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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-14

Summary: Two-base hits, Torkelson Frierson Home runs Sewell 2 Sac rifice hit, Dowie. Stolen base, Demoe.
 Innings pitched by Marshall 2-3 with runs hits e on 2 out). Base on balls, off Torkelson 1, Marshall g. Goodbred i, Struck out. bv Torlelson 1, Marshall i. Goodbred 1. Time, 1:15. Empires, Bren- Ear and Roth.
Evening star., 1920-02-05
D. C. PENAL SYSTEM PRAISED.
Oliver Hoyem Is Heard Dy An
thony League Members.

Oliver Hoyem, executive secretary OF
the District of Columbia Bureau, Ma
tional Committee on Prisons and Pris-
on Labor addressed the members OF
the Anthony League yesterday after
noon at a0O7 Columbia road. HIS
subject was AN Investigation of the
Penal System of the District of Co
lumbia."
Mr.. Hoyem stated that the founda-
ton of the penal system in the Dis
trict of Columbia was excellent, and
with proper care and interest the sys-
TEN could be made n model one. The
foundation of this system was built
up by. he stated. the penal commits
sion appointed by President Roosevelt
in 1910. He also declared that the
workhouse at rOccoquan was regarded
by the National Committee on Prisons
anI Prison Labor IS one of the most
interesting and successful expert
ments in penal administration
throughout the country.
DR.. T.. Stagg Within of Columbia
University. New York, and chairman
of the executive council. Natonal
Committee on Prisons and Prison La l.
Dor. will address the members of the
Anthony League tonight at o'clock
He will speak on the subject can our
Prison System Be Made TO Work
Evening star., 1920-02-05
Fifteen ARE APPROVED
FOR BOARD OF TRADE
Out-of-Town Manufacturers Seek
Locations Here-Others
Would Expand.

The names of fifteen new members
for the Board of Trade were ap-
proved yesterday afternoon at a
meeting Of the membership commit
tee of that organization These
names will be taken up at the ex-
ecutive committee meeting Monday
for final action. Samuel j. Prescott
tee. will be out of the city for the
meeting, and E c. Graham, vice
chairman. will preside.
Several communications have been
received from Out-of-town manufac-
turing concerns regarding locations
for factories in this city. This ques
ton will be discussed at a meeting
of the industrial interests committee
Friday night at o'clock. Small
manufacturing concerns now estab-
iished here have signiied their de-
sire to enlarge their facilities and
have written to the board requesting
data on the subject. Isaac Cans.
chairman, will preside at the meet
ing.
After a thorough investigation of
the traffic conditions in this city the
special committee of the public order
committee will report it's findings at
a meeting Tuesday night in the board
rooms. Action will be taken on this
matter by the full committee and
recomm endations will be submitted
at the Board of Trade meeting to be
held at the Willard Hotel on Feb
ruary IS.
Evening star., 1920-02-05
A|RP[ANE TO 0DROP
TICKETSF0RS SHOW
Some Local School Children
to Have Free Admission
for Legion Program.

! Free tickets to the Barnum- BAILEY Y
and Ringing Brothers selected acts.
which will be at the Liberty Hut
la afternoon and evening from February
| II to q. inclusive. under the auspices
| of the American Legion. will be drop
ped on Washington from an airplane
piloted by Gen. Mitchell. acting chief
of the United States Air Service. next
Tuesday and Wednesday noon.
They will be dropped as closely as
possible to the different schools. SO
| that the finder will have an oppor-
tunity to see without cost acts direct
| from winter quarters of the shows at
| Bridgeport, Conn.
To Reach School Children.
| School children especially will be
| con idered in the ticket distribution
via the sky line. They are urged to
keep a sharp lookout for Gen. Mitchell
and his bombing plane. which will
| start from Boiling Field promptly at
noon with a cargo of circus announce
ments and free tickets. The tickets
received will admit the bearer.
Col i. Lester Jones, in charge of
the circus program here announced
today that the eight tickets auto
graphed by President Wilson and Mrs.
Wilson will not be sold at "a private
sale. but will be auctioned to the
highest bidder at keiths Theater next
auctioned in pairs and the successful
|, bidder may retain the autographed
| cardboards as souvenirs
In order to allow this. eight dup!i :
| cate tickets have been printed and
| will be issued to the bidders at COL
(, Jones headquarters, S23 10Th street.
President Wilson and his wife placed
! their signatures on the tickets TO-DAY
The auctioneer has not been selected.
Posters Distributed.
! Display advertisements on poster
boards for windows and prominent
public spots downtown were dlstrlb-
uted this morning. Today repre-
sented only the first days work in
advertising. BY the end of the
| week, Col. Jones declared. the city will
be plastered with fancy colored sheets
and window cards advertising the
event.
| There will be fourteen acts. picked
from the Ringing Bros. -Barnum and
Bailey shows. Liberty Hut will be the
Wa shington hippodrome Tor the enter
tainment. and tickets are now on sale
in all department stores. LiSSett drug
stores, Aff1eck's, McCarthy's fruit
stand. 14th and C streets: Metropolitan
Bank building. Huyler's 18th street
shop. the Fashion Shop. T. Arthur
Smiths and the newsstands al the Will
lard and Washington hotels. Other To-
cations will be announced later.
Evening star., 1920-02-05
LIEUT.. D. NJ. AKERS DIES
latter HEROIC SEA RESCUE

