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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-05

Virginia Fairfax, daughter of the first families of Virginia, rebels against the puritanicaI rule of her grandfather, and Iured by fiImIand, runs away to become a motion pie ture actress. Arriving in Los Angeles, she meets Gloria Summers, who is In the movies. They become warm friends. They meet Herbert Richard son, who has been interested in Gloria. He marries Gloria. News came of the serious illness of Kitty Dalton--the direct result of n wild party. To prevent scandal Gloris volunteered to take Kitty out of town and care for her till she recoverx. Virginia meets Theodore stratton, the great movie star. After a severe ill., ness, during which Kitty won vir- ginia's sincere regards, Virginia re- covered. Theodore stratton has promised her place in his cast. AT THE STUDIO
 kitty, please don't say again that I am in love. Can't you understand that Theodore Stratton and I are only friends.
 "Oh, this platonic business-huh! I have never understood what old Plato was getting at. He was man, wasn't he? If he was" averred Kitty, "he knew he was going to get a lot of men and women into trouble by this stuff he stands for. Oh, forgot, John Storm wants to know if we will come
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-05
FISHERMEN'S NIGHT
Plans Made to Install Radio Service
 at Lake Bankhead Camp

The Alabama Fishermen and Hunters meet tonight in the audi torlum of the Chamber of Commerce at o'clock and will listen to a short address each from Commissioner Quinn and Chas. Bullock Mir. Bul-- lock, of Warm Springs, Ga is here in the interest of the government con- corning the establishment on the Warrior River of place for the raising and distributing of young fish, which, if established will be big thing for the sports of Alabama.
 Contract has been award d l.. P. Edmunson for the sellinG of minnows at Camp oliver at Sc each, and MT. Edmundson stated yesterday that he would be established at the camp by April 10th. Considerable difficulty has been encount red concerning the distribution of lots to those of the members who desire to erect their own cabins or houses, nnl to overcome this difficulty the de5iri ble lots, over fifty, will be drawn for at the meet ing tonight that those who wish to build may be given such privilege at once. For those who are not expect Ing to build for the next month or so, another plot of ground as desirable as the first will be drawn for. with the remainder of those not drawn thrown in, so that all members will have an equal chance for desirable lot, whether they draw tonight or three months or a year from tonight.
 A National Outdoor club is to be organized at St. Louis, and President Oliver was authorized to attend the first meeting as the representative of the Alabama association, and a vote of thanks given MT. Oliver for being willing to attend the meeting, paying his own expenses. Prelim- mary steps have been taken toward the installation of radio outfit at the camp on Lake Bankhead.
 This was brought about because of the expense of having telephone put in. which it is stated would cost a great deal more than the radio.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-05
ELECT DELEGATEs

Meridian, April Especially )- Asaph Lodge No. 286. at a meeting held in Temple Beth Israel last night, elected delegates to the grand lodge of the order to be held in Fl Paso, Tex, the latter part of this month. They are: The Rev. Samuel S. Kaplan and Alex Loeb. Herman Weiss was elected alternate
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-05
NOMINATE BOARD

Meridian, April 4.-(special)-Th Meridian Rotary club has placed in nomination by mail ballot of It's
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-03-04
AGED CARTER man
BURNED TO Death
SEATED IN CHAIR
Fire Pops Onto Blanket Wrapped
About Invalid and He Is Burned
To Death Before Assistance
Could Reach Him.

The Carter County Herald says:
VIM. Pickelsimer, aged 50 years,
met death in his home at Huf's Run,
near Reedville, in this county last
Thursday afternoon by being burned
to death in his chair. 1t seems that
the husband and wife who lived there
together were very feeble and he had
been an invalid for many years, and
she had left him tied in his chair in
front of the fire with blanket around
him and gone to a neighbours house
on an errand, and during her stay fire
caught into his clothing or the blan-
ket around him, and the house was
burned down around, large log
house. The smoke was discovered by
VIM. Parsns, one of his nearest neigh
bors, and he ran to the house and
went into the room where he always
had stayed and that day they had
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-03-04

