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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-19
LOWER LEVELS IN
 COTTON REACHED IN
 NEW YORK MARKET
Close of General List Was Steady at a Net Decline of Sixty to Ninety
 Points
sy Assoe,ated Pr,s.

New York. August 1s.-Stil lower price levels were reached in the cotton market here today. owing to the con tinued advance of any important de- mand from the trade and a growing be- lief that the crop was making better progress than usual during August There were rallies early. which carried December contracts up to 2s.o4c or for ty-two points net higher, but the price broke to 2775c during the afternoon and closed at 2Sc, with the general list closing steady at a net decline of sixty to ninety points.
 The market opened very steady. with November unchanged. but with other months fifteen to twenty mine points higher on the better Polish news, re- ports of firmer spot basis in the south and expectations of a bullish weekly report from the weather bureau. After showing net advances of about twenty nine to forty points, there were some irregularity but the market was pretty well maintained and the beginning of the weekly weather report indicating that conditions had been unfavorable was followed by another furry of cov- ering. This carried October up to 30.05e
  six to forty-seven points net higher, but the completed weather report was disappointment to buyers and it was followed by heavy general selling oc- tober sold off to 2S62c and January to a7.05c, with active months generally showing net losses of thirty to ninety six points in the late trading
 Last prices were a few points up from tne lowest. on covering. The decline was accompanied by talk among local traders to the effect that end August condition figures were likely to snow less than the average falling off for the month. with a consequent increase in he crop indication. Reports of further declines in the leading southern spot markets were also factor in the later trading and considerable southern sell
 ing, as well as Wall street and local pressure was reported around the ring
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-19
Coffee Market nM Asenriafed Pre&9

Nau York August 1S.-Ihe iuai hO' ea ooffae futures showed even greater r,,a.1,ness today, owing to continued ,io,,;dation and further declines Tn the pSa.;lian market The bearfsh senu- .,a,,t collected in the action Of cotton ana coarse grains seemed to increase .1 .ggressiyeness of sellers in coiiee snd after the opening at a decnne VI eleven to twenty four points aols
 ,ths sold sixty-six to seventy-eish' '''1nt helow last nights closing quota lions. e cen+emher
 trac+e off to 730, while Decempe, sold at 7.es. the lowest figures ,ssd since war times and the mar f at anproximately the lowest ieVe.s
 .ha dav showing net losses or cs civ to eighty points. Septempsr 'o ootoher 752: December 1.so' S1a. March SAT. May s.57; July e'os, enot coffee unsettled, Rio ts e% santos As 141s to lo, -ted
 No fresh Santos offers were repoIteu e-, Brazil but there were ouo.at,on. af sn for Rio Is in the cost anu "' o,.rLet American credits.
 T,,a off;cial cables reported deciihe
 .tos reis in the Rio market, althousn o.ro exchange was 70 reis higher anc p;a exchange on London 5-32d lower Ts ear,v cable showing a decline o' tar e o75 reis in Santos futures was t1v hv a later report showing fur tber losses of 25 to 15o reis.
 Receipts at the two braa,inan nan p'i''' 55.ooo; Jundiahy recelpts' o''o'V
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especially noteworthy in today's per formances. The shutout of Americans from first places were decisive. In the l1O-metre hurdles Thomson led Barron by fully two yards at the tape.
 Also in the case of shot put. the de- feat was noticeable. p. J. Mcdonald of the New York A. C., the champion in the StoclSholme games of 1912, today was able to get no better than fourth place, and that was obtained with put made in the elimination trials Tues day.
 HANDICAPPED
 The loss of Sol Butler, due to a pulled tendon, prevented the Americans from making a better showing in the broad jump. while the inability of William Plant to start in the 10.O00-meter walk. owing to strain, cost America one or her best walkers.
 The mile runners did excellen1y in the trials of the 1,500-metre run today. three out of four of them qualifying for the final Joie Ray of the Illinois A C., though slowed up by a weak tendon, proved himself the best of the Amerl- cans. living up to his reputation by lead ing a fast field all the way and winning his heat impressively.
 The total scores in the athletic events, track and field at the finish of today events in the stadium were as follows
 United States, l01 points
 Finland i9 points.
 Sweden, 2e points.
 England, 24 points.
 France, 12 points.
 South Africa, ' points
 Italy, points.
 Canada, points.
 Norway, 3 points.
 New Zealand 3 points.
 Esthonia, points.
 The above figures represent tho ocor- ings in the finals of eleven events con tested since last Sunday,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-19
Liberty Bonds Rx AxsorIated P-asx
New York. August 1s.-Liberty bonds
Money Market

