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Evening star., 1923-09-07
BUSINESS TOPICS.
Car Record Broken-Houston Real
Estate Booming.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ST. LOUIS, September 1.-THE last
month has been a record for
the Terminal Railway Association,
which handled about 10 per cent
more cars than for the. same period
last year. Cars exchanged were
1851, as compared with $4,000 the
previous month.
of real estate sales in Houston this
year indicate sales Of over $16.800,0 900.
The disbursements required by build
ing permits issued in August amounted
to over $1,000,000. bringing the total
ST. PAUL. September IA slight
slackening in freight shipments Of
agricultural implements. building ma
terials and coal Is expected from now
on.
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REF0REST $1,000 ACRES.
Louisiana Contract Covers Area of
Cut-Over Lands.
Rv the Aslociated A Press

HN The AssOClafFU TTess.
NEW ORLEANS, September -
Announcement OF the acceptance of
Il reforhStation contract for $4,000
acres OF cut-over land in MOrehouse
parish, belonging to the Crosset Lum-
ber Company, has been made by Dudley
Berwick, commissioner Of the depart
ment of conservation.
The Morehouse reforestation reserve
is the largest in Louisiana The
greater portion lies in the northern
part of the parish bordering on the
Arkansas line in the pine woods
The division of forestry of the
department of conservation now has
under control and supervision $4,000
acres of cut-over lands in Louisiana
to reforeSt.
Evening star., 1923-09-07
PARIS BOURSE QUIET.

PARIS, September 7.-Trading was
quiet on the bourse today. Three per
cent rentes. 81 francs As centimes.
Exchange on London, 81 francs go
centimes. Five per cent loan. "a
francs 95 centimes The dollar was
quoted at Is francs centimes.
Evening star., 1923-09-07
COPPER MERGER APPROVED.

BOSTON, September 7.-Stockhold-
ers of the Calumet and Hecla Mining
Company and its subsidiaries today
approved the plan for n merger of the
various companies announced by the
directors last month. The subsidiaries
are the Ahmssk, Allousz, Centennial
aud Osceola, /,
Evening star., 1923-09-07
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, September 7-Foreign
exchanges firm! Quotations in United
States dollars: Great Britain, demand,
4.52s; cables, 4.52N; sixty-day, bills
on banks, 4.50A. France. demand,
.05551a; cables, .0556. Italy. demand,
.0431h; cables, .0432. Belgium, de-
mand, 04561a; cables, .0457. Germany,
demand, .0000OO03A; cables. 0o000o03N !;
Holland. demand, 1923; cables,
demand, 1854. Denmark, demand,
1875. Switzerland demand. 1900.
Spain, demand, 1870. Greece, demand,
.01S6 Poland, demand. .0000O4 u
Czechoslovakia. demand, .029Sk; Jugo-
slavia, demand. .Q106, Austria, de-
mand. .000014h. Rumania, demand,
.O0451k. Argentina. demand, .3275.
Brazil, demand. .0sS7. Montreal. de-
mands 80 19.32s
Evening star., 1923-09-07
MEET CUT IN OIL PRICES.
Independents Follow Standard Oil
in Oregon Area.
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PORTLAND, Greg, September In
dependent oil companies have met the
2-cent cut in gasoline price made by
the Standard Oil Company of California
This makes the price Is cents a gallon
or Is cents to consumer, including the
s cents state tax.
Evening star., 1923-09-07
COMMODITY NEWS
WIRED STAR FROM
ENTIRE COUNTRY

