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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-05

Mir. R. C. Marandeau, Sales Director of this company, is now in Birmingham, at the Tutwiler, Room eos. Men who are interested should phone him now for an ap- pointment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-19
MRS. s. B. s REPORTED
Doctors Say Mothers Sacrifice Not
 To Cost Her Life

Mrs. S. B. Smyers, GA Cotton ave- nue, West End, who was rundown by an automobile, said to have been driven by Raymond Watts, Monday morning, when she sacrificed herself to save her two-year-old daughter, will get well, physicians decided Tuesday after the second examina- tion.
 It was at first thought Mrs Smyers was suffering with a fractured skull or neck but X-ray examinations failed to show any such injury. Doctors believe she has dislocated arm and fractured hip. She showed considerable improvement Tuesday and was reported resting well Tues day night.
 Mrs. Smvers was injured. accord ing to police investigations, when Watts swerved his automobile into St. Johns street. which she and her baby were crossing in an effort to avoid a collision with an automobile, said to have been driven by pr. J, M Foster pr. Foster, it is stated was backing into Tuscaloosa avenue from his garage.
 Watts and his companion, Jack Mil Ter, arrested early Monday afternoon at their residence 1004 St. Joseph street, West End. and are being held in the city jail on a charge of reck less driving and assault with intent to murder. Police stated the men confessed to running the woman down, but declared it unavoidable
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-19
CLAIMS SEIZURE WRONG

Suit was filed in the civil division of the Jefferson county circuit court Tuesday by Mrs. o. s. Copeland for s25,0O0 against Sokol Brothers, mer- chants for alleged seizure of goods for which plaintiff had not paid in full
 Mrs. Copeland charges in her affi- davit filed in connection with the suit that she had purchased certain goods from the defendant company and was paying for them in monthly installments, and that, in her ab- sence from home, employees of the company entered her room with legal authority and seized these goods and some money found there. She charges that she had already paid large part of the purchase price of these goods and their seizure was unwarranted. She Is represented by M. B. Grace, at torney No date for the trial has been set
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-19
STARVATION IS FACED
 BY WILD WATER FOWLS
Feeding Grounds For Migratory Game Birds Needed, Says Quinn
 STATE CAPITAL BUREAU
 THE AGE-HERALD
Montgomery. Ala, Dec. |
\ lot of literature is being broad

X lot of literature is being broad cast over Alabama and throughout country by certain interests attempt ing to prove the necessity for prac- tically cutting out the shooting of migratory zane birds, especially wild migratory waterfowl, according to l. T. Quinn, commissioner of game and fisheries.
 While in Washington last week I had d conference on this matter with those charged with the en- eforcement of the federal migratory law and regulations based uhereun- der Mir. Quinn said.
 Tt is quite evident according 90 Washington authorities, that all mi sratory wild waterfowl are on the increase throughout the country to such an extent that, unlyess there is provision made both by the states and federal governments to establish feeding grounds for these birds, large numbers will starve to deeath. In fact, starvation is already preVa- lent in many sections of the coun- try.
 Here in Alabama we do not have sufficient food for very large num- Der of these birds, which would be attracted to our water areas if plenty of food existed. Few geese stop in Alabama. and the ducks remain only long enough to take what little' food they can find, and then pass on to Louisiana. The result is that those citizens of Alabama who can afford to go to neighboring states at great personal sacrifice to get shooting, while the vast majority are denied the opportunity of shooting ducks and geese at all.
 T am hopeful that certain portions of our conservation fund can be used to plant such foods as will attract these birds in large numbers. Through the construction of power dams across the states principal water courses, in numberous places forming large areas of imDounded water, with the natural waters which already exist in the state, if the state department of game and fisheries ls permitted to plant food for birds, we should have within the next few years one of the finest shooting areas for migratory wild waterfowl of any state in the union.
 Tt is not a question of curtailing the season and redeucing the bag limit on migratory water fowl, but it is strict enforcement of the--pres- ent laws and the food supply of these great game birds. Besides, the purely economic value of these birds as d source of wh olesome food supply far exceeds any amount of money the state of Alabama can spend on wild rice, celery, etc"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-19
Cotton Letter
KAHN BROS. AND yIRGI,

NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 1s,--Cotton slip ped 50 to 55 points during the early trading, largely realizing sales and then quietly recovered it's course quickly.
 The advance was stimulated by cables saying the East India crop had been badly damaged by frosts and reports of big spot demand from exporters. Recent sellers bought freely on this upturn and the market appeared almost buoyant for quite awhile. Advices from the interior give every indication that spot people are beginning to. fill their January commit ments. Offerings have dried up, the basis has advanced 50 to 75 points and buyers are Hooking here and to other ports in the hope of being able to buy to better advantage than in the interior. A rumor that the people close to one of the bureaus was selling much of the cotton late. on larger ginning than generally, there as very low and that many mills re being forced to buy in lots of 20 to 50 bales to prevent closing down Spot news have come to the throns once more. It promised to be strongly bullish for some time that higher prices are likely.
 NEW YORK, Dec. 1S.-Clevenberg says: Cotton opened and ruled lower during the morning. due largely to the technical position being easier because of the ur- gent covering yesterday. Liverpool was a seller here and for a while buying power was insufficient to absorb scattered south ern and other selling but around s4.50c
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-19
REACTION SETS IN ON CURB MARKET

NEW YORK, Dec. 1S.-Heavy pro fit-taking sales and 8 renewal of short selling gave today's curb mar ket reactionary appearance. One of the features of the session, however. was a 6h points jump in Penn Mex Fuel on the reports of the bringing in of new well.
 Losses of one to two points were registered by Standard Oil of Indiana, Vacuum, Imperial of Canada, Magnolia Petroleum, Prairie Pipe, Prairie Oil and Gas and Cities Service. Standard Oil of Kentucky moved up point to 110h on reports of the early declara- ton of stock dividend and then broke to 107.
 Gillette Safety Razor, up two, and Glen Alden Coal, up 1, were among the few strong spots in the indus trial section. Gold Dust corporation broke 23s, Park & Tilford, A, and Reading Coal rights, h.
 Trading in the mining group was confined almost entirely to the so- called Pennsylvania stocks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-19
Stock Letter
KAHN EROS. AND VIRGIN

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 NEW YORK. Dec. 1S.--Stocks opened the the soldier bonus bii taking right of count SS of of the he general % feeling thst resc- tion was due, together with the refusal of stocks to go through the high price' that registered during the past two weeks. It naturally means that there has been considerable distribution when we the small hesdway the market has made as a whole. In the case of special stocks it has been different
 The interests behind them have made good progress on the advancing side and appear willing to take stock on all offers. The oil group at present is nesnaving pet .,to rails, although almost all groups suffer ed in today's decline. There were times buying. Continental Can was one of the few stocks that maintained it's gain of one point. Stop orders played an impor- tant part in the decline and there were great many traders who were willing to buy stocks stocks, just so long @ as as they & con on termined not to carry them down in- definitely. Selling increased in the last figures of the day. American Can lost 2h. Baldwin 1-3 Corn Products 5A , Davson Chemical s7s, Tobacco Products 4ss, Studebaker 2A. and others from "a point to fractions. Final tone weak To- tai sales l, 204, 04,ooo.-Fenner and Beane.
 NEW YORK, Dec 1s.-Trading today has been quite active but the market has shown reactionary tendency as profit taking is being induced by the unsats- factory state Of affairs in Congress and the doubt as to what actual beneficial ac- complishments can be made with such narrow political margins as exist in Con gress. Selling became more apparent to- wads the close and was accompanied by the report from Washington that the democrats had made a move to bring about the immediate consideration of the soldier bonus bill before any tax reduc- tions could be brought up. The market is acting much as seemed likely in view of the fact that as the enthusiasm ere sted by Mr. Melons proposal and the Presidents message began to wear off there would succeed period in which great uncertainty would exist to what Congress would do. Some specialties like Corn Products, which has had a recent notable rise, reacted sharply and this had
 it's effect. The market closed active, but heavy. Sales 1,204.500
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-19
SL|CHT DULLNESs
 IN STOCKS NOTED.
Due Partly To Congress And Approaching Holiday
 Season
By WALTER F. BROWN Heased Wire to The AGe-HcralD

