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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-28
From Desert to State office.

When MIS- h. A Guild of
Phoenix. Ariz., decided to ranch
it" on ten acres six miles north of
that city the ten acres lay in a
strip of desert-and was desert
land. She conquered that ten acres.
She made it to bloom with roses
she established real home in the
midst of a strip of soil covered with
gray-green cactus and feather leaf
mesquite, with iron wood trees and
with wonderful white thistle. She
put intensive methods to work and
coaxed that little farm into a pro-
ductive mood that supplied the liv-
ing for three adults.
Mrs. Guild is now the first wo-
man at the head of a state depart
ment. being secretary OF the child
welfare board recently appointed
by Governor Thomas E. Campbell
of Arizona.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-28
vents
Monthly Coffee Of Aid Society.

The monthly coffee OF the ladies'
aid society OF the Memorial Chris
tian church was held yesterday aft
ernoon at the home OF Mrs. j. b
Jones, 1915 TwentY-ffth street,
when some sixty members and
friends called and were served.
The affair cleared over SIS for
the treasury.
Mrs. ]. d. Banta poured at the
serving table, which, like the
rooms in the house, was decorated
to suggest the Halloween season.
Mrs. F. A. Nelson, Mrs. Coyne and
Mrs. F. H. Barnett assisted in the
dining room. At the cake table
Mrs. J.'H. Nichols and Mrs Hen
dren presided. Mrs. J. W. Cox and
Mrs. Percy Winans were at the
candy table. Mrs. A M. Parker
will be hostess at the next regular
coffee at her home, 1882 Second
avenue, on Nov At.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-28
japanese Social.

A Japanese social was given by
the membersNof the piano commit
tee OF the First Swedish Lutheran
church last night at the church
annex. Decorations were sugges-
tive of the land of the cherry bios
SONS. The following program was
given by members of the commit
tee:
Vocal solo-Miss Gladys Hahn
rose.
Piano Duet-Clyde Swanson and
Miss Nellie Swanson.
Vocal Solo-Miss Ruth Larson.
Talk-Miss Myrtle VESSEL.
Lunch was served after the pro-
gram.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-28
Y. W. C. A. Activities.

The WofuSelo' Girl Reserves met
yesterday afternoon at the Long
fellow school They packed boxes
Tor the American Red Cross to be
sent to the European countries
The contents of the boxes had been
contributed by the pupils Of the
school and the Girl Reserves had
been asked to help pack them.
Tomorrow afternoon at O'Clock
all the grade school Reserves are
having a Halloween masquerade
party in the gymnasium.
The Hi-Y cabinet and advisers
entertained Miss Leila Baumgard-
ner at dinner last night. After
wards work of the lily club was
discussed and plans made for fur
thering it and making it more eff
ftcient-
At 1880 Miss Baumgardner met
with some of the Sunday school
teachers and with them talked
aoout work with girls.
The Business Girls council had
their regular meeting last night
and studied the fourth chapter of
the Gospel of st. John with Mrs.
c. W. Halves.
Tomorrow night the Geneva club
is going out to the Y. W. c. A
cottage for a Halloween party.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-28
|WTIH..55k tlHgN!1lEzNdISSssgD!lAslI1I|

II was the war. That is the way
in which Miss Soester L Anthem ex-
pIains how it happens that she is
city editor of the Yakima Daily Re
public, a newspaper, running be
tween 10 and 20 pages and employ
ing four masculine reporters as
well as a woman society editor.
The city editorship is position in
the newspaper world seldom held
by a woman u
Miss Anthem was a reporter
when the war came and was pro-
NOTED to city editor at that time
She directs the work of getting the
local news for a city Of 1883 and
a county of $1,000 for a paper with
a circulation of over 5000.
When she received her Masters
Degree from the University of
Washington, Miss Anthem entered
the teaching profession and taught
in the Yakima high school. After
difference of opinion with the
school board Miss Anthem gave up
teaching and entered the newspaper
field She is a Phi Beta Kappa.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-28
WEDNESDAY.

Mrs. Robert Bennett, Jr., hostess at te
at Hotel Blackhawk.
Fort Armstrong chapter d. A. r
sponsor attic shop at Y. W c. A
The border vidette., 1921-01-29
ANOTHER MEXICAN RAILROAD.

