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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-18
MOther-in-Law Gone

Philadelphia, April 17.-Meyer Blank. 2s years old. shot and killed his mother in-law, Mrs. Esther Wasserman, serious ly injured his wife with a bullet and then ended his own life today. Mrs Blank was holding 5-weeks-old infant when she was shot There had been a quarrel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-18
Naval Stores

Savannah, April 17.-Turpentine firm. 441sc: sales, 53s; receipts, 273; ship ments, 351; stock. 16, ,795. Rosin firm; sales, 2197; receipts. si5; shipments, 1130; stock. 51,005. Quote: B. $6.40m 6.45; D, seG5@6.7o; k. s6.S5G 6.9O; F and G, s100m7 7.25: H and l. s70OM7.30; K, s7.05; M. s7.fo; N, s715; WIG. s7.2O; wv, s7.25@7.6o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-18
Poultry and Eggs

ICOrrected Dy Ghfrett @ HIne.1
 Hens, 35a50c; live. per pound, 14c: large flyers, 15c h.. medium flyers. 221ac per pound; small, 40c per pound: ducks, 30@ 40c each; guineas, 25c roost- ers 30c each; geese. 40Q60c; live tur- keys. 2Oc; eggs, fresh, 2Ox21c; country butter, 20lt25c lb.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-18
Metal Market

New York. April 17.-standard cop per quiet; spot. s15.5o@15.s71s April sl550 % 15.S7 1s; May, June, July, $15.5l m m15.S7H. London easy spot f71 3s 9d Arrivals reported at New York today 25 tons. Custom house returns show exports of 12.7S6 tons so far this month. Lake copper, 16is M 16Ac; cleo trolytic, 16M 16isc; casting, 15ss a157sc
 Tin quiet: spot $4330M 43.60 April s43.35 @ 43.60: May s4315@ 43.5O June $i2. 90 d 1925; July, sf2.700 43; August sf2.25m 42.s7Ia London steady; spot f197 15s; futures f194 los.
 Lead quiet. s415a4.221s New York s4.10@4.20 East St. Louis; London f16 es 3d.
 spclter quiet. se.7om e.90 New York s6.5o m6.75 East St. Louis; London, f25 IFS Cd.
 Anthony quiet; Cookson's sS.
 Iron, Cleveland warrants, 53s 71ad in London. Locally iron was steady: No. foundry northern s15.25M 15.75. No. 2, SI475a15.25; No. l Southern and No. l southern soft s15.25@15.75.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-18
Dry Goods

New York, April 1.-The cotton goods markets rule firm with trading feversh on some numbers of print cloths Jobbers report quiet day. The movement of goods continues large and delays in delivery cause considerable complaint. Worsted yarns are very firm
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-18
St. Louis Grain

st. Louis. Mo. April 17.-Cash wheat, No. red, $1.13@ 1.141kc; No 2 hard. s1.0S9 1.17c; corn, No. 8, S1@s11sc: No 3 white. 80a sSc; oats. No. ?, 5sc; No ? white. 5sm5S1sc. Close: Wheat, May s1.1O; July. s1.0iA corn. May. sfc; July, 79@791sc; oats, May. STAG; July 53hc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-18
Grain Receipts and Shipments

Kansas City, April 17.-Receipts: Wheat 36.000. corn 51,0O0. oats 5000. shipments: Wheat 46.000, corn ss,O00, cats 12,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-18
LOCAL QUOTATIONS
Local Cotton
Pig Iron
Meats
Corrected by Armour & co.)

Lard, 12ssc compound 9ssc; D. S. Short ribs, 12lsc; rib bellies, 12 .40c; ham butts, 13lsc; Boston butts, He: pork Joins, 16c spare ribs, lie; breakfast bacon, 9Od22c. Star Reg. ham, 16e; Star skinned ham, 17c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-18
New Orleans Rice Market

New Orleans. April 17--Rough rice was reported nominal today other grades unchanged: Quote Clean Hon duras, 4z M5kc; Japan. 4Q4hc Sales: Clean Honduras. S31 at 21s @4Nc. Re- oeipts: Clean, 8665.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-18

oil in barrels, refined, per pound, 6.50c; choice mean, per cent ammonia, per long ton, $29.0o; choice cake, 8 per cent ammonia, per long ton, $2S.OO.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-18

