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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-08
CHICKS PROFITABLE
 TO BUTLER WOMAN
Mrs. Rackley Ships Eggs To
 Birmingham Market

BUTLER, Ala, Sept. 7-(spe- cial. .)-Mrs. N. V. Rackley of West Butler is demonstrating to the people of Choctaw copunty that yellow pine is not the only source from which a good year-round income may be had. She is doing so with poultry.
 In January, 1923, Mrs. Rackley pur. chased baby chicks to begin her flock Five hundred white leghorn chicks and simple brooder were bought. Later she bought two more lots of chicks, bringing the total up to 2,000. She now has 600 hens.
 When the young hens began to lay in the fall Mrs. Rackley began shipping eggs to Birmingham. By making three shipments a week she obtained fancy prices from a private dealer who sold graded eggs.
 During the past spring Mrs. Rackley bought more baby chicks, preferring this method rather than buying an in. cubator for increasing her flock. Al present she has 400 bullets that are soon to be added to the laying class thus bringing the flock up to 1000 hens. Even though she has been buying all the feed consumed, she has made money and expects to double her flock next year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-08
NEW RECIPE BOOK
 ISSUED BY AUBURN
Bulletin Tells How To Prepare
 Foods Of All Kinds

AUBURN, Ala, Sept. 7.-(Special. ) Recipes" is the title of a new booklet which has just been published in bull letin form by the Alabama extension service and now being distributed through the home demonstration agents and teachers of home economics to women and girls.
 The booklet contains a large number of the best recipes for the preparation of foods of all kinds. It was compiled by Mrs. Hester Foster Benner, former ly a member of the faculty of the Ala bama Polytechnic institute. She was assisted by Miss Dora. Sonnenday, nutri- tion specialist for the extension service, and also other extensive service workers.
 In a foreword Miss Agnes Ellen liar ris, dean of women and state demon stration agent, presents the booklet Ito the girls and women who are studying food preparation in the schools and home demonstration clubs of Ala bama."
 Approximately 100 pages are con- tained, in the booklet, which is regarded as one of the most valuable yet pub lished by the extension service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-08
THE WEATHER

Alabama: Fair Monday; slightly warm CT in north porton; Tuesday probably fair: gentle southerly winds
 Virginia: Partly cloudy and warmer Monday, Tuesday probably showers and
 North Carolina: Generally fair Monday and Tuesday; warmer in central and west portion Monday; gentle east and southeast winds.
 South Carolina and Georgia: Generally fair Monday and Tuesday; slightly warm- CT Monday; gentle east to southeast winds. Florida: Unsettled with local thunder showers Monday and probably Tuesday; gentle east and southeast winds.
 Extreme Northwest Florida and Missis- sippi: Generally fair Monday and Tues day; gentle southerly winds.
 Tennessee: Fair and slightly warmer Monday; Tuesday fair; cooler in west portion.
 Kentucky: Partly cloudy with thunder showers in the afternoon; warmer in east portion Monday; Tuesday fair; slightly cooler.
 Louisiana and east Texas: Monday and Tuesday generally fair.
 Arkansas: Monday partly cloudy. show CTS in north. cooler in northwestern DOT tion; Tuesday generally fair.
 Oklahoma: Monday fair, cooler in east portion: Tuesday partly clear. Tuesday partly cloudy.
 Illinois: Local showers or thunder tion; Tuesday fair. cooler in north por- tion.
 Missouri: Generally fair Monday, somewhat cooler in north and central portions; Tuesday fair. followed by in- creasing cloudiness, warmer in west por tion.
 Summary of observations made at sta tions of the United States weather bu- reau, during the "A hours ending at p. m. s0th meridian time. September z.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-08

decline. Totaling these individual diff ferences we find that the tital bill for materials needed in building theaver- age residence cost of 14 per cent less than they would have yearago.
 Structural steel, representing 30 per cent of the cost of industrial building Is down 20 per cent. Cement which rep resents 27 per cent of this class of build ing costs 15 per cent more than a year ago. Lumber, the third item Of inn portance, amounting to IS per cent, is between 12 per cent and 13 per cent lower. Brick totaling 15 per cent; lath 4 per cent; glass 2 per cent; lime 2 per cent, and nails l per cent, show satisfactory savings. The total bill for materials in the average industrial building should cost 10 per cent less than 1t would have last year.
 These recesions have undoubtedly ac- celerated the building boom, and lower construction costs are distinctly cheer ing to the investor, the bushes man, the tenant, andthe prospective home owner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-08
AGENT APPOINTED '
 IN SUMTER COUNTY
Post Goes To J. E. Bonner, Of
 Columbia, Miss.

