davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-05
COTTON CROP IS
 NEARING CRISIS Cotton Belt Suffers Uni .f0rmly Bad Weather EXPECT HIGH LEVELS Worst Complaints Come From Caro- linas, Oklahoma, Texas, Missis-
 sippi and Louisiana Though
 Others Need Rain
EXPECT HIGH LEVELS

New Orleans, June 4.-This week Tn the cotton market nearly everything but the weather will be lost sight of. It is generally acknowledged that the crop is fast getting into a critical condition as the result of protracted drouth and high temperatures. At the end of last week there was no relief in sight on the weath- CT map and if the new week opens with a dry and hot map the chances are that a sensational rise in prices will take place and that new high levels for the season will be established on the new crop months.
 It is seldom that, at this time of the year, the cotton belt has suffered such uniformly bad weather. According to both private and official reports every state in the cotton belt needs good rains. The high temperatures would not be a drawback in most localities if sufficient moisture were falling to keep the plant growing. Warm nights right now are an advantage that the crop seldom has. Without rain, however, the high temper atures are adding to the injury being worked.
 Al lUe ttlu Ol ldSt WCth thS WCiS complaints were coming from the Caro- linas, parts of Oklahoma, Texas, Missis- sippi and Louisiana. All other states. however, needed rain, but not as badly as the ones mentioned. IL was claimed that in parts of Mississippi cotton was failing to germinate because of the ex- cessiNe dryness of the soil
 Should these conditions be relieved this week the trade will again take another look at the bureau reports of last week. The improvement in crop conditions that rain would bring would be compared with the condition figures of SIS on May D and calculations made on the basis of the 3a.000.000 acres reported planted this year to arrive at the first real crop pointers of the season. Should the drouth continue the trade would have nothing much to base calculations on, because 1t would have no way that both bulls and bears would accept of determining the number of points in condition that the crop has fallen off.
 It will be a weather market more than anything else from now on although the summer months may again spring into prominence The departure of w. F. Brown for New York has again revived stories of an organized bull campaign in July and August and with MT. Brown again in the New York ring 1t may De that definite operations of the bull crowd may come to light.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-05
REFUSE TO TAKE
 WRESTLER'S PART

New York, June 4.--(Special)-Bec Because rone of the graduates would take the parts of the two wrestlers, the class of 1911 at Barnard cut out a scene from "As You Like It. which was offered tonight to a highly exclusive and restrict ed audience on the Barnard campus TLere were any number of young women ready and willing to be forests in Rus setts, in doublets and green hose, but not single senior could be induced to play the part of a wrestler. Some of them are athletes, too, but" said they, "the ground is so hard and the grass is so inussy and there are so many bugs and worms and things on lawn-ugh!'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-05
WILL PUT STOP ID FAKE STOCK SALES Innocent Present Millions Yearly to Fakirs TWO YEARS WORK Recent Conditions Reveal Stories of Swindles So Amazing as
 to Be Beyond
 Belief
TWO YEARS WORK

New York, June 4-(special)- )-Making fortune in New York by means of some postage stamps and fluent use of the English language is not going to be so easy in the future as 1t has been in the past according to United States Dis triet Attorney Henry A. Wise, as he talked today regarding the success ot the government in it's first two big cases against fake stock selling concerns.
 By the recent conviction of George H. Munroe, and six of the officers of the Union Wireless Telegraph company, the government has put a damper upon the game of relieving men and women throughout the country of their money in return for we'll written letters and rainbow promises.
 Revelations following two prosecutions thus far conducted by the government show that within two years women and men throughout the United States sent cheeks, postoffice orders and cash to the amount of s60O0,ooo to swindlers in this city The government has now four cases pending in which it will show that the amount sent here in response to "come on letters" was equally great.
 This brings the total to s4,0Oo.ooO year ly sent by confiding investor in the diff ferent states to this city for which the government claims nothing was given in return. Several other cases of a similar nature are now being investigated with arrests likely any day when these cases are considered, together with the buck etshop industry, pool rooms and other get-rich-quick schemes, it appears that the lSind-hearted citizens of the country are contributing from sS000,000 to $12,000,- Oo0 each year for the support of the men in this city who have been educated to believe there is no work like work ing the people.
 This would be a little less than $35,000 a day and how far below the truth this may be is indicated that at the time of the raid upon Burr Bros, whose case is now awaiting trial, $25,000 was found in the mornings mall of the firm.
 The stories told the prosecuting offi- cers and upon the witness stand by wit nesses brought from all parts of the country so as to impress the jurors with an idea of the widespread nature of some of the swindles are so amazing as to be almost beyond belief. It appears to mat ter little what is held out in the way of bait In some cases money is sent for shares in mines that do not exist, sometimes for real estate that letter writers do not own, sometimes for plan tations that are under water and some times for wonderful machines that have never been invented excepting upon paper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-05
STIRRING CHASE
 FOR HAND SATCHEL

