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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27
FREIGHT RATES UP
TO UTILITY BOARD
FOR settlement
L. & N. Seeks Higher Rates
On Creosote Oil, Hardware
And Other Commodities
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU !
THE AGE-HERALD

The June docket of the Alabama
public service commission contains
a petition of the Louisville and
Nashville railroad for permission to
raise rates on creosite oil from
Birmingham and Birmingham group
points to Mobile. The railroad seeks
to cancel present rates and apply
instead A rate of IA cents per 100
pounds on cresote oil in barrels,
with carload Of minimum weight
of 10000 pounds or in tank cars,
minimum load capacity of tanks.
This would mean an increase of 21a
cents per hundred pounds.
The Louisville and Nashville has
another petition seeking to cancel
existing rates from Birmingham and
points taking same rates on cement
in carloads, plaster in carloads, and
cement, lime and plaster in mixed
carloads to Andalusia, Lockhart,
Florala and Samson. tt. petition
seeks a raise of IL cents per one
100 pounds to Andalusia and u cents
to Florala, Lockhart and Samson.
The two cases are set for hearing
June 4.
Another case set for June where
a raise in rates is sought by car
riers is the petition of E. A. De-
Funiak, general freight agent of the
Louisville and Nashville and chair
man of a committee of all steam rail-
roads of the state, seeking a raise
of from ) to 20 per cent on less
than carload commodity rates on
wagons and carts, including farm.
coal, dump, lumber or fertilizer fac
tory wagons having origin, destina-
ton and entire transportation within
the state of Alabama. The carriers
seek to cancel all of the existing
rates and to change the ratings from
fourth class to third.
The Ala bama Power company has
petition, for hearing June IL, for
certificate of convenience and neces-
sity for the construction of an cleo
eric distribution center in the town
of Warrior and vicinity.
o o o
vi Dt Telephone ltes Raised.
mother case set Tor June II. is
the petition of the Greenville Tele-
phone company for authority to in
crease its telephone rates at Green
Vile. The company seeks a raise on
business special phones from the
present figures of $500 to 1915, busi-
ness duplex phones from $3.50 to
1925, residence specials from 50 to
$3.50 and residence duplex phones
from $3.50 to $500.
The Burnwell Coal company has
presented petition. set for hearing
June 5, for condemnation of certain
lands for right of way railway and
tramway, said to be the property of
R. F. Wyatt of Cordoba.
Another petition set for hearing
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27
n A \ Al STRENGTH
VITAL, SECRETARY
TELLS GRADUATES
Hope For Peace But War May
Come, DENLY
Declares

NEWPORT, R. l.. May 26.-(By AS
ISOLATED Press.)-Warning that the
navy must be kept ready for defense
'in a world full of menace" was
given by Secretary DENLY in an ad-
dress today to the graduating class
of the Naval War college.
1T is day when naval strength
is vitality necessary and a full grasp
by naval officers of world possibili-
ties highly important" Mr.. DENLY
said. We think in terms of hope
Tor continued peace; we strive
through diplomacy backed by power
to keep that desired peace, but we
must not be blind to facts.
o o O
No Great Demand.
We know now beyond peradven-
ture that war between great powers
or groups of powers will always in
volve many other nations and we
cannot say with certainty that such
war may not come at any time.
There need be no demand for excess
sive armament. There will be none for
great increase of our present estab-
Hshment made by the navy depart
ment at the coming session of Con-
gresS. We shall ask for additional
cruisers allowed under the treaty for
the limitation of armament. We shall
ask for additional light draft gun
boats, the vital need of which is
being demonstrated every day; and
we shall ask for certain submarines
and airplanes.
There will be nothing extrava-
giant in our recommendations to Con-
gress and we hope to be able to keep
the proposed appropriations approx
imately within the limits reached
last year. While. therefore, we do
not anticipate the need of great
building program, we do realize that
what we have must be In constant
readiness for effective use"
Deplores Controversies.
The secretary referred to such con-
troversies between branches of the
service as that between advocates OF
aviation and the capital ships "as
often unnecessary and misleading.
There should be no belittling oil
the scope of power of the various
arms of our sea forces. he declared
mo exaggeration of one at the cost
of another"
Discussing leadership in the nava
office, Secretary DENLY said:
Leadership not alone implies ca
pacity to fight ships and men, tt
inspire enthusiasm, but 1t also i'm
plies sympathy and understandin
With these qualities and their appli-
cation by officers and petty officer:
from the captain down, many mar
is saved from A. w. o. l.. and deser.
tons; many a mans life Is changed
from gloom to cheer and many mar
is saved to the navy who nigh
otherwise be lost.
II hope to see still closer contac
between COMM ssioned and enlisted
men. 1t will result in benefit tt
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27
PARALYSIS A c A n
SPREADING OV En-
VALLEY Of R j H R.
Communists Seeking To Ex-
tend Strike Into UnOcCu-
pied German States
BY FER DINAND JAIN
tBy Leased Wire To The Age-Herald)

