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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27
PRICE REDUCTION
ON JORDAN CARS
is A N n D j n CE D
Decline Is Due To Greatly In
creased Production
Volume

Motor car production VIII not con-
tinue at the rate of 100000 cars
per year. or on the basis of the rec
ord established in the first quarter
of this year, according to Edward S.
Jordan, president of the Jordan Mo-
tor Car company.
This will not be because OF any
lack of demand for new motor cars
which are offered for sale by the
manufacturers, but principally be-
cause of a lack of demand for the
sale of old motor cars offered for
sale by owners.
There is a potential demand for
nearly 100000 new automobiles.
but with every workman employed at
high wages and general business still
going at high speed, the greater the
demand for new cars the more mea-
ger is the demand for old cars.
People who are making money rap
idly, and the workers in the United
States are making money, want to
buy new cars.
Only those makes of cars which
have established a high resale Valua-
ton can be sold in any quantity in
a market like this, according to Mr..
Jordan.
This inclination on the part of the
public will have tendency to incline
Manufacturers to build better cars
SO that they will last longer, and
possibly fewer OF them.
The reduction in the price of Jor-
dan cars, announced this week, was
primarily intended to bring the new
Jordan within reach of as many
users as possible.
1T Is the policy of the Jordan COM
pany to be satisfied with a compare
lively small margin of profit" said
Mr.. Jordan, and as our product
meets public approval and our vol
ume increases, price adjustments are
made to bring the car within the
reach of q large number of users.
Such reductions" he said. ARE
not possible because of any lowering
of the cost of materials or labor, as
these items have been gradually ris-
ing. 1t Is possible because of the
curtailment in the cost of production
due to increased volume"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27
BUILDS BIG PLANES
England Preparing Super-Aircraft
With 600 Horsepower


With 600 Horsepower
LONDON, May 26.-(By Associated
Press.)-Great Britain is building n
super-airplane of 800 horse power
which will attempt to break the
worlds speed record this summer. 1t
will be capable of speed OF. ESQ
miles an hour, and win take part in
the aerial derby and the race around
Britain for the Kings cup. Later 1T
will go to France and contend tor the
Gordon Bennett cup. 1t will be
christened Mars XIV.
At the same time British designers
are completing one of the largest
flying boats in the world. It Is fitted
with four engines of combined
horse power Of $500. The new flying
boat has a hull of triple thickness
and Is capable of cruising as sur
face craft for long distances.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27
BRIDESMAID 1874 TIMES
Why Worry About Superstition,

Why Worry About superstitionx
When You're Young And Pretty
BESSEMER, Mich, May 26-Miss
MacFarlane of Bessemer has been a
bridesmaid 1874 times. but doesn't
worry in the least, she says, about
the old superstition that twice a
bridesmaid and you never marry"
For Miss MacFarlane is young and
pretty.
Eager to wed and frequently over
looking many important details.
young couples arrive at the court
hourse here with the license and the
ring, but without witnesses.
Desiring a bridesmaid, the judge
invariably sends down for Miss Mac
Farlane, deputy county clerk, and
she's never been known to fail.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27

Heaven help the man whose only
recommendation is that he ism t
afraid of work. Why, we once knew
a repairman so dauntless that even
on the most difficult or urgent job.
he could show his utter lack of fear
by going sound asleep.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27
WELCOMES WOMAN

THE HAGUE, May 26.-For the
first time a woman has appeared on
the floor Of the Amsterdam Stock ex-
change. She Is Miss H. W. Deterdlng.
renresenting an Amsterdam firm Of
stock brokers. When she made her
initial appearance the members of
the exchange gave three cheers and
presented her with huge bouquet.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27

Volstead is entitled to one credit
anyway. He made it much more diff
ficult to find too much ale in sales
man.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27

As the speeder remarked after his
Not guilty" had failed to forestall
the $25 and costs assessed by justice
Hozekiah Haycock-"ItV hard to
fool an old fool"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27