New York, June 4.-(Special)- )-That a stern chase is a long chase and a rolling taxicab gathers no moss, is what Mrs. Grace E. Donnell, wealthy Chicago wo man learned today in one crowded hour just before the Carona sailed. The whole cause of the trouble was Mrs. Donnell ar rived at the Carona pier only 25 minutes before the boat sailed, with all her lug gage to see to. She came in taxicab and and baggage and steamer rugs and hat boxes and flower baskets and pet dogs and dressing case, and all the things one must have to travel with now you know. Also there was, or so the lady fondly ex- pected. an inoffensive retiring black hand bag. Mrs. Donnell left her taxi and hur- ried to her room to count her luggage, which the porter had presumably left After about ten minutes of hard counting and accounting, Mrs. Donnell gave little shiek and blanched. She did not waste much time blanching, however. She sought the purser and the head steward and the other stewards, and intimated she wanted to talk with the captainl She had some thing much more important for him to do than get a mere ocean liner out of dock.
 When she could be coherent she ex- planed there was in the missing satchels s7,5OO worth of jewels, and 5000 in cash. After they had revived the purser, dock Detective Dave Mallen was called. and he followed the panic stricken woman in d short snappy sprint up the pier The taxi she had come in had stolen away, and there were no others about.
 Meanwhile everyone was on board the tugs were waiting. the tide was calling. but the kind hearted captain would not stir the boat one inch. He had heard Of sums like s10000, and knew it would make him peevish to lose even part of il. So he waited In cab they broke~ for up town in search of their loss. They ran into the hotel Astor lobby, the manager ran to meet them with dsmay on his face The cab had come back, the bag had been found so the latter had been slowed in the former. and, guarded by four porters, sent to the pier. Mrs. Don nell stopped not for words: she leaped into the taxi and started back to the ship which then sailed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-05
FOR RENT-ROOMS

FOR RRENT-Eight-room, furnished house. all modern conveniences; located in the coolest part of South Highlands. Call
 Bell phone 3404. 5-12-tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-05

s10O0OO TO LOAN on real estate Tn
 amounts to suit r. G. Fonville. 5Sl 1st Nat Bell Main 646T. 3-25-tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-05
Whittle Springs
 Resort

Located in East Tennessee noun tains, with trolly connections to Knoxville. Pure mountain air, high altitude, cool nights, always good breeze, no mosquitoes, city conven. fences, riding, driving, automobiling. Whittle Epsom-Lithia Water grant ed highest award St. Louis Fair.
 Descriptive booklet and all informa- tion mailed on request.
 WHITTLE SPRINGS HOTEL
 Whittle sprinos. Tenn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-05
PROPOSE SALE OF
 GREAT COAL LANDS

Pittsburg, June 4.-(Special.p-lhe ri''e burg Coal company is about 10 sell 'o'" acres of improved Bonneville coking coai and 10000 acres of undeveloped coal ianos to the United States Steel corporation. The deal involves sl9,5O0.ooo, the 1ooo nm proved acres being sold for s1o,5Oo'oVc tne l0O00 undeveloped acres $S.00OOoo. Both deals are to he transacted through sup sidiary companies, and will be closed neS. week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-05

Wcek-End and Season Tickets to Chandler Springs, Clairmont Springs. Chalybeate Springs. Meriwether White Sulphur Springs and Warm Springs, via A., B. & A.
 Tickets and full information, Union station. 6-2icod-tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-05
Columbia Loan & Invest
 ment Company

Negotiate loans, buy and sell mort gages Investments recommended. We invite correspondence or a personal in- terview.
 22O N. Fist St., Birmin ngham, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-05
Travel the Seaboard

And keep comfortable. Electrically light ed and cooled Dining car service la carte All-steel observation cars. It's the on-time line to Washington and New York,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-05
Hotels and Summer Resorts MUSIC AND DANCING VlyI.a~ C..v~l..~ is

