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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-26
WANTS ABsTnACTING TAUGHT

The leed for teaching Of funda- mentals of abstracting in public schools was stressed before the Ro- tary club today by H. S. Patterson, who also advocated the establish ment of chairs for this purpose at the university and at Auburn. MT. Patter- son is an expert in the abstract bus mess and is known all ever the south as such
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-26
ATTEND EPISCOPAL MEET

Rev. V. G. Lowery and pr. Charles Henderson, former governor of Ala bama. left Tuesday afternoon for Mobile to attend a meeting of the diocesan council of the Episcopal church. which will be in session there through Friday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-26
PLANT ENGINEER ARRIVES

P. H. Norcross of Atlanta, who has the engineering contract for Talla degas new water system, has placed in Tallsdega M. T. Singleton as res ident engineer. Mir. Singleton is a son of Major Singleton, who at one time resided here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-26
PLEASED WITH posTMAsTER

The .omination of Mrs. J. !. Stephens to be postmistress at Attalla has been received with entire appro- val in that city. Her husband is one of the best known business men and she has had long experienced in the postoffice. The only other applicant for the place was Mrs. Retta Tho mp son.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-26
TO BREAK GROUND

Ground will he broken next week for Decaturs s125.OOO high school, D. D. McGhee, chairman of the board of education announced today Ceremonies will attend the breaking of ground, he said, but formal program will not be rendered until the corner stone is laid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-26
TO BUILD IN DORA

Olin Goodwin. Dora coal operator. is planning to build handsome home at that place which will be one of the finest residences in east Walker. it is said. It will be built on the bungalow style.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-26
CIARnsMEN GET CHECks

Capt. Joe kirVen Brantley,. conn manding Battery F, the Troy battery Of field artillery of Alabama national guards, distributed to the men at the meeting on Tuesday night the gov ernment pay checks. The amount of the checks totaled $1400
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-26
DRUGGISTS WILL CONTESTED

The will of pr. A. M. P. Dunn. for many years a druggist of this city, and known all over Alabama in Ma sonic circles. is being contested by sister, Mrs. L. c. Bean, and the trial of the case began in the probate court Wednesday. Dr. Dunn left an estate worth approximately $25,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-26
BIDS ON KNITTING PLANT

Bids for construction of the Cooper Wells knitting plant here VII be open on February l.. according to advices received today. The company plans to spend S4O,oO0 in construc- tion of a mill to house their new southern branch.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-26
PROPOSE BRIDGE

Mayor G. E. Christopher announced today that he is ready to cooperate with the civic organizations and the county commissioners in the pro- posed plan to build a s30O.000 traf- fic bridge across the Cecsa river at the foot of Broad street. It is un- derstool that meeting of all inter ested parties will be called next week
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-26
DIES WILLIE USING TELEPHONE
GREENVILLE WILL HEAR
 DIR. STUART IN LECTURE

Greenville, Jan. (speciaL)-Dr George R. stuart, pastor of the First Methodist church of Birmingham, will deliver an address at the Green vile opera house on the evening of IanuarY 31.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-26
.RANn ORGANIZED

Under the direction of representa- tives of a Chicago music house a con cert band has been organized here with an initial membership of more than 30 and this number is expected to grow to 60 by the next night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-26
VISIT HEALTH LARoRAToRy

Members of the Morgan Kiwanis club today composed the first unit to make a public inspection of the new Tennessee valley laboratory. Members of the club visited the health unit following their weekly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-26

Speaking of the future, he says marble development in Alabama promises to be one of the states greatest industries. With the inn proved conditions now possible in a quarry, due to the application of elec- tricity to the work, this industry is certain to take on large proportions, he adds.
 The general conditions of the other quarries are flourishing The new quarry of the Alabama Marble com pany, opened about a year ago, is pro ducing a superior grade of marble to what it has heretofore developed. This company has just completed add ing two large steel derricks to this quarry and will shortly put in two more.
 The work on the new finishing mill of the Madras company is progressing rapidly, and it is hoped to have it ready for installation of it's machin cry before spring
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-26
VISITORS FROM PITTsBURG

TALLADEGA. Ala, Jan. 25.-(Spe- c!al)-G. Moretti of Pittsburg, ac- companied by pr. A. A. Hammer schlag. president of Carnegie Tech, are spending a few days in the city. Mir. Moretti, a sculptor, the man who put Alabama white marble before the world, first visited Talladega 22 years ago, when he investigated the marble in this section, and declared it supe- rior to the Italian product.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-26
ONE ONTA- GADSDEN TELE t AP H LINE. |S BEING BUILT
$300,000 Bridge at Gadsden Proposed-SIag Company Buys Cars-NeW Post
 master PIeaseS AttalIa
GADSDEN BUREAU I THE AGE-HERALD ! Gadsdeu. Ala. Jan, 25

