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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-14
STOCK ACTIONS
Still MYSTERY
Lower Levels Reached,
But True Conditions
Not Revealed
By WILL JOHNSON
LEASED Wire to The Age.Herald)

NEW YORK, April 13.-The action
of the stock market at the close of the
week, that famed barometer of bust.
ness conditions Of the entire world,
might be hkened to movement of the
mercury in the glass when a piece of
ice is applied on bright spring day.
Lower levels were reached, but the true
conditions are NOT revealed. Certainly
the upset in the stock market on the
very heels of the Dawes report and then
again on the announcement that not
only the Allies had agreed to the plan,
but Germany as well, could hardly be
construed as anything but out-and-out
professional tactics.
The reactions suffered by the steel
and motor industries after big business
in the earlier months of the year made
splendid ammunition for the bear. The
attacks were made in the logical places,
in the steel stocks and in the motors.
Then the market played follow-the-
leader and there was no stopping the
downward rush until it was mOmen-
tarily checked Of its own accord by
bears who were afraid to pursue the
decline too far. A stand was not made,
however, until several new lows for the
year had been touched. The smash di-
rected against American sugar sent that
issue to new low for all time. Other
sugar securities did not become panicky,
though they did not escape unscathed.
There is rumor e.of pool operations in
the sugars, with at least one being
groomed for certain sugar bond.
Traders in stocks are casting appre-
hensive glanees in the direction of the
cotton market. The market has been
much improved in the past few days.
The technical position has been greatly
strengthened 80 that bears who are
operating in both stocks and cotton have
apparently caught tartar in the latter
and may be forced to curtail opera
tions in stocks. Always, traders operat-
ing in both markets throw overheard
their cotton holdings to protect stocks.
Talk of curtailment in Lapcashire has
grown almost common in the last few
days, but the denials are just as stoutly
maintained. Cotton statistics for the
week were not very interesting, though
the movement Of the staple continues
well ahead of last year.
Foreign exchange has been very firm
of late. The franc is in new high ground
on the movement and sterling has man
aged to hold most of the recent gains.
The trade reviews for the week were
generally satisfactory, with business
failures fewer and building operations
showing decided gains over the CORE
spending period last year. The approach
of Easter is being heralded by improve
ment in the textile industry, with a
firmer tone ruling all around.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-14

of bright lights of New York, with a
cast of stars. including Lowell Sher-
man, Doris Kenyon and Harrison Ford.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-14
SIX ARRESTS MADE
IN MORILE DRIVE
r. L. Holcomb, Political Leader
Among Those Under Bond

MOBILE, Ala, April 13.-(Specid
Leased Wire. six arrests had beer
made today by the forces Of United
States Marshal john w. Van Heuye
as the result of indictments returned b,
the special federal grand jury that adj
journed Saturday night. Those ar.
rested included Robert l.. Holcomh
head of the City Delivery company and
political leader of the city and county,
charged with conspiracy tgrviolate tht
national prohibition act. Holcombs
was released on $4,000 bail by Fed.
eral Commissioner ]. r. =Burgett. Ar.
thur Sirmon, Turkish bath operator
was charged with conspiracy to violate
the national dry laws, and released on
$4,000. -Four members of the Hartley
family residing at Satsuma, Ala,
were charged with selling liquor, and
were released on $1,000 bond each.
To Inspect Peaches-R. G.. Briggs
of Auburn, assistant state horticultur.
list, and another member of the state
department at Auburn, will be here
Monday TO inspect the principal com.
mercial peach orchards of the county in
company with w. C. Wall. Mobile coun-
ty farm agent, with a., view to estimat.
ing prospects for next seasons crop.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-14
SPOT STRENGTH
COTTON FEATURE
May Registers Gain OF
SIS A Bale Over Recent
Low Level

NEW ORLEANS, April 13.-The
dominating influence in the cotton nfar-
!. ket during the past week was. the
strength Of spots in the south based on
the rapid slirinkage Unavailable sup
plies and the urgent demand for ex-
port which has not -onfy absorbed a
great amount of cotton. in southern mar
kets but has also MADE drains on the
stock of certified cotton, In New York,
thereby, imperiling the position of the
shorts in old crop months Of May and
July.
The strenuous endeavors Of Il these
frightened shorts to cover. coupled with
the scarcity of contracts, hare been
mainly responsible for the sharp ad-
yances which have taken place in flu
tures.s Monday excited buying by May
shorts ran the price of tl1at delivery up
200 points, the limit Of a days fIuctua-
<tions. While there was a considerable
reaction after that sharp upturn, the
: high point of the week and Of the pres
emit upturn was not reached until. i'm
mediately after the opening Thursday,
when May jumped 1903 points to 32.31c.
At that level prices showed total gain
OF 81 points, or more than $2S bale
over the low level reached in the clos
ing days of March.
The big bulges of the week have un-
doubtedly resulted in the covering of a
considerable short interest, at least in
the May position, and there was indi-
cations in the final days of the week
that less interest was shown in May
and considerably increased interest in
July. while there was also more demand
for new crop. months, due to the con-
tinued unfavorable weather and the con-
sequent delays to the crop.
That considerable nervousness still
existed among shorts in near months
was made evident by. a sharp bulge of
90 points in the July position which
occurred soon after the opening Sat
urday, although most of this gain was
lost as soon as the covering subsidized.
AS an evidence of the urgent demand
sor spots IN the south was the officially
reported sales of 7,Of9l bales in Calves
ton on Saturday
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-14
? LOEW'S RIJOIr

The Belle Montrose Revue, in you'd
Be Surprised" and with such we'll
known stars as Milton Francis. Martha
Shelby, Claire Carroll and Dorthy Ray
mont present the headline vaudeville
offering of this week at Loew's Bijou
with revue of special songs and comedy
dances and diversified specially per
Torrance.
Augmenting the vaudeville offering
are such outstanding acts as that Of
Peggy Brooks, star of ssthe Ziegfeld
Erolic, in q cycle of character songs,
also James Kennedy and company in a
humorous character domestic wrangle,
The Squire" as well as the comedy
team OF Alton and Allen in Home
Talent" while the opening act will be
presented by the Leach La uuinlan
Trio, with their display OF feats Of
strength and endurance
Bright Lights of Broadway" the
screen feature, is said to be filled with
scenes of intense action and showing
many startling features of the street
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-14
EUFAULA WOMAN
PARALYSIS VICTIM

EUFAULA, Ala, April 13,-(Spe-
eial. Mrs. Villa Etheridge Barron. GO
years old, died Sunday after several
months Illness, the climax of which
came with a stroke Of paralysis. She
was the daughter of J.. Etheridge.
pioneer citizen of Eufaula, and widow
of DIR. Barron of Macon, Ga. For. the
past 10 years she had been librarian
of Carnegie library at EIfaula.. Many
years of her life were spent t~-Gary,
Ga. She leaves one sister, Mrs. Lucia
Grosscup of this city. The funeral will
be conducted Monday afternoon from
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-14
DIES IN ATTEMPT
TO RECOVER HAT
WOmaA Slips From Step OF
Automobile And Is Killed

TENNILLE, Ca, April 1S.-Mrs.
Emma Downs, 80, of Mitchell, lost her
life this morning when, she tried to re-
cover her hat that was blown from
her head when she was riding in an
automobile near this city. Mrs. Downs
stepped onto the running board while
the car was in motion, and is be-
lieved to have slipped from the step
before the machine was stopped. She
lived only three minutes.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-14
MORSE Will RECOVER

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, April H.
Infielder Hop Morse of the st. Paul
American association club, who was
struck on the head In the game fifth the
Chattanooga Southern association club
here Saturday and thought to have been
seriously injured, was reported i'm
proved today, Physicians found no
fracture or conclusion of the brain and
stated that Morse would recover within
q few days.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-14
COTTON EXPORTS
BY EGYPT DECLINE
March Shows 41,539,O 900 Pounds
Against 57,5S6,OOO In February

