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Evening journal., 1920-03-25
YEARS WORK ON
DOVER DISTRICT
Continued from Pare Elgh..

which was a greatly needed improve
ment at a cost OF $500, and now there
is light on the subject even when the
superintendent breaches
Others report Improvements as fol-
lows< Seaford Circuit. $3.50; Federals-
burg. 1896: Houston $500; Hurlock,
$3.50; Church Creek, 1899; Bethel. 1898
Greenwood, $500; Millsboro, 1929; Reho-
both, e256; Wyoming. $3.50; Armory and
Asbury. s225: Canterbury, s2i0; Mt.
Pleasant, si75; Magnolia, $685. Crapo,
$780,
smaller amounts reported total
s39e. making si5si2 for the district
thiseyear.
Not very mucA has been done IN
the way Of debt plying. probably due
10 the pressure on US financially In
the centenary drive The payment OF
$500 on debts this year by the people
cf Glendale marks TN completion Of
church enterprise which two years
ago seemed an impossible task. The
record shows that they spent in this
project si5.0s7. and thsre is not dol
lar OF debt left on this beautiful little
church today.
Harrington has paid the last dollar
Of debt on Their splendid parsonage
home, amounting to Si.400. This was
accomplished through thu untirlng ef-
forts OF their pastor and the liberallty
Of the people. Georgetown has also
lifted their debt on the semi-mansion
in which dwells the shepherd OF that
loyal flock: amount si.6i8
Cambridge. led by their busy. ever
working pastor. is heroically deal ng
with their debt, and have paid this
year S7.239 Wyoming, $3.50; Zoar, si27.
Other debts amounting to sos have
been reported, making a total for the
district OF Sii, ,263.
The Wesley Collegiate Institute IS
having very prosperous year under
the efficient management OF the ,ppcsi-
dent Dr. Henry G Budd. There are
$50 students enrolled. and i3 OF these
are min sierial for which fact
We are very glad improvements
have been made 70 the building within
and without The exterior has been
painted that is. the woodwork, fro
escape installed at the rear Of the boys
-
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building which made pract cable the
taking out OF back stairway, thus
making available two rooms which had
hitherto been OF little use A reading
room has been fltted up with mission
furniture and electric lights Installed.
The Scott Library has been rcmodeled
by Henry p. Scott, OF Wilmington, In
memory of his grandfather, Bishop
Scott. Arley d. Magee. the treasurer
OF the institute, reports that up to
March 9. 1920. Si3i ,s22 65 have been re-
ceived on the endowment fund. This Is
a splendid showing and assures the
perpetuation OF the institution free
nom embarrassing financial problems
AN Epworth League Institute was
held at Wesley COLLEGIATE Institute dur
ing the summer, and was more largely
attended than the one last year. We
need general revival OF Epworth
League activities. May II speedily come.
The ministers Of Dover district have
been true TO their trust. Not so much
has been accomplished as we have de-
youtly and ardently hoped and prayed
might be. yet l am sure this failure. If
Il may be>accounted failure at all
who can tell ?-has In no sense been
due to any lack of fidelity or devotion
on the part Of the men who have led
the way know. as perhaps no man IN
the entire Conference knows the prob
lens which these men have confronted,
the hard places over which they have
fought. ! know something Of their
anxious toll-flled days, and ! honor
them for their devotion to the tasks
II would be my pleasure TO speak OF
some OF them by name-men who have
been nv very right hand and have ac-
complished tasks which have seemed
almost beyond human possibllity.-but
you know that 1t Is said. comparisons
are odlous' and even comparison by i'm
plication may not be altogether Just
Some OF the men who have not risen
to the heights OF success may have
done even more difficult work than
those who have fought their way over
the top know the men have tried,
Evening journal., 1920-03-25
IF YOU WANT FISH,
BETTER GET 'EM NOW

Joseph Grussemeyer, wagon man OF the
local police force. admitted by his COM
rades TO BE- the champion fisherman OF
the force, accompanied by Special ON
Ger Elijah Lynch VIII leave on April 3,
to hunt the festive flsh In their native
lair, In the wild and raging waters Of
The Chesapeake and Delaware Canal.
Mr.. Grussemeyer has bought large
amount OF surplus fishing tackle and ls
taking orders for fish among the mem
bers OF the force lie will give his new In
vention, The submarine bait, known as
"U-o3,' a try out and expresses himself
confident OF being able to catch enough
OF The elusive flnny tribe TO keep the
members OF The police department sup
piled for some months to come.
Sergeant Edwin G.. Lewis Is also gel
ting himself In readiness for the sea-
sons fishing, and owing TO his success
with minnov tait in previous seasons,
has provided a sufficient quantity TO
feed all the ducks In the county.
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~GetsIt- Makes Them Loosen Up So
They Lift OF PaIrIess,y.

