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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-08
OBSERVE 5oth ANNIVERSARY

MT. and Mrs. John Harris Leslie or Coalwater Wednesday ! celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary at their home by inviting about forty members of their family and friends for the occasion Ten grown chil- dren were present to take part in the observance. MT, and Mrs. Leslie, preceded by the five sons and five daughters, marched from the living room of the home to the front porch and stood arm in arm while Rev. l.. N. Claxton, pastor of the First Bap- tist church, delivered an appropriate prayer after which an old-fashioned feast was served to the young peo- pie on the lawn a-d to tEe older guests in the living room of the Les lie home. Gen. John H. Wilson of Anniston; Mrs. Ida s. Cunningham and Mrs. Isa Braswel of Oxford; Mrs. M. l.. Johnson of Birmingham, and Mrs. lDollie Towle of Coalwater. who witnessed the ceremony of MT. and Mrs. Leslie 50 years ago, were honored guests at the reception on Tuesday afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-08
BODY IS FORWARDED
Mrs. Alice Farley Dies In Mobile And
 XNiu Re Hurried At Montgomery

MOBILE, Ala, Nov. 7.-(Special Leased Wire )-The- body of Mrs. Alice Herford Farley of Montgom- cry, who died here Wednesday at an irfirmary. was sent to Montgomery Wednesday night. for burial. She was the widow of J. G. Farley, who was a we'll known resident of Mont gomery and was widely known in the state. She is survived by one sister, Mrs. Virginia Herford of Montgom- cry; four nieces, Miss Alice Herford of Birmingham; Mrs. K. p. Peterson and Miss Marion McMahon of Mo- bile, and Mrs. J. R. Onderdonk of Chatom and other relatives.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-08
HOG AND POULTRY. SHOW |S OPENED.
Calhoun County Exhibit Called Most Complete Ever Seen
 In AnniSton
ANNIsTON BUREAU ]
 THE AGE-HERALD I


 Calhoun county's annual hog and poultry show opened at the Jones Livery Stable building on Leighton avenue Wednesday morning, with one of the most elaborate displays of chickens and livestock ever seen in Anniston. It is declared that the ex- hibit contains some of the best dis- plays of home and farm products as sembled at one place in the history of Anniston. With xhibitors show ing their products from every sec- tion of Calhoun county and the peo- pie of Anniston cooperating Tn a wholehearted manner with the fair promoters, the show this year eX- ceeds in volumne anything of the kind attempted here in recent years and scores of country people attended the first day of the fair Wednesday; One of the outstanding features or the show Is the exhibits from the community fairs of the county. In some instances some entire booths from the rural sections are being shown.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-08
I. n. GoRMAN DEAD.

J. T.NGorman, for many years state examiner of public accounts for the state of Alabama and widely known throughout the state, died here this afternoon. He served under Gov ernors Jelks, O'Neal, Conner and Henderson. as an examiner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-08

Tennessee: Temperature low; kil,- Ing frost on first caused remaining .cotton bolls to. open, but no serious ~camage to any crop. Good progress harvesting cotton and but little cot ton now in fields.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-08
Homemade Remedy
 Stops Coughs Quickly

The best cough medicine you ever used. A family supply easily and
 quickly made. Saves about $2.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-10
CHANGE IN F FREIGHT
RATES LIVE TOPIC
Stand On Railroads An Out
standing Feature OF Pres
ident's Message
BY WALTER II. BROWN
Market Editor New York COnlJnerctaL
licensed Wire to The Age-Heraldb

NEW YORK, Dec 9.-The outstand-
ing features of the Presidents mes
sage from the immediate standpoint
are those relating to taxation and TO
the railroads
Taxation has been so thoroughly
discussed since Secretary Mellon an
nounced his plan of reduction that
there is little more to add to it, All
that Mr.. Coolidge did was to give 1t
his unqualified Endorsement and to
make it a matter of administration
policy.
With regard to the railroads, GER
tain Legislators are advocating the
repeal of the guarantee clause" 1t
has been pointed out many times by
others who have made 8. study of the
transportation act that there is no
such clause. The President, in his
message, said: 1T has been errone-
-ously assumed that the act under
takes to guarantee railroads earn
ings. The law requires that rates
should be just and reasonable"
Reorganization of the rate struc-
ture is advocated by the President.
The time is ripe for such revision,
not necessarily a general reduction,
but the Reorganization of freight
rates on a more scientific basis. Con-
solidation of the railroads voluntarily
if possible, forciblY otherwise, is
made a part of government policy.
When one recalls the supreme court
decision in the famous Northern Pa
cific case generation ago, one real :
ICES that times have changed, for now
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-10
KILLED IN PLANE CRASH
Second Man Is Serious Hurt in Fall
at Washington

