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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-10

been served--then the rehearsals have started and we have all been like big happy family,
 And MT. Erickson has been won derful." MT. Baskin said. AS a con- ductor. l think he possesses every quality which makes the successful one; he is always agreeable and at the same time absolutely firm, de- manding that the strictest atten jon be paid to work during work bours and the result is that we have had splendid rehearsals.
 The interpolations of Miss vir- g mia Mcknight, Birmingham s talented and popular soprano for the title role of the opera" said MT. Baskin. has been received with de- light by music lovers as she possesses charming voice and a gracious stage presence. She has the distinc- tion of holding the State Federation of Music clubs honors at the last convention held in Alabama and is singer of unusual talent. With the exception of Miss Mcknight every member of the cast of Martha be- longs to Loveman, Joseph & Loeb.
 "The presentation of Martha will be the initial step in our work said MT. Baskin. "as we are plan ming next winter to present two plays during the Christmas season and other entertainments It has been great pleasure to us to study the opera under MT. Ericksons able direction and to contribute our ap- preciation in the way of the far reaching and excellent benefits of the Community Sing"
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student at the University of Penn sylvania. has returned and is spend ing. hs vacation with his parents on Highland avenue.
 MT. and Mrs. Dupree Hunnicutt and little son, Dupree, Jr., are tho guests of Mrs R. M. Woodall, at her home in Glen Iris park. children, Cosby and Mildred. have left for summer trip to Michigan.
 Mrs. Sidney Smith is the guest of Mrs. Ben Spearman, In Anniston.
 Mrs. J. c. Henley is very i'll at her home on Nineteenth street, south.
 MT. and Mrs. Carr Mccormack and Mir. H. F.. Mccormack and daughter are visiting in Wilmington.
 Miss Mary Payne of Talladega is visiting Mrs. A. c. Jackson.
 Mrs. Stuart Mcdonald of West Point, N r., is visiting her parents, NIT. and Mrs. D. S. Anderson, at their apartments in the l,ulion. MT A. M. ftelu. JTr was OptTdttu uron yesterday for appendicitis at local infirmary. \ Miss Katie Robbins is the guest of Miss Cornelia Morrison, in Selma. Mrs. J. E. Garrison is visiting her sister, Mrs. W. D. Brown. in Merid- ian. Miss.
 MT. Charles Harper of Douglas v.lle, Ga, and MT. Oscar Taylor of Villa Rica, Ga. have returned to their homes after visit to MT. and Mrs. w. T. Taylor.
 Bernard s. Steiner, son of Mir. and Mrs. Leo K Steiner, has returned from the Culver Military academy to spend the summer vacation with his parents.
 Mrs.%ill V. Connell and two little daughters. Marjorie and Mary. left the early part of the week. They will spend June and part of July in different parts of Tennessee. From Memphis they will go to Mississippi. and the latter part of the summer they will spend on the coast. return ing to Birmingham October 1.
 Mrs. Walter L. Kelly has returned from short visit to her son MT Briee H. Kelly and his family aA MeR,one.
 Miss. Lucille D. Randall. daughter |cf Mir and Mrs. Ira F. Randall. who has been on an extended visit to her
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-10
M'GREGOR ACQUITTED

Montgomery June 9--(Special.) )- l.. E. McGregor was acquitted of murder by jury in the circuit court Tuesday. He was indicted for murder in the first degree as a result of the shooting of Jordan Scott alias "Diamopd Dick" on Court Square several weeks ago. Witnesses for the state testified that McGregor shot Scott, when the latter started toward him after warning him that if he, McGregor. did not put up a pistol which he held in his hand he. Scott. would take it away from him
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-10

student at the University of Penn gy1vania. has returned and is spend inc. his vacation with his parents on Highland avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-10
JEFFERSON THEATRE.

