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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-08

word. It was in line with the cam paign for the abatement of liquor nuisances by injunction that the pro hibition unit began to avai itself of every chance to use the conspira\y provisions of the United States crim- inal code to prosecute the law breakers.
 Now the penalties provided under the basic provisions of the prohibi- tion enforcement act itself are the merest slaps on the wrist when com pared with the punishments for con- viction on conspiracy charges; and a conspiracy charge, where possible is correspondingly more effective when it comes to a problem of break ing up an organized nest of boot leggers.
 A motley aggregation of more or less prominent citizens of Gary, Ind, found that out for themselves along in the latter part of March, 1923. With the mayor, the prosecuting at torney, and a city judge in liquor ring, it might be supposed that a town could be pretty wide open with out much fear of interference or lack of booze No doubt d good many thirsty citizens of the city of Gary had figured out about that way until the indictments came.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-08
MARKET |S SLOW
 WHILE OPERATORS GO INTO MOURNING
Session Will Be Short To- day-No Trading On
 Friday
By WALTER E. BROWN


 Ueased Wire to The Age-Herald) NEW YORK, August 7.-Trading In stocks today was largely a nom- inal proceeding and devoted prin- cfpally to routine transactions. Trad ing will be suspended tomorrow dur ing the interval of the Presidents funeral and will be suspended entire ly on Friday. It is not therefore time when market operators are in clined to devote their attention to aggressive tactics. The occasion is one of mourning which is by no means perfunctory, for there is no doubt that Mir. Harding was close to the hearts of his fellow citizens.
 Confidence in MT. Coolidge con- tinues to find expression in the un- deriving strength of representative ossues and it is observed that the market rallies more easily than it de- clines.
 SteeIs Are Strong.
 The steels and the equipments were especi fly strong whil, motors, cop pers, and miscellaneous issues were consistently firm. The northwestern rails continued to improve owing to the approval .ngher grain freight rates to certain points, which had an influence on the entire list.
 The money market continues rela- lively easy partly due to a reduced industrial demand and also to the steady contraction of brokers loans, the total Of which Is now the small est in several years. In fact, some of the large brokerage houses are now loaning call money in Wall Street, which is a rather unusual condition. Time funds are quiet, with demand extremely light with very small amounts offered. Com mercial paper is generally on 5A per cent basis.
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 Week Will Be Slow.
 This will be a slow week for there will not be much business done in the two hours on Saturday, during which the exchanges will be open.
 There will not in fact, be any inn mediate activity in the market be- cause of the natural tendency to await a more definite indication of the new Presidents program. While it is generally understood that he op- poses the radical program great deal will depend upon what he undertakes at the outset. The feeling is, how ever, that whatever he undertakes will be constructive and the market is therefore, apparently setting it. self in shape for a substantial ad- vance later on.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-08
OI Men Resign

CHICAGO. August 1.-Two producers have resigned from the committee ap- pointed by L. ". Nicholas president of the Natural Petroleum Marketers asso- citation, and two "efiners were absent today when the committee met in the offices of Mir. Nicholas to discuss the findings. arrived at in. two weeks of in vestigatton. a-
 C. l.. Mayhall and White Phillips, both of Tulsa, turned in their resignations without giving a reason, and E.. w Mar land, president of the Marland Oil com pany of Ponca City Okla. and. w M Davis of Bartlesville, okla, president of the Mid-Continent oil and Gas associa- tion. were absent from the committee meeting. Their absence was not ex- planed by Mir. Nicholas who said no statement would be issued until after the meeting. The committee, who had a membership of four, marketers, three producers and three refiners, was ap- pointed by MT. Nicholas following the meeting here several weeks ago of re- liners. msrketers and producers to dis cuss the crude oil situation in the Mid Continent field. Following this meeting the refiners decided to close down their refineries in the Mid Continent field, but on later consideration at a Kansas City conference decided to continue opera ton. rE-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-08
WILD CONFUSION
 FOLLOWSANOTHERI BREAK M MARKSI
In Few Hours Currency Falls More Than 100 Per
 Cent
ny FERDINAND JAIN Leased Wire to The Age-HeraId)

