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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-20
What Athletics
Can Mean to
Woman
By JULIA HOYT.

| can remember, as glri, being seri-
ously warned by an older lady OF the
harm that was going to come to me from
my tennis. my horseback riding and
other sports, think. however, that
constitute good, proof of the fact that
athletics. instead of being harmful, are
extremely beneficial to women as well
as men. Since have gone on the stage
it has been impossible for me to exer-
else to the extent used to. But as a
girl all the year round, winter and
summer, / was playing tennis, riding
and hunting. And have always been
extremely healthy and have had none
of the troubles that were prophesied
for me by my older friend.
done, but this holds good for men as
we'll as for women. Regular exercise
more strenuous than just walking, has
meant much for the bodily vigor of mod
ern women. 1t il excellent for the skin
for it keeps ones circulation in good
condition. 1t is good for the figure. 1t
keeps one supple and generally harder
and better able to fight off any illness.
OF course exercise does no one good
when she is really tired. But being
tired is quite different thing from be-
ing merely lazy, from sedentary habits
And that is what ails a large number
of women of today.
/ can think of many days when ]
was hunting when l would be walked
at 8 o'clock in the morning feeling very
sleepy. would say to myself on first
waking, What a fool you are to do
this" Yeti had only to get out on my
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-20
Which Shall Ii
Be9 Bridge Or
Nah Jongp
BY JULIA HoYT

The new game, Nah Jong, present
from China has certainly taken America
by storms We are great nation for
fads, 1 think, and it still remains to be
seen whether Nah Jong is fad or a
permanent acquisition. Personally i am
not qualified to Judge, as 4 have only
played Nah Jong once or twice. In
Ethe last few years there have been a
number of games that have come along
and people have said: "This is going
to take the place of auction bridge -
But somehow or other it never does.
However, there is no doubt that Nah
Jong has temporarily taken away many
good and enthusiastic bridge players.
Being a faithful devotee of bridge, ]
cannot understand this. Though many
people have tried to convince me that
Nah Jong has as great interest and pos
| sibilities as bridge, /. cannot agree with
them. Bridge can never be dull for
the reason thatseven if your cards are
bad, there is always the possibility of
fptaying them in such a way as to get
more out of your hand, or prevent your
opponents from getting as much as, at
first glance, one would think unavoid-
:.ble.
1t seems to me that one should either
play real game of chance, such as
roulette. in which there is the thrill of
pure luck, or game in which one
brains and skill are the principal thing
] l realize that there is "a certain amount
of skill necessary in Nah Jong. but |
believe also that, as in dominoes, for
instance, the main factor is luck.
Another thing that is so interesting in
bridge is the personal equation. The
capacity for studying your opponents as
well as your partner has 'as much to do
with good game of bridge as any
other one thing. For instance, if you are
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playing with John Smith; and know his
game at all, you may play your cards
and bid in quite different way than IL
you were playing with j mes Brown.
People who realize this and play ac-
cordingly have gone quite long way
on the road to being good bridge players.
OF course, there is the side that in
Nah Jong you are independent of any
partner. You play your own game and
nobody can either help or hurt you. A
certain married man said to me the
other day that, he had at least found
a game he could play with his wife with
out fighting with her. because she could
not hurt him in Nah Jeng. This is, Of
course, a point to. be considered, as we
all like to. keep the home; as happy as
possible !; 81 sgzH
Nah Jong lis, of course, a. charming
game to look at, and the Chinese, being
very clever. people, have realized this
and are making hay while the. sun
Shines" The number of beautiful sets
Ithey are sending over is enormous, and
I 1 am told that they are making more
money out of Americans than they have
ever made in their. lives before. ~
Nah Jong may prevent quarreling
between husbands and wives who are
! playing together. but, ;, as nobody in
| American has yet agreed on the scoring
of Nah Jong. it has certainly not. pre-
vented wrangling among people in gen
eral. They all have different ideas about
lit. and i have yet to find more than per
haps two or three people who can
agree.
Last summer / went, to Newport for
a Sunday and, all could hear OH the
beach was:
| -"AIy dear, wasn't it outrageous what
she did last night? Have you ever heard
of anybody trying to score that wayI,,-
and then few remarks about the East
| Wind. Heavenly Twins. ETC., all of which
sounded to me rather dull and not par
/ ticularly happy conversation to listen
! to all the evening.
| Perhaps l have not seemed very SYM
pathetic with Nah Jong enthusiasts! 1t
is fascinating game and many of the
Nah Jong sets ARE so beautiful that it
| is a delight to own them. But never
theless, it is my opinion that bridge will
be played in America long after Nah
Jong is gone and forgotten
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-20
Mrs. Rice S upils
10 Be Presented
lin Two Recitals

