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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-25
LUNCHEON CLUBS
 ID VISIT OVENS
Occasion Official Open- ing of Sloss-Sheffield Bly,
 Product Gas Producers

Members of the Kiwanis, Rotary and Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron Company Tuesday when the official opening of the new by-product coke ovens of the com pany will be had
 company extended the invitation to the three clubs, and all accepted. The Po- tary Club, meeting Wednesday, will sub stitute the trip for their regular weekly meeting.
 Members of the Kiwanis Club and Ro- tary Club who have automobiles will gather at the Tutwiler Hotel at 12;0o o'clock next Tuesday and will leave for for the three clubs will be served at the ovens after which as trip of inspec, tion through the plant will be taken. The ovens will be the ones that will supply Birmingham with gas after the by-product gas is substituted for the present supply.
 "The Sloss-Sheffield by-product plant has been in successful operation several months. but no formal opening was held. The Tuesday affair will enable citizens of Birmingham to see for themselves the home plant from which they will here after get their supply of gas
 The Sloss-Sheffeld plant is admittedly the latest thing in by-product construc- tion and the visit will prove of great interest to those who go out there. IL consists of 120 ovens of the Semet-Solvay type
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-25
BIRMINGHAM MAN ! MADE STATE BANK
 SUPERINTENDENT
H. H. Montgomery, Cashier of Traders National, Is Chosen By Governor
 to Succeed Green

H. H. Montgomery. assistant cashier of the Traders National Bank, Birming- ham, has been appointed state bank superintendent to succeed D. F. Greene, who resigned to become secretary treasurer of the Alabama Baptist Con- vention vice pr. w. F. Marlborough, who returned to the pastorate ] Mir Montgomery said, when inform ed of the appointment yesterday afternoon. that he had not been officially noti- fled. but that he would accept when he is notified.
 Mir. Montgomery is a native of Cal houn county and spent his life there
 until he came to Birmingham in Febru- ary, 1919, to be assistant cashier of
 the Traders National Bank He came here from the First National Bank of Jacksonville, Ala. of which he had been cashier for five years and had |been with the bank for seventeen years. In fact his entire business career has
 been spent with the two banks in Jack |sonville and Birmingham.
 Mr. Montgomery is about thirty-five years of age and has "a family. He
 was one of the best known men in his county befofe he came to sBirmingham
 and has been prominent in state bank
 ing circles.
 Just when MT. Montgomery will
 qualify was not stated, but it will be
 in the very near future.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-25
Unfair, Aduerse Criticism. OF Street Officials Who
 Haue No AuaiLabLe Funds
Wade Says Paving Condition Obvious That improve- ment is Imperative, But It is An injustice Blame Public Servants Who Are Denied the
 Needed Finances
, material. labor and equipment

have material, labor and equipment and 1t requires funds to produce material, labor and equipment. would suggest that the officials be given adequate funds with which to put the streets and roads in a first-class state of repair and then allow them a reasonable time to do this, and If it is not done satisfac- toriIy. then the people will be jus tified and will be within their rights to criticise for not giving results along this line. Until this Is done. I don't believe the people have any right to fuss with or criticise the officials"
 INDORSES MOSELEY
 "I indorse whN II. A. MoseIey said about the entire citizenship sharing the cost of street paving" said Joseph IT,. Collins, lawyer.
 "BirminEham Is one of the few cities where this is not done. have investigated the practices of other cities in the south and in the cast. Birmingham appears to be the only one where the abutting property owner pays the entire cost.
 "The abutting property owner not only pays the. entire paving hill. hut per cent interest Is charged on deferred payments. That is n much higher rate than 1t should he.
 q have known considerable hardship to be inflicted In Bir- minEbam by laying pavements far out from the heart of the city and charging it to the abutting prop erty owners. This property did not begin to receive the supposed ben eft. but it was n benefit to those who wished to go along these paved streets In order to get some where else. Some of the paving In the vicinity of Elmwood cemetery might he mentioned ns an instance where the abutting property owner paid much more than received out of the paving, which others used more than the owners of some of this Nabutting property did.
 GETS AID
 "Tn other cities the municipality bears from one-fourth to one-third of the cost of the paving. The an- swer here in Birmingham might be that the city has been too poor to pay for the paving. The answer to that fs thnt the city will be in an easier condition from now on.
 "Recoupment for bad paving Is all right in It's way, but the better plan is ohave 1t done right to start with and, if all the people had a direct financial interest in ali the paving. my belief is that a larger proportion would be laid properly"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-25
Jack Frost Peeps
 Over Shades Mountain

