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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-21
EGGS ON THE BRAIN,
MRS. HEATH WALLS
Doesn't Know How She'll Stand
Strain Till They're on
Way to Consumer.
DEALERS PUZZLE TO HER
Their Stories Don't Agree, She
Says, but She Is Positive
That Supply Is Being
Held Back.

Mrs Julian Heath. head OF the House
wives League has got something on hef
mind Something.-She got carloads
and carloads and carloads of eggs on her
mind. eggs which. she says, are BENG
held back from the consumer ana II S"'
can't think ND some way of getting those
eggs started toward their appointed deS-
tiny. the omelct pan. she doesnt see no"
she is going To stand the strain.
That's what Mrs. Heath says when you
,sl, ber about what some Of the whole
sale produce dealers asserted yesterday
that the Housewives League had nothing
10 do with breaking the egg market put
that IL was all a deep laid plot or inc
cold storage warehouscmcn 10 get rld al
their sirplus stock The market. says
Mrs Heath. didn't break nearly as much
as il should have broken, ana any num-
Der Of eggs are languishing unseen whiIe
a hungry public needs them but as To
who was responsible for the qudllheo
break that did occur she hasn't a WORD L"
say She is too busy trying TO devise
plans To ameliorate the condition turther.
She has no time to talk back.
THE Housewives League IS not con
cc.ncd with the internal quarrels OF snip
rers and commission men and retail deal
crs" she told Tribune reporter LAST
night we are concerned IN dong
things But I will state that the league
knows every move II makes. ana those
people who asserted that We were used
by the egg men-that We fell IKE ihho-
cents into their scheme and That we kept
the price up by our slogan 'EgsS Ioi -
cents. that without MS II would nave
fallen below that mark-those people are
a'toecther of the track We know what
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-21

November 70. that he had that day re-
ceiyed from the bandits demand for
5000 as tribute money. which was 10
have been paid within eight days The
demand was not met aud up TO Doccm-
Der g. when the last letter from him
was written. hc was still holding his po-
sition. IIc told OF another mining man.
named Pancho Zliches. who had been
taken prisoner and who was then held for
$1,000 ransom.
:, nator stone OF Missouri. member
of the Foreign Relations Committee, is-
sued statement to-day. in which hc
expressed the opinion that the present
administration should leave the Mexican
situation "iu watG quo until Governor
Wilson assumes the Presidency
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-21
COURT ORDERS VERDICT
FOR TOBACCO COMPANIES
Holds Suit of E. Locker Concern
for 100000 Rests Purely
on Question of Law.

The suit FOR treble damages under tire
sherman law brought by f. Locker q
co. tobacco lobbcrs. against the Amcri-
can Tobacco COMPANY and the Metro
poiitan Tobacco Company came To- an
Mayer in the United States District
Court. directed the jury to return YER
dict in favor Of tho defendants
Locker & 60. sued the defendant cor
poration Tor $1,000 damages ON the
ground that the old American Tobacco
Company refused 10 sell To them any Of
its products. ami compelled them TO buy
these goods through its own iobber. the
Metropolitan Tobacco Company. as re-
cally driven ont Of business
This action for damages under tie
provision Of the sherman law. was the
first of its Kind to bee brought In this
district \ number Of lawyers were in
court expecting that the cas-" might 70
10 the jury and a verdict FOR damages
result, and they admitted they were
waiting for this result 10 file suits OF a
similar nature against the Old American
''''' ~ N''''i'HIIN WI bfNtII OF lnslF
clients
The Locker case had been dragging ln
court FOR almost two weeks. and .Tudca
MAYER ordered night session Yesterday.
The defence had received it's inning. and
II was expected that both sides would sum
mp In the evening
De Lancey NicOli. counsel Tor the
American Tobacco COMPANY. conferred
briefly with Judge Mayer. and then re-
turning 10 his place made the motion
that the court instruct the jury 10 To-
turn direct verdict in favor Of the
American Tobacco Company. Former
Judge Cohen made the same motion on
behalf Of the Metropolitan COMPANY Tho
grounds were. they said. that there was
no evidence 10 prove that any losses
which may have been sustained by T..
Locker & co. from 1905 to 1911 were due
To any acts Of the defendant corpora
tons. All the testimony offered by tbe
plaintiff was worthless as evidence. tbey
contendcd
Judge Mayer then turned 10 fine iufy
and directed its members TO return a YER
dict fl favor Of the defendants. When
there was question Of fact Judge Mayer
said. IL was FOR the jury TO decide. but
when II was question Of law the decision
rested with the court. In this case the
question was purely one Of law William
Billings. the foreman. thereupon an
nounccd the verdict
The plaintiffs did not accept This dcci-
sion as final John 5. Wise. j., counse
for Locker & Co. moved that tire verdict
be SET aside, and then. having his motion
denicG, asked for permission To- appeal.
January % was set for argument on the
last motion
Asked what he thought Of the decision.
John A. Locker. who with his wife had
brought the suit said.
"No. this is not the end of The matter
by any means | am going to night il 10
finish. have got the Law and the facts
on my side, in fact all the points are in
my favor, and ! will carry it to the United
States supreme Court ir necessary. There
Is no reason why the court should render
such q decision, and that is perfectly clear
20 those who are acquainted with the
facts. ] am going to prove that ! have
a right to do business i'm the United
States If il costs me all / have"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-21
JAIL FOR WOMAN PERJURER

