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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
Continued Strength Deueloped in Cotton
 Goods; Sales Steady

New York, November 17.-continued strength characterizes the cotton goods markets and sales haxe hean steady, all though less active than in the preceding ssweek. Unfinished lines Have been espe- ofally firm and are closely sold for the next 10 weeks. Higher quotations have been made on print cloths sheetings. fine fcembed goods and many of the special ties for converting purposes.
 Colored cotton goods have been ad- 4vanced from Isc to 1e Q yard, including ginghams denims, tickings. cheviots, -charnbrays and mapped fabrics, The lat ter have been very strong owing to the dearth of production in New England and fHe large spot demand. Many of the new prices are merely to place values on q parity with high cotton and do not repre- sent any large sales. The large printers of percales have advanced spot goods, or any stocks coming to hand, about lc yard. Jobbers and mills have found difficulty in making shipments owing to transportation troubles of various sorts in different terri tories. The jobbers report a continuation of steady calls from retailers for spot aoods and orders are frequently repeated But there has also been considerable ex- pansion in the future business placed Yarns are much higher and are firm Knit goods have been selling more iib- erally.
 Current prices in primary markets are as follows. Print cloths. 2s- inch 64x64s SXc; 64x60s. Sc; 3S # inch 64x64s l0%c; brown sheetings southern standards 100 to 1bac; tickings 26c. denims. 2lc to 2ac; ; prints 1oMc; ginghams. staples, 14hc; dress ginghams, 1Sc to 20Ae.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
WAR DEPARTMENT
 PLANS APPROVED
Conference on Traininq of Youth Urges Congress to
 Continue Work
Rx Associated Press

Washington, November 1S.-War department plans for fostering the training of young men in citizenship were approved today by the confer ence on training the youth of the country called by Secretary Weeks. A committee of seven was provided for In resolution adopted with in- struetions to urge on Congress the necessity for greater appropriations to continue the work.
 The meeting which worked in three sections. adjourned today after re- ceiving reports and recommenda- tions on citizenship training, the re- serve officers training corps and the citizens military training camps. Among the committee recommends tions was one urging immediate ap- propriation of s2.9S0,150 for the training of 3S,o00 men in civilian military training camps next sum- mer.
 A campaign to awaken the stu dent to a sense of his obligation as citizen, which includes his military training. was recommended by the committee on reserve officers train ing camps. The committee on clti- zens' military training camps recom- mended three sets of training courses designed to fit students as privates in any emergency army. as non-com- missioned officers for training pur- poses and as officers in an emergency army.
 The committee on citizenship train ing reported that the right solution of the problem of preparedness and national defense is a people mentally alert, morally upright and physically fit and that only from a just solution of the educational, industrial and so- cial questions of the day will we grow to be one united nation. sound in heart and head and hand"
 Reresentatives of educational in stitutions and associations, welfare and physical training associations and others composed the civilian sec- tion of the conference.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
Presiding Elder to
 Make Fine Report
 From Troy Section

Troy, Ala, November 1S.-(SpeciaL) pr. w. H. McNeal, who has served four years as presiding elder of the Troy district of the M. E. church, Alabama conference. and who will be assigned to other work at the forth coming conference at Montgomery, has made great record during the quadriennium. During the four years, in addition to the great spiritual un- lift in the district, the following ac- complishments are recorded:
 The district parsonage at Troy has been handsomely remodeled. Two new parsonages have been built in the dis trict. Five parsonages have been re- modelled and repaired. Eight churches have been repaired. A magnificent new church has been erected at Brun- didge, and a handsome and commo- dious new Sunday school building erected at Enterprise. Ten Epworth leagues have been organized. Thirty four missionary societies ha~ been organized.
 Twenty-Five hundred members have been taken into the churches of the district, 1900 of these members be- ing on a profession of faith. Salaries of the pastors have shown an aggre- gate of s9, 900 increase. Money raised for all purposes in the district in the quadrennium was $75.000. From an assessed quota of s173.12s on the cen tennary and educational campaigns the district pledged far above, the pledges amounting to 4446l.S4.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
Birmingham Man
 Heard at Auburn