On Thursday and Friday nights,
April "a and %, two recitals will be
given at Cable hall at S:15 o'clock by
pupils from the class of Mrs. e.. T.
Rice. These recitals will begin the
series of spring recitals presented by
the students from the studios OF Mre.
Rice.
- The following program will be heard
ion Thursday night
4. The Chinese DOLL fspauldinsr,
2. Always Merry" (Zilcher), Millie
Phillips.
< 8, Waltz (Dennie). Eloise Lockhart.
= 4. STORY by the Mouse" tLyhes),
Margaret jacobson.
5. ''Rider's Story" fSchumann)
Edith Hunley.
8. "Watchman's Song" (Gries). Ber-
"Fireflies'' (Grsnt-shaefer), Mar
tina Manly.
8. Fragrance of the Rose" (How-
ard, Cecile Berry.
O. ITO Spring" (Grieg), Jennie May
Long.
10. "cansonetta" (Heller), Auberrie
Cummings.
IL. ITO the Evening Star" (Wagner.
-Liszt), Ethelein Oliver.
. IL. Uncle Remus" (MacDowelI)
S1rma Cummings.
10. "Nocturne,' Opus. 55, No. /
GChopin), Joyce Lyon.
IA. Hungarian CMacDowell). .syl-
Via Rich.
: 10. "Elegie' tNollet). Louise. Mont.
=gomery. =.
:. On Friday night the following pupils
will be heard in an interesting pro,
gram: Polly Whitford, Margaret and
Louise Novel;, Anna lee McKenna
Frances Perryman, Marie Speir. Jane
sPorter, Nellie Blanche Jones, Virginia
Jones. Nettie Katherine Orr, Betty
sBonham, Arthur Thomas, Elizabeth
-McCleary, Louise Sanders, Edith Lyle
Parry Blair. =
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THE BIRMINGHAM AGE HERALp SUNDAY APRIL 20 1921

ones mind and make one much better
able to cope with trials and worries.
We all know that physical condition
has an enormous amount to do with
our mental attitude and our general
spirits. If we allow ourselves to get
in bad health, life always seems much
more difficult to cope with than if we
are well. On the average the women
i have known who have been con-
slant Outdoor girls" have been ex-
tremely healthy specimens all through
their lives, and have had healthy chill
dreH.
/ am not great believer in exercis-
ing in gymnasiums or any indoor places.
1t is the fresh air in ones lungs that
makes exercise really beneficial. 1 have
never yet found winter too cold to
prevent ones riding outdoors, or walk
ing rapidly three or four miles a day.
If you cannot afford to ride, and if
you do not care for, walking, it is a
good plan to play tennis indoors dur
ing the winter two or three times a
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man, in the Philathian class room We'd
nesday afternoon from 8 to 5 o'clock.
A committee from the Axis club, of
which Mrs G. b. Yandle is chairman,
will give a benefit card party at the
home Of Mrs. j. E. Sims, 5918 First
avenue Friday afternoon at 2:30
O'Clock.
The Qui yive club will have their
open meeting with Mrs. e. j. Rowe
on Norwood Boulvard Friday afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock. The Howard Dramat-
ic club will present one-act play
under the direction of Mrs. Vandiver.
The Christian EndeaYor of the West
End Cumberland Presbyterian church
will present an interesting musical pro-
gram this evening at the church at
o'clock. The new officers of the So
ciety are: President, Bowling J. Cow
ser; vice president, Harry Daniel; sec
Rotary. Miss Louise Bryant; treasurer,
Miss Geneva YarbrOugh.
A special musical program has been
arranged for the occasion. A bass solo,
Hope Crushed TO Earth" Mr.. Cowser T;
"a duet, Miss Ada Lee and Miss Eula
May Acton, He Giveth Sheep - The
Voice of Eastertide,', Miss Sadie May
Daniel and Miss Thelma Gilmore. The
topic of the meeting will be Christ Is
RISEN"
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week. If you do this. it's wise, of
course, to have all the windows open.
We women of today live more active
lives than our mothers and grand
mothers did. We need more yigor, and
to have this we need more exercise. If
you do not get regular exercise, try it
daily for a week or two. See. how much
it adds to your sparkle, physical and
mental, 1t is cheap, yet it pays large
dividends =.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-20
Pr KAPPA ALPHA
SMOKER

