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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-05
RECEPTION GIVEN
 AT WHITE HOUSE

Washington, January 4.-The first and probably the most brilliant of the formal state receptions planned for the present White House season was given tonight by the President and Mrs. Taft in honor of the diplomatic corps. Some 1900 guests in all were invited. Mrs. Taft was present throughout the evening.
 Tonight's reception marked quite a radical change in the manner of con ducting the great state affairs at the White House and for the first time in many administrations refreshmenAS were served.
 The blue room circle" which fiorx~ ished during the Roosevelt administra- ton, when a select coterie of social friends were invited 'behind the line'' was entirely done away with.
 The number of invitations issued to each of the big receptions have been materially reduced by Mrs. Taft. whose idea is said to be that every guest present should feel himself or herself the personal guest of the President and his wife and all should be treated alike.
 In the receiving line were only the Vice President and Mrs. Sherman, the members of the cabinet and the ladies of their household.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-05
Fatalities in Desert Floods.

Los Angeles, January That there have been fatalities in the desert floods was made certain today by a report re- ceived from the railroad telegraph oper- ator at Rox. Nev. Rox was cut off by the flood and the operator made his way to Guelph, 15 miles distant. While watch ing the flood one corpse passed him In the water. It will take at least two months to repair the San Pedro. Los Angeles and Salt Lake railroad sufficient to permit the resumption of transconti- mental traffic, according to an announce ment made at the general managers of ice today. It is believed that 100 miles of track will have to be rebuilt, be- sides numerous bridges.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-05
ST.PAUL' DEFEATED
 BY HIGH SCHOOL

In it's second game of the season played last night at o'clock at the gymnasium of the Young Mems Christian association, the Birmingham High school basketball team defeated the team representing St. Paurs Athletic club of this city by score of 5S to 6. The St. Paul boys at no time showed themselves the equals of the High school bunch, and were easily downed For the High school Estes, Strange and Zielminsh played star game, Strange alone netting total of "A ponts, gained in 10 field goals and four from the foul line. For St. Paul. Toccone and Clark did excellent work.
 The lineup and summary of the game follows:
 Birmingham High School-Estes and Hood, left forwards; Odom and Meadow, right forwards; Strange, center; Hancken and Hit, left guards; Zielminski, right guard.
 St. Paul's Athletic Club-Toccone, left fonward; Clark, right forward; Dodson,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-05

Little Rock, January 4.-tSpecial)- By dint of working all day New Year President Kavanaugh completed the preliminary draft of the 1910 Southern league schedule. Owing 10 the fact that he has not heard from all the club owners as to the dates they want, President Kavanaugh declines to give out the full text of the schedule. As soon as all the owners are heard from he will call a meeting of the scheduie committee for Nashville-probabsy bsy some time next week-when his draft will be gone over by the members Of the committee.
 As a result of the substitution or Chattanooga for Little Rock, the league will next season be divided into north ern and southern divisions instead of eastern and western as had been the custom in previous years. Memphis, Nashville, Chattanooga and Atlanta constitute the northern division clubs and Birmingham, Montgomery, Mobile and New Orleans the southern.
 The season will open on April IA and close on September IT. The dates
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-05
Probing Sugar Case.

Washington, January 4.-Following the investigation which resulted in the dlscov- cry of underweighing of sugar at the port of New York, inquiries are to be made ct other points where sugar is be- ing brouBht in. The treasury department gradually is completing the ascertainment of the true weights at New York and has succeeded in recovering large amount in duAs which had been withheld from the govsgnmsut. Settlement with another company doing large importing busi- hese is about to be made. Large quanti- t1es of sugar come into the United States ak San Franctsco and at Boston, and DmGaaer amounts at various other places.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-05
Birmingham Goes Info
 The Southern DiUiSiO1
Will Open Season April IA At Home With Montgomery But Will Close In the North-Some Headway Made In Matter of Schedule-League Meeting
 In Nashville

at which the clubs open at home and their opponents are as follows:
 Memphis, April 14. with Nashville; Nash vile, April IS, with Allan tasi Chattanooga. April IS. with Memphis; Atlanta, April IA, with Chattanooga; Birmingham, April 14. with Montgom- cry Montgomery, April IS with New Orleans; Mobile April IS, with Bir- mingham; New Orleans, April 14, with Mobile
 According to the usual custom. the clubs will open with a home and Lome series. The northern clubs then go south and play a series with the clubs of that division. Then the southern clubs go north.
 President Kavanaugh has arranged the schedule so as to avoid long jumps or long stays at home or on the road for all the clubs so far as possible. There are 22 Sundays during the sea- son and Memphis and New Orleans are each given IT Sundays at home. The schedule is so arranged that Memphis will be able to play at home every Sunday provided that she can get the other clubs to transfer dates, while New Orleans in a similar manner will be able to play at home eevry Sunday ex- cept June 5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-05
RECORD BREAKING
 IRON PRODUCTION

