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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-13
ADDRESSED CLUB IN TAILADEGA

Dr. Lola Taylor and Mrs. H. E. Pearce were guests of the Talladega Business and Professional Women's club the past week, attending a banquet and open meeting, at which time they adressed the local club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-13
CANTATA FOR PALM SUNDAY

The East Lake Choral club held it's regular meeting last week with 40 members present.
 On next Sunday afternoon, Palm SuG- day. the cantata Seven Last Words will be given in the auditorium of How ard college, to which the public is in vited.
 The citizens of tie East Lake ccm- munity are lending efforts toward r'ak- ing this chorus a success it being the first organization of the kind aJtenfpt- ed in that commun ty.
 They feel greatly indebted to MT. H.. Gordon Erickson fo1 splendid work in their behalf and to Mrs. w. J. Adams and Mrs. A. D. Smith, who have worked earnestly to make this choral cub pos sible.
 It is hoped that there will be large attendance Sunday, not only to encour age those taking part, but also to show real community spirit The cub has other plans for late spring and summer. which will be announced later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-13
MRS. LYONS LUNCHEON

Mrs. Aphra Lyons of the faculty of Margaret Allen school. will entertain the senior class of Allen school, 12 in
 number, at the first of series of fes- tivities at luncheon at Linger Longer 1 lodge next Saturday afternoon.
 Mrs. Lyons will be assisted by Miss Hattie Morton, principal of Margaret Allen school, as hostess for the occ.l- sion. Those members of the class who will enjoy the luncheon, dedicated to St. Patrick in decorative motif and intei- lectual interest include Miss Jennie
 Abbott, Dthel Darby, Gladys Loyeman,
 Emma Newfield, Naomi Grace Bis
 sett, Winifred Orr Martha Oliver, Edwina Sellers, Josephine Thompson,
 Elizabeth Messer -and Katherine Mas sey.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-13
FRATERNITY PROGRAMMED

The old R. M T. fraternity of this city which disorganized in 1914 on account oi the war. was reorganized a few weeks ago by Mir. Saxton Crawford.
 Friday evening they held an election and the following are the officers for the coming term: Lewis Homire, presi- dent; Frank Bromberg, vice president John Gray. recording secretary; Ethelred Sykes. corresponding secretary; Urbai Peters, treasurer.
 Mr. Mark Myatt, a charter member of the R. NJ. T.. was present, and he made IT any Suggestions as to how to run the club.
 The active members are: Lewis Ho. mire, Frank Bromberg, John Gray Ethelred Sykes, Urban Peters. Ned Stubbs Frank Blackfoot, Lee Moore Colnlan Gillian, Joe Meade and Frank Lewis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-13
TERRAIN SOCIETY

The Pierian Literary society of Gen. tral High school held it's regular weekly meeting Friday afternoon. The quota tions were from Roberts Rules of Or der and after an interesting parlia- mentary drill the club adjourned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-13
SPRING FESTIVAL


 The members and friends of the Church of the Advent~are anticipating with pleasure the spring festival to be given Wednesday,. Thursday and Fri day of Easter week at the parish. house,
 On Tuesday evening the entertain ment committee of the woman's guild of which Mrs. o. Is. Stephenson is chairman, is planning a very delight full party. which will be compliment ary.
 A luncheon will be served each day, and a sale of beautiful articles, both practical and fancy work. will be held at this time. The public is cordially invited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-13
TEA TO MISS HARRIS