ST. PAUL, September sugar beet
growers in Minnesota report that
their fields will yield record crops
this year. State officials estimated
today that the acreage planted to
beets was 20 per cent over 1922. The
rise in the price of beet sugar has
encouraged growers.
CLEVELAND. September THE
White Motor Company reported today
that deliveries for the first seven
months had been 40 per cent above
1922. while orders had been 50 per
cent greater E. S. Jordan Of the
Jordan Motor Company said JORDAN
sales in July and August had been
fully up to May and June.
SEATTLE, September Local mar
kets are flooded today with shipments
of all sorts of fruits. Peaches have
dropped to 60 cents a crate ana Cai-
fornia watermelons to 2 cents
pound.
MONTREAL. September Higher
prices for furs are expected TINS VIII, ,
ter as d result of high levels reached
buyers bought ermine. red fox ano
lynx. French buyers appeared inter-
ested in cross fox pelts.
SAN FRANCISCO, September T.
Increased prices fixed by manufac-
turers for mems clothing have re-
suited in a falling off in demand
throughout California and Nevada.
jobbers say. Retailers are refusing
TO place anything but very small
orders, although quick turnovers are
reported on many lines. wholesalers
assert that in MOST cases they are
compelled to absorb the manufac-
turers' advances.
CLEVELAND. September THE
Mckinney Steel Company has placed
its plants on an eight-hour basis and
the American Steel and Wire Com
pany is preparing for the shorter day
in it's Cleveland factories this week
GARY, Ind. September 7.-Quiet
continued this week in the pig iron
trade in this territory. There is
considerable quiet buying for prompt
shipment, but a survey shows only
a slight increase in pig iron con-
sumption the country over.
Evening star., 1923-09-07
NEW COAL LANDS OPENED.

ROANOKE, Va, September Sixty
acres of coal land in Virginia fields will
be developed by the Crown Coal Corp
oration, which has been organized with
M. ]. Anderson of Salem, Va, president,
and $250.000 capital.
Evening star., 1923-09-07

NEW YORK. September Follow
ing Is an official list of bonds and
stocks traded in on the New York
Curb Market today:
Evening star., 1923-09-07
ales INDEPENDENT OIL STOCKS.
Washington Stock Exchange,
SALES.

SALES.
AFTER CALL.
Capital Traction Co at lOUa.
Riggs National Bank Rights at 93 u.
LanstUn Monotype-l0 at 72%4.
Moncy-CaI loans. and per cent.
Evening star., 1923-09-07

SEATTLE, September Local mar
kets are flooded today with shipments
of all sorts of fruits. Peaches have
dropped to so cents a crate and Cali
fornia watermelons to 2 cents
Mound
Evening star., 1923-09-07
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.

September I. 1923-11:12 am
Quotations furnished by w. b. Hibbs & Co. ]
Evening star., 1923-09-07
BONDS.
Bid and Asked Prices,
PUBLIC UTILITIES.

ID. &. Paper Mfg. 6s.......... 81 ....
Riggs Realty Us Qong).. 80 ....
Riggs Realty 5s (shortl.. ~ 80.
See Storage & Safe Eep. 6s... 81 80.
wash Mkt. Cod Storage 5s.... 941a -.
Wardman Park Hotel Us. ....... 80 1OOL
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-19

perintendent with a twelve thousand dollar lawyer forever hanging on his flanks?"
 If the money paid by the railroads to fight claims for damages arising from their neglect to establish safe guards to the public were employed tc provide the necessary protection against death-traps, the problem would soon be solved. Hundreds of people are killed and injured and mill lions of dollars wasted in loss of time and labor to business because of these grade crossings. Such is the record in Birmingham alone, not to speak of the losses throughout the state arising from the same source. Yet, after thirty-seven years of pleading and eff fort to eliminate the dangers, little or nothing has been done. Our contem- porary is right in placing the blame largely on the policy of employing lawyers at large salaries to block fair and reasonable action under a great public demand. Legislatures allowing themselves to be thus influenced are also blamed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-19
WHY THE MOSQUITOES?

The worst part of the mosquito sea- son, from now until frost, is causing complaint and creating fear of dis eases spread by the little pest. A ten dency on the part of authorities to shift the blame on individual citizens is not successful. The great majority of the people of this community are observing the ordinances which pro- tect the public from mosquitoes. There are some who do not observe these laws and never will until they are forced to do so. Therein lies the responsibility of the health department which is created and paid to protect the public from disease-bearing condi- tions.
 Mosquitoes breed in stagnant pools, standing water, cans and other con tainers where water is allowed to re- main. It is the duty of the health department to see that these breeding places maintained by careless and neg ligent householders are removed. It is not being done. The health depart ment is fortified by the law, and pos sesses the power to enforce the health ordinances.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-19
RAILROADS TO BLAME

