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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-24
DEPUTY SHER|FFS
 GIVEN INCREASE OF PAY BY BOARD
Rufe Bivens Makes Vigorous Opposition to Measure. Present Salary Is
 Inadequate

At the special meeting of the board of revenue held last
 night, owing to the board be- ing engaged during the day in
 hearing the appeals from the assessments of the tax adjust
 CTS, the question of increasing the salaries of deputy sheriffs of the county was taken up.
 Following a lengthy discussion the resolution fixing salaries of county em-
 ployes from November l. 1919 to No
 vember l. 1920 was rescinded by a
 three to two vote; Messrs Vines, Huey and Gwin voting aye, MT. Bevins vot- ing no. w. B. Cloe did not vote. stating
 that he was not member of the board
 when the resolution was adopted.
 The motion of pr. Vines that the re-
 quest of Sheriff Hartsfield for an in-
 crease in salary for the members or
 his force who did not receive an in-
 crease last year be concurred in was
 carried. all voting aye with the ox-
 ception of Bivens.
 OPERATED AT DEFICIT MT. Bivens held the floor for an hoar
 and a half, stating that the sherltf
 department was operated at deflci'
 ct SSS.624.75 since Sheriff Hartsneio
 had taken office. This, he stated was approximately $50 900 year. instead
 of increasing salaries he deci:reo' tne
 money should be spent in educating the
 people and by building good schools
 good churches and then there would
 be no need for officers.
 It was pointed out by those in favor
 of the increase that the profit in the other departments of the county more than made up this deficit. besides money for the work now being done by the sheriff's force would be paid into the treasury of the county TOT many years to come yet. This. 1t Is stated. is because the sheriff's fee Is not collected until case Is disposed of Sheriff Hartsfield stated that his office had already for the first seven months of 1920 collected more money than it did during all of last year and that he expected to collect much more before the first of 1921
 SALARY INADEQUATE An increase of $25 a month in sala- ries was asked by MT. Hartsfield for his men on the ground that their rresen- salary was inadequate to sup port themselves and their tunil.es. J. B. Ivey made brief talk in which 
 he spoke of the hazardous occupatcl of these officers and of the long hours they were forced to work.
 Rufe Bivens vigorously opposed the increase and held the floor for an houl and one-half discussing the matter which he declared was a most impor | tant one He repeatedly asked wh! | the meeting was called at O'CLOCK | as this had never been necessary be | fore, Other members of the board in | formed him that 1t was necessary d the board had been hearing cascs Hp I pealed from the decision of the boar l of tax adjusters all day and the mem ] bers wished to settle this matter Thomas E. Huey pr. Vines an | Jerry Gwin were of the opinion lha l the officers did not receive an in | crease in salary last year whom othe i employees were given one and that the,
 were entitled to 1t at this time. The meeting adjourned at eigh ] o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-24
CITY MEAT SALE A
 DECIDED SUCCESS Over S15,00O Worth Canned
 Goods Is Sold In Two Days

Even greater crowds than ever at tended the sale of bacon and beer at the city hall yesterday. Over half dozen of the city employees were handling the sale but they were unable to accomodate the people as fast as they came. At all hours yesterday not less than fifty peo- pie were in line waiting for their turn at the municipal market
 Ed Mckinley, city purchasing agent, stated yesterday that about $l5. 900 worth of meats were sold Friday and Satur- day That is about two-thirds of the four carloads ordered. Indications are that the stock will be sold out today or tomorrow
 No definite announcement has been made, but it Is probable that the city will make another order If the meat can still be obtained at the warehouse.
 We have never had such a response from the people" said MT. Mckinley Even at the first sales. when he had large variety of foodstuff our sales did not amount to near so much.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-24
Indemnity and Rebate
 Concerning Pauing Is
 Moseley's Suggestion
Realty Man Believes Public Large Should Bear Thrc of All Costs the Whole City Would Take Personal
 Interest in the Improvement of Every Street

