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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-25
Piedmont Is Beaten

GADSDEN, Ala, Jan. 24.-(Special Leased Wire.)-Piedmonts boasted basketball team was swamped by the Y. M. c. A. five here, 39 to Il. The locals took the lead in the first min- utes of play and were never headed Their defensive work was the best seen here this season and was nearly perfect, Gray, Foster and Fulton being especially good. Piedmont played well, but was outclassed. V
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-25
Townley Vs. Jasper

JASPER, Ala, Jan. 24-(special Leased Wire.) - The Walker Vikings and tn Teownley basketeers will play on the local court hSfe Friday after noon. This promises to be the best game of the season. Coach Jackson carries his team to Dora Saturday, where they meet Dora high.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-25
Mack Is Released

CHICAGO, Jan. 24.-Pitcher "Stubby" Mack was released by the Chicago White SoX tonight. under option, to the Shreveport club of the Texas associa- tion.
 Mack was obtained from the Seattle club of the Pacific Coast league two years ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-25
May Row $50 Miles

DULUTH, Minn., Jan. M.-(By As- sociated Press.)-Walter Hoover. for mer worlds sculling champion, plans to row himself and his training equip ment for $50 miles around the Florida coast from Jacksonville to Miami be- fore starting his regular condition ex- ercises to get in shape for the Olympic tryouts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-25

NEW YORk.-"AS we Stanu now, uo club in our league can beat us. If we Frankie Frisch, captain of the Giants, said. F'risch said the Cincinnati Reds were too flighty and were none too young.
 COLUMBUS, O. - Ray Carpenter, over Logan Champ in their middle weight wrestling bout here.
 Cleat Kaufman, Iowa. won over Joe Novak, Minneapolis, with two consec- utive falls.
 CHICAGO.-Dan O'Leary. s2-year-old pedestrian, will return to Los Angeles to compete in a 100-mile, walking event February g.
 CHICAGO.-James D. Standish, Jr., Detroit, was elected associate vice pres ident of the Western Golf association. Albert R. Gates, Chicago, was named general counsel.
 CHICAGO.-K. M. Landis, arbiter of baseball, reinstated Leo Taylor, White Sox infielder, turned over to Green vile, S. C., last year, for seasoning. Taylor resigned from Greenville volun- tarily because of his health. He asked to be reinstated.
 CHICAGO.-Bud Taylor. Terre Haute flash, arrived to complete training for his bout with Herbie Schaefer at East Chicago Monday night. Taylor was matched to meet Johnny Mccoy, Cleve- land, at Youngstown. February 1. Six days later he will fight Eddie O'Dowd at Columbus, o.
 CHICAGO.-Battling Siki, the Sem egalese, arrived here today en route to Minneapolis, where he meets Joe Loh- man January 31.
 NEW YORK.-"Funds of the Ameri- can Olympic committee are still far short of the S3500 necessary to send the American team to Paris" General Henry T. Allen, executive officer of the committee, announced. No figures were given in the statement.
 PASSAIC, N. 1.-The Passaic High school basketball team, with one of it's regular players missing, won its 12Sth straight game last night when 1t de- jfeated the Ridgewood High school team 38 to 22
 NEW YCRK.-Benny Karr, former Boston pitcher, bought last month from Tanks, has been released back to At lanta. "No room for him." the Tanks said.
 BUENoS AIREs-"In knock out that Firpo in four rounds. I'm in great shape and ready to go," Farmer Lodge, American heavyweight, said on his ar rival here. He is scheduled to meet Firpo on February 16, but he said he wanted 1t "sooner than that"
 NEW YORK.-Differences between Mike McTigue, worlds light-heavy- weight champion, and his manager, Joe Jacobs, are expected to be settled today, and Tex Rickard hopes to match McTigue with Gene Tunney or Carpentier.
 NEW YORK.-ArticIes for a Io-round bout against Georgie Marks, California flyweight, were signed last night by Frank Churchill, manager: of Pancho Villa, worlds champion. They are to meet in Madison Square Garden on February 8.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-25
Racing Opens June 30

