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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-18
S6.5O TO $7.6O PER BALE IS JUMP IN PRICE OF COTTON

NEW YORK, Sept. 17.-There were advances ranging all the way from $50 to s7.so per bale in the cotton market here today, owing to unfa- from the southwest and very heavy exports. The latter evidently was regarded ss indicating an active de- mand for early Texas cotton, and Oe- tober contracts led the advance here, selling up to 2s.42c or 152 points urday. October closed at 29.25c, with the general market closing firm at net advance of lO5 to 135 points.
 The market opened firm at an ad- vance of 45 to 61 points excited gem eral buying on reports of rains In the southwest, the continued firm ness of Liverpool and reports of an advancing basis in Texas. The mar ket met a great deal of realizing, but 1t was very readily absorbed on re- actions of 20 or 25 points during the middle of the day and the buying be- came still more active and excited during the middle of the afternoon firning the earlier rain news from the western belt and the big ex- ports for the day. Toward the end of last week there had been dis position to take profits on long con tracts, owing partly to hope that
 
 might mean better supply of white cotton in that section, or even some increase in estimates of the crop. The rain news of today caused renewed apprehension Cf a further scaling down or crop figures, and private advices reaching here from num- Der of Texas points suggested that merchants who had previously sold cotton for early new crop shipment, were competing with fresh buyers for the available supply, at an ad vancing basis. As a result there was hurried buyers by sellers of last week either to replace long contracts CT to cover short sales, while an &C., tive demand was also reported from the trade. December sold up to 1s10c and January to 2S.4Sc, with the general list showing net advances of l30 to 152 points in the late trad ing. Last prices were Is or 20 points off from the best under realizing. Exports today were 176,s15 bales. ranking among the biggest days ex- ports on record. Exports go far this season, 561,07. Port receipts. so,S9S. United States port stocks, 2s5,s7z.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-18
REVOLUTION REPORTED
Tribesmen Attack
 Can,u Of Emir Abdullah

JERUSALEM, Sept. 17.-Authofitar tive reports say that revolution has broken out in Trans -Jordiana agains. the Emir Abdullah. The Emirs camp was attacked yesterday by Adwan and Belk tribesmen. The attackers are reported tor have suffered heavy losses.
 Advices from Jerusalem on Sep tember reported revolt of LOCO Arabs who demanded equitable tax ation. expulsion of foreigners and government
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-18
TO RELEASE VESSEL
Cuhans Probably Win Turn Ship Over
 ID American C0Msnl

HAVANA, Cuba, Sent 1T.--The American auxiliary schooner Mo- hawk. seized by Cuban port police here last week when her master, capt. $. O. Forbes. of Jacksonville. is alleged to have come ashore in vio- lation of quarantine regulations, probably will be turned over to GUS todv of the American consul, 1t was said at the office of the police today.
 ]. Baker Brown, who said he is proprietor of potl room at Fable Reach, Fla, declared that the vessel is registered in New York in the name of Captain Forbes, The lat ter. who was arrested, is expected to be given hearing tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-18

New Orleans: Middling 2s, soc; receipts, 3962; sales. 165; stock, b0,l61.
 Galveston: Niddling assoc; receipts, 21,763; exports, 111s6o; sales, 2,26l; stock, Mobile Niddllng. 2s,5oc; receipts, 5; sales, IT; stock, f9s. exports, S.IS6; sales. 42s; stock 22s0i. Charieston Receipts, AT; stock, 2T,o5o. 4 WiImington: Middling, 2s.76c; receipts, 321 stock, 1,747.
 Texas City; Stock, 2,495,
 Norfolk: Middling, 2s.75c; receipts, s4oi sales, Al; stock, 9,O45.
 Baltimore Stock, 5s1;
 Boston: Middling, 2S.soc; exports. 1o2; stock, 3.200.
 Philadelphia: Stock, 4,2ss.
 New York: Mlddling, SOosc; exports, Minor ports; Receipts b1,417; exports 51,4l7; stock, 2,e7l.
 Total today: Receipts, SO,Ss9; exports, 176.9l5; stock. 26S,05S.
 Total for week; Receipts. 121,4loi ex- : Total for season: Receipts. 7ao,O5o; ex- ports, 541,495.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-18
INTERIOR MOVEMENT

