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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-07

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 6.-while there Is probably more than an ample supply of American and foreign growths for the worlds requirements this season, the market at the moment is in a state of nervousness as regards the governments annual crop estimate and report on gin nings to Dec. 1. All cotton future mar kets will suspend trading for 20 minutes next Monday, bureau day, or from five minutes before the report Is received until 15 minutes after receipt of the report, when trading will be resumed on call beginning at December and continuing through the list. After the call is over general trading will follow. If the governments returns indicate a production of 13,300,000 bales or more, the market may, decline, especially if ginnings are very heavy, probably ad- vance if 13, 100000 bales or less, particu larly if ginnings are smaller than eX- pected.
 Because of the indicated ample sup plies of raw cotton for this season the market. after the bureau report has had it's effect, will probably be dominated mainly by the character of the trade demand to be expected in the future. Meantime traders will have to reckon with public sentiment, which is bullish in nearly all speculative markets be- cause of general trade Improvement H. Ss B. Beer to J. F. Willingham & Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-07

Foreign debts will be paid. The Pres ident expects the $12,000, ,0O0, ,OOO owed us by foreign governments to be paid. As these debts are funded and gradually paid off the income will constitute further relief for American taxpayers,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-07
The First National Bank nE AL

Statement October 10th, 1924
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-07

c. A. Spreckles, chairman of the Fed edal Sugar Refining company, said to- day on his departurSs for Europe that the price of raw sugar was more than a cent pound too high and that he ex- pected a scale down of at least one cent within the next 30 days. "The world crop this year ought to be about 3,O0O,00O tons larger than last year, when there was a rry-over," he said. "In order that this 100000 tons be ab- sorbed, the price must be sufficiently low to be attractive, which Is not the case at present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-07

CINCINNATI, O., Dec. 6.-Hogs: Re- ceipts 2000, steady to 10c lower; heavies, $9.25; packers and butchers, $9.O0@915; a few $9.25; medium, $S.OOQS.25; stags, $5.0095.75; heavy fat sows, $5.OOQ80O; pigs and lights, $6@7
 Cattle: Receipts $50, slow and steady; calves steady; medium and common grades dull.
 Sheep: Receipts 75, steady; lambs steady.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-07
WALL STREET BRIEFS

The report of the Virginia Carolina Chemical company for the year ended May 31, 1924, shows a deficit of $5,313, 733 after interest but before depreciation, compared with a deficit of $2,S94,327 after depreciation in the previous year. Net loss was $1,822, ,290 in contrast to profit of $6O3,473 the year before. Total surplus was $6,142,970 against $19, IA, 2,347. Deductions of $2,5S0,530 as special pro- vision for doubtful account prior to May 31, 1923; adjustment of interest on retirement of old bonds, depreciation of investments and miscella- neous adjustments left profit and loss surplus of s, 3,729,0 ,053.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-07
Men And Markets
 D.. VI " n
By P. F. B.

The legislative program as outlined in the Presidents message to the present congress contains several blanks of in terest to the business and financial worlds,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-07

The Southern railway has ordered 45,- 900 tons of rails from the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company and 5000 tons divided between Bethlehem Steel and Illinois Steel. Baldwin Loco- motive works has received an order for four oil burning locomotives from the Great Northern.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-07

Foreign relations are better than at any time during the past 12 years and with the Dawes plan in operation the recovery of Europe is really begun. As economic Improvements are realized and trade recovers in Europe the United States will benfit by increased trade.
The Colorado statesman., 1924-01-05
Plans to Speed Up the Patent Office

with the existing force. Every nook
and corner in the patent office building
is now used, including the ends of all
halls not used as exits.
1t is not generally known that Uncle
Sam runs the biggest 10-cent store in
the world. About 100000 printed
copies of patents are sold all over this
country each month at 10 cents apiece.
1t costs G cents each to print them,
which is one of the biggest jobs done
by the government printing office, Pub
lie Printer Carter says. He says 80
linotype machines are kept busy eight
hours day all through the year on
this work alone Patent Office printing
costs S1,000,0O0 a year, which comes
back into the treasury with at least
100000 profit.
In addition to the 100000 copies of
patents distributed every month, 2,000,-
600 copies are sent to libraries all
over this country and TO foreign coun-
tries in exchange. There are in the
patent office, subject TO sale, 50,0OO,0OO
copies of patents, which makes this
the most valuable store in Washing
ton. These have a cost value to the
government of S3OOO,OOO, and a sale
value of $5,0OO0OO.
Visitors to Washington seldom
realize that the f street entrance to
the patent office is an exact reproduc-
ton of the Parthenon.
Estimates for improvements to give
the patent office an adequate workshop
call for an appropriation of S1,000,000.
The Colorado statesman., 1924-01-05
U. S. Gets New Zealand Bird.