Mrs. Helen Cauley collapsed yesterday
in Judge O'Sullvan's part Of General SEES
slons when she was sentenced to not less
than two years or more than three years
and six months for perjury. she was
committed from the Supreme Court by
Justice Platzck, before whom she had
brought a breach Of promise suit against
David SheTard.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-21
Ii, reIeeraph 10 rhe T-Lhun1.

10y Pr ~ Z Nv .i'''''
Pittsburgh. Dec. 20-Pittsburgh is GONG
10 get its butter and eggs through the
mails Arrangements for this have beeh
made by the women in the Federated
Marketing clubs. Mrs. Alyah Stewart
announced to-day that the committee. of
which she is the head, has called on
hundred farmers wives i'm Allegheny
County. who have agreed to send butter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-21
Book AGENTS Get Control.

Book Agents Get Control.
The Sterling Debenture corporation
was organized i'm 1906. with the smali
c,pitaI OF 81. 900 \ year later George
- Niddlcbrook and Frank W. Shu-
maker who TIL then had been oooN
,p.nts decided 10 embark in the hh'"-
.i,l came. taking over the corporation
,,,t Immediately increasing its capltal
to 500. GOO. They began to sell s,oc"
for reputable enterprises. but as Inv"
business grew. the charge was maui
,hcy began promotions OF 'l'' o"' H.
,....,ti,,,, IN their own sworn state
mani the income of the company uuTH's
,o,o WIS 100000 in commissions OH
,he stock sold by them.
,.o,r ago Middlebrook retired rom
IN. presidency and ShumaNer ZOO"
homo for a short time. The ih''S"-
-, Of the concern and some I'm
a,o,sort newspaper articles concerning
its activity reduced the business con-
sidorabIv the postofiice inspectors sd'''
and Shumaker retired ana was SUI
,eeded by Elwyn \. Barron.
,rha connection of the Sterling De-
benture with the oxford Linen Mn's
u,as brought about through Benjamin
. Iudpe. a chemist and graduate OF
tho Massachusetts, Institute OF Teen
roIopv MIR. Nudge had conceived the
idea of producing linen from naX III Il
much faster and cheaper manner thah
that followed by European manutact-
marc Of linen. He formed corpora
ton to exploit his processes ana came
tn the Sterling Debenture to noat his
stock. They persuaded him TO drop his
company and incorporated the oxford
Linen Mills. with a capital of 5000
600.
The stock was issued at a par value
of SO 4 share, and was at ilrst sold
for that amount, the lions share going
10 the fiscal agents. The advertising
campaign enabled the Sterling De
benture To drive up the price of stock
and they sold most Of il at from 81
10 ST. a share, while "A big lot went for
as high as SO "A shore. Besides the
enormous commissions which they re-
ccived. they pocketed every dollar that
they received above the par value Of
the stock. and postotiice inspectors
charge that they cleared Sl.300OOO in
commissions on that stock alone out =
side Of the expense Of marketing IT,
The chief attraction was the prom
ised commercial value of the Nudge
processes Of converting flax into linen.
booklet with sheaf of flax straw
on its cover described glowingly the
possibilities Of the new process. Ameri-
can fax, at present cultivated only for
the seed. could be utilized in better and
cheaper manner than the finest flax Of
Europe. and il could be bought at one
third of the raw material needed for
the production Of cotton Ana the
linen produced would equal the best
product of Ireland
Where i'm the old country it took
from three to four months to separate
the linen fibre from worthless parts of
the fax straw, the Nudge process Is
said to have promised to achieve that
in less than a day. Besides the sub
sidiary of the oxford Linen Mills. the
oxford Linen Mattress Company. at
Winona. Mimi. would aid the parent
company in obtaining its raw material
cheaply by separating the linen fibre
from the fax, and then sending the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-21

