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Weekly journal-miner., 1921-11-23
BLOCK $ STORE
 AGAIN ROBBED
Thieves Force Entrance Through
 Rear of Building and Make Off With Hundred Dollars Worth
 of Heavy Clothes
CF'rom Thursdays Daily)

Goods and clothing totaling $10C were found missing from the cloth ing store of Ed Block on South Montezuma street when the store was opened for business yesterday morning. The building adjoining the main store, and used for window dis play purposes, had been entered from the rear during the night, and the windows rifled of several woolen shirts, dozen heavy woolen socks, Boston leather bag, a leather hand bag, several special heavy woolen shirts and several leather -sleeved vests.
 When Mir. Block and H. E. Shaw, one of his employees, arrived at the store yesterday morning, Shaw, who had trimmed the windows, saw their torn-up condition and remarked that his display must have fallen over. Mir. Block, however, with the mem- ory of previous robbery of the same windows last winter in mind, investigated and found that thieves had again forced their way through the back door and made off with a part of the display.
 The sheriff's office was notified of the robbery, and Jim Cook, the office finger-print specialist, arrived and took impressions of the prints left by the burglars. Information was wired yesterday to towns along the railroad and the main highways to be on the lookout for the thieves. No arrest had been made up to a late hour last night.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-11-23
INSPECTS MINE
 CLAIMS FUR J. 5.
National Forest Service Mineral Inspector Here Passing on Mining Claims in Yavapai for United States Patent
From Tnnrsaay,s Dailyl


 Inspection of mining claims, loca- tors of which have applied for gov ernment patent is being made in this district by T. T. Swift, of Stafford supervisor of the Crook National forest and United States forest serv- ice mineral inspector for Arizona. Inspector Swift arrived here this week from Superior, where he has just completed inspection of num- Der of claims for which patents had been asked.
 Approximately 60 mining claims in the state are being examined by Inspector Swift at this time, many of them in this county and located on the Prescott National forest Twenty three claims in the Jerome district alone are to be inspected. Other claims to be examined are the Red Rover group and properties in the Cave Creek, Mayer and Turkey Greek districts.
 Claims will be examined for de termination of ore showing and per formance of annual assessment work and required improvements. h. spector Swift returned to Prescott from Turkey Creek last night with ]. C. McNelty of the Prescott forest service, who accompanied him to that district.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-11-23
ROAD, NUT J0B
 WORRIES STUKEY
Supervisor Spends Time Think ing About and Looking Over New Mohave County Cutoff Instead of Guarding His Job

This is no time for a man to be worrying over two jobs, let alone one, and C. C. Stukey, supervisor, is much too busy looking over roads to present the country with more than a passing smile over the Miller Val ley trusteeship matter.
 The supervisor drove in from west of Hillside yesterday and was in formed by the Journal-Miner that his case had been ruled on by the at torney general of the state.
 q have until the first of the year. I'm going to study over it awhile. 1 will let you know what my decis- ion is some day, but have not tried to qualify for trustee yet"
 And then the conversation became strictly roads. Stukey is chiefly in terested in the building of road by Mohave county to connect at the line with the Burro creek road west from Hillside The new route is not the same as that on which August Kaufman and his three-year-old daughter Lillian perished of thirst last summer.
 The Mohave supervisors are push ing their construction right along and in a couple of days Yavapai county will have a crew working on this end to meet 'em.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-11-23
NATIONAL SAFETY
 WEEK IS OBSERVED
 FROM DEC. 4 TO 10

