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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-24

Hodges, Virginia Jenkins, Martha c. Johnson, Eleanor Kilby, Fannie Elaine Levy, Dorothy Newman, Beth Lois Owen, Kathleen Scott, Elizabeth Smith, Marie Stallings, Lydia Taylor, Mar garet Waite, Frances Wheelock. Thir- tieth street and Cliff road.
 Troop 22, Fairview-Miss Velma Patton, captain; Louise Mitchell, Doro- thy Peterson, Tommie Lou Smith, Doris Walsh, Mary Emma Means, Beth Jenkins, Mary E. Levertt, Mignon Kimball, Vera Johnson, Josephine Hughes, Ruth Hawkins, Sarah Fielder, Hamilton, Louise Griffith, Willie J. Gray, Margaret Edwards, Anna Stuart Dupuy, Evelyn Disheroon, Mary Louise Channal, Evelyn Carmichael, Ladey Sadler. These will cover Fairfield.
 Troop 2O-Southside Baptist-Cap- tain, Miss Dorothy Vernon; lieutenants. Miss Alma Ratliff, Myrtle Webb, Lila Mae Webb, Evelyn Meadows, Josephine Still, Esther Mullins, Mildred Stansill, Miriam Woolf, Elenor Ogletree, Paul. inc Marshall, Fannie Blouseman, Lena Ganous, Francina Hamilton, Mary Hamilton, Fay Benners, Louise Barke, Ellen Thomas.
 These will cove the territory be- tween Fifteenth and Twentieth streets and Tenth and Twelfth avenues inclu- sive.
 Mrs. P. H. Plumlee and her group will sing in the Glen Iris section of the city and the South Highlands in firmary.
 The Christian church of Ensley will cover Ensley and Wylam and get to several members of their congregation who are ill in other sections. This has been done under the training of MT. Meteyarde with the assistance of the pastor of the church, Rev. Griffin, and Mrs. o. H. Hazel.
 Mir. and Mrs. Ward with MT. and Mrs. J. H. McAfee, Mir. and Mrs. W. D. Barr and Mir. and Mrs. B. P. Ward will sing in Norwood boulevard. These will sing at Norwood hospital.
 Juvenile Music Study Clubs-Mrs. W. W. Whorton of Pratt City, who is chairman of the Juvenile Music Study club, and with that organization will cover Pratt City.
 Miss Cornelia Perryman, chairman, with her group of juveniles, will cover North Birmingham. Mrs. V. w. de Wilton, chairman, with her group will cover North High lands in the neighborhood of Huntsville avenue.
 Mrs. H. F. McFerrin, with her group of juveniles, will cover lower Highland avenue.
 A group of children, among whom are a number of the scouts from Lake view school, will have St. Vincent's hos pital, Hanover Circle and points in that direction.
 The carolers will carry lanterns on long sticks and buglers vii make the assembly call before the arrival of the carolers in order that people may know they are near.
 Miss Augusta Dearborn, with hel group, will have Fourteenth and Eff teenth avenues from Fifteenth to TwAS tieth streets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-24
Mother Loves To Have Pretty
 Clothes
By IDA BAILEY ALLEN
M OTHER loves pretty things.
 |" Doea sha have them2

" OldEh loves pretty tnlHsS. lV Does she have them?
 Or does she wait for the time (that never comes) when no one else wants anything?
 So little money and so many things to buy! The man must make a good appearance. The children must have warm clothes and the house must be kept up.
 Still, those awful bills must be paid and so mother does without. She does without a new hat (she has retrimmed her old one until it has no style left.) She does without that coat she has longed for and watched the price come down until it is almost, but not quite within her reach.
 She needs new gloves, but the money for even a new pair of chamoisette ones, she thinks, must be spent for other things. She doesn't realize that the fam lily will like pot roast properly cooked once in a while, instead of an expen- sive roast, especially if they know the difference bought mother something she needed very much.
 Does mother realize that if she buys bright house dresses they are no more expensive than the drab ones that get just as dirty even if the dirt doesn' show as much? The joy it gives the children to see mother in gay colors makes tn l mind more readily, and that makes the day easier.
 A less tired mother at night is a better companion for father. If she las a different dress on (no matter how inexpensiye) from the one he saw in the morning.
 and her nose powdered, and meets him with smile, he will react favorably.
 Pretty dresses don't have to be ex' pensive. The time taken up in look ing for pretty, cheap materials or the right ready-made things marked down is time we'll spent.
 If mother plans for her afternoon but as carefully as she would for her servants eff she could afford them ) shopping and marketing can be recrea tion time in every sense of the word.
 Perhaps the boys and girls in 6 family are grown up and earning money that they spend-usually on clothes and pleasures for themselves. If they only stopped to think that mother ikeo pretty things, they would buy her 6 new handbag so she wouldn't have to carry the old shabby one she is SC ashamed of.
 Mother should be more of a "nev woman,' she should develop into a regu lar "go-getter" for herself, not always thinking of her family. For, after all the familys dearest and most valuable possession is a well, happy, attractive mother.
 She "gives to get" remember-it is up to you to see she really gets 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-24
Miss Mallan Has Announced The
 Carolers

