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Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-10-30

1. Exactly what do we mean by
the 'system'T' asked LaFolleite, and
answering his own question, be said
1--WE mean the combination which rules
the coal industry Of this country and
which ixes the price 0f coal to the
consumer"
The fact ID that In the bltumlnous
coal industry, which comprises 50 per
cent of all coal production, there is
no single corporation or group which
controls more than 8 per cent Of the
total output Eight thousand indie
pendent operators are IN active com
petition, half OF them selling coal for
less than cost bitumin0us prices are
lower today than In 1916, though
wages are 100 per cent above pre-war.
2. He said: Eve mean the banking
combine which, through its control Of
the federal reserve board. arbitrarily
fixed interest rates and controls credit
In the interest of the big monopoly sys-
TEN. Il Initiated four years ago pol
icy OF defatiOn. causing shrinkage
In farm prices since 1920"
This defatiOn waa. inaugurated and
carried out under the Democratic adj
ministration. Interest rates we're at
once lowered when the Republican
administration came into offiee. Fur
thermore the Republicans admlnistra-
ton appointed farmer on the federal
reserve board and created the. inter
mediate credit system for the farmers
special benefit.
Mr.. LaFoIlette forgets that there
has been a steady increase In the
prices TO the farmer, as well as an
Increase In the purchasing power Of
his crops, ever since the Republican
administration reversed the policy OF
the Democratic administrator. which
placed the farmer IN the economic
situation that he was In in 1921 and
later This IL shown by the following |
index numbers Of the average price
Of agricultural products and the In
dex numbers Of the purchasing power
Of the products as published by the
Of Agriculture:
WholssaIs Prices for Farm Crops
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-10-30

Assexnsloaa u 20 states. szila e state
Aelen&zinna have nspabllcan n&jori-
tlsm Ia other states the repre-
aaaaa&aea ~ svenlS divided, and those
ssMza@ womsd have no vote TO cast.
xsbse states ate Maryland. Montana
M&bsun&a. Me~ Han,pshlEs and New
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-10-30
'DOD'S BlIAkEElI' IN TOTAL APSE
WHEN HIS CHARGES ARE ANtLYzED
Appeal Class Prejudice by Accusins Aresn Bussss
Of MonepolisHc Conspiracy Nss
Supported by Facts.

Chairman NopubIlean Nat'onal Cor
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-10-30

Washington campaign spsa
and offered bui Of
speech
up.
He monopostic conspiracy business suck
blood people truth
Republican
competition
Fonetes II fhe
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-10-30

g. Mr.. LaFollette said: '"The con-
sumption per capita Of such a staple
food as bread is very much less than
Il WAS few years ago. It
means that there are many people IN
the United States today who are hum
CRY for bread
Bread consumption has been de-
creaslng In the United States In re-
cent years but Mr.. LaFolIette dis
torta the reason. Every nation de-
creases It's consumption Of bread when
II increases its consumption of meats,
fruits, sugar and other palatable foods
demanded by higher standard Of
living. Senator LaF0llette attempts
to conceal the Increased consumption
Of other agricultural products Under
the low standards Of living in Europe
the consumption OF breadstuffs
amounts to 90 per cent Of the total
diet AZ against 20 per cent In the
United States.
The following table shows the In
crosse IN consumption OF foodstuffs
per capita In the United States " Inn
portant lines compared with wheat
Average Annual Consumption n.
Pounds Per Person.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-10-30


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sSelenaktnna have hspanAican MAJOR
llse IA other states the repre-
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s4Asae weuAd have no vote 70 CAST
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pnpteaA n@bSflg nssnt no. AZ Vo.o
fof f'DgssuBs AaefS arg tew 49,
tss MgR~'s''sAA ss'n u $3.50 - - y.
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not enilks'y Dlss .ss.s 800 s y s.'s
noose "ou,o - 20 L.r o'les's' uesp $3.50.
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stsEes yote TOT I-af v'.sss~. " -.
states onVu's 10y = 49, =. -
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ssp1' - 49, y, 49, : Ny. ...' ~,
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: 2s.a@ Aes.1" ~ - -, !. =
0'A' $500 ~ $500, - ~
resS"s s'suse'on ,'"poI,s"
4s u'e $780, se''a.s os'a gS,s
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ronstts u /" i,eonS'n "uu l,,o''''..
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se'uon 800 ~" -" 49,
: W. -'''les .ss',-.o'- - 800.
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are ns'eu - a.l,'e. l's ~ 1,1''
y Bryan can "o'u '"e 10 De.noe. az
senators - 'lne SAu ss' s"s. 49, 49, ~
ule W. 49, ~. .'- -''s,a,,. - ~ .oses
mou'u 80 III " . 49, 1870 Dc, D.
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= ~. ~. ~ $500. s~a.s ,he ,ro Fsrmar.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-10-30


