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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-03
WEEK IlIlI E31s{ I( ls3S5H
No Drop High Point
Of Production Except
Seasonal Coal Ease-Up
Iron And Steel At Accustomed Maximum With Prompt
Movement To Consumer And Record Low
Stocks-New Ship Line To Pacific Coast
Bids For Birmingham Business.
Power Company Expansions

Cardenas, Cuba steel rails for
Georgetown and Demarara.
Good For Coal.
Several ships took bunker coal at
the federal terminal In Mobile last
week and coal is regularly exported
to the Windward Islands. supply COM
ing through the terminals. These
terminals with their regular supply
of 10000 tons of Alabama coal are
liner easing the Alabama market both
for bunker and export coal.
Hawking and building.
Summary of Birmingham bank
clearings for the first five months of
1928 shows total of s596,115,O 900, an
period in 1922. May clearings showed
IA per cent Increase, smallest Of
the year.
Power Company Expansion.
Building permits have made a new
high record for the period. the five
months total being almost $1,000, 900
compared with 81, 491 900 for all 1922
Alabama Power company is re-
building the power dam at Tallassee
on the Tallapoosa river at cost of
100000. and will generate 10000
horsepower there. This dam site
came with acquisition of the power
and traction interests at Montgomery
The Alabama Power has also an
nounced the immediate construction
of a high tension line from the Coosa
river to Opelika, which will serve to
bring to eastern Alabama practically
as much power as central Alabama
has. Tho new line Is to cost
81. 900. 900
Home Buildings.
With increase In capitalization to
$25,0o0.000 by the Alabama Home and
Security Savings and Loan, both these
home financing concerns are in po-
sftion to accommodate the maximum.
demand They financed AT homes
at a cost of 81, 500 in the first four
months of the year. This was a new
high record in home financing and
the pace Is understood to be up to this
record
Warrior Conference.
Col. T. Q. Ashburn. head of federal
waterways, will come to Alabama at
an early date and meet traffic rep
resentatives of the Warrior port
cities and others and talk divisional
rates with them. Business on the
Warrior between Birmingham and
Mobile continues at maximum al
lowed by available craft. A feature
of present traffic is q barge of paper
from Sweden that was taken off ship
at Now Orleans and brought up the
river for the Birmingham Paper
company. thus completing an all
water ocean and river route to this
city.
O O O
Building Material Active.
The various building materials are
in strong demand In this section al
though some subsistence in structural
operations has taken place elsewhere.
They are moving 10000 tons of Biz
mingham furnace Stag to a cotton. mill
construction job In Spartanburg and
10000 tons to road work in three
counties In Florida. Cement and brick
are moving in record Quantities
Evening star., 1923-02-14
GIRL IDENTIFIES
NEGRO SUSPECT

After he had been taken to the bed
side of Miss Thelma Harris at Cas-
ualty Hospital yesterday afternoon,
Clarence Brooks. twenty -eight-year- old
colored man of Fairmont Heights,
Md, was charged by the police with
having attacked the girl at Capitol
Heights Saturday night.
According to Detective Sergt. Scriv-
ener. the girl identified Brooks as her
assailant. The detectives say, how
ever. that the colored man steadfastly
denies any connection with the case.
Inspector Grant, chief of detectives.
said Brooks told them he spent the eve
ming at two houses in the city and later
was taken in an automobile by five
other men to the vicinity of Capitol
Heights When first taken into custody,
he was In an automobile in Capitol
Heights.
!, Both Inspector Grant and Detective
Scrivener say that they could not verify
the account given by Brooks of how he
spent the night.
After his name had been entered on
the blotter at police headquarters with
Miss Harris as the complainant, the COL
ored man was locked up at No.
police station.
He will be brought to Police Court
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1923-02-14
SAYS POLICEMAN
FIRED ON HER FIRST

Mrs. Minnie G. Tribby Of 1925 Morri-
son street. Chevy Chase. on trial before
Justice Bailey and jury in Criminal
Division 2. on an indictment charging
an assault with a dangerous weapon,
took the stand in her own defense yes
terday afternoon and testified that Po-
hceman ]. w. Stevens fired a SHOT at her
before she fired the shot which struck
Prohibition Agent Ralph Ruby. The
defendant said she was awakened from
sleep by the crashing open OF her
kitchen door and grabbed gun from
under her pillow and rushed into the
kitchen, where sne was met ny snol
from Stevens gun.
She was alone in the house and
mistook the intruders for burglars,
Mrs. Tribby said. No warrant was
shown her and no intimation given
that her visitors were officers of the
law. the accused woman said. When
she saw Stevens his cap was pulled
down. Mrs Tribby said, and she could
see only his head and a pistol under
his chin. Ruby's hat was also pulled
over his face, the defendant asserted,
and she saw no badge or other in
sigma of a police officer. Neither of
the men spoke before she fired.
Mrs. Tribby Is forty-nine years old,
of slight statue, and was dressed en-
tirely in black. her answers were
given in a low tone and counsel had
to request her to speak louder on
several occasions. She said the Of
ficers, after she had admitted them to
her bedroom, following the shooting,
refused to let her dress. One of
them, with an oath, told her she
could freeze, the accused said. She
was then dragged from her room and
from the house, although she weighs
only ninety-three pounds, Mrs. Trib-
by stated, and was thrown into the
tonneau of one automobile and then
into another before being taken to
the station.
Under cross-examination by As
sistant United States Attorney Emer-
son, Mrs. Tribby could not recall that
she had answered her telephone about
thirty minutes before the shooting.
She insisted that no warrant was
displayed and no notification given
by the officers. She even shot, she
declares, while she was still running
from her bedroom in response to the
crash. She admitted she aimed at
Ruby, but explained that it was be-
cause he was nearer to her when she
reached the hall.
The case will probably go to the
jury today.
Evening star., 1923-02-14
PRESIDENT PUTSO,K. ON
REORGAN|z|NG PLAN
Expected to Go to Committee
After Copy Goes to
Printer.

President Harding late today placed
his final o. X. on the plan for reor-
ganization of the government depart
ments. At a conference with Walter
F. Brown. chairman of the joint con-
gressional committee. in charge of the
matter. the President went over the
final draft, some minor changes were
made and the completed copy was to
go tonight to the government print
ing office. AS soon as the matter is
printed, which Is expected to be with
in day or two at the most, 1t will be
officially transmitted to the joint COM
mittee.
Enactment of legislation which the
committee will draw is not expected
at this session of Congress. The joint
committee, however, will make pub
lie the entire plan as drafted by the
President In cooperation with Chair
man Brown. members of the cabinet
and numerous unofficial technical ad-
visers.
Evening star., 1923-02-14
WILL EXPRESSES WISH
TO WEAR NO MOURNING

The will Of Lieut. Col. Robert Fish
er Ames. U. S. A. retired. was filed
yesterday for probate. In it he expresses
a wish that mo person wear the
conventional garb of mourning by
reason of my demise" He also re-
quests that his body be cremated un-
less it be necessary to carry it too
far. remarking, II am supremely in
different as to where my remains are
laid to rest"
The entire estate. valued at $40. 900,
Is left to his wife, Madeleine Col
Fisher possessed personal property
worth $4,000, real estate in the Dis
trict of Columbia estimated at $4,000
and small realty holdings in the
Evening star., 1923-02-14

Asylum of this city and $1,000 to
ST Joseph's Sanatorium at San Diego.
Calf. The balance is to be divided
between st. Johns Catholic Church
at Forest Glen, Nd, and the Church
of the Nativity. at Brightwood, D. C..
By the terms Of the will Of Mrs.
Nellie F. Zevely. s4O0 ara left to her
brother-in-law. H. B. Zeverly of New
York, and 5000 each to Amelia G..
Rice, Dorothy T. Rankin. Mamie J.
Cooley of Washington. Marian F.
Wellman, Julia Zeverly. Mrs. Harry
L. Ellis and Julia v. Colt of New
York. The remaining estate goes to
a cousin, Mary Hume of Aver, Mass.
Evening star., 1923-02-14

states of California and Washington.
Catholic churches and charitable
institutions are given the bulk of the
estate of Mrs. Julia Harten, accord
ing to her will dated May "a, 1922.
filed today for probate. Two lots at
Del Ray. Va, are devised to the pas
tor Of st. Mary's Church in Alexan-
dria for use of the church. Two
nieces, Julia o. Mirabello and Alice
Carrick, each to have $50. The re-
naming estate, valued, at $4,000, is
left to Joseph A. Burkhart, the ex-
ecutor, in trust, to convert into cash
and to pay 5000 each to the Little
Sisters of the Poor, st. Joseph's Or
phan Asylum and ST. AIMS Infant
Evening star., 1923-02-14
FIND BABY DROWNED =.
IN CREEK NEAR HOME
Theodore Warffemius Missing But
Fifteen Minutes Before Dis
covery Of Tragedy.

one-half years old, was drowned in
Oxon run, near his home. at 124 Yuma
street southeast, yesterday.
The child left his home about fifteen
minutes before his body was found.
Members of the family missed him,
made search, but were unable to To-
cate him.
Robert n. Wall and George r,
Hayes found the body floating
against Livingstone bridge, over Oxon
run. They summoned physician,
who pronounced life extinct
1t Is believed the child was playing
near the run when he fell into a hole,
and the high water, resulting from
as the bridge before discovery was
made. Coroner Nevitt is investigat-
ing.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-08-09
A NATIONAL PERIL.
Omaha Bee

Omaha Bee
Disrespect for the law is a national
peril. If one set of citizens nouts any
section of the constitution or encour-
ages violation of one statute then it
may be expected that another set will
become emboldened to fragrant dis
obedience of some other law which
conflicts with their Weaknesses or
habits. President Harding in his ad-
dress at Denver, came into direct con
flict with those who urge that because
the prohibition laws are difficult to
enforce they should be repealed. There
can be no issue in this land paramount
to that of enforcement of the law, the
president declared. The president
speaks with the voice of common
sense. The prohibition law must be
respected and enforced to the same
degree as are all other laws. That
community brings disrepute upon it
self and peril to the republic that en-
courages contempt for the Volstead
law or the eighteenth amendment.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-08-09
AUGUST scRlsNER's.

Scribner's Tor August is the annual
fiction number. the thirty hlth. This
magazine was the first in its field with
a midsummer number given chiefly TO
short stories.
II any one should want TO compare
the short stories OF today with the
days OF Richard Harding Davis. say.
Scribner's would afford abundant ma
terial. There is more fiction publish
ed in these days, but whether it is
better or worse can be determined on
~ by comparison Courses in short
STORY writing are given in many OF
our universities. but the output does
not seem to have been much improv-
ed. The Notwithstanding short story is
still exceptional
In this number OF Scribners there
are six short stories and AN install
ment OF Doctor Edith Wharton's fine
serial of the war, "a Son at the
Front" Readers viii AN agree that
Yale honored herself ina giving the de
gree of doctor of letters TO the fore
most American woman writer of nc-
ton. Some of her best short stories.
including her greatest Ethan Prone
have appeared in Scribner's.
The short stories in this number are
as follows, and they offer wide var
iety in method and material for the
student of current fiction:
John Galsworthys "Late-299" will
take its place as one of his fine stor-
les. 1t is story Of remarkable
character, an ex-convict who goes
home to his family to be met with
anything but a cordial reception. 1t
is a polished bit of writing and leaves
an enduring impression.
Another writer in this number with
a reputation for writing some of the
best American short stories Struthers
Burt contributes a story, Stumbling
Feet" that deals with some incidents
in the lives of two journalists and an
American woman who married an
English lord. 1t has an intensely
dramatic scene at the end
In Heads Up" Henry IL. Curran,
recently made commissioner of immi-
grafton at the port of New York tells
another of his very human stories of
New York City ward politicians, and
includes a pretty love story as well as
a story of how Captain Nichols, late
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-08-09
ZINC REToRT RESIDUE.
Experimental Work Bureau of Mines
to Recover Losses.

Descriptions of a variety of methods
or the treatment of zinc retort resi-
dues are given by b. NJ. OHarra. as
sociate metallurgist of the department
of the interior in serial PAYS. just is
sued by the bureau of mines. Most Of
these methods are. or have been. in
actual use in one or more zinc smelt-
.ers. Different methods are suited TO
different conditions; some methods
have been successful in certain plants
and unsuccessful in others.
The residues resulting from the re-
tort distillation of zinc ores have from
40 to rs per cent of the weight of the
original ore and contain from to Is
per cent zinc. A rough estimate in
dicates that approximately 100000
dons of residues are produced annual
~ in the United States, containing
about $4,000 tons of zinc. Besides the
current production of residues there
are at many smelter sites large ac-
cumulations from past operations
which are available for treatment if
this can be done prOfitably. In addi-
zion to their zinc content the residues
contain much unconsumed coal which
has been carbonized during the distil
lition process, and those from most
western ores also contain lead and
silver
In this paper is summarized the in
obtained in a survey recent
~ made by the bureau of mines in CO.
operation with the Missouri School of
mines and metallurgy of processes
which are in use or which have been
for the treatment of retort
residues Serial 2475 may be obtained
from the department of the interior,
bureau Of mines. Washington. ID. c.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-08-09
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT.

.Omce OF the Nevada Stewart Mining
Company, Wallace, Idaho, June 5,
1923.
Notice is hereby given that at a
meeting of the board of directors of
the Nevada Stewart Mining company,
held on the 2nd day of June, 1928, an
assessment of one-half mill per share
was levied upon the outstanding cap
ital stock of the corporation, payable
on or before the 5th day of July 1928,
to II. NJ. Huemann, secretary treasur-
er of the corporation. at the office of
the company 412 Sixth street Wal
lace, Idaho.
Any stock upon which this assess
ment remains unpaid on the 5th day
of July, 1928, will be delinquent and
advertised for sale at public auction,
and unless payment is made before,
will be sold on the 3Oth day of July.
1928, at 1880 p. m of said day, at the
office of the company, 412 Sixth street,
Wallace, Idaho, to pay the delinquent
assessment thereon, together with the
costs of advertising and expenses of
sale.
H NJ HUEMANN,
Secretary Treasurer of the Nevada
Stewart Mining Company; 412 Sixth
Street Wallace, Idaho. Je7-Jy5 st
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-08-09

ure of the bureaus work relative to
public interests is the enforcement of
operating regulations that govern the
production of coal. oil and gas on the
public lands OF the west. embracing
$4,000 acres of coal lands, and large
tracts of oil, shale. petroleum lands. as
well as potash, phosphate and sodium
deposits.
The bureau has contributed much
10 the science of extracting the maxi
mum of gasoline from natural gas.
Numerous examples can be cited Of
gasoline plants that increased their
daily production to 10 per cent or
more after making changes on recon-
nendation of the bureaus engineers.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-08-09
Notice of POstponement.

Notice is hereby given that by or
der and resolution of the board of di-
rectors of the Nevada-S Stewart Min
ing company the time for payment of
the above assessment has been eX-
tended from the 9Th day of July 1928,
to the 5th day of August 1928, and
the sale of delinquent stock has been
postponed from the 30th day of July
1928, to the 30th day of August, 1928,
at the same hour and place above de-
scribed.
II. NJ. HUEMANN,
Secretary Treasurer of the Nevada
Stewart Mining Company; Alp Sixth
street, Wallace. Idaho. A2-9-2t
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-08-09
MINE TEMPERATURES.
Seasonal Variation Of to 10 Degrees
in Deep Mines.

in Deep Mines.
Investigation conducted by Daniel
Harrington. supervising mining engi-
neer OF the department OF the Interior
bureau OF mines. in metal mines at
Butte. Montana. Indicate that surface
air temperatures have an important
bearing ON underground air tempera-
lures in shallow mines, or close to
downcast shaft or an intake air course
IN deep mines above the 20OO-foot
level. particularly in those mines de
pending ON natural ventilation. In
deep mines. especially in those having
mechanical ventilation, day TO day or
hour TO hour variations in surface
temperatures have very little ntlu-
ence on underground air tempera-
lures below the 2O00-foot level except
in summer, when outside tempera-
lures are greatly in excess of 60 de
grees T.. Even in deep mines how
ever a seasonal variation below the
2OO0-foot level occurs, average sum
mer shaft temperatures being to 10
degrees IT, higher than the average
winter readings.
Rock temperatures undoubtedly af-
feet air temperatures underground
much more than do temperatures of
outside air; ON the other hand, air
circulating underground has a we'll
defined effect on rock temperatures.
Details of Mr.. Harrington's investiga
tons are given in bulletin 2O4 of the
bureau of mines.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-08-09
Occur dAlene Mining Companies
Assessments Levied and Meetings Called

North Bunker Hill Mining Co.-Lev-
led July 16, 4 mills, payable July 16 to
N. II. Hardy. secretary, Kellogg. De
linquent sale August 16
Old Veteran Mining CO.-Levied on
une 90 mills, payable August to
L. l.. Brainard, secretary treasurer
Wallace Delinquent sale August 2S
Oreano Mining co.-Levied June IS.
23a mills, payable July 10 to John Dol
an, secretary treasurer Wallace. De
iinquent sale August II.
Pocahontas Mining co.-Levied on
30, 21a mills, payable August 20 to Mae
Eva, assistant secretary Wallace. De-
inquent sale September %.
Pearson Mining Co.-Levied June 10
10 cents, payable July 10 to John f.
Ferguson, treasurer Wallace. Delin-
quent sale August 10. Postponed 10
September Il.
Royal Mining Co.-Levied June %,
2 mills, payable July 80 to soren Sim
onson, secretary, box 225, Occur
.dAlene, Idaho Delinquent sale Aug
ust 30.
Richmond Cons. Mining Co.-Levied
July ?, 1 cent, payable August Is to
%. w. Lewis, secretary treasurer.
Wallace. Delinquent sale September
IL.
Raven Mining Co.-Levied June IS.
1 mill, payable July q to Franklin
Pfrman, treasurer Wallace. Delin-
quent sale August II.
Ray jefferson Mining Co.-Levied
May q, 4 mills, payable July 10 to p.
J. Maggy, secretary Wallace. Delin-
quent sale August 10.
Sonora Mining & Milling co.-Lev-
led June 20, 4 mills, payable July 20
to Dr. W. A. Smith, secretary treas
urer, Wallace Delinquent sale Aug
ust II.
Silver Lode Mining & Milling Co.
Levied June 20, 1 mill, payable July
20 to NJ. Barr, secretary, Kellogg. De
linquent sale August 20.
Samson Mining & Development Co.
Levied July u. mills, payable on
August 10 to r. l.. Brainard, secre-
tary, Wardner. Delinquent sale Sep
TENDER u.
Silver Cliff Gold & Copper Mining
Co.~I.evied June IL. mills payable
July 10 to Ed c. Young, secretary,
DELINQUENT sale August 25.
Syndicate Mining Co-Levied May
T. mill, payable half June 16 and
half July 16 to Louis Stevens, secre-
tary Wardner. Delinquent sale Aug
ust 16.
Tuscumba Mining Co.--Levied on
June 10. mills, payable to A. A.
Whaley. assistant secretary Wallace.
Delinquent sale August 10 Postponed
o September 8.
Valentine Mining co.-Levied June
g. mills, payable July 6 to o. A. Ols-
son, secretary treasurer, Wallace. De-
linquent sale August 6.
West Bell Mining Co.-Levied June
,, mills, payable July 7 to Mae Eva,
secretary, Wallace. Delinquent sale
August 9.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-08-09
MINING METHODS IN US.
ARE THE BEST IN WORLD
SOME BIG THINGS ACCOMPLISH
ED BY U. S. BUREAU
OF MINES.

The work OF the United states bur
eau OF mines has been so notable that
/ it is generally recognized by other
countries as the best institution OF
its kind in the world For example,
its tests on explosions of coal dust
and mine gases. being conducted in a
large way by means of large sized ex-
plOsiOns in the only actual coal mine
in the world devoted TO experimental
purposes have been invaluable be-
cause conclusive and convincing to
operators. 1t has performed notable
service to this and other countries by
development of safe explosives and
safe electrical equipment for coal
mines Its Investigations having to
do with prevention of accidents in
mining have been more thorough than
those of any foreign government, says
a Washington correspondent
Research Work.
The bureaus researches in the field
of petroleum and natural gas, partic-
ularly in engineering studies looking
toward elimination of waste in pro
duction and in the recovery of gasO-
line and other products have been
more extensive and successful than
governmental researches of all other
countries combined. Its mine rescue
and first aid work is on a scale unpar-
alleled by that of any other govern
ment. In research on rare metals and
gases the bureau of mines occupies a
field practically untouched by foreign
governments. Its achievement in de-
veloping our resources of radium
broke the foreign monopoly in this
unique metal. It's work, in coOpera-
ton with the army and navy, on he'll
ium gas, is one of the romances of
science as it promises to result in the
development for the nations use of
the only known commercial supply of
this non inflammable gas.
The bureau made the first gas mask
of the American army and since then
a smoke mask for city fremen. a mask
for locomotive engineers in passing
through tunnels, and a universal mask
that protects against any industrial
gas.
The bureau has cooperated in de-
termining the amounts of carbon mon
oxide in exhaust gases from autOmo-
biles, and in planning ventilation re-
quirements of underground vehicular
tunnels being built at New York City
and Pittsburgh. 1t has just COM
pleted a study for the Union Pacific
which determined the atmo-
spheric conditions in its tunnels and
effects on trainmen. 1t has recently
produced a pocket-size device which
enables a physician to determine in 3
minutes the exact extent of poisoning
from carbon monoxide, which former
" took "a to As hours in a laboratory.
Mining Movies.
Motion pictures depicting mining
processes have been pro-
1uced at a cost of over 100000 with
small expense to the government. They
are in constant demand by schools,
churches and technical So
,ieties throughout the country.
Probably the most important feat
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-08-09
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF
STOCKHOLDERS

Notice is hereby given that the an
nual meeting of the stockholders of the
Giant Mining & Development Com
pany, Limited, will be held at the Of
fee of the company, 607 Cedar street,
Wallace, Idaho. on the 18th day of
August, 1928, at the hour of 800 p. m.
for the election of a board of directors
to serve for the ensuing year and for
the transaction Of such other business
as may come before said meeting.
PAUL LIVER, President
E. r. TURK, Secretary.
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