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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-30
VILLA AMsON-RIDDLE WEDDING QUIET EVENT

quiet wedding was solemnized Sunday afternoon in the parsonage of the Woodlawn Baptist church when Miss Jessica Riddle of Colum- biana became the bride of Thomas P. Williamson of this city.
 Rev. J. W. Partridge performed the ceremony in the presence of Miss Jozy Hall of Montgomery; Miss Lucy Choate, Miss Louise Williamson, Rob ert Williamson, Charles Williamson and Jack Williamson.
 Mir and Mrs. Williamson will leave Monday afternoon for wedding trip which will include Columbiana, the home of the bride
 MT. Williamson is connected with the state law enforcement depart ment in Shelby county and has many local friends.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-30
JONES VALLEY P. T. A.
 ANNUAL FESTIVAL

Thirty five high school students participated in the operetta, Cherry Blossom" which was one of the chief attractions of the Jones Valley Par ent-Teachcr association annual fes- tival, held yesterday in the auditori- um of the school.
 Mrs. Sutherline. general chairman, in charge, with the assistance of an able committee. helped make the occasion one worth while. Mrs. Ed win Cook and Miss Virginia Blair sung the principal roles. in the op- eretta.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-30
TRAVELLING CASE GIFT OF FAIRFIELD Pr. A,

As token of appreciation to F. D. Graves, who recently resigned as superintendent of the Fairfield schools, the Fairfield Parent Teacher association presented him with Morocco travelling case at their meet ing Friday afternoon at Gate Lodge school
 During the busiEess session the following officers were elected for the coming year: Mrs. Kelly. pres ident Mrs. George Taylor. vice pres ident; Mrs. William Candy, secre- tary and Mrs. H. c. Sahlman, treas surer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-30
CHILDREN INVITED TO
 CONGREGATION DINNER

Mrs. Tom McClelland, chairman for the Congregational dinner, at which Mrs. A. Lyle's band will be host. Thursday evening, May 31, at 7:S0 o'clock. announces that children will be welcomed for a minimum price.
 This concession will be made so as to urge the children of the Highlands Methodist church to attend the din ner. which promises not only an excellent menu of barbecued meats. salads. and pie a la mode, but A beau tiful musical program, and some splendid three minute speeches which Mrs. McClelland has arranged most attractively.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-30
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
 BY JEFFERSON PIT. A.

During the final business meeting of the Jefferson County Parent Teacher association which was held Monday afternoon, the following of ficers were elected for the coming year: Mrs. Jesse Chantz. president; Mrs. Morris. first vice president Mrs. Jacks, second vice president; Mrs. A. C. McClelland, secretary; Mrs. Rob- ert Burton. treasurer; Mrs H. Rus sell, publicity chairman
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-30
HANDLING HOT DISHES

I save myself many bad burns by a very simple habit. I always keep a kitchen poker under the gas range to draw hot dishes out of the oven. lt is especially useful when you have many dishes in at once and wish to draw one out to try if 1t is done.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-30

without touching the write parts. cut l the peel up into small. fine julienne. i Plunge it into boiling water, and
 cook until it is tender. Drain and en- close it in covered saucepan with
 four gills of espagnole or brown sauce. Just when ready to serve fin
 ish the sauce with dash of cayenne pepper, meat glaze, the orange juice and the juice of q lemon, strain through a tamis. adding two ounces of fine butter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-30
SAVE HEAVY WHITE CORD

When the dish mop is worn out done throw away the stick. Save all heavy white cord and cut up good sized bunch into eight-inch lengths double and wind cord round and round end of stick. Fasten securely and you will have a mop that will outlast bought oue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-30
CREWs-ZEIGLE WEDDING ANNOUNCED

Mir. and Mrs. Carl Crews announce the marriage of their son. Claud, to Miss Mildred May Zeigler, on Mon day. May 2S, 1923.
 The wedding of MT. Crews and Miss Zeigler came as a surprise to their many friends.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-30
MISS MASSEY WILL HONOR
 MISS SELLERS, BRIDE-ELECT

Miss Katherine Massey will enter tain at bridge Friday evening, hon. bring Miss Edwina Sellers. one of the city's most popular bride-elects. Four tables will be arranged for the games
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-30
MRS. MURPHREE WILL HONOR
 MISS CLEERE

Mrs. J. E. Murphree will entertain Thursday evening at her home, 7S24 Underwood avenue. honoring Miss Annie Cleere, who has arrived from Lincoln. Ala, where she has been teaching, to spend the summer vaca- tion with her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-30

