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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-06
HE LAST VISION

Frank L. Santon, in the Atlanta Con- stitution. You seek tse dim room where I died How ordfrly-serene it looks, The dreamjess pillows. side by side.
 The table. with the old. loved books. No inkstsined, filtered leaves in view Last love songs that I sang to you. The morning light streams in; tho
 i,aves
 Lean to the windows as of old. And e-ery ray of light receives
 Nee glory from your locks of gold. But me lies on the dreamer's breast, Witt farewell. dying kisses blest. | os Death remembers Love, my dear. Hvided as the Stars you see. A flower for that remembrance wear Esen like the last you kissed for me. Let tct one dream of Love depart: ! 'ris all of Heaven earth holds. Sweet
 heart. Love'l, memory make the dim room.
 right,
 Lookfrom the windows to the blue Of Hea}en. and in the lone twilight
 God ell the stars to sing to yeul But canthey sing a sweeter song Than ths: T lover you all life longr
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-06
Rural Letter Carriers
 In Annual Session

TIT HE rural letter carriers of Ala
 0 bama are holding their annual session here, and the gathering Is one of the largest in the history of the organization. This year the Ala bama Federation of Rural Carriers is also meeting in this connection, the latter for the purpose of discussing utilization with the Federation of Labor.
 There is difference of opinion. Many of the rural carriers organized as in other days were opposed to join ing the federation but the majority took the initiative for the new move.
 The rural carriers meet for the pur- pose of promoting the interest of men who deliver our rural mail. They are faithful men and true, and perform a great service.
 No servant of the government is more welcome along our highways than the rural mail carrier. He ap- breaches the farmhouse with beam ing face and cheery disposition, and makes farmer and farmers wife and daughter happy as he hands out the mail.
 The carriers have been eighteen years in service in Alabama and every year marks progress. The government is extending the service and the time will come wher the great bulk of mail will be deliv cred by the rural carrier. There vii be only few central postoffices, say twenty-five or thirty. Substations and rural deliveries vii do the rest. This will mean grea economy to Uncle Sam. It may b. twenty years before the time comes but when it does come the postmas ters in Alabama will be reduced t. about thirty.
 In the meantime, the carriers vii discuss many live topics. The peo pie of Birmingham extend them loorJ;ol rrraot;p~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-06
Makes Time Count

q was walking up Second avenue the other morning shortly after o'clock" says John c. Henley, "and standing on the right side near a jewelry window in the entrance of the stairway leading to a billiard parlor, saw a well-known citizen quietly absorbed in book. Be- ing friend. l stopped, as I was curious to see what he was reading, and found that he was buried in Lambs essays. It developed that he has the habit of slipping a small volume in his pocket which he reads on the street cars, trains, or wherever he gets few mo- ments. He was waiting for Wool worth's to open, and was killing the time by losing himself in one of the English classics. His name-well. reckon I'll not give him away"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-06

pay better price than they have paid and the rate of consumption sugg ssts that they can be forced to pay high CT price if the grower develops suf- ficient nerve to hold his cotton for rises and market gradually.
 What the cotton producer should be busy about from now on is mar keting, and he should not omit pro viding himself with all the data bear ing on the situation as it develops from day to day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-06
eBsfble People

T like the way they do in Gadsden during the hot spells" says Richard M. Johnston of the Alabama Power Com pany. T was in Gadsden on Friday and Saturday of last week and, be- lieve me- it was hot there as well as in Birmingham.
 But the men of Gadsden, the rank and file of them. doffed their coats as they went about the hot streets. Many of them carried their coats on their arms but a large number of them dis pensed with coats altogether during business hours. As a result, they fell the heat less intensely, and. all being coatless, no one without his coat was conspicuous.
 T want to compliment Gadsden or the modesty of it's hotel charges. Con- sidering the excellent service th' charges are more than reasonable.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-06
Are the Shadows Settling
 on William Jennings Bryan ?

