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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-16
BETTER BUSINESS SHOWN IN REPORT
 OF STATE BANKS
Superintendent Montgomery Issues Statement Showing Condition of Financial
 Institutions in State
By FREn II. GORMLEY

Montgomery Bureau, The AKe-aernid
 221-2 First National Bank Building
 Montgomery, April 15.-(Spe-
 cial.)-Anxiety of persons who
 think business conditions are bnd
 and getting worse will be re-
 Heved by the summary of the con-
 ditiOn of state banks operating in
 Alabama issued Saturday by H. II.
 Montgomery, state superintendent
 of banks, following an analysis of
 financial statements submitted by
 the banks mt the close of business,
 March 10.
 During the period between De-
 cember 3Is date of the pre-
 ceeding call and March 10, the
 banks reduced their obligations
 represented by bills payable and
 rediscounts S2,5OO,oOO or about
 27 per cent, while demand de-
 posits declined approximately S1,-
 100000. During the same period
 savings deposits showed increase
 of about $76O,000. Loans and dis
 counts showed reduction of about
 S1,O00,O0O during the same period.
 Superintendent Montgomery issued an encouraging summary of the financial condition of the banks as reflected by their statement. It fol- lows:
 "The summary of the condition of state banks as of March 10 has been completed and the outstanding fea- lures as reflected in the summary are that during the period from March S1. 1921, to March 10 bills payable and rediscounts have been reduced s2,50o,- 900 or about 27 per cent. During the same period. demand deposits have declined approximately $1.000,000 and savings deposits have shown all in- crease of around $750,000, while dur ing the same period loans and dis counts show a reduction of approxf- mately $1000, ,000. While a reduction in bills payable was expected. it was not thought that any such amount would be reflected This probably can be attributed to the fact that quite volume of farm products was disposed of during the period covered.
 Business continues to push for ward at a moderate pace and all indi- cations point to general improve ment. It is the general opinion that all worthy producers are being furn- ished with sufficient funds to make the present crop and with anything like a favorable crop year, business will be materially better during the fall months"
 When the state banks closed for the day March 10 they contained demand deposits subject to check to the total of s5s,ss0.673.75 and savings deposits totalsng $27.s62, 2,O4S.31. Surplus and undivided profits totaled ss,s45,7s6,S2 while the capital stock totaled S1l,- 46s.166.66. Bills payable were S4- B4b.s62.04, while bills rediscounted totaled s2.o3s,7o7.06. Other liabilities totaled s165, ,393.06.
 Loans and discounts of the banks at the same time were SIT 7,543,25S.o2, oveedrafts s9S,5S7.6s, United States bonds owned s2.7S7.7s71s, other bonds and stocks owned S4,639,l9f'l. Value of buildings and equipment $S SSt'- s3S.33, value of other real estate VI eg2.2s41s, cash in vaults sS,5S7.513.0S, due from other banks SIS, l3,l I .z4' checks and cash items sl,S7S,sSS.e4, other resources s334, ,5S9.61. grand total of s1os. .sss, s,0s2.eS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-16

other grade than primary" A little of her heavy technique is this:
 "A teacher must have an intimate knowledge of the child she ik trying to teach. Each child is a problem. Each child has different d sposition. Yet each child must be taught practi- cally the same things.
 How must 1 proceed?
 "In teaching The cat ran to one youngster, I could probably interest him in the words. Another child would have to have an intimate de- scription of the cat before he would take the trouble to learn the English of 1t. Still another child would find it enchanting to pick out the as for awhile, and finally be induced to con centrate on the motion of the cat, and eventually reach taw in this way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-16
LrcK. PLUS BRAINS

John H. Thug made s10,000,00o partly by luck. He found horse shoe, and he knew what to do with it. The crime wave made him rich but he tells you how rugged honesty, unflagging industry and rigid honesty helped Also he ad- mits his debt to his gray-haired father.
 THE EDITOR.
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| still another boy would be anxious to know how fast a cat could run and I would have to tell him 1t would be according to the cat and how fat just to be safe: A cat can run three miles an hour that youngster would want to learn all of that thrilling sentence instead of the non-commit- tai. The cat ran. In addition, student like that wouldn't stop till he had all vital statistics memorized and was ready to tell his little sister when he got home.N
 Such knowledge seizers as that never need much but letting go in the traces.
 But you can see how each student must be treated differently"
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them to honor the members of the crew. A decoration for "valor, leal. dade merito@ (courage. loyalty and merit), has been presented to- each of the men. Those given to the of ficers are Of gold, and these for the men of silver. The decoration, de-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-16

scribed and illustrated in Popular Mechanics Magazine. is In the form of chain of tower and sword em- b1ems terminating in a star. to be worn or state occs sions. A smaller star, hung on a ribbon, is provided 10 be worn on ordinary occasions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-16
TRAINED WITH ..BUcKrNG STRAP