The Balls and Germans at 'The Old White' have been famous for genera Itions. An orchestra of artists, not only furnishes the best music for the dances,
 but the concerts are an inspiration to ithe music-lover.
 r Half million dollars have just been spent installing modern improvements in this famous old resort. -tl
 On the main line of the C. &O.Ry.
 Always cool-2,0OO fit. elevation. 1 Opens June 18th. Closes October l5ts,. Booklets at city ticket offices Southern By. Empire l slT: l.. N R. R.. Morris Ave. and 20th St.. 10th nbones os7: s. A. l.. Ky. 1927 1st Ave; Queen X rressent Itpl,e 1925 lst Ave. address Geo. r, | Adams, Mgr White .suphur Springs. West Virginia. | If you prefer the scashore. the Chamberlin. Old
 Point Comfort. Va. is also under the management of l AI, l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-05
Card af Thanlks

William N. Smith and family desire to thonk their friends and the public for kindness and consideration during their recent bereavement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-05
WANTED-AGENTS

WANTEp-Agents to sell Clark's Fly Exit, which lets flies and mosquitoes walk out at top of screen. Dr. L. w,
 Clark. Cartersville. Mo. 6-5-it
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-05
ONE CENT 4 WORD

R RATES-One cent q word Il dayy no nd. taken for less tban 25c for first inser-
 ton. Cash must accompany order.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-05
M0NEY TO LEND


 MONEY loaned salaued people. women keeping house and others without se- curity; cheapest rates: easiest pay ments; offices in 66 principal cities; aeye yourself money by getting my terms first D. H. Holman. room 4Oi ITarlev building. 1-t-iy REAL, estate Ioans to suit you in amount. terms and interest; can pay back month lv or yearly, will take second mort gage John ". Prude i06 North 21st street Bell phone 24O, 1o-ls-tf SI0O GOO TO LOAN on real estate Tn amounts to suit r. G. Fonville. 5Sl 1st Nat. Bell Main 646T. 3-25-tf MONEY to lend; quick loans made on improved property in Birmingham and suburbs. John r. Williams, Attorney. Sl4-15 Woodward Bldg. 4-14-tf MONEY IOANED--On city and suburban property; also mortgage notes pur- chased. Prevalent Investment Co, steiner Bldg. E. Solomon, president; E. H. Levi, secretary. Bell phone 1912
 4-30-tf LOANS negotiated, mortgages bought w. A. Lester, 2107 Sd avenue.
 4-13-tf- tn mon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-05
WAY USE TWO GLASSES

When Jas. If. Finder will supply you with Kryptok invisible bifocals. with both far and near vision in one glass with no seam? Most comfortable and dressy classes made. BOG N. Nine- teenth street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-05
WANTED-HEEP

WANTED@Governme employees; send postal for Birmingham examination schedule. Franklin Institute, Dept. PC, Rochester. N. Y. 5-20-2m-skip fri TEACHERS immediately for graded, high schools, colleges; many splendid open irgs; demand greater than supply; three
 agencies, one enrolment, guaranteed service Sheridans Teachers Agencies, Atlanta. 6-5-4t-mo-We-th-sa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-05
LEGAL NOTICES
X Nofice fo Confracfors

Notice To COntructOrS
 Sealed proposals will be received by the undersigned at city engineers of- flee, in city building, until 12 o'clock, noon, Wednesday, June IA, 1911, for laying about 5000 yards of brick paw ing on a concrete foundation; about 200O feet of granite curbing, and all necessary storm sewers, inlets, etc. Specifications furnished on application.
 A certified check for $500 must &C., company each proposal.
 The right is reserved to reject any and all bids.
 JULIEN SMITH. City En gineer, 5-25-21t Selma, Ala.
 Notice to Contractors
 Contractors are invited to submit sealed proposals for the erection of a brick, succeed addition, or wing, to the state capitol building, in the city of Montgomery, Ala
 Plans and specifications may be had from Frank Lockwood, architect, Mont gomery, upon the deposit with him of a certified check for twenty ($2O.00) dollars for each set. The said check posting same upon the return by him in good condition.
 All bids must be in the hands of the secretary prior to 12 o'clock. noon, Thursday, June 8, 1911. The right to reject all bids is reserved.
 Montgomery, Ala, May "A, 1911.
 ALABAMA CAPITOL BUILDING COMMISSION. THOMAS M. OWEN, Secretary. 5-25-15t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-05
WANTED--SALESMEN

