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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-01
High Labor and Low
Prices is Plant Of
Fl Farmer Farmers

9E@TtI " ltF VISA
FAREWELL. Texas. Nov. 30.-ThraSh.
ing one Of the biggest row crops ever
raised In Farmer County. Reports %
IS bushels per acre are being reported
for kafflr. and Indian corn IL turned
out from IS to so bushels per acre.
Farmers say they have raised this
crop with high priced labor. and arc
selling for lower prices than existed
befure the war.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-01
LyNCHING EXPECTED.
or MACON NEGRO.

MACON. Ca. Nov. a0.-The negro
woh assaulted young white woman,
member Of a prominent Thomas ccun.
~ family. this afternoon. was cap.
tnred twelve miles from Pavo tonight.
according TO messages received. Lynch.
INK was expected. reports added.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-01
The Slaughter Of the lnnocents

concentrated on your campaign the conservation of
the children is the vital problem of this winter, and the
European Childrens Fund is obviously the only organ
zaton with equipment experience and trained personnel
to deal effectively with the difficulties of the situation
,.,-vuz.s
Mr.. Hoover has already made appeal for S23,OO0-
600 to carry the chideeding work in Europe until
the coming harvest Last year the American Relief
administration supplied supplementary meal daily to
about 100000 children In of the countries the
agricultural recuperaton has been sufficient to warrant
the withdrawal of the American aid. in Poland and
Austria however the need continues desperate and fully
many children will have to be fed this winter as last
In Poland the food shortage has become the acute
owing to the invasion Of large of Polish territory
by the Bolsheviks just at the time that the crops
oe''e "a'Ns'''u "'S' Su''i"e'' ~
Large amounts of food grains consumed by the
invaders more was shipped to Russia and mucf
wantonly destroyed
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-01

Hugh Gibson, American Minister to Poland predicts
widespread starvation in that country ii the full pro-
gram OF child feeding naugurated by the American Re-
lief Administrations European Childrens Fund should
fail for lack of funds
In cablegram to the American Relief Adminstra-
ton, OF which Herbert Hoover is Chairman and which
last winter fed upwards of 100000 undernourished
children in Poland, Mr.. Gibson says
81 hope you will keep informed as to the progress
of your campaign for funds as that alone will show us
the measure in which the inevitable suffering OF this
winter can be met.
after the devastation OF the country by the Boshe
vks and the rotng OF unharvested crops during their
occupation Poland cannot hope to feed her children
this winter and it is vitality necessary than ever
that the full program OF the European Chdrens Fund
work be maintained There choice between this and
widespread starvation hope American efforts will be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-09
B|G TRANSFER OF BUSINESS PROPERTY New Record Set for Price of Property on Fourth
 Avenue

Another big transfer of business property was effected yesterday when the four story brick building located at 2of9 and 2O21 Fourth avenue was sold to the Fourth Avenue Holding Company by Frank B. Fowlkes and Richard W. Massey, with T. W. Gwin of the Jemison Real Estate and Insurance Company acting as agent.
 The sale of this property for sS6,2oO sets a new high record for the price of business property in this section of the retail district, and is an indication Of the continuation of real estate activity real estate men assert.
 The property sold consists of lot 90 feet by 140 feet. improved with sub stantial brick building built about eight wears ago. The two ground-fioor stores are occupied by Mason X Dulion and the Furniture Exchange, and the upper floors by Oster Bros Furniture Company.
 The new owners, known as the Fourth Avenue Holding Company. com posed of w. s. Pritchard, president; $. A. Wood, vice president, and D. F. Smallwood. secretary and treasurer. It is understood that the purchase was made entirely as an investment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-09
BUSY SESSION OF
 FEDERAL COURT Judge Grubb Disposes of Criminal D0cket-Pleas
 of Guilty Made

