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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-06-23
NUDGE ELDREDGE
GETS RELEASE FROM
APPELLATE DUTIES.
LONG STRUGGLE TO GIVE ALL OF
TIME TO CIRCUIT COURT HERE
MEETS WITH SUCCESS-JUOCES
ARE TRANSFERRED BY ST.
PREME TRIBUNAL.

AS result of action taken in thf
Supreme Court in Springfield yastei
day. Judge Edgar Eldredge Of this
city will no longer serve on the bench
OF the Appellate Court OF illinois
Judge Eldredee has been making an
effort for many years 10 secure Ms
release as an appellate jurist but wa
never able TO secure his freedom from
the duties of the bench until yester
day.
Judges John y. Nichaus of Peoria
and Oscar f. Heard Of freepOrt VINO
have served as judge Of the Appel.
late Court in this city have been
transferred to the third district al
Springfield
Dorrance Dibell. who has served In
the court in Ottawa for many years,
will remain in his old post, and tNt
new Judges. Augustus A. Partlow OF
Danvlle and Norman T. Jones Of Car
rollton. have been assigned here,
The appointments were made Tor.
the next three years. Nine judges
were chosen for the Appellate Court
in Cook county and nine others for
the three dOwnState courts.
william IT, McSurely and William
L Dever OF Cook County Superior
Court, and David F. Matehett Of Cir.
cuff Court were assigned to the main
Appellate Court, first district, Chicago.
Albert c. Barnes and Martin NJ
Gridley of superior Court and Donald
r. Morrill, OF Circuit Court We're a
signed first district, branch No l., and
John NJ O'COnnOr of Superior Court, |
and Charles NJ. Thomson and Thomas |
Taylor Jr OF Circuit Court were as.
signed branch No 2
Dorance Dibell Augustus a Part |
lew of Danvlle and Norman T Jone; |
OF Carrolton were assigned the sec
ond district court, Ottawa.
Judges Of the third district at |
Springfield will be Emery c. Graves, |
Geneseo: John NJ Niehaus, Peoria |
and Oscar f Heard, Freeport.
Judges for fourth district at Mount |
Vernon will be Franklin II Boegs |
Trbana, Harry Hi2Lee Pittsfeld, and |
Edwad Barry, Bloomington.
The duties of jurist of the Appel |
late Court are such that Judge Ed |
redge has for years felt that he could .
Ill afford to give his time and atten-
ton to- The appointments are hon
crary, carrying with them only the
salary of competent secretary, while |
the work is exceedingly heavy
The work on the appellate bench,
combined with the duties of lurist Of |
the La Sale County Circuit Court |
which Is one Of the largest in the |
state. are too heavy for the Ottawa |
man ....- .... ...,,.,, !
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-06-23
MORE MURDERERS GO
SUDDENLY INSANE

Chicago, June 23--ln a final effort
to have the lives OF Grover e Red
ding and oscar McGarrick, negroes,
sentenced to hang tomorrow for the
murder Of Ralph l.. Rose, sailor.
during the Abyssinian riots last sum,
mer their attorneys announced to-
day they would file petitions alleg-
ing they have gone insane since con
yiction.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-06-23
BASEBALL POOL is
UNDERMINING GAME

New York, June 23~-The baseball
pool must go II is breeding a nation
OF gamblers and ~ insidiousy work
tng Its way into the heart of the
great national game Baseball club
owners must help in mopping up This
tilthy puddle OF gambling even though
1t il entirely outside their province
So DEGREES Judge anlis, high com.
missioner of baseball, in AN inter
view here yesterday
In his baseball work he has two
Jobs 10 perform one il to drive out
the crooked gamblers. The other is
the stamping ont Of the pool evil.
whereby groups Of men have mulcted
millions OF baseball patrons and en-
thu5iasts Or set weekly amounts
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-06-23
MELLON REFUND TO
ALLIES GOES TO SENATE

Washington. June ga bill en-
bodyine plans OF Secretary Mellon OF
the treasury department for refund
ing war loans made to the allies was
introduced in the senate today by
Chairman Penrose CT the finance com
mittee TO which the measure was re.
ferred
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-06-23
GREECE TO ACCEPT
MEDIATION OFFER

