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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-18

WYE have all been hearing a great w deal about the effect which
 the Dawes plan for the payment of reparations by Germany will have upon Europe and America, what it will mean to world business and if nance. But not many of us, if asked, could give brief, clear idea of what the plan really is, what it requires of Germany.
 Shorn of many details and modified tions, the plan appears to be a prac- ticable method of extracting the larg- est possible yearly pigments from Germany. Above are shown the amounts to be paid. After the fifth year, any sum higher than the mini mum payment of $625, 100000 is to be determined by an index of German pros perity.
 Other main features of the plan, in brief, are:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-18
ADVANCE IN BOND
 PRICES CHECKED
Many Issues Accumulat- ed On Recent Upswing
 Are UnlOaded {

NEW YORK, June 1.-The for ward movement in bond prices which had been in progress for the past week received Its first check today when va rious issues accumulated on the recent u2swing were unloaded. Pr,oes gave way in all sections of the list, although some foreign obligations, including the ISx'lgian issues, established new 1924 higA records.
 Limited States government bonds whi yh first showed signs of reaction vest, vday, lost further ground today as evidence accumulated that the sup ply of surplus funds was growing small CT. Tieasury operations were credited with re 1ueing to soine extent the vol
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-18

ume of idle money, although not to degree that would affect money rates. Additional purchases of Liberty bonds nevertheless were discouraged and the treasury As fell back to 104,20 al- most full point below the record high level attained last week.
 The declaration of Premier Herriot of France that evacuation of the Ruhr must await fulfillment of the Dawes guarantees caused some selling of French governmental and intuition bonds which moved lower with the franc. Belgian issues, however, were strong and several South American is sues sold at the years highest levels. Bankers were preparing to offer $3,- 0O0,000 loan for the municipality of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-18
WALL STREET BRIEFS

On the strength Of the encouraging outlook in the cotton belt, railroad sta tisticians are predicting almost as good earnings this year for the St. Louis Southwestern as the excellent perform ance of 1923, when about $14.71 a share was earned on the stock. Net operat- ing income so far this year has eX- ceeded the 1923 figures. Before talk ing up the question of common stock disbursements, the management desires, 1t is said,p put the property into stronger pHald. condition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-18

NEW YORK, June 17.-Cotton firmed up after the first dip on cables and ruled steady, but especially dull. The weather was. good and private advices reported crop improvement, but this brought no selling pressure on the mar market Traders were puzzled that prices held so well, and the reasons ex- pressed were variously given. Some thought 1t was the premature hot weather in the southwest, although most people said that was doing no harm others suggested large exports, while still others said it was due to improving conditions as reflected in the better stock market and perhaps the beginning of imitation as a reason of of cheap money and our large supply of gold. The general idea, however, was that with continued improvement such as the belt as a whole has had the past week prices must yield, barring any trouble in the, southwest, should that section not get cooler weather.-John F. Clark & Go.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-18

Medellin, Colombia, which will take the form of 25-year 8 per cent dollar bonds. New Jerseys $11 900, 900 bond offering on which bids were opened to- day, commanded a substantial premium.
 Price changes of domestic corporation liens mainly were unimportant. Omis- sion of the ly-Springfield 6 per cent dividend influenced some liquidation of this per cent bonds and of other rub Der companies. Gas company issues were aided by favorable court deci- sion and Pierce-Arrow Ss jumped 4 points.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-18

make ourselves more interesting to our selves and to others. It increases out knowledge and un- derstanding of hu- man nature.
 Like most things worth while, travel costs. It costs time and it costs money. But travel, like ad- vertising, should be regarded as an in iestment rather than as an expense.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-18

NEW ORLEANS, June 17.-Cotton was a shade lower in the early trad ing Tuesday, with trading dull. Liver pool was l to 8 penny points worse than due. It was said some shorts were covering in the Liverpool market on weather reports from this country The temperatures continued high in the west, and this was used to in- crease crop apprehension as yesterday. Some private reports indicated further deterioration in Texas and some said the hot spell in the west was broken. Lice and grasshoppers around Dallas were given as the cause of rather serious condition in that section. The eastern belt has improved in the last 10 days. Cotton goods remained pessi- mistic, with trading quiet. Yarn prices were easier There was a report of southern mills selling raw cotton to merchants for export to Russia and the continent. Late yesterday there was rumor southern mill cotton was being shipped to New York for delivery on July. Exports continued good, Calves ton shipping out 10,159 bales today, against Il ,S02 bales last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-18
LIVE STOCK