The Parthenon at Athens, Greece, served as Christian church longer than as a pagan temple.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-30

Mrs. W. D. Mahan and little daugh ter. Lucille. of Russellville, Ala, who have been the guests of Mrs. J. E. Murphree on Underwood avenue. re- turned home Monday afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-30

Mrs. Harlston Runion and Harlston, Jr., will spend the summer in Mont gomery, where Dr. Runion has &C., cepted d position with a local durg company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-05-30

Miss Louise Bankhead of Jasper is the guest of Miss Katherine Massey.
Evening star., 1923-02-11

? T must have been a fortnight or
more since / had become tho
owner Of this building where
L we have q top-1oor studio be-
fore noticed the slouchy person
who seemed to be leaning restful
against the brick wall halfway
down the basement steps. Having
noted him, 1 remembered that l had
seen him there many times, in the
same position. And as Inez' Uncle
Nels has agreed to act as rent col
lector and agent for me. l asked
him about the man.
That hollow-eyed person with no
chin to speak of and the weary
habits" ] went on. who or what
is he?"
"oh. that one:" says Uncle Nels.
why, he's the janitor. Been here
right along. Trilby May. Lives in
the back basement with his wife.
That big woman
"Oh, yes says l. I've seen her,
plenty of times; rolling out the ash
cans, sweeping the sidewalk, and
cleaning the halls. But where does
the man come in? What's his part?"
Uncle Nels lunches his shoulders
scornful. "Him?" says he. IT don't
guess he's much good. Just stands
around and bosses
SO my first thought was TO give
him hi. release. but when Uncle
Eels pointed out that the janitor
Evening star., 1923-02-11
LATOUFF PUTS 1T OVER
BY SEWELL FORD

She would have made two Of
Leon, with some to spare. She even
had quite a well-developed mustache,
and her forearms showed thick and
muscular below the rolled-back sleeves.
Evidently the job of tossing ash cans
around was nothing to her, so the
sympathy 1 had worked up was more
or less wasted. Still was not ready
to let of altogether that indifferent
shrimp outside. Perhaps il I showed
her just how he was imposing on her.
and urged her to make him do his
part Of the work, she would prod him
up. ] once more freed my mind.
You shouldn't allow him to put
it all on you, Mr.. Latou." I insist
ed. why, every time 1 see him he's
doing nothing but loaf here on the
stairs. You ought to take him by the
ear and lead him to those ash cans
tomorrow morning"
But she only stared at me aston
ished, her heavy jaw dropped, and her
beady little eyes rolled fearsomely
at the door Me" says she. II
Evening star., 1923-02-11
Neon in Spring Water.

TT is but a few years ago that the
atmospheric gases argon and neon
were discovered, and that heliun. an
element previously known to exist
only in the sun and certain stars, was
found combined with rare minerals
on the earth. Since then argon and
helium have been discovered in the
waters of many mineral springs. and
it has been shown that the heIium
issuing from such springs is probably
derived from radium In the rocks.
Some time ago Charles Moiureu in
formed the French Academy OF his
discovery OF neon in twenty-five
mineral springs whose waters were
already known to contain argon and
helium. He believes that neon is
generally present in warm springs.
Evening star., 1923-02-11
Useful Powders
From Waste Waters.