LIVINGSTON, Ala, Sept. 7.-(Spe- cial. )-Beginning early in October, Sumter county will have a county demonstration agent. The county board of revenue has made an appropriation to meet funds provided by the state and by the federal government through the extension service of Auburn and J. E. Bonner of Columbia. Miss, has been appointed to the position.
 In recommending MT. Bonner, Dis trict Agent W. O. Winston of Auburn says that he has had five years of sue cessful experience as county agent in Mississippi and that he is specially qualified for work in Sumter county. He is an alumnus of the Mississippi A. & M. college.
 Since the resignation of R. G. Ar mold as county agent, the first of 1924, this county has been without an agent and the farmers of the county have been practically unanimous in urging the appointment of a county demon strator.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-08
COTTON IS DULL
 AS IT AWAITS
 REPORT ON CROP
Price Declines On Fear Of
 Increase In Estimated Yield

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 7.-The cot ton market during the past week has been. under the shadow of the gov ernment reports that are to be issued tomorrow and which will give the con dition of the crop on September 1 and the indicated yield based on that con- dition and also the. total of cotton ginned prior to September 1. The week opened with the American markets closed for the Labor Day holiday and when trad ing was resumed Tuesday prices de- clined owing to fears that the next gov ernment report would show an i'm creased crop as large and possibly larger than the indicated yield of 12,- 956,000 bales announced in the report of August 16.. s <
 The earlier private condition reports pointing to yields of more than 13, ,000,- 900 bales tended to confirm the fear of bearish crop forecast for the Sep tember 1 report.
 As a result of the liquidation and more or less short. and hedge selling which ensued, prices ceased off about 100 points by Wednesday when October traded as low as 23.5Oc. From this low point, however, which, was partly due 10 reports or lOWef DuSlS TOT SpOtS in southern markets, there was a tend ency toward improvement owing to the continued absence of rain in the greater portion of the drouth stricken sections of the belt, and an increase in the num- Der and seriousness of reports of de terioration from the feastern half as we'll as the western portion of the belt
 Another cause for uneasiness on the part of the shorts and the resultant covering was the tendency of the later private condition reports to lower the condition average and also the crop in- dication until the trade generally began to expect that the forthcoming govern ment report would show a smaller indi- cated yield than that of August 16. Moreover several estimates by spot houses and others in which the gov ernment formulas were disregarded were so much lower than the estimates based on the official formulh that belief be- came stronger that the government esti- mate would show falling off from the previously reported totaL If the fore cast issued tomorrow is much below the estimate of two weeks ago, the condi- tion average will have to be well below sixty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-08
PAN-AMERICAN co.
 HAS BUSY SEASON

The Pan-American Coal company, 151O Fifth avenue, south. are prepared for the approaching season. This com pany also does considerable hauling business and it's rolling equipment has been kept active throughout the sum- mer. Hauling, according to Manager Shellbourne, being exceptionally good
 The domestic coal situation was re- poured somewhat off during this sum- mer, off-season purchases of coal being really. less than past years. One fuel authority of this district attributed this condition to rather prevalent idea among many persons that coal prices would probably decline this winter. What caused such a belief is not un-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-08

Six-year-Old Walters patience was at an end. Mother" he demanded, "dOn't you want baby sister to be a good wife when she grows ups"
 "Of course do, dear"
 Well, then, why don't you start her right? You keep giving her my playthings just because she's a girl an litter'n me, but you're lot itter'n daddy, an yet every night when he comes home you jump up out of the armchair an get his slippers an his magazine an everything"
 Before his surprised mother could frame a reply Walter swooped down and tore his favorite toy from the hands of the screaming baby.
 She'll be turrible wife if we don t begin to train her." was his parting shot as he strOde from the room, his treasure under his arm.5Boston Transcript.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-08
NOT WE'LL LIGHTED.

A gentleman was one day walking down street in Belfast, when he saw an old Irish woman begging. As he was passing her, she stopped him and said:
 Could ye spare copper for an auld woman, sorr?"
 The gentleman, taking pity upon her, gave her sixpence.
 God bless you, sorr' said the old woman, 'and may every hair of yer head be candle to light you to glory"
 Taking off his hat and showing a bald head, the gentleman said dryly:
 Ut won't be much of torchlight procession, madam !"-London Weekly Telegraph.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-08
WHY HE LOOKED TIRED.

The head of large business house noticed that one of his clerks had been looking off color for some months, and, one morning, when he was looking ratheE paler than usual, he tackled him on the subject.
 You look tired this morning, Jack son." he said kindly. Do you sleep well?"
 No, sir" was the reply. "The pal share a room with and I suffer from alternate insomnia"
 Alternate insomnia! What is that?"
 "Whichever gets to sleep first keeps the other awake all night. ."-London Weekly Telegraph.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-08
m ESPITE the fact this year has D broken all previous records, build

n ESPITE the fact this year has D broken all previous records, build
 ing material prices have shown a very encouraging decline. The chart shows present prices on the more im- portant items required as compared with the same quotations year ago. Averaging the figures themselves we find a decline of Il per cent.
 Happily the moreimportant. items have declined more than theaverage of the list and if we calculate the saving on the average bill of materials we came nearer to the actual advantage in favor of the builder at the present time. In residential buildings, lumber which represents an average of 53 per cent of thematerial cost is down from 12 per cent to 13 per cent. Brick, the second largest item representing 23 per cent of the bill is 35 per cent lower. Lime, rep resenting per cent of material cost Is about the same. Cement, amounting to 2 per cent Is higher by IS per cent, Lath per cent; steel 2 per cent; glass ? per cent and nails 1 per cent, all show a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-08
INDORsE TEST DAY

National Defense Test Day was unan- imously indorsed at the monthly meet ing of the Birmingham Typographical union Sunday. President Rowland w. Vim, a World war veteran, will select a squad to represent the union in the parade.
 new vice president and James T. Low inggood was indorsed for one of the places to be filled under the Lynch Hays administration as international representative.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-08
PAGE II
ONLY ONE MEAL

A lawyer, examing Lanarkshire farmer, said: "You'n affirm that when this happened you were going home to d meal. Let us be quite certain on this point, because it is an important one, and be good enough to tell me, sir, with as little prevarication as possible, what meal it was you were going home to"
 You would like to know what meal it was?" said the Scotsman.
 'Yes, sir, should like to know" re- piled the counsel, sternly and impress sively, land be sure you tell the truth '
 Well, then" said the Scotsman, it was just oatmeal. Weekly Edin- burgh Scotsman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-08
L,OCAL DATA
WINnR

East Gulf: Gentle to moderate east and weather partly overcast Monday.
 West Gulf: Gentle east and northeast and weather partly overcast Monday.
 Caribbean Sea And Winward Passage: Gentle east and southeast and weather partly overcast with occasional showers Monday.
 Sandy Hook to Hatteras: Gentle vari- able becoming southerly and weather part ly owe roast Monday.
 Hatteras to Florida Straits: Gentle to moderate easterly and weather partly overcast Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-08

'I thought you said he was a good watch dog?" ">}
 'Well, ain't he?"
 Certainly not. Last night he bark ed so loud that burglars came and went without our hearing them."-Passing Show, London.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-08
HUBBARD BROS. & co.

Members New York Cotton Exchange, New Orleans Cotton Exchange, New Members Liverpool Cotton Association. Orders solicited for the purchase and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil for future delivery. Special consignment af spot cotton for deliveEYs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-08
CHEAP MONEY AIDS ADVANCE
 OF SECURITIES
Foreign Situation Plays Strong Part In Mar ''
 ket Proceedings
By EDWARD J. CONDLON (By Leased Wire To The Age-Herald. )

