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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-10
Gain in Wealth
 Shown By Deposits

m EposITs in the Birmingham O banks increased over eight million dollars during the year 1919, according to reports made public a day or two agn This would indicate that the citizens of Birmingham are richer by eight million dollars than Fhey were a year ago, assuming that the entire accretions to their wealth |are represented in the bank deposits. The eight millions, however, prob ably do not represent the full increase of wealth in the city, as something like eight millions of dollars of Vic tcry Loan Bonds were purchased here last April, and several hundred thou sands of dollars of War Savings Stamps were taken by Birmingham people during the, year, in addition to the three or four millions of iollars invested in homes and business prop erty
 Loans by the banks were smaller at the end of the year, in comparison to the total assets, than twelve months
 e;rlicr and they had more cash in thsita vaults This is in contrast to 1 e nd slpnS ia New York and the east,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-10

By Sam Walter Foss. One day through the primeval wood A calf walked home. as good calves should;
 But made a trail all bent askew. X crooked trail; as all calves do. Since then two hundred years have fled, And, I infer. the calf is dead But still he left behind his trail. And thereby hangs my mortal tale. The trail was taken up next day By a ione dog that passed that way; And then wise bell-wether sheep Pursued the trail OCT vale and steep And drew the flock behind him. too, As good bell-wether always do. And from that day OCT hill and glade Through those woods path was made. And dodged and turned and bent about And muttered words of righteous wrath, Because twas such crooked path: But still they followed-do not laugh The first misrations of that calf And through this winding wood-way
 stalked Because he wabbied when he walked This forest path became a lane That bent and turned and turned again; This crooked lane became a road Where many poor horse with his load
  Toiled on beneath the burning sun. And traveled some three miles h one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-10
SOME WOMEN MIGHT

From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
 lot of magazine articles that have been published recently are propaganda for profiteers pure and simple Any one who believes for example that the average wdman' goes into a store and buys couple of pairs of shoes without asking the price and pays $25 a pair for them without even batting an eye will believe the reason cheese is so high is because lot of it is being held for ex- port to the moon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-10
Wanted Million Rats

T received a card from some firm ir Indiana few days aga stating that they wanted to buy 1000 900 rats" said Postmaster R. B. Smyer, "and they were offering good prices for them. Although they did not specify, feel sure they wanted musk rats and not the plain old barn rats we have here If they did person could get rich quick catching up these animals and shipping them, for judge there are lots of them here The card was one that was being sent out all over the country and it seems strang to me that they failed to specify the variety of the species they wanted,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-10

where speculative loans have been un- usually large .during the recent months.
 The increased bank deposits, the investments in government securities and real estate indicate very healthy condition in Birmingham, and finan- cial and industrial leaders are opti- mistic over the prospects for the flu ture.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-10
CONDITION. NOT X THEORY.

From the New York Herald.
 A leader of the W. C. T. U. suggests that the deaths all over the country from poison whisky''sare negligible. because as many would have died victims of good whisky if that had been available. It would be interesting to have the opin- ion of medical congress on this theory Resides. why are the authorities so wor- ried over the situation?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-10
HE HAD MANNER $

From London Tit Bits.
 Two young women at the cinei' were discussing their personal affail
 Got a5chap yet ?'tinquired one.
 Yes returned her companion. "Al he's regular toff. Hes working Johnsc.'~"
 You don't say so' Why. they | me he's real refined.'
 Rather. Why he took me to re taur3nt last week and when we h. coffee he poured 1t into saucer to co it. but he didn't blow it like comm' people would-he famed it with f.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-10
Many Criminal C'ases

The criminal division of the circuit court has had larger number of cases set for January than in some time. ! stated Solicitor Joseph Tate yesterday. 1t looks like the judges of the two courts will be pushed in order to clear the doclSets this month, and I would net le surprised to see number of the cases passed to the succeeding months. The large number Of indictments returned by the November term of the grand jury is mostly responsible for the great number of cases, while number of cases are those appealed from the lower courts 2
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-10
IT sHIMMIEn
From the Houston Post.

