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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-25

and schooner Amazon to load cargo for the Winward Islands.
 The schooner Rena A Murphy call ed at Fort Morgan for orders on her arrival light from San Juan and was despatched to Orange, Tex, to lift for San Pedro Macoris. The K l Luck enbach, Mobile liners, sailed for the Pacific coast via New Orleans, with general cargo of Alabama steel rails, pipe and fittings. The Italian steamer Ida O, for Buenos Aires and Montevideo, Van Heynigen Brokerage company, sailed by way of Houston, Tex, and the Bowden, Nor wegian steamer, sailed for New Or leans in ballast. The Norwegian steamer Cibao sailed for Puerto Cas- tilla in ballast.
 The Claverack, United States ship ping board, arrived from London to the Waterman Steamship Corporation with her bow damaged. This re- suited from a collision in the River Thames at London about three weeks ago. The Claverack will go into a dry dock after survey is conducted on her condition Wednesday by rep resentatives of the United States shipping board.
 Contract of the Wythesville, United States shipping board, Waterman Steamship Corporation, agents, was awarded to the Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding company for con sideration of $34,O0O. The work in- cludes removal and refitting of boil CT tubes and general work to machin- cry. The British steamer Putney shifted from pier to the Alabama for minor repairs. The Putney. handled by Page and Jones, brought in 4.700 tons of Chilean nitrates. Of this cargo 2,500 tons went to the Ala bama farm bureau on a cooperative sales basis.
 Three tankers are expected within the next few days for survey prepa. ratory to be turned over to the united States shipping board. These are the Cabrille, Darden and Casta- ma. Two will arrive Christmas Day. according to information at the local shipping board office and the third is expected toward the end of the week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-25
MUSICAL COMEDY IF HIGH STANDARD
Sally, Irene And Mary One Of Best Shubert Attractions
 Here New Years

The Messrs. Shubert's new joyous musical comedy of youth, Sally, Irene and Mary" coming direct from New York with a record of one year, will be the attraction al the Jefferson theatre for new year.
 The Shubert organization has proved itself highly efficient in the presentation of musical comedies call ing for great diversity of talent as well as artistry in production. Theatregoers will recall their presen- tation of Maytime," "Blossom Time, "The Last Waltz," The Rost of Stam- bout, as well as all of the big productions made at the Winter Gar den for Al Jolson, Willie and Eugene Howard, and others. The Messrs. Shubert do things in a big and fine way; and they have made for Sally, Irene and Mary" a production and company up to their highest standard.
 The cast of this new musical piece will include Eddie Featherstone, Jose Claflin, Estaire Kaye, Marjorie Lane, Beth Stanley, Katherine Ward, Maida Reade. Frank Cornell, Harriet Ross, Kenneth Richards, Joseph Wagstaff Tom Morrison, Venie Atherton, Eddie Sells, sallie Stembler, John Mellon, George Williams, Sam Ford and col lection of tantalizing, toe-tapping terpsichoreans and the famous beauty ballet.
 An augmented orchestra is also a feature.
 The attraction will open at the Jeff ferson next Monday, showing Monday evening, twice on Tuesday, matinee and night, and again on Wednesday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-25
Shipping Actiuities
 AIabana's Seaport

MOBILE, Ala, Dec. 24.-(Special Leased Wire. .)-Seven steamers and sailing vessels arriving during the week end and the departure of four steamers marked activities at the port of Mobile. Striving to be in port for the greatest day of the year, chief engineers acting under orders from masters piled on steam and sailing masters of sailing vessels piled on canvas to make port. At least one sailing record for the gulf has been established as a result of the heavy pressure of sail.
 All steamers arriving were in to take out Mobile cargo. These in cluded the American steamer Ozama, Page and Jones, which arrived Sun day to load for Porto Rico; the steel Traveller. Norton, Lilly and Company. in to Norton, Lilly and Company; to load for China; theNorwegian steamer Lysefjord. United Fruit company, for Stann. Creek and Belize; the British steamer Muneric. Munson lines, for Cuba, and the sailing vessel Mable Gale, schooner, Barkentine Amazon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-25
'OLD HOMESTEAD COMES THURSDAY
Denman Thompson's Famed Play Will Be Attraction At
 Jefferson Three Days

