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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-28
CURB OPENS FIRM, FOLLOWED BY SAG, THEN SHOW GAINS

NEW YORK. Sept. 27.-Prices in today's curb market opened firm, sagged on dull trading and finally pointed upward again at the close with the active shares showing few important changes on the day.
 Fractional improvement was noted in such shares as Standard Oils of Indiana and New York, Vacuum Mutual and Salt Creek producers. Prairie oil and Gas was run up 2M points and Standard oil of Kentucky l, while Pennsylvania-M Mexico oil broke 8 points and Indiana Pipe, s, Eureka Pipe dropped IS on unof- fieial reports of 8 cut in tho divi- dend.
 Trading in the new common stock of the International Concrete indus tries corporation and the Gleasonite Products company which were admit ted to the list today. featured the industrial division. Each stock fluctu- ated between 915 and 9%, closing at the top. Gillette Safety Razor ad- vanced point. The motors improved slightly.
 Interest in the mining group cen tered in the penny stocks, changes In which were unimportant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-28
SHORT GIVE RING MOVEMENT GIVES
 PROS MUCH WORRY
Last Minute Moves Garry Prices Up To Practically
 Highest Point Of Day
BY WALTER II. BROWN Editor New York Commercial CNVritteu For The United News


 NEW YORK. Sept. 27.-The size of the short interest gave professional operators in Thursdays stock mar ket more concern than anything in the general news field. Their nerv- fousneSs seems to be well founded, because just before the close there was pronounced short covering movement which carried prices up to practically the highest point of the day.
 At the outset there was consider able buoyancy because of the resto- ration of Baltimore and Ohio stock to q dividend paying basis with It's acc laration of , per cent dividend. The buying sent that stock up to oi, an advance of more than points from the low level of Wednesday, and while there was some reaction fl stabilized at 56ss at the close, a net gain of -h points for the day. It was by far the most active stock on the list, with turnover of 76,- 000 shares or just double the move ment in United States Steel. It strengthened the entire list for the time being particularly the rails, but during the day considerable pres sure was brought to bear upon the industrials, although these recovered at the close.
 O O o
 777,132 Railroad Stockholders.
 The point was made yesterday that there were about S00000 individual stockholders in the country. Accord ing to a special report of the inter- state commerce commission issued Thursday there were 777132 railroad stockholders of the Class l roads as of December 31, 1922, representing an increase of 24,165 stockholders for the year. By the time the stock holders of the lesser roads are added to this total 1t will run considerably over the figure mentioned yesterday.
 The commissions report, however. contained some figures of still greater significance. It showed that $527,726,543 par value of new rail- road securities were issued, of which $65.400,734 or only IA per cent was in stock, while $462,325,70 was in bonds or other funded obligations. The point of this is that the roads had to secure their working capital from bond ilues representing fixed charges instead of from the slack
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-28
BOY HAILED AS HERO
Lad Of 13 Plays Big Part In Rescue
 Of B Children

MINNEAPOLIS, Sent. 27.-Hilding Anderson. 13. was hailed as a hero today for the prominent part he played in rescuing 3S children from fire in the Augustana Chi1drens home here last night.
 While Miss Marion Thompson, & nurse. tried to fight the fire in a laundry chute, Hiding ran through the building awakening the children, ranging from two to thirteen years of age. Some of the younger chil- dren he carried to safety.
 Bremen extinguished the fire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-28
MINISTER ENDS LIFE
Mercer Student Shoots Self When
 Wife Ia Granted Alimony

SPARTA. Ga, Sept. 27.-Rev. J. Brown, a student at Mercer College and q Baptist minister, committed suicide here last night when his wife Twas granted 8 divorce and alimony. ! After petitioning the court at a night session to revoke an order to place him under bond to guarantee payment of the alimony in order that he could continue to preach and make the money, Rev. Brown walked into an adjoining room and fired a bullet into his head.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-28
NAVAL STORES

SAVANNAH, Ga.. Sept. s7,-Turpentine Shipments, troi s; stock. is's77;. Rosln firm 1I6; stock 115,0ss. Quote: B.D:. tt,bo E.F.GH., $4.50@4.62h TX. M, s462h @ 4.55; N, S4.S5i we. $5.16; WW.X"So.2o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-28
A MAIL ORDER

Copy of letter received by a local firm of storekeepers:
 For Gods sake send me three pun ax. Waiting pashent and hurr-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-28
rHICAGn ETOCKH