LenSed Wire to The AEc-Herald)
 BERLIN, August 7.-Daily in the hopeless maelstrom of crashing cur rency. Germany is following the monetary path of Russia.
 Amid new scenes of confusion, mad speculation. gigantic losses and ever growing despair, the German mark Tuesday dropped to 100000 to the dollar.
 The mark. representing the wages of 70,000,000 people, their savings, their homes and futures, dropped 10J per cent in value in a few hours.
 The man who went to work Tues day with $40 a week salary, came home with $50 weekly wage. That S20 was SO000, 900 marks. In 1917 it would have been worth s15,00O,OO0 Tuesday, had he received his salary in 10000 mark notes, he would have had 5000 pieces of paper money. He would have needed taxi to take home the price of a simmer dress for his wife.
 Astronomical mathematics cannot graphically depict the story of Ger manys ruin. Tuesdays catastrophe touched every German home. With the 100 per cent drop in the valte of money, prices were rising, not to, but above world market levels.
 Many commodities cost more in Germany today than in American cities
 The drop Tn the mark Is officially credited to the removal of restric- tions on dealing in foreign curren- cies. The demand of German indus tries for money to meet commit ments overwhelmed the supply available. Foreign money was bought at any 'rice.
 The official 1 losing rate of the mark was 14,5l 1000 to the pound. Firms needinp money paid up to 19,- GOO. 900 marks outside the Bourse,
 Clashes with police occurred Tues day at Chemnitz during workers demonstrations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-08
GROCERS' ASSOCIATION
 HOLDS REGULAR MEET
Committee Plans For Annual Out
 ing Are Presented

Birmingham Retail Grorcers and Butchers association held its regular semi-monthly meeting Tuesday night final plans for their fourth annual barbecue and outing to be held We'd nesday, September 12, at Edgewood park, were completed
 All grocery stores in the Birming- ham district will be urged to close, and the merchants with their families and clerks, including the wholesalers and manufacturers wil go out for days outing and recreation. The af- fairs are held each year, the last one had over 4,000 in attendance and this year promises to be much larger.
 General Chairman B. c. Apperson, secretary Of the Birmingham asso- citation, reported on the plans with a committee composed of c. T. Earl. F. w. Bransby, N. L. Andrews and Parker Osment.
 The following committee chairmen were appointed: Ways and means, N. l.. Andrews. chairman; transpor- tation, c. S, Hoadley, chairman; serv- ing, Mason Martin, chairman; pro- gram and publicity, President J. F.. Colvin, chairman; superintendent of cooking, Fred Frederick. Miss Louise Andrews was appointed official hos tess and chaperon for dancing.
 Reports from the twenty sixth an- nual convention of the National as- soCiation of Retail Grocers were made by President J. E.. Colvin, Secretary B. c. Apperson and O. T. Earl, dele- gates attending, representing Bir- mingham and Alabama. They were received with much enthusiasm and comment. President Colvin urged a large attendance at the Los Angeles meeting for 1923.
 Many local questions were discuss ed and action taken and from the large attendance sign of new en- thusiasm prevailed. Refreshments were served. including ice cream cakes and cigars, the cakes being contributed by the Loose-Wiles Bis cult company and the F. o. Stone Baking company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-08
INJUNCTION PROVES MOST
 EFFECTIVE WEAPON FOUND
 FOR ENFORCING DRY LAWS
Haynes Says It Was First Invoked By Department Last
 Of Violation Have Been Closed Many Of Them Per-

