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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-11

of July amounted to All, ,000 bales. It put the anticipated total up to 12,- 351 900 bales. Prices were somewhat lower. The development was construc- tive, as far as the textile industry is concerned, as large crop at moder- ate prices is neded to stimulate con sumers' buying of cloth and clothing.
 Fresh cuts in oil prices were taken as showing that the industry still is em- barrassed by excessive production, con- sumption being good.
 Both the Dun and Bradstreet in- .dexes of commodity prices rose appre- ciably during July. Rallies in the rrice of farm proudcts were chiefly re- sponsible. Prices of industrial commod- ties were steadier, but displayed lit- tie positive strength.
 Strength in the foreign exchanges called attention to the firmer money market at London and to the progress made in the separations negotiations. The Bank of England rate has not been marked up, but the commercial banks have advanced their rates to make the official rate more effective.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-11
LABEL MONTH
 SET BY LABOR
3O,OOO Unions To Take Part In Movement, Woll
 Announces

ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. 10.-The executive council of the American Federation of Labor today designated the month beginning August 9 union label month," and ordered the organiza- ton of a nationwide drive for prOmos tion of the purchase of union made goods.
 Thirty thousand local unions affiliat- ed with the American Federation of Labor were notified to assign upward of 100000 committeeman to promote the drive. A test, to be published by the locals of manufacturers using labels. was broadcast with the notices.
 '"This was the biggest movement of its kind in our history" decalerd Math- ew Wool, vice president of the council and it's spokesman.
 Tt will be tremendous effort to bring together for the support of union label products the full purchasing power of the 100000 members of the American Federation of Labory their friends and sympathizers. We look for far-reaching results"
 The designation of "union label months" was the last important act of the executive councils annual session. Its Il members, presided over by Samuel Gompers, began tonight to 6is- perse. MT. Gompers, with several members of the council, will remain here for few days disposing of routine matters and conducting hearings on jurisdictional disputes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-11
YOUNTS TALK. ON
 CREDIT BUSINESS
National Bureau Director Speaks At Huntsville
 Meeting
Tennessee Valley Bureaul

HUNTSVILLE, Ala, Aug. It, Special. )-That the bulk of the na- tiofi's business is done on credit and that there is more money in the credit business than is earned by the cash stores was claimed last night by c. F. Younts, field director of the National Retail Credit Mems bureau, in an ad- dress at a dinner given in the Hotel Twickenham by the Junior Chamber of Commerce. MT. Younts told of the turn-overs passible in 30-day charge ac- counts and maintained that much more business can be done on this basis and much better profits made than by con- lining all sales to a cash basis. He urged that ever firm should have a credit man in charge of the credit busi- ness and this man should keep posted on all persons through the local credit agency in order to withhold credit from those who do not pay their bills promptly.
 Red Spider Appears-Reports from various parts of Madison county have reached farm bureau headquarters to the effect that the red spider has ap- peared in the cotton fields. Very little damage has been done so far, but the second general ton of spiders is expected JO OC huCA tliC HI dIu in that event the damage may become serious. Farmers are being advised to prepare for drastic efforts to over come the pest when it shows up in larger numbers.
 New Firm PrOgressing-The Falk- vile National Farm Loan association, which entered business in Madison county about a month ago, has al- ready favorably acted upon applications for $100,OO0 of loans on farm lands and has applications spending for $500,- 900 additional, according to a state ment of the management.
 AlmOn Is er-Congressman Ed B. Almon of the Eighth district was principal speaker at big barbecue at Owens X Roads yesterday and Dr. John W. Abercrombie was the speakers ta barbecue at Gurley. The barbecue season is on in full blast and more of them are being given in Madison county than in any previous year ex- cept when there is a political cam paign of unusual interest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-11

continues, means the relation between wholesale and lat the farm" prices which prevailed before the war will pre- vail again. One of the lesser complaints of the farmer in recent years, in fact, has been that he has not received sufficiently large proportion of the final price oi his products. In other words, many farmers have felt that they were being given too little of the money paid fol food in the retail market.
 Whether such claims have been en tirely justified or not, it is certain that the upward trend of "at the farm prices will help the farmer satisfy some of his accumulated and long-deferred needs. In the meantime, as long as ''ai wholesale" prices do not advance pro portionately, this betterment of the farmers condition is not entirely at the general nublic's expense.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-11
ENSLEY SCHOOL WORKTO BEGIN
Church Re1nodeling Will Start Monday-COn-
 tract Is Awarded
lEnsIaY Rurean.l