Tickets in the store at:
 First floor information desk. Second floor information desk. Hosiery department.
 The Store for Men.
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11F the question has ever been raised
 Tn regard to Birmingham's musi- S cal appreciation. it can be safely answered in more ways than one, not the least of which is the fact that the Community Sings reaching per- haps a larger field than any other one feature of music in this city, has become so popular that everybody wants it to Ego on" and everybody is willing to help make it a 'sgo.'
 This is a silent-sfribute to the genius and popularity of Mrs. W. J. Adams, whose splendid efforts in be- half of the Community Sings stand emblazoned upon the musical annals of Birmingham in flaming letters. while to MT. Gordon Erickson, the distinguished conductor, unstinted praise is generously awarded.
 This evening substantial tribute will be paid to the Community Sing. when the beautiful Flotow opera, Martha" will be presented at the JciiSISOH py tHS tdlcItSu OA the musical and dramatic ssclub, of Loveman, Joseph & Loeb's man. moth establishment. assisted by lovely Virginia Mcknight and an or chestra under the direction of MT. Davidson.
 With the exception of soprano and orchestra every member of the cast and chorus registers to the call of 'Loveman, Joseph & Loeb" and to this splendid institution, of which Birmingham is always proud and always willing and ready to pay it's highest regards, belongs the credit of doing it's Dit for the promotion of music in Birminga aam by present. ing the proceeds of the opera this evening to the Community Sing to carry on it's splendid work.
 Last February MT. John L. Baskin, the efficient and popular superinten- dent of Loveman, Joseph X Loeb's big emporium, sent out a "ques- tionnaire" to every member of the Loveman. Joseph & Loeb house. hold; on this "questionnaire" rested the result as to whether a musical and dramatic club would be formed and if so, how many would be enough interested to "boost it along, and make it big success.
 Mir. Baskin, who is cultured musician himself and man of ar- tistic taste and appreciation. knows
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-10
MIss FEAGIN To WEp

The following from the San Ber- naridna (CaL) morning paper of June will be read with interest by count less friends of Mss Alma Feagin, who formerly made this city her home and where she and her family were prom inent in social and business circles
 Another bit of interesting com mencement season news. centering in the faculty of the high school. is given this morning in the announcement of the engagement and approaching mar riage of Miss Alma Feagin of the commercial department to Eouard Ellie Humboldt of San Francisco.
 Miss Feagin joined the faculty last fall and is completing a very suc- cessful years work here, her stay be- ing one of mutual interest and pleas ure, as students and teacher have found cooperation in the work very pleasant. Her mother accompanied her to San Bernardina and they have made their home at the Colonial apartment.
 "She is a graduate of Columbia uni versity, New York, and the only daughter of the late Judge and Mrs. Feagin of Birmingham, Ala. where Judge Eeagin was distinguished lawyer and jurist, having been on the bench for 16 years prior to his death.
 MT. Humboldt, who is to claim Miss Feagfn as his bride at the quietest of ceremonies during June, is native of France and an A. M. of the University of Paris. has lived for some years in San Francisco. engaged in the prac- tice of his profession. that of chemi- cal engineer, and in writing for scien- tific publications. He will take his bride to home in that city following the wedding.
 The bride elects brother, Jewett W. Feagin, Is living in Mexico City, having silver mining interests in that country. It is hoped that he may be able to come to California for the wedding.
 Mrs. Feagin and Miss Feagin spent year in Pasadena l-nd Los Angeles before coming to this city, where they have made a pleasant circle of ac- quaintances who will be much inter ested, with Miss Feagins associates in the high school. in announcement of her marriage to be. Formal an- nouncement of the engagement has been made in the former home of the 1 family in the south"
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not the name or la1lure, the Woru isn't contained in the lexicon of Loveman, Joseph x Loeb's endea- vors so when the favorable answers came to the 'questionnaire." he was delighted to at once begin preparations for musical and dra- matic work.
 I found a great deal of talent" Mir. Baskin said, just ready and wait ing to be invited to take part in musical and dramatic affairs and having had the subject uppermost in my mind for such a movement in the Loveman, Joseph & Loeb fam fly through my pleasant association with MT. Davenny who led our community sings, preceding Gordon Erickson, l was delighted to begin.
 MT Davenny had lived in Wash ington where community opera is perfected" MT. Baskin continued. ''so he was naturally very much interested in starting the movement here, and when MT. Erickson came he encouraged the idea to such an extent that l was more enthusiastic than ever.
 MT. Erickson and I discussed comic opera-many operas were con sidered and then the ever beautiful opera of Martha was suggested and we decided upon it." said Mir. Baskin T have always felt that the best music was the only music and in the early days of the Community Sing here, when Loveman. Joseph & Loeb opened our doors to the work I ventured to suggest less of the hurrah music and more of the really good music which was loudly se- conded by everybody who partici- pated in the sings.
 Jazz and rag time are not music as we all know" MT. Baskin de- clared. and I am not in favor of either, because they are infring nents on good music and are neither pretty nor educational. Take an opera like Martha-in which Caruso himself sings one of the best of his many roles, and the solo work as well as the ensemble-the duets quartets and choruses are all classi cally beautiful and well worth the study and the time we are putting on them.
 The social feature of our re- hearsals for Martha has been de- lightful." MT Baskin said, and from the first to the last of our re- hearsals every member has been served with lunch all of which has been arranged by Loveman, Joseph & Loeb. Promptly at few minutes after in the afternoons the mem bers have assembled and lunch has
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10 years poked away in cold storagos This world could be covered three feet deep with worse things than chickens, Andrew"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-10
MEAN THINGS TO SAY

