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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-24
Dy HOLLAND

New York, August 23.-(SpeciaL When James R. Keene threw up his hands in dismay after his futile at tempt to corner wheat, he is reported to have said that mo man can do it." The genius does not live, and never will live, who can conrner American wheat" Not needing this remark, a much younger man than Keene was persuaded that he was able, with the millions at his command, to corner wheat, but he came to grief.
 Today, should any one be venture some enough to attempt to corner wheat, he would be confronted with three obstacles. First, he would be ex- pelled from the Chicago Board of Trade; second, he would be liable to prosecution, since the United States courts have decided that corners, or attempted corners. .of food, constitute a criminal offense. The third obstacle is the fact that the Chicago Board of Trade is again open and operating upon a prewar basis. This board of trade has sometimes been spoken of as the worlds greatest marketing ma chinery in the distribution of agricul- tural products. Like the New York stock exchange, it is a free, imper- sonal and liquid market. and for that reason furnishes abundant opportunity,
 
 of grain, but in addition, fixes a price upon which future deliveries can be based.
 It is almost exactly three years since the government took over he control of the wheat market, first fixing a price which 1t guaranteed to the farmers at S2.1S, and later increasing that price to $2,2s. Now the law of supply and demand is again the basis upon which the Chicago Board of Trade operates and it Is that law which Herbert Hoover once stated makes possible the most economical and just distribution of agricultural products.
 This year the output of wheat will be somewhat in excess of 800, 900, 900 bushels. Presumably it will never be less than that annual output. Some of the experts, are convinced, that hereafter the yearly average wheat harvest in the United States will be, for the next ten years, at least a bil- lion bushels. So also the experts esti- mate that the average annual output of corn will for the next ten years be not less than three billion bushels a year, and maybe considerably more. Another estimate made by the experts, fixes the average yield of oats, for the next ten years, at billion and half bushels
 GRAIN PRODUCTION
 To say nothing of the smaller grains, such as rye and barley, there Is to be reckoned an average annual output Of food grains of five and a half billion bushels. Unless there were some ade- quate machinery whereby this enor- nous yearly agricultural wealth could be distributed. and also assure to the farmers just prices for their cops then these harvests would almost go to waste. Therefore, it is with gratif;- cation that it is learned that after three years of government control of the wheat business, the Chicago Board | of Trade has, within the past month, resumed trading in wheat for future deliveries. This, 1t is believed, will prevent the kind of speculation which characterized the operations of skillful men, when the government held the wheat business in the hollow of its
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-24

ern, s50@5 51; No. northern. s4sQ 4s; No. 2-southern. s45 e 46. Tin weak. spot and nearby. s46.75; futures. s47. Anti mony, SIPS. Lead firm. spot. s99s.5o Zinc steady East St. Louis delivery spot. sS@s.15. At London. copper, spot fs4 2s Cd; futures. fs5 12s Sd; electro lytia spot, i'll; futures. f11S. Tin spot, f2s7 15s; futures, >f274 5s. Lead spot, fs5 17s Sd; futures. f36 5s. Zine spot, f4o 15s; futures. f42 5s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-24
Cotton Seed Oil

New York, August 23-Cotton seed oil was higher in the fact of heaviness in other lines, owing to support from western long and room covering Clos ing bids were to 24 points net higher. Sales 13,400 barrels. Prime crude, nominal; prime summer yellow spot S1175@13; September closed s11.s5 De- cember. s12.94; March, s13.2O. Prime winter yellow and summer white, nom- inal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-24
Liberty Bonds Bv Associated Press
Money Market

New York, August 2s.-Mercantile paper. per cent. Exchange heavy. Sterling 60-day bills, 3.53M; commer- cial 60-day bills on banks. $3.53N; com mercial 6O-day bills. $3.53%; demand, $s.5S cables. $3.5s%. Francs. demand, 7.01 cables. 7.Os. Belgian francs, de- mand 7.5S; cables. 7.55. Builders. de- mand, S2.Ss; cables, 3250. Lire, de- mand, 4.61; cables, 4.63. Marks, de- mand. 1.91: cables, 1.a2. New York ex- change on Montreal II 15-16 per cent discount. Government bonds irregu- lar. Railroad bonds irregular Time loans strong; 60 days, 90 days and six months. g per cent. Bar silver, domes- tice, 991sc; foreign, s7Ac: Mexican dollars, 74Ac.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-24
Huhhard Bros

New York, August 23.-(Special)-An' other sharp decline occurred In our mar ket today. principally as result of a very unsettled condition in Liverpool
 where that market was under continued pressure all day. The political and labor situation in England was reported as be- ing serious, and 1t was rumored thai many cancellations of orders were be- ing received from Manchester Oh ac- count of the depression in the east. With the temper of the trade extremely bear ish it was but natural that after such reports of conditions in Liverpool were
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-24

The approximate output of our factory in 1919 was 1,980,00O hats. Our esti- mate for 1920 is 2,400,0 900 hats. In each of the years 1917, 1918 and 1919, our sales have been in excess of $4,000,0 900. We estimate that our sales for 1920 will be $6,500,O ,OO0
 Our plants cover approximately two city blocks-over 300, ,00O square feet of floor space, and employ approximately 1000 people.
 Our concern is one of the few in the United States that is a complete hat manufacturing unit, handling every pro cess from the importation of the fur to the finished hat.
 The corporation and it's subsidiary the Eagle Felt Works-does a large vol ume of business with the important job bers and retailers of mems hats through out the United States. Our export bus mess is with South America, Cuba, Mex cio, Europe, Australia and Japan.
 Net tangible assets as of June IA, 1920, exclusive of good will, available for the $1,0O0,00O preferred stock now outstanding, amount to $1,775, 5,011.11. Net quick assets, after deduction of all
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-24
Shannon & Co.

New York, Aug. 2S.-There has been nothing today to encourage the hope of recovery and prices have dragged steadily lower under the weight of offerings, for which there has been only a limited demand. Advices from Southern spot markets indicated an easier tendency and in the case of Sa- vannah the reduction in the official price has been of a sweeping nature.
 The day was not without it's favor able items of news, as the foreign ad- vices on the subject of the war were good and were reflected in generally steady tone to the stock market and weather advices show that showery conditions. continue over much of the belt but the market does not respond to these influences as it once did and it looks now as if the preliminary to any sustained recovery will have to be such improvement in general trade conditions as to inspire con- sumers with a desire to buy. Traders expect that condition reports will show a loss for the month but it is generally thought that such loss will be less than the seven points which is the average for August.--Post and Flagg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-24
Hubbard Bros. & Co.

York Members New York Cotton Exchange| New Orleans Cotton Exchange. New YorI| Produce Exchange. Associated Members Liyl erpool Cotton Association. Orders solicited for the purchase and sale of Cotton an.
 Cotton Seed oil for future delivery Srecial attention and lsSeral terms given for conl signment of spot cotton TOT delivery. CorI
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-24
Dry Goods

By Nss0ciated Press
 New York, August ZS.-The cotton goods
 market was weak today, with sales light. Yarns fo- knitting sold on a basis of 57 cents for loose southern frame cones. Silks were quiet. There was little activ- i ity in wood goods Burlaps were steady.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-24

good ordinary, 17.25d; ordinary, 16.25d. Sales, 5000 bales including 2,500 Amer ican. Receipts, 5000 bales including 200 American. Futures closed weak; Au- gust. 21.25d; Octobert 20.05d: January, lS99d; March, 1S.55d: May. 1s.20d; July, 17.S5d.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-24
Island Refining Co. 7 Per Cent and Participating 1O-Year Bonds Due April,
 1929 To Yield TAO Per Cent STEINER BROS.
 BANKERS
 Birmingham, Ala.
To Holders of Cities Service
Company Convertible Gold Debentures Series

Nompany
 Convertible Gold Debentures Series
 C, Seven Per Cent
 Holders of the above Debentures may convert, on September 1. 1920, or on the first day of any month thereafter ten per centun CO per cent) of the aggregate prin- cipal amount of Series Debentures owned by them respectively on August 1, 1920. Conversion must be requested by such own- CTS prior to September 1. 1920, or prior to the first day of any month thereafter, and upon delivery by them before Septem- b@ l. 1920. or on or before the first day of any month thereafter, of the Debentures So desired to be converted (proprly en- dorsed if registered) to Henry l., Doherty Company. Fiscal Agents such Debentures will be converted into Cities Service Com pany Preferred and Common Stocks on the basis set forth in said Debentures. certif- cates for which stocks will be issued and transmitted to such owners in the amounts respectively due.
 Henry L. Doherty & Company Fiscal Agents, Cities Service Company 60 Wall Street, New York Dated, August IS, 1920.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-24
Coffee Market By Associated Press