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-One man
was killed and another seriously in
iured when their airplane fell about
500 feet here today. Edwin r. Crush
in the passenger, was killed i'm
stsntly. Basil Gordon, owner and
pilot of the machine, is in a critical
condition at a hospital. Both were
residents of Washington. No cause
for the accident is known.
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the government is insisting upon the
very thing that it successfully prose-
cuted as unlawful in that case. En-
pire builders of that time with tile
vision of James ]. Hill are now be-
ing indicated, but it has been
eminent to become educated to it.
long and costly process for the gov
General trade conditions continue
satisfactory and the banking situa
ton may be regarded as abnormally
strong. Conservative bankers recog-
nize that the country is in a remark
able condition from a money stand
point, so good, in fact, that the ten
dency over the next three months
will be toward even lower rates. One
well known banker declares that he
has never seen business in such good
fundamental condition--corporations
are borrowing very little money and
appear to be well fortified with cash.
The automobile trade keeps active,
which speaks well for the buying
power of industry in general. The
textile trade is somewhat awry from
he failure of the northern mills to
appreciate the cotton crop shortage
and to fortlfy themselves with low
priced raw material to cover their
I seasons requirements, as the south
ern mills. being close to the source
of production, have done.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-10
LIST HONOR ROLE
Of ENSLEy FIRMS
Handsome New Cafe Ready
For Business Tuesday
Morning
ENSLEY BUREAU |
THE ACE HERALD
EnSlcy. Ala. Dec. o

Posters proclaiming that business
concerns here have donated 100 per
cent to the Community Chest drive
will be distributed Monday by Harde-
man s. Meade. chairman of the COM
mittee in charge of the drive in Ems
ley.
Mr.. Meade has list of several
houses in Ensley, whose employees
have everyone contributed to the
community fund, and to these will
be given the posters asserting that
fact so that the public may be aware
ofthat gratifying cooperation.
The Ensley Motor Car company, of
which d. P. Knapp is president, is
100 per cent in the fund. One of the
first to qualify 100 per cent was the
Bank of Ensley, which had all its
employees listed and the money ready
when the drive opened last Tuesday.
Aside from these firms, it is stated
that many others here have quail
fled for the 100 per cent class and
will receive posters during the day.
Work Will be resumed Monday and
completed during the next day or
two.
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terian church which was. torn away
to make room for business houses,
and has been elegantly equipped by
Mr.. Walters, who said Sunday he
would catere to the best and most
exacting patronage and felt that the
citizens Of Ensley would find the
cafe among the best and cleanest In
the entire Birmingham district.
Nick Walters, who is providing
Ensley with a modern and up to the
minute cafe, has been chef for the
Tennessee company at the Ensley
division restaurant for long time.
He is also widely known in the BIZ
mingham district as caterer whose
services have been in wide demand.
His entry into business will not cause
his resignation from the Tennessee
company, 1t was stated, IS he plans
to remain with the Ensley DIVISION
although he will have time to give
the cafe his personal supervision.
1t Is understood that the cafe VIII
be the scene of party Monday night
when a number of prominent men OF
Ensley will be asked to partake OF
a dinner. 1t is stated that Foster
Hamilton, Hardeman Meade, William
C. Maxwell, Samuel G. King. W. Z.
McCarty, Leon Friedman and others
will be guests at the opening.
A rainbow can only be seen when
the spectator stands between 1t and
the sun.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-10
WEEK OF DECLINES
IN COTTON PRICES
Highest Quotations Made At
Opening Session With
Lowest At Closing

