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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-16
PuIaskf Social News

Pulaski, Tenn, January 15.-(Spe- cial. )-William W. Hardiman and Miss Lucy Vaughan were married Thursday at the home of the brides mother, Mrs. D. P. Vaughan, Rev. Sam IT. Eshman saying the ceremony.
 Mrs. L. K Ashcraft of Maiden. Mo-, has returned after visit to her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hardeman.
 Mrs. Albert Bayless and son of Eto- wah, Tenn, have been guests of Mrs. Joe Childers, Mrs. Hugh Wilson and Mrs Mark Eslick.
 Mrs R. O. Allen of Texas has been the guest of Mrs. H. M. Grigsby.
 MT. and Mrs. N. A. Crockett are with friends in New York city.
 Mrs. c. T. Reid of Lynnville was the guest of Mrs. H. M Grigsby last week.
 Mrs. J. L. Voorheis of Columbia, Tenn, is visiting relatives here.
 Miss Florence Zuccarello has return ed to Nashville. Mrs. J. B. Wood of Woodlawn Springs is recovering from spell of illness. Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Rogers have gone to Los Angeles, Cal, to spend the re- mainder of the winter. MT. and Mrs. !. c. Moore have re- turned from a trip to Texas. Mrs. J. A. White. Miss Martha White and Mrs. Pagan Booth are at Orlando, Fla, to remain several weeks. | MT and Mrs. J. P. Blakeley leave next week for LOS Angeles, Cal | Mrs. E. M. Buchanan has returned to Chattanooga after visit to her mother, Mrs. H. c. Crow. Mo-, Mrc bo turned to Lawrerceburg. | Mir and Mrs. s. Rosenau are here 1 from New York. | Mr. and Mrs Raymond Sanduskey | have returned to Decatur, Ala. | Mrs. R. H. Garden has returned from Athens. Ala. R. F. Dotson was in Athens. Ala. Thursday | George Campbell Smith and Miss Louise Dickerson of Lynnville were married Wednesday, Rev. F. D. Daniel officiating. 1 Miss Bertha McCracken and Garland Brownlow were married, Rev. T. F Kellum officiating.
 The Magazine club will meet with Mrs w. A. Rosc Saturday next l Mrs. Holland of Bumpass Mills wis ited at Martin college.
 Miss Maggie Gray has returned from Elkmont, Ala. 1 Miss Lola Clark has returned tc | Nashville.
 Mrs. w. T. Wynn and children have returned from Clayton, Ala.
 Miss Corrine White entertained last week, having as ter guests Misses Mary Eliza Montgomery, Brita Brent and Bessie Cooper of Nashville.
 Miss Ida Dougherty of Lynnville is visiting relatives here.
 IL, DoJ to Florida.
 | The Kings Daughters met Thursday afternoon with Mrs. F.. c. Cunning ham.
 Mrs. W, p. Wilson Is in Nashville. | Misses Pearl and Ruby Butler visited at Pisgah.
 Mrs. J. L. zuccarello has returned tt lCo1nrnhfa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-16
WEEKLY REVIEW OF
 DRY GOODS MARKET

New York, January 15.-Curtailment of production is uppermost among cotton goods manufacturers at the present time Meetings are being held and curtailment without agreement is actually going on. This was brought about by the difficulty merchants are finding in securing prices for cotton goods commensurate with the cost of production.
 Some advances are being made, but sales are not large enough at the higher prices to warrant mills in continuing pro- duction beyond the orders annually given. Fruit of the Loom A bleached cottons have been advanced from g to 912 cents a yard, and Lonsdales from S14 to S15 cents. All lines of cotton blankets have been opened for the fall season, and sev- ingots in 1910, exceeding the previous high record of 1906 by 600,000 tons; but it's per eentage of the. total United States output varied but slightly from that in 1909 about b8 per cent. The corporations activities were much reduced in December, the fig ures of unified tonnage issued January 10 indicating shipments of about 50 per cent and specifications about A per cent decrease of or per cent compared with November. But the furnace in- terests as a whole are acting very inde- pendently and are pursuing a policy di- rectly opposite to that exercised by the steel companies. Last week there was a greater increase in business in furnaces east of the Alleghenies and concession was made in prices in foundry and basic iron, resulting in contracts aggregatine between 25.000 and 30,000 tons, including about 5000 tons low grades taken by pipe works; 30O0 tons by the Pennsylvania rail. road and 5000 tons of basic. In other sections there was relatively less doing but total contracts were about 50,000 tons and about 5000 tons more are now un. der negotiation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-16
STRIKE IN SPAIN
 COMES TO AN END

