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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-17
NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES
NEW ORT,FANS COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, August I6.-Fairly wide depressions came about in the early trading in cotton today, but the market soon steadied, and under the Leadership D of October made practically a full recov- cry. October was the strongest month, and late in the day, when prices were at their highest was A points higher than yesterdays close. trading at 23 o0e A pound. At this stage the list was II points up to points down, net. The close was up to down, net the closing sales on October ranging from 23 90c to 23. 92c.
 For the declines the poor showing of Liverpool, an unfavorable opinion of Eu- ropean political news and expectations of rain in Texas together with some little hedge selling and a considerable volume of liquidation from the long side were responsible. When 1t was seen that the drouth in the west was unbroken, and that the official prediction held out no hope for its breaking. the market com menced to recover. At it's lowest the mar l1et stood S2 to S7 points under yesterdays
 Heaviest buying of the day followed re- ports of much more activity in the spot department, Memphis messages telling of more forward business, while heavier load ing of cotton on shipboard was reported at Galveston. The loan of S20, 900 900 to finance cooperative marketing of cotton in Texas was regarded as a highly con structive development. Some little buying followed the private crop condition report of 56 per cent of normal. indicating a loss of 11.2 points for the half month. Tn this report the Texas condition was estimated at only 54.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-17
STEWART'S ITTTER

BIRMINGHAM. August 16.-Liverpool quotations came over disappointing this morning; futures were IS points lower than due, but fairly good sales of 5000 bales at a decline of points in their spot prices Our markets opened 20 points lower than Wednesdays close and was depressed fur ther by early selling orders, but soon after a condition report for the entire belt at 66 and for Texas at 54. This, coupled with the continued high temperatures in the southwest over yesterday, brought in buy ing that checked the decline, and prices rallied to a point little better than the previous finals Trading during the day was rather light but the market contin- ues sensitive to both buying and selling orders The forecast for western belt was fair to cloudy and cooler. with continued scattered showers in eastern and central belt. The finals averaged slightly better than yesterdays close the near months making the best gain on buying reported to be for mill interests. Spots were gen orally quoted unchanged to 50 points high CT, with fairly good sales being reported from the Texas point. Many reports say the weeyil infestation is the worst ever known. They have appeared in large num- bers in the eastern and central states and unless these states have clear wea ther for time the pest is likely to do srious damage. The dry hot weather in Texas has kept down weevil activity. and to all appearances it has also kept down the bullish, but outside influences are bearish and the market is likely to be a scalping affair awaiting further developments with purchases on good setbacks the favorite- 5. R. Stewart x Co.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-17
FOREIGN ISSUES LEAD IN UPTURN IN BOND MARKET

NEW YORK. August 16-Prices pointed upward in the trading in bonds today, with the foreign is sues, which have been heavy re- gently, leading the upturn. United States government bonds, however, declined from 1-32 to 2-S2 of a cent
 Advances of point or more in the foreign group included Bordeaux 6As, Lyons 6s, Marseilles 6s, French IFS and Ss, Belgian Ss and Mexican Is. The Belgian 71zs moved up 8 points.
 Gains in the railroad group gen erally were confined to fractions, St. Paul As of 1924, up 8, being the out standing strong spot in this division Fractions were irregular, Detroit United Railway. 4lks and Third ave- nue adjustment 5s each advancing 1, while Milwaukee Electric railway 5s dropped 2.
 Industrial liens were rather dull, advances of a point each by Cerro de Pasco Ss and Cuba Cane Ss and drop of 1 pont by Brooklyn Edison 7s, Serl1s D. being the only out standing changes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-17
ADVOCATES NEITHER MERCY NOR QUARTER M FIGHTING BOOTLEGGERS ORGANIZATION
Commissioner Haynes Points Out Heavy Seizures Of Con- traband Liquor Gradually Cutting Profits Of Business Thinner-Urges Fighting Them With Same Cold Methods They Employ Against Others

