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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-17
LYNCHING AND LEADERSHIP

From the Montgomery Advertiser.
 6T5IE deplorable lynching at Jasper
 by mob, small in numbers. of
 S Beard, the miner who killed Pri- vate Morris of the national guard, is blot upon the good name of the state of Alabama a blind act of resentful vio- lence. worse than the crime it sought to avenge and a more or less natural re- action from unwise and violent leader ship.
 This deed of the few masked men will not make the task of the guardsmen in the military zone any easier; it will make their work more dangerous. It will not bring the strike any nearer to it's end; it will cause fresh cleavages and fresh hatreds. It will, in all probability, in- flame a situation already tense and dan gerous, and inaugurate fresh hatreds. It is crime without excuse or palliation.
 But it is the answer by violent men to threat of further violence by other reckless men. The conclusion, after a consideration of the circumstances sur rounding this latest crime. is that it proceeded from the mass meeting held Sunday afternoon in Birmingham, where violence was hinted at and suggested by one or more speakers, and where it was openly advocated by men ion the floor. The men who attended that meeting can hardly realize the feeling of repulson that swept over the state when it was learned that this misguided crowd had wildly applauded an allusion to the kill- ing of Private Morris They could not understand the feeling of profound re- sentiment at the cheers which followed the announcement that Beard, the minsr, thad killed ia yellow dog"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-17
Wants City Manager

Birmingham would in my opinion save money and have more city gov ernment if the citizens would adopt the city manager plan, whereby the government is all in the hands of one trained man whose business is to run municipalities, instead of in hands of men who are drawn from all profess sions who have had little or no expe- rience in the business of running cities, said L. I1. Collier.
 T believe in every man being train ed for his job and sticking to It. This rule would be just as servicable when applied to city officials as 1t is for men of other professions. We should make the city managers salary at traetive enough and then get a good trained man."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-17

Another war between actors and pro- ducers seems imminent. With four or five thousand Thespians at liberty, there should be no lack of recruits.
 I. * *
 man parts with the overcoat that saw him through the rrofteering era, as one would take leave of an old and trusted friend.
 The trouble with some prohibition en- forcement officers lis that they say "Get thee behind me satan and then put their hands behind their backs to receive what Satan has to offer.
 # # F will enhance his popularity among the plain people.
 The five-cent loaf has returned to New York and as a result the ten-cent loaf is fighting for it's life.
 The Jefferson county jail is not much to look at. but 1t is safe place to be when there is trouble in neighboring counties.
 We may be wrong, but we don't believe any 2Oo-pound policeman will ever master jiu-jitsu.
 If the Muscle Shoals nitrate plant were located in some other part of the coua- try a few republican congressman might concede it's usefulness. vladivostok will probably not go down 1 in history as the starting point of a war between the United States and Japan.
 Mattice and Moose Factory are already 1 dropping back into the obscurty from which they emerged They are good places to get away from l Rumors of bomb plots that cannot be verified are preferable to the kind sub stantiated by disastrous explosion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-17
Church Tower Missing

''I had a rather curious experience, says Jay Smith. Tt may not be gener- ally known but the Highlands Metho- dist church is going to put tower on it's present building in order to add to it's charm. In looking into the matter, found that in the original drawings, the tower was included, yet for some cause il had never been preserved. The only thing 10 give any idea of the original design was an old worn news paper clipping which was practically worthless through age.
 The date, however, was easily made out and I went down to The Age Her aid and looking at the issue of April [, 1907 found that the original drawing had been used in the dedicatory ser vices at which Bishop IT. C. Morrison officated. Search is going to be made to find the original photograph, but there is little hope of it's being turned up It's luck to even get the newspaper picture"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-17

The elevator installed in the Mayflower for President Wilson is being taken out It cost s3o,ooO and was never used. Cue for the watchdogs of the treasury to yelp.
 Dspite the high cost of Cuban hospi- tality, the republics finances are in a bad way.
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 Having adjusted their differences. Lieutenants Hinton<and Farrell are once more in position to smile at the pho tographer
 Disarmament talk falls on deaf ears, so far as the gunman and the motor bardit are concerned Starving Russians are selling their clothing to buy food, without taking into consideration the rigors of Rus sian winter. x < The old fashioned drug store where pills, liniment and garden seed were sold was a gloomy place. The modern drug store is a social center.  # & <
 The paradoxical Mir. chesterton should be pleased to discover that America is a land of paradoxes * * *
 Seaman o'cailaghan has been made the beneficiary of polite fiction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-17

