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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-29
.GADSDEN WOMEN ]. T0 PRESENT CUP
 T0 MRS. FORREST
Token Of Appreciation To Be Given President Of Ma
 tionaI Business Women
GADSDES RURFAU THE AGE-HERALD ! Gadsdeu Ala ,June 2S

Six Gadsden women. Mrs. H. S. Patterson and Misses 1ta Stocks. Lil- Han Green. Ella Mae Hunter. Elinor Riddle and Lillian Mann, will leave here next Sunday for Portland, Ore, with a beautiful silver loving cup which is to be presented by the Ala
 bama delegation to Mrs. Lena Lake Forrest, president of the National Business and Professional Women's Clubs. when that body convenes next week. The cup is an appreciation of the Alabama organization for Mrs. Forests services a s president since the national club was formed,
Evening star., 1923-02-01
BOOST IN FREIGHT
RATES IS DENIED
|. c. c. Refuses Plea for
Higher Railroad Charges on
Fruits and Vegetables.

Increases amounting TO approx
mately I per cent in freight rates on
fruits. melons and vegetables moving
from the southwest to Central Freight
Association and trunk line territories
which railroads proposed to make ef-
fective March were declared today
by the Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion unreasonable and unjustified.
Tentative schedules Incorporating
the increases were ordered cancelled
and present rates maintained The
proposed changes would have affected
a large volume of traffic between
Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas on
one hand and consuming points in
Indiana. Ohio and New York state.
In seeking the increases the rail-
roads argued that they were entitled
to reflect in the rate on produce the
entire amount which the general rate
increases of 1920 allowed. Existing
rates on the traffic, they contended. do
not give them the full benefit OF the
1920 increases because of certain tech
nical requirements In rate making.
The commission, however, ruled
that even IL the carriers demon
strated as to these particular rates
that they failed to take the full
we cannot now accept that fact alone
as sustaining the burden of proof
which rests upon them.
THE agricultural interests Of the
west and southwest including grow
ers of the fruits and vegetables here
! involved, have complained of the ex-
| listing level of freight rates as one
important factor in the difficult situa-
tion which has confronted them In
recent years. and we are not i'm
pressed by the railroads desire to
! establish Increased rates upon what
are almost wholly technical grounds.
Evening star., 1923-02-01
ENGLISH SP|NNERS
BUY COTTON HERE
Act to Keep in Markets of
WorId-35-Cent Cotton Is
Now Predicted.
BY j. C. ROYLE.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
NEW YORK. February 1.-English
spinners are buying cotton from the
United States as fast as they can
accumulate the raw staple at present
prices. They determined on this
policy shortly after France entered
the Ruhr and the acceptance OF the
American terms for the payment OF
the British debt to the United States
has confirmed them in that policy.
according to advices received here
today. They are taking steps. cable
dispatches indicate, to maintain them
selves in the cotton cloth markets
of the world throughout the coming
year by providing for future require
ments so far s possible.
In this connection the refusal OF
the Manchester manufacturers TO
bind themselves to maintenance of a
four day week is significant, although
the majority went on record a favor
ing restriction of production. Some
OF the spinners are expected to IN
crease operations early this month.
Wide Range of Opinion.
There is a wide range of opinion
among traders and crop experts today
as to the immediate course of prices
| for cotton, but the latter group indl-
Gated a firm belief in ultimately
higher figures. Crop prospects in the
brighter and it is more than doubtful
whether the cotton states Will be ap!e
! in 1923 TO expand their output
A labor supply Inadequate to culti-
vate the acreage which planters hopf
| TO SOW to cotton this year seems in
evitable, according to dispatches from
the southeast Fall rains were lack
! ing in some sections which needed
them In certain localities the Weath-
er this winter has been such as to
make the boil weevil an even greater
| menace than in the past. This danger
has been augmented by the shortage
of efficacious insecticides.
Increased output OF the coppc-
smelters under the urge OF higher
prices for the red metal may ado
somewhat to the supply of calcium
arsenate used against the weeVil, out
there will ne thousands OF acres
| which must go unsprayed.
Predicts 35-Cent Cotton.
One of the foremost cotton experts
of the south, now in New York. went
on record today a s predicting 30 cents
pound cotton before the new crop
comes on the market at the end or
I next summer. He declared the mllIs
would have TO scurry around for "a"
| cotton In a way not duplicated since
1910 in order 10 keep their spindles In
! operation.
In commenting on the firm resist
ance of prices al present to downward
/ influences, he instanced the fact that
| one large Wall street speculator, VINO
had transferred his operations from
stocks into cotton for time. had
thrown 100000 bales on the market
| in two days. and that. while the price
| had receded under this onslaught.
| those who had followed this lead and
! sold their contracts were having diff
! ficulty getting them back except a.
! higher prices.
| Copyright 1923
Evening star., 1923-02-01
CRUDE OIL PRODUCTION
INCREASES DURING WEEK
Rv the Associated Press.

