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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-10
TEN-Y YEAR FREIGHT ENTIRE COMMISSION
 BATTLE |S ENDED ID BE CANDIDATES
 LOWER RATES MADE FOR ANOTHER TERM
Burruss Starts Fight By An nouncing for Presidency of City Commission to Suc-
 ceed pr. Barrett

All members of the present city com mission will be candidates for reelection at the municipal election in october, 1t car now be definitely announced, accord ing to advices from the city hall. No public announcements will be made by any of the commissioners with the eX- ception of that of Henry Page Burruss, commissioner of public improvements, at the present time.
 Commissioner Burruss precipltated the long-expected split in the ranks of the commission yesterday when he declared his attention of seeking the presidency of the commission. Mir. Burruss' state ment came after he had advised each member of the commission privately ot his plans. A conference with pr. Barrett was the first intmation of his intended action.
 Complete and definite rifts in the ranks of the present commission, with MT. Bur russ against the other commissioners in the race, is the conclusion drawn at the city hall Each of the other commits sioners will be a candidate to succeed himself, it is certain. Dr. Barrett vii seek the presidency, John R. Hornady the health and education portfolio. ElIi' Brown the department of public proper ties and utilities and John H. Tayioi | his place as commissioner of pubic safety.
 | Consensus of opinion among the com missioners yesterday was that it was too early to throw the city into the midst oi political fight, with so many problems confronting the commission at the pres ent time. Commissioners Barrett, Brown Hornady and Taylor seemed to favor { short campaign.
 Broadest of the blanks in Mir. Burruss platform, as contained in a lengthy state ment issued, are these:
 The initiation of the constructive wort needed by the city as soon as practicable
 The transaction of public business witt the fullest publicity needed to familiar ize the people with the facts and methods of public business.
 1 Equal pay for men and women for th' same quality and quantity of work. l A moral liberal policy of street pavint whereby a portion of the cost of stree construction will be charged to the abut ting property owners and a portion to thu city at large l Continued development of the publi schools on the highest plane of efficiency
 More rigid provision for protection o i public health,
 I More strict regulations for prevention of fires
 Better police protection and stricter> en for cement of existing laws.
 Stimulation of public utilities to greater degree of efficiency.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-10
METHODS SCHOOL
 BEGINNING. TODAY

Sunday school workers are coruiaiiy invited to attend the school or metnoas that will be conducted at the south Highland Presbyterian church at G'o o'clock each evening this week.
 Beginning with the service al tnis hour tbis evening, an attractive pro- pramme will be presented, listing the names of Dr. w. R. Dobyns. in charge of the Bible study period, and Wade C., Smith of Chattanooga, who will give a series of illustrated lectures.
 "Missions and the Sunday Schooi' will be MT. Wades subject, In which church workers of all denominations will be interested.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-10
GE:-HERAL.D HAS
 NEWSY NAMESAKE | SAILING ON SEAS
;lement, Birmingham Boy, Wireless Worker, Publishes Paper from Sky-Snatched
 Stories

Published by former Birmingham an and named in honor of the orning paper here, sThe Tegucigal- a Age-Herald" supplies the news of le country daily to the passengers n an ocean-going steamship hun reds of miles away from land. 'ahe paper is edited and published by
 W. Clement, former student at the assey Business college here, but now reless operator on a steamer operating |tween New Orleans and Latin Amer |fne stories which he publishes in his per are received daily by wireless |om the air Passengers on the steamer |ad the news just as soon as do people ing in the United States TELLS EXPERIENCE In letter to A. NJ Bruce or the Mas k Business college, MT. Clement tells his experience and of the rough tray Enu his ship has encountered during | cir trips through the winter. | in his letter he enclosed a copy of the lper dated Sunday, February 27, 1921. which 12 stories are printed He says l prints about eight copies or eacn eul- bn and when a passenger finishes with
 of them he passes it along to a fel w traveller.
 |Mr. Clements letter describing the Iuntry in Latin America, in part, is as .llows:
 The city of La Ceiba, in Latin Amer ,, although small. is very picturesque ere is a high range of mountains ok of the city, the tops of which are Inost always covered with clouds In mountain jungles there is an abun- nee of wild deer, turkeys, monkeys, rrots, bears and many other animals. le natives of Honduras are about the
 me type as the Mexicans.
 T have made several trips into the terior and find the natives there very
 imitive.
 SOME ARE NAKED
 The climate is so very hot in Hondu-
 Is that the natives wear very little bthing, and the children up to about
 years of age wear no clothing at all. ey make their houses out of grass and
 rk. little huts about 16 feet square, or
 en smaller A family of sometimes 10
 12 persons live in one of these. In
 bnduras, as in Mexico they settle their
 Bputes with long knives called ma
 etes. They change their presidents as
 ten as they see fit by means of rev
 ,tions, and one occurs about every twa
 ars. Otherwise, it is a fine place in
 hich to live"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-10
EXPORTER URGED TO
 USE WARRIOR RIVER