NEW YORK, Dec. 1S.-Quite a diff ferent character of trading was re- flected in Tuesdays stock market, although on the whole it gave an exceptionally good account of itself, designated as weakness, except that most of the stocks yielded a little more readily. to pressure.
 The speculative element was not aggressive on the long side. The ap- preaching holiday season undoubted- ly had much to do with that One excuse was that there was consider able selling to establish tax losses, but it is not altogether clear how this could work out, unless it was in the selling of securities bought before the collapse of values set in last March
 Sales on the present market of se- curities purchased since that time would show profits instead of losses. It is, Of course, possible for market operators to sell just below their purchase price by watching their op- portunity, and the loss need be no more than fraction to eliminate the tax. They cannot, however, buy these same stocks back for 30 days if they are to have such losses count. This provision of the income tax law
 
 stricting this class of selling very materially.
 o O O
 Politics Has Effect.
 Uncertainties of legislation at Washington are responsible for the hesitation in the upward progress of the market. The announcement that the ways and means committee had decided to give precedence to the bonus was a damper on Wall Street enthusiasm.
 The rail stocks held very well and appeared to be the strongest group Investors have taken heart from the fact that while there may not be much accomplished in the way of constructive legislation affecting the railroads there will be as little chance of unfavorable legislat ton.
 During the nine months of the leg islative moratorium while Congress was not in session the roads managed to make exceptional progress.
 In the meantime there are orders for new rolling stock and general equipment hanging over the market which, if placed soon, will help in- dustry generally. Transportation is key industry If it is active, it is the best customer for the steel in- dustry and hundred and one other industries, and with all industries ac- tive there is better buying power reaching out even to agriculture,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-19
PARRISH BOY DIES
succumbs To Wounds Received While
 Rabbit Hunting

Homer Williams, 21, died at 12:3o o'clock Tuesday afternoon at tha Birmingham General hospital from wounds received Monday, December II, when he was accidentally shot by his cousin, Roy Williams, while they and two other boys were hunting rabbits near Parrish, Ala.
 According to the boys statements they were hunting in bunch, when a rabbit was jumped. Roy raised his gun to shoot and accidently dis charged it. Homer, who was at his side and little in front caught the load in the hip and abdomen.
 The boys after carrying ths wounded boy a mile through the woods to their automobile, rushed him to Birmingham for treatment. The remains were sent to Parrish, Ala, Tuesday night by Johns for interment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-19
SUES FOR CONVERSATION
Harrison Wright Seeks To Recover
 For IniuricS In Plant

Suing under the Workmen's Com pensation act of 1919, Harrison Wright Tuesday filed suit in the cir cult court against the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad company for in juries alleged to have been received while employed by that company, October 9.
 Wright charges that he was perma- nently injured in an accident in one of the company's plants and has sinca been unable to do any work to earn g. living. He says he was earning at the time of his injury $27 week. and asks continued compensation at the rate of sig eek. He also asks additional compensation for the loss of use for his left hand.
 According to his affidavit, Wright has been receiving compensation at the rate of S10.02 a week since the accident, but the company has refused to make further payments. He is rep resented by Fred Fite, attorney. No date for trial. of the case has yet baan
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-19
HEAD-0N COLLISION
 INJURIES AUTO DRIVER
William H. Wilson In Hospital Fol
 lowing Serious Smashup

William H. Wilson, 20, 6524 Fourth avenue, north, was seriously injured at 10:30 o'clock Tuesday night when a truck which he was driving col lided with Tidewater car at Sixty sixth street and Hillman avenue and threw him against a pole.
 According to eye witnesses Wilson was going north on Sixty sixth street and the street car coming down Hill- man avenue. They met almost head on. The truck was completely de- molished and Wilson was thrown across the curbing into post.
 He was carried to the Woodlawn in firmary in Vices ambulance, where surgeons had not fully determined the extent of his injuries late Tues day night. His condition was said to be serious.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-19
EX-CONVICT FILES SUIT

The Pratt Consolidated Coal com pany is made defendant in a suit for s25,000 filed In circuit court Tuesday by Henry Holmes, an ex-convict, for injuries said to have been received while hired out to the company at Banner mine.
 Holmes charges that in an accident in September, 1916. his right leg was broken in three places, his right shoulder dislocated. and his right foot so severely mashed that he was obliged to have part of it amputated.
 Holmes Is represented by M. B. Grace, attorney. A jury trial is de- manded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-19
EXPECT DECISION SOON
 IN JITNEY LITIGATION
Wynn Declares Injunction Pevents
 Enforcement Of Law

