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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-24
REPORT PROVIDES 133,OOO MEN AM
 12,5OO OF IIGEB
House Appropriation aGre3s About $46, 00o,0t 1~ob test Predicted tefWeer
 Bodies Over Mt lsU
 By Associated Pre-

BN aSSncluteN Ire
 Washington. May B.
 for n regular army of 13 4
 md 12,5OO officers was 9s
 day by the senate miiitt
 mittee In virtually compis
 vision of the annual ar
 prOprfntiOn bill.
 House appropriations were fn-
 crensed by the Senate committee
 about $4G,000 .0OO.. A contest with
 the House was predicted in view
 of the House limitation on the
 nrmy to II5,O00 men and 1t,OOO officers.
 Chairman Wadsworth was auth orized by the committee to report tho bill at once to the Senate and seek an arrangement for early considera- ton.
 None of the democratic committee members voted against reporting the bill, but there was reservation of right to offer amendments. Some democratic senators expressed them selves as believing the personnel au- thorization excessive and said they were considering offering amend ments to reduce the 133.000 figure. Some republicans also were reported to be planning a reduction fight.
 Although the committee provided appropriations for 133,000 men the bil would authorize maximum per- sonnel of 10000 This, it was said, was to give the war department some latitude in recruiting, to fill gaps caused by enlistment aspirations.
 Salaries Increased
 As passed by the House stt carried appropriations of abou 100000. The Senate increase. explained, was due largely 10 ss s1.t4 ed cost of the additional pc and also salary increases for provided for under the service vision bill passed recently F branches of Congress.
 In disposinE of amendment bill the Senate committee the House clause providing fea esIAA ling of reserve officers and including 10000 reserve offieefH 20. GOO enlisted men. The com amended the House bill to et .aA travel pay of reserve officer aae training camps from to c mile and disapproved reauek war department for an inc t0 the authorized training corp
 Revised estimates furnish committee today by the ders it was stated, showed that tne lar army, through reduction in en- llistments, now had been cut to hpoh' l133,0O0. Senators also said tue de partmcnt had effected eonsldfrapis I economies in purchase of supplies iand other army activities so that the authorizing of 13s.00o men would cost considerably less than at fifs' anticipated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-24
Auditorium Plans
 Under Discussion By
 City Con1nais sioners

appropriations for the schools library defeated the plans that the nressiup deman that tconfro ci
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-24
BUY IN BIRMINGHAM

Goods advertised in The Age Herald by Birmingham merchants are guaranteed.
Evening star., 1922-11-18
ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA. vs.. November "a
The question Of holding parade on
washinston's birthday will be de-
termined upon at . meeting OF the
o'clock Monday night in the rooms Of
the chamber Of commerce. Recently
the KiwAnis Club recommended that .
parade be held that day: Alexandria
has not had such . parade since 1915,
sSst ana i H. Is custom rssaaosd vim e 5. revv.d
The work Of collecting funds for the
erection Of historical markers at various
points Of interest in the city, which
was begun yesterday. will be resumed
,sss hs s.SS aa so 2..dS
$23s has been contributed.
In order to mako trafac safe for
pedsstrains, several DANGEROUS street
crossings have been marked OH with
white paint 30 that the1e Will Be no
turns or to violate any Of the provisions
Of the city ordinances In making turns
at these intersections.
The committee on the proposition
for the erection Of . new hotel. named
some tim time , afS h sy the sa,in sh.mssr Of
O'Clock Monday night in the rooms Of
A meeting Of the committee. also
named by the chamber Of commerce,
to consider the revival OF the monthly
publication known - Crater Alex
Andria will be held at 3 o'clock Mon.
day afternoon at the chamber Of oom.
merce.
There will be an adjourned meet.
ing Of the city council at $3.50 o'clock
Monday afternoon for the purpose of
electing six school trustees.
Another large crowd last night at.
tended the closing Of the basAar OF
the Womaf's Missionary Society Of
Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal
Church South, in the Young Peoples
building.
Of Police C. r. oodlas' today from
Richard Lewis, Warrington. Pa, ASK
ine him to locate his mother, Amanda
LAWS, who 10 supposed to reside Id
this city. =.
Evening star., 1922-11-18
COMMODITY NEWS
WIRED STAR FROM
ENTIRE COUNTRY

