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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-30

And as for going west to make your living, homework is just as monotonous in the west as it is in any other part of the country. You go through exactly the same motions in selling goods or pounding a typewriter, and it is just as tiresome in San Francisco as it is in Chicago and Boston and New Or leans. Work is work the world over, and there are no thrills of romance about it anywhere.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-30

And don't believe that men marry the girls they pick up out west any more than in the east or the north or the south. The kind of girls men marry are the girls who stay at home with their parents and be- have themselves. ./
 There is an old proverb which says Adventure is to the adventur- ous," which means that we make our own interests in life and that we get out of things what we put in them. So find your adventure in your own home town. It is there if if you will look for it and have the eyes to see it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-30

Answer:
 According to the old ballad, men were "deceivers ever," and much given to loving and riding away. Whether a mans attentions are with intention whether his vows of eternal devotion are writ in wa ter or engraved on his heart; whether his kisses are counterfeit or can be cashed in at the altar. no woman knows until the knowl- edge comes too late to do her any good.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-30

HEAR DOROTHY DIX: At the AB present time, when so many men
 make love to girls with no inten- ton of marrying them, dc. you not think the truth serum would solve the prob
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-30

When did you get the messageW II got no such message" she man aged to say. "Only letter telling me that there was change, but I did not know that"
 There was a sharp ring at the front door. Instinctively, Parker strode into the hall to answer it. A moment later he came back into the room.
 "A telegram for you" he said.
 (To Be Continued)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-30
Junior Society
MIR. KNIGHT HONORS
 BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY

BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY
 Mrs. E. H. Knight entertained in honor of the ninth birthday anniversary of her son, Mir. Albion w. Knight. After a number of games and contests were performed punch and ices were | served The guests on this occasion were MT. Albion Knight. honor guest, Misses Mary Beatty, Jene Forest, Mary Virginia Pounds, Mary. Dunhhr Cornell, Frances Bass, Anna McEin- ley, Margaret Mckinley, Josephine Douglass, Gayle and Teseie Forest Mary Dudderer, Joy iesH 7'peaf .tl3oe Beatty, Margurite a1d Louise K gut, Messrs. Torbert S',4lhy, William and Allen Going. John 9nvis. N,aar. ai- by, Sonny and Le:. Hall H1Q-2a iex ter, Gary Smith, \ ,u0n V t'"y, s2arL and John Dunl F.
 Miss Mary Virginia Brabson re- turned recently from Camp Nakanawa, in Maryland, Tenn.
 Mr. Teddie Cohen of Nashville, Tenn, will spend several days in this city ac- companied by his parents. They are on pleasure tour of the state. r day evening from a two weeks stay at the August session of Camp Winna- taska.
 Miss Lucy and Miss Florence Ste vens, who have been spending the week at Camp Winnataska, returned Thurs day.
 Messrs. Joe Halter, Charles Barnetz, Clarence Osment, Joe and John Me Coland, returned to their homes in this city Thursday from Camp Walton and Pensacola, Fla. Miss Louise Shannon, who is spend- ing the summer in Richmond, Va., is expected to return the latter part of next week.
 Miss Katherine Moore is being en- tertained by relatives and friends tin Mobile, where she is the guest of her relatives.
 Misses Pearl Elizabeth Wright. Jen- meta Forbes, Virginia Prichard, Marga-l ret Brown, Mary Eyes Curtis and Louise Pierson returned Thursday from a weeks stay at Camp Winna- taska.
 Mr. Oscar Turner, talented leader of local orchestra, is spending several days in Sycamore, Ala.
 Miss Eleanor Moody has returned from a visit to Mississippi.
 When did you get the messageW
 ''I got no such message" she man aged to say. "Only letter telling me that there was a change, but I did not l kLok D
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-30
THE c OD CLUB Q ENTERTAVNC

