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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-14

TIE "Camara de Concrete" tcham-
4 Der Of commerce. OF Juarez
lile primarily aiming 10 be what
IT'S name implies. an ORGANIZATION OF
the mercantile and Commercial in
terests OF the border city. has dur
ing the two or three years Of its
existence, devoted much of the time
OF lts officers and much OF the funds
improvements Of the streets. marks
and other public places Of the city.
Il has also been Instrumental in
bringing about the paving Of a num-
Der Of the streets in the business sec
ton, the Identification Of the parks
and The establishment OF a school
Tor the education Of young men and
y omen along business lines in both
spanish and EnElish-
Would Plant Cotton.
our chamber Of commerce. inst
now IS bending every possible eff
fort In the direction OF bringing
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-14

What is known as the province of
africa is really a part OF the provinces
of Tacna in northern Chile. dominion
over which has been in dispute be-
tween Chile. Peru and Bolivia for
the past 80 years.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-14
NATIONS CHURCHES TO
HONOR AMERICAN LEGION

Indianapolis. Ind, Feb 14--Ameri-
can Legion Sunday viii be observed
In thousands OF churches throughout
the United States as Washingtou's
birthday under programs mapped out
by officials OF the organization at
national headquarters here
A feature OF the exercises viii be
the presentation TO the next OF kin
Of fallen American soldiers Of certi-
ficates conveying the appreciation OF
France for the heroic sacrifice Of
Americas dead.
Ths Teras raflroads emnlov an
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-14

about an Improvement Of the agri-
cultural lands in the Juarez valley
said Andres C. Gonzales, president
the orEan ization. I'VE are watching
with great interest. the farmers Of
the El Paso valley, who are attempt
ing 10 raise cotton. II that staple
VIII grow in the FL PasO valley there
is no reason why it cannot be grown
on this side Of the river and give
our farmers a crop for which there
is a world wide market For years
not to say centuries. they have been
growing wheat. corn, beans and al
falfa. which they have been selling
in the very restricted home market,
which means that they have been
getting very small financial returns
Want to Cooperate With FL Paso.
we are as anxious as the farmers
or the Fl PasO valley can be to
avoid the bringing in OF the pink
boil worm which is such a pest in
the cotton growing districts OF cen
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-14
JUAREZ CHAMBER Of COMMERCE
DOING MUCH TO BETTER CITY

Has Accomplished Much in Improving Streets, Parks
and Establishment Of School for Education Of Young
Men and Women Along Business Lines in Spanish
and English; Anxious to Cooperate With FL Paso.
Morris tribune., 1920-01-02

The real estate taxes the Northwest Quarter of
Section 3d. Township 123 Range A. Stevens county for
1919 1885. If the land had been situated
in Slope county, North Dakota county of similar
sessed valuation to Stevens county, the percentage of
increase in assessed valuation would per
cent and the of the before mentioned quarter
would have had to $55422 his valuation had been
increased in the proportion the valuation in
Slope county has been increased under the socialist
administration of that state. We gather these figures
from editorial in the Anoka Herald whose editor took
the trouble to write to various county auditors in this
state and get tax statement of the any typical
piece of land, and then applied to it the increase in
valuation of county of similar valuation in North
Dakota. Since the computations made, the North
Dakota legislature alarmed the rising wrath of the
taxpayers of the state has franticay reduced rs
cent That would leave the Stevens county farmer
if he living in Slope county, North Dakota, under
it's socialist government, with net increase of 242
cent The Non-Partisan League expects to do the
thing in Minnesota.
Morris tribune., 1920-01-02

