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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-31
STOCK LETTERS

NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-If the stock market had not been very solidly con- structed the selling which occurred to- day would have caused much more damage to prices than 1t actually did. The violent rises of last week inspired profit taking, notably in American Locomotive, Shelters, Generals Motors, Cerro- de Pasco, Kennecott, Chili' United States Steel and Anaconda. While Radio is expected to sell consid- erably higher, the rise of today sug- gests that profit taking in substantial quantity is now in this stock around 6O.-Steiner, Rouse & Stroock.
 NEW YORK, Dec. So-Today's stock operations were of a rather mixed char acter. Prices at the opening were somewhat lower. but with some excep- tions. Radio, after opening 1& lower, rallied to new high on heavy turn over. Famous Players was in good demand at higher levels due to an- nouncement yesterday that the com pany had paid off it's bank loans. To- wards the close the weight of the sell ing made its affect and the market closed at practically the lowest prices of the day. The market however. again gave evidence of its ability to digest li- quidation without much loss in values. -Fenner and Beane to Kahn and Vir- gin.
 NEW YORK, Dec. 2O.-Fundamental conditions in the stock market are as sound as they have been at any time in recent years despite the rather gen eral disposition to reduce commitments today. The outlook for business is brilliant. Progress Is being made in many directions. The only doubt that exists at all Is to the markets tech nlcal position and many are anticipat- ing an important reaction. It is ad- visable that the possibility of this be kept constantly in mind. It may come when least expected but from all present indications, such reaction would be a Temporary matter-John F. Clark & Co.,.
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VEGETABLES

CHICAGO, Dec. so.-Beans, hampers, green best, $4.50@5.00. onoi.s' STsum9IEs; s3goSsoSa Ssrarte1 fancy s'OO' Egg plant crates, medium, $5.OOQ 50. Kumquats, crates, 15@1sc per quart. Lettuce, hampers, big Boston, $1.500 200.
 Okra, hampers, best, $6.5OQ7.OO. Peppers, crates, green, fancy, $5.00Q 5.5O.
 Strawberries mostly soc per quart. Note: All quotations for Florida products.
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Italian PreIate Succumk In Rome
 Was In 85ti Year

ROME, Dec. SG-(Ay Associated Press. )-Cardina Creste &iorgi died of pneumonia at his residencd in the Pal ago Atlem,s here today, h. his 69th years. B. was born in NalmOntone, Itely a4d wa, created a cardinal De cem' '.er 1of6,
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MARKETs AT A GLANCE

NEW YORK-Stocks mixed; General Electric at new high. Bonds irregular; foreign issues lower. Foreign exchanges firm; sterling at new high and reacts slightly. Cotton lower; beneficial rains in Texes. Sugar quiet and featureless. Coffee weak; European selling.
 CHICAGO.-Wheat weak; lack export demand. Corn lower; increasing stocks. Cattle unevenly lower. Hogs steady to lower; heavy receipts.
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LIVESTOCK

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Dec. 30-Cattle 100; strong; heavy steers, $7.5OgS;So; So 500; cows, $2.25@6.o0; feeders, $4.50d 6.50; stockers, 3.O0@5.50.
 Hogs, 600; steady to 25c higher; 17t pounds up, $1100; 130 to 175 pounds $50; pigs, $7.75 down; throw outs, $9.5' down.
 Sheen. 50: steady.
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WORKERS SONS FILL COLLEGES,
 SURVEY SHOWS
Greatest Increase In Stu dents Consists Of Chil-
 dren Of Skilled Men

Whose children arc getting college efucations these days9
 By far the greatest increase in stud ents consists of the children of skilled wcrkmen. SN
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IOCAL DATA

rneeday. December 30, l924' As aiehtst temperature .....'.''''''' 10 Lowest temperature ....,''"''''' A Mean teprers temperaturree ,'.'...,.... .'.......:. 45 Deficiency in temperature s'"oe 3s4 uary '..''' . .S1 Rainfall uio. n January 1... 41.03 Deficinecy in rainfall s'nce 7.51 nary ''' 4 Relative humidity, a. m...'..'''' as
 12 noon .........'.'' o7 D, m, ''''''' Al Dry thermometer. a. m. ..''''''' AZ
 noon 's ''s''''''
 D. m. - '. . '''''' An Wet thermometer, a. m. ..'''''' 1I AZ
 12 noon '''''''' AS
 D. m, ...............'.' .''''''
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PoTATn MARKET

