrs. >Catt has been on every tentative list. When she was finally chosen lone of the 12" by the committee appointed by the League of Women Voters, every body approved Some one has said that Mrs. Catt is a great woman be- cause she is world conscious" She has travelled and made speeches not only In every state in the union, but in every country in Europe. and her knowledge of world conditions and interest in international affairs make the term world conscious" peculiarly appropriate.
 As president of the International Woman Suffrage AlliancA which she has been building up for 20 years, Mrs. Catt was an outstanding figure at the recent congress held at Rome. When 1t became definitely known that she would not again accept the presidency there was general regret. She said humorously, however, that she would try to keep on looking after continent or two. The con- tinent in this case happens to be South America. As chairman of the Pan- American Congress of Women she expects to help and guide the women leaders of South America, and last winter she traveled through this country in order to become acquainted with it's women. Mrs. Catt founded the National League of Women Voters and is now honorary president of this organization.
 She has no children, has been twice married. and bears the name of both husbands.
 Mrs. Catt has a vision of world peace and sees in the enfranchisement of women the most direct means to that end.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-09

The executive board of the League of Women Voters will hold it's regular meeting next Tuesday morning, September II, at head quarters, Hillman hotel, at 10:30 o'clock. Under the constitution only one meeting of the league as a whole is scheduled for September. and it has been decided to hold this meeting on Tuesday, September 25, the last Tuesday in September. The pro- gram will be announced later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-09
MISS RrLI,E sHERwIN

The following Is a sketch from the Southeastern Messenger:
 It is a common saying in Cleveland that when a list of public-spirited and useful citizens is drawn up, Miss Belle Sherwin's name has the tradi- tional Abou Ben Adhem place. The
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-09

handicaps. and with a brain that is receiving very poorly oxygenated blood to nourish it from within and that is unable to receive the proper sense impressions from without.
 Frequently a child who gives prom ise early in life of developing a keen intelligence will. after an Illness of one of the infectious levers. come to a standstill. Despite everything. the child fails to regain his former mental vigor. Here again, if proper examination Is made. It will fre- quently be found that the Illness was the starting point of an inflamed condition of the, glands in the nose delaying the childs physical recovery and interfering to marked extent with his mental development.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-09
SEWING BASKET
Rufflea Of orgnndie For Summer


 Everyone is just about getting tired of pleats. Already we have had endless pleats on every imaginable part of our wardrobe, until they have almost become a necessity. Now we can turn to ruffles and frills using them as we have used pleats
 In the picture is cool, lovely or gandief frock, made almost complete ly of gathered ruffles. It is of three shades of organdie, rose, lavender and blue The foundation is straight sleeveless slip of the rose colored material bound around the neck and armholes with lavender velvet ribbon, tied in bows at the tip of each shoulder, while beneath the ribbon at the armholes are sewed ruffles of lavender and blue.
 The skirt Is made equally as simple as the bodice. Merely hem the ruff fles, gather them and sew them on the foundation, alternating the blue and lavender. The ruffles are very attractive if made in different widths, starting with narrow lavender ruffIe at the waistline and ending at the bottom of the skirt with ruffle of about seven or eight inches wide.
 The effect will be much heightened if the ruffles are hemstitched in a contrasting color, but this Is an un- necessary expenses and plain hens are just as pretty. The dress Is com pleted by a narrow sash of the velvet ribbon tied in the middle of the front.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-09
MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN ON

For the next two months the main effort of the league will be bent towards increasing it's membership
 Last year the league had more than 1000 members enrolled and paying dues; this year 1t is hoped to double
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-09
NEVER roo OLD To LrApN

A n IN
 William James Is credited with say ing that no new ideas come to a per- son after he has passed the age of 25. What a depressing and paralyzing creed! Fortunately we do not have to believe 1t. for psychologists tell us that James is no longer an authority.
 That age Is no bar to mental achievement, so far as women are concerned, at any rate, is the belief of Miss Belle Sherwin, first vice presi- dent of the National League of Wom- en Voters. The mature woman learns faster than the young woman. No woman anywhere need feel that she cannot learn anything she wants to learn" declares Miss Sherwin.
 The day has come when women no longer look npon middle age as a time when real work is ended and there is nothing to do except to help bring up their grandchildren, but as time when they are free to take up new studies and new interests.
 In Cleveland, O.. the members of the Visiting Nurses association, all of them women of mature age, wanted to take a course in English. To make clearer reports and to write convincingly of their work they felt the need of a better knowledge of English Miss Sherwin determined that they should have the course, heI lTleHuS TeHolStrateQ ana trleu to persuade her that it would be a waste of time. What could women out of school for years with mental muscles stiff from disuse, do with such rigid course?" they asked. To use Miss Sherwin's own words: They fairly ate up that course, and assimi- lated fl wonderfully. I am firmly of the opinion that the mature woman can learn anything she sets her mind on learning, for she has a mind that can be set and stay set"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-09