Like old books and old friends, is Denman Thompson's rural comedy drama of New Engiaud f,rm life, "The Old Homestead" dear to the hearts of three generations and once more as fresh and sweet as a wild rose blooming in country hedge. Augustus Pitou. Inc, are bringing this production to the JeffersCI fer three days starring Thursday with a splendid company of actors, stage rural effects. The first act shows the old homestead 1T Wes1 Swanzey. New Hampshire, and t is during this act that the famous dc uble quartet sing yhe old-time songs so dear to all. The second act shifts to New York and shows the interior of a Fifth avenue home where Uncle Josh" is visiting an old friend In the third act Uncle Josh" is still in New York search in for his son, Reuben, and the Grace church and from within comes the notes of the great organ anu you hear the Palms" sung by the choir. The last act pictures the Kitchen of the old homestead where the old-fashioned quadrIlle is canced to the music furnished by the Swan zey band.
 For those who have never seen the play or read the story 1t is not amiss to state that there is plenty of laughter and soms tears in the production and lovers of play With a clean pure story and lovable char acters should not miss seeing The Old Homestead" now on it's thirty seventh annual tour.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-25
NEW YORK COTTON
NEW ORLEANS COTTON

NEW ORLEANS Dec. 24.-The cotton market today swung from small advances to slight declines, compared with the closing quotations of last week, it being a regulation holiday affair during prac tically the entire session. Much of the business transacted in the way of evening up and this was the case even among the professional element.
 In the early session advances of 15 to 21 points were stimulated mainly by the favorable showing of Liverpool. January traded up to 35.11c. At this level liqui- dation from the long side was encountered and a gradual sag carried January off to 34.9Sc, where the list was points up to points down, compared with Saturdays s close. For a while there was almost no price movement but in the late session the market strengthened again in moderate way and the close was to to IS points net higher on the day. Ths last sale of January contracts was made at 36c pound.
 Final December tenders in New York was watched with interest and some buy ing resulted from their being on as large a scale as expected. The export move ment from Houston amounting to z5,S9o bales was steadying, the greater part of this cotton going to Liverpool. The small gains of late trading appeared to be caused from reports from the interior of a continued strong demand for spots.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-25
MAN STABS WIFE WITH ICE PICK
Thrust Through Heart Fatal As She Holds Baby In
 Her Arms

DECATUR, Ga, Dec. s4.-(By As sociated Press. .)-While their 13- year-old daughter, Bonnie, struggled to protect her mother, Rufus Bird stabbed his wife to death with an ice pick here late today. The tragedy occurred at the home of their mar ried daughter, Mrs. o. J. Morris, where Mrs. Bird was preparing Christmas feast for uomorro"'.
 Members of the family told the po- lice that at the time of the stabplng Mrs. Bird was holding her two-year- ol, son, William, in her arms. The baby escaped injuries,s but the girl received a bad wounded in her hand as sh fought her father Bird was taken to jail, where doctors say he is suffering from wounds which they believe were self-1nflicted after ne had thrust the pick into the heart of his wife.
 The couple had been separated for about one week, members of the family told the police. Bird followed his wife to the home of their daugh- ter. Gaining entrance into the home Bird is said to have approached his wife on the pretext of holding the baby. Instead of taking the child according to police reports, he seized an ice pick and stabbed his wife re- peatedly in the face, arms and breast.
 Mrs. Bird was seated in chair at the time. She fell out of the chaii, the police said, dropped the baoy to the floor Shestaggered to window, falling through to the ground below in an effort to escape from her hus- bands attack. Neighbors said she was dead when they reached her in the yard.
 Bonnie Bird tried to hold her fa- ther's arm during the attack, police were told.S Bird thrust theice pick through his daughters hand and then renewed his attack upon his wife.
 Bird offered no resistance when officers arrived at the house. An examination proved that he was sui fering from dozen or more wounds in the left breast, which the police stated were self-inflicted with the same weapon with which he killed his wife. He Is said to be in serl' ous condition.
 Bird made no statement, other than to intimate that bis daughter Mrs. Morris, had persI aded Mrs. Bird to leave him,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-25
MARKET IS FIRM, THOUGH INACTIVE
Oil Stocks Are Strongest Of Group, With Short
 Demand
By WALTER B. BROWN CIcased Wire To The AGe-H crald.)


 tNEw YsRK. Dec, 24,-Although not very.Akive one. Mondays stock market wa&sa firm one and gave very good account of itself notwith- standing it's holiday aspect
 Pool operators had a good deal to do with the advances in some of the . issues, but without the undercurrent short of expectations. It is rather short Expectations. It is rather unusual that there should be a bull Christmas market but there was no mistake about this one.
 The oil stocks were the strongest as group but much of the demand came from the shorts who sought to establish losses for tax purposes, which they had no difficulty in doing .-Ordinarily, one thinks of losses only coming to those who bought for the rise and failed to realize their eX- pectations. A loss is established when one sells for less than he bought; it makes no difference whether one buys first and sells aft erwards or sells first and buys aft erward. Shorts are not likely to reap profits from the oils if present indications hold, for as group they have been oversold and the turn in production seems to have set it.
 Incidentally. if one harks back to the Senate report of last winter when it was gravely stated that $1 gasoline was in sight, the proposi- ! ton looks rather foolish now, as it :, did then to those who gave the mat ter any serious thought. An excess -Sively high price for gasoline would force recourse to other fuels which would occur long before the $1 level was reached even if there were any possibility that the gasoline supply would give out. Those who were re- asponsible for that report ignored some of the fundamental principles of economies in their efforts to make political capital.
 Steels and, in fact, practically all industrials were firm. There is a feeling that the coming year is to be good one from the general business and industrial standpoint. One ot the best ways to make it so is to be- lieve it in advance, for that makes for confidence. There must, how ever, be something substantial on which to base confidence and there certainly is at the present time. | There is no imitation, no unem- iployment to speak of or at least lnone that has any indication of be- fng more than temporary
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-25
Cotton Letter
SHANNON N CO.

NEW YORK. N. Y, Dec. 24.--Afser the December position had been evened up the market lapsed into complete dullness. and it is hardly expected to show much activity again until the holidays are over when a better tone in the goods trade is quite confidently predicted. De cember tenders were heavy. and It is ex- pected that much of the cotton received on that month will be passed along on January, but .according to reports the trade is well prepared for that and the speculative long interest in that month amounts to little nothing. The tenders may cause some temporary increase in the January discount but that Is already large enough to discourage delivering and create a disposition to accept the cot ton. Such disposition will be increased in proportion to any improvement that may develop in the goods market. For eign trade advices are becoming more favorable and news from spots markets continue to indicate an active demand for the actual, with offerings limited and no suggestion of any concessions. but on the contrary the basis growing steadily firmer. Activity in new crop months is still in evidence and unless early ad- vices regarding the crop are very favor able and show large acreage the de- mand for those positions will increase rapidly. Much depends on the action of the goods markets later on, but assum- ing that any goods at all will be wanted 1t Is difficult to find any sound reason for a decline.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-25
BUSINESS IS DULL MCOTTON MARKET

NEW YORK, Dec. 24-About the only feature in the cotton market to- day was the final evening up of De- cember contracts. Trading in current December deliveries ended at midday and today was the last notice day for December tender Notices rep resenting about 30, GOO bales were re- ported and there was some scattered selling of December during the early trading which sent the price off from 36.30c to S5.90c. It later rallied, how ever the last sales being at S6.05c or 125 points over January. Otherwise business appeared to be purely of pre-holiday character and fluctuation were narrow with March contracts selling up to 35.2Sc during the early trading and later reacting to 35.13c. That delivery closed at 35.47c with the general market closing easy net three points lower to eight points higher on present crop positions, and 10 to 25 points net higher on later months.
 The market opened steady at an advance of to 2S points on covering by near month shorts and in sym pathy with higher Liverpool cables January sold up to 34.95c, and May to 35.41c during the early trading or about 14 to IS points net higher but met some pre-holiday realizing at these figures, later easing off to S4.72c and 35.21c, respectively The close was q rev polHtS up run IHc lowest on covering. The steady tone of the early and late market was promoted by a continuance of bullish spot advices from the south, but busi- ness was stricted by the usual holi- day consideration. Telegrams received from Texas said there was a con tinued good spot demand and that exporters were endeavoring to buy cotton for shipments up to the middle of January. Private cables reported quiet but steady market in Liverpool and comm ented upon scarcity of con- tracts. Traders found little or no change in the news from the domestic cotton goods markets but there were expressions of optimism as to pros poets for business after the turn of the year. Port receipts today 46,949 United States port stocks 1,O57,995.
 Exports today 3S,5S5, making S,115,
 S41 so far this season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-25
TWO GIRLS KILLED IN GRADE CRASH
Two Others Are Seriously Injured When Train Hits
 Auto At Atlanta

ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. 24.-Two girls were killed and two other persons seriously injured when a passenger train struck an automobile at grade crossing near here tonight.
 Those fatally injured were identi- fled at a local hospital at 10 o'clock tonight as Miss Mary Lou Leavel, 22, and Miss Lucretia Puckett. They were badly mangled and died short ly after reaching the hospital.
 c. o. LeaveT and Miss Ruby Holmes are seriously injured. The automo- bile was completely demolished.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-25
PRESENTS FOR BLIND

Santa Claus visited the home of the Alabama Association for the Colored Blind Christmas Eve in the form of the congregation from the St. James Negro Baptist church and left much cheer and many presents with the blind negroes.
 The church congregation. under. the Ieadership or their pastor. Rev. M. Thornton, gathered at the church with their bundles and marched in body to the home. The bundles were distributed and a service of prayer. short constructive talk and songs were rendered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-25
"THE BIRTH OF A NATIoNY

Three Little Maids From School" IS, 19 and 20, are the heroines of "The Birth of Nation" because their eyes register on that elusive strip of celluloid know as a film. Mae Marsh, Lillian Gish and Miriam Cooper are the Three Little Maids" It was D. W. Griffith who discov- cred this talented trio. He first gave them a searching eyo examination, as carefully as an optician might do. After he had assured himself that their eyes would register he took up for him, the easy task of teaching them to act. That part was more easy, for after all he did not want them to act but to be natural
 That is why Griffith makes his own stars. In the three principal feminine roles in "The Birth of q Nation," which opens today for five days showing at the Masonic audi torium. He had to have youth. That is why he took Mae Marsh and i.ll- lian Gish and Miriam Cooper. They had youth and beauty and soul. Griffith did the rest. And so today the "Three Little Maids" are drawing salaries that sound fabulous-mOre than s1O0,000 in the aggregate. The picture will be first presented today at a special children's matinee this morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-25
LAW VIOLATIONSll ] AT 4 MINIMUM ]
Very Little Holiday Drunken ness Or Disorder Re-
 ported By Police

Birmingham has been exceptionally quiet since the holiday season com menced and law violations are at a minimum, according to a statement by Thomas A. Christian, assistant chief of police, Monday evening.
 Only 53 arrests were made during the 24 hours ending at midnight Monday. Of this number 19 were trunks and 20 were for violations of the prohibition law.
 At the sheriffs office the same re- port was given out. The entire force of the sheriff's deputies were on duty during Monday night and with the exception of small amounts in one or two cases no liquor had been cap tured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-25
----------' - KAHN BROS. < VIRGIN

CHICAGO. Dec. 24-Wheat: Light trade with selling by locals because of weakness in corn and evidence of further liduidation Around S1.06 for May the market met support. There was buying also to cover shorts and by shipping in terest Incomplete returns indicated an increase of around s00,000 bushels in the visible.
 Corn: Additional liquidation in De- cember. Later months broke in sympa- thy. Buying confined to resting orders and profit taking by shorts. Weather conditions somewhat favorable. Forecast is for little change in temperature.
 Oats Trade small, with prices frac tionaIIy lower on selling inspired by the weakness in other grains. On the break there was buying orders. Incomplete re- turns indicated an increase in visible of about 750.000 bushels, but there are still points to hear from.
 Provisions: Trade very small. but of ferings and some shorts covered at higher prices. Hogs. 15Q25e up; top, s7.25.- Fenner & Beane.
 FOREIGN MONEY
 NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-Bar silver, 54%c; Mexican dollars, 39asc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-25
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
IIyERPOoL COTTON

