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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-02

Seldom indeed are performances by amateurs as entertaining as the Shrine musical comedy minstrcls given by Iamora temple at the Jefferson theatre last night. Naturally the house was filled with friends and we'll wishers, but it is safe to assume that before an audience composed en- tirely of strangers the meritorious features of this big Shrine show would have won as much applause and com
 mendation as it. received last night
 from crowd that taxed the capacity
 of the Jefferson.
 From the time the curtain rose on an impressive first part" staged and
 presented in professional style, it could
 be seen that the performance would
 be not only a success. but pro- nounced success. It is easy to judge
 an amateur show from the initial ap- pearance of the company, Last night there was little to indicate that the stage was not held by people who make burnt cork minstrelsy bread and butter affair." Particularly was this noticeable in the ensemble work of the company. the singing of the 1 ous song numbers. | Much of the success of the first par.
 was due to George c. Pound. who acted as interlocutor and Kept everyone keyed up 10 his best Mir. Pound was l a brisk interlocutor and the perform CTS, almost without exception, ac- quilted themselves creditably Mir. 1 Pound, by the way assisted by Glen navee Boucher. produced the opening spectacle, entitled "The Palace of Min strelsyp
 Rolla F. Beck, F.. P. Kirk patrick,
 Dave Moxley, Earl Ford. Albert A. stern and Abe H. Williams were the comedians. They told funny stories
 and sang funny songs after the ac- cepted manner of burnt cork enter
 taners- M. NJ. Deaderick Dave Mox- 1 ley. Earl Ford Albert A. Stern. George C. Pound. Major A. ", ChairseH Rolla
 F. Beck. Paul Beddow. Roy Summers, | F. II. Schillinger and Abe IT, Williams sang songs sentimental and humorous. | The soioists were good, but better still
 was the singing Of the company in the 1 choruses.
 1 Jack Derrick as the iazE dancer made Ia decided hit. MT. Derrick left noth-
 ing to be desired as a cabaret "shiinmy'' artist of the most advanced type. He is
 clever female impewonator The sing
 CTS included Henry J. Porter, Jr.. Herman | Rosenberg, Victor A. Burks, Henry F. Sickle r. c. Thurston. Earl c. Wolters-
 dorf. c. A. Bishop, C. D. Ellison, Dr. h. W. Montgomery, Forney Gay. David
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-02
BOUND OVER ON
 LARCENY CHARGE
Preliminary Hearing Before Judge Abernethy--Man and Woman Charged With Theft of
 Large Sum

After a preliminary hearing before Judge H. B. Abernethy of the Second di- vision of the municipal court yesterday afternoon, Charlie and El;. Blanton were bound over on $1 900 bond for hearing before the grand jury, or. charge Of grand larceny.
 The man and woman are charged by A U. McBrayer, manager of the hotel, with the theft of $1,50o from room at the U. $. hotel February l9.
 According to the story told at the court room of Judge Ahernethy yester- day. McBrayer has smal, need for the services of the court. It was alleged that the man and woman took the money from tine hotel on February 19, but that Mo Brayer found them res.t.y to leave the city the next morning and under threats the money was produced l 7 BSanton. It i5 also charged that McBrayer took a pistol from Blanton, which Blanton is tleged to have stolen from the U. 5. l iotel and beat Blanton over the head, Ind then calling the police, had him ar 0ested.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-02
HOW SERGT. SMITH
 GOT HIS TRAINING

Serxt. Ray Smith, the man who recently won d decision over Bob Martin, heavy weight champion of the A. E. F., was. until recently. member of the Knights Df Columbus flying squadron of boxers, which has given more than 1000 exhibi- tion bouts to men in military hospitals in and around New York.
 Smiths training as a K.-C. boxer con- uised of travelling from camp to camp and hospital to hospital. fighting hard, getting home late at night after one bout and getting up early the next day to travel to another camp for the next bout. He WAS always popular with the dough- boys, one reason being real battle scars and not the ring marks that he carries with him in his fights. Smith was wounded at the first great Yankee bat tle in France at Cantigny.
 Smith Is 24 years old, in the 17o-pound class.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-02
CASES PASSED IN
 CRIMINAL COURT

