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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-09
GOOD ADVANCE ISI SCORD BY WHEAT ON CROP REPORT

CHICAGO. August S.-with the government crop report indicating that the 1923 yield of wheat would be much less than had been gener- ally expected, wheat scored a ma terial advance in price today. The market closed firm, 34 to I Il e 9s sc higher, September 9SA to 9S1zc and December F to 1016s. Corn fin ished at lac off to bc up. Oats, with a shade to 1sc gain, and provi- sions varying from 2c decline to a rise of 15c.
 From the outseh purchasing of wheat was prompted by the fact that the official forecast of domestic pro- duction of wheat this season fell S,O00,000 to 24,000,000 bushels under private estimates, and totaled 69,OOO,- 900 bushels less than was harvested lasc year. In this connection, par ticular notice was taken of the Ln- usual smallness of the crop of hard wheat east of the Rockies. Although on the initial consequent advances in price, the offerings of wheat be- came larger and led to something of a reduction, the market later dis played fresh strength and closed at virtually the top figure of the day.
 Crop damage reports from the Ca madam northwest had more or less influence as a contributory bullish factor in the wheat market during 
 report, the Manitoba crop has been cut in half, and there has been a serious reduction also in Saskatche- wan. On the other hand, export business from the United States con- tinued to be exceedingly slow. Lon don advised of heavy arrivals of wheat from India, and wheat was said to be piling up at Philadelphia and Baltimore because of lack of European demand.
 Corn and oats were steadied by the smallness of stocks of old corn and by assertions that there are great many more hogs and cattle in the country this year than last. Rains and bearish aspects of the government report had only tran sient effect on values.
 % Buying on the part of packers ral- lied the provision market after de- cline due to weakness of hogs.
 CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
 CHICAGO, August 8.-Following are the opening, high, low and close Of Chicago grain and provisions:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-09
SOVIET EASY ON CHURCH

The confiscation in Russia of church treasures by the state for the benefit of the famine sufferers. de- creed in the spring of 1922, was not admitted to be a direct anti-religious act The soviets at the time needed gold and silver wherewith to cover at least their minimum participation in the feeding of the starving and the church representative was rare who raised his voice against the ac- tion. In fact, some clergymen of more liberal trend of mind regarded the sequestration of church treas ures, SIS well as the standardization of church real estate, as likely to have a most salutary effect on the church, whose inner rottenness was due in a great measure to it's riches. The official bureau of statistics states that the sale worth of the valuables taken from the church amounted to approximately $5,000,- 900. It is possible therefore, that the Russian churches, monaster1es and synagogues may still be in pos session of the greater part of the movable wealth that was in their hands during the czarist regime.- Louis Fischer in Current History.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-09
WAR ON RUM RUNNERS
Yacht. Three Men and 1OS Cases of
 Scotch Cnptured Nenr Mobile

MOBILE, Ala, August B. Special Leased Wire.)-With the capture on Monday night at the mouth of Bayou La Ba re of the yacht Loiterer III of New Orleans and the seizure of 108 cases of fine whisky, sheriffs offi- cials believe they have broken in on the activities of a band of rum run ners operating along the gulf coast and who have recently switched their operations to points of entry near Mobile, following q close watch kept for contraband along the Mississippi gulf coast. The three men arrested on board the vessel are still held in the county jail, but 1t is believed they will make bond today. as they are in communication with friends in New Orleans.
 The men gave their names as Har- ris Burns. Fred York and Joe Fran cis, but sheriff's officials declare that these names are fictitious and that the men are very well known along the gulf coast. The Loiterer, a 45- foot yacht, is also in the custody of the sheriff. The case against the three men will be called in the in ferior criminal court tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-09
BONDS FALL OFF w LATE TRADING BUT CLOSE FIRM