The announcement followed the sale
Of a block of land for s2,5OO.o0o on
which the new hotel, to be known as
lie Stevens, will be built. Construc-
ton, it was said, VII! start soon aftel
May l.
James w. Stevens, President of the
Lasalle Hotel Company, who made
the announcement, said tht the hotel
would be twenty-five stories high. l..
will have convention hall to accom-
modate 1000 persons.
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changed him into another room, and
when he Discovered it he ran to the
door and found it locked, he burst it
down and entered to find his chair and
AL his clothing around him to be on
fire, and he grabbed the char and
when he did it fell to pieces, having
been burned to such an extent that it
would not bear moving. He had to at
once leave the room to escape death
himself
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-03-04

Gods Method Of Revival" will be
subject at 1915 a. m. service; "The
Great God in the Hands of Man." for
evening service at o'clock. Our re-
vival begins March Goth. All services
now center on that series of meetings.
We appeal to our members and friends
to rally for the work, Sunday school
at $50 a. IN. Epworth League at 6:15
p. m. Topic: "My debt to an inspir-
ing friendship"
WORTH S. PETERS, Pastor.
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Christian Church.

Bible school $3.50 n. m, John Fans
Ter, superintendent. Christian Endeav-
or p. m. Communion 1890 a. IN.
Preaching II a. m. and y. m Prayer
meeting Thursday 7:15 y. m. Official
board meeting Tuesday 1870 p. m.
Children's and young peoples meeting
Friday $50 p. m.
JOHN MULLEN, Minister
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First VI. Z. Church, South.

Preaching at 10:45 a. m. by the Pre-
siding Elder, Rev. F. r. Jones. and at
I p. m. by the pastor, Quarterly con-
ference at p. m. Sunday school at
9:3o a. m, Miss Hilda Threlkeld,
Epworth League at
GLE y. m, Miss Esther Ort, leader,
Andrew Moody, president.
o. &. SEWERS. Pastor.
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u ORLD'S LARGEST HOTEL
TO BE BUILT IN CHICAGO

Chicago, March 3. Plans for the
worlds largest hotel. to contain 5000
guest rooms and TIC be built on Mich
igan Boulevard at a lCst.cf more than
$12,0OO,0O0, were announced here ito
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-03-04

Corn will continue king of farm
products, II will continue king Of
feeding grains. but to get the greatest
number Of meat pounds in return for
corn pounds fed 1t must be supple
mented, not because It Is inferior to
other grains in protein content but
because 1t is low in It's mineral con-
tent.-Neil b. Jones.
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NeWY6jl:k
Letter
hIlIl1mI.L 0an17o DrII,o
By Lucyc]ed1mePTce

ever, has pews which have been unoc-
crpicd for twenty years because of
just such n condition. Many of them
were purchased outright by persons
now dead whose offspring are not
members Of the church. TIE deeds to
the pews, are tied up in the estates.
Rev. DR.. Leighton Parks, the rector
has consequently requested the return
to the church of all unused pews
Among the first to return theirs were
Mrs. Vanderbilt, the estate of George
W. Vanderbilt, Frank J. Gould and
Mrs. Oliver Hartman. In few cases.
said DR.. Parks, the owners had re-
fused to make the return. II is eX
Iccted that the situation will result in
abolishing the system OF selling pews
outright
For Goodness Sake" is the latest
musical comedy to open here and It is
one Of the seasons best. 1t is truly
musical funny, with exceptionally
good dancing and even a plot! Some
Of the comedy is actually hilarious,
and the talent features In the produc-
ton makes II even better than It might
otherwise be- II Is a thee Lyric theater
Ny
II might very properly have been
the life insurance companies which
prevented the holding OF the bullfight
scheduled for Madison Square Garden
rather than the Society for the Pre-
vention OF Cruelty to Animals, as
things turned out. When the bull fight
was called of for the Garden. 1t was
arranged for a carnival just across
the river in New Jersey. II was to be
mock" bullfight-in order not to
reem cruel to animals, you see. Well,
Chariot Molina, Spanish matador,
knew It was to be mock; so did the
picadors and all the rest OF the as
emblage--except the bull He didn't
understand the mock" par. And he
was a texas steer! Consequently, be-
fore any excitement had a chance to
develop the bull tossed the toreador
lightly over the fence and looked
around for anyone else who chose TO
contest his championship, or to think
there was going to be any Cruelty to
animals" so far as he was concerned.
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First BaDtiSt Church.

