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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-10
FOR EURoPEs ULTIMATE GooI

1t is an old saying that a PERSONS
character is fully revealed only when his
pocketbook is touched. In other words,
where ones treasure lies, there is his
heart also. And it is psychologically dif-
ficult for debtors to adopt the advice Of
Lincoln: "Let us be courteous to our
creditors" A debtor is likely to be con-
temptuous of his creditors, and some
times his inability to pay is the measure
of his contempt. Moreover, contempt
may easily develop into hate.
If the principle thus represented is
multiplied thousand-fold, and the prod
uct applied to European conditions, one
may begin to comprehend the problem
which Montague Collett Norman, gov.
ernor of the Bank of England. outlined
shortly after his arrival in this country
TO discuss international financial affairs
with officials OF the United States gov
eminent.
In all OF the nations Of Europe he
said, debts and finances and PREPARATIONS
have continuously doomed up on the
horizon and have been barrier to every
possible solution All of those nations
owe one another; most of them have
grown TO hate one another more on thi.
account than any other. And so it re
solves itself into a circle"
He did not. of course, say that there
was any hatred Of America. But thai
would have been unnecessary even If the
English financier had been indiscrcet
enough to make such a statement
America is the greatest creditor of all
and she is regarded as the only nation
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-10
A BUSY SENATOR

Senator Jim Reed OF Missouri certainly
does believe that the people OF his state
returned him to the Senate for the reason
that they believed the country is in
danger. Ever since he has been back
in Washington, James has been a-ramp-
aging up and down trying to reform or
alter or amend or correct. or abolish or
: establish something or other. In other
words, James has set out to prove that
the original little busy bee which de-
: lights to bark and bite, to gather honey
all the day and cat it all the night, has
nothing on him. James is buster stirring
up things than the pancake baker i'll 4
beanery.
/ First and foremost, James is afraid
hat we are going to have all sorts OF
trouble, with the nations OF Europe. We
have a few soldiers over there, at Cob
LEM under the command of that eXcep-
tionally able soldier and accomplished
gentleman, Gen. Henry ]. Allen. Now
that France has broken away from the
economic control OF Great Britain and
proposes to make few faces at Germany
by Ntay of putting Germany into such
a good humor that she will pay all or
a goodly part Of her reparations bill at
once. James was so excited over the pos
sibility of trouble between the two coun-
tries that he at once introduced and had
II assed a resolution suggesting to the
President that our troops now on the
Rhine be ordered home in the event that
!. France sent any troops into Germany.
! The energetic senator has also sensed
needed reform in various departments Of
the government and has announced that
: he proposes to introduce bills calling for
sundry and extensive changes in the way
: the country is being run. The list of the
things he proposes to accomplish is too
large to publish in this connection.
1t will be remembered that when James
was in danger OF being eliminated from
the Senate, he took several months off and
went back to Missouri to campaign in his
own interest He was cmincntly success
ful in face OF the fact that President Will
son asked the people of Missouri to vote
him out of office and now that he is back,
he seems bent Upon creating an average
of efficiency for the time he was out
of the Senate. Not all of us will approve
everything that is advanced by Senator
Reed but we are all agreed that he is 4
man of energy and that he does things.
If we had more senators of his kind, pos
sibly the business of the nation would
be handled more eXpeditiously than is
now the case. A senator who is willing
to be busy is a valuable asset.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-10
AN AMICABLE DISAGREEMENT

