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Evening star., 1923-07-14
ToDAY'S WOOL MARKET.

BOSTON, July IA Especially The
wool market remained dull today. 1t
took bargain lots to stir the interest
Of buyers. There apparently Is more
interest in learning what is the
available supply than in actual buy
ing. Dealers, however. felt that the
low mark had been reached and that
prices shortly will be higher.
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BIG JUMP IN ORDERS.

NEW YORK, July 14.-Orders re-
ceived by the General Electric Com
pany for the first six months of, the
current year totaled $164,263,755. as
compared with s114,219,24S in the
corresponding period last year, Presi-
dent Gerard Swope announced yester-
cent
Evening star., 1923-07-14
WAGE BOOST GRANTED.

NEW YORK. July 14.-An increase
of per cent in wages offered by
the Interborough Rapid Transit Com
pany as a compromise to the de-
mands of their $4,000 employees for a
10 per cent increase was accepted
yesterday.
The original demand was for a 25
per cent increase, but it was reduced
to 10 per cent.
Evening star., 1923-07-14
CLOSING |SF|RM
IN STOCK MARKET
But 100000 Shares Change
Hands in TW0-Hour SeS-
sion Today.
Ey the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 14.-Speculative
sentiment unquestionably was better
in today's brief session of the stock
market, but the upward movement
failed to attract outside buying or to
provoke fresh buying by professional
traders.
In fact only languid interest was
displayed in the course of prices and
the absence of many traders over the
week end reduced dealings to NOM
inal proportions number of stocks
improved one to two points with
motor accessories. equipments. chemi-
Gals, tobacco and minor steel issues
making the best showing.
The closing was firm. Sales approx
mated 200, 900 shares.
NapHET re npTFTTNG
Evening star., 1923-07-14
TALK OF BIG MERGER.

ST. PAUL. July IA (SpeciaD.-It is
understood here that negotiations are
in progress for the purchase of the
Wisconsin Minnesota Light and Power
Company by the Northern States
Power Company. The deal would in
volve about s3,000,000.
Evening star., 1923-07-14
Had Worked Them All.
rom the Boston Transcript

From the Boston IransCrlpt.
Dear me. John, this is dreadful.
with the hot weather on US and no
money to go anywhere. Haven't you
got any country relatives you can
scare up?'
That's the trouble. I've scared all
I've got already"
Evening star., 1923-07-14
CLEARING HOUSE REPORT.

NEW YORK, July 14.-The actual
condition of clearing house banks
and trust companies for the week
shows an excess in reserve OF S26-
792,480. This is an increase of $50
998,250.
Evening star., 1923-07-14
DISCOUNT RATE RAISED.

ZURICH, July 1.-THE Swiss Ma
tional Bank today raised the discount
rate from 8 to 4 per cent, and the
Lombard rate. or rate on loans on
stock exchange securities was raised
from 4 to 5 per cent
Evening star., 1923-07-14
NEW YORK DAIRY PRICES.

NEW YORK, July 14-Butter,
steady; receipts, 1860 tubs. Eggs,
irregular; receipts, 21,105 crates.
Cheese, firm; receipts, 305.357 pounds.
State, whole milk, flats, fresh, aver
age run 244a25.
Evening star., 1923-07-14
At Her Command.

From the London Mail.
so your husband has given up
smoking. That needs pretty strong
will, doesn't it?''
"WelI, I've got onea
Evening star., 1923-07-14
Made q Difference.

From the Woo Doc.
Socrates lifted his cup.
whats this stuff?" he asked.
"Hemlockr' replied the cupbearer.
OH said Socrates, that's all right
Il thought 1T was one of those sub
stitutes for beer"
Evening star., 1923-07-14
RnnFERs TO GET $12 PER DAY

ST. LOUIS, July IA (SpeciaD.-The
slate roofers' union has won it's fight
for an increase Of wages from $40 to
$12 day.
Evening star., 1923-07-14
ANOTHER CUT IN FLOUR.

BALTIMORE. July IA (Special).--
A reduction of 25 cents per barrel in
all grades of western -four was an
nounced at the chamber of commerce
today.
Evening star., 1923-07-14
It Quickened Interest.

