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New-York tribune., 1922-08-16
Bethlehem -Lackawanna

The postponed meeting of Bethlehem
Steel directors, which failed to take
place Monday because of the absence
from the city of Charles S. Schwab,
will be held in all probability to-day.
1t is understood that the purpose Of
the meeting is to arrange for further
details regarding the merger, including
the fixing of the date when stock
holders shall be asked to approve the
consolidation. The strength in both
issues yesterday was believed to be in
anticipation of the coming develop
ments, traders arguing that they
should sell higher under the terms of
the merger. The purchase price of
Lackawanna consists of Bethlehem
Steel Z per cent preferred stock and
class B common in the proportion Of
40 per cent and 60 per cent respective
ly, and in an aggregate par amount
equivalent to the par amount of Lacka
wanna Steel stock outstanding.
New-York tribune., 1922-08-16
United Retail Rights Expire

The right to exchange United Retail
Stores into Tobacco Products under the
plan by which the latter absorbs the
former, expired yesterday. 1t was esti-
mated at the end Of the day that more
than 10 per cent of United Retail share
holders had availed themselves Of the
exchange privilege. 1t is understood
that the plans of the Whelan- Duke
management will provide ultimately
for the dissolution of United Retail
Stores and that its holdings OF United
Cigar Stores common, United Retail
Candy, Gilmer, Inc, and remaining
shares of Montgomery Ward will be
distributed to stockholders. As the
majority holder Of Retail Stores, To-
bacco Products would receive the bulk
of these securities. Holders Of the new
7 per cent non-cumulative Glass A To-
bacco Products stock will share. In the
distribution, so that former United
Retail holders do not forfeit their
rights by conversion
New-York tribune., 1922-08-16
hats Behind
Actiue Stocks !?
72-Mack Trucks

The name international Motor
Corporation was changed to Mack
Trucks, Inc, in March of this year.
The. corporation. is capitalized for
283,10B shares of common stock of
no par value, S10,921.900 of 7 per
cent cumulative preferred desig-
mated as first preferred and S5,33f,-
700 of z per cent cumulative sec
ond preferred. There is no funded
debt and no accumulated dividends.
The holders of common stock re-
ceived dividend in stock in 1920,
doubling their holdings, but 20 cash
payment has ever been made on this
class of stock. The latest balance
sheet shows real estate and plants
carried at $s,tS7, 900, after reserves
for depreciation. AT the end Of
1921 cash, accounts and notes re-
ceiyable and inventories aggregated
$18,537 900, Current liabilities
totaied s1,2S3,0D0. leaving net work
ing capital of sl7,254 900. On De-
cember 81, 1921, net tangible assets
applicable to the common stock
amounted to S30,03 a share, not in
ciuding the item for good will,
patents and licenses. On that date
there was profit and loss surplus
Of $9,258,7 including $8,12S,000 of
capital surplus. The International
Motor Truck Corporation was In
corporated IN Novenaber, 1915, as d
Reorganization of the international
Motor Company. Range of common
stock since 1910, when Sl00 stock
was exchanged for ssock Of no par
value: High, 1To., in 1920; low, 25M,
in 1921; yesterday close, 56N. No
Adjustment in these prices is made
to allow for quadrupling Of stock
in 1920. *
New-York tribune., 1922-08-16
Crucible Meeting To-day

Guesses in the financial district yes
terday indicated that the Crucible
Steel financing plan may be announced
to-day following the meeting at which
directors are scheduled to act on the
preferred dividend. 1t is believed in
some quarters that the plan will in
dividends at the rate OF So share.
The proposed issue of new common
stock, which may be offered to share
holders at par, it isunderstood, has al
ready been underwritten. The amount
mentioned in connection with the offer
ing is $4,000 shares, which would bring
the total common outstanding to $685.
100000.
New-York tribune., 1922-08-16
Union Bag and Paper

The advance of more than three
points in Union Bag and Paper yaster-
day was accompanied by reports of a
possible increase in the dividend rate
at the meeting of directors scheduled
for August %. The company is now
paying sea- share annually, and it is
thought likely that the rate may be
raised to So, which was paid prior 20
March Of this year. The company's
Canadian news print mill is reported
to be doing an exceptionally heavy
business and prospects for bigger earn
ings from the plants in this country
are declared to be bright.
New-York tribune., 1922-08-16
Sells Montgomery Ward Shares