AETNA ACCIDENT INSURANCE, ASSETS OVER SIO4,OOO,0O0. GEO. C. OLIVER, GENERAL AGENT ZONE 6GOO.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-18

liveries were 1o,ss6 against s91o last year
 Spot coffee steady; Rio No. ', lfs4c' santos No. 1. 16Ac. Mild quiet. Cor dova 166f1S1hc,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-18
Advance in Refined Oil

New York, April 17--All refined oil was advanced 1O.30c today by the Standard oil company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-18
Fruits and Produce

(Corrccted by DougIas Bros.)
 Apples, fancy northern. per bbl., $40 $50; bulk, $2.75@3; cabbage. Danish. 3lhc lb. cabbage. new. Florida, s3.75 per crate; lemons, fancy, per box. $40 4.b0: Hines, imported, sl; pineapplas, s2.75@3 per crate; Irish notatoes. per bushel, s150; sweet potatoes, Dooley yams, per bushel. s1.50; .atabagas, Can- adlan, h.. 21kc; onions. Red Globe. per lb 6c; Spanish, per crate, s3; celery. Florida, per crate, s3; per dozen punches, $1.25; oranges, Florida, S3w 825; cranberries, per box. s2.75@3. per bbl.. $l1: grape fruit Florida, $5Q5.50; Strawberries SouthA Alabama, S2.0043 .50; strawberries, 35c per quart.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-18
Coffee and Sugar

Corrected by Franklin, Stiles & Ffank-
 lin.
 Coffee: Arbuckles. s23.3O per 100 lbs; Luzanne. 27c lb. Sugar: Standard graee ulated. 6Ac lb.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-18

New orleans, April l7.-cotton seed
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-03
$685. TO ATLANTIC CITY
AND RETURN VIA SEA
BOARD.

Tickets sold July 6. Z and s. Quick,
convenient schedules. city Ticket OF
fee IS Peachtree,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-03
No BLAME FIXED
FOR AUTO DEATH

John Hill. negro chauffeur for Willis
F. Raglan, whose automobile yesterday
ran down and killed three-gear old
Ralph Russey. OF SIS West Baker street,
at Peachtree street and Merritts ave-
nue., viii not be prosecuted IN the high
er courts Hill was given a preliminary
examination Yesterday afternoon before
Recorder Broyles and was exonerated
Of blame, the witnesses testifying that
the accident was unavoidable.
The Negro chauffeur, who won a
Carnegie hero medal few years ago by
saving the life Of a white child in a
runaway accident in Peachtree street,
gave a gra phie description of the acct
dent He explained how the little fell
low ran from behind pile Of sand
directly in front of the car, and, as if
realizing his helplessness, threw up his
hands and stood spelbound. until the
big limousine struck him down
II was shown that the car was going
at very slow rate Of speed a the time
Of the accident
No member Of the Russey family was
present al the trial.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-03
REAL GUARD FOR
MILL CHILDREN
Age Limit in Factories Raised
to Fourteen Years by the
Alexander Measure.

A child labor law which viii really
protect children in cotton mills. fac
tories and laundries Is to be passed by
the present session Of the Georgia leg
islature IL Hooper Alexander Of De
Kalb county. succeeds in closing an
agreement with the opposing interests.
The bill is ready for passage in the
lower house and Is set for a special Org
der Of business for next Tuesday The
Tippins bill viii necessitate delaying
action on the child labor bin for a day
or so, but it win then be taken up.
Similar bills at past sess ions have
been defeated by the mill Interests and.
Ii is freely said in the capitol by be
ing loaded down by rival organizations
supporting il which quarreled among
themselves. Mr. Alexander is backing
this bin on his own account without the
possible embarrassment Of factional
disputes. and is confident u its pass
age by both houses
Mr., Alexander nearly has reached
complete agreement with q committee
representing Georgia cotton mill and
factory interests by which they win Of
fer no opposition 20 the passage Of the
bill ONLY one minor point remains TO
be agreed upon and il is expected that
this viii soon be settled and the bin
passed when il is reached
The Alexander bill provides that no
child under fourteen years be permit
ted to work in min or factory The
present law places the ace limit at
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-03
Nervous Wrecks

A FRIEND Ct mine said he believes nina
~ men out OF ten had more or less IT.
Ntation OF the prostate urethra | don't
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-03
BONDSMAN ENABLES HIM
TO WE'D HIS WIFE AGAIN