New York, August 1S.-Mercantile pa per, 8 per cent; excnange irregular; sterling 6o-day bills, 35Sh; commercial 60-day bills on banks, 35sa; commercial
 o-day bills, 3.5S; demand, 3.S2A; cables, 3.631z. Francs, demand, 7S1; cables, 7.S Belgian francs, demand. LIS; cables, t.77. Builders, demand. s3; cables, S3. F. Lire. demand, 4S1; cables, 4S3. Marks, demand, 2:05; cables, 2.06. New York ex- change on Montreal, Il 15-16 per cent discount. Government bonds irregular railroad bonds irregular.
 Time loans strong; 50 days, 90 days ana six months, g per cent.
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l ihe uproar 1t was doubted whether ,ny members heard it or whether 1t vas conceded The speaker put the question, called for the ayes" and
 noes and arnounced sravely that the
 rotion had carried unanimously.
 The announced intention to attack the egalty Of ratification, if the house ailed to rescind it's action. was the sub feet of conferences tonight between the mirage leaders and leaders of the oppo- sition.
 The clause of the Tennessee constitu- ton upon which would be based the test in the courts is Article 2 Section g. 1t follows:
 No convention or general assembly of this state shall act upon any amend ment of the constitution of the United States proposed by Congress to the sev- eral states, unless such convention or general assembly shall have been elected after such amendment is submitted"
 The present legislature was elected in November, 1918, and the suffrage amend nent was not submitted to the states un- til months afterward
 The article was adopted ir 187o as q result of the ratification by the Tennss- see legislature of the fourteenth amend nent during reconstruction days after the civil war. White citizens of Ten nessec were not represented in that leg stature. it is said and to prevent rati- fication of amendments by rushing tac- tics as occurred in that instance, adop- tion of the article was one of the first things effected after their civil rights were restored.
 SIMILAR CLAUSE VOIL
 The Supreme court of the United States in deciding recently a case originating in Ohio, held void clause in the consti- tuition of that state relating to refercn- dums on amendments. Based on opin- 'ons by w. L. Frierson, solicitor general of the United States. and States Attor- aey General Thompson, Governor Rob erts called the present legislature In extraordinary session to act on the sut- frage amendment, declaring he had been assured the supreme courts ruling in the Ohio case served to Jnullify the article in the Tennessee constitution.
 Suffrage opponents in Tennessee held that the two cases were Lot parallel; that action by the present legislature would be in violation of the state con- stitution, and the fight of the opposition from the beginning has centered largely upon this contention.
 The Tennessee Constitutional League of which Judge Joseph Higgins of Nash vile is president and which has pre- pared to place the case in the hands of the courts, is an organization of attor- news and includes in it's membership both suffrage advocates and opponents. ac- cording to a statement by Judge Higgins.
 The purpose of the organization, Judge Higgins said, is nothing more or less than to uphold and protect the consti- tuition of Tennessee
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The record performance was made by Earl Thomson, representing Canada. Thomson was former Dartmouth Col lege star, and the American athletes claim some credit for his athletic prow- ess, inasmuch as he was developed in American school and college athletics since a small boy. Thomson went over the hurdles in IA 4-5 seconds. The old records, both Olympic and worlds, was 15 second flat F. Smthson established the mark by running for the United States in the Olympic games in London in 190S.
 H E. Barrow of the Meadow Brook Club. Philadelphia, who was second, and Fred S. Murray of the New York Ath- letic Club were the runners who forced Thomson to perfom his task in record time Thomson was example of the perfect hurdler today with a stride over the hurdles fully ten feet apart in the last fifty yards, where he gained ground in his greatest lead.
 U. S. SCORES 32 POINTS While Italy, Canada Finland ana Sweden won all four first places in to- days events, the consistent perform ances of the Americans gained for them three second places, two thirds, two fourths, one fifth and one sixth-a total of 32 points. Sweden came next in the scoring with 15 points and Finland third with l2. These three nations now are
 leading in point honors, with England fourth.
 Notwithstanding the brilliant athletic ] performances and other attractive fea- lures, the Olympic games are failing to
 attract many Belgians to the stadium | As a result, the government officials
 whose endeavors were responsible for ob- taining the games for Antwerp, are olt- | terly disappointed They point out and | with some feeling, that the bulk of the spectators are Anglo-Saxon.
 l Aside from the consistency or the American athletes, there was nothing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-19
Cotton Seed Oil By Associated Press

New York, Angus. 1S.-Cotton seed oil was steady early, out later turned easy in sympathy with lard and cotton, and for want of outside support Closing prices were to 15 points net lower. Sales, 6,600 barrels. Prime crude nomrna1; prime summer yellow spot, s12@1275; Septem- ber $12. so; December, S12 90; March, $1S.2O; prime winter yellow and summer white, nominal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-19
Dry Goods Market

New York. August 1S.-Cottou goods ruled quiet. prices softening in gray goods and sheetings in the dry goods market here today. Yarns were very quiet at lower prices. Wool goods were stagnant, knit goods very dull in first hands and burlaps steady with trade moderate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-19
STEPS ARE TAKEN TO TEST LEGALITY
 OF RATIFICATION
tConttnued From Page one.Js

with them to table the resolution ard his change gave the suffragists the needed majority.
 The stand of the members was un changed as the clerk ran down the list until the name of Representative E. r Turner. democrat. of Gibson county was reached. Mir. Turner passed an instantly there was shout of satis faction from the antis. He had voted against the motion to table and h:e failure to vote on ratification balancA'i the loss incurred through MT. Burns vote for the amendment. The pleasure experienced by the antis was short. lived. however. for Mir. Turner jus, before the end of the roll call TO- quested the clerk to record him as voting aye"
 MT. Turner had said repeatedly tha, he would vote neither for nor against ratification unless 1t was evident thai his vote was needed for passage or rejection, and that if such an occasion arose he would vote for the amend ment.
 Suffragists everywhere launched ar uproarious demonstration before the clerk announced the vote. for there was no question Suffrage had won. The chamber became a bedlam of cheers and shouts, women screamed at the top of their voices. scores placed their arms around the necks of those nearest them and danced. so far as ii was possible to do so. in the mass Of humanity. Hundreds of suffrage ban ners were waved wildly and many re- moved the yellow flowers they had been wearing and threw them upward to meet a similar shower from tha galleries.
 FEW TEARS OF JOY
 There were few tears of joy shed by the suffragists. Some wiped their eyes, but on the whole they considered it no time for weeping. Their happ:- ness was far beyong that stage.
 A motion to adjourn until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning was offered after the official vote was announced, but
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-19
Liverpool Cotton

Liverpool, August 1S.-Cotton. spot quiet; prices steady. Good middling 2s 67d, fully middling, 2742d; middling, 2617d; low middling, 2237ds good ordi- nary. 1S92d; ordinary, 1792d. Sales, 5,ooo balues, including 4,S00 American receipts, GOO bales, no American Futures closed quiet. August, 2S.76d; October. 22. l0d' January, 20s5d; March, 2o3ld; May, l9 Sid: July 19 46d
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-19
Port Movement

 New Orleans; Middling, SS.25c; re- ceipts, t.6.26: exports, 671; sales, SIS; stock. 211,S75.
 Galveston: Mddling. s5.5Oc; receipts, 52; exports. 7,071; sales, 100; stock, 1o0,4s2
 Mobile: Middling. ss.25c; receipts, 104 exports. TIC; stock, 2,l24. Savannah; Middling, 35c; receipts, ITO; stock, 55,543.
 Charleston: Middling. 35c; receipts, 26; stock, 221.575.
 Wilmington: Middling, S2c; stock, S2S5S.
 Texas City: Stock. s.sS5. Norfolk: Middling, 3s.5oc; receipts 400: stock, 24S05.
 Baltimore: Stock. 4,150. Boston: Middling, s6c; receipts, 2s9; stock, 5000.
 Philadelphia: Middling, S5,25c; stock, 5426.
 New York: Middling, s5cs stock ss.- 7s5
 Total today; Receipts, s,1S7; ex- ports SASS stock, 712.176. Total for week Receipts, 23.541; ex- ports, 21,275. Total for season: Receipts. 7S, 4e1 exports, S1,S73.
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Interior Movement

Houston: Middling. 32.50c; receipts, 2.S99; shipments, 271s; sales, 4,964; stock, 19o,633.
 Memphis Middling, 35.S0c; receipts 712; shipments, 1,215; sales, 300; stock, 269.7 .769.
 Augusta: Stock, 47,S22.
 St. Louis. Middling, 36.50c; receipts, I2l; shipments, 11S; stock, 13,517.
 Little Rock: Midd1ing, S5c; stock, 15.572.
 Total today Receipts. ,S,732; ship ments, 4,052; stock 537,309.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-19
Hast St. Louis Live Stock
 Ry Associated Press

