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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-15
FEES PAID TO CUBS
 STOLEN, IS CLAIM
American Firms May Lose As
 Result Of Amnesty Law

HAVANA, June 14-Fees for reg istering more than 1000 trade marks an several hundred patents will have to be paid a second time by American firms under a recent decree by Presi- dent Zayas, which Ambassador Crow der is discussing with Cuban govern, ,ment officials, it was learned today
 The situation arose from alleged em- bezzlemeRt by employees of the Cuban patents bureau of fees paid in by at- tOrneys representing American firms more than a year ago and involved ap- .proximately $15,000, as patent fees are $35 each and trade mark fees $125O each. Ambassador Crowder presented the matter to Secretary of State De Cessepdes yesterday, and today held a length discussion with Dr. Cosmede LaTorriente, Cuban ambassador, to Washington, who is home on a visit. American firms fear that the recent blanket amnesty bill prevents legal ac- tiOn against the employees alleged to be involved.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-15
By LYLE c. WILSON yrisht, f02A. for The Age Herald. l

II
 WASHINGTON, June 14.-Pub- lication of naihes, addresses and amount of income tax paid as pro- vided in the new revenue law, will mean the compilation of . national Sucker list" and may lead to all sorts of .ingeniousY schemes by un- scrupulous promoters while permit ting taxpayers, by making inflated returns, to boost their credit.
 These gre two of the harmful ef- fects of the new tax publicity pro vision foreseen. by treasury experts.
 Probable abuses of the new law were descrihed by an expert at the treasury department who is not per mitted to be quoted by name.
 Could Fake Returns
 "A crook could file return show ing his liability to tax as thousands of dollars more than 1t should be-" he said. With the posting of the faxed figures such an individual might easily turn his paper wealth to some account by, imposing upon eredulous and ill-informed persons.
 ''Only 9 per cent of the faxed tax would be demanded upon filing the return and later an appeal to, the Bureau of Internal Revenue would effect an adjustment in line with actual liability. But, the correct in formation. if it ever reached the post office bulletin board, would be too late to save an incautious investor.
 One of England's great concerns was operated with money lent by bankers on the strength of the own
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-15
CLUES ARE FOUND
 IN JOHNSON CASE
Former Bessemer Deputy Gives
 Mystery Man Information

Investigators in the case of Reuben Johnson, Los Angeles youth who claims to have learned through a deathbed confession of his supposed mother that he was not her child, and that he had relatives living in Birmingham, be- lieved Saturday night that they had struck a clue which might lead to the true identity of the boy.
 The new. discoveries aroused doubts in the minds of the Jacks family as to his -sbeing their lost brother, but blood test will be made, as pfevi- ously determined upon, to make certain whether there is a relationship. John son, in company with c. F. Jacks, went to Bessemer and other suburbs Saturday, where clues are said to have been found.
 They learned from George W. Jones, former chief deputy, that in 1909 a 3-year-old boy was Kidnapped from the family of a man named James Scott. The act was committed, he said, by a woman known as Annie Johnson. The Johnson woman, Jones stated, took the child to Gadsden and lived in that city while.
 She came back through Birmingham and was trailed as far as Tuscaloosa, Jones said. In Tuscaloosa the trail was lost and never found, The John- son woman, according to the ex-deputy, was large woman with red hair. This was apparently all that Jones knew of the case, but he referred John son and Jacks to several other people who might aid them in the search if found.
 They were J. T. Mattingley, ex-con- stable at Bessemer at that time; Dr. w. D. Taylor, physician; T. T. Huey, lawyer; Jude Osbone, a dairyman; Tom Stone of Glenn Springs, and Frank B. Pruitt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-15
CLIMATE IS BETTER
 M THE SOUTHWEST
Wheat Belt Also Benefited By
 Weather Conditions