HARDWARE salesman wanted: one call ing on wholesale and retail trade to handle side line on commission; one preferred who also calls on blaming mills and building contractors; good staple article handled by all and bought in good quantities, Address V-12, care Age-Herald. 6-2-3t DENTAL. salesman to travel for Atlanta branch of first-class manufacturing house, established more than half cen- tuYy: must have selling experience in tfis line and preferably road experience as well. Address with references and salary expected. Dental, care Massen- gale Advertising Agency, Atlanta, Ga.
 6-3-3t WAETED-City salesman; must be hust- Ter: also acquainted with city; Monday. Southern Sales Co, Watts Bldg
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-05
ONE CENT 4 WORD

RATES--one cent word Il dayj no ad. taken for less fhnn 25e for first inser- ton. Cash must accompany order.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-05

LOANS negotiated, mortgages bought. w. A. Lester, 2107 Sd avenue
 4-13-tf- th mon
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-07-15

ston & Texas Central track to Caldwell
street; thence east on Caldwell to AL
len Academy and Villa Maria. Prof.
Allen made strong argument in ia
vor of the proposition, which was
heartily concurred in by the other
members of the committee. The mat
ter, on motion of Alderman Walker,
was referred to an executive session,
and was not concluded last night but
will be at an early date.
The council returned to the regular
order of business and the reading of
the minutes was dispensed with. The
various committee reports were heard.
Alderman Jenkins reported that
Night Waterman Morley had been
granted months leave of absence
and Oscar Martin appointed in his
place, by authority of the police CON-
mittee and the approval of the city
marshal
The street committee was authorized
to make the necessary expenditures in
moving the city barn from lot near ice
factory to septic tank block.
A long discussion of teh enforce
ment of the sanitary ordinances and
regulations followed. The marshal was
instructed to round up all violators of
the hog ordinance. Also to notify the
occupants of all buildings on Bryan
street to discontinue at once the use
of all surface closets, and not to empty
any more water or refuse of any kind
into the storm gutter on Bryan street.
Ordered that city depositary be ad-
vertised for and awarded to the bank
offerings the highest interest rate on
daily balances.
DR.. w. H. Oliver was reelected city
health officer.
Alderman Walker reported that the
municipal water and lights would be
ready to turn on by August /, and that
Mr.. Lawler reported that he would be
ready to begin furnishing the power
by August TO-
All properly audited bills We're or
dered paid.
The council then went into executive
session and later adjourned.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-07-15
GENERAL D|Az IN EUROPE
IBy Associated Press.


Paris, July 15.-Gen, Porfirio Diaz
has received many official honors in
Paris. Among the Latin American res.
idents of the capital his presence has
been the occasion of series of brill.
liant receptions and fetes. The former
president of Mexico was received by
President Fallieres at the Elysee and
later the president paid a return visit
to the Mexican. Sonora Diaz and Nine.
Fallieres also exchanged visits.
Several hitherto unchronicle1 Incl
dents of the long voyage on the Ger
man steamship Ypiranga from Mexico
have been told by fellow passengers
as interesting sidelights on the aged
soldiers personality. General Diaz
mingled freely with all and talked on
a variety of subjects. Outspoken
thoughts of bitterness at his revolving
fellow-countrymen formed the least
place in these talks so eagerly in
dulged by fellow travellers, anxious to
get a close-to-hand view of the man
accredited with the building up of mod.
ern Mexico.
The great topic of interest 20 Cen
eral Diaz was the old world. whose
shores he was approaching for the first
time in his life. He wanted to know
all about the nations of Europe, and
especially of France and of Paris. He
recounted often his experiences with
the troops of Napoleon III to help the
Macmillan campaign when he was
made prisoner by the French officers.
who treated him, however, with the
greatest courtesy, more, indeed, as a
friend
He was greatly affected by the dem
onstrations of welcome at the Spanish
ports. Unlike the times later when
he was officially greeted in England
and France, he was more at home
therefor those about spoke his own
Spanish tongue. At Santander boat.
loads of enthusiastic visitors brought
him masses of beautiful flowers. The
former president was literally buried
under floral pieces, made up from the
finest beds of Spanish gardens. Some
body estimated these flowers as worth
at least $4,000
The day after leaving Santander
General Diaz saw the purser. "Purser,"
he said, 81 think we'd better throw
those flowers overheard now. 1t was
very nice to have given them to me.
but have no use for them" On the
way back to his cabin no eaid m n
friend: After all, flowers are all hum.
bug. 1t would have been better to
have spent the money on the poor"
AT Havre as he was about to land
General DiaZ said:
Il am going into vast country.
whose languages do not know. Alas,
| fear | am too old to learn" Then,
with a CLEAN in his eyes and a
Strengthening of his shoulders, he
added: But Europe has much to in.
terest me; l am sure l shall be happy
here
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-07-15
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Election on Bond Issue of $4,000 for
Water, Light and Sewerage,
Ordered for August Fl.

