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The Washington times., 1919-07-21

there has been roaring market in stocks in New York
advances in securities that the American markets have
the New York Stock Exchange and on the Curb. In
been sensational than in the tire shares Kelly
months ago around the S5Onark has scored of the
Stock Exchange. Keystone Tire & Rubber selling few
nd the S15ark, has since advanced than 800 per
wether of mighty boom the Curb. Savold Tire, in
at s24 per SHARE has advanced than $40 per share
weeks ago at S35 per share, scored quick advance
T. share.
The Washington times., 1919-07-21
TODAY'S SALES.

Wash Ry., pfd.. 106Ssk.
Capital Traction SIS. 81 ,0006961S.
Col Graph, pfd., 10695H, 1O9e5h
59o51 y, 10d95b.
After calI-wash. Ry. as, $1,000
6s.
Lanston, 3097o.
Col Graphic, com, 7945o.
Wash. Ry.. pfd-. 10G5S, 10d5s, sos.
The Washington times., 1919-07-21

vision Of tia proposed treaty, either
Professionally or otherwise
Senator Fall, Republican, gave no
tice that he VIII move tomorrow inst
all further discussion OF the PTesi-
dents request be In open session.
The Washington times., 1919-07-21
PERSONAL

Main SEQ. classiaed Advt psDt
The Washington times., 1919-07-21
CORN OVER 8 FEET HIGH.

DIES MONIES. Iowa. July 21.-Corn
eight feet two inches high on July 4
is the record claimed by T. L Allen. Of
this city. Mr.. Allen exhibited a stalk
which he cut down on that day. 1t
measured over eight feet, and was
beginning to tasseL He planted 1t
May 20, and it was hand tended.
The Washington times., 1919-07-21
STOP WORKERS RAISED.

LONDON, July 21.-The wages Of
all shops assistants. numbering
about LOCO, 900. will receive an auto
matte wage increase of from 81 to
$3.50 weekly, the employees of all dis
tributive trades having been listed
under the board of trades act
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-01
Shot Fired at Miners, Had
 No Connection With Strike Strike Officials Report Situation Satisfactory But Claim No Accessions to Ranks-Conflictng Claims Re-
 garding Situation at Several Places

Except for single pistol shot and a furry of excitement near one of the ore mines on Red mountain, south of Bir- mingham. there were no new develop ments in the strike situation yesterday.
 Negroes going to the mine from Br mingham and points between the city and the mine carly yesterday morning were startled as they crossed an old field by the report of a pistol and a bullet whizzng near them It struck a tree oaly a few feet away.
 The negroes beat a nasty retreat and reported the incident to the authorities. Sheriff Iiartsfeld dispa atched Deputy Lee White to investigate the matter. He .e- ported later that so far as he could as. certain the shooting had no connection with the strike, and was probably fired by some man at a tarket, or for the pur- pose of soaring the negroes.
 Strike officials still claim to be sats- fled with the situation, although they make no claim of accessions to their ranks.
 Whatever hope they may have had of machinsts and other organizat tions join ing the strike seems to have gone glim- merna, AS no action in that direction has been taken up to the present time
 Conflicting claims are made with ref
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-01
MANAGER JENKS ID ATTEND MEETING
Chamber of Commerce to Join With State High
 way Association

C. F.. Jenks. acting manager of the Chamber of Commerce, will go to Montgomery tomorrow to attend the meeting of the Alabama highway inn provement association. He stated yes terday that the Chamber of Commerce would aid in the good roads movement in every possible way, even to the ex- tent of supplying funds and sneakers if requested to do so.
 The Chamber of Commerce." said MT. Jenks, lis deeply interested in the subject of good roads and is ready to join forces with the Alabama highway improvement association or any other organization working for that cause"
 Officials of the Alabama highway improvement association stated that as soon as necessary arrangements can be made they will open headquarters in Birmingham from which campaign matter and speakers will be sent out through all north Alabama counties
 It is the intention of that organiza- tion to carry the campaign for the $25,- 000, 900 bond issue into. every county in the state and to enlist the best speakers obtainable to tour the countries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-01
OFFICER PHILLIPS
 CLEARED 0F CHARGE
Case Submitted Without Ar gument and Verdict Re-
 turned in Seven Minutes

