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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-30
WASHINGTON HAS MILKING CONTEST
Secretary Wallace Wins Over Senator Magnus Johnson
 By Half Pint

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29-Magnus Johnson, the dirt farmer senator from Minnesota and Secretary Wallace of the department of agriculture at tempted today to settle their feud with a milking contest. But the re- suit was so inconclusive that Senator Johnson challenged Secretary Wal lace to further contest with buck saw.
 Two of the heaviest milking aristo- crats of the celebrated Soldiers Home herd were selected for the con test. Secretary Wallace took Con cordia Dekol and Senator Johnson took Cora Johanna Frenesta Dek ol Both are celebrated advanced registry matrons of the Holstein- -Friesian family Anti-kickers and tail holders were barred and the rules called for dry hand milking, two quarters at a time, three gallon pails between the knees.
 Maj. Gen. Tasker H. Bliss. retired commandant of the Soldiers Home, held the watch, and when he said Ego" the senator and the secretary put the tops of their heads into the cows Hanks and went to work in the old-fashioned way, which became ex- tinct with the advent of the modern farm hand and the milking machine. For five minutes there was no sound except that of the steady stream of milk pouring into the buckets. When both cows were reported clean the time was given as five minutes and when it was measured, 1t was an nounced that Secretary Wallace had won by half pint.
 Senator Johnson protested that his COW, which was on test with four daily milkings, evidently had been milked just before the contest; that his hand was little off since coming to the Senate and that, anyway, his wife and children were the real milk ing experts on his farm in Minnesota.
 Secretary Wallace heard the pro- test without emotion but at it's con clusion remarked with a specially se- lected emphasis:
 'Huh!" Us dirt farmers"
 Senator Johnson replied with his proposal of return match with bucksaws and a wood pile
 Secretary Wallace took it under ad- visement
 Qiligent inquiry at the Soldiers, Home barns failed to disclose any body who would take the responsi- bility for stating how much milk Senator Johnson or Secretary Wallace actually got in the five minutes of effort. VI
 One herdsman, bolder than the rest said he thought it was about a quart.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-30
TAXlS NOW HAVE ALL COMFORTS OF HOTEL
Radio, Lipsticks, Newspapers And
 Coffee Latest Conveniences

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-The taxi driver had every reason to be good natured. His signal was down, his meter was merrilly grinding away and his passenger waited for friend.
 "A few years from now a taxi like this will look like an ark" he re- marked "All kinds of improve ments are coming fast. Have you heard about the radio taxis in Paris? They are putting receiving apparatus in them, so the fare can listen in on the radio programs. They charge two francs more, and the passenger, being entertained, is likely to ride further.
 Out in Chicago thy are putting in slot machines with necessities. For man there's a clean collar, hand kedchief. A woman can buy a lipstick or a powder puff and what not. With the mirror to help, the passenger can fix themselves up fine.
 That's a good idea they have in San Francisco, too. Some of the newspapers give each taxi a copy. The fare can always be sure of a late edition of a paper. They also have telephone directory in each cab. It's a great convenience to look up an address or a number without having to stop and hunt for booth.
 There's still room for improve ments. I hear of patent slot ma chine that gives you a cup of coffee in the cab. It may come. The cabs in several cities have candy slot ma chimes already We'll have small hotels on wheels some day"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-30
5000 PLANT SPECIES FROM SOUTH AMERICA
Expedition Makes Three Trips To
 Headwaters Of Amazon

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-More than 5000 species of rare plants, some of which undoubtedly are new to botan- ists. recently were brought to the United States by Prof. G. S. Bryan, of the University of Wisconsin Botany department, and Francis MacBride, of the Field Museum, Chicago, on their return from an expedition to South America made under the auspices Of the museum. Professor Bryan col lected algae, fungi, lichens, liverwort mosses, ferns and other allies, and MT. Macbride collected specimens Of Towering plants. The expedition, which sailed from New York last February, went via the Panama Canal down the west coast of South America. to Callao. From Callao, Professor Bryan and MT. Macbride went to Lima, then by train over to the western mountains to Cerro de Pasco, which is 14.200 feet above sea level. With a pack train they went over the mountain, 75 miles further into the interior, and established a base camp. They made three separate trips from there into the interior, near the headwaters of the Amazon river, which is practically wilder ness, with just a few small native settlements. These trips took about five months. A number of specimens were collected under great difficult ties, and one of the problems was the safe preservation and packing of the samples.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-30
PLAN r |NDS FAVOR WITH EDITH SIDES
Balloting For Chairman Could Be Suspended By Ma
 jority Vote