The spring term of the United States court convened yesterday morning at 9:30 o'clock with Judge w. I. Grubb presiding. The case of the United States vs. Nicholas Colias, charged with illicit distilling, was passed until tomorrow morning. There were 22 cases on the criminal docket set for hearing yester- day. the majority of the defendants charged with illicit distillng, while there were several car breaking cases and two defendants charged with vio- lating the postal laws.
 verdict of not guilty was returned by the jury in the case of the United States against ]. C. Fontenberry and G. TT. Aexonder, alias G. l.. Alexander charged with car breaking The men were alleged to have received and con cealed cigarettes, alleged to have been stolen from an interstate shipment.
 verdict of not guilty was returned in the case of A. T. Walker, charged with car breaking. k
 ]. W. Kirkland entered q plea Of guilty to violation of the ne-dry law, and his sentence was con tinued until September, 1920 F. L. Brasher plead guilty to the charge of violating Sec ton 3296 Revised Statutes of the United States, and was fined s100.
 will Woods. alias Wiley Woods was found guilty by the jury of violating Section 195 of the penal code. and will be sentenced by Judge Grubb this morning. He is alleged to have stolen a package from the parcel post wagon, of which he was the driver, containing a set of furs consigned to Mrs. Jack Cranford, a Jasper. Several cases were continued and several mol pressed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-09
RUSH IS ON AT THE OFFICE COLLECTOR OF
 INTERNAL REVENUE

The rush is on at the office of John D. McNeel, collector of internal revenue. and all day yesterday the corridors of the second floor of the federal building was crowded with taxpayers filing their re- turns Income tax becomes delinquent on March l5,. and only five days are leff in which to file returns for individuals Deputy collectors are on duty to assist persons in making their returns and everyone is urged to give this matter his prompt attention.
 From the time our office was opened yesterday morning there was crowd in the corridors until we closed late yes. torday afternoon" said Henry Foster chief deputy collector of internal reve- nue land in my opinion the rush is greater this year than at the same perioa last year. Of course. there are larP' number of additional taxpayers this yea owing to the increase in salaries. How ever, we expect the crowd and rush os yesterday to continue thrcughout the week. as many taxpayers have not yet filed their returns"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-09
SHEEP RAISING IN
 NORTH ALABAMA
Civic Association Is Con- mcnded for Interest in
 Sheep Growing in State

letter was received yesterday by c. l.. Harold. secretary manager of the Civic Association, from ". r.. Price gem eral immigration agent of the Southern Railway Company. in which he expressed pleasure at the interest being taken by the association in sheep raising in North Alabama
 He stated there has been remarkable interest among sheep men in the west to locate in this territory, as the home steaders are encroachng upon their ranches. Many of these western sV ep men have made investigations of the south land and have expressed them selves as much pleased with opportu.ii- ties for carving on the business with good profit and low cost. he said.
 This would be splendid opportupn.ty' for these people to locate in North An bama. he declared. and he would do every thing in his power to assist in this campaign to increase sheep raising in the south.
 Roland Turner. general agricultural agent of the Southern Railway develop n.ent service. was in Washington yes- terday and called upon Mir Harold. He stated that an effort is being made to have every farmer in Alabama raise a few sheep, and in this way, 1t is be- iieyed. sheep growing will be largely in creased in the south. He stated that a large delegation of sheep growers have pledged themselves to attend the met ing of the live stock association which will be held in the near future.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-09
SERIES OF SERMONS
 AT THEF|RST CHURCH
Dr. G. Campbell Morgan To Preach Initial Sermon
 This Afternoon

The world renowned evangelist Dr. c. Campbell Morgan, who arrived in Bir- mingham last night. wih freach the first of a series of sermons in the First Methodist Church this afternoon at 5 0 clock
 Dr. Morgan will be n the city until March r.. and during his stay will preach every afternoon at this time and place. and also every evening a. 7;3o o'clock
 The theme of the afternoon sermons of the first week will be under the gen eral topic, "The Bigness os Paul's Short est Letter" while the eN ening services will be devoted to discnurses on 'The Bible-Some Reconsideraticns.'
 The subject of Dr.. Mcrgans s sermon this afternoon will be sThe Letter and It's Method" and at the : 30 service this evening he will speak on The Bible and National Life.
 The pastor of the First Methodist Church. Dr. George R. stuart. and the associate pastor, Rev. Ja mes D. Hunter. extend q cordial invitation to the public to hear one of the great evangelists of modern times.
 In reference to these services, Dr. stuart sent the following notice to The Age-Iferald:
 Tn order that all may feel free to at tend the services of G. Campbell Nor gan in the First Methodist Church. I desire to offer drought your paper a cordial invitation to the people of Blr- mingham without distinetion of church or denomination to hear thls internationai man. our doors are wide open the pews are free and everybody welcome.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-09
UNIQUE PROGRAMME
 IS ARRANGED FOR
 ROTARY LUNCHEON