By the Associated press.
NEW YORK, February 1.-The daily
average gross crude oil production q
the United States increased 1900
barrels for the week ending January
q, totaling l,755.3O0, barrels. com
pared with 1.736,900 barrels for the
preceding week, according to the
weekly summary of the American
Petroleum institute. The daily aver
age production east of the Rocky
mountains was 1.205.300 barrels, as
compared with l,206.900 barrels, de-
crease of 1900 barrels. California
production was $4,000 barrels, as
compared with $4,000 barrels. an
increase of 10000 barrels.
According to figures collected by
the American Petroleum Institute,
! the imports of petroleum (crude and
refined oils) at the principal United
States ports for the week ended Jan
uary 81 totaled 1.7S3.0S1 barrels,
daily average of 253.297 barrels, com
pared with 1.993.157 barrels. a daily
average of 2S4,737 barrels for the
week ended January 20.
Evening star., 1923-02-01
WOULD LIMIT PROFITS
(. OF US. RESERVE BANKS

Asserting that the federal reserve
banks were making fabulous" and
excessive" profits. Chairman Madden
of the appropriations committee urged
today in the House an amendment to
existing law limiting the amount of
the earnings Of such banks. He was
discussing the bill which would per-
nit the banks to erect branch build
ings to cost not in excess of $250,000.
exclusive of vaults, permanent fix
tures and furnishings.
Representative Madden told the
House that decreased earnings would
mean loans at lower rates Of interest.
with a resulting benefit to business
and the public generally. Represent
ative Wingo OF Arkansas, a demo-
cratic member of the banking COM
mittee. asserted that some such legis-
lation as that proposed probably
would be incorporated in the general
farm relief legislation now under
consideration by his committee.
Evening star., 1923-02-01
WALL STREET NOTES.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. February Refined
sugar price advances today took the
figures up from $50 TO $50.
The Owens Bottle Company today
declared the regular quarterly 5o-cent
dividend on common and an additional
common dividend OF 25 cents.
The Southern Pipe Line Company.
which made quarterly disbursements
of 81 on its shares. today announced a
81 dividend.
Ex dividend today: American Bank
Note common. American La France
Fire Engie common, American Radi-
ator preferred; American Water
works lst preferred. Borden common,
Burns Brothers common a and 3. CHI
cago, St. Paul. Minneapolis and Omaha
common and preferred, Quaker Oats
preferred.
Regular quarterly dividends: Lima
Locomotive Company common and
preferred. Continental Paper and Bag
Mills common and preferred, Camp
bell Soup preferred, Wright Aero
nautical Corporation, Century Ribbon
Mills.
The heavy selling OF Continental
Motors carrying the stock down TO
9, as against the recent high above
~. was directly connected with the
Durant episode AithSugh ba 1t traas has
has credited the Durant interests with
buying into Continental in pursuance
OF their policy of acquiring good
sized holdings in companies with
which they are doing business. The
selling today in Continental was at
tributed to people who had suffered
by the break in the Durants and In
Fisher Body and were at the same
time long of Continental.
The announcement of another ad
vance in the price of Pennsylvania
crude oil-this time 25 cents to $3.50
a barrel-had steadying enect upon
the oil shares today. This was the
fourth increase since the first of the
year in the quotations on Pennsyl-
vania crude. the first also having
been 25 cents. followed by two 10
cent per barrel increases. Other
eastern grades were put up another
10 cents.
Evening star., 1923-02-01
COMMODITY NEWS
WIRED STAR FROM
ENTIRE COUNTRY

