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Evening star., 1923-10-28
Nations Mills Could Employ
More Than {, 900, 900 Workers
Census Bureau Finds Flour Plants Could
Feed 200, 600, ,OOO--Fiirst Report of Kind
Took TUO Years Work.

time. of the capacity of each of the
manufacturing Industries under most
favorable conditions The federal
government, also, is placed in pos
session of detailed information of al
most vital value in time Of war.
Heretofore 1t has been impossible to
measure accurately what any Indus
try could accomplish in event of
sudden call to service. The govern
, ment knows now just what it can ex-
pcct from every factory in the coun-
try.
Immense Output Possible.
BY individual industries the re-
port discloses outstanding facts of
whose nature there had long been
much difference of opinion and some
dispute. The 20,172 bakery estab-
lishments in the country, for instance.
are capable of turning out half as
much bread and other products
again as they produced in 1921. The
Gamers place their ability to pro-
duce at more than s500.000,000 an
nually, or slightly double their 1921
output. The boot and shoe factories
measure their maximum possible out
put at about s1.400.000. 600 annually
sufficient to furnish footgear to 15O,-
100000 people
The shops producing railroad cars
are prepared to touch limit of
more than $500. 10000 annually. or
nearly one-third more than they pro-
duced in 1921. Makers of clothing
for men and women are ready to
produce $4,000. .000, 900 worth of prod
ucts, or sufficient to provide COM
fortably for half as many more per-
sons as bought clothes in 1921.
Cotton goods manufacturers, 1928 in
number. by speeding up could pro-
duce one-third more, makers of cleo
trical machinery and supplies nearly
twice as much.
Mills Can Feed 2OO,OOO,OOO Persons.
Flour mills can turn out -four
persons. The nations 9,013 foundries
and machine shops are prepared to
increase their 1921 production, If
they work three shifts a day. by 125
per cent. The furniture factories,
by running at the maximum, could
add 60 per cent to the volume of
their products.
The iron and steel works and
rolling mills of the country. back
bone of industrial prosperity as well
as wartime activity. say they could
speed up to two and one. half times
their 1921 production. The leather
industries could almost double theirs.
More than 5000 lumber manufac-
turers asserted that, the aver
age. they could add two-thirds to
their producing ability of two years
ago. Nearly 400 motor vehicle man
ufacturerS, who were working at
good profit even during the dull
period. assert that they could turn
out almost two and one-half times
as many cars as they did that year.
And so the story goes throughout
the list of the $50 industries. The
erpment printing Office, and within a
short time, it is expected. the detailed
Information will be available for gen.
eral distribution.
Evening star., 1923-10-28
SOUTHERN MEDICAL
BODY TO MEET HERE
Sessions From November IL to Is
Will Be Held in Various
Hotels.

The Southern Medical Association is
to hold it's seventeenth annual meeting
here November II to Is. Sessions OF
various sections will meet in the New
Willard, Washington, Raleigh, Shore
ham, New Ebbitt and Burlington hotels.
At the New Willard, which will be gen.
eral hotel headquarters, the sections on
medicine and pathology will meet as
well as the Southern Castro -Enterolog-
ical Association and conference on
medical education.
Sections on pediatrics, obstetrics, eye,
ear, nose and throat, radiology and der
matology and syphilology will meet at
the Washington Hotel, while the section
on surgery and bone and joint surgery
and the Southern States Association OF
Railway Surgeons will assemble at the
Raleigh Hotel. T..
At the Shoreham the sections on
urology and neurology and psychiatry
will meet, and at the New Ebbitt Hotel
the section on public health and the
national malaria committee will meet
The Southern Association of Anesthet-
lists will hold it's sessions at the Bur-
lington Hotel
President Coolidge and Mrs. Coolidge
are to receive the delegates informally
at 1890 o'clock, November 15.
DIR. Thomas A. Grower is general
chairman of the Washington committee
on arrangements. ss
Evening star., 1923-10-28
BY HARDEN COLFAX.