THE atomizer has gone into busi-
ness for itself and is making big
dividends out of wastes. Such evil
looking liquid as the greasy waters
from fish oil plants, waste suiphita
liquors from paper mills, and the
waters in which raw wool has been
washed yield wealth when forced
through the atomiZer.
Walter H. Dickerson, a. member of
the New York section OF the Ameri-
can Chemical Society, gives a de-
machinery which reduces materials
from a liquid TO dry powder con-
dition.
The process is described, briefly, as
one of reducing the material to be
dried to a finely divided state BY
spraying or atomizing; exposing the
spray to heated air or gas and quick
ly etfecting the evaporation of the
moisture contents"
Mr.. Dickerson believes that some
day the Chicago river may bs run
through such a machine, to the great
er beauty Of the stream itself and to
good economic advantage.
Indeed this would be entirely pos
sible and advantageous" said he, eff
the waste heat that escapes up the
flues of manufacturing plants in the
industrial district of Chicago near the
river could be utilized for drying
operations"
In paper manufacture, chemists
have found only about 90 per cent OF
the wood used in making pulp goes
into the paper. The remaining por-
tion OF the wood passes Oft in the
waste waters from the plant. Analysis
showed that these waste waters con-
tanned high proportions of lignin-
the adhesive material in wood. This is
not required in paper but Is very use
full for the making Of binders-cores
for use in making molds used in
boundaries, and in making coal
briquettes. The spray drying process
makes the recovery Of the lignin a
profitable operation.
The waste waters from fish oil
plants yield materials good for fer
tilizer and for poultry food.
plants give grease, nitrogen and pot
ash.
Other industrial uses Of the process
include new method OF making
starch. in that it can be reduced to
the form of fine powder through the
atomizer and drier cheaper and faster
than by old methods Of drying.
Wastes from the sugar mills OF
Cuba and Louisiana are being made
into stock foods, and the pineapple
juices which heretofore were allowed
to run into the ocean from the can
ming plants in Hawaii are now be-
ing preserved and converted into fine
sugars.
In the manufacture Of powdered
milk one of the difficulties encounter
ed has been that of temperature con-
troll. The product often has burnt
or caramel taste. BY the spray
drying process this has been elimi-
mated.
Evening star., 1923-02-11
Dancing Stars.

THE revelations Of the spectroscope
which Is capable Of showing the
displacement Of stars toward or from
the earth. make the starry heavens, to
the astronomers eye, appear almost
as full Of may motions as is a cloud
Of gnats dancing in the sunbeams.
Every increase in the power Of the
observing apparatus brings to notice
new "spectroscopic binaries," which
are simply double stars that cannot
be separately seen, either because of
their extreme closeness or because
only one of them is a shining body.
1t is the erratic motions of these
wonderful stars that reveal their true
character. One is Eta Orionis, which
hangs just below the belt OF Orion.
Sometimes this star IL speeding to-
ward the earth more than forty miles
q second. and a few nights later is
hurrying away with = similar velocity.
Evening star., 1923-02-11

pened. l suppose Henry and the colored
man got the license before they came
back with the minister. I do remem-
Der, though, that either Mr.. Lincoln or
the minister examined the license to
see if it was all right
DO you remember anything Mr. Lin
coin said when he gave you away as a
bride?" was the next query to Mrs.
Chandler.
well, he rang a bell and a number
of people came in. Then he said that
we were nice looking folks and he didn't
understand why we had to run away to
get married.
Mrs. Chandler. with hearty laugh,
told about the minister informing her
after the wedding that il was always
customary for the minister to kiss the
bride.
He had whiskers. but ! thought that
as l was there. ! might as well go
through with it ALL she chuckled. Mr.
Evening star., 1923-02-11

wouldn't dare do nothing like that
No. Not to Mr.. Latouff."
surely" says l. you don't mean
you're afraid Of him.
She mods vigorously. Il wouldn't
Aare," she repeats.
How absurd" says l. why. don't
YOU know you could turn him over your
knee and spank him If necessary
A panicky shiver shook her huge
frame as she waved her hands in pro-
test "But-but you don't know that
man." she almost whispered. He
don't look so strong. No. But he's
deep. that one. All the time he thinks.
thinks. Such thoughts. Ah-h-h:"
Well. what thoughts" I asked.
Mrs. Latouff shuddered and shook
her great head. II couldn't tell" says
she. Nobody could tell. but Mr.. La
touff, and he don't say much. And
when he don't stand and think, he sits
and reads. Such a reader
"Yes?" says |.
This was getting interesting. al
most mysterious. How could a little
insignificant man like that work such
spell on a woman who could easily
| nave UoStu HIS SdtS Vi tliio"
through a window? And yet there was
no doubt that Mr.. Latouff was thor
oughly tanned wife. She was actually
in awe Of him. Here was a situation
that seemed worth looking into.
Hes a great reader. is he?' | goes
on. We'll, what's his line: what sort
Of stuff does he read?'
She drew up her shoulders and
spread out her big red hands. Il don't
know what" says she. ME. 1 was
poor girl and worked in factory
pasting heels. l don't go to school
much. But Mr.. Latouff. he's got edu-
Gated. He reads the newspapers
French ones. too. Cuts pieces from
en-
Really" says /. Certainly this was
an odd way of impressing a. wife
What does he do with the pieces he
cuts out""
Mrs. Latouff padded across the
room to the door, peered warily
through the hallway toward the steps
where her husband was still summing
himself, and then came back. YOU
you won't say l told you?" she asked
huskily.
mot a word" says 7.
Then I show you" says she.
Come
Evening star., 1923-02-11