Work on the Ensley Baptist church, which will form the neuclus for the .Ensley1 Howard high school, will begin Monday. A contract has been award ed by Prof. Ernest E. Cox for the re- modelling, and it is expected that every detail will be in readiness for the open ing September 9. The building, which is now used for offices and Sunday school rooms, will be renovated, and when completed will be used as class rooms and offices and living quarters for MT. Cox. The Sunday school room of the church will be remodeled and will be used for class rooms.
 Prof. Cox plans to have everything in readiness for the opening of school September 9. A number. of students have enrolled already.
 The Baptist congregation, in order to obtain the school, gave the proper ty valued at least $35, 900, and resi- dents of Ensley have subscribed sub stantial sum as community gift to the school. It is believed that a build- ing will be erected next year at cost of more than .$1O0, 900 and that the modest beginning in 1924 will result in one of the best prep schools in the state being founded here.
 Dr. Dawson Speaks-Dr. J. c. Daw- son, president of Howard college, was a visitor to Ensley Sunday and deliver ed a sermon at the First Baptist church. He was greeted by a large congregation. Dr. Dawson has mani fested the deepest friendship for Ems ley by the influence he exercised in get ting the Howard high school for this community, and he has won hundreds of friends by his interest in Ensley.
 Speakers in the interest of Monte vallo appeared before the various San day school classes of Ensley, Pratt City and Wylam Sunday, explaining the plans for the drive to hundreds of men who attend the Bible classes. The speakers, under the direction of 0. o. Johnson, Mrs. Peyton Eubanks and P. H. Tyler, will continue their work dur ing the remainder of this week.
 MasOns To Meet-Ensley Chapter 120, Royal Arch Masons, will meet in regular convocation Monday night at 2 80 o'clock in the Masonic temple.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-11
PETITIONS IN RANKRUPTCY

J. c. Embry, 1502 Twenty-nlnth street, north, city, August 2, 1924; No. 21391 liabilities, $4,S61.45; assets, $65Oi attorney, Herbert J. Ward.
 H. ". Hays, 31s0 Eighth avenue. north. city. August 4. 1924; No. 21s92; liabili- $50; money due. $60; total assets, $13S attorney, T. A. Murphree.
 James Taylor, 619 Twentyfifth street, Bessemer, Ala. August 5, 1924; No. 21S93; liabilities, S144; assets, s1S; attorneys.
 Henry Collins, 27O5 Twenty third ave- | nue, city, August 5, 1924; No, 21ss4; lia- bilities, $l21 assets, $50; employed by L. & N. R. R. Co.,; attorney, Powell & Powell. 5. 1924, No. sls95; liabilities. &7l164; real estate, $500 attorney, Roland J. Hay
 Earl Head. Third avenue. Twenty first street. Bessemer. Ala, August T. 1s24; No. 21396; liabilities, $125; assets $1O; employed by T.. c. l. Co.i attorneys. Mathews Mathews.
 J. ". Christian. 1914 Avenue F, Ems ley, Ala, August T. 1924; No. 2tss7; lia- billties. $1s475; assets. 75 cents; attOr-
 T. E. stephens. Boyles, Ala. August T. i924; No. 21ssS; liabilities, s252.22; as- sets, $76, wages; attorney, James M. Rus
 Wyman ". Cox, 1s5 Second street, city. August 2, 1924; No. 21399; liabilities, s2S3.S0; wearing apparel, S25; wages, s45i total assests, S70.s0 attorneys, Doug
 Rufus Darling. 251o Gladstone avenue, Bessemer, Ala, August ', 1924; No. 21400; liabilities, SIP assets. SEQ; employed by Sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron company; attorney, none.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-11
EUROPE ABSORBS
 MORE U. s. TAGS
Increased Demand For American
 Tobacco Is Noted
iRx Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1O.--Ameri- can ingenuity, in developing the European taste away from Turkish brands of tobacco in favor of fhe American product, has developed q great field for the sale of American tobacco in foreign countries.
 T. L. Hughes, chief of the tobacco section. of the commerce department, in a statement summarizing his ob- servations on a recent tour of Il European countries, said he found a greatly increased demand for cigarettes. Consumption, he explained, had increas- ed in Germany from 12 billion in 1913 to g billion in 1923. The increase ir other countries has been proportional America produces about 35 per cent o l the worlds total tobaeco crop.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-11
NOTICE TO PROPERTY
 OWNERS