NEW YORK, August S.-After moving forward moderately in the early trading bond prices fell off somewhat later, but generally closed slightly higher than final quotations yesterday.
 Active United States government bonds held relatively steady and foreign issues improved slightly, the Holland American 6s advancing l.
 Most of today's trading centered in the railroad division, a score or more of these mortgages registered frac- tional gains. New Haven convertible 6s moved up 1 and Interboro Rapid Transit Is advanced 1 and the 6s A ::
 A gain of points by Steel ana Tube Is reflected formal approval by the courts of the company's merger with the Youngstown Sheet and Tube company. Other changes in the ln- dnstrial grOup were nominal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-09
MAN AND TWO MULES KILLED IN PRATT MINES
Two Accidents Happen During Day
 Near Dora

DORA, Ala, August S.-(SpeciaL) Two serious accidents happened at the Pratt Consolidated company mines here today in which one man and two mules were killed. At No. il mine. about noon today, trip Of five empty cars broke away from the top house, falling distance of 1,50o feet and killing the two mules,
 James Holland, 50 years of age was instantly killed by falling rock 1t No. 5. which is a new mine oelng stated that Holland was opening a new heading not more than 30 rect from the outside of the mine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-09
TAKE COUNTING COURSE

MONTEVALLO, Ala, August 7.- Mrs. Grace Tatler and Miss Naomi McKibbo came yesterday with Is pupils from Sylacauga to take a short course in the summer school
 They are giving their time to the study of cooking, sewing, swimming and gymnasium. The girls preferred this kind of an outing rather than going on camp. They were encour- aged to come here by B. B. Conner, Jr.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-09
WANT NO CHANGE

GREENVILLE. Ala, August g. (Special)-A large delegation of Butler county citizens will appear before the legislature in protest to a local bil calling for changing the educational system in this county There is a strong sentiment in But Ter county against the bill and those who oppose it will vigorously fight for it's defeat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-09
O'NEAL TO SPEAK

Edward A. O'Neal, president of the Alabama Farm bureau, Montgomery, and Allen c. Northington, sales man. aGer of the Cotton Bureau asSocia- tion of the state. who was instru mental in the marketing of some seven or eight million dollars worth of cotton last season throL gh the CO., operative plan will be the principal speakers at mass meeting in the CoVington county court house Friday morning at 10 o'clock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-09
By ROY A. HAYNES United States Prohibition Commits
 Sinner

SIOner
 The manufacture of beer in the United States during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1919, was on a scale of from S00000,000 to 900.0O0.O 900 gal Ions. Before prohibition became ef fective HOO breweries were operat- ing in the United States. Many con tiTued in operation, making cereal beverage. Seven hundred and four breweries filed applications for 1923 permits to manufacture cereal beve- rage containing less than one-half of 1 per cent alcohol. Of these, 10l ap- plications were disapproved.
 Home brew, the last source of sup ply, is out of fashion. That is a sur prisingly accurate statement of the fact. Il wore itself out. It's history is one of the curiosities of prohiDi- tion enforcement.
 In 1921 and during part of 1922 dealing in the ingredients" was a thriving business. Enterprising wits devised and threw on the market not only ready mixed materials in proper proportions for immediate use but all the implements for the basement or the kitchen brewery, from kettle to patent bottle stopers and caps. Ana the amateur brewer bought heavily
 A very recent survey Of the indus try, which burst into full bloom al most overnight, shows that 1t grad ually faded and has all but disap- peared. The dealers themselves ot- fered varied explanations. Most oi them say that the process was too irksome and the results too uncef- tain. One dealer recently gave 1t as his opinion that the real reason was that the process was too messy ana that the lady of the house refused to have her kitchen mussed up with brewing operations.
 Perhaps this is close to the real truth of the matter. At any rate u seems to have been nothing more than fad. with too much work Tor the kick" to be got out of it.
 Less Making Of Gin.
 The manufacture of synthetic slh is following the same course, as our surveys have shown. As regulations governing the manufacture, sale anu use of grain alcohol are becoming more systematized and the resuld tions applied with greater care there is every indication that less and less of it is being diverted from com mercal medicinal channels
 The peril that lies in the posslpiH ., ties of getting adulterated alcohol or a product that is a deadly poison is discouraging all but the desperate and the reckless. Home made gln IS without question destined to go the way of home-breW.
 And what does it all mean-thls $ gradual but certain choking ott or the sources of supply?
 Actual and accurate figures on the total number of drinkers who are still drinking what they can get are of course, impossible to get. But we do know that in the years imnedl- ately preceding prohibition there was an annual consumption in the United States of about l3OD0O, 0oo gallons of American made WhlskY' We can be sure that whisky drinkers are to, be numbered now in hundreds
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-09
FLOUR
MINNEAPOLIS. Minn,. August s.-Flour unchanged; shipments, 1,50S barrels. Bran, $20. .50@2l.
STATION BIDS CALLED
l.. & N. Will Erect $4O,0OO Edifice Al
 AndaIusia