That Yuma may soon be con nected with Mexican railroad leading from San Luis to the City of Mexico, is the informa tion which has recently been re- ceived here, says the Yuma Sun. During the past few years, many projected railroads to connect up the rich delta country of the Gulf of California with the out side world, have been discussed, but among the most recent of the projected railroads is a Mex ican government railroad run ming from Hermosillo west to San Luis and thence to Baja California, thus connecting up the territory of Baja California which has for such long time been isolated from the rest of the republic, with the national capital.
 According to oinformation which has been received here, the sur vey for the new railroad will soon be started by the Mexican government. The railroad will start west at Magdalena, which is on the Southern Pacific of Mexico railroad, running to Her mosillo and Guaymas. The new road. will proceed to Altar. the county seat of district of Altar and thence to San Luis where it will connect with the Inter California railroad which runs from Algodones to Mexicali. Thus Mexicali will be connected with the rest of the large cities of the republic. It has long been realized by those in control of the affairs at Mexico City that Baja California and Mexicali in particular. were too far away from the central government. Baja California for some years, has been more like an indepen- dent country than a part of the Republic of Mexico, and it is to rectify such condition that the new road is being built from Magdalena.
 With the completion of the new road, a branch line will be built from San Luis south to the Gulf of California. As the U. S. government railroad runs from Yuma to San Luis, it seems that Yuma has indeed the best chance to become the port of entry fol all shipping by boat to the port on the Gulf to the Southwestern part of the United States.
The border vidette., 1921-01-29

QUICK MONEY own op-
 tions on five small modern Ken
 lucky whiskey distilleries. l
 have had 20 years experience in
 distilling, rectifying, ageing,
 blending, bottling, etc. l want
 to erect these plants at once in
 Mexico and teach native people
 to operate them Each plant
 will carry an investment of about $7OOO,0O. I have the money to install them, but not
 knowing the Spanish language.
 1 need the co operation of re- sponsible 4MexicanS. If the right location can be secured, any one of these distilleries will make considerably more than i $500. .OO per day net profit. l SO Illicit correspondence in English and shall close each deal with the first reliable person apply ing who suggests the proper
 place. (These distilleries are
 not offered for sale, nor for erec-
 tion iu the United State.) John
 L. Casper, Winston Salem, N. c.
The border vidette., 1921-01-29

Salt Lake, Utah, Jan-Con- certed action by the seven inter ested states and the federal government in the development of the power and irrigation pos abilities of the Colorado river and it's tributaries is the express ed aims of the Colorado river commission permanently organiz ed today at the meeting of the state engineers of Utah, Colo. rado, Arizona, Nevada and Wyoming and represetatives ot the United States Reclamation service.
The border vidette., 1921-01-29

Arizona mineral output for the year 1920 is estimated at ap- proximately $1O7. 725, ,OOO, while Arizona copper output for the same year was 559, ,2350OO pounds compared with 538, 100, ,844 pounds in 1919.
The border vidette., 1921-01-29

2 2 = 3 2 F. 2 g, n 2 2 < 2 2 # 2 .3 4 2 3 5 E
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-02-13
TRUSTEES GIVEN CHARGE

Deed conveying to the trustees ALI
Of the property left by the late DR..
Tolbert F.. Check, with the exception
of the life Interest in the property left
to his widow, Mrs! Mary J. Cheek, was
filed in the probate court yesterday.
This deed Is signed by all heirs Of
the estate and conveys the property in
trust to Frances Ella Hawkins Mar
garet y. Cole, Amos Cheek, Pendleton
T.. Cheek, M. Hawthorne Hawkins. Lou
Alma Hobson, Simmons L. Cheek and
Willia Virginia Jefferson as trustees.
All the real and personal property
of the deceased, except the life estate
to tho widow, is conveyed to the trus-
tees by this instrument for the pur-
pose of controlling and managing the
property, renting and collecting rents,
with power to lease, mortgage. sell or
otherwise dispose of any part or ALI
Of the property at any time upon any
terms and conditions they may think
best in order that the property may "
sold and the money distributed be-
tween the present owners or their
heirs in proportion to the ownership
In the property as provided in the will.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-02-13
ARMENIAN RICE
FUND CAMPAIGN
WILL OPEN FEB. 25
Plan to Put Cheap Food at Dis
posal of Starving Armenian
Children and Relieve Rice
Market to Be Started

