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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-23
OPELIKA PREPARES FOR
 FAIR ON OCTOBER l5

OPELIKA, Ala. August 22.-Cspe- cial Leased Wire.)-Plans are being rapidly whipped into shape for the holding of the Opelika district fair for the week beginning October 15. Prospects are that the biggest and best fair ever held in Opelika will be pulled off.
 One of the big features of the agri- cultural department will be the en- tire exhibit from Auburn experiment station. Auburn day will be observed Saturday of fair week on which day annual football games between Au- burn and Georgia will be played.
 Alabama notables, Governor Bran don, Senators Underwood and Heflin, will address the crowd during fair week. The races will be the drawing card besides many free attractions in the vaudeville line. Farm exhibits and home demonstration exhibits will be in charge of l.. T. Wells, county agent, and Miss Ruth Whorton, home demonstration agent. Victor T. Cherry has been elected secretary of the fair association.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-23
KEMP HUN BILL FUR COTTON MILLS POSTPONED )
Measure To Change Name Of Livingston Normal Is
 AdverSed
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU ]
 THE AGE-HERALD ! NTouf onr11pry Ala AuC %

Senator John 0verton's bill giving cotton mills exemption from all taxes during their building period, not to exceed seven years, was postponed by the senate until it meets again Friday morning, This came on a re- quest of Senator Ellts, who said he would like to offer an amendment SC as to include all new industries of a chemical nature which seek entrance to the state.
 Senator Overton said it was intend ed to attract new cotton mills to this state and that they usually took seven years to build their plants. An other provision of the bill exempts mills from taxation on improvements that amounted to S50,000 for five years.
 Another bill that faces the senate the next legislative day Is the Jeter pool room bill. This was amended recently in committee so as to cause forfeiture of license and $1,000 bond on a second conviction.
 Another county superintendent of education bill entered the senate Wednesday when Senator Pelham in- troduced bill providing for the election of the county superintendent of Washington county.
 Senator Ellis introduced a bill giv- ing counties the use of the referen- dun for the levying of a one cent ex- else tax on gasoline.
 Other bills introduced were as fol- lows:
 By Mir. waddell, extending the terms of office of members of county commissioners and other such boards.
 MT. Hildrith, regulation of the ope- ration of motor vehicles.
 Mir. Middleton, requiring insurance companies chartered by special act of the general assembly of Alabama to conform to present insurance laws.
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 Adjournment Indefinite.
 Reaching the conclusion that 1t may not be possible to complete the session by September 15, the senate rules committee today made an ad- verse report on the resolution put ting the legislature on record as fa- voring sine die adjournment at that time. Senator Martin, chairman of the rules committee, said he confer red with the house rules committee and it expressed doubt that 8 deh- nite date for adjournment can be set at this time,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-23
BR00KW00D MAN .IS DENIED BOND
 AT ARRAIGNMENT
Oscar LaTgin To Be Held In Jail To Await Action By
 Grand Jury
TUSCALOOSA BUREAU
 THE AGE-HERALD
Tuscaloosa, Ala, Aug. 22 J
 cOO1mtftal trial befOre

Judge W. T. smith, Jr., lasting all day Tuesday at the court house, oscar Largin charged with killing Edward Elliott near Brookwood August 1 in q gun fight, was denied bail. He will have to remain in Jail until his case goes before the grand jury. The hearing was set before Justice J. P. Shelton, but he asked to be relieved and Judge Smith by consent heard the case. Judge Smith, in order to reveiw some written testimony re- served his decision until Wednesday morning. James Largin, son of Os- car Largin, charged with being inn plicated in the shooting, also was denied bond in hearing before Justice shelton recently.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-23
TALKS FARM LOAN

