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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-11-18
COPPER PRICES LOWER,

NEW YORK, November 1.-THE re-
ceent advance in copper was followed
by some easing off of prices toward
the end of this week, owing to less
active demand and unsettled Euro
pean conditions. Some producers are
still asking 1914 cents for electrolytic.
but offerings were said to be avail
able around the 1914 cent level today.
Iron steady.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-11-18
BANK CLOSES DOORS.

NORTH PORTAL. Saskatchewan,
November 1.-THE First Information
al Bank of Portal. N. D., voluntarily
closed its doors Friday. No explana-
ton has been given, but it is pre-
Mumed that loans on farm property of
some years standing, upon which it
has been impossible to realize. owing
10 the light crops and low prices of
farm products, have lowered the re-
serve fund necessary to comply with
the state act.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-11-18
FLOUR rs UNCHANGED.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi. November IL.
-F'lour-Unchange shipments. 3d.
2ss barrels. Bran, 27.ooea27:5o. Wheat.
Der, 1.0sA: May, La. Corn, No. 3,
yellow, 79as0. Oats, No. white, 3sk
a3SE. Flax, No. 1. 2.3sAa2.43N.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-20
JELLY BEANS, : '0|L CANS,' EVEN MAYOR
 READY F0R SEEK
Even FIappers, Hearts All Fluttering, Ready for Val-
 entino at Kansas City

KANSAS CITY, March 19.-The advancing of Rodolph Valentino, heard afar off, caused most of Kan sas City to fall upon it's collective wishbone Monday to await with due reverence the arrival here Tuesday of his deposed celluloid majesty and his wife, Winifred Hudnut.
 Everyone-from the mayor down and up-who dances or fans about the movies and has the money has been pleased to accept the invitation to "Rodolph Valentines dance," as the publicity man calls it.
 The younger set, the Shebas and the sheiks and the jelly beans and the oil cans and all the other classi- ffcations of youngsters who smoke cigarettes as shouldn't, have been thrilled for weeks. but with the ar rival of Rodolphs advance agent over the week end the old folks were roped in and it now appears that the Italian super-sheik and the Ameri- can perfumers daughter will do their Argentinian tango Tuesday night be- fore as many more than 15,000 ad- mirers as can vamp or bribe their way past the fire e-guard at Conven- tion Hall.
 Consider the committee of judges who are to pick out the dancingest couple (Mr. and Mrs. Valentino ex- cluded):
 George L. Cromwell, mayor Of Kansas City.
 Mrs. Georgia Brown, social leader.
 Miss Katherine Baxter, younger ditto, and
 Charles Tucker, president of the board of public welfare.
 Which beats the difficult booking feat of getting a 30-show carnival on a municipal playground free and promises much for Valentines finan- cial welfare.
 Flapper's Heart Fluttering.
 Flappers' hearts are fluttering twice as fast since it, was announced that the rebellous master lover of the movies may pick his next lead- ing lady at the dance. It's all mixed LID with some sort of mud for which Valentino has been enlisted to do evangelistic work. No girl can find favor with the Sheik who doesn't allegati tions of his director of public relations, but any beauty who loves mud above soap has a good chance of being wooed and kissed and won by the super-S Sheik when and if he returns to the films. It sounds as plausible as the salt recipe for catch ing chickadees.
 The Valentines will do their tango on a raised platform in the center of the huge dance floor, and Rodolph will award silver thingamajig to the couple chosen by the mayor an1 the director of public welfare and the society leaders as the winners of the field events on the main floor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-20
GOLD WAVE DOES NO CROP DAMAGE
 WHEAT IS LOWER