ST. LOUIS July william Arnold,
of Alton got out Of jail to be married
to his former wife, from whom he was
divorced q year ago During the first
"A hours Of his second honeymoon, he
UiH be bound over to the grand jury
on a charge of theft
The wedding was postponed from
last Saturday when Arnold was arrest
ed in Carlinvlle. where he had gone
to have the ceremony performed He
was placed in Jail in Alton in default Of
5000 bond, and remained until he per-
suaded 6. NJ Clevenger to sign q bond
for him and he was released.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-03
SLAYER OF MAN MUST
PAY HIS WIDOW DAMAGES

BLOOMINGTON. ILL. July 3.-The
famous shooting ARRAY at Lovington.
in which Banker Homer Shepard killed
his best friend Ralph Foster. mer-
chant installing him for a burglar is
recalled by| ia decision Of the appellate
court sustaining the lower court. which
gave the widow a verde, OF s7,775 dam
ages against Shepard.
Foster was taking short cut
through Shepard's yard en- route TO his
own home when Shepard fired at him
from an upper window The widow
contended that the shooting was unjus-
tffable.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-03
EMORY COLLEGE MEN TO
HEAR OF SCHOOLS WORK

All Emory college men who are mem
bers Of the University club will meet
tomorrow night at the club to hear Hal
Hentz 'o4. tell what Emory is doing
to become greater. Mr. Hentz is one
mitory. other oxford men will give an
account Of the alumni meeting held
during commencement. The University
club has sent courtesy cards to all
members Of the Georgia legislature,
inviting them to spend as much time
at the club as possible
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-03

II it bore no nameplate-the Studebaker
Flanders go would be bound to make an
immediate and an impressive appeal to
your preference.
II it had no reputation your sense of
value would instantly recognize the Won
derful money-worth of the car
II it had enjoyed no sales-success-a demon
stration Of its splendid response to every
normal, or even abnormal demand, would
drive you straight to the decision that
your $500 could not be better expended.
Study it from any of the ordinarily accepted
specification standards ~ motor-measure-
ment power, wheel-base, axle-strength.
ease. style-and rivalry. in its class,
recedes into the remote background.
But YOU are not asked to draw check for
$500 the evidence Of Your own eyes;
or your own experience; or your own
sense of value.
The Studebaker 80" will speak for itself on
that close-range inspection which should
precede purchase-but another voice
speaks to YOU in its behalf louder and
more impressive still
Seventy-hve thousand of your fellow citizens
vouch for Studebaker value
And we would like YOU to feel the impact
OF that tremendous pressure OF public
opinion.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-03
SOCKS BET ON BASEBALL
BY REFORMATORY INMATES

JEFFERSONvILLE. IND. July g.
Baseball fans in the Indiana reforms-
tory are so wrought up over the con-
tests between their two teams-the
Grays and the Maroons-that they are
betting their allotments Of soap, and in
some cases their socks. on the results.
The teams have now won four games
each and there have been two ties.
Rivalry is at fever heat in the refors
matory
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-03
Ten Days Remain Fl
New Contestants
to Enter.

