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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-24
PIGEON DERBY
Pratt City Druggist Has Birds In
 Rexall Contest


 Promptly at 10 o'clock tonight two homing pigeons will be set free by E. E. Gale of the Gale Drug Company Pratt City They will compete in the pigeon derby contest which will end at st. Louis. and where will also be the occa- sion of the meeting of druggists doing business within a radius of 300 miles or that city.
 The RexalI Company has large pigeon loft at St. Louis, where it has matched and trained thousands of homng pigeons Five thousands of them Will be released by the managers of the diff ferent drug stores throughout toe ter ritory before they leave for the annual convention.
 Two pigeons will be freed by each store and the pair getting to the con vention grounds first will be awarded the derby prize. In addition, the owner of the winning pair of pigeons will have his expenses paid, will receive SlOO III gold and will be given the pair of win ming pigeons. which will command handsome price anywhere.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-24
S15,000 FOR HURTS
Jury Makes Award for McElroy In
 Railroad Case

After being out twelve hours the jury in the case of W. P. McElroy, pro ami, against John Barton Payne. director general as agent of the Alabama Great Southern Railroad, brought in verdict for s15,00O The plaintiff who was brake man on a train of the defendant coAn- pany sustained the loss of the fingers on one hand and his knee was injured, in wreck last year. The plaintiff is nineteen years of age.
 Several non-jury suits were taken up yesterday when the fall term of the United States court completed it's dock ct. Several cases have been set on the equity docket which will be heard by JuGge w. l. Grubb today. Consent judgment in the amount of $6,000 was reached in the case of J. H. Cheney, administrator of ]. w. Shell. against the Illinois Central Railroad Company. St Louis, San Francisco Railway Com pany.
 A judgment by consent for s1,oo0 was also reached in the case of ]. IT. Cheney against the Illinois Central Railroad Company, St. Louis. San Francisco Railroad Company
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-24
|ANTESGfFRAGISTS
 ASSAILED BY COLBY
Accuses Them of Trying to &c., cure Statement Declaring
 Validity Is In Doubt
By Associated Press

Washington September 23.-Secretary Colby, in statement issued tonight, ac- cused the Tennessee anti-suffrage del- egation which recently called on him of attempting to obtain an official statement declaring the validity of Tennessee's ratification of the woman suffrage amendment in doubt because of the political effect such d statement might have in Connecticut and Mary land"
 Tt was obviously an improper thing for me to do," said Mr. Colby.s state- ment. and amounted to the use of the state department for anti-suffrage elec- tioneering."
 The Secretary's statement was issued as a denial to an article in New York newspaper declaring that the delega- tion had said that MT. Colby scored the ratification of the suffrage amendment saying its success was due to weak lings on Capitol Hill" Asserting this was utterly untrue" MT. Colby added that the Tennessee delegation appar- ently sought to impute to him things which I have never thought, much less said"
 They wished me-" declared the Sec retary's statement, Ito publish some statement in which an opinion was ex- pressly or impliedly conveyed that the action of the state of Tennessee was in- conclusive and that grave doubt existed as to the finality and legal effect of it's vote on the constitutional amendment ment.
 "On questioning them I discovered that their theory was that it would have political effect in Connecticut and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-24
]. M. GlLLESPY
Well-known Lawyer Passes Away
 Funeral Services Saturday

J. NJ. Gillespy. one of the oldest and best known lawyers of Birmingham, died yesterday at F o'clock, at his home in Glen Iris. He had been in poor health for about six months.
 MT. Gillespy, who was 6i years of age, was born at old Jonesboro and spent practically all of his life in Birmingham, where he practiced law for thirty-nine years, being a member of the firm of iillespy and Wilder.
 He is survived by his wife and two children, Mrs l.. W. Baldwin of Jack sorville. Fla, and Miss Ahce Gillespy, who is attending school at Tallahassee, Fla. He was a brother of Dr. J. $. Gillespy of Birmingham.
 The funeral services will be held a- n clock Saturday morning. Interment will be in Cedar Hill cemetery, Jones' boro. The active pallbearers wiN be T II, Spencer, J. X. Spencer, J. s. Gillespy, Jr., l. M Gillespy, Jr., T. o. Gillespy and J. M McConnell; honorary pal bearers Samuel Wilder E. J. Smyc:, R. B, Smyer, J. P. Stiles Cunningham Hickman, T. IT. Motion. W. M, Rockett Dr. E. M. Robinson. Dr. Georg. NJ For row. Robert Jemison Sr,, B. F. Tyler and j. T. Stokely
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-24
THE BIRMINGHAM AGEHERALD FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 24 1920

