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Evening star., 1923-12-24
|. c. C. ELEVATOR MEN
) GET CHRISTMAS BOXES
Commissioners Override Ruling Or
dering Remembrance Offer
ings Forbidden.

Elevator operators in the Interstate
Commerce Commission building may
have their little Christmas gift boxes
In their elevators this year as usual.
They put them up two weeks ago,
conveying -yuletide greetings = to the
commission members and employees,
and hoping for Christmas remem-
brances. But last week came a no.
tice from the office of public build
tngs and grounds, decreeing that the
gift boxes in the elevators must go.
And forthwith they were taken down.
group of the operators made this
fact known to members of the COM
mission. and rumor has il that the
commission, in executive session, au-
thoriZed the operators to replace
their little gift boxes in the elevators.
At any. rate, they are up today, and
the operators hope when they open
them up at the close of business to-
day they will all have a nice little
Christmas remembrance.
Evening star., 1923-12-24
SANTA VISITS ORPHANS,
Children Get Gifts at st. Vincent
ASYLUM.

Santa Claus paid his annual visit to
the orphans at st. Vincent's Asylum
yesterday afternoon. Ia his pack were
presents for each of the children, IN
cluding candy. dolls and other things
little girls like.
His arrival was preceded by an
entertainment given by the st. Vim
cents Auxiliary. McWilliams' Orches-
tra> q delegation of clowns from the
knights of Columbus. and the EIks
and the Glee Club of the Catholic
Daughters Of America. John F. Nc
Carron was the Santa. Claus.
Rev. +. X. Cayanagh delivered an
address. Final plans were made for
the annual ball for the benefit of the
asylum, which will be held at tho
Catholic University Friday night.
Evening star., 1923-12-24
INQUIRY Is INVITED Z
INTO ALIEN PROPERTY
Custodian Tells Coolidge His Office
Will Welcome Congressional
Investigation.

Thomas W. Miller. alien prope rty
told President Coolidge to-:
day that his office would welcome any
Investigation Congress may decide to
make. A resolution to direct a Senate
INQUIRY into the administration of
alien property has been introduced by
Senator King, democrat, Utah.
The alien property cust9dian's Office
1T ever has been," Mr.. Miller said.
Mr.. Miller also went over with the
President his annual report, which
VIII be sent. to Congress the first Of
the year. !.
Evening star., 1923-12-24
MAINE CANDIDATES BUSY
Republicans Seeking Governorship
Open Campaigns.
Special Dispa teh to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
AUGUSTA, Me, December a.
Mayor Albert f. Day of Bangor. re-
publican candidate for governor. and
ex-Representative Frank L. Guernsey
of Dover-Foxcroft, republican candi-
date for United States senator, both
from the eastern section Of the state,
during the past week Invaded the
western part of the state. Both
gentlemen asserted that they received
many assurances of support.
1t seems to be the general i'm
preston that Gov. Percival P. Baxter,
who. as president of the senate, be-
came governor on the death of Gov.
Frederic II. Parkhurst in February,
1921, and who was elected for full
term of two years in 1922. will be a
candidate again. A statement one
way or the other is expected from
Gov. Baxter shortly after the begin
ming of the new year.
J. CLEMENT MURPHY.
Evening star., 1923-12-24
PLANS YULETlDE PARTY.
'Women's League Will Entertain
Disabled at Mt. Alto Hospital

4 The Washington section of the
pWomen's Overseas Service League
isvill give Christmas party at Mount
ALTO Hospital tonight. Although en-
tertainments are given at the hos
bital every other week by the league,
aonight's party will be more elab-
orate than in. the past. The same
Fled out at ST. Elizabeth's Hospital.
Evening star., 1923-12-24
BEDRIDDEN 40 YEARS.
NEGRO WOMAN is ITO
Inmate Of Luray, w., .Almshouse
Is Waited Upon Constantly
by S0-Year-Old Son.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LURAY, va, December 24.--Bed-
ridden for forty years, Harriet PEN
dleton, colored. an inmate of the
county almshouse, Is. believed to be
the oldest living person In Virginia
From what is declared to be reliable
records. .he is 1l0 years Of age.
; She has lived for nearly a half CEN
-tury in uLe Of the whitewashed cot
;tages assigned to colored inmates of
the institution. Her son, eighty years
old, who also is an inmate. has been
her faithful attendant for years.
Evening star., 1923-12-24
Burning the Yule Log.
the Kansas City Times,