The United Retail Stores Corpora
ton hasAsoId to d syndicate headed by
the Guaranty Company $4,000 shares
of its holdings of Montgomery Ward
& Co. common stock. Originally these
holdings amounted to 10000 shares.
The price at which the block of Mont
gomery Ward was turned over was not
made public, but advices from Chicago
indicated that it was either $40 or S22
share. 1t is understood there will be
no public Offering of the shares, which
were placed privately with individuals
and banking houses.
New-York tribune., 1922-08-16
Manhattan AEln neposits short

At the close Of business yesterday,
the last day for receipt of Manhattan
Railway stock under the plan for re-
adjustment Of the financial and CON
tractual relations between the COM
pany and the Interborough Rapid
Transit Company, about 85 per cent
of the Manhattan "Ei" stock had been
deposited. This was insufficient TO de-
clare the plan operative, 80 far as this
company is concerned, according to
Alvin W. Krech, chairman of the stock
holders protective committee. Mr.. Krech
said that more than 80 per cent was
needed. 1t is probable that a further
extension of time will be granted dur
ing which deposits can be made. Mem
bers of the Krech committee hope that
the required amount will be gathered
in, inasmuch as the goal has already
nearly been reached.
New-York tribune., 1922-08-16
The Dollar in Foreign Exchange

Foreign exchange rates held steady
in more active trading yesterday. I'm
settlement in early dealings was fol-
lowed by increased demand especially
for exchange on Paris, and rates on
francs improved steadily. Lire ruled
easier. Net changes at the close of
the day were relatively small.
New-York tribune., 1922-08-16
Money and Credit

Further easement in call money was
realized yesterday in the fixing of the
opening and renewal rate at 31s per
cent. This charge was subsequently
reduced on the Exchange to 3A per
cent and with funds lending freely
over the counter at per cent was
brought down to the latter figure. The
government withdrew $4,000,00O of
the funds it had on deposit with the
banks here. Time money was relative
ly quiet and rates were unchanged.
New-York tribune., 1922-08-16

Bank Clearings-Bank clearings at
New York yesterday were: Exchanges,
$6So,2o0, COO; balances, s61,3oo,0oo.
Silver--London, 35d; New York,
domestic bar, 99asc; foreign, 69ssc;
Mexican dollars, 53c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-09
Rn M. Ia. ROWERs
Special Dispatch to The Age Herald

Special Dispatch to The Age Herald lCoDyright, 1929, by The Age-Herald McKeesport. Pa, April S.-The steel and tinplate manufacturing town of 46,000 persons Is agog over state ment by City Assessor August Ander- son that so per cent of the women of McKeesport are opposed to voting. Woman party leaders contradict the assessor, but registration figures seem to bear him out.
 Last year the women lpaid no tax, but this year a school tax of S1 was assessed against all voters and the assessors were told to "get the wom- en-" With the job completed Asses sor Anderson says that 80 per cent of every 100 women objected to the
 tax and asserted in no uncertain manner that they had nothing to do with votes for women, wanted noth- ing to do with voting for male or female candidates and above all did not want to pay tax for woman suffrage. The women in the better residential sections of the city thought the vote and the tax "all right" but in the mill section where women work at wash tub or fac- tory from early morning until late at night they told the assessor to "get out" that voting was a fad for the wealthy, and for women who live an easy life.
 At Homestead of steel strike fame two decades ago, there comes great wall from the women. They have been taxed $3 a year. In Butler, Pa, the women are objecting vigorously to S5 tax.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-09
ARTICLE HI Free or Initial Major Suit Bids

The Initial One Major suit decla- ration is the best average free bid, although the No Trump requires one vtrick less for game score. There Is always, however, a risk in No Trump that equalizes the disadvan- tage of having to make the addi- tional trump trick.
 The Major suit bid should have both length and strength, and con form to the accepted convention. That is, an Initial Major Suit Bid of one must have four tricks for attack or two for defense or assistance. It says to the partner: T can make four tricks with any as trump. If you shift or double you may count on me for two quick tricks"
 The minimum Major bid should have five cards headed by Ace, King, with or without side suit strength. Or five cards topped by an Ace or a King and a Minor honor, along with one sure trick on the side. This sure trick must be an Ace, King, Queen of the same suit. or two Kings well guarded.
 Four Card Major Suit Bids Risky Some writers consider suit of four cards headed by Ace, King. Queen, with or without side suit strength, a | that it fulfills the convention require ments, namely four tricks for attack and two tricks for defense or assist ance.
 While this interpretation is teach nically correct. 1t is really unsound. because there Is too much chance of one of the adversaries having more trumps than the declarer. which is a tremendous advantage Besides, if the declarer is forced in trumps he is en- tirely gone. Besides. even if dummy has a good plain suit there are not enough trumps in the declarer's hand for proper re-entry. 10 say nothing of the adversaries trumping possibil- ities.
 If the declarer has four cards head ed by Ace, King, Queen with side suit strength, then the play in all prob ability would be better at No Trump.
 Minimum Major Suit Bids
 Even while we consider a hand with five cards topped by Ace, King, but without side suit strength. a sound One Major Suit Bid. we admit that it is weak. However. the player should not hesitate to.call it.
 This table gives the minimum strength for one Major Suit declara- tiors.
 Ace, King and three small.
 Ace, Queen. Jack and two small.
 King, Queen. Jack to two small.
 Ace and four small with one side quick trick.
 King. Queen and three small with one side quick trick
 As explained before the side suit quick trick is an Ace. or King, Queen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-09

