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Evening star., 1924-08-12
80 IN BEAUTY CONTEST.
"Most Handsome Man" to Be Sc.
lected by Woman "Jury."

Thirty contestants have entered in
the beauty, contest to determine the
most handsome man" to be con-
Quoted in connection with the lawn
fete OF st. Gabriel's Church, starting
Saturday night, at Grant circle and
Varnuna street.
Names and photographs have been
placed IN the hands OF officials In
charge Of tho contest. A jury Of -
women will decide on the lucky male.
One OF the contestants also has en-
tered his infant In the baby beauty
contest.
The knights of Columbus 60-piece
orchestra will furnish music for the
dancing on the opening night Of the
fete. The fete will continue through
next week, closing August %.
Evening star., 1924-08-12
HELD FOR GRAND LARCENY

Luke Murtaugh, a 17-year-old Grip
pied boy, was held for the action of
the grand jury on a charge of grand
larceny yesterday in the United States
branch of Police Court.
Murtaugh, makes his home at 1884
Quebec place northwest. A confess
sion offered by the arresting police
man and signed by the defendant ad-
mitted that the defendant had en-
tered the Holy Trinity Catholic
Church, st. Thomas Church, Sacred
Heart Church and st. Matthew's
Church, from which he had stolen
from the collection boxes various
small sums of money. Policeman
Carroll said the boy told him that he
took the money to show his girl a good
time at Glen Echo Park.
Evening star., 1924-08-12
sues for Absolute Divorce.

Suit for absolute divorce has been
fled by Mrs. Anna e. Manson against
Philip P. Manson. who is serving a
term Of Imprisonment at Lorton, Va,
for bigamy. They were married in
1919 and the wife says her husband
went through a marriage ceremony
with another woman June 25, 1892,
for which he was arrested and con.
vicsed Of bigamy. Attorneys Harry L
Ha6bitt anA WiiliaiU r. .CavanauEh
appeae efaf=tSe Vifs
Evening star., 1924-08-12
BURNED BY LIVE WIRE.

While lightning hashes and fireworks
illuminated Georgia avenue in fropt Of
the base ball park last night as result
of the fall Of a trolley wire, Jerome
johnson, colored, OF 903 u street came
serenely riding up in his automobile
Somebody yelled. At the same time
Jerome saw the writhing wire, Topping
about the street like a wounded snake,
emitting. showers OF sparks and sputter-
ing flashes every time 1t hit the ground.
1t. grazed Jerome's hand. He didn't
wait to stop the car. He jumped. The
automobile continued into a pole, where
It stopped. and Jerome was given first
aid for slight burns about the hand
Evening star., 1924-08-12
Lenox Club Plans Social.

Music by the Capital City Band and
addresses will feature a get together
meeting at the Lenox Social Club
Wednesday night at s o'clock. Ad-
dresses will be delivered by Fred C.
Spauld;ng, Henry l. johnson. Thomas
/. Jones, Francis Wells, Rev. r.. D.
Bottss. secretary OF the Ministers and
Deacons' Union of the District OF CO.
1umbia; Rev. Simon p. w. Drew and
John M She president OF the
Evening star., 1924-08-12
GIVES HUSBAND SCARE.
Wife, Directing to Being Left
Alone, Takes Va1uables, Departs.

When William S. Palmer of zo1 X
street northeast found his wife's
wearing apparel valued at $170 and
an oil painting Of Napoleon valued
at $4,000 missing from home late
last night, he reported to the police
that they had been stolen.
Early this morning he received a
Telephone call. 1t told him that his
wife had taken the above items with
her when she was leaving. She de-
parted, according to the message. be-
cause she was tired of being left
alone At night.
ACROSS the larceny report at head
cuarterS-was written: mo larceny"
Evening star., 1924-08-12
SAYS Policeman Hit Him.

Wen wah, Chinese restaurant keep
er, has filed charges against w. B.
Mclaughlin, member of Capt. B. F.
Doyle's command, to the effect that
Mclaughlin struck him without rea-
son.
McIAuglin denies the charge He
will be tried,
Evening star., 1924-08-12
Branch Council Plans Picnic.