A writer in the Columbia State of recent date made some practical sug.. gestions bearing on the elimination of grade crossings. He pointed out that f the law in North Carolina providing that motorists come to standstill be- proved impossible of enforcement, and entails heavy expense on motorists
 He declares that the only way to safe guard the public is through the elimi- nation of grade crossings. By this he does not mean that the undertaking should be done all at one time, but that the highway commission and the railroads working together can accom- eaish the task by degrees, while stead fly decreasing the dangers and within reasonable time removing it entirely.
 Commenting on the writer's posi- tion the State says by way of indorse- ment: ''The railroad companies have in their employment marvelously clever artists in excusing and delaying. When their tracks are broken, they are able to mend them with great skill and rapidity, but they are usually out of money when called upon to make changes in their tracks that other peo- pie may be safe. One cannot escape the suspicion that they long ago formed habit of doing nothing ex- cept under compulsion. The whole cumbrous and elaborate machinery of the courts, from the magistrates to the United States supreme court, often must be set to work before railroad company's machinery may be set in motion-Aand an evidence of this is that the companies pay their lawyers sometimes, if not generally, greater salaries than they pay their principal operators. Indeed, the utterly dispro- portionate. influence of the lawyer in railroad operation is convincing proof that the American steS1 transporta- ton systems relations to the people are antiquated, fundamentally bad. What is to be hoped from a six thou fand dc,lar railroad manages or su-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-19
MOTHERS OF FAMOUS
 MEN
The Mother of the FIrst Louis

AC MOtACE tuC lISt AOuhN
 In Arthur Sherburne Hardy's delightful novel called "Passe Rose" there Is a story of the life of men and women in the days of ti+e great Emperor Charlemagne. In that book the people of the eighth century live and love once more. We feel the fresh breezes of France. the interest and the zest in life; we hear the laughter and we see the frolics of the times.
 It is good to read such a book, and to re-create the long dead days of the past. It Is pleasant, story, to think of the romance of Hildegarde. the wife of Charle- magne. Those were rough days in which the aristocratic Princess Hildegarde lived.
 Charlemagne was twenty-nine years old when he married Hide garde. He had already had a TO- nance with a dashing Lombardy lady, but when he sad Hildegarde he forgot all about Lombardy and it's poplars. Hildegarde was a princess in her own right, one of the old race of Alamanni. whose lineage went back into the dim beginnings of history when her people swept down on what there was of civilization.
 So here. in that long-dead day, was the rosy checked, naughty Princess Hildegarde, and the dash ing, fearless. highly-romantic young emperor. They saw each other; they loved; they were mar ried-and now they are both dust and ashes for over thousand years! So 1t will be with every person, princess or not! Hide garde lived only about ten years after her wedding with the young warrior. She was the mother of two kings-and one of them was Louis the First, the first of that long line of Louises that lasted down to the days of the guillotine, centuries and centuries after Hill degarde had died! It Is all a pageant of history!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-19
POOR BOYS WHO
 BECAME FAMOUS By Frederick Houk Law

All lovers of furpiture know the graceful type that goes under the name of "Sheraton"-chairs with slender backs and delicately turned legs; and bookcases with quaintly leaded glass and almost severe drawers; and various other pieces of furniture carved and or namented into a fine beauty. All that richness and elegance that has added so much to the charm of homes of wealth comes from the original designs by Thomas Sheraton. miserably poor Eng fish cabinet-maker who lived in London well over hundred years ago.
 From the days of his boyhood until his death at thef age of fifty-five, Thomas Sheraton him. self had about him only the crud- est of furniture. He was too poor himself to enjoy the comforts and the beauty that he gave to the world. He did not even make the wonderful furniture that goes by his name. He designed 1t from the dreams he spun, as he work ed in tiny little shop in London.
 When he was boy Thomas Sheraton was sent to work in a cabinet making shop. That was practically his only school. He had learned to read and write, but that was about all The edu- cation that he gained was that which he gained by solitary study after the hours of work.
 Year after year, in poverty and wretchedness, working only In the humblest of all shops, Thomas Sheraton struggled on. He worked patiently and lovingly, for he liked the feel of the wood and the sound of the plane as it sang its way along the grain. He did not hurry, and he never botched the work that was given him to do. He made the joints true and strong, and was proud of a job we'll done. He was no factory worker making only a part by machinery; he made the whole of he worked. He watched 1t grow under his hands. and when he had completed it he felt he had achieved a personal triumph.
 Those were the happy days for workmen, when all workers might be artists if they chose. Thomas Sheraton ~chose.s When he was forty years old he was able to de- sign furniture such as people had never seen before-beautiful, ex-t quisite, original designs, full of surprising ingenuity and clever turns. works of true art. He pub lished his designs in books that were eagerly purchased. He made his name a name that will live forever. but he himself remained poor and simple, deeply religious and self-denying, and he died of hard work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-19
TWO SENATORS WALK SOFTLY