New York, August 9s.-Reports of a firmer tone in Brazil led tc further cov- ering in the market for coffee futures and an advance in prices here today. The closing was fifteen to thirty-two points higher. with December selling at 9.10c, a recovery of about Jls points from the low levels of last Thursday. This seemed sufficient to attract realizing by recent buyers for reaction, and prices eased off to S..5c for that delivery, but covering continued and there were rallies later in the day. with December ciosrns at S99c and with the general list show .pg a ne> advance of five to twenty points September. s.2oc; October. 6.46c December S,99c: January. S.50c; May. s70c, and July, 9.S7c.
 The spot market was quiet and quoted nominal at S%c for Rio IS and 14Ac to 151tc for Santos Is. Cost and freight offers were irregular. including Santos 4s, at 13c to 137oc and Rio 7s at S.10c to 93cc, American credits. The official cables showed an advance Of l.1t reis in the Rio market Rio exchange on Lon don was asd higher and the dollar buying rats % .rsis lower. Rio elsarsd n.No for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-24

received our market should have been weak and unsettled during the greater part of the day, with little incentive to make fresh purchases.-Hubbard Bros. & Co.,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-24

liabilities, other than funded debt, amount to S1,326,720.67
 Each share of preferred stock is con- vertible at any time into two shares of common stock. Earnings on the. com- mon stock for the h-year period were S734 per share; for the 1la-year period $12.47, and for the current calendar year are estimated at more than $l4.00 per share. The amount of outstanding common stock is 30,000 shares of no par value.
 Both the preferred and common stocks are listed on the Detroit Stock Exchange.
 Dividends payable quarterly. Exempt from the present Normal Federal Income Tax.
 Appraisals were made by the Standard Appraisal Co.,, audits by Warwick, Mitch eli & Company and examinations by our own experts. Legal proceedings in con nection with this issue have been ap- proved by Messfs. Chadbourne, Hunt & Jaeckel.
 For further details regarding the bus mess and the safeguards of this issue of preferred stock, refer you to my letter of August 18th, 1920, which gives full information.p
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-24
New Orleans Futures
 D., Assnnf~&ad praaan

New Orleans, August 23-The cotton market closed barely steady at net de- clines of 156 to 165 points.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-24
London Money

London, August s5.-Bar silver, 63sd per ounce money per cent; discount rate. short bills, eh per cent; three months hills. 6ss Fer cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-24
Spot Cotton Nv AasocIated Pross

Spot Cotton
 By Associated Press New Orleans, August 23.-Spot cotton quiet, 50 points lower. Sales on the spot, 160 bales; to arrive. none. Low middling, 21.25c; middling, 32c; good middling. 35.75c. Receipts, 55s; stock. 207.S11. New York. August 2S.-Spot cotton quiet; middling, S250c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-24
Louisville Live Stock py AssocIated press
Naval Stores By Associated Prsss

By Associated Prsss Jacksonville. Fla. August 2s.-Turpen- tine steady 145A. Sales l5; receipts, e4s shipments. S31; stock. 971O. Resin steady. Sales, 1,197: receipts, 2,527: shipments, 1.626; stock. o5'4A Quote: z, D, F, F, G. H. I. K, NJ, s1s.s5@1s.4O N. sl3s5: WIG. sls.4o; wv, 1345
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-24
Interior Movement By Associated Prcss
Liverpool Cotton

Liverpool. August 23.-Cotton spot in limited request: prices easier; good middling, 27d: fully middling. 2575d; middlinE. 24.60d; low middlipg, 30.7od;
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New York and 17,4l0 for New Orleans. Brazilian port receipts, 57,000; Jundiahy receipts, 55,000.
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New York Futures

New York, August 23.-The cotton n rlx A. o1ocad
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Port Movement

Port Movement
 By Associated Press New Orleans: Middling 32.00; re- ceipts, 55s; exports, 914; sales, 1eo; stock, 207,S11. Galveston: Middling. S1.c0; receipts, 3.759: sales, 165; stock, 101.5s5. Mobile: Middling. 32.00; stock. 2,127. Savannah Middling. 2s.50; receipts. 15s: sales, 1.10S; stock, 54,944. Charleston: Middling, $500; stock. 221,7ss.
 Wilmington: Stock. 27,O53. Texas City: Receipts 205: stock A. BOA
 Norfolk: Middling, $500; receipts. gal: stock. 24.674.
 Baltimore: Stock, 5.020. Boston: Middling 2350; stock. Ill., 500. Philadelphia Middling, s2.75; stock. 5,4s4.
 New York: Middling, s2.5o; exports, 200: stock. s4,042.
 Minor Ports: Stock 1896. Today today: Receipts, 4,911; ex- ports. 1,i14; stock. 702.SS5. Total for week: Receipts. s.5o4; ex- ports, LIS. exports. 1O3.12o:
 Interior Movement
 By Associated Press Houston: Middling, 29.00: receipts. s,s13; shipments, 3.37s; sales, 1o,56s: stock, 200,S01.
 Memphis: Middling. @.5o; receipts. 5ss: shipments. 1,041; sales, IS; stock. 264.1 10S.
 Augusta: Middling, $500; receipts, {; shipments. 452: stock, 4474s. St. Louis: Midling, S4.50; receipts. 55; shipments 1S4; stock. TAPS. Little Rock: Middling, 3250; re- ceipts. fl; shipments. {: sales. 1: stock. 15.5S7. Total today: Receipts. s.313; ship ments. 5,051; stock. 5s7,423.
 Liverpool Cotton By Assoeatsd Psss Liverpool. August 23.-Cotton spot in limited request; prices easier good middling, 27d; fully middling. 2575d; middlinE. 24.eod; low middlipg. 30.7od;
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Spot Coffee
 By Associated Press New York, August 23.-Spot coffee, s%c.
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East St. Louis Live Stock