From the Kansas City Times.
Mamma-The bathing dresses this
year are more disgusting than everi
Daughter-Oh, mamma, reallytl
Which shop have you seen them inS
Evening star., 1923-07-14

The largest smokable cigar ever
made was presented to an American
politician. 1t was twenty eight inches
in length aud weighed more than Ave
pounds.
Evening star., 1923-07-14
Grain, Produce and
Live Stock
LOCAL WHOLESALE MARKET.

saturday morning trading was not
brisk. Dealers expressed themselves
as being satisfied with the week s
market. supplies of most foodstuffs
being ample to meet all demands.
Slight fluctuations in prices were
noted during the. week. Prices for
good beef remained high. spring
chickens We're cheaper and fowls
slightly higher.
Vegetable prices were somewhat
cheaper. the price of corn dropping
about so per cent. Tomatoes con-
tinued scarce and high, but lower
prices are anticipated early the COM
ing week.
Eggs-Strictly fresh. selected. can
died, per dozen. 27a2S: average receipts,
25; southern, "a
Live poultry-Roosters, per lb.. IA;
turkeys, per lb.. 25; spring chickens.
per lb.. 35a45: keats, young, each, 40;
fowls, per h.. 26
Dressed poultry = Fresh killed
ter chickens, per lb.. 35; hens, per
ID, 80; roosters. per lb., 20; tur-
keys. per lb.. 35a4O; keats. young.
each. 70aso.
Live stock-calves, choice. per lD..
10; medium. per h.. 91a; thin. per
lb., SAT. Lambs, spring, per lb.. 12a13;
live pigs. 3.00a5.00 each; live hogs. per
lb.. 81.
Green fruits--Apples. new. per bas-
ket, 1.00a2.50. California oranges, per
crate, 5.50a7.00; Florida, 5.50a7 90.
Lemons. per box, 60Oa75O. Grape
fruit, 4.00a4 so. Blackberries, per qt.,
10a18. Peaches, 1.00a3. 90. Cantaloupes,
standard. 20Oa3.50: pony 1.75a2.25
fats, 125a1.50. Black raspberries, 15a
22k; red raspberries. 25a35.
Vegetables-New potatoes, per bbl.
No. /, 7.00a7.50; No. 2, 2.00a3.00. North
Carolina yams, 3.50a4.00. Lettuce. per
crate. nearby, 75a1.50: New. York, 50a
1.7J. Romaine lettuce, per crate, 1.00a
200. Cabbage nearby, 1.50a2.5o per
Dbl. Eggplant, per crate. 2.00a40 To-
matoes. R bu basket, nearby. 2.00a5.00.
Beans. 3.00a5.00 per Dbl. Peas. 2.00a3. 90
per basket. Peppers. per crate. North
Carolina, L50a3.50. Kale. per bbl., 75a
1.25. Spinach, per bbL, 4.oOa5.O0. Gel
cry. per crate, New York. S.00a9.00.
Squash, 75a1.00. North Carolina lima
beans. 2.50a5.00 per basket.
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U. s. TREASURY CERTIFICATES
Quotations furnished by Redmond & "a
BOSTON STOCK MARKET

BOSTON, July 14-Followine is . 1;s+
of today's highest, lowest and CLOSING
prices for the most active stocks dealt
in here "eoi'
Evening star., 1923-07-14
CHICAGO STOCK MARKEr.

CHICAGO, July 14.--Following is a
report of today's safes, high, low and
closing quotations at the Chicago Stock
EXCHANGE.
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MARKET is DRIFTING.
Saturday Session Fails to Show
Definite Trend.
BY STUART p. WEST.
nia.ot, a.. r,hn star

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
NEW YORK. July 14.-Prices on the
stock exchange today simply drifted
with little tendency either way and
small. The opening was slightly
lower, following which some fresh
buying appeared in such leaders as
Studebaker. American and Baldwin
Locomotive. This buying resulteo IN y.
gains of a half point or so. but II
quickly subsidized and in the last hall
hour the market sagged off again.
Interest shown In b. & D.
Baltimore and Ohio. while 1t gained
no ground, attracted more interest
than most of the other rails. The
stock has done better since the di-
rectors' meeting in the last week OF
June, when no action was taken on
the question Of resuming dividends
Baltimore and Ohio could have easily
paid a dividend on its earnings OF the
first half year.
ed to anticipate the final payment OF
Sl75O.0OO required by the terms or
the $4,000, 900 loan and also to pay
in cash for S5.000.000 new equipment
This has so improved the nnanclal
continue as they are there would be
considerable ground for expecting
favorable action on dividends at the
December meeting.
Important stock Transfer.
1t is understood that an important
transfer OF stock has recently taken
place in Burns Brothers A. The de-
tails of the syndicate transaction, by
which this transfer has been accom-
plished were not ready to be given
out. They will probably be announc-
cd on Monday. Steel common did
not get beyond a radius of a half
point all through the two hours.
Baldwin Locomotive after drawing
close to 120 fell back to 119.
Little notice was taken in the mar
kets today of the hostile comments of
the French press upon the Baldwin
speech
Exchanges Hold Well.
The impression made by the morn
ing cables certainly was that the
French and British were quite as far
apart as ever in their attitude toward
the German question. But II there
was fresh pesSimism on this score, 1t
did not show either in the exchanges
or in the security markets.
The New York stock market, in con-
sidering the European outlook as a
factor in calculations. naturally took
its cue from the foreign exchange
movement When exchange rates did
not go down. following the unfavor-
able comment from Paris. there was
obviously no occasion for the stock
exchange to be disturbed.
Evening star., 1923-07-14

