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The Republican., 1924-01-31
eceived over three-fourths of the

received over three-fourths of the
votes cast.
In response to an invitation from
the Allegany County Federation OF
Women's Clubs to the Oakland Civic
Club, five members attended the lun-
cheon held at Homecoming in May.
Eight of our members attended the
annual meeting of the First or North
ern District, which met in Cumber-
land in September. At this meeting
Mrs. Grubbs, who is chairman of the
department of applied education for
the Northern District, gave a splendid
talk on the subject of education, in
which she urged each club woman to
recognize the week Of November 18th
as education week in some way.
Our local president gave a report
of the work done by the Oakland
Civic Club which she feels stood on an
equal footing with the reports sub
mitted by the various clubs repre-
Sented.
We have splendid club and splen-
did women in it, but we need more CO.
operation. The members do not take
the work and what the club stands
for with enough seriousness. Mrs.
Sipple made this remark in her pres
ident's address: "The things that
bind us together are far deeper than
the things that separate" We are af-
filiated with the General Federation
OF Women's Clubs, the Maryland Fed
GRAFTON and the Women's Club of
Paris, France, which means much to
the Oakland Civic Club.
Let US put our shoulders to the
wheel, each and every one OF US, and
work together.
Respectfully submitted,
SApAI IL P0PTER MANI OR
The Republican., 1924-01-31
Municipal Candidates at kitz-
miller.

An election for Mayor and six mem
bers of the Town Council Of Kitzmil-
ler, his county, will be held on Feb
ruary 5th. There are three candi-
dates for mayor and eleven candidates
for members of council, as follows:
For Mayor-H. G. Barrick, Milton
E. Pritts and ]. W. Ross.
For Council, Zone year term) three
to be voted for-Thomas Ebert, Eliza
Knots, George j, Pool Roy Sewers.
Fred. Shepperd, Joseph P. WEIGHT.
D. W. Wilt.
For Council 1.-TWO year term) three
to be voted for-John Bishop, A. w.
Devall, Robert Mexican, Henry Pritts,
G. B. Pew.
The Republican., 1924-01-31
County Health Nurse Has Scar
LET Fever.

A report reached The Republican
this morning from an authoritative
source that Miss Vida Getty, county
health nurse, is i'll at her home in
Grantsville suffering from an attack
of scarlet fever, in light form, how
ever, which she contracted while en-
gagged in her professional duties.
Miss Getty hopes to be on duty again
in a few weeks.
The Republican., 1924-01-31
CHURCH NOTICES.

Garrett Memorial Presbyterian, Oak.
land.
Rev. Henry A. Grubbs, Pastor.
Sunday school at 1000 o'clock a. m.
HOO a. M, morning worship.
GAS p. m., Christian Endeavor.
1880 p. M, evening worship.
The Republican., 1924-01-31

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The Republican., 1924-01-31

Venus is now the evening star.
The Republican., 1924-01-31

Respectfully submitted,
SARAH PORTER NAYLOR
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-27
BUTTER IS WEAK
 AND PRICE LOWER
Growing Lack Of Confidence x In Trade Is Reported

CHICAGO, July, :7j.-.-I5utter mar. kets ruled generally week with increas- ing aocumulations in the principal cen ters ''and a growing lack of confidence in the traday as chief factors of radi- cal declines during the week ending to- day, the Bureau of Agricultural Eco monies, United States department of agriculture, reported. .-
 Some operators, however, took ad- vantage of the flower prices to buy stocks for storage, the review states, land other bought more freely to aver age down. their cost of butter already on hand. ,a.'' :.
 s'sThs, withSfair eonsumptive buying, resulted in slight advances at all mar ketss on Wednesday,. It vas difficult to maintain the prices at the advance and toward the close of the wee.: I'll markets were again weaker with .ees declining and sentiment almost. unani- lh0usly! hearish. s s
 At Chicago, centralized cars suf- fered the heaviest declines as SUI lies of these. grades were quite. heavy an. demand a was principally from the shorts on July future contracts" 1i
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-27
INVESTMENTS