Cleveland, January 4.-Returns received from the coke and anthracite blast fur naces of the United States by the Daily Iron Trade Review shows that the pig iron production for December was 2,6s1,- S59 tons, bringing the coke and anthra- cite pig iron production of the country for 1909 to the record-breaking total of 25, ,3S5,7 ,75s tons. This total production sur passes 1907, which was 25,29e, ,732 tons, by a margin of 36.027 tons. The country is now making pig iron at the unprecedent- ed rate of 32,000,o00 tons per year
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-05

groceries and to dress herself decently that she might hold her job
 Do you believe that such things as this happen in Birmingham?
 Open your eyes, blind man, and look about you
 The most surprising feature of the trag- cay have recounted. which, by the way, Is true story is that the woman who is thus befriended by the shop girl is often the first to utter disparaging re- marks about the girl who has to work for her living VII.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-05
Plaintiff Wins Damage Suit.

Denver, January 4.-Pasquale Corte, for mer Italian consul at Denves, was tosSay awarded s10,ooo in his suit against tho, Italian consul. Adolph Rossi, for allegedD libel. Consul Rossi did not appear N defend the suit, claiming that no legQ service had been made upon him. and also that the state court here did not have furfsdtctiou.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-05
National Commission Meets,

Cincinnati, January 4--No matters of importance are scheduled to be brought before the national baseball commission, which will hold it's annual meeting here tomorrow, with the exception of the elec- tion of officers. It Is accepted as a fore gone conclusion that August Hermann of Cincinnati will be reelected president and that John Bruce. also of this city, will continue as secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-05
Steam Shovelnen Meet.

Chicago January 1.-The biennial con- of Steam Shovel and Dredgemen closed here today after a four-day session. Charles Rees of New York was elected president and E. J. Dolan, Chicago. sec retary and treasurer. Reports from mem bers of the organization working on the Panama canal showed that there is some dissatisfaction on account of wages and conditions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-05
Ocala Has Bad Fire.

Ocala, Fla, January Hire which started from sparks from passing en- zine completely destroyed the Crystal Ice, Cold Storage and Canning company s is approximately s1O0,oO0, with $60,oOo in- surance. The plant had been in operation only three weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-05
REoPENED

The Court House Cafe, 208 N. 21st street, will reopen to- day under the personal direc- ton Jas. Savares, Proprietor. High class service, polite at tention and popular prices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-05

center; Eddeus, left guard; Jungermann, right guard.
 Summary: Referee, Beermaster; time- keeper, Weiner; time of halves, 20 min- utes; field goals, Strange 2O Estes 3, Hood 5, Zielminski 4, Odom 1. Hancken 1. Meadow 3, Toccone 1, Clark 1; goals from foul line, Strange 1, Toccone l, Clark 1; total number points, Birrning- ham High school 6s, St. Paul's Athletic club &
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-05
DooIn Named as Manaoer.

Philadelphia, January 4.-President Fo- gel of the Philadelphia National League Baseball club announced tonight that he has signed Charley Dooin, the catcher to manage the club for one year in place of William Murray. who has been de- posed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-05
Rostand's New Play.

Paris. January 4.-Copies of an Italian and two French papers which printed the plot and some of the verses of Edmond Rostand's new play were seized today at the instance of L'Illustrtion. which has purchased the rights of publication.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-05
Help For the Mlnsrs.

Washington, January A-Representa- tive Pray of Montana today introduced resolution to appropriate $16o.o0o for the construction, equipment and main- tenance of additional mine rescue and experiment stations.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-16

pany, under the direction OF President
Oddie and Superintendent du Bois, is
fast getting things III shape to prose-
cute active milling and mining opera
ttons on its quartz property south o.
Quincy A portable sawnill having a
manufacturing capacity of about 1000
feet of lumber per day has been in
stalled and will be put in use at once,
Power for the mill is furnished by a
gasoline engine.
c. j. Lane, an experienced mill
wright, has charge Of the work of
erecting the new Chilean quartz mill
recently purchased by the company.
The machinery for this has been de-
livered on the ground A crushing ca
pacity of 20 tons OF ore every "a
hours Is claimed for the Chilean mill.
and it IS stated that it will probably
be installed and ready for operation
within 80 days, at which time the
crushing of ore will be Immediately
begun.
About 1000 feet of pipe Is being laid
from some springs on the mountain
above the mine to convey water to the
mill for power and other purposes a
drop of $50 feet-sufficient to develop
Is horsepower--heing secured As the
supply of water is somewhat limited
this power will be supplemented bv an
engine in operating the quartz MILL
Plumas National Bulletin
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-16
Hnr and Feedstun.

