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Arizona republican., 1920-04-18
Autos Increase
 5000 In State.
 Over Year Ago

The total increase in the number of automobiles in the first three months of 1920 ever similar period in 1919 is approximately 5000, according to the records in the office of the secretary of state. s
 The motor vehicle registrations show m exact increase Of 4.921 while the fees collected the first three niorths of the year amounting to Sf63, ,5oo.50 give an increase of s27,9ES.20 over January, February snd March Of last year.
 The collections for January of this year, when 21.f17 cars were registered, amounted to St27,1t1; for February, with registration of 3,83f, S23,f53.25, and March, with 2.152 motor vehicle registrations, S13,236.25.
Arizona republican., 1920-04-18
STUDEBAKER GOES UP AGAINST SAND
 STORM ON DESERT

Accounting experiences of their trip from San Diego, California. en route to their home at Twin Falls. Idaho, in their new Studebaker big six sport model, MT. and Mrs. w NJ. Martin told an interesting story Thursday when they stopped at the sales room of Bar ct and Pottberg, Inc, the Stakeholder distributors, 125 North First street.
 Caught in a sand storm outside of Yuma, the tourists battled their way
 or two days most of which time, Mir. Martin declares, it was impossible to see a hundred feet in any direction. His praise for the big Stakeholder, as a result of his experience, is ur- bounded.
 mining man by profession, Mir. Martin laid their homeward course through Arizona in order to study the
 opper operations in this state. They spent two weeks in the vicinity of Wickenburg before coming to Phoenix. This is the third year the couple have made the tour from their home to the coast. They expect to repeat the trip next fall
 Martin remarked, you will see us again in Phoenix. Both Mrs. Martin and myself are delighted with the cor diality of our reception at every place we have stopped in Arizona. That applies especially to Phoenix. We are only sorry that we can nOt Telna1n longer in your city" Continuing, Mir Martin said:
 Regarding the Studebaker. well. I'll tell you frankly no one can praise it too highly. When you consider that We took it off the floor at San Diego could and started immediately on our trip. and the kind of roads we went over and that sand storm-wel1 it per formed wonderfully, that's all there is to it. We did not have one particle of trouble with the car. and I drove it over sand dunes, jumped ditches, and everything that anyone can do to a car We have gone 2.700 odd miles now, and I claim that's some test of a car"
Arizona republican., 1920-04-18

short time before a handsome new building will be finished for them on West Washington street. It is then planned to have competent and eff cient service organization under the control of expert service men. A large stock of parts will also be carried.
 At the present time the sole repre- sentative of Davidson House and Meyer, state distributors is Harold A. Baker. Baker has full charge of dis tributing the cars here and is proving up to the job. He is of the highest type of automobile men. He has been in the business since 1906 and during the war served in France with the Motor Transport corps. There he had an opportunity to study motor condi- tions. under the greatest possible strain and as a result he is possessed of a large fund Of pra actical knowledge.
Arizona republican., 1920-04-18

Bostrom bought the Allen was that the service supplied by the Southern Mo tors company, Inc, distributors for the car is in line with the policy of his own company. The Monroe people giveoyears' servie with every. machine they sell, ard Bostrom knows the value thereof He realized that with the Southern Motors people behind him hc was in position 70 get per r,ancnt and lasting service. He is thoroughly satisfied with his buy and believes he is going to ramble over the state as he has never rambled before.
Arizona republican., 1920-04-18

climb hills. mountains. pull through mud and sand. and behave like a truck horse in general. He did not know which was his best bet, so he looked them all over very carefully.
 He tried the Allen out. He had heard about Charley Pope'S experience in Tucson, where he made the natives sit up and take notice with an Aliens hill climbing proclivities. and he knew of several other stunts which the car put over So he tried out an Allen. and soon after he purchased it.
 One of the main reasons though why
Arizona republican., 1920-04-18
WHAT'S IN CRANK cAsE2

You may have liquid in the crank case Of your engine. but is il a lubri- cant? T. may be 9 combination or cylinder oil and gasoline. And you may blame the oil, if the bearings burn out.
 The safest way is to change your crank case oil regularly after every 1000 miles of driving And use the oil recommended by the maker or rne car you buy
Arizona republican., 1920-04-18
TO SAVE YOUR GEARS

