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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-16
MERCHANTS WARNED OF PRESENCE "SHORT| CHANGE CROOK" HERE|

Birmingham merchants are warned to be on the lookout for the "short change" crook that has made his an- nual appearance here. According to the police, two department stores are among his latest victims. They were robbed of s25 and s1Oo. respectively.
 His mode of operation, according to Detectives w. K. McAdory and George M. Bragan, who made investi- gations Friday, is to go into store coatless and, showing two s100 bills, ask the cashier for change, saving that he worked for a nearby store. After the cashier had counted out the money. the crook would place the two sl00 bills on the counter and recount the change. During the recount the crook would. by clever sleight-of- hand trick, gather up one of the s100 bills and walk huriedly out of the store before the cashier could dis cover the theft
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-16
FARME ERS WILL. BE
 MORE PROSPEROUS. STATISTICS PROVE.
Corn Most Valuable of Crops, With Cotton Second. Several Records Are
 Broken

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-The nations crops this year are worth S7,572, ,S90,000, based on their farm value as of December 1, the Department of Agriculture an- nounced today in it's final crop re- port of the year.
 Their value is $1,842,978,000 more than last years crops, reflect ing improvement in prices for farm products prevailing now as com- pared with a year ago and in- creased production in some crops. This years farm production is worth about the same as that of 1916, but is lower than 1920 by about $1, ,500,- 100000 and lower than any year since 1915, except last year. It is only little more than half as much as the record value of 1919.
 Cotton Crop Valuable
 Record production was made this year in rye, white potatoes. sweet po- tatoes and hay. Other bumper crops were rice with the third largest pro- duction; tobacco with the fourth lar gest crop in history: wheat with tho fifth largest production, and corn with It's seventh largest crop. Cot ton this year Is the fourth most valu- able crop of that staple ever grown, although small crop in point of pro duction.
 Corn as usual Is the country's most valuable crop, being worth this year S700, 1000, GOO more than last year. with a total value of s1.900,2S7, 1000. Cotton stands second with st,36S, ,517 ,000, the lint being valued at s1.190,761,00 and the cotton seed $17,756,000. Hay is the third most valuable crop with a total of s1.331.6 1000. No other crop reached a billion dollars in value this year. Wheat was valued at s1e4.- 139,09o, standing as fourth most val uablo crop of the country.
 Estimates Changed
 In today's final estimates, based on revisions to conform with the con- sus bureaus decennial crop prediction statistics, the preliminary estimates of production announced last month were somewhat changed. There was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-16
|0IL BECOMES CHIEF ISSUE IN THE SQUABBLE
 AT LAUSANNE MEET
By Associated Press

LAUSANNE, Dec. 15.-The rich Mosul oil fields in Mesopotamia sud denly jumped to the fore tonight as a big issue in the Near East peace conference. It is reported the en- tente nations have infe med the Turks that yaliyet In Mosul cannot be considered as detached from the Arab realm in Irak.
 This would mean that the allies have declined to admit the Turkish contention that NJ sul is within the confines of Turkey proper and con- secuently that Turkey alone has a right to dispose 0. the Mosul oil con- sessions.
 Insisting that Mosul lies within Irak which is part of Mesopotamia the allies will declare that l. comes under the British mandate over Mesopotamia.
 It is further reported that Great Britain and " nee have reached an agreement -er the Mo"ul oil ques- tion. A prominent official from Irak arrived in Lausanne few days ago and announced that his country would insist on so e1eignty over Mo- sul.
 Recording to another version of the situation current tonight, Great Brit ain and Turkey have reached an agreement -eii~ the peace confer ence regarding .-osvl. whereby Tur- key is to have sovereignty over the region and England the oil conces- sions. Count Massigli. ench dele gate and secretary general of the conference, left suddenly for Paris tonight. It is rumored that ore of the objects of his mission is to lay the alleged British Turk lh accord before the N'r ,ch government. The French delegat on, however. tonight denied this. II hey said that Court Massiglfs trip of purely per sonal nature. Under the San Reno agreement France was to receive 25 ner cent of .le M ,sul niitnut
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-16
GETS JAIL SENTENCE AT HIS OWN REQUEST

NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-Arraigned in Bronx court today on petty lar ceny charge. George Wilson unex- pectedly solved two swindling cases for the police. and at his own sug- gestion was given term in states prison. Arrested for the theft of 8, Wilson said:
 I'm addicted to drugs. Can't you change the charge to grand larceny so that I can be sent to states prison and get treatment?"
 Informed that the charge could not be changed he then confessed that he visited two merchants last months represented himself as an express agent, told them he had packages for them sent from relatives in Italy, and collected shipping charges of ST in advance.
 Two years and three months in state's prison ought to help you" said the court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-16
PERAT|ON |S DECLARED KEY ID SUCCESS ON FARMS
Government Agencies Offer Aid to Organized AgricuI- ture-Hoover and Meyer
 Address Council
 By Assocmted Press

WASHINGTON Dec. 15.-Co- opera tive marketing of farm crops re- ceived assurances of support from members of administrative, executive and congressional branches of the government today, Secretary of Com merce Hoover, Eugene Meyer. Jr, managing director of the war fi- nance corporation, and Adolph c. Mill Ter of the federal reserve board told delegates to the first national coun- cll of farmers cooperative market ing associations that commodity as- sociations had done more toward re- storing financial stability in the United States than any other fac- tor, and Senator Capper of Kansas. leader of the Senate farm bloc, de- clared the prospects were growing better daily for action on rural cred it's legislation.
 Secretary Hoover said the farmer had every right to demand relief from the depression into which his industry had fallen, because it had suffered more than any other. He expressed the opinion that the farm CTS greatest hope for relief lay in cooperative marketings and he pre- dicted that the sentiment of the country would guarantee them the protective measures they needed
 Transportation Needs
 Lack of transportation facilities, Mir. Hoover said, has caused the farmer greater loss than high rates.
 Senator Capper declared "the CO., operative idea offers more en- couragement in pulling the farmer out of the hole in which he finds himself, due to financial and indus trial conditions, than any other fac tor" He said the facts of the farm CTS plight were being brought home to congressman and that more at tention was being given in Congress to the farmers condition.
 MT. Meyer joined MT. Hoover and merce Hoovtr. Eugene Meyer. Jr.. of the several hundred associations represented by the delgates. who are tions. he said, had provided an ele- ment of stability of which the fi- naneial world was greatly in need No single enterprise has achieved so much with so little, he said Their snccess. he declared, has demonstrat- ed the soundnes of their methods by which funds can be made available and has shown that loans can be made safely to associations that are without capital.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-16
STATE RESTS ITS CASE IN BRUNEN MURDER

MOUNT HOLLY, N J., Dec. 15.- The state rested it's case today against Mrs. Doris Brunch and her brother, Harry c. Mohr, charged with complicity in the killing of Honest John" T. Brunch, circus owner.
 We've won," Moher said to Mrs. Brunch as the court adjourned. Their caseN is not strong enough"
 Tomorrow the jury will visit Riv- erside, N. J., where Brunch was shot on March 10 as he sat at the window of his home. and the Cambridge troll ley station, where Charles NJ Powell confessed slayer. said he met Moher after the shooting
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-16
-
 BABY zELMAN | WHO OWES l HIS LIRE ToI ! THE" "eABY | DOCTOR

NEWARK, N. J., Dec. 15.-Newark has suffered an irreparable loss the death of her greatest man.
 He was not the mayor of the city, nor any member of the city council nor the city's Judiciary. He lived in a plain frame house on a quiet by-street. and he was not at all wealthy.
 Yet for days before his death, as the news of his critical illness spread like wildfire over his home city, thousands of little children-black, white. Catholic. Protestant Jew knelt in the streets, in the school yard. in churches and prayed for his recovery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-16
OBSERVE ALABAMA DAY

In honor of Alabama Day the tables at the luncheon of the Rotary club Thursday were decorated with the American flag while a. number of questions were asked various Ro- tarians by chairman Gwin. A unique part of the program was a series cf readings and songs with a ukulele accompanied by three young women of Oxford, Miss Gladys Gwin. Miss Louise Draper and Miss Elizabeth Hanna. MT, Johnson of Birmingham was present and announced sub scription of $100 to the community chest by the American Bakeries company
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-16
SCHOOLS ITO CLOSE