ANDALUSIA, Ala, August B. Special .)-Bids are now being made on the new S40,000 Louisville and Nashville station at Andalusia, and it is expected that the contract for this building will be let within the next several days. The blue prints were in the hands of the local depot agent last week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-09
STARTS DAILY PAPER

M. N. Dodson, for a long number of years one of the owners of the Troy Herald. a semi weekly paper has completed plans for the opera tion of a daily paper and will begin publication about September 1. The paper will be known as the Daily Herald.
 MT. Dodson has purchased new equipment and has received a lino- type for use in the advertising de- partment. He also purchased a new six column press, which will arrive next week
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-09
WRITER'S, CONCLAVE

The Writers conclaNe that IS 10 assemble here on August 20 promises to be largely attended. Many names are being sent in for room reserva- tion. Mrs. l.. N. Moore Betsy Hamil- ton). of Tallagedga, was the first to ask for room reservation about a week ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-09
FARMER MEETING CALLED

o. l.. Benson, president of the 'An- dalusia Chamber of Commerce has called a farmers meeting at the An tioch school house for Thursday aft ernoon at D. m., to which all the farmers in that section and other sections of the county and business men of Andalusia are expected to come.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-09
HANS REVIVAL ON

WEDOWEE, Ala, August 7.-(Spe- cial. )-The annual union tent meet ing, which is being conducted here by Rev. Sam Hains, noted evange- list of Atlanta, Ga, and Prof. Sewel, a singer of Gadsden, Ala, has been attended by. large crowds almost every service. The doings of present day society, the Rev. Hains handles with out gloves
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-09
MAGIC CITY MEN SPEAK

V At the last meeting of the Ex- change club, interesting talks were made by B. M. Angel, commerce counselor, Birmingham and Paul Angel, assistant cashier, First Ma tional bank, Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-09

The candle clock is an old time novelty invented by King Arthur and Is still manufactured in England, rings being painted on the tallow at regular hour ant half hour in tervals.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-09
O O O The Benefits Enumerated.

Ana WHdl, III turn, uOeS that Iuedn :
 What does it mean to the Amer ican home, the American community, the American nation? To the men and women and children of today, and of tomorrow?
 The answer to this can be indi- cated, even now. There are facts. There are figures not complete, but tremendously significant. They are coming out of the courts, the jails, the brothels, the slums They are coming out of hospitals, the sanitar- iums. the morgueS the asylums.
 And they are Coming out of the schools, the theatres, the factories, the stores; out of building records, banks. insurance companies, churches.
 And they show trend
 A study of these figures and these facts, so far as they are at present available, and an examination of their relation to America's great adventure is made in later paragraphs.
 The story is an inspiring one.
 O o O
 "RevOlutiOn" Against Alcohol.
 Two great influences have been at work in America since the boom of single cannon in the Place de Ia Concorde told Paris and an eager woorld that peace had come; that lne World war was an ugly dream Of the past and that after years of tragic struggle, death and worse human kind was at last free to set it's face again toward the light
 one has been the reaction from war moral. spiritual, material.
 The other has been the operation and enforcement of the eighteenth amendment to the constitution of the United States.
 The effects of the one, as has been the history of the days following all wars were sharp. disturbing, but ephemeral. The carbuncle grown from fostering hate, greed, suspicion,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-09
SHIP EvERGREENs

