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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-22
BRIBING OF FEDERAL
 EMPL0YES IS CHARGED
By Associated Press

Baltimore, March 21.--Charge of bribing and corrupting employees of the war and navy departments, the United States railroad administration and other government bodies are made in an amended declaration filed in the United States court today by the Alex ander Millburn company in s2,5oo, ,oOt suit filed last December.
 The suit brought under the Sherman anc Clayton antitrust laws, Is di- rected against the Union Carbide and Carbon corporation, the Union Carbide company, the Union Carbide Sales com pany, the Oxweld Acetylene company. the Oxweld Railroad Service company the Linde Air Products company, the PrestOLite company Inc, and the Davis -Burnonville company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-22
PADEREWSKI DOUBTS
 VICTORY OF. GERMANY
 IN SUNDAY PLEBISCITE
By Associated Press

Chicago, March N.-Reports from Ber- lin telling of German victory in the Upper Silesia plebiscite were denounced as propaganda by Ignace Jan Paderew- ski, former premier of Poland, who stop ped in Chicago today while on his way to California where he will spend several months resting.
 Padereswlsi declared that the ballots cast in Sundays election were now be- ing transported to Central places where the final tally of votes would be made and expressed doubt as to whether any formal announcement of the result would be possible for several days.
 Declaring that German propaganda was still rampant, he said that in the Silesia case the peace tready which provide for plebiscte also set forth that the result of the vote should only be for the m formation of the commission in Paris ! and that the actual line of divisions be- tween the Germans and Poles would be drawn later by allied authorities who have the power to ignore the vote 1T they so desire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-22
 MIGRATORY BIRD LAW
Two Business Men of Albany Charged With Shooting Birds In Violation
 of Law

Two business men of Albany have been cited to appear before the Hunts vile division of the United States court to answer charges of violating the na- tional migratory bird law, according to James Smith, assistant district attorney yesterday.
 The names of the men were not given out by the clerk, as they have not yet been entered an the docket. the same precedent being followed in these cases as was followed in the cases filed against Il Birmingham men on similar charges.
 The Albany citizens are said to have been caught in the act of shooting migratory birds on or about March 1O according to the report received at the district attorneys office here. The in for nation was filed against them by w.. H. Hoffman. United States game warden for the southeastern states.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-22
ENGINEER AT MOBILE TO SUPERINTEND ERECTION
 OF FUEL OID STATION

Mobile, March N.-(SpeciaD.-F the purpose of supervising the construction of the fuel oil station to be erected on Blakeley Island by the shipping board. Hughes Sneed, engineer from New York has arrived in Mobile. MT Sneed will remain here until the work is complete, it is announced. He will represent ths shipping board. to see that plans and specifications prepared for the station are carried out by the contractors.
 The tank material, which has already arrived here, has been stored on the municipal docks and will not be moved until the contract has been let on March 30. It is the plan of the Shipping Board to rush the work on the project and ir is believed the station will be ready to supply ships within few weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-22
TAX COLLECTIONS ARE
 GREATER THAN ESTIMATE
By Associated Press

Washington. March 21.-Approxi- mately $600,00O,000 was collected by the government in income and profits taxes up to last Saturday night accord- ing to reports today to the treasury. This amount is $10o.000,o00 in excess of the estimate made by Secretery Mellon for the March Is return. and was the limit expected by officials in view ot changed condition in the country. About $S5o,o00, 900 was collected by the government for the same quarter a year ago. but the showing so far was regarded as excellent for this quarter. Complete reports on the amount col lected will not be available foriseveral days, because of delays in hearing from outlying districts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-22
KING OF UNIVERSE
 IS ON WAY TO PEN
By Associated Press

Denver Col, March 11.-Joshua Sykes, self-styled Jehovah, King of heaven and earth, author of the Bible and prophet of the tabernacle of David" in this city left tonight for San Francisco, en route to Mo- Neill's Island, Washington, to be- gin serving an IS months sentence for obstruching the draft.
 With Sykes went Dean, his sec retary, who will serve a prison term as result of the conviction of the same charge.
 Twice before Sykes has boarded trains for the Pacific coast Both times he returned to Denver be- cause he said he had seen vision portraying the destruction of the world on March 4 and he desired to be with his 800 followers when the end came.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-22
Agree to Negotiate By Associated Press

