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The true Democrat., 1912-06-08
TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

At regular meeting of the Board
of Aldermen held this day, the fol,
lowing members were present:
A. B. Briant, Mayor; George Ret
tig, w. T. Forester, G. w. Newman,
o. Lejeune and Joe Stern, Board.
Minutes of last meeting were read
and adopted.
Mayor and Marshal reported five
cases.
Engineer report read and filed.
Motion made, seconded and car
ried, That W. T. Forester be elect
ed Mayor Pro tenn.
Motion made, seconded and car
ried, That G. L. Plettinger be elect
ed Clerk.
Motion made, seconded and car
ried, That J. R. Matthews be elect
ed Treasurer.
Motion made, seconded and car
ried, That +. B. bennett be elect
ed Engineer of Plant at a salary of
$4,000 per month.
The Mayor appointed the follow
ing committees:
Plant-W. 7. Forester, G, w. New
man and George Rettig.
Street.-The Stern, o. Lejeune.
Auditing-G. w. Newman, George
Rettig.
Motion made, seconded and car
ried, That Judge S. McC. LawrasOn
be elected Town Attorney at same
salary.
Motion made, seconded and car
ried, That the following salaries
bn
The true Democrat., 1912-06-08

All prospects for the passage of a
bill to permit racing in Louisiana
have been dissipated, as an agree
ment was extensively signed by mem
bers of the House pledging them
selves to vote against any bill de-
signed to rehabilitate race tracks. Mr.
Locke circulated the petition and Sc
cured a majority of signatures of
members of both houses.
The true Democrat., 1912-06-08
THAT FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU

Fire Marshal Sullivan, in address
to the Legislature, says, among 9TH
er things:
After watching the workings OF
the Louisiana Fire Prevention Bu-
reau for nearly two years the inn
preston is left on my mind that the
main object of said Bureau is not
Fire Prevention" but the making
of rates and devising new penalties
to increase and make onerous al
ready excessive rates. This is es-
peCially so Of s0-called Special Hal-
ards" which includes all of our
small factories, etc, and if said Lou
isiana Fire Prevention Bureau is al
lowed to carry on their arbitrary
methods of so-called scientific sched-
ule rating, it will be only a very
short time when all the small facto-
ries will be driven from our State.
"In the seventh annual report of
the Louisiana Fire Prevention Bu-
reau, a copy of which they were
kind enough to send the Fire Mar
shall, (baing the only recognition re-
ceived from them, Notwithstanding
the provisions of Act 1S9 of 19O4) |
find that they expended nearly one
hundred thousand dollars during the
year. AS all this money was sad
died on the insuring public of our
State, you can perceive that the Lou
isiana Fire Prevention Bureau is a
very expensive luxury for the poor
people of our State to maintain.
"All the measures necessary to =
Fire Prevention of our State can
best be effected by the State itself
through the office of the Fire Mar
shall and at much less expense and
then our people can be educated up
to the fact that all the measures
suggested for Fire Prevention are
for the general good and not as a
pretext to advance insurance rates.
"The Fire Insurance interests
should be compelled to come into
our State and do business on COM
petitive business. If one company
can run their business on Is per cent
expense ratio where it costs another
company by reason of bad and extrav-
agant management the ratio of As
per cent for expenses, then the we'll
managed company can do business
with it's customers at a lower rate,
make money and satisfy everybody.
and should be allowed to do so.
eff this act is wiped off our sta,
tute books and a strong anti-cOmpact
law enforced, in my opinion it will
be the means of saving the citizens
of our State more than two million
dollars during the next four years,
most of which will be drained to
other states and foreign countries"
The true Democrat., 1912-06-08

Respectfully submitted,
L. p. Kilbourne, Treas.
BY W. 7. Forester.
Police Jury then adjourned for
Board OF Reviewers, Monday, June
IT, 1912. at 10 al m
C. F. HOWELL, President.
r. NJ. LEAKE, Clerk,
The true Democrat., 1912-06-08

The Wakefield colored school clos
ed May II, with good attendance.
A literary, program was arranged and
the children entertained from Z to
10 p. m.
The true Democrat., 1912-06-08

S or 6 doses 666 will break any
case of Chills C Fever; it acts on
the liver better than Calomel, and
does not gripe or sicken, Csc,
The true Democrat., 1912-06-08

have sufficiently regained my
health to give all prescription work
my personal attention.
Send me your orders for anything
in the drugs or druggists sundries
line, as we'll as your prescriptions,
and your orders will have prompt
and satisfactory attention.
Respectfully,
L. p. ktLBOURNE.
The true Democrat., 1912-06-08

