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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-10
MILAN CLAIMS HE
 TOOK WRONG COURSE
States Official Gave An Incorrect
 Signal at the Curve
Rx A,saciated Press


 Christiania, February 9.--Robert Mo Lean Of Oh icago, who lost the worlds ice skating championship yesterday to Oscar Mathieson of Christiania, stated today his mistake in taking the wrong course in the 10000 metre race was caused by an official giving an incor- rect signal at the curve. Because of this Mclean and his manager declined to discuss the championship races until the moving pictures-of the events prove where the fault lies.
 The supporters of Mclean claim his at the outset of the long race, when he realized he was on the wrong course. exhausted him. Mclean plans to go to stockholm. where he will try to lower some of the worlds records.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-10
TWO CARLOADS OF
 GOVERNMENT GOODS
City Purchasing Agent Wires He Has Secured Supplies From Govern
 ment for Sale by City

About two carloads of government supplies have been secured by D. E.. Mckinley, city purchasing agent, who has been in Atlanta for the past day or two.
 He wired Scudder Ryall, secretary or the City Commission. yesterday that the goods will be in Birmingham toward the latter part of the week.
 The consignment consists of canned peas. beans. bacon, corn, jam and q number of other foods. In the consign- ment will be several hundred all-wooi blankets.
 Bought at government cost prices, the merchandise will be sold at from Sc to 90 per cent lower than local mar ket quotations.
 All the purchases are goods of high quality. lacked under government supervision and plainly marked The sale will be held in the city hall
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-10
IRON PRODUCTION
 INCREASE SLIGHT Reported That One or More Idle Furnaces Will Be
 Blown In

With one additional furnace in blast in increased only 15l tons over that of De- cember, was 14.4oS tons more than the November output, but was uo62 tons less than in October.
 No. 1 at Bessemer and the Jenifer fur mace in Talladega county were blown in shut down for repairs.
 The Iron Age in it's monthly report of furnace operations in the United States, says:
 "The production of pig iron in Janu- ary amounted to 3,015,1Sl gross tons of a7 7,264 tons daily as compared with 2,6SS. 26S tons or 84,944 tons daily in December 2, ,3s2, $50 tons or 79,745 tons daily in No vember, and 3,3o2, ,260 tons or 1O6,o2S tons daily in January, 1919. The greatest gains were over 100000 tons or 26.5 per cent over January in the Chicago district. over 60 600 tons or 90 per cent in central and northern Ohio, over 40,00o tons or 6.o per cent in the Pittsburg district. In all S furnaces were blown in January and II were blown out, net gain of 2S, making a total of 290 stacks of 99,465 gross tons estimated daily capacity active Feoruary h, as compared with 262 furnaces of sis4o tons capacity active January 1. The January output of ferroalloys amounted to 23,957 gross tons.
 It is reported thatsone of the idle fur naces at Gadsden and one or two in the immediate vicinity of Birmingham will be put in operation at an early date' probably during the present month.
 Local companies are reported to pc selling some iron for delivery during the third quarter of the year, and rev orders for delivery in the fourth quarter are mentioned One consumer has re- gently placed an order here for 5s,wV tons for delivery through the year
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-10
BAR ASSOCIATION OF STATE TO MEET
 HERE ON MAY |
Invitation to Convene In Birming- ham Accepted By Executive Con- mittee of State Lawyers
 Association

Notice was received yesterday that the State Bar Association would hold it's annual convention in Birmingham on Friday, April 30, and Saturday. May 1.
 The executive committee of the state association at a meeting held several days ago accepted the invitation of the Birmingham Bar Association and the Chamber of Commerce to come here for their 1920 convention.
 Secretary Alex Troy of Montgomery, in notifying officials of the bar as- sociation and the Chamber of Com merce that the invitation had been ac- cepted, stated that an unusually large attendance was expected
 The programme will be announced in a short time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-10


 able. as part of the years income and must be included.
 "It must be borne in mind that com pensation may be paid in other forms tlan in cash bonus paid in Liberty Bends is taxable at the market value of the bonds A note received in payment for services is taxable income at it's face value and the interest upon it is also tax able.
 Premiums paid by an employer for life or other insurance in favor of em- ployes is additional compensation to the en ,ploye.
 ''The income tax does not apply to amounts received under accident and health insurance, or under workmen compensation and damages recovered by suit or settlement for injuries or sick ness is also exempt. Tips received. by walters, porters ana others are taxable income from such do- nstions are in recognition of services and are not gifts.
 "A pension paid by an employer or by the United States government is tax silo income. A widow who received pay nents in recognition of the services of her late husband may construe such pay ments as gifts.
 Aside from what person may earn bv his service, there are many other scurces of income He must include in his annual reckoning the gains he made m bpsiness and other ventures; also the sn- come that his money and property has earned"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-10

That is not more than 10 days from date am not making any threats with the grand jury other than to say that I am going to tell the grand jury of the con- dition of this street an@ request the fore man to take the grand jury out to look at same. and then take the matter up if he sees proper to do so''
 MT. Tate says there is no threat in this letter, btu that he was merely stat | ing facts and conditions.
 1 T told the foreman of the grand jury, l MT. Yielding, to inspect the streets, and the grand jury found enough to cause mo
 to issue subpoenas to a number of people to testify before that body when they meet again on the g of this month. | Solicitor Tate stated yesterday that 8 | number of people had written to his of l flee telling him of the conditions of the | streets, and he has had subpoenas fs- sued for their appearance before the next l session of the grand jury.
 Anyone that knows of bad conditssns
 of any streets in the city is welcomed to
 write to him. stated Solicitor Tate yester-
 clay, and they will be allowed to come
 and testify before the grand jury be- | ginning February 3.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-10
MIDDAY SERVICE
 BY REV. BOB JONES
Meeting Daily At First Methodist in Connection
 With Highlands Revival

midday meeting which will last from 12:l5 o'clock today until 12:55 will he ad- dressed by the Rev. Bob Jones at the First Methodist Church. The musical programme will be conducted by Loren Jones.
 The meeting, which will be held in connection with the revival at the High lands Methodist Church, was arranged Tn |. order to accommodate many people swho desire to hear the evangelist but are un- able to gain admission into the church at night. It was also thought advisable to give many people who had requested this monday service the opportunity oi attending a netting during the noon hour.
 The announcement of the service at the First Methodist Church today was maoe at the meeting at the Highlands Method ist Church last night. It is planned to have these services at the same time each day this week and it is announced that all of them will begin and close ex- actly at the appointed time, so that those desiring to attend may arrange thelr all fairs with the knowledge that they VIII not be kept overtime
 committee of 100, consisting of ftty men and the same number Of women met last night and arranged to make can vass of all the office buildings and oe- partment stores in the city this morning to invite the people to attend
 The subject of the address of Mir Jones today will be What Is Christian!
 At the service at the Highlands Method ist Church at o'clock yesterday after, noon MT. Jones delivered the second ana final sermon of the series on The Atone ment." The sermon was a remarkapi3 forceful and able gospel presentation ane lad a marked effect upon the congrega. tion. Tn the audience, it is estimated tha' there were not less than twenty preacn CTS the power of MT. Jones' sermons hay ing made strong appeal to the ministers of the city
 The church is filled each afternoon a the o'clock services and at the evenlne Y, service at 7:30 o'clock it is impossible U 7 accommodate the crowds. There nav already been more than 250 public profes sions of faith and the number is growins larger at each service.
 Services will continue each afternooi and evening during the week at the High lands Methodist Church in addition ' the monday service at the First Method ist Church downtown.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-10


 I'll admit writing the letter to the conn missioners, but I emphatically deny that there was any threat to indict any of the commissioners for the condition of the streets"
 The word "indict' seemed to originate from Uncle Henry" as the solicitor styled Henry P. Burruss, one of the city commissioners. q didn't think the com missioner would get angry, and if he is. ke is by himself for none of us around here are mad, or all Tiled up," said So- licitor Tate.
 | This is the letter that Solicitor Tate states he addressed to the city commits sioners, and which he says contained nc 1 threats:
 | T desire to call the commissioners att 1 tertion to the condition of Eighth avenue vest, from the end of the paving to the East Thomas crossing. This avenue is almost impossible in places, and has been so for quite a long time. In this con nection I want to call the attention tc the commission to Section 7729 of the criminal code
 "The grand jury of this county will ! meet again on the 26th of this month
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-10
ROTARIANS TO HEAR
 MARION LAWRENCE