NEIss SARA MALLAM announces WI that the carolers are ready to " sing before the houses where the 1iubted candle invites them. No collec- t;on will be made. The groups will carry lanterns on long poles and a bueler will announce the approach of the carolers.
 The Juvenile organization of the Mnsic Study club, of which Mrs. V. W. de Wilton is chairman, will have the following districts:
 Girl Scouts
 Troop, 6, Fairfield-Miss Anna Belle Pegues, captain; Ruth Miller. Mary Temple, Blanton Saunders, Isabel Sel- lers, Janice Yenni, Jessie Shaeffer, Mercedes Simpson, Virginia Simpson, Mary Carter, Nellie Addington, Julia Gaines, Louise Bailey, Glenn Greene, Louise Sims, Mildred Nicholson, Thelma Nelson, Eloise Addington. Mary Coolson, Vivien Love, Margaret Love, Frances Keywood, Margaret Caldwell, Mary Lee Roberts, Margaret Ramson, Willie Lee Hayes, Martha Sewell, Helen Gaines, Dorothy Sellers, Billy Sims, Florence Law, Sarah Law. These will cover Fairfield.
 Troop z, East Lake-Mrs. Charlotte Benton, captain; Mrs. Charles Drake, lieutenant; Leona Feltus, Dorothy Ca son, Mary Lima Newman, Desma Ben ton, Emily McColliston, Annie Myrtle Swindle, Frances Burlington, Mary Miller, Sara Miller, Helen Murphy, FL len Clark, Ruth Dunn, Gladys Johnson These will take East Lake all around College station.
 Troop IS, Independent Presbyterian Church-Mrs. Asa Rountree, Jr., cap tain; Mrs. Robart McWhorter, lieuten ant; Clara P. Rogers, Elizabeth Swim dle, Mary Adeline Starnes, Elizabeth Taylor. Margaret McTyeire, Anne Dun
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-24
STATE SECRETS ARE STOLEN Coded Messages To Our Diplomats
 Abroad Not Always Safe

Of course the confidential messages between the President or the depart ment of state and our diplomats are guarded by code. It is true that most of the messages sent in and out ot the United States go over the cables or other countries and I have known num- bers of European diplomats who were frank in stating their belief that we sut- fered a great disadvantage because our messages could be delayed and perhaps read by certain European powers.
 I do not doubt it. We, like other na- tions, have elaborate codes, but these official codes are sometimes broken. Some of the European powers have staffs of experts who take as many copies of stolen messages ns can be ob- tained and endeavor to unravel the code.
 Many of these experts are recruited from the class of mathematical or puzzle solving cranks who have grown lean and sallow boring over arithmetical tricks, number squares and other un- productive hobbies. In certain foreign offices there are equipments so perfected that once in possession of the diplomatic mail pouch of some foreign country, this pouch may be cut to ribbons, seals
 
 within a few hours a whole new set of letters reproduced with seals attached and all inclosed in a diplomatic pouch with lead seals; and none of this re production can be told from the original
 I was once shown a pretty little in strument like a turning fork but with the two long needlelike tines of the fork close together. This could be inserted into the tiny space where the bottom or top flap on the back of the sealed envelope met the bottom of top edge of the turnover. If one of the prongs were slipped inside the fold of the en- closed letter and the fork was twisted around and around, the letter could be rolled up into a tight >cylinder, which then could be drawn out sideways, read, reinserted and unrolled back into place.
 La%ks do happen and spies do ocCe- sionally pry into the diplomats desk. In Rome during a certain period l used tc close my desk drawer at night with piece of flat paper balanced on the top lip of the locked drawer. If anyone who did not observe that bit of paper Lnlocl ed and opened the drawer the raper would fall unnotiecd into the bot tom of the drawer as it was opened | I always found the paper in the pot tom of the drawer !-Richard Wash burn Child in the Saturday Evening Post.
 RED FOR YOUTH
 Frocks for the girl of 12 are of bright | rad crana and chiffon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-24

