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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-02-19
DAVID j. ochlelf1, ADMINISTRATOR 500
Estate of MARY NEwBOLD CLARK
Commissioners Notice


The undersigned having been ap-
pointed by the Honorable Probate
Court for the District of Manchester,
Commissioners, to receive, examine,
and adjust the claims and demands of
all persons against the estate Of Mary
Newbold Clark late of Philadelphia,
Penn, deceased, and all claims exhib-
tied in offset thereto, hereby give no
tice that we will meet for the purpose
aforesaid, at the Equinox House Office
in the Village of Manchester in said
District, on the 5th day Of August
next, from / o'clock p. NJ, until q
o'clock p. NJ, on said day and that six
months from the 5th day Of February
A. ID. 1920, is the time limited by said
Court for said creditors TO present
their claims to Us for examination and
allowance.
Dated at Manchester this 9Th day Of
February A. ID. 1920
A. f. MARTIN,
W. r. HARD,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-02-19
CARD OF THANKS

We wish, through the Manchester
Journal, TO thank all cur kind neigh
bors and friends who in any way help
81 Us during our illness and the
death Of our dear wife and mother.
A ". BELCHER and family adv
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-02-19


The undersigned. having been ap-
pointed by the Honorable Probate
Court for the District Of Manchester.
Commissioners, TO receive, examine
and adjust the claims and demands Of
an persons against the estate of
George Keech late If Dorset In said
District. deceased. and all claims eN-
hibited in Offset thereto. hereby give
notice that we win meet for the pur-
pose aforesaid, n the Office OF S. Frank
Hol1ey in the Village u Dorset I'd
said District, on the 18th dav Of Aug
uat next from ! o'clock 2. s.. until s
O'Clock r. d.. on said day and that six
months from the 18th day u February
A. -. 1920, Is the time limited by said
Court for said creditors 70 present
their claims 10 Us for examination and
allowance.
Dated az Dorset this 18th day u
February a. p. 1920
o. 3. GILBERT.
&. 4. WADE.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-02-19
FOR INCOME
TAX PAYERS

Deputy Collector Francis r. Nor
rissey viii be at the following named
places on the dates given for the pur-
pose Of assisting corporations. part
nerships. individuals and fiduciaries in
the fling Of their returns under the in
come tax law.
Bennington, Bennington County. 4
days. Feb. 18th 10 2lst both inclusive.
Manchester, Bennington County. 4
days. Feb. oath 9th, both inclusive.
Bennington. Bennington County. /
day, Feb. 2sth.
Wallingford, Rutland County, 2
days, March LIST and End.
Bennington, Bennington County,
day, March 3rd
Readsboro, Bennington County, 2
days, March 4th and 9Th.
Wilmington, Windham County, 3
days, March 9Th to 9th.
Bennington, Bennington County, 8
days, March 10th to 18th.
While in Manchester, Mr.. Morrissey
win be at Reuben Levin's Office at the
Depot on the cath, at Judge Grifith's
Office in the village on the 25th. and at
the postofiiee at the Center on the 26th
and 9th.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-02-19
CARD or THANKS

We wi 3 through the columns q
the Journal b thaak the kind neigh
hors and friends for the various ways
shown in sharing with us their SYM
patty and sorrow in the sickness and
death Of a beloved husband and father.
MRS. Aida J. CHERBONNEAU,
ARTHUR b. CHERB0NNEAU.
EARL b. CHERBONNEAU. adv
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-02-19

Harsh physics react, weaken the
bowels. win lead TO chronic consti-
patton. Deans Rcguiets operate eas-
ny. g0c q box at al stores adv
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-02-19

Accidents will happen. but the best
regulated families keep DIR. Thomas
Eclectic Oil for such emergencies. Two
sizes, SOC and Coo, at all stores. adv
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-02-19
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g a WADE.

s Frank Holley Administrator.
Dorset, VI s5-3
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-02
PREPARATIONS FOR BALLOON CONTESTS Details of Fall Events Being Prepared Representatives
 on Way Now