Beard today would be safe in the jail at Jasper and assured of his right to fair trial by his peers. if that mass meet That mass meeting drove a new wedge into the line dividing the conflicting classes at Birmingham. When it was over a new aspect had been put upon the strike, and new hatreds had been born,
 The wisdom of General Steiner's order of December g has now been fully vin- dicated. That order was issued in no capricious spirit and with no purpose of harassing the miners. It was issued because General Steiner, in his wisdom and experience, knew that mass meetings at which irresponsible speakers would inflame their hearers would be followed by violence and crime. Beyond doubt, violence has been held in restraint by an order wise and just under eUistinE cir cumstances.
 The order of General Steiner was evaded by the city authorities of Bir- mingham, who, during . dangerous period, provided a way for inflAnma- tory utterances- The city authorities of Birmingham must share with the reck- less leaders of the mass meeting the re- sponsibility for inf1aming the ead hatreds There may be more trouble from this chain of incidents; no man knows what a day may bring forth. But, if these orders issued by General Steiner had heen observed, there would have been no inflammatory mass metings,- and the state would not be disgrsced by mob murder.
 To cleanse it's good name, tho stAte must capture and punish the few mon who made up that small mob.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-17
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Fl Dorado oi, Boom

Writing to Birmingham friend, Charles Sumner, who is engaged in oil exploitation at Shreveport in conjunc- ton with other Birmingham parties, speaks of the rush when the gusher came in at El Dorado last week. He says; Monday afternoon, January 10, about o'clock. a big gusher blew in at El Dorado. The news reached Shreveport at about o'clock, and two special trans left here in a couple or hours. Since that time hundreds of people have been coming and going.
 q spent one day and night at Ell Dorado. Thousands of people are there and the rush has just started The big crowds will not get there until this week. Other wells are expected in soon and this promises to be another big boom like Homer
 Prices are only good for ten minutes subject to change and sale without notice. am going back there Monday, the seventeenth"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-17
THE TERMINAL SHOCK

From the Chicago News.
 We were interested in learning that to the short story pedagogues the old fashioned sting at the tail" is known as terminal shock" The best form of terminal shock occurs when the readers train of thought is suddenly derailed 70. Henry was master han1 at this. His most characteristic short stories run you lickety split into an open switch after five minutes fast
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-17
PIERRoT WAS MY FIRST LOVE

 [ary Carolyn Davies in the Saturda Evening Post. Pierrot was my first love. That due to him belongs He stood beneath my window And sang old songs. All the songs of battles And knights that ride: Songs about that love for which Once men died Pierrot called me softly. Beneath the hedge, Come with me" he whispered. TO the worlds edge, ITO the edge of the blue world And the end of the seal So, while all the house slept. He spoke to me The moon was his comrades The night his friend. Come. my dear" he whispered. ITO the earth's end" The stars were his servants And his house the road. His words were spur to mo. A lure. goad. Pierrot was my first love! Moonlight on his hair. Oh. his eyes of laughter! Oh. his gallant air' But you should not be jealous Nor yet frown so; Ill tell you, love, secrpt If you bend low; F&fE sf&tq Whether he came at eightoo0 flrS at twenty-five. StE E Pierrot was the first lovo Of every girl alive!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-17
HIS HANDIWORk

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
 Herbert Hieatt of Milford. Ky, says that the usual bunch of Kentuckians were gathered in front of the towns best hotel and were telling the usual yarns and doing the usual bragging.
 Any of you folks ever see the Nat ural Bridge down in Wolf County?' asked T-Cat Ogden.
 Seen it?' sneered Uncle Shedd Will Hams Reckon has seen it. Hell, helped build the dam tningi,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-17
Verify,
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A MORNING PRAYER

A MORNING PRAYER
 It is easy to labor, Lord, when I see thy harvest being gathered in, hut help thou me to labor through the darkness and in the face of fail- ure, for so, Lord, my faith is tried. Amen.--M. :. H.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-17
MIR. HARDING's aTROUssEAU.