You are not good driver until you can shift gears without putting them to a severe strain and causing undue wear and tear. To attain this, tho one point to remember is that gears should he shifted only when the engine speed and car speed are approximately the same. Then shift with q quick sure stroke, with the clutch pressed out completely. and let in the clutch grad uauly without a jerk. It's the only way to save trouble and money.
Arizona republican., 1920-04-18

An American auto mechanic can turn out an average of seven machines year, figures an expert. while only one car a year for each man is his figure for the British and French workman
Arizona republican., 1920-04-18

well as tp. the authorities of several other Arizona towns. just how eff sientiy garbage can be collected with ,l5e ssxistss,ce Of q drop frame trailer
 The hody of the trailer is water tight, aid i. is SO designed that il can be hooked on behind a Fordson tractor. a light car, a truck, and in cases of emergency, it is possible to hook on a
Arizona republican., 1920-04-18

A total of $500, 0,o00, ,000 will be spent for the construction and maintenance of good roads throughout the country by the states and municipalities alone
Arizona republican., 1920-04-18

More than 2+00 candidates for mili- tary service in this country during the war were rejected on the ground that they were feeble minded.
Arizona republican., 1920-04-18

Memorial buildings dedicated to men lost in the World War are taking the place of heroic bronzes which typified the soldier of 1861 and 1898.
Arizona republican., 1920-04-18

lea1y readiator will stop giving trouble if a mixture of shellac is used with the water. That will stop the ieaks from the inside.
Arizona republican., 1920-04-18

Introducing MI. William A Bostrom of the Monroe Calculating machine in his nice new Allen with which he will tour the state Of course this is not inc first car Mir Bostrom has ever driven. no not by far, he tried our many a make before he at last decided 10 use on Alei in his many rambles about Arizona.
 Bostrons bad had q problem con fronting him for many day He goes all over Arizona selling his various rroducts 11d makes the territory by .-achine He needs d car which will
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-19
.649 ARE SERVED BY
 Y. M. c. A. SCHOOL
Thousand Mark When New Term Begins

In the educational department of the Young Mems Christian Association, 649 students were enrolled during the scLool year now ending. and 1t is be- ilieved that iH September. when the school year begins again, the enroll nient will reach the thousand mark. As the school term is drawing to a close, both R. E. Mitchell, secretary of the educational department. and the seventeen teachers, who made up the faculty feel that great success has att tended their efforts. William Barr, a admitted to the Spanish consular serv- | ice and several pupils of the law de- partment have successfully passed their bar examinations. Some years ago Judge Hugh Locke taught a night law school in the court
 house, but lately he has brought his
 class under the auspices of the Young
 Mems Christian Association, continuing
 to act as dean of the law department.
 Judge Locke also taught class in pub
 l lie speaking. MT. Mitchell attributed much to his constant support and en- tkusiasm.
 The subjects taught this term in- cluded public speaking. stenography. mechanical and architectural drawing, be bookkeeping, higher accounting. span Iish French and law. To this list will
 be added auto-engineering for the fall Iterm.
 There are a number of plans for new work next year, which will be carried | to completion during the summer racnths. New equipment will also soon he received.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-19
GOING AFTER RENT
 PROF|TEERS HERE
Civic Association to Call on Commissioners to Provide
 Board of Adjusters