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. February s.
Lieut.. David NJ. Akers, L. s. NJ
! only son of Mr. and Mrs. F. f. Akers
1901 Morris street. died Tuesday
night, in Norfolk, Va. of pneumonia
resulting from exposure in his ef-
forts to rescue the crew of a sink
ing steamship.
Lieut.. Akers. who was twenty five
was in command of the torpedo boat
destroyer Manning. During a fierce
gale last week the destroyer put GU,
from Norfolk to give assistance to
freiehter in distress off the Vir-
giria coast. Throughout the storm he
! stood by the vessel. and this. ac-
suited in Saving the lives of the
crew aboard the merchan ntman. On
the return to Norfolk Lieut.. Akers
was stricken with a heavy cold
-,hch developed iato eulronia.
The lieutenant was southern
high school athlete. He was a gradu-
ate of Annapolis. For a. zine he was
an instructor at the UriveI sity OF
Pennsylvania in connection With wal
work. He later was on luty at League
lslaud and at the Great Lakes naval
training camp.
Evening star., 1920-02-05
WOMAN'S CLUB ENDORSES
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS BILLS
City Organization Hears Address
by Mrs. Costigan on Wages and
Present Cost of Food.

| The only way to combat the high cost
of foodstuffs is by legislation, Mrs Ed
ward F. Costigan of the Consumers
League declared last night in an ad-
| dress at the Woman's City Club. She
urged that women get behind the Ken
yon- -Kendrick bills now before Congress
and make special efforts to obtain the
passage of the bills.
Figures were presented by Mrs. Cos
. tigan. showing that the increase in
! wages during the last two years had
been only 4S per cent, while foodstuffs
rose 102 per cent in price during the
same period.
The members of the Woman's City
Club. following Mrs. Costigan's talk,
unanimously adopted resolution in
dorsing the principles and purposes of
the Kenyon-Kendrck bills and author
izing the food committee of the club to
cooperate with national organizations
interested in bringing about such leg
iSla ton.
After a prolonged discussion as to
whether the club should have smok-
ing room. the general membership de-
cided to accept the decision of the board
in favor of a smoking room.
The following new members have
been added to the rolls since the
m membership drive. which began last
Monday: Mrs. Eduard Albion. Mrs.
/ r. r.: Bennett. Mrs. Avery Coonley,
! hiSS SUSAN n. CTdiSHlll, MIS-. NJ. tIlen =
I nan. Mrs. Alice NJ. Hill. Miss Mary
! Page Hufty. Miss Bertha p. Isaacs,
! Miss L. Matheson, Miss Lottie D. Mil
Ter. Mrs. Mary l.. Parks and Mrs.
j.! Frances P. Shiras.
| A committee to nominate perma-
nent officers was also selected and
| includes Mrs. Basil Manly. Miss Jes-
sic Haver. Miss Florence Stiles. Mrs
| Wood Pulsifer, Miss Frances l..
! Thompson. DR.. Frances Foye. Mrs.
~ -.
and Miss Sarah Grogan.
! This committee will report the
nominees at the April meeting. The
! election will be held in May.
Evening star., 1920-02-05
LEGION DELEGATES TO MEET.
Constitution to Be Adopted Here
and Some Officers Chosen.

