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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11
SENATOR WHITE IS
 BACK FROM TRIP
 TO NORTH ALABAMA
Speaks In Tuskegee Tomorrow and Will Then Spend Several Days
 In Wiregrass Counties

Senator Frank $. White. candidate for the short-term senatorship. returned home last night after week spent in Marshall, Colbert and other counties of North Alabama. Senator White is roak- ing an exceedingly active speaking ca~l- paign as well as reaching the voters through the mails and by a number of volunteer workers who are touring the state for the veteran candidate
 T am receiving the most flattcring attention wherever l go," said Senator White, and my campaign is progress- ing splendidly The many expressions received from voters throughout the state, commenting my candidacy, as we'll as the activity of my friends in my be- half. is indeed gratifying I am en- tirely satisfied with the situation"
 Senator White speaks at Tuskegee Monday and then begins a speaking tour of few days through the wire grass.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11
TWO ARE WOUNDED;
 YRELABOR FEUD
Deputies Tipped off to Alleged Mur-
 der Plot

Acting on a top .that there was a plot among a number of negroes to mur- der James Gardner, negro, and another unidentified negro, and to then throw their bodies in the river, Deputy Sheriffs White, Burke and Kemp, late Friday night made a hurried call to the Sayre quarters of the Gulf StaIes Steel Company and upon arrival found that Gardner was seriously wounded. and the other negro Slightly wounder.
 Gardnersis said to be in charge of the company boarding house at Sayre, sA Id that labor troubles are at the bottom. of the shooting scrape.
 Jessie Jones and Will Turner, negroes were arrested by deputies and lodged in the county jail on charges of assault with intent to murder.
 Gardener was removed to the Birming- ham infirmary where it is reported he has chance of recovery.
 According to information labor troubles have been brewing for some time at Sayre among the negro union men and the non-union employees of the steel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11
LOCAL BOY MAKES KITE RECORD WITH
 3,75O FEET RAISE
Alton Harris Takes First HonOrs In Jefferson Coun- ty Schools Contest.
 Finals at Boyles

At Morris Alton Harris sent his kite last week where it could look down on every other kite in the county, attaining a record of 3,750 feet.
 As there are 5,280 feet in a mile, Harris made record that probably has not been equaled.
 Talton Harris, who com peted with his brother, sent his kite 5000 feet, but it refused to lift any more cord.
 Jefferson county's first kite contests, held during the past week. were pro rounced a decided success by J. M. Far ris, manual training supervisor for the county schools.
 In spite of the rain contests were held at Dolomite, Lipscomb, Powderly, War rior, Irondale and Morris. There were ners received fine pocket knives each while the second boy in each race won an outfit of fishing tackle.
 The second prize was so good, however that some of the boys wanted it instead of the knives, but MT. Paris says thai the weather being spring, when fish arc supposed to bite, this had something to do with the love of the shining minnows cn the tackle.
 The grand contest of the champions will be held at Boyles April 16 if tht weather will permit. The ground select ed is the site of the high school.
 All winners of first prizes last week and the few who may win some of the contests this week will be allowed to par tcipate at Boyles.
 The Dolomite contest was won by James Roe, who flew his kite 1000 feet. Bernet Black was second.
 At Lpscomb, Oakley Dean won, max was second.
 John Hanby won the contest at Pow derly with box kite, the only one en' tered in the county so far. He flew hii kite HOO feet Wallace Butler was sec. ond
 Charlie Camp won the Warrior con test, his kite attaining height of onl! 750 feet. but it was a bad day, and the second boy, Peyton Hamilton. got hi. ID only 100 feet.
 At IronGale, Tommie Hill, the real kite maker of the county lives. He made z kite for the contest, but another bo, wanted it, so Hill sold his kite for lot more than Benjamin Franklin paid foi the famous whistle. It took $1.50 of goot money to cause him to part with hi: treasure. He built another and better ore, and won the Irondale contest on 2 windy day. His altitude record was only 900 feet Luther Williams was second.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11
No Permit For De Valera Parade Will Be Granted
 By City Commissioners
Use of Streets Will Be Refused It Being the Unanimous Opinion of the City Commissioners That Is Would Endanger the Peace and Welfare of
 the Community