NEW ORLEANS, February 1.-The
public has been backward in buying
high priced shoes this month This
IS attributed to a feeling that shoe
prices have been much too high for
the better grades. Medium priced
shoes at from Sc to $s a pair are in
good demand. There is little call
for the very cheap grades.
CHICAGO, February Local dry
goods merchants today declared that
their January business in white goods
was at least double Of last year.
PITTSBURGH, February 1.-The
wholesale movement in groceries con-
very low in various places which
had been affected by labor trouble.
Restocking is stimulating business.
SOUTH ST. PAUL, February l.
More than 1000 carloads of live stool;
were brought to market here by mo-
tor trucks in the last year. This
method Of marketing has follow ed
closely development Of state high
ways.
PHILADELPHIA, February l.
are very brisk today and manufac-
furers are well employed. Suits have
advanced from 10 to 20 per cent in
price. This is attributed to the fact
that wages are 10 per cent higher than
year ago and fabrics also have ad-
Yanced Skilled garment workers are
scarce.
ATLANTA, February 1.-The Coop.
erative Cotton Growers Association
xLk
to market three million bales Of the
new 1928 crop next fall and that their
success in handling the 1922 crop will
put them in strong strategic posi-
ton next autumn.
CHICAGO, February THE Illinois
Central railroad has placed orders for
1000 cars and $4,000 tons Of rails.
SAN FRANCISCO, February Cal
oranges. lemons and grapefruit to
eastern markets during 1923, accord
ing to estimates completed today by
the California Fruit Growers EX :
change. This exceeded 1922 ship
is due to bigger and better citrus
fruit crops resulting from ideal
weather.
PITTSBURG, February 1.-Steady
- 81 CA6 iCl6ii
trade in general in this district to-
day, but variable weather is having
an effect on the clothing trade. AL
though ready-to-wear clothing is not
moving freely, in spite Of special
sales, the volume of business is above
that of a year ago. Assurance OF
higher prices is not inducing pur
chases.
PITTSBURGH, February lin wire
and it's products the United States
steel Corporation is still generally un-
der independents in price. The corpora
ton quotes $2.45 on plain wire, while
The independents have it on a S2.55
basis. Independents are quoting nails
st $3.50. against the leading interests
price Of s2'7o.
Evening star., 1923-02-01
DAIRY PRODUCTS.

BALTIMORE. February SpeciaD.-
Live poultry-Turkeys. H., 37a44; old
toms. 30a32; poor and crooked breasts.
25a27: young chickens. 2sa30; poor
and leghorns, 20a26: old hens, 25a2S;
ters, 15a16; ducks, 20a2S; geese, la
25; pigeons, pair, S0aS5; guinea fowl.
each, 30a60.
Dressed poultry-Turkeys. lb., 36a
43: old toms, S0a32: poor and crooked
breasts 70; young chickens. 2saSo:
16; ducks, 25a30; geese. 20a25:
capons, 35aS6; medium, 33a34; small
slips. 2Sa30.
Eggs-Loss off, native and nearby
firsts, doz., 36: southern, "a.
Butter-Creamery fancy. lb.. 5la52:
prints. 52a54: nearby creamery. Asa
AZ; ladies, 35a37; rolls. S5a36: dairy
prints 35a36; store packed, 3S; pro-
cess hutter 42a42
Evening star., 1923-02-01
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.

CHICAGO. February l Omitted States
of Agricultural. Hogs
Receipts. $4,000 head; fairly active;
10 to 20 lower; bulk $50 to 200 pound
averages, s.50as.70: top, SIS; bulk,
2.3o to 800 pound: butchers, S.15a
$50; weighty packing sows. around
7.25; desirable, 100 to lis pound pigs,
7.75aS.00; heavy weight hogs, S10a
$50; medium. S.20aS.25; light, s.50a
SIS; light light, s.25as.65; packing
sows. smooth, 7.20a7.60; packing sows,
roughs. 6.90a7.25; killing pigs, LISA
S.35.
Cattle-Receipts. 5000 head" beef
steers and butcher she stock fully
steady; spots stronger on better
grades of fat steers: trade more ac-
tive: early top matured steers. 1875:
bulk, 8.00a9.50; beef cows Of value to
sell under 500 and lower grades:
beef heifers in best demand; bulls
weak. tending lower; veal calves
weak to 25 lower: stockers and feed
ers uneven, kinds of value to sell
under 700 weak, lower.
Sheep-Receipts. $4,000 head; open
ing very slow; few early sales fat
lambs steady; tendency lower; top,
1900 to packers; practically no year
lings offered: sheep scarce; no early
sales; around three-deck desirable
55-pound comeback lambs, 1886 to
yard traders; looks fully steady.
Evening star., 1923-02-01
BANS FOREIGN POTATOES.
Federal Agent Puts Embargo on
Bermuda and Canada Tubers.

BALTIMORE. Md. February 1.--C.
W. Prince, federal plant inspector al
Baltimore. announces that beginning
today a quarantine will be imposed
upon white potatoes imported from
Bermuda and Canada without permit
from the federal horticultural board.
a minute inspection will be made to
establish their freedom from infec-
ton. Quarantine on Mexican pota
toes, remains in force 10 their ex-
clusion. Sweet potatoes and yams
also continue on the prohibited list
of imports.
Evening star., 1923-02-01
DRY GOODS PRICES FIRM.