Marion Lawrence of Chicago, who IS in Birmingham attending the Interna- tional Sunday School Association, will address the Rotary Club tomorrow aft ernnoon at 1 o'clock in the ballroom of the Tutwiler hotel. w. r. Feagin, state campaign director for the s25,- o00, 900 state bond issue, will also make a short talk on the ratification of the amendment
 Loren Jones, who is conducting the singing at the evang elistic services at the South Highlands Methodist Church, and who delighted Rotarians last week. will render several selections tomor- row. All members are urged to be present, as this promises 10 be most interesting meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-10
Studying Grain Conditions

j. H. Smyth IT,, of the Grain Deal CTS Journal of Chicago. is in Birm :ns- lam studying grain marketing condi- tions for his paper. He arrived yes terday and will spend the week inter viewing grain merchants and others Interested in the subject and gathering data for an article which will appear in the journal at an early date
 Mir. Smyth will be the guest of the Pitming ham Grain Dealers Assocfa- ton at their weekly luncheon at the Civic Association next Friday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-10
DEATH
 VERDICT OF CORONER

A verdict of accidental death was rendered by Coroner George c. Hogan. folio wing the iqnuest held over Edna Duncan, seven -year-old girl who was instantly killed when struck by a freight train at lrondale Sunday morn ing,
 The inquest developed the fact that the girl was standing on one track while a freight train passed. and was struck by a switch engine. The acci- dent occurred on the Alabama Great Southern tracks.
 Funeral will be held this morning from the home of the parents, Mir and Mrs Claude C. Duncan, of Irondale, and burial will take place in Bass cem- etery
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-10
Bottling Company Property Sold

The property of the Crystal Bottling Company, bankrupt was ordered sold yesterday by Emmett O'Neal. referee in bankruptcy, following hearing when all liens on the property were cancelled. A. s. Cowan was appointed receiver of the bankrupt company. The firms holding liens on the property were Michael Young Company for s60o and the Southern Bot ting Supply Company for ss4o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-10
H. C. l.. to Be Discussed

Cooperation with the fair price board of Birmingham in it's efforts to ascertain the truth of the high cost of living situation, will be discussed by the Retail Grocers and Butchers Association at us regular semi-monthly meeting tonight 1t the Civic Association rooms. Jefferson County Bank building.
 President w. NJ. Goodwin has issued a cau for a full attendance of members, owing to the important nature of the sub jects to be discussed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-10
Early Filing of Income
 Tax Returns AdUisable
Internal Revenue Collector Points Out Necessity for Ac curacy and Promptness-Gives Out Details of Items
 Which Must Be Included in Returns

With little month in which to pay income tax the rush has started the office of John D. McNee collector ot internal Several deputy collectors will be on duty in the United States the third floor of the federal building persons making their returns and every wishing needing assistance requested to go to the courtroom.
 Blanks have mailed the majority of taxpayers but whO office them the blanks asked bring them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-10
Grocers Meet Tonight

The Grocers' and Butchers Association will meet tonight at o'clock in the library of the Civic Association. and all members are urged to be present as mat ters of importance will be disposed of. Reports on the membership campaign will be started and discussed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-10
Banking Chapter Meeting

The Birmingham chapter of the Ameri- can Institute of Banking will hold it's study cias sthis evening at s o'clock in the directors room of the Civic Assocda- ton. President C. N. Gilley urges all members to be present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-10
Somebody Got Mad and Riled Up OUer Nothing"
 Says Solicitor Tate
County Prosecuting Attorney Says No Threat of Inet ment in Letter Sent to City Commissioners on Street Conditions-Further investigation by the
 Grand Jury Promised Later in Month

Somebody got mad and all red over little nothing Solicitor Joseph R. Tate when asked yester day had threatened any of the city commissioners let ter to each member of that body time ago.
 
 which
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-10

F. L. Fagerstrom. John A. Rapoll, Archie Godbolt and Joe Seabury, delegates from Mobile. are in Birmingham attend ing the conference of the shopworkers of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company. being held in this city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-10
PERSONAL

Judge E. IT. Dryer. referee in bank ruptcy. left yesterday for Washington. where he was called on business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-10

Raymond Dunn of Knoxville is spend-
 ing a few days in Birmingham with, friends.
Hyder Alaska miner., 1920-01-09
PERSONAL AND PERTINENT.