The meeting of the Rotary club in the ballroom of the Tutwiler hotel prom ises to be most unique in that the en- tire programme will be made up of talks and entertainment features by the members. No outside talent will be in evidence on this occasion. according to Secretary Clarence Lloyd, and this Is one of the first programmes arranged by the new programme committee, as it will be the last meeting of the club before the local delegation leaves for Tampa to attend the district conference of International Rotary final instruc- tions relative to the behavior of the Birmingham bunch will, be given at this time. Morris w. Bush will deliver the principal address at the conference and about 40 members of the Birming ham Club will attend
 Several new members will be intro duced, and 1t is stated there will be several stunts that will take Rotarians back to their boyhood days. President Percy WoodalI urges all member to be present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-09
GRAND JURY BEGINS
 INVESTIGATION Harry New Named as Fore man and Over 80 Cases on
 the Docket

The federal grand jury for the spring term of the United States court for tho northern district of Alabama was em- panelled yesterday afternoon at s 1 o'clock and a general charge was de- lvered to the jury by Judge W. |. Gruob. He stated the purpose of the Investigations by the grand jury, the duty of the jurors individuality, and their responsibility in conducting thorough investigation into the cases submitted to them at this time. Ralph w quinn. assistant Uaited States attorney, will direct the investigation of the inquisi- torlal body.
 At the conclusion of the Judges charge the jury went to the grand jury room on the fourth floor of the federal building. where 1t immediately took up the work on hand. About so cases will be investigated. and large number of witnesses, including persons from sew eral states have been summoned 10 ap- pear before the grand jury
 The personnel of the grand jury is as follows; Harry New foreman; Law renee Sides, Faiarfield; J. L. Baker. Cos lumbiana; Roy Kinnett, Bessemer w. J. Sloan, Empire; Walter Moore. Wfl- sonville; Charles laze. Arkwright: N J Hanson, Birmingham: Jim Knight. Bes- semer: M. D. Friedman, Birmingham. E. F. oldham. Birmingham r F. Daley. Oneohta; Joe Nichols, Altoona; D. E. Stanfield. Horton; Alex Patterson, Br- mingham; J. W. Williams, Birmingham, A. NJ. Bond. Birmingham, and Jacob Burger, Birmingham. George Hendrix was sworn in as bailiff of the grand jury
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-09
Two Girls Bitten
 By Rabid Dog Take
 Pasteur Treatment

It happened in Fairfield Saturday afternoon. City authorities did not get the report until yesterday morning. Two little girls were dog chased them. They didn't have time to climb a fence or get in s house before the dog was snapping at them and biting them.
 Policeman Tate, knowing it was best to capture the dog alive. tried but the dog was too quick. It spraDg for his throat. He shot 1t.
 When the animals brain was ex- amiDcd under ii microscope in the municipal laboratory yesterday morning the "negri bodies" show ing positive case of rabies, were in evidence.
 The bitten children have been brought to fine laboratory for the Pasteur treatment.
 A baby bitten by rabid cat in Bessemer n day or two ago is nlso undergoing the treatment.
 City officials say there are more fhan 2,OOO unlicensed and seeming ly homeless dogs loose on the streets and roads of the Birming- ham district.
 The county authorities have given orders to the deputies to shoot nII unlicensed dogs on sight.
 The city Is preparing the dog wagons and the loose animals are to be caught ns quickly ns the anti- dog forces can be organized.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-09
FEW INFLUENZA
 CASES REPORTED Official Report at City Hall Show Only Two New
 Cases Yesterday