The members of the c 6 D club were entertained last evening with spend the night party with Miss Florence Feldman as hostess. The club cOlors, Nile green and pink, were used as deco rations. A number of games and con tests were enjoyed and lunch served at a late hour.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-30

My dear, these stories are all wicked lies. It takes years and years of training to make a girl a god dancer. It takes such ability, and such struggle, and such pa- tience, and such work as you have never dreamed of for a girl to get to the place where theatrical man. agers and the public know that she is alive. What chance, then, do you think you have of making a hit invading New York, where there are thousands of good profes- sional dancers out of work?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-30
Dorothy Dix's Letter Boz

Would Women RealLy Want Men To TaEk The
 "Trutb Serum? ?-The Three Advetturous Girls Of Seventeen Who Wants To Run AsOay Are Ad- uised To Stoa Home And Leor1s- Con1mom Sense
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-30
THOSE OLD PRINTS AGAIN

A delightfully."- feminine screen is about four feet high and is covered with rough linen in it's natural color. Pasted upon this are many Godey prints of delicately languishing ladies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-30

But for heavens sake listen to me and don't run away. You will regret it the balance of your life if you do.
 DOROTHY DIX.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-30

If the truth serum does indeed cause those who have taken shot of it to reveal the secrets of their hearts, it would undoubtedly be a great help to women in determining just where they stood with men. It would enable them to get rid of the social grafters who take up a girls time, and eat her food, and warm themselves by her fires, but who never court. And it would save many 2 woman a lot of tears and heartbreak by keeping her from nourishing false hopes.
 And best of all, it would make a man tell the truth when he popped the question. Instead of leading her to believe that when she mar ried him she would have nothing to do but stroke his brow when he came home a-wearied from his la- bors, he would frankly inform her that marrying him meant doing her own housework, and wearing cheap clothing, and making one dollar do the work of five.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-30
Getting Aequaintcd

Getting Acquainted 7yl7 TTNHE girl whose hair looks as if it
 had been melted and poured into a
 mould speaks over the telephone Hello, kid. that you? How are you?
 Same as yourself. Nothin'. I just thought Td-you knowing you up and visit with you over the phone. Say, grille, lookout! Did you ever think I was-you know-reel kinda
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-30

One method of washing colored em- broidery Is to put handful of bran into warm water and leave the ar- ticle to be cleaned in the water to soak, pressing it gently from time to time, but not rubbing it. When it is clean hang it up until it is nearly dry, and then stretch it on a frame or iron it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-30

And do you know what happens to prety little girls of 17 who venture out into the world alone, with no home to go to when night falls, with nobody to protect them; who are hungry and footsore, and panic-stricken, not know ing which way to go or what to do? Ninety-nine times out of hundred the wolves get them and devour them body and soul.
 I know the lurid and romantic tales with which your heads are filled. You have read romances about little country girls who go to New York and who win fame and fortune on the stage in day or two, or who go west and meet some wonderful man on the train who marries them at the next station and who proves to be a billionaire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-30

Answer:
 My dear little, adventurous girls, I advise you to stay at home and to try to cultivate a little common sense. Home may not be very ex- citing, but there are three square meals a day in it, and good place to sleep, and safety, and you would find none of these if you started out to seek your fortune on your own.
 Believe me, if you run away from home the most exciting adventure you will have is in finding enough food to keep soul and body to- gether.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-30

Miss Eleanor Moody has returned from a visit to Mississippi.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-30

To keep yolks of eggs, put each one in a cup and cover completely with cold water. They will keep for two or three days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-30
My NeighbOrSGys

Brooms and all sweeping brushes should be hung up when not in use. If left standing on the bristles these get bent and will not do their work properly.
 Always after making a batch of doughnuts, pour off the fat from the frying kettle into pail or jar. Throw out the settings and wash and dry the kettle thoroughly. Never leave the fat in the kettle from one frying to another.
 Cantoloupes should not be prepared until one is ready to serve it If it is cut and allowed to stand for any length of time with cracked ice in it, the flavor is entirely destroyed. If special chilling is desired pack in cracked ice without cutting and al- low to stand for few hours.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-30

