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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-16

all of the residents in Pratt City whom it was believed would be interested in obtaining gas. The petition was presented to the Birmingham Electric company officials Tuesday, and the com pany will check the list immediately making further surveys of the situa. tion. 1t is believed that the gas mains will be extended to that portion ot Birmingham. It was stated Tuesday that the electric company officials have expressed a desire to give the service if it was found that sufficient volume of gas would be sold. It is thought that the number of signers will justify the ex- tension, although it is stated the latter will be an expensive project.
 The Ensley Kiwanis club will hold a regular meeting at the Methodist church Thursday at 12:15 o'clock. It is un. derstood, however, that an interesting program has been outlined.
 Dartlen Visiting In FlOrida-J. G Darden, manager of the Ensley Land company left Tuesday with his family for a tour through Florida. He will be gone several weeks, during which he will make a short investigation of the real estate situation there. Mir. Darden expects to return about August 10.
 Vivian Survey Near End-The sur yey of Wylam to determine whether the Birmingham Electric company would be justified in extending its gas mains to that community will be completed Wednesday, it is believed. The petition will be given to the company at once. The cooperation manifested by the resi-, dents of Wylam is said to indicate that the petition will be great enough to warrant the needed extensions from Ensley to Wylam.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-16
WILL CONTINUE
 'AD' CAMPAI
Ensley Merchants Decide To Proceed With PlaA
 September 1
(Ensley Bureau)

The Ensley Associated Merchants voted unanimously Tuesday to author ize it's advertising committee to pro- ceed with the program as outlined, be- ginning September l. This conclusion of the business men WAS not unexpected, it being believed that the measures in- itiated last year would be continued during the fall of 1924. The action of the association came after q discussion of the committee report which strongly recommended continuation of the com munity advertising. The campaign will include liberal 1 use of newspapers, perhaps even more extensively than last year, as well as outside posters, direct by mail ad- vertising, motion picturt films and other means.
 In addition to taking affirmative ac- tion on the report, the program in- cluded a talk by Clyde Nelson of Bir- mingham, who praised the associati tion, l mentioned the fact that he had ob- served with intense interest the steps of progress taken here and complimented the association upon the cooperation and patriotism displayed by the mem bers. The association also approved the Better Business bureau, and under the leadership of Oscar Berney efforts will be made next week to enlist the active cooperation of all citizens in effectively organizing the local merchants into the bureau. There is a feeling of unusual interest in the bureau here and it is believed that a 100 per cent member ship will be obtained.
 Electric Company MOves-The Bir- mingham Electric company has com- pleted temporary offices for it's audit ing and electrical forces in the rear of its building on Nineteenth street, where business will be transacted starting Wednesday. The force will be installed in the temporary offices until the work of remodeling the present building is completed. It was. estimated Tuesday by D. s. Richard, local man. ager, that six weeks will be required to make the changes. The statement was made Tuesday also that the new of. fices will include the raging of the present walls, making even a more elaborate change than was at first ex- pected. a+ Gas Petitions Signed-More than 600 signatures have been secured to the petition for gas in Pratt City. The work under the direction Of the Pratt City business men was completed by six committees of women, who solicited
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-16
AT LOEW'S BIJOU

Speed and zip, necking parties, stu dio affairs-all the night life of the great light-naming street lives in Broadway After Dark" the Warner Brothers classic, which is the screen feature of the bill at Loew's Bijou this week, a reminder of.the well known Owen Davis play. t
 Headlining the vaudeville bill is five instrumentalists, dancers and singers present "Tunes and Steps," a musical revue described by local critics as of great variety and entertainment, and among the comedy features of the bill is the playlet "Just a Pap by Dan Jar rett and company, furnishing riot of laughs. and the sense and nonsense oi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-16
WOOD WILL OMIT
 FREEDOM ISSUE
Governor General Won't Dis
 cuss Philipine Independence

MANILA, July 15.-(By Associated Press. .)-Philippine independence will not be. discussed by Gov. Gen. Leonard Wood in his, message to the insular legislature, which convenes in annual session tomorrow.
 The governor general said that after the Philippine independence mission re- turned from it's present visit to the United States he would take up the question with them, discussing in par ticular the Fairfield and Johnson bills dealing with independence, which were offered in the last session of the Ameri- can Congress and would report the re- suits of his conferences to the war de- pertinent.
 The governor generals message will be devoted to economic questions in the Philippines. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-16
WILL ASK: CLUB :..
 TO BOOST CITY
c. J. Donald Will Appeal To
 Exchange Members Today
Fairfield Bureau)

