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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-06

The art of living in other peo- ple's houses is aQ art too fine and subtle for old men and women to require, and it demands diplo- macy that they do not possess. They have been at the head of their own homes too long, and have been too much accustomed to running things to be able to step aside gracefully and keep their hands off of the affairs of others.
 Moreover, they have the self-con- ceit of age which makes all old peo- pie believe themselves to be oracles. whose advice, suggestions and opinions should be blindly followed by the young. Also, to fathers and mothers. their sons and daughters are still small children even after they are fifty years old, and they feel under no obligation to treat them with any particular difference or politeness or show any apprecia. tion of what their children do for them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-06

w can't get her to go off on visit. We can't get her to take walk by herself. We can't get her to go to the movies by herself. She won't even go to bed at night un- till we go. She tags us every step we take. She is an old woman of the sea always on our shoulders. She is our Siamese twin that we cannot get an inch away from. We have to lug her along when we go to the theater. She occupies the back seat of the car every time we take q ride. We have to be chap eroned by her every time we go to a restaurant, and it takes all the zip and fun out of everything.
 And there is no remedy for the situation from our standpoint, be- cause in taking care of her we are only doing the decent thing and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-06

thinking men and women want to do their duty not only
 to their own fath- CTS and mothers, but to their wives and husbands fath- CTS and mothers. They desire to cherish the old peo- pie and make their last days happy and comfortable. yet the presence of an in-law in u
 home almost in- variably disturbs it's hormony. even
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-06
METAL DISCS FOR TRIMMING

Paris a most unusual effect is achieved by the use of small steel discs that form large diamond shaped motifs holding to- gether the upper part of black chiffon and the skirt of coral satin which has q hem of black chiffon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-06

MC uV hVt hNaA ar much of the girl whc has worked on tho stage for a good many years outside of New York ant finally achieves hei goal: New York and success. The latter case to me is much m O r e interesting than the former There happened tc be such a case ir New York last week
 The girl in ques ton has for twelve
 as.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-06

"She might realize that we would like to be alone sometimes, that we would like to have our home to ourselves sometimes, and that she might cultivate taste for travel or for winter resorts or summer resorts that would give us holi- day now and then. She might even have an occasional headache that would necessitate her staying in her room If she was a real sport. But she never does.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-06

Shocking of this a few days ago, a man said to me: Do you know that in all the fifteen years that we have been married my wife and have never had a single meal alone in our own house? We have never had a single evening in that soli- tude of two which we crave. We can never discuss any matter :hat pertains to ourselves until after we 20 to our rooms at night. There are n thousand little things that we would love to do If we could do them alone together, but which we never do because there is no fun in doing them with an outsider. "Yet, to get n woman off to him self where he can be alone with her, to have the privacy of his own home, to be able to pal with the one woman, just the two of them, and no more, is what a man marries for.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-06

in to dinner with us tonight-we have some ducks v
 Well, guess you've saved our hap py home" said the bride, thankfully. My goodness :"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-06

to lunch one day, !. declined as gently but firmly as I could He understood perfectly, and has never asked me since. He's not married, either"
 Some girls are afraid of offending their boss by refusal. How illogical Good employees are hard enough to find. Heaven knows. A girl should make herself so valuable to her firm that her boss won't dare offend her for fear of losing her.
 In her attitude toward business a girl has her best defense. Fragrant or even unconscious husband-hunting, such as Muriel's, will always bring response, just as likely undesirable as not. If man sees that his secretary, s mind is strictly on business, he will appreciate the concentration and respect it. Back of a girls friendliness must be a firm barrier of impersOnality be- hind which no one must step during business hours. Afterwards every one is a free lance!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-06

None of this pours oil on the troubled domestic waters. On the contrary, the father and mother are so. often the stormy petrels on the matrimonial sea that the American Legal Aid society as. serts that the presence of an in-iaw in the home breaks up more homes than all other causes combined.
 Leaving out the question the quarrel some meddlesome, jealous, catty. trouble making in.laws, it is fact that any third party in a household tends to break up it's solidarity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-06

