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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-01

29th street, Ensley, to the north curl line of 29th street, Ensley, and the combined curb and gutter on the east side of Avenue W, Ensley, from a point 45 feet north of the north prop erty line of 29th street, Ensley, to the north curb line of 29th street, Ensley and on the north side of 29th street Ensley, from the east curb line o1 Avenue W, Ensley, to a point 50 feet east of the east property line of Ave nue W, Ensley, shall be reconstructed with portland cement concrete com bined curb and gutter, the curb and gutter to be six inches thick and the gutter }2,5 feet wide.
 That9stone headers shall be set on concrete across the roadway of Ave nue W, Ensley, along the south prop erty line of 29th street, Ensley, ana across the roadway of Avenue W, Ems ley, along line drawn at right angles to the center line of Avenue W, Ems ley, from the intersection of the east line of Avenue W, Ensley, and the north line of 29th street, Ensley, anC across the roadway of Avenue X Ensley,. along the south property line of 29th street, Ensley.
 That--the roadway between the gut ter lines and stone headers on 29tl street, Ensley, from the west property line of Avenue W, Ensley, to a line two feet east of the west property line .Rfn Avenue Y, Ensley, and the roadway, between the gutter lines, ex tending to the property lines ant stone. headers at the intersection o. Avenue w, Ensley, and Avenue X, Ems ley, shall be paved with asphaltic con crete paving two inches thick on a fiv' inch concrete foundation.
 That vitrified clay drainage pipes inlets and manholes of brick with cas- iron covers, shall be constructed along said street between said points.
 Section 2.-That said improvement. shall be made in accordance with th' established grades on file in the office of the City Engineer, for said portions of said highways, and according to full details, drawings, plans, specifications and snryeys of said work and estimates which shall be prepared by the CitI Engineer, as early as practicable and placed by him on file il his office, in the City Hall, mol later than two weeks prior to the dat, named in Section of this ordinance
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-01

A T NEARLY twice pre-war levels, "A construction costs have fluctuated
 but very little since, ea'ly 1923. The last change has been a decline or slight proportions. But this decline, insignificant as it may now, seem, may later prove 10 have been straw point ing in tine direction of the tide. The possibility that a further drop in build ing. casts lies ahead is contingent, of course upon whether or not the demand for new construction continues the sagging tendency it has displayed in recent months. fE
 Further declines in building, if they do occur, will be mainly the reSalt of lower prices for materials. Materials, composing of about 40 per cent of total costs in building. are more quickly re- sponslbIe to a shifting demand for con- struction than are wages of building workers. This is due to the fact that building wages are determined in ad- vance for a period of perhaps a year or two years and maintained for that period by contract. Fundamental laws of supply. and demand exert a much greater influence on material prices. It. will be noted by the foregoing chart that material costs, except for a slight rally early this year, have de clined steadily for more than twelve months. Contrary to this trend, wages have consistently advanced. Wages are now at their highest point. and are 100 per cent greater than during .pre-war days. Material costs in 1920 were three times as great as levels prevailing prior to the war but have never since ap- preached this peak.
 At present, wages appear to have
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-01
THE WEATHER

Alabama. South Carolina. Mississippi. extreme northwest Florida: Local thun- dershowers Friday; Saturday probably fair.
 Virginia: Fair Friday, except thun- dershowers in southeast; slightly cooler |; Saturday fair.
 North Carolina: Partly cloudy Fri day; local thundershowers in east; slight ly cooler; Saturday fair.
 Florlda:> Local thundershowers Fri day and probably Saturday.
 Tennessee:. Partly cloudy Friday; Sat- urday becoming unsettled; not much change in temperature.
 Kentucky: Fair and slightly cooler Friday Saturday becoming unsettled. Louisiana: Friday and Saturday gen. orally fair except scattered thunderstorm CTS in southeast portion. Arkansas: Friday probably scattered thundershowers; Saturday generally fair. Oklahoma:- Friday and Saturday gen. erally fair; warmer Friday.
 East and West Texas: Friday and Sat urday generally fair.
 Summary of observations made at sta tions of the United States Weather Bu- reau, during the 24 hours ending at [ D. m, 90th meridian time, July 31:
 D EN D A nj ING
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-01
IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE
NO. 387-D

