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 Frisch has webbed hands and nothing gets through them. He made run ming catch of Goslin's smash and if Frankie were on the Washington team they would have couple of monuments under way in his honor this morning.
 Both teams had their hitting cos. tunes on today. The game was distinct ly battle of pitchers. In fact 1t was q battle between two armies of pitchers.
 It was q tie in this respect Each side used four. The game ended just when it seemed both teams would run out of twirlers.
 Something of record was set by the appearance of grand total of eight pitchers in one world series game, but
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THE WEATHER

Alabama: Fair Tuesday and prob ably Wednesday.
 MiBsissippi: Fair. Georgia: Fair.
 Tennessee: Fair.
 (CompIete weather data will Dc found on RHge S). S
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Party Rank And File
 Should M,W Interest
 n D,ss,0cratic Success

A LABAMA .mocrats being given opportunity through The AgeHerad contribute the national presidential
 campaign fund Contributions stood yesterday as follows Previously acknowledged $l ,242.O0 R. L. Burnett 1000 J. ID. Copeland o.VO
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LUMBER RATES SUSPENDED

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6.-PropOsed increases in rates on lumber from Pa cific coast points to Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, New York, Ohio. Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin were suspended today by the Interstate Commerce Com mission from October to February 4.
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he republicans making appeal 10 people campaign funds They do have The interests that profit from the tariff and other special republican benefits tribute the republican fund because it pays.
 In the final analysis however the democrats contrbut ing the republican campaign fund.- because the democrats among levied by the tariff and the other eou
 of privilege of which the privileged interests make their contributions
 Shall be said that the democrats of Alabama will submit but will give nothing of their free will to democratic sue if that be the what the meaning of membership in the Democratic party and polces1
 Success of the democratic ticket that the rank and file of the party and of all parties will be freed from tribute tected and privileged monopoies The of that would be insignificant beside its benefits in cold cash every head of family to man who works for a living
 Democrats cannot afford contribute
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-18
MISS MARTIN PRESENTS PITPH,S IN PLAY

On Thursday evening the play, Christmas Eve In A Toy Shop" was presented at the North Birmingham school under the direction of Miss Mil dred A. Martin.
 The story dealt with the fantastical idea of the dolls awakening in a toy shop on the night before Christmas to give a poor waif child a night of pleas ure.
 The cast included: The Toy Maker, Miss Martin.
 The Waif Child, Mary Kerr.
 Dancing Dolls, Camille Roe and Evelyn Sullivant
 Teddy Bear Doll, George Cowgirl. Italian Doll, Bob Martin.
 Rag Doll, Virginia Cowgirl.
 Jack-in- the-Box, Henry Martin, Jr. Clown Doll. Daisy Price.
 Big Doll, Lois Burnhart.
 Candy Dolls, Jennie Lou Dye and Lurlene Orr.
 Singing Doll, Cordia Eastburn.
 Boy Doll, Hazel Fischer.
 Mechanical Doll Mary Reese Dixon Baby Doll. Sarah Elizabeth Busby. Doll -Violinist. Wilburta Kerr.
 Soldier Doll, Jewel Tidwell.
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Mrs. Joy Hostess At Christmas
 Luncheon