Lisbon, January 15.-The strike of the railroad employees of Portugal, which began January Il, ended yesterday. This will probably result in peace full settlement of the commercial dis turbance occasioned by the walkout of thousands of men in all departments of labor in sympathy with the rail- roaders. Already the store clerks had returned to work and for the last AS hours representatives of the employees of the railroads and the directors of these organizations were in conference in an endeavor to settle the grievances of the men. At the solicitation of the government the railroad directors this evening offered further concessions to their employees, which were accepted.
 The railroad men have been granted an increase of II cents a dat 20 days leave of absence annually on full pay and a working day of nine hours.
 Riots occurred today at the gas works in Belem, a suburb of Lisbon. where the troops with the butts of their rifles dispersed the striking gas work CTS after they had shut down their furnaces Fireman replaced the regu- lar workmen and soldiers have been stationed to guard the property.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-16

wasbinpton. January 15.-(Special.)- Representative Craig is in favor of the establishment of a national department of health or some other great agency to cooperate with the individual states in combating disease. ~.
 .I think that either there should be created a national department of health or nat the marine hospital service should be given an enlarged scope and such ap- populations as would enable 1t to~make more extensive independent investigations and researches.' MT. Craig said today
 "That the United States can do won ders in the battle with disease has been clearly demonstrated in Cuba and Pan ama Such problems as the distribution of typhoid germs by great rivers lire the Ohio, that runs through several states are beyond the powers of individual states. and cooperation between the states seems hopeless. It naturally roilows that the national government Is the only agency through which we may expect anything effective.
 MT. Craig said that he did not believe that the establishment of a national de- partment of health would tend to cen tralization any more than l.-e depart ment of agriculture had done
 And we all know how admirably that department has co-cperated with the diff ferent state departments of agriculture If it becomes necessary, however, tc centralize in order ta fight diseases which threaten us from foreign shores. as well IL -l-.. be willing to see as much centralization as the case demanded, just as I should be willing to see Congress declare war
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-16
IRON BUSINESS IS
 MERELY PROMISING

New York, January 15.-The conferenc ,s
 of iron and steel manufacturers during
 the last two weeks have done little more
 than emphasize the unfavorable features in the trade and increase the volume of
 business in finished steel products. The evident feeling of apprehension has not been allayed and consumers are not de- luded by the decision to temporarily hold prices; in fact, concessions are still being granted, but to a less extent than for | many months.
 Railroad orders for equipment are still | lean, but promises are as giittering as during the last six months. Contracts placed last week included 34O0 cars, 26.0o( | tons of rails and 15 locomotives. Bridge orders were insignificant.
 | Orders for fabricated structural stee were light, only 5000 tons, and new bids were submitted on scarcely 12.0O0 tons Contracts for about 100000 tons for one reason or another are practically sus- | pended.
 | It is interesting to note that the Steel corporation produced about 14,100,000 stee eral lines of lighter weight mapped cot l tons are also being shown. Prices have | not been named but are expected to be- come public early next week.. | At the present time the expectation is | that advances will not be radical. l Printed goods continue in fair demand
 and active shipments on old orders arc
 being made. Wash goods are being re-
 ordered for spring. Domestic drills and
 sheetings are quiet, purchases being con- | fined to actual needs. Of the 105,000 pieces | of print cloths sold during the week al | Fall River, 40,000 were for spot delivery
 the rest futures running to April.
 Reports showing the financial condition | of dry goods distributors show low stocks of merchandise on hand. Retail
 ers' annual reports will begin to come on the first of the month, and 1t is tho common belief that they are carrying | light stock An active week is looked fol in the primary markets next week, a. many of the largest buyers will be her' attending the annual association meet ings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-16