Cast St. Louis. August 23.-Cattle: Re-
 pts, 5000; market steers steady to 25c
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-24

With Bonus of 30 Per Cent in Common Stock We purchased with associates $000000 cent convertible of the WAKING HAT MANI FACTURING CORPORATION of Yonkers, N Y. 
  he Net profits for the 4year period to June 1920 after deducting all charges including averaged $30O4 O488.60 than 3% times the dividend re- qurements the preferred stock the past 1a years averaged $454 yearly, than 51s times such dividends. Earnings for 1920, available for dv dends, estimated at $5OO00O, than times the dividends the preferred stock This business established than today the Waring Hat Manufacturing Corporation
 is the largest manufacturer of medium
 priced felt hats in the United States
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-24
New York Bonds

BY Nss6cIAted FFesb U. .. 2s, registered .......... 101
The Washington herald., 1920-11-26
CHAMP CLARK
RETURNS HERE
Former House Leader Back
To Attend Session
Of Congress.

Champ Clark, former Speaker of
the House and Democratic floor
leader in the present Congress, ar
rived in Washington Wednesday
morning. ready to take up his duties
In the coming session, which con-
venes on December 6.
Clark, accompanied by his wife.
nave just come from a two weeks
visit at the home of their daughter,
Mrs. James N. Thomson, at New
Orleans.
Defeated for reelection at the
polls on November 2, the venerable
and familiar figure of Champ Clark
VIII not appear when the gavel
announces the opening of the first
session OF the Sixty-seventh Con-
gress, following the expiration Of
the Sixty-sixth Congress on the
fourth of-March, next. His friends.
however predict that he will stage
q comeback in 1922. or that he will
make a race for the Senate against
Senator James A Reed.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-26
AnEngiishman Learns Our Ways;
He Is Probably travelling Light,
Because He Is So Heavy IN Doubt

The Englishman turned from the
ticket window At Union station
with troubled. confused counte-
nance Deep lines furrowed his
brow. The ways of Americans and
their language truly were past his
understanding.
i sye." he addressed a sympa-
thetic-iooking fellow traveller. was
that beastly fellow spoonne mer
Whats the trouble?" queried the
congenial one.
But the reporter listened no fur
ther' for he had heard the conver-
sation that brought serious thought
and perplexity to the Britisher and
ne hurried on to write It down be-
fore he should forget IT. This II
what he heard:
Il wish sleeping accommodations
In the next carriage to Pittsburgh" I"
said the Englishman to the ticket
seller.
For a single passenger" asked
the employe.
NO" shot back the traveller, al
ready a little petulant at the ways
OF Americans, I'm married, but I'm
not taking anybody with me. A
single bunk will answer"
Upper or lower?" asked the agent
The Washington herald., 1920-11-26
CLASS OF SALTS
CLEANS KIDNEYS
If Your Back Is Aching or Bladder
Bothers, Drink Lots Of Water
and Eat Less
Meat

When your kidneys hurt and your
back feels sore, don't get scared and
proceed to load your stomach with a
lot Of drugs that excite the kidneys
and irritate the entire urinary tract.
Keep your kidneys clean like you
keep your bowels clean, by flushing
them with a mild, harmless salts
which removes the bodys urinous
waste and stimulates them to their
normal activity. The function Of
the kidneys Is to filter the blood.
In "a hours they strain from 1t 500
grains of acid and waste, so we can
readily understand the vital impor-
tance of keeping the kidneys active.
Drink lots of water-you can't
drink too much: also get from any
pharmacist about four ounces Of
Jad Salts: take tablespoonful in a
glass of water before breakfast
each morning for a few days and
your kidneys will act fine. This
famous salts is made from the acid
of grapes and lemon juice, combined
with nthia, and has been used for
generations to clean and stimulate
clogged kidneys; also to- neutralize
the acids in urine SO IL no longer IN
IA source of irritation. thus ending
bladder weakness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive; cannot
injure; makes a delightful efferves-
cent lithia-water drink which every
one should take now and then to
keep their kidneys clean and active.
Try this, also keep up the water
drinking, and no doubt you will
wonder what became of your kidney
trouble and backache.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-26
WOMAN, 7O,HIT
BY AUTOMOBILE
Four Injured in Accidents
Reported to Police
During Day.