Scott. Magner & Miller say of hay:
Receipts Of hay the San Francisco market
durirr the last six DAYS have been 4,300 tons
quite decrease from what we have been receiv
ing of late. This is accounted for by the faci
the needed cars in the various hay sections fol
the transportation Of hay We are experiencing
great difficulties in obtaining cars. and the last
week has been particularly bad IN this regard
snd has made ii very unsatisfactory.
The market has continued along in Just
about the same condition and while fancy lots
nary and medium grades have not been affected
and are stilI selling at unsatisfactory figures.
''Tbe rains during the week have been enough
70 damage most Of the hay that was exposed
and to such an extent that much Of IL viii not
be ct 10 ship ino this market Therefore, from
our entire supply VIII come from the
out the entire central part Of California and
tributary 10 our markets
The shipping demand has continued fairly
coast and export orders.
sAifaifs hay is firm at full quotations. The
rains have damaged large part Of what was
IN the fields. and this has tended 10 cause a fur
fher nrmness in this article
fsThere is no change 20 note in straw.
niddIines@ss4 dahsassa4 &ss G per per ton.
shorts-$3oG32 per ton.
Feedstuffs-Rolled barley s22@23: rolled
oats for feed, s2s@si. mixed feed. s2Sq2e for
10 tons $4050. tons szl. smaller lots $415o;
cocoanut cake or meal at mills, $3.50 in 20 and
10 and S28 in ton lots; Jobbing. 90; corn
meal, $50 e937; cracked corn. S36@37; alfalfa
meal. carload lots S17. Jobbing SIS; red star al
falfa meal ST. In car lots and SIS jobbng; Mo
desto alfalfa meal. sI65o in lots and $17 job
hng Stockton meafalfa 81 10 ear 10 lots ana 81 sre
cslfaIfs, sls in car lots and $50 jobbing.
Hsy-ordinary wheat. ssG12.5o; choice. sl3@
49, hst Ds s sSs s5s ssfs o'
stock hay. $506.50 per ton.
straw-S5Geoc per bale.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-16

and with even chances for doubling
that output with no great amount OF
development. presents investors some OF
the greatest opportunities TO be found
in the west is the belief OF T. ]. Gundry
practical mining man of many years
experience. who has just returned from
many OF its properties, says the Salt
Lake Republican.
Among the properties which are at
present most conspicuous on account of
active development being in progress
are the Little Butte. Mineral Mountain.
Tecoma. Black Warrior, Jackson and
Utah Lead.
"The Copper Mountain group alone
has a production record Of nearly So
900, 000." said Gundry. Its ores carry
copper, gold and silver, with copper
sight in the mine. but operations are
at q lull on account of the low price OF
copper. The Tecona group Is under
bond and lease TO New York syndi-
cate. New development is in progress
which should bring desired results. The
Little Butte company's group of four
claims adjoins the Copper Mountain on
mineral bearing zone. with remarkable
surface showings and with marketable
ore exposed in nearly all Of its work
ings Only further intelligent develop
ment is needed TO make 1t valuable
mine.
Partially surrounding the Copper
Mountain. Tecopa and Black Warrior
is a large group of the Mineral Noun
tain company. with surface showings
that are unsurpassed in the district
Good development work Is being done.
but the work of it's owners, like that of
many others. is hampered by lack OF
funds to perform the development
which the showing warrants
The Black Warrior is the banner
small property Of the district. the pro-
duction from surface showings on one
claim having amounted TO about $780,
coo. The property has been taken over
by men who are performing systematic
development and who are already ex-
acting high grade silverlead ore for
shipment.
The Utah Lead company's mine is
equipped with machinery and force
of men is employed developing and ex-
ira citing a good silver-lead product.
The Jackson group. with its deepest
workings less than 150 feet, has pro-
duced about 40 carloads Of high grade
silver-lead ore which carries an excess
OF iron. The property promises to be
mint for its owners, VINO have de-
cIined all sorts of offers from would be
purchasers" Lake Republican.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-16
Properties and Earning Power