There's no nort pain amer few drops
of "Gciy-3.T lards upon corr or caiius and
instantly df.rS
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Oscar Potts, of No. 1928 Poplar street.
is visiting friends In Philadelphia.
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tried hard. 1t has been my supreme
pleasure TO work side by side with
them In these days which have tried
mems sc'ls, and have found them
trne. Ny the great Head OF the
Church bless them as they face, under
His grace. another year OF privilege and
opportunity; as they enter upon an
other days work for our King.
Evening journal., 1920-03-25

Ernest BONES has returned TO this
city after spending month at Miami
and Palm Beach. Fla,
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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

E. s. Petze and Charles L. Petze.
sons OF Charles L. Pctzc OF the Hc'el
dupont. have returned TO their home
for the Easter holidays after comple!-
Ing the second term OF ihe year at
Pennsylvania Military College.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard A. Yerkes, who
have been spending some time IN Paris,
will go to England this week They
are expected 20 return home during
Easter week.
Miss Alice Candee VIII spend the
weekend In Washington.
Miss ElInor vandergrift Is visiting In
Washington.
Howard Albert Dewey. OF No. 30i
East Thlrileth street, Is spending the
week In Washington.
Mrs. Preston Lea and Miss Louise
Lea, who have been In Florida for
some time, have returned home.
Oscar Potts, OF No. 1923 Poplar street.
is visiting friends In Philadelphia.
Mrs. James Bailey, OF No. 1903 Della
ware avenue, has returned from Miami,
Fla, where she passed the latter
months OF the winter season.
Evening journal., 1920-03-25

Your faithful servant-the want ad--
ready TO serve you at moments no
tice.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1920-03-25

Joseph johnson. OF Edgc Moor, and
a party OF friends VIII spend the week
end motoring in Virginia.
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or four weeks with Mrs. BaIly In
Miami. has returned home.
Evening journal., 1920-03-25

Mrs. J. Ralph BaIly. WHO spent three
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-04

place has been made in this display for pigeons, rabbits and guinea pigs.
 A large number of prizes have been offered for the best entries in the va rious classifications.
 In the chicken department first second and third prizes of $z. $1 and 50 cents have been offered for the best cock, cockereL hen, bullet and hen of seven American varieties, three Asiatic kinds, six Mediterranean breeds, and five English varieties. Similar prizes are offered for a half dozen varieties of bantams. Three kinds of turkey cocks, hens, cokerels and bullets will be awarded $2, s1 and 50-cent prizes, and similar prizes will go for old and young drakes and old and young ducks of four kinds. Old and young Tou- louse geese and ganders and old and young Emden geese and ganders will be awarded first, second and third prizes of s2, $1 and 50 cents.
 Among the pigeons first and sec- ond prizes of 75 and 50 cents will be awarded for cocks and hens of twenty varieties.
 First and Second prizes of sz and s1 will be paid for the best male and female guinea pigs. New Zeland bucks and does, both old and young, and Bel gian bucks and does, old and young, will receive first and second prizes of g and $1 in the rabbit show.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-04
GENERAL DISAPPROVAL OF COMBINATION RATES
 EXPRESSED IN REPORT
By Assoeiatsa Press