Washington, March 2l. IF Pacirl2 coast ship operators and seamen have agreed to negotiate new working agreement. Chairman Benson of the shipping board announced today. The old agreement was terminated recently on notice by the operators. but the chairman said both sides had been per suaded to get together and work out new one. No date has been set as yet for the negotiations. Mir. Benson said, but it is probable they will await the negotiations between Atlantic coast operators and seamen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-22
BRITAIN NOT TO RECOGNIZE
 TILL UNITED STATES DOES
By Associated Press

Mexico City, March 21.-Great Brit tain will not recognize Mexico until such action is taken by the United States, declared Miguel Covarrubias who returned to Mexico from England tonight He was appointed Mexican menister to England by Provincial President De La Huerta, but was re- called at his own request by President Obregon after he informed the Pres ident that representations for British recognition at present were futile.
 Senor Covarrubias reiterated the statements of other officials that pe- troleum matters are at the bottom ot the misunderstanding with the United States as well as with Great Britain
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-22
New Jailer Appointed

Selma, March 21.-(SpeciaL) )-Ap- pointment of V. B. F>ulford as county taller to succeed the late Seab AycocK' whose death occurred suddenly one week ago, was made public today by Sheriff Norman StanfilL The appoint ment takes effect at once. MT. Full ford is already in charge at the 1aii having been acting jailer since MT. Aycock's death, and his appointment meets with the approval of the general public,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-22

tor E. D. Smith of South Carolina, the Senate will shortly undertake. As a re- suit of that investigation it will be shown just how much cotton remains in the country, and l am positive that it will be disclosed that the census figures are almost 2,00Oc0O bales in excess of that which was actually produced.
 Government figures, since the present crop was planted, have invariably im- pressed the world that there was to be a surplus supply. This impression has demoralized the market and cost the south many millions of dollars"
 Senators Heflin and Smith assailed the estimate of the department of agriculture last December as too great The cen sus figures indicate that the depart ment's estimate was nearly 10000 bales short The senatorial investigation will be initiated as soon as Senator Smith returns to Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-22
French Disappointed
By Associated Press

Paris, March 2L-In French official cir over reports received this afternoon from Upper Silesia, saying that the Germans will retain the district as a result of Sundays plebiscite, but the officials do not yet admit the area is lost to Poland. They pointed out that the result of the plebiscite were unofficial and came most ly from Berlin. It was said that in the event of the majority of the vote being German the territory probably would be divided, leaving to Poland the places which voted Polish.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-22
OPEN OFFICES HERE

The Pennsylvania railroad has decided to establish an agency in Birmingham for both freight and passenger service. Agents representing each arm of the service will be shortly installed.
 This was decided on after visit to the city of the following officials of the company: w. W. Richardson, traffic nassenger manager, and J. T. Johnson, freight traffic manager of St Louis; c. H. Hagerty. division passenger agent, Louisville, and E. Coleman, divlslon freight agent, Cincinnati.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-22
SOLDIER'S ATTEMPT
 TO ESCAPE BLOCKED

Melvin Thornton. soldier. who is be- ing held in the city Jail for the authori- ties of Camp Jackson, s. C., was dis covered by Captain Glover last night just As he was in the act of saving his way to freedom.
 Thornton is said to have been using an old hack saw. How he managed to obtain the saw is a mystery to police authorities. When discovered he had sawed one of the bars over his window and was in the act of saving another
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-22
CITY SUED FOR ACCIDENT
 AT AMUSEMENT PARK

Suit for 5000 was filed in the circuit court yesterday by Lois Nolan. pro aml J T. Nolan against the city of Birming- ham for alleged personal injuries received while a passenger in one of the boats Of the "Old MIL" one of the amusements at East Lake park. It was alleged that when the boat was thrown violently against the concrete wall the child nad her elbow crushed. Suit for $500 was also filed by J. T. Milan for the alleged injuries received by his daughter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-22
GINNING FIGURES OF CENSUS BUREAU
 HELD INACCURATE
Immediate Need for Investiga- ton Which Senate Will Shortly Undertake, De-
 CIareS HefIin
By HUGH W. ROBERTS Washington. Bureau The Age Herald, k00 navfd a0n RufIdfvrr