land Ma
The last of the IS puzzle pictures in The
Georgian $16O0OO0 Contest is published
today. The sets of answers submitted by
contestants must be delivered before noon,
of Saturday, July 18th, or bear postmarks
indicating that they were mailed before
that hour.
They may be delivered Immediately. if
the contestant chooses. at the Contest De
partment 90 East Alabama Street. But
the time of delivery will not make any
difference in the awarding of prizes. The
last set delivered will receive as careful
attention as the first This will afford
those who have not entered an opportu-
nitv to compete for the grand array of
prizes with the same chance for success
that they would have had at any time
since the contest opened.
We are ready to meet all demands for
Answer Books. back numbers Of the puz-
zle.pictures and Proverb Guides. Any of
these contest requisites will be sent, with
out delay. to any address on receipt of
orders. accompanied by remittance com
puted at the following prices
Answer Books (including the first
IN nic+ures) .......S1 90
Proverb Books % cents, or by mail 30
Proverb Pictures Back Numbers
each .......... .'.'''''' w
remittance for $3.50, accompanying
an order for all the contest requisites
will bring you by return mail:
An Answer Book, Pictures 81 to Is, in
cmsive. and Proverb Guide. These are
all YOU need to become a contestant. There
is no nominating or registering to do
Keep these few rules in mind when
sending your answers to us:
If YOU send in more than one set of an
swers. fasten each set in manner that
will keep them from being confused one
set with another.
Arrange each set numerically-from !
to IS
Do not roll the sets. Consider the con-
venience of the Judges
Do not place rubber bands around set
of loose coupons. That causes the edges
to curl. makes a bad appearance, and
makes them hard to handle.
Do not send solutions in list form. BY
this we mean the writing of the solutions
one under another on a single sheet of
paper. They MUST be in coupon form,
and that form. if made by the contestant,
must follow. as nearly as possible. the
form printed each day in The Georgian.
ANSWERS TO QUERIES.
r. c. in the event that three people
have the correct answers to the entire -
Proverbs. with only one set of answers,
submitted in coupon form, the first three
prizes would be awarded among them.
A Subscriber-Th contest editor frank
" admits that he does not know himself
whether the Proverb you quote is the cor
rect answer to Proverb No L. 1t was pub
hshed as an illustration of the correct use
of the Answer Blank So. with Proyerh
No. / as with all of the others you must
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-03

Dysentery is always serious and oft
en- a dangerous disease but it can he
cured Chamberlains Collie Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy has cured II
even when malignant and epidemic. For
sale by all dealers -"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-03

hiloW put what he =
right This is one
Of the most sensi-
tive parts OF thu
human anatomy
more sensitive than
the eye ] have had
hundreds Of pa
tents during the
80 years / have
been specializing in
diseases Of men.
chronic diseases
and nervous dlsor-
ders, who were al
most n erv O US
wrecks fro m q
reflex irrfta ton
caused by the pros
tatic urethra being
affected Had pains
IN hack. neck back
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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-03
SEABOARD ANNOUNCES Low
RATE TO WASHINGTON.

$685. round trip on sale July and
5. Get fun information at city Ticket
Oflce. SIS Peachtree street. phones 100
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-03

CH WIN. NJ. BAIRD or d an "a
Brown Randolph Bldg couldn't seep.
Atlanta, Ca. G God physicians
had treated them without result because
they didn't find the cause Of the trouble
Ny Office hours are S to Z sundays and
holidays 10 10 j MY mouoEra phs free by
mail ia plain. sealed wrapper.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-31
Mecklenburg's Declaration
By REV. THOMAS B. GREGORY.

declare for independence. A COMMITTEES
was appointed to draw up the resolutions i.
and the meeting adjourned TO meet again
on the following day.
Accordingly, on May 81, ITTS at high ;
noon, the delegates reassembled Their
mlnds were fully made up. and. without
a tremor or the waste OF minutes time,
they went about their great work. IS
The resolutions decreed that all COM
missions granted by the crown were null
and void; that no authority other than
that OF tho Continental congress and the
Provincial congresses existed In any OF
the colonies; that military officers were
to be elected who should hold their COM
missions independent OF Great Britain.
aud that an independent local govern
ment should be Immediately established.
The resolutions beins adopted. the work
OF the meeting was publicly proclaimed
at the court house door. and tho season =.
being a very busy one, the farmer-pat-
riots FASTENED back TO their farm work. /,
The resolutions were published on June
70 in paper at Charleston; on June 10
~ New Berne, IN the North Carolina
Gazette, and on June % In the Cape Fear
Msrcury at Wilmington.
The publication produced profound TIM
preston. Martin, the royal governor
sent a COPY or the Mercury to the king,
saying; Il daily see the sacrcd majesty
Of my royal master lnsulted. his govern
ment set al naught. and the whole con-
stitution anhingcd and prostrste. and I
live. alas, ingloriously only to deplore H..
Although tho Mecklenburs resolutions.
were sent 10 Philadelphia, they were not
Officially. brought TO the attention Of
congress, and no reference was made to
them IN the proceedings Of that body.4
but the work that had been done at Char
lotte was too great TO be covered up; and
today everybody knows that q year and
two months before the famous Philsdel-s
phia Declaration OF Independence was-
proclaimed to the world the men Of Meck-o
lenburs had publicly and solemnly re- :
solved that they were forever through
with King George and his government. ~
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-31