According to letter from Con gressman Gordon Lee of the Seventh Georgia district the governor and the railroad commission of Georgia have telegraphed to the interstate com merce commission urging that body to allow the extension of the Ten nessee. Alabama and Georgia rail- road from Gadsden to Odenville, in StI Clair county, as a matter If pub lie necessity. This action followed that of Governor Brandon and the members of the public service com mission of Alabama.
 Construction of an independent tel eEraph line between Oneonta and Gadsden is now under way poles having been placed from Oneonta to Altoona. J. s. Fendley, Jr., of On- eonta is behind the enterprise. He has purchased the old telephone line from Altoona to Ivalee and will have to build only small distance from the latter place to Attalla il order to complete connection. Altoona and Oneonta were deprived of all tele- graphic communication with the out side world when the Louisville and Nashville railroad evicted the Vest ern Union from it's rigl-t of way sev- eral years ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-26
COLLINSWLLE BOASTS OF NEW HOSIERY MILL
 AND BRICK FACTORY

COLLINSVILLE, Ala. Jan 25.- Special 9-After several weeks work ard consultations with the business men of this place the money and lot has been provided and hosiery mill will be placed here in the near fu ture.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-26
FEDERAL COURT 70 CONVENE

Wth SS2 prohibItion cases docketed for trial and a grand jury to bring in more indictments when the United States court convenes here February 6. the semi-annual so-called moon sinners convention" of the Gadsden district will be one of the largest ever held in the state. and officials are expecting that the big marble federal building will be crowded be- yond it's capacity. Twice a year all of the alleged moonshners, their friends and witnesses of northeast Alabama attend this convention, bringing hundreds of mountaineers to the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-26
ALABAMA POSTMASTERS
 NOMINATED BY PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON BUREAU Washington. D. C.. Jan. 20
 .cII lr q E II Ic Il n

The President today nominated the following Alabama postmasters: Dozier Cartledge. Midway; Jesse A. Eason, Ozark.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-26
SUPT. J. ALEX MOORE

Superintendent J. Alex Moore of Jasper, president of the Alabama Educational association, who warmly comments the stand of Governor Brandon for educational progress in Alabama. He declares great vision was shown by the governor in his inaugural address.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-26
NEW BRICK FACTORY

NEW BHICh FACTOKI
 l.. W. Garner and k. Graves of Colinsville have opened up a new brick plant in town and are already at work They are turning out good grade of brick to be sold on the market. They are located on the old caanery site and have several employees working daily. The out put is around 9,5OO brick per day.
 DIES WHILE USING TELEPHONE
 Mrs. J. ". Croley of Geraldine. Ala, died at her home in a peculiar man. ner. She was talking to one of her neighbo~s over the telephone and suddenly dropped over dead. She will be buried at the Macedonia church at Geraldine Friday. She leaves several children and many friends in this community.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-19
COLQUITT'S FRIENDS
WANT HIM TO RUN FOR
TEXAS GOVERNORSHIP
Says He Is Considering
Making Race in
1924.

Austin. Tex. Sept. 19.-Former
Governor o. B. Colquitt of Dallas, who
spent the day here said he was con
sidering the question of entering tn.
contest for the governorship of Texas
in the July primaries next year, but
that there was still much time in
which to reach a conclusion on the
subject.
Everywhere / CO." said Mr.. Col
quit, Il am besieged TO enter the
race but / have not as yet reached q
conclusion on the matter.
SHOULD / decide to- enter the race
it would be at a great sacrifice to my
personal affairs"
The ex-governor added that he has
been receiving many letters from diff.
ferent sections of the state urging him
to run for governor of Texas, despite
the fact that there are not less than
fifteen candidates and near candidates
now aspiring to be chief executive OF
the state of Texas.
Mr.. Colquitt was here on business
before the railroad commission in con-
nection with oil matters.
Contending that the new motor tax
is an occupation tax and should con-
tribute to the school fund, Mr.. Col
quit of Dallas, Tuesday urged Prof
5. NJ. n. Mars, state superintendent
IF public instruction, to institute suit
to test the question of whether one
fourth of state motor vehicle license
ICES should be deposited to the credit
If the school fund.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-19