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2s.-with a break in the Senate deadlock over the ohairmanship of the interstate commerce committee apparently mo- Where in sight. the suggestion that other business be taken up after the holiday recess, unless there Is an election on early ballots Is beginning to find favor among number of senator, republican and democratic.
 Balloting for chairman which continued for ten days before the re- cess is the unfinished business on the Senate's calendar, but it could be dispensed with at any time by ma Jority vote. Such action would leave the committee without a chairman, but would not prevent it from func- tioning since majority of the mem bers can call it into session.
 Under the plan as leaders outlined it today, the committee men could select temporary presiding officer. Likewise they could designate individ- ual members to take charge of it's legislation on the floor of the Senate.
 Several bills introduced since the present session began, have been re- ferred to the committee, chief among them the measure for the repeal of the rate section of the transportation act Republican insurgents and some democrats desire to go much further than this; they want the entire law repealed and will wage their fight on that basis.
 Republican leaders appear to be fairly well convinced that neither Senator Cummins of Iowa, the for lner chairman, nor Senator Couzens of Michigan, new republican on the committee, can be elected chairman Some of the insurgents on few bal lots have thrown their strength to Senator Smith of South Carolina, the democratic candidate, but it is re- garded as doubtful whether he could be elected even should he draw the full support of the insurgents.
 With the Christmas recess over there will be much activity at the Senate end. of the capitol. Scores of bills and resolutions are pending be- fore committees and several impor- tant investigations will be put under way
 With the Russian and world court questions before it, the foreign re- lations committee will be one of the busiest. The investigation of the Russian situation will be on the ba- sis of a resolution by Senator Bo- rah, republican, Idaho, proposine recognition of the soviet government and 1t probably will be conducted by subcommittee In the usual custom would be headed by Senator Borah as author of the resolution.
 Besides the Russian inquiry, other investigations in prospect include those into campaign expenditures ir the recent Texas senatorial election; the alleged use of propaganda to control the action of Congress ano influence the foreign policy Of the government; the expenditures of the federal farm loan board and the em- pjloyment of attorneys by the ship ping board and the department oi i11stice
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-30
BABE RIDES WITH BANDIT
Is Found Later Sleeping Peacefully
 In Abandoned Automobile

Is Found Later Sleeping Peacefully
 In Abandoned Automobile
 PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 29.-For seven hours a blue-eyed. smiling, dimpled three -year-old baby girl rode about the city with motor car ban dit in a stolen automobile.
 At 4:30 o'clock in the morning the child was found by the police in the abandoned machine. She was sleep ing on rear seat as peacefully as though she were at home in her own crib, and wholly unmindful that a heavy rain was falling.
 The child who had the bizarre ex- perience is Virginia Leonard. daugh- ter of Mrs. Katherine Leonard. Mrs. Leonard spent the night in mysteries over the disappearance of Virginia
 Harry Hoffman called on Mrs. Leonard, a widow, to whom he is en- gagged. and took her and her daugh- ter for an automobile ride. Shortly before 10 o'clock they stopped at the home of Patrolman A. A. Mositen. Hoffman and Mrs. Leonard went into the house for few minutes and left Virginia in the automobile at the curb.
 Hearing the motor start, they rushed out in time to see the car rounding the corner with a thief at the wheel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-30
n Senate, Other Business Muy Be Co

1924 than she had in the last year, according to Johannes Vehlow, Berlin to his lecture rooms large crowds of Germans, eager to hear something pleasant.
 Uranus, the planet of sudden ef- fects, has dominated Germany during 1923, but now has made way for the slow moving Cancer which Vehlow assures will create improved labor and good conditions generally. How ever, the seer says Germany will not shake off the effects of the war until 1926 or 1927, when the fatal influence of Mars upon the fatherland will be eliminated. The astrologer predicts that the coming year will bring sev- eral scientific discoveries, a drought and "crisis in public amusements.n
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-30
HUNTED BAD MAN STILL EVADES LAW
Father -In-LaW Of Bryant Ar rested On Charge Of Aid-
 ing In Escape
MOUNT STERLING, ky, Dec. 29.-