Cognizance of the numerous com plaints of high and exorbitant prices beings charged for rent in Birming ham was taken by the board of diree- tors of the Civic Association at their weekly meeting yesterday
 It was reported to the board that many persons who have just moved into the city are unable to get houses because of the high prices charged and many who attempt to get their present lease renewed find the price greatly advanced.
 A motion was introduced and passed that President E. B, Irwin immediate ly appoint a committee to make a thorough investigation of the com plants with the view of ascertainlnS the advisability of asking the presi- dent of the city commission, pr. N. A. Barrett, to appoint a committee com- posed of non-partisan citizens to ad- just differences.
 The function of this committee, be- sides sitting in Judgment on the claims of landlords and tenants, would be 10 decide if the condition is serious enough to require legislation.
 It is reported that numbers of peo- pie are leaving the city on account of the high rents. particularly among the poorer classes
 The directors had before them at the meeting a copy of the proceedings of a similar committee appointed in the city of New York. This committee in- vestigated nearly S0,000 cases of al legged rent profteering and succeeded in almost every case in arriving at a conclusion that was satisfactory to all parties concerned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-19
RELIEF FUND TOTAL
 CLOSE TO $10,O0O
Winston County Also Needs Aid
 Says Red Cross Investigator

Jefferson county's contribution to the
 fund for the relief of the storm stricken
 counties of northwest Alabama. was
 close to s1o,oO0 yesterday, and commit
 teemen will resume their canvass to- |dsy with the hope of completing the
 si9125 quota and winding up the cam
 paign before the end of this week
 Winston county should not be omitted from participation ir the fund. accord ing to Mrs Mary H. Willis, field repre- sentative of the American Red Cross, who has returned from a visit of in- spection to the devastated sections. It was at first thought that only Marion and Franklin counies would need out side help, but Mrs. Willis reports that conditions are almost as bad in Win ston as in the two neighboring counties. The American Red Cross has already appropriated s13,600 for emergency re- l. liee work among the storm sufferers. Of this amount, $4.7o0 was devoted to supplies. s1 900 for the maintenance of nurses for the injured, $6.S00 for tents and cots. which could not be secured in sufficient number from the National Guard equipment, and $1.100 cash for incidentals. While the Red Cross is caring for the injured, paying hospital bills, feeding. clothing and shelte,ing the destitute survivors temporarily, it is necessary that steps be taken as early as possible to rebuild the demol- ished homes. A $77000 fund is being solicited throughout the state. All crops were ruined by the cyclone, fruit
 trees being uprooted and practically
 all vegetation destroyed in the sections
 worst damaged. Tents are being pro-
 vided as stables for the live stock.
 peculiar feature of the tornado having
 teen that comparatively few cows and
 horses were killed or hurt while many
 human beings were killed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-19
NEW STOVE WORKS
 ID START TODAY Unit Stove and Furnace Company Latest Addition
 to Local Factories

The Unit Stove and Furnace Company. Birmingham's newest industry. win begin operations today.
 This is one of the most modern stove foundries in the country and will manu- facture hot air furnaces for dwellings as well as stoves. However. stoves only will be made for the present It is understood that an adequate supply of common labor has been secured, but that holders are not over-abundant in the district. Sanitary pipe shops report the same conditions.
 The new plant has been built and will be operated by parties associated with the Orbon Stove Company of Belleviile. one of the largest concerns in the coiin- try.
 The new plant is connected with the Sloss-Sheffield furnaces by rail and will be enabled to assemble it's raw material with the utmost convenience.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-19
SANDERS SUMMONS COMMITTEEMAN FOR
 FRIDAY MORNING
Will Meeet In Birmingham to Discuss Preliminary Plans for San Fran
 cisco Trip