Maryland, and might cause either one of those states to vote differently on the subject of ratification if they but realized that the action in Tennessee was overshadowed by doubt as to it's true effect
 Tn other words, they wished to im- press upon Connecticut that it's actions we're not perfunctory and merely eN- pressive of a friendly sentiment 10 equal suffrage. but in view of the un- certainties which they wished to be given official emphasis with regard to Tennessee's action that it might be de- cisive as to the ratification.
 The Tennessee legislators went so far as to submit to me statement which met their specifications. It was obviously the improper thing for me to do and amounted to the use of the state department for anti-suffrage election eering. It required but little reflec- tion for me fo perceive this and quite naturally r decided against the issu- ance of any such statement
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-24
Sears S-Roebuck Price Cuts
 Range Up to SO Per Cent
 "Carry Lunch" Drive Is On
tContinued from Page one)

Tor, atoes, twenty five 10 fifty cehts; two and one-half to three cents.
 Coffee, five to twenty y-five cents; three cents.
 French pastry, twenty to thirty cents; eight cents.
 Potatoes, fifteen to fortw-fove cents; three cents.
 Bread and butter, five to twenty ceEts; three cents.
 John P. Thompson, owner of q chain of restaurants, replied toPole's state meQt by declaring that his restaurants last week served 964 S0S meals Ut a profit of one and three quarter cents each. This is substantially the same DIG fit made on 50,O0O,O0O meals served last year, he said. On the basis of MT. Thompsons fig ures, his restaurants earned s16,S73.39 last week and approximately sS75 ,0JO in 1919, which he said was his personal profit after all expenses were paid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-24
NO EARLY DECLINE
 IN CLOTHING SEEN

Chicago, September 23-Prices fer mems clothing will not come down more quickly than the high cost of materials and labor, and therefore no violent changes may be expected, declared Eli Strouse, president of the National Asso- citation of Colthing Manufacturers. be- for the National Association of Retail Clothers' convention here tonight.
 Mir. Strouse promised that the 20 to 25 per cent price cut announced by the tex tile manufacturers would be reflected in spring prices, but said that the cost of cloth is only one factor in the produc- ing of clothes. There has been no sign of reduction in excess of material, he said, and workers in the industry never would return to the low wage levels of the old days
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-24
PERSONAL

Benjamin L. Bugg of Atlanta, pres- dent of the Atlanta, Birmingham ard Atlantic railroad, and J. l.. Edwards, vice president, spent yesterday in Bir- mngham.
 F. B. Watson. of Chicago and Day ton, arrived in the city last night, and will participate in the balloon race A. Leo Stevens in the independent bal A. Leo Stevens in the independant bal loon "Elsie Delight"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-24
FRANKLIN PRICE CIT

Syracuse, N. Y.. September 2S,-Price reductions ranging from 171a to 211s per cent on all models of Franklin auto mobiles effective at once were announced today by H. H. Franklin, president of the company manufacturing these cars From a minimum of S,450 and a maximum of $l.350 prices are cut to $2400 to S3,690 under the new schedule.
 Wages will not be reduced, the an nnIincemenf said
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-24

were announced today by managers of the Borden Milk Company. Five plants in Illinois and Wisconsin will be closed. it is stated. A surplus of canned milk is given as the reason for the order.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-24
DEATHS

Mrs. M. NJ. HaIlman-The body of Mrs M. M. Hallman, age 19, who died last night at a local infirmary, will be sent to Ashland early this morning by Johns for burial. The deceased is survived by her husband.
 Gentry Bates-Age 63. died last night at the family residence, S225 First avenue. Funeral service this after noon at 3 o'clock from the residence. Interment at East Lake cemetery. Survived by widow and two sons. Amos saIIin--News has been received in the city of the death of Amos Fal- lin at Tampa, Fla, on Tuesday, after a brief illness of typhoid fever Re- mains will be brought to Brming- ham for interment. He is survived by his widow and baby, his parents, Mir. and Mrs. L. E. Sallin; a brother Emmons Sallin, and sister, Miss Lois Sallin of Birmingham.
 Mrs. Kathleen Ferguson HOlcOmb-Age 26, died at local infirmary late last night. Shes is survived by her hus- band. J. H. Holcomb; a young daugh- ter, Virginia. and three sisters, Mrs. Ruby Stallworth, Mrs. Bessie Carpen- ter and Miss Mamie Ferguson. Flu neral services will be held from the family residence. 1917 South Four teenth street. Hour to be announced later.
 W. G. Lunsford-The eighteen-month- old son of MT. and Mrs. w G. Luns- ford, Jr died yesterday at the fam fly residence. Sawyerville, Ala. Flu neral at Sawyerville Saturday. The deceased was a grandson of w. G. Lunsford of this city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-24
FOrGOOd of the
 Community