FInaI dec1sIOn bY the AIabama su- preme court in the litigation between iitney drivers now operating as taxi cabs" and the city of Birmingham, is expected by City Attorney w. J. Wynn, before Christmas, he said Tuesday.
 T have just written the members of the high court asking decision at the earliest possible moment,n MT. Wynn said. He declared the jitney men, now doing business under an injunction, are preventing the city from enforcing a valid ordinance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-19
in thecase of primary elections fe

in thecase of primary elections for the nominations of state officers.
 Sec. 8. If. in such primary cleo tion, candidate who is citizen of the state or Alabama shall receive a plurality of the votes cast therein, he shall select the members of the state delegation to the national convention of such party and shall certify the same to the chairman of the state eX- ecutiVe committee, who shall certify the same to the national convention of such party, and issue to each Of
 said delegates Q certificate of his due and regular selection by the party as such delegate, provided two delegates and two alternates shali be certified from each congressional district in the state and four dele gates and four alternates from the state at large or, provided further. that the number of delegates to which
 the state of Alabama is entitled in such national convention, may be doubled, each to have -half vote.
 in which case at least four shall be appointed from each congressional
 district"
 Approved September 13, 1923.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-19
Denies Virgin Birth

BOSTON. Dec. 1S.--In a statement today regarding the controversy in the Episcopal church over the pas toral letter of the house of bishops the Rev. Dr. Elwood Worcester, rec tor of Emanuel church of this city, defended the rejection by the mod ernists of the doctrine of the virgin birth. Remarking that the questions raised in the letter were questions of New Testament statements, he pointed out that Saint Marks, our oldest gospel and the most human had nothing to say in regard to the manner of Jesus birth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-19
D. H. BROWN ELECTED
 HEAD OF KIWANIS CLUB
Regular Election Features Tues
 days Meeting At Tutwiler

D. H. Brown of D. H. Brown and company Tuesday was elected presi- dent of the Kiwanis club of Birming ham at the regular meeting at the Tutwiler hotel. c. c. Blackwell was elected vice president.
 Other officers elected were R. H. Trick, treasurer; H. H. Cobb, district trustee and F. c. Thurston, J. H. Loveman, Glenn Gazzam, A. NJ. Bruce, Fred Renneker, J. E. Chappell and E. W. Brownell, directors.
 The regular program was cut short to allow time for the election which had created considerable interest among members of the club for the past few weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-19
o O o Opportunity For Primary.

UT fFinafN.
 1.-The recently enacted laws of Ala bama provide method by which the rank and file of the republican voters may have a free and uncontrolled op- portunity on the control of their party affairs and their choice for the presidency A presidential primary has been provided by law in Alabama in which all presidential candidates throughout the United States may en- ter the primary in Alabama, in the event a citizen of Alabama first qualities as presidential candidate and thus bring about a presidential office of the secretary of the state of Alabama, and with the chairman of the state executive committee of the political party, q primary election Shall be held on the second Tuesday of March of the year in which said nomination is to be made for the ex- pression by such political party of it's preference of the candidate for such nomination. All candidates quali- fled under this act shall have their names placed upon the ballot and no other name shall be placed upon the ballot. There shall be no second choice voting in such primary
 Sec. 2.-The result of such primary election shall be ascertained, declared and certified as now required by law
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-19
Grain Letters
KAHN BROS AND VIRGIN

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 CHICAGO Dec. 1s.--Wheat Support ing orders were met slightly under pre- vious close and held market in marrow range. Volume of business small. Cash basis steady. Deliveries 100. 900. Sea board reported million Manitobas work cd yesterday, including three cargoes ir winter storage at Buffalo. New busi- ness today small. Local expert issued report indicating reduction 12.9 per cent report on wheat and rye acreage is due tomorrow after the close.
 Corn; Trade more active. There was renewed investment buying by some oi the leading local operators and this test helped values. Commission houses filled resting orders on early dip taking the surplus out Of the market.
 Oats: Trade a little more active with commission house and some local buy ing of May which was sold against pur- chases of spots.
 Provisions: Trade much quieter. Prices lower early. Rally in grain inspired some new investment buying. Hogs 10 cents lcaNe . tnn. sz 1h = Eanner 4. Reane
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-19
METAL MARKET