CHICAGO, Dec. 3O.-Potatoes early trading rather slow, market firm; re- ceipts A cars, total United states snip, ments PIT; Wisconsin sacked round whites, $1.15@1.25; few, $1.10; bulk $1. .25% 1.35; one car ordinary condition $1.10.
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DRY GOODS

NEW YORK, Dec. 3O.--Cotton cloth markets were firmer today with the demand for sheetings showing some broadening and print cloths in steady request for delivery in the first guar ter of the year. Burlaps were steadler on cables from Calcutta. Raw SIX markets were firmer here and abroad as weavers and knitters started to meet spring requirements. Some. advance business was placed on wool goods without the formality of an opening on the theory that prices were more favorable than they might be later at the openings. Floor covering mer- chants continued to report good trade with prices hardening.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-31

SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE
 AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY Interest on Thirty Year First Mortgage Sinking Fund Gold Bonds of this com pany, due 1941, will be paid on and after January 1, 1925, upon presenta- ton of Coupon No. 28, to the Bankers Trust Company, No. 16 Wall Street, New York, N. Y. .
 J. M. B. HOXSEY. Treasurer.
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MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 30-Flour un- changed to 200 lower; family patents, S9. .4O@9.45 a barrel; shipments, 36,5O1 barrels. Bran, S32.00.
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FOREIGN MONEY

ST. LOUIS, Dec 3O.-Poultry, butter and eggs unchanged.
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FLOUR MARKET

NEW YORK, Dec. 5U.-bar sIIVtl
 66h; Mexican dollars, 51b.
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ETAx MARKET

DULUTH, Minn., Dec. SO.-Close flax December, $s.O1; January, $S.O2; May, $s.O4. ....,-.
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KANSAS CITY, Dec. S0.-Hens, 1c higher, 21c; other produce unchanged.
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RAW SILL
CARDINAL GIfKGI

RAW SlIA NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-Raw silk steady, unchanged.
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HORSES AND MULES SIT ST. LOUIS. Dec, 3O.-HoI
POULTRY AND PRODUCE

NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-Live poultry steady. Chickens by express, 32@35e; fowls by freight, 25435c; turkeys, by express, 30945c Dressed poultry steady prices unchanged.
 Butter steady; receipts, 11,sS2 Eggs irregular; receipts 18,172. Fresh gath cred extra firsts, 60Q62c; ditto firsts 56a59c do seconds, 53056c; nearby and nearby Western hennery whites firsts to average extras, 62@6Sc; Pa cific coast whites, extras, 67Q6Sc; do firsts to extra firsts, 62@66hc; refrige- rator firsts, 43Q44hc.
 Cheese, firm; receipts, 227, $50 pounds State, whole milk, flats, fresh, fancy to fancy specials, 23@23hc; do average run, 22kc; state whole milk flats held fancy to fancy specials, 24025c; do av- craze run, 22A @23hc.
 CHICAGO, Dec 3O.-Poultry alive higher; fowls. 16@25c; springs, 26c; roosters, 16c; turkeys, zoe; ducks, ZIG; geese, 32c.
 Butter, lower; creamery extras, 42ci standards, 4Ohc; extra firsts, 40Q41ci flrsts, 361a @3Shc; second, S21s @34hc Eggs, lower; receipts, S,503 cases; firsts 5O0541sc; ordinary firsts, 3Sq42c; re. frigerator, extras, 41@41hc; firsts, 3sq 40c.
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,,ons nf the Tinted States weather bureau during the 24 hours ending, at z 2 p, m: onth y,aridian time, December 3V, l'Sf'
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Morris AUenNe

BIRMINGHAM PRODUCE (BeII- Rogers Produce Co.,, Morris AVS.) i've quote subject to market changes.l BARREL APPLES
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No fewer than 155 children of un- skilled laborers were attending the university last year, including 16 chill dren of teamsters, Il of janitors, 8 of watchmen, 5 of sextons And 2 of hotel porters.
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Sizes of box apples run as follows spitz. l2 iss. lI5O; JonathanS. IT. 125: Staymans. ll3. l2 Ortleys. I25. l3s 15O; Black TwigS. 72. 80. s zoe. Delieiegs 72, 80, ss,
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The most striking fe&ture of these figures are the severe drop in agricultu- raI students and the notable increase in students from the homes of work unen.
 What is the future likely to have in store for sons of farmers?
The Washington times., 1924-05-20
THREAT BY BLOC.
To HOLD Up
CONGRESS