lap, Nancy Holcomb, Virginia Clark, Betty Bonham, Florence Birch, Emma Ayers. Evelyn Meadow, Octavia How ard, Elizabeth Deacon, Blanch Tanner, Charlotte Matthews, Helen Nice, Caro- line Hogue, Beverly Sims, Mary Ruth Morgan, Helen Badham, Beryl Pettet, Jane Ross. These will cover Chestnut Hill and the Country club section.
 Troop +, First Presbyterian church Mrs. F. w. Twining, captain; Miss Della Garrett, lieutenant; Donald An drews, Charlotte Address, Bessie Blous- man, Elenor Bonham, Evelyn Bulford, Annabelle Hall, Mary Hall, Mary Allen Hood, Jennie Hood Hunt Christine Smith, Fredrica Twining, Pauline Will loughby, Mary Phillips Woolverton, As sumter Anzovipo, Mary Anne Melvin Hough, Mary Beall.
 These will cover Hilman hospital and up Twentieth street hill.
 Troop 19, Independent Presbyterian Church-Miss Celeste Bremen, captain {; Miss Catherine Wood, lieutenant; :; Clara Barnett, Sarah Chapple,, Lute O'Connell, Maxine Cooper, Marjorie Davis, Mary Alice Durham, Susie Fletcher, Lilly Belle Hillhouse, Mildred
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-24
RED FOR YOUTH

Frocks for the girl of 12 are of bright red crepe and chiffon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-24
ROYAL PURPLE FOR HATS

To wear with fur coats or with one of the new long coats generously trim med with fur, are smart little hats of felt in a flattering shade of purple. Crowns are high and topped with a flower, bow of ribbon or a feather or nament, and brims are irregular and piouant in shane
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-24
DELTA NU ACTIVE DURING HOLIDAYS

The Delta Nu, a popular and active girls club of South Highlands, who entertained recently at the home of Miss Virginia Odeum. with tet; the members of the club are: Misses Louise McTyre, Marion Delaney, Elizabeth
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-24

Scorch marks left by the iron can be quickly removed if held under the cold water faucet few minutes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-24
We Women
YOUTHFUL FOLLY

Y HAVE letter from a young man
 who seems to be genuinely and fool
 ishly in love with a woman of 30 The woman is married. To quote from his letter he says:
 II am positive I can never love an other as I do her. She married when very young and her husband thinks more of making money than he does or devoting great deal of time to her pleasures I am young artist. Wlth tears in her eyes she confessed to me, last week, that she loved caSeman who does not love her. She is the soul of love and righteousness and her rellg- ion will not permit divorce. l have gone abroad and tried to forget her, but it is torture to be unable to even see her. How can I win her love? l will let your answer be my guide-1 cannot live without her.
 Poor young man! He lives in small town. He does not know adventure. Indeed he seems to be something of moron and that is the pity, the terri ble tragedy of it. He is earnest and sincere re-desperately earnest and desper- ately sincere. And so he suffers because of the mystifying facts of circumstances. A great barrier of convention stands be- tween him and the goal of his imagina- ton.
 | Just how the woman feels is not known. She probably thrills at the sweet simplicity of the young mans attitude toward her.
 And, of course, it is not known how the money -engrossed husband feels. The young man writes just this of him "She feels at times as though she loves him and her pride will not permit her to ad- init it as she is aware we all know what grump he is.'
 The young man fin this case pre-
 sents himself as an object lesson in
 study of youthful folly. In the
 superiority which we attribute to
 ourselves we smile at him and rec0g- nize his weaknesses. But what. in
 the residue of examined unsOphisti-
 cation, is his heritage? c
 Such people do exist. Such bonds do tie one person to another. We who pre- tend to be wise, smile-cynically. But underneath the warped crust of our cyn- icsm there is this: A young fellow, i'm mature and wildly emotional, in love with a married woman of 35 who does not love him.
 Facts cannot be played with or
 laughed at. We smile superciliOusly
 but to so smile, in complete under
 standing, is to be cruel.
 The young man, of course, will grow older. In that, imagine, lies his only salvation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-24
MISS DUNCAN TO HONOR VISITOR

