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, 1923-10-03
The Reliable Cream
Check

BURNS1The value and import
ance OF the dairy is being realized
in this community and is reflected
in the checks paid out by the two
cream stations OF his city. During
the month Of August these two sta
lions paid out to farmers approx
mately $1,000 for cream. Besides
this there arc a few farmers who
ship their own cream. others who
market in Cheyenne and many 9TH
ers who are small manufacturers Of
butter. and dispose OF their product
through loca, merchants and other
channels.
, 1923-10-03
Saving Four Thousand

SHERIDAN The taxpayers are
to be saved $4,000 to $4,000 on the
Main street paving and storm sewer
construction.
The saving viii be the result of
a change Of plan which provides for
placing the new 24-inch storm sew
er on one side of the old street car
tracks ano leaving the ties and the
concrete in which they are set in the
street, thus saving the expense of
digging them out and replacing the
concrete foundation of the nave
ment as under the original plan. 1t
took two men three hours to dig
out the first three ties. It would cost
about 50 per tie to do the extra work
or taking them out and replacing
the concrete for each tie that had
TO come out to allow the new sewer
to be laid under the west track as AT
first planned.
The ties. which have been in place
about IL years. show no indication
OF decay. A saving in concrete foun-
dalton for a strip about IL feet wide
down the center of the street. will
be accomplished. It is stated. II Is
felt by the city commissioners that
the saving will more than offset the
remote possibility OF the cost Of re.
pairing the pavement II ties should
rot out and permission was given
the contractor Wednesday to leave
them in and lay the new paving on
the old foundation for the ties.
A further result of the decision
will be a double sewer for MAR
street. The old line was made of IS
inch pipe, and with the new, which
is to be Of 24-inch pipe. there will be
ample draI=sge for the heaviest
rains and floods.
, 1923-10-03
Directs Traffic

SHER1DAN-A long story about
the problems OF traffic policemen.
which appeared in a recent issue Of
tho Los Angeles paper, contains
numerous statements by A. ". Kan
atscher. a former Sheridan boy, who
has held the traffic post at one of
the busiest IN the California
city for more than two years. He
Is the only son of Jacob Kanatscher
of TIT South Main street. and left
here about IS years ago.
Kanatscher says women make the
best drivers OF automobiles. but lose
their heads easier than mon do. so
they figure as often in accidents and
, 1923-10-03
It Happened In Wyoming
Matters ant Things of Statewide Inter rest, Wired in, Teephoned in, Writer.
Grape-Vined and Some of 1t PulGned.

Charles Davis. federal prohibition
agent for this territory. and saw the
barrels Of mash through a window
in the house. they said. No liquor
could be found The still, a 50-gal-
Ion outfit. was found about a quar-
ter of a mile from the house in a
cistern-like cave.
The officers waited until 6 o'clock
in the afternoon for the return of
Slower. thinking to find the Jugs
or other r~eceptaclcs in his car for
evidence n 70 confiscate tho We
hicle. but about that time the rain
began and they cane back to Ss.eri
dan. A warrant WINS obtained from
the county attorney and will be
served as eoon as possible.
Twenty empty sugar sacks were
found in the cave with the still.
, 1923-10-03
The Festive Moon
sinner

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Frank r
Toy again obtained the reward OF
vigilance when on his third trip, he
discovered a stin and 200 gallons of
mash on the Charles ]. Tanner place
about 20 miles northwest CT Sheri-
dan on Six Mile creek. John Slower
occupies the place but was not at
home and was not arrested at the
time.
The sheriff was accompanied by
, 1923-10-03

pedestrian and vehicular traffic
from four directions at once. and
IL he is d~iscourteous he loses his Job
or takes a reprimand
, 1923-10-03

offences against traffic rules as tho
mon. Very few drivers. Mr.. Kan
atscher said. give the signals right
The traffic cop" mas to watch both
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18
Shipping ActiUities
 AlQban1a's s Seaport

