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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-14
CONDITIONS FINE,
 STATES FDNDLEY
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 months of 1923 we had spirited buy ing movement with advancing prices. There was a fear then on the part of some steel consumers that they would not be able to get all the material needed to fill their orders. But so many cautions were sounded as to the danger of overdoing our prosperity that the psychical change which some feared did not take place.
 "A good deal of public building was postponed and the period of full em- ployment was prolonged to what might have been the case had the building industry and one or two others gone on at the headlong pace of the spring months.
 "In the steel industry prices rose under the strong movement of the first maintained on most forms of finished steel throughout the year. These prices have generally held thus far in 1924, but in the past,month there have been more evidences of sharp competition in finished products.
 European Steel
 Another factor is the sale of some- thing like 25,000 tons of European steel for delivery at Atlantic and gulf ports. These sales were made by French and Belgian steel plants.
 ''The principal products sold were bars and pipe, and in some cases the prices have been less than the cost of some American producers. Little has been heard of German steel in this con nection.
 "The decline of the franc and the low labor costs of French and Belgian producers are responsible for the low prices made here. The movement has not been of any great volume and is not expected to be, but it shows our steel producers what they may have to meet from time to time. Some of the freights made on shipments of steel from Antwerp to the Pacific coast via the Panama canal have been less than half the cost of getting steel from Ala bama plants to the Pacific coast.
 Continued Operations
 "The expectation of steel manufac- turers is for continued operation on a large scale through the second quarter of the year, but it is not now believed that the 1924 output will equal that of 1923. As stated, one disturbing factor is the situation in Washing ton"
 Mir. Findley asserted that the Bir- mingham district is fortunate in hay. ing behind it such resources as those of the steel corporation and such a willingness on the part of that corpora tion to develop its resources here to the fullest extent. The future looks great for the Birmingham district, he
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-14
ALABAMA COAL
 TAKEN ILLEGALLY
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lands were disposed of by the state to individuals and the individuals, either through ignorance or malice, disturbed the coal deposits the rights of the United States were infringed upon.
 Still Owns Much Land
 In addition to the lands transferred to the state of Alabama, the govern ment owns much acreage on which not even the surface rights have been dis posed of. One of the purposes of the probe now nearing completion is to ascertain whether any of this acreage has been infringed upon.
 The object of the investigation, &C., cording to Morgan and Ramsey, is three fold: To break up all trespassing; to collect such damages as may be due the government, and take steps to in sure a maximum of protection to gov ernment interests in the future.
 Final report of the investigators is being eagerly awaited by coal opera tors of Alabama. Inasmuch as the de- pertinent of the interior admitted at the outset of the probe that it was in doubt as to it's rights, it is presumed that corporations and individuals in the state also are in doubt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-14
ARGENTINA PLANS
 OIL DEVELOPMENT
Program Outlined By State To
 Cover Several Yea

BEUNOS AIRES, Feb. 10.--( Cores pondent of The Associated Press.)- to intensity the production of pil in the state-owned wells during the next four years, in accordance with a plan culture by the government oil-lands of flee.
 During the year 1924-1927 it is es- timated that 4,637 900 cubic meters of oil can be produced from wells now
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-14
GRIP OF BLIZZARD

MERIDIAN, Miss, March 13.- Especial. Meridian and section have ben in the grip of a small sized bliz- gard since early morning. Snow fell throughout the day and is still falling late tonight. With no let-up promised by the local weather bureau before Fri day afternoon.
 Most of the snow Vp to noon today melted as fast as it fell, but at o'clock in the afternoon the city was adorned with a mantle of white to the depth of an inch. according to the official report, and "snowballing" parties throughout the city were enjoying the visitation, the first of consequence in years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-14
URGE HILLMlN EXTENSION
Doctors To Ask Revenue Board To
 RuiId New Wing

Erection of an additional wing to Hillman hospital will be urged upon the board of revenue Friday by com mittee of doctors, who have visited the hospital and studied conditoins, it was declared Thursday.
 A movement has been underway for some time to get a new building to care for the needs of patients sent there for treatment at county expense, and officials expressed the 'hope Thursday that the action of the doctors Friday night would result in an appropriation for this purpOSe
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operating together with new ones to be sunk as set forth in the plan.
 It is estimated that after four years of work under the improved conditions the capital Account would show an increase of 9OO00,O00 pesos, consist. ing of the new installations. tank steamers, etc. Moreover, a net profit of 65,000,000 pesos would be shown.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-14
NO SMALLPOX EPIDEMIC