Anything suggesting s DeValera parade in Birmingham is virtually for bidden by the Board of City Commits sioners.
 Since their action at the last regu- lar meeting, in which the board took the stand that the proposed visit of the agitator is objectionable, .here has been some comment in the city. but the. great preponderance of 1t has been in support of the commissioners, the general sentiment expre ssed being to the effect that regardless of the merits of the political situation in Irc- land, the matter is of no concern to Birmingham and as it has been indf- cated that intense sentiment has been developed in the matter, tho Sim Feiner can only make trouble by ap- bearing in Birmingham
 Yesterday afternoon, to make the po- sition of the municipality very clear and leave no ground for misnterpre- tation, the Board of City Commission
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11
THREE MORE DAYS
 TO GET TAX HELP
State Income Tax Office Here Closes
 April Is

State income tax inspectors, auar- tered in the city hall are urging those whose incomes are eligible to taxation to make returns.
 Men who wait to see what comes or the ruling of Judge Smith of selma that the state income tax was uhcohssi- tutional are liable to be caught Tn the final rush. and experience considerable delay in making their report.
 The tax inspectors, in Room A, city hall. are always ready to give assist ance to anyone in figuring out the tax where they experience any trouple In doing it themselves. In view or the fact that time for making the returns is eetting short. they advise that those who have made no returns do so as soon is possible The office here closes April Is, and the tax becomes delln- auent after May 15.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11
EAST LAKE CHURCH
 TO START REVIVAL

Revival services at East Lake Meth odist Church will begin today.
 All organizations of the church-the Sunday school, Epworth League, board of stewards, Woman's Missionary So- ciety and rus-choir--are prepared to enter upon an intensive and en- tbus programme of campaign.
 Mrs E. c. Burchfield will direct the large chorus choir which is to lead the singing Good music is assured
 Rev R. l. Walston the local pastor, and the people of East Lake have se- cured the services of Rev A. NJ. Free man, pastor of Walker Memorial Rev Freeman will preach Twice daily, at 3 p. m. and 7:3o D. m. ard gracious results are expected from his services Rev Freeman is a man of ffrvent .evangelistic spirit, eloquent and force full in his ministry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11

CTS officially gave out the following statement in regard tn the threatened DeNalera visitation:
 Information having come to us that preparations are being made for a public reception to Mr. De- Valera. featured by parade through the streets, we deem 1t proper to say before further prep aration is made that no permit will he issued for the use of the streets for this purpose, it being the unan- imous opinion of the City Commis- sfoners that IL would endnngcr the peace and welfare of the commu- nifty.
 Believing that the matter ould be dropped after their first polite irti- nation. the members of the board were surprised that further an nouncement of their stand would be necessary.
 Speaking for the whole board, the chairman stated yesterday afternoon that Birmingham has sufficient fla cilityes for carrying out the citys, view in maintaining order.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11
MORE GOVERNMENT
 SUPPLIES HERE SOON

As soon as government supplies can be received in Birmingham. the city win have another big sale.
 A telegram was received by the city purchasing agent, D. E. Mckinley that the supplies ordered for the sale were shipped from Atlanta last week. No notice of the arrival has been received yet. but it is expected that they will be in Birmingham Monday or Tuesday. If they get here then the sale will prob abiy start Thursday. it is announced
 In view of the activities of the "Over- all Club" Mir. Mckinley is making a special effort to get some government overalls to place on sale. As yet no answer has come to his inquiry as to the availability of the garments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11
WILL SPEAK BEFORE
 GRADED TEACHERS

All Sunday school workers are < in- vited to hear Miss Rosa Strickland, who will speak to the teachers of the Birmingham Graded Union Wednesday morning 11:3o to 1a at First Method ist Church.
 Rev. John McNeill will be absent from the city and Mss Strickland will speak at the period given to Bible study.
 r The primary teachers will hear her talk on the Prayer Life of the Child,s 1o.35 to l1:10 o'clock.
 The regular programme will be given by departments and large att tendance is expected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11
J. 5. FARM EXPERT
 LAUDS I. p. A. PLAN
F. w. Gist Says Campaign Wifi Bring Settlers to
 Alabama
of Birmingham, Ala Statement February 2Sths 1920. RESOIIRCES