Profit in battery charging-says
an advertising headline. Humph,
They can't kid US. There never was
any profit in charge business.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27

wonder II It's the REP" that
makes repair 80 much more costly
than frec-air.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27
CELEBRATE BIG BATTLE
Notables Invited to Attend Annfvef-
sary OF Gettysburg Fight

GETTYSBURG. Pa, May 26.-Vice
President Coolidge. Secretary of
State Charles E. Hughes. Secretary
Of War Weeks and United States
Senator George Wharton Pepper of
Pennsylvania have been invited by
members of Corporal ISkelly Post,
Grand Army of the Republic, of Get
tysburg, to Join them in celebrating
the sixtieth anniversary of the bat
tie of Gettysburg here on July 3. the
last day of the conflict between the
armies of the North and South.
There are less than a score Of Civil
war veterans carrying on the work
of the post and they confess the task
of sponsoring an elaborate observ-
ance of this anniversary sis larger
than they care to undertake" They
express the belief. however, that this
will be the last important occasion
on which veterans in this section will
be able to be present, and declare
their intention not to permit it to go
uhnoticed. Patriotic and commercial
organizations are expected to assist
the aged veterans in arranging tho
celebration.
QUEER QUERIES
Dear c. K.-I built my top accord
ing to directions, but find it is little
shy. What is the trouble?
Friend Ira You've been watching
your top dressing.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-24
ALABOR INQUIRY
Hoover Institutes Investigation of I'm
migration Restrictions.

Washington. ID. G.. April 24.-In
an endcavor to establish the economic
facts involved in immigration restric-
ton. Secretary Hoover has instituted
n Commerce Department inquiry into
the efficiency of labor.
In announcing his plan today. Mr..
Hoover said that since 1914. when
immigration practically ceased. indiv-
idual productivity of workers in the
United States had markedly increased.
The shortage Of labor put tremen-
dous impulse behind industrial man.
agements for increasing labor eff
cheney" he said. adding that the in
vestigation is designed TO procure ex-
act data on large scale as TO the
results.
Social considerations involved in
the immigration problem far outweigh
any economic considerations or argu-
ments that might be made for allow
ing unchecked immigration. Secre-
tary Hoover said About % per cent
of ncoplc in the United States favor
immigration restrictions. but its eff
feet on the efficiency of industrial
operations ought 10 be determined,
and that is what the inquiry is aim
ed at"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-24
CONSIDER TAX BILL
Proposed Measure Would Put Sever
ance Tax OH Rev Materials.

Additional taxation il is proposed to
place upon the industries of the state
by the imposition of n severance tax
on raw materials, will he discussed
at a meeting Of the San Antonio Man
ufacturers Association in the Gunter
Hotel. Tuesday night at s O'Clock
According to c. c. Leel. secretary
Of the association. taxes which would
be imposed under this bill, if 1t be-
came law. will necessarily be passed
on by the manufacturer TO the con-
sumner. so this really constitutes an
additional burden on the people OF
Texas as a whole. and not on indus
try particularly. The enforcement of
such a bill would place additional
taxes upon clay. brick. tile, sewer
pipe. cement, lime, lumber. wood, coal,
Ignite. gas, iron and other metals.
sulphur. asphalt and any other natural
resurces taken from the ground or
water in the state Of Texas. 1t might
even 60 so far as to constitute an
additional tax on cattle and fish.
At Tuesday nights meeting. which
will he presided over by Arthur
Storms. several ether matters Of in
terest TO manufacturers will be dis
cussed.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-24
Buildings Carried to Sea
When Tremendous Tidal
Wave Recedes.
Fl LIVES ARE LOST
Great Masses of Water and
Ice Crash Against
Kamchatka Coast.
BY the Associated Pr4>s.