"The secret of popularity" I said lis not to let people get fed up on youl society,""
 And that goes double for in- laws" he replied,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-06
Of course, the roof is important

When making improvements lay roof of Barrett Shingles right over the old wooden shingles. Low in first cost, easy to lay, Barrett Shingles never need painting or staining, never rot or rust. Their soft colors afford great artistic possibilities, and they are highly 6re-resistant. Ask your hard- ware, building supply or lumber mers chant to show you the four styles of Barrett Shingles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-06

vTyHE most unguessable riddle in the world is the dependent parents
 problem. Good, kindly. right
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-06

BANDS OF LIZARD SKIN
 Inch wide bands of lizard skin orna- ment new flat bugs of black suede which are intended to complete the tailored ensemble.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-06
NEW WAY OF USING FUR

Designs worked out in narrow bands of white or natural ermine on a back ground of white georgette are feature of new evening wraps that at distance give the effect of an entire fur coat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-06
Awful Situation


 <<T OoKw cried the bride ecstatical- SS ly when the lady who had been
 married for quite long time ap- raarad m the scene. q was just start ing for market this afternoon when the P;Ilbricks came along in their car and took me for a long drive out in the country. Did you ever see such gOr' geons coIoring as there is in these leaves? I could sit and look at them forever v ..
 "H'm v. coughed her caller with a glance at her wrist. But you can t serve the color in a tureen or put whipped cream on the leaves, and II you will allow me to point out a most disturbing fact I don't believe that when Tom gets here in about half an hour from now he will betray the re motest interest in the artistic effect you
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-06
How To Solve Cross-Word Puzzles

The numbered the starting points for words tending horizontally vertically both One letter to square Words end first black square encountered border of puzzle Pick word that fits given definition and space This gives you clue other words that it. and they in turn to still other words. .4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-06
Listening In On Foe

have produced in your cozy little home with your plunder from the woods It's most annoying thing, but all men are purely materialistic round about dinner time. I'll bet that even Niche langelo let out a terrible Italian roar if his wife attempted to substitute a new oil painting she had picked up at a bargain for raviOli or tutti-fruitti CT whatever his pet dish happened to be!
 "I take it that you forgot all about marketing"
 "My goodness gracious !' mor d the alarmed bride; ESQ did v
 "And of course VI haven't an emergency shelf," was the further happy thought her caller let loose on the perturbed atmosphere. Nobody much ever has--but the difference between brides and seasoned housekeepers is that the seasoned ones talk about their emergency shelves >every few minutes and how they really must go shopping and fill them up in case somebody should come unexpectedly.
 'It took me long, sad time to wake up to this peculiar characteristic of the u1SHs WI HCh Who AiEoS uldEHACu I would sit and toll ali day embroidering pink roses and blue daisies on lunch cloths to make the other women envious and prove how rich and prosperous John and 1 were. And when John would come home at night I would rush to the door crying See! Isn't this just beautiful? Yes, yesl' John would say hurriedly, never looking at it. Perfect. ly lovely, but what have you got good for dinner, dearieP As up to that minute dinner h-d been the farthest thing from my miLd that was, as Roy Octavus Cohen might put it, the blunt query would mangle my feelings ter ribIy and I would feel that perhaps l had made q mistake and that John real ly cared nothing for the finer things of me and, oh, what should l do!
 "Men are obtuse about comprehending when you explain that you are upset and sorry, but you had no idea the girls would stay so late the stores were all closed and you were just positive that you had a can of salmon at least, but there wasn't a single thing on hand but two eggs and half a loaf of bread and, anyhow, the papers all say people eat too much. 1 have known a perfectly good husband whose temper was trifle on edge from a battle with his brutal boss at the office to blow up in such a situation and tell his fair young trust ing bride of lot of things he had in mind about her that she had never dreamed of.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-06
Quick Success Or Slow---Which
 Is Best?
By JULIA HOYT