MOBILE Ala, Dec 17-(Specisl Leased Wire l-fhe port was quite active during Monday and the day before, and the har Dor fleet was augmented by four vessels. rivals was the Bibb County, United States shipping board, Munson lines operators. which arrived from Charleston, $. C., to load for Montevideo and BuenoS Aires. The Bibb County went Into the Ala bama dry dock for repairs Monday and will be on the dock for a few days. The Carlo, Page &. Jones, arrived to load for Porto Rico, and will lift good sized cargo of flour and lumber, lard and meat for the island. The Carib is loading at Turner terminals At present there are two steamers and two sailing vessels at Tur- ners loading. These are the Carib, the Norwegian steamer Baja California, Page x Jones, loading for the Windward Is lands; the American schooner Friendship, Van Heynieen Brokerage company, is loading for the east coast. The German barkeutine Columbus is also in the slip. departure was the British steamer Port reath, loaded by the Van Heynigen Broll dam, with about 2,00O poo feet of pitch pine lumber and timber. Another lumber shipment was aboard the British schooner Explicit, which sailed for St. Anns Bay town, with about 100000 superficial feet of ptchpine lumber and timber.
 The Saco, Page & Jones, owned by the United States shipping board. sailed on with general cargo The Carib, loading for Porto Rico, is expected to sail about Thursday, and the Baja Caiiforia, Page & Jones, loading for the Winward Islands, is expected to go Tuesday.
 The American schooner Virginia, l.. A. Scott & Co, will load at Mobile with lum ber for Barbados and Martinique, accord ing to information at the offices of the & Co, arrived in balaee from Humacao Monday and will lay up, 1t was learned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18
Oil Shares Strong
 On Curb Market

NEW YORK, Dec, 17.-Unusual strength and activity of the oil shares, based on the speculative be- lief that California production was definitely on the downgrade, featured today's relatively strong curb mar ket. Wild fluctuations took rlace in Penn-MeX fuel, which opened 1G points higher at A. advanced to 45 and then broke to 35, closing at 351a
 Standard Oil of Nebraska jumped 10 points on small turnover and net gains of 2 to 6]z points were regis tered by Gulf Oil of Pennsylvania, Magnolia Petroleum, Prairie Pipe and Prarie Oil and Gas and Standard Oils of Indiana and Kentucky.
 Mesabi Iron was the active feature of the industrial list, touching s2. or 2A points above last weeks low. on reports of an early expansion of it's Babbitt, Minn., plant will result antly enlarged earning power. Ford Motors of Canada jumped points on an odd lot sale. Cleveland Motors dropped points on one sale.
 Activity in the mining group was confined IafSeiy to sucn penny SlochS as Arizona Globe Copper, Boston Montana Corporation, Ohio, Copper, St. Croix Mines, National Tin and Hawthorne Mines, the last named duplicating its high of T on reports that work had started on new ore body.
 Subscription rights to the new Pan American Petroleum and trans port stock were admitted to trading, fluctuations between 9s cents and S35O
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18
ROCKS ARE WARY BIRDS

I have letter from man who has acquired an old country rectory and fain would have its aesthetic com plement, rookery
 It is delightful question to be asked, How can l found a rookery 9" and I don't feel that I am likely to be able to give in an answer, For, al lowing that the most favorable con ditions exist. it depends entirely on the rocks, than which, there are no birds more contradictory in character
 It has been said that an old basket placed in tree top is an inducement to rocks to build, but l have no evil dence of the success of this or any other artifice.
 The most that can be done Is to keep the precincts of the rectory ap- propriately quiet and await the chance coming of birds from some populated rookery or trees grown unsafe in the neighborhood
 But these rectory trees may have a history. Perhaps already they are un- safe. No one would become aware of that more quickly than any rocks which once may have built there. Per ,haps some tragedy is connected with them-a violent eviction by persons who objected to their presence, a sustained persecution.
 Rocks will desert an ancestral home for sound reasons plain to all, some times for reasons incomprehensibl and occasionally without the slightest trace of reason though in the last case it must be believed that birds so sagacious and domestic minded must be deeply moved by some recondite impulse when. as they have been known to do. they suddenly abandon their eggs and young.
 Do rookery conditions exist?
 The trees-elm, oak, fir, beach, but most frequently elm--must be tall, sound in the upper branches. and the latter conveniently forked.
 Rocks build as high above the ground as possible. and from the tree tops where their rocking cradles ar
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18
Tee, Fairway And
 Green
By CHARLES "CHICxv EVANS, JR. GETTING MAXIMUM DISTANCE