Patronage of Birmingham exporters in tbe usa of the Warrior river for shipping will be asked by the board of directors of the Civic association, following the pass age of resolutions to that effect by the Wednesday forum of the association yes terday.
 Comparison of freight rates by water and by rail and the worh peins uone bv inc Mississippi Valley Waterways as- sociation was the substance of an address by J. 10. McKinnon. former circulation manager of the New York World, who spoke before the forum at luncheon.
 w. R. Mabry, chairman; Paul Pim and W K Monroe were appointed a commit tee to present the matter to the board or directors by Chairman R. Dupont fnomp- son.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-10
WGGINS HAS CHANCE

w. z. Wiggins, whose throat was cut while he was asleep in bed at his resi- dence at s15 Emma avenue, Smithfield. early Monday morning, is stiIr in a se. rious condition at local infirmary,
 Attendants report that he still has a chance for recovery, but it will be some time yet before he is out of danger
 Since the affair occurred the police have made but slight headway into the case Wiggins claims, the police say, hts throat was cut while he was asleep Ills wife sticks to her original story that nc tried to commit suicide.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-10
Will Hold Inquest

Investigation into the death Of Ernest Willhouse negro who died yes terday from gunshot wounds received it is alleged. at the hands of his wife, Annie Willhouse, at Praco,, will De started today by Coroner J. D. Russum The man was shot Monday, and the woman has been arrested and placed in the county jail where she is being held on 2 =ahaHzs of murder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-10
PERSONAL

N H. Evans in charge of the strike of employees of the Atlantic, Birmingham and Atlantic railroad in Birmingham, tas opened headquarters In the Hotel Bencor. Third avenue, north, and Twen- tieth street Mir. Evans is an engineer on the road, who has been in it's service
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-10
Euents of Today
 In Birmingham
Statement Fei
Rasnurces.

Real estate board iuncheon at PcIock, Southern club.
 Ixric--I<eith vaudeville and pie Mres.
 Lceyyss Bijou--Vaudeville and pic- lures. AIcazar-9,rhe Small Town Idol" hack Sennet comedy. 'rrianon--"Bfind Wives" Strand--ssFhe PassiOnase Pilgrim GaInx--DOris heane in ''Romance." RiaItO--"NOmads of the NOrth." Odeon-SeriaI drama and comedy. Princess-SeriaI drama und comedy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-10
SPEAKS TO REALTORS

Mai William T. Morgan. World war veteran. will speak before the Blr- min gham Real Estate board at lheir luncheon this afternoon at o'cioeS at the Southern club. His subject VIII be Home Building, Its Relationship to Good Citizenship"
 Major Morgan has been well received in the Birmingham district, and Presi- dent Jerome Tucker of the Realtors declares every member should avali himself of the opportunity to near Major Morgan
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-10
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were issued yesterday at the office or the probate judge:
 Todd Caldwell Chase and Miss Lena May Counts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-10
PUT FREIGHT ON THE WARRIOR TO WARRANT
 FURTHER FEDERAL AID
It Is Not What Can Be Done, But What Is Being Done That Counts With Congress Now" Says Higgins of St. Louis Freight Tariffs Dropping for bir-
 ming; Use Them to Keep Them Low"

assistant the traffic manager or inc alwa New Mobile will be followed by
 difcret from the Facilc coast to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-10

her nephews and neices during ther ct ildhood days Of the six nephews who will act as pallbearers at her funeral to- morrow. the majority of them when chil- dren had been the objects of her tende- care and loving affection.
 Tn addition to her immediate relatives, Miss Morrow had a wide circle of friends and acquaintances throughout the county who will learn of her death with the deepest regret
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-10

