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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-03
Hogs: Receipts. 45.ooo; slow. generally

which includes visible and invisible stocks
 against 2.5E3,ooo July s1 this year; 4,879000 last year, and 9.364000 in 1921 The trade is virtually facing a crisis so far supplies of merchantable cotton are concerned as this years small crop, the third consecutive short production, has been lowered on the quality to an alarm ing extent by almost incessant unfavor- able weather, especially west of the Mis- sissippi river. As a result 35-cent cotton is being talked of as possibility perhaps much higher ultimately.-H. & B. Beer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-03

ditorium next Saturday afternoon. Each class will have a song leader and the college songs will be sung UNIoNTOWN PASTOR TO STEAK
 Rev. J. V. Dickinson, pastor of the Baptist church of Uniontown, will speak in Siloam Baptist church next Sunday evening on the subject, "A Hundred Years of Baptist History in Alabama"
 RETURN FROM WEDDING TRIP
 Mir. and Mrs Alfred B. Shivers have returned rom New Orleans where they spent their honeymoon.
 Brooms were first made of the shrub of that name.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-03
AUTOMOBILE "TRIP TO FLORIDA

Mrs. J. W. Hurt, Mrs. J. P. Haley, Miss Grace Mays and James w. Hurt have returned from an automobile trip to Tallahassee, Fla, where they visited Misses Ruth Haley and Mary Leah Hurt two Marion girls who are attending the Florida State Col lege for Women, which is located in that c1tV.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-03
N STEWART X CO.'S LETTER

BlRMING HAM, Ala. Nov. 2-Quota- tions from Liverpool were very encourage ing this morning, futures were 12 points higher than due with good sales of 10000 bales at slight advance in their spot prices Cables from Manchester and other English spinning points were optimistic in reading. Our markets opened 10 to IS points higher than Thursdays close and was depressed in the first hour 30 to 35 points on liquidation and evening up for the report and held around the low levels until the issuance of the governments condition and crop estimate. The oGndi- ton was AIS and posted just before the estimate and there was considerable sell ing, but when the low estimate of 10. 248.000 came out wild scramble to buy advanced reaching the 200 point limit close and in New Orleans few minutes before o'clock, the finals all being on the laws limitation. Spots were very . active and generally followed the quota 'tions in futures, prices ranging from 3125c ' at Fort Worth to 32c at Galveston. The estimate figures of 10,24S.000 against H. Ot5,0O0 last month and condition 47.S against 49.5 last month. Alabama was given 615,000, Georgia 610,000 and Texas 4.S0o,o00. Spinners takingS were S49,o00 against 401000 last year, while insight
 51f.000 against 623,000 seasons exports. 1,775300, against 790. The world s needs this season is 12 000,0 900 bales, and cotton ultimately will go to 35 cents and bove, and we are advising friends to take advantage of all reactions on which to buy and hold for this level--S. R. Stewart & Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-03

CHICAGO. Nov. 2-Cattle Receipts 1000; uneven; generally steady; weighty short feed steers in mild demand; several loads unsold at noon; yearlings and han dyweights continue to get best action killing quality generally plain; bulk fed steers and yearlings, $7@s.50; some coarse, weighty, warmed up native steers downward to $6 and below; best yearlngs Sl0.73; few matured steers above 80 stockers and feeders now active; better grades qualified westerns going into that chanel at $6. 25 @6 6.50; several loads native stockers $6.75 $50; canners and cutters weight, $2.S5 and above meager supply western grass cows. $4@4.50; some west ern heifers, $4.50@ 5.10: vealers scarce at SlO downward; most sausage bulls $40 4.50.
 Hogs: Receipts 45.0OO; slow, generally
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-03
sUCCEssgUL BOX SUPPER

A successful box supper was held at Warrens Academy, one of the progressive rural school of Ferry county this week. The entertainment was sponsored by Miss Eugenie Swann and Miss Wilma Ivey, the teachers of this school.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-03

MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 2.-No. 1 north ern, s1.12@1.18. Corn, No. 3 yellow, soc S1c. Oats, No. white, Ss4s @ 3sssc. Flax. No. 1, S2.36 1s Q2.39h.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-03
LIVE STOCK