February % is the day set for the
opening OF the Armenian rice fund cam
paign, the purpose of which is to relieve
the rice market of the south and place
this cheap food at the disposal of tho
thousands of starving Armenian children.
Perhaps the largest factor in deterrnin-
ing the selection of rice is the nutritive
value of the food. rice being the very
best food for sustaining life on small
rations and capable of being most easily
assimilated by the weakened organs OF
the starving According to statistics on
file at the office of the Associated Rice
Millers of America, rice Is considered the
worlds best food. That fact and the low
price at which 1t can be bought should
drive home the good that will come or
the humblest gift, according TO John j.
Martin. state director of the Near East
relief for Alabama.
On the opening day OF the campaign,
which will continue to March 25 the APP
peal of rice will be made from the win
dows OF the groceries throughout Ala
ban,a Louisiana. Texas and Arkansas
Retailers have already pledged their CO.
operation, and during the month SACKS
OF rice will ever remind the passershy
of the food that Is waiting to be bought
and shipped to starving Armenia.
The opening gun will also be the sig
nal for the placing of posters, pcturing
typical scenes of suffering, and these
posters will be placed In groceries, hotels,
restaurants, department stores and other
public places, and will have coin rccep-
tacles at the bottom That has been de-
cided on by leaders of the Near East re-
lief work as method of soliciting and
receiving contributions. When the com
holders become full, the money will De
taken out and sent TO the Near East re-
lief headquarters, and In the meantime
contributions may also be sent to Ar
menian Rice FUND.- in care of the Near
East relief headquarters at ga Chamber
of Commerce building.
Judge William H. Sanford of Mont
gomery Is chairman in Alabama for the
Near East relief, which is functioning
in Armenia, Syria, Assyria, Persia and
Palestine, and is separate and distinct
from the Hoover campaign for central
Europe.
State Director John ]. Martin, who re-
turned Saturday from a trip through cen
trail and southern Alabama. reports hav-
ing received much encouragement every
where.
Miss Lena X. Jernigan is in charge OF
the work of raising funds for the Ar
menian rice fund, while other local
chairrnen who have already begun WORK
are Mrs. w. e. Hines at Auburn, Rev
c. A. Rush at Opelika, and Mrs w. M.
Curtis at Tuskegee.
Tuscumbia, Sheffield, Florence and
other communities in northern Alabama
J have sent word that they will organize
| for the rice campaign during this week,
and great activity is reported in other
quarters In behalf of this work.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-02-13
PUBLIC COLLECTION
WALKER MEMORIAL
! CHURCH POSTPONED

The public collection to make up the
deficit for the Walker Memorial church S
building fund. which was scheduled to
take place Sunday, February 20, with DR..
George r. Stuart has been postponed.
This announcement was made by the
building committee of the church Satur-
day afternoon, when it was learned that
the pastor Of the church. tho Rev. B. T.
Waites, was confined to the Birming-
ham infrmary on account Of a serious
illness, and that DR.. Stuart had been or
dered out of town for a rest by his
pr ysician on account of a threatened i'll
ness.
Tho public collection viii be taken SUN
day, March s. instead, at which time
it is hoped that the pastor will have re-
covered, and that DIR. Stuart will have
returned to the city.
Announcement was also made Saturday
afternoon by Mrs. John r. Farrell that
the play. THE New Minister which was
scheduled for the night of February Is,
at the church. had also been postponed
until the evening of March 8 for the
same reasons. The play is being given
to add to the womens fund Of the church
for the purchase of church furniture for
the new edificc
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-02-13
EXPRESS STOCK
OFFERED HERE
Southeastern Express Com
pany Seeks to Have Owner
ship All Over South

r. A. Brown. with offices on the
ground floor OF the woodward building,
has been authorized to receive stock
subscriptions to the new Southeastern
Express company, of which John Is.
Hockaday Is president. The stock is $10O
per share and no person, firm or cor
poration can have more than 100 shares
The stock has been apportioned through
out the southern states so that each
community will receive only a certain
amount. 1t is hoped to have ownership
in the new company as widespread as
possible. The entire authorized capital
consists Of 1000 shares Of the par value
of s.. 100000 and there are no bonds or
preferred stock.
AS heretofore published the new COM
pany on February Is takes over the ,en
tire express business of the Southern
Railway system and the contracts with
tho railroad company are OF such ma
ture that the express company stock
does not yield the holder less than per
cent.
1t 10 expected that the stock will be
eagerly sought as it is felt that the new
company faces a bright future
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-02-13
HAYES TRAILING
GAS ADJUSTERS
Commissioner Brown Has Ex-
pert Verifying Work Of
r., |. & nv. Co. Employees

