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The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1910-04-22

Stead replied that the saloon ordinances simply were
pended during the time that city dry and that
they could be amended but that they would be operatve
until thirty days after date of an election which made
wet town dry
Notwithstanding this fact it reported us that licenses
have already been granted twelve former saoonkeener
OF Bevdere for the unered term of the present year and
that they have opened their places for business These
licenses were granted to the same fellows who were
arrested and fined operators Of blind tigers in defiance
of the law.
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1910-04-22

The saloon advocates tearfuy protest that is
local option when the county compel city within
It's borders to become antaloon territory spite of
joriy vote of its citizens in favor of Evidently
fearful lest the public will refuse to believe that such in
comprehensive injustice be tolerated in this land of
liberty they hasten to offer instances where cities have
voted wet Tin such the county seat town.
but where the county has voted dy" thereby forcing
the city to be salooness.
They have truble in finding numerous cities of this
sort to offer in evidence 'Now they ask "isn car
ryng local option little far when farmers twenty or
twenty-five miles dictate the policies of the ciy?
Let that query by reminding saloon friends
of few facts pertaining to the relations of the county
the cities and villages within it's boundaries
The Saloon Source of Expense to the Farmer
1st The farmer is counted out in the county tax
levy In many counties in Illinois he pays larger percent
age of county than the citizen of the cities of
the county Every tax the county should be
questions involving the expenditures of county taxes
That the saloon figures conspcuousy in the expenditure
of taxes is beyond argument in that increases the
of maintaining the county jail by supplying the
majority of the criminals and the county poor SUD-
plying the majority of the paupers
End. This burden falls upon the entire county and not
merely upon that portion that goes 'we Investigation
has shown that in Illinois the ''wet is often made
up largely OF the nontaxpayers and the very small
This fact very much in evidence dry cities
that were petitonng for local option this spring
1t is only further evidence that where the dry policy is
tried the saloon is dscredited the
substantial business invariably being of the
dry policy. These non-taxpaying wet people, have no
moral right to ask the dry townships help pay expense
caused by the saloons of the county
No Revenue from Saloon Licenses Goes the Farmer
Ord In state this pre-emnently unfair in view of
the fact that the license money of city or
village all retained by the city village The farmer
never penny of it He being taxed for an institu
ton he does not want but poweress to prevent himself
from its being forced upon him.
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1910-04-22

is T air for All
4th If it's question of revenue-a question of retain
ing the in the county for the sake of the
derived from it-Inos farmers no interest
in it. With them it's all expenditure and AS
exchange says:
The County Recognized Unit for Local Government
9Th. For the main purpose of local government the
forcement Of the criminal law the protection of life liberty
and property and the collection Of taxes the county
well recognized unit The political parties Of the state
ognize the county proper unit Each county sends
delegates to conventions has it's campaign committee
and is a unit by ITSELF
9Th. The people of whole county interested in
moral welfare Of the whole county, and right to be
heard all questions affecting that moral welfare The
citizen of township has right be heard on the question
whether his county shall support crime and
misery to society," because he is part Of the society af
fected.''
An Aid to Law Enforcement
7h. county law will increase the law enforcement
machinery available to suppress the sales of liquor dr
territory VI course have right to call upon the
sheriff and states attorney to punish voators of the mu
nc1pal or township option law but the practice
is to that matter to the municipal officers The
county law however, will put the entire county law en-
forcemen machinery back of the law and largely in
the forces for law enforcement
County Option is Abolishing the Traffic
The fact is county option so decidedly fair and so
thoroughly effective that the advocates of personal liberty
becoming desperate in their efforts to defeat it. It has
proved the undong of the liquor traffic in Alabama Geor
gia Mississippi and North Carolina that statewide pro-
hbiton has been built upon as foundation in these
states.
1t making rapid toward the complete outlaw
ing of the traffic in Indiana, Michigan and Ohio It will
the doom of the liquor industry in Illinois, Arm the
farmers with this county option weapon and will have
of September primary election day Illinois, the day that
will largely decide the fate of law as far as the next
Legislature is concerned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-01
WHEA1Y ADVANCES
 ON GENERAL BUYING
Export Sales Are Better and
 Receipts Smaller
M1LLERs ARE BUYING
Corn Advances EairIy on Covering By Small Dealers BJI the Close k Un- Changed-Oats Are Irregular and
 Provisions Higher