(by Leased wire 10 Ine Age-Heralu.D
 NEW YORK, Sept. Tt is an exiom that cheap money and high se- curity prices go hand in hand. Ger. tainly the low money rates played a very important part in the advance in security prices these last few weeks at season of the year when speculative and investment interest is supposed to be at the lowest ebb. For ten weeks at stretch call money remained at the per cent level, while the security mar kets ascended almost without a pause During the week just completed there was a violent flare-up in the money market and three per cent call money was recorded. Not a very large increase, it is true, but it served notice on the financial community that mat ters could not go on in this fashion indefenitely. Gold imports have tapered off, and banks have been building up balances abroad where the interest rates are more lucrative. And if the German loan actually comes into being and some other projected European borrowing here materalizes, we shall see still greater flow of funds abroad.
 Loans On Increase
 Commercial loans here are on the increase in line with fall business ex- pansion. The last statement of the Federal Reserve system showed a sud- den increase in rediscounts of more than $49,000,000. Taking the banking situation as a whole, the increased com mercial loans have been generally off set by liquidation. In the middle west wheat has been rushed to market so that old debts might be quickly paid off, with the result that interior banks have unusually large deposits for this season of the year.
 Many traders are of the opinion that the course of the money market will largely determine the trend in security prices, but in this connection, the mem ory of the sharp decline in prices at the close of last week in the face of the dip in call money to per cent again, is still fresh. The decline appears to be a bit more than successful bear raid.
 Public HesitateS
 The public hesitated, as it always does on the turn of the market, and many tired holders were content to take what profits remained to them. There has been the suggestion that political uncertainties have entered into market proceedings, but it is safe to conclude that the foreign situation is playing a far stronger part.
 It becomes increasingly evident that America will be called upon to extend further loans to Europe from our store of gold which represents half of the worlds holdings. The air is thick with reports of prospective loans to German industries to follow the loan to the German government. However, the in- vestment market here is ever on the lookout for well-secured loans at high interest rates, as was demonstrated by the smoothness with which the $3O,- 100000 Belgian loan was floated here last week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-08

derstood by concerns handling coal! Retailers state that they see no such
 indications.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-08
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-08
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FISH AND OYSTERS
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The Washington times., 1924-12-17
SAL LIES 0
HAVE. AIR
| HOUR
Navy Band Concert and Pro-
gram BY bob" Lawrence
Listed for Tonight Also

Beginning at 4:3O o'clock this
afternoon with q special program
Of tea music by the Meyer Davis
New Willard Trio, the local sta
tions WRC and WCAP will broad
cast only music until IL o'clock.
There will be = dinner inter-
mission from 6 to 1880.
Featuring the evening program,
to be broadcast by WCAP, will be
a special concert by artists pre-
scented under the auspices of the
Potomac division Of the Salvation
Army. This musicale win begin
at 10 o'clock.
Preceding the Salvation Army
program will be a band concert Nv
the United States Navy Band
broadcast jointly by WAR. Proyil
dence, and WEAF, New York, and
o studio concert by Bob Law.
renee and his musical friends"
The detailed program for the
afternoon and evening follows:
WRC.
p. m.-''Patriotic Education by
the D. A. r." by Mrs. James H.
0tanfield, national registrar Of the
d. A. r.
4:10 p. m.-Song recital by Mar.
garet Cassells, soprano; George r.
Ross at the piano.
A:2O p. nl.--''The Story OF the
Origin of the Christmas Seal" by
Mrs. Ernest r. Grant, chairman OF
the national modern health crusade
committee.
4:30 p. m.-Tea music by the
New Willard Hotel Myer Davis
Trio, broadcast from the palm room
of the New Willard Hotel.
p. m.-Children's hour, by
Peggy Albion.
WCAP Program.
7:15 p. m.-Talk.
1880 to $50 p. m.-Concert by
the United States Navy band,
Charles Benter, leader, broadcast
Jointly with stations WEAF, New
York. and WAR, Providence.
$40 p. m.--Coneert by the Irving
Boernstein trio through the courtesy
of Raleigh aaberdashery, during
their display Of wofnen's coats al
their # street store.
S:55 p. m. Concert by Bob
Lawrence and HIS musical friends.
10 to II p. n.-Special musical
program under the auspices of the
Potomac division OF the Salvation
Army, presenting several New
York artists.
Among the special programs
arranged for tonight at distant
stations are a Norristown, Pa,
program from WDAR, Philadel.
phia; an Army Night concert from
WEEP, Boston: a Plattsburg pro-
gram from WNYC, New York, and
Plain Dealer concert from
WTA-Al, Cleveland.
KGA, Denver, will make it's sec
ond entrance on the air with a
musicAJ program by the Denver
The Washington times., 1924-12-17
MUSIC FROM TEA TIME TIL II
|ROmping Around
the
Radio Dial
BY Listerler-In


