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The Washington herald., 1921-01-22
Better Business Forecast
IF All Sides Cooperate
Need For Unity of Workingman, Capitalist
And Scientist Seen to Bring Output
to Worlds Requirements. ...
BY MORRIS LLEwELLYN COOKE.

The fQHoong Gtis Is dgH Of one Of series to BE- published
articles n 5or %9"os%c% . and fEodsso" sre uis" by
" & 1T Ihfif Gr sttn sJ " al a % sg B SG e W. FSg o Sa'
the Herald
emphasize the unusual which author. have
because he owned something employed somshody Official stand
of OF industry have determined eligibility
OF all generally held depicts industry the
n9s od B tser 3 BE- % o6s " Of % While H oo @ 0G
mind in with it, is seeking standards The further spread
make our chances Of success al the brighter
labor In the & s % s6 5 sln 6f 5
that a bof has asd made its decision We
great objective industry. There fight this all
Necessity For Action By Industrial Management Emphasized
But neber in industry nor toll IS all Lie lie And SO both the rep
points with what makes for noble and an pnobns life
ability all the zeal command M Gompcrs makes
We find the same attitude reflected throughout the series But in
oepfns 6 Ss Ss .eD we 2 e5 3 s SDS m0 @ . distinct
groups the Representatives Of the organized workers and the
partisan Would been achieved matter quite
they in their toward the agencies required
the IorEer"eoleets bargaining being term
coIectye collectively through fepTesntatss Of
s the begnnS the dop 5 t in VIM
which initiated some generations ago our political institutions
group ground that where win lead
lead unfortunate result
Four Tending Production Outlined
No ind, stril problem
b that the Report Organized Public
lin Building Industry Britain summarized the
Survey declared tending
the limitation OF
First-The fear of unemployment
make
for private employers.
hHd-Laek Of interest owing nonpartcpon control
Fourth-Ineficiency, both managerial and operative.
OF fundamental these
this series OF articles is devoted
altogether before
the One that the developments which have
made possible od-athough OF them
the direct OF the and the world conditions produced by
which
labor
lwhic grown.
panakng
part spirit
nobler
appreciation supendous technical
the production useful
The Washington herald., 1921-01-22
MARCH SELLING
WEAKENS COTTON
Market Reflects Nervousness
Due to European Trade
Conditions.

NEW YORK, Jan. 21.-Refiecting
nervousness over conditions in Eu-
rope and trade prospects generally
and on fears that the staple taken
up on January contracts would be
retendered in March, cotton futures
were depressed today. About
seyenty-ive notices were issued,
bringing the tenders for the month
to date to about $4,000 bales. The
feature of the session today was
heavy selling of March by spot
house interests.
The market opened barely steady,
with prices unchanged TO Is points
lower. The early decline carried
values so to 40 points below the
previous close. but there was a bet
ter demand around 1910 for, March
and May, followed by rallies of Is
or 20 points.
The Improvement met increased
offerings during the middle of the
morning and the market became
yery weak. Stop loss orders were
uncovered. March was affected par
tieularly. Late in the day there
was a moderate recovery. but the
undertone turned weak again and
last QuOtatlons were uhSe''i'N AZ -
net loss of 65 to IS points.
Spot here was 20 points lower at
1866 for middling: there were no
sales; the market was quiet.
Spot at New Orleans also was
quiet at a decline of &c, at l4a4 for
middling: the sales were SS3 bales
Receipts of cotton in bales at
some OF the leading points today
were: Galveston, $3.50: New Or
leans. $500: Savannah, 500; Norfolk.
1875; ST Louis. 1886; Houston,
h27a
The Washington herald., 1921-01-22