From the Detroit Free Press.
 You used to say that you could never live without me"
 Yes, my dear. but then didn't realize what good shape I was in"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-10

NOT ROOTED Fro mthe Columbia Jester. -what kind of a plant Is the vir- ginia creeperr
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-10

aunt, in Neno New. returned home yesterday. While in the west she visited Yellowstone park and many other points of interest
 The friends of Miss Marion Edith Holmes. graduate of the Birmipg- ham High school. will be interested to know that she will graduate from the University of Pennsyivana on June 15
Arizona republican., 1921-01-03

There is such thing having goat. There s also c possibility thdt somebody else mag get it.
 Goatgettng $ art that $ often practiced n man. to-man athletic competitions.
 FrGnk Moran got Joe Becketts goat a0ith smiLe.
 The Briton ht Moran feoO sound aUGIIops, and the American insteod of folding ap On the cavas dns0ered tue attdck a0th smile.
 It acos Htlo thing to do Yet got results. ALI the heart sVen out of Beckett Then Moran Ieis@rey Soong bi8 'Mary A711" and ended the entertainment.
 Dempsey tries to get tue goats of hiS opponents O entering the ring by refusing to look at them until the gong sends them tearing at eGch other.
 Jack Johnson used to kid the men he fighting by keeping up rapid fire tae of talk during the mi1g.
 Baseball pitchers often employ little tricks to get the qoas Of the baters Some bdtters the Engtsh and get the goats ot the pitchers by certGln actions
 Goat-gettng is the eqiuolet of 9o:ng gx opponent
 And aohen the ego barometer gets Iow somebody is go- ing doaOn.
 EUely one hos some kind >of goat hanging round. Keeping tt is eUery nanS battle.
 r. like Beckett yOn let someone get it-Yon Jag yo'- self aUide open to the aUeU kno1On 'MGry Ann.
 WiId Bill Reed got MeehGn's goat edrly if the fight NeaU Year's day
Arizona republican., 1921-01-03
NEWSPAPER MEN IF
 TWO NATION $ ARE
 ARIzONIAN'S GUESTS

The bringing together for a jolly time and heart to heart talk of news paper men of Mexico and America at banquet in Mexico City during the Obregon inauguration festivities is the subject on an article appearing in the Topeka Daily State Journal under date of Dec. 25. The banquet was given by J. E. Thompson, vice chairman of the Arizona committee of the European Relief council. which is now raising funds for the relief of starving chI- dren In Europe. Colonel Thompson went to Mexico City as the personal representative Of Governor Campbell The article follows:
 The press of two nations owes a vote of thanks. which has once been given. tO Col. J. F. Thompson. Phoenix. Airz~ who was the one man iu Mexico who remembered that the newspaper frat crnlty of the two nations is the power whlch reflects the sentiment Of peoples. Colonel Thompson. personal reDreseu- tatfvo of Governor Campbell or Arizona at the Inauguration. conceived and car ried out an idea for "A banquet for the rewspapermen of the tno nations. Also be dug down in his own pocket and uald for chat meal-the ueWsuauerIle eu feu cure be must have at some stage f,een a uevFsuapcruan and eu knew .Ha crouso condition of 60 ncwspapermau a
Arizona republican., 1921-01-03