Adams, whom physicians claim is
slowly dying with an incurable dis
ease, was carried from her hotel on
a cot in the early hours and fled the
city. after placing her 3-year-old adopt
ed daugler, whom officers believe to
be the baby sought for, in the care
of friends. $1,000.
Mrs. Darrah returned to Fort Worth
Monday night, presumably TO make a
fight for the possession of her adopted
daughter, and was jailed when she
failed to reveal her secret.
Mrs. Darrah claims that she has
had neither food nor drink for the
last three days, and that she will
not. take food or water during the
time she isain Jail.
Ruth Darrah, the adopted daughter
of the woman. who was hidden away
with friends when Mrs. Darrah fled
the city to avoid arrest, was found
three days later by the officers and
is now held in the custody of the
court.
Mrs. Darrah claims this child to
be the illegitimate child of her sister,
but this statement mas not been sub
stantiated.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-19
BONDS ARE IRREGULAR
Trading, However, Is on Larger Scale
Than for Some Time.

Copyright. by The San Antonio Light.
New York, Sept. 19.-Bond trading
was on "A broader scale today than for
some time but the movement was very
irregular, particularly in the prime in
vestment class. There was good deal
of switching from one high-grade is
sue to another and there would have
been more if buyers and sellers could
have agreed upon the price.
The uncertainty as to the future of
money rates. as well as of bushes.
seems TO have been the reason for This
almost nervous anxiety to make OK.
changes. Large blocks of United
States Steel sinking fund Is and such
high-grade rails as New York Central
Is and Illinois Central rs. were for
sale fractiOnally above the market.
Sellers, however, did not press their
offerings. and. at the, same time, there
was good inquiry for other prime Is-
sues to yield about the same. Shor:
term maturities were. in more demand
than the long terms. 49,
Second-srade railroad bonds were
either weak or, neglected. Examples
of the former We're Missouri Pacific i,
of 1868 and Colorado X Southern
4 LIS. Here the heavinesS could DO
traced TO dissatisfaction with the earn.
ing position of the roads concerned.
There was very active trading in ben
yer 4 Rio Grande As around IL. 4
good demand was reported for this
particular bond, but on the other hand
the supply was also good. This is The
first mortgage on the old Denver x
Rio Grande system and sells on n
little better than n per cent basis
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-19
CURB OILS DROP
Declines Follow Slash in Crude Prices
by Prairie Oil and Gas.

Copyright. by The San Antonio Light
New York. Sept. 19.-The cut in
crude oil quotations which the street
has been expecting for some time and
which the majority of oil stocks had
largely discounted during the past ten
days. was made known today when
the Prairie Oil and Gas Company an
nounced cuts of as high as 40 cents
a barrel for some grades of mid-con-
tinent. Following Tuesdays drop in
oil stocks, further selling took place
for =. time after the opening today.
but prices began to harden in the aft
ernoon and offerings were not 50
large. The street took the stand that
it was GOOD thing to have this piece
of bad news out Of the way.
Some of the Standard Oil issues re-
covered sharply from their lows
reached early in the day and in Soy
eral instances were well above the
Tuesday closing. Among these were
Standard of Indiana which rose over Il
point. and Vacuum. Prairie oil and
Gas dropped 4 points. but no offer
ings followed the price cutting an
nouncemeN.
huulotS were III Clrculduon ol more
price reductions by leading automo-
bile concerns, following announce
ments Tuesday of new prices for Hud-
son models. These. however. lacked
real foundation. But professional
operators took advantage of the re-
ports and were successful in bring
ing about a sharp drop to new low
for the year in Durant of Delaware
Goodyear tire was also under pres
sure.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-19
WILL ADD TO SHOPS
$. +. Roundhouse Well BE ENLARGED
for ''2-f0-2" Engines.

The G. III. & s. 4 railroad. Southern
Pacific System. will make several i'm
portant changes in the arrangement
of its local shops and yards. the prin-
cipal feature Of which will be the con-
struction of an addition 10 the round
house at cost of 100000. according
to the division engineer here.
The construction of three new stalls
and the extension of six old ones in
order to house the big '2-10-2" freight
engines. which are now temporarily
housed in shed on Austih street. is
the beginning of the building program.
Plans are being drawn and it is ex-
pccted that work will begin shortly.
The addition to the roundhouse will be
- feet across the front and will rad
late in fan-shape from the front to the
rear wall for a distance of about 10f
feet.
According to {. NJ. Stapels, division
engineer. large retaining wall on.
blackberry. down to Duval street, and
thence to Austin street has been con-
structed. 1t extends for about 600 feet
on Austin street.
The c.. H. & s. A. is planning to
shift its main line. which now inter-
Sects the property, leaving part of the
buildings on one side and part on
the other. This is making conditions
fairly dangerous for workers who are
forced to cross the track. The shift in
the main line, according to Mr.. Staples
would eliminate the danger of employees
getting injured.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-19
2O,SO2 In SCHOOLS
Breckenridge High School Leads With
tiJS--Main Has 1859.

