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other institutions controlled by the state?
Such a system would be an encroach-
ment upon the rights of the states. It
would lessen their responsibility. 1 hold
that each state has the primary right
and duty to care for its schools. Accept
ance ofS federal aid Is bound to lessen
the independence Of the states and would
eventually lead the states to shirk their
duty and leave the burden, as far as they
can, on the federal government. Are
we ready to surrender our educational
institutions to such a system?
MICHAEL ]. SLATTERY.
Philadelphia June 81.
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Convention Program Today

San Francisco, July 1.-(By A.
P.)-Today's Democratic conven-
tion program:
Meets at II n. m. Prayer by the
Rev. Josiah Sibley, Calvary Presby-
terian Church, San Francisco.
Name Of John w. Davis, West
Virginia, ambassador to Great
Britain, to be presented.
Report Of platform committee, II
ready otherwise recess or adjourn
ment.
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DELEGATES JOIN
IN ROARING CHORUS

Auditorium, San Francisco, July L.
Galleries filed early today for the re-
sumption of the Democratic convention.
The delegates came more slowly, and
at IL o'clock, the hour set for resuming
the session, the floor and delegate
spaces, as usual, were only partly filled
with chatting members. The band, the
organ and the singers. as usual, enter
tanned the crowd while things were
waiting to be started
The band went back to some of the
oldtime airs that had put the big audi
ence in carnival spirit. The bandmaster
tried "The Sidewalks of New York, "
but the spirit. was lacking, and he got
no response, but when he switched to
his stock demonstration producer,
Dixie" he drew the usual crop of
yells.
The delegates who were present
wanted to talk rather than come to Or
der, and Chairman Robinson had to
do some vigorous and continued whack
ing with the gavel.
"Why in the world should 1t take n
man five minutes to sit down?' he re-
marked to some Of his assistants.
Sends Police Through Aisles
After sending the police through the
aisles to clear them, the chairman got
the delegates seated and called the con
vention to order at IL 20 o'clock
Bishop Nichols, of the Episcopal diocese
of San Francisco, offered prayer, con
GLIDING by leading the convention in a
recital of the Lords Prayer.
Then the organ ,pealed off the Star
Spangled Banner" and the convention
chorused In the strains of the majestic
air. ,
At the close of the singing Judge
Murasky, of San Francisco, took place
at the speakers stand and recited the
,'Rattle Hymn of the Republic" while
rthe great organ softly throbbed the
melody of the martial air in aeeompani-
ment.
The iudse reeited the first stanaa
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Woman Predicting Victory
of Coz. Smith arrested

New York, July 1.-(By A. P.)-
Alleged to have predicted that Gov
ernor Smith would be nominated for
President by the Democratic Ma
tional Convention, Mra. Annie
Criswell was arrested at a hotel
here today on charge of fortune
telling. The political forecast was
said to have been made to two
rolicswomen.
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McAdOO Is Running
Along Inside Track
By CLINTON W. GILBERT)

Continued from PAGE Ono
him that he will decline to run if nom
mated. He has strength in every one
Of the big delegations which the state
leaders hoped to head against him. In
the demonstration which took place
after his nomination, the Illinois banner
went about the hall. This did not in
dicate that Illinois was for him. but
rather that he had at least sufficient
body of delegates for him in Illinois
to get possession of the standard and
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Bitter Feeling Developed

In the debate, which loosed a flood
of bitter feeling Senator Walsh was
seconded by Mr.. Bryan, Senator Walsh.
of Massachusetts, and Senator Pome-
rene, of Ohio, while the battle for the
administration was led by Senator
Glass, of Virginia, the committee chair
man. senator Walsh's minority report
provided for a plank pledging the nomi-
nee of the convention and Democratic
senators to make such concessions as
might be necessary to secure ratifica-
tion OF the treaty: All of those who
ssAssstad. It told the committee bluntly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-03
New Orleans Cotton Rv Assnciated Press

New Orleans, December 2.-Swings in the price were wide in the cotton market today and they carried the active months both above and below the level of yes terdaTs close, but final prices were highly irregular, ranging from net de- cline of five points to a net advance Of f7 points. There were upturns in the early trading and again after mid session. while in between the market broke until it was g to & points under the last quo tation of yesterday. At the highest levels prices were 2 to 46 points over yester- days close January traded as high as l5.72 and as low as 15.lS and finally closed at 15.f6.
 Early gains were due to good cables, I better feeling in the spot department and the large export movement for the day. Total foreign clearances from all United States ports amounted to 5S,4fa bales, against 33,St3 this day last year, which made the exports thus far this week 2S3, ,291 bales, against 142. fo5 during the same period Last year. Telegrams from the interior claimed decided improvement in the spot situatlon. with better de- mand ruling and smaller offerings.
 A good deal of the selling resulted from runors that 8 private bureau was about to issue . forecast of the amount of cotton ginned 60 the first Of December. Offerings increased on a pri- vate bureau crop estimate of 13,364,0Oo bales, including inters. while much sell ing was based on private cablegrams from England to the effect that nia- jority of British spinners had voted in favor of half time schedule.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-03
Iron and Steel Review

