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The evening world., 1911-11-23

JUNIORS SUIT DEP"TS. In Both Stores.
Juniors Suits of Cheviot,- semi-f fitting
coat, satin lined: Sizes IA and IS years.
~. 1850
Juniors Evening Dresses of Chiffon and
Crepe de Chine. Sizes IA and Is years.
1850
Girls full length Goats, made of Chew
lot and Chinchilla. Size 81 to "a years. 9.75
The evening world., 1911-11-23

MRNo UNDERWEAR DEP'TS. In Both Stores.
Women's Swiss Ribbed Merino Combina-
ton Suits,-high neck and long sleeves
high neck and short sleeves or low neck and
sleeveless. 100 per suit
value AS
Women's Swiss Ribbed Tights, ankle
length. Csc
Women's Sweaters with V-neck. White
or Ian. $50
value SIS
Womens Eiderdown Slumber Socks. soc
value 7e
Misses hand-crocheted Caps In Red,
Tan or White. 7sc
value i7S
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-14
Weekly Cotton Statement

New Orleans, January 13.-Secretary Hester's weekly New Orleans cotton ex- change statement issued before the close of business today shows an increase in the movement into sight compared with the seven days ending this date last year in round figures S3.00o, decrease under the same days year before last of 54.00o, and a decrease under the same time in 1908 of 4O,000.
 For the 13 days of January the totals show an increase over last year of 1S5,. GOO and a decrease under the same period year before last of 46.000 and a decrease
 under the same time in 1908 of e400o. For the 1855 days of the season that have elapsed the aggregate is ahead of the 135 days of last year 1,276000, be- hind, the same days year before last 4s5 900, and ahead of 1908 by 1,4s6,0oo. The amount brought into sight during tho past week has been 304,2l1 bales, against 22O,932 for the seven days end- ing this date last year, 35S, 422 year be- fore last and 34S,990 same time in 1906; and for the IS days of January, it has
 been 570,0oS against 434.s74 last year. 6lS,- 621 year before last and 634,4 same time In 1908. A
 The movement since September shows receipts at all United States ports B. 545, ,s3s, against 5,s79Ss5 last year, .6Sl9.0o year before last ana b,o44,Z ,Zl1 SdIlle tiIrle m 1908. Overland across the Mississippi.
 Ohio and Potomac rivers to northern
 mills and Canada, 66S,3s2, against 475. 7SS
 last year, 725474 year before last and
 s25, AS same time in 1908; interior stocks
 in excess of those held at the close of
 the commercial year 691, 126 against 65S,.
 12S last year, 726,042 year before last and
 410,s96 same time in 1908; southern mills
 takings, 1,O26O00. against ,1,042,0O1 last
 year, 1O55,S54 year before last and l.
 O647OS same time in 1908.
 These make the total movement for the 1855 days of the season from Sep tember 1 to date S,831,346 against T. 555,S02 last year. 9.S26,4 46o year before -last and 7,345,229 same time in 1908.
 Foreign exports for the week have been S6,662 against 110,S97 last year, making the total thus far for the sea- son 4.S54,431 against 3.92S,909 last year, an increase of 925,522.
 Northern mills takings and Canada during the past 2 days show a decrease
 of 17.32S as compared with the cor
 responding period last year and their
 total takings since September 1 have
 increased 3S.769. The total takings cf American mills. north. south and Can
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-14
BEARS OvERREACH
 THE MARK IN WHEAT
After Scoring a Decline Prices
 Close Higher
SUPPLY IS NOT LARGE
Around the Fffty-Cent Mark, Oats Close Lower and Pro-
 visions Are Irregular

