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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-12
PORT BOARD NOW READY FOR ACTION BY LEGISLATURE
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 the promises made by the harbor
 commission when the amendment
 was before the voters, and that no
 item of improvement will be started
 or money expended without the ap-
 proval of the governor, following a
 survey of the situation by the har-
 bor commission and it's engineers; nothing was given out as to the
 measures which will be presented to
 the legislature when 1t reconvenes July 10.
 The commission will hold frequent meetings before the adjourned ses- sion of the legislature begins. The first of these will be held in Birming- ham next Saturday, with the specia l purpose of getting the views or all | of the members before MT. Crawford
 leaves for Europe.
 To Quadruple Capacity.
 Commissioner Harry T. Hartwell
 who is also a member of the city | commission of Mobile, said Monday
 night before returning to the Guil City, that there is great rejoicing at
 the seaport because Of the decision of the. court members. and that the improvement of the port will nave | good effect on business and com . merce in all parts of the state; that | it is the best advertisement or prog ress Alabama ever had. lie makes | the estimate that the proposed lm- provements by the state will quad ruple the capacity of the port TOT handling foreign and coastwise snip ming. import and export. and that | the net result will be the saving 1 of millions of dollars to the people | of the state In freights.
 Six Months Advanced
 The board, as heretofore stated by | Chairman H. K. Miner, is practically six months advanced in the matter | of port development by having
 massed an enormous amount or data l bearing on needs of the port now | prospective needs the tonnage oi products already moving through the
 port and the products that Will move | through the port in largest quan = tity with placement of facilities for their movement.
 Ready To Go HAead.o
 The board will be able to make | prompt start after passage or the | enabling act and will have man!
 well thought out plans ready TOT execution.
 "The board has been proceeding on | the presumption that the port aid amendment would be declared valid said Chairman Milner, and we nave | acted as though the supreme court had passed on the act. feeling It our | duty to be ready to go ahead in case | the amendment was sustained. we
 have a mass of data bearing on the
 port from every angle and we will be | prepared to go ahead as soon as the | enabling act is passed and the money | to be. available Is known.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-12
PRICE SETBACK IN WHEAT IS DUE TO
 HEDGING SALES

CHICAGO, June Retrospective hedg- ing sales of wheat led to price set-backs today that more than wiped out early gains. The market closed steady, but 's O %c net lower. with July s1.11 ls a 1.11A and September s1.oeA. Corn finished at range varying from Hc decline to 1ac visions the outcome varied from un- changed from figures to 7c higher,
 At first the wheat market showed de- cided upward tendency influence Tn the main by further rains doing extensive damage to crops in the southwest. Euro pean political developments counted also as bullish factor and notice was taken, too, of the proposed removal of Italian import duties on foodstuffs. Export de, mand, however. was slow and general buying soon dwinded in volume. Then the market began to recede, and efforts to bring about rallies had but little effe2t.
 With receiving houses reporting that country shippers were asking for prices assumed that hedging pressure would be much in evidence by the week-end Thls circumstance more than counterbalanced decrease of 1.666,00o bushels in the United States visible supply total and the market seemed to sink under its own weight as the day drew to an end.
 Cofn and oats were governed for the most part by the action or the wheat market. Commission house purchasing .of the December delivery ow corn, though, closed at an advance. Wet weather and cool temperatures were said to b chck- ing tn growth of the new crop.
 Increased buying rallied the provision market after a decline due to weakness of hog value.
 CHICAGO, June 11.-Following the opening, high. low and closing prices on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-12
SUE FOR CONNECTS DEATH
Pratt Consolidated Made Defendant In
 S2l. l.QQQ Aciinu Started MOnInY

Suit for S250O0 was filed against the Pratt Consolidated Coal compa- ny in circuit court Monday after noon by Betty Cotton, admirSstratrix of the estate of Willis Cotton, charg- ing that Willis Cotton, who was convict, received injuries while work ing in the mine of the defendants that caused his death on June ?. 1922.
 It is alleged in the suit that Cot ton was in a week physician condi- tion when he was sent to the Flat Top mine of the Pratt company and that he was unable to do any heavy manual labor. Cotton was forced to perform considerable heavy manual labor such as lifting big timbers, etc, and received injuries while performing such duties from which he later died.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-12
PHENK CITY BOY IS
 KILLED ACCIDENTALLY
Meets Death When Shotgun Is Fired
 By Playmate