Washington, September 3.-General dis approval of combination rates based on distances eas. and west of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers was expressed in a tentative report submitted to the inter state commerce commission today by Examiner William A. Bisque- The report was drafted in connection with complaint filed by the Intermediate Rate Associa- tion relative to class and commodity rates to Pacific coast cities and the ntermountain territory from points east of the Rocky mountains. >
 The disapproval expressed by the ex- aminer if adopted by the commission would result in a complete change in the method of establishing freight rates throughout the country.
 The combination basis ordinarily is abnormal, unnatural. unscientific and some may say unAmerican." Examiner Bisque's report said "The carriers should be regarded more and more as one national system and the day may not be far distant when we should pro- ceed to the establishment of joint through class and commodity rates, sub- stantially lower than the combination of locals, between practically all points in the country"
 The report added that tonnage through the Panama canal was increasing at such rapid rate as to "cause one to believe within a comparatively short space of time it will reach point where it will be felt in a serious loss of tonnage handled by the rail lines unless they have in force appropriate measures to meet the situation"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-04
 NOMINATE WOMEN Presidential Electors N0mi- hated At State Convention
 of Prohibition Party

| Women having been granted equal po- litical rights with men, the prohibition party in it's state convention held yester- day in the Hillman hotel nominated two women as presidential electors, Miss Ab- bic Jackson, prominent young busi- ness woman. of this city, and Mrs. J. w. Self of Mount Pinson.
 The complete list of the electors chosen is as follows:
 D. IN. Tally, Trussville; pr. E. C. An
 derson, Anniston; W. c. McMahan, Hef- lin; Hon. J. B. Albritton. Bellwood; A
 H. Wiltshire, Birmingham: D. H. Wa ters, Birmingham; w. A. Jones. Boyiesi w.. J. Heaton, Inglenook; Miss Aobie Jackson, Birmingham; Mrs. J. w. Self Mount Pinson; s. E. Tomlinson and E E. Mum, Birmingham.
 In the declaration of principles adopted yesterday the state prohibition parry gave thanks for the victory over the liquor traffic and urges continued effort to see that the provisions of the eiSn.- eenth amendment are enforced. They urge the prohibitionists to vote for the presidential candidate on the prohibition ticket; congratulate the wom-
 en on securing the ballot; oppose univer- sal military training; deplore prevalence of divorce; advocate more rigid censor ship of movies, and oppose encroach'
 ment on principle of separation of church and state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-04
HEALTH OFFICIALS
 OF COUNTY TO ATTEND
 ANNUAL CONVENTION

pr. J. F. Bowling. count .yhealth off cer. and Lew H. SaTter, county sani- tary engineer. will attend the annual convention of the health association to be held in San Francisco the week. be- ginning September 13 at the expense Of the county. Resolutions to this effect were passed by the board of revenue at a meeting yesterday following lengthy discussion. It is estimated that the trip will cost s700, the expenses of Dr. Dow ling coming from the geenral fund ani those of MT. Salter out of the sanitary fund. Jefferson county's representatives will leave Monday for San Francisco.
 A committee from Palosfi Flat Creek and Porter appeared before the board and requested it to build a bridge across the ,Warrier on the Lower road. It was pointed out that they were endeavoring to have this road chosen as the state highway, and if they could go to the state highway commission with the as- surance that the board of reyenue of Jefferson county would erect the bridge. they felt sure, they could secure the highway It was agreed by the board that the bridge would be constructed when the money was available.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-04
URGES NEGROES HERE
 TO AVOID STRIKES
Rev. Hunt, ''New Era" Secretary,
 Sends Open Letter

Rev. W. H. Hunt, secretary Of the New Era Convention of Alabama. urges the negro coal miners to avoid strikes. He particularly tells them that what they are to gain in this strike may be judged from what they have gained in past coal strikes" In an open letter to the negro miners. he says:
 Tn view of the fact that there has been a general strike ordered by John L. Lewis the president of the United Mine Workers of America. we appeal to you as men and brethren to use your best judgment in the time of this crisis. We presume that seventy-five per cent of the miners of Alabama are colored; and the service which they render at this work not only benefits them but also benefits the entire public. l am sure that this service is much appre- ciated by all. What you are to gain in this strike is to be judged by what you have gained ih the past strikes.
 More or less, the past will set stan dard for the future. We are in sympa- thy with both the miners and the opcr- ators. but when we look over the coal fields of Alabama and see the great changes which have taken place in the last few years, we feel that the changes have been for the betterment of all. However. there may still exist condi- tions which are not satisfactory to the miner nor to the operator. yet we feel that at this particular time we should not be wearied in well doing. because living wages seem to exist now and especially in Alabama We are sure when servants of today begin to look after the welfare of the masters and the masters begin to look after the welfare of the servants there will be less trouble between labor and capital"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-04