From the KANSAS City Times.
The custom of burning the Yule
log at Christmas time, in parts of
England and the continent, is a sur
vival from an ancient festival an
nually held among the northern ma
tions to celebrate the return of the
sun after the winter solstice Decem-
Der 2D. The Yule log is thought to
bring good fortune, and frequently
part of 1t is saved to light the new
Italians regard the charred YuIe log
as a preventive against lightning.
"Yule" is an old word for Christmas,
and is. still so used proxipcially.
Evening star., 1923-12-24
HIT BY ACCIDENTAL SHOT.

Accidental discharge of the pistol
of Shedrick Wright 1920 7th street
northwest, last night shortly after S
o'clock resulted in Lindsey Carter,
colored, 944 r street northwest. re-
ceiving a bullet wound in his left
ankle. Wright, a Mexican. police re-
ported, was examining the weapon
when the shot was fired. The wound
ed man received surgical aid at
Emergency Hospital.
Evening star., 1923-12-24
PROF. VAIL DIES SUDDENLY,

BOSTON, December 24.-Prof George
Morttz WhAl. emeritus professor, Of
German at Williams College, = and
associated with that institution for
the last thirty-one years, died. sud-
denly in a hospital here yesterday Of
pneumonia, He was known as an
authority ON German literature and
had written extensively on the SUBJ
Evening star., 1923-12-24
Disillusioned.
Prom the Detroit News.

non the Detroit News. -.
BelIa-Do you believe in love at
first sight, dearie? - 80.
Donna--I certainly don't. The hrst
time I saw Jack Morton was In a
Swell limousine and 1 fell desperately
tn love with him. I found out later
he had only hired the car. -
Evening star., 1923-12-24
TREE AT HOSPITAL.
Sick Children at Garfield Made
Happy.

!, The children at Garfield Hospital
Fhave been made happy by a Christ
mas tree that was presented to them
Sey the social service committee of
sthe All Souls Unitarian Church. Mrs.
~. Yer Planck is chairman of. the
committee. The trimmings for the
sfree were donated by the Cleveland
sPark Public School. A number Of
gifts also were presented by friends.
&of the hospital. -. So >.
Evening star., 1923-12-24
He Had Been There.

From the Philadelphia Bulletin.
Teacher--What does the busy bee
feach us, Charlie?
Z Charles-Not to go too near 1.-The
hive.
Evening star., 1923-12-24
GIRL ANARCHIST CLEARED
Found Not Guilty of Staying Paris
H., Royalist Reporter ...

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, December 24.-Germaine
Berthon, girl anarchist, was acQuit-
ted by jury today on a charge of
killing Marius. Plateau, a reporter for
the royalist newspaper L'Action Fran
cafse, last January.
Evening star., 1923-12-24

Bellevue Hospital. in New York
city. is probably the oldest hospital
IN the United States. Its history runs
bAck about 1ss years.
Evening star., 1923-12-24

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1923-12-24

: At the Church of the Incarnation
Rev. DIR. George w. Atkinson will
celebrate solemn Eucharist at mid
night. Other services win be held
tomorrow at 1890 and 10 am.
+ Holy Eucharist will be celebrated
tonight at 11:46 o'clock at st.
Thomas; Episcopal Church, There
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20
DESPITE PRESSURE ON O|LS, MARKET
 SHOWS VERY WELL
HeavinesS Noted In Indus trials, While New York
 Central Leads Rails
By WALTER II. BROWN
 Editor New York Commercial Leased Wire to The ASc-Herald)

NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-Had it not been for the pressure exerted upon the oil group, today's stock market would have revealed quite 8 little rallying power, but as it was it gave a very good account of itself.
 There was some heaviness in the industrials, but the rails. did very well under the leadership of the New York Central. Before the present decline set in. an effort was being made to use this stock as a rallying point for bull movement in the rails with the hope that it would spread to the industrials. The plan was a good one because N. Y. C. is all intrinsically valuable stock paving [ per cent and after the re- cent decline practically all rails are more valuable than they now appear. in view of the heavy earnings based upon record loadings.
 As to the oils, there was a rally toward the close which seemed to relieve pressure on the entire list, particularly in view of the drop in call money to 312 per cent. Funds used for September 15 financing and income tax payments have once moro found their way back into commercial channels, and are na- turally seeking an outlet for tenn porary employment. Chairman Sin clair read a lecture to the stock market on the oil situation which seemed to have some effect. He said that the reproduction theory was being carried to ridiculous extremes. Today's reduction in AIid-Continent crude should result in early stabili- zation of the industry
 o O O
 Prices Not Covering Cost
 Prices we are now paying for crude, he said, "do not cover the cost of production, except from per haps 1000 out Of the 2S5,000 produc- ing oils in the United States Ob- Niously, such a condition cannot last and the sooner it is corrected the better the industry's quick recovery may be illustrated by recalling the depression of 1915 when people were as Respondent as now. Since 1915 crude oil consumption has increased more than 160 per cent while crude oil stocks have increased less than so per cent"
 Reports from the steel trade were more encouraging. with orders com ing in from various sources that were significant. The United States Steel corporations new bookings in August were about 50 per cent of production, but so far in September they have equalled about two-thirds. At the close United States steel reg istered & gain og %, Sinclair Is. American Can 1K, and New York Central &.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20
LAUNCH ANTI-KLAN DRIVE
Citizens Of Jackson Parish. La., To
 Make Fight On Mask

JONESBORO, La. Sept. 19.-De- claring that the law abiding and liberty loving people of Jackson parish have found woeful conditions existing here as the result of the machinations of the Ku Klux Kan. a movement was launched here today to fight the invisible empire" with publicity.
 The movement was launched by a group of citizens who made public a set of resolutions addressed to the People os Jackson Parish"
 A special fight will be made on the mask and secrecy Of the order. according to one of the resolutions.
 W. D. Jeppes, A. II. Cohir and R. l.. Hardy were the names given out as the committee on resolutions. Several instances of alleged klan outragcs were cited by the committee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20
NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES
NEly oRLEANs COTTON

NEW ORLEANS. Sept. 19-It was a market of wide fluctuations in cotton to- day, with the most violent changes in the late trading, when prices suddenly swung upward more than a cent a pound, but In the last few minutes of the day crum- bled away again under realizing sales from the long side and finally closed at net gains on the session of but 3S to 63 points, closing sales on October rangtn- from 2S.75c to 2S.90c a pound.
 In the early session the continued rain fall in the northwestern portion of the belt caused enough buying to completely offset a. poor Liverpool and to put prices 23 to 30 points higher. Favorable politi- cal rumprs from Europe and expectations of bullish weekly crop reports from the government were also sustaining influ- ences, but after the crop reports were out of the way a great deal of liquidation appeared and the market commenced to fall off New Relling was done the claim. that the weekly reports were not as bad as expected. Soon after midses- sion the market was at it's lowest, down close of { to 13 points.
 From a drifting affair with an easy un- dertone. the market suddenly was electri- fled into activity by favorable rumors re garding the Ruhr situation and the heaviest kind of buying set in much of 1t being for short account. October was shot upward to 29. BOG and all months made new high levels for the season. At this stage prices were 110 to 12S points over yesterdays close, and the improve ment tempted 3 great deal of selling out on the part of old longs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20
Ouer Priuate Wires
MuBBARp nRos. & Co,s LErrER

