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Evening star., 1924-01-25
SEEK RAIsED.BILL sWINDLER

A swindler using raised bills is
sought by the police. Yesterday he
appeared at the home Of Mrs. Eliza
beth Walker. 420 7th street south
east, and arranged to rent q room.
He presented Mrs. Walker what pur-
ported to be a twenty-dollar bill and
said he would make deposit OF II
on the room. He received $1S in
change. and Mrs. Walker later dis
covered she had been swindled
Evening star., 1924-01-25
WALLACE DILLON DIES.

Wallace Dillon, thirty-hve, roomer
at 487 F street southwest. who was
found unconscious at 7th and +
streets southwest Monday morning.
died at Emergency Hospital last
night. His death resulted from nat
ural causes.
Evening star., 1924-01-25

The Woman's Guild Of Waugh M. e
Church will give a farewell reception
to Rev. Howard +. Downs and Mrs.
Downs, from to 10 o'clock, in par
lorS of the church.
Evening star., 1924-01-25

Federal City Lodge. No. 20, I. o. O.
F., will meet, o'clock. at 41s 7th
street. Initiation. Visiting members
invited.
Evening star., 1924-01-25
The Maryland state Society W

meet tomorrow night in the audi
torium OF the Womans City Club, %
Jackson place: The Maryland con-
Eressional delegation, assisted by
representative and Mrs. Arthur NJ
Free OF California, will receive in
formally. Mr.. Free will speak. A
program Of entertainment has been
arranged. q. d. Blackstone will pre-
Evening star., 1924-01-25

nve-hundred card party will be
given under auspices OF Washington
centennial Chapter. Order of the
Eastern Star. tomorrow 4 nm ar
Colonial Hotel
Evening star., 1924-01-25

The Big Sisters Of the District
will meet, o'clock. at TOO 11th
street. Mgr. C. f. Thomas will pre-
Evening star., 1924-01-25
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF,
Prof. Stan~nx

Prof. StanwoOd Cobb will speak to-
morrow. pm. at the League for the
larger Life, 1914 N street. Subject,
Has Man a Conscience?'
Evening star., 1924-01-25

A dance, under auspices Of Catholic
Women's Service Club. will be given,
3 o'clock. at Catholic Community
House, COL E street.
Evening star., 1924-01-25

The Business Women's Council will
meet In lecture room of Church of the
Covenant. DR.. Isaac Ward will speak
Evening star., 1924-01-25

Frau Adele sehreiber. member Of
the German reichstag. will speak
SUNDAY afternoon. February 3. at
$3.50. at the National Woman's PARTY
headquarters. 25 1st street northeast
Her topic will be Equal Rights in
Gormany. Mrs. Abby Scott Baker
will be hostess.
Evening star., 1924-01-25

Brightwood Citizens Association
will meet, o'clock. in Masonic Tenn
pie, at BrightWood.
Evening star., 1924-01-25

Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp, No. 1
United Spanish War Veterans. will
meet, O'Clock, at l. 0. o. F. Temple
mandcr and staff.
Evening star., 1924-01-25

eiub night tomorrow at $50. Dean
william Allen Wilbur will speak.
MISS Joan Collins will give piano Sc
isctlons. Preston Haynes and the
George Washington University Glee
CLUB VIII sing. For members and
man guests.
Evening star., 1924-01-25

The Writer'S League will meet, 8
o'clock, in the Public Library. Elec-
ton Of officers. Literary program.
Evening star., 1924-01-25
FOUND.

AUTO WHEEI-In NV. section. Owner can
recover same by proper description AppIy
H. h. Joiner. Grafton Hotel. Reward &C.
cepted 2ss
black shepherd dog; one noodle Washinotor
Animal Rescue League, $40 Maryland ave sw.
CAMEO PIN-owner proving property Phone
Evening star., 1924-01-25

The Federation Of Civic Associa-
ttons will meet. 8 o'clock, in board
room Of District building.
Evening star., 1924-01-25
TONIGHT

Harry d. Mitchell will give exposi-
o'clock, at Y. W. c. A, G street.
Evening star., 1924-01-25
ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES.