had readily consented to cancel the
date, there would have been no cause
for the threats of breaking up the
meeting, and by no reasoning or
claim for freedom of speech" can
their action be justified unless they
believed and still believe that the
Legion boys are in the wrong, fought
for wrong, and that it was wrong for
this country to protect it's rights as
against the arrogant mailed fist" Of
the kaiserites.
1--WE believe in strong organiza
ton of the farmers for so far the
farmers seem to be the only class of
our body polite that is not organized
for political purposes. 1t ought not
to be necessary for them to organize
to get their rights, it would in fact
not be necessary for them to do if
the greedy class, who deal in farm
commodities were far seeing at all
and could get through their greed
soaked souls that sooner or later JUS
tice must be done, and justice may
soon have to carry with it punish
ment for past wrongs, but it seems to
be a part Of our political system that
any class must organize to get the
recognition due the industry repre-
sented by that class and therefore
farmers should organize but not I'M
der an organization that winks at
scarcely yelled contempt for the gov
eminent or the laws of the nation.
Neither the farmer nor the labor
union nor yet capital can rule this
country. It must be a government
by all, for all and of all. Moreover
it is the duty of all true Americans
to work for this result, and not
though impatient Of the delay in
Fighting wrongs to seek to destroy
nor to encourage or listen to those
who advocate destruction. Neither
nation nor government is yet so rot
ten that it would be better to destroy
it as a whole and attempt to rebuild
on it's ruins. There are serious ques-
tions to face in reconstruction, more
so we almost believe, than in facing
the war and it needs clear thinking,
cool heads and not class hatred nor
domination to face these problems as
true Americans should"
Morris tribune., 1920-01-02

On the other hand our interest in
this community is just as deep and just
as sincere as that of any other man
think for our self and as long as
the Non-Partizan leaders, the leaders,
mind you, not the men of the rank
and file as we know them in this
community but the leaders continue to
f1irt with the I. w. w. and radical
labor unions and to apologize for the
men who killed the boys at the Arm
istice day parade in Centralia, and to
howl at the measures taken to put
down the agitators of this country,
who are doing nothing but stir up
all the trouble they can, who ap-
parently demand that the Van Lears
the Lundeens and kindred spirits of
doubtful Americanism as we under
stand true Americanism, be per-
mitted to run about the state at large
in order to continue to spread their
propaganda, as long as the leaders
of the organization continue to stand
for this spirit the Record cannot
help but oppose them as any Ameri-
can should.
"One of the articles marked was
the action of body of men at AL
berta, or rather their resolutions of
censure because members of the Lee
gion at Morris had demanded that
Van Lear be not allowed to speak
in Stevens county. Now freedom of
speech is one of the most valuable of
the rights of American citizens but
freedom Of speech does not mean that
any man can go out on the streets
and defame a wOmans character or
a mans integrity, it does not mean
! that one can curse and swear or use
! foul or obscene language in public,
and it ought not to mean that any
man can go about preaching Obstruc-
! ton of the government and men like
Van Lear ought to be stopped from
speaking in public until they become
! law-respecting citizens in every sense
of the word, or failing that ought to
! be deported If when the men at AL
berta, knowing, and they must have
known Van Lear's record, learned
that his speaking in the county. was
Objectionable to the boys who had
! fought for what Van Lear opposed,
Morris tribune., 1920-01-02
CLEAR THINKING AND COOL
HEADS NEEDED

The following editorial replete
with clear thinking and ringing Am
ericanism, was written by Editor E.
]. Babe, of the Hancock Record, and
published in his paper last week. 1t
effectually disposes of the resolutions
which certain citizens ofthe Alberta
territory adopted when the American
Legion objected to the Van Lear
speech, and makes it clear that if Van
Lear was right during the war then
the boys were wrong, and if the boys
were right then the organization
which harbors the Van Lears is
wrong. Editor Babe says
Some one who receives the Non
Partisan Leader, the official organ of
the Minnesota league, sent us a
marked copy of the paper the other
day. 1t contained several articles to
which the sender evidently wanted
our attention drawn, but the person
first carefully scratched his own
name from the paper before sending
it to us, whether he was ashamed of
his action or afraid to let people
KNOW that lie D61OuS0u 10 lie OESdu-
iZation, we do not at present know.
We do know that what the editor of
this paper says in the paper is put
in knowing that all who read it may
know who is to blame or praise for
the articles printed as the case may
be and that we are neither ashamed
nor afraid to have people know just
where we stand on any public ques-
ton.
1--WE have no quarrel with the
farmers of our neighborhood, who be-
long to the league, in fact many of
them have been in the past and we
think still are among our good
friends, and we frankly concede them
the right to belong to any political
organization they see fit, and we do
not for one minute assume to pre-
sumo to think for them or ask them
to follow our ideas as to how public
affairs should be run. If we are tC
have a representative government
each man should and must think for
himself and not let either organiza-
ton or party leaders do it for them
Morris tribune., 1920-01-02