MOUNT STERLING, Ky, Dec. 29.- (By the Associated ress,)-Reese Bryant, alleged bad man" of Meni- fee county, hunted as the assailant of Mary Lou Wells, a 17year-old girl, again has eluded a posse.
 Twenty two members of a posse armed with riot guns and command ed by Sheriff Ben Wells, surrounded the house where they believed Bry- ant was hiding today and then en- tered in search of the fugitive, but he had fled.
 The hills surrounding the home of A. F. Dennis, his father-in-law, were searched, but no trace of the man was found. Members of the posse believe Bryant escaped last night and fled to the hills of Morgan county.
 Several members of the posse re- turned to Frenchburg late today, but others continue the chase and have sworn to take Bryant dead or alive. It is said that Bryant is heavily armed.
 Dennis was arrested today on charge of being an accessory after the crime for which Bryant is sought.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-30
Germany's Debt Is l 1-2 Cents


 BERLIN, Dec. 29.-The success sion of Currency Commissary Schacht as the new president of the Reichsbank, following Presi- dent Havenstein, is interesting for the reason that Schachi has all along been strongly against the plan of issuing rentenmarks. His own proposal has been for a new gold mark currency.
 A heavy decline in federal and state bonds on the Boerse this week. was based on semi official statements that the government will continue to treat these loans as pure paper-mark securities. That means that the republics entire funded indebtedness of 64,- 000,000,000 marks. emitting the re- cent gold loan, is worth in gold at the present valuation of the mark, exactly F cents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-30
AFTER PAROLE JUMPER

Officers of Birmingham and sur rounding towns have been asked by state authorities to keep a sharp lookout for Dan Crabtree, state con- vict serving a ten-year sentence for burglary and grand larceny, who jumped a thirty-day parole this week.
 Crabtree, it was stated, had served approximately four of the ten-year sentence, and had been granted a parole to spend the holidays with his people in Birming gham. At the time notice from Kilby prison came for officers to be on the lookout for him, police were trailing him in an attempt to apprehend him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-30
CAROLINA MAN KILLS WIFE AND CHAUFFEUR
Woman Slain As She Flees From
 The Home

RALEIGH. N. C., Dec. 2s.-Law- renee Calling, son of former Post master Bart M. Gatling. early tonight shot and instantly killed his wife and Owen Stevens, chauffeur, in the northern section of this city.
 Gatling killed Stevens in. the Cat ling home. Mrs. Gatling ran out of the house and was about 50 yards from the home when Gatling over took her and shot her to death. Cat ling escaped in an automobile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-30
WALTON'S SUCCESSOR
 TAXES ANTI-KLAN SIDE
Governor Trapp Of Oklahoma Makes
 First Statement Pointed

MUSKOGEE, Okla, Dec. 29.-Gov- errpr M. E. Trapp was on record to- day as an exponent of membership publicity for state secret organiza- tions.
 In his first public declaration on the state klan issue the governor de- clared here last night he was op- posed to any secret organization that refused to throw its membership rolls open for public inspection.
 "I make this statement without reservation" the governor declared. And it includes the klan question:"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-30
PREVENT RATIFICATION

Saxony's diet has prevented ratifi
 cation of the agreement between Frederick August and the state
 whereby all the royal properties were disposed of; consequently the former king has declared the agree ment void and has come to an under standing with the bourgeois parties which want to give the former royal art galleries in Dresden to the Dres- den Cultural Foundation, so that the state cannot dispose of the art works.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-30
DIVIDEND NOTICE

All general creditors of the Jeffer- son County bank are requested to present their pass books or other evil dence of claim at safety vault de- pertinent, on ground floor of the Jeff fersOn County Bank building and re- ceive check for balance of principal on their accounts.
 A. E. JACKSON. Supt. of Banks,
 Bv W, W. CRAWFORD, Agent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-30

The human auditory nerve is not af- fected by waves in which the num- Der of vibrations are less than 30 a second or more than 50,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-30

Lemons unsuitable for fresh ship ment in California, are now utilized to a large extent for the manufacture of citric acid and lemon oil.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-30
EIGHT BELOW ZERO
Cold Wave From Canada Sweeps Into
 Mountains

HELENA Mont. Dec. 29.-The temperature in Helena today fell to 8 below zero. It was the first zero. The cold wave, sweeping from Can ada and bringing two inches of light snow, was the first decisive inter- ruption of one of the warmest au- tumns ever recorded in Helena.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-30
U. S. VESSEL SUNK
Shipping Boards COnejos Goes Down
 RInnk Sen

