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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-27
FACTORIES HERE SEEK
HOLLOW TILE RATE
REDUCTIONS IN STATE

Alabama public service commission
will be asked to reclassfy rates on
hollow tile from Birmingham fac
tories to all points in Alabama. Re-
duction OF 10 to ) per cent. approx
imately, will be the result.
This industry grew up after stat
utory rates had been named for ether
earthenware products such as sewer
pine and tile and hence was not in
cluded in such rates. The object Of
the action is to have hollow tile so
included
Preparations are being made for
the hearing of two important rate
questions next month. On February
~ an examiner of the interstate com
mercs commission will hear the pro-
teso against the proposed increase
of rates on grain and grain products
from Memphis to Birmingham. The
proposed increase is from ~ to 81
cents.
on February IA the examiner will
hear the petition for lower rates on
roofing from Ohio points to Birming-
ham and plea for reparation for over
charges.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-27
CHAMBER COMMITTEE.
ON AUDITORIUM WILL
COOPERATE ON PLANS.
PROF w. r. SNODDY

For the purpose Of being continu-
ously on the job SO long as needed
and being prepared to cooperate
with the city commission in any way
called on to do with respect to the
auditorium matter. the Chamber of
Commerce has named committee,
consisting of w. ]. Adams, Morris
Bush, ]. Frank Rushton, NJ. P. North
ington and Murray Brown.
This committee will notify the city
commission that it is on call at any
time to serve in any feature of the
matter desired
Further replies from architects
asked to name a figure on recheek-
ing the auditorium bids have been
received. One Chicago architect asks
$50 day plus expenses. His is the
most moderate charge so far named.
Another Detroit architect asks
$4,000 and expenses. Others heard
from heretofore ask from $500 to
$1,000.
r. c. Hunt of Chattanooga, builder
of the Chattanooga auditorium and
soldier memorial, is expected to COM
municate with General Manager Bum
today.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-27
STATE TREASURY CALL
BRINGS $25, 500 FROM
COLLECTOR HAWKINS

Payment of the first funds of JEFF
ferson county to the new state adj
ministration was made Friday, when
Tax Collector James F. Hawkins
mailed the state treasurer a check
for $25,500 following an emergency
call from the chief state examiner
The remittance was forwarded in the
middle of settlement period to re-
lieve the depleted state trasury.
The check included all the money
collected for the state since the last
settlement period, January Is. Under
ordinary circumstances. the check
would not have been mailed to the
state treasurer until February 5.
The money collected for the state
and sent to the treasurer represents
payments made by delinquents who
did not pay their property tax by
January l.
This call is believed to have been
caused by Governor Brandon's mes
sage to the legislature that the state
treasury had a deficit instead of
balance ON hand. In this message,
the governor urged that the legisla-
ture appoint a joint recess committee
to Investigate the states financial
condition
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-27
DOINGS OF DAY
IN WASHINGTON

Secretary DENLY at House hear
ing recommended establishment of
naval base at Alameda, Cal.
Action on the Robinson resolution.
which would authorize the American
representation on the reparation COM
mission. was indefinitely postponed
by the Senate foreign relations COM
mittee.
President Harding was declared at
the White House to have every con-
fidence that there will be an agree
ment with the British government for
funding it's war debt to the United
States.
Acceptance of Mrs, John. 3. Hen
derson's offer to the government of a
100000 residence for use as a home
for the Vice President was proposed
in bill introduced by Chairman
Warren of the Senate appropriations
committee.
Bernard NJ. Baruch, wartime chair
man of the war industries board. in
a report to the American Farm Blu
reau federation. advised acceptance
by the government of Henry Ford s
offer for Muscle Shoals, provided no
better proposition is received and
Ford agrees to produce at least 40, 000
tons of nitrogen for fertilizer an
nually
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-27
Twenty More Nationalist Are
Jailed Amusement Places
Ordered Closed EarIy--Little
Hope of Preparations Body
Finding Solution of Issue
WASHINGTON YET SEES
NO BASIS FOR ACTION
State of Siege Proclaimed
in AK la ChapelIe District.
Fresh Contingents of Troops
Ordered Into Occupied Area.
Miners Are Leaving Places
BY Associated Press