|, disappearance, mostly the latter. They
were of men who had dropped out
with a few exceptions. and in every
such instance their descriptions were
carefully tackled below the pictures
That's a queer line" I remarked.
What does he think he Is, a detec-
tive?"
II dunno" says Mrs. Latouff. HE
never talks much about EN-"
Huh" says I. Seems to have a
mania for this sort of thing. May I
ask. Mrs. Latouff, has your husband
ever been mixed up in anything of
the kind. as a witness. or something
like that"
Him" says she. No. He's never
done anything much. Used to work
| in a shoe factory before we was mar
ried-in Brockton. But he was kind
of sick. So since we come to New
York he's always had janitor jobs.
And he never goes out anywhere
just stays in the basement and thinks
and reads
Evening star., 1923-02-11
Alcohol and Iron.

As a result OF the constantly in
"A creasing demand for wood alcohol,
both for fuel and in the arts, there
is renewed activity in the manusse-
ture of the finest grades OF IRON IN
this country. For smelling these.
charcoal is much better than coke. 1t
has always been expensive, however,
and has gone entirely out of use in
most American furnaces Now that
it's by-product, wood alcohol, com
mands a steady market at good
price, charcoal works, or rather wood
chemical works, are increasing in
numbers. and furnaces are getting q
ntsadx.G1lnplXsoGrchA
Evening star., 1923-02-11

Lincoln was standing by the minister
when he kissed me, and / looked for
Mr.. Lincoln to say that it was his time
next, but he didn't"
x X *
MRS. CHANDLER remembers one of
lNl the members of Mr.. Lincoln's cabi-
net happened to be on hand at the time
and acted as best man at the wedding.
She cannot now recall the cabinet men,
bers name
After the wedding they insisted that
we stay there all night. lady took
me to a room and one of the men took
Henry to another room. When we got
to the room the lady asked me If i had
another dress with me, and she seemed
to be astonished, but pleased, when
said that 1 had. She told me that a
number of people were coming to the
White House to spend the evening, and
that j had better get my clothes
changed, for they would probably want
US to come down and Join the party
when they heard of the wedding.
'Soon after / was ready. the women
of the party came to my room and the
men went to Henry's room, bringing all
kinds of bells and making all kinds OF
noises. l never was so embarrassed in
all my life. We had to so down with
them and play games, and say. some of
those young men actually sat in my
lap. I don't know what Henry thought
about that.
Later in the evening they gave a
supper for us. l remember they served
some kind of hot punch. 1t was nearly
midnight when they had this supper
and after the supper they began to
dance. pretended that l didn't know
how to dance, but they made both of
us get out on the floor anyway. / don't
think they had az much fun as they ex-
A. Shn,,Dh fnu Auon. if
Evening star., 1923-02-11

work was done promptly and neatly
and that the wages paid were small
aside from the free rent Of the two
basement rooms in the rear; and
had also suggested that l might not
find any one else who would do as
well. | decided not to be hasty But
/ would speak to him about letting
his wife roll out those heavy cans,
and the very next chance ! had l
told him almost everything that was
on my mind.
See here. my man ! opened up
as caught him in his usual pose
with his shoulder against the wall
and one foot on the second step.
what's your name:"
He didn't act a bit startled or
guilty. lnt fact, for a moment or SO
he continued to stare vaguely up
the street. Then. without shifting
his position or lifting a hand toward
the greasy old cap he wore. he rolled
his shifty. deep-set brown eyes until
he had CIV me Il careless glance.
Me-" says he. II am Leon
La touff.
NOV that's some name TO have
~ thrown at you. and I'll admit
that for second ] was almost
stopped Leon Latouff. Why. that
was good enough for A French
movie star. or a poet or popular
hero. But after had smothered a
little gasp and looked him over
again I got my courage back. He
was such an insignificant, spineless
appearing shrimp Of a man. And it
wasn't altogether because Of that
Inadequate chin which seemed to
fade so abruptly into the thin neck.
In his whole slouchy frame. from
the toed-in feet to the slumped
shoulders. there wasn't a line sug
sesting any more strength or ener-
~ than he was using now, to prop
himself against the bricks and soak
in some of the winter sunshine that
found it's way down between the
buildings.
..Latouff, eh"" says [. From
Paris, or the province Of Quebec"
"Brockton, Mass" says he. MY
folks come from Canada, though.
worked in the shoe shops"
That's encouraging" says l. "At
least, there has been industry in
the family at some time"
"Hey?" says he,, giving me an
other shifty glance.
You're supposed to be janitor
here. aren't you?" I went on. "Or
did you think you'd been hired to
keep the basement steps from cav
ing in? Now listen, Latouff; may
stuff under the former owner. but
it doesn't make a hit with me at
ALL"
Yes. put it real plain to him
telling him he ought TO be ashamed
to make his wife do all the heavy
work. I believe I was almost elo-
ouent over 1t, and I'm sure I COW
cred the case from all angles. Blu.
somehow very little OF it seemed to
register with Leon LAtouff. He still
slouched there in the sun, his dull
brown eyes fixed vaguely on the
street, his hands resting limp in the
rockets of his old coat. He didn't
appear to resent my sharpest words
ana not Q squirm did I got out OF
him with my threats or taunts. He
simply ignored the whole affair
shrugsing enc shoulder when I had
finished, a. much as to say: These
women! You gotta let 'em talk"
So I saw that I was wasting my
breath. But T wasn't beaten. No
Before turned the Latouffs out
would have talk with the wife
And. pushing past Leon, 1 walked
through to their dingy quarters in
the rear There I found Mrs Latouff
busy over two-burner gas range
cesktng somsthinE in 4 copper stsw-pan
--ssansthdne tAat smsllsd garlc<y and
tasty.
=. q 1sklA ~sgnaa< 4hi& Ars< LAtoun.
Evening star., 1923-02-11