NEW. YORK, Dec. 1S.-Copper quiet ; electrolytic. spot and nearby, ISIS @13A c futures, 413 hc. Tin firIner spot and fu- lures, s47.25. Iron steady: prices un- changed, Lead steady; spot. s7.25@ 7.75. Zinc quiet; East st Louis spot and near by. s6.15@6.2o. Anthony. spot. s9
 Milk and milk products on our farms in 1922 were valued at $2,O9O,- 450, 900.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-19

EVERYBODY HAS AN EYE on i'ChI .stinas Gift Suggestions in the Classified Section these days! It pays!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-19

steady; others slow; freshly feeders S7.5O@ 7.75: bulk all classes S5.50@7.25.
 Sheep: Receipts 6,000 lambs slow mostly steady to strong <best fed ar rivals $12.10; others Sl2,00.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-19

HORSES AND MULES EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill., Dec. ls.--Horses and mules steady; quotations unchanged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-19

ceipts, 1s.o00; late trade fully steady packer tops ts.95; bulk good and choice 210 to 3oo-pound butchers, ss.9o96.9o bulk 1S0 to 19o-pound averages, S6.2o a sTO packing sows mostly $s.309 s.60, stock pigs steady: bulk s5.254575.
 Cattle: Receipts t2,o00. calves 5000; bulk steers early s7,25@s.s5 beef COWS stesdy; mostly ss.so@ S.26; canners and cutters steady to strong s2,15@S.s5; bulls steady, bologna ss.5o e zoo; veals steady top $50; desirable stockers and feeders
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-19

the regular way and that s!I candi- dates will have right to send their delegates to this convention and get Endorsement in accordance with their strength with the republicans Of Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-19
LIVE STOCK

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 1s.-Cattle Receipts 100; steady; heavy steers, s7.oo @s,o0; beef steers. .S5:Oeg6oo' heifers s450@6.50; stockers, s2.5o e 800:
 Hogs: Receipts. 1000; hogs, zoe lower; pigs, 25 to S5c lower; 200 pounds and up, sT35; ;a165 to 200 pounds, s7.20; 130 to is5 pounds, sesS; pigs. s6.26@ 6.So throw oats, $575 down.
 Sheep: Nominal, steady; fat sheep. "; 5e 24.50; choice lambs unchanged, $500 O 10. %.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-19

CHICAGO. Dee, ls.-catrle: Receipts, II, 900; uneven; killing quality plain; fed
 steers of value to sell at ss and above
 slow, about steady; top yearlings. S12.35; | few loads. s11.O0Q11.5O; best matured
 steers. $10.5O; average weight 1,450 to | l,600 pounds; bulk short fed steers. 7.5o | Q9.25; little change in fat she stock; bulk fat cows, $375 Q 800: beef heifers in nar-
 row demand compared with last week {; Christmas demand for these and all Searlings having abated; some plain light | freshed heifers to killers. s4.00 and be
 low: well freshed yearling heifers, sS.00M S.25; bulk heifers making $5.00Q6. 50 {; canners s2.25@2.50; few strong weights, s2.65; most bologna bulls 4.00@4.25; veal CTS steady to 25c higher; bulk S.75m9.25; out siders upward to $10,00; stockers and feeders strong, meaty about l. 900 pound feeders to country. sI.9O others. s750;
 bulk stockers and feeders, s5.25 c 100. Hogs Receipts 61,00o; averaging around 10c lower than yesterdays gem eral trade; bulk 1s0 to 225-pound average, 6.S5@7.0O; few good and choice 240 to 300- pound butchers s7.l0Q7.15; top s7,20 desirable packer sows mostly S6.40 e 6.60 : pigs. closing around 25c lower; few above $626 estimated holdover, 1s,ooo
 sheep; Receipts l2ooe; fat t,.s, lambs 6 sheep mostly 25c higher; feeding lambs steady bulk good and choice fat lambs 3l250@12.s0: top S12.S0; best clipped | lambs $1125; cul natives, $500 10.50; best yearling wethers HOO: choice aged
 wethers, sS.25; best fat ewes. $750; feed | ing lambs mostly s11.00q11.65.