Seventy delegates representing
twenty American Legion posts in the
District of Columbia will meet in Spe-
cial convention in the boardroom of
the District building tonight. to adopt
new nstitution and to elect one or
two departmental vice commanders.
according to the form of constitution
approved.
There will be as many alternates as
delegates. but they will have no voice
in the proceedings except as substi-
tutes for any absent delegates. De-
partmental Commander f.. Lester
Jones will preside at the convention.
The new constitution will be in con-
formity with the policies outlined at
the national convention of the legion
in Minneapolis last year. The draft
to be presented to the convention has
been prepared by the departmental ex-
ecutive committee, after thorough con-
sideration of every point involved. and
though some of its provisions are GER
tain to evoke discussion the general
feeling is that the committee will be
sustained by the convention on all
points of Importance.
Evening star., 1920-02-05
THOMAS M. GALE ESTATE
EXCEEDED 100000
Daughter. Mrs. Olive Gale Mclean,
Gets Property Here and in
Loudoun County

Thomas NJ. Gale, of the. firm of
Thomas J. Fisher & Co. left an estate
in excess of 100000, according to the
petition of his daughter. Mrs. Olive
Gale Mclean. for the probate of his
will dated June last.
With the exception of $500 each to
Greenwood cemetery. New York. and
Rock Creek cemetery here, for the
care of burial lots, the entire estate
is devised to the daughter, who is also
named as eXecutriX.
Mr.. Gale owned property in Lou
doun county. Va, valued at 100000.
and real estate in Washington assess
ed at $73,sS0. His personal property,
including stocks. bonds. household
and other effects, is estimated at
s294,395.
Evening star., 1920-02-05
FINED AND IMPRISONED.
William Gross Pays Penalty for Ex-
hibiting Obscene Pictures.

William Gross, motion picture
maker, charged with exposing to
view certain obscene pictures. was
sentenced by Judge Mcmahon in the
United States branch of Police Court
yesterday to serve straight term of
six months in jail and to pay a fine
of $500. In default of the fine he was
ty days in Jail.
Gross was arrested in August last
in a 9th street hotel, where he room
ed. and where, it was charged.
he exhibited the motion pictures. The
case has been pending for six months.
The defendant came up for sentence
yesterday.
Evening star., 1920-02-05
CARDS OF THANKS.

BERG. We wish to express our appreciation
TO relatives and friends for the many
beautiful floral pieces and kind words OF
sympathy in the loss Of our little daughter:
THE FAMILY. g.
thanks and appreciation 10 our relatives and
friends for their sympathy and beaufifui
Moral tributes at the death of my beloved
husband and dear daddy, WILLIAM
HENRY CAREY
HIS DEVOTED WIFE AND CHILDREN
G1CKENS. We wish TO express our sincere
thanks and appreciation I" our relatives ana
friends for their kindness and expressions
Of sympathy at the death Of our son anu
husband. FRANK NICkENS.
HIS WIFE AND MOTHER
SHARPLESS. wish TO express my sincere
thanks and appreciation to my relatives and
friends for their expressions of sympathy
and beautiful floral tributes at the death
Of my beloved wife,. MARIE AGNES SHARP
LESS
Evening star., 1920-02-05
sATTERFIELD GOING TO PARIS
Prominent Red Cross Worker to
Take Up New Duties.

Announcement was made today that
E. c.. Satterfeld, who for the last
year has been connected with the con-
troller's Office of the American Red
Cross national headquarters. will sail
from New York on Saturday for
Paris to take up new duties as auditor
Of disbursements in that Office.
Mr.. Satterfield was prominently
identified with the THANKSGIVING vic
tory roll call of the District Chapter.
Red Cross, last November. when he
was in charge of memberships. He
will be accompanied to France by his
>vife
Evening star., 1920-02-05
Hurry Food Credit Considera ton.

To expedite the passage of the bill
reported by the ways and means conf
mittee to extend $50,000,000 food credit
to the starving nations Of Europe. the
republican members of the House rules
committee have decided to give this
measure early consideration.
Evening star., 1920-02-05

Guaranteed construction. best
quality materials used throughout
in this Washer 1t is efficient.
easily operated and will prove one
of the best investments you ever
made.
Evening star., 1920-02-05


IN MEMORIAM.
BAYLOR. AS a tribute of love and dearest
memory of our darling grandmother. MA
RANDA BAYLOR. who entered into swee
rest one year ago today. February 3, 1919
Grandmother, dear. thou hast left us:
We thy love most deeply feel.
Bur IT'S God hast bereft us;
HER LONELY GRANDCHILDREN. CAT
T0LIA AND VERNON.
BAYLOR. In remembrance of our dear grand
mother. AARANDA BAYLOR. who departed
this life one year ago. February ). 1919.
In Gods home Of fadeless beauty
Grandmother is now shining star,
Dwelling in that holy city.
With the golden gates ajsr
DEVOTED GRANDCHILDREN. ELLA AMI
ARTHUR.
BROOKS. In sad but loving remembrance OF
our dear brother. JOHN BROOKS. who de-
parted this life two years ago today, Feb
ruary ), 1918.
The month of February once more is here.
To us the saddest of the year.
Because two years ago today
Our darling brother passed away.
HIS LOVING SISTERS AND BROTHERS. .
BROOKS. A tribute Of love and remembrance
to the memory OF our dear uncle. JOHN +.
BROOKS, who left US so suddenly two years
ago today, February 3. 1918.
We cannot tell who next may fail
Beneath the Christening rod,
But let all. one by one.
Prepare to meet our God.
HIS NIECES AND NEPHEWS. .
DAVIS. Sacred TO the memory of our dearly
beloved daughter. wife and sister. PAULINE
DAVIS (nee Lena Muelierl. who departed
this life one year ago TO-DAY, February 5.
1919.
The loss was bitter. the pain severe.
10 part with loved dear:
The trial was hard. Wen not complain.
But trust in God 10 meet again.
We cannot tell who next may fall
Benath Thy Christening rod:
One must be first, but let us all
Prepare to meet our God.
HER DEVOTED HUSBAND. MOTHER
FATHER AND BROTHER, MILTON Fl.
DAVIS. JACOB c. MUELLER AND
rsAiiT.T
Evening star., 1920-02-05
Lieut.. Col. FINER Reassigned.