Miss Mildred Duncan, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Charles Duncan, and one of the most popular members of the junior set is entertaining Friday eve ming with an informal dance, to be given at her home, at 1907 Ash street. This is to be given in honor of her cousin, Miss Elmo Bellingrath, one of the social leaders of the younger set in Montgomery. Miss Bellingrath has many friends in this city and her visit is looked forward to by all of her friends.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-24
Today's Thought
 By REV. KENNETH OWENS

70 Lord, be not far from me" ."-
 Psalms 35-22. o Lord, be not too far from me Through all the grinding days to be, Lift up my head lest grow weak; And warn me if 1 am not meek
 Before Thy glance. O Lord, try To build from faith as life goes by; I raise my banners in the dust And walk head up in Thy golden trust
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-24

Boatright, Margaret McCune. Mar. milla Schwine, Evelyn Knowles, Jimmy Morrow, Katherine Cooper, Cassie Crawson, Virginia Odeum, Katherine Daniel and Marjorie Pierce.
 Good realty investments are found through Age-Herald Want Ads.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-24
I'D SELL RONDS

The Alabama City council will meet in special session Friday night to sell $50,000, per cent, thirty year gold bonds, which were recently voted to retire a floating debt of approximately that amount.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-24
scHOOLGIRL FASHIONS

Youthful fashions reflect those of grownups and the vogue for natural shades in materials and furs is shown in the smartest coats for young girls. These are made of kashmire in natural shade and trimmed with light-toned long haired furs. Several are lined with kasha in a shade of brick red.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-24
BOYS RETURNING FROM
 VIRGINIA MILITARY ACADEMY

The following Birmingham boys who are students at V. M. I. are home for the Christmas holidays: MT. Charles Perry, Jr.. Mir. Welford Watts, Mir. Eugene Johnson, MT. Jack Riley, MT. J. B. Haslam, Mir. William Steele, Mir. Arthur Forsyth, MT. Ed Allen, MT. James Arthur Smith, Jr., MT. Sam Dunlap, Mir. Francis Clements, Mir. Lindsay Builder, Mir. Wade Wood, Mir. Hugh Morrow, MT. Frank Majors and Mir Walter Phillips.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-24
My NeighborSays

The best thing with which to rub irons is a fairly large pad of folded brown paper. This will also serve to test their heat. In addition a cloth should be kept at hand on which to wipe off any flakes of soot or dirt. A small piece of wax is excellent for pro- ducing a gloss when rubbed on the iron. and paraffin has the same effect.
 To avoid the necessity of laundering an otherwise perfectly clean tablecloth because of the accidental fruit or other stain, carefully slip folded towel be- tween cloth and table padding, and on this towel place an empty bowl, having the stain directly over the bowl. Pour boiling water through the stain till it fades away. Now remove the bowl, lay another towel on the wet place and iror with a hot iron until nearly dry. Care fully slip out the under towel and pass the iron again over the cloth few times and 1t will be as fresh as ever, without having been wrinkled or removed iron the table.
 Rub the backs of old paintings witt oil of cedar to protect them from injury by insects.
 Salt and vinegar removes stains iron teacups.
 Scorch marks left by the iron can bt quickly removed if held under the colo water faucet a few minutes.
 Starch rots lace curtains and should not be used, Use gum arabic instead Dissolve one ounce of gum arabic II one-half pint of boiling water. stralr and bottle, keeping it well corked. Wher using. add a dessertspoonful to pin of cold water.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-15
"CrOesus' Once
More in Jail

Harry l.. Walker, who claimed
several weeks ago, when he was ar
rested at Calexico, that he had a de-
posit of several hundred thousand
dollars in a Canada bank, is again 4
prisoner at the county Jail, thrs time
having been arrested i'll Brawley on
IA charge of lascivious conduct.
At the time OF his previous arrest,
the officials of the Canadian bank
with whom he claimed to have the
deposit, denied all knowledge of the
man. He was given a 10 day SEN
tence for vagrancy and then rcleas-
ed. Walker was poorly dressed but
stoutly maintained his financial re-
spOnsibilitv. The authorities We're
at first inclined to half believe his
assertions, but later considered him
a harmless individual, suffering
from enlarged imagination.
He will be given hearing in
Prawley later in the week, it was
stated at the district attorneys of
flee this morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-15
YOUNCSTER is
MADE WARD OF
COURT in |. A.