From tsie Houston Post.
 Johnny and Jimmy were at party and. being. away in corner at supper time. they were not looked after yey we'll They managed tc get some jelly and bread and batter, but no spoons.
 How shall we eat our jelly?" asked Jimmy.
 Balance it on your bread and butter, ' said Tommy.
 T tried that retorted Jimmy. 'but il won't stay on; it's too nervous.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-10
Daxe,s Solution

Dave Holt, publicity manager for the State Highway Improvement as- sociation, has left for Montgomery, after attending the conference here on good roads yesterday. Before he left, in his whimsical way, he outlined, a solution of several problems bother ing Alabama.
 'The government cannot sue Ala : bama; nobody likes to pay taxes; there is. nothing left for the conNcts to do profitably, and there seems a general demand, despite certain opinions, for several kinds of beverages. declared MT. Holt.
 Why not let the state erect several large breweries and distilieries, put the convicts to work in them pay state expenses with the proceeds, and make so very, very many people happy?'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-10

BEGINNING THE DAY-Lord, may | seek in the New Year not new place. but a new fidelity in the old places not new houses and lands. but new use of the houses and lands which | now possess; not new blessings. but new apprccia- ton of the blessings already mine. In His name. Amen.-H. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-10
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
old, BeIIinser Plantation


 Tom Andrews of Cincinnati swung down on the step of the last car of the northbound L. & N train at the Twen- tieth street station and called to man he knew
 Say, was this town ever part of the old Beliinger plantation%
 No; this uster be Jones valley"
 All right; I'll get off, then.'
 And he did.
 You know" he went on. I've just come from a town, good town, too, but they like to have run me wild with that Bellinger plantation stuff. I got through selling a chap bill of goods on Commerce street, and as soon as he signed the order he asked
 "'Did you know that all this busi- ness section you see here was once a part of ehe old Bellinger plantation?
 Well, 1t hadn't occurred to me that 1t had been, but he had just bought a good order and I didn't want to hurt his feelings. so I let on I was inter- ested, and darned if he didn't talk Bel finger plantation for fifteen minutes.
 When I got to the hotel and drank some of it's famous artesian water, the first thing the bell-hop sprung was:
 " Boss, did you know where, this hotel is uster be part of the old Bel finger plantation?'
 Needless to say, shut the door quickly.
 T had a bid to dinner with a chap out in Cloverdale, and before the fish was out of sight, he said:
 No doubt you noticed how this suburb is built up and the pretty homes in it We'll, at one time all this land was part of the old Bellinger planta- tion.'
 "The train left about o'clock, just missed the 3 o'clock accommodation and here I am, but if anybody in Birmingham says old Bellinger plan tation to me. there's going to be bloody murder"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-10
EASILY SATISFIED. {.

EASILY SATISFIED.
 ''This automobile salesman impresse me as smooth talker.
 But needed an interpreter said II rotential purchases.
 Why sor'
 He must have graduated from tecs biological school. I don't want to knc| the scientific name of every part of 4 automobile. just want to know hoE wei the various parts work together al what the aggregation is going to col me PAUL COOK
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-10
SENSIBLE PLAN.

Are you still thinking of adopting a public career?"
 @No,1 said the ambitious citizen. I've seen a great light
 What do you meang'e
 I've persuaded practical politician ito adopt me"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-10
FT T F Last of American Army Quits Soil of France