Mrs. Denton c. Harris was hostess at tea Friday afternoon. from 3 to 5 o'clock. at her home in Norwood, com plimenting her daughter. Miss Cosette Harris, whose marriage to Mir. Pete J. Davis is an interesting event of March |2s.
 The house was charmingly decorated with jonquils and other spring bios, sons. lighted with yellow candles in silver candlesticks
 The tea table was centered with a lovely basket of jonquils tied with yellow tulle, where Miss Gertrude Da. wis poured tea. and was assisted by Mrs. Charles Hewitt, Mrs. w. D. West, Mrs. R. J. Mathews and Miss Eliza beth Smith.
 In the evening, from to 10 o'clock, a reception was held.
 Receiving with Mrs. Harris and Miss Harris were: Mrs John Ferren, Mrs. James Brown. Mrs. A. R. Doss of Mem phis. Mrs. Clarence West and Mrs. Mathews.
 About 100 guests called during the afternoon and evening.
 Several interesting affairs were en- joyed during the afternoon. Mrs. Dun- lap played a number of selections on the piano; Miss Evelyn Jenkins sang several attractive songs. and Mrs Rollo Steinmehl gave reading.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-13
MUST CAT TUTWILER

M UOI LAT TUT ILEN
 The following programme will be rem dered by the orchestra this evening from ' to g o'clock at the Tutwiler:
 Overture, "Zampa" (Herold). Serenade, ''The Voice of Loce' (Schumann). Se- lection, ,Sally" (l<ern). Vocal solo, se- lected Miss Lilly Goldstein). Concert waltz, spring. Beautiful Spring Qincke) Trumpet solo, Somewhere Voice Is caliing" William Nappi Scenes from "la.'v Billy" Q.evey) Vocal solo, selection. Miss Lily Goldstein. Minuetto from sE'' flat symphony tMozart. Fan tasie from the Opera Maritania CWallace). Vocal solo, selected, Miss Lily Goldstein. Three Dances from "Nell Gwyn" Ger nam.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-13
ART LEAGUE EXHIBIT

The next exhibit which the Alabama Art league will present to the public will be one of pottery from the Sophie New comb school in New Orleans. The exhibit will be shown in the Lit tie Gallery in the Watts building, Thir avenue and Twentieth street.
 The Sophie Newcomb Memorial College for Women is a. branch of Tulane uni versity. In this college are the school of art, the school of music and the school of household economy in addition to the academical department. The col lege was organized in 1SS7 since which time courses in art have formed an inn portant part of it's curriculum The for nal school of art was organized in 1909.
 The art building was erected in 1885. and is admirably adapted to it's object, being provided with separate studios for each study, galleries for exhibitions, and library of selected works on art
 In addition to drawing and painting, several forms of art are taught such as weaving embroidery, book binding, etc, but the department which has gained its great fame for the Newcomb school IS that of pottery.
 The complete course requires three years of study, beginning with the de- signing of vase forms and going on to the modelling, turning, glazing and burn ing.
 Newcomb college was among the first to realize that it must abandon the ex- elusive course in fine art, which pre- pared students for service for which the community had small desire, and to add such courses of study as lead to application of art to industrial need. So the art school undertook an experiment with pottery as the object lesson.
 The enterprise has prospered, on the whole It has received honors at all the international exhibitions since 1900, anl the pottery is now distributed through 40 agencies.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1921-05-14
IENT OF THE BEST N CLAYTON AND UNION COUNTY
CLAYTON HIGH SCHOOL BOYS
COMPETE AT DALHART
Clayton Gets Third Place in TTi-
State Track Meet and Carries OFF
All Base Ball HOnOrS.