1t is difficult for the average nar.
son to understand how a man so
successful and so wealthy as Mr.
Durant could be caught in such a
financial jam as he was in a few
months ago and lose control Of a
great property. Five years ago Mr..
Durant was said to have a for
tune Of s134,OO0,000.
Possibly an explanation can be
found in the project Mr.. Durant
had for the greater distribution of
General Motors stock. The capitali-
cation of General Motors is $1,000
100000. There were only 100
stockholders That was unhealthy,
Mr.. Durant wanted a very wide
distribution. He hoped to obtain
100000 stockholders. Possibly he
took over a great block of the stock
personally for this purpose. This
seems plausible in light of the fact
that he organized a private COM
pany for marketing securities in
small lots. Possibly he borrowed
heavily when he bought this stoc'l
for distribution. I
In such a stock market as Wa
street furnished some months
values melt astonishingIy fast.
man may be very rich and yet hi,
dificulty in obtaining money
meet the demands of banks W
they call their loans. It's a d
of sacrifice and slaughter.
street is pitless in those peril
One thing certain is that Du
is going to continue to be a
figure in the automotive indu
He is something OF an altruls
Is Henry Ford. He does not
cate where he is going to hav
main plant of Durant Motors,
further Than to say It will
the Middle West and it will
active operation August / mex
He may be very quiet for a
or two. just as he was afte
other affair. but. according to
who should know. he Is G
back ...s.
And II he does come back
street will have no more cha
play football with him than
had with Henry Ford
The Washington herald., 1921-01-22
TRADE RECORDS
FOR PAST YEAR
PROVE HIGHEST
U. S. Surpasses all Form
er Export and Import
Figures During 1920.
U. S. COMPLIES DATA
Record Figures Released |
Bureau of Foreign and :
Domestic Commerce.

In the year 1920 the United states
reached the peak Of export and inn
port trade in it's entire history. sc-
cording TO the Bureau OF Foreign
and Domestic Commerce in releas-
ing figures here yesterday giving
exports and imports for the year
just closed.
Our total export trade for the
twelve-month period amounted 10
SS.22S. .OOO. 900, and imports amount
ed to S5,279, ,OOO,O 900 for the year ~
the close Of business December 81,
1920, about three times the annual
business done in the best years
prior to the war.
Increase 4 Per Cent.
The figures made public show eK-
ports for 1920 were SS,22S, 600. .0OO
against $3.50, ,OOO, 900 in 1919. an in
crease Of per cent in the last year
and three and one-third times the
exports for 1913. Exports in De-
cCmber. 1920. amounted to S72O.OeG.-
900 for that month against S67s,-
OOO. 600 for November. 1920. and
against 1851, 100000 in December,
1919.
Imports for 1920 amounted 70 S.
27S. 900. 900 against $500, OOO.O0O in
1919. an increase OF 80 per cent in
a year and nearly three times the
Imports for 1918. In December alone
imports amounted to S266, 600,
compared with 1921 900. .OcO in No
vember, 1920. and 1881, 100000 in De
Cember, 1912.
Exports Exceed Imports
In December We exported more
than we imported to the extent Of
S454. .OOO, 900 worth and for the en-
tire year 1890 we exported $3.50
OO0. 600 more than We imported. EE-
cess figures for this year, however,
were exceeded by those OF q year
ago. the average excess OF exports
ever imports for the years 1916,
1917. 1918 and 1920 being $4,000 OOO,-
600. while for 1919 they exceeded
Shis average by about $1,000. OOO, 600.
The tremendous excess Of 1913
worked an economic disadvantage
to this country anc every effort has
been made during the past year 70
bring the imports UP to a point
where they would more nearly pay
for the exports sent OFT OF this
country.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-22
PORTUGAL RUMOR
RUINOUS TO GRAIN
Wheat Prices Fall Heavily
When Export Bubble
Is Pricked.