Something new in ,football-training apparatus Is described with illustra- tion in the Popular Mechanics Mag azine. It made it's first appearence on the practice field at Cincinnati uni sity and takes the form of a "bucking strap.p Two long pieces of heavy leather are connected by two shorter straps, and the rectangular opening formed is throughly padded with heavy felt. The ends of the long straps are fastened to two wooden handles. By placing this harness over the shoulders of candidate for the team and assigning two of his teammates to hold back on the handles, he Is given a thorough training in the tactics of smashing through the line and carry
 ing the ball while dragging his oppon- ents with him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-16
NOTICE. CONTESTANTS. WORD
 CONTESTS

1 am the local representative for the fullest. latest and most complete .edi- ton of "Webster's New International Dictionary" Buy the SUPREME AUTHORITY" on the language and win the contest Sold on easy payment plan. w. F. ALEXANDER, P. O. Box 7lo, Birmingham. Phones Main l1ez and Long Distance ol1o.
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cossacks. He threw the picture t? the ground and stamped on 1t, then went inside the jail. Efforts Of his lawyer to get bondsmen or to free him on a writ of habeas corpus failed again. The general will have to spend Easter Sunday in Jail and his at torneys said he may have to remain there even longer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-16
EuRoPE RESORTS ro RAnrER

" hetner we lind it practical or not, advise 1t or scorn 1t. fundamen- tai natural laws are driving Europe to live by barter" declares a writer in Forbes Magazine (New York;. who , has made a first-hand investigat tion of conditions on the other side oi the Atlantic
 The uncertainty regarding the purchasing power of the various mcneys, ;-long with the fear of over loading with one country's valuta without a guarantee that that coun- try had goods to offer in redemption or fs money. gave great impetus to this barter trade. To facilitate dis tribution. syndicates of various in crstrial branches took care of con signments on arrival.
 While governments were barterina on large scale, the peoples at home did not deviate from the barter ba- sis, and in most instances of indi- vidual export deals it played a part as well. Although, in export. money acted as unit, scarcely any deal was made without the customary ques- tion: What goods have you to back your money? which was tantamount to asking, What goods do I get for mine?"
 Barter is slowly establishing it. pCAt 1NditC SctuEcts SScHiS LIKELY that this method will be in good run ming order long before international commerce will make a decision as to the best means of stabilizing the cur rency whether it be according to the Ter Moulin plan or any other sta bilization system. for stabilization, in the long run, means nothing but nut tual trust in each others capacity to produce.
 Tn Europe, wherever We turn, Tn Russia, or in the west, we rOn into barter--goods for goods or food for services American business men may do lot of thinking before they venture on anything so primitive as barter; but the nearest future may determine whether International bust . ness will be revived through the sta bilization of money exchange. or carried on by barter. pending such stabilfxation."' ..f1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-16

Are the Effects You Naturally Want from Your Spring Medicine And Hoods Sarsaparilla satisfies these needs as nothing else can. This marvellous restorative .tonic and blood purifier has been recog- nized for nearly fifty years as the best spring medicine for restoring the blood and circulation to their natural richness and vitality.
 Hoods Sarsaparilla is more than
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-16
HoNoRs NC-4 CREW

Because the United States flying boat. NC-4. first landed on Portu- guese soil after its transatlantic flight. the famous Military Order ,f the Tower and Sword of Portugalr decided that it was appropriate fol
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-16
THE WEATHER