The trial of Grover c. Harper. charged with murder in the second degree. was passed by Judge II. P. Heflin to Wednes- day, on account of illness
 Other cases set for yesterday before Judge Heflin and passed to a later date are C. C. Wa ie and Ed O'Neili, charged with mayhem, and pr. J. D. Heacock. charged with murder, growing out of an automobile accident. The cases of Wade and O'Neill are set for April 26 and were passed because of illness of the defend- ant Dr. Heacock's case was passed. be- cause his attorney. J. II. Bankhead. was retained in the Blackburn litigation division of the circuit court this ~ee.s in the absence of Judge w E. Fort. whose week it was to serve.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-02

What effect the decision will have on Tennessee company developments in this district is not yet known. No official expression on that point has been forthcoming. and probably will not be until Judge Gary and the di- rectors shall have had an opportunity of studying the situation in the light of the court action.
 Pending the suit of the United States department of justice to dis solve the United States Steel Corpora tion and compel the return of the vari- ous properties to their former corpor-' ate owners, the Tennessee company, a subsidiary of the steel corporation. has expended several million dollars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-02
POET ESTABLISHES NEW GOLF RECORD

Pinehurst. N. C.. March 1.-(special) J. Edgar Guest. the poet. established new worlds record at Pinehurst today when he entered as the 31sth player to take bart in the opening session of the quail lying round in the annual spring tour nament at Pinehurst. The greatest num- Der of golfers that had previously taken part in single day of tournament play was s17. This record was established last year in this same event. sam Graham Dc Greenwich led the great field today by margin of four strokes with a round of 34- 4s-77. The second and concluding eighteen holes of the qualifying round will be played tcsnorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-02

After this month all business licenses in Birmingham that are not paid become delinquent.
 When April arrives a penalty of 10 per centum will be attached to each license. be it for store, manufacturer. practitioner or what not.
 Fifteen thousand people in Birming- ham are due to take out licenses for practicing their gainful occupations. Not half of them have yet paid
 What the license office is endeavor- ing to do is to get these people to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-02
HR. PHILLIPS BACK
 FROM MEETING OF NATIONAL EDUCATORS

pr. J. H. Phillips, superintendent nf Education Association, which was held attending the conference of the Natiocai Educational Association, which vas held last week in Cleveland, Ohio.
 pr. Phillips vas very r.uch impressed by the work done at the convention, and has brought seyeral new ideas back with him.
 There will be no meeting of the Bir- minghan board of education until the latter part of the month, because of the absence of John R. Hornady. city com missioner of sdueatien. At the next meet ing, however, several matters concerning the new high schools win be discussed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-02
M'QUEEN TO SPEAK
 AT KIWANIS CLUB

The address of J. w. Mcqueen on the steel and iron situation of the district will be the principal even of the Kiwanis luncheon today at the Tutwiier
 Harry C. Spillman of New York Cits will also address the kiwanians on .Handicaps and How to Overcome Them "A s The attendance prize to b6 Given at today'a luncheon wiii be the pSesent of R. G. McCarty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-02
PAY CITY LICENSES EARLY
 AND AVOID THE RUSH LATER

come in before the end of March, for the last two weeks of the month are due to see the office packed with peo pie. causing much extra work, and keeping busy men waiting for hours standing in line in order to get square with the city.
 James M. Jones, Jr. city comptroller, urges the merchants and others to square their license accounts now so that the congestion of the license of flee and last-minute rush of former years may. if possible. be avoided.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-02
PROVIDES FOR ONE EMERGENCY

This act made provision for one emer- gency, but left another unproVlded TOT. The governor is here specifically directed to call an election forthwith to hil the vacancy if the vacancy ctcurs more thah sfour months before a regular election, or if not more than 12o days nor less ,ha.' sixtv days before a regular election then tha special election was to be held on tbe same day. and further provision TOT 2 special election in event the vacansy occurred less than sixty days before sI regular election.
 But in the event of a vacancy occurring if could not be filed except by election of the people, and this left the state with- Tout full representation in the tniteo states Senate in the interim between ,iis dates of the office becoming Vacah, anu tbe election. To remedy this the legis- (Continued on Page Sixteen.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-02

probably upwards of $2o.0oo. 900, in the expansion and rebuilding of old plants and in the construction and develop naent of new ones.5 t5
 The old steel mill has been entirely rebuilt the blast furnaces at Ensley were replaced with new ones, bloom ing mill. plate mill, fabricating plant. by-product and coke oven batteries have been built and numerous coal and iron ore mines have been opened and many other developments put through. ,s,.
 The great shipbuilding plant of the Chickashaw Shipbuilding and Car Com pany at Mobile. a subsidiary of the Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad Company. also has been built during this period.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-02
REPRESENTED OLD SIXTH

