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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-21

stamp of the maker. Service for six $34.95!
 100-piece set in same pattern, $69.50! Haviland china, in five of the most ap proved border designs! Service for six $49.50! You will be thankful to know that we hay, just opened two of the most popular opel stock patterns in the country! Theodore Haviland's Paradise pattern and-one of the most pleasing patterns il Royal Doulton! Both popular patterns al popular prices!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-21

ment in federal court here on charge of violation of the National Bankruptcy laws. She is the owner of a string of race horses. McQuage sets forth that he and his wife were married in Bir- mingham, Ala, in 1917 and that their married life was happy until Shaw met Mrs McQuage. :.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-21
THE BIRMINGHAM AGE E-HERALD
JURY CONSIDERS
 GRL'SC CHARGES
True Bill Is Expected Against Jackson For
 Attempted Assault

Inquiry into charges made by Miss Annie Dudley O Fairfield that Hugh Jackson, Columbus, Miss, youth, threw
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-21
SUBWAY .AD' SPACE
 WORTH $IOO, ,OOO, ,O(

NEW YORK, Nov. 20.--The nd row rim of space in subway cars frol which hundreds of advertising carl stare passengers in the face has a| sumed an enormous value. Three al vertis;ng corporations have offered Il 1nterborough Rapid Transit compall sums ranging from S43, 900, ,000 to moi than $100, ,O00, 0,000 for twenty ye| advertising concession. tence on Jackson's promise he wou| leave the city. He had been back on' a few days when arrested.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-21
How To Solve Cross-Word Puzzles

How O SOIVe OrOSS.W ora TuZZIeS
 The numbered squares the starting points for words extending horizontally vertically both. One letter to souare Words end at first black square encountered border of puzzle Pick out word that fits given deni ton and space This gives you clue to other words that cross it. and they in turn to still other words.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-21

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 50-piece set of American semi-porcelain. Pretty blue-and-gold-line decora t o n. Thanksgiving special, $12.95!
 100-piece dinner set in American semi-por- celain. A new pattern, and one of the most attractive that we have offered this season.! Special, $44.95!
 Theodore Haviland dinner set, 52-piece. Spray design, each piece carrying the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-21

A small lot of slightly soil ed gloves, some with small imperfections. Kid Nor suede. Special for Friday OH''' 1'' Main floor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-21

Genuine white bristle hair brushes, wooden back, 9 and II rows of bristles. A good hair brush any time! Friday special at 49c!
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-22

client agreed on condition that Deming would become the editor. It was a good thing for both, for steel mills were struck in the neighborhood a little later and Warren is now the four teenth town in point of business in the state and has been practically ruined for a residential center. But the hitch ing posts are still there.
 Editor Deming made a fight for them when the progressive element wanted to turn the streets over to flivvers. He said that a horse had his rights.
 A long way from being president of the United States civil service com mission, which presides over the con ditions governing the employment of more than 100000 persons in the clas- sified civil service?
 Not so far.
 He made a success of his editorial venture in Warren. Then Wyoming called him.
 Buys Wyoming Paper
 They were singing a more or less rugged song in Wyoming at the time which alleged that they play their aces high. in Cheyenne, in Cheyenne, along with number of other irreve- lant matters. So he landed in Chey- enne. became one of the Johnny Come. Latelys, which term of opprobrium was applied by the old-timers to a crowd of young men from the east who
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-22
Competing Pliers Are Holding Their Courses M Round World Flight

"AJOR MACLAREN, the Brit I'VE ish flier who cracked up' at
 Akyab, has a new plane and is ready to start again. The Amer jeans have lead in distance covered, but D'Oisy, the Frenchman, has just finished three daring hops and is crowding them closely. While it was announced that D'Oisy would fly only to Tokyo, there is an increas- ing belief that his flight has been mapped for the entire circuit.
 Can Uncle Sam's fliers hold their lead? They have ahead of them the treacherous desert from Multan to Constantinople, said to be one of the worst flying regions in the world, but their rivals will now meet the typhoonS of the eastern Asiatic coast, {. and have still to come the appalling hazards of the Arctic.
 As shown by the legend with the accompanying map, the Americans are proceeding from east to west, while the others are going in the opposite direction.
 No definite announcement has been made of the intentions of the Por- tuguese flier, but if it later devel- ops that he is in the world race, it will be possible to follow his course by this map. t.3jf 4a. 8
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-22