In the Tri-Slate Track Meet held
at Dalhart Texas, last Friday and
Saturday the c.. H. s. won third
place. Dalhart was first with a to-
tai of 5i points; Texhoma, Oklaho-
ma, second, with 81 prints; and
Clayton, third with p points
The Clayton gang" went to Dali
hart with twelve boys on the track
team. Immediately upon arrivel it
commenced raining and continued to
rain for the greater part of the af-
tcrnoon. However, the work was
carried on and the races started.
In all, the Clayton boSs brought
home twelve medals, The medals
are Of gold, silver and bronze, res
pectiyely. for the first three men in
each event.
The members of the track team
were Everett Miller, Emmett Rent
tro, Jeptha Seftou, Ezra Johnson,
Ed Heringa, Bonnie Lujan. John
Heringa, Joe Tiano, Dudley Snyder,
Charles Edmondson, Sigmund Herr
stein. and Bruce Grimes. Fulgencio
de Baca and Wade plunkett went
as drivers.
A base ball team also was taken TO
I Dalhart to compete for the pennant
/ As all of the boys on the track team
/ do not play ball it was necessary
to take along a few hall players
and Riley Howell. Faris Roberts.
Jesse Coble and Frank Yates We're
! the extra players chosen
Our first game was played with
Tcxhoma, oklahoma Both teams
played hard and fast ball and con-
sequently but three scores were
made in the first three innings. Joe
riano's great pitching held the OPP
position to a tic score in five in
nings and necessitatcd the playing
lof an extra inning, Clayton winning
in the sixth by the score of 81,
The second game was with Dal-
hart, they having won from Chan
ming, Texas. Bonnie Luian pitche,
this game and held Dalhart TO {
10 score for six innings. I'm th1
seventh inning Dalhart became
lucky and run in several scores, bu
the sensational fielding Of Jesse Co
BILE and Ezra Jons0n prevented
them from taking the lead, and In,
game ended with Clayton two runs
to the good thus winning the basD
ball pennaui
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1921-05-14
Representatives of n. VI. Auto Club
Visit Clayton

L. J. Often, assistant secretary,
and w. b. Wagner, field secretary
of the New Mexico Auto Club, with
headquarters at albuquerque, We're
in Clayton Thursday of this week,
They are making a tour of the state
in the interest Of the automobile
industry. Their main object is TO
inspect the main highways and see
that They are properly marked so
that tourists can be guided to the
main points of interest in the state.
The New Mexico Auto Club be-
lieves that many dollars are spent
by tourists in other states that
should be left in New Mexico. With
good roads properly marked thou
sands of tourists will be diverted
from Colorado and other mountain
states TO our state each year.
Mrs. C.. f. Watkins left Wednes-
day for Cleveland, Ohio, where she
goes as a delegate from New Mexico
10 bhe R. N. A. Head Camp meeting
which will be held at that place
next week.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1921-05-14
s. S. LEACH KILLED ON RANCH
NEAR GLADSTONE
Killing Is Result of Pitched Battle
Between Mr. Leach. G.. n. Starkey,
and Frank q. Ward.

S. s Leach was killed and G.. H..
Starkcy shot in the left shoulder
early Thursday morning. ON MIR.
Leach's farm near Gladstone. about
fifty miles south and west of Clay
ton. The killing is the last chapter
of "A ncighborhood quarrel that has
been going on for tile past two
yeras.
Something over year ago G. II.
Starkey and others let Leach have
some wire and posts to fence his
crop so as to protect same against
their cattle II appears that MIR.
Leach had never used all the wire
and post. Mr. Slarkey and Mr.. Ward
sent word to Mr. Leach early Thurs
day morning that they were coming
after their wire and posts. and about
nine o'clock or shortly thereafter,
the two men rode up TO where Mr..
Leach was plowing in his field. Mr..
Leach was sitting down at he end
Of the rows when the two men made
known the object of their visit and
according to Mr.. Slarkey and Mr..
Ward. their inquiry was answered
by rifle shot which passed through
the head Of the horse Mr. Starkey
was riding killing the hore instant
! ly and the bullet lodging in Mr.
Starkey's left shoulder. As the horse
sank to the ground Mr.. Starkey and
Mr. Ward were firing at Mr.. Leach
An examination of the guns used
/ by the three men, by Sheriff Rob-
crtS. showed that three shots were
fired by Mr.. Leach, with only one
taking effect; Mr.. Ward fired two
shots and Mr.. Slarkcy three. Al
| PXamination of The body Of MIR.
Leach showed three bullet wounds
one in the leg, one in the abdomen
and one in the head right between
the eyes. Mr.. Leach was using q
high-powercd rifle and carried al
automatic pistol in his hip-pocket
Mr.. Starkcy and Mr.. Ward used sly
shooters.
There We're several eye-witnesse.
to the shooting besides Messrs. Ware
and Slarkey. one man whose name
we failed to learn. was one hun
dred yards away, and another abOu
a quarter of "a mile, and both quick
/ ly reached The scene; also, Mrs
Leach. wife of bhe dead man, VIII,
was working in the field at the tim,
of the shooting.
The body of the deceased wa
brought to Clayton Thursday nigh
and placed i'm the morgue where i
will remain until word can be re-
ceived from his brothers who liV,
at Hamilton, Texas.
! Sheriff Roberts, who arrived oI
the scene a couple OF hours afte
the killing, placed Starkey and Ware
under arrest and brought them {,
!. Clayton. They waived preliminar!
hearing and Judge Snyder piacet
them under bonds of 81 30J each
! Friends from Gladstone are expect
ed in Clayton today T'iJGy---l'
make the bonds
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1921-05-14
American Legion Organizes Base
Ball Team