CLEVELAND, O., Jan. 24.-The 1924 Grand circuit season will open June 30 instead of June 23. The change in dates, as decided upon at the Syracuse meeting of the Grand circuit stewards, was brought about by the North Ran dall track management giving up the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-25
Rifle Team Disbands

CLIARMoNT. Jan. .4-The woman's rifle team of Pomana college has dis banded, it was announced here to- day as step toward the prevention of war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-25

CHICAGO.-Dan O'Leary, s2-year-old pedestrian will return to Los Angeles to compete in a 100-mile, walking event February g.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-25

COLUMBUS, O. Ray Carpenter, Lancaster, O., won two falls to one over Logan Champ in their middle weight wrestling bout here.
 Cleat Kaufman, Iowa, won over Joe Novak, Minneapolis, with two consec- utive falls.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-25
Sports in Brief

NEW YORK-"As we stand now, no club in our league can beat us. If we get Hornsby it would be runaway" Frankie Frisch, captain of the Giants, said, Frisch said the Cincinnati Reds were too flighty and were none too young.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-25

CHICAGO.-James D. Standish, Jr., Detroit, was elected associate vice pres ident of the Western Golf association. Albert R. Gates, Chicago, was named general counsel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-25

.tTomorrow: How I Made $500, ,ooo.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-25

CHICAGO.-K. M. Landis, arbiter of baseball, reinstated Leo Taylor, White Sox infielder, turned over to Green vile, S. C., last year, for seasoning. Taylor resigned from Greenville volun- tarily because of his health. He asked to be reinstated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-12

HOO pounds at $9; liberal supply of weighty sters were unsold at noon; Montana grassers, $775@8.25, mostly; 12 loads at that price, with tail end at S7; other northwest grassers, $7.50, all to killers; fat she stock, very sluggish 16c to 25c lower mostly; yearling de- scrfption excepted; canners and cutters weak to 15c lower; bulls, uneven; better grades, steady to strong; vealers, fully steady at $10@10.50 to packers; better grades of stockers and feeders were strong to 15c higher; others steady kind selling at $6 upward showing ad- vance.
 Hogs: Receipts, 56,0o0. Moderately active. Desirable grades were largely 10c to 15c lower, closing 15c to 25c off on common and medium kinds; slaughter pigs, 25c lower; top, $10.20; bulk desirable 260 to 325-pound butchers S9.90@10.10; better 1S0 t. 250-pound aver ages, $10@10.15; good ol.d choice 140 to 15O-pound averages, $9.50@970: pack ing sows, $8.40@S.S0; strong-weight killing pigs, $S.75@9. Estimated hold over, 24,O00.
 Sheep: Receipts, 10000. Fat lambs. mostly steady; spots, 25c lower early; sorting moderated; bulk fat native lambs, $1275@13; top to packers, S13.25; culls, around 80; bulk range lambs $13.50Q13.s0; few to city butchers al $13.S5; range yearlings, $10; sheep, un- changed; range ewes to killers at S7.5C @7.75; fed Texas wethers, SS75; early sales feeder lambs, steady at SIS; feed. CT yearlings, $9.50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-12
OILHDEPRESSED
 WITH BAD NEWS
Prices In Curb Market Are Lowered For
 Day

NEW YORK, Aug. 11.-Unfavorable oil trade news had depressing effect on prices in today's curb market, ai- though the recessions, with exceptions, were relatively small.
 Standard Oil of Kansas broke 2A points, to 35k, new low, in direct re- flection of the omission of the dividend. Standard On of Kentucky dropped 1h and Prairie oil and Gas 1. Losses in the other Standard Oil issues were of fractional nature. Woodley held firm on news that the company had brought in another 2,00O-barrei well in the Cot ton Valley field, and the South Amerf- can issues improved fractionally.
 Foundation Company preferred ad- vanced points in sympathy with the establishment of a new high record by the common on the big board. Baking stocks failed to share in the .thprove- ment of those issues on tue stock ex- change. Radio stocks continued % yield on profit-taking, Dubilicr closing point lower at 41A. The coalers inl- proved fractionaIly. Public utilities showed mixed changes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-12