FTOpeTtleS ana Earning POWER
The California Consolidated Oil
holdings of three companies of un-
questioned merit and earning power,
with properties in five different
fields in this state. The Premier
with 160 acres in the best part of
cot with 16o acres on the famous
Twenty-Five Hill in the Midway field,
and the yellowstone with 100 acres
In the Sunset field. only a short
recently brought in there, and 65
acres in the Kern river and McKitt-
rick fields.
The company starts out, not with
properties to develop. but with prop
developed to a point that proves be-
yond question their great produc-
tiveness and earning power, a pro-
ducttveness that at the present time.
even even though only partially devel..
about 100000 net per annum.
The most conservative estimate of
earnings from these properties when
fully developed, Is over $4,000, 900
net per TAR annumearnlngs that will iii
dividends OF at least 90 per cent on
the entire capital stock, or over 80
per, cent 0n the present price of SO
cause cause he the price Of the stock ina. to @ sdl
vance steadily; to double. treble,
quadruple in price.
1t will readily be seen that these
estimates are conservative when it
is considered that the estimate of
the production OF the Yellowstone's
1e0 acres in the Sunset field is
based upon an average of only 100
barrels a day for each well, while
the production of the wells recently
brought IN near the Yellowstone
property ranges from 1000 barrels
per day to as high as 10000 barrels
persday; it is more than likely that
when the Yellowstone property is
fully l,l deyeioped: that hat property alone
Consolidated than the total of the
estimated income given above.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-16
Los Angeles Produce Market
ISnecinl Dispafch 10 Tie Call

Los ANGELES, Oct f5.-There were few
changes in prices on the produce exchange to
day. Potatoes continued weak. with little pros
pect Of a brighter market soon. Butter, cheese
and eggs were steady.
butter 80 3l6 pounds; cheese. S.001 pounds; po
tatoes, 16 sacks; onions, l.029 sacks; sweet po
tatoes 292 sacks.
Eggs (per dozenl-Local ranch. candled, 45c
Do. case count buying price, 41c; eastern fresh
35c; eastern storage packed. extra, BE; do stor
age, seconds, 27c.
Butter (per ibl-Caiifornia creameries. extras
35c: do hrsts, 32c: cooking. 25c; ladle, 25c.
Cheese (per lbt-Northern fresh, 171z 61sc
local, 1sc; Oregon daisy. 1s15c: eastern singles
lec: DO twins. ls1zc: eastern daisies. 1ec; east
ern longhorns. lei1 @2oc; eastern cheddars. 2oc
imported swiss, 32c; domestic swiss, 22G24c
cream brick 1ec: limburger, 19c
Beans (per ctll-No. pink. $3.50: No.
limas. IS. .25: No. 1 Lady Washington. $3.50; No
! small whites, $3.50: No. 1 blackeyes. S5. 30
No. garvanzas, sA.5o; No. California len
tils. 81.
Potatoes (per ctl)-Highlands, s1.1561.40; 10
cal Burbanks. Sl.25; Salinas, sl.75.
= Sweet Potatoes (per ctl)-Yeliow, si.5oGi.75
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-16

weeks ago 1t has advanced to s1.05.
with. little to be had at such figures.-
Amador Ledger.
New Gold Dredging Ship
One of the largest gold dredgers ever
bufit Is now under course of construc-
When this boat is completed it will
make the thirteenth goldship at work
on the uba river at Hammonton and
Marigold. The ship is being built by
Bellevue Mine
Reports from the southern part of
the ns,s county are to the effect that the
Bellevue mining company, that is oper-
sonville ridge, will largely increas Sc
its force OF employees during the com
tention is to be found in the fact that
the company is laying in an unusually
large amount of winter supplies, in
cluding provisions, timbers and mine
opened Up s1facient1y to allow havs of oese sse
fpoy~ema forpce n Miners as n baegssr~ segsIg
dirt: Under the superintendency of r.
H. Kingdom. work at the Bellevue is
said to be progressing very. satisfac-
torily The Bellevue mine is by far
the largest drift gravel proposition
now operating in the county. Between
40 and SO men have been regularly en-
Pioy ca ny the company 1Or several
years past-Plumas National Bulletin.
Bluff City Quartz
A milling test. consisting of a crush
ing of so tons of quartz, was made at
the Bluff City mine on Squirrel creek
last week, from which, 1T is reported
on good authority, very satisfactory
returns were secured. The rock was
crushed In the Bluff Citys mill under
the direction OF Henri Colbert a COM
petent millman of long experience, who
was employed to make the test.
The Bluff City mine, of which E. G..
Gilbert is manager, is now employing
between 20 and 25 men, and energetic
development ob the property is under
vein, the upper one showing up ledge
2h to 3 feet thick. and the lower one
having just crosscut the same vein.
An incline shaft is also being sunk
on three foot vein which was re-
Gently discovered. This new find is
reported to prospect well.
A wooden trestle. in one place about
40 feet high, has been constructed, to
by improving the means Of transports
ing quartz for crushing.
Three members of the company are
expected to arrive at the Bluff City
mine this week to look over the prop
erty and the development work thus
far accomplished - Plumas National
Bulletin.
Crescent Hill
The Crescent Hill gold mines com
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-16
COMMERCIAL NEWS