VIII Cosgrove's kindly refrain from
saying that history is repeating it.
self? 1t is so discouraging just as
one begins to reform.
The true Democrat., 1912-06-08

Total amount on hand S210S OF
&. L. PLETTINGER. Clerk.
On motion meeting adjourned.
A. B. BRIANT, Mayor.
G. L. PLETTINGER, Clerk.
I hereby certify, that the above is
a true and correct copy Of the origi-
nal minutes as they appear on PCS
212 and 213 of minute book a.
G. L. PLETTINGER, Clerk,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-31
PAY DAY BILL
PASSES THE
HOUSE
Arizona Solons Also Pass
State Purchasing Agent
Measure.
GOVERNOR SIGNS
IRRIGATION BILL

Phoenix. Ariz, May SIN the house
TODAY the purchasing agent bill, drawn
bv Jacobs Of MaricOpas was passed Dy
q vote OF 19 to IS. This evening the
senate bill. covering same subject ana
which is regarded as an administrative
measure, viii be considered ana IN al
probability viii be defeated.
The bill providing FOR semi-montnly
nav DAYS by corporate employers also
PASSED the house. Governor Hunt mas
signed the Bill passed at the regular
session. providing for the Application
OF the Cary act to the irrigated sec
tions Of the state.
whole voted the three percent tax on
gross premium receipts on al forelgn
life insurance companies. but the Dill
has not vet passed finally. A Dill pro-
hIbiting insurance on any state Dullo-
ing was recommended for passage.
Purchasing agent Measure.
The Jacobs purchasing agent Dill, or
the bill OF control as 1t IS generally
known, is having hard time
The scrap on the bill came In the
house and lasted almost a whole day.
When the smoke had drifted away, Ja-
cobs and his followers had achieved a
victory decisive victory as Ear as II
went 1t viii likely go no farther
than the senate.
saxon started the trouble when the
bill came up for second reading He
said il was not in the governors call
that nothing about a board OF con-
troll was mentioned in that immortal
document. He said the only thing this
Bill does. anyway, is to change the
personnel OF the board Of control. and
he was against any such proposition.
Tie thought such a measure was not
deserving Of the consideration Of such
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-31
CLEARS CALENDAR
FOR final WEEK
New Mexico House Passes
% Bills and the SEN
ate Ten.

Santa Fe. n NJ, May 31.-Both houses
worked hard to dispose of the long
calendars i'm order TO clear the decks
for the final weeks legislation
The house passed 10 bills and the SEN
ate %. The only fight in the house was
over an act to appropriate $4,000 for
a state industrial school at Wagon
Mound, Mora county, wagon Mound
giving on its part land and a building
valued at 10000. The bill passed, 80
to u votes. Other measures passed BY
the house were an act providing for the
employment of convict laDOr IN rOaQ
building; an act for the building Of
bridges; an act to authorize companies
TO do plate glass. cyclone and hail in
surance.
Governor Mcdonald signed five bills.
an act for the protection of the bee in
dustry, an act authorizing district
courts to lJJuuicate tOwnsite disputes
an act authorizing school districts to
borrow money for school equipment
and buildings, an act fixing the time
for holding district court in the fifth
judicial district and an act giving en-
Bloyes two hours time in which to vote.
Bills Passed by Senate.
An effort in the senate TO get the
anti-priZo fight bill out OF committee
failed by a vote OF II to z, the vote not
being along party lines. Among the
important measures passed by the SEN
ate were the house bill to provide for
the Gaping Of abandoned gas and OIL
wells an act creating a commission to
consist OF the governor. secretary OF
state three senators and three repre-
sentatives to select a great seal for
New Mexico; an act to have the state
pay for the county assessment rolls
senate joint memorial to congress ask
ing for the creation of a second fed
eral court in New Mexico an act vail
dating certain acts Of Incorporated mu-
inequalities; an act placing business
colleges and correspondence schools un-
der the supervision of the state board
of public instruction; an act for the
distribution of delinquent taxes among
the state and county good roads funds.
and an act to compel the teaching OF
New Mexico civics and history in the
schools.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-31
Nicholson Quits.

We still have some big bargains IN
than half price. Lander Lumber CO.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-22
New Orleans Cotton Market

New Orleans, May 21.--Cotton futures opened steady at a decline of to | points on lower cables than due and a good weather map. Reports from All sections of the belt were of the most Favorable nature. and encouraged short selling.
 The market acted somewhat oversold and recent sellers were heavy proft taking. Initial prices were tbe lowest in the early trading. This fore cast was neither very bad nor very good, unsettled and showery weather being promised part of the delta. This increased buying orders and at the end of the first half hour prices were to points over yesterday's $ close
 The New Orleans cotton market was dull but steady from the middle of the
 morning forward and prices had the
 tag of an advancing tendency, although the rise was very gradual. There was
 less disposition to sell short than for some time past, even on the advance.
 Bulls offered no support but allowed the market to take care of itself
 The weekly weather reports were called favorable. but the mention of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-22
COTTON MARKET
 HIGHER YESTERDAY
Covering by Sellers, Reports of Increasing Trade De-
 mand Responsible

New York, May H.-The cotton market was higher today on covering by sellers.
 reports of an increasing trade demand and predictions for showers in parts of the eastern belt The close was very steady and from 15 to 1T points net higher.
 The market opened steady at aS decline of 1 to points and sold about 3 to points net lower during the first few minutes under scattering liquidation or local pres sure, inspired by reports of generally favorable weather, in the south over night
 and easier late cables from Liverpool.
 There was not great deal of cotton for sale, however, and following the eastern
 belt forecast for showers in South Caro- lima and Georgia. the market turned stead
 fer. The talk around the ring reflected no actual apprehension of really bad
 weather, but with the government report only two weeks away recent sellers were evidently cautious, and the talk of bet ter trade demand undoubtedly served to stimulate scattering covering. Buying did not become active on the advance, but the market worked gradually higher, and in the late trading active positions were selling about II to IS points net higher. The close was a point or two off from
 the best under realizing There was con | siderable buying by spot people during
 the day. which tended to color the talk of
 better demand from spinners, and the
 market acted as if it contained a consd- erable scattering short interest as a re- suit of recent selling on better weather and improving crop accounts. The fore | cast for cloudy or unsettled weather over | the greater part of the western belt at l tracted little attention. and showers would | not be considered unfavorable in Texas, 1 while the weekly report of the weather bureau presented no fresh feature re- I hecting little more than the daily report recently published Local gossip attributed | the dullness of business to disposition to l await the governments condition report, which is to be published on June 1, or for
 some fresh development. There was con- l siderable buying here during the day against sales in Liverpool by one of the big spot people.
 Receipts. 10129 bales. against S419 last week and 99S3 last year. Today's receipt at Galveston, 2391, against 14S5 last year:
 at New Orleans, 3244, against 2S47 last year,
 and at Houston, 46S against 494 last year.
 New York Cotton Futures
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-22
ems were rather small. they had a good

ems were rather small, they had good sale
 Other quotations were as follows: Cab bage, of the head variety, could be had todaX at and 10 cents per head. Corn was Still on the market, holding up at GO cents per dozen ears; snap beans sold at cents per quart: squash at 10 cents each: cucumbers, cents each; grape fruit. 70 cents piece; tomatoes, 75 cents per bas- ket; spring onions. cents per bunch; egg plants, 10 cents each: bell peppers at 70 cents per basket: mint. cents per bunch, and parsley cents per bunch
 The local cotton market was quiet. Strict midlding sold at 111ac and midding at 1llsc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-22
New York Cotton Futures
Daily Cotton Movement
Open. IIfgh. Low CII

Galveston: Steady; middling, 11%c; net receipts, 239l; gross receipts, 239l sales, 2693; stock. 119,097.
 New Orleans: Firm; middling, 11Ac: net receipts, 3244; gross receipts, 3244 sales, 730; stock. 6S,604; continent, 367
 Mobile: Net receipts 43; gross receipts 43; stock. 9630; coastwise, TOO. Savannah; Steady; middling, 11lkc; net receipts, 3269; gross receipts 3269; sales 9l; stock. 63,3o4 coastwise, 131s.
 Charleston; Nominal middling, 11bc; net receipts, 23; gross receipts, B; stock, 19,S31: coastwise. 115.
 Wilmington: Nominal: net receipts 4s: gross receipts, 4S; stock, 1l.9S0
 Norfolk: Steady; mlddling, 11skc; net receipts 926; gross receipts, 926; sales, 1922: stock, S9r r9S6; coastwise, 551.
 Baltimore: Nominal; middling, 11&c: gross receipts, 2S4O; stock, S975; continent. 1s99
 New York: Quiet; middling. ii COG: gross receipts, 4270; sales 195; stock, 161,- 5S; continent, 159; coastwise, sl3
 Boston: Quiet middling. II COG; net receipts, 1855; gross receipts, 40; stock, IT, 2o6: Great Britain, 1880: continent 40.
 Philadelphia: Steady; middling, II .s5c: stock, 1130.
 Brunswick: Stock 143
 Gulfport Stock, 10,150
 Total today at all ports: Net. 1o.1oe. Great Britain. 1880; continent 2465: stock. 531,514.
 Consolidated at all ports: Net, &.143: Great Britain, 145S; continent, 1O,72: Japan, 2406.
 Total since September 1 at all ports Net, l1,62l, ,557; Great Britain, 4,042. .S63: France 1.132. 745; continent, 4223; Japan. s27; Mexico, 5ol,s12; stock, S763.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-22
Metal Market

