davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-16

WASHINGTON March 15.-Railroads operating through the southwest and lower Mississippi valley were ordered by the in terstate commerce commission today to make general revision of commodity freight rate schedules effective June 30.
 NEW YORK, March 15.-The New York Stock exchange today announced the pulsion. of Frank D. Lackey, head of the firm Of r. D. Lac&ey & Co. of Whining ton, Del. He was admitted to the ex- change on June Is, 1916.
 gold to the United States during February were valued at Ss,3S2,7S6 and were smaller than those of any month in the last three years Gold exports totaled sl,S99,0Sa, close to the average.
 HOUSTON, Tex. March 15.-The Hum ble Oil and Refining company this morn ing announced an increase in the price of gulf coast crude oil from Sl 50 to s1.'5.
 HAVANA. March 15.-The National City bank of New, York holds an option. good for the month of March for the purchase of the Saa Felipe Catholic church property a d price reported to be s1,l50.0d0, it is reported in financial circles. It had been previously reported that the deal had been consammated. The San Francisco order of the church. owner of the property. is said to have received s25,00o for the op- tion.
 NEW YORK March 15.-rhe New York Cotton exchange voted today to close on Good frilay and the following Saturday. was scattered and included considerable price fixing. New crops were firmer than Did because of bad weather and transfer ring ef long Mays to October and Decem- Der. Fhe market has withst, od the pres sure Of heavy liquidation well and the technical situation should warrant pur- chases further break tomorrow-S K, Stewart X Co,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-16
POTATOES

CHICAGO. March 15.-Potatoes slightly stronger; receipts. 6 cars. Wisconsin sacked and bulk round whites, sf4 10 cwt: Minnesota sacked Red River and Ohios. Sl .25mI.30 cwt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-16
Little Market Flashes

WASHINGTON. March 15.-Total ex- ports from the United States during Feb ruary amounted to s3i0. 900, Oo0 compared With s25O.ela.oo0 in Eebruary. 1922.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-16
SpOT rOTTnN

ANEW ORLEANS. March 15.--spot cotton gIss unchanged; sales on the spot, 6l to sfrrve. 100: low middling. 30, soc: mid d@ng. 31 .26c; good middling, 31 .75c; re- ceipts, 5,911; stock. I71,S7s.
 NEW YORK. March 15.-spot cotton
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-16
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
CASH GRAIN

CASH GRAIN
 MINNEAPOLIS, March 15-Cash wheat: No. 1 northern. s1.17h @1267.; May, sl.1st: July. s1 .191s. Corn: No. vel low 65% @66s<c. Oats: No. white, 337s d4lasc. Flax No. | s2.esh.
 TOLEDO. O.. March 15.-cash wheat, s1 34G1.ss. Glover seed, $12. 2.25. Alsike, slo.5o Timothy, s34o.
 CHICAGO. March 1s.-wheat; No. ? hard s1 .20iz. Corn: No. , mixed, 73 F d 74c; No. ; yellow, 74a74Hc. Oats: No. , white. 45S14s%c;;- No. white. 40 45c. Rye: No. 2 S2t.c. Barley. 62@6sc. Timo- thy seed, s5. 50G6.25, Clover seed. s13. 50 @2o. 50. Pork nominal; lard, Si2.25; ribs. 10 90 ~ I soc.
 KANSAS CITY. Mo-. March 15.--Cash wheat: No. hard, sl .12G1.11 No. red, s12s61 3g. Corn: No. white, 71c, No. , yellow. 7sc. Oats unchanged.
 ST. LOUIS. March t5.-Cash wheat: No. 3 red. si 3oG134 No. red. S1 27, May. si.tsss: July, sl .117.. Corn: No. white, 74dI4tae; No. 3. 73c; May. 741sc: July,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-16
NEW ORLEANS COTTON

NEW ORLEANS March 15-Unfavor- able weather in the belt put the price of cotton higher in the first half of the ses- sion today, but in the second half selling gradually increased and a rather marked easiness developed. Selling, to all appear ances, was for both accounts. There were advances over yesterdays advance of 21 to S6 points: also drop to levels IS to 3 gvints over while the, close was 17 points down to up net for the day. After rising tb 30, 95c pound. May fell off to 30 SIC and closed at 30. 57c. October rose to 2s 65c, fell off to 26 32c and closed at 26.S3c.
 Rains in the western belt, prospects that the wet weather would extend to all sec tions and the much colder temperatures that were following the rains made up a highly unfavorable situation in the in ttriof where planting has just got under Way in the more southern sections of sev- eral states and preparations to plant have just assumed general proportions follow ing wet weather of some days ago. These conditions gave the new crop positions much more strength than the old crops could muster. The opening was higher the early trading brought gains of about 17 to 20 points, while toward mid season prices were at their best with October threatening to break into new high ground for the season and strong enough to help pull up the old crops with it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-16

