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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-07
ID. E. Skinner Named as
a Mayoralty Possibility
Snyder, Kellogg, Wilson, Beals, Mrs
LandeS Others That Citizens Suggest

tessIon Is not entirely satisfied with
DR.. Brown.
There II an old sourdough IN the
city whom look upon as ono OF
The daddies OF the tribe. Two years
ago he was vehement for Brown at
the finals. lie claims that no turned
many OF his organization that way.
Il viii not help Brown again." 10
said. I'VE want a different type OF
a man for tho Job"
When | pressed him 10 name his
candidate. he declared that he had
no ono In mind. ran over my list
OF names and asked him II there
was one on Il who could defeat May.
or Brown.
Erickson Is tho only one" he
promptly replied.
THREE PROPOSE
skINNER'S NAME
Recently / ran into three or n
kind. from different angles. which
u unusual Tho first one was a
man who Il IN the investment bust
ness ana has 10 keep in close touch
with the city hail. asked for his
suggestion FOR candidate.
Go get D. Il. skinner" no replied
'He would run away from all OF
them, and you would have something
when YOU had WON
Il want to see n man who does
much work with tho Cham.
Der or Commerce orEanlza.
ton We threshcd over a good deal
OF ground before We got together on
the proposition that capital. labor
and the rest OF US aro equal share.
holders in the city OF Seattle. and
that what Is best for the city Is good
for US all. Then asked him To
name man who would be his choice
for mayor.
lie named one or two. Then l
asked him 20 name someone who
could be elected
Well. how about d. r. skinner"
no inquired. 81 would vote for him. /"
had gone M 20 tho city hnu to
SEQ man. While l was waiting n
city official passed. lie stopped and
said 20 me.
II have been reading your articles
in The star. II you are looking for
the ideal man. and one who can win.
why don't you try ID. T. skinner"
Here were three mcn--an invcs.
tor. Chamber OF Commerce
man and city official
each singing the same song. and all
joining in this chorus:
skinner is tho man to akin Doc
Brown
Tomorrow shall so up and try 10
find out what manner Of man this
D. Z. Skinner Is. and let you know
later In tho week.
More tomorrow.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-07

assembly Wed
nesday after.
noon on What
Are We Doing
for the Foreign
Speaking Moth.
ers7" She he's
~ foreign moth.
ers in her class
at the Ameri.
canization cen.
ter. 100 Findley
st., and teaches
foreigners at the
Maple school.
Amonp the OF.
Gcers are Mrs.
Victoria L.
Tr,1mbuIl 1921
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-07

clubrooms OF the
Y. W. c. A. DIS.
ctiglon OF topics
relating TO the
"betterment and
enforcement OF
laws thru the
cooperation OF
hem o, school
and state" were
features OF the
wednesday SEES,
sions.
The purpose
OF the council Is
TO provide a me
dlum thru which
the women OF
es~t.a.s -,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-07
Children's
Bath Robes
So. 95 and S3.95

Practical styles in children's
Bath Robes OF warm fabrics
in flower.patterned and Indian
blanket designs. Closc.fasten.
ing collar styies--buttoned
and tied with cord. with
pockets and cord. Sizes 6 to
IL. Al S2.05 and 1905.
DOWNSTAIRS STORE
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-07

Federal ave, Seattle. president;
Mrs. Nellie v. Peterson, 1920 Isaaca
ave. walla Walla, secretary. and
Miss Myrtle cotrill, Centralia, treas.
urer.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-07
COUNCIL OPENS
SESSIONS HERE
Women Meet at 7. w. c. A.
Rooms for Two Days

The woman's Legislative Council
Of Washington opened It's seventh
rnid.ysar assembly wednesday in the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-07

Beacon cloth Bath Robes in
attractive pattcrninEs. Light
and dark shades. Two styles.
with satin trimming. pockets
and cord. :,izos 90 TO ~. At
S3.f5.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-07

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Robes in wrap.around style,
with round collar. pockets and
cuffs edged with satin. Pleas.
ing designs in red. brown.
purple and Savy.blue. Cut
amply full--slzes 4e TO SO, At
Sf.25.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-11-07
Infants
Bath Robes
S1.5O

