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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-12
$34,O ,OOO,O 900 MERGER
 IS CONSUMMATED
Stewart-Warner And Bassick
 Alemite Concerns Combine
fRv Associated Press)

CHICAGO, Nov. 11.-A $34, ,000, 900 merger of the Stewart-Warnner Speedo- meter corporation and the Bassick Ale mite corporation, two of the largest con cerns in the automobile accessory field, was announced here last night.
 The Stewart-Warn corporation has acquired a majority of the stock of the other concern through an ex- change of stock on the basis of ap- proximately seven shares of Stewart Warner for ten shares of Bassick Alemite. Minority stockholders of Bassick- -Alemite will be offered the same terms, it was announced. The Stewart Warner corporation has assets of about $2S,OOO,000 and authorized capi- tai of 600,000 shares of non-par stock with about 475,000 shares of standing. The other organization has total assets of about $5,6OO,O0O and 100000 shares of non-par stock and $1,175,000 of pre- ferred.
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sas, Il per cent, and Connecticut Il per cent gain.
 States in which business activity in October was more than 5 per cent bet ter than the previous October, but not more than 10 per cent were: Oklahoma, with per cent improvement; Mass achusetts, 8 per cent; New Jersey. per cent; New York, per cent, Arizona, per cent; South Dakota, 8 per cent, Ala bama, per cent; Colorado, per cent; Illinois, 6 per cent; Kentucky, and Texas per cent. States with improve ment under 5 per cent were: Missouri, 3 per cent: Washington, per cent; Maryland, 2 per cent; Michigan per cent; Ohio, per cent; Pennsylvania, per cent; Tennessee, 2 per cent, and Delaware 0.2 per cent.
 Nevada with a decline of 25 per cent leads all the states showing less ac- tivity than last year. Following Nevada in decline are: New Hampshire, 19 per cent; Nebraska, g per cent; Virginia, z per cent; South Carolina, per cent; North Carolina, 4 per cent; West Vir- ginia, per cent; Georgia, per cent; Oregon, 9 per cent; Maine, per cent; Wisconsin, 01 per cent; Idaho, 4 per cent; California, 2 per cent; Rhode Island, 8 per cent, and Utah, per cent.
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>NLY sixteen states out of the entire forty-eight failed to register nm
 provement during October over the same month year ago. This cheering story is told by the volume of bank debits to individual accounts, which are generally considered to be one Of the most accurate methods of measuring degrees of business activity.
 Next to bearing reliable evidence that improvement in business is becoming more country wide. the most interesting feature of the situation pictured above is the fact that the wheat states, so long in the doldrums, are now among those which evidence the greatest inn proyement. Minnesota, for instance, shows the remarkable increase of 65 per cent over @ year ago. This is the best showing for the entire country all though Mississippi follows closely with 43 per cent gain, New Mexico with 26 per cent gain, Arkansas with 22 per cent and Louisiana with 19 per cent. Other states with improvement to the amount: of 10 per cent more than the same month last year are: Florida 16 per cent North Dakota, IA per cent; Iowa, 12 per cent, Montana, 12 per cent; Kan
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-12
THE WEATHER

Alabama: Unsettled Wednesday, show CTS in north portion; Thursday fair and cooler.
 probably rain in north portion; Thurs day fair. cooler in west and north DOT tion
 Extreme Northwest Florida: Fair and warmer Wednesday; Thursday fair.
 Mississippi: Partly cloudy Wednesoay in north and northwest portion; Thurs- day fair Tennessee and Kentucky: Unsettled probably thunderstorms Wednesday,: cool CT in central and west portions; Tnurs- i,ouisiana: Wednesday cloudy and un- settled, colder in north portion; Thursoay generally fair. Arkansas: Wednesday fair. colder; Thursday fair. - A.. Oklahoma: Wednesday fair, coioer III east portion; Thursday fair.
 East Texas: Wednesday partly clouoy. showers on the coast. colder; Thursoay generally fair.
 West Texas: Wednesday ana Inurso~' generally fair. day probably increasing cloudiness .t
 Missouri: Fair Wednesday, colder Tn esss portion; Thursday partly overcast.
 Virginia: Unsettled slightly warmer Wednesday; Thursday partly cloudy; cool CT in west portion.
 Wednesday; probably rain in west PoL tion; Thursday fair, cooler in west DOT tion.
 day, probably rain and warmer 1n nortn- west portion; Thursday fair. tions of the United States Weather bu- reau, during the 24 hours ending at p. m., 90th meridian time. November H.
 TEMPERATURES
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6 TO BE ARRAIGNED
 IN KENTUCKY RIOT
Are Unable To Supply Bond
 Fixed At $2OO Each
(By Associated Press)