The RumbIy ~23rothers FacNI1g company of this city, shippers Of natural and manufactured ever greens, now have their plant in fuli operation and shipments will soon go forward to all markets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-09
PRODUCE AND BUTTER

PRODUCE AND BUTTER
 NEW YORK, August S.-Butter steady; 7Os; New Jersey hennery whites locally receipts, ,s5S pounds.
 NEW YORK August s.--Live poultry steady; prices unchanged; dressed poultry steady; chickens, 25@4Sc.
 KANSAS CITY. Mo, August s.-Butter, eggs, poultry and potatoes unchanged.
 CHICAGO. August s-Butter unchanged. Eggs lower receipts, 11,6s1 cases; firsts, 24@25c; ordinary firsts. 22@22hc; stor- 26c. Poultry alive higher; fowls. 16@ 221Ac; broilers. 26c; springs, 2sc; roosters.
 ST. LOUIS. August s.-Poultry, butter and eggs unchanged.
 red ss ,. a esc; No 2 hard, s,he as1. Corn: No; No, 2 mixed S2ei No. yellow s7% asshc. O 62c. Timothy seed. s4.75a5.5O Cover seed $l5@17, Pork nominal; ribs. s7.759
 ST; LOUIS. Mo, August s-cash wheat: No. No. white. ssG 8sSic; No. white. Ih ssS se@per ssS Glosf s Whe' GoTe sepe@Ssr 77Ac; December. 63c. Oats: September 43 Ac.
 M1NNEAPoLIs, Him.. August S. Wheat: No, l northern. s1.10A @1.15A Corn; No: 3 yellow, s1Gs2c Oats No. 3 white. 32% 3bc. Flax: No. l, s2.43h @ 2.53i2.
 KANSAS CITY, Mo, August S-Wheat: No. hard s4c c9s1 .o4 No. red, s5 @ s9c. Corn No. yellow, S4c; No. 2 mixed, Sic. Oats: No. white, 4OQ42c; No. ? mixed.
 TOLEDO, O.. August s.-wheat: New Cash; s1. o191.o2 Glover seed, cash February, .s11 go; March, s1I 90. Alsike, cash s1o 15; August, $1O 30; October, Timothy seed: Cash, S3 .15 August, $S. 70 i; September, $3 90 October, s3.20.
 FLOUR
 MINNEAPOLIS. Minn.. August s.-Four unchanged; shipments, 1,5os barrels. Bran. SEQ .50Q2l.
 JACKSONVILLE, Fla, August s.-Tur- pentine firm, ss'@ss%c; sales, 2ss; re- ceipts, 697; shipments, 4; stock,~ 9,48s. Rosin firm, sales, 1,oss; receipts, 2,2s2; shipments, HOO; stock 109. .1O1. Quote: D, E, s4 65; F to M. s4.70 N, $4 s5; VIC, S5 25: wv, s5 ,4O Nc trading Friday. Au- gust 10.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-09

A small water driven motor which can be attached to the faucet se- parates recently invtented auto matic toothbrush similar to the den lists buffer"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-09
HOME BREW OUT OF FASHION SAYS HAYNES; THE MAKING
 DWINDLES TO SMALL SCALE
Synthetic Gin Is Also On Wane Because Of Difficulty In Getting Pure Grain Alcohol-Figures Cited To Show Growing Effectiveness Of Prohibition Laws

and thousands rather than in hun dreds and thousands and millions; and these include those unfortunates whose partial or complete addiction to the liquor habit lead them to take chances with vile and poisonous syn thetic connections, the traffic in which is rapidly dwindling as drink CTS are discovering through educaton what it is, how it is mace. and what 1t does.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-09

Perhaps to by S to great fundamental
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-09

MINNEAPOLIS. Him.. August s. Wheat: No. l northern, s1.10A @1.15A. Corn: No. yellow, s1 @s2c. Oats No. 3 white, 32% q33 7sc. Flax: No. l, s2.43ta @ 2.53l3
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-09
CASH GRAIN