WASHINGTON, April 1s.-March
cotton exports out of Egypt totaled A.
$4,000 pounds, against 57,5S6,O0O
pounds for February.
The figures were announced in a
cable from Consul e. l.. Ives at Alex
andria, Egypt, to the commerce depart
ment today.
March arrivals totalled 1851 900
pounds, and stocks were 145, All 900,
the respective figures for February be-
ing 1881 900 and 1877 ,359,OOO.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-14
NATIONWIDE SEARCH ON
Maine Attorney Missing Since Early
In ,Janasarv

HOULTON, Me-, April 13.-Nation.
wide search for Beedher Putnam, local,
lawyer and former state senator, missing
since early January has been insti.
tuted by relatives, who said today that
Boston detective agency had been en-
ployed to push the fhunt into California
and the south.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-14
HUBBARD BROS. e co.

New Orleans Cotton Exchange, New
York Produce Exchange, Associated
Members Liverpool Cotton Associations.
Orders solicited for the purchase and
sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed OIL fae
future delivery. Special consignments ee
spot cotton for delivery.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-14
ADJUSTMENTS
AT THE THEATRES

Jefferson-Jefterson aiI-star players
in Kick In"
Lyric-Vaudevill lead. 1.-THE Road
to yaudeville;" picture, Fox comedies
and Pathe News. 10
Loew's Bijou-Vaudeville lead,
Belle Montrose Revue: picture, bright
Lights of Broadway" with Lowell
Sherman, Doris Kenyon and Harrison
Ford. :,
At The Movies
Capitol-Jack Holt and Agnes Ayres
in The Marriage Maker"
Galax-All-star cast in "a Day of
Faith.'i
odeon-william s. Hart in Jim
Cameron's Wife, -.
Princess-W. D. Griffith's Scarlet
Days"
Rialto-James Kipkwood lin 1.-THE
Eagles Feather" t3sggYg
Royal-Jack Livingston in THE
Range PATROL" -
strand-Lenofe Uric in "Tiger
Rose"
Trianon-''The Love Master" with
StrOngheart, the wonder dog. Second
of series of the CHRONICLES Of Amer
ica," presenting jamestown"
AT THE LYRIC
High class novelties in a wealth of
varied forms is the promise of the
Lyric management concerning the bill
which will be offered its patrons the
first half of the week beginning with
the matinee this afternoon. In the five
acts of big-time Keith vaudeville will
be found plenty of entertainment.
The headliner is Indicative of the
amount of variety the bill, has to offer.
1t is 'The Road to Vaudeville" pleas
ing and entertaining combinations of
song. dance and travesty put on by a
quartet of real artists.
The added attraction is a portion of
humor. George Alexanden.and company
present The Failure" a..comedy play
let with real dramatic punch.
The special feature brings on more
mimicry. Sam Adams and
J. p. Griffith put it on, and they call
1t "A Music Lesson Rounding out the
bill are Rose, Ellis and Rose, "The
Jumping Jacks" and Charles F. Semon,
''The Narrer FelIer,n
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-07

THIS quotation gives us some con-
4 ception about annexation Of
small capitals" by financial rules.
Trying to explain that the time, "the
years" but not the bloody operations
and murderers' order which rests on
such operations, finished" thousands
of fine young men," the secretary Of
agriculture states their losses, which
were fine legal profits of financial
ings. Here we can see that in the
form of entertainers can appear for
some time masses of people with
moderate means" whose real position
and dependence is worse than that OF
tenants. The system of owner-farm-
ers, as it existed before, maintained
in form in conditions with established
land ownership with the help of mort
cages, represents in reality system
of appropriation of savings of small
owners.
THE present agriculture of the
1 United States in its real class re-
Iations, as an integral part of imperial
istic order, acting under heavy explo-
itation of financial capital, cannot es-
cape defeats on worlds market, be-
cause development Of its productive
forces cannot always keep pace with
the increase of the degree OF exploits-
tion. In these relations Illustration Of
production on large scale is the only
natural regulator of the degree Of
exploitation, if exploited classes do
not know how to use their power.
nECOGNITION and understanding
IN Of this system of exploitation is
the most necessary thing for its sue
cessful abolition.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-07
By Nina Eskenazi