OPELIKA, Ala, June 11.-(Spe- oial.)-Fred Patrick, aged 10, of Phenix City. is dead and Martin Gull pepper, Jr. aged 12, of Girard. friend and playmate, is the broken hearted slayer. It is the same old story of the accidental discharge of a shot gun. The two boys had been exam ming the gun when the Culpepper boys finger caught in the trigger and the contents of the gun tore It's way through the younger boys side, just above the hip. Death ensued in a few minutes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-12
LANDMARK CONDEMNED
old Dental College Building Must Bt Repaired, Building Inspector Says

Condemnation because 1t is found to be unsafe has befallen the old three-story brick building at the northeast corner of the intersection of Fifth avenue and Twenty second street. long known as the Dental Col lege building.
 In days gone by it was place of consequence. though not one Of the landmarks of the pioneers. when Fifth avenue lost out as one of the chief residence thoroughfares, the building in question lost cast with the rest, transient tenants took the upper floors and minor shops Tell heir tT the first floor.
 Inspectors recently reported the supporting posts of the first and sec ond floors as unsafe. They can be repaired and tho building restored. but the work must be done 'at once" says the report.
 The report at the office in the city hall lists Nesbitt Hambreck as the owner,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-12
TIME CLOCK URGED

CHICAGO, June 11.-Judges in 40 courts here will punch a time clock L. Jacobs, who receives S12,000 q year for saving money for the citi- zens of Cook county has prescribed the time clock system for the jur- ists as well as all other county em- ployes. The judges are said to be apreeable
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-12
SCANDAL SPREADS
Younger Social Set In Brooklyn Dis
 trict Rocked

NEW YORK, June 11.-Fearful scandal in the younger social set on W9odbine avenue, Brooklyn.
 Frances O'Neill moved away to Philadelphia with her folks. William James Smythe. better known as Will lie. or Bill, clubman and quite 8 bit of a gay dog, has disappeared. having withdraw wn all his assets from the Roosevelt Savings bank. He Is believed to have gone to Philadel- phia.
 Freda Jansen is in tears and wild distress; she spurns the notion that Bill has followed siren lure, think ing he met foul play. She and Bill were engaged, she says.
 Bill is F, Frances an experienced woman of 13 and Freda just debby of 10.
 Summer gardens arc open until 2 a. m. in parts of Syria.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-12
ADJUSTMENTS
AT THE LYRIC

Exceptional vaudeville is being presented at the Lyric for the first half of the closing week. A va riety of wit and humor, several good voices and as many pretty girls add materially to the program.
 Any one of the five acts could claim headline honors, according to individual likings. Will Morris opens in Just Wheels" A pair of extra roLmy trousers and a collapsble bi- audience in a good humor. It is in no wise similar to the ordinary bicycle act.
 Harry Lang and Bernice Haley of fer a comedy skit entitled .Who Is Your Boss" introducing variety of exceptionally clever chatter, one of the pretty girls and d good whistler Chasing the Blues with Frank 1 Kellam and Patricia O'Dare proved feature of the bill, better, in fact than the average.
 Russ Brown, long and lanky guy and Jean Whitaker. another of the pretty girls. offered Clown Topics just a melange of songs, jokes and dancing, but an entertaining act al | tha:.
 | Closing the bill with somewhat different act came the Lone Star Four with Ruth Gibbs. talented quartet, rendering several popular favorites.
 "A Son of the Desert" with an all star cast, is the photoplay offering R. w. K.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-12
PRIVACY BY RADIO
Scrambled Words Only Intelligible
 Tn Person To Whom Sent


 NEW YORK, June 11.-Privacy has been made possible in radio tele- phonic conversations through a de- vice that "scrambles" words at the sending end, so that to anyone hs- tening in they are unintelligible and clarifies the tones to the person to whom the message is intended, was announced today by the American Telephone and Telegraph company.
 The invention has been used sue cessfully, it was said, over 30-mile stretch of ocean between Los An geles and Catalina Island.
 The problem of obtaining privacy in radio conversations was solved by engineers of the Bell system. it was asserted, partly as result of the postwar scarcity of cables for under-sea use.
 "The wireless" talk bridge. said an engineer of the company, which has given satisfactory transmission across the 30-mile gap of water. night and day, since 1920. was de- signed to permit two-way talking between the main land and the island.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-12
L. A. WEAVER, DEAD