AKRON, Ohio. November 1s.-Tire
builders in this city today are in
creasing their output after a letdown
in September and October. The B. F.
Goodrich Company has increased pro-
duction 1000 tires a day since No
vember /. Goodyear has increased
operations from 2O.600 castings to 21.-
900 and expects to push this up to
$4,000 castings q day. Firestone.
Miller and General Tire Company re-
port Increased production also.
PHILADELPHIA, November 1s.-
There have been large receipts of
foreign wool In this port in recent
weeks, and government oficials In
the customs department are crowded
with work today in assessing duties
on these shipments.
HOCKERvIILE. Okla. November
1S.-Prospectors near here have lo-
Gated lead-zinc deposit. which is ex-
pected to prove among the richest in
the tri-state field.
SEATTLE, November 1s.-Whole-
salers in FISH and shell fish are operat.
ing at capacity today. There is an
expanding market for native oysters,
crabs and scallops. and new markets
have been opened up in California.
Montana, Idaho and Utah for crabs
and Puget sound oysters.
OKLAHOMA CITY. November 1s.-
averaged seventy bushels to the acre
or about 2,680,OOO bushels for the
state. The yield Of sweet potatoes
to the acre was far less than it was
last year.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-. November 1s.
Tho late rains have helpedSthe corn
crop in this section, and gathering to-
day indicates q higher yield than was
anticipated on October 1.
cLARKsBuRG, W. Va. November
1S.-The Weirton Steel Company's
plant will begin operations at capac-
~ Monday: Expansion Of production
tion facilities
NEW ORLEANS. November 1s.-The
Celotex Company, which manufac-
the fiber of sugar cane after the juice
is extracted, has found demand SO
great that they began today a million
dollar program of plant expansion.
The board manufactured is used in
both inside and outside work.
PORTLAND. Ore, November 1s.-
Extra fancy Spitsburg apples are sell.
ing ~ low as $1.75 box here today,
and only the choicest sizes and grades
are bringing that much. This price
10 quoted only for very small lots.
On the larger purchases not more
than $1.65' is bid.
CHICAGO, November 1s.-The can
ned food market Is in a satisfactory
condition today largely as result
of an agreement reached here recent
ly between the Western CannerS As
ISOLATION and two big wholesale gro-
established the justice Of a pro rata
delivery contract and places the can.
nsrs on honor to fulfill it
Evening star., 1922-11-18
Wall Street Features
4pecial Dispatch to The Star

Hpecal Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, November 1s.-Philips
Petroleum common stock settled back
Today into comparative inaction fol-
lowing the selling which was encoun-
tered on Friday. When Philips was
turning upward a few days ago
rumors were being circulated again
TO the effect that the company would
enter a combination with another oil
eompany-perhaps Cosden. In fact.
reports have gone the rounds that
Philips and Skelly Oil would merge.
In some quarters the idea Of deal
between Philips and Cosden Is regard
ed fayorably. as the agreement might
bring together a producer and re-
dner for their common good. The
estimates are that Philips is earning
at the rate of about 81 a year. Its
production runs 10000 to $4,000 bar
Tels day.
Bosch Magnetic Goes Lower.
Bosch Magnetic slipped off further
today on the adverse news regarding
the sale of the company by the alien
property custodian. The District Of
Columbia grand jury took up the case
and it declared to have found some
thing wrong with the transaction. 1t
went even further and declared that it
could do nothing because nothing was
done in the District of Columbia to
warrant an indictment there. 1t sug-
gested that a grand jury in some
other state continue where 1t had left
Off. Just what action will be taken
next is mere guesswork. There is one
thing. however. which cannot be af-
fected and that is the earning power
of the Bosch company. AS told sew
eral times lately. Bosch is once again
on a profitable basis. 1t Is earning at
the rate of about So a share, with the
prospects that 1928 earnings will show
to even better advantage.
Evening star., 1922-11-18
COTTON TRADING MUCH
LESS ACTIVE TODAY
By the Associa ted Press.