A measure of the nations ability
to produce manufactured goods has just
been completed by the census bureau
after two years of work. The grand
total of possible output during sin
gle year is set down by the bureau
at $74,123,93O,736. The returns used
in making up this total came from
1s4.194 manufacturing plants through
out the country.
In addition, 1,214 plants with a
known output OF about 1.500, ,OO1 900
annually failed to submit maximum
output figures. 1t 10 reasonably certain
that had the figures from these plants
been available, the grand total OF
American factories to produce would
have been written in figures topping
the $76,000,O 100000 mark. This means
that under ideal conditions of labor,
transportation and raw material sup
ply our factories are capable of turn
ins out annually finished products to
the value of about 800 for every man,
woman and child in the country.
Actual Figures Taken.
The survey was made in Connec-
ton with the 1921 census of manu-
facturels. showing what the plants
actually turned out in finished prod
y
depression. The totals show that
American factories produced in 1921
goods to the value of about 43,Se0,
100000. That was drop of more
than $1S,000.000,c00, or about 80 per
cent from the banner year of 1919,
when mills and factories were whir
ring under the stimulus of postwar
imitation and prosperity.
These figures, never before an
nounced, tell an accurate story Of
the extent of the damage done by the
storm of readjustment as we'll as the
capacity of the nations gigantic
manufacturing machinery. They are
replete with detail. They cover $50
separate manufacturing industries,
which gave employment during the
height of the depression to more than
of each industry, showing the extent
To which it was affected by the eco
nomic change. They indicate that
the country's manufacturing plants,
working at the maximum, are ca
pable of furnishing employment to
more than 100000 workers.
Census Innovation.
The measure of possible produc-
ton Is an innovation in census bu-
reau work. 1t was embodied in the
1921 returns upon the recommends
ton of a committee of conference
of trade associations held in Wash
stance of the National Association of
Manufacturers. secretary Hoover ap-
proved the proposal and directed the
inclusion of the survey in, the CEN
bureaus work.
AS result of the work the busi
ness men of the country will soon be
acquainted in detail for the flrst
Evening star., 1923-10-28

haitian preferred. McCrory Stores fol-
lowed the declaration of an extra
dividend with an advance Of 11&
points to S6X, and the stock moved
up more than 10 points to 74a.
demand and made gain OF points.
American Light and Traction, after
being neglected for tsome time, was
also in demand, advancing some
points to 121. Checker Cab was an
other strong features making a gain
OF over points to above 30, but
other motor stocks were heavy. Ford
Motor OF Canada dropped more than
over dividend action. Cleveland Motor
made a new low record.
Evening star., 1923-10-28
NEW COMPANY PLANNED.

NEW YORK, October "a. .-An-
nouncenaent is expected Monday By
TIE Ge..,ral Motors Corporation Civ.
ing details of the formafIon RI a new
company, to be known as the Man
ayers Securities Company, which
VIII have a preferred stock and cIass,
A and B stocks. 1t is understoo1
So,O00,000 in cash will be turned over
to this company. W.
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CURB STOCKS ADVANCE.
Several New, High Levels Are
Reached During Week.

NEW. YORK, October 27.-Important
features OF the trading on the New
York Curb Exchange in the past week
were. the, displays of strength in a
number or industrial issues, carrying
some Of those stocks up to new high
records and making them travel over
a wide range. Parke & Tilford was
traded in on the largest scale in the
first half Of the week, when it made
a gain of about 8 points to a new
high record. There was steady ac--
cumulation Of Hudson Company pre-
ferred. which is expected. soon to make
a distribution Of the revenuesreceived
from its holdings of Hudson and Man
Evening star., 1923-10-28
DRY GOODS STRONGER.
Gray Goods More Active-Yarns
Also Higher.

NEW YORK, October s7.-Cotton
goods markets We're more active to-
day in the gray goods division. Sales
of finished goods showed little
change. Yarns were higher and quiet.
Silks were quiet, and a more hopeful
attitude was shown toward spring
openings due to begin next month in
the larger houses. Mems wear was
quiet, with dress goods and cloakings
steady. Burlaps showed little change.
Evening star., 1923-10-28
MORE BUSINESS FAILURES.

NEW YORK, October 27.-Business
failures reported to r. G. Dunn &
Co. this week show a considerable
increase, the total being 4Ss. This
Is 83 moro than last week and 112
more than a year ago. All sections
except the west report more defaults
than last week, and all of them show
d larger number than in this week
Of 1922. Canadian failures We're 46,
compared with SO last week.
Evening star., 1923-10-28
COFFEE PRICES LOWER

NEW YORK, October 27.-No i'm
provement has been reported in the
demand for copper and prices have
been easier during the week. Ru-
mors of business below 12h cents for
electrolytic, delivered, have not been
definitely confirmed. but it is be-
lieved that the metal is freely avail
able at that figure. Iron easy
Evening star., 1923-10-28
POLICEMAN TRIED.
Schotter Charged With Being Un.
necessarily Rough.