Commissioner ]. Ellis Brown is deter
mined that gas consumers Of Birming-
ham shall have the best possible service,
UNI broken service.
To this end he has employed M r
Hayes, gas expert head of the gas de-
partment OF the Tuscaloosa Utilities
company, to check UP on tho work OF
the burner adjusting force put to work
several days ago by the Birmingham
Railway, Light and Power company.
About eight or ten days ago. at Mr.
Browns request, the power company de-
tailed force Of Is or 20 gas department
employees to go into every residence and
place OF business having gas connections
to adjust all gas stoves and burners to
use the coke oven gas now being sup
piled.
These workmen are not combining their
work to places from which complaints
changes all over the city. 1t is thought
by the gas, with attendant reduction of
gas bills The work may possibly be
completed by the end of the week.
The work of Mr.. Hayes, according to
Commissioner Brown. is to see that con-
nections are left in good condition, and
that the proper adjustment has beea
made. Mr.. Hayes is employed by the
city to do this work.
Coke oven gas Is lighter than the old
gas. Necessarily, the gas SHOULD not be
turned on as far as formerly As soon
as the flame begins to show red, 1t Is
time TO stop turning on the gas, accord
ing to- the commissioner Of public util-
tiles and properties. The flame should
be blue to obtain the best results
II believe that improper adjustments
of stoves and burners, resulting in the
use OF more gas than is actually needed
is boosting the cost of gas consumption
I am determined to see that Birming
ham gets the maximum of service from
its gas. When the adjustment Of burn
ers is made, I confidently expect better
service, especially from an economic
staDdpOint"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-02-13
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were
issued Yesterday at the office of the pro-
bate Judge:
J. II. Whitley and Miss Irma Lorene
Fennell.
E. +. Mayfield and Miss Bodery Nc
Guffie.
Walter Pitcher and Miss Lucy Loretta
Whitworth.
Thomas G. Gibson and Miss Pearl Nor
fleet.
Charles L. Marsh and Miss Helen Lu-
cilc Gould.
c. H. Williams and Mss Eva Keith.
L. J. Glass and Miss Elizabeth q.
Thompson.
Conyston,
Troy G. Tate and Miss Jewell W ebster.
Alfred Wade Smith and Miss Maoeiie
Scarborough.
William "A. wier and Miss Nellie Men
niger
Dewey Robbins and Miss Norma Wynn.
J. II. Snow and Miss Martha Pleimons.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-02-13
WINS SECOND TIME.

Verdict for $500 was returned by the
jury in the case OF Mrs. Mary Minyard
against the Illinois Central Railroad
company Friday in Judge Romano
Boyd's division or the circuit court.
According to the allegations of the Pc
tition, the complainant was a passenser
or train Of the defendant company
coming from Chicago. and it is alleged
was cursed and abused by a negro wom-
an in the same coach. The plaintiff al
leges that she called on the conductor
of the train for assistance. but that this
was not given her until after the train
had passed the Mason and Dixon line.
when the negro was placed in the negro
car under the jim crow law.
This is the second time this case has
been tried, the jury on the first hearing
granting verdict Of $500. it is stated.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-02-13
INVESTIGATION
]. OF CROPS LECTURE

Under the auspices Of the Alabama
lOldsmobile company. A. r. Kroh will
lgive a lecture on crop diyersification
I'm the south at the Tutwiler hotel
Monday morning between the hours
ior and IL. All bankers and farmers
of the city are urged to be present.
Robert l.. Newman, president IF the
company, in extending the invitation
said.
Il have heard Mr.. Kroh speak on
this subject, and / believe that am
safe in saying it will be most In
teresting address. He is thoroughly
competent to talk farming. because he
| is farmer. During the recent fight
for crop diversification in Texas, which
| produced a statewide cooperation be-
tween the banker and the farmer. Mr.
Kroh was the ringleader.
The prosperity of the state as 4
whole hinges on the farmer. and We
as citizens should boost him."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-02-13
What They Think