TolTRIIN Paralysis 6
spreading 'hroush the huhr DIS reoS
continue terrorization tactics
In Bochun. communists entered
-, s..i .ha+on;,o
mn 60 an va 'es '''' co .
workers but no violent clashes are
reported A red guard, with drawn
weapon. is posted outside the Presi-
dent mine there.
Dusseldorf trolley cars are stopped
and the city is without gas or cleo
tricity as result of the strike. 1t
is feared atrocities may result in I'M
lighted streets during night hours.
The communists are attempting tc
spread the strike into unoccupied
Germany in tho vicinity of Hamm
Mines are being guarded heavily by
nolice. and II is reported French
troops have at one point crossed the
line of demarilation into unoccupied
Germany binder{nq nolice who were
attempting to Keen order.
o O O
Warn of Danger.
Trade unionists at Dortmund have
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27
SEES NEW ISSUE
COneressman Jpshaw Scores Wink
arS Inv

ATLANTIC CITY, n. J., May "a
The next President of the United
States must ride to the White House
on platform of law enforcement and
loyalty to the constitution and not
on beer key and wine bar
rel"
Congressman Upshaw, the Georgia
representative. famous for his de-
nunciations of government officials
for privately winking at violations
of the prohibition laws, presented
this idea for the consideration of the
Northern Baptists convention here.
Upshaw said obedience to the law
and not the tariff or the ship sub
sidy must be the issue in the next
campaign.
The committee on nominations pre-
scented an additional long list of
candidates at FRIDAYS session.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27
NEW BOTTLING PLANT.
DUE FOR BUFFALO ROCK
Work Begun On $4,000 Building By
Hettrick Company

Work has been started by the Het-
trick Engineering company on new
$4,000 Buffalo Rock bottling plant
for the Alabama Grocery company.
contract for which was let several
days ago. The plant will be a three
story brick structure, and will be
located at Tenth avenue and Twenty
sixth street. north. The building will
be of brick and will house one of
the most modern and up-to- date bot
Ting plants in the south, it is said
Miller and Martin were architests
designing the building plans. Con-
struction work will be completed
in about three months
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27
HELD DIFFERENT VIEW
Christ Claims OF Erratlc Grcet
Causes Arrest

BOSTON, May 26.-Shouting in a
loud voice, II am Christ Let the
mayor and his council come before
me, for l would address them" The
olgos Carzohcoz, a Greek, kindled a
fire on the balcony of the public
library here and waited for a crowd
to gather to hear what he termed
divine message.
A policeman was one of the first
persons attracted by the shouts and
the young Greek was hurried to a
police station, where he explained he
started the fire in order to attract
a large crowd.
Police sent him to a psychopathic
hospital for examination.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27
OREGON MAN NAMED
ON SHIPPING BOARD
Bert E. Hayney Appointed To Sue
coed Chamberlain

WASHINGTON, May 2G.-Bert p.
Hayuey of Oregon was appointed by
President Harding today to be
member of the shipping board. lie
will succeed former senator Cham
berlaiu of the same state, who re-
Gently resi- gued. effective June 80.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27
CLEAN UP THE CURB
Cromwell Pleads Against Blue Sky
Deals On Market