Philadelphia. Dec. O.-Prices OF all
grades OF eggs are stin coming down in
Philadelphia. as the result of the cam
paien conducted by the HousekeeperS
League 10 reduce the cost of living. The
league placed on sale to-day selected
storage eggs at q cents dozen The
price charged by the league for these
eggs a few DAYS ago was "a cents. Yes
terday they sold for % cents. Prices 81
the better grades of eggs have also been
reduced.
The women managers of the league SAID
to-day they had an almost unlimited sup
ply of eggs, received from whoieSal'
dealer who has connections IN different
parts of the country.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-21
Some Indictments Months Old.


Inspector w J. Marles was assigned
to aid him
Some Indictments Months Old.
Secret indictments were found in Sep
TENDER against some of the men now
implicated. but it was decided 10 get
more evidence. and no arrests were
made until the new indictments had
been returned.
The charge made against the de-
PENDANTS was that they entered con-
spiracy 10 dcfraud investors through
the Use Of the mails by selling 10 them
stock in the oxford Linen Mills under
false representations. According To the
indictment they falsely and fraudu-
lently represented and pretended that
the oxford Linen Mills was the eX-
elusive owner Of certain patents and
secret processes by which it was en-
abled 10 manufacture at North Brook
field. Mass, linen yarns and tabrlcs
from American grown flax straw and
tow. These processes. the defendants
asserted made possible the conversion
Of fax straw into a bleached linen
fabric ready for spinning in less than
twenty-four hours. and through their
use the oxford Linen Mills was enabled
to produce linen fabrics more cheaply
than cotton fabrics could be produced.
The indictment further charged that
the defendants represented that the Sc
cret process had been in operation in
the oxford Linen Mills plants for more
than a year. that it saved every par
ticlc Of flax rs il came from the Amer
lean fields. and that the company was
prosperous and was paying dividends.
\ small dividend was actually de-
clared. il was charged. although the
company did not earn the money ana
10 aid i'm the sale OF stock. two sub
salaries were organized, the Eastbrook
COMPANY and the oxford Linen Mat
trcss Company which were widely ad-
yertisod as enhancing the value oI the
stock Of the parent corporation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-21
Confused by Conflicting Tales.

Mrs Heath coufesses. though. that bee
tween the shippers and the commission
men and the wholesale men and the retail
mon. and the picturesqucly diverse tales
fine, tell her. her brains arc beginning To
be nearly as added in regard 10 tie
CAUSES of the present egg situation as
some OF the eggs viii be- by tho Tim" they
get To- the frying pan. She knows eggs
are being held up but why. How can
they be- released That's what she is
LOSING sleep over
I'VE had perfect s'Iin4 OF 'i''r'''''
and commission men ana "''''s''' '''' ID
and retail men coming to see mo. S"'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-21

Chicago. Dec. 20.-Womcn who started
out to-day to break the price OF fresh
, ggs here 10 Il cents a dozen. as warm
ing TO dealers not 10 try to raise the price
above that figure. were successful i'm sell
ing 10 thirty thousand housekeepers ano
IN causing grocors all over tins city 20
advertise fresh eggs at q cents or less
as an Offset To the cheaper egg campaign.
More than 10000 eggs Were sold at the
thirty stations established by the wom-
ems committee. incidentally, the Chicago
Clean Food club, which engineered the
egg campaign. made a profit of ~ cents
dozen on the eggs. The sum VIII be
USED i'm the clubs further campaigns for
clean food and fair prices.
The sale will continue one day more
and tomorrow il is expected that many
more eggs will be sold than were dis
posed of to-day. as housekeepers Will 'e
stocking up for the week end.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-21
Quantities Being Held Back.