When one stops to think OF It,
ment is quite an undertaking to
arrange or to listen to.
A vaudeville bill usually runs just
half that length OF time. The best
Of our play producers hesitate to
and the movie houses become dull
after two hours Of films.
1t would be interesting, therefore,
to learn just how the average radio
listener conducts himself through
one Of these five-hour super-pro-
grams. such as WRC put on the
air last night.
There is the length and breadth
OF the living room over which he
can cruise IL he becomes restless
and his body cramps from Inactivity.
But does he ever get out Of ear.
shot of the loud speaker?
For instance, could he have tuned
cert by the Meyer Davis Willard
Orchestra enriched by the violin OF
Augustin- Borguno?
Could he have refused Leonard
Hall or Frederic William VILE an
interest in the theater or current
affairs?
No music lover would have cared
to leave the Mozart Society con-
cert, especially when John Charles
Thomas was the guest soloist. and
the Brunswick Hour Of Music,
through its reputation gained at its
first presentation, was sufficient In
ducement to postpone most any
bedtime until IL o'clock.
At IL o'clock came another Never
Davis organization, this time from
NLe Paradis Cafe, with q super.
program of dance music.
Undoubtedly. this was closing
time in many homes. But there are
those for whom dance music. even
without the glamour and the
laughter Of the bail room, holds
q compelling charm.
Just what do you do when five
hours Of such entertainment comes
shooting through the air to your
And no price tag hanging from 1t.
Honors for the evening seem to
have belonged last night to Mr..
Thomas and Marion Harris,
Mr.. Thomas, although protesting
himself to be somewhat out of voice.
put his baritone through all 0f rs
PAGES, an aria, q ballad and three
tricky French bits OF description.
without any noticeable tout of-voice.
ness"
Miss Harris, blues singer extra.
ordinary, although limited to two OF
her numbers took the Brunswick
Hour Of Music singIe-handed.
Perhaps our memory Of the first
OF the Brunswick Hours Of music led
US to expect too much from the
second program last night.
At any rate, the Brunswick Hour
was not the graceful, smoothly con.
Quoted musicale that 1t was last
Tuesday.
A substitution, a delay in com.
mencement and too Indifferent an.
nouncements were probably largely
to blame.
Next week the Brunswick people
have scheduled Leopold Godowski
and Mr.. Thomas, as two of the head
liners for their third hour Of music.
The Washington times., 1924-12-17

String Quartet and assisting art.
lists. beginning at 10 o'clock.
The Syrian Temple Shrine Band
win be heard from WLW, Cincin.
natl, in a two hour concert begin
ming at o'clock. Band concerts
are scheduled also at PWX, Hav.
ana, and WKAQ, San Juan, Porto
Rico.
Two Kentucky dance orchestras
are booked for the 4O0-metre wave.
length, the Kentucky Ramblers at
WHAS. Louisville, and the Ken
lucky Melodians at CFCA, Toronto.
Evening star., 1924-07-03

would give it coat Of Chinese
vermilion lacquer"
The clerk smiled broadly now, as
he answered courteously:
Why. my dear lady, you can't buy
lacquer. You do it,
DO jt?' she faltered.
why, yes. Lacquer is the applying
Of one coat after another of paint and
varnish, paint and varnish. paint and
varnish. To produce Chinese vermil-
ion lacquer, you must put on coat
Of vermilion paint and let it dry, then
apply a coat of varnsh and when
that has dried, rub it down smoothly
with sandpaper. Next apply another
coat of vermilion paint, let it dry,
with sandpaper. And the process
should be repeated a third time
even a fourth, If the polish is not
hard enough. Lacquer is built up
with patient care.
You see the rubbing down of the
first coat of varnish makes a smooth
surface for the Eext coat of paint.
That, too, should be rubbed free of
grains after it Is dry. BY the time
the last coat of varnish has been APP
piled. dried and rubbed down. you
should have a finish as smooth and
porous as glass, with the beauti-
full color built up under each coat of
transparent varnish."
oh" said the June bride, II didn't
w derstand. 1t means lots of work.
doesn't it? Well, I'll begin by buy ing
can of paint and one of varnish."
But as she went back to the new
home. she said to herself:
II suppose it's like a happy mar
riage. You can't buy it, you have to
make il. You have to build it up.
layer upon layer, and keep it polished
smoothly as you GO"