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Arizona republican., 1912-03-14
MERELY A PLOT.
That is What Republicans Say of Free
 Sunar Bill.

[JSSociaicd Press Dispatch
 WASHINGTON. March 13.-The Republicans of the house. in caucus today, declared the free sugar bill pro- posed by the democrats was politl-
Arizona republican., 1912-03-14
Baking Powder Biscuits
Light as a Feather

ByM,s. ./anet JIchcn-ic HIl, Ediforof Me Boston Cooking .Scho0l Augustine
 Baking Powder Biscuits made hy this recipe are so far ahead of ordinary ba- king powder biscuits that, if once tried, you will never use any other recipe. Try 1t the next time you run short of bread. Save this recipe. 2e
Arizona republican., 1912-03-14

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Arizona republican., 1912-03-14

Cheap fares from eastern points to The Salt River Valley to April 18th inclusive Fares from -roiut
Arizona republican., 1912-03-14

Don't let anyone frighten you! That frightened her. Her heart sank in sudden and unaccountable panic.
 Upon leaving the store she bought a penny paper from the boy who sold them at the employees entrance, and being fortunate enough to get. seat on the car. she Unfolded it mechani- cally. There is something almost un- canny in the way the vital paragraph finds it's way to us. She turned the Dage-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-29
London Stock Market

London, September 2s.-A good deal Of irregularity marked the dealing on the stock exchange during the week ending today. Much attention was given to the settlement and the new Chinese loan and changes on balance were mostly lower except in few specialties.
 The investment section was quite neg lected in view of the tighter monetary conditions and the Chinese and Rio Janiero loans. Opinions differ materially regarding the success of the Chinese is- sue and no reliable estimate as to the total of the applications will be available until after the allotment letters are is sued.
 The Balkan situation revived uneasi- ness on the continent which was reflected in sales from that quarter of favorite securities in the foreign section. Greek. Turkish and Bulgarian bonds all closed lower as well as gold mines in which Paris is interested. Copper shares main tained their recent strength, but Marconis weakened under renewed talk of com petition.
 American securities, despite dear money, were quite cheerful and prices advanced on favorable crop news and trade ad- vices. This section closed firm at ret gains ranging from i to 4 points.
 The supply of money is gradually dimin- ishing and discount rates hardened on the weakness in New York cable trans fers.
 Increased American competition Is ex- pected for the s5.0o0000 new gold to be offered in the open market Monday, but withdrawals of the metal from the Bank of England are not anticipated at pres- ent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-29
Weekly Cotton Statement

New Orleans, Septem Der 2s-The cotton market this week closed at a net loss of 1e to 27 points. The high prices were made on Monday and the low prices on Friday. At the highest the trading months were ? to 3 points over last weeks close and at the low est they were 33 to 35 points under. The range of prices was 30 to 3s points.
 1t was a dull and rather featureless week. Neither side appeared to desire to increase commitments in view of the nearness of the bureau reports on condition and ginning. and toward the end of the week there was considerable evening up.
 Tn the early part of the week some stesdiness was caused by reports of frost in Oklahoma and north Texas. but the bulls did not take full advan- tage of this feature. Later the market had tendency to sag on selling by spot interests and the large number of October notices issued in the New York market. Longs were plainly ner- vous lover the possibility of pressure from spot cotton,
 Tho weather of the week. on the whole, was favorable Temperatures were low in the west and frost did
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-29
RENEWED STRENGTH
 SHOWN IN WHEAT Close 1-2c Higher Than Fri day-Russian Crop Dam
 age Is Responsible

Chicago. September 2s.-Wheat showed strength today. mainly on account of Russian crop damage. The close was firm, AQho higher than last night. In corn the outcome varied from 1sc decline to lsQ54c advance. Oats finished ;c off to h0Ac up and provisions unchanged to a fall of 10c.
 Reports from Russia carried wheat up ffom the start. Excessive rains were said to have impaired the quality of the in terest in the Czar's dominion and reduced the yield of his southwest provinces 25 per cent. The bulls had help. too. from the fact that world shipments turned out smaller than expected.
 Big primary. receipts gave a little cour- age to the wheat bears. At one time there was again considerable selling as re- suit of the slow rate at which winter wheat Is being planted southwest. Prices. however, suffered no material backset. December ranged from S9SscqS9Ac to eOQ 90tsc, with latest transactions S97s@90c. a rise of A@Bc compared with "A hours be- fore.
 Unsettled weather made firm the &C., tive options of corn. Other futures were irregular. December fluctuated between 52s4c and 53e, closing firm lac net higher at 527sQ53c. Cash grades were in moder- ate demand. No. ? yellow was quoted at 7O1s170a4c 'ls Oats were upheld by the buliish infu- ence of other grain. Covering on the part of the shorts furnished the bulk of trade. December sold from 31@32c, with the close hc off at 3lBc.
 Weakness at the yards let provisions sag, as a rule through final changes kept within cents of last night. Future quotations were as follows.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-29
ACTIVE COVERING
 OVER WEEK END
Apprehension of Another Cold Snap Brings Fresh
 Buying