Chicago. January 13.-With rain gen. more showers or snow promised for to- night, bears were able to force a de- cline today but overreached themselves by excessive selling on the lower levels. Shorts who had learned caution by the recent defeats covered so vigorously dur ing the last hour that the market closed firm at a net advance of 1sqAc Latest figures showed corn Adn4c lower than last night; oats unchanged to AGn4c off and hog products 5c down to 7kc ad- vance.
 Ammunition for the pessimists became available in the shape Of statements from leading distributing houses here that not exceeded T,0oo bushels for all the con- cerns which seemed to distinctly favor the fall sown crop. Tn addition general realizing was reported as going on at Liverpool, where free offerings of La Plata wheat acted as a offset to smaller domestic flour trade added to the load on the market. However, spectators work ing for a rally obtained a fresh hold through assertions on expert authority maintaining that in Kansas and Okla homa plant growth had been thin and that appearances were forbidding. Fright on the part of the short sellers grew greater on the announcement that 500 country elevators in the Dakotas and Minnesota were to be shut down because of lack of wheat. All the early decline was quickly recovered and more. so that the last sales were at the top prices of the session. Fluctuations in the May options were between $1.007s and S1.01B, with close h@azo up at $1.01%.
 There was considerable of a fight in corn around Soc for May. The rally made by wheat indicated recovery but the final tone was easy, the market feeling the effects of the recent heavy hedg- ing. May ranged from 497sc to 50Ac, and in the end was M@Ac lower than last night at 50bc. Cash corn was weak; No. yellow closed at 47Q471ac.
 Oats were comparatively slow and fol- lowed other gains only in a listless and way. May varied from 34Nc to 35c, finishing 1s9lAc down at 347sc.
 In provisions the view that an Sc price for hogs was not necessarily fixture. save trade a bearish twist. The mar ket at the close, however, was little al- tered from "A hours previous.
 Future quotations were as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-14
Another Art Definition


 John C.~Van Dyke. well known art critic and authority. casually remarks in a recent book: "Art Is primarily a matter of doing, somewhat matter of seeing and feeling, and perhaps not at all matter of theme and thinking This last will readily be believed by any one who notes the illustrations of many books, particularly novels. Often the Illustrator apparently pays the smallest possible attention to the text and does not think at all concerning the relation of his picture to the story. In one recent tale an incident turns on the fact that the heroine wore a striped skirt, but the accompanying H. lustration shows her arrayed in a flow cred costume. In another book one of the characters who Is described as wearing a flowing beard. appears in illustration clean ,shaven. There are oth- Of more ambitious art products that suggest to the casual observer that the authors did little seeing and less think ing, so widely do the results of their work differ from anything on earth as seen by the common eye. But the casu- al observer seldom has enough of the courage of his convictions to express his opinion on the subject and will therefore be especially interested in the comment by such an authority as Van Dyke.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-14
LITTLE CHANGE IN
 PRICES OF COTTON After a Period of Selling the
 Market Recovers SUPPORT IS MODERATE Publication of Special Weather Report From Texas Showing Good Rains Is Followed By Decline and
 Recovery
SUPPORT IS MODERATE

New York, January 13.-Considerable selling followed the publication in the cotton market today of a special Texas weather report, showing rainfall in that state for the month of December to have been generous in many sections, but the consequent decline was practically recov- cred in the later trading with the close steady net unchanged to points lower The opening was steady at an advance of to points on renewal of yesterdays buying movement with May cotton selling at 15.09c, or 26 points up from the low level of Wednesday. But this was rather better than due on cables and prices eased off slightly during the early session under local bear pressure or scattering liquidation.
 Trade buying and moderate support from prominent bull interests helped to steady the market, but after the publica- ton of the detailed report on Texas rain fall for December, which showed precipl- tation ranging from about 2h to inches at over 50 stations out of the 1s0 reporting. offerings became heavier and the active positions sold off to a net loss of to Ii points, with May tofching 14ssc, or with in 10 points of the low level reached earlier in the week. There seemed to be less long cotton for sale on this decline than the bears had anticipated, and as soon as offerings from longs became smaller the market firmed up on cover ing, reports of firm interior spot bolder, continued demand from trade interests and renewal of bull pots. The last prices were practically the closing figures of last night on the active old crop months. Southern spot markets officially reported early were unchanged to iAc higher. Ex- ports were again large, and for the sea- son so far are 90o,00O bales over last years. The visible supply statement as compiled by the New York cotton ex- change showed rather smaller spinners' takings for the week than anticipated, but indicated a decrease of about 31 ,O00 bales in the visible American for the week, comparing with a loss of 62,000 bales for the same week last year.
 Receipts at the ports today, S4,s17 bales, against 65,39S last week, and 24.155 last year. For the week, 250,000 bales, against 272,716 last week. and 161, ,290 last year. Todays receipts at New Orleans. 31S3 bales, against SOFT last year, and at Hous ton 1855 bales, against S569 last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-14
GOOD GAINS MADE IN
 PRICES OF STOCKS Strength of Market Indicates
 Broader Demand READING IS A, FEATURE G
 The Steel Stocks Advance Steadily Fol- lowed By Other Market Leaders
 and the Close Is General
 1y Higher
READING IS A FEATURE

