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The New York herald., 1920-01-04

collar was like that OF an American arm.
oyercoat with almost as broad flip-up.
Pnjama and Not a Psjama.
II was pajama and was not a pajama
Mr. Maeterlinck did not say what 1t wa
and he was asked. It was too heavy 10
pa1amas and too light In color for th
street But It pleasingly set off tho Bel
CLANS white hair and Aorid cheeks.
Mr. Maeterlinck was not the least ruf
lied He said he was pleased. indeed, tina
the American audience had shown sucl
patience with the English that he ad
mitted was only English In name.
Hereafter / will speak In French" h'
said. when started to read that man
uscrip-wel. my tongue simply would no
work"
Those who saw the manuscript under
stood They called Mr. Maeterlnck a good
sportsman for attempting It at all. The
Belgian explained at length what is ex-
pressed in the American phrase, which
he probably never heard. 'I'll do anything
once"
The poets appreciation OF DR.. wright's
service and also OF the audiences patience
or politeness.' or both. was evidenced in @
letter he wrote to Dr. Wright as soon as
he had had coffee and rolls. For the
benefit Of those who read French the let
ter'is affixed both IN French and English.
Mon cher Docteur:-
"Je savais deja tout CO que je vous devais
ct tout ce que vous avez fait pour moi
depuis bien des annees. Hier soir vous
avez mis- le comble a vos bienfaits en- me
tendant une main fraternelle lorsque je me
noyais.
ISL ce premier contact avec ie grand
public American, auieu de tourner au
desastre a etc une admirable manifestation
de sa patience, de son indulgence ct de sa
.sympat athie, cest. vous seul que Jen suis
redevable.'.|
'Cette fois encore la grande Amerique
est venu au secours de la petite Belgique
dams la detresse ct Ia miracaleusement
sauvee. Cest dams ces moments drama
tiques que Sc fondent les antilles -solides
Vous avez la mienne toute entiere.
J. Jespere pouvoir meriter Ia votre, ct je
vous serre les mains en- vous disant merci
du fond dun coeur que vols avez conquis.
The English Translation.
Here Is the English translation
MY dear Doctor
1T am deeply sensible Of what owe you
for all that you have done in interpreting
my thoughts for many years. Yesterday
evening at. Carnegie Hall, you added the
The New York herald., 1920-01-04

finishing touch to your admirable efforts
in stretching out a fraternal hand to me
when was drowning.
IF this first contact with the great
American public. instead OF turning to dis
aster, proved another occasion for its
magnificent manifestation of patience. In
dulgence and cordially. feel that owe II
entirely to you.
Once again your great country has
come to the rescue OF little Belgium In
her distress and has miraculously saved
her. II Is In such dramatic moments that
lasting friendships are created. You have
mine and hope to merit yours
Again thank you from the bottom OF
heart which you have conquered"
This letter has not yet been put Into
phonetic French English"
The New York herald., 1920-01-04
Governor Orders Special Election.

ALBANY. N. Y. Saturday.-Governor
Smith today ordered a special election to
be held in the Forthy-eighth District on
February to choose a successor to Sena-
tor Ross Graves. of Buffalo, resigned. The
appointment cf Robert L. Moran as
County Clerk OF the Bronx county was
made by Governor Smith today. Mr..
Moran retired as president Of the Board
of Aldermen on January /.
The New York herald., 1920-01-04
ONLY PRONUNCIATION PREVENTS
ENGLISH BECOMING UNIVERSAL
z LANGUAGE, SAYS MAETERLINCK
Belgian Poet Explains That TT oubes of His Lecture in Car
nege Hall Were Due to Experiment with French
Phonetic Translation-Thanks Dr. Wright

Maurice Maeter1fnck stood yesterday
morring in the studio of his friend, Henry
Ralssell. and made q very serious and very
pointed remark He said that English
would have been a universal language had
IL not been fore one thing-its pronuncia-
The New York herald., 1920-01-04

tion. He praised tho languages "sim-
plicity of construction and logic OF express
sion." but-Ohl that pronunciation THE
Belgian poet shrugged until the flannel
blouse he wore wrinkled across the shoul-
ders like snow drifts on the Alps.
The New York herald., 1920-01-04
Cross Smokers Tray

OF solid mahogany, With hammered
silver plate mountinDs, removable
glass ash tray, metal match bor
holder and ttco cigar rests. Size q
inch diameter. .$5.25
The New York herald., 1920-01-04
Cross Bill Fold

