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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-22
We Women
How My Wife Has Helped Me-

AAOW AsAS NNHO AA0o AAOAhSOeA NAO "R. WILLIAM L. MILAN, Jr., V of the Philadelphia Bulletin
 generously makes very friendly suggestion.
 Your series, How My Wife Has Helped Me- :" he says, 'is interesting and useful, but instead of dealing only with well known men and their wives think the usefulness of your series would be increased if you should con- suit with men who are at the bottom of life's ladder and find out how their wives are helping them. All men, you know, cannot get the same material and financial results out of life, but so far as Ia single man-understand; the main purpose of a wife is to make her husband happy and in this respect millionaire and bOotblack, banker and newsdealer, scientist and labOrer, are all alike"
 Mir. McLear's suggestion leads to an invitation which I extend very cor dially to the married women among my readers. I should like to know how wives have been helped by their hus- bands.
 -
 Appropriately enough, Tony is his name. He is my favorite bootblack. l don't know his last name and don't want to. Tony is enough and Tony is an eloquent' and very friendly name.
 Tony was surprised when I asked him how his wife had helped him, but his surprise came to smile of apprecia- tive splendor. He stuttered for mo- ment and the nbroke into a. simple and human tribute, translated into unbroken English, as follows:
 "My wife helped me first by waiting for me in Italy. I came here to earn enough money to bring her here. That took two years. She came and we were married. We have four children and we are happy. shine the shoes of rich men, but they are no happier than I am. Their shoes are clean and shiny and my hands are dirty, but my soul, like the song that the great Ca ruso used to sing, is filled with the sunnshine of happiness.
 At first it wa shard. My wife went into factory to work and work ed hard. We saved some money and then came our first baby. Since then business has been very good.
 "For the first few years my wife used to bring me something to eat in a pail Always it was warm food and it was food for my heart to see her in the middle of the day. Always she thought of me and the babies. She made me happy. I am very happy now. That is how she has helped me-" z This is the story Tony told me as he shined my shoes and some how it was a lustrous hine that he gave me. aspect that he could see the face of his wife in the mirror-like brilliance of the shine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-22

s This is the story Tony told me as he shined my shoes and some how it was lustrous hine that he gave me. aspect that he could see the face of his wife in the mirror-like brilliance of the shine.
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WINNIE TWINKLE
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When tn e giant came to Mir. Funky's store, where he kept the. invisible toys and good things to eat, the giant gave Mir. Tunky q lot more things, such as little red bicycles, roller skates and other things boys and girls like.
 "You can give them to good little boys and girls r the giant said.
 Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy and the kind hearted witch thought this was a very nice thing for the giant to do, and they all thanked him very politely. Then, when the giant had gone and MT. Tunky was inside his little store giving a lot of toys to little children, and Rag gedy Ann andf Rag gedy Andy and the witch were sitting out in front of the store. a man came along and stopped. He was a tall, thin man, with a long nose and he did not seem to see the Raggedys and t h e witch at all. "Ha P the man said as he rubbed his hands to-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-22

Mir. McLea1's suggestion leads to an invitation which I extend very cor dially to the married women among my readers. I should like to know how wives have been helped by their hus- bands.
, 1924-05-28

brought about the arrest Of Sir Richard
SqulreS, eX Premier, and others on
charges OF larceny Of Government funds.
Mr.. Warren viii contest a Fortune Bay
district.
New York, May oath. Further decline
oil 10 cents occurred In the raw sugar
market today, when sales were confirm
ed on the basis Of 5 10, duty paid; aooth-
er new record for the year. t~rans9c-
tons included $4,000 bags Of Porto Ri
cauS to an outport %reiiner and 10000 bags
t9a local %rthnef, bJth for prompt ship
nlent. Inc opening advance Of TO 8
points ~ raw 9 futures attracted
r,neFed lrade and CI5an selling, and a
SlarD break followed, carttIn prices 10
u IL POINTS below the initial figures.
Z veflng and Investment buying check
tne decline and the market was finally l
4. 8 poln.s net lower. Juy ciosej SOL
S.@'Gmler $50. December 3 ~, March
" ~. Several more reHaers anooLnced
rtiuolon IN their ppces torrehaed sugar
all now listing at 80 for fine glanuIated.
Refined futures We're nominal.
Rangoon burmah, May Major
Mtciaren, who left AkyaJ 81 81 lrIay
morning for R10g 12I, c~tastel ia AN5uo
harbour, badly damaging his machine ac-
cJrdjns to a message from AGyab.
L]anin2rad, May 18th Inc Supreme
Court, after II hours Of deIbera.io0, con.
d2mned 70 death II eX judges court off.
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LIVE STOCK

