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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-01-05

Business and professional women
of Deer Lodge, Mont. have organ
lied an athletic club with mem
bership of 80.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-01-05
M,,s,caI Program For Assembly.

The program for the students
assembly on Friday, January IA,
at ii o'clock will be under the di-
rection of the music department,
the program to be announced later.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-01-05

Over 1881 pupils are attending
evening schools in Greater New
York.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-01-05

The next congress of the Inter-
national Woman Suffrage alliance
will b held In Paris In 1s2a.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-11
FUNERAL SERVICES
OF JOHN DOUGLAS AT
JOHNS CHAPEL TODAY

In Jessie McDuffey. negro. police
officials believe they have the slayer
of John Douglas, night superintend-
ent of the Southern Cement works al
North Birmingham, who was found
MORALLY injured early Wednesday
morning in the yard of the plant with
the back of his skull crushed in.
Detectives Cartwright and Brown
who have the case in charge, arrest.
ed McDuffey shortly before noon yes
terday. He is being held in the city
jail.
When found Mr.. Douglas was still
alive and was rushed to an infirm-
ary but little hope was entertained
for his recovery and he died Wednes-
day at 9 o'clock.
Funeral services will be held this
morning at 10 o'clock from the chapel
of Johns Undertaking company, the
Rev. S. o. Cate, pastor OF the Handley
Memorial Presbyterian church, offici-
ating. 1nterment will follow in Elm
wood cemetery. The following mem
bers of Farrar Lodge No. s, A. r
and A. NJ, of which the deceased was
a member will serve as pallbearers
Marvin Edwards, G. A. West, A. b
White, L. D. Taylor. n. A. Osborn
w. H. Williamson. All members OF
the lodge are urged to attend.
Mr.. Douglas is survived by two
daughters, Misses Annie and Mar
garet Douglas, three sons, Frank
Will and Gus Douglas.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-11
COMMUNITY CLUB
HOST TO CENTRE
Visiting Football Team to Be
Entertained by Local
Civic Club

When the football team and Off
Gals of Centre college reach Bir-
mingham this morning at 1890
o'clock over the Alabama Great
Southern railroad, they will be met
at the Terminal station by recep-
ton committee of the Community
club. headed by John B. Cox. The
Community club Will be hosts to the
Centre team during part OF their
stay in Birmingham.
30 McMillin and company will
be placed in automobiles of the COM
mittee Immediately upon their ar
rival. They will be carried to the
Tutwiler hotel for short rest period.
About IL O'clock they will be taken
by the Community club to Redwood
field. where the historic struggle
with Mike Donahue's Plainsmen Is
scheduled to take place tomorrow
afternoon at ais o'clock.
Following the visit to the playing
field. the "Colonels" will be carried
around Greater Birmingham on a
sight seeing tour. visiting residential.
business and industrial sections. The
afternoon Will be consumed with the
automobile ride. The team will then
be taken to the Birmin CHAM Country
club which will be their quarters
during the stay In the Magic city.
Members of the Community club
will view the game from a decorated
box at the park, according to plans
now being formulated. Owing to the
usual luncheon having been called Off
this week, the club will not enter
tain the Centre squad at luncheon,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-11
BOY SCOUT CONTEST
ENDS; JUDGES WRITE
LETTERS TO SCOUTS

The Age-Herald Boy Scuot contest
for writing the best story on why
Am Proud to Be a Boy Scout" is
ended.
Five prizes were awarded In the
following manner;
First Price. w. Lackmond, Troop
5, SIS.
Second Prize--Stanton Sellers
Troop %, $40.
Third Prize-Wade II. Coleman, Jr.,
Livingston. IS.
Fourth Prize-Jim Cox, Troop II,
Ensley--$5.
Fifth Prize-Joe Miller, Morris,
Troop II, IS.
Judges in the case were C. B. Glenn
superintendent of city schools, and
Charles A. Brown, associate superin-
tendent.
Full details of the contest, letters
from Superintendent Glenn. and Mr.
Brown, and letter concerning the
boys work by the editor of The Age
Herald. appear on the Scout page to-
day.
The prize winning letters them
selves are also printed in full on the
Scout page. No one should fail Ia
turn to this page and read these let
tiers. both for the subject matter con-
| tanned in them as well as the interest
one would naturally find in the work
of winners
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-11
Everything Set for
Banquet of Auburn
Alumni at Local Club
Alumni of Ancient and Modern Vintage on Speaking
Programme, Including DIR. Spright Dowell, DR.. c.
B. Glenn, Mike Donahue, Dr. Frank Lupton,
Judge Abernethy, Charles DeBardeIeben
and DR.. c. A. Brown