NEW YORK, Nov. 2:.Cattle; Receipts. $S@M5o; cows, sl.5o@4. Calves, receipts ,te; 7GQ; steady; sy.eals, s14@14.6O;; euls and
 Sheep and lambs: Receipts. 2.500; steady; sheep. $5Q6.25; culls, s2Q3; lambs, s1Q@14; culls, $7@9.
 Hogs; Receipts, 50: steady; light to rsedium weights, s7.5o@775; pigs. s7.s5 @7;5o; heavy hogs, s7.25@7.4O; roughs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-03

EPISCOPAL LADIES ENTERTAIN
 The vestry and the ladies of the congregation of St. Wilfred's Epis-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-03

TOLEDO, Nov. 2.-Clover seed. old, December, s14.05 bid; January, s14.O5 bid; ; March, s13.s0. Alsike, cash, $1o Timo- thy, old, ss;65; .new, Ss.So; MoVyeemTnber
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-03

ST. LOUIS. Nov. 2.-Cash wheat, No. 2 red. $1.12@1.15; No. red. s1.o9@ 10, Corn, No. white. soc; No. 2 yellow, 961s @971ac. Oats No. 3 white, 45c; No. 3 white, 43@43Hc. Close. wheat: Decem- ber, s1.OSA; May, .$1.12H.- Corn, Decem- celnber. 41 % c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-03
CASH GRAIN
GuIG rD

CHICAGO, NOV. 2.--Wheat, No. red. So mixed he s4@s5e aPS sSS No yei6w Cpfa 54 96lac. Oats No. white. 49@44c; No. 3 white. Al F Q43Ac. Rye, No. Z 71c. Bar ley, 5S o 67c. Timothy seed, S6.55q ITS. Glover seed, S1502S. Lard, 1Sc; ribs, 925 Q10.75c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-03
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS

CI1ICAGO, NOV. 1,--FOIIOWlng are to- days opening, high, low and closing quo tations in grain and provisions:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-03

TO PRESENT 'sONG FEsIw
 The girls at Judson college will pre- sent a song fest" in the alumnae au-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-03

Brooms were first shrub of that name.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-03

LOUISVILLE. Ky, Nov. 2.-Cattle: Re ceipts, 4,o00; steady; heavy steers, SS@
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-07
TANKS NOW HAVE MARTIN GETS HIS FAIRLY SAFE LEAD DATES MIXED AND NV THE AMERICAN FAILS TO ARRIVE


 MOBILE, Ala. July 6.-John D. Martin, president of the Southern league, has awarded himself the prize for the seasons biggest boner," in a telegram explaining his failure to come to Mobile today to aid in the ceremonies attendant upon the rais- ing of the pennant won by the Mo- bile team last season. MT. Martin was scheduled to present the pennant won by Mobile, but failed to arrive.
 In telegram received here tonight the league president stated that he had entered the wrong date on his calendar for the Mobile pennant rais- ing, had purchased his ticket and was en route to the depot in Memphis to catch a train to Mobile when he read in an afternoon paper that the pen- nant was being raised at Mobile to- day.
 "Please say that I admit I've pulled the prize boner of the season,'a said MT Martins telegram, "one that would have merited a ball player ten days on bread and water if he had staged one as bad"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-07

The New York Yankees are now perched on top in the American league race with a growing lead of twelve and one-half games over their nearest competitor, the Athletics, by virtue of their to 2 victory in the opening game of series of four games with Lee Fohrs Browns at St. Louis Friday. Waite Hoyt and Ur- ban Shocker fought it out until the eighth and ninth innings, when the former Tank jinX succumbed under a driving attack
 It was the eighth victory In nine meetings with the Browns for the Hug gins troupe. The Browns, thus far, have not won a single game from the Tanks at their home grounds.
 While the White Sox and Sena- tors were lobby bound by rain, the Indians won game from the Red SoX, 3 to 5, and moved Into third place. behind the Athletics, who with the Tigers, were also idle be- cause of rain.
 Only one game was played in the National league.
 The Pirates lost to the Phillies at Philadelphia, to 2
 The Reds and Giants, the Cardinals and Dodgers and the Cubs and Braves were forced to postpone their games because of rain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-07

