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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-01
IF THAT'S THE CASE

NTIdUId JOUIUdI.
 A man went into a barber sh1p @ be shaved. Said he to the barber, in his EraVest manner, Have you the razor you shaved me with the day before ycSterday2'
 "Oh. yts, sir" replied the barber, with much eXuherance and deN1ht at the favorable appreciation auj the tender interest ovinced h hs instrument. Here it is. sir"
 "Ah, we'll" said the visitor drylr. after little hNitation. "then-yes theu-l'U take cholotorm. please |"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-01
POOLING ST. PETER

Rub-Goldrocks may not have so easy time of it in the next world. The Bible says the rich cannot enter the kingdom of heaven.
 Dub-Oh. Goldrocks will get around it somehow. He'll have all his money in his wife's name.-New York Sun and Globe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-01
THOUSANDS SNAKES ID SUPPLY POISON
 r | R SCIENT ISIS
Three Glass Jars Contain Enough Fluid To Kill
 Regiments
B BROWNSVILLE Tex.

BROWNSVILLE Tex, June 3o.-. tBy Associated Press) )-Thrce glass jars, hermcticallY sealed, each filled with yellowish crystals. repose on 4 shelf in the office of W. 4. ('Snake) King at "SnakeviIle' on the out skirts of Brownsville. The crystals in each jar represent the collection of poison from approximately o-e9j rattlesnakes, and. according to Mr- King, there is enough poison in tn jars to kill several regiments, iI il were properly applied.
 King annually buys and sells thou sands of rattlcsualles, and at SnH Se- vile there are at all times hundreds of rattlers uf all sizes and descrtp- tions. For several years he has pee1 collecting poison from the reptiles crystallizing it in small kiln anu sending the crystals to scientists itl all parts of the world who are en- deavoring to find remedy for snake bite.
 Big Business Volume.
 Few people in Brownsville realizf the volume of business which flows through "SnakevilIe' They daily see scores of boxes labeled Dangerous Reptiles; Handle With Care leave and enter the express office but II is an accustom ed grown sight, Do| ems of Mexican snake catchers al
 
 tiles moving into Kings pens. -
 "I have never charged a cent fot the poison crystals. nor do 1 expect to charge anyone for the antitoNln, King states. T have saved the poison and crystallized it for the bentit of science. and l have the antltoNin for the benefit of any one bitten by a rattlcsnake.
 "Scientists throughout the world have asked me for crystals, and have never failed to respond, pro vided | was assured they were to be used for legitimate scientific puf- poses only"
 Antitoxin Produced. It is a curious fact. King points out, that the poison used to produce the antitoXin works well only when it comes from the family OI snakes from which the bite has come. II tat case of a rattlesnake bite, King as serts the serum used is made if"sa the blood of a horse inocuiated W itA- rattlesnake poison injected into the blood as near and as soon after th5 bite IS possible.
 When the snake farm at Sac Paul9' Brazil. was established by the bralll- ian government and placed in charSe of advanced scientists, King WIS asked by them for some crystals aiI antitoxfn. King supplied sever r. quarts of the crystals, represent 7 the collection from about 2O,0VO tlesnakes,
 King has branched out his busif fess to include birds and animals oi 0t- yersified variety. Parrots, iEuah"s' ant-eaters. horned toads, Wl'oeaes Mexican lions, leopards and scores O. ether sDecie of animal life of Me&leo and the southwest, are found on ms
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-01
Loss OF Cultured Glass Wars Greatest B 70 Germany, Finance Leader

LATEST PICTURE OF GERMANY'S PRESIDENT.-Fred- erich Ebert the first president of the German republic elected in 1919 for period of years Both and womn took part in the voting Herr Ebert sends to the American people which is published in todays Age Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-01
Letters Of A Japanese SchOOlbOy
 
BY WALLACE IRWIN

Copyright 1923, United States and Great Britain, by North American Newspaper Alliance for The Age Herald)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-01
Unemployment In Germany.

My next talk relates to the work ingman. It Is with pr. Herman Ley. mann the ministerial counselor of the department of labor. He tells me there are something like 10000 un-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-01
Big Dividends.

I here referred to the profits which the ship companies and others are
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-06
Jewelry.
Kansas City, April 6.-Jewel

throughout the Southwest reported
that the articles selling best to women
customers are cigarette holders and
purse TASKS.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-06
U. S. IMPORTS INCREASE
January Figures S319.OOO.OOO. In
crease Over Same Month Last Year.