too, for five minutes to things oval,
promising, in his inimitable style, a
witticism or two.
But 1t will remain for DR.. Frank
Lupton, the ancient OF the ancient Au-
burn teams to tell of the real hardy
sport at Auburn, when they played
the game in February and didn't, It
Is said. exclude members OF the fac
ulty from getting into the game. He
also Will speak just five minutes.
DR. b. B. Ross, state chemist and
professor of chemistry at Auburn,
win also attempt a homily within
the time limit on the relation of
chemical symbols to team signals
and will not, according to reputation,
fail TO start the audience laughing.
Charles F. DeBardeleben, coal
baron and now leading figure In the
Jefferson County Alumni association,
will have a word to say about the
reorganization and the new spirit of
the imperial county alumni.
or the vintage OF the "nineties,"
DIR. Charles A. Brown viii carry the
hearers back in sweeping marathon
(but all In five minutes) to the stall
wart warriors of the Plain three
decades back.
Acceptances were pouring in all
day yesterday to w. w. Wood, chair
man of the banquet committee, and
indications were that an overflow
meeting will mark the rally tonight.
Word came from Haygood Patterson
of Montgomery, Jim Woodruff Of Co
lumbus and elsewhere that out-of-
town alumni were coming In ahead
of the Saturday game to attend the
dinner tonight, which begins at 1880
o'clock. RESERVATIONS may be made
by calling Mr.. Wood at the Wood
Lumber companys office or Publici-
ty Chairman c. l.. Harold at the Civic
Association headquarters, Hillman no
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-11
BAPTIST UNION TO HOLD
ARMISTICE DAY SERVICE

An Armistice Day service will be
held at the First Baptist church Fri
day morning from IL to IL o'clock by
the Woman's Missionary union of the
Birmingham Baptist association. The
programme arranged by Mrs. w. L.
Berry and Mrs. William F. johnson
is as follows:
Hymn, onward. Christian SOL
diers."
Devotionals, DIR. J. R, Hobbs.
Hymn. when the Roll Is Called
Up Yonder."
Prayer of thanksgiving for the he
roes of the World war and for the
families of soldiers who laid down
their lives. Miss Kathleen Mallory
Prayer for President of the United
States, Miss Willie Jean Stewart
Prayer for all members of the dis
armament conference, Miss Jessie
Roth.
Prayer that all Christians in the
conference may be true to the Prince
of Peace, Mrs. NJ E. Meade.
Solo. Lead, Kindly Light" Mrs. w.
I. Pittman.
Address. DR.. w. C. James
Berediction.
The invitation is extended to the
public to attend.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-11
Auditorium's Capacity
To Be Greatly Increased
Sentiments Expressed by Present Commissioners Lead
Citizens to Expect Building That Will Seat
From 5000 to 5000

a bigger and better auditorium than
was looked for originally, but the fl
nal discharge OF duties in the connec-
ton of supervising the actual con-
struction will come under the cara
of commissioner OF public improve
ments w. f. Dickson.
The change may cause refinanc-
ing of the proposition, as well. Ar
chitects, working for the old COM
mission, have declared that such a
seating capacity as the board now
has under consideration, could no.
possibly be built for the sum of $780,
600. IL their estimates ring true it
will probably incur the submitting
of another bond issue to make up
the difference.
The SITE too. is causing much spec
ulation. IT is thought, however that
with the many preliminaries already
having been made, the present site
viii be held. II not for the audito-
rum, for some other municipal build
ing.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-11
NO LEGAL GROUND
FOR CONTEST FILED
BY STREET CLAIMED
City Attorney Wynn Filed Mo-
ton to Dismiss Suit to Con-
test Election of ASsoci-
ate Commissioners