Often you see two golfers each with good form, but one consistently gets from 50 to 75 yards more dis tance than the other. Assuming that the players are of equal strength which really has little to do with it why is it that the one can outdrive the other?
 He does it because he has learned the knack of getting the wrist and shoulder punch" into his swing at the right instant
 The distance which golf ball may be driven with a sw9ng that is graceful, rhythmic and generally correct. seems to be about 200 yards. 1 am speaking now of a correct swing which is just swing of the club and devoid of the little extra pushes of power and whip which make "ball stretches" These de- vices for increasing the distance constitute one of the most interest ing phases of golf. Some good play CTS get 25 more yards in one way while others have entirely different methods of getting it. Bob McDon- ald, who is one of the best golf plsyerss in the world has knack of "scissoring'' his hands and wrists as the clubhead goes through the ball, which often adds 100 yards to his drive. There is not a longer or more consistent driver in the game. There are many long drivers, but McDonald has solved the problem of enormous distance with great accuracy Re gently at an exhibition game In Chicago he drove a green 36G yards from the tee. The feat was not an accident, as he announced before driving that he would put the 5all on the green.
 To understand where and how the extras which add distance to the drive are put into the swing, one must comprehend the difference be- tween a swing that is just a swing and the swing where the extras are introduced In the plain swing, as- suminc that the club is taken back and brought forward with rhythm and proper weight shifting, the hands swing right through with the clubhead That kind of swing yields, as I said. about 200 yards as maximum. The player who mas acquired it is in the deep waters of golf if he wishes to go farther At that point one begins to study and work out the refinements of the game which add punch.
 What such swing lacks is punch" This punch" must be put into the ball so that the right hand meets the ball. One good way to do it is to grip the shaft tightly with the left hand and then try to stop the left hand as the club comes down just as his hand gets about even with the ball. Then shoot the right. hand and the right shoulder into the ball, so tat the right hand passes over and in front of the left kand, with such power that it pulls the left hand up after it when the clubhead has passed through. The player should be on his right toe with the whole right side of his body pressing against the shaft at the instant the ball is hit. The left leg must be held stiff against this pressure, and the left arm and left hand must by all means be made to stand up against the pressure from the right side. If the left hand col lapses under the strain the ball will slice off or be hit on the toe or the club face.
 Practice this punch" of the club
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18
BOND. PRICES OFF AND DAY LISTLESS

NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-Trading in listed bonds on the New York eX- change today was rather listless with a general shading of prices. The mar ket for new issues. however, was active both in point of placing the bonds and discussion of forthcoming new financing. Bids were opened in Detroit for an issue of Detroit Muntc- pal bonds aggregating about $15,O0o'- 900 but local bankers, who submitted bids, were informed that the award would be delayed until tomorrow.
 Improvement in the oil industry has caused a cancellation of plans by the Pure Oil company to negotiate new bond issue. International bankers de clined to discuss cable reports that an offering of Argentine bonds will be made this week. They admitted however, that negotiations point to an early announcement in the matter
 There was some activity in sec ondary railroad mortgages and the local traction company bonds. St Paul refunding 4hs, off two points, touched a new low price for the year Some of the American government liberty bonds recorded moderate i'm proVement
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18

fashioned, the birds Ike to be able to see over goodly stretch of the fields and pastures.
 How many roolleries one knows in tall trees on the fringe of old mano- rial woodlands, just within the wall, with the open landscape rolling away on the opposite side. How many old rectories beside the field also, of whose peacefulness the sable tenants of the inclosing trees are an integral part! The birds cries and colloquies throughout the year are of the sounds that plumb the depth of country Quietness.
 In so charming quest I wish my friend the veriest success. There may be no more proper place for rocks than the rectory trees, and yet the birds be very long in coming to them or prehaps never come at all
 But if they do build there they will not be1ightly shifted. They will be interesting neighbors. confident and perfectly at home, in this respect again showing by contrast with their extreme wariness and suspicion in the open fields how cratic is their char acter.-Percy w. D. Izzard in the Continental Edition of the London Mail. .uiE
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18
SECURITIES SHOW.
 UPWARD TENDENCY.
Oils Featured Throughout Day, Advances Marking
 The Day On Market
By WALTER B. BROWN Market Editor, New York Commer-
 eIaI