New York. September os.--Apprehen- sions of another cold snap in the west ern belt inspired rather active covering for over the week end in the cotton market, also some fresh buying for long account. Close, steady. net advance s to II points
 The market opened steady at an ad- vance of to points In sympathy with rather better cables than expected and after a brief interval of hesitation be- came firm on the western belt forecast for frosts in northwest Arkansas, nortli- ern Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle. Local weather experts claimed that the high barometer in the northwest was the strongest of the season and private predictions that the cold wave might also reach the eastern belt added to the ner- vousness of shorts. There was some southern selling on the advance and a little pressure from spot people, but gem eral offerings were restricted and clos ing prices were within or points of the best. Liverpool reported continued hedye selling, but considerable covering and a moderate demand from the continent There was no change in the general char acter of the spot news and while the buying was supposed to include some fresh purchases for long account tas bulk of the demand was attributed tJ covering on the weather situation.
 Reports from the dry goods trade in- dicated continued activity. but local spo. people continued 10 claim d slack demand from spinners.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-29
Rubber Caught Trout

From the New York Sun.
 Bob Esam stood six feet in his socks, lived in the mountains of West Virginia. and kept a pack of 10 hounds" said n New York angler. He was not only a mighty hunter. but an expert and re- sourceful fisherman.
 While he was out on the back prong of Gady with a party of tourists they noticed the trout leaping out of the water after reddish fly, and not one of them had any fishing tackle. While searching in his pockets for tackle Esam dscoY- cred rubber band around a wallet He removed it and cut 1t so that he had piece of elastic about six inches long. "He then cut a small strip from his red flannel shirt about the size of the fly the trout were rising for and tied it to one end of the elastic. The other end he att tached to a pole which he drove into the bank of the stream, so that the red fan nei bait hung out over and about foot above the water This done he got back behind tree, where the trout could not see him.
 Presently a trout rose to the flannel decoy grabte ed 1t. and to his astonishment its teeth became entangled in the flannel and he was dipped out on the banlk-and that thing kept Tipping trout out until there were none left i'm the pool, but there were. SO Bob said, @ on the bank by ac- tual count"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-29

continued drastic curtailment of the loan account The contraction this week, ac- cording to the statement of actual con dition, amounted to $20166,0oo. This was accompanied by a reduction of $l5,946, NJ in deposits, lessening reserve requirements by nearly s4,00o0O0, which was sufficient to counterbalance the loss of $l, ,i6l 900 In cash and caused the excess reserve to rise g, ,127, ,50O in total. standing now at 9.4ee.- 1O0 It is apparent that the imports ot gold must have figured to some extent in keeping down the decrase in cash as the banks are estimated to have lost heavily to the sub-treasury this week Contrary to expectation, the financing of the October disbursements does not seem to have complicated the statement, but the effect of this may appear next week. The statement of averages shows de- crease of $12.063,0oo in loans, loss of S, ,9S2, 600 in deposits and a decrease of S247, 900 in excess reserve. It is noteworthy that the clearing house banks are now carrying the whole of the reserves and as a matter of fact they are also making up for deficit on the present trust com panies The statement of trust conipa- nies made separately to the state bank ing department, reveals heavy decreases in loans and deposits and a drop of over g. 0O0, ,000 in reserve.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-29
Our Smallest Bird
From the Washington Post.

From the Washington Post.
 There Is an interesting article by Ern- est Harold Baynes on the humming-bird in the Suburban Life Magazine. In de- scribing it he says; "A trife over three
 inches In length. the ruby-tnroa;ed num- ming-bird Is the smallest feather crea- ture in eastern North America There Is no other bird east of the Mississippi river with which 1t can be confused. for 1t is the only species of humming-bird in the whole of this region. This may be doubted by those who do not know that the plumage of the adult male bird Is quite different from that of the female and immature hummers, and by those who are unfamiliar with sphinx and humminC- bird moths. A young farmer friend of mine, who is always on the lockout for anything which he thinks will interest me- ran up to my house ono evening to tell me that he had caught l humming- bird for me. He had seen 1t probing the flowers in his garden. he sad. and had caught 1t under his hat. where he had left it on the lawn, fearing that he might hurt it if he attempted to take 1t In his hand I went with him. slipped my hand gently under the hat and took out-a humming-bird moth, an insect which he had always believed to be a humming- bird"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-29
STEEL APERTURE AMONG LEADERS Practically All Other Promi- nent Issues Record
 Gains