The plan of the Travellers Protective Association to attract settlers to Ala bama by widespread advertising will be very valuable in supplementing the work of state immigration department, F. w. Gist federal representative at Montgom- cry of the United States department of agriculture, told a meeting held under T. r. A. auspices at the Chamber of i Commerce auditorium Saturday after noon.
 Mr. Gist was invited to discuss the movement from a practical agricultural standpoint, and he said the methods pro posed by the Travellers undoubtedly would be efficacious in getting new set tiers here. The department of immigra- tion, he said, would do the same thing i if it were not handicapped by lack of funds The state and federal govern ments, he asserted can supply all date and information which prospective set 2 tiers would want, and the Travellers Protective Association movement would provide an excellent medium of distri- button for this information.
 w T Warren of the Alabama Chap ter of the American Institute of Archl- tects, and Miss Margaret McAdory, sec retary of the Alabama Art League, in dorsed the "paint-up" campaign in ru- ral Alabama which is planned by the ] Travellers Protective Association as phase of the movement. They said an appearance of prosperity along the rail- roads in Alabama not only would en- nance the beauty of the rural districts |. but would have a commercial value kbecause of the impression made on travel CTS from out of the state
 Francis H. Whitney, a prominent New Y ork attorney, said there would be thou sands of residents of New York who would be interested in settling down Tn Alabama, if they knew of the advantages of the state. The advertising campaign of the Travellers undoubtedly would bear fruit in the congested centers of popu- lation, he said.
 William Russell Helie, editor of the Southern Dairyman, discussed the pos sibilitv of inducing dairy farmers o1 the middlewest to move to Alabama. lie said these farmers would sell out thelr lands. some of which are valued as hlgn as s1 GOO an acre, and move to Alabama if they knew they could buy land Just as good in this state for $5 or $50 an acre.
 A. B. Johnson, past grand counclor of the United Commercial Trav@efs' said it was a source of satisfaction to him that the Travellers Protective AS sociation and the United Commercial Travellers movement was most inpor- tant and promised his co-operatlon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11
COMMUNITY SING
 THIS AFTERNOON

me community sing programme tnls afternoon at 3:30 clock at the Jefferson theatre will be especially attractive Miss , Iosephine Haglow, who will appear as Nine soloist, is pupil of Miss Hortense l Estes She was a prize winner m the confest at the State Federation of Clubs and will sing today one of her prize songs
 A band cofiposed of fifty boys of the Central and Ensley high schools will render the accompaniment under the direction of c. E. Amos.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11
After Finger Prints or
 UndesirabLes In Alabama

Birmingham will be a central clearing house for finger prints of criminals if plans made by Chief of Police Shirley are carried out.
 Chief Shirley is getting out letter to all sheriffs and chiefs of police in Alabama asking them to cooperate with the Birmingham bureau of identifi- cation, which is under the supervision Of Ii. $. Brown, by taking the finger prints of all criminals and tramps that pass through their hands and sending them to Birmingham for filing.
 Chief Shirley and Mir Brown believe that all these officers of the Jaw are handling the same men, and that their
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11
GROCERS TO ELECT
 OFFICERS TUESDAY
Retail Association to Take Up I'm portant Matters

New, officers of the Retail GrocSss' and Butchers association will be elected at the annual meeting of the organiza- ton, to be held Tuesday night at s o'clock at the rooms of the Birming- ham Civic Association, Jefferson County Bank building.
 Successors will be elected to the re- tiring president and secretary, ". M Goodwin and Paul Shropshire, and very important plans for the ensuing year will be taken up. sIt Is urged that all members be in attendance. as matters of urgent interest to every independent retail grocer in the Birmingham district will be taken up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11
RAINS CALL FOR REPAIRS
Building Inspector Issues Permits Aggregating Seventy-five
 Thousand Dollars

