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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-19
MnAsIrRING MAN-powER

J. G. Donley Tn Forbes Magazine.
 Is it not strange that man should learn to measure the power of ma chimes before he learned to measure his own power? For scores Of years we have measured machines by horse power and men by guesswork.
 But we are learning. At least, one man, after years of study and ex- perimentation, has developed a unit of human power which should serve in the gauging of mans productive capacity quite as effectively as tho horse power unit serves to measure the machine, the watt to mark the flow of electrical energy, and the B. T. U. to test the thermal con- tent of gas.
 Can you imagine the far-reaching significance of this discovery?
 The unit of man-power measure ment may not be perfect yet. It prob ably is not. But 1t has reached the stage of useful application and has achieved dollars-and-cents results. It will be perfected within reasonably short time. Then what?
 Simply this: The employer will know--he' won't have to guess-5ust what each employe should accomplish in an honest day's work. The em- ployer will get what he pays for and the emplOye VIII Bct What iS CdtAS-
 The man who discovered the unit of man-power measurement is Charles E. Bedaux, founder of the Charles E. Bedaux company, engineers. He calls it the Bedaux- Point principle of in- dustrial measurement. His system Is being worked out now in at least a dozen nationally known industrial plants. Where the Bedaux-Point sys- tenn has already been completely adopted it has produced notable re- suits. For instance. one plant turn ing out electric motors was able to reduce costs per unit over 30 per cent in the first six months of last year. when costs were generally soaring and when another plant producing a similar type of motor experienced a rise of fully 64 per cent in unit costs. Eighteen months from the start the plant using the Bedaux system was able to show saving of nearly s1,00O 900; and the amount saved went up month by-month from S9,500 in the first month to $106.000 in the eighteenth month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-19
HUGE LAND SALE
 AT CENTREV|LLE
16,500 Acres Go on Block, al $83,000 to Satisfy
 Claims

Centreville, October 13.-(Special.) At noon today one of the largest land sales in the history of Bibb county took place in front of the cour thouse door of Centreville. The sale was made by the Mutual Life Insurance company under a mortgage against the Birmingham Farm Gar den company. The number of acres embraced some of the best farming The land was situated in the eastern part of Bibb county and the western part of Chiffon in the vicinity Of the town of Randolph. The tract of land was sold several years ago by Col. Allen F. Howison to the Bir- mingham Farm Garden company, which company intended to divide same into smaller tracts for coloniza- tion purposes. and number of per- sons from Ohio located upon the lands and for a while it seemed that the scheme would be success, but the advent of the boil weevil brought disaster and all of the real property of the company was offered at the block today. The amount involved was $S3, 900. The sale took place un- der the direction of Attorney Jack Thorington of Montg gomery. It Is reported that the Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance company, tho pur- chaser at the sale, will divide the property into small farms and will offer same to small farmers on good terms. Much of the land Is especial ly adapted to truck farming.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-19
INTERIOR MOVEMENT By Associated Press

Houston: Middling, 1S.50c; receipts, S1.So4; shipments. 23,966;' sales, 2,617; stock, 313,941.
 Memphis: Middling, 19.00c; receipts S,502; shipments, 5,577; sales, 500; stock. PIT 6S7.
 Augusta. Middling, 17.75c; receipts 3364; shipments, 977 sales, 117; stock, BEATS.
 St. Louis; Middling, 19.o0c; receipts, 5,293; shipments, 5,614; stock, 22,S97
 Atlanta Middling, 1S,S5c.
 Little Rock: Mddling, 19.25c; re- ceipts, 2,1S0; shipments, 701; sales, 1,420; stock 50.031.
 Dallas: Middling, 1s.10c; sales 4656.
 Montgomery: Mlddling, 17.5oc. sales. 77.
 Total today: Receipts. 5o,5ss; ship ments, S6,sS5; stock. 7S6,52s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-19
ARCHITECTS PROBLEM IN
 FRANCE