New York. May 2l.-standard Copper ire gular; spot and May. s15. 75416. .25; Jrre, s16 0214Q1e.20; July, s16.021zG16. .1211z :: August, s16q16.021s; September, $16 05@ 16.221R. Sales, 9 tons June at s16.0 .05. Gus tom house returns show exports of 16,762 tors so far this month. London, firm; i; srot, a74 futures. ETA. Is. Cd. Lake cop per. 1614616%c: electrolytic, 16iAQl6ssc; casting. 16ls@16Ac.
 Tin, easy; spot, s45 .60a45. 80; May, s45 721s d45 75; June. $45. 32146l45. .671z July, s44. 75a 45 311k; August, s44.25@45; September. di .121zd44, ,27h. Sales, five tons May at s45 70; five tons May at s45. .72is; five tons May at s45.72; 50 tons May at s45 TO; 25 tons May at s45.75
 Lcrdon, easy; spot. a9oS: futures, Gz02, los.
 Lead. firmer; s4.1O64.20 New York; s4.O5 @o.15 East St. Louis; London, f16 los.
 spelter, firmer; s6.S0a6.90 New York; s6. .6cM6.s0 East St. Louis. London, s25. lis, Cd.
 Antimony, quiet; Cookson's, $500.
 Iron, Cleveland warrants, 54s in Lon don. Locally iron was steady; No. 1 foundry northern. $15.5Oa15. 75; No. g. sl5. 256115 50; No. l southern and No. 1 southern soft. s15. .50a15.75
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-22
Liverpool Cotton Market

Liverpool, May A.-Spot cotton closed with good business done, prices un- changed. American middling fair. 7.O3d good middling, 6.G5d; middling, 6.4ld; low middling, 6.11d; good ordinary, 369d; ordi nary, 5.33d.
 Sales of the day were 10000 bales, ei which 1000 were for speculation and ex. port and included 93O0 American. Re ceipts. 1000 bales, including 66oo American
 Futures opened and closed steady, as follows: May, 6.1S1zd; May-June, 6.16f5d June-July, 6.19hd; July-August. 6.21d; Au- September. 6.20hd; September-Octo- Der, 617d; October November, 6,15d; No vember- December. 6131zd; December-Jan- uary. January February, 6.13d; February March, 6131sd; March-April. 6.14hd; April. May, 6.15tsd; May-June, 6.16hd.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-22
WHEAT AND FLOUR
 ARE DECLINING Good Business on Morris Avenue Yesterday-Eggs
 Down to IF Cents

There was a good business on Morris avenue yesterday. The day was featured by the decline of wheat and wheat prod ucts. Flour is expected to drop this week. altf cugh 1t is bringing a very high price at present. Eggs have gone down to r cents and butter Is selling for 15 and 9 cents. Receipts yesterday on the ave- nue were fairly good. There is an abun- dance of strawberries and vegetables are also plentiful. Yesterdays quotations were as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-22
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'S Letter

New York, May 21-tSpecial) )-Today the market recovered nearly all of the de- cline since last Friday The buying was based On the expectation that rains would gain occur over Georgia and possibly a storm might appear over the cotton belt.
 Those who sold yesterday on the inn proving weather outlook bought today, and as the outside liquidation ceased the market slowly advanced under this 1..- mand.
 A general idea prevails that no decline of any moment can occur and that any bad weather would cause quick ad vance.
 We are all in doubt as to the exact meaning of the bill passed in Congress today regarding the elimination of the condition and acreage reports. From the short synopsis of the measure published this afternoon 1t would appear as though
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-22
LEADING STOCKS UNDER PRESSