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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-28

IT. R. DeLorme, candidate for the of flee of county tax assessor, today with drew from the race and accepted posi- tion with the J. C. Garland company ot Toledo O., which has contract for some of the work to be done in double tracking the Louisville and Nashville railroad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-28

The Auburn Glee club will be here soon and render a musical programme to the lovers of music.
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New York Stock Market

| Wall ST., New York March S.-STOCKS
Early activity on the stock market
had no material effect on prices today.
Reading, the most active issue of the
| first hour, showed more underlying
| strength than recently, and Lehigh Valley
moved in sympathy. Equipment shares.
including American Locomotive, Pressed
| Steel Car, American Car and Foundry and
several others made smart gains. Stand
ard Oil continued its spectacular rise on
the curb, selling up to 900.
/ Bonds were steady.
| The feature of the noon hour, otherwise
| marked by extreme dullneSS, was the
February report Of the Copper Producers.
showing another decrease in the supply
of that metal This time, however, only
the nominal reduction of about $4,000
pounds.
| "A considerable degree of strength was
shown at the opening of today's stock
| market. Initial trading in United States
Steel consisted of 1900 shares at from 65h
to 651s, compared with yesterdays closing
of 64az. The Hartman stocks the Hill
| issues, particularly Northern preferred,
Erie first preferred, Canadian Pacific and
American Smelling, all advanced from
substantial fractions to full point.
Trading was active
Business in the first hour was on a mod
erately large scale and indicated not only
a revival of outside interest but an &C
cumulation OF stocks as Wen; numerous n1ees1s
issues other than Steel and Union Pacltlc
scored new high records for the move
ment but the advance was partly checked
by realizing for profits.
All of the snap went out of the market
in the afternoon and prices worked grad
uaily downward. Most of the early gains
were cancelled in the more important
stocks and Amalgamated Copper fell to
slightly below yesterdays close. Re
alizing of profits and the suspension of
the vigorous buying in the recognized
leaders afforded some pretext for mod
crate bear selling.
The market closed steady. Trading in
the final hour reflected conflicting con-
ditions. Amalgamated Copper and Amer
lean Smelling increasing their early gains.
while Union Pacific and United States
Steel fell back to the low level of the
day.
In the main the markets tone indicated
another perpiod of digestion. Among the
specialties American Beet Sugar declined
III
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Kansas CITY Produce NTarket.

Kansas City, March .-WHEAT-Cash:
Market 7&q1c higher. No. 2 hard, 81. 03G
1081a; No. 3, 97cQSI. 051k; No. red, 81. 02Q
103; No. 8, 99c@S1 90.
CORN-Market unchanged to NC higher.
No. mixed, 6S1z@69c; No. 8, 67G671Rc; No.
white e9970c; No 3, 671sq6S1Ac.
OATS-Market unchanged. No. 2 white,
5312@54c; No. mixed, 521@@531zc.
RYE-90Q92c.
HAY-Market steady Choice timothy,
$2o-0eQ21.50; choice prairie, SIS. 100000.
BUTTER-CreameFy CSC; firsts, &c;
seconds, 25c; packing stock, 23c.
EGGS-Extras, 201z@21c; firsts, 1S1sQ19c.
WHEAT-Receipts, IL cars.
CLOSE: WHEAT-May, .$I.02iz sellers;
July, 92c; September, 9O11c.
CORN-May, re sellers; July, 7014c; Sep
tember 6SHG69c
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TRADE IS NERVOUS
News in Wheat Pit Generally
Favorable to Bulls.
But Is Offset by Uncertainty
of Government Report.
A BIG CROP IN ARGENTINA
Tends to Weaken Prices in the
Corn Market.
Strength in Hogs Is Reflected
in Provisions Transactions.

Chicago, March OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
over the nghtness of stocks at Liverpool
served today to lift wheat prices. The
fact that Argentine shipments were dis
appointing counted in favor of the bulls.
On the whole the trade was nervous oW-
ing to uncertainty in regard to the Wash
ington figures during the afternoon.
Initial sales We're 1ac to &c higher. May
started at $1.04 to S1.041s a gain OF Ac to
sc but reacted to $1.0SA.
Subsequently prices went yet lower as
a result of shipments to Chicago from
sections that for supplies draw usually on
this city. The close was weak, 1sQAc
down at $1.031z11. 035s-
CORN-Talk of a bumper crop in Argen-
tina tended to weaken corn May opened
a shade off to 1s@Ac UP at 711sc to 71ssc
and sagged then to nc.
Realizing led to farther decline. The
close was steady, however, at 7Q711sc for
May, 1sc under last night.
OATS-Heavy selling on the part of a
leading house took the snap out of oats.
May started the same as last night to
4d14c higher at 52z@52%c but sagged to
525sc.
PROVISIONS-Stren at the yards
had reflection in the provision pit First
transactions ranged from 21sc to nc high
er with July options $15.S711 for pork, SO. 40
to $9.4711 for lard and $S.7715 for ribs.
RYE-No. 2, S915c.
BARLEY-S0c@$1.30
TIMOTHY SEED-S11. Oo614-50.
CLOVER SEED-$16.O0 @21.5 so.
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| (Continred from Page One.1
hart Tasmania. sets at rest the con-
| hictine report current on the subject
{ Yesterday. A dispatch published by the
/ Daily Express in London yesterday
morning dated Wellington, N. T., de-
! clared that AmundSen had stated that
Scott had reached the South Pole. 1t
was assumed that this declaration in
Dictated that Amundsen himself had not
succeeded in attaining the object of his
expedition. Credit was given generally
to the British explorer. Nothing has
, hitherto been heard from Scott and
Amundsen now denies that he said or
telegraphed anything referring to his
British rival or his expedition.
The honor for the achievement of
reaching the South Pole must now be
given to the Norwegian expedition until
Captain Scott announces the result of
his expedition. Captain Amundsen has
for many years been considered one Of
the most daring and competent of Arc
tic and Antarctic explorers. A sailor
from his youth, he started polar re-
search at the age of twenty-five when
he participated in the Belgic Antarctic
expedition under command of Gerlach.
He was the first officer of the vessel
and the voyage lasted from 1897 to 1899.
His Work in the North.
On his return Amundsen decided TO
continue polar research but this time TO
go to the north IN an onQeaVOr TO as
cover the Northwest passage. He pre-
pared himself by undergoing a course
of study in magnetism and pleteorology.
He sailed for the north from Chris
tiania on board the Gjoa with only
eight men, June Is, 1903. Proceeding TO
Lancaster Sound he sailed past Cape
Adelaide and King William land and
Ross strait. The vessel wintered there.
For many months Amundsen drifted
and on August &c met an American
whaler east of Cape Bathurst He ultf-
mately brought his vessel through
Boring strait and for the first time ac-
complished the Northwest passage.
During the voyage he determined the
position of the magnetic pole. Alto
gether he was three years on the way
from Norway.
The Fran which Captain Amundsen
been used for many years in Arctic ex-
ploration. From 1898 to 1896 during the
of DR.. Fridjof Hansen she
covered about 1000 miles in the Arctic
ocean, 5000 miles being accomplished
while she was frozen in the ice. She
was not damaged.
Captain Amundsen left Buenos Ayres
on his present trip late in 1910 with a
small party of Norwegians, all expert
enced in Arctic work He took with
him large pack of Siberian dogs, and
his men were all provided with skis
for traversing glacier ice. Amundsen's
party made it's base and winter quart
ers so miles nearer the South Pole than
his British rival Nothing was heard
from the expedition for many months
until the arrival of the Fran was re-
ported two days ago at Hobart, Tas-
mania
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TWO SEEK DIVORCE.
Mrs. Mitchell and Mrs Harmon Charge
Husbands With Abuse.

Two actions for divorce were filed
late Thursday evening in the Shawnee
county district court. Both actions
were filed by wives, who charge their
husbands with cruelty and neglect
Maude Mitchell asks a divorce from
George Mitchell because the husband
cursed and abused her and once struck
her with a cleaning rod. Mitchell and
his wife live on a farm north of To-
peka. The wife asks the CUSTODY of
the two minor children and perma-
uent alimony to be determined by the
court.
Bertha Harmon charges that George
Harmon knocked her down and
threatened to shoot her. Harmon is
a grocery clerk, but the wife says her
husband forgets to bring home enough
to eat and that she has been com
PEELED to work to support herself and
daughter. Harmon and his wife were
married in December, 1907.
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CLAUSE 3 GOES OUT
Proposed Arbitration Treaty With
England Is Amended.