CHICAGO, March 1s.-Although a cold wave, together with lack of snow, protection lifted wheat today to the highest prices attained for more than month, the market soon gave way under active selling based largely on opinions that no crop damages of consequence had been done. Prices closed unsettled, l4 cents to l B cents net lower, with May 121 to 121h and July 116. to 1161s. Corn lost A @ $ cents. Pro visions were unchanged to 12@ 15 cents higher
 Houses with western connections took the lead in the wheat selling which began when crop damage talk caused prices to bulge. Higher quo tations at Liverpool assisted the in- itial upturn. Word of export husi- ness tended likewise to assist the bulls. On the other hand, liberal and other western centers acted as an offset.
 Lowest prices were current al the close Absence of any inquiry for United States wheat had a bearish influence in the latter dealings. Much of the selling was to realize profits.
 Corn and oats followed wheat and in addition corn was depressed by a substantial increase in thu visible supply.
 Firmness in the provision mark ct was due to higher quotations on hogs.
 CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
 CHICAGO, March 19.-Following are the opening, high, low and close of Chicago grains and provisions:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-20
GETSART WORKS
Rockefeller Gains Possession o
 Handsome TaDestries

NEW YORK, March 19.-John D. Rockefeller, Jr, todaysgained posses sion of the six famous fifteenth cen tury tapestries, Hunting for the Unicorn," which he bought from Count Gabriel D. Larochefoucald at a price somewhere between S1,000.000 and $1,500,000. The tapestries had been held up by customs authorities while the internal revenue department in- vestigated to determine whether tax could be collected from their American seller. They were released when. the revenue men determined that the sale was consummatd in London. MT. Rockefeller had been exempted from a customs tax, there being no provision for duty on such art treasures.
 MT. Rockefeller issued a statement today explaining the transaction.
 T bought the tapestries in Lon- don," he said. T was unable to make the purchase in this country because the seller refused to sell the tapestries here. The price that I offered to pay for the tapestries in this country was precisely the price that I paid for them when the sale was made in London. lin no way benefited. directly or in- directly, by tie fact that the sale was made in London and not here."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-20
MARKETS
LOCAL

Apples-Extra fancy Winesap barrels. ss 25; extra fancy Delicious box. s45o: ex- tra fancy ortley. pox. sS.75; fancy Wine sap. box. S; extra fancy Roman Beauty, s3 fancy Roman Beauty, box s2.75; choice Roman Beauty. box. s2.5O; extra fancy spitz, box, s3.25; small Jonathan, box s3.25.
 Bananas-Per pound, 7c.
 Beans-California lima regular II a e;
 Peas-California black-eyed, pound 7c.
 Cabbage-Texas green firm. 6ac; Louis jana, crates. $4 50; Mobile crates, s4 4.6o. S6 50.
 cranberries..whole barrel. s1o; 20 pound boxes s 50.
 Dates-Dromedary, s6.75; AS 3-ounce packages Dromedary, case, S3.6o.
 Evaporated Apples-selah brand. 1312 2c ibc pound; 50 15-ounce New York stock, He.
 Evaporated Peaches-Fancy. 5o-pound box, per pound. zoe choice, 1615c fancy,
 Peaehes-practicaily peeled, Ss; 60 H. ounce packages, not quoted.
 Grapefrutt-Box, $i.
 Lenons-California, box. SC; imported, s5: 5o.
 M4ckerei, 14o count. barrels. s22.5o; s-s snanis5 onionsmRed' % per so pound 47 yellow 4e oranges--20o- -2le- -25o-17s to box. s5.5o; 150 to box, 70; 9b-12b to box, S4. 20.
 Beans-Fresh, S3.50 hamper.
 Celery-Florida, $3 50 crate. s1 20 dozen. Cucumbers-$6. 50 crate.
 Eggplant-S5. 50 crate.
 Lettuce-Iceberg, crate. 50.
 Peppers-Florida, crate, S4.
 Tomatoes-Fancy, crate, s4 25i choice crate. $.
 Potatoes-Colorado Irish. pound, FAC; Michigan. pound. Pc. Sweet. l00-pound sacks, pound, 212c.
 Peanuts-Alabama, raw, pound, 6i2c; roasted, 7lac; Virginia, raw. Sc; roasted. 912c.
 prunes-Pitted, 36 11-ounce package, 15c; 25-pound box, 4o-5o to pound. 12ac; 6o-7o to pound, lie; 60-6o pound. 5o- pound boxes. 14c.
 Rice-Fancy Blue Rose, pound, 6c.
 kutabagas-Firm; per pound, Sc.
 Seed Potatoes and Onion Sets-Bliss Triumph potatoes. sack. s5.2 Cobblers sack, s4.25; Rose. sack. 25. Onion sets red per bushel. s275; yellow. s2.76; white, s3.
 strawberries-45e quart.
 Louisiana Negetables-Turnips. barrel 50. 50; mustard, barrel s5 .50; carrots, bar rel, So; shallots, barrel SS; beets barrel s5. spinach. barrel. $6 50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-20
Told by Priuate Wires
HUBBARD BROS. LETTER