Lieut. Col. William E. FINER. infan-
try. with the war plans division, gen.
eral staff. this city, has been assigned to
duty with the Sth Infantry at Camp
Travis Tex.
Evening star., 1920-02-05

Camels are fit for work when five
wears old: although they usually live
forty years. their strength begins TO
decline at twenty-five.
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Duquette
From Our CorrespenAemt--

FrOuW VuT COTteSUOm0emt--
Erick Olson is visiting his
sister, Mrs. Erick Edin.
Mr.. Smith was a business cal.
Ter between trains. Monday.
Leo Belanger visited with his
parents. Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. J. Stephenson visited IN
Sandstone between trains. Sun
day.
Edgar Melancon of Duluth.
came home Sunday morning for
a few days visit with his pa.
rents.
Church services will be held
at the school house. Sunday, at
2 p. M; Sunday school immedi.
ately following.
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Town of Norman

FFSo our Co1re~ooo0o0t-
A. F. Forsyth called on Geo
Hyatt Monday.
Fred Darnell and VIM. Bonnin
went to Bruno Monday.
Mrs. VIM. Bonnin visited Mrs
Fred Darnell Monday afternoon
Mabel Sandgren came home
from Minneapolis last week.
Chester Waletzko attended the
dance in Willow River Saturday
evening.
Adolph Nelson and sister Ag,
mes called at the F. Darnell home
Saturday evening.
Rev. A. J. Kamman was a din
ner guest at the James Ogilvie
home Thursday. evening.
Mrs. Dan Forsyth returned to
Kingsley. Iowa. last Friday after
spending a few days here.
Geo. Hyatt returned from the
hospital at Duluth last Sunday
he is not very much improved.
Quite number from here at
tended the funeral of Miss Anna
Jensen in Bruno Wednesday last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. f. Wood ane
children and Mrs. Ray Stee
spent last Wednesday at the L
M. Eaton home.
Mrs. A. F. Forsyth. Mrs. F. De
vaul. Mrs. L. Kowitz and Mrs. F
Darnell reminded Mrs. Teitz o.
her birthday and spent Saturda,
afternoon with her.
Walferd Wenz spent few
days last week as guest of hi.
uncle, Chas. Christopherson. Hi
left Saturday for Denham where
he will visit friends before re
turning to his home at Hector
MINI.
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Windenere

from our COtreoDOnoeOt-
ALT Erickson the census-taker,
is busy in this township.
John Selenski is taking the
census in Birch Creek township.
Merle Street and Edwin Olson
are now working for the Grey
brothers saw mill.
Mr.. Halvorson and daughter,
Gladys, were callers at the Car
roll home, Thursday.
John Anderson of St. Paul.
came up Friday to transact bust
ness and visit with friends.
Miss Ida Olson and LIE Roy
Carroll spent a pleasant evening
at the Halvorson home, Saturday
Rose Nyberg went to St. Paul,
Saturday to act as nurse for her
sisters who are on the sick list.
School b" now has a teacher
in Miss Parties of Hinckley who
is instructing the young Ameri-
cans.
Miss Hilma Johnson of Oak
Lake, and Miss Parties of Winde-
mere, were week end visitors at
Hinckley.
Harold Nelson, Clifford Erick.
son and Olaf Moonfelt were cal.
lers at the John Olson home Sun
day evening.
Arthur Carlson has been on
the sick list but is better at this
writing. Louis Carlson took his
place on the haypress for few
days.
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Rutledge
From Our Corresponaent-