actual circumstances behind them A bootleg king may operate fleet of motor boats or caravan of truck . he may distribute illicit liquor to scores of retail bootleggers, and boast that he controls officials and poiti- clans. yet his conviction may be based on the relatively simple act of selling q single case of liquor. Only a small part of the picture is shown in court.
 Behind the bare story related in courtroom and reported by the newspapers there often lies a lurid tale with ramified plot.
 An outstanding example of com plicated conspiracy, on which prohibi- tton agents worked long and finally brought to successful climax, in i volved certain lawyer who obtained financial backing, purchased a string of distilleries in the middle west, and with dozens of confederates worked out a plan to distribute whisky in l large quantities through four states. This conspirator first established 1 himself in a middle western city, gathered about him his confederates and proceeded to acquire control of
 distillerieS From these he with drew iIqu9r both upon proper permit and fraudulently. He organized a chain of drug and chemical conn panies, some of them fictitious, whose names he could use In the withdraw wal of whisky and alcohol. He establishe ed elaborate offices for the conduct of his various business affairs. and for some time flourished.
 His distilleries he robbed" with his own agents. A big farm was add ed to his properties to~ serve as a new base of operations To this farm came strings of motors bearing pros pective purchasers. The license tags on these cars. 1t was reported repre- - ] a In union. Some manufacturing was car ried on there, and armed guards were employed to make more secure the operations he already boasted were fmpre gnable.
 The principal conspirator, a rela- wealthy The head of the ring bought an elaborate home and did much entertaining.
 Long Process of Law.
 Finally, by long and tedious work. he and his confederates were appre- hended, 13 in all. Their trial was bitterly contested. but they lost. All in the group were found guilty. They received sentences ranging
 from year and day in prison and a fine of $1,000 to two years inn prisonment and fine of S10,000. They appealed the case and lost again
 This prosecution affected half a dozen dstilleries throughout the middle western states. and destroyed one of the best organized illicit dis tributing systems in the country.
 In many respects that plot was similar to others unearthed in many other communities Enforcement
 workers soon learn to identify cer-
 tain groups, and thereafter these groups bear the names of the ring | leaders.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-17
OCTOBER LEADS INI COTTON RECOVERY
 AFTEREARLYDROPI

NEW YORK, August 16.-An early decline in the cotton market was fol- lowed by advances on the continued bullish character of crop advices and reports that southern mills were buy ing in the Memphis market. The re- covery was led by October contracts, which sold up from z4.04c to 24.60c, or 22 points net higher and closed at 24.51c. Some of the later months did not fully recover the early losses and the general market closed steady net 13 points higher to 16 points lower. While the relative strength Cf october was supposed to be con- nected with the small supplies avail able for delivery on contract here and smaller new crop receipts in the southwest than expected, August showed the maximum loss at the de- cline and was quiet during the entire day.
 The market opened at a decline of 20 to 26 points and showed net losses of about 30 to 34 points during the early trading under liquidation and Liverpool cables and hope of change In southwestern weather con ditions. Trade interests were buyers on this decline and the market soon steadied upon recovering, which ap- peared to be stimulated by a private report placing the mid-month condi- ton of the crLp at only 56 compared with 69.9 toward the end of last month. The official western belt forecast was a disappointment to early sellers who had been looking for better prospects or raln in the southwest. This further strength ened the market during the early afternoon and December contracts sold up from 2405c to 24.45c, or 8 points net higher. January just about recovered its early loss, but later months moved more slowly and the close was several points off from the best under renewed realizing Trade interests bought October against sales of later delivery and there was considerable comment to the effect that so far, comparatively little hedge selling was showing itself against the new crop movement. Exports to- day were S,S61 bales, making 7S,416 so far this season. Port receipts 9422 United States port stocks, l179,SO2.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-17