NEW YORK. May GA campaign
for Kidding the country of those
thinly disguised thieves who utilize
the brokerage business for their own
gain and for the robbery of the peo-
ple." is being urged on representa-
tives of the New York stock ex-
change by President Seymour l..
Cromwell.
More than 500 representatives of
exchange houses and house branches
all over the country heard his plea
against blue sky deals and bucketing.
June 8, is that of the Irondale Water
company. seeking certificate of
convenience and necessity for the
construction and operation of water
works plant at the town of Irondale.
A petition of the Central of Georgia
railway for permission to discontinue
Motifs as an agency station is set
for June 5.
The citation issued by the commits
sion to the Southern, Ala bama Great
Southern and Northern Alabama
Railway companies to show cause
why the relationship among them is
not such as to justify the application
of single line haul rates among the
carriers and any two of them, is set
for hearing June 4. The Chamber
of Commerce of Gadsden has petition
set for hearing June 4. seeking just
| and reasonable rates on slaves ana
heading blocks cut to lenghth from
| local stations on Alabama Mineral
and Birmingham divisions between
Boyles and Sycamore, inclusive, to
Gadsden. Another petition of the
| Gadsden Chamber of Commerce see
for June 5, seeks Just and reason
able rates" on sawmill logs from
points on the Louisville and Nash
willie between Boyles and Sycamore
and from stations of the N. :. & St.
l.. railroad between Guntersville and
Moragne Junction, inclusive to Gads-
| den.
The petition of the County Coal
company OF Alabama, Inc, for per-
mission to condemn certain rights
of way for railroad purpose in con-
nection with Its mining interests in
jefferson county; is set for June IL.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27
Dresses In ThreeLo

Here's Dress Group No. New, stylish
and high class garments at price which
should clear them within few days.
Canton crepes, Georgettes, printed crepes,
for street wear, and printed silk and knit
fabrics for sports. Over 200 dresses in
this lot and not one at regular price;
choose literally of these-choice. .......
Group No. 2 in the dresses offers marve-
lous values, embracing, as it does, styles
for street and afternoon wear, for the
country club or for hotel use while on
your Summer trip.
Vella-Vella, figured Roshanaras printed
sports silks, flat crepes, embroidered and
figured Cantons-one and three-piece cos
tunes, all reduced from much higher
Hrices; now on sale. choice at. .........
This collection of dresses have their first
reduction in this sale. They are the finest
materials in black, navy, brown, cocoa
and gray shades, fashioned into inimitable
styles for dressy wear
Embroidered and plain tailored models,
exclusive in line and embellishments-all
at savings that will go far towards the
buying of still another dress-priced in
this sale, your choice at. ...............
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27
CHARGED WIN STEALING

Warrants charging grand larceny
will be sworn out against Charles
Mooney. II, $500 Tenth avenue. north,
who is alleged to have attempted to
take a battery out of an automobile
belong to ]. F. Alexander, assistant
manager of the Protective Life In
surance company while it was park
ed in front of the Masonic temple
Friday night.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27

both. Personally. believe that
within sound limits. the fewer court
martial and other punishments. the
better, A happy ship is a good ship"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27

In lot No. we have included every coat cape and
wrap of our finest and highest type garmentsslk and
wool fabrics, among them imported cloths and heavy
Cantons-handsomely embroidered and fur-trimmed
wraps many of them in the side-drapes and
straight lines that are shown for fall.
This u.s. in opinion the most unusual offer in
clusively fine garments made at the price
quote-your unrestricted choice of the lot at
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-16
SHOWS OPEN TONIGHT
Workman Attractions Are Ready on
the Plazas.

After working all night. obliyious
of rain, Worthams Worlds Best
Shows were installed on the plazas
ready to open Monday evening as a
part of the Fiesta de San Jacinto.
The only trouble they had was to
make the big amusement city fit the
space allotted TO it.
This season the shows are on a
larger scale than ever before. being
ready TO take the road with 81 car
loads Of amusement equipment. The
company represents the original Wor-
tham's Worlds Best Shows, with the
principal attractions of the diSorgan-
lied Wortham's Worlds Greatest
Shows added. Incidentally they have
several attractions that will be seen
here this year for the first time.
PRINCIPAL among these are the new
ride-The Caterpillar. and the laugh
factories. the Crystal Maze and the
Rocky Road TO Dublin.
The new owners. Beckman. Gerety
and Robinson. who managed the
Worlds Best Shows before Clarence
A. WORKMAN died. will operate the
shows along the same high-class lines
characteristic Of their founder.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-16
BOND MARKET DULL
General Tone Is Better Despite Lack
of Activity. However.