OF genuine black pin seal leather,
oalfskin lining, silk lined bin pocket,
four card pockets. -Four E-kt. gold
corners. }AGI inches folded. $12.6O
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-26
JULY DELIVERIES IN
 CORN w AS w B A K,
 WITH BALANCE FIRM
Oats Were About Balanced, While Provisions List Was Off Five to
 Sixty Cents
By Associated Press

Chicago, June 25.-Weakness in the July delivery was feature of the corn mar ket today, whereas September and De- cember were firm. Continued liberal re- ceipts, together with absence of any ur- gent shipping demand here had a bearish effect on July. Shorts in the later months covered. The close was unsettled, 2sc net lower to 1c advance, with July $l .747sd .75. and September $l l.6sasd1 .67A.
 Oats finished unchanged to 1sc down, and provisions off Sc to COG The first trading in future deliveries of wheat was reported from Baltimore today, with Sep tember selling early at s2.S5 and closing at s2.S3.
 Much of the heavy selling which took place in the July delivery of corn ap- peared to come from industries and ele- vator interests As a consequence of this selling the July-September difference mar rowed to 7i4c as against 9c yesterday anu 1Oc the day before. On the other hano' uneasness over possibility Of indennlte widening of railway labor difficulties tended to promote eyening-up or con- tracts on the part of shorts, especiahs il. the July and September deliveries
 Most of the dealings in oats were or a local character favorable weather condi- tions prevailed, but field advices did not brighten
 Provisions fell with hogs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-26
WALL STREET WAS AT ITS WORST FOR SEASONAL DULLNESS
Pools Still Hammering at Steels, Equipments, Oils and Chemicals, With the
 Best Effect
By Associated prsa

New York, June 25-Busisess on the stock exchange today registered almost the lowest level of seasonal dullness. transactions for the full five hours scarce ly approximating 27500o shares.
 The movement of prices. while firm to strong in the main, reflected this stag rant condition. The usual market favor ties advanced and receded within radius of 1 to 3 points, fractional gains ruling at the close.
 Almost the only stocks to manifest consistent heaviness were the metals. that group evidently laboring under dis advantages resulting from yesterday cut in the Inspiration Copper dividend Low-priced oils also lost ground for time, but rallied in the general upturn of the last hour.
 So far as pools participated in the day s trading, their efforts were again chletly directed towards steels, equipments, oiis and chemicals Secondary rails, especially St. Paul preferred, Missouri Paclnc pre- ferred, Rock Island, Western Paclflc,NeW York Central and New Haven also re- sponded to moderate buying.
 Developments directly affecting the stock market were re-engaged as more reassuring. Call money held between J and il per cent, compared with yesler- days minimum of IA per cent.
 Gold import rumors assumed more definite form in the prospective receipt or a small consignment of the metal rom London, with intimations that a larger amount is in transit to this market. Lead ing foreign exchange rates, however, were not materially altered.
 In the bond market foreign issues were again the only feature, Anglo-French 3s changing hands in large blocks up to the new high of 91s. Liberty bonds and most domestic issues yielded slightly. Total sales. par value, s11 1.S5O,0oo Old United States bonds unchanged on call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-26
COTTON COULD NOT
 |. HOLD UP ITS EARLY GAINS IN NEW YORK
Close In General List Was Steady at Net Advance of Forty Points on
 July
By Associated Press

New York. June 25.-An early rally
 ir the cotton market was followed by
 a renewal of general selling and new
 crop months broke into new low ground
 Ter the movement. October contracts
 sold off from 3S.47 to 32.70 and closed
 at S2.9S, with the general market clos
 irg steady at a net advance of 40
 points on July, but generally 2S to 30
 points lower.
 The early feature was the strength
 Of the July position. Notices esti- mated at between 6,000 and 5000 bales
 were reported in circulation and July solo at S5.50 at the opening, but trade IL terests were good buyers of the near month and there seemed to be some
 competition for the notice in circula- tion. At any rate the price advanced 1 to 36.20 during the middle of the day Or 55 points above the closing quota - ton of yesterday. A good many of July oontraets purchased were resold in October, but new crop months re- sponded to the near month advance
 during the early trading, selling about 21 to 25 points above last nights clos ing figures. As soon as covering slack ened, however, prices eased off again, oWlHS to COntinueu good weather III the south and unfavorable trade ad- vices, including private cables pre- dieting short time in Lancashire De- cember broke from 32.30 to 31.61 and July sold off to nearly the opening fig- tres, but made sharp recovery in | the late trading. New crop months also showed rallies of about 20 to 2s points from the lowest, on renewed | covering, A private crop report pub l;shed by a Memphis authority made | the condition 69.S and pointed to an | increase of i per cent in acreage. Octo- 1 be- contracts at the low point of this afternoon showed a decline of cents | Der pound from the high price of the | month and of 273 points from the high I price touched on the high rally of Elsst Saturday. Port receipts today D. I1Ss. United States stocks 937.620. Ex- , ports d,5S0 making 6,140,4i0 so far this seq son.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-26
New Orleans Cotton Rv Associated Press

