davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-22
Daily Financial Gossip
Fly HOLLAND

New York, April 21. Especially Should the National City bank and the Mechanics and Metals bank con summate a merger, then there would be for the first time departure from the fundamental policy which was es- tablished by the late James Stillman, after he became president of the Ma tional City bank. He was opposed at least so far as the City bank Is con- cerned to gaining an increase in strength, resources and securing great ly enlarged deposits by absorbing any other bank. He believed that the Ma : tional City bank should gain strength through it's own initiative and by bringing into it's support and into as- sociation with it some of the more powerful influences of the day. Thus he did bring into association with the bank the so-called Rockefeller and to some extent the Standard oil and sugar influences.
 All who have followed the growth of the National City, bank until it has become one of the worlds greates, banking institutions will be astonished to learn that the reports, some of then a year or more old, which have told of contemplated absorption by the City bank of the Mechanics and Metals were well founded. Of course. there was some fascination in contemplat
 ing the result which would follow absorption. It would make the in- stitution on a par almost with the largest of the joint stock banks of London. The figures would tell of bill lions in resources and deposits.
 It may be that some foundation did exist for these reports but it is very doubtful whether any could be traced to the present ownership of the Ma tional City bank The Mechanics and Metals bank does represent the modern tendency to build up a very strong bank by the absorption with it of one or two other banks. At one time o, another reports, untraceable to their source, of the merger of the National City with the Bank of Commerce or with the Hanover bank were in cir culation, but it was soon discovered that these reports were based wholly upon imagination
 What interests bankers of New York and banker. in other parts of the country more than the reports of the Generalization of the City bank or any other bank is t.e very evident com petition which is now in progress be- tween the National City and the Guar anty Trust company Years ago bank CTS used to wonder whether it would be possible for any other banking in- stitution to take the prestige so long enjoyed by the Chemical bank away from it. That prestige was lost chiefly through the consolidation of various banks in New York. Now the wonder is whether the Guaranty Trust is to pass the National City with respect to resources, strength and influence. O: whether the National City will con- tinue to maintain its prestige among New York banks. Each is an institu- ton which has grown within 25 years from comparatively small beginnings to commanding position in American banking life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-22
IRON AND STEEL REVIEW
Cleveland, O., April -(special) )-The Iron Trade Review says:

Cleveland O., April .-(Special)- 1.-The Iron Trade Review says:
 NO appreciable stimulation of new
 business has resulted from the reduc- tions@ and readjustments of steel prices recently made effective by the Steel cor poration and independent mills Whether
 much response by buyers yet could be
 expected is a question, since the market this week still has been undergoing a
 p1 ocess of further realignment in which various additional rolled products have
 been put on a new and lower basis.
 This operation now Is practically com
 plete. All present signs, moreover, point to the fact that the best that can be hoped for is a slow and exceedingly
 gradual recovery.
 Buyers generally are showing a re- | luctance to accept the new price level
 at it's face value in the apparent be-
 lief that further establishments are prob
 able before stability will have been
 restored. At the same time the business situation is so swept by cross-currents that is doubtful if any price level no
 matter how low, could prove immediately
 effective. In the building trades, for ex-
 ample, to which the steel industry is looking for much tonnage the wage fac
 tor at this time far supersedes in inn portance that of material costs. Plant
 operations are slightly better among the
 independent companies reflecting some tonnage driven in when recent advances
 were made from the lowest levels. Steel corporation mills at Chicago and Pitts
 burg also are running on fuller schedules this week. Ingot capacity, however Is
 not more than S5 to 40 per cent engaged
 "The composite market average of the
 Iron Trade Review this week is prac- tically unchanged at $43.S2, which com
 pares with S43.90 last week.
 Production of merchant pig iron So
 drastically reduced has reached an ap- proximately balanced condition, with cur rent shipments and stocks more sta- | tionary. The market lacks activity and
 price strength.
 American mills and fabricators will
 compete on large riveted water line for Bombay, India, now up for bids, which, | it is estimated, will require 77,00O tons of steel plates.
 Mexico has inquired for s20,0oO,OOO
 worth of railroad equipment and 5o,OOO tons of rails. British mills, according | to special cable to the Iron Trade Re
 view are reported to have taken 20O,0oo | tons of structural material from the Rus | sian soviet government. Germany is | credited with having sold Russia lOo,Oo | tons of rails. The British iron and steel I industry remains prostrated because Of | the coal strike"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-22
GRAHAM THOUGHT HE
 HAD HEART TROUBLE