TOTAL SALES (Par vaIue):
IL am. 2 $4,000 I2noon a5iso ooo
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DAIRY PRODUCTS.

BALTIMORE, Nd, July Il Especially.
Live poultry, spring chickens,
pound. 30a45; Leghorns. 27a35; old
hens, 24a27: Leghorns. 22a23; old
roosters. 15a16; ducks, 14a20; spring
ducks. 22a2S; pigeons. pair. 25aSO.
firsts. dozen, 25: southern. 23a24.
Butter-Creamery. good to fancy,
pound, 37a41; prints. 41a43; nearby
creamery. 35a3S; ladies, 34a35; rolls.
30a32: store packed, 29a30; dairy
prints, 30a32.
Evening star., 1923-07-14

HOURLY SALES OF STOCKS.
IL a.m..... SO 500 12m...... 1876 700
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-13
PHILLIPS HIGH PLA YS STRONG DUVAL TEAM
BELMONT HAS NOT SEEN CHALLENGE

NEW YORK, Nov. 12.-Late today Major August Belmont, chairman of the Jockey club, had not received the challenge cabled from France for the three cornered international thoroughbred race next May at Longchamp, between -year-olds of France, Great Britain and the United States. Jockey club officials withheld comment but there were iu- dications that such an invitation would be favorably received.
 It was pointed out that Harry F.. Sinclair, owner of Zev, already had expressed readiness to ship his great colt abroad next season, although he had in mind chiefly the idea of giv- ing a return match to Papyrus, the English derby winner, which was de- feated by the Rancocas crack in the $100.0OO race at Belmont Park last month.
 However, since Zev's victory, an other thoroughbred has risen to dis- pute the 1923 three-year-old crown with Sinclair's brown racer. In Me- moriam, a Kentucky horse. decisive ly defeted both Zev and My Own. Rear Admiral Grayson's colt, in the recent Latonia championship and is slated for a final test with Zev next Saturday at Louisville. The out cone of this race might be the de- termining factor. it was said, should the Jockey club accept the French challenge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-13
ALABAMA TEAMS TO PLAY AT HOME

MONTGOMERY. Ala, Nsv. 12.- Alabama colleges this week face football competition on their native soil. all of the battles looming as first-class affairs.
 Auburn and Centre meeting in Bir- mingham in annual battle Is the ma jor attraction of the weekend, the Tigers and Colonels appearing ready for battle royal with the Kentuck- ians ruling favorites.
 Montgomery also has big time argument on for Friday, with the Crimson Tide of Alabama university meeting Louisiana State university at Cramton Bowl. Alabama will take the field favorites.
 Birmingham's second attraction of the week will be the meeting of Bir- mingham-Southern college and Union university on Friday. The Partners, with little to support them in the matter of record fer the season, will enter the game with the dope point Ing to a Union victory.
 Mobiles weekend attraction con- sists of a Millsaps- Spring Hill bat tie, while Howard goes to Chatta- nooga to meet the University of Chattanooga, a team that has al- ready conquered the Birmingham Panthers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-13
STONEHAM TO BE HEAD OF GIANTS

NEW YORK, Nov. 12-Reports that Charles A. Stoneham, president or the New York National League club, was about to retire were set at rest to- day when he was reelected unan- imously by the stockholders to head the organization for another year. Seven directors including John J. McGraws manager and vice presi- dent, and Francis x. McQuade, treas urer, also were reelected.
 Election of other officers wes de- ferred until the return from Europe of McGraw, who. with Hugh Jen7 nings, Giant coach, Is booked to sail tomorrow on the George Washington for England.
 After the business meeting the Giant pilot confirmed the fact that negotiations with St. Louis for Rog- CTS Hornsby, slugging second sacker, had been abandoned, but intimated that a deal with the Cardinals for Jeff Pfeffer. veteran pitcher might be completed. McGraw said he would like to bolster his mound staff with Pfeffer. who was in disfavor for a Short time last season with the Card fnal management
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-13
CRIMSONS OUTLAY FLORIDA HIGH TEAM N FIRST HALF
Forward Passes Give Both Teams TouchdoWns-Cap- tain Holder Starred