Moscow, April 24.-Tremendous
,ss6th and sea disturbances have taken
Plate recently in the Arctic and may
still be continuing. according to Chta
dispatches today giving details of the
earthquake recently reported at Pc
tropavlovsk, Kamchatka. which car
ried several buildings into the sea.
The total casualties are not known
but the loss of 81 live is already defin-
itely established.
When the last word was received
from Petropavlovsk, on April Is, the
earthquakes were continuing every
six minutes on the average in that
rcgbL, the advices stated.
The radio station was destroyed
and news of the occurrences is trick
ling in slowly.
The. sparse population is homeless
and famine stricken. all the ware
houses with their provisions having
been swept into the ocean.
According TO one Petropavlovsk dis
patch, there had been up TO April 13 a
total of 195 slight earthquakes, ac-
companied by rumblings of the
ground.
e On the 18th new shocks of much
greater force were felt, accompanied
by a tidal wave which swept across
the ice-covered seas, causing the
masses of water and ice to crash
against the coast, crushing business
buildings and houses and then reced-
ing seward, dragging with it the
debris.
The employees Of some of the fish
canning factories saved themselves. in
small steamers and tugs, which were
carried out to sea.
The women and children in most of
the villages of the region have been
moved inland to a place of safety in
the mountains.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-24
CATTLE TRADE is
INACTIVE; LAMBS
UP IS TO rs CENTS
Heavy Hog Supply Is Re-
ceiUed-Calues
Are Slow.
BY L. C. Cumberland.

Copyright by The San Antonio Light.
Chicago. Ill.,, April 2i-Cattle and
hogs showed increased supplies COM
pared with the first two days Of last
week. but the sheep run fell off about
1000 for the period. Nearly 5000 hogs
were seld over from yesterday. while
big killers had only about 100 for.
warded from other trading points.
OF the estimated run, nearly 5000
lambs were received by packer. from
other markets. A year ago this time
prices for lambs were much higher
than they are now. At that time the
best lambs were quoted above 81.
This. notwithsta nding that vol is
higher now. Traders attribute this to
the fact that consumers are using
more hog meats al the present time.
Receipts were 1000 cattle, o.
600 hogs; 10000 sheep ard 60O0
calves.
Demand for cattle was not active.
but sellers were able to hold values
about steady for all grades of steers
after a slow start Some heavy Kan
Sas stock sold at SO with bulk Of
beef steers at SS.2j and $3.50. Cows
and hcifers found a good outlet and
here prices were strong in spots. Cam
ners sold slowly ar unchanged prices.
most Of the good lots going at 1925
and $3.50. while some bologna bulls
Mt s. and $685.. were up a dime.
Calves were again slow.
Some prime light butcher hogs
made $3.50. but bulk went at IS
and sS25 Light stock and also the
best butchers were little changed. but
plain grades sold slowly at weak
nriccs, Some plain packing hogs went
below S62j. Demand for pigs was
dull. Some good lots sold at $50.
but few went above ST2j.
Lambs sold strong to Is ad %
cents higher with choice wool lots at
.S15. Best shorn lahbs reached $3.50
for tho weeks best noint. with many
Mt S11.5 and S12. Exuort BUYERS
took heavy stock at $1,000. Wool
vearlingS 1T S13 were fully steady.
Some good ewes made SSTJ.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-24
FINANCIAL REVIEW.

