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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-01

That Ranger, Texas, will have more in-
 come tax payers this year than there are
 school children is the belief of close ob- servers here after the scholastic population had been announced. There 2.764 chil- dren enrolled in the schools here, according
 to recent count The income tax figures are not available, but it is known that more
 than 5000 persons gave in their returns
 from Ranger.
 MID- TEXAS PRODUCTION AND INVEST MENT
 Below, I give. in detail, the work so far accomplished In addition to this the com
 pany contemplates the drilling of 20 to 30 wells in the next few months; they also expect to build refinery. No. l. Mid-Texas well number one block I2, Burkburnett Northwest extension ln ard with initial flow at rate of 1000 bpr- rels daily.
 No. 2. Mid-Texas number 2, block 72, Burkburnett Northwest extension in,
 and with initial flow at rate of t.500 bar rels per day. Swab pulls stream of oil as big the calf of your leg.
 No. B. Mid-Texas number three block 72,
 Burkburnett Northwest extension is now ,756 feet deep s.x-inch casing set, and will be drilled in within next few days. Sure to be gusher as it is surrounded in every direction by gushers from 200 to 500 feet. They only waiting to standardIze so they drill through the cap rock and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-01
Port Movement

New Orleans Middling, 40c: receipts 4,55s; exports, 1l,754; sales. 46s; stock 32I 324. | Galveston: Middling, Ale; receipts 1,274; exports. 4,0S0; sales. 519 stock 192,904 Mobile: Middling. 40e; receipts, 2; exports, 506; sales, 31; stock. 4,171 Savannah: Mddling, 41.50c; receipts 2,404; stock, 62,97S Charleston: Stock, 245,336. Wilmington; Stock, 44,960. Texas City Receipts. 55; stock 34267 Norfolk: Receipts, 27s; exports, 1,5oO; stock. 56,472. Baltimore: Stock, 4.9i2, Boston Stock, 3,100. Philadelphia: Stock, 5.195.
 New York: Stock, 44S44 Minor ports: Exports, 10,530; stock, I3,8l1.
 Total today: Receipts, s.629; exports, 2s4s0; stock, 1,0237s2.
 Total for week Receipts, 12.755; ex-
 ports 41,312.
 Total for season: Receipts, 6,942,S S35; exports, 5,973,57s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-01
KIDDIES TO BE GUESTS OF ROTARIANS AT THE w E. EKLY Y LUNCHEON

Junior Rotary Day" will be cele- brated by the members of the Rotary Club at their weekly luncheon next Wednesday.
 Tt is the plan on this day to have each member to bring as his guest to the luncheon some boy or girl ChiI- dren of all ages are invited, but those within school age will be especially welcomed
 To entertain the guests, a programme of lively nature has been arranged by the secretary. Howard Dayton Leake. member of the graduating class of the Central High School. will deliver the address of the afternoon. Hollis E., Davenny, director of the Community Sing. will lead number of appropriate songs. Many other special stunts for the guests will be given. All mem bers who intend to bring more than one guest are asked to make reserva- . tions with the secretary
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-01
LEGAL NOTICES