BY BILL HAYES
The question was: What is your
opinion Of Birmingham traffic regu-
lations in the congested xonesr'
Where asked: Third avenue and
Twentieth street
The answers were:
Ross Wood. pipentter. SIS Twenty
first street:
Eve haven't got any,"
Martha Collins, hair dresser, 27lS
Fifth avenue. south:
1T certainly is an awful mess to get
through when a person comes out on
the streets on Saturdays to shop"
Luther B. Ring, travelling salesman,
Hillman hotel:
This is fierce II you don't have
eyes in the back Of your head you're
liable to get it knocked off in quick
time"
Stephen c. Barry. solicitor. lib
Twentieth street, south:
''Traffic's all right It's good and
heavy, but the lack Of regulation is
pretty. bad. Why, it takes half the
night for a street car to get from the
Louisville and Nashville station to
the Tutwiler hotel"
Arthur Rybolt, jeweler, Cullom ave-
nue.:
Wen get better by and by. but
TIL be hanged If it isn't the joke
Of this part of the country. Something
ought to be done al once to make
the regulations so person can get
through"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-02-13

Mr.. Marx, who spent yesterday in
Birmingham, on the way to Florida,
where he goes to take a brief rest
from Wall street activities, received
the request by wire while here He
has not decided whether to accept, al
though very appreciative of the i'm
portance of the post to which he has
been called.
The telegram to Mr.. Max was as
follows:
"New York, February IL.
lotto Marx, birmingham, Ala.
MAY i Suggest your name for
Craftsmanship supervising commit
tee in connection with orxanixa-
tion of Foreign Trade Financing
corporation, with 800, OOo, 900 cap
ital. Best bankers and business
men throughout America arc ac-
lively giving their time and sup
port to it.
"This Is an opportunity for serv-
Ice of tremendous value to your
community and to the nation. This
wire IN prompted because OF my
recollection OF your unusually ef-
fectfve- service in connection with
war savings work. Wire answer
&c broadway.
"JEROME THRALLS.-
Speaking of business conditions al
large. Mr.. Marx said:
The worst Is over, and a gradual
improvement has set in, and is full
under way.
Several things are going to take
place that will decidedly speed the re-
turn of really good conditions. I vii
mention them in the order in which
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-02-13
MAJESTY OF BALLOT

G. Lewis Bales, assistant city attor-
ney, will speak at the First Baptist
church this morning after Sunday
school on 1.-THE Majesty Of the Ballot
Mr.. Bales is the teacher of the lay
mems organization of the First BAPTIST
church, widely known as the Cosmo-
politan class. His subject today is in
connection with the in International Sum
day school lesson subject, citizenship -
which is being studied specially in all
Protestant churches this morning in
every republic on earth.
The speaker will give a running re-
sumo of the course of three lectures
lately delivered by him upon the same
subject before the student body OF Cen
Iral High school
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-02-13
WOMEN AS YET ARE
UNSP0|[ED VOTERS
Miss Mcdowell Speaks on
Woman in Politics at Com
munity Club

Men and women are now standing
together for community service, de-
clared Miss Mary Mcdowell, chair
man of the committee on women in
industry of the League of Women Vot-
ers to members of the Community club
vest erday afternoon.
The women are not out for a wom-
ans party, she stated, hrt the aim of
the league is to stay organized until
they can place the point of view of
men and women on $3.50 basis in
politics, in law, in industry, in bust
ness and in all daily life.
THE young men who are to govern
the city are the hopes of the future"
she said, land whether you are hope
or despair depends on you. 1t is a
tremendous task that you have before
you, but l know you will acquit your
selves with credit.
Women are as yet unspoiled voters,
for all down the ages we have lgiven
the. duty of developing the home while
the men have been on the outside de-
veloping the business. Women have
had the care of the children and the
sick at home and their interests is
more naturally in humanity"
She spoke of the part the women
would pay in the politics of the fu-
ture and paid glowing compliment to
Birmingham. The speaker was intro
duced by Mrs. Scion Jacobs.
Col. William Hopkins, the veteran
fiddler. rendered several selections
and was received with enthusiasm. He
was forced to respond to several en-
cores.
President Edmund Armes presided
| over the meeting and there was a good
attendance. LIN addition to Miss Nc
Dowell Mrs. Jacobs and Mrs Richard
F. Johnston, Miss Mollie Dowd of the
local league of women voters was a
guest Of the club.