CHICAGO, Sept. 13.-Cattle: Receipts 1000, compared week ago in-between grades weighty fed steers, 50 to roc low CT; fat she stock 25 to 75c off; grassy kind mostly 50 to 75c off; canners about steady; bulls. soc lower; veal calves, $1.50 to 200 lower; heavy grass calves extremely slow, sharing decline, bulk. $500 downward; stockers and feeders strong to 25c higher; bulk prices fol- low: Fed steers and yearlings, S8.250 1075; western grass steers, $6.5O07, 50: fat cows, $400@6.00; heifers, $6.OO@8,25; canners and cutters, $2.75@3.3 .35; veal calves, $11.00Q12.5O; stockers and feed CTS, $5.50@7.50.
 Sheep: Receipts, 1000; today's re- ceipts mostly direct; for week around 4,600 direct; 2S4 cars feed lots; com pared week ago fat lambs generally steady, sheep and feeding lambs 25c higher; weeks bulk prices follow: Vest ern fat lambs, $14.o0@14.25; natives, $13.50Q14.O0; fat ewes, $4.75@6.5O; feed ing lambs, $12.75@13.10; full mouth breeding ewes, $6.50Q7.50; feeding ewes, $4.5O@5.75.
 Hogs: Receipts, 5000; mostly steady; heavy butchers slow: killing pigs and light lights strong to 25c higher; ship ping demand fair; top, $10.40 for one load; bulk good and choice 160 to S0O- pound averages, $9.90@1O.30; desirable 140 to 150-pound weight largely $9.70@ O.90; bulk packing ewes, $S75@8. .95; strong weight slaughter pigs largely $S.25@9.00; estimated holdover, 5000.
 LOUISVILLE, Ky, Sept. 13-Cattle: Receipts, 400; closing slow; heavy steers.
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ALL GRAINS HIT BY SHARP BREAK Crash Follows Report Of Kansas Board Of
 Agriculture

CHICAGO, Sept. 13.-Sharp breaks in the price of every grain resulted to- day from a statement by the Kansas state board of agriculture that wheat and corn advanced of late had appar- ently discounted all known bullish con- ditions. The statement was at first ascribed to the United States depart ment of agriculture. Closing quota tious on wheat were steady but 1% to % lower; December, $1.31% @132, and May, $1.3Sas @7.3Sh. Corn finished 1R to % down; oats 3s to 1hc off and provisions varying from 10c decline to 12c gain.
 Notwithstanding that substantial sui portk developed in the wheat market, prices rallied to only a moderate de- gree. Export demand was less active than son preceding days. and there were Indications that the United States visible supply total on Monday would show a. good sized increase. The fact that the December delivery of wheat had scored an advance of about Sc since last Monday was also respon- sible for considerable selling.
 With the domestic spring wheat movement swinging into its maximum stride and with the Canadian move ment soon to follow, bulls were seri- ously handicapped by the wave of sell ing which was started at the opening today. However. 1t was pointed out that receipts from the United States winter crop are rapidly falling off in volume and that enlarged supplies from the southern hemisphere will be un- available yet for several months.
 In the corn market, bullish crop re- ports from Illinois and predictions of some frost tonight over part of the corn belt tended somewhat to offset the bearish comment from Kansas. A leading expert who has been investigat- ing Illinois corn fields described the outlook KS critical beyond any prece- dent.
 Lard weakened with grain but meats held firm.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 13.-Brisk ad- vances in a large number of indus trial securities along with recoveries in several higher priced petroleum shares featured an exceptionally active opening for a short session on the curb ex- change today. Lehigh Valley Coai opened with an overnight gain of half a point, selling at 411s, and then rose to 41M. Dubilier Condenser also was strong and American Light and Trac- tion was prominent in the public ut1ll- ties moveing up about points.
 Prairie oil became weak soon after the opening when the quotations de- ciined about 4 points. Other issues of that group held fairly steady, however, with support discernible in Vacuum on and International Petroleum.
 Transactions on the curb assumed quite an important character during the week when securities traded in were generally of a more substantial char acter than has constituted the trading list at any time since this market has been conducted under a roof. This essential change in condition was slow of development but apparently these conditions have now become firmly es- tablished. In the industrial list the baking group was among the leaders, both United Bakeries and Ward Bak- ing issues being in urgent demand at advances.
 Another feature was the initial trad ing in Pittsburg Terminal Coal stock, when issued, represented aggregation of the Pittsburg and West Virginia coal properties. The common stock started at 42A and moved up to 52.
 Hudson and Manhattan issues also were prominent in connection with the expected vote to distribute the hold ings of the Hudson company.
 
 was a strong feature, advancing to 69 on large dealings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-14
COTTON RECORDS
 MODERATE GAINS
Short Covering Is Promot- ed By Reports Of
 Further Rains

NEW YORK. Sept. 13.-Moderate rallies in the cotton market today re- suited from short covering which was probably promoted y reports of fur ther rains on open cotton in the south- west. December contracts sold up to 22.35c, or 33 points above the low level of the morning and closed g points net higher at 22.20c. The general mar ket closed steady, net unchanged to ' points higher.
 The opening was unchanged 15 points lower under selling promoted by relatively easier Liverpool cables com paratively small estimates of cotton on shipboard awaiting clearance and ru- mors that private returns pointed to domestic mill consumption of only s1s.- 900 bales for August compared with 491 900 for August last year. Consid- erable covering was evident but the early selling was sufficient to send prices about to 20 points net lower with October declining to 22.35c and January to 2207c.
 Trade buying steadied the market at 22.02c for December, however, and covering became a little more active on reports of showers or heavy rains in the Southwest. The trade here yester- day was evidently inclined to believe that the rains would do as much good
 
 tion reported this morning appeared to create uncertainty. This served to stimulate covering for over the week. end and for tirne the market showed considerable firmness, selling up 10 22.6sc for October and 22.35c for Janu- ary. The demand failed to broaden ma terially on the advance and when the more aggressive buying by shorts had been supplied prices reacted under re- newed liquidation and southern hedg- ing. The close was 13 to 16 points off from the best. .
 The amount of cotton on shipboard awaiting clearance at the end of the week was estimated at 6S.000 bales against 114,0o0 last year. |. Liverpool cables said that the tone of the market there had. been steadied at the decline by covering, spinners' calling and q moderate spot demand.
 NEW ORLEANS COTTON
 NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 13.-Cotton futures closed steady a n0intg fo -
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STOCKS ADVANCE
 NDULL MARKET:
 STERLING HIGHER
Many Large Operators Absent And Floor
 Traders Uninterested

NEW YORK, Sept. 13.-Stock prices advanced slightly in today's brief ses- sion, one of the dullest this year. Many large operators were absent over the weekend and floor traders who have provided the bulk of the activity in the last week, showed a disposition to await further developments on the political and economic situations before extend- ing their commitments.
 United States Steel common, Bald win and American Can-three of the most popular industrial issues-showed small fractional gains. New high rec ords for the year were established dur ing the session by Maxwell Motor B, Columbia Gas and Electric, Columbia Gas of Baltimore, Gimbel Brothers common and Commercial Investment Trust preferred.
 Reports of organized opposition to the "Nickel Plate" system merger plans probably accounted for the selling of some of the Van Sweringen issues. "Nickel Plate" common. dropped 1Ss on a few sales and Pere Marquette 1. Chesapeake and Ohio and the Erio is- sues yielded small fractions.
 Reports of organized opposition to the had acquired ownership of large block of the Rock Island issues in connection with a merger of the properties ac- counted for the activity Of these stocks which showed small net gains.
 Sugar stocks moved upward in sym pathy with higher raw sugar quota tions, Cuban Cane preferred closing a point higher at 66c and number of the others improving fractiopally. Oils were inclined to heaviness on re- ports of further crude and gasoline price cuts, Atlantic Refining dropping 1A and a number of the others yield ing fractionally.
 Union Tank Car and United Rail- ways Investment preferred each gained more than 4 points, which advances of a point or more were recorded by United States Cast Iron Pipe, Maxwell A, Reynolds Tobacco B, Kresge Depart ment Stores, Jordan Motor. Kelly Springfield 8 per cent preferred, Loose Wiles discount second preferred and United Fruit.
 Foreign exchange rates showed mark ed improvement. demand sterling nov ing up more than a cent to around $446%, and French francs being mod erately active above 1-3 cents. South American exchanges also displayed con- siderable strength, Chilean pesos sell ing around 10.90c, gain of more than 1 cent over last week.
 Stock market averages:
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C1EARING HOUSE STATEMENT