An ordinance to provide for certain improvements on 29th street.. Ensley, from the west property line of Ave nue W, Ensley, to line two feet east of the west property line of Avenue Y, Ensley.
 BE IT ORDAINED, by the Commis- sion of the City of Birmingham, as follows:
 Section That the combined curb and gutter on the west side of Ave nue W, Ensley, from point 65- feet north of the north property. line of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-01

mcH Huulludlcu Uy the three principal political conven- tions are or were lawyers? Calvin Coolidge \practiced law before he went into politics. John W. Davis, as all the world has been told, is a lawyer. La Toilette was a lawyer before he went to Washing ton. Gen. Dawes practiced law in Lincoln, Neb., be- fore he became n
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-01
LIVE STOCK

CHICAGO, July 31.-Cattle: Receipts, 5000. General trade was uneven and spotty; better grades of fed steers were steady to strong others were weak to 15c lower; native grassy and short-fed plain quality offerings showed most de- cline; top matured steers, $11.65; next high, $11.60; several loads at $11.25q 11.50; handy-weights, $11.40; no strictly choice yeariings here; best, $10.75; bulk fed steers and yearlings, $s.75411; grassy cows and heifers, dull; grain-fed descriptions were strong; light grassy bologna bulls, uneven; canners, 10c to 15c off; vealers, 25c higher, packers paying upward to S1O5O and above; bulk vealers to packers, $9.75G10 50; stockers and feeders, slow.
 Hogs: Receipts, 35.O0O. Mostly soc to 75c lower than Wednesdays average, closing largely 75c off, or $1 to $1.25 lower than yesterdays best prices light-weights showing full decline; early top, $10; bulk good and choice 150 to 240-pound averages, $9.25@10; desirable 26O to 225-pound butchers, $9.25q9.50; packing sows. $s@s.S5; better strong
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-01

weight slaughter pigs, $S.509S.75. Es- timated holdoYer, 25,000, 70
 Sheep: Receipts, 19,000. Active: Fat lambs were mostly steady; sheep, 25c to soc higher; feeder lambs were around steady; bulk native lambs, $13Q13.25; few to city butchers at $1S.6o; bulk range lambs, $13.50@14; top, $14; bulk yearlings, $10@11; choice Idaho ewes SITS; aged wethers, $S.75; early dales feeder lambs, S12.5O.
 EAST ST. LOUIS, H., July 31.- Hogs: Receipts, 10000. Market was 75c to S1 lower; closed good at $1 lower; top, $1O; bulk 19O pounds and up, S9.75 6iO; strong-weights were mostly S9.50 10; no to 13O pounds, $9q9.6o; bulk 09,75; light lights and pigs, 25c to soc lower; bulk 140 to 160 pounds, S9.6og packer sows, $7.7507.s5.
 Cattle: Receipts, 2,O00. Bologna bulls, strong at S4.25Q5; beef cows, unevenly steady to slightly higher; bulk, $4.25q 5.50, light vealers, SS.75G9.50; other classes were steady; native steers, SIZE dS.75; bulk western steers, $6.4OQ6 40; one load of mixed yearlings at S9.25; canners. $1.90a225.
 Sheep: Receipts, 1900. Fat lambs 35c higher; top, $12.75i bulk, $12.6OQ l2.75; culls, unchanged at $6.5O; sheep steady; few. ewes mostly at $35OQ5: Jew mandy-weights, choice quality s5.5o,
 STEEL MARKET
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-01
LAW MAIN ROUTE TO LADDERS TOP
Many Leading Financiers And Business Men
 Started As Attorneys
By R. c. FORBES

by 10. C. FUhbES
 What is the surest way of reaching the top2
 One is tempted to reply Become Lawyer"
 Do you realize that five of the six
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-01

stopped rising. But they are likely to haps, for fewer bonus payments. The near future prospects for material hold steady for some time, except per- prices will prove the most important yearly factor in building costs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-01
ANNOUNCEMENT
LOST AMI F0nNf

TIRE-Firestone cord casing. Sox3M, lost
 on Sth Ave, between sth and 18th Sts Finder please notify J. Jsffee. 1909 Sth MONEY LOST-At 3rd Ave. and 20th St. i:
 $40. Finder will be rewarded by return ing same, Mrs. Coats, South Highlands
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-01

NEW YORK, July 31.-The market opened lower on reports of rains in Texas, but 1t proved later to be that these rains, which were rather slight, fell in parts of Texas that are north and west Of Fort Worth. There were no rains reported in eastern and central Texas. After considerable liquidation during the first half hour, the market steadied considerably; and, during the early afternoon, the sellers of yesterday replaced their cotton in anticipation of further clear and hot weather in Texas. We do not see any decline coming in the market unless a general rain sets in. However, these reports of showers, If they are in the right locality, will undoubtedly cause the market to hesi- tate and bring in profit-taking and cause the trade to stay out of the mar ket We believe the trade anticipates a large crop, and as yet they have not entered the market in very large vol- ume At this writing, there is no in- dication of general rains in Texas; and, this being the case, the market will probably do better. Liverpool fu- lures are due tomorrow: October, 16.71d, and December, 16.35d.-Hubbard Bros. & Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-01
LOCAL DATA
COTTON IETTERs