A special meeting of the American
Legion was held Tuesday evening
at the Pullman cafe for the pur-
pose of organizing an American Le-
giou base ball team.
The following named officers were
elected:
G.. X. kiser, manager.
II G.. Davis, captain.
Russell Chaffee, treasurer.
All members of the American Le-
gion are expected to cooperate in
every way possible. and we earnest
ly desire the wholehearted support
of all Clayton people, so that we
can maintain self-suppOrting
team A committee has been ap-
pointed to take care of the base ball
diamond at the fair grounds.
10 is not intention to solicit any
funds from outsiders unless abso-
lutely necessary to do 50. Should it
become necessary, however, to re-
quest the support of the business
people, it will be brought before
Chamber of Commerce before any
action Is taken.
We expect to play our first game
with an 0ut-of-town team within
the next two or three weeks.
AMERICAN LEGION.
Fred l.. Tultle Post.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1921-05-14

far from having cold feet accord
ing to a telegram sent by State
Chairman Arthur Seligman of this
city to the big Colfax County Dem
ocratic rally Saturday night as fol-
lows:
"To Hon. r. II. Garter, Chairman,
Democratic COunty Committee,
Ration, N. NJ.
Please present my compliments
to- the democrats of CClfax county,
and sincere regrets that / can not
be with you as | had hoped and
wished but unforeseen and unavoid-
able circumstance prevent my be-
ing with you in person, although |
am in spirit. The splendid work and
cooperation of your organization
during the last four campaigns will
long be remembered, and il is graf
flying to think that the democratic
organization of COlfaX county is
leading us to prepare for the coming
campaign Despite the fluke' result
Of the 1920 campaign, the sturdy
democratic party in nation and state
did not lower the great flag Of de-
mOcracy, founded by Thomas JEFF
fersOn. drafter of the declaration of
Independence which made America
free. or of Woodrow Wilson, who
formulated the League of Nations
to ultimately set the whole world
free. We fought a good fight; we
have kept the faith; and we press
forward confident that we will
again be called TO manage the affairs
of nation and state. The campaign
against Judge Hanna in New Mexico
was the most ignoble, unworthy
and cOwardly ever waged in our po-
itical history. and large element;
of our poplation were embiltereC
and misled by religious and race
prejudice and propaganda, unwur-
Thy of any political party.
"The recent joker Legislature
dominated by the republican bosses
and special interests, again demon
strated the need of electing candi-
dates of the people TO the legiSla-
lure. The broken promise 10 thu
school teachers, the broken promise
TO the eX-seryiCe men, the broker
promise to reduce taxes. the broker
promise TO cqualize the injustice,
OF taxation, and the broken promise
! to give the people an honest election
law, are but a few of the man!
broken promises TO the people WI
have been greatly encouraged al
headquarters from letters received
we are confident of renewed sue.
cess, and ready for the battle lie
us pledge anew our allegiance to ouI
principles and strive to conlinut
that high honor and respect for tn,
interests Of the people, and pro
gressive thought unbrokGn in ou
history from jefferson to Wilson.
ARTHUR SELIGMAN,
| "Chaipuap
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1921-05-14
Iehry Bolton Arrested for Raising
Check