4. He said. 1--WE mean the neat-
packing combination. which fixes the
price OF the products Of the farm,
etc
There are about 700 independent
competing packers In the United
states. Three OF the "bIg five TO
whom Nj lakallette REFERS have had
TO entirely refnance their business
due 10 enormous losses, and one Is In
the hands Of 4 receiver. The Ave
have earned less than I per cent 90
goods handled during the past four
years.
s SIR. LaFOllette said tariffs must
be reduced He attacked the Whole
gordney hlll aud demanded all.aroun5
reduction.
Take the iarlK on dairy preauctF
and gon destroy FAat lndnstrS laSt
lhe duty OF woel and yon destroy kas
sheep Industry; take the tariff "a ca.
lfornla traits and nuts and the annex
lsN8 growers are Rt the mercy % tEE6
Mediterranean Rrpwsrs And SC em
down the list Take the lars0 or
nnnnufhcsafpa goods and the AmeFlckM
nnrklngsnap n al once IN unressFwisesl
cehpelit,sn with thk sweates lab0F
az Hsargna
aie. lsnKaliegse sald
g yThe farmer ~ khla ccuAsE5 sas
cesyes al aYeraae % enls 20 R@se ~
the aassos paid ~ sh& cry esAa&sazHz
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-03
PECAN CONVENTION
 TO OPEN TUESDAY

SELMA, Ala, Sept. 2.-(Special Leased Wire. }-Clifton Kirkpatrick, left Monday to attend the meeting of the state board of agriculture Tuesday and Wednesday in Montgomery. He was joined there by Morgan Richards, secretary of the Alabama Pecan Crow CTS association, and together they went to Albany to attend the annual meeting which convenes there Tuesday. The most important business of the pecan convention, according to Mir. Kirkpat- rick, will be to fix the price of the pecan crop for next year. The price will be lowered, it is declared, to all low a fair profit for growers and to put the pecan, now becoming an article of diet, within the reach of all. This will increase the distribution and will react favorably on the producer, stated Mir. Kirkpatrick. -.-
 Dr. SeymOre Called-Rev. W. R. Seymore has been called to take the position left vacant by the resignation of Dr. Louis Bristow, who will take up the work of superintendent of the million dollar Baptist hospital now be-
 ing built at New Orleans. Dr. Bris- tow will also be secretary of the Bap- tist hospital committee. He will travel this winter in the interest of the hos pital committee through the southern states. Dr. Seymore will reach Selma the latter part of September to become superintendent of the hospital. He is now pastor of church in San Angelo, Texas,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-03
COTTON TARIFFS
 ARE SUSPENDED
Order Results From Pro- tests By Mobile And
 Other Points

MOBILE, Ala, Sept. 2.-(Special Leased Wire.)-Five new freight tar ifs published to be effective yesterday on all cotton shipments moving from Mobile, New Orleans, Memphis and other Mississippi valley points to the Carolina mills and the southeast have been suspended in an order received at the traffic department of the Chamber of Commerce from the interstate com- merce commission. The order came as the result of protests of the department with other chambers of commerce and shippers throughout the south, and the case was sst for hearing before an interstate commerce commission exam finer at Montgomery, October 3. The rates were suspended in the order until December 20.
 The new cotton rates embodied some increases and some decreases, but the changes, according to the order, Zap pear to be injurious to public interest"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-03

