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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-10
MORE MEMBERS FOR CIVIC ASSOCIATION
Campaign Will Start Next Thursday --- Twenty five
 Teams to Work City

Preliminary plans to the Civic Asso- citation campaign for new members which will begin next Tuesday will be made at a meeting of twenty five team captains in the cafe of the asso- citation at 12:3o o'clock this afternoon.
 Albert Lee Smith, chairman of the campaign, will explain the objective in the drive and the means by which the objective is to be reached.
 For the last two weeks members of the association have been sending in names of friends whom they would like to see as members. These names have been placed on cards, and a num- Der of these cards assigned to each team. The campaign is not a dragnet effort to get members. but will have personal touch through friends of those who are already members.
 Due to the fact that women were recently admitted to the membership, special women's division will be formed, and special attention paid to securing women members. The chair man of this division has not yet been named, but will be appointed during the week.
 Next Monday night each of the workers 125 in number, will meet at a supper in the cafe of the association and final plans will be laid for the campaign which starts the next day.
 Special efforts are being made to get the new corners to Birmingham into the club. It is hoped that between 1000 and 1.5oo additional members will be secured.
 There seems to be a misunderstood ing among the newcomers to Birming- ham about the association" said MT. Smith. "Tbey seem to think that be- cause of the social features of the club that it is necessary to secure an invitation before joining. The Civic Association is business organization with social features, and it's member ship is open to any clean, civic think ;pe
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-10
LEASE OF JEBELES
 PROPERTY ALLOWED :
 BY COURT ORDER

Pending decision on the condemna- ton proceedings against the property of Mrs. Penelope Jebeles, at 2227 Second avenue, orders were issued yesterday by Judge Hugh A. Locke in the chan cery division of the circuit court. all lowing lease of the property to Nicho- las Colias for a period of six months at rental of s225 month. All money collected on this property is ordered paid to the register pending the out come of the case. Several weeks ago. on petition of the owner. permission to secure a leasee for the premises was granted with the consent of the so- licitor.
 Since the raid in February, 1919, and discovery of an alleged still on the premises which were occupied by Mich olas Colias as a candy factory, the property has been in the custody of the sheriff Condemnation proceedings were instituted immediately following the arrest of Colias on charge of illicit distilling by the state. These proceed ings are still pending in the chancery court, no decision having been rem dered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-10
CRAPS SHOOTER IS REGULAR PATRON
 OF THE CITY JAIL

sam Acton, negro, 'sking of craps shoOters,o has been arrested and lodged in the city jail forty-two times during the past six months on charges of gaming.
 He says that every police officer in town knows him, and that the minute one of them catches sight of him they begin looking for a craps game.
 Police Becorder Henry J. Mar tin also knows him by sight, and 1t is said that the minute sam says .Good mornin', jedge,' that the "jedgeo has his fine written out.
 sam has received some heavy fines in police court, too. for one dny the judge got tired of seeing sam so often so he told .iim if he cnme back again that month he would put him nearly under the jail.
 True to form, Sam came hack twice that same week and the judge gave him q sentence of $50 and 1SO days in each ease. Both of the eases were appealed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-10
MUST FACE CHARGES
Two Men Charged With Stealing
 Auto Held for Local Authorities

Acquisition papers were issued yes terday to bring Harvey Johnson and T. T. Nickerson back to Birmingham from Louisville. Ky, to face charges of alleged burglary and grand lar ceny. buying, receiving and concealing stolen property. It is alleged that these men took a seven passenger Chandler automobile belonging to B. L. Anglin on September 3. The car was stolen from it's parking place on Third avenue between Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets Local authorities were notified of the arrest of the men in Louisville and Officer w. B. Pat terson has been designated to go after them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-10
FEDERAL COURT
Criminal Docket Near Completion and Many Convictions Have
 Been Made