NEW YORK, March 1s.-tSpeciaL)- The trade. commission houses and locals were buyers on the opening this morning, while Wall street. wire houses and Liver pool were the principal sellers. The Liver pool market better than due, causing an average in our opening prices over Sat urdays close. In view of the extreme bad weather in the Atlantics and the cold weather in Texas. preparations for the crop were retarded greatly. This delay had a good effect on prices, but was off set to great extent by the fact that cold weather at this time will tend to destroy the boil weevil more so than earlier in the year. The news regarding the textile trouble in New England is very uncertain. It is agreed, however, that the Manufacturers association will meet the textile workers Friday afternoon. The market extremely dull all day, with very small volume of business being
 done. We feel that fresh news will have to come in before the market shows q definite trend either way. There was some scattered selling on the close. Flu lures in Liverpool are due tomorrow, May, 16.old; July, 15s6d-Hubbard Bros. X
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-20
NJ REACTION FOR STOCKS DESCRIBED
 AS UNUSUAL. CASE
Trading Public Believes Max imum Not Yet Reached,
 Says Expert
By WALTER N. BROWN, Editor New York Commercial, Dispatch To The AEe-HeraId


 NEW YORK, March 19.-Reactions in the stock market, technical or otherwise, have been suspended for the time being, According to theory and tradition there should be at least temporary reaction but the market goes steadily forward. not spectacularly, but nevertheless. creeping steadily upward.
 The trading public is impressed with the steadily increasing earning ability of industrial concerns and is not willing to accept the theory as yet that the maximum has been reached. The equipment stocks were in demand. practically all of the equipment companies are now oper- ating to capacity considering the labor supply. the transportation fa- cilities and other considerations. Large orders for cars and locomo- tives received during the past months have been greater than have Teen experienced for many years. But with all the equipment that Las already been manufactured and with the orders already on hand, railroad requirements are far from being met. It will take several years of activity to put the railroads in position to meet the transper- tatien needs of the country
 Demand For Motors.
 Motor shares were also in de- mand. The year 1922 was reeord- breaking year for the General Mo- tors corporation with net sales of $463.TO6.733 being the highest ill it's history. After all deductions, includ ing payments on preferred stock at the rate of 6 per cent, the earn ings on common were equivalent to S2.19 a share on 20,557750 shares of no par value. common stock.
 It is rather interesting to note the comment of the various com mission houses on the trend of the market. Some of them are frankly bullish i'll the belief that maximum values have not been reached as yet but many of them adhere to the belief that buyers at these levels must use discrimination, and that - circumstances surrounding particu- lar issues must be taken into con- sidera tion. The latter advice is prob ably the best that can be given. It is difficult to estimate the market as whole and then to decide on particular issues based to that es- innate. The market should hold at present levels for some time to come and if anything is likely to go a little higher but there is ever present the possibility of a technical reaction although there is nothing to suggest a change from strength to weakness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-20
GOLF IS CLOSER TO HEART OF PRESIDENT THAN FISHING TRIPS
Executive Turns Down Isaac Walton for Scottish
 Sport