From the Montgomery Advertiser.
 Mir Harding's inauguration wardrobe
 now being tailored by New Yorker is said to consist of the following: Two
 cutaway coats, one frock coat, two nn-
 ner coats, two dress suits, one frock |overcoat two spring overcoats, six pairs of flannel trousers. 12 silk waistcoats Ill business suits, three overcoats. six pairs of trousers and six fancy waist coats He's going to be regular dude. We suppose he already possesses a pret- ty dressing robe and smoking jacket Jeffersonian simplicity, forsoothl LUKE M'LUKE SAYS One thing that worries us is who is going to wash the dishes in the future for all the helpless princesses tha
 mothers are raising these days. man will figure it all out for two days and be wrong A woman will
 make a two-second guess at it and bt right.
 A man never gets too old to learn tht kind of things he ought not to know. woman's idea of a good location foi a house is one that gives her view ] of every front porch and every back yard in the neighborhood.
 A man often feels like offering {
 woman his seat in a crowded street car only he can tell by her looks that ths
 space he is occupying would not fit her l Some women seem to regard matri
 mony merely as stepping stone to ali mony
 Father calls son blamed fool fo
 running around with the girls But sor is not nearly so big a fool as father was when he was sons age. l One nice thing about a we'll balanced
 man is that he isn't easily upset. l Getting even with another man is thu
 most expensive thing we know of. ant t1s never worth the price you have t' 1 pay.
 | You may not believe 1t. But leak,
 mouth can cause more damage than { leaky roof. 9N ! \ man has to wait to meet his fate But girl goes out looking for him. Copyright. 1921)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-17
HEAR. HEAR.

From the Kansas City Star
 Duty on Peanuts Means Salvation.- Birmingham Age Herald. A southerner talking for tariff on peanuts doesn't necessarily mean that the solid south is definitely broken. It merely means some more peanut politics from down that way.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-15
SAME MEANINGLESS
DRIFTING MARKET
Same Mixture Of Strength and
Weakness With Scatter
ing Bear Drives

New York, March 15.-The opera L.
tions in today's stock market, taken as
whole, were as meaningless and col =
orlcss as they possibly could have been
The days movements were n mixture of
strength and weakness, consequent OF
the. continued outcropping Of liquidation
and professional selling on the one side
and sporadic covering of shorts on the
other. This variable performance was
independent of either domestic or for.
eign influences. being entirely produced
either by technical conditions or the
outcome of further adjustments Of spec
ulative accounts.
Possibly the more noticeable feature,
judged entirely from a technical point
Of view, was the unmistakable signs and
bear side. This was first indicated in
the narrowing Of besrish drives down
to a relatively small number Of stocks.
while the general list drifted aimlcssly
back and forth, according to the shift
ing and reshifting Of the trading con
tingept. indicat ting the full blow of sell
ing pressure had spent its force.
At the outset heavy pressure was di-
rected against Mexican Petroleum,
Crucible Steel and Reading, the latter
getting within a fraction Of last years
low these three apparently being
singled out as the bear targets. Yet In
none was there anything to warrant
the bearish demonstration except that
Ii might have been the knowledge Of the
existence Of further impaired accounts
Other vulnerable spots included United
Fruit, Pan American and American
Hide and Leather.
For no other reason than inability
to dislodge any considerable amount Of
long stock and force general selling
movement the majority Of the early
sellers became equally prominent on the
buying side. From the lower levels OF
the first half hour brisk recoveries OF
to 31a points were registered with the
earlier weak spots becoming the leaders
on the upward turn, Reading. for in =
stance more than retrieving its loss, as
did Mexican Petroleum.
Just when the recovery movement
seemed to have struck good gait. o
vigorous drive was directed against
Studebaker and General Asphalt, with
both of these specialties breaking
sharply under pressure. 1t was one OF
those sharp snappy raids and was
over as quickly as 1t started. Prices
steadied again, but all the life petered
out of the trading and by early after
noon the general list was almost at a
dead standstill.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-15
SPOTTY SELLING
IN LOCAL STOCKS
Unusually Large Turnover
Suggested Housecleuaing of
Impaired accounts

