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 15 feet south of the north line of said Block 6. ~R
 Section 2. That said se,, CTS shall be constructed with manholes and con- nections and in accordance with full de- tails, drawings, plans, surveys and es- inmates on file in the office of the City Engineer, where property owners who may be affected by said Improvements may see and examine, the same to which reference is hereby made.
 Said sewers and appurtenances are to be constructed of brick and concrete masonry, terra cotta pipe and iron castings, as shown or described in said details, drawings, plans and specified tions. st
 Section 3. That said sewers are con- structed for the purpose of draining the territory or area bounded as follows 1: Beginning at the northwest corner of Block B.. WSlker Land Company's Ad- diti0n to Elyton; thence east along the north line of, said Block B, to the west line of 1st street, south; thence southward along said west line and said line extended, to the south line of the right of way of the Alabama Great Southern Railroad; thence east along sad right of way, to the east line of Block 1, Walker Land Company's Ad- dition to Elytcn; thence southward along said east sline- to. the south line of said Block A.; thence west along said south line to the north line of 1st ave- nue, south thence west along said north line to the west line of Center place; thence n0rthward along said west line to the south line~of Block 6, Walker Land Company's Addition to itYt ,f~~.. .s- line to an intersection with the north line of said Block 6 !; thence east along said north line to the west line of Block 3, Walker Land Company's Ad- dition to Elyton, if extended southward {; thence north along said west line to the point of beginning.
 Section 4. That the cost of con- structing the improvements authorized by this ordinance shall be assessed against and levied upon and against all the lots or parcels of land lying within the district drained by said sewers, and said assessments shall not exceed the total cost of said improvements.
 Provided, however, that no charge as sessed upon and against any lot or par. eel of land a1rained by said sewers. or any of thems cshall be greater, than the increased value of such property by reason of the special benefits derived from said Improvements.
 Section 5.d That the estimated cost of said improvements is $4,350.OO, and that the Commission of the City of Bir- mingham win meet on the 18th day of August, 1924, in the Council Chamber of the City Hall of Birmingham, at ten o'clock, q. m., to hear any objections, remonstrances or protests that may be made against said Improvements, the manner of making the same or the character of material to be used.
 Approved July 22, 1924.
 D.. E. McLENDON, President of the Commission. A true copy.e
 l.. E. GRAY,
 City, Clerk. 4 Age-Herald July 26 and August 2. 1924. .rsrsf
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 An Ordinance to provide for the con struction of certain sanitary sewers.
 BE IT ORDAINED, by the Commis- sion of the City of Birmingham, as fol- lows:
 Section l. That sanitary sewers be constructed as follows: Beginning at the end of the present sanitary sewer in Center street alley 40 feet north of the north line of Division court; thence southward along said alley to Division court; thence east along Division court to a line two feet east of tine center line of Block 8, Walker Land Com pany's Addition to Elyton; thence southward along and across the right of way of the Alabama Great Southern Railroad Company, to the alley in Block 5, Walker Land Company's Ad4 difion to Elyton; thence south and east along said alley to point 25O feet west of the east fine of Lot IT, said Block B
 Also beginning at a point on the present sanitary sewer in list place. south, and the alley along the south line of Block 2, Walker Land Com panys Addition to Elyton; thence southward across the right of way of the Alabama Great Southern Rail- FOau NOmpany, ana along 1St place, south, to the street or ave nue lying between Walker Land Com pany's Addition to Elyton and, Sessions Land Company's Subdivision; thence westward along said street or avenue, to a point 13O feet west of the west line of 1st place. south. . .
 Also beginning at point on the sam itary sewer in 1st avenue, south. and Center place alley, southwest; thence east along 1st avenue, south, to a point % feet west of the west line of 1st street, south.
 $ Also beginning at a point on the san .itaFy sewer in list place, south, and Center place, south thence north ward along Center place, and along the alley in Block 6, Walker Land Com. pany's Addition to Elyton, to a point
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ceed the cost of such improvements or the increased value of such property by reason of the special benefits derived from such improvements.
 Section 4. That the estimated cost of said improvements is $3S, ,S0000, and that the Commission of the City of Bir- mingham will meet on the 12the day of August, 1924, in the Council Chamber of the City Hall of Birmingham, at ten o'clock, a. rin., to hear any objec- tions, remonstrances or protests that may be made against said improve ments, the manner of making the same or the character of material to be used. Approved July 22, 1924.
 D. E. McLESD0N,
 President of the Commission. 4 true copy.
 l.. E. GRAY,
 City Clerk.
 Age-Heraid July 26 and August 2, 1924.
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would institute measures to bring about dissolution, and under such circum- stances the decision would probably go against the corporation.
 The trade commissions ruling illus trates one thing, namely, the great ad- vance made in public sentiment as to what gigantic corporations should be and should not be permitted to do. Not so many years ago, railroad rebates were regarded as ethical. So were hun dred other practices which today are drowned upon and legally ostracised. Although doubtless much can be said in defense of the Pittsburg plus plan it is significant that federal regula- torybody now condemns it.
 Nothing so thoroughly arouses the public's ire than anything sayoring of unfair treatment of little fellows by cor porate giants. Americans have a pas sion for fair play for. all. Also, they have an instinctive sympathy for the under dog. Some trade unions, for ex- ample, have forfeited much of their pop ularity with the public simply because their tactics appeared to be the public to be high-handed, domineering, auto
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ernment brought legal proceed ings to split up the United States Steel corporation, just as the to- bacco trust and Standard Oil had been split up, no customer or competitor, l understand, voluntarily came forward to voice single complaint against the billion dollar combination. But what has happened in connection with the federal trade commissions probe into the legality and justice of the Steel corporations Pittsburg plus method of fixing steel prices for the whole coun- try?
 No fewer than 32 steel states formed an association, the associated states, op- posing Pittsburg plus, to fight the plan.
 No doubt the whole question is beset with a multiplicity of intricate consid- erations, but to the layman, the main question would appear to amount simp- ly to this: Is it fair that you should have to pay for the steel that goes into your home or into your factory, not only the full price, but the total freight charges that will have been compiled had the steel been shipped to you all the way from Pittsburg, even though your steel may have come from a steel plant
 
