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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-19
BROWNS ADVANCE
 SQUAD ARRIVESAT MOBILE ON FEB. 27|
Second Bunch of Big Leagu- uers Reports on
 March 5

MOBILE, Ala, Feb. 1s.-(SpeciaI)
 The first squad of the st Louis
 Browns, who selected Mobile for the second time in succession as their training camp, will leave St. Louis
 Monday, February 26, and arrive In
 the city the next morning, February
 27 The party, numbering 45 or 50 persons, including Manager Lee Fohl
 Travelling Secretary Willis E. Jo6n-
 son, and trainers will make the trip
 into Mobile over the Mobile and Ohio
 with Paul Pujol, agent of that line,
 in charge.
 If the weather is good on the day
 of the arrival of the first squad, con-
 sisting of the pitchers and catchers,
 Manager Fohl will have the trunks
 unpacked and the players will in
 dulge in the first workout of the
 season.
 The Browns are scheduled to re- 1, main in Mobile until March 21, play
 ing games with the Mobile Southern association team March 10, II, IA. SIT, IS and 21. On the night of March 21 the Browns will pack up and leave
 for Shreveport, playing games in 2 that city March 22 and 23; ;Aat Dallas : March 3O-31 and April l; at Shreve- port, April 2-3; at New Orleans with
 the Columbus American association team April 4-5; at New Orleans with New Orleans April $, 2, 8. The { Browns will remain over the night |. of April at New Orleans and leave ; that city the night of April for , Memphis with games with the Mem phis team on April 10-1l. Then the Browns board a train for { St. Louis, where they will have two 2 days off and then Sthe American 3 leaguers will tackle the Cardinals of z the National league April 14-15. The l, regular American league season will 2 open April IS at St. Louis with the Browns playing the Detroit Tigers at Z Eportsman's Park.
 ! The second squad of the Browns will reach Mobile March 5 and will : consist of infielders and outfielders. : Nearly 20 times as many volunteer . officers were disabled in the World { war as regular army officers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-19
Neale Assumes Charge At Virginia March !

UNIVERSITY, Va, Feb. 1s.-Earle Neale is to report at the University of Virginia on March 1 to coach base ball for the spring season. Jack Ryan, who was to have had charge of the diamond candidates. has ac- cepted a big league offer and Greasy" Neale who had previously signed up as year-round coach. be- ginning in September, ha saceepted an offer of the coaching committee to begin work in two weeks.
 John S kellison, who for five years has been Neales assistant and line coach, has been signed up IS assis- tant coach of the Virginia football team next fall, and II, D. Thomas, for two years all-year coach of the Parkersburg, w. Va, High chool, has accepted an offer to become full time director of firct year athletics.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-19
PRICE MOVEMENTS IN COTTON MARKET
 NNARROW BOUNDS
Highest Reached at Closing Session. Spot Department Shows Great Strength
 During Week

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 1S.-Prlce movements we're not wide this week in the cotton market. operations be- ing more or less restricted by the desire to get a better line on Euro pean conditions on the one hand, and @ better line on new crop pros- rects on the other hand. From de- clines of to points under the close of the preceding week, on the open ing session, there was rise to levels 50 to 90 points over the close of the preceding week. Highest prices came on the closing session, when March rose to 2S.T0c pound, new high record for the season. Other months did not make new high records. Tho close was at net gains of 30 to "A points, March closing at 2S.50c. Mid ding spots closed at 2s.63c, the pre-, yious high record for the season, gaining 13 points in the net results. This week 6 year ago rniddling closed at 2e.75o a pound
 One of the main reasons for the rising tendency of the market was the strength in the spot department. all southern markets reporting good demand at the highest basis of the season. On top of this was the bull ish showing of the weekly statistics, the visible supply of American cot ton making the remarkably heavy decrease for the week of 148,243 bales and being reduced to 2,s10,646 bales, which compared with 3,S43,138 a year ego and 4,s7s,571 two years ago. Weather Favorable
 Tho weather of the week over the belt was regarded as highly favor able, mainly because of the low tenn peratures. It was felt that the freez- ing weather experienced in most sec- tions would put the soil in the best of shape, and moreover, would les- sen the number of insect pests, espe- cially the boil weevil. No great amount of selling resulted because of scattered complaints that weather conditions were delaying preparations for the new crop.
 It was feared that If cold and wet weather continued these complaints would increase. A great deal of rain was reported in the earliest sections of Texas, preventing planting in both the lower Rio Grande valley and in the Corpus Christi section; the lat ter had prepared to start it's plant ing season by February 15. This coming week the weather over the belt will be of increased importance; more rains and cold weather probably would increase the demand for con- tracts but mild and dry weather probably would cause offerings to increase.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-19
DeKalb County VIII Haue Titular Tourney

FORT PAYNE, Ala, Feb. 1s-(spe- cia1.)-Plans are rapidly maturing for the DeKa1b county basketball tournament, to be held in Fort Payne March 2 and 3, when the county championship will be decided. Sey- eral coaches and school principals held a get-together meeting this week in the office of Principal Charles l.. Martin, of the DeKalb County High school, at this place, and perfected their plans for com ing games.
 The elimination games will be played on Friday, March 2, and the semi-finals on Saturday morning, with the championship game in the afternoon at 2:30. The games will be played at the county high school and small admission charge will be made to defray expenses incl dent to entertaining the visiting teams. large number of visitors from the various schools of the coun- ty are expected to see their favorite teams in action, and the affair will be the largest sport event of the winter In this county
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-19
LOUIS DISBROW IS| FEATURE WINNER M ORLEANS MEET

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 1s.-with the conclusion of today's events in the midwinter speed boat carnival. being held here on Lake Pontchar- train, under the auspices of the Mis- sissippi Valley Boat association, it was decided by the committee in charge of the races that the re- mainder of the events would be called off owing to the inability of sev- eral of the owners of hydroplanes participating to remain here longer.
 The carnival was scheduled to have started last Thursday and last four days. but owing to rought water it was postponed on that day, and again Friday. The first heats of the events were to have begun Satur- day morning, but were called off un- til after noon.
 Louis Disbrow, well known auto mobile race driver, won the feature event, the 1850 class, with Century Tire, owned by Charles J. Venn, Chi cago, covering the 16-mile course in IT minutes and 17 seconds, and de- feating Miss Chicago, world cham pion, and Lady Dubonnet of New Or leans.
 In this race Baby Holo, owned by Horace E. Dodge of Detroit, running at a speed of approximately 70 miles an hour, struck a huge swell and turned complete somersault, land ing on her bottom. E. ". Crowley, the driver, suffered a dislocated shoulder and knee, and Mechanician $. J. Cooper, sprained tendons in both legs. Both men were picked up by United States cutter patroling the course. The boat was lowed to shore by the cutter
 A 10-mile race for all classes was won by Meteor Six, owned by W. B. Wilde of Peoria, Ill. Arab VII, owned by Ralph H. Sidway of Buffalo, N. Y. was second, and Ethel XI, owned by Charles P. .Hanley of Muscatine, la, and driven by his wife, Mrs. Ethel Salisbury Hanley, was third. Sum maries:
 1850 Class, Is Miles-Century Tire, first; Miss Chicago, second; Lady Orleans, third. Baby Holo and Miss Dubonnet dropped out. Time, 17:17.
 151 Class, Miles-Margaret III, first. Ilme, 5'15- MISS Teorla anu Mismet dropped out.
 215 Class. Miles-P. D. Q. VI, the only entrant, covered the course in 9:14.
 Open Race for All Classes, 10 Miles Meteor Six, 610 class, first; Arab VII, HOO class, second; Ethel XI. 320 class, third. Time 12:54. Cecil, 610 class; Docs, 725 class, and Black Diamond, 610 class, also ran.
 320 Class, 5 Miles-Ethel XXI, first; Van Dyke III dropped out Time, S:25.
 61O Class, 10 Miles-Meteor Six, first; Peggy, second; Black Diamond, third. Time, 1S:30. Cecile ran.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-19
Uniuersity Freshmen Beat Huntsuille Fiue
TENNESSEE VALLEY BUREAU THE AGE-HERALD uurfavflts Alb Fah fQ

 The university Rats" scored a second victory over the Dallas "" of this city Friday night by the count of IT to 15.
 The game was hard fought from start to finish, and was marred by many errors on both teams. Referee Vann was kept busy throughout the entire game calling fouls.
 The Dallas team led the "Freshies" from the start to only a few min utes before time for the final whistle, when the university lads staged a comeback and soon ran up enough double counters to lead the local outfit by two points at the end of the game.
 Anderson and Cohen were the out standing stars for the invaders from Tuscaloosa, while Fudge and Potts stood out for Dallas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-19
MIsCELLANEOUs STOCKS
Bike Stars to Enter Gotham Six-Day Race

CHICAGO. Feb. 1S.-Maurice Broc- co and Oscar Egg, winners of the six-day bicycle race which ended here last night, with other members of the 15 teams competing In the Chicago grind, left for New York, where they will prepare for the six day race opening there in two weeks. The winning combination was un- certain whether 1t would be teamed in New York. The Chicago race drew the largest crowd of any six day event ever held here, the Coli scum, where it was held, being sold out for the last three days of the milling.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-19
RAILWAY EXPERIMENTATION

At length the identification of the St. Gothard Railway that crosses the Swiss Abps, and is one of the great arteries of European traffic, has been completed after about nine years of constant effort, says the Popular Me chanics Magazine in an illustrated article.
 The result Is a triumph of engi- neering skill, and stands as a monu- ment to the determination of the Swiss to be ever in the van of prog ress. The undertaking involved vir- tually reconstruction of the whole railway line, for bridge had to be strengthened or rebuilt, telegraph and telephone lines had to be relaid. and repairing sheds and depots had to be extended Two large power stations had to be built and equipped, one at Amsteg near the northern en- trance to the tunnel, and the other at Piotta, about five miles beyond the southern entrance, with five sub stations for transformation of cur rent at various points along the line.
 All the usual advantages of electri- fication have resulted from this en- terprise, in particular the elimination of smoke and foul air in the tunnels. The whole St. Gothard route. besides being the most picturesque. with It's ever-changing scenery. is now also in every sense of the word, the most enjoyable in all Switzerland
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-19
Ban VIII Investigate
 Reports of New League

CHICAGO, Feb. 1S.-President Johnson of the American League left today for Philadelphia to attend the league meeting there tomorrow. He said he expected to investigate the origin of reports concerning a new league to be sponsored by the two major leagues in the east. Presi- dent Johnson had been i'll with in- fluenza but recovered sufficiently to make the trip.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-19
Hubbard Bros. & Co.

Members New York Stock Exchange, New Orleans Cotton Exchange. New York Pro- duce Exchange, Associated Members Liverpool Cotton Association. Orders so- licited for the purchase and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil for future delivery. Special attention and liberal terms given for consignment of spot cotton for de- livery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-19
OPENING AND CLEANING COTTON

A macicire that embodies a novel process of opening and cleaning cot ton by subjecting it to extremely rapid vibration in current of air. has been developed in England The machine, shown in the Popula Ma cfanics Magazine consists of a cas- : iron base that supports dust-proof sheet metal casing with a semi -circu- lar top. inside which a horizontal, perforated drum rests for it's whole sength upon small rotating brush,
 which slowly revolves the drum, keeping it's perforations clean. In side and at the bottom of the drum there is small and rapidly revolv- ing rotor with a large number of right and left hand spiraled blades so that when the cotton fed into the machine falls on this rotor, it Is kept
 n constant motion backward and forward and IS thus thoroughly opened up. all dust adhering to 1t being removed. It then becomes so light that current of air pumped through a pipe that penetrates one end of the drum blows the cotton through an outlet. at the other end, into a condenser. ..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-19
Suzanne Lenglen Wins From Elizabeth Ryan

CANNES, Feb. 1s.-(By Associated Press. .)-Suzanne Lenglen. the French lawn tennis champion, today defeated Elizabeth Ryan, 673, 61.
 Candles used by the Romans were composed of string surrounded by either wax or pitch. splinters of wood covered with fat were used by the English poorer classe about 1300
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-19
Count Clary VIII Haue
 Charge of Olympics

PARIS Feb. ls.-Count clarv president of the French Olympia com, mittee, has been appointed general commissioner by the government in a decree published today for the 1924 Olympic games to be held in France.
 He will have complete charge of the Olympic organization and it's funds. The government also has named en auditor to supervise the expenditures.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-19

yard No. 1 hole at the course and sends the ball fer 260 yards with a good deal of regularity. His short game around the greens has been off and because of the open winter here he has been able to work out at the Columbia Country club sey- eral times week. He has been pay ing particular attention to his ap- proach game this winter and hopes to be right up there when the QuaIi- fication scores are counted
 An Open Proposition
 The event promises to be the most open sort of proposition since the newspapers printed the statement here that Eddie Held of St. Louis and Albach of Boston would not be in the big national event this year. One, the report said, had turned pro and the other had joined a private club, thus barring him from pubic links competition.
 In honor of the national public links tourney being awarded to the course by the U. S. F., 60-foot flag pole has been erected near the home green in front of the club house by Colonel Sherrill. On this big American flag was raised by Col. Henry May and Maj. Edward Riggs, who started the first golf club in Washington more than 30 years ago, Beneath this flag will fly the pen nant to go to the links that pro- duces the best golf player next June.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-19
LIVE STOCK


 Birmingham fachinE Co.b Fed steers: Good to choice, 607c; medium to good, e1a Ossc: common to LIeulun, i 1a VI 1ac.
 Grass eatlle taccording to weight, quail iy and lIeshJ: steers. . 1a 0 DC, fat cows i7 7ssA19c, medium COWS, oVJsac; cutters. yoe, canners InVzc, heavy bulls, 2M a .c, Hknl DuIIs, z4Sc; tat yearIinBs. 4U og6c.
 Hogs: Choice corn fed hogs, l6b to 2s0 Lounus, oWe 12c, Snolce corn led noEs, lso 10 leD pounds, 71zWsc, choice corn fed uvss, su lo l36 pounds bnWtvi light giss, sU pounus and down. 647c; best psavy rougn hogs. pVbc; half Tat rough logs, 4Wbe. SolI oily hogs from Ic ,o zc per pound less than the AOvvs prices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-19
EiSH
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Standard rIsn Company Gray Snapper--Per Ip.. 14c. Red Snapper-Per lb.. zlc. spunish AlacAerel-fer ID., 22c. kompan0-ker h., S5c. salt Water TrouL-Per h., 22c. Alulle.-Per h., l0c. Oysrers-CnesapeaKe Bay extra select, S2JU per gallon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-19
LOCAL MARKETS

Apples-Extra fancy winesap. barrels. ss.25; extra fancy DeilcIous box, s4; ex- tra fancy Ortley. box. s3.76; fancy Wine sap, box. s3: extra fancy Roman Beauty. S3; fancy Roman Beauty, box s2.75; choice Roman Beauty, box, S2.5S: extra fancy spitz. box. sS.25; small Johnathan box. $I.25.
 Bananas-Per pound 7c.
 Beans-California lima, regular. II hc; navy. firm, pound, 9hc; pink beans. se'
 Peas-Caiifornia Black eyed, pound, nc.
 Cabbage-Texas. green, firm, 4Ae; Louisiana. crates. S4; Mobile, crates $S.fe
 Cranberries-Whole barrel, $1O; 2O-
 CocOanuts-Per sack, $500; broken lots, SG.50.
 Dates-Dromedary. &s.7s; 48 s-Ounee packages DrOlnedary, case, S3.6O.
 EvapOrated Appies-Selah brand. 1914 c pound, choIce New York, 5O-pound box. l SC pound: 5O 1b-ounce New York stock
 Eyaporated Peaches-Fancy, 5o-pound box per pound, zoe; choice, 15hc; fancy. @5 pound boxes. 2lc. Peaches-PrActlcaHy peeled, $9; 50 H. ounce packages, not quote.
 Grapetruit-Box, s4.
 Lemons-Calitornia. box, 5000; import ed, S6.bO.
 MacKerel 14O-ct.. bbis., s22.5O: s-s oz.. kegs, S1.6O.
 onions-Red, per. pound. 4c; yellow, %c; Oranges-zOO- 2ls-250-1T6 to box, $500, 15O to Dox S4.75; g5-Iz6 to box. S4.2b.
 Beans-Hresh, S3.oo hamper. Geitiy lOilua, F"+OV CNaASE SA'SS OONSh. CucumbeFs-Sb.b0 crate. EggpIanI-S5.bO crate. Lettuce-lceDerg, % crate. Peppers=t1orua, erale, S4. TomaIoes-fancy. crate, $4.5o; choice, crate, SS.
 Potatoes-Coiorado Irish, pound, 2kc; Michigan, pound, 2c. sweet, l0O pound SACKS. pound, Enc. Peanuts-AlaDaiua, raw, pound. 6hci roasted, flac; virginia, raw, se; roasted, 9he.
 Prunes-Pitted, s6 11-ounce package 15c; 25-pound box, 40-50 to pound. lz %ci bo-7O to pound. He; 5o-60 pound, o0- pound boxes, 14c Rioe-Fancy Blue Rose pound 6c. l kutaDagas-Per pound, firm, 2%c. l Seed Potatoes and Onion Sets-Bliss Triumph potatoes, sack, So.25l cobblers, I sack, y4.2b; Rose, sack, $40. Onion sets red, per bushei, sZ.i0; yellow, S2.7o; white, ! sS. Louisiana egetabies-Turnips barrel 1 SC. mustard, barrel, sO.50; carrots barrel 1 20; snaiOts, barrei, 10; DeeJs, barrel. 50; spinach, barrel, S6.5O.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-19

A female lobster has been known to lay as many as 160,000 eggs at one time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-19
MEATS

(Switl & Co.) D. s. Clear belnes--Per D.. lt616hc. Silver Leaf Pure Lard-Per lb., lac. Jewel Shortening-fer ib., lac. butter-Per Ib., 6tc. I1ams-Skiued. per h.. 2SG26c. Fork Loins-Per ID., lsWZVc. bacon-Per lD., 24Q4bc. kggs-Per doz.. storage. 35c: fresh, 45u
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-19

FIbS-No. l, l4c; Nc. 2. 13c.
 HIDES AND WOOL No. Green salt Hldes-l0c. No. 2 Green Salt hides-9c. No. 1 Grsen Fresh Hides-Sc. NJ. 2 Green Fresh Hldes-7c. No. Dry Flint Hides-l3c. No. Dry Flint HIles-lZc. No. Dry Salt Hides-lzc. No. z Dry Salt Aides-1lc. Sheep Eklns-l- C Toe. Goat Skins-l0d C 3Oc. Hog Skins-lU W l5c. Horse Hides--SI W2.b0. Tallow-4 e 6c.
 Eeeswax-2O 22c. Clear Grease Wooi-30@ 32c. Bury Wool-17 Q 1Sc. Clear Washed Wool-3s C 4oc. Ginseng-Wiid. s7Qs.
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with over 50 per cent in the bitumi- nous industry in this country, and thls fact, together with the use of a common language so that safety in- structions may be understood are said also to be factors in the lower British accident rate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-19
POULTRY

(W. w. jarrett x Son) Hens-Large, 26W27c; small, 24425c. fryers-LaI SVW ItUoslers-1%S. Stags-IS Qz0c. DLIhS-6VC. Geese-Iz 916c. Gutneas-o0c. Iurkes s-AiVe, 35c. EEgs-50W S3c. 6uLLer-zVc. ryspuIkS-S3 dozen,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-19

Alabama las, 195G.........-.. So sO Alabama As, 1856 ............. 96 9s Alabama 4hs l930-36. 4.25 basis.
 Clues of Birmingham, 4.7UQ Q5.25 basis. Jefferson County. 4.769 95.25 basis.
 Jefferson county warrants. bA cox basis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-19
LOCAL SECURITIES
STATE AND MUNICIPAL BONDS

INSURANCE STOCKS Ala, N. Life Ins Co (par lO).. 14 1f Protective Life Ins Co (par l0) "A 2i
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-19

Nearly 20 times as many volunteer officers were disabled in the World war as regular army officers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-01
A MUCH NEEDED REFORM

Reorganization of Americas diplomatic and consular services is a much needed re- form. For years our representatives in foreign capitals have been notorously un- derpaid and housed in ma6eshitt quarters that were beneath the dignicy and import ance of the American government. Able and conscientious men have served their country in these posts and have made pa triotic sacrifices to do so, but financial con alterations have kept many others ou5 of the service who were well qualified for diplomatic careers. As a result, diplomatic offices have been restricted in large measure to men whose private means were sufficient to maintain them in a manner befitting their positions abroad.
 In approving the Rogers bill providing for the consolidation of the diplomatic and con sular services into one interchangeable or ganization, the house foreign affairs com mittee has taken steps to remedy a situa- tion which has long been reproach to the United States. The Rogers bill provides for. a complete interchange of personnel, sim gle revised salary scale, extra allowances and extension of the civil service retirement act to the diplomatic service. Salary in creases would be given chiefly to secretaries and lower officers who have heretofore suf- fered most from the parsimonious policy of the government. There would he no change in the pay of ministers and ambassadors, although it is we'll known that the salary of these officials is not large enough to meet. their expenses. The ambassador to the court of St. James, our most important diplomatic post abroad, is compelled to draw heavily on his private means to nay for entertainment and other representatives. are in the same plight. The policy hampers the efficient development of our foreign ser vice by preventing the choice of men strictly on a basis of merit and ability.
 Our. representatives abroad should not only be in position to maintain themselves without spending their ewn funds but they should be given permanent and adequate quarters. Even the smaller nations have creditable legations and embassies, but the American government uses rented buildings. Closer coordination between the dplorsstic and consular services would also prove ben eficial, since both branches are diplomatic in character.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-01

large part of Austria's mining activities and was formerly owned by Castiglione, When the Shines move was discovered it is reported that Castiglione retaliated by threatening to withdraw from Shines the credit facilities of his Austrian syndicate of banks, whereupon Stinnes produced an Eng fish credit of half million pounds and made radical changes in the operation of mines. By such methods do the Titans of industry fight their battles far more pitilessly at times than the leaders of opposing armies. Stinnes, veteran of many such campaigns, most of which he has won. bids fair to crush his Austrian rival, unless complications at home weaken his power.