A GOOD deal is usually made of the A girl who Gas the iqphrase goes)
 jumps into stardom overnight, but
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-06

Tomorrow Another Cross sWord Puzzle and solution to to days CrossWord Puzzle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-06

when It dues not percipltate civil war fare.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-06
A Wealth of Ideas

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-06
Transformed the Jenkins place
 into charming home

Everyone agreed that Mrs. Turner was clever. So when she bought the Jenkins place-the plainest house on the street everyone knew something was up.
 True, the old house was well4built but it was so ugly. What could she want-or do-with it?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-06
She used the Barrett Book

She used the Barrett Book {
 Study the illustration and plans above. They show what she did. Shutters, dormer windows, sun porch and a new entrance performed the miracle. And she got her ideas from the Barrett Book.
 This fascinating volume has shown thousands of home-owners how to save all that was good in their old homes the solid, honest construction and comfort at little costl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-06

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 You can get copy promptly by writing The Barrett Company, enclosing ten cents In stamps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-09-19

Club was sandwiched in between the
luncheon and q visit to the Polo Ground,
where the prince saw three innings of a
base ball game. He reciprocated cheers
given his entrance with hearty enthu-
siasm over brilliant play in the game.
A visit to the Advertising Club was
next, followed by a game of squash
at the Tennis and Racquet Club.
Again at dinner the prince was g.
guest at the home Of Mr. Williams.
Following this busy day, where
demonstrations were accorded him at
every turn, his royal ,highness found
an evenings seclusion in one place
where eager eyes had scanned audi
ences for a fortnight in an effort to
locate him--a theater.
Miss Jeanne Eagels. in RAIN" was
the attraction visited.
A visit Immediately afterward to a
midnight supper club where he was
the guest of Mrs. Charles Cary Rum
sey completed the days schedule.
Long Island reside nts who have en-
tertained the prince during his pres
emit visit will be guests at luncheon
at the Burden home. his temporary
residence, today, and later he will
play \ game Of golf. The announced
schedule contains no other activities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-09-19
PRINCE IS FED UP
! ON GAY NEW YORK
Arrives Home at Dawn, Sat
isfied With City for
This Time.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PresS.
SYOSSET, n. Y, September 49,
Britain's gay young Prince of Wales,
having arrived home with the dawn
Manhattan yesterday, has decided that
he has seen enough of the American
metropolis for the present.
Members of his party announced that
the prince probably would not again
visit New York before he leaves his
holiday home at the Burden estate
here for his Alberta ranch next Sun
day night He feels. they said. that
his three visits to New York. culminat-
crowds, will serve him until he returns
to America, possibly in 1925.
The theater party and supper which
capped the princes third Manhattan
excursion kept him at the Madison
avenue home of Harrison Williams I'M
til~an early hour this morning, and it
was dawn when he returned here. He
was up in plenty of time, however. to
receive as his luncheon guests 80 of
of Long Islands men and women who
have been his hosts at various affairs.
Members of the American and British
polo teams and officers of the United
States Polo Association and of the
Meadowbrook Hunt Club were in the
party.
Wales expected to play golf late in
the afternoon with Louis Stoddard,
polo association president. He may go
to the polo match at Meadowbrook to-
morrow. Beyond that the plans for
the remaining days of his stay are I'M
certain, Capt. Lascelles. his secretary.
said.
Capt. Lascelles took occasion to deny
rumors that the prince contemplated
cutting short his Canadian trip and
sail for England October 6. Wales
will stay on his Canadian ranch a
month, the secretary added.
CREATES LIST OF FIRSTS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-09-19
REPORT ON MISSING
MODESTO DUE TODAY
Jury to Decide on Indictments
After Skeleton Was Found
in Chattanooga.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. September
ia large number of witnesses, in
Guiding several physicians, were call
ed before the grand jury here yester-
day in the case of w. H. Bennett and
wife of Rome, Ga, accused in connec-
ton with the death of Miss Augusta
Hoffman, modiste, who disappeared
from the Bennett home in this city
in 1916.
The mystery surrounding the dis
appearance was revived several weeks
ago when workmen discovered a
skeleton in a shallow grave under a
house formerly occupied by the Ben
netts. Several articles found in the
grave were said by relatives to be
of the same type used by Miss Hoff-
man and following an inquest by
Coroner Lee Hancock, warrants were
issued for the arrest of the Benefits
At the preliminary trial sufficient
evidence was produced to. hold the
defendants to the grand jury under
$500 bond. The BENEFITS offered no
defense at the trial, but pleaded not
guilty.
Private detectives have been en-
ployed by the Benefits and a nation
wide search made for Miss Hoffman,
the defendants maintaining that she
married and moved to the west, but
so far as known no trace of her has
been discovered. The grand jury will
report its findings today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-09-19
G0MPERS TO SEE
LAFOLLETTE TODAY
Progressive Candidate En-
couraged by Great Recep-
/ ton in New York.
By the Associated Press,

