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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-04-15
he Local Chautauqua Organization.

The Local Chautauqua Organization.
Very few people who buy tickets
for the chautauqua realize what a
complete organization is necessary TO
make a success of the sale of tickets.
Years prior to this public spirited
citizens have guaranteed the amount
REQUIRED in order to bring attractions
here, but this season the Rotary and
Kiwanis clubs, composed of about IS
Of the leading business and profes-
sional men of the city, signed the
contract which made possible the Red
path chautauqua which opens : day
encsoement on the 18th Of this
month.
In agreeing to finance this attrac-
tion the , clubs are displaying a fine
community spirit and are working to-
qether for the things which tend to
improve and promote the community
spirit.
Committees from each club weGe
appointed and are as follows: Rota-
rians Foster Martin, Harry DommlcA,
Ben Dorrity and Hal Kohn; kiwanl-
ans Tom Johnstone, Dick McFaN and
Will Matthews. These members met
and elected as Chautauqua chairman,
VIII Matthews, and Hal Kohn, sec
tary and treasurer. Committee TO
secure show grounds secured the field
near Mr.. Patt Scott's, which is the
most available place in the city.
The sale of tickets was offered to
the Calvin Crozier chapter of the U.
D. c., who graciously accepted, wish
ing to do their part towards any
movement which will add to the hap
piness and betterment of the commu-
nifty.
Miss Julia Kibler, president Of the
Calvin Crozier chapter. announces as
her teams the following:
Ward Miss Anna Coe Keitt, i
captain; team workers: Miss Pauline !
FAINT. Leila Dennis, Rosa Lee Sum- !
mer and Mesdames J. L. Yelling, T. !.
B. Jacobs, Elmer Summer.
Ward Mrs. Herman Wright cap
tain; team workers: Misses Marion
Jones, Cornelia Mayer, Agnes Chap
man, Elizabeth Dominick, Mesdames /,
H. W. Schumpert, W. W. Cromer,
Robert Leavell, W. c. Schenck.
Ward S-Miss Rosalyn Hipp, cap |
tain; team workers: Misses Sara Cald-
we'll, Lila Summer, Julia SUMMER;
Mesdames w. T. Brown, T. R. Sum-
mer, P. D. Johnson, Hugh Summer.
Ward Mrs. E. B. Purcell, cap
tain; team workers: Mesdames Doug
las Hornsby, Joe Feagie, A. H. Dick
ert, Drayton Nance, Paul Anderson,
L. G. Eskridge, Claude Dominick.
Ward 5-Miss Mary Wright, cap
tain; team workers; Mesdames Ebert
Dickert and Marion Davis.
Business section-Mrs. Raymond
Fellers, captain; team workers: Mes
DANES T. P. Johnson, O'Neall Miller,
Jesse Burns, D. J. Burns, W. E. Neel,
E. T. Carlson, N. C. Toole, Clyde Nc;
Carley, Thad McCrackin.
Information concerning the tickets
NAV be had from any of the above
named ladies or from Chairman Mat
thews at phone 355 or Hal Kohn at
phone 105.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-04-15
Fun-Maker
Extraordinary
at Chautauqua

Ralph Bingham, one of America $
greatest fun-makers, will be a notable
attraction st the coming Redpa:h
ChautauQua.
Before the public since he was six
years Of age and having appeared In
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-04-15
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CRED.
JT0PS

On acont of teh death of the late
Mr.. Harry H. Blease, creditors OF the
partnership Of Blease & Blease are
reuested to file statement OF their
claims with undersigned forthwith.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-04-15

Rub-My-Tism relieves Rheumatism
Neuralgia, Sprains.-Adv
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-04-15

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT
Notice IS hereby "iven that l will
make final settlement of the estate
OF Mary Elizabeth Bushardt, deceas-
ed, in the office Of the Judge of Pro
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-19
M0ATES' CASE IS
 SET FOR OCT. A
Former Law Enforcement Officer Charged With AS-
 Sauiting Phil Painter

Hearing of the case of O. D. Moates, charged with assaulting Phil Painter, publisher of The Birmingham Ad- vance, has been set for October o4 in the criminal division of the cir cult court. At the time of the all legged assault Moates was member of the state law enforcement depart ment under Conrad w. Austin for mer chief law enforcement officer.
 Moates, with W. II. Knox, is all legged to have met MT Painter on Twenty-first street and to have ques- toned him regarding an anonymous letter sent to Gov Thomas E. kiloy regarding the law enforcement offi- cers. They are alleged to have asked him if he wrote the letter and Knox then str dck him several times, it is stated Moates later came back and hit Mir. Painter several times, 1t is alleged
 Following sensational trial Knox was convicted and fined $500 and given 30 days in the county Jail ad- ditional by Judge H, F. Heflin in the criminal court. An appeal was taken to the supreme court and as yet the case has not been passed on.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-19
DO YOU REMEMBER?