B Wales, staff correspondent of the Chicago Tribune, General Connor and one hundred officers, with several hundred American soldiers, were due Ito leave Paris for Antwerp, where they will sail for America tomorrow, on board the Northern Pacific.
 Their departure removes the last unit of the A. E. F. from France. A flew officers and soldiers are left for grave registration and some American officers are still attached to the trump peace conference" For the past two months wearing of the American uniform has been forbidden outside of Paris.
 As swiftly as they came, the khaki clad legions from overseas have re- turned home, that is, all of the two millions who were not left in French graves or lost in some of the other ways in which men disappear from armies. The assertions have never been tabulated, MT. Wales writes, but it is surmised that some of the missing soldiers were blown to bits by shells and the bodies of oth- CTS were never recovered. At any rate, we may assume that the de- sertions were negligible for so large a force. most of the gallant young Americans who went to France went there to fight, not to run away.
 A gang of former American soldiers lis said to be still operating along the Riviera, robbing houses and hold ling up people. There were naturally hundreds of criminals caught in the draft and others even volunteered for military service. It is not surprising that these men have returned to their lformer pursuits, nor do they reflect lon the American army as whole, which was made up of clean, upstand- ing young men who were not cor Irupted by continental morals, or lack of morals, as alarmists and reformers said they would be, but on the other hand bore themselves like heroes.
 It must seem strange to the French people not to see the American uni form everywhere, as was the case a ]year ago. It is not improbable that
 Jour doughboys are missed, not alone because of their reckless manner of spending money, but because of the fact that they were really liked by lthe French people, feeling that lseems to have been reciprocated,
 with the possible exception of those merchants and inn keepers whom the Idoughboys charged with profiteering.
 The American expedition to France
 was truly great crusade. The task was we'll done, with fine and lofty 1spirit. It is no fault of the army Tor the navy that the fruits, of the victory thsy won have not been se- Icured. It is the fault of republican Headers in the United States Senate. * * *
 Dr. Abercrombie Calls
 4 "Soviet Ark" Experiment
 lMR. J. w. ABERCROMBIE, dis lO tinguished Alabamian, who is now assistant Secretary of Labor and
 legal advisor of the bureau of immi-
 grafton, sounds an alarming note re-
 garding the "soviet ark" which has
 almost completed it's journey to Rus
 sia Dr. Abercrombie says, When
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-10
ADRIF'T WITH THE TIMES
THE PRACTICAL VIEW.

IHH FHACIIOAL VIEW. If love were all in all, As poets say, Would bill collectors call And cause dismay? Two cannot live on love At least, not now; For cen turtle dove Must eat, somehow. So speed the wooing on, But don't forget How many barks have gone On reefs of debt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-10
HIGH.

How are the prices in this resta rant?@
 "It is frequently necessary for wal CTS to revive patrons after they hal scanned the bill of fare.-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-10
POSSIBLE SUCCESSOR

Smart office boy you have"
 Yes replied MT. Gadstur. T col slider it reasonably safe to have hil around"
 Reasonably safe?"
 &'s like this: I'm 10 years his seniq and I'll probably retire voluntarily lor before he gets ready to take my ja away from me-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-10
Appreciate sunday Realty Page

The realtors greatly appreciate the page put at their service by The Age Herald on Sundays" said Claude Estes, 'and we are going to see to it that it is kept full of pep concerning things of interest to the realtors. There is no reason why it should not be made attractive enough to be looked for ward to with great interest from week to week. I am sure that we have quite number of members who, when given the chance. will get up readable articles It's an opportunity for those of us in different lines to give to others facts which should be helpful to all More and more the public is beginning to realize that the realtors stand for the best interests of the com munity and are both boosters and buildeEs.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-10
PECULIAR CONDUCT.

 What is the name of this town?" said the supercilious visitor
 Were you thrown off the train, stranger" asked the native. Certainly not. I got off s'Weli, if you intended to come here. you must have bought ticket and you know the name of this town. If you didn't intend to come here. what the Sam Hill did you get off the train for?'' WORTH THE PRICE OF ADMISSION. Although frequent patron of the movies, I'm afraid Mr Jibway is not what you would call a motion picture fam
 Nor
 When I asked him what he got out of the movies that gave him the greatest enjoyment he said, A nap'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-10
UNDERTAKE.