"Who is to blame for the faulty paving that has been laid in Birmingham I would not venture to say," declared H. A. Moseley, of Moseley, Henderson and Davis, real estate agents. 'I can truthfully say, however, that a lot of faulty pavement has been laid and that the people should not have paid the full price for it."
 MT. Moseley went on to say: 'If this faulty paving was thrown back on the hands of the contractors there would not be so much of it. This could be brought about through an indemnifying bond extending over a period of suf- the pavement is good or not. In that case, the property owner and the city alike would be protected.
 Down in West End, prior to 1910 a lot of faulty paving was laid. Most of us down that way took advantage of the ten-year period allowed for pay ment and, when the commission form of government came in. we still owed the major portion of the cost of the work.
 GOT REBATE
 We raised stir about it and pre- sented the case to the City Commission so strongly that James Weatherly, then commissioner of streets. allowed us a rebate of, one-third. There should be more of these rebates when the paving is clearly proven faulty. People should not be forced to pay for what they do not receive
 Tt will probably be urged that the faulty paving was not laid for ten-ton trucks. Some of the faulty paving that I know of did precede the ten ton truck, but much of it has followed the heaviest kind of truck.
 I believe we would get better
 paving if the assessment plan was
 changed. Instead of 1evying the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-24
RLACKMON TO AID SEAPORT AMENDMENT

Fred L. Blackmon. congressman rom
 the Fourth Alabama district, IS heartiiy
 in accord with the proposed seapor.
 amendment to the state constitution 10
 permit state aid for the port at Mopiie'
 He will do everything in his power to
 have the measure passed and Will be present at the waterways meeting 10 DC held September 15 when the Waterways Association of Alabama will be formed. This was indicated in letter from the congressman to Murray Brown, president of the state harbors commission. yester- day.
 s. c. Starles. one of the speakers In the interest of the amendment. who is touring the northern part of the state giving chart lectures In the smaller cities, organized St Clair county for the mendment Saturday. he reported when in Birmingham yesterday Judge P. McLendon Is the chairman of the committee and fifteen of the prominent business men of the county are his associates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-24

entire cost against the abutting property, I believe only two-thirds should be charged to the abutting property and that the city nt large should pay for the remainder. If that were done the builders of faulty paving would have to face the entire citizenship instead of those in front of whose doors the bad work was laid. All streets are for all the people and all should pay portion of the cost.
 For instance, they placed a lot of expensive paving along Twenty-first street and Avenue G long before auto mobile row extended that way and developed that property. The owners of this property paid for the paving, but the residents of the South High lands who went to and fro in the auto mobiles got the benefit free of charge.
 WORKMANSHIP
 'I do not believe 1t Is a question of which kind of material to use. It does not require an expert to know that there are several kinds of material which make good streets. It is not a matter of material, but of workman ship. Birmingham has suffered from shoddy workmanship.
 'It is quite evident that fautly paw
  methods. I make no accusations. l know not whom to accuse. but do say that citizens have right to more businesslike methods in the matter of paving than has been exercised in much of the work that has been done in Birmingham.
 "There Is especially poor excuse for faulty streets in Birmingham for the reason that we have abun- dant paving materials close at hand.
 sI believe we would get n better start if these principles were Ob- served;
 "Better business in the letting of street contracts and supervision and acceptance of the work.
 "Share of the expense of all paving oy all citizens.
 Indemnity bonds assuring the life of the paved street for a certain period and, In case the paving shall have proven faulty, make proper rebate to
 (Continued on Page Six)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-24
"DOCTORS' DAY" AT
 KIWANIS LUNCHEON

Tn line with the plan of the Kiwanls Club to have one day devoted to each of the professions represented among their members, today the regular meet ing will be Doctors Day" and the doc tors of the club will be the honoreo guests.
 Dr. M Y. Dabney will be in charge ana several of the prominent physicians of Birmingham will make short ad- drsseS ,,, s
 The attendance prize, which VIII ., ue donated by Ted Brownell, will be sl5 worth of cleaning or repairing on the winners car if 1t happens to be Dodge If it is not Dodge. s in cleaning VIII be donated.
 The club has accepted the invitauo'' of the Sloss-S Sheffield Company 10 DO present at the official opening or the new coke ovens and the regular meet ing next Tuesday will be held at 'he ovens
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-24
PREPARATIONS UNDER
 WAY FOR OPENING OF THE CIRCUIT COURT