Washington, March S.-The amend
ment of the British treaty as first pro-
posed by the foreign relations commit
tee to strike out clause 3, was adopted
AZ to 40. This clause was attacked en-
the ground that it delegated the SEN
ate's constitutional treaty making pow
ers to the joint high commission and
thereby bound the senate. The two
treaties are identical.
The striking out of clause of article
8 will necessitate further diplomatic
negotiations. Senator Lodge has con-
tended that change in the text would
imperil the treaties through the delay
necessitated by renewal of the negotia-
tions.
An amendment by Senator Culberson
excluding from arbitration all questions
of honor or independence or of vital in
terest or questions affecting third par
ties was defeated 81 to As.
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was not the surrender of one force to
another. 1t was simply the refusal of
the lnSurrectos to recognize the town
officers selected by citizens. Juarez is
now without recognized governmental
authority. Business stagnation exists
by day and lootiug at night The same
may De said of three or four other
towns along, and dozen on the border.
DO not venture to describe exact con-
ditions in the interior.
Last year five Ell Paso citizens were
Killed ana IL wounded in the fighting
and possibly %, GOO Mexican bullets were
fired into Ell Paso. I cannot estimate
the property loss. We of Ell Paso and
otner Texas towns do not propose to
endure repetition of this sort of thing
ana nave: asked the war department
prevent it.
may add that Texas, Arizona. New
Mexico and California are thoroughly
for Mexico. e'' q -'1'A7' ~
NaierO Denies That Interview.
E1uaphat1c denial has been made to
91A an Ambassador Wilson at Mex
80 10y py Manuel Calero, the Mex
ir ~, munster Tor foreign affairs, of the
A View accredited him declaring
A1nerlcans and other foreigners would
pe helo as hostages should a foreign
force invade Mexico.
Americans Leave Country.
Laredo, March S.-About 200 pas
sengers from Mexico, more than half
or them either Europeans or Next
northbound. Chief Surgeon Goodman
OF the National railway lines of Mex
leo, brought his family here In his
private car He will return to Mexico
me american consul general at
Mexico City, Arnold Shanklin, was
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BEGIN EARLY WORK
Drivers PrOteges to Start Foot
ball Practice Monday.
Fundamental Points of Game to
Be Taught.

On account of the weather and bad
condition of the athletic field at Wash
burn college, the spring football prac-
ttce was postponed until Monday.
However, practice will begin Monday
at that time. Judging from appear
anceS the practice will be full of pep
per- from the start. More interest is
being shown this year by the football
candidates, and a sane and practical
Driver. Practically no scrimmage
work will be done, not being as neces-
sary as other forms of training, at this
time of the year.
This seasons spring training will
consist of the fundamentals of foot
ball, as running, kicking, tackIing and
falling on the ball, and numerous 9TH
er stunts, absolutely essential to
players.
Some of the business men have
shown their interest in this particular
event by donating cups for several
contests, to be held at the end of
practice work. A cup will be awarded
to the man most proficient in passing
the ball, as regards distance and ac-
curacy, while running and standing.
A cup for running in the open field
will be given and the best men in
tacirling will receive cup. The
awarding of these cups will take place
at the end of three weeks practice.
Arthur M. Mills, H. B. Howard, Robt.
B. and James G.. Stewart and I. D.
Cardiff.
All of the candidates for this years
team will take part in the coming
spring practice, with the exception
OF those who are training for the
track team.
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CONTINUED from Page One.)
federal court in kansas City, Kansas.
was expected today to name an addi-
tiona1 receiver for the company to
serve with Edward L-cl1inson, agreed
upon at yesterdays conference. The
selection of Dickinson, who is vice
president and general manager of the
company was made after claims
against the railway amounting to more
than 81 500 900 were allowed by the
court. Claims on $25,000,0 900 Of bonds
represented by the U. S. and Mexican
Trust company also were allowed
The appointment of a second receiver
rests entirely with Judge Pollock, who
at the resumption of the hearing today
was expected also to fix the amount Of
bonds to be required of the receivers.
Yesterdays hearing was held in
chambers and the only reason advanced
for the conpany'S difficulties were OBJ
stacles to construction in Mexico owing
to fighting there and the demands of
investors for higher interest on bonds.
In recent statements urging federal
action against the socalled money
trust A. E. Stilwe1l of New York told
of difficulties in financing the road
W ich is to connect Kansas City and
Topolobampo, Mexico. More than half
the line has been completed. Construc-
ton will not be delayed, attorneys for
the creditors say.
Last ear dl1uQdl T6pOT- OF Il6 COM
pany showed outstanding $12,500, 900
common stock, $12,5OO,OO0 preferred
stock, $21, 900, 900 of funded debt and
$500, 900 of other liabilities.
The latest available report of opera
lions of the road is for the five months
ending Novemb Der 80 last. 1t is for 500
miles of road and shows for that period
gross earnings of $685. 439 and total
operating expenses and taxes of 1929, 1913,
leaving a deficit of $28, 1854.
The bill of complaint giving reasons
for the action of creditors states:
by the terms of the concession
granted to the company for the build
ing of its road in Mexico the right to
build at all and the subsidy promised
by the Mexican government both will
soon be forfeited unless some of the
work is done speedily toward building
the road in that republic in which case
all the property of the company in
Mexico would be lost to the company
and its creditors
The subsidy promised by the Mexican
government was $5,310.000 in Mexican
silver dollars, of which amount s2.245,-
0O0 has been paid
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SOUND GENERAL ALARM
Fire Starts in an Automobile Sales
Room in Rochester.