J. R. Riddle, principal of the Eto- wah County High school. at Attala announces that school will close on next Friday. December 22, and re- main closed until January 2 when 1t will resume. At the same time came the announcement that the public schools at Alabama City and all the rural schools in the county will take a vacation for the holidays.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-16

The man for whom all Newark Is mourning today Is Dr. Miller Royal Whitenack, the Baby Doctor" sIt Is estimated that 1000 Newark chill dren have been brought into the world and reared into sturdy young citizens through Dr. Whitenack's s ministrations.
 Hundreds owe their lives to him. whose parents have never been able to pay him a cent for his services. In fact. many times doctors visit" in the poorer districts of Newark has meant, instead of an ill-afforded ex- pendlture, S5 or s10 bill slipped under the pillow. or left carelessly on a table.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-16

spring wheat 100000 bushels, oats 142TS,000 nushels, rye 15.S74.000 bush els. buckwheat 1.407.000 bushels. rice 2,S06,0o0 bushels, potatoes 17,2S0.0 .00O bushels and hay 4.055.000 tons.
 Revision of the 1921 production sta tistics placed the crops of that year as follows: Corn 3,06s, s,569. .0O0 bush els, winter wheat 600,3t6,O0O spring wheat 214,5s9,00o, oats 1,o7s.s41 .00o, potatoes 361.659. 900, hay (alD 97,- 770,000 tons and tobacco 1,069, ,693, ,000 pounds
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-16
CH/L0QEW Oe & ROSES ScA0oL R0Ayzlx6 Foe
hEIp REWEEAS7oR

Every round-eyed toddler Tn New ark knows of Dr. Whitenack as he knows of Santa Claus and God. Men tion of his name brings hush over playgrounds. Hes sick!" children who could not pronounce his name would tell you.
 At St. Roses school a group of devout youngsters knelt in the sehoolyard and prayed that their be- loved doctor be spared. Down the street a young Jewish mother poured out praise and gratefullness for the life of her two-year- son.
 Dr. Whltenack devoted his life to tending sick children after his own eight-year- son died.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-16
GADSDEN GIRL SCOUTS.
 WILL SHOW HOW TO. WRAP XMAS PARCELS
GADSDEN BUREAU l
 THE AGE-HERALD !
EufIsfien. Aln.. Dec,

Mrs. Alexander Greek, scout master of the Girl Scouts, has rendered the services of herself and the Girl Scouts tc Postmaster Stephens in ed ucating people how to wrap pack ages and address their mail by parcel post. The girls will be given desks in the lobby of the post office and they will assist all whe desire aid in the proper way of wrapping bundles for mailing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-16
s I F A M FIR FIGHTING FIRE IN HER CARGO

CHARLESTON, s. C., Dec. 15.-The shipping board steamer Tulsa is fighting a fire in her cargo of cotton waste and bagging, according to radio messages received here tonight. The flames are believed to be under con trol, the latest message said, adding that the vessel was proceeding to Sa- vannah. where it is expected, she will arrive tomorrow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-16
DOG ACTS RARIn

Thomas Pendergrass killed a dog he owned yesterday and sent 1t to the Pasteur institute at Montgomery for examination. The dog had been act ing queer for some time and few weeks ago bit COW, and the dog was kept up and apparently got all
 right. and he was turned loose, bus yesterday it had another fit and bit al small boy in the family. The dog was then killed and the head send to Montgomery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-16
SCHNEIDER IS GIVEN SENTENCE

NEW BRUNSWICK. N. J., Dec. Is. County Judge Daily today sentenced Raymond Schneider. who accused Clifford Hayes of the murder of the Rev. Edward Hall and Mrs. Eleanor Mills, to two years i nthe state re- formatory for perjury.
 The confession led to Schneider's arrest on the perjury charge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-16
GLENCOE WINs

The Glencoe High basketball team administered a severe defeat to the team from Gaston school at the steel plant "Y" last night, the score be- ing 50 to 15
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-16
MRS. BURROUGHS DEAD