FAIRFIELD, Ala, July 15.-The Exchange club Wednesday will be asked to foster movement that seeks wider advertising for Fairfield. Charles J. Donald, real estate operator, said Tues day that he would request the club to appoint committee to see all busi- ness men of Fairfeild and obtain a fund of $1 ,000 per month for one year, with which to advertise the city not only in the press but through other channels. He said he believed merchants of Fairfield and oher business men would be inclined to enter the proposi- tlon and make it a success.
 Dr. Donald pointed out that Fairfield is critically in need of homes for the vast army of men who are forced to maintain places of residence in other sections of Birmingham. He said that if homes were available in Fairfield this exodus every evening would be halted and the men would be better satisfied and closer to their work in Fairfield. It is thought the Exchange club will look with high degree of favor upon the plan and will also ask the eo-opera- tion and assistance of the Fairfield Kiwanis club.
 MethOdists Hold Picnic-The annual picnic of the Fairfield Methodist church was held Tuesday at East Lake. The main party left here early in the morning and was joined by several others later in the day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-16

speaker for the afternon, giving most vivid description of her work and life in China. During the social hour the hostesses served refreshments.
 Personals-Miss Virginia Colligan. who has been i'll for the past few days, is improving.
 Mrs. Richard Bastar and daughter have been removed from the South High. lands infirmary to their home on Park. way.
 Mayor NJ. w. Pratt is out of the city for a few days.
 Mae Thompson and Charles White will leave this week on a motor trip to Biloxi, Miss, where they will be guests of Mir. Whites aunt for a few weeks.
 Mir. and Mrs. Charles Burtwell of Florence, Ala, are guests of Mir. and Mrs. R. D. Goetz.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-16
ADJUSTMENTS
AT WEST LAKE

Crowds come and go but West Lake is never crowded because it is so big that crowds don't appear to be so, the management was saying Tuesday. Jack Lynx's Midnight Serenaders" orchestra is playing nightly in the huge pavilion, and not yet has there been a dull night during the entire season, it is claimed.
 The Moose clan of Birmingham will take to West Lake Thursday for an all-day outing, with dancing both after noon and evening. Funds will go as a benefit to the Mooseheart Children's home. This is just one of the many
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-16
Chattanooga. Tenn.

Chattanooga, Tenn.
 Mrs. w. D. Taylor has gone to Ashe- vile, N. C., where she will spend two or three months.
 Joe Dennis, Sr., will leave in a few days on business trip to New York.
 Mir. and Mrs. Will Golson, Mrs Isaac Perkins and Mrs. Joe Dennis will leave soon for a three weeks vacation at Camp Walton, Fla.
 Mir. and Mrs. Herbert Salmon have returned from Anniston. Ala, where they visited their son, Herbert, Jr., who is stationed at Camp Mcclellan.
 Mir. and Mrs. H. c. Mcdonald of Virginia, are the guests of their son, H. C. Mcdonald, Jr., who has been i'll at his home on Clarendon avenue.
 Mrs. E. NJ. Seller, of Jackson, Miss. is guest of her aunt, Mrs. E. L. Read.
 John Perkins and nephew, Joe Wint- CTS Perkins, are spending the week on Warrior river
 Miss Margaret Hawslett of Tusca- loesa is visiting Miss Katherine Wood ruff on Clasendon avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-16

sights and people-and the many set tings are realistic to the nth degree and the characters of the large cast are interesting and unusual-giving the play decided. kick with plentiful hu- nor and heart interest. Merton of the Movies" is play that deserves the patronage of theatregoers and from the houses the first two days it is getting all it deserves,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-16
YOUTH THOUGHT
 HE MADE ACTOR
Makes Big Success Tn Spite Of His Ig-
 nOranCe

For sheer novelty and the fascina- tion of seeing how things are done in Hollywood and the movie colonies, Merton of the Movies," which is at tracting lovers of laughter this week at the Jefferson, stands in class alone-so realistic are it's scenes-so smooth running its story of the prize sap" from the country who imagines he can act-and actually succeeds in spite of his ignorance.
 Merton of the Movies" is the play that ran all last year in New York and which has never been seen outside New York or Chicago, Birmingham having the honor of seeing this laugh-maker before any other of the big cities and at prices one-third charged in New York.
 Everyone likes the unsusual, dream trip into an unknown land and in '.Mer- ton" one is carried into the very heart of the film colony with all its strange
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-16

the novel act by sRosita Mantilla and Phil Seed. N
 The Brightons open the bill with sonne| artistic "ragpieking" and some variety of entertainment is also furnished by| Harry Reed and Perry Mayo in ''Vaude- vile Moments"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-16
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big picnics which West Lake is enter taining this month and every day brings several families, office organizations, Sunday schools, etc., for their annual day in the open.
Evening star., 1924-03-15
VALUES OF GRAIN
. DROP DURING WEEK
Disclosure of Heavy Supplies
of Wheat Gives Prices
Very Severe Jolt.
BY the Associated Press.

bg ItP AssDciateo PresS.
CHICAGO, March 15.--DinIosure
that there is virtually as much wheat
in the United States at present as a
year back has given a hard joft
this week to the value of all grain.
Compared with a week ago, wheat
this morning was worth ~ to 5%
less, with corn " to 2M down, oats,
~ to 27a30 decline. 81
Quickly successive government re-
ports on farm reserve stocks of wheat
and on country mill and elevator
stocks revealed that exclusive Of 49,
600, 900 bushels of Canadian wheat in
bond in the United States, the domes-
tic supply March ! was but 100000
bushels less than n year ago. Fur
thermore, the trade faced evidence
that no ready export outlet was in
sight. whereas, last year from Janu-
ary to July the United States exported
67,0Q0, 900 bushels of wheat and f1our.
Abrupt abandonment of ideas OF a
wheat shortage east of the Rockies
occurred, and big liquidating sales on
the part of holders ensued. Resulting
sharp, breaks in price, affected also
by Developments about farm Iegisia-
ton at Washington, carried the
market down TO the lowest level
since August last. At that Juncture,
however, enlarged European buying
of Canadian wheat helped to steady
wheat prices. but only after con =
fidence of owners Of corn had been
more or less disturbed.
Despite dwindling receipts of corn,
the corn market, and oats as Well
was forced downward in sympathy
with wheat. Besides. ,curtailment of
corn demand from shippers here and
from industries attracted notice.
Accommodating stocks were q Weight
on the provision market
Evening star., 1924-03-15
STOKES SUIT SETTLED.
Former Navy Surgeon General ane

NEW YORK. March 15.-The suit
instituted by DR.. Charles F. Stokes.
against Daniel G. Reid, financier. for
payment of s42,5S9 for professional
services and the latter's cross suit
have been settled according to papers
filed here in the supreme court
Evening star., 1924-03-15
FINANCIAL BATTLE
HAS SAVED FRANCE
Paris Newspapers Have Unstlnted
Praise for Anglo-American
Assistance in Crisis.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, March 1.-THE weekly
newspapers. commenting on the as
sistance given France by the Anglo
American bankers to arrest the fall
in the value of the franc, assert that
the allies have again saved France
from disaster. as they did in the war
"The financial battle of the Marne."
a financial Verdun" and similar 9TH
er terms are applied to the situation,
with the general expression of the
view that Trance now must face facts
and abandon the policy of Premier
Poincare in the Ruhr and the Rhine
land, which, il is asserted, led to the
financial house in order.
The New Statesman, representing
the views of labor, declares that Lon
don and New York have come to the
aid of Paris on the understanding that
drastic financial reforms are to be
undertaken.
IF they are not" says the newspa-
per, "if there is no retrenchment.
then gold viii have to be shipped TO
America and England and there will
be no more credits. The operations
which have been carried out this week
can never be repeated. In defense of
her financial Verdun France has
reached her last line of defense"
Evening star., 1924-03-15
ny WILLIAM F.. HEFFERNAN.

NEW YORK, March 15.-There was
little or no change in the market
situation on the curb exchange today.
AS was the case all during the past
week. interest centered in number
of special stocks. and. aside from the
activity in these shares, public par
ticipation was again small.
The significant thing, however, was
that very little profit-taking occurred
in stocks, which had been bid up
rather sharply on previous days. and
hisher prices were the rule.
The feature of the oil group was
sharp run-up to new high for all
Nyr,uy por,r
Evening star., 1924-03-15
BY STUART p. WEST.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, March I'm the
financial situation of the last week
more interest has been taken in the
recovery Of the French franc and the
depression in the wheat trade than in
anything else. The stock market has
followed along the lines indicated
three weeks ago after the main up
ward movement had eliminated and
a sharp reaction had occurred. Out
side conditions were too good for a
further sustained decline; they were
not good enough for any immediate
renewal OF the real advance. Con-
sequently, fluctuations settled down
into narrow range, public interest
was withdrawn and the field left in
the possession of the professionals.
This has been the sort. of market
which has been going on during the
week, enlivened by occasional sortfes
In individual stocks, a few downward,
but the large majority upward. 1t is
hard to see just when this state of
inertia will terminate. There are no
powerful outside influences to draw
the market either way Speculative
Wall street finds it all the time
harder to understand how it could
hAo so CIV SASttCu over teapot Dome
or listened for moment to the sug-
gestions that the Investigations at
Washington were going to ylnder-
mine confidence in the stock market.
Trade Movement Far From Uniform.
wall street has the backing of an
abundance of credit indefinitely con-
tlnulng. Therefore where individual
securities appear to be worth more on
their earnings. there is plenty of en-
couragement for an advance. But the
market in general is not responsive to
money conditions alone; 1t is more in :
terested in the course of trade. and
the trade movement is far from uni
was as large as 1t Is now. in both
instances approaching the maximum
of all time. But on account OF run
down supplies. the market was In the
hands of the seller. Now consumers
are well enough stocked up not to
worry about future requirements
They continue to buy for immediate
needs only and according to the latest
reports, are obtaining In some lines
concessions from the producers.
Stock Market Notes ExceptieaA
The outlook is bright for the sugar
trade; it is better than it was for
tho copper trade. The general volume
of merchandising is satisfactory as
indicated by the record-breakingt to-
tails Of ear loadings and the large sum
Of checks passing through the banks.
On the other hand, crude rubber has
been breaking into new low ground
for the season and raw silk has also
reached new bottoms Despite the de-
cline in raw cotton, there is no inn
provement in the goods trade and no
inducement for the cotton mills to
start up again. These various excep-
tions have been taken into account
in any summary Of the general bHsa.
Evening star., 1924-03-15
French Franc and Wheat Biggest
Market Factors During Week
Higher Tariff Fails to Lift Prices. of
Grain-Less Fear Ouer Teapot
Dome Oil Inquiry. =

ness situation. The stock market
seems to be waiting for more en-
couragement in this quarter.
Tariff Has Not Helped Wheat.
To the list of less favorable factors
must certainly be added the decline
in wheat prices and in one or two
impor tant branches of the live stock
industry. Last year was very un-
profitable one for the wheat trade.
and yet May wheat is now selling II
cents a bushel under what it was
year ago at this time, and September
wheat, which reflects judgment re-
garding the new crop, is cents low,
er. Favorable weather in the south
west has figured in the. recent de-
cline. and SO has The siackness in ex-
ports. The two main points, how
ever. are the complete failure of the
remedial measures, including the rails
ing of the tariff, to have the desired
effect. and the doubt whether the
farmers in the northwest can be in
versify their crops In other words.
it is very questionable whether the
wheat growers have yet awakened
to the necessity of not depending on
government relief and of cutting out-
put to the size of the domestic market
alone.
Statesmen Resume Old Attitude.
With the danger over, now that
strong outside relief has been ex-
tended, French statesmen have char
acteristically gone back to their old
attitude that the decline in the franc
was unwarranted and was brought
about by foreign manipulation, chief
ly emanating from Germany.
The truth is that the American and
English bankers who have come to
the rescue would never have done so
under the conditions of three months
ago. Then the French government
tee could go into Germany and in
vestigate. but that it's findings could
not change the French policy of ex-
tracing the full indemnity agreed
upon the basis Of, the Versailles
treaty. 1t was going along trying to
persuade the world that the extraor-
dinary budget would be balanced
through reparations payments, and
that 1t was safe in the meantime to
keep piling up internal loans
franc forced the French authorities
to abandon this laissez~faire policy
and adopt a 20 per cent tax increase
and later give out an assurance that
| II 1t were necessary to cut out re-
construction work altogether in or
would be done. This was the first big
step toward assuring a budget ball
| ance. The second was the backdown
On the Ruhr policy. implied In the
agreement to accept the Dawes COM
mittee recommendations. whereas in
December they were to be ignored.
To say, after going to such lengths
to obtain American and English
credit, that there was no real fnan.
cia1 crisis in France and that the
fall in the franc was speculative is
'.quite ridiculous.
<CApyright. 1924.a
Evening star., 1924-03-15

