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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-26
REDDY FOX IS AFRAID TO GO
 HOME

Yes. sah. chicken track am good to see. but it don put nothin' but water in nah mouth.-Unc' Billy Possum.
 DEDDY FON thought of that saying h of Inc Billy a good many times as
 he hunted through the Green For est that night afraid to go home. You see he had almost dined on Quacker the Duck over at the Big River that day and then hadn't, and it was all his own fault. That was why he was afraid to go home. From his hiding place on the bank he had watched Quacker swim Tn and in until he was almost on the shore, where old Granny Fox was whirling and rolling and tumbling about as If she were quite out of her senses. Indeed Reddy had been quite sure that she was when she began. It wasn't until he saw that curiosity was drawing Quack- CT right in So that in minute or two Granny would be able to catch him that he understood that Granny was anything but crazy and really was teaching him new trick as well as trying to catch a dinner.
 When he realized this he ought to have been ashamed of himself for doubt ing the smartness of Granny, and for thinking that he knew all there was to know. But he was too much excited for any such thoughts. Nearer and nearer to the shore came Quacker, his eyes fixed on the red whirling form of Granny. Reddy's own eyes gleamed with excitement. Would Quacker keep on right upon shore? If he only came
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-26
HOME NURSING
PILLOWS

IN HOMES where the women pride
 themselves upon being good house.
 keepers the pillows are usually well covered and cared for, and attractive looking
 There are all kinds of pillowslips, too, from the shoddy kind that never look clean, to the crisp. shining and embroid- cred ones that look too good to use.
 When a person is i'll pillows mean more than anything in the way of com fort, unless indeed it be the mattress and the springs.
 A woman can do lot toward making her sick persons bed more comfortable by turning her mattress from top to hot tom instead of from side to side. This helps to prevent that sagging hollow in the center. You can always turn the mattress of sick person by drawing another bed or a couch close to the bed and assisting the patient on to it. If the mattress is hard, soften it with a pair of old blankets under the lower sheet.
 If you have nothing but big pillows in your house. sacrifice one to cut down into little pillows Small pillows that tuck into crannies behind aching backs, under elbows and the back of the neck bring wonderful comfort to sick per son.
 For such uses a soft little wash silk cover is inexpensive, practical and pleas ant to the touch.
 Keep one big pillow to place under the patients knees when he lies on his back. It lessens the tension of abdomi- nal muscles and rests the patient.
 Turn your patient on his side some times, tuck pillow closely against his back and be sure his head pillows are not too high
 And turn the pillows often, so that cool, fresh surfaces may be grateful to aching, weary heads.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-26
WOMANS DAMY MAGAZINE

Quacker chanced to look that way. His quick eyes caught the movement of Red dy's head, and in an instant all his curiosity vanished. That sharp face peering at him over the edge of the bank could meah but one thing-danger It was all a trick! He saw through it now. Like a flash he turned. There was the whistle of stiff wings beating the air and the batter of feet striking the water as he got under way, and then he flew out to- the safety of the open water. Granny sprang, but she was just too late and succeeded in doing no more than wet her feet.
 Of course, Granny didn't know what had frightened the Quacker, not at first any way. But she had her suspicious. She turned and looked up at the place where Reddy had been hiding. She couldn't see him. Then she bounded up the bank. There was no Reddy there, but far away across the Green Meadows was a red spot growing smaller and smaller. Reddy was running away. At first Granny was very angry. You know it is a dreadful thing to be terribly hun gry and have a good dinner disappear just as it is almost within reach.
 "I'll teach that young scamp lesson he won't forget when 1 get home," she muttered, as she watched him. Then she went back to the edge of the Big River, and there she found a dead fish which had been washed ashore. It was a very good fish and by the time she had eaten N Granny felt better.
 Any way," thought she, q have taught him new trick and one he isn't likely to forget. He knows now that Granny still knows a few tricks that he doesn't, and next time he won't feel so sure he knows it all, so I guess it was worth while, even if I didn't catch Quacker. My, but he would have tasted good" Granny smacked her lips and started for home.
 But Reddy, with guilty conscienct
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-26

behind which he was lying were in his way. He wanted to see Granny make that jump which would mean dinner for both of them.
 Forgetting what Granny had charged him, Reddy eagerly raised his head to look over the edge of the bank. Now it just happened that at that very minute
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-26

Yes sah, chicken track am good to see, but it don put nothin, but water ln nah mouth.-Unc' Billy Possum.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-26
Today Thought By REV. KENNETH OWENS
But Jesus held His Peace." St. Matthew 26-63.