President Burton of the state university has re-
signed and will accept the presidency of the Michigan
University President Burtons resignation will be keen
regretted by the friends of higher education thruou
the state because under his guidance the state seemed
about to adopt broad-guaged policy in regard to the
university The university has been nadequately
provided with buildings and has been losing great
many of its best professors and instructors account
the inadequate salaries paid There has been too
much pettfoggng when the university has asked for
funds to keep pace with the demands of growth.
Morris tribune., 1920-01-02

There has been altogether much of disposition in
the legislature to regard the state University Min
neapos institution and to regard its necessary appro
priatons much pork for Hennepin county
Perhaps President Burtons resignation will startle the
state into realization of the fact that
policy in supporting the state university must be definite
ly adopted, but deeply regret President Burons de-
parture just the
Morris tribune., 1920-01-02

There have been 144 deaths thruout the country
since July from the drinking of coroners cocktails
otherwise known wood alcohol. The country is pro-
perly shocked and the will undertake to
search out the vendors of poisonous drinks while
Quoting campaign of education against the dangers of
bootegger booze. However, these 144 deaths only
fraction of the number who formerly died from
alcoholism, to whose passing very little attention
paid
Morris tribune., 1920-01-02

The Willmar "jag farm has been abandoned on
account of lack of patients. 1t opened about ten
for the treatment of afflicted with
the liquor and drug habits but the world has moved
since then 1t will devoted solely to the
treatment of insane patients.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-09
WHAT SALVATION
 ARMY IS DOING Practical Work of Man kinds "Wrecking Crew."
 Is Interesting

The Salvation Army is an institution Of forty years active growth,
 There are 30.00O soldiers and 3,00o off cers of the Salvation Army operating in the United States.
 There will be raised in the United States s1o,OOO000 by the appeal of May 1920, 1920.
 The Salvation Army breaches (and this is the least of it's work) to 1S.0Oo,o00 per sons each year.
 Every summer the Salvation Army sends 33,OOo kiddies and 5.000 mothers to the country for a brief stay away from stuffy tenement houses.
 In single year more than 4000 women and children pass through the Salvation Armys twenty-sx rescue homes and ma ternity hospitals One of these is in Birmingham.
 Last year the Salvation Army gave away 4,oOo,0O0 meals to hungry men, women and children.
 Last year they cared for 590oo per- sons in their various institutions.
 Last year 4SOO0 children were cared for in the slum posts and nurseries.
 Each year 7000 men are given work in the Salvation Army industrial homes; G.. GOO men and women are given jobs outside of these.
 Three thousand prisoners were assisted at the time of their discharge from prison during 1919; 5000 others were vis- ited in their cells. <
 The Salvation Army is in the work of increasing the assets of Birmingbam, of Alabama, of the United States of Amer ica. The countrys chief assets are it's men and women.
 Viewed from the standpoint of cold blooded business. the Salvation Army is a paying proposition. Without it more fails, bigger police forces. more rescue homes to take car of the erring, the poor. the sick and the distressed would be needed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-09
Pig Iron Production Here
 Is Al Rate Of 2,5OO,OOO
 Tons Yearly Bulk Output
April Showed Marked lncrease-Spot Iron Is Bringing $44 Ton-Plants Working for Maximum Output Coal and Car Shortages Hampering Possi-
 bility of Maximum Production