New York September 2s.-For a weekend today's stock market was the strongest and most active witnessed in some months. Trading in the first hour was we'll In excess of. 100000 shares, comparing with the business day week.
 United States Steel was again the feature of the leaders, opening With sales of 7500 shares at moderate ao- vance. Practically all other prominent issues recorded gains. The most con- spicuous exception being American Smelling, which was noticeably heavy.
 There was inquiry for various minor railway issues, including Missouri Pacific, Western Maryland and Kansas City Southern. Pacific Mail opened with a point gain and Westinghouse and General Electric were prominent among the equipment stocks at ad- vancing prices.
 Heavy realizing met the early rise and the list fell back, some stocks los ing all their rise and more. Colorado Fuel was under pressure and selling of smelting was renewed. This followed another buying movement in Steel, Amalgamated Copper and Union Pa cific, all of which scored best prices of the year. While large blocks or Reading were absorbed at a substantial advance on the roads earnings for August. Toward the close, when the leader shaded slightly. Rock Island, Missouri Kansas and Texas, and some low priced specialties came to the fore.
 Actual bank loans decreased SEQ, 166000 and the actual cash loss was only s1,455,oo0.
 Bonds were steady with fair vol ume of dealings. Total sales, par value aggregated S1,420,000.
 United States 3s declined A per cent, while the As advanced L.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-29
STORY OF THE SAVINGS BANK
Original Idea Is Credited to the
 Author, De Foe

From Harper's Weekly.
 The savings bank Is thought to owe it's existence to a suggestion made by the author of Robinson Crusoe,'' although De Foe did not live to see the realization of his scheme. It was in 1765, in Bruns- wick, Germany, that the first savings pank was organized. few years later another institution of the kind solely for the use of servants. was set up in Switz- erland.
 Soon the idea took root in other coun- tries and became popular England Jagged behind considera ply. and it.was not until the end of the eighteenth century that such a bank appeared, when one for chill dren was organized by Priscilla Wake field, an cnterprising resident of Totten- ham This proving a success. four years later Mrs. Wakefield widened the scope of her plan by receiving deposits from a,iults. She had at first the assistance of six gentlemen acting as trustees, but as her business increased so did the num- per of trustees The Wakefield banks a lowed interest at the rate of per cent on sums of a1 and over. provided money was not withdrawn within F months.
 The next in the field was a clergyman. who instituted 'Frugality Bank" so called at the suggestion of Bentham, the political writer, who for a long time had been advocating the establishment of sav ings banks under that title. This bank was intended for the use of parisaion- CTS, and the Rev. Joseph Smith, the pres ioent thereof. undertook to return all moneys received during the summer, with bonus of one-third, at Christmas.
 The Rev. H. Duncan of Ruthwell Is. however, generally credited with beins the father of the savings bank as sucn institutions are at present understood and conducted. There may still be seen at Ruth, in Dumfriesshire, the tiny white washed cottage wherein pr. Duncans es- tablished his bank.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-29
New York Cotton Futures
Port Cotton Movement

Galveston: Firm middling, Il Se; net receipts. 26,534; gross receipts, 26,534; sales, 166S stock. 244,962; to France 9S97; continent, 1,3S3; eoastwise, 6502
 New Orleans: Steady middling II 5-l6c, net receipts, 4552; gross re ceipts, 4577 sales, S25; stock, 44,452 continent, 2670: coastwise. 671.
 Mobile: Net receipts, 1520; gross re- ceipts, 1920; stock, 17,4S9; eoastwise. IA
 Sayannah; Steady; mddling. 11Sc; net receipts. 12,0S5; gross recenpts. 12.- 4s5; sales, 2o54; stock. S6.423; continent 7s02; coastwise. 624.
 Charleston: Steady; middling, 11%c net receipts. 3509; gross receipts, 3509 stock, 34.073.
 Wilmington Steady; middling. Il 1Ac net receipts, 1895; gross receipts, 1895 sales. 42T; stock. 20,13S; coastwise, 686
 Norfolk: Steady; middling, 11Mc net receipts, 2624; gross receipts. 262a sales. APT; stock 2O.136; coastwise, 5S6
 Baltimore: Nominal; middling, 11%c stock, 945.
 New York: Quiet; middling. II .s5c gross receipts, 3726; sales, l49; stock 116.35S; continent, 4075; coastwise, 1074
 Boston; Quiet; middling. II. e5c gross receipts, 2500; stock. 4os3; conti- nent, sS.
 Philadelphia: Steady; middling. 11.soc gross receipts, S4; stock. 1924.
 Arkansas Pass; Stock, 947s.
 Texas City: Net receipts, 4161; gross receipts. 4161; stock. 3s,134; France s5O9.
 Brunswick: Stock, 12.0s1
 Total today, at all ports, net, 59,680; France, 17,9o6; continent. 2e.O1s; stock 659S74.
 Consolidated, at all ports. net. 59.6so; France, 17,906; continent, 26.016.
 Total since September 1, at all ports net, 1.013,61S: Great Britain, 242,721; France, s5,349; continent. 213.096; Japan, 2S2t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-29
Clearing House Statement