STATE AND MUNICIPAL BONDS Alabama 3ha 1856 ........ 8< si Alabama As. 1856 ............ %, S7 Aiabama as. ly3036. 42b basis. City of Birmingham. 4.40Q5 basis. Jefferson County. 4.T5W5.ao basis. Jefferson county warrants, 512 6z basis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-16
STEWART'S LETTER

BIRMINGHAM, March 15.-The Liver pool quotations were slightly better than due, but light sales were made in that market of 5000 bales at a decline of points in their mddling. Manchester cabled business quiet with reactionary feel ing among traders. Our markets opened irregular 15 up to 15 down, and ruled quiet around last nights close until the last hour, when it was depressed by heavy selling to a final of about 25 points under the previous close the old crop months but points up on October. Spots were generally unchanged to 30 down. with re ports from southern points that de mand was slackening Trading in futures today was considerably mixed the heavy selling in the last hour liquidation. apparently for the same interests who sold yesterday. Some estimated this selling by large New York operators to be 100000 bales for the two days, and 1t was guessed that it represented long cotton. mostly
 May for steel and oil people The buying
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-16

NEW ORLEANS. March 15.-Roush rice dull no sales; receipts, 719 sacks; miliers same. Clean rice dull; sales. 100 pockets Honduras, 5ssc; 2o9 pockets Blue Rose. 4isc; Sl3 pockets screenings. 1.S5@2ise. Receipts. S.0S5. Bran and polish un- chnnEn1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-16
LOCAL SECURITIES
BANK STOCKS
STATE AND MuNICIpAL

INSURANCE STOCKS Ala. N. Life lns Co (par 10J.. IA Protective Life lns Co (par 10) IS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-16
RICE MARKET

7sAc Oats: No : white, f6 F a47c; No. I 4ha. 646lac; May. 45iac.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-16
FISH

Standard plsn Company | Gray Snapper--Per h.. I4c. Red Snapper-Per h.. 2lc. Spanish Maclerel-fer h.. 2cc, Pompapo-Per lb., 3kc. Salt Water Trout-Per h., 22c, Mulle.-Per h., l0c. iers--Chesapeak Bay extra seIect $2.6v per gallon. LIVE STOCK Birmingham Packing Col Fed steers: Good to choice. 607c: medium to good. oh sV6hc: common to medium, 41a V61ac. Grass cattle taccording to weight, ouali. ty and fiesn): steers. sh 0ec; fat cows. 3 h 04mc; medium cows. sVShc; cutters. c &c., light buiis. zW3c; fat yearliass. 4w ssSisc.M M'''uA '1'"A.' .'S' s'4'''' pounds. sgsa ac. shoice corn fed hoss. iss W to l66 pounds. 71aVsc. choice corn fed | hogs. 90 to l3s pounds. es VIc: light ne4vy rough hogs. oWec: haif fat rough hokA 405c. sott and oily hogs from lc 10 2c per pound less than the above prices. POULTRY w. W. Garrett SonS Hens-Large. 22025e; small, 2o021c. Fryers--Large, 4Oc. KoustersAlzo. Stags-20c. 1ss.s-Iss; Gss:s-isS1se. Guineas--ySc. Turkeys-Live. 25o. Eggs-25c. buller-z0c. ksppltS-$3 dozen. HIDES AND WOOL No. Green Salt Hides-10c. No. 3 Green Salt Hides-ec.
 No. Green Fresh Hides-8c.
 Nv. 2 Green Fresh Aides-7o.
 Ne. Dry Flint Hides-13o.
 No. 2 Dry Flint Hiles-12c. No. Dry Salt Hides-lIo. No. 2 Dry Salt Hides-llo
 Sheep Skins-1- c 76o.
 Goat Skins-l0030
 Hog Skins-10016c.
 Horse Aides-Sl 02.So.
 Tallow-40Sc.
 Beeswax-20 o 22c. =
 Clear Grease Wool-3ooS1A
 Bury Wool-17 Q 1ec.
 Clear Washed Wool-38 c tee.
 GinsNnR-Wild. S7Q1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-16
HUBBARD'S LETTER