 or place of business?
 There are two great sections of this country which are entering upon new era of development, namely the west and the south. The steel corporation owns the largest iron, and steel plant in the south at Birmingham, Ala. It also controls the greatest steel making center in the middle west. Gary, Ind. Is it fair, is it just, that every southern and every western buyer of steel from these steel plants should hand over to the steel corporation far more than the price of the steel itself and the cost &C., tually incurred in shipping the steel from these plants? That is to say, should the southern and the western user. of steel have to pay q cost that was never incurred, namely, the cost of hauling the steel from Pittsburg when that steel was NOT hauled from Pitts burg. Just why this one industry should be dominated by shuch price plan cer tainly is not clear to the man in the street, who, in the end foots the bill for the steel as we'll as for everything else.
 The steel corporation needs no sep ciaF advantages to enable it to compete successfully against other state manu- facturers. It is not easy for an outsider to see why the Trade Commissions rul- : ing should bear severely upon the steel corporation, seeing that it has some thing like 125 plants scattered over fif- teen states. If it isn't in position to compete successfully in the farther away western states against the young CT steel enterprises that have come into existence, there surely these younger enterprises are entitled to the natural advantages of their location for supply ing nearby demands for steel.
 As a matter of fact, the steel cor poration, looking ahead, has more to fear from too little competition than from too much competition. Its very existence depends upon the continued exsitence of reasonable number of competitive manufacturers, for should the day. come when the steel corporation monopolizes, say, more than 75 per cent of the entire steel business of the country, then the government doubtless
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requirements, which would have per mitted annual debt payments of about $300,000,000. They have, by cutting down government expenditures, devoted tile surplus between revenues end ex- penses to reducing the debt more than $1 ,000, 100000 in the year ended June 30, 1922, $600,000,000 in the following year and more than $1 ,000, 100000 in the year just closed.
 It has not been easy to keep up the total debt retirements, however, since revenues received by the government have declined along with expenses. But tue efforts have been maintained. In the first fiscal year which lies just ahead, it is estimated that about $4S2,- 277,975 will be available for application to debt payments. This amount, how ever, does not include any surplus which may possibly be effected over and above the costs of running tue eov- ernment.
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TNHE gross public debt of this coun-
 try, during the fiscal year ended
 June 30, was decreased $1,098,- S94,357.S7, from $22, 349,000,000 to $21 ,251 100000. This was a reduc- tion of approximately five per cent. It is now stated that present financing plansa of the treasury will permit the entire debt to be paid within 30 years, provided there are no wars in that time and no other unforeseen events occur to prevent the carrying out of present prdGra1us.
 The puhlia dctt was at it's peak on August 31, 1919, when it amounted to $26, ,596, ,701, ,64S.01. Two years later it had been cut down to about twenty four billion dollars. Then the budget system came into being. In the past three years treasury officials have not contented themselves with cutting the debt through provisions of the law rela- tive to sinking funds and other debt
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed proposals will be received by the undersigned until ten o'clock, a. m., Tuesday, July 29, 1924, for certain brick track paving, under Improvement Ordinance No. 355-D. Specifications may be obtained and plans examined at this office. The right is reserved to reject any or all proposals.
 A. J. HAWKINS,
 City Engineer. Age-Herald, July 24th, 25th and 26th.
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CHICAGO, July 25.-Wheat: Record highs were again made on all options, Winnipeg and Liverpool leading the ad- vance. Compared with month ago to- day, Chicago September wheat futures are 16c higher, Winnipeg 26c and Liver pool October an equivalent of 23c 8 bushel higher. Foreigners are evidently much concerned about meeting their bread requirements next year with a prospective reduction of 300, ,O00, 900 bushels of wheat in exporting coun- tries and a reduction of 10O,000000 bushels in the importing countries. Re ports from Canada all agree as to ma terial damage, but are decidedly con- flicting as to extent. The mid-month crop report of the United States de- partment of agriculture noted that the first half of July was unfavorable for harvesting and threshing.
 Corn: The government mid-month crop report saying that the corn crop is in peril and will mature only if frosts are unusually late was construed as bullish, although present weather con ditions are regarded as favorable. The market was well sustained.
 Oats: The market for future delivery was sustained by strength in corn Cash oats are a shade easier.-Clement Curtis & Co. to J. F. Willingham & Go
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GRAIN LETTERS

CHICAGO, July 25.-Wheat: All de- liveries sold at new highs on the crop. There was a tremendous amount of proflt-taking, but was met with buying credited to the northwest and to for eigners. Winnipeg made even more rapid gains that Chicago. Advicss from there saId Canadian authorities were re- vlsing their opinions as to crop pros poets, reducing their estimates of prob able yields. They also noted black rust in Manitoba, with the crop backward and great danger of crop damage. Weather over the southwest and west was more favorable for harvesting and marketing.
 Corn: There was a broad and active trade, with extensive profit-taking on upturns but with new investment buy ing developing on every slight setback. Weather over the belt was generally favorable, with fair and warmer in- dications.
 Oats enjoyed an active and mixed trade. Strong commission houses and shorts were consistent buyers and To- calls lent support as other grains ad- vAnced. There was selling credited to the northwest, however, and cash in- terests sold freely on upturns.-Fenner & Beane to Kahn 6 Virgin.
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cratic. The heart of America, is essen- tially demorcatic. Therefore, anything savoring of autocracy arouses hostility.
 There are other corporations besides the Steel Corporation, that are so trk- mendously large and powerful that it behooves them to refrain scrupulously from doing anything savOring of auto cracy.
 In short, and gigantic corporation, which does not carefully follow a policy of live and let live cannot hope in these modern days, when, public opinion : is all-powerful, to be allo cd to live.
 A frank statement published yester. day by Judge Gary shows that he was not only willing but anxious to have, the Federal Trade Commission pass upon the Pittsburg. plus arrangement, which he had inherited from Steel lead CTS of an earlier day. Having been a judge, Mir. Cary, unlike some other in- dustrial giants, has never attempted to hoodwink the law.
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CHICAGO, July 25.-Claims of rust in portions of the northwest have been re- peated, but 1t is admitted that it is a lace between the spread of the rust and the maturing of the crop. Because the crop is late, there is still time for damage by rust; in addition to this, droughty conditions in central and northern sections have not been re- lieved and the forecast for tomorrow Is fair and warm.
 The strength in Liverpool is under a better milling demand, together with light offerings of Manitobas. Winnipeg market has shown pronounced strength, their October at one time being Sc over Chicago's September, by far the widest premium on the crop.
 The decided strength in wheat was strongly felt in corn to the extent of driving previous sellers to cover, also, encouraging those who believe the new crop cannot mature in sufficient volume for home requirements. Trade was broader than for several days.-John F. Clark & Co.
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COMBINE FOUGHT
 PITTSBURG PLUS
Steel Corporation Method Of Fixing Prices Re-
 -arded With Disfavor
By B. c. FORBES

POwerIul corpOE- ations as well as capitalists, m u s t watch their step. The bigger they are the more care full they must be if they hope to avoid arousing h 0 s til e action. American citiz ems tolerate but do not love dominating enter prises of monopo- listic flavor.
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IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE
 NO. S67.D ,:e

Age-Heraid July PC and August ?, 1924.
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IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE
 NO 394.D

Age-Herald, July 24th. 25th and 2eth.
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..IsssqRLs AND TRAvEL
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NEW ORLEANS, July 25.-Specula- tive buying, in which Chicago grain traders are reported to have partici- pated largely, sustained the market to- day in the face of more favorable climatic conditions In west and central portions of the belt, as well as in south Atlantic area, where needed dry weather prevails.
 Rather general light to moderate rains, heavy at Oklahoma City, oc- cured in Oklahoma overnight, and rain reported from pumerous stations in north and northwest Texas as well as in the central part of the belt, while generally fair weather prevailed to east of the Mississippi river, which was favorable for all sections of the cotton region, especially since the outlook is for cooler weather in the southwest.
 Tn anticipation of larger consump- tive demand from American mills next season, and because of the revival of the textile trade in Europe, a large crop, perhaps In excess of 12,5oO, 900 bales, will be required for next season. AS stocks of oId-crop cotton are so small everywhere, the world will have to depend almost entirely on the grow ing crop for next seasons supply. The recent sharp advance in the mar ket has stimulated the demand for cot ton goods in New York.-H. and B. Beer to J. F. Willingham & Go.
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Noveno Inning.
Co. H: Hits: 2. No Carreras

Co. H: Hits: 2. No Carreras.
Co. A: Younet base por bolas. Ga
unica vcz cre pis6 la iniciaN: Ro-
Ion bunt hit a tercera; NORM plancha
a Rodriguez sale out en- primera
adelantando Younet Rol6n; Vazquez
trata de hacer IN squeeze play y You
net sale de out en- home: Rivier roll
ing Rodriguez, out en- primera.
Hit: l Carrera: o.
Hits a River: II a Rodriguez 4.
Score: Co. H Y Co. A: /.
Como veran los lectores Ell iuego
fu6 muy renido Sc jvgo buena pelo-
ta
La decision del Chief umpire en- el
octave inning cuando Solano bate6
luego Ia decision favor de la c..
II, oc9pando solano la inicial
Los umptres estuvieron fehces en-
sus decisiones.
La Co. A adquiri5 tres nuevos pla.
yers para luchar IA copa, pero Sc pre-
sentaron muy fatales.
! Batista era un colador Y a pe9ar
de ser estrella basebolera Sc eclipse
con los rolatazos. No invent6 NADIA
que merezca la atencion.
Cruz, conocido por lei zurdito"
es un gran jugador, pero jug6 con
desgracia.
Younet era un gran jugador en- ell
tempo en- a. El Army era un equipo
form dable; Sc esperaba que invents-
ra aIgo bueno, pero debido la ner-
viosidad Sc beso la pelota. Err un
gran honronero en- Panama Y aqui en-
su. debut no hizo NADIA Vavio3 fanati-
cos decian: iDonde esta Younet7
Otros decian: es que no 10 dejaa be-
tear largo, pero yo decia: Els Que es-
ia viejo cansado no We n peiota.
Ahora bien, felicito los vencedo-
res p0r su grandioso triunfo a los
venc1 dos por su magnifica labor duran
te el campeonato.
So distingmeron de la CO II on
particular Cintron solano, II campo,
Rodriguez por su excelente labor en-
el cajon; Rivera al bate; dc
fesionaIes River porque no desmayo
sionales Y Rivier porque no desmayo
pesar de los muchos hits y los erro-
res de sus companeros.
EXPECTADOR.
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Primer Inning.