Chicago November 30.-Buying credited to leading millers put up the price of wheat today. Export sales to France gave help, and so did the smallness or primary receipts. The close was firm, 94c to aldD7se net higher Latest figures for corn were the same as last night to a shade below. Oats, S&lsc up to ssc decline, and provisions unchanged to 321ac ad- vance.
 As the day advanced trade in wheat broadened out and speculation became much more general than of late. Fur- chasers were encouraged by the tapering down of primary receipts and by further talk of dry weather southwest. The win ter crop was said to show a falling off in both conditions and acreage Aid 10 the bulls came also in inc form of news that 10 boatoads had been sold at New York for export to France. The most sub stantial support, however, arose from the fact that millers were buying futures on a large scale both here and at Mnneap- olis. The close was at nearly the top fig ures of the session. Price changes for the May option rate from 95i9c to 961sa0 969se with final sales at 96ssM9615c, d net gain of Ne.
 Corn was sharply higher early because of covering by smaller spectators, Who were affected by the heavy purchases on the part of leading shorts yesterday. The advance called out reselling from yester- days big buyers. In the end quotations were almost precisely where they stood "A hours previous. May ranged between 461sc and 4715e closing at 47lsd4 4c net loss of 1-1Ge.
 There was a large trade in oats Much covering by shorts went far to offset the effect of the liquidation of December hold ings. May varied from 341sc to 341sc and closed unaltered from last night at 34hc. F Important buying on weak spots result ed in quite general advance for pro visions, notwithstanding that receipts of hogs here were the largest since March l.. Last sales left pork 20d321ac higher; lard unchanged to 5d71ac up, and ribs at an advance of 5@121ac.
 Future quotations were as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-01
I.ixe Sfnck Market

Chicago, November 30.--Cattle-Receipts, 25, ,000; weak: beeves, $4.5OQ7 50; Texas steers, S420G5.40 western steers, $4.254 GEO; stockers, s. 30d5 60; cows and heifers, $2. .20Q6.30 calves, $7@9.
 Hogs Receipts, 29ooo; slow at opening figures, although few light butchers gradesold at SIPS; light. s6.7Oq7 121a i; mixed. St. S0Q7 %, rough, s6. 75@6.9O; good to choice heavy, SC. 90Q7. 20; pigs, $6.301 69O; bulk of sales, $6 95Q7 15.
 Sheep-Receipts, 3o,000; strong; native, S2. .25a4. 30; western, $2.75@4 25; yearlings, $4. .20d5. .25 lambs, native, $4 25@6.70; west ern, $4.5066.65.
 St Louis, November 3O.-Catte-Re- ceipts, 3SOO including 200 Texans; steady to strong Native shipping and export steers, $6. 5od7 25; dressed beef and butch CT steers, SC. 25G7; stockers. S .5Od5. 25; Texas and Indian steers, $4.50@650; cows and heifers, S3q4.5o.
 Hogs-Receipts, 6200: 10c higher; pigs and lights, S7D7. .35; packers. S7.25a7. 4O; butchers and best heavy, $725@7 40.
 sheep-Receipts, Sso0; steady; native muttons, S. .50a4; lambs, $ .50@7;- stockers, g. .25@3.25.
 Kansas City, November 25.-Receipts of cattle, 6000 including 100 southerns. Heavy steers weak to 10c lower; others steady to strong; cows strong to 10c higher; dressed beef and export steers $5.60a7; fair to good, $4 50@5 50; southern steers, "A Q450; do. cows, S2. 75M4.5o
 Hogs-Receipts. 1000; opening 5c higher; closing strong Bulk of sales, 4.O5q7 .1o; heavy. s7 .O71kQI7 20: packers and butchers, $7. .O50I7. .2O light s7@7.17h.
 Sheep-Receipts, 4000 steady: western yeariings. s575; lambs, $5@6.50; yearlings. s4. 5oM5. 75; wethers, s375G4.25; ewes, S5o@ A. stockers. s3a4.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-01
COCOANUTS ARRIVE FROM THE TROPICS Good Demand At S5 60 To S6
 Per 100 TRADING MORE LIVELY DuIIness, However, Continues in Mar I<et for Fruits and for Chickens
 and Eggs-Changes Noted
 In Quotations

One car of cocoanuts from the tropics, through the port of Mobile, reached the market here yesterday, and are selling for $5.50 to $6 per 100 on good demand. Among the other arrivals for the days trade were two cars of fresh meats, mostly pork, from Chicago; one car each of oats and corn: and about six crates of chickens. among which were few guineas.
 There is a prevailing fullness in all the markets except for poultry and eggs for which the supplies seem to have been almost exhausted.
 Trading along the avenue was more lively yesterday in the market for flour and feedstuffs and meats, though the dullness continues in the line of fruits and in the market for chickens and eggs.
 Some of the changes in quotations not ed yesterday were: Chops, 100 lb, sl3 lemons, per crate, $450; celery, S4.75 per crate; and eggs, 33Q94c per dozen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-01
Hubbard Bros. X Co.,. Letter