Quite number of criminal cases were disposed of in the United States district court yesterday, Judge W. I Grubb presiding. The criminal docket for this term is rapidly being com pleted and the civil docket is expected to be reached the first of the coming week.
 Scoville B. Johnston plead guilty of charge of stealing a parcel post package. Sentence will be pronounced October 2. A. J. Brasher. Jack Brashei and Baker Dennis were found guilty Of illicit distilling. J. T. Wright, Ton, Wright and Joe McDaniel plead guilty of the same charge and were sen fenced to thirty days and fined $150.
 George Smith was found guilty violating the anti-pass law and fineo S15 Willie Foushee plead guilty Of [ charge of forging a money order am was sentenced to four months in jai' Peter Paraschis was found guilty car breaking and sentence will be i'm posed later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-10

ciaI tax is voted to pay off the
 principal of an issue, the bonds
 should be made payable serially.
 In this matter the municipality
 will lose no interest on moneys
 left in the sinking fund and there
 will be nO chance to use such funds
 for other purposes"
 John R. Hornady, vice president of the City Commission. also believes tho par restriction should be removed leaving the rate of interest at pel cent
 "Stagnation will surely result if tnA present restrictions are not removed" '" said MT. Hornady. T believe, though, that the rate of interest be left al 3 per cent and the city and county be allowed to make the best trade possi- tle."
 COUNTY TO ACT
 Jefferson county will take steps to have the legislature remove the re- strictions on the sale of county bonds. This announcement was made yester- day by Jerry Gwin chairman of the board of revenue.
 'sWe have authorized w. K. Ter
 ry, county attorney, to prepare fl
 bill to be presented to the Ala
 baina legislature as;Sirg that the
 county he allowed to dispose of the
 DonOS Hf teSS tnDH tuetT luce
 value." said MT. Gwin. ''There
 seems to be q difference of opinion
 on this subject and we expect to
 investigate it more thoroughly.
 ''The consensus of opinion of mum cer of men whom 1 have talked to seems ito be that since the bonds were voted by the people and 1t was specifically stated prior to the election that the bonds were to bear a rate of interest of per cent that these re- strictions cannot be removed by the legislature. However. MT. Terry states that in his opinion it was not specified that the bonds should be disposed of at their face value and we are in hope that we can get the bill through all lowing us to sell them below par. un- less we can do this. then, there is no relief in sight in so far as the sale of the county bonds is concerned.
 'We expect to go further into the legal side of the situation and do ev- erything in our power to have the legislature, if it can possibly do so, give us authority to sell the bonds for less than their face value"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-10
MOTION PICTURES OF ALABAMA FARM
 LIFE ID BE TAKEN
General Movement to Settle Vacant Lands of Alabama Has Taken Active Form
 All Over the State

The Alabama bureau of the Southern Commercial Congress has begun func- tioning in concrete form.
 Many counties have organized local committees, pledged the quota of financial support requested of them and await thA coming of the prospec- tive settler.
 Members of the Travellers Protec- tive Association. who were pioneers in the general movement to settle the vacant lands of Alabama, have under taken to obtain five memberships each of the Alabama bureau.
 On October 1 Mir. Blanchard. official photographer of the interior depart ment. will come to Alabama to make a series of motion pictures of Ala bama farm life. They will be made under the auspices of the federal gov ernment and under direction of Com missioner of Agriculture Algood, the Alabama Polytechnic Institute and the chambers of commerce of the state.
 TAKEN NORTH
 Tn the months of December January and February, when the customers and westerners are in the lap of winter and feeling the rigors of their climate these pictures will be taken north and east and exhibited by experts. Among the experts will be Alabamians who have made the greatest success in the use of Alabama lands in various di- rections. They will tell what they have done and will be competent to inform their hearers with exactitude al to farming conditions in the state.
 Mai w. NJ. Matthews. director of the land and colonization department of the Southern Commercial Congress. Is devoting his entire time to the Ala bama organization and is meeting with distinct success. During the week he has received a large number of sub scriptions from leading business men of Birmingham, who have taken out one or more memberships In the Ala bama division of the Southern Com mercial Congress.
 ELEMENT PROJECTS
 The plan of operation has by this time become we'll known all over the state. The state headquarters in the Chamber of Commerce building, which are in charge of W. R. Mabry, has sent out a series of letters to the county agents of each county, to the probate judges, to all the weekly newspapers and to the county committees of the organization. The cordial nature of the responses shows the greatest interest in the land settlement projects.
 Wm. E. Smythe, known as the father of irrigation and land reclamation and now in charge of such work in Wash ington, says this of the Alabama plan of land settlement:
 If Alabama will get behind that plan and stay with it unfalteringly for three years, she will reap a dividend of at least 1000 per cent upon her in- vestment of money, energy and faith faith in herself, in her resources, in the possibilities of her industrial, com mercial and social development"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-10
DECLARATION FILED
Republican Nominee for County Of
 fices Qualify In Probate Court

