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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-10
DEATHS

,. l.. Dillon-Funeral services for J. lA Dillon. az 49. who died at o'clock last night at the residence, iO1S Eleventh avenue, south, will be held from the residence tomorrow morn ing at 9 o'clock, and with later serv- ices at St. Paurs Catholic church at 9;30 o'clock. Interment in Elm yood cemetery. The deceased is survived by his widow, two sons, Dr. Leo B.. Dillon, age 49. who died at o'clock ter, Miss Grace Dillon: two sisters, Mrs. R. s. Major and Miss Stella Eil- lon, and his mother.
 Jacob H. Miiler-Funeral services for Jacob H. Miller, age IS, Confeder- ate veteran who died early yesterday morning at local infirmary. will be held from Loy's chapel this morning at 10 o'clock Interment in Elmwooi cemetery. The deceased is survived by three sons, W. H. and D. w. Mil Ter of Birmingham, and w. G. Miller of Dallas Texas, and two daughters. Mrs. Gus Neubauer of Birmingham, and Mrs. NJ. w. Starfield of Memphis, Tenn.
 Mrs. Dora Smith-The body of 2irs. Dora Smith, age 45 who died yes :er- day morning at local infirmnry, will be sent to Roanoke. Ala, this morning by Johns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-10
SHADYS|DE PEOPLE ASK IMPROVEMENTS Appear Before City Commis- sion and Request Modern
 Facilities Be Installed

Citizens of Shadyside. in Ensley, turned the session of the city commissioners yes- terday afternoon at 3 o'clock into an indignation meeting when they appeared in body and asked the commissioners to give them sidewalks, reasonably grad ed and macadamized roadways, storm sewers and gas service.
 The storm sewer. they stated. was due in all fairness to the people of Sixteenth street, where the water is collected in deep, wide streams every time there is a little rain.
 They thanked the commission for hav- ing placed street lights and also for buying site on which to establish park and playground in Shadyside, but begged that the commission take notice of the more necessary matter of providing the children with sidewalks on whieh to walk to school.
 They drew attention to the fact that pe- titions had been filed for these improve ments two years ago, and at frequent and regular intervals thereafter, but that no action had been taken.
 II. P. Burruss, commissioner of pub lie Improvements, and Julian Kendrick, city engineer, both addressed the meeting and stated that the city had done little
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-10

because funds for the Improvements were not available. They both expressed the belief that conditions would me bettered early in the spring.
 Residents of Shadyside also made yer bal petition for gas service in the com munity. They stated that a gas main runs directly through the neighborhood and could easily be tapped to furnish the Shadysders with gas.
 In conclusion they offered to have half of the cost of the improvements ready on the day the work was finished and sus- gested that they be allowed to raise the money for preliminary surveys to esti- mate the cost of the improvements.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-10
LEGAL NOTICES

NOTICE State of Alabama, Jefferson County. Mort gage Foreclosure.
 Default having been made in the pay ment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage, executed by J, Y. Taylor to the Protective Life Insurance company the 10th day of March. 1919. which said mortgage is recorded in the probate office in Fayette county Alabama, in volume 52 at page 354. the undersigned will, under the power of sale contained in said mortgage and for the satisfaction of said debt, pro- ceed to sell the property conveyed in and by said mortgage. on the Ed day of Decem- Der, 1920, between the legal hours of sale. before the courthouse door of Jefferson county, Alabama, and will apply the pro ceeds of sai sale directed in and by said mortgage said property being described as follows The southwest quarter of the northwest quarter and the west half of the southwest quarter of section four (4) the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter and the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section five (5)s and the north west quarter of the northwest quarter of section nine 60. all in township sixteen G6) range eleven GID in Fayette county, Alabama.
 PROTECTIVE LIFE INSURANCE CO,
 Mortgagee. 'cABANIss, JOHNSTON, COOKIE & CA BANISS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-10
Stockholders Meeting