Rochester. March S.-The entire city
fire department was called out Thurs
day to a fire in an automobile sales
room on State street. Large quantities
of gasoline were burning The fire was
in a thickly settled retail district AT
BIS the fire had eaten its way into a
four story building occupied by the
Clark Paint, Oil and Glass company
to the north. This building is stored
with infiammable materials and Chief
Little expressed the opinion that if the
flames got foothold there a serious
conf1agration would result
At 3:45 o'clock the firemen were be-
ginning to control the situation. Two
f1remen were injured by a flare back
OF gasoline.
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BIGGEST DEAL MADE.
Rosenwald Buys Columbus Memorial
Building at Enormous Price.

chicago, March 8.-For a cash con-
sideration of $2,75O,OOO the Columbus
Memorial building and the ground on
winch 1t stands passed yesterday into
the possession of julius Rosenwald a
capitalist.
The transaction is said to be the
largest cash investment in real estate
ever made in Chicago. The building
is fourteen stories, located in the
heart of the retail district, having a
frontage of 100 feet in State street
and 80 feet in Washington street.
A frontage of 20 feet adjoining the
structure on the south was recently
sold for $4,000 a front foot
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RICH OR POOR?
c The R dtae Daadn age the Rh Man the Poor Man
By John T. McCutcheon.
Copyright 1912: BY John T McCutcheon-J

For eight OF every twenty-four
hours they are to all purposes
practically even, with the 1ikeli-
hood that the poor man has the
advantage.
In the matter of clothing, the
rich man has more clothes to
wear. H W yer, the more he
wears. the more he wears out.
and the more he wears out the
more he has to buy, etc, etc.
Fine feathers make fine birds,
but who wants to be a btrd7
As to breakfast--tlae rich man
has better food but the poor man
usually has a better appetite.
The enjoyment of q meal de-
ponds more upon the appetite
of the eater than the quality OF
the eaten.
The poor man usually has his
wife and family with him. The
rich mans wife Is in Europe
and his children get up too late
in the morning to see him. The
relative advantage or disadvantage
of having the wife with ono de-
ponds altogether upon the wife.
The morning paper. They are
about even in this respect. When
man reads a paper he doesn't
think Of anything else. The
rich man is not congratulating
the poor man commits erating
himself on his lack of them. The
rich man gets roasted oftener,
and the oftener he is roasted
the more the poor man enjoys
the paper
Going downtown the poor man
rides in a drafty street car and
sHeezes; the rich man rides in
an automobile and freezes.
The poor man worries about
his bills, but ne doesn't worry
half so much about them as the
rich man worries about his
taxes. If he can dodge them.
that is different. When you see
a rich man who doesn't kick
you can be sure that he's done
some skillful lodging.
The poor mans friends are
his friends because they are his
friends. The rich man has rea-
son to suspect the motives OF
many who pretend to be his
friends. The poor man works,
the rich man has leisure, and
it's wonderful how many symp-
toms of ailments one can dis
cover If he has the time to think
about them.
The poor man sits IN the
gallery and sees the play. The
rich man sits in the boxes and
sees mixture OF millinery and
hears the orchestra.
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kansas City Live stock Market.

Kansas City, March S-CATTLE@Re-
ceipts 1900 including $50 southerns. Mar
ket steady. Native steers, $5.75QS 25;
southern steers, $5.25d6-75; southern cows
and heifers, S325d5-25; native cows and
heifers- 50 25a7.O0; stockers and feeders,
s4256s. so; bulls. $4.0Od5.5O; calves, $4,000
$50: western steers, $5.500725; western
cows, $3.25Q5-50.
HOGS-Receipts 5000 Market steady.
Bulk of sales, s6.S506.50; heavy. $6.45q6-55
packers and butchers. S6.4Oq655; lights,
SHEEP-Receipts $780, Market strong
Muttons. S.. 50Q5.25; lambs, $6.00Q7.10; fed
wethers and yearlngs, S4.25Q6.O0; fed
ewes. $9.OO45OO.
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Chicago Produce Market.