Climatic conditions during the past week have been more favorable to the southeastern states and to states of the winter wheat belt, according to a report of the American Steel and Wire company, issued Saturday.
 The recent extreme drought condi- tions have been relieved somewhat in tse far northwestern states which will D @D- ably aid wheat, the report says. It has been too cool and in many cases too dry in the spring wheat west of the Missis- sippi. Reports are favorable for Texas wheat. Oklahoma and Kanssa wheat are also in a better condition than the other wheat states.
 All the cotton reports are favorable as regards the insect damage. It is reported that corn in the corn belt is not progressing as rapidly as desired but there are a few localities in which this crop is making good heatway. Pc tatoes are announced as doing fairly we'll. Fruit is generally good with the exception of Pacific coast fruit, which will be short. It is still early enough for the leading crops to recover from an abnormal spring, according to the report, and it was announced that crops may be nearly normal if not bumper crops of most staples.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-15
NASHVILLE CEMENT
 PLANT FLOURISHES
Hermitage Company Working
 Or 24-HOur Basis

NASHVILLE, Tenn, June 14.--Un- abated building activity throughout Tennessee and neighboring states is in- dicated by the success of the new Her. mitage Portland Cement company plant in this city,. which has now reached practically capacity output, with or ders on its books for several months ahead. The plant is operating day and night 6n a 24-hour basis, with no in dication of let-up in production.
 The Hermitage Portland Cement eompany's plant covers 135 acres, the main building alone occupying two and one-half acres. It was placed in opera tion on George Washington's birthday and has been gradually expanding it's production until now it has practically reached its capacity of 2,O0O barrels d day. Most of it's output is being used in Tennessee and neighb0Fing states, where freight rates allow the plant to sell it's products very advantageOusly.
 The company represents an invest ment of Tennessee capital only. The plant was built at a cost of approxi- mately $1,50O,000. The officers of the company are John c. Vance, Chatta- nooga, president; T. l.. Herbert, Jr., Nashville, vice president; J. NJ. Stone, Nashville, vice president; R. D. Her bert, Nashville, secretary and treas urer, and R. T. Miller, general man. ager. The board of directors is com posed of T. l.. Herbert, Jr., R. D. Her bert, Rogers Caldwell, J. NJ. Stone, Ia T. Miller and J. E. Rhodes, Nashville i; John c. Vance, Chattanooga; Fred L.. Conner and NJ. c, Monday, Knoxville i; W. N. Fry and Milton J. Anderson, Memphis.
 Three of the principal stockholders of the company can consume it's entire output of 600,000 barrels year, those three concerns having sold more than that amount in 1923. This guaran- tees the plant a market for its capacity production. These three stockholders are the Fischer Lime and Cement com pany, Memphis; T. l.. Herbert and Sons, Nashville, and Hinsell- Thompson Sand Gravel company, Knoxville.
 All of the necessary ingredients for the manufacture of Portland cement, with the exception of gypsum, are quar- ried on the plant site. Resides the plant proper, the companys property includes a large clay deposit and a limestone quarry, sufficient to furnish raw materials for 70 years, and railroad tracks and equipment for hauling the rock and clay to the crushing machines and for connecting the plant with the main terminals of the three railroads entering Nashville.
 The Portland cement Hn0duced by this plant is of the highest grade and finds a ready market throughout this section in building and. highway con struction. Mir. Miller, the general man. ager, who was formerly with. the Pitts burg testing laboratories and United States testing laboratories, selected Nashville as the location for the plant after a careful survey of this entire section of the south. The location was chosen primarily for the available sup plies of high-grade limestone and clay and the advantageous freight rates which a cement plant at Nashville en- joys with respect to other cement plants in other parts of the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-15
I KILLED IN WRECK
 ANOTHER MAY DIE
Truck Turns Over At Road
 Curve Near Chattanooga

CHATTANOOGA, June 14-Clyde Dean, 2S, was instantly killed and John Carlton. IT,. probably fatally injured when a truck which the former was driving hurtfed from Cherokee trail on Walden's ridge, at 3 o'clock this after noon. sixty feet into Suck creek below. The body of De&n was horribly man. gled. Carlton was brought to a local hospital. There were no witnesses to the accident, but Coroner Lee Han cock expressed the opinion that the truck was going too fast a pace to make the curve at the scene.
 Dean and Carlton were employees of meat market and were en route to Sequatchie valley with ;, supplies for merchants.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-15
GLASS SENTENCED
 TO 4-YEAR TERM
Pleaded Guilty Of Using Mails
 In Fraud Scheme