When Walter Davin was agent for fire extinguisher which hs was boosting up to the citizens or Birmingham, stating that 1t would put out the fiercest fire, and ln- vited the citizens to meet him at the corner of First avenue and Eighteenth street for test of this extinguisher: and an old building stood where the Chamber of Cotn merce now stands, and he had tt sprayed with coal oil and had sev- eral barrels of oil inside of the building. and at least 5000 people congregated to witness just what this wonderful extinguisher could do. He applied the torch and went nobly to work, and the fire became so fierce that the fire department had to be called out to save Bir- mingham from destruction. and Davin, turning to the crowd, said "Gentlemen. this fire extinguisher is not worth d. and made a hasty retreat?
 FIRE INSURANCE.
 When the fountain was at Sec ond avenue and Nineteenth street"
 E. A. WATSON.
 When the Linn park was be- tween Nineteenth and Twentieth street and First avenue. when the arch said Lovers retreat"
 MRS. ANNANDAVIS.
 When Walter 0. Lindsey. Ager Herald reporter, promoted a "cakewalk" at the old East Lake pavilion and the crowd over flowed and proceeded to break up the furniture. after waiting more than an hour for the "colorcd principals" to arrive. Finally tho akewalker in pairs car1e marching into the park and were invited" to do some stunts in the chilly waters of East Lake, we'll known and popular colored barber taking the lead. The mammoth. sally bedecked cake, around which the various couples expected to show some real style, being fear fully manhandled by the angry crowd? J. Fl. w.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-19
CITY IS SUED FOR
 ALLEGED INJURIES

Walter Fleming filed suit yester- city of Birmingham for s10.000 dam ages for the alleged injuries received while riding on swinging bar at East Lake. According to the aliega- tions of the petition, the city was operating a park with a number of concession for which charges were made.
 It is alleged that while on the swinging bar, the plaintiff came in contact with some hard substance as consequence of which his face was cut, bruised and scared and his eye sight impaired and he was caused to suffer great mental and physical pain,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-19
EX-SOLD|ER ENDS LIFE WITH A GUN Dou Odum Puts Load Of Buckshot Through His
 Heart

Doe Odum of 3s15 Avenue F, aged 24, committed suicide about 124o o'clock yesterday afternoon at his residence by shooting himself in the left breast with a double barrel shot gun.
 Odum made two attempts to end his life as indicated by a dent in the cap of an unexploded she'll The second attempt met with success. the charge penetrating the breast and the heart. A note was found stating that he was going to end his life because of ill health prohibiting his marriage to an Ohio girl. He also directed that his body be sent to BurnEell. Alabama, for burial. The note twas turned over to assistant coroner Moore.
 Mrs. Hoglan of the same address was in the yard at the time the shot was fired, but Ernest Reeves and Leonard Harvey who also reside in the house with Odum, were the first to enter the room after the tragedy They found the body lying on cot with the SnOt gun dCIOSS HIS lcA5.
 Odum was an ex-service man. His discharge papers showed he had been mustered out of the army at Camp Sheridan, July 31. Dock was his given name and not a nickname. He is survived by his father |. J. Odum and his stepmother.
 The body was taken to Ridouts funeral parior to be prepared for burial.
 The note the soldier left is as fol- lows:
 .ss15 Avenue F. Thirty fourth street. Birmingham, Ala. August Is, 1921.
 Hiss Hettis watkins.
 My dear sweetheart:-
 Just few lines to let you hear from me and to let you know that l still love you. dearie. but Hettie can never go through with this so guess I had better end my life here and darling pray for me and you to meet in a better place Now please do this for me, will you?
 And, darling. there is one more thing l want you to do for me and that Is, to tell aunt Kate that I request that my body be taken to Burnwell mines for burial, as there's where my loved ones are at rest and l want to be there with them-and darling make the best of it you can for am not worthy of your love-although dearie I love you with all my heart and soul and I'm hoping that we. meet in better place some day.
 Well, I guess I have said all I know of so 1 will say goodby to all and hope you all live a happy life as l did.
 Sweetheart, please notify Aunt Kate and Charlie of my death as soon as you can. (
 From your loved one,
 DOCK oDUM.
 .Request:-
 That this letter be sent to Miss Hottie Watkins. as soon as possible"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-19
SOLDIER KILLED
 ONP0ST OF DUTY Funeral Services of Private James McCleIIan-Legion
 Guard of Honor