Washington, April 15.-Foreeast for Alabama and Mississippi; Partly cloudy sunday, warmer in north DOT lions Monday; local thundershowers moderate southerly winds.
 Georgia: Generally fair Sunday and Monday; no change in temperature Tennessee: Partly clody and war ner Sunday; Monday local thunder showers; somewhat lower tempera- ture.
 LOCAL DATA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-16
The Horse Shoe That Made
 Ten Million Dollars
It Brought Luck to a Great New York Business Man, But Only Because He Used His Brain
 and His Energy

window. When he returned with a bag full of loot he tossed me a hand some diamond brooch. Take that for your trouble he said
 Many children would have spent the money I obtained for that brooch on candy or carrousel rides butI was not that sort. had my idea.
 If burglars are going about un- equipped for their work" I thought, there ought to be fortune in equip ping them." l was able to buy horse shoes cheaply in those days, and soon had 11S jimmys ready for use. My ingenuity enabled me greatly to im- prove them as l added to my stock.
 Then l went about the districts where burglars were to be found, off, fering to rent my jimmys for a per centage of what they earned. Bust ness was brisk from the first. Be- ir.s prudent I took the name and ad- dress of everyone who rented my ap- pliances. and In case they were not returned to me with the rental I noti- fled the police.
 As crime became more successful in New York I branched out, supply
  climbing irons for porch climbers To . day I make and rent for very req sonable figure complete and modern oxy- hydrogen safe blowing outfits. which are now in enormous demand.
 The coming of the crime wave made me rich. I can hardly keep up with the business, and reluctantly have had to permit other corporations of q similar character to profit by some of the overflow. But I am on easy street now, and can cultivate my orchids and have a little golf in my hours of ease.
 ITO all young men beginning life I would say:
 Believe In luck, but only in the kind of luck you make yourself. That belief, together with rugged honesty unflagging industry. rigid sobriety and little ingenuity will make the fortune of any man. even in these tin1as of competition.'
 Mir. Thug sat back and puffed a cigar.
 And don't forget" he added that I owe my start to my gray-haired father. By the way, when will you be around again for another article %
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-16
Blood Cleansing, Appetite-Making Strength Giving !s'

food. because 1t creates an appe- tite and promotes assimilation of all food taken, thus securing 100 per cent. of nourishment.
 Thus 1t contributes to make rich red blood, which carries vitality to all parts of the body and gives the strength and nerve force that nature demands day by day. Take Hoods Sarsaparilla. small dose after each meal. and you will soon note how much refreshed you are, how good your food tastes. and how cheerfully you do your work.
 Hoods Pills relieve headache. biliousness, constipation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-16

So perfect in its recreatios sf zzu- sic that you literally sec the singer Not the sligbtest trace of the me chanical, but rich, full. pure, sweet, true. Plays fulI records without change of attachnents- RHE Diamond point for Edison epOO records. Prices ......
 And up.
The New York herald., 1922-11-05
FOUR STATES INQUIRE
INTO BROKERS' DEALS
Hall & Co., Bankrupt, Under
District Attorneys Notice.

District Attorneys in New York coun-
ty. Mercer county, n. J., and in Massa-
chusetts and New Hampshire counties
are investigating the business transac-
ticns and methods formerly employed
by Hall & Co., bankrupt stock brokers,
formerly of 50 Broad street. That was
disclosed yesterday at "a hearing upon
reclamation claims before Harold p.
Coffin. referee.
William Reich. an attorney of Tren-
ton, said that about twenty-five Gus
toners of the firms Trenton branch
have claims totaling $4,000. The Dis
trict Attorney of New York county, he
said. had advised him that criminal
complaints Of transactions going
through the Trenton branch should be
taken up there. and. accordingly, ne
has laid the matter before Dayton A.
Ollphant, Prosecutor OF Mercer county.
Francis NJ. Fallon, representing credi-
tors living in western Massachusetts.
notified the referee he had given his
clients the option Of pressing declama-
tion or participating in criminal actions
being sought in New York and Massa-
chusetts. Henry w. Sykes. attorney
1oi the trustee. consented to the with
drawal of reclamation claims.
The New York herald., 1922-11-05