Only two new cases of influenza were officially reported to the city department Iof health yesterday. At the same time. workers in the department said 1t was known the doctors of Birmingham hsye al. the. work to do they can manage. There have been few calls for nurses at the health department lately.
 It is the opinion of city health de- partment officials that many a bad cod ana case or Ia grippe" is accused of being influenza. because of the wice pup- iicity of the fin" has had during this and recent preceding winters
 Several physicians in the city were questioned about the, situation yesterday and the concensus of their opinion wa. that the recent very cold weather has been responsible for 1Iumoer of bron- chitis attacks, bad colds and sore throats, lassitude. and some by little fever. but they are not influenza. though they Eiay easily develop into that malady after such wide spread Of the. ..fu recently
 Whatever the trouble IS. the doctors are known to be very busy these days. and many people are away from work because of illness.
 The reports last received from offe-aI sources uo not mnlcate many deawsS fiom influenza, or pneumonia following influenza.
 Local school authorities are puzzled by the>high percentage of influenza. or sup- posed influenza. among teachers, as com pared to the scarcity of the maix q, among the school children. Of the adult; in the schools nearly a third have re- ported Ill during the flu period, w7riIe the school attendance has mantainee 4 ~ta rft aho a- the youngsters in school and in gooa health
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-09
PLANS ID RELEASE RECEVERSH|P OF
 B. R., 1. & P. co
Preliminary Conference Is Held By City Commis- sioners and Legal Rep
 resentatives
of Birmingham, Ala. Statement February 2Sth, 1920.
 pECnTTRCEC

Plans are being made to release the Birmingham Railway, Light and Pow CT company from the hands of the re- ceiver.
 Within the next few days represen- tatives of the city. the receiver and stockholders of the company will meet to discuss the matter
 It is believed that the conference will be the opening wedge that will lead to final negotiations satisfactory to the city and the owners of the big utility company.
 Several preliminary discussions have been held recently in the city hall with J. Ellis Brown, commissioner of public utilities, others at the office of Forney Johnston, who has repre- sented the city in the litigation.
 What is being sought is a basis for . settlement The discussions have all had to do with possible reorganization and the phases of the matter concern- ing the elimination of certain stocks that arc over and above what is con- sidered the actual valuation of the plant.
 The first step in the pending negot- iations is to find J solution that will De acceptdD1e to lne Ctty dio NhiAb can be approved by the board of city come the work of arranging the set tlement that will be approved by the stockholders of the car company.
 Neither Commissioner Brown nor Attorney Johnston would say anything more yesterday about the matter than that conferences had been held lately that the adjustment must be accept able to the city, and that meeting Is to be held in day or so to con slider the matter.
 Lee c. Bradley receiver of the com pany, yesterday said he had not yet been apprized of the impending meet ing. When asked about the condition of the company lie said the new cars entailed an expenditure of nearly s150, 900, of which 20 per cent had been paid down. and the rest is to be paid in five years. New motor sets for old cars had cost approximately s155.o00. with one fourth paid in cash, and three years given in which to pay the remainder. None of the old obligations had been paid, but interest on the companies bonds had been kept up. In order to pay taxes nearly $2O0, ,o00 had to be borrowed This sum is still unpaid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-09
Jennings Great Friend
 of Birmingham District

News of the death of Hennen Jen- nings in Washington, D. C., March ], has been received in Birmingham. Mir. Jennings who was a director of the Alabama company from the formation of the company up to the time of his death, was widely known in industrial circles. He was a great friend of the Birmingham district and very active in the development of the Alabama Com pany, and the news of his death was received with much regret.
 MT. Jennings was a man of unusual attachments. He was one of the trus- tees of Harvard University, and a man of very liberal education, ranking as an authority on mining and metallurgy and was the author of many publica- tions issued by the bureau of mines, of which he was director He was as- sociated with Cecil Rhodes in mining operations in South Africa and was a strong supporter of the British gov ernment in the Jameson raid. He had large interests in the United States. South Africa, Korea and elsewhere. He endeared himself to many friends by his lovable disposition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-09
Another Dairy Meets All
 Ordinance Requirements

pleased the city health workers. Any Of them could have waited until summtr before meeting the requirements of the new law. the officials say, but getting lined up with the law before 1t Is neces- sary to enforce it, the officials consider Is just that much public spiritedness.
 The records of the Shades Valley Val ley Springs and Holcomb Brothers dairies, covering some time back. show that invariably they have been well over required mark for solid content milk in milk. as well as far under the bacteria count limit. This. says Augustus For rest, chief of the dahry inspection work, shows their raw milk product free from water adulteraton. rich in cream and without harmful contents, which would not be possible unless the bottles and con- tainers of these dairies were kept scru- pulously clean.
 c. G. Williams, the big inspector who comes personally in contact with the dairymen, says that the three dairies mentioned have all set for themselves the highest standard for milk, the high est mark required in any country on earth for pure raw milk. which is an outside limit of lo,o00 bacteria per cube centimeter all the time, el<itling the product to the highest of all grades, of fciafIv marked Certified"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-09