Jefferson .county's circuit court will open it's fall term on Monday, October A. Preparations for this are being made and it is expected that one of the largest dockets in history will be set at this time. The office force of William Waldrop, clerk in the criminal division, are. making up their dockets for October. The first week will be devoted to the hearing of jail cases in order that persons in jail may be given trial and their cases disposed of, 1t is stated.
 Cases appealed from the city of Bir- mingham will be heard the week be- ginning October IS, while capital cases will be get for trial the week begin ming October 25. Just yet 1t is not known the exact number of cases tc be set but Forney Brandon, deputy clerk, stated the docket would be full
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-24
ROTARY CLUB TO UNDERNEATH $5,000
 WORTH OF STOCK

Five thousand dollars worth of stocx or the Port of Birmingham will be under- written by the Birmingham Rotary Club at Its meeting tomorrow afternoon ~ o'clock in the ballroom of the Tutwfler hotel. Just what plans will be used In disposing of the stock had not been Ans nounced yet, but committee is working in an effort to devise an original as well as uniaue plan whereby this stock may be disposed of.
 During the past few weeks several speakers have addressed the club on this subject, and the meeting today Is ex- pected to be one of the most en1oyAois held in some time. President Percy Woodall will preside, and all memoers are urged to be present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-24
POSTAL DEPARTMENT
 WANTS BIG GARAGE

Bids are being asked by R. B. Smyer
 Birmingham postmaster. for the erection
 of a large garage for the government
 trucks to be leased by the contractor to
 the United States for a period of five or
 ten years.
 This garage is needed to care for tho new trucks which were recently secured to carry the mail to and from the depots and for the long routes. The garage must be large enough to accommodate the present trucks and to care for more that will be secured In the next ten years. 1t is desired to have 1t located within two blocks of the new federal building. Contractors and builders interested can secure blanks and specifications from , MT. Smyer at the present federal build ing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-24
Park Market AU Hs Most
 Ardent Supporters Claimed
Farmers and Housekeepers Immensely Pleased With Prices Prevailing Elimination of Middeman Gives Planter Better Prices and House
 holder More Produce

From force of habit, at eight o'clock, the usual hour of closing, a large number of the wagons sold out their remaining load to peddlers and lett for home. Some. however still held out for the housewives who came in larger and larger numbers. At S'So. practically every wagon had disposed of its load and at nine o'clock, the market was deserted except for num- bers of women who continued to visie the market until after II o'clock
 FARMERS PLEASED
 Farmers who were questioned as to the new location expressed themselves as entirely pleased both with the loca- ton and with the results which they received. Fears that the peddlers who formed their best customers would desert them in their new loca- ton were disposed of when many or the peddlers followed them to their new market place.
 Mrs. J. D. Frazier. executive secre- tary of Alabama for the Department of Justice, in the fight against the high cost of living, urges the women to visit the market as soon as possi- ble in order to show the farmers that the housewives will be their best cus- toner's Shortly, the housewives ana other organizations hope to get the farmers to walt until later hour Tn order to accommodate those women who wish to shop after breakfast. Women who were ef tne sdas- ket when questioned vrra ensanf~ | iastic in support of 1T aew sofN~ ton and the prices ~h sssy | were able to obtain. Oni feN unpIeasant detaiIs were no isstsekc l on the first day and the C-..e As- sociation market committee Is busy on the problem of removing these.
 There was not ono dissenting voice | to the fact that the new location IS l much better fitted for the purpose
 than the old one on Morris avenue
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-24