Bessemer. September 3.-(SpeciaL)- The largest number of Bessemer women who have registered at one time regis tered Friday. Parties of representative women went up to Birmingham for this purpose, some in automobiles, some on the street cars; all anxious to avail themselves of the opportunity to regis ter before the books were closed. Con spicuous among this number were sew eral very young women just old enough to register and one who was eighty years old. This last was Mrs. B. A. Mickle, who was as enthusiastic over registering as the youngest woman. Mrs. Mickle, it will be remembered, was one of the first women in. Besse- mer to register for war service when the call came. She had the privilege of serving her country in the Civil war and may be one of the first women to serve her state with her vote.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-04
BIRTHDAY PARTY

The L. S. c. Club gave a surprise par ty Wednesday evening for Miss Linnie Mae Lipscomb at her home, this being her occasion of her birthday. The young men presented her with beauti- full manicure set and the girls box ot stationery. Games and progressive con.
 versa tion were enjoyed, after which the guests enjoyed refreshments. Cutting of the birthday cake was pleasant feature of the evening. Miss Ruth Gees ling cut the dime; William Bainbridge the thimble, and William Dill won the prize for guessing what wasin the cen ter of the cake. Tho following guests were present. Misses Gertrude Strauss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-04
RETAIL MERCHANTS

The Retail Merchants Association of the city spent Friday afternoon waging an intensive campaign for members, They hope to enlist in the organization not only the merchants of the city, but the merchants of the entire district. Chairman J. W. Leggett and the direc- tors of the association are very enhtu- siastic in forming large association here. After the activities of the after noon's campaign, a meeting was held at the inferior court room when reports were made and the business of facomplet- ing the organization of the association was taken up. Ira F. Randall of Sir mingham and George s. Hamm of Tal- ladega were the speakers.
 As an outcome of the mass meeting held Thursday evening in the interest of the location of the Baptist hospital in Bessemer, the members of the Besse- mer committee feel very optimistic. The committee for awarding the hospital will meet in Birmingham September 13 and it is hoped that Bessemer's proposi- tions will be regarded favorably.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-04
REVIVAL TO START

Much interest is being manifested in the revival which will begin Sunday at the First Christian Church. A special musical programme has been prepared by the choir for each evening service. The Rev. E. H. Hutchinson will preach day his subject for the morning service being. The sRythm of Service." and for the evening, Lost Christ"
 The Rev. R. N. Simpson of the First Christian Church, Birmingham, will have charge of the revival after Sunday even Ing for the next two weeks. During the first week there will be services only in the evening. The public is invited to at tend all these services.
 The Bessemer Shrine Club will hold a meeting Sunday afternoon at 2:3o o'clock at the Masonic hall. All members are urged to attend as matters of importance will be discussed
 The Rev. [. A. Hurst, assisted by the Rev. Cecil of Gainesville, Tenn, Is con- ducting revival services at the Jonesboro Baptist Church, and is meeting with splendid success. Regular services are held in the morning at Il o'clock and in the evening at 7:30.
 L. H. Baker, who is a former resident of Bessemer arrived in the city Friday to be the guests of friends.
 MT. and Mrs o. L. Lowe left Thursday for Shelbyville, Tenn, where they will visit friends.
 Miss Mamie Bradshaw. who has been the guest of her sister, Mrs. B. C. J Jones' left Wednesday for her home in Liv- >ingston, accompanied by little Robert Jones.
 Mrs Sam Starks of Troy arrived Thurs day to be the guest of her sister, Mrs. George Harrison.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-04
For the Good of
 the Community