Hopes for adjournment of Con-
gress on June Z. as planned by
Administration chieftains, practic-
ally vanished today when progress
sive insurgents announced that they
would not permit Congress to die
without enacting farm and rail
legislation.
Southern Democrats also threat
ened ito hold Congress- all sum-
mer" unless some disposition is
made of the Muscle Shoals question.
Senator Brookhart Rep.) Of Iowa,
spokesman of the insurgent group
in the Senate in the absence Of
Senator LaFollette Rep.) of Wis.
consin, who is Commissioning from
severe attack Of grippe, declared
that Administration leaders might
as we'll prepare now for a long,
hot summer in Washington unless
they give preference to our farm
and rail bills" He said sufficient
votes had been pledged to carry
out his program.
Calendar Already damned.
damned with one of the heaviest
calendars in years the Senate has
devoted little time to agriculture
measures, although the insurgent
group has been clamoring all win
ter for action.
The Norbeck- Burtness bill, foster.
ed by the farm bloc, was defeated.
A few minor rail bills have been
passed, including the Gooding "long
| and Short haul measure, prohibit.
NJ nOsfa (<ra Oh -.
long hauls than for short in meet
ing market and water competition.
The Smith resolution declaring
agriculture a basic industry and
instructing the Interstate Com
merce commission to reduce freight
rates on farm products to the low
est possible level also was adopted
in the upper chamber.
A second measure by Senator
Smith Dem.) of South Carolina,
permitting claimants to file claims
against railroads, also backed by
the insurgents, was passed. This
has been the extent of the Senate
action on bills marked must" by
the progressives.
Other Measures Waiting.
Three other measures are on the
calendar which Brookhart said
must be acted upon before the
group will permit adjournment.
These are: The McNary.EIaugen
5000, 100000 farm corporation bill;
the Howell-Barkley bill abolishing
the railroad labor board and sub.
shutting national meditation and
cancellation boards; and, repeal of
section 15.A, the rate-malking pro-
vision OF the Esch.C ummins trans.
portation law.
The Washington times., 1924-05-20
Barring TRIAL IN
H|GHERCO
SOUGHT
Intricate Legal Questions Re-
garding Arsenic Given
as Reason

WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, May ~.
Charles e. Long, attorney for
Clarence o. Barring, inventor and
amateur chemist under indictment
on charge of having attempted
to poison his wealthy wife, today
submitted to Supreme Court Justice
Seeger a motion for an order trans.
ferrtng the trial from the West
chester county court to the supreme
court. Decision was reserved.
Long contended that the trial
and attendant legal motions in.
volved novel and intricate uues.
lions which should be passed upon
only by justice of the supreme
court" One Of these questions he
said, was determination Of the
quantity of arsenic Barring is al.
legged to have given his wife in
her food.
THE quantity" Long declared.
was unknown to the grand Jury
which indicted Barring. We say It
was not a lethal amount"
1T Is our opinion" Long con.
tinued, that we cannot get a fair
and impartial trial in the county
court"
The Washington times., 1924-05-20
Army, Navy, Marine
Vets Use One Form
of Application

One form Of application for
the soldiers bonus will be used
by all three services, the army,
navy and marine corps, it was
announced today, after a con-
ference between the services
and the Veterans Bureau.
Two months will be spent by
the services organizing their
staff and preparing for the in
flow of applications from the
veter ans. The application
blanks require that the man
give his complete military his
tory, together with names and
addresses Of his dependents,
and also his finger print.
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BLANKS WILL BE.
SENT VETS BY
SERVICES
War Department Issues In
structions to Men-Nons
Need Write Letters