If you wake up this morning with the single blanket up around your neck and the gentle zephyrs mIow;nE over your lower extremi- ties, don't cuss the weather man. for he has given us his solemn promise that as long as the chilly mornings stny with us thnt we won't have any more floods.
 It Is n known fact that heaters in several homes of the city were taken down from the attic and dusted off yesterday. Lumps or coal that1vxere left from last win ter, hut that have been carefully hoarded during the recent summer months. have been taken out Of their hiding places.
 Prices of boxes and kindtinE wood seems to he preparing to take new altitude flights. as many peo- pie are spreading the Jews that old Jack Frost took peep over the ton of Shades mountain yesterday mophfng and was only scared away when old Sol came out to brighten and warm up the world.
 But anyway, Birmingham hns right oshiver, for Weather Ob- servor Horton stntes that the mer- curry registered 60 degrees yester- day morning and thnt the same north pole breezes will be spread over Jones valley this morning unless he is bndly mistaken.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-25

That the problems of upkeep of roads and streets have greatly in- creased since the advent of motor trucks and automobiles is the opin- ion of w. D. Wade, superintendent of roads of Jefferson county. Mir. Wade fayors permanent paving of streets and highwayS but suE- gests that to do this funds on an enormous scaies are necessary.
 He further suggests that in the absence of funds to keep the high fcism of officials is unfair. His statement foIIows,
 HIS VIEWS
 "Under the present traffic com ditiOns I find that it Is very dif- ficuIt matter to keep the highways in good state of repair all the time. My experience has been con- fined principally to the upkeep of chert roads in the county. My ex- perience and observation has proved to me conciusively that it is practically impossible to keep in n good state of repair at all times chert roads under the present and increased state of traffic these roads are called on to support.
 "I have placed sections of chert roads in what I thought to he first class repair and have seen them within ten days all shot full of holes and In as bad or worse con- dition than before they were re- paired.
 "I believe It weIud be economy to pave with first-cIass material all main thoroughfares in the city nnd county. Of course. the first cost of permanent pavement would be enormous, but believe 1t would be economy in the end.
 "As far as the paved streets in Birmingham are concerned, I have not had n great deal of experience in the repair or maintenance of paved streets, but I do know that the most of the paved streets in Birmingham were laid before the automobile and motor trucks came into such general use. and I know that the problem of upkeep of roads and street is n far greater job now than fifteen years ago.
 ONE HUNDRED TO ONE
 "My estimate would be that the ratio of depands made on nll thor Oughfares by traffic would be something like 100 per cent de- mnnd to about 1 per cent in funds to meet those demands.
 'T know further that you cam not repair holes In the street or road by lot of talk; you must
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-25
BOARD SUSTAINS { TAX ADJUSTERS IN
 APPEALED CASES

The board of revenue disposed of twen- ty-two of the tax assessment cases ap- pealed from the decision of the board Of tax adjusters of Jefferson county yes- terday. In the majority of instances the board is sustaining the board of tax adjusters in their estimates. unless mis- takes are shown to have been made.
 During the first two days of the hear ing thirty-seven eases have been hearY and the remaining thirteen set for Mon- day have been continued for other days. PropertJ owners will be notified on what day to appear.
 A new docket of twenty-five eases will be taken up this morning and if not completed today will be carried over un- til tomorrow, as cases are only set for Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-25
EVENTS OF TODAY Z IN BIRMINGHAM