second street, just off Broadway, was padlocked June 23 for six months.
 An arrest is one thing fine-well, a fine is a fine. So are ofits, es- pecially when men are thirsty and inconvenience, but turnover of bootleg booze at 1000 per cent profit or more--that's a business. So it is, until an office of the court comes a1.d puts a paddock on the business that Is going to stay on for a year or more. it was about that time the restaurant and hotel law breakers had 1t brought homo to them that their trade was not busi- ness, but nuisance.
 And not only in Illinois and New York, either. California, Minnesota, Arizona, Louisiana West Virginia and Idaho were quick to fall into line and many other states joined them.
 Operating In California.
 By June of 1923 California had 25S temporary injunctions in operation and 5S of them were final. Twelve places had been closed for a periol or a year. among them two hotels. The frs. hotel closed was in San Jose.
 In Missouri the first sff,cial act of Judge Albert Reeves of the United States district court of the western district, recently appointed by Presi- dent Harding, after he oad taken his oath of office, was to close by in junction a large building in Kansas City which had long been nest for bootleS,'ers and moonshiners. That injunction stood the bootlegging business in Kansas City on It's head. There is no other term that ade- quately describes the sitra ation that the injunction created. The health ful effec. of the use of the inJunc- tion has never yet been more clearly or forcefully demonstrated.
 Hardly had the first shock of Judge Reeves action passed before news came from Texas that the West land hotel at Wichita Falls, one of the largest hotels in the state. had been ordered closed for year for continuously violating the prohibition law.
 There was no doubt about 1t now. In spite of the hopes of the most op- timistic anti. the lines were tighten ing, visibly. His pet restaurant, where the proprietor was his per sonal friend, wouldn't serve him any more-not with the injunction an ever-present threat. But, thank heaven, was his comforting thought, his private bootlegger was still doing business.
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 Troubles Of The B0Otlegger. It may be that that same private | bootlegger Is doing business up to the moment that this page Is read; but if he is, he is finding it more and more difficult to get his stock from reliable sources" he is taking more chances in the stuff he is Vend- ing, and his peace is troubled by a shadow hanging over him that was not there few months ago. For conspiracy" has been written | into the measures of prohibition en- ] forcement. And conspiracy is an ugly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-08
SHORT COVERINGS PUSH CURB PRICES TO HIGHER LEVEL


 NEW YORK, August 7-Short cov- ering operations pushed numerous stocks up several points in today's curb market.
 After soaring 9h points higher, Prairie oil and Gas closed 7h points mn on the day and numerous other oil shares advanced point or more. including Cumberland Pipe, Ohio oil, Imperial oil of Canada, Gulf oil of Pennsylvania and Standard Oils of Indiana and New York. In dustrials generally were less active but short interests experienced con- siderable difficulty in covering on Peerless Motors which rose points at one time and closed 5h points higher on the day at STE. Reading Coal rights, when issued, was up B, but Glen Alden Coal receded frac- iionally.
 Mining shares moved irreguiarly within relatively narrow limits.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-08
BULLISH REPORTS BRING ADVANCE IN PRICE OF WHEAT

CHICAGO, August With a ma jority of traders rightly expecting that the government crop report would prove bullish, the wheat mar in price. Closing quotations were firm, quarter ssc to 9sc net higher, September 97h 9A to 97A cents and December $113s to s100%. Corn finished unchanged to Ac up, oats at shade decline to a like advance, and provisions with 20 to 20c gain.
 At first, the wheat market had no decided trend and business was largely restricted to evening up of open accounts. Gradually, however, 1t became evident that sentiment was leaning to the bull side, and that material reduction was generally looked for in the government es- innate of wheat yield as compared with the forecast issued month ago. Besides, messages from Illinois points indicated that wheat receipts at Chicago were likely to diminish in the near future. The chief reason given was that Illionls farmers were holding as much wheat off the mar ket as possible, a condition that also prevails in the southwest.
 Nearly all of the price upturns in the wheat market were held at the finish aided more or less by con- tinued reports of damage from rust in Canada. On the other hand, ex- port inquiry remained slow, but this circumstance was met with asser- tions that before another crop all the wheat in the United States would be needed for domestic consumers. Low CT quotations from Liverpool were ignored, and premiums here for spot wheat were firm.
 Corn and oats were steadied by the firmness of wheat notwithstand- ing rains benefiting the corn crop and despite correct belief that the government report would be bearish as to corn and oats.
 Provisions advanced in line with the hog market.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-08

help me capture the Rags edys! Now we shall take them to our home and with our little scissors, we will snip op2n their rag bodies and take the witches tied strings around the Rag Andy" And the two little old Witches tied strings around the Rag gedys and carried them away with them through the deep, deep woods.
 "Oh dear!" little Ned Gnome cried when the two sister witches had gone What shall we do, Granny Groundhog? We must rescue the Raggedys some way"'
 "Le- us eat a few candy covered cookies and drink five or six glasses of Ice cream sodas!" Granny Groundhog replied, Then, We can probably think of a way to rescue the kind Raggedys!"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-08

Who did I hear speaking of ice cream soda water fountains and candy covered cookie bushes?" the mean little old witch screamed as she rushed out of the bushes beside Granny Groundhogs house and grabbed Raggedy Ann. Almost at the same time another little old witch rushed out of the bushes and caught Raggedy Andy. The two little old witches were so much alike 1t was hard to tell which was which.
 If there are going to be any candy covered cookie bushes and ice cream soda water fountains, we want them right around our little house. Don't we Wand?"
 "Indeed We do, Winda" the other sister witch replied. And that Is just why 1 brought my sister along to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-08
BY ROY A. HAYNES. United States Prohibition COmmis.