A jury yesterday brought in a verdict of not guilty in the case of A. w. Phil lips, indicted on robbery charge They were out only seven minutes. The case was heard before Judge H. P. HefIin and took up the entire morning. It was charged that Phillips. police officer at the time, held up and robbed a negro D. F. Flemming. of twenty $1 bills.
 Testimony was to the effect that Phillips found the negro wandering around First avenue, near Crawfords garage, at :45 o'clock in the morning He stopped him and asked him why he was out so late and was told to mind his own business. Becoming suspicious he proceeded to search the negro foU concealed weapons, finding nothing, he ordered him to go home.
 Shortly afterwards the officer found him at Crawford's garage and asked him why he hadn't gone home. The negro told him he was waiting for taxi to take him home
 Later Phillips was warned that a negro was looking for him with a gun. he met Ffemming and searched him again, but found no gun. The negro then telephoned to headquarters stating that he had been robbed of twenty $1 bills by the defendant.
 The negro's testimony was not SUD- ported by any other valid evidence and the case was submitted to the Jury without argument by counsel for either side.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-01
CALLED MEETING OF
 COAL OPERATORS of Grave Import ance Confront Coal Indus-
 try, It Is Stated

A meeting of the Alabama Coal Oper- ators' association has been called for next Friday morning at Il o'clock, at the auditorium of the Chamber of Com merce.
 Matters of grave importance confront the industry said Secretary Joseph Davidson, and 1t is the object of the meeting to consider means and methods of preventing a further loss of tonnage, caused by the car shortage; severe com petition from the coal fields of Kentucky and Tennessee, and also the insidious but effective replacement of coal by Mexican fuel oil.
 "The imposition of the coal tax, while regarded as seemingly trifling or insg- nificant by the legislature, coupled with the additional burden which will be shortly imposed through the operation Of he workmens compensation bill both tend to substantially further increase costs which are now probably higher than in any other important coal field. and the highest in the history of the Alabama industry consequently militat- ing against any further immediate ex- pansion of the trade.
 "The meeting will be largely attended, as the coal trade has not been confront ed with such unsatisfactory conditions since 1914
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-01
COURT OFFICIALS
 LEAVE FOR ANNISTON

The fall term of the United States district court will convene in Annis- ton tomorrow morning at o'clock with Judge W. T. Grubb of the northern district of Alabama, presiding. The grand jury will be empaneled at this time. and it is stated that there are several important cases to be .in- vest:gated by this body.
 Among the court officials to go from Birmingham are Judge w. I. Grunb, Charles J. Allison. clerk of the court; Jim c. Smith, deputy clerk: Erie Pet tus, United States district attorney; Ralph W. Quinn. assistant Unite States district attorney; H. A. Skesg sgs, United States marshal; G. w. Brown, court crier; F. J. Davis. deputy marshal, Claire Collins. secretary to Erie Pet tuS.
 Thirty-three cases have been set for trial at this time and include whisky cases and camp cases. Court will prob. ably be in session until Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-01
SITE ACQUIRED BY
 STOVE COMPANY FOR b|G FACTORY HERE
Initial Investment for Plant at North Birmingham to Be $250,000, With En-
 Engagements to Follow

Deeds are being prepared and in a day or two will be forwa rded to the new purchasers whereby the Orbon Stove company acquires the site of the old Birmingham Car and Manufactur- ing company at North Birmingham.
 The deal for this property, consist ing of eight acres or ground and the buildings formerly used by the car com pany has been closed and telegraphic instructions were received from Presi- dent H. A. Lengefelder, of Orbon Stove company of Belleville, Ills, yesterday to forward the deed to him with draft attached
 MT. Lengefelder. who was in the city two or three days last week looking after the matter. left for his Illinois home Saturday but before going in- structed the industrial committee of the Chamber of Commerce, which aided him in securing the property, to notify him as soon as they secured the site. The committee completed the deal at noon Monday and wired him to that effect. His telegram of acceptance was received by the Chamber of Commerce yesterday morning.
 The Orbon Stove company one of the old stove making concerns of the coun- try will begin the shipment of ma chinery to the North Birmingham site at once and it is announced that they will be making stoves there within sixty days.
 The initial investment, it is under stood, will be about $250, 900, with en- Engagements to follow as the business may require.
 The visit of President Lengefelder here last week and his decision to locate his plant at North Birmingham were announced in the Age-Herald Sunday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-01
LIFE SENTENCE IS GIVEN DEFENDANT
 IN ROBBERY CASE
c. s. Owen Convicted in the Criminal Court for Rob- bery of E. B. Turner
 on Oxmo0r Road