Soft. warm Bath Robes
In lowered and animal pat.
Jennings. Pink and blue
shades. Peter Pan collars, fas.
,ening with cord and cord
sash. Sizes 8 months. l and 2.
At S1.50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-23
HOTEL MANAGER DIES SUDDENLY IN NIGHT
Gus Norton Is Victim Of Supposed
 Heart Attack

Gus Norton, 55. manager of the Caswell hotel, and formerly manager of the Florence hotel and night clerk at the Tutwiler, was found dead in his room at the hotel about 10 o'clock Saturday morning, where it is supposed he died of heart failure. Coroner J. D. Russum arrived a short time after he was found by hotel d = tendants. but has rendered no for mai verdict.
 For some time MT. Norton has been suffering from heart attacks and it. was feared he would not survive one about a month ago, according to relatives. He recovered from this attack, however, and apparently was in good health until Saturday m1rn ing. An ele vator boy called him about 9:30 and was told not to dis turb him, as he was not@feeling well and wished to rest. When he failed to appear downstairs after a long while, the bellboy entered the room and found him dead.
 MT. Norton was widely known among southern hotel men and trav- elers. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Fannie Norton, and five daugh- ters, Mrs. George Kemp, Mrs. Mur- ray Wallace. Mrs. S. H. Arnold, Miss Norton, all of Birmingham. He has
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-23
TELEPHONE PLANT
 HAS GREAT YEAR
Southern Bell Company's Growth In Birmingham
 And State New Record

Five thousand new telephones were installed in Alabama during 1923, and more than a million dollars expended by the Southern Bell Telephone com pany in improvements. according to a summary made public by the local of fices of the company Saturday. It has been the greatest year in the history of the telephone industry in this state, In the matter of additional in- vestment, new construction work. and the number of new phones placed in operation.
 Approximately 12,s23 telephones were installed. and 7,747 discontinued net gain of 5,175 new telephones for the year.
 The grand total of calls handled by the sS3 Bell Telephone operators in Alabama during 1923 will reach 2o4, 12S, 160 local calls, and 2,421,2S7 long distance calls, which Is a daily aver age of e17.ss6 local and 1880 long distance calls.
 Despite the record-breaking gain in service expansion. company officials dellared to be equally as great as in 1923. Increased telephone business means increased prosperity and busi- ness expansion, 1t is pointed out. During the year the Bell system in Alabama used seven carloads oi cable, four carloads of copper wire and Ss carloads of poles. There were added to the company's equipment S3s miles of long distance wire, 8,S5e miles of wire for local service, Ss miles of aerial cable. four miles Of underground cable and 132 miles ol pole line.
 The new switchboard and central office equipment necessitated by this growth cost S49,000. while the sub cribers' stations and apparatus rep resented an investment of $242, ,000 The outside equipment in local ex- changes and additions to buildings consumed $583,000.
 It is estimated that there are now 1 ,920 poles, 3,273 miles of pole line 192,232 miles of local and long dis tance wire, and S2674 miles of under ground wire in the Bell system in Alabama.
 The increase in the number of tele- phones has resulted naturally In an increase in the number of calls, both | local and long distance, making 1t a busy year for the operating forces
 Detailed plans of the company for It's investment in additions and ex- tensions during 1924 have not yet been announced, but the indications are that even larger program will be undertaken than during 1928.
 Telephone officials declare that the public has shown it's appreciation of the efforts of the company personnel to meet the unusual demand for serv- ice, and of the efficient work which the operators have done during the year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-23