NEW ORLEANS, July 31.-Further liquidation carried the market to lower levels this morning, but as insufficient rain occurred in the western belt over night, especially in Texas, values re- covered later in the session.
 Cooler weather prevails in the south west and private reports were received of scattered rains, mostly light, in Ok Iahoma and portions of northwest and north Texas.
 The trade Is awaiting Secretary He's ter's annual report as to the worlds consumption of American cotton the past season and the worlds carry-over of American, cotton this, season. The report will likely be issued tomorrow.
 Indications are that consumption by the world of American cotton the past season will be. less than Il, 500, 900 bales Ys. F, 1881 O00 bales for the previous sea- son; and 1t is possible that the worlds carry-over of American cotton will be larger than generally expected, per haps nearly as much as last years g. 573, ,000, or about 2,400,00O bales-prob- ably little less. Earlier in the season it Rwas thought consumption would be at least 100000 Bales and the carry over at close of July today) would be less than 100000 bales.-H. and B Beer to J.. F. Willingham & Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-01

STEEL MARKET NEW YORK, July 31.-Steel price were unchanged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-01
L. E. GRAY.

Age-Herald. Aug. 1, 1924.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-01

One could go on, but the allotted. space is filled.
 Has the time come when young men should no longer be given Horace Gree ley's advice, Go west, young man" but should be told, Become lawyer, yOunp man 7"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-01

banker. Senator Wheeler first won his spurs in Montana as a lawyer and fighter of corporate interests there. Governor Bryan, somehow, neglected to become a lawyer. Incidentally, more than two-thirds of our senate at Wash ington usually are lawyers.
 The door which leads to the law school would appear to lead also not only to high public office, but to the mountain tops of the business world.
Evening star., 1924-02-15
MASS ON TEHUANTEPEc.

disrupted since the rebels occupied
Vera Cruz last December.
Evening star., 1924-02-15

We're not kidding ourselves. In February we
know that men are thinking more of the baln1y days
to than of overcoats. Faced with the picture
of 2ll overcoats in our racks that ought to be
mems backs decided to do something desperate.
Half price seemed to be an extraordinary allow
ance. But move were determined to make it even
stronger than that So 21 overcoats are offered to
Washingtonians at HALF PRICE and MUCH
LESS. The word SENSATIONAL only expresses
it weakly In our pessmistic mood we never inag-
ined that we would ever go so far with reductions
Tomorrow morning at 8 the sale begins.
Evening star., 1924-02-15
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press. r..
NEW YORK. February 15.-Francis
X. Corrigan came out Of the west
after an absence of twelve years, en-
gagged In "a fist fight with his grown
son. whom he thought an imposter,
then found the rest of his family and
made his wife a valentine gift of s., 900.
Corrigan's son was youngster
when the father left New York to
seek his fortune in the west. Most
of the time Corrigan was in Seattle.
Wash, with occasional trips to Texas
and New Mexico. Recently. however.
he decided to return and try to find
his family. He arrived in New York
last Friday.
Things had changed in the old Har-
lem neighborhood he had left, and his
efforts to find Mrs. Corrigan and the
children were unsuccessful. He in
serted an advertisement in the per
sonar" column of a newspaper and
Evening star., 1924-02-15

$lIS.OO Dresser.
decorated ........
A37.50 Deco
Sated Bedroom
Set. S pieces.
$500 nifty
Bench, decorated
rs above. ........
$l8.75 C h a ir,
decorated rs above
$4,000 d . 9 k .
decorated as above
SlOO.OO Dresser.
mahogany finish. i.
$500 D o uble
Bed, m 4 b ogany
finish .....-.....
$22.50 c hair,
mahogany finish. i.
$4l7.50 Dining
pieces, combina.
ton mahogany.
$3.50 L a die 8
Desk, combination
mahogany .......
10000 Chaise {
L o q n 6 e or Day
Bed ..........,..
Evening star., 1924-02-15
Father and Son Fight o., Meeting After
II Years, Boy Had Changed So Mucl,
Didn't Kno,U Him, Judge Is Told by Francis X. Cor
rigan, Who Recognizes Wife Left Behind in
Ne,U York and Restored Through Ad.