Copyright, 1923. by Doubleday, Page
 & Co.)
 Little by little the prohibition en- forcement machinery in the United States is developing a system which is wearing thin the possibilities O.. profit in bootlegging. Confiscation o: big stocks hits the bootlegger hard For example, in a recent case in New York prohibition agents seized in a single raid more than 4,500 cases of whisky, champagne, wines, gin and cordials. This had cost the ring of smugglers approximately $300.000. It was reported that the combination of importers and domestic distributors had paid in addition about Sl5O,00O for protection" on this consignment alone. If that were true, the actual cost of the seized liquor approximated the defendants paid out more than $5O.O0O, in lawyers fees, swelling the total cost to $500,000.
 A half million dollar loss is no in- considerable item, even to wealthy booteggers. When a trafficker in il- lct liquor loses his contraband and his money he Is in worse position than that of the ordinary business man who goes into bankruptcy. He is a bird with a broken wing, and the chances are he will never soar high again.
 Another common complaint among big bootleggers is that-it is becoming more and more difficult for them to keep their profits. They say they are preyed on by politicians, public of ficials, police and lawyers. The legal profession, of course, includes such a great number of honorable prac- titioners that the number of dis honorable men in its ranks Is rela- lively very small.
 Out of the mass of amazing evil dence relating to the conduct on 9 wholesale scale of the outlaw liquor business in the United States stand these facts:
 The Illegal liquor business is or ganized systematically and conducted in cold blood. Some aspects of the trade and some of the men engaged in it may be regarded by some per sons as romantic, but the master minds at the top have no aura of romance about them. They are com . mercial beings fattening their purses at the ultimate expense of millions of Americans They are primary breed CTS of graft, corruption drunken ness and immortality. They are en- trenched behind ill-gained riches, and they fight ignobly for continuation of a system which if let go un- checked would deoauch nation but yields them wealth
 They deserve neither quarter nor mercy. They must be fought with the same cold, calculating methods which they themselves have adopted. These are the methods and this Is the spirit which the enforcement agencies have adopted in hunting down these law less conspirators.
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 In the Courts.
 Prosecution of big bootleggers gen. erally are less spectacular than the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-17
pnRr AroUENrENr

New Orleans: Middling, 25.1so: receipts 4ls; exports, 1,osS; sales, 274; stock, A, Galveston; Mlddling. 25 25c; receipts 4,5S7; sales. 2.S61; stock, 54,436
 Mobile Middling, 24 Ssc; stock, 541. Savannah: Middling. 25. .15c; receipts 32: sales 49; stock, ss35.
 Charleston: Exports, 293s; exports Wilmington: Receipts, II: stock S.161. Texas City: Stock, 4.
 Norfolk: Middling, 24.75o; receipts. sS; stock. 12.255.
 Baltimore: Stock, 614.
 Boston; Middllns, s5 e5c; stock, $500. Philadelphia Stock, AIS
 New York: Middling 75c; stock, 16. Minor ports; Receipts. 4,s4o; exports, 4,34O; stock 2,567
 Total today; Receipts. s.422; exports, S,s61; stock 176.990.
 Total for week: Receipts, 4O,176; ex- ports, 27;422
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-17

been dependent almost on wheat alone, is going to reduce its acreage about 50 per cent 1t is estimated by agricultural experts. Farmers in that state are discouraged over prices, crop failures, lack of cash to pay for seed and their inability to borrow further from the banks.
 South Dakota will cut acreage 20 per cent this year, and Curtail still more next year, 1t was reported from St Paul Some 37S,000 acres will be lopped off in Indiana, it was esti- mated Last year Indiana planted 2,221. .000 acres. Michigan is among the other states where the acreage
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-17

Is expected to Dc reduced about 1b per cent.
 The estimated oversupply of 1923 wheat is being somewhat lessened UT der the light of latest crop figures. Wisconsin expects a crop of about 6,000,000 bushels, as against 1000. 900 bushels last year. and the crop in the Dakotas is also under previous expectations.
 The forecast for this years crop, it was pointed out by farm bureau heads, dropped 69,00O,000 bushels in the August survey.
 The federation, through it's county bureaus. is about to conduct a com prehensive survey to show the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-17
BANK CLOsEs DOORs

BOWLING GREEN, Ky, August 18. The First National Bank of scotts- vile, Allen county, was closed by Ma tional- Bank Examiner W. M. Morgan today. The carrying of too many long time loans was said to have been responsible for the banks clos ing, which was said to be capitalized at S50,000 and had deposits in excess of S6OO,O0O
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-17
LIVERPOOL COTTON