From The Village Church of Pargy-
 Filain Department de fAisne.
 France" by H. Cunningham. in
 Architecture.
 In accordance with the laws that have been made (and remade) for this very special case of the reconstruct ton of the devastated regions in France, the architect has the follow ing problems to solve:
 a. Every construction of whatever nature, that existed before the war. must be measured eff any traces ex- ist).
 b. schematic plan, section and elevation must be drawn.
 c. An estimate of the value 1914) must be made.
 d. An estimate of the cost of re- construction C920-2D must be made This latter is based on the 1914 value multiplied by the co-efficient for to- day. which varies from to 2, ac7 cording to the branch of the work and the region.
 In the case of a, where the founda tions exist still. 1t is comparatively easy to measure them sufficiently ac- curately and to establish thereon (with the aid of indications given by the proprietor) the condition of the property before the war. Where thS foundations do not any longer exist, 1t is quite another problem. Some times one finds the plans, sections and facades in the files of the insur,. ance company sometimes in the file of the local notary public Gin the event that he had time to get oul with his files before the Boche go in with his burning habits).
 In the cases of b. c. and d. ths matter of plans, estimates. etc, fo,- ordinary buildings is reduced to ! sort of system.
 In the case of the churches, tn, architect is required to dress his plans and estimates much more in detail than for ordinary buildings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-19
PORT MOVEMENT Rv Associofad prass

New Orleans: Mddling. 1S.25c; re- ceipts, s,S57; exports, 16,s00; sales, S,761 stock, 419,959.
 Galveston: Middling, 1925c; re- ceipts, 9S,7S0: exports, 3O,603; sales 1 ,567 stock, 359,330.
 Mobile: Middling, 17.50c: receipts 1,3O5 sales, 1,S50 stock, 21,70S.
 Savannas: Mddling, 1S.50c receipts S,076; sales, 55; stock, 19O,206. Charleston: Receipts, 752; stock, 196.450. 39,553.
 Texas City: Stock. 9,542.
 Norfolk; Mlddling, 1775c; receipts. 2,77o; exports, 1,2Oo; sales, 710; stock, 9S,699.
 Baltimore: Stock, 2,642.
 Boston: Middling, 1S.25c; stock, 610o.
 Philadelphia Stock, 9,942.
 New York: Middling, 1S.50c; stock. 136,4S9.
 Minor ports: Receipts, $50; exports, 851S; stock 1,S0t
 Total today: Receipts. 63,771; ex- ports, 57,121; stock, 1,492,201.
 Total for week; Receipts, 157,3s5; exports. 165,O93
 Total for season: Receipts, 1,770,- 65S; exports, 1.409.903.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-19
------------. s------------------- HUBBARD'S LETTER.

New York. October lS.- Special ) The market acted rather favorably after the decline of yesterday and there did not seem to be so much pressure from the south and Liver pool The Liverpool future market was encouraging although it was down little below what it was done.
 Our market opened about 10 points under last nights close, but owing to more favorable feeling regarding the stock, 1t advanced some 20 to 80 points, press advices indicate that there seem to be some strife between the officials higher up and the small CT labor unions.
 Whether this will delay the strike or break it up entirely. we do not know. The trend of the market will be governed by the strike situation the next few days.-Hubbard Bros. X Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-19
COFFEE MARKET By Associated Press

~~y AAS1SSiotcu TCSS
 New York. October 1s.-The mar ket for coffee futures was steadier during today's early trading, open
 ns at an advance of 3 to 2 points and selling about 6 to points net higher or up to 7.s5c for March contracts. There was little buy ing of near months on expectations of an increased demand for coffee out of the local stock should strike prospects, shape up unfavorably, and probably some buying on the firmer ruling of Rio exchange rates The demand was comparatively small. however, and the market weakened |ir the late trading under scattering liquidation which may have been connected with the weakness in grain and cotton. Closing prices were 1 to 3 points net higher Sales were estimated at about 25.000 bags Oc- tcber, 7.5oc: December. ' Csc; Janu- ary. 7.esc; March. 7.7sc; May. 7.S4c. July. 7.9Sc; September, 7.soc.
 Spot coffee was reported in fair demand on the basis of Sc to S1sc for 7s and 1lsc to 12lsc for Santos As. Cost and freight offers were higher lin some cases. generally higher, with offers of 3s and 5s ranging from 11.S5c to il. .75c, American credits.
 The official cables reported a de- cline of reis in the dollar buying rate with ali advance of Is in Rio exchange on London. The Rio mar ket was unchanged to 25 res higher and Santos 75 reis lower to 25 reis higher Rio cleared 300 bags for New York and Santos sS,300 for New York Brazilian port receipts. 4s.000; Jundiahy receipts, 25.000,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-19
MARINE NEWS
Isx Associated Press

Port Eads. La. October 1S-Ar- rived; Andalusia (Swedish). Tampico Choluteca (Honduran>, Port Cortez; Danville. Tampico: El Estero, New York; Gansfjord (Norwegian). Port Barrios; Hudson (French), Bremen Sabine Sun. Port Lobos.
 Sailed: Cardium (British), Tam pico; Vaudeville (Norwegian). King ston, Jamaica; Clancho. (Honduran) Port Cortez; Radioleine {British) Rouen: Victolite. Halifax; vitruvia tBritish), Havre; Yuma Frontera
 Mobile, October 1S-Arrived: Ke- vance, Port Padre, Cuba; Copan tHonduransl Tela; Antillian (Brit- ish). Cristobal
 Sailed: Eastern Sun, Hamburg via Gulfport.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-19
-----------------------ss 1---------------- TAX OFFICERS BUSY