Athens, Greece June 22.--Indica-
tions pointed tonight to acceptance
by Greece in principle, at. least, OF
the offer Of Great Britain, France
and Italy 10 mediate between the
Creeks and Turkish Nationalist in
an effort to forestall warfare in Asia
Minor
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-06-23
BEER BILL GIVEN 0. K.
BY HOUSE COMMITTEE

WASHINGTON. June 23--The Willis
Campbell anti-beer bill with mino"
amendments was reported out today
by the house Judiciary committee
The rules committee is expected to
give it right of way in the house in
the next few days.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-06-23
START NONSTOP FLIGHT
ACROSS CONTINENT

Los Angeles, June 23-Start of
nonstop serial dash for New York
will he made this afternoon from
March field, Riverside, it was an
nounced today by David r. Davis of
Hollywood and Eric Springer, of
Ocean Park Plans to start from
here were prevented by field condi.
tions.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-06-23

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-02

superintendent of the first division of the Southern Bell Telephone com pany, which includes Alabama.
 MT. Andrews stressed the fact that the telephone company Is not the property of a single individual or even a single group of individuals, but belongs to over 100000 stock holders. In that sense the telephone system is owned by the people at large. and all people should be in terested in it, he said.
 Mir. Andrews pointed out that the erection of a telephone plant in Bes- semer was not only the indication of the company's belief in Bessemer as lt now is, but was a testimony of It's faith in Bessemer's future. The new system he said, is based upon a survey Of the possibilities of Besse- mer's growth up until 1Ss0, at which time, according to the statistics pre- pared by the company, the population of the city will be 56,5o0.
 Features of the banquet were solos by Jerry Hagerty and little Miss Yir- ginia Nash. and dance and solo by Miss Elizabeth Fitzpatrick. Mrs. Annie Glenn Grove accompanied all three selections
 Following the banquet the guests went to the new telephone exchange. where, after an inspection of the building. Mayor Jones pulled the cord which connected the Bessemer tele- phones to the switchboard.
 The new telephone exchange is said to be one of the most modern and best equipped In the south. On the first floor space is provided for the business office and for mechanical room. Upstairs in addition to the room for the switchboard, a Kitchen Is provided, a dining room, rest room and first aid room for the telephone operators. The entire plant Is well furnished and has. all the convent cnces of a home.
 Of special interest Is tho new switchboard. This contains 14 sec tions and has a capacity of 1.400 teIe- phone lines, with the possibility of serving 1.700 stations. Twenty -four employees will work in the new build ing. Following the opening of the new building last night a practical demonstration was given of the way the operators answer the II, 900 local calls which they average receiving each day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-02
NEW s. 5. BUILDING
 ID bE READY OCT. g
First Methodist Church Will Open Building Next Sunday
 With Exercises

The cry for room, more room, by the Sunday school workers of the First Methodist church has at last been hushed by the completion of the new $150,o00 Sunday school build ing which was begun last November
 For years the different classes of the Sunday school have been com pelled to meet in various places over the city because of the lack of room in the church. Classes have been held in the auditorium of the Masonic temple and the Young Mems Chris tian association, but with the com pletion of the new building all the classes will meet a home The total enrolment of the classes is about 2,000 and the highest number pres- ent on any one day last year was LOO
 The erection of this building is the result of the direct effort of pr. mer, who is member of the build ing committee. "The Sunday school is one of the largest in the state, and Is one of the most active Last year $112.000 was subscribed to the Gen. tenary fund, s4S.000 to the Eva Conner Home for Working Girls and this year about s200.000 was subscribed to the Christian educational fund. In addition to this is tn ecost of the new building and the regular budget"
 The buildingtis said to be the best equipped and most modern Sunday school building in the southern Methodist church. The very latest equipment and the large number of windows are the most outstanding features. Rooms for every depart ment have been fully supplied The architecture is Romanesque and By zantine in structure. which suggests strength repose and reverence.
 At the regular meeting of the stew ards tomorrow evening. final ar engagements will be completed for the formal openin gon October g at steward is expected to be present at this meeting.
 pr. Stuart, pastor of the church. who has been in North Carolina re- cuperating, following an operation at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, expressed qualification in regard to the work that had been pushed so rapidly dur ing his absence. Dr. Stuart has taken great pride in the erection of this building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-02
MARRIAGE LICENSES