Among the interesting birds imported
into this country recently was "klwl'
shipped from New Zealand for the
National Geological park at Washing
ton. The biological survey of the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture issues permits for all shipments
OF foreign mammals and birds, and
inspects them when necessary in order
to protect this country from the intro
duction of species which may prove
injurious to agriculture. The kiwi.
which is native only to New Zealand,
and even there approaching extinction,
is rarely imported into the United
States. The present specimen is the
first that has been on exhibition in the
National Geological park for Is years.
The last shipment was made in jan
uary. 1906. One of the birds coming
in at that time lived two years.
The Colorado statesman., 1924-01-05
Plan New immigration Bill

Washngton.-A draft of Il new i'm
migration bill providing for selection
of immigrants abroad, for extension of
the quota restriction to all countries in
the western hemisphere and for vari-
Gus notifications of the present en-
try requirements, was sent to the
Senate and House immigration COM
mittees recently by Secretary Davis.
under whose department the Immigra-
ton bureau is administered. Mem
bers of the two committees already
have begun informal discussions re-
garding amendment of the present
law.
The Colorado statesman., 1924-01-05
Scion Opposes Arms Sale

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OPPOSE
ton to the sale of American surplus
army equipment to the Mexican gov
ernment crystallized recently in the
introduction in the House of two reso-
lutions by Representative Fairchild,
Republican, New York, intended to
block completion of the project If
possible The first resolution called
upon the State Department for full in
formation as to negotiations for the
sale to Mexico; the second would pro-
hibit government sales of arms to any
foreign government.
The Colorado statesman., 1924-01-05
A Yarn About General Sherman.

West Point and its traditions recall
story that is told of General Sher-
man when he was commanding gener-
al of the army, after the Civil war.
With several other distinguished Wis.,
itors. he made an inspection of the
West Point barracks. Finally he en-
tered a room in one of the divisions
and the two cadets occupying 1t
sprang to attention. Sherman salUted,
as is the custom, then drawled: ANY
contraband in this room?" When
neither of the cadets replied, the gen
eral. with smile on his face. stopped
down before the fireplace and, reach
ing up, removed a loose brick. Put
ting in his hand he drew forth sew
eral cigars. This was in the days
when no smoking was allowed.
Thought So" said the general. 81
used to hide 'em there myself" 1t
was Sherman's old room.
The Colorado statesman., 1924-01-05
Uncle Sam May Study Earthquakes

The outstanding purpose he de-
clared, Us to make it possible to re-
duce the loss of life and property in
great earthquakes and eliminate it en-
tirely in minor ones. The work in Cal
ifornia, standing alone, is handicapped
by the lack of investigation of SINH
lar character for the country as a
whole"
Mr.. Jones also reported that the
wire-drag survey of the inside steam
ship routes of southeastern Alaska,
begun in 1914, would be completed
next summer. Deep water channels
as far west as Cape Spencer already
have been dragged, marking the COM
pletion of one of the most important
surveying projects of the territory.
Practically all vessels bound to or
from Alaska pass through these wa
ters, and many, in the past, have been
stranded with considerable loss of life
Southern Alaska is a region of vol
canic disturbances. Islands frequently
rise up in night from the sea; others
disappear beneath the sea. The ma
tional monument, valley of Ten Thu
sand Smokes" was created when
Mount Katmai blew its lead off few
years ago.
The Colorado statesman., 1924-01-05
Moves to Ban Normand Films