Into the charmed circle of less than 6C.ooo bacteria per cubic centimeter came Holcomg Brothers dairy, located near Waddell, yesterday, both marked ana sealed bottles, and one taken rom the general stock showing by count full 45,ooo less than the limit the city has set as the danger mark.
 Last week the Shades Valley and Val ley Springs dairies met the requirements Of the new ordinance, The addition of the dairy of Holcomb Brothers, making three first-class sources of milk supply. was news received by the department Of meat and milk inspection as though they had been left a legacy
 Dr. J. D. Bowling, head of the city department of health, said some time ago that the kick some dairies were reg istering was without reason, and the requirements of the new ordinance could easily be met by any dairy that would take hold of the requirements in the right spirit and carry them out.
 The enforcement of the new ordinance does not commence till summer. It IS the cooperative spirit of the dairies that have the good health of the children or the city at heart that has so much
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-09
WORKERS CANVASS DOWNTOWN SECTION
Near East Relief Forces Storm Center of City.
 Good Reports

Volunteer workers in the cause or
 Birmingham Near East Relief Cam
 paign started yesterday in earnest on a campaign of the down town district
 following a meeting of the workers oy
 pr. Scale Harris, state and city chair
 man at headquarters, 624, Chamber
 of commerce building, yesterday af-
 ternoon.
 Special forces were assigned to ten
 blocks in the center of the city ana
 were divided, headed by the following
 captains: l.. George H. Lester and B..
 P. Louis; 9, Chas H. Duncan and $.
 P. Fowlkes: g., Joe C. Halls and o. l..
 Stephenson; A., J. w Kennedy, Vim.
 L. Thompson and Felix l. Tarrant; D..
 U. B. Roberts and W, T. Mayfield; G.,
 LeRoy L. Newman; E., J. B. Roberts
 and W. T. Mayfield; g., II. K. Delberion and J. NJ Donaldson; g., r. s. Ham :
 mill and M. P. Phillips; l0., c. C. Dam
 iels and B. H. Elliot.
 Reports coming to State Chairman
 Harris sho wthat school teachers in small villages and towns of Alabama are displaying a generosity far out of proportion to their income in their response to the call of the Near East Relief Campaign.
 Miss Beatrice Sake teacher of the Loxley school in Baldwin county, has sent in the sum of s13, from that school. of which amount she has con tributed sS72, while Miss Mae John ston, principal of the Uriah Public school, in Monroe county, sends in herself.
 Among the other contributions re- eeived from schools are: Miss Alice Coleman, superintendent of the Atalla Public schools, for the Junior Red Cross of the city schools. sl7; Miss Beatrice Pryor of Hagler s: contri- buted by her pupils and also including | individual contributions of Mrs H. J. Ward, superintendent, and Miss 1la Hecton and Mir Claude Casey, teach CTS; Principal c. A. Burlington. for the Lowndes county High school, of Fort Deposit, $19.95; and Miss Annie Weaver, for the Tuskegee Union school, $2.2o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-09
CARLOAD OF FISH
 PURCHASED BY CITY
Assorted Fish to Be Sold at Ten
 Cents a Pound

Shipped by express from Boston last Friday, Birmingham's first car of as- sorted fish to be sold by the city at 10 cents pound, regardless of the va riety, is expected to reach the city withi the next 24 hours. It is the ex- pectation of D. E. Mckinley. city pur- chasing agent, that they can be sale some time Wednesday,, but possibly not until Thursday. The location of the sale will be announced later They will not be sold in the city hall
 Bills of lading for the four cars of groceries recently bought from the government and shipped from Charles ton, s. C., have arrived, indicating the merchandise will reach Birmingham so that it can be placed on sale by the city the latter part of this week.