The following marriage licenses were issued yesterday at the office of the probate judge:
 William o. Lawrence and Miss Ma bel c. White.
 Randolph H. Srofe and Miss Edith Wood.
 Thomas c. ChappelI and Miss Maudie Owens.
 Gordon Evans and Mass Catherine Bridman.
 Rudolph Fl. Harwood and Miss Corrine R. Hughes.
 c. E. Timmons and Mass Sarah Ann Head.
 Walter F. Ware and Miss Gladys Everett.
 George T. Myers and Miss Latina Salter.
 Walter Rogers Acton and Miss Olivette Parnell.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-02
--------------s.--- TECHNICAL SOCIETY
 WILL HOLD MEETING

The Alabama Technical association will hold a "civic and educational meting" at the Southern club We'd nesday night to which all engineers have been invited.
 Features of the meeting will be addresses by J. M. Jones, city comptroller; Dr. c. B. Glenn, super intendent of the city schools; and Julian Kendrick, city engineer, each of whom will discuss the organiza ton of his department. w. F. Mitchell, president of the Alabama Technical association, will preside at the meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-02
A Page From Real Estate
 History Of Birmingham

wood could not make the sale that it was good news in disguise. Through necessity the bank held the property. In consequence, when the bank liquidated in the mid -nineties the property was sold to R. D. Bur ness for s1l0,00O, a flat increase of nearly t100,O00 in value in a very few years time.
 Later it was sold to the present owner, R. W. Massey, and is now valued at $250,000.
 Though remodeled to some extent, the building which Mir. Kyle erected on the corner after he bought it is still in active service, substantially as in 1893.
 While my connection with the Peo- ples Savings bank ceased on Janu ary 1, 1895, still look back on the calamity" of the Peerless corner as one of the very best strokes of busi- ness I was ever able to do for that institution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-02
TELEPHONE PLANT
 OPENED BY MAYOR
 JONES LAST NIGHT
Cord Is Pulled Which Con- meets All BeSSemer TeIe- phones to the New
 Exchange

The new telephone exchange of the Southern Bell Telephone company at Bessemer was officially opened last night at 10 o'clock when Judge B. Clay Jones, mayor of the city, pulled the cord which disconnected the Bes- semer telephones from the old eX- change and connected them to the new The first message to come through the new switchboard was a conversation between Mayor Jones and his wife, whom he called at their home.
 The opening of the new exchange followed a banquet at the Grand ho- tel. at which officials of the tele- phone and representative Bessemer business men were present, J. D. E. Smith, manager of the Bessemer dis trict acted as toastmaster, and in troduced J. E. Andrews, commercial
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-02
Fly +. W. DIXON


 If any one thing may be said to typify the romance of real estate in Birmingham it Is the brief his- tory of the famous old Peerless corner at Second avenue, north, and Nineteenth street
 Back In the early days of Birming- ham, in 1871 or 1872, the original purchaser paid $50 or s2oO for this corner. Sixteen or r years later J. c. Kyle pand sl2,5OO for it, and later built business building on it at cost of about S12,'5O0
 When the panic of '93 hit Bir- the old Peoples Savings bank, of which I was then president, had mortgage of $10,O00 on this property. and when Mir Kyle sub sequently failed the bank took it over at valuation of s25,00 Those were days that make the depression of 1921 look like high-tide pros perity. Bank presidents were put in the 'blood-sweating, class along with the circus poster descriptions of the "Behemoth of Holy Writ"
 No better illustration of financial conditions could be given than that when we heard that there was a man so close by as Pensacola, Fla, with so huge sum as s25. 900 we saw hope of making sale of the Peerless corner for the banks ac- count Affairs were in no shape for me to leave the bank, eve49 for one day. So no less parsonage than Oscar Underwood. now United States sena tor from Alabama. had the tremen dous responsibility placed upon him of making the sale. It was relatively as big deal as selling the United States Steel corporation to Pierpont Morgan.
 We little realized then when the crushing news came that Mir. Under
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-02
Woodruff Discharged;
 Case NOIIe Pressed