New Orleans. June 25.--Trading in cot ton today was along broad and active lines, but while the market was at a substantial advance at one time and at a fairly wide decline at another, the close was irregular, Il points up to g points down net for the session. July was the strongest month and it's strength was derived from the fact that first no- tice day brought tenders of only 700 bales, which were quickly absorbed, while spot houses were said to be buy- CTS of July on the weak periods of the day.
 Around the opening prices were 9 to 14 points down under uncertainty over mo- tices, but when 1t was seen that the notices were not circulating the market did better and the improvement persist ed until prices were 29 to 36 points high CT than the close of yesterday, July reaching 36. Toe and October 33.27c. These were the high levels for the day.
 Good weather in the belt, the report from Houston that the first two bales of the new crop were due there either to- counts from both English and American mill centers caused selling and a de- cline although at first the market gave ground grudgingly because of rather ex- tensive covering on short contracts. At the lowest of the day prices were 24 to 49 points under yesterdays close, July trading at 35. Soc and october 32.55c. Late in the day the tone was stea dier on a resumption of the covering movement among shorts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-26
Daily Financial Gossip
BY HOLLAND.

New York. June 25.-(Special)- Ihere may be one disturbing condi- llon which will cause embarrassment more or less great to the managers of the two presidential campaigns due 10 the relations strained or broken between some of the members of one now powerful labor organization and the owners of some of the independen; steel and iron plants. The Amalga- mated Association of Iron and Steel workers was powerful and thought to De lnVincible until Henry Clay Prick defeated 1t. Many presumed that after Mir. Tricks triumph and the ap- parent disruption of this organiza- ton, 1t could never ue quickened. The Onlted States Steel Corporation with all of it's subordinate members have steadily refused recognition of what remained of the Amalgamated. It is not against this corporation that ac- tlon or the Amalgamated will be taken because of the belief that it will be impossible to affect the Steel Corpor- alton policy. Only within a few weeks has there been evidence that the Amalgamated Association has recov- cred some part of it's strength. The opportunity for regaining it's power arose after the European war began. The employees of the steel and iron mills, especially in the vicinity ot Plttsburg and Youngs as well as Briar Hill Ohio, were receiving wages undreampt of before the war began. They were stimulated by these hign wages and by the appeal which was made to them by some of the speak CTS who were sent out by the govern ment to urge the workers that they produce their capacity. They were contented and perhaps for that req son all was more easily approaches by leaders who thought that the time had come when the Amalgamated As- sociation might begin to recover its strength.
 Some of the government speakers who addressed many thousands of workmen at the noon-d day meetings in Ohio and western Pennsylvania, had reason, they thought. for the be- lief that labor union leaders were ap- preaching the employees. sometimes all most secretly sometimes openly in the hope to persuade them again to be- come active members of the Amal- gamated
 ment, however. what the working men did, provided they only in their out put justified the high wages which were paid them. The labor leaders met with no opposition They gradu- ally increased membership until at last it was discovered that the Amal- gamated had again gained strength at least in Ohio and in western Penn sylvania and were in position to ask for conferences with the mill owners.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-26
Weekly Cotton Review
By Associated Press

New York, June 25.-Reports of an
 unusually rapid improvement in the condition of the growing crop and con tinued pessimism over the general ! trade situation led to more general and aggressive selling in the cotton mar
 ket during the past week. There were rallies early in the period on reports of rains in the southwest and again today on the prompt stopping of July notices, but there has been an evident tendency to sell on advances, and
 prices made new low ground for the movement during todays trading. Oc-
 tober contracts, for instance, sold at
 32, roc this afternoon, compared with
 36.70c, the high price touched shortly
 after the publication of the official end May condition figures and the low
 est level reached in the local market since that position sold at S7.25c on the advance of last April. The. next gov- ernment crop report is to be published at 12:30 o'clock eastern standard time on next Friday. So far three private reports have been issued. each Of which has pointed to a very unusual improvement in the crop promise.
 The most favorable of these reports placed the condition at 72 and predicted a government report of Fl. compared
 with SPA last month, while the least favorable made the condition 671. with a decrease of Is per cent in acreage.
 The greatest improvement reported
 during June in any of the last ten years was 5.3 per cent in 1914 and the
 lowest end-June condition was 70 per cent of normal reported last year. The ten-year average condition for the end of June is 79.S, so that even the best of the private reports would not brtng the promise up to that standard. but the rapid recovery indicated has em- phasized the possibility of d good crop should the growing season prove Ia vorable. Cables advices received from Liverpool today said that trade condi- tions in Manchester remained very poor and that short time was considered
 inevitable. Reports from the domestic goods trade have indicated continued dull business at first hands. and some points reports that stocks of yarns are accommodating.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-26