Sixty cases of smallpox have been re- ported to the city health department, it was announced Thursday.
 However, health authorities scout the reports of an epidemic and are stead fly continuing work of vaccination. Over 5000 school children have been pro- tected against the disease, while hum dreds of adults have been treated free at the board of health laboratory on the third floor of city hall. Most of the persons stricken are negroes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-14
COVERED IN WHITE
Montgomery Has First Big Snow
 Since E9l4

MONTGOMERY, Ala, March 13.- Especial. )-The first considerable snow fall in ten years was experienced by Montgomery this afternoon and tonight. Sport of snowballing was enjoyed for brief period on the capitol grounds this afternoon. After an interval in which rain took the place of snow, the snowfall resumed early in the night and at z 80 p. m. the streets of the capital city were covered with a snowy mantle. Slight flurries of snow have been noted here in the last decade, but this is the first snowfall in such ap- preciable quNntity since 1914.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-14
MOBILES OLDEST WEATHER
Mean Temperature fl Degrees \
 AOnirsf G2 Ncar Aco

MOBILE, Aal.. March 13.-Mobile experienced the coldest March weather here today in 4G years, according to the records of the weather bureau. The mean temperature was A degrees against 63 degrees, for the same time last year. The weather was very raw with cold rain and heavy winds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-14
CAR TRANSFERS WASTED

LOS ANGELES, Cal, March 13.-- More than 90,000 street railway trans- fers are wasted daily, according to the Los Angeles Railway. Its figures show that during one month 9,SS6,- 355 transfers were issued, of which 7,091 ,975 were used and 2,794, ,380 unused or wasted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-14
FLURRIES IN SHREVEPORT

SHREVEPORT, La, March 13.- Snow fell here this forenoon for a few hours but was blight and melted so rapidly the weather bureau could make no record of it. The temperature was 37 degress when the fall began. The snowfall was not a record for this time of the year for similar flurries were recorded on March Is, last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-14
DOCTORS IN POLITICS
To Form County Organization I
 Meeting Friday Night

3WOOtHhHb NNtUNg 4dHBHb
 All Birmingham doctors have been in vited to attend the organization meet ing of the Physicians Ciciv league of Jefferson county, openly and avowedly political club, on Friday night at 8 o'clock in the Birmingham Medical college auditorium.
 In a statement, signed by D. F. Talley, president; J. NJ. Mason, vice president; Cecil D. Gaston, secretary, the purpose of the proposed organiza- tion is defined to unite the doctors votes and influence to prove factor at the polls.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-14
ROOMS FOR RENT should be a,

ROOMS FOR RENT should be ad- vertised in The Age-Herald. Write an attractive ad about your rooms and bring it to Want Ad Corner" tomOr- row. With every paid want ad for The Sunday Age-Herald we will give abso- lutely FREE a half pound box of de- licious Martha Washington candy. Plenty of candy for everyone, but only one box to each person, This offer is good for tomorrow only.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-14
FIRST SINCE 1892

GREENVILLE, Miss, March 13.- The first March snow since 1892 fell here early today. This afternoon the ground was covered to a depth of two inches. Many children saw snow for the first time in their lives.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-14
SAMPSON SERIOUSLY ILL

J. F. c. Stateson, 65, veteran printer and member of the Birmingham Typographical Union No. 1O4, Thurs day was reported critically ill at his home, 23031a Fifth avenue. Statesop came to Birmingham from Chattanooga 9 years ago and is well known here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-14
TEXAS GETS DOSE

DALLAS, Tex, March 13.-North and west Texas and the Pan Handle were covered with from three to six inches of snow today
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-14