NEW YORK, March 16.-(Special.)-At the time of our opening, Liverpool showed , to 10 points off. This influenced the near positions in our market, causing an easier opening with new crop months the exception. Teiegrams from various south western stations reported rains In Dallas and points in Arkansas. If rains keep up over these sections. preparation for the new crop must necessarily be retarded. It was this information that caused the strength in October and December. There some buying of March at 30 points under May, and 1t was estimated that no tices for 5000 bales were circulated and stopped. On the opening trade Liverpool and Wall street were the principal buyers, while spot and wire houses sold. The market was rather listless during the day, with only moderate amount of business. The Atlantics report an improved spot de- mand. This. coupled with bad weather, should have buoyant effect upon the market. Scattered liquidation came on the market towards the last half hour, caus- ing the near months to close lower. while the distant months closed above last night. Futures in Liverpool are due tomorrow: Nav 16 .051. ,luly IS S6d.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-16
NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES

NEW YORK, March 15.-Cotton futures closed barely steady.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-16

HOUSTON. Tex. March 15-The Hum ble Oil and Refining company this morn ing announced increase in the price of gulf coast crude oil from Sl 50 to s1 .'5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-16
NEW ORLEANS COTTON FUTURES

NEW ORLEANS. March 15.-Cotton fu- lures closed steady at IT points down to I
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-16
MEATS

MEATS
 tSwlIL q Col Silver Leaf Pure Lurd-Per h., 14c. Jewel Snortenlng-Per h.. lac. ButIer-Per h.. 64c. Aams-Skined. per h., 2302 26e. Pork Lolns-Per ip., loVluc. Bacon-fer h.. z4W4ac.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-16

NEW YORK. March 1S.-The New York Cotton exchange voted today to close on Good Frilay and the following Saturday.
Evening star., 1923-02-24
Washington's Birthplace.

One OF the impressive shrines of
America is the birthplace of George
Washington. 1t is not far from Wash,
ington as we measure distances to.
day, but, because of several factors
that could easily be revised. it is a
national shrine which has but few pill.
grims. Estimates of distance differ,
but something like sixty-tive miles of
travel down the Potomac brings one
opposite the tall monument built by
the United States in 1895 to mark
the site of the wooden house in which
George Washington was born. The
river Is between three and four miles
wide along that part of its course and
steamers pass a mile or two miles out
from the Virginia shore, but the mon
ument is visible to travellers by day.
No steamboat landing is there.
The house looked out upon the river
and stood between two creeks, the up
per called Bridges and the lower Popes
creek, after two early colonial land
owners In that neighborhood, George
washington's great.grandfather hav.
sng married 9 daughter Of Pope.
Evening star., 1923-02-24
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Annie Rooney.

fAiHiC lSOOhCss
I cannot hit the jazZy pace
That music's now promoting.
An old-time waltz with humble grac
Across the years comes floating.
If any one should play it now
We'd think that he was "loony."
And yet I like to think of how
The band played Annie Rooney"
It was a gay yet simple strain,
And crudely sentimental;
An object Of polite disdain,
Absurdly sweet and gentle.
The youthful cynic held sneer
For love, as something "spoony."
Yet I confess I'd like to hear
The old tune, Annie Rooney"
She typified the lass who won
My heart-and never knew it.
My rival when the dance was done
Proposed, and beat me to it.
The lad dts lucky for the rhyme),
I think. was Billy Mooney.
Who In the good old summer time
Made love to Annie Rooney.
Evening star., 1923-02-24

No steamboat landing is at the mouth
Of or in either of those creeks. The
government at the time of the building
of the monument built long pier at
the mouth Of Bridges creek, but. be-
cause Of difficulties in approaching the
shore and sundry government regu-
lations. passenger steamboats, soon
ceased landing there and the pier de-
cayed and suffered from moving ice.
The wagon roads leading into these
old Washington lands from the main
road in that part of the country are
about as bad as any in Virginia. A
few years ago the main road down
the northern neck Of Virginia was
converted into a good road for auto
mobiles and last year citizens of West
moreland county in the neighborhood
of the Washington home site sought
to have the government build q short
good road from the automobile high
way to the site Of the Washington
house. Nothing has come forth in
the news about the building of such
a road and 1t Is probable that nothing
has been done.
With this short road between the
present highway and the monument
pilgrims could reach the birthplace
of Washington over good roads by way
of Fredericksburg. There Is no direct
road from Washington or Mount Yer
non to Washington's birthplace over
which a man could pass other than
afoot, on horseback or at a slow pace
in a stout buggy.
Evening star., 1923-02-24
Gold Star Work Started.