Sunday school at $3.50 a. M, ]. p.
Gather, superintendent Preaching by
the pastor at 10:45 a. IN. and p. IN.
b. Y. p. L. at p. m.
JOHN A. DAVIS. Pastor.
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rally last Sunday it will be continued
this Sunday. Our revival will begin
with prayer meeting Tuesdat night.
We trust each one will take rut i'll
these meetings.
J. VI. HAYDEN, Pastor.
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Church of the Nativity.

First Sunday in Lent. Church school
$50; Holy Communion and sermon,
l0:45 Vespers, p. IN. Daily services
at o'clock
JOHN J. p. PERRY, Rector.
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Second VI, T.. Church.

Sunday school $50 a. m, preaching
at 1915 by Rev. O. G. Sewers of the
First Church; evening at 7 by Pre-
siding Elder b. F. Jones Special
music.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-03-04

New York George Washingtons
art gallery on the recent anniversary
OF his birth for 5000. II was one of
many personal relics belonging prin-
cipally to W. Lanicr Washington,
great great-nephcw. which brought
total of Sl9,052 at the sale. The watch
which IL certified as being one of the
two possessed by General Washington
in his latter life, was made In France
in 1890. 1t IL OF lS-karat gold. with his
crest engraved on the back, and has n
calendar attachment
Ny
II YOU drop into New York place
of business and are daZed at the show
ing of jewelry on secretaries. stem
ographers and 80 per cent OF the bus
mess women, don't SGT II down to poor
taste OF this awful generation" II Is
lust caution. Girls and women who
own any jewelry ut all are wearing 1t
all wherever they may be. II they
don't they are liable never TO see 1t
again Daylight burglars have been
too successful in ransacking apart
men,s lately to give peace Of mind to
anyone except those who keep their
yaluables always within sight
Ny
Cooperative shopping is becoming
fashionable in Little Old New York.
For some years past, neighborhoods
have banded together to purchase
staple supplies in large quantities.
Hitherto these enterprises have nearly
always concerned themselves only
with fuel and food. Now, however all
necessities are Included through shop
ping bureaus ATTACHED TO various or
panizations One OF the most impor-
tant OF these is that Of the Hotel Com
monwealth which has more than a.
900 members and with which at least
$50 important stores aer cooperating
The owner-members OF the hotel,
which is being built at Broadway and
seth and 57th streets. all benefit by
the shopping bureau and during the
last year have received rebates
amounting to several hundred thou
sand dollars, by the process Of turn
ing their sales slips to the Office and
receiving rebates on their purchases
up TO 2Occ. The Commonwealth COM
pany receives rebates from the stores,
the volume OF business is increased,
and everyone is happy.
Ny
IL l....I.,L...-. Llnnl.r. n nd
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First PRESBYTERIAN Church.


Sunday school at $50 a. M, ]. b.
Wood, superintendent, preaching by
pastor 10:45 a. m. and p. m. Endeav-
or meetings 615 p. m.
J. BARBOUR, Pastor.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-03-04

Kentucky farmers are more or less
livestock farmers who have, in the
main, failed to keep up the productive
ness of their land because of failure
to base their practices on principles
essential to productiveness - George
Robert, College of Agriculture.
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Sedden VI. L. Church.

Sedden NJ. L. Church.
Sabbath school $3.50, preaching by
pastor 10:45, Epworth League els
Gospel services 7:15.
f. V. COLE, Pastor.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-03-04

have heard OF business blocks and
real estate being tied IN in unsettled
estates so as to be useless to anyone:
but never before realized that
church pews might suffer that fate. st.
Bortholomew's Episcopal church at
Park Avenue and Fiftieth street, how
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-03-04

Scott VI. T.. Church (COlOreO.
Sunday school at $50, Miss L. NJ.
Walker, Supt. Preaching morning and
evening at usual hours. For benefit of
those who did not contribute in the
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MAYSvILLE'S CHURCHES
Where Services VIII Be Held In This
City on Sunday Morning
and Evening.