Henry Bolton, a young man who
gives his home as near Woodward,
Oklahoma, was arrested in Clayton
Tuesday in the Geo. II Wade store
while attempting to make five dol
lar check he had received from Ben
Peach read like fifty dollars.
The check was issued to Bolton
on Monday, and Mr.. Peach became
suspicious that the man might at
tempt the thing he did, so he fol-
lowed him to town and notified the
bank not TO cash the check for
more than the original amount of
f4ve dollars. During the day he re-
ceiVed a telephone call from. Mr..
McIlwain at the Wade store, asking
if he had given Mr. Bolton a check
for fifty dollars. His answer was
decidedly in the negative. Mr. Peach
rushed TO the store and found that
the man had bought quite a bill of
goods. offering the raised check in
payment. Mr. McIlwain did not like
the looks of his customer and the
check. The sheriff was notified and
now Bolton is waiting at the county
jail for disposition by the court
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1921-05-14
DIR. ROBERTS GETS THE HOOK
FROM SEC. ROMERO
Leading Educator Is IncOntinenty
"Canned;" Bursum, Leahy, Rome
no, Mechem Get Credit for Deal.

Las Vegas, May 7.-Dr. Frank H.
H. ROBBERS, president of the New
Mexico Normal University at Las
Vegas since 1910, and who in that
time has built up the school to an
institution with a Thousand stu
dents, and one of the largest in the
southwest was fired by the board
of regents yesterday because he
had appointed a democrat. Prof. r..
s. linton, TO a position on the facul-
ty of the normal. j. II. Wagner, for
mer state school superintendent,
now city superintendent in Pueblo,
Colorado, was appointed president
and has accepted.
Dr. ROBBERS and his friends attrib-
ute the oustiIlg to II. o. Bursum,
leading republican politician of the
state. nOw VI. s senator by appoint
ment; Seeudino Romero. San Nil
guel county politician; and Cover
nor Mechem.
Jose ID. Sena, of Santa Fe; J. y. w.
Veeder. and Mrs. RumaldO DelgadO,
were the regents who voted that DR..
ROBBERS office "be declared vacant
! DR.. David r. Boyd of Albuquer-
que, former president of the state
university. and Attorney John Nor
row of Ration, voted against vacating
tho office. 1t is said here that Mr.
Morrow has decided TO resign and
that DR.. Boyd may do likewise.
II is said that an alleged resolu-
ton passed by the faculty express
ing regret tlrat Judge Hanna was not
elected governor also had something
to do with the republican poiiti-
clans house cleaning The enmity
of Sec. Romero, who is said to have
influenced the governor, and the
encouragement alleged to have been
given the program by II o. Bursun
are believed to have been the chiei
factors in pulling off the deal. John
Conway of Santa Fe, state superln-
tendent, is also alleged To have hae
hand in it.
No charges of any kind were made
against DR.. ROBBERS and nc. criticism
nf his record as president has beer
heard.
It was at first attempted to ash
Dr. Roberts to resign. but he let il
be clearly understood that "they
would have to fire him
frPolitics, purely said DR.. Rob
efts, when asked for a statement
There were no other grounds. The
politicians let me out because | en-
ployed Prof Upton
John Needer, it is alleged, ha'
been a personal enemy of DR.. Rob
erts for ten years
Las Vegas made a fight to keel
Dr. Roberts and sentiment agains
making the big school a pOlitica
football is running high. Those cit
izens are particularly angered wh'
raised a guarantee of $1,000 agains
summer school deficit, and tn,
guarantee has been withdrawn. Th'
student body IS much dep; cssed anC
disappointed at the outcome.
Il have been too busy working fol
The normal TO make anV plans fol
the future, said Or. Hcherts. '
have nut my heart nto the worl
here and hate to leave It,,
The choice of a faculty is O
course in Prof. Wagner's hands. Hi
first action it is expected must nee.
essarily be the discharge of Prof
Upton. who is a we'll qualified edu-
Gator but of the wrong politica
complexion.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1921-05-14
PALMER BROTHERS CIRCUS IN
BAD WITH CITY COUNCIL
Claim License Is Excessive and Pro-
hibitive and Erect Tents Outside
Of the Corporate Limits.