heavy feeling like a lump of lead right in the pit of my stomach all the time, and at times my head ached like forty and I was so dizzy I could hardly stand up. I was nervous, and nights I couldn't sleep to do any good and got up morning feeling tired out and not able to eat a bite of breakfast. l was badly constipated, and my kidneys and bladder bothered me a great deal.
 well, 1 managed to keep on the job but it was just all l could do. Then I began taking Tanlac, and after finishing my sixth bottle, my stom- ach was in fine condition, and all my other troubles had disappeared so that I was feeling fine all the time Since then I've enjoyed the best of health and as Tanlac is what has made my life really worth living, I'm glad to say a good word for it.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-22
Bank of England
Rv Associated Press

London, April 21.--The weekly state
 ment of the Bank of England shows
 the following changes: Total reserve increased f258, ,000 Circulation decreased f261, 900. Bullion decreased E2,S55. 9th CT securities decreased f5,607,000. 9th CT deposits, decreased f5,S85,o00. Public deposits increased fs02, 1000. Notes re- serve increased f261,000. Government securities increased f557,000.
 The proportion of the banks reserve to liabilities this week is 14.51 per cent fast week it was 1878 per cent Rate of discount per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-22
MARINE NEWS
ny Associated Pres.

Port Eads, April 21.-Arrived, Arthur von Gwinner (Rou). Tampico; Author (Br.). Liverpool; ceiba (Hond.), Ceiba Federal Bridge. Havana; New Quay (Brl Savona; Nordamerika, (Dan.), Guanta- namo Omoa, (dond.). Mobile; Scantic. Hamburg; Zildijk, lDut). Rotterdam.
 Sailed: Baldbutte. Mobile: Baron Ma pier (Br), Cardiff; c. A. Garfield Tampico; Cartago Cristobal; Fuel on Port Arthur: Gonzaza. Vera Cruz; Lake F7oris Valparaiso, Chile; Macomet, Mobile. Newona (Br.), Tampico; Oskalooha, Ant werp Upomendi (Spain), Liverpool; Will liam Isom, Tampico; Yuma, Frontera.
 Mobile, April H.-Arrived Romulus Fall River; Macomet, New Orleans; Cca- homa county, Pensacola.
 Sailed: Madrona (Nor.), Tampico.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-22
ALBANY CONCLAVE ATTRACTS HUNDRED
 ALABAMA DAIRYMEN
KiWaniS Club Gives Luncheon, Every Item on Menu Being Morgan County Product.
 Enthusiasm Rules

Albany, April 21 - Especially - With nearly 100 visitors from north Alabama communities present, Morgan county to- day observed Dairy Day when speak CTS told of the benefits of development of the dairy industry in this section
 The first feature of the days pro- gramme was an inspection of the plant of the Decatur creamery at II o'clock this morning. All of the workers, male and female, were dressed in white over alls. The visitors were shown the entire process of the manufacture of butter and other dairy products with special em- phasis on the financial benefits the farm CTS receive from the sale of the raw products to the creamery.
 HOME GROWN MENU
 At noon the visitors were guests of the Morgan Kiwanis club at lunch in the rooms of the Albany Chamber of Com merce. All items on the menu were Nor gan county products.
 Walter d. C1opton, head of the De- catur creamery, gave Illuminating figures on the possibility of the sale of dairy products. He stated that his creamery mailed checks twice each month to farmers of north Alabama for sour butter cream which otherwise wvuld probably have gone to waste. These checks he said ranged from $25 to $50 and representated in the aggregate about $l,350 paid twice each month for this one product
 The luncheon at noon was crowded with entertainment features As the guests filed into the dining room, their eyes were caught by a large bag of feed, bearing a placard "The First Bag of Feed Produced in Morgan County"
 AUCTION IS HELD
 Kiwanian Joe Calvin immediately took up the task of auctioning the feed. He gave the following glowing picture of it's worth; The first bag of Morgan county feed. The extreme of super lative value at rock-bottom prices. Ex- tra goodl One hundred per cent quail ity Feed as clean as hounds tooth. pure as a June pasture and fragrant as new-mown hay"
 After the sale of the bag, it was turned round disclosing Miss Marjorie Rainey, well-known local reader, who gave several enjoyable selections.
 Marvin Rankin star blackface artist of the Kiwanis club, contributed num- Ter of enjoyable stunts" after which the meeting again began it's resumption of the dairy question.
 Addresses were made by a number of we'll known dairy experts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-22
Bank of France