HOBE SOUND, Fla, March 19. = showed that his heart inclines more toward golf than toward fishing or other recreational pursuits
 When the President and Mrs. Harding with other members of their vacation party left Palm Beach this morning it was understood that the chief executive would spend a DOT tion of the day fishing for tarpon in the vicinity of Lake Worth inlet. He was presented with specially made tarpon rod while in Miami and it was assumed that he would try it out at his first opportunity. The golf bugs" with the party were so sure that the President with former Director Dawes, of the budget, were going to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-20
CANDLES UPON COFFIN CAUSE FATAL BLAZE
Three Tots Die As Parents MOurned
 For Another Child

NEWPORT POINT, Quebec, March 19.-Henr Tremb play and his wife tearfully led their three children to bed last night, leaving in coffin surrounded by candies the body of their fourth child.
 During the night one of the can- dies at the dead child's bier ignited a curtain and the small wooden house at Chandler blazed up like finder.
 The flames spread so quickly that two of the children were burned to death in their bed chamber. The third three weeks old, wis killed when the mother. herself perhaps fa- tally injured, tried to save it by Jumping from a window.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-20
STEWART < cos LETTER

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, March 19.-Liver- pool quotations came over somewhat dis appointing this morning. futures were ? to below dues, with light sales of 5000 bales. Manchester cables were pessimstic and Liverpool were sellers. Our markets opened 10 to 30 points above Saturday s close on buying orders brought in by the severe weather over Sunday. Before the opening the weather news led to expecta- tions that would have very active market but 1t proved to be just the re- verse. After the initial high figures were posted the market became dull with sag ging tendency on scattered liquidation and lack of aggressive demand, there was no important pressure, however. so the price range was narrow, the finals averaged 10 down old crops and unchanged on the new. Spots were generally unchanged to 10 lower with reports of dulness at most southern points. Very low temperatures in Texas necessitating some replanting offset by the statement that it had killed the weevil in large numbers and anyway was too early to be really serious. The final ginners report will be issued at the opening tomorrow, will show total ginnngs of the season. including estimate of what remains to be ginned, general be- lief is that it will show below the bureau estimate of 9,964.000 bales. Sentiment among the trade is mixed. reactionary feeling with purchases made on weak spots seem the most attractive.-S K. Stewart & Co,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-20

spend several hours fishing that they left the boat and motored back 10 Palm Beach, where they could fol- low their bent.
 The morning passed with the houseboat Pioneer steadily chugging along northward, and the afternoon began with no order to stop for flsn- ing. About o'clock when the boat had arrived off this resort an order came to proceed to the Island Inn pier here, and no sooner had the gang plank been lowered than the President walked down It, in his goIr togs. Then followed two rounds over the nine-hole Island Inn course which lies along the ocean side.
 The Pioneer tonight was anchored off shore and tomorrow the cruise northward will be resumed with stop at Fort Pierce for golf, that is' unless the President feels more like fishing than he did today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-20
PRODUCE AND POULTRY