ny Gie .tssOcldteQ ifesS.
NEW YORK. November 1s.-The cot
ton market opened steady at an advance
OF to 10 points on a continuation Of
the covering movement which was in
progress at the close yesterday. Trad
Ing was much less active. however, and
after selling at $3.50. January contracts
eased of to 1852 under scattering
southern selling and realizing. Man
chester cable advices said that depres-
sion in the spinning trade was acute,
with spinners of American cotton to
ballot on a proposal to work only half
time during December. Sales Of print
cloths in the Fall River market for the
week were estimated at 10000 pieces
Trading remained quiet late In the
morning with prices sagging off under
scattering liquidation which was pro.
NOTED by reports of increased spot Of
fering from the Atlantic. January sold
down to 25.4S and closed at $3.50, with
the general market closing steady at q
net decline of 8 to 20 points.
Cotton futures closed steady--De.
cember. $3.50: January. $3.50: March.
25.44: May. 25.2S; July. 24ss. Spot
cotton. quiet; middling. $50.
NEW ORLEANS, November 1s.A
After advances Of 5 to points dur
market eased off under an unfayor-
able opinion of foreign political news
and reports from the eastern belt of
dullness in the spot department.
Prices fell to levels to IL points
under the close of yesterday. De-
cember first traded uD to 25.23 and
then fell back to 25.06. Moderate
liquidation of long contracts over the
week end was felt.
Evening star., 1922-11-18
STRONGEST
AS TRADING ENDS
Burst of Short Covering
| Sends Prices to Days
! Highest Levels.
By STUART p. WEST.

BY Special Leased Wire to The Star.
! NEW YORK, November 1S.-Fery
little change occurred in any OF the
markets today.
( Stocks moved indecisively, with the
greater part of the list holding
STEADY, yet with a sufficient NUMBER
Of individual weak spots to prevent
any further recovery.
Measured by recent standards
trading was dull. 1t was condition
where professional opinion was very
much divided. but where the pre-
worst Of the recent liquidation hao
been seen and that brokers' loans
had been brought down once more to
conservative dimensions.
( Weakness In Spots.
Weakness cropped out again in q
number of industrial specialties, Dut
this was to be set down as postponed
liquidation ip class OF stocks which
could not be readily sold until the
general market had steadied. among
these were the Pierce-Arrows, Har-
vester, Worthington Pump and some
of the motor accessories. The weak
ness in the latter group IN view
of the many proofs of prosperity IN
the automobile industry and In view
of the optimistic expectations regard
ing the earning of the parts COM
panies was notable. 1t showed how
little the recent liquidation has been
related to business conditions.
General List Strong.
This selling in special issues had
mo effect, as 1t did early in the week.
upon tho general price list. In the
East hour the market hardened all
around and this following the tndif-
ference shown to the weakness In
Specialties was very fair proof Of a
strengthened condition. Neither rail-
way stocks nor bonds did much one
way or the other. but at least there
was no further pressure to sell. For
Sign government bonds held their re-
oovery Of the previous days, but the
foreign exchanges went somewhat
BOWER.
(, Just before the close there was a
burst of short covering. which car
ried leaders of the list forward to
the best prices of the day. The final
tone was strong. but with trading
still quite light.
Evening star., 1922-11-18
Market Flashes
at Today's Close