But Jesus held His peace
 How many of us fail When anger seeks release
 We only weep and vail. But He who died for those
 Whose sins had made them weak, Stood up before His foes
 And did not deign to speak. He held His courage high
 And died on Calvary He dared to live and die
 For mans eternity,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-26

IN HOMES where the women pride
 themselves upon being good house.
 keepers the pillows are usually well covered and cared for, and attractive
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-26
Little Stories For Bedtime
tBy THORNTON BURGEss)

close to shore Granny would get him. Nearer and nearer and nearer he came.
 Reddy squirmed uneasily. He couldn't see as well as he wanted to. The bushes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-26

was afraid to go home. And 50, miser- able and hungry, he hunted through the Green Forest all the long night and wishe and wished that he had needed what old Granny Fox had told him. Next Story: A Joke on Blacky the Crow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-26
NEW BEADED BAGS

There is as yet no sign that beaded bags of the better type are losing pres tige. They are shown in greater num- bers and are more beautiful than ever. Especially lovely are large bags made of many colored metal beads in designs that resemble beautiful old stained glass windows. Mounted upon gold make ideal Christmas gifts.
, 1924-06-21

the Virgin IsIanIs. | believe that the
Judge has been strictly honest TO Doth
races. white as well as black; see him
very often stop and hold d little chat
with the poor colorad man. just as he
would With one of his own race. Now
this is for you. Mr.. New Man, whoever
you may be: Do what is just and right
to the white as well IS black and we are
bound to respect and ike you. and this
is my OPINION how nix HOME. THE
LITTLE GARDEN or THE ". l.. y. s.
should be cared for.
With thanks for yoar valuable space,
Yours,
W. S. ABRAMSON.
, 1924-06-21
REPORT AND ESTIMATE ON IERI-
CATION POSSIBILITIES ON ISLAND
OF ST. CROIN, VIRGIN ISLANDS,
IT. S. A.


Continued from ye5,erdag's AUjs)
63. River Project: This project pro
poses a 2200 acre TO t reservoir b. the
construction Of an earth fill cam q short
distance below the Village 81 River. ~
See Plates "A" and 6. This will require
a maximum height Of dam o. 70 it,. in
GLIDING an s fit. treeboard. and a crest
length of 1920 it,. A 300 fit. 5piIIWay at
eIey. 1871 is planned through the saddle
to the west Of the dam. a paddle trench
is planned to bed rock and 10 his for the
fail length of the dam will be a concrete
core wall founded in the be rock and
reaching approximately to ground sur
face. Il is estimated the a nun depth
to bed rock is Soft. The crest width Of
dam is planned at 90, and upper slope
, 1924-06-21
Correspondence

EIjt0T Of the 81. Grolt IrlS.
Dear Sir.
Please permit me just a little space
in your valuable paper, / am not what
YOU call one 0t those men to 20 around
The town blowing hot air, but / have
been taking a quiet look at many things
that are gong or in our political affairs
in st. Croix. from 1897 to this very day,
18th jane. 1921,
have seen many mistakes made be-
fore the transfer from Danish to Ameri-
can, and u1der this new administration,
also q lite a big lot, but | would say, if
there were no mistakes in this world,
there would be no need for a place called
the courts, with one court above the
other, the old saving man over man"
Now everybody is grumbling about
who is to be Judge Of the district
court. why g.? Let a mar come here as a
Just and honest man, and we shall all
like him, bat if he comes as a lion, we
will call on our Governor and have him
removed. What have we to say today
against Judge Nc kean ? He was honest
and Just, polite to everybody, even the
little ones, nothing with this gentleman
about color OF all these mean things, like
some of those that believe they bought
, 1924-06-21

