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Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-21
TEN YEARS AGO
October 81, 1914

Mrs. F. G. Havens and son have
returned from the coast.
Ray Edgar left for Los Angeles
last evening on a business trip.
Miss Ruth Browne, sister of Miss
Mary Browne, the tennis champion,
and herself clever tennis player,
has joined the Ell Centre library
staff to take training in library
work
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-21
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell OF
Imperial Valley for This Date
In Past Years
NINETEEN YEARS AGO
Nctnher 21 1909

II. L. Peck, of Imperial, has re-
signed from the office of city re-
corder and f. G. Havens has been
appointed to the vacancy.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Rehkopf are
the proud parents of a new baby
girl, born to them on October Is.
Ed E. Boyd, of Holtville, will
leave this week for an extended
visit with friends in Los Angeles
and Redlands.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-21
COTTON MILL PASSES
REGULAR DIVIDEND
Nv United Press Leased Wire

BOSTON, Oct. 21.-Directors of
the Amoskeag Manufacturing com
pany, owners of the largest cotton
mill in the world, situated at Man
chester, n. H., have announced the
passing of the regular quarterly divi
dend on the common stock.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-21
WASTED TIMBER

Not all Of the wasted timber is burned on the
stump. Too much Of it is wasted after beng turned
;to naner And some of the magazines are coming to
N the most conspicuous offenders. Says the Sunset
Magazine H.. 49,,
eve chop down whole forests and turn them INTO
,;,,rar,, bootleg drvel which under the Of
smutfy Stories o.. fake Confessions or Erotic Ro-
nance poisons the minds Of millions Of adolescents
for the pecuniary gain Of INSCRIPTIONS publishers
II i had enough adds this magazine, to do nothing
tb oiIlions Of actes Of land except ito set afire
ana buy our pulpwood in Canada" 1t IS much worse
u take clean trees and turn them hto su''y S'ore0
for the corruption Of young minds.
Evidently conservation IS needed IN the magazme
markets as well as in the forests and cut-over lands
II may be hard on the rabbits, but every woman in
Ao,erca can now wear seaIskin without declmating
the seal herds.
rs.on, the way those Chinese are killing each other
w, ,ha,,sands instead Of settling THEN disputes amlc
abls the western world can easily see new "l-Eeo
war is.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-10-21

It's q poor bootlegger who can't
sell enough to pay his fine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-19
TEXAS COTTON LIST
 SHOWS INCREASE
7.9 To Ten Per Cent Increase In
 Acreage Reported

HOUSTON, Tex, June 1S.-Cotton acreage in Texas this year averages an increase of seven and nine-tenths to 10 per cent over the 1923 acreage, fig ures received here indicate. The. State Department of Agriculture estimates the increase at 10 per cent, passing its figures on more than POO reports. 5. M. Gordon & Co.,, Houston cotton fac tors reported on May g, estimating the increase at 70 per cent and the total acreage in Texas this year at 10, 1884, 143.
 The report by districts show the fol- lowing increases
 North Texas 9.S per cent.
 Northwest Texas 14.9 per cent.
 Northeast Texas 5.6 perc ent.
 Central Texas A per cent.
 West 34.3 per cent.
 West Central 9.7 per cent.
 East 6. 4 per cent.
 Southeast 3.9 per cent.
 South 5.2 per cent.
 The government estimate of cotton acreage is expected to be issued early in July.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-19
WARM WEATHER
 BENEFITS CROPS
Excellent Growth In Tex. as And Fair To Good
 Elsewhere

WASHINGTON, June 18.-Crop and weather conditions in southern states during the week ending yesterday were summarized by the department of agriculture today as follows;
 The well-rooted cotton in Texas made excellent growth, but the later planted in the northwestern portion of the state was injured by the hot, dry wealth CT; weeyil were less active. The warm, dry weather favored rapid growth in Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana, though it remained too wet in some northern portions of Arkansas, and there is much small cotton in that state, with stands irregular in Oklahoma, and plants generally small in Louisiana.
 Progress and conditions were fair to very good in Tennessee and growth was satisfactory in Mississippi by reason of warmth and abundant sunshine. The temperature was favorable in Alabama. The plants made rapid growth in Geor- gia. In Florida and the Carolinas growth was rather satisfactory. Re ports show weevil increasing in the southeastern portions of the belt, and Tennessee reports this pest for the first time.
 Late planted corn shows a good stand in Kentucky. Rain is needed for this crop in Texas, but in the central and east gulf states satisfactory progress was noted.
 With better weather conditions, oats showed improvement quite generally from the Mississippi Valley eastward. Rice made satisfactory advance in Lou isiana and good progress was reported in the southeastern states.
 Potatoes made good progress in the southeastern portions of the country.
 Truck and garden crops weather con ditions were favorable, as a rule, in the southeast. Tobacco shows a good stand in Kentucky, and progressed well in the southeast. Sugar cane made good advance in Louisiana, while this crop, together with melons, grow well in the southwest.
 Conditions by states include:
 Alabama: Warm weather favorable for growth of crops, but showers de- layed cultivation and fields grassy most sections. Progress and condition of corn mostly fair. Progress and condi ton of pastures, truck, minor crops and fruits most sections fair to good. Progress of cotton fair; conditions mostly poor to only fair with slight i'm provement. Beginning to bloom in south weevil appearing in many sec tions of south and central and becOm- ing active locally.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-19

THIS YEAR has mostly been one
 long, swift toboggan slide for the
 coal industry. Not one incident. but a combination of circumstances bruoght this about.
 Dependent upon manufacturing ac- tivity for its living, the bituminous coal industry has been the worst sufferer. Threats of a strike early in the year combined with the promise of period of lively manufacturing activity caused feverish production and buying that no cne might be caught mapping by en- fJrcfG shuttm Gown of mines.
 The strike failed to materialize. Man ufacturing activity proved disappointing Everyone had plenty of soft coal and the mines had large oversupply above ground. In the chart above it will be seen what happened. Car loadings, rep
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-19
INTEREST
 IN CURB MARKET
Trading Light And Move ments Held Within
 Narrow Limits

NEW YORK, June 1S.-Specula- tive interest>in today's curb market was small and within narrow and irregular limits. Efforts. to unsettle tue oil shares met with little success, losses of to points in Prairie Oil and Gas, Standard Oil of Ohio and Cities Serv- ice being accompanied by a small vol ume of trading. Moderate improve ment was shown by Vacuum and Salt Greek.
 Hudson and Manhattan and Gillett safety razor dropped 1 and F points respectively. Interest in the mining group was confined principally to the Pennsylvania stocks. Hawthorne mines, which has enjoyed a brisk advance recently on reports of i'm portant development work, fell back slightly on profit taking.
 Bond trading again was active, the principal featrue being a loss of one point in Northern States power 612's.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-19
SHIP NEWS OF
 MOBILE PORT

MOBILE, Ala, June 1s.-(Special Leased Wire.0-Three steamers arrived in port yesterday, with one departure noted for the day, although departures are scheduled for Thursday along with arrivals. All inbound steamers were for cargo, two with cargo in transit and a third arriving to take full cargo. The outbound steamer was light.
 The Spanish steamer Mar Negro ar rived to J. B. Oliver & Go. from Pensa- cola and will complete cargo here for Spanish ports. loading at Turner ter minals. The Mar Negro has on board cargo transhipped from the Spanish steamer Mar .Adriatico, which was in port three days ago, the cargo having been transferred at Pensacola.
 The second arrival was the American steamer Glendaruel to the Mallory New York and Porto Rico Steamship com pany, coming from Arroyo in ballast to lift a full cargo of lumber, flour and cast iron pipe here. The New York and Porto Rico is maintaing seni-monthly service fro mMobile to Porto Rico and has large bookings on each steamer.
 Winding up the list of arrivals for the day was the British steamer Dor rington Court to J. B. Oliver & Co.,, the steamer coming to complete cargo for Havre and Bordeaux, arriving from Galveston and Port Arthur.
 The Norwegian steamer Vera United Fruit company, which cleared light Tuesday, sailed yesterday morning for Tela.
 Norton, Lilly 6 Go. announce that the American steamer Steel Worker will sub for the Steel Mariner, scheduled to arrive here June A to load for the Far East. The Steel Worker will come from New Orleans and the American steamer Bessemer City is due from Baltimore early July to load for the Far East. This same company expects the British steamer Fresh Water here Sat urday from New Orleans to load for Gran and Algiers.
 Mobile Liners are expecting the Brit ish steamer Ninian here about June 26 with inbound cargo, the steamer having sailed from Barrow June 4. The Ninian will have a cargo of cotton ties aboard. The American steamer Florence Luck enbach will be tied up here two or three weeks longer, it was learned yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-19
THE WEATHER