Mir. Oscar Turner, talented leader of local orchestra, is spending several days in Sycamore, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-30

Misses Pearl Elizabeth Wright. Jen- meta Forbes, Virginia Prichard, Marga-l ret Brown, Mary Eyes Curtis and Louise Pierson returned Thursday from a weeks stay at Camp Winna- taska.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-30

But I fear that the truth serum will never be popular with lovers ot either sex. No woman would want a perfectly truthful James for a sweetheart. She crayes romance, which is never based on facts, but is pure fiction. She wants a man who will tell her that she is as beautiful as houri and entirely diff ferent from any other woman in the world, and that is bunch of lies, but she gobbles it up just the same.
 Of course, women are deceived
 by men who make love and never
 make good; but even so, there isn't
 mothers daughter of us who
 wouldn't rather have been flirted
 with than not to have had any
 love-making at all.
 So for these, and other reasons, think that few women will insist on the men who hand them out soft talk taking the truth serum.
 DOROTHY DIX.
 Dear Dorothy Dix: am one Of three girls who want to run away, as we do not like where we live now. We want to go for adventure, something we do not have at home. One girl would like to go to New York and dance on the stage. The other two of us want to go out west because we know some boys there who would be glad to see us. We are 17. What would you advise us to do?
 THREE ADVENTUROUS GIRLS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-30
Hearts Of TaUO
CHAPTER 210

NAT ARIAN glanced at the postmark IN The letter had been mailed too
 late to catch the Sunday night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-30

Miss Katherine Moore is being en- tertained by relatives and friends ein Mobile, where she is the guest of her relatives.
Evening star., 1924-03-09

! WOmen's City CIub.-Mrs. Andrew
| Stewart will be hostess at the club
| tea this afternoon from 4:30 to
| o'clock. Assisting her will be Mrs. D.
| Vain and Mrs. l.. j. Brennan. The
entertainment committee will give a
I"'musical evening" tomorrow at $3.50
! o'clock. 4. Harlem Castle, tenor, will
| sing, Christopher Tenley serving as
his accOmpanist,' and Charles VIII
liams will play piano selections. The
afternoon current events section, Mrs
Clyde b. Titchison. chairman. will
meet Tuesday at 2:30 o'clock.
The public utilities committee of
the civic section will meet Tuesday
at pm. W. Il. Clarkson will talk on
MICA ton" John Waters will show a
film picture, "The History of the Tele-
phone" A radio entertainment will
| he given. Mrs. Jerome Lightfoot will
assist with the program. Mrs. John
Lorenz Steele, chairman. will open
the ten-minute forum.
The business and professional
women Will give a subscription din
Ier Wednesday at $50 pm. Senator
Seiden p. Spencer OF Missouri. honor
guest and speaker, viii have for his
subject Women and the Country"
Mrs. Mary G. Dashiel Johnson will
preside. Reservations limited to 100.
The Bible study class. Dr. o.
Thursday at pm. Mrs. Henry T
Rainey will speak.
The finance committee, Mrs Lyman
Z. Swormstedt, chairman, announces
an extra lecture, Political Travel
Talk" by Miss Janet Richards, Thurs
Gay. s pm. The proceeds will go to
the piano fund.
The hook review section will give h
luncheon March 10 at / pm. The
honor guests and speakers will be
Or. George F. Bowerman. with "Some
Aspects of Book Reviewing" as his
subject, and Mrs. Wolff Smith, who
will speak on "Literature in the
Home" Mrs. Robert ]. Bates, chair
man, will preside. Reservations linn
An evening of music and dramatic
readings will be given under the aus
pices Of the entertainment committee
March |! at $50 pm. Miss Mary
Richards Plant, violinist. will give Sc
lections: Mrs. Helen Macleod Gift,
contralto, will sing d group of songs,
and Miss Anita Schade will entertain
with dramatic readings.
The afternoon current events Sec
tion will meet March IS at 2:3o
o'clock. Mrs. Clyde b. Aftchison,
chairman, will preside.
The evening current events sect f6n
meets. Marca 10 at D o CLOCK. Mrs. j. j.
Franklin chairman, will preside.
The evening book review section.
Mrs. Mary c. McCloskey. chairman,
will meet March 30 at 3 o'clock. Miss
Florence c. Fox will review "The
Hunting Tower"
The luncheon committee. Mrs
James W. McNelll. chairman. an.
nounceS Il forum luncheon March >.
at / pm. Nine. Tsamados. wife OF
che Greek minister. will be the honor
eUe"t, and will entertain with Songs
of the Greek Islands" Mrs. William
T.. Chamberlin will preside. Reserva-
lions limited to 100.
The French section meets Tues days
at I pm and Wednesdays at II am.
These classes, free to club members,
are instructed by Nine. Emile Noel
League of Republican Women Of the
District-The executive board of the
league will meet tomorrow at II am.
Evening star., 1924-03-09
20. K" OWES ITS ORIGIN
TO ANDREW JACKSON
From the Chicago News.