Arrangements have been completed
by St. Martins branch of the National
Council Catholic Men for a basket
picnic August 81 at Marshall Hall.
Prans have been made for many con-.
tests and races. for which, prizes have.
been provided.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-29

talk of himself and equally well loved to hear him. noticed, too, that moth- CT, usually SO opinionated. was very careful not to disagree with him, not to argue. In fact, she was so very gracious that had he not been full of his own importance he must have won. dered at the change, 50 different from her usual didactic manner:
 During this swift passing period of my life single events lost their identity. say swiftly passing because mother now had taken it for granted that Man vile was in earnest in seeking me and she had determined to- hurry him and me along to the inevitable conclusion.
 It was strange courtship for a young girl. I simply acquieseent, Man vile overbearing, insistent that his wishes only were to be consulted. He did not insist in words, but in a manner which obtained his desires.
 On account of fathers illness we had entirely given up entertaining, although Manville occasionally took dinner with us. We went to the theatre. After, ward I recalled that we only went when he wanted to see some play; that he never paid the slightest attention when expressed a desire to see some parti cular play or star unless he ..lso wa. interested.
 We attended some of the parties given by mutual friends, but he always acted bored, and so when he said ht would rather sit home with me I fell flattered that he preferred my society and smilingly agreed with him. That really was my attitude toward him--one of smiling agreement. (To Be Continued.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-29
LISTENING INmON EYE
Difficult Travel

puzzle page for, some children's maga- zine. is a marvel of intricacy.
 Nov, what want you to do, Adeibert is to take this yellow ac- cordion xou claim .s our suburban timetable and figure out what train I take to the city and what train catch coming back P
 How do know what train you catch coming gackT' growled her hus- band, who was not any too sure about the train times himself, being just as new to the locality as she was. "Wom- en never start when they plan to start. Some friend of their mothers stops them or they see some chiffon or some thing just the shade of that party dress that they wanted to match, SO they have to stop and get a sample and when they get to kthe depot they find that it is an entirely different train waiting for them than they had ex- pected, so everything is all confused immediately.
 Only yesterday when I came home after lunch, I witnessed a scene of this sort, I seated in the bus which runs to the depot when q harried lady looking ready to drop clambered in. When do get the next XYZ suburban r,tFainy she asked the gentle manly driver.
 Two-ten, said the driver, genially.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-29
THE REVOLT OF
 SUSAN HYDE
By CAROLYN BEEcHER

began to detect in him signs of inter lest; little things-but they might mean something. wondered what that mean ing was. I studied him. sometimes even dared to question himS in mild, detached sort of way. Then suddenly found that I, too, was becoming in- terested; that the day seemed long and stupid when I did not see or hear from Manville Hyde. Alone in my bed- room I would lie thinking of him, won- dering if>I loved him. wanted to be thrilled, to experience all the emotions which Ouida and other favorite novel; ists so bewitchingly described. was gifted with an immense ca- pacity for making people as my imag- ination desired them to be. forgot Manville's. square chin, his cold blue eyes, and endowed him with all the traits I wished the man I loved to have. Then--I let myself love him. At last love had come to me, the Gin derella of the family. It was too sacred matter for me to discuss, almost too sacred to avow, when the girls teased me about Manville's attentions. was easily wooed. Perhaps I owed that to mother. She had found out that Manville Hyde was an admirable party for her pennilees daughter. He had an assured income as well as a fine business. What more could a girl ask? That l loved him counted not at all. It was a chance to "do well" as my sisters had.
 Haven't you anything to tell me?'' mother asked one evening after Man vile had called. She had left us alone in an almost too pointed manner.
 ''No, not yet
 Hell slip through your hands if you don't look out. Other girls aren't as meek"
 "He likes me not to express myself. He said so tonight"
 Mother looked sharply at me.
 Some men do admire that sort of women," she said more to herself than to me. Often I wept over the things mother said. More often I puzzled over them, tried to dissect them 50 that I might get her real meaning. "You must have a new dress" she added, looking critically at me. That one is | really shabby"
 "What difference does it make? Peo. pie are used to seeing me like that" Like what?"
 Shabby"
 The next day, but one mother brought me q new dress. The intervening day she had met Elaine in town and lunched with her. did not know until Iona afterward that she had begged the money for it from Elaine, telling heI had a chance to marry a man who could take care of me.
 Manville called to see me again ant it was not long before he became ( regular visitor. I always agreed witl him, never contradicted him in any way although often I thought hm wrong his sentiments not mine. He loved {,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-29
LITTLE