MEMPHIS, Tenn, August 22.-The federal government will not and ought not to work for" the farmers and business men, but is properly working with" them, declared federal reserve board. in addressing George R, James, member of the today the tenth annual convention If the Cotton States Merchants as- sociation. The government, he said, has set up certain agencies to "help the farmer and business man help themselves" Urging the intelligent recommended that banks in this use of these agencies, MT James territory reduce their loans to farm CTS for permanent improvement and that these loans be transferred to farm loan banks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-23
HOUSING WELCOME EVENUNDERWOOD ON SELMA VISIT
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"Europes spindles are not now turning and when the mills gre closed down you are in as bad fix as If W had no ships, no transportation. The people of Europe, back in the Vil- lages and towns, are hungry and starving today, depressed in mind and suffering in body because the government at Washington has turned a deaf and supercilious ear to their miseries nd have no con- cern for their distress The adminis- tration has taken the selfish and heartless position th--t when we withdrew our arr ies from Flanders we had quit the Job. Nobody knows what Washington is doing in Europe and i- will be the big issue in this campaign. The people Of this coun- try want their government to em- ploy it's great overs to re-establish and habilitate the nations of europe in peace and plenty"
 Says France Holds Key.
 The senator said that France is the key to the situation If" he said, "the United States will join 7ith England in guaranteeing the integ- rity of the French borderland, then the French armies would come out of the Ruhr valley inside of fort night. This guarantee was gwen by Woodrow Wilson. but a republi- can senate has reDudiated the guar antee."
 speaking personally Senator Un- derwood concluded his ldress by saying that he had supreme pleasure in coming ack to the Central city and Wanted the good wishes and blessing of the black belt democracy in his fight on the political battlefield which he about to enter. He wanted, above ali things. to realize that his fight was the fiEnt of the AlaSarnA democracy and with that he believed he could carry the ban nsx of democracy successfully in the contest.
 Senasog Underwood was introduced to tbs audience by Edmond ". Pettus. who is the names1Lc and grandson of Senator E. ". Fettus.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-23
COURT ABOLITION SOUGHT

The question of abolition of the court of appeals was brought up in the house today, and a majority of the members of the house present and voting, voted to take from the ad- verse calendar the bill of Representa- tive H. H. Norman of Montgomery provil.ng for the abolition of the court. The bill was introduced at the spring session and adversely re- ported by the committee. Mir. Nor mans motion today to take from the adverse calendar received 43 ayes and 42 hayes and was defeated, as the rules of the house require the vote of a majority of the total member ship of the house to take bill from the adverse llendar.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-23
TYPHOID SPECTRE LOOMS
Thousands In Omaha Fight For Nntcr. Cnrninn. Hhrnr1rh Hn.n

WWNVI OUHIIHb IHEUUkH EIOst
 OMAHA, Neb., August 22.-The dread spectre of an epidemic of ty- phoid fever was raised by health authorities here Wednesday as Omahas water famine, caused by a cave in on the city water supply, con- tinued.
 Most of the little water Omaha had Wednesday came through a 3,000-foot fire hose stretched across the bridge from Council Bluffs. Thousands fought for position at the Omaha end of the hose, after hundreds of others had stood in line all night at springs waiting for a drink.
 Packing houses, laundries and other plants remain closed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-23
'gPIGGLYy SHARES s1

NEW YORK. August 22.-Stock of the Piggly Wiggly Stores. Inc, which at one time was quoted at $125 a share on the New York Stock Ex- change, was sold today at securi . ties acution sale for s1 a share The transaction involved a sale of 1,500 shares at this price. Neither the seller nor the buyer was named. As the stock was quoted at BPS bid and offered $35 in the open market, it was thought in financial circles that the sale involved no change of own ership, but was made to establish a record.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-23
Mountain Time.

Cheyenne, Wyo.: Arrived, 2:50 a. m; left, $40 a. m.; pilot, H. G. Bon- stra.
 Rock Springs, Wyo.: Arrived, 11:16 a. m.; left, 11:1S a. m.; pilot, Bob Ellis.
 Salt Lake City, Utah: Arrived, 12:53 p. m; left, 12:56 p. m; pilot, John w. Sharpnack.
 Elko, New: Arrived, 2 D. m.; left, 202 p. m.; pilot, William Blanch- field.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-23
DREADNAUGHT OF AIR TAXES EPOCH MAKING TRIAL SPIN
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on every side. This dreadnaught of the air travelled about 25 miles In It's short flight.
 The highest altitude gained was 2.5OO feet, although pilots expressed the belief that much greater alti- tude could have been obtained If de- sired.
 And then came the time for the landing, which most engineers be- lieved would be the critical time for the giant craft.
 With the sunset as a background, this greatest of all airplanes majesti- cally glided to earth, never wavering from the course set. Its landing speed was about 60 miles an hour, whereas the craft attained maxi mum speed of 93 miles an hour while in flight.
 The landing was perfect The ship seemed to be suspended on some giant cable and gently lowered to the earth.
 As the crowd swarmed to the field, they were driven back by soldiers and under it's own poweY, the huge craft maneuvered up the field until it was ready to be moored in exactly the same place where it has rested for many weeks while final adjust ments were made preparatory to the flight.
 But this time the crowd could not be kept back and 1t surged forward to the plane. Harris was the first to come out. Then Fairchild, fol- lowed by Barling and Culver.
 They all wore broad smiles but Barling was like a small boy in his delight at his great accomplishment.
 The first question on everybody s lips was How did she go2"
 Anticipating this question, Harris said: T never handled a big ship that answered more readily tC the controls than the Barling, It was simply fine in every detail but one. That one Is the connecting rod be- tween the upper and lower elevator planes. There seemed to be a lot of vibration there"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-23
GERMAN TOYS TOO HIGH
Christmas Goods Can Be Made
 Cheaper At Home Than Abroad