From the Chicago News.
The expression 20. r." is a colo
quialism. There are many explana
tions for its origin, but most of then
center around Andrew Jackson. One
explanation is that Gen. Jackson bor-
roWed the abbreviation' from the
Choctaw Indians, with which tribe h
was we'll acquainted. That tribe and
the Chickasaws had no verb CORE
spending to "be." Instead an en-
phatic word, "okeh." closed positive
statements in those languages
"Okeh" meant sit is so" or cit il
right"
Another explanation was offered in
1909 at the time of the death of Cor
nelius Kendall of Chicago. Mr.. Ken
dali was the youngest son of Orriu
Kendall, from whose initials the use
of 20. k is said to have sprung.
Orrin Kendall, as the story goes, was
a member of the Chicago Board Of
Trade battery in the civil war.
He also was a member of the firm
of O. Kendall &c Sons, whose bakery
was in Chicago. The firm furnished
bread and crackers for the Army, and
on the crackers were the initials 90.
X" The crackers are said to have
been the only ones the soldiers rel
ished, and their expression These are
all right later developed into "These
are o. K"
Evening star., 1924-03-09

months absence. Mrs. II. B. White,
musical director, led in the jubilee
songs. Devotions were led by Mrs.
F. s. Brown. Mrs. G. p. Mitchell sang
Absent" by Metcalf.
The following superintendents Of
departments reported: Mrs. A. s
Howard, Sunday school work; Mrs.
Frances Mcdowell scientific temper
ance instruction; Mrs. H. A Birch,
new RECRUITS; Mrs. Edison W. Briggs,
flower mission.
Mrs: Lula Fawkes was made super
intendent of literature.
A report of w. c. r. u. actfvftie.
in the District during the past month
was given by the president
a committee was appointed to nj
tend court proceedings held on vtoia
tion of the eighteenth amendment.
Mrs. Ward was assisted by Mrs. J.
S. Boyd and Mrs. Eugene Thompson.
The next meeting will be held at
the home Of Mrs. Robert Whaley, at
1888 Gallatin street, April /. Assist
ant hostesses. Mrs. ii. e. White and
Mrs. A S. Howard.
The Ohio Girls Club gave q recep-
tion Tuesday, at 1901 Rhode Island
avenue, for Mrs. Willis, wife of Sena
tor Willis of Ohio, who is sponsor for
the club. Mrs. Wayne e. Wheeler
sang.
Evening star., 1924-03-09
100000 LOSS IN FIRE
AT WYTHEVILLE, VA.
Fourteen Buildings in Business Dis
trict of Old Dominion Town
Destroyed.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WYTHEVILLE, Va, March S.-Fir~
of unknown origin today destroyed
fourteen buildings in the center OF
the business district here at an seet-
mated loss of more than 100000. 1t
was discovered at o'clock tbis
morning and was not brought under
control by the combined fire depart
ments of Wytheville, Pulaski ana
Marion until seven hours later.
Among the buildings destroyed ar
the First National Bank and the SeA-
ton building. Thirty-six new auto
mobiles in the latter place were COL
sumed. Other buildings destroye,i
included those occupied by the Ger
tral Drug Company, the Victory Mer
chandise Company, Raflo's Woman :
Shop, Janison's grocery store, a. mi!
linery store, Wythe County Farm
Bureau, Kings Five and Ten store.
Cosy Cafe, Wytheyille Tire Company
Wythe Comfy" Motor Company
Wolfenden Electric Company, a meat
market. poolroom and several used
as offices.
Evening star., 1924-03-09
FARM PRICE TREND
IS MAINLY UPWARD
Cotton Belt Alone Sticks to Major
Produet-Diversify in
Other Sections.