Now. what" sighed Mrs. Heath. can
You make of a muddlc like that! Bur on"
thing I do know. I've been investigating.
and there are quantities Of eggs being
held back from the market ] want 70
get hold of those eggs want 10 get
them Oh the market. There are hungry
people who need them. I'm thinking as
hard as ! can. and If ! can think OF any
way of getting at those eggs and break
ing the market III do it
So. II the shops suddenly blossom out in
cgss-good eggs cheap eggs. eggs for
the mulutude-youl know IL was Mrs.
Julian Heath who did II.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-21
WOMEN MAKE PRICES
OF EGGS TAKE TUMBLE
In Chicago, Pittsburgh and Elsewhere They
Are Supplying Heavy Demands and
Forcing Dealers to Reduce Costs.

and eggs 10 those persons in Pittsbursh
whose names are on a list left with each.
Payment is guaranteed by the Federated
Clubs.
Mrs Stewart. after a talk with Post
master w. II. Davis. said: The post
master says he Is ready to handle the
farm products. and will see that every
thing is rushed through
Major Davis said he had sixty delivery
wagons ready 10 start
The women's committee convinced the
women i'm the rural districts that it would
be wise to abolish the oldtimc quilting
bees for church benefits and 10 substitute
the raising Of strawberries and garden
truck. for which there is bigger market.
The committee on food supply OF tho
Pittsburgh Chamber Of Commerce has
started an investigation into the high
cost Of living, following information that
trainloads of vegetables have rotted in
local produce yards. 4 week ago -
carloads Of cabbage reached the Pitts
burgh produce market The wholesale
price rapidly tumbled. and finally car
loads were offered for the freight charges.
amounting to s. Cabbage was sold whole
sale for 81 wagonload, and the buyer
was allowed TO pile the wagon as high
As he could. but only six carloads were
sold and the remainder rotted.
According 10 information reaching tho
Chamber of Commerce, while this was
transpiring the retail price Of cabbage
was the highest it had ever been here. a
2ia-pound head of cabbage was sold by
grocers for cents. 1t is estimated that
the grocer's profit was 80 per cent il he
paid the market quotation OF 20 cents a
700 pounds, but if he bought a two-ton
Wagonload for 81 H. made 500 per cent
Boston. Dec. 9o-Six stations for the
sale of eggs at a cents q dozen were
opened in greater Boston to-day under
the direction of the Housekeepcrs
League. An offer TO provide suitable
locations for other stations has been made
TO the league by Mayor Fitzgerald.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-21
Left Without Protection.

Mr.. Platt escaped and ON information
supplied by him Traeger took the gov
,rnment soldiers to the scene Of trouble
and defeated the bandits In pitched bat
tie Since then. however, the soldiers
have been removed and the manager has
hecr left i'm AN unprotected position.
Tfaeeer also alleged. in a letter dated
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-21
Presidents Patience Taxed.

Financial interests have brought CON
4. siderable pressure ON the administration
Ito adopt drastic policy I'M dealing with
tho Mexican revolution. but there has
-boep strict adherence 10 the course
heretofore followed by President Taft TO
give the Madero government full oppor-
~turitv 10 protect American interests. Re
cent davelopmeuts. however. have taxed
,be na,iepca of Mr. Taft who is now de-
,.,.,,,;,ol 60 toxic .,cb stems as may he
..,o.a...,.,. -. IL. ,h.. ds.,rod ras,,lt
~ l,.,. .'.l,,,,,,.i,,.. ne an, S.rsto com.
-. - 1T. t,.,
-nilltt on I'itI-H i''i"'iNiI7 "''i'ii mas
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-21
S1O,OOO,OOO LOSS
BY FRAUD ALLEGED
Continued from first page.

work quietly, posing as an investing
citizen. and after he laid foundation
Inspector w. J. Marles was assigned
to aid him.
The Butler weekly times., 1912-08-08

Mrs. Rayburn had helped to prepare
the old woman for burial, and at the
reading of the paragraph she was
heard to murmur that she wished the
body had been thrown into the river.
ITO the county Of Dwight the sum
of $4,000. to erect new Jail, provid-
ed that Mr.. James, Mrs. White and
Mrs. Graham are the first three prison
ers in it and serve not less than sixty
days as cure for their gossipy
tongues"
Dwight county didn't get the money
and the Jail.
ITO the village of Rowland the sum
Of $1,000 for the grading and paving of
Its main street and putting in sewers,
provided Deacon Darius Black of the
Methodist church stands on his head
In front Of the postoff1ce for Eve min
utes on FIVE consecutive days"
! The deacon was told he would be
considered the meanest man ever II he
beat the town out Of that bequest, but
he got mad about it and offered to lick
any man that would step outdoors
with him.
ITO Mrs. James French the sum Of
81 GOO to spend in soap and towels to
keep her children's faces clean and the
hooks and eyes sewed on her dresses"
mo proviso. but 1t was not claimed.)
'"The sum Of $1,000 to Mrs. Caleb
Jackson and Mrs. Charles Tinker, pro-
vided they quit lying about their neigh
bors for the space Of one year and
day"
There were numerous other bequests
Just as strange. and the windup was
the strangest Of all. The sum Of $4O.-
800. which was found in the house In
cnsh and bonds. was left to widow
Ia the village to whom Mrs. Craig had
never spoken. The proviso was that
Bhe should not marry a fat man, II she
took another husband, and she gave
bosds and got her legacy and married
I lean one
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-20