Admiration must be accorded the two senators from Pennsylvania for their skillful hydro balancing act when called upon to state their position a; between Messrs. Coolidge and Pinchct as presidential candidates. Say the senators in chorus reminiscent of pri- mary days at school: What is best for the country, what is best for t'ie state, what is best for the party, are the considerations to which grave at tention must be given, and we have no expectation of making any announce ment on the subject in the near fu- ture." How generous of the gentle men to put their country first! How much self-abnegation they displayed when they omitted the last, but by no means the least important, of their enumerations, namely, "what is best for ourselves"
 However, that is consideration that they doubtless prefer to say little about, the public being more easily persuaded when personal ambitions are kept in the background. Indeed, it is not unlikely that the senators be- lieve that the public is naively unsus- picious of any self-seeking on their part. The senators are in an embar- rassing predicament. They cannot re- pudiate Pinchot, for he is a power in their home state. They cannot support Pinchot, for MT. Coolidge is believed to have some influence in Washington. Yet they have had quiet talk with the president and perhaps he can read be- tween the lines of their public utter ance, he himself not being entirely ig- norant of the ways of politicians. It would be incredible did Pinchot, of the doughty Rooseveltian school, fail to read also those interlineations SUD- posed to be indecipherably dim to any body so far away as the common peo- pie.
 Senators Pepper and Reed have not been senators long, and undoubtedly they desire to die in office, though they perhaps like to hope that that will be only on a far-distant day. Pennsylvania has long had leadership in the making of presidents, and the ambition persists even if the leaders have passed away. It is doubtful if any living Pennsylvanian in the prime of health can be as vigorous a political influence as was Penrose when sup posedly on his death-bed; but there is no harm in trying. Besides, it is only step from the senatorship to the cabinet, if one has made himself con- spicuously useful during campaign. Whether Coolidge or Pinchot is the candidate, nobody can say that as yet Messrs. Pepper and Reed have made any political faux pas. Quite the con- trtary!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-19
UTILITY AGREEMENT RATIFIED

With the approval of the Public Se,v;ce Commission the agreement be- tween the city of Birmingham and the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power Company has gone into effect. Hence forth the patrons of the street cars may ride for seven cents cash fare, or six cents when tickets are purchased With the termination of the Jltney service. a marked increase is noted Tn street-car patronage, and it IS hoped that the new arrangement will give the utility the revenues essential to its re- quirements.
 Already more eNlipmenttand better service have been promised, and there is little doubt that the public response will be forthcoming in the way of ln- creased use of the service. Indeed, there is record of street railways Tn other cities having adopted appeals to the public and arguments for the use of the service that have greatly In- creased the business even in the lace of unprecedented sales of motor ve- hicles. Nowadays, use of street rail ways is no longer the compulsory thing it used to be. The utility may not thrive and grow in spite of public sentiment. It must hereafter depend entirely upon public favor for it's prosperity. If that lesson has been learned and its precepts will be dili- gently applied, it is believed that far better days are ahead for the utility.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-19
BOY SCOUT LEADERS