New York, November 30.-(Special. J. Reports from Manchester continue good and Liverpool fair. Aside from this news is lacking The market had q sagging tendency as the buying on the absurd es- innate of yesterdays late afternoon had ceased Small crop views are In the ascendant but their effect is being dis counted or supposed to be discounted in the ruling prices. Heavy selling de- pressed the market with room traders re- slsting the advance, but general trading was in smaller volume pnd prices were rather irregular.
 A heavy increased movement is thought probable for the first half of December and the interior towns show receipts ex- ceeding the daily shipments Small fluctuations are expected for a few days and the coming bureau is expected to be in line with the crop estimates. The mar ket is nervous. moving in either direction with equal ease.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-01
COTTON MARKET IS
 VERY UNSETTLED Prices Irregular and Close
 With Slight Loss LATE PRICES LOWEST After An Early Decline Prices Rally From the Lowest But Weaken in
 Late Trading and Close Lower
LATE PRICES LOWEST

New York, November 30.-The cotton market was nervous and unsettled today and while fluctuations were more or less irregular. the general tendency was down. ward under scattered liquidation and local selling, with the close barely steady, T net loss of to 13 points.
 The market opened steady, but during the first few minutes sold out to a net loss of to 10 points under scattering liquidation and bear pressure, inspirted by indifferent cables and apprehensions that there were still long lines in the mar ket which might be liquidated before the publication of the governments report next week. Around IS. 20c for May there was a good demand ,and prices rallied 5 or points from the lowest during the forenoon, but weakened again in the later trading, following rumors that pre- liminary reports to the National Ginners' association indicated total ginning to De- cember l of little over 100000.
 The low point was reached in the late trading when the active months showed a net loss of 3 to D points, and the last prices were within a point or two of that level. In a general way\the trading sug- gested evening up of accounts by out side operators owing to the confusion of ideas as to the probable showing of the government estimate in view of the widely varying private forecasts of the yield. Local traders appeared to be scalp ing the market. and while there was some selling of January by leading longs, the spot interests who are supposed to be taking up December cotton were believed to be transferring their hedges by pun chases of January against sales of Marcn and May.
 Southern spot markets. as officially re- ported early were unchanged to 1-16e higher.
 Receipts at the ports today were 76,026 bales. against 62,026 last week and 34,7S4 last year. For the week, 3S0,000 bales, against 391. 414 last week and 220,541 last year. Todays receipts at New Orleans, 35, ,3O1 bales. against 450S last/year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-01
Collector Loeb Puzzled

Washington. November 3o.--Collector Loeb of New York today discussed wik, Secretary MacVeagh the course the gov- ernment will take in the alleged Wooten frauds. new face has been put upon the governments action, and by a recent decision by the federal court in New York. which decreed that the government had no authority to attach foreign owned goods which were seized in the raids. This has been the governments practice wherever it has found under-valuation of
 nports
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-01
SEVENTEEN NEW
 COMPANIES START

| Columbus. Ga, November 30.-(Special ) The Georgia and Industrial Index says | in it's regular weekly issue:
 "During the past week F new corpor- ations were chartered in Georgia and Alabama. having minimum capital stock of s47o, ,sO0 This is by no means an un- usuai number but the new companies in their character are quite typical of the industrial, commercial and agricultural development of the two states.
 'Progress continues the motto of the Georga-Alabama municipalities. At Dal- ton. Ga, contract was awarded for s56, 7SO of street paving. Lafayette, Ala, award ed the contract for sidewalk paving, and at Bay Minette, Ala, a paving contract was let. Douglasville, Ga., citizens held mass meeting on the subject of install ing waterworks system. A bond issue for waterworks improvements is being discussed at Huntsville, Ala.
 Announcement is made that large cement plant is to be established at Tus- caloosa, Ala. A s200,000 cotton mill was in- corporated at Selma, Ala. A mill-ma chinery plant Is to be established at East Point, Ga. AL lehhiie' 'a', u Iertlllzer manufacturing company was indprpor- ated
 contracts was awarded at Brunswick Ga. for the erection of an Elks' home. A story hotel is announced for Macont Ga, and the plans for the building are already being prepared. The plans have been completed for $S5,O00 dormitory to be erected at Milledgeville, Ga New churches are reported tor Commerce, Ga. Bridgeport, Ala, and Dublin, Ga A company is being formed at Augusta, Ga, to prosnote the erection of large tourist hotel. Dallas county Alabama, is inviting bids for improving 32 miles of roads
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-01
N.v orIeans Cotton Market