Houston: Mlddling. 2S.15c; receipts. 5s,- s5s; shipments. s1.sss; sales, 14,2so; stock, 209.26T.
 Memphis; Middlng. as.25c; receipts, sse; shipments, 92d: sales. S,o7S; stock, 2.s7s; shipments s32; sales 1s3; stock, ss Louis Middling 27,s0c; receipts, isf E shipments. 1St; stock. a,265. Atlanta: Middling. 29.25c.
 Little Rock Middling, 29c; receipts, 14i sales. l,0B0; stock, 9.9a5 . Dallas: Middling- ssl5e; sales, 12755. 750.
 Total today: Racelnts Gi,722; ships ments. s3,s40; stock, 2sG,T32.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-18
CASU GRAIN


 oembsr sis.so; January, sis.5j5?; Febrg. S eqsh, sIO: :45; October si650; De December m Gtsr s1o.5o; March, sl9.72h. Timothy seed !.smher; s2,S6; October, s3'771a Deceem Der sss6; March, s4,
 KANSAS CITY. Mo. Sept. 17.-wheat l.lo. Corn, No 2 yellow. ssc; No. ,. 5Asd Yd ,t%sd sse; oats 4ai N9 white 4l@42'ae ,cHIcAeo, Sept. l7.-whest, No red low. ss'. @s7c Oats. Nc. : Y white. }6s6 42'SsSea q Nc No. whit, white, as3s q4oa.c. Rye Nc ss5G@S; clover seed, sls@1s. 'Sor Fork nom. sog1 inai; lard sl2.o6' ribs, ss.75@ lo,s5.
 ST; LOUIS; Sept. 17.-cssh wheat, No Corn, No, ? white. so@S9isc; No 2 vel ttsnbsr, s1,of5s December, sl,os3s. Corn oats September, 4Ohc. V3V 70 '' S MINNEAPOLIS. Sept. 17.-wheat No yellow. S2c. Oats. No. 3 white. s51i Q ssAc. Flax No' l, s2,ao1A @2.I1s.
 POULTRY AND PRODUCE
 NEW YORK, Sept. l7--Butter firmer receipts, s9Sl creamery, higher than ex- tras, 4fsa O 4Sc; creamery extras, 92 score 47e; creamery firsts, SS to 91 score, A Q 4b 1ac; packing stock, current make, No. 2, 9Se. Eggs irregulart receipts, S346; fresh gathered extra firsts, 40042c; do firsts, 369 S9c. Cheese steady; receipts 5S,s66 pounds state whole milk flats fresh fancy to fancy specials, 26Is e 2sc; do average run, 26c; state whole milk twins fresh fancy, 26hc; do average run, 25 B NEW YORK. Sept. 17.--1lve poultry steady; broilers by freight. 24D PIC; by ex- press s4q2ac5;. fowls, 2o@ 2Sc: roosters 12e turkeys, soc, Dressed poultry irreg ular; chickens. 2s Q 4Sc; fowls, 20 Qs3c; old rro9ostsfs, l4@1sei turkeys No. l frozen o,siI ,GsaIcAta97. ,sssgt ssgt; 17.-PoyltGX, alive ters, 15c.
 KANSAS CITY. No. Sept. 17.-Brg. fc higher; firsts soc; selected, 30@56c, packing, s1e. Poultry unchanged; hens, ssoc broilers 2sc; springs( e1c; roosters, ST. LOUIS, Sept 17.-Hens. Pic; springs. e3o; turkeys, SSc: ducks, large size, 17c butter 4Sc; eggs. S1c.
 CHICAGO, Sept. 17.-Butter. higher; creamery extras. 47c; standards 46e: ex- tra firsts, F41a 046c; firsts. 42G 4Sc; sec ondg, to940lsc. Eggs unchanged; re- ceipts: l4.1o3 eases; firsts s4isc; ordl- nary firsts. geo 2Sc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-18
NEGRO DIES AT 118
Ark Payne Followed Master Through