Auburn, Ala, November 1S.-(Spe- cial)-Lack of proper leadership has been the chief hindrance to the de- velopment of the resources of Ala pama, according to M. P. Phillips of Birmingham, president of the Steel City Lumber company, who ad- dressed the students of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute at the conven- tion Friday.
 Mir. Phillips was one of group of business men from the state who have visited Auburn during the year and have spoken to the students at the weekly convocation exercises. During the morning, he was shown over the buildings and grounds of the college and following the conVo- cation exercises, he was the guest of honor at the meeting of the Vil- lagers. the local civic club. An in- spection of the Tuskegee Institute was made by MT. Phillips, accom- panied by Mrs. Phillips, in the after noon.
 In his address to the students which was repleate with valuable in- formation and suggestions and inter- spersed with interesting anecdotes based upon the experience of the speaker, who had been denied an education, MT. Phillips urged that the students avail themselves to the uttermost of the advantages of fered at Auburn and to lift them selves from the ranks of mediocri- ties and become leaders so that they could repay the state and help in building up Alabama by taking for ward steps in developing her re- sources.
 MT. Phillips warned against the danger of drifting In the college course with no definite aim and pleaded with the students to settle once and for all time the question of what their aim in life was and to bend every effort to the accomplish ment of that goal. After mastering the work of the college looking to- ward the goal of student. success was still far away, he declared un- less the student stuck to his task, overcame handicaps and fought the battle of life with the same vim and energy and spirit which had been demonstrated repeatedly by Auburn teams on the football field.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
VARIED INQUIRIES
 MADE AS ID FARM
 LANDS IN ALABAMA
Northerners, Seeking Warmer Climate, Want Information Regarding Resources
 in Alabama
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU
 THE AGE-HERALD.


 Seven states, representing practi- cally every section of the American nation from the far east to the golden gate, furnished inquiries during the week about agricultural opportuni- ties of Alabama. Every winter homeseekers turn their faces toward this section in an effort to find To- cations which will be more suitable. During the summer few inquiries ar- rive as farmers are interested in their agricultural work.
 W. H. Howard, 79 South Botavia avenue, Botavia, H.. wrote for in formation concerning this state and announced that he Is particularly in- terested in the sections producing the greatest commercial acreages of potatoes.
 Leon c. Burroughs, Ulster, Pa, an experienced dairyman, who recently spent g few weeks in Alabama, said he desires to locate In this state and would like to communicate with own CTS who want to turn cotton into cows, corn and hogs. He prefers the Selma section.
 A. Broshke, 1049 N. LeClaire street, Chicago, desires to purchase a small farm of 10 to 70 acres in south Ala bama, preferably in Baldwin county.
 Atlee Inchoff, Route 5. Shelby, O.. wrote for state literature and stated that he is much interested in the pos abilities of Alabama.
 Elmer Gerbrug, 332 Illinois street. Pekin. Ill. is interested in farming possibilities of Alabama, especially in fruit growing and market garden ing.
 o. L. Bancroft, Route 1, Shepherd. Mont, stated that he Is interested in the Mobile district. and is seeking in formation regarding soils. crops and prices of agricultural products.
 A. W. Key, Route 2, Oak Grove, La. wrote for information regarding farming lands in Alabama.
 Milton Spencer, Route 1, Moulton, Ala, stated that he desires small farm of 100 to 200 acres with 50 or 50 acres In timber, and an ample water supply, near pike road, and near a colored church and in colored com munity. He prefers Montgomery county and desires to arrange terms. Albert l.. Teele, 1400 N. E. Second avenue, Miami. Fla, requested litera- ture about farming opportunities in Alabama. especially in the dairy dis tricts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
CHILD GOES TO CITY ALONE, BUT IS UNABLE
 TO TELL HIS OWN NAME

New York. November 1S.--A two and one-half -year-old boy, who had travelled alone all the way from Shreveport, La, tonight was taken from a Pullman at Pennsylvania sta- tion and turned over to the police be- cause he could not tell who he was or where he was going.
 Due to delays in the run from Louisiana the car in which the boy rode had been transferred to another train at Washington, reaching here several hours after his scheduled train, the Pullman porter told the police.
 Station attendants repoMed that a we'll dressed couple had made in- quiries about the train on which the boy had started and. unaware of the transfer at Washington, had gone away when they learned it's passen- gers already had disembarked.
 The lad was turned over to the child-en's society to await a claim ant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
NO sATURATION POINT