LIVE STOCK
 NASHVILLE, Tenn, June 17.-Cat- tie: Receipts, 100. Steady; heavy steers, $7.75@s50; beef steers, $7@750; heifers, $7@7.50; cows, $6@6.50; feeders, $4.50@ $50; stockers, $3.50@6.
 Hogs: Receipts. 500. Medium and heavy hogs, 5c higher; 200 pounds and up, $7.45; 165 to 200 pounds, $7.45; 130 to 165 pounds, $6.30; pigs, $4.30@5.30; throwouts, $5.45 down.
 Sheep: Receipts, 5000. Choice lambs 25c to $1 lower; seconds, Soc lower. Choice spring lambs. $11@1A75; sec onds, $S@S.75; cull lambs, $465.50; choice fat sheep, $4Q5; medium sheep, $2@3; cull sheep, $1 down; bucks, $2.5O down.
 CINCINNATI, O., June 17.-Hogs: Receipts, 5,20O. Slow: steady to 1Oc lower; bulk, $7.65; a few at $7.70; packers and butchers, $7.65; medium $7n7.25; stags, $40425; heavy fat BOWS, S5G6.25; pigs and lights, $4.50@6.s0. .
 Cattle: Receipts, 400. Slow and weak; Calves opened soc lower; late sales, 50c to $1 lower
 Sheep: Receipts. 25OO. Steady; lambs, no market.
 CHICAGO, June 17.-Cattle: Receipts, 5000. Demand generally narrow; trade, most killing classes, dull and sluggish, barely steady; grass cows and heifers, weak to unevenly lower, canners and cutters sharing decline in instances; top matured steers, $1050. average weight, 1,293 pounds; best yearlings, $10; some 1,108-pound averages, S10.16;, price spread in beef steers very narrow, little averaging 1000 pounds or better selling under $S.50; few bullocks here eligible at $10.25 and better; yearlings, fairly numerous at S7.75@9.25; light mixed kind, downward to $7.50 and below; few grain-fed heavy cows. $7.50 and better; bulk fat cows, $4.50@6; canners and cutters, mostly $2.50@3.50; veal calves, steady to 25e lower at $9.25 downward; fairly active country demand for better grades of stockers and feeders, these kinds very scarce; most stockefs, $550 0650; some feeder steers, upward to $50 and better.
 Hogs: Receipts, SOOOO. Fairly active; strong to 10c higher; bulk good and choice 250 to -325-pound butchers, $7.35@ TAO; top, $7.45; bulk better 160 to 225- pound weight, S7Q7.so; desirable 14O to 150-pound average, largely $6,5006.90; bulk packing sows, $6.3546.65; killing pigs, strong; bulk desirable strong weights, $6Q6.25; estimated holdover, 1000.
 N Sheep: Receipts, 5000. Fat lambs and yearlings, 25c to soc lower; cull lambs, mostly soc lower; sheep. 25c lower; bulk desirable fat lambs, $15Q1550; good rangers, $15.75; few natives to city butchers, $15.75; one deck to shippers with extreme heavy sort, SIS; cull kind, $10; yearlings, upward to $13.5O; bulk, $12@13; choice lightweight fat ewes, $6; bulk desirable kind, $5655o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-18

"Sold before noon"-the usual report following a For Sale" Want Ad in The e-Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-18
TRAVEL WIDELY,
 FORBES ADVISES
Says Americans Already Have Populations As
 Globe Trotters
By E. c. FORBES

Copyright, 1924, by B. C. FOrbes)
 Travel broadens. It helps us to grow. It helps us to think. It helps us to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-18
EXTERIOR MOVEMENT

Receipts-Week. 26 73O season. 6,6sl .S63. EEports-Week. 3sl34: season. 5.336,l72.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-18

eEsoRIs AsD IRAxEL
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-18

RESORTS AND IaAvEt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-18

Bryan finds many members of divi- sions, regiments and companies are anxi- ous to arrange tours whereby they may reunion on French soil. The plan is to have the veteran go of his own initiative and at his own expense. There will be no appeal for financial help. The only appeal will be to enl- ployers to cooperate with the veteran so his vacation may fit one of the scheduled tours
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-18