Wholesale Lumbermen meet at Tut wfler hotel at 6 o'clock.
 Mass meeting of the women at the Cfvics Association at 4 o'clock. Luncheon of the Rotary Club at the Tutviler hotel at 1 o'clock.
 ADJUSTMENTS Lyrfc-keith~vau and pictures. Loew's Bijou-Vaudeville and pfc- lures.
 strand-AIma Reubens in "The World and His Wife,"
 Trianon-Mack Sennett's "Married Life"
 AIcaEar-George Carpenter fin "The Wonder Man,
 Rialto--Tom Mix in "Three Gold COfns.n z COlOnfal-Wallace Reid in "Haw- thorne of the U. S. A."
 Princess-s.Hidden Dangers,o No. 2. Odeon-"MOonriders.' East Lake-Bathing and amusementA Edgeyood Park-Dancing and baths ing.
 West Lake-Dancins and bathing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-25
YANCEY SHOT AND
 KILLED BY STEP
 SON AT CARDIFF
Bridegroom of 15 Days Is Shot Down on Main Street In Presence of Many
 Witnesses

Charged with the murder of their step-father, Willia m Yancey, Will Sullivan and Ross Sullivan, 22 and Is years of age respectively, were placed in the Jefferson county jail yesterday a fternoon. The shooting occurred about ? o'clock at Cardiff and was wit messed by approximately 100 people.
 J. E. Jones. deputy sheriff at Brook side, arrested the Sullivan boys, who were brought to the county jail by Sheriff Chris Hartsfield, who, with So- licitor Joseph R. Tate. went to the scene immediately upon notification.
 It is stated the trouble arose over Mrs. Sullivan marrying MT. Yancey on August 15, the boys being opposed to the wedding. Prior to her marriage Mrs. Sullivan had lived. at Cardiff with her sons, but since she was married had made Crocker Junction her home.
 Yesterday she and MT. Yancey had come to Cardiff for some of her per sonal belongings. which she had not moved it is stated. She went up to the house to get them, while MT. Yancey waited down by the road for her. As soon as the mother arrived at the house Ross Sullivan went down to talk to his step-father. Yancey, according to witnesses, turned and walked away from him. Ross, it is alleged, kept fol- lowing Yancey until he reached the main street of the town.
 According to the officers, Mrs.
 Yancey, seeing that her husband
 had gone away, started after him,
 but Will Sullivan. who had been in
 the house with her, beat her to
 town. It is alleged that as Yancey /
 was walking away from the boys.
 Will Sullivan pulled .3S-caiiber
 pistol and fired at his step-father
 six times in the back. Three of
 the bullets took effect. One passed .
 through thef eft shoulder. one
 through the abdomen, and the
 other lodged in the right shoulder.
 Solicitor Tate stated that Mrs. Yancey had told the crowd that gath cred following the shooting that the boys had threatened MT. Yanceys life since she married him nine days ago.
 She declared her boys had treated her badly when she lived with them and that MT. Yancey had been very good to her.
 Both Sullivan boys stated that their step-father had threatened them about two years ago, according to the off cers, and gave that as the reason for the shooting.
 Yancey was between 50 and so years of age, according to people at Cardiff and witnesses stated he had done everything he could to avoid trouble, being shot as he was walking away from the Sullivan boys. He was well thought of in that section, where he had lived for number of years it is stated The shooting, which took place on the main street of the town, created sensation. John R. T. Rives. assist ant coroner will hold an investigation into tue death of Yancey within the next few days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-25
MASS MEETING OF WOMEN IS CALLED
Reduction of High Cost of Living and City Market
 Will Be Discussed


 Every woman in Birmingham in- terested>in reducing the high cost of living Ia urged to he present today at a mass meeting in the lounge of the Civic Association at o'clock to discuss plans for permanent city market and rules and regulations for the temporary market on East Twentieth street.
 Judge Hugh A. Locke, chairman sOf the Civic Association market committee. who has given much time to the question for several weeks. will preside. Mrs. J. E. Frazier will act as temporary chairman of the women, until some kind of organization is perfected. Discussion of the needs of the housewives in the market will be had. Efforts will be made to get the truckers to remain in the mar ket until about 10 o'clock i'm order to give the women who would pre- fer to shop after breakfast chance to secure some of the vegetables and fruits for sale.
 A cOhnmittee of the truckers of Jefferson county will .meet with the women and will carry their wishes back to the other members.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-25
REWARD IS OFFERED FOR ARREST OF NEGRO WHO SHOT POLICEMEN