Topeka.-The Kansas motion pic
ture censor board was requested by
Attorney General C. b, Griffith to bar
from the state all films in which Ma
bel Normand appears. The attorney
general in letter to the board, stat
ed that his action was taken as re-
suit of the shooting of Courtland s.
Dimes at Los Angeles by Miss Nor
mand's chauffeur and also mention of
her name in connection with the case
of William Desmond Taylor, who was
slain at Los Angeles more than year
ago.
The Colorado statesman., 1924-01-05
NATIONAL CAPITAL,
Ifft7g Iqjfi67g AFFAIRS II EH1jii8 HiiiB8
Hoover Wants Aviation and Radio Laws

nation as a whole had experienced
prosperity.
Through the huge export balances
Of the last few years we have shifted
from debtor to a creditor nation"
said Mr.. Hoover, "and the theory is
now more or less generally accepted
that our hitherto normal excess of ex-
ports over imports must ultimately
shift to an excess of imports, as we
have large balances to receive in pay.
ment of interest.
The situation in most branches of
agriculture" he continued, seems to
be gradually adjusting itself. The
partial recovery in foreign demand for
cotton has permitted a higher price
for the crop of 1923 than for that of
1922, in spite of an increase of ii per
cent in acreage and an appreciable in
crease in production.
The dairy interest in general is
prospering, the demand for dairy prod
ucts varying more than for most other
agricultural products with general
movements of prosperity and depres-
sion in industry. AS for wheat which
is the more dependent on foreign mar
kets than any other agricultural prod.
uct. and which is subject to greatly in
creased competition from Canada and
other foreign countries 1t seems neces-
sary gradually TO reduce acreage"
The Colorado statesman., 1924-01-05
A New Spoke in the Hub.

The first day at school little girl
presented herself who looked very much
like true daughter of Italy.
You're an Italian?" asked the
teacher.
"No'm," was the astonishing reply.
"But wasn't your father born in
Italy?"
"Yes'm."
"And wasn't your mother born in
Italy?"
"Yes'm."
We'll. you must be an Italian"
NOM" she answered. I'm Irish.
l was born in Boston."-Open Road.
The Colorado statesman., 1924-01-05
Encouragement of Seats in the Senate

desks, while of the best solid mahog-
any and fine examples of the cabinet
makers art have been vanished again
and again in the course of years. Dur
ing the past summer the chamber has
been done over" radically and beauti-
fully. The heavy rafters have been
removed from the ceiling, practically
doubling the lighting; new carpet
has been put down, the walls have
been cleaned and the woodwork has
been repainted. The desks have been
burned off with acids and a new dress
ing given to the wood.
Unknown to the public the older of
these desks have rich historical associ-
ations. There are no written records.
but in secret places beneath the COW
ers records have been kept by veteran
employees who are jealous of these
secrets. 1t was only few years ago,
and through the exercise of all his
diplomatic powers, that Senator Lodge
contrived to have assigned to him
Charles Summers old desk. Joe Rob
inson of Arkansas, the Democratic
floor leader, now holds with pride the
desk at which Daniel Webster sat
through his senatorial service.
The Colorado statesman., 1924-01-05
FORTY Die In
FACTORY BLAST
DUST EXPLOSION AND FIRE DE.
sTRoYs ILLINOIS CORN
STARCH PLANT
TRAPPED WORKER SINGS
RESCUE PARTIES, BRAVING
DEATH IN FLAMING RUINS,
RECOVER FEW BODIES

