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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-05
INCOME AND EXCESS
 PROFIT TAXES DUE

Both income and excess profit taxes are due on or before December t5 John D. McNeel, collector of internal revenuAs announced yesterday.
 To avoid penalty. the taxes must be in the offices of collectors of internal rev+ enue by midnight of December Is. Sew eral inquiries have been made of ths local collector to whether or not tax payers will be allowed 10 days of graca after December 15 in which to pay.
 MT McNeel says the 10 days of grace was in effect during the years of 1911 and 1918, but that it is not in effect now.
 Payments of the fourth installment. which is due at the present time, may be made by payment of cash, money order or check Bills will be sent to tax payers, but failure to receive a bill, says Mir MeNeel relieves no one of ths obligation of having to pay on time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-05

Twenty cases in which defen l. ants are charged with offenses punishable under the Alabama stat utes by death will be heard during the week of December Is. This week has been set aside in the crim- inal division of the circuit court for the trial offenses.
 These prisoners were arraigaed in open court yesterday morning before Judge H. F. Heflin, and their cases formally set A special venire consisting of 62 names has becn drawn for jury duty during this week.
 or the capital cases to be heard then, l3 of the defendants are charged with highway robbery, with murder and 1 with arson in the first degree.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-05
Marriage Licenses

 The following marriage licenses were issued yesterday at the office of the pro- bate judge: James Jesse Roberson and Miss Bessie Mae Pilkington. Warren Brown and Miss Elmira Harris. G. N. Schweinebraten and Miss M. L. Riley. David Lee Watson and Miss Nellie Cleo Edwards.
 Charles Echols and. Miss Georgia Pen nington. Wiley J. Jones and Miss Elizabeth Brasher. Henry c. Whitfield and Miss Gertrude Carroll.
 M. c. Simmons and Miss Amelia Mary Grull.
 Frank K. Buckshaw and Miss Mary Quintus Thompson.
 W. R. Hughes and Miss Mary Esther Lappage. Isaiah Mobcrief and Mrs. Mandy Hen sley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-05

of the Quaker Oats company will show n moving picture of the prop CT care tbnt should he taken ot young chickens from the time they nre matched until they are full grown.
 The moving pictures will nlso show the modern nnd present day method of building hen houses, watering places and mnny other things of interest to the poultry breeder.
 More than &5OO In cash prizes will he given to the owners of the pest exhibits. More than $.JO0 worth of prizes of bngs of chicken nnd hen feed will also be given away.
 Eight states will be represented at the show. During the last two days all the prize exhibits win be sold at auction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-05
RECEPTION TO PASTOR

Members of Walker Memorial church will give reception Tuesday evening from to 10 o'clock to the new pastor, Dr. B. T. waites, and members of his +anrily. A musical programme and a few three-ninute speeches will feature +hA oocasion- In the receiving line will he pr. Waits and family, pr. and Mrs. Echols, and tho officers Of the board of edwards.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-05
Twenty Face Trial for Acts
 Inuoluing Penalty Of Death


 Those who will be tried for their lives on murder Charges include John Arnold, charged with the kill ing of Greene Cook, negro nom union miner at Majestic; Edward McPherson, Tom Lambert Will Sullivan, charged with the killing of his stepfather, William Yancy, following the marriage of his mother against his wishes; Many zee, Jr., and Sap White.
 Those charged with highway rob- bery are: Charlie Brown, John Henry Thompson, Fred Roberson, Will Morton, Cornelius Darby. two cases; Ed Duncan, two cases: Hen ry Threet, Charlie Whaley. Johnnie Mae Seals, Charlie Seals, Joe Mites, Paul Locascio and Clarence Reeves; Will Ward, arson in the first de- gree.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-05
SERVICE AT STRAND.