Republican candidates filed their declaration of candidacy in the probate court yesterday. These candidates were nominated at a recent meeting of the republican executive committee and all have accepted and will make. the race.
 Those filing declarations yesterday were For circuit judges of the Tenth judicial circuit of Alabama; Division No. B. Ray J. Emerson; Division No. 9. W. Hugh McCary; Division No. 10. Ken meth Charlton.
 Tax collector. Arthur B. Roberson tax assessor. Blaine Bagley; county treasurer. E. F. Quinn; board of educa- ton. Bessie O'Brien Hundley, board of revenue. T. H. Aldrich. ST, A. J. Aber- cromhie. and U c. Ba>-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-10
Positions Open

More than 100 examiners of accounts are needed by the interstate com merce commission for permanent work. according to Albert B. Guyton, secretary of the local civil service commission.
 Salaries paid for those competent to fill the work range from s2,100 to $500 a year. This offer is open for an indefi- nite period Those qualified to take the examination are urged to see MT. Guyton at the postoffice.
 The government also needs 300 stenog- raphers and typists at Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-10
ALA. MANUFACTURERS
County Organization of State Asso citation Are Rapidly Being
 Perfected

Manufacturers of Greene and Stump ter counties are enthusiastic over the work of the Alabama Manufacturers Association, according to L. Sevier, president. who returned yesterday from a trip to these counties.
 Visits were made at Eutaw and Yorke by Mir. Sevier, and the local county or ganizations of the Alabama Manufac- turers Association were perfected. A of manufacturers and business men of the two counties joined the as- sociation this week, Mir. Sevier stated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-10
SHELBY TYPE LARGER
400-Gallon Still Found and Smashed
 Near Pelham

A 400-gallon still, one of the largest ever captured in Shelby county. was found Wednesday night near Pelham by Federal Prohibition Officers ". E. Eubanks, J. c. Allison and Richard Griffin The com plete equipment and POGO gallons of beer were destroyed. No arrests were made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-10
Wheels Begin Turning to Get Relief From Archaic
 Situation on Local Bonds
Authorities Believe Legislature Can Make Necessary Change That Will Permit Sales in Keeping With
 Modern Business City and County
 Can Do Needed Constructive Work

The solution of the present inability to sell city and county bonds in the hands of the Alabama legislature according Otto Marx of Marx Company bankers The legislature has full raising the rate of interest these bonds to high and also to the resrc tionTequiring that bonds be sold at
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-10
PERSONAL

Dr. Howell T. Heflin has ]returned from wadley. where he has besn attending family reunion
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-14
WOULD NOT VOTE
FOR BILLINGS
CONVICTION NOW
Man Who Assisted in Pros
eCution in Bomb Case Ad-
mits Witnesses Told Tales
Which Were inconsistent

San Francisco, Calf. Nov. IA
J. F. Brennan, San Francisco at
torney, who, as assistant district at
torney, prosecuted Warren X. Bill
lings. serving a life sentence with
Thomas J. Mooney for murder in
connection with a preparedness day
bomb explosion here, said today
he would not now vote for Billings
conviction.
Brennan's statement was made
following announcement yesterday
that Police Officer Draper Hand,
who gathered witnesses for the
prosecution, told Mayor James
Rolph the prosecution was a
''frame-up.'
IF Hands admits the witnesses
were framed. it probably is a fact,
Brennan said II took witnesses
the police department furnished
me and tried to make a case against
Billings. Their stories told to me
after an interview with the police.
seemed inconsistent in many points
and incredible in others. Hand had
full charge of these witnesses.
Were / on Billings jury with
my present knowledge of the case,
l would not vote for his convic-
ton"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-14
LABOR CONDITIONS IN
MEXICO ARE IMPROVED