Nev orleans, November 30.-Cotton futures opened quiet at an advance of to points on good cables. First prices were the highest In the early trading as sentiment seemed to be opainst the market and offerings from inc bear side were free. Bulls offered no support and prices graduallr sagged off until at the end of the first half hour of business the active months were points under yesterdays close. Cold weather was reported over the larger part of the cotton belt and some
 ttio- " fred that it would delay the gathering of the crop to some extent. me market was indifferent to bullish telegrams.
 Toward the middle of the morning the market steadied up chiefly on off cinl cablegrams from Manchester quot ing a very firm cloth market and q strong yarn market These were the most bullsh accounts received from Mancnester in many months and shorts did more or less covering on them. Trading was chiefly professional in character and operators on both sides appeared timid. The large movement was the chief bearish feature and pre- vented bullish operations on the Man chester returns.
 At noon the trading months were
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-01
GENERAL DECLINE
 IN STOCK MARKET Prices Break Sharply on Raids
 By Bear Traders RALLIES ARE SLIGHT
ARE SLIGHT
News fors the Day Is of Little Moment Except Reports That Bulls Fail To Carry Out Their
 Campaign

New York, November 30.-Prices broke with some violence in todays stock mar kot, the active list registering losses that ranged from l to 2sl points. No explana- tion attended the decline other than the rather vague but general belief that the recent bull movement had gone stale from lack of outside encouragement. By way of supplementary rumor, it was though. fin many quarters that some open read- justment In steel and iron prices would soon be announced.
 In the trade it' is admitted that that prices are being shaded but not to such an extent as to precipitate an open war such as occurred in the early part Of 1909. Otherwise the days news was a mixture of more or less indifferent char acter, ranging from a further drop in the price of beef at western points to idle conjecture respecting President Tafts forthcoming message.
 There were advices that the money pressure is relaxing in the west. and aiSn to this were reports from nearby mer- cantile eenters which told of a marked diminution in offerings of commercial paper. lllS ldllcl phase Ol tilC Deliihiio situation was accepted as proof of con- tracting business during the coming year. Apropos of general financial conditions, 1t Is interesting to note that the months output of new securities aggregated Sl11,- 0O0,0oo or over $37,000.0O0 in excess of Mo- vefnber 1909.
 Local banking institutions have lost from S5,000000 to $6,000,000 thus far this week to Canada and San Francisco, and banks in Boston and Philadelphia were today drawing on their reserves here.
 All this may reasonably be supposed to make for a heavy cash loss and prob- able loan expansion at the end of the week.
 Londons participation in this market was almost negligible. probably aggre- gating 10000 shares, with a small bal ance on the buying side.
 The local stock market became dull after the midday period of liquidation with fitful rallies, but with another at tack in tine final dealings by the shorts wiped out the best part of this recovery, the tone at the close being altogether unsteady.
 Bonds were steady with extremely mar row transactions. Total sales, par values $1.727,00O.
 United States bonds were unchanged or call
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-01
Rite of Fish Almost Fatal

Boston, November 30.-Favored by gale of wind, Captain Nelson of the fish ing schooner Reliance, was able to land Thams Keys, a member of his crew, here today before the sailor bled to death from a wound made by the bite of q fish. Yesterday while the Reliance was on the Georges bank an angle fish, a species of shark, which had been caught in a trawl, bit Keys right hand, the sharp teeth almost severing it at the wrist. Captain Nelson set all sail for Boston and when a physician went aboard Keys was Gn a state of collapse, due to loss of blood. He will recover.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-01