FOR THE BEST White orrington stock
baby chicks and eggs write Charley
Dobbs, Gainesville, Ga; 1000 catalogs
ready to be mailed free. Write for one
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-20
Poultry, Pet and Live Stock
r. I. Reds.


BABY CHICKS from high class S c..
Rhode Island Reds, 25c each, in lots
OF ten or more. Charley Dobbs. Gaines
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SINGLE COMB REDS now leading all
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QUALITY REDS. j. / Hosford, East
Point, Ca 4-25-31
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For Sale-Miscellaneous.


DUNTLEY PNEUMATIC -CLEANSERs
remove dirt and germs from rugs. car
PETS. hoors. etc, vacuum cleaners from
SOU up; vacuum sWeepers, $9T5. C. j.
Daniel & Co, 416 Fourth Nat Blk Bldg
12-2-II
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-20

WILL SACRIFICE for cash or exchange
two Regina music boxes: $3.50 and $3.50
Mahogany and oak Fivescent slots.
Practically new. Operate anywhere. Great
money makers. Box 361. Greenville, S. c.
77-1S-5
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-20
Houdans.


FOR SALE-"Faultless" Houdans: this
strain has been egg bred from trap,
them twenty years for great layers
white eggs. These fowls are extremely
hardy; have neither comb nor waffle to
freeze and are the best all winter layers
in open front coops. "Faultless' strain
Houdans have won every blue ribbon at
New York, Boston. Chicago and Phila-
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largest illustrated poultry catalogue ever
issued. 1t tells you how to breed these
fowls, which average $50 eggs a year
apiece, 1t tells you how to net $4,000 a
year from 100 hens. E. f Macavoy, sec
rotary Ioudan club. Cambridge. N. Y.
321-49
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-20
Ducks.

NOW is the time to set White
Runner duck eggs, and Rem
dotte Farm is the place to get
the best. $1,000 eggs the next
two weeks for $500 Rendotte
Farm, P. 0. Box 300, Atlanta,
Ga. 4-24-16
INDIAN RUNNERS = Fawn and white
and white; ducklngs, IS cents to 81;
eggs, ST. so to So; satisfaction guaranteed
Georgia Duck Farm, S. Kirkwood, Allan
ia, Ga S4-1S-5
EGGS from heavy-aying strain Indian
Runner Ducks, 25 for 49, This is the
best time of year to set duck eggs. Chas
W. Davis, Anderson Hardware Com
pany. 5-20-16
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ATLANTA QUOTATIONS.
May 20, 1912.
tcorrected hy McCullough Bros,

I tCoFreCted by MCCULLOUGH BIOS.
+ Eggs-Fresh selected. no ,guineas
!. or dirties, 171a d1Sc; miscellaneous,
+ 16G 161ac; guineas and dirties, 100
!. 12lac.
i. Poult,y-Lfve per pound: Turkeys.
!. 1917 @15c; ducks. 10@12lac; geese. s
!. qsc; hens, t$@14c; ROSTERS. Saloc;
|. broilers, 30G35c each owing to size;
7 fries. 30@35c each.
!. Dressed. per pound: Turkeys, 16
|. @17a ducks, 1s@20c; geese. 10@
+ 121ac; hens, 16@17c; fries. 22@24c;
I. ROSTERS. l0011c.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-20

Trains marked thus ~ run daily. ex-
cept Sunday
other trains run daily Central time.
City Ticket Office No. / Peachtree St.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-20
Money Wanted.

WANTED-To borrow $4,000 on Peach
tree real estate, from private party.
Address Owner, Box 81, care Georgian.
45-17-5
Look HERE will pay per cent
straight interest on a loan of $500 on
residence property worth 81, 500; no com
mission. Address N, X. Bentley, East
Point Ga As 20-5