l and small. or King, Queen. Jack and small.
 spades-Queen, Jack and four small.
 Hearts-Two small
 Diamonds-Ace and two small.
 Clubs-Two small.
 This is an example of a long major suit headed by Queen, Jack. It cam not be bid as One Spades, because it would violate the One Major suit convention. As there are five sure tricks it is unsafe to hold for the second round Therefore, bid Two Spades.
 Never make an initial bid of more than one in a major suit when strong in both major suits With strength in two suits bid that of the higher value first even if it is slightly weaker. Afterwards bid two of the lower value suit, so that your part ner can shift to the first declaration without raising the contract.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-09

tricks you may bid two, and so on, with one additiona flor every addi- tional trump. With side suit strength support it is better 10 start with a bid of one.
 The following is a table of suit lengths, headed by Ace King, Ace, Queen, Jack, or King, Queen, Jack without side strength:
 Five cards-Initial Major suit bid of one.
 Six cards-Initial Major suit bid of two.
 Seven cards-Initial Major suit bid of there.
 With eigth Or nine cards you have a freak hand and should pre-empt with bid of or as judgment dic- tates.
 It Is advisable, with a hand, the only strength of which is trumps, to go the limit on the first bid. Bidding one at the start and then raising to two or three in the succeeding rounds is not good play.
 Major Suits Headed by n Queen
 Long Major suits headed by Queen, Jack ar Queen. Ten with good side suit support, are often better trick makers than those recorded above. but they cannot be hid as Initial one suit declarations, because the partner would expect one or more Major hon. ors in the declared suit and the usual proffer of No Trump assistance. Hards of this kind, thereforth, come under the head of Major suit bids of two.
 Some authorities are violently against this, and advise holding back until the second round. The. risk of losing the declaration, however, seems too great. Suppose. for in- stance, you hold Queen, Jack and four or five small Hearts, and you have on the side an Ace in a minor suit. You pass up the call for the second round. In the meanwhile an adverse bid of three Spades Is made. Your partner knows nothing of your hand and passes. You. knowing noth- ing about his, cannot risk calling four Hearts. And your chance of game is lost.
 Major Suit Bids of One, Two or
 More.
 l. declaration of one indicates
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-09
American Women Are Not Exercising Right of
 Suffrage, Leaders Find

The women of the country as a whole are not voting. The potential power of women who have taken no initiative in becoming voters is at tracing the attention of the political managers both of the state and the nation. Clubs are being organized in the chief cities with the idea of in ducing women to study public ques- tions and issues, and to vote intelll- gently on them.
 In some communities, and some states, these clubs are meeting with success ana are awakening married women to the possibilities of practi- cal politics. But the ballot still has too many vicissitudes for the ordinary woman to bother with, is stated today in dispatches from four widely dis tributed points.
 The necessity of paying a tax to vote seems to strike women the wrong way. If the ballot is free, 1t ought to be free, they say. Texas has offered a Solomon-like solution for the married women by decreeing that her husband shall pay her poll tax.
 Here are the stories of civic toll hnd trouble:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-09

| length with major honors, and wit or without side suit strength. II offers no trump assistance.
 2. A declaration of two indicates length without major honors but no side strength, or length without major honors and side suit strength They do not invite a no trump. 3. Declarations of three or more gre pre-emptive and indicate long suits with major honor strength. It will be observed that the second of the above clasifications covers the initial major declarations of Ace King and four small with no side strength, as well as the long suit headed by Queen with side strength
 Free bids with Jack, Ten, Jack or Ten with five or six small, and an Ace, King of a side suit, although worth five tricks with the long suit as trump, should be held for the sec ond round.
 Here are some examples of one two and three initial one major suit bids, the trump being spades: Spades-Ace, King and three small Hearts-Three small.
 Diamonds-Three small.
 Clubs-Two small
 This is a minimum bid of one but is not very strong.
 Spades-Ace, King and three small.
 Hearts-Klng and two small.
 Diamonds-Two small
 Clubs-three small.
 This is a good average bid of one. It is half a trick stronger than the minimum requirement..
 Spades-Ace, King and four small.
 Hearts-Two small.
 Diamonds-Three small.
 Clubs-Two small.
 This represents five sure tricks and is an initial bid of two.
 Spades-Aee, King and five small.
 Hearts--Two small.
 Diamonds-Three small.
 Clubs-One small.
 Bid three Spades at once. With any other trump and an adverse dec laration, not more than one quick trick can be counted on.
 In all of the above examples Ace, King and small is practically of equal strength with Ace, Queen, Jack
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-09
Loue Calls Only to
 the CIeor-Foces and eo thesC CIean-BIoods!