Birmingham's new city mar ket, on the first day was a complete success, both to the farmers who brought the stuff in to sell and to the housewives who were present to buy the green stuffs.
 Just as the day was beginning to dawn, the first of the wagons, loaded with vegetables and fruits fresh from the gardens. began to arrive. Promi- nent among the vehicles were the auto trucks which farmers from all parts of the country are beginning to take up as means of getting their pro- duce to the market
 shortly after six o'clock, the
 early housewives began to visit
 the market, armed with market
 baskets, and East Twentieth Street
 took on n busy appearance. Ve-
 hiclew loaded with produce, filled
 both sides of the street half way
 down the block from Park ave nue.
 Peddlers and dealers dependent on the farmers for their supply to peddle to dwellings hung around the marker and bargained with the farmers TOT l their loads But held by the promise that the housewives of Birmingham would come out and buy the stuff al | better prices, many of the farmers held out for the retail trade. RUSH HOURS | The market took on it's heights oi activity about 730 o'clock. The early women had secured the pick or me vegetables and fruits as well as the best prices. Many of the wagons were | rapidly selling out. but numbers oi women, many with their children te assist in carrying home the produce bargained at the different wagons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-24
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage ncenses were issued yesterday at the office Of the judge of probate:
 R. J. Arnold and Miss Claudia A. Shi11.
 Clisha D. Kizziah and Miss Pet Hicks. Leonard s. Grefsing and Miss Dorothy B. Carrell.
 W. G. Lewis and Miss Esther Wal ker.
 L. R. Hennigan and Miss Lillian Lois Nash.
 William Winston Richardson and Miss Flora Mae Lavender.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-24
Timber Tor Sale

I will on Tuesday, September T. 1920, on the premises. eight miles north of Monterey. Tenn. in Overton County, Tenn. sell to the highest bidder. three million feet of hardwood timber. eight miles from railroad. For information in regard to same. write W. B. Ray, Monterey. Tenn.
 N. G. ROBERTSON, Lebanon. Tenn. Aet. and Atty. for the heirs of Jack
 Ray. deceased.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-24
New Incorporations

Papers of incorporation were filed In the probate court yesterday by the Universal Clothing Corporation. with an authorized capital stock of $40,000. This concern will begin business with $25,0O0 of the capital stock paid in. The officers are: Ike Mathews. presi- dent; oscar M. Israel, vice president: s. B. Israel, secretary and treasurer. In addition to the officers, w. Israel Is a director.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-11-19
LEAGUE GAME
WARDEN HELD

Devils Lake, \. j. Nov. 19.-State' S
Attorney Rolla f. Hunt today ordered
the arrest for criminal libel of Mi
chael Fitzgerald, state game warden
and prominent Nonpartisan worker in
Ramsey county. The arrest followed
an affidavit by Eugene Stoesser, Non
partisan farmer. who charged that
Fitzgerald gave him a copy of the
alleged prediction libelous circular
wherein a number of prominent Dev-
lis Lake businessmen were attacked
and for the publication Of which Fred
S. Austin, managing editor OF The
Devils Lake World, ard others con-
nected with that newspaper, are now
under arrest
In Stoessers affidavit, it is charged
that Fitzgerald distributed the circu-
lar in Devils Lake on Oct. 81, hand
ing Stoesser a copy of it and saying
to Stoesser that 1T was something
about election
Austin and five others connected
with The Devils Lake World, were
before Magistrate Duell yesterday.
They asked for hearing, which was
set for Nov 26 All were released on
their own recdgnizance.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-11-19
MORE ARRESTS
CLEAR ING UP
POSTAL THEFT
Seven in Tolls for ,s3,5oo,ooo
Robbery in Omaha Rail-
road Yards
MONEY ! is RECOVERED