Stockholders Meeting
 The annual meeting of the stockholders of The Age Herald Publishing company will be held on Wednesday, December 29, 1920, at the Age Herald building, 2109-11 Fifth avenue. in the city of Brmingham Ala, at 3 D. m. for the purpose of electing board of directors for the ensuing year.
 E. W. BARRETT, President
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-08

ton, but that a sympathetic attitude on the
Conditions favorable for its Development,
and that agency can contribute more
than the shop committee, the industrial
council and similar devices, for bringing
together the representatives of employers
and employees as frequently as possible
and developing mutual responsibility for
complex details that enter into and con-
stitute a fundamental human Relationship
A review. analysis and study of the
concerning the industrial situation In the
United Strtes in recent years furnishes no
lem of industrial unrest. A consideration
Of the numerous reports Of the experience
Of other countries, where similar indus
suits. The special inquiry made by our
advisory committee and the results Of the
questionnaires which express the opinions
Of thousands of representative Americans.
do not point the way to any certain road
to industrial security and peace.
The answers to questionable indi-
cate the following opinions:
l.. That in the government service
strikes can legitimately be forbidden, pro
employees are protected by means of I'M
partial tribunals.
. Insofar as public utilities are con-
cerned, there appears to be division of
opinion as to whether strikes should he
made Illegal and the decisions of commits
sions or tribunals be made legally binding,
or whether provision should be made for
thoro inquiry by boards or commissions
and the force of public opinion be relied
on to enforce their decisions, strikes being
forbidden until after the decisions have
been rendered.
3. Insofar as private employments are
concerned. while many hold that there is
no need for government action, the ma
jority of those expressing an opinion favor
the creation of some form of tribunal or
commission composed of representatives of
employees and the public, to whom disputes
may be voluntarily referred, whose deei-
sions. unless unanimous, would not be
binding or carry weight, save insofar as
they enlisted the force of public opinion.
The tribunals or commissions, however,
should have the independent right of in
vestigation and report even If neither party
decided to avail itself of their services. This
last provision is a recognition, of course
Of the public interests affected by violent
industrial disturbances, even in private en-
Payments.
Insofar as the membership of these tri-
bunals, commissions or boards are con-
cerned, 1t is essential that the representa-
tives of employers and employees should be
freely chosen by the parties themselves
thru some form Of secret ballot rather
than that they be appointed by public Of
ficials and so be subject to the vicissitudes
OF political Influence. A national board to
supervise and carry out such a plan and
serve as a court of last resort would APP
pear to be an exception to such rule.
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North Topeka Neus
Itesas for this column may be left at
Petro's drug store or telephone Cleaner
Kimbaii. SSH after Z o'clock. Othcx
heurs, $3.50.

simms PRESIDENT of the North TOPEKA civic
club, will be held this evening following
gram Of musical numbers and speeches viii
be given after ,.r which refr,ssh 1r vii
present. Mr.. and Mrs. Sinhns expect to
leave for San Diego, Cal, June u, for an
absence of several months.
The first Of series Of mothers confer
ences was held this afternoon Mt the Com
munity house. These meetings Will be held
Mothers and children under 16 years are in
vited to bring them to these meetings and
have them examined to determine the
Notes and Personals.
Mrs. Carl Robinson and little daughter.
Mildred Marie, of Argentine, who have
Mrs. Roy Boast and Mr. Boast, Tor the past
two weeks, have returned to their home.
The Merry Matrons club will hold the
home Of Mrs. Randiett, in Highland Park.
An all-day picnic will be held, the mem
bers meeting at The State Journal office
at 10 80 taking the Highland Park car
there.
The Mems club of the Kansas avenue
Methodist church will meet tomorrow eve
nings at the home Of W. H. Boatright,
Mr. and Mrs d. L. Button, of 919 Van
Buren, street are spending a few days at
The Rev. X. II. Gordon of the Kansas
Avenue Methodist church went to Baldwin
last night to attend the commencement ex-
ereises Of the Baker university. Mr.. Cor
don is one of the examining board. He
will return Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs, John Ostrand have In
vited the Austin -snediker employees to
their country home this evening for a
strawberry feast.
Mrs. G. B. Miller of West Gordon street,
was taken to Kansas City this morning
where he will undergo q surgical operation
at University hospital.
A, NJ. Cross of Los Angeles Is in North
Topeka looking after property interests.
Mr.. Cross formerly lived on the North side
where he was engaged in the jewelry bus
mess. The family made their home at $40
Jackson street.
knocked down by ap automobile several
weeks ago when alighting from a street ca r
at the Union Pacific depot was taken to
the federal hospital at Leavenworth last
week. and is reported to be improving
rapidly. Captain Wentworth was at Stor-
mont hospital for two weeks following the
accident. Charles Gerteisen accom- panied
him to the Leavenworth hospital.
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pERsHING TO QUIT
Peaee-Time Work in Army Not
Active Enough.
Does Not Indicate Future Plans
After Retirement.