An enrolment of 20,S02 pupils in
the San Antonio public schools is re-
ported by Assistant Superintendent
w. j. Knox. Enrolment figures will
be greatly increased. it is believed,
when the four recently appointed at
tendance officers complete their prcpa-
rationS for rigid enforcement of the
state compulsory education laws.
Breckenridge High School has an
enrolment of lbs: Main Avenue.
1859. and the recently organized Sam
Houston senior high school has an en-
rollment of 80. No fair comparison
can be made at this time with the
enrolment in BrackeIridge and Main
Avenue High Schools last year. since
by the introduction Of the junior high
school plan. the high schools have
lost the eighth grades. Detailed sta
tistics covering the different grades
have not been compiled.
Even with the introduction of the
junior high school plan and the estab-
lishmcnt of third senior high school.
the enrollments pt Main Avenue and
breckenridge High Schools compare
favorably with those of last year when
breckenridge had an enrolment Of
1873 and Main Avenue had an en-
rollment of 174S.
In the white junior high schools
there are 1903 pupils enrolled and i'll
the negro junior h'sh schools there
are 3I7 pupils White elementary
schools have an enrolment of 12,459
nunils and the negro elementary
schools. an enrolment Of 1910. The
negro high school has an enrolment
of PA pupils.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-19
SELLING MOVEMENT 1
RECEIVES SETBACK
ON STOCK MARKET
Cuban American Di9idend
Restoration Starts Scram-
Die in Sugars.
BY STUART p. WEST.

Copyright. by The San Antohio L>,ht.
New York, Sept. 1e.-The stock
market opeIN1 today with a go.l deal
of unsettlement. natural enough after
the sharp break at Tuesday, close.
After the first hour, however. il was
evident that profits made on the shoS
side we're being taken in a large way,
especially in some of the oils. This.
with sharp squirt in the sugar stocks.
had the effect of turning the general
list.
The sudden buying movement in the
sugars resulted from the announce
ment that Cuban American Sugar
common had been restored to So
dividend basis. Few had expected
dividend at this time and thA news
created a scramble &c buy, nGs only
CHha Americas Luz Cuba Came pre-
fcrred and Ppnta .Eegre. which car
ried these stocks up TO 3 points
within n few minutes.
The street was full of gossip about
inpending cuts in automobile prices.
These reports very evidently had their.
origin in speculative rather than in
trade quarters. Lincoln motor was
one of the companies said to be about
to announce cuts, but dispatches from
Detroit quoted representatives Of the
company rs denying this absolutely
and rs saying that the main difficulty
was TO supply the demands of dealers.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-19
Paul Rainey Stricken by
Paralysis While on
Ocean Voyage. ;.
NOTED LION KILLER
Exploits and Adventures
Preserved in Motion
Pictures.

New York, Sept. 19.-Paul J
Rainey noted explorer and big game
hunter, died aboard the British shil
Saxon, en- route from Southampton tC
lNapetown. his business associates wer,
informed today in radio messages from
his sister, Mrs. Grace Rainey Rogers
He was bound for the ranch he had
carved out OF the heart of the jungle
near Niarobi, British East Africa
when he was stricken by stroke oil
paralysis.
His body was buried at sea. The
messages from Mrs. Rogers said
The Saxon left Southampton on
September IL and is due at her destin-
alton until September 80.
Explored Arctic Regions.
Although he made extensive explora.
tons and valuable scientific discover
les in the Arctics. bringing back manv
of the first captive specimen of animal
life in polar regions, Rainey probably
will be best remembered as the first
big game hunter Of the tropics whose
exploits were preserved in motion pic
lures.
iit S't Mo llINt tuSif VI.
near the North Pole. Then he turned
10 the tropics and. after the British
government felt called upon TO restrict
his killings of lions and tigers, accept
cd a commission with the British
forces. later becoming official photo
grapher for the Red Cross in France
during the World War.
Into Deepest Africa.
Rainey was born at Cleveland. on
September is. i6 years ago, and for
many years had been director of W.
j. Rainey. Inc. S10.000.000 coal
and coke distributing concrn founded
by his father.
In 1910 he went into the Arctic
regions with Harry Whitney on the
Bocthic on an expedition which melted
valuable living trophies and was term.
cd highly successful
A year later he sailed into deepest
Africa. Soon reports trickled from his
camps that he had killed as many as
five lions in three days.
He Nlled % lions from n single
camp near Kapiti. preserving the
sr'ns to be mounted for museums here
and in England.
From then nntil 1916 his career
was n successive round of hunting @ni
exploration tours through British
Africa. and India.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-19
San Antonio Markets