Reward of $100 has been offered for the arrest of Will Blackman, negro. who shot Officers-I. c. Holman and Charles Pulley at the Terminal station last Sunday night, Of this amount the city offers $50, police officers s25 and members of the city detective depart ment $25.
 officer Pulley has practically recov- cred from the bullet wound he received in his right arm, but the shattered right arm of Officer Holman, who is still in the Birmingham infirmary. is giving the attending physicians some worry. and it is still feared that ann putation may be necessary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-25
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

L. Sevier, president of the Alabama Manufacturers' Association will spend Wednesday. Thursday and Friday in north Alabama counties in the interest of the Alabama Manufacturers Asso- ciation.
 Friday night MT. Sevier, by special request. will address a representative gathering of business men of the tri- cities at Florence. Ira F. Randall and pr. Courtney w. Shropshire were named as members of the Civic Association bArd' of direc- tors at the meeting of the directors |'yesterday at noon to fill vacancies which recently occurred. They will act in that capacity until the next cleo ton.
 Mr. and Mrs. Woolsey Morrow, John
 Morrow and A. R. Morrow have re- turned from fishing trip of several days on the Magnolia river. They re7 ported splendid success.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-25
STATE FAIR TO USE
 USUAL PRIZE COLORS

The Alabama State Fair this year prizes are awarded. Each classification will have an individual color.
 First prize winners will be marked with a blue ribbon or tag. A crimson will be provided for the sec ond prizes. White ribbons or tag will be given to third prize winners and a yellow insignia will mark the prizes. Fifth prizes will be in green.
 There will be special hue provided for still another classification-those exhibits that have won special prizes in their line, This will be lavendar. A tag or ribbon of deep purple will be reserved for championships.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-25
Incorporation of
 Two New Companies

Papers of incorporation were filed yes- terday in the probate court by the Cor doya Citizens Ice and Cold Storage Com pany with an authorized capital stock of 5000 The firm will begin business with all of the capital stock paid up. The officers are F. J. Lange. president: c. F.. Lange. vice president; w. B. McLain. secretary. and r. VI. Lange. treasurer.
 The Lakeside Amusement company filed papers of incorporation yesterday with an authorized capital stock of s. 000 all of which was paid in. Officers of the company are R. H. Mcintosh. president and treasurer; J. H. Lehman, vice president and A. S. McGregor, sec retary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-25
LUMBERMEN WILL
 DISCUSS PRICES
Meet This Evening at Tutwiler Hotel
 For Conference

Tomorrow evening at 6:30 o'clock the Wholesale Lumbermen's Club will hold their regular monthly meeting in the prixate dining room of the Tutwiler hotel. The original plan of the execu- tive committee was to feature ladies night" lSlt on account of the absence of number of members this has been postponed until next month. Business will be taken up at this meeting as we'll as an open discussion on the pres ent lumbaS situation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-25
Wills PrObated

Will of the late Henry H.A Shell was probated in the probate court yesterday. The entire estate. which is valued tt 5000. was left to his widow. Mrs. Myr- tie W. Shell. and his son. Robert Judson She'll with the exception of twenty shares of stock Tn the Lathrop Lumber Company, which was left to his niece. Miss Florence Murray. Mrs. Shell was made executrix
 Will Of Thomas Games was also pro- bated. His entire estate the value of which was not given. was left to his sis. sop. John Games. William Edward Games and Amy Moore. the latter three being of England Two thousand five hundred dollars was left to the mother of the de- cease, Mary Games Stephen >Allsop waN appointed executcx
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-25
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-25

The increased of freight resulting from the raise
  Railroad added necessities of life between principal distributing points and Birmingham. follows letter to The Age Herad
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-17
OIL MEN WATCH
Bayou DISTRICT

Shreveport. La. Feb. 1.-THE Bull
Bayou field in this state is now oc-
cupying the center of the stage
Operators are OF the opinion that the
field viii be extended shortly. OIL
men are keeping their gaze on the
field To the present time big pro-
duction has gone to the north and
and De Soto parish pools until it
ton, Gusher Bend and Crichton fields
On the east there are now several
wells which are at depths promising
production soon These are the wells
that operators are watching
Report Good Showing
In the Boone OIL company well the
Pelican OIL company reports a good
showing It is in section S-11-11,
five miles southwest Of production
The Anchor Petroleum company has
resumed operations at its Hartman
No. 2, De Soto parish The drillers
are making every attempt TO shut off
the water flow in this well
East Of the Bull Bayou field the
six inch casing is being set in the
No Globe Lumber company. Of
25-l5-lO, east Of production
Hits Gas Production.
In Ouachita parish the Cole No. 1
OF the Atlas oil company is in in
section 6-2u-4, making a daily gas
production OF 100000 feet This
wei Is near Sterling The D'Arbonne
Lumber and oil company viii drill
two deep wells in this county, north
west OF Monroe, and west Of the gas
neld. In that district territory is
being leased up at enormous prices.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-17
RIO ARRIBA COUNTY OIL
FIELDS GROWING ACTIVE