Paris, April z1.-The weekly state ment Of the Bank of France shows the following changes Gold Tn mana III creased 3,SS9.o0o francs. Siver IT hand increased 967. 1000 francs. Notes In circulation decreased 246.37S,000 francs. Treasury deposits increased too,ooo francs General deposits decreased sa'- S69,000 francs. Bills discounted oe- creased 140.0S2000 francs. Advances decreased 8, S,66O.000 francs.
 The government paid back 10 the bank 5O,000,00O francs this week anu 1 50, ,0O0, 900 a week ago The totai au vances to the state now stand at 26.- 0U0, COG, ,O00 francs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-22
FIVE WHITE MEN HELD
 AS LYNCHING RESULT
By Associated Press

Cairo, Ga, April 21-Five prominent white men have been arrested on an indictment charging murder in con- nection with the lynching of Jim Ro- land in Mitchell county several weeks ago. Roland was accused of shooting Jason Harrell, prominent white farm CT, and when it was believed that liar rell might die, mob pursued Roland from Decatur county into Mitchell, where at o'clock in the morning they lypched the negro.
 Those arrested are: w R. Reeves. L. B. Harrell, O. B. Harrell Guy liar rell and Paul Gray. The arrests were made by Sheriff Crow of Mitchell county and Sheriff Perkins of Deca- tur county
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-22
RAILROAD OFFICIALS
 RUIN HAPPY RUMOR

Selma, April 21.- (Special.-Persis- tent rumors current in railroad circles have set May 1 as the date on which the Southern shops will resume work on full time schedule. requiring the services of the 50 men recently laid off at the shops.
 These rumors are unfounded, it is said by local railroad officials, who de- clare that there is no indication as yet of the time when the men will be taken back. It is probable that no steps in this direction will be taken by the railroad until wage adjustment con ferences, now being held in New York and Chicago are completed and a new basis reached.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-22
Restored to Health By Tan lac Four Years Ago, He Says He Has Felt Fine Ever Since.

Yes, sir, I certainly can recommend Tanlac and am glad to do so, for it set me right four years ago and l have felt fine ever since" said w. R. Gra- ham, R. F. D. No. 1, Pinson, Tenn.
 At the time I began taking Tanlac l had been suffering from stomach trouble for about five years. and had become so badly run down. life was very little satisfaction to me. couldn't eat anything without bloat- ing until my heart acted so queerly l thought I had heart trouble. I had a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-22

and the section of that street to be paved will be finished in short order.
 The work of laying the asphalt on Noble street is progressing rapidly and will be completed to Seventeenth street in short time. The concrete work on Noble street will be finished this week, and the force of laborers will begin their task of beautifying and re- arranging the sidewalks and curb lines next week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-22
Conductor Is Hurt

Selma April 21.-t Special, )M N. Fancher, popular Southern railroad conductor, is in the King Memorial hospital suffering from injuries re- cefved about the body when he was caught between two freight cars at Akron Wednesday afternoon. He was brought to Selma. Carefully examination this morning disclosed less alarming contusions than had been first sup posed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-22
Metal Market

Hy Ass9ciaa55ee an ,t..dv electrolytic, spot and nearby. 12% May and June, 1908. Tin, firmer, spot and rearby. 3o.75 @ s1.00; futures. S0.75. Iron, nominaHy unchanged Lead, steady, spot, 4.25. Zinc. firm; East St. Louis, spot. 1850 500. Antimony, spot. 5.ls o b.25.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-22
Bids for Coal

The sewerage and water board will receive up 10 3 p. m. May 10, 1921, sealed proposa Is On 25000 to 50,000 tons of coal delivered by rail barge on Mississippi river at Eagle street or barge at Bayou Bienvenue at Jor- dan avenue and Florida Walk Specifications and blank forms of pro- posaI may be obtained at the office of the secretary, room 40l Sewerage and Water Board Bldg, New Orleans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-22
LEGAL NOTICES
Bond Bond Sale

Bond Sale
 Sealed bids will be received at this of- flee until 12 noon, May 2, 1921, at which time and place they will be opened for s55 1000 Sumter county road bonds running
 for 30 years and bearing interest at per cent all bids All bids to be addressed to T. V.
 White, clerk Board of Revenue. gston: Ala, and to be plainly marked on outside or envelope to indicate that it is a bid. E. F. ALLISON,
 President Board of Revenue. Sumter County.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-22
PAVING FORCES ARE
 BUSY AT ANNIST0N