New York, January 13.-Today's stock market sent prices upward to material degree and there was a nearer approach to genuine support than has been seen on any recent day. In the absence of favor able developments there was disposition to attribute the sustained strength to a broadening of the demand
 Evidences of outside support developed, however, and the dullness which followed the first hour of trading indicated that the market was a narrow one yet. It closed firm.
 Reading was the feature and more than recovered it's semi-annual per cent divi- dend.
 United States Steel was traded in from the outset at steadily advancing prices, and Canadian Pacific registered a further very substantial gain with betterment in such of it's allied properties as Minne- apolis, St. Paul. and sault Ste. Marie. and Wisconsin Central
 Another feature of the day was the strength of the Gould stocks, led by Mis- souri Pacific. The Southern railways shares were again fairly active, and the metal stocks were stronger on probability of heavy copper exports
 Forecasts of the weeks money move ment point to an extraordinary large cash gain by local institutions, some estimates being as high as $21, ,O0o,000. The outcome of the loan account in tomorrows state ment is more than ever a matter for speculation by reason of the many trans fers of money early in the week incident to the strengthening of some uptown banks. The only news bearing on gen. eral trade conditions dealt with the plac- ing of a large order for equipment by the Pennsylvania railroad and the proposed meeting of New England cotton manufac- turers to consider curtailment of opera tons.
 A further analysis of our cotton ex- ports proves that the value of last years shipments was the greatest In the his tory of the country, exceeding by over s60000,O00 all previous records Imports of dry goods for the week were slightly low CT than those of the previous week, but larger than for the same week of 1910.
 Discounts were generally firmer abroad Particularly in London, where some fear of a mild stringency was apprehended. The present situation in London removes all likelihood of any immediate reduction in the banks rate.
 Trading for London account here amounted to the purchase of perhaps 20,- GOO shares, principally United States Steel Union Pacific, and Amalgamated Copper Berlin and Amsterdam were reported buy CTS of Baltimore and Ohio and Missouri, Kansas and Texas respectively.
 Bonds were firm; total sales par value, 8, 302, ,000.
 United States government bonds weak on call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-14
MONTGOMERY MARKET

Montgomery. January 1s.-(Special.)- Spot cotton was quoted in Montgomery today at 14kc for mfddring and 1Elc for strict middling. Other quotations un- changed.
 Apples: New York state No. Baldwins. 2A-inch, s barrel; No. 1 Baldwins. 2Af- inch, $5.25 barrel; Mo- 1 russets. s bar rel.
 Florida Oranges: 126 size, $2 per box; 15O size, s2.25 per box; 176 20o 216 sizes. $2.35 per box.
 Irish Potatoes: Choice Virginia stock. S5c per bushel.
 Onions: Red Globe, sound and dry, 1.70 per bushel Yellow Danver. sound and dry, $1 IS per bushel; small pickling. S5c per bushel.
 Turnips: Canadian stock. barreled sacks. g per sack.
 Florida Grapefruit: Sizes so and 96. s box; size GA, s3.25 box; sizes, 3e. 4s and 54 S3 50 box.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-14
How to Beat the Gamblers

I HOW 10 Beat the Gam0lerS
 From the Chicago Inter Ocean.
 It is said that Count de Beaufort re-
 turns to Chicago with $6OoO of the good l money of the Southern club of Hot 1 Springs. The club paid that sum rather
 than defend the $50,000 damage suit he
 had brought for mistreatment of himself
 and wife.
 l We greet the returning litigant with | new respect. He has accomplished the almost impossible. He has beaten a gam | bling club in spite of the advantage 1t
 possessed in supplying all the furniture and fixtures. He has also shown how | any one else can beat the game. l The lesson should not be lost on those who dream of throwing faro games into bankruptcy, disarranging the finances of 1 public poker tables and sending the own CTS of heretofore thriving roulette wheels l to the poorhouse.
 | If they pursue the old methods they will inevitably lose. One hears all sorts l of stories of people who have won large
 lv at other peoples gambling institutions
 The dealer behind the faro box and the
 spinner or the little ivory ball on the | roulette wheel cheerfully confess that the public Is beating them right along. But one seldom sees one of these phe- | nomenally lucky players. And when one does see him there is always something dDOut Hiul tlldl ou66Coto to tHC dh | observer that he may be in some way
 connected with the game-%that he might have returned under the table the vast sums he is said to have raked over 1t. No, there is nothing in the old methods
 of bringing the families of professional
 gamblers to hopeless penury. There is only one way of doing it. That is the way pointed out and successfully followed by
 the young man who has that 5000 roll of Southern club money ipa his pocket. Sue 'em. That's the scheme. When the desire of breaking gambling banks comes over a mans spirit and will not let him rest till he has made an attempt, let him go over to the establishment and get thrown out or bruised or insulted or H.
 beled. Let him get "suably" mistreated. Then let him consult lawyer, enter suit, and stand to his guns. If the indi- viduals composing the gambling firm or corporation are able to respond in dam ages. he has a chance of securing yer dict which may be subsequently, cashed. If not. he will get nothing. But he. will at least save the amount he would have lost at their game.
 Strange that this method, which is the only one yet devised to give an unprofes- sional gambler anything like an even chance, has not been discovered before! Doubly strange that a mild young for eigner should cast this brilliant light on one of the darkest and most perplexing of American subjects
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-14
Who Hold Uncle Sam's Bonds opo Munsey's Magazine.