CHICAGO, March 19.-Sweet potatoes stronger; Tennessee Nancy Halls, $l.10@ 1.15. Tomatoes. weaker; Florida repacked ss. fancy. s4@4.5o choice. s3as.5o; flats s2.25 2.50. Celery. steady; Florida crates golden self. .blanehing, 4-s dozen. E 1908; ss s2@2.25; 2laS dozen, s2.25@ 2.50 French strain. 4-6 dozen. s2.25 e 2.5O; Ss. S1.75Q2; 212S dozen, s2@2.25. Spinach, dull; Texas bushels curly best. 75c; poorer soc; broad leaf best, ss.50@1o Louisiana barrels, 50 $50. Strawberries, steady Florida freezers, 35@4oc: S2quart crates fair to good. 30 a s5c: Louisiana 24 pint crates best, s3@3.26; poorer. s2@25o. Cabbage. weaker Alabama-Louisiana bar rel crates Wakefield. s4.26@4.5o; flat large. s3.5o@4; Texas barrels. round, s4.5o; flat large, s4.
 NEW YORK. March 1s.--Livs poultry, quiet. Chickens. by freight 1s626c; by express. 24@45c: fowls. 1.2s; roosters. 14c; turkeys, 25c. Dressed poultry. irregular western chickens. 1s@ 4bc; fowls. 200 36c; old roosters. 15@2lc; turkeys No. l, 30@4lc.
 ST. LOUIS, March 1s.-Hens 24c; springs. 29c: turkeys, soc; ducks, 25c geese. 12c; eggs, 24c; butter, 5oAc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-20
RAILROAD FILES REPLY

CHICAGO, March 19.-The reply of the Illinois Central railroad to the questionnaire of the interstate com merce commission on the proposed Edgewood cutoff in southern Illi- nois was filed in Washington today and given out here by the railroads attorneys. The chief reason for the new branch, to run from Edgewood, H., on the present main line, to Pa ducah, ky, is to tap undeyeloped coal country, it is asserted in the roads brief.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-20
DANGER FREED ON BOND

NEW YORK, March 19.-Evan Burrowes Fontaine, Oriental dancer, and her mother. Mrs. Florence E. Fontaine, today pleaded not guilty and were freed in $5.000 bail each for trial on perjury charges growing out of the dancers million dollar breach of promise suit against Cor nelius Vanderbilt Whitney.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-20
LUMBERMEN MEET

NEW ORLEANS, March 19.-Lum- bermen from all sections of the coun- try declared to be the greatest num-
 Der ever to assemble at one time, were here for the opening of the annual convention of the Southern Pine association, which Thursday will be followed by the annual con- vention of the National Lumber Man ufacturer's association. The latter embraces 13 regional organizations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-20
STAREK MAKES TOUR

WASHINGTON, Marck 10. .- Fred Starek, acting managing director of the war finance corporation, left Washington tonight for an inspection of the corporations offices through out the southern states. He will traverse territory in which the corpo- ration has loaned many millions of dollars to aid the cotton, rice and cattle industries. and will explain to local officials the provisions If the new agricultural credits law.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-20
CAPTURE DOCUMENTS

DUBLIN, March 19.-The Free State government is showing great activity in searching. for and captur- ing correspondence of irregular off cials. The publicity department to- day published a long letter said to have been written to Sean Moylan, The communication was dated New York, February 23, and addressed to 'the officer commanding in Great Britain" The text is said to have dealt mainly with the difficulties ot collecting money in the United States for the republican movement in Ire- land
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-20
Flashes Of Wire
RUM RUNNERS RACE

HIGHLANDS, x. J., March 19.-tBy Associated Press) = Rum running speed boats today spent the day in an impromptu regatta, racing for the title of queen of the fleet, while waiting for calm seas which would permit them to land whisky from the liquor fleet on the Jersey and Long Island shores
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-20
CHILD BORN AT SEA

NEW YORK, March 19. - The steamer President Arthur arrived in Hoboken from Bremen, Germany, to- night with 12 more persons on board than her passenger list recorded Eleven were stowaways and the twelfth was baby daughter born to Mir. and Mrs. Joseph Hartmann, formerly of St. Paul. Minn., who have lived in Germany for the last three years. This change in the passenger list came March 12.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-20
LIVE STOCK

