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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
WRECKAGE SHOWS DIXMUDE BURNED
Solemn Requiers Mass CeIe- bration For Victims Of
 French Dirigible

PALERMO. Italy, Dec. 31.-(By AA- soriatcd Fress,) ,)-Bits of charre6 wrcr%ase swept in by the sea at Sciacca and, along the coast near Pa lcrmo have been examined by ex- ports, and the conclusion has been reached that. the French dirigible Dixmude was destroyed by fire. prob ably after an explosion.
 A solemn requiem mass was cele- brdtcd here today for the victims, and the people of Palermo, in deepest sorrow. have placed flowers on thu body of Lieutenant Grenadn, tho commander of the dirigible. The body lies in the station here.
 PARIS. Dec. 31.-EIerr von Hoesch, the German charge d'affairs. called al the French foreign office today to express Germany's deep sympathy In the loss of the French dirigible Dix iuuuC
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
ADMIRAL MAGRUDER
 TO COMMAND CRUISER
Will Be Succeeded At New Orleans
 By Maryell

NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 31.-For the first time in the history of the port, naval circles, a rear admirals pen- nant will be unfurled on the fore mast of United States war vessel Thursday morning, when Rear Ad- miral P. M. Magruder Twill assume command of the light cruiser Rich mond as commander of the light cruiser squadron of the United States navy.
 Admiral Magruder has been in command of the Algiers naval sta tion for the past two years
 Admiral Magruder will be suc- ceeded here by Rear Admiral George R. Marvell, now commander of the naval district in the Philippines with Cavite as a hase.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
TO ASK YENIZELOS TO FORM CABINET
Gonatas And His Cabinet Win Resign When As- ;
 sembly Meets

ATHENs. Dec. sl.- Ex-Premier vsniselos win probably be invited to form cabinet as soon as he arrives in Greece. .l--
 Political leaders here believe he will accept the invitation. Premier Gonatas and his cabinet will resign wednS sday when the national as- sambly meets to. consider the institu- kion, of q new form of government.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
BIG COUPON PROFIT

NEW YORK. Dec. 31.-PhiIlip Morris and Company. international, today announced that it has taken over from the United Cigar Stores company the distribution of United Profit Sharing coupons as applied to cigarettes in the United States. The United Profit Sharing company has made 1O4 per cent on its capital in the last year, according to an official announcement
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
RECEIVER IS NAMED FOR STEAMSHIP LINE.
AbnormaD Shipping Conditions Are
 Blamed For Situation

|. NEW YORK, Dec. Entrances c. 'Caffey, former United States district attorney. tonight took charge of the New York and Cuba Mail Steamship company as equity receiver, to which office he was appointed late today by Federal Judge Hand.
 The company. Generally known as the Ward Line, has capital stock of $10.000.000 and general liabilities of approximately $2,000,0 according to the equity papers filed by Wendell P. Cotton company. Although assets greatly exceed liabilities, abnormal conditions in shipping renders it i'm possible for the company to meet it's Indebtedness at present, the paper set forth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
CITRUS FRUIT RATE INCREASE IS DENIED
Permission For Boost Temporarily
 Refused The Railroads

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.--Carriers participating in citrus fruit ship ments from New York city to Flor1- ia, Mississippi and related points. were temporarily refused permission by the interstate commerce romn.is sion today to increase their rates. The new schedules proposed by the railroads would have become effec- tive January 1, except for the com missions order and would have made less than carload rates on the com modity named between the points in- volved $1.74 per hundred pounds. Ex- isting rates are $1.10 per hundred.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY
Negroes To Assemble And Hear
 Emancipation Proclamation Read

EmAhcipauOm ksEOciamAAOA ftea0
 Bishop W. A. Fountain, Atlanta, willUe the principal speaker Tues day afternoon at o'clock before the Eman cipation association of Jeffer- sou county. celebrating the anniver- sary of the proclamation of emanci- patton for negroes. The services will be held at the Metropolitan Zion church,s Fourth avenue and Sixteenth street. north.
 Music, will be furnished by the Zion choir assisted by other negro sing CTS of the city. Two bands have been secured for tho day, one to be assigned to the. south side of the city prior to the services:i the other will parade the northwestern section.
 Dr. J. E. Bray will introduce Bish- op Fountain. Other speakers secured for the occasioh are H. N. Newsoin. president of the association, and J. A. Welton. representative of Miles Memorial college will read the proclamation. Ae
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
SET REGISTRATION DAYS
RsSissss-. VII x,.it ,,I rrsslssts Q

RegfstFe~s WflI ttsff Precincts Of
 Ceshty. stnrting Wednesday
 Yotsrs from all parts of tho county may register at the. court house in Birmingham between January l6 and z. or at the court house in Besse- nor January 22 to 26. +, K, Bowen. chairman of the board df registrars, announced Monday.
 Beginning Wednesday, khe hoard of registrars wIllivisIt practically every voting precinct in the .cotAnty, return ing to Birmingham Januhry 16s No one will be allowed Ito Register ex cept in his own precinctA or at Bir- mingham or Bessemers Afrs Bowen pointed out
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
FREIGHT INCREASES
1923 FIsuren Are 27 Per Cent Higher
 Than In 1922

CHICAGO Dec. 31.-Freight traffic handled by railroads In the United states was 27 per cent higher in 1928 than in 1922, and 5 per cent greater than in 1920. the previous record year, accerAing to a statement issued here te1S by c. IT. Markham. presi- dent of the Illinois Central railroad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
S. o. s. CALL HEARD

Enserts Made To Becate Ship And Learn Trouble
 NEW YORK. Dec. s1.--An 8. O. & all was picked yp by the Brooklyn al radio station at 7:55 D. m., iday nirht.k from an unidentified of' th' 1ntic coast.
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 naval station
 lin the ships
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
.42 PER CENT CAIN IN BANK CLEAR|NCs
Excess Over Total Of Year , Ago Is $551, For
 Birmingham

Official figures of Birmingham 5 bank clearings, announced at noon of the last day of the year, Monday, show a gain of s551,1s1,144. or 4S per. cent over 1922. Complete figures for 1923 were $1,s76,os4.2ss, and for 1922 the total was $1.124.5s2,S24. De- cember's gain over December. 1922, was $3,142,4s7.
 Following are the clearings by months:
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
EARTH SHOCKS FELT

ROME. Dec. 31.-Three earthquake shocks were recorded at Siena, in northern Italy, Monday. Panic swept the city following the first quake, which lasted four seconds. How ever, no damage was done.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
LITTLE ROCK SHAKEN

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Dec. 3l.- Little Rock and nearby towns felt distinct earth tremor at o'clock to- night Many persons in the city re- ported noticing the shock, but 10 damage was reported.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
TREM0R AT MEMPHIS

Third Earth Shock There In Two
 Months MEMPHIS. Dec. 31.--A slight earth tremor, the third within a period of two months, was felt here at 9:05 o'clock tonight. No damage was re- Dorted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01

IaH REVENUE OF THE CITY oF BIRMINGHAM IS FotJR- THIN TIMES AS GREAT AS M WAS IN 1900.
The Coconino sun., 1924-10-10
RUSSIAN CATHEDRAL
QUARTETTE AT NORMAL
WEDNESDAY EVENING

The Russian Cathedral quartet, ma
tive singers of the songs of Russia, is
being presented this season by the
Redpath bureau. 1t will appear at the
Normal school on the local music and
entertainment course next Wednesday
evening.
This is a unique and distinguished
organization. The late Czar Nicholas
himself took an interest in the singers
in their native Russia, and they be-
came part of the choir of one of
Russia's world-renowned cathedrals.
Later they came to America and sang
at the st. Nicholas Russian cathedral
in New York city.
Here they attracted much attention.
Morris Gest, prominent theatrical pro-
ducer, heard them sing and secured
them for the part of the singing
gypsies in his spectacular production
of Tolstoy's Redemption. In this
play they scored great personal tri-
umph, and theatre-goers carried away
a deep impression of their singing.
The concert work of the quartet has
received highest praise from the press.
A series of concerts given in New
York city won enthusiastic comments
from the metropolitan critics.
The program to be given here fea-
lures Russian music, but favorite
English and American songs are also
SiluU
The Coconino sun., 1924-10-10

without increased expense be made to
rank first.
Mr.. Heard expressed regret over
the illness of Governor Hunt.
His address dealt principally with
two subjects-need for conducting the
business of the state without the ham
dicap of partisan politics, and develop
ment of the Colorado river.
Under the first head, he said:
"If elected governor of Ari-
zona, will put every bit of brain,
every bit of strength, every bit of
energy that | have, back of de-
termined effort to give the state
of Arizona businesslike admins
tration."
The speaker vigorously advocated
non-paid, non-partisan commissions of
able men to supervise the conduct of
our school system, our highway sys-
TEN and our state Institutions.
Of the development of the Colorado
river, Mr.. Heard said:
"There is more opportunity for
service to this and future genera
tiOns in some wise, constructive
plan of action that will turn the
Colorado river resources into use,
than anything that has ever con-
frOnted commonwealth in the
history of this nation"
In 1913 our taxes in this state
amounted to $4,800,000, including
state, county and municipal taxes. In
1923 they were $14,600,000, an in
crease of 285 per cent in 10 years.
This is the greatest increase of which
there is record in America. Our de-
velopment has justified some of this
increase, Mr.. Heard said, but other
things have crept in to swell the total.
Real business government of the
state, with elimination of the per-
nicious political job system and the
adoption of budget system will do
much to reduce the burden of taxa
tion, Mr.. Heard said. But the greatest
decrease in that burden would come
through the adoption of the Heard
plan for Colorado river development
under which this state would receive
a revenue on all power generated by
the waters of the Colorado river,
which would rapidly increase from
more than a million dollars a year to
near five million dollars a year as
power was more fully developed and
sold.
The three candidates spent Sunday
in Flagstaff, attending church, then
doing some sightseeing. Monday they
went to Winslow.
The Coconino sun., 1924-10-10
GERMANS INTERESTED IN
COCONINO'S YUCCA PLANT

German manufacturers of chemical
cloth are convinced that the fibre of
certain variety of the yucca plant will
prove superior to cotton fibre now
used by them in their manufacturing,
and that their climate will grow the
western states plant, according to B.
w. Hermanns of Griesheim (near
F7rankfurt), Germany, engineer for
Chemisch Fabrick Greishiem-Elektron,
which concern has sent him to the
west in search of seeds of the re-
quired plant. !.
Engineer Hermanns spent several
days the past week travelling over Co
conino county in company with County
Farm Agent Chisholm, and left yes
terday for Santa Fe and Gallup, N. M.
to further pursue his search. The par
ticular variety of yucca sought by the
German chemist is scientifically
known as yucca baccatta, Engineer
Hermanns stated, and his company
has a large plantation at Griesheim
on which they purpose to grow the
more hardy variety in the event he IS
successful in finding seed of the plant
in sufficient quantities.
The Coconino sun., 1924-10-10
new RESIDENTS OBJECT
TO GAME LAW RULING

Many residents of Flagstaff and Co.
conino county, who have recently re-
moved to this section from other
states but have not been here long
enough to qualify as legal electors, OBJ
ject to the present application of the
Arizona state game law insofar as it
requires a twelve months residence to
entitle the newcomer to the privileges
of the resident" license fee for hunt
ing and fishing and compels those VINO
are in many instances engaged in
business and home owners in their
newly adopted state to pay the much
higher nonresident" license fee.
Similar expressions of dissatisfaction
have also been heard in other sections
of Arizona.
In California and some other Pa.
cific coast states a new resident of the
state is entitled to the resident Ii
cense" Immediately he has proven the
sincerity of his claim to residence. In
Arizona, however, the state game law
clearly specifies that one must be a
resident of the state for full twelve
months before being entitled to the
lower resident license" fee, according
to County Attorney Frank Harrison
who has studied the state game code.
Tom Mccullough, president of the
Arizona State Game Protective asso-
citation as we'll as head of the Flag
staff branch of that organization,
states that it is really not the intent
of the game code to exclude new,
though genuine state residents from
the privilege of the lower-priced hunt
ing and fishing licenses, but admits
that inasmuch as the statute clearly
requires twelve months residence
game wardens have no alternative in
the matter, but must insist upon the
new resident paying the higher "non-
resident" fee until having actually re-
sided in the state for one year. This
law will probably be changed in the
revision of the new state game code,
President Mccullough stated.
The Coconino sun., 1924-10-10
SHELTON BOUND OVER
TO SUPERIOR COURT

Ray Shelton, brought back from
Port Arthur, Texas, last week charged
with stealing DIR. F9ett's Dodge coupe
here last July, has been bound over to
superior court to await trial, his bail
fixed at $1,000, in lieu of which he was
locked up in the county jail.
R. L. Neill and j. d. Jackson picked
Shelton from a dozen prisoners and
identified him as the man who crowd
ed them off the highway east of Flag
staff on the night DR.. Flett's coupe
was stolen. Neill and Jackson were
positive in their identification, de-
claring that the young mans appear
ance and manner were indelibly i'm
pressed upon them at the time, due to
an argument they had with him over
his reckless driving. Shelton was
driving Dodge coupe, but the car
had no license plates they discovered
when attempting to take the number
of the car, both men testified.
Shelton has declared that he left
Flagstaff with a party of Kansans in
a Ford touring car on the night IN
question, according to the city mar
shall.
The Coconino sun., 1924-10-10
THIS LAMB ALMOST
is A CENTIPEDE

"Uncle" Tom Brown, the sheep
man, this week let slip an oppor-
tunity to blossom forth with me-
nagerie of his own.
One of his lady sheep early last
spring gave birth to freak lamb,
possessing five legs and six feet.
1t uses only four of them, saving
the other two for emergency use.
The lamb, a male, seemed in
every way healthy and was brought
in this week with lot of others to
ship to market. When Uncle Tom
saw the circus parade yesterday
he had half a mind to go out to the
stockyard and reclaim his freak
lamb, reasoning that from that
small beginning he might eventual
ly accrue to himself a whole circus
with lions and tigers and elephants
and pretty girl acrobats and every
thing.
The Coconino sun., 1924-10-10
FLAGSTAFF LUMBER co.
LET'S CONTRACT COVERING
ALL LOGGING OPERATIONS

C. H. Cooper of Ell Paso has con-
tracted to cut all logs and deliver them
to the mill of the Flagstaff Lumber
Co., arrived here last week bringing
25 Mexican laborers who worked for
him on his last big contract in Mexico
and is now in the woods near Mormon
lake on the job.
Negotiations on the contract had
been going on for some time and were
completed last week with Mr.. Cooper's
arrival. The latter is one of the most
practical and successful logging con-
tractors in the United States. He has
had wide experience in the Pacific
northwest and later in Mexico. He is
thoroughly familiar with mountain
logging, having had a more difficult
country than this in his last contract
in Mexico.
Mr.. Cooper's contract covers all
woods operation and the delivery of
the logs to the pond at the sawmill
here in town. He will use the equip
ment of the Flagstaff Lumber Co.,
operating the railroad and the ma
chine shop and car shop here in town.
While the Flagstaff Lumber Co. has
increased it's cut 10000 feet a day in
the last few months, logs haven't been
delivered at the mill as fast as wanted.
It is anticipated that under the new
an ample supply will be
delivered and the cut at the mill great
ly increased.
The Coconino sun., 1924-10-10
FEDERATED CHURCH TO LAY
CORNER STONE SUNDAY

The following program has been ar
ranged for the special services next
Sunday at the Federated church when
the cornerstone to the Community
Parish house will be laid.
go a. M, Bible School.
IL a. M, Prelude; pronouncement;
hymn; prayer by President Women's
society; scripture by President En-
deavor League; anthem; sermon; self
denial offering; hymn as audience
marches out to corner stone position
where a picture will be taken of the
church and congregation; deposit of
box of records by DR.. Fronske; NOR
tar laid by Mr.. Rees; scripture by
Judge Perkins; solo by Mr.. Bellwood;
dedication by Rev. Softley; doxology
and benediction; Mr.. A. w. Brown and
Mr.. A. 7. Lawson, marshals of the
day.
The Coconino sun., 1924-10-10
EVERYBODY SAW CIRCUS

Carl Hagenbeck- Wallace circus
called everyone in the country out yes
terday afternoon and evening. The
kids were outwardly more excited but
in truth no more interested than their
elders. 1t was amusing, but deceived
no one, to hear some father or mother
announce intention to go for the sake
of the children. 1t was awful for those
who have no children, for they had no
such subterfuge to resort to and had
to brazen it out. Both the normal and
city schools closed to permit teachers
and pupils to see the parade and af-
ternoon performance. This was kind
and wise thing to do, for circus of
that kind is highly educational.
The Coconino sun., 1924-10-10

That the question whether or not to
sell Bright Angel trail at Grand Can
yon will be submitted to the will of
the people at the general election on
November was decided Monday by
the county board of supervisors at
their regular monthly meeting in
Flagstaff following the presentation
of a petition by Attorney Frank nj.
Gold.
This petition was made up of sew
eral sections, each with room for 20
names. On the front page was printed
the resolution recently adopted by the
supervisors to sell the trail to the
highest bidder at Flagstaff on October
25. 1t is said that u. S. Senator
Ralph H. Cameron had the petition
forms prepared.
The combined petition presented
Monday to the board had 464 sigma
lures, the majority of which were of
people in the west end of this county.
Mr.. Gold informed the supervisors
that few of the petition forms are
still out.
The law requires when a referen-
dunn is desired the petition shall bear
the signatures of at least 10 per cent
of the bona fide voters of the county.
The resolution will be printed on
the November ballot as referendum
ordered by the people," and space will
be provided for voting eyes" or "no." J"
This is the resolution:
"Be it resolved by the Board of
Supervisors of Coconino County, Ari-
zona, at a special meeting held this
18th day of September, 1924, for the
purpose of taking action upon the
question of selling at public auction
certain property Of said County of Co
conino known as the Bright Angel
Trail, that said Board of Supervisors
will on the 25th day of October, 1924,
sell at public auction at the front door
of the Court House of said County, in
Arizona, after 80 days prev
ious notice thereof given by publica-
ton in a newspaper of said County, to
the highest bidder for cash, that GER
tain toll road or trail situated in the
Grand Canyon National park, in said
County of Coconino, beginning at a
point on the south rim of the Grand
The Coconino sun., 1924-10-10
GENERAL RAINS END
LONG ARIZONA DROUTH

Rain which extended well over the
central and northern parts of the
state, according to local weather OBJ
servers, began falling in the Salt
River valley at $3.50 Tuesday morning
and continued for several hours. While
only 80 inch of rainfall fell in the
valley reports indicate considerably
heavier precipitation in other sections
of the state.
Word was received at the Phoenix
headquarters of the Salt River Valley
Water Users association that the
rainfall amounted to approximately
eight-tenths inch, while a report from
Childs on the Verde river indicated
that approximately an inch of water
fell there. Officials said yesterday
that important benefit will result to
the valley in that the increased flow
of water below Roosevelt will furnish
a brief supply of irrigation water, re-.
lieving the reservoir of the necessity
of furnishing heavy supply to meet
the demand of the valley farmers.
Flagstaff observer reports rainfall
of one inch and heavy rains were re-
ported from the Pine and Payson dis
trict. Forest service officials SAID yes
terday that the rains have greatly re-
lieved the menace of forest fires, as
well as replenished the supply OF
water for stock on the ranges of the
country affected by the rain.
These rains viii also have a bene-
ficial effect on the range which has
been suffering from drought condi-
tions for some time, and local offi-
cials of the weather bureau and
forest service predict that the drought
which has prevailed for some time is
broken.
Heavy rains fell Monday night at
Prescott and Williams and similar
amount at Holbrook, according to re-
ports received last night at the local
United States weather bureau office.
No rain was reported from Yuma Of
Needles, according to weather Off
cials.
The Coconino sun., 1924-10-10
.REDLAKE ATTRACTIONS
PRONOUNCED EXCELLENT

Red Lake put on two excellent, in
structive and very entertaining attrac-
tions during the past week, according
to county officers, university and other
state officials and Coconino candidates
who attended both. Last Saturday the
Red Lake community fair put on
splendid home economics and agricul-
tural exhibit, the latter despite the
dry wear, according to County Farm
Agent Chisholm; Mrs. Charlotte
Acker. county superintendent of
schools, and Miss Rosa Bouton, all OF
whom attended. Harry Schill, teacher
of the Red Lake school is given par
ticular credit by public officials for
the success of the community exhibit.
Tuesday of this week achievement
week" demonstrations by the boys and
girls of Red Lake were particularly
gratifying, according to Mr.. Chisholm
and university officials. Carefully
kept records splendid examples for
their elders, the officials declare
proved that the boys and girls, rang
ing in age from 10 to 18 years, real
lied profits ranging from so cents to
one dollar per hen during the period
of six months. The achievement
week" contests are being conducted
over the state to select the champion
from each boys and girls club in the
respective districts to compete at
Tucson in the home and farm week
at the university city in February.
Winner in the Flagstaff district will
be announced later it was stated.