the mill owners agreed to meet the representatives of the Amalgamated at Atlantic City in the hope that a new Agreement could be reached. Con- ferences were held at Atlantic City, and were terminated a few days ago, but if was found to be impossible tu reach an agreement. The terms which the mill owners offered were not ac' ceptable to the Amalgamated The conference adjourned and although there is hope of renewed confidence. the mill owners being ready to meet the representatives of labor once more nevertheless so far the representatives of the working men have declined to enter into another conference. In other words. the conference failed. Then there loomed up the possibility even probability. that unless satis- factory agreement could be reached by July l. the Amalgamated would be prepared to say that they are ready tc withdraw from work not calling such withdrawal strike. But it would be strike by whatever name it might be called. Reports came to New York that in the iron and steel district in and near Birmingham. Ala. labor dis agreements have arisen. although the hope is strongs that these may be ended However. if it should happen during the presidential campaign that iron and steel workers in large num- bers, members of a strong organiza- ton which is we'll led. should be car rying on a strike. then it is possibl. that this may have some effect upon the presidential campaign.
 AS TT WAS IN 1892
 Shortly before the presidential cam paign of 1892 began. the steel ano iron workers in the Pittsburg district went out upon a strike. The strikers were desperate. collision occurred, there was bloodshed and the whole country was stirred bv this situation in Pittsburg. Henry C. Trick com manded the opposition. and at last broke the strike. although he almost lost his life by reason of assassina- tion on account of it. But the Pitts burg situation was made skillful use of by the leaders in the campaign for the. election of Ex-President Cleve- land, and it has always been believed that it had much influence in bring ing to Cleveland the vote by whicr he defeated President Harrison
 It has been the hope Of campaign managers on both sides that no dis turbing factors in the campaign will be occasioned by the attitude of labor towards capital. and of capital towards labor. because one or the other of the campaigns might be influenced by d serious labor disturbance. Some in fluence may be brought to bear where by new agreement between the Amalgapated and the iron and steel owners may be effected which would eliminate the danger of a strike. If politics became very exciting. if 1t was apparent while the campaign pro- gressed what the election might be close, then if there were to be strike "a har of iron and Stphl workers in Ohio and western Pennsyl- vania. jt might unfavorablv affect one or the other of the presidential cam paigns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-26

Central of Georgia cons. 5s ... 77 Central Leather 5s ......... 90ss' Chesapeake & Ohio cv. 5s ..... 73 Chi, B. X Quincy joint As ...... 93is Chi. Mil. & St. P. cv. 41ks .... 63 Chi, R. I. & Pac. Ky. ref. As 64& City of Paris 6s ............. 92Ss Colo. & Southern ref. 411s. bid. 67s Denver & R. Grande cons. As bid GOA Dom. of Canada 5s (193). bid. S51a Erie gen. 4s ............- 5y Illinois Central ref. As ....-.. 6fB Int. Mer. Marine 6s ..... S5A Kansas City. Southern ref. 5s .. seh Liggett & Myers 5s, bid .... 7S Louisville & Nashville un. As .. 7s1s Missouri, K. & T. 1st 4s, bid.-... 52B Missouri Pacific gen. As. bid.... 52 New York Central deb. 6s ... sS% Norfolk & Western cv. 6s, bid... 951a Northern Pacific As ........... 70A Pennsylvania gen. 5s .........-. SS Reading gen. 4s ........ 75& Republic I. & S. 5s (1940). bid. S4 St. Louis & San Fran adj. 6s =. CO.'S Seaboard Air Line adj. 5s ,... 33% Southern Bell Tel 5s ,...... 19% Southern Pacific cv. 5s ... 95A Southern Railway 5s ......... 79Sss Southern Railway gen. 4s .. 55 Texas Company cv. 6s, bid. ..... 104 Texas & Pacific 1st ............ 76% Union Pacific As ... 775s, United Kingdom of Great Britain
 and Ireland 5hs G9SD ..... s4Ss U. s. Steel 5s S9& Virginia-Caro. Chemical 5s, bid. 91% Wabash 1st S2
 Wilson & Co. 'cv. 6s .......... S5%
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-26
LOCAL MARKETS