Chicago, March S-BUTTER-Marl1et
steady. Creameries, 27@3Oc; dairies, 24Q
CSC.
EGGS-Market firm. Receipts, 6,563
cases; at mark, cases included, 19GD1915c;
ordinary firsts, 19c; firsts, 19s1120c.
CHEESE-Market steady. Daisies, 171h
01Sc; Twins, 171z 61171Ac; Young Americas,
1715@1Sc; Long Horns, 171zG1Sc.
POTATOES-Market steady. Receipts,
81 cars. Wisconsin, $1.15dd.1 IS; Michigan,
81. 16611.18.
POULTRY-Market steady. Turkeys,
live, lac; dressed, 1S1zc; chickens, live,
141Ac; dressed, 15c; springs, live, 14zc;
dressed, 15c.
VEAL-Market steady, 7Q11c.
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TALK Three HOURS
But Efforts to End the Lawrence
Strike Fail

Boston, March San effort was
made at the state house by the legisla-
tive committee on Cancellation to set
tie the strike at the mills of the
American Wooden company in Law
renee. The conference lasted three
hours but no settlement was agreed
upon.
In a statement the strikers said they
had not been promised any more than
at the last melting, nor had the mill
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MAKE WAR PLANS.
Continued from Page One,

Great fear is expressed that when
the advancing hordes of insurrection-
lists approach Mexico City, a burst of
anarchy such as even that unhappy
country has never seen, will sweep
over Mexico.
The failure of Madero to .disavow
the incendiary threat made by his pri-
waite secretary, Sanchez Ancona, that
a massacre of Americans would follow
movement of American troops, and
the succeeding statement by Minister
Calero that in such event all Amerl-
cans and other foreigners would be
held as hostage, is viewed with the
greatest anxiety at the department OF
state.
This feeling is only equalIed by the
fear that in the case of the Americans
in danger at Velardena, no news Is not
good news.
Harper Pleads for Protection.
BY John A Harper, former presi-
dent Ell Paso chamber OF commerce.
who arrived in Washington today 10
make one plea for better protectloh.
washington, March 8.-Along the
border troops of bandits are lootlne'
robbing, burning, p1lIag1ng ana muir
dering under the name or reVolulloI-
lists Conditions are even worse IN the
interior. A state of anarchy exists in
the northern, central and southern
parts of the Mexican republ1c.
1t is a condition that VIII laSe as
long as the country is without leao-
In Texas we hope for some solu-
How that is to be brought about is
not for us to say. 1t may anu 1t may
not be Intervention.
Americans, Germans. English
French and Spanish will all be IN dan
ger as long as present condltlohs eA
list. ,.,- e. tho
Mexican reyolutionists. They know
no law nor moral obligation that
stands in their way as revolutlonlsts.
Personally. 1 earnestly advocate the
immediate presence OF 1lv1slon -
corns of United States regulars on the
border. The force should include IN
fantry. cavalry and artillery:
TrooDs Cause Change in Mexlcahs;
I witnessed the monl ma S1l,,r, ..
troops along the border last Sprlng.
1rnew the attitude of the border
Mexicans toward Americans pe1ore
they came. 1 saw this attitude chanse
almost in the twinkling OF an eye al
ter the troops arrived -
Arrogance and derision turned to
respect and then to fear. TINS 1eeI-
ing quickly percolated into the III
terror. - ~.
Rio Grande last spring, in my opinion.
saved MANY thousands of dollars OF
American property and many American
lives in the interior.
The bands of men now fighting the
Madero forces are without nedu anu
have no fixed idea of what they are
fighting for Practically every leader
sets himself up as a presidential cand1- |
date and campaigns for himself alone. |
Such independent leaders exist in both |
north and south. Absolutely no bond of
union lies between them.
More Looting Than Fighting.
When not fighting Madero soldiers
they occupy their time looting and
burning ranches owned by Americans, |
Germans or Mexicans indis- !
Murder is committed when
any one attempts to interfere with |
Oftnra il Is 14-a1ntc,r, nd 1.zilf11I
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OFF FOR INDIANAPOLIS
Two Kansas City Iron Workers Go to
Answer Charges.

Kansas CITY, March S.-W. ]. Mccain.
business agent of the local Structural
Iron Workers union, and w. Bert
Brown, former business agent of the
same union. who were indicted at In
dianapolis in connection with the al
legged dynamite conspiracy, accompan-
led by their attorneys. departed for In
dianapolis. In response to the indict-
ment against them Mccain and Brown
will appear before the federal court in
Indianapolis March II.