New York, January 15.-(Special )-Mrs. Ada Leigh Lewis, founder of chain of homes in Paris for American and English girl students and workers, is in the city for the purpose of discussing with sew eral prominent American women plans for the guidance and protection of young American girls who go to Paris for the purpose of studying music and art.
 It is understood that Mrs. Collis F Huntington, Princess de Sagan and 8 number of other noted American women living in Paris are interested in this work, and others. including women like Miss Helen Gould and Miss Anne Morgan are also disposed to give 1t assistance
 Mrs. Lewis said today:
 "A young girl should be possessed of health, a good education, strong moral sense and an assured income of at least $50 a month if she wishes to study ir Paris. Deficiency in any one Of these requisites means inevitable difficulty, prob able danger, probably death.
 "It costs more to live well-that Is, as most English and American girls are ac- customed to living, in Paris than in New York
 "The girls are very different, physically and temperamentally, from ours. They are content with dry bread and coffee ant a bit of meat from which all the strength has been boiled, all served in a little dark, unventilated dining room. Sucr living is inexpensive-but so 1t would Dc here. Our vigorous, healthy, hungry girls will not accept 1t anywhere.
 Another thing about which many giri' have a great delusion is the practical i'm possibility of obtaining work in Paris which can be done in connection witt one's studies.
 "No girl should ever go to Paris alone
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-16
DANGERS THAT BESET GIRL
 WHO STUDIES IN PARIS

unless she is exceptionally well and strong. The French know little about either ventilation or sanitation. And the climate is damp and unhealthy. Then there is always the shock of the change to different food and the way 1t is served at different hours. It all requires a rugged constitution. "
 Are the moral temptations really so severe?"
 They are, and the test comes in two ways said Mrs Lewis. There is the outward and inward danger. What would seem the widest melodrama in New York is of common occurrence in Paris. It is no exaggeraton to say that girl can not enter a shop or restaurant alone If she is pretty, without running the risk of being drugged. She cannot safely accept a seat from a gentleman in a public con- veyance or the loan of a programme from another woman at an art exhibit.
 Tt is never safe for her to be alone on the streets after dark. and she must ex- ercise great care in her daytime walks. She cannot saunter along looking into shop windows as girls do here. She must know where she is going and proceed there directly and return. And she must never permit herself to accept the small est civility from stranger.
 "But even more subtle is the peril with in herself One never knows what loneli- ness really is till one is a stranger in a strange city, and girls have such nat ural, instinctive passion for pleasure, fun and happiness. They come to Paris with all sorts of brave resolves about burying themselves in their work. but the lonel- ness is bound to reach them sooner or later and unless they find legitimate d- version they must be strong indeed to re- sist what offers. fis
 That Is why think the better educa- tion she has the better her chance of keeping out of danger, for her opportuni- ties of proper enjoyment are so much
 wider. She is particularly fortunate If she understands and talks French-even
 with accent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-16
REAL SITUATION IN
 COTTON IS UNKNOWN
General Speculation Has Kept
 Public in the Dark
MANY VIEWS CONFLICT
Bulls Are Confident of an Early Ad- vance in Prices While the Bears Believe That the Reverse
 Will Happen

l New Orleans, January 15.-In the cot ton market this week much will depend | on the reports from Manchester. At l the close of last week many traders, rep resenting the more conservative element | clined to take with a grain of salt some of the most optimistic utterances coming | form English brokers. The suspicion be- gan to grow that mill men, merchants and cotton operators were engaged in | speculation on huge scale in both cotton and cotton goods. The feeling that some Of the accounts of the enormous business being done by English mills were exag- gerated was strengthened by cable mes sages from houses that are not strongly bullish, stating that business was showing signs of halting. The first thing this week the trade will try to get line on the real situation in England, and the news received may form the basis of a price movement either way
 On Tuesday, representatives of south ern mills will have a conference to talk over the matter of curtailment. The cot ton trade has been inclined to take this talk of curtailment very seriously be- cause 1t has amounted to nothing in New England, and then, again, 1t Is generally recognized that whether they desire to or not the mills will have to curtail to some extent this season simply because of the short crop raised. Just the same, the news from this coming conference is like ly to have at least a temporary effect on prices.
 