WV WHAT the 1,,.,,t future sI holds in store w for William Jennings Bryan is chiefly "reminiscences. Long dom inant figure in the democratic party, te met a decisive defeat at San Fran cisco. His prohibition plank, on which he had set his heart, was rejected, along with his League of Nations plank.
 The demonstration given MT. Bryan on the convention floor was not an indorsement of his policies. It was a tribute to unique figure in Amer ican public life, in which respect and admiration were about equally blend ed. While MT. Bryan has made many enemies, he possesses elements of greatness and as long as he lives he will have a following in America. Politically he belongs to the past, al-
 
 though it must be said to his credit that many of the reforms he advo- cated years ago, which were regarded at that time as rank socialism, have since been adopted.
 Yet, it may be premature to pro- nounce a funeral oration over the Commoner. He has been adjudged dead and buried more than once, only to emerge from the tomb and again become a leader. The next four years may bring forth other issues which will make his ad- vice and his oratorical powers use ful. But he is growing old. Time has not dealt gently with him dur | ing the past decade. Recent pictures taken at San Francisco show him to have aged rapidly. He is drawing near the close of a remarkable ca reer, career which has brought him much honor and extraordinary public ity, but many disappointments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-06
He Is Satisfied

Redwood park sure was full to overflowing,' says T. D. tTurkey) Be- man, who was formerly a, Southern league pitcher with the Little Rock team. All the seats were occupied and hundreds of people either stood up or sat around the edge of the grandstand and bleachers yesterday.
 We certainly had two crackerjack Fourth of July games. The morning game was full of excitement and doubt as to the winner right up until the last frame. The last game, while not so much in doubt, was still full of enter tainment for the average fan. My hol- ida% was well spent. l appreciated very much the cool, cloudy weather that was dished out for our annual fr dependence Day celebration
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-06
FREE SPEECH

From the Baltimore American.
 Gotham magistrate has decided that one irate neighbor may call an- other woman peroxide blonde without violating the libel law. The magis- trate may have either been a cynic or have-dectded that the alleged libelous intentions were chemically pure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-06
Hard to Find

Fourth of July liquor was conspicu- ous by its absence" says Robert G. Messer, "at least did not see the usual amount of whisky and drunkenness that goes with the Glorious Fourth I at- tribute the dryness to the scarcity of liquor and the high price being charged for the little that can be obtained Most people will attribute this fact to increasing, morality, but I saw several men who could easily have sung, How Dry 1 am"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-06
Started Wrong.

'I never will forget the first time I ever tried to ride bicycle.' says John F. Ray. "As 1 look back on it now it was one of the funniest experiences ever had l thought the best way to learn would be to coast down hill
 so with this idea in view I pushed my wheel up the hill. There I mounted and with both feet outstretched started down. The bicycle gathered velocity as it went and not having my feet on the pedals l couldn't control the wheel at all, and when I reached the bottom l hit rock and over I went into a brier patch. The bicycle went in the opposite direction and 1 learned that it would have been better to have re- versed the trick and have gone up hill"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-06
DIsTINGUIsnED CITIES

From the Tampa Tribune.
 Birmingham, like Miami. is still the third largest city, Two fine towns!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-06
WILLIAM THE sLUMBERER

From the Chicago News.
 Maybe Winsome William McAdoo has planned a sleeping porch campaign.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-06

Washington Bureau. 800 Davidson building.
 European Bureau. 10 King street, Covent Garden, London, w. C. z.
 Eastern business office, World building. New York city; western busi- ness office Tribune building, Cni- cago. The s. c. Beckwith Speciai Agency, agents for foreign advertising.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-06
ADRIF'T WITH THE TIMES
NovIcEs YET.

NOvICES YET. The lady politicians
 Are making quite hit, And showing lots of shrewdness,
 We're willing to admit Their short and snappy speeches
 Are winning much applause, They're introducing methods
 To give spellbinders pause. But maybe these good habits
 They'll soon begin to drop And initiate the brethren
 Who don't know when to stop That was a terrible air disaster yes- terday, wasn't it?' Dreadful. I understand an investiga- ton has been ordered" Yes I fear it's the same old story. There were not enough parachutes on board to save all the passengers.s
 HELPFUL INFORMATION How far is it to the nearest road house?' asked the automobile tourist. "Bout fifteen miles, said the native Do you think I can reach it befory dark"
 Not tn way you're goin'. It's behind you"
 AT THE GREASY SPOON" .'waiter, this glass is dirty" That's strange sir" Why stranger" "The gentleman who used It Just pc fore you had as nice table manners as ever saw" PAUL Cook.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-06
OUT OF FUNDS.