found out and it cost me close
TO $4,000, which lost without you
knowing it. The balance I paid for the
confinement OF my baby, which cost me
5000. The balance paid for my home.
oh. how L wanted home! Like every
body else. But Sam. l went into II
with good Intentions, not knowing what
the terrible outcome would be.
"The worst of it all is that Helen. who
is ignorant OF t. always told me Charlie,
you can't afford II; let US stay where We
are It's ell over now. Sam, and 1
can't stand the disgrace. or rather face
it. as l know what is in store for me.
So Sam, protect yourself so that you can
remain where you are in order to make
living for yourself and family. Just
forget me. as II is a matter OF hours
now when everybody VIII know my
story, but at least won't be here any
more
II am signing some blank letter heads
which you can write my confession 10
Judge and Mrs. Thomas. Say anything
about me Just the truth that l stole
from her. from you, my mother, wife
and sister everybody, and gambled and
lost. Not having the courage to face
It I am ready to end it all. 1 have
figured it out very closely and l am
strong enough for II at last. L have
gathered up enough courage.
II left you with two policies. one
$1,000 Government bond with no re-
strictions. but the $4,000 one has a
restriction for no payment for suicide
until one year has elapsed.
"As soon as It's over. Sam, please
hand the policy over to some insurance
company which will be able to handle It.
Please do not go to any unnecessary
expense. as / do not deserve It. 1 have
tried to figure if / was able TO sell
everything and pay Mrs Thomas some
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thing on account whether she would
give me a chance for the sake OF my
wife and baby. but I am sure there
would be no use. 1 am afraid TO take
he chance OF a Jail sentence.
Helen knows nothing about II. The
last few weeks have been a terrible
time for her. as she tried so hand to
have me open up to her, but | did not
have the courage. / told her was
going TO Boston and would return by
Friday God knows where I am going,
put you will very soon know where 7
am. BY all means do not tell mother
the real reason for my act, as It will
XIII her. There is S40S, deducting
everything, in the bank now.
Helen is flat broke. Isn't that q
nell OF way ia leave this world? II
don't get through with IL soon 7 will
simply 90 insane. God knows how Z
love my wife and baby and IL is for
their sake that ] cannot face the dis
grace. Consult Alex and have him ad-
wise you as TO how to protect yourself
I am 70 meet Mrs. Thomas at i o'clocll
at the Bitnore and hand her the
money. When she calls tell her any
thing you can. You can figure il out
with Alex. l should have told you
sooner, but wanted TO live a little while
longer. Life is so wonderful IL YOU
have some one who cares for YOU and
when you love like I do my wife and
baby"
Gorton p. Morgan, son of Mrs
Thomas by a former marriage, and Who
lives at 12S East Fifty-first street said
Judge and Mrs. Thomas were away ana
he was not acquainted with the 81
legged fraud At Norwich, Conn. tho
home OF Judge and Mrs. Thomas. Il vvas
said they were in Massachusetts. NJ,
tieldsteei left her apartment at 9ao
t.,Serslae nv Taa Drive IN the afternoon and
The New York herald., 1922-11-05

turned over 10 the office OF the United
States Attorney rambling and tear
full letter said to have been written By
Fieldsteel. The letter, dated Wednes-
day morning, said Fieldsteel had
stolen from his friends and members
of his own family, expecting to make
good. and that he was broke.
He said he was going to disappear
for a time, to snatch just few more
days OF life, and then kill himself be-
cause he could not take the chance of
Jail sentence.
Whether Fieldsteel has killed himself
or whether he really intends to Kill him
Seif the Federal authorities have no way
SINCE Wednesday. He has wife and
young baby with whom ne has been
living in a newly furnished apartment
4, $50 Riverside Drive. In his letter
he said his wife, whose first rame is
Ielen, was ignorant of his wrongdoing.
Two subpenas were Issued yesterday
after Judge Thomas's complaint was
made requesting Fieldsteel and his sec
retary, Sam Osterweil. TO appear in
court tomorrow. It was to his secre-
tary that Fieldsteel wrote the letter
telling Of his losses In speculation. Os-
t-Iweil lives at s54 West 1s1st street.
IIc and the attorneys for Judge Thomas
turned the letter over to Maxwell S.
Mattuck, Assistant United States At
turney.
The letter begins my Dear Sam" and
says:
mo doubt this missive will be a ter
The New York herald., 1922-11-05

rible shock TO you. but before 1 pass
committed a terrible crime, the kind
that one has to pay the penalty for,
and as I know what is in front OF me
l would rather end It ALL as l have
firmly made up my mind TO do.
Early in the year. il you will re-
member. the Ames deal looked like q
real deal and to be closed Immediately.
On account of it l rented an apartment
and bought some furniture. figuring on
getting some real good money soon.
first borrowed some money at the office
without you knowing 1t and made a
first payment on my home. expecting
something to take place real soon so
that | could replace 1t.
Then the deal with Ames fell through
and they threatened TO clean out my
house If ] didn't pay. My little baby
was about TO be born--and not a place
10 turn for a $5 bill l finally invented
story with the Judge and Mrs. Thomas
about getting a tip from a big bank on
General Asphalt and Mexican Pete.
Then they started buying from me. first
100 Asphalt and fifty Mexican Pete at
1897. and fifty Mexican Pete at 1876.
lASIc - hO hiSSu VI AliS NchAhe SpH
what Mexican Pete is-with the result
that late Wednesday the Judge called
me at the house and told me to sell
100 Mexican Pete at the opening on
Thursday. 1 phoned on Thursday that
! sold his stock at 227h. with
the result that I have been called upon
TO make good / haven't dollar that
| could call my own to make good
am in bad to the extent of $4,000.
Now you will wonder where all the
money went to. I did not have an
account for Paul. II was the Thomas
money. l speculated long before you
The New York herald., 1922-11-05