Policeman William, Schotter of the
second precinct was tried before a DO
lice trial board at the District building
yesterday on the charge of having used
unnecessary force in arresting Hugh G.
Trey, real estate man, for alleged vio-
lation of the parking regulations.
The testimony all revolved around the
question Of the manner in which Schot-
ter took Mr.. Trey to a patrol box. Schot-
ter was represented by Attorney James
F. OShea. The trial board probably
will render it's decision early next week
Evening star., 1923-10-28
C0CA.COLA BREAKS.
Wall Street Still Believes Coming
Dividend Safe.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

SptCIHI DIsPatcH 10 The Stdf.
NEW YORK, October 27.-A sharp
break to a new ldw occurred in Coca
Cola today and occasioned some doubt
as to the safety of the 81 dividend.
The selling. however, was set down
almost entirely to professional attack
the kind that has been responsible
for conspicuous weakness in first one
speciality stock after another recently.
So far as can be determined from the
company will show earnings of be-
tween $40 and $14 per share on the
stock in 1928.
Coca Cola is running into cheap
sugar. 1t has approximately $4,000, 900
cash and owes nothing. and it is the
opinion Of people In close touch with
the company that the dividend will
continue to be. paid as long as con-
ditions remain as they aer at pres
mt.
Evening star., 1923-10-28
NEW GOLD NOTES ISSUED.

BERLIN, October 27.-The first of
the new gold-loan notes were issued
today, and the output continues. The
total value of these notes to be put
in circulation. inclusive of certain
others, is not to exceed 500,000,000
gold marks.
Evening star., 1923-10-28
BUTTER Is HIGHER.

CHICAGO, October 81 puttn,.
higher: creamery extras. 47ls. Stand.
ards 46: extra frsts. As y a46K; firsts
43a44: seconds. 41Ha42. Eggs higher:
receipts. 4.734 cases; firsts. 4Oa45: or
binary frsts, 30a35.
Evening star., 1923-10-28

of England notes is manufactured at
a special mill in Hampshire, where no
worker is allowed to enter any part
of the building other than the room
where he is employed
Evening star., 1923-10-28

Something ought to. be done to pre-
vent auto makers from going into
the gasoline businesE Their bloomin'
cars take too much gasol1A as 1t Is.
Evening star., 1923-10-28
800 FIRST MORTGAGES

We are offering the above in amounts from
s.. .0OO. 90 upwards. An loans based on 50co
of value of property. with fire insurance GOV
ering full amount OF loan. Title insurance
our attorneys opinion furnished No charge
made for collecting quarterly interest coupons
This city considered most substantial in Florida.
BANK OF SOUTH JACKSONVILLE.
SOUTH JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
Established 1919.
Evening star., 1923-10-28
The Year 1928 to Date on the Washington
Stock EXCHANGE. .*
Up to and including Saturday. October %. 1923.

Furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co.. Hibbs Building.
BONDS Open.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-03
TO URGE ROAD CONSTRUCTION

Albert S. Towle, president of the
board of revenue and road commits
sioner, in letter addressed to the
civic clubs of Mobile today, requested
that a joint committee from these
organizations appear before the state
highway commission in Montgomery
May 2S to urge the construction or
the Mobile link of the Pascagoula
read, an important stretch of high
way in this part of Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-03
LOWER INTEREST ON
BONDS GOAL SOUGHT
BY CITY OFFICIALS
Continued From Page one.5

five per cent interest, for a period
of 80 Years, to meet the deficit of a
past administration. The city is now
paying S37,500 to retire that loan.
On April /, 1920. another issue was
negotiated, this time for 100000. due
in 1880, at the same rate of interest,
entailing an annual expense of
$4,000. The total for these two
loans in annual cost is s62,5o0. If the
city could float it's necessary bond
issues. or had it been able to do so
at four and half per cent interest.
instead of five per cent, the annual
saving of $4,000 would carry this
debt.
The city is citing these instances
to give concrete example of just
what is going on in municipal fl
nance The financial branch of the
city government is in touch with
other cities and towns of Alabama,
all of whom are collecting and in
terchanging data on the subject, the
end in view being the laying of the
situation before the people of Ala
bama and the Legislature SO that the
movement started Wednesday morn
ing in the city hall may have some
expectancy of success when the peo-
pies representatives gather in Mont
gomery this coming July at the ad-
journed session of the legislature.
The cities and towns of Alabama
do not possess thousand or so dol
lars a week to throw away" said Mr..
McLendon "and it is the belief here
that when all are awake to the situa-
ton and the need for needy, that
remedy will be forthcoming"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-03
"a TO GRADUATE FROM
SCHOOL AT L|NEWLLE
DR.. Guy Snavely To Deliver Bacca-
laureate Address