OUT OF FUNDS.
 When the Hon. Cicero Jobbles went away from Chiggersville to attend the would be heard from"
 Yep" said Squire witherbee, gloomily. "He told tn truth. I've just heard from him. He telegraphs that the dratted con- vention has lasted so long, if I don't send him some money to come home on. hell have to stay there the rest of his life.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-06
Member of the Associated Press

The Age-Herald is the only morning and Sunday newspaper in Birmingham carrying the Associated Press dis patches
 The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for publication or all news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published therein.
 All rights of republication of special dispatches herein are also reserved.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-06

This was a way to thrive. and he was
 blest; And thrift is blessing If men steal 1t
 not. Merchant of Venice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-06
THE CELEBRATION

THE CELEBRATION What with heated oratory And a myriad of flags. And all kinds of life-destroyers Packed in baskets and in bags. What with fireworks and with dances And a thousand games to play. We united in observance Of our Independence Day.
 NOBODY HOME Hey, Mike" said the first burglar, ''dis job is a cinch.'' "How's dat?' asked his partner in crime.
 De missus of dis flat has gone away an de ole mans out playin poker some where. Here's his pajamas hangin on de nall hatrack."
 NO CHANCE 50 refuse me?" said the voice over the telephone.
 T do,'' replied Miss Teacher firmly. Hang up the receiver, then. I want to talk to the operator" .I don't believe she'd have you. either"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-06

TELEPHONE Bell (private exchange connectini all departments) Main 49Oh
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-06

Senator Harding expects to make his first public address at a cornerstone laying. Such occasions are always fraught with great so1emnity. never more so than when the orator ot the day is running for office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-06

small amount Of money necessary to install derrick. The fate of the Warrior depends on co-ordinated action by all the mu- nicipalities along it's length. x
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-06

The citizen who read both party plat forms from beginning to end is not necessarily 100 per cent American, lie may have more spare time on his hands than he knows what to do with.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-14
MARKET UNDER
HEAVY PRESSURE
Continued Tight Money Rates
Gave the Bear Element
Ample Ammunition
ALL OUSTRIALS SOFT

New York. Jan. 14.-The New York
Evening Suns closing financial review
today says:
The bears We're persistent in exerting
pressure on tOlay's stock market and
measurably successful as was evidpncel
by decline amOny the industrial shares
"anging from = to $ points or more
There We're rather feeble intervals of a
Stlttening tendency but they We're in
frequent and Intellectual.
Continued tight money rates and alb
Sence of indications of early relief. ac-
cOmpanied by the report that the di-
rectors of the New York Federal Re-
serve Bank at tOdav's regular weekly
meeting would direct further advancc
in the rediscouEt rate. possibly as hi"
as 112 per cent, according to current
rumor supplied most of the ammunition
for the bears.
The rate is now 43t per cent. Gail
money renewed at s per cent and the
rate soon went to 10 per cent, and the,
70 II per cent in the second hour Of
the Afternoon. Business in time fun,
was largely confined to renewals. Bids
as high as Sig per cent We're made for
time accommodation without any very
material response.
There is accumu'ative irritation in
the street that such rates should be
eXacted for call loans when and :
Der cent offerings were made within Il
week or more without bringing about
any menacing revival of speculation in
stocks. \ Chicago banker declared that
he did not know why New York bankers
should be getting such rates when no
other large center was getting anytime
ike them and he was frank to suggest
a rather ugly explanation.
The bear element was not slow in
taking advantage of the situation which
has heen created. a situation the more
"eHdilv tn he utilized in view of the
SO 900 900 Belgian loan and the pro-
nOsed Italian dollar fiotatiOu here in the
same amount. the disturbing reports
coming out Of GERMANY. the probability
that there will he no railroad legislation
before the middle of February Md "A
feeling of uneaSiness which is not con-
fined to the Metropolitan district. That
nessimsm is nor confined to New York
was shown by the considerable business
'~ +Ne selling side done by the wire
houses.
The rails. of course. were too So
verely neglected to reflect the same
pressure a. the industrials. The steols
motors. oils and equipments were dis
tinctly rCactionary. United States
Steel ruled closely around 105 or a
noint or so below the price at which
the corporation announced it was pre-
~"""d to sell 10000 shares to its en-
Moves
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-14
FURTHER .SHRLNKAGE IN
LOCAL MARKET DEALINGS
Slight Price Changes Reflected Complete Lack of lere,, :,
Both Traders and the Public v