Birmingham racKing Co.)
 Fed steers: Good to choice, 607c; medium to good, 5la 06tac; common to medium, la q lac.
 Grass cattIe according to weight, Qual- ity and freshness: Steers, 5la Q6c; fat cows. 3la la441ac; medium cows. 3Q3tsc; cutters, 243c; canuers 1hQ2c; heavy bulls, : ls e Sc: light bulis, 2Q3c; fat yearlngs, e 5c medium yearlings. 90 4c Vealers, 5q6
 Hogs: Choice corn-fed hogs. 165 to 250 pounas' Sg @ Slie' ehodes corh,ded hogs fsS S hogs, 90 to 1S5 pounds 6hQ7c; light pigs, go pounds and down. 6Q7c; best heavy rough hogs. 5Q6c; half fat rough hogs, 44 Dc. Soft and oily hogs from 1c to 2c per pound less than the above prices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-20
JUMPS TO HIS DEATH

:, CHICAGO, Ill. March 19. - James Pieklow was killed today when he leaped from sixth floor window at the county hospital Pieklow, suf- fering from tuberculosis, was taken to the institution Saturday. Fellow patients declared he was despondent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-20
poREMus. DANIEL & CO.'S LETTER

CHICAGO. March 19.-wheat started F q 1c higher on an impressive array of bull news. Cables came Ss G iac higher foreign exchange strong. and severe cold wave caused the lowest March tenn belt The plant was largely without snow protection. The market encountered general profit taking and eased under it,. though 500 to 100000 reported by the sea board. Better demand was shown by higher premiums. While the action of the ing. the news has been exceedingly strong and should attract increased outside buy ing.
 ly declined with wheat and thereafter ruled stubbornly-a bad weather map moderate light receipts and increased so gimpy and the basis s4c lower: Consid- ering the amount of selling today, corn has given an excellent account Of itself and we are not at all alarmed about the cash situation.
 NEW YORK, March ls.-There is no in dication as yet of any check in the upward movement of trade. Steel output was in February heavier than our monthly aver enormous. The stock market is reflecting this. The rails are still backward and are being accumulated.
 NEW YORK, March 1s.-The market has been dull but steady, with no fea- ture of interest. We should have ad- Vanced further. put Duylng IS cnecheu py fears of a strike at Fall River. A vote by operatives will be taken tonight and there is some difference of opinion to what the outcome will be. We are not disposed to regard this serious. be- lieving that strike at this time will prove of only short duration. We do not see anything to cause decline of conse- quence and rather think the market would prove very responsive to moderate buying Weather south construed bullish by some and bearish by others. Should fair weather prevail during next few weeks we think present freezing temperatures will prove beneficial, but more depends upon future than upon present weather.- Doremus, Daniel & Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-20
FISH

Standard Fish Company Gray Snapper-Per h., 14c. Red Snapper-Per h., 21c. Spanish Mackerel-Per h.. 22c. Pompano-Per h.. 35c. Salt Water Trout-Per h., 22c. Mullet-Per h.. 10c. Oysters-Chesapeake Bay, extra select. S2. 50 per gallon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-20
NOTED CHURCHMAN DIES

ALLENTOWN, Pa, March 19. = Thomas Bowman, S7, bishop emeritus of the Evangelical church In the United States and one of the best known men in the denomination, died today at his home here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-20
COPPER

NEW YORK. March ls.--Copper firm electrolytic, spot and futures. l7i. @17Mc' Tin easier; spot and nearby. 50.12c; fu- lures. 4e.76c. Iron steady; No. northern, southern, s27Q2S. Lead steady; spot, ss.25@S.50 Zinc firm; East st. Louis spot and nearby delivery. ss. Antimony, spot $S75MSS7
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-20

Alabama 3hs, 1956 ......... sA q Alabam4 As. l950 ............ sS H AiauaIlia 4,2s. iy3O-35. 4.25 basis. City or Birmingharn. A.. 40V6 basis. 1eil lei son County. 4.toVo o.2b basis. Jefferson county warrants, hQ6h basis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-20
PLANT sWEPT BY FLAMES

FLANI SVETI ID T bh4Hf15
 SEATTLE, Wash, March 19.-The Western Pope and Steel company plant was swept by flames early today causing damage estimated at s75,oot and $100,000.