YOU KNOW A TONIC IS GOOD when it makes you eat like a hungry boy and brings back the color to your cheeks. You can soon feel the Strengthening, Invigorating Effect of GROVES 3a TASTELESS CHILL TONIC. G0c.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-14
FALL OF SNOW
 MARCH RECORD
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said, land with the thermometer how ering around the freezing mark, that is certain to mean snow. A slight change in the wind direction or other disturbance will cause a change in tenn perature that will affect the snowfall to a large degree. Even a degree or two warmer will change the snow into rain. Should the thermometer drop the snow undoubtedly will continue to some extent"
 Sets Record
 This is the heaviest snowfall that has been recorded during March since the location of weather station in Birmingham many years ago. The closest approach to Thursdays fall was on March 15, 1915, when a fall of 2.8 inches was recorded. The record for Birmingham is six inches, which fell during 24 hours on January and 3, 1919.
 The present snowfall will have but little effect on the rivers of the state, Mir. Horton predicted. If the snow should remain on the ground overnight, heavy rain, the rivers would rise some what, he said, but under ordinary con- ditions they will not be affected.
 Scores of delighted children could be seen in all sections of the city Thursday afternoon making snow-men and tumbling about in the heavy white coat nature had spread on the ground. Snowballing was the byword for school children on their way home, and even the older people could be noted enjoy ing the beauty of the earth as it lay covered with snow.
 STORM IN MEMPHIS
 MEMPHIS, Tenn, March 1S.- Wintry blasts swept over the central Mississippi valley from the west today bringing a belated snowstorm which crossed the Arkansas-O Oklahoma border shortly after midnight, extended to the Mississippi river by daylight and dur ing the forenoon moved eastward into Tennessee and northern Mississippi.
 Hot Springs, in central Arkansas, re- ported three inch snowfall, at Texar- kama, in southwestern Arkansas, the ground was covered to a depth of two inches and Helena, on the eastern bord- der of the state, reported one inch early in the foregoon with no signs of an abatement of the storm. At Memphis snow began falling shortly before g o'clock.
 Weather bureau forecasts were for continued snow or rain today and to- night.
 The storm played havoc with wire communication in some sections, prin- cipally in western Arkansas
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-14

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. March I3- Snow began falling here early Thursday morning and at 5 o'clock the ground was covered to a depth of about four inches and continued showing. This is the first big snowfall in years, early in the day the snow melted as fast as it fell but there was a fall in temperature and the Rround is covered
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-14
SHOWS ALL DAY
Mocking Birds Give Way To Snow
 Birds

GREENSBORO, Ala, March 13.- Especial. )-Snow began to fall in Greensboro this morning at S:3O and continued steadily all day. Probably three inches has fallen. with every pros. pect of continuing through the night Snow on March 13, with the mocking birds singing and the robins hopping around is something of a rarity in this climate. It has happened before in March and even as late as April. but that was just furry, not the heavy snow this is proving.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-14

SELMA. Ala, March 13.-Sleet turned to snow about 9 a. m. Thursday in Selma. The snow continued during tine afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-14

FLORENCE, Ala, March 13.-This section of the Tennessee valley was again touched by heavy snowfall today. Flakes began falling steadily earily in the afternoon.
Evening star., 1924-03-16