CHICAGO, Jan. 2l.-Wheat opened
in an auspiciOus manner. on reports
that Portugal was in the market
for a huge quantity of wheat, that
led to short covering and buying
that carried prices sharply upward.
After midday, however, the Portugal
report was discredited and then the
bottom fell out of the market,
prices sliding downward so fast that
stops were filled considerably be-
low the prices at which they had
been put in.
The close found prices to 5lz
cents lower. The report that New
York exporters were trying TO re-
sell two cargoes of wheat had
tendency to weaken the bull situ-
alton materially.
Corn showed strength and activity
early following wheat upward. but
when the latter grain began to slip,
corn followed suit. 1t was very
heavy at the close, with prices l
to ~ cents lower. Offerings today
reported as only moderate.
Oats started easier, but on sub
seQuent trades a higher range was
witnessed. With the slumps in other
grains. however, prices dropped
down again, the finish being q to
IL cents lower.
Rye was ~ to ? cents lower. and
barley declined 2l9 cents.
Changes in the provisions mar
ket were rather insignificant. Pork
closed unchanged: lard unchanged
to ; cents lower and short ribs
2Ib to 10 cents lower.
Following are today's quota tions:
Wheat
The Washington herald., 1921-01-22
MEN AND BUSINESS
By RICHARD SPILLANE.

The following figures taken from
the report Of the borough Of Brook
lyn for the year just closed are sig
nificant of the times:
The building departments show
permits issued in 1920 for
3,157 dwellings.
3,617 garages.
10 churches.
25 theaters
schools.
122 stores.
3 lighthouses.
The estimated costs of the ga
RACES were thirty times those of
churches.
The costs of the theaters were
eight times those of the houses Of
worship.
Out of the total of $50, 900. 900 esti-
mated to be spent on buildings for
the calendar year, $4,000, 900, or ap-
proximately rs per cent, went for
theaters and garages.
And till we wonder why we have
housing shortage and why rents
are high.
II anyone does good work don't be
stingy in recognizing it. Men of
every grade and every degree crave
the good opinion OF their fellowmen.
Shortly before Christmas there
was fire in the Lutheran Orphan
age at Mt. Airy, Philadelphia. One
building was destroyed, but through
the efforts of firemen, insurance pa
trolmen, orphanage attaches and
others every one of the sixty-eight
boy -and-girl inmates was rescued.
Every fireman and other person
who aided in saving the youngsters
is proud today.
Why? Because the business men
OF Germantown had a resolution
printed in all the local papers and
sent in person to all concerned,
which, after telling of what hap
pened at the FIRE, closed with this:
The Business Mems Association
OF Germantown does hereby public
ly express its appreciation and
thanks to the iremen and members
OF the insurance patrol for their
bravery and most efficient service
SO nobly and unselfishIy rendered -
The Washington herald., 1921-01-22
PHILADELPHIA PRODUCE,

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. q. - Live
poultry-There was little trading
and the market was unchanged.
Much of the supply was of medium
and poor stock, which was particu-
larly hard to sell. We quote: Fowls,
fancy, S5a36c: medium. 33aS4c; in
feriOr, 3Oa31c; White Leghorn fowls
32a33c; chickens, fancy, l2a2iR lbs.
apiece. 35a37c; young roosters, fan
cy, soft-meated, 33a35C; young
roosters, shaggy. 26a2Sc; old roost-
ers. 23a24C.
Dressed poultry-The market rul-
ed firm on fine desirable sized stock,
which was scarce; demand was equal
to the offerings. We quote: Fowls.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-22
MANUFACTURERS
SHOE CONVENTION
SPURS ALL TRADES
Big Factor in Bringing
Business to Normal,
manufacturer Says
RETAILERS BUYING
Estimate That Sales During
Meeting viii Exceed Those
For Last Nine Months.
public Ledger Service. }