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Ntv.l 12.- Special. )--Playing 8 great game, the Phillips High school team from Bir- Duval High school eleven here Mon day afternoon in hard fought bat tie. The final score was to z.
 The Birmingham team opened the game with rush and throughout the first half played rings around the locals. In the second half two long passes that thrilled the crowd put tho ball over the goal line for Phillips and counted the first touch down. Both passes were beautifully executed with Johnny Grill throwing and Cy Anderson receiving. Holder kicked goal for point-after-touch- down.
 In the second half the Duval team came back and played on even terms with the visitors, but 1t was an in tercepted pass that enabled them tt' score the tieing counter. In tn third quarter Mike Houser, Duval back, snagged a pass on his own f4-yard line and ran 56 yards for a touch down. The play checked Phillips march into Duval territory. It was a beautiful run for the fleet Houser and he eluded several tacklers.
 Capt. Harry Holder was the offsn- sive star of the game with many long games and good headwork at quarter. Anderson, Bcwden and J. Smith led the Crimsons in their great defensive play. The whole team was working pretty on the defense.
 Duval tried many trick plays, but was never able to make any substan- tial gains at 1t. The ends were com ing in fast and breaking them up while their line plunges were stopped dead at the line of scrimmage. It was one of the prettiest games ever seen on a local field and witnessed by A large crowd of fans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-13
MORE WRANGLES N COOK OIL CASE
pr. Cook Tells Of His Polar ~ Expeditions And His
 Decorations

FORT WORTH, Tex, Nov. 12.-lBy Associated Press s.)-Clashes between counsel for the defense and Judge John KiIIits were frequent Monday during the trial of pr. Frederick A, Cook, charged with using the mails to defraud. Judge Killits threatened to remand to jail Joe Greenhouse, one qf the defendant attorneys. after he had invited the judge to step outside the court room tC settle a difference between the two mem *
 The warning was an outgrowth of one of the wrangles which ffavet marked the Cook trial since it began pr. Cook was on the witness stand and among other things touched upon his first arctic expedition with Peary and his antartic expedition with the Belgian exploring party which led to him being decorated by. the Xxi 2 of that country for valiant service The question of the adInfs- sibility of some evidence was befors the court. Exceptions objectionss and arguments of counsel were being, hurled rapidly back and forth, some of them tinged with bitterness. M
 Pride shown from the face of pr. Cook as he touched upon his expe-s dition to the cold, bleak regions of the freezing circles. Especially was this apparent when questioned as to his decoration by the Belgian King. q
 Of his own expedition to the norths pole, Dr. Cook did not speak, nor was he questioned as to it by the de- fense attorneys. Senator Bailey, leading defense counsel. asked him if he is a practicing physician and he replied he had received his degree from New York state university- He graduated in 1890 and the next to ba wi he said. During the next year he was again appointed to accompany the Peary expedition in it's dash to the pole, but did not go.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-13
Neu York At Last Has
 An Unusual Eleuen

NEW YORK, Nov. 12.-New York city, 8 thriving college town on the Atlantic ocean, with 6,o00,o0o inhabi- tants and many institutions of learn ing, has her first unbeaten foot ball team in many years.
 This is the squard from St. Johns college, Brooklyn. a school which amounted to nothing in football in seasons past. St, Johns thus far in 1923 has won five games, from. Stew ems. Cooper Union, Fordham, Spring field and Niagara, scoring a total of 105 points to 26. The team Is re- garded as one of the best of the sec ondary class.
 On the other hand, the college of the city of New York has lost six games and has not scored a single point all season.
 Columbia, Fordham and New York University are some of the other schools within the city limits whose teams have not for many years rivalled the brilliance of single in- candescent in the constellation of Broadway.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-13
LLOYD GEORGE IS
 KEPT IN A STALL
Blooded GeIding To Compete
 In Horse Show For HonorS

NEW YORK. Nov. 12.-Lloyd George, not seeming to resent the fact that he Is a prisoner. is jailed In box stall at Squadron A. armory on Madison avenue, and Is subsist- ing on diet of hay, oats and mash. The distinguished Briton was per mitted to receive callers during the visiting hour Sunday and many &C., quaintances came to see him whose names would read like a roster of the first families of America.
 A few of Lloyd Georges personal friends were admitted to his com modious cell. and some few who held themselves to be especially priyi- legged, felt the gloss of his brown coat, pinched his legs. or opened his mouth and counted his teeth, to which faniliarities he submitted with captivating grace.
 To those standing outside the door. Lloyd George made short, diplo- matic address In which, however, he refrained from committing himself on any of the more important politi- cal issues of the day. When excerpts were read to him from the weekend utterances of Woodrow Wilson, how ever, he begged leave to dissent from the ex-Presidont's view.
 "Neigh-neigh" he was quoted as saying.
 The ramouD Brlton VIII pc Ieo Into the show ring of the annual horse show Monday and In the presence of thousands of members of the blood and money aristocracy of the east, will be compelled to leap lightly over several fences, dance a fox-trot and otherwise disport himself.
 Lloyd George was sent here from his home in Nova Scotia by his own CTS, Marion and Grace Douglas, to compete for blue ribbons against the best of America's blooded animals. He is bay gelding, five years old a little over 15 hands high, and of Welsh descent He will meet some of the best American saddle horses in Tuesdays saddle horse sweep stakes, among being General Per shing's famous charger, Jeff, and pri- vate mounts of well-to-do cavalry of ficers sent here from mary scattered posts.
 The armory again has been decor- ated as g. reproduction of George Washington's home at Mount Vernon, Va. Society leaders sitting on the veranda of the Washington home at tea during the judging of horses In the ring, may gaze at the painted Po- tomac winding away toward Lexing- ton avenue on the far wall of the amphitheatre.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-13
MANDELL TO GET CRACK AT HERMAN


 NEW YORK, Nov. 12.-Sammy Man dell, little Portuguese boy from Rockford, H., who reminds New York of Benny Leonard when he was chance Tuesday night in fight with Babe Herman, featherweight who first came east from California as member of Jack Dempsey's Atlantic City training troupe.
 Mandell has become the Herman of 1921. In that day Herman, schoolea in the body-weaving. style by Demp- sey seemed very like to rush along to the top of the featherweight di- vision. However, he was stopped by Pepper Martin with one punch and never got started again.
 Mandell, is the coolest and most scientific of all the young crop of fighters. He has difficulty even now making the featherweight limit, how ever and if he continues to progress it probably will be as a lightweight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-13
TO BE
 BRAVES MANAGER
Boston Trades With Giants For Bancroft As
 Manager

BOSTON, Mass, Nov. 12.-The Bos- ton National League club tonight an- nounced the resignation of Manager Fred Mitchell of the Braves and the appointment of Dave Bancroft of the Giants as manager of the team. The Giant captain of the past season comes to Boston with two of his teammates, Casey" Stengel and Bill Cunningham, in exchange for Pitch CTS Joe Oeschger and Outfielder Billy Southworth Lf the Braves.
 The deal between the Giants and Braves clubs was completed 7last night at 8 meeting in New York at tended by President Stoneham and club and Christy Mathewson and Emil E. Fuchs, president and vice pre- sident of the Braves. Mitchell. tonight's announcement said. contem- . plates the purchase of a minor league club, but has not yet made, definite plans.
 President Mathewson and Vice President Fuchs of the Braves issued the following statement:
 Seldom Is there any great i'm proven-ent accomplished without some Sacrl1lce. Wo ieSAoe tAS .oS of the services of our manager, Fred Mitchell, by resignation, and we join his many friends in wishing him the hest of luck and the success which a man of his sterling character and scientious devotion to duty de- serves.
 After weeks of conference with the officials of practically every Ma tionaI League club, we decided on a trade. While including the sacrifice of the services of so hard worker, so able and worthy player as Billy Southworth, his conduct and deVo- tion 8 credit to the national game, and the transfer of that manly wholesome character, Joe Oeschger, whose failure to win for us was not for want of honest effort, we feel our efforts to re-establish winning and high class baseball club for Bos- ton Is greatly aided in securing the services of such experienced leaders of their positions in professional base ball as Bancroft, Charles D., Casey Steneel and William A. Cunningham. Their reputations and recoros speah for themselves,
 eve believe 1t to be for the best interest of our club to have playing n. n.anager and therefore that we are fortunate in securing for the position of manager so quick thinking, Tear = less. experienced and expert as David Bancroft.
 "In our conference with the other clubs we endeavored to purchase or trade for the services of other worthy players without present sue cess, We shall continue our efforts. preferring to offer reasonable sums of money rather than players, in the accomplishment of our purpose. Our best Judgment is that the encourage ment shown by our young players toward the end of last season, and with added strength just announced. the Braves of 1924 will be fighting 1t out with the best of them for the highest honors of the game"