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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-23

THE accompanying chart illustrates | where the government gets its rev
 enue for the operation of it's pig gest business, the postal system. and how these are used. The chart is taken from figures for 1923 as recently sub mitted to congress by the postmaster general It will be noted that nearly half of the post office departments in come is derived from paid first-class mail, and that after all revenues are used for expenses, there Is still deflcit to he made up, presuming 1923 to be an average year.
 Of the departments expenses, nearly half consist of pay for postmasters, clerks. and carriers. Transportation costs account for about one-fourth of all costs and the rural delivery service accounts for 15 per cent of the total or did in 1923.
 Going further into the figures for
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HORSES AND MULES

EAST ST. LOUIS, H., Dec 22.-Re- ceipts of horses and mules again were light and demand equalled the supply The market ruled about steady. quo tations:
 Horses, good to choice drafts, Sl2og 175; medium to good drafts, $S5Q125I good to choice chunks, $60GS5; medium to good chunks, s4Oq6O; choice south ern horses, $45Q75; fair to good south ern hogs, $3OQ45i smooth mouthed southerners, $3O@40I plugs, s5Q15.
 Mules, draft mules, 16 to IT hands $175Q225; sugar mules, 16 to 16.2 hands $165@2OO; mine mules, 15 to 15.2 hands, $125@150; top cotton mules, 15.2 to l6 hands, $14OG175j cotton mules, 15 to 15.2 hands, $SOQ140; small cheap mules, $25050.
 Good realty investments are found thron.h Age-IIerald Want Adds.
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 ther than the volume of actual demand by consumers Last week there were A commodity price advances in a to- tai of 65 changes.
 The latest employment returns are not quite so gratifying. The depart ment of labor reports that the aggre- gate earnings of employees in manufac- turing industries decreased fully 1A per cent in November and earnings per head almost as much, compared with the previous month.
 Demand still lacks snap in various lines. Bradstreet's states:
 Retail and holiday trade reports are irregular, with most centers reporting fair to good buying, but with some notable variations revealed according as different areas of country are con- sidered."
 Mayor Curley of Boston has informed all department heads that requests for wage increases are to met with the ex- planation that business depression in large measure Is responsible for the in- creased cost of administering" various departments to the extent of fully half a million dollars, and he adds that no improvement in industry is in evidence at the present time
 The Illinois department of labor re- ports:
 Placement made by the free employ ment offices in 13 of the principal cities feel in November to 10,s61 from 11,93s in October, the smallest November placements total in five years with the exception of 1921. In Cicero there were 243 registrations for every 100 jobs and in Chicago, 15S for 100 jobs."
 Automobile sales fell off last month in comparison with both the previous month and November a year ago.
 Talks with restaurant owners in New York bring, usually, the response that business continues rather quiet.
 And not all the latest statements on the New York stock exchange showed a very substantial gain for the week and reached a new maximum. the market exhibited rather more definite signs of tiredness and of being arbi- trarily and artificially gingered up when relapses threatened to become pro- nounced.
 Incidentally, the international gold movement has definitely turned against the United States this month. AL though this is not really an unhealthy development, nevertheless 1t is not cal culated to fan bullish speculation fl Wall street.
 The foregoing recital is not to bt interpreted as meaning that there hal been any reversal of the general trent in this country. It is presented main ly for the consideration of those who are concentrating their attention upor the spectacular exploits of bullish spec ulatora and who thereby may be mis-
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POPULATION GAINS EXCEED PRODUCTION Per Capita Output SnOws 5 Per
 Cent Decrease
lBN AssOciated Pressl

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-Crop pro- duction In the United States Is not keep ing pace with population increases, the department of agriculture said today in summary. Although production has increased 13 per cent in 12 years, per capita production has decreased 5 per cent.
 Expressed in an index figure, total production for 1924 was 113 compared with no for 1923 and 100 for the pre- war period of 1910-1914. The per capita index figures for 1924 was 95, compared with 94 for last year and 100 for the pre-war period.
 The tendency for crop production to lag behind population increases has eX- isted since 1915, the department said.
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THE WEATHER