20 Acme Pack ...... .05 .05 .05
l Allied Pack new. 3is 3h 81
Evening star., 1924-03-15
FOREIGN BONDS.

10 Russ Gov GUS nat cf 15k 15is o.
20 q S Mex As ce Of de 80 81
Sales STANDARD OIL ISSUES.
Evening star., 1924-03-15
Money to Loan

Secured BY first deed OF trust on real estate.
Prevailing interest and commission.
Toseph |. Weller 42o Wash. l.. & Trus,
ySSSF - " Bldg, 9th & r NV
Evening star., 1924-03-15
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received bv Private Wire Direct to The Star Office

time in New Mexico and Arizona land;
Large blocks were taken around y
and stock subsequently went through
this figure. 1t was unofficiaiiy stat
ed today that a deal is pending with
a large producing company ana ina.
made next week. Among the stand :
ard Oils, Prairie Oil and Gas went
several points lower on dfsappQint- L
ment over the declaration of only a
So quarterly dividend.
Radio equipment stocks continued
in demand with special strength IN
Dubilier. At 33 the stock was up a
point from the previous close and al
q new top for all time.
In the mining group Jib ConsoIldaI-
ed was again the active leader, while
New Dominion Copper was dealt in
] around z .'r y -r.- :
Evening star., 1924-03-15
BLOW TO SPECULATORS.
Vienna Reports Huge Losses as
French Francs Stiffen.

VIENNA, March 15.-The harden
ing of the French franc has brought
ruin to many Viennese spectators
who last Monday paid 35E francs for
the dollar for June delivery. Small
dealers who were compelled to sell
out today were estimated to- be- in
yolved ~ the extent of $S0,00O.0 900,
but the big spectators are holding
on tenaciously, confident of a new re-
cession of the franc within three
months, despite the supporting meas
ureS
Evening star., 1924-03-15
LIVERPOOL COTTON.

LIVERPOOL, March 15.-Cotton-
Spot, quiet. Prices steady; good
rniddling. 1874; fully middling. 1919;
| good ordinary, 1919; ordinary, 1863.
sales. 5000 bales, including 1,780
Amarican. Receipts, 5000 bales, in
t:luding $500 American Futures
closed steady March. 1922; May.
1918: July, 1876; September. 1859;
october, 1905; December. 1851; jan
uary, 14.56.
Evening star., 1924-03-15
STOCK SALES HALT
AS PROBE STARTS
Doble Steam Motors Corporation
Abandons Campaign in New
York State.
BY the Assocfa ted Press.

BY tbe
NEW YORK. March IA, sales
campaign in stock of the Doble Steam
Motors Corporation was abandoned
today as Attorney General Carl Sher-
man began an investigation Of the
company.
s. B. Beatty, secretary of F. G. Cox,
Inc, fiscal agents in charge Of the
sale of stock, said the action OF the
Attorney General had not caused sus-
pension, but that the $50o.00o New
York allotment had been sold.
Evening star., 1924-03-15
Ask Your Banker

How, much real value stands back
of the stock you are asked to buy?
Are you sure that the nice, honest
looking stranger Is telling you the
truth? Ask your banker to look into
what he claims
Evening star., 1924-03-15

NEW YORK. March 15.-Following
ls an officiaf list Of bonds and stocks
sTaded in on the New York Curb
Market today:
Evening star., 1924-03-15
MILK PRICES LOWERED.
Chicago Prr"nccrs and Dealer.
Make Six-Monlh Agreement.

CHICAGO, March 15.-Milk produo-
ers and dealers of the Chicago dis
trict have agreed on a price Of sass
for six months beginning April 4, ac-
cording to Joseph Krieder, director
of Milk Producers Association.
dred pounds under the present and
20 cents below that asked by pro-
ducers. The settlement ends threats
of milk strike.
Evening star., 1924-09-14
Girls CaIfSkin School Shoes, So

High laced cafskin shoes with Goodyear wets and
leather soes Also calf oxfords Sizes to and 11
Tan calf oxords for the larger miss II 10 in sizes 21z
Widths in all B. c and D.
Girls long and 81 Isle sport hose, 35c.