Birmingham via New Orleans.
 "You are also to have rail and water rates from the west VI" Memphis, and nlI-water rates from St. Louis via New orIeans,' he added.
 He declared that these rates twill be constructed and published soon after decision is rendered by the interstate. commerce com- mission in our divisional ease now set for hearing in New Orleans on March 21."
 AVOID DELAY
 MT. Higgins, however, stresses the vast importance to Birming- ham in making use of the Warrior now, saying ''any delay in demon strating that test of the water ways is practical md economical is extremely dangerous, as the government will not readily ap- prove appropriations for needed additional facilities and eqiiip- nient unless there is evidently general demand for the service. and the best proof of such a de- mana k the tonnage handled now. not the prospective tonnage of the future"
 PAYS TRIBUTE
 MT. Higgins says operations on the Mississippi showed a profit in February in spite of a period of
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-02-23
FARM BUREAU NOTES

The Chicapocopi Girls Club of
Chelsea at a recent meeting planned
the club program for the year. Meet
ings will be held regularly once a
month. The February meeting was
in celebration of Washington's and
Lincoln's birthdays and an interest
ing order of essays and musical
selections was planned for. Other
meetings planned are as follows: A
lawn party in June; contest meeting
in October at which the members
will read stories of the seasons work
and exhibit projects; special Thanks
giving program in November; Christ
mas suggestion meeting in Decem-
ber The club leader is Mrs. Flor
ence Thompson and the assistant
leader is Mrs. John Barney. The club
officers are: President: Pauline Bar
sney; vice president, Eleanor Cain;
secretary, Marion Maloney; treasur-
er, Colder English.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-02-23
ADJUSTMENTS
"She Walked In Her
Sleep" Pleases Crowds
Afternoon and Evening

The clever three act comedy She
Walked in Her Sleep" was the pro-
duction of the Chicago Stock Com
panyt at the Opera House, Yesterday
matinee and night and it attracted a
much larger house than the opening
night. 1t was a well pleased and
amused audience that left the theatre,
for the company presented the come
dy in a most delightful manner.
Miss Jean Wardley as Daphne Ar
mold, the sleep walker, who caused all
the amusement and complications,
was very clever in her difficult part,
and was supported in her disturb
ance by George Brown as her father
who sought to keep his daughters
weakness a secret. W. James Bedell
who scored big hit in the opening
attraction as Tito Lombardi portrayed
the role of Charles Prescott, the I'M
fortunate husband in a manner that
stamps him as one of the most fin
ished actors ever seen here in stock.
There was the usual funny complica
tions and all the other members of
the cast contributed their full share
to the funny incidents of the play.
Today Matinee and night, Selwyn
& Company's latest farcial success.
The Naughty Wife" will be present
ed. This brilliant comedy had long
run at the Harris theatre in New
York.
In spite of it's title there is nothing
at all naughty about "The Naughty
Wife" and it is said to be one of the
oleanest and yet one of the funniest
plays seen in many a day. 1t is a
laugh compeller of the first water and
yet the complication about which the
author Fred Jackson, built the play
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-02-23
EVA NOVAK IN
MUCH-DISCUSSED
PLAY TODAY

Radiant Eva Novak supported by
handsome Jack Perrin, will be seen
at the Colonial theatre today in 'The
Torrent" a new Universal feature.
1t is play that has attracted the
attention Of critics all over the coun-
try. not only because of the questions
raised in the development of the sto-
ry. but also because of the excellence
of the acting and the wonderful high
grade quality of the picture all the
way through.
The situations in the story, which
is by George RiX, are not only orig
inal-they are super modern. The
girl, castaWay on an uninhabited
island through Il queer set of circum-
stances. meets the man she loved
before her marriage. He is a gov
ernment aviator searching for lost
yacht, and he is forced to land on
the island when his supply of gasoline
runs out. The girl thinks her hus-
band dead. After some amusing ad-
ventures together, eliminating in a
fight with outlaws, they return to
civilization to find a legal fight before
them, for the husband iS alive after
all.
A Traful of Trouble" is the engag-
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-02-23
SIDNEY

