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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-10
MUzzLE sAxOPHONEs
Noiseless Jazz, In Faster Time, IL
 RuIo This Fall

Rule This Fall
 They are going to stuff paper into the mouths of the saxophones this win ter.
 According to Oscar Duryea, past president of the American National Association of Dancing Masters, the blare of jazz is no longer to be heard in the land if the edicts of Broadway retain their authority. Mir. Duryea is instructor in ballroom dancing at the Hotel Des Artistes, New York.
 The Whisper Waltz employing a 25-piece orchestra with every instru- ment muted, already has established itself on the Ast0r, Biltmore and Penn eylvania roofs," Mir. Duryca explains. %As there is no mute on the saxophone the paper wad expedient is resorted to-. Sometimes the music is so soft room are only able to follow it's ca- triangle. Yes, the drummer has been tanned, too. They have taken his crash and cowbells away from him."
 Although the volume has been di- unfinished, the speed has been increased. The tempo isAkept as rapid as the mel Ody will allow. Harmony also is be- ing bid for. Orchestras employ sopra- no and alto and base saxophones or comets and allow these instruments to perform q trio.
 The tango is still retaining it's vogue among teachers and trained dancers, Mir. Duryea says, but they are recog- mixing its difficulties make it too intri- cate for the casual country club fox trotter. Special music and special steps always were an impediment to che success of the tango, but the tan go has become the daddy of several new American dances calculated to avoid these difficulties. t.
 The new waltz employs several tango "figures," although the music and the steps are different. The fox trot and the tango have produced the stangorene," popular oliO using bits of Rubens which were offered at Christies, much of the American dance. This is slated for fall ballroom triumphs.
 MT. Duryea reports that ballet drills are becoming popular means of retain ing sylph-like waistlines among va rious four hundreds in New York. So- ciety debutantes and matrons take q brisk workout at the balancing bar in street clothes several times a week for it's gymnastic value, he says.--Kan- sas City Star.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-10
How Long DO Baeterla Llvea

| GlUM IxUMR OO EbetGtcE1& A1AV6I
 R. B. asks: Where can find out regarding the length of life of certain disease germs-for example, foot and mouth disease, anthrax, smallpox, ty- pJs, plague, pneumonia, etc? I have read that anthrax has been conveyed to paper-mil workers engaged in sorting rags shipped from places many miles away If this is true the anthrax germs must certainly have a long life. Also I have read that the modern street con- struction in London, involving the open ing of ancient burial pits of plague victims, has sometimes been followed by outbreaks of the disease.'
 | Answer.-The prolonged life of the anthrax bacillus depends on the fact that it develops through the formation | of spores and that these spores are among the most resistant forms of bac- terial life known. Anthrax spores are known to resist drying for at least ten or twelve years; they withstand the action of sunlight, heat, and ordinary germicides much better than do the anthrax organisms themselves. If the spores are fed to an animal it may be- come infected from eating the germs, because the acid in the stomach will kill the germs though not sufficient to kill the spores.
 Human infection with anthrax may result from handling contaminated hides or other materials and from the use of contaminated shaving brushes.
 Several outbreaks of cattle anthrax have been traced to overflowing of pas lures by streams draining tanneries, in which hides from countries where an- thrax prevails were worked up.
 The organism of plague is easily de- stroyed by sunlight and disinfectants and disappears speedily in the soil and in bodies that are buried. If the or- ganisms are placed in tubes with ma terial on which they can live and these tubes are placed in an ice box, the bacteria may live for years. There is not, however, any evidence that out breaks of plague have resulted from the opening of old burial pits.
 Frozen bodies of persons who died from plague might become the source of infection under certain conditions, but the disease, is essentially one that is transmitted by the breathing in of droplets of sputum or other material containing the germs, so far as pneu- monic plague is concerned. The bu- bonic form is practically always trans mitted to man from rats by the rat flea.
 Very little is known about the re- sistance to various influences of the unknown thing that causes smallpox, and the same is true of the virus that causes typrus, which we know is transmitted to man by the body louse. Effect Of Qulnine On The Ear
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-10
Figured Pongee and FouIard, $l.l9 I'd.
Tub Silks, $l.00 I'd.

Another odd lot of tub silks; splendid quality for this price only few patterns lef-sod originally for $ 4o yard, closing out very cheap.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-10
Crumbling Teeth

M. B. writes: "An Indian woman, aged 20, has crumbling or rapidly de- caying teeth. The dentist put her teeth in good condition and in the courses of six months the filings all fell out. This was not because of poor dentistry, because it was repeated twice. l have known her since she was a child, and am naturally interested and anxious to do something for her. She had pneumonia in childhood and again after influenza a few years ago, also measles about five years ago, but no other illnesses. She had one child sev- eral years ago which was healthy, but died after a few months. Her general health appears good. She works as a domestic and her diet consists of the food commonly eaten. She does not like milk, but on recommendation is now drinking pint day on the prin- ciple of it's being a dental tissue builder"
 Answer-It Is difficult to answer this question since there are so many factors involved in decay of teeth. In the developmental stage of the teeth, nutrition plays an important part in determining their quality. It is also well known that the diseases of child hood affect the quality of the develop ing teeth. The enamel of the human tooth, when completed, is a finished product, and there is no anatomic or physiologie means known by which it may receive nutrient material after 1t is completely formed. If the completed enamel is fed lime salts, then it must be by some chemical process unknown at this time. It is well known that though diet may contain ample cal cium salts, indicated by large deposits of lime on the teeth in the form of sa. livary calculus, stfll the teeth decay rapidly.
 That foods do exert a marked influ. .ence on tooth decay is indicated in the lower animals when their feeding has been changed from the normal. The teeth of the highly domesticated dog, and of the horse, fed on food requiring little or no masticatIon, decay while
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-10
Fancy PoIka-Dot and Check P9ongee, 89c

Just few pattszns left in fancy polka dot pongee with white ground and natural color pongee, small fancy pin check in brown and green ony splendid val ues for the money, all silk regular .4o values.
 THIRD FLOOR FRONT
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-10

those of animals living under normal conditions do not.
 In many instances, when the Scan- 6linavian immigrant comes to this cOun- try his teeth soon decay rapidly. This can most easily be traced to the change of diet, especially to the greater use of the carbohydrates. Overprepared foods require little chewing; therefore, when eaten, more or less of the starchy ele- ments remain about the teeth. The starchy particles remaining about the teeth are changed into sugar by the action of the ptyalin sOf the saliva. Fer mentation takes place, and decay of the enamel results.
 The rapid decay of the teeth of this woman is probably due to a change from the normal food of the Indian child to the more starchy prepared foods, re- squiring little or no mastication, and, in addition, to the use of an excessive amount of sweets. If the saliva and oral mucus are examined, they will probably be found to be rOpy, owing to the excess of the sweets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-10

way fitting cllmaxes to a very gay week.
 The Opera Ball was, as usual, the gorgeous pageant. Spanish costumes were requested ana though very few men were in costume (which was a pityy the women made up for it. The Opera is a wonderful place for a fancy dress ball, with it's grand
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-10
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
TOxicitY Of Gasolina

R. H. D. writes: Are gasoline fumes or vapor toxic, and if so, in what way do they manifest their toxic prop critics? We have a death certificate signed giving, as the cause of death, exposure to gasoline fumes. The man was exposed on Monday, and the fol lowing Sunday died. He is said to have had during these days attacks resem- bling angina pectoris.
 Answer. Benzine (gasoline, naptha yapors are toxic. The effects of acute poisoning from inhaling moderate amounts of benzin resemble mild alec hol intOxication in dry cleaning plants it is sometimes spoken of vernaeularly as ''naphtha jag" The patient com plains usually of nervous symptoms, such as pricking and crawling sensa- tions, headache, poor sleep, drowsiness, twitching muscles, coldness and numb ness in fingers and toes; digestive symptoms loss of appetite; indigestion collie, and lass of weight. In still more serious cases, which are rare in pro- portion, there is a rapidly increasing weakness, quick and weak pulse, la- bored respiration, delirium and coma. 4 Cases Ok death due to vapors from benzine itself are exceedingly rare.
 Sometimes the products of partial combustion of benzine are enormously called gasoline fumes, when in reality they contain carbon dioxid and the very toxic and frequently fatal gas carbon monoxid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-10
Opera B all Is Aff air Of
 Nom ent
By JULIA HOYT

The big week. is ended in Paris !! The Opera Ball on Saturday night and the Grand Prix Sunday-each in their
Evening star., 1924-05-24
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.