A smoker for all members of the Pi
Kappa Alpha fraternity will be held
Wednesday night, April %, o'clock
at the Birmingham Athletic club.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-20
MISS COLEMAN TO ENTERTAIN
AT BRIDGE LUNCHEON

Miss Malvina Coleman will be host
ess Wednesday at 1 o'clock when she
is entertaining with a bridge luncheon
at the Country club.
Mrs. Joseph r. Estes and Mrs. Watt
T. Brown, who have been attending the
congress of the Daughters OF the
American Revolution in Washington
last week, will spend Easter with Bish-
OPP and Mrs. hurry in Baltimore. Mrs.
Estes will 20 to Atlanta to be the guest
of Mrs. Odis C. Tombstone ard at
tend grand opera before returning home.
Mrs. John J. O'Gara of Atlanta will
arrive soon for a visit to her mother.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-20

Mr.. Thaddeus. Iyey, student at
Howard college, was called home the
past week on account of the death Of
his father, C. I. Ivey, Sr., of Evergreen.
Mr.. Ivey, who is member of the
Sigma, M fraternity, was accompanied
by two of his fraternity. brothers, Frs
kline Braswell and Erman Grew.
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Gov. and Mrs. B. B. Conner are re-
turning today from their winter home
ip Florida and will spend some time
at their Birmingham, residence.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-20

Miss Edith Culver of West End is
spending the Easter holidays with for
ner school mates at Montevallo.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-20

Messrs. Clifton Stephenson, George
Freeman, Marvin McCarty, Dan Gay
lord. Wylie Caste, Jack Gregory and
Carl Aston spent last weekend at the
University of Alabama, where they at
tended the installation of Gamma
Alpha chapter of the ri KAPPA Alpha
fraternity.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-09-06
TAG DAY NEXT
WEEK IN CITY
For Benefit of Kiddie Keep
Well Camp-AppeaI Is
Made for Workers

An appeal Is made today in this
city to those who are willing to
assist in carrying on the tag day for
the benefit of the Middlesex County
Kiddie Keep Well Camp here next
Saturday. Those desirous of help
ing In this effort to raise funds for
the camp are requested to notify
Mrs. Il. X. Roos, 173 Madison ave-
nue., on or before Wednesday of
next week.
Recorder Pickersgill will address
the local Algonquin Lodge A, X. of
Z. on the Kiddie Keep Well Camp,
at the regular meeting on Monday
night at Odd Fellows Hall.
The local lodge at a recent meet
ing endorsed the camp, which Is to
be established near Metuchen. for
the purpose of caring for Middlesex
county's undernourished children,
and a committee was also appointed
to assist the Middlesex County Re-
creation Council in the drive for
$4,000 to establish the camp. Judge
Pickersgill will speak on the work
to be done with the money obtained
fromthe drive.
Following the talk. an initiation of
ten candidates will take place and
plans for the grand lodge convention
to be held at Atlantic City, on Sep
tember II. 1S and 10. Past Chan
cellor Jacob S. Karkus Is delegate at
large to the convention, while Past
Chancellor Alfred Z. Turnbull. is al
ternate,
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-09-06
AND MOTOR
BOAT CONTESTS
Sailing Craft Compete Here
Tomorrow Morning-Motor
Boats at SeWaren

Every boat racing fan in this en-
tire section is anxiously waiting for
the two big regattas, one of which
will take place off the Raritan Yacht
Club, in this city, tomorrow morn
ing, and the other at Sewaren to-
morrow afternoon.
In the two big events at least five
entries from the local yacht club
will take part. There will be three
boats entered In the power boat
races at Sewaren and tow sail boats
in the big race to decide the winner
of the Raritan Bay Yacht Racing
-Asso citation trophy in this city.
The three power boats to be en-
tered at Sewaren are the "Viking,"
owned by E. v. Eskesen; the
Topaz" owned by J. Barwell, and
the Lotto, owned by J. A. Howat
In the sail boat races the Nadia,
belonging to the Compton brothers.
and the Indian, owned by Nelson
Macan, will represent the local
yacht club.
OF the two regattas it is difficult
to decide which will be the more
interesting. The motor boat races
have created considerable interest
and some exciting events are ex-
pected to take place. The Mon
mouth Yacht Club, of Red Bank,
Keyport Yacht Club and the Rari-
tan Yacht Club, of this city have
been close rivals in the power boat
events since the organization of the
Raritan Bay Yacht Racing Associa-
ton, and this year all three clubs
are out to win the hoonrs as they
never were before.
Several boats will be entered from
the Monmouth Yacht Club, while the
tContfnued on Page ~
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-09-06
Clay WOrkmen Robbed
BY 3 Armed Bandits