A verdict of guilty as charged and the punishment fixed at life imprisonment in the penitentiary, was the find ing of the jury in the case of c s. Owens, who was indicted for the hold-up and robbery of E. B. Turner and Mrs. E. Blan- ton on the Oxmoor road several months ago.
 The case went on trial Monday morning before Judge W. E. Fort, in the criminal division of the circuit court, and went to the jury yesterday afternoon. After about three hours deliberation, the jury returned the yer dict as above. The maximum penalty for robbery is death, the minimum, 10 years in the penitentiary
 According to the testimony, the rob- bery occurred on the Oxmoor road, be- yond Green springs, on ,he night of O. 6bdlC WAtucSSSS tSSlIIlSu that as Turner was turning his car around preparatory to returning to the city. he was summoned to halt by Owens, who had steped out of ncarDy wood.
 Looking around to see what was the matter, Turner was shot through the face, the bullet coming out at the back of his neck
 Owens then robbed him of his watch and $16 in cash, also taking a wrist watch and three rings from Turner's com panion. Mrs. F. Blanton. The jew elry was afterwards found in the pos session of Owens
 Yesterday morning defendant took the stand in his own behalf and denied any knowledge of the crime. Stating he was at home with his wife at the time the robbery occurred. He ac- counted for the possession of the jew elry found in his possession by stating that he won the articles in craps game. When cross-examined, Owens admitted that he had served two years in the penitentiary for gambling, being sent up from Fort Payne.
 Turner took the stand for the state yesterday afternoon and identified the watch as his property and the other articles as Mrs. B1antons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-01

erencc to the shops of the Birmin gham Southern railroad, owned by the Tennes- see Coal, Iron and Railroad company, and the American Steel and Wire com pany. The strikers contend that work is almost completely stopped at tho rail- road shops and that some of the depart- ments of the American Steel and Wire company are not running.
 Official denial is made by both conl- panies.
 Company officials assert that produce tion yesterday and the day before was up to that of last week, which, accord ing to information coming from the same sources, was greater than for any other week since tho beginning of September
 The return of representatives of he united mine workers who attended the national convention in Buffalo. N. l.. is awaited by members of that organization One official of the local union states that the contract with the operators will be terminated on November 1. in accordsnce with the action of the national conven- tion, and that as soon as the Birming ham representative returns home the matter of a now contract will be taSel, up.
 The miners and operator5 are now or erating under an agreement entered int during the war which, under it's provi- sious. was not to terminate until tho declaration of peace.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-01
KEEP UP FIGHT FOR ROADS, SAYS CRAFT of $25, 100000 Bond Issue Congratulates
 Age-Herald

In a letter to the editor of The Age Herald. congratulating him and The Age Herald on the important part they have taken in the movement for good roads in Alabama, Senator John Craft of Mobile urges that the fight be kept up until the s25 00O,ooO bond issue fight is won.
 T want to especially thank you for the cooperation that you have given me in my endeavors to take the people of Alabama out of the mud" he writes. "as the invisible mud tax has been a greater burden than all the taxation the people have had to bear.
 Tn these days of modern activities, with the coming, of the motor trucks and the automobiles, and the fact that Alabama has only 4S00 miles of main lines of railway and 1000 square miles of ter ritory, it is absolutely necessary that the peoples transportation system should be constructed along the high est type of roads, perpetually maintained This is great economic social problem most vital tc the people, and l respect fully request and urge that your great paper help to inaugurate a widespread campaign of education for the adoption of the constitutional amendment for modern system of highways that can be traversed 365 days in the year and every hour in the day
 Senator Craft is author of the $25,0OO.- GOO highway bond amendment to the state constitution, which will be sub mitted to the voters of Alabama at a special election to be held shortly after the first of the new year.
 The two big constructive measures that Senator Craft fathered and was largely instrumental in putting through the leg islature, were the highway and Mobile harbor amendments, the latter. if rati- fled, authorizing the state to lend it's credit to the improvement of Mobile har-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-01
ROUTINE MATTERS
 AT WEEKLY MEETING
City Commission Passes No New Business of Im-
 portance at Session

The weekly meeting of the city com mission held yesterday at the city hall was taken up entirely with routine business. No new matters of import ance were introduced and there was a marked absence of individuals with re- quests and petitions on which they sought action by the commission.
 The following are the most important of the matters handled at the meeting.
 Approved certain vouchers, pay rolls and estimates
 Confirmed improvement ordinance No. 10-D, providing for the construc- ton of certain sanitary sewers
 Confirmed action of commissioner of public safety in reducing, committing and suspending certain fines and sem tences.
 Confirmed action of city comptroller in paying claim and judgment of Ivey F. Lewis. amounting to $3136.1s
 Authorized Commissioner Brown to sell fishing privilage at East Lake temporarily to W. w. I.ampkin for the sum of s4 per week.
 Granted Watkins Tire company per mission to extend small pipe ten feet above sidewalk from their building at No. 1924 Fourth avenue, North.
 Granted Birmingham News permission to construct platform on west side of its building at 4th avenue and 22nd streets, ten feet above sidewalk.
 Granted revocdble permit to B. R. L. and P. company to erect stairway on west side of 18th street between Powell avenue and the general railroad right of way.
 Adopted improvement ordinance No. 15-D. providing for certain improve ments on Sth Court, South. from 41st street to a point 420 feet west of fist street.
 Adopted grade ordinance No. 317-C, establishing the grade of 9th Court South, from the west property line of fist street, to a point APO feet west of the west propelty line of fist street.
 Adopted improvement ordinance No 14-D, to provide for certain improve ments on 4th street, (formerly John streeD from the north property line of Sth avenue to the south property line of 9th avenue
 Adopted grade ordinance No. se6-C, establishing the grade of 4th street, formerly John street. from the north property line of 9th avenue, to the south property line of 9th avenue.
 Directed city attorney to acquire cer- tain land by purchase or otherwise, for the purpose of connecting up Altamont road.
 Adopted ordinance to prohibit the ob- struction of gutters.
 Approved bill of Andrews Grocery company, s5, rent polling place election August IS.
 Accepted bid of Hahn -Forman Roof ing company of $840 to repair roof of West End Library.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-01
Agriculture and Stock
 Produced In State In 1919
 More Than $500, 900, 900
Value Exceeds Previous Year By Over $100000000 Ac- cording to Federal Reserve Agents Report-Bank
 Cearings Doubled in Birmingham in Year

In his last monthly report to the Sixth district reserve bank. J. B. Cobbs, assistant federal reserve agent. con- nected with the Birmingham branch, states that the 1919 crops. includ- ing cattle and swine. in Alabama. will have value. according to esti- mates at the time of gathering the data. will exceed those of 1918 by over @l@oW The figures for the two years, based on reports from every county in the state received by him are, for 1919, s521,9Ss,000. and for 1918, s4os,2o4.0ot. an increase of s112,S13,- o0o
 Bank clearances for the month re- ported make even better showing, the percentage of increase heinz near ly 100 for the cities of Birmingham, Mobile and Montgomery and in excess
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-01
AMERICAN LEGION LEADERS0F SOUTH
 MEET HERE TODAY Colonel Lindsley, Executive Committee Chairman, to Preside at Sessions.
 Many Are Coming

A meeting of the heads of the Amer ican legion in all the southern states will be held at the Tutwiler hotel at 10 o'clock this morning. This meeting was called by Col Henry D. Lindsley, chair man of the executive committee of the American legion, for the discussion of certain questions of vital interest to those states, among them being that of assuring the attendance of an adequate number of representatives from the south at the approaching national meeting of the legion. Colonel Lindsiey will preside at the meeting.
 Matt H. Murphy of Birmingham is chairman of the legion sn Alabama. and returned to Birmingham Monday for the special purpose of attending this meet ing. He said yesterday that at least 50 delegates would be present from the va rious southern states and that they hoped that as result of this meeting it would be possible to arouse greater interest in the legion all over the south. Up to the present time charters have been issued for the formation of only "A chapters of the legion in Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-01