DUSSELDORF, Jan. 26.-What
practically amounts to martial law
has been declared in the occupied
area.
All cafes, hotels, theatres and
cabarets were closed at 10 o'clock
tonight, German time, which is 9
o'clock French time.
The French tonight were contin-
uing to make arrests in connection
with Thursdays rioting. About 20
nationalist leaders were imprisoned
during the evening.
More Arrests Likely
More arrests are likely tomorrow
if the Germans carry out their de-
cision to refuse to obey the French.
This decision was reached today at Il
meeting of all the burgomasters, the
chiefs of police, prominent state off
Gals and the directors of the Reichs-
bank in the Rhine province. The
meeting was presided over by pr.
,Grutzner, president of the province
of Rhenish Prussia. who later was
arrested, but afterward released
after conference with General
Simon, who informed him that he
would be rearrested if he remained
recalcitrant.
Quiet prevailed throughout the
Ruhr today. There was no recur-
renee of Thursdays clashes, but the
temper of the population was more
openly defiant in the prevalent de-
pressing atmosphere of hate. New
forces of troops came into Duessel-
dorf today to meet any eventuality
that may arise here or In any other
part of the Ruhr. The streets of
Duesseldorf are under military
guard. due to the absence of the Ger
man police.
Strike Effective
The miners throughout the Ruhr
continue gradually to throw down
their picks and werkmen in other in
dustries are leaving their jobs.
Smokeless chimneys are now every
where in evidence throughout the
once prosperous valley. Locomotives
are stalled in shops or at stations;
many pitheads from which formerly
thousands of tons of coal daily was
handled. show no signs of activity.
The next move in this great battle
viii come from Paris, probably early
in February, after the Germans have
failed to meet their January 81 pay
ment of 500, 900 gold marks. Ger
Continued on Page sixteeno
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-27
COAL MINES OF STATE
PRODUCE BIG TONNAGE
FOR WEEK OF JAN. |

Alabama coal production made an
unusually high production in the
first week OF January and enc
above normal in the second week.
The January production has run far
ahead of the past two years and con-
tinues TO do SO under the large con-
sumption in steel and iron opera
tiCns and the more adequate supply
of cars. 5'-
Production OF the first two weeks
of January in the years named was
as follows:
1923-First week, 3SS.000 tons
second week, $4,000 tons; total 49,
600 tons.
1922-First week. 100000 tons sec
'ond week. $4,000 tons; total, 49,
900 tons.
1921-First week, 325,000 tons: Sec
ond week, $4,000 tons: total. &C., 900.
There is prospect OF an indefinite
continuance of the new high levels.
That of the first week of January
was within 1900 tons of the record
high made during two weeks of the
extraordinary emergency demand
from the west during July and Au-
gust, incident to tn estrikes which
forced the peaceful field IN Alabama
to be sought for supply.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-27

Ford Shoals Offer Endorsements Persist In Comm
Launches Move to Change
Valuations on Utilities

submitted to show that the original
valuation might not be proper.
The issue became important re-
Gently when the Alabama Mining
institute, contending that the valua-
ton established by the retiring as
sociate commissioners in December
became final at the end of 80 days
by the failure of the company to ap-
ply for rehearing on application
of the public.
Although expressing doubt of
their authority to grant rehearing,
the associate commissioners voted
with the president of the commits
sion to suspend the valuation order
so the new commission might deter
NINE whether or not the rehearing
should be granted. The bill was in
troduced in order that any doubt of
the commissions power might be
removed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-27
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU |
THE AGE-HERALD /
Montgomery, Ala. Jan. 20 +

Doubt regarding the authority of
the Alabama public service commits
sion to change the valuation placed
on public utilities for rate-making
purposes when it has once been
fixed, or to grant rehearing in a
valuation case at the request of the
public, will be removed if the legis-
lature passes the bill of Representa-
tive Ashcraft of Lauderdale, which
was given favorable report by the
house judiciary committee yester-
day.
The bill amends sections of the
public utilities act so as to grant the
commission specific authority to
change the valuation of a public
utility, and to grant a rehearing
either to the public or to the utili-
ties when sufficient information is
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-27
SCIENTISTS To PROBE.
.EMBALMING METHODS
OF ANCIENT PHARAOHSI