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
 Notice is hereby given that the as- sessment roll or list, prepared in &C., eordance with the law in such cases, made and provided under an ordinance entitled Improvement Ordinance No. 290-D: An Ordinance to provide for certain improvements on 59th street, south, from the south property line of 9th Court, south, to the north curb line of 9th avenue, south, and on 7th avenue, south, from the east property line of 57th street, south, to the west property line of 18th street, south" l" adopted June 23, 1928, and confirmed on July IT, 1928, by the Commission of the City of Birmingham, has been de- livered to me and is open for inspec- tion in the office of the City Comp tFoller, the person authorized to make collections of assessments for improve ments constructed under said ordi- nance, and that the Commission of the City of Birmingham will meet on the End day of September, 1924, in the Council Chamber of the City Hall of Birmingham, at 10 o'clock, a. m., to hear any objections, protests or de- lenses that may be filed to such pro- posed assessments, or the amount thereof.
 The general character of the im- provements constructed under said ordinance consists of certain grading sidewalks and combined curb and gutter paving.
 The streets, avenue, alleys or other highways or portions thereof along which said improvements have been constructed and tha terminal noints of said improvements are as follows, to-wit: On 59th street, south, from the south property line of 9th Court, avenue, south, and on 7th avenue, south, from the east property line of 57th street, south, to the west property line of 59th street, south.
 [. P. GRAY, City Clerk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-11
STEEL MAINTAINS SLIGHT INCREASE
 IN PRODUCTION
Real Revival Awaits Gen eral Recovery In
 Other Lines
tBy Associated Pressl

NEW YORK, Aug. 1O.-Profit talk ing in the markets and reports of q further slight improvement in industry divided attention in business and finan cial quarters during the past week with continued ease in money and eneour- aging reports from the London con ference.
 The cheapness of money was empha. sized by fresh reduction in the redis- count rate of the Federal Reserve bank at New York, the new rate of 3 per cent comparing with one of N315 per cent that had existed since June 12. As the member banks at New York are nearly out of debt at the reserve institution and as the official rate was above the market, the. reduction did not have much effect on the open mar ket conditions. 1t was interpreted as indicating a belief that no early or sud- den firming-up in rates is likely.
 Reports from the steel industry re- vealed maintenance of the slight i'm provement in production and buying that began in the latter half of July. Output for the industry as q whole was in excess of 1s45 per cent of ca- pacity. The trade reviews indicated that the pick up that occurred was chiefly because of the reduction in stocks in consumers hands.
 No great improvement is anticipated until revival occurs in other lines of industry. Steel prizes continue soft, desirable orders drawiiIg out fresh con sessions from the manufacturers. Car loadings continued to hold to a fairly even level. The totA for the week ended July 20 was 92B, ,OOO, which was slightly smaller than that for the week before and some 115,OOO below the to- tai for the corresponding week of last year.
 The statistics revealed a materially increased movement of grains, which was a natural response to the better conditions that now prevail in the grain markets. Grain prices were subject to considerable Fluctuations with hedg- ing sales a restraining factor. Values nevertheless, were we'll maintained with the September future holdings around $1.30. This occurred despite a gov eminent crop report dhat graised the previous months estimate by "A 100000 bushels.
 Cotton SlipssA Bit
 The government report on the cot ton crop also placed the yield at a high CT figure. Here the increase in the estimate during the last two weeks
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-11
THE WEATHER

Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi; Part thundershowers in south portion Monday
 Virginia; Fair and somewhat cooler Monday Tuesday increasing cloudiness. with moderate temperature.
 South Caroline: Partly cloudy Mon day and Tuesday; probably scattered thundershowers Monday,
 Florida and extreme northwest Florida: Partly cloudy with widely scattered thun- dershowers. Monday and Tuesday.
 Tennessee: Fair Monday and probably mostly cloudy, possibly local thunder showers; not much change in tempera- ture.
 Louisiana: Monday and Tuesday part ly cloudy.
 Arkansas: Monday and Tuesday part ly cloudy, little change in temperature.
 Oklahoma: Monday scattered showers; Tuesday. partly cloudy; little change in
 East Texas: Monday and Tuesday part
 West Texas: Monday and Tuesday part ly cloudy, probably scattered showers in east portion.
 Illinois: Showers Monday; Tuesday part lly cloudy, not much change in tempera- ture.
 Missouri: Partly cloudy Monday and Tuesday with probably occasional showers, not much change in temperature.
 Summary of observations made Ht sta- lions of the United States Weather Bu- reau, during the 24 hours ending at ' D. m., S0th meridian time. August 10:-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-11

T7HE present year has witnessed a
 significant trend in connection
 with the prices of farm products. This is shown in the cnart above. From a point A per cent above 1913 levels in January, the price of farm products at wholesale has declined, to a point 34 per cent higher than 1913. On the other hand, the price of farm products at the farm has advanced from point 10 per cent above 1913 prices in Jan- uary to 22 per cent.
 Thus these two lines nave shown a distinct tendency to converge. Such a tendency means only one thing--that the farmer has in recent months been re- ceiving a better price for his products while wholesalers have been receiving a lower price for the same goods. And furthermore, the coming together grad ua1ly of these two lines, if the tendency
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-11
TEXANS ACCEPT GALL

LOTHIAN, Ala, Aug. 10.-(Special Leased Wire. )-The pulpit committee of the First Baptist church has re- ceived q telegram from Dr. H. c. Bass of Terrell, Texas, definitely accepting the call to the pastorate of the church unanimously extended him July 24. He is expected to reach Dothan the lat ter part of this month with his family and will begin active charge of the pas torate with the first Sunday in Sep tember.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-11
OLD PROPERTY SOLD

Purchase of the Alberta Martin and
 Bradley estate was announced Satur- day by H. l.. Sudduth of the Sudduth
 Realty company. The two estates are old Alabama landmarks and together are said to consist of about sixty acres. This property lies between Nineteenth and Twenty streets and Fifteenth and Seventeenth avenues, adjacent to the section known as Druid Hills. The estates will be divided into modern homes ads, according to announce
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-11
WILLIAMS RETURNS

A. J. Williams, said to be one of the best scientific embalmers in the south, Sunday went to his old position with the Johns Undertaking company, after having been connected in a similar ca- pacity at Selma.
 Mir. Williams left the service of the Johns Undertaking company eighteen shove of his hands he tossed himself off the cornice and crashed to the side walk among the neighbors, dead.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-11
LOCAL DATA
NVHNna

East Gulf: Gentle to moderate varia- bic and weather partly overcast Monday.
 West Gulf: Moderate southwest and south and weather generally fair Monday.
 Caribbean Sea and Windward Passage: Moderate variable and weather partly oveI cast with local rains Monday.
 Sandy Hook to Hatteras Moderate shifting becoming northerIy and weather ganGrally gair Monday.
 4 atteras to Florida Straits: Gentie tn moderate variable and weather partly overcast Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-11
TO HONOR FRENCH
Portland Oregon To Place Statue Of
 Joan Of Arc

PORTLAND, Ore, Aug. 10.--The statue of. Joan of Arc by Fremiet, ordered last January by Dr. Henry Waldo Coe, of this city, to be placed in a park here as a tribute to the French pioneers who helped to settle Oregon, has been completed in Paris at the foundry of F. Bafbedienne, famous caster of bronzes, according to infor- nation received here. The statue is a full-sized reproduction of the Fremiet statue at the Place des Pyrimids in Paris, aud, like the original, is finished in gold leaf.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-11
THTrs TIT EOES

Many persons have planned to take their vacations late in the season to avoid the rush of people taking their vacations early in the season to avoid the rush.-Boston Transcript.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-11

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-11

Summary of observations made Nat sta- lions of the United States Weather Bu- reau, during the 24 hours ending at
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-11

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New Britain herald., 1924-10-24
OKLAHOMA VOTING LISTS QUESTIONED Federal Jury to Hear Charges
 Of Fraud

