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niAnfp

 Corrected by Southern Beef ana Pre-
 vision Company Lard, 12Bc; compound, 9ssc. Rib bellies, 13c.
 D. s. short ribs, 11hc.
 D. S. fat backs, 11c Smoked clear bellies. 17Mc; fancy. lS1xa, Hams, smoked, 151ac; California, 11ho. Bacon, fancy. 25c; medium. 23c. . Pork Joins, 14c; spare ribs, 121kc. z | Ham butts. 131ac; Boston butts. 1lo. Flour nnd Fe~dstuns Corrected by Tennessee NH Col Nellie King flour, per barrel S5.85 Bolted meal, per 96-pound sack, $1.S2 No 2 corn, per bushel, CSC. Pure wheat shorts, sSl. Pure wheat bran. $27.
 1O0-lb. c. S. hulls, per ton, s135o. Prime c. S. meal, per ton, $29. c. S. feed meal, per ton $26.5O. No. 1 timothy hay. per ton. s2a. Mixed alfalfa and Johnson grass. y1A Corn chops, per 100-lb. sack, N.30. Flour in wood. 15c higher. White oats, 47c.
 Choice pea-green alfalfa S2S. Fruits and Produce . (Corrected by Douglas BrosJ Apples-Fancy red. s5 to $6 Oranges. California. s47S; Florada, na G2.5O. -. Pineapples, $3.50. i Lemons-Fancy, A.5e. LfmeS-lInpOTtcu. DOT luO fOcQ$s Irish Potatoes-New stock. per bushsR, 75QSOc. Cabbage-Danish cabbage. 1hc ] On,ons-Red Globe. 214c ID. i Navy Beans-Choice Michigan, per bu ;S.25. | Lima Beans-Per ID. Gle. Peas Virginia black-eye, per bu.. a. M Spanish onions, per crate, N.M CeIery-Fancy, per crate, $4.76. Cocanuts, $5.50Q6 per 100. Sweet Potatoes-Per barrel, $2260eM Pears-Bartlett, per crate. $3.50; cooks ing. per bbl.. s2.5o; sugar. per bbl. N.ses per keg, N.85.
 Grapes-Malaga, keg. s6
 Canada turnips, per h.. 1Mc. - Grape fruit. Florida. per box. Sa6A Tangerines-Per box. A.00.
 Poultry aad Rxgs
 Corrected by Garrett 6 Hinol Hens-Medium. 40Q5oc; live. per AS 15Q16c.
 Large flyers, 3O@s5c. 15c per lb.; medium flyers, O@25c 171sc per lb.; small, 171G3oc. 15c per ID.
 Ducks. 4o@45c; guineas. soc; roostera. BOG; geese, 45Gs0c; live turkeys, p~S h. 20c. Dressed turkeys, 23Q124c. Eggs-Fresh candled, 27G30c per dox.
 Live Stock Steers. good to choice fat. s6o0 to laoG lbs, 4A@5c.
 Steers, medium to good. $50 to 12oo lh. SA@4Ac.
 Steers. goou 10 cnoice tat, 6oo to $50 lha. 31zQ4Ac.
 Steers. medium to good. &0 to 60 lha 3AQ3%c.
 Oxen, good to choice, 334c. - Oxen, medium to good, 21tQ3c. Cows and heifers. good to chofc~ eaa to 1000 lbs, 3%4Q41zc.
 Cows ana heifers. medium to roox 3Q31zc.
 Cows and heifers. good to choios ss to 800 lbs, 3AQ4hc.
 Cows and he,fers. medium to good. eN to 800 lbs, 2&q311c.
 Yearlings, good to choice, 2%03Ao. Yearlings, medium to good, 2A62kc. Bulls, good to choice. 800 to l2O0 lbs.. 21z@3Ac.
 Bulls. medium to good, 800 to l2oO lbs.. 2Ad2%c.
 Bulls. medium to good, 800 to 12oo lbs. 2AQ2kc.
 Gamers. 11sGHkc.
 Hogs. choice lcorn fed). 1So to 25o lbs. 7c
 Hogs. choice (corn fed). 14o to 1so lbs.s 6Ac .> Pigs, so to 12O h. wts.. GIG. Pigs. 60 to 80 lb. wts, SIC. Pigs. 80 to 120 lb. wts., 7Ac. Pigs, 60 to so lb wts., 7c. Fat cattle. demand good. Oxen. demand slow.
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St. Louis Grain