Pekin, Ill.-Upwards of two score
workers are dead or missing and an
other two score were injured dozen
of them probably fatally, as the result
of dust explosion and fire which de-
stroyed two buildings of the Corn
Products plant at Pekin, Ill, Il few
days ago. Rescue parties, working
frantically, had recovered fewer than
dozen of the bodies the night fol-
lowing the fire when second shift of
resCuers entered the ruins to fight ice
and fire in IL near zero temperature,
hampered by the fear that overnunging
walls might crash and imprisOn the
rescuers themselves. Superintendent
ii. Il. Lawton issued an official state
ment to the effect that he could not
tell how many We're killed as some
workmen may have left the plant
without Checking out"
Earlier in the day Il report issued
from the plant employment office had
it that between thirty-four and forty
were known dead or missing, twenty
eight injured in Pekin and Peoria hos
pitfalls, eleven of them probably fatal
ly, and fourteen injured removed to
their homes.
Wives and families of the victims
showed wonderful coolness. They did
not cOngregate at the plant, but kept
cominG and going in steady success
sion, inquiring with quivering lips for
word that their loved ones might
have been rescued early in the after
noon, when the word went out that if
1t was possible the missing had sur
vived the explosion, the fire and the
taIling debris, their lives by that time
would have been ended by the cold.
There were one million pounds Of
starch in the buildings destroyed,
which Chief Chemist Il. f. Sherman
said contained II per cent moisture.
How starch of this moisture content
could have produced explosive dust
sufficient to cause the extreme
damage done the plant, was II thing
he could not explain, he said.
Trapped in the third floor of the
burning plant, Frank Lichtweiss, 20,
of Peoria, sang to, his fellow workers
for nearly an hour to calm them and
when the last retreat was cut off, he
jumped from "A window of the blazing
building
Lichtweiss was at work on the third
floor when the explosion occurred
that soon made the building a seeth-
ing furnace. He has Il good voice and
some of his companions went to their
death with the strains of songs in
their memory. He did not jump un-
til all the men who We're able leave
the floor had done so. He was Sc
verely burned, with an injury to his
eyes He is now in il Peoria hospital.
The plant employed about 800 men.
The 80 at work in the starch house
when the explosion occurred were
members of the night shift, which
went on mt II o'clock. Among the vic
TINS also were workers on the next
shift, due to go on duty at Il. m.
The explosion was so terrific that
several box cars alongside the plant
were shattered and blown off the
tracks. The force wrecked the starch
ing department, table and retable
houses and the kiln house, causing
more than 100000 damage to these
departments.
The Colorado statesman., 1924-01-05
FEW USE ALL THEIR BRAINS
Scientist Says Most of Us Have More
of Them Than We Know
What to Do With.

I'VE do not use our brains to half
their capacity" says Sir Arthur Keith
a British scientist lie makes that as
sertion after II min te study of the
brains of gorillas and gibbons in the
African jungles,
Most OF u.s." he goes on, "have more
brains than we know what to do with"
That, we suppose, will be taken by
most persons as compliment. The
more common assertion has been that
most persons did not have brains
enough. However, IL one does not use
the brains nature has given him, what
protiteth him? He might just as well
be without brains. Atrophied brains,
brains that are not used, are useless.
1t Is natures way to remove useless
organs or to reduce them to an EN-
bryOnic state. If, therefore, most of us
have more brains than we use, and they
are in consequence Of no value, will
not nature proceed to reduce the brains
she gives each one of us to an amount
which is made to work?
If she does that, what will be the
result? Who can say? Other changes
are being wrought in the human body.
The same scientist says ne is convinced
certain characteristics, easily recog-
nlzed in the bodies of large proper
tion of our modern population, are of
recent origin. The most plastic bone
in the human body he said. is that un-
der the gums, in which the teeth are
rooted. and it is here the most marked
oh nrn to noted
I'm 80 per cent of the people this
bone" continued Sir Arthur, "instead
of spreading outward and giving the
roof of the mOuth wide and low vault,
as in prehistoric races, grows in YER
tical direction, giving the palate mar
row and high arch.
"In these contracted palates there is
no longer room for the normal number
of teeth. Such as appear are crowded;
the wisdom teeth often fail to cut or
are absent altogether.
"The recession of the teeth gives the
modern nose and chin an undue prom
inence; the tendency of all modern
changes is toward the production Of
long and narrow faces. The 'adenoid'
type of face, with which medical men
are familiar in modern children, was
unknown in prehistoric times"
With an emptying brain pan. then,
what form of head will the future man
have Buffalo Express.
The Colorado statesman., 1924-01-05
Then He Kept Quiet.

A pair of London lovers were stroll
ing along late one evening when the
girl said to her companion:
"Bill, l dreamt abart you larst
night"
For one short moment Bill tasted
heaven. "Gwan," he breathed; yer
never ~
"Yus," she continued. 81 did straight.
Yer know fried fish an mince pies al
ways gives me the nightmare !"
The Colorado statesman., 1924-01-05
Friend Husband.

A charitable young lady. visiting
sick woman. inquired, with a view TO
further relief. as to her family She
asked:
''Is your husband kind to your
"Oh. yes, miss" was the instant re-
sponse. hes kind-very kind. Indeed.
you might say he's more like friend
than y husband"
The Colorado statesman., 1924-01-05

lIHllc III lllt diT, anu lpI
stabilization Of radio service were
among the recommendations made by
Secretary Hoover in the annual report
of the Commerce department. The
rapid growth of aircraft and radio
transmission alike. he said, had Gre
ated a need for administration devel-
Opment, while the navigation laws
long under scrutiny, required adjust
ment 10 the increased commercial ex-
pansion.
Within the department itself Mr.
Hoover recommended that congress
follow the general reorganization plan
prepared under the Harding admins
tration, and make three administrative
groupings TO deal respectively with in
dustry, trade and navigation.
In this connection, likewise, the re-
port dealt with the foreign trade stu
alton, and the studies made under Mr.
Hoover's direction for determining the
financial situation of the United States
as left by trade balances in visible"
and "invisible" exports and imports.
II was noted that during the period
under review-the fiscal year 1924
commerce in general had revived,
prices had firmed somewhat and the
The Colorado statesman., 1924-01-05
IROUGIIOUT the whole peri
cd in which the senate has oc-
u cupied its present quarters the

cd in which the senate has oc-
u cupied its present quarters the
desks have been, until now,
equally divided between the two sides
Of the chamber. In recent years, be-
cause of the greater number of Repub-
lican members. it has been necessary
10 place incoming Republicans on the
Democratic side Pepper and Reed of
Pennsylvania, Norbeck of South Dako-
Ia, CouAens of Michigan and Brook
hart of Iowa are thus placed.
Now there are 43 desks on the Dem
ocratic side and 80 on the Republican
side. The significance of this rear
rangement is that not only the radical
Republicans but the two Farmer-La-
bor party senators, Shipstead and
Magnus Johnson, who defeated Repub-
lican candidates in recent elections.
and thus are not classified as even near
Republicans, are seated on the Repub-
lican side.
In recent years and under processes
of time and usage the senate chamber
has been n bit shabby. 1t has always
been gloomy place, due to raftered
ceiling, glazed, but so cut up by heavy
beams as to obstruct the light. The
The Colorado statesman., 1924-01-05


~ must lie for about ten
Il "a months in the patent office
before any action is taken
upon them, even though since July l
accumulation of 10000 cases which the
office has in arrears is being decreased
mt the rate of 1000 cases a month
1t would take five years to bring the
patent office up to date. A drive for
relief is going to. be made Immediately
in congress.
Manufacturing industries are delug-
ing members of congress with appeals
for relief in the patent Office, which is
putting the brakes" on industry. This
reaches into practically every home in
the country, especially through the en-
piOyment furnished by these factories
Brig. Gen. Herbert NJ. Lord. director
of the budget bureau, is expected to in
clude recommendations to remedy the
situation in the budget which will be
laid before congress-.
At least 100 additional examiners
are needed. Remodeling the famous
old building on the squares between f
and G and Seventh and Ninth streets
To provide additional office space for
examiners, and building of steel
stackroom for the millions of printed
copies of patents, is recommended.
At least half of the old land Office
building, which is across f street from
the patent office, should be made avail
able, those who have studied the prob
lem say. Fifty more rooms are neces-
sary and would be renI economy
The Colorado statesman., 1924-01-05
!; So: !: IN 5: s :: :s: s5 :
70 the N,nr.l, hninrr lnnn in Cnli.

NIX earthquake study IN the Unit
III " ed States as whole, similar
TO the work being done in Cali
fornia, are made by Il. Lester Jones,
director of the coast and geodetic sur
vey, in his annual report.
Disturbances which in some cases
caused more or less local damage have
occurred in the last two years in Can
ada, near Maine and New York, in
Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Missouri,
Montana. Utah. Arizona. Washington.
California and beneath the sea off the
Oregon coast. If the scientific inves-
tigatlon being made for the prepara-
ton of an earthquake map of Califor-
mia could be widened, the report said
the country would benefit, the infor-
nation thus gained being of practical
value to architects and engineers.
II would be possible to indicate In
this way, Director Jones said, places
where earthquakes might be expected
and where special precautions in or
der 10 avoid the danger of catastrophe"
were necessary. Such knowledge, he
added. would be of particular value In
determining the sites for great dams
or other reclamation projects.
The Colorado statesman., 1924-01-05

PPLICATIONS for patents
must lie for about ten
months in the patent office
The Colorado statesman., 1924-01-05

: NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
for the revision OF the nav
igation laws, for control of
troOTa In tho ofr oud for.