Cleveland. O.. December 2-The Iron Trade Review today says
 For the first time in practically r. months the iron and steel market nre- seHts something approaching a condition 1 of price uniformity. The official pro- rounoement against any advances .by the Steel corporation a week ago, as expect ed, has done, more to clear up the am- oiguous price situation long existing than any single development in many months.
 With the initial announcement of the Jones 6 Mclaughlin Steel compahy No- vember 28, there has been inaugurated d rapid retrograde movement among inde- pendent producers. back to the schedule approved March 21, 1919, by the indus trial board, and which, except in wire pf oducts and one or two other ines has been followed consistently by the leadina, steel maker. With equality of price com petition restored in various mill pro ducts. the volume of new business
 brought forth from waiting buyers as yet has been unimportant, some tonnages
 in bars being reported to have been booked by independent manufacturers at the basis, but this has been exceptional In fact, few expectations are entertained
 of any substantial broadening of new business until the market passes from it's PieStIL tAClllDie stage lO one or more assured stabilzation The week has been fairly replete with productions or prices in finished steel by independent producers, with some exceptions, mostly among eastern mills. There has been q general adoption of the Steel corpora tion prices of 2.65c Pittsburg on plates, 245c on structural shapes and 2.35c on bars. At least two independent makers arc down to the 5. 25c minimum on plain wire. though one of them has not dropped all the way on nails.
 Certain mills are quoting the lowest level of g per base box in tin plate. Sheet prices still cover wide spee.d. A Mahonng valley interest has reduced $ per ton, but still is $10 per ton above the schedule of the American Sheet and Tin Plate company. At the same time some mills are disposed not to hesitate to cut to the lowest basis if tonnage or ders could be attracted.
 Rivets have ben reduced $ and rein forcing bars substantially as much. Nuts and bolts are down.
 One outstanding feature of the wide spread price readjustment is that inde- pendent mills in at least one line-cold finished bars-have dropped below the Steel corporation level In this material the reduction is $l4 a ton to 3.6oc Pitts burg, or s per ton less than the quota ton of the American Steel Wire company. Obviously, no single week has developed a more precipitate drop in the composite market average of IS leading products worked out by the Iron Trade Rey.vw. The figures this week is $56. 45, compared with $61.N last week, $s3.75 in November. $s .6s in September, $55.20 in December, 1919, and $23.37 in December, 191a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-03

 STOCK MARKET HAD DAY OF HESITATION ONbEAR|SH OUTLOOK Total Sales Amounted to a MiI- lion Shares-Money Market
 Pursued an Even
 Course
Nv Associatsd pres.

New York, December 2-The successive stages of today's active stock market were characterized by hesitation, heavi- ness, firrnness and intermittent strength. selling for profits, however, materially re- dccing many gains at the irregular close.
 Fruit on the so-cailed Southern Pacific
 melon" overnight seemed to exercise little influence, Southern Pacific opening at loss of 1%, extending this to more than points at midday and displaying further heaviness later, when the ball. ance of the list tended toward higher levels. It's final quotations of 105H showed a net loss of 45s points.
 Rights to Southern Pacific rose and fell within a narrow radius of yester- days closing price of g, and shares Of the Pacific Oil company, which is to take over the oil lands of the Southern Pacific, were quoted on the when is- sCed' basis at 30 to 3.
 Associated oil, whose shares are to be merged with Pacific oil. showed an early gain of points, a small part of which war forfeited later. Other oils were frac- tionally lower in the early part of the session, but became the strongest fea- lures later, notably Mexican Petroleum and the two Panama petroleums, in which final prices showed gains of 3h to 4 points.
 Among steels, equipments, coppers and unclassified specialties there was no definite trend until after midday, when advances of 1 to 8 points were scored, probably at the expense Of the shorts who also suffered in the rise of shippings Total sales amounted to 100000 shares The money market pursued an even course, all call loans being again made at per cent, and most time loans, chiefly for moderate sums at to 711 per cent Foreign exchange presented no especial feature, but the low ratio of reserves reported by the Bark of England was a matter of general comment
 Foreign bonds fared better than do- xnestic issues, many of which. including Liberties, were inclined to ease. Total sales, par value, $2,40o, 600.
 Old United States bonds were un- changed on call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-03
WHEAT JUMPED TOA SENSATIONAL ADVANCE
 ON EUROPEAN OUTLO LOOK
By Ass., , ....u pres,