Christian Science services at G. A
r. Han at 10:45 q. m.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-15

Memphis, September 14.-Mo- bile. with a record of e7 games won and 55 lost, is the winner of the 1922 Southern association pennant by the safe margin of three full games over Memphis the runner-up, according to the unofficial standing at the close of the season today. other clubs fin the league wound up the sea son In the same relative posi- tions they have held for several weeks past.
 The champion Mobile Bears, pennant winners for the first time in the history of the league, leave tomorrow for Forth Worth, Texas, to meet the pennant win ners of the Texas league for q seven-game post-season series to determine the Dixie champion- ship of 1922. This series opens Sunday in the Texas city.
 Memphis held second place safely from New Orleans by ffve-game lead. The Chicks, who up to the last week in August were believed to have an exceI- lent chance to win the league championship, took a slump from which they were unable to re-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-15
Jack Dempsey Cancels Exhibition at Boston

New York, September 14.-Jack Dempsey, worlds heavyweight box ing champion, was unable to get to Boston today to fill an exhibition engagement, because of a boil under his left arm, which he planned to have a surgeon lance in day or two.
 He will resume his exhibition tour Monday and then go on his proposed hunting trip in Maine and Canada, according to McKetrick of the Demp- sey management.
 "The boil is not a serious one, but we think Dempsey Is too valuable to do anything that might injure him." McKetrick said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-15

stygian blackness confronts the baseball fan until next April. The final scene, in what has been farce comedy for local railbirds, was en- acted Thursday afternoon. and the tapestries were swished 100 by cool Ing fall wind, and baseball was shut from view until next spring. As a climax to the campaign the Barons tronnced the Crackers s to G. or thereabouts.
 Something sad about the last day of a baseball campaign for one who follows the tossers day In and day out It brings to mind the all-too- regretable fact that another mile stone has been passed along the treacherous trail of life. It mean that some of the boys have played their last game on local lot. Next we hear of them will be in the Dor derland of tn ebushes, or some wise one will turn to his neighbor during the progress of q world series mat inee and remark: "Old what-you- msy-ea,- him is up He used to hold down berth al Rlckwood." or course, considering the poor season hereabouts, remarks of the latter type are to be few and far between in the future, it is feared.
 A Gloomy Outlook
 But, as we said, there's something gloomy about the wind-up. 1t 7e- : minds one of the real fall of life. Ere another calendar appears upon the wall some of those who rooted ton sils raw In trying to put the Barons over this year will have been called out by the Almighty Arbiter, and will be seen no more in their favor ite haunts.
 The last draught of carbolic acid had a kick In 1t, and we feel bit peppier now Goodbye gloom. Don't come around any more.
 Bernscn Proves 1t
 It was thusly:
 Dutch Bernsen wanted a final con vincing argument that he didn't have anything that looked like pitcher on his pay roll. As a result he had pitchers pageant at the Wood" in the final fracas. No less than four personages who allese they have won q ball game at one time or another during their existence. faced the Barons Thursday. Mitchell, the eollegian from A. x NJ, where they make better butter than they do bal1-givers, started off for the Crack CTS. He lasted about as long as a Between the Acts cigar and Lefty James took a short fling at flinging Then came Jeff Tuere to be followed by Napier. Only Dewey Marshall missed getting the call in the slaugh- ter,
 Bnrons First Ones
 The Barons started on Mitchell in the third. Singles by Silva. Bates and Stewart added to errors by
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-15
REOPEN HAWTHORNE.

Chicago, September 14-Com- munications from horsemen and turf followers from all parts of the coun- try reveal a wide interest in plasa s for reopening the Hawthorne track September 30 for the first renewal of racing here since High Ball won the American derby in 1905, according to officials of the Illinois Jockey club.
 Joseph A. Murphy, steward of tho meet, who is now in Canada, re- ported that favorites from Toronto. Hamilton and Windsor will be hero for the Hawthorne revival as Welt as horses from Latonia and Louis vile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-15
British Craft Wins
 From U. s. Entries

Aboard Destroyer Mahan. Septem- Der 14.-coila III, one of the British craft, won today's race in the Inter- national six metre yacht trophy se- ries.
 The British boats. as team, also won, totalling 19 points to 16 for the American yachts. America still is leading in the series, however, 80 to 6S. The race today was the best so far. the wind being fresh through out and blowing from the southwest.
 The American boat Clytie, lost by fouling Celia at the finish of her first round
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-15
Driuers ReadyFor
 30 Mile Auto Race