American Legion members will form the guard of honor at the funer- al services to be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock for Private James Mo- Clellan, who was killed by a bolt of lightning while walking his post in a storm at Camp Jackson, $. C., last Saturday.
 Funeral services will be held at the home in Pratt city. Legion members are asked to meet at the Greenwood cafe at 1 o'clock this afternoon in order to proceed with Arthur Green wood to the home of the deceased soldier. 1nterment will be in Walk CTS chapel cemetery. with Dr. J. A. Bryan officiating. pr. Bryan is talk ing the place of Rev. o. dew. Ram dolph, post cha plain, who Is away on his vacation. A firing squad and bugler will pay the last tribute to the dead soldier.
 Mcclellan is survived by his father. Robert Mcclellan. a brother, William, and three sisters. Mrs. w. c. Paxton. Mrs. E. Miller and Mrs. $. B, Miller.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-19
Steel Manufacturers Belieue Fabrication
 h Transit Rate Sure
Louisville and Nashville and Southern Railroads Backing Readjustment Sought by the South Since 1917

Those versed in such matters ex- press belief that Birmingham steel fabricators and structural steel workers will get the fabricating in transit freight rate following the hearing before the southern freight rate committee set for August 30.
 The Louisville and Nashville
 and the Southern railroads. the
 principal southern carriers, have
 requested the rate and the fabri-
 cntors go to the Atlanta hearing
 with that backing. This leads to
 suppositfOn that the fight which
 has been made since early In 1917
 Is on the eve of victory.
 The fabricating in transit privilege allows the through rate to final des- Birmingham and fabricated here, while at present and without enjoy ment of that right the freight to Bir- mingham and the local freight from IolllHflE nam siTt CHAT
 Save $4 to $7 a Ton
 With the fabricating In traNls si privilege the Birmingham structural steel workers will save from $4 to g ton on the product when steel is brought here from Youngstown Pittsburg and Gary and here fash toned into finished form.
 Especially interested in the
 outcome of the Atlanta hearing
 are such firms m Ingalls, Iron
 Works, Birmingham Steel cor
 poration, Soutsern Bridge com
 pany, Hardie-Iynes Machine and
 Foundry company. Concrete
 Steel. Johnson X Thompson Steel
 company md others.
 Birming hams interests will be represented by O. l.. Bum. general manager of the Birmingham Traffic Bureau and Chamber of Commerce MT. Bum is an experienced traffic man and has been active in securing this privilege for Birmingham ever since h ecame here to take charge of the Traffic Bureau.
 Officials notice of the hearing is as follows:
 Fabrication of iron and steel arti- cles in transit at Birmingham, At lanta. Fort McPherson, Chattanooga and Greensboro, x. c. No such ar arrangements at present in effect. Pro- posed arrangements Application of through rates from point of origin to final destination, plus transit clsrge of 2h cents per one hundred pounds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-19
M|LNER TALKS ON
 DEVELOPING LOTS
Various Expenses in Prepar- ing Vacant Property for
 Market Outlined

Cost of developing residence prop for sale or manufacturing a lot was discussed at length before the Bii mingham Real Estate board yesterday afternoon at their luncheon at t!is Tutwiler hotel by Fl. Key Milner of the Milner Land company.
 Mir Miller pointed out the various expenses of getting a lot in shape for sale. showing that many improve ments were necessary before tn.. property was ready to be passed on to the home builder. He declared thA lay public had no conception of the cost of developing property for build ing and expressed the wish that alt prospective buyers of real estate might hear the explanation.
 Twenty five to 40 per cent of the property for development is to ba charged off as loss. he stated. This Is taken up by streets. alleys. curbs and gutters. Where the topograpiy Is irregular, this loss is, of course, greater than on level ground. be- cause the thoroughfares must be lad out in a manner most suited to tha lay of the property.
 All utilities must of necessity be laid before paving is done, so sewers. gas and water mains must be put In before cent of return comes In, Mir. Milner said. Interest on investment. taxes and overhead charges. selling cost and advertising are to be fig ured In the manufacturing cost of lot.
 Col T. H. Motion. who says he is still resident of Birmingham and a booster for Fairhope was guest at the luncheon yesterday. Colonel Mol ton, who is in good health. is enthu- siastic in praising the advantages of Fairhope and the country immediate ly surrounding. He told of naming his place there Motions Lone Pine Place. He has three places at Fair hope.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-19
Merchants of State
 Are Trebling Orders
 To Wholesalers Here
More Rebates of Fares to Purchasers Last Week Than in Preceding Two Months. More Coming