Chicago, December 2.-Anxietv q. fo whether European buying of wheat in the United States has not already been oVeroone led to sensational advance in prices today. The market jumped up II cents bushel in some cases and closed unsettled at 61a to 9A cents net gain with December $1.69 to S1.6eh and March S.e4% to s1-e5A. Other leading staples. too, all finished higher-corn up 1M to SH cents, oats 3ss to 3B cents and pro- visions 20 to 75 cents
 According to an estimate by one of the leading firm on the board Of trade. there remains in the country at present only 6o,Uo,OO0 bushels available for ex- port ana for July l carry-over, after all lowing for domestic needs, whereas the usual carry-over alone is 75,O0O 600 bush els, With attention chiefly focused on this estimate, 8 general stampede to the bull side Of the market began today as soon as business opened Bullish sen- timent was further emphasized by re- rort that the bulk of the new Australian, crop had been purchased in advance, and that Argentine harvest weather was unfavorable. Much notice was also taken of "buy-a-barrel-of-flour' movement. and of the fact that the converting of Congress on Monday would be followed by the introduction of many bills, de- signed to afford aid to farmers. Hurried purchasing lasted throughout the day, but lessened somewhat in the final half hour. The most urgent demand was said to have come from New Yorker who has of late been prominent as a bear
 Corn and oats rose with wheat, and as a result of smallness of receipts. ,
 Provisions were strengthened by the grain advance and by firmness in the hog market.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-03
COTTON IRREGULAR
 WITH NEAR MONTHS
 RELATIVELY WEAK
Market Closed Easy, Net Four teen Points Lower to Ten
 Points Higher
By Associated Press

New York, December 2.--The cotton market was very irregular today, as in- dicated by the course of January con rallied to 1e.34c and closed at 15.94 or If points net lower. The general market closed easy. net IA points lower to 10 points higher, with near months rela- lively weak.
 Fhe market opened firm at an advance of 9 to S5 points, with active months selling 90 to 40 points net higher right after the call, owing to the continued firmness of Liverpool, reports of slight ly bettef demand for goods, renewed Liverpool buying and overnight buying orders, part of which appeared to be for trade account. There was sounder sell ing, however, while the advance encoun- tered considerable realizing and offer ing became more general during the that Mancheseer spinners of American cotton had voted to operate only three days per week anG claims that southern spot offerings had increased on the ad- vance Prices broke some 15 to 23 points below last nights closing figures, with March selling off from 16.50c to lo.SSc, after which the market rallied on renewed rumors that alien property funds were to be used in the creation of interna- tional credits. The large exports re- ported again for the day were also a factor on the rally, which carr.ed some of the late months into new high ground for the day, but prices eased off again later under nenewcd realizing and south ern selling. A local al$authority estimates the crop at 12.7S9,ooo bales and says the figures point to an increase Of aoouI 6e4, 900 bales in the worlds carry-over TOT the season. Exports today, sS,4is. max ing 1,S92,552 so far. this season Port re- ceipts. 25.6SS; United States port total, 9S2 150
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-03
48,oOO. and with 1917 decrease of