MOBILE. Ala. June i1-(Special Leased Wire.)-Louis A. Weaver. a former resident of Birmingham, a resident of Mobile for the past year. died here today. The body was sent to Birmingham tor burial. He was connected with the bureau of animal industry of the United States gov ernment in this city.
 bile Chamber of Commerce, and F. |. Spaulding. chairman of the traffic department of the Mobile Chamber of Commerce. MT. Seay and Mir. Ma loney accompanied Congressman Oliver from Tuscaloosa. They re- turned Monday afternoon.
 H. Key Milner, Sidney J. Bowie and o. L. Bum. C. E. Jones and others at tended from Birmingham. Corpora tion representatives were much in- terested.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-12
vaudeville program

vaudeville program.
 This is followed by Whiting and Dunn, who present an act that con sists almost entirely of song num- bcrs and is 100 per cent entertain ing.
 Adler and Clarke with their Hang Nails" act get away with scores of hearty laughs and hundreds of tit- ters for their eXcruciatingly funny manicure stunt. A good line of chatter. up-t to-date and new, is responsible for the sue cess of Rand and Loyd's comedy act. Both men also possess pleasing voices.
 William Farnum in Brass Com ma andments" is the movie offering for the first half-P. C.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-12
NEW REALTY RULES
Board Protects Prospective Buyers
 At Muscle Shoals

CHICAGO, June 11.-Advices to the National Association of Real Estate Boards announce that the Muscle Shoals Real Estate board of Sheffield, Ala, has adopted a system of inspec- tion and certittcation of properties in SCme 60 subdi visions at Muscle Shoals for the benefit of prospective buyers OnlY subdivisions of good title and good elevation will be given a clear certificate of inspection, but values will not be guaranteed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-12
Ouer Priuaie Wires
HUBBARD EROS. & co.

NEW YORK, June 11-Very unfavor- able weekend weather with better Liver pool cables caused a strong upturn in our market this morning. The idea that seems to be among the trade is that the crop is more backward than most people believe and that the recent rains have handi
 capped activity still further. Liverpool was good buyer during the morning; in addition, short covering was evident. There was no pressure evident at any time and the moderate amount of profit talk ing did not affect prices at all. With un- certain weather prospects and sentiment becoming more bullish outside of tempor- ary declines. the market will proba bly move higher.
 Futures in Liverpool are due tomorrow July 15.63, October 13.S9.-Hubbard Bros. & Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-12
NEW YORK FLoUR AND PROVISIONS
LUM HERMAN DEAD
Dies Of Heart Failure While IT
 Bathing

Bathing
 PENSACOLA, Fla, June Il. - Charles B. Vaughan. 40, prominent lumberman of Mobile. Ala, and Mo- limo, Fla, died from heart failure in the surf of the Gulf of Mexico off Saufley beach last night after he had rescued Miss Ollie Dodge and Lillian Pistole from drowning. Vaughan and John Hare, a lumber man of Moline, and the two women were in the surf when they went beyond their depth.
 Medical gymnastics were originated by P. H. Ling of Sweden.
 
 One elephant killed in the Belgian Congo provided food for 500 natives.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-12
S. R. STEWART X CO.'S LETTER

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, June 11.-Liver- pool quotations came over 4l points on July and 20 points on October better than due with large sales of 12.000 and an ad- vance of 50 points in their middling. Manchester cables were more optimistic and Egyptian cotton much higher. Our markets opened 40 to 50 points higher erpool and early reports of heavy rains evor the belt. Since Saturday the market advanced about 50 points further on buy ing of good character, after which the market ruled somewhat quiet but main tained practically all of the days gain The finals were 75 to 90 points gain for the day. Spots were generally quiet, but quotations followed the advance in flu lures. Prices ranged from 2S.75c at Lit tie Rock to 29.95c at Galveston. While most of the early buying was on heavy the unfavorable rainfall in Arkansas and at Macon. Ga., and the heavy rains at some points in Texas were regarded as mostly favorable. Oklahoma had only moderate showers and nothing to confirm reports of floods contained in the morn ing press. So, the strength must be cred tied to July congestion. The buying to- day was eff good class. but there was also considerable short covering. foreign and domestic trade buying and apparently only moderate general speculative buying for loan account Sentiment is still con fused because nobody tell what may day. Weather indications continue bad over the entire belt, and before there can be a material decline these conditions must improve. We expect the markets to be governed by the weather for the frest nt.-S. R. stewart Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-12
FLOUR MARKET
CHICAGO TIMETABLES

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., June 11-Flou, unchanged. Family patents, $450@65t a. barrel; shipments. 5o.o2o barrels. Bran $22.5oQ 24.50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-12
CHICAGO, June 11.-Following are tn opening, high. low and closing prices O grain and proVisions:

CASH GRAIN
 ,o northeTn, s5lsN J 13,N a2sH corRR' No No s0Si ss% Slose. Flax No Sas i. ss.s5@ss7 @"''s
 KANSAS N A : CITY. June 11:.wagst: No. :: Corn. Nc. yellow, ssH @ s4c; No. mixed. s3@s31ac. Oats. No. white, 45 e 46c: No. white. 40 45c. Harley, 6. TOLEDO, o.. June 11.-wheat. cash tober. s11.7o; December, s1l5o bid; Aske cash. $1o.25 bid; August, S11.50 bid; Oc- tober. Sl1.S5 bid; December .s11.S5 bid asked; September. sS.65; October. s3.45. ,sS s5 k9us 4ss 5sGs :i Gsas s5 sG sss Nsite Na zf!Gs sshf vRits 9fts ia NG te@ber. sn sio7 Corn 'uy juy ssaHe ssP ssP tember. 77Ac. Oats. July. 44c.
 ,ss eHlcAso As 'nas rss .i1sx aoss Ss. s5 mixed. s2s @ssc; No; yellow. Ssls @ ssNe xsit. Oats aaa 2 No aao white at@45He Nc cIoyer seed seea Pork nonsl SsG lard. s11.22; ribs. ss.5e@9.5o.
 POULTRY AND PRODUCE
 CHICAGO. June 11,-Butter higher creamery extras 39c; standards, S9c ex- tra firsts. S7Q38c; firsts. 35h Q361ac seconds. 340341ac. Eggs higher; receipts 47,033 cases: firsts, 22A c 23c; ordinary firsts. 2oh @21c; miscellaneous. 211a @ 22c; storage pack extras, 25c; storage pack firsts. 24924hc.
 NEW YORK. June Hive poultr, weak; broiers. by freight, 35 45c: by ex. press, 30@60c: fowls. 24c: roosters, lie turkeys. zoe. Dressed poultry steady Chickens, 25Q51c; fowls 2O@31c; oio roosters. 13Q17c: turkeys. No. l fresh 25 Q BOG; frozen. 32@42c.
 NEW YORK. June 11.-Butter easy; re- ceipts, 6.593; creamery, higher than ex tras, ssM @4ohc: creamery, extras. g: score. 39A @ 391ac. Eggs irregular: re ceipts. 16.783; fresh gathered extra firsts 25h @26hc; do ftrsts 24@25c. Cheese firm; receipts, :7,s37 pounds; state. whole milk flats, fresh fancy. 24Q2ihc; d, average run. 2S@ @23hc.
 ST. LOUIS. June 11-Hens 1shc springs. 44c; turkeys. 2sc; cucks, 25c geese. 7c. Eggs. zoe; butter 3o1c.
 CHICAGO. June 11.-Poultry. alive lower: fowls, 21c; broilers. 3S@42c; roos ters. 12c.
 KANSAS CITY. Juno 11.-Butter un changed; creamery. 43@44c; packing, PIC Eggs unchanged; firsts. 19c; selects, 26c Poultry. light broilers, 27c; heavy broilers BIC; hens. 1sc; roosters, Sc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-12

CHICAGO. June 1r.-Cantaloupes firm California standards. $3.75Q4; ponys s3.25@ @3.5o: flats S1.4o@1.50 Peaches weak; Georgia six-basket crates, Uneedss ern bushels, s2@2.25. Strawberries firm; 1; 24-quart Aromas. s375@4.25. Tomatoes firm; Florida repacked sixbasket crates. Cabbage weak; Mississippi. large crates $1.25 @ 1.65; Onions firm: Texas standard Joys s24o@seo: whitese, ss.75a S.so cauiiflower. slow; California pony crates $2oo.
 NEW YORK FLOUR AND PROVISIONS
 NEW YORK, June 11.-Flour steady; spring patents. $6.15@6.66; spring clears. $5.15@5.65: soft winter straights, $5.60@ 6.S5; hard winter straights. s5.65@6. Pork dull; mess, $25.50@26 26; family. s3oQ32. Lard quiet; middle west, $11.75@1l.S5,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-12

thusiastic over the program laid out for divisions and I think they were
 all satisfied"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-12
DoREMUs, DANIEL & co.