Mrs Lillian Dell Burroughs, wife of J, R. Burroughs, died this morning. She was S5 years old and is survived by her husband and two daughters. The remains were shipped to the old homo at Griffin, Ga, for interment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-16
posTMAsTER PRAISED

Postmaster Thomas Stephens Is in receipt of a letter from Edward Cliff ford, assistant secretary of the treas ury. praising the manner in which the building is kept and the splendid manner in which the custodian serves the public.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-16
MRS. IowE RAnIy uIRr

An X-ray examination made of the body of Mrs. NJ. D. Lowe, who was run over by a car driven by w A. Mcclure, disclosed fractured rib and a wrenched back, and she is re- ported as being in. serious condi- tion at the Rails hospital
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-16
DRINKS I5aYoR-DtEs

Isadore Cook. Otto McClendon and Elva Jackson, negroes. are in jail on the charge of having given whisky to 17year- Georgia Ann Smith, negress, which caused her death.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-16
pROyIDE FOR POOR

The advisory board of the city welfare department, at a meeting held last night. voted to leave the mat ter of caring for the poor and needy of the city to the care of Mrs. Frances Finney Allen, the welfare matron.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-16
T1uo Billion Dollar Increase i11 Value Of Crops

put in force in Etowah county on all highways which the state will take over after their construction have been received here. and there are some heavy penalties prescribed for disobying the regulations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-16
BOOST CoMMuNrTY CHEST

The community chest was given booet Friday morning by the receipt of a $500 subscription from the Ala bama company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-16
To sELDCT PHYsICIAN

The 750 employees Of the Gadsden
 Car Works will vote on who shal be their physicians for the next year Saturday night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-16
RAsKETBALn GAME

The Gadsden Independent Basket ball team will play the fast team from Snead seminary at the steel plant l'Y" next Monday night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-16
GUARDsMEN PAID

Something over $500 was disbursed among the members of Company c al Alabama City last night for drills for the past quarter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-16
DIsLoCATEs SHOULDER

Miss Margaret Stout fell and dislo- cated her shoulder while running to catch street car on Walnut street yesterday afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-16

a reduction in the corn crop of about 6,000.o00 bushels. Increases were shown for other crops, including:
 Winter wheat 45,ooo,0oo bushels,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-16

THE DEAD LEVEL From Life.
 Pretty soon a mark will be worth a rouble and Germany and Russia can resume commercial relations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-16

STRICT HIGHWAY RULES Traffic regulation which will he
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-01-01
Announces

Docs AiBuqusrque know that IL has
"a full nedred furniture factory In
full operation here
10 Is a fact ~ present Importance
and likely TO Doe of rapid increasing
Importance ms the new year advances
ana the new industry begins to Elk
liand It's plant and increase IT, out
p1t with the increased demand.
In an advertisement in this issue
Of The Herald the shamrock Fur
nlturc company tina its
plant ANA production plans are com
plcte and thai Il is ready To SERVE
the furnltur. trade of the routh--
west.
The factory nov occupies what
vas formerly the drying house OF
the Mckinley Land n Lumber COM
pany plant. II is now using ali Of the
space available in this building and
Col. q. r. Breeze. who established
the plant IN %connectiou with the lum-
her company. stated today that the
factory would be expanded both as
10 buildings and equipment. az ran
idly as the demnna required Hc an
tiripated that considerable additional
space would he necessary during 1879
and has arranged to us" all uf the
ground Immediately south Of the
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-01-01
MORE N3MLLI BUILDING ALBUQUERQUELA YEAF

ing made here ~ a faithful repro
auction uf "a original Irish design.
The shamrock company is now
rcpdy To begin production Of rock
INK chairs and hiEh class straight
chairs Il will not make the cheaper
Erudcs of siraighi chairs.
Now Ready Ior The Trade
we have necn taking plenty OF
lime To get thoroughly .uuipped for
husiness. Manager Roblnsen aid
Yesterday and are now settling our
limo 60 ivory furniture storq in Al
huauergue. With The opening 81 the
new year We are Elad 60 announce
that we ave ready 40 open the line
90 the entire furniture trade OF tho
southwest. The Shamrock product
viii b." 81 hest Huaity and will be
distinctive in design. We are conf
lent that the quality Of our proJuct
VIII recommend it To- the trade and
@" the public and that favorable
manufacturing conditions Will place
M IN e position 10 serve the cntiro
southwestern market. N.c will be glad
10 have dealers and the general pub
lc visit the factory and a~cauaint
themselves with our product. Knowi-
edge uf ita mcrit w are confident.
viii quickly produce the demand
which we expect and are prepared
20 supply.
Part Of Comprehensive Plan
The Shamrock Furnitprc company
Be- another unit OF the group of man
uiaoturing plants. establishment OF
which has hcon encouraged by Col
bf"rr" uround the lumber miils of
the Mckinley Land a Lumber com
pany A. part Of his plan To- create
e HON" market for the entire output
OF the mills. Col Breeze said vestcr-
day that he had no doubt the furni-
ture factory would quickly become
one Of The largest of these units.
tn" sash M door factory Of IN.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-01-01
Musical Program
And a Play for
n St. Johns Patients

4 program by patients St 81 Johns
snnatorium and by several .Ahuauer-
Que musicians will he given Jointly
al the sanatorium Monday niRh> at
\ O'clock.
The patients are TO be entertained
with musical selections. and in tuvn
the musicians viii he entertained Al
n oDe-nct play TO be given by tho pa
tlents, The program Il 10 start At
a o'clock.
The musicians VIM have consented
TO appear are Mrs. Lewis u. Thomp-
.eon, Miss Grace Stortx, Miss Hortense
Awltzer. Miss Pineau, and Maurice
Klein. Violin selections Hre TO be
Mayed BY the pupils Of Miss E.stelio
Valck.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-01-01

present factory building FOR that pur-
pose.
Patrick Robinson manager of th"
shamrock factory. yesterday show
ed u Herald representative the SAM
pie line uf Do furniture now rrHlV
Tor Inspection los b trade 10 lurlud-
- dresser ohlffonicrH. Kitchen tab
les. extension dining room tahles.
dressing tables bed room sets. Uos-
tumors. pnuei soreens pedestals, tah-
ourets. etc in fact q complete line
Of household furniture. an ~ which
g. featured hv sterling uunlity and
distinctive design. The factory ~
equipped fo build special FURNITURE
lines upon original designs % viii
specialize In quantity production OF
tho 'kitchon Queen "a small. coih-
.uuct Kitchen table Of merit. and ~
Pho Shamrock Drop Leaf table %
which already enjoys great popular
ity here especially in hrrukfn-t. rooms
and ia small houses where space iH
to be conserved.
An lrishman's Creation
The shamrock table. Manager
Robinson explained. is sometimes
called the English Breakfast table.
The design he says. "a ulchcd hy
English manufacturers frum the table
made originally in Dublin by Lord
Cecil sheldon, The Shamrurlg' he
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-01-01

completely sHrccssful aud announce
mcnt has iusi been made BY MI
Mhitmer that factory space ana
put would be doubled Immediately.
~ have seen from the D%eRinnlng Of
my operations here Col. Breec"
said that we could not compete sue
cezsfuily with the water transpor-
tation available on both the east, and
west coasts and the gulf OF Mexico
and tina u was necessary for IA to
find oar market largely a. home "a
In the Immediate mountain suites
region. While this region would not
M present absorb the entire uutpht
~ tho Jaw mills. It will ! am sure,
provide an adequate market II a con-
adorable part Of Tie output be sold
a. manufactured product Indeed
this ls ulrendy being demonstrated BY
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-01-01

tho demand for the product Of our
own planning mills ard the sucr"s9
Of the Whltmer.Jnckson compnny'7
door and sash factory.
"The shamrock Furniture factory.
am confident. Will find a ready
market for its .producu and VIII prove
an important addition To the manu-.
featuring embellishments of New
Mexico. Mr.. Robinson has evidenced
Ills ability IN The Northwest both az
a designer aud manufacturer Of good
furniture and H. prepared to inrrenH.
his output NJ rapidly as the demand
which we have no doubt will he create
Ell quickly by tho quality Of the pro-
duct and TIM prices NJ which " VIII
veil because of favorable mnnufnc-
turing conditions