Motion to dismiss and quash the
suit to contest the recent munich
pal election, filed several days
ago by Il. e. street, was filed in
the circuit court yesterday after
noon by w. J. Wynn. city attOr-
ney, and +. ID. Macarthur. ON be-
half of Commissioners w. ID. Cloe,
William l.. Harrison, Mrs. Mary
Echofs and w. &c. Dickson.
There are 20 counts in the motion
setting out the grounds on which tine
statement or petition of contest
should be dismissed or quashed. The
motion win be submitted to a judge
tomorrow and the case set for hear
ing, II is stated
Members of the commission ask for
the dismissal of the suit on the
grounds that there is no legal ground
of contest set out in the petition,
which fails to set forth any mall
conduct, fraud or corruption on the
part of any inspector, clerk, marker,
returning officer, board OF supervi-
sors or other person in the election
sought to be contested.
The petition of contest fails TO
show, 1t is alleged. that any person
whose election is sought to be coz
tested was not eligible TO the office
to which he has been declared elected
and failed to set forth that any il
legal votes were cast for persons
elected or that any legal votes were
rejected. according to the motion
filed by the city attorney.
No Offer of Bribe.
1t was further pointed out in the
motion that no offer OF bride, bribery.
intimidation or any other maIeondust
in connection with the election cal
culated to prevent a fair, free and
full exercise of the election fran
chise, and that 1t affirmatively APP
pears from the petition of contest
that the contest was not commenced
within 20 days after the result OF
the election was declared.
The motion further sets out til
fact that il does not appear that aEy
one of the contestees has been de-
clared elected to the particular office
sought by the contestant. and that no
such separate office exists in law rs
the one to which the contestant
claims he was elected
The motion alleges that the court
is without jurisdiction to entertain
a single contest, as to several Offices
to which eontestees have been de-
clared elected.
MIR. Streets Contention.
Mr.. Street contends that he was the
only candidate in the municipal cleo
ton to the office to succeed the sue
cessor, to the successor, of the COM
missioner whose term expired on the
first Monday in November, the COM
missioner of public safety. He al
leges that no one has been legally
elected commissioner of public safe
ty since 1915. as candidates for this
office specify that they want 1t, and
as the law prescribed.
The contestant, who is a defeated
candidate in the municipal election
alleges that he received numerous
ballots in the election, but that these
ballots were not counted nor properly
certified in the election returns. He
claims he qualified as candidate e
succeed the successor of the success
sor of the commissioner whose tern
expired the first Monday in Novem-
Der, 1915.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-11
They're off tonight at the Auburn
banquet board.

They're off tonight at the Auburn
banquet board
Three hundred plates will be laid
at the Southern club for Orange and
Blue alumni from all over the state.
They are coming to hear the prophets
speak on the Auburn-Cent football
game Saturday And so the banquet
committee has taken over for the
evening the entire cafe floor of the
southern club.
There will be "Chollie" Glenn, ma
tive of Auburn and superintendent OF
city schools. He will run the steam
roller as POSTMASTER and suppress all
verbal pyrotechnics exceeding five
minutes.
Mike Donahue. the Plainsmen's
coach, will release some real facts,
served en- brochette right from the
gridiron of the campus where the
pigskin artists have been cavorting
with special reference to the Har-
ward conquerors whom they meet to-
morrow at Fleetwood. What Mike
says on the eve of a classic like Au-
hurn-Centre is always considered a
drawing card, and Tom Bragg and
Waite Wood insisted from the begin
ming that Make should be given a
place on the menu right up against
the roast turkey slated for service.
Scores of the alumni will have the
first opportunity tonight to see the
new college president, DR.. Spright
Dowell, in action. He is on the pro-
gramme for the five-mlnute limit,
but the programme committee gives
assurance that he will crowd a
mouthful in this period.
Then the judiciary is to have its
say. So. Judge II. b. Abernethy. one
of the old-line men of Auburn, viii
for the moment Turn from the, myriad
cares of the bench of the county court
of misdemeanors. and direct his mind,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-11
SPRAGUE COMMITS
SUICIDE At HOME
Well Known Hotel Clerk,
Despondent at Unemploy-
ment, Shoots Himself

w. A. Spra que aged about 55 years
committed suicide last night at 6:15
o'clock by shooting himself through
the head with .3s-calibre pistol
The gun was owned by j. w. Suter,
who is employed by the Birmingham
Railway, Light and Power company,
who rooms at the Sprague residence
1913 Third avenue, north. Sprague
was rushed to the Birmingham in
Urinary, but died before any assist
( ance could be given him.
Coroner ]. D. Russum arrived at
the home on being notified of the
tragedy, and after investigation pro-
nounced the death as suicide. He
was. accompanied by Assistant Coro-
ner l.. d. Heacock.
1t was stated by Mr.. Suter, who
was sitting in the room at the time
Mr.. Sprague fired the shot, that the
/ deceased had been very Respondent
the last four or five weeks on &C
count of his inability to find work
II left my work with the B. r. L
and P. company at $40" stated Mr.
suter. "and came directly home.
always leave my pistol on my dresser
Dad, as we call Mr.. Sprague. came
into my room and we chatted for
quite a while. He seemed to be dis
heartened. but / tried to cheer him
as much as possible.
About $40 we ate supper and then
came back to my room. Dad picked
I'D an evening paper and divided il
with me- He gave me the first page
and he read the sports. I did not
look toward the dresser and can't tel
how he got hold of my pistol, but he
had shot himself before 1 had any
idea that he had such Intentions"
The body was turned over to the
Johns Undertaking company. Only
one shot was fired. which entered this
right cheek just below the brain, and
came out on the left side of the head
Mrs. Sprague is PROSTATE with grief
at her home.
Mr.. Sprague was one OF the pioneer
hotel clerks in Birmingham. having
been employed at different times al
the leading hotels here.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-11
MORE OPTIMISTIC,
SAYS OTTO MARX
General Improvement in All
Lines of Business Is
Noted