Chicago daily grain letter. by private
 wire to Doremus Daniel & Co:
 CHICAGO, June 11.-Wheat: The mar
 ket scored good gain early in weather conditions in the southwest. where there
 has been too much rain, but there was deferred months later reacted to below the previous closing level. Visible stocks
 decreased 1.666. 900. and this caused d lit tie support. North American shipments were 1l,420.00O. Showevry weather con ditions expected to continue for day or Damage to wheat, If any, will be more to the quality than to> quantity. Northwest and Canadian reports are still
 mainly facorable. Foreign news does not
 little export inquiry and shipments from Chicago were quite liberal over Sunday, about 5000 Indications are for two- sided market.
 Corn: The news was not bearish on corn. but apparently it is hard to get buy ing orders at this level. while the strong statistical position makes 1t equally diff ftcult to get any one~fo sell corn so that there is a deadlock with no big trade. Oats: Cash grain was lower relatively with a slow demand. It will not be long
 before new oats will be pressing for sale, and while local stocks are now moderate Rye: Rallied with wheat ana sold off later. The cash demand Is moderate and crop news Is about a stand-off. The mar ket needs 8 broader export outlet.
 Provisions: Short covering gave prod ucts a little rally after further decline 1 inspired by the heavy hog receipts at lower prices. Receipts were 66.0e0 al
 $6.76, and the market 10 cents off, with a
 liberal number carried over.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-12
AT LOEw,s BIJOU

Al LUZ W = bIVOO
 Edwin August, famous moving pie ture director, with staff of camera men and studio employees, demon strating to Birmingham theatre goers how moving pictures are enacted and filmed. take highest honors at Loew's Bijou theatre this week An entertaining bill of four standard vaudeville acts is also of fered. MT. August will appear In person at all performances through out the week but the vaudeville and moving picture offerings will be changed Thursday.
 Volunteers are called from the au- dience and these are each assigned part in one of a number of scenes filmed at each performance. MT August makes his entrance upon the stage in very unusual manner. first appearing upon the screen in a mo- vie of himself in an automobile en route to the theatre. The screen Is then lifted quickly and he rides out on the stage in a real auto. Each leading part he assigns to the volun- teer actors and actresses is first demonstrated by the veteran director and the whole affair smacks of real studio flavor.
 O'Neil and O'Neil offer comedy act that is very novel that opens the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-12

KANSAS CITY. June 11.-Butter un changed; creamery. 43@44c; packing, 27c Eggs unchanged; firsts. 19c; selects, 26c Poultry. light broilers, 27c; heavy broilers Bic; hens. 19c: roosters. Sc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-12

New Orleans daily cotton letter. by pri-
 vate wire to Doremus Daniel & Co.,: =
 NEW ORLEANS, June 'l1.--Heavy rains in portions of Texas. in Oklahoma and in
 portions of Georgia were back of the buy ing movement today. It was first felt in Liverpool where contracts were much higher than due when the American mar kets opened. The rains in Texas were for awhile considered beneficial by some traders. but following the issuance of flood warnings for the Trinity river low lands sentiment became more bullish con corning the weather in the west and the market went to its highest.
 According to all accounts rains were extremely heavy in some sections of the belt Saturday night, but were moderate Sunday: According to the official returns. 30 stations in the belt, mostly in Arkan- sas, north Texas, and southern Louisiana,
 reported rainfall of from to inches for Saturday. Macon. Ga, reported s.76
 inches Sunday. and many heavy rains were reported in other sections, but at
 most points the precipitation was less
 fair weather for Oklahoma. but partly cloudy to unsettled and showery else where in the western belt, and for gener- ally showery weather in the eastern belt. Further rains anywhere in the belt will be considered detrimental and it Is probable that the trade has yet to hear the full ex-
 tent of the damage done by the rains of
 the last couple of days. The market acts
 healthy, and while reactions are not un-
 hkely. temporarily after wide advances. 1t
 still appears te be in a position to readily
 advance on any further bullish news.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-12
New York daily letts. on stocks; by pri'

vasE rye WEe vC D9remus. Daniei x Co. trading sentiment became quite bearish when the main body of the rails failed to It was noticeable. however. that trading became. very dull on small reactions and that when, relative activity was resumed it was on the buying side. By early after noon the whole market looked better than 1t had early this morning. Southern rail ter, than any rail on the list.
 DOREMUS. DANIEL & co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-12

CHICAGO. June 11.-Poultry, alive lower: fowls, 21c; broilers. SS c 42c; roos- ters. 12c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-12
POULTRY AND PRODUCE

ST. LOUIS. June 11.-Hens. 1shc; geese. 7c. Eggs. 200; butter. 3ohac.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-08

First artist said to have discovered
the secret of making glass flexible
in Rome, vas condemned to death
for this miracle.
Alfred Bernhard Nobel in 1895 be-
queathed the fund of about $780,
900. from the interest of which the
Nobel prizes are awarded.