KEASBEY. Sept. GA bold day.
light holdup was successfully COM
pleted here yesterday afternoon,
when three armed bandits held up
and robbed, at the point of revolv-
ers. three foreigners; John Mar
drasko and Peter Smoyak, of town
and John Vincet, of Sand Hills, all
employees of the Raritan Hollow Tile
company. The workmen were re-
lieved of their two weeks earnings,
totaling $3.50.
The victims, all elderly men,
were engaged in loading clay into
box car at the company's clay
banks, and, as was customary, were
given their pay envelopes shortly
after o'clock.
About 2:30 o'clock, three young
men. with drawn revolvers and
masked faces, approached the scene
and ordered the three workmen into
the box car. where they were forced
to hand over their pay. jSmoyak
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pleaded in vain ON Behalf of his wife
and children, but the gunmen only
responded by using him roughly
The holdup men made a quick get
away into the nearby woods, order
ing the workmen not to give an
alarm or they would be riddled with
bullets.
By the time the victims thought
1t safe to give. an alarm, the robbers
were making a successful getaway.
Motorcycle Officers Carl Sundquist
and George Balint, of the Wood
bridge police force, were called to
the scene and with the assistance of
several persons, made vain search
through the woods.
The bandits were described as
young men between twenty-one and
thirty, of light stature. They wore
dark suits. The police believe 1t the
work of amateurs familiar with
conditions at the scene of the hold
up.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-09-06
DEFENSE DAY
PLAN APPROVED
Patriotic Addresses, Reunion
of Service Men and Prob
ably Band Concert

Following a conference at 1880
o'clock today at the residence of DR..
George W. Fithian. concerning the
plans for the celebration of Defense
Day In this city next Friday, Major
e Ellicott Brown of United States
army. who is stationed at the state
house. Trenton. expressed himself as
being well pleased with arrangements
for a fitting observance of the day as
so far under way here.
~The plans as arranged at the pres
ent time call for a four minute ad-
dress by patriotic speakers in the
various plants of the city; the blow
ing of plant whistles and display
of flags by ESQ merchants, who have
contracted for the placing of re-
movable flag poles in front of their
stores to be used on occasions of
this kind. In the evening between
the hours of. and s o'clock their
will be reunion OF all ex-service
men at the city hall as a demonstra-
ton of patriotism. 1t Is also likely
that a band concert will be held in
the city hall park at which time old
war tunes will be featured.
Those present at the conference
today. besides Major Brown were:
Oliver r. Hatfield. representing the
Industrial Association: Jacob NJ
Klein. president of the Middlesex
Officers Reserve Association; William
Garretson. representing the Air Ser
vice: Ronald Kleckner. representing
the American Legion: Nathaniel w
Pierce. representing the Militia Re-
serve. and DIR. Fithian, representing
officers Reserve Association.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-09-06

DAY TUESDAY
First Chance to Register for
November Election and
Qualify for Primaries

Next Tuesday will be the first
registration day for the general cleo
tion and present the last opportun-
ity to those who did not vote at the
polls last November to qualify for
this years primaries. The various
polls will be open for the purpose
OF registration from o'clock in the
afternoon until 10 o'clock at night
daylight saving time).
City Clerk Philip Costello requests
all election clerks to call at his office
Monday night at 7 o'clock to receive
the necessary books and other reg
istration paraphernalia.
Those who voted last November
can vote at this. years primaries
without registering Tuesday. Those
who did not vote at the general cleo
tion last year must register Tues
day IL they desire to vote at this
years primaries, September 23
Both parties will endeavor to get a
big registration out next Tuesday,
although the first day is usually
light.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-09-06
PARTY BOSSES
!: ACTION CAUSES
F.. BAD FEELING
David Brown, of Woodbridge,
Says He IssGoing to Make
Real Protest
In CLERKsHIP CONTEST
Something May Be Said at
Republican Outing to Be
Held This Afternoon
IN CLERKsHIP CONTEST