MLL"AUREE, Jan. 2l.-In the
oras OF officials of the National
INe'alIers Association, the shoe
men convention is turning into a
ouylng conysntion." Fronting by
Ihe advice of the association presi-
uent and reports of committees ap-
pointed to investigate market and
price conditions, retailers today
were placing orders for spring and
immediate delivery.
some exhibitors report that or
GERS ranging from 1000 to $4,000
Palrs are being placed, and pre-
ulct that the value Of shoes bought
during the four days of the con-
Nention will easily exceed the total
OF purchases in the entire country
IN the last nine months. Other
exhibitors say orders are mainly for
novelty lines and women's footwear,
with demand for staple lines for
Immediate delivery only. These
manufacturers believe some retail
ers are still holding OF in expects-
tion that prices may drop further.
Ralph W. Gibbon, of the Barke-
GibbOn Company, Philadelphia, and
John c. McKeon,of Laird, Schober
and Company, also of Philadelphia
report booking mnya orders and that
the convention has surpassed expec-
tations in indicating a resumption
OF full business.
Leading manufacturers at the con-
YentiOn say the shoe meeting is
setting a pace for other industries
and will be a big factor in bring
ing business conditions in general
back to normal.
OfhCiaIs Of the association who
are endCaVoring to avert a break
between State delegations on the
method OF eTecting officers appar-
emily have been successful. Fiji
teen candidates are in the race for
the nine places on the board of di-
reCtors.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-22
BALTIMORE GRAIN.

BALTIMORE. Jan. 81 wheat
Receipts, 1852 bu., viz: 432 bu.
aAoat and T6y46O bu. by car. Ship
T,ants from elevators. 213,701 bu.;
stock in elevators, 2.713,134 bu.
Corn-Receipts. 141.7s4 bu, viz.
q bu. ahoat and l41,716 bu.- by
car. shipments from elevators. 49,
SIS bu-; stock in elevators, 3s3,764
Cob corn is in moderate supply
o,Iv and the market Arm on basis
og 1920 per bbL for prime nearby
yeIIow, on spot, with inquiry fair
on this basis.
Osts-Rereipts s.O29 bu.; ship
,,snts from elevators. asst bu.;
stork in elevators, 47i,7Oo bu.
domestic basis-No. 9 white, 5sl5ei
No. . white. S5e.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-22
Panic Danger Passed
Says Governor Harding

WINSTON-SALENI, n. .. Jan: 81.
Developments during the past
month have convinced business men
that all danger of a great money
manic has safely been passed. Gov.
W. 2. c. Harding. Of the Federal
Reserve Board, declared here today
,5n an address.
Price declines necessarily were
disastrous to producers who had
gone in debt with the expectation
mat last years price levels would
he maintained or even advanced. he
said.
But insofar as the community as
, whole lis concerned there is no
,,Uestion Of sOIvency," said Harding.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-22
Wright Patents Upheld.

WILNINGTON. Del. Jam Il
Judge Morris IN the United States
District Court today granted an in
junction against the AerouautiCBl
Transport Company. Delaware
corporation. forbiddinE il 20 use
certain patented devices claimed by
the Wright AeronautiCal Corpora
tion. Of New York.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-22
THE SUGAR SUPPLY.
Short Tons of Raw Sugar.

IInpoI rom Cuba were about 4oooo in 1910
imports from Forto ico and the Philippines those
from awa decreased But the change in imports
from other which
the t s S St nan ten times as great or s6 tons Exports from
as 1919 Domestic stocks the 1920 were nearly three
as large as the beginning Of the year per cent
ager than at the beginning consumption in 1o2o
was practically the the year figures given show
an increase OF about
the IN spite OF some manipulation by SPECTATORS behind
sugar market the law OF demand
gives particularly good illustration that any world COM
world values e 'N"e ''"' o"' Vi nne with
lCopyright 1921 by The WASHINGTON Herald
The Washington herald., 1921-01-22
Canada Attracts Business.

The Journal OF Commerce states
that according 10 information re-
ceived at New York. although no
complete figures are yet available,
il is understood that some seventy
American concerns have taken steps
to start branches in Canada TUlp
and paper interests lead. American
industrial investments in Canada
during 1920 are estimated at about
$50 600 600
The Washington herald., 1921-01-22
CREDIT ASSOCIATION CHIEF
GIVES VIEWS ON UNPAID Bill

Pay your bills promptly says Charles NJ Keefer presd,
the Retail Credit Men of Washington and you will feel the
faction that comes with the knowledge that your credit rating
to the standard in the business community This worth
We urge this factor in maintaining the normal COZ
The Washington herald., 1921-01-22