LIVERPOOL, August 16.- Fair demand for cotton; prices easier; good middling, 15 9Sd; low middling, 15 0Sd; good ordi- nary. 14. 53d; ordinary 14.23d Sales, ceipts coco bales. Including 100 Ameri- can. Futures closed steady; August 14.69d, October 19. 69d December IS. 3Sd, Janu- sry 13 .S9d, March 13 14d. May 12 s9d, .Julv S0d
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-17
BUILDING PERMITS AT HUNTSVILLE PROPOSED
City Supervision Of Construction May Be Imposed
 TENNESSEE VALLEY RUREAUl
 THE AGF-HER
HuntsrIIIe. Ala. Anr. T Il

An ordinance requiring a city per nit for the erection of any new building or the alteration of any buildings now standing has been sub mitted by the Chamber of Commerce to the city council with the request that it be enacted. President G. w. BaXter appeared before the council; In behalf of the new measure and de- clared that 1t would enable the city clerks office to keep an accurate record of all building operations and prevent any violations of the law regulating the character of buildings to be erected within the fire limits in addition to furnishing the city with a new source of revenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-17
OUer PriUafe Wires.
HUBBARD's LETTER.

NEW YORK, August 16.-Following the easier market here last night, Liverpool was lower than due this morning, our nights close A good deal of hedge sell ing appeared on the opening, but the of ferings were well taken by large local op- orators and straddle interests. The mar ket gradually recovered, ruling aound last nights closing price under the influence of high temperatures in the western belt and continued reports of deterioration in Texas. where no relief from the drouth has appeared. Sentiment continues badly mixed far the deterioration of the crop has failed to arouse more than pass ing interest in the market, as most of the cotton being sold is on basis only.
 Futures in Liverpool tomorrow are due :: October 13,S2d, January IS. .34d-Hubbard Bros 6. Co.,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-17

were reported to be five Or six out standing groups of bootleggers, each doing business for itself and all CO., operating to furnish a common fund for bribery of officials In another city bootlegging group consisted of an aged man. several sons and two or three silent partners who contrib uted money and helped market the product.
 In still another city a group was made up of notorious bootlegEer a prominent citizen and a profess sional man. This group bought it. licit liquor from importers and dis tributed 1t in large lots.
 Occasionally an independent group consisting of several men pool theIr rum running interests, but become competitors when the liquor is de- livered to them and stored.
 In one city where the Illicit liquor | traffic was well organized it was reported that big corruption fund had been raised by bootleggers for regular monthly payments for pro lection to local police. This group was reported to have maintained a fairly extensive payroll with numer- ous names thereon.
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 Scanning the Income Taxes. Governments agents have proceeded recently against bootleEgers by way of the income tax route, seeking to show that the bOotleEgers evaded 1 federal taxes. Bookkeeping activi- ties are shown by seized records, and efforts have been made to draw forth the evidence of bootegging guilt while q defendant is on the witness stand testifying regarding his in- come.
 In some cases contemplated prose cutionS of bootleggers have failed of theor purpose, either because local sentiment was against them and inn posed unusua! obstacles in their way. CT over enthusiasm on the part of enforcement workers led to undue haste-and resultant imperfection--- In the preparation of the cases. In one instance the guilt of a big boot | logger was circumstantially estab- lished, but the case failed because of legal technicalities.
 This bootlegger owned a road house near a large city, and had long been a familiar figure in local sporting circles Enforcement agents on the case went to his place and learned that a large quantity of whisky had been smuggled in from ICuba few days previously and ha been stored in the road house An employe boasted that nearly a hum dred men had been employed to carry the liquor from two boats to the road house
 On the basis of this information the agents made an ailiuaNit ana obtained a search warrant, which was used in a raid on the road house. There the agents found great quan- titles of liquor so much that they were utterly unable to carry it away that night The next day a truck load was taken out and stored in a federal warehouse. Meanwhile, the bootlegger's attorney complained that the search warrant was defec- tive. inasmuch as it referred to the Eoouleggers residence which, it wa alleged, was not in the road house itself The court cancelled the war rant and ordered the return of the seized liquor.
 CTo Be Continued Tomorrow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-17
NM OKLEANs COTTON FuTuKEs
SPOT COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, August 16.-spot cot ton steady 6S points higher. Sales on the spot 6 "A; to arrive none. Low middling 24 3se, middling. 25 .1sc. good middilng 25. 6Sc. Receipts, 419 stock. 44,217.
 NEW YORK August 16.-spot cotton steady; middling, 25.75c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-17