CHICAGO, Sept 27.-Armour preferred blank. Libby McNeill h Swift and com pany. 101M Swift International 1s; Union Carbide, 54%: Wrigley 115: Yellow Man ufacturing B, 262; Yellow Taxi, 11s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-28

MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 27.-wheat: No: 1 northern, S115A Ql.2oA. Corn; No; 3 yellow. 851k @S6c. Oats: No. white. 3sM M039Ssc. Flax, No. l. S2.4S92.50.
 TOLEDO O.. Sept. 21.-C1over seed, s1445i October sI5.65: December. $l5.d0 Q asked; January, $14.90; March, $14.9O asked. Alsike, $io.5o. Timothy seed, old, S365 asked; new, SS.s5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-28

Mosquitoes shun yellow, say nat urallsts.
 True emeraIds are found in North Carolina and New Mexico.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-28
RAW SILK

RAW SILK NEW YORK, Sept. 27.-Raw silk un- prices steady.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-28
ances. 250. Runs 7s,9S7; average. Gs,177; Ehipmenta. s6.714; average, b4.S6S.
HORSES AND MUI

EAST ST. LOUIS, Sept. 27.-Horsss and miles steady; quotations unchangedi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-28

ss75@47s; bulls. largely: s?.7S04.6o: light vealers steady to 25o. lower at Si2M1225; stocker steers dull.
 Sheep: Receipts, 1,2oO; fat lambs soc lower s11.60Qt2: sheep steady; light
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-28

STEEL MARKET NEW YORK, Sept. 27.-Steel unchanged
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jint. Ouer storekeepers here won place in a turtel race sum years back and bin shortwinded clnce.- Sydney Bulletin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-28
suGAR MARKET


 NEW YORK, Sept. 27.--Ths raw sugar market was unchanged with Cubas quoted at 6c, cost and freight. equal to 7.7Sc for centrifugal. Offerings were more liberal and sales were reported of about 150, 900 bags of .Cubas and 29,400 bags of Porto Ricos to local refiners for October ship ment.
 raw sugar futures at the opening met realizing and was followed by sharp re- actions. December, which had sold at 5.sSc. broke to 5.o4c. Later months showed similar fluctuations and stop or ders were uncovered on the decline. The early advance carried prices to 10 points above the previous close and due to continued covering and trade buying. but there were increased offerings at the higher levels. The close was points higher on October and November and to f2 points lower on later deliveries. Closing: october. 6.s0c: December. 5.04c; March, 4.04c; May, 4.13c.
 There were no changes In the refined market. with fine granulated quote at 9@9.15c. Withdrawals continue large and moderate new business was reported with one refiner outt of the market.
 Refined futures nominal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-28

OIL CITY REPORT OIL CITY, Pa, Sept. 27,--Credit bal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-28

KANSAS CITY, Mo. Sept. a7.--csttls. Receipts, 5000; calves, 500: all classes killing stock slow around steady: best natives. $s,25; bulk westerns, Sb97.bo; canners and cutters steady to strong, mostly s2.2503.5O; bolognas mostly, s3.75 @4; choice vealers steady at ss.6o91o; stockers and feeders slow, weak to lower; most sales, $5.5096.90.
 Hogs: Receipts. l1,Ooo; mostly. steady; bulk of sales. s7.s0@7,so; bulk i4o to l7o- pound averages, $6.7007.90: packing sows mostly, ss.15@ 6.5O; stock pigs steady to 25e higher; bulk, $606.5o.
 sheep: Receipts, 5000; very slow; few sales natives around 25c lower; best SIP; no sheep or western lambs sold early {; bidding around boc lower for range lambs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-28
LOCAL SECURITIES

STATE AND MUNICIPAL BONDS
 Bid. Ask, Alabama 3hs, 1956......... S3 S5 AiaSams aSalns q sss 'GG issos5. 4as04.to basis. City of Birmingham. 4.60 O 800 basis. Jefferson county. 4600S basis. Jefferron county warrants 6.25 06.26 basia
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-28

s1,o7: No. 2 hard, $l.osQ1.1o. Corn: No
 , mixed. s2A 092h No. yellow, 92A
 @92hc; No. 3 yellow. 92% @9Shc. Oats; No , white 431s 044%c; No. white
 42Q44c. Rye; None. Barley, 57Q COG. Timothy seed, $7.60@s. Clover seed, sl6 421. Pork nominal. Lard, s12. Ribs,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-28

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Sept. s7.-wheat: No hard. Si.os@1.24; No. ? red, s1.149 1.1s. Corn: No. yellow, s9@ soc; No mixed, S8A@8pc. Oats; No. white. A2lh O 4Ao; No. 2 mixed. k3@43Mc.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-04-02
MURDER CASES
SCHEDULED FOR TRIAL
IN AUSTIN COURT TODAY Y