Twelve Danger Signs" is the head ing of a statement issued recently by the Treasury Department, United government savings system, in which the government tells how bad invest ments may be avoided. These Twelve Danger Signs" are as follows:
 1. Mining stock. The best looking mine in the world may prove a white elephant" Mining is a very expen- sive undertaking and the risks are usually great. There is a saying that mine lis hole where fools dump their money" There are many good mining investments, of course, but this branch of the investment market is generally not for those who work for and depend upon a salary.
 2. Oil stock. Drilling for oil is cost ly. The hazards are great. Oil in vestments are speculative and in a class with mining investments.
 2. Tn the wake of every important discovery or investion there comes a host of schemes-"airplanes, radio" wireless" The promoters of these may have only the best intentions, but frequently their enthusiasm is about all they have to sell. Look before you leap. 4. Investments in "real estate sit uated in some distant place are some times as dangerous as mining stock. People have been known to buy swamps advertised as "sea-shore frontage Know what you are buying before you invest.
 5. Land development schemes ire quently do not pan out. At best it is long time before any money comes in from sales. 1nvestment in new com panies" that are going to "seli by the maif' should be generally avoided. 6. Patent rights and processes dis tribution. It is rarely the patientee who makes the money.
 z. New Manufacturing Methods should always be closely checked and investigated,
 s. An investment requiring a quick decision is often fake: If there isn't sufficient time to ''sleep over it," some thing in probably wrong.
 9. Special inducements" in cash discounts or stock bonuses urging you to be one of the first to invest are sus- picious symptoms.
 10. Tips" alleged to land you "on the ground floor" are rarely to be talk en. Those who are lon the ground floor" will monopolize the opportunity
 Il. Playing the stock market on margin" and all other forms of specu- lation are decidedly not for the smal investor. Beware of the ''bucket shop. If you buy stocks outright for. invest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-27
WHEAT CARRY-OVER X IO2,OOO,OOO BUSHELS
Total About Same As Last Year,
 Says Estimate

WASHINGTON, July 26. = The carry-over of wheat in the United States on June 30 was placed at 102,- 100000 bushels, about the same amount of last years, by an estimate today of the department of agriculture.
 The estimate includes stocks in in. terior mills and elevators, which were placed at 34,000,000 bushels, amount on farms and the visible supply in ter minal markets. .-<
 The estimated distribution of the crop differs materially from last year. the department announced. The total 1923 crop was estimated at 7S6,000,00 bushels. Imports, including flour, were 2 100000 bushels and the total carry over was 102,000,000 bushels, making total available supply of 915,000,O00 bushels. Seeding requirements were estimated at S7,000,000 bushels, while about 56S,000,000 bushels were needed for milling purposes. Exports of wheat, including flour, were 79,000,000 bushels and about 79,000,000 bushels were fed on farms.
 ' With a carry-over of 1O2OOO, ,O0O bushels and an estimated production this year of 740,000,O00 bushels, the indicated domestic supply this year is S42,OOO,00O bushels, compared with SSS,OO0,000 bushels last year." the de- partment states. .The amount of wheat that will be imported is, of. course, problematica but with the increased duty it is doubtful whether much wheat will be imported for milling purposes" |"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-27
SIX ALABAMA MEN
 GET PROMOTIONS
Attorney General Davis Ranked
 As Lieutenant Colonel .7f

MONTGOMERY, Ala, July ,26.- Orders authorizing the promotion of six Alabama officers in the thirty first division of the war departmen were an- nounced at the adjutant generals office here yesterday afternoon. Harwell G.. Davis, attorney general, has received the rank of lieutenant colonel and is judge advocate general of the Thirty first Infantry division. His duties are to reveiwe all courtmartial proceedings. of the division comprising the states of Alabama, Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana.
 The other five officers securing pro- motions in the Thirty-first division are Lieut.. Col. James F. Cogdell, division finance officer; Lieut.. Col. Jack c. Persons. Tuscaloosa, assistant chief of staff; Maj. E. B. Collier, Dothan minister, chaplain, Thirty-first division Lieut.. Col. P. B. harmon, inspector general; Lieut.. Joseph Miles Simpson, Montgomery, assistant to the Thirty first division quartermaster.
 Orders authorizing these promotions. or Alabama men were issued recently. by the war department at Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-27
SLIGHT INCREASE
 M STEEL BUYING
General Situation Fails To Show Improvement