Cash quotations were as follows:
 Flour-Steady.
 Rye--No. ?, S01S01hcs 2 .s fs.-s4- Barley-Feed or mixing, 55a6sc; fair tc choice malting, 75dS01sc.
 Flax Seed-No. 1 Southwestern, s2.46 No 1 Northwestern, $2.49.
 Timothy Seed-S9S5.
 Clover-$14.30
 Mess Pork-Per barrel. s1761125. Lard-Per 100 lbs, S977Ia.
 Short Ribs, Sides-Loose, $9d9.S715 Short Clear Sides-Boxed, $9.50@9.75. Butter-Steady; -creameries, $24d24 80 dairies, 23d21c.
 Eggs-Steady; receipts, 25S5 at mark cases included, 191s@221ec; firsts, BOG prime firsts 32c.
 sCheese-Easy; Daisies. 151a@15s4c; Twins, 14d14i4c; Young Americas, 154@ l5H&; Long Horns. 15A@151sc.
 Potatoes--Steady; choice to fancy. 45d 4Sc; fair to good, 3S@4Sc.
 Poultry-Steady; turkeys, live. 1oc dressed. 20e; fowl, live, 10c; springs, live 10c.
 veal-steady; 50 to sO-lb. wts.. 9a1oc; 6t to S5-lb. wts., 1lq11hc; S5 to 11o-lb. wits, 12c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-01
Coal Railroads Increase Rate.

Chicago November 9o.-The Illinois rail road and warehouse commission today granted coal railroads the right to in crease their rates to Illinois cities cents a ton. The increase means a gain Of about $400.000 annually to the railroads Coal dealers say that purchasers of bi- luminous coal for steam purposes alone will feel the increase. and that the in- creased freight rate will not warrant an increase to those who burn coal only in their homes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-01

New York. November 30.-Cotton seed oil was higher with improved demand, scarcity of spot supplies, covering Of shorts and local bull support The vol ume of business was only fair Futures closed to points net higher Decem- ber 7.15G7. 16c; January, .11@7 15c; Feb ruary, 715M7 200; March, ' 20q7 .22c; April, 7 2o6f7. .26c; prime crude, 5.93M6c; prime summer yellow, 7.2sG7 .5oc; prime winter yellow, I. coos 1Oc: prime summer white, I. 30d7 90c; total sales, o200.
 New Orleans, November ,30.-Cotton seed oil: prime refined in barrels, 7.15c choice neal per cent ammonia, per long ton, s29 choice cake. s per cent ammonia, s2S 25
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-01
Iixernnol Cotton Market

Liverpool, November 30.-Cotton, spot, small business done; prices & points higher American middling fair S.SSd; good midding, S.26d; middling, S.14d; low middling, 7.94d; good ordinary, 76Sd; ordl- nary, 7.43d.
 The sales of the day were 1000 bales, of which 300 were for speculation and eX- hort and included 6500 American
 Receipts, 37,S00 bales. all American. Futures opened firm and closed barely steady December, 7S5d; December and January, 7.S41ad; January and February, I. 7.S51hd February and March, 7.S7d; March and April, 7.sS1ad; April and May, 7s9d May and June, 7.s0d; June and July '. .ss1hd; July and August, 7.S51sd; August and September, 7621ad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-01
New Orleans Cotton Futures.

New orleans, November 30-Spot cot
 ton steady. unchanged: sales on the
 spot 400 bales, to arrive 535. Low or
 dinary, II 5-16c nominal; ordinary 121sc nominal; good ordinary 13 9-16c strict good ordinary, 8 15-16c; low middling, 14Ac; strict low middlng 14Mc; middling, 14&c; strict middling 14Tc: good middling, 15c: strict good middling, 15 3-16c; middling fair 15 7-16c; middling fair to fair, 15 1s-16c
 fair, 16 8-16c nominal, Receipts, 35,301 stock 197,7SS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-01
BOnds.
New York Money

New York, November Y..--Prime mer- cantile paper, 5@51a per cent; sterling ex- change steady with actual business in bankers bills at $4.S2. .25@4. .S2 .35 for O. day bills and at $4.S6.05 for demand commercial bills. s4.S19s@4. S2; bar silver, 55c; Mexican dollars, 46c; government and railroad sbonds steady. Money on call easy, 2G21a per cent; ruling rate, 21a per cent; closing bid and offered at 2A per cent. Time loans firm 50 days, 4d44 per cent; 90 days and six months, per cent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-01
Rehcaded By q Train

New York, November 30.-Daniel Arthur,
 vice president and manager of the Arthur Machine company of New York, was be- headed by a passenger train on the Cen~ tral Railroad of New Jersey tonight in Jersey City. In statement President John Saver declared that the man lay himself across the rails. Friends say that his death was accidental. "A
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-01
SPECIAL RATES
 Via
 K|!!l!Zl

Special Homeseekers' Rates to points in the west and northwest. Tickets on sale first and third Tuesdays of each month, limited for return 25 days from date of sale.
 Winter tourist rates to many points in the south and southwest. Tickets on sale until April 80. 1911. Good to re- turn to May S1. 1911
 For further information call on or write to P. Sid Jones. D. P. A., both phones s77. Birmingham. Ala