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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-01
GOES TO TESTIFY

N. L. Pierce, federal prohibition en- forcement officer, will leave for Tuseum- bia early this morning to testify in the trials of the F men who are charged with the murder and shooting upon the officers at Florence recently.
 ''It seems," said MT. Pierce last night. that some of those fellows from whom I have written confessions are trying 10 deny, or rather want to deny some of them and back down on their word.
 II have the confessions and I will take them before the court to substantiate tne evidence of the state.'
 MT. Pierce said the written confessions were obtained after deeply concentrated effort on the part of his staff. and that there could be no drawing away from them before the court in Tuscumbia-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-01
NEW FEDERAL GARAGE

The automotive equipment of the United States mail service will move to the new federal garage on Sixteenth street between fourth and fifth ave- nues, according to R. B. Smyer, post master.
 The structure has just been complet- ed at cost of approximately $15.- coo, and contains 5000 square feet of floor space, which, 1t is said is suf- ficient to accommodate 20 of the larg- est government trucka
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-01
-----------------l---- MARRIAGE LICENSES

The following marriage licenses were issued yesterday at the office of the pro bate judge:
 M. Robert Williams and Miss Annie May Carlin.
 John B. Helter and Miss Lavada J. Thomas
 c. F. Miller and Miss Bertha Pence. George J. smith and Miss Bertha Nichols
 Jesse Daniel Pate and Miss Marg.e Stone.
 C. L. Coggan and Miss Romie Jerdon. William Amos Williams and Miss Marie Agnes Quinn.
 Lucius Shelnutt and Miss Novel; Far row.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-01

pany Gncrease). SEQ 900; South ern Type Foundry company, S25, 0o0: Alabama Oldsmobile company, $I5,0O01 City Creamery company, $30,000; queen Feature Service company, $100.000; Jemison Real Estate and Insurance company tin- crease). S250,000; Southern Steel works, S1o.000 Rogers -Talty Coal company, sl00.000: Standard Casket, Manufacturing company dncrease), $29S,000 Daniel Trading company, S2,000; Parisian Bakery company, s6.000: Acipco Home Development company. $2,0oo; Kilby Frog and Switch company Gincrease), S150,- 000 Southeastern Express com pany (increase), S99S.000; Shades Mountain Hotel company. $30,000, and Progressive Poultry and Pro- duce company. s2.000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-01
WREATH OF ROSES
 FOR CHOIR SOL LOIS7

Mrs. k c. Chandler, for seven years member of the choir of the lndepend- ent Presbyterian church was presented with wreath of roses at the night service sunday by the members of tise congregation. Henry l.. Badham an ell der in the church, made the formal 
 Previous to the presentation of th4 roses Mrs. Chandler sang solo. Sb { has been compelled to give up the ar4 duous duties as soprano solosit of th9 choir, but will retain her place aS chairman of the music committee of tha church tl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-01
SPRING TERM OPENS !
Promotion Exercises at Public Schools
 Yesterday-Term Begins Today

The spring term for pupils of the Birmingham public schools will begin today School was dismissed at II o'clock yesterday morning after the pro- motion exercises had been completed. Every grade was moved up a step and the little 7-year-olds took the bottom rung of the ladder.
 Thousands of children crowded into the book stores of the city yesterday afternoon buying the necessary sup plies for work during the coming term. Students entering Ensle wand Central High schools were presented with cer- tificates for seven years of elementary work by school officials at their re- spective high schools.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-01
PENNINGTON RELEASED

Oscar Pennington. who has been held in the city jail since November 9 last year on charge of breaking into the post office at New Hope, was released yes. terday on his own recCgnizance after it was 1ound evidence for grand jury in- vestigation was insufficient
 Pennington, it is said, was arrested in November by city police because of hav- ing concealed weapon in his possession, and rather than serve in the city jn; or on the streets as city prisoner, called in Assistant United States Attor- Hey J. c. Smith and confessed to having entered the New Hope postoffice. Mir. Smith said that certain mental condi- tions concerning the prisoner led to htl releaRe
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-01
Mission Completed

T. w. Naylor. former United States postoffice inspector in Birmingham, and now on special investigations for the department in Manila, F. l.. has completed his mission. according to word received here and will return to the states early this month. Mir Nay Tor will resume his office as chief in spector of the east Texas district.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-01
AUTO ACCIDENT IS
 BEING INVESTIGATED

Formal investigation into the death of T. B. Sims, farmer living near Remlap, who was killed Sunday after noon when the automobile in which he was riding overturned into a sditch about 20 miles from Birmingham. was started yesterday by Coroner J. D. Rus sum.
 The automobile ran down an em- bankment and overturned into deep ditch, it is stated. MT. Sims being caught beneath the machine. Coroner Russum went to the scene of the acci- dent yesterday afternoon, and it is ex- pected that he will render verdict to-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-01
PRINCE NELSON HELD
 ON FEDERAL CHARGE

A. E. LaMar. alias A. F. LaMan and Frince Nelson, is in the county jail to- oay as federal prisoner, on charge of stealing trunk in Peu City from the possession of the Southern railroad. LAM ar was apprehended in Jackson Vile, Fla, Sunday and arrested on d federal warrant. The warrant charges that LaMar sold the contents of the trunk after having stolen it.
 LaMar went by the name of Prince Nelson while performing in the interest or the American legion as a tight rope walker in Birmingham recently.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-01
GREAT RECEPTION IS GIVEN MADAME
 SCHUMANN-HE|N
Programme, Rich in Variety, Included Numbers From Grand Opera to ExquiS-
 ite LuIlabieS
SI.O0O DONATION

The great mother heart of Mme. Schumann-Heink was again evil denced Inst night when she. in con- junction with Manager R. &. Douglas of the Jefferson theatre. donated $I.000 from the receipts of last evenings concert to the local fund for the starving children of Europe.
 Chairman Adams expressed last night on behalf of the campaign committee deep sense of gratitude and appreciation to Mime. schumann- Heink and Manager Douglas for the very generous donation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-01
EVENTS OF TODAY
 IN BIRMINGHAM

Jefferson-"MarcusS Show.- Lyric--keith vaudeville and pictures Loew's Bijou-VaudcviIIe and pfc- lures.
 AIcaxar--Otis Skinner in "kismet." T'rianon-sThc ScOffcr.v
 Strnnd-"Dost Thou Take This WOman.-
 GaIax-Dorothy Gish in s'Flying Pat.- RiaIto--"The Evolution of Man." and ssIhe Growing Man in Person. Princess-Serial and comedy. Odcon--SeriaI and comedy. Milrs School of Dancink--Dancing from 9 to IF.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-01
Bankruptcy Court

With total assets listed at approxi- mately $100, the Alabama Willys Light company of Birmingham yesterday filed a voluntary petition in bank ruptcy in the United States court. The liabilities were given in the brief at $2.847.5S.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-01
HUMANE SOCIETY
Killing of Unlicensed Dogs Will Be
 Discussed at Meeting Tomorrow

The Birmingham Humane society will hold it's regular monthly meet ing tomorrow afternoon at o'clock at the council chamber, city hall.
 Mrs. w. w. Wood, president of the society, requests all members and per- sons interested in humane work to at tend Among the matters to be dis Gussed will be the recent order in reference to the killing of unlicensed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-01
NEW FLUSHER

The new street flusher, recently or dered for the street cleaning depart, ment, by City Purchasing Agent D. F. Mckinley, arrived today. The flushei is mounted on White truck and cost the city S6.400.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-01
NEW PRODUCE COMPANY

Papers of incorporation were filed in the office of J. P. Stiles. judge of pro- bate. yesteriay afternoon by the Pro- gressive Poultry and Produce company with an authorized capital stock Of F. .oob. Offtcers are Lawrence walter. president: Nellie E. Walter, secretary. and Jessia Walters, treasurer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-01
POSTAL BUSINESS l OF MAGIC CITY IS
 SHOWING INCREASE
Smyer Compares Records With Last Year, Finding a GroWth-Exceeds Cities
 of Similar Class

Another indication of the remarkable way in which Bir- mingham has been holding its own in the slack period is evidenced in a statement given out yesterday by R. B. Smyer, postmaster, who said Birming- ham practically leads most other cities of like size in the volume of business handled and the amount of receipts for the month past in the local postoffice.
 "I have been making a close sur vey of the fieid,'' said MT. Smyer. .and I have been gathering re- ports from other cities of about ~ equal sizc, and larger, and I find they have all experienced more or less of slump, or falling off, while we have been keeping right along at steady clip most of the time.
 "Our January receipts show some increase-nOt great percentage over last year this time, but an amount sufficient to warrant any amount of optimism.
 "You will remember that last year this time all business was rushing ahead at n great clip, and the country was prOsperinE with . good volume of business. This year we have been hit with . slow spell, but still the department shows an increase, and I know of no better indication of financial and industrial conditions in the vicinity generally than the guag- ing up by the flow of the daily mAiI.~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-01
Last CaU Is Made For
 Payment Of Poll Ta1

Today is the last day in which to pay poll taxes.
 More than 2500 secured their poll tax yeS terday at the office of James Hawkins county tax coleco From the time the office opened until closed at late hour last night the qualified electors osted each other their eff forts have their placed the poll lists the county
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-01
$3, 155, 900 Capital Ls mUested in the District
 During Past 30 Days
Seven Local Thriving Companies Increase Capital-Fif- teen New Concerns Are Incorporated-Many Items Are in Amounts of Six Figures-Figures Are
 Official Probate Court Report

Capital invested corporations and increases the
 a stock of present during the month of January amounted to $3 00O according the office of
, 1921-10-04
NATRONA 70 GET.
s27,400 CASH AS
SHARE Of j. s.
OIL ROYALTIES
Being Mailed By
State Today After I'm
ainty in Split Is
"a ID Up, Dispatch

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Oct. a.
= Complying with instruc-
tons from Katherine A. Nor
ton, state superintendent of
public instruction, A. d. Hos
kins, state treasurer, today is
mailing to the counties Of tho state
checks for their portion OF the public
school share of s75o.ooo from federal
oil royalties recently received by the
state. Natrona county's share In the
disbursement is s2~7.74075.
The schools share OF the total roy
alties Is s~s74.22o.so.
Involvement Of the payment Of th.
remainder OF tho royalty fund to tbs
highway department. state university
n the counties OF origin OF the oil.
which resulted from an opinion by
Attorney General W. L. Walls, will be
Strengthened out today. II is stated at
tho capitol. and delay In the distribu-
ton OF the fund viii be avoided.
, 1921-10-04
SIX AND HALF BILLIONS
LOST BY u. s.
AS RESULT OF IDLENESS

1920. to August Is. 1921. ana was
based on an approximation of normal
pay levels rather than on the scales
at h peak OF high wages. Efforts
OF the conference. It WIS said, would
be tarne toward q remedy for the
economic loss to the country from
such reductions OF the earning power
of Its workers In the future by a
more stabilized Industrial plan.
President Harding in a statement
made public late yesterday, called
upon governors and mayors through
out tho country to organize in their
communities machinery for the cor
rection OF economic conditions along
the lines already developed BY the
conferences
, 1921-10-04
ROAD REPORT
STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT..

STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT.,
Grant Highway = Nebraska line
to Lusk fair. then generally GOD
TO Lost Springs. then fair to Orin.
Yellowstone Highway - Platte
county line to Grin a little choppy.
then good TO beyond Careyhurst.
the lair to Glenrock. Fresh grad
ing between Glenrock and Parker
ton, travellers should drive careful.
] y in the vicinity OF this new con.
struction. Parkerton to Casper gen
orally rough. Casper to Shoshonf
generally good though some choppy
places o high dry winds.
Shoshoni-Lander Road Shoshonf
to Lander fair to good, except some
rough and dusty between Riverton
and Hudson.
casper-Sheridan Road - yerv
rough for II miles north OF pave
ment. then fair to good to Castle
Creek. then rough to Salt Creek and
fair to johnson county line. Re-
ported generally good from johnson
county line to Sheridan.
, 1921-10-04
Small Nations
Fight Blockade

GENEVA. Oct. 4.-tBy Tho Assoc.
ated Press).-Eisht small states. men,
bcrs OF the league OF nations. resumed
In this mornings session OF the as
scmbly OF the league. their fight
against the too rigid application Of
blockade regulations. which are pre-
scribed as one OF the weapons Ia be
by the league against n state
which has violated the Of the
Greece has been especially active in
her effort to bring about an amend
ment Of Article 1s of the Of
the league. 90 that no state can initi-
ate blockade on Its account without
previous notification from the council
OF h league that the blockade Of a
covenant breaker 10 in order.
, 1921-10-04
Amounts to
so Per Cent in
Quotations on Salt
Greek Production

The Midwest Refining com
pany, one of the two principal
purchasers of crude oil in
Wyoming, today posteS N in.
crease of Is csnts AZ I in
all grades handled by, "
Germ. including Cat Creek. No y
duction. The new prices are e.
At once
The Ohio OIL company. the
other large purchaser OF crude,
noon today had made no announce
ment but is expected to concur in the
Increase and extend It to fields in
which the Midwest Toes not operate.
including Rock River oil. Of which II
Is the main producer.
New prices announced by the Mia.
vest Refining company amount 10 an
Increase OF so per cent in Salt Creek.
Big Muddy and one or two cheaper
grades and a jump of 60 per cent In
he lighter oils. The new quotations
follow: -
Grass Greek. Elk Basin, creybuu
2 Torchlight. s1.2s: Lance Creek. 90
cents; Big Muddy and Salt Creek, rs
cents; Mule Creek. 10 cents
The Increase Is tho nrst posted In
the Wyoming FIELDS since the decline
startod last year and an increase to-
Day In eastern crude prices indicates
that further gains will follow.
Today's Increase IN Wyoming crude
Was not unexpected and was assured
yesterday when Oklahoma crude was
raised TO $50 n barrel, extending the
d~inerentiai on which Wyoming quo
tefions are based.
, 1921-10-04
Pays
Fine, Refuses
to Apologize

DENVER Oct. deputy District
Attorney Carl Cline late yesterday
paid a fine of s25 and costs In criminal
court after he had refused to apollo
gize to Judge Warren A. Haggott and
to s. =. Carey. negro attorney, after
a tint with the latter In trying a case.
Cline was committed to jail Just be-
fore noon Until he consented to a
the fine Mr.. Cline also retracted his
remarks to the court and to the z
attorney. which he said were made in
a heated moment.
, 1921-10-04
SiIUer Dollars
Being Minted

DENVER. Oct. 49, Two-hundred
silver dollars are being mint
ed daily at the Denver mint, il wa,
announced today. The work Is beinr
by $50 employees. II was said. Of
40 have been added during the
past month. Mint officials said %
per cent Of the employees now were
men.
The large quantity of silver dollars
Is being minted under authority of
the Pittman act. Il was said.
, 1921-10-04
WOMEN TO DECIDE FATE
OF HIcHTOWER, BELIEF;
SEVEN PASSED FOR DUTY

er's trial. One was the -sperted dis
appearance OF Mrs. Irene Bianchi.
who was said to have Identified High.
tower as the man who called for Rev.
Heshn In an automobile on the night
he was last seen.
Giovanni Bianchi. her husband, doe,
nor know where h is. he told Dis
trict Attorney Franklin Swart. al
though she may have gone to Italy..
bianchi was absent from home FOR
few hours two weeks ago. When he
came back his wife was gone n haa
taken their small child, the husband
related: II has been learned Mrs
bianchi had $500 at the time OF her
departure and the source of mi.
MONEY has no, been disclosed. tn. A..
trtct attorney said
, 1921-10-04

oI pace, IL was said by leaders
OF manufactured commodities in tho
hands Of the producers.
"A progressive decline in the costs
OF manufacturing has taken place
during the year. Industry. as a whole,
n costs of materials. labor and con-
struction have declined, in the order
named. Increased efficiency OF labor
has been the natural result of unem.
ployment on a largo scale. but the eff.
ficiency Of men in the building trades
IN the country as q whole has not in.
creased. although there are exceptions
to this
"Toxation in Industrial sections
has either Increased or remained sta
is q decrease reported. Wholesale
prices OF manufactured goods have
decreased steadily throughout the
year. Retail prices. on the whole.
also ave declined steadily although
not in the same proportion as whole
sale prices.
I'm the great cotton; states Of the
south. in h agricultural stntes Of the
middle west and the west. In the west.
ern mining and cattle-raising states.
in the lumber-produci-z regions of the
northwest and the s~orsneast. there has
been a great reduction in buying pow
er. consequently a slackened demand
for natural products and a reduction
In their value without a commensur-
ate decrease IN the price of finished
goods.
In the Industrial regions there has
been a reduction OF production. conse-
qucnt upon reduced foreign purchas.
continued on Page q
, 1921-10-04
PASTOR GIVEN
Limit OF Law
FOR OUTRAGE

--mEbiDIAN, Mas. Oct. 4@Tbe
Amit Of the law. a $500 fine and an
months In prison WIS imposed upon
hcv. w. E. Bennett. Nsxarinc
preacher, after his conviction YES
'erday upon n statutory charge
Bennett had testified that the
woman with whom no lived for "a
years and who was tho mother Of
his ctght children, was not his wife
and claimed his only legal marriage
vas : young woman from Tmas
Win whom he recently has been Nv
justice Raymond Clay held
ina the mother Of his children was
ms vile under Louisiana law.
, 1921-10-04
Hanging of Boy
Scout Said to
Be Accidental

CHICAGO. Oct. 4.-samueI Bus.
hnston. 14-year-oid Boy Scout who
was found hanging in his closet
Sunday afternoon with his handy
tied behind his back. came to his
death through nm accident while ut
play. according to an opinion ex-
pressed today by Ben Newmark.
chief Investigator for the states At.
torney's, Office.
Newmark u his theory
following an all night Questioning
OF the lads mother and step-fathsr
n his ~1o-year-old brother Hugh.
Hugh was still held at a hotel to-
day but his parents were released
to attend samuel's funeral.
, 1921-10-04
Pennsylvania
CRUDE HIGHER

PITTSBURGH. Oct. s.--Another ad-
n m the price OF Pennsylvania
crude oil was announced here today
by h principal purchasing agencies.
the second within 4 week. Tho new
price 10 s2.75 n barrel. an increase of
Is cents The other grades were ad.
vanced 20 cents with the exception Of
Rnsiand. which remained unchanged
A. follows; Corning. s1.s5; Cabeii.
si.ei: Somerset. t.<o: Somerset light.
f1.65.
, 1921-10-04

Published statements to the con-
trary Mrs. williams has not been ar
rested and there L. little liksifhood
Of such q ~procsedinrs ns she has e.
fablished beyond doubt that the
negro had been troubling her for
months ard that she fired at him IN
defense Of her home when the negro
appeared at the front door and at
tempted to enter the house with the
R1utation:
IT am the man who has been call.
Ing you up, honey"
Details established By officials here.
chow thnt Brown. carrying = chicken
which he was hopeful that he would
share with Mrs. williams, appeared at
the door Of the Williams home about
8 o'clock Sunday night. When Mrs.
williams was informed hat Brown
was the man who a terrorized her
for wecks fired at him several
times.
When she first brought the gun
into sight Brown started for tho south
edge Of the porch and then started to
run. Thinking that she had not
wounded the man and that he would
set away to continue his campaign OF
terrorization Mrs Williams bravely
followed from the house shooting as
long as she could see the fleeing ne
gro. In this why she fired four shots
before sAe left the house n four
as she chased the man Into tho street.
Two Of the shots took effect and caus-
Cd Browns death.
In tracing Browns movements and
hia apparently uncanny ability to
keep po5.nd on the movement OF PEG
pie from hrs. williams home. officers
working on the case find that he would
make hii Appearances at the windows
of the home. learn the number Of
people present and then make a hasty
retreat to q pay station phone at the
Burlington depot about q block away
and then continue his ferrorixaton
BY Informing 1Irs. Williams how many
people were in the house Ind warn her
that he was coming up just as soon
n they left
New angles on the many thefts
which have been charged to Brown
were also uncovered when his home at
<15 Nelrose and in adjoining proper
tea Afeady humdreds Of dollars
worth OF stolen material has been
identified by the victims Of the man.
The unidentified loot SIN consists
Of clothing. a small gun. some silver
ware scorer Of pairs Of shoes and small
household equipment Of all kinds
Nearly every unaolved case OF rob
berry which has been reported hers in
months have In some way or other
been connected with the dead man,
either through Identification Of the act
ual material recovered in whole or in
part or through descrfrtfona of materf-
, 1921-10-04
NeU Naval GU,
to Be Tested on
Ordnance Day

WASHINGTON. Oct. "A new 1s.
inch. 6o-calibre rifle. aid to be more
powerful than any naval gun now In
use. and other new developments In
ordance. will be tested at tho army
ordinances. will be tested ut the army
Nd. Friday when ordnance day" will
be celebrated. New types OF artillery.
shells. tanks and bombs also will be
tried out
, 1921-10-04

The program Of the formal OPEN
Ing session today was featured by a
A.. ooo-word report by the president
Of the association. Johns. wrum of
San Francisco. It wasa review Of
h situation today. a countrywide
economic survey expressing the opin-
ion of more than a thousand bank.
, 1921-10-04
Predetermination
OF SEX Attempted
Through animals

NEW YORK, Oct. 4.-Predetermi-
nation Of sex. goal Of many scientif-
lie experiments. with birds and fowls.
is being attempted with mammals
for the first time at the Carnegie
insttfution's station on Long Island.
A carefully chosen family Of mice
has been segregated for tho expert
ment
, 1921-10-04
Star Witness in Case against Man Held
forMurder of Priest "May Have Gone
to Italy," Her Husband Declares

REDWOOD CITY, Cal, Oct. 4-Women NAV nredooi-
1 Wts; on the Jury Jury that will hear the charge of murder against
of fhe fIsv. Patrick E. Heslin. Catholic priest of Colma. this
county. When court sessions were resumed TODAY IL per-
sors had been passed temporarily for jury duty and of these
seven were women.
, 1921-10-04

ers. A 12.5oo-word analysis OF 1t was
ioiiowed by n summary OF the con-
dition In every state.
PRESIDENT Drum crystailized It in
2s OF the ~. 900 words:
Ihere Is nothing in either the do
nestle or foreign situation to give
rise to the pessimistic conclusion that
tho world is riding straight to ruin"
, 1921-10-04
Estimates Prepared by Economic Experts
Submitted to Unemployment Meeting;
Over Thirteen Months Included

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4-Losses in earnings of workers
throughout the country during the past fiscal year due to in
voluntary idleness were put at more than $4,000, 900, 900 in
an estimate prepared today by economic experts of the ma
tonal conference on unemployment.
This estimate, it was explained, covered the loss in wages
because " Unemployment of all the jobless In the country from July,