49, 49, 49, - #N--
See Plate 6 the lower Of which is p~'efera-
BILE unless the fOun tatiOn conditions are
found to be more favorable at the upper
site. A test pit was being dug at the
lower site while the writer was on the
Island and at his last visit to the dam
site this was down to a depth OF 20 fl.
and a soil auger was sunk to a depth
Of another 6 feet where j atruck some
thing hard, presumed to be bed rock.
The material for the first is it. is heavy
tight clay mixed with fragments Of the
older rock: below this depth is pure clay.
Though there is water in the wash near
the pit the seepage was not enough to
interfere with digging. THIS material
appears to be an excellent foundation
for a dam, though as the conservation
of water is Of the utmost importance 1t
is believed the puddle trench at least IS
necessary and the core wall also ~ core
bed rock is reached. If it is not reached
sheet piIing may be su0stI uted, on even
this may be omitted with safety and pro-
badly without a great loss OF water; eX-
cppt near the ends Of the dam where the
older formation of bed rock IS near Tie
surface and where the concrete core wall
should in any event be provided. From
surface indications the depth to the bed
LUCK appears 1893 dt TIC bRbN Sl'r 'l'N't
at The lower and tests should be mad- at
this point; if this proves to be the case
the upper site is advised.
81 The material, which is a rather
heavy clay soil mixed with angular par
ticIes Of the ol3er rock. is to be gotten
from The floor and sides Of the reservoir
and 10 be handled by steam shovel or
dag line and locomotive propelled cars
and the material will be placed in the
dam 10 ab5nt 6 inch layers and will be
spriaklel and rol!ei: c0arser m4lerlal
WI ba selected for be dJ"a5tre2n pr
ton of the dam. A II inch depth Of paw
ing is provided over the eutlie suriac.
Of The dam. The outlet is to be a y inch
circular reinforced concrete conduit at
elevation $50 #. or "A fl. below sDiiIway
crest. CHS will be controlled by an in
c5ia2d east iriou slide gate at the Inlet
end. The gate item will extend up the
slope OF the dam and will be supported at
suitable intervals by roller bearings 1t
is believed this plan will suffice and will
obviate an expensive gate tower.
IS. The West India Sugar Co., which
will be the sole interest in this project,
has on hand an abundant equipment in
the line OF locomotives, flat cars. track
material, tractors. etc. for the handling
OF this Job, and this advantage IS taken
into account in the estimated unit cost Of
the mbankment.
&c. From the outlet of the dam canals
will contour to the east and to the west:
Evening star., 1924-04-27

every ingredient necessary to care
for the teeth and gums correctly.
Brushing your teeth with Squlbb's
Dental Cream protects them from
Acid Decay at The Danger Line
and elsewhere. 1t aids in the re-
moval of dental mucln, cleansing and
polishing the teeth beautifully. 1t
allays the sensitlveness of acid
eroded or otherwise decayed teeth,
and is beneficial to irritated gums
Begin to use
Squibb's Dental Cream today
No other dentifrice combines the
same advantages. You and all your
family will prefer Squibb's Dental
Cream-not only because it really
does prevent Acid Decay-but be-
cause of the true feeling of cleanliness
it brings. If your druggist cannot
supply you, mail US the coupon on
the left with ten cents for a gener>
Gus size trial tube.
and Dental Professions since 1858
Evening star., 1924-04-27