LUXOR, Egypt. Jan. 26.-Pharaoh
Tutenkhamun, the mightiest king in
the world 5000 years ago, whose
tomb was recently discovered in
Egypt, is to be X-raycd If his
mummy still lies in the tomb
When the archaeologists now at
work on the tomb open the alabaster
coffin, take off the thin cover of gold
and carry the shrouded form into the
sunlight, it will be photographed
from every angle. The hundreds of
yards of bandage will be unwound
and for the first time in history
film of the weird sight will be
made.
1t has been decided that the
mummy is to be X-rayed before the
bandages are removed as 1t is ex-
pected that this will throw an i'm
portant light on the ritual of en-
balming as practieed by the ancients.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-27
QUESTION ANDERSON
AGAIN ABOUT CHARGES
nv Associated Pres>


NEW YORK, Jan. 26.-William II.
Anderson, superintendent of the New
York state branch of the Anti
Saloon league, against whom ac
cusations of misappropriation and
Justification of records have been
made. will be questioned again to-
morrow regarding the charges Dis
trict Attorney Pecora announced to-
night at the conclusion of a two
hours closed session with the dry
leader" Other officials of the
league will also be recalled before
the investigation is completed, he
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-27
HARDING WILL SPEND
VACATION IN FLORIDA
by Associated Press

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2'.-President
and Mrs. Harding expect to go to
Florida after Congress adjourns, it
was announced definitely at the
White House today.
For sometime it has been known
that because of the recent serious
Illness of Mrs. Harding and the at
tack of the grippe which Mr.. Harding
suffered coupled with the strain of
constant attention to official bust
ness for months under which he Ia
,ored that such . rest was desired.
1t was not indlcated. what place in
Florida they contemplated visiting.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-27
The Age-Herald Offers
Rooms For Rent"
Classified Ad
WITHOUT CHARGE
To Age-Herald Readers

the perpeXng problems confronting the
citizen where to live where can get room?"
worrisome problem to many estmable
who their home "ow get
good roomer? How make productive
of ncome?"
The Age-Heald help both, the looking for
place the householder who
into a productive income.
Therefore, The AgeHerad accommodate both the home
oerer the and
advertising result that offered the classified
Age-Herad offers demonstration absolutely without
charge Age-ierald readers.
Age-erald will publish the classified page under the
heading Rooms for Rent absolutely without charge 80
advertisement for subscriber of The Ageerad who
publishing the advertisement from the
brought in until the week ending February 9th.
condition that the advertisement be brought
to The Age Herald office these advertisements cannot be
the telephone by mail Therefore, bring to The
AgeHerald office 90word advertisement for rooms fer
and will be published without charge tomorrow morning
every week and the following Sunday If it
broug. to The Ageerad office Sunday it will be inserted
Monday through the week; if brought until Monday
will be for the other days in the week through Sun
Therefore, earlier bring the advertisement tho
insertions will get.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-27
SO REPORTED KILLED
IN RAILROAD WRECK

LONDON, Jan. 26.-Thirty- nine
persons are reported killed in rail-
road accident in northern Ceylon,
says a Central News dispatch from
Colombo this evening. Many others
were injured. The accident was due
to a storm with floods which washed
away section of the track.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-27
TURKISH LEADER
PREDICTS FAILURE
OF LAUSANNE MEET
Ray of Hope Pervades Allied
Delegations Despite Crisis.
Americans Are Ready
to Help