II the object Of the selling move
ment. which started on the stock cX-
change Friday. was partly interrupt
ed Saturday. and was resumed Mon
day. was To undermine confidence IN
the general business situation, II
failed This was the essential point
brought out today.
No signs appeared that there was
any interest in reSuming the main up
ward movement. Prices rallied in the
early dealings and later slipped off
again. But the action of the market
made it quite clear that the while
more or less liquidation might have
been brought out by the professional
attacks of previous day. the position
among important holders Of stocks
and with the stockholding public gem
orally had not been changed.
These two clements had refused to
believe that the slow down IN general
trade following the excited advance OF
March meant anything serious for the
future but that on the contrary 1t was
the hest guarantee that could have
been had that business expansion was
avoiding the danger stage.
The day was less interesting than
those Immediately preceding. There
were fewer developments of note.
Light was thrown upon the recent
decline from above S4.12 to below
S462 in sterling exchange by the lat.
est figures by the British board OF
trade. These showed that while the
export trade was on the increase, ex-
pansion of the inward trade was pro-
ceeding more rapidly still. Total ex-
ports for March were up 2.IOO,OoO
pounds from February. although down
nearly 100000 pounds from March.
1920 But imports increased 6.1j0,000
pounds over the previous month and
2.140.O00 pounds over March. 1922.
Nothing further happened in the OK
tremely interesting sugar situation.
but rcfiners continued to pay =
cents-that is the highest-for their
raw sugar. while the whole market,
including future actions on raw sugar
and quotations on refined gave not
the slightest sign of easing. Neither
stocks nor bonds were responsive to
the indications of further concession
10 borrowers of time money and COM
mercial paper. Whereas at the begin
ming of the months the banks were
asking and getting ID per cent for
time funds and up TO few days ago
were doing business at > Il, borrow
crS today were bidding , per cent Tor
the shorter period and lenders were
finding it difficult to do business at
J1-4. There was also an unmistak-
able inclination 10 shade quotations on
mercantile discounts.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-24
BEST In THE STATE
Breckenridge Times Wins Houston
Post Trophy for Best School Paper.

The Breckenridge Times. weekly
publication of Breckenridge High
School here. is the best high school
newspaper-class ANIMALS were Judged
separately-in the state of Texas, ac-
cording TO a decision of the Texas In
tcrscholastic Press Association. which
recently held convention at Bolton.
Consequently, the trophy collection
at the South Side institution has been
enhanced with the addition of the
Houston Post trophy.
The Breckenridge weekly is eNcep.-
tionally large and complete for a high
school paper, measuring almost the
depth of the average daily newspaper
and numbering four pages of i've col
umns each. -,
There are two staffs. one headed
by Miss Iuanima Wei's and ihe other
by Theodore Etheridge ms c'itors-in-
chief. William Rosin is business man,
ager for each. Miss Alice Stone and
George Dickerson of the faculty are
sponsors.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-24
Hearing for Naturalization.

SiXty-nine petitions Tor naturaIiza-
ton will be heard befoS Judge Duyal
West of the federal cotS<s, Saturday
morning. May >. Notices Ia this eff
feet have been mailed from then nited
States clerks office in San Anra1lo
to the GO men and women who have
expressed their desire to become eiti-
zens of the United States. Since there
are a number of sisters of the Incsr-
nate Word College among the appli-
cnnts for citizenship and the school
work may interfere with the possibility
Of the sisters ATTENDING the hearing
at this time. n special hearing may
be held in June for the benefit of the
sisters.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-24
STOCKS RECENTLY
UNDER PRESSURE
REBOUND EASILY
Rails Firm While Locomo-
tue Shares Re-
cODer.
BY STUART p. WEST.

Copyright by The san Antonio Light.
New York. April 24.-The street
was very much impressed today at the
ease with which stocks that had been
most under pressure Monday rebound
ed.
Leaders like Studrbaker. Baldwin
Locomotive, American Locomotive,
Bethlehem and United States Steel
came back with little effort and ON a
small quantity Of trading. This
strengthened the impression that il
was a bear raid rather than actual
liquidation which was responsible for
the downward turn that began Friday.
Railway shares were firmer under
the lead Of Canadian Pacific and
Southern Pacific. but interest cen
tered mainly in the industrials. eSpe-
cially those believed TO be in the
hands Of pools. While Fleischmann
stock is already committed for the
whole Of the present wear to. divi-
lends at the rate Of 50. it has often
been pointed out chat this does not
preclude an extra dividend at any
time. This thought was kept in mind
record above ~
Prospects of raised dividend on
DUPONT to at least So share were
responsible for its sharp advance. De
partment and chain store stocks were
once more favored. Reports regard
ing the business of this class Of cor
porations continue highly favorable.
The remarkable change which has
come over Colorado Fuel and Iron
earnings since the start Of the year
was recognized by the rush of buying
which came into that stock. Central
Leather stocks were moderately affect
ed by the report for the first quarter.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-24
COMPROMISE ENDS
CONTROVERSY OVER
CONTROL OF KLAN
Three-cornered Rulership
DISSOLVED by
Court.