Quietly and without ceremony work
has been started upon the foundations
for the George Washington Victory
Memorial that is to be erected at 9Th
and b streets on site on public
ground allotted by the government.
This great enterprise has been in the
preparatory stage for some years.
Public subscriptions have been So
licited and secured to an amount
finally to permit the actual starting
of the work.
This will be a great national mon
ument, useful, an addition to the at
fractions Of the capital, inspiring and
highly commemorative Of the services
of those who have participated in the
wars Of the United States, especially
those who sacrificed their lives in the
last great struggle.
On the side of utility this projected
memorial will be a distinct addition
to Washington. 1t will afford facili-
ties for meetings Of national char.
acter, commodious halls for not only
major but minor assemblages. 1t is
so designed that 1t may be the scene
of official national and international
gatherings.
At present, when a great assem-
blage is held here, representing per-
haps the nations of the world at large.
or the strictly national interests. it
is necessary to house the meeting in
some borrowed place. Only the PAN
American meetings have their own
home. The George Washington Vic.
tory Memorial, which is to be the
creation Of the people Of the whole
country. will meet that need.
But there is another aspect to this
enterprise, it must be borne in mind.
The memorial will be a tribute to
those who died in the great war. Upon
the ceiling of the central hall will be
a galaxy Of gold stars, each repre-
senting an American life laid down
in that struggle. Every star that
shines upon that ceiling will be an
investment in the structure. The
work that is now in progress prepar-
ing for the foundation is gold star
work.
Evening star., 1923-02-24
Spare the Parkland.

Sentiment is developing in New
York that the East river islands shall
be stripped of the buildings Of city
and state institutions and used as
parks. These islands, Randalls, Wards,
Harts, Welfare and Rikers, aggregat-
ing 900 acres, belong to the city OF
New York, and are now occupied by
charitable and penal institutions. The
idea is to remove these institutions to
better locations in the country and
transform the islands into parks.
When it is determined to establish a
public institution there seems always
to be a temptation to set it up on pub
lie land, rather than to do the proper
thing and buy a proper site. II the
piece Of public land is close at hand,
so much the better. or so much the
worse. New York city yielded to that
impulse. and is now being converted
to the. idea that it Is better to buy a
site for the buildings and grounds OF
certain kinds of public institutions and
allow natural park lands to remain as
convert them by means of trees, shrub
berry, drives, walks. fountains, benches
and so forth into what we call parks.
Public parkIand should be let alone.
There is already too little Of it. 1t is
becoming scarce, while with the
growth of population the necessity
and demand for park space become
more pressing. The mistake which
New York made has been made, and is
being made. by other cities. and here
in the National Capital the tendency
is to encroach on parks as sites for
public buildings.
Evening star., 1923-02-24
THE WAYS OF WASHINGTON
BY WILLIAM PICKETT HELM.
The pulse Of the world quickens. We
travel through life At a speed our
never knew or dreamed

The pulse of the world quickens. We
travel through life at a speed our
forefathers never knew or dreamed
of.
The automobile. the wireless. the
radio. the airplane. the x-ray. the
moving picture-these are but handful
or the miracles we have grasped from
the realm Of science and invention
within the present generation.
What next? II that be yesterday,
what Of tomorrow? II today be the
age of jazz. what, In heavens name,
will tomorrow bring forth?
Take 1t from one who speaks with
firm conviction. tomorrow will be
some day. This world always has
been a moro or less interesting place.
But tomorrow It will be more inter-
esting than 1t has been during all the
yesterdays since time began.
This man speaks from intimate
knowledge Of his subject. He con-
fines his forecast to what he knows
about. At my request he was good
enough to conjure up a picture of
conditions twenty years hence.
He Is Mason M. Patrick, major gen.
eral. United States Army. and chief
OF the air service of the military
forces Of the United States. II any
one Is In a position to look into to-
morrowis skies. he Is.
We are on the eve of taking wings,
Gen. Patrick believes.
DO you mean, general" asked him,
that flying will become the favorite
method OF transportation soon?"
within twenty years, in my judg-
ment. the United States will be grid
ironed with airways. The skies will
be Inhabited. for much of the time.
with great planes and airships. the
one lighter than air. and. perhaps,
1000 feet in length. maybe more; the
other altogether metal, capable of
great speed and with accommodat tions
for as many persons as now can
travel In railroad coach.
New York and San Francisco will
be not more than thirty hours apart
by airship, and that kind of aircraft
VIII make the trip. as q matter of
schedule. without stopping.
The heavier-than-air craft will
have more limited radius. but they
will travel much faster. Where the
airshlp will make seventy-five miles
an hour. the planes Will make at least
one hundred. and possibly two hun
dred miles an hour"
do you think" / asked him. that
we have reached the limit Of speed %
by no means. I think we shall soon
attain much greater speed than we
have been able to make in the past
The problem now is one of training
men to handle aircraft at such great
speed and to study conditions"
"And you think your forecast will
come true within twenty years."
81 think SO. The afrways must be
developed. OF course. We must have
special air lanes, set aside for certain
kinds OF traffic We must have plen-
ty of landing fields plainly marked.
and We must have the proper sort of
markings and illumination to enable
US to fly by night.
The airways will be developed
somewhat as the railways were. 1t is
my opinion that they will be de-
veloped within half the time that il
took us to build our railways. That
period was about forty years.
Indeed. in the case of the airships.
1 look for the coming of great COM
Evening star., 1923-02-24