Washington, June Sunless a
situation arises that justifies him in
remaining in the army. General PERISH
ing will retire from active service
within a few months.
In a letter to Secretary Baker he
expressed the desire to return to civil
life. adding: 81 feel that after the
completion of the work contemplated
by the army reorganization act, 1
could rehnquish military duty without
detriment to the service and thus be
free to engage in something more
active
The general did not indicate the
nature of his future activities.
General Pershing assured Secretary
Baker that he would remain in the
service until work involved in the
carrying out of the army reorganiza-
added assurance that in any future
crisis he would be at the call of the
nation.
The generals letter TO Secretary
Baker, made public by Col. j. G..
Quekemeyer, his aide, follows:
"Dear Mr.. Secretary;
days ago. l wish to say that 1t has long
been my desire to return to civil life.
Turnout my military career 1 haveS been
very much occupied and the assignments
falling to my lot during recent years have
been more or less important.
at now appears that my duties are not
likely to be of a character that will re-
quire more than a portion of my time Tn
| der the circumstances, feel that after the
completion of the work contemplated by
| the army reorganization act, l could re-
linquish military duty without detrinent
to the service and thus be free to engage
! in something more active
| Therefore, unless n situation develops to
! justify my remaining, / contemplate TAX
| ing the step indicated within the next few
months.
| crisis or otherwise, | assure you, Mr.. Sec
rotary, that 1 shall stand ready to serve
my country in the future as L have in the
-, past
With great respect and high esteem, l
remain, very sincerely,
JOHN J. PERSHING."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-08
BOY BANDITS TO PEN
Heavy Sentences Melted Out to Three
Silver Lake Robbers.

From five to fifteen years in the
state penitentiary was the sentence
given late Monday afternoon by Judge
George H. Whitcomb to the three
youths implicated in the Silver Lake
robberies Friday night They pleaded
guilty to stealing a Ford ear from
Chester Hehner.
The youths are Vestef Mason. 10;
Wesley Mason, II, and John Ebrel. H..
all of Denver. Judge Whitcomb chose
TO commit them to the Penitentiary,
despite their youth, in view of the ma
ture and extent of the crimes they
had committed.
It is possible that, when they are
released from prison. the boys will be
rearFested on a federal warrant charg-
ing them with entering the postoffice
at Valencia, Kan, or with driving a
stolen automobile from enc state to
another. They admitted stealing an
Oldsmebile in North Platte, Neb., and
driving it into Kansas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-08
Pathos of the Presidency
BY BRUCE BARTON.

Chicago, June S.-General Wood
was going back to the hotel just as l
was returning from the counter where
/ had luncheon. l was walking, but
he rode in a car with three well
dressed men by his side. A crowd of
former postmasters and postma sters-
to-be gathered at the doorway to
watch him in and to hope that per-
haps the great mans smile might
chance to fall on them.
1 couldn't help wondering what
thoughts were running about in the
generals mind How does it feel to
have the greatest prize in the world
almost within ones reach2 How does
it feel to capture that prize? And
what if one almost has 1t and sees it
vanish away, what is the feeling then +?
There is a deep undercurrent of pa
thos here beneath the waving flags
and the hearty laughs and all the brill
liant smiles. For a dozen men want
1 thought of Webster and Calhoun
and Clay. all wanting the prize. All
seeing weaker men win it while the
great gift passed them by.
I thought of Baline dying broken
hearted of poor old Greeley. his head
on his desk and his great shoulders
shaken with sobs; of Sherman, whom
delegates voted for Garfield and passed
Sherman by. We take a long chance
when we say to our sons:
Anybody born in America may
grow up some day to be president" for
the presidency is a beautiful woman
on a tropical isle who is wooed by a
Thousand men Once in four or eight
years she takes a new spouse, but a
thousand watch her with longing eyes
and die without touching her hand.
1t is a railway car jamH1ed to the
doors but having only one seat At
each station the conductor enters the
car to take cut the bodies of those
who have died. and the others hang
hopefully on the straps. watching the
man in the seat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-08
KANSAS WHEAT IN GOOD SHAPE
Weather Has Been just Right-Yield
Will Be Extra Heavy.