OVU OhPlusOn Washington, March 21.- (Special.)-Gl ming statistics for the season of 199o-2l announced today by the census bureau tending to prove that the current crop is the sixth largest in the history of the country, is grossly inaccurate, according to Senator J. Thomas Heflin of Alabama and other congressional experts, who have steadfastly contended that all gov ernment reports have been "unduly in- Hated"
 "The report of the census bureau" said Senator Heflin, proves conclusively that there is immediate need for the investi- gation which. under resolution of sena-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-22
Gives Writing Demonstration

Montgomery, March Special. )-Miss Margaret Owen. champion typ'st of the world in 1913. 1915. 1916 and 1917. gave d private demonstration in the private of flee of Governor Kilby at the capitol Monday afternoon. Miss Owen is travel ing through this section of the state. Before an assembly of capitol officials and employees Miss Owen wrote l49 word < from copy before her and wrote one full page of dictation from Governor Kilby as fast as he could dictate with only one error.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-22
No Agreement Reached By Associated Press

Nashville, March 21.-No definite agreement was reached at the all-day conference for the purpose of consider ing a reduction in the basic rate of pay here today between the unskilled laborers and the management of the Nashville. Chattanooga and St. Louis railroad, according to w. P. Bruce, general manager. The conference will be resumed at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-22
Wood Is Nominated By AsaOciated Press

Philadelphia, March ,2l.-Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood was nominated today as the head of the University of Pennsyl- vania at the monthly meeting of the board of trustees. In accordance with the statutes of the university General Woods nomination cannot be voted on until the next regular meeting of the trustees on April IS. It is understood he will be elected at that time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-22
Sales Exceed 200 Million

New York, March 21.--Total sales of the Westeru Electric company during 1920 amounted to $206. 112,oo0 as com pared with $1s5,722, 900 for 1913 The annual report of the company, made public today. showed net earnings amounted to $S,277,4lA. while those of 1919 were $5.652.0s9. The net earnings for 1920 were 72 per cent on the aver, age investment for the year. wnile in 1919 they were 6.9 per cent. Entitled orders at the end of the year aggre- gated $s2,655,00o as compared with $47.442, 900 at the end of 1910 and S26. .265. 900 at the end of 1918.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-22
Iackson Man Killed

Scottsboro, March 21.-While on his way home from church service last night, D. I, Ambrester. well-xnown planter of this county, shot and killed Guy Odel, who according to Ambrester's report to au- thorities renewed a long-standing feud The killing took place at Pizgah. in the Sand Mountain section. Ambrester came here and surrendered
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-22
Accept Mediation Plan Rv Assaciafed Press

Warsaw. March 2i.-The Polish gov errment has accepted the plan of the council of the League of Nations for mediation of the dispute With Lith- ua mia arising from the occupation of Wilma by the forces of General Zell- gousk The mediation plan was pro posed by Paul Hymans, president oe the Geneva meeting of the assembly of the league
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-22
EGGS DROP NINE CENTS
 IN THE LAST WEEK
Bv Associated Press

St. Louis, March 21.-The wholesale price of best eggs was 1912 cents dozen here today. a drop of 9R cents in the last week. Today's price was the lowest here since June, l9l6' Heavy receipts and favorable weather were given as contributory causes for the price idecline
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-22
Anarchist Still Hunger Striking

By AssOC1Ate0 Fr6bS
 Rome. March 21--Enrico Malatesta the anaychist leader, is continuing his hunger strike in the jail at lillian, where he has been since his arrest last October in conenction with an an archist plot. The Tempo says his con- dition is grave owing to his advanced age. and the fact that he has been in i'll health.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-22
FLORIDA WOMEN SHAME
 MEN AS ROAD BUILDERS
By Aseociated Prese

Defuninl<, Fla., March 21,-An ob- feet lesson was furnished in the matter of repairing roads in the city limits when n number of young women, armed with all manner of instruments for working the road, showed up and effected repairs on the road near the canning plant, which had become very unsafe and almost impassabIe. Hoes, rakes, shovels, spades and the like were used with great effect on the road and much improvement was the re- suit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-22
BERT TAYLOR'S FUNERAL
 YESTERDAY IN CHICAGO
Rv Aeaociated Press

Chicago March M--Funeral services for Bert Leston Taylor, who as "B. L. T." conducted the Chicago Tribune col umn "A Line O. Type or Two" were held today at the Fourth Presbyterian church with only intitnase friends or tAe family present. MT. aylor died Satur- day after a brief illness from pneumonia
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-22
DiIburn Robbed

J. H. Dilburn of 1417 Ina street, north,
 was held up and robbed of s20 by two unknown negroes on Nineteenth street in front of the new postoffice last night about midnight. The negroes made their escape. Dilburn was able to give a fairly accurate description of the ne- groes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-22
AUTO CLUB TO SEEK
 SLAG FOR ROAD WORK

Slae and other material for repairing roads will be asked from the board of revenue at its meeting this morning by John w. Sibley speaking for the Birmingham Automobile club. Through the services of Boy Scouts of the city the club plans to fill the large holes in the streets with this material. stated J. P. Dobbins. secretary. yes- terday.
 Action on the matter was deferred until today when MT. Sibley appeared before the county board last Friday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-22
Inspecting Oil Fields
By As.ociated Press

Wichita Falls, Tex. March 21.-Gov- ernor R. A. Cooper of South Carolina ana party of Columbia, 5. e, busi- ness men arrived here today to inspect the oil fields adjacent. to this city The governor and those with him are interested in projects in this section
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-22
Deaths

George Washington Burnett-Age 70 years. died at o'clock yesterday aft ernoon at a local infirmary. Flu neral services will be held from Loy's chapel this morning at 10:30 o'clock, Remains will be shipped to Aberdeen. Miss, for interment at 12:30 o'clock. Rev. w. P. Reeves, pastor of the Avondale Baptist church, will officiate. He is sur vived by six sons, w. T., M. L., w. M., B. C., Bonnie and Johnnie; four daughters, Mrs. Lillian Adams, Mrs, Winnie Roberts. Mrs. Jamie Walden and Mrs. Lula Brazell, all of Bir- mingham. MT. Burnett resided at SS1 First avenue, north.
 Mrs. Winffred Williams Wittichen- Wife of Murray Forbes Wittichen, formerly of this city, died at Calgary, Canada, March 10. The deceased is survived by her husband and tw] children, Murray Forbes, Jr. age g. and Natilie Jane, age 6. Interment took place at Calgary. The an nouncement of the death of Mrs Wittichen has been withheld be- cause of illness in the family. There are many relatives in Birmingham Derwood Neison-The two months old son of MT. and Mrs. L. B. Nelson of S535 Walker avenue. died yesterday morning at the residence. Funeral and interment was made at East Lake cemetery yesterday afternoon.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1921-01-07
WOOL POOLS HELPING OUT
THE IDAHO FLOCKMASTERS

BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 3l.-Idaho
farmers, for the most part owners Of
small flocks OF sheep, pooled 2,13i 900
pounds OF wool in 1910 and 1920, says
a biennial statement issued BY the
university extension division, based on
reports from +. i. Rinehart, field
animal husbandman, and X. B. Mil
lin, sheep specialist. This pooling,
says the extension division. WAS a
long step toward solution Of the prob
lem Of the farm ilockowner. who has
found serious difficulty in getting his
clip on the market in less than car
load lots. In 1910 100000 pounds
were marketed comparatively at a
gain OF $500 over what the farmers
would have received had they gone
into the market Individually In 1920
some l.522OO0 pounds were pooled.
more than half Of 1t through the farm
bureaus or IN organizations connect
ed with them Sixteen counties had
wool pools The most OF the wool
pooled in 1920 was consigned to re-
liable commission firms that do bust
ness on commission only. A small
quantity OF wool in the northern part
OF the state is still in the farmers
hands and 2S5.OOO pounds have re-
manned IN the warehouses in the Boise
valley awaiting a market A few
pools have received advances ranging
as high as twenty-five cents a pound.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1921-01-07
DIR. ]. B. HENDERSON
ChiruprActor.

~ Price. PGrkor-Wcetcr building
10 90 ~. noon-2 an y. M. a. Hei,
per, over Helper State bank, tll
3. m, except SundayH. Other hours
az home, Calls by appointment
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1921-01-07
WILD MAN" RIPS OFF WHEEL
nashss Through Streets Dressed only
In Underwear and 10 Finally
ovsrpowered by Police.

New York.-Ioseph Longobardi. thlr'
ty-one. Of % McDougnl street WIS
taken 10 Bellevue hospital for oh,
s,ryaiion after he had raced through
the streets for nearly a mile dressed
only IN his undcrclothInf
Hundreds OF men and women on
their way home from work saw Lon.
Fobardl ms he dashed through the
streets from McDuugnl ana Brooine
20 Kcnmnrc and Lafayette streets,
whore he was oyerpowered by three
policemen and two detectives. tlanked
by half dozen other men.
AZ Bro0me and Lafayette LongO.
hErdl tried 90 rip up lamp post,
and, falling, leaped nc an automobile
operated by Abraham Freundlick 81
0S East Nlnety-nlnth street. Freund'
lick abandoned the machine, where
upon Longobardl broke the windows
and windshield with his fists.
This did not seem 10 satisfy him
30 he lenped out OF the machine, ran
20 the rear and by main strength tore
one ~ the wheels or, badly twisting
the axle In doing so.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1921-01-07

out" Tor all three. Chisholm says he
discussed the situation with both.
eventually giving TO Parker this ultl.
mnium: Take her or leave her. You
must do either one or the other or
facc suit for alienation" Chisholm
affirmed that Parker refused to take
Mrs Chisholm, saying that he must
nrst educate his sons.
The plaintiff sets forth that the In.
fniuullon of the couple had liz lnccp'
ton In the summer of 1910. when the
Chisholms and the Parks occupied
summer cottages at Culycr's Lake. n
J. Chisholm says that be became
firmly convinced that Parker really
loved Mrs. Chisholm and Tint. follow
ing conference, Parker promised "a
see no more OF Mrs. Chisholm. Parker
hrukc his promise, and the alienation
suit followed.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1921-01-07
KNIaHTs on PYTHIAs

Price Lodge No. 49, Meets every
second, third and fourth Tuesday N
Masonic Hall Visiting members al
ways welcome. J, ~ Grogan. c. c.
a.. l.. Robinett. X, q. b,
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1921-01-07
TRIED TO FORCE
WIFE ON RIVAL
Finally Sued for Heavy Damages,
Alleging Alienation Of
Affections.

Trenton, N. IA remarkable love
triangle in which the husband insisted
that the imam in the case" either mar
ry or give up forever the wife loved
by each OF them, was revealed In a
100000 alienation suit fled here by
Charles y. Chisholm OF Newark, n
j.. against william G. Parker. society
man Of Morristown. n. J.
one Of the unusual features Of the
cnse. as set forth In the afIidavits fled
with the suit. was that the three prin'
clpals held numerous conferences AT
which they discussed the best way
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1921-01-07
Sun Heats Acid and
Blast Injuries Two Men

Berkeley, Cal.-Two men We're
badly burned when a slXty-gal-
Ion field drum uf citrlc acid,
heated by the suns rays, eN-
plOdcd In the Southern Pacific
freight yards at Third street
aud University. avenue. The
men were standing beside the
ear upon which FIVE drums were
londed. The force OF the eX-
plosion was so great that both
were knocked 10 the ground and
the exploding drum was demol-
lshed and scattered Ia frag-
ments over a radius Of 100
yards. Peters and Medaglla
were covered with the scalding
acid.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1921-01-07
Flnas VIC staryed % psath.

Returning tC his home
here. after an absence Of month pre-
pairing new home in Bremertoni
Wash. John A, Holmes discovered his
yifr. Mrs. Annie Holmes, siXty-four
venrs Old. dead OF starvation. There
vas no food In the house, although
1olmes declared he left money for his
{, 90 live on.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1921-01-07
PACKAGE CANDY

We have just received another ship
ment Of package candy of aIl kinds
and flavors. These candies are deli
cious and will please both your taste
and your pocketbook. Come 20 us for
candies of all kinds We are head
quarters for cigars. tobaccos, fruits
and nuts. Our fountain drinks are
the best.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1921-01-07

.FoR sALE-ONE WIDE CARRIAGE
Remington, one standard iteminE-
ton, a Reliance and "a Smith Premier
Terms Also, two used check protect
urs. The sun,
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1921-01-07

The pre-war coal output OF Rel
GUM was exceeded by the Belgian
miners during the month Of October.
The net extraction totaled l,0So,5SO
tons.