Fast St Louis August Io-Carrre. ,eipts, 45oo; market for natiVe ,taad,' okIahoma large 25c lower
 'leduS' { l4.5U TOP steers 1o.oOa13 co l,uih .t.ors at 4000 4.J0
 amer co"s ','eaIerss 12.O0G1G. 5D Iooo anu h,,llS s5O@ 9.5S
 Hogs: Receipts. 9,59O; market closed ue .,,oralized: new late sales ooc to o'e rower than Tuesdays average, ,ss 1t.i,t ,a ,;orht ana medium weight 15. 25d la.so
 sheen: Receipts. $500; market opened firm on best lambs. I, A EarIy top lambs. hs.....'.''''''''s ooen < :; culk '''''''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-19
One Record Is Broken at the
 Olympic Meet
By Associated Prsss

Antwerp, August 1S.-The breaking of one worlds record, the 110 metres hurdles, which had stood for twelve years, and the scoring of points by ten nations in four final events fea- tured the fourth day in the track and field sports in the Olympic games today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-19

Central Leather 5s ....... 90 Chesapeake & Ohio cv. 5s..... 7eA Chicago, B. & Q1incy joint 4s.. e4 Chicago. Mil & St. P. cv. 4As.. SIX Chicago. R. I. & Pac. Ky. ref 4s e51s City of Paris 6s ...-...... s1 Colorado & Southern ref. 4hs.. e7% Denver & Rio Grande con. 4s... 63& Dominion of Canada 5s (1eSD.. S6A Erie gen. As 39% Int Mer Marine 6s ............ S1@ Illinois Central ref. As ........ T0A Kansas City Southern ref. 5s-.. eS
 Liggett & Myers 5s ........ 7s1s Louisville and Nashville un. As. 771s Missouri, Kan. & Texas 1st 4s.. 53I Missouri Pacific gen. 4s........ 57is Norfolk & Western cv. 6s... ss
 Northern Pacific As ........... "A
 Pennsylvania gen. 5s ....... s4s Reading gen. Is .............. Ts
 Republic Iron & Steel 5s 1940).. s6
 St. Louis & San Fran. adj. 6s.. e1 Seaboard Air Line adj. 5s...... 32h Southern Bell Tel. 5s .... Sos Southern Pacific cv. 5s 94S Southern Railway 5s ........ S2A Southern Railway gen. 4s 591s Texas & Pacific 1st ......... s0z Union Pacific As ........... S0A United Kingdom of c. B. & l.
 51ss t19S1 ................ s1ss Ii. s. Steel 5s " 91& Virginia Carolina Chemical 5s.. 92
 wabash 1st ... s3I Wilson & Co. CIV. es .. SS%
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New Orleans Futures

By Associated Press New Orleans, August 1s.-The cotton market closed steady al net decline of l to 75 points.
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Rice Market

New Orleans, August 1s-Rough rice, receipts 4,3s1 sacks; millers 2s2. Sales 270; Honduras 7.75d81o; 1886 Carolina S0O6S.25; 622 early prolific s.io
 Clean rice, receipts ss2. Sales 324: Hon duras at 4l2G71o001z. 1,472 Blue Rose at 4A6111a; 2Sc Carolina at 1od1oh-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-19
Hubbard Bros. & Go.

York. Members New York Cotton Exchange
 New Orleans Cotton Exchange. New York Produce Exchange Associated Members Li,. erpool Cotton Association. Orders solicited for She purchase and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil for future delivery. Special attention and lsSeral terms given for con- signment of spot cotton for delivery. Cor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-19
Potatoes

Dy Associated Prees Chicago, August 1s.-Potato receipts, s1 cars; market weaker; Virginia Cob blers, A.75d6 per barrel.
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Spot Cotton a. a..-.4-NL A n.


 By Associated Pres New Orleans, August 1S.-Spot cotton quiet 70 points lower. Sales on the spot, AIS bales; to arrive. 100 Low middling 22.5oc: middling, S25c; good middling, sTc Receipts, 1,626; stock. 211.375. New York. August 1s.-Spot cotton quiet. mddling, 35c
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sugar WdTNt1
 New York August 1S.-The sugar mar |ket was unsettled. and in the absence of any demand prices arc entirety nohi. nal Cubas were offered at ll1sc, cos. and freight, equal to 12.5ac for centrifusai and other grades on the same basis ana it was believed that bids under this quo .ation would result in business, out witn the demand for refined disappointing. re liners were inclined to hold off and await developments There was sale reported of 800 tons of Java whites at l3c l. O. D. New York to Europe.
 In refined there were no changes m prices which are listed at from 17.l0c to 2 Soc for fine granulated by local refners, while second hand sugars are pefng of- fered at from 1sc to 17c for nne granu- lated. The demand is light and many merchants are cancelling orders
 The poo, demand for raws and refined led to further selling in sugar futures today, and ciosing prices were at the lowest, or 45 to % points net lower. Busi- ness, however. was light and operators appeared to be waiting developments in the spot market.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-19
Chicago Futures Qv Ass0eIafrd pYrss
Cash Grain