Acid Decay begins most readily
in places where your toothbrush
does not reach. 1t is especially
serious at the place where the hard
enamel stops and the soft bone
of the teeth is exposed by receding
gums. This is The Danger Line.
Once decay begins at The Danger
Line, it progresses rapidly to the
roots of the teeth, causing assesses.
The gums become infected and
pyorrhea may develop. Poisons
from these conditions undermine
your health and frequently cause the
loss of teeth, rheumatism, heart
Evening star., 1924-04-27
Millions suffer from Acid Decay at
THE DANGER LINE
which often results IN the loss OF health
and destruction of teeth and gums

disease and other serious troubles
Everyone must fight Acid
Decay
1t is impossible to have sound
teeth and gums-or even perfect
bodily health, unless Acid Decay is
stopped at The Danger Line
Ordinary dentifrices will not pre-
vent Acid Decay. To do this it is
necessary to oounteract mouth acids
Dentists and physicians have long
known milk Of magnesia to be the
best product available to neutralize
mouth acidity. But how to COM
bine it in the most convenient form
for mouth hygiene was not known
This problem has been solved by
the Squlbb laboratories Squibb's
Dental Cream is made with Squibb's
Milk of Magnesia, pleasantly favored.
1t combines the acld>neutralizing
power of milk of magnesia-plus
Evening star., 1924-09-11
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO. September IL (U. S. De-
partment of Agriculture).-Hog ogs-
Receipts, 1900 head; desirable grades
fairly active, 10 to 20 higher; mostly
Is up; light-light and slaughter pigs
show 25 advance; shipping demand
very active; common and medium
kind slow; big packers talking
top, 1925; bulk better 160 to
$40 pound averages, 9.S0a10.15; good
and choice, 40 to $50 pound aver
ages, 9.25a9.6o; packing sows, s.60a
$50: desirable weighty killing pigs
largely S.00aS.50.
Cattle-Receipts,. 10000 head: in
between grades heavy fat steers
slow: yearlings and handyweight
fairly active; firm. strictly choice Of
ferings scarce; desirable fed steers
and yearlings, early, S.25al0.00; one
load choice weighty bullocks, 1865;
some choice yearlings held around
11.0O; western grass steers. strong to
is higher; 19 loads to killers, 6.65a
7.40: fat she stock slow, weak at ex-
treme decline; bulls weak: calves
about steady; stockers and feeders
fairly active; most demand for light
weight offerings.
Sheep-Receipts. $4,000 head; early
sales fat native lambs weak to 20
lower: selling moderate natives most
ly 1875; few 400 to packers and out
siders; culls, 9.50a10.00; no westerns
sold; few bids around 25 lower: ask
ing steady; best held above 14.00: run
mostly in killing condition.; sheep
steady; fat ewes, 4.75a6.00; bidding
steady on feeding lambs; no early ac-
ton.
Evening star., 1924-09-11
COMMODITY NEWS
WIRED STAR FROM
ENTIRE COUNTRY

NEW ORLEANS, September Ii
Sales of wholesale dry goods in the
last so days have been heavy. One
jobber here has shipped $1,000. 900
worth of goods in this period, which
equals his best previous record. Col
lectionS are improving.
LANSING, September 11.-Automo-
bileS shipped over the Michigan Gen.
tral from here last month showed an
increase of 100 per cent over July
shipments. Incoming material ship
ments also showed a heavy gain.
Lansing is now almost back to normal
auto output and labor conditions
seem assured for the winter
BOSTON. September 1.-THE New
England Telephone and Telegraph is
pushing it's expansion program and
now is spending about 100000 a day
on construction work.
LITTLE FALLS, Mimi. September
1.-THE Northern Pacific Railway
will complete its system Of block sig
nails from the Twin Cities to the Pa
cific Coast with the installation of
the last signal here September Is.
This gives the road 1850 miles of
track equipped with automatic block
signals.
LYNN, Mass, September 1.-THE
Golden Rule Shoe Company. a worker
employer cooperative factory, re-
ports that orders from Middle West
chain stores are sufficient to assure
work for the next so weeks.
BARNHART, Tex, September Ii
Three thousand lambs, weighing an
average of II pounds each, have been
delivered here for shipment to Kan
sas feed lots. They were sold for
10 cents a pound.
Evening star., 1924-09-11
MARKET CLOSES STEADY.
Short Covering Helps Trading in
Last Hour.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September 1I.-Stock
prices displayed a firm undertone in
today's quiet market. Except for a
temporary show of weakness by some
of the grangers there was a marked
absence of selling pressure. Short
covering toward the close brought
about a moderate advance in a num-
ber of industrials, the rails improving
in sympathy. Sales approximated
$4,000 shares.
The closing was steady. Rallying
tendencies again predominated in
the late trading. Certain-teed Prod
ucts preferred rallied 5 points in re-
Election of the directors proposal to
retire the issue, and General Baking
jumped 50.
Evening star., 1924-09-11
WHEAT AND CORN
IN WILD ADVANCE
Both Grains Jump a Cents
Per BusheI on Weather
and Sales Reports.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September 11.-Stinu-
lated by export activity. wheat
prices jumped 4 cents a bushel here
today Corn also was up cents, due
to heavy buying as the result of un-
favorable crop conditions. Europe
was a large buyer of North American
wheat. taking three to four million
bushels. Some estimates ran as high
as seven million bushels, including
business done late yesterday. About
one million bushels of rye also were
taken.
These heavy foreign purchases
were due to bullish Canadian crop
estimates, which indicated a yield
considerably less than some of the
recent private estimates.
Evening star., 1924-09-11
SILVER AT NEW HIGH.