Q ~ ~ f s sf4 TN HE chief characteristics of the na-
 lions foreign commerce for the
 fiscal year which ended in June permit some striking comparisons. Com pared with the preceding twelve months the tftal value of exports increased and the value of exports declined. But when our sales and purchases as a country are considered by groups 1t Is found that:
 We bought fewer manufactured goods and fewer crude materials for mAnu- featuring purposes and sold more of these same items than we did during the preceding fiscal year. Contrawise, our sales of foodstuffs declined In value while our purchases were greater.
 The above chart depicts another> in- tteresting fact It shows the distribu- tion by groups in the past year of ex- ports and imports. Of our sales, food stuffs made up only IS per cent as compared with 25 per cent the year before. Crude materials advanced from
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-12

26 per cent the year before to 31 per cent last year. and manufactured goods made up 49 per cent of the total in the year ending June, 1923, as compared with 51 per cent this past year. Of our purchases, crude materials advanc- ed from rating of 39 per cent of the total in 1923 to 84 per cent this past year. Manufactured goods this past year have amounted to 40 per cent of the total; the year before they amount ed to about 39 per cent. Foodstuffs ad- vanced from g per cent in 1928 to 26 per cent in 1924.
 A further interesting comparison is possible if we go back to 1914 figures. In the fiscal year which ended in June, 1914, our imports were S1.894,- 000,000 This last year they were $3,- 554, ,13s,000. The exports of 1914 were $2,365, 100000. The exports Of 1914 were S4, ,311, ,2S4,000. The excess of exports over imports in 1914 was S471 ,000, ,000. In the year just ended the excess was $757, ,00O,OO0
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-12

Oklahoma over Sunday, moderately heavy in localities which are consid- crop.
 As yet there has been no relief of con- sequence in Texas and private advices say real deterioration has set in and Is likely to become marked unless need ed rain is obtained in the near fu- ture.
 Such general reports as to crop fruit ing well have not been in evidence for the past several years, and if good rains were had in Texas the crop out look would be made more promising, which is significant considering the enormous acreage in cotton this year, 40, 0,403,000 acres, against 38,709,00 last year.
 The more favorable reparations news, with prospects of matter being settled finally this week, which is reflected in a further sharp advance in foreign exchanges, was without effect on the market.
 Since issuance of the recent govern ment crop forecast there appears to be less activity in the goods markets, but an urgent demand for new-crop cotton in Texas, August delivery, Is reported, and at very high basis.-H. and B. Beer to J. F. Willingham 6 Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-12
DARWIN'S THEORY
 GIVEN SUPPORT
Columbia Professor Relates Find That Confirms Belief

TORONTO, Aug. 11.-Further evi- dence of the common ancestry of the anthropoid ape and man was afforded by the recent discovery in northern In- dia of the teeth of three lower jaws of fossilized apes, Prof. W.~K. Gregory, of Columbia university, today told the British Association for the Advance ment of Science. The find was made by Barnum Brown, of the American Museum of Natural History.
 ''The distinctive marking of the low CT molars have been traced in detail into the molar crown patterns of each of the existing anthropoids and also into those of primitive human types D said Prof. Gregory. These facts strongly support Darwin's view that man is an offshot from the anthropoid stem."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-12
SHIP NEWS OF
 MOBILE PORT

MOBILE, Ala, Aug. 11.--(Special Leased Wire.)--Seven arrivals and three departures marked the close of the weekend, being considered by off cials on the waterfront as a heavy close for the week. The Banan ar rived here yesterday morning from Tela, Honduras, with 515 tons of bananas and sailed yesterday afternoon New Or leans. The Hera, of the Standard Oil company, arrived in port yesterday from Italy, while the Thelma, a schooner, came in from Cuba. The Norwhal came in from Alvarado with 90 tons of bananas and the Estrada Palma arrived from Key West The Ocmulgee and the Mar Del Norte were the other two ships that arrived in port.
 The Norwhal, Banan and the Montoso were the trio of boats that made up the departures. The Norwhsl departed from New Orleans as well as the Banan. The Montoso left for Porto Rico yes- terday afternoon. f
 Thirty-five ships arrived and departed from the port last week, an average of five ships a day. Fifty-five ships, ex- cluding tugs and barges, have arrived and sailed from the port since the first of the month.
 The Suscolanco is due to the Trans marine corporation this morning from Port Newark.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-12

The eight-hour day is common in this country. A flew industries have |longer hours but others have short. .er hours. A great many persons work eight hours only five days q week and four hours on Saturday, making a A-hours week
 And the trend of late has been to- wards shorter rath- CT ~ '. than longer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-12
COTTON sREn OIL

NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-Cotton seed oil was lower under scattered selling on the poor showing in lard and grain. Closing bids were 10 to IA points net lower. Sales, 16,100 barrels. Prime crude, 11.25c, nominal; prime summer yellow, spot, 14c; September closed at 13.25c, October at 1204c,, December at 10.72c and March at 1Os6c, all bid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-12
RAW STT.K

NEW YORK, Aug. d1.-Raw silk, firm. Prices per pound: Kansai dou- ble extra cracks, $6.30@6.40; Kansai best, No. 1, $6q6.10; Shinshu, No. 1, $5.50@6.60; Canton extras, unquoted |; Shanghai, China, steam fiji gold double deer, $7.10Q7.25.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-12

CHICAGO, Aug. 11.-Cattle: Receipts, q, ,00O. Beef steers and yearlings closed weak to 25c lower, yearlings showing most activity: Top yearlings, $11; handy-weights at that price; best ma tured steers, $10.90; average weight 1868 pounds; $10.75 bid on about 1,400-pound averages, some bullocks averaging over
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-12
MARKETS AT A GLANCE

NEW YORK, Aug. 11.-Stocks, strong; high-priced rails show big gains. Bonds, firm; several foreign issues at new top prices. Foreign exchanges, higher; sterling betters previous high. Cotton advanced; firner spot market Sugar, steady; better demand for grant, lated. Coffee, firm; higher Brazilian markets.
 
 CHICAGO, Aug. I1.-Wheat declined i; increasing stocks. Corn, easy; larger receipts. Cattle, weak; slow demand. Hogs, lower; heavy receipts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-12

SOMETHING NEW for the wcmen readers of this newspapers bigger, better, more newsy section for WomcIS- coming next Sunday, WATCH FOR IT where the Want Ads begin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-12
GRAIN LETTERS

CHICAGO, Aug. 11.-Huge receipts of new wheat at all points and the heavy increase in visible supply has weighted down the market for time. The selling has been widely scattered, some of 1t hedging, considerable of 1t in way of liquidation. Untmportant de- mand has been the source of greatest weakness. Canadian market has been sympathetic, being influenced by ex- pectation of bearish crop report this afternoon. Despite sthe heavy receipts, cash is in good demand, with basis relatively firm. This condition exists in Kansas City as well as in Chicago.
 There was considerable hedging in oats. Beyong this, the market had been devoid of feature, inclined to drag because of poor support. Several state reports have been received, all of them showing the growing crop from to 8 weeks late,-Jotn F. Clark & Co.
 CHICAGO, Aug. 11.-Wheat: There was persistent liquidation iand increased hedging pressure, which oYercame buy ing credited to shorts and exporters. Prices droT2ed sharply. Canadian gov ernment rt Sort is @pected at p. m., Ths pressure of hedh,W seemed more than the local bulls were able to di- gest, and under the pressure the mar ket may work temporarily lower. We continue to believe that world condi- tions justify higher prices ultimately.
 Corn Local professionals and out siders sg through commission houses. ', a,,~ Ll .ng ARag larga,H esnflneo Co resting enaere met en tlie way down. Ileelines s a!cvs put taete were feg reeoveglei oG any ltnp5l saace. Ths
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-12

"Sold before noon'-the usual report following a For Sale Want A1 in The ASe-Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-12
GERMAN LABOR
 HASLONG HOURS
Demand In America Is For Shorter Work
 ing Day
Rv R G EnRREs

by b. U. -EUFBES How will the United States fare when European countries get back on their feet industrialIy?
 This question should interest wage sarners quite as much as employers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-12
2 WAGES CUT
Rhode Island Cotton Goods Mill Re.
 duceS Salaries

WOONSOCKET, R. l.. Aug. H. Employees of the Globe Mills, cotton good manufacturers, have been noti- fled of a 10 per cent wage cut, effec- tive this week. The plant is owned by the Jenckes- -Manville company, but so far as could be ascertained other mills of the company are not affected by the cut at this time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-12

weather was cool and unfavorable, with some reports of light frost in the vicinity of Storm Lake, Iowa. Our adVices continue bullish on corn.
 Oats eased off in sympathy with other grains, but received good support on the way down and held within a comparatively narrow range. Weather conditions were unfavorable and re- ports of damage to grains in shock as result of excessive moisture were more nurnerous.-Fenner & Beane to Kahn & Virgin.
 CHICAGO. Aug. 11.-The market de- clined about Pc. There was little out side buying, and hedging pressure, in absence of active buying, caused prices to sag. News was mixed. Liverpool was 4 to Md lower and Winnipeg declined about Pc, but Buenos Aires ad- vanced 2c the rains reported last week in Argentina being insufficient. Visible showed a good increase of T,726,000, com pared with an increase of 8,11S,090 in same period last year. Receipts In the southwest are falling off.
 World exports for the week decreased moderately. The demand for cash wheat was-good, but at easier prices in sympathy with futures. MillePs report good trade fin flour.
 OOAA' AhS hAoEASt "OPSAS0 9toAuy " firm, but later on eased off with wheat under pressure of Hquidating selling. Receipts were moderately increased and cash prices eased off with futures. Crop reports were mixed, rains are favorable but temperature has been too cool and higher temperature is forecasted.
 Oats: Sentiment was mixed and price fluctuations were narrow, al- though inclined to easiusss m sym ,sa fhyy uriths scprn and svheaf III and R. Beer to !. F. YlliAgham < co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-12

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 11.-Cotton advanced on stimulating news from the London conference and failure of rains in the drought sections of Texas ma
 fi&:izing over Sunday. It reacted after tLe map was posted on prediction of probable general rains for Texas and other parts of the drought sections over night. The selling was not aggressive largely because so many official and private forecasts of rains have failed to materialize, but the buying di- minished in volume and there was enough offering on the bulges to damp en the ardor of would-be buyers. Texas points sent in a large number of de- terioration reports, and 1t seems to be generally accepted that 1t will take good general rain to prevent the cror of that state from shrinking consider ably in outlook.
 The map gives stronger indication of relief for the drought sections of the west than 1t has for weeks. We are not advising buying with this prospects hanging over the market.-Fenner & 1 Beane to Kahn & Virgin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-12

The number of stockholders in the Pure Oil company is now 35,55o, an in- crease from 27, ,81S since the end of 1923 and 15.303 in 1922, When the company was incorporated in 1914 there were only 3,487.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-12

Members of the New York Cotton exchange voted today to keep open on August 30, the Saturday preceding La- bor Day,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-12
LIVE STOCK

LIVE STOCA
 KANSAS CITY, Aug. 11-Catt1e: Re- ceipts, 26,000; calves, 5000. Strong to shade higher: Bulk beef cows, $S@5; to 15c lower; bolognas, $3.75@4.25; calves, mostly steady; top veals, $s.50; stockers and feeders, strong to 10c high CT; bulk, $5@7; top feeders, $7.60. Hogs: Receipts, 10000. Mostly 15c lower: Bulk, $9.10QS.55; packing sows, $SQS.10; stock pigs, strong to 25c high CT at $s@8.50.
 Sheep: Receipts, 5000. Killing classes were generally steady; native lambs, l mostly $12912.75; choice lightweight Colorado ewes, $7.10.
 CINCINNATI, O., Aug. 11-Hogs: Receipts, 4,500. Packers, slow, 35c low lower: Heavies, $10.35; packers and ] butchers, $10.35; mediums, S10; stags, $5Q6; heavy fat sows, $5@S; pigs and lights, $6@10.
 Cattle: Receipts, 22,0Oo. Slow; fat classes, steady; plains and commons, extremely dull; steers, $4; cows, $2.75 Q6; calves, steady, $3@9.50.
 Sheep: Receipts, I,2OO Steady: 50c9 6; lambs, $5@13.
 NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 11.-Cattle: Receipts, HOO. Steady: Beef steers, $5@6; heifers, $6Q6.50; cows, $5Q6; feeders, $5.5O@6.5O; stociers, $S.5O@5.
 Hogs: Receipts, 300. Market, steady: Medium and heavy hogs, 35c lower; pigs and throwouts, 25c lower; medium and heavy hogs, $9.90 down; light hogs, $9Q9.25; pigs, $6.75 down; throwouts, $7.75 down.
 Sheep: Receipts, 100. Steady: Choice spring lambs, $10011; seconds. $5.500 6.50; cull lambs, $3.5004.50; choice fat IuIl n. 1r. cull sheep, $1 down; bucks, $2.50 down.
 LOUISVILLE, ky, Aug. 11.-Cattle: Receipts, HOO. Best, steady; others were weak: Heavy steers, $8@s.50; beef steers, $69S.25; heifers, $50s; cows, $3Q7; feeders, $5@7; stockers, $3Q6.
 Hogs: Receipts, 1,7OO. Unevenly lower: 165 pounds up, $1O; 12O to 165 pounds, $9; pigs, $6; throwouts. $7.50 down.
 Sheep: Receipts, 2,50o; 5Oc lower: Top lambs, $12.50.
 EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL, Aug. H. Hogs: Receipts, 16,OOO Early sales, 25c lower, closing 25c lower than Saturdays top early at $10.10; late top, $10; bulk sales good and choice offerings, 160 pounds and above, $9.90@1O; sales to big packers, $9.90@9.95; few early butch CTS, $9.s5; light lights and pigs, uneven; good 140 to 160 pounds, $9.75@10.1O; 12O to 1S0 pounds, s9.25Q9.50; packing sows, $7.75@7.90.
 Cattle: Receipts, 1000. Native beef steers, light yearlings, canners and bologna bulls were steady; other cows, 25c lower; western steers, steady to 15c lower; top vealers, $9.75; bulk, $9@9.50; native steers, $7.20@9.25; western steers, l $5.40Q7.50; light yearlings, $6.55@s; cows, $4Q5.25; canners, $1.7502.25; bulls, $4Q4.50.
 sheep: Receipts, A,00O. Top lambs, mostly 25c lower; run largely south western Missouri descriptions; bulk, $12.25; best natives. $12.50; culls, soc lower at $6.50; few culls from best na- tive lambs, $7; sheep, strong, $6 for best light killing ewes; bulk light ewes, $4 Q5.50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-12

oil shares on the New York ex- change today stood up remarkably well in the face of adverse news, including omission of two dividends and further cuts in crude prices. The latter was expected, for such a step had been fore cast during the past week as a probable result of continued overproduGtion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-12

Reported purchases of full years supply of wheat before the recent 25 per cent increase in price are believed to have caused today's sensational rise in General Baking stock, which reached a new high level.