Tt doesn't seem quite fair.
 What doesn't?"
 This motion picture comedian ge 'ioCO week and his dog, who does a the hard work and creates most of tl laughs gets oniy two or three bones day"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-10

Fit for the mountains, and the bar barous caves. Where manners ne'er were preached.
 Twelfth Night.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-10
Dr. Abercrombie Calls
 "Soviet Ark" Experiment

1MR.J J. w. ABERCROMBIE, a dis
 l0 tinguished Alabamian, who is now assistant Secretary of Labor and legal advisor of the bureau of immi- grafton, sounds an alarming note re- garding the "soviet ark" which has almost completed it's journey to Rus sia Dr. Abercrombie says, When
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-10
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-10

Probably the most important is fragmentary fresco from the tomb at Medium, which was deposited some years ago, though in a decaying con Antiquities at Cairo. This Egyptian picture was said to date from the time of the third or fourth dynasty some 5000 years before the Christian era. In 1t were depi .ted with a mar vicious fidelity. and thorough appre- ciation of form and coloring despite certain conventional treatmenp the figures of six geese.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-10

In ancient Greece maidens made pets of geese; and often there was such devotion between the bird and the girl that when the latter died her statue with that of the goose was carved on her burial tablet It might be we'll to remark here though birds make a not unimportant appearance in the earliest written records of the human race. the pai1ter's brush has preserved their counterfeit present. ment for a stiH longer period.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-30
STANDARD SAVINGS BANK.

The Standard Savings Bank, a new
financial institution. with young
men as its managers and owners,
conveniely located in a section of
varied and growing mercantile in
terest, yesterday opened it's doors
to the people of Washington.
Last year, A. S. Gardiner, senior
member of the real estate firm of
Gardiner G. Dent, Inc, felt impressed
with the need for a savings bank
to be located near Ninth street and
New York avenue, to supply the
rapidly growing interests in that
quarter of the city. Accordingly in
conjunction with I. S. d. Sands and
]. Bozier Biggs, he organized and
promoted the Standard Savings
Bank, with a capital stock of $780,
600. The permanent home of the
bank will be at the southeast cor
ner of Ninth street and New York
avenue, property having been bought
for the purpose- and construction
of the building is about to begin.
The bank opened for business in
temporary quarters March 20. 1920,
under promising circumstances. with
a large clientele. Started at an op-
Fortune time in the city's history,
the Standard Savings Bank opened
its doors TO the people of Wash
ington with every prospect of a long
and prosperous career.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-30
AMERICAN HAWAIIAN STOCK
OFFERED BY SYNDICATE

A syndicate composed of KisseI,
Kinnicutt & Co., Hayden, Stone &
Co. and w. A. Hartman & Co., Inc,
of New York, are offering at SIS per
share, to yield, at the present divi-
dend rate, 10 1-2 per cent, 1880
shares of capital stock of the Ameri-
can Hawaiian Steamship Company.
The company has just arranged a
three-year charter of the fleet of its
recently acquired subsidiary, the
Coastwise Transportation Company,
consisting Of ten colliers. to carry
coal to Holland and Italy. Control
of this subsidiary was acquired on
March by purchase of over 95 per
cent of the capital stock at a cost of
$S,500,00O. Estimated
earnings after taxes based on the
charter of this feet alone for the first
year amount to s2,50o,000, which is
equal to IS additional earnings on
the common stock of the American
Hawaiian Steamship Company, this
being sufficient to write down the
cost Of the new feet to a nominal
figure.
Surplus earnings over dividends of
the American Hawaiian Steamship
Company are reported at the rate Of
$500,000 per month. earnings after
taxes for 1920 being estimated at be-
tween ST and $21 per share, includ-
ing the coastwise feet. The Ameri-
can Hawaiian Company simultane-
ously with the new chartering deal.
has secured settlement in full from
the United States government for its
claim for the sinking of its steamer,
the "Montanian." while in govern
ment service. resulting in an addi-
tion to the company's treasury OF
more than s2,o00,000.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-30
INTEREST RATE DISCUSSED.

