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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-29
OCCUPIES FATHERS PULPIT

The novel sight of son occupying
his fathers pulpit was furnished the
congregation of the First Baptist
church, Albany, Wednesday evening.
Rev. Il. w. Stuckey of Malone, Fla,
preached in the absence Of his father,
Rev. ]. r. Stuckey. the pastor.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-29
sCOTT-RAY WEDDING

News has been received here of the
marriage Of Miss Matte Scott of this
city and f. f. Ray, which occurred
in Birmingham recently at the home
OF Mrs. +. L. Wallace.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-29
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Ernest Brewer of Moulton and Miss
Nina Montgomery Of near Moulton
were married Sunday. December "a.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-29
srUrz-M1LLER WEBBING

One of the brilliant social events
of the winter was the marriage OF
Miss Marjorie Miller to Mr.. Fred
Stutz of Chattanooga. The wedding
was solcmnized Wednesday afternoon
in the Westminster Presbyterian
church, Rev. ]. d. Wallace perform
ing the ceremony.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-29
BIG SOCIAL. EVENT

Mrs ]. Manly Foster entertained
this afternoon in honor of Mrs. Ed
ward Bailey, Jr., of Demopols. Mrs.
Joseph Sledge of Birmingham and
Frank Inge of Eutaw. This was one
of tho social events of the season
here and was given in Mrs. Fosters
home at Pine Hurst.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-29
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

TROY. Ala, Dec. 2S.-(Special.)-
Miss Lucy Greenhouse became the
bride of c. 8. Carter. Sunday, the
ceremony occurring at the residences
Of Judge John G. Key on BrundidEe
street.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-29
COLLECT TAXES HunRIEpLY

Members of the official family of
Albany are receiving congratulations
on their feat of raising $4,000 in one
day from taxes and licenses in or
der to meet an interest payment on
the 100000 bond issue for street inn
provements. A committee was named
by the council to devise means to
raise the money and the committee
decided the best means to collect it.
This the committee did.
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COURT no CONVENE

TROY, Ala Dec. 2s.-tspecial.)-
Judge j. G.. Key will hold county
court on New Years day. This is the
regular day for court and he states
that postponement would be con-
fusiug.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-29
USE CARS DESPITE MUD

Rural carriers from the Millport
postoffice are making their daily de-
liveries on their routes in cars de-
spite the recent heavy rains and the
badly impaired roads.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-29
CHURCH TO HAVE ROLL CALL

Tho Millport Methodist church Is
planning a roll call" meeting for
next Sunday, December 81.
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kILBY IS HOST To
NEXT COVE RN0R ON
INSPECTION TOUR.
Judge Brandon Familiarizes
Himself With Various State
Institutions-DecIines to
Discuss Appointments
Continued From Page one)

of political preferment at this time.
Judge Brandon indicated that he will
feel his way and act only as his con-
science dictates after he has made a
study of each situation as it presents
itself
Nobody knows definitely what is in
the mind of Judge Brandon regarding
the various offices which he will be
called upon to fill. There are stories
as many as the shells of the sea.
Many of them indicate that new faces
will be seen in the states govern
ment, while others would make it
appear that many connected with the
government now will be retained.
STILLS SMASHED
Mobile county furnished one still
and Cleburne one still tG the raiders
of the state law enforcement depart
ment in cooperation with the forces
of the sheriff and federal govern
ment during the past "a hours. In
Mobile county the Officers destroyed
400 gallons of mash and one gallon
or liquor but no arrests were made.
In Cleburne county two persons were
arrested on charges of operating
STILLS INA Il LHifu ptASCA t7NaPS''
Four hundred gallons of mash were
poured out.
LUMBER FIRM INCORPORATES
Another lumber company, with ar.
authorized capital of s250.000, quail
fled to begin business in Alabama b.
filing Il certificate with William L.
Cobb. secretary of state, Thursday.
The corporation is the Bladon Spring
I ,1..,s. a y a r
at Secession BLUFF, Choctaw county.
1t will have authority to engage in
the general lumber business with an
authorized capital OF s250,000, of
which 100000 has been paid.
Two other. corporations filed ar
ticles with the secretary of state
during the day. They are the Brent
Coal company of Brent, Bibb county,
and the II. ". Patterson on COM
pany OF Mobile. The coal company
will have paid in capital Of $685.
a paid capital of $4,000.
POSTPONE UTILITY CASES
At the request of persons interested
the public service commission post
poned until February two cases
which had been docketed for the
January term which will begin next
Tuesday. The cases postponed are
the petition OF the Roanoke Tele-
phone company for authority &c
abandon certain telephone service in
Randolph county and the petition oil
the Chamber of Commerce of Mont
somery and Selma requesting the re
moval of alleged discrimination on
s classes and commodities wher
shipped from Montgomery to points
+, between Clio and Stafford on It'll,
: Mobile and Ohio railroad. 1t Is al.
Nleged that the discrimination is IA
vorable to Tuscaloosa and Selma.
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SCHOOLS TO REOPEN