The agricultural outlook appears TO
include sentiment somewhat in
favor of corn over hogs, of dairy
products over cash crops in parts OF
the west, of sheep over cattle and of
poultry over fruit, the Department OF
Agriculture announced yesterday, but it
added that it is too early to actually
measure changes. The cotton belt
alone appears fixed in its purpose to
stick to its major line, and to plant
more cotton, the department said.
Not since the days of honespun
shirts and taIlow candles has it been
so essential to make the farm product
most of the family's living" said the
departments officials in pointing out
that the surest way for farmers to
make wages these days is to put some
labor on vegetables, fruit, wood, meat
poultry and dairy products for use at
home.
Prices of most leading products.
except milk, in the eastern part of
the country have improved. In the
south there is talk of increased cot
ton acreage. Bad roads have ham
pered the market movement in the
corn belt, where the seed corn situa
tion is said TO be the worst in years.
ne wheat Dell IL SlIll heeHlS IHltI
ested in Legislative relief measures,
Most of the range country is coming
through the winter in good shape
Live Stock generally is in good con
dition.
THE trend of prices received bl
farmers during January was slightly
upward in the case of crops and ami
NAL products. except butter and eggs
The exchange value of agricultural
products for commodities that farm
ers buy was "a, expressed as an in
dex number, compared with as the
preceding month, 72 for the year 1929.
60 for 1922 and 67 for 1921, thus indi-
eating some improvement in the posi-
tion of farm products in the pas
three years"
Evening star., 1924-03-09

Lincoln Circle. No. >, Ladies' Of the
G.. A. r.. met Monday at 1928 Fair
mont street President Beatrice f..
Deeds announced the concert under
the auspices of Lincoln Circle would
be held April and 8. in the New
Willard Hotel, Mrs. Helen Thomas in
charge. A resolution was unanimously
adopted that united effort be made
to urge the adoption by Congress of
"The Star-Spangled Banner" as the
national anthem. Communications
from members out of the city were
received from Mrs. Ruth y. Hoxie,
Mrs. George Seibold and Col; Judson
Spofford. Mrs Theodosia Whitaker
was accented for membership.
Evening star., 1924-03-09

League OF American PEN Women
Miss Rebecca Dial, chairman of the
drama group, announces a program
of interest for the meeting tomorrow
at pm. at the clubhouse. Ralph
Graves, the speaker, will discuss a
subject of particular moment to his
hearers, Submitting a Manuscript"
Two one-act plays will be read for
Evening star., 1924-03-09
EUROPEAN HOTELS.