Selling in scattering parts Of the local
list today bore all the familiar ear
marks of enforced liquidation Of i'm
paired marginal or speculative accounts.
Such procedure was at least suggested
in the uncommonly large transactions
in American Ship and Commerce in
which considerable amount of stock
changed hands. including one block Of
1000 shares at IN, although the low
mark Of the day was made at 7S. This
brought the local quotation on a closer
parity with the ruling price in the New
York market. Similar selling was sug-
Tonopah Mining.
Otherwise the continued heavy selling
Of PENNSYLVANIA Railroad remained the
principal feature Of the dealings. After
dropping back to 36, the stock made a
smart recovery to $685.. Those who
have been making close study Of the
day to day movements expressed the
belief today that the buying was much
better than the selling. Yet. on the
other hand. the source Of the continu-
GUS supply Of stock 70 the street ID
somewhat mystifying.
Electric Storage Battery was the fea-
ture of strength, making a recovery OF
point. General Asphalt was of
nearly points, but this decline was
made on small transactions and was
wholly Influenced by the sharp mid
day break in that stock in New York.
Lehigh Navigation's rally of point
suggested scant supply Of free stock on
the market The recent action of the
board in deferring action on the divi-
dend was responsible for a APPOINT de-
cline in West Jersey and Seashore to
so, while the extreme narrowness Of
the market answered for a point loss in
Westmoreland Coal TO "a.
In the remainder of the local stocks
it was the same monotonous juggling Of
small fractions and IDIOT transactions.
Philadelphia Rapid Transit shaded to
1917, while Union Traction was slightly
better at 30A. United Gas Improve
ment moved up to 33B. No change
was made in the Philadelphia Electric
shares.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-15
'CAR|b GROUP WEAK
SPOT ON THE CURB
Trading company's Shares Sell
at 8, Against $40 a Year
Ago-Mines Improve

New York, March 15.--The market
on the Broad Street Curb today was
fairly active, but uneasiness was shown
in some quarters over the conditions
prevailing in the Csrib group Of stocks.
Carib Trading was.without support and
sold down to the new low record Of 8,
compared with $40 n year ago. Carib
Syndicate was traded Ia at 5M to bh,
the transactions consisting chiefly Of
manipulative trading apparently for the
purpose of inducing buying Of this
stock.
showed a steady strong tone. Durant
Motors attracted most attention because
~ buyins orders, coming from inside
sources, which put the stock up from
2OH to the new high. record OF I'm. =,
Tinted Retail Candy was fairly well
held, selling at IN 10 7A.. Sweets 20.
sold at On. The market for this STOCK
has not been improved BY the manner
in which American Safety Razor, con-
trolled by the same interests, was per.
mitted to yield to the new low rccoro
yesterday. -
There was u inooeInte ovnncS -
business In Reading rights at 13h to
13%. more disposition being shown 70
trade in these rights because OF the
closing up of the initial steps In the
bearing In Washington. r,,,.
petroleums were generally frm, Elk
Basin selling at Sh and Inter Petrol
eum AT 14M to IL. Maracaibo OIL con-
t;nued In GOOD demand, selling at 22% Z.
TEXAS rights sold at IN to ~.
There wac a little more activity III
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-15
GRAIN MhRkE

Chicago, March 15.--Additional sales
Of ] 900, 900 bushels to the British COM
mission impaired firmness to wheat this
morning. Offerings were limited and
commission houses were on the buying
side early.
March opened at $1.55A TO 81 SO,
and later sold at net gain Of &c,
at S1.55%, May was quoted at SLIT
to 81 .47Ea at the outset, against 81 .4612
at the close Yesterday, and later sold
at $1.47M.
Corn also was firmer, but dealings
were small The market was helped
by unsettled weather and smaller re-
ceipts.
May started at CSC to 6SAc, and
later sold at O net gain Of 1ac. at 6SRc.
July was quoted at 7Ossc to 70ssc at
the outset, and later sold at net gain
OF Rc at Tic.
Trade in oats was confined to small
lots, May started at 42hc to 42hc,
and later sold at net advance of &c
at 423sc July started at 43Ssc TO 431ac
and moved up to 43&c, net gain of
Nc.
Early estimates were for 80 cars of
wheat, $50 cars Of corn and 90 cars
Of oats
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-15
Commodity Markets
COTTON MARKET