One of the largest weeks for building in Birmingham in some time was re- ported for last week at the office of the building inspector
 Permits were issued for nearly $T5,- 900 worth of building and repairing While large part of this amount goes into repairs, there are several new res idences.
 One thing which adds to the list of repairs, stated the building inspector is that the prolonged rains made lot of leaks which have to be mended. An other feature is that many people are making their annual inspection of their property and ordering repairs for the coming year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11

means.
 The Birmingham bureau of identifica ton is especially equipped to act as d central station for Alabama Mir, Brown, in charge of the bureau, is a finger print expert, and has had long experience in keeping these kinds of records The equipment of the bureau is valued at 1000 and already there are filed away the records of more than 50o0 criminals.
 If the plans of Chief Shirley and MT. Brown meet With the backing over the state that they expect and need it will enhance the operation of the law not only in Alabama, but throughout the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11
FINAL SIGNATURE
 PLACED ON BONDS

City bonds for $1.Oo0.00 are ready for delivery.
 After receiving the signature of Dr. N. A. Barrett, president of the board of commissioners, H. S. Ryall, secfe- tary of the commission, and J NJ Jones, city comptroller. the bonds are negotia- ble securities, and ready to be delivered to the purchasers
 Mir. Jones, city comptroller will be- gin delivery of the bonds Monday They are being sent through the First National Bank of Birmingham
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11
Temporary Injunction Has
 Been Granted To Dairymen

cost S750000 and that their herds have been inspected and found healthy by government officials
 They say that there is no epidemic in Birmingham and that their milk is clean. The ordinance they object to was passed by the City Commission No- vember 22 1919 they say, and has been held up from time to time and will go into effect April 15 unless stopped by the courts.
 There arc sixty-one counts in the plea filed and twenty-six typewrtten pages are consumed in going into the alleged constitutionality of the city or dinance and into the technic of dairy ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11

A petition from more than 135 dairy men of the Birmingham district who mated against By the Birmingham pas teurization ordinance, requesting a temporary injunction against the city was granted by Judge Dan A. Greene Saturday.
 No date has been set for the hear ing of whether or not the temporary injunction shall be made permanent, put there will be a bitter fight, ac- cording to reports.
 The dairymen say that they deliver 6,O00 gallons of milk to Birmingham daily and own equipment estimated to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11
OKLAHOMA PASTOR < SPEAKER AT STRAND

Rev L. C. Wolf of Oklahoma, well known minister and speaker. will ad- dress the Sunday afternoon gathering at the strand theatre this afternoon at !4 o'clock. it was announced by w. $. stailings. general secretary of the Young Mems Christian Association. under whose auspices the services for men are con dIcted.
 In addition to Dr. Wolf, pleasing musical programme has been arranged All are welcome.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11
12-MINUTE SCHEDULE
 ON TIDEWATER LINE

Starting Monday, twelve minute schedule will be observed on the Tidewater street car line during the midday rush hours. it was announced yesterday by the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power Company
 A sixteen-minute schedule was for merly in force during these hours
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-11
REPUBLICAN STATE
 CONVENTION HERE
Chairman Long Issues Call for Gath
 ering May 19

Chairman Pope M. Long of the state republican executive committee yes terday sent out call for the state con- venton of that party to be held at the Jefferson theatre in Birmingham on May l9
 The republicans. so the leaders state, will nominate full state ticket, and senatorial ticket at that time.
The Coconino sun., 1920-12-17
THE FEDERATED CHURCH