(Quotations furnished BY W, b. 3
Co., Hibbs Bldg, Members Of Nsy
Cotton ExchangeO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-23

week end guest of his parents Mir and Mrs. James Hicks.
 Friends of Mrs. J. R. Coleman ot Sheffield will regret to learn that she is i'll at St. Vincents hospital.
 Mir. W. P, Agee of viedenzburgh is h... visiting his mother Mrs, W. P.
 Little Carroll Agee Dunnam of Selma Is visiting her grandmother, Mrs. W. P. Asee.
 Mrs. J. B. Reid has returned from Atlanta where she has spent the past few weeks.
 Mrs. Charles Mcdonald. who has been i'll for the past six weeks is inn proving.
 Miss Katherine Clark Foster Of Tuscaloosa and Miss Emma Rails of Gadsden will arrive tomorrow to be the guests of MT. and Mrs. Hubert Scruggs.
 Mrs. Frank Purser and little daugh- ter, Mary, of Hazelhurst, Miss, are visiting Mrs. Mary Palmer in Wood lawn.
 Mrs. Lydia Gross has returned from Chesterton, Md, after spending the summer hyith her daughter. Mrs. w. s. Russell.
 Mr. and Mrs. F. w.. Gross of Beau mont, Tex, are the guests of their mother, Mrs. Lydia Gross.
 
 Mrs. Mark Hoyt Burch, IT,, and her brother Granville w. Porter, will ar rive in Birmingham on October IS from Houston, Texas, where they hve had two weeks visit with MT. $hd Mrs. George w. Cook. After spending ten days with her sister, Mrs. E. D. Montgomery of this city, Mrs. Burch will join her husband at
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-23
PREMIER OF SUNDAY CONCERTS
 TAKESPLACE THIS AFTERNOON

A delightful innovation in musical circles will be inaugurated this after noon at Gable hall when Mrs. Edna Gockel Gussen, director of the Bir- mingham Conservatory of Music will present the first of series of Sun day afternoon concerts, which will include group of Birmingham's best known and most popular musicians.
 The pianists who will take part in this afternoons concert will be Miss Minnie McNeill, who will be heard for the last time before her departure for her new home in Richmond, Va, and she will play the lovely Ravel 'Pavane" and Night Winds" of Critics.
 Miss Kate Mims Smith will inter- pret two numbers, Lolita" of Chami- nade's, and Puck" (Philip). MT. John T. Gathey, who is one of Mrs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-23
RANDOM NOTES

Dr. and Mrs. Sam Ledbetter. Jr.. will have Mrs.t Ledbetter's mother, Mrs. Robinson, as their guest during the semi i-centennial.
 Mrs. Alex Sledge of Demopolis has returned home after several days visit in the home of pr. and Mrs. M. A. Copeland.
 Miles A. Copeland, Jr., and Hunter Armstrong Copeland hay returned from a months visit with their grandmother, Mrs. Nora Armstrong, at Demopolis. MT. W. L. Williams of North Bir- mingham is reSting well at the Nor wood infirmary.
 Miss Aleen Dunkley, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Ferdinand Dunkley. arr rfved<during the past week from Van couver, B. C., syhere she has been at school. Miss Dunkley will be at home with her parents this winter. Mir. and Mrs, Samuel c. Bratton and their three little daughters, Kathryn, Jane and Nancy. are guests of Mrs. T. A. Duncan and Mrs. G. H. Foote, at 828 Twentieth street, south.
 Mrs. Alfred Shook and small son have returned from a visit to Mrs Shocks mother in Knoxville. Tenn.
 
 Mir. and Mrs. Charles DeBardeleben, Jr.. have moved into their new and attractive home at Margaret, Ala.
  Judge and Mrs. James Herring of Gadsden motored to Birmingham to attend the Sewanee-A Alabama football game and are the guests of Mrs. James l.. Forman.
 