hcascd Wire to The Agc-Heraid
 NEW YORK. Dec. 17.-Many cross currents influenced the movement of prices in Mondays market for securities. Through it all could be discerned a strong undertone, with a tendency to advance on the slight est encouragement, and requiring a relatively greater amount of pres- sure to force a decline.
 The oils were featured throughout the, day. The advance in crude re- ported from the Texas fields the lat ter part of last week was followed by an advance of 20 cents barrel in Pennsylvania crude last Friday, while the latest production report from the Los Angeles basin showed substantial cut in output for the week ending December 15.
 Although conservative operators are advising caution, there was nevertheless good support for prac- tically the entire oil group through out the session. It will be. recalled that the break in oil stocks precip1- tated the decline in stocks which be- gan last March, and continued throughout the summer and it Is possible that it overshot the mark.
 At the same time it is well to remember that there is large amount of oil in storage brought at prices well above present levels eating its head off in interest and storage charges, and that while there has been a decrease in produe- ton, it is so far ahead of consump- tion that it may be late spring or early summer before the two CO., incide.
 Rail stocks were weak through cut the day. Aside from the seasonal falling off in car loadings, there IS a disposition to hold back while awaiting the turn of affairs at Washington. The fight for control of the interstate commerce commit tee is demonstrating the ability of the progressives to block the prog ress of legislation. They cannot carry through their own program, because they form but a small minority, but they occupy good strategic position and have thus far been able to prevent the election or the chairman of that important com mittee
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18
DUNDEE DEFEATS Mandell and Ferris JACK BERNSTEIN Box lO-Round Draw
l5N IT MONDEREuEI

NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-Sammy Man dell of Rockford, H.. and Sid Ferris of New York, tough a 1O-round draw in the semi-finals bout. of the Christmas charity program at Madi- son Square Garden tonight. Ferris. who is built after the fashion of kangaroo, used the tactics of that animal to such an advantage that the harder hitting westerner was kept puzzled until near the end of the bout. Mandell's punishing blows in the last minutes sauared the decision.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18

head a few times and you will readily observe how much speedier the action of the clubhead is. The rhythm of the swing must be main- tained. however, and one must be careful not to let the right hand roll over untfl after the ball is hit. or the shot will persistently be hooked The player who undertakes these things is in advanced golf and un- less he has a very fine understand ing of the fundamentals of the swing he probably would benefit himself more by going into such de- tails under the eye of a professional The proper swing itself Is rather difficult for many golfers to ac quire, but once it is attained the re- finements are easy.
 Copyright John F. Dille Co)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18
SUGAR MARKET

NEW YORK Dec. 17.-Raw sugar was firm on the spot with Cubas quoted 5-Sc cost and freight. equal to 741c for cen trEugal. No sales were reported.
 Fluctuations in raw sugar futures were narrow throughout the day the market opening points Higher to lower and closing 1 points higher to lower The only feature was the steadiness of near positions, reflecting the frmness of spot sugar. January closed, 5.30c; March, 4.66c: May, 4.70c; July, 4.77c.
 Refined sugar unchanged to 10 points lower at Sc for fine granulated and only light inquiry reported.
 Refined futures nominal
 Sugar futures closed irregular Ap- proximate sales, 5000 tons. January, 5.30c; March, 4.66c; May, 4.7oc; July,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18

NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-Johnny Dun weight champion, addeds another star to his crown tonight by taking the American junior lightweight cham pionship back from Jack Bernstein of Yonkers, on the judges decision after a 15-round bout, the feature of the Christmas charity at Madison Square Garden
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18
Ching Elected Captain

. MOBILE, Ala. Dec. 17.--Announce- ment made tonight tha, Richard F. Ching, Jr., of Memphis Tenn. was to- night unanimously elected captain of the Spring Hill college football team for 1924. Edward MeEvoy was named alternate captain
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18
Catcher Is Robbed

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 17.-Ray Graham. catcher for the Chicago White Sox, was struck over the head, knocked unconscious and robbed of s60 by two men who he had given lift" in his automobile late Sunday iprb
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18
Herman Loses Bout

NEW YORK. Dec. 17.-Apparently in great pain, Babe Hermann formerly of California, was forced to quit at the end of the eighth session of his 10-round preliminary with Kid Sul- livan at Madison Square Garden to- night Herman had a safe lead on points when he conceded the teehni- cal knock out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18
BANDIT ROBS BANK
Lone Robber Holds Up Assistant And
 Gets Cash.

BLUEFIELD, w. Va. Dec. IA lone bandit entered the bank of Poca- hontas at Pocahontas, Va. 10 miles west of here today, held up the as sistant cashier and escaped in an automobile with $1,000. A posse Of special officers later found an auto mobile three miles away along a mountain road and continued the search into the mountains.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18
RICE MARKET

NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 17.-Rough rice firm; no sales; millers receipts 4,S17 sacks Clean rice steady; sales 2,934 blue rose at Aiz@4&c; 12S Louisiana Pearl at "A C; go Carolina at 6@6hc: 655 screenings at 2@2Kc: 1000 bags Brew CTS rice at s1.s0; 132 Fortuna at 6Sc re- ceipts. 3.S67 pockets.
 Bran and polish unchanged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18
LOCAL MARKETS
FRUITS AND TIMETABLES

tBell-RugefS RTOuuce 1o.y Bsnanas-ss and straights. gross weight, Cranberr!es-s bbL boxes, sS; small boxes, $3.25.
 Grapes-Emperor, fancy good red color. S2.50 Emperor. in kegs, S5.50.
 Grapefruit--Fancy Fla. S3.2593.50. Lemons-Cal. SunlSist, s450@5. Oranges-$350@3.75
 Pesrs-Fancy Oregon, s5.5o.
 Cabbage-Lb., 2kc.
 Ce!ery-Fancy Cal, dog. to crate. q. Lettucee-Col. Iceberg. .s5. ,, ~ Irish Potatoes-Col., 21sc; Minn. Cob blers. Pc; Red Triumphs, Sc.
 Sweet Potatoes-Porto Ricos, axe. Rutabagss-21zc 1zc.
 Onons9Red. 100 lbs. to sack, 4hc, white. 100 lbs. to sack, 6c; yellow. 100 lbs. to sack 4izc; Spanish, per crates, S276. Mackerel--10O count. to 9 oz,, ss. kingan's Pig Feet-14 bbl, $f.5o: h bbl., $50.
 Peanuts-Alabama stock. Sc; No. Va. stock, Sc; No: Va. stock. roasted. sack lots, raw weights, 10c.
 Cocoanuts-$7.
 Almonds-Drakes, 16c. boxes, 12c; choice 50-lb. boxes lie. Prunes-Cal., 12h @17c.
 Cheese-Fuli cream. BOG. Beans-Cal. Lima, large, 12c; Cal. Lima, baby. 1Sc; Mich. navy. shc; Pinto. Sc; Peas~caI black eyes, Sc.
 Eggs-Extra select. doz.. S7c; select. doz., 34c.
 Apples-.Roman Beauty. York, Stay bbl, s5.50g75o. Jonathan, Grimes Gold per box, S2.254 $50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18

Irish Linen Research institute at Belfast is seeking a means to make flax growing profitable to Irish farmers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18
POULTRY AND PRODUCE

NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-Butter firm; re- ceipts, 7551. Creamery higher than ex- tras z 541 O 55c; creamery extras (92 score), 54c: creamery flrsts G8 10 9l seore). 47@53lac; packing stock. current make No. 2. 31c. Eggs unsettled; fresh gathered extra firsts. 4S Co soc; fresh gath cred extra firsts, R q soc; fresh gathered firsts. 43@46c fresh gathered seconds and poorer, 30@42e; New Jersey henneTy whites. closely selected extras 62c; nearby hennery whites closely selected e;-,ras, 62e state nearby and nearby western hennery whites, firsts to extras, 56 6@61c {; nearby hennery browns, extras, 55 O 5Sc; Pacific coast whites. extras 60@62c; Pacific coast firsts to extra firsts, 54 e 59e: refrigerator frsts, 27@2Sc.
 Cheese unsettled; receipts, s,4S5. State, whole milk flats fresh, specials. 22ia a 24c; state, whole milk flat. average run, 2l@21lsc state whole milk flats, held, fancy 10 fancy specials, 254 27c state whole milk flats, held, average run, 231s q 25e
 19c turkeys 24c; ducks, 1Sc; geese, 16c |; butter 54c; egges. S6c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18

EVERYBODY HAS AN EYE on christmas Gift Suggestions" in the Classified Section these days! It Days,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-18

HIDES AND WOOL Birmingham Hide & Tallow Co., No. 1 Grean Salt Hides-6M No. and Grubby Green Salt Hdes-6c. No. 1 Green Fresh Hides-5hc. No. and Chubby Green Fresh Hides-5c. No. l Dry Flint Hides-11c. No. Dry Flint Hides-10c. No.>1 Dry Salt Hides-10c. No. 2 Dry Salt Hides-9c. Sheep Skins--15G75c. Goat Skins-101 O 25c. Horse Hides-$1 Q2. Tallow-4 q5c. Beeswax--1S e 2oc. Clear Grease Wool-30432c. Burry Wool-17QISc. Clear Washed Wool-Ss Q 40c. \ Ginseng-Wild. $8Q9.
 FISH
 (Standard Fish Co.) Gray Snapper--14c. Red Snapper-23Q Spanish Mackerel-Scarce. 23c. Speckled Trout-23c. Mullets-10c. Chesapeake Bay Select oysters-sss s5 gallon.