thought it was time the ground rules of the prairie game be modified into modernity, and bought a paper that was suffering from pernicious anemia.
 Wyoming was a grand old state in those days. A grand old state. Gam bling was wide open and in the more up-to-date towns the saloons closed during church hours and in some set dement's municipal ordinances had been passed requiring the well known Mrs. Warren to keep off the streets until after 10 o'clock at night, by which time the wives of the city had presum- ably finished their marketing, and off cers of the law made a practise of fan ming their two and three-Quarter pound Colt six-shooters when anyone started anything, by which method whatever had been started was abated in the smoke. Oh, it was a grand old state !
 Why Wyoming Went Dry
 We must change this," said Mir. Deming and the other Johnny Come Latelys.
 And they did Nowadays Wyoming is full of oil and peace and prosperity and irrigation plants and that noisome but necessary animal, the sheep, and large hotels equipped with animal and vegetable palms. The Johnny Come Latelys even succeeded in reforming Wyoming before the rest of the land took the veil. The old-time sheep and cattlemen did not quit drinking them selves, you understand, but they per ceived that it was necessary to their business that their cow-punchers and sheep-herders quit lickeriny up. 4 drunken cowpuncher is not only not an asset but he is apt to be a violent and demonstra:ive entry in red ink.
 Tt was an economic proposition, {" says MT. Deming.
 Of course, there were q few econc- rists who we're not convinced, and >Cme of tleI threatened to shoot the reformcr auI 'vtn wcHt so far as to weep bitterly all over some of the new hote, loLl ies. Rut nott " more lethal happened
 Intere@td In CIi'! Service
 Then Mir. Deming got interested in the way that the government business is being handled and was made presi-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-22
FTNGY CONNORS
 IS FACING FIGHT
 OVER HUGE WILL
Dispute Is Over Big Els tate Left By His
 First Wife

NEW YORK, June 21.-William J. Connors of Buffalo and Palm Beach has become a bridegroom for the third time, it became known the other day. Coincidentally, it was revealed that, fol- lowing the death of his second wife, in Buffalo, March 26, bitter family dis pute had arisen over her two wills, which involve the disposition of sev- eral millions of dollars.
 The veteran politican and newspaper owner, who will be remembered as the multi-millionaire promoter of the last Hearst gubernatorial boom, is 67 years old. His bride, who was Miss Grace J. Hammond, formerly of Brooklyn and recently of St. Petersburg, Fla, is said to be about 30.
 The couple were found in their suite in New York hotel the other day.
 Mrs. Corners is friend of the fam ily," he volunteered, after admitting he had just spent part of his honeymoon in Mount Clemens. Then he added:
 "She is wealthy woman-she is worth about q million in her own right. You know, when a man reaches my age he needs some one to take care of him.
 Second Wife a School Teacher.
 The second wife of Mir. Connors was Miss Mary Jordan, a school teacher, who was credited with doing much for him. They had three children-William J. Connors, Jr., who is in charge of his fathers newspapers, the Buffalo Cour- Yer and the Enquirer; Mrs. Sherman Sexton of Chicago, and Mrs. c. D. Tuppen of Syracuse. Their mother died af the family homo in Ruffalo after Sha and Mir. Connors had been estranged two years. He was in Florida at the time suffering from bronchitis and did not come north for the funeral. Mir. Connors has two children by his first wife. They are Mrs. Edwin c. An flrews of Niagara Falls and Mrs. F. x. Ryan of New York.
 The family dispute over the two al- !eged wills of the second Mrs. Connors is now before the surrogates court in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-22