Council Bluffs, Ia, Nov. 19.-Seven
more arrests, one confession and the
recovery of large amount of money
in $40 bills had resulted in clearing
up the mystery of the $4,000 postal
robbery in the local railroad yards.
Two Of the men, T. A. DAILY and H.
A. Reed, are white and the others are
negroes. The money was recovered
from the chicken house Of the DAILY
home following the confession OF
Reed. Reed rooms at the DAILY home
The negroes arrested are members
of the John Bell family and are held
in connection with one mail sack not
recovered. Reed was arrested last
night following his implication in the
case by Fred Toffenbarger yesterday
afternoon. Taken to the federal build
ing and put through severe grilling
he. finally gave information which led
to the arrest today.
Mrs. DAILY insists that Reed was at
the DAILY home the night of the rob-
berry Developments seem to show
that he was leader of the gang with
Toffenbarger as his lieutenant and
that the latter with Phillips did the
work.
According to Mrs. Daily, Toffenbar
ger brought the money to their home
early Sunday putting it first in the
garage and then in the chicken coop.
my husband knows nothing of the
case,' she added. 'He and Mr.. Reed
were home the night Of the robbery
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-11-19
HILL SLIDE IN
5 PITTSBURGH IS
DAMAGE CAUSE
Engineers Work TO- Stop 1t as
Damage Mounts More Than
Million Dollars
NEAR RAILROAD STATION
Nine Steam Shovels Required to
Take Dirt and Stone Out
of City

Pittsburg, Nov. 19.--Damage esti
mated by engineers to amount to be
tween $1,5O0,000 and S2,OC0,000 will
result from the great slide Of earth
and stone which for the past two
weeks has been steadily moving down
the hillside from BigeloW boulevard
to the downtown passenger terminal
of the Penns; lvaria railroad here.
Nine steam shovels are working
day and night to remove the earth
as it reaches the railroad tracks, and
approximately 5000 tons are sent out
on special trains every "a hours. The
slide began when the city attempted
10 straighten the curve in the 'boule-
ward.
lPiling driven into the hill failed
to stop the movement and in a day
Or two a railroad yard in the path
was. buried. The slide moves at
about the rate Of / foot an hour.
Mayor Z. B. BaDcock yesterday OBJ
tanned the services of Major-General
Goethals. builder of the Panama
canal, who will cone here tomorrow
from New York to advise with the
city engineers on plan to stop the
slide.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-11-19
8 BANKS CLOSE:
HOLDING WHEAT
HELD A CAUSE
All May Be Reopened Soon
Crop Failures Chief Cause
of Situation

Crop failures and the fact that farm
ers are holding their Wheat are rea-
sons assigned by Q. e. Lofthus, state
bank examiner, for the closing of three
banks in the state, whose reserves
fell below legal requirements. The
banks are the Security State Bank Of
New England and the Farmers State
Bank of Havelock, both in Hettinger
county, ard the Tolley State Bank OF
Renville county.
None Of them: are t4imed faii.Ies
and it is possible that they will re-
open, or pay out virtually in full.
Lean years and successive crop
failures in these particular localities
is the main reason for the condition."
said Mr.. Lofthus Crops, have been
spotted in the state. The farmers fail
ed to get crops to permit liquidation
Of their accounts.
"The fact that farmers have not
sold their wheat naturally prevents
liquidation which was expected. Hold
ing of wheat is one of the direct caus-
es for the condition of the New En-
gland bank and was indirectly factor
in the other cases, because If crops
are not sold in localities where there
were crops, those banks do not have
surplus money to send into the To-
calities where there were crop fail
ures"
A good crop next year would entire
ly change conditions, the examiner
stated
All the bank deposits are guaranteed
by state law.
The president of the New England
and Havelock banks is C. w. Merrick,
formerly of Bismarck.
Fargo, Nov. 19.-The Equity Co.
operative Packing company, with
headquarters here, is at present fol-
lowing a policy of curtailed activities
said j. M. Casey, its president, TO-DAY.
in denying rumors that the company
is in serious financial difficulty.
Farmers holding wheat for higher
prices throughout the state. and con-
tinued crop failures in the western
part of North Dakota are, he says
for the temporary curtail
nent
Mr. Casey stated that all debts OF
he company are more than balanced
by its property and accounts due.
'The Equity plant here represent
ing $1,250, 900 is clear of all indebt-
he added "Equipment in
plants at Duluth and the Twin Cities
s also clear of debt