Following a hearing before Judge
Conkling this morning, Ricardo
Ross, the six yc&r old boy who has
been the cause of a legal battle be
tween ms paren;s Tor his custody,
was declared to be !. ward of the
juvenile court of Los Angeles coun
ty, and was turned over to a rep
rcsentative Of the juvenile officer 5
department from ;hat county.
Following the separation OF the
boy s parcuts several AnDths ago,
he was declared Il ward Of .Ac Los
Angeles court, and was gi,Gu in
custody to his grandmother, 1h"
later was given permission to take
him to Tijuana. The boys mother
followed them there, ana told the
grandmother that the court had
changed its decision and given the
boy to her. The grandmother sur
rendered the bov.to his mo-"cr and
sne brought hm to FL Centre.
Last week the city police receiv-
ed instructions from Los Angeles
to take the bov in custody and he
was placed at the county farm. Yes
terdav a writ of habeas corpus was
granted to produce him in court to-
day for the hearing.
Ricardo left FL Centre this morn
ing in the company of the Los An
geles juvenile officer.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-15
URGES STATE
OFFICIALS TO
RENDER HELP

In connection with the reports of
enlistment activities among Mexi-
can rebel sympathizers i'll California,
which has been the subject of con
siderable comment recently, District
Attorney Utley stated today that the
subject was brought to the attention
of the district attorneys of the state
at their conference with Attorney
General Webb last week.
The latter stated that it is the
duty of federal officers to determine
whether or not there is any truth
in the assertions made that recruits
for the rebel army are being obtain-
ed in Southern California, and that
steps to check such activities would
have to be taken by the federal gov
crnment.
State officials We're urged, now
ever, to work in conjunction with
the federal authorities and render
them every assistance possible.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-15
Two Suits For
Divorce Filed

Two complaints for divorce, each
charging desertion, were filed in the
superior court this morning.
Grace NJ. Waters of FL Centre, fill
ed suit for divorce against John
Waters. The complaint states they
were married in this city June 10,
1918, and separated on June -, 1920.
There is one child, John Waters, Jr.,
for whom the plaintiff asks custody.
Winifred May MacIvor applied for
divorce from Thomas John Macivor.
They were married at Winnipeg,
Manitoba, Canada, July /, 1912, and
separated August 20, 1922. They
have one child, Kathleen Mary Mae
Ivor, eight years old, The plaintiff
asks that custody of the child bc
given her and that the defendant
be ordered to pay alimony of $50 Il
month for the support of the child
James w. Glassforl is attorney
for each of the plaintiffs.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-15
HEAVY BALLS
SET FOR TRIO
IN DRUG CASE

W. II. Miller, Ruth Dippell and
Harry Warner, who were arrested at
the Calexico border last week by
federal officers on a charge of SNUG
Cling narcotics, are confined at the
county jail under heavy bonds. Fol
lowing arraignment before ID. l..
Ault, United States commissioner at
Calexico, Miller's bonds were fixed
at $4,000, Warmers at $4,000 and
Miss Dippell's S at $4,000. Z .
The trio made application to have
their eases transferred to Los An
geles, Miller offering to pay the OK
penses of United States marshalis to
accompany them to the coast. How
ever, as the papers in the case had
already been sent to Washington, it
has not been possible as yet to make
the transfer. Miller stated he would
be able to obtain bail for himself
and his companions if the case was
transferred to Los Angeles, some
thing they have not been able to do
here since their arrest.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-15
EVANS TRIAL
BEING HEARD,
JURY COMPLETE

TRIAL of Frank w. Evans. former
ly justice Of the peace at Heller,
which opened before Judge Cole in
the superior court yesterday, con-
tinued today with the examination
of witnesses for the prosecution. The
specific charge for which Evans was
indicted by the Agrand jury last
spring, accuses him of appropriatrng
for his own use, $40 paid to him as
fine for speeding, which he i'm
posed on Andy Preble of this city.
This money, the prosecution con-
tends, was never turned into the
county treasury. 1t was expected
that the state would complete its
case this afternoon. The defense
contends that there was nothing
criminal in Evans accounts. 1t is
asserted that he failed to keep accu.
ate account of the fines he imposed
and that his affairs became tangled,
without any criminal intent on his
part.
The selection of the jury occupied
the greater part of the trial yester-
day, the last iuryman being chosen
shortly before 4 O'Clock. a special
venire was chosen for the occasion.
Ault and Anderson of Calexico are
associated with f. r.. Simon of this
city in Evans defense The prose
cution is being conducted by District
Attorney Utley, assisted by Harry
w. Horton and j. +. Simpson, der
utv district attorneys.