Gasoline prices in tank wagons. in
Virginia, excepting in Richmond,
have been reduced from cent to :
cents per gallon by Standard Oil Of
New jersey. Richmond prices are
20 cents.
Coca-Co ofi1cials today denied that
the government has filed a suit for
S7.000,000 back taxes against the
company. 1t is said no court action
of any kind is contemplated, and that
the question involved is merely one Of
holders of the old company, when
they sold to the new company in 1919
1t was reported today that after the
annual meeting on November 81 the
common stock will be put on . IS
bsais.
The Buckeye Pipe Line Company
has declared a special dividend OF SIS
a share. payable December 30, to
stockholders OF record November 20.
Standard Oil Of Ohio has declared q
100 per cent stock dividend, payable
in common stock December IL to
stockholders Of record November 81.
Western Electric Company sales for
ten months this year amounted to
310.170.000. which Is slightly in excess
Of the sales for the first ten months
sn the history Of the company. Dur.
sng the first ten months orders agGre-
gated s1s2,ooo,ooo. or $24,ooo.0oo more
than in 1921.
The Butte and Superior Mining
Company, in its report for the third
after all deductions. amounting to
S108,S21, as compared with q deficit of
See.S44 for the second quarter and a
deficit of $1S4.550 for the first quar-
ter.
Unflled business on the books of
the Baldwin Locomotive Works is
estimated at about $45,000,OO0 with
the addition of the st. Paurs order
for nifty engines. Operations by the
company are placed at 70 per cent and
It 10 expected that this will be In
end Of the year. Around the first Of
the year Baldwin was reporting
opHrstions Of 80 per cent, with q
working force of 5000 men. compared
with $4,000 on the payrolls at present.
Sales Of Jones Brothers Tea Com
pany. Inc, for October amounted to
S1.4l6,049, . decrease OF $124.s78 from
October, 1921. This brought the COM
pAny's aggregate sales for che first
ten months Of the current year Up to
S13.389.316. a decline OF $1,029. .S61
from the total for the corresponding
ten months in the preceding year.
Following the Chesapeake and Ohio
directors meeting 1t was explained
that only casual reference had been
made to an extra dividend. . rumor
which had been heard with oonsid.
erable frequency in Walt street 1ate-
". At no time, it was said, have the
directors considered increasing the
regular 4 per cent rate on the COM
mon stock. Recent estimations have
placed the company's earnings at .
Skufe amounting to t12.74 q share on
stAok. after all deductions have been
made fer prslegSsA dividend require.
Evening star., 1922-11-18
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.

CHICAGO, November 1S-Hogs-Re-
ceipts. 5000 head; market to 10
lower than Fridays average: bulk
10 to 200 pound averages, s.ooaS.1o:
butchers. S.15as.20: top, $40: pack
ing sows mostly 7.4oa7.7s; desirable
pigs, s25aS.50: estimated holdover,
s.G00 head: heavy weight, s.1oss.e0:
medium weight S.00aS15: light
weight. s.00aS.15: light light. S.05a
packing sows. rough. 7.25a76o: kill
ing pigs. s.25as.5o.
Cattle-Receipts. 5000 head: COM
pared with week ago, strictly good
to prime native seef steers scarce
steady to strong: others uneven.
Is to 50 lower, extreme top matured
steers. 1880; best yearlings. 1910;
cows and heifers.. stockers and feed
ers steady; in-between grades beef
COWS and lower grade beef heifers
mostly 25 lower; Gamers, cutters apd
bulls. 10 to Is higher; veal calves,
largely 81 lower; native beef steers,
SIS; stockers and feeders. 6.76a7.oo I:
beef cows and heifers. 4.15a6.75: can
ners and cutters. 2.75a2.90; veal
sheep-Receipts. 1000 head: most
ly direct. Compared with week ago.
fat yearlings and feeding lambs
steady: sheep. strong to SO higher:
closing top rat lambs, 14.75 to city
butchers, 1866 to packers: bulk.
14.40a14.60: culls. so higher, general
~ n.00al1.50; desirable fed clipped
lambs, 12.S0a12.90; best handy fed
ysarling wethers, 1925; heavy fat
ewes. 5.50a6.50: light fed western
ewes. up to 500; weeks top feeding
lambs, 1886.
Evening star., 1922-11-18
FOOD DOUTSTR|PS IRON
AND STEEL INDUSTRY
Need Of Laws to Supervise Meat
and Other Packing Plants Seen
by Agriculture Department.