With fine growing weather now at hand, the local truckmen are pushing their greenstuff for all it is worth. As a re- suit. local produce is competing with im- ported shipments. and the prices offered on the curb and from wagons are pleas ing to the housewives of Birmingham Fruit is also taking a drop from the ped- dlers' wagons, but the stereotyped prices still prevail at the fruit stands, where a set price seems to be charged at each place of business, If quotations so up at one stand, the consumer will find the same conditions at the next corner.
 Age-Herald readers will find some cut prices of staple eats among the adVer- tisements in this issue of the paper It will pay to discuss these prices at the breakfast table this morning and save lot of running around downtown.
 Quotations were as follows
 Poultry
 Fryers--65 e roc.
 Hens-30c. Fresh Eggs-42c
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-26
Liberty Bonds By Associated Press
Money Market
 By Associated Press

New York, June 25.-Mercantile paper, "A per cent; exchange steady; sterling 60-day bills. 3.s2A commercial 6o-day bills on banks, S92A; commercial 60-day bills, 391%; demand, 3.97; cables, 3.g7&. Frarcs. demand, S.29 cables, S.31. Belgian francs, demand, s.7S; cables S.75. Builders, de- mand, 35.75; cables. 35.T Lire, demand, 6.l9; cables, 621 Marks, demand, 27o; cables, 2.n. New York exchange on Montreal, 122s per cent discount. Govern ment bonds easy; railroad bonds ,irregu- lar.
 Bar silver, domestic, ss1a; foreign, %' Mexican dollars, 6SA.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-26
MARINE NEWS
By Associated Prsm


 New Orleans. June 25.-CIeared. Atenas. Bocas del Toro via Havana Kingston and Cristobal; Bethlehem Bridge, Texas City; British Star (Br) Davenport, England; Gansfjord tNor) Bluefields via Cape Gracias; Merita (Nor.). Tampico; Santa Alicia (Br.) Mihititlen. Mexico; Yoro (Hond) Geiba.
 Port Eads June 25.--Arrived: Car tago. Havana Fl Rio. New York; Panuco. Tampico; Sucrosa, Matanzas, vennacher (Br). Rouen.
 Sailed: Bethlehem Bridge, Texas City: Fl Occidente. New York; Ja- maica. Kingston. Jamaica: %oyo Maru (Jap.). Kobe and Yokohama via Bal boa and San Francisco; Lake Fossil Santiago. Cuba; Steel Age, Buenos Aires via Montevideo; Tipton. Tela. Mobile, June 25.-Arrived: None. Cleared, Vera tNor.). Belize; Lake Wimico, Port Barrios. -------------- irregular. Fresh gathered frsts. 42M 45. Cheese firm; average run, 25 1-2m 27. Poultry. alive. firm; chickens. 3S Qi6; turkeys frozen. 55m 5s: fresh 30. st. Louis, June 25-Poultry butter and eggs, unchanged.
 Chicago, June 25.--Butter higher; creamery 43@E. Eggs unchanged. Poultry alive lower; fowls S1.
 Potato Market
 By Associated Press
 Chicago, June 25.-Potatoes weak southern triumphs. 675@7.50 cwt; eastern cobblers. 12.50@1325 barrel are those nearest the sun namely Me-- crry and Venus. Counting our own moon. the system of planets possesses no fewer than twenty-seven moons
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-26
Metal Market

New York, June 25,-Copper dull; elec- trolytic spot. June and July 1s.3lql9o0c; August and September. 19m19A.
 Iron firm and unchanged.
 Tin. spot and June, A6.50a4Soo
 Anthony, $S.
 Metal exchange quotes lead nominal; spot and June $500. Zinc quiet East st. Louis, spot, $7.20d725.
 At London: Standard copper. spot. ESS |7s Cd; futures, eS6 2s Sd. Electrolytic, spot, e9a futures Gl04 Tin spot, G245 5s: futures, s2iS. Lead, spot, ESll futures e32 los. Zine, spot, 30 5s; futures. G4l 5s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-26
A CONFERENCE THAT FAILED

As result of one of the early con
 ferences, agreements were entered into respecting time and wages between the the owners of the steel and iron plants and the Amalgamated Association, That agreement was rs last for spec flied time and the date of it's termina
 tion is near at hand. Therefore, an- other conference was asked for and