 Statisticians on the bull side have pre- dicted that this week the movement will show signs of falling off. If this predic- ton comes true, important trading will result, for the bears have been basing their campaign for some time solely on the heavy into-sight, claiming that it was a good enough indicator to allow them to dispute bullish claims of crop of around 11.25o,oOo bales of spinnable cot ton. By some the large movement has been used to dispute the governments small estimate of the crop.
 The first half of January Is now over, and it remains to be seen how large the end of the month export movement will be. If 1t is to be as large as many have claimed, signs of it will be furnished this week. It is known that moderately large end-of- -the-month shipments are certain. ana lHeSe SnlpIHeHlS VIII pIODdDly pe made at the loss of port stocks. If the clearances are abnornally large, stocks in the interior will probably undergo marked shrinkage this week.
 Texas still complains of drouth and un- less that state gets rain this week, bullish comment and probably an improvement in the price of the distant positions in the future market will result. Weather accounts from Texas of late have been conflicting, and anything decided in the news is bound to have an effect one way or another.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-16
Extensive Plans Are Laid
 For Combating Disease

and use the army and navy against an invading foe. f#
 And I should not object to seeing a physician in the cabinet. think that our government recognizes too meagreiy the efforts of our great scientists and physicians. I think such department of health, headed by cabinet officer who was himself scientist such as Dr. Cor gas, would encourage to greater effort all of his profession in patriotic effort for the betterment of health conditions among all the people.
 "There are great problems to be solved, the great white plague. the no less great black plague. and this new but horrible and strikingly contagious infantile pa- ralysis which threatens the children of the nation more every winter, and num- erous other diseases.
 And we need a great agency to cope with them," MT. Craig concluded. Uncle Sam can cooperate with the many state health departments in the fight. and I don't believe that we can start him at it any too soon."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-16
Women Voters in Session

Tacoma, Wash, January 15.-The first meeting of the National Council of Wom- en Voters called by Governor Brady of Idaho was held here today and Mrs En- ma Smith Devoe, of this state, was chosen president. Governor Brady, in his re- marks in opening the meeting, said the convention represented 100000 enfranchised women and that it was for them to work for the granting of similar rights to their aisters in other states.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-16
Land Office. Consolidated

Washington, January 15.-Lack of suf- hcient business for two officers is given as the reason for the consolidation of the United States land office at New Or leans and Natchitoches, La, in accord
 Nnce with an executive order just issued
 by the President The consolidated of- Ice will be located at Baton Rouge. Title to approximately 97,51 acres in the New Orleans and 109,729 acres in the Natchi- toches district remained in the govern ment at the beginning of the fiscal year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-16
FAITHFUL" TRUST
 IS BADLY SCARED

Washington, January 15.-Attorneys for some of the indicted members of the so- called s'bathtub' trust have practically abandoned their efforts to get the de- partment of justice to consent to fines and it was reported in Washington that some of the counsel had advised their clients to plead guilty and depend upon the courts for leniency.
 The governments prosecutors expect,to get the case to trial in the United States circuit court at Detroit early in March. The indicted ones have until February 1 to plead further or demur to the indict- ments. They have pleaded not guilty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-16
Why vnnDyke Resigned

Princeton. N. J., January 15.-That there were other reasons than a mere desire to devote more time to his literary work that induced the Rev. Henry Van Dyke to re- sign the Murray professorship of English literature in Princeton university, was made known tonight by the doctor, when he gave out statement with reference to the matter. While his statement does not make the reasons clear, 1t is under stood that he is leaving the university because he has no voice in the executive counsel of the English department or in the faculty. Sf s7 4tSfz M
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-16
Plans of the seabonrd

