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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-16
Third District
Meeting Opens
Today

The third district meeting of the
Alabama Federation of Women's clubs
convenes this morning in the assembly
room Of the Southside Baptist church.
Among the prominent women attend
ing will be Mrs. Val Taylor, the state
president in whose honor a luncheon
will be given today with Mrs. w. j.
Adams as the chairman.
The following is the order of the
days program. Opening at 8 80 for
credentials meeting.
Regular session at the 10 o'clock.
Meeting called to order at 10 o'clock.
Singing America" led by Mrs. w. j..
Adams.
Invocation, Mrs. I. Morris.
Greetings from the hostesses clubs.
Response.
Reports of credential and program
and rules committee.
Report of district officers.
A word of greeting from the state
president, Mrs. Val Taylor.
Reports of committees: Citizenship
Mrs. James King; Cooperation with
ex-service men, Mrs. Eugene Smith
Motion pictures, Mrs. B. 7. Rochester;
Community service, Mrs. 8. s. Heide
Editorial, Mrs. Ed s. Archibald.
Administration committee reports
Maintenance, Legislation, Mrs. ]. ].
Eaton.
Telephone committee, Mrs. ]. 1.
Blount.
Education committees Educational,
Mrs. Clarke Wood; Illiteracy and
Scholarship, Mrs. @. G. Adams; Lii
brary Extension, Mrs. Mary Hillhouse
Home Economies, Mrs. William Bo-
harmon; Demonstration, Mrs. Fl. W.
Taylor.
A word from the home demonstration
service of Auburn, Miss Agnes Ellen
Harris.
Home demonstration in Jefferson
County, Mrs. Pearl B. Crawford.
Adjournment for luncheon in honor
of Mrs. Val Taylor.
Speakers are: Mrs. Val Taylor, DR..
o. c. Carmichael.
Meeting called to order at 2:3O
o'clock.
Reports continued.
Literature, Mrs. r. G. Mccarthy.
Conservation, Mrs. Clarke Wood.
Department of Fine Arts.
Art, Mrs. j. F. Carrie.
Music, Mrs. w. j. Adams.
Writers, Mrs. Hubert Ward.
Department of health.
Narcotics, Mrs. J. H. Terrell.
Anti-Tuberculosis, Mrs. John A. Wat
ford.
Reports from the state federation,
Mrs. L. j. Haley.
The Value of the Visiting Teacher
to Our Schools, Miss Rose Converse.
Reading of minutes.
Adjournment.
Friday morning, October II, at 10
o'clock. Meeting called to order.
Invocation, Mrs. James A. Going.
Singing.
Department of public welfare.
Social and Industrial Conditions,
Mrs. NJ. w. Ferguson.
Child Welfare, Mrs. e. B. Henry.
The Child Welfare Program in Ala
bama, Miss Virginia B. Handley, di-
rector of Child Welfare department of
Alabama. ..
The Relation of the District to the
State Federation.
Reports of the resolutions committee.
Reports of the nominating committee.
Election of officers.
New business.
Reading Of minutes.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-16
Little Stories For Bedtime
More Puzzling Holes
(By THORNTON BURGESS)
MOTe fuzzuHB lOloo
nEOPLE are funny. They certain.
Va, ,auar oan tall what