mating principals as A., r., c., D. and
so on and the slayer as X, the writer
forwarded six pages of equations which
left the investigators still In doubt as
to the identity of X.
Dream solutions are arriving by the
dozen. One Evangelist submitted the
result OF a supposedly divine communi-
cation.
The letters accuse dozen different
persons of the crime.
More Jimmie Mills Pessimism.
Jimmie" Mills contributed his pes
simistic thought for the day in another
interview to-day. This was IL WASH
a crab apple tree, anyway 1t was
wild apple tree"
In this, as in many other things
Jimmie was wrong. The tree. even the
roots of which have now been dug
up for souvenirs was an ordinary apple
tree. one of half dozen left or the
old Phillips orchard.
To-day Mills answered: Gee,
don't know what TO think to most OF
the questions put to him. and when he
had reaffirmed ihis belief In his wife
and the rector and his attention had
been called for the thousandth time to
the letters that passed between the two,
he opined: ''Well, paper will take a
lot of ink" Speaking generally and
largely Jimmie said: Say. I don't
know any more about this case than
that wall" In that. from all appear
ances, Jimmie was right.
The New York herald., 1922-11-05
Barbara Tough Says No One
Will Force Her to Give
Any Testimony.
WITNESS LIST is LARGE
Mott Will Work Hard This
Week to Get More Definite
Line on Tragedy.

Special Dispatch to THE NEw York HERALD.
NEW BRUNSWICK, n. j., Nov. Airs.
Frances Stevens Hall, when the Grand
Jury of Somerset county is called at
Somerville to consider the Hall-Mills
murder case, will demand the right of
being heard and will be ready to sign
b. waiver of immunity, it was ascer-
tained to-day. In seeking to tell her
story to the Grand Jury Mrs. Hall will
follow the new policy adopted after
Timothy N. Pfeiffer entered the case
as her attorney.
If she were to appear she would be
the star witness against Mrs. Jane
Gibson, the woman farmer, who says
she saw Mrs. Hall at the Phillips
farm. on the night of the murder. Sep
tember IA. She will tell, in substance,
the same story she told last Wednes-
day at the interview with newspaper
reporters and representatives.
While Mrs. Hall may desire to tell
her story she win probably not get a
chance. Under the laws of New Jer-
sey she cannot demand the right to
appear before a Grand Jury and there
Is no such thing as a waiver of in1-
muity In such a case.
The Grand Jury may call pro-
spective defendant on it's own initia-
tive, but the practice is for prosecu-
tors to oppose their appearance. That
there would be opposition in this case
is beyond question. So while Mrs.
Halls counsel may wish her to appear
it is highly improbable that she will
get the chance.
Tilbur =. Mott Special Deputy At
torney-General in charge of the case,
let ~ be known in Newark to-day that
he expected to confer shortly with the
foreman of the Grand Jury, but it was
learned later that he did not say that
this conference would occur next
Thursday. as was stated. 1t is expected,
however, the conference will take
place about the middle of next week,
and there is some question as to
whether the Grand Jury will meet im-
mediately thereafter. 1t may be that
the Grand Jury will not convene until
week from Monday, for Mott and
his assistants have said time after
time that they will not be hurried.
Tho bodies were found seven weeks
ago last Thursday.
The New York herald., 1922-11-05
MOTT ASSIGNS GUARD
TO CHARLOTTE MILLS
Daughter of Slain Singer
Goes to Paterson on Visit.

wick and Is staying for a few days with
her aunt, Mrs. Frank Barnhardt, of
Paterson. 1t is believed that an at
tempt is being made by Deputy At
torney-General Mott to keep her out
Of the way of interviewers pending the
bringing of the case to trial.
Charlotte was seen leaving the Barn
hardt home yesterday at noon in COM
pany with a man. who. 1t Is said, Is "A
member of Mr.. Motifs forces. Frank
Barnhardt. her uncle. admitted that the
Attorney-General had deputized de-
tective to protect the girl from being
'pestered' by newspaper men.