 Judicial Circuit of Alabama. In equity. In this cause. it being made to ap- pear to the Register by affidavit of Henry Upson Sims, solicitor for com plainaints. that the defendants, Eliza beth E. Whitlock. Lettice W. Whitlock. Frederick c. Bird. Charles c. Bird, Betty B. Bird, Edward G. Bird, Harold G. Bird. Elizabeth A. Nolting. c, Free isnd Peter. Jr- James R. Gordon and James G. Whitlock. are non-residents or Alabama, and whose residence is in the City of Richmond, State of Vir- glnia, care of James E. Cannon. Esq. attorney at law. and. further. that in tne peilet or affiant the defendants, ElizaDeth E. Whitlock Lettice w. Whltlock. James R. Gordon and James U. Whitlock are over the age of 21 years, and the defendants Frederick U. Bird, Charles G. Bird, Betty B. Bird. Edward G. Bird, Harold G Bird. Eliza . Geth A. Nolting and G. Freeland Peter. Jr, are under the age of 21 years. i. IS, therefore. ordered by the Register mat publication be made in The Age herald, newspaper published in Jeff son county, Alabama, once a week TOT TOUT consecutive weeks recurring the said Elizabeth F. Whitlock Let tlce W. Whitlock, Frederick c. Bird. Sharies G. Bird. Betty B. Bird, Edward G. Bird, Harold G. Bird. Elizabeth A. Noltlng. c. Freeland Peter. Jr.. James n, Gordon and James C. Whitlock to pieaa, answer or demur to the bill of complaint in this cause by the 2d day or July, 1920, or in thirty days there aiter decree pro confesso may be taken against Elizabeth E. Whitlock. Lettice w. Whitlock. Frederick C. Bird, charles G. Bird. Betty B. Bird, Edward G. Bird. Elizabeth A. Nolting, G. Free land Peter. Jr., James R. Gordon and James G. Whitlock. defendants in said cause.
 1920. HUNTER ARMsTBoNc
 Register
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$33, 100000 BOOST
 IN PAY OF POSTAL EMPLOYES IS URGED
Continued from Page one)

made for pay increases for other su- pervisors
 Fifteen days vacation annually with pay for all employees and sick leaves of not more than thirty days a year with pay also were recommended.
 Bills providing for carrying out the commissions recommendations will be introduced by Senator Sterling, repub- lican, South Dakota, acting chairman of the commission, and Representative e Moon, democrat Tennessee. Action on the proposed increases before the na- tional convention is considered un- likely. Increases, however, if granted later, would be retroactive to July l.
 Members of the commission, ap- pointed more than year ago, are Senators Sterling, Moses, New Hamp- shire, and Phipps, Colorado. republic ans. and Mcclellan, Tennessee, and Gay Louisiana. democrats, and Representa- tive Madden, Illinois, and Steenerson, Minnesota, republicans, and Moon, Tennessee; Bell. Georgia, and Rousek, Kentucky, democrats.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-01
FAIR PRICE BOARD
 CIV ES RULIN G ON INSTALLMENT HOUSES

The following ruling on installment houses selling clothing has been is- sued by Frank E. Spain. fair price commissioner:
 Merchants selling clothing upon the installment plan, or the weekly pay each article in plain figures on a tag attached to such articles, upon which tag shall be written the following
 Cash price
 Regular installment price .......
 The cash price so shown must not exceed the margins of profit in the schedule of prices on clothing here tofore announced by the fair price board.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-01
TUiso,,40ll.o

GA series of letters being written by a man who is thoroughly familiar with oil fields, thoroughly familiar with oil invest ments and who knows the technical side of the oil business.
 He is acquainted with over eleven hun- dred oil companies operating in the Texas fields.
 After this series of letters, general in- Iquries will be answered through these columns for the benefit of the public.) J. Editor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-01

let the oil Rush out
 No 4. Mid-Texas number four is in the Ranger Texas field It is now 3,335 feet deep, IS on the black lime and setting ths six-inch casing.
 Expect to drill in within the next few days. This well will surely be "a gusher as on one side within 25O feet of our property line there is gusher and on the direct op- posite side 25o feet from line is another gusher.
 No, D. Mid Texas number five Ranger field IS on the property as well num- Der four. has rig up and drill should reacn the oil sand in about 90 days.
 No. 6. Mid-Texas number six. block T2. Burkburnett Northwest extension has rig up and drill should reach the sand in about 60 days.
 No. '. Mid-Texas numbe. seven. Burnet. has rig up water well IS drilled ready for the boiler.
 No. s. Expect soon to start the eighth well on the Desdemona property which is surrounded by big wells. Sure to be big well as our property line is but about 250 feet from the Comanche Home Rusher,
 No. 9. Mid-Texas number nine, is to be started soon block 72 Burkburnett Northwest extension
 Mid-Texas is but few months old and has already become known and recognized as one of the most progressive of any of the young companies in the field.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-01
Bankruptcx Notiee