AFk IHyHe FOIIOWtU WHsttr IhrOUgh n
 Civil War
 MONROE, La. Sept, 17-ArlS Payne a negro who claimed to be 11S years old, is dead at his home in Caldwell parish Payne was owned in ante bellum days by John B. Neal. fol- lowed his master during the Civil war and upon the termination of the con flict returned to the Neal home and remained there for many years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-18
NEW ORLEANS COTTON FuTuREs
SPOT COTTON

NE woRLEANs. Sept. l7,--snot cotton atsady. la6 points higher, salefa on the ss.F5c; middling 2S.75e good iniddiins .s.2se. Receipts. s.se2; stock, so.151.
 NEW YORK. Sept. l7-cotton. spot steady; niddling, S0.45c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-18
EARTH SHOCK FELT
Violent Quake Recorded On Pacific
 Coast

EUREKA Cal, Sept. 17.--A sharp earthquake shock was felt here today beginning with mild vibrations accu- mulating in violence and ending ao- ruptlN.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-18
LIVERPOOL COTTON

LIVERPOQIa sept. 1s.--cottun, Spot, fair demand; prices steady. Good mid ~lins lS.16d; fully mddlint 11.7ld; nssssiDs sis %5Sflins orin.ry sssS
 Sales 1000 bales including $500 Ameri- can. Receipts, 4eo hales., all American. Futures closed very steady; September, 1ss2d; October. 1s.ssd; December 1S.50d :
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-18
CALLS ON LEGION
Coolidge Asks Details Of Measures
 Sought ny Organization

WASHINGTON. Sept. 17.-Presi- dent Coolidge today asked Colonel Alvin Owsley. national commander of the American Legion, to lay before him, in detail, the legislative meas ures the legion wants action on at the coming session of Congress. Owsley agreed to do this. stating that the first Item on such pro- gram would be help for the sick and disabled and the second item sol dier bonus.
 There are 4a70OO sewing ma chimes in American homes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-18
THE MYSTERY GIRL
A DETECTIVE STORY

By CAROLYN WELLS Copyright 1922 Lippncttt Syndicate for The Age-Herad
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-18
PORT MOVEMENT

January, 1s,S4d March. 1513d; May l492d, July, 1459d
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-18

CHICAGO. Sept. 1T.-Following
 are the opening. high low and clos ing quotations in Chicago grain and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-18
Officer.

ARTHUR w. SMITH, Ch, TOM o. SMITH, Preside w. II. MANLY, Vice HENSON CAIN, Asst. C, n, GOTTEN, Asst, F. W. FINCH, Cashie II. C. KELLER. Ass D. B. TALIAFERRC MACLIN F. SMIT EXAM ELLIOTT,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-12
BY H. F. BYRD.