The following prices TO producers for
produce were quoted by the Pruitt Com
mission Company Wednesday morning:
Sweet potatoes: 3h to 81 cents per
pound.
Sweet green peppers: 81 to ,I.25 per
bushel.
Egg plant: So per bushel.
Biack-eyed peas: 20 to IS cents per
bushel
oiirs: $3.50 to s1.75 per 'busheI.
Beets: 50 to IS cents per dozen
Carrots: IS to so cents per dozen
punches.
rurnips: 65 to rs cents per dozen
punches.
sugar cane; 50 to 30 cents per bundle
OF twelve STALKS
Squash: So per hushel.
pouud
Green beans: IS to $3.50 per bushel.
Mustard green's; 90 TO 20 cents per
Rndishes;, so to 60 cents per dozen
punches.
poultry butter and eggs were quoted
Wednesday morning by the Snyder Prod
psc Company:
Esgs: $3.50 per case loss OFF.
Poultry: Fryers II cents per pound:
hens. is cents per pound; turkeys. is
cents per pound; roosters. 8 cents per
pound.
Butter: Fresh block butter. 50 cents
PER pound; packing stock butter Is cents
per pound.
The following prices to producers for
seeds and feed were quoted wednesday
morning by the Grasso Seed Company:
Seed
Milo maize: $3.50 per hundredweight.
Kaftr corn; si.6o per hundredweisht.
Red top cane: 81 per hundredweight.
Big German millet: $3.50 per hun
drcdWeght.
Feed
Corn: $I.06 per bushel
oats: 81 cents per bushel.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-19
DRAWINGS MADE FOR
CITY TENNIS TITLE
MATCHES WEDNESDAY
Twenty-three First Round
Matches and Tuo
Byes Drawn.

Matches for the senior champion
ship tennis tournament which begin,
Wednesday afternoon on the SaI An
tonic Country Club courts were draw
at noon Wednesday and were as to..
lows:
Richard Brent VS.. Captain 0ornell
W. Fortier vs.. T.. Newman Bob Seo,t
vs., Major Blackman, G. Parr VS.. NJ
Goldsmith, +. Young VS.. F'ross Car
vel, ID. Il. Dance VS.. III. BumbauSh
III. Burcbbaltcr VS.. Clarke Turner, J.
McCollum VS.. Bossy, II. Fitzgerald w.
Albert Engelke, L.. Lacoste ". II
Halliday. c. X. Fuquay VS.. z. %
Barron, W. Peterson vs.. Bob Hami!.
ton, DIR. Sykes VS.. \. Lytle, j. Kin.
caid VS.. l.. Lamar. Nj. Katz VS.. Dick
Terrell, Il. Garfield VS.. X. Campbell,
Major Lewis VS.. Major Cresson, L.
Schudde VS.. Hatch, John Oliver w.
Clifton Wilkinson, \. #. Folks VS..
Dave Woodward l.. Il. Kincaid vs.
w. Il. Russell; NJ. Mcclure will play
the winner of the Major Cresson-
Major Lewis match. J.. WalthalI plays
the wiIuler of the NJ. Sutherland
Maclachan match.
Doubles teams entered are as fol
lowS:f
{. w. Lewis and partner. T.. Youn.
and \. Engelke. Dick Terrell and \.
l.ytlc, Wood and ]. Kincaid, NJ. Nc.
Clure and ID. r. Dance. \. Strauss
and j. w. Kennedy. Campbell and l..
Lamar. T.. Schutze and \. Kincaid,
W. fortier and \. L. Folks. A. See
Tyson and {. Wilkinson. c. {. Ores.
son and +. FuQuay. Il. Brent ami
Leon Walthall, Hatch and F. Carve,
J.. LacoSte and Halliday. NJ. Katz and
NJ. Goldsmith, Parr and partner, Fitz.
gerald and II. Burckhalter. The draw
ing for doubles matches will be held
lnter