 BERLIN, August 22.-santa Claus will have to leave that hardy an nual, the German Christmas toy, out of his American sack this year, un- less prices drop.
 Hundreds Of factories throughout Germany have turned out gaily painted wooden dogs, beautiful dolls that can both go to sleep and squeak mama" and row upon row of gay tin soldiers. eaf
 Packed in storage houses they awaited the advent of American buy CTS who usually appear in August.
 The buyers are here. but the prices do not fit. American business men in Germany declare that German goods, from toys to locomotives, can no longer compete in the world market, as they can be produced cheaper elsewhere.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-23
Central Time

Chicago: Arrived, 6:5O D. m; Ieft 6:56 D. m; pilot, Dean Smith. Omaha, Neb.: Arrived, II ?. m. left, 11:0S D. m.; pilot, Jack Knight
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-23
EYES ARE INJURED

TROY. Ala. August 22.-(Special Leased Wire. .)-George Sltaris. sus- tained painful injury to his eyes We'd nesday morning. He was putting in counter stools and cAsed an ex- plosion by pouring lelt~d lead on wet cement. His eyes were badly dam aged by bits lead penetrating tie balls and but for the fact that he closed his eyelids they would have been put out. The attending physi- cian said he thought both eyes ould he savad
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-23
TO DEMONSTRATE DRAINAGE

Terracing and drainage demon-' stration in Tuscaloosa county Oc- tober 15 to 20 has been approved by L. c. Lebron, state agricultural worker. The places where the demon- stration will take place have not been selected, but will be in con- venient locations for the farmers to attend
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-23
OTHER PRODUCTS SAVING DAY FUR STRICKEN FARMER
Second Half Of 1923 Finds IT Commodities Selling
 At Higher Prices
By RODNEY F. BUTCHER Licensed Wire tO The ACe-HernIdl

U-T N1 '
 CHICAGO, August 22.-Despite the collapse of wheat prices, which has unQuestiOnably worked financial havoc among some 225,000 farmers who raise wheat alone, the Amer ican farming industry finds itself slightly better off as a whole, in the second half of 1923
 Figuring the buying power of the farmers products on the basis of what it was in 1913, the year before the war, the wheat loss has put the general average down one per cent below that of last year. But at the present time this average is two per cent higher than it was during the first six months of 1928. The figures compiled by expert stati- 69 for the first half of the year, and n at this time.
 If this 1913 figure furnishes cor rect equation of the proper value of farm products in relation to prod ucts of other industries, the farmer, as his friends contend, may still be considered to be in comparatively bad way, but except in the rnfor- tunate case of wheat, statistics conn piled from various sources indicate a substantial rise in the farmers in come for this year Wheat is gepAr ally estimated here to run about s per cent of the national agricultural output in value.
 Commodities Selling Higher.
 Of 24 standard agrsoultural com modities, 17 are 6finging prices lower and two remain unchanged. Seventeen are higher than a month ago and seven lower.
 Compared with last years prices, cattle, hogs and lambs are higher, wool about the same, dairy prod ucts and poultry stronger, corn 25 per cent higher, wheat lower, cotton three cents higher, while potatoes have taken big jump. To shed light on claims from some optimistic sources that the big rise in corn prices more than compensates for wheat losses, it should be observed that about the same large proportion of corn continues to be led to live stock. It then becomes live stock and brings live stock prices.
 Figures on the income for some of these products, on which the buying power computation is based show that in 1922 the farmer received for: Wheat. S725,OOO, ,OOG; cattle, $1,OOO,- 00O 400; hogs, $900000,000 dairy 27o,O0, 900.
 Corn sales run from 35 to 45 per cent as much as wheat. Oats, bar ley and rye bring slightly less in- come than corn.
 The wheat market collapse has been especially hard on Kansas and North Dakota, which produce more Than 25 per cent of the crop. Wheat sales comprise from one-fOurth to third of all farm sales in Kan sas and from 20 to 50 per cent in North Dakota.
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 Wheat Crop Slightly Less.
 Latest available forecasts show that the wheat crop this year will run about per cent behind last year, but a 200, 900, 900 bushel carry over from 1922 Is what has caused all the trol ble. The corn crop is about the same. Potatoes are off about 16 per cent and cotton IT per cent
 Following is table of price changes in some of the standard commodities;
 Aue1ySt 21 Last
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-23
TO BUILD PLANT