Buffalo. The first will was filed by Henry w. Killeen, attorney for Miss Anne Jordan, sister of Mrs. Connors The second will was filed by Regis O'Brien, counsel for the COnnors chil- dren.
 The wills are alike, it is said, in leav- ing the Connors home and other proper ty to the children, but differ in bequests to Miss Jordan This difference affects disposition of 5000 shares, valued at S25O,OO in the Great Lakes Transpor- tation Company, one of the most i'm portant properties which Mir. Connors a former longshoreman, built up. The stock in dispute represents balance of power in the corporation.
 Wills Not Made Public
 It was given to Mrs. Connors by her husband in return for waiver of dover rights. About two years ago the stock came into the possession of Miss Jor- dan, who was active in handling busi- ness affairs of her sister. She contends the stock was regularly assigned to her by her sister.
 months before Mrs. Connors died, is said to leave $35,000 to Miss Jordan, as well as a considerable amount in jew elry and mortgages. In the second will Miss Jordan is completely cut off. This will was executed shortly before Mrs. Connors died.
 The wills have not been made public and an effort is being made to have the contesting parties reach an agreement without lawsuits.
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ence has convinced Mir. Deming that the civil service examinations procure | for ~>the government service the best possible material. Political pressure, he says, has never been brought to bear on the commission in any way. He resents the often expressed theory | that the commission holds incom- petents in jobs.
 "As matter of fact" said he, "the retention of an undesirable empioye is wholly up to his superior officer. Every clerk who leafs can be and should be fired"
 It has been charged that the civil service commission is desirous of set ting up sort of super-government, through which it could assert authority over the personnel of the various de- | partments by compelling their reten- tion in office or their promotion against the will of their superiors.
 Nothing could be farther from the truth" said the president.
 Thinks Average EmplOye Underpaid He believes that the average govern ment employe is underpaid, on the basis of modern costs, but has not committed himself to the precise rate of increase, which is advisable. Con- trary to the assertions of some he be- | lieves that in the mass promotions go to the right persons in the government service. It is, he thinks, fine prep aration for the competition of private business life. but he suspects that many | of those who remain too long are un- l fitted for the struggle outside. On the whole he praises the industry. of | the government clerk, although admit ting there are exceptions to this rule of toll.
 .We are especially proud of our re- search department, :" said Mir. Deming. Our aim is to keep abreast of the re- i quirements of business life in fixing the terms for admission to the govern ment service. To pass the civil service examination now has real meaning"
 But if he had not fallen in love with that fine old, hitching post surrounded, three-shaded square in Warren, O., he might never have heard of the u S. Civil Service commission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-22

dent of the U. S. c. S. C.. as hereto fore stated, and occupies the state of- flee in the neat six-story building on F street which has been given over to the commission. He is sold oni his job, or, more properly, on the import ance of civil service.
 More than half a million men and women are required to carry on the
 governments business, outside of tn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-22

!erful skin whitener, softener and 4eautifier.
 Massage this sweetly fragrant lemon leach into the face. neck, arms and ands. It cannot iritate. Famous age beauties use it to bring that lear, youthful skin and rosy white omplexion also as freckle, sunburn nd tan bleach. You must mix this Ie bought ready to use because it acts te=- immediately after it is prepared.
 Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-22

armed forces. Each year a quarter df a million people apply for jobs and the commission certifies applicants to fill the annual 50,0O0 vacancies. During its life 5,OO0,OOO applicants have come before it. There are $500 local boards before which applicants may. go for examination. The idea is to discover fitness rather than scholastic knowledge. Still, the man who thought
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-22
LEMON JUICE BEST
 TO WHITEN SKIN

The only harmless way to bleach the skin white is to mix the juice of two lem ons with three ounces of Orchard White, which any druggist
 will supply for a few cents. Shake we'll in a bottle, and you have a whole quarter hint of the most won
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-22
Workers At National Capital
Ry HERBERT COREY
By hERBERr cG1nS

WASHINGTON, June 6.-Of course, the finest rural scenery in the world is to be fuuLd in Kentucky. Or, in deference to the sensibilities of the other states, the rural scenery in Ken lucky is just as fine as can be found in the world. But it didn't register with William c. Deming. He looked at blue grass; the Ohio river; the Old Pepper distillery and the Hargis clan and remained cold. Then he went to Warren, Ohio, and fell in love with an old-fashioned square set round with hitching posts.
 So he became the president of the United States civil service commission.
 That isn't as foolish as it sounds. Deming's father was a lawyer in Ken lucky. Sons have a way of following in the fathers footsteps in the south ern states, and young William c. was packed up, crated and duly delivered to the law. He practised for a few years and liked it and was forging ahead and the elder practitioners were getting so they did not snort when he came around on the shady side of the court house. He even got so that he had clients.
 Journalism In Kentucky
 All this time it had never occurred to him that he might abandon Black stone and go into journalism. Why should it? Journalism in Kentucky was occasionally practised through an overcoat pocket in those days. During campaigns editors carried shotguns.
 "I wish you'd go up to Warren, Ohio, and take look at little paper we're thinking about buying" said one of his clients. His client probably called Mir. Deming Bill" He naturally would. Mir. Deming isn't the clustering Bill sort, but he has a kindly, likable manner and a pleasant expression and candid, gentle, straightforward blue eyes. Nowadays his brown hair is getting gray at the ends. He may never have been Bill to the general public but he must certainly have been Bill to his friends. So he went to War ren, Ohio, and fell in love with that fine old residential Western Reserve town, with it's wide streets shaded by overhanging elms and hitching posts around four sides of the city square.
 Buy it," he advised his client. The
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that bazaar is the feminine of czar probably got the gate, as did the lady who held that the plural of solo is duet. One man replied that:
 The flappers of the country are its fora
 Regarding IncOmpetents
 But he may have passed the exam. ination, at that. A sense of humor is not wholly detrimental. His experi-
Evening star., 1924-05-04
Interesting Inside Facts
or, a Big Sale in a Great
Department Store
By Ethel NJ. Parks

used to think-when was on the outside
looking in-that big, advertised sales in a
Department Store were quite a different
thing from what they really are. Of course,
| thought there were bargains, but thought
it was just a way of clearing out accummu-
lated merchandise, maybe some little out
of-date, maybe some other dark and secret
reasons.
But have changed my mind completely
since have been here-on the inside looking
out-ano have seen how it is really done.
Weeks ahead the buyers are notified that
the May sale will begin May S, which is
their cue to "get busy" Budgets are given
them of the amount each buyer may spend,
and they are expected to keep within that
budget. Unlike the Washington departments,
there are no deficiency appropriations in a
Department Store.
Then the buyers are off to New York. For
the next few weeks they are the hardest
working people in the world They shop for
bargains, and they get them.
How do they do it? Well, when a store
has been in business continuously for As years
it has given the manufacturers millions of
dollars worth Of business, and then whei,
that store wishes to have big sale the man.
ufacturers reciprocate. 1t is to their interest
to do so.
In the women's wear most of the goods are
made to order-imported and higher priced
models are copies-and the only difference
seems to be that the label of the French de-
signer or Fifth Avenue dealer is omitted.
Ordering the wearing apparel is the easiest
part of it-getdng it done on time and ship
ped is the real work.
The days go by and kilograms begin to fly
back and forth-the buyers spend several
days of each week in New York, hurrying the
manufacturers, pleading, threatening-any-
thing to get the goods.
In other departments buyer may take a
large lot-much more than his usual order
so he gets it at price. Sometimes manu-
factWer has too much money tied up and
needs some quickly and is willing to let the
buyer have the goods at a sacrifice for cash
sale. He searches the markets-he NAV get
only small lot here, another there, and he
takes it all-at price reduction.
The Store having gotten the goods at lower
than usual prices, plans the sale-it is a quick
t1nnover-and the customers reap the benefit.
And the last few days before the sale!
Whew! Hustle and hustle everywhere.
Boxes In dozens arriiving-hmried to the re-
ceiving room, unpacked and sent to the de-
partments. There is an air of excitement
every~here-the buyers give a sigh of re-
lief as each box is unpaclxed, for the goods
are arriving on time.
If customers could only see the enthusiasm
the real work and thought of the buyers,
to secure the best merchandise at the lowest
| possible prices for the stores customers, they
| would realize that sales do give real values
real bargains.
And then comes the day the sale starts
we all hope for bright sunny days, the buy
ers are up on tiptoe, the clerks meet you with
smile, and you may make your purchases
with the assurance that every one i. real
value.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-20
JAY DELEGATES
 MEETING TODAY Holy Manners Discuss Problems of Society