National safety week." during which it is planned to stress safety
 education among grammar. school pupils and teachers, will be observed throughout the country December to 10 as part of a national safety
 campaign being conducted by the highway and highway transport edu- cation committee, the committee an- nounces from its Washington, D. C., headquarters.
 According to information reaching the office of the committee, official proclamations setting the week aside are to be issued in many states. Schools are arranging special exer- cises, and in many cities civic clubs and other organizations will discuss the best means of reducing the num- Der of automobile accidents. Cham bers of commerce, automobile clubs, and others who are cooperating with the committee in the conduct of this campaign, have written the Washington office of their intention to bring every influence to bear to reduce the number of accidents in their respective communities.
 The week is to be climax to the campaign, which IS in the form of two contests, one among grammar school pupils and the other among grammar school teachers. Prizes for the pupils and for the teachers are offered as an incentive for them to participate. As a result, section is vieing against section in efforts to make the campaign effective in re- ducing the accident toll of the na- ton, which reaches a total of 10000 annually
 State Superintendent w. C. Wood, California, writes: q have asked all the schools of California to observe December 4 to 10 as safety week."
 Mr. Wood is well known in this state, where he will attend the State Teachers association conference at Phoenix next week, delivering an ad- 1ress on school topics at one of the meetings.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-11-23
DAMAGE CASE
 ON DECK TODAY
False Arrest Suit of J. C. Brooks Against Sheriff and Sepcial Agent of Government Comes Up This Morning

Trial of the damage action of J. C. Brooks against the sheriff and a special agent of the United States for alleged false Imprisonment, will come up before Superior Judge Richard Larnson this morning. Brooks, who charges that he was de tained by the defendant for several days and nights in the county jail, asks damages in the sum of $5,OO0 and the suit includes the surety com- pany which issued the bond to the sheriff.
 The case was called on law and motion some days ago, and at that time it was requested by the plaintiff that a demurrer interposed by the defense in the person of the special agent of the government, J. H. Noonan, be disposed of by this morn ing so as not to delay trial.
 Brooks is represented by J. Gard ner Scott. The sheriff and surety company are represented by Clark & Clark and Anderson, Gale & Nilsson. Attorneys of record for Noonan in clude United States Attorney Thomas Flynn and bis two assistants, John H. Langston and Joseph M. Holub.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-11-23
TWO MINING CLAIMS IN TITLE LAWSUIT

Two mining claims in the Big Bug district yesterday were brought into court for adjudication when John A. Martin of Mayer filed suit against Frank Savoy to quiet title.
 The claims are known as the St. Mark and Sun Set. Martins com plaint indicates his belief in his legi- innate possession and intimates that any adverse claims made by Mir. Sa- voy are unfouuded.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-11-23
HOLIDAY CHEER
 ENDS IN JAIL

Eduardo Gomez came all the way from California to pass the Thanks giving holidays with relatives in Je- rome and Clarkdale. Tn California one can buy, for the small price of of $ a bottle, liquids with which to make the holidays more cheerful and to banish dull care as one sits at the festive board. So Senor Gomez brought with him from the Golden state suitcase, which he nursed carefully.
 He reached Ash Fork, where trains change for Prescott and Je- rome, to pass the holidays with rela- lives. Senor Gomez descended from
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-11-23
SUIT ID
 STOP 4 SUIT
 FUR DAMAGES
Prescott Lumber Go. Seeks to Enjoin Collateral Attack" on Judgment of Court Awarding Property at Sheriffs Sale
CFrom Fridays Daily)

A suit to stop suit was filed irl the superior court yesterday morning by the Prescott Lumber company naming J. B. Johnston as defendant and centering around the old Klein sanitarium south of the city.
 By its prayer, the lumber com- pany hopes 10 prevent Johnston from pressing a suit for damages in which the latter asks $13,943 as in- jury balm, $5,000 additional and $l0O month during the time the com pany is in possession of lands be- lieved to be connected with the old health resort.
 In July, 1920, the complaint de clares, Johnston owed the Lumber company $2947O. On the 14th day of that month, the company under took to collect that money by the usual process of the law and filed a suit The property was attached and on November F, final judgment was entered for the company. Meanwhile counsel for the litigants had confer red about the case, so that Johnston was presumed to be advised of its progress.
 On December ?, 1920, the com plaint continues, the court issued a special execution and the Prescott Lumber company bid in the property at the amount of its claim and ob- tained a certificate from the sheriff
 Six months late, the complaint says, Johnston instituted suit for damages. It is now nearly a year since the company possessed itself of the property and it finds itself ac- cused of tering down buildings and otherwise damaging Johnston.
 The motion of Howard Cornick, counsel for the company, that an order to show cause why a tenn oorary writ of injunction should not ssue to stop the damage suit, was granted by the court, Judge Sweeney The defendant is called lpon to make his case on November '6. The order, if made permanent, would prohibit activity in the dam lge case by Johnston, his associates md his attorneys.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-11-23
ALLADIN CLAIM IN BIG BUG DISPUTED