'"''s wa N~sse~W~"~e's
Mr.. Mcnamara was in Willow
River. Tuesday.
Fred Anderson was business
caller in Finlayson. Monday.
Ed Cox has purchased a six and
half horse power wood saw and
is taking orders.
The Misses Poechmans were
entertained at the A. p. Jensen
home Saturday and Sunday.
Arthur Underhill. who is at
tending high school at Sandstone.
spent Saturday and Sunday at
home.
Miss Zita Watt spent the week
end with her sister. Mrs. Flem-
mington, at Finlayson. returning
home Monday.
Mrs. Kepler and son, Toney,
were called to Duluth Monday on
account of the serious illness. of
Miss Emma Kepler; she is in the
hospital i'll with pneumonia.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-01-29
OBITUARY

Anna Dina Jensen, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Jensen, was
born in Iona, Minnesota, May 9,
1901, and died Jan. Is 1920, age
Is years s months and Z days.
Annals home had been in Muir
ray County until five years ago
when she came to Bruno with
her parents. In the fall of 1916
Anna enrolled in the Bruno high
school and had it not been for an
attack of influenza, from which
she never recovered she would
have been in the Bruno class of
graduates this spring.
Annals illness had extended
over period of Is months, and
as four Pine county doctors had
been unsuccessful in treating
her her parents took her to their
old family physician at Slayton,
DR.. Williams, who is we'll known
in medical circles and with the
assistance of his partner. DR..
Doms, discovered that the influ-
enza had in some way caused a
pressure on the brain. Only an
operation could have revealed
the exact nature of the trouble
and that was impossible.
Anna enjoyed her two weeks
at the hospital where her nurse,
Miss Elliott, and DR.. Williams
gave her the best of care. Rev.
Tallman and wife as we'll as old
friends saw that she did not get
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NickerSOn
trom Our CerrespsnAsst--

From Our Co1fesuoDAeot-
George Popa was in Duluth on
Saturday.
George Popeski was in Duluth
on Saturday.
Otto Matson was seen in Du-
luth last week.
v. J. Hermel is getting out
wood on Section %.
V. ]. Hermel was in st. Paul
the latter part of the week.
L. c. Smith of Mankato, was
in Nickerson Saturday, on bust
ness.
Miss Florence Peterson spent
Saturday afternoon with Vivian
Wahlquist.
D. Magnus of Holyoke, was at
Nickerson Monday to finish TAX
ing the census.
The Jean Du Luth farm
shipped a carload of Guernseys
to Amherst Junction, Wis, We'd
nesday.
The Jean Du Luth farm has
taken the contract of hauling 12O
cords of pulpwood for Thieling
and Kittle.
Alcide LeMay is busily en-
gagged in getting out pulpwood.
He is assisted by Oliver Wiggen
and Warner Wahlquist.
Otto Oltmanns. who has been
on the sick list for a few days,
has returned to his position at
the Jean Du Luth farm.
The Nickerson Friendly Neigh
bors Club will meet with Mrs.
Champagne on Wednesday. Feb.
4. No slackers are allowed.
everybody else is expected to
come.
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lonely for want of callers, and
thus she was in a happy frame of

lonely for want of callers. and
thus she was in a happy frame of
mind and seemed to be recover
ing. Death came without suf.
fering, just a sinking spell of an
hours duration and she was with
her Lord and Master.
Anna was a member of the
Presbyterian church and was of
quiet retiring nature. but one
whose friends are numbered by
her acquaintance.
Her cousin. Jesse Traver, went
to Slayton Sunday returning
with the body Wednesday morn
ing. Funeral services were held
Wednesday afternoon last week
in the Presbyterian church
where Rev. Kamman spoke words
of comfort to the bereaved and
Mrs. Kamman sang her favorite
hymn. Where He leads me l will
follow" and ASLEEP in Jesus"
The body was then laid to rest
beside that of her brother,
Frank. who preceded her five
months.
Six high school girls acted as
pallbearers and another class
mate accompanied the singing.
Anna leaves to mourn her ear
ly departure her father and
mother, twos brothers and seven
sisters, besides numerous other
relatives and friends.
A precious one from us is gone,
A voice we love is stilled,
A place is vacant in our home
Which never can be filled.
God in his wisdom has recalled
The boon his love had given
And tho the body slumbers here
The soul safe in heaven.
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CARD OF THANKS

We desire to thank the friends
and neighbors who so kindly as.
sisted us during the illness and
death of our beloved Anna. And
especially do we thank the Bruno
high school for the beautiful
floral offering.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Jensen
and children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Traver.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1920-01-29

church at eleven o'clock; Sunday
school at ten o'clock. Next Sun
day afternoon Rev. Kamman will
preach in Duquette at two
o'clock.