BY Inc Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September Ia.-En-
couraged by the reception given him
at a rally last night in Madison
Square Garden. Senator Robert NJ.
La Toilette. Independent candidate
for President, pressed forward to-
day with his campaign. discussing
strategy and plans with friends and
supporters who called on him at his
hotel here.
Among those who had an engage
ment with the Senator was Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor, who has not
conferred with Mr.. La Toilette since
the federation's executive council in
dorsed his candidacy. The meeting
was arranged to give the candidate
and labor chief an opportunity to
discuss organized labor's part in the
campaign.
GOmpers Ill in Room.
Before seeing the Senator, Mr..
Gompers had an appointment to con-
fer on the political situation with
representatives of the Central Trades
and Labor Council of Greater New
York. Late last night Mr.. Gompers
was reported confined to his room on
account of illness 'and it was uncer-
tain if he would be able to keep his
enlargement with Senator La Toilette.
MANY of those who visited Senator
Las Toilette today did SO to felicitate
him on his speech last night. 1t was
his first appearance before an audi
ence since he became candidate, and
the crowd which filled the big audi
torium cheered him for Is minutes
when he entered the hall. and re-
peatedly interrupted his address with
applause and cheers
Reading slowly from manuscript
something new in campaigning for
Senator La Toilette, who in the past
invariably had spoken extemporane-
ously-the candidate held the atten-
ton of his audience for 80 minutes.
At several junctures he interpolated
brief observa tions, one of them-a
prediction that he would be the next
President-bringing a prolonged wave
of cheering.
Calls Criticism Foolish.
Mr. La Toilette declared that he
would not permit foolish and pre-
postanous assertions" of his oppo-
nents with regard to his advocacy of
a constitutional amendment which
would give Congress power to over
ride judicial vetoes of measures to
keep him from discussing the vital
issues of the campaign.
He aSSailed President Coolidge, de-
claring that as Vice President he had
been in a position to know all about
the naval oil leasing transactions
and other alleged irregularities dur
ing the Harding administration. The
acts of the Harding Coolidge admin
istration, he asserted, must be judged
as a whole.
The Wisconsin Senator referred to
John W. Davis. the Democ<atic pres
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-09-19
SPANISH ATTACK REBELS
Important Operation Launched
Against Moroccan Troops.