All OF the city and state schools
will reopen Tuesday after q two
weeks Christmas holiday.
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TIE Millport Vocational High school
will take up active work January /.
following the To-day holiday period.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-29
DEATH RATE DECREASES

The annual statistical report of the
Morgan county health department
which will be made public within the
next few days Will show decrease
in the death rate and an increase in
the birth rate in Morgan county. Fig
ures CLEANED on the report today
show there has been 952 births up to
December as compared with $50
births during the year of 1921. Deaths
from practically all the diseases
show decrease over the correspond
ing period.
The report also will show that
s,T15 yards of ditching have been
completed at the instigation of the
health department; 2,045 oiling OF
watery surfaces to prevent mosqui-
toes; 1,043 visits by nurses and q
large number of innoculations
against typhoid fever.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-29
SHERIFF CONTEST PUT OFF

The hearing of the contest case
Of Sheriff Benton Adams of Helm.
against A. ]. jackson, the republican
sheriff elect for Cleburne county,
was scheduled for hearing before
Judge A. T. Agee at Helm Thurs
day, but was postponed until next
Thursday, according to information
reaching the city from the Cleburne
town this afternoon. Judge Agea,
Judge Hugh II. Merrill and James 3.
Sanford went to Helm Thursday
morning for the purpose of hearing
the case, it having been postponed
two weeks ago until December %.
The second postponement was an
nounced after the attorneys and
others had reached Helm Thursday
morning. Sheriff Adams is endeav-
oring to prove that the republican
sheriff-elect had qualified as cit
izen of Georgia several years ago and
that he is ineligible to hold office in
this state, despite the fact that he
has been elected by a small majority
In Cleburne county. The same at
torneys and others from here who are
Interested in the case will go to Hee-
lin again next Thursday for the hear
ing oe tho contest before the circuit
Judge.
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DECATUR RECEIVES
BIDS ON $1,000
SCHOOL BUILDING
Eleven Seek Contract-Mor-
gan County Death Rate De-
clines-Patter Spends
Holidays at Home
TENNESSEE VALLEY BUREAU |
THE AGE-HERALD
A lhan nnca fur He

Bids have been opened here by
membsrs of the Decatur school board
on the proposed new high school
building and they are now held under
Amusement. The bids are II in num-
Der and do not include the coming
light and heat arrangements They
range from $4,000 TO $4,000 for
completing the building.
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MAKE INMATES HAPPY

Inmates of the county home at
Jacksonville were made happy
Wednesday night by the activity or
the Admission Exchange club. Six
teen or more members or the cluo
and several of their friends went TO
the homo on their annual Christmas
visit and carried with them a num-
Der OF useful presents for the 80 men
and women who are shut in at the
county institution.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-29
BACKING IS GIVEN
JUDGE MERRILL IN
RACE FOR SPEAKER
Senator-EIect Ready for Fight
at Montgomery - Hearing
of CIeburne Election Con-
test Again Postponed
ADMISSION BUREAU
THE AGE-HERALD