Mrs. George Austin and three
children were guests Thursday at
the home of Mrs. Frank Bailey.
The Larkin Club met Friday at
the home Of Mrs. William Cowan.
A baked bean dinner was served at
noon by the hostess. Eleven guests
were present, all reporting an en-
joyable day. The next meeting will
be with Mrs. Albert Bangs.
Charles Lowe of Lynn, Mass,
who has been the guest of his sis
ter, Mrs. Cora Bailey, returned
home Sunday.
No services were held at the M.
E. chapel, Sunday on account of
the storm.
Albert Bangs, who on THURSDAY
was kicked by horse, is improv-
ing.
Miss Ella Hallett and Joseph
Johnson of Portland, were guests
Sunday of Miss Hallett's parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. d. Hallett.
NJ. H. Drummond is hauling his
phosphate from Oakland.
Mrs. NJ. l.. Goodhue and son
Henry, were callers in Fairfield
Saturday.
+. B. and F. Glenn Bailey were
callers In Waterville Friday.
Friends in town are sorry to
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-02-23
GIRLS CLUB NOTES

A snowshoeing and toboggan party
will be held on both Friday and Sun
day. Friday evening it will be for
both boys and girls. Girls who wish
to join in the oyster stew supper af-
ter the fun on the hill will please buy
tickets before Thursday evening at
the Girls Club House. Tickets are
also on sale at the Y. NJ. c. A. If
members wish to borrow snow shoes
or skis, please telephone in Wednes
day or Thursday If you haven't
been on an outdoor party where there
are number to make it real party,
take this tip and join the one Friday
night. The club house will be open
to return to at any time. The supper
will come shortly after nine.
The food sale under the auspices
of the Advisory Board will be held
Saturday at the Girls Club House.
Any club member or lady interested
in donating her bit is asked to. do so.
Members are asked to read the bull
letin board for ways in which they
may help.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-02-23
Jackson-PenIey

The marriage of Lester Stuart
Jackson and Miss Annie May Penley
of Auburn was solemnized at the
home of the brides parents, 154
Cook street, at seven o'clock Satur-
day evening. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. George E. Kin
ney, pastor of the Sixth street Con-
gregational church, Auburn, who
used the double ring service. The
bride is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Royal M. Penley of Auburn She
was born in Auburn and was gradu-
ated from Edward Little High school
and from Bliss Business college,
Lewiston. Following her graduation
she was employed as chief clerk, in
charge of the State certification OF
teachers at Augusta, but for the past
three years has been a stenographer
in the office of the E. w. Penley
Company, Auburn. She is active in
New Auburn Temple, Pythian Sis
ters, being most excellent senior and
a mmeber of the degree team. The
bridegroom is the SON of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. E. Jackson of Auburn. He
was born in Boston, Mass, and was
educated in the schools of that city.
He is employed by the Androscoggin
Electric Company of Lewiston. Mr.
and Mrs. jackson will make their
home at 10 Roak street, Auburn
Lewiston Journal.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-02-23
Y. NJ. c. A. NOTES

Secretary Frank B. Condor of the
Y. M. c. A. announces that he expects
to accompany about 25 boys from this
city to Portland for the State Boys
Conference which opens in that city
March 4th, continuing for three days.
Already about that number of boys
have signified their intentions of at
tending.
Physical Director r. M. Sanborn
announces that all scheduled basket
ball games of the Augusta Church
Sunday School League for this week
have been called off owing to the
fact that many Of the players are in
terested in Chizzle Wizzle Fair.
All ladies' and girls physical cul-
ture classes were cancelled at the
"Y" gym Tuesday because of Wash
ingtons birthday.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-02-23