Benjamin F. Castle, chairman of the contest committee of the Aero Club of America has wired the aviation com mittee of the Chamber of Commerce that personal representative will visit Birmingham in the immediate fu- ture for the purpose of making further arrangements for the elimination and final international balloon races to be staged here September 23 and Octo- Der 23.
 Arrangements have been made with the management of the Sloss Sheffield |by-product works to have the balloons Hconsigned to the plant, and they will be received and stored there upon ar rival.
 All the arrangements are proceeding smoothly The members of the Ma tional Guard will lend their services by holding the balloons while they are being inflated
 The open spaces in front of the Sloss- Sheffield plant are almost ideal for the event, being broad and level.
 No word has as yet been received from motion picture concerns, but it is known that practically every one of them will be here. because the elimi- nation race will be of interest all over the nation and the interna tional will be followed by Europe with as much interest as in America.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-02
STRETCH WILL BE 1
 BURIED AT BRIGHTON
Negro Woman Held, the Man Is Still
 at Large

Funeral services for Special Officer John Stretch, of the Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad Company. who was shot and killed, it is alleged, by Cleve and Annie Bell O'Neill, negroes. at Brighton Monday night. will be held from the res dence of his parents. MT and Mrs, F. B. Stretch, 4721 Huntsville avenue, Brighton, this afternoon at 3 O clock
 Rev E. M. Barnes of the Methodist church at Brighton will officiate, and burial will be in the Brighton cemetery.
 Special Officer Stretch was shot five times near Brighton Monday night while attempting to settle a quarrel between Cleve O'Neill and his wife. According ito police information. both of the negroes are said to have opened fire upon the officer ONeill having shot the officer three times and a stray bullet taking effect in the left arm of the woman. Annie O'Neill is also charged with hav- ing fired two shots from a pistol. both taking effect in the officers body.
 The negro woman was captured at Parker Springs early Tuesday morning When questioned about the shooting she stated that she had fired all of the shots and that her husband had nothing to do with it.
 However. the negro woman's husband is still being sought by. police officers. who say that he is the one that fired the shotgun that caused the officers s death.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-02
NINE CARLOADS OF WATEMELONS ARE
 CONDEMNED HERE

Nine Carloads, or a least 5,4oo water melons, were condemned by the city health department yesterday as being un- fit for human use.
 The melons had not been unloaded from freight cars on Morris avenue Freight bills showed that the melons had been shipped since August A or 25.
 Four of the cars were shipped from Haynes, two from Wadsworth and one each from Thorsby, Nerbena and Bates vile. They were consigned to various commission and wholesale men on Mor- ris avenue In most instances the grow CTS have received pay for the shipments, and local business men will be the losers.
 According to J. C. James, food inspec- tor, many of the melons were rotten and others overripe. It is stated that they had remained packed too long in the freight cars.
 A freight car holds from 600 to So0 melons At the retail price of sl each. the melons were worth at least E., 4oO The seeds were worth about $25O, accord- ing to one man. part of the melons were dumped yesterday by the railroad company and the remainder will be dis posed of today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-02
TOMORROW IS BOYS DAY AT EAST LAKE / Youngsters of All 0rganiza-
 tionS Are to Have a
 Great Time

By showing the boys of Birmingham just what it means to be young, members of the Civitan Club began to plan to be -'oung again in the celebration of "boys day" tomorrow at East LaHe
 Several committees have been busy making arrangements for the day, which
 is to be big one to the boyhood of Bir- mingham, according to the members of the committees. Every concession at East
 Lake has been secured by the club and will be thrown open to the boys during the hours of 12 to 3. Special athletic con- |tests, swimming races and a barbecue dinner will be served on the grounds. Members of the Boys Club, Boy Scouts. Ithe Y. NJ. c. A. and Athletic Clubs boy lclssses, and the boys of the Industrial School will be the guests of the club on lthe occasion.
 l Civilians with automobiles will bring itheir' cars to the Southern Club at 12:l5 Friday. where all members of the club |wili meet for a short business session. They will then leave for East Lake and |the afternoon will be turned over to fun. |By a special vote, no women will be
 present, as the members of the club be-
 lieve they will be unable to loose their
 hignity in the presence of their wives land daughters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-02
ENTERS BUSINESS
 NOW FOR HIMSELF
E. s. Colbert Quits Realty to Handle
 Accounts

Elihu s. Colbert. for years book keeper for the Mcconnell, Anglin X White Real Estate and Insurance Com pany has severed his connection with that firm and has opened offices as public accountant in the First Ma tional Bank building.
 Mr. Colbert during his connection with the firm became well known in Birmingham. He has had much experi- ence in bookkeeping and office man agement and is considered well quail fiel 10 take charge of the new busi- ness.
 In the offices at 9o1 First National Bank building he will conduct bus ness Of auditing, office mana cement, system and costs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-02
ID SHOW ALABAMA
 MOVIES ON TRAINS

The Port and the People," the three- reel film showing Alabama's waterway development which is being used in the campaign for the seaport amendment to the Alabama constitution, will be one of the first films to be shown on passenger trains in the state, according to an an- nouncement by Chauncey Smith. special agent of the Southern Bell Telephone Company.
 MT Smith advised the State Haroor Commission that he was making ar rangements with railroad officials. for this film to be exhibited on trains.
 The showing of pictures on trains is a distinctly new idea in the entertain ment of passengers during long trips: Only a few of the larger railroads of the country have yet made the innova- ton.
 According to Mir Smith, the showing of this film to tourists and visitors to Alabama will be a great advertisement for the state by showing scenes ot the 570 miles Of navigable waterways ID the state. more than any other state ID the union.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-02
NEW RECORD FOR
 BUILDINGS IS SET Owed Half a Million Dollars for New Structures Here In
 August

Building operations for August surpassed all records for the year, the monthly report, announced yesterday by the city building i'm spectOr, shows.
 Permits were taken out during the month for three churches, the EIks' Home. and n number of ga- rages.
 All building and repair work to- tailed S576.155. This compares with $34O,67S for the preceding month, July. For August. 1919. the amount of improvements tOtaIled &507 $40. According to the figures announced, more money Is being spent in brick buildings than in both frame and concrete.
 Details of the August report are; Frame residences, permits, B; cost, SIS1, ,1JO; heating permits, I3. cost, S11.O15; miscellaneous frame buildings. permits, 45, cost. Sl1.- 7SJ; repairs to frame buildings, per mits. 246. cost, $5s,5OO; brick busi- ness buildings, permits, 9, cost. S2J0, 1000; repairs to brick build ings, permits "A, cost $33,265; eIec- tric signs and bilIbOards, permits. 7. cost. $S4O; concrete, stone and hollow tile buildings. permits, I. cost s2S.OOO; repairs to concrete buildings, permits l. cost S1,50O.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-02
Women Voters Make Ready for Victory Parade to Be
 Held in City on Saturday
Busy Now Making Prepara- tionS---0ne Feature to Be 36 Decorated Automobiles. Pioneers of the Movement March In a Body---Several Bands Secured
PROCLAMATION BY
 CITY COMMISSION DECLARING HOLIDAY

Saturday has been declared hol- iday in Birmingham by the City Commission. Proclamation to. this effect was issued yesterday at the request of Mrs. Soion Jacobs. chair man of the committee on the vic- tory parade to be held Saturday afternoon in celebration of theratifi- cation of the suffrage amendment. The proclamation is as follows:
 Whereas, the privilege of sug- frage, which has for so long been denied the wOmanhoOd of our corn- try, has at last been granted, and
 "Where3s, we consider this a notable step in the onward and up- ward progress of the nation, giv- ing promise as it does of greatly improved moral, social and cconomi. conditions, and Is an occasion well worthy of celebration; therefore.
 "In cOmmemOration of this happy and suspicious development. VIC hereby call upon the people of Bir- mineham to observe Saturday, Sop tember 4, as day of ceiebrati ton; and we also urge upon the woman- hood of our community to assume the. new burdens which cnfran- chisement entails by qualifying for active participation in the solution of municipal, state and national problems.
 .'The City Commission of Bir- mingham; N. A. Barrett, president; H. F. Durruss, J. Ellis Brown, J. R. HOrnady, J. H. Taylor"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-02
CITY ID PROTEST RAISING 0F RATES Officials Do Not Believe TeIe- phone Company Is Entitled
 to More Money

Birmingham will make a fight against any attempt on the part of the Bell Tele- phone and Telegraph Company to in- crease rates in the city.
 This was indicated as a result of con ference yesterday between J. Ellis Brown, commissioner of public utilities, and l. w. Ross, consulting engineer for the city.
 Anticipating that the telephone com pany will request permission from the state public service commission to raise rates, MT. Ross has been appointed to represent the city. He will gather all the information relative to the financial status of the telephone company and present it as. evidence, provided the case comes before the commission
 Commissioner Brown and MT. Ross also had a conference in reference to a new contract with the Birmingham Water Works Company. The old contract ex- pres at the end of the year. Mir Ross will negotiate with the company in re- gard to a new contract, which will be made before the expiration of the old one.
 MT Ross as an expert will go into the affairs of both companies and make 2 report of the City Commission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-02
EVENTS OF TODAY
 IN BIRMINGHAM
Statement June 5oth,
 RESOURCES

Real Estate Exchange luncheon at the Southern Club at 1 o'clock. Members of the auditorium site com mittee meet in the office of Dr. N. A. Barrett.
 ADJUSTMENTS Lyric--keith vaudeville and pictures. Loew's Bijou--NaudevilIe and pie lures. Aicazar--Sessue Hayakawa in "LI Ting Lang."
 Trianon-DIarshaII Neilan's "Go and Get It."
 Strand-EtheI Clayton in "Crookcd Streets"
 Rialto-Constance Talmadge in ''The Honeymoon"
 Princess-"Hidden Dangersv No. 5. Odeon--'.Noonriders-. East Lake-Bathing and amuse- ments.
 Edgewood Park-Dancing and bath ing.
 West Lake-Dancing and bathing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-02
COLONEL KAMINSKY
 SPEAKS HERE TONIGHT

Col Charles Kaminsky of Seattle Wash. one of the national officers O the United Spanish War Veterans, VII address members of the Birmingham can,n rrnited Spanish War Veterans thli evening at o'clock.
 Colonel Kaminsky. who is forrne Birmingham man. served with the Ata hama troops during the Spanisn-Amer' can war He is on his way 10 atten tt,n rational encampment at St. Louii e.antoroher l3 to 16. Birmingham will b. represented at the encampment by Lien' E. L. Spangenberg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-02
PROHIBITION PARTY'S
 STATE CONVENTION

To make plans for a campaign in Alabama, members of the prohibition 'arty will holdia state convention in attthe Hillman hotel Fri lay. September 3.
 The call for the meeting was issued Cy A. F. Iokey. state chairman Steps will be taken at this meeting to place he name of the prohibition party can sidate for President Aaron S. Wat Eins of Ohio, on the ballot in the elec- |ion to be held November-2.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-02
OVER 900 WOMEN REGISTERED HERE
 DURING YESTERDAY
Just Two More Days Left Be- fore Chance to Vote for a President Will Have to
 Wait Four Years
By ETHEL GILLEN

More than JUO women regis tered here yesterday.
 This makes a total of ap- proximately 2,300 women to vote in Jefferson county since the registration books were opened to them last Friday aft ernoon.
 With only two days left before the closing of the registration books, several additional cieras have been employed by NJ. E. Nor
 ris, election commissioner. to handle the crowds the last two days. It is expected that all preYi-
 ous records will he broken during
 this period and Nr. Morris is of
 the opinion that 4,0GD women will
 register before tomorrow night.
 Of 2,3o0 women, the oldest yet to register was Mrs. T. F. Cheeck, who is S2 years of age. She declared: "They never get too old to learn," and what she didn't know about voting she would soon learn. She expressed her Intention of voting and stated she ex- pected to vote for Cox. as she was 2 strong believer in the democratic party
 TELL THEIR AGE
 Many women in the sixties and sew enties have qualified and all seem highly pleased that the suffrage amend. ment has been ratified and they will be given an opportunity to cast the ballot. However, no matter how olo or young woman is she usually eX- claims when asked when she was born, Do I have to tell my age?" When told by clerks in the registra- tion office that that is necessary, in the majority of instances they say, Well, what difference does it make?' and give the desired information.
 One woman declared yesterday
 she had never told anyone her age.
 hut as she wanted to vote she
 guessed she would have to break
 that rule. and she did.
 When asked her name, every woman that is married usually says. Do you want my name or my husbands?" In registering, however, MT. Morris or a member of his force tells them that all women in registering must use their own names.
 HIDING IT
 Can you tell me where I have to go to register" asked a shy young woman yesterday as she entered the courthouse. The oI11claI to whom Sne had addressed the question told hel to go down into the basement and SC as far as she could. then turn to her left and she would find Room No. III where the election commissioner h ad his office She then said: Well, vt might have known they would put 4 where we would have to hunt to find it. With that remark she went down , the stairs into the basement and !; few minutes later the same officia saw her leave the courthouse all smiles.
 One woman exclaimed when asked how old she was, after hesitatinc few seconds; "My goodness I'm 70 years old, hut don't mind admitting 1t now that we have the ballot" Women from all sections of the coun ty and in every walk of life have qualified to vote, and with the excep- tion of few instances have signfied their intention of voting in the No Vember election. Several women have registered because their husbands made them do it, they have said
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-02
TOOK HIS MONEY: LEFT HIM NAKED RogueS Rob Dick Nash of His Money and All His
 Clothes

Charged with highway robbery in con nection with the hold-up of Dick Nash. proprietor of fruit stand, on the Pel- ham road early yesterday morning, AL bert Lewis, negro. is being held in the county jail, and deputy sheriffs and po- lice officers are searching the county for his companions, white man and a ne- gro, who are said to have aided Lewis in carrying out the hold-up.
 Nash reported to the local sheriff s office yesterday morning that he had been robbed of 800 by a white man and two negroes on the Pelham road just about daylight.
 Not satisfied with taking all the money he had, the highwaymen made him take off his clothes and left him standing in the center of the road with nothing on except what he came into the world with
 With his clothing and ssoO the three robbers jumped into an automobile and escaped but only for a short time Less than mile away the automobile was found upside down in ditch on the side of the road.
 C. NJ. Parsons, Robert Staggs and Felix Parsons guards at the convict camp near Pelham, came across the two ne- groes and the white man a short time later Immediately on seeing the officers, the highwaym men opened fire. The off, cers returned the fire, and Albert Lewis, one of the highwaymen, was seriously injured.
 Z, He managed to escape the officers and hid in the woods for several hours until he was captured by Deputy Sheriffs Lee White, Woody Sandefer E. A. Reeves and C. M. Parsons. The negro highway man had 8 on his person at the time Of the arrest He admitted that he had taken part in the hold-up, but stated that he did not know the name of the other negro and the white man who helped him.
 The automobile was later identified as one that had been stolen from C. k. Zuber, a dentist several days ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-02
BIRMINGHAM BANK
 CLEAR|NGS IN 1920
 ARE S656,49O,584
Nearly 50 Per Cent Increase Over 1919 Shown In First Eight Months of This
 Year

Birmingham bank clearings for the eight months of 1920 aggregate 56,49O,584.
 This compares with S410,- 915, ,237 during the same period in 1919.
 The increase for this year is S245, ,575,347 or within a frac- tion of sixty per cent.
 The low mark for the year was reached in August. This. how ever, is no more than the expected, as that is the dullcst business month of the year.
 Stocks are being laid in during that period. Summer trading Is well nigh over and fall trading has not begun. Crops have not gotten to market and farmers are not
 Clearings will pick up from now on, md. judging by the increases made in 1919. Birming gham shall for the first time in her history record monthly cIenrings of $IOO,OOO. .OOO.
 Clearings month by month in 1920 and 1919 were as follows;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-02

This compares with S4,T25,1OO similarly invested in the same period of 1919.
 The increase for this year is 1,7S5,S00, or 165 per cent.
 The rate of investment for the eight months points to total of St6.00O,O0O for the year. This would break prior records.
 July hit the low mark of the year with only $365,0O0, sbut August made good for that deficit by com ing forward with nearly n million, the exact figures for the month being $990,OOO. Principal among the new corporations chartered during the month were the Bir-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-02
Traffic Bureau
 Grous m Seruice
 And EHicie ncy

The Birmingham Traffic Bureau reports all manner of increase in departmental operations in August over the same month in 1919.
 Among the outstanding items Is the collection of sll.ol6 on 4is claims of the shipper members, for errors in freight and express bills, overcharges, damage in transit, and the like, This is an increase of 9s in the number of claims collected, and an increase of s3,271 in the amount of money collected.
 The bureau quoted 5.271 rates, an increase of 924: checked 6.36S expense bills. an increase of 1912, filed so7 claims for refund. an in- crease of 339.
 The following new members have been elected, Birmingham Cotton Oil Company, Frank Abel son & Co., and Alabama Novelty House.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-02
New Interpretations

Two oorporationS with a capital stock of s4l9,0o0 were filed in the probate court yesterday. The Birmingham Cotton Oil Company was incorporated with capi- tai stock of $404.00o. The officers are L. NJ. Porter, president; L. R. Camp. vics president; George A. Blinn. Jr., secre' tary and treasurer. and J. G. Whitfield chairman of the board of directors. The oToole Drilling Company was incor- oorated with capital stock of $l5.00. )fficers are M J. OToole president, T.
 '. Brennon, vice president. and Henry sIaulshagen. secretary and treasurer.