DEOPLE are funny. They certain
ly are. You never can tell what
they will do next. Just as likely
as not they will do the very thing that
YOU are quite sure they won't DO.
Now, there's Peter Rabbit. Peter acts
sometimes as if he just hadn't any com
mon sense at oil. But, after all, he
isn't so different from a. lot of people
1 know and you know; they keep right
on going to places which they know
they shouldn't go to, or doing things
which they know they shouldn't do.
Now, there was something queer
about that pit in Farmer Browns gar
den. At least, Peter thought there
was. How any one who should fall
into it could get out again without
wings was more than Peter could un-
derstand. Yet his friend Old Mr..
Toad had fallen into it and then, while
Peter was looking for help for him.
had disappeared. That was queer
enough. but to make it still more queer
Peter had discovered that there were
two little holes in the smooth side of
the pit just a little way up from the
bottom. As holes do not make them
selves, they must have been made by
some one, and yet, though Peter had
watched for the longest time and had
called, he had neither seen any one
nor been answered.
The only way to account for those
holes of which Peter could think was
that somebody else had fallen into that
pit and had tried to dig a way ut. In
fact, Peter was sure that there must
have been two besides Mr.. Toad who
had fallen in, because there were two
holes. He couldn't imagine any one
wasting time digging more than one
hole. But who could they be, and why
didn't they come out? And where was
Old Mr.. Toad? There was something
queer about that pit. Yes, sir, there
was something queer. Peter began to
be afraid of it. He would keep away
from it.
Now the common sense thing to do
when you fear thing is to stay away
from it, just as Peter intended to stay
away from that pit in Farmer Browns
garden. But somehow with a great
many people this is the hardest thing
in the world to do. Peter was afraid
OF that pit because of the queer things
that had happened there, but for the
life of him he couldn't keep away from
it, despite his good intentions. The
very next morning found him back
there again peeping over the edge to
see if anything more had happened
there.
Old Mr.. Toad was nowhere to be
seen, but this didn't surprise Peter. He
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-16
Hall Barnett
Wedding Takes
Place

A pretty wedding took place Wednes-
day evening at 6 o'clock when Miss
Sara Barnett became the bride of Mr..
Hugh B. Hall of Opelika, Ala. The
ceremony took place at the home of
the brides mother, Mrs. Albert K.
Barnett, on Virginia avenue, with DIR.
II. M. Glenn, an uncle of the bride, Of
ficiating.
The marriage vows were spoken be-
fore an improvised altar of ferns and
ivy and white tapers in silver candle
bra. Specimen chrysanthemums and
gladioli. adorned the rest of the home.
Miss Lucy Glenn of Eufaula, an
aunt of the bride, played the nuptial
music and Miss Beatrice Harmon sang.
Miss Marion Barnett was her sis
ter's maid of honor, wearing a dress of
pink georgette Her flowers were
white chrysanthemums. Miss Claude
Bowling and Miss Mona Hall of Ope-
ika were the bridesmaids. They were
attractive in frocks of blue georgette
and carried yellow chrysanthemums.
Mrs. A. E. Barnett, Jr., of Nash
vile was the matron of honor. She
was gowned in white georgette and
carried yellow chrysanthemums.
The bride was given in marriage by
her brother, Mr.. A. e. Barnett, Jr., of
Nashville. She was charming in a cos
tune Of blue charmeen with accessories
of grey. The bridal bouquet was of
brides roses and lilies of the valley.
Mr.. Walter Berry served Mr.. Hall
as best man.
Little Sara Lee Banks and Adelaide
Heiser in frocks of green and pink, car
rying baskets of roses, were the flower
girls. Master Robert Lister, in suit
of black velvet with frills of lace, car
ried the ring in the heart of a chrysan-
themum.
Mrs. Albert E. Barnett entertained
the wedding guests at an informal re-
ception following the ceremony. As
sisting her in receiving were the we'd
ding party and Mrs. H. F. Hall, Mrs.
Eugene Smith and Mrs. George Basker-
vile and Miss Inez Duke, Mrs. F. e.
Chapman, Miss Julia Traver and Miss
Elsie Hall, all of Opelika, Miss Ludie
Beck and Miss Everett Elliott.
Mrs. Curtis Springer of Mentone and
Miss Ellen Barnett presided over the
brides book.
Mrs. Hall is the daughter of Mrs.
Albert e. Barnett and the late Judge
Barnett of Opelika. She is a graduate
Of Woman's college at Montgomery and
attended Peabody college at Nashville
The past year she has been q member
of the faculty of the Woodlawn High
school.
Mr.. Hall is the son of Mrs. H. F.
Hall of Opelika and he will take his
bride there to reside after a wedding
trip.
Among the out-of-town guests for
the wedding were Mrs. H. F. Hall,
mother of the bridegroom; his sister,
Mrs. Ben Traver, and. Misses Mona and
Elsie Hall and Julia Traver, all of Ope-
Nashville, Miss Lucy Glenn of Ope-
hka and Miss Inez Duke of Opelika.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-16
Hearts Desire
By MARY BELL

controversies that they occasionally
INDUCED in. As Moberly pushed back
his chair Rupert started to his feet.
II didn't realize how the time was 60
ing" he apologized. Hope 1 haven't
kept you too long from your office"
mo, no." answered Moberly. I'm
in no hurry today" for he enjoyed til 4
occasional but ofttimes illuminating
talks with Rupert.
Ito be continued.)
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-16
Yes, RHEUMATISM
CAN Be STOPPED
MIR. w. A. Penly, Asheville, N.
c., Took TaylOr's Blood
Medicine Two Years Ago.
He Says He Had Not Been
Able to Work for Months,
But Since Taking TaylOr's
Blood Medicine He Has Been
Working Every Day, And
Feeling Fine.

