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The Washington times., 1924-02-02
Local Stocks.
SALES.

! Washington, Baltimore & An
napolis 6s, $1,000@71.
After call
Capital Traction 6s, $600@96A
$50O096jl. $1,0OO@S61s. $500&961s.
Washington Gas Light, 4@49.
Washington Gas IS, 'SS, $6OOW
100%.
Capital Traction SIS, $5Oo@s6d,
.$5OO@961A.
Washington Railway & Electric
common. 6071h.
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New Britain herald., 1924-04-03
SILENCE
By Ben Amaes Williams
- vsv vvW

A party of New York men and women, wealthy and of high social standing, are cribbed, cabined and confined in Maine hunting lodge by an unexpected snow storm. One of the party is killed during the height of the storm. The guides are in cabin at some little distance. No one has entered or left the house during the storm. Some mem. Der of the party must be the guilty one.
New Britain herald., 1924-04-03

Introducing happy.go.lucky young Ameri. can who is sent to England to reorganize a business; his stony-hearted, but rich uncle; Napoleonic publisher of London scandal sheets; gang of crooks with taste for first editions; matron who knows her own mind and makes up other peoples for them; and two pretty girls for whom Bill cherishes the most tender sentiments: D.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-17
HANGING BY FEET,
 YOUTH SAVES GIRL
Swings Underneath Trestle As
 Train Dashes By

BRISTOL, Tenn, May -Unusugl presence ofnind on the part of Barnett Hollingsworth. King college student, saved the lives of himself and his girl companion, Miss Gladys Arnold, near here Friday.
 The youth and his companion were walking across q railroad trestle when they heard train approaching. An other couple with them made their way to safety stand but Hollingsworth and Miss Arnold saw that they would be caught by the onrushing train. si
 Suddenly Hollingsworth seized Miss Arnold in his arms, hooked his feet around q crosstie and swung himself with the young womans in his arms be- low the strestle, which was 100 feet over a river.
 They escaped injury, but came so near death that the girls dress. was torn by one of the caf steps as the train sped by overhead.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-17
KHAN WILL WAR
 ON UNDERWOOD.
Nathan Bedford Forest In Mississippi To Conduct
 Fight

JACKSON, Miss, May -(By As sociated Press. )-Arrivai, here today of General Nathan Bedford Forest of At lanta, one of the leaders of the Ku Kux Klan, caused a furry at state headquarters of the forces supporting Senator Oscar Underwood for the democratic presidential nomination.
 General Forest has not stated his mission but Underwood leaders ex- pressed the belief he had come to Mis- sissippi to take part in the fight against instructing the state delegation to the national convention for the Alabama senator. Senator Underwood addressed the Mississippi legislature several weeks ago, stressing his opposition to the klan and urging that it be disbanded.
 Judge Robert Powell, state chair man, is leading the forces seeking i'm struction for Senator Underwood, while Senator Pat Harrison and others want the delegation to go to, New York un- pledged.
 The state convention will be held in Jackson, May 30.
 Stop Look, Listen--In all sections of Mississippi, today, state and county and municipal officers began to arrest motorists who crossed railroads with out stopping before doing so. The law, enacted at the last sesion of the legis- lature at the request of the Brother hood of Locomotive Engineers. became effective May l, but tine authorities until yesterday, in most instances con fined their efforts to warning drivers. The law requires all motor vehicles must come to full stop within 10 feet of all railroads before proceeding across. n
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-17
WIFE CEASES MATE
 TILL POLICE COME
He Tried To Leave Home, Scan
 tily Clad Woman Explains

CHICAGO, May 16.-Mrs. Arthur Rider is q very determined woman, she hastened to inform solicitous policemen who asked her why, attired only in a pink nightie, she was chasing a gentle man around tree on a busy Chicago street.
 "Oh, that's my husband,'' Mrs. Rider said, pointing to the trembling object of her pursuit.
 My husband came home and found me entertaining some friends the way l am dressed now. He did not like it and he said he was leaving me forever. He started out of the house.
 would not let him get away with anything like that and so | chased him" I" Mrs. Rider explained
 One of the policemen placed his coat around Mrs Rider and escorted her home. Ssss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-17
'CO7TONSLETTERS

NEW YORK. May 1s.--Prospects of peter weather in the south caused an Eisg and the circniation of a few May near position. There was. however. no 2buying which appeared yesterday was again In evidence. Tn the afternoon.
 larger % spinnsrs talkings from Hester, EnIght's closing prices. The general senti- Erfent continues pessimistic.; which is not l At the same time, the beckwsrdnsss si of the crop and the acute supply situation
 prevent ss any underiying weakness in the Imorrow; July. Ie.sod;. october. 14.72d.--
 Hubbard Brothers and Company.
 NEW ORLEANS, May Is~-gottori slip &ped q; little today largely on account of Irealizing and fresh selling induced by
 ovsrnight. The surprisingly large spin 0ners takinss for the week and continued Bheavy export movement made sellers able covering by the more tfmid shorts. 4For q time 1t loi<ed like there was enough Scf this covering to hold the market until. lin west Texas. however. checked the coy- sering in the last half hour and induced
 ,resn lot tSs Ss ssing The sssss of shs
 Foreign mill stock of 14o.Oo. Exports for
 week were sa,ooo versus ss,oo0 last year. sto improvement in the weather outlook, Nbut it will take moro than ten days good |weather. which is not assured, to indicate Igood as last year. vaiiies may ease some Further before the end of the week, but
 eHs eSs uncertainty os wsa;sner conditions Ions
 dangerous. -Fenner and Beane to Kahn land Virgin.
 NEW ORLEANS, May 1g.--Cllmatic developments overnight having been more Favorabls than generally expected, no kippi river with moderate to heavy shove |ers and prospects for better weather inc land. the market ruled easier today
 Aore than looked for. occasioning .
 emporary furry in values. but offerings Encresssd ,.H Sa the bulge: causing the % mar. bales of print cloths for the week were
 pstimated at only 15,o00 pieces, smallest
 wesS. Rumor has t that is.soS to ss.ooS bales are headed for New York to de- 3iver on May contracts in the northern
 pmorrOw in an effort to pass the bcFns z III over the Preeident'a veto and the
 Sszsts s,.sn will vote for the same DuTpdss fyiiiingham and Company.
 NEW YORK. May 1ss6x1nikfai prices
 were lower on prospects for warmer kveather and an easier technical altuation
 iue to z yesterday's covering. TredinsS There was nothing of fresh Importance sn the news except that Hestsfss mn laltlngs went over 100000 baiea flor the first time in two or three months, The sveather map was clear with temperatures btili in the fifties bnt the forecRst was For higher tempeyetures. Comment on the condition fepoRk as of May 26 ia that khe weather meets to be perfect until that date to show 4Ny material improve Nnent over last year. A large percentage professional Speculation fs not yet -suf- Eieiently dieturbed over tie new crop prospects, to cre&tesa general demand
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-17
PRICES HIGHER
 ON DULL CURB
dls Bound Upward In
 Sympathy With Rally 2 On Big Board

z NEW YORK. May 16.--Stock prices moved irregularly higher in today's dull session of the curb market.
 Oil shares bounded upward in the late dealings in sympathy with the rally in those issues on the big board. vacu- um oil, Prairie Oil and Gas, Standard oil of Nebraska and Penn Mexican
 Fuel closed point or so higher while most of the other active issues im-
 proved fractionally. A sudden burst of activity in Woodley Petroleum, based
 on the publication of report that daily production had reached 31 900 bar
 reis, sent that stock up to . new high
 record at 1211k. Lehigh Valley coal cer-. |tficates were the most active features of the industrial group, closing frac-
 tionally lower at 307S as result of heavy profit taking. SDnrant Motors, which sold as low as 12 earlier in the week, rallied above ,14, Gillette Safety Razor dropped 255s points. Other popular issues showed little .cn4nQata sl' I
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-17
STOCK LETTERS

NEW YORK, May 1s--If one can judge by the action of the market, there is d
 uddngslight though t may r, sOethat iss hent's veto on the bonus bill Ills. clear ut anaiysiss his pointing cut the in- tyitabls increase in taxatIoa sshen the buctiQns in taxation. will leave no doubt In the public mind that his motive in
 yetoing was q desire to bring the greatest lhings have been mentioned as "the root bf all evils" PoIitiev shouid be included list. The market gave eplendid Rsawzkening. on the part of commission fouses exincing some interest, buying in
 rneager way. Nevertheless. this shows change of sentiment and no doubt in- ticates that with any encouragement public interest will increase. Until the Snus bill is definitely settled, we must
 conditions to prevail, This will re-
 M in a slow market which bx the way,
 Nnot encouraglng to short especially
 1d Company.
 NEW YORK. May 1s.-InciinatIon to 'aused the stock market activity to dwin- ' Ie to very small proportions today. The EAils presented a firm appearance and in ,ists that later on in the year there will ie further increases in dividend rates. bout noon, stocks developed greater ac- |iyity and while the volume was still ght broadening tendency became quite 'ronounced. The oils seemed to have Ieached bottom and in response to some Iecent good statements they advanced gainst the short interest from fractions |o a point or more. Some of the in- lustriais came to life in the final hour Ind the market leaders, United States ,teel American Can and Baldwin, aIl hoved upward rather impressively. Tn bite of the present uncertainties there Is growing impression that the market is |t the turning point. Final transactions sgistered fair gains over yesterdays tosing prlces.--Fenner and Beane Ito Eahn and Virgin. as |
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-17
ITALIAN CONCESSION
 GRANTED SINCLAIR

ROME, May 516.-+Harry F. Sinclair
 has been granted a concession to work Italy's old fields and the cabinet coun- cil has approved the leases, an official communique announced today. The con cession is effective as of Mays1 1. De spite storm of protest against ItaIy's oil reserves being leased to Sinclair,
 the government maintained that it's action was justified. Provisions, how ever, are made for national initiative" which at present is somewhat hampered y lack of capital "a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-17

In 1928, there were 13,278,268 pas eengers who used trains of the L. & N. Railroad and only a negligible few sustained even slight injuries.
 The Louisville & Nashville Railroad, protected by safety devices of the latest improved types, manned by carefully-trained and competent em- ployees, and administered by officers who have earned their positions thru years of experience, ranks as one of the safest railroads in America.
 Automatic block signals have been installed on a great portion of the Louisville 6 Nashville Railroad; over a million dollars is being spent this wear in extending the block system, and nearly one half million dollars has been appropriated for immediate installation of automatic control de Z vices, which mechanically regulate K the speed of the train in accordance with signalling indications.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-17
BInEs AND TALLow
DRY GOODS

NEW YORK, May 16.-Cotton goods were uuieter today but the markets re- mained steady. Yarns showed no in- prove&ent Prices of knit goods were re- vised by some traders. Wool goods showed no change. The carpet auction was brought4to a close after a distribution of sb.O00 bales of rugs. Buriaps held with out chanGe fro the day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-17
ACCEPTANCE AUTHORIZED
Bill Permits Navy To Take Over Lands
 Near Pensacola

WASHINGTON, May 16.-A bill authorizing the navy to accept lands near Pensacola, Fla, to assure a water supply for the naval air station there, was passed by the Senate and sent to the House at n session last night de- voted to an effort to clear the calendar of number of private bills.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-17

Latest available fguresshow that an, averageof 206 American citizens are killed by accidents every day in the year. Ofthis number, automobiles take much the heaviest toll averaging 38 deaths per day. Accidental falls rank second, with 35; drowning, third, with 19; burning, fourth, with 16-and so on, down. the line until the remarkably small average of alities on American railroads of a little over per day is reached. The latter figure represents passengers and employees who were killed in collisions and derailments. Due to modern safety methods and constant vigilance on the part of the carriers, you are else in the world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-17
POTATO NIARKEF

tHIcAGO. May i6.-Potetoes trading pderate, old stock stronser; receipts
 cars; total United States shipment B; Wisconsin sacked round whites, S120 s.a5; bulk. 31.40@1.50; new stock, weak 1: brida barrels Spalding Rose. $500; Ala na sacked Bliss Triumphs. S4.00@425.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-17
NAVAL eTOREs

Fla. May 16.-1ur- e etshipmeHts. 1S0; stock. 1s.7s7. \ sbin firm; sales. 1,t5l; receipts, S,eol.
 Anents. 1,001; stock. 104 Ss6.
 &ote; B. $4.55; D, S4,eb; D. S4.7S: F: D; G. S4.96; 1T, SAS7M;I I, &6.0Os K, M.
 s6.O5; we, s5.7s@5.s5; wv. $s.ss@.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-17
DUN's REVIEW