W1LM1NGTON. Del. August IT, Work will start en the construction of a fiber silk plant similar to the eompany's plant at Buffalo. x, Y.. on the 500 acres purchased at the old Hickory site at Nashville, Tenn. off . clals of the DuPont company said here today
 Tine new plant will cost more than $3,o0o, 900 and will employ 1000 persons,
 Tine purchase by tina DuPont conn paHY at Nashville includes the town which was built to aecommo date workers during the war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-23
INJURED IN ACCIDENT

Lee s. Jones, bookkeeper for Sam Mittenthars department store, was seriously injured Monday afternoon while returning from Montgomery in his automobile. When rounding a curve on Pine Level the car left the road and went into ditch where it turned turtle. MT. Jones sustained a fracture of his collarbone and also shoulder blade and was injured in- ternally. He was brought to Troy and placed in the Masonic hospital, where he is reported to be resting comfortably.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-23
PLAN nIG sINGING

Arrangements are all set for big day in Opelika Thursday. Over 1000 visitors are expected for the all day singing which will be held at the court house by the Progressive Singers Convention of East Alabama. The meeting will begin at 10 o'clock and continue throughout the day with intermission for basket dinner and barbecue on the court house lawn.
 Word has come that representative singers of the surrounding countries of east Alabama and west Georgia will be present. Local musicians will join in.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-23
ATTENDS MEETING

W. I. Powers, principal of the Wal ker county high school left for Montgomery Tuesday afternoon where ho went to attend the sum mer conference of county high school principals. The sessions will run through Friday of this week. The conference will be presided over by " L. Spencer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-23
DIES FOR FELLOW MAN

NEW YORK, August 22.-John H. Gllmartin, who by dint of hard labor and study worked his way up from New York city policeman to as sistant states attorney of Illinois. only to be broken and dragged down again by ill health, was Killed to- day in saving the lives of a gang of six railroad track laborers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-23
ADULT sCHooLs CLosH

The adult schools of Randolph had their closing exercises at the court house Saturday Four schools were represented. Something over 200 peo-, pie from these four schools wers' present, 60 or more being pupils. They ranged in age from 16 to 7s. The superintendent arranged for a full day of festivities. It was 8 s6c- cess beyond expectations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-23
ExECUTTvE BODY TO MEET

A meeting of the executive com mittee of the Tuscaloosa farm bureau has been called for Thursday morn ing at 10 o'clock in the Chamber of Commerce rooms. A representative of the Alabama Cotton Association of Montgomery will be present to dis cuss with the committee fall de- liYeries Of cotton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-23
MINUTE
 NEWS BRIEFS
 OFF THE WIRE
10 HURT IN WRECK

Nineteen persons were injured, one seriously, when three Pullmans and the observation coach on the Winni- peg Flyer of the Minneapolis, St Paul and Sault Ste Marie railway were derailed and toppled over into a ditch near here early tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-23
SPECULATION sUpPREssED

LUNDON, August 22-A dispatch 10 the Central News from Berlin say ing speculation in foreign currencies VIII be ruthlessly suppressed. adds that the German Government has de1 cided to inflict the death penalty in the worst cases of infringement Of It's financial regulations and to mete out hard labor sentences in others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-23
KHAN nENouNc,rn

MILWAUKEE, Wis, August 22.- Charles Korz, Butler, N. J., today was reelected president of the Roman Catholic Central Society, in conven- ton here Profiteering. the spirit of greed and imitation of credit and cur rency were condemned and the Ku klux Klan and similar organizations are denounced in a resolution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-23
TRYING THIRn CI.Ass