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Evening star., 1924-03-09

Newcomb Club-Mrs. Robert Martin
Of Oak place was hostess to the club
at it's February meeting.
Mrs. George Howe, president, pre-
sided over the business session. A
paper was read by Mrs. Edwin Bos-
Evening star., 1924-03-09

Critic ent0n WheeI.-MrS. ADDle spray
was hostess to the club Thursday at
beautifully appointed luncheon.
Covers were laid for nineteen. Miss
Washburn and Miss Hill of California
and Mrs Earl Hillman were guests, it
being the anniversary of the birth of
Mary Lyon, founder of Mount Holyoke
College. Many contributed items con-
cerning her life. Reading was con-
tinued in the autobiography of
Charles n. Crittenton. Mrs. Straw
read a poem. The Orphan Scandal"
relative to the Teapot Dome affair.
Mrs. Brumbaugh Will be the hostess
Thursday.
Evening star., 1924-03-09
TOURS
6th AROUND THE NORLD CRUISE

From N. Y, Jan. .eth; westward, by specially char
tered new CunardA nehor California 1900 tons;
oil burning mos $I:ss ,ineluding hotels, guides,
Canal, Los Angeles, IS days Japan and China, lava,
option IS days in India; Cairo, Jerusalem, Athens,
Europe, etc.
2ls MEDITERRANEAN CRUISE, Jas. 81, spec
z,!y chartered new Cunsrder~ Laeona, 900 tons,
o. days, $500 ups including drives guides hotels eea
IS days Palestine and Egypt
TOO to 100 passengers eInected on each cruise.
Ober's Tourist Agcy.. I Woodward Bldg.
Cunard Line, 51T 1fth st. NV.
Frank L. Clark. Times Bldg. New York
Evening star., 1924-03-09

The North Star w. c. Il. L. met at
the home of Mrs. w. NJ. Ward. 1406
Ingraham street, Tuesday afternoon.
The president, Mrs. Orrel Wood, pre-
sided.
Mrs. r. c. Routsong. recording sec
retary, was welcomed after two
Phillips County herald., 1924-07-24
TOURIST TRAVEL is LIGHT
OVER GOLDEN ROD HlGHWAN

In spite OF the fact that The Golden
Rod Highway is the best and shortest
route leading out of Nebraska tC Dem
yer, for some unknown reason less
than half the usual number of tour
lists are passing through Yuma this
year Fort Morgan reports that a
greater number of tourists have used
the camp grounds at that p.uc9 this
year than ever before. who evidently
arrive there over some otner high
way. The matter was brougl, To
the attention of the local Chamber of
Commerce last week and an irvesti-
z, tion was ordered to determine why
the highway running through this
city is not receiving its share OF the
tourist<trayel 4 committee has been
appointed to place a sign at Culbert-
son. Nebraska, where the Golden Rod
and OLD branch of In different
routes to Denver, advising the travel
Ing public that for a shorter and bet
ter road tostake the Golden Rod Higa-
way.-Yuma Pioneer.
Editors Notel-While we are not
enyious OF the tourist traflc that the
towns on the Golden Rod highway
enjoy we rise to defend our high
way. the DID as the best route to
Denver and the West Perhaps a
few miles longer, but the excellent
roadway more than overbalauces the
few miles difference in the distance
and we suggest that It would only be
fair to the towns along the DID that
they also erect a sign at Culbertson
stating the true facts. so that tour
lists will not be misled.
Phillips County herald., 1924-07-24
J. n. sTALLsWoRTH KILLED
IN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT

Word was received In this city last
week that John II Stailsworth OF this
city had been killed IN an auto acci.
dent In vancouver. British Columbia,
and not much further Information has
been received since. a meagcr dis
patch from the coroner there states
that Mr Stallsworths skull was irac.
tured and that he received other In
jurIes, and also stated that the driver
OF the car was held blameless The
body was shipped to Yuma aud Il is
expected that the funeral win be held
al the Presbyterian church this Thurs
day afternoon. Mr. stallsworih and
family moved 10 this city about nf.
teen years ago aud have resided here
since that time II lH understood
that Mr. stallsworth was covering a
race circuit with q string of race
horses Yuma Pioneer