St. Louis January 14-wheat futures higher; May. s1.o281. OPS; July, s5%c. Corn lower; May, 4%049c; July, 49s@49Nc Oats weak; May, 34c. Cash wheat firm track. No. 2 red, s1.o5@1o6; No. harc Si@1.05. Corn firm; track, No. ?, 47c; No. 2 white, 47G4712c. Oats steady; track No. 2, 33Ac No. 2 white, 341ac.
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The First National Bank
 Of Birmingham, Ala.
RESOURCES

Loans and Discounts ....$ 7,S24,126.75 Overdrafts .......... 262.12 U. s. Bonds and Premiums 1,117, 10000 State of Alabama Bonds. 157,500.00 Other Stocks and Bonds.. 356,500.00 Banking House ......... 145,000.00
 CASH In Vault ...$1,249,S23.01 With Banks 3,026,707.54 With U. s.
 Treas. .... s1,500.00-$ 4,35S.o30.55
 
 $13,95S,s19.42
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sterling exchange firm, with actual busi- ness in bankers bills at s4.S2 .50@4 .82. 60 for 6O-day bills and at s4.85.95 for de- mand; commercial Bills. $4.81a4Q4.S .S2A; bar silver, 54Mc; Mexican dollars, 45o; gov ernment bonds steady railroad bonds firm.
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Coffee Market

New York. January 14.-The market for coffee futures opened barely steady at a decline of 10 to IS points In re- sponse to lower European markets ana local realizing on liquidation whlch may also have been prompted py ratn- or large primary receipts than con sistent with recent bullish predictions Offerings were not very heavy and dur ing the early trading the market re- covered several points of the initial loss, but failed to hold owing to con tinued realizing and closed barely steady Sales 36,750 bags. January 11.3Sc; February. 11.43c; March. April and May, 11.5Oc; June, il .4sc; July 11.44c; August, 11.40c; September 11.3sc; october. 11.42c; November and December, 11.28c. Hamburg closed at a net decline of A @1 pfennig. Santos was unchanged; 4s SIX TOO; Is SIX 2oo- Rio 25 reis lower. 8 SIX 900. Brazilian exchange on London. 1-32d lower at 1s 7-32d. Receipts at the two Bra zilian pe1'ts, 1s.000 baks against 1S.- GOO last year lundiahy receipts, 64oo against 52,200 last year. New York warehouse deliveries yesterday, ll,111 bags against 5016 last year.
 Spot coffee, quiet; No rio, 1S%c; No. { Santos, 14A@14Ac.
 Mild coffee dull; Cordova' lS% @ 4 nominal
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LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Local Cotton Market

Cotton Seed Products Corrected daily by Buckeye Cotton on
 Company oil. prime. 40Q471sc per gallon; meal. prime. 7h per cent ammonia. s27 per net ton; hulls, sacked, s11: hulls. loose, So.
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New Orleans, January 14.-Spot cot ton, steady, unchanged; sales on the spot 1160 bales, to arrive $50. Low or dinary, II 9-16c nominal; ordinary, 12% nominal; good ordinary, 13 13-16c; strict good ordinary, 14 3-16c; low mid ding, 14hc: strict low middling 14Ac; middling 15s- strict wtddling, 15bc; good middling, 15 5-16c; strict good middling, 15hc; middling fair, 15M c; middling fair to fair, 16lsc; fair 16hc nominal.
 Receipts 1O,4S1. stock, 252,1I6.
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Weekly Bank Statement