"HE Christmas spirit prevailed the
 air yesterday at the Country club,
 when Mrs. Tedd Joy entertained twenty-seven of her friends with beau tiful luncheon. An atmosphere of uni versal cheer surrounded the guests, the club rooms having been decorated with winter greenry, Christmas bells and other decorations, in keeping with the Yuletide season.
 For the occasion of Mrs. Joys lunch con, the table had ornamental baskets and plaque fashioned of short-leafed pines, small red berries, guided cones and miniature Christmas trees, the place cards being small trees and candles in red. Included in the hospitality were Mrs. Walter Phillips, Mrs. Kennon Thetford, Mrs. E. E. Ellia, Mrs. Joe Norman, Mrs. Bessie Vaughn, Mrs. E. W. Rucker, Jr., Mrs. William Leary, Mrs. Edward Warren, Mrs. Fred Dow, Mrs. H. U. Sims, Mrs. Theo Swann, Mrs. Dunwody, Mrs. Herbert Tutwiler, Mrs. Ed Tutwiler, Mrs. Hill Ferguson, Miss Florence McCrossin, Mrs. Alfred Walker, Mrs. Mercer Barnett, Miss Elm mic Barnett, Mrs. Vernon Whitaker, Mrs. Robley Munger, Mrs. James l.. Davidson, Mrs. Motion Smith, Mrs. Sydenham Smith, Mrs. Clarence Mason, Mrs. Howard Brooks, Mrs. Houston Da- wis, Mrs. Robert Gregory and the hostess.
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wanted to borrow money, but l haven't got it and besides she's more or less Of a fraud. But look what she showed me. The girl had left the magazine and Joyce opened it. revealing the first Of Avril's Fairyform drawings.
 Avril was silent as Joyce burst forth, Some one has adopted my style and IS evidently playing it for all it's worth. That girl declared it was mine and m sure she believes it is in spite of what I told her. l wonder who's putting these drawings out. think it's shame after I've developed my technique to see it copied like this.'
 "Tt does look very much like your work" murmured Avril, holding the magazine with shaking fingers while Joyce. still storming, walked towards her desk.
 In the silence that followed Avril stole covert glance at Joyce. If Joyce should look at her work? Suddenly she was afraid.
 (To be continued.)
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Chapter XII


 TOYCE HARLEY was alone in her
 studio when the bell rang. Busily O reading the letters that had accu- mulated during a round of out-of-town visits. she decided she did not wish to be disturbed but when it sounded sharply once again she concluded that perhaps it might be some one or something for Avril. Opening the door she saw rather flashily dressed and over made up girl whom she had met at the Pen ningtons.
 Wont you come in?" she asked.
 Delighted, Miss Harley replied the girl, but when l tell you what l want perhaps you'll be sorry
 "Sorry?" questioned Joyce. "Of course not" she added politely, although she did not care for the girl She was not sincere in her art or her friendships but having got into the Pennington crowd she was taking all she could get. She had never been at Joyces studio before, but she was the kind of person who is always quite at ease when mak- ing use of her friends or casual ac- quaintances.
 What a jolly place you have!' she exclaimed as her restless eyes roved around the studio. Don't you want a companion!"
 Her "very much at home" air irri- tated Joyce, who while susceptible to admiration, did not brook too great friendliness from outsiders.
 "Oh, I have companion" she an swered lightly. As her visitor raised her eyebrows questioningly, Joyce added, Miss Delaney stays with me. l don't think you've met her. She's just a youngster, although she does very clever illustra tions."
 What a lucky girl she must be. This is the dearest studio I've been in." the girl declared as she walked around and noted the prints and bits of old em- broideries that adorned the walls. Then returning towards the divan on which Joyce was seated she said, "I suppose you wonder what I came for. We'll the truth is, I'm broke, and I wonder if you'd lend me some money for week or so?"
 Although Joyce was proverbially gen erous she had no liking for her caller and besides she remembered something that Bess Pennington had said about people who were too lazy to work so long as they could sponge on their friends. So she hardened her heart to this appeal. I'm awfully sorry, but I'm afraid you've come to the wrong person. really cant let you have any thing today
 T only want it for week." begged
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Social Calendar

The Mother Goose club will have a Christmas party Thursday at II o'clock at the home of Mrs. J. R. Pill, 1901 Fourteenth avenue, south.
 The ladies of the A. o. H. have post poned their meeting from Thursday, December IS to January 2 at the K. of c. hall.
 The Parent-Teacher association of Kennedy school will give a bazaar and serve dinners all this week in the old Ledger building.
 The Junior band of St. Paul's Altar society will hold their next meeting at the home of Miss Nell Sevier, Friday afternoon, December 19.
 The Current Topic club will meet Fri day at 1 o'clock with Mrs. w. G. Nor Dulion apartments.
 Barker school Parent-Teacher asso- citation will meet Thursday afternoon at 8 Ill o'clock at the school.
 Fortnightly Shakespeare club will \ meet Thursday at 2 o'clock with Mrs. NV. J. Waldrop, 423 South Eighty-sec- Rnd street. An interesting program has .xken arranged.
 The club president of the third dis trict are requested to report to Mrs. C. P. Underwood, manager of the third district A. +. W. c. if their club ob- served Alabama Day.
 Sahala club will meet with Mrs. H W. Fisch, 1920 Thirty-first street north, Thursday afternoon at 2:3O o'clock.
 The Womans club will meet Friday at 10 a. m., at the Woodlawn library for the Christmas program.
 The Writers club will meet Thurs day afternoon at 2 80 at the Hillman hotel. Dr. Julian Pennington will address the members. A full attend ance is urged.
 The Joycrofters will meet Friday aft ernoon at 2 80 with Mrs. J. l.. Yancey 1000 Glenview Road.
 The Alexander Stevens chapter, U D. O., will discontinue their meetings until after the holidays.
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Regular Meeting OfW.C.I.U.
 Yesterday