NEW YORK. May is.-Dun's tomorrow |ilf say:
 Establishment of production Is tending to 'eady certain markets and some prices lave stiffened because of a better demand |ed hs,,. nan SoaolSlon E,,; IJ s. one or i'm lost of the tests by which business trends Fe measured showing . contraction of ac- |slty, Larger dealings and price recov- 'y in the hide trade. and to some extent leather have come only after q pro- |nged period of quiet while curtailment of 'ftput rather than increased transac-
 pns accounts for firmer attitude among lslers in some textile lines. The restric- Ah of manufacture has reached the point some fndustries where pressure of spot
 ferings has been lessened but supplies of 'Yods are expected to be available at
 seded and nothing indicates an early lange from the policy of conhnfng pur- ases chiefly to actual requirements Weekly bank elearings $7,105. 54s. .o0o.m
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-17
VITAL STATTSTTCS
RIRTHe

 .ns go Mr. and Mrs. William R. Randolph, seS Forty-sixth street, north, May 8 boy. To MT. and Mrs. Joseph l.. HaTdricks. 124 Grace street. May 2, hoy l.7 z, 7 124 To Mir. and Mrs. Edward stamver nn. man slsl Sixteenth avenue, south May q, Ie MT. and Mrs, Benjamin W. Eddy. zlze 20 Pike ,I avenue, Ensley. May ?. boy. To MT. and Mrs. William F. DeShazo. Route 6. Birmingham. May 12. boy. To MT. and Mrs. Merrell Otis smith. Pratt City, Route ?. May l3 girl.
 To MT. and Mrs. Theodore P. Kendrlck lS6 Bell Rosa Terrace, May 5, boy. To Mir. and Mrs. Earl l.. Glover, Addi- son. Ala, May 10. boy. To Mir. and Mrs. Russell G. Caldwell. Fairfield. May s. boy,
 To MT. and Mrs. Dan Jolly. Seioca. February 16. girl Tc Mfr. and Mrs. ". T. Greenhouse. Route 2. Warrior. May s, boy
 Io MT. and Mrs. William Scott. War ri9r. Route l, April 22, girl.
 To MT. and Mrs. John w. Cooper. Route 2, Adamsville, May 5. girl.
 DEATHS
 dane J. Gsrghill POS Lucy avenue. May < Edward Hicks, sss Twenty-fifth street. charles' Goolsby, s46 Fifty-fourth street north. May IS, 14 years.
 William H. Holzendorf, 200 Compton street, May 15, s3 years. N. John Henry Pate, 1925 Thirty-third avenue. May l2, 45 years
 FOR THE SLENDER WOMAN 2 The slim girl will be interested in the ,mall brassieres that are made of black lace over flesh color silk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-17

lf FLAX MARKET
 lBLUTH. Mlnn., May iS,--Efoses Flax. lf S2.491t; July, $2f0; September, |kls October. ts.is. q.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-17
RTREY MATTEL

'FFW YORK. May le.-steel prices un-
 Fed,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-17
LOCAL MARKETS

Aeglss-wInesaps, fsy Va, zKs n. ue, hAL @. 50
 Wsassaps. sM icy. so.es- bsx. .ss. %
 ya,s yw.aesags: ses s.. eex eansnas, & and ssralnhts. sfass velshs, 10. 6Ias
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-17
< SEA ISLAND COTTON

Ga, May lS.-sea Island arket quiet and steady;, extra choice, 70 55 Izcs sales none: receipts, 53tr ship
 tss none; stock, ss5; crop in sight,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-17
nEATHs
FOR THE SLENDER WOMAN

2 The slim girl will be interested in the
 smail brassieres that are made of black chantilly lace over flesh color silk.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1924-10-04

consin, Washington, California, Mon
tana, Wyoming, South Dakota. Neva.
da,. Nebraska, and Minnesota; and
Davis seven States, as follows:
Maryland, Texas, Georgia, Missouri,
Virginia, West Virginia and Arkan'
saS,.
Two Of the 27 States heard from
are in the doubtful column, accord
ing to the votes so far polled. They
are Oklahoma and Ohio. Coolidge
shows an unexpected strength in
Oklahoma, normally Democratic
State. In Ohio the fight evidently
Is to be between Coolidge and La
Fol-ette. La Toilette has the back
ing in Ohio of the powerful Scripps-
Howard group Of newspapers. Cool.
idge is at present leading La Toilette
hut political travellers returning
from the land Of Buckeyes report
THAT enthusiasm for the Third Party
candidate is to be- found throughout
the State
Perhaps the placing of Pennsyl.
vania in the Coolidge column on the
face of returns will be questioned
by many. However, the slight lead
that La Toilette has should be dis
counted inasmucfr as Philadelphia
md Pittsburgh votes are not fnclud-
ed and would mo- doubt overcome the
lead and give, a. substantial majority
to Coolidge.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1924-10-04
NEGRO VOTE LOST IN KEAN4.
EDGE SENATORIAL FIGHT