FAKTs--An kinds of parts for Gny make
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-18

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Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1924-02-07
PRIMARY FOR
BEN HILL SET
FOR MARCH 10
Presidential Candidates and Off
GERS Of County Be Nominated

March 10Th was adopted as the date
on which the Ben Hill County prim-
airy election will be held, at a meet
ing OF the county executive commit
tee last Saturday at the Court House
The meeting was attended by Chair
man J: d. Dorminey, M. Dickson, G.
"A. Roberts, Thorpe Fitzgerald, J.H.F
oung and L. Robtzsch, members of
the committee. Two consecutive grand
Juries OF the county, having recon-
mended the adoption of the Australian
Ballot System, the committee voted to
hold the election under the adopted
state law, being only slight change
from the voluntary adopted system in
vogue in this county for the past II
years. Under the rules of the COM
mittee adopted, the candidate receiv-
ing the largest number of votes will
be declared the nominee, obviating the
necessity of rum over race.
Candidates must register with Chair
man J. D. Dorminey by February l8,
at 600 ?. M. and pay the following
fees respectively:
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1924-02-07
Geo. Davis Cleared
Of Conspiracy Charge
No Liquor Found On Premises,
Sheriff Dorminey Testifies

U. S. Commissioner 0. L. Garret
at Waycross, released Geo. Davis at
the hearing at Waycross last Friday,
when the case made against Davis for
conspiracy to violate the Federal pro-
hibition law, was heard.
The evidence of the Federal agents
making the case was to the effect that
the circumstances surrounding the
pool room kept by Geo. Davis and
the accumulations of empty whisky
bottles on his premises in connection
with the delivery of liquor to one of
their agents in the pool noom was
sufficient to bind Davis over to the
Federal Jury. Attorney Chas. Busse1
who represented Davis, secured from
Sheriff Dorminey, who was subpoen-
ed as a witness for the government,
the admission that on several occasions
he had searched the premises of Da-
Wis for liquor and that he had at no
time found any during these raids and
that so far as he could see the accu-
mutations of empty bottles were about
the same as had been noted on the
previous raids.
Silas Dixon, who was charged at
the same time with violation of the
prohibition law, waived examination
and was bound over to the Federal
Grand Jury, as were also J. H. Perry
and w. H. Rye and the two negroes
Jim Leah and Walter Willis, arrested
by the Federal agents on the same
raids
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1924-02-07
TRUCK GROWERS
0RGAN|z-
ALTON IN COUNTY
President Bowen Appeals To The
Farmers for Diversified Crops

Responding to an invitation sent out
! by the Chamber of Commerce abo,,t
seventy-f1ve farmers, among them
quite a number of co1ored people, met
at the Chamber of Commerce Saturday
afternoon, when President VIM. R.
Bowen made direct appeal for diver
slfied farming and especially the feast
billty OF growing vegetables for ex-
port shipment.
Mr.. Bowen gave number of illus
tratlons from nearby counties. where
farmers IN recent years have made
quite a success ir growing tomatoes
ard cucutnbers ano other truck. dem
onstratlng the value of cooperative
marketing and growing agreed acreage
OF these products, to enable carload
shipments being made.
The project was thoroughly discus
sed and sixty-five acres of tomatoes
subscribed by those present, which is
| expected to be increased to one hun
dred acres or more, by solicitation,
among. their neighbors. Seed. fertili-
zer ana crates are to be bought CO.
operatively and the sale of the crops
made through committee of Their
members.
An organization was perfected with
] the election of J. N. Swearingen, pres
ident; S. G. Pryor, Sr., vice-p president;
{. T. Owens, Secretary and H. H.
James, Treasurer. The following
farmers, present, joined the organiza-
ton: G w Brannon, J. N. Swearin-
gen, A ] Sword, H G McDaniels, H.
r. Peavy, A. Ritchie, c L Prescott,
w M Williams, DR.. J M Luke, j.
H. Stuart, ] D Bishop, S G. Pryor,
Sr., H T Troup, H H James, M E
Mum, A M Powell, o P Rodgers, E.
X. Pedrick, ] A Bond, ] P McSwain,
S E Booker, w R Dorminey, R /
Bishop, Dykes, M A Morris, R L
Porterfield, H K Sigh, E c Pope,
and Mrs. jamie Moore.
The Livingston Globe and the June
q, Pink Tomatoes were selected as the
4, varieties to be planted, each farmer
agreeing to use 1856 fertilizer from
500 to 1000 pounds to the acre.
The next meeting will be held at
the Chamber of Commerce Saturday,
: Feb. 9th at 800 P. M. when an execu
tive committee and board of directors
will be elected
| The coloted farmers present agreed
to organize a similar organization
among their own race and cooperate
in planting and marketing similar
crops and to work in conjunction with
the white truck growers. Those pres
ent and forming the neuclus of the
colored truck growers organization
were. Joe Everett, Geo. Benjamin, w.
H.. Williams, Geo. Ray, Hester Bois-
balm, Lizzie Rogers, Newly Camphill,
Frank Camphill and F l. Coffee.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1924-02-07
Pool Room Ordinance
Passed By Council
Limits Hours from 6 A. M. to 7
P. NJ; Has Other Restrictions