and in the spring, when she returned home, she went to Howard to fit herself better to teach again thls winter.
 T had always wanted to go to college, but when my parents were able to send mo. I was not physical ly able to go.. Now that I was able to go. they did not have the money to send me, so I thought only of going back to teaching"
 4.,n Arsv.a O o o
 tation board offered to pay for reader to assist Miss Key in her col lege work. It was hard to give up going back to her pupil to whom she had become very much attached. and from whom she had had letter every day during the vacation. but this was an opportunity to get her degree and Miss Key accepted it.
 She plans to prepare herself espe- cially for primary work and teach In some state school.
 Both these girls often visit the state association for the blind in the afternoons, and there do different kind of work.
 This keeps us in spending money" they said.
 At Howard also, Paul oden, a blind boy, works toward his degree ana the realization of his ambition to become an evangelist.
 Paul Is the son of W. M. Oden Of Maplesville, Ala He was born blind When 10 years old, he was sent to Talladega, and was graduated in 1918. in the same class with Miss Key.
 When he left Talladega. he had no thought of going to college. but after having worked in Mobile with a printer for year, he realized the turning home, began his study by himself. It was then that he made his first efforts at preaching and became enthused with the ambition to enter evangelistic work.
 Coming to Howard. MT. Oden stud fed for a year, but found some of his high school credits lacking. so the next year he went to Overbrook, Pa. where these conditions were removed.
 Working through the summer in Birmingham, the fall of 1922 found him again at Howard.
 Circumstances prevented his re- maining all the year, but this year, the rehabilitation board came to the rescue by providing him wieh tuition and incidentals, books. and a reader. His work now goes forward. and he has no longer to be worried by the lack of funds.
 MT. Oden lives on the campus in Renfroe hall, the main dormitory for boys.
 q like living in the dormitory," he says, "becaLse it throws me With other fellows"
 Every day, unless the weather Is extremely bad. Miss Key and Miss Little meet all their classes, going back and forth on the street cars.
 MT Oden, too, seldom misses a reef tation. In addition. he works regu- larly at the Association for the Blind.
 And according to the college rec ords, all three are doing excellent work much above the average.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-23
DADDY" ARMSTRONG SAD IF HE CANNOT SEE CHILDREN
Little Mission Sunday School Started In Days When Popu lar Policeman Walked His Southside Beat Has Grown To Fill Big Place lnLives Of Children, Many Of Whom Have Foreign-Born Parents And Welcome Sympathetic Attention

The trouble was he was just dying for someone to talk to him and tell him about life.
 Later on I found little girl standing on the corner Sunday morn in. What Sunday school do you go to, daughter I asked her. None. but I'm as good as anybody that goesr I talked to her, and began taking her to Sunday school, too.
 Later on she once called me In to talk to her Daddy she said, do you remember when you first met me and asked me to go to Sunday school? Well, Daddy, was the most lonely person earth that day. I was dying for someone to speak to me. 1 stood there on the corner watching all sorts of folks go by-and some of them looked like good people. too, but I was afraid to speak to them How Mission Started.
 After I got a number of those little boys and girls in Sunday school began thinking. If only l could keep them busy in the afternoons I wondered.
 That was how I started the mis- sion. I got an old lot from Ed Reyes, and In June. 1921, mother and held our first Sunday school class under an old tree that stood there. We had 25 or 30 little children we had gathered up. We sang songs and talked to them. l had to go off every now and then to patrol my beat, but mother here, conducted the class.
 We had hard time; parents did not encourage their children going to Sunday school, but we made them see 1t. We had all sorts of odds. We had to make them see they needn't dress up.
 From Cummings got interested in the idea. He Is the stepfather of the mission. and he is the man who is doing all the work now. We grew and grew. until finally the St. Johns church gave us the tabernacle for began to see the idea and we got more teachers and more children. It finally reached 125 of them.
 You'd be surprised to know how eager they are. how quickly they take to talks and stories, and are willing to do everything on earth for their teachers. In spite of their often ter rible home conditions they rise, and become beautiful children.
 'They used to come so often and put their arms around me. Daddy they would say, T love you" l used to talk to them along my beat, about God. about their lives, about every thing. They had beautiful thoughts and wonderful possibilities.
 T just wished I could make every body see this-see how much in need these poor children are-and how the whole world is in their hands. I be- lieve if they could see and feel as l do-if they could love these little girls and boys as mother and l do-- it would be a different story
 And Daddy, whose children have long since been grown and In whom still big heart burns for his chif- dren and his beat, swears that he IS going to show the world before he dies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-23
[ ENGINEERS 3 ACK IF IMMIGRATION
Brotherhood, Through Banks, To Bring Dutch Colony
 To Birmingham