The action taken by Republican
leaders this week In endorsing a
certain group of primary candidates
has resulted in the other candidates
the. recipients of the cold shoul-
DER at the hands of the freeholder
MISUNDERSTANDING indignation
and protesting strongly against the
action of the. party bosses.
David Brown, of woodbridge, one
Of the three candidates for the nom
nation of county clerk, was not en-
dorsed by the leaders and he de-
ciares that their action was uncalled
for as no endorsements are supposed
to be made prior to the pimaies. Mr..
Brown will be one of the speakers
at the annual outing of Republicans
in Middlesex at Linwood Grove,
near Highland Park, this afternoon
and he may give vent to his feelings
In this matter at that time.
The primaries, Brown declares, are
for the purpose of permitting the
voters to show their preference with
out being dictated to by any organ
ization. If q machine is to dictate
what candidates shall be elected. the
real purpose of the primaries is lost,
the Woodbridge man maintains. and
the primary idea is failure. He
has declared his intentions of "going
to the mat" with the freeholder ring
/. in this primary fight.
Mr.. Brown is. not the only candi-
date who has been deliberately
snubbed by the county clique. other
wise known as the "freeholder ma
chine" Charles Morris, of New
Brunswick, another candidate for
county clerk has been cut by the
organization which is solidly behind
the candidacy of County Collector II.
William Hilker.
Candidates for other offices have
likewise been sighted by the organ
ization. Albert W. Appleby, Of Old
Bridge. who opposed Senator Nor
state senate nomination, will not re-
ceive the organizations backing.
Wilton Applegate, of Prospect
Plains, assembly candidates. find
themselves Sin the cold' as far as or
ganization support is concerned.
Naturally the organization will sup
port the two freeholders who seek
reelection and as a result William
Hoy, of Fords. Woodbridge commit
. teeman and William .Gebhardt, of
Highland Park. find themselves on
the outside, looking in as far as the
organizations backing Is concerned.
A "hands off" policy has been
adopted by the county leaders in the
Edge-Kean fight. at least to out
ward appearances. neither of these
candidates for United States senator
being endorsed.
The organization also failed to
endorse either T. Frank Appleby,
of Asbury Park or Major Stanley
Washburn. of Lawekood. candidate
for congress. although the Republi-
can leaders are reported to have
looked favorablv upon Washburn's
campaign.
Some interesting developments
may result from the. talks given this
afternoon during the outing. All of
the places In the county will be rep
resented and 1t Is expected about 400
Perth Amboy Republicans will leave
Headquarters here at 1880 o'clock
for the grove.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-09-06
CHINESE FORCES
IN NIGHT FIGHT
Invading Northern Troops Re-
pulsed After All Night
Battle Near Shanghai

SHANGHAI, Sept. (By The AS
sociated Press). - The invading
northern forces of Chi Shelby Yuan
were repulsed on two front-at
Hwangtu, fifteen miles west of here,
and at Liuho, thirty miles northwest
of hereafter an all night battle
with the Lu Yung-Hsiang forces de-
Tending Shanghai, according to an
nouncement this morning from
Chekiang headquarters.
After repulsing the attacking
northern forces at Hwangtu, General
Chang Tse-Ping. leading the forces
defending Shanghai. led n successful
counter-attack. forcing the opposi-
ton troops back to within two miles
of Anything. town 20 miles west
of here. on the line of the Shanghai
Marking railway
In the Hwangtu section the de-
Tending forces claimed an advance
of six miles was made along the rail-
way line. besides the capture of two
companies OF the Kiangsu sixth di
vision and four high officers.
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Fresh Every Day.

Mrs. Thompson writes: II buy
carton of Blue Ribbon Butter every
day and never have l found it to be
anything but fresh, fragrant and de-
liciously creamy. 1t is certainly
true that better butter can't be
made" Ask your dealer for Blue
Ribbon Butter-in the sealed car
ton. At the first taste you'll agree
that at last you have found the per-
feet butter.-Adv,
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MERE POINT, Me-, Sept. 6 (By
The Associated Press) Lieut.. Low
ell II. Smith, commander of the
three world circling planes which
spent the night here, shortly before
8 o'clock daylight time left with
his two companions for the cove in
which the planes were moored over
night.
Weather reports were favorable.
Lieutenant Smith estimated that the
distance to Boston by air line was
120 miles and expected to make 1t
inside of two hours.
The start of the. world fiiers from
here to Boston was delayed this
morning by discovery that their
gasoline supply was short of the
amount that Lieutenant Smith felt
necessary to supply the necessary
margin of safety. An order for i'm
mediate delivery of rs gallons was
sent to Brunswick. seven miles away.
Word was received that the near
est point from which the gasoline
could be obtained was Bath and that
it would take an hour to bring 1t
here.