something.
 City folks are not so much disturbed by the big head as by nonchalance. Noise and bright lights are so omnipresent that they gradually conjure the false convic- ton that life without the din and the white ways is not worth while.
 But where do these folks go when they break down from the stir and the hustle and the rack of their nerve centers? They travel right back to nature just as fast as they can make 1t. They want to whiff the aroma of fresh milk again. They want to see calves and colts cavorting about their mothers. They wish to hear the music of the brook flashing over it's pebbly bottom.
 The countryman now and then wearies of the repose of his habitat. The calves, the colts, the young turkeys and even the music of the mocking bird have become monotonous. He needs little of the briskness, the alertness, the rapid transit of life in the cities.
 A fair furnishes mode for the mingl- ing of country and city. It is the common meeting ground of the men who till the soil and feed us and the men who make things in> factories that help the farmer carry on his mission. That country is best off where country and city folks oftenest meet and renew the common fellowship that nature founded.
 There has been a wonderful interest in pure bred live stock in Alabama the past several years. This interest is not by any naears confined to the countryman. Some of helargest stock farms in Alabama are owned by city men. Where did these city men gather their inspiration? At the state fairs
 The charm of the State Fair is that it is in the open It is great panorama of human effort and contact without the arti- fatalities of life. It is superb vehicle for throwing off the veneer and getting back to where we were when we were children and, being children, were happy with pos. session of the plain and simple things of life
 There is buoyancy about the State Fair. The informal comes to the fore automati- cally. Demure women and staid men will spontaneously come off their pedestals of dignity and do the little things in which there is real fun. An afternoon and a night at the State Fair promise more real enjoyment than several set dinner parties.
 No man. no woman has the right to miss great opportunities of seeing what other men and women in the state are doing for 1t in their several avenues of effort The city man is as much half-baked if he does not know something about the country and the countryman is half-baked if he does not know something about the city people who are performing their part in life.
 Best of all, the State Fair presents the opportunity of meeting friends who you have not seen in the passing months, per haps in the flying years.
 What a pleasure to run across friend from the city, one from the country, one from the old home town out in the sweet s open where men and women are their real selves.
 Unbuckle your city armor. Come out of your shell of din and noise and white lights. Go to the State Fair.
 CaVOrt a little If will not h,,yt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-24
ANNOuNCEMENTs

ANNOUNCEMENTS A BUSINESS PERSONALS t Buy that overcoat now and save Sl0. Marc Liux, 1911 1st Ave.
 AUTOMOBILES B ASTRONOMERS FOR SALE USED CARS
 SCRIPTS BOOTH. 1918 MODEL. 5 GOOD TIRES; JUST BEEN ovERHAULED AND REPRINTED, LOOKS LIKE NEW. s75O. CHANDLER DESPATCH, 1920 MODEL; JUST BEEN OvERHAULED
 NEW PIsToNs.
 RUN 5000 MILES. FOR QUICK SALE. $500.
 PACKARD s-4s, JUST BEEN ovERHAULED
 GOOD CORD TIRES THE IDEAL CAR FOR TAxIcAB; NEW TOP AND UPHoLsFERINa. s1.1oo BUICK COUPE. 1918 MODEL.
 PASSENGER;
 JUST BEEN PAINTED
 AND ovERHAULED: RUNS LIKE A NEW cAR; GOOD TIRES ALL AROUND. sl.soo. BIRMINGHAM MOTOR CO. AVE, c AND FIST ST. MAIN 4ss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-24
CHANDLER

PASSENGER. 1918 MODEL, WITH GOOD TIRES; MOTOR IN FIRST CLASS CONDITION; PAINT, TOP AND UPHoLsTER- ING IN GOOD SHAPE. THIS CAR IS A REAL BARGAIN AT THE PRICE WE ARE OFFERING IT. WHITMAN FLOYD MOTOR CO. 2s1 s. 2OTH ST. MAIN 2551.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-24
FLOUR PRICE REDUCED

Portland, Ore, September 23.-A redue- tion of 35 cents a barrel to $12.60 on pat ent Hours was put into effect by local millers today. It was the first change in the flour market since late last July,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-24

CANNED MILK SURPLUS
 Belvidere, ILL, September 23-Orders to cease buying milk after September 90
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-24
FORD TOURING CAR

