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Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-29
BUSINESS in STATE
IN BETTER SHAPE
Continued from Page One)

crop. With the shortage of fresh
fruits in the east and middle west, as
result of frosts last spring, the de-
mand for apples so far this season
has on the whole been good and
growers are expected to experience
profitable year. The livestock of
this district is in excellent condition,
Hay is abundant and cheap and win
ter range prospects are good. There
is reported from all districts strong
err demand for feeder cattle and, .eX-
cept in the inter-mountaln district,
there are indications that herds and
flocks are being restocked. Flour
mills of the district are operating at
approximately $50 per cent of ca
pacity as compared with Al per cent
of capacity year ago. Many mills
in California are doing even better
than this on account of brisk eX-
port demand from Mexico and Latin
America.
in the lumber industry diminution
of October's sudden activity is noted
but decline with the approach OF
the new year is customary. Produc-
ton is now per cent less and orders
and shipments are So and % per cent
greater, respectively, than they were
in November, 1920. The export de-
mand, principally from Japan, con-
| tinues brisk and there is reported an
incl easing tendency to use ocean
transportation in the lumber trade
between the Pacific and Atlantic
coasts. The supply of logs IN the
water is abnormally small and it is
expected that logging operations Will
be more than usually extensive dur
ing the conclusion of the oil. strike,
has shown a marked increase and dur
ing the month of November was
slightly more than the increased con-
sumption reported for that month
Storage stocks were consequently IN
creased again after the declines OF
October and November.
Building activity, particularly IN
the interior states of the district, de-
creased during November with the
approach of winter and figures for
that month were slightly below the
record months of September and Oc-
tober of this year. They are still
however, 49.3 per cent greater IN
value and 46.3 per cent in number
of permits than in November, 1920.
unemployment throughout the dis
trict, principally among unsklIIed
workers, increased during November
The greatest declines in employment
were reported from the seasonal In
dustries, agriculture and road-bulld-
ing, and from the shipyards, which
are now operating at approximately
per cent of their war capacity. There
continues to be a strong demand to'
| skilled labor in the building lnduS-
try.
Bank clearings during Novemhel
were SO per cent less than in Novem-
Der. 1920. This is the smallest per-
centage of decline from last years
figures which has been shown in any
month this year and indicates a sub,
stantial increase in physical volume
Of business being done now as com
pared with year ago.
Business failures during Novem-
ber were the largest reported during
the year, an increase which is IN part
seasonal.
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Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-29
Trying-Out New York's Height Laws
Block-square Building Receives
Special Allowances Under
~ Rules Restricting
Sky Scrapers.
BY OSCAR WENDEROTH
Formerly Supervising Architect of
the u. S. Treasury Department. y

4 RCHITECTS and builders in New
~ York City have just discovered
that a building fronting on fous
streets is a law unto itself as regards
height regulations. For the first time
since July >26, 1916. when these regula-
tions were, put in force. building is
being erected which takes advantage
Of the most important exception in the
rules. To avoid entirely shutting out
the sun from the streets OF New York
the new height regulations say that in
certain zones a building may rise from
the street line TO height one and a
half times. two times. or two and a
half times the width OF the street In
the Times Square zone the regulation
saws that building may rise to a
height of twice the width Of the street.
The exception to this is the Hotel
Commonwealth, now being ebuilt on
the block between 55th and 56th
streets. Broadway and Seventh Ave-
nue. Covering. as il does. an entire
block. this building is law unto il
self. II is an exception to tho 200 loot
law OF its zone. and is allowed IN rise
two and a quarter times the "ldth of
the street In its case. Seventh Ave-
rue. enc hundred feet wide, is the
.tardarS and the street walls OF this
hotel which is TO be the greatest IN
the world will rise s25 feet above the
sidewalk. The law supposes line
drawn frorf the center of Seventh Ave
nue 10 the top Of this 225 foot wall
and prolonged Indefinitely as shown Il
tge sketch All t5le rest OF the steuo-
sure rsust be within ta.s line and for
that yeas-n the additional stories Of
the hotel VII! se Arranged So series
OF terraces esding at the thiTleta
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-29
WALTER CAMPS
ATK. OF P. MEET
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has a wonderful nasel development.
f. G. Weir has quite stomach de-
velopment, Judging from the way he
eats cake and ice cream, and other
things.
Fact is, all the boys are well develop
led along some line.
The girls from the Orpheum put
their act on in elegant form. They
will be with us again Saturday night
as well as some good local talent. AT
that time all X. P.'s, Pythian Sisters
land their families are requested to be
at the hall at 9 o'clock. A good
time has been arranged for. Rex and
George will put on an exhibition box
ing match.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-29

With the recent death of James
Jones, aged negro employe in the
Senate office building, the where
abouts of the official seal of the Con-
federacy, an unsolved mystery for
half century, probably will ever re-
main unknown. Serving as Jefferson
Davis servant when the Confederate
chieftain was captured, Jones buried
the seal before the Federal authori-
ties could obtain it.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-29

In an effort to reform hardened
drunkards the police of Mckee's
Rocks, Pennsylvania, have imported
six Mexican pine and bullhead snakes.
These reptiles are six feet in length
and dangerous looking, but actually
harmless. When drunk" is brought
in he is given a berth with the snakes.
Thus scared, he earns his release by
promising to reform.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-29

In order to learn at first hand un-
employment conditions and how the
city is meeting them, the mayor of
Boston spent a night incognito at
Wayfarer's Lodge, where the city
feeds and shelters the homeless. He
was not recognized in his frayed coat
and faded hat until he returned to his
office
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-29

Greece recently held its first wo-
man suffrage convention. The speak
crs enlarged on the part that women
had played in the history of Greece,
ancient and modern, and their right to
political suffrage on an equal basis
with men.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-29

To avert the danger of forest fires
caused by sparks from locomotives,
the officials of the Kusheaua rail-
road of Pennsylvania announce that
no trains will be run over that road
during dry weather. Inhabitants of
the danger zone welcome this deci-
sion.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-29

Juan Fernandez Island off the coast
of Chile, where Alexander Selkirk,
the original of Defoe's Robinson Cru
soc, spent four lonely years, is to be
turned into health resort by the
Chilean government. The island is 13
miles long and four miles wide.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-12-29
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

WANTED-Man around place; at
tend garden, lawn, poultry, milk
one or two COWS, drive Ford to
town, etc. This is fine home place
for a steady, honest man who can
come recommended for honesty and
who knows Imperial Valley condi-
tions and wants a steady position
Address with references Box f,
CaleXico.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-25

Burruss and Dr. Barrett together.
 sir Isaac Newton was hard at work one time when he noticed green bottle fly annoying him." re- lated MT. Broyles. He succeeded in catching the fly in his hand. After a moments consideration, however he let it go, saying that as God evidently made it for some purpose, although he did not know what pur- pose, he would free it. That's just like Professor Burruss. l don't know what God made him for, but l am going to let him live.
 This good and wise knight also had small poodle dog named Dia- mond. Diamond was very inquisitive and one night when the philosopher was working overtime turned over a ca ndle and burned some valuable Iapers. Some of us would have stamped the life out of Diamond. Sir Isaac, however, took the canine in his arms and declared that as it did not know better, he would not pun ish it.
 "Dr. Barrett is that same way. He Is a doctor and not a financier. He does not know what harm he has committed during his term at the city hall"
 Mir Broyles declared he would drive vice and the liquor traffic from the city-if elected. He said he would give 100 per cent business admin istration by a 100 per cent American.
 At the Broyles meeting in Wood lawn Friday night, he said, resolu tons were unanimously adopted ask ing the city commission to do nothing further with the auditorium until the new commission took office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-25
ALABAMA MEN TELL. OF VISIT ID BATTLE. FIELDS OF FRANCE.
Members of American Legion Tell of Tour of France and Belgium = No Eight '
 eenth Amendment

Matt Murphy and Jack Bowron made interesting talks at the meet ing of the Community club yester- day afternoon in the ballroom of the Southern club. Among other things they told members of the club just how the eighteenth amendment is enforced in Europe.
 In introducing the speakers, Ed gar Bowron stated that MT. Mur- phy would talk on his tour of the battlefields and MT. Bowron his tour of the "bottlefields."
 Mr. Murphy spoke of the visit to the Arch of Triumph in Paris, where the unknown French soldier was buried, and of the impressive cere- monies there. He reviewed his tour o. the battleflelds and of the boun- teous way in which they were en- tertained while abroad. The only place where they were not offered liquor, he said, was at the palace of the Belgian King, who said the Americans did not get liquor at home ~%AaN AS NVHAb hOb It lO lhtul there. The speaker told of the visit of the Alabama delegation to Ostend, the Atlantic City of Europe, declar- ing they saw four editions of the Mack Sennett bathing beauties there.
 Marshal FOcb
 "I have never seen anything to equal the hospitality extended to the American delegation" said Mir Mur- phy, and all of the big men we met on the trip, including the nobility, were most hospitable, and were real ly of us. Marshal Foch is one of the most interesting, as well as friendly, men l ever met. He came over to our table one night and asked one of the boys for light. He sat down with us and with the assistance of his aid, who acted as interpreter, we talked for more than an hour"
 Mir. Bowron stated that the Ala abam delegation certainly represent ed the state well. He referred to the ceremonies at the grave of the un- known soldier, declaring that the Alabama men led the first civilians
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-25

to pass under the Arch of Triumph. When the ceremonies were over he said the soldiers were trying to dis perse the crowd, and that Marshal Foch said the Americans never turned back, and to let them go for ward With that, the Alabama men, who were in front, led the process sion through the arch. He referred to shell craters at Verdun, declaring it would be impossible to make an other one without destroying one al ready made. Here 1t was, he stated, that 100000 soldiers were killed.
 Devastated Towns
 Many of the devastated towns are being rebuilt, he said, and many are working slowly. It is nothing to see and hear explosions of grenades which failed to explode when thrown during the war, he said, and persons are still busy cleaning up these fields.
 A committee composed of Tom Estes. chairman; James Abbott, Hay den Brooks, Mark Myatt and James Simpson, was appointed to arrange for barbecut to be held by the club at the camp site on the Warrior river at a future date. This, it Is pointed out, will give all members an oppor- tunity to look over the location for the proposed lodge.
 William Houseal won theS free lunch, holding the lucky number which was drawn from the names of members who were present, at 12:30 clock.
 P. M. Smith, vice president, presid- ed over the meeting in the absence of W. V. M. Robertson, Jr. president of the club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-25
WARRANTY DEEDS
 FILED IN COURT

l Warranty deeds filed in the office
 of the probate judge yesterday are
 as follows:A
 w. A. Ball to Ed Walsh, lot 12,
 block 4. survey of Kingston. consid-
 eration s200
 Minnie Daniel to Lee Jones. lot !,
 block s, Pleasant Valley Land com
 pany survey, $40.
 l Moro Land company to Robert {, Bullard, lots IT and IS, block &.
 Moro Land company survey of En- l sley. $500.
 A. J. odom to Emma Elliott lots l 10, II, 12. IS. 16, IT. IS and 1S, block
 9, Oak park, s1,720.
 l A. J. Odom to J. P. Powell, lot B.
 block 10 Oak park, 32.50. 1 Frieda Witt to W. B, Ponder, lot | 15, block 13 Central park. $4OO. | R. w. Whiteside to s. H. Calhoun
 lot IT, block 794, Elyton Land com~
 pany survey of city of Birmingham. | s90O. l John Barnett and wife. Mamie 1 Barnett,N to c. l.. Mckee, lot in block
 3. Fairmont addition to North Bir-
 mingham, S225.
 | Roebuck Springs Land company to
 John Marshall and wife. Emma Mar | shall. lots and 9 block according
 to Map of Zion City, $125. l A, J. Mccurry and wife, Sallie F.
 McCurry to J, H. Perry. lots l2 and IS. block 2S3 according to North Bir-
 mngham Land company survey, s5 and other valuable consideration. Walker Ford to Annie L. Ford, | one-half interest in lots Is and 16 of 1 Mary 0sdler's addition, which is a | portion of the southwest quarter of | the northwest quarter of Section 2, | Township IS, Range 3 west; s5 and other valuable consideration. H. c. Berry and wife, Edna E.
 Berry. to J. H. Berry, lot lettered "J" on map and plat of Masonston; $5 and other valuable consideration. J. A. Gossett and wife. W. R. Cos sett, Hattie Lee Green and husband to Lupee Mcleod, portion of the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 96. Township IT, Range 5 west; SS.500.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-25

Charges were made In speech last night at Woodrow Wilson park. be- fore the largest crowd which has turned out for political rally in the present campaign, by Henry P. Bur russ, present commissioner of public Improvements and candidate for pres ident Of the commission, that he has been fought throughout his term ot office by ring or combination formed of two commissioners and several subordinates.
 MT. Burruss declared that the for nation of this ring took place three months after the board took office the city hall which he styled a Christmas tragedy. in 1917. So great is the power of this ring, he said, that the other two commissioners quake and tremble at the combina- ton, hastening to obey it's dictates. He informed the audience that he would draw the curtain and revea, the tragedy later.
 If big delegation came down to the city hall with lightning bugs in their hands, they could run the other four men into the Gulf of Mexi- CO.," asserted MT. Burruss "t an
 
 always stood for what l thought was right for the city of Birmingham
 T made the decision to enter the race for president of the commission because l felt that l never wanted to be commissioner again with the mar row-mlnded horizon of the last four years. l am one commissioner who has always been ready for public meetings"
 Hoard of Education
 MT. Burruss came out strongly for election of the board of education by the people so that the school system would be more responsive to the public He said that a certain set of politicians had sounded out the pres ent commission on the abolition of the board of education, placing the schools under the city board. He de- ciared that he told them he had worked in the schools too long to permit the bringing of them into pol itics.
 He renewed statements concerning alleged .negligence of Dr. Barrett in the law enforcement dpartmnt and spoke about the auditorium situation The eight-hour law was also touched upon, MT. Burruss saying Dr. Barrett
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-25
Burruss Charges City Hall
 Ring Always Fought Him
Harrison and Three Women Candidates Also Speak at Wilson Park Meeting-Burruss Wants Board of
 Education Elected by People.

deserved no credit in the matter.
 Mir. Burruss took occasion to deny rumors which he said had been cir culated by city hall agencies that he had been an obstructionist during his four years at the city hall. He declared that he had voted for every constructive measure which had come up at the commission meetings. He said that he defied the city hail crowd to prove their statements He characterized these rumors as the mere excuse of petty and small men to islander a man who worked for all departments"
 Frank Address was chairman of the meeting, at which Mrs. Sallie O. Cooper. Mrs. Myrtelle w. Shell, Mrs. Mary Echols and William L. Harri- son also spoke.
 Harrison Presents Cause
 Rumors circulated about the city concerning his policies were de- nounced by MT Harrison, who ap- pealed to every citizen to investigate them before giving them thought. He declared that he would be commits sioner for all the people when he was elected. He asserted that he would stand for cooperation, co-or- dination and cohesion between capi- tai and labor in all ways to make progressive Birmingham.
 His experiences qualify him to serve, he said He admitted that he was sort of labor candidate" hay ing been selected by all organized labor as their candidate for the com mission Labor indorsed him be- cause they thought he could repre- sent the best interests of all the people of Birmingham.
 From all information gathered by my friends, there is no question but that l will be a member of the next commission" concluded MT. Harri- son amid burst of applause. He and MT. Burruss were well received by the crowd.
 Mrs. NJ. w. Shell declared Birming- ham needed cleanup, backed by public sentiment. She outlined va rious constructive measures sup ported by her. Mrs. Sallie o Cooper declared that cleanup was not needed in Birmingham as much as it has been stated. The city is not a black as painted. in her belief. She declared that she stands for all that is morally uplifting.
 Mrs. Mary Echols outlined her ca reer as proof of her qualifications to serve on the city commission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-25
BROYLES R|D|CULES.
 TWO OPPONENTS AT. AVONDALE MEETING.
pr. 0. T. Dozier Makes Talk Indorsing Him = Barnett
 and BurrusS Are
 BroyIeS' Targets

At the meeting of w. o. Broyles held at Avondale park last night, where he spoke before a good sized crowd, Thomas Dozier acted as chair man and Dr. O. T. Dozier made a.. short talk indorsing MT. Broyles. Mir, Broyles stated after the meeting that True Americans were backing hlm in this campaign, and that he was standing for 100 per cent Amer icanism in civic works.
 Thomas Dozier also made 8 short talk at the meeting. Mr. Broyles talked on the present administration for about 50 minutes, criticizing and ridiculing Dr. N. A. Barrett and II. r. Burruss.
 He charged Dr. Barrett with in- consistency in not allowing the poor working girl to enjoy the pure at mosphere in the $150O0 dancing hall af East Lake, although by paying 35 cents she could dress in 90 per cent atmosphere and 10 per cent bathing suit, and wallow in the muddy water all during church hours on Sun- day, making scene for the Johnnies on the beach.
 On one occasion Dr. Barrett and his good wife were passing along the Shore, declared MT. BroyleS. Ills wife suddenly became so anxious to show the alligators in the opposite direction that she tore his coat sleeve. For the first time in his life he wished to retrace his steps and go out the way he came in. but his good wife pulled him all the way around the lake. If you go into Or. Bar rett's office now and say Alligator, you had better get ready to run, and run fast"
 This remark convulsed the crowd with laughter. Next be took up hIr
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-25
CIVIL DIVISIONS
 CONVENE OCT. }
JurieS Will Be Organized By Judge Dan A. Greene.
 Heavy Docket

All civil divisions of the circuit court will convene October 3, for the fall term of court, which ends Decem- Der 20. The juries will be organize d by Judge Dan A. Greene, presiding judge of the tenth judicial circuit. Five divisions are assigned to the trial of jury cases during each week and one division has been assigned to the trial of non jury cases, mat ters coming up under the workmen' s compensation act. default Judgments and all other uncontested orders ex- cept the week of December 19, when only non-jury cases are set in all di- visions
 Dockets will be called in the fourth and sixth divisions, Monday at 10 o'clock, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth divisions. Monday at 1O:30 o'clock and all divisions: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 9:3O o'clock. The call will be Il o'clock in all divisions in which juries are or ganized.
 All complaints, demurrers, pleas and other pleadings both civil and criminal, required to be in writing. These should either be written in ink, typewriter or printed. Before filing all such pleadings shall be in- dorsed on the back in like manner the name or style of the case and a brief description of the pleadings, ac- cording to rules of the court.
 All written instructions or lcharges to the jury, moved for or requested by either party, shall be in ink or typewritten, and all such instructions or charges must be written on paper not less than two inches in width, and there must be left a blank space of not less than half an inch under meath the writing on which the trial judge can indoEse the refusal or giv ing of such instruction or charge
 One of the largest dockets ever set in the civir division of the court will be taken up on october 3, according
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-25
400 STUDENTSAT
 ALLIANCE SCHOOL
Agricultural School at AIIi- ance Is a Model
 Institution

More than 400 students are at tending the Agricultural High school at Alliance, Jefferson county. this session, being brought in trucks each morning from radius of 15 miles around the school. The school build ing has 10 rooms and there are 10 teachers. A new five-room teachers home is being used by the school for the first time this year.
 The school will put out it's first football team this year. It will be coached by Holloman Price. a gradu- ate of Kentucky Reserve college. Last year in the basketball tourna- ment held here the team from the Al liance school took third place.
 The school and another like 1t at Raymer, near Montgomery, are be- Ing studied by Tulane university as the typical consolidated schools of the south. In connection with the school farm is operated, and stu dents are given practical as well as theoretical training in agriculture.
 There are Is enrolled in the senior class of the school this year, and 12 were graduated last year. Fl. A. Fowler is principal of the school and Miss Sutton is in charge of home economies. Mrs Alfred Collins Is in charge of the seventh grade, and of 8 total of 23 students in this grade last year all were promoted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-25
NEW CHIMES TOWER

soon have it's new chimes tower. per mission for the construction being granted yesterday by the city build ing department. The amount was given as $9.000. with Smallman-Brice company as the builders.
 The chimes proper will cost slS,00o. while the completed tower will amount to Sl5.000, according to esti- mates already given out. It Is ex- pected to have the tower completed in about three months.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-25
TROY DEVELOPS INTO
 A FURNITURE MARKET

Troy September 24-(Special.) J. According to the large amount of fur niture sold by Troy dealers to out of-town parties, it would seem that Troy Is gaining a reputation as a furniture market. Last week the F. s. Wood furniture store made a large shipment to Ozark. The J. $. Carroll Mercantile company shipped furniture to Ozark for the complete furnishing of three homes and furniture for a home in Eufaula and one in Mont gomery,