CHICAGO, May "a Omitted States
Department of Agricuiture).-Hogs
Receipts. 5000 head: weighty but
chers unchanged; others steady to 5
lower: poor demand; bulk good and
choice 25O to 800 pound butchers.
i.50a1.55: top. go: bulk better grades
100 to 225 pound weight, 1I5a740;
bulk packing sows, 6.75a6.s5: bulk
good and choice, strong weight kill
ling pigs, 6.00a625; estimated hold
over, 10000.
Cattle-Receipts, 900 head: COM
pared week ago matured steers of
value to sell at 1000 and above,
largely 80 lower. others Is to 25 off !:
all grade yearlines closing sluggish,
so to 75 lower: spots, LOO down on
good to choice kind: extreme top ma
tured steers, 11.S5; best at the close,
11.35: top yearlings, 11.00; in-between
grades fat cows, 15 to % off: choice
heavy cows and heavy heifers and
cutters fully steady; veal calves clos
ing with early advance lost, Gamers
strong to 25 higher; bulls, stockers
and feeders about steady: weeks
bulk prices follow: Beef steers and
yearlings. S.50a10.50; fat cows. 5.75a
and cutters, 300a4.25; veal calves,
9.50a10.50
Sheep = Receipts. 1900 head: to-
days receipts mostly direct; for week
around 1900 direct; 4S cars feed
lots compared week ago: fat lambs,
so to rs lower; spring lambs, 1.00a
125 lower; handyweight fat sheep,
rs to 100 lower: medium and heavy
weight fat ewes, 1.00a1.75 lower: top
fat lambs for week. 1915; best
springers, 1918: bulk prices follow
fat lambs. 14.25a15.25; spring lambs,
rs. 50a17.FO: fat aged wethers, 8.50a
$50: fat ewes, 7.OOaS25: few old croI
wooled lambs 1625a11.4O.
Evening star., 1924-05-24
MARKET is IRREGULAR
FOR COTTON PAST WEEK
Averages Fairly Steady. But Ad-
vices Indicating Low Crop Con-
ditions Influence Prices.
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, May 24.-The cotton
market, while somewhat irregular
during the week, averaged steady,
especially toward the close, when it
was Influenced by less favorable
crop adVices, and a number OF private
reports indicating rather low condi-
tion and pointing to a government re
port on June 2 possibly under 10. OF
the private condition figures issued
with an increase of only 3 per cent
in the estimated acreage.
According to numerous private dd
vices received from the belt the crop
has suffered from cool nights, which
have retarded termination and given
it distinct setback. This furnished
the basis for notable support from
Wall street interests, which was
feature late in the week when Oc-
tober contracts sold up to 1854. rep
resenting a net advance for the week
of about 116 points. July contracts
sold as high as 1855, a net advance
of 10 points and the week closed with
prices still about 40 to 20 points
above those prevailing a week ago.
The May position reached $3.50, or
new high level for the present up
ward movement. and at the time it
premium of 2t5 points over July, or
about the maximum premium at
which ii had sold oyer that delivery.
Not only has curtailment continued
to increase in both northern and
southern mill sections. but reports
from cloth markets indicated inabil-
ity to do business at prevailing prices :
owing to a disposition to await f.e-
velopments in the new crop situ.Iion.
Evening star., 1924-05-24
COMMODITY NEWS
WIRED STAR FROM
ENTIRE COUNTRY