New York, January 15.-(Special.)- The Seaboard Air Line is contempla- ting an issue of new securities in the near future for the purpose of refund ing a s14,0O0.000 series of collateral 5 per cent bonds, which mature next May, but report to the effect that a s2O. .000,0 900 bond issue will be placed before the directors for ratification on January 22 was denied at the com pany's offices today. No plans have been formulated it was said, although steps toward borrowing necessary funds will be taken soon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-16
infused

From the Toledo Blade.
 "She hasn't any confidence in her hus- band, has she?"
 NO, she caught him telling the truth the other day, and now she can't dope him out at all.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-16

many nice looking girls who are always attracted by brass buttons. The Florence company will return home tonight on the fast train passing here about S:SO o'clock. This company is especially in- terested in the parade tomorrow, as they are from the home town of Governor O'Neal, and will take as much, if not more, pride in his inauguration today as any one.
 Many of them are veterans, in a way, having been to Montgomery for several inaugurations. None, however, were charged with such interest as the one to- day
 T. F. Brooks, superintendent of the Louisville and Nashville, and Mrs. Brooks accompanied by their sons were among those leaving for the capital yesterday They will attend the inaugural ball and the other festivities at the capital MT and Mrs. Brooks are very popular in Montgomery, as they visit that city often and have manyawarm friends there. They will return tomorrow morning. Among those leaving in addition to the above were Fall Roberson of Pell City, Gardner Greene of Pell City, Representa- tive W. H. Barnard, Hugh McGeever, Lee Cowart, Representative c. A. ONeill, Dr. R. A. Woodson, W. O. Lanning, Man ager Scovall of the Morris hotel, Capt. E. ". Booker. John c. Pugh, c. s. Dick son, Hugh w. Roberts. Capt. c. H. Mandy and others
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-16

Genial, smiling, happy Harry Jones, president of the Birmingham City Coun- ell, erstwhile candidate for sheriff and perhaps as widely known among the law makers as any member of the third house." was among those leav- ing for Montgomery yesterday.
 He will attend the festivities occur ring today and will be back on the local job tomorrow.
 President Jones of the City Coun- ell, if he had remained here today, would have been Mayor Harry Jones as Mayor Exum Is at the capitol. But he has been honored by that position time and time again. So in his and Mayor Exum's absence today Alder man Gregg will be acting mayor. To protect the citizens of Montgom- cry and the visitors from the deprada- tions of various irregularly inclined folk, | Chief George H. Bodeker and six of l his best and most astute sleuths left yesterday. They are making the trip at the invitation of Chief w. H. Taylor, who fears many pickpockets in the crowds | this morning.
 The pickpockets usually work in pairs so 1t would be we'll to avoid crushes. Chief Dodeker says all valuable jew elry should be left at home today as this is the only safe measure against losses from the 'light-fngered gentry"
 Attached to the train from Birming- ham yesterday was car filled with mil itary boys from Florence. They will be in the parade this morning. and will put up a fine appearance. They were placed
 on the Louisville and Nashville train al
 Decatur, and like all soldiers were having a great time. Some were hanging hali way out the windows. Others were re-
 clining on the coupling between their cal and the Pullman. while g host of then were outside passing remarks at the
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1911-09-30
Mr., WEEKS COM
MENDS ASWELL'S
TAX SPEECH.

A letter from Edward T
Weeks, of New Iberia, one Of thu
most prominent lawyers of hlf
section of the State, aud standing
high in his community, gave much
satisfaction at Aswell headquart
ers.
The letter congratulated DR.. As.
well on his Cox speech at Donald.
sonville and gaining strength 10
iberia. 1t was as follows:
New Iberia, La, Sept. %, 1911.
DR.. James b. Aswell, Grunewald
Hotel, New Orleans, La:
Dear Sir have intended for
some days writing to express my
appreciation Of the fact that you
are now giving US real issues in
the campaign. Both your stand
for local option and your advocacy
Of the adoption of the Blanchard
tax commission report are con,
crete issues, which will lift the
campaign from mere matter of
personalities into one of principle.