Northwest Florida, Alabama; Party cloudy Thursday and Friday propapy scattered thundershowers.
 Virginia: Local thundershowers Thurs- day and Friday; not quite so warm north- east portion. Thursday.
 North Carolina, South Carolina, teor . Ria Florida: Partly cloudy Thursday ana Friday with scattered thundershowers.
 MisBissippI: Generally fair except prop ably local thundershowers on the coast Thursday; Friday local thunderstorms.
 Tennessee, Kentucky; Partly cloudy and continued warm with scattered thun- dershowers Thursday: Friday showers and thunderstorms; cooler by Friday night in west portion.
 Louisiana: Thursday partly cloudy. scattered thundershowers in southeast partion. continued warm; Friday partly cloudy to unsettled.
 Arkansas: Thursday partly cloudy, nrobably thundershowers in north DOT ton: Friday partly cloudy to unsettled. cooler in northwest portion.
 Oklahoma: Thursday partly cloudy, probab ply thunderhowers in east portion cooler in west portion; Friday partly cloudy, cooler.
 East Texas: Thursday generally farr, continued warm Friday partly cloudy. cooler In northwest portion. cooler except in southeast portion; Fri day partly cloudy. cooler except in south wes- protion.
 Summary of observations made at sta tions of the United States weather bureau during the 24 hours ending at D. m. qOth meridian time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-19

resenting the distribution of coal fell away sharply and bituminous produc- tion followed suit.
 Recently, however, there has been a change. The output of bituminous coal has very slowly but steadily increased since the early part of April. The weeks of May have seen car loadings of coal definitely improve. It would appear that the slump in soft coal buy ing has ended.
 It probably has ceased, despite the slowing down of industry. But improve m,nt to high degree is improbable until the wheels of industry again be- gin to whirl faster. It is extremely likely, also, that much Of the increase in recent carl0adings has been due to purchasing of anthracite coal for use next writer in homes,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-19
SUGAR MARKET

NEW YORK, June 1s.-The raw sugar market was steadier today. Trading was limited to a sale of 10000 bags of Cuban for June shipment at 5.28c, an advance of 12c.
 Raw sugar futures were higher on trade and commission house support, caused by the strength of the spot mar ket and reports of continued good in quiry for refined. Prices showed gains of to g points at best, but met in creased offerings at these levels and reacted partially. The close was 4 to 5 points net higher, July closing at 3.45c; September, 3.60c; December, 5.52c, and March, 3.31c.
 A partial advance of 10 points oc- cured in refined prices, list quotations now ranging from 6.70c to 6.90c for fine granulated. A good injury was re- ported.
 Refined futures were nominal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-19
DAUGHTERS SCORN
 MOTHERS WEALTH

BOSTON, June 18.-The two grand daughters of Thomas Lawson prefer scrubbing floors in a humble cottage for their impoverished father, to living with their wealthy mother.
 In court proceedings by which Mrs. Henry Spring Blake, divorced wife of Arnold Lawson, seeks the custody of the Misses Vera and Jean Lawson, it was revealed yesterday. A
 Vera, the older of the two daughters, told the court that she would rather live with her father, who gets $40 a week as an automobile salesman.
 The case was continued.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-19
COTTON SEED OIL

NEW YORK, June 1s.-The cotton seed oil market gained further strength today on active covering in the old-crop positions, due to a firm cash situation and an advance in crude oil. Closing prices were 12 to 25 points net higher. Sales, 21,200 barrels. Prime crude, s.s7hc, sales; prime summer yellow, spot, 10.70@11.5Oc. July closed 1060c; September, 1O.55c; October, 10.16c; De- cember, 939c, all bid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-19

spots; generally steady with weeks de- cline; yeariings, numerous; dull, about steady; top matured steers, $11.10; numerous loads Nebraskas, $10.50@10.S5; some weighty Iowa bullocks, $11; best yearlings, $10.25; bulk fed steers and yearlings, $S@10.25; grassy cows and heifers, dull; others full and steady; bulls, weak to 15c lower; most bolog- mas, $4.5004s5; few heavies, $5; Vealers, 25c lower; bulk, Ss.2509.25 to packers
 Hogs: Receipts, 21,00O. Fairly active; generally 10c higher; bulk good and choice 250 to 35O- pound butchers, $7.45@ 7.50; top, $7.55; majority better grades 170 to 225-pound weights, $7.20@7.40; bulk desirable 140 to 160-pound aver ages, $6.50@710; bulk packing sows, $6.40@6.75; killing pigs, steady; bulk de- sirable 120 to 130-pound averages, $60 6.25; estimated holdover, 5000.
 Sheep: Receipts, 12O0O. Fat lambs, fully soc lower; spots off more; culls, soc to $1 lower; yearling wethers, 50c to 75c lower; best fat sheep, steady; heavy kind, weak to soc lower; choice range lambs, $15.50; bulk desirable natives, $14.50Q15; sorting severe bulk cull ma tives, $s.50@9; inferior kinds, $6.50@7; bulk yearling wethers, $11.25Q12.75; prime 103-pound averages, SIS; feeding lambs, unsold at late hour; bulk fat ewes, $4@5.50; no choice light weights on sale.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-19
NAVAL STORES