By unanimous vote of the nine
councilmen present at the meeting of
the administration Monday night, the
pool room ordinance, presented at its
previous meeting by the license COM
mittee of the Council, was passed and
is now the law of the city.
Besides confining the hours during
which the pool rooms may be operat-
ed to 6 A. M. to 7 P. M. certain other
restrictions are noted, with which it is
intended to either close the operation
of these places or if operated, to min
imIze their bad effect upon its patrons.
Screen or curtains or other obstruc-
tpns from giving full view from the
front of the building to the premises,
are prohibited as heretofore and spe-
cial emphasis is placed upon the OBJ
servance of the State law in re to al
lowing minors in the place of business.
The license fee was fixed at the same
rate as the previous year, of $3.50 for
each room so operated.
Besides Mayor ]. H. Mayes, the
following aldermen were present: D.
E. Griffin, Burr Stokoe, Clayton Jay,
Lacy Ennis, Frank Ward, D. L. Mar
tin, J. H. Benton, Harley Milton and
S. E. Burns.
One Pool Room Remains
~. ). Rhorer has filed application
with proper bond affixed to continue
the operation of his pool room, three
others have discontinued operation.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1924-02-07
AZ MEN ENTOMBED
IN MILFORD NINE:
CAVE-IN is CAUSE

DULUTH, Mimi, Feb. 5-Forty-
two men are believed to be entombed
in the Milford mine near Crosby,
Mimi, according to reports reaching
here late today 1t was said cave-in
had caused flood of water that filled
section of the mine in less than ten
minutes.
1t was reported that 48 men were
in the eastern section of the mine,
where the cave-in occurred when the
accident happened Six of them reach
ed the surface few moments later.
Special equipment was sent to the
scene by the White Marsh Mining
Company, owners Of the mine, which
IS OF magnanese ore. 1t is located on
the Guyana range.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1924-02-07
GREAT AMERICAN
MADE OBJECT 0F
SIMPLE FUNERAL
President Coolidge Attended Services
Held at Wilson Residence