HUBBARD BROS. & CO.'S LETTER
 NEW YORK. Sept. 19.--Liverpool was again higher than expected this morning as result of the rains continuing in the south and the strong basis asked. Yes terday's sellers turned buyers causing an advance which was checked by realizing as result of statement in a circular issued by Babson that there is more cotton than we had a year ago. This brought d further decline but the Jnarket showed d very, steady undertone, In the late after noon about 20 minutes before the close "a tiekerl report made its appearance stat Ing that the Germans had offered. through the Belgian ambassador. Q cease their passive resistance in the Ruhr provided that those who had been expelled from the Rhineland be permitted to return. and those who had been arrested be released This was reported to be the sole demand made. In addition 7, it was stated that Germany would consider the payment of 30 billion gold marks annually. When this made its appearance there a rush to replace cotton which had been sold on the reaction theory, causing a very rapid ad- vance to the soc level for October, on the idea that this indicated that the Ruhr situation would soon be settled.
 Liverpool futures are due tomorrow October. 16.70d; January, 15.97d.-Hub- bard Bros & Co.'S daily letter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20
EXCITED JUMP M' COTTON FOLLOWS.
 EARLY. PRICE SAG

NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-Early de- clines in todays cotton market were followed by one of the most rapid and excited advances witnessed so far since the beginning of the pres ent bull movement. The advance carried prices above the long talked of 30-cent level, October deliveries selling up from 2S.S5 to 3030, or 145 pooints from the lowest ana 13e points above yesterdays closing quotation. That month closed al ing excited at net advances of 65 to 103 points.
 The market opened steady at an advance of to IT points. Liverpool cables were lower than due, but re- ports of unexpectedly heavy rains in the western belt made consider able buying interest and active months soon showed net advances of 25 to 30 points. This encountered a good deal of hedge selling from the south and a renewal of liquida- tjon, with offerings becoming more active when a bullish interpretation of the weekly report of the weather bureau failed to stimulate fresh buy ing. For time during the middle of the day the market appeared to be rather unsettled with price NpA hluS OlL. to Scs4o TOT DECGmDSI and 27.90 for January, or about 10 to 15 points net lower on the more active months. Offerings grew lighter on the decline, however, and the mar .l1et became sensa tionally stronS later in the afternoon on reports of very heavy rains or floods in Okla homa and north Texas. a more favor able view of the European political situation and reports of further advance in the spot basis. December shot up to 29.90 and January to 29.10 in a market which seemed to have been pretty well sold out on the earlier decline and the general list showed net advanes of Tor to 132 points. There were more contracts for sale at these figures and the close showed reaction of 20 to 40 points from the best, There was such rush of business during the last hour that brokers reported great difficulty in executing orders and there were frequently fluctuations of to 10 points between sales. I1X ports today 21,3O6 bales, making 5S9, ,031 so far this season. Port re- ceipts 32,73f. United States port stocks, 427,175.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20
LOCAL MARKETS

Apples-winessp. I3s. 15o. Ies box. N, to; 175 and smaller, box, $4 50.
 Bananas-Per h.. ;ac.
 Beans-Lima, California. regular, h.. Michigan, lb.. 1Oc: red kidney. h.. 12o; Peas-Califoruia blach-eyed, h., 6%c. \ Cabbage-Crste. $4.
 EVaporated Arples--SeIan brand, 13Mc; sO-lb. box. N. Y. llac; 6O-16 oz.. N. r.,
 Evaporated Peacnes-so-lb. box. N. r.. Il lac; 50-15 ov., x. r.. 21c.
 Peaches-PracticalIy peeled. So-11. OF. GrapeIruit--54 box. s4.75; sl-7o-sO box. s5: 46 box. s4. .50.
 Lemons-cslilOrnia. box. slo.bo; import onions-White Texas. crate. s4; yello V Texas. crate. $S.76.
 Oranses-FIorida Val, 176-smaller, s7; Florida Val, l60, .s6.6o; Florida. 126 box. s6; California Val, l7b-smalier. 50: lSe. ineapple-lrish, old. h.. .A&
 PeaGuts-Ala. raw, h.. Sc; roasted, h., shc; Virginia raw. h., 1Uc; roasted. h.. Prunes-Caltfornia 4o-bo. s5 lbr., h., 6Ac, California bO-60, z5 lbs, h., 14hc; California 6o-7o. 20 lbs. ib.. Is%c; ss-1i oz.. pitted l6c; 25 lbs, 6O-e0. b.. llo, 20 lbs. 0O-7V. lb.. lOnc; Do lbs. 5000. Raisins-144-5c, seedless, S45o; 25 lbs. loose. seedess. l3nc; seediess. 5O-9 oz., SAc; seedless. 5O-l5 oz.. lac.
 Irish Potatoes-New red. No. 1, 3Mc, No. Z, l5.. 2k e. white. h., 4Ac. MississippI. crate, $2.50.
 Csntaloupes-Calitorn pony. S4.so; standard. s5. 50.
 Feaches-cnoice. s2.26; fancy. ,s.bo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20
HEY! WAKE UP!
Bandits ROut Cashier Out of Bed To
 open Vault