LINEVILLE, Ala, May 2.-(Spe-
cial.)-The Secondary Agricultural
school at Lineville closes with com
mencement exercises beginning on
Thursday. May g. The senior class
is the largest in the history of the
school. Thursday evening a o'clock
the music department of the school
will open the commencement period
with a delightful entertainment. Fri
day night the seniors will give the
second section of their play entitled
where East Meets West" The first
division was given last Friday night.
Sunday the commencement sermon
will be preached at the First Meth
odist church by DIR. Turner of Roa-
noke, and the seniors will render
special music.
Monday afternoon at 4 will be Sc
nior class exercises. and at p. m.
DR.. Guy Snavely, president of Biz
mingham- Southern college. will de-
liver the baccalaureate address be-
fore the graduating class. At the
graduating exercises there Will be
present the largest number of can
didates for diplomas in the history
Of the school, "a boys and girls.
one-third Of whom are out-of-town
pupils.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-03
BRITAIN CALLS MOVE
GERMAN PROPAGANDA

LONDON. Nal 2.-No sooner had
Germany brought forth the first Of
fetal offer to effect peace in the
RLhr than authoritative intimations
from French quarters threw cold
water all over it and British govern
ment officials saw in it a distinct bid
for American favor--propaganda.
Frances reaction to Germany
proposal to settle the PREPARATIONS ac-
count for S0.000.o00.000 Aold marks
cash came almost instantaneously
from the Quai dOrsay not only made
it known that the proposal was In
acceptable but threats were forth
coming tina: France may march
deeper into GERMANY.
The British see in these three sug-
gestions embodied In the German
note. an effort to favorably impress
America.
THAT President Harding name
the chairman of an arbitration tri-
Lunal to which. disputes arising from
details OF me proposed rcparations
settlement would be referred
2--1hat the allies, in Case they be-
iieYe Germany should pdv more than
The 10000, 100000 gold inarks offered.
appoint an international commits
sion, as suggested in the New Haven
speech of Secretary of State Hughes,
10 determine Germanys acrual abil-
ity to pay.
3-That all conflicts between
France and Germany be submitted
to an arbitration body similar to
rhc one proposed nv William Jen-
nings Bryan when he was Secretary
of State under President Woodrow
Wilson.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-03
SEARCH FOR CHILD
kidnapped Boy Believed To Be Held
In Mountains

SCHENECTADY, n. Y, May I'm
the woodland fastness footing the
Adirondacks two men in an automo-
bile are believed to be holding SIX
year-old Werner Alexanderson for
ransom.
Despite clues leading to all parts
of the state, police here are convinced
that the lad, stolen from in front of
his home here Monday afternoon, is
being held captive in the scragely
underground north of Gloversviile
until a sufficient reward is offered
for his return.
Two thousand dollars has been put
up so far. half by this city and the
other half by the boys father, Dr..
+. f. W. AleXanderson, noted cleo
trical engineer, who broadcasted a
wireless message Tuesday night ask
ing amateur operators everywhere
to Join in the search.
Governor Smith has ordered state
police to cooperate in the efforts to
find the child
The boy is thought to have been
lured into the abductors automobile
on the promise of rabbits.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-03
Officials New Offer AS Bit OF Propaganda\
STOKES FUNERAL HELD
Popular COrdOva Youth Is Victim OF
Peculiar Accident