NEW YORK, July 26.-The volume of buying in the steel market has in- creased a trifle during the week with some disposition to replenish supplies encouraged by some recessions in values. The general situation has not improved materially, however, and the passing of its dividend for the last quarter by a leading producer, was taken as good illustration of the un- satisfactory condition of the industry. Pig iron was quiet and prevailing low prices failed to bring in much new business.
 The copper market experienced fur ther gains during the week and cleo trolytic was held at 13 to IS Is cents. The advance brought in liberal num- Der of small orders and while con sumers were not buying heavily for forward delivery, an optimistic view of the trade outlook and the financial situation abroad resulted in some large purchases of metal by Wall street op- orators who were anticipating further advances.
 Tin has displayed an advancing ten dency. but the improvement was more in response to gains in London than to any great activity among local con sumers and forward bookings have been light.
 Lead prices advanced on more gen. eral buying of spot and futures. Pro- ducers have limited quantities to offer for nearby delivery.
 Zinc ruled strong owing to a better export demand and buying by domestic consumers, especially by brass manu- lecturers.
 Anthony continues quiet but the tone was firm on the action of other metals and on a little more interest for future delivery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-27
BUSINESS ON CURB
 GROWS IN VOLUME
Several Important Stocks Reach
 New High Levels

NEW YORK, July 26.-Broadening of the security trading market pro- gressed to a substantial degree on the curb exchange all through the week and in that period several important stocks moved up to new high records on a l>avy. volume of business. Glen Alden Coal held a prominent position, show ing gain of 111s points at no.
 Ward Corporation A rose six points to 1011a and. United Bakeries B ad- vanced 3 points to S1. Business in the radio issues was on larger scale. Radio Corporation A, when issued, ad- vanced z points to above 27. Some radio issues including Dubilier. Ware and Hazeltine, after vigorous advances, reacted sharply at. the end of the week.
 Petroleum issues swung over a wide range during the week. Prairie Oil advanced from POP to PIT and Stand ard Oil of Indiana sold at 55% to 58Ts. Standard Oil of Nebraska ranged from 23515 to PAT. There was heavy trading in Lago Oil from 4ss to 5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-27
CLEARING HOUSE
 BANK STATEMENT

NEW YORK, July 26-The~ actual condition of clearinghouse banks and trust companies for the week show an excess in reserve of $29, ,S75, ,390. This Is decrease of $S,796, $50. " The statement follows: Loans, discounts, etc., $5,201, ,402, ,000; increase, $97. 7.452,000.
 Cash in own vaults. members federal reserve bank, STATEHOOD; increase, $1,- 0S1, ,000.
 Reserve in federal reserve bank of member banks. $610,5s1, ,0o0; increase, $2,67s, 900.
 Reserve in own vaults, state banks and trust companies, $7,76o,ooo; de- crease, $59,000.
 Reserve in depositaries, state banks and trust companies, $1o,S33,ooO; de- crease, $279,000.
 xNet demand deposits $4, ,469, ,927, 900; i; increase, $s4,s60,000.
 Time deposits, s5so,SO1, ,ooo; increase, $5,s46, ,0O0.
 Circulation $52, ,sO1 ,ooo; increase, $4,ooo. xUnited States deposits deducted, $14,- s95,OOo. Aggregate reserve, $62s, 1000. Excess reserve, $29,s75,S9o; decrease, $s, ,796, $50.
 Summary of state banks and trust companies in Greater New York not included in clearing house statement:
 Loans, discounts, etc., $s74, ,7s5, 100; de- crease, $11, ,734,500. =.
 Gold, $3,S75, 200; decrease, $97,700.
 Currency and bank notes, $21, ,229, 800; decrease, $309, 400. Deposits with Federal Reserve Bank of New York, $75, ,457 ,ooO; decrease, $4,- 261, 200.
 Total deposits. Ss35, ,11S,soO; decrease. $16, ,1Ss, 400.
 Total deposits eliminating amounts from reserve depositaries and other banks and trust companies in New York and United States:
 Deposits, $s71, ,407,00O; decrease, $20,- 97s.000.
 Banks: Cash in vaults, $31 ,106, 300.
 Trust companies; Cash in vaults, $69,- 455, 400.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-27
WHEAT ACTIVITIES
 RECALL WARTIME
Prices Jump 8 Cents In Day In
 Chicago Pit