son circuit court (Bessemer division) affirmed.
 J. w. Leith ys. State, Walker cir cult court; reversed and remanded.
 Will Lashley and Jake Lashley vs. State, Randolph circuit court; af- firmed.
 John Burt vs. State, Etowah circuit court; affirmed.
 M. Nugent alias Ike Nugent vs. versed and remanded. Harrison Watkins vs State, DeKalb circuit court; reversed and remanded. SANFORD, J.:
 Jesse Tartt vs. State, Sumpter circuit court; affirmed.
 R. J. alias Dock Jones and Parker Jones vs. State, Crenshaw circuit court reversed and remanded. Forest Williams vs. State, Coving- ton circuit court; reversed and re. manded.
 J. w. Thacker alias J. S. Moar vs State, Cullman circuit court; affirmed. Tim Hallmark vs. State, Randolph circuit court; affirmed. FOSTER, J.: Green Tarver vs. State, Dallas cir. cult court; affirmed.
 U. c. Weidman vs. State, Montgom. cry circuit court; reversed and re. manded.
 Johnnie Lee and Jule Kelley, Gov. ington circuit court affirmed.
 Tom Caraway vs. State, Dale circuit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-03
SILHOUETTES OF STATE CAPITOL
lState Capital Bureaul

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Sept. D. Actual issuance of the first $1,000,000 worth of port improvement bonds is ex- pected> in short time.1 Gov. w. W. Brandon is expected to return Wednes- day from fishing trip in Florida and soon after his return the signing of the port bonds will take place. The bonds will receive the signatures of the governor, auditor, treasurer and secre- tary of state. The first bond to be signed will be sent to Storey Thorn dyke, Palmer and Dodge, bond at torneys of Boston, for final approval and upon this being received, bonds will be turned oyer to the purchaser and the state wifi receive the first pay ment of the purchase price, probably about week from now. Gen. w. l.. Sibert, chairman of the state docks commission, was at the capitol today in connection with the bond isue.
 Dr., John w. Abercrombie, state superintendent of education, and l. T. Quinn, commissioner of game and fish cries, have gone to Cuba, Sumter coun- ty. to speak at the opening of the new agricultural school there.
 
 The country's cotton crop will be two million bales under the announced government estimate, in the opinion of Representative J. H. Henley of Es- tambia county who was visitor to the capitol today. Mir. Henley stated that cotton prospects have declined ma teriGlly owing to heat and drouth. MT. Henley is .known as the 'poet Laureate" of the 1923 legislature, hay. ing attracted considerable attention by his verse.
 Five convictions for violations of conservation laws were reported Tues Cay to Commissioner Quinn by l.. F. Williams, game warden of Tuscaloosa county. Ed Borger was convicted of possessing foxes, fined $25 and costs ; |. F. Smitherman, J. T. Wilson and T. H. Mathews, convicted of fishing in private pond, were each fined $10; Henry Croker, charged with shooting fish, was fined $25.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-03
.GADSDENFPLANT, RAZED BY FIRE,
 TO BE REBUILT
Clay Products Company Has Already Arranged
 For Future
(Gadsden Bureau)


 GADSDEN, Ala, Sept. 2.-Manager Gordon Hood of the brick plant of the Gadsden Clay Products company, which was partly destroyed by fire at 2 o'clock Tuesday morning, announces that steps have already been taken to rebuild. Practically all the machinery including the disintegrator, granulator, cutting and matching machines and the electric power plant was wrecked. The loss will be about $15 1000, with insur- ance og $10,000 The capacity of the works was 30,000 brick daily.
 To Serenade Officials--Officials of the Gulf States Steel company were so accommodating about letting their en- ployes who belong to the Alabama Ma tional guard go to the annual encamp- ment at CalN) Mcclellan that they are to be given complimentary serenade and concert by the 167th regiment band Wednesday night. Bandmaster Canter- berry said Tuesday he had received or given at the steel plant Y. M. c. A.
 Johnson To Speak-Fred Johnson of Florence, commander of the Alabama division of the American Legion, will be the orator at the Defense Day cele- bration in Gadsden, according to off cial announcement. Mir. Johnson has accepted the invitation of the local committee and will be the guest of the Etowah county post of the legion. An nouncement was made Tuesday that all arrangements had been completed for registering Gadsden quota of men next Monday, the registeration being in the hands of joint committee of the Axis and Business and Professional Women's clubs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-03
STATE INCOME TAX
 IS URGED BY DAVIS
Recommends Means Of Increas-
 ing School Revenue
tstate Capital -Bureau)