 Mir. William Hicks, who is & student at the University of Alabama, is the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-23
MRS. JOSEPHINE C. HARPER

white hair and gentle face be- speaking the Kind heart and beauti- fnl nature that is hers.
 Mrs. Harper was born in Talladega her father owning one of the largest plantations in that section and set- tied there when the Indians were still "blazing the trail" in Alabama.
 Mrs. Harpers father being Scotch and her mother English, she inherits many of the fine traits of these na- tionalities and her hobby" now, as 1t has always been, is the cultivation of flowers, the old fashioned variety ap- pealing to her most.
 Mrs. Harper is never without her little work bag" and does the finest and most intricate of embroidery. She reads all the modern novels and es- says and books of travel and religious books, and she declares that The Age
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-23

Gussens able teachers will play the Sibelius Romance" and Miss Mary William Caller and Mrs. Beatrice Tate Wright will be heard in Mac Dowell. Liszt and Juon numbers.
 An old Italian number, Leo's Con certo," for four violins, will be rem dered by Mrs. Kate o. Beggs, first vio- lin graduate of the Birmingham Con- servatory; Mrs, Ray South, Mrs. c, c. Rives and MT. Clarence Klenk, with piano accompaniment while Mrs. May Shackelford's beautiful voice will be heard in the ever lovely "Visi d'Arte" (Tosca).
 Mrs. Gussen, who Is always pro- gressive and up-to-date in her musi- cal ideas. has grouped a most inter- esting programme for her first Sun day afternoon concert this afternoon, as well as some of Birmingh hams best talent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-23
BIRMINGHAM AGE-HERALD SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1921
ENGAGEMENTS

the engagement of her daughter Dabney Carr of Richmond Va the marriage to take place at early date
 James the of his daughter Ma Mr. A. Caen the wedding to take place November. Whtney-Mr Whitney of Atlanta announce of their daughter Bessie Grace to MT Paul Edgar Shipe the wedding to take place November lO John of Oshkosh Wis., engagement daughter Zelda MT John Frazier keh Mobile October 2 the brides home Oshkosh Wis.
 of Murphreesboro Tenn, granddaughter Mrs Frances E. Slut ton to D. The wedding will take the the brides parents Mr. and Mrs L. of Bell Buckle Tenn
 of Summedale of their daughter Ida Mir Hubert the take place November l5
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-23
Y. w. c. A. GYMNASIUM WORK

The fall work at the Young Wom- ems Christian association is starting With great promise. There are classes for every one.
 Miss Weaver wants the Young Women's Christian association to be- come the physical center of the feminine portion or -sirmngham'- In the morning the matrons; In the afternoon the school girls: in the later afternon the business women.
 The matrons' classes receive physi- cal culture work and class instruc- ton in swimming. They also have their sports: indoor baseball. basket ball and volleyball. There Is no place In the city where one can have more fun. Many women think that their time for such things has passed, They do not believe they could become interested. Those who have come to the Y. w. have discovered the fallacy of such opinions. These classes of matrons have wondeful time, re- turning to their duties strengthened and revivified.
 It is hard not to stress the matrons work unduly, the results are so excel lent.
 The girls classes in the afternoon are full of pep" All know that girls need physical exercise to strengthen their growing bodies. Here they have drill, games and swyimming, all under the guidance of experienced women. Every nigh school girl in the city should be in one of these classes.
 The business women of the city have discovered the Y. w. and are coming in increasing numbers Now is the time to make engagement, be- fore the winter comes on, with all It's pressing duties.
 From four to eighty-four" Is the slogan of the gym. Something to do for everyone-health and fun. MRS. LEWIS BRIDGE PARTY
 Mrs Robert Lewis entertained yes terday afternoon at bridge at her home, complimenting her guest. Miss Aileen Jensen. of Chicago, who IS visiting her.
 The house was adofned with bril- liant red dahliahs and the green of ferns and palms.
 At the close of the game an lee course was served.
 The guests were: Miss Jensen. Miss Myrtis Wright. Mrs. Brand Currie Mrs. F. H. Newsom, Mrs. w. T. Eason. Mrs. J. F. Sims. Mrs. Robert Lowery, Mrs Raymond Shores. Mrs. H. B. Hewitt. Mrs. William Duncan and Mrs. Upchurch.