Plans of J. c. deHoll of the Fed erated Bank and Trust company of Birmingham to bring eco Holland farmers to Alabama for Dutch coll ony at the foot of Shades mountain. announced in The Age-Herald of Sat terests of the Brotherhood of Locomo- tive Engineers, operators of the bank, W. w. Gard, president of the local institution, said Saturday.
 The movement Is part of a nation wide program of economic expansion and improvement which the brother hood, through its banks, fosters, MT. Gard stated.
 While the idea of bringing the farmers to Alabama Is that of Mr. deHoll and will be carried out large ly by him and by his brother, Dr. F. J. deiioll of Amsterdam, 1t was done In the interests of the brother hood and will be supported by 1t, he declared.
 The aim of the organization to in- vest in the working man the initial means to attain financial and eco- homie independence at a profit to his plified in this movement, Mir. Gard asserted.
 "When pr. deIoll was here re- centTy," the banker said. i've made an intensive survey of the wonder fully fertile land that lies untitled about Birmingham. and the idea of bringing these most industrious peo- pie here appeared to us to mean a great stride in its development
 We are going to give them what may seem a small acreage apiece, and Birmingham is going to see them make enough money to become free from debt, well established and have money in the bank in short time. On top of this they will give Alabama and Birmingham produce cheaper than 1t now knows.
 Our organization Is doing this in many ways all over the country; 1t is taking over industries and institu- tions and running them, by highly skilled men at profit to themselves, to the organization and to the man to whom they sell.
 "We are stabilizing commodities and labor. and we are making the worker a stockholder in his industry. The Dutch colony will be an exam : ple of this"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-23
RAILWAY LOT IN CENTER OF CITY

(Continued from Preceding Page) that such was the rapid growth of all parts of Birmingham that Major Johnston never regretted his pur- chase.
 The Twenty second street bridge in those days was the only connect ing link with what later became the Southside. There was no Southside then, except for a few negro hot tses. Fifth avenue, Sixth avenue and Sew enth avenue, on the northside, were the fashionable residence streets, and many of the present wealthy citizens of Birmingham had their homes there in those days.
 "The old dummy, maintained by the Elyton Land company, crossed the bridge, swerved west on the Southside as far as the old DeBar- deleben home, and went south from Fifteenth street into Eleventh and Highland avenues, through what was then known as Cottonwood avenue, which reached Eleventh avenue near the intersection of Nineteenth street It served what later became the in- corporated town of Highlands, the nucleus of our present matchless boulevard. Highland avenue
 Headquarters To Birmingham.
 Headquarters of the railroad were removed from Birmingham after the sale of the road. but the Southern railway continues as the owner of the First avenue property. which has been selected for the site of the new building in Birmingham.
 The Sharp Hat company. tenants of the building. have vacated, and It is believed in railroad circles that work will commence on tho Southern building some time before next Oc- tober, the time that was tentatively set for starting work. However, the local engineering representatives oi the Southern have not been advised as to the date when demolition of the historic old Georgia-Pacific buildinE : will be started, or work commenced on the new building.
 At headquarters of tho Southern railway in Washington, the core. spondent of The ge-Herald was ad- vised Saturday that no specific date vet had been named for inaugura- tion of the work. As in the old days, when Birminghams only line to At lanta established it's headquarters at this corner, the construction of the new Southern building is expected to have it's effect upon the importance of this corner from realty stand point, and Twenty-second may re- new the str, ggle with Twentieth to regain its prestige as the main stem" of the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-23
RECOVERY SUIT

Claiming that he was required to pay interest at the rate of 500 per cent a year on & loan of s10 made in 1919, Isaac Williams filed suit Sat urday In the civil division of circuit court against w. c. McCarty and T. g. Atkinson.
 In his affidavit. filed in connection with the suit, Williams states that in January, 1919, he borrowed s1O from the defendants, acting as money lenders, and that he was required to pay interest on 1t at the rate of S2.50 every two weeks. He says he paid this interest from January un- til June and that in June of that year, he borrowed an additional s2, making a total of SIP. At that time. he says, he was obliged to agree to pay in- terest on this SIP at the rate of 8 every two weeks. He claims he paid this interest until May, 1921, and was obliged to spend a large sum of money to recover the amount he had paid
 Williams Is represented by Beatty. Messer and Royal, attorneys. A trial by jury is demanded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-23
FURNITURE MEN'S ANNUAL DINNER
New Officers Are Installed As Fiscal Year
 Begins