City on Oct. f2. giving him the light weight championship of the world
 Golf
 Ed Ray, Englishman, lifted the na- tional golf title at Toledo with a score of 295, Aug. 13.
 On Sept. II. Chick Evans won the national amateur golf title at Roslyn, N. Y, beating Francis Ouimet, and s. Miss Alexa Stirling took the national woman's title at Cleveland on Oct. 9, by beating Mrs. J. V. Hurd, Pittsburg, and 8.
 Tennis
 William T. Tilden, Jr., U. &, won the British singles title in tennis at Vim bledon, Eng, on July 3. Tilden also won the national singles title al For rest Hills, N. J., Sept. 6, beating Will liam M. Johnston.
 Mrs. Molla Mallory won national singles wornan's title at Philadelphia, Sept. IS, beating Miss Marion Binder stein, the latter having won the na- tional clay court singles championship at Detroit on June 26.
 Turf
 Man Q War. the Mahubah colt, set the following world records: 1:35- S-5 for one mile around turns in Withers stake at Belmont, May z9; 2:14 1-5 foI mile and three furlongs in Belmont stake at Belmont, June 12; 2:40 4-5 fol mile and five furlongs in Realization stake event at Belmont, Sept. 4, and beat Sir Barton in mile and quarter match race at Windsor, Can. by eight | lengths in 2:O3 on oct. 12. ! Spion Kop won English Derby al | Epson Downs June 2, at 16 to 1. On Oct. 12, Sister Bertha set work record of 2:02 3-4 for 3-year-old trot' ' ters at Lexington.
 Swimming ! Miss Etheida Bleibtrey, Brooklyn l was the years swimming wonder Mis- Bleibtrey set the following women records: July 8, 500 yards with fou turns in 7:22 2-5: July 10. 1OOmete
Arizona republican., 1921-01-03

birthday. The occasion will long be remembered by all who had the good fortune to be present The writer was complimented for having come the greatest distance, the next farthest be- ing from Chicago, a Scotchman. also. It was the first time we had met in thirty years.
 "On the eighth there was a get-to- gether and yourself acquainted gathering at the Elrnwood music hall of Hiram No. 105 and the children. IL was truly a reunion where myself and others talked about the times of forty and fifty years ago. This lasted to the wee sma' hours. I also attended the meeting of Lake Erie Commandery and the Buffalo Council l shall always have a pleasant remembrance of the
Arizona republican., 1921-01-03

free style outdoors in 1:12 S-5. at New York; July fl, 300 meter swim in ABA Is, at New York July IT. 100 yards in still water in 1:05 1-5. at Philadel- phia. Besides these the 1S-year old water marvel took two title swims at the Olympic games. Belgium, m August.
 Wrestling
 Joe Stetcher won the worlds heavy weight championship from Earl Cad dock in 2:05:30 with body scissors and wrist hold in New York, on Jan. 30. Ed Strangler Lewis won the title away from Stetcher, Dec. 13, in 1:41: 56 with headlock hold at New York.
 Billiards
 Ralph Greenleaf successfully de- tended his national pocket billiard title in Chicago on Nov. 10.
 Johnny Layton. St Louis. annexed the three cushion billiard title from Bob Cannefax, New York, 75 to 64. on Dec. IS, at Chicago.
 Football
 Princeton was conceded the football palm in the east. Ohio State won the Western Conference title. Notre Dame was undefeated. Georgia Tech was the champion eleven of the south Cali fornia won the Pacific coast title.
 Yachting
 On July 27, United States retained Americas cup when Resolute beat Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock " in de- ciding race off Sandy Hook, N. Y, by 19 minutes and 45 seconds.
 Auto Racing
 Ralph DePalma set two worlds rec ords for circular track. Sept. IS, at Syracuse. N. r. as follows: 10 miles in 7:47 IA and 20 miles in 1925. Tommy Milton established a new world 100- mile dirt track record of 1:24;00 25 at Phoenix, Ariz. Trapshooting A. L. Wins, Red Bank, N. J.. wor Grand American handicap at Cleve- Hand on Aug 2S, with 99 out of 100.
Arizona republican., 1921-01-03

Nineteen Hundred and Twenty has been the year of the athlete.
 Every branch of sport has prosperod. Crowd records have been smashed, showing we are a sports loving pccoie. New marks have been hung up to shoot at. Some of the crown wearcrs have stubbed their toes. Other supers have slipped into their places.
 Baseball profits for the major leagues total nearly ten million. Foot ball collected nearly half as much. Purses in boxing have scared 70 un- dreamed of numerals. But still the people pay because they are fans.
 Baseball
 The first three days of May saw the Brooklyn Dodgers set a major league record by playing 5s innings in three consecutive games.
 Walter Johnson pitched the first mo- Int no run game of his career against the Red Sox on July l. winning 1 to 0. Babe Ruth broke his own home run record of % busts on July l9 and on Sept % boosted it to 54.
 On oct. 10 Bill Wambsganss of the Cleveland Indians made the first un- assisted triple play ever recorded in a world series and Elmer smith another Indian. socked a homer with the bases full for another big series record.
 And on Oct 12 the Cleveland 1n- dians won the world championship al Cleveland. beating the Dodgers in the deciding game, to O.
 Boxing
 Jack Dempsey twice defended hi: heavyweight crown during the year He knocked out Billy Miske in thre, rounds at Benton Harbor. Mich, or sept. and stopped Bill Brennan 1T . rounds at Madison Square Garder Dec. 14.
 Mike O'Dowd. middleweight champ lost his title to Johnny Wilson at Bos. ton an May 6.
 Georges Carpentier knocked out Bat ting Levinsky in four rounds at Jerse,
Arizona republican., 1921-01-03