History has told us of that ter rible fate to which Sinbad, the sailor, was subjected. The Old Man of the Sea, who sat astride the neck of Sinbad, clung to his victim with the tenactty of a leech, and life was hardly worth the living for the honest sailor while he labored with his heart less burden.
 The fate of Sinbad is as noth- ing when compared to that of the Baron, who is laboring under the spell of JinX far more tenacious and pitiless than The Old Man of the Sea. Astride the neck of the Baron is the Atlanta Cracker. and 1t seems that the Magic City pastimers cannot shake him off in any manner.
 Friday the Barons were defeat ed by the Crackers, and it marked the eighth straight victory the Atlantans have challled up over the Magic City outfit. By win ming Friday, they continued their unfinished run of last month. when they won seven straiehts when the Barons were under the leadership Of Joe Dunn.
 It was hoped that the rejuvc- nation of the team, plus a change in management, would do some thing towards dislodging the Cracker jinx from the neck of the Baron. Perhaps his perch has been shaken bit, but Fri day he managed to cling on while longer. Surely those Crackers can't win every game of the present series; surely the Barons will find 1t in them to win one of the four games and for the time being rid themselves of their Old Man of the Sea.
 Since Stuffy took charge of the team, the Barons are being con- sidered a real factor in the race. The Barons are only few games from third place right now, and a continuation of the winning form to which Stewart has pep ped his boys would result in a substantial increase in the stand ing of the team.
 Stewards pastimers have played real ball lately. and their great showing against the Mobile champions merely indicates the real ability. The season is a little than half over. The Barons have played 70 of the 77 games they will have to play before the sea son has reached the halfway mark. It is not yet too late to enter the fight in classic com pany for Southern league pen nant. The fans are watching the steady improvement of the team, and they nod their heads and wink wisely to themselves.
 MorrisOn's Old Man of the Sea has ended a body scissors to the half nelson, headIocI1 and ham mer lock he has upon the per- son of Phillip, and it seems that the husky right-hander will never be able to shake that jinx of his, and win bail game. Phirs affliction is peculiar one. With all the natural ability in the world, with wonderful physique for pitching and enough experience behind him to make him so good, 1Iorry can't win a ball game.
 There's more to it that mere inability of Morrison to do his
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-07
CHINESE SLEUTHS CLEVER
Mystifying Sign Language Employed
 By Celestial Detectives


 An international police conference recently took place at which repre- sentatives from the civilized nations of the western world exchanged views on the art of tracking down criminals.
 Who would have supposed that our European Sherlock Holmes would have found themselves completely outgeneraled by their competitors of the Far East? For the delegate of the Chinese police literally astounded our guardians of the law when he read his report on the secret lan- guage Of the celestial sleuths.
 The latter know how to cCmmuni- cate with one another without utter- ing word and have become expert in the art of speaking Chinese si- lently!
 For example, we are given the il- lustration of two yellow detectives exchanging cabalistic signs with one another in a crowd in order not to be overheard.
 The first detective raises one foot. The other understands that he is on the trail of certain fugitive banker who has made off with the swag.
 The second detective puts his hands over his ears. The first un- deretands from this that the banker is rosing as a singing master.
 The first detective raises one el- bow: His comrade at once knows that the culprit is a habitual drunk ard and that one might profit by this circumstance to arrest him.
 The second detective then indicates the ring finger of his left hand; this indicates to the other that the finan- cier-singer drunkard is married.
 The first detective touches his forehead above the two temples; and the second sleuth learns that the fu- gitive's wife is unfaithful to him.
 The second detective puts his hand to his jaw: his associate is thereby informed as to the profession of the wife's omplice-dentistry.
 The first detective goes on with his sign language and the second re- spends until suddenly they are in- terrupted by an American impresario.
 "Gentlemen." says the latter, for an hour I have been admiring your little stunt. If you are willing to quit the Chinese police force I'll get you both an engagement for a pam tomime in a New York theatre."- Maurice Dekobra, in La Petit Paris fen. Paris.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-07
CITY LEAGUE