 Chicago. August B.-Wheat No. red, S2. .59dI2. 60; No. 2 hard, $2.57144s 59. Corn: No. mixed s1 5Sdp1 50; No. yellow, s1.6l d1 6l1a. Oats: No. white T21am73l4c; No. white, e911@79c. Rye: No. ?, s2.04. Barley, $1. 05d1 r. Timothy seed, sS@1l Clover seed s2593o Pork nominal. Lard, SIS 50. Ribs. $14 .5oFn15.
 Kansas City, August 1S.-Cash wheat unchanged to 5c higher; No. hard, g .5on 27o; No hard, g 1892 70; No. l red $2 .5362. .54; No. red, g. .50G2 .52. Corn un- changed No. mixed. $1,5S; No. white $1 .65; No. yellow, q 1.64@1 .65. Oats 1tc lower to 1c higher; No. 2 white, 7a974c No. 2 mixed, 69070c.
 St. Louis, August 1S.-Cash wheat: No. red winter, g .57d2 .5s; No. red winter, g 55Q2 5s: December, s2.s91z; March. g 421t. Corn: No. yellow, N.66; No. , white, $12; September, $l.471x; Decem- Der, $1. 23B Oats No white, 73df73lsc; i; No white. 72@73c; September, 6SAc; De- cember, 6S11c.
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Spot Coffee
Sugar Market

ey Associated PreH o,l. Nev York. August 1s.-Coffee, SAC
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Produce

By AssocfAreG Press
 Chicago, August 1S.-Butter unchanged Eggs higher; firsts, 46G47c Poultry, alive lower; fowls, 2SQ34c; springs, sc. New York. August l5-Butter firm; creamery irsts, 51G65Ac Eggs firm; fresh gathered frsts, 49d53c. Cheese steady; average run, 25@2611c,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-19
Metal Market
 Qv AssoSjate0 pro1s

New York, August 1s-Copper steady; electrolytic, spot and third quarter, sls- Iron firm and unchanged
 Tin firm; spot $zs; futures, $ss- 25@4s. 90 Antimony. $725. Lead firm; spot. 5000 $50 Zinc firm; spot, East St. Louis de- livery. $s.oc6e.12
 At London: Copper. spot, fs4; futures, fs5 12s Sd Electrolytic. spot. fill; fuS lures. E117 Tin. spto, n274 15s: futures, e2s1 15s Lead spot. f35 los: futures, fss Zinc, spot, EA 5s; futures, ER los.
 Naval Stores
 By Associated Press
 Savannah. August 1s.-Turpentine firm. S .x3; sales, 1s2; receipts. 4s2: shipments. 3T; stock. 9,70s- Resin firm; sales Sf; receipts, 2.5sS: shipments. 1.l46; stock. a. 69c. Quote: B, D. E. r, G, H, I, K, M, N, VIC, wv, N3. A5.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-06
Magistrate Denounces
Professional BOndsmen
Doubles Bail, Previously Raised
From $500 to $1,000. When
Latter Surety Il Offered

The alacrity with which a repro
sentative of the New Amsterdam Cas-
ualty Company. Of so John Street.
stepped forward in Jefferson Market
| Court yesterday to furnish $5 900 bonds
Tor each Of four men whose bail had
just been raised from $500 caused
Chief Magi istrate McAdoo to denounce
the practices OF profess ona bonds
men.
Merchants Of the city,V he said, ARE
being terrorized by bold robberies. The
losses run into millions Yet these
culprlts. who come to court with Grim
lnal records. have bail in almost any
amount furnished for them. These
bonding companies ought to be inves-
tigated. 1t is the duty Of a magistrate
to take no chances in case of this
kind.
II will raise the bail OF these men
to $4,000 each, but | have no doubt
the bonding company's agent viii be
running in here with it in few mo
ments.'
The defendants were Louis Cohen. Of
1872 Madison Street; Albert Stein, 240
South Second Street, Brooklyn; Will
lam Roth. 3l5 William Street, Brook
lyn, and Michael Goodman, i42 Will
Jams Avenue, Brooklyn They are
charged with having $4,000 worth Of
stolen loft goods in their possession.