New York, January 14-The statement of clearing house banks for the week shows that the banks hold $27, ,39s, ,250 more than the requirements of the 25 per cent reserve rule. This Is an increase of ST. se5, $50 in the proportion cash reserve, as compared with last week. The state nent follows:
 Daily average: Loans, 1,219, ,924,S 800; de- crease, sS,4105O0; specie. 257,so4, 100; de- crease, s,e00 TOO; legal tenders, $73, 332 300; increase, s2.161,000; deposits. H,214,953, 400; increase $11, ,463 400; circulation, $47,315, ,0O0; decrease $203, GOO; reserve, $3S1, ,136, 600; in crease, S20, ,762, 100; reserve required, $SOS,- 73s, $50; increase, s2s65.s5o; surplus, ST. 39S, ,250; increase, s17,s95,S50 ex-United States deposits, s1, ,6S0, 400; increase, $2s,9OO.
 Actual condition: Loans, $l,233, SIG, 900; increase, SIS, ,273 300; specie. $269 GO6, 100; in ,rease, $23, ,364, 300; legal tenders, S74,65S,8O increase, g, 764, TOO; deposits, H,24. 2l3,scO; increase, $44,O65 200; circulation, S47,37o,6 500; decrease, $246,SO0; reserveA S344, soo; ln- crease, $26, ,129, ,00O; reserve required, $3lO,- ,0s 475 increase, s11 O1s. 300; surplus, s3SS6l .25: increase, $15,112,7 700; ex-United states deposits, $1,6f2, ,000; increase, S27,5OO.
 Summary of state banks and trust com panies in Greater New York not report ing to the clearing house: Loans. NOeh- lee 4oO decrease, $32, 300; specie, sll49os,- ,0O: decrease, sS, 3s2. TOO; legal tenders $2o,- 5so. 300: decrease, s329. 600; total deposits s1, ,122, ,046, 100; decrease, $36. .7s9,6oo.
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Metal Market

New York, January 1.-The metal markets were dull and nominally un- changed as usual in the absence of ex- changes. Tin. s4O.1o@ 4o5o. Lake cop per, $12.S7h@13.12h; electrolytic' s12e2H @13; casting. $12.S7 4 @ lz.ez M Lead. s4.45Q4.65. Spelter, $5.Ss O e.oo' Iron unchanged.
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Treasury Statement

Treasury Statement Washington, January 14.-At the begin ming of business. today the condition of the United States treasury was: Working balance in treasury offices, $2s,- ' o4s, ,22s; in banks and Philippine treasury.
 a. G1.o4S. 2is< I Tho total balance in the general fund
 was $84,72G, 413. Ordinary receipts yesterday were H.91o,- k1S1 with disbursements of $2,SSS,6n. The deficit to date this fiscal year Is
 $7. .76o.s2s as against s27,e4l,5 ,5os at this time | last year.
 These figures exclude Panama canal and public debt transActions. | New. York Money I New York, January 14.-Money on call
 nominal. Time loans very easy 60 days
 and 90 days, 3A@ah per cent; six months
 3A@4 per cent.
 Prime mercantile paper. 4@4h per cent;
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Empire Audit Company
 PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS AND AUDITORS PHONE MAIN o2a nin"iNA"' A-N~
EMPIRE BUILDING

points over yesterdays last prices The market closed steady at a net de- cline of 2 to 3 points.
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Open. High. Low. Close,
The Honolulu times. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1902-1911, 1911-01-01
LEAVE 1T TO
Il s
CITY TRANSFER co.
Jas. II. Love

ing circles. If, then, St. An
drew's Priory fulfills, even in
small measure, it's aim with the
young womanhood of the Islands,
is it not, in the beautiful lives
that it may train, making a last
ing contribution to the beauty
and charm of these far-famed Is
lands of the Southern Sea?
The Honolulu times. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1902-1911, 1911-01-01
ALEXANDER { BALDWIN, LTD.

IugaF Factors, cemmlssIen Merchants and Insurance.
Agents.
Agents for
Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company,
Haiku Sugar Company,
Paia Plantation,
Maui Agricultural Company
Hawaiian Sugar Company,
Kahuku Plantation Company
Kahului Railroad Company,
Haleakala Ranch Company,
HOnolua Ranch,
McBryde Sugar Company,
Kauai Railway Company.
Telephone 1921
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and ironing, the cooking school
kitchen, with just such a stove as
is found in most of the students
homes, the poi room and of the
large pantry, the room for classes
in stenography and typewriting,
the two rooms for music lessons,
the large and well-ftted sewing
room, the four school rooms, and
Queen Emma Hall for lectures,
entertainments, and dancing.
These, with the oratory, the re-
ception room, Offices, library, re-
fectory, dormitories, and the in
Urinary with sleeping porch,
nurses room, and ample equip
ments, are all substantially and
yet simply and artistically fur
nished for their several needs
through the kindness of interest
ed friends. On many doors are
brass plates bearing the name of
the one who has furnished the
room or of the one in whose mem
DRY loving friends have done the
same.
Thus the Oratory, in itself
memorial to the Rev. DR.. Pusey
and Reverend Mother Foundress,
is the gift of the Sisters and the
friends of their Order in Eng
land, and ii will in time bear
many loving memorials of those
who have been with us. Queen
Emma Hall, with it's baby grand
piano and oil portrait, is the gift
of the former students of the Sis
tiers. The children's dormitory,
the gift of St. Mary's School,
Knoxville, Ill. The reception
room was furnished by the Wo-
mans Auxiliary of St. Andrews
Cathedral; the library by the
Ahahui Iolani, the Woman's
Guild Of the Hawaiian congrega-
ton; the accountants office by
the Daughters of the King of the
Los Angeles Assembly,; the prln-
cipal's, in memory of Mrs. Mary
Castle, one of the first mission
aries to the Islands, by two of
her granddaughter.
On looking over the list of it's
former pupils and graduates, the
Priory has great reason to be
thankful, for among the number
are those filling satisfactorily the
various stations in which they
have been placed; number as
teachers in various schools of the
Islands; and four as graduate
nurses, the first of their nation to
follow this honorable calling.
No one can find the limit of the
influence of one good woman,-
like stone thrown into placid
water, it goes on in ever-widen-
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Honolulu Gas Co., Ltd.

Begin today to cook in the clean
est, cheapest, quickest and most con-
venient way.
Our Cabinet Gas Ranges solve the
problem.
Telephone 2322
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-06
DAWES TALKS TO BANKERS
Group Six Of Iowa Association in Ses.
sion at Des Moines.
CENTRAL BANK Is FAVORED
Mayor Hanna Institutes War Upon
Bakeries of Iowa Capital that
Sell short weight
Bread.
lFrom a staff Correspondentl

" rom SthII correspondent
DIES MONIES, Ia. May 5.-CSpccial Tele-
gram)-The annual meeting OF the Iowa
bankers Of Group was begun this evening
and the speaker Of the evening was Charles
@. Dawes. former comptroller Of the cur
rency, who discussed the subject Of cur
reney reform and presented the plans OF
the American bankers.
a. J. Esrling, president Of the Milwaukee
railroad, is also attending the meeting. and
a number Of other Chicago bankers. About
100 OF the members of the association are
present. II Is expected that the group will
In some form approve of a central bank.
as II Is known tina most Of the members
have so expressed themselves
Petitions were put into circulation today
on behalf of the city to authorize an cleo
ton to increase the city debt limit so that
the water works may be bought. The
water company has agreed to a committee
OF three expert engineers to appraise the
value OF the property and to sell II to the
city.
Mayor Hanna has instituted war upon
Des Moines bakeries who sell short weight
bread. To aid him In his campaign, the
city council today instructed the market
master to secure the weights Of bread from
Des Moines bakeries and make a report to
the city council. II Is declared that much
short weight bread IL sold here.
Disagreement between the Des Moines
Builders exchange and the local plaster
ers union concerning the new wage scale
OF the plasterers. which went into effect
May 1. has caused a strike, according to
the plastering contractors.
II is understood that ali the union pas-
terers have walked out, with the exception
OF eight men at the new municipal build
ing and a few men who are working on
houses In Highland Park
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-06
SUIT OVER HOPE DIAMOND
Justice Barnard Holds that Jury Must
Pass ON Merits of Contention over
Value of Gem.

WASHINGTON. May 5.-Ho'dng that the
affidavits OF Edward b. Mclean and his
wife, Evelyn Walsh Mclean, in defense Of
the suit OF Cartier, the New York ieweler,
to recover S1s0OO0. the purchase price of
the celebrated Hope diamond, are suffi.
Client 10 law. Justice Barnard OF the SUI
preme- court of the District Of Columbia
today declined to grant the motion OF the
plaintiff for summary judgment. He de-
claTed the McLeans entitled to have a
jury pass on the matter
While the McLeans eontended In their
answer that Cartier misTepresented the
value 81 the gem superstition as TO the i'll
fortune that has followed owners OF the
Hope diamond Is sad to have something
to do with the case.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-06

tanning information regarding similar meth
DDS of Improvement. The report, which is
exhaustive, concludes with the opinion that
this method should have no place in per-
manent Improvement Of any portion Of the
Missouri river and a recommendation that
no trial of this plan be made.
1t appears that the cable and sand plan
OF Improvement I'm its essential features
has been thoroughly tried in the early
stages of Improvement OF the Missouri
liver. II served useful though shortlived
purpose as one of the steps toward final
development of standard methods, but was
In turn discarded with other temporary
devices. Practical experience at consider
able expense has already demonstrated the
inefficiency of this and similar methods OF
controlling the Missouri river, and to adopt
its use now would be to return to the ex-
perimental stage OF a generation ago.
The dispatch in the morning papers an
rouncing the death of former Senator
kittredge was received at the capital with
profound regret. Though the senate was
not In session their were many senator's in
their offices who had served with Mr.. Kilt
redge and to a man they expressed sim
cere regret.
II was learned herethat the body OF the
late senator VIII be taken to East jeffrey,
N. H., for interment next Monday.
Representative Burke and r. M. Persons
who were close personal and political
friends Of the late senator, will sstend the
funeral.
Representative Mondell Of Wyoming to-
day introduced the following bill: For
public buildings at Green River, Cody,
Basin and Buffalo. $4,000 each, for pur-
chase OF sites and erecting of buildings at
Newcastle and Sundance SIS, 600 each
Defeating excess payments on public
lands to building and maintenance OF
schools and Grads
Granting locations and rights Of way
over the public lands and reservations for
purposes of irrigation and otner use of
water
To provide for appeals from the decisions
OF the secretary Of ths interior in land
cases.
Providing for a system of local parcels
post.
AUTHORIZING the reconveyance by states
and territories OF lands needed for irri-
cation purposes
Amending the act for the agricultural
entry of coal lands so as to provide for
sale of isolated tracts and state selections,
providing no final proof on land shall be
protested except for good and sufficient
reasons and on notice to entrymen.
Appropriation for iron stairway to top
Of Devils Tower in Crook county, wyo..
$1,000
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-06
BILL AIMED AT SHOE TRUST
Measure In House FOrbidA Owners of
Patents From Insisting on
Exclusive Contracts.

WASHINGTON, May 5.-A bill aimed at
the United shoe Machinery company aud
It's alleged monopoly OF the shoe manu-
featuring machinery business was intro
duced today by Representative Peters Of
Massachusetts,. The bill provides that any
owner or beneficiary OF a United states
patent cannot bid the use OF other ma
chinsry when leasing his patent The bill
was referred to the 90 nmitts on in.sr-
slate and foreign commerce.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-06
Wan pies IN CoIfsr Hote1.

CoLFAX. Ia, May ESPECIAL )-Thomas
Cullen, a saloon keeper Of Rock Island,
ILL.,, was found dead in his room at one
Of the hotels in this city at s /o'clock this
morning by the porter who went to call
him for his train. He came to the hotel
the day previous. The verdict OF the
coroners inquest was alcoholic heart "
Cullen was man of fine physique. 30
years old and leaves widow and son at
Rock Island. The body will be returned to
his home for burial.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-06

but accommodation. The programs Of par
ties must now be programs OF enIighten-
ment and readjustment. not revolutionary,
but restorative. The processes Of change
are largely processes Of thought, but un-
happily they cannot be effected without
becoming political processes also, and
that is the deep responsibility OF public
men. What we need. therefore. in our
politics is an instant alignment Of all men
free and willing to think and TO act with
out fear upon their thought"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-06
DETROIT WILL PROTEST GAME
Umpire sheridan Admits He Made
Error I'm Calling Dan HOff-
man Out.