The production of Alabama pig iron during the first four months of 1920 amounted to 7S5S47 Sons.
 There were 69S.42 tons produced in the same period in 1919.
 The increase for 1920 is S5,419 tons, or more than 12 per cent.
 The increase in production became more marked in April. This increase was 42,7S4 tons. or Dne-half of the total increase for the period. It will be more marked during the next few months
 It was in April of last year that Alabama iron manufacture began to slump, due principally to the failure of the Redfield effort to get the rail- roads to agree to a fixed market price.
 The market. which had been on a level of over $30, shrILk automatically to SET. Later on it shrunk to below s2i. The Woodward Company blew out every stack and did not manufac- ture a ton of pig iron for several weeks. The Sloss- Sheffield got down to three active stack and. for time, to only two.
 The low mark of production was reached in May of last year. Then only fifteen stacks were active and the months output was 137,000 tons. the lowest in many years. In April of this year there were twentv-four ac- tive stacks. Before snis month Is out there will be two more on the active list. Mays production should exceed that of April
 MARKET PRICE
 The market is on a minimum of SAP, with spot bringing as high as S44,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-09
CLEANUP WEEK
 PROVED SUCCESS

Saturday the last day in cleanup week. found every one on the job to eradicate all traces of trash and dirt, according to Fire Chief S. A. Middle ton.
 Practically every family in the city was called upon by members of the fire department during the week. The purpose of the visits were to person ally remind every family of the nature of the week and to offer their assist ance wherever it was needed The men reported that they received CO., operation everywhere in the city and found everyone on the job cleaning their yards and alleys.
 'I am agreeably surprised at the re- suit of the week. said Dr.. J. D. Wowl- ing. Before this year we experienced opposition and lack of interest at every turn and in every attempt to better the sanitary conditions of the city. The change is in line with the better health conditions which are coming to the city"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-09
VOTERS NUMBER ON THE BALLOT
Same Ruling Applies to Pri- mary as to the General
 Election

All ballots cast in the primary Tues officers with number to correspond with the number opposite the name of the voter on the poll list. according to the statement of Circuit Solicitor Joseph K, Tate yesterday.
 According to Mir. Tate. there is some confusion in the law. but he maintains that 1t is clear that the ballots must be numbered to corr, spond with the poll list The same law. he states, ap- plies to the primary as to the general election.
 In the following letter to Election Con- missioner M .E. Morris, Solicitor Tate gives the following signed opinion in the matter:
 Hon. M E. Morris, Election Commis- sioner, City,
 Dear sir-Under the primary election law as amended by acts 1919, F. 97l-2, Section 20, it is provided that:
 The ballots when returned by the votere to the manager at the polls, before placing the same in the box, shall be numbered on the back thereof before be- ing deposited in the ballot box" the mum
  Der on the poll list Yours very truly,
 JOSEPH R. TATE. Solicitor
 Preparations for the primary Tues day are complete. The boxes have pra ctically all been sent out to the polling places by Election Commission CT. M F. Morris and all the necessary supplies have been placed in the boxes.
 Indications are that there will be an unusually heavy ,ote In the pri- mary More than 70J absentee voters VII cast their ballo'1 in the primary under the new absentee voting law This is the first election in which this law has been in op.ra tion. Applica- tions for over 700 ballots for absentee voters had been received by Mr. Nor ri5 when the time t,r mailing them out closed.
 All of the absentee ballots must be in the hands of Mir. Morris by Tuesday morning They will be sent out by members of the county executive com mittee and will be placed in the sew eral ballot boxes at the opening of the election Tuesday morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-09
REEVES SENTENCED
 ID FIFTEEN YEARS
Also Faces Charge of AL legged Murder and Another
 Robbery Accusation