The State viii seek 70 show. accord
ing 10 attorneys. that the Scaly affair
resulted from an argument over actiyi-
ties Of alleged members Of a secret or
der during n Farm Bureau meeting held
previous 10 the shooting. Ernest Schaff-
ncr. son Of r. q. Schaffncr and brother
OF Robert Schaffrer, two of the dead
men, will ~ one AZ the principal Wit
nesses. Ernest Schaffner i alleged TO
have been stabbed during the clash. Self
defense will be the peea Of the accused.
according 20 their attorneys.
More than 2ag Austin county citizens
were summoned 70 appear in the case
when Il was called last month. An equal
IL lari< number is expected to be called
during Sie present trial. An array OF le-
gal talent has been engaged 10 try the
eases.
Arrangements have been made ~
state officials 20 have a detachment OF
state rangers 80 the hearing 70 handle
any disorder that may come up when
the cases were called for March 5. all
persons were searched as they entered
the court room for weapons to prevent
any difficulty.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-04-02

NJ Brownsville were approached with the
proposition that the city dispose 81 its
plant to this syndicate. but "a there was
no authoritative data upon which the
Syndicafe could base proposition. the
suggestion was made 10 the city commits
sion that consulting engineer ~ en-
pluy-d ~ make survey of the plant and
secure an audit of the plants business
during the years il has been in business.
the M"rri~on-M Mccol Syndicate paying
the cost Of the audit. The city selected
y. W. BiIlingslcy IT New Orleans. q
consulting engineer. I'd make the survey
and fix the physical valuation NJ the
plant. and he selected q. 4. Robinson 4
Co.. also OF New Orleans to make the
audit.
After the fling sf MIR. I;illingSley's :
report last week committee composed
nf fifteen representative business men ~
fhe city. met at the Board of City De
velopmrnt rooms and appointed sub
committee composed of :. 4. Tucker.
X. II. Creager. Del Perkins. John Gregg
and w. II. Clint. to confer with II. w.
Morrison and other representatives of
the Morrison MctoIl Syndicate relative
I" the proposal the syndicate will pre-
sent for the sale of the plant. This
committee. was instructed 90 negotiate
with the syndicate representatives, and
after securing the best proposition pos
Sibir 20 report ~ the fun committee and
II the proposition il one the committee
deems 10 the interests Of the city 10
entertain il will be presented 10 the
city commission with the suggestion that
IL he submitted 10 vote. The ncgotia-
tIon~ nf the subcommittee will include
franchise privileges for the syndicate as
well a. the price the syndicate will pro-
pose.
Al meeting Of the committee Satur-
day X. W. Morrison. head of the Syn
dicarr. and 4. Nj. iohards vf San Bcnifp.
the syndcafr's attorney. were present.
and MIR Morrison made an address. de-
failing the plans of the syndicate for "A
Valley wide electrical system.
Members of the committee have been
In consultation with the representatives
of the syndicate almost constantly since
The Friday meeting and il was announced
this morning that a concrete PROPOSE
fion would probably be ready for sub
mission to the General committee within
n few days. aud if il meets the approval
Of this committee they viii in turn recon-
mend 10 the city commission that II he
submitted a. n vote.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-04-02
MEN ADMIT THEY
ARE HENDERSON
OUTLAWS GANG

FORT SMITH. Ark. April CLARK
Pitts and Campbell Keith. captured by
the posse searching for the bandits VINO
robbed the First National Bank of Cen
try. Ark. Saturday, have admitted that
they were members Of the bard Of out
laws lea ~ A. l.. Spencer for whcm
posses have been beating the foothilis
0f eastern oklahoma for a week accord
ing 90 advices received here from the
sheriff's office at Jay. Okla.
Pitts ard Keith. who have been taken
~ the Jail at Bentonvillc. Ark. declared
that two others Of the band were wound
VI when they were fired on az they
were making their way through Bloom
field after The robbery.
Three women. one of whom Is said to
be the wife Of member Of the gang.
have been arrested and are now In jail
at Jay. Okla. Carl Reader. OF Rowe. Okla.
AZ whose home the men were captured.
has also been taken TO Jail at Jay.
The two men under arrest separated
when they reached the home where they
took refuge and were surrounded. The
women were tracked ~ Logan Grove.
- miles from LAY. oklahoma. whore
they were arrested Officers say that
the remaining members of the band have
been trailed 10 the Spavinaw hills in
Oklahoma. and that all known exits 20
the hills are guarded.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-04-02