SAVANNAH, June 1S.-Turpentine steady; 771kc. Sales, $50; receipts, 6s1 shipments, 154; stock, 1869.
 Resin, firm; sales, 2,194; receipts 1890; shipments, none; stock, s5,s66.
 Quote: B, $4.30; D. $5.4S; E, $4.50; F, G, H, I, K, M, $4.60; N, $4.s5; VIC, S5.70; WINK, $6.40.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-19
METAL MARK EFT

NEW YORK, June 1S.-Copper, quiet; spot and futures, 12%c. Tin, easier; spot and futures, $43.60. Iron, steady and unchanged.
 Lead, steady; spot, $7G725.
 Zinc, quiet; East St. Louis, spot and nearby, $5.S0.
 Antimony spot S6S0
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-19
STEEL MARKET

NEW YORK, June 1s.-Steel prices, f. o. b. Pittsburg, per 100 pounds: Blue annealed sheets, $2.75@2.90; galvanized sheets, $4.75@4.90; black sheets, $3.60@ 3.75; steel bars, $2.20@2.25.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-19
LIVE STOCK

NASHVILLE, Tenn, June 1s.-Cattle: Receipts, 100. Steady; heavy steers, $7.7568.50; beef steers, $7@7.50; heifers $7Q750; cows, $6@6.50; feeders, $4.50@ 6.50 stockers, $3.50Q6.
 Hogs: Receipts, 500. All grades 10c higher; 200 pounds and up, $7.55; 165 to 200 pounds $7.55; 13O to 165 pounds, S6.40; pigs, $4,40q5.4o; throwouts, $5,55 down.
 Sheep: Receipts, 5000. Lambs and fat sheep, soc lower; choice lambs, $110 1425; seconds, $7509s.25; culls, $405; fat sheep, $350Q4.50; medium sheep, $2 03; cull sheep, $1 down; bucks, $2.50 down.
 CINCINNATI, O., June 1S.-Hogs; Receipts, 4,5O0. Active; mostly 10c high CT; heavy, $7.75; packers and butchers, s775; medium. $7Q7.35; pigs and lights, S4.50@690.
 Cattle: Receipts, 400. Very slow and unchanged prices; calves, steady. slow, $6Q15.50.
 LOUISVILLE, Ky, June 1s.-Cattle: Receipts, 200. Slow; heavy steers, $8Q9; beef steers, $6@9; heifers, $5Q9; cows, $3Q6.5O; feeders, $5@7; stockers, $S@6
 Hogs; Receipts, 2,O0o. Steady to 10t higher; 165 pounds up, $7.50; 120 to 166 pounds, $6.5O; pigs, S4.3O953o; throw outs, $5.66 down.
 Sheep: Receipts, 2,s00. Prospects low CT; choice lambs, $15915.25.
 KANSAS CITY, June 1s.-Cattle: Re ceipts, 5000; calves, 100. Very slow; best steers, steady to weak; most bids were lower; Texas grassers, extremely dull; she stock, weak to 15c lower; beef cows, S446; fed heifers, up to $8.40; canners and cutters, mostly $2.3543.25; calves, steady to weak; practical top, $S5O; stockers and feeders, 10c to 15c lower; bulk, $5.50q7.
 Hogs: Receipts, 12,000; 5c to 10c high CT than Tuesdays average; bulk. $675@ '; packing sows, $6.25G6.40; stock pigs, strong, $5.50@6.
 sheep: Receipts, 5000. Lambs, gener- ally steady to 25c lower; top natives, $1550 other grades, mostly $14@14.25; culls, around $9 sheep, steady; Texas wethers, T.
 EAST ST. LOUIS, H., June 1S.- Hogs Receipts, 17,0OO. Market aver aged 1Oc higher; top, $7.6o, on choice heavy butchers; bulk 1S0 to 210-pound averages, $7.30Q7.4O; few hogs averag- ing above 165 pounds, below SIPS; de- sirable TAO to 150 pounds, $665Q7; good and choice 120 to 130-pound pigs, mostly $6.50q6.55; few late sales around $6.25; packer sows, mostly $6.25Q6.40.
 Cattle: Receipts, 5000 Native beef steers, steady; bologna bulls, steady to shade lower; top vealers, $9.50 bulk, | $50; few, $S.25; other classes 15c to 25c lower; bulk native steers, $7.50G S.75; Texans, $4.50@6.25; yearlings and heifers, $7.25@S.25; cows, $4.50@5.50: canners, $2Q2.25; bologna bulls, $4.5O Q5.
 sheep: Receipts, 4,OOO. Lambs, slow, about steady; bulk, $14; culls, steady to lower at $7Q7.50; sheep, unchanged; heavy ewes, $404.5o; handy-weights, up to $5.50.
 CHICAGO, June 1s.-Cattle; Receipts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-19
RICE MARKET

NEW ORLEANS, June 1s.-Rough rice, nominal; no sales, no receipts.
 Clean rice, strong; sales, 333 Blue Rose at 6hc; no receipts.
 Bran and polish, unchanged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-19
TnCAT. nATA
LOCAL DATA For the 24 hours ending at p. m.
WINDS

East Gulf: Moderate to southeast and east, partly overcast. probably local rains Thursday.
 West Gulf: Fresh southeast and south over north portion and fresh possibly strong east and southeast over south DOT tion; partly overcast Thursday; showers over south portion.
 Caribbean Sea and Windward Passage: Moderate variable over south portion and fresh southeast with squalls over north portion; overcast with local rains Thurs day.
 Sandy Hook to HatterRs: Moderate to Thursday.
 Hatteras to Florida Straits: Moderate south and southwest. partly overcast, prob ably local rains Thursday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-19
FI,ouR MARKET

NEW YORK, June 1S-Flour, firm; spring patents, $6.7507.25; soft winter straights, $5.25@5.75; hard winter straights, $6.25@6.75.
 Rye, steady; No. western, Ss%c, f. O. b. New York, and s6%c, c. 1. f. ex- port.
 Other articles were unchanged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-19
Other articles were unchanged.
MINNEAPC

MINNEAPOLIS, June 1s.-Flour was unchanged to 10c higher; family pat ents, $7.1047.30 a barrel. Shipments, 35,070 barrels.
 Bran, $20.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-19
CALL MONEY

NEW YORK, June 1s.zCall money, easy; high, per cent; low, ? per cent; ruling rate, per cent; closing bid, 2 per cent; offered at 2A per cent; last loan, per cent; call loans against ac- ceptances, 1A per cent; time loans, easy; mixed collateral, 60-90 days, SO 3A per cent 4-6 months, 3A @3% per cent; prime commercial paper, per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-19
POTATO MARKET

CHICAGO, June 1s.-Potatoes: Trad ing rather quiet; market dull. Receipts, new, 50 cars; old, Is cars; total United States shipments, new, 353 cars; old, 72 cars; Wisconsin sacked round whites, $1.05Q1.35; fancy, shade higher; Ala bama and Louisiana sacked Bliss Fri umphs, $2@2.50, according to condition i; Texas and Oklahoma sacked Bliss Tri- umphs, $2; Carolina (barreD cobblers, $3.50G3.85.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-19

One of the most remarkable men in America is Dr. Edward G. Acheson, creator of several products, including carborundum, oildag, and other won derful lubricants. Did you ever re- fleet" he once asked me, that our whole modern structure depends upon fabrication and abrasion? Machinery could not have been fashioned without the use of abrasives, and not rail- road wheel could turn without lubri- cation," and any oil man will tell you that the world simply could not revolve without the use of oil. Ergo, the wheels of life turn only because they, the oil men, make it possible for them to do so.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-19
How John Is Looking Ahead

The possession of money sometimes is attended by problems almost as serious as those connected with getting it. The saving sense is usually better de- veloped than the invest ment sense.
 John Fogarty has quite a sum of money on hand which he has saved. When he has twice as much he expects to open a little business for himself. But meanwhile
 Why. meanwhile his savings are earning a full 6 per cent for him in Gold Notes of the Trustees Loan & Guaranty Company. Thrifty Birmingham citi- zens find the securities of this substantial ten-year- old company a mighty fine investment.
 In addition to their liberal in- terest rate, the Notes have the advantage of being convertible into cash at the holders option on agreed interest dates. They come in denomination of $25 and up.