Economists, who for five years and perhaps longer have annually predicted the arrival of the satura- ton point of the automobile indus try declares David Beecroft. a noted authority. in Forbes Magazine. "must today revise their bases of cAlcula ton, and perhaps realize that the saturation point in the automotive in- dustry is synonymous with the satu- ration point of transportation The economist who has calculated the possible production Of vehicles that can be absorbed by his manipulation or figures of individual income, etc, must brush these aside and realize that his calculations have to do with one Of the great necessities of exist ence. No economist can write down the numter of persons in a com munity, state. or nation. who can Af1ord to own a motor car. They cannot base their conclusions on the humber of persons receiving annual salaries of $2,000, $6,000 or s4,000 per year. as some have. Such figures are the rocks on which their estimates have been shattered.
 The motor vehicle has taken a rlace and is playing role in the life of people that few have accurate iy measured. It occupies dominan, position.
 Even the holiday month of July the writer points out. showed 246. .00( production. and August 272,000, fig ures in advance of the peak of 1920 By the middle of the year 1t be. came apparent that tstai produc- ten for the year of approximately l 800. 900 vehicles was noe only s possibility but a very certain prob ability. The record production fol any year was 1920. when 2,205, 00( vehicles, including motor trucks were produced"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
Steel Quotations Held Despite Reduction in
 Costs of Raw Materials

New York. November 1s.-steei prices have been firmly held despite reduced costs of raw materials and a less active demand Producers are well supplied with old orders and are behind on deliveries partly on account of shortage of cars Pig iron Is moderately active, but easy, owing to reduced costs of fuel
 Copper has been steadier. No material improvement has been reported In de- mand, but supplies recently offered at con sessions appear to have been absorbed. X It is reported that October deliveries ex- k ceeded earlier expectations and. accord ing to latest estimates, aggregated lSb,- 0ee 900 pounds including 0.0oo.00o ex- ported. These figures, compared with q refined production, now estimated al about 1b5, 900 900. would indicate redue- tion in stocks of about S0.0oo,00O pounds for the month, in spite of increasing South American production. While some pro- ducers are holding electrolytic for 14c supplies are said to be available at l3sc j for shipments extending over the next 4 mcnths.
 Tin has declined owing to heavy ship ments from the straits and reactionary trend in London.
 Lead held steady with buying less ac- tive and spot supplies light. Producers Z Arn experiencing difficulty in filling con fihets for early shipment
 Zinc steady. While there is fair in- uuiry for spot supplies later deliveries are in less active demand.
 Antimony dull and easier.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
Wholesale Prices
 Averaged Higher

Washington November 1s.-The level Of wholesale prices for 404 commodities aver aged three-fourths of l per cent higher in October than in September, the depart n1ent of labor announced today. This re- vsaled a general increase of Sia per cent In s1e months. Advances In grain, cotton, hay. eggs and hides brought about an ad- vance averaging az per cent in the farm products group, while food articles rose ihs per cent and cloth and clothing 2A per cent.
 The miscellaneous group, including such items as bran and mill feed, cotton seed and linseed meal, leather, newsprint and wrapping paper. Manila hemp, jute and rubber, showed an increase of 3h per cent. The rise in building materials and house furnishing goods approximated 1% per cent. Fuel and lighting materials continued to decrease in price.
 The statistics showed l0g articles un- changed. a16 higher and 7s lower.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
DENBY SCORES CERTAIN
 SECRET ORGANIZATIONS

Washington. November 1S.--Noth- ing more dangerous to the con- tinued mental and spiritual health of the republic could well be conceived than the 'recrudescence of certain forms of secret organizations. ap- parently designed to supercede law and enforce their will" Secretary Denby of the navy department de- clared at Masonic mass meeting here.
 When any community or body of men or women within a community" Mir. Denby continued. "disregard the orderly processes Of the law, blow is struck at the roots of the repub- lie. Oppression does not always take the form of enforced labor, or any Of the acts, security from which we are guaranteed in the first 10 amend ments to the constitution, the so : called bill of rights. The religious freedom is the most sacred possession Of free peoples. Yet, If we are to believe the tales told with such seeming truth and so frequently. re- llglous freedom itself is menaced in certain parts of this country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
VESSEL BURNING, WILL
 RETURN TO NEW ORLEANS

wireless message received tonight stated that the British steamship Asian of the Leyland line, which left here Thursday night for Liver pool with a cargo of miscellaneous freight, was returning to this port with fire in her bunkers caused by spontaneous combustion.
 The message added that the yesse, was in no grave danger.
 The Asian was approximately 200 niles off the mouth of the Mississippi river when the fires was discovered
 The vessel Is of 1000 tons and has crew cf 50 men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
Hearing on Merger

Washington. November 1s.-Consolida- tfon of railroads in the west ought to re- suit in the creation of four great systems. each having terminals on the Pacific and gulf coasts and at Chicago or St. Louis, President Hale Holden of the Chicago. the interstate commerce commi ssion' 8 hearing on suggested mergers He opposed tentative plans of the commission for consolidation of the northwest roads into two systems in such manner as to sep arate his railroad and the Northn Pacific frnIn the Great Northern.
 T Suggesting that the commission con- cider the advisability of even larger com binations of railroads stretching through : the arrangement should maintain north and south traffic routes well trans continental east and west routes through the west.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
Bond Trading Had
 An Up and Down Day

New York, November ls.-Bond prices moved in an indecisive manner in today E dull trading, gains and losses in active issues being about evenly divided.
 In the foreign group, with few excep- tions, the changes were fractional Ex cept for an advance of % in Baltimore and Ohio gold 4s. the active railroad mort Eages seemed to be under pressure. American Telephone convertible 6s recov- cred all but a small fraction of their 2A point loss yesterday. General Electric 5s and United Drug ss were sold at conces- sions, and Lorillard's Tobacco Ss brought slightly better prices.
 The same irregularity prevailed in the Liberty group. but changes either way
 Total sales (psr value) were 6,134,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
A PERMANENT JOB

Tom Dreier, in Forbes Magazine.
 An old southerner wandered along small stream and came upon a darkey sitting on a footbridge below a small dam, his feet dangling in the water and a shotgun thrown across hls lap.
 What are you doing, Sambo?"
 .Oh. Tse got good job. workin' here for Marse Littleton," the darky replied.
 What are you doing?" again asked the southerner.
 "rse shootin' mus'rates under at dam"
 Whereupon muskrat appeared under tho dam.
 Look. Sambo. there's one! Why don't you shoot him?"
 "Oh. no, man. Do you think Tss gwine tuh get out of . job?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
OUR WARDS OF WAR Fronm the Nations Business.


 It is popular thing in too many quarters to besmirch the government for neglect and inefficiency in it's treatment of disabled men, without troubling to get the full picture or to consider all the facts. Today, because of cloud of disagreements s as to details and execution, the ef- forts of our government have been so lost to view as to leave a doubt ing nation, people perplexed at the constant cry, Our injured soldiers are being neglected" The state- ment is not true.
 There has been enough truth in the statement about out governments s efforts to give validity to the accus. ing cry V one considers the entire period f.V.n the close of the war up to the present time, but he who claims that war or its aftermath is an orderly or just proceeding may claim that the millennium has arr rived.
 At this point it Is we'll to set forth what the government has @expended d for the disabled veteran. Includ- ing the expenses for the current fiscal year the appropriations and ex- penses of the government for this class of ex-soldier cover the follow Ing:
 Death and disability
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
New Cane Syrup Will
 Not Sugar or Sour

Andalusia, Ala. November 1s.- Special IA new plan of making cane syrup that will not sugar CT sour, thus standardizing the product and making 1t generally salable, has been worked cut by chemists at Washington. and only three men, or possibly few more, are informed as to this new method. One of these men is to be at Andalusia on November 22 for one day. At 9:30 o'clock in the morning all producers in the county, and other interested persons are urged to assemble at the court house where a full explanation of the new manufacturing method will be made. Following this the body will take automobiles for the Hal Stanley cane mill, near River Falls where some of this cane will be made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
COMPANY TO DEVELOP ASPHALT DEPOSITS
 NEAR MUSCLE SHOALS
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU
 THE AGE-HERALD.

Montgomery, Ala, Nov. "a
 Development of the rich asphalt deposits in the Muscle Shoals ter ritory is proposed by two heavily financed companies which an nounced their incorporation in certificates filed with William F. Cobb. secretary of state, Saturday.
 The companies will have home offices at Florence. No details of the plans for the mining of the asphalt rock were given.
 The Alabama Rock Asphalt company of Florence will have an authorized capitAl of $500.000. of which $300.000 has been paid in The Alabama Mineral company of Florence will have an authorised capital of $50,000. with $3,000 paid In. Incorporators of the two com panies are: w. s. McKitrick. c. w. Ashcraft and Tyler Calhoun.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
ANNIsToN SECURES MEETING

The 1923 state convention of the Disciples of Christ will be held in Anniston next fall, an invitation ex- tended to the state association at Selma during the week by Anniston delegates having been accepted. The local delegates, Dr. F.. c. Anderson. J. A. Kerfoot and other members of the First Christian church here re- turned to their homes in the city Friday evening.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
Priuate Wire News
HUBRARp.s LETTER

The market opened quiet but steady. There was some evidence of short covering from Wall street. while commission houses were fair sellers. It is our opinion that temporarily, at least, the south will sell cotton on all good advances. There is some slowing up in the dry goods trade. and we understand that the jobbers are of the opinion that the retail trade will hesi- tate about buying further consignments of goods. Fundamentally conditions are unchanged and we feel that after a reac- tion occurs the market will again ad- vance. January futures in Liverpool are due ! English points up and March up.- Hubbard Bros. & Co.,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
STORE IS BURGLARTzED

Burglars entered the grocery store operated at 615 West Twelfth street by Mrs. G. w. Craft, the thieves carrying away five buckets of lard. nine sacks Of flour and a quantity of miscellaneous merchandise from the shelves of the store. Entrance to the building was effected through A rear window
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
SHRINE MEETING MONDAY

Shrine club members and women guests will gather at the Anniston Inn on Monday evening at o'clock in their annual festival of fun and frolic. frothy food and fancy fixin's. according to announcement made Sa.- urday by H. Frank Williamson. ths president of the local club. Illus trious Potentate Eli Shortridge and his wife will be special guests of honor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
NEGRO "REvEREND. HELD

Duck and dive, reverend" was the order given to Rev. Emmett Me- Clellan, pastor of a local negro church wheu brought to the city hall Friday night by Officer Walter Wordlow. who. with his partner, Off, ficer Moncus. had arrested the negro minister under charge of being drunk in a public place. According to the two officers who made the ar- rest the negro obeyed the instruc- tions of the officers and dived head first into the negro section at the city jail and landed among the other tired prisoners who had beet on the street gang during the day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
THANKSGIVING SUPPER

The school at White Plains needs we'll and needs it bad. according to Prof. C. P. Nelson, who came to the city Saturday. announcing while here that Thanksgiving supper would be given at the school abuild- ing on the evening of November 30 for the purpose of raising money to hire we'll diggers to furnish water for the teachers and pupils.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
Potatoes Reach Bolton,

's Washington, November 1s.-Prices of potatoes have reached the bottom, accord 1ne to the department of agriculture. averaging only 20 to 30 cents bushel to mowers in the west and ranging from '36 sf0 50 cents bushe at eastern ship ping points. Some western farmers are Gfvtng potatoes away to anyone who will dig them and others, according to the de- partment. will let their potatoes remain ondug.
 HE car lot operators in potatoes are sQaNtIous this year. the department says. #(ity warehouses which were filled at this time last year are said to hold com naratively few.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19

Only half of the l4.ooo. 900 skins of animals killed in Russia reach the due in large part to bad organization of methods of collecting the hides.