NEW YORK, September 11.-Silver
sold yesterday at a new high for the
year, 6911 cents an ounce. A few
sales by producers direct to consum-
ers or banks were reported at 50 7-16
cents an ounce. Increased demand
from China and India for the metal
was said to have contributed to the
advance.
Evening star., 1924-09-11
TREASURY CERTIFICATES.
(ouota tions furnished BY Redmond & Coz
B. E. O. SHIPS ON SULL TIME.

BALTIMORE, September II (Spe-
ciaD. D.-Employment at the shops over
the entire system of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad will return to a
full-time basis Saturday, according
to an announcement by F. X. Milhol-
land, assistant to the president. Men
employed in shops throughout the
system have been working only i've
days week Tor several months
Evening star., 1924-09-11
Markets at a Glance

NEW YORK: Stocks-Firm; high
priced industrials show big gains.
Bonds-Steady; St. Paul issues re-
cover partially. Foreign exchanges
Firm; sterling and francs advance.
Cotton-Higher; trade buying. Sugar
Lower; Cuban selling. Coffee-Ir-
regular.
CHICAGO: Wheat-Strong; bullish
Canadian crop estimates. Corn-Firm; ;
predictions unfavorable weather. Cat
tle-Higher; light offerings. Hogs
Active and higher.
Evening star., 1924-09-11
CALL MONEY RATES.

NEW YORK, September 11.-Call
money steady: higher, 2; low. 2; rul-
ing rate. 2: closing. bid, 2; offered at
2H; last loan, 2; call loans against
acceptances, TX; time loans steady;
mixed collateral, $3.50 days, 2Aa3;
As months. 3Ka3k; prime CONNER
cial paper, 3A a315.
Evening star., 1924-09-11
TODAY'S METAL PRICES.

NEW YORK. September Hooper
easy. Electrolytic, spot and futures,
1875.
Tin easy. Spot and futures, 5100.
Iron steady and unchanged.
Lead steady. Spot, 500.
Zinc steady. East st. Louis spot,
$40. Futures, 6.20a6.25. --
Anthony, spot 1915. -.
Evening star., 1924-09-11
DIVIDEND OMITTED.

NEW YORK, September 1.-THE
directors of the Eaton Axle and
Spring Co., meeting today in
Cleveland, omitted the quarterly
dividend Of 40 cents q share on the
capital stock due At this time. The
Was Hednoad Last Nay from
s eeuk& :. - :.
Evening star., 1924-09-11
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. September 11.-For-
etgn exchanges firm; quotations Gin
United States dollars): Great Britain,
demand, 4.45; cables, 4.45A; 60-day
bills on banks, 4.42A. France, de-
rnand. .0532h; cables. .0533. Italy,
demand, .0437h; cables, .043S. Bel
gium, demand, .049Sh; cables, .04s9.
Germany. demand, per trillion, 23M.
Holland, demand, 1924. Norway, de-
mand, 1875. Sweden, demand, 1853.
Denmark, demand, 1851. Switzerland
demand, 1880. Spain, demand, 1915.
Greece, demand, .0179. Poland, de-
mand, .0019A. Czechoslovakia, de-
mand, .0299A. Jugoslavia, demand,
.0132k. Austria, demand, .00OO14s.
Rumania, demand, .0054. Argentina,
demand, .34s7. Brazil, demand. .099O.
Toxic, demand, .411s. Montreal.
80 27-s2.
Evening star., 1924-09-11
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