Disputed title to the Alladin-group of mining claims in the Big Bug mining district was the cause yester- day of the filing of a suit against two companies by George Hammers, claimant of the property.
 Hammers sets up that he is the rightful owner of the Alladin but that he is informed that the Mount Elliott Consolidated Mines company and the Southside Trust company, Pittsburg corporation, have set up adverse claims. He prays the court to bar the adverse claims. He is represented by Norris & Norris.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-11-23
LICENSED TO WE'D

A marriage license was granted yesterday to Leon Dean Pingelton, 2l, and Pearl A. Beilson, IS, both of Fort Whipple.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-11-23

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 17.-Her- man Goldstein, 31 years old, travel ing salesman of New York, was shot and killed at Culver City, near here, early today in an altercation over a charge of speeding.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-11-23
LICENSED TO WE'D

A marriage license was granted to Mike Polieh and Fannie Muvrin.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-11-23

JOurnal-Miner Liners Get Results.
Weekly journal-miner., 1921-11-23

Journal-Miner Liners Get Results
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-18
'COV|NGT0N ID AID
 . DEVELOPMENT PLAN
Organizer Says County's Quota of Members Has
 Been Increased

Andalusia, February 17-(Special)-- Maj. w. M. Matthews, representing the Alabama Development association and the department of the interior of the United States, and J. M. Kyzer of the Alabama Development association, are in Andalusia endeavoring to organize Covington county intp unit of 200 members. Major Matthews addressed a meeting of business men held at the chamber of commerce and outlined the purposes of the association. The pro- gramme, as outlined by him, is as fol-
 lows;
 1. An educational campaign to inn press upon Alabama the wonderful un- developed resources of the state, par
 ticularly as to farming. stock raising and horticulture.
 2. A campaign to impress upon the business men of Alabama the necessity of the business men of each county providing the ways and means for the
 farmers of each county to diversity and to market their diversified crops satisfactorily.
 3. A united campaign to advertise the advantages of Alabama to the farmers of the northern. eastern, central and western states.
 Major Matthews told. the meeting that Covington's quota in the association was 100 members, but it had been de- cided to increase this to 200, each mem bership having a fee of $10. The speaker added that $1,000 of the 5000 raised would be turned back to Coving- ton county. to be spent in getting out a booklet advertising the county. The management of this booklet would be in the hands of fcommittee, which each county would have to represent the county in all matters and their names would appear in the back of the booklet. which would be gotten out by the state association.
 Approximately 50 memberships have been taken in the organization of the Covington county unit and g committee has been appointed to aid/in swelling the total to 200 members/ This com- mittee is composed of Mayor T. F.. Hem derson and R. N. McLeed of Andalusia, c. W. Mizell of Opp, B. Fl. Meadows of Floraka, J.I4. Can't of Can't. and A. B. Powell of Red Level.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-18
BAPT|STS ADJOURN
 MOBILE CONVENTION
Palm Beach, Memphis, Sa- vannah and Charleston ln-
 vite Secretaries for 1921

Mobile. February 1.-The conven- tion of 1s state secretaries of the Southern Baptist convention after be- ing in session since Tuesday adjourned today. one day ahead of schedule, leaving the matter of the next meet ing place to pr. Arch c. Cree of Geor- gia. Invitations came from Palm Beach. Charleston. Memphis and Sa- vannah.
 The session today was devoted to the discussion Of several topics re lating to the work of the secretaries. Among these was The Recreation, In teilectual and Spiritual Life of the State Secretary" by Dr. w. T. D.rieux of South Carolina; Uniform Tabula- tion of Denominational Statistics pr. Lloyd T. Wilson of Tennessee. and Systematic Payment of Campaign Pledges" by pr. R. B. Gunter of Mis- siss;ppi. Dr. c. M. Britain of Florida spoke on Unified Methods for Han ding, Distributing and Remittins Cam paign Funds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-18
M|NGO JAIL SCENE
 OF HAPPY REUNIONS
Court AdjournS and 19 Defend- ants Entertain Friends j and Relatives
By Associated Press