Pratt, Kan, June S.-The wheat
crop in Pratt county is steadily I'M
proving under the present almost per-
feet weather conditions. A drive over
the country Sunday showed hundreds
of acres of fine wheat, not tall, but
high enough to bind and handle cas-
lily. The head is long and the berry
plump ana the straw has a healthy
color.
Wheat that was first thought to be
almost a failure is going to make a
half crop in many places. There are
many fields of fine wheat with q pros
peet of twenty-five bushels to the acre.
The east part of the country is SEEM
ingly better blessed with prospects
than the southwest but In that part of
the country where little or no rain fell
last fall there is going to be some
wheat.
Hundreds of harvester-thresher ma
chimes are being purchased. Several
were taken out of Pratt Saturday and
the smaller cities of the county are
selling all of these machines they can
get. The machines harvest and thresh
twenty acres daily and the wheat is
marketed at once. 1t requires but five
men to do all of the work. Purchas-
ers say the machines will revolution
ize the harvest labor question.
Germ is looking fine. A good stand
is evident and is growing fast. Hun
dreds of acres. perhaps 80 per cent
higher in acreage over the country
than last year. and it is being well
tended.
Harvest will not begin. much before
July l this wear
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-08
He IS CHANCELLOR
DR.. Ernest I'll. Lindley Is APP
pointed New X. Z. Head.
Idaho University President One
of Leading Educators.

The state board of administration
has announced the appointment of DR..
Ernest H. Lindley, president of the
University of Idaho since 1917, to the
ehancellorship of Kansas university.
Lindley's acceptance of the highest
educational position in Kansas was re-
ceived at the state house Monday af-
ternoOn.
Lindley was educated at Indiana.
Clark and Harvard universities Eand
studied in Europe. Before taking the
executive position as head of the Uni
versity of Idaho, Lindley was a pro-
fessor of business psychology. He
was Endorsed for the position by a
number of prominent educators. ac-
cording to members of the board of
administration. He has met and re-
iceived the Endorsement of the COM
mittee of fifteen members of the Kan
sas university faculty appointed to
cooperate with the board of admins
tration in selecting a new chancellor
Lindley takes the place left vacant
by the resignation OF Chancellor
Frank Strong. He will assume his
new duties in July
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-08
KANSAHs At CHICAGO
Five Women Among List of Dele
gates at the Republican Conven-
ton.

In the Republican national conven-
ton which eonyenes today in Chicago,
Kansas is represented by twenty dele
gates-two from each congressional
district and four deiegates-at-large.
The Kansas delegates were not in
structed by their constituents as to
whom they should support for the
presidential nomination.
Harvey Motter, of Olathe, state Re-
publican chairman. has been in Chi
cago since last Thursday and has pre-
pared a Kansas headquarters. The
state chairman has sent out the word
that the Sunflower state will be con-
spicuous enough to be duly recognized
in the big doin's" either outside or
inside the convention hall-the Coli
flowers and other kansas decora-
lions were dispatched to Motter a few
DAYS ago from the state house. The
Herington Ladies' band of thirty
pieces has been employed by the Re-
publican national COMMITTEES to help
furnish music during the course of the
convention.
Gov. H. J. Allen, who was selected
to make the nominating speech for
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, has been in
Chicago since last Friday, as also
have Fred Stanley Wichita, national
committeeman; Dave Mulvane, of To-
peka. and a number of other party
leaders of Kansas.
The Kansas list of delegates, on
which five Kansas women are listed as
alternates. follows:
Delegates-at-large: David W. Mulvaue
Topeka; Harley Motter, Ofathe Willis
J. Bailey, Atchinson: W. W. watson
Salina AHernates Mrs. Minnie Grin
stead, Liberal; Ralph w. Harris. Ottawa
First district: Frank Pomeroy, Holton
Frank Roberts, Oskaloosa. Alternates
Frank Grimes, Topeka; John Mccoy
second DISTRICT W. D. Wood, Kansa:
City: Frank w. Sponable, Paola. Alter
mates Mrs. Sennett Kirk, Gafnett; Mrs
Z. {. Thomas, Moran.
nute mr. CHARLES N. Hunt. Arkansas city
Aiternates: T. A. CurHoy Pittsburg
George Turner, Howard.
Fourth district: William Allen White
EmpOria; w. Il, Dalton, st George, Al
ternates: Mrs. L. T. Hnssey, Lyndon
Harry j. Taylor, Wabaunsee.
Fifth district: J. i. Lower, Washing
ton; Col. Fred Il. Kirkpatrick. Salina
Alternates: A. Q, Miller. Belleyillei Mrs
]. z, Scott. HeEington: 49,,
Sixth district: L. F. Mulahey. Hill city
Peter johnson, Jr.. Hays; G. f. Beasiey
Seventh district: w. Y. Morgan, Hutch,
inson: Thad c. Carver, Pratt, Alternates
John W. Sidlow, Fort Dodgei W. II. Levan
Eighth district: James H Stewart
ternates: w. +. Sehwinn CALDWELL; Mrs
+. o. johnson. Mcpherson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-08
FILES BANKRUPTCY PETITION