Veterans who win benefit from
the adjusted compensation law
will be sent application blanks from
the department In which they served.
They need not write for such
blanks. In fact, writing will result
In confusion and delay, according
to an announcement by the War
Department today.
Arrangements have been made
whereby the distribution Of the
blanks will be made by the Post
office Department, the American
Legion, various other military or
carnations and civic societies.
Application blanks will bear about
twenty questions to determine the
allowance authorized by the law.
Fingerprints Required.
Fingerprint records are required
on the blanks. This Is the first
time that this method Of identified.
ton has been used by rational
government in such work. The
purpose Of the prints is to protect
veterans and dependents from for.
geries.
instructions for veterans. issued
by the War Department, follow:
1. Do not write for application
blanks. These will be distributed
as soon as prepared, and unneces.
sary letters will only create con-
fusion and delay.
Q. Read carefully the jnstruc.
tons which win be printed with
the application blank. -
8. Do not pay fees other than
any notary charge. The law pro.
hibits any person from charging
a fee for assistance in the col
lection Of tho compensation.
4. Do not write the War Depart.
ment Tor any information required
by the blank. II the individual
has not the information. supply
1t as best he can from memory
Inquiries to the department would
only serve, to delay the case by
the double search Of the records
which would be involved.
5. Mail application blanks in the
envelopes which will be distriB'
uted at the same time. This VIII
facilitate receipt Of applications al
the proper office.
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lows: It will first reach a receiving
station, from whence a card is sent
notifying an applicant Of its receipt.
Thence it will go to the examiners,
who will check up to see If all re-
quired information has been fur.
nished.
II the application IL incomplete
it will be forwarded to a correction
section, which will enter into CORE
spondence with the individual. II
a preliminary examination shows
the application to be complete It
will next pass to the file section,
where the records are kept, and
where it will be checked against the
records. II there is a discrepancy
notations will be made to the trou.
BILE division, where further check.
ings will be made by elaborate and
careful investigation among all
those Of the organization in which
records, selective service records.
fingerprints and muster rolls.
Daily Output Huge.
Final determination will be made
and the application win go to
&ypists, who will prepare certificates
required by law to be furnished the
veterans bureau. 1t viii then be
forwarded and checked by review.
ers. Then it will be placed in the
files, and the certificate for the
veterans bureau sent to a comput.
ing division. where the adjusted
service credit will be determined In
dollars and cents.
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shaken
At RETURN Of
WOODS
Kiyoura Ministry May Fall Be-
cause Of Resignation of
Ambassador to Japan

TOKYO, May 20.-Opinion was
voiced today that the resignation
Of Cyrus E. Woods. American am
basSador, has FASTENED the fall Of
the Kiyoura cabinet.
Asked IL he planned to retire,
Foreign Minister Matsui said:
my resignation is a matter that
concerns the whole cabinet"
A group of Japanese students
has prepared a memorial asking
Ambassador Woods to reconsider
his resignation. He refused to do
go. saying he had made arrange
ments to sail for Seattle upon the
steamship President Mckinley
June 6.
II cannot help but feel that his
inability to check action by Con.
gress upon japanese exclusion in
fluenced Ambassador Woods to re-
sign" said Matsui. IF it were
possible would attempt to per.
suade him not to leave. But he lie
apparently settled upon his own
course.
The Washington times., 1924-05-20
bonus PAPERS.
To LOOK LIKE
POLICIES
Certificates Are Described BY
Acting Director Twyman,
Of Engraving Bureau

''What win my bonus certificate
look like?"
This question In the minds OF
world war veterans who served long
enough to merit paid.up Insurance.
was answered today by Paul q.
Twyman, acting director OF the
Bureau Of Engraving and PRINTING.
The certificates will be Of imuOa.
ing appearance, Acting Director
Twyman confides. They will be-
printed on a double spread. folded
up, and inserted in q heavy manila
envelope, much after the fashion of
the leading insurance companies
policies.
While a number of different
types have been made by 8. A.
Houston, designer, at the bureau.
no one Of them has yet been finally
approved.
The designs are before General
Hines of the veterans bureau and
the question Of approval viii Be
taken up with General Hines today
by Mr.. Twyman.
Estimate was made by Mr..
Twyman today that printing of the
bonus certificates will begin I'm
about three weeks, and that it will
take between two and three months
to run off about 100000 impress
sions.
While Acting Director Twyman
asserts that no additional help will
be necessary he admits that the
bureau employees will for a short
time feel themselves in a rush sim.
liar to those that they became SO
accustomed to during the war period
when Liberty Bonds were turned
out at the rate Of thousands daily.
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RULES FOR VETS
To COMPUTE
SUMS DUE