The city council met in regular
monthly session at 4:30 o'clock yes
terday afternoon, with Mayor Maloney
presiding and Aldermen Burger, Wal
ker, Jenkins, Parks and Bullock pres
ent.
The regular order of business was
suspended and Mr.. Ed S. Derden ap-
peared before the council and sub.
mitted proposition to purchase from
the city the small triangle of land
just south of and adjoining his hotel
He offered the same price per square
foot paid for the other property he
purchased from the city. On motion
of Alderman Walker, it was ordered
that the matter be considered later in
executive session. The Eagle learns
that at the executive session last night
the aldermen were unanimous in ac-
cepting Mr.. Derden's proposition.
1t was stated that the city was in
position to issue $4,000 additional
bonds, 'and it was ordered that an cleo
LlOl Ue Helu Oh August Il on SZU,UUU
bond issue, divided as follows $4,000
for sewerage, $1,000 for lights and
$4,000 for water. All to be forty-year
5 per cent bonds. Judge Doremus, as
special counsel for the city, presented
the various orders of election neces-
sary to be published as to said bond
issue, and the same appear in full at
another place in this paper.
Prof. j. H. Allen, Maj. L. l.. McInnis,
Messrs. A. w. Wilkerson and w. H..
Cole, the committee on interurban eX-
tension, appeared before the council
and made their report through Prof
Allen. The committee stated that Mr..
Gammill was not willing to make the
extension if an advantageous right of
way could not be secured, but that he
was willing to proceed with the extern
sion if such right of way would be
granted by the council. The line
wanted was across the plaza from the
present terminal to the Houston &
Texas Central right of way west of
the fire station. Then a strip seven
teen feet wide north along the Hou-
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-07-15
The Real Problem.

The real problem in this country is
not whether Bill Jones, sweating in
a ditch shall relieve his midday
thirst with a bucket of cool and re-
freshing beer, or whether Banker
Pierpont, entertaining his friends at
table, shall serve wine; our real prob
lem is to abolish involuntary poverty,
with its train of ignorance. disease and
crime. If the leaders of the old parties
don't speedily quit stalling over make
believe issues and get busy with this
fundamental problem, the masses of
Americas laboring producers,
creating yearly average of $500 of
new values, and receiving In wages a
yearly average Of less than $500 tcen-
sus bulletin 1907, are going to find
new medium through which to procure
economic justice.-Houston Chronicle
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-07-15
New London Postoffice.

London, July 15.-London's new gen.
eral postoffice building at Holloway,
the finest structure of its kind in the
world, wa sopened for business today.
so far as the postal and money order
departments are concerned. Two years
have been occupied in the erection Of
the new edifice. Old-age pensions ahve
enormously increased the business of
the English postal department, and
800 women and girls are now employed
in this branch of the business Of the
general postoffice. The old general
postoffice in Queen Victoria street win
be abandoned.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-07-15
To Race in Canada.

Detroit, Mich, July 15.-By far the
largest number of horses ever stabbed
at the grounds of the Windsor Fair
and Racing Association will take part
in the summer meet across the river
in Ontario, opening this afternoon.
The increase in the number of entries
is due to the Canadian invasion of a
number of Eastern horse owners.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-07-15
Fifty Years a Postmaster.

Washington, July 15.-Lyman d.
Thurston, who was appointed postmas-
ter of Leicester, Mass, by Abraham
Lincoln in 1861, has sent in his resig-
nation to the postoffice department at
Washington, to go into effect today.
Today is the semi-centennial of Thurs
tons appointment, and his period of
continuous service breaks all records.