Washington. ID. C.. April 6.-Pre-
liminary estimates of the Commerce
Department today valued imports OF
the United States during January at
S319.000.000. or S102 100000 more
than the imports in January. 1922.
and S25.000.000 in excess of imports
during December.
During the seven months ending
with January. 1923. imports totaled
$2,012 100000. an increase OF S601.-
100000 over the corresponding period
in 1922.
"There has 'een rising tendency
in imports Of merchandise during the
entire calendar year of 1922" said a
Commerce Department statement
Imports during the first half Of
that year were S100.000.000 larger in
value than in the first half of 1921.
THE third quarter showed an in
crease of S279.000,000 and the last
quarter an increase of S224 200. 900.
making total increase in imports
Of 1908, 100000 in the calendar year
1922 over 1921.
AN analysis of the detailed report
during the last three months of 1922
shows increased import.tions of S149,-
100000 in the group Of crude mate
rails and SSS.000,000 Of partly man
ufactured articles for further use in
manufacturing.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-06
LIBERTY BONDS RISE
Government Issues Show Improvement
With 4 Ids Above 9S.

DOWNRIGHT. by The San Antonio Light
New York. April 6.-While QUOTA
tons were steady to firm, trading in
today's bond marktt was on much
restricted scale, compared with the
last two days.
Apparently the demand for high
grade rails had. for the present. been
satisfied. United States government
issues. however. were active and
strong. but Iibertys have been lag
ging behind other prime investment Sc
curities. Today's buving nut all the
old 4 las above rs. The suggcs-
tion that the British government was
in the market, undoubtedly had its Of
feet.
4 feature Of today's market was
the activity at rising prices of all the
Missouri. Kansas and Texas issues
with the adjustment - making the
largest gain. These bonds are now
traded in in the rcollar wav. contracts
on when issued" basis having been
settled yesterday.
The weak feature TODAY as for the
mast week. was the Virginia-C arolina
Chemical Issues. both the Is and the
Z lbs. all of which lost ground sub
stantially.
Foreign bonds continued firm with
French. Belgium, and Brazil issues
in the lead
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-06
NEW JOBS OPEN
Hold Examinations for Civil Service
Appointments at A. l. ID.

Announcement of civil service eX-
aminations for positions at the San
Antonio Air intermediate Depot at
Kelly Field. has been made by Post
master L. &. Lucas. The examine
tons are open 10 both men and wom-
en-. Although no date for the exam
nations has been announced. applica-
tons must be in the hands OF the de-
rartment by April 80.
Vacancies are now existing in the
following positions, Mr.. Lucas said
Airplane inspector. aviation engine
inspector, .aerOnautical instrument
maker. aircraft fabric, worker, air
plane mechanic, airplsne mechanics
helper, airplane sub-assembler. air
plane woodworker, aviation engine
mechanic, aviation engine mechanics
helper. expert tool room macbinist,
foreman airplane mechanic, foreman
airplane painter. foreman airplane
woodworker, foreman airplane avis
ton engine mechanic. foreman air
plane sheet metal worker. machinist.
sheet metal worker. upholsterer. vul-
canizer and woodworking machine
operator.
Although according TO civil service
regulations, the examinations are open
to both men and women, the civil SER
vice commissioners are permitted 70
use their own Judgment in selecting
candidates Of either sex, .-----.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-06
LIVESTOCK TRADE
is WEAK AS LARGE
RUNS ARE REPORTED
Present Prices Still Show
Gain Over Last Week,
HOUeUer.
By l.. c. GRUNDELAND.

Copyright, by The San Antonio Light.
Chicago. April 6.-CompaNtively
large runs were reported today and
all branches of the livestock trade
showed weakness from the start. In
the hog house values We're lower. OF
the estimated supply abou- GOO hogs
were received by the big killers from
other trading points, but more than
10000 were held over from the day
before and these had to be added 10
the fresh run. Present prices, how
ever, still show gain over those
obtained a week ago. when top lots
went at $3.50. Cattle gained after
n lower start this week, but lambs
were not able to hold
Receipts were 1000 cattle. $4,000
hogs. 10000 sheep, 1000 calves.
Sellers were willing TO call good
steers steady, but the trade was slow
for medium and palmer lots. Some
choice heavy steers sold to export buy
ers Mt 5000 while others went to the
same buyers at 5000 to S0.40. Cows
and heifers were little uneven. Good
cows sold well at unchanged price
levels. but heifers were slow and weak
in spots. Gamers went mostly at
$500 to $40. Bologna bulls sold
slowly at generally steady values. De-
mand for calves was better than ex-
pected. Packers paid up to $40 for
choice vealers, while some extra good
stuff went to outside buyers at S10.25
and better.
Lower prices were paid for all
grades of hogs. Most of the deals
were off 10 to - cents and the trade
was slow y the decline. Big killers
bid as muth as 20 cents lower, but
holders would not cut values that
much. Prime light hogs and the best
light butchers sold mostly at $3.50 to
$500 with two loads at $500. This
was the top of the trade for the day.
Few rough packing hogs sold below
$40.
Lambs were again slow. and the
market had late start. Most of the
sales were about steady. Choice wool
lambs were quoted at S14.7J and
down. while some good shorn lots went
at S11.75 TO S11.S5. Few aged NUT
tons went over at steady values.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-06
CHARTERS GRANTED.
Austin. Tex. ApriI s.-cbarter

Austin. Tex. April 6.-Chartered:
henderson Logging and Belt Company,
Inc. South san Antonio: capital stock,
$4,000. Incorporators: J. S. Henderson,
w. T. Henderson. Roy Henderson.
Farmers Gin Company. Laredo; cap
ital stock. $4,000. Incorporators: c. o.
Quinn. h. q. Quinn. Jose Whales.
Donley Furnishing Company. Rosen-
berg: capital stock. $4,000. lncorpora-
tors; +. o. Donley, W. W. stubblefield.
j. A. Donley.
White Deer Cemetery Association.
White Deer; no capital stock Incorpor-
ators: G. B. Moss John Cores. W. II.
Brady.
Masonic Building Association. Park
Place; no capital stock. Incorporators:
C. c. Gordon Jr., Z. B. kenner, VIII
krause.
Amendments.
South Texas Implement and Vehicle
Company, Houston, changing name TO
South Texas Implement and Machinery
Company. and increasing capital stock
from S15O.000 to s1s5.000.
Permit TO do business in Texas:
United States Investment Corporation,
Ltd. Edinburgh. Scotland; capital stock.
si172sl2. Business In Texas to be
transacted at San Antonio. Dallas. Fort
Worth. Waco and Paris. with agency at
Kansas City, Mo. Henry A. Jones, agent.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-06
CURB MARKET STRONG
Heavy Buying Continues, With Short
Intervals Of Profit Taking.

Copyright, by The San Antonio Light.
New York; April 6.-The buying
movement continued on the Curb eX-
change today, but there were intervals
in which realizing sales wege heavy
enough to cause halt in most of the
speculative favorites.
The market found little difficulty
however, in. absorbing the selling, and
higher prices We're the rule. Those
who had sold short ON previous days
found it difficult to get stocks back
n, the lower levels and buying ut this
source also made itself felt.
Although outside buying did not APP
pear to be on the increase, pool opera
lions in the oil group were again ac-
tive. Southern states was bid up
sharply. crossing 20, but lost part of
the gain in the afternoon. lndepend-
ent Oil and Gas suddenly came TO life
today, getting up point before the
rise was checked.
Standard of Indiana held firm,
while Vacuum continued the leader in
point of advance. Recent rumors arc
TO the effect that while it is not ex-
pected there will be any increase in
the Vacuum dividend at this time,
such action by the directorate is pos
sible and would not come as a sur
prise.
In sympathy with the upward move
ment of Retail Stores on the big board,
stocks in which the same people are ir-
terested on the Curb exchange came in
for a good deal Of attention and went
higher.
Mining stocks were active with price
changes mostly on the side of adj
vance.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-06

and the Chicago Daily News
Copyright. 1923.
Moscow. April 6.-The Pravada gives
leading place % an article by a
worker who demands that the pope
be tried by Soviet Russia for insti-
eating Catholic priests to oppose the
demands of tho workers and peasants
government. The recent trial. the wri-
ter declares, proved that the Catholic
church was the Soviet's bitter enemy
and made it clear that the pope was
responsible. The patriarch Tikhon
was brought to trial under similar cir
cumstances and why not the pope?
perhaps this has not been done"
he continues. because the pope is not
in Soviet Russia and the sentence
could not now be exc -uted. But have
not our people been judged in other
lands and sentenced TO death or exile
in their ABSENCE"
The writer mentions the cases OF
Bella Kun and Marchelevsky. 1--WE
could be confident that our sentence
would some day be executed the ar
ticle proceeds. because sooner or later
bourgeois Italy will be Soviet. Then
the pope will find himself in the same
disagreeable position as his colleague
Tikhon. Let us suppose the impossible
that the revolution in Italy does not
take place for many years and the
pope dies before then. Still his trial
and sentence would have wide eff
feet. These people regard the pope as
sacrosant. untouchablc. supernatural.
II such n person should be judged and
sentenced like an ordinary rerSon the
thousand year old lie would be shat
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-06
ELKS BIG MINSTREL Z
SHOW AT BEETHOVEN
FRID A MIGHT
Details Completed and
Notable Array of Coined
ians Will Appear.

Preparations for the Elk's Minstrel
which have been under way for the
last several weeks, are complete and
the first performance will be put on
Friday night at Beethoven Hall.
This minstrel show is said to ex-
coed, in every way, all others which
have been given heretofore. New
jokes and songs, fantastic dances,
special musical features and numer-
Gus other attractions, backed by gOr-
geous stage settings and vivid cos
tunes will combine to make it most
enjoyable and entertaining. Ticket
sales indicate large attendance but Il
few choice seats are available for
late Corners.
The costumes and stage trappings
were brought from the East, affording
the show n beautiful and spectacular
setting. The stage setting is worked
out in a silver design, with purple
and gold trimmings and is said 10
be the most effective ever brought 10
San Antonio for amateur or profess
sional performances. Costumes of the
end men are gold and purple-gold
colOred satin coats, with purple fac
ing: purple vests and trousers in
gold, with purple stripes. In con-
trast to these vivid costumes is the
garb of singers-white satin, trim
med in purple.
The Elks' famous sixty piece band,
under leadership of Prof. Otto Zoel-
Ter, will open the program with an
interesting program of band selections
being followed by Charles Blevins in
the role of an old-time minstrel, "Old
Black joe" Songs of today will be
sung by a modern minstrel singer,
Lloyd Whitney. As the closing num-
Der of the prelude, the modern quar-
tette composed of W. b. Malone.
Johnnie Shaw, y. ID. Rockafellow and
/. s. Malone goes into action.
Favorite melodies by the entire
chorus will then be sung. Jack X.
Burke, as interlocutor. will meet the
sallies of a notable group of come
dams.
Newton c. Bassett, Ben f. Bern
hard, Charles VI. Lee and other solo
lists Of the same merit, are on the
program.
The Elks' Zouave Patrol. under
command of Capt. Joe" Pace will
open the second part of the perform
ance with most entertaining drill.
Miss Russell Hughes, well-knOwn
dancer in a solo dance, adds much
TO the performance.
Last. but not least. is a number
entitled Dance of the Fairies" COM
posed of members of the order of as
sorted shapes and sizes. The list of
dancers includes ID. i. Bourland.
Merlin T. Miller. James l.. Duke, Al
Block. Charles NJ. Lee, A. f. Norton.
Roy :. Cushman and Bill Schweers.
Appropriately attired, they interpret
such classical movements as "Egyp-
tian Frieze.' Moment Musical
Air Ballet" and Bird Ballet"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-06
To Dine Consul General.

An informal dinner will be given by
the Mexican Bureau and Trade Ex-
tension Department of the Chamber of
Commerce, April 10. it was announced
Friday, to honor Alexandra Lubbert,
the new Mexican Consul General here,
succeeding Consul General Enrique ID.
Ruiz, who was transferred to FL
Paso. The invitation has ben ex-
tended TO Mr.. Lubbert and TO the 9TH
er officials of the consulate. and has
been accepted. The dinnre will be pre-
sided over by William Ochse. chair
man of the department, and all mem
bers of the chamber, and others have
business relations with Mexican mer-
chants and who would be interested in
Mr.. Lubbert and his official
family, are welcome to attend
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-06
FINANCE CORPORATION
HEAD HAS A NARROW
ESCAPE FROM DEATH
Pilots Skill Auerts Crash
When Gas Runs Out
10000 Feet Up.