the man who catches the last branch
ON the last tree when the foods are
rising higher and higher.
Fineries and beauty and art belong
to the few under the wage system.
Be happy with the few joys the CAPT
talist cannot rob you of. Service. Co
operation, self-expression and hard ac-
quired leisure.
They want you to be happy with a
monograph instead of the opera.
They enjoy the country and send you
the prints of their gowns in the Sun
day Times Initiating them, you look
like clowns, why not disdain the die
tates of fashion and turn your atten-
ton to the subtle ways of enslaving
which are theirs.
Think of silk stockings for them
and for you. For you it means more
labor, more mendings, more indoor.
A new gown for them. Remodeling
and fixing and signing for you. Why
dance to their music? They can go far
while you turn around yourself and
fall dizzy to the ground
Give up the wild chase and give
to youth its enthusiasm back. Fight
the vanity within and disdain their
Leadership in fashion not by necessity
but by choice.
Feathers and gold and jewels and
gowns are the ornaments Of fairyland.
Let's all fight for the fairy land and
find happiness by covering ourselves
with an arnor of Indifference to the
idols Of the fashionable world.
Do not waste your time, do not
waste your admiration. You need the
time for thankless tasks, love for the
dispised millions Of oppressed, and the
admiration for the martyrs who rot in
the jails for saying and doing what
lthey mean.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-07

Be clean, but do not convert Your
self into a scrubbing tool. After two
hours labor in the home let the time
be your own and loaf with the poets
and rebels Act. Give little to the
truth which was given to you. The
truth belongs to all.
Cater only to the health of those
entrusted to you. You do not owe
them more. By refining the unfinished
product you become fit to be a leader
of your own dear ones and others.
Never talk and think kitchen except
for the moment Talk and think of
your duties toward the unenlightened.
Millions are living on crusts and peel
ings on this little globe of ours.
Cakes and jams and goodies are
necessary for your children. But if
you help us build the kitchen for child
hood, all the little ones viii have a
pass free.
Dresses.
Cyrano: moi c'est moralement que
mes elegnaces." Il am elegant only
morality
Be as nice and elegant as you can
on the minimum of time. Remember
one hour more or less of cross-stitches
on the bottom Of your skirt will not
win any victory.
With whom do you compete in
dresses? Try as hard as you can,
you'll always be the looser with Dame
Style. To be beautiful you only need
taste and common sense. Embroidery
and beads cannot turn the trick.
What joy is there to wear the latest
hat or the latest coat? Today the
sisters are wearing cast-off garments
which date few years all over
Europe.
Those who live to take in another
day of vanity and joy, remind me of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-07
HOUSEHOLD PHILOSOPHY s. VIA. E.5.ss.

But If YOU succeed a little you have
something which counts.
If you have children prepare your
self to meet their questions. They will
be your severest critics and best
judges.
Shun the futile pleasure, vain dis
fractions and empty minds. Save your
minutes like the miser his cents, and
you'll grow rich and happy.
Do not follow the advice of kind
hearted moralists who want you to be
good and spend yourself in thousand
ways. all unsatisfactory and wasteful
Be good only when you do not know
how to be just. Never forget that
charity is the grandmother who
patches up and you are the youth who
builds all anew
Beware of the charitable souls who
want to enlist you in a benevolent
piece of work. If you patch up you
cannot destroy. Let kind souls do the
repairing and women Of vision do the
constructing.
Be strong. Be fearless. Go to the
root of all human misery and take
your place in the ranks of the soldiers
who battle against the oldest ends.
The job is thankless but most crafty
ing after a while.
1t is easy to give money and claim
a right to gratitude; try to explain to
the slave the cause of his bondage and
help him against himself.
Whatever you'll do know that many
will doubt your motives but do not
fret. The joy of destroying the walls
OF prejudice is the God within you.
This God approves.
Eat simple food. Little souls have
time for complicated dishes. Everyone
could make pie. The chosen few
can work for the future.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-07