The Sunday afternoon meeting for men at the Strand theatre has seclrsI Judge William l.. Fort as it's next speaker
 Judge Fort will discuss the causes for crime in Birmingham. Every citi- zen is invited to hear the discussion.
 The meeting will be held at 3 oc.ock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-05
'FAIR AND COLD"

More cold weather is in store for Birmingham today.
 Raincoats and umbrellas will be placed on the shelf this morning and overcoats and ear muffs will be dusted off, for when the sun peeps over the hills this morning the mercury will be registering around 35 degrees.
 However. says the weather man, other than a few chilly winds an visions of gray. fleeting clouds. the weather. will be fair and no rain Is due to arrive in Birmingham for the next 24 hours. at least.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-05
SELLING II,
 COMER URGES THE
 COTTON PLANTERS
Senator and Manufacturer Writes Cotton Association Giving His Views About
 Restoring Fair Price

The cotton farmers of the south have it in their power to stop the further decline of the price of cotton and to bring the price to from 20 cents to 25 cents per pound, according to Senator B. B. Conner, one of the leading cotton manufacturers of the country.
 Senator Conner expresses sympathy with the efforts of the farmers to or ganize and to take steps to prevent a recurrence of the situation which con fronts them, this season, but it Is imme- diate relief which is needed, he de- clares.
 By stabilizing the cotton market and bringing about price ranging from 20 cents to 25 cents per pound. he declares that not only would farmers be ben efited, but the bankerss merchants, and every other business Interest as we'll
 If the farmers continue to sell their cotton, and there is nobobdy 10 buy, the price will soon reach the bottom. de- clared the senator.
 In the following letter to Judge B. M. Allen, chairman of the membership campaign of the American Cotton asso- citation, Senator Conner sets forth his views on the situation;
 "Hou R M Allen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-05
Negro Sentenced

Will Sandford. negro, convicted in the criminal division of the circuit court on two charges of grand larceny, was sen- fenced yesterday by Judge H. P. Heflin. In one case he was given two years to two years and six months and in the other from one year to two years, in the peuitentiary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-05
B'NAI BIRTH MEETING

= Birmingham lodge No 36s, Independent Order B'Nai B'Rith, will hold it's regular meeting today at 2:30 p. m. at Templs Emanu-El. Nomination of officers will take place and other important business desired
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-05
Alamo Farm Light Plant

MT. Farmer-your opportunity the one you have been waiting for. Here is greatest bargain ever offered. We are going to seIl at distributors cost, a limited humber of Alamo Farm Light Plants.
 If you have been contemplat- iug buying . light plant for coun. ry home get in touch with us. sThe Alamo b nationally known" Ths plnnts ars new (nsver uncratedl { earry the regular factory guarantee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-05
VICTORY MEDAL

Ex-marines may get their Victory medals by communicating with the dis trict recruiting headquarters. 403 Austell building, Atlanta, Ga.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-05
THE LETTER

q am very much impressed with the should organize, also impressed with the efforts being. made to establish an export corporation and the further ef- fort to secure that there should be a de- creased acreage in the next years planting, so that the magnitude of the cotton crop will not initiate against the prices. reducing same so much be- low the cost of production. But there is one thing, MT. Allen. which seems to be overlooked. and that is you want immediate action to stop the further de- cline in cotton. which Is already much below the cost of production and still going down.
 STABILIZE
 As an intense sympathizer with the condition of the farmers and also in the manufacturers interest I think that the price of cotton should be sta bilized, that the decline should stop and prices advanced to where there would not be such a great loss. Tneie is just one way. if the farmers to man would stop selling, would establish a price of 200 or 25c. which they could easily do, and not sell a bale until that price was offered, then beyond doubt that would be the price and business of every de- scription would easily rally and the farmers by doing this would have ac- complished the very best thing possible for every interest, whether merchant banker. manufacturer or producer This is their only salvation. It would be the salvation of the country and could be made now, not next year, but now, and it is the only thing that will meet con ditions. If the farmers continue to sell. and there is nobody to buy. cotton will continue to go down and the bottom will be reached only when they quit selling. Yours very truly,
 "AVONDALE MILLS,
 "B. B. CONFER, Pres. and Treas"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-05

$2s,349,o0o $43.376,125 $13,sS7,125 Total of $45,376,125 invested in bonds and donated to various war activities. About $200 for every man. woman and child in Birmingham"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-05
NEW DIRECTORY OF BIRMINGHAM GIVES
 NAMES OF 86,364
Volume Comes Out This Week. Indicates City and Suburban Count of 237, ,501 People.
 Much Information

Birmingham's new city di- rectory will be out this week.
 It will contain 86,364 names.
 This indicates a population for Birmingham and suburbs of 237, ,501, the number of names being multiplied by 2 3-4 to provide for the names of wom- en and children not listed.
 The directory covers practically all of the street car population tributary to Birmingham excepting Bessemer. Some of the territory is not actually in the city limits of Birmingham.
 The new directory is q big improve ment over those of past years In the first place the book is larger. The pages of the new publication are seven inches wide and ten inches long, where as the pages of former issues have been six by nine inches. The new book will have practically the same number of pages as last years voluEe however,
  as the increased size of the pages cares for the increased number of names. The binding is in half leather and much stronger and more substantial than the cloth binding heretofore used.
 In addition to the classified personal and business directory. the new publi- cation contains a large amount of in- teresting reference information regard ing Birming gham. There arc directories of the various civic and religious or carnations, churches, hotels, clubs, schools, libraries, hospitals, parks and various other information including the city's weekly pay roll which is placed at $2,000,000.
 Pride of citizens will also be stimu- lated by looking over the tabulated re- suits of Birmingham's war activities. In this are shown the amounts raised in all the big war drives. Here are some of the figures shown:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-05
WAR ACTIVITIES

WAR ACTIVITIES
 Quota. Subscribed. 1st Liberty bonds s3,0oO.o0O s6,50O,o 900 2d Liberty ...... 4.500,000 S,250,0o0 3d Liberty ... 5.00o,000 7,S7i. 800 4th Liberty ..... 9,370,000 12,500,0 900 9th Victory ..... 6,900,000 1000, 900 Totals ........ S,770, 900 s42,121, 800 We went over the top with $13,- 351, 800 more than we were asked to in vest in bonds!
 War Savings Stamps: Subscribed for over $2,000,00
 Soldiers: Government called 17,0oo; Birmingham registered 20.ooo. Red Cross:
 Quota Gave. First request ..s15o,ooo $2o4,ooo Second request ....... 15O.00O 465,0 Totals $300,000 s669,000 "Over the top again by $339.00 Note: The quota for the entire state of Alabama in the second Red Cross campaign was $450,000: Birmingham gave $465,000.
 Young Mems Christian Associations:
 Quota. Gave. First request ........$ 25,oOO : 26.11s Totals .$100,00 $124,325 "Over again by $24,325. Knights of Columbus: Quota, $10,- 900; we gave $26.0oO. Exceeded quota by $16,0o0.
 United war work: Asked for $169,- 900; we gave $435,000. Once more we went over. This time by $266,000. Soldiers Library: Asked for 5000 books; we sent 2e.00o books.
 SUMMARY
 Quota. Gave. Excess. The Five Loans:
 1928, ,77o,0oo $42,121,soo $13,s51, 800 Red Cross:
 ..... soo.ooo sss.ooo sss, 1000 Y. M. c. A.:
 100000 1s4.s25 24.s25 Knights of Columbus:
 ...... 10000 2s.ooo 1s,ooo United War Work:
 ..... .1ss.ooo 4s5.ooo 2ss. 1000
The Little River news., 1920-01-07
Arrests Fetal 4,50O.

Washington, Jan. 3.-Arrests in the nationwide radical raid last night and today had exceeded 4,500 at noon it was estimated at the department ot justice. More than half of this num- Der probably will be held for depor- tation, officials said.
 Scores of parlor bolshevists were among those arrested in the raids, of ficials said. These, it was admitted may have to be dealt with under the state laws, as they are citizens
 Assistant Attorney General Garvan, in charge of the raids, said more than 2,000 persons were held on perfect cases" and that the raid promised to be not only the greatest in scope but also the greatest in results of any in history.
 In every city where the raidng machinery was set in motion, he said, success attended the efforts, Four thousand warrants were issued, but the arrests exceeded the number.
 Besides the 200O perfect cases, |" MT Garvan said, federal agents ob- tained sufficient evidence to justify the arrest of the others.
 In nearly two score cities depart ment of justice agents swoped down uDnn haa a1nuartprS and other meeting places of communists, arresting scores and making records and radical litera- ture Among those taken into custo- dy were men regarded by the govern ment as ringleaders in the armistice propaganda. Other laders are being sought
The Little River news., 1920-01-07
BILL FINDS NEW JOB
Former Kaiser Helps Build Dikes to
 Keep His Castle Dry.