Stolen Wednesday night from 3d
 ave, between 18th and 20th sts; en- zine No. 335266S. license No. 10305. Reward. Phone Main SSSO or CHA.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-28
cAMPBELL'S MILLS

Mir. and Mrs. Charles Pratt and son Ellery of Plainfeld were callers here Sunday.
 Mir. and Mrs. Warren Tanner and son accompanied by Charles Tanner. spent Sunday with Mrs. Tanners parents at Haddam.
 Mrs Mason Gray attended the hzutiz- ing at Jewett City Sunday.
 Mrs. George Tanner has returned from a weeks visit with her daughter at VII limantic
 Miss Marion Blakeslee spent the week end with friends att voluntown Center.
 George Tanner and family entertained Mir. and Mrs. Hary Holmes and children of Willimantic over the week end.
 Mason Gray recently purchased two nice COWS from E. B. Gallup.
 Charles A. Barber is working at Gailur & Congdon's sawmill
 Mir. and Mrs Dennis Richmond have moved from Washington, R. L. into tht house with Mrs. Richmond's parents. MT and Mrs. Charles A. Barber
 ". Master Thomas Brown and Mrs Brown. accompanied by Mir and Mrs. E B. Gallup. attended the Pomona grange meeting held at Abingdon Saturday Iast when there was a large attendance anG | fine program.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-28
NORTH STONINGrON

Time is a go-as-you- u-please in North Stonington. Most people. however, have set their clocks by the trolley cars, which have adopted daylight saving.
 The new world movement campaign was launched in the local churches Sun day.
 Miss Robinson, of Westerly, is a solo, ist in the Congregational church.
 Miss Marion White and Miss Ruby Swain each played the violin at the morning service in the Third Baptist church Sunday. A. Phillips Wallace played the cornet and Mrs. c. c. Gray was organist.
 Miss Maud Price, who teaches in Brockton, Mass, has been at her sum- mer home here for few days.
 Wilfred H. Nye is in town after pass ing the winter in Florida. 2
 Mrs. T. P. Norman and Miss Ella Nor man were guests part of last week of Mrs. Elmer B. Richmond, in Winfmantic r Mrs. E. O. Silver, of. East Orange N J., is to occupy a farmhouse in the town of Stonington, not far from Lords Point for the summer, coming May l.
 A speaking contest by pupils from the town schools will be held in Vince. Ter library Friday afternoon Miss Alb. by Denison of Westerly will sing. Mrs. J. W. Knappenberger of NiantiC is at the home of her sister, Mrs. J. D Avery, and will remain for time, while Mrs. Avery visits her daughter, Mrs. s Leonard Root, in Southport,
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-28
STAFFORD

Richard Pinney of Springfield is now associated with the Phoenix Woolen Go.
 A. F. Lyon was taken to the Johnson hospital last week for treatment.
 Mrs. B. A. Fox, who has been i'll with grip, is recovering.
 Mr and Mrs. Jerome Orcutt of Bridgeport were guests of Mrs. Julia Johnson for a few days recently.
 .. W. Robinson has been absent from his duties at the Phoenix woolen mill for several days on account of illness.
 Mrs. c IL Lord has returned to her h,rne after spending several weeks in c sal.ator'tm at Enfield ,whe e ste WIS treated f,r nervous breakdown. Miss Bessie Marchant and Raymond St Marie were married last week Tuesday morning at St. Edwards rectory at 7.30 taking the S.10 train immediately after the ceremony for short wedding trip Miss Edna Ensminger and Rene St. Marie were the attendants.
 Few people know of the interesting collection of stuffed birds owned by H Ramsden which he has been collecting fol several years. He has a state permit also one from the department of agricul lure. to collect birds, their nests ant eggs for scientific purposes only and tc l buy, sell and transport migratory birds The sermon subject at the Baptis church Sunday was A Prophecy of Jere miah AppIn able Today. Many were SOFT, 1 that this was the pastors last Sunda, l here as he begins work in his new fielt
 in Louis. S. C.. the first Sunday of May 1 Ngr and Mrs. Briggs have made man, 1 friends in Si afford who wish them tn,
 best success as they take up their ne I work
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-28