Anniston, April 21.-(Special.) .)-The work on laying the concrete abse for the Fifteenth street part of the pres ent paving campaign in this city was started this week by the contractors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-22
LOCAL MARKETS
(Bell-Rodgers Produce Co.) Poultry

fOuitry
 Eggs-2sc.
 Friers-55c.
 stags-2s @ BOG.
 CockS-17c.
 Turkeys-soc. Guineas--50c. winesaps, boxes lis. i25,. 1Ss.- 15o. 1Ss s4 Ben Davis. boxes, 15o, 163. l75, $50. so lbs, Sc lb.
 GrapefruitE4s, 54, q. so ss4.75 box. California. choice. s4.76 box; California, half boxes. SAYS. ,5ss bos ca1iforna vsi Navel iss ssS sss s5 box California Navel, 126's, SAYS box;
 Produce
 Lettuce--1ceburg imperial valley, 3. 3h. Beans-Fresh green, market price
 Peas--Fresh green, hamper, ss.
 Squash--White, sS.50 crate; yellow. s4 crate.
 Cabbage-New Orleans, large crate. ss.
 Celery-Florida, 2h to dog, sS; A. IA
 Tomatoes Fancy Florida. 144's, s5 crate; choice 1905, s5 crate.
 Potatoes--Sweets, Porto Rico. Sc lb. Gull man Dooly barrel. 4c lb.; Irish, Wisconsin ! stock. 1so-lb: sack, sHc h.; new Irish. No ss.Soi No. i stock less than barrel, sc ib.; ; No. 2 stock. less than barrel, 6c lb; seed sack. s4.5o sack; spaulding Rose, 10 pecks to sack, s4 sack: seed sweets. 1oo-lb. sack $4 sack.
 onions-Red, 1Oo-lb. sack. s225 Texas yellow. 5o-ib, crate, ss.25i Texas crystal white, $3.50 crate. lb.; california lima, large. Sic lb.; califor- mia lima. baby, Sc h. Peas--California buckeyes. hc h. Peanuts-No. l Virginia stock. 8hc lb. No. 1 Virginia stock, roasted sack lots. 10c h.; No. 1 Virginia stock, roasted. 50-lb. lots. 13c lb.
 Cheese-Full cream daisies, 2sc lb. Mackere1-100 Prunes-4o to 50. 2oc b.; 6o to go, i6o lb.; SO to 7o. 14c b.; 70 to 80. 1Sc lb.
 Rice--Fanoy head. 5hc lb.
 Evaporated Peaches--Fancy, b0-lb. boxes, 1 Sc lb.; Standard 50-lb. boxes, 17c ID. Evaporated Apricots-Fancy. 25-lb. boxes. 25c lb.; choice, 25-lb. boxes, zoe lb. Dixie Cakes--5-lb. 26c lb. ADgelus Marshme elows--50 15c packages to case. S5.25 case. . Market Baskets--Dozen, 75c.
 Standard Fish Co.) Gray Snapper-12hc. Red Snapper-19c. Spanish Mackerel--17 @ 1Sc. Pompano-35c. Salt Water Trout--20c. | Mixed Fish-12c.
 Mulet-10c Swift & Co.,, Packers) D. s. Clear Belues-1S@16c! Compound LardT-9hc. Hams-Regular. '2S O 33c.
 Pork Loins-24 d 29c.
 Bacon-2s@ @ soc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-22
Birmingham Live Stock Market