+ A petition in voluntary bankruptcy
was filed Monday afternoon in the
United States district court by v. o.
Johnson, cashier of the Aulne state
bank, now charged with embezzle-
ment.
Johnson listed assets amounting t.
$s3,51s and liabilities totaling $751;
033. About one-eigRth of the latter
amount is secured
A demand note payable to the Aulhe
State bank for $s4,e94 is the largest
single item among the unsecured
obligations. This is said to represent
approximately the shortage in John
sons accounts.
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CHAMP ON TRIAL
Jack Dempsey and Manager
Kearns in Court Today.
Face Federal Indictments for
Evasion of Draft Law.

San Francisco. June S.-Trial of
William Harrison (Jack) Dempsey,
champion heavyweight pugilist, and
his manager. Jack Kearns, on q
charge of consplring to evade the Sc
lective military service act was sched-
uled to begin today in the United
States district court here.
The indictment on which they are
brought to trial charges specifically
that as a result of the alleged con-
spiracy Dempsey falsely swore that
his mother, father and wife were
wholly dependent upon him and that
he thus obtained deferred classified
ton.
The federal grand jury returned the
Indictment following the appearance
before it of Mrs. Maxine Dempsey,
divorced wife of Dempsey.
Attorneys for the government have
announced she would be called as a
witness for the prosecution.
, The draft evasion charges against
William Harrison (Jack) Dempsey,
heavyweight champion boxer of the
world, and Jack Kearns, his manager.
were filed here in the United States
district court. The statute covering
them carries a maximum sentence of
three years and a 900 fine in Demp-
sey's case in the event of a convic-
ton. There are two charges resting
against him, one actual draft evasion
and the other conspiracy to effect
such evasion, The Kearns case is COW
| cred only by the latter charge.
On direct evasion charge Dempsey
can be given one and on the con-
| spifacy charge two years and a $4,000
| fine.
The indictments were returned Feb
ruary 81, following statements made
to the federal grand jury by Maxine
Wayne Dempsey divorced wife of the
pugilist, that he sought her sworn
| him in order to avoid military serv-
, ice, and has given such testimony
against her will. Subsequently she
retracted her charges in a signed af-
| hdavit submitted to the United States
district attorneys office here, but de-
spite such retraction the grand jury
returned the indictments.
The Dempseys were married in Salt
Lake City. Utah. Following the di-
vorce Mrs. Dempsey was employed in
dance hall in Wells, Nevada, and
made her charges from that place.
| Dempsey was charged with having
| falsely sworn that his father, mother,
widowed sister and her two children
! we're dependent upon him and that he
had contributed $40 a month each to
had lived with his wife for eighteen
| the draft board.
| .Kearns's part was alleged to have
been the coaching of Dempsey in his
| supposed act OF draft evasion. Both
denied emphatlcally that they sought
such evasion and introduced state
ments from draft board officials to
lsubstantiate their claims
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-08
FIRST BURGLARY IN YEARS,
Two Charged With Grand Larceny
Are Captured by Clay Center Sheriff.

Clay Center, June s.-Sheriff NJ E.
Need returned from Kansas City,
Kan, Friday afternoon. bringing with
him Charles Lewis and Glenn Stitt,
two alleged members, of a gang OF
thieves operating in Kansas and Mis-
souri,. Lewis and Stitt are charged
with burglarizing the MeInturf store
in Clifton in April. Need has been
on their trail ever since.
Part of the loot was found in their
rooms They are expected to plead
guilty TO a grand larceny charge.
Saturday morning they were ar
raigned before Justice Samuel Max
well, waived preliminary hearing and
were bound over to the next term of
the district court which convenes this
week.
This is the first case of burglary in
Clay county in years.