The Hague, Jan. 5.-The Bentinck castle at Amerongen is in grea, dan ger of having the first floor flooded through the swelling of the Rhine which flows a few miles from the castle, In some places the water is al ready as high as the dikes which sur round the castle and the dikes are be- ing strengthened With wood and sand bags, etc., in order to prevent the water overflowing.
 The exkaiser assisted in the work of building up the dikes, placing pieces of wood The eXkaiserin also arrived with members of the Bentick family as onlookars of the work. No. one is allowed to walk the path which sur ounds the castle and which is built on the dikes.
The Little River news., 1920-01-07
TWO BUSINESS CHANGES
Love Bros. Sell Interest ill AShdOWn
 Grocery and Buy Garrett Store.

The most notable first of the year business changes in Ashdown was a deal whereby H. B. Wilson purchased the interest of Ben and Locke Love in the Ashdown Grocery Company, They have been identified with this com pany, which is a joint stock company, for the past year or more. This leav- es Mir Wilson in charge of the busi- ness. Love brothers have purchased the grocery and feed store of J. M, Garrett on Front street and will en- gage in a general grocery business, They expect to install a delivery ser vice. They are well known young business men and should enjoy a good business.
The Little River news., 1920-01-07
NUMBER ,.
MhMY NEW WELLS ARE
 TO BE nnllLE1 iM tymIGN
Large Development Program is Pro- posed by Oil Operators in FL
 Dorado, Union County.

Fl Dorado, Jan, 5.-Extensive oil drilling operations will be initiated in Union county during the next 60 days, according to the plans of oil opera tors Several contracts have been awarded during the past few days and plans have been made for the sinking ef approximately g wells in various parts of the county.
 No new developments were reported today from the Trinity Petroleum CGrD0rati0n well near the Union coun- ty-Columbia county line. Officials of the company expect to bring the well in within 8 short time, as a favorable showing of oil has been obtained.
 Two wells are being drilled at the present time. They are the Trinity we'll and the Constantine we'll two miles west of Fl Dorado Drilling of the latter well was started last Sun day.
 L. A Conyer of Tulsa, owner of a large acreage in leases, has awarded contract for a well near Norphlet, six miles north of Fl Dorado, Work will be started within 50 days ! The FOran company has awarded a contract for well at Upland, six miles south of Fl Dorado The con- tract provides drilling shall be start ed by Ferruary 15 The Big Six com Dany expects to start operations near Hillsboro within 40 days.
 Garland Grace, owner of leases on 16,O00 acres in the county, has award cd contract for well at Nick Springs, six miles southeast of Fl Dor ado. Drilling will be started within so days
 Considerable activity in lease trad ing has been reported. but few of the transactions have been recorded with the full purchase price. It was report ed today that no leases were being sold within a one-mile radius of the Trinity well. Lease sales in other parts Of the county are reported as ranging from SIP to s25O an acre
 Fl Dorado is crowded with visiting operators and lease holders, The local hotels are unable to accommodate the visitors and residences are being thrown open to the visitors.
The Little River news., 1920-01-07
kK gEHpGRTANT CHANGE
 skl ARKANSAS STATE BANK
A. K. Waters of Shawnee, Oklae, and J. E. Martin of This City, Become
 Identified with Bank.

An important bank change was an
 nounced in local banking circles this week when it was made known that A. E. Waters of the Security State chased an interest in the Arkansas State Bank and would come here to assume active duties with the local bank in few days. It was also an
 nounced that J. L. Martin, who for 15 wears has been assistant cashier of Fthe First National Bank and it's pred \ sessor, the Little River County Bank, Ntad also purchased an interest in the Arkansas State Bank and would go Syth that institution as cashier It is Understood that the change will be made about the 10th of January, or as Soon as MT, Waters can arrange his fffairs in Oklahoma. The change in Fhe bank followed the withdrawal of FEC. Payne, who went with a bank ill Shreveport. O. Ko]b will remain with the bank. It is understood that Miller Johnson will go with the Shre- veport institution. The Arkansas State Bank is in fine shape and shows a large surplus and undivided profits after paying nice dividend.
 The new line up assures the contin- ued growth of the bank. Mir. Waters is one of the best bankers in the coun- try, He made the Citizens Bank at Foreman one Of the best banks in the country and has made a notable sue cess wherever he has been, He saw banking service in Ashdown several years ago and is not stranger here. Mr Martin has been in the banking business in Ashdown since 1905. He knows his business and is popular. These two men are going to make 8 strong team with MT, Kolb.
The Little River news., 1920-01-07
1918 GGfT0Sl ESTIMATE:
 WAS MUGEs TCQ S'.GE
The Crop of 1919 Was Over Estimated at Loast Million Bales, Says
 Cotton Association.