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THE apprehension felt in Washing
ton circles in connection with
the official bulletin issued by the Ser
bian legation on February Is was
amply justified by the latest events.
Evidently the bulletin was issued
in order to prepare public opinion
abroad for the coming action. AL
most simultaneously with the issuing
OF the communique Serbian troops
were concentrated on the Bulgarian
frontier. To avert the imminent in
vasion the Bulgarian government
was forced to suspend constitutional
guarantees of personal freedom. On
the Sd and 4th of March some 400
persons were arrested and committed
to prison without trial, on suspicion
that they were either co-workers or
sympathizers of Aleko Pasha. When
the government was interpellated be-
fore the chamber of deputies on
March on this point the minister of
the interior. Gen. Rouseff, replied
bility for the violation of the consti-
! tuition in order to save the country
from q greater peril"
! 1t appears. therefore, that. for the
time being the threatened invasion OF
Bulgaria was frustrated. But it yet
remains to be seen what Is to be done
with the elusive. and all-powerful
Aleko Pasha and what counter meas
ures he may take to vindicate the
persecution Of his partisans.
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outrageous operations. On the Goth
of February last only the Serbian
legation in Washington issued TIE
following official statement:
The Belgrade government is ap-
prehensive over international trouble
again breaking out in the Balkans be-
cause Of the activities of Bulgarian
bands, led by Todor Alexandroff, along
the frontiers of Greek and Serbian
Macedonia"
Responsible circles Of Washington
interpret this statement, which is only
! one Of numerous similar bulletins
the European press is lately being
flooded with. as a direct threat of in
vasion against Bulgaria Thus, as
result of the astounding adventure of
| Aleko Pasha, the Macedonian tangle
is thrown to the fore anew, and the
Balkan peninsula may become the
theater of more murderous wars. :
That explains, of course. the reason
why the London Times should send
out a special correspondent to get an
interview from a hunted and out
la wed chief of irregular bands.
AS a matter of fact, there was
time, before the great war, when
Great Britain was very keenly inter-
ested in the fate of Macedonia. In
the decade that preceded the war
! iCa0S-19I8 Macedonia, then prov
ince of Turkey, had become the COM
mon battle-ground of n free-for-all
fight that has no parallel in history.
Bulgarians, Serbians. Greeks and
Turks, and, to a lesser extent. AL
banians and Rumanians, were pitted
against one another in mortal COM
bat In reality, it was not so much
iof n fight as it was a systematic car
mage with a view to mutual exterIni-
nation.
| At the instigation Of the central
Macedonian committee, a secret or
ganization a la Ku Klux Klan, the
Bulgarians of Macedonia attempted
lin 1903 to throw off the Turkish yoke.
They rose to the cry Of Autonomous
Macedonia" with remarkable initial
| successes. But an autonomous Mace
donia, freed by the Bulgarian ele-
'ment, would have become simply an
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but there are unknown men who do
the same thing. And there are less
known men whose apparent joke may
turn out, later, to have been one of
the standard bearers of tonorrow's
art.
The Boat Deck" of Gerald Murphy
of Boston is an oil painting thirty
; feet high. It shows absolutely moth
ing but four smokestacks of the LIE
viathan." with the rivets beautifully
painted. Morgan Russell Of New
York has a Fancy Dedicated to I'm
measurable. Ideas and Forces"-which
resembles a lady's handbag caught in
the machinery. Robert Ward John
son Of Kansas City has u realistic
composition of four rich brown busts.
But that is nothing. A Dane named
Bostel has 4 green dog baying at a
blue moon-simply terrific in concep-
tion and force. Perhaps it is find"
| at $314, and perhaps not.
It adds fascinating complication
| that painters Of repute use the Inde-
| pendents for prompt sales, just as
recognized Corners" take advantage
. Of it to show a novel achievement
Here is George Biddle of Philadel-
phIa. He has priced his big South
Seas picture, Fish Spearing," at
10000 francs, close to $1,000. But it
has been stated in print, from New
York, that a George Biddle picture
has already sold for $4,000.
| Here is James Butler, grandson Of
! Claude Monet. It is like sending a
! check to the bank for him to expose
! AT the Pond" as a 1000 franc pic
| ture-$40-for what is really por-
+, trait of old Claude, seated beside the
! historic water lilies of Giverny.
His father, Theodore Earl Butler
! of New York and Giverny (Claude's
son-in-law). has only to price his
Cherry Tree" picture at 10000 francs
to get the cash.
| Imagine the fascination, then, for
unknown men to take their chances
at the Independents! They crowd in
| Armenians, Rumanians. Swiss. Rus
| SLAMS, Jugoslavs, Scotch, .Argentines,
| Italians, English, Belgians, Syrians,
fSpanish, Poles, Swedes, Czechoslo-
vaks, Danes, Dutch, Japanese. Austria
! lians, Germans, Austrians, Brazilians,
Greeks, Canadians, Irish, Georgians,
| Firms and Portuguese-positive I
| have copied each Of the above coun-
| tries again and again from the cata-
logue!
The majority of the 2.o17 painters
| who exhibit are, of course, French
citizens. But they are large minded.
They know perfectly we'll that thou
sands of new painters will find thou
sands of new. buyers, at the Independ-
ents (and elsewhere), in the next few
years. That's all right! Here Is
where we eat"+they say, with q coed
| Iaugh-and give wall space to one
and all mysterious estransyrs.
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Experiments With Black Bass
Stephen Leacock Comments Crafty Creature.