TRENTON, N. J.L October s.
Senator Waiter E. Edge, of New
Jersey has apparently won a victory
over Hamilton F. Kean for the Re
publican nomination for Senator
Edges victory is apparently strong
example of what a split i'm the Ne
gro vote of New jersey has accom-
plished, as there was great division
and bitter fight between the rae.
tions who supported Edge and those
who wanted Kean to succeed MIN:
Normally there are about $4,000
Negro votes in New Jersey, and
Edges majority of $4,000 shows just
how powerful the $4,000 Negro vote
might have been.
Several New Jersey politicians
stated after the election, that II the
national Negro vote is thus split, In
November, 1924, it will be difficult
to secure any substantial benefits &c
any of the three NegroNote groups.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1924-10-04

The 81 States So far not reported
in this poll are, Alabama, Arizona.
Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Idaho,
Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine,
Mississippi, New Jersey, New Mexico
North Carolina, South Carolina,
Oregon, Rhode Island, North Dakota,
Tennessee, Utah. Vermont
SHNsral of these. 81 States are in
the, solid-south and are Davis States.
-Four. Of them are New England
States and likely for Coolfdge Six
Of them are in the. West and North
west and may swing to La Toilette.
Delaware, Iowa, KentuckyA New
Jersey New Mexico, Utah and Oregon
are States amongst the FL as yet
uniieard from, which,, when their
vote is included will make this ma.
tional poll fairly Indicative Of the
national sentiment.
Have you voted yet in this nation
wide poll? If not, you should do 80
at onee. You are comforting a favor
upon your party leaders by casting
a test ballot For your candidate.
This nationwide poll will close Sat
urday evening, October II. Clip
out the sample ballot below, mark
an X before, your candidates name
and mail or bring In to The Planet
office. It will be tabufated and sent
in to New York, where the national
count Is being made.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1924-10-04
PROGRESS OF NEGRO ASTOUNDS
SOUTH AFRICAN.

ATLANTA, GA, October Ito
visitor from South Africa, the
progress of the American Negro is
positively astounding" says Rev. A.
A. Kidwell, prominent religious
leader from johannesburg, who has
just rounded out an extensive tour
in this. country, making a special
study of Negro education. II have
been particularly pleased he con-
tinued, with the educational pro-
gress of the race in this country.
In South Africa it is popularity sup
posed that the educated Negro is
failure. Here I find that just the
reverse is true. The American PEG.
pie seem to recognize that education
affects the Negro just as it does any
BODY else, making him more capable,
more efficient, a better citizen and
an asset to society Your system OF
public education is based on that
theory, and the multitudes Of edu.
Gated, progressive Negroes whom l
have found throughout the country
prove that the theory is correct.
81 have been deeply impressed
also. and even astonished, said DR..
Kidwell, Eat the economic compe-
tence which American Negroes are
achieving-their success in agricul1
ture, industry and business. Your big
insurance companies, banks, real esI
tate corporations, construction COM
panies and the like have no parallel
anywhere else in the world, SO far as
I know. and certainly not in South
Africa"
DIR. Kidwell is superintendent OF
many churches and schools in BRIT
ish South Africa and is deeply IN
terested In promoting the welfare OF
the natives. His observations OF the
favorable effects Of public education
and economic opportunity for the
race in America he hopes to use TO
good, advantage on his return, in the
effort to bring about a more liberal
attitude toward the native popuia-
ton. He frankly admits that the
relations of the races in South Africa
are much more difficult than here
and that the natives labor under
limitations and handicaps far more
severe than anything to which the
race is subjected in this country.
DR.. Kidwell spent several hours
looking into the work Of the Inter
racial Commission, and expressed
the opinion that its principles and
methods ought to be applied around
the world wherever there IS inter-
racial friction. >