4S,ooO. and with 1917 decrease of 40S,0
 ! The total for November was 1,790,236 against 2,445.69S last year; 1,747,069 year before last, and 2,t9S,O46 same time in 1917.
 The amount of the crop brought into sight for the four months from August to November. inclusive, is 90O,O 900 under last year; 4S5, 900 under year before last and 1,420,000 under 1917.
 The movement since August 1 shows receipts at all United States ports, 2,649S72 against 2,S0S577 last year; i 2,19S,S10 year before last and 2,96S,799 same time in 1917.
 Overland across tho Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to northern mills and Canada 217.371, against 534, 145 last yeara 545,1S7 year before last, and 599, 74S same time in 1917. Southern Tn Ills i takings. exclusive of consumption at | southern outports, 959,000, against l,5oS,256 last year; 1,e1S,o0o year before
 last and 1,594,0 900 same time in 1917. In
 terior stocks in excess of these neld at
 the close of the commercial year, 514, t211, against 9S9,S96 last year; 46s,7S9 | year before last, and 59T,954 same time ! in 1917. - I These make the total movement of { the cotton crop brought into sight for 1 lne TOUT months ending close of No
 vember, 4.34o.514. against 5,240.S74 last year; 4,S25,7S6 year before last and
 o'T60,496 same time in 1917. 1 Northern spinners took during l51, : 966. against LOOT last year, and s34,- 4S2 year before last increasing the to- 1 tai for the four months to 42S,S50, against 955,212 last year. and se5. .s40
 year before last. This makes their
 average weekly takings for the season ! 24,39l. against 57.1o2 last year, and 49,65l year before last.
 Foreign exports for the four months
 of the season have been 1.732.o34, show Ing decrease under last year of 2S2.-
 zSo, and an increase over the came
 period year before last of S71,f7S 1 stocks at the seaboard and the %
 leading southern interior centers at the ,close of November were 2,597.S2O. against 2,e00.4S5 last year. and 2,51o.- i GAY year before last l Including stocks left over at ports ana interior towns from the last crop
 and the number of bales of the current crop brought into sight during the four
 months, the supply has been 5,S01 921. against 7.16s,Sss last year, and Gill
 22s year before last.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-03
MARINE NEWS
Rr Assoclated Prers


 New Orleans, December 2.-Cleared: i: CorSi cana Mobile; Ellis (Nor), Tela via Truxfllo Gansjford (Nor), Port Barrios via Belize, Stann Creek and Livingston. Honduras (Nor). Port Barrios; Mas Haven (Dutch), Havana; Rochelle (Br.J, Nueyftas. Cuba via Tampico; Sosua (Nor.), Tela
 Port Eads. December 2.-Arrived: Creole. New York: Elida C1ausen (NorD. New York; Lake Grama, Tampa; Saw okla Port Arthur; Surname, Port Bar rios.
 Sailed Chalmette, Havana; Conus, New York; Heredia- Bocas Deltoro via Cristobal; Lake Fablus. Matanzas and Nuevitas, Cuba via Kingston. Jamaica and Port au Prince; Lake Gorin, Tam pico; Managua. (Nic), Kingston, Jamaica; Macoris (Br.l, NAuvitas, Cuba; New Or leans, Brake and Bremen, Germany via Havre and Norfolk; Northern (Br.t, Ant wept; Yoro qIond), Ceiba
 Mobile, December 2.-Arrived Craster Hall, Charleston, Lake Freetand, New York; Lake Felden, New Orleans.
 Sailed; Waikiki, London via New Dr. leans; Lake Fife. Tampico; McCreary County, Havana; Hierchoner Gertrude A Somerville, Tampco.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-03

rsnama ss coupon. bid ..... I9
 American Smelling & R 5s. bid T4A American Tel. & Tel cv. 6s ... 95. Atchinson gen. Is .............. T51s Atlantic Coast Line 1st Is .... T1Ss Baltimore & Ohio cv. 41ss .. 671s Bethlehem Steel ref. 5s ... 7ia Central of Georgia con. 5s =. sex Central Leather 5s ........... 90A Chesapeake & Ohio cv. 5s ..... S4A Chicago, B. & Quincy joint Is ... 96% Chicago, Mil. & St. P. cv. 4as.. s9h Chicago, R. I. S Pac. Ky. ref. 4s. 66h City of Paris 6s ............... SAX Colorado & Southern ref. 4hs.. T2A Denver & Rio Grande con. 4s.... 63h Dominion of Canada 5s (19S). SsS Erie gen. IS ......- 4z Illinois Central ref. 4s ....... T5b Inter. Mer. Marine 6s ...... 79B Kansas City Southern ref 5s .... Fl Liggett & Myers 5s, bid ...... 79h Louis & Nash un. As ........ S0h Missouri. Kan. & Texas 1st As a. 5S
 Missouri Pacific gen. As ...... 53A New York Central deb 6s ...... 921z Norfolk & Western cv. es ...... 1o4 Northern Pacific As .......... 76A Pennsylvania gen. 5s ....... ss1h Reading gen. As ....... S1A Republic Iron & Steel 5s i194o) S6
 st ssabesra b9ra siS San nne pFa9 adj aS ss Ss Southern Bell Telephone 5s .... s1
 Southern Pacific cv. 5s ......... 106
 Southern Railway ss. bid ....... S5h Southern Railway gen. 4s ...... 59k Texas X Pacific list, bid ...... i6 Union Pacific As .............. S0S United Kingdom of G. B. I.
 5hs (1ss7) ........... s4A U $. Steel 5s e0z Virginia Carolina Chemical 5s.. 91A Wabash 1st S4 Wilson & Go. cv. es ............ S2A
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-03
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'S Letter