HARRODSBURG, Ky, Nov H. Preliminary arraignment of six men ar rested on charges of rioting in connec- tion with Sunday nights clashes at Dix River Dam, when negro construc- ton workers were driven from 'the camp, today was set for Wednesday morning. The men were unable to sup ply bond, fixed at $200 each. Two negroes, held in connection with the staying of Edward, Wrinkle in an at- tempted holdup, also will be given ex- amining trials Wednesday morning. Wrinkles death caused the clashes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-12
STOCK LETTERS

NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-The stock market was buoyant again today with numerous issues making new highs Tor |the season, notably among which were United States Steel, crossing 11b. ana advance in American Can' due to reports in well informed circles that American Can Is contemplating a five for one split. up of the present com |nion stock, and placing the new stock on la $2 dividend basis. There was intense IbuyinE and short covering in Can as of the report, which as yet has not been officially confirmed. In some quarters there are predictions that A so-called technical reaction is due, put these predictions lose weight when it is recalled that professional traders failed entirely to realize that upward power was the election results. We do not be- ueye that a big turnover by any means represents one-sided activity and doubt that a dangerous technical position has been created as yet. Frisco railroad continued its healthy advance, touching A7 today for the first time. We have been consistently bullish on this stock from 36 up and while we believe 1t will eventually work into higher ground, we believe. that on technical grounds we will see BeLD6ckS IEOul li1AO bo bAAAAS @A this stock, but with public interest so greatly aroused we do not think the de- clines will go far. We would use the dips to buy but advise taking profits on the run ups. The coppers aid oil stocks are being booked and we think they can be purchased for higher prices. Genuine improvement should manifest itself in the steel industry soon.-Steiner,
 Rouse &s Stroock.
 NEW YORK, Nov. 11.-During the early part of the day stocks continued to gather momentum on the side of ris- ing prices until during the final hour one. of the most violent upswings Wall street has ever witnessed was in prog ress among industrials and many of the leading rails. American Can played a leading role in this extra a-ordinary per- formance advancing over points to l501a, while Steel common touched 115 on tremendous volume of sales. The whole market closed with a final burst of strength. The present bull market seems to be still under the influence of the wave of optimism which has spread
 over the entire country as a result of the election of conservative candidates. Fenner 6 Beane to Kahn & Virgin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-12
AT THE LYRIC

Five acts of the best of big-time Keith vaudeville is the description given of the program which closes at the Lyric tonight after delighting patrons since the opening matinee. Mirth, music, dancing and novelty are all included in the program.
 Bragdon and Morrissey offer the head line attraction, Tune Up." Billy Trout assists Bragdon and MOrrissey in making this number that critics de- scribe as out of the ordinary in highly entertaining manner.
 The added attraction brings another colorful number, "Playtime," presented by the Hammil Sisters and Fordyce. The special feature presents Boba Boy Wonder, in a repertoire of musical numbers played on various instruments which include the violin, concertina and xylophone. One number is played while blindfolded.
 To round out the bill, Arthur Hill and Marie Quinnell present Fun in a Park" and Harriet Naurot and Boys offer '"Thrills and Spills a skating act.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-12
LOCAL DATA
WINDS

East Gulf: Moderate to fresh north east and east, and weather partly over cast Wednesday.
 West Gulf: Moderate to fresh northeast over south portion and south over north portion and weather partly overcast Wednesday.
 Caribbean Sea and Winward Passage: Moderate south over east portion and northeast over west portion and weather partly overcast Wednesday. :. Sandy Hook to Hatteras: Fresh north- east and east, and weather overcast Wednesday.
 Hatteras to Florida Straits: Fresh to strong northeast and north, and weather partly overcast Wednesday.
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RAILWAY ASKS @,5OO FOR WRECKING AUTO
St. Louis And San Francisco Files Suit. Against Truck Owner

MUSKOGEE, Okla, Nov. 11.-Con- tending that one of it's trains had been damaged to the extent of s4,5OO when it struck motor car at crossing near Strud, Oklahoma, the St. Louis and San Francisco, railroad today filed suit for that amount in United States district court against the owners of the truck, George Berry. and Tom Hughes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-12
SOCIETY WOMAN
 KILLED BY GAS
Mrs. Eva Robinson Taylor Vic
 tim Of Carbon MOnOxide