Now York, March 15.-With the ex-
ception Of March, which, because Of the
issuances Of eleven notices before the
start was 3 points lower, the cotton
market opened 8 to 16 points higher.
Firm cables and bullish report on con-
sumption during February counted
chiefly for the stesdiness early. Liver
pool and spot houses were fairly good
buyers, the spot interests taking May.
The bulk of the trading, however,
remained professional. and appeared to
be without significance. At the end Of
the first twenty minutes the market
was steady and about IS points net
higher.
Receipts at the ports for the day are
estimated at 10000 bales, against 20, =
439 bales a week ago, %, ,496 bales
year ago and 5000 bales two years
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-15
LESS COTTON CONSUMED
sp'nd'es Active In February 32,45s,.
52s, Against 34,655,677 Last Year

Washington. March 15.-Cotton con-
sumed during February amounted to
Ssb,583 bales of lint and 33,399 bales Of
iinters, compared with 5l5,s99 bales of
INT and 26.9s3 of linters in February
today
Cotton on hand February es, in oon-
suming establishments amounted TO l.
ooo'4ob bales of lint and 205.645 Of lint
ers, compared with 1859, ,86S of lint and
2S3,208 OF linters q year ago. and in
public storage and at congresses hold
ings were 6,497,8l9 bales of lint and
S23,447 of linters, compared with $500
664 OF linte and S6s,978 of linters a year
ago '~'
Imports during February amounted to
2S,Obb bales compared with 123,sB0 in
February last year Exports amounted
70 4sS.428 bales Of lint, including 9713
oaies of linters, compared with 64o.a2O
bales of lint including 62l7 OF linters in
February last year
ary numbered 32.45S,528, compared with
S4,65b,e77 in February last year.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-15
LONDON STOCK MARKET
Oils Easler--industrlais Irregular
Home Rails Strona

London. March 15.-Sentiment in the
city continued cheerful today and trad
ing IN securities on the stock exchange
was fairly brisk. There were further
gains IN the gtlt-edged investment list.
hopes of a reduction in the Bank OF
England's rate Of discount offsetting a
temporary retightening in the monetary
situation.
Dealings in oils were professional and
the shares had an easier undertone.
Shell Transport and Trading was 6-l6
and Mexican Eagle 5S. The Industrial
department was irregular Hudson's
Bay was 6A. There was light buying of
rubber issues
Home rails were strong, but dollar de-
scriptions failed TO improve, owing TO
pessimistic advicss from New York
South American rails hardened.
Continental loans hesitated and Mexi-
cans we're inclined to droop. Kafrirs
were steady, out diamonds reacted
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-15
Raw SUGAR Market Quiet

New York March l6.-The raw sugar
market continues quiet and unchanged
at about cents cost and freight, for
Cubas, equal to 6.02o, duty paid. The
cuban finance committee made no sales
yesterday and, so far as can be learned
IL cannot be stated definitely when the
There were no sales OF outside sugars
made independent OF the committees
report ImporlarLOns included $4,000
bags Cubas to the National Co. 1900
bags San Domingoes and 10000 bass
Suranims enroute TO Canada The lo-
cal refined market is uncha nged.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-15
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET

New York. March 15.-The DISPOSE
tion to sell coffee contracts on the local
exchange was in evidence again this
morning and first prices were un-
changed to points lower. Trading,
however, was quiet and the volume Of
business too small to establish any par
ticular character.
Trading at midday continued Quiet
with pr rices slowly working to a slightly
higher level on possible buying for fresh
account, together with little short
covering. There was little or no pres
sure against prices after the open
ing.
Early today, some low cost and
freight offers were reported around and
this may have accounted for the do
cline at the start
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-15
United States Treasury Certificate,

only; "IyX;eosptas,. for D.ym,D, ., ,,.,om. ,. .,,. 49,
on date OF maturity.