W. T. Sanders, newly elected national democratic executive committeeman, has called meeting of the Alabama san Francisco delegation to be held at the Tutwiler hotel in Birmingham, Friday, May 21, at 10 a. m.
 MT. Sanders has sent the following letter to those who appear to have won places on .the delegation in the recent primary:
 Athens. May r, 1920. Dear Sir: l understand it to be my duty as national committeeman to call together the delegates from Alabama to the national democratic convention, in order that the delegates may go to san Francisco as an organized body. ana 60 ascertain their preference for the route to be travelled and their require- ments for hotel accommodations II am informed that it is imperative that the matter of securing proper hotel accommodations be attended to lmme- diately. q therefore, hereby call meeting or the Alabama delegation to be held Ill Birmingham at the Tutwiler hotel on Friday. May 2l, at 10 o'clock a. n., and hope that you will be able to attend.
 Every truly yours,
 w. T. SANDERS,
 National Committeeman. According to the latest available data inc san Francisco delegation will De composed as follows:
 State at large: J. L. Andrews, Sher' field: A. M. Tunstall, Greensboro; Bor' den Burr, Birmingham; J. J. Mayfielo' Montgomery.
 First district: William Mcleod, Mooiie' George w. Taylor, Demopolis-
 Second district: D. M. Powell, Green vile: A. T. Goodwin, Florala-
 Third district: A. Y. Malone, selma Judge Mike Solly, Ozark.
 Fourth district: S. P. Mcdonald, Syla- cauga; I. Craig Smith Selma. . Fifth district: Daniel Pratt, PrattVlhe' D. w. Crawford, Dadeville
 Sixth district: c. B. Werner, Iusca loosa; J. T. Fuller, Centerville, or J. Mar win Moore, Marion.
 Seventh district: J. A. Lusk, Gunters' vile; L. L. Herzberg, Gadsden.
 Eighth district: R. T. simpson rior- snce T. M Jones, Decatur.
 Ninth district: W. l.. Harrison DIT ningham; Hunter Armstrong, Birmihs- ham.
 Tenth district: Rufus A. ORear' 'a''- per- E. B. Fite, Hamilton
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-19
LEEDS WANTS TO
 SEE CONVOY CORPS

The motor transport convoy corps. which is to make the trip from Wash ir gton to San Francisco along the Ranl<head highway is scheduled to leave Washington on June H.
 It will arrive in Atlanta July 1, in Gadsden July 5, and reach Birmingham on the following day.
 Local arrangements for reception of the convoy are being made by J. Asa Rountree. director general of the Bank head highway.
 J. B. Elliott, who always stands for the interests of Leeds, notes that Leeds is not on the route as thus far an neunced. Neither are Talladega, Pell City and Cook Springs. The tentative route will bring the party in by Raney Gadsden and Springville.
 Citizens of Leeds are much worked up and will make an effort to have Leeds included in the route. It is set forth that by the time the party ar rives the road to Leeds will be in fine shape all the way from Birmingham. Tie last link. from LoviclS to Leeds Is expected to be finished by June 1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-19
ANOTHER EFFORT
 FOR CAR RELIEF
Coal Operators Seeking Re- lief From Attitude of Rail-
 way, In Washington

Forney Johnston, who represented the coal operators on the lines of the Southern railway in their petition of May for more equitable distribu tion of coal cars, leaves today for Washington to again attempt to get a remedy for the present state of af- fairs.
 MT. Johnston will have conference with Chairman Clark of the interstate commerce commission Thursday oi Friday and will put before him the re suit of the conference held last Friday between the coal operators and R. B Pegram of the Southern railway.
 The conference with MT. Pegram was suggested by the interstate com merce commission as a possible means of arriving at an arrangement meet ing the needs of the commercial mines but the operators are unanimous in de claring that MT. Pegram failed to give them any satisfaction. MT. Johnston will make last effort to have the commission exercise that authority which thus far it has declined to ex. ert.
 The trouble is, say the operators that the Southern railway shows pref erence to the mines on it's lines thal produce fuel for it's use thus discrim mating against the commercial mines The latter had less than 50 per cen supply of cars between April 22 ant May 15 following the interstate com missions issuance of the emergency order allowing the railroads to "as sign" cars.
 The effect is to increase the cost oi production by allowing the overhead to go on without adequate return The operators aver that the discrimination is especially unjust to them because they have guaranteed to take care o1 the railroad in regard to it's fuel sup ply.
 It is understood that prices for coa in other districts, where the car short age is >lso acute, have risen consider. ably. The Corona Company has made an advance of $1 per ton.
 Some industrial plants are already suffering from the scarcity of coal.
 The coal operators admit that theN have slender hope of relief througi the interstate commerce commission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-19
CHAMBER NAMING
 YEARS DIRECTORS
Commercial Men to Choose Sixteen of Thirty-twO
 Listed for the Board