The Chamber of Commerce has received more inquiries from out-of- town merchants with regard to Birmingham products in the past few days than in any preceding month. The inquiries come from over all Alabama and are for a great variety of products.
 As soon as the inquiries are re- ceived, tho merchants an1 factories handling the articles desired are communicated with and put in touch with the inquirer.
 More refunds of Transportation
 10 out-of-town merchants trnd-
 ing In Birminrhnm have been
 made by that department of the
 merchants nnd manufacturers di-
 vision of the Chamber of Com
 merce during the past week than
 during my preceding two months.
 These statements were made by Charles Yarn, assistant secretary of the chamber of commerce. He said.
 Growing Rapidly
 These inquiries for Birmingham goods are growing by leaps and bounds. This weeks batch is greater than that of any preceding month. The inquiries are from all parts of Alabama and some from adjacent states. One man wants 10000 yards of pavement coating, another wants re- laying steel rails, others motors, ma- chinery and the like.
 ''We turn over these inquiries
 at once to the listed firms deal-
 ing in the desired products or
 manufacturing them, our cata-
 logue being n complete one. Not
 In a year has there been mnni-
 fested as much interest in pur-
 chasing Birmingham goods by
 outsiders ms now, so far as our
 mails go to show.
 Then again the out of town iner- chant has been coming to Birming- ham recently in greater numbers and buying more gooos. We know this by the number and amount of refunds of transportation applied for through that department of the Merchants and Manufacturers asso- ciation. The refunds of the past week have been more than the tota. of any preceding two months.
 "One man from Florida purchased s4,000 worth of goods from four First avenue wholesalers
 There is no hot air about this it is the req stuff and cannot be ac- counted for except bs business con- fidence and the better conditions that the cut of-town trade must believe are either here or surely coming.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-19
| THEFT OF HORSES AND l WAGONS IS CHARGED;
 THREE MEN ARE HELD

Chief of Police MacDuff of Tusca- loosa is holding J. c. Stanley and Lee Taylor of this city, who are d. legged to have stolen two horses and two wagons loaded with dishes, bed ding and provisions belonging to the Volunteers of America.
 A third party is being held also in connection with the robbery but his name has not been ascertaincd The three men are said to have left Birmingham last Saturday night with the stolen property and were appre hended in Tuscaloosa yesterday morning by the police of that city
 F. II. Brookes, adjutant of the Volunteers of America in this city left yesterday morning with a truck to recover the property. Granger anl Walton. detectives. left Birmingham last night to bring back the three men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-19
AUTO ACCIDENT
 CAUSED MARRIAGE
 TO BE POSTPONED

Expecting to be married to D.>Cle- tus Lee last night Miss Louise Rob inson of 2530 Twen, second avenue. north, is lying in bed with a leg fractured in two places as result of recent automobile accident.
 Miss Robinson was motoring with a party of friends last Sunday on the Lewisburg road, north of Bir- mingham, when the car skidded on the wet pavement and went over the side of the road down steep bani. Miss Robinson and a man in the party jumped from the car me others remaining in the car. In fall ing the young woman was inJured' although the man, who jumped was unhurt
 The marriage has been postponed until such time as Miss Robinson re-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-19
INVESTIGATION OF
 DEATH OF CONNECTS

Formal investiga alton into the death of three convicts who were killed in a runaway trip of cars will be com pleted today by Coroner J. D. Russum. The accident occurred in the Banner mines of the Pratt Consolidated Coal company and three mules which the convicts were leading were instantly killed According to the testimony of witnesses the negroes were leading the mules out of the mines when struck by runaway trip of cars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-19
TEMPLARS COMING

Plans are already being made for Baltimore Beauseant Knights Templar. who will pass through here next April on their way to the annual meeting of the order in New Orleans.
 There will be about f50 persons in the party. and they will spend sew eral hours in theNcity. A number of the local knights are also planning to attend the New Orleans meeting, and it is believed Birmingham will send strong delegation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-19