. The shrinkage in the holdings of United States government bonds by in- dividuals Is amazing, while the cor responding increase in their ownership by national banks is tremendous.
 The figures are impressive In 1893, the interest-b bearing debt of the United States was $847.366.680. Of this amount $261, 1901 200 was held oy national banks, and the rest by savings banks, insur- ance companies and individuals. Ac- cording to the latest statistics, our bonded debt was $913,317,490, of which the national banks held no less than $724,S74,466. or nearly 80 per cent. There was left but $18S,443.027 in the hands of the public, and part of this is the remainder of the Spanish -Ameri- can war loan, which had wide distri- button from motives of patriotism. Gov ernment issues, save in times of war, have no interest for the public.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-14
The Terrible soldier Ant

From the Shreveport La.) Times.
 The lion Is the king of beasts, but all of his magnificent strength and ferocity would avail him nothing when he faced a mere ant. But this ant is not the usual kind which peacefully goes about its domestic duties day by day. It is the terrible driver or soldier ant, said to be the most invincible creature in the world. Against these tiny enemies no man or band of men, no lion or tiger, not even a herd of elephants. can do anything but hur- riedly get out of the way. Among the Barotse natives favorite form of cap- ital punishment Is to coat the victim with grease and throw him before the advancing army of soldier ants. The quickness with which the poor wretch Is dispatched Is marvellous when 1t is considered that each ant can do noth- ing more than merely tear out a small particle of flesh and carry 1t off, Yet in surprisingly short time the writhing victim will have been changed into a skeleton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-14
Empire Audit Company ] PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS AND AUDITORS
 

2,363,01O against 2.840,0<1 last year. These include 1,320.932 by northern spinners against 1.282.163.
 Stocks at the seaboard and the 2s leading southern interior centers de- creased during the week 93.743 bales against a decrease during the cores bonding period last season of 16,88l and are now 322.6ss larger than at this date in 1910.
 Including stocks left over at ports and interior. towns from the last crop and the number of bales brought into sight thus far from the new crop the supply to date Is 9.079,80S against IT, SS0.11S for the same period last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-14

22Ss; gross receipts. 22s6; shipments, 1o4s; stock, 1S,S53.
 Little Rock: Firm; middling, IA 13-1eo; net receipts, 22o; gross receipts. 220; ship ments, 14l3; stock, H,190.
 Louisville: Firm; middling. 15Ac; net re- ceipts, 25 gross receipts. 25; shipments, 60; sales. 20; stock, 15O0.
 Total today: Net receipts. 12,065; gross receipts, 16S62; shipments, 2o,S9o; sales, 67S7; stock, 512,163.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-14
A Warm Weather Pet

From Success.
 A little boy was entertaining the minis ter the other day. The minister. to make congenial conversation, inquired:
 Have you dog?"
 .Yes, sir; a dachshund.' replied ths lad.
 where is he?" questioned the doml- nie knowing the way to boys heart.
 Father sends him away for the Vim ter He says 1t takes so long to go in and out of the door. he cools the whole house off.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-14

New Orleans, January 1s.-Spot cotton quiet and steady, unchanged. Sales on the spot $50 bales to arrive, 425. Low or dinary, II 9-16c nominal; ordinary, 12%c nominal; good ordinary, IS 13-16c; strict good ordinary. IA 3-16c; low middling, 14lhc; strict low middling. 14%c; middling, 15c strict midding. 151sc; good middling, Is 5-16c: strict good middling, 15 c; mid ding fair. 15Nc; middling fair to fair, 16lsc fair. 161sc nominal. Receipts. 31sS; stock, s256 254
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-14

Train Schedules A., B. & A. Information cheerfully furn- ished at A., B. & A. city office, 1903 First avenue. Bell Main 1486, Peoples 2401.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-14
HUBBARD BROS. ( co.
TOW MWRCHAWVH