Sentence to fifteen years in the peniten- - tiary was imposed upon Clarence Reeves, charged with robbery, by Judge William E. Fort in the criminal division of the circuit court yesterday morning.
 Notice of appeal to the supreme court was immediately given by William Vaughn, attorney for Reeves, and the sentence was suspended pending the out come of the appeal.
 sealed verdict was returned by the jury Friday night. The verdict was opened and read in court yesterday morn ing and, after being boiled. the jury was discharged The jury rendered verdict or guilty and fixed the penalty at fifteen years in the pententlary. The sealed ver- dict was rendered Friday night upon an agreement of the attorneys in the case. Reeves was charged with having held up and robbed H. s. Moore of a sum of approximately s6 in money.
 Another charge of robbery and charge of murder is still pending against Reeves. These two cases have been set by Judge
 Fort for trial during the capital week of June [. Reeves is charged with having held up Charles Stathakes and robbed him of SS in money. He is also charged with having shot and killed Harry Som , merville. a negro, near Vanderbilt, some time ago. s The case was one or the most hotly con- tested trials held in Jefferson county in recent years. The jury venre for the week was attacked for alleged fraud in filling the jury box and in selecting the names to go in the box. These attacks were overruled by the court The in- dictment was attacked on the grounds that the grand jury returning it was drawn from the box containing the names alleged to have been wrongfully selected hx, tla ittr, aicci iap was also overruled.
 The state attempted to introduce an alleged confession, which it was stated was made by Reeves at the city hall This was not allowed by the court. A number of witnesses, including several city and county officials and most of the
 members of the detective departments were examined in regard to the matter. The case went to the jury early Friday
 night and the sealed verdict was rem dered The reading of the verdict oc- cured yesterday morning in open court
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-09
FOURTH ALABAMA
 INF ANTRY DO|NGS Guardsmen Preparing for Activities All Along the
 Line This Summer
OF BIRMINGHAM, ALA. Statement May 4, 1920.
 RESOURCES

The Alabama National Guard made an excellent showing Curing the recent fed eral inspection. according to information received by the company commanders !frcm Washington. Maj. w. B. McCaskey Of Nashville who inspected the Alabama guardsmen, spoke very highly of the condition of the companies.
 Several officers and n-commissioned officers will attend four-day school ot Instruction to be held at Camp Jackson; .Columba S. C., from May 19 to 2. Mess |. sergeants and cooks will report at the z school on May l6 and others on May Is. The orders call for three officers and SIX teen men from each company Birming- ham and other Alabama companies are 1lanning to have a full attendance.
 A board of standardization to arrange for a uniform keeping of company rec ords has been appointed from the Blr- ningham companies. The board will de- wise a suitable filing system and 1t Will be adopted by the various companies or the Alabama guard. The board consists of Lieuts G. D. Myrick, chairman; d. O. Moore c. L. Brewer and C. R. Elem ling.
 the national rifle shoot which will be held at Camp Perry. O., July 90 to Au- tgust 2S, and the men in the various companies are trying to qualify for the team which will represent Alabama Work is being held at the rifle range near Boyles each Saturday under the supervision of Lieut.. J. O. Moore and al ready considerable good shooting hat been done.
 Recruiting campaigns are being ar ranged by the companies and prizes Will be awarded those bringing in the most men, week will be designated as "National Guard week and the recruit ing spirit will be at high pitch at this time and it is planned to get several new members to enlist during the period
 During the past month details rom the ?, guard have been doing good work in the storm devasted regions around Hamll- ton. Dadeville Phil Campbell and Rus .selvile and their work has been highly Commended by the Red Cross and the residents of the storm swept districts The men have taken tents and other gov ernment equipment for the relief of the sufferers. and have done all in thelr power to make matters comfortable for the victims of the storm. They have re lpaired homes, erected shelters and have done various odd jobs for the relief Of the people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-09
GOOD TIMES NOW
 ON AT WEST LAKE

Large crowds are daily taking ad- vantage of the innocent amusements to be found at West Lake. and the man agement is looking forward to one of the biggest seasons in the history of the park.
 The bathing beach is perhaps the most popular with the amusement seekers. hundreds are daily enjoying the thrill of a swim in the smooth, clear waters of the lake.
 While bathing reigns supreme dur ing the day, dancing holds sway in the evinings. and the fine dancing flor is said to be the finest in the city. An excellent orchestra has been engaged to furnish music nightly, and it seems as if nothing has been for gotten by the management to add to the pleasures of the patrons of the rark.