Piedmont Journal from Piedmont, Alabama • 2

Illiterate Persons in U. S. Scenes and Persons in the Current News Number More Than 4,000,000 Mass Marriage of Chinese in Shanghai tiiiilli Illiteracy Is commonly understood to mean the Inability of adulta read, write, or both. In some countries the basis of the calculation is the number of men and women married who cannot sign the register; In others the ability of army recruit to read; there is therefore no trustworthy method of making comparisons between different countries on this question. In the United Slates, i a person Is technically called illiter ate by the census bureau ir over ten years of age and unable to read and write.

riecent figures for the United, States are those for the 1030 census. At that time the total number of Illiterates in a population of 98.723,-04" ten years of age or over, was ir -Kif lgt kisif vjN 4,283,753. Of the total the native white illiterates numbered 1,103,134, foreign born, 1,304,034 and negroes 1,513,892. if of mm Now the Chinese have taken the mass marriage l.lea from the Occident. A parade of the brides and their brld imSSte Sunds for the marriage ritual at a recent multiple wedding in Shanghai Is p.c-tured? There Ten 130 couples knotted at the ceremony, and they are seen here, brides in one hne and grooms ji fai1 iuJj Jim i) i1 J2i'-" i In another, in the wedding maren.

Nothing Doing at Italian Border i it nt Kntnral Ulstnrv In New York which OLD KING COLE IS A MERRY OLD SOUL NOW THAT HE EATS ROAST BE2? HE HAS HIS TUMS IF HEARTBURN COMES THEY GIVE HIM QUICK ttOSEFI 1 -Theodore Itoosevelt Memorial nan or me aim-ru-uu Schoolmarm Is Canada's First Woman Mayor Mrs. Barbara Hanley, of Webb-wood, in northern Ontario, twenty years ago a school teacher In the town, now has the distinction of being Canada's first woman mayor. was dedicated by President Itoosevelt 2 vvrecKnge i H.is uiuimitu oictod "fnr" of commercial aviation cairving 17 persons to their death. 3 uni. Migur o.

by the newly organized Air Transport Association America. ilrf Jiri iX -jk 'il al Chinese Students Demonstrating Meet Cuba's New Prexy, Dr. Miiiiiel M. Gomez LEARN HOW TO EAT FAVORITE FOODS Without Heartburn Sour Stomach MAKE the test that has switched millions to Turns. Munch 3 or 4 of them after eating a meal of your favorite foods or when too much smoking, hasty eatiiw, last night's party or some other cause has brought on acid mdiges- Dr.

Miguel Mariano Gomez, for mer mavor of Havana, was elected IlOn, BOUT pa wwui-B See how food "taboos vanish. You are not president of Culm. He was the coalition candidate and defeated taking any narsn aiKanes wmun pnvaiuo may increase the tendency toward acid indigestion. Instead a wonderful antacid that works in an unusual way, by dissolving on enough to correct stomach acid just like candy. Only luc a rou.

At au orug wua. fORTHETUMWY. TUMS TUMS ARB ANTACID NOT A LAXATIVE Jfr 4 IIIMTTBMIW Lid A irfoffr Wai Curtailed Isn't It a fact that a muzzled dog does not wag his tail as often as an unmuzzled one? mi ti, oonotinns Itsilv has been that practically nil 1.11V itrauJi hoon snsnpnilerl. This nhotograph showH.tue presiding over Webbwood's council with two of the councillors being one-time pupils. Declares Mr.

Llnn-ley "I feel at the head of the class again." li-auiu uwi me closed gates of the Italian-Swiss border at Chiasso, where ouce there was heavy traffic In goods. 'chapped New Home for French Embassy in Washington former Tresident Mario G. Mcnocal. Thousands of Chinese students from IB universities and many middle schools have been demonstrating against the encroachments of the Jap Tlie president of Cuba is a power ful excutiw; he even names the governors of provinces and lie may TT- scli0Ve anese and the autonomy movement, im uikih ic hcic tering tlie police in Telping with a fire hose which they captured. chapping and iuhnessij ors of cities.

nnniv snntnino. i cooling BlenfKolatum. i Daddy of Mickey Mouse Blessing of the Waters of Rumania Hfjj Joins Legion of Honor With annronrlate ceremony, Walt But We Must Continue "Making the world safe." What Disney, creator of Micky Mouse, was decorated with tlie Legion of Honor, conferred upon him by the a phrase! It never was. French government. The presenta- Cardui Helped Three Times cramps, and it helped then," writes Mrs.

iKe wngnt, ot seaiy, icxas. TAvf offpr tnarrintrp. shp rpnnrtft II '1'' -j having taken Cardui when she felt weak, nervous and restless before her children were born. Ana aunng 'T eti n1ain MA not have an appetite. I was very blue and i 1 i UalrtI upset, remcmocrca wuw uau inptu me, so took it again and soon began to pick up.

I ate and had more strength. I 1 (' I nMJ nn hsu. in. more trouble. Is it any wonder that I recommend taraul to an my mtnaii Tbousanas 01 women resiuy mum them.

II it doe not benefit YOU, consult physician. a I A Blind to the Present i Why do most people speak of hap piness In retrospect? tinn took nlace at the Disney stu King Carol of Rumania receives the cross from the patriarch. MIron D-ino Minimei looks on dnrinc the "Ulesslng of the Wa- dios In Hollywood. In the presence This is a view of the John Hays Hammond mansion, at 2221 Kalorama road. N.

Washington that has been frchaseJ the French government at a reputed price of $400,000 to serve as a new home for Its dlplo-matic legation. of a large number of friends and tor" of the river Dambovtta. The cross Is thrown Into the river and associates by J. J. Vllala, French i in rotriovo it Tim successful man Is rewarded consul In Los Angeles.

CHOSeU BWIUIUICIO with a medal given by the king at the royal palace after the ceremony. Dazzling Smile Made Her Ickes in the Slums of San Juan "Miss Paris of 1936" Myldeal Remedy for HEADACHE Though I her. tried all ffood remedies Capudine suits m. ku. It la mi iflr nfl ontlM.w 7f "sssa r.

Bridge of Ice Forms in Niagara Gorge Quickest because it is liquid its ingredients ate already dis-4 solved. For headache, neuralgia Mile. Madelalne Balestre is here flashing her beautiful smile Immediately after she was declared "Miss Paris of 1936" during a beauty contest at the Moulin Rouge, acnes periodic pains. iAj! 'tyyW Mi ill i 6-36 WN.U 8 If Weak Run Down, Feeling Sluggish 'l si t1 1 -1 'I Wn iff Jt 1 i ri A i Cleanse your Intestines of waste matter don't allow poisons to continue to accumulate and break down your vitality and health. For biliousness, dizzy spells, sick headaches, upset stomach, bad breath, or lack of appetite, due to constipation, take Dr.

Hitchcock's All-Vegetable Laxative Powder for quick relief. It is mild but effective it acts gently, yet thoroughly and removes that clogged condition of the bowels. Oat the large yellow tin box from your druggist. Price 25c DR. HITCHCOCK'S Laxative Powder A Ki-T flto hv pnmhlnflHon of hlnh winds holding ilfv i I Paris.

Parisian beauty contests usually command more Interest than others because of the glamour generally associated with French worn en. Oo la-la. who can say no! tha roront ulsll of Secretary of the tteS (tali1) also were chained by the Ice Jam which lowered the upper Niagara river to an an-me record: The flow was lessened each day until a mere trickle of water was going over the brink and any Intrepid soul might walk from the American side to Goat Island. irPuerTo'Rw. him Inspecting the slums In San Juan..