Public sentiment in Virginia favors
practical plan for the construction
and maintenance of an adequate road
system. Two methods of financing
construction are advocated-one a
bond issue with a gasoline tax; the
other gasoline tax without a bond
issue. Every one agrees that a gaso-
line tax is fair tax On the bond is
sue there is a great division of opin-
ion. Is there middle road over which
an united and satisfied state can go
to work on the vast undertaking of
constructing it's highways?
Necessity for Efficient Management.
Close to the heart of the question
lies the State Highway Department.
1t is now reorganized, and the people
look to it with hope But not with
words but with works must it regain
public confidence. The officials of the
department are paid to build and
maintain roads; they are not paid to
travel over the state at public ex-
pense to advocate particular plans for
financing their work. 1t is the bust
ness of the highway department to
recommend what money is needed and
then to efficiently expend the funds
provided. 1t is the business of the
peoples representatives to say how
much money it may expend and how
such money shall be raised.
If the highway department spends
the money it has got intelligently and
efficiently, it will become much easier
to get more. We have plenty of ora
tors and statesmen; what We need is
road builders who will secure a dol
lars worth of road for every dollar
of the public funds expended. Reor-
ganized only last July and as yet not
sufficiently long in Office to demon
strate its efficiency, the people of Vir-
ginia look with hopeful expectation to
the present head of the highway de-
partment to provide a practical road
administration free from politics and
managed with business efficiency and
economy.
The Governor of Virginia has called
a special session to convene on Feb
ruary 2Sth. He recommends that a
gasoline tax be passed so as to pro-
vide needed funds for 1923, and that
the question of permanent financing
either by gasoline tax or bond issues
be decided by the people. Each mem
Der of the General Assembly can then
be guided by direct mandate from
his constituents.
Present Local and State Bond Issues.
On November 1, the total of our
state, county, and city bond issues
were s96.441, POS This is a state mort
gage of 81 per acre on every acre of
land in Virginia, and $50 for every
man, woman and child in the state.
1t is interesting to compare the real
estate tax rate in the so-called bond
counties to non-bond counties.
Bonds issued: State, district, and
county tax rate per 500 assessed
value.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-12
FIND CHEESE SUBTLE THING
parent ImpossibiIitk of Initiating
the Genuine Camembert.

A nan interested in agricultural
products wanted to make cheese Of
the type of Camernbert, but while he
had the same ferment, employed the
same methods and used what seemed
to be the same kind of milk, neither he
nor anyone else in this country OBJ
tanned the same result.
On visiting France he found that the
makers of the cheese in question were
very particular about their milk, oh
tanning it from the dairymen of a GER
tain district only. In the fields Of these
farmers there grew, he found, sprink-
ling of certain grasses that he did not
find elsewhere, and it is possible, and
even likely, that these make the subtle
difference in the milk that shows in
the cheese which distinguishes the gen.
uine from the artificial product.
And yet, the special grasses were
only incidental; they were not the
main grasses of the pasture, which
were the same as those found else
where-Ellwood Hendrick 10 Harper's
Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-12
Cows Peculiar Stomach.

A peculiar digestive system enables
cattle to use coarse feed called
"roughage," which would not be suit
able for feeding horses or other farm
animals. The COW has compound
stomach of four compartments, which
in large animals has a capacity of 90
gallons. The food goes into the first
large stomach or pouch. where 1t is
softened, and then overfiows into the
smaller second stomach. From either
Of these pouches the food may be re-
turned to the mouth In small portions
or "cuds" for rumination or Chewing
the cud." That is why cattle are
called ''ruminants." The food is
again swallowed and goes into the
third, and then into the fourth, or
true stomach.
Cattle have no teeth at the end Of
the upper jaw, and in grazing the
vegetation is pulled, rather than cut
off, by the lower incisor teeth press
ing on the tough pad of membrane
covering the upper Jaw.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-12
NOT ALL BEER AND SKITTLES
englishman Has Somewhat Lengthy
List of Drawbacks to Life in
the Turkish Capital.