Feeling everywhere is more opti-
mistic," says Otto Marx OF New York.
on visit to his former home in Bir-
mingham. Mr.. Marx is head OF the
firm of Marx & Co., Birmingham bro
kers. and in close touch with COM
mercial and financial experts in the
east.
He continued: There has been inn
provement In every line of business
everywhere. The feeling is distinctly
better. All are more optimistic.
"All we need is a clearing up of
the situation in Germany. Germany
must have raw materials and extern
sion of time in which to pay the in
demnity.
''As for Birmingham. 1t does one
good to note the splendid feeling pre-
vailing here. / have been all around
and I can say with truth and with
out favor to my home town that I
have heard less complaint in Birming-
ham than in any other place that
l have visited.
Cunningham stood the depression
not as we'll as other industrial CEN
ters, but better-best of all. That is
lot to say, but it is the plain truth.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-11
AROUND THE "HAM'
BY HENRY VANCE

of his brother actors father died.
The Thespian saw his friend about
week later, and said: Say.
Bill, l heard the sad news about
your fathers death" The be-
reaved one replied; yep. the gov
ernor died last week. And-say,
speaking of funerals. you should
have been there. Dad drew 'em
like a flackseed poultice. Packed
EN- in and turned 'em away at
the church.
Funny, but woman's suffrage
hasn't hit ministerial circles to any
extent. II there's woman
preacher in charge of a pastorate
in the North Alabama conference
1t has escaped my notice. Looks
like they'd be holding down
charges Just like they do seats in
Congress, judgeships. commission
Jobs and the like. Maybe they've
decided to be content as hymn
hummers In the choir. There's
DIR. l.. G. Branscomb. He gave up
pulplteering TO become editor of
the Advocate. That man can give
the old pen n bath and get a toe
hold on bunch of adjectives as
good as the next 'un. Speaking
of pens, l believe III start the
manufacture of fountain pens.
Name 'em "Facile." That oughter
sell EN-, eh, wot?
Speaking of Orntory
DR.. Hendrix of the Highlands
Methodist. Speaking of oratory
the doctor seems to be of De.
mosthenesian persuasion. Or was
1t Socrates. who was born wiel
silver tongue in his mouth? Looks
like doughnuts would be the fa-
vorite dish of the preachers. In
stead of fried chicken. Dough-
! nuts, the most holy food / know
of. No intent to be sacreligious.
Just had to punish pun. These
Methodists are not bit supersti-
tious. They have 3 presiding ell
ders. May be an unlucky num-
Der. but they're gonna stick 10
that bakers dozen.
Assignments won't be given out
until later. Many anxious lay
men in the audience. Songs,
Prayers. Hand shakes. Great
bunch. those preachers. All good
fellows. Just thought of a good,
unique line. Don't thing 1t has
ever been used before: Welcome
to our city.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-11
Events of Today
In Birmingham,

Armistice day parade starts at =
o'clock.
Auto races at fair grounds at 2,sO
o'clock.
Football game, Chattanooga VS.
mingham-Southern. mt lockwood
field.
ADJUSTMENTS
Lyric Theatre - Keith vaudeville
and pictures.
Loew's Bijou--yaudeviiie and pic
lures.
Majestic Theatre-"One Girls Ex-
periencc," Maddocks-Park Players.
STANDARDIZATION DeMiIle's "After
the Show
Trianon-Rupert Hughes "The Old
Nest"
AIcazar-wiIIiam Farnum in
"Wings of the Morning."
Rialto-"Not Guilty"
Five Points Observation-Disclosures Daw
in .The Butterfly Girl.'
Galax-Wanda HawIey in "Her
Face ynlue.'
RoyaI-Fenture drama, comedy and
news.
Odeon--SeriaI drama and comedy.
Princess--serinI drama and COM
cdy.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-11