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6-Woodrow
Wilson passed forever TODAY from the
world stage where once he lowered
commanding figure. In the sacred
privacy OF his home the last rights
were said-as simple as the faith of
the. man himself in the goodness of
God. Only the presence of the Pres
ident and few who were his colleagues
IN his days of greatness and the quiet
thousands waiting outside under win
try skies for humble share, marked
this as the funeral of the great man.
There was a formal tone in the ca
thedral service which followed. There
III the chapel that gives the entrance
vault OF entombment were gathered
dignatarles of governments and men
OF place and power in America.
The organ note and the pealing voic
es of the choir added touch of GER
emony to the brief religious exercises.
but at the very last the dead passed
again into the keeping of the nearest
and dearest who alone might watch
over his ento1nbment and hear the re-
signed faith of the commital service
uttered.
The nations that share the last mo-
ment only stand on the silent outside
OF the tomb receiving the keeping of
the great American.
During the funeral services the busv
te of the nation stood at pause as
elsewhere over America men did their
last honor to the dead. Druming guns
OF sorrow echoed from the distant hills
where Fort Myer lies, guns that her
aided the dark, cloud-wrappedi COM
ing of the day with a sombre Glamour
OF salute to the dead commander.
wherever the flag flew, above ship or
fort, half-masted in token of the ma
tion's loss, they proclaimed the sor-
row of the people.
About the stricken home and at the
cathedral were massed flowers and
wreaths that came pouring in TODAY.
from every nearby city and town, both
formal pieces and many simple clust-
ers. The story of the greatness of
the man whose last earthly moment
they marked was written on the cards.
There were great names among them
those of kings and presidents, and
Others in whose keeping is the destiny
of civilization.
Simple Religious Services
Simple, yet stately religious services
in Bethlehem Chapel, Washington Ca
thedral, marked the entombment of
Woodrow Wilson today. The service
was conducted by Bishop James E.
Freeman of the Episcopal Diocese in
Washington, in association with Rev.
James H: Taylor, pastor of the Cen
tral Presbyterian church, Washington
and Rev. Sylvester Beach of Prince
ton, N. j., the two Presbyterian min
listers under whom Mr.. Wilson wor-'
shipped during his life in Washington
and Princeton.
The services began with Chopin's
funeral march, followed by the read
ing of St. John XI: Is, 26, by the
bishop. Other quotations followed in
cluling the 39th Psalm. The lesson was
taken from First Corinthians XIV 20.
The services were CONCLUDED with prav
ers by the ministers.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1924-02-07

Fire Department Has
Busy Day Saturday
Six Fires in Nine Hours Keep Fire
Ladies' on Run: Not Well Pleas
ed With New Truck

Beginning at about two o'clock Sat-
urday afternoon, the Fire Department
answered six calls before thew called
1t day, and quit. With their usual
qulckness and dispatch thew exiting
uished the first four with practically
no loss whatsoever The fifth was
out on their arrival, and the sixth
| was total loss because of needed
! equipment on the new apparatus.
| At two O'Clock they were called TO
/ol East Altamaha street where the
root was in flames. They soon had
TINS under control, but were still ON
the scene finishing their work. when
the second alarm, about 2.15, came in
and one truck left for the scene of the
alarm in the 700 block on East ST.
vance. This was roof fire also but
was quickly put out witt very little
damage.
Then they returned to the station
and upon their arrival found that there
was yet no rest for them, as there was
call to the 500 block on East Tessa-
mine waiting for them. This was a
trash fire and was soon extinpuished
This made four fires in LITTLE less
than one hour.
At SIS call came for the depart
ment for Ala E. Lemon street which
upon their arrival there, they found had
already been extinguished.
No Water; House DESTROYED
Then as a elimination of the davis
work, they were called to 400 E. Ohio
pee ST. about lois The entire roof
OF the house was in flames. and as the
fire was beyond the water limits. and
the one chemical tank on the old
truck was unable to cope with the
fire the department saved what furn-
lture they could, and prevented the
adjoining house from catching fire.
ne property was estimated at $1,000
and there was approximately S1OOI
worth OF furniture saved
upon interviewing the Fire Chief
after the fires, he stated that the new
truck was not the kind of truck most
needed, and gave the Leaders report
er copy of his recommendations for
1928 and 1924 regarding a newtruck,
which are as follows:
Cadillac Unfit for Service
will again call your attention to
the Cadillac truck which has about
served it's usefulness as a fire truck
and on the other hand has we'll paid
for itself, being a 1911 model and pur-
chased by the city in Feb 1916.
Il think a new truck SHOULD be
purchased, not an expensive truck,
however, but one best suited for our
particular needs I would suggest
truck with plenty of ladders including
one IS or 40 foot extension ladder.
a hose capacity of from $50 to 1000
feet and one IS or 40 gallon chemical
tank. Also racks for 10 or II buckets,
and other necessary equipment that
go with truck of this kind. I trust
you will give this matter careful con-
ssideration, as truck of this kind would
be very valuable. especially in the
sections of the city where there is no
water protection
New Truck Lacks Needed Equipment
When asked why this kind of
truck was purchased the Chief stated |
that he did not think that anyone
could answer that question He said |
pointing at the new apparatus chat
might look like a truck but it's long |
ways from being what we wanted, and |
need, as my recommendations will |
show"