State-senator- elect Wiley c. Tun-
stall will so to Montgomery during
the next week for the purpose of be-
ing part of the advance guard as
sembling at the capitol for the open
ing of the legislature and will aid
his Calhound friend, Judge Hugh d.
Merrill, who is making tho race for
speaker OF the house against Ice
Long. Charlie Werner and R. J. Goode,
State senator Tunstali has a. wide ac-
quaintance among leaders of the
state. having attended many sessions
of the legislature.
He predicts that Judge Merrill will
be sure winner over his three OPP
ponents for the speakership. Mr..
Tunstall expects a lively session Of
the Alabama legislature and wants 10
be on hand early to become familiar
with the questions to come before the
law making body of which he will
be one of the new members.
Evening star., 1922-11-23
FUND LEFT MISSING SON.
Ten Years Allowed. for His Re-
turn BY Mrs. jeanne Warwick.

A mother never gives up hope Of the
return of her absent son. This was
exemplif1ed in the will OF Mrs jeanne
F. Warwick. in which she sets aside
a fund coming to her estate from the
Bookbinders' Union. to be kept in
bank for ten years to await the re-
turn Of her son. Henry F. Warwick.
Should the boy not claim the money
1t is ,to go to the granddaughter Of
the deceased, Lille NJ. Whiting.
Mrs. Warwick leaves liberty bonds
of $1.100 to her daughters, Helen M.
Fletcher and Mamie e. Whiting.
Funds in a building association are
given to her son, William F. Warwick.
and a grandson. John F. Warwick.
Bequests of s25 each are made to the
Eastern Star home and the North
Capitol NJ. E. Church.
BY the terms Of the will Of Robert
r. White, dated November s, 1918, his
stepson, John r. Walsh, is given
$4,000 and store building at 11th
and o streets southeast. A nephew,
F. P. White, is to have $4,000. and a
sister. Johanna White. $4,000. Stock
in the Washington Loan and Trust
Company. is given a NIECE, Mary S.
white. John r. Walsh and ]. B. Sui
liyan are named as executors
Evening star., 1922-11-23
BRINGS SUIT FOR $4,000.
George H. Dunster Claims Com
mission on Sale of Evans Building.

George H. Dunster, former superin-
tendent Of the Evans building. at 1920
New York avenue, has filed suit in the
District Supreme Court to recover $10,-
900 from John o. Evans and other heirs
of the Evans estate. Dunster claims
he is entitled to a commission of $4,000
on the sale Of the Evans building for
S550,0O0.
Through Attorney Frank ]. Hogan
the plaintiff says he had an agreement
with the Evans heirs, to secure a pur-
chaser for the property and February 8
last obtained q contract from A. c..
Wiley to buy the building for the agreed
price. In alleged violation OF that agree
ment, he states. the building was sold
Evening star., 1922-11-23
COOLIDGE TO SEE GAME.
Vice President Will Represen'
Chief Executive at Philadelphia.

to attend the Army-Navy foot bal
game at Franklin Field, Philadelphia
Saturday afternoon. He will be rep
resented by Vice President Coolidge
who, following the usual custom, vii
sit in the Army section during ulir'
half of the game and in the Navy sec
tiou during the other half.
Secretary Weeks figuratively WI
lead the Army mule and Secretar:
DENLY the Navy goat in the openini
march across the gridiron. Gen
Pershing has speaking engagement.
In the west and will not attend til,
game
Evening star., 1922-11-23
DR.. GEARHART SUES
INSURANCE COMPANY
Victim Of Knickerbocker Disaster
Claims $2,250 Unpaid on Ac-
cident Policy.