Mexico City, Nov. 13-Labor
conditions throughout Mexico took
a better turn yesterday, accord
ing to various official statements
Advices were received from Vera
Cruz asserting the strike of steve
dores and dock workers there had
ended and that the men had re-
turned to work The settlement
was said to be final, the sixty-day
armistice agreed to last Friday not
having been accepted by the work
ers after their representatives had
come to this city and had signed ii
following q conference with Pro-
visional President de Ia Huerta.
Press advices from Yucatan de-
clared a general strike was i'm
pending in that state, the men
walking out in sympathy with Vera
Cruz workmen, but belief now Is
expressed that there is no reason
for such q strike.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-14
SANTA CLAUS SHIP TO
CARRY XMAS CHEER TO
OALMATlAN CHILDREN

Washington, Nov, IA Santa
Claus ship is going from America
to Dalmatia. 1t Will be furnished
by the navy department and the
cargo which Is to delight the kid
dies of the Adriatic sea country viii
be supplied by the American Jun
ior Red Cross.
The sending of the ship was
suggested by Rear Admiral An
drews. commanding naval forces in
the Adriatic. He wrote that the
children Of Dalmatia needed better
clothing and nourishment than
received and that they did not
know what toys were like.
Laden with 1000 pairs of socks,
a like number of stockings, thou
sands of cans of condensed milk,
and hundreds of bars of chocolate
and toys, the vessel will leave
Hampton Roads early enough to
reach Spalato 50 the gifts can be
distributed before Christmas.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-14
CANADIAN SOLDIER
SETTLERS RECEIVE
ENORMOUS LOANS

Especial Correspondence TO The Journal)
Edmonton, Alta, Nov. 10.-More
money has been loaned to soldier
settlers in northern Alberta than
in any other part Of Canada. Al
bertians point to this fact as trib.
ute to the attractions of the soil
and climate of the province.
Through the Edmonton office,
which covers the northern half of
the province, loans to soldier set
tiers have been approved to the
extent of $14,000,000 and of this
amount nearly $10,000,000 has been
dishursed. About 3,200 settlers
have been actually located on
farms with an equal number set
tied on homestead lands for which
no loans are necessary.
Most of the soldier settlers are
making good according to the sol
der settlement board, and are
sharing in the profits of the bum
per harvest. Their prosperity is.
reflected in a hundred or more in
quiries recently received by the
board from soldiers who want to-
pay off their livestock and farm
equipment loans IN luil without
waiting for their installments to
mature. One soldier in the Edmon-
ton district out of the money real
lied for his first crop repaid the
board $1,000 to liquidate his in
debtedness for stock, seed and i'm
plements. He had settled on home
stead land which cost him nothing
and single crop has cleared him
of debt and made him independ-
ent.
Loans for stock and equipment
are made to soldiers on six years
terms and those for the purchase
of farms are for twenty and twen-
ty-five years. Large numbers oil
soldiers have settled In the Peace
river and Grande Prairie districts.
The soil is rich there and market
facilities will be immensely I'M
proved by the rehabilitation of the
Edmonton, Dunvegan and British
Columbia railway which was re-
Gently taken over by the Canadian
Pacific railway.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-14
OREGON IS STUDYING
A NEW LABOR LAW TO
PRESENT TO CONGRESS

Mexico City, Nov 12.-President
elect Obregon denied today that he
haG reached an agreement with oil
companies relative to a settlement
Of the present difficulties as it was
il timated in special news despatch
IS received here from tie United
States. General Obregon stated
that he had no intention when he
assumes office to attempt to abro-
CUTE any law now in effect, declar-
ing Chat such amendments or re-
vision of the constitution must
come from congress.
One of the first problems he will
deal with will be the labor situa-
ton, he intimated, saying he now
Is studying a new labor law to be
presented to congress shortly after
his Inauguration. He said he hoped
it would be sufficiently compre-
hensive to meet the demands of
the laborers as well as protect the
employers.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-14
BELG|ANS SENT
To PRISON FOR
AIDING GERMANS
(By The Associated Press)