 Until the government was able to lay it's hands on monkey wrench heavier and more powerful than the one with which the Volstead act came equipped, restaurants, hotels. some of them Of standing, and amusement places, large and small. showed an alarming willingness to play the game and share the profits with the bootlegger The flow of illicit liquor through public and semi public channels was not to be ig- nored or underestimated. Yet. how to turn it off was a problem.
 In, the fall of 1922 some one hit upon the tool Cor the business. It was labeled Injunction" It could be used. it was argued, under Sec- tion 21, 22, 23 and 24 of the national prohibition act. And so it proved Letters were sent to every director and divisional chief urging action looking to abatement of liquor nui- sances by injunction wherever possi- ble as a part of the enforcement pro- gram. Standard forms of pleading were drawn up and sent into every state.
 Things began to hum. Illinois took the lead in applying one of the most powerful weapons provided by the law. and 10 oate has secured over a thousand temporary injunctions. Numerous places have been closed or allowed to stay open under bond
 During the same peiIod New York secured some 800 injuntcions. Several places were closed on perma- nent injunctiols. among them the Reisenweber restaurant. .
 About that tim. hotels and restau- rants which had been laughing at La Iau llinp nrnhihiti n- forcement a fizzle began to think again. That was very evident. Re- ports coming into headquarters showed that places which had been violating the law, or were strongly suspected of it, had become pure as the driven snow. Thirsty would be patrons were being turned away wink that went with the order for "cold tea" was bringing nothing but cold tea. For Reisenweber's had been violating the prohibition act for over a year. and had not been discouraged In tbe least by repeated arrests And now the doors of Rei- Aenweber's were closed and pad locked, by order of the court.
 Closing Of Broadway Places.
 Not only this restaurant. shan ley's at Broadway and Forty-third street; Murrays at 22s West Forty- second street, and the Little Club, at 2l6, West Forty-fourth street. closed their doors after action was. institut- ed against them. Four other resorts closed after papers had been prepared for the institution of abatement ac- ton, but before the papers could be served. -hese were Delmonicos Fifth avenue and Forty-fourth street Cushman's, 16C West Fourth street the Boardwalk 1900 Broadway, and the Monte Carlo restaurant, POS West Fifty-first street. And the fla nous Knickerbocker Grill, on Forty
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-08
THE ACCIDENT TOLL

Incredible as it may seem, the number of men and women who are struck down by accident in American industry every year exceeds the number Of casualties of the Ameri- can army in the entire World war. The United States department of labor recently published statistics showing that the number of workers who suffered from industrial acci- dents in the year 1921 (with eight In the year 1920. when employment conditions were more normal, the number of industrial accident vic tims was 1636,316. Insurance ex-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-08
CITY AFTER LAGGARDS
Property Owners Warned To Pay Im- prOvemen. c. T. cs Or Lose LandN

Property rwners delinquent in the payment of installnl It's on matured street improvements face loss of their lands at puLlic outcry.
 The cit:- commis. ion Tuesday morn ing passed an ordinance, in keeping with the state law. authorizing City Comptroller H. M. Taylor to proceed against all such delinquents and when the assessments are not met, to sell the property fo. cash to the highest bidder.
 There Is a list of such delinquents on file witt. the city, all have been notified of their delinquency and the obligations mus be met. It is not obligatory on the part of the city, it is to do anything Nut sell this property for any price offered by the highest cash bidder, and the necessary steps are O -.lg taken to place the property on sale.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-08
Marks Worthless