~ MONTGOMERY, Ala, Sept. D. Harwell G. Davis, attorney general of Alabama. and prospective candidate for governor, urged the ratification of a constitutional amendment which could permit an income tax for use solely in the education of the youth in an address before the American Business club today. MT. Davis said he believed an income tax would be as equitable as any tax could be. He said he is opposed to any greater rate of taxation on property, particularly farm property, and stated that only through the levy of an income tax can the states edu- cational needs be supplied.
 Dies Of -InjurieS--News of the death of Dr. Debernier Waddell as a result of an automobile accident at Meridian, Miss, was received here today. Dr. Waddell was the fatber of Mrs. Bob T. Roberts, whose husband, Judge Rob- |. commission. Dr.. Waddell had pur- chased groceries downtown and was riding to his home in an automobile delivery. An automobile driven by a woman ran into the truck and the in- pact inflicted such injuries on Dr. Wad- dell as to cause death Monday. pr. Waddell served Episcopal churches in Alabama for many years, being rector of the churches at Clayton, Sheffield and Union Springs He moved to Mis- sissippi several years ago and had re- tired from active work. He was S6 years old.
 Supervisors Meet-Rural school su- pervisors who will direct the work in the rural schools of Alabama during the sessions beginning this month to- day, began their annual conference pre- liminary to the beginning of school work. The conference is in charge of Miss Cassie Spencer of the state de- pertinent of education. It is being held in the auditorium of the Chamber of Commerce and will continue two days.
 Hurt In Accident-W. l.. Massey was seriously injured when an automo- bile in which he was driving collided with truck driven by A. l.. Grantham today. Both were arrested on charges of collision. Grantham escaped from the wreck without injuries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-03
'BAPTISTS PLAN
 ANNUALSESSION
TuscalOOsans To Meet At Buhl Church Wednes-
 day And Thursday
Tuscaloosa Bureau.)

TUSCALOOSA, Ala, Sept. 2-The annual session of the Tuscaloosa Coun- ty Baptist association will be held at the Buhl Baptist church Wednesday and Thursday of this week. Judge Henry B. Foster is the moderator and E. l.. Dodson is clerk. Among those on the program are Rev. A. N. Reeds, Dr. l.. O. Dawson, Rev. Foster Mills, Rev. John Beal, A. l.. Lindsey, Robert Brown, Mrs. Fleetwood Rice, Phillip Noble, Miss Elmer Callahan, -Dr. S. G Hamilton, Rev. J. H. Wallace, w. P Barnett, W. o. Mills, G. Quarles, Rev. E. B. Farrar, J. $. Yerby and Rev W. M. Oliver. The introductory sermon will be delivered by Rev. J. c. Pickens. A number of state work CTS are expected, including D. F. Greene of Montgomery An attendance of about 2,000 is expected.
 Seek Carrier Service-A petition signed by more than 800 persons resid- ing in the new city limits in East End has been presented .by H. A. Edwards asking the postal authorities to put on city carrier delivery in this section
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-03
TWO TRAlNLOADS OF PIPE SHIPPED
 FROM ANNIST0N
Pacific Coast Consign- ment Believed Largest
 To Leave Alabama
(Anniston Bureau)

ANNISTON, Ala, Sept. 2-What is believed to be the largest shipment of cast iron pipe ever sent out of the state of Alabama was drawn out of the Louisville and Nashville freight yards here Saturday and Monday, when a total of 34 carloads left Anniston from the plant of the United States Cast Iron, Pipe and Foundry company for the Pacific coast. The shipment was routed by way of Mobile and will be sent from there by water to Los Angeles.
 The first trainload consisted of IS cars bearing net weight of 626 tons. This train left Saturday morning and was followed by second train, which carried 16 cars with 5S0 tons and left Monday morning.
 Officials of the United States Cast Iron, Pipe and Foundry company stated the consignment was for distribution over the Pacific coast and the entire amount would be consumed in this country.
 The recent consolidation of several pipe manufacturing concerns in An niston, Gadsden, Talladega, Bessemer and Chattanooga into one corporation under the head of the Alabama Pipe company with headquarters in Annis- ton and the output of the United States Cast Iron, Pipe and Foundry company and other concerns located here gives Anniston a prestige in commercial cir else as one of the largest pipe manu- featuring cities in the world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-03