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 ATHENS, Dec. 29.-The United States shipping board steamer Cone jos is reported to have sunk in the Black Sea, a message from Constan- tinople said today. Presumably the crew of forty took to boats.
 LONDON. Dec. 29.-Officials of the United States shipping board here believe the Conejos was lost about 13O miles west of Batoum. An "S O. S." sent out by the vessel gave that as her location and said aid had been summoned from Batoum.
 The Conejos was steel screw steamer of 5,110 tons, built at Hog Island in 1920, and registered at Philadelphia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-30

Officers charged that Dennis aided Bryant when they sought to arrest him several days ago. Dennis was placed in jail at Frenchburg to await hearing Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-30

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Evening star., 1923-12-17
Do BETTER
IN COTTON MARKET
Week Opens With Higher
Qu0tati0nS-CabIe News
More Favorable.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December II The
cotton market opened firm today as
an advance of 5 to AZ points and
sold about 30 to 49 points net higher
during the early trading, with De-
cember advancing to 1890 and March
to 34.05 on trade buying and cover
ing. Private cables reported bet
ter tone in Liverpool, which rallied
sharply from an early decline, and
there was some buying here on re-
ports of big exports from Galveston
and talk of better business pending
in cotton goods. Trade interests
were among the buyers, but there
was further scattered realizing, or
liquidation, which caused some ir-
regularity during the first hour. CAL
weston reported exports of over S8,-
600 bales today.
Noon Bids ON Cotton
NEW YORK, December 17.-Cotton
futures. II A. am. bids: Steady: jan
uary. 1865; March, 34.05; May. 34.22;
July, 33.47.
NEW ORLEANS. December IL
Cotton futures, noon bids: Steady:
December, 33.43: January, 33.4S;
March, 33.71; May, 1857; July. 1915.
Evening star., 1923-12-17
CLOSING IRREGULAR.
American Woolen Turns Heavy
Sales, 100000 Shares.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 11.-lndus-
trial shares, particularly the Oil and
Can Company issues continued to
move to higher ground in today's ac-
tive market, despite the heavy selling
of the rails through fear of unfa-
vorable legislation in Congress. En-
couraged by the weakness of the car
riers, particularly the western issues,
spectators for the decline launched a
series of attacks against the indus
trials. but they encountered strong
resistance. Sales approximated 1.200,-
900 shares.
The closing was irregular. Bullish
demonstrations in special issues were
continued in the late dealings, with
Continental Can, Beechnut, Nash
Motors and Sears Roebuck the
outstanding strong spots. American
Wooden turned heavy and the rails
made little recovery from early
weakness.
Evening star., 1923-12-17
ACTION OF RAILS
WEAKENS BONDS
Situation in Congress Has
Depressing Effect-Prices
Hold Barely Steady.
BY GEORGE T.. HUGHES.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December 1.-THE
bond market was barely steady today.
Uncertainty as to the political situa-
ton in Congress had depressing
effect upon the speculative rails.
The weakness in Union Pacific
stock on the exchange also had an
unfavorable effect. although, OF
course. not shown in the Union Pa
cifc's own lists, where all the issues
rest on a high investment plane.
st. Paul bonds were the chief suf-
ferers. The As of 1925, which made
new low record just before the
close on Saturday, sold around or
just above that point today. The
lower. The general mortgage As made
new low for the year, while the
general 4las were steady. Erie bonds
We're dull but firm.
Liberty Bonds Firm.
High-E grade investment issues were
reasonably firm and perhaps a little
more active than recently. Liberties
Wee steady to fractionally higher.
Here, too, the market is marking
time pending the decision as to tax
exemption versus the bonus. The
financial community believes that the
bonus will be defeated and that
taxes will be reduced, but this be-
lief has not yet been reflected in
the investment market. A food of
new issues is expected after the new
year.
Among the indutsrials the Virginia :
Carolina Chemical 712s with warrants
had sharp advance apparently on
the belief that the prospect for the
fertilizer industry was brighter. Cen
trail Leather 5S and Pierce Arrow SS
were both higher.
T0day's New Bonds.
Among the new isues were $4,000
600 in New England Southern Mills
7 per cent notes offered at 81, to yield
IA per cent; S2,400,000 State of North
Dakota per cent serial bonds, due
1894 to 1919, offered to yield 4s to
4.S5 per cent; $3.500.00O Philadelphia
Rapid Transit two-year per cent
notes at 99A. and 100000 Ohio
Power first and refunding 6s, offered
at 9SIa.
Evening star., 1923-12-17
COMMODITY NEWS
WIRED STAR FROM
ENTIRE COUNTRY