Atlanta, Ga. April 24.-The con-
troversy between William j. Simmons.
emperor, and II. W. Evans. imperial
Wizard. over the control of the Ku
klux Khan was ended today by COM
promise.
On motion of attorneys for both par
ties, Judge L. d. Thomas dissolved
the injunction whereby the affairs Of
the khan had been placed under COM
mission consisting of Simmons, Evans
and J. NJ. George, marshal Of the
municipal court.
Under the agreement. DR.. Evans re-
tains his post as imperial wizard and
Colonel Simmons as emperor of the
khan. The agreement was arrived at
by committee of klansmen appointed
by both parties who called on nom
members of the Khan for counsel.
These were Arthur q. Powell, rep
resenting Emperor Simmons, and
Holling \. Randolph, representing I'M
perial Wizard Evans.
IL was said by Fred b. johnson.
acting chief Of staff for Emperor
Simmons. that, under the agreement,
objections to the Kamelia are with
drawn and that this order of women
is given the organization support.
1t is understood that several off
GERS of the khan are to be removed
because they are personally objection
able TO Colonel Simmons.
1t is also understood that Colonel
Simmons is TO drop his fight for com
plete control of the khan and that he
and Imperial Wizard Evans have
agreed TO work in harmony for the
best interests of the order.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-24
AFTER BROTHERS CASH
George Gould Wants Fortune Taken
Away From Frank.

New York. April 24.-Formal plea
that one-half Of the estate which
Frank ]. Gould Inherited from his
father be taken from him. as well as
the income that has accrued on that
portion of ii since 1919. was made
yesterday by George J. Gould. brother
and co-heir Of Frank. whose lawyers
added another ENHANCEMENT TO the
case already famous for its compli-
cations.
George !. Gould last was reported
MS improving from a critical illness at
Mcntone. France.
"Exceeding S1O.00O.0O0 without in
terest." is the sum which George ].
Gould mentioned in the papers filed
with the county clerk.
Frank !. Gould automatically host
one-haH his leracy. Gtorre ecrtendeH,
when he allegedly violated his fathers
will by marrying without the consent
of a majority of the trustees OF the
estate.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-24
LET ROAD CONTRACTS
cSork Under Way on San Antonio
Cvalde Highway.

Road construction is under way or
contracts have been let. according TO
II. r. Spence. division engineer of the
state highway department with head
quarters in San Antonio. on virtually
all of Highway No. 3 between San
Antonio and TTvalde. This is the San
.Antonio-Del Rio road. and is also q
part of the trans-continental system.
Construction has not begun. he said,
on that section of the highway be-
tween Uvalde and Vnlverde county.
1t is plain dirt road but is in fair
condition. From the BEGINNING. of the
Valverdc line through Del Rio to
Comstock work is complete.
April 90, Mr.. Spence said. Tvalde
county let contract for the gravel
base for rock asphalt road covering
the fourteen and one-half miles be-
tween the Medina county line TO
Knippa. Evans and Greathouse of
Austin were awarded the contract for
grading and crawling. Their figure
was S37. The contract for con-
crete work was let to NJ. II. Ryland
of Uvalde for $1,000. The contract
for the. remaining ten miles from
Knippa to Uvalde. he said. will prob
I ABLY he let within so days.
Medina county let a contract April
I23 for a gravel base on rock
asphalt road covering the seven and
3lone-half miles from Honodo TO the
4Medina-Uvalde line. Miller and Farm
[. Ter of Houston got the contract for
Iboth the gravel base and the concrete
|jwork at $4,000. Contracts covering
Ctwo gaps on this section of the road.
Zone of two miles at Dunlay and one
|pf three miles at D'Hanis will be let
[lwithin 60 days he said. This will
Eeave only the ten mile gap between
and Jivalde and the two
small ones at Dunlay and D'Hanis
ITO be contracted for.