Washington, Sept. 20.-The morn- ing session of lay delegates day, the third day of the National Holy Name convention here. was almost entirely given over to discussion of prob lems confronting the lay activities and welfare work of the confrater- nifty. z
 The ceremonial program today opened with high pontifical mass celebrated by Cardinal Daugherty, archbishop of Philadelphia, ip the unfinished stadium of the Catholic university. Great numbers of con- vention visitors continued to arrive today to swell the attendance at the stadium and to be on hand for to- morrow's monster parade through Washington. The choir of Pittsburgh cathedral rendered the Gregorian chants through the service.
 An address of welcome to all dele gates and visitors by Archbishop Curley, of Baltimore, official host to the convention, followed their con- vening in the gymnasium immediate ly after the stadium service.
 The Very Reverend M. J. Ripple, national director of the Holy Name societies, then calling the convention to order, resolutions were in order covering all phases of Holy Name activities. Recommendations for a permanent extension committee, for lecture bureau, for rallies, for em- blems, and for Big Brother" work among poorscommunities were in- cluded in the resolutions s
New Britain herald., 1924-09-20
Penniless Girl Found
 Wandering on Streets

Magdeline .Yeager, charged with vagrancy in police court today had her case continued until next Sat urday and was placed in care of Assistant Probation Officer Cora Beale., The girl was met on the street Thursday night by Patrolman Patrick Meehan. She told the po- liceman that she had, just arrived in the city from New York and did not have money enough to hire a room. She was given lodging at police headquarters for the night and an investigation was made of her case yesterday by Miss Beale. A charge of vagrancy was placed against her after the investigation was made.
 Gus Collins was arraigned before Judge Alling on a charge of violat- ing the terms of probation imposed two weeks ago by the court. He was represented by Attorney Alfred Levitt, who told the court that Collins would pay up the fine and costs imposed then if given a chance to go to the bank. The court re- voked the probation, and Collins went to the bank for the money to pay the fine.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-20
Smith Still Undecided
 About His Candidacy

New York, Sept. 20. - Governor Smith today continued to mark time concerning the question of his &C., ceptance or rejection of renomina- tion' by the state democrats.
 Democratic leaders remained at sea as to the governors ultimate answer to their insistent demands that he be a third-term candidate. Although expressing confidence that he eventually would agree to accept the nomination at the Syracuse con vention next week, the party leaders did not cease their pleadings, cor nering the governor at every oppor- tunity and adding to their already long list of persuasive arguments.
New Britain herald., 1924-09-20
DEFENDING ARMY. SEEMS VICTORIOUS
Assault on Shanghai Reported Turned Back
By The Associated Press.

By The Associated Press.
 Shanghai, Sept. 20.-In an engage mcnt which started at daybreak re- ipforced Chekfang troops on the bnt between the Shanghai-Nanking railway line and Kiating, pushed the invading Kiangsu forces back, strengthened their lines and regained positions near Hwangtu. IS miles west of here.
 Wounded Chekiang soldiers ar- irving here this morning said the fighting was described as major at tack by. the Shanghai defenders.
 Two airplanes from Chekiang headquarters at Lungwha were sighted over Shanghai this morning proceeding toward the front.
 Fifteen hundred Chekiang troops to reinforce the lines west of here ar- rived in Shanghai at daybreak from Flashing, 72 miles south of here. flashing is in the general area affect ed yesterday by a reported revolt in the Chekiang troops.
 Observers said the heaviest ship ment of arms sent to the westesn front in single day was moved from Shanghai this morning. The arsenal is working day and night reflling empty shells. >~ t
 At the Lungwha headquarters an- nouncement was made that the Kiangsu attack yesterday was aimed at breaking communication to Liu- bo. It was directed against the vil- lage of Manu, upon the waterway between the railway line and Kiat- ing. At the same time Nansiang was attacked from two directions.
 The Chekiang counter attack at daybreak today, the announcement said, resulted in the recovery of all ground lost yesterday and the cap- ture of many Kiangsu prisoners.
 Train service on the Shanghai Hangchow railways into the terri tory affected by revolt in the Che kiang army yesterday was being maintained today as far as Flashing.