ST LOUIS, Mo-. May 5.--Manager Wal
lefe OF the st. Louis American league base
hall team this morning gathered evidence
so as to protest yesterdays game which
was Detroit victory. He will base his
claim on the fact that Dan Hoffman was
not out when hit by batted ball in the
third inning.
Umpire Sheridan, who called the play.
admitted today he made an error. The
batted ball struck Pitcher Willett and
caromed towards second base before Hoff-
man ran into it.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-06
SLOAN RAPS DENIS
ON FREE LIST BILL

Ccontlnued From Ftrst Pagel
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-06
Culls from the Wire

The Illinois legislature will adjourn sine
die on Friday, May 10.
Captain H. Langreuter Of the North Ger
man Lloyd steamship Berlin was found
dead in his cabin on board the steamer at
Its dock in Hoboken,
Director of Safety Hogen dismissed from
the Cleveland police force four patrolmen,
reprimRnded four others and suspended
another for twenty days All belonged to
the coterie Of fifteen suspended ten days
ago for characterization in raiding fifty
saloons without orders.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-06

small box. which she had secreted in
closet. Stored away in the recess OF
trunk they found $500 more in gold. The
money gave every evidence Of being in her
possession for years. Miss weddings near
est relatives live in France and the money
will be sent to them.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-06
Money Hidden in
Closet and Trunk
Administrator Of Estate of Elizabeth
Vending of DEBORAH, Ia, Find
So, in Gold and Currency.

DEBORAH, Ia, May Especial There
was a surprise In store for those who have
hand the settlement OF affairs in the
ieath Of Miss Elizabeth Vending, who
lied little over a week ago, and was
aid away to her final rest. 1t was known
that she had some money, but II was ex-
peoted that it would be found in the bank
In going through her effects at her home
hey found sl,l0O in paper money In
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-09-26
Az Associated Rrea..

Memphis, Sept. 25.-A general strike
of all members of the Illinois Central
Federation of Employees here was de-
clared today and five hundred men are
affected. Besides the clerks the order
includes machinists, boilermakerS and
other shop employees.
A strike order was issued late today
by President ]. J. Carrigan, of the
clerks union of the Illinois Central.
If the order is obeyed all members of
the organization south of the Ohio
will be on a strike tomorrow. Here.
not only the clerks, but practically
every member of the employees fedora
tion in the local freight sheds and
shops of the Illinois Central and Yazoo
& Mississippi left their desks and
tools.
That the walk-out OF the shopmen
here is initiatory to a general move
ment OF organized labor on the Illinois
Central and subsidiary lines, is be-
Iieved. Carrigan says the walk-out of
the clerks is the direct result Of the
inability of the union officials to effect
an agreement with the railroad. Other
employees would give out no statement.
except a general reference of the ef-
forts of labor leaders to have the rail-
road recognize the employees fedora
tion.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-09-26
OVER six HUNDRED CLERKS
QUIT IN NEW ORLEANS

New Orleans, Sept. 25.-Between six
and seven hundred railway clerk en-
ployes, employed by the Illinois Gen.
trail and Yazoo & Mississippi Valley
railroads walked out shortly after
noon today. It Is said the strike re-
suited from the failure of the rail-
road officials to open negotiations with
the clerks organization.
The walk-out Of clerks halted busi-
ness at the Poydras street sheds. Stuy-
vesant docks, Harahan station, the
government yard landing and the Illi-
nois Central station on the public belt
The clerks, 1t is said, demand a sys-
tenn contract with the organization.
The strike was unexpected as there
was no intimation of impending
trouble between their organization and
the railroad since the recent confer
ence between the federation officials
and the officials OF the road at Chi
cago.
T. e. Hill, superintendent of the
Louisiana division, said today that he
expected no trouble in filing the places
of the striking clerks without serious
interruption to business. The striking
clerks held a meeting this afternoon
for the purpose of discussing the stu
alton and preparation of a statement
for the public.