DR.. Clyde NJ. Gearhart, who was in
jured In the Knickerbocker disaster last
January, yesterday filed suit in the
District Supreme Court against the
Equitable Life Assurance Society to
recover $3.50 under total disability
clause Of a policy for 5000. taken out
July 1S. 1920. DR.. Gearhart suffered an
of his right leg and a COM
pound fracture Of the left leg and has
leen totally disabled from the date of
the disaster. it is claimed.
Under the policy he Is entitled, the
Evening star., 1922-11-23

court is told. to a life annuity of $1,000.
but the company has allowed his claim
only as of April % and on November /
rendered a check for $3.50, declaring that
the monthly payments would begin as
Of October 2s. six months after the
disability.
This. DR.. Gearhart, through Attor-
neys Darr. Whiteford & Darr, declined
ceive only $3.50 by January %. 1928.
the anniversary Of his injury. when he
claims to be entitled to $4,000 under
the terms Of the policy. Suit is brought
for the difference. which is clailed to
be due for the nine months that have
passed since the injury.
Evening star., 1922-11-23
SCHOOL ORDER SCORED.
Woman Would Let Children Keep
Manual Handiwork.

Disapproval Of the order preventing
public school children from taking to
their homes handiwork created in school
manual training shops was. voiced Tues
day night by Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter
at meeting Of, the local section Of
the Progressive Education Association
in her apartment, 1S12rK street. =
The order. promulgated after legal
question had been raised as to the right
Of children to be given possession of
property, was termed uIl-
Evening star., 1922-11-23

just and unreasonable by Mrs. Raftsr.
Marjorie Walker and Hugh Hussey.
students at the Park View School. told
the members Of the success Of the
platoon system of operation in effect
at their school. Miss Frances s. Farley.
principal of the Park View School, cited
the desirability of the system also.
Evening star., 1922-11-23
ABSOLUTE DIVORCE ASKED.

Absolute divorce is asked in suit
filed in the District Supreme Court by
Emma J, Totten against Raymond
Totten. The wife charges cruelty.
desertion and misconduct. They were
married June 20, 1921. and have no
children. Attorney T. p. Regan ap-
pears for the husband.
Evening star., 1922-11-23

Improved SeHvice-Southern Railway
for Atlanta, Columbus, Birmingham
and New Orleans-leaves Washington
IL AMI hour IS minutes quicker.
Also additional train at S:55 am. for
Atlanta. City ticket ONCE, 1925 F st.
n.w.-Advertisement
Evening star., 1922-11-23

to Albert E. Hager by the Evans heirs.
Although several times requested to pay
his commission, he tells the court, the
defendants have refused.
Evening star., 1922-11-23
LIEUT.. sTRoTHER DETACHED.

Lieut.. Commander Edmund W.
Strother has been detached from COM
mand of. the u. 8. S. Alden and placed
on waiting orders.
Evening star., 1922-11-23

A wild horse lives to be thirty-five
or forty years old, while the domesti-
Gated horse is old at twenty years.
The Washington times., 1922-03-05
Dempsey Accepts
J. Bluffs challenge"

NEW YORK, March Jack
Dempsey, worlds heavyweight
champion. who is appearing at the
Hippodrome, yesterday accepted a
challenge hurled at his head at the
beginning of the week, and o. next
Monday at the Hippodrome viii at
tempt to defend" his worlds heavy.
weight title In a three.round exhibi.
ton bout against Johnny Buff,
worlds champion bantamweight and
American fiyweight champion.
Mayor Hague. OF Jersey City, has
been invited to referee the bout.
The sight of the heavyweight
champion and the bantamweight
champion in the ring at one time
is something that probably has been
beyond the dream OF the widest
boxing fan.
The champion Of the heavy
weights. who Ia In fighting condi-
ton, weighs about 200 pounds,
while Buff never has been up to
the bantamweisht weight limit OF
11S pounds. and probably will face
the champion at about 11b pounds.
The Washington times., 1922-03-05
Syracuse Will Enter
Team in Mile Relay