He represented the old Sixth Ala : bama district in the lower house of Congress from 1887 until 1907. when he was elected to the United States Sentes Senate. Prom 1881 to 1885 he was warden of the state penitentiary at Wetumpka and many of the reforms he put into effect during his administered t.on have been followed to the present time
 E Born and reared in Marion. now La mar county. and educated in the rural schools of that county, he followed the occupation of farmer until called a. the beginning of the civil war in 1861,
 (Csatinued .. Fare Tweive)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-02
Supreme Court Decision
 in Steel Corporation Suit
 Caused No Surprise Here
President Crawford of Tennessee Company Declared He Was Delighted but Not Surprised. Effect on Future Developments in Birming
 ham District Not Known Here-An-
 nouncement Awaited With Interest.

Not much surprise manifested here yesterday at the decision of the United States court which held hat the United States Steel Corporation not trust and that its acquisition of the properties of the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad Company in 1907, not contrary to law.
 When asked of opinion decision President replied laI;~L+al
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-02
WHEN VACANCY OCCURS

"s Whenever q vacancy occurs in the office of senator of and from the state of Alabama in the Senate of the Cniten States, more than four months before general election, the governor or All bama shall forthwith order an election to he held by the qualified electors of the state. to elect a senator o. and from the state of Alabama to the United states Senate. for the unexpire1 term. l the va cancy occurs within l21 days of and be- fore sixty days of general election thS vacancy shall be filled at that election If the vacancy occurs within sixty days before a general election. the governor shall order a special election to be heiu on the first Tuesday after the lapse oi sixty days from and after the day on which the vacancy is known to the gov ernor. and the senator elected at such special election shall hold the onice TOT the unexpired term.
 "A The governor must give notice or an election of a senator, for the tuii term, in the same manner and at the same time that he gives notice of the election of representatives in Congress, and must give notice of special election to elect a senator for an unexpired term, Tn the same manner and for the same tune as is prescribed for special elections to fill n vacancy in the office of representative Tn Congress.
 ''5. All elections of senators must pc held in the same manner and by the same election officers as elections oi representatives in Congress are held, ana the returns thereof shall be made to- and canvassed by, and the result de- clared by the same officers who canvass the returns and declare the result oi elections of representatives in Congress.
 Became a law under Section l2 ol the constitution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-02
INSTALLATION OF
 DIRECTORY AT COURT
 HOUSE AUTHORIZED
Will Be Placed By Elevator on Each Floor and In Basement-Huey
 Presided at Meeting Yesterday

At the meeting yesterday of the county board of revenue resolution was adopted authorizing the installa. tion of directory for the county courthouse.
 The directory boards will he placed beside the central elevator on the basement and each or the three stories above County officials have been criticized for the lack of such a direc- tory and yesterday determined that the condition would be rcmedied at once.
 The meeting was presided over by Tom E.. Huey in the absence or Jerry Gwin. Members of the board an- rounced that MT. Gwin was rapidly recovering his health and would be in attendance at the board meetings in a few days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-02

Mia~ Mey, chRlrtie, the brilliant Enal1ah eathess 6eQ3es peW pevei. Lave's qaptls,r l1 TIC Aop- Hersi1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-02

Yanson contain the Indiana limestone.
 The picture has been shown to ths architectural departments of the Uni- versity of Michigan, Cornell. Harvard and Columbia University as well as a num- Ter of other colleges. Especially the CT gineers. architects, contractors and ma- chinery and manufacturers agents are expected to attend the meeting tonight. The exhibition will consume about forty five r4fnutes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-02
SENATOR BANKHEAD. BUILT MONUMENT ID
 HIMSELF IN STATE
 ON RIVERS AND ROAD

In Last Speech in Birming. ham, Aged Senator De clared Greatest Honor to Be Known as Friend
 of Waterways and
 Good Roads
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-02
GOVERNOR ID NAME . SENATOR ID FILL. VACANCY UNTIL AN
 ELECTION IS HELD
Act of 1915 Amended in 1919 Giving Executive Power to Fill Vacancy Until
 Election Takes Place
 Many Mentioned