ROCHESTER, n. Y, December IL
The lowest gasoline prices in years
now prevail here. Navy test gas is
being sold by the Standard Oil Com
pany of New Jersey and the F. B.
Rae Company at 13 cents to dealers
Standard retail dealers are selling
Navy test gasoline at II cents a gall
Ion and Rae dealers at 15 cents. The
latter company, however. sells its
"Sunrae" grade at II.
SHREVEPORT. La, December IL
The Oil Fields Corporation of Edo
rada, Ark, has secured an oil con-
cession covering 100000 acres IN
Colombia, according to officials Of the
company. The acreage adjoins the
Maracaibo field of Venezuela and ex-
tends along the seacoast for $50 miles
The amount involved was not dis
closed.
HURON, s. D., December 17.-Gov.
McMaster today expressed surprise at
the quantity of gasoline being sold
by the state in the motor fuel price
war. Sales are averaging 100 gal
Ions a day. The price charged by
state stations is 1S cents gallon.
ST. LOUIS, December 17.-sSales of
the International Shoe Company for
the year ending November 80 reached
approximately s110.0O0.000., an in
crease of 13 per cent over last year.
Production reached a new high point
at 100000 pairs day.
MACON, Ga, December 17.-Georgia
peach men will market a new product
next year known as peach mash,'
made from fruit ripening on the trees
which heretofore has been fed to
hogs
Evening star., 1923-12-17
ToDAY,s CHICAGO PRICES.

CHICAGO, December 17.-With Of
ferings light. wheat scored a moder-
ate advance in price today during the
early dealings. In this connection it
was suggested by some houses that
hear factors in the market had per-
haps been discounted in full Mean
while talk continued about possible
ARRANGEMENTS to enable Germany to
borrow money with which to pur-
chase food products. The opening,
which varied from unchanged figures
to u higher, May 1.0SA and July
1861, was followed by a slight sag
and then by gains all around. Fine
weather eased the corn market and
oats as well. After opening un-
changed to 9s lower, May 70A to 70fs'
corn showed but little power to rally.
oats started unchanged to Is off,
May 45A to 45as. and later held near
to the initial range.
Provisions were firmer in tone with
Evening star., 1923-12-17
EXPORTS OF GRAIN
GAIN DURING WEEK
Oats, Rye and Wheat Show Larg
est Advance in Reports by
Commerce Department.

Grain exports from the United
States last week amounted to 2.491,-
900 bushels, compared with 2,050,O00
the week before.
Figures made public today by the
Commerce Department gave the fol-
lowing comparison of grain exports
for last week and those of the week
before:
Barley, 256, 900 bushels, against 322,
900; corn, $4,000, against 356,000:
oats, $4,000, against 1000; rye, 1872
200. against $4,000 wheat, 1,451, 600,
against 1.316,000.
Flour exports were 4S5,500 barrels,
against 1854 while Canadian grain
exported from United States Atlantic
Its amounted TO 5,15J,000 bushels.
s.aat 4.2A6.0O0eths xUeels-bef efores
Evening star., 1923-12-17
RIGHT TO REFUSE
QUOTATIONS UPHELD
New York Cotton Exchange Wins
Action Against Odd Lots
Concern.
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, December 1.-THE
right of the New York Cotton Ex-
change to refuse use of its quotations
was upheld today by the United
States circuit court of appeals, which
sustained a decision in its favor
against the odd Lots Cotton EN-
change.
Denied the right to obtain current
quotations. the odd Lots Exchange
brought suit under the Sherman act.
alleging restraint of trade. Federal
Judge Learned Hand last March
ruled that the New York Cotton EX
change had the right to refuse
service.
Evening star., 1923-12-17
By the Associated Press.

exchanges easy. Quotations Omitted
States dollars). Great Britain, demand,
4.37A: cables, 4.371a; 60-day bills on
banks, 4.35. France, demand. .0523 Il .
cables, .0524. Italy, demand, .0433 Il
cables, .0434. Belgium, demand, .045Sl9 .
cables, .0459. Germany, demand, 10000
00OOOoO25; cables. .OOOOOOOOOOO025.
Holland, demand, .3s07; cables. 1872
Norway, demand, 1900. Sweden, de
mand, 1882. Denmark, demand, .1785
Switzerland. demand, .1743. Spain. de
mand. 1905. Greece, demand, .O16S
Poland. demand. .0O000025. Czecho-
sloyakia, demand, .0293. Jugoslavia
demand, OLA Austria. demand
.00OO14 Rumania, demand, .005l p :.
Argentina. demand. .3237; Brazil, de-
mand, .O965. Montreal, 81 1882.