The popular conception the iron
single one in the country lis declared
by the Agriculture Department to be
erroneous. The greatest industry il
that Of food manufacturing. 1t out
strips iron and steel. the department
says, as four outstrips one.
As emphasizing the need OF add
tional food control laws. the depart
ment calls attention to the great
growth in recent times OF food manu-
featuring in factories as against
preparation in homes. A few years
ago, It says. most food was prepared
at home or nearby. and since the con-
sumer knew about the conditions of
its preparation there WAS little need
for food laws. Today. as SO much
food IL produced and prepared long
way from those who consume IL, some
sort Of government control Is regarded
by department officers as necessary.
The meat packing industry alone.
the department declared, represents
a greater value than tho steel indus
try. The total value Of Manufactured
food products In 1919 was $l3.3s1.-
$4,000. Among the food products
that make up the total. hour-mill
products.
Considering the size Of the task the
federal inspection OF food 10 low. It
was stated. The cost having been less
than Tooth OF / per cent of the value
Of those products. That the Job 10 a
large one 10 shown by census figures
noting that in 1919 there were e7.-
453 establishments engaged In the
manufacture OF food products. with an
annual output valued at the huge
amount mentioned. These figures In
clude manufactured goods only, and
DO not take into account the great
volume of commerce in raw foods.
such - milk. fresh hsh, wheat, corn,
oats, fruits and vegetables. To these
large amounts must also be added
the food products imported. which
in 1921 amounted to $672,975,000.
Evening star., 1922-11-18
VERY FEW PRICE
CHANGES IN BONDS
Libertys Are Slightly Lower
at 0pening-Foreign Is
sues Hold Gains.
BY GEORGE r. HUGHES.

SpecIdl Dlspdtcn 10 ne ctaf.
NEW YORK. November 1s.-Tradins
was dull and price changes small and
without significance in the two hours Of
dealing In the bond market today.
Many brokers were out Of town for
the week end. and there was nothing In
the news to encourage either buying or
selling. Liberty bonds opened slightly
lower but losses were not large. The
foreign issues for the most part held
the gains esta blished yesterday. Cxecho.
slovak Ss improved their position and
Paris. Lyons Mediterranean IS were re.
dictionary again.
Terminal Bonds Advance.
In the general list Kansas City Ter
minal As advanced two points over the
investment issue. More and more favor
is being extended to terminal bonds 80.
cured on valuable real estate. This
issue is additionally strengthened BY
the guarantee Of the roads which make
use Of the terminal e propsrty n; 81 M:S S.s
grade. are similar issue. Great
Northern 5hs also made a slight gain,
although they are still far below the
high of the year.
All the Great Northern bonds main
tained their high investment standing
even while there was doubt about the
stock. The Great Northern 10 now
earning bond interest about twice
over. Among the more speculative
bonds EFie prior lien As. st. Paul As
Of 1925 and Seaboard Air Line IS ad-
vanced: On the other hand Atlantic
Coast Line IS dropped a point. The
last named bond is one Of the high
coupon short term obligations put out
during the period Of high money rates
In 1920 The demand for this class OF
security has varied as opinion about
the future OF the money market has
shifted.
U. =. Rubber Sc Gals.
United States Rubber 5s gained q
half point, but were still below 80.
selling apparently reflects the dim.
culties under which the rubber COM
nanies have been operating. The
security is unquestionable and the
yield at the market very attractive.
Public Service of New Jersey 80 and
Bethlehem Steel 5s of 1885 went down,
while Hudson & Manhattan adjust
ments went up.
The weekly report Of the 7S6 mem.
ber banks of the federal reserve sys.
tenn showed an increase for the week
OF S35,000.000 in commercial loans,
with a net decrease in investments OF
100000 A. loss In investments
OF $12,000.000 was offset by an in
crease in holdings OF United States
bonds OF the same amount. leaving
the net decrease to be accounted for
by losses of 35,O0O.000 in amount of
Treasury notes held and Of $40, ,ooo. 900
All this is consistent with the theory
that the banks are gradually liquidat-
ing investments in order to provide
funds Tor commercial purposes.
Evening star., 1922-11-18
TREASURY CERTIFICATES.
fouota tons furnished BY Redmond L Col
BUY OIL PROPERTIES.