Little Rock. Jan. -(SpeciaD-It is claimed by the American Cotton Association, th2t the government es- innate of the 1919 crop is at least a half million bales too high It is aI- leged that this is due to the fact that cotton held over from the 1918 crop has been inclined as part of this year S yield
 The farmers. merchants and bank CTS of Arkansas, who are interested in the organization of the Arkansas Di- vision of the Cotton Association, have
 been asked to write their Congress- men and Senators immediately, to support the resolution providing for a
 Ie-canvass of the cotton belt on gin
 ming and indicated yield
 The American Cotton Association,
 through it's representative in Wash ington. has asked that joint reso- lution be passed requiring the Census Department to show the amount of cotton brought over from previous years handled at the gins and counted in his years yield. The Association find, by carefully conducted canvass, been counted, There was not only a very large amount of cotton brought over as seed cotton this year and gin ned this year, but following the closing of the war, this has been a general gins, city crop" cotton drawn from recOnditioning, undersized bales; in fact all warehouses and places ot storage have been thoroughly cleaned of all cotton. and this cotton has been taken to the gins and baled. This cot ton has been counted in he present years crop incorrectly.
 TThe ten-year average shows that 1 percentage of ginning at this season 10 be S6 per cent, says President Wan namaker. We find that the present l crop opened prematurcly on account l of adverse seasons in the South At ! lantic States and, due to the dry sea- ! son, it has been gathered and ginneC 1 more closely than in any similar per 1 iod within the last twenty-five years : In the Western belt, cotton remaining ] in the fields has been so badly damag-
 ed by long continuous rains, thar
 much of it is practically worthless
 Tho amount of cotton ginned iron the growing crop is certainly in eX ! cess of the ten-year average of St 1 per cent, as shown by the government
 It is the concensus of opinion of oul
 experts and others. that the govern ment is showing a large yield thar
 any of the private reports and ha!
 over estimated the crop based upo1
 the above conditions. conservatively 1 five hundred thousand bales
The Little River news., 1920-01-07
S,AS3 RADICALS NAVE
 BEEN ARRESTED EEl lJ. s.
Deportation Proceedings are to begin al Ellis Island Immediately and Many to Return to Russia.

Washington, Jan. 3-"Perfect cas- es.' against 2,618 of the radicals ar rested fast night and today, has been reported to the department of justice Assistant Attorney General Garvin announced. The reports. Mr. Garvan said dealt mainly with the arrest Of aliens and are far from complete, By cities, they number:
 Now York 201 perfect ones." vol luminous amount of literature records and books of the organization were seized.
 Newark 300 "perfect cases" and high officials including the state organizer for the Communist Party were taken. Implements of destruction also were captured
 Detroit more than 600 persons ar rested, POT of whom have been exam ined without the release of any, Buffalo 73 persons held without bail and others still being examined. Chicago approximately 300 held by federal agents.
 Baltimore 24 persons arrested and several tons of literature and the membership roll of the Lettish branch of the Communist Party seized Boston, heading the list of 600 ar rests, was the name of Koralius, nat ional Communist Party organizer. Pa pers and records seized
 Brockton 190 persons arrested, and practically all of them Lithuanians
 Philadelphia. arrests totalled 125 more than 100 were perfect cases.'' Trenton and Camden, N. J., 116 per feet cases,
 St. Louis, most of the 55 arrests were Croatians in the coal fields of H. linois and the foreign quarters of St louis.
 Arrests in New Hampshire, estimat. ed at more than 200. i Pittsburg agents reported the arrest ] of 24 and a Denver six men were ir custody.
 A new feature of the present raiG was the drive at the sources of pro paganda. The Communist party alone had 25 newspapers printed in severa languages actively supporting its causes. The Communist Labor grouI the second radical contingent against which. the raids were directed, Was said not to have gained the strengtf 1 in propaganda through it's newspapel so much as through literature, tons O which were taken in the 33 citie. where raids were conducted. i Only aliens were included in tht perfect cases" according to officials. Continuation of the raids for toda, were ordered by Mr. Garvan when i became evident last night that loca raids in several cities, staged agains the request of the attorney general hat not effectually disrupted plans of til, federal agents.