R OBEY COON was quite upset. He O had been 50 sure that that house of UHc' Billy Possum's was going to be HIS house that it upset him q whole lot to, find that he had been mistaken and that he had to look somewhere else for . houst. 1t made his angry. Disap- pointnent is very apt to lead to anger. So Bobby Coon was angry. He thought he was angry. with Unc Billy Possum, but really he angry with himself for be- ing 90 stipid as to forget all about old Mrs. possurn. If he had remembered her in the first place he wouldn't have dreamed of trying to take that house for himself. Two against one was one too many. .sss
 But Bobby didn't let his anger show. As he looked up at the sharp faces of Unc' Billy and Old Mrs, Possum grin ming down at him he grinned back and was full of apologies, pretending that his coming there was all mistake. He begged to be excused, saying that he had got the wrong house.
 "Yo' certainly have" snapped old Mrs. Possum. Must be that yo' haven't wholly walked up from your winter sleep to make such mistake as this, Mistah Coon. Don't do it again, because An reckon it might lead to a III, unpleasantness, and we-uns don't want anything like that to hap pen"
 Bobby said that was the last thing in the world that he wanted and kept on apalogizing as he backed down the tree. He kept saying over and over that it was all a mistake, very great mistake, but he didn't let on that the real mistake was forgetting about old Mrs. Possum.
 "what for yo' looking for a new house, Brer Coon" asked Unc' Billy as Bobby reached the ground, -Ah thought yo' had a very comfortable home in the big hollow chestnut tree 7
 T" So did. So I did" replied Bob by. T guess you must have overslept this spring if you don't know what has been going on, Unc' Billy. Farmer Brown has cut that tree down. l hope he won't take it into his head to do the same thing to yours"
 With this Bobby started off chuck ling to himself. You see be knew that ly to set Unc' Billy and old Mrs. Pos sum to worrying, and it gave him a feeling of getting even with them, a feeling for which he had no real cause, as you and know. As soon as he was out of sight of Inc Billy and old Mrs. Possum he sat down to- think what he should do next. He thought over all the hollow trees he knew of. One was too small. Another was too near the edge of the Green Forest. A
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-29

Fancy SausageS for Lunches-Boogna Liver Garlic and Headcheese, SOuse Meat, Sliced Ham, Cold Ham
 and Dried Beef ~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-29
Mrs. Majors Te Present Pupils
 In Recital

M RS. BURR MAJORS will present t'A her pupils in the following recital program Saturday at 4 o'clock at her studio, 2144 Highland avenue The public is cordially invited. ... .s.
 Annette Hatcher, Why. How Do You Do Sir? (Newton Swift.
 Margorie Stafford. The Sunshine Girl (Bilbro) Uncle Remus Grant Schaeffer).
 Helen Nice, Tender Flower CBurs- muller). Harriet Doster. Elfin Dance tJen- sen).
 LazelIe Roberts, Sunset (walter Mary E.izabeth Thomas. The Sand s man q hgley -Matthews).
 Ettie Reeland Rogers, Fairy Bells tstseabt D; IT Jovial Gyps- Out
 Edith law, Waltz A Minor (Grieg).
 Lucy T Anby, A Spanish Serenade (Van Desxhan Thompson).
 Mary Elizabeth Willis. Menu.tto E Minor (Schubert); Fireflies (Rogers) Florence Stevens, March of the Dwarfs (Sinding). Z Martha Hood, Dwarf Dance (Jensen)
 Dorothy Thomas. Berceuse (Grieg) Autumn (MacDowell).
 Lucy Stevens, Prelude G Minor (Rachmaninnoff)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-29