When Senator John Hollis Bankhead died in Washington yesterday a vacancy was there by created in the United States Senate from Alabama that must be filled within a req sonable time. The law of the state relating to the subject di- rects the governor to call a spe- cial election forthwith to fill the vacancy if such vacancy oc- CUTS more than four months be- fore a regular election. As the next regular election will take place in November consider ably more than four months will elapse before it is held.
 The federal constitution by an amendment which became effective six or seven years ago provides that all Uited States senators must be elected by the people. Prior to that they were elected by the legislatures of their respective states.
 Until the passage of an act by the leg islature of 1915 there was no provision in law in Alabama fo- the election ot United States senators. and, it was not until September, 1919, that the legislature made provision for the appointment by the governor of senator to fill va cancy until an election could be held.
 This lack of legislation on the subject led to complications back in 1914 that de- prived the state of full representation in the Senate for a few rlorths, and until after the next regular election. This oc- cured following the death of the late Senator Joseph r. Johnston. At that time there was conflict between the federal and the state constitution, the former requiring senators to be elected by the people and the latter by the legislatures. When Senator Johnston died Governor O'Neal appointed Frank r. Glass to the vacancy but the Senate refuses to admit him. declaring that the federal constitu- ton did not permit the governor to make the appointment.
 ACT OF 1915
 That led to the passage of an act by the 1915 legislature providing for the election of United States senators by the people. This act reads as follows: General acts, 1915, pp 364-565.
 An act to provide for the election bS the people of senators of and from Ala bama in the Senate of tho Cnted States Be it enacted by the legislature ol Alabama: That at the general election to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1918, ane every six years thereafter, senator ol and from the state of Alabama in tn, Senate of the United States, shall De elected by the people for the term of SIX years, beginning on the 4th or March next, after his election.
 .2. That at the geenral election to p' held on the first Tuesday after the hrs Monday in November, 1920, and every siN years thereafter, senator Of and iron the state of Alabama m the senate ol the United States, shall be elected pl the people for the term of six years be ginning on the 4th day of March, next after his election.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-02
INSCRIPTION ON STONE

"When I have ended my career here on earth., he declared, "I want n simple stone, bearing the inscrip- tion, He was 8 friend of good roads and river transpOrtatiOn,' erected at my head. That is honor enough, and the greatest honor that I could
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-02

tContinued on Page sixteeno
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-06-22
.MUR,RY NEWS.

Mrs. william Hess and children,
Miss Zelma, Richard and Bruce saw
I the Rhoda Royal Saturday.
Mr.. Harmon OF near Clarksourg Is
here the guest Of his brother and
family Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Harmon.
Alya Harris and little daughter
Zelma we're visiting friends IN Far
mont Saturday.
Miss George Martin Of Riyesyilie
vas the guest Of Miss Stella Harris
recently.
MIS-. Carl swisher left last evening
for Beechwood to be the guest Of her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Won OF
that place. r,
Mrs. Levi Grendel and two children
| Erwina and Virginia were the guest
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lonnie Sapp THURS
day.
| the guest Of her aunt Mrs. R. W. KS
uer Saturday.
Ralph Morris, Of Pittsburgh was
here recently looking after business
matters. :.
! Miss Minnie Kisner is. the guest OF
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-06-22
Realty Deeds Ars
Filed for Record

The following deeds have been filed
with County Clerk a. G. Martin:
Martha Ellen Spider to Charles ",
Robinson. one-half interest in a lot
In Wood Lawn cemetery. 81.
G. B. Obey. trustee 10 the Monon-
glheia railway company a parcel Of
land on Merchant ST eet in the city Of
Fai1nont. Consideration 81.
Clarence. J. Dicken and wife 10 H.
F. Halterman a parcel Of land in the
Harr addition to the city Of Eairmont
Consideration $3.50.
John G. Prichard and wife to Hall
Garage company a parcel Of land on
Morgantown avenue in the city OF
Fsirmont. Consideration $325u.
Madison S. Smith and wife 10 Ida o.
Miller ct al. the Pittsburgh vein Of
coal underlying a parcel Of land on
Pharoah's Run In Paw Paw district.
Consideration 81.
Emma J. Helm to Darl S. Tetrick a
parcel Of land on Little Blngamon
Creek in Lincoln district. Considera-
ton $500.
Martha Ellen snider to Grace Rob
inson Barnes, o parcel Of land in the
Fairmont Development company's ad-
dition to the city Of Fairmolt. Consid-
eraticn $40.
Mabel Hall Starkey and husband to
N. Grace Hall, a parcel Of land in the
Eighth ward cf the city Of FairmontD
Considerable! $4,000.
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thet brother and family NJ. md Mrs
Clyde Nsner Of Height.
HI. and Mrs. Roy TerrL 81 Smith;
town Is here the guest Of relatives.
Z SIN. Ferral vas business visitor
In Fairmon. Saturday.
Martin Morris transacted business
| in Falrmont recently IN the interest
OF the Consolidation Coal Co.
James Proctor was among the city
visitors recently. 49,.
Otis Murphy transacted business
matters in Fairmont recently.
z. B. Harris Of Morgantown was
looking after his business interests
tere Thursday.
Thomas Duncan Of Wheeling trans
acted business here Friday.
Chas. Fowler and children Coy and
Sartorris we're the guests Of friends
in Morgantown Thursday. They were
accompanied by George Fisher.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-06-22
LICENSE TAX NOTICE I