yesterday morning Francis Corrigan,
jr., came to answer 1t.
Doubted Own Son.
The strapping youth who confront
ed him bore little resemblance to
the boy he had left twelve years ago.
and Corrigan was doubtful. An old
friend he had found here also was
doubtful, and the doubt caused an
argument. The argument caused a
fight, and father and son were taken
to police station.
The son telephoned for his mother.
and when she reached the station the
elder Corrigan recognized her.
''It was all my fault. your honor
said Corrigan in night court when he
and his son We're arraigned for fight
ing II didn't know my son. for he
was only little fellow when I went
away"
After the charge had been dis
missed he grew epigrammatic.
"A mans son may grow past recog-
milton. but his wife he'll always re-
member"
Evening star., 1924-02-15
HAS BULLET IN BRAIN.

An X-ray picture. taken at
Emergency Hospital yesterday. show
ed the presence of bullet in the
brain of John Thomas Canavin,
thirty-seven years DID,, 1927 South
Capitol street, who is reported to
have shot himself yesterday in d
suicide attempt. 1t is unlikely that
surgeons will operate to remove the
bullet. Canavin passed q fairly com;
Portable night, il was reported, but
his condition is critical
Evening star., 1924-02-15
WARsHIPs AT PRoGEso.
q. s. and British Vessels May Con
fer With Consu1s.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MERIDA, Yucatan, February Is
(by radio by the Dallas News).---
The American cruiser Richmond and
the British ship Capetown have ar
rived at Progreso. The reason was not
announced, but it Is supposed they
were sent to communicate with con-
sular officials.
Gen. Alberto Pineda, revolutionary
leader, has defeated forces of Presi-
dent Obregon under Col. Leonardo
Velasco, in the state of Chiapas, TAX
ing a number OF prisoners and horses
and a quantity of armament.
Evening star., 1924-02-15
Federal Troops Plan Attack on
Rebels at Puerta Mexico.

BY the Associated Press.
VERA CRUZ. February 14.-Federal
are concentrating to attack Puerto
Mexico, and the rebels there are pre-
pairing to withdraw their demand for
a forced loan. Rebel raiders have
cut the telegraph wires at Purga
station, near Vera Cruz. A large
body of the rebels under Gen. Guada-
lupe Sanchez have abandoned San
Francisco, SO kilometers from Vera
Cruz on the Interoceanic railway, and
are retreating to Jalapa with the
federals in close pursuit. The fed
erals also are concentrating for a
final attack on Jalapa. The workers
held another large demonstration
here last night.
Evening star., 1924-02-15

ped and fell She began to cry and
Buddie to comfort her told her that she
looked like Minnehaha.
Jaw, go on!' exclaimed Ted "She
looks to me more like Minne-boo- -hOo!'
Evening star., 1924-02-15

An average public speaker speaks
from 120 to $50 words a minute.
Evening star., 1924-02-15
ENTER GUADALAJARA
IN FLORAL SHOWER
Obregon Soldiers Given Big Wei.
come After 0usting Rebels
From Strongholds.
N0RELIA DRIVE ORDERED
wounded General to Carry Battle
Where Foes Are Massing.

by the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, February 10 (by
radio via the Fort Worth Star Tele-
Eram).-The war department an
nounces that federal troops, under
Ten. Obregon, entered Guadalajara
yesterday amid a shower of flowers.
Iuadalajara has been one of the most
important rebel strongholds on the
western front.
Gen. Escobar, although wounded,
has ordered an immediate advance
against Morelia, where the rebel gen.
erals, Estrada and Dieguez, are re-
ported to have concentrated their
forces. Specials say that the two
rebel leaders, following the rebel re-
verses at Palo Verde. Wednesday.
Joined forces at Panindicuaro and
marched upon Morelia with 600 men.
Tuxpam Reported Occupied.
Railway headquarters report that
Tuxpam has been occupied by fed
eral forces. Official conf1rma ton is
impossible on account of the Grip
pied telegraphic facilities.
OF Vera Cruz. has been declared the
provisional capital Of the state until
Jalapa, the real capital, is captured.
Rail Traffic Restored.
NEW ORLEANS, February 15.-The
National Mexican railroad from Vera
Cruz to Mexico City Is opened to
traffic, it was announced today at the
Mexican consulate. Service has been
Evening star., 1924-02-15
A Young Wag.