TODAY.
The Historical Club will meet, 4:a0
O'Clock. in Mcmahon Hall. Catholic
University. Address by Wilmott Lew Is
OF the London Times. The lecture
will be open to the public.
Evening star., 1924-01-25
JANUARY

at 6:45 o'clock and o. H. Blackman
at 7:45.
The Curley Club will give q dance
at Raleigh Hotel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-29
JEWISH NEW YEAR. TO BE OBSERVED
Rosh Hashana To Be Followed Closely By
 Tom Kippur

rfliers, ,Ls P .12S 123 12 123456 12
 Services for the Jewish new year the beginning of the Jewish year 56S6--- will be held at Temple ,Emanu-El Mon day morning at 10 80 o'clock. The ser mon win be Memory and Prophecy by Rabbi Morris Newfield. A solo, Love Thee The Lord," will be rem dered by Mrs. Mary Shackleford, inNad- dition to which there will be anthem and ritual music.
 "The Power of the Past was the subject of Rabbi Newfields sermon Sunday night in the services for the eve of Rosh Hashana. A soprano solo, Eli, Eli was sung by Miss Mary Fabian. 1tsa1l4 -..
 Rosh Sashana will be followed closely by Tom Kippur, which falls on October 8. Special services will be held in the temple both on the \eve of Yom Kippur and on the day itself.
 The temple Sunday school will re- sume it's work on Sunday, October 12. The Sunday school orchestra will be organized on the same day. It will be directed by Henry Lewey.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-29
BONDS ARE SOLD
 BY HUNTSVILLE
Street Improvement Issue Goes To Chattanooga
 Contractors
Tennessee Valley Bureau )

HUNTSVILLE, Ala, Sept. 2S.- The city council of Huntsville has ac- cepted the bids of Lesley Brothers, paving contractors of Chattanooga, for the street improvement bonds to be issued for the paving of East Clinton and Locust streets. The Chattanooga firm has taken the contract for the improvement of these streets and its offer for the bonds was par, the ag- gregate amount of the two issues being $56,0CO
 Superintendent Resigns-Oscar Hum mel, street superintendent, has tendered his resignation to the city council to take effect October and will accept a position with paving contractors who have several street and highway pro- jects to build in this city and county.
 Newspaper Is Sold-The Russellville Banner, weekly newspaper, which was established at Russellville about nine months ago by Harry H. Holder of Huntsville, has been sold to Bern ard T. Russell, who will be editor of the paper. l.. R. Wehrle, formerly of Huntsville, will manage the publica- ton and Mir. Holder will return to Huntsville.
 Try Age Herald Want Ads,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-29
INV THE AIR TODAY
Courtesy Of Radio Digest) (By Associated Press)
Program For September 30

ETokfdm rof ScptemDef 50
 WsB Atlanta U2O concert; 1o:45 WEEI Boston tsos) 2 program from WGR Buffalo ts1p 5 strinr.d quartet; WMAa Chicago, u4z0 organ; s:s!,. s:so orchestra; che, literary review: s:2O WI.s Chicago tsl5) s:so musical: { farm program: s-12 musical
 WJAX cleceland News tsso) s:ao bed WFAA Dallas News (47s) s:so-s:sO soprano; II Melody Men.
 WLW Cincinnati t3osl 2 music. ,WWJ Detroit News (51D 6 News or WBAP Fort Worth star-Telegram s} WDAF sS' Ssnss: ssnss cS ssS eSpssrs s1ss , 4:30 string trio; child talent; 6-7 School of the Air; 11:45 Nighthawks. kFI Los Angeles 4sO s:4s organ; WHAs Louisville Times .(4oo) 7:so Zoeier's Melodists.
 WING Memphis CommerciaI-Appeal boo) ssO Miss Ethel Backus; Il frolic, musical.
 WIZ New York (4s5), g a. m.. talks 12-Il p. m, music, solos, stock exchange WIN New York (sso) 1:1s-11 p. m vaudeville show. orchestra.
 WOR Newark (405) 5:15 music, talks kGO Oakland (312) 10 musical; 12-a a. m., dance. WOAW Omaha (52e) 6 popular: G25 concert musical: 12 frolie.
 WEI Philadelphia (3s5D G:3o orches- tra: talk; ! recital; 9 dance.
 WIP Philadelphia (509) $ talk: re- cital; S:30 concert; g dance; 1o:15 recital kDKA Pittsburg (326) 6:1s organ G:15 children; 6:30 concert
 WAR Providence (360) Peerless or chestra; 8 Everready Entertainers
 KPO San Francisco (423) 2 orchestra 10 Naval Reserve; 12 bahs.
 WGY Schenectady (3S0) s:4S orchss- tra, soprano: 1e:15 organ.
 WBZ Springfield (S37) 6:30 orchestra 6:20-s:3o talk. bedtime. orchestra. play let, violin.
 WRC Washington (469) s children 6:46 farm talk: soprano; 7:15 musical s Frederick Vile political talk; s:2t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-29
STAR FUNERAL TUESDAY Man Who Shot Self To Be Buried in Oak Grove