Extreme Northwest Florida and Ala bama: Rain Tuesday and Wednesday slightly warmer Tuesday. colder by We'd nesday night in west portion; moderate 70 fresh east shifting to south winds.
 Virginia: Increasing cloudiness with snow or sleet Tuesday afternoon or night and probably Wednesday. colder by Wed nesday night in north portion.
 North Carolina: Rain or seet Tuesday or Tuesday night and Wednesday; slowly rising temperature.
 South Carolina Rain in south. rain or sleet in north portion Tuesday or Tues day night and on Wednesday, slowly ris- ing temperature.
 Georgia: Rain Tuesday and Wednes- day slowly rising temperature Tuesday and in south portion Wednesday.
 Florida Unsettled probably local rains Tuesday and Wednesday; slightly warmer in extreme north portion Tuesday.
 Mssissippi: Rain Tuesday and We'd nesdHy. slowly risin- telm F IiHe Tues day; colder Wedn .,."'"rtt" gas, shifting to south winds.
 Louisiana: Tuesday cloudy warmer; Wednesday proDuuIy ialh, ".,.' Wednesday probably rain warihes iE east portion.
 Oklahoma: Tuesday rain or snow, warmer: Wednesday probably snow, some what colder in north and west portions
 East Texas: Tuesday probably ram. portion, colder in northwest portion.
 West Texas: Tuesday unsettled, ra m in north portion, warmer; Nedheshay part cloudy, colder in north an1 west portions.
 Tennessee and Kentucky: Rain. sieet or snow Tuesday and Wednesday; slow " rising temperatures Tuesday Iolaef Wednesday or Wednesday night
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Tn its present mood. Wall street play

up" bullish news and ignores unfa- vorable develop ments. But ignor- ing unfavorable de- velopments d o @ 8 not dispel their eX- istence any more than shutting our eyes causes the sun to disappear.
 | What are some of the less encour- aging d e V el O D. ments?
 Prices in many directions are ris-
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NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-Steel prices f. O. b. Pittsburg per hundred pounds Blue Annealed sheets, $2.6502,70; gal vanized sheets, S4.6OQ470; black sheets, S3. .5OQ3.6O; steel bars, $2.10.
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NEW YORG, Dec. 22.-After the cov- ering of Saturdays shorts, the course of the market has assumed a pre-holiday dullness. Reports from Worth Street are encouraging and 1t is believed that many of the houses in that section are going into the new year with small in- ventories. American mills are behi@d in their takings of raw cotton and when receipts begin to fall off and the prob ability of further price recessions be- comes more remote, we expect to see domestic spinners become more active buyers.-Steiner, Rouse and Stroock
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HALT IN UPSWDNG
 OF STOCK PRICES
 SEEN BY FORBES
Boom Apparently Is Near ing It's Zenith, Writer
 Asserts
Rx B. c. FORBES

The stock market continues to move forward faster than business.
 Unless business before long catches up with the stock market, then stocks are likely to halt their pace.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-23
COTTON LETTERS

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 22.. >-<ne larger ginnings than expected last Saturday failed to make much of an impression on Liverpool, cables coming better than expected, causing American markets to rule somewhat higher today. Aside of the higher cables than due, the session was without any special feature, ruling dull but steady. within a narrow range but with values somewhat higher We'd nesday, December 24, will be the last December notice day in American mar kets, on which date trading in Decem- Der will cease at noon. Friday, Decem- Der 26, will be the first January notice day in New Orleans and New York. The severe weather inland and the holidays will likely be reflected in a smaller movement to market this week, whereas exports are apt to continue free. Com pared with last season exports from the United States since Friday total 26,000 vs. 10000 thus far this season 3,970 OO0 vs. 3,002,000. End of December exports from United States probably will be large. This afternoon weakened under pressure of larger offerings caus- ing loss of early advance.-H. and B. Beer to J. F. Willingham & Go.
 NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-Today's mar ket was dull but steady at a level somewhat higher than was the case at the close of last week. There is still reported an excellent demand for spots in the south and 1t would appear that the December commitments were larger this year than usual and larger than the trade had supposed. This strength in the southern markets Is responsible for the moderate advance here in the last ten days In the face of lack of any general buying and the pessimistic feel ing as to the cotton prices which pre- walls in speculative circles. Meantime the movement of the crop into consump- ton Is rapid and the exports are prac- tically a million bales higher than at this date last year. While the crop con- tinues to pass into consumption rapidly, and easily, severe cold wave has passed across the country. The wealth CT has been much more seasonable this year and reports are general that re- tail business has thereby been helped in comparison with last year. In the south, the cold weather should assist with the weevil but the lack of rain in the southwest is becoming a serious matter.-Hubbard Bros. & Co.
 NEW YORK, Dec 22.-Cables came strong and prices here were 30 points by Saturdays sellers and buying by Liverpool. The advance met hedge sell ing and profit taking, prices then sagged to Saturdays close for want of aggressive support. The market was small and speculation light. There was no particular news. Majority sentiment favor the market on reaction, based on the assumption that 13,000.00O will be used Looks like a trading market awaiting developments in Worth Street and the mills after January 1.-John F, | Clark & Co.
 | NEW YORG, Dec. 22.-After the GOV ering of Saturdays shorts, the course of the market has assumed a pre-holiday dullness. Reports from Worth Street are encouraging and 1t is believed that many of the houses in that section arc going into the new year with small in ventories. American mills are behiAd | in their takings of raw cotton and when
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LONDON MONEY
 LONDON. Dec. 22.-Ear silver, 32A pence per ounce. Money. 27s per cent. Discount rates short bills. 37s44 per cent; three months bills, 37s per cent
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LOCAL DATA

LUCAL DATA
 For the 24 hours ending at D. m December 22 IA Iht IN"t ten,pparatura 20 tTo" mut ,nnaratura - 43 Stor,,.i tamnerat,re . 45 Deficiency in temperature since Jan
 po,nSa1i - ~ % Total rainfall since January 1 -. .39 '5 nary '',...... 8g3 Relative humidity, ! a m. .......'
 m .,, S] Dr~, tbermornete T a. m, ..... 2t Ia noon ..,,.. 3s
 9n ............., 99 wa% thermometer a m ~ 1g
 i2 noon ,,,,,,..,..,,..... 31
 n m ,,.,..,,,,...... 31
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SUMMARY OF OBSERVATIONS

Summary of ODserVatIons made al sta tons of the United States weather bureau during the A hours ending at [ p, m.' 9oth meridian time. Monday. Decemeber 22. 1926:
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Good realty investments are found through Age-IIer1ld Want Adds.
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STEEL MARKET

daily hv Rogers Pro
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led into assuming tRat every condition throughout every part of the country is booming ahead with similar gaiety.
Evening star., 1924-10-30

sion still would have been hanging
fire."
Declaring Senator La Toilette had
sought to convey the impression that
he was appointed to the commission
In the interest of the Louisiana sugar
interests, Mr.. Classic said President
Harding himself had suggested the
appointment after the Louisiana Sena-
tors had urged him for a vacant judi
cial post.
I'm order" he said, ito lend color to
his false suggestion, Senator La Fol-
lette tries to produce the impression
that my wife's interest in Louisiana
sugar plantation was shown up by
persons objecting to my participa-
tion in the sugar investigation. The
truth Is the facts about her interest
in the sugar plantation were first
made known by me-"
" Il stated them not only at the OPEN
ing Of the hearing in the sugar in
vestigation, but long before to my
colleagues, when the question Of
making a general rule disQualifying
commissioners on account of sup
posed interest was first brought up
by the commission. 1t was then that
/ pointed out that the proposed rule
would affect me because of my wife's
ownership by inheritance of shares
in sugar-producing company. In
his eagerness to produce a false i'm
preston, Senator La Toilette delibeT-
ately magnified the interest tenfold,
making 1T $4,000 when in fact 1t is
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$14,400 nominally and in actual value
much less. Senator La Follete
further distorts the circumstances
surrounding the objections made to
my participation in the sugar investi-
cation, seeking to put into the
mouths of my colleagues sentiments
which. to my knowledge at least, they
have never expressed"
Mr.. Classic said he informed the
commission of this interest when the
question OF making general rule
disqualifying commissioners on ac
count of supposed interest was first
brought up. He added that Senator
La Toilette had magn.fied the amount
tenfold, making 1t $144,000, when. in
fact, it was less than 14.400 in actual
value.
Reviewing the controversy within
the commission, Mr.. Classic declared
Evening star., 1924-10-30

treaty. the four-power treaty and the
treaties relating to China were laid
the basis for new understanding
and a peaceful cooperation in the
Far East. Our opponents have en-
deavored to belittle the Washington
conference, but now they are back
tracking on their statements, as 1t Is
recognized that these statements con-
stituted an affront to intelligent opin-
ION here and abroad.
Preparation of Plan.
1T is complained by some that our
elbow citizens who aided in prepar-
ng the. Dawes plan did not act as
he representatives of this Govern
ment That, of course. is true, But
t furnishes no ground of objection.
The fundamental principle of the pro-
posal made here two years ago seems
to be overlooked. 1t was that the
question should be taken up by
merits as being primarily an eco
nomic question, and it was distinctly
"ecommended that these experts
iheuld be as free as possible from
responsibility to governmental obli-
CATION to obey political instructions.
Our Democratic opponents have
something to say with respect to our
participation in international confer
erences." The speaker continued:
1t is quite apparent that we have
no difficulty in participating in in
ternational conference where our in
terests are involved or where We
expect to join in the agreements
which are contemplated.
Question of Joining League.
"The question raised by our op-
ponentS seems to have special refer
ence to the meetings of the bodies
and committees of the League of Ma
tions. If 1t were demanded that we
should join the League of Nations
and thus participate as member in
the work of the organization, that
would be an understaDdable demand.
but 1t is precisely the position which
the Democratic party has refused to
take. 1t has declined. for reasons
of its own, to make the question of
joining the league an issue in this
campaign.
Apart from this, there is nothing
whatever in the Democratic cam
Evening star., 1924-10-30

paign SO far as foreign affairs are
concerned. To paraphrase one of the
observations of Mr.. Davis, they have
sterile program.
The third party is not sterile.
The third party has a definite pro-
gram. But the more it is discussed
the worse for the third party. They
realize 1T themselves and are rum
ming away from the platform which
they had so deliberately prepared.
But their platform is there; they can
not escape it. 1t is the reason for
their existence.
They aim at Government owner
ship of railroads and all public util-
tiles, involving the creation of an op-
pressive bureaucracy, of an intoler-
able tax burden. of an impoverished
public service of multiplied oppor-
tunities for political favoritism and
corruption."
Evening star., 1924-10-30
QUICK RELIEF FROI,
CONSTIPATION
Get DR.. Edwards Olive
Tablets

That Is the Joyful cry Of thousands
since Or. Edwards produced Olive
Tablets, the substitute for caIomei.
Or. Edwards, a praetieIns physician
Tor II years and eaIomei's old time
enemy, discovered the formula for Olive
Tablets while treating patients for
chronic constipation and torpid iivers.
Or. Edwards Olive Tablets do not
contain eAIomei, but a healing, soothing
vegetable laxative.
No gripping Is the "keynote" Of these
little sugar coated, olive -coIored tab.
tets. They cause the bowels and liver
to act normally. They never force them
to unnatural action.
II you have "dark brown MOUTH
bad breath-a dull, tired feelino-sick
headache - torpid liver - constipation,
you'll find quick, sure and pleAsant re:
suits from ono or two OF Or. Edwards
Olive Tablets at bedtime.
Thousands take them every night lus.
- ksep right. Try them. 15e and SOC.
Evening star., 1924-10-30
CLASSIC ANSWERS
LAF0LIETTE TALK
Declares Senator Ignored
Truth in Attack on Tariff
Commission.

Henry H. Classic, a member Of the
Tariff Commission last night charged
Senator La Toilette, the Independent
presidential candidate, with throw
ing aside all considerations OF truth
and decency" in the latter's Baltimore
speech Monday night Senator La
Toilette at that time said attempts
had been made to coerce the Tarir
Commission to prevent lower sugar
duties and that if Mr.. Classic had not
been forced to withdraw from con-
sideration of the duties, the commits
Evening star., 1924-10-30

he was without bias and that his
wife's interest, in his opinion. did not
disqualify him. After Congress had
amended an appropriation bill in
way which he considered prohibited
a commissioner from participating in
an investigation where members of
his family were interested in the SUBJ
ject, however, he said, he had taken
no part in the sugar investigation.
Evening star., 1924-10-30
Women to Get Returns.

Election returns will be received at
the headquarters of the National
League of Woman Voters over a
private wire and by radio, according
to an announcement from that or
ganization today. Mrs. Edna l.
Johnson is chairman of the COM
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01

prises have been carried out in the Tri-Cities, Decatur, Huntsville, Jas per, Anniston, Gadsden and many of the smaller towns. Paving operations have been extensive, municipal inn provements have been greater than ever befor, while dozens of industrial projects have been established or en- larged.
 Nor are these evidences of progress confined to that portion of the state. In Central and Southern Alabama towns, Tuscaloosa, Selma, Opelika, Dothan, Alexander City, Andalusia and many others, the spirit of progress has been clearly in evidence from the achievements in industrial, commercial and municipal lines. The beginning of port building at Mobile is recognition of the need for convenient export fa- cilities for the surplus arising from the activity of all Alabama.
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LADIES ADES
By Thomas l.. Mason

Twas talking the other evening with a noted cynic, who declared that women never said anything funny, except when the humor was unconscious. He told me these two stories. When the Earl of Yarmouth visited this country a Young girl in the family where he stayed was violently excited at his coming, and the first thing she asked him If he was really and truly a lord.
 "I have always wanted to meet a lord" she exclaimed; "are you one sure?"
 "Yes," he replied, "I am really. And I trust now that after these years of waiting, you are satis- fled" <,
 "weli," she replied slowly. "I can't say that-rm just disap- pointed" s.-
 The other story was about a rich New York woman. unmarried. who went one day to a settlement house where a poor woman was brought in badly cut up. After the bandages had been put on the lady said to her: How did it happen"
 .Sure, my husband beat me up" Then she leaned forward and said: "Maam, do you live here?" NO, I live on Upper Fifth avenue" And you are married?" T am not" The poor woman thought a moment and then said: "Oh me! Oh my! 1t must be fierce to be an old maid"
 Thereupon I told my cynic the following to show that women did have a sense of humor. An Amer ican girl was proposed to by a young man. "Why do you ask me?" she inquired. Because" he replied, realizing that he had to give a substantial reason, be cause we are exactly the opposite. which is what psychology declares to be necessary. I am tall, you are short, I am dark. you are light, I am"
 She stopped him.
 But" she replied, with a quiet little smile. you know. my dear boy, don't want to earn my own living"
 The other story was told, I be- lieve, of some girl member Of the Roosevelt family, who, being s handsome young woman. was kissed by a young man she had gone to the station to meet. He took advantage of the crowd.
 And what did you do," asked tho friend to whom she related her experience.
 "I kissed him back" she replied, That made 1t look like rela- i've"
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hall, is properly executed, the cooper ation of the people, as requested by the head of the commission in realiza- ton of these needful projects, will be more readily and more heartily given. The commission has wide opportunities for public service. Those opportuni- ties will be embraced according to the harmonious sincerity of purpose and concerted action of the commissioners. In consequence of a determination to get together and stay together in a single ambition to serve the best in- terests of the community, it would not be long before the people will change and will readily incline to uphold and aid the body in practical proposals for needful improvements.
 In this connection the commission would serve the community by making complete and accurate surveys of the municipalN needs along the lines indi- cated, obtaining reliable data on the approximate costs, outlining definite programs as respects character of the projects and administration of the work, and, in short, giving the people full and Trustworthy information as to what is proposed~to accomplish. That preliminary work properly done would go far towards winning the public CO., operation which is essential for carry ing out such a program as is set forth.