PITTSBURG, Pa., June 14.-C. L. Glass, head of c. L. Glass and com pany, who pleaded guilty recently of using the mails in scheme to defraud and conspiracy, today was sentenced by Federal Judge W. H. s. Thompson to serve four years in the federal prison at Atlanta and to pay fine of $1,000. The government charged that Glass realized about $1 100000 on the sale of certain oil and mineral. stocks.
 In sentencing Glass, Judge Thomson said:
 we are satisfied that this was a gigantic. ffauds carried on to fleece the pu6ltde =
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-15
PORTO BEGAN GROUP
 FIRST TO ARRIVE

NEW YORK, June 14.-The huge badges of the democratic national con ventiOn appeared on the street today with the arrival of the Porto Rican delegates, the first of the 54 state and territorial units to establish conven- tion residence.
 The island delegates were welcomed by s. R. Martinez and others of the Porto Rican entertainment subcommit- tee. They were escorted to the Hotel Belmont, where the official courtesies of the New York convention committee were bestowed in the form of greetings and theatre tickets; v -''.-,''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-15
Faraily Secrets VIII Be Out
 Under NeW Income Tax La,U

CTS padded income tax report. The specious borrower committed suicide in February of this year and his in come, like his assets, was found to be nil.
 There is no mathematical Equation which will compute the exact amount of income from the published tax payment but schedules of liability al- ready prepared by the treasury will serve the purpose partially.
 Dealers in names and addresses, the so-called sucker lists" for which good prices are paid will extend their organizations to every cross roads hamlet" the official declared.
 A Simple Matter
 Tn small community where the residents are likely to know the num- Der of dependents and whether a mans income comes from salary and business or bonds, discovery of his net income will be a simple matter of looking at the charts"
 Here's how to figure your neigh bors net earned income from the amount of his tax:
 Farned income Net tax
 SnO0 7.50
 4flOO 22.50
 6,00O 37.50
 6(l0O 57.50
 700O S7.50
 a0OO 167.5O
 10C0O 207 50
 20O0O 1,O17.50
 50'OOO 6,137.50 100000 0,617.50 $1,O00,O00 $429,617.oO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-15
CHOOSE ATLANTICICITY
1928 Meeting Of Club RNleratiOu
 Scheduled For East

LOS ANGELES, June R-The 1928 biennial convention of tho Gen eral Fedora tion of Womens cluhk will be held in Atlantic City, \. J., ih was determined today by the board o6 di- rectors. Oklahoma City was selO6ted for the meeting of the federation cOJtA- cil-in 1925. --~--------'----'-'s--- ''--=' -
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-15
BLOWERS WINs BOUT

NEW YORK, June 14.-Tiger Flow CTS, negro boxer from Atlanta, won the judges decision over Joe Lohman, light heavyweight of Toledo, in q 12-round bout tonight. Flowers weighed 165 and LohmAn t72.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-10-02

Depressing - For Joke Ed.
Simkins considered himself
a humorist. Hessent a selec-
ton of his original jokes to
the editor of a newspaper &
confidently awaited a remit
lance. His excitement ran
high when he received a let
ter, obviously from the news
paper office.
He opened it with feverish
haste. There was no check,
however, just a small note,
as follows:
Dear Sir: Your jokes re-
ceived. Some we have seer
before; some we have not
seen yet"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-10-02
MY! MY!

Detective-You can't re-
member on what night this
happened?
Lady-No. | was so excit-
ed at the time. / only remem-
Der | was in my bath.
Detective-Say no more,
LADY, have tit was Sat-
urday night.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-10-02
Puzzled Barber

Three brothers, all very
much alike, are in the habit
of being shaved at the same
barber shop. A few days ago
one of them entered the
shop early in the morning and
was duly shaved by an assist
ant who had been at work in
the establishment only a few
days.
About II o'clock another
brother came in and under
went a similar operation at
. the hands of another assist
ant.
In the evening the third
brother made his appearance
when the assistant dropped
his razor in establishment and
exclaimed:
"Well, that man has the
fastest beard / ever saw. /
shave him in the morniig,
another shaves him at dinner
time and he comes back now
with his beard as long as it
ever was"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-10-02
OUCH,

Wifie-I don't see why you
object to my singing lessons.
Perhaps some day my voice
will keep the wolf from the
door.
Hubby-It probably will if
the wolf hears it.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-10-02
Encouragement