Hansver sQuase, New Yoeh.
 NElGBDRS-NeW York Cotton rx- oha.es. New York Coffee Exchangs, New Orleans Cotton Exchange. Chicago Board of Trade. Associate NenhGes AAverpool Cotton AsaoeiAtana
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-14
Treasury Statement

Washington, January 13.-At the be- ginning of business today the condi- tion of the United States treasury was:
 Working balance in treasury offices, s29,9S4,994 in banks and Philippine treasury, $34,692,490. The total balance in general fund was SS5,913,948.
 Ordinary receipts yesterday were $2,- 2SS,152 with disbursements of $2,- 657,351.
 The deficit to date this fiscal year is s6,791.3S3 as against $25,s56,369 at this time last year.
 These figures exclude Panama canal and public debt transactions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-14
New Orleans Cotton Market


 New Orleans, January 13.-Cotton fu- lures opened steady with prices un- changed to 8 points up, compared with yesterdays close Cables were favorable and some little outside buying was in ev- idence. Immediately after the first call the trading months stood to points up. This slight advance invited bear attack and heavy selling followed, promi- net ring professionals leading in 1t. The selling appeared to be manipulative in character rather than to be based on any new development in the situation. At the end of the first hour of business, prices were Il to 12 points down from the high est, and to 8 points under yesterdays last quotations.
 The market had an easy undertone throughout the morning session, chiefly as the result of several cablegrams from English traders, stating that business In Manchester was slacekning and that spin ners were losing ground. Although these messages were flatly denied by official dispatches from Manchester. they had their effect on prices and toward noon the trading months were IS points down from the highest of the morning and were 13 to 14 points under yesterdays close. At noon shorts were taking profits, which helped the market some. Prices were 9 to 10 points down, net. In the afternoon session the market was steadier on bullish weekly statistics and a good demand from profit taking shorts At o'clock the trading months were to 4 points under yesterdays close.
 The market closed steady at a net de- cline of 8 to points.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-14

Birmingham Special, l" The New York Train. Observation Cars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-14
St. Louis Grain

St. Louis, January 1S.-Wheat futures higher; May. $1 .02ss@1 .021a; July, s5Mc Corn higher; May, 491sGD49i4c; July, 501tc Oats lower; May. 349341sc. Cash wheat firm: track Mo- 9 red. q .041z01 .0S: No. 2 hard. 9ec@s1 .O5. Corn strong; track No. g. 4S3s047c: No. white, 47c. Oats firm; track No. 3, 33Ac; No. white, 341hc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-14

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour-Firm.
 Rye-No. 2, S6c.
 Barley-Feed or mixing, 70@S0c; fair to choice mating. 90q99c.
 Flax Seed-No. 1 southwestern, $2.46; No l northwestern $2.59.
 Timothy Seed-s10 10@10.15.
 Clover-S15.
 Mess Pork-Per barrel, $20121 .121A. Lard-Per 100 pounds, $1050.
 Short Ribs, Sides-Loose. $10. .121aQ10. 75. Short Clear Sides-Boxed, $1075@11. Butter-Easy; creameries, 20d2Sc; Dairies, 17tQ23c.
 Eggs-Steady; receipts, 341s cases; at mark. cases included, 2S627c; hrsts, 2Sc; prime firsts, 29c.
 Cheese-Steady; Daisies, 151k@16c; Long Horns. 151zQ16c; Twins 131k@13%c; Young Americas, 15k@16c.
 Potatoes-Steady; choice to fancy, 44@ ACC; fair to good, 4OQ42c. Poultry-Easy; turkeys, live. 17c; dressed. 22o; chickens. live, 135sc; dressed, 13c; springs, live, 11kc; dressed, 12c. Veal-Steady; 50 to 6o-pound weights. S1sc; 60 to s5-pound weights, 1O1kc; S5 to 110-pound weights. 111ac.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-14
Cotton Seed oil

New York, January 13.4Cotton seed oil was reported a shade easier for crude but refined held steady on pur- chases of March against sales for ex- port and local bull support. Total sales 46O0. Futures closed unchanged to points higher. January. 7.28@133c. February, 7.3S@7.32c; March, 729aD 7.31c; April, 7.3G@7.33c; May. 7.33@ 7.65c; prime crude. 6.1306.27c! prime summer yellow, 1.28@740c; prime win ter yellow. 7.70@sc; prime summer white, 7.60@Sc.
 New Orleans, January 1s.-Cotton seed oil, prime refined, in barrels. per pound, 725c; choice meal. 8 per cent ammonia, per long ton, $2S.25; choice cake, per cent ammonia; per long ton, $2725.