the Interpretation OF the statutes there
Is great confusion.
In speaking before the assembly
Of notable judges and lawyers meeting
in Washington to consider the estab-
lishment Of an American law institute
"tc interpret the great mass Of
statutes that have been and still are
being enacted" Elihu Root pointed
out that in the five years which ended
in 1914 So, 900 statutes were passed by
Congress and the state legislatures,
and that in the same time $1,000 de-
cisions relative % them were handed
down by the courts. The speaker
pointed out fact that "a well known.
that where we find one court inter.
preting a given statute one way we
will find another which takes the op-
posite view."
The system Of laws or the body Of
laws, Mr.. Root said, has become SO
vast and complicated that 1t Is almost
impossible to make a competent in
vestigation. This seems to be the opin-
ion OF all the law experts gathered in
the assembly. and represents the mass
opinion Of American lawyers. 1t Is
surely the belief of all laymen who
have given thought to the subject. A
committee of men skilled In the prac.
tice and Interpretation OF the law has
compiled a report on "a restatement
Of the law and the establishment of
an American law institute" This re-
port comes before the assembly of
judges and lawyers now in session in
Washington. There is little doubt that
the creation Of such an institute will
be approved.
Evening star., 1923-02-24
Resignation of Mont Reilly Was
Timely Act.

General approval is expressed be-
cause L. Mont Reilly finally has re-
signed as Governor of Porto Rico
cepted his resignation. The fact that
originally the appointment was OF a
political character. and that ever
since he arrived at Ponce Reilly has
been the center of a partisan storm.
causes the statement in certain
quarters that his earlier removal
might have been justified. There also
is a general expression that it will
be necessary for his successor to
work carefully to repair the damage
done.
Suggestion that he was the best
governor at stirring up a contro-
versy the insular United States has
ever known" the. Newark News
independently also insists Mont
Reily's best claim to fame is as a
deserving republican, Predictions
favor Maj. Gen. Clarence r. Edwards.
retired. as his successor. Should he
be named the Army would be well
represented in the diplomatic field,
with Gen. Wood in the Philippines.
Gen. Crowder in Cuba and Admiral
Bristol running things in the near
east; but the question would be
raised: Why do we have to turn to
the Army to find capable men for the
big administrative jobs overseas?
One answer might be that the mill
tary Is our only organization for
training men for such positions. The
diplomatic service should do just
that. but doesn't. and it never will
iS profession
which men may make careers for
themselves instead OF precarious
job secured by political influence ana
held until there is a change in ad-
Reilly had in Porto Rico, the New
York Tribune (republican) points
out, show the necessity for reform
ing the system of appointing a scH-
ernor from among American GoIi-
ticians who have no undorstanding
Of and little sympathy with L.atin
methods. This has been particularly
true OF Reilly, who, minor. poitican
in Missouri. happened to nave sup
ported Mr.. Harding In the primaries s
tune to obtain a single delegate Tor
Harding on the first ballot But when
Missouri swung in line an1 IN. e9
yention went for Harding, Reiiys "a!
arrived, and In due tne ne
offered the Porto Rican goVernorshlp.
He was by temperament and trainihs
unstted for the post. 1t is to be
hoped that in appointing his sue.
cessor the President Will apprec,a,,e
the Importance of sending man WHO
ha. knowledge of Latin ways
" The Mobile Register Gndepend.esns
d.oocratic) suggests "a conservative
ooinion ia that Gov. Reilly was well
intentioned; that he did represent
Americanisn, and that ne used Is;d in,,s a..
aa,n.jsn for Porto Rfcan indepep-
dence. but that his iron hand wore
uo 1iove His manner offended
sensitive people. His purpose was
good and his methods frequently were
Fad This. dc true was a grave fault IN
the governor Of an outlying pos
session. Suaviter in modo Is an es-
sentiaI in insular government rms
Is in part the opinion of the st. Paul