Copyright. by The San Antonio Light.
New York, April 10.-The week in
the bond market opened with almost
entirely lacs of interest in trading.
While there was no weakness and the
( tone was perhaps little better. there
was also no activity.
High grade bonds were available
in large blocks, but the holders did
not seem inclined to shade the p rice
sufficiently 10 attract BUYERS.
The most. interesting development
of the day was the new offering OF
Sf5, 600 in Federal Land Bank j
per cent, at prices to yield 4.45 per
rent This offering was foreshad-
owei by the recent calling for re-
demption of the land bank rs. The
return is 20 to 40 points higher than
is obtainable from first grade munich
pals, both being entirely tax exempt
The only explanation of the diScrep
arcy is that lareg investors are not
well acquainted with the merits Of
these land bank bonds which should
not be confused with the Joint Stock
Bank issues. Liberties were irregu'
lar and quiet.
Z Considerable interest was taken in
the status of Keokuk and Des Moines
IS due October l next. The bonds
dropped 20 points last week. lost an
other point today and then rallied.
Foreign bonds continued firm. II
the testimony of the bond market
may be accepted there is steady I'M
provement in European conditions.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-16
MEDICAL Men Meet.

RockdaIe. Tex, April I6.-Milam
county medical men held session III
Cameron with an attendance from
several other counties and cities.
Those attending the meeting were :
Drs. Epperson, Taylor. Monroe,
benson, Of Cameron Drs. Coul-
ter. Barley, Crump of RocNdale :
Drs. johnson, Potter, Robinson, Pol
lok. McReynolds. of Temple; DrS.
Terry and Anderson of Thorndale :
DIR. W. A. benson Of Ben Arnold ;
DR.. Herring of Burlington: DR.. ]. ".
Young of Buckholts; DIR. X. j. Alex
ander OF Waco; Drs. McGlasson and
DePew of San Antonio: DIR. Bledsoe,
Taylor: DIR. Alsup. Little River. a
program was rendered as follows :
Bone Surgery, Bledsoe. Alexander
and johnson: demonstration by Me
Reynolds Of system used in removing
foreign substances from throat and
lungs: reading papers on venereal
diseases and treatment, DePew and
Robinson. DIR. McGlasson gave lee
ture With lantern slides on cancer
of skin and its treatment. This was
Of special interest to the medical men.
After the session n banquet was
served
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-16
FINANCIAL REVIEW.

There was little change today in the
general attitude of the stock mar
ket. 1t was waiting the same as il
was last week for further light upon
the business outlook. 1t continued to
show that the outside public had no;
recovered from the sharp check TO the
speculative campaign a month ago
and was still extremely cautious about
: entering the market afresh.
Most of the data brought out over
the weekend and interviews with
prominent business men, supported the
conclusion that there was little sig
nificance to such reactionary symp.
toms as were disclosed in the oil anC
steel trade.
All took the view that this was Q
natural and desirable cause in whal
: threatened to be a too rapid expan
sion. They agreed that the thinl
most necessary to do from now on il
to bold back prices and in this way
the danger of initiation will be avoid
ed ard the present prosperity will rur
on a good deal longer.
: The way these opinions were re
Elected in the market at the outse
was in n quiet undertone of confidence
without. however, any attempt to re
sumo the speculative movement Of ;
month ago. During the greater par
of the time, prices varied little ant
trading was small. But in exceptions
where stocks were active. the moves
were mostly upward. This was no
tally true of motor stocks which wer,
responding to the figures for the frs
quarter, showing, in a number of in
stances, that all records were broker
both for old orders executed and new
orders received.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-16
OPTIMISTIC VIEW
PREVAILS ON STOCK
MARKET FOR FUTURE
Steels and Rails Are Most
Prominent in Early
Advance.
BY STUART p. WEST

Copyright, by The San Antonio Light.
New York, April 16.-The active
trading element professed today 10 be
much disappointed because. the stock
market did not follow up the favor
able indications at the close of last
{, week with more of a buying move
ment. They did not like the way deal
ings Quieted down.
Street sentiment, however, con-
tinued moderately optimistic for the
future. 1t was granted that the gen
!. eral list might remain for a while
longer the way it is now, but it was
claimed that the market had passed
into stronger hands during the re-
: action in the closing weeks of March
and would be well protected against
any important setback.
I The two groups that did the best
were the steets and the rails. In the
former, Sloss Sheffield made new
nigh. and was IN five points from
where it was selling a week ago. The
buying has been due TO dividend talk
which seems to be well founded.
The remarkable showing in net
earnings for 1922 made by the Cana
dian Pacific, explains the recent
strength in that stock which made a
new high today.
Oil stocks broke in the early trad
ing, with Marland below 30 and the
Pan-Americans off sharply. But later
on these shares were steadier.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-16
PRIMARY BILL HAS
LITTLE CHANCE IN
SPECIAL SESSION
Neff Probably Will Not
Submit "White Mans"
Election Measure.