Taylor's Blood Medicine contains
Iodide of Potash and other vegetable
ingredients, such as Sarsaparilla, Dam
delion, Gentian, Wintergreen and Sas-
safras, which act as a fine tonic to the
stomach, while the Iodide of Potash
absorbed by the blood destroys the
poisonous acids which lead to rheuma-
tism and paralysis. Get a bottle Of
Taylor's Blood Medicine today from
your druggist. 1t will stop those head
aches, backaches, pains in the fingers,
arms and shoulders, hips and knees. 1t
will bring weight if you are thin and
pale. Taylor's Blood Medicine is pure
" vegetable, pleasant to take, will tone
up your stomach and make you feel
fine.
Price 81 bottle, and if you are not
satisfied it helped you, after taking
three bottles, which should last you
about thirty days, return the bottles
to your druggist and get your money
back.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-16
Sure Way to Get
Rid of Blackheads

There is one simple. safe and sure way
that never fails to get rid OF blackheads,
that is to dissolve them.
To do this get two ounces OF calonite
powder, from any drug sstore-sprinkle
a little on a hot, wet cloth-rub over the
blackheads briskly-wash the parts and
you will be surprised how the blackheads
have disappeared. Big blackheads, no
matter where they are, simply dissolve
and disappear. Blackheads are a mix
ture of dust and dirt and secretions that
form in the pores of the skin. The cal
onite powder and the water dissolve the
blackheads so they wash right out leaV-
ing the pores free and clean and in their
natural condition.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-16
Today's Thought
By Rev. KENNETH OWEN

"Their children also multiplied Thou
as the stars Of heaven.
Nehemiah-0-23.
As the stars of heaven,
As the clouds above
He has multiplied
Man in His love.
As the winds that blow,
From east and west,
We go our ways
To eternal rest!
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-16
SIMPLE AND SMART

Exquisite lingerie shown by one of
the most exclusive designers is so
simple that it could easily be copied by
an expert needlewoman. 1t is of the
sheerest nainsook, with a shallow yoke
OF net. On this are embroidered dots in
whatever color one prefers. A scant
frill of net edges the bottom of night
gown and chemise.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-16
THREE IN ONE

The gift unusual is somewhat hard
to find but both novelty and usefulness
ere combined in a narrow silver frame
that encloses a calendar, clock with
Roman numerals, and a barometer. 1t
is severe enough in line to make a
most acceptable gift for a man.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-16

some of them were buying the candy for
their lady friends but if this is so,
and there is any truth at all in the
indictment that we are, as a sex, candy
fiends, then it may be pleaded that
men make US so.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-16
We Women
Sweets To The Sweet

THHE complaint has been made late
~ that we women eat entirely too
much candy and statistics are
dragged forth to prove it. From the
enormity of the figures it would appear
that we do nothing but devour candy.
The figures are staggering-not to say
appalling.
But when everything is said and
done-what of it? Just what difference
does it make? Does it impair our
morality, our minds, or our physiques?
Why should anybody complain about it
or read calamity into the reports of
the candy manufacturers?
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-16

1 thought there might be some hid
den significance in the complaint of
the complainer and in the statistics so
went to a physician friend of mine and
asked him about it.
What" asked, sis the hidden sig
nificance in all this, if any? Why do
women eat more candy than men, as
charged? Are we guilty or not guilty
The physician cleared his throat and
answered:
"You are guilty. God bless you all ~
he said. The next day he sent me a
huge box of delicious sweets. And 1
know he wouldn't do anything wrong.
He's not that kind of a doctor. All his
patients adore him. In fact, he will
even go so far as to eat some candy
himself. But like most of us he can
take it or leave it alone. He has not
as yet reached the stage of complete
addiction, any more than we women
have.
Nor do we eat candy and nothing
else. know it to be a fact that men
consume candy in fairly large quantities
and at baseball games they allow their
lust for sweets and between-meal
morsels to overwhelm them completely.
once met the man who is said to have
parleyed a peanut into million of dol
lars, and he told me that almost all
of his business is done with men.
NJ s,vo,4;naA;o,. xx,o1A nvo~ R,,.ALn-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-16