To the respective creditors of the nereinafter named bankrupts: Notice IS hereby given that in the United states District Court for the Northern District of Alabama the following named persons were duty adjudicated bankrupt on the date following their respective names, to-wit:
 SOUTHERN DIVISION lfolS-Fred l.. Bailey of Ensley. Ala.
 May 12, 1920. l7520-Gip Wooden of Birmin gham
 Ala, May 14. 1920. -v. 17622-W. J. Hogan of Powerly.. Ala.
 May 15. 1920 17524-Sam Hinton of Bessemer, Ala.
 May IT, 1920. 17526-Charles E. Medlin of Birming
 ham, Ala, May IF, 1920. 1752s-Phillip Wafer of Birmingham
 Ala. May IS, 1920. 17Sso-s. W. Dudley of Birmingham
 Ala. May IS. 1920. l7oS2-Bennie Walton of Ensley Ala.
 May 20. 1920 175s4-L. B. Meeks of Bessemer. Ala.
 May "A, 1920. l7636-William Rex of Ensley, Ala.
 May 24, 1920. 175ss-Will Gray of Wylam. Ala. May
 27. 1920. 1754o-R. L. Perry of Avondale, Ala.
 May 27, 1920. l7542-A. T. Harris of Birmingham
 Ala, May 2S, 1920. l1o44-J. M. Crumly of Birmingham
 Ala. May S1, 1920. 17546-John Harrison of Birmingham
 Ala. May 31. 1920.
 JASPER DIVISION 3l7-G. G. Daughdrille of Carbon Hill
 Ala, May 31, 1920
 That in each of the said eases the first meeting of creditors will be held at my Referees office at Birmingham Ala, June II, 1920. at the hour of 1( o'clock in the forenoon, at which time the respective creditors of the said re. spective bankrupts may attend. prove their claims, appoint trustee, examine the bankrupt and transact such other business as may properly come before the said bankrupt. 4..-..ls4.... x
 EDMUND H. DRYER,
 ~ Referee in Bankruptcy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-01
Notice of Seizure

To. Whom It May Concern:
 This Is to certify that I have in my possession one Chandler five-pas- senger automobile, the same having been seized in Shelby county, Ala bama, on the 24th day of December, 1919. under Section 3450,. United States Revised Statutes. for the illegal trans portation of ten gallons of illicit whis- key. Under Section 346O, United States Revised Statutes, anyone having a claim to this property has a right to file such claim within thirty days from the first publication of this mo- tice. N. l.. PIERCE
 Federal Prohibition Agent and
 Deputy Collector
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-01
Chicago Live Stock
Naval Stores

Jacksonville, Fla, May 31.-Turpen- tine firm; $1.69; sales, 279; receipts, 427; shipments, 94S stock 2,95o. 1.425; shipments. S,39S. stock, 39,911. Quote B, st2.65; D, $16.65; D, 'Ft G, IT. I. K. st6,90; M, $17.4O; N, s17.65; WIG, $1I90 wv, $1S.15.
 Savannah Ga, May 3l.-Turpentine quiet, SLAB: sales, so; receipts. 232; ship ments 622; stock, ,672. Rosin firm; sales ,224; receipts, 72l; shipments, 2,765; stock 12,9S1.
 quote. B, s1275; D, $1675; E. SIT: F. S1517; c, SIT; II. s17 I, sir; K, ST; M, S750; N, sl7.75; VIC, SIS; wv, $1s.25.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-01

By AssOoIated PTsSs
 Liverpool. May 3.-Cotton: Spot slow prices higher; good mddlng, 29.S3; fully middling, 2S.0S; middling 26,S3; low mid ding, 23. B: good ordinary, 20,33; ordinary 1888 sales, 5000 bales, including 2,7OC American; receipts, 12,0o0 bales, including 6OOO American: futures closed very steady; May 25.35; July, 2455; october g 66; January. 226S; March. 2212; May Q92N. 2l.62.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-01
Hubbard Bros. & Go.