Birmingham furniture dealers in- stalled new officers at an enthusi- astic dinner of the association held Friday evening in the dining room of the municipal market.
 Introduced by the retiring presi- dent. A. P. Fields, the new presiding officer, R. B. Broyles. spoke with an earnestness and interest that brought frequent applause from his fellow dealers.
 Urging truth and cooperation in advertising and in business. MT. Broyles pledged himself to put the business on the high plane 1t de- serves" Denouncing knockers as a detriment to the industry, he said that the real future and prosperity of the business lay in helping one another to help the public.
 The next meeting will be held on Friday, January II, at 6:30 o'clock in 'the municipal market dining room,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-23

Daddy Armstrong doesn't like re- tlrement.
 Sitting in his little home at 7131 Sloss avenue, his big heart yearns for the old beat up around Twentieth street and Avenue H that he patrol led for 33 years or more.
 T just close my eyes tight eve nings." he says a little sorrowfuliy, "and all my kids are walking along the streets there with me. Why all I've got to do is to walk up there in my uniform and pretty soon I've got a hundred of them following me and calling after me, Daddy where have you been? Daddy why don't you stay with usT"
 And on Sunday when the little bowery mission started and Is going on and half hundred little tots and singing, Onward Christian Soldiers even In Chinese, Daddy sings, too, not out loud, you understand, but to himself
 For he cannot always be with his children now. The damp air has been making his throat little sore and he had a fall some time ago.
 Daddy has lots of time for solitude now, but he doesn't like it. I'm go- ing to get me up little boys club soon," he says.
 Not 80 very long ago his chief came to him and said: Daddy. you've been a brick; you've been the finest policeman in Birmingham. and your records as clean as a pin. l can't begin to say what we all think about you. It's due you now to, re- tire"
 Into The "Reserves."
 So Daddy, who saw the Civil war as little boy of Il years old, came off his beat and his name went into the reserves"
 But Daddy's real record was not written on police books. In the hearts of several hundred little boys and girls Daddy traced new meanings to associate with brass buttons and his big, generous spirit glows with pride when he thinks Of 1t. Here H how Daddy tells of his mission:
 If there ever was a section calico bad It's up around my old beat. used to walk up and down the streets swinging my billy and seeing all sorts of poor, miserable people doing all sorts of things, and I used to think to myself, are those people really bad. and If so what makes them?'
 ,sOne day somebody pointed out a little boy to ne. That boy is bad, you've got to do something with him, Daddy I went up to the little fel- low and got to talking with him: I got his confidence. Son. I said, what Sunday school do you go to? None? Well, well, you're missing ey- erything.' Am I?' Yes, what about going next Sunday with he?' Sure, I will
 T went to see his people. They didn't seem to know much about it, so I found him a Sunday school and took him there every Sunday. When Sunday school was over I came back and got him. He liked it and Is go- ing now. It made a new boy of him
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-23
PLAN ENTERTAlNME MENT
Brotherhood Of Railway Trainmeu And Auxiiiarics To Install Officers

Brotherhood Of Railway Train n And Auxiiiarics To Install Officers
 Two Birmingham lodges and two auxiliarfes of the Brotherhood of Railway trainmen will entertain members. their families and friends Saturday. December 2e, at 7:30 o'clock at Fraternal hall. 2209 Third avenue, north, 1t was announced Sat- urday night
 Local No. 5so, and Southern Lodge No. S4. with the Ladies Auxiliaries s Nos. SIS and TAI will be in charge of the program. which follows:
 J. A. Oatts. master of ceremonies. Mrs. ering-InstaIlat tion Officers for L. A. No. TAI. Mrs. Powers Conductress for L. A. No. SIS. H. l.. Stevens-Installati Officer for Lodge No. 590. George Gann-Con- ductor for Lodge No. SS4 7:30 D. m. Installation of officers for the year 1924. 9:00 D. m.-Presenting pres ents to officers. 9:t6-Drill by l.. A. No. SIS dril team. 9:20-Song: Ada Swanzey. Mary West. Willie Mae and Evelyn Jolly. Lois West. pianist. s:3O Piano solo by Linell Piper. $40 Solo by Katie Mae Swope. 9:5O Scotch Comedian. by Jimmie Stew art. 10:00-Blace face sketch by Red Thornton and Slick Smith. 101O- Tenor Yodle by Harris Dobbs. 1O:20 JLittle Willie from Blount County by Fred McCalla. 10:30-Bass solo by Al Fennell. 10:40-Red Thornton, the lightning artist. 10:50-Arcade har- mony oFur in trip to Italy. 11:00- Lunch.