amount of curtailment in planting 1 the amount of wheat now being stored, the number of bushels being fed to livestocks and other pertinent ] facfs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-17
NRs. nIXnN nIEs

Mrs. Oecie Dixon, aged 65 died yes terday after long Illness with a complication of troubles. Two sons and three daughters survive her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-17
DOGS, LOOK OUT

Dogs must be kept off the streets of Huntsville or they must be mug zled so they will be harmless, accord ing to instructions from the mayors office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-17

The coal industry @ &cegary is under the Jurisdiction Of VA9 coal ad ministrator, who is charged with all distribution and who fixes the sale price
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-17

The British unemployment benefit system. promoted by the trades un- ions, cost last year $500, 900 900. a taN upon industry that has to be met by the going conce>~~ nd the general pubHn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-17
RICE MARKET

rice Nw strong and sdvanens @fas' sSo. s sacks Honduras, s4.4o@4.75 6s4 sacks Carolina, 4.6O64 .75c: 543 sacks Edith at .75c; receipts. 2,577 sacks; millers re- ceipts. 964 sacks. Clean rice firm sales 1.91S pockets Blue Rose. 3h q4 Slice; 40 pockets Carolina at 7c; receipts. 1,6O0 rockets. Bran and polish unchanged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-17

NEW YORK August 16.--Cotton seed oil inclined higher early on renewed buying by houses with Texas connections but sell ing by refiners and a desire for profits checked the advance, and the market closed 1 point higher to net lower. Gen eral news favored holders but the tech nical position Of the market appeared t6 have been weakened by the recent cover ing movement. Sales, 16, 400 barrels. Prime crude nominal; prime summer yellow spot 10. BOG, September 10 sBc, December 9 2Oc March .44c, all bid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-17
ports, 71,41e.

Houston: NIiddiing, 25.10c; receipts, 9.S92: shipments, SCOT; sales. 6, 322; stock. 39.320.
 Memphis: Mddllng. 24 soc; receipts, 399
 Augusta: Middling. 25 25c receipts. TO; shipments. 21S; sales 157: stock, II 992. St. Louis; AIiddling. 24 soc: receipts, 800; shipments, 1.1s2; stock. 4,734.
 Atlanta: Middling. 24 75c.
 Little Rock: Middling, 24 25c ship ments. g. stock, II 961.
 Dallas Middling. 24 35c; sales, 1,568. Montgomery; Middling, 25c.
 Total today; Receipts, 21,es7; exports 10,7S7; stock, 123 4O5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-17
PRODUCE AND POVI,TRy

CHICAGO, August 16.-Butter Higher; creamery extras, 42Hc: standards. 42ho; extra firsts. 41@42c firsts 3sh a i0c seconds 96@37c. Eggs unchanged; re- ceipts S,731 cases.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-17

KANSAS CITY Mo. August 16..-Butter, eggs potatoes and poultry unchanged
 ST, LOUIS. Mo. August 16.-springs 27c; others unchanged. Butter and eggs unchanged.
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NEW YORK. August 1e-Live poultry steady: fowls. 24027c: dressed poultry steady. prices unchanged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-17
DRY GOODs

NEW YORK August 16.-The cotton cloth market was moderately active today with sales being put through at higher prices The burlap market was a shade firmer Cotton ducks were quiet with few sales The raw silk market was slightly lower here and in Yokohama. There was more activity abroad. Spotty buying con tinued in mems wear piece goods.
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