J.Garland of Winnipeg is recent arrival
 Bobby Small has received the agency for Ford cars and parts.
 Ed Belmont came in from Salt Lake City on the last boat.
 TIE Butler, pioneer newspaperman is recent arrival from Ketchikan.
 Charlie Bibeau and Alex McPLee have gone to Wales Island to trap.
 Roy Clother, preside 1t of the Sal mon River Trading Co.,, has returned from a trip south.
 Howard Campbell, business man of Hazelton, is giving the camp the once over with view to locating.
 Archie Myers, acarpen.er of Nenana and an old friend of Ross Patton, is a recent arrival from the north
 Ben A. Benolkin, business man of Ketchikan, has been paying Hyder a visit. He may locate here next spring.
 Phil Backus, C.E., ME, has gone to Washington DC. on matters connec- ted with the Hyd, townsite and mining
 Miss Rae Brunzell, niece of Mrs. Roy Moseley of Stewart, has returned to St, Joseph's academy in Prince Rupert after spending the holidays wi her aunt.
 The Alaska Trust and Investment Co. are advertising in this paper, as any one-can see by looking at page 9 The company is reliable, and any one h re having too much money fer convenience can shoot it over to them anl feel that tis n safe hands.
 Orin Hill who built the big drug store building on International avenue came in this week from Ketchikan and says that his drug stock will be here about Feb. l. MT. Hill is a return d soldier and was both woanded an gas sed at the front.
 The sawlrill machinery which ar ived on the Albert for the Hyder Lumber Go. Is practically ready for tuning up and it is expected that it will be put in operation next week. The company will handle building material of every sort beside cutting local lumber. Messrs McLeman, Gray, Olsen ard Cedar are the com NaDU orcr ,,1igarS
Hyder Alaska miner., 1920-01-09
JOHN ROMAN
 IS MARSHAL

The law has come to Hyder and is personified by Marshall John Roman, who took office Wednesday. Mir. Roman is an ex-senator of Alaska, and gen. uine sourdough who has been in prac- tically every stampede since the Klcn- dike rush. He is also owner of the Montana group of claims up the Salmon and the Interests of the district are v- tally his interests. His appointment gives general satisfaction While the camp " as in its infancy, and chechacos were conspicuous by their absence, the oldtlmers who started Hyder got along very we'll together. To the credit of the camp it may be said that there has never been crime committed here and up to the present local officer has not been necessary. With e spring rush about to start how yer, the administra- tion has thought it about time to have someone in authority here.
Hyder Alaska miner., 1920-01-09
NO SETTLEMENT
 AT THE PREMIER

Twenty-Five men came up from Prince Rupert on the John Wednesday night to work at the Premier, but after hay ing conference with the men who who came down from the mine Dec. 23 they decided not to go to work. At a meeting. in Stewart Thursday night a letter was read outlining the conditions under which the men agreed to come up from Prince Rupert. one of which was that the men who left the mine should be ta en back without discrimination and that the differences between them and the mine management should be adjusted to the mems satisfaction. he letter was signed by the zee .etagy of the o. B, U. in Prince Rupert and VIC. Harris, superintendent of the mine, who was returning from trip south and brought the men from Rupert with him. Committees met the mine man agement in Hyder Thursday afternoon but th re was no ar ival at an under standing, and so the Rupert men have joined the old Premier crew at their mess in Stewart.
Hyder Alaska miner., 1920-01-09