chillineSS of the air. It was raining
heavily as we took our places on the
rock. Much of this rain. though not
all of it, had gone down our shirts.
There had been a certain amount Of
lightning, two cracks of which had
hit Mr.. COUNSEL in the neck. In
short, the surroundings were all that
the most ardent fisherman could
desire.
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EOR a moment the rain cleared, a
L first beam of sunlight appeared
through the woods on the bank, and
at that very moment Mr.. COUNSEL
called to me that he had q bite. I
Immediately dropped my rod into the
river and urged Mr.. COUNSEL to avoid
all excitement, to keep as calm as
possible, and to maintain his hold
upon his line.
Mr.. Counsel in turn exhorted me to
be cool, and assured me of his abso-
lutte readiness should the fish bite
again to take whatever action the
circumstances might seem to US to
warrant. / asked him in the mean
time whether he was prepared to give
me an idea of the dimensions of the
fish which had bitten him. He as
sured me that he could, and, to my
great delight, informed me that the
fish was at least three feet long.
The reader may imagine, then, with
what suppressed excitement Mr..
COUNSEL and waited for this mon
ster to return and bite again. Nor
had we long to wait. Not more than
two or three minutes had elapsed
when / suddenly saw my assistants
line in violent commotion, Mr.. Coun-
sell exerting his whole strength in a
magnificent combat with the fish. I
called to Mr.. COUNSEL to be cautious
and adjured him to the utmost calm
ness, running up and down on the
,ank and waving my arms to en-
ohasize what said.
But there was no need for such an
.xhortation. Mr.. COUNSEL had settled
Town to one of those steady fights
With the black bass which are the
sroudest moments in the anglers life.
he line was now drawn absolutely
nut and motionless. Mr.. COUNSEL
yas exerting his full strength at one
nd and the fish, apparently lying at
point Of vantage at the very bottom
# the river, was exerting its full
;trength at the other.
But here intervened one of those
iisappointments which the angler
lust learn to bear as best he may.
rhe bass is nothing If not cunning.
And an older, larger fish OF the
extraordinary size and mass of the
one in question shows often an al
most incredible strategy in escaping
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TT was my good fortune to spend
q large part of the last summer
in fishing for bass. Before the
= next one is upon us the time is
appropriate for a scientific summarize
ing of the results achieved and the
information gained.
NV experiments are entitled to all
the greater weight inasmuch as a
large part of them were conducted IN
the immediate presence of so swell
known a man as Mr.. John Counsell
of Hamilton. Ontario, who acted as
my assistant. Mr.. COUNSEL very
kindly permits me to say that all
statements, measurements and estl-
mates of weight contained in the fol-
lowing discussion are personally
vouched for by him. He has even
offered to lend his oath, or any num-
ber of his oaths, to the accuracy OF
my statements. But it has peen
thought wiser not to use Mr.. Coun-
sells oath in print.
1 take this opportunity in turn TO
express my high appreciation OF the
hardihood, the endurance and the
quiet courage manifested by my as
sistant throughout our experiments.
If Mr.. Counsel was ever afraid OF a
bass l never knew it. l have seen
him immersed in mud on the banks
of the river where we fished. nave
observed him submerged under
rapids; / have seen Mr.. Counsell 1aii
from the top Of rocks into water SO
deep and remain under SO long that
was just cranking up our car 10 go
home, and yet ! never knew him TO
hesitate for a moment to attack a
black bass at sight and kill 1t.
can guarantee 20 anybody who is
hesitating whether or not to invite
MI. Counsell to go fishing that he is
a man who may safely be taken any
where where the bass are, and Is an
adornment to any party of sports
men.
1 turn, therefore, with added con-
fidence to the tabulated results drawn
by myself and Mr.. CounsSh from our
experiments.
In the first place, we are able to
throw much light on the vexed ques-
>tion as to the circumstances under
which the bass bite. There has been
a persistent belief that during the
glare of the middle part of the day
the bass do not bite. This belief Is
correct. They do not. 1t is also true
that in the SUMMER part of the morn
ing itself the black bass do not, or
does not. bite. Nor do they, or rather
does it, bite during the more drowsy
part of the afternoon.
|I EFT the angler. therefore, on a day
~ when the sun is bright in a cloud
less sky, lay. aside his rod from s, In