Fl. M. Woodruff, who was arrested violating the blue sky law was dis charged by Judge II. B. Abernethy in the Jefferson county court of mis- demeanors yesterday when this case was nolle pressed.
 He was alleged to have sold or of fered for sale speculative securities without permit and to have sold a number of Birmingham people stock in a corporation known as the United States Cereal corporation. The war rant was sworn out by J. E. Mat lock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-02
NEGRO INSTITUTE
 WILL OPEN FRIDAY

The opening exercises of the Gen. tral Alabama Institute for Negroes will be held Friday morning at II o'clock at the institute. A short programme has been arranged, the featuH of which will be an address by Dr. P. J. Mavetty (whitel of Cin- cinnati. secretary of the board of education for negroes of the Meth odist Episcopal church.
 This school was established by the Methodist Episcopal church in 1905 The public has been invited to at tend the exercises Friday. Those desiring to attend should take the West End car and get off at Cleve- land station where they will be met by the institute bus
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-02
WHETSTONE TO BE
 NEW CHIEF CLERK

L. A. Whetstone has been appointed chief clerk under Roy Dillon. the new tax assessor of Jefferson county, who assumed office yesterday morning.
 MT. Whetstone has been connected with the office of the tax assessor in the capacity of clerk for the past two years and is very familiar with the work. He is well known and Is being congratulated on his appoint ment. He succeeds Mir. Dillon. who for the past eight years was chief, clerk under D. E. McLendon. the re- tiring assessor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-02
 BOARD OF EDUCATION WILL PROTEST CHANGE

Change in the basis of apportion- ment of state school funds by the county board of education will be considered by the Birmingham board of education this week, probably on Thursday.
 It is maintained by city officials that the change in the basis of ap- portionment made by the county board will make reduction of ap- proximately $70,000 in the amount of money available TOT school purposes to the city this term.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-02
SACRED HARP SING
 TO BE HELD TODAY

The Birmingham Sacred Harp singing class will conduct sing at the Green Springs Baptist church this afternoon beginning at :3o o'clock. Prof. A. A. Jackson will be in charge of the singing and will direct the programme.
 A large number of singers have been invited to attend this afternoon. The church is located at the end of the Idlewild car line.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-02
JITNEY MEN ASK FOR
 CONSTRUCTION OF RUN

Jitney men who waited on John II. Taylor. commissioner of pubic safety, yesterday, requested him to oonstrue reasonable days run" as eight hours. MT Taylor stated that the commission has declared of ficially that eight hours constituted a working day and said that there would be no controversies over this matter. He said he would not place a definite construction upon the jit- ney day, however
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-02
TO DISSOLVE PARLIAMENT

Ottawa, Ont. October 1.-Premier Megien announced today that he would submit recommendation next week to Lord Byng of Vimy, gover- nor general of the dominion, calling for the dissolution of Parliament. A general election will be held during the first week in December, he said. The exact date will not be deter mined until the names of the election officers have been decided.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-02

nue the members of the Thursday Forty two club.
 The living room and dining room for the occasion were attractively decorated in golden rod and golden glow and ferns emphasizing the col ors of green and gold. Cut glass bud bases were given as prizes for the scores and following the games the hostess served delicious cream and cake, in which the color motif was carried out
 Birthday Party
 Mrs. T. F. Winburn entertained a number of young folks Saturday afternoon at her home in celebration of the eleventh birthday of her daugh- ter, Evelyn, Games and guessing g contests were provided for the en- tertainment of the guests For the donkey contest" the prize was awarded to Lorraine Frederick and for the "bean contest" to Pauline Dunlap and for the peanut hunt it fell to Louise Oakley.
 Following the games refreshments were served in the dining room from a table beautifully decorated with a central decoration of the birthday cake which had eleven candles. The refreshments were delightful cream and cakes. The young people who shared this hospitality were Elizabeth Card Thelma Davies, Evelyn Carr Thelma and Vera Coe. Jean and June Slockett Blanche Johnson Elizabeth veitch, Francis Pitts, Bessie Spain, Louise Oakley, Paupline Dunlap Lor- inc Frederick, and others. Mrs. Brown Hostess Mrs. Ellis Brown entertained the teachers and officers of the junior department of the Sunday school of the First Methodist church last even- ing in the basement of the church. WilsOn-Hardy \ A wedding occurred Saturday morn ing in the study of the pastor of the First Baptist church, Rev. w. P Price, the contracting parties being pr. William T. Wilson of Birmingham and Miss Myrtle Hardy of Childers- berg. Immediately after the cere- mony the couple left for Birmlng- ham. where the groom Is q prominent dentist.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-02
ART EXHIBIT PLAN OF BESSEMER CLUB
Names of Soldiers for Memo rial Building Secured-JeW-
 ish New Year Begins

The Age-Hsrsld maintains specisl rsp- resentattves in Bessener for handling correspondence, advertising and sub- scriptions. Mrs L. D. McColium, cor respondent. receives news items; phone Bessemer l072. H. D. Walker. Realty lHtion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-02
Mrs. GvviH Hostess

Mrs. Walter Gwin was a charming hostess of Saturday afternoon, enter taining at her home on Fourth ave-l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-02

Shoes with sensible walking heels ana comfortable toes are the vogue for out door and daytime wear. Rapidly. the high French heel and the uncomfortable pointed toes are being limited by fash ion to formal dress affairs
 The greater comfort and peace of mind enjoyed by the wearing of sensible shoes has been the cause of fashions new atti- tude toward correctly shaped toes. The leading influence in this style trend has been, and is the well known iCantilevcr Shoe. It has R flexible arch and 2 close fitting instep which make walking toy and which take the fatigue out of both walking and standing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-02

Until you use them you can have no idea of the soothing influence of Pyramid Pile Suppositories.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-02
Slightly Used Player

Think of it! Standard S8-note Player-Piano, only slightly used. We are determined that this stock of pianos and players will be, moved and in order that we might realize our ambitions, we have re- duced the price on this fine Player-Piano to .. .$375.00
The Washington times., 1921-11-20
NEWbERRY CASE
MAY CD OVER To
COM|NGSESS|0N
Senators WrangIe Over Ford's
Charges Without Attempt to
Decide Issue.
by International News Service.

Final disposition of the Ford-New-
berry election controversy remained
up in the air. last night after an
other day devoted by Republican and
Democratic Senators in wrangling over
Henry Ford's charges that AN enor-
nous Doodle campaign" was waged
to bring about Newberry's election and
Ford's defeat in the Michigan Sena-
torial contest of 1918.
Senator Walsh Dem) Of Montana
announced he would seek early action
on his resolution to have the Senate
declare Newberry's seat vacant on the
grounds that Newberry Is not entitled
to 1t because of gross and fragrant vio-
lations" Of the Michigan election laws
by him and his supporters, and Ford
has no right to 1t because he did not
receive a majority of votes.
Senator Pomerene Dem) of Ohio
and other Democratic Senators indi-
Gated that, despite the announced pur-
pose Of Republicans to attempt q
'show.down" in the case next week.
II was not their intention to permit q
final vote on Newberry's right to re-
tain his seat until the regular session.
beginning December s, is under way.
Pomerens charged in the Senate
yesterday that Newberrys election
was the result Of the corrupt use Of
large sums Of money"
when the people go to their ward
robe" Pomerene said, land take from
it the Senatorial toga, and drspe 1t
around the shoulders Of one of their
favorite sons he Is, indeed, honored;
but when some rich man, who aspires
to that honor, builds out of gold dol
lars a stairway leading to that ward
robe, and takes from it the Senatorial
toga-whether IL is done by himself,
or by his millionaire friends-the toga
Is no longer a robe of honor, 1t Ia a
dirty dishrag that disgraces him who
weara IL ["
The Washington times., 1921-11-20
Harding Dimes With
HOmefOlks at Willard

President Harding last night
dropped in" to a little stag dinner
party given by Brig. Gen. G. @.
Dawes, director OF the budget, to the
MAIN Street" residents Of Marion
and Marietta, Ohio, holding executive
positions In the Government.
Among the other guests were Sec
rotary Christian, Comptroller of the
Currency Chrissinger. Brig. Gen.
Sawyer. Executive Clerk Rudolph
Forster, and army officers now in
Washington who served with Gen.
Dawes in France. The dinner was
served in the cabinet room of the
Presidential suite at the Willard
Hotel, Although this hotel is head
quarters for one of the principal
delegations to the arms conference,
President Harding's arrival was
almost unnotioed by the crowded
Peacock Alsv."