ST. LOUIS, Mo. August S-Cash wheat: No. red, 97c; No. red, .s5 19sc.. Corn: No. white, s6c; No. yellow. SIC. Oats; No. white. 39Q3919c No. white, 3s O 39c. Close: Wheat. September 9eac; De- cember, s1.o0N. Corn: September. ITO
 77Ac; December, 63c. Oats: September.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-09

KANSAS CITY Mo, August S.-Buttel eggs, poultry and potatoes unchanged.
Evening star., 1923-05-27
FLAG RAISING TO MARK
MEMORIAL DAY RITES
Sons of Veterans Prepare for
Ceremony at Union
Station.

Patriotic ceremonies incident to
raising the flags in front of Union
station will be held at 7:30 o'clock
am. Memorial day by William 3.
Cushing Camp, No. 80, Sons of Vet
Grams The ceremonies Will be in
charge of Past Division Commander
J. Clinton Hiatt, patriotic Instructor
of William B. Gushing Camp. No. 80,
Sons OF Veterans. L. S. A, assisted
by Harry T. De Groot. member OF
Camp Council. The speaker for the
occasion will be the Rev. [. X.
Staufser, pastor of the Ninth Street
Christian Church. who is a son of
Union civil war veteran. Command
er De Groot will also speak. Senior
Vice Commander John l.. Bateman
will lead in the giving of the pledge
of allegiance TO the flag. The BOYS
independent Band will play patriotic
airs. Past Commander r. Albert
Lang will sing America the band
az accompanlSt
division commanders in the camp,
Mai Edward r. Campbell, Capt.
Francis +. Cross, Charles S. Davis.
Commander Hiatt. and Mr.. De Groot.
and all past commanders. OscarSteidel.
S. T. Cameron, W. Harry Moore, Ar
thur J. Hall, William F. Wolfe, AL
bert B. Goodrich. ]. Luther Brenizer.
Herbert w. Rutledge. Capt. G. o.
Howard, Gurnon r. Scott, Maj. Fred
eric s. Hodgson. Lieut.. Roscoe l..
Oatley, Wilfred +. Garlick, Omar j.
Eeley. Z. Albert Lang. James S. Jones
and Dr. A. a. Taylor and Mrs. Rosalie
NICK. Shelton. president of Cushing
Auxiliary, No. 4. and all past presi-
dents of the auxiliary. There are
fla UnOlpS In front of Union
station and three flags will be raised
on all poles by committee consist
ing of four members Of the camp at
each pole.
Evening star., 1923-05-27
G, A. R. LADIES PLAN
CELEBRATION TODAY
Annual Memorial Services to Be
Held in Rotunda of
Capitol.

The annual memorial exercises of
l.. :. Grant No. l. and Abraham Lincoln
Circle No. ;, Ladies Of the Grand Army
of the Republic. will be held in the
rotunda of the Capitol this afternoon at
o'clock.
The musical program will be under
the direction of Miss Helen Howe, with
Mrs. Irene Chainey, accompanist. Ad-
dresses will be given by Mrs. Della q.
Smallwood and Judge Hosea b. Moulton.
Other features on the program are :
assembly call. Miss Dora Varney: well
come chairman, Alice L. Goodacre in
vocation, Rev. DR.. H. d. Mitchell,
Metropolitan Church; vocal solo. Harry
d. wilkins; pledge to flag. patriotic in
structors, Mrs. c. c. Clements OF Grant,
and Mrs Sarah Deeds of Lincoln circles
and soldiers, marines and boy scouts !;
color bearers, Miss Beatrice Deeds and
Rose MsGrath from Lincoln and two
women from Grant Circle; solo by Mrs
E. NJ. Sloss; floral Offering by members
of circles Abide with me" and Home
Sweet Home. sung by Miss Helen Howe.
Mrs David Oertley, Rose McGrath and
Beatrice Deeds; Gettysburg address,
Lemuel Warner: vocal solo, Miss Helen
Howe; solo, w. A. Cleveling: America,
assembly, led by Miss Howe; benedic-
tton. Rev. Father Brooks; taps. Miss
Dora Varney.
Evening star., 1923-05-27
Services for 4 Days Planned
To Honor Dead of District
Numerous Rites viii Include Ceremonies
at All Cemeteries and Tributes to Those
Who Died in Service in All Vars.