PELHAM, N. T., Nov. 11.-Mrs. Eva Robinson Taylor, socially prom inent, was found dead from carbon monoxide poisoning yesterday in the seat of her automobile, in garage Her husband, Sutherland Taylor, Jr., was killed in an automobile accident last August.
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JEWS CELEBRATE DEGREE
Observe The Anniversary or Lord Bal
 fOur's PaIestiyo Declaration

WARSAW, Nov. 1.-The seventh -niversary of Lord Balfour's declara- rftn for Jewish homeland in Palestine E,s celebrated yesterday by all the Nl Zionist organizations. The Jew N-uarters of the city were decked IYPolish and Zionist flags and n
 le was held, headed by Jewish prs snd deputies.
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strictly instrumental musical skit by Howard and Ross.
 On the screen patrons are finding '"rhe Bandolero," Metro-Goldwyn pro- duction, an unusual attraction.
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Nov. H. Flour unchanged to 200 higher; family patents, $S.15@s.40. Bran, $24.O0Q25.5O.
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|ATIONS WEALTH.
 SET II go BILLIONS
,hnk Deposits Jump
 From is To 46 Billions N In 10 Years

By B. c. FORBES
 he Tinted States has grown as much Inc last ten years as most other coun- es have grown in fifty. - The next ten years are destined to nr still further ---s-..-au@
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FLOUR NfARKET

HORSES AND MULES EAST ST. LOUIS, H., 11.-Horses and mules unchanged.
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Ing still further |pwth.


 !che addition to
 r national wealth hoe 1914 has been 'ily as great as <e total national Halth of Great kitain and France .nbined. O u r halth is official A e sti m a | e d at
 20 ,000, 900, 600. ~
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bur population Is increased 36,- D, 900 since 1900
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INSURANCE STOCKS Ala National Life (par lO)."...... .... 24 go Protective Life ...................s.s..'. ls 11
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-22
DISCUSS
CALIFORNIA
EMBARGO
Plan to Modify Quarantine as
Auto Traffic Congestion
Increases.

SACRAMENTO, Cal. April a.
A special committee named by Gov
ernor Pierce, Of Oregon, to investi-
gate the hoof and mouth disease sit
uation in California to determine
whether the northern State is JUST.
fled in modifying her embargoes,
viii reach here Thursday. .T..ss
Governor Pierce, according to
word received from the California
committee in Oregon has urged
Idaho and Washington to take SINH
lar action.
A rigid quarantine over San Der.
nardino county was in effect today
following confirmation Of the out
break Of the livestock plague in a
herd Of hogs there yesterday.
Word has been received from
Washington that Secretary Wallace
has agreed to appoint special depu.
ties to certify fruit for shipment
through States enforcing embargoes
against California, vnereby assuring
movement Of fresh fruit crop to
Eastern markets.
In addition to Arizona's strict
embargo against automobile traffic
from California, Nevada today tight
ened up restrictions against travel
into the State.
No automobiles will be permitted
to cross the State line after 6 D. m,
was the order Of State Quarantine
Officer DR.. e. E. Records issued to-
day. AS a result, tourist congestion
looms. DiSinfecting stations viii be
operated only between 6 a. m. and
b p. M, Records announced.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-22
CAVALRY CIRCUS
W|LLFEATURE
HOLD-UP"
Annual Society Event Given
by Fl. Myer Troops to Have
Plenty Thrills.