NEW ORLEANS, Dec, 9.-It was
one long decline in the cotton market
last week, highest prices being made
on the opening session while the low
est prices came on the closing SEES
sion when the trading positions IN
the contract division were 1S5 to 295
points under the last sales of the
preceding week, with January off to
$3.50 cents pound. Last sales rep
resented net declines Of 165 to 27S
points, the final transaction in jan
uary being at 1915. In the spot de-
partment middling lost IT'S points
and closed at 34.25 cents a. pound
against PASS on the close of this
week last year. Totol sales in all
spot markets of the country amount
ed to 1854 bales, against 217,252 last
week and 1920 this week last year.
Throughout the week the trade
was chiefly concerned with ginning,
paying a great deal of attention to
bearish ginning rumors in the earlier
session, while the closing session
brought ginning figures from the
census bureau that were higher than
predictions from the short side, the
total output prior to the first of
December being counted at 9,243,917
bales, which indicated ginning dur
ing the last period of S75,234 bales
against 449,S23 during the same
period last year. Much was made of
the fact that ginning did not de-
crease compared with the preceding
period, as most people expected II
would. The preceding period pro-
duced s14,O96 bales.
Higher ginning figures produced
a higher range of private estimates
of the total crop and this coming
week the trade seems likely to be al
together concerned with the govern
ment,s annual estimate of total pro-
duction, which is due at l o'clock,
New Orleans time, Wednesday.
Whereas, not SO long ago the dispose
ton was to look for crop estimate
of as low as 100000 bales it is now
generally considered likely that the
government figures will be 10,0O0,00o
bales or above, and some traders are
even referring back to the final ten-
tative crop estimate of 10,24S,OOO
bales, issued with the last report on
the condition of the crop, in connec-
ton with the figures of the coming
week.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-10
j. s. TRADE BODY
REPORTS FOR YEAR
Investigations Into Blum
inous Industry Handicap
ped BY Courts

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-(By Asso-
ciated Press.)-A review of a years
endeavor to restrain business meth
DDS opposed to good morals and tend
ing to monopoly, was put before Con-
gress by the federal trade commits
sion in it's annual report, made public
today Along with the series of in
vestigations and proceedings against
hundreds of individual business
houses and trade associations, the
commission described the general &c
onomic Investigations which it has
conducted, by special order of Con-
gress or otherwise, into the indus
tries of grain exporting and coal
mining, into speculation on ex-
changes, and into trade practices
such as that involved in the pitts
burg base" for steel sales in the
west.
There were, during the last fiscal
year, commission complaints directed
against 2,3S4 separate respondents,
alleging improper conduct in com
mercial transactions, or the main
tenance of unlawful customs in trade.
These. and others pending, resulted
in the final issue of IS orders. direct
ing individuals and groups to desist
the practices complained against.
The commissions report in. its
Gus litigation had been precipitated
by appeals of concerns involved from
final or tentative findings directed
against them, the result of which. the
report said, had been ito develop the
law of business practices under the
courts rulings"
Eleven general economic inquiries
were pushed during the year, the
commission pointed out, and several
were brought to the final report
stage. These included the investiga-
ton into the effect on cotton and
cotton prices of central exchange OPP
erations. One of them, on petroleum
the commission added, had expressed
the finding that the whole trade
was dominated by the Standard Oil
interests" alone or in alliance with
other corporate groups"
h Its findings in repeated investiga-
feion of the bituminous coal industry
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-10
Lorain, O.. Nov. 10, 1928.
the Stockholders Of the Birmingham


Winston Coal Company:
Notice is hereby given that the directors
of said company. at a special meeting held
at the office of said company at Cleve-
ing Of the stockholders of said corporation
to be held at 10 a. M. Dec. -, 1873. AZ
the office of the company, Ole Hickox
building, Cleveland. O.. for the purpose. o. OF
considering and taking action upon the
following resolutions which will be offered
at said meeting:
Be it resolved by the stockholders OF the
Birming ham, Winston Coal Company, that
the authorized capital stock of this com
pany be. and the same is, reduced from
seven hundred thousand dollars s7oo oooo.
its present authorized capital stock, 10
seven thousand dollars {s7,o00). and that
this reduction be. and the same hereby Is,
made to reduce the par value OF each
share Of said stock from it's present present par par
value of one hundred dollars Nloo) per
share to one dollar (sI per share.
This notice is given and the meeuns
will be held in pursuance OF the provision
of the bylaws of said corporation and
of Sections a<7S and $3.50 OF the corpora
ton laws of the state of Alabama.
BIRMINGHAM-W WINSTON COAL CO.
A. v. HAGEMAN. Secretary
G. S. BECKWITH, President.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-10
RIVAL KHAN FORCES
READY FOR FOX TRIAL
Doubtful If KIansmen Will Serve
On Jury

ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. 9.-Riyal
forces of the Ku Klux Khan drew
their lines Sunday for the bitter legal
battle expected to rage about the
trial of Phil Fox, publicity director
of Imperial Wizard Evans, charged
with killing w. S. Coburn as the
climax of the internal war of the
Invisible Empire"
Defense and prosecution attorneys
were in last minute conferences Sat-
urday and Sunday with their prin-
cipal witnesses and otherwise mar
shalling the evidence for presenta-
ton in superior court when the sem
sational murder case is called
Wednesday.
Both sides agree that the fight Is
ION" and every move now will be
holly fought. The selection of a
jury is expected to be unusually diff
ficult and may require full week
Because of the peculiar lineup OF
the two factions in the Klan's in
ternal strife there was considerable
speculation as to whether either side
would consent to any member OF the
secret society serving on the jury
In anticipation of this the cour'
has ordered 172 talismen summoned
including the regular venire.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-10
LEGALS

Notice of StocIkholders' Meeting
The regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Alabama Home Build
ing and Loan Association will be held at
the office of the Association, 2026 First
Avenue, Birming ham, Ala, on Tuesday
December Is. 1928. at IL noon. for the
purpose of electing directors and trans
acting such other business as may come
before regular meeting.
II. NJ. ROBERTSON,
President
w. v. NJ ROBERTSON.
General Manager.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-10
Notjce of StockhoIders' Meeting

Notice of Stockholders Meeting
The regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Alabama Home Mort
gage Company will be held at the office
Of the Company, 1925 First Avenue, Biz
mingham, Ala. on Tuesday. December Is,
ing directors and transactng such other
business as may come before regular
meeting. w. v. M. ROBERTSON.
President
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-10
NEw GAZE READY

The Walters cafe, Ensley's newest
establishment. will open its doors
Tuesday morning at IL o'clock. An
announcement fixing this time was
made Sunday by Nick Walters after
getting all details worked out. The
cafe Is one of the new store spaces
provided on the site Of the Prssby-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-10

"The Dust of the Earth" is the til
tie of the senior class play to be
given in the auditorium of the Ems
ley High school Tuesday, December
Is. The characters have been as
signed to members of the graduating
class who have been engaged in re-
hearsals for the past several weeks.
1t was announced that the annual
play will be one of the best offerings
ever produced at the Ensley High
school and that all attendance rec
ords is expected to be broken upon
that occasion. The senior class an
nually presents play during the
holiday season, which invariably at
tracts wide attention locally and re-
suits in liberal patronage.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-10
MERCHANTS TO MEET

Ensley ASSOCIATED Merchants and
Business Men will meet Tuesday
morning at 10 o'clock in the inferior
court room. The meeting last week
was postponed on account of dis
agreeable weather. President John
A. Smith will preside.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-10

the commission said, were still han
dicapped" by court review, and the
inability so far to obtain figures on
investments, profits and costs.
The Webb-Pomerene law, empow-
ering American concerns to associate
in export trade enterprise under com
mission scrutiny, had furnished
ground at the end of the year for
combinations in 123 industries. The
report noted an increase in the
amount of export business under the
associations, and general increase
in the amount of trade interest taken
in international business. Admins
tering the law, the report said, the
commission had found opportunity to
remedy grievances of foreign pur-
chasers against American producers
in a number of instances, and com
mented that the practice went far ito
the establishment of good Will in
foreign markets"
No recommendation for legisla-
ton were made.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-10
m HOLD RANoUET

The Mems club of the Ensley High
lands Methodist church will hold it's
regular monthly banquet in that
church Monday night. An interesting
program has been arranged. The
committee requests anyone who con-
templates attending to notify them
~by noon Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-10
MONTHLY DIN

49,, The Mems club Of the Ensley
Methodist church expect over 800
members at the monthly dinner Mon
day night in the dining hall of the
church, when j. Mercer Barnett, past
president of the International XII
wants club addresses that body. The
banquet is regular monthly affair
at which a distinguished speaker is
invariably invited. Mr.. Barnett is
expected to talk on his late European
trim
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-10
SUM TOO SMALL
FOR HUBBY'S LOVE
So Court Holds In Reversing
Decision In Heart Balm
Case

TOPEKA, Kas,, Dec. "a hus-
bands love is worth more than a
measley dollar, the Kansas state SUI
preme court believes.
Mrs. Lutte Bracken, who recently
was awarded 81 after she had asked
$4,000 from Grace e. Champlin on
charges that she alienated her hus-
bands affections, appealed from the
decision of the Phillips county court
The supreme court held that the
decision of the lower court estab-
iished the guilt of the defendant and
the damages were not sufficient. The
case was reversed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-10

Robert E. Chadwick, president OF
the Bank of Ensley, and Mrs. Chad
wick returned Sunday from vaca-
ton of several days in Florida.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-10

The mortality among wild animals
in geological parks is very high.
The highest educational officer in
France is the minister of education
who holds position in the cabinet.
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A rainbow can only be seen when
the spectator stands between 1t and
the sun.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-02-14
REVIEW ACTIVIES Of MONTANA
LEGISLATURE DURING PAST Week

make it a "joke" or absolutely I'M
workable.
One of the three important investi-
cations ordered by the house is near
ing an end. This is the probe on
Quoted by the special committee, COM
posed of Boorman, Kenyon and Lobe,
appointed to investigate the state pro-
hibition department. Several hearings
were held and much testimony was
taken. The committee announced Sat
urday that its work was about com
pleted.
Special committees are investigat-
ing the coal business of the state and
the telephone companies. The coal
committee will investigate prices of
fuel and also dip into the plans to
operate a state-owned coal mine to
supply state institutions. Telephone
rentals and charges will be probed by
another special house investigating
committee. The coal and telephone
Investigations resulted from resolu-
tions launched in the lower body of
the assembly by Caplis of Silver Bow
county.
During the sixth week the first of
the appropriation bills, setting aside
money to finance state institutions
got under way in the house. Sums
similar to those asked for the state
institutions in past years are slated in
the measure.
With a cluttered bulletin board
showing a batch of house bills to be
considered in committee of the whole,
chances are that a steering committee
will be named in the lower branch of
the assembly within the next few
days. This committee, perhaps the
most important of any committee in
the lower body, moxes about proposed
laws to suit itself and guides entirely
the time devoted to bills.
Two years ago the house worked
without a steering committee, but Re-
publican leaders say that congestion
of business in the house makes the
appointment of a steering committee
necessary. Republican Floor Leader
Swift and Speaker Pro Tenn Guillidge
declined to comment on a steering
committee other than to admit that
business in the house is somewhat
congested.
In the senate Friday there was some
dispute on the question of whether oil
not the senate, when it adjourned fol
the day, should adjourn over Saturday
and Sunday. Of course, it was MOI
expected that the senate would be il
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-02-14
AN OLD RECIPE
TO DARkEN HAIR
Sage Tea and Sulphur Turns
Gray, Faded Hair Dark
and Glossy

Almost everyone knows that Sage
Tea and Sulphur, properly compound
cd, brings back the natural color and
lustre to the hair when faded, streaked
or gray. Years ago the only way to
get, this mixture was to make & at
home, which is mussy and troublesome.
Nowadays we simply ask az any drug
store for sWyeth's Sage and SulpAur
Compound" You will get a large bot
tie of this old-time recipe improved by
the addition of other ingredients, rs
very little cost. Everybody uses this
preparation now, because no ose eax
possibly tell that you darkened yossg
hair, as il does it so naturally and even-
~. You dampen a sponge or soft beusa1
with it and draw this through pour hziz,
taking one sssaIf strand az a time; by
morning the gray hair diaa@peaxa. and
after azsos3ser apxlEasisn o9 kwo. voszs
hair becosses asam&ifsgiy amsk~ Sa& aa&
gsos==s asa ysaa Bac& ysass yesasvs.