New York, September 2s.--The state ment of the actual condition of clearing house banks and trust companies for the week shows that they hold s9,499.- 100 reserve in excess of legal require ments This Is an increase of s2,127,- 800 from last week. The statement in detail follows Daily averages, loans,
 q, ,964, ,450,000; decrease, s12.06a, 900. Specie. $327.526,000; decrease, $2,527 900. Legal tenders. sa3.45s,000; decreast, s221, 900; Net deposits, s1,s07. .55S. .000; de- crease. $s,9S2,000. Circulation. S46.434,- 000 increase. $396,000. Banks cash re- serve in vault. $340,1ss.00o. Trust com panies cash reserve in vault, $70,84S,- 900. Aggregate cash reserve, $410,9S4,- 900. Excess lawful reserve, $6,35O, 900; decrease. $247.900. Trust companies re- serve with clearing house members car rying 25 per cent cash reserve $53 3,300,- 900. Actual condition loans, S1,953,- 036,oo0; decrease. s2o1eG.o00 Specie, s32s, ,055.00o; decrease. $2,166,000. Legal tender, $s3,53s.0oo; increase. sf05,0o0. Net deposits, s1,797110,000; decrease. s15, 900. Circulation, $46. ACC, 900; in- crease. sss,0oo. Banks cash reserve in vault. s339.s63, 900. Trust companies cash reserve in vault, s71, ,s90,0 900. Aggregate cash reserve. s4f1, 900. Excess of law full reserve, $9,499, 100; increase, S2.127.- 800. Trust companies reserve witci clearing house members carrying 25 per cent cash reserve, s53.021. .000. Summary of state banks and trust companies In Greater New York not reporting to the New York clearing house. loans. ss07,- 52.400; decrease. s2,s12,s00. Specie. s66, ,002, 100 decreased. s7S2,000. Legal $66.00 ,000; decrease. 37S2,000. Legal Total deposits. s66,S92,2 200, decrease. s6,517.4 400.
 Tine Financier will say:
 The statement made by the New York clearing house banks today showed f,I- ther improvement in their reserve post ton, which was mainly accomplished by
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-29
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'s Letter

New York, September 2S.-(Special.) J. European advices were not as poor as ex- pected. Another cold wave has devel- oped in the northwest with high barom- eter, so the weather bureau predicts frost in the Pan Handle and northern Ar kansas and showery, cooler weather for the Atlantic States.
 The Journal of Commerce reports were poor for Alabama and Tennessee, rather more favorable for Arkansas. Cotton goods trade reports were excellent.
 The market recovered the greater por- tion of the decline of yesterday on small business
 Liverpool weekly statistics show that while the sales on the spot are small, the forwardings to mills are much larger, showing the mills must be holding cotton there in store, while the temper Is rathsr less bearish. There is no feeling of con fidence The trade expects the pressure from the plantations to break the market.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-29
A Chicago Pioneer
From the Minneanor~ Journal.


 George V f1cagos gambling king. who at the height of his career was said to be worth more than million dol lars, died the other day after having run through all his money and having lived for several years on the bounty of his friends.
 In his heyday as gambler Hankins owned a dozen gambling places in Chica- go At one time he had GS dealers work ing for him The Hanklns business was large because he had introduced a new feature in the business. He catered for the small bets. Anything from 10 cents up was welcomed. Gambling was wide open in Chicago. The small bets came and were swept into the spacious till of Hankins. The result was inevitable. If Is sai dthat within one month when Hankins was running Chicago there were no less than IS suicides due to losses In his gam bling dens
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-29
Coffee Market