c.. II: venogas, rolling a Rivier v
cstr tira primera por error de
Cannon toma la inicial; Ramos rolling
q Bqt!s"a y por error toma la primera
adelantando Venegas segunda; So
lono, bunt hit primera toma la
imcial; (tres bases); Rodriguez rolling
Batista y este mofa entrando We
nega3 home; Cintr6n rolling Ri
vier y tira tercera saliendo out So
lano Younet tira home hacienda
bonito doble play; Rodriguez Sc roba
II tercera y sale de out.
Fits: l Carreras. / Errores: 8.
Co. A: Batista rolling Solano, out;
Felster struck OUT Cannon rolling q
Solano out.
No hits. No carreras.
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Desde hacia algun tempo veniamos
presenciando los juegos de Campeona-
to en- Ia. hga~ de Ell Moro, pero no
son dignos de mencion sino ell liltimo
EN- ell cual vimoS jpgar buena pelota.
Debido a estar empatadas la Co.
A. Y H Sc celebro un juego de exhibi-
ci6n para hlchar la copa.
Lineup de la Co. A Rol6n, Cat
cher; River, pitcher; Cannon, prime
ra;. Cruz, segunda Younet. tercera
Batista, short stop; fielders: NORM
Helater y vazquez.
Lineup de la Co. H: venegas. Cat
cher; Rodriguez, pitcher So1ano. pri-
mera; cintr6n, segunda Rivera, ter
cera Ramos, short stop; felders: GU
tierrez, Melendez Lopez.
Umpires: Capt. Nc Clure y ell Te-
niente Dorien.
Las apuestas eran a favor de la Co.
A creyendo IL superioridad pero no re
cordando que la pelota es redonda ell
bate es largo.
Ell juego di6 principle las 2:3o P.
NJ. Y la banda del regimiento nos de-
j6 Dir algo de su repertoire.
Narraci6n del juego:
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Segundo Inning

Co. H: Rivera hitea; Melendez hi
tea Rivera Sc roba la tercera; Lo-
peg struck out y por passed ball de
Catcher anota Rivera: Gutierrez hitea
Y anota Mal6ndez; venegas rolling q
Batlsta saliendo Gutierrez Y venegas
out.
Hits: 8 Carreras: .; Errores: !.
Co. a: Cruz mensajera a Gutierrez;
Yo3net rolling solano, out; Rol6r
fly a Ramos, art.
No hit, no carrera.
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Tercer Inning.

Co. II: Ramos rolling a Younet, out
ell pr.mera; Solano levanta un feno-
menal bastagazo ore mata NORM pro-
fesionalmente; (Aplausos); Rodriguez
rolling a Cruz. out en- primera.
Cero Hit, no carreras.
Co. A: NORM rolling Ramos y por
error toma Ia inicial v&zquez hitea
Rivier hitea; Batista hitea y anots
MORN Vazquez, Eivier es out III
robarse la segunda; Batista Sc rob1
la tercera por mala tirada de Vehe-
gas anota; Helster struck out; Gao
con practica Cintr6n.
Hits: Carreras: Errores: 2.
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Octave Inning.

Co. H: Gutierrez hitea; Venegas
Bunt Hit primera Gutierrez ade-
lanta; Ramos Sc sacrifca saliendo out
en- primera; solano fly a C~nz el
umpire 10 cant aout estando Ia prime
ra vacia Y segunda y terceca oc pa
das; Rodriguez rolling Batista. out
en- primera.
Hits: 2. Carreras:
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S6ptimo Inning.

Co. H: Solano conecta un fenome-
nal bastagazo de dos esquinas Eodri
guez hitea anota Solano; Rodriguez
Sc roba la segunda Cintr6n fly MO
rim y Rodriguez Sc roba la tercera;
Rivera hitea y Rodriguez anota; Me
lendez fly Batista hacienda este una
cogida professional detr&s de la ter
cera; Lopez struck out.
Hits: Carreras:
Co. A: Sc va en- blanco.
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Quinto Inning.

Co. H: Gutierrez rolling a Cannon Y
sale de safe; Venegas rolling Cruz
saliendo out en- primera Gutierrez
adelanta; Ramos rolling a Younet,
out EN- primera y Gutierrez Sc roba la
tercera; Solano mensajera a NORM ha
ciendo una cogida sensational; (Aplau
sos).
No hit, no carrera.
Co. A: River hitea; Batista hitea :;
Helster struck out; Cannon hitca en-
trando River; Cruz Sc comunica con
Gutierrez, out; Younet rolling ter
cera, out en- primera.
Hits: 8. Carrera l.
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Deseamos informar al p1bli-
CO de San Juan Y los farma-
ceuticos de la isla que Porte
Rico Drug Co. tiene constante
existencia de perfumes de la
acreditada marca "Flor de la
Palma" ?omadas, Phampoo,
Tintura, Crema de Damas, To-
nico del Cabello, T6nico de la
Piel, Jobsn liquido, Y Crema Ro-
sa Blanca Advt