From the Boston Transcript.
Little Alice, playing at Indians with
her two brothers, Buddie and Ted, trip
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-04-17

I know the gallant dead stnl live!
/ know the faith for which they died
10 now. and eyermore will be,
Tho worlds one law OF life:
That Truth and Righteousness
Are strong as Cod
Are God HIMSELF
These canont die. nor perish from the
earth.
This is my Easter Creed.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-04-17

mountain 10 Persia should be kept sa-
cred 20 women minded 70 pray. and
no male allowed to climb It's ssopes.
Through long centuries women In Ja-
pan held an honored position, one
greatly dineFent from their position
In modern times. II 10 unlikely that
any Western land has brought forth
nearly 80 many ladies distinguished
In literature a. the Empire OF the
Rising Sun. In old Chinese hooks
Japan Il frequently spoken Of as the
Empress country. for her scepfer was
repeatedly swayed By woman.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-04-17

often whole generation q Inipe
sition can be put over before there d
a revolution ~
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-04-17
Women Of the Orient

Women OF the Orient though they
may have lived In yelled seclusion,
have none the less, exerted a vast
lmfluance on the history and he cur
ture OF the East, according TO W G.
Blake Murdoch, who writes in Orient
that, though MOhammedanism, nnaiiy,
gave q secluded life to women. orig
Inarfy the faith raised their status In
the Near East. and when. just after
fhe prophets day, Islam spread into
esnfrai Asia, II was decreed that .
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-04-17

%, 1918. 1t VIII fall on April % In
1913.
While an astronomical calculation
may be necessary TO fix the exact date
OF Easter. spring has Its own calendar
and everybody knows 1t and keeps
track Of It, In lands of frost and snow,
from the first rains until the day we
fall victims to the welI-known and
justly celebrated tired feeling which
sets us to fussing over the fishing
tackle. The Wild geese flying north.
the first robin. the first blueblrd. the
FIRST violet-all mark red-letter days
on the calendar. Some OF us, OF
course. may be so unfortunate that 1t
takes a hand organ or street piano
to awake US to the fact that spring Is
here. As Bertep- BFFaaleyy puts r.
Ny figures grow hazy. I gaze with a
And Indolent lansuOr at nothing at
In happy enslavement, while up from
the pavement
The magical melodies summon and
call.
They build me a vision of meadows
Elyslan,
or brookIets that babble and breezes
that Groom.
And wistful and tender young Spring
in her splendor
Comes dancing 10 me on the wings
OF a tune.
These things. material in themselves.
are dominated by spirituality that
insensibly puts US In touch with the
religious lessons Of the season. In
the egg we see the symbol OF poten-
tIal life-hence the Easter egg. which
is so old that it goes back to time i'm
memorial. In the Baby Chick we see
the promise Of the egg fulflIed--henee
the millions of fluffy little live balls
Of feathers that delight millions Of
from coast to coast at Easter
tide. In the budding flower we see
a symbol OF the triumph OF life over
death. So the pealing bells Of Easter
End us in receptive mood
In every trembling bud and bloom
That cleaves the earth. q fiowery
! see Thee come from out the tomb.
Thou risen Lord
Thou art not deadl Thou art the whole |
or life that aulckens IN the sod:
Green April 10 Thy very soul.
Thou Great Lord Godi
In this springtime resurrection man
ices symbol Of future IIfe-of Inn
MORTAL life. II matters NOT that there
8 no scientific proof OF q future life
he has the longing for II IN his heart
md the belief that II Is true. Immor-
aIity seems TO him a moral and spir-
tual necessity Of the scheme OF saliva
ION Why else, he asks. should God
i've us aspirations after Immortality?
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-04-17

Why else should He
give as the comfort
OF h o'pe9, + Why
should We be en-
conraged to strive
for a better life. II
that life Is to be
snufred ont like q
candle? The alter
native is this: This
life Is but a colos-
sal hoax. II this life
is all. Wrote George
Eliot;
o, may I Join that
choir invisible
OF those immortal
dead who live again
In minds made bet
ter by their pres
ence. live
In pulses stirred to
generosity.
In deeds OF daring
rectitude. In scorn
For miserable aims
that end with self.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-04-17
cAalsr g aIsgNl ALLsLvIAI

HERE were oriental blossoms
H Sending forth heir ric1 perfume,
w When the choir OF angel voices
HeleoHea- Jegss from ths tomb
Now the budding on the hawthorn.
And the lilies pure and sweet
Join with dafKodii and tulip
To lay homage at His feet
And fhe robin In the maple
Singing clear hia roundelay.
With the whole Of Gods creation
WOrshipg Christ this Easter day.
lam wentworth Smart