MADRID, September 19.-An i'm
portant military operation has been
begun by the Spanish forces against
the rebellious tribesmen of Morocco
says an official announcement last
night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-09-19
d. C.. Gasoline Tax
In Month of august
Totals S73,226.86

The amount of money collected
from the 2-cent tax on gasoline
continues to go up with each pass
ing month, figures obtained today
from the assessors office reveal.
Returns for the month of Au-
gust have just been compiled and
show total of $13,226.S6. the
highest monthly collection since
the law became operative.
This brings the total sum COL
lected since the tax began in the
last week of May Up to s227,722.03,
all of which will be used under
the terms of the law on street
paving work. Here is how the gas
tax has increased: For the last
week of May. s16,779.36; for the
full month of June, s66.5S9.75; for
July, s71,126.06, and August. s75,
226.S6.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-09-19
COURT 0vERRULES
FORBES DEMURRER
Indictment Properly Drawn,
Decides Judge Carpenter.
Fix Trial Date Oct. ID.
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, September 19.-Federal
Judge Carpenter today overruled de-
murrers of Col. Charles r. Forbes
and John w. Thompson. Chicago and
st. Louis contractor, to the indict-
ments charging them with conspiracy
in connection with Forbes admin
istration as director of the Veterans
Bureau. The trial date will be set
October II.
The defense had objected that the
indictments charging the defendants
with conspiracy to onfraud the gov
eminent were vague. Judge Carpen-
ter, in ruling in favor of the Gov
eminent, said that the law provides
due safeguards for accused persons,
but that there is mo Indictment that
astute students of English could not
criticise." He added that the indlct-
ments were sufficiently clear to un-
derstand what the Government had
in mind, conspiracy to defraud the
Government.
Defense Told to Prepare.
The defense should begin prepar-
said when James Hamilton Lewis of
defense counsel asked if counsel
would be given an opportunity to
discuss the selection of a trial date.
The court fixed October IA as the
date when the trial date will be
set.
At a previous hearing former Sem
ator Lewis had argued that there
were political aspects of the Forbes
case and that it should not be tried
before the November election. Judge
Carpenter had remarked that there
was no politics in his court.
The judge prefaced his opinion on
the demurrers by declaring his re-
marks Tuesday, when he ordered the
books Of Thompson impounded. were
not intended as censure of the con-
duct of counsel for the Government.
Hs said his criticism of the proce-
dure of subpoenaing witnesses be-
fore a grand jury had been impan- :
eled was directed at a practice fol-
lowed in this district for some years.
and that he now understood that
subpoenas in this case had been is
sued since the grand jury was sum-
moned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-09-19
REMOVAL Of DEAD
BALKED BY SLIDES
Workers Have Trouble at
Scene of Mine Disaster.
Plan Public Funeral.
By the Associated Press

u
SUBLET, Wyo., September 1a-The
official list of the victims of Tuesdays
disaster in mine No. 5 of the kemmercr
Coal Co. was issued here last night by
p. j. Quealy, president and principal
owner of the Inflated mine.
The list was issued after a check had
been made at the two morgues in KEN
merer, where IS bodies have been pre-.
pared for burial, and at the homes Of
miners in Sublet
1t shows that % of the 50 victims
were married, and of the number mar
ried 10 are survived by children as
we'll as their widows
Six bodies We're removed from the
mine during the day and, despite the
work of rescue crews, all efforts to re-
move the remaining II bodies proved
futile.
More Slides Occur.
Because of the soft character of the
roof of the mine proper additional slides
occurred. and as the cleanup crews re-
moved the debris more rock and earth
fell to impede their progress.
Yesterday relatives of the dead miners
thronged the two morgues at Kemmerer
where they claimed their dead and be-
gan arrangements for funeral services.
Plans are being completed here, for a
great public memorial service to be held
Sunday in the kemmerer city park.
Here it was, IS months ago, citizens of
kemmerer and Frontier Joined in a
similar service for the 9S men who lost
their lives in an, explosion at Frontier
mine No. /.
In kemmerer a group of workmen
from Sublet were kept busy yesterday
unloading carload of collins which
were taken to the two morgues.
Crews during the night continued their
exploration and cleanup work through
the innermost recesses of the mine. but
it was not believed by those in charge
that any of the remaining bodies would
be removed until late today.