ited MT. and Mrs. William Burdick of Ashaway Sunday.
 A large number of members of the Methodist Sunday school gave George Lamb, superintendent of the school, a surprise party Friday evening on his birthday. Several of those present made brief addresses. which were followed by music and refreshments.
 MT. and Mrs. McCloy of Maiden, Mass, who have been guests of Mir and Mrs.
 harles Welch, are now visiting relatives in Westerly
 MT. and Mrs. c. L Fitch and daughter Rie have returned home after several weeks visit in the south. Nancy Hampstead council, No. II, D of A, of New London, has been invited to attend the roll call and 21st anniver. sary celebration of Liberty council, No l 8, to be held Wednesday evening, May 5 | in Mechanics hall. | Rev. Albany Smith. who has returned 1 to his home in the village. recently sold | his property and with his family vii make his home with Mir. and Mrs. W. A Fraser the coming summer. Miss Emma DaboH is reported danger | ously i'll.
 Mir. and Mrs. Henry Lang of Norwich were here Monday. | Sloop Tramp, Captain Divin, arrived fl port Monday morning from weeks triI of Nantucket.
 l MT. and Mrs. Carl Park of Providenc,
 were visiting friends here Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. A. C. Wasserman O
 Ston!ngton were callers here Sunday.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-28
DAVIS THEATRE TONIGHT.

In many instances when a play makes a hit in New York, the producing mana ger immediately casts two or three mors companies of the same play for the enc night stands and in the majority of cases the casts and productions are of an in- ferior quality. the play being sent on the road with no merit to it and only the record of the New York endorsement at its back to gull the theatregoing public in the smaller cities 10 purchase a sec ond grade attraction at first grade prices. The management relying on the New York run to, back up his play-the pub lie in nine out of ten cases are hood winked The above is a fair example of what happens in plays of today. How ever in the appearance tonight at the Davis theatre of William A Brady's ev- erlasting success Way Down East 1t may in justice be said that there is but one company playing this noted success and but one that has played it for the last 25 years. The production that appears here is the same in it's entirety that played all the larger cities and the scenic and electrical effects which fill two bag gage cars will be seen here also. The famous Cherry Pickers Quartette and the village choir, Edwin Dudley who plays Squire Bartlett, Dick Mack as Hi Holler, Hazel Began as Anna Moore and the entire original supporting cast of 25 artists. Get your tickets early as phone orders will not be held later than SEQ D. m.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-28
COLCHESTER

The annual meeting of the Congrega- tional church was held Saturday after noon atS o'clock The meeting was ad- journed for few days, for various req sons.
 The first train now leaves at o'clock instead of 7.20. The balance of the trains leave an hour earlier. Miss Kathryn Morgan, who has. been teaching in Stamford, is i'll with infiam- matory rheumatism at her home on upper Broadway.
 John O'Brien of East Hampton.is the
 guest of friends in town. Miss Rose Smith was caller in Am | ston Sunday. | The annual election for borough off, cials was held in Grange hall Tuesday I The polls opened at S,30 a. m. and closed at 2 p. m. At 2 o'clock the annual busi- | ness meeting was held to lay a tax and
 to hear the report of the committee on l lighting the borough for term of years ] The Home and School league met Mon- ! day afternoon in Academy hall A fine
 program by the pupils of the district
 schools was rendered. Thomas s. Clark was the guest ot | friends in Norwich Monday. l Clayton D. Barton and his brother ot
 East Hampton were visitors in town on l Monday.
 l Mrs Squires moved her household
 goods Monday from tenement in Daniel Goldberg's house on Lebanon avenue te the tenement in George Elderkin's house ] on South Main street 1 s. H. Kellogg of New Britain is the l guest of friends in town
 ! Colchester grange met in Grange hal ] Tuesday evening I William E. Adams of westchester was
 in town Monday. Mrs. Edgar A. Carrier of North West
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-28
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Fancy Dancing.

The dancing team of Haas anl Weav.
 CT will make their final appearances ir
 T. A. B. hall tonight. April 2S. This
 team is acknowledged by all Ieading
 dancing masters and critics so he the
 foremost terpsichorean artists of the country. They have danced in an the
 leading cabarets of New York, Includ- ing the Strand Roof Garden. vIero they wore starred for ten weeks straight. They will give an exhibition of fancy tail roo.n dancing which will incllde their latest Parisien Waltz, which is a very claslc number. and give the dancers a chance to show their grace anu east This dance was specially arranged for the artists by the Russian dancer,
 "Chalif." who is now on 5sth street, New York city.
 Their second number will be a whirl- wind one sted in which 1t is said t;le Ia- dies feet never touch the floor. She is ] in the air most of the time and lot of l spectacular acrobatic work is introduced, | also for a novelty they will show how the AShimming dance should be lnrder- ed"
 | This will positively be the last appear ance of this couple in any ball room fin | this country as they have signed con | tracts which call for their attention and
 all cancellations of their other public ap. | pearances.
 l There is no advance sale of tickets. aI | judging from past experiences UUNNN l tickets will be sold at the door. and l judging from past experience 1t would Dc advisable to be there early.