"HE w. C. T. L. held their regular
 meeting Tuesday. Mrs. l.. A. Dan
 iels having charge of the program and Mrs. F. B. Bowers, president of the union, presiding.
 Mrs. w. l.. Murdock made a most in- teresting talk on the work of the Geneva conference followed by Mrs. Mary T. Jeffries, state president of Alabama w. C. T U., and Dr. W. B. Wyman. who made talks on the sub- feet of the narcotic problem.
 Mrs. l.. F. Harris urged the com mittee on early Saturday closing of the stores to get together immediately after Christmas and call on the merchants who have failed to fall in line with this splendid movement.
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The Girl Who Took 4 Chance
By JEAN SEIVWRIGHT

the girl who had sensed a sudden change in Joyce.
 Well, it's too bad, but I really haven't got it to give. I've been neg lecting my work frightfully and l only realized it when I returned home this morning."
 "Oh. don't kid me- said the girl with sheer. "Tm sure you'd never miss a ten-dollar bill. I see your work every where. You must have money.'
 q really haven't" declared Joyce The girl looked at her with narrowing eyes. Opening magazine she had with her, she showed Joyce an illustration. That's one of your drawings and it's only the first of a series. You must be getting loads of money for them. Of course. if you don't want to lend me any that's different story
 "Let me see that!" exclaimed Joyce as she held out her hand for the maga- zine. q never drew that" She studied it intently. Its a mighty good copy of my work. l wonder who's doing these?'
 Do you mean to say that's really not your drawing?' asked the girl as Joyce handed back the magazine.
 Ut certainly is not mine. but it's such clever imitation that I don't wonder you thought it was mine. I've done so little of that stuff lately that probably some people think I've dropped out
 Well, goodbye, Miss Harley" said the girl as she walked towards the door
 Goodbye" said Joyce, I'm really sorry I cant help you out Why don't you see Bess Pennington"
 Smiling rather quizzically, the girl passed out as Avril entered.
 "Oh, you're home again. I'm so glad to see you,' said Avril impulsively as she took Joyce in her arms. Are you going to stay now?
 "Yes. I start again on my portrait tomorrow Feel rather mean though 1 inrt tnrnnl lnun thnt girl She
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she says that if I leave her she will watch for me as I go to my office and kill me.
 Now the question is: What is the best thing to do for the welfare or tne children? For myself I am not so much concerned, for I can keep away from her to a great extent and do so. But c, ,nditions are beginning to have bad effect on the children, and their future is of more importance than my present happiness, though the conditions do, to some extent, interfere with my ability to. discharge the duties of my job, which is not an easy one.
 I am one of the domestic husbands who enjoy home, and l spend my eve nings with my children. My wife Is rarely at home in the evening, and she tells me that it is none of my business where she goes. What can l do for my self and my poor children?
 WILL.
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MRS. ADLER HOSTESS FOR
 RRIDES-EI, ,ECT AND BRIDES

A beautiful social function of Wed- nesday was luncheon with which Mrs Edgar Adler honored Miss Rosamond Goldman and Miss Lillian Fox, two of January's bride-elects and Mrs. Leo K Steiner, recent bride.
 A basket of white roses and carna- tions adorned the table at which were seated seventeen guests.
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REPENTANT MAGDALENE.

Answer-The wages of sin is death. You must reap the wild oat crop, you have sown. It is folly to appeal to this gossiping woman, and why should you ask her to protect your good name that you threw away yourself? Why should she be more careful of your husbands and children's happiness than you were? Your only chance is to go to your husband yourself and tell him your story before he hears it. as he is bound to, from others. That would soften your offense against him 1ittle
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MUSIC STUDY CLUB TO MEET THIS MORNING

The Birmingham Music Study club will meet this morning at II o'clock at Cable hall. Alabama Day will be cele- brated with compositions from Ala bama composers and the report will be made of the federation. A full at tendance is urged.
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MRS. DILLARD TO HONOR GUESTS WITH TEA

Honoring her sister, Mrs. T. J. Me Inerney of Chicago and Miss Delpha Moore of St. Louis, who are her guests. Mrs. J. E. billiard will entertain with series of afternoon teas at her home Friday and Saturday afternoon, De cember 26 and 27.
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DOROTHY DIX.