In reply to the owen resolution
passed by the Senate recently. Gov.
w. p. G. Harding. of the Federal
Reserve Board, sent to the Senate
yesterday an explanation of the pre-
vailing high rate of interest on call
loans in New York and other large
financial eenters. He explainedthat
that while the rates charged ARE
frequently in excess of the legal
rates allowed for commercial paper,
they are not usurious under the
laws Of the State of New York.
which specifically exempt collateral
call loans from the per cent limi-
tation which leaders must observe
on other loans"
Gov. Harding said there was a
wide difference of opinion as to the
causes and justification OF the pre-
vailing high rates. His statement
said: Indeed broad and fundamen-
tai questions of general economic
and social policies are involved: In
the last analysis the whole question
of the utility of speculative deal
ings in securities and commodities
on organized exchanges are in
volved; and most Immediately the
question of the methods and prac-
tices of the leading speculative
markets of the country, margining,
stock manipulation and kindred
matters also susceptible of abuse.
AS to these the board has never had
occasion officially to form an opin-
ion. The board could not undertake
to form a judgment on the matter
above referred to, without study
and investigation of such a COM
prehensive nature as to seriously
interfere with the conduct of the
work"
The Washington herald., 1920-03-30
New Cotton Crop Deliveries
Make Substantial Price Gain

New, York, March 2s.-Buying OF
cotton was general today, Influenced
by the severe storm yesterday
over the Eastern and Central belts.
unfavorable crop advices from that
territory and large exports, and
the market was strong. new crop
deliveries selling into new high
ground.
Initial quotations were . to Is
points higher, except on June,
which showed a loss of 2 to 25
points.
Southern Orders Stimulate.
The appearance Of Southern buy
ing orders has stimulated the de-
mand from other sources on the
unfavorable conditions in the East
ern belt and active months sold
46 to 55 points net higher on the
early advance. May made a new
high record for the season, touch
ing 1902.
Trading was active in the FIRST
hour. with a broadening demand
through commission houses, but
tapered off on the rise. There were
reactions OF 20 to 20 points dur
ing the middle OF the morning,
but selling OF new crop months
was checked by the bad weather.
The market early in the afternoon
ruled quiet and about steady.
In the last hour the list con-
tinued firm without particular ac-
tivity. Delayed wire orders from
the South to buy sent the new crop
months to the best level of the
session. There were few sellers to-
ward the close. Last quotations
showed a net gain of Is to II
points.
spot here was unchanged at
4l:50c for middling; there were no
sales.
spot at New Orleans was steady
with middling 25 points higher at
4o.50c: the sales were $50 bales.
Receipts at ports: Galveston, g.
So4; New Orleans, 3.410: Savannah,
S.sI7; St Louis, 1855; Houston, g.
lS4: Charleston. 81; Boston. 76s.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-30
MONEY.

New York. March 2s.-The s per
cent renewal figure for call money
In view of the gold imports was ex-
pected to forecast an easier money
market all around. The favorable
Influences had not extended to the
market for fixed date funds, which
were quoted at s 1-2 per cent for
Industrial loans and s per cent on
mixed collateral. The tone of the
market. however, was said to be
. little softer than heretofore.
Prime mercantile paper unchanged
with discount rates quoted at per
cent minimum with occasional trans
actions at out-of-town centers at
s IA per cent. Prime bank accept
Rnces ruled quiet at 6,3-S and 6 per
cent and at Sis and 6 per cent. Cali
loans on acceptances unaltered at
1-2 per cent.
Money on call opened s, high 12.
low 8. closed IL, with ruling rate
10 per cent. - -
The Washington herald., 1920-03-30
INTERNATIONAL PAPER.

p. T. Dodge, president of the Inter-
national Paper Company, denied yes
terday reports that new financing
plans are at present under consider
alton. According to the gossip of the
Street. the company is preparing to
Isspe $1O,000.000 bonds to raise work.
ing capital for development projects
and new construction work. Mr..
Dodge also took occasion tn deny
reports that a common stock diyi-
dend declaration is contemplated by
the directors. I'VE are running our
business to make paper" he COM
mented. "and not to speculate in
stocks"
In regard to the general paper
situation. Mr.. Dodge asserted that
the demand is now running at an
proximately 1000 tons a day in ex-
cess of the capacity Of the mills. He
said that conditions had been aggra-
waited by the neglect Of many small
newspaper publishers to contract
ahead for their needs.
The greater demand for newsprint,
according to Mr.. Dodge, has been
xaused in a large measure by the
big increases in the amount of ad-
vertising now being carried by the
newspapers.