Syracuse's varsity one.mile relay
team will compete for championship
laurels next Saturday in the indoor
Intercollegiate at the Twenty.sec-
ond Regiment armory, in New York.
The Orange quintet Is composed OF
Alan Woodring, 200.meter Olympic,
220.yard intercollegiate and 30O.yard
indoor worlds champion; Melvia
Suttner, who won the classic 900"
at the Millrose games this season:
Allan Monte. star quarter miller, and
Benny Leonard, captain OF the syria.
cuse track forces.
The Washington times., 1922-03-05
YALE TO START
GRIDIRON WORK
IN GYMNASIUM
Tad Jones and Billy Bull,
Coaches, Will Review Eli
Squad in Indoor Drills.

~yEW HAVEN. Conn. March 4.
~ Yale will start its football
plans for 1922 formally the
coming week. when Head Coach
Tad Jones and DR.. Billy Bull. the
backfield coach. who are resident
coaches the year round in New
Haven. will set a squad at work.
There will be no general report
ing of the Yale gridiron squad until
next September, although there will
be an outdoor spring practice about
May /. The present work will be
confined to gymnasium drill in
some OF the details OF the game.
Jones, who is himself a veteran
quarterback, is eager for the return
OF the Yale prestige which chung to
such field generals as Vance Nc
Cormick, George Adee, Arthur
Howe and Harry Beecher. The po-
sition was not consistently played
with brilliancy In strategy or tech
niaue in the games last fall, but
Jones has a wealth of material with
which to work this spring. includ.
ing Charley OHearn, George
Beckett, Russell Murphy. all Of
whom campaigned in the varsity
last fall, and Captain Pond, of the
freshmen last fall.
o'Hearn was forced to abandon
hockey because Of an injury which
he received In the first game, and
he is a possibility for the baseball
squad at third base, but he is logi.
cally q candidate for the gymna.
stun indoor practice. Beckett was
developed through indoor drill last
winter, although the previous sea-
son he had not played aside from
the fourth eleven.
The Washington times., 1922-03-05
Says Mythical Team
Good Incentive

ANN ARBOR, Mich, March
4.-The recent suggestion
of the Harvard Crimson that
"all-American" and sectional
mythical teams be abolished
as a means Of correcting co.,
lege sport evils is of little
value. in the opinion of Field
ing H. Yost, director of ath-
letics at the University of
Michigan. The mythical foot
ball teams. he believes, af-
ford a desirable incentive for
good work in athletics.
Yost favors restriction OF
intersectional contests to
games played during the foot.
ball season and to trips that
will not take players away
for an extended period.
The Washington times., 1922-03-05
WORKS LEADS
CITY'S CRACK D.,
DUCKPINNERS
Temple Bowler Has Average OF
III in District League and a
Good Claim to City Title.

A L WORKS. Of the Northeast
u Temples and a member Of the
~ Royal intercity team which
shoots the Palace bowlers Of Roam
oke here tomorrow, today leads the
District League in individual aver.
age with a mark Of 111-12 for 46
games.
This position, won in competition
with Washington's finest bowlers,
IL maintained, would give Works
logical claim to the city cham
pionship of the present season.
The Colonial team, a dark horse,
is leading the league with a fairly
comfortable margin. and II is doubt
full II the Colonial pinspillers will be
overtaken-
Here's all the dope, hot from
Horace Elmer's pencil:
The Washington times., 1922-03-05
johnson Gives Cup
to Amateurs

CHICAGO. March 4.-Ban
Johnson. president of the
American League and always
a booster for baseball. has
stirred a new spirit among
the amateurs. Yesterday,
Just before leaving for Texas
to visit the various training
camps. he donated a s400
cup to the Chicago Boys
Baseball League. The win
ners at the close Of the sea-
son will get the cup and a
set of new uniforms that
their president, Jack CALI
gan. has donated. johnson
will visit the boys at their
regular meetings during the
season and talk on baseball.
The Washington times., 1922-03-05
Sunday Practice For
RObby's BROOKLYN Team