Birmingham Live Stock Market (Union Stock Yards) Quotations-Sed steers: Good to choice, 7@sc; medium to good, 6 h @7c; common to medium, 4@6c Grass cattle, according to weight quality and flesh; Steers. 6@7c; fat cows 5@ 6c; {; bulls, 4@ 6c; light bulls. 90 4c; oxen, 20 Sc; fat yearlngs, 5@6c; medium yearlings, Q4c; vealers, 7@Sc.
 Hogs: Choice corn fed hogs. 165 and up, rose; choice corn fed hogs, 90 to 135, s@7c; light pigs. 90 pounds down. 6la QSc; best heavy rough hogs, 5Q6c; half fat rough hogs. 5c; soft and oily hogs from 1c to sc per pound Msa, sss thap nd ssoft ssoSs prices. Mixed horse feed. $41@47; old style hulls. white oat. sse. shorts. sss; c s. meal, per cent. s33; hen feed. 100 lbs. $2.76: tim wheat straw. s25 ton. No. Green Salt Hides-5c. No. Green Salt Hides-4c. No. Green Fresh Hides-3c. No. Green Fresh Hides-2c. No. l Dry Flint Hides-9c. No. Dry Flint Hides-sc. No. Dry Salt Hides-7c. No. Dry Salt Hides-6c. Sheep Skins--10 Q25c.
 Goat Skins-l0 15c.
 Hog Skins--1O o 16c.
 Horse Hides-$132.
 Tallow-4 Sc.
 Beeswax--2s@ Q 26c.
 Clear Grease Wool--12@lsc. Clear Washed Wool-1s 2oc. Burry Wool--60sc.
 Ginseng (Wild)-3405.
 Good middling ................ II
 Strict middling .s.............. l0h
 sMididiing stnis. .......3..'.. sM
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-22

distributors interested the probles
 of modern invited to write to the Bureau of Advertising sos World Building, New York, for copy of the book National Advertising and the Nsws- papers-"
The Snowflake herald., 1921-04-29
Friday, May 6

10 A M, Commencement Exercises
2P. NJ, Alumni Program and Banquet
GRAND BALL IN THE EVENING
at Social Theater
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-05
ORLEANS COTTON
RECAINS LOSSES

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. A gem
eral covering movement among shorts
put the cotton market higher today,
prices standing AZ to AS points up in
the late trading, with March at 1926.
Just on the close offerings were more
liberal and the consequence was that
last prices were at net gains of only
26 to 80 points, with March at 1915.
No great volume of fresh buying for
long account appeared at any time
and the market rose mainly on its
technical strength.
Better cables than due opened the
market at higher levels and the adj
vance was continued on private mes
sages from England stating that the
British government had removed ex-
cess profits taxes. Reports from the
eastern belt that no progre all
had been made toward pitc. the
new crop and claims OF a better spot
demand from points both in the east
ern and western belts increased the
buying power of the market and in
the early afternoon highest levels
were reached following the posting OF
the weekly statistics They showed
mill talxings for the week of 2S9, 1000
bales against 100000 this week last
year and $4,000 this week two years
ago, figures that were far above gen.
eral expectations. The local spot mar
ket was quoted steady and unchanged.
at 1926 for .middling. Several firms
told of more inquiry from Europe and
of having put through transactions
over night by cable.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-05

'sThey had given up all hope of my
ever being well again but thanks tc
Tanlac 1 am feeling as well now as
1 ever felt in my life and I only wish
I had time to go to every home and
tell every sick person about this
grand medicine.
"a year ago last January I had a
severe attack of influenza which left
me in a terribly weakened condition
and my appetite was so poor that
ate little more than enough to keep
body and. soul together.
MY heart pa1pitated so dreadfully
at times that it seemed like it had
stopped altogether and I would think
my time had come. 1 was so weak
that 1 couldn't go up the steps with
out holding to the railing. It was i'm
possible for me to do any homework
was so nervous I couldn't drink
my tea or coffee without splitting it
MY sleep was restless and broken
and I would have smethering spells
and would just have to get up and go
to the window so could breathe.
Il finally started taking Tanlac on
the advice of a friend and before l
had finished taking the second bottle
my neighbOrs could tell I was i'm
proving. right along. Well it has
only taken five bottles to restore my
health completely.
My appetite is just splendid now,
my nerves are strong and steady my
homework is a real pleasure and |
can sleep like a child at night. In
fact 1 never felt better in my life than
do now"
The above remarkable statement
was made by Mrs. Sylvia Foster, of
206 S. Division St, Buffalo, n. Y, a
well-known. and highly respected resi-
dent of that city.
Tanlac is sold in Pensacola by the
Crystal Pharmacy-Adv.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-05
TO BUILD MOSQUE
IN CITY OF PARIS

PARIS, Feb. 4.-This city is soon to
have its first mosque for the benefit
of the Mohammedans in French pos
sessions in Northern Africa-Algeria
Tunisia and Morocco. The people of
these colonies have subscribed to a
fund for the erection of the building,
and Algeria has nominated an Imam,
or leader for the mosque.
The city of Paris will present the
grounds on which the mosque is to
be built and the French parliament
has appropriated 100000 francs for
construction purposes. Attached to
the mosque will be a Mussulman insti-
tute.