New York, December 2-Our market today was influenced by strong cables rom Liverpool and slightly better in- quiry from trade sources The market later broke on the report that spinners abroad were considering three-day-a- week, plan until business improves. From the low of the day the market slowly advanced and at times there was very little cotton for sale
 The pressure from hedge selling seems to have ceased, at least temporarily. showing that there is not an over abundance of distressed cotton in fine south at the moment. Exports Of cot ton have Increased materially, and this IS no small factor in the recent advance. we think this advance will not be per manent but advise that one take on small quantities Of cotton on ar-,r sharp decline and sell for quick profits or any sharp advance. Hubbard Bros X, Co
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-03
American Steel Dividend
By Associated Pre.u

New York, December 2-The American Steel Foundries has declared a stock divi- dend of A share at par, equal to E per cent on it's common stock and pay able December 31 to stock of record De- cember Is, 1t was announced today
 The regular quarterly dividends of 75c on common stock. payable January 15 to stock Of record December 90, and of < per cent on preferred stock. payable De ccmber 3 to stock of record December IS, also were declared
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-03
CUBAN SUGAR STOCK
By Associated Press

Havana, Cuba, December 2.-sugar stocks in Cuba at present total 2I0WH tons, according to official figures of the Cuban government. This is 30,09o tons
 less than former reports have indicated. or this amount 15.cOo tons, it is csti- mated. will be required for home con sumption up to January i, and approxi- mately 200 GOO tons of the remaining 255,U0 is in the hands of the Cuban sales conn mittee of the Association of Planters and | Producers.
 l Colonies of the early Greeks extended 1 from the Crimes to Spain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-03
Dry Goods

M fsy XssOCiafed Press
 NeW ork, December 2.-Print cloth markets were firmer' today. More bust ness waso ffered on sheetings at low prices passed on l0c a yard for 4-yard 9VAoos' Iarns, raw silk and burlaps were quiet. More retail buyers appeared in inc market than usual for this time of the - ~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-03
Port Movement
 

By A900Cl6t60 ff00y New Orleans: Middling, 157sc; re- |ceipts, 11.s17; exports. 25,32s; sales, i5,514; stock. 402,3Sf. Galveston: Middling, 15.75c; receipts, s,as7; exports, 32,55S; sales, 1907; stock, 292,058. Mobile: Middling. 15c; receipts. zss; stock, 15,4s8. Savannah: Middling, 1sc; receipts. l2,727; stock, 15,611. Charleston Receipts, 245; stock. 242.711. Wilmington: Middling, 15c; receipts. 411: stock. 3S,4s4. Texas City: Stock, 4,z86, Norfolk: Middling, 15.25c: receipts 1,711; sales, 6s3; stock. s1,43o Baltimore: Stock. 5,959. Boston: Middling. 1s.e5c; stock, .3,- 300. Philadelphia: Middiing. 1ssoc; TO- jceipts. 40; stock. 5,171. New York: Middling. 1s.s5c; receipts. 102: stock, 17,413. Minor ports: Exports. 5s5; stock, 4.155.
 Total today: Receipts. 25.sss; expor.s 58,474; stock. 1,260.1o7.
 Total for week: Receipts, 20s,812; ex- ports. 2s3,2s1.
 Total for season: Receipts. s.7o1,s ,sss exports, 1,893,656. Interior Movement By Associated PreSS Houston: Middling, 15.25c; receipts
 II. .4oa; shipments, 1o,3o1; sales. 4,s0s
 stock. 323,47s. Memphis: MiddlinE. 15c: receipts 717s; shipments, z,ssS; sales, 2,4oo
 stock, 34e.o21. Augusta: Middling, IS soc; receipts 1856: shipments 1.52s; sales. 2s7; stock l143,314 St. Louis: Middling. 15.5oc; receipts LIS; shipments, se3: stock, 13.415. Atlanta: Middling, 15c Little Rock: Middling. 15.5oc; re- ceipts, 1,67s; shipments. 1905; sales 300: <tock. 51.603. Dallas: Middling, 14.55c: sales. 5.456 fs5. Total today: Receipts, 22,s33; .hip-
 ments. 1S.s33; stock. S77,S32. dester's Weekly Cotton StStems1A By Associated Press New Orleans. December z.-Secrc.ary Hester's New Orleans cotton exchange statement issued today covers the monthly movement, to the close of s;o- lvember. Compared, with last year, il shows a decrease for the month in round figures of 655.ooo. an increase
 compared with the year before last of