 NEW YORK, Sept. 13.-The actual condition of clearing house banks and trust companies for the week show an excess in reserve of $37,694, ,54O. This Is a decrease of $15,627, ,960 compared with a week ago.
 The statement follows:
 Loans, discounts, etc, $5,261 ,261 ,000; Cash in own vaults, members Fed eral reserve bank, $4S,791,o0O; decrease, $1. .534 ,000.
 Cash in federal reserve bank of mem Der banks, $625, ,430,000; decrease, $13,- 685, ,00O.
 Reserve in own vaults, state banks and trust companies $S,310,000; decrease, $139.0O
 Reserve in depositaries, state banks and trust companies, $11, ,276,00O; in- crease, S1 1,022. .00O.
 xNet demand deposits, $41, ,513, ,4O7 o0O; increase $1S,S71,0 ,000.
 Time deposits, $53s, I'll OOO; increase, $7, ,7O4 900.
 Circulation. ss2,s74,ooo; decrease, $s2.- 900.
 xUnited States deposits deducted, $9, ,96S, ,OO0.
 Aggregate reserve, $664, ,6ss, ,oOO.
 Excess reserve, S37,694,540; decrease, $15,627, 960. companies III NHEealeT 4NeW OTk, not included in clearing house statement: Loans, discounts, etc., $91S 699, 700; increase, S2,O19, 300.
 Gold, $4,093, 100; increase. $92,20O Currency and bank notes, S21, sos, 800; increase, $9020O0. Deposits with federal reserve bank of New York $s1 ,292, ,1OO increase, $1,- 64S, 800.
 Total deposits, $969, ,9S1 300; increase. $2, ,46S, 800
 Total deposits eliminating amounts due from reserve depositaries and oth- CT banks and trust companies in New York and United States:
 Deposits, $91T ,412, 800; increase, $5,- s59 700.
 Banks; Cash in vault, $31, ,754, 400.
 Trust Companies; Cash in vault, S75, ,4S9, 500,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-14
NEW ORLEANS COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 13.-The cot ton market was fairly active today for a short Saturday session, and although there was an abundance of bearish sentiment still in evidence as an after math of yesterdays sharp decline, the general trend of prices was towards re- covery. At the start prices showed small net gains on the nearer positions notwithstanding Liverpool was lower than due. October trader at q. .79c and December at 21.91c or 4 to 5 points above the close Of yesterday. January and the later months opened 2 to 8 points down. Prices eased off soon aft CT the start, October trading down to 21.62c and December to 21.7Sc, or 13 to 1T points below the opening levels These prices were low for the day. The weather map was posted showing gen. eral and heavy rains in the western belt, the market rallied and October and December advanced S2 points above the early lows on both positions. The market eased off in the late trading on evening up for over the weekend and hedge selling and nearly all the gain was lost, the close showing net gains of to points on near months and unchanged to 4 points net lower on later positions.
 The opening spurt was due to private reports of all night rains in Texas, some sections in that state reporting heavy downpours. This hardening of values attracted considerable hedge selling, causing prices to ease off to the low point of the day, but when this selling was satisfied, the market rallied on the rain reports which Texas advices indicated were damaging. The official forecast for continued showers in most portions of the belt added to the upward swing of values, although there was evidence reluctance on the part of operators to enter on new com mitments in advance of Sunday.
 Near the end there was a renewal of hedge selling and the week. end. liquidation and most of the gain was sacrificed, although the tone at the close was healthy.
 NEW YORK COTTON
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POTATO MARKET

CHICAGO, Sept. l3.-Potatoes: Trad ing fair, market about steady; receipts, S3 cars; total United States shipments, 300; Minnesota bulk and sacked early Ohios, $1.25@1.30; few $135; Nebraska sacked Irish cobblers, $1.60@7.65; sack ed early Ohios, $1.45; Utah sacked Irish cobblers, $1.60@1.65; Idaho sacked ru- rals, I.50@1.75, according to conditions; 1; Kansas and Missouri sacked Irish cob blers. S1.30@1.40; Wisconsin sacked and bulk round whites, $1.3001.50; few S1.6o.
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MARKETS AT A GLANCE

NEW YORK: stocks firmi SIX in active specialties at new highs. Bonds steady; rail issues firm.
 Foreign exchanges higher; sterling up more than cent
 Cotton higher; unfavorable weather. Sugar and coffee, holiday.
 CHICAGO: Wheat weak; bearish Kansas state report. Corn lower; cas- fer cash markets.
 Cattle easy; hogs steady.
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CASH GRAIN

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 13.-Cash: Wheat, No. red, $141; No. 3, $1.3O@1.37.
 Corn: No. white, $1.19; No. yell low, $120.
 Oats: No. 8 white, 47h@4sc; No. 4, 47c.
 Futures: Wheat, September, $126A; December, $1.30N.
 Corn: September, $1.171A; Decem- Der, $1.13.
 Oats: September, 48Hc.
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Receipts-Week. 4. 506; season. 65l. .s25 Exports-Week. IA. 63S: season, 39l ,364
INTERIOR M0vEMEl
COTTON sEED OII,