Spanish War Veterans. under the di-
rection of Briscoe Goodhart, senior
vice department commander, G. A. r.
Battle Ground Cemetery.
Battle Ground National Cemetery
services will begin at 3:15 o'clock and
will be attended by the District Com
missioners and many prominent Army
officials, both active and retired.
Washington Gardner. United States
Commissioner of Pensions, is scheduled
to deliver the principal address, and
the graves will be decorated by the
children of the third division, public
schools. Those in charge of these eX-
ercises are DR.. c. V. Pettys. chair
man: William V. Vox, vice chairman.
and John Clagett Proctor, secretary,
assisted by the Spanish War Veterans,
Veterans of Foreign Wars and the
American Legion.
Rev. H. d. Mitchell, pastor of the
Metropolitan NJ. f. Church. is TO be
the speaker at Congressional Gene
terry exercises, which begin at 10
o'clock. Hosea B. Moulton. junior
vice department commander, will be
in charge.
William B. Cushing Camp. No. 30.
Sons of Veterans, will conduct the
services at Holy Rood cemetery at
$3.50 o'clock, and at Oak Hill Gene
terry at IL am Past Commander
Gilbert p. Brown, presiding officer.
will be the principal speaker at the
former gathing, and Clifford Ireland.
past commander-in in chief of the Sons
of Veterans. L. S. A, will deliver the
address at Oak Hill.
Program mt GIenw0oJ.
a program will be given in the
chapel of Glenwood Cemetery after
the graves there and in Prospect Hill
and St. Mary's cemeteries have been
decorated by the following organi-
cations in charge of the exercises:
George Fl. Thomas Post, No. 10. G. A.
r.; Woman's Relief Corps. No. II:
Spanish War Veterans, Veterans of
Foreign Wars. American Legion and
teachers and pupils of the Matthew
G. Emery public school.
Exercises at Harmony cemetery
will begin at 11:45 o'clock under the
direction of John r. Quander. com
mander of Charles Sumner Post, No. 9.
Rev. {. l.. Russell will be the speaker,
and Boy Scouts will decorate the
graves.
Alexander Mann of the American
Legion will be in charge of the
program at Woodlawn cemetery. and
Nelson J. Booker. past commander of
Post No. .. G.. A. r.. will preside at
the Northeast cemetery exercises.
Assistant Secretary of War Dwight
Davis and DR.. Kate Waller Barrett.
national president American Legion
Auxiliary are to make addresses
Wednesday afternoon at o'clock in
the world war section of Arlington
national cemetery. The graves will
be decorated under the direction of a
committee headed by Watson B. Mil
Ter.
Statues in the District also Will be
decorated by Warren G. Harding
Camp, Sons of Veterans. and Post 2S4,
Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Evening star., 1923-05-27
EVANS POST, LEGION, HAS
SERVICE THIS AFTERNOON
Memorial Exercises to Be Held at
Haines Point, Potomac Park,
With Several Speakers.

Robley d. Evans Post. No. 4, Ameri-
can Legion, will hold its memorial
exercises at 4:30 this afternoon, at
Haines Point, Potomac Park.
The order of exercises will be as
follows: Opening prayer. Chaplain
Francis J. Hurney, formerly chaplain.
United States Navy; addresses DR..
Thomas, f. Green of the American Red
Cross, Capt. Watson 3. Miller, ma
tional vice commander. American Le-
gion, and John Lewis Smith, depart
ment commander, American Legion,
District of Columbia.
The United States Navy Band,
Charles p. Benter. director, will render
the music. Memorial flowers, will be
distributed upon the water by seaplanes
and by boat.
The public is invited to attend.