Funeral services for Robert Star, collector for the Southern Life Insur- ance company, and resident of Edge wood for several years, who shot and killed himself Saturday afternoon in the business district of Ensley, will be held at the Oak Grove cemetery Tuesday afternoon. The hour of the funeral will be announced later by Echols and Angyin.
 Starr, according to police reports, walked from an Ensley store at the corner of Eighteenth street and Ems ley avenue and shot himself. No note or word was left explaining his motive. but police were inclined to believe that grief over the death of his wife two years ago caused his action.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-29
A look at our windows is a liberal education in value and variety!

Come and take look after dinner tonight if you can't get it during the day. Of the windows but a small part of the splendid stocks inside, but they'll give you fine idea of how much style and quality the Porter label you We specially anxious to have you see and compare our new
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-29
JUDGE 'AB' IS
 MOCK TRIAL HEAD

Judge II. B. Abernathy, of the lief ferson county court of misdemeanors, will preside Monday night at a mock trial to be given at the Masonic tem- pie under the Alpha lodge No. S26, A. F. and A. NJ. A young woman of so- cial prominence has entered suit for breach of promise, against a well known physician. and claims S1,000,000 as heart balm.
 Luther Patrick and Hollis Parrish are attorneys for the prosecution and de- fense respectively, and mixed jury will pass upon the case. Judge "Ab' has gained much fame from presiding over these mock trials and injeets much humor in the proceedings. The pub lie is invited or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-29
.COLLEGIANS BOOKED
 BY LITTLE THEATER

The Carolina Playmakers of the University of North Carolina, under the direction of Frederick Koch, pro lessor of drama at the University of North Carolina, will be presented at the Little theater of Birmingham as an added winter attraction for the patrons of drama, according to an announce ment Sunday.
 The fame of the Carolina Playmak- CTS and Koch, their director, is new, according to Allen G. Loehr, but Walter Prichard Eaton considers them more vital to the American stage than either Belasco or Arthur Hopkins.
 The traditions, history and legends of North Carolina form the background of the Carolina Playmakers, according to MT. Loehr. Literary men consider Alabama as abundant in legend and history as North Carolina, and believe that such a presentation in Alabama will serve as stimulation to native drama in Alabama, though rapid strides in native drama has been made at the University of Alabama, under the direction of Hudson Strode. Plays written by the students in the uniyer- sity's workshop are produced each year by the Blackfriar Players of the university.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-29

familiar of the entire goat population The term, of course, dates from the days when goats were eyicted from Greenwich Village and took refuge on the Heights of Harlem, now covered with blanket of apartment houses.
 Twenty-three of the heavy footed ones put on the blue the other day and went back to pavement pounding. Thirty others had taken up night stick but little while before. Others are on their way. The up to date, New York de- tective is drilled, educated, and in 6 sense, polished product. He is being turned out by the detective school which Commissioner Enright instituted. He knows more and thinks more than the old detective and fights just as hard.
 The detective of fiction is entitled to credit. Or, if you prefer, the men who wrote detective fiction. The Old-time de- tectives in the novels who found clues in twists of hair and cigar ashes, but the reading public did not. The news papers printed stories of the acumen of such European super-detectives as Professor Reiss of Geneva, not to speak of the French and German wizards in crime detection.
 Enright began police life with billy and star and became commissioner of police because he knew his business. Half a dozen predecessors had taken pages out of the European police book, but they did not seem strong enough to rid themselves of the old-timers En- right has that strength. First he trained his new detectives.
 One very nasty gang was broken up because young detective could play the guitar and sing a song. Imagine one of the old-timers playing the trou- badour. On second thought, do not try to imagine it. The strain might be dangerous.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-29