Last week at the cabinet meeting, business of importance pertaining to the year just closing, also some mat ters regarding the program, of the work for 1921, were discussed. Among the interesting items was the report of the treasurer, Tom Rees. His report covered every item in de- tail and indicated that the Federated is running it's business on a strict business basis. There will be neat little balance of funds on hand at the close of the year. This speaks we'll for the church in view of the splendid enlarged program which was success fully carried out during the year 1920.
 Regular services as usual on Sun day. Subject of morning sermon, "The Resources of Flagstaff" This is message. you should hear. Even ing sermon, "The Need of the Age" You are welcome to all our services.
 w, HI. ZOOK, Pastor.
The Coconino sun., 1920-12-17

public lands in exchange. Availinp themselves of the privileges under this act, the various owners of large number of the odd-numbered sections in this vicinity, cosresponded with the secretary of the interior in 1902, of fering their lands in exchange. The result was that these sections were deeded back to the United States by the owners. However, in all such cases, where the Saginaw & Manistee Lumber company owned timber cut ting rights, specific reservation of the timber was made. Again there exists no mystery. The books of the county recorders office in Flagstaff are crowded with the records of these transactions, as everyone knows who has occasion to go over these books. Furthermore, the correspondence the land owners had with the secre- tary of the interior is likewise pub lie record, and anyone who can write short letter and mail it, can get copy of this record. These letters are print ed on pages to 13, inclusive of Doc ument No. SIS, House of Representa- tives, 59th congress, 1st session. This booklet is printed by the government printing office and can be secured sim ilarly to other government publica- tions, namely by writing to the super intendent of public documents, Wash ington, D. C.
 After these odd-numbered sections were deeded back to the government, they were included in the forest re- serve by proclamation of the presi- dent. The Saginaw & Manistee Lum- Der company's timber rights were and have ever since, been recognized by the forest service, and in fact, it was on approval of this department that, by special act of congress in 1919, the company's time limit for cutting on the lands then owned by the govern ment was extended to December 31st, 1850.
 It happened that there were a few open areas of farming land on some of these timber rights sections. There was public demand for the use of this land and the forest service conse- quently had these thrown open to en- try under the forest homestead act To secure simpler boundary lines for the homesteads, in a number of cases, some of the lands containing Saginaw & Manistee Lumber company timber were included in the areas thrown open to entry. Through oversight on the part of various government off, ficials, the land office accepted home stead entries on these lands without making any mention of the fact that the land, wherever on an odd-num- bered section, was subject to the com pany's timber rights. In an effort to eliminate misunderstanding, the for est service, in 1914, notified all such homesteaders of the company's tim Der rights where they were on a part or all of the various homesteads. Un- fortunately the matter was again clouded in the minds of the home- steaders when the land office issued patents in number of cases and ne- glected to mention the fact, already well known by, and of record in, the interior department, that the Saginaw X Manistee Lumber company had val i'd timber rights on these homesteads.
 We have taken the time to explain
The Coconino sun., 1920-12-17
CLAIMS SUN ARTICLE
 WAS UNFAIR TO THEM {Continued from page 1.)

lumber company to the timber and the right to enter upon the lands and re- move the timber was extended to Jan. 18th, 1926.
 In 1899, the Saginaw Lumber com pany was reorganized and sold all it's property, including the timber rights on the railroad sections, to the pres ent company, called the Saginaw & Manistee Lumber company.
 There was nothing mysterious or out of the ordinary about these trans actions. These were conducted in the customary manner as prescribed by law. Nor is it an uncommon practice to sell timber separate and apart from the land. The validity of this was set tied years ago in the courts of the first timber-cutting states. So much for the timber-now as to what hap pened to the land.
 In 1902, there was in operation a federal law generally known as the Lieu Selection Act This authorized owners of private land to relinquish it to the government and to take other,
The Coconino sun., 1920-12-17

these facts not because we expect, or ask of the Coconino Sun an endorse ment of our rights, but because we feel your article puts us in the wrong light in the public eye. We have al ready suffered some annoyance through misunderstanding We hard ly believe it is your desire to further these.
 We do not blame the homesteader. He has faith in the patent given him by the United States government. Unfortunately, he does not appreci- ate that government officials, even though of high and mighty title, may make mistakes the same as the ordin- ary mortal. The plain fact remains no one, not even a government official, can sell or grant title to private prop erty, lawfully acquired and lawfully held. It is for this reason that we must protest against the publishing of any matter which conveys the i'm pression to the public that there was something of the nature of "sharp practice" in connection with this com pany's acquisition of its timber rights.
 Very truly yours;