Fall picking, pairing fruit and
vegetables make sad looking hands,
but get an ounce of tartaric acid, or
tumbler, and when your hands are
stained, moisten them, put on lit
tie tartaric acid, and rub well, and
all stains will disappear as if by
magic. This is not a poison, for its
used to brighten apples, when they
have lost flavor.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-16

My investigation went even further.
1 stepped into a large candy store for
soda and fingered a while as l
watched the cady cases. And most of
the purchasers were men!
OF course, it may be argued thai
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-16

To remove marks made on a leather
chair by the head and arms, boil half
a pint of linseed oil, let it stand until
nearly cold, and stir in a half pint of
vinegar (cider) until it is well mixed.
1t may then be bottled. Pour a few
drops on a piece of flannel and polish
with a soft dust cloth.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-16

Take dripping pan that will about
fit your gas oven and fill with beach
sand; put it underneath the first
CRATE of your oven and you will have
no difficulty in browning your cake
or biscuits on top.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-16

The liquor from any canned fruit
may be made into a fruit jelly.
Served with whipped cream it makes
a nice dessert. Chopped nuts stirred
into jelly as it begins to harden are
a worthwhile addition.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-16
My NeighbOrSGys

When a chimney catches fire salt
should at once be thrown on the
crate. Then wet blanket should be
held across the fireplace. The
blanket stops the draught and thus
allows the fire-killing gases produced
by the salt to rise slowly and so ex-
tinguish the burning SCOT.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-12-25
Says Handling Cost
Boosts Food Prices

Washington Distribution costs eat
up approximately 90 per cent Of the
spread between what the farmer gets
for his product and whateis paid for it
by the consumer, according to report
made by the Department Of Agricul-
ture on a series of studies of the sub
ject just completed
.Middlemen," commonly believed by
farmers and others to be profiteers.
get only about 5 per cent of the con-
sumer's price, it was found. Of course
there are cases where the middlemen
get more than 5 per cent, but the de-
partment says their profits generally
are less than that amount.
The Department Of Agriculture
blames distribution costs and gives
the middleman generally a clean bill
of health, saying the profits they take
"are an insignificant part of the total
spread"
Service costs, says the department.
are the important point of attack in
any study of price spreads. The line
Of advance would seem to be in the
direction of improvement in handling
facilities and speeding up sales proc
eSSeS.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-12-25
MUSCLE SHOALS
LEASE GETS 0. K.
Government Ownership Ad-
vocates Lose in Senate
Test Vote.

Washington. = Government owner
ship advocates In the disposition of
Muscle Shoals met defeat in the first
real test of strength since the meas
ure was introduced this session. The
amendment of Senator Smith of South
Carolina. which would have stricken
out sections of the Underwood bill
providing for leasing of the project
to private citizens, was defeated. 40
to 80.
The effect of this amendment would
have been to require the government
to develop the manufacture of nitro
gen for national defense and for fer
tilizer Without this amendment, the
Underwood bill provides for the leas-
ing of the property to private inter-
ests, should sufficient bid be entered.
If no bid were entered before Septem-
Der /, 1926, the government would
operate.
1t seems likely that the Underwood
bill will pass. On the other hand,
several of those who helped defeat
the Smith amendment will support the
Jones amendment referring the whole
proposition to a commission for fur
ther study. The 80 who supported the
Smith amendment included the LaFol-
lette group.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-12-25
Arrests Near in Big Booze
Raid /; Guard Ends His Life