The Boy Scouts are one of those organized influences in this country that tend to develop better citizer- ship than would result without them. The value of Boy Scout training to the youth of this country, and to the quality of our national standards, is hard to estimate. AS yet it is in its beginnings. Those who were boys when the movement started in this country are still too young to have made their impress upon their com munitfes. And yet substantial good has already been demonstrated in the life, outlook and habits of the boys themselves. To be a Scout is to be impressed with the qualities of cour- tesy, manliness, self-reliance and hon. esty. Everybody has had some train ing along this line, but this training has not always been demonstrated and instilled in such practical way as the Scout program calls for.
 Birmingham is glad to welcome the leaders of the Scout movement in va rious states as they hold their sessions here. Birmingham adds the hope that direct and immediate good will result from the conference, and that this good will be manifested by increased interest in the proper training of boys both here and in all the other centers represented. Boy Scouts are good scouts, and therefore their leaders must indeed be worthy men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-19
SMILES
Efshermau,H Iuclx

(Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph)
 Responding to the call of gen tie spring. Hoffy secured some. approved fishing apparatus and went out to the lake front. There he proceeded to make casts. A long one brought in a rusty sar- dine can, which was successfully landed. Another adroit cast hooked a dented salmon can.
 The disciple of Izaak Walton then started to wind up.
 Don't weaken, Hoffy," urged a passing friend. You'll land fish in a minute"
 Hoffy kept on winding up.
 T prefer to seek another spot" he announced with dignity. T am not after canned fish.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-19

stuck in the quagmire of politics might consider this situation. There is an issue whether few men will get emo.- uments or whether the more than two million people will get roads.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-19

ence of governor and of legislature to their humane pleas, let them again assail the governor and demand in unequivocal terms that he abolish the system at once and use it no longer as a cloak to conceal his own shortcom- ings. The situation has come to a point where it is necessary to call things by their right names and to put the burden of reproof squarely where it belongs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-19
Eclipse Raised Eearth's Electric Charge Ten Per cent"
 Watch your light bill.
Idyl


 Down the long white road strolle1, between the tall pines. The late sun cast it's amber rays, making it appear like road to Paradise. 1 was weary, hungry, homesick. But as I gazed out through recess in the forest I saw you on the margin of the trembling lake beneath the purpling hills, wist- fully watching the orange sky of even- ing die. It was then I knew I had found happiness. That was long ago. but still l can see the cottage windows blazing in the sunset. still hold my breath when the vision of you against the gray sky comes back to me. How you clothed me, comforted me, fed me, will finger in my memory to the end of time, and-by the way, how much is that board bill I owe you?- A. V. L.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-19
Seemingly on the Rocks

(C0Ibert County Reporter) During this wasting of time and money the Brandon legislature has found itself in q state of chaos with no leadership to steer it upon the right track so that some con structive and lasting work can Dc done for the people. Brandon made a splendid probate judge. but when 1t comes to running a thing as big as the state of Ala bama he is apparently either lack ing in neral cQq5sse or Ahility f2 grasp the main bies flu es tionsncent fronting him and to solve them as they should be solved. Ills admin istration, we regret to say. is seemingly on the rocks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-19

A question before the legislature is whether Alabama shall have more and better roads or more and worse pol- tics, if that be possible. The people are already fed up on politics, but arc hungry for roads. Those members of the legislature who are not hopelessly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-19
Questioning the Judge

NEVeryDody's Magazine)
 Aunt Jimmy, Carolina negress, was a great advocate of the rod as a help in child-raising. As a result of an unmerciful beating which she gave her youngest and "orneriest" she was brought into court one day by outraged neigh bors.
 The judge, after giving her a severe lecture, asked if she had anything to say.
 Jest one thing, jedge," she re- piled. T wants to ax you a question. Was you ever the pa rient of perfectly wuthless cullad chile?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-19
Turning Out Fine Product.

(Marion County News)
 Our schools in Marion county may be devoting too much time to athletics and other foolish ness" we don't know. But we do know that the Marion county schools are turning out some of the best products on the mark ket-- boys and girls who are going right on up and filling the big places In life. Just buckle to it. folks. we are proud of you.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-19

It is stated that the government will try to induce fashion-makers to be more conservative so as to reduce the cost of clothes. This appears to be direct blow at Senator Shoots lux ury tax.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-19

There are times in the careers of most politicians when they would like to be saved from their friends. Sena- tor Lodge recently declared that Presi- dent Coolidge "is one of us."