A Jesse James" hold-up will be
one Of the features OF the society
circus which will be put on to.
morrow afternoon and evening at
Fort Myer by troop F, Third cav
airy.
The stage coach to be used In tho
hold-up was originally one of
Daniel Webster's carriages. 1t was
procured through the Daughters OF
the American Revolution several
years ago. placed In running con-
dition and now Ia a part of the
annual society circus at Fort
Meyer.
Additional features viii be the
Hall Room Boys. novelty eques-
TRANS playing various instruments
while standing on horses, mule
races, Roman rides. fire jumps.
Lieut.. Frank l.. Carr, of the Unit
ed States Olympic riding team, will
show "Tampice," the prize dancing
horse, which has been schooled ac-
cording to European ideas and is
probably better. trained than any
circus horse.
The Olympic riding team. headed
by Capt. ]. A. Berry, will put on
one VI the most thrilling jumping
exhibitions ever seen in America,
according to an announcement.
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damaging things about her sweet.
heart.
For four years Cutshaw labored
In the Federal prison at Atlanta.
Then his good conduct got for him
"A parole and he came to this city.
DR.. e. E. budding. head of the
Prisoners Relief Society, took him
in hand, and Cutshaw began his
preparations to marry Miss Smith.
He got a job, worked at it q
month, and then preached the
plan to budding.
7 He saw Miss Smith and found
that the four-year separation had
but deepened her love for him.
While he was in Atlanta she was in
the House of Mercy, with her baby.
Miss Smith said she loved him
and would marry him; but she was
under the legal age limit and the
permission of her grandmother was
necessary. Cutshaw got that, and
then he got marriage Ncense-all
in one day.
DIR. budding called his old friend.
the Rev. Harry D. Mitchell, and
promptly at o'clock yesterday
afternoon in a room at the Pris.
oners' Relief Society offices, New.
ton l.. Cutshaw expatiated his
error of four years ago. In the
eyes Of all mankind, Newton Out
shaw is a man; and his wife is a
good woman.
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ADMITS Staying
To SAVE FIVE
DOOMED
New Orleans Prisoner Con-
fesses He Alone Was Re-
/. sponsibIe for Killing.
International News Service.


NEW ORLEANS. La. April a.
Another mana prisoner under
death senrence-has forfeited his
chances of living to save five COM
panions from the hangman's moose.
1t was Roy Leona, an Italian,
who did this. Leona is one of the
six who are to die May for the
murder OF Dallas Gaines at indie.
bendence, La, three years ago. ITO
save five innocent men and to save
my SOUL" he said, II want to tell
the whole truth about this thing.
The other five men are innocent. /
killed Dallas Gaines. The others
ought not to die for what I did.
Some Of them have families"
Although the six Of them went
to Independence to rob a bank. he
said, no one other than himself
was responsible for the Staying OF
Gaines.
The automobile in which thew
drove to the small Louisiana. civ
was left quite distance from the
bank, he said, and four of the sex
tette waited in It. The other two
Leona and Joseph RIM, started for
the bank. Gaines, who lived near
by, was awakened and a volley OF
shots were fired.
Gaines, standing in the window
OF his home, fell dead. Leona ran
back to his companions" and they
escaped. \
The six men were captured short.
" afterwards, tried for murder and
found guilty--sentenced to death.
And today for the first time five
Of the mem RIM, Joseph Bocchio.
Andrea, Lemantia, Joseph Gigiio
and Natal Deamore-are hopinn
that they will escape death hy
hanging. They are expecting their
sentences to be committed to life
In1nriaonment
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-22
HURT
|NF|CHT WITH
W|LDB0AR
Arm Badly Mangled, But He
Saves Alexandria Crowd
From Panic.

ALEXANDRIA, va, April 81
DOC" Brennan. lecturer for the
Sheesley Shows, had his arm badly
mangled last night when he stopped
a wild boar from escaping its cage.
Brennan, who is now with the
show was Iecturing on the freak
animals to a large crowd and when
he came to the boar's cage he
opened the door. It is alleged that
Brennan did not know that the
animal had never been touched by
anyone except its keeper, Charles
Dozen. and when the door was,
opened the boar made a lunge for
1t. Brennan put his arm in the
opening confident that he could
handle the animal and it locked its
three-inch tusks on his arm.
A panic was averted when Bren-
nan kept on with his lecture white
the keeper pulled the boar away
from him. Brennan was rushed to
the Alexandria Hospital where his
arm was treated. He has a long
cash extending from his wrist to
his elbow. His condition is not
critical and he was released from
the hospital shortly after his arm
was dressed.
The Boosters Club of Alexandria
will meet tonight in the chamber
Of commerce to draw up plans for
series OF trips in this vicinity i'm
automobiles to put on miniature
trade exhibits. The club will take
along an orchestra and speaker.
The first trip win be to Del Ray
April 2S.
Mrs. Robert Turner. of Braddock
Heights, has reported to the police
that her home was entered and a
bead bag containing $12, her auto
mobile cards and switch stolen.
Leo n. Deeton, first assistant
fire chief, who has active charge
Of the fire department OF the city
under Director Of Public Safety
Paul B. Morton. has rendered his
resignation. effective May /. Mr..
Deeton says that he is leaving to
go into business. Mr.. Morton de-
clared that Deeton's work has been
satisfactory. He will take active
charge for a time.
CIymer Missimer. national officer
Of the Loyal Order Of Moose, who
attended the local lodge meeting
last night, will speak before an
open meeting Of the order tonight
at 8 o'clock in the Young Peoples
building on South Washington
street.
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They expect that in total there
will be less business in this coun.
try this year than last year. On
the other side of the account. how
ever, they allege and with Stats
tical details assert as follows:
In the first place, a considerable
amount OF the slackening in orders
for commodities is due to the high
iy superior and effective sort of
transportation now provided to the
purchaser by the railroads.
Great Stocks Not Needed.
The purchaser no longer needs to
order great stocks Of things to be
held in his warehouses for fear
that the railroads will be unable
to make deliveries to him later.
He now knows that within a short
time after the placing Of his order
a railroad car will bring his pur.
chase to him quickly and surely.
He, therefore, is not ordering for
stock. He is ordering only for cur
rent sale.
Thus by strange paradox and
irony the remarkable improvement
recently accomplished in railroad
transportation service has led to an
apparent and outward slackening
of business orders and business ac-
tivities.
In the second place, it is noted
that the chief decline in car load.
ings is in coal and is in regions
which produce unionized coal. This
coal Is getting produced at union
wages and union costs as fixed by
the recent three-year agreement be.
tween the union operators and the
United Mine Workers.
Effect On Coal Mines.
In such regions it is expected
that many mines will have to go
out of business and many miners
will have to leave the mining indus.
try and seek other employment.
Such Is the view taken here, and
the consequences are not thought
to be necessarily to be regretted.
The mining industry, it is thought,
will be cleared Of unneeded high
cost mines and will be cleared also
of an unneeded excess quota Of
miners.
Plainly expressed, it is thought
that the non-union mines Of Vir-
ginia, of West Virginia, and certain
parts of Pennsylvania, will gain an
enlarged market at the expense Of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-22