SOUTHAMPTON. August 22.-Forty first class passengers from the Elm press of Scotland which struck submerged wreck on her way from Hamburg to Southampton. sailed thlrd ot9ss today on the steamer Ma jesttc for New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-23
BUILDING sTEEL ARRIvEs

Structural steel for the new Belve- dere theatre on Greensboro avenue, has arrived. A large force of men are working on the new building, steel girders will be put in position as quickly as possible and it is hoped to have the theatre ready for occu- pancy during the early fall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-23
RENOUNCE CITIzENsHIP

NEW YORK, August 22.-Profes- sor Charles Ernest Pellew, 59 years old, an American citizen and former professor at Columbia university, sailed with his bride on the FranSe today to claim his seat in the British house of lords as seventh Vfscount EXmouth. Both will renounce their American citizenship.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-23
HONOR MAN DIES

NEW YORK, August 22.-Ensign Jerauld l. Olmstead, of the battleshm Wyoming, honor man of the 1922 class of the naval academy, died of intantile paralysis yesterday at the naval hospital it became known to- night. He was to have been married next Saturday,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-23
TIME SCHEDULE RECORD
 ETNG PLANE MADE

SAN FRANCISCO. August 22.-The first westbound air mail night-and- day service test flight, ended with the arrival in San Francisco of the plane from Reno, New, at 6:24 o'clock, Pacific time. The mail which started from New York yesterday morning had been conveyed by nine pilots in it's Journey across the continent. The leg of it's flight was:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-23
nLn sTRIKE rNns

CHICAGO, August 22.-The shop crafts strike, which began year ago last July, came to an official end on another road Wednesday, when the executive council of the railway em- ployes' department of the American Federation of Labor terminated the theoretical strike on the Nickel Plate system.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-23
MRS. CHANNELL BURIED

The burial of -rs. Sarah Channel, 6S, of Buhl took place Tuesday from Linsley chapel following funeral services at her home. She is sur vived by her husband and several children.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-23
TALKS FEATURE NTEETING

Talks by c. P. Jackson of Birming- ham and James Rice of Tuscaloosa featured the meeting of the Kiwanis club Wednesday. Report on the meet ing of the Kiwanis club at Columbus Miss, was IIade by DeVane Jones.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-23
ATTENDS 1AR MEETING

Solicitor E. L. Clarkson of the Sixth judicial circuit. left Wednesday afternoon for Minneapolis, where he will attend the meeting of the American Bar association. He will i be absent About ten days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-23
FOSTER TAKING TREATMENT

James D. Foster, secretary Of the Tuscaloosa board of revenue, is talk ing treatment for his eyes under specialist in Montgomery. J. Collier Foster, president of the Tuscaloosa farm bureau, is filling his place temporarilY.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-23
SECOND CONSIGNMENT
 GOA sT-TO-COAS ST NAH. ON WAY l

OMAHA. Neb., August 22.-Jack Knight. with the second San Fran ciscC-New York consignment of fly ing mail, landed at Fort Crook field at 10:20 D. m., one hour and 25 min utes ahead of his scheduled time
 Pilot Glenn Curtis. with the second westbound air mail consignment, ar rived at Omaha at 10:42 p. m. Pilot Wager picked up Lewis Cargo and left the field at 10:4s p. m., after taxing about the field for an engine test Wager had 16 pouches of mail.
 Plott Dean Smith left with the San Francisco New York mail brought in by Jack Knight, just six minutes after Knight landed or 1o:26 p m.
 Knight brought in r sacks of mail, three of which were for Omaha. Smith picked up the 13 remaining sacks, together with three sacks from the Omaha post office and 10 sacks which were delayed through Pilot Collison's failure to penetrate a heavy Rocky mountain fog bank, forcing his return to Laramie, Wye, three times last night. Smiths total cargo leaving Omaha was 26 sacks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-23
n.nnAR Is RETTER

Rufus O'Rear, who was seriousIy i'll at the South Highland Infirmary In Birmingham, now Is improving and expects to return home within the next two weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-23
PAyING CONTRACT LET

Contract for paving about one mile of Tuscaloosa streets was awarded by the city commission to Finnell and Toothaker company of this city today. The company will start at once on improvements