Dear Dorothy Dix-Two years ago l did a crazy, indiscreet thing to spite my husband that I have repented in tears of blood. None of my family is aware of my wrongdoing, but several months ago I encountered woman who knows of my miserable escapade. She ha. moved into the neighborhood where l live, and is telling all her friends ana neighbors about my abasement. l have two girls, and years old. My hus- band loves me devotedly, and he will be brokenhearted if he ever hears this story. What can l do? Shall l go t, this woman and ask her to have pit not to disgrace my husband and chil- dren? Tell me, Dorothy Dix.
 REPENTANT MAGDALENE.
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Tod ay's Thought By REV. KENNETH OWENS

"Who can abide in the fierceness of His
 Anger? 1-16. His anger like flash of lightning Fills the heart with pain. But once forgiven. His loving kindness Soothes the soul like rain. He asks that we do much for Him, But faith is like a song; Hum it in your heart tonight
 And it will make you strong.
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WILL.

Answer-There is no cure for a nagging and hightempered woman. Such a one never reforms, and you alone can decide whether it is bet ter to endure her or to leave her whether the children would be bet ter off with no mother at all than with such a mother as she is, for, as you say, they are the ones who are chiefly to be considered in the situation.
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| Try to palm off plain-visaged girl on one of your male friends, and what happens? He grumbles and complains. He does not want to dance with her or sit next to her and he is not backward about telling you so. Urge her fine qualities or her excellence and he count CTS childishly by complaining of her per sonal appearance.
 have never known it to fail. Even the incest man will make grievance of the matter as if they were to be pitied and not the girl!
 From their actions it would seem to argue that men want to marry only pretty girls. But this, obviously, is not the case. This is easily explained by the fact that at some period they were sufficiently besotted to think Her pretty or at least attractive, odd as this may often seem to the outsider. If we adopted this naive attitude and complained to a man that we didn't want to see one of his men friends be- cause he was so-homely, what scorn and superiority would be forthcoming. Silly and small-minded would be the labels he would apply to us.
 But we do not say such things
 and what is more we seldom think
 them. It is a matter about which
 think we are distinctly more chiv- aIrOus than men and certainly less
 cOnceited.
 It does not occur to us that it is a part of mans duty in life to be pleasing to our eye and a great
 shock and annoyance it would be to them if we did. Mere man never considers this point of view and no
 matter how ill.favored he may be
 himself it is not going to deter him
 from complaining of 8 plain girl.
 The proper retort for this attitude is the apt though impertinent one heard made by a small boy. An elderly wom- an was scolding him for misbehavior, "That isn't pretty" she said. He looked into her scolding face and remarked grossly: You are not pretty yourself l
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only toward me, but toward her children ! I have tried giving her everything in my
 power, but the more I give the less I got in return. Then I
 tried the plan of making her carry her fair share of the do- nestle burden, with out success. And you know it is pretty
 hard for a man to have to earn the bread and bake it, too. My wife says she wishes to be rid of me, yet when l S,oOoSf a apnqratIOn
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The only man who. can really deal with virago is a brute who makes her physically afraid of him. The more of a gentleman a man is, the finer and tenderer and more delicate his sensibili- ties are, the less he can cope with the woman who knows that she can take refuge in her womanhood, and mother hood, and fight him unfairly, sheltered behind that defense.
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ELLIOTT.HALEY INVITATIONS RECEIyED BY FRIENDS

The following invitations have been received by friends and relatives:
 Mir. and Mrs Harvey Edward Haley request the pleasure of your company at the marriage of their daughter, Frances Amelia, to Mir. Thomas Carlton Elliott, junior, on Saturday, the twenty seventh of December, nineteen hundred and twenty-four at five o'clock in the aftr ernoon, Twenty-six twenty-two North Twentieth avenue, Birmingham, Ala.
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Dorothy Dix's Letter Box
Cam,Anyt1,ing Be Done With c Nagging Wife? Hoav to Cure Girl-Shyness- Repentamt Wife Whose Rast Threatens Happimess-An Appeal to Stop Gossip Would Probably Fail.