LIVERPOOL. Dec. 24.-Cotton spot limited demand: prices steady; seed mid ding, 20.1Od: fully middling, 20.61d; mid ding, 20.06d low middling. 19.06d; good ordinary. 1S.06d; ordinary IT. .56d; sales, 400 bales. including 2.500 American; re- reicpts 5000 bales, including $500 Amer ican. Futures closed steady. December, 20.39d January, 20.41d; March. 20.37dt : May, 2o.16d; July, 19.06d; September, 17.22d: October, 16.45d; December, (1924, l5.S5d.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-25

NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-Primary dry goods markets were very quiet through out the day as many large houses were closed and others stopped business a 1 o'clock on account of the holiday. Raw silk advanced following a rise in Yoko- hama. Calcutta primary tute markets were closed until after the New Year and the trading here was light and scattered knit goods were received well for fall of 1924 despite some of the recent ad- vances made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-25
MEANT IT

"I 'aven't seen yer 'usband about lately, Mrs. Iggins, I 'ope 'e's quite well?'
 Didn't you 'ear-'e fell off a tram an got conclusion of the brain?"
 You mean 'concussion,' Mrs. 'Ig- gins"
 T mean 'conclusion,' Mrs. 'Uggins -'e died."-Melbourn Punch.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-25
ADJUSTMENTS
AT THE LYRIC

Christmas parties will have an un- usually good program to view at the Lyric the first part of the week Something to please everybody and everything that will please some body seems to be the tune by which the performers were picked by.
 Pietro and his acquiscent accordeon will convince many people that music can be leased out of that instru- ment of multitudinous keys and stops. He is 8 man who can twist an accordeon to his desire; he manip- ulates the instrument with a. rare taste and runs the gamut of music.
 Eddie Stanly and company. in "Vaudeville Moments" endeaver to present an entire vaudeville show in one act. Certainly he gives sufficient variety in dancing and song. His imitation of a player plano will be remembered.
 Hank Brown and company (Harriet Moran), offer a comedy that rates above the usual ra pid-fire dialogue. Many laughable moments occur in his act, with Hank-as a perpetuater of most of them by his inimitable, haIting manner.
 Music, dancing and comic observa- tions and dialogue characterize Charles Fargo and Dolly Richards in the "Blaek Fence" Their act was not made to be unenjoyed. Russ, Le Yam and Peat give a novelty skit. The usual pictures wind up the pro- gram
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-25
AT LOEM,s RIJou

With the Royal Pekin troop as a headliner, four other good acts as follows and Buster Keaton on the screen in "Our Hospitality" Loews s Bijou theatre is presenting a real holdiday bill to patrons this week.
 The bill doesn't contain 8 single act that could not draw a liberal praise from the strictest critic. Buster in his new photoplay has put more thrilling and comical situations than he has in the Three Ages The play is also based on a better plot and carries with it a lots of the past history of our nation.
 The Royal Pekin troop live up to their killing as super magicians and perform startling feats in balancing and supleness.
 The Gordon sisters open the bill with series of dances of the classic and atheletic nature, They add to their act with bewitching setting and gorgeous, if scant costumes They are followed by Oliver and Olson with a series of wise cracks, comical songs and dances.
 Bond and Adams, with a long slim and short-fat type of the laughter of the audiance where the preceding acts have left 1t and carried 1t back to the room, with the comi- cal untangling of complicated situation. Sid Hall keep thing roll ing on with another bit of odds and ends of musical nonsense and comi- cal saying.
 The bill closes with the Royal Pekin troop who keep their audience so mystified that they forgot to laugh, but rather sit with mouths wide open in wonderment. They presented a bill of varied nature and unlike any other seen In the city for sometime.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-25
Spnr CnTr0~

NEW ORLEANS Dec. 24.--spot cotton steady and unchanged; sales on the spot 66s bales; to arrive 262 low middling S2c; middling 35c; good middling. 36.12c; receipts. 6,756; stock, 2S4,097.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-25
FLAX MARKET
nITIITTH
DRY GOODS

DULUTH. Minn.. Dec. 24.-Flax closed December, s2.409s asked January, s2.40h and February, s2.42h bid.