THE ways of trade differ as the ways of other things.
 The manufacturers of pig iron sell their furnace production as far as year ahead of delivery at an agreed price. This price is expected to be paid as per contract.
 The shoe salesman comes in the spring with his styles for fall. The merchant buys six months prior to delivery at specified price and that is the price which he pays when the shoes are received.
 The clothing merchant purchases in like manner Nails and wire are contract ed for many months ahead of the time prescribed for their leaving the mill yards.
 In all these instances the man buys the actual stuff at stated price and he ex- poets the stuff at that stated price at speci- fled periods
 The pig iron manufacturers are so jeal- ous of the stability of the market that they will not sell to non-consumers. The dear est friend of Birmingham iron producer could not place an order for thousand tons of iron to be held for speculative pur-' poses. N -.se.s. s ssaas .sas%alss ssa4ss
 Iron and steel men have so hedged in their business that the gambler cannot touch it with forty foot pole.
 One turns to cotton and comes across this unique assortment of data:I
 On Thursday spot cotton, real cotton actually changing hands in the open mar ket that day, sold for 3175. y
 On the same day the New York Cotton Exchange registered these, closing prices: As~a
 October-26.95.
 December-2525. January-24.50.
 March-24.30. l.
 May-2400.
 That is remarkable graduation of prices on staple product of daily, weekly and yearly consumption. The especially unique thing about it is that, just as soon as cotton gets out of the atmosphere of actual current barter and sale, it takes tumble of 1.6O cents per pound. The other unique thing is that the further away from the present that the exchange prices run, the lower is the exchange quotation. The exchange as much as says that by next May cotton will be selling at 24 cents, which is 7.75 cents less than what it actually sold for on Thursday. a
 Operators of cotton exchanges agree that it is absurd to even dream of 24-cent cotton next May. That being the case, the unsophisticated asks himself why such foolish figures. He goes further than this; his inquiring, if untutored mind, asks : why the forward price of cotton is so won derfully and uniformly pressed down and held down in the exchange.
 But the producer turns from this riddle to the small carry-over for the season; to the mexampled activity of cotton mills during the past year; to the world need of cotton; to the real recovery of milling ca pacity in France England and Belgium; to the resumption of many cotton mills that but recently went idle; to the profits of operation of mills in the mast tuyn years
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-04
OOD PR|ZESFOR POULTRY EXHIBITS
|Hte Fair to Have Large Pet Stock Department Here
 x This Fall

and sbroilers Ion the hoof," ttA whole droves of downy py and many perfectly dinner, still in the wild Fere. will be very much the poultry exhibition Alabama State Fair, ad at the fair grounds am October 4 to g.
 Thanksgiving and Years feasts, tod, eyes 7of visitors, D and fat geese Then, too, there
 poultry, and a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-04

The Axe-Herald maintains sps-
 cial representatives h Bssssnsr.
 Mrs. H. L. Bafns is eorrsspoaA- ent, to whom news iteu,s should
 be given Phone Bessemer 61z-J. E. Moore. Phone Bessener 697.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-04

Clara Ebert, Helen Veitch. Edna Love- lace, Mable Adams, Pocahontas Hurst and Messrs. Fritz Cannon. Paul Sulli- van. Sidney Kartus, J. B. Boyd, Will and George Bainbridge.
 Miss Helen Drum entertained a mum . Der of her friends at a moonlight picnic on Wednesday evening. The party drove out to Princes Springs, where supper was served. The party returned by West Lake and enjoyed dancing and, after a ride was enjoyed, returned to the home of the hostess, who served water melons to her guests. The party was chaperoned by Mr. nd Mrs. Drum.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-16
Chicago Suicide Is
Identified as Missing
Ex-SaiIor From Wayne

Wayne, Neb., April Is. = (Spe-
cial, l,)-Similarhy of the initials of
their SON, who disappeared from his
home April 5, and the initials found
on the clothing Of an unidentified
man who police said had taken his
own life in Chicago April 8, led>Mr.
and Mrs. ]. M. Johnson OF Wake
field TO go to Chicago, where they
identified the body as their son,
Clarence R. Johnson.
Newspaper dispatches told of
police finding the body in a room
ing house with a gas jet open and
the only identification marks being
the initials C. R. J. on the clothing.
The son, Clarence R. Johnson, %
years old, had left Wayne, where he
was employed in the clothing store
of Fred Blair, without telling any
one of his intention of leaving the
city
Mr.. Johnson served % months in
the navy during the war and on his
return accepted the clerical position
and apparently was satisfied and
happy. No explanation for his act
could be given by either his parents
or employer
The body was taken to Sioux City
for burial by the parents.