AUSTIN. Texas. April 2--Foster Bell
and John Miller, Austin county citizens.
are scheduled 20 go 70 trial here today
on two charges Of murder and ore of as
sault to murder. The cases grew out of
the sensational street clash at Scaiey.
Austin county. last September. ;. during
which four men were killed and fifth
wounded. The case Il one OF the most
outstanding in Texas during the past
year
The eases were continued until today
from March ). when they were set for
trial before JUDGE James r. Hamilton. ~
the Travis county district corrt Or
change Of venue from Austin county.
Change Of venue was granted on grounds
of bitter feeling among residents of the
Sealy community growing out of the
shooting.
Indictments against Bell and Miller
charge them with assault to murder upon
Ernest Schaffner. and with the murder
Of r. c. Schaffner and Robert Schaff-
ner. Tom and Luther Bell brothers OF
Foster Bell. also were killed during the
affair in which the two Schaffners lost
their lives.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-04-02
INTERCOASTAL CANAL
SURVEY is STARTED

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas. April 2--
Roy Miller. first vice president IL the
Corpus Christi Port Development asso-
citation, returned Sunday from New Or
leans. who're Ne wrn. for the purpose of
holding a conference with Col loft
man. division engineer Of the euls coast
division. Colonel Hoffman has bcca
placed ~ General Lansing H. Beach.
chief of the army board of engineers. in
charge os the intcfrpastai canal survey
from the Mississippi river "a Corpus
Christi. which was ordered by congress
just before its adjournment.
Mr.. Miller reported that Colonel Hoff-
man now II engaged IN making his pre-
liminary examination nnd will make hiS
report regarding his findings IN his pre-
liminary examination to the board or en-
gineers and chief on engineers within
the pext sixty days. Upon the showing
made IN this report will depend whether
or not the survey will ~ ordered. Mr..
Miller said, kut a. st is an adopted pro-
iect II - thought the survey Will bc
made.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-04-02
Beauty Parlor
MethodsUsedin
Chicago Stable

CHICAGO. April 2.-The seductive,
soothing murmur of the vacuum clean
or which draws the dust and dandruff
from the heads Of fair women in beauty y
parlors IL now heard in the stables
where the best Of Chicago's horses are
kept. The golden sheen on Miladys hair
as she walks down the boulevard Mich
igan is no more pronounced than the
glossy tint on the coast of Chicago's po-
lice horses.
Dr. Frank II. Mcmahon, a veterinarian
OF this city, has installed such a machine
in the stables where the police horses
are kept and also in four other large
stables in the city.
Dr. Mcmahon says he got the idea
from noticing the cleaning Of a womans !
hair IN the beauty parlor. Tic hurried 20
company engaged in selling vacuum
cleaners and bought one Of the kind us
ed for cleaning halls and rooms in no.
tells On the end of the hose he at
tached curry comb device and put this
equipment into use on the Chicago po-
lice horses. Such satisfactory results
were obtaired that X was installed In
other stables. He says that with this
equipment one man can clean rs horses
day more thoroughly and more salts
factorily than Is possible in any other
way.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-04-02
LUNA KILLING
IOCRANDJURY
ON WEDNESDAY

Mrs. Hortenria neyna de Moreno.
widow os Guadalue Moreno, v ho was
Killed last week. II staying ri the
l'ause of Sheriff sam Robertson in
this city, awaiting The meeting of
the grand AIRY Wednesday of this
week. according 20 information To-
day
She will appear before the grand
jury with Dcputy Sheriff Victor Or
tcEa, who killed Alireco Luna. and
Sheriff Sam Robertson. in order that
the case mas be cleared up a. soon
a. possible.
There VIII be ne further develop
or Luna or the statements he made
while boasting 10 Mrs. Moreno un-
Ill the entire matter is presented TO
the grand jury.
Nils Ruth Ehlcrs Of Rio Hondo
on whom an attempt M kidnapping
was made in connection with the as
sanIting upon her father several
months ago. said to-day after look
ing at the boiy of Alfredo Luna.
irat she believes he is the man Who
made the attack on her father.
The girl said that the nam who
made the attack had mustache, and
Luna did not. although IL has been
found from reliable information
that Luna shaved his mussarhe off
soon after the Ehlcrs attack. Col
Ix.t "a. l.s ..f
Miss EhIcrs was taken to the scene
of the body by Justice Of the Peace
VI. &. Chandler yesterday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-04-02
First Mercado
Case is Called
for Trial Today