The Prince John brought 55 passen- gers on her la t trip.
 Jack Gaffney is down from Seward 10 look the camp over,
 Mel Churchill, northern mining man, has arrived in camp from Ketchikan.
 The Taku II brought thirteen passen gers from Ketchikan on her last trip.
 Attorney CHI. Sundmacher is con- fortably domicied in his new building o1 Main street.
 Skookum Johnson, famous null gan IT xo of the north, has thrown in hls destiny with Hyder.
 J.V. Clegg. manager of the Salmon River Trad ng company's Hyder store, has gone to Victoria on business.
 Sam Potts has installed messenger | service and has wi ed the town so that his house may be called at any time
 H.A, Bowers ard c. Hutton, gaso- line experts from Seattle, have arrived in camp and intend going into business here.
 Rev. Father L. H, Rivet, o. M. l., came up from Prince Rupert on the John and will spend week in the dis trict. Father Rivet is typical north ern man and found a number of friends here among the sourdoughs.
 Wm. Filler, foreman of the Lake view, has gone to Vancouver and Vic toria in connection with his Salmon river mining interests. He Is interest ed in tn Sunset and Mist groups. both of which arg to be handled by compa- meS next summer.
 MT. and Mrs. J.L Campbell, who are well known in the north, have taken over the building formerly occupied by the Hyder Cafe and opened a restau- rant and bakery under the name of the Marks, name which they male fam ous in Dawson, Fairbanks and Council during the past twenty years.
 A piece of property 50 by lr0 feet in size adjoining the Salmon River Trad ing company store has been purchas- ed by Frizzell of Prince Rupert and it is understood that two-story building is to be erected, with rooms above and two stores on the ground floor, one of which will be occupied by neat mar ket
Hyder Alaska miner., 1920-01-09
NEW COMPANY
 WILL OPERATE

Active operations are exported IT, ing the coming sumner or the part of the President Mining company, who have taken over group of claims own ed by Angus McKenz e, Jack Schwe ter and Ed Bronson and adjoining the New Alaska on the south. Some live wires of Vancouver have organized the com- pany, among them being W.J.VaaEoa- ten and S.J. Brien, president and sec retary respectively. Angus Mckenzie is secretary of the company. ard VI. A. Allan and Jas Cullins are directors.
Hyder Alaska miner., 1920-01-09
Work Starts
 On Unicorn
ALASKA MINING BRIEFS

Owing to a shortage of water the pro- duction of gold in the Fairbanks dis trict last year fell short of the estima e but nevertheless more than one and one-half million dollars resulted from the seasons operations. The produc- tion was distributed about os follows Cleary, Chatinika Wolf and Chatham, SlO0, GOO; Dome, $70, 900; Ester and Gold Hill, S25, 000; Happy, $8, 900; St. Patsick $23, 900; Fairbanks creek, $200, 000; bit tle Fldorado, s35. .OOO; Goldstream, Gil- more and Big Eldorado, $270, 900; Pedro so, 900; Smallwood, $20,0 0; Steel and Vault creek, $1O, 900; Tenderfoot, S7,OOO Bonnifield, Kantishna and Totalnka, S2O, 300; Circle, Koyukuk and Hot Springs, $45,O00; Tolovana, s62O, 000: Total, S1, 1,543, 900. In addition to the placer gold there was a production of S6O, GOO from quartz mines in the dis trict.
Hyder Alaska miner., 1920-01-09
ORE STRUCK
 ON LAKEVIEW

Most of the Lakeview crew came down Wednes 'ay, but two men being left at the property, who will continue to crosscut the lead. The nnel was run a distance of PCS feet, and cross cut from the.end of about 50 feet en- countered the ore which at last reports had been penetrated eight feet without the footwall being reached. The ore IS quartz with iron pyrite and gaiena, and looks as though it should assay. It was tap ed at vertical depth of IA, feet.
Hyder Alaska miner., 1920-01-09

Jack Frisbee, prominent Willow creek miner and operator, is in Anchorage for a few weeks visit with friends. MT. Frisbee reports unusual activity in the district this winter. Work on the Lit tie Gem property is progressing satis- factoriIy and Mike Sherry and Patsy Hogan are driving a tunnelon the Nam moth property on Archangel. Mr. Fris- bee and Charlie 1saacs recently finished a tunnel contract on the Mabel and dur ing the winter work will continue at this property.
Hyder Alaska miner., 1920-01-09

Late prospects in the Mike Ness dis trict of the Tolovana country are re- garded as favorable by the Fairbanks newspapers. Several holes have been sunk in 10 cent dirt. It is said that the ground is shallow and the country there fore easily prospected. Albert Bell, Jack Nlrich, John Lasko and associates, Peter Jorgenson, James Tracy and oth- CTS are in the country.