Austin, Tex. April t6.-An effort
is being made by Representative Dav-
export of San Antonio, to have the
governor submit during the special
session the so-called white mans pri-
mary election bill, which failed in the
regular session. Davenport and lie
Stourgeon had a conference with Gov
ernor Neff Monday relative to the
submission of the measure.
The governor made note of the
matter" said Davenport, but stated
that he does not propose to submit any
measures to the Legislature until
definite progress has been made with
tine revenue measures. He did NOT
indicate that he will even then sub
nit the election bill.
We also discussed the. question Of
the appointment of judge for the
new Bexar county district court" con-
tinued Davenport. but he said he had
not given consideration 10 the ap'
pointnent of judges for any OF the
new courts created by the last Lcgis-
lature
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-16
EAST ST. LOUIS LIVESTOCK.

East st. Louis. ILL.,, April 16.--Cattle:
Receipts. 5000; general market steady
to strong: top steers 1915: bulks fol-
low: steers. s5.sOdS.75; yearlings. S7Gs;
cows. s5.50@650: Gamers. $500 n 3.s5
stocker steers, s7.G5G7.75; light calves,
IS. O0ms.50.
Hogs: Receipts. 1850; light hogs gen.
orally steady; medium weights and
heavies unevenly 10 10 &c higher; top.
$685.: bulk 150 to 22O-pound averages,
ss.556S.60; $50 20 $50 pounds. 5000
$50: $50 pounds and up. sS.15mS.iO;
pigs unchanged: bulk desirable 110 10
130-pound averages. s7.25 q s.00 packer
sows strong: bulk s6.90I7.0o.
Sheen: Receipts. 1000; no wool lambs
offered; clipped lambs steady; balance
largely sif.75; fat sheep steady: tS.25
paid for good 96-pound clipped wethers;
best light ewes Quotables. $500 q 800.
Horses: Good to choice draft, S165 q
200: good EASTERN chunks. $50 q ITO;
choice southern horses, Sos a IS.
Mules: is 10 II hands. s1s5 d2 $50; 1872
to 1s.s hands. 1850 225; II to Is hands.
SiO@75.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-16

has moved in unison with Standard
/ of Indiana. recently. brolie away to;
day. Active upbidding of this stock
resulting in rise of over 3 points
before selling was encountered. Royal
Canadian came in for n good deal Of
attention. crossing seven. The conf
pletion of three wells by Pennock Oil
was reflected in higher prices for this
stock.
Operations for the rise was re-
newed in Checker Manufacturing the
stock gaining ID points at one
time while Stutz crossed 10. Durant
came off from the Saturday close.
Declaration of a 20 per cent divi-
dent on Acme Coal and announce
ment that the old stock of 81 par
value viii be exchanged for new $40
stock, failed TO have any effect upon
the shares concerned. Delaware,
I.ackawanna and Western Coal was
strong. getting IN almost a point be-
tween sales.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-16
OILS ACTIVE ON CURB
Southern States and Gulf OF Penn
yIvania Advance Sharply.

Copyright. by The San Antonio Light.
New York. April 16.-Speculative
activity at the beginning of the week
on the Curb exchange centered in a
number of oil stocks and these were
bid up sharply even while recent
leaders ON the big board were being
sold.
The advance TO new top for the
present movement in Southern States
Oil followed announcement that the
corporation has acquired a 40-acre
tract at Union City. Ark. adjoining
the Gladys Belle tract upon which a
new 5000-barrel well is reported to
have. been brought in. Deepening
~ cleaning Of two Of the corpora
hons ,Smackover wells rs said N
efxs~,ded production of 1000 bar
rels daily.
Gulf Oil Of Pennsylvania, which