;. NEW YORK, August 7.-One million farran paper marks could be purchased fin the local foreign exchange market today for 2s cents on only Az cents more tsan the price of q single mark before inc war Todavs quotation represented an overnight dsprecia tion es 46 per cent, the rate last night being t2 cents mil lion Saturdays rate was 90 cents.
 Commercially, Gernanys paper cur rency has been regarded as worthless for a long time. All business with that country has been done in the currencies of the United States. Great Britain or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-08

they do not care to see anyone else have nice things and who are all ways trying to take the things away from the owners"
 The mean little old Witch and Percy and Penelope Pig always get into trouble when they try it though" Raggedy Andy laughed. How much nicer it would be. for them if they were like little Ned Gnome. and you, Granny Groundhog!"
 Yes! That Is true" Granny Groundhog said, q wish I had a magical Wishing Pebble. or d Wish ing Stick myself, but if I cannot find one myself, then l would never care to take one away from some one else. No, never! I would rather never have nice: soda water and ice cream. and candy covered cookieSr'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-08
DISPEL.S ILLUSIONS
German Bishop Tells Nation Americs
 Still Hostile

MUNICH, August 4-(BX Associ- ated Press. )--Much animosity against Germans still remains to be overcome" in the United States, was one of the messages Cardinal Michael von Faulhaber. archbishop of Munich brought back from his recent Amer ican trip. He advised the Germans to have no illusions about the at titude toward their country-folk in general in America.
 Cardinal von Faulhaber found that in the feeling of Americans toward Germany. much depends upon the moral powers of recuperation shown in future by the Germans them selves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-08
MERCHANTS TO ENJOY REVUE AUG. 30

Thursday, August 30, is expected to prove the red letter day of the Alabama Merchants convention, when a revue of Alabama bathing beauties will feature the program at East Lark park, beginning at g. o'clock in the evening, Chairman M. N. Kronenberg announces.
 Cash prizes amounting to s100 will be awarded the winners, and a Ford automobile to the person holding the lucky number. The contest is open to all girls, whether residents or visi- tors, and is expected to prove one of the most interesting features of tha convention.
 Everyone expecting to enter the contest which will be held at Persh- ing pier, is requested to send her name and post office address to Mr. Remembers at once.
 Visitors to East Lake park will have numerous other attractive fea- lures to divide their time between, including the roller coaster, cater-- pillar, ferris wheel, airship swings, the big Eli wheel and a dozen others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-08
BUTTER MARKET

CHICAGO. August 7.-Since the release of the preliminary storage report show ing a shortage of only little over 2,0O0- 900 in the whole country compared with last year. trading in the butter market tive basis. The tone of the market be- came unsettled and prices on top scores cepts. however, were light, and stocks were fairly well cleaned up. with re- suit that no weakness resulted. Demand centered on fine butter, and toward the close there was some call for cars of cen tralzed cars.
 Fresh butter: 92 score 42c, a1 score 41c go score 40c, S9 score 39c, SS score 3sc s7 score 37c. S6 score 36hc. Centralized car lots: 90 score 41hc, S9 score 400 40 l2c, SS score 3Slac
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perts estimate that the number of public accidents exceed industrial ac- cidents in the ratio of to 1. If that be true. the number of annual disa- bilities in the United States cannot be less than 1000. 0.000.-Harold L. Varney In Current History.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-08

CASH GRAIN
 ST. LOUIS, Mo-, August 7.--Cash wheat: No. 2 red. 95 + @ 97c; No. 2 red. s41a @s5. Corn: No. white. .ssc; No. 2 yellow, sS1ac. Oats: No. 9 white, S91s @ 40c ; No. white. SsQS9Ac. Close: Wheat: September, 95%c: December, 995sc. Corn: September. 77isc; December. 63c. Oats: September, 35c.
 TOLEDO, Ohio, August 7.-wheat: Cash, S1.0o41.01. Glover seed, prime cash. s11.25; September. s11s5; Decem- ber, S1195; March, $11.97k; February s11.95. Alsike prime cash, si0.15; August, September, December, s10.30; March, S1O.50. Timothy seed prime cash, s3.15; August. $3.70; September. $3.30; October. S3.S0.
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CHICAGO, August 7.-Wheat: No. 2 red. Q9Sbc; No. hard, $0.97@ I1.OOA. Corn: No. 2 mixed, s61a @S7%c; No yellow. SS9SS&c. Oats: No: , Rye: No. 2. 65A e G6sc Barley 5s SSc Timothy seed, $4.75Q55O. Clover seed, Sl5Q17. Pork, nominal. Lard, $10.62. Ribs S7.75QS.62.
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CHICAGO, August 7.-Butter lower; creamery extres, 42c; standards. 411a c i; extra firsts. 40Q 41c. firsts, 3s a 39c; sec onds, S6@37c. Eggs unchanged; receipts, 22,991 cases.