NEW YORK, November 1.-THE
ns,ddle states Oil Corporation and the
southern States Oil Corporation have
closed contracts giving them ma
iority interest in the properties Of 3.
II Brown, jr.. in Louisiana and South
Arkansas. This is said to be ono OF
the most extensive properties in that
region. having a large proved acreage.
Evening star., 1922-11-18
GENERAL MOTORS CHANGES.

NEW YORK, November 18.-The
resignation of ]. -Amory Haskell as
president Of the General Motors Ex-
port Company was accepted yester-
day by the di,reetofs; ,ssss and a.i,asss James D.
Mr.. Haskell, vice president Of the
General Motors Corporation, Is re-
liuQuishing the presidency OF tho e..
port divflion to devote his time 20
the parent corporation,
Evening star., 1922-11-18
RAW SILK STEADY.

NEW YORK, November 1s.-Raw
silk, steady; prices per pound: Kansai
double extra cracks, S55a8.65: KAN
sal. best No. ], S.35aS.45; Kansai, No,
l. fiji, S.30a8.40; Shinshu, No. 1, s.30a
8.35; Canton extras A 14-16, 7.80a8. 90:
Shanghai-China, steam fill gold, dou-
BILE deer, S.90a9.O0.
Evening star., 1922-11-18
Q FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
(ouotat tions furnished BY W. B. Hibbs & co.,
Nominal 6ellinf cheeks
Nv the Associated Pre-,

NEW YORK. November 1s.-Forsign
exchanges easier: Great Britain--DS-
mand, 4.47r 1916: cables, 4.4s LIS:
sixty-day bills on banks. 4.45 s-16.
France = Demand. .067s1k: cables.
.06s8h. Italy-Demand, .04571a: ca
bles, .O458. Belgium-Demand,.0 .0652H ;
cables, .0S53. Germany = Demand,
.0001M; cables, .0001 7.16. Holland
Demand, 1925: cables. 1880. Norway
Demand, 1887: Sweden = Demand,
1858. Denmark - Demand. .2014.
Switxerland-Deman 1853. Spain
Poland-Demand, .0000A. Czechoslo-
yakia - Demand, .0318. Argentine
Demand, .S612. Brazil-Demand, 1878.
Montreal, 100 1-32.
Evening star., 1922-11-18
CROP OUTLOOK BETTER.

CHICAGO, November 1s.--Droughty
conditions have been broken by gem
eral rains and soil conditions are
much improved in Illinois, Indiana
and Wisconsin, according to the
semi-monthly report Of crop condi-
tions In those states.
Evening star., 1922-11-18
BELTSVuLE.

BELTSvILLE,. Nd. November 1s.-
e. 6. jenkins. State Boys Club lead
or, and Miss Alice 8. Jones. STATE
work before q meeting Of the Belts.
vie Home ana oehoel Asseciesao6
Monday evening. ~
Evening star., 1922-11-18
DAIRY MARKETS.

BALTIMORE. Nd. November IS
(SpeciaD.-Liye poultry, spring chick
ems, pound. 25a27: leghorns. 20a23;
old hens, 20a2S; leghorns, 2oa22; old
ROSTERS, Is; ducks. 20a25: small and
poor. Is: geese. 22a30; turkeys, 40a45:
poor, 30a32: pigeons, pair. 20a2s;
guinea fowl, each, 45a70.
Eggs-Loss off native and nearby
firsts, dozen, SIS: southern, Sc.
Butter-Creamery,f fancy, pound. so
a51: prints. 5la53: nearby creamery.
43a45; ladies, 33a34; rolls. 31a33;
store-packed, 81: dairy prints, s2a3s;
process butter, 35aa6.
Evening star., 1922-11-18
LEAVES HUSBAND ESTATE.

Harriet Shannon, dated October u, 1921,
and offered today for probate, He II
also named as executor. The estate
compfises stocks and bonds valued 1t
$4,000 and real sstate asseose4 as No..
000.
Evening star., 1922-11-18
$12,ooo,0oo BUILDING.

DETROIT, November Is (Special).-
Construction will begin early In De-
cember on q new twenty-one-s story
hotel and theater building here, which
will cost $12,000,000. a