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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-02
HOTEL COMPANY IS
 FORMING AT EUTAW
Citizens Of Town Planning Erec-
 ton Of $20,00O Hostelry

EUTAW. Ala, March 1.-(Special. ) Definite plans are being made to organ ize a hotel company for the purpose of erecting, equipping and operating a new hotel at Eutaw. It is planned to build S20,000 structure and the stock in the company will be subscribed by local citizens.
 The commissioners court of Greene county was in session Friday and passed on important road matters. The posi- tion of road supervisor. to have charge of all matters pertaining to roads in Greene county, was created, and R. '. Salter, member of the present commis- sioners' court, was elected to fill this position. He will resign his position as commissioner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-02
MODEL POULTRY
 FARMS PLANNED
Scientific Tests Will Be Made In Et0wah
 County
tGADsDEN BUREAU

GADESDEN, Ala, March 1.-S. R. Doughty, Auburn expert, announced here Saturday that Etowah county is to have six model poultry farms as the result of demonstrations being made in various sections during the past few weeks, and that they will be show places for the district. Each farm will be conducted along scientific lines ad- vocated by the state agricultural de- pertinent. It was also announced that 12 plots of one-twentieth of an acre each would be established in the county for tests of 12 different kinds and amounts of fertilizers for cotton growing.
 Beaten Man Dies
 l.. K. Thomas, who was severely beaten by Alvin Walker at Attalla last Saturday, died at local hospital Sat urday as the result of his injuries. Walker, who was locked up Wednes. day on the charge of assault, is now being held on a murder warrant. IL is alleged that the men fell out soon after leaving the ore mines at Attalla where they worked and that Walker beat Thomas with piece of iron. The latter's skull was fractured. Thomas was 3S years old and leaves q widow and four children.
 New Jail For Cherokee
 The board of commissioners of Cherokee county has called for bids for the construction of a new county Jail at Centre. They will be opened on March 24, when it is expected to award the contract. The plans and specified tions are in the office of the probate judge. Cherokee's old prison was con- demned by the state more than a year ago.
 Fire Report Made
 The Gadsden fire department an- swered 20 alarms during February and kept the losses to $865, according to Chief Greens report to the state fire marshal
 Building Sold
 George Beggs Saturday announced the sale of the one-story brick build ing at ITO Third avenue, Birmingham, to G. W. Greer, the price being $32, 500. The property has been owned by the Beggs family here for many years.
 Legal Battle Expected
 A big legal battle is expected when the case of Miss Nellie Hamilton, who is suing the Gadsden General hospital for $20, 1000 damages, goes on trial Mon day. The plaintiff alleges that she was locked up and imprisoned for II hours by the hospital authorities be. cause she did not pay her hospital bill when she was about to leave.
 Pastor, To Discuss City
 Having been pastor of the First Baptist church for three years, Rev. W. R. RigelI announces that on Sun. day he will preach two sermons in which he will give his impression of the social. civic and religious life of Gadsden. He states he is profoundly impressed with the almost unanimity of the various religious organizations Gentle, Jew and Catholic-and that in his two sermons he will discuss this fact as well as the cultural groups of the city. t'',
 s&f CoOsa To Fall
 Coosa river was stationary Saturday at stage. of 1922 feet and was ex- pected to start falling Saturday night. The weather bureau predicted stage of 2l feet as the result of recent rains The rainfall for February was 5.14 inches, one-half inch less than nor mAAe ssss~ %Y k x s3t fss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-02
BIG LIQUOR HAUL MADE AT CAPITAL 245 Half Pints Seized By Dn
 Agents
tsTATE CAPITAL BUREAU)


 MONTGOMERY. Ala. March l. Two hundred and forty-five pints { whisky. portion of which was Hai and Haig. were seized by the. stat law enforcement men in raids her today Six arrests were made in con nection with the raids. Two garage on Bell street gave up most of thi amount.
 Paul Daniels and ]. G. Seals wer caught with 119 half pints at g Bel street Rufus Scroggins and Horae Burton surrendered about sixty hal pints. This whiskey. members of tn raiding party state, was found in !. garage a short distance from Daniel' lace. Daniels whisky. it is stated was found concealed in an automobiI tank. 4 J. B. Howard. proprietor of a press ing club on North Perry street. wa arrested for the second time this weel on a charge of violating the prohibition laws. He has two cases pending befop Judge Thorington of the court of com mon pleas.
 Saturdays raids were the largest tha have been made here in some time.
 
 Hawaii is said to have more thar twice as many motor cars and truck as there are in the whole of China.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-02
DR. THOMAS LECTUREs

GEORGIANA, Ala, March 1.-(Spe- cial Leased Wire.)-Dr. James s. Thomas of the University of Alabama faculty lectured to the Mothers club here today. The educator is delivering an extension course to Butler county teachers.
 Miss Lena Arant of Georsiana, facul- ty member at Woman'S college Mont gomery, has been elected conference missionary educational superintendent, and Miss Ernestine Mills. also of Georgiana, has been added to the office force.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-02
MAKES FARM SPARKLE
Run Down Plantation In Lowndes
 RAPenArated

FORT DEPOSIT. Ala. March l. has been made on a plantation of 3.300 acres, located about one mile north of Fort Deposit, within the past 60 days. under the supervision of ]. c. Bar ganier, prominent citizen and well known farmer of Lowndes county He first gave his attention to the opening of good roads and building first class bridges on the place. making it access sible to the public highways, after which he remodeled and rebuilt 20 sub stantial houses, each occupied by de- sirable tenants. The next attention given this big plantation will be the proper terracing of the rolling lands and ditches cut on the low lands for drainage purposes.
 Farming Retarded
 Owing to the excessive rainfall here within the past few weeks, farm work has been greatly retarded, so much so, that very little land has been broken. With the above drawback to commence with, and owing to the scarcity of farm labor, the acreage usually planted to cotton will be largely curtailed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-02
MINSTREL COMING

: ANDALUSIA, Ala, March l. Especial. )-Dad Sims and his negro minstrel will be shown in gAndalusia again soon, with number of changes both in cast and in features, and the proceeds will be divided equally between the Boy Scout band and the Covington County Library association, of which Mrs. A. c. Darling is president, it was decided.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-02
HEARING SET ON
 TROY PAVING SUIT

TROY, Ala, March 1.-(Special Leased Wire. )-Judge w. l.. Parks stated Saturday that no injunction had been granted on the paving project. Judge Parks stated that he was hold ing court in Elba and did not read the bill presented to him, but granted a re- straining order which leaves the matter in status quo until the hearing may be had on March 15 The order he is- sued restraints or prohibits the city of Troy from any further progress in the paving until the hearing of further evidence may be had.
 Pike Teachers Meet
 Pike county teachers held meeting at the State Normal school Saturday morning. c. F. Avant was elected chairman; Miss Alma McGaugh. vice chairman, and Miss Annie Mae Salter, secretary. Miss Alma McGaugh was elected a delegate to the Alabama Edu- cation association. Twenty-three teach CTS were present and heard an inter- esting talk by Joel L.. Sanders, county superintendent of education, on organi- Zation.
 Hurt In Runaway
 A mule hitched to a buggy became frightened at train at the South Three Notch street crossing and ran away, late Saturday. Mrs. Cross and her 7-year-old son were in the buggy and were thrown out when the buggy hit telephone pole Mrs. Cross was badly injured, having cuts on her fore head, chin and nose, and her left col lar bone broken The boy received a bad cut above the eye. Mrs. Cross lives at Joyce, mill town on the Central of Georgia railroad.
 To Attend Dock Meeting
 Former Gov. Charles Henderson will go to Mobile Monday to be present at meeting of the dock commission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-02
UNDERWOOD MEET
 SET FOR MONDAY J. Fritz Thompson Of Birming- ham Will Speak In LaFayette

LAFAYETTE. Ala. Marclf 1.-(Spe- cial.)-J. Fritz Thompson of Birming- ham will speak at the court house in Lafayette Monday at 80 o'clock in the interest of the candidacy of Senator 0. W. Underwood for the presidency. The spring term of Chambers county circuit court will convene here Mon- day. Judge $. l.. Brewer will preside The docket is unusually heavy, both on the civil and criminal sides. During the second week of csurt several mur- der cases will he heard
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-02
PARRISH TO PAVE STREETS

PARRISH, Ala. March 1.-Spe- cial. )-Work will be started within a few days on the grading of Main street through Parrish. preparatory to paving it. Between 5000 and S4.000 will be spent on the project.
 Teacher Resigns
 Miss Beatrice D. Bonham. teacher of English and history at the Parrish High school, has resigned her position. Mrs. Jesse A. Kitchens of Parrish will teach these subjects until new teacher can be secured by the board of education
 Plan Athletic Field
 Parrish is to have an up-to-date ath- letic field within short time. The high school grounds are now being lev elled for this purpose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-02

1st prize-Miss Katherine King, 3417 9th Ave, South. 2d prize-Miss Lucy Ledbetter, R. F. D. No. 2, Alpine, Ala. 3d prize-Miss Marie Perry, Win field, Ala. Margaret Alice Brown. 1907 N. 2sth St., City a Frances Bievins, Portersvifle, Ala. Fletcher Lord, s20 Y. M, C. A., City. Woody Garland Sturdiyant. Marion, Ala.
 Jesse J. Taylor, Fayette, Ala. Helen M. Fleming, 1429 Cullom St.. S.. City.
 Miss Elizabeth Martin, Pinson, Ala, Route No. 1. Marcel Mounier, 304 5th Ave, Pratt City.
 Miss Opal Ridley, A Broad St., Selma, Ala. Vim. H. Flinn. 22O Bell Bldg, Mont gOmery, Ala. Miss Verlie NOrdon, Kimberly. Ala. Mamie Heath Stanford, Demopolis, Ala, Box 317. Mrs. Otey Figures, 4OS Main St., Tuscumbia, Ala. c. D. Dickinson, Natl. Sa, Tenn, Box 326. Mrs. W. E. Bailey, Rockford, Ala. Vim. s. Halsey, 2O9 w. Sd St., Tus- cumbia. Ala. Miss Annie Belle Monte, 1727 Car Oline Ave-. Bessemer. Robt. A. HingsOn, Jr., 215 Choc- coloccO St., Oxford, Ala. Billie Steele, Rhodes Court Apt, City.
 Cecil Wright, 3s20 Hattie Ave, Gen. tral Park, City. Miss Ethel Phillips, Athens, Ala, Box 275.
 J. F. Ellitchell, AZ Lewis Apt, APO N. 23d St. Carolyn Crawford, Talladega, Ala. Frances RenfrOe, Fayette. Ala, Route No. ?. Mary Frances Hardegree, Ashland, Ala.
 Albert Maxwell Bains, Blountsville, Ala.
 Andrew Anderson, I31 College Hill, Oxford, Ala. Mrs. o. F. Williams, Warren Court, Montgomery, Ala. Hazel Terry, Fayette, Ala. Evelyn Lucille White, 6I6 18th St., N., Bessemer, Ala. Jean Cook, Jasper, Ala. Gray c. Buck, IT,, 1904 s. 18th St., City.
 Mrs: L. C. Pendas, s15 g. 17th St., City.
 Mrs. Felix Shirley, Fayette, Ala. Mrs. Annie Byars, BlOunt Springo, Ala.
 Wilma Wood, SyIacauga, Ala. Grace Frances McGOwan, 25lO Park Ave-, Ensley. K. L. Lemons, 1880 18th Ave. Res. semer.
 Mrs. A. C. Dickson, $40 Halstead St., City. Mrs. T. o. Spraggins. Alexander City, Ala. P. W. Bryant. Tarrant City, Ala. Francis E. Williams, I129 Lawn St. City. '''' Laurett Morris. R. F. D. No. 8, Box l5S. Birmingham. Ala. Mrs. J. W. Fesbee, MaplevilIe, Ala. Mrs. J. F. StOckdell, 4D, Highland. Terrace Apt, City.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-02
Study Japanese Issue

The unusually Interesting programs presented by the three Woman's clubs deserve special mention. The Japa- nese question was discussed by the Bishop Study club with Mrs. J. V. Dickinson as leader. The No Name Literary club studied George Bernard Shaw at it's meeting with Mrs. Henry McCSrkle. The program of the liar mOny club was led by Mrs. Charles F. Johnston whose subject was imterpre- tive dancing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-02

The, death rate from alcoholism in England is twice as great among pro- fessioHai men, clerks, aud shopkeepers as among skilled and unskilied work men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-02
Farming Retarded
STRESS BETTER SPEECH

LNIONTOWN, Ala. March IT. Especial. Ut is matter of general interest that Better Speech Week" was observed here by the teachers and pupils of the public school with very creditable exercises Since the auditO- rum has been completed literary sO- ciety has been organized and debates are conducted each week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-02

Address All Answers to the s@ s. Blot-Out- Puzzle Editor ~' The Birmingham Age-Heral'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-02

SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by Boy Carrier 85c One Month Delivered by Mail ........ 85c One Month
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-02

Hawaii is said to have more thar twice as many motor cars and truck as there are in the whole of China.
The Coconino sun., 1924-12-26

ciety. He was member and regu-
lar attendant of Trinity cathedral in
PhoeniX and had been active in it's
work for many years.
The deceased for several years
served as secretary of the Phoenix
Merchants and Manufacturers asso-
citation, and held the post of secre-
tary of the state board of institutions
during the first term of office of ex-
Governor Thomas E. Campbell.
The deceased was at one time con.
nected with the Valley bank and dur
ing the Spanish-American war was a
corporal in the Seventh California in
fantry. He installed the Sigma Chi
fraternity at the University of Ari-
zona and was later its president. He
was also a past president of the Mems
University club of Phoenix In 1907 he
married Ethel Baker of Kenosha, Wis,
who survives him. Four children
were born of the marriage, all living.
Mr.. Christy was a Shriner and a
Knight Templar
The Coconino sun., 1924-12-26
PIONEER COCHISE EDITOR
SUCCUMBS AT BISBEE

A. w. Howe, pioneer of Cochise
county, founder of the Bisbee Review
and one of the best known men in the
southwest, died Friday at Bisbee, fol-
lowing a sudden attack of peritonitis.
His wife and sister were at his bed
side.
Howe came to Bisbee in the early
eighties, after having lived in Tomb
stone during its balmy days. He
founded the Bisbee Daily Review,
which he edited and managed for a
short time, and at various times since
has been a member of its editorial
staff. For several years he was a
peace officer, and at the time of his
sudden attack was court crier in su-
perior court No. Of Cochise county.
Mr.. Howe was about so years of
age Almost his entire life had been
spent in Arizona. For many years he
was deputy sheriff of Cochise coun-
ty but he was better known as a news
paper man.
He started one of the earliest pa
pers in Bisbee more than a quarter
of century ago. 1t was printed for
a time on coarse brown paper. Later
he was connected with the Epitaph
at Tombstone and more recently with
the Review of Bisbee. He also served
as correspondent for several outside
papers.
He was we'll known and well liked
throughout the state.
The Coconino sun., 1924-12-26
SHOOTINGS EVERY LITTLE
WHILE IN YUMA COUNTY

The second shooting in Somerton in
only "a hours occurred Friday
when J. A. Male, prominent Yuma val
ley rancher, fired two shots into the
neck of Ben Stapp, a service station
proprietor at Somerton. Stapp was
rushed to the Yuma hospital where he
lies in serious condition.
Male was arraigned before Judge
Smith late Friday afternoon and bond
for his appearance on December 90
was fixed at $4,000.
The day before there was a quar-
rel between the two men over car
which Males son had brought to
Stapp for repairs and Male was badly
beaten about the face.
Thursday afternoon Ira Lacy, prom
inent rancher, shot Horace Ratcli1f,
drug clerk, in the chest. Ratcliff is in
the Yuma hospital but is out of dam
ger.
The Coconino sun., 1924-12-26
COUNTY ASSESSORS ASK
S5 VALUE ON SHEEP

Recommending that sheep be taxed
on valuation of $5 per head instead
of $3.50 per head as last year, the
annual conference of tax assessors of
the state ended with brief meeting
Friday at Phoenix.
The proceedings had been continued
over from Thursday, when the un-
usual number of matters submitted
to those attending forced an extern
sion of the conference, which, it had
been expected, would be completed in
one brief days session.
Other recommendations made at the
concluding session of the meeting was
that the valuation of goats be fixed
at 81 per head, instead of $3.50 per
head as fixed for 1924, and that the
Legislature enact a law permitting the
county assessors to retain so cents of
each automobile license plate fee col
lected by the respective offices.
The meeting declined to approve a
motion that was offered that merchan-
disc stocks be taxed at less than full
valuation, or that the stocks be valued
on the close of business on December
so of each year. In support of the
latter contention, the merchants urg-
ed that their stocks on December 30
are at the highest, due to the holiday
season, and that valuations on that
date do not represent the average
values of the stocks carried the year
around.
The recommendation that lower
valuation be placed on sheep followed
the appearance before the commits
e hnoHn1 hV a
Johns and Harry Embach, president
and secretary, respectively of the Ari-
zona Wool Growers association. They
told the conference that the average
price realized by sheepmen per head
last year was less than So, the valua-
ton proposed for next year, and that
the sheep industry has experienced
several "lean years" The lower
valuation, they declared, will aid ma
terially in restoring the industry to its
normal place.
The reduction, it is estimated, will
apply to about 100000 head of sheep,
more than half of which are in CO.
conino county. The aggregate loss
because of the reduction of valuations
of goats will be much smaller, it was
declared.
The recommendation to the legisla-
ture that the county assessors be per-
mitted to retain so cents of each au-
tomobile license fee collected was
urged as measure to aid the asses
sor in paying the expenses incidental
to the distribution of the plates. Au-
tomobiles are taxed on horsepower
basis. usually ranging from $5 to S15
for the license, all of which must be
remitted to the secretary of state. The
money goes into the state highway
fund
Inc recommendations made will
form the basis of valuations on which
the assessors will assemble data IN
their respective counties. The values
will not be finally fixed until the
state tax commission meets in August.
The Coconino sun., 1924-12-26
MORMONS COMPLETE
18TH DAM ON RIVER

The farmers of Joseph City have
just completed the fifteenth dam they
have built across the Little Colorado
river east of Winslow. The settlement
is one of small population, the last
remaining of four that were establish
ed IN 1876 by the Mormon immigrants
from Utah, with inclusion of the noted
Lot Smith. 1t first was known as Al
lens Camp and then as st. Joseph
after the first of the modern Nor
mon prophets. Eight dams were
torn away by the river before 1894
when was put in place a structure
on which all subsequent work has
been done. At its dedication, the
prayer was brief, but characteristic
of its builders: Lord, we pray that
this dam may stand, IF it be Thy
will-if not, let Thy will be DONE"
The Coconino sun., 1924-12-26
EX-SECRETARY HALL
MUST STAND $1,000
LOSS, COURT HOLDS

Ernest r. Hall, former secretary of
state under the republican admins
tration will have to stand the loss of
S11,31725, representing the amount
of state funds from his office lost in
the crash of the Bank of Phoenix.
This comes as the result of a de-
cision handed down by Judge w. r..
Chambers of the superior court of
Graham county, who last summer
was called to try the case brought by
the state against Mr.. Hall and his
bondsmen.
The funds in question had not been
turned over to the state treasurer but
were in a separate account. The
state contended that officials are re-
sponsibe for any state funds in their
possession until they are turned over
to the treasurer, even though the Of
ficial should be robbed of the funds
while on his way to the state treas
urer.
The Central bank Of Phoenix failed
on March 10, 1921 and reopened as the
Bank of Phoenix on July /, 1921, con-
tinuing to do business until February,
when it again failed.
''The state treasurer is the proper
custodian Of the public monies Of the
state" the opinion says. apparently
the secretary of state in the first in
stance guarded himself by requiring
the Central Bank of Phoenix to de-
posit securities in his hands to guar
antee his deposit, and the evidence
does not show that an unreasonable
time had elapsed up to the 10Th day
of March, 1921, when the bank first
closed, and if the bank had never
opened again, should then say that
under such a state of facts, the sec
retary of state would not be liable.
"But the bank did reopen for busi-
ness on July /, 1921, and continued
open until February 27, 1922. Dur
ing this time it was the duty of the
secretary of state to pay these funds
over to the state treasurer, who is
the proper custodian of state funds,
and in my judgment his failure to do
so makes the secretary of state liable.
From the evidence | am convinced
that the secretary Of state thought
he was acting in the public interest,
but his good intentions do not change
his legal liability. The National Sur
ETY. company is also liable to the
amount of its bond, $4,000"
The Coconino sun., 1924-12-26
INDUSTRIAL CONGRESS
ENDORSED UNIVERSITY Y

Policies and management of the
administration of the University of
Arizona, and the program outlined for
the institutions future development
were endorsed by the directors of the
Arizona Industrial congress, repre-
senting all industries of the state, at
a meeting in Tucson last Saturday.
Although the matter was not for
mally considered, the endorsement is
regarded as answering criticism di-
rected against President Marvin in
connection with the dismissal of a
former professor at the university, at
a meeting of the Association of Uni
versity Professors at Cambridge,
Mass, last week.
The Coconino sun., 1924-12-26
M'NARY WILL DEVOTE TIME
TO ARIZONA INTERESTS

Joshua S. Reynolds has been elected
president of the First National bank
of Ell Paso to succeed James Graham
McNary, whose resignation, presented
some weeks ago, was accepted by the
board Of directors Wednesday after
noon.
Frank NJ Murchison has been elect
ed president of the First Mortgage
company to succeed Mr.. McNary
whose resignation of office in this
company was also presented some
time ago and was accepted Wednes-
day by the board.
Mr.. McNary retains his interests in
both institutions. Recently he has
in Arizona, owned in association with
w. M. Cady; and having found that
these and other Arizona interests will
require all his time and necessitate his
absence from El Paso during long per-
iods, he decided to give up his active
banking connections there.
The lumber company with $3,500,000
capital, has plans of development and
production that will cover a period Of
| Is or 20 years to work out and that
will return profits in proportion to
the energy and care expended in the
management
Joshua S. Reynolds, Mr.. McNary's
father-in-law, returns to the active
direction of the bank with which he
was connected for nearly 40 years and
in which he possesses very large
share of stock ownership. Recently
he has been chairman of the board of
directors.
While it is said, Mr.. McNary's in
vestments in FL Paso remain undis-
turbed, the investment of the W NJ.
Cady Lumber company, in which Mr.
McNary is a partner, has $4,000 900
/, invested in the lumber business in Ari-
zona, in thhe White Mountains south
taken an active part in the manage
ment of his large lumber properties
of Holbrook, in as good white pine as
can be found in the west.