THROUGH into the furnace room
l. she led me. and there, in a corner
which had been partly partitioned
off with sides from packing boxes,
was little coop Of a place furnish ed
with a rickety table and an old arm
chair. IT was a snug place, well
warmed by the nearby furnace. and
an electric drop light had been rigged
handily over the table. But the odd
part Of the den was the wall decora-
tions. Every inch Of the three sides
was covered with pictures and clip
pings cut from newspapers and tackled
on.
Quite q gallery" l commented.
Then ! noticed that the pictures
were not the usual sort which are cut
out for decorative purposes--not art
copies from the rotogravure section,
or half-tone Of chorus girls, or of so.
ciety leaders snapped at Palm Beach
or Newport. They were all of men.
Not Of public notables, either. There
wasn't one Of President Harding, or
Chief Justice Taft. or Of Gen. Per-
shing, or even Of Douglas Sairbanks.
No. These were all pictures OF no.
torious characters-men who had fig
ured prominently in sensational cases
during the past five years. Some of
the pictures had been taken from
foreign papers and were of men whose
names had either forgotten or
hadn't heard. With each portrait,
too, were tackled up clippings relating
to the different cases.
Az I glanced through the collection
7 found that each one had to do with
. murder mystery or q mysterious
Evening star., 1923-02-11

were in school. He was the only man I
ever courted. I had some hard times
when I tried to court him on the sly. 1
had many hard trials while I did not
know where he was for Ave years. and
even though I have lived here aion.
these many years, / haven't a single
regret. If / had my life to live over
again, J would 80 with Henry Chandler
to Harpers Ferry or to Washington or
any other place in the world to be mar
ried, even If knew all the same things
would happen again"
Evening star., 1923-02-11
Bride of 1862, Given in Marriage by Lincoln,
Tells of ElOpement and White House Visit

Indiana Woman
Ferry Went Mansion Because They Didn't
Summoned
Promise That He Should
Evening star., 1923-02-11

T THINK he would have been ready
i to go home at once. but getting
out Of the Tombs isn't so simple
as that. In fact, if the early edi-
tons Of the evening papers hadn't
carried stories to the effect that the
real DR.. Bazan had been discovered
in a suburb of Paris it might have
been several days before the Tombs
people let Leon loose. As it was,
Mrs. Latouff spent the whole day
waiting around before she and her
hubby were finally taken before a
police Judge and she was allowed to
take him home.
Copyright, 1929. BY Seweu Eosd.A
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-22
(By Pacific & Atlantic)

tBy Pacific & Atlantic) Pausing a moment before Hotel Adlon in Berlin, Sen ator Hiram Johnson of Cali fornia looks the camera straight, albeit unsmilingly, in the eye.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-22

(By Pacific & Atlantic) Four lives were lost and thirty persons injured in the wreck of the London, Midland & Scottish express which collided with freight train near Diggle, England, recently. Photo shows scene of wreck.