The sum OF indications afforded by Ca
bic dispatches from Europe is that further
efforts on the part of the allies to find a
general solution for the reparations
problem will have to await the outcome
of an experiment which France is de-
termined to make on ker account. The
situation has undergone an appreciate
and perhaps important change What
the French are now preparing to do could
not have been undertaken a few months
ago without being attended by consider
able excitement. Then a seizure of the
Ruhr region and the Rhineland by French
troops could have been effected or even
attempted, only over the positive protest
OF the British. And a year or so ago
the attitude OF the Germans toward such
a movement would have been definitely
hostile
But now one reads not only that there
will be no move on the part of the Brit
lsh to stay or in any way interfere with
the execution Of the French plans, but
that the German government will offer
no resistance.
| The British have not, indeed, endorsed
the French program. Although it is
true that the premiers' conference broke
up without having reached 4 positive
agreement, 1t can hardly be said that the
allies have definitely and conclusively
broken with each other. The British.
apparently, have decided merely to stand
aside, as it were, so that the French may,
iunhampered by active opposition, put to
the test OF actual experience their theory
that the only way to collect reparations
iron Germany is to put that country I'M
der tribute by iirst-hand compulsion.
That the entente has not been utterly de-
stroyed is indicated by dispatches which
quote Premier Bonar Law as saving that
the breakup OF the conference came about
'amicably"
Just what went on behind the scenes
the public may never ascertain. But the
Z; cable dispatches, in the aggregate, can
hardly fail to suggest the possibility that
a trade was made, tacitIy il not expressly
!; FOR IN addition 10 the announcement that
) Britain will not offer obstacles to the
: French plan OF forcing tribute from tho
: Germans by military occupation Of :
) comparatively rich industrial section o.
their country. it is to be noted that. Sc
5 ar as the allies are concerned, the Brit
ISL policy has come to be about the only
one urged at Lausanne. Whether tht
: French have become convinced that theil
interests in the Near East would be bet
ter promoted by the triumph of the Brit
lsh policy there. one may only guess. Blu
certain it is that the French, after having
. attcmDfed IN ASSUME leading role II
Ldcaling with the Turks, are now playing
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-10
(IF+ a AoRsGW

'"Ticket, please" said the gatekeep-
err. s...--
a." said the man as he passed in,
"am the owner of Tishy."
Up went the second man, ard was
similarly challenged.
II am the trainer of Tishy," he
said. and was allowed to go in.
The third man came up. and in al
swer to the request for his ticket re-
piled:
81 am Tishy's jockey"
The fourth man hesitated mo-
ment and then approached the gate
keeper on his hands and knees.
Tickets, please!" came the chal-
lenge.
I'm Tishy." was the reply.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-10

one Of the replies:
Der sir hav reserved ur fIogein
striker, and hav. my sankun too
wholp my sun Jhon ass mucn as Il
Xix. i no Jhon is a bad skoler, his
spaleing is simply atroshes. i hav
tried to tech him mysilf, but he vii
not learn nothing, so hop viii get
it inflow him as much ass kan.
up. S.--The resin Jhou is sich a
bad skOler is bekas he is my sun BY
my wife's first husband"
-Four men, very keen on visiting a
race meeting, found they could not
raise the cash for admission to the
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-10

TO labor earnestly for the public
good. -..
Let home conditions such as those
found in this one Boston district CON
tinuc uncorrected and it needs nc
prophet to predict an r-incrcasing
national burden and threat in The way
Of citizens unequal TO the task. of meet.
ing life's demands and cooperating
for the maintenance OF the nation.
Copyright, 1928, by the Associated
NnMSpa b.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-10
A QUESTIONABLE RULING

Attorney General Daugherty has made
ruling concerning labor contracts which
may add to the embarrassment already
caused the Harding administration by pre-
vious decisions of his department. The
Associated Press dispatch reporting the
ruling does not present all the facts in
the specific case which the attorney gen.
cral considered. but If the "open shop"
policy of the Builders Exchange of San
Francisco is what the quoted term i'm
plies, then the ruling cannot but be re-
garded as vicious.
According to the dispatch. the gist Of
the ruling is that the conspiracy clauses
of the Clayton act arc contravened by
agreements and contracts having for
their purpose the maintenance of the
open shop labor policy" Government Off
Gals, the report says, hold the opinion to
be sweeping in its scope, and to cover
generally, for the information of federal
district attorneys, all phases of combina-
tons affected either by labor against EN-
ployers or vice versa"
The latter part of the sentence Just
quoted indicates the possibility that the
ruling is fair. But much would depend
upon the definition of combinations" and
it is to be recalled that laws enacted dur
ing the Wilson administration were de-
signed to exempt labor organizations from
the structures of the Sherman antitrust
act Has the attorney general taken the
position that the maintenance of CLOSED
shops" is unlawful? Possibly; but if so,
the same reasoning employed to reach that
decision could not logically be applied to
the "open shop" principle-provided, Of
course, that "open shop" means, in spe-
cific cases, exactly what the term implies.
A genuine "open shop" is the. direct
antithesis to a CLOSED shop" 1t may be,
in practice, that no union men are en-
ployed in an open shop" but such con-
dition would be due to the refusal of
union men to work with non-union men
and not because the former were exclud-
ed. A real open shop" may employ
union as we'll as non-union men. The
fact that union men will not work in a
shop because it employs workers irrespec-
tive of whether they hold union cards
does not prevent such shop from being
open"
But no CLOSED shop" ever employs non
union men. They are forbidden entrance !;
that is just what CLOSED shop" means
the shop is closed against all who do not
hold union cards. 49,. o.
Which of the two kinds. OF shops is
monopolistic? How could the managers
or employers of an open shop" be in a
conspiracy, when they, deny work to men,
bers Of no class?
II the open shops" maintained by the
Builders Exchange OF San Francisco are
open only to non-union men, and arc
closed to union men, then they are sim
Iply not "open shops'-they are CLOSED
shops no less than the places of work
which bear the latter designation.
II the maintenance of a genuine "open
shop"-a shop that is OPEN to all classes
contravenes the conspiracy clauses OF the
Clayton act, then that law is far more
vicious than the public has had reason to
believe, and Congress should repeal it
with the maximum of dispatch.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-10
# repartee.