.:.But 1t is 2:10. now, expostulated the lady.
 .sfWeIl. we'll said the driver. much surprised. as he conculted his watch. So it is We'll, then, you get tue 8 :10? M
 My goodness ? squealed the har- ried lady. That's awful! Let me look at my timetable--oh. see Here's a train right in between at 2:30P
 That only runs on Saturdays, yawned the driver, sadly. Where upon the harried lady told us what she thought. She said that whenever her cousin was coming out to Artichoke Vale for luncheon, she would pick out nice, fast train and write her to Dc sure and take that train and no other. and invariably it turned out tos be either a train marked at the top, X, [ which meant that 1t made no stops be- tween Johns City and Jimvale, or else 1t was marked f.'which meant it stop ped on signal, and one was as bad as the other, because if her cousin got
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-29

w HEN I told mother I could not
 " recall nothing Manville Hyde said to me she looked disgusted. But when confessed that had made no in quiries as to the size of his bank ac- count she looked absolutely sick.
 The glamour with which love had been suffused could not prevent my mind from fuinctioning with a certain amount of keenness. wanted love just as much as I had wanted 1t two years before, when I was r. But now I wanted, rather I could see, the ad- vantage of the added requisites mother seemed to think so indispensable.
 I met Manville Hyde quite often. I
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-29

table. think the bet thing fsr yen
 to doi would be to take along . niss
 novel and go over and it in the subul-
 ban depot till q train to the city ccmss
 along and take 1t. Then while 5ou
 are travelingg in you will have plensf
 of time tn study the timecafd and ~
 eide what train you can catch coming
 back. Be careful and not take | tratp marked with star, because those atse milk trains, and shuno the ones markai B, D. or E, because F carriss bps- gage daily, and D only on ssturd4
 except the last Saturday of the month < aAs .ob. h fudssl" said the .prepIexed iady
 shortly, beginning to unhiteh the perce. EIator. "You've missed two trains ak
 ready--go along ] Anyhow, ! dcna think I want to go in town today aftsf an. Tn going to wait till I fed LBtfo0&6F 1r,~s~ a,+ fr4t sf ae. s5-tF el5 2. Y
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-29

So Bobby started for the hill above the place where his old home used to be, and as he went all his good spirits returned to him. He didn't hurry. There was no need. That house wouldn't run away, and he couldn't think of any one likely to have taken possession. of it.. So he took his time, poking about among the leaves on the ground, shifting the sweet spring odors and quite satisfied with himself and the world in general.
 So at last he came to the place where that old house had stood as long as he could remember. Then very abrupt ly Bobby sat down and rubbed his eyes. Where was that old tree? Every thing else looked just as he remmeber- ed it, but there was no old hollow tree! Where 1t had stood was stump with a lot of yellow chips scattered about, and Farmer Browns boy had cut down that tree tool Bobby Coon felt as if his little world was turned quite upside down.
 Next Stcfy: Bobby Coon Goes Fish ing. s. E,~l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-29

the first one she couldn't do thing but sit there till she reached Jimvale,
 where she knew no one and could find no lunch whatever. and if che got the one marked f she didn't sknow about
 the signaling and didn't speak to the conductor and landed in Jimvale or Bob town anyway, and it was no joke get. ting up nice luncheon with things as high as they are and having one's guest carted off to goodness knows where! <
 .'Or else it turned out to be golf train, Saturdays only, and if it did happen to be a Saturday on which che consulted the timetable she always picked out a train to catch she after ward found was marked except Satur- day. No matter what she picked 1t in .vnriably was..a lemon and here it would be 50 late when she did get to Arti- choke Vale that she couldn't possibly
 get the cnstard pie made for. dinner
 and the family expected custard pie. "So you can. judge from this. the in- tricacies and preplexities of this time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-29
THE TREND OF FASHION
II N the wake of the mannish lit tie taiileur that seems to have
 taken the fashion world by

N tHc wake Ol CHe mdniuou he- tie taiileur that seems to have taken. the fashion world by storm, come many attractive oneA piece dresses that are of the semi- tailored yariety. These dresses are happy Compromise between the strictly inAnnish suit and the more formal dress that is so often de- veloped in black satin. In this type of tailored frock one is quite apt to run across touches of colored braid or bands of the material of the dress used as trimming. Particu- larly new is the use of white pique with these dresses. It forms collars and cuffs and little waistcoats and is sometimes edged with braid. In fact pique is enjoying a most mer- tied return to favor this spring.
 The dress illustrated is an exam pie of the type of frock that can be worn all day with perfect serenity. Made of navy blue serge, it is trimmed with bands of rose colored braid. While the front of the dress gives the appearance of suit, ever to the smart little waistcoat, the back is perfectly plain. The skirt is slit at the sides to introduce bit of the rose braid.
 Not all of these little frocks are developed in dark colors> Gray beige and light brown are used most successfully. Kasha, either striped or plain, twill, flannel and cashmere are used as well as serge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-29
BEDTIME SIOR Y
sy fHoNMroM V. sURsIss

third had long crack in 1t which let in too, much wind. At last he remem- bered one, up on the hill above where his old home used to be. He knew, all about that house. He had looked into 1t more than once. It was almost. as good as his old home.
 .Why didn't I think of that be, fore muttered Bobby. If I had l wouldn't have made such silly mis- take hs to give Inc Billy Possum . chance to laugh at me, as know the old sinner Is doing this very minute.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-29