Moulton. October S.--(Special.)- )-- Rush Stockton, the new tax assessor of Lawrence county, and A. W Wal ker, tax collector. are on their sec ond week of rounds to various points In the county for the purpose of ac- commodating the citizens of the coun- ty, both as to assessing the 1922 taxes and the collecting of the 1921 taxes Lossier, Town Creek, Red Bank and Courtland in the, north western parts of the county are the points to be reached this week. But one round will be made this year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-19
BRIGHTER OUTLOOK HELPED IN STOCK TRADING YESTERDAY
Money Situation Relaxed, Call Money Opening at Five Per Cent, Dropping Later
 to Four Per Cent
By Associated Press

New York, october 1s..-The finan- cial community was disposed to take a more hopeful view of the railroad strike situation today. This was re- flected in the better tone of the stock market, which showed little of yes terday's pressure.
 Occasional liquidation was confined 10 a few selected Issues among food and allied specialties. American Su- gar common and preferred suffered greatest depression, the latter's de- cline of points pointing to dividend reduction Or omission.
 Rails recovered the greater part of yesterdays setback, and shares, more or less identified with transportation, improved in like degree. Bxcep- lions were furnished by several equip ments, notably Pullman, which made q net loss of IA points.
 Oils were strengthened by short covering, Royal Dutch rallying on denial that the company had sold its holdings In Mexican Eagle. Other foreign as well as domestic oils rose 1 to 2 points, and motors and tobac- eos responded to moderate accumu- lation.
 Monetary conditions relaxed, the opening call money rate of per cent dropping to { per cent at mid day. Freer offerings of time funds and a better inquiry for merchants paper, the latter from out of town, were reported.
 Foreign exchanges were confusing, sterling losing about 2hc. FrSnch lcia taI nd f~l. pot tai but marks were moderately firm, not withstanding pessimistic advices from London regarding the German sit- uation.~
 In the bond market convertible rails were heavy, the entire domestic division declining to lower levels. To- tale sales, par value. s16,75o,000
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-19
COTTON SEED OIL Ry Associated Press

New York october 1S.-The weak ness in grain and hogs started liqui- dation which broke cotton seed oil early in the session. Good buying de- veloped at the decline, however. and prices rallied, closing unchanged to points net lower, except October, which was 37 points lower, Sales, 2S,- TOO barrels. Prime crude, 6.S5c; sales. prime summer yellow, spot, S.25c: December, S.74c. March, S.ssc, and May, 9.06c, all bid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-19
RICE MARKET

New Orleans October 1S.-Rough rice easy. Sales reported;, S91 sacks Honduras at 2.46@4.41c; 94S Sacks Ja- pan at 4.01G4.06c; 2.169 sacks blue rose at 260@4.S1c; 4S4 sacks Louisi- ana pearl at 4.06@4.36c; lie sacks Edith at 4.2Sc. Receipts. S,960 sacks millers receipts, 7,5SS sacks.
 Clean rice easy. Sales reported POS pockets Honduras at 5& @6Ac; STA pockets Japan at IA @4hc; s.6s1 pockets blue rose at 41s @4%c; 175 pockets Carolina at A@51ac Re- ceipts, 2,4s4 pockets. Bran and polish unchanged
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-19
1S.25c; good middling, 1925c; re- ceipts. S,357: stock, 419,759.
New York, October 1S.-Spot cot ton quiet; middllng, 18,50c.
LIVERPOOL COTTON By Associated Press

Liverpool. October 1s.-Spot cotton in fair demand prices weak Good middling, 12.77d; fully middling, 12. 27d; midddling, il .S7d; low mid ding, fO.72d good ordinary. 9.57d; ordinary. S.S2d. Sales, 5000 bales, in- cluding 7,100 American. Receipts, 2,0oO bales, all American. Futures closed strong; October, 12. 45d; De- cember, 1206d; January, 11.95d; March, II. 65d; May 11.42d; July. Il led.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-19
SUGAR MARKET.


 New York. october 1S.--The raw sugar market was steady and un- changed at 400c for duty-f.ee sugar and 4.1lc for Cubas. There were sales of 110,704 bags of Philippine Island rentrifugals. due the first week in November, to local and outport re- siners at 4.00c.
 The raw sugar futures market was firmer early on covering and a little buying by commission houses, but after showing advances of 8 to 5 joints prices eased off under liquida- tion. closing unchanged to points net higher, although trading was light and prices subject to small or ders either way. December closed at .$3c; March 2.26c; May 2.33c, and July 2.47c.
 The refined market was unchanged at. 5.30c for fine grariulated, and there was moderate demand: Refined flu : lures were without transactions. Closing prices were unchanged at 5.35c for December and 5.3O for later months.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-19
CARNIVAL, TO RE HELD

Eufaula, October 18.-(Special.)- At a meeting held today contract was closed with an amusement com- pany by the commercial club where by a carnival will be held on Broad street October 31 to November 6 for the benefit of Eufaula's city schools. Extensive preparations will be made and this carnival will be sponsored not only by the commercial club but by other organizations of the city. The plans are to make 1t bring the largest crowd of visitors from neigh boring towns ever assembled here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-19
NEW YORK BONDS HSy AssociateJ Press

U. s. 2, registered, bid ............. 100% U S. q coupon bid .............. lOOs. U. $. 4s registered, bid ........... 10th U g. 4s coupon .................. 10&h Panama Ss. registered. bid 70 "a Panama 3s, coupon, bid ....... 76I1 American Smelting & Refining 5s SO American Tel. & Tel. cv. 6s. 102
 Atchison general As ............- IS h Atlantic Coast Line first Is, bid s.a Baltimore x Ohio cv. las ...... 69 Ia Bethlehem Steel ref. bs bld ..... S2A Cen. of GeorgIa consolidated 5s bid S6h Central Leather 5s .........--..... 9V
 Chesapeake X Ohio ev. 5s ;...,..,, S2h Chicago, Mil. & St. U. cv. 41as ... 60
 Chicago, k. l. & Psc. Ky. ret. 4s 71 F Colorado dS Southern ret 4a2s ..... ~
 Denver X Rio Grande consol. 4s- os
 Dominion of Canada 6s O9S1) s2s Erie general As ..,.......,....... q A Illinois Central ref Is ............ TIA Int. Mer. Marine 6s .............. s2% Kansas City Southern ref. 6s fS
 Liggett & Myers 5s, bid ..:,....'. e6M Louisville X Nashville un. 4s sSA Missouri, Kan. & Texas first 4ssf ..u 64 h Missouri Fac. general 4s ........ bb "a New York Central deb, 6s ........ 9fis Norfolk & Western cv. 6s. bid lO2
 Northern Pacific As ......... 76ts Pennsylvania general ss ......... sSa Reading general Is ............,. I6
 Repubnc Iron x Steel bs ug40).. s.h St. Louis x San Fran. adj. bs.., b4la Seaboard Air l.lne auJ. 5s ....... 1924 southern Bell Tel. 5s, bid sbls Southern Pacific cv. 5s, bid ....... 9t,a southern Railway 5s ...........,. s5t@ southern Railway gen. 4s ..,...... bIh Texas X Pacific first 5s, bid Sl es Unlon Pacific As .....,,.......,. 62A U. K of q. B. & l. las Us3D. ssis United States Steei bs ........... 20
 Virginia Car. Chemical 6s ...,..,.. 9Sis Wauash first os, bid d........t...... Sbhs Wilson & Co. cN. os .,........,.,. sf*
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-19
NAVAL STORES Ry Associated Press

Savannah, October 1s.-Turpentine firm. CSC; sales, 1oc: receipts, 432; shipments, A stock, '9,44S. Resin firm sales, 907: receipts, 2,S9S; ship ments, 424; stock S2510. Quote: B D, s4.25; F, s415@4.25; F. $4.20@4.25; G, $4s0@4.325: II, s4,S5@4.45; I, s4,40@ 4.45; K, s4.60@4.65; M s5,O5@51o; N, s520; WG s5.45; wv, $5.60@5.75,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-19
METAL MARKET

New York, October 1S.--Copper. steady: electrolytic spot and near by, 13613isc: later 13613Ac. Tin. steady: spot and DAarby, s2s: futures. s2s"- Iron, steady; prices un ch = ed Lead, steady; spot, s4,70@ 475 Zinc, firm; East St. Louis de- livery. spot, s4.70@475; antimony. spot, $595.25.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-19
FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKET.
 By Associated Press

New York. october 1S.--Foreign exchange irregular. Great Britain demand s.9o15; cables 3.9t; 60-day bills on banks 3,S7h. France demand T.1sh; cables 7.13. Italy demand 5.9O; cables S.s01s. Belgian demand 7.0S a cables 709. Germany demand hS; cables 5Sia. Holland demand 3425 cables 34,31. Norwal demand 1925. Sweden. demand 23.00. Den mark demand 1915. Switzerland de- mand 1878. SpaIn demand 1927 Greece demand 4.24. Argentina de- mand 32.63. Brazil demand J3.S7 Montreal 91M.
 Rates continued uncertain in to- days trading. Great Britain demand SSs; cables 800; 60-day bills on banks 3.S6h. Germany demand 59A i: cables 59%. Holland demand S4.20: cables 34.26. Greece demand 432
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-19
Hubbard Brcs. & Co.

Members New York Cotton Exchange, Ne. Orleans Cotton Exchange, New York Pro- ducs Exchange. Associated Members Liverpool Cotton Association. Orders so-. .licited for the purchase and ials of to::on and Cotton Seed Oil for future delivery. Special attention and liberal terms given for consignment of spot cotton tor de livery
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-19
DRY GOODS MARkTE
 By Associated Press

New York. October 1S.-Cotton
 goods were quiet today Yarns were dull and weaker, but increased activ- lity was reported in spot goods in
 wolien and worsteds. Novelties in
 silks were featured for spring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-19
MONEY MARKET

New York, October lS.ECall money. easy; high, 5 per cent; low, per cent; ruling rate, per cent; closing bid, S1s per cent; offered at 1 per cent; last loan, per cent; call loans against acceptances. 4ia per cen-. Time loans, steady; 60 days, 5ts per cent; 90 days, 5A 951a per cent; six months, 5A Q5h per cent; prime mercantile paper. 5la 06 per cent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-19
LONDON MONEY

London, October 1S.--Bar silver, d0ssd d per ounce; money 2% per cent; discount rates, short bills, S% per cent; three months bills. 15-16 per cent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-19
POTATOES
By Aeeociated Press

Chicago. October 1S.--Potatoes un- settled; Wisconsin, $1.75@2.lo cwt.; Red River Ohios. s1.75@1.9 .95 cwt,:
 South Dakota Whites, s1.75G l .s5
 cwE
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-19
NEw ORLEANS COTTON

SPOT to'"rpN
 By Associated Press New Orleans. October lS.-Snot cotton. steady, 25 points lower, Sales on the spot 900 bales; to arrive. 2.s6i. Lew middling. 1625c; middling.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-19
CHICAGO CASH GRAIN By AasOciafed Press
PRODUCE

Chicago. October 1s.-Butter unset tled creamery extras, 44@44Hc; firsts. 35 Q43c: standards, 39c Eggs higher. firsts, 4S@45c Poultry, alive higher; fowls, 16@26c, springs, 2ohc; turkeys, 2Sc; roosters, 14c
 St. Louis, October fs.--Springs, 1Sc; geese, 200; others unchanged. Eggs, 41c. Butter unchanged
 New York, October 1S.-Butter steady; creamery extras, 47bc; creamery firsts. 4S@46Hc. Eggs steady; fresh gathered firsts. 45650c. Cheese steady; average run, 21h @22c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-19
Meal and Fevxstuff

Meal and Fevustuff
 Mixed horse feed. $40; old stoyle hulls, SIS; No. corn. s0c corn chops $1.s0; No. 1 white oats, 6sc; shorts. $3S; bran. s2e; .. S. meal [ pct. s44; hen feed. 100 alfalta, $36; Johnson hay. S2c: wheS tlraw. S25 ton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-19
sPoTT COFFEE

New York. october 1s.-coffee, Rio
 No. :. S1-16c
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-19
CASH GRAIN By Associated Press

Chicago, october 1S.--Wheat, No. hard, $1.lO15; No. hard, s1.07. Corn, No. ? mixed, 44% Q45hc; No. 2 yellow, 10 % 45 1sc. Oats, No. white, 325a @ 33 lsc; No. &3 white, 29@31hc. Rye, No. ?, sec. Barley, S5@5lc. Timothy seed. s450@5.50; clover seed, s12@ 1850. Pork nominal; lard, $9@s.05; ribs, 6.25@7.50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-19
LIBERTA BOND QUOTATIONS
 By AssOcIated Press
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK Fly Associated prcss

Chicago, October 1s.-cattie: Receipts 13o00; desirable corn-fed steers and yearlings. steady; others slow to lower. Top yearlings .*ll.7o
 Buff beef steers ............ 6.ooQ $50 lights, 25c to soc lower; packing sows l0c to 25c lower than yesterdays aver