might have been tragedy only for
the good horse sense of the husband
who was the possessor of naughty
wife. He foils an elopement plot
through using good diplomacy and
everything ends happily as it always
does in we'll written farces.
Tomorrow matinee and night the
company will present Mack Swans
comedy of thousand laughs entitled.
Keep 1t to Yourself which enjoys a
long run in the 39th Street theatre in
New York City.
THE Woman in Room 13" is the
Friday matinee and night,
and Saturday the famous May Tully
comedy, "Mary's Ankle" will be
shown.
Matinees are given daily at 2.15
and evening performances begin
promptly at SIS. Seats are now on
sale for all remaining evening per-
formanceS.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-02-23

Al The Top CT .hc cnbanlsment
Yearly opposite the Augusta station
. oi the Maine Central Railroad stood
Il giant elm which has overlooked the
city for many years. 1t lowered
above the Western Union telegraph
wires in lordly manner but its roots
were precariously intertwired in the
earth at its base. At any moment
the loose earth might have taken &.
notion to slide out from under and
leave the tree draped over the tele-
graph wires.
This condition of affairs rather
bothered the Western Union COM
pany-a sort of Sword of Damocles
as it were. So the company took up
the matter with the NJ. c. r. r. upon
whose land the tree had reared itself.
AS it happened. February %. 1921
came due in the course Of time, the
day associated with hatchetS and
cherry trees. Upon this day along
came two modern Washingtons, one
with a great big axe with which he
proceeded to extinguish the beauty
of the large tree--much like the orig
inal George did on this very date
SONS few hundreds years ago more or
less, Very appropriate.
1t is doubtful whether this modern
tree chopper, whose name was A.
Barnes of Waterville or his assistant,
w. A. Mcleod of Brunswick will
ever be taken to task inaSmuch as
like the former George they both told
the truth of the affair-to a Journal
reporter.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-02-23
feb23d1t
Political Education
Work to Further 1t

Which State officers are elected by
the people, which are elected by the
Legislature and which are appointed
by the Governor? What are the pow
ers and duties of town officers? What
are the facts relating to the apportion-
ment, collection and expenditure of
State county and local taxes?
How many voters, either men or
women, can answer these and other
questions of interest and value re-
garding the government of the State
of Maine off-hand?
Maine Republicans are appreciative
of the value of political education and
are taking pains to inform thems elves
on all such matters relating both to
State and Federal government. Re
publican clubs for this purpose are
being formed throughout the State
and are using as the basis of their
study an educational program which
was prepared by a committee for edu-
cation in citizenship, specially ap-
pointed by the Republican State COM
mittee to draft it. The same COM
mittee also authorized the preparation
~ q poOh oii oNotS ScNSili liiiClI " re
used in connection with the course OF
study. This book has been compiled
by Henry E. Dunnack, State librarian,
and is very compact and complete
encyclopedia of political information
of the sort that every voter should
know.
The headquarters Office of the Re-
publican State Committee in Augusta
is being kept open and the executive
secretary, Miss Marian E. Brown, is
cooperating and assisting in the edu-
cational work as well as in other ac-
tivities. In addition to the study work
which the Republican clubs are car
rying on, meetings are held from time
to time which are addressed by COM
petent speakers who discuss politics
and government in general, and by
men who are recognized authorities
in certain special fields Of knowledge
of interest to the voter
Naturally the greater part of the
work is done by the women, although
membership in the clubs is open to
men as well. The aim of the party
leaders is to have the men and women
work together on a basis of equality
and in perfect harmony, to have all
Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-02-23
Concerning Robert !. Lynn.

You can tell by the general appear
ance of the man we present today
that he knows how to dress well. And
he ought to. fof he is one of the lead
ing merchant tailors of Portland. He
was born in Augusta and attended
the public schools of that city, and
then went to Boston to learn his
trade. He also was in the clothing
business In New York City, and about
l5 years ago returned to his native
State settling down in Portland,
which he thinks is the ideal place to
live. He has e host of friends in this
city and is a Mason and a Shriner.
His hobbies are most of the out
door sports and he is an ardent
motorist,--'We Have With Us" in
Portland Evening Express.