SANDOVALL, H., Sept. 19.--Rout- ing the cashier out of bed to open the vault, four bandits early today robbed the First National bank here Of $500.
 Whiie two of the robbers remained at the bank, the other two went six blocks to the home of II. H. Velamy, the cashier, and finding his front door unlatched, entered, bound and gagged his wife and compelled him to dress. He was marched to the bank. forced to unlock the door of the institution and a small safe con taining the silver money, which the bandits took. Meanwhile burglar alarm began sounding. and the quar- tet abandoned an attempt to compel the cashier to open a vault contain ing approximately S5,000. The ban dits escaped in an automobile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20
TO ENTER NEW PILOTS
Maughan And Maitland Eliminated
 From International Races

NASIIINGTON, Sept. l5.-A re vised army air service list of entries in the international air races in St. Louis October l to 3 shows that Lieut. Russell l.. Maughan and Lieut.. Lever J. Maitland, who finished first and second respectively in last years Pulitzer race at Detroit will not compete. They will be excluded un- der policy of the air service to en- ter different groups of pilots in the international races each year.
 In the Pulitzer high speed entry event at St. Louis Lieut.. Alexander Pearson will pilot the army Verville Sperry racers, while Lieutenants J. Corkille and Walter Miller will pilot the two Curtiss army racers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20
NEW BEAUTY RECIPE
Onion \ Day Will Do The Trick,
 Says Food Authority

CHICAGO, Sept. 19.--An onion each day will bring beauty and person ality your way.
 This is the recipe of Mrs. Jean Prescott Adams. authority on foods, who said today there is no beauty producer like a nice juicy Bermuda onion with q raw egg for a chaser.
 The onion, containing iron, tends to create a magnetic temperament much in contrast to the old .dage of an onion a day will keep everyone away" Mrs. Adams said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20
A STRIDE OF 25 FEET

The average ostrich can outrun the best Arab horse, if the bird will con- tinue on a straight ht-away course. The fact that wild ostrches like to run in circles invariably leads to capture, as a well-trained Arabian horse will fol- low the shortest course. knowing that the fleeing ostrich will turn in his direction. In full flight the adult ostrich often shows q stride of 20 to 25 feet, which affords one of It's remarkable speed, Magazine
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20
WHOSE FEET ARE THEY. THEN.

The IlttIe boy complained that his shoes hurt him. His mother looked at them and saw that in his hurry to get dressed he had put the right shoe on the left foot, and the left shoe on the right foot.
 You've got your shoes on the wrong feet.". she explained.
 The little boy looked up in wonder. No. I haven't, mummy" he said. They're my feet."-Youth's Compan- ion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20
PORT MOVEMENT