CoRDOvA, Ala. May 2.z-(Special)
Many college students over the state
lost good friend in the death Of
William Stokes. son of Mr.. and Mrs
w. NJ. Stokes of this place, who was
accidentally electrocuted a few days
ago. He came in touch with a wire
at the Indian /fead mills, which is be-
lieved to have been charged by a ~
we're electric Storm
He was % years ola at the time of
his death He was a graduate of the
Minor public school of Birmingham
Walker County High school. Marion
institute, and three-year-s student at
Auburn. He was a member of the
Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. a Ma
son, and member of the Long Memo
rial Methodist church.
Funeral services were reld at Cor
dova, conducted by Rev. Pettus and
Rev. w. w. Scott. 1nterment was in
Mount Carmel cemetery. Active
pallbearers were w. b. Pickard. r
II. Cordle. B. f. Nuttall. Walter Rud-
dick. j. L. Howe, DR.. j. l.. Caraway.
w. B. Earnest and Mr.. Session.
Mr.. Stokes was an electrical engi-
neer and was on duty at the mill
when, the accident occurred.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-03
!. W. W. CLAIM THEIR
STRIKE is SPREADING
Declare They Are Battling To Free
War Prisoners

CHICAGO. May 1.-The general
strike of the l. w. w, called to com
pei the liberation of all war prisoners
and others whom the 1. w. w c@n-
siders martyrs to the cause of the
proletariat, is spreading rapidly
throughout the construction camps of
the west, oil fields in six states and
the lumber lands of the Pacific
slope and northern Minnesota, ac-
cording to l. w. w headquarters
here.
The leaders here aver that Cali
fornia steamship owners. particularly
in san Pedro, the port of LOS Ange
les, are tearing their hair over the
futility of their attempts to get men
to load and take out ships at any
price. The effee tive picketing of
the strikers. it is declared, prevents
these attempts.
Four thousand workers, it is
claimed, are involved in a tie-up of
the Hetch- Hetchy and Southern
California Edison compar. projects,
which are said to have been shut
down because of l. w. w. walkout.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-03
ANNUAL MAY DAY FETE


Annual May day fete of the Jeffer-
son County High school will begin
at 10 o'clock Friday morning, with a
number of athletic events on the
grounds. Coronation of the girl
chosen as Queen of the May will be
held at / o'clock in a ceremony on
the campus. An operetta presented
by so girls from the Alabama Train
ing school will follow. A baseball
game and moving pictures in the au-
ditorium will complete the afternoon
program.
Teams from other schools are ex-
pected to compete Friday morning in
the following field events Toward
dash. running high jump, 12-pound
shot, SS0-yard run, running broad
Jump, 220-yard dash. discus throw,
mile run. pole vault and 44O-yard
relay, with four boys running Ito
yards each. Events for girls will con-
sist of 50-yard dash. a three-leGged
race, basketball throw, and a zoo
yard relay race with four girls run
ming so yards each.
Entrants must be bona fide pupils
and not over 81 years of aae. Ndt
more than four entries in each svent
will be accepted.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-03
SUGGEST ADOPTION
OF HUGHES PROPOSAL

BERLIN, May 2.--The gist of the
reparations offer made by Germany
to the allies Wednesday follows:
Germany offers to settle for 80, 0OO,-
100000 gold marks and proposes that
an international commission. as sug-
sested by Secretary of State Hughes,
set the Preparations figure according
10 Germany's ability to LAY.
France is to be guaranteed against
German aggression N the future by
pledge that all disputes which
might lead to war between the two
nations. be referred to court of
arbitration similar to the one pro-
posed by William Jennings Bryan
when he was the American Secretary
of State.
The offer is made on the condition
that the French evacuate the Ruhr.
In case the troops are not withdrawn
from the German Industrial area.
Germany reserves the right to con-
tinue her course of passive resist
ance.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-03
RESUME LONG SEARCH
VIII Again look For Multi Million.
aire Theatre Man

CHICAGO, May THE search for
Ambrose J. Small, multi millionaire
theatre owner, who disappeared from
his home in Toronto, December 10,
1919, has been resumed here follow
ing word from Toronto that Smalls
estate has offered a reward of $4,000
for definite informatie of Small
death or whereabouts. legal bat
tie is on in the Toronto court be-
tween Mrs. Small and her husbands
two sisters. : Small is trying to
have the court declare her husband
legally dead. so that she can admin
lister his huge estat,, all left to her
in Small's will, while the sisters
claim that this viii is not the last
one made by their brother. Charges
that Small had been kidnapped and
held for 100000 ransom were made
at the time of his disa- Up .arance and
Chicago police searched for weeks on
a tip from Toronto that Small was
being held captive here by his alb
ductors, but the mystery was never
solved.