AS they met one
day the minister
observed t at he
was going to read
to old Cunning
lam," adding Gas
he was aware that
the old man was a
atient of his
friend, the doctorl :
rs he any worse: 2"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-10
20 MALLYs MEEK. MALLy'S SWEET"

As ] was walking up the street.
BARRETT llaid ! CHANGED to meet;
But o. the road was very hard
For that fair maiden's tender feet.
. Mally's meek, Mally's sweet,
Mally's modest and discreet
MalyS rare, Mally's fair,
Mally's every way complete
1t were more meet that those fine feet
Were weel laced up in silkcn shoCn,
And 'twere more fit shat she should sit
Within your chariot gilt aboon.
Her yellow hair. beyond compare,
Comes trinklng down her swan-whife neck,
And her two eyes, like stars in skies,
Would keep a sinking ship frae wreck.
q Mally's meek. Mally's sweet,
Mally's modest and discreet,
Mally's rare, Mally,s fair,
Mally's every way complete.
Robert Burns.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-10
Pointed Paragraphs

There's no good substitution for hon
esty.
Even the man who pays as he goes
may go broke.
standardization is apt to cause a
man to stretch the truth.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-10
Where to Go

Vaudeville.
Majestic. Vaudeville and pictures.
Motion Pictures.
Riolto. Jackie Coogan in "Trouble."
Musical Concert
Breckenridge High School. Henshaw
Quartet. ..'
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-10

MANY snakes" was the next in
quiry.
"Well, my wife killed twenty-four
rattlesnakes down in the pasture"
said the OH mar.
"Why, that was a fearful expert
suce," gasped the motorist.
"Yes. it was kind of annoying" re-
piled the farmer. you see. she wasn't
out after rattlesnakes, she was after
persimmons."
Among the members of a, fashion
able country club are a doctor and
minister, who delight in the exchange
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-10

tnat JudlclouS cor
pOral punishment
often had a bcDe-
ficial effect on
backward b oys,
and asking if they
would approve of
nc h q course
when he considered
it necessary.
The following is
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-10

OF water Tor MS
radiator and stood
talking with the
old resident "Nice
country you havA
around here" he
began.
Pretty fair, pref
ty fair. stranger.
returned the old
farmer.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-10

With the gravest of expressions the
physician replied: 49,
He needs your help more than
mine" -
Off his guard, the minister asked,
anxiously: Poor fellow: is it as bad
as that?
yes; he is suffering from insomnia.
you know" -.
The master of an elementary school
sent circular to the parents of so>le
of the pupils under his charge stating
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-10

Thousands of dollars were taken from
New Workers in fake poker game now
under federal investigation. We thought
those New Workers were such wise birds.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-10

At length a bril-
liant idea struck
one of them.
"Just cat h er
round and watch
events" he said TO
lis co m p a mons,
IN d straightway
marched boldly up
TO the entrance.
iIT'inlynf nlnn 80 ~
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-10

The prohibition chief from Washington
is going to visit San Antonio. Turn out
The band, boys.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-10
A Laugh or Two

The road was rising from the foot
hills into the Tennessee mountains.
The motorist had borrowed a bucket
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-10

The game had gone overtime so long
most of the fans had walked out on the
players. There is an increasing suspi-
cion the conferences were being played
as a benefit for the hotel men and the
special correspondents.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-10
Good md Evil.

NVot hhu HNii.
Son-Tf the olive branch IL the emhIerr
OF peace, what is the emblem OF war
papa?
Pop-The corn blossom. my boy.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-10

Everybody is completely baffled' as to
what's what, particularly in the United
States. This was illustrated the other
day when Secretary Hughes, having
some SUGGESTIONS 10 make 10 the confer
ence, got so muddled he went to New
Haven instead of Paris.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-10
The Once Over
Those Reparatlons Conferences.
BY III. 1. Phillips.

iHOsc hcpdihtiOHS SohieieheeS'
There was nothing else to do but call
the Allied PREPARATIONS conferences on
account of darkness.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-10

Life among the Allied diplomats has
been one break" after another. In fact,
the delegates. borrowing phrase from
the automobile ads, greeted one another
with the remark. Good morning. How
are your breaks"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-10
LIVE STOCK

Birmingham Packing Co.)
 Fed steers Good to choice 607c; medium to good. 6h06dc; common to medium. 41a Q6Hc.
 Grass cattle (according to weight auau- ty and flesh); Steers. 5h 06c; fat cows, Sh V4hc; medium cows. 3Q31ac; cutters. 2USo; canners. ] a V2c. heavy bulls. 21s VSc; light bulls, 2WSc; fat yearlings. 70 6Q6c.
 Hogs: Choice corn fed hogs, 1es to 25O pounds, sGShc; choice corn fed hogs, l36 hogs. 90 to 1s6 pounds. sh07o: light pigs. 90 pounds and down, 6Q7c; best heavy rough hogs, 5G6c; half fat rough hogs, Foe. Soft and oily hogs from 1c to 2c per pound less than the above prices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-10
Nervousness Shown in
 Weeks Cotton Trade

NEW YORK, Feb. 9.-The cotton mar ket has been nervous and unsettled dur ing the past week.. The ,fluctuations. showing attenuation of strength and weak ness. doubtless have reflected conflict be- tween bullish views of the old crop situa- ton and rather bearish feeling as to prospects Tor the new crop start. In ad- dltion. there has been nervousness over foreign political conditions which has had an unsettling influence on general senti- contracts Monday, the price rallied to oc East bmf on petter pet reports iron the Near market showed firmer technical posi- uon' and there were rallies at tiie end of on on covering and reiterated reports of a firm spot situation in the south.
 Recent weather conditions over the south are believed to have been generally favorable with reference to new crop preparations. The rains and snows in the southwest are supposed to have put the appear to feel that the number of boil weevil may have been reduced to some extent by low temperatures The latter View has not been generally accepted but the trade here evidently has been i'm pressed by reports that the south is pre- pairing pairing to plant an increased acreage. par been shifting fr6m the spot it situation ,ate te the promise of an increased crop next year. and there probably has been some selling on an idea that southern spot holders might weaken as the time for This view has found little encouragement in the advices from southern spot mar kets. however. and declines have been cotton> were refusing to sell freely at low CT prices. Reports of this sort, combined with more reassuring advces from the the rallies toward the end of the week, when there appeared to be fewer con tracts for sale following recent heavy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-10
FRUITS AND vEGETABzEs g. a4t

(MarshaH. Jordan x keitnl
 Apples-Winesap. extra fancy, bbl. licious. extra fancy, box. s4; spitz. extra fancy. s325.
 Bananas-Per h.. To.
 Beans-Navy. h., sho; beans. pink. lb. Sc; California lima, new crop. h., Il hc.
 Peas-California black-eyed. h., 7mc.s
 Cabbase--Louisiana, crate. S3.7b; Mobile crate. s3.25.
 Cucumbers s6.6o. Cocoanuts-Sack, Sb.b0; new, broken lots
 Cranberries-whole bbl.. SIP; 2o-lb. box ss.5o.
 Cheese-Daisy, full cream. s2c.
 Dates-Dromedary, $6.76.
 Garlic-Per h., zoe.
 Grapefruit-Box, s4.
 Lemons--Fancy California, box. ss5o imported. s5.50.
 Mackerel-S9 oz.. kegs, s7.6o.
 Onions-Red. 4c lb.; onion sets, 2-bu bags. red sets. bu., s2.75; white, sa.
 Oranges-Florida, box, S4.75.
 Celery-California, crate s7, dozen $1.50.
 Eggplant-s5.5o.
 Lettuce-Iceberg. crate. s5.
 Pears-California. box, S5.6o; California tumble, s4.
 Potatoes-Irish: Colorado, per h.. 2Xc Michigan. Pc. Sweet: 10o-lb. sacks, 2M, per lb. Peanuts--Alabama, raw, lb., 6hc; roast ed. 7hc; Virginia, raw. Dc; roasted. 915 2 Nuts-English walnuts, California, 3sc California No. l, soc; budded Sarento nuts 2so;. medium soft shell. S5c. fancy sof shell, 66c. Green Pepper-Florida, crate, s4. Raisins-L. L.. box $3.75. Rice-Fancy Blue Rose, h., 6c. Rutabagas-Per lb Pc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-10

CASH GRAIN
 ST. LOUIS. Feb. s:@wheat: No, ? red July, s1.119s. Corn: No. ? white 75la Q 7s&c. oats:, No. white 45hch No. 3 white 44% @451ac; May, 46%c. bid.
 CHICAGO. Feb. s;-wheat. No. ? hard; s1.23. Corn: No. ? mixed, 76c; No. 2 yew hs 5ss sd N to White oats NN Rye: No. ?. ssc. Barley 6s@7oc. Timo- thy seed. s6@B5o. Clover seed. $12.5o@ 2o:5o: Pork. nominal; lard. s11.16: ribs MINNEAPOLIS. Feb. s.-wheat: No, I ot sI,o slsS coan No aelcw May CSC. Oats: No. white. 3s% @4oHc. Flax: No. 1. ss.ssM @a.oOls.
 KANSAS CITY, Mo-. Feb. s.-wheat: No. 2 hard. sI.159i.2z No. red. s1.270 1.s1. Corn; No. white, 5lhc; No ? vel vel low. 72A @72hc. Oats: No; white ABA
 RICE
 NEW ORLEANS. Feb; s.1neush rice sales 1.l1s pockets Blue. Rose, $40 5-16c. Receipts. .7,161 pockets. Bran and polish unchanged.
 CHICAGO. Feb: s.-Butter higher; creamery extras, 49c; standards, 4Sc; ex- tra firsts, 471s@4shc; firsts 45h Q46hc; seconds, 43h @44hc. Eggs lower; receipts. 12.456 cases; frsts, 31@31hc; ordinary firsts. 29@29hc; miscellaneous, 3o9S0Ac. NEW YORK. Feb. s.-Butter steady; receipts, 8.241. Eggs steady; receipts. 15, He cases refrigerator seconds, 26 @ 29c. Cheese irregular; receipts 83,120 pounds: state whole milk flats held specials 2Sh Q 29c; do average run. 2sc.
 POULTRY ( CHICAGO. Febe s.-Poultry, alive, was ldewer; fowls. 2SG25c; springs. 24c: roost-J CTS, 16c.
 NEW YORK. Feb s.-Live poultry ir- regular: chickens. 26@30c: fowls, 31c: turkeys 25c. Dressed poultry quiet with
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-10
AVE ICE HIGHER CAR VEGETABLES INV WHEAT MARKET IS DUE SATURDAY; CLOSE UNSETTLED FEW OYSTERS

Birmingham will welcome car load of fresh vegetables expected to arrive Saturday after a shortage of three days due to the extreme cold. Cabbage, turnip greens and young onions, which have been practically unobtainable this week, are included.
 Oysters Friday did not appear. The supply continues to be inadequate to meet demands and rush shipments have been requested by Birmingham dealers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-10
LOCAL SECURITIES.
BANK STOCKS
INSURANCE STOCKS
srArE AND MUNICIPAL BON

Ala, N. Life Ins Co (par 10).. if 1
 Protective Life Ins Co (par 10) 22 2
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-10

liouidation. The local market for cotton goods has shown continued firmness with fair volume of business, not withstand ing fluctuations in raw cotton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-10

CHICAGO, Feb. s.-Aside from the effect of rapidly changing reports about the Near East situation the wheat market average was higher to- day, owing largely to apparent con- fidence shown by holders of May, in which eastern interests were said to have ownership totaling upward. of ten million bushels. The market closed unsettled, with net gain of E to 1Ac. Corn finished Ac to ss O 1sc up, and oats up Ac to %c. In provisions. the outcome varied, from Pc decline to 7c advance.
 After a wavering start, the wheat market took a general upward swing as a result of active commission house buying ascribed to eastern or ders. May delivery in particular showed strength and with offerings readily absorbed the market scored 8 sharp ascent, reports meanwhile being current that Turkey had re- fused to revoke her ultimatum against allied warship at smyrna. Later reports that an agreement had been reached averting hostilities were followed by reaction wiping out much of the gains.
 Good buying support for May wheat appeared during the final dealing and prevented bearish traders from getting control of the market. Bulls put considerable stress on improve ment in the flour business and on falling off in the volume of primary district receipts. On the other hand, export demand was slack.
 Corn and oats were firmer with wheat, all deliveries of corn touching a new high price record for the season.
 Provisions reflected upturn in the value of grain and hogs.