York Members New York Cotton Exchange
 New Orleans Cotton Exchange. New York Produce Exchange. Associated Members Liv. erpoo Cotton Association. Orders solicited for the purchase and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil for future delivery. Special attention and liberal terms given for con- signment of spot cotton for delivery. Cor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-01
Notice of Seizure

To Whom It May Concern:
 This is to certify that have in my possession one Paige touring car which was seized near Short Creek in Jeff ferson county. Alabama, on the 1st day of May, 1920. under Section 3450 United States Revised Statutes, for the Illegal transportation of two five gallon cans of illicit whisky. Under Section 3460. United States Revised Statutes, anyone having claim to this property may file such claim with me within thirty days from the first publication of this notice.
 N. l.. PIERCE,
 Federal Prohibition Agent and
 Deputy Collector
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-01
Notice of Seizure

To Whom It May Concern:
 This is to certify that I have in my possession one Ford touring car, license No. 03S07. motor No. 2s4475S, model No. 1919. the same having been seized near Blue Creek, in Jefferson county. Alabama, on the sth day of April. 1920, for the illegal transporta- ton of ten gallons of Illicit whisky. in violation of Section 3450. United States Revised Statutes.%
 Anyone having claim to this prop erty has a right to file same with mo within thirty days from the first pub lication of this notice under Section a460. United States Revised Statutes.
 N. L. PIERCE,
 Federal Prohibition Agent and
 Deputy Collector.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-01


 If the inventory or the estate of Levi
 F. Morton is found to justify the state- ment which was made when his will was filed for probate few days ago, it will occasion some astonishment, for at the pI obating of the will it was stated that i the estate is estimated at ten million dollars When Mr Morton was in active business life and particularly at the time l of the organization of the Morton Trust Company the estimate made of his wealth was not les than twenty millions Should therefore it be found that the i estate inventories at only ten million, l tEen there was either an over estimate | of his wealth at the time he retired from active business life or else his estate has been impaird. He was a very wise l investor and one of the shrewdest of l financiers. although never prominent as a specula GOT. His income must have been very large for the past twenty five years and his manner of life was without ostentation, and for a man of his wealth involved no heavy expenses Ut sometimes happens. however. that after the death of a man presumed to be worth many millions the inventory of his estate shows that his wealth was vastly over-estimated. That was a sub l feet of comment because after the death of an able banker, who served very suc- cessfully as president of strong insti- tuition, it was discovered that he was woth not much more than a million, all though at the time of his death the pre- sumption was that he had accumulated not les thanN five millions and perhapA as much as ten millions. Sometimes 1t works the other way and an estate has been inventoried at many millions, al though it was presumed that the erea- tor of that property was not more than a fairly rich man. There will be sur prise if it is discovered that MT Morton left an estate of only ten million dol lars, although it may be that some of
 his securities reflect depreciation in the recent marked value of the securities
 CHANGE FOR MEN OF SCIENCE Representative knutson of Minnesota has introduced a bill which, if adopted, will enable the department of agricul- ture to stimulate experiments from which may come substitute for the fuel oil now used in motor ears. The depart ment will if the measure be adopted, have an appropriation of $250.000 with which to encourage scientific work The chances are that this measure has in view the ultimate discovery by science and through synthetic chemistry of ar tificial petroleum. Recently Dr. F. G. Acheson suggested that the government offer prize to anyone who discovered hoy synthetically to combine carbon and hydrogen and thereby secure artificial petroleum. The prize would not be avail able unless a discovery that was by ev- cry possible test shown to be satisfac- tory were made. Dr. Acheson, who has given profound study to the petroleum question and who himself has succeeded greatly in synthetic chemistry, has not the slightest doubt that science will be able to perfect a process whereby arti- ficiaI petroleum can be produced at low cost and it is then there will be no tlorger be anxiety over the exhaustion of
 our petroleum resources.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-01
Notice Of Seizure