Chicago Solution of the recent
$15O,OOO whisky robbery at the govern
ment warehouse at Pershing road and
Hermitage avenue, was announced by
federal officials following the suicide
of Miles Tejeck. forty-four, 1909 South
Robey street, one of the civilian
guards at the warehouse on duty whel
the liquor storehouse was looted.
Tejeck swallowed poison at his
home half an hour before he was to
have gone to the Federal building to
make formal statement to Depart
ment of Justice operatives, who had
been grilling him for days.
Sin worried by all this question
ing" Tejeck told his son, Irwin, four
teen. ''I'm innocent. 1t was an inside
Job The big fellows in the Federal
building can tell all about it. And
they keep bounding me-"
Department of Justice agents de-
clared Tejeck previously had made a
statement to them clearing up the
robbery.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-12-25
Bribery Hint on Postal
Pay Bill Sfirs SoIons

Washington. - The shadow of
bribery scandal thrust itself across
the legislative path of the postal en-
ployee's pay increase bill and threat
ems to block its passage over Presi-
dent Coolidge's veto.
Although an agreement was entered
into to vote finally on the veto on
JanuaryN6 there are strong indications
that sensational developments ex-
pected soon, will have deterrent eff
feet on the attempt to override the
Presidents objections to the measure.
Charges have been filed with the
Department OF Justice that one of the
senate employees received $1,000 to
use his influence in promoting passage
Of the postal employees pay increase
bill. Evidence has been presented
showing that an arrangement was en-
tered into for the payment Of $4,000
for the rse of influence in connection
with the bill. An arrest is promised
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-12-25
Samuel Gon1pers Laid to
Rest at TnrrytoLUr, ~. +.

New York.-The body of Samuel
Gompers, late president Of the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor, was laid to
rest in Sleepy Hollow cemetery in Tar
Yytown following services at the Elks'
club. Thousands Of persons attended
the services.
Those who joined the crowd that
went to the club saw building of
many stories draped in black from
pavement to- parapet. They saw
huge assembly hall, Its balconies and
stations dimmed by purple drapery !;
an honor guard of veteran unionists
standing by the casket;s hundreds Of
floral tributes. Near the casket were
the crossed antlers and Bible, the
Elks' symbol Of sorrow.
An asphalt sarcophagus, provides by
labor unions at Baltimore, vas trans
ported from that city TO Sleepy Hollow
cemetery to receive the casket.
The central trades and labor council
of Greater New York ordered all union
men to lay down tools for two minutes
at II O'Clock, at which time the funeral
cortege started for Tarrytown, after a
two-hour service at the Elks' club.
Services at the grave were conducted
by st. Cecile Masonic lodge of New
York city. AT the Elks' club the cere-
monies were presided over by Rabbi
Stephen S. Wise and James Duncan.
senior vice president Of the American
Federation of Labor The Elks' ritual
istic ceremonies were observed.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-12-25
lands REMAINS
BASEBALL CHIEF
Ban johnson Rebuked for
Attack on Commissioner
League Crisis Over.

Chicago. Mountain Lam
dis, former United States Judge, will
remain high commissioner Of baseball.
After a hectic and epochal day in
the history OF our national game, the
gray-haired boss of the sport decided
to remain when seven of the Ameri-
can league club owners adopted res
olution and presented it to him at the
joint meeting of the two major leagues
on Wednesday, assuring him that here
after Ban b. Johnson, their president,
who has contract which runs for
another half dozen years, las been
thoroughly bound and gagged
Ban Johnson still is president of
the American league, though all ex-
cept Phil Ball, owner of the st. Louis
Browns, rebuked him and voted
against him in the adoption of the
resolution.
Johnson still is president of the
American league, though an amend
ment to the major league agreement
was adopted which gives each league
the power to elect its representative
on the advisory board, which previ-
ously had consisted of the commits
sioner and the presidents of the two
major leagues
The American league cast its presi-
dent aside and elected Frank j.
Navin. their vice president and owner
Of the Detroit club, as its representa-
tive to act with Commissioner Landis
and President Heydler of the National
league.
1t was a victory for Commissioners
Lands, who has maintained absolute
silence ever since Mr.. Johnson gave
out an interview during the worlds
series in which he proposed to begin
a general cleanup of the game, with
the idea of driving Lands out of the
game, Of driving the owners of the
New York Giants out of the game and
attempting to put the sport under fed
eral control 1t was in that interview
that he referred to Lands as wild
eyed, crazy nut.
Lands never replied to that story,
but there were strong indications that
he would quit baseball rather than
continue if it was necessary for him
to stand for such unwarranted attacks.