State License are required 1ot els
ing house Or restaurant; bowling 4
ley, pool or billiard table; drug
theaters, shooting gallery slAtitlk
rink. etc; peddler;; aucttoneer se9l
estate agent, stock broker, llcng
broker. GAVIN broker; patent Elg1ie
sewing machines, organs ltgntnili +:
rods, books, ETC.; tobacco and cis,4
cts; junk dealer; pistols, reNnly
etc; house boat; slot machine nB
automatic device for music pictures
weights, ETC: collection agency PM:
lie park; labor agency; fortune stelg
Ter soft drinks, etc, etc.
All persons holding State Eleet1s
enumerated above must rc1ew sslne
for the fiscal year beginning july
Isl, 1929. and pay the tx before Jun
Isl. 1926; II paid after such tnts pen
atty will be added at rate Of ten p'
centun Der month. Persons about -
engage IN such business mutt teclll
llcerSc and pay the ta1 belors dong
- a. G. MARTIN
62c.2I29 Clerk County Co1f
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-06-22
Decorated Graves.

II has been arranged by the |. O
o. II. lodges at Enterprise and Worth
ington TO decorate the graves Of De.
ceased brothers on Sunday last bul
the heavy down pour OF rain all Dag
caused the services TO be abandoned
However, a committee from the
Worthington lodge went TO Enterprise
and decorated the graves Of their de.
ceased members buried in the !. 0. o.
.. cemetery at that place.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-06-22
Rootlecojers Here,

Is commonly reported that a
Eminent resident Of Fairmont who
lengaged III the bootlegging busi-
JIs made a visit to Worthington one
.Zkht last week and supplied the
tiirsty with all they wanted at the
,fate Of ten bucks per pint. More In.
formation will be revealed in regard
70 his visit about the time the next
grand Jury meets
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SPECIAL. NOTICE:


UNITED STATES OF AldERlCA 81
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF Test
VIRGINIA. IS: Z
In the United States District Curt
in and for said District In ne mt
Howard R. Booth. BANKRUPT
| No. 1874 in Bankruptcy. Z g 3 ~ e Z &
Petition for Discharge. =: z
To the Honorable Alison g. payices
Judge OF the District Court % ~
United States for the Northern ms
trict Of West Virginia: 20 & ( XXI
Howard R. Booth. 81 ManninEt11.
| in the County Of Marion and St1ie
OF West Virginia, In said 5Dissrlcl'
respectfully represents that on e
/! 18th day Of April, last past BE ~
! duly adjudged aSbankrupt undet ne
acts Of Congress relating 70 napk
Fuptcy; that he has duly surTendesld
| all his property and rlshts OF Prod
erty, and has fully complied with ~
the requirements Of said acts and q
orders Of the court touching his h11l
ruptcy.
be decreed by the Court to have { l1ll
discharge from all debts prpya6le
against his estate under said hanks
rupt acts, except such debts 9 ~
excepted BY law from such discharge
Dated this LIST day Of June,
1920. S q q.
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|AdlaillistFato tors And
Guardians Named

B. D. Salteriield has been named
guardian Of Martha Satterfield. infant
heir Of 3. D. Sattert!eld. Bond o.
$500 furnished.
Sarah Martin has been appointed
guardian OF George N. Martin. infan.
heir Of ". R. Martin. Bond OF sl,40O
furnished.
Ira Miller has been appointed ad.
ministrator Of the personal estate Of
the late c. Bruce Miller. Bond Of
$1,000 furnished.