LAUSANNE, Jan. 2b.-Failure OF
the Near Eastern conference is GER
tain, according to statement made
to the Associated Press tonight by
Ria Nur. one of the members of
the Turkish delegation.
Notwithstanding this pessimistic
view of Ria Muir. who is the most
radical of the Turkish plenipoten-
tiaries, hope is placed in other re-
sponsble conference quarters that
things may arrange themselves at
the last moment.
Ismet Pasha, chief of the Turkish
delegation, called on Richard Wash
burn Child, the American observer.
this afternoer and went over with
Mr.. Child the existing delicate sit
uation in all its aspects. Mr.. Child
later declined to discuss what he
termed a private conversation, but
in American delegation circles the
impression prevailed that the Turks
will seek settlement at Lauranne,
if one is possible.
The time apparently is not ripe for
active American mediation, but the
Americans stand ready to help N Sc
curing a permanent peace for the
Near East. The Mosul controversy
remains the thorniest before the con-
ference. The Turks may be asked
to accept the decision of a sp- ;ial
arbitration commission.
Bristol Confers
Ismet followed up his talk with
Ambassador Child by inviting Rear
Admiral Bristol, also of the Ameri-
can delegation, to take tea with
him. The deadlock in the conference
again was discussed.
Asked If war would FOLLOW the
breakdown of the conference, Ria
Nur said tonight: God only knows.
[ am furious that our months of hard
work here should all be for nothing"
The Russian delegation issued a
statement tonight to the effect that
Russia would not sign the Straits
treaty. The Bulgarians threw a
bomb into Balkan circles, and in
fidentally into the allied ranks, by
officially informing all the powers
that Bulgaria fatty refuses to ac-
cept the outlet to the Aegean sea as
arranged by the allies. The allies
offered Bulgaria port near Dedeag
hatch under the form of a lease,
with the understanding that the rail-
road from the Bulgarian frontier
would be under international control.
Bulgaria, however. declared she must
have complete sovereignty over the
port of the Aegean and also over the
special corridor along the Martha
river from the Bulgarian frontier to
the sea.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-27
BUY In BIRMINGHAM

Goods advertised in The Age
Herald by Birmingham mer-
chants are guaranteed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-27
THE WEATHER

Alabama and Mississippi:
Showers Saturday; Sunday
partly cloudy and cooler.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-20
DAILY BUSINESS EDITORIAL
Why the Standard Manufacturing Co. Has Come Here
By RICHARD F. JOHNSTON

IT big Birmingham This not on the surface
liquid the shows before the calm or storm ~
that which points, that which it ates that which IS
its
Sanitary the largest
high degree the United
metropolis Pttsbug
with several large plants in the east and middle "es mas COME "
Birmingham.
the right location for handling carloads OF
railroad 1t finally secured 10y
feet the Belt line at Twenty street ana nere w"
build warehouse and showroom costing $1OO0oo
tremendous however, testimony to the
appreciation for distributing
The Standard company sells throughout this se looked 1
Alabama states
might be promptly filled reasonable freight rates
carloads the carload Less than carload lots out Of Bring
the southeast will than carload lots shipped
that territory from factory points, It is quite simple
So the Standard the advantage OF
Birmingham by
largest and successful manufacturer of the country its
The Standard company is stranger to Birmingham 1t has used
fluid Birmingham The Standard has been taking
Birmingham regularly duck It knows how
Birmingham iron in the manufacture Of hghgrade enamewar
There nothing earth initiating against factory in
old Alabama doubted and
there have been times when the travel But
farther than other the world When had
to Europe London Glasgow
Copenhagen, to Trieste and Hamburg
years gets Mobile and the canal
when Colorado the Rockies of high
rail freight rates.
They nestle under the Birmingham furnaces
works. machinery houses
here by its owcost production and aed
like the
Others Big leaders like that have
distribution facilities Many headed this way for the
reason
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-20
Notable Price Bulge
Takes Place In Corn

CHICAGO May 19.-With receipts of
corn here so scanty as to be almost at
the vanishing point, and with complaints
current that much Of the new corn crop
is rotting In the ground. the corn market
week, and has also to a considerable ex-
tent been effective in lifting the value OF
wheat Compared with a week ago, wheat
this morning was 1sc to 1Hc higher, corn
provisions at Sc a SIC to 47c advance.
the leader in the grain markets was pre-
coded this week by a decrease of 3,76o.0o0
bushels in the United States visible supply
of corn and by indications that the stock
of corn in Chicago would dwindle rapidly
from this time on a result of lake ves-
sci shipments on a liberal scale Arrivals
of corn here meanwhile have been only a
few carloads day, the smallest amount
on record high prices paid by rural feed
being to tempt a counter attraction.
forecasts of a warm wave helped to ease
the corn market somewhat, inasmuch as
cold, rainy weather has been largely re-
sponsible for fears regarding the new corn
crop and for increasing the demand from
feeders.
condition of winter wheat had much to do
with higher prices for wheat. Assertions
that spring wheat acreage had been sharp
ly reduced as compared with last year
counted also bullish factor. Besides.
primary receipts of wheat have been great
ly curtailed of late, and export demand
appeared to be improving for wheat at the
Gulf OF Mexico.
Oats were depressed by favorable
weather for the oats crop.
Provisions went higher with corn and
account of the bulish showing of the
semi monthly report on stocks of lard here
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-20
Steel Buyers Pursue
Conservative Policy