Ell Paso, Tex. April 6.-The safe
but forced landing of the airplane
carrying Fred Starek, managing di-
rector OF the War Finance Corpora
ton, from the peaks of the Sierra
Blanca range yesterday, was acclaimed
as feat unrivalled in daring in the
annals of aircraft in the Southwest
by air officers.
Mr.. Starek was $500 feet in the
air and there was less than a gallon
of gasoline in the tank.
Director Starek said lit was the
most thrilling adventure of my life. /"
The director left San Antonio yes
terday morning at 10 :4j o'clock and
was due here at . o'clock. He ar
rived at 6 o'clock.
His plane, piloted by Lieut.. B. E.
Gates. was forced into the landing
from an altitude of $500 feet into an
alfalfa field.
When we were above Sierra
Blanca, / sensed that something was
wrong" Mr.. Starek said. I'm cross
ing the range we almost crashed into
a peak. Then the engine, it seemed,
began TO sound funny and suddenly
the pilot made his daring plunge to
the earth.
If il had not been for the clear
headedness and nerve of Lieutenant
Gates, neither of us would have been
here to tell the story. When we land
ed and investigated the cause of the
trouble, We found that there was less
than a gallon of gasoline in the
tank"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-06
STOCK MARKET is
MIXED WITH MAIN
MOVEMENT UPWARD
EquipmentIssues Are T AIKEN
in Hand in Late
Trading.
BY STUART p. WEST.

Copyright. by The San Antonio Light.
New York, April 6.-The buying
side was again uppermost in the stock
market today, although there were
some striking exceptions. Interest
shifted about from one set of stocks
10 another, but the important thing
was that most Of the moves were up
ward.
At the start, the shares of locomo-
tive companies, Baldwin, American
and Lima, were the leaders because of
statements that have been made dur
ing the week that very large amount
of railway buying still remains TO be
done if the carriers expect TO keep
pace with the present heavy traffic
movements and still greater volume
looked for when the crop movement
begins.
Next, the sugar stocks were taken
up, rejecting the view which Wall
street has had all along that, despite
criticism in political quarters of the
recent advance in sugar prices, it has
been justified by the very small sur
plus now on hand, and by the close
approach TO equality between 1928
lANNANAitlA anu Us eiNth
in the most reliable estimates.
Oil shares felt the effect of profit
taking except in one or two in
stances like Sinclair Consolidated.
which at one time was up a point on
large transactions. American Smelt-
ing was taken IN after long period
of inactivity and this led 10 better
tone in the market for metal issues
generally.
Another very bad break occurred,
however, in the Virginia Carolina
Chemical issues, followed by heavy
selling in related stocks, especially
American Agricultural Chemical.
There was nothing new to be said in
this connection beyond what has been
repeatedly pointed out, namely that
the fertilizer business is suffering
from price war. while the cotton oil
business, owing TO the rapid rise in
the price of raw material, is still more
Improbable.
In the late trading, the equipments
were taken in hand again. Lima Lo-
connective crossed 20. where it was up
nearly . points and American Loco
motive got above 1856. In well in
formed quarters which have been talk
ing Of a dividend increase for Ameri-
can Locomotive. no surprise would be
felt if this came within another
month.
Other special points of strength in
the last hour were Corn Products,
Reynolds Tobacco b, Martin Parry
and Famous Players.
Railway shares continued sluggish
and Pacific Oil was freely sold in an
ticipation Of the dividend being passed
altogether ut the meeting around the
middle of May. Sinclair was the only
oil stock TO hold well IN TO its high.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-06
IMPORTANT BUSINESS I.
OF FIFTH DISTRICT
is SET FOR SATURDAY
Women From Over State
Gather at Victoria for
Convention.

Victoria, Tex, April Club lead
ers of Texas gathered in Victoria
Thursday to attend the convention
of Federated Women's Clubs for the
Fifth District Of Texas. Although
the principal business session was
to be called Saturday morning, q
great deal of preliminary business
was transacted prior to presenting
important matters on the floor of the
convention.
The resolutions committee have
been handed numerous matters which
will be whipped into shape for action
by the delegates. Women of Vic.
toria has provided lavish entertain-
ment for the guests and several So
cial affairs were given Wednesday
and Thursday.
Forty-four clubs are represented at
the convention and approximately 100
delegates and visitors are attending.
Mrs. Percy V. Pennybacker Of Aus
tin, national chairman of the Amer
icanization committee and Mrs. Mag
gle Barry, national chairman of the
home economies committee, OF Sher-
man, are both present and will bring
important matters before the conYen-
ton. Twelve state chairmen are
present.
A business session was held Friday
morning at the fire house in Victoria
and a luncheon was held at noon at
the American Legion hall. Business
session was resumed at . $50. At
6 80 Friday evening the Bronte Gold
en- jubilee dinner was held at the
Denver Hotel. At $50 the presl-
dents reception in charge of the Fifth
Districts officers was given in the
auditorium.