HERE'S one thing can't under
 4 stand" said the preplexed lady, who wanted to go into town and did not know what time to start. Its about these railroad timetables-why don't they have their trains all run on even numbers or something easy to re- member, instead of writing it 9 :04 when it might just as easily be 005? And if it is BOA why couldn't they make the next one 9 A instead of :3S?. It is like that all through the. day and am sure that whoever made, out the. time table must formerly have made up the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-07
C. NJ. p. Line FOremen
And Officials at
Augusta Conference

Twenty-six line foremen and off,
Gals, representing the IL districts of
Central Maine Power Co. were guests
of the company at a meeting and lunch
held in Augusta on Wednesday to dis
cuSS and formulate plans for giving
better and more economical service TO
it's customers and at the same time to
provide improved methods for a high
er degree of safety to the public and
to the men who are actively engaged,
day and night, in rendering this serv-
ice. Officials Of the company and rep
resentatives from the electrical indus.
try were present to talk on some of
the more technical points in connec-
ton with line work.
An important subject in connection
with the meeting was the prone pres
sure method of resuScitation. During
the meeting each man was drilled upon
the advantages of this particular meth
cd and was required to demonstrate his
knowledge OF the method by actually
working it upon some other member.
Company officials have learned that
oftentimes knowledge of this method
of resuscitation has been the means of
its employ but has often proved in
valuable for other emergencies.
Get-togethers Of this nature will be
held by the company from time to time
throughout the year as a means of
giving better service to the company's
growing list of customers who are
daily using the convenienceS which
electric energy permits.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-07
new QUESTION OF
LIABILITY s UT
AGAINST B. & N

Suit was instituted Thursday by
Mrs. Maud Moore and her husband.
Woodbury. Moore of Houlton. against
the Boston & Maine Railroad for dam
ages for personal injuries received by
Mrs. Moore. The husband brings his
action to recover payment for money
which he expended on account of Mrs.
Moores accident. The action will be
entered in the supreme judicial court
for Cumberland county.
A new question of the liability OF n
railroad company is involved IN this
case. Mrs. Moore was riding in a
Boston & Maine train from Boston
to Lawrence in August, 1922, when a
suitcase placed in a rack by a passen-
ger sitting behind her fell on her head
In the accident Mrs. Moore's spine
was injured. She was operated on by
DR.. L. G. Abbott of Portland and was
treated at the Children's hospital al
Boston. the Eastern Maine General
hospital at Bangor and the Madigan
Memorial hospital at Houlton.
The ad damnum in Mrs. Moore s
suit is placed at $4,000. while the
amount named In Mr.. Moore's acton is
$4,000.
Pattangall, Locke & Perkins Of Au-
gusta appear as counsel for the plain
tiffs. while Cook, Hutchinson & Pierce
of Portland will represent the railroad
company.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-07
Growth of w. c.. T. u.
In Maine Reviewed
BY State President

THE w. c. r. u. in Maine is MAX
ing great progress" stated Mrs. AL
thea G. Quimby, Thursday afternoon.
Miss Edith ID. Porter Of Lubec is the
field worker and her eff orts have met
with much success. She is n Colby
glrl, '23. Since September last. Miss
Porter has organized ten new Unions
in the State. Among these are unions
at Ellsworth, East Bluohill, and four
IN Washington county. She has also
secured great many new members"
Mrs. Quimby, who was in the city,
Thursday to assist in the plans of the
w. c. T. u. Jubilee, to be held here,
Nay 8, will be In North Arson, Sum-
day. where she will complete the or
ganization of a Union, recently start
ed there by Miss Porter. Every coun-
tv in the State is organized, is the
information riven out y Mrs. Quinn
by.