NEW YORK, February (SpeciaD.-
The tone of the market for cotton
goods was slightly stronger today
and. while the volume of goods chang
ing hands was not great, fewer offer
inEs at concessions Were made at sec
ond hands. There was a decided in
crease in activity in raw silk both
here and in Yokohama and local quo
tations moved up from to 10 cents 8
pound.
Evening star., 1923-02-01
ROADS VALUE FIXED.

TORONTO, February Am arbitra =
tion board which has been consider
ing the amount due Sir William Mac
city of Toronto for it's seizure of the
Toronto street railway in 1921 has
decided on the sum of s11.lSS,5OO. The
city authorities previously stated
they would appeal il the award was
greater than S7,000,000.
Evening star., 1923-02-01
LAYS BREAK IN COTTON
TO BIG SPECTATORS
Senator Hefin Sees Effort to Get
Entire Crop Out of Hands
of Producers.

Manipulations in the New York Cot
ton Exchange were declared in the
Senate today by Senator Heflin. dem
ocrat. of Alabama to be responsible
for the break yesterday in cotton
prices of several dollars a bale.
Senator Helm said II was the pur-
pose of cotton spectators to hold
down prices until all Of the crop was
out of the hands of producers, and
then raise prices.
Evening star., 1923-02-01
PARIS MARKET FIRM.

PARIS, February Prices were
firm on the Bourse today. Three per
cent rentes, 81 francs SO centimes.
Exchange on London, 79 francs 10
centimes.
Five per cent loan, % francs 80 CEN
times.
The dollar was quoted at 16 francs
841s centimes.
Evening star., 1923-02-01
WILL PAY U. s. $780, 900.

DETROIT, Mich. February 1-An
order directing the Detroit Trust Com
pany, receiver for the bankrupt Lin
coin Motor Car Company. to pay to
the War Department $1,500,000 in full
payment of the claim against the
company for war contracts was signed
late yesterday by Judge Arthur j.
Tuttle in United States district court,
Evening star., 1923-02-01
I. C. C. HELPS statesmen.

NEW YORK. February 1 Especially.
The order of the Interstate Com
merce Commission authorizing new
interchangeable mileage books will
mean a saving to travelling men of
20 per cent the country over. accord
ing to officials of the Travelling Sales
mans Association today, and will
be of benefit to manufacturers, mer-
chants and carriers generally.
Evening star., 1923-02-01
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
(Quot ations furnished by W. B. Hibbs Coz
February l. 1923-12:30 pm

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 1.-Foreign
exchanges irregular. Quotations Gin
cents): Great Britain - Demand.
466h cables, 466E:s sixty-day bills
on banks, 464. France-Demand,
.o5s21a; cables. .05sS. Italy-Demand,
.0472h; cables. .o473. Belgium-De-
mand. :osil hooSao Sa3ies' .oSl2: Germany nnoa5!y
Holland-Demand..3 1919; cables, 1922.
Norway-Demand, 1854. Sweden-De-
mand, .2673. Denmark-Demand, 1903
Observation-Disclosures, 1872. Spain
Demand, 1861. Greece-Demand, 0119
Poland-Demand, 000o2s. Czechoslo-
vakia-Demand, .02S7. Argentine
Demand. .3712. Brazil-Demand, .1155.
Montreal. 9Sss.
Evening star., 1923-02-01
RESERVE BRANCH BANKS
BILL PASSES HOUSE

Legal stipulations which have
stood in the way of the erection of
federal reserve banks at Little Rock,
Ark, Salt Lake City, Utah, and a
number of other cities would be re-
moved by bill passed today by the
House. 1t already had passed the
Senate.
The measure provides that here
after such branch banks may be
erected at. cost of s250,000, ex-
elusive OF the vaults and permanent
fixtures.
Evening star., 1923-02-01
NEW YORK EGG PRICES.

NEW YORK, February Eggs
steady; receipts. 16,051 cases; fresh
gathered extra ffrsts. 50; fresh gath
cred firsts, 35a37: New Jersey hem
merry whites. locally candled extras.
so; do. uncandled extras. 4Sa50; state
nearby and nearby western hennery
whites, firsts to extras. 43a47; Pacific
coast whites. extras. Il; do. firsts to
extra firsts, 43a46.
Evening star., 1923-02-01
EXCHANGE BUILDING SOLD.