New Orleans: MddlIng, 29.25c receipts 5,4S6; exports, 100 sales, S52; stock, 5S, 761.
 Galveston Middling, 2s55c; receipts 1s.031; sales, 4.700; stock, 165.07o.
 Mobile: Middling, 2s.25c; receipts, TIC; Savannah: Middlng. 2975c; receipts 26o9; sales. 214; stock, 2S.442.
 Charleston; Middling. Is.50c; receipts 1,o25; exports, 1.571; stock, 27,125. 1,024; stock, 3,S66.
 Texas City: Stock, -2,495.
 Norfolk Middling,. 2s.5Oc; receipts, 6S4; sales, 31; stock, '9554.
 Baltinore: Stock, 791. k Boston! Middling, 29.75c; stock, 3,200. Philadelphia Stock, 4,92s. New York: Middling, SO.75c; exports, 15,939 stock, 16,639. 3, 696 stock, 2.671.
 Total today: Receipts. s2.7S1; exports. 21, 306 stock, 324.360.
 Total for week: Receipts. 20e,127; ex- Total for. season; Receipts, S14.so4; ex- ports. 569, 439.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20
BANDITS LOOT BANK
Cut Telephone Wires And Drive Of
 With S4 600
By Branner
7ItNI IsCpTrnr m

GALESBURG, lll.. Sept. 1Q.-Five bandits blew the safe of the Farmers bank at Joy this morning and es- caped with about $4,000 in cast.
 Two men in a bakery near the bank were tied and placed back of the bank building under guard wIlile the robbers worked. The bandits drove off leaving them tied. All telephone wires into the city were cut.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20
LIVERPOOL COTTON

LIVERPOOL, Sept. 19.-Cotton. spot. fair demand; prices steady. Good mid ding, 17.67d; low middling, 17.O2d; good
 ordinary, 16.52d ordinary. 16.22d. Sales. 1000 bales. including 2,300 American. Re ceipts, 300 bales all American. Futures closed barely steady September. 16.97d;
 october, 16.22d; December, 15.77d; Jan liilX 1Rd-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20
AS A TONIC

Social-He is one of the omst al truistic men I know.
 Service-What has he been dofne now?
 He spent all the afternoon telling hair-ra!sing stores to a couple of bald-headed men.''-Dartmort Jack O Lantern.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20
uscELLASEOUs STOCKS
SEEK TO ACQUIRE ROAD
Bon homie And Hattiesburg Southern
 Would Operate Branch

WASHINGTON, Sept 19.-The in- terstate commerce commission was petitioned today by the Bonhomie and Hattiesburg Southern Railway com pany for permission to acquire and operate a 26-mile section of the line of the Gulf, Mobile and Northern Rail- way company, known as the Hatties- burg branch.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20

Do you feel that prohibition has curtailed your personal liberty?
 No" replied Uncle Bill Bottletop. My personal liberty seems more re liable than it used to be. I an't in near so mnch danger of gettin' ar rested. IVY Washington Star
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20
INTERIOR MOVEMENT

Houston: Middfing. 29.7Oc; receipts, 21,- 24I493.
 Memphis: Middlng, 2S.75c; receipts, 1,S36; shipments, 2,2Si; sales 2,600s stock, 46,962.
 Augusta: Middhng. 295Oc receipts. l,597 shipments 603; sales, 61S; stock, 20.142.
 St. Louis Middlng, 2S5Oc receipts, 169; shipments. 169: stock, 3.364.
 Atlanta: Middlng, 29.75c.
 Little Rock: Middling, s5.75c: receipts, SSCa; shipments SO7; sales, 2,051; stock, Dallas: Midding. 2S.s5c; sales, 9S50. 160.
 Total today: Receipts 25,G71; ship ments. IS 3,S20; stock. 32I,721.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20
NEW ORLEANS COTTON FUTURES
SPOT COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 19.-spot cotton steady, 50 points higher. Sales on the spot, 252; to arrive. 100. Low middling, 2s. 25c; middling, 29.25c: good middling, 29.76c. Receipts, S,4S6; stock, 5S,761. <, NEW YORK. Sept. 1s.-Cotton, spot steady; middling, 30.76c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-20
EARTH SHOCK F, IF

HAMILTON. Bermuda Sept. t9.-Au earth shock sufficient to cause the houses to tremble wa felt at o'clock last night. No damage has been reported