Encouragement
The golfing novice, after
disturbing much turf, turned
for reinsurance to his caddy
and said: 81 have a brother
in Australia who plays this
game awfully WELL"
"Well, carry on, sir" was
the dry reply, you'll soon dig
him up"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-10-02
A Hot One

Customer getting a shave:
Ouch! Why that towel is
scalding hot"
Barber: .1'm sorry sir
but | couldn't hold it any
longer"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-10-02
THE RESULT

Child (defiantly) l won't
wash my face!
Dear Old Auntie: Naughty
naughty! When Twas a lit
tie girl | always washed my
face.
Yes, and now look at it. -
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-10-02

WHY NOT?
Johnny-Mother, do l have
to wash my face?
Mother Certainly, dear.
cav, why can't just pow
der it like you do?"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-10-02

Jack-If a man was born
in England, raised in France,
married in Spain and was
buried in Canada, what would
he be?
Jill-An Englishman, /
suppose.
Jack-Why, he'd be dead.
Not Guilty
First Steno:-The idea of
your working eight hours a
day. l would not think of such
a thing.
Second ditto: Neither
would /. 1t was the boss who
thought of it.
Women are given to small
talk in large quantities.
Grandpa:-How times ave
changed. Parents allow kids
to dictate to 'em too much
these days.
Grandma-How's that?
II just heard Charles wife
tell him to stay home and
mind the baby this afternoon.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-10-02

Nothing has yet been 10
Gated that will take the place
of the vacation bug.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-10-02

An old farmer and his wife
were standing before their
pigsty, looking at their only
pig, when the old lady said:
John, it will be our silver
wedding tomorrow. Let's kill
the pig" ..-.-.
John replied with disgust
whats the use numbering
the poor pig for what hap
pened twenty-five years
ago."
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-10-02
A Good Line

Doctor-You say this tooth
has never been worked on be-
fore, but / find small flakes
of gold in my instrument.
Patient think you have
struck my back collar button.
Frantic customer to drug
gist:-Good heavens man.
you gave my wife arsenic in.
stead of sleeping powder.
The Druggist all
right, you owe me Is cents
more. .1...E,es IT.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1924-10-02

Developing a sponge Cake
"Wha' brand O. bacco are We
smokin', Jock?"
81 dinna ask him"
Seward daily gateway., 1924-07-26
FOR SALE

Suits maue 10 measure. See Urbach.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-07-26
GOOD PLAY ON AT
 LIBERTY THIS EVENING

The screen version of "The Beauti- full and Damned" will certainly not cause less of stir than the book itself. In relating the story of the love and marriage of Anthony Patch, and the vivid beauty Gloria, it reveals with devastating satire a section of American society which has never be- fore been recognized as an entity that wealthy, floating population, which throngs the restaurants, cabar- cts, theatres and hotels of our great cities-people adrift on sea of lux ury, without the anchors of homes and the rudders of responsibility-people without roots or backgrounds.
 The photoplay shows in particular two young people cast upon this shin ing sea and floating toward that aw- full whirlpool that rfay destroy the soul and leave only the body. This is done with so effective a succession of scenes and incidents that this floating society, in all it's glitter and color, is brought before Your very eyes. It re- veals significant phase of modern life hitherto unrealized.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-07-26
Golfornia

WILL MARTIN CRESSY, noted actor and sketch writer, recently entertained a group of people in Fresno, at the Com mercial Club, with clever essay on Cali fornia No matter how much we love California, we can all appreciate Cressy's survey of our state.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-07-26

At Grant Lake, sawmill, buildings, boats, tools too numerous to men tion, etc. Terms cash to highest bidder, on August 1st, 1924.
 Will receive bids mailed and seal ed, as in person. Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
 AL SOLLERS,
 Grant Lake, Alaska.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-07-26

mer. The metal was donated for the plate by the Kennecott Copper Co.,, and was shipped in raw state from the Tacoma smelter. The inscription on teh tablet reads: Warren G. Hard- ing President of the United States, spoke from this porch on July 10, 1923"
Seward daily gateway., 1924-07-26
WHAT'S AT MILE 7H

The prettiest spot in Alaska; a lake and river and the best sand beach m the NorS., ard; snd best on tka map for the sportsman. A camp meeting ground and dance floor, and the music is always wound ID. Zee cold lemonade, fruits and sandwiches al- ways on hand for the autost or fisher man. Play Mile 712 and don't miss it or you haven't seen Alaska if you %.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-07-26