' A moment later a snappy looking youn man carrying. brief case raised his hat to young woman, and the de. tectives went into action. The first al est had been made in our latest gem robbery. But that is of no consequence The point is that the old-time Hattie is passing away. There was a time when criminal, lying sleepless at night in bis back bedroom, could identify the footstep of detective entering the the block. The 1925 model detectives look painfully like every one else. This hardly seems sporting. Only the youth of a criminal can save him.
 New York has always had a few detectives who looked like real people One specialized in impersonating bank, CTS. Another was the very spit and image of the jaunty old men who hang about stage entrances. Another was forced to change his appearance to save annoyance from crooks. When they saw him as is, they insisted on taking him down to meet their brother, the Western Union Man, who would flash the result of the fourth race. Another not only looked, talkeds and acted like society man, but was believed to be one by the society ladies whose gem cancellations he protected at the opera Most New York detectives, however looked like New York detectives. They could fight like irritated wildcats but their information came through stool pigeons. The third degree got it's name from the back room of New York station house.
 One by one they're on their way to the goats. There still are goats, by the way, in the suburbs. I know a dozen or more families of goats within forty minutes of Forty-second street, and il is not to be supposed that I am the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-29
E NEGROES DEAD
 AFTER SHOOTINGS
Love And Robbery Be- lieved Motives For
 Crimes

Coroner J. D. Russum Sunday night was Investigating the deaths of Frank Madison, 1O4 Fall avenue, Pratt City and Ben Richardson of Mcdowell, Ala, negroes killed over the weekend.
 Madison was shot and instantly killed about z 80 Sunday night by another negro, according to Coroner Russum as the result of an argument alleged to have been provoked by love affair: The negro escaped ofter the shooting and up to late Sunday night had not been apprehended.
 Richardson was found riddled with bullets abont three hundred yards be- hind Thomas Sta ton According to Coroner Russun1, the crime appeared to have been committed atssan aearlyahour Saturday night although the body was not discovered by passerby until Sun day morning. Coroner Russum believed the motive for the killing of Richard son to be robbery, as his pockets had been rifled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-29

the church had made under the leader ship of the dynamic Dr. Barnwell. He told of the loyalty of the congregation through whose cooperation these things had been made possible and concluded with a tribute to the new incumbent, Dr. Clingman, commenting him to the love and loyalty. and prayers of the congregation. At the close of the serv- ice Dr. and Mrs. Clingman and Bishop Mcdowell received the congregation.
 A feature of the service was the splendid program rendered by the large choir. under the direction of c. M. Allen, Organist and choirmaster.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-29
THE ALABAMA GREAT SOUTHERN
 RAILROAD COMPANY
Birmingham, Alabama,
 CnAAaL nO ann

DLrmlngnam, AlaDama,
 September Is, 1924. The Annual Meeting O. Stockholders of The Alabama Great Southern Rail- road Company, for election of Direc- tors and the transaction of such other business as may be brought before the meeting, will be held at the of- flee of the Company in Birmingham, Alabama, on Wednesday, October 1, 1924, at Il o'clock a. m.
 c. E. A. MCCARTHY,
 Secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-29
Manhattan Days And Nights
By Herbert C0rey

NTEW YORK, Sept 28-If student of city life had walked past the intersection of Madison avenue and Sixy-rs
 o'clock the other evening he would have ob served nothing unusual There were of the places of city street. long, touring with chau feur sagged down. half asleep behind the wheel limousine which gentleman in evening dress presumably waiting for his dinner but wecu clothes look into the window of the antique shop which walk
 ing sticks were displayed Obviously collector when funds workman lighting pipe. young reading the racing the latest edition bum Yet they were all detectives
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-29
TENNIS POSTPONED

CLEVELAND. Ohio, Sept 2s.- R&in today caused postponement until tomorrow of the finals match for the National inter-city doubles champion ship between Philadelphia and Chicag go.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-29
NO WAY TO TREAT A LADY

George Elliot, 41lyear-old laborer, &C., cording to the divorce bill of Mrs. Flossi eBlliott, filed in superior court yesterday afternoon, became enraged at her on one occasion and kicked the windshield out of their automobile. Other allegations of cruelty are made. News Item in the Seattle Times.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-09-19
THE MOUNTAIN ASH

A NYBODY who knows anything at
\ all about witches knows that a
branch of the rowan tree-Or, as it is
more generally called, mountain ash
will keep those objectionable persons
at a distance and act as a counter
charm TO their sorcery. In some parts
of the country the rowan is accounted
equally efficacious against thieves. In
Maine housewives stir their lye, in
making soap, with stick of rowan, in
order that the soap may be hard and of
good quality. And everywhere they
will tell you that to beat child with
a rod of mountain ash stops its growth.
The superstition with regard to the
mystic qualities of mountain ash has
northern Europe rs its country of
origin and fiourished there in the early
days. In northern Europe it still lin
gers and from northern Europe we in
herit it. Formerly in some parts of
Ireland the villagers used to appear on
May day bearing hoop covered with
marigolds and sprigs of mountain ash.
within which hung two balls. one COW
cred with gold paper and one with sill
YER, to represent the sun and moon.
The marigolds were. of course, TO sup
plement The yellow 3all, the sun.
Which would indicate that anciently
in Celtic mythology. at least, some con-
1ection was conceived to exist between
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-09-19
Have uou his Habit
By Margaret Morrison

| ing, and Althea knew that if the vii
lage missed having a community in
cinerator that year 1t would not be
Mrs. Strongs fault. The children were
warned ten times to put on their rub
bers and take their umbrellas. There
was simply no chance for Independent
incompetency on their part.
Three years later Mrs. Strong's JOY
and pride. her only son, was sent away
to school. OF all the human beings
upon whom she had expended her force
Of character, this Was the one whom
she had most closely followed up,
whom she had most talked to and at
and over. Althea Gay was present
when he went off amid perfect
broadside of adjuration. And several
months later Althea Gay was calling
on Mrs. Strong when the tragic blow
to her pride fell. Her son had been
dropped. He had no vices, no evil
ways-if so, his masters wrote, there
would have been more hope for him;
he was simply weak, he had no force,
no character, there was no place for
him in the school. His mothers habit
of overemphasis had pounded all the
spring from his makeup and left him
fiabby.
HAVE YOU THIS HABIT?
90 by Metropolitan Newspaper service)
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Hardly Kind of Thing
Author Likes to Hear

Representative Frank Funk of Hi
nois, who is considered one of the
best speakers of the Sixty-eighth con-
gress, said in Bloomington address
ut often happens TO man that his
work is better appreciated abroad
than at home. From strangers comes
his most heartening encouragement.
His friends praise is apt to resemble
Tom Purdie's.
tom Purdie was butler to Sir Wal
ter Scott, and he used to take an al
most proprietary interest in the WAY
erly> Novels. He called them our
books, and he said that to read them
gave him the greatest comfort.
Yes he declared to the bands of
distinguished guests gathered at Alb
bottsfOrd, whenever I'm off my sleep
| only have to take one of our novels,
and before I've read two pages I'm
like a babe Detroit
Free Press.
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the place OF meat In many dishes, and
are good combined with various foods
For stuffing peppers for baking, use
the peanut butter or finely minced pea.
nuts in place of meat, with the bread
crumbs and other seasonings.
Peanut Butter Biscuit.-Sift two
cupfuls of flour, add four teaspoonfuIs
of baking powder and rub in one-fourth
cupful of peanut butter, one-half of a
teaspoonful of salt and just enough
cold water to moisten. Roll and cut
into rounds and bake as usual. For
variety, and biscuit which NAV be
used for dessert with a sauce, add a
few sliced prunes to the biscuit mix.
ture.
Peanut-Prune Shortcake.-Prepare
crust as for the peanut biscuit, make
in layers, one baked on top of The
other, and for the filling cut one-half
pound of prunes which have been
soaked overnight in cold water after
being well washed, then simmered in
the same water until tender, add half
a cupful of sugar and cook until thick.
Cool, add lemon juice and grated rind
IL desired, or orange juice and riDd.
Serve over the shortcake as one does
any fruit.
The children all know the peanut
butter sandwich and peanut butter
fudge. using peanut butter in place of
the milk and butter in ordinary fudge.
Peanut Butter Potatoes.-Cook po-
tatoes in salted water until tender.
drain and into vegetable dish in
which tablespoonful of finely minced
onion and four tablespoonfuls of pea.
nut butter are added place potatoes.
having the dish hot; season the poia-
toes with salt and chop them. mixing
well with the butter and onion. Use
pint of potatoes to this amount of sea-
soning.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-09-19
Quaint Bell Superstitions

For many years it was believed that
the ringing of bells dispelled thunder.
Records of English churchwardens oc-
casionally have reference to this idea.
In those of Sandwich, dated 1864, an
item is set down for bread and drink
supplied to RINGERS in the great thun-
deryng." Many and various were the
ancient offices of bells. According TO
some monkish couplets the notices of
chime, one bell says, MEMS death
l tell, by doleful knell"; another, "The
winds so fierce / do disperse"; and a
third, Lightning and thunder break
asunder." Rural bell ringers often
have a great affection for their bells,
and in the superstitious way of their
fathers az 'ribe to each some special
virtue.