the number Although this Is not an election year the work of the league Is a day In and day out matter, and its chief function of educating and arousing women to their responsibil- ities as citizens does not cease when elections are over.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-09

HER ANNOUNCED Ye Thomson daughter of Mr. and Mrs today The date of the wedding will be announced Stephenson Studio
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-09

lawn had been so long and so well organized through its own sources. Those present were: Mesdames George Duncan, E. T. Rice, w. L.. Murdock, c. H. Nesbitt. R. B. Broyles, George Miller. Ed Hardin, Fred Wild smith. H. w. Smith, C. B. Yandle, s. R. Caffee, Paul de Launay and R. H. Clayton, who are all working in con- Junction with Mrs. Duncan for a big membership drive in Avondale. Wood lawn and East Lake, for the Birming- ham Music study club. Others who were unable to be present at this meeting are also working with this representative group.
 O o O
 Membership Tickets.
 Membership tickets to the Music Study club are on sale at the fol- lowing places: Cable Shelby Burton Piano company. Clarke & Jones Piano company, Chalifoux, Music Dealer. They will also be on sale in Wood lawn, East Lake and Ensley. Place to be announced later.
 These tickets may be exchanged for reserved seats for the season at Clarke & Jones Piano company. 1913 Third avenue.
 Box Office News.
 First 12-rows orchestra, $7.50; re- mainder or < seats uoWnstalrs, So' first five rows, balcony, S7.50; next six rows, balcony $5; last four rows balcony, $3 for juniors. Active Music Study club membership t$.25) en- titles member to any seat in the auditorium.
 All seats reserved for the entire season except the juniors, which are unreserved Mail cheques and spa~sy seats desired to Mrs. A. J. GSs1en- hamp, treasurer. 1643 Twelfth street. south, or to MT. Bob McDavid. box office chairman, Clarke & Jones Piano companv
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-09
HELPS FOR MOTHER
By Dr. Charlotte C. West Defective Children

Is your child perfectly healthy' perfectly normal?
 A great deal of attention is being given today to so-called mentally defectiEe children-that Is children whose Intelligence does not keep pace with their years. This condl- tion may show itself quite early In life by baokwardness in speech.
 /Later on as the child attends school he Is unable to keep up with his companions and lags behind; re- ports are sent to the parents that the child Is inattentige; that he shows no interest in his studies, that he answers at random. This lack of mental alertness Is in vast majority of instances caused by deafness, for when child does not hear we'll how can he display an interest in what is going on?
 It Is fact well known among physicians that 90 per cent of ear diseases in children are ceused by adenoids and that here is generally the starting point of the majority of cases of deafness in adults.
 This seems sweeping statement to make, when so many cases of mid dle ear disease are traced to an at tack of scarlet fever or one of the other highly infectious diseases, but it is nevertheless true that an en- larged mass of glands probably ex- isted in the throat prior to the at tack of scarlet fever, thus aiding instead of preventing the germs from setting up so much mischief.
 A dentist called the attention of the medical profession to the large number of irregular teeth that are faund in mouth breathing children This irregularity of the teeth is due to imperfect formation of the upper jaw bone; 1t is very much narrower and higher in children who are un- able to use their nasal passage This gives less space for the teeth to de- velop and destroys the shape of the face.
 Slow progress in learning to speak Is traceable to the same cause; a plugging up of the ear passages with enlarged glands plus the inter ference of this mass in the throat with the proper exercise of the voice. These children then, of course, ap- pear stupid, and they are stupid be- cause it is obviously impossible for the mind to develop under these
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-09
MUSIC STUDY CLUB

This department of The Sunday Agerad conducted by the Music Mrs Richard C.