Alaska copper is the metal from which was made the Harding memor- ial tablet placed on the porch at the Governors house from which the President spoke on his visit to Ju- neau and the rest of Alaska, last sum-
Seward daily gateway., 1924-07-26

CAN USE A FEW MORE GUS TONERS AT THE o. K BARBER SHOP.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-30

ST. LOUIS. April 2s.-cash wheAt-.. No. reds s1.o9@1.1o1s; No. g. s1.9zss9'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-30
RESTRAINT
 IN DULL SESSION
Stifening of Money Re moves Motive For Re
 cent Buying Power

NEW YORK, April %. Bond prices Jagged in dull trading today, with sudden. stiffeping of money rates depriving the market of the motive for recent buying power.
 The reaction which this change wrought in United States government bonds unsettled other sections of the list, with scattered recessions taking place in foreign, railroad and industrial liens.
 Constructive activities were centered almost entirely in Serbian Ss which forged ahead to a new high level for the year at S25a. Bankers were in- clined to credit the movement to con tinued reports of better conditions in Jugoslavia.
 Wilson and company issues again were conspicucusly weak, the convert ible 6s dropping 4 points to 1924 rec ord low and the other liens yielding 1 Co 3 points. A decline in Punta Alegre Sugar Is reflected disappointment over declaration of only the regular divi- dends.
 A good demand was reported for the $40, GOO, 900 Dutch loan and several oth- CT important bond issues which were inferred fadav .-- .-a z
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-30
COTTON ADVANCE IS LOST IN PART.
Market Closes At Net Gain of 4 to IF Points,
 However

NEW YORK, April 29.--Adyances on the stopping of May notices and un- favorable weather news, were followed by reactions in the cotton market to- day. May contracts sold of from 29.7Sc to 29.35c, or 5 points net lower and closed at 29.44c. The general market closed steady at net advances of 4 to ' points on old months except August, which was. nominaIly 40 points lower.
 The market opened steady at un- changed prices to an advance of Il points on relatively firm cables. The circulation of notices estimated at about 15, POO bales, caused little liquida- tion of near months which eased up on buying of May by brokers with trade connections and reports of too much rain in the southwest. July advanced to 2S.27c and October sold up to 24.54c, making net gains of about 3S to 52 points on the active positions. but the demand tapered off and the market weakened during the afternoon under liquidation by early buyers, local and southern selling. July declined to 27, ,69c and the close was within 2 or 9 points of the lowest.
 Exports today, 20,099, making 4,995,- 507 so far this season. Port receipts, 1S.239. United States part stocks, 520,2S3.
 NEW YORK COTTON
 z NEW YORK. April 2e.--Feilswina are the sBsn- lns, highest, lowest and closing quotatisns sn the New fsfk Csttss Exchange: s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-30
NEW OREANs coTToN

H
 NEW ORLEANS. April ss.-The cotton market made a good advance in the first half of the day's trading but lost good part of the gain during the last hour trading. May after trading 37 points up during the morning dropped to 29.32c or at the lowest. the only month to show e net decline for the day. July advanced to 27.90c, or 4s net higher and later de- clined to 27.52c in the late trading, closing 10 points net higher. The new crop months advanced 37 to 3s points early and crop position, closing 12 to 2s points net higher for the day.
 At the state Liverpool cables were about as due and the local market opened prac- tically unchanged. The stoppage of the notices in the northern market and an un- favorable weather map caused prices to advance with but few reactions during the entire morning, the high points of the day being reached aroud noon.
 The advance was helped by reports of heavy rains in Oklahoma and Arkansas and the official forecast for thunder storms in many portions of the belt. Liberal exports for the day also helped the advance and a rumor to the effect that the federal reserve board contem- plated reducing the rediscount rate in the New York district. was also considered n constructive influence.
 During the afternoon hour of trading the market turned reactionary owing to liquidation induced by expectations of a favorable weekly report tomorrow and later by cables from Liverpool that crease in acreage in that country.
 NEW ORLEANS COTTON
 NEW oRLEAMs,~Aeril 2s.-aFs FslIsuIas are shs spealas, hlshsst, lowest and closing quotations sn the Nov 0rleans Cotton Exshangs: