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Evening star., 1923-08-15
DAIRY PRODUCTS.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO. August 10 Omitted States
Department of Agriculture).-Hog
Receipts. $4,000 head; desirable grades.
mostly Is to % higher; little doing on
others: bulk, good and choice, $50 to
23o pound averages. S.5OaS.65; top,
SO; bulk. desirable 240 to 325 pound
butchers. 7.90aS.40: packing sows,
largely, 6.soa6.5O; good strong weight
pigs. 7.75as.0o.
Cattle-Receipts, 10000 head: better
grades. beef steers. yearlings. fat she
stock steady to strong; others, steady;
1850 bid on top matured steers: best
yearlings. bid 1895; numerous loads
beef steers and yearlings. 10.25a11.5O;
bulls. Gamers. cutters and vealers,
steady; stockers and feeders. strong
bulk heavy bologna bulls. $50; vealers
to packers. 11.00a11.5o; Gamers and
cutters. 2.25a3.25: bulk stockers and
feeders. 6.90a7.50.
Sheep Receipts. $4,000 head; fat
lambs, around 25 higher; culls, steady;
sheep, Is to 25 higher; feeding lambs.
steady to strong. good and choice
western lambs, 13.00a13.25: medium
and good natives, 12.ooa12.5o: culls.
s.o0a9.50; good light weight ewes up
to 500: heavies, 450a5.5O; feeding
lambs, 13.10a1315 early.
Evening star., 1923-08-15
BROOM CORN CROP SHOWS
BIG DECLINE SlNCE.JULY
Prospect Now for 80, 800 Tons This
Season-Decline Mostly In Kansas
and Oklahoma.

TOPEKA, August 15.-Broom corn
condition In the seven producing states
dropped nine and a half points during
July, and the August forecast Is for a
total crop Of $4,000 tons this season as
compared with $1,000 tons last year
and the July forecast Of 92.50o tons.
Every broom corn state records slump
in condition since July 1 but the de-
cline is most pronounced in Kansas and
Oklahoma fields, according to report by
Edward G. Paxton, statistician for the
bureau Of agricultural economics at
Topeka s,.,, Gov
the seven states Is 1915 per cent OF nor
NAL as compared with an average OF
SO per cent last month and 69.9 per
cent one year ago. The Kansas crop
is now 80 per cent of normal as COM
pared with 92 per cent on July 1 and
SIS per cent last August, Oklahoma
records 81 per cent compared with rs
per cent a month ago and 81 per cent
a year ago. The Texas crop has al
ready largely moved into market chan
nels and was rated at 65 per cent OF
normal compared with a July l prom
ise Of 20 per cent and last years crop
at II per cent. The Colorado promise
continues very flattering with condi-
tion of 81 per cent compared with 95
per cent month ago and Is per cent
a year ago. Other August conditions
are: Illinois. IS per cent; Missouri, So
per cent New Mexico. IS per cent
Last years final outturn was nearly
IL. 600 tons less than the August fore
cast because Of unfavorable conditions
during August and September.
At present the Oklahoma, Kansas
and Colorado crops are in need Of more
moisture and cooler weather. Generally
the crop has been we'll titled and has
good growth of forage. Labor condi-
tions and prices already threaten to
interfere with harvest and at present
prices for brush 1t is proable that any
acreage not having a high quality and
yield will be eventually abandoned. Such
action would tend to reduce the offer-
in1K In market and helm to maintAlA
Evening star., 1923-08-15
TREASURY CERTIFICATES.
touotations furnished by Redmond, & Co..
Umpire in the 'Grandstand.
m EyerybQdy's Magazine

From EvefybQdy1 MHsakine'
A northern man, spending, the sum-
mer in the south, went to see the last
game of a series between two local
serve any umpire. but at last he spied
him sitting pin the grandstand
among the spectators.
"Great guns, manF' the northerner
exclaimed to a native. Whats the
umpire doing up In the grandstandr 2
spectators used to accuse him of bum
work SO much that he allowed that II
the folks up in the grandstand could
see every play SO burned good he'd
better go up there to do his UNI
pirin'."
Evening star., 1923-08-15
OIL COMPANY'S PROFITS.

ST. LOUIS. August Is. - The Shell
Union Oil Corporation made a net
profit of $7,3s4,706.41 in the three
month period ending June 80, last, ac-
cording to the quarterly statement
made public here today by the Roxana
Petroleum Corporation, a subsidiary.
The total surplus is given as $13,349,-
200 g.
Evening star., 1923-08-15
CURRENT MONEY RATES.

money, steady; high. az; low. Ss-4si a. :
ruling rate, Az; closing bid, Az: of
fered at s; last loan, Az; call loans
against acceptances, Az. Time loans,
firm; mixed collateral, sixty and
ninety days, 5A; four to six months,
5A; prime commercial paper, 5a5A.
Evening star., 1923-08-15
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
By the Associated Press

BY the ASSOCIATED PTesS.
NEW YORK. August 15.-Foreign
exchanges irregular. Quotations in
cents: Great Britain, demand, 456 11-16;
cables. 456 1916. France, demand,
5.48h; cables. $40. Italy, demand.
4.30; cables. 4.30k. Belgium. demand.
4.51; cables. 4.511s. Germany, demand.
.000035; cables, .O00037. Holland, de-
mand. 1929; cables. 1892. Norway,
demand, 1862; Sweden. demand. 1865;
Denmark, demand, 1856; Switzerland,
demand. 1903; Spain, demand. 1853;
Greece, demand. 1.73; Poland, demand,
.0004A; CZechoslovakia, demand,
2.92h; Jugoslavia, demand, .01O6k.
Austria, demand, .0014M; Rumania.
demand, .43; Argentina, demand, 1920;
Brazil, demand, 1910: Montreal, 97A
Evening star., 1923-08-15
BAR SILVER QUOTATIONS..

NEW YORK, August 15.-Bar silver,
63h Mexican dollars, 4S1s.
LONDON, August 15.-Bar silver,
81 1-t6 pence per ounce; money, 2%
per .cent Discount rates: Short bills,
sa3N per cent; three-month bills
| 3 3-16R3M percent
Evening star., 1923-08-15
QUAKER CITY HOME BUILDING

PHILADELPHIA, August Is (Spe-
ciall.-The dwelling construction so
far this year has provided for So
per cent of the city's increase In
population. About S6.5 of the con-
struction consisted of single family
dwellings, and only Ills per cent was
in tenements.
Evening star., 1923-08-15
Placing Him.

From the Kansas City star.
"Sir, am able to read between the
lines, and"
"Ah. YES" impolitely interrupted ].
Fuller Gloom. "You are one of those
persons who understand nothing but
the blank spaces" ..-~
Evening star., 1923-08-15
Impossible.

From the Duluth Herald.
They say Americans don't make
good walters. They simply can't
look humble In the presence Of q clerS
playing the duke on Saturday night
Evening star., 1923-08-15
Call Money!. An ~ 4.

HOURLY SALES OF STOCKS.
IL am. 1872 500 12m...... 274 300
p.m..... 335 800 2p.m..... 422 600
Evening star., 1923-08-15
From the London Telegraph.

From the London Telegraph.
when you refused him my hand.
papa, did he go down on his knees?"
well, didn't notice just where he
landed"
Evening star., 1923-08-15

TOTAL SALES (Par vaIue):
IL am. 2177 900 IL noon 8 3443 900
/ p.m.. 4 $4,000 2p.m.. 203 600
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-27
HISTORY IS MADE AS HARDING SETS FOOT M CANADA
Warmth Of Greeting By Ca nadian People Surprises
 Chief Executive

VANCOUVER, B. C., July 26.-(By Associated Press.)-History was made today in Vancouver.
 An American President for the first time stepped on Canadian soil and spoke to a Canadian audience Real- izing the significance of the occasion the people of Vancouver gave him Warren G. Harding-a reception that was most impressive in it's enthusi- aSm.
 Though not desiring to make com parlsons. Vancouver newspaper men accustomed to gauging the degree of guished visitors, declared the greet equal in it's warmth to that accorded ago.
 Members of the Presidents party, also undesirous of making compari- sons did not hesitate to say that no American city gave the chief execu- tive of the republic during his recent transcontinental tour a more gen uine welcome than was accorded him today in this Canadian city.
 The President himself frankly ad- mitted that neither Mrs. Harding nor the members of his party had been prepared for such a reception as was given them and declared that he re- garded 1t as new assurance that the United States and the Dominion of Canada will go along hand in hand and side by side toward fulfillment of the destinies of the two great demOcraCiesh
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-27
TRAFFIC CHANGES MADE THURSDAY;
 OFFICERS AT CURB
Policemen Like Innovation. Say Motorists Obey
 Signals Better

Traffic policemen finished their first full day Thursday directing the flow of vehicles from near a street corner instead of at the intersection, as heretofore.
 J. W. Heflin. traffic handler at Third avenue and Twentieth street, dean of the squad, said the innova- ton is working smoothly and from the standpoint of the policeman On tho job he believes the change a bet terment What the vehicle drivers think of it is yet to develop
 Some four feet out from the curb ing, equidistant from the center of each street, the traffic policeman now stands, during the heat of the day in the shade of a buggy um- brella, and in the morning and late afternoon discarding this part of his equipment.
 Commissioner w. B. Cloe intro duced the change, with the concur renee of the board of city commits sioners, after trip to other cities where he saw the new method in vogue and where he was told better results were being obtained than with the policeman at the heart of the intersection.
 Whether it is because of a new thing which motorists were trying to familiarize themselves with, or the fact remains, many observers said. there was more concise obe- dience to the traffic regulations Thursday afternoon, less calling back of cars than has been the case heretofore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-27
NO NEED TO FEAR FARMERS REVOLT, JOHNSON ASSERTS
New Minnesota Senator De- CIares He Opposes Com
 muniSts And |. w. WIS

KIMBALL. Minn., July 26.-The ma ton need fear no revolt from the farmers. who are sane and industrious and not given to warfare and blood shed, Senator Magnus Johnson de- which he deplored "inflamed" ar ticles which he said had misquoted him.
 "I am against the communists the bolsheviks and the I. W. W. S's," the farmer-labor senator declared. Just because l said this country would have to look out or we would have conditions as bad as they are in Eu- rope some of the inspired capitalistic writers are misrepresenting me and trying to make me out bolsheYik and anarchist"
 The farmers are in revolt against existing unbearable conditions, how ever, according to Johnson, who cites his election and recent demonstrations accorded him in rural districts.
 They are demanding justice" aG continued but there will be no revs- lution with bloodshed such as I have been miSrepresented as predicting.
 "The deplorable condition of the farmers in America cannot last much longer. Either there will be no far-, CTS or there will be an economic re- adjustment which will permit them to make an honest living.
 Pressure Is being brought to bear which win force square deal for them and the government must step in with legislation to aid them"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-27
COL. W. 5. LEEDY DIES AT TATE AT TER
 WO DAYS ILLNESS
Had Gallant Confederate Record And Was Prom
 lnent Here Since 1887

Col. w. B. Leedy, head of the real estate firm of W. B. Leedy and com pany, and for many years one of Birmingham's most prominent citi- zens, died Thursday evening at 6 o'clock at Tate Spring, Tenn. after an illness of two days. His daugh- ter, Mrs. l. F. Young, and Mir. Young and his son, w. B. Leedy. Jr.. were with him at the time of his death. He was 76 years of age
 Colonel Leedy left Birmingham for Tate Spring only last Friday, accom- panied by his daughter, Mrs. Young. Tuesday the family in Birmingham received the, message that he had been taken i'll and his son, MT. Young and Dr. Will Jordan hurried to Tate Spring.
 The funeral will be held Satur- day afternoon at o'clock from the residence, followed by interment at Elmwood, h-Johns~in.charge. The remains will reach Birmingham over the A. c. S. at 1o:35 Friday night. The pallbearers as announced Thurs day night will be as follows:
 Active; Thomas N. Beach. Edward P. Bishop, Harry L. Arnold, Y. M. Blackwell, Robert G. Hewitt. Louis B. Mackin, Fred M, Sloss, H. E. Chap man, A. c. Cameron. J. R. Clary, H. L. Hahn, H. E. Shore.
 Honorary: Maj. E. M. Tutwiler, Evans J. Dunn, Dr. George M. Nor row. w. M. V. Robertson, Col. T. O.. Smith, Leonard T. Beecher, Gen. E. w. Fucker. Samuel T. Barnett, w. w. Crawford, Sterling J. Foster, H. R. Samson, H. G. Seibels, H. C.. Ryding, L. l.. Stephenson. Robert H. Baugh, T. s. Neville, R. J. Mcclure,
 (COntinued on Page FOur)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-27
POINCARE' $ REP[Y TO BRING ACTION UPON REPARAT| |ONS
Note Will Determine Whether Allied Powers Will Be
 Split
By CARL VICTOR LITTLE hensed Wire to The Age-Herald.

PARIS, July 26-Premier Poincare has completed the draft of the French reply to Britain on repara- tions.
 After lengthy cabinet sessions and the hard battle of the past week, the premier announced he was going to the country to rest.
 The French answer will be sent to Belgium. Belgium, which will reply separately to the British covering letter, will submit her answer to France.
 Both notes are expected to arrive in London Monday.
 Definite Action Likely.
 Definite action may be looked for in the separations muddle as the re- suit of this step. Germany sub mitted suggestion of the settle ment of separations to the allies, and urged a conference.
 Poincare refused the German sug- gestion flatly. England saw in them basis of negotiation Premier Baldwin drew up a reply to the Ger man note. He desired to make it a joint allied note Therefore the to France, Belgium and Italy, ask ing them to sign it, but giving also an ultimatum that England would send the reply separately and take separate action toward Germany un- less they agreed on some way to set tie the mess. Such action would mean the breaking up of the entente.
 o O o
 Italy Supports England.
 There are indications that Italy supports the English view, that Bel gium waivers on q middle course, and that France is unfavorable toward any concilation with Germany but at the same time is anxious to avert a split with England.
 Intense secrecy has surrounded the entire controversy. The arrival of the allied replies in London may lift this veil. showing what Europe ac- tually intends to do in regard to the separations situation,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-27
SENSAT |ONAL DROP IN MARK FOLLOME ]
 BY BUYING SPREE
Berlin Citizens Eager To Put Falling Currency Into
 Tangible Goods
By FERDINAND JAIN Leased Wire to The Age-H crald)

BERLIN. July 26.-Stunned by the disaster of insane currency, Germany went on a buying spree Thursday without parallel in history.
 The bottom was falling out Al the mark. once during the day 1t crashed to 750,000 to the dollar. By closing time on the Bourse it had steadied somewhat. standing at 666,000
 Those who saw assets dWindling a the currency dropped went frantic with the desire to buy. What had been S1,000 was s750 Thursday By another day it might be next 70 nothing.
 cape-to put the shrinking currency into tangible assets that could not depreciate in value, The millionaire struggle to corner foodstuffs, metals or land. before his millions became heaps of trash paper. The middle class man, seeing his savings swept away, turned them into an automO- bile. a yacht, country house-any luxury which. unaffordable under normal conditions was now better than letting hIs money disappear in the crash. Men were buying winter clothes, three suits at a time. to get rid of every mark they had. House. wives were storing up food for weeks in advance.
 The great shops of Berlin, the Wertheim establishments and the other great department stores that
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-27
By ROY A. HAYNES U. s. Prohibition COmmis issiOner.

Safeguarding and facilitating the lawful use of alcohol is as much a part of prohibition enforcement as preventing and suppressing It's un- lawful use. Congress and the con- stitution have placed both duties upon the administrative arm of the government.
 Few, if any, more important ar tic!es of legitimate commerce are manufactured or sold in the United States than alcohol Without it the industry of the nation could neither progress nor maintain itself. From pharmaceutical preparations used at birth to the fluid with which the body Is embalmed at death the indi- vidua, Is constantly dependent upon the legitimate use Of alcohol. of its hundreds of uses, only one is out lawed.
 Protection of the rights of the law ful industrial and medicinal liquor users is just as imperative, under the aw and in the promotion of public welfare, as the apprehension and punishment of those who violate the W and abuse the privileges con srred by it.
 The fact that a great number of ne sons and establishments use al
 ,ol in legitimate ways adds to the q iculty of prohibition enforcement. To the bootlegger and the illicit rec t.i4 alcohol holds strong tempta-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-27
DICKSON WILL ASK IMMEDIATE YORK ON GARBACE PLAN
Commissioner Says He Is Convinced .aCineTation
 Best Method

At the meeting ut The city com mission Tuesday Con ssioner w. E. Dickson will ask tn p1ard for funds to finance a comple.C survey of Sir mingham in regard he adviss oil ity and practicabilit ae eQuipp ing the municipality witt uodern incin- orators to dispose of Ule garaaee of the city.
 Commissioner Dicksor said he was personally convinced that incEnara tion was the proper n thod O. dis posal of garbage, but vanted the opinion of an expert for presenta ion before the board and pu tlic
 It is estimated, MT. l ckson said. that the survey, which sil take q considerable time, will entail cost of approximately s3.500. This is .ha sum he will ask for.
 J. F. Osborne of Cleveland 0hto. sanitation engineer Of national repute, is the man Mr.> Dick sou wants to make the survey. He hQa See endeavoring for the past r-u daNs to get in touch with MT. 0shatlt. but so far has been unable rea rb him. Word from him is expec ed any day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-27
ALCOHOL IS AMONG VITAL
 NECESSITIES M CARRYING
 ON NATIONS DAILY LIFE
Commissioner Haynes Describes Its Many Uses And Says It Is Part Of His Duties To See That It Is Sup piled In Quantities For Legitimate Use

tions. Even the denatured kinds many deadly and all unfit for human consumption, must be guarded at all times tG prevent theft. Despite all precautions, some portion of the al cohol meant for industrial uses is diverted from it's legi itimate purpose. That, however, is simply trouble some incidental phase.
 O o Q
 Terms of Permits.
 Except in cases of persons using completely denatured alcohol, which cannot possibly be diverted to bever- age use without redistillng, every user of alcohol must obtain basic permit and give bond that he will not illegally divert the alcohol ob- tained. His personal character also is passed upon and his place of bus- ness inspected. Even when those re- qurements have been compiled with he cannot actually purchase alcohol until he obtains permit to pur chase, with the name of the vendor written in the application.
 The vendor himself is operating under permit and bond. with the ad- ditional safeguard that goNernment storekeeper-gaugers or other govern ment officials are on duty at his plant to make certain that the busi- ness is conducted in accordance with the law.
 The list of businesses, institu- tiGns, professions and individuals that may lawfully use alcohol is long
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-27
COAL STRIKE
 THREATENED BY WORKERS
John L. Lewis Demands Con-
 plete Recognition Of Union
 As Basis For Negotiations.
 Operators SternIy Refuse BOTH SIDES IN FARLEY TAKE TRUCE OF "A HOURS Stormy Session Of Confer
 ence Comes As Surprise To Mine Heads, Who Declare Check-0ff System Is Unfair

ATLANTIC CITY, July 26.-Miners late Thursday demanded complete recognition of the United Mine Work CTS as condition for continuing the present anthracite wage conference, This demand, coming with a sudden ness that took the operators com pletely by surprise, precipitated such a crisis that predictions were openly made the conference would break up Friday with strike in the hard coal fields inevitable September 1.
 The conference was on the verge Of a complete break Thursday. Only the insistence of the operators that both sides take "A hours in which to think it over," prevented complete collapse of the negotiations.
 O O O
 Demands Full Recognition.
 After a stormy session John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, dictated this statement to newspaper men:
 The making of a new anthracite working agreement is contingent upon the anthracite operators giving full recognition to the United Mine Work CTS of America.
 The relations between the oper- ators and miners in the industry re- quire such recognition. Such relation ship has existed for One-quarter Ot a century in the bituminous coal field and the miners are within their rights in asking recognition from the anthracite operators
 Will Not Add To Cost.
 This demand for recognition will not add 8 single penny to the cost of the anthracite product and con cession on this point is essential to carry out the recommendations of the United States coal commission in the matter of penalties for breach of contract
 The mine workers are insistent on this point and will continue in that attitude.
 Although the operators on the sub- committee had voted solidly against a formal motion embodying the posi- tion of the miners, S. D. Warriner spokesman for the operators, while plainly indicating that the operators would not change their attitude on this basic question, refused to say that the last word in the conference had been spoken.
 Short "Truce" Declared.
 He took the position that a 24-hour truce had been declared.
 "The recognition insisted upon by MT. Lewis is on the closed shop proposition under which no one car work in the anthracite fields unless he is a member of the organization thereby depriving anybody, who may
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-27
Raising Of Blockade
 Announced By Allies

COLOGNE. July 26.-Franco- Bel gian authorities Thursday announced the raising of the Ruhr blockade.
 The blockade was imposed in re taliation for the Duisburg bomb out rage in which 10 Belgian soldiers were Killed and 70 wounded. presum- ably by d German bomb.
 Ii has resulted in considerable hardship to inhabitants of the oc- cupied area, as none were permitted to enter or leave the zone without special permits from the occupying forces.
 The lifting of the ban is expected to result in rush of travel, with huge fmportations of foodstuffs and com modities to replace depleted stocks
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-27
PLOT UPON PRESIDENT
 PROVES TO BE UNTRUE
Department Of Justice Investigates
 Alleged Anarchistic Efforts

WASHINGTON, July 26-Depart- n.ent of Justice agents, it became Known here today, have made an in N-stisation of reported plot in- volving the safety of President Har- ding and Attorney General Daugh- erty, William J. Burns, chief of the bureau of investigation, said, how ever, the report had been proved un- founded and the inquiry had been dropped.
 For time it appeared that group of persons with anarchistic tendencies operating in the vicinity of Chicago, were involved but investigation showed, it was said, there was no basis for such a belief.
 Reports of plots, aimed at various government officials are constantly received by the department of justice and investigation, department of ficers said, are made as a matter of course. Invariably, it was added, such ~epoxts are found either to be false .n their entirely or exaggerated.