Saturdays schedule and umpire's assignments follow;
 O O o Central Division.
 Acipco vs. Standard Oil; W. NJ. Nel- son, umpire.
 Woodward vs. Inglenook; o. A. KintZ, umpire.
 Southern Bell vs. Alabama Power company; Joe E. Carter. umpire. Eastern Division.
 B. A. c. vs. All American; Ross Fowler, umpire.
 Cudahy vs. Sloss; N. F. Thompson, umpire.
 East Lake vs. Avondale Park; J. A. McDermott, umpire. Western Division.
 S1 Tire vs. K. of C.; c. E. Amber son, umpire.
 Thomas vs. Sayreton; T. V. Vines, umpire.
 Avondale Mills vs. Pratt City; R. s. Reagor, umpire. Class E.
 Boys club vs. Thomas Juniors. North Pratt vs. Pratt City. Central Park vs. West End York next month and if so I predict that someone will know he has been there if the crown rests on head other than his own.
 When Aleck Smith said his brother was the greatest golfer of the whole Smith clan in Scotland he said a mouthful!
 Copyright John F. Dille Co.) ..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-07

stuff. Merry has pitched some good ball this season, but his mates have failed to help him out in single game. Three runs is big quota for the Barons to score behind Morrison, while one or tWo-and sometimes none-is the usual number. On the other and, errors are frequent with Phil on the mound.
 It's funny situation. and it seems to us that it's time for some action to be taken in the case. There's no use whatever in keeping a man on the pay roll who can't be of any service to the team at all. And yet, it must be admitted that the fault is not more than half Phirs.
 If the Barons won't-or can't play baseball behind Morrison, then for Phips own good, Man ager Stewart ought to secure berth for Morrison where his teammates will back him. Any team in the league would be glad to get the husky right handler. for they all know he can pitch baseball.
 Stuffy should find out why pitcher of Morry's ability can't win for the Barons, and act &C., cordingly. If it's his teams fault, then the Barons would be the loser in turning good pitcher loose for some other team in the league to win games with.
 It's tough on a man to be In Morry's fix--when he can't win because his mates are unable to hit, score or field behind him.
 
 Threo more games will be played in Atlanta by the Barons with an off-day on Sunday. Then the boys return home for a series at Redwood with the New Or leans Pelicnns. And that's where the fun begins. It has been rumored over the league quite a bit that the feeling between the Barons and Pels has passed the stage of rivalry, and is bordering on hostility. A peppery series is promised by one chap, who fn- formed us that nothing short of n feud now exists between Barons and Pels.
 Troubles always come as twins or triplets, they say, and there are at least half dozen mem- bers of the fighting fraternity in America who will admit the truth of the adage.
 For one thing, Tommy Tomp- ktns, who manages Claude Will son, now faces a cancellation of the bout with Terry McHugh in Atlanta this month. That bout means several hundred for Tom my and Claude, and both are feeling the results of their mis- fortune when the Wilson-Pro bout at the B. A. c. was called off couple of weeks ago.
 Then, Tommy Gibbons, whose only reward for fighting Jack Dempsey to a standstill on July was a share in the moving pie ture rights, is reading on the sporting pages this morning where federal authorities will try to prevent a showing of the pie lures in any state except Mon tana. And Montana has seen so much and heard so much of that Demps Gibbons fight that they would probably have to be paid to see a graphic representation of the nationally famous "Shel- bys Folly"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-07
EGAN WINS GRAND
 CIRCUIT FEATURE

NORTH RANDALL, Cleveland. July 6.-(By Associated Press.)-Fred Egan, the former western relnsman, now of Memphis. drove Pearl Benboe to victory and a new record in the Tavern stake, feature of today's Grand Circuit harness racing pro- gram at North Randall. The card contained three stakes, the others be- ing the Fasig sweepstakes for 3year-old trotters, won by Ethelin- da, and the Experiment, for 3-year- old pacers. which went to Anna Bradford Girl.
 Pearl Benboe stepped the first heat In the Tavern event in 2:05 1-5, which lowers the record of the stake of 2;05 3-4. established here by The Great Rose. Eighth was the best the mare could do in the second mile, | because of a break shortly after the start, but in the third heat Pearl Benboe clipped l 3-5 seconds off the record she had just set.
 The time was all the more re- | markable because of the condition of the track. Rain yesterday and early today caused a delay in starting the card of nearly two hours.
 Ethelinda was piloted to victory in
 the Fasig by W. II. Cane of New York, her owner, in straight heats. Her stable companion, Ilo Guy, driv- l en by Walter Cox, the stables driver, l finished third in each heat.
 The Experiment stakes for 3-year- old pacers was won by Anna Brad l ford Girl. It was the inaugural of a
 stake for S-year-old pacers, series of similar stakes to be raced at all Grand Circuit tracks.
 After Pearl Benboes victory in the Tavern she was purchased from John Ryan of Minneapolis by Thomas W.
 Murphy, the Syracuse reinsman. The | reported price was $25,000. Pearl
 Benboe is a bay mare by Benboe, her | dam being out of Montana Grattan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-07
Fight Pictures Arriue In New York ln Planes