The matter has been taken up by the postoffice department for considera- tion.
 To Give Scholarship-At the lunch con meeting of the Rotary club Tues day afternoon committee composed of Dr. J. $. Thomas, Wallace Wade and Hugo Friedman was appointed to se- lect some worthy man to present q scholarship at the University of Ala bama as the gift of the club. A young man has been selected by the club, but it was learned he had been provided for and another selection will be made.
 Little Is Buried-The funeral of Richard H. Little, who died Sunday night from the effects of poison pre- sumably .taken with suicidal intent, was held from the residence on Queen City avenue Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock. The services were conducted by Dr. c. M. Boyd, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, of which Mir Little was a member, assisted by Dr. l.. o. Dawson. Interment followed in Evergreen cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-03

A Fifth avenue midinette. Too much has been said of the midinettes of Paris and too little of those of New York. Fresh, rounded, bright-eyed, sophisti- cated. Turning into the doorway of a township in which creations are marked into the hundreds of dollars. One wonders how she manages to live on her salary. Above all how she manages to dress on it as she does? As clever with her fingers, as adept as her econ omies, as her sister, of Paris--and with more brain.
 Old Man Weston, the long-distance pedestrian. Sport shirt, loose trousers, wide-toed shoes. Heel-and-toeing it for dear life before the avenue gets clutter ed with folks. A perfect machine func- tioning perfectly, his silver locks flut- tering from his uncovered pate. Yet he must be eighty years old. Or more Two French peasant nuns, eyes cast down, wearing the quaint headdress of some Breton district. A snowbird, laughing gaily to himself, eyes wild, lettering in the sun. An archbishop out for a walk. The remains of an all night party going home in a closed car. One man asleep, one singing, two girls who have been pretty. Now very muss- ed, shiny, swollen of face. t<
 Two Chinese women in trousers and thick-soled slippers, chatting gaily, How, in the name of wonder, did they get on the avenue2 No one looks at them. A noisome tramp, rags flutter- ing, three overcoat layers showing, hair matted, whiskers blowing. One walks up wind. The copper on point turns to watch him, disgust in his face. Yet, after all, the man has the right to walk on the richest street in the world. Wonder where he slept last night? The question answers itself, for there are forest leaves in his hair. A broken, gutter-crawling Bacchus. He came from the park.
 A small, red-headed, impudent boy, whistling shrilly. In business-like
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-03

. OPELIKA-Work on Opelika's new union depot will begin about Septem- Der 10, according to an announcement by c. Baldwin, superintendent of the Central of Georgia railway. Bids re- gently were asked for by the company, to be opened September 3.
 TUSCALOOSA-A gain of approxi- mately 1,50O school children in this city is shown by the school census talk en this year, over the school population of Tuscaloosa as shown by the 1922 census.
 MOBILE-A special election will be held here September on a city i'm provement bond issue. The issue would provide for improvements to the city hospitals and the municipal wharf, the construction of central fire sta ton and installation of modern fire and police alarm system.
 BERRY-Cotton in this section is beginning to open. Picking is expected to begin in few days time.
 ASHLAND-Cotton is opening in Clay county and picking has already commenced in some sections. On &C., count of the extended dry weather during June, July and August the weed is considerably smaller than usual but the fruiting is good for the weed, and the boil weevil has done little damage.
 PARRISH-The 1924-1925 school term will open here September 10, ac- cording to Principal Helms. Selection of the faculty is about completed.
 COLUMBIANA-F services for Mack Aldridge, who was killed Sunday in an automobile accident were held today at Mt. Era cemetery, near Siluria.
 TROY-County court convened