Chama, n. n, Feb. I7.-Robert E.
Adams, familiarity known as Bob, 4"
and CHARLES T. Hurley, representing
respectively the Texas Oil company,
and the Ohio OIL company, spent 10
days in the Willow Creek oil field
and are reported as having closed
negotiations for considerable blocks
OF leases on which they expect to
start drilling in the near future.
The Richmond Oil company. the
California subsidiary OF the Standard
OH company, has completed the
building Of one standard rig and
started drilling on the John Looney
ranch about a mile and a half west
Of the vel being drilled by the VIII
low creek syndicate and has started
the erection Of a second standard rig
about mile northwest OF the first
we'll This company has erected
large warehouse at El Fado and is
putting up camp at Hill Crest,
west Of FL NadO, about four miles.
William Rice has bought $50 acres
OF land lying about three miles west
OF Chama at record price for this
Ilelds $3.50 per acre being reported
as the consideration paid. Mr. Rice
expects 70 have company organized
TO start drilling within the next
thirty days on his purchase. He is
highly enthusiastic over the outlook
FOR the future Of the field
It is reported here that Oklahoma
oil men were at Lumberton during
the past week and that they have
joined with local men in forming a
company TO drill on 200e acres OF
leases In that neighborhood
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-17
MINERAL WELLS BRINGS
In BIG GASSER SHOWING OIL

Mineral Wells. Texas, Feb. 1.-THE
Garner well number one Of the Texas
& Pacific Coal and OIL company. six
capped. This well came in a few davs
ago with an initial production Of
100000 cubic feet Of gas daily and
increased this flow TO $4,000. 600 cubic
feet daily. The wei is spraying some
oil and may develop into q big oil
producer. Leasing IS very active in
this district and acreage in the i'm
mediate vicinity is selling around
$1,000 per acre.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-17
FrankeU Well
Hits FIOzg Of
15OOBaYYeLS

Ranger. Texas. Feb 1.-THE no. !
Mamie walker Of the Vulcan OH
Company is flowing 1900 barrels daily
This wen near Frankel is producing
from a true oil sand, instead OF from
the broken lime from which many
wells in this district are flowing
The well came in, flowing buv par
rels from the TOP OF the sand After
being drilled four feet into the sand
the production increased TO 1900 bar
The sinelair's No / G. ". Thorpe,
70 miles north OF Eastland, in the
Gunsight district. Stephens county, is
flowing 1000 barrels daily at depth
of 300 feet with the drill 20 feet in
the sand This well is an offset to
the Frank Thorpe No Of the Plateau
oil company, which Is being drilled
to the deep pay
IN Coleman county the Magnolia
Petroleum company has found a good
showing in its test, three miles north
of Coleman. It is the cOmpauy's No.
9 Morris, and Is standing 1900 feet in
oil with the drill one foot in the sand
encountered around 2612 feet. Drill
ing is being continued.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-17
WICHITA FALLS SHOWS BIG
GAIN IN OIL PRODUCTION

Wichita Fails. Texas. Feb. IA
gain OF 1000 barrels daily Is shown
by the runs from the Wichita Fails
district The Burkburnett district
furnished approximately $1,000 bar
rels. this being pracffcaIlv me sar,a
as the pipe line runs for the previous
10 days.
There were ~ competitions IN the
district during the 10 days past seven
OF which were dry holes The largest
OF the Mo-Tex Il company and the
No I ". u. GEORGE
The following wells were completed
with daily flow Of $50 barrels: The
King William OIL company's No. 1
Taylor and Champion and McNann
No. 9 Taylor The remainder Of the
wells rank from IS TO zoo barrels
daily.