81 5oG2 for medium, 75c@sI for small and q
@soc fcr. colts: horsehid.s. dry s2@22 for
sms and s5s for lor cos sostssas prime
angoras. 7se@si; large hair goats, so@4oe; me
dum, 2o@3oc; small. 5Q15c,
Tsllow-Eo ! rendered. 5ls@ehc; No 2 "a
wooI-sprinr Elm, San Joaquin, years staple
and Mendecino isaaoe; Humboldt, 2oc asked
Nevada, 13Qi6e per lb.
Fan elip--Mountain free. s@llc; northern and
valley. ia l0c; San Joaquin fall and lambs, ia
ioc: do defective and heavy. safe per h..
Hops-CalIfornla. 1909 crop. nominal; Oregon
nominal; crop of 1910, 12h@1eisc per lb.
General Merchandise
s.gs, 5Ne: wool bars. q &c for $S ID and asisc
coai~Pennsyivania snthrscite egg. SIC pc,
ton; wellington, SO; New Wellington. 50; Coos
s PeIaw Main. '' So; s stanford Richmond. So: cum
berIand. SIS In bulk and $16.5o in sacks; Welsh
anthracite: SIS; coke. SIG per ton in bulk and
oii-ouotations are for barrels. Linseed. Sill
per gallon for boiled and 81. for raw, cases o.
ssstor ,s eli hn. IN cssss Se l. ss s Bakers eer
lon cocoanut oil. in barrels. soGs315c for Xxx
77aG oslo for No and Io@7s1sc for No 2
sperm oil. soc; natural winter sperm oil. soc
natural whale oil. 55c; pure lard oil. 81 winter
No. neatsfoot oil. e5c; herring oil, soc; salmor
OIL Soc boiled FISH oil. soc; paint oil, 45c.
Coal oil Gasoline stcwatsn e E6te ,nr (. ire.
on drums. iolkc; special do. lie; pearl oil, Il
cases Iee: astral. Ice; star ise; extra star. isc
Elaine, 26lzc: eocene, 19c: red crown ana nlotoi
late in drums 715e. cases 7c more; So degree
gasoline, in bulk SOC, in cases 57ze; ysrnist
makers and painters naphtha, in bulk i5c.
TurPentins-sioI per gallon in cases and s4'
Rosin-E. $40 F, ss.45; G. $3.50: Fl. 50: :5s
l. $3.50: X, 1915; M. $40: n, sio;so; WG
5000; WV. sl0.95 per barrel of 2so lbs.
Red and White Lead-Red, aGsc; white
REFINED SUGAR MARKET
The Western sugar refining company quotes as
follows terms net cash: Standard fine Tanu-
lated. 5.25e: standard coarse granulated. 525c
7.25c: n. & z. crystal dominos. 8 ID cartons In
cases S.25c; do in 2 lb cartons in cases, s.75c;
monarch bar seos: tablets in halt. half barrels ng
crushed. 5.5oc: monarch powdered 5.s5c: xxx
powdered. 5.35c: candy granulated. 5.sSc: con-
fectioners' A, 5.25c; eonfectioners crystals
&. .s5c; extra c. 4.7Sc golden c. 4.6ae; ID, 4-Soc-
Barrels and 50 ID bags 10c, half barrels 23c,
boxes SOC more per 100 lbs than for bags OF lou w
lbs net. Bar in 35 and 40 lb tins 81 20 more 10
and 10 lb tins S2.S5 more per 100 lbs than
price for this grade in 100 ID bags.
The California and Hawaii sugar refining com.
''Higrade'' bar. 5.soc; powdered. 5sSc' a
crushed. 55Oc: berry, 5.25c; c. & H extra fine
grs2ulated 525c' coarse dry granulated.
$3.50: cubes. 5.50c: bricks half bhis. 5.75c;
bricks. in so lb boxes. &c; extra nne dry gran
uated 900 ID bags onlyl. b0oe; excelsior a
4.55c; cut loaf. in barrels only. .7.25c; II. & E.
crystal doninos. ID cartons. in eases, Saoei
do 2 ID cartons. in cases, S.75c. Additional pei
half barrels. 25c more; boxes, so more for all
grades. Bar in 35 and 80 10 tins, Si.1o more
IL 10 lb tins. s2S5 more. Minimum order car