To Whom It May Concern: This is to certify that on or about the 27th day of December, 1919, one Super-Six Hudson automobile car was seized in Jefferson county, Alabama, of the following description: 1919 model, engine No. 44632. under Sec- ton 3450, United States Revised Stat utes, for transporting ten gallons Of illicit whisky
 Under Section 3460 Revised Statutes. anyone having claim to this property may file such claim with me, within, thirty days from the first publication, of this notice. N I. PIERCE
 Federal Prohibition Agent and
 Deputy Collector
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-01
Inferinr Movement

Memphis: Middling, 40.50c; receipts 1,0l6; shipments. 1,79T; sales. 1.150 stock, 3l4,155.
 Augusta; Middling, 4t.75c; receipts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-01
Spot Cotton
By Associated Press

New Orleans, May 31-Spot cotton quiet and unchanged sales on the spot, 16S bales; to arrive, 300; low mlddling. Bic; middling, 40e; good middlng, 44c; re- ceipts, 8629 stock, 1.023,7s2.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-01

assembly of the Young Mems Chris tiau Association workers with boys Of the world adjourned at Blue Ridge and the 500 or more delegates left there today on special trains.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-01

1,2ss; shipments. 1,15s; sales, 2s: stock, 9O9, PAS. | Total today: Receipts. 2.255: ship
 ments. 3,099; stock, 424, 261.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-01
Holiday In Rice
Liverpool Cotton

By Associated Press New Orleans, May 3l.Iioliday in rice market today
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-01
World "Y" Meet Ends

Ashevine N. C., May Following sessions which lasted from May l9 until today at noon, the second general
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-01
THE MOTION ESTATE

long ways toward aiding in the pro-
 duotion of commodities that are essen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-01
Louisville Live Stock
East St. Louis Live Stock

East St. Louis, H.. May 31.-Cattle: Re- eeipts, 3,500 native steers a shade higher; lQuarantin steers steady to strong. Top steers ................... 11.56 Good and choice vealers ........ l2.75@l3 tj
 Hogs; Receipts, 7,500; steady.
 Top .......,................... 1tS0 Bulk 1425@11. ,5
 Sheep; Receipts, 900; steady to strong Ton lambs .......... 1900 Bulk 14.50al5 %
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-01
MARINE NEWS
By Associated Press


 Mobile, May 31.-Arrived: Lake Gardner (American). New Orleans Afoundria (American), Norfolk.
 Sailed: Harald (Norwegian), New Orleans.
 New Orleans, May 91.-Cleared: Lake Forkville, Sagua via Havana and Cardenas; Lake Marion. Mobile; Man zanillo. Galveston.
 Port Eads, La. May 31.---Arrived: :: Basington, Galveston; Lake Fernwood Port Barrios; Lake Progresso; Mus kogee. New York; Nika Ecuador, via Panama Canal; Rama, Bluefields; Ro- chelle tBritish), Cuba; Rockport, Liverpool; Socrates (British), Brazil. Cucrosa. Cienfuegos Surname, Port Barrios; Topila, Tampico.
 Sailed: Danville, Cienfuegos; Hud- son (British), Havre via Havana and Teneriffe, Canary Islands; Managua (Nicaraguan), Bluefields; Royal Trans port (British), Manchester, via New port News Tegucigalpa (Honduran), Ceiba; Tillsmook, Cape Gracias.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-01
New Orleans Futures By Assooiated Press

New Orleans, May 31-The cotton market closed steady at net gains of four points to a loss of fifteen points.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-01
LEGAL NOTICES