Judging from the further shrinkage
in the volume of dealings in today's
market, the majority of local contingent
are evidently content to remain on the
side lines and look on rather than to
participate in the current razzle dazzle
market. Almost each succeeding day
seems to give birth to some new uncer-
tainty to further becloud the financial
horizon, so that the rank and file of the
market community are virtually up in
the air. No one attempts to prognos-
ticate the possibilities of immediate fu-
ture, but all hands have Joined the
Micawber club and are quite willing to
rest on their oars to see what turns up.
With such small business there could
hardly be very great changes in prices.
What few were made were slight and
were without significance, except in so
far as they showed the low ebb to which
speculative or market interest in gen.
eral has dwindled. Except in n few
isolated, obscure issues it was merely
repetition of fraction chipping, an
eighth here and a quarter there, on
either side of the market.
If the unsettled state of the big mar
ket in New York was taken into con-
sideration with the spectacle of the fast>
melting of prices in the big speculative
favorites, the local list may safely be
described as holding up remarkably
well. If there was little inclination to
buy, there was an equal ,indisposition
to sell. The more encouraging side
light was found in the fact that every
fractional price concession uncovered
small underlying buying orders, which
served as a steadying influence
Trading was without particular feat
ure of interest because of the narrow
groove in which the market idly drllte.
Some of the more noticeable movements
was the trading in the Philadelphia
National Bank warrants which sold up
to 132, against Yesterdays bid of 10.
The price later fell back to 125. The
continued odd buying of Pernsyl-
vania Railroad also came in for COM
ment.
Little remains to be said concernin'
the other local issues. United Gas I'm
provement, Philadelphia Electric, Le-
high Navigation and Lake Superior
Corporation shaded slightly. America
Stores was " higher while J. G. Brill
gained 81. American Railway pre-,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-14
HIGH PRICE INDUSTRIAL
SPECIALTIE.S WEAK SPOTS
Fresh eohness attributed to Disturbing Reports OF Unrest in
Germany and Acue Money Situation

New York. Jan. 14.--There was no
essential change in trading conditions
w tnday's stock market. During the
greater part of the session the entire
hSt, more particularly the industrias
was under persistent selling pressure
bringing further declines ,of . to s
no'nts in the highly speculative issues.
Ihe downward swing was checked at
intervals by irregular rallies. but these
checks proved Intellectual and were in
Varlablv follDwcd by renewed pressure.
Lacking L more obvious or direct
'Np!anation the fresh weakness of the
GarKet during the morning session was
ltt'loutti IN some quarters to overnight
adyicea from abroad, notably the re-
Dorts of serious disturbances in Berlin
and the reported declaration Of martial
aW IN almost al parts of Germany.
There was. however, further apprr-
hcnSion regarding the money mark
which was largely influenced by rcportS
OF liberal calling of loans. and the ru-
NOR of another advance in discount
rates by the + deral Reserve Bank.
Some evidence of the loan "a ling was
to be found in the pre- eminent weak
ness of most of the high priced indus
trial specialties, or those shares which
recently were subject to alroit pool and
Clique manipulation.
1t was in this quarter of the mar
ket the brunt of the selling movement
was sustained. and the character of the
dealings suggested something more than
mere bearish drives. There was un
further extension Of short
commitm nts all around the room, but
the selling of many of the industrial
Specialties had all the trademarks of
forced liquidation.
In the more seasoned and tried is
sues the fluctuations were noticeably
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-14
BANK CLEARINGS

Bank clearlngs today compared with cor.
res pondinE day last two years.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-14
MARKS AT L-0W RECORD
German Coin Touches 1875 in For
eign Exchange Market