An English business man backed me
into a corner in Constantinople club,
looked at me sternly over the top of his
brandy and soda and addressed me as
follows:
when you write about this town.
old chap, 1 hope you'll tell your peo-
pie what beastly place 1t is, what7
A chap can't make move, you know,
without some one asking him to have
something. Look here, old chap. In
q court Of law. you know, q chap Ii
ordinarily supposed to be sober after
9 o'clock at night, what? Here it's
the opposite, by Jovei A bit thick, eh,
what?
Look here, make q note Of this,
what? They celebrate FIVE Christmas
es and Eve New Years In this rotten
town. Oh, at least five. On my
honor, old chapl English, Armenian.
Greek, Russian, Turkish, Jewish-real-
ly, old chap, become fearfully In
coherent when try to remember
what they are. BY the time the last
New Year Is over one can just totter
around Oh. absolutely, 1 give you
my word! And then there Is the Rus
sian Easter, which Is fearfully nerve
racking.s 1t lasts from one to two
weeks. and one Is obliged to do fear
fuf amount Of drinking. While IL
lasts one goes up to any one and says
He Ii risen and kisses him three
times. It's done that way. old chap
give you my word. everybody does
II. One hunts for pretty girl and
says He Is risen and kisses her three
times. and, by jove, It's considered
quite all right. Oh. quite In way.
old chap. 1t beats egg rolling on a Lawn
all hollow, what? A bit thick. by jove.
but BIT Of all right, what7
But Of course there's fearful lot
Of go0d feeling ana one must ever
iastingiy be buying a drink for some
one. II cuts into ones work fearfulIy.
You Just tell all that to the chaps at
home, and they'll see that living in
C0nsfantinople isn't all beer and skit-
ties, by j0fei WhatT'-C Chicago Daily
News.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-12
FINE EXAMPLE OF RED TAPE
French Official Surely the Limit in His
Demands on Senders Of Message
to Pope.

A diocesan congress at Marseilles
recently resolved to send message Of
greeting and homage to the head of the
church, and after the draft had been
read and approved two members of the
congress took it TO the central post Of
fee for transmission. The official in
charge took it and began reading tina
address:
ITO His Holiness the Pope, Rome"
1.-THE address is incomplete" said
the sapient functionary, "and cannot
send 1t unless you supply fuller adj
dress"
The two men stared at him, wonder
ingly.
Pope" he explained ais not
name; it is q quality. AS for Rome
that is the name of a city, but you
have neglected to give the name Of the
country in which it is situated, or the
street and house number where your
correspondent lives"
1t was impossible to dissuade him
from his resolution and the message
was accordingly not sent-Exchange.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-12
RATHER A FINE DISTINCTION
Point Made by Indianapolis Man Might
Even Be Considered Open to
Argument

Some years ago the late Henry Coe
was carrying a small line of fire in
surance on the household goods of his
friend William A, when the latter
turned up In his office one morning
with the invoice for a new Administer
rug. A lighted lamp had been upset
on the rug the night before and the
fire had run all over it, charring its
surface to nasty brown. Coe prompt
ly gave check for the full amount,
but the next morning William came
in and handed back the check.
II was too hasty," he explained.
Yesterday my wife sprinkled some
corn meal on that rug and swept it
off and when 1 got home it was as
bright and red as ever"
Cant help it." replied Henry.
you'll have to keep the money now.
I've sent in my report to the COM
pany and I'd lose my agency If tried
to change things, for we are supposed
to make dead sure of losses before
we settle them" William protested
that it was not his money and Henry
declared that it was not his, so they
finally settled the matter by indorsing
the check and mailing 1t to the flower
mission.
81 don't feel any durn pious glow
Of satisfaction about this contribution"
remarked William. 1T looks to me as
If we had merely picked the pocket of
the insurance company for the benefit
Of the flower mission"
"Why worry?" asked Henry. 1.-THE
only difference between US who are
out Of Jail and those who are in is that
we are lucky and they are not."-In-
dianapolis Star.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-12
The Ingenious Beaver.

In paper presented to the British
association, attention was invited to
the great advantage that was gained
by the first animals which succeeded
In securing thermal ana chemical con.
stancy In their environment, thus rem.
dering themselves independent of
changes In the external medium. Man
Is the most remarkable for his activity
In this respect, but many other crea-
lures differ from him only in the de-
gree of their activity directed to
similar end, and, it should be added.
In some parts Of this country the &C
tivity Of the beaver in creating an
artificial environment has, until lately.
been more marked than that Of man
himself
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-12
Monitors" Employed Against indians.