NE WORK, Sept. 13.-The cotton seed oil market was firmed today on weekend covering prompted by buying by a leading commission house and refiners. There was a little southern selling, but offers were we'll taken. Closing prices were to IS points net higher. Sales, 10,900 barrels. Prime crude, $s.25; prime summer yellow, spot, $1075; September closed S10.68; Oc- tober. $1o.Ss; December. $9.94; March, S1O&IS all bid
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NAVAL STORES

SAVANNAH, Ga, Sept 13.-Turpen- tine quiet, s1c; sales, 100; receipts, 623; shipments, g; stock 13,S49.
 Resin firm; sales, 2,135; receipts, g. 281; shipments, S5; stock. 3,465.
 Quote: B, D, $500; E, F, G H I, $5.O5; K, $5.O7h; M, $51O; N, $5.s5; we, S6.15; wv, x, $6.65.
 JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Sept. 13.-Tur- pentine firm, s1hc; sales, S5s; receipts, 5o7; shipments, AT; stock, 23,664.
 Resin firm; sales, 1858; receipts, 1855; shipments, 1.415; stock, 122,S11.
 Quote: and D, $500; B to l, $5.O5 K, $5.o7As; M, $51O; N, $5.s5; VIC, $6.15; wv. S6.65; K S710
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11uERpnnH. cnrrnN

LIVERPOOL, Sept. 13.-Cotton spot quiet and prices steady; strictly good middling, 15.O2d; good middling. 1452d; strictly middling, 14.12d; middling, 13.S2d; strictly low middling, 13.42d; low middling, 12.92d; strictly good ordi- nary, 12.42d; good ordinary. 1167d Sales, 2.000 bales, including 1,6O0 Amer ican. Receipts. 1000; no American. Futures closed September, 1311d; Oc- tober, 12.76d; December, 12.67d; Janu- ary, 1272d; March, 1276d; May, 12.79d; July, 12.71d.
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$7.5O@s.OO; beef steers, $5.0oQ7.5o; heif- CTS, $4.50@70o; cows, $30OQ5.50; feed CTS. $4.50@6.50; stockers, $3.00@5.50.
 Hogs: Receipts 500; 10 to 25c high CT; 175 pounds up, $10.35; 130 to ITS pounds S9.50; pigs. $5.35@6.S5;' throw outs, $7.T0 down.
 Sheep: Receipts. 300; steady; top lambs Sl20Om125O
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MARKET FLASHES

LIVERPOOL, Sept. 1s.-The cotton exchange here will remain open until 4:30 D. m. on September 23, October g. November 21 and December S4to re- ceive the United States government re- ports on the condition and the yield of cotton.
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FoREIcN EXCHANCEs

NEW YORK, Sept. 13.-Foreign eX- changes firm; quotations in cents: Great Britain demand, $446h; cables S446%; 6O-day bills on banks, $4.4S%. France demand 5.37; cables, s5.S7h Italy, 4371s and 4.3s. Belgium, $4.9s1a 499. Germany (per trillion), .23%. Hol- land, 3532. Norway, 1878. Sweden 26 .62. Denmark, 1887. Switzerland, 1s.s4.( Spain, 1924. Greece TIT. Po- land, 1914. Czechoslovakia, 300; Jugo- siavia, 1.33 Austria, .0014h. Ru- mania. .54. Argentina, 3525. Brazil 10. Tokyo, 40.08 Montreal, 99$.
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HUBBARD BROS. & co.

Members New York Cotton Exchange, New Orleans Cotton Exchange, New Members Liverpool Cotton Association Orders solicited for the purchase and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil for future delivery. Special cORsigRmelts %e Apos coStOl fer deliVakgs
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HnRsEs ANn MULES

EAST ST. LOUIS, III, Sept. 13.- Horses and mules unchanged quota tions unchanged.
 te LONDON MONEY
 LONDON, Sept. 13-Bar selver, 341-16d per ounce. Money, 29s per cent, Discount rates, short bills, 3S e S11-16 per cent; three months bills 3% @3 1916 per cent.
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DRY GOODS

NEW YORK, Sept, 13.-Trading in the cotton cloth market today was quiet with the prices shaded slightly on print cloths and sheetings. Bur lap prices were marked up in active trading following an advance in pri- mary quotations. Raw silk quotations were firm, although there was little activity in the local market. The American Woolen company is expected to open it's women's wear lines for spring on September %. Business to- day was heavy in call woolens, suit ings, sweaters and hosiery.