The Chamber of Commerce primary for officers was one of the most democratic on record.
 About 900 members of the chamber re- ceived votes for honors The committee canvassing the returns workeds until 2 o'clock in the morning, and did not com plete the tabulation until noon yesterday.
 The thirty-two names receiving the highest vote in the primary Will be voted cn inl the final election. The sixteen re- ceiving the highest vote will be the di- rectors for the ensuing year
 Those nominated Tn the primary are as follows. Robert Jemison. Jr., J. Frank Rushton, Oscar Wells, Tom c. smith, R. A. Brown, Murray Brown, George Crawford. Sol Caheen, Thornton Estes' Morris Bush, w. J. Adams, Dan B. Dim- ick, J. Mercer Barnett. R. A. Porter. II. M Edmonds, M. P. Northington, w. w.. Crawford, c. C. Burke, J. H. Frye. Don old Conner, Henry Badham. J. W. Don nelly, H. T. DeBardeleben, Crawford Johnson, J H. Loveman, J. R. McWane, pr. c. w. Shropshire, P. G. Shook, R. l. Ingalls,. A. c. Crowder, J. Knox Fleming and H. M Beck.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-19
TWO PERFORMANCES
 LOCAL MINISTRIES

Two performances of the F. o. B. minstrel will be given this week. The first will be in Acipco Thursday night and the second at West End Friday
 The first will be at the Acipco Taber- nacle. This performances proceeds will go for the building fund of the Acipco Methodist Church and to the Fraternity of Boys.
 In West End Friday night the per formance will. also begin at o'clock in the evening. It will be given in the Odd Fellows hall. A somewhat varied programme will be rendered. Jack Derrick will give highbrown coon dance. A magician will be there to lead the audience through the mys- teries of legerdermain. Another num- Der will be the dialogue. To conclude the programme, there is the Coon town Thirteen Club" staged and acted under the direction of Mrs. Shork Keith and pr. R. L. Houston. The play promises to be . success.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-19
1t Is Proposed to Place the
 Vulcan on Red Mountain

Proposals to move Vulcan, the iron man. from the state fair grounds to the top of Red Mountain and equip him with electricity so that he may become bea- con advertising Birmingham, has begun to stir up memories of 1904.
 That was the year when Vulcan was cast in the old J. R. McWane shop on Fourteenth street and sent to the St Louis exposition to advertise the dis trict.
 J. H. Adams, pioneer iron and steel man, who was placing an exhibit for the Pioneer (now Republic) furnace operators at St. Louis, helped erect Vulcan there.
 MT. Adams did more. He wrote the verses which are on the base of the statue, and still proclaim the truth of the IropLecy which they outlined.
 Mir Adams states that, when experi- enced northern steel men read these lines they scoffed at the high-sounding phrase ology, declaring that Birmingham could
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-19
SHE WILL ADDRESS
 CLUB MEMBERS HERE
Miss Lena M. Phillips, Executive Sec retary Women's Clubs,
 Due Today

Miss Lena Madeline Phillips, executive secretary of the National Federation or Business and Professional Women, Will rass through Birmingham today en route to Montgomery, where she will attend the state convention of the Ala bama body.
 She will be tenderd breakfast at the Tutwiler at 7:15 o'clock by mem bers of the local association and be- tween and o'clock will make talk to the association in their club rooms.
 About twenty members of the local organization will leave with Miss Phil Hips on the 9:25 o'clock train for 'the Capital City to attend the convention
 Sixty new members of the local body were reported on Tuesday. This brings the total membership to 925. It IS ex- ected as we'll as hoped to bring the tctal to 1000 by Friday evening, at which time the drive for new members will close.
 The entire membership is invited to meet Miss Phillips at the club rooms and hear her address.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-19
HAVE NOT HEARD
 OF PROPOSED TOWN

Local officials of the Alabama Great Southern declared they knew nothing atout the report emanating in Gadsden to the effect that the company expected tc move its Birmingham car shops to a point near Valley Head.
 The report also has 1t that the com pany is to build an industrial town near Valley Head.
 The reason assigned in the report Tor the rumored removal of the shops to Valley Head is aleged complicated" la Dor conditions in Birmingham.
 The Alabama Great Southern operates an extensive repair shop in Birming- ham, employing several hundred men