Brussels, Nov. 13.--The Belgian
governments campaign against
subjects who, during the war, are
alleged to have aided the enemy,
has just had a sensational turn in
the case of the BaronS EyenCe
Coppee, father and son. who were
probably the Wealthiest coal mag
mates in Belgium.
The two nOblemen were arrested
some months ago. charged with
assisting the Germans during their
occupation of Belgium, by turning
over coal and by-products to the
enemy. Hundreds of other Bel
gins, accused of similar ofienScs,
have been convicted and sentenced
to long prison terms.
The sensation in the Coppee case
came the other day when the court
released them from prison on bail
of 100000 francs each on the
evidence of Count de Brocquevillc,
who was premier Of the Belgian
government during its stay at
llavre, France, that he had given
Baron Coppee permission to work
his mines during the German oc-
Cupation, and ship coal. the idea
being that this fuel was to be used
for the Belgian population who
were forced to remain in the occu-
pied territory.
Count de Brocqueville, in an af-
fidaVit submitted to the court in
the Coppees behalf. further adj
mitted that he had given the ac-
cused permission to sell freely
their coal by-products. such as
ben2Ol and other things used in ex-
plosives, to the Germans. as he In
effect thought that the Germans
had so much of these anyway that
a little more could not do any
harm.
During the past few months the
Belgian courts have tried dozens of
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-14
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
GLEE CLUB PLANS TRIP

Austin, Texas, Nov. 13.-The I'm
iVerAty of Texas Glee club plans a
trip through northwest Texas dur
ing the Christmas holidays, which
probably will include concerts at
Rrownwood, San Angelo, Abilene,
Ranger, Mineral Wells, Fort
Worth, Wichita Falls, Denton and
Dallas.
I, w, Jones. adjutant professor
of music and director for the club,
said that Prospects are bright for
a successful season and that this
years tCur eIoun is the largest an
includes the best voices that ever
have teen heard at the university.
Carradinc Il. lTooten, tf Mineral
Wells. former manager of he
Southwestern University Glee club,
has been selected as manager for
the Texas club.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-14
SCHEY'S BOOTERY

viii open on or about December
|, with a complete line of ladies'
and children's shoes, at 400 West
Central avenue. Mr.. Schey's policy
will be to sell at very close mar
gin and strictly for cash. He in
tends to sell only goods of merit
and satisfy his trade, assuring the
right fit or mo sale" MIR. Schey's
ability as shoe filter and designer
of pretty footwear has been DEM
onstrated for the past thirteen
years at Rosenwald's, as buyer and
manager in this capacity. He
therefore needs no introduction.
His room is being fitted up neatly
and beyond a doubt will fill long
felt want and deserving of a liberal
patronage. Read his large signs
in his windows and get familiar
with the location, formerly Harry
Johnson's Bicycle Shop
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-14
SEXOMETER SHOWS GENDER OF EGGS
MALES CAUSE PENDULUM TO CIRCLE
% % % % o. % % o.
FEMALES MOVE WIRE TO AND FRO
ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE TO MORNING JoURNAL)

the cork is held in one hand and
the egg in the other. If the egg is
male, the pendulum viii swing in
a circle If it is female, the PEN
dulum will swing back and forth
like that of a clock. Why this is
true is the inventors secret. Mr..
Fellows says that in experiments
covering six months, the instru-
ment has proved its clairvoyance
on IS per cent of the eggs tested
and later Matched.
Poultry raising has been encour-
aged by the Canadian government.
1t has become an especially impor-
tant accessory of farm industry in
the diversified farming districts
along the Canadian National rail-
ways. Poultry abattoirs have been
where killing is done
scientifically and poultry is mar
keted on cooperative basis
which has largely increased the
profits of the farmers.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-14

other cases, making short shrift of
the accused who were proved to
have grown rich by trading with
the enemy while their compatriots
were fighting.