Kansas City. Mo-, September 14.- Drivers who are scheduled to parti- cipate in the International 300-mile automobile speed classic here Satur- day, are all in the city and were to try their cars on the new mile and quarter board track today. Several of the drivers circled the speedway Wednesday.
 Tommy Milton, 1921 A. A. A. champion. circled the track yester day in 3S.4 seconds. travelling at a rate of 11S miles an hour.
 Jimmy Murphy, winner of the In- ternational 500-mile speed classic at Indianapolis this year will also par ticipate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-15
Mobile Finished Three Games Ahead Of Chicks

cover, while the Bears kept up the consistent fight which they have made throughout the sea- son, outdistancing Memphis in the last two weeks of the sea- son. Little Rock and New Orr leans closed the season yester- day by playing a dOuble-hender at Little Rock. The Travellers wound up the senson in fourth place, while Birmingham, Chat ts-nOOga, Nashville and AtlE ia made up the second division Ia the order named
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-15

and Wano singled and Smith was up. He didn't particularly banker after a prescription suggested and filled by Doctor Bates. however. He had struck out twice already dur ing the game, and he proceeded to meke it a third strikeout for the afternoon. Klugman hit a sharp grounder to Kane, Bates covered first and the game and season were over.
 The Barons are trying to taper off baseball, rather than quit suddenly. This afternoon they journey down to Sylacauga to put in one more day on a winters eat bill. before they call 1t quits.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-15
Browns Fight Uphill

St. Louis, September 14.--St. Louis came from behind for the third time in the last four games and defeated Boston. to 3, In the second game of the series today. The Browns' lineup was shifted again to- day Catcher Pat Collins went to first Foster returned to third and McManus to second. Dixie Davis was removed after passes he issued in the first and third resulted in runs. Burns hit a homer today, his second in two days. One man was on base. Score.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-15

Traynor and Wano gave the Bar ons couple of markers as starter
 They rested until the fifth, but the Crackers got busy during that time. In the frolicksome fourth all hands batted around before Red Bates could retire the enemy. Hook, Tray nor Mitchell Moore, Guyon and Wano got safe blows off Red in this frame. Taylor and Achinger garnished the six wallops with a duo of imiscues, and these wallops and wabbles gave the Crackers five healthy taliies and the count stood b-2.
 Dunns On Rampage
 In the fifth Mir. Mitchell blew up, walking Harper to start things off, and allowing Taylor to dorble. Sil- va followed with single, scoring Harper, and Brandon duplicated, counting Taylor Achlnger bunted with nobody down. James went to the rescue. He retired Whltehill. but Bates hit safely, Stewart walked and Kane singled bringing in four more tallies and running the Bar ons total to eight. Harper, who had started the frame with walk, ended the agony by hitting into a double play.
 That ended the local scoring for the afternoon, but the Crackers managed to put over one more in the eighth, bringing their total up to six Klugman beat out an in- field scratch and was forced at sec- ond by Hook, who went safe on a fielder's choice. Schmidt,s double sent Hook over to third and Tray nor's sacrifice fly scored him. Bates Tames Mir. Smith Smith, who had damned out a homer with three on in the ninth inning Wednesday and had defeated the Barons with this mighty clout came up again in the ninth and gave ,em a scare. With one down Guyon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-15
MEADOWBROOK FOUR
 BEATS FLAMIMG0ES

Philadelphia. September 1.-The Meadowbrook polo team defeated the Flamingo four at the Philadelphia Country club today by the score of Is goals to 13, in the second match of the International tournament Flamingo was allowed seven goals by handicap.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-15
Totals ......... S2 Il 27 II Hit for Bailey in ninth.

Summary: Two base hits. Mulvey, Nie- hoff. Three-base hit, Martina. Home run, Craft. Sacrifice hit, Bogart. stolen base, Wetzel. Double plays D. Williams to Hum; Cueto to Niehoff to Huhn; Craft to Smith to Craft. Four runs 12 hits off in innings. Base on balls, off Fuhr 8, Sigman l. Struck out, by Fuhr 2, Bailey 2. Hit by pitcher. by Sigman 1Dowiel, Losing pitcher, Sigman. Left on base, Mo bile 6, New orleans 5. Time. 1:4b. Um- pires, Pfirman and Brennan.