of 100 per cent in Birmingham, the exact figures for Birmingham being S5S.055. .305.S4 in 1919. against $24964- 25s.42 in the corresponding month of 1918. The combined totals for Bir- minghan. Mobile and Montgomery were s6S,S11.0S5.1S in f919 compared with sS7224451.1s in the correspond ing month of 1918.
 In his report on stock raising, MT. Cobbs says:
 There is no let-up in the matter of raising cattle and swine. and the farm CTS who are pushing this industry are getting rich. It is estimated that beeves for slaughter in 1919 will pro- duce sS2.2s4000. and swine sS6,326. poo. Instead of buying pork and beef in large quantities. as was the custom many years ago, farmers not only raise enough for home consumption but will sell over s6S, ,000.000 to the markets this year"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-01
RECEIVING STOLEN
 PROPERTY IS CHARGE

Harry Meholis. who resides at 1908 Fourth avenue. North, was arrested yesterday on warrant swornlo out be- fore Kenneth Charlton, United States commissioner on charge of receiv- ing property stolen from interstate shipments. It is alleged that Mehalos received 5000 cigars which were stolen from the express company on September 9. He was arrested by city Detectives Burg and Browd and turned over to the government authorities. His bond was fixed at $500 which he made and he will be given preliminary hearing before Commissioner Charlton on September r. at o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-01
Business Concluded
 in Federal Court

A verdict for the defendant company was returned in the case of William w. Adams. pro ami Mrs. M. F. Adams, against the Linde Air Products company in the United States district court yes- terday. The plaintiff was seeking dam ages for alleged personal injuries re- ceived while employed at a plant of the defendant company. At the conclusion of this case court adjourned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-01
To Drive ont MaIarra and Build C~
 the System

Take the old Standard GROVES TASTE LESS chill TONIC. You know what you are taking. as the formula is printed on every label, showing it is Quinine and Iron in ,tasteless form. The Quipine drives out the malarie. the Iron builds up
 the system. co cents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-01
CONDITION OF ROADS
rAe riekle M.ke. You co.sA

HAYES HEALING HONEY stops the Tickle, Heals the Throat and Cures the Cough s5c. A free box of GROVES O-PEN-TRATE SALvE for Chest Colds. Head Colds and Group with every h0t-
 tie.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-01
Residence Construction Leads Building Permits

The monthly of the city building department ren- dered yesterday dscoses the fact during month September total of 19 permits issued for buildings improvements amounting to estimated of OO Of this sum $l31,74200 expended for residences The greatest number of permits repairs to frame buildings total of PAS. follows:
 Mo- Class of Work Fs+ir.+oa cost
 10. Frame build
 Other 10 Z4e Repairs to frame buildings.
 Brlck buildings (busness)
 on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-01
OVER 100 PER CENT ADVANCE

speaking of the proposed rates. an official of one of the leading interests said yesterday:
 Within two years prior to the United States Railroad administration assum ing control of the trunk lines of the Birmingham district. the lines them selves, acting independently. advanced the rates on raw material consumed in the manufacture of pig iron more than 100 per cent. The railroad administra- tion's action, in what is known as gen. eral order No. 2S effective June 25, 1918 as ordered promulgated by the then director general of railroads, W. c. Mc- Adoo, forced a further advance in tho adjustment of the same rates. bringing the total percentage increase up to more than 300 per cent within a period of two years.
 Under general order No. 2S the rates on pig iron from southern producing territory were advanced 25 per cent. and by such an advance. destroying the existing differentials by increasing the total advance to a greater extent from the southern producing furnaces to the markets of consumption in the north and east, than from the northern and eastern producing furnaces to the same of consumption in the nortb the present year the southern furnaces have found it extremely difficult to market their product to the points of consumption in the north and east, against the northern and eastern com petition.
 "As the northern and eastern fur naces have much lower rates on pig iron to the markets of consumption than have the southern furnaces 1t is necessary for the southern furnaces to equalize deliveries by absorbing the difference between the freight rates from northern furnaces to the northern points of consraption, and the south ern furnaces to the same points of con- sumption.