NEW YORK, July 6.-First pictures of the Dempsey Gibbons fight to reach New York arrived at the Mine ola flying field today in two air planes, W. l.. Smith, who arrived first. completed the trip from Shelby, Mont, in about 43 hours. Smith left Chicago at T:26 a. m. today, where he relieved Dallas M. Speer.
 Another machine, piloted by James Ray, arrived at the flying field at o'clock tonight with films for news reel company, which a Broad way roof garden prepared to show at midnight.
 Rays time from Chicago was given as s hours and 45 minutes. The pie lures he brought were said by rep resentatives of the news film com pany to have been taken by camera uleu disguised as peanut vendors. Small cameras were concealed in their baskets of peanuts and 100 feet of film were run off at a time, he said.
 Federal agents inspected the pie lures on arrival at the flying field and passed them after they were found to conform to requirements of the law The motion picture film did not show actual fighting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-07
SCHOOLBOY STAR HAS DONE GREAT
 THINGS ON TRACK

NEW YORK, July 6.-(By Asso- ciated Press.)-A potential Olympic champion fer the United States, that's what experts predict for Frank Hussey, sensational Stuyves- ant High school sprinter, who was credited recently with equaling the worlds record of 3-5 seconds for the l00-yard dash, mark held jointly by Charley Paddock, Howard P. Drew and D. J. Kelly.
 Whether or not Hussey's mark goes down in official records along with those of Paddock Drew and Kelly, it stands out as one of the greatest track performances of the season.
 The schoolboy marveTs perform ance occurred in the public schools track and field championships, and was subjected tC' the closest official scrutiny. Three A. A. U. timers caught him in 3-5 and a fourth even a trifle faster, close to 9 5-10. All testified that his start was per feet, but it was thought a slight wind that blew diagonally across the track might influence official deci sion on Hussey's achievement.
 o O O
 Great Achievements.
 Hussey has sprinted the century" consistently around the 10-second mark. He was credited with two performances of 10 1-5 seconds in- doors last winter, and in his first outdoor appearance was clocked in 9-10 He equaled this mark twice in later meets and broke the tape in 10 flat and 10 2-5 in two other races.
 Besides the young New Yorker, several other schoolboy stars in va rious parts of the country have dem onstrated that they may be Olympic timber by next year.
 Eugene Goodwillie of Chicago na- tional intersehtlastie sprint cham pion, covered the 100 in 4-5 and the 220 in 21 2-5, the latter new Amer ican interscholastic record, at the title meet in Chicago.
 Other schoolboy stars whose per formances have stood out this spring include Hamm of Lonoka, Ark. wht set new interscholastic broad jump mark of g feet, 8ia inches; Kuck Of Wilson, Kan, promising all-round field performer, who has been toss ing the 16-pound shot well over 40 feet; and Paulsen of Hill school, who equaled interscholastic records in both. the 12o-high and 220-low hur- dleS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-07
Johnny Weisn1uller
 In Chicago Hospital

CHICAGO, July 6.-Johnny Weis- muller, crack swimmer of the Illi- nois Athletic club, and holder of all swimming records up to q half mile, is in hospital here today and all engagements scheduled for next month have been canceled. Weis- muller's ailment has been diagnosed as a leakage of the heart, and it was said it is doubtful whether the aquatic star would compete again.
 Over-e eXertion at Decatur last We'd nesday, when Johnny swan five hard races and broke the worlds record for 800 meters, was given as the cause of his injury.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-07
Esslinger To Coach

HUNTSVILLE, Ala, July 6.-(Spe- ial.)-Harry w. Esslinger of Hunts vile, famous right tackle for Au burn in 1907-S-9 and picked as the all-southern star for the latter two years. will be the athletic director and coach of the Crockett Tech at Memphis, it was announced here by Mir. Esslinger. His term will begin September 1 and training for tn thereafter.