Slightly more than four years
ago, Mary E. Smith. then fourteen
years old. and Newton L. Cutshaw.
of 1 FoxaIl Heights. were sweet.
hearts.
Being young, LIES foIIies seemed
to them something to which those
who are in love were entitled.
Fate provided for them an odds.
on chance that their youth and
inexperience would lose In the wag-
ering against nature. Nevertheless.
they played the game against the
heavy odds, and when they lost,
they lost heavily. A virtuous girl
became a shamed mother: q boy
became a jailbird and a father;
and the Atlanta penitentiary opened
its gates for another convict.
For with Mary only fourteen
years old, the charge against Cut
shaw was serious; and he was
sentenced to ten years in the pen.
At the time, Cutshaw pleaded to
be married to Miss Smith. He said
he loved her: he wanted their baby
to have o home; and above all he
wanted to do right" by the girl.
A family opposed to the mar.
was Miss Smiths -
thwarted their plans for a secret
and Miss Smith was
forced to go into court and tell
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the unionized mines Of certain other
parts OF Penn and of Ohio and In
diana and Illinois; and from the
New York standpoint this is not
believed to be bad DEVELOPMENT
In view Of the fact that It will
bring about lower costs Of coal and
will accordingly produce lower costs
both Of railroading and of manu-.
featuring.
General Prosperity Predicted.
In the third place, and finally, it
is noted, or at any rate believed,
that these lower costs and also other
simultaneous lower costs will in the
end produce a greater general pros.
perity in the United States. The
announced basic price for iron ore
Is this year considerably lower than
1t was in 1928.
1t happens to coincide with a
lower price for coal and with there
fore a presumably lower price for
coke. which, along with iron ore,
constitutes the big ultimate factor
in the price OF steel, which in turn
is the basic element in the indus
trial activity and progress Of the
country.
With lower ultimate prices for
steel, and with prices thus reduced
for the metal implements which the
impoverished farmer has to buy, it
is believed that industrial business
and agricultural business viii be
more nearly harmonized and that
American business in general will
go forward on q steadier and more
even keel.
Atmosphere of Optimism.
Thus in New York the circula-
ton correspondent finds on the
whole an atmosphere Of optimism.
Even the business recession is
thought here in the innermost
business circles to have ultimate
highly beneficial results. There Is
pessimism as to certain small Inn
mediate aspects of business. There
is absolute optimism as to its ulti-
mate large aspects.
Meanwhile, additionally. there is
the New York gertrude. in New
York's highest regions. about Cool
idge. Coolidge is right and Coolidge
will be reelected. That is the
New York financial central's view.
Other parts Of the country may
worry this way or that way. New
York at it's core and at it's top is
quite satisfied and quite confident
both about business and about poll.
tics.