BALTIMORE, Nd, September II
Special).-Potatoes, new, barrel, 200
a2.50; bushel, 40as5: sweet potatoes
and vans. barrel, 2.00a5.50: beans,
bushel, 1-25a1.5o; beets, hundred, S.o0a
400; cabbage, hundred, 3.00a5.00; car
rots, hundred, 3.O0a4.00; corn, dozen,
1oa3o; celery, bunch, 20a75; cucum-
bers, basket, 60a90; eggplant, basket,
50a65; lima beans, bushel, 3.25a3.75;
lettuce, crate, 1.00a2.00: peppers, bas-
ket, 25a35; spinach, basket, 90a1.o0
tomatoes, basket, 40a6o; packing
stock, bushel, 1.00a1.15.
Apples, barrel, 1.5Oa4.00: bushel, 75a
$50; damsons, pound, 8 S12a4; black
berries, quart, 12a15; grapes, basket,
60a1.00; huckleberries, quart, 12a15;
peaches, basket, 75a1.00; bushel, LISA
$50; cantaloupes, basket 30a1.00;
pears, basket, 4oa1.00; bushel. 1.50a
2.75; watermelons, hundred, 40.00a
5000.
Settling Prices on Grain.
wheat-No. 2 red Winter. spot, 1.4o;
No. 2 red Winter, garlicky, 1.34; No.
3 red Winter, gar1icky, 1907.
Sales-Bag lots of nearby sold at a
range of LOS to 1.22 per bushel; car
goes on grade, No. red Winter, gar
licky, 1.29; No. 4 at 1.26.
Corn-Cob, old yellow, $50 per bar
rel; old white, 6.35 per barrel; No. 2
corn, spot, no quotations; No. 2, no
quotations; track corn, yellow, No. 2,
1.35 bid.
SaleS-None.
Oats-No. new. 56h per bushel;
No. 3, 55k per bushel.
Rye-Nearby, 95a1.05; No. 2 rye.
spot, Loan.
Hay-Receipts, 16 tons. The sup
ply of hay is ample for all trade
wants, and the demand is principally
for the better grades of timothy at a
range of 1900 to 1000 per ton as to
grade and kind. Damaged and low
grade hay is of uncertain value and
hard to move.
Straw-No. 1 wheat, new, 12.00a
1900; No. 1, new, 13.00a14.O0.
Evening star., 1924-09-11
COTTON QUOTATIONS
MOVE VERY LITTLE
Rallies Follow Yesterdays Sharp
Decline-Plenty of Spot
Cotton.
By the hssocia ted Press.

BY the Associa ted Press
NEW YORK, September 11.-Rallies
followed yesterdays severe decline at
the opening of the cotton market
today. Liverpool was decidedly bet
ter than due and the local market
opened firm at an advance of IA to
% points, October selling up to
2297 and December to 22-54 on the
call. This advance met considerable
selling which included further south
ern hedging, but early offerings were
absorbed on moderate setbacks by
covering, trade buying and buying
for Liverpool account.
There was no change in weather
or crop news. While there were
more numerous reports that farmers
were beginning to hold cotton from
the market, private New Orleans ad.
vices claimed plenty of spots were
being offered at present prices.
Evening star., 1924-09-11

Opening: October. -. 50 ~; December, .-.a0'
January 90 As: March, 90. 81; May, 90.
Prices in New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, September IL
Cotton futures opened steady. Octo
ber. 22.23; December, 22.2S; January,
22.32; March, 22.57 bid; May, 22.15.
Cotton futures closed steady at net advances
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