ADJUSTMENTS Loew's Bijou-Vaudeviiie, feature picture and news.
 Majestic-"Little Peggy O'Moore," by Maddocks-Park players. AIcaxar-Norma Talmadge in "The Moth."
 strand-Thomas MeiEhan in "The Conquest of Canaan"
 Ria1to-"snowbOun Trianon-"keeping Up With Lix- nic" and Lloyd comedy.
 Galax-Wanda Hawley in "The Outside Woman"
 Royal-Fenture drama, comedy and news.
 Princess--serinl drama and eom- cdy.
 Odeon-Serial drama and comedy. Edgewood Pnrk--Dancing, bathing and cafe.
 West Lake Park--DancinK, skat- ink, bathing and cafe. East Lake Park-Bathing and amusements.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-19
PASTEUR TREATMENT

Twelve negroes living at Wenonah will begin taking the Pasteur treat : ment at the city laboratory today. All were bitten by one dog which was Killed. The head showed def mite traces of rabies when examined at the laboratory. Four of the last six heads examined have been pos tive. one unsatisfactory and the other mad no trace of rabies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-19

Hands on your heart and low and courtly bows are in order
 Here is the oldest known gown in Birmingham, with ancient, sweet-scented ivory fan to mach 1t.
 The dress is 15o years old, and Miss Rose Lowell, Birmingham girl who is wearing it, inherited it a short time ago.
 Could it speak. it could relate many hundreds of delightful ex- periences of long ago. and of far away lands. For it was fash
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-19
LOWER FREIGHT RATES

Judges Rufus E. Foster, R. w. Wal ker and W. L Grubb sat jointly yes- terday in federal court hearing the petition of the Illinois Central rail- road to restrain the order of the in- tcrstate commerce commission in naming certain rates on lumber from Knoxville to points north of the Ohio river. The new rates are lower than the old
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-19

fretworked with garlands of pink and blue flowers. The original blonde lace is as good as new upon it's furbelowed folds, and to connoiseurs shows it's period of 1762.
 The little lady who owned the dress afterwards changed her name to that of Quitman. wh sn she welded Rev. Frederick Quit man of the Lutheran church, and came to America to live at Rhinebeck. N. Y. She was the mother of Gen. John A. Quitmdn, and great grandmother of W. S. Lowell of the Magic City.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-19
UNLAWFUL HOMICIDE

Unlawful homicide was the verdict of Coroner J. D. Russum following an investigation into the death or Lizzie Long, a negress, who was kill- ed, 1t is alleged, by Jim Long at the home of the woman at Flat Creek, August '. The man Is alleged 10 have shot the woman as result of do- mestic troubles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-19

mingham. and along with the dress and the fan has come down to the family an equally aged book of Psalms that Miss Hueck read during Curaeoa church serv- ices. It was carried on a little pillow by a colored boy, who walked before her down the church aisle.
 The quaint old book is of ted velvet and has clasps of gold. It's original case, as well as the case in which her fan was kept, have been preserved.
 The beautiful gown is Of cream -colored brocade, and IS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-19

toned for a governor daughter of the Island of Curacoa, on he northern coast of South Ameri- ca. There it graced the gover- nor's receptions and other state occasions, and in it's beauty must have caused many a sigh and an envious glance from the la dies, and many a quickened heart from the gallants of 150 years gone by.
 Its original owner was Miss Anne Elizabeth Hueck, daughter of the Dutch governor She IS an ancestor of the w. S. Lowell family, So well known in Bir-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-19

Corp. Robert c. Bennett United States marine corps, the son of Mrs. E. B. Bennett of 2700 Twenty first avenue. north, is in the city on To- day furlough, visiting relatives and friends.
 Since Mir. Bennett enlisted in the marines, November, 1919, he has been stationed 16 months in Santo Do rningo City and has qualified as an expert rifleman. After his furlough expires he will return to the marine barracks at Quantico. Va, where he will be stationed with the Fifth re5i- ment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-19
PERSONAL

w. E. Coyle, who was called to Bir- mingham because of the death or his brother, Father James F. Coyle, will return today to his home in New York city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-19
Euents of Today
 In Birmingham,

Civitan club luncheon at 1 o'clock Southcrn club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-19

That this letter be sent to Miss Hottie Watkins. as soon as possible"