CALL it household philosophy be-
cause when my body does my work
1.-THE other part which is me does the
yearning and thinking.
No sooner do go into the kitchen
than systems of life and happiness be-
gin to shape themselves within me.
l, too, lay down rules for womankind-
write theories and draw conclusions.
A kitchen is a necessity where one
must spend the minimum Of time pro-
vided one can have some compensa-
ton. In my kitchen 1 quarrel with
philosophers. l admire some of them,
am puzzled before others.
To free herself from homework a
woman must learn to cheat Duty.
Many are the ways Of stealing time
out of household. A working woman
must learn to nnlearn all along. She
must try to disentangle the necessary
work from the accessory one. She
must learn the art to remain indiffer-
ent over utilities. She must learn to
look ahead and overlook.
Never iron anything except the
outer garments for children. Do not
worry over the looks of the linen in
the closets, but worry over the state
Of your intellect.
Be hungry to learn and to teach.
Not that any one will appreciate it.
On the contrary. BIT hunger of wis
dom and knowledge grows into pas
efoD md civne vouT life an anphanf-
ment. The passion OF knowledge is it
self an aim of life.
As soon as you try to learn your
misery starts. There is too much to
know and you alone are to disentangle
from the avalanche of books those you
need for moral growth and social use
fulness. It is q bitter climb upwards.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-07
BY o. PREEDlN.
Continued from last issue.)

The rapid growth Of land values'
during last decades shows in what de-
gree and how far established land
ownership succeeded already to in
troduce the new division of surplus
values produced in agriculture of
the United States. Certainly, the
ssbrethren capitalists" continue to de-
mand from farmers the old contribu-
ton Of surplus-value, from which they
profited SO much in past. What they
are able to press out Of farmer-ten-
ants after land rent is already col
lected from them is no more surplus
value but part of Legitimate profits, I"
or even part of tenants capital. Their
practice Of old customs in business
with their brethren farmers is now
therefore a capitalistic murder of do
nestle agriculture.
IN this same extent as the absolute
| land rent grows farm prices can
grow without any benefit to the actual
farmers-tenants. On the other side,
financial capital can continue to APP
propriate these surplus-yalues, which
it got before in full thru exchange
channels, now in the new division only
In the extent of its control of owner
ship of land. How far ownership of
land is maintained not only in form
but in fact by independent farmers,
50 far growth of land rent enables
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-06-07
The Defeat of United States Agriculture

these Independents to appropriate this
value and thus to limit the field Of
exploitation of financial capital.
THIS is the most abnormal and un-
| admissible thing under the rule of
financial capital
The results of the struggle for land
rent, the plight of masses of farmers
Immediately after the wartime boom
show that financial capital succeeded
too well in these engagements with
farmers. Complete control of agricul-
ture, power to appropriate all surplus
value produced in agriculture finan-
cial capital can have and intends to
reach thru complete actual ownership
of all land.
The growth of "land values" during
the last decade expressed the change
of relations in agriculture in forms
Adaptable to the rule of financial cap
ital. The farmers system, the old
capitalism in agriculture of the United
States was modified in an integral
part of Imperialism as in form so in
substance. How the imperialistic
order is built up, how it works in ex-
ploitation of the largest masses of
the people, how it combines appro-
priation of surplus-value in process of
production and exchange Of commodi-
ties in the manner of old competing
capitalism with annexations of al
ready existing capital, etc., that we
can see at home in agriculture rela-
tions of the United States at present
lust as good as in Cuba, India, Egypt
or in any other place on earth under
|imperialistic exploitation. Lands in the
farms Of the United States is one Of
those countries" which was lately
annexed by financial capital.
L AND rent expresses. exploitation
- of masses of producers by land
holders. II can be increased on ac-
count Of wages Of workers and on &C
count OF profits OF capitalistic tenants.
Under certain circumstances land
rent is a weapon for those actions
what K Marx called an appropriation
Of capital" or annexation" of capital
It's general growth in a country calls
for increase of prices Of agricultural
products and on a certain height of
these prices foreign competition is
invited even on the domestic market
Of the overrented country, even in the
case of development OF agricultural
production OF the overrented country
is uncomparatiyely higher than in ac-
cording foreign countries where rents
are lower.
This was the main cause for the de-
cline of agriculture of the United