Trial of the case Of Hijinio Mcrcado,
charged with the murder OF Gillcrmo
Sayas. on November 8 started this morn
ing id district criminal court with Judge
J. c. George, presiding.
4 special venirc Of fifty men had been
called, but the court was experiencing
much difficulty in securing jury this
morning. due to most Of the men having
conscientious scruples against infiicting
the death penalty when the evidence
presented by the state is circumstanfial.
The three men. jose, Hijinio and Man
uel Mcrcado. will be tried separately. the
trial Of Hiiinio starting first. The jury
panel had not been completed BY noon
today.
The Mercado ra~c was continued until
. o'clock tomorrow morning when court
recessed al noon. Six jurors had been
arcentcd from the first vcnire which was
exhausted. and The sheriff was ordered
hv The court 10 call another special venire
~ 10 men a. appear at the court house
tomorrow morning M - o'clock from
which il j. hoped the panel will be com
plcied.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-04-02
Charlie Chaplin
Says Young Girl
Merely infatuated

HOLLYWOOD. Calf April = A
young woman who says she is fifteen
years II aEe. and claiming acquaintance
with General Francisco Sprrano. Mcxi-
can Minister of War. and Pedro J AT
made Inspector General cf Police 0f
Mexico City. Interested police surgeons
and newspaper men Saturday night with
nrciaratio's IF having swallowed poison
after having been ciccled from the bed
room of Charlie Chaplin. tie motion PIC
turc. STAR.
The young woman gave her name A.
Mrs. Mariana Vega, and stated that her
home is IN Mexico CITY No traces o.
poison were found. Chaplin told that
several entrances had been effected To
his house ~ the girl whe was nfatua-
tea through seeing his pictures IN McNi-
90 City.
Police said they believed il was n move
for publicity 10 help gam I'm position.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-04-02
FcRMER GOVERNOR
nE TEXAS DIES AT
GALVESTON HOSPITA.

GALVESTON. Texas. April 2.Thc
body of former governor Thomas NJ
Campbell. who died AZ a hospital here
last night following an illness of almost
one year of peraicious anemia. wns for
waricd 10 his home NJ Palestine, Texas,
today. Eis son. Thomas VI. Campbell. Jr..
accompanied the body. Governor Camp
belt was born at Rusk. Texas, April p,
1850.
From saw mill worker 10 governor
of the state Of TEXAS was the record
made hv Governor Campbell. He was y
railroad executive. attorney and bank
cr The funeral will bc held a. Palestine.
but arrangements have not yet been an
nounced.
For the Southern Rocky Mountain and
Plateau Regions: Fair most ~ week. al
though rains rrobahlc first If week west
Of divide: temperature above normal
first of week. near rormal thereafter
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-04-02
.STOCKnEN KILL
INSPECT ORS in
LOBBY OF HOTEL
Men Charge With Cattle
Theft Shoot Down Associa-
ton Inspectors After Dis
pute

FORT WORTH. Texas. April 2-Tom
Ross and Milt Good, stockmen at
Brownsfield. Terry county. are in Jail at
Seminole in Gaines county following the
shooting 10 death Of III. T.. Robertson and
w. y. Allison. inspectors Of the Texas
and Southwestern Cattle Raiscrs' Asso-
citation.
The double killing took place In the
lobby Of hotel AZ Semirole last night,
according 10 word received from there.
The two inspectors were in Seminole
preparing 10 20 before the grand NsT
cattle theft eases. Ross and Good
rendered to the authorities immediatt>
after the killing.
Officials Of the association leave here
this AFTERNOON for an investigation.
Charges Of murder have been filed
against both rnnchmen. Charges of cat
tie theft had been filed against both
Ross and Good. ard the trouble II be-
lieved 10 have arisen from this.
W. d. Allison. one Of the inspectors
killed. was formerly sheriff OF Midland
county and was veteran West Texas
peace officer. He was N member cf the
posse which overlook and killed the
Mexican insurgent. Orozco. near Sierra
Blanca, few years ago.
The two inspectors were seated in the
hotel when the ~tockmen entered. aud
the shooting followed immediately ac-
cording ~ reports received here n was
also stated that had feeling had existed
for some time between the stockmen and
the inspectors The entire range district
has been greatly excited over the cattle
theft Investigations which have been
under way Nv the associations repre-
srntafiveS for some time
The arrests were made by Deputy ~ y
Marshals. police and detectives on COM
plants before United States Commis-
sioner Parker.