Mrs. T. 8. Garnett 10 years old.
2e2s Garfield street northwest. was
struck by an automobile while walk
ing across Calvert street bridge.
Wednesday, and suffered injuries on
body. She was taken to her home
where she was treated by her family
physician. Her injuries were not
regarded are serious.
Ashby Upchurch. 81 years old. and
Sherman Neal. ~ years old. both SOL
diers stationed at Walter Reed Hos
pital, were injured last night when
the motorcycle on which they were
riding collided with an automobile at
Sixteenth and Newton streets north
west.
Upchurch suffered a fractured leg
and bruises on the head while Neal
suffered injuries to his right ankle.
Both were taken to Walter Reed
Hospital for treatment.
While crossing G street between
Ninth and Tenth streets northwest
yesterday. Miss l.. Davis. % years
old, OF 31l7 South Dakota avenue
northeast, was knocked down by a
bicycle ridden by william Addison,
OF Staunton road southeast. Miss
Davis suffered injuries on the body
but refused hospital treatment.
A street car of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company yes
terday collided near Ninth and F
streets northwest with an automo-
bile operated by c. B. Mason, 1907
Fourteenth street northwest. The
automobile was slightly damaged.
The automobiles of Samuel Rap
paport, 500 K street northwest, and
Thomas c. FerrelI. 415 First street
northwest, were damaged slightly
yesterday as the result of a coll
lision at Ninth street and Louisiana
avenue northwest
A wagon belonging to the Cen
eral Baking Company. and driven
by John Kicks, First and B streets
northwest. yesterday conided with
an automobile owned by the Corby
Baking Company, operated by John
J. johnson. at North Capitol street
and Florida avenue. The horse at
tached to the wagon was SO Sc
verely injured that it had to be
shot Both the wagon and auto
mobile were damaged.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-26
HILLS CHURCH AFIRE;
NCENDIARY, IS BELIEF

NEW YORK, Nov. 24.-Historic
Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, where
Henry Ward Beecher preached, is
{ Sorry sight todi9, ffolio~ihg> a
nre which destroyed the lecture
room and Sunday school annex,
badly damaged the main edifice.
wiped out many priceless Beecher
relics, and ruined the great organ.
The damage is estimated at $500, 900.
The fire, which was discovered
annex, communicated to the church.
Only by the hardest kind of a
fight, lasting several hours, did the
fire fighters. under Deputy Chief
Smoky Joe" Martin, who answered
three alarms. save the church.
Suspicion that the fire was of
incendiary origin was current
among members Of the church to-
day. Samuel Flattis said that while
he was at work in the cellar short
ly before he discovered the blaze
he heard sounds which he believes
were footsteps overhead.
The Rev. DR.. Newell Dwight
Hills, the pastor, hurried to the
church from Greenwich, Conn. "I
don't want to make any statement
at this time," he said. THE air is
charged with all sorts of stories" !"
DO you believe the fire may have
been caused by some Rolsheyist or
1. w. W., against whom you have
preachedT Or. Hills was asked.
Il don't wish to comment on that"
said DR.. Hills. Il am investigat-
ing"
The Washington herald., 1920-11-26

as he reached for his reservation
card
whats the difference?" quizzed
the Engiishman. impatiently.
"our prices are sa.o2 and sa.ss TO
Pittsburgh. You understand. of
course. the lower is higher than the
upper. The higher price is for the
lower berth. II you want Il lower
you'll have to 20 higher. We sell
the upper lower than the lower. IL
didn't used to be 80, but we found
everybody wanted the lower"
why do they all prefer the
lowerT broke in the tourist.
"on account Of it's convenience, I"
replied the agent. Most persons
don't like the upper. although its
lower, on account Of It being higher.
and because when you occupy an
upper you have 70 get up TO go to
bed. and then get down when you
get up. i would advise you TO take
the lower. although it's higher than
the upper, for the reason. as have
stated. that the upper is lower tha-.
the lower. because IL is higher.
You can have the lower ~ you
pay higher, but IL you are willing
to go higher IL will be lower" he
finished breathlessly.
~And which did you take?" asked
the friend with a smile when the
Englishman explained the Diff
Guilty.
"A ticket in the day carriage" he
growled.