Some Of these days. George" said the
Manicure Lady. I'm going to forget how
much mother wants me at home, and
I'm going 10 go out and look for room
ing house Goodness knows | can't stand
things at the house much longer, the
way things is
What seems to be the trouble. kiddo?'
asked the Head Barber. whose pale face
and shaking hands suggested plainly
enough that he had troubles Of his own.
Amt you getting treated right at
homer"
Mother and the old gent Is fine" re-
piled the Manicure Lady. "of course. the
old gent does get on my nerves a little
now and then. when he comes home
late from some meeting OF them eongen-
isl spirits he is all the time telling about
but the worse he does 10 to make little
too much noise letting his shoes drop
and hanging up his coat and vest on
the statues Of the poets That mother got
him last Christmas. but he is such dear
old sport after all. that me and mother
can't find u IN our hearts to chide him"
What statues Of poets7' asked the
Head Barber. How do you mean-hang-
ing his coat on statues Of poets?'
on. II was some statues mother
bought. as l told you They looked like
marble buSis. only they was some kind
Of plaster OF paris, guess. because they
broke so easy. There was six OF them In
the original set. Mister Poe. Mister Long
S.tf
Mister Shakespeare and Mister Milton
three Americans and three English gents
Mother stuck them all up on the
mantsl the day she go. them for the old
gent. and they stood solid enough It'll a
week later. Then father came home one
night with enough grape in him TO make
him hook Hike a vineyard. and when he
was trying to put his derby hat on Mis-
ter Milton. the great poets bust took
a Brodis to the floor and got smashed
10 pieces. Father said he didn't care be-
cause his derby didn't get broke ans the
poet was English snyhcw.
About month later the old gent had
a party Of politicians up TO the house and
after they had went he thought Lord
Byron's statue was the marble clock.
and when he tried to wind It up he
busted It on the floor the came way
Mister Milton went That left only four
poets and one by one they vent the way
Of their broken pals. He broke Whittier
when he was showing the bust to a
young lady from New England, and
Longfellov got smashed when the old
gent stood in front Of the figure on.
night and kept saying, Recite Hiawathar
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-31
The Manicure Lady
Hss..s

OF course a bust can't recIte. and the old
gent got that enraged that he beaned
Mister Longfellow with an Indian club.
Mother says we can't keep nothing beau-
tiful around the house as long as father
belongs to them lodges"
What has all that got to do with
your leaving homer the head barber
wanted to know
Nothing. George. It's wilfred that is
driving me frantic. The poor boy has
got Il so far In his brain that he's a poet.
and a good poet. that he won't keep no
good steady Job. Father got him In as
shipping clerks assistant down on
Broofne street. and all wilfred did was
to write odes on the dry goods boxes
with them paint brushes they use for
writing addresses.
His other Jobs was all the same. II
he should last a week out at one Of
them mother and would faint You
see. him being out Of work most of the
time means that he is all the time touch
ing me for change. All he usually asks
for Is quarters. but he lie a frequent
asker. and he's two-bitting me and Sister
Msyrne 10 death"
Don't leave your parents. child, $
warned the head barber. When your
brother asks for dough. say No. but stay
home Think Of all them pitfalls and
snares. kid. and keep on living in the
Bronx There comes a customer for
you"
Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-31
tn c

In the current number OF Popular Astron-
omy. The annexed diagram will tell as
what We may expect TO see In Omaha.
The figure represents the moon as II
will appear on the night OF the twenty
sixth Unfortunately the moon will be
nearly full, so that much OF the impress
sivness of the occultation will be lost.
The dotted half OF the circle to the left
gives outline Of the whole disk, while
the full curve close TO II represents the
visible boundary Of the moons shape.
the termination as 1t is called. The let
tiers N Z s w denote the cardinal points
II we hold the diagram with the point c
on top at s;S p. m, We shall see the star
disappear at the dark edge at the point
d. This disappearance will be very sud
den. startitngly sudden to one that uses
a telescope and has never observed an
occultation before.
The star win remain hidden behind the
neon for an hour and twenty-three min
utes until i0si. when 1t will reappear with
equal suddenness at the point r. the
point T being then on top
OSCILLATIONS of planets and bright
stars are very rare It will require no
urging therefore to induce all lovers OF
astronomy to observe the great event
scheduled for the twenty-slxth.
WILLIAM r. RfooE,
Creighton University Observatory.