NEW YORK, February 1.-Sale Of
the Broad street building of the
American Cotton Exchange for S110,-
500 to WI s. Forbes of Richmond, Va,
by receivers for the exchange was
approved yesterday by Justice Rob-
ert F. Wagner in supreme court.
Evening star., 1923-02-01
BALTIMORE, February &c

BALTIMORE. February 1.-Cus-
toms receipts at the port of Balti-
more amounted to $1,1f4.077.78 in
January, it was announced yesterday
by Charles H. Holtzman, collector.
This, according, to Mr.. Holtzman, is
the largest for a single month in the
history of the port, the next largest
being September. 1922. when the re-
ceipts totaled $SSS,090.s7.
Evening star., 1923-02-01
BAR SILVER PRICES.

LONDON, February 1.-Bar silver.
SIX pence per ounce; money, Ia
per cent. Discount rates. short and
NEW YORK. February 1.-Foreign
bar silver $50; Mexican dollars,
L49S.
Evening star., 1923-02-01
SHARP RECOVERY
|NF0RE|GN BONDS
British Debt Agreement Aids
All Issues - Libertys
Move Downward.
BY GEORGE T. HUGHES.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, February 1.-THE BEN
eficial effects of acceptance by Great
Britain OF the debt-funding plan were
present today, not only in the market
tor foreign bonds, but in domestic
issues.
II was recognized that the amicable
relations between the two parties to
the new contract mean more than
the actual settlement of a debt be-
tween them and that they will be
eventually translated into not only
economic, but political terms. In
other words. it was felt that. having
come together on the vital question
Of financial terms to cover the Eng
lish debt the two leading solvent ma
tions of the world can approach other
settlements with more promise Of sue
cess.
Foreign Bonds Strong.
French and Belgian bonds continued
strong, some OF them rising even
higher hdgh,a than W. Wednesday; SO that the
amounted to to points.
Associated with this was the ad-
vance in sterling exchange, but there
was nervousness in French exchange.
Domestic bonds exhibited a better
tone than at any time this week and
in this list there were gains Of quar-
ter and half points after several
weeks OF either stationary or sluggish
conditions.
Liberty Issues Decline.
While foreign issues were advanc-
ing. liberty bonds were declining. This
was undoubtedly due to the fact that
discussion of a bonus bill has been
revived out of the British debt fund :
ing matter. S there is a small group
IN Congress which has attempted to
relate the one TO the other The fourth
AZ S sold down to about 9S, repre-
senting a decline of y point this week
and point for the year. with the
third 4As off 20 for the week.
The Treasury statement indicates
another low balance, lie, s2S5,000,0O0
on January 90, which would suggest
further government financing at a
comparatively early date.
Heavy payments were made in New
York today in the Anaconda Copper
settlement and in other bond syndi-
cate operations and with these COM
pleted. indications were for easier
money.
Evening star., 1923-02-01

Old Dobbin had his faults. but you
didn't have to pour hot water on him
to get him started on a cold morn
ing.-Wall Street Journal.
The Washington times., 1923-01-21
RECORD ENTR Y
LIST r CEN WE'D
FOR DOG SHOW
S. ]. HeId's District Boss,
Among Those to Pc BenChed.
Aspin Hin Represented.

rHAT the ninth annual dog
show to be held under the
auspices OF the Washington
kennel Club at the Coliseum next
Friday and Saturday, will prove by
far the most pretentious ever
staged in the National Capital Is
now practically assured. The en-.
try ID the largest that has ever
been received since the first show
In 1910.
Secretary Charles A. Watson re-
ports that entries have been re-
ceived from as far north as BufIalo,
as far south as Jacksonville and as
far west as California, while one
has been received from Mexico
City. giving the show an interna'
tional aspect.
George f. Foley, of Philadelphia,
has been engaged to superintend the
show and the Spratts Company VIII
bench and feed the dogs. Spratts'
agents will arrive in Washington
directly after the close OF the Lam
caster show, which 10 now IN
progress.
AS ~ precautionary HLSUSAAU DAU,
n. NJ. Cashall and f.. B. Dibbell
win examine every dog before il
enters the hall in order 10 ascer-
tain whether there is any indica.
tions OF disease. Any dog found
diseased will be promptly rejected.
While all of the entries received
have not been tabulated and pro.
eranmed, Secretary Watson states
that in the airedale class thirty
eight entries have been registered
forty-nine for Boston terriers, TWEEN.
ty.three elbows and fifty-one shep'
herd and police dogs. In the latter
class dogs being trained and used
by the Internal Revenue are to
compete.
Mrs. r. G. Birney, who owns the
Aspin Hill kennels, has entered
quite a number Of her best CANNES,
while s. J. Held, owner Of District
Boss, will bench the champion.