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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-19
BRIDGE AND OTHER i, SPRING DIVERSIONS F Mrs. Owen Gillespy a Morn-
 ing Hostess NOTES OF PEOPLE Miss Smith Entertains at Bridge. Social Side of the Golf Tourna-
 ment-Topics of Social
 Interest
By MYRTLE MILES

One of the pleasant courtesies of yester- day was extended by Mrs. Owen Gillespy to Miss Sara Bailey and Miss Teresa morning bridge. She Invited a number of her friends informally to take part in the pleasure of the occasion. The days have grown so warm that the game out of doors on the veranda with luncheon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-19
Consul's Wife Dies

London, May 1S-Mrs. Annie Wakeman Lathrop, wife of Lorin A. Lathrop, Amer ican consul at Cardiff, Wales. died to- day. Mrs. Lathrop came to England in 1883 as the correspondent of the Boston Herald, and later contributed regularly to the Chicago Tribune, Philadelphia Record and San Francisco Chronicle. Her active life broke her health.
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drawing her closer as he murmured softly:
 You are not a goddess so much. but an armful of roses"
 ''Your serene highness, he was saying now, ''How many weeksemust roll them selves into months and how many months join the procession of years before you open your pink coral lips and tell me how my suit Is progressing"
 Are you the Sleeping Princess in the palace. and what magic shall I bring to ny kiss to -waken you, to that world that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-19
MISS RUTH SMITH
 HOSTESS TO BACHELOR GIRLS

The Bachelor Girls held delightful ses- sion yesterday afternoon at the home of Miss Ruth Smith. A Japanese motive was gracefully effected in the decorative plan, the score cards having symbols appropri- ate to the land of cherry blossoms. A strawberry ice was served from punch bowl over which presided Miss Mary George Greene and the close of the after noon luncheon of one course was en- soyed.
 The prizes included dainty fan, given for first prize, and McCutcheon's latest novel for the consolation.
 Miss Smith was a typical summer hos tess in a lingerie frock over pink. The games were most interesting, and at their close a business discussion was held, rel ative to the dance to be given by the Bachelor Girls at the Country club the second week in June.
 Those present yesterday afternoon were Miss Carrie White Bean, Miss Mary Lou Evens, Miss Sallie Evens. Miss May Fox, Miss Fredrika Ferguson, Miss Janie Go ing, Miss Mary George Greene, Miss Nor ma Hood, Miss Serena Kirkpatrick, Mrs. Henry Hiden, Jr., Miss Margaret Lat ady, Miss Helen Lake Little, Miss Eleanor Matthews, Miss Emee McCrossin Miss Elizabeth Morris, Mrs. George B. McCor- mack, Jr., Miss Emily Morriss, Miss FL len Percy, Miss Emily Somerville, Miss Kathleen vanHoose, Miss Clara Lee Woodson and Mrs. Henry Westall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-19
PRESIDENT WIRES
 TO KING ALFONSO

Washington, May 1s.-President Taft has sent the following telegram congrat- ulating King Alfonso of Spain upon the twenty fifth anniversary of his birth:
 T offer to you my heartfelt felicitations with good wishes for your personal well fare and for the increasing prosperity of Spain"
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to follow is the most desirable form Of bridge. In a corner of Mrs. Gillespy's yeranda a punch table decorated with flowers was the refreshing center about which the guests gathered at intervals Curing the games. At 1 o'clock dainty luncheon was served at the small tables several callers having joined the players for this feature of the affair.
 Mrs. Gilespy welcomed her guests wearing a charming white marquisette gown The two honorees, attractive in their representation of opposite types, blonde and brunette, were each in white lingerie. The consolation trophy drawn from tiny fans. and itself fan, fell to Mrs. David Roberts, Jr. Another bride, Mrs. I. c. Beatty, won the game prize, hand-embroidered bit of silk lingerie To Mrs. Wilbur Kelley was awarded the score prize. similar bit of lingerie. Mrs. Gillespy presented her honorees with white silk hose.
 Those included in the invitation to this pleasant affair were Mrs. George B. Me Cormack, Jr, Miss Mary Ware, Miss Mary Ruth McLester, Miss Donald Seals, Mrs Wilbur Kelley, Mrs. Reid Lawson, Mrs Robert Hood, Mrs. David Roberts, Jr, Mrs. Lee Koenig, Mrs. Beatty and the two guests of honor, Miss Sara Bailey and Miss Teresa Bailey. These took part in the games For luncheon they were joined by Mrs. Noryell Cullom, Mrs Thomas Bowron, Mrs. G. B. Mccormack and her guest, Mrs. Murray of Atlanta.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-19
Mrs. Brookins Divorced

Cincinnati, O., May 1s.-Absolute divorce was granted here today to Grace M. Brookins from Walter Brookins. the avia- tor The couple were married in 1907, when he was chauffeur. and she a trained nurse in the household of Gin cinnati family At the time Broeixins was only IS and his wife 19
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-19
MISS LESTRA KINNEY ExUM
 CELEBRATES A BIRTHDAY

Little Miss Lestra Kinney Exum, the pretty daughter of MT and Mrs. Gull pepper Exum, celebrated her birthday yesterday with much gayety at the home of her parents on Highland avenue. Eff teen of her little friends took part in the happy event, and made it the brightest of her five anniversaries. Only the neigh borhood friends of the sweet little hos
 tess were invited, and owing to the de- cided prevalence of measles in that To-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-19
OFFICERS ELECTED

The list of officers of the General Sum ter chapter. D. A. R., includes: President, Mrs. N w. T. Trimble; vice president. Mrs. A. o. Lane; secretary, Miss Ella Simpson; treasurer, Mrs. Felix Blackburn; registrar, Miss Alma Burgamy; historian, Miss Hattie Morton; chaplain, Mrs. L. G. Woodson: board of managers, Mrs. w. c. Montgomery. chairman: Mrs. s. B. Greene. Mrs. Jones G. Moore. Mrs. J. D. Frazier- and Mrs. Arthur Adams. Mrs.
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season visitors at Blount are MT. and Mrs. S. s. Godfre. Mir. and Mrs. H. c. Smith, Mir. H. c. 1ische, MT. T. M. Gilmer of
 Montgomery, MT and Mrs. Joe McGiffen
 of Eutaw, Mrs. D. A. Vandegrift and Miss
 vandegrift of Birmingham, Mir. John D.
 Lee of Birmingham and several others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-19
MISS EDNA SMITH
 SENDS OFT CARDS

Miss Edna Smith has issued cards to an exhibition of the portrait of Mrs. Truman Aldrich, Jr., to be held in her studio in the Watts building Tuesday. May 23, and Wednesday, May 24, throughout the day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-19
FENELON CLUB
 HOLD FINAL MEETING

The Fenelon club will meet this after noon at 2:3O o'clock with Mrs. W. A. Daw- son. This will be the last assembly of the members this year. and 1t is hoped that all members will attend.
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Just Another Sketch At Twilight

Which Goes On Prove That Tfes Light As Air Are the Jealous Conrmatons Strong As Proofs of Holy Writ "The Other Woman and What She Led to-Just a Little Bit of Common Sense of the Com
 monest Kind Would Have Saved
 Lot of Trouble
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-19

school of tropical medicine was urged by President Thayer and by Dr. Matas of New Orleans.
 "No greater service should be rendered to this city, this state. or to our com- mon country than the foundation and maintenance of department of tropical medicine in Tulane university"
 Tomorrow morning the delegates in at- tendance will attend clinical pellagra case at the Charity hospital and tomor- rows session of the convention will bo largely devoted to consideration of this disease.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS

There will be subscription dance this evening at Friars' hall.
 The Qui Vive club will meet this after noon at o'clock with Mrs. A P Dew berry, 1120 North Twenty-sixth street
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cality a number of those were unable to be present. The afternoon was passed in the playing of merry games and a gen. eral romp on the terrace. Ices and can dies were served to the little folk dur ing the hours.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-19
STUDY CIRCLE TO
 HOLD FINAL MEETING

The Study Circle will hold an important business meeting this afternoon at 1 o'clock with Mrs Rives, Eleventh avenue and Eighteenth street, south
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-19
Don't Blame the Cook

If desserts are little off, it's up to you to get Blue Ribbon Vanilla or Lemon Extract Use one teaspoonfvl to the quart and delicious desserts are ,A.ceEtafntx
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parents are Judge and Mrs. Peyton Nor veil. Besides these two there will be number of other popular girls in the cast.
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CADMEAN CIRCLE
 TO HOLD A MEETING

The Cadmean Circle will hold an impor tant meeting this afternoon with Mrs A. 0. Lane,s
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In the library the lamp light shone on d crystal bowl of roses that he and she had gathered earlier in the day-and there he stood near them with her-Rival. She could see the mans face-and the look on it--but not the woman's.
 How she loved even the tinest patch on the top of his dear old headl
 Maybe the "other woman" couldn't see that, but she could see his sweet, tender
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J. w Donnelly was elected custodian of the chapter flag.
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"she has received them all without 2 protest"
 That put different phase on the sub Ject.
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NOTES AND PERSONALS

Mrs. J. H. Phillips, who Is undergoing treatment at the Pasteur institute at Montgomery, will be the guest while in that city of the Misses Moore 403 South Decatur street. Much regret and solicir tude has been expressed throughout the state since 1t was learned that this be- loveds-woman had suffered so alarming an accident, and will be with sincere pleasure that her friends learn that the prompt measures taken after the bite of her dog have vitiated the chance of great suffering to the patient. She will be ap- sent from the city for three weeks, how ever, as this Is the time required for treatment.
 The Birmingham friends of MT and Mrs. Rienzi Thomas of Montgomery will regret to learn that they are to change their place of residence and will in future make their home in Detroit, Mich Mir Thomas has accepted a position in the Conservatory of Music at that point and has signed contract which covers a number of years MT. and Mrs. Thomas had planned a lengthy sojourn in Europe where 1t was the latters intention to study voice under one of the famous masters, but owing to MT. Thomas de- cision to accept the offer from the Con- servatory, the other plan had to be aban- doned. MT. Thomas has been the director of the Montgomery Music club, in which office he materially aided the develop ment of music in that city both by llis own work as organist and director and by his instrumentality in bringing to the
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eyes--which held all the world for her his wife.
 As if justifying himself to himself the man held her rival at arms length and then (so it seemed to hls wife), he was
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Columbia institute, returned home last night, and will spend her vacation with her parents, MT. and Mrs. Willard Drake.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-19

Mrs. Murray of Atlanta is the interest ing guest of MT. and Mrs. G. B. McCor- mack.
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Mrs. Joseph Saks. who has been visit ing her daughter, Mrs. Samuel Rich, has returned ts her home in Anniston
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-04-21
New York.
New YORK, April Is,

NEW DIRK, April 10, 1911.
The Sumatra situation in the absence
of any other stirring event in the local
market seems to be the chief object of
concern for the present While it is
conceded on all hands that not in years
has such perfect wrapper leaf come
into the market as the new Sumatra
crop appears to be, objection is being
taken against the price and anxiety is
expressed at how the manufacturer
using Sumatra could make both ends
meet under those prices. If there is
any truth in the old saying that s'mis-
cry loves company, our manufacturers
may perhaps take courage when they
learn that their German conferes are
paying much higher prices for the new
Sumatra crop than they would even
venture to approach. But no American
importer nor any American manufac-
turer ever paid snch fabulous price
for any Sumatra. And yet Sumatra
wrapped cigars are sold much cheaper
in Germany than here. But if German
manufacturers paid such prices for the
Sumatra, our own manufacturers will
have to pinch themselves to accept the
advance prices with a certain grace if
they have to use Sumatra. At least
they cannot charge up the rising price
to wilful imposition by the importer.
If the American importer has to meet
such competition it will have to be con-
ceded that he is doing pretty we'll if he
can bring in first sizes alone at from
So. 90 to $3.50. In other respects the
market keeps up it's average activity Of
sales from hand to mouth. journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-04-21
TOBACCO MARKET.
EDGERToN, Wis, April 81, 1911.

A few scattering deliveries is about
the only activity now noted around the
receiving tsoints of the tobacco districts
these days. III most of the belated
lots have been weis he'd up and settled
for on the farms aud will continue to
come in for some time yet. Ware
house handling will continue for a few
weeks longer, but a ood many of the
packers are either q osed down or see
the end of the seas on's work in a few
days. There is no Ouying to speak of
or much to be found in the country dis
tricts, except older leaf than last sea-
sons crop.
The market for old leaf has develop
ed no encouraging features either among
local packers or in the eastern centers
of trade. Business is uniformly done
in small orders.
Growers are we'll started in the work
of sowing the seed beds for another
crop and the white canvas coverings
begin to dot the fields.
The shipments out of storage reach
$50 cases from this market to all points
for the week. Since last report 10 car
loads have been received from outside
points.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-04-21
NEW YORK. April 12. 1911.

A number of local houses are report
ing better business than for some time
past. Several good-sized trades have
hung in the balance, and compare
lively good-sized business has been
done. The inquiry is principally for
binder stock, which, of course, is scarce,
and the principal obstacle in the way of
fair amount of activity is the disin-
clination of the buyers to pay current
prices. If the packers were willing to
make concessions great deal of to-
bacco could have been disposed of in
the past week on offers made by man.
ufacturers in search of stock. The leaf
dealers, however, do not see any rea-
son for concessions at the present time.
Sumatra. At Fridays inscription
American houses took about $500 bales
of tobacco, making the total taken for
America this year between $4,000 and
13, 600 bales. The most significant fea-
ture of the buying thus far is that large
manufacturing concerns have taken
fully one-half of the total thus far Sc
cured for America. A good many fair
sized sales of Sumatra took place in
the local market in the past week. =
Leaf
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-04-21
New England.

SPRINGFIELD, MASS, April II, 1911.
The warehouse season is drawing to
a close in the Connecticut valley. Not
in many winters have conditions been
so favorable for packing tobacco. Early
and frequent "damps" enabled grow
ers to take sufficient tobacco from the
poles to keep the packing houses busy
from the outset. Buyers, too, succeed
ed in bargaining for an unusually large
part of the crop early in the season.
The amount of tobacco, either old or
new, in growers hands is so small that
the buyer who drives through the coun-
try at random In search of unsold crops
is wasting time.
More seed beds have been sown the
past week, but most of the growers are
waiting for signs Of warmer weather.
The winter has been the most severe
in years.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-04-21
j. r. RICHARD
Packer and Dealer in
Leaf Tobacco
York, Pa.

provement in the trade. 1t is esti-
mated that during the last week or ten
days fully 5000 cases of 1909 and 1910
tobacco have changed hands, the latter
preponderating Very little of the 1910
tobacco is ready for manufacturing
purposes, only that packed early and
force-sweated, which leads to the very
natural conclusion that the most of
what was bought is intended as re-
serve, in view of an early revival of
the cigar industry Most of the 1909
goods are ready for use, and it is turn
ing out very desirable for filters. A
good deal has already been converted
into cigars, no complaints have been
heard of it. Reports do not show that
the recent activity in trade has ad-
vanced prices any. A much larger
quantity of old and new goods could
have been disposed of lately than wore
sold, if our packers would have accept
ed the prices offered.
In spite of the fact that most of the
1910 crop has been sold and delivered, g
few packers are still out nearly every
day hunting for stray holdings. These
belated crops were neld by the growers
for prices there was never any chance
of getting. They are glad to sell now
for the regular price, from l03 to IL
cents.
The largest single packing of 1910 to-
bacco recently reported sold was that
of B. B. Herr of Lefort, 700 cases, sold
to w. S. Brill of New York.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-04-21
SToUGHToN, Wis. April IA, 1911.

Asserting was finished Thursday ev-
ening at the American Cigar Co. s
warehouse, and now remains only to
clean up the warehouse and move down
from warehouses No. and No. some
old packings that were bought last fall.
The warehouse has been in operation
for three months, and in that time
about a million pounds of tobacco has
been handled. The crew, which has
numbered 168 hands on an average, has
been an unusually efficient one, says
Manager John Holtan, which accounts
for the asserting being finished SO
early.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-04-21
NOTE BOOK SKETCHES


The plan adopted by many growers
of this state of plowing their fields
early and working the ground often as
the weeds appear on the surface, even
weeks before the transplanting season,
has proven prolific of good results. F:e-
quent tillage is the best preventative
against the troublesome cut worms as
well as to destroy the larvae of other
insects like the green worm that infest
the crop. If the soil is kept we'll work
ed it is an easy matter to prepare a
field for transplanting with but little
additional effort and only seldom is
much resetting necessary if the cut
worms are eliminated. The soil is in
unusually fine condition this spring for
the seeding of another crop and farm
ers have got fairly early start with
their work The seed beds will soon be
laid now for the beginning Of the 1911
crop which under favorable conditions
ought to reach the normal acreage of
this state, somewhere around 10000
acres, which the market can readily
absorb
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-04-21
Pennsylvania.

LANCASTER, Pa, April IL, 1911.
The local leaf dealers are greatly en-
couraged over the recent marked inn
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-04-21

The quarterly dividends of the United
Cigar Manufacturers Co. have been
cut to per cent instead of the usual
Ii per cent. The increased cost of all
raw materials is said to be the cause
for reducing from to per cent
basis.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-04-21

There is an occasional tobacco man
of experience who entertains some
doubts about the ultimate success of
the craze of primed tobacco that has
spread over the New England district
this season. One of these thus ex-
presses his opinion: Like other fads,
though, the price is likely to drop as
soon as the method comes into general
use. With strange perversity the aver
age Connecticut valley farmer, likewise
his newspapers, refuses to distinguish
between fads and progress. The spotted
tobacco craze is still fresh in the mem
ory of even the younger growers. AS
spotting tended to injure the leaf, and
was fad in the strictest sense of the
word, it's vogue was short. Other de-
partures from time-worn methods,
which have also been fads, have like
wise speedily passed into oblivion.
Progress, on the other hand, is the at
tempt of the tobacco grower to increase
the commercial value Of his product by
improving the quality or increasing its
desirability from the manufacturers
standpoint. In the case of primed to-
bacco the results sought for, and at
tanned, have been quality and larger
percentage of wrappers. This fact in
itself explains why the grower of
primed tobacco has received better
prices than his neighbor, who clung to
old-style methods.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-04-21

In case brought by medical con-
Germ to the U. S. supreme court, in
volving the right of price cutting, the
court simply holds that after manu-
facturer has parted with his goods he
cannot bind others by any agreement
to sell these goods at. fixed price.
Any contract that he may execute to
that effect is invalid and cannot be en-
forced. Such an agreement may be
made between the parties and may be
observed as a matter of honor, but if
it is violated, no penalty can be exact
ed, and the courts cannot prevent, by
injunction, sales at other than the pre-
scribed prices. In this case the other
party had secured the goods from 9TH
ers than the manufacturer and had sold
them at whatever price desired, and
this was what the manufacturer sought
to prevent. The court declined to in
terfere. Let it be understood, how
ever, that the court does not deny the
right of the proprietor to sell, or refuse
to sell except on his own terms. A
manufacturer may refuse to sell to any
firm, but he cannot invoke the law to
prevent firm from securing his goods
from other sources, or after the buyer
has secured them, from selling them at
any price he cares to fix upon them.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-04-21

Missouri's output of leaf tobacco in
the year 1910 amounted to 1875, 900
pounds and was worth $945, 900. This
yield was splendid gain over 1909,
when the production amounted to 4, 433,-
$50 pounds and the value $476, 400.
These figures indicate that Missouri is
coming into its own again as a grower
of this valuable narcotic plant. The
gain in production in one year amount
ed to 3,442, 900 pounds, or over n per
cent, and the amount of money brought
into the state from the outside world
1868, 600, or ga per cent. 1t was the
largest crop of leaf tobacco Missouri
has harvested for about fifteen years,
but as large as the yield was the 1911
output will even be greater, as larger
acreage has been planted. December
/, 1909, the price per pound was IL
cents and in 1910 IL cents. At the
close of 1907, after the tobacco war and
night riding had commenced in Ken
lucky, the wholesale consumers turned
their attention to Missouri, encouraging
the farmers there to attempt to raise
white hurley in large quantities, by
distributing free seed and offering
fancy price for all which would be pro-
duced. The effect was magical, as the
crop doubled up over 1907, and SO did
the worth. Early in 1909 tobacco buy
ers pursued the same course, with the
result that the yield of this state in
creased 102 per cent during that year
over 1908 And now comes the largest
crop of ALL