PHILADELPHIA, May PA Brit
ish shoe manufacturer, Mansfield &
Sons, has opened a retail shoe store
here. 1t is evident the concern is de-
pending on style and quality to COM
pete with American dealers, since the
scale of prices is higher than on the
average American shoes.
ATLANTA, May 24.-The Georgia
crop is s9.1 per cent planted. 63.2 per
cent of the acreage is up and 31.4 has
been chopped, according to reliable re-
ports. These reports show the crop 5
per cent late as compared with last
year.
BOSTON. May 24.-Despite the fact
that the Roxbury Carpet Company cut
wages 10 per cent last Monday, the
plant has been forced to close down in
definitely. The Pepperell mills at Bid
June q while the Massachusetts cotton
mill, employing 5000. has closed for the
rest of May.
MINNEAPOLIS, May 24.-The Great
Northern railroad has applied to the
to abandon two important trains be-
tween Minneapolis and st. Cloud be-
cause of heavy inroads on passenger
traffic by motor busses.
ST. LOUIS. May 24-The first green
corn received from Texas in this mar
ket brought $4.75 bushel.
PITTSBURGH, May 24-The number
of hand glass factories in operation has
been reduced to six by closing down
of the Dunkirk Glass Company at South
Charleston, w. Va
SHREVEPORT, May 24.-The bring
ing in Of a 10.000-barrel we'll in the new
cotton valley field is believed to have
extended that field by half q mile and
assured it's future as a producer.
DANVILLE, Va, May 24.-The 1924
tobacco CROP will be planted in this
neighborhood by the second week of
June unless the weather prevents. De-
spite the" severe rains of recent days
much work has been done toward get
ting the crop planted. No cut-worm in
jury has been seen.
Evening star., 1924-05-24
MARKET TONE STRONG
SHORTS SEEK COVER
Trading Inspired in Part by De-
mand for Pan-American Pc
troleum Issues.
PRICES IN NARROW LIMITS
Early Morning Fluctuations Fol-
lowed by Spirited Session.

NEW YORK May 24.-Short cove
ing operations. inspired by the brisk
demand for the pam american petro-
Z Iaum issues, impaired a strong tone
10 prices n today's half-holiday ses-
sion of the stock market. Strength
of the oil shares. which was based, in
part, on reports of a substantial in
crease in imports by the United king
dom. testif. ing to the growing CON
sumption. soon communicated itSeif
to other standard shares. particularly
Of the investment types. General
Electric climbed 34 points, Baldwin 3.
and Am "rican Can. the pam American
issues. Stewart Warner and Western
Pacific preferred rose " to Z,2; tne
last named touching Il new 1874 hish.
The closing was strong. safes ap-
proximated 100000 shares.
Prices Irregular mt Opening.
NEW YORK, May 24.-Stock prices
moved within narrow and Irregular
limits at the opening of todaNS mar
ket. Establishment of new low rec
ords by raw and refined sugar prices
brought fresh selling into the sugar
shares. which yielded fractionally on
initial sales Oils and public utilities
showed moderate Improvement.
Price Tendency Upward.
Prices continued to tuctuate within
a narrow area in the early trading.
hut the main pric" tendency appeared
to lie upward American issues
each moved up more than point,
apparently in anticipation of ia
Nnrahle 1923 report To be issued next
week New York Dock preferred, In
ternational Paper. Atlantic Refining
and New Orleans. Texas and Mexico
climbed l to Z points, while United
States Rubber common fell back ".
business was in small volume. For
eiGn exchanges opened steady.
Evening star., 1924-05-24
BOND PRICES STILL
SHOW UPWARD TREND
Trading. Not So Active as Yester.
day-Easy Money Stimulus
to Market.
BY GEORGE #. HUGHES.

Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK, May 24.-Bond prices
continued to advance in today's short
session, although trading was not
quite SO active. The stimulus again
was easy money. In this connection
the weekly statement of the member
banks of the federal reserve system
throws some light upon the source of
the buying. For the week ending
May IL, the latest available, total in
vestment holdings of the 751 report
ing banks are up s62.O00,000 over the
preceding week. Holdings of United
states bonds are up, while those of
Treasury notes and certificates of in
deDtedness are down, but corporation
ponds, stocks and securities are up
vol 100000 on the week and $4,000
900 above the total of year ago at
this time
Libertys STEADY.
Liberty bonds were about steady
today after the two new high records
achieved yesterday. 1t was railroad
and corporation issues which attract
ed more attention. Anything that ap
peared to be out of line was in Wig
orous demand. For instance st. Louis
San Francisco prior lien B 5s, ran up
a point and a half in a single string
OF transactions. Others in this same
general classification are the Missouri
kansas and Texas A 5s, Western Pa
cihc 5s and Southern Railway general
as, New Orleans, Texas and Mexico SIS,
although an incoming bond sold up
nearly a point.
lrregularity ruled in the speculative
issues, particularly industrials. u. S.
Rubber Z 1a per cent notes fell below
par again. and there was more heavi-
ness in the Wilson & Co. issues. Rub
Der and tire issues generally were
weak. Speculative rails about held
their own.
Foreign Group Firm.
FIrmness characterized the foreign
group. This was especially notice.
able in the Japanese issues. which
We're well taken around yesterdays high
price. French bonds were steady. but
showed no inclination to advance.
Good progress was reported in the
distribution of the new Czechoslovak
SIS
New offerings ths" week have gone
very well. The sire. 9Th of the mar
ket was well illustrate in the prompt
sale of the New York Central lines
equipment trust certificates on a fiat
per cent basis. The total new
financing OF the weeks was around S9l,
t0O. 900. Besides the New York Gen.
trail equipments, the largest single
issue was SIS, 900 900 in Great North
eIn D iaS.
Evening star., 1924-05-24
SUMMARY OF MARKET
FOR GRAIN PAST WEEK
Unfavorable Weather Imperils
Wheat, Promoting Higher
Prices.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, May 24.-Adverse wealth
er, imperiling the new wheat crop
all the way from Canada to Texas,
has tended to bring about higher
prices for wheat this week. Com
pared with a week ago, wheat this
morning showed p to ! " gain, with
corn %aa to 1ka1ss up, oats at Is
decline to IL advance and provisions
z to 25a27 down
Freezing temperatures in the north
west Wed with drought in the west
and southwest as a menace to wheat.
Before the week was at an end the
crop outlook had almost entirely
eclipsed interest concerning other
factors, even farm legislation pend
ing at Washington. Deficiency OF
moisture from Nebraska southwark,
especially in Kansas, led to crop COM
ment from trained observers which
in some cases bordered on the SEN
sational regarding chances that much
acreage might make only half nor
NAL yield. Timely rains in Nebraska,
with showers elsewhere, helped later
to relieve anxiety somewhat, but had
hardly done SO when unreasonable
cold led to misgivings anew
Persistent European buying of
wheat at Winnipeg received much
attention, and finally resulted in
lifting the May delivery nearly cent
higher at Winnipeg than at Chicago,
whereas Winnipeg while ago was IS
cents under Chicago. In connection
with the Winnipeg advance, some talk
was heard about likelihood of a world
shortage of wheat after the coming
harvest. Estimates current pointed
to a much smaller world crop than
last year.
With corn receipts Scanty and
weather unfavorable for planting and
termination, the corn market scored
some decided upturnS. Oats values
were easy owing to fairly good crop
progress.
Evening star., 1924-05-24
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET,

CHICAGO, May 24.-Firmness de-
veloped in the wheat market today
after a slight decline at the opening
Further rains were apparently re-
sponsible for profit taking sales which
brought about the initial setback
However, fresh reports of crop de-
terioration in Kansas stimulated new
buying here. and so, too. did opinions
expressed that the world was going
to have a shorter crop of wheat this
year than last. The opining, which
ranged fromA decline to rs advance,
with July 1.07A to 1.0Sh and Sep
tember 1.0Sk, was followed by gains
all around.
Assertions that the corn crop out
look had been improved by rains
tended to ease the corn market. After
opening % lower to h advance, July
IT to 771s, all deliveries steadied at
a little under yesterdays finished.
Oats started unchanged to " higher
July 44ss, and held within narrow
limits. In provisions, offerings were
light and the market somewhat
frYner
Evening star., 1924-05-24
BANKS CHANGE POLICY
ON DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS
Boston Institutions Refuse to Paw
Interest on Small Sums and
Charge for Handling.
by the Associated Press

Bf ihe Associated Press.
BOSTON. May 24.-Small depositors
IN Boston's commercial banks will
henceforth not only fail to receive in
terest on their accounts, but will be
assessed 81 monthly for accounts of 5000
or less. This radical change in policy,
announced this week. to become eff
fectlve June l. has been agreed upon
by all members of the Boston clear
ing house. who maintain that the
high cost of doing business, low
money rates and the bookkeeping
necessitated result in their losing
money on small accounts. Swing
bank deDositOrS are not affected
Under the new rule accounts of $500
or less will draw no interest and at-
counts of $500 or less will be subject
to a service charge of 81 monthly
Only $500 of $1,000 account will
draw interest. The total amount on
deposit must he maintained in excess
of $1,000 if the depositor is to re-
ceiNe interest on his entire account
A score of suburban banks are said
to have agreed to the arrangement
of the clearing house members which
include every commercial bank in the
city in their organization