Palmer Brothers show arrived in
Clayton on time, but all was not
peace and harmony They had been
informed in advance that the city
license was $500 for the big cir
Gus, with additional charges for all
concessions. The total amount, we
are advised, was Sii5.OO. The man
ager of the show refused to pay the
license and moved his show outside
the corporate limits of the town.
However, all was not well, for the
town board got together and forbid
them the use of the streets of Clay
ton for a parade. Several business
men of the town showed their re-
sentiment of the showman's attitude
by organizing a stay-at-hOme cam
paign, and in addition hired the
Mission theatre and put on a free
show for the afternoon and evening
The writer was presented a pass
by the management of the Palmer
Brothers Circus and attended the
show in the evening We found it
to be an average show, equal to any
of the kind that have visited Clayton
in the past There We're several
features of the show both educa-
tional and entertaining. To see lions,
goats, dogs and bears in one cage
with their trainer. performing to-
Igether at command without the les
ser animals evincing fear of the
greater, is admittedly something out
of the ordinary, and a feature
never before witnessed by many
people of this country
The manager Of the show, in con-
versation with the News man, stated
that his reason for not paying the
license was that it was excessive and
prohibitive He stated that in the
several towns in the state he had
visited he had never been asked to
pay over $500 occupation tax, quo
I ting the following list of towns:
Des Mones, $1,000; Vaughn, $1,000;
Santa Rosa. $1,000: Tucumcari, SlO-
90; Dawson, nothing; Ration, $500;
( Alva, Oklahoma, $1,000; Altus, Okla
homa. $1,000: Harper, Kansas. 500;
/ Woodward, Oklahoma, $500. He al
so stated that in Texas the state
Jaw EbN tAll'h Nllt Nlie llNtl0tt ana
that by paying the state tax the
charge for each incorporated city
was $500. The manager also said
that he knew he had the right to
use the streets for a parade despite
any opposition but that he would
rather forego the parade than to
cause any further trouble with the
city authorities Also, he had the
permission of the mayor, Mr.. Elk
lund, to stage the parade.
The town board took the position
that the management of the show
had been advised in advance as TO
the amount Of the city license, and
if they did not want to pay the
price they had no business stopping
in Clayton When the manager re-
fused to pay the license being ask
eel by the town, the city dads start
ed in to show the outfit a trick or
two, and did 50, hut at the cost of
disappointing many people who had
come to the city to take in the
circus
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1921-05-14
THE SCHOOL BONDS ARE
YOU FOR OR AGAINST
THEM

= On May path the voters Of ,
: school District No. One will be :
+ called on to vote for or against =
+ the school bond issue in the =
= amount of $S8,000. IL behooves =
; every voter Within The district :
: to study the question with the :
: view of casting an intelligent :
: ballot. The News has no advice =
> 10 offer for or against, but be- =
: lieVes that every voter should >
: have all the facts that will help =
: him 10 decide how TO vote. In =
: an endeayor to present lhe mat =
+ ter fairly and imparlially, we =
: offer the use of the columns Of =
= this paper free ln any citizen =
, who wishes TO write on The =
= subject We care not what your =
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