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, March 4,
Heavy rains last night made prac.
tice impossible this morning for
the Brooklyn Dodgers, but this
afternoon Uncle Robby ordered all
hands on deck.
No game was played, the men
breaking up in punches of four
tossing the ball around and hitting
fungoes.
sherry Smith practiced an un,
derhand shoot he is trying to add
TO his repertory. 1t starts like Carl
Mays rise, but from the portside.
Robby has ordered Sunday prac.
tice because OF the four workouts
lost during the week.
Jimmy Johnston and Burleigh
Grimes are still A. w. o. l..
The Washington times., 1922-03-05

will mix 1t at six rounds. Both have
won every fight engaged in this
year and the winner will represent
Fort Myer in the coming District
of Washington bouts.
Private Frank Kenny and Private
James Schenax will meet I'm a four.
rounder at l26 pounds. Two colored
fighters, Private Ed Johnston and
Private Massie Fitch, weight l27
pounds, are down for four rounds.
Other four-round scraps will be
between Private Stephen whale and
Private Dick Macs. 135.pounders;
Private Michael Ferris and Private
Earl Poole. 1873 pounds; Private
William w. Afford and Private
Henry Uldry, 1877 pounds, and
Private Francis Schmidt and Private
Charles J. Walasak, 133 pounds.
The Washington times., 1922-03-05
HE KNOCKS EN-
STIFFIN HURRY
DOES THIS LAD
Pvt. MaxfieId, In Fl. Myer Bout
Tomorrow, Finishes Three in
Less Than Minute Each.

A BOUT half a minute apiece to
~ knock out his last three OPP
- ponents is the formidable
record of Private Bruiser Maxfield,
Of the Service Troop, Third Caval-
ry, who, tomorrow night, will meet
Private Mickey O'Connell in the
main bout Of an extra large card
at Fort Myer. The men weigh 14S
pounds each and are of the same
troop. Eight contests are on the
program, which will start at
o'clock. The main bout will be for
eight rounds.
Bruiser Maxfield packs q power.
full wallop in either paw. One Of his
opponents he put to sleep in thirty
nine seconds, one in thirty-four Sec
onds and another in twenty-five. lie
came to Fort Myer last fall from the
Canal Zone where for the last few
years he had held the welterweisht
championship.
Men who came North with him
say Maxfield finished all Of his OPP
ponents in a hurry excepting one.
A bang-up professional whanged
away at the soldier lad for fifteen
rounds without being able to put
him out which is proof offered by
his hackers that he can take as we'll
as give.
Even so Private Maxfield is OK
pecting no soft time with Mickey
.O'Connell, whose name alone would
indicate lots of opposition. O'Con-
nell Is said to be the cleverest man
in the post, as fast as flash and In
splendid condition from playing
basketball. He has trained assidu-
ously for Maxfield.
Mickey's main field OF fistic en-
dcayor was at Js-sur-til, France,
where he fought dozen battles and
held the welterweisht crown among
I, 900 soldiers stationed there.
Fast action is looked for through.
out the show. In the semi.windup
Private Joseph Rodriguez, OF Bat.
terry +. Third Field Artillery, and
Private Anthony o. Shifton, OF
Troop q, Third Cavalry, l33.pounds,
The Washington times., 1922-03-05
Dope Boiled Down
on Mat Show

HERE'S all the dope on to-.
morrow's big wrestling
show:
Place-Central Coliseum,
Ninth street and Pennsylva-
MIA avenue.
Time - First match, 8
o'clock.
Card-First prelim: Louis
Zerega VS.. Young Zybszko,
heavyweights, fifteeu-minute
limit. Semi final: Demon
Ellis VS.. Charlie Metropolous,
middleweights, thirty-minute
limit. r..
Feature match: Pete Dali
las, Cleveland, Ohio, VS.. Joe
Turner, Washington, d. c.,
best two in three.
Referee of feature match
Fred Huber, Washington,
d. c.