HEAR MISS DIX-What can you do with a woman who is con
 stant nagger and bulldozer, not
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Cultivate good manners. Be jolly, and pleasant. but for heavens sake don't be village cut-up. Be gen. erous, but not extravagant. Ac- commodating, but not an. easy mark. And you cannot fail to be a riot with the girls.
 DOROTHY DIX.
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of conversation, and the thought of Christmas in home a real home, to little waf, did melt my heart, until found room in it for four my recent extravaganza filling with rernorse and contriton At that Mrs. Hanson did restrain from doing morc for four little boys are quite enough at one time Home to tell Tom, whose enthusiasm, dspelled all fears of dsapprova and whose good-sized check for Christmas goodies did prove to that sometimes do agree.
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We Women
ONE.SIDED CHIVALRY

ss does," is saying more en-
 couraging than true. I sus- pect that it was invented by woman and not necessarily homely woman by any means. It is quite as likely that it was said first by good-looking woman chiding a pretty girl as by pla in wom- an encouraging an ill-favored one. There are plenty of us who believe it, but no men who do. The average man seems to consider extreme homeliness in us as a matter of personal annoyance-to him. His well-known chivalry shivers before it.
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If you have got the courage to call your wife's bluff and to put the fear of God into her soul and to threaten to turn her out of the house, you may make her behave herself, in order to keep her meal ticket and her position in society. Not otherwise.
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Is your husband the sort who enjoys working with tools and who likes to make little labor-saving devices? Among the suggestions in the booklet, 100 Ideas for MOthers,' are several for mak- ing articles which are especially useful where there are small children in the home. To secure this little book send 12 cents in stamps to The Age e-Herald Mothers Bureau. Room 93O, 40 $. Dearborn street, Chicago, III.
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about yourself. Concentrate on her and you will find your shyness gone.

As for something to talk about,
 make the girl herself the subject of conversation. Tell her what won derful eyes she has and that she is different from any other girl in the world, and she will listen to you babble on forever and regard you as the most eloquent conversation alist to whom she has ever listened.
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FOR THE ACCEPTABLE
 Lovely shades for the night-light are made of chiffon which has small, scat tered motifs of conventional flowers.
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THURSDAY-To Mrs. Hanson's, her guest at club meeting, attired in straght-line frock of Lanvin green satin having and of cording, the collars and cuffs in three tones of brown ribbon, blonde velvet hat with feather fantasy and rhinestone and mink fur Jubant over my attractive long ear-' rings and choker of crystal beads, and fascinating orchid-my silk moire purse of unusual design, and
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As for the children, you will have to do the best you can to be mother and father to them, and to counteract, as well as you can, the evil influences ot their mother. Under such circumstances it is generally well to send them off to school at an early age.
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the cut steel buckles my patent leather pumps for such accessories surely do bespeak the we'll dressed woman: Mrs. Hanson did view my rament with p ap- precatve eyes, but mine in turn, could not help but envy her fuchsa coored crepe tunc frock with godets made from the reverse side and bordere
 with fitch Stella, respendent in mahogany chiffon velvet with circular flare at bottom adorned with onyx and crystal earrings, choker and bracelet En- tertaining children, poor and needy the subject
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Mothers
 And Their Children
An Easily Made Rocking Chair

My husband sawed out some rock CTS and nailed them on a wooden box. He then cut the sides of the box down in a slope. I put a seat in it and painted it pretty blue outside and cream color inside. Then 1 put a cush- ion on the seat, nailed two stout straps to the front for reins and baby had a little rocking cart. One might nail the box onto old chair rockers, instead of making special ones.
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But first of all get rid of your disa bilities, for surely you do not want girls to go with you on sufferance, and jus, because they have no other beau. Ge, over your shyness, which is nothing bu vanity and self-consciousness. Think about the girl you are with instead of
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Go to the best dancing school you can find and be taught how to dance prop erly. There ought to be an open season for killing great, big, blundering men who dance on woman's feet and who bump into everybody on a ballroom floor. Learn how to play a good game of bridge and get some man you know, who knows how to do things, to teach you how to order lunch or a supper.