Legal sotice
 Elizabeth ". Eifd st al vs. Eiizabet th D. Whitlock sk aI state of Alabama. <Jssfsrson County. circuit Court, Tenth
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-31

Tuesday. 3 D. m. meeting OF the "a
hola campfire girls. $50 p, m, meet
ing OF the boy scouts. Wednesday,
2 80 p m, meeting of the womans as
sociation. Gals p. m, meeting OF the
Willheka campfire girls. Thursday,
1880 D. m, midweek service OF song
and prayer, The public is invited to
all services.
First Universalist Church-Frank o.
Hokerk, pastor. Sunday services D.
vine worship at 1890 a. m; sermon
subject, "The New Year" Miss Brown
will sing. Sunday school at lao a.
IN. Junior league at 4 p. m. There
will be no evening service. The an
nual meeting of the church will be
held on Monday, Jan 3. Supper VIII
be served at p m. and this viii be
followed by the business session at
7:3O o'clock. Election of officers, re-
ports Of officers and the auxiliary so
cieties. Every Universalist is invited
to be present The report this year
will prove to be an inspiration and the
eats will be Of the usual standard OF
excellence The divine science class
on Wednesday at 1880 P. m. Choir re-
hearsal on Thursday at p. m. Com
mencing next Sunday, Jan ?, Miss
Betty Brown Of Goddard win be the
choir director and have full charge OF
| the choir and its activities. Miss Mary
Lease has been hired as organist. The
pastor suggests that every Universal
| ist make the one New Year resolution
that they will attend church and he
hopes 10 see you all in church on the
first Sunday in the new year, 1921.
What a glorious celebration it would
be and at any rate he wishes you all q
right happy New Year.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-31
A FAVORED LOOK.

The calendar year coming to close
has been disastrous one in many re-
spects for the entire country, and also
| of the whole world. The close of the
World war found the nations greatly
weakened in vitality through the pro-
tracted and wearing struggle; and 1t
found the people relaxed from the ten
sion of war to such an extent that
they fell into loose habits of thinking
and acting. There was more or less
disorganization throughout the world.
That the United States shared in the
general trend of the times goes with
out saying. This country of ours !;
Justly famed for its stability of pur-
pose. was somewhat shaken from its
normal poise. A great unrest stirred
the people of the nation, particularly
those who were wage-earners. Prices
of commodities were high; and there
was an insistent clamor after more
wages with which to meet the cost of
living In some instances the wages
went up; and in most instances The
prices of commodities stayed mp durng
the early part of the year. Then came
a period when production started to
catch up with the demand; yet The
Expected fall in prices did not devel-
op. This greatly stirred the unrest
of the people; and there grew Ip a
rebellion against purchase Of any ex-
cept the bare necessities of life. Or
ders to the mills and factories were
reduced or cancelled entirely. Thus
deprived of orders, the mills and fac.
Xtories were forced to shut down, mil
lions of people being thrown out OF
employment for the time-being. Such
lis the situation in the United States
on the last day of the calendar year
However, the situation is not so darn
|as II seems to be. Here is a nation OF
MErcdI natural iteouitNes VI hitnithlHus
sigor and markedly progressive. II
can't stay down. Moreover, there arc
sure indications that the country !.
going about the problems of readjust
ment incident TO peaee-after-war il
such manner as TO make possible th,
return Of prosperity. The law of sup
ply and demand is coming into play
prices and wages are adjusting them
selves under that law. The mills ant
Factories are still running at low ca
pacity or are even idle. But il vii
not be for long. The supply Is being
Exhausted, the demand viii become
stronger. Soon the operations vii
have to start to make a supply t.
meet the demand on fairly even bel
ence. Then the normal order viii b.
restored. That this restoration vii
ONE during the calendar year l92
seems certain. SO lets take a NOR
heerfui attitude.