Williamson, w. Va. February 17.--The Mingo county jail here was the scene or many happy reunions this afternoon when the l9 defendants in the Matewan battle trials received their friends and relatives. Judge Bailey adjourned court at noon until tomorrow morning at o'clock in order that he and other law yers might attend funeral and the time was utilized by the prisoners in the happiest manner the circumstances would permit
 The principal witnesses today were women. One of them was Mrs P. F. Smith, wife of the superintendent of the Stone Mountain Coal company, from whose houses miners were evicted by the Baldwin Felts detectives the day of the fight. Mrs. Smith said she was in the company store while the battle was in progress and recalled having seen James and Claire Overstreet Reece Chambers, N. H. Atwood and Hallie Chambers during the fighting or shortly afterward. Some of them were armed, she said and to her, Atwood and Haley Chambers appeared to be hysterical. Mrs. Atwood accused her husband of being responsible for the fight, she tes- tified, while Hallie Chambers was "cry- ing and cursing the Baldwin Felts men, Mrs. Smith also testified that after the battle she heard Reecej Chambers who Was carrying A rifle say "I have started with this thing and intend ;o see it through
 Mrs Martha Hoskins, a school teacher. testified that while she was watch iig he battle through a window the glass was shattered by bullet, and, running to d closet, she remained there until the fighting was over. Then she saw four men lying in the street.
 Every one of the defendants showed unusual interest when Mrs. Hoskins tes- tified that after telling her story to the grand jury which returned the indict- ments, Reece Chambers had told her she had sworn to lie. and added that If wasn't woman he would give me one good beating" and that ''he'd get me yet"
 pr. Edward Simpkins, dentist, re- called that he remained in his office near the scene of the battle while the fight ing was in progress and that half ali hour or so after the firing began he saw Reece Chambers go by with rifle in his hand Dr. Simpkins attracted sun- usual attention because he was wounded by the same bullet that killed Anse Hat field last August as they sat on the porch of Hatfield's hotel. Hatfield. it was generally understood, was an im- portant witness for the state. and three of the defendants in this trial are under indictment. charged with the shootins
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-18
ANNlSTON PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATE IN FOURTH
 IS DEVELOPING ISSUE

Anniston, Fepruary 1:. - tSpe- cial.)-Major Lamar Jeffers. an avowed candidate at the proper time for the vacancy in Congress caused by the death of the late Fred l.. Blackmon. iHsued . state mont Thursday In which he took the position that the annOunce- ment cards of s. P. Mcdonald of Sylacnuen was premature. inas- much as no official action had been taken by the congregational district executive committee. Major Jeffers intends, according to hts statement. to wage fight for the democratic nomination at the prop CT time. and that he has good prospects for victory before the voters of the Fourth district.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-18
ANNOUNCEMENTS

A get-together social will be held by the members of the First Presbyterian church at the Masonic club rooms this evening. The members are requested to assemble at : o'clock, as dinner will be served. A musical will be enjoyed.
 The Cosmos club will meet with Mrs. w. q. Moulton at Thomas this afternoon at , o'clock.
 A shadow party will be given by Miss O1lahiee Mason at the home of Mrs. w. F. Ransom for the Epworth league oI the Ensley Highlands Methodist church, saturday evening, beginning at I:at O clock.
 home in New Orleans, after visiting MT. and Mrs. H. J. Kribs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-18
TROY BIRDMAN HANDS
 OUT PLAIN AND FANCY
 FL LYlNGBlG PATRONAGE

Troy. February 17.-(Speeial)-- More than 20 TrOjanx have experi- enced the thrills of flyAng tn the air recently h Troy. Aviater Pee- blcs, who pilsts the FoImar atr- plane, has taken up mere than 1O0. all guents of the Folmars, who have been much interested Tn giving tAetr fFiends the pleasures nnd thrills of fiylng. Av1atOr JacObl. who sffcs cemmerclal plan., states thst Ae has taken up approximately 1eo oR plain ewd fancy qixhtr.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-18
Building New Home

Prattville, February 17.-(Special) The modern home which J. w. Trotter is having bull, In Park pIace IS near ing completion. McClean Smith also is having a modern home erected upon Ithe heights overlooking~ the town. These homes, with others soon to be built. will help solve the housing prob- lem
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-18
GOOD ROADS J DISCUSSED
Commissioners Outline Plan at Anda-
 lusia Session

Andalusia, February 1.-The county commissioners at their regular monthly meeting gave large part of their time to discussion of county roads. Appor- tioners. were appointed for the next. two years, The county road year ends on March l. These apportioners will appoint the overseers The commissioners decid- ed that the best plan oi working the roads would be to consolidate the teams
 and work one district at time. The Florala road is being worked now. Lack. of funds is handicap that the commits sioners have to contend with. but they will do their best under the circum- stances
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-18

Tuscaloosa, February 17.--(Special) The case of Ed Hill, charged with the murder of Earl Truitt in Walker coun- ty May 20, 1919, and on trial here on a change of venue. is drawing to a close.
 Arguments in the case were begun early this afternoon and the courtroom of the circuit court was so crowded that admittance was almost impossible. At o'clock the state rested and the defense announced that it would have nothing further to offer in rebuttal.
 Giving what purported to be an ac- count of his movements for the entire day on which Deputy Truitt was killed, Ed HilL in his own behalf, was the principal witness for the defense to- day. Hill. who with his father and two brothers is charged with staying Truitt, testified that he did not see the deputy on the day he was killed and that he had no hand in burying the body in a bean patch. The testimony :, offered by the defendant was a con tinuation of evidence offered by the de- fense in an attempt to prove an alibi.
 The young man was plainly nervous and his apprehension became moro ap- parent under cross-examination. He insisted that he did not see Truitt on the day of the alleged murder and de- nied in whole the testimony given Tuesday by his young brother, Clyde
 
 yesterday.
 He was insistent in direct examina- ton. conducted by his chief counsel, Judge de Graffenreid, that he was not present at the killing of Truitt. This testimony was in positive contradiction to the testimony of his broher, Clyde. who declared that his father, Monroe Hill. and two brothers. Ed and Hard, had enticed their victim to an already roughly prepared grave, shot him in the back as he stood near the edge of the hole and dumped the body in for . shallow and temporary burial.
 Although Fleetwood Rice, assisting in the prosecution, used all the force of trained and successful lawyer. the wit ness withst0od the gruelling cross-exami- nation with a greater composure than the courtroom evidently anticipated. He displayed frequent signs of genuine em- barraSsmant and occasionally wandered from his story on direct examination. but. as a whole. he repeated a fairly connected story.
 Both sides announced that they rested shortly after the noon hour, stating that all of the evidence had been submitted. Every inch of the ground was stubbornly contested. The state brought in half a dozen witnesses on rebuttal, who im- peached 8 number of the witnesses Tor the defense, some of the witnesses swear ing that they would not believe the de- fendant and several who had appeared for him on oath.
 The court allowed three hours side for the argument. The lawyers spoke in the following order: George Ross, for the state; F. F. Windham, Tuscaloosa, and Judge Fay. Jasper. for the defense; So- iicitor Edgar Ciarkson, Tuscaloosa, for the state; Senator A. A. Griffith Gull man. for the defense; Solicitor J. M. Pennington, Walker county, for the state, and Judge DeGraffenreid for the defense Fleetwood Rice will close for the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-18
FIDDLE, 258 YEARS OLD,
 ATTRACTS BIG INTEREST

AnnistOn, February 17-(spe- rial.)-R. E. Simpson of Hue Mountain. one of the cehteafants :n the old fiddlers' content here Thursday night, played on violin which was made In Italy in 10o1. The s5S-year-oid instrument att tracted much attention anong the other plnyers who took part ln the conteut.. The instrument ID an heirloom In the sinpnen family, having been owned by several generations sf the fanily.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-18
Funeral Services

Anniston February 17.-- Special. )-- The body of J. R. Talley, 62, whose death occurred at Guntersville Tues 6ay was inferred at Edgemont ceme- tery Thursday afternoon foilowing services at the home of his daughter by Rev. l.. N. Claxton and Rev. D. J. Haynes. Members of Coosa tribe of Red Men had charge of the services at the grave