New York. Jan. 14.--At the opening
of the foreign exchange market TODAY
swiss francs furnished the only strong
feature. In almost every other class
Ieclines were established from yester
lays final figures.
French exchange showed a loss of 3
'eutimes at 23 for cables and 11,2j
for checks. Sterling was down TO
3.T3ia for demand and 3.I4ii for
cables. Lire were a point lower, at
l3.43 for cables and 11.45 for checks
Other quotations were:
Swiss cables 5.61, checks J.63 :;
guilder cables 375s checks 31l2 ; pese-
tas cables 1910. checks 10; Stockholm
cables u, checks 20.SJ; Christiania
rables 1919. checks 1860 Copenhagen
'abcs Is, ,checks 17.SJ; Belgian cables
11.17, checks l1.19; mark cables 1.9O,
checks l 50, a new low record. Aus
triau kronnen, 4jc.
In mid afternoon marks made a new
tow of 81 for cables and Austrian
were quoted A.. Sterling shaded to
3.727s for demand and 3.73@s for ga
bles. Francs were easier at 11.24 for
cables and II 20 for checks.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-14
lNCZAL WORLD-NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA

less violent and confined within more
reasonable limitations, This was par
ticularlv true as to United States Steel
and other standard industrial shar' s.
Little of anything was done in the rail
road shares and the coppers were also
rs much neglected.
With few unimportant exceptions
the entire list was under renewed sell
ing pressure at the unsettled opening,
which came in for more notice by rea-
son of the sDirited rally in progress in
the late trading yesterday induced by
the apparent relaxing tendencies of de-
manl loans But for some days it has
been the practice of the professional
contingent to sell freely during the
morning and buy them back again be-
fore the closing.
Reactions within the first half hour
r"n"ed from I 70 , points in Crucib!e
Steel and affiliated shares and equip
mcntS. The shipping. oil and motors
shares and American Woolen were also
cOnSpicuous,y under pressure Selling
continued in diminished volume
throughout the balance of the morn
ing. with many supplementary losses,
especially in the higher priced motors,
oils, Steels nd shipping shares. Partial
rallies accompanied the ) per cent
2p"ning rate COR call money at noon.
Weakness increased in the afternoon
on the announcement that the directors
of the Federal Reserve Bank had held
their regular meeting but would make
no statement regarding discount rates
until after the c.ose of the market. EX
t"Cme losses among speculative issues
ran from , to 10 points.
Call loans jumped to 10 per cent in
the last hour, but a few stocks rallied
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-14

light; si450@ 5,65 light lteIts, si4.25&' 2,yS
i6' heavy packing sows, smooth, $13.25d
3.la; packing sows, rough. S1-.jOQl3.o5;
CATTLE-Receipts GOOO head. Steady.
Beef steers medium and heavy, choice and
l5.I5; common, S9q 1915; light, good ana
Ch9iCG; Sl3 30 ~ 1850; common and medium,
$50 l3G5i butcher cattle, heifers, S7GlG,
cows, S7@l2 sos Gamers and cutters S5M
Gi,l.5; yes5 Sss calves, light and handy weight,
stoSRer lS SS@ 1tscTs iSS9 90
Lambs. $l5.25g10. 5O culs and common an
Sl2WlB; yearling wethers, Si3@lT; ewes
medium and choice, SS,50@1i so; cuIls and
common s1.75@s. '''D
Kansas City, Jan 14-IIoGs-Receiptq
i9OOO head Higher Bulk. Sl4.G5nl4'06
heaHes, Sl4 700 "a, 05i mediums, SlI J5 az
i3'- lights, Sl435@l5; light lights, Sii25a
a. packing sows. Sl3.5OQ1425; pigs,
CATTLE-Receipts, 12 600 head. Strong
Heavy beef steers. choice and Prime. siiSShESi siS ~
W 40; medium and good $l3.i5dI1 4O'
common; $40. SOC 1915; light. good and
choice Sl2 75W so; common ana mediutnu
-. "a l26 90; butcher cattle, heifers "a ~ SI
~. 2di COWS 50; 90 q II. so; Gamers and cut
ters, 81. 1895 50; veal calves SlS 5G6Si Ia,
I%Sder steers $50 1926 stocker steers, $625
sIEEPt---Receipts, 1000 head. stron,
Lambs, SIS .5O@1O5O; culls and comr0nS SnTong'
~. 80; ewes, s0.5Om1i. 80; culis and rnnmouW my
- 5Om9 %; breeding ewes SSalj 50. feadnr
lambs. sli.50qlT25. ''e''r