NEW YORK. May 19.-Buyers in the
steel market are still pursuing a con-
servative policy relative to placing orders
Tor third quarter delivery and there is a
feeling of insecurity regarding proba BILE
future developments. owing to the de-
tlation movement, which has been going
on in numerous directions. At the same
on old orders and previous buyers are
anxious for delivery New demand for pig
iron is also very light and in some in
stances prices have experienced moderate
reductions.
Copper was weak and unsettled most of
the week. No Improvement occurred in
| foreign or domestic demand and pro-
ducing interests showed more disposition
to meet the prices named by second
hands.
| Announcement was made of reduced
prices for rolled copper and brass prod
ucts. and some manufacturers were re-
ported willing to sell wire at concessions
towards the end of the week. an advance
| in the London market reflected in a
| steadier tone here. but electrolytic was
reported available at the 17iac level de-
shade lower.
Tin weakened further owing to the
liqudatng movement in London and
consequent checking of demand here
Slight rallies followed on covering but
the understone continued nervous.
Lead quiet and little steadier, al
though consumers are still disnclined to
anticipate future requirements.
Zinc was steadier partly In response to
firmness abroad. although little improve
ment has been noted in consuming de-
mand
Anthony showed further recessions as
| a result of continued dullness.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-20
Dry Goods Market Is
Quiet And Irregular

NEW YORK. May 1s-Primary dry
goods markets have been quiet and cot
ton goods at first hand have been irree-
uiar this week. In time of light demand
the tendency to follow the movement of
prices in speculative markets is noticeable
among cloth traders. Denims were priced
on basis of 23c for 2. eos for deliveries in
June. July and August. and the mills sold
their production in a few days 1t is ex-
pected that new and lower prices will be
made on some other coarse colored cot
tons, and that further business will be
stimuiated Bleached cottons are dull.
Percales and prints have been quiet. Very
little recorder business Is reported on cling
hams. wide sheetings or wash fabrics. The
cool weather has held back retail distri-
button OF summer goods and the white
goods and wash goods lines have been par
ticuarly slow. Jobbers show very little
desire to anticipate further requirements
on donestics or on fall lines. At the same
time they are reported as taking in all the
goods on order when due. Converters are
buying very lightly owing to the light
call for their finished goods. Yarn mar
kets have been weak. Knit goods are
quiet. Prices current in primary cloth
markets are as follows:
Print cloths, 2S-inch 64x64s 7ssc: eIxeos.
7Ac;. Ssh Inch SKIES. 10Nc; brown
sheetings, southern standards 16c; tick
ings, s-ounce, soc: denms EOS, 2sc;
staple ginghans, Ice; prints, lie; dress
ginshams, PIN 924c.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-20
ManyFauorites Hit
Years Lou Records

NEW YORK. May ia succession of
selling attacks. launched at intervals dur
ing the week by professional bear trad
ers, dislodged scores of weak accounts and
resulted in the establishment of new low
levels for the year by many of the pop
ular favorites including United States
Steel. Studebaker. Kelly Springfield and
American Wooden. Speculative opinion
seemed optimistic in view of a setback in
wholesale prices and the usual buying sup
port forthcoming at low points failed to
appear during the bombardment.
High grade investment bonds held firm
and the money market easy through
out the week. Observers noted a slacken-
Ing of industrial expansion. although do
nestle business in the main continued
highly prosperous.
German marks tended to heaviness
throughout the week. and on Saturday fell
to .0019%, new low record for all time.
Most of tho other European exchanges.
however, held steady, closing the week
slightly above quotations of week ago.
French francs were quoted at 6 Sc and
demand sterling at s4.62ss Money rates
continued easy, the ruling rate for call
money holding around 4a per cent. The
time money market quiet with pei
cent holding for the shorter maturites
and the longer one at 81 per cent. The
limited amount of commercial paper which
entered the market found a good demand,
prime names commanding to 5A per
cent.