monitors" Employed Against Indians.
In the eos the stage ranches In
Kansas, where horses were changed
and drivers cared for, wass. 1,nucs
harassed by Indians. Stables were
fired and women ana children cap
tured or killed.
To protect themselves the frontiers
men devised and built prairie mont
tors. The roof was of heavy logs
deeply covered with earth, the whole
rising only foot above the level of
the ground. Loopholes large enough
to sight a rifle through were cut on
all sides. An underground passage
from the ranch house led to the moni-
tor. Inside the monitor planks rest
Ing on boxes gave the defenders sup
port which brought their heads and
shoulders to the level Of the loop
holes.
These underground forts baffied the
Indians, who could not dog or starve
out the garrisons. The besieged had
perfect range from which to fire on
the besiegers, and return fire was as
futile as if directed into a sand pile.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-12
Gold In Coal.

In describing the Cambria coal field
Of Wyoming, an expert mentions the
interesting fact that gold and silver
are present in small quantities in the
coal. From the occurrence of iron
pyrite, which is distributed through
out the coal seam, 1t is suspected that
this mineral carries the precious met
ais. The coke made from the coal is
used in the smelling works, and aver
ages from one to two pennyweights Of
gold per ton, which is sufficient to
compensate for high ash content.
There has been a similar occur.
renee in South Africa. The coal oc-
Cured In small seams running through
the quartzite ore, and in places vas
quite rich in gold, the ash being col
ored bright purple by the finely
divided particles of metaL-Exchange
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-12

In Rockingham county, with small
bond issue, the state, county and dis
trict rate is S1.40 to $1.S7; Rock
bridge, SLIP to S1.92; Pittsylvania,
$3.50; Shenandoah, $1.55 to $1.70;
Frederick s14S to s1.67. In
most of the bond counties the tax on
merchants licenses is much larger
than in non-bond counties. In many
instances the roads constructed by
county bond issues are worn out and
there is nothing to show except the
unpaid debt.
We must not forget that Virginia
has a good roads and canal bond is
sue already. We owe 21,641, 107 bonds
expended chiefly for roads and ca
nails, and there is hardly a road, and
not canal, so built in condition for
service today. This we have partly
owed for 80 years, and under the
present plan of retirement will not be
paid for 6S more years. We have paid
$67,212,229 in interest at 8 per cent,
and must pay $30.055,SS7 more inter.
est, a total interest of nearly 800.
000, 900.
The outstanding Indebtedness of the
United States is approximately s22,-
000,000,000. OF this debt virginia's es-
timated share is s457 200, 900. There
fore the total Indebtedness resting up
on Virginia amounts to the huge sum
of about s550,000,0 900, or 1925 on ev-
cry man, woman and child, and $50 on
every acre of land.
Means s5O,OOO,OO0 Or More.
A s12,000,000 bond issue, without or
with gasoline tax. opens the door
to additional bond issues variously
estimated at from s50,000,000 to up
wards of 500, 100000. AS soon as the
s12,000,000 is borrowed and spent in
particular localities, demand would
Immediately arise that more money be
borrowed for other localities so as to
equalize the expenditure of public
money. This demand would continue
until the whole highway system, with
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-12
Five Sounds In Every Good R.ll

To the casual listener there is but
one sound heard when the clapper Of
bell comes in contact with the lin.
but to the trained ear there are four
other sounds and before bell Is said
to be I'm tune" each Of these sounds
must be strictly true.
These different sounds emanate
from different parts Of the bell and
they are modified as desired by chip
ping the bell at the lip or by grinding
away certain parts in a lathe-like APP
paratus made for the purpose. -Four
or five pounds of metal taken away
from large bell makes a great change
In the sound.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-12
sIftlns ous the FIeas.

70 % known that plague is carried
from one person to another by fieas
and that these fieas normally live on
rats, but Major r. W. Cragg OF the
Central Research institute, KasaulI,
india. asserts that only certain species
of fieas are TO blame. and he Il nov
making a special study Of all the varie.
ties Of fieas In India In an endeavoa
70 nnd which IL really the guilty one