Tulsa, Okla, Oct. 24.-FederaI grand jury investigation into alleged refusal of certain Oklahoma regis trars to permit negro voters to regis ters for the general election will be ordered by +. E. Kennamer, federal district judge, he announced from the bench here yesterday after a hearing on 8 mandamus writ seek ing to compel Okfuskee county regis trars to register negroes. The court denied the writ on ground of lacl Of Jurisdiction.
 In making the announcement Judge Kennamer declared there is conspiracy in the state capitol and the state election board to deny the right of voting to certain citi- zens because of race or color" He further asserted that the power of the United States government will be invoked to see that someone goes 60 the penitentiary for denying the right to vote to any citizen or class of citizens" and charged that Fin some precincts registrars go around and find only those voters 10 register whom they know will vote right"
 Judge Kennamer also charged that negro had virtually no chance to get his suffrage rights through ap- peal to the state supreme court.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-24
DEMOCRATIC TICKET
 INVITES QUIzzING
(Continued from First Page.)

Mir. Casale's talk was devoted ar- most entirely to a discussion of the compensation laws. He pointed out that man who is incapacitated while at work does not draw com pensation until he has been out of work for one week, unless the ail- ment is of 30 days duration or more. He claimed this is unfair and promised to work for a change that would require payment from the date of injury.
 He called attention to the re- marks of a woman speaker who ad- dressed a Republican rally in this city several weeks ago and who said: "Who is Charlie Bryan? Charlie Bryan was at one time butcher, and later in his life sold cigars. Now this butcher and cigar salesman wants to be vice president of the United States" Mr. Casale said he had read the constitution very carefully and has yet to find any article therein which says a butcher or a cigar salesman or any laborer cannot be the vice president of the United States.
 Candidate Casale alleged that un- der the state Republican adminis- tration, valuable water rights, the property of the people of the State of Connecticut, were handed out to corporate interests without charge. Conservation of the water rights was the aim of the Democratic party, he told the gathering. In concluding his talk. Attorney Casale said he was particularly interested in the compensation act and hoped for reply from his Republican opponent as to where he stands on the pro- posed change.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-24
37 MILLION HAS '
 BEEN INVESTED
By Jews in Palestine Since It
 Has Been Occupied

Geneva, Oct. 9i.-Not less than sS7,0Oo,0Q0 has been invested in Palestine by Jews, from the time the country was first occupied by the British until today, according 10 the first report submitted by the Zionist organization, acting under article 1 of tho dandato as tho Jewish agency, to the mandates copmission of the League of Nations at its fifth scs- sion.
 The report which represents a unique document in Jewish as well as international history, shows that the investments in Palestine mclud- ed those made by the Zionist organ i2ation, the Kcren Hayesod, the Jew ish national fund and private Jewish investors.
 It is pointed out that the Jewish population of paIH5t'ue is now more than 100000. From the trgrnning of the British occupation to lcptcm- ber, 1924, 3S.G0O Jews cntl:eI PalCs- tine, including 5000 returned pre- war residents the report says.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-24
TALK ON MANAGEMENT
Engineers and Civic Organizations Join in Meeting to he Held To- night at State Trade SchCoI.

Members Of the Rotary Iiousi Xii wanjs clubs, Chamber Of Commerce and thr Hartford City Engineers club will moot with the New Britain branch of 'he American Society Of Mechanical Engineers this evening at the state trade school 10 hear a lecture by Charles E. Stevenson, on 'Budgeting for Better Manago cement" '"
 Mir. Stevenson will be the guest oL the ~eXecu;iye committee Of inc A. s M. l., and the heads of the various organizations at a dinner 10 be served at 6:30 o'clock in the Burritt hotel The meeting will start at S o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-24
KILLED BY TRAIN.

New York. Oct 24.-Deteclives in vestigating the death or Morris H. Robinson, who was killed by New York Central train at the 125th street station yesterday, are of the opinion that the man was drawn to his death by the suction ol the train as he was standing on the station platform. Robinson was starting on as business trip to O@SiniBg when killed.
Palisadian., 1924-06-27
Victims of Battleship Explosion Being Landed

Scene in the harbOr Of San Diego
as those killed and injured In the ex-
plosion on the battleship Mississippi
were being transferred from the hos
pital ship to a tender to be carried
ashore.