angI" This is the short, sweet story that has been told. and is being told today and every day in the looking 0laasee of thousands of men and wo- men everywhere. Itis the story of hap piness once more at the disappearance of pimples. blotches. blackheade, acne, stubborn eczema. rash and letter, from the use of joyful powerful 8. S. 8. It 1s based on scientific facts which have bean proved. 8. s. 8. is not fad nor . theory. g. 8. s. is . working facti You can prove it. Th0lsanda have proved 1t. 8. 8. s. drives out of the b1ood impurities that result in akin oruptions, and your pimples quit com lnG. your blacxheads give up. boils surrender. eczema stops. blotches got
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-09
THRIErY CHILDREN

Mrs. Frank B. Crane. in the Designer.
 We have solved the problem of money for our children in this way, after trying several others: Each child is paid definite sum for each duty performed cheerfully and well. They are required to deposit half of the money earned in the bank, the other half is used for things they want.
 By paying them we'll we think we are paving the way to early learning
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-09

In any case, to economy and also to thrift. This system has created an incentive entirely lacking in the other plans tried. Each one is try ing to get full bank first; each one is trying to do the task well. and also to do the greatest number Ot them. Each has an object in view one is saving the money banked to buy cow; another wants a pig: the third wants a calf
 With my help they keep their own accounts and know to a penny how much we owe them. Later on I shall expect them to keep accounts prop erIy by themselves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-09
By A. MANNING
ny M MAN lNEINW Special Dispatch to The Age-Her

SSpoTM, SpoDr,rI't pnoSs ,t , Thn sstHaraIda
 Altus. Ark, April S.-The 12 women Candidates in the municipal election held here on Tuesday who were snow ed under by two to one vote, charge that the men maliciously withheld all Information as to qualifications of aspirants for office up until the day of the election when they sprung a surprise by announcing that not a single member of the feminist ticket had paid her poll tax.
 Under the election laws of Arkansas no person who has failed to pay this tax Is eligible for office if elected.
 The women say the men placarded ehe polls with the announcement of their oversight and that this turned
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-09

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-09

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-09
Special DIspateh to The AEe-Ierald

Special Dispatch to The Age Herald
 (Copyright. 1929, by The Age-Herald)
 Dallas, Texas, April S.-Approxi- mately 100000 married women arc voters in Texas this year because of the law enacted by the legislature re- quiring that every married man must pay his wife's poll tax when he pays his own. This law was brought about by the fact that women had paid but little attention to the fran chise and few had qualified in the past by the payment of the voting tax.
 Political leaders now declare that the new arrangement promises large vote by women this fall. It is ad- mitted that a majority of the women will vote just as their husbands do, put the fact that they vote at all will be helpful. Once they begin vot- ing it will not be long before they have some independent candidate or issue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-09
Rr A. GLENN RuRCH
 ,eciaI Dispatch to The .AEe;Herald

EpeCTnT DIsphtch 10 TIC AEc-HoFNIW
 (Copyright. 1923, by The Age HeraldD
 Burlington, la. April S.-What per- centage of the citizens of the United States vote? How many persons In each community really care enough about civic affairs to go to the polls and cast a ballot?
 Comparing other communities with Burlington only about half of the people of the United States of voting age exercise that privilege.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-09
nr GEoRGE M,aUAID

the tide in favor Of the male ticket
 as no one wanted to waste his vote.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-09

of the same suit. or two well-guarded Kings.
 Major Bids of Two or More If without side suit strength the suit Is six cards with two sure top
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-09
Bidding in Auction Bridge
By s. S. CARVALHO Author of "Complete Auction Bridoe

Author of Complete Auction Bridge for
 Copyright, 1922 by King Feature Service Incl The of these possible auction bridge The cpted by the majority of good players simplicity little series will consist of six articles published Sunday