reception by old friends and new made ones.
 "On the eleventh we left Buffalo for Cleveland, where I was met by an old lady friend I knew in Bonnie Scotland and had not seen since 1869 (we used to go to dances in the village where l was born). She was at the station to meet Us and picked me out from among all the crowd as her auld sweetheart. I was surprised, after fifty-one years of separation.
 We had a nice visit of three days and it certainly did us both good after so many years, half q century We left Cleveland on the fourteenth and arrived in St Louis on the fifteenth for a two weeks visit with my broth CT. On the eighteenth the Scots of St Louis got up a surprise in the Swiss hall We knew nothing of it till we marched into the hall where fouI pipers, in full uniform. Stuart tartan)
Arizona republican., 1921-01-03
LOCAL MAN TELLS IF TRIP EAST FQR
 MASONIC REUNION

The following letter has been re- ceived from Peter Chalmers who, with Mrs. Chalmers, left Phoenix on Nov. 24 for a three months stay in the east. The principal objective of Mir. Chal- mers was Buffalo, N. r., to attend the seventy fifth anniversary of Hiram Lodge No. 105, r. and A M, of which he is a life member
 "St. Louis, Mo.
 Dee. 22, 1920. Editor, Arizona Republican:
 We arrived in St Louis on the morning of Nov 27. being met by my brother. This is the first time we have met in 25 years and I can assure you it was a very happy meeting.
 we attended the CaledOnian So ciety (Scotch) banquet on Nov. 30, St. Andrews night, and had a. grand time vie auld freens frae the land O heath
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purse. As he explained the purpose of this dinner it was to make the news men of the two nations acquainted; to give the writers of each country an in- sight into the modes of thought of the other; to promote a feeling of under standing and of good will and to give each a better idea of news conditions existing in both nations. The dinner accomplished It's purpose to the last echo, even though Colonel Thompson was forced to content himself with merely welcoming his guests. He was one or the hosts at a party given by the governors from the United States to the Mexican officials, and as the single representative of Arizona could not send his regrets to them. The newspaper1nen understood. voted him a regular fellow, and then proceeded to name Col. Charles l.. Mitchell. presi-
 dent of the Topeka Press club as toastmaster. There were more than
 20 Mexican and American newspaper
 men at the banquet which was the one "undress" affair of the visit
 The Mexican writers proved to bo
 men of striking iutelligence and knOwl-
 edge. But they were too modest as to
 their exploits and adventures. They
 told of the rigOrs Of censorship, hinted at prison terms enjoyed by them.
 spoke of firing squads as a matter of
 course. and ended ID by condemning
 the "rumor factories of the border" as
 one of the reasons why the people of Mexico are so little understood north Of
 the Rio Crande. These "rumor fac t0rios' are made mp Of American writ CTS. not newspaper men, who infest the dance halls and saloons of the border towns and think tNcv have been In
 Mexico. It was admitted by both par t... .t Che table that the border towns .f either nation are no criterion for . Inc nation itself especially at this sitsse ss-lssEa 4he rough-necks and riff
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CT. scotch songs, Scotch dances by wee lads and lassies. Aye, we haud braw time.
 we left St. Louis for Buffalo, Dec. l. arriving there Dec. 2. and attended the seventy fifth reunion of Hiram Lodge No. 105. r. and A. NJ, in Ma sonic hall, where the life members, about fifty in number, the writer be- ing one of them, were given a great ovation and each one was presented with a lamhskin apron, an emblem of purity.
 "The grand master of the state of New York and members of the grand lodge honored old Hiram with their presence and congratulated the master E. Erald AteIl, the officers and nlem- bers of the lodge, on its. seventy fifth