CHICAGO, July 26.-War time con- ditions in the wheat market have been rivalled this week by the effects of Can adian black rust and drought. On o single day, prices here jumped as much as eight cents a bushel, and more than S1,000,000 bushels changed hands. Compared with a week ago, wheat this morning showed 5% to GA cents gain, while corn varying from 1 cent decline to % cent advance, oats unchanged to Kc lower, and provisions 35 to $1 up.
 Excitement in the wheat market reached it's maximum after telegrams were received from widely known crop experts saying that the drought dam age in Canada had been under-estimated and that black rust infection had ex- tensively developed in Manitoba, where the drought had least been felt From the advices at hand, leading traders in Chicago expressed an opinion that the reduction in the Canadian crop this year, was already equal to the entire exportable surplus of Argentina and Australia combined, or to the total crop of Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas to- gether.
 Immense profit taking sales here brought about the subsequent sharp set backs in wheat values, but nevertheless, day after day the market continued to surpass all previous price records for the season. Th fresh upturns in the Chicago market were largely due to surprising strength of quotations at Liverpool and Winnipeg and to indica- tions that exporters were buying United States wheat, as well as purchasing in Canada.
 Weather favorable for the new corn crop tended to counterbalance in the corn market the influence of the wheat bulge. Afeanwhil, oats were largely governed by corn.
 Demand for provisions was keen, with hogs at the topmost prices ye. this year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-27
COTTON ADV ANCES
 STIMULATE CLOTH
Sales Increase, And Prices Rise
 During Week

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 NEW YORK. duly 26. The ld- vancing cotton markets led to active trading in. grey cloths this week and sales up to Thursday were the largest in two or three, months past. Prices advanced from quarter to half cent a yard. Mills could have accepted larger orders if they cared to book later deliveries but owing to the lack of profit margin they declined most or ders beyond August or September de- livery. Sheetings sold more freely. than print cloths but the odd styles of the latter sold as steadily as they could be located Stocks of these goods are de- pleted owing to the curtailmept of pro- duction that has been going on for some months. The business done in combed yarn cloths and cotton and silk mixed goods was large. Voiles, pom gees, broad cloths and sateens sold freely by tussahs and cantons in mix lures also sold well. Bleached cottons were advanced from K to F cent a yard. The finished goods markets did not move at all rapidly although more interest is shown in some of the staple lines for fall. Mapped cotton goods are in better denaIid and some of the piece, dyes have sold more freely. Heavy knit underwear for fall which was reduced from 1241s to 37H1s cent a dozen has been selling, a little more freely since the cotton advance. Got ton yarns were advanced from 2 to 5 cents q pound by spinners. Up to the present time business at the higher level of prices has not been booked, Prices current in primary cloth mar kets are as follows:
 Print cloths. .2S inch GA by 64s. 71Sc; GA by 60s, 7Kc; 3S1S inch G4 by 64s, 10c; brown sheetings, south ern standards, 1Sc 1; denims, 22c to 2415c;, tickings, 9 and 26c; prints, 9%c; sta pie ginghms, 15c; dress ging- hams, 1S1k and 21c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-27
INVESTMENTS
Sucker Lists

What sucker lists are is aptly shown by Thomas NJ. Dysart, member of the board of governors of the Investment Bankers Association of America, who, in speaking of this weIl-known commod- ity, and asset of those who make it their business to take the hard-earned savings of any and everybody possible, says
 "The Box peace plan attracted wide attention, including an investigation by the United States senate. But mo- where did 1t receive more attention than from the compilers of sucker lists, am told by well-known "blue-sky'' official. They yearned for the names of some 250 thousand persons who voted on the peace plans. They placed value of several hundred thousand dollars on that list, which, if they could only get it, they could sell to bucket shops, fake partial payment promoters, market tipsters and other get-rich- quick fakers.
 Wherever. altruism, honesty and un- selfishness, as well as inexperience, show through, there the faker concen- trates, to take advantage of the good and the weaknesses of humanity The fakers constantly vary their methods. Recently there has developed an epi- demic of market tipping services and shady partial payment plans for selling securities.
 'The tipping services offs- to show customers, for fee, how to get rich by betting on the stock market. The tipster usually pretends to have devel- oped scientific, economic system for forecasting price changes. It is true that certain prHseworthy institutions have made considerable progress in de- termining economic principles and mak- ing economic analyses by which they can broadly forecast economic trends. But there is no known method by which the constantly changing prices of commodities, stocks, land, livestock or anything can be foretold. The market tipsters, however, evergreen in their methods, capitalize the public's mis- conception of what has actually been accomplished in forecasting general economic trends. The truth is these market tipping services are no more scientific nor reliable than the tips of race track touts.
 "So many persons are learning that only securities in, honest, capable en- terprises are worth considering that fakers are also concentrating on offer ing high-grade, well-known stocks on partial payment plans. They declare i that they buy the stocks and hold them for the. customer while he is paying for them. Usually they do buy the stocks but keep and use the customers pay, | ments while they work to gain his con. fidence and then to switch him to some worthless or near worthless security at high price and which they hold in abundance. Buying securities in par tial payments is a praiseworthy, per sonal enterprise. It encourages saving and creates independence. But the person who does so should be sure the firm he deals with is reliable. Here is good test Don't buy anything on partial payments unless you would be willing, on thorough investigation, to lend money to that person or firm
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-27
REALTY TRANSFERS

Union Land company to Realty h. vestment company, lots 19, 20, 21, p, block 174, according to Elyton survey of city of Birmingham, $100,OOO.
 Realty Investment company to Alex Kontos and John Karamihas, lots 19, 20, 21, 9, block 174, according to Ely ton survey of city of Birmingham, $125, 900.
 >Wilham c. Fitchett to Robert Long and H. Long, northern one-halves of lots 5 and 4, block 194, according to Ely ton survey of city of Birmingham,
 William H. Graves to John D. Chi chester and C. H. Chichester, lots 2 and 5, block 23, and part of lot 1, block 29, according to survey of Waverly Place, $7, 400.
 H. H. Barnard and wife, Elizabeth T. Barnard, to w. H. Griffin, parts of lots 6, c, S,s9, bloc 5-B, according to survey of East Lake.
 John NJ. Edmunson to Town of Tar rant City, lot 15, block [, according to Tarrant City Land com pany's sur vey of Tarrant City, $4,2OO.
 c. A. Hardwick and wife, Annie $. Hardwick, to t. D. Johnson, lot 5, block 747, according to Elyton survey of city of Birmingham, $5,OOO.,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-27
STOCKS AND BONDS
 CONTINUE ADVANCE
Sales Exceed Million A Day For
 The Past Week

NEW YORK, July 26.-Revival of speculative interest in European News, based on the belief that-a settlement of the reparations problem would stimu- late business in this country, was the feature of this weeks stock market. The main price movement was upward for the seventh successive week with the total sales averaging above a million shares daily for every full session.
 Railroad shares continued to lead the advance, but strong spots also de veloped in the copper, chemical, public utility, merchandising and sugar groups.
 Bond prices continued their move to higher ground on buying influenced by the belief that the ease in money rates was likely to continue sometime and that another reduction in the local federal reserve bank rediscount rate was probable.
 Sterling exchange scared above $4. fl to new high level for; the year on buying influenced by developments at the London conference, but it sagged later when a deadlock developed over the question of security for a German loan.
 Money rates were unchanged with plenty of funds available for commer. cial and stock market purposes.