New York. September 2S.-Coffee fu- lures opened quiet at unchanged prices. somewhat disappointing European cables being offset by steady Brazil ian markets and rumors of a little Bra gillian buying. Much of the business was in the way of switching and the market showed little feature other wise with the close steady, net 1 point lower to ? points higher. Sales 19,250 bags. October, 13.9Sc; November, De- cember, 13.97c; January, February. 13.9Sc; March. April, 14.05c; May 14.O6c; June, July, August, September. 14.0Sc.
 Spot coffee steady; Rio Is, 14&c; San- tos As, 1614c; mild coffee quiet; Cor dova, 16G1Sc.
 Havre A to E franc lower; Ham, burg unchanged; Rio and Santos un- changed. Brazilian port receipts S6,- coo against 99,000 last year. Jundiahy Yeceipts 64,000 against 54,00o last year. The official cable from Brazil report cd the weather fine in four districts and cloudy in one with temperatures ranging from 45 to 92 degrees. New York warehouse deliveries were 10,3lS gainst 20,523 last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-29

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour-Steady: winter patents. A a9o; straights, s4 1odl4.6o; spring patents 54 25@ 6.50; spring straights. s4G4.15; bakers, $S2o Q4.
 Rye-No. ?, S1kc.
 Barley-Feed mixing, 47q63c; fair to choice mating, 60G73c.
 Timothy Seed-s9. 25410.65
 Glover Seed-$13n1S
 Mess Pork-$l6. .50Q16.65 6.
 Lard-In tierces, S10. 9o.
 Short Ribs-Loose, SIG. .12lzd1o. SPA. Butter-Steady; creameries. 2oq29c; dairles, 2315dl2512c.
 Eggs-Firm; receipts, S240 cases; at mark, cases included, 1Slsq19c; ordinary firsts 20izc; firsts, 2212c.
 Cheese-Ffrm; Daisies, 16a4d17c; Twins, 16dl6Ac; Young Americas, 16A@17c: Long Horns, 16a4ff17c. ----F Potatoes-Firm; receipts, 50 cars, Mich igan, 53c; Minnesota, 55c; Wisconsin, 55c. Poultry-Live easy; turkeys, 14c; chick ems, 13c: springs, 13c.
 Veal-Firm, 9q14c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-29
Live Stock Market

Kansas City, September 2S.--Cattle: Re- ceipts 1000, including 400 southerns; ma-- ket steady. Dressed beef and export steers, $S 506i10 90; fair to good, s6aS 40 southern steers, s4.25q6.25; southern cows, 8. 50d5.
 Hogs: Receipts, 1oOo market 10 cents lower. Bulk of sales. $. 4ods, 60; heavy, ss .SodS .55; packers and butchers. S.i00 S60: light $S. 40dlS. 60; pigs, s6Q7.
 Sheep: Receipts HOO; market steady. Lambs, SCOT; yearlings. s4.50d5.5o; weth- CTS. sidi4.40. ewes, B 50ll4; stockers, s2.5J @5. .25.
 Chicago, September 2s-Cattle: Receipts 400; market dul land weak. Reeves, S. 6JGl II; Texas steers, $4 .2o0i6.25: western steers $5.s5Gi9.2 20; stocl<ers, s4. 25@7. 70; cows and heifers. g 2.90a7.s .s5; calves. sSlp Il .5o
 Hogs: Receipts. 600; market weak to 5 cents lower: light. $S.25@S.S5; mixei, sS 20@s. 90; heavy, sS@s.S0; rough, $smS 20; pigs, s5mS.10; bulk of sales. $s.35@s.70.
 Sheep: Receipts, 2ooo; market slow; steady. Native, s3.50@4.50. western $3.60 0f4. 50: yearlings. si.7595. 50. Lambs, na- tive, s4 75n7; western. $oM7.25.
 St Louis, September 2S.-Cattle: Re- ceipts 1900 including 300 Texans; mar . ket steady Native shipping and export steers, ssd1o.75; dressed and butchers steers 5.5019; stockers. s. 75d6.75; Texas and Oklahoma steers, s4.5o@7. cows and heifers, $3. 25d5.
 Hogs: Receipts. 5000; market steady. Pigs and lights, ssds.eQ: mixed and butch CTS Ss 75Gis. 90; good heavy, ss.s0ds.so
 Sheep: Receipts. 1200; market steady. Muttons, 8. .5D6l3 .6e, Lambs, s5.5046 ,5 stockers, g. 75NS.5
 Louisville, September 2s.-Cattle T-e- ceipts, 45o choice closed steady; medium slow range s2GS.5o. W Hogs: Receipts. S709; market steady to 5f10c down. range, si. 50Ms.60.
 Sheep and Lambs: Receipts. 5C market quiet Lambs. eisc down; fat sheep, 9isc down.
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