birmingham is right where she
started on the auditorium proposi-
ton. but Birmingham will be much
further several months hence on this
new public building. than she would
have been had the present board OF
commissioners elected to carry out the
old boards plan to erect structure
to seat $500. In other words Bir-
mingham is to have an auditorium
what is an auditorium" The pres
ent commissioners have stated pub
licly and often that they favored a
building to seat 5000 to 5000.
This means. in all probability. that
as soon as the hecticity of appoint
ment- seeking and the like has abated
somewhat at the city hall, that the
new board will wade into the auditor
fum proposition and knock sky
winding plans for the structure al
ready overdue in starting.
OF course the entire commission
viii take part in the general discus
sion and the formulating of plans for
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-11
Monster Parade Today VIII
Mark Celebration of Third
Arn1istice Day Anniversary
Procession Will Form at Nineteenth Street and Sixth
Avenue, North, and Start at OClock-CeIebra-
ton at Woodrow Wilson Park-Sient Tribute
for Nameless Hero at IL O'Clock

Silent tribute the unknown hero" marked by ces-
sation of all business and all traffic throughout the city
minutes of ii o'clock, lasting for minutes.
Special exercises in all public schools featured by
dresses by members of the American Legion and the
League of Women Voters
Armsce Day parade in the business section of the CITY
beginning at o'clock
- Disarmament programme conducted by the League of
women Voters at Woodrow Wilson park Immediately fol-
lowing the parade
Ball at the Hillman hotel free all from
o'clock until midnight
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-11

Preachers take Birmingham by
storm. It's the North Alabama
Methodist Episcopal conference.
Never will forget what one de-
nominational devotee called the
Methodistos N. e. stands for
Methodist Egotlstical Church. he
chlrped. He said 1t in a lighter
vein. of course, But. really those
folks have done enough big things
to contract a little ego at that.
Aha, Bishop Cannon. He's one
of the big guns of the Methodist
church. Cannon is tho calibre
that helps boost the cause of
Methodism.
There goes w. e. Faust. He's a
presiding elder now. l used to
hear him preach. Always asked
the congregation to call him "Biil
Faust" That's democracy, for
you. One of these days a confer
ence Is going to vote for 'pay-as-
you-enter' churches. That will
eliminate thetrouble Of passinfi
the plate around. Pretty honest
people. though, those collec-
tioneers. Preachers use the honor
system, when 1t comes to plate
passing. IL they'd ever suspected
anything they would have advo-
Gated those slot machines the
Fifth avenue bus conductors are
afflicted with In New York. Not
a chance to knock down. after
the passenger. or member of the
congregation slips his coin in
those pistols" Still, they just
hold a dime. and there are those
in the pews who occasionally sep
arate themselves from two-bits.
Stuart Playing Host
DR.. George Stuart. He's play
ing host this week. He's already
shaken enough hands to contract
a charlie horse in his right arm.
II 1t was me, I'd use the fork
hand sometimes. Nothing like Civ
ing the old right paw rest. One
of the first things the organization
took up was a recommendation
that DIR. Stuart be sent back to
First church. They want to "let
George do IL" for another year.
He packs 'em in. That reminds
me of yarn an actor friend of
mine was telling me. Said one
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-11
SOCIETY INCORPORATED

Papers of Incorporation were filed
in the probate court yesterday after
noon by the societa di Cristoforo Co
lombo. 1t was organized by the Ital-
society.
Lorenzo Lovoi. Antoni Schilleci and
Nicla Spina were elected trustees for
the first year. 1t is the aim OF this
club, and in memory of Christopher
Columbus. to promote better citizen
ship among the Italians OF Birming-
ham
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-11
.SHIVERY? YOU TELL
EN-! BIRMINGHAM
PAGES BLANKETS

Felt good. didn't they? Those
thick wooden blankets. last right.
Weatherman Horton had some
2.75 per cent winter weather he
wanted to try out on the Bir-
mingham public. Got tired OF the
one-half of one per cent winter,
which has fingered long in the
lap of November. So ne refriser-
ated the atmosphere to have lit
tie variety. and threw in coat
ing of one-ply frost. to boot.
Father dreamed of billiards.
snow storms and glazes for
awhile during the evening hours.
then got up and cold-footed 1t to
tho wardrobe for more cover.
The thermometer hit AZ dur
ing Thursday. but Indications at
the weather observatory were to
the effect that 1t would ebb down
to 55 during today.