Methods by which veterans bene-
fitting from the World War bonus
may calculate the maturity values
at the end Of twenty years, or face
value at death, Of the insurance
policy he will receive under the ad-
Justed compensation plan, are
simple.
The first step is to total the
number Of days served at home and
overseas, and to deduct go days
home service, which were covered
by the $50 bonus paid upon dis
charge after the armistice.
Multiply the days served at home
at the rate Of 81 a day and those
served overseas at $1.25. Eliminate
all above 1925, this being the maxi
mum Of the basic pay allowed for
both home and overseas service. II
the veteran had only home service
the limit is $500.
Then find In the accompanying
table the factor opposite the age OF
the veteran at his nearest birthday
next spring and multiply the pay
total by the factor.
The result will be the maturity
value Of the policy or face value
at death.
For example, If veteran served
$50 days at home, his basic pay
Is $500, eliminating the first sixty
days and multiplying the balance
by 81. Say his age is thirty. His
factor is 1894, which is used to
multiply $500 gives him a total Of
$3.50, the value of the policy.
If a veteran had $50 days al
home and 100 abroad. his basic
pay is $625, which, If multiplied by
2,524. gives the policy value at
$1,577.
Following is the table Of ages
and factors:
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diately started to supply the miss
ing data, 30 that today every rec
ord has been completed az far a.
Ia necessary.
Officers Are Experts.
Officers who handled records IN
the War Department, In France
and at ports Of embarlzation, wert
selected for the key POSITIONS and
have during the two years made 9
deep study of the situation, will
the result that a smooth-runnint
machine IL ready today to eat III
the work.
The following figures indicate tn,
| magnitude of the task and many
Of the considerations that will enteI
into q determination of the amour
Of the compensation:
Approximate number Of men
expected to make claim, al
though many are ineligible
due to rejection and other
NUMBER SsS Of men finally &C. 0'S'O'OO
military. service ..........: 4.O51. so
service :.:....;.....:..::.: a,O57.sO'
domestic service only 80. 1.sss.ss
Average number of days per
man Of overseas service of.
those men who served both
overseas and at home. 81
Average number Of days per
man Of home service Of
Average number Of days a;i'' per -
man Of service of those men
who served at home only. %
Average number Of days per
man Of service of those men
who served more than 80
days. but less than Ill days. 8
Percentage Of men who per
formed domestic service only
who served so days or less
(all men serving overseas
served more than so days).. g.
Percentage Of men who per-
formed domestic service only
who served more than so
days and less than III days
(all men serving overseas
served more than III days).
Number Of men performing
overseas service, but ex-
cluded from benefit Of act. 1857
Number Of men performing
home service only, but ex-
cluded from benefit Of act. 40l.82
Number Of men who will re-
ceive cash payment lthe
F! per man 10 - days home
NumSsr Of men with ;iii''hi HON: ''"'Al
service only VINO VIII receive
bonus certificates leverage
of 229 days service) $500. 1.3oe,7
| Number OF men with both
home and overseas service
| who will receive bonus
certificates (the average
length Of service Is 4S6 days.
| with average per man OF
! Sl2 days overseas service
and a74 days home service, 1895
| Plans I'm Detail.
The process for receiving an
checking each application is as TO
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u.s. TO DEMAND WAR DEBT TO HELL MEET BONUS COST
Thousands Of Men
With Same Name
In Army

Some idea Of the complies
tions which could arise out Of
duplication Of names in the vet
Gran lists the War Department
must handle in setting the ed-
justed compensation act in mo-
ton may be obtained from the
following figures:
There were so 1928 men namsd
"Smith" in the army during the
war. OF these 1882 were en-
listed men and 1916 were Off
GERS.
There were 40,1O1 named
johnson" Of which So, 961 were
enlisted men and LAO officers.
There were 28,902 named
Brown" Of which ~, 72S were
enlisted men and 1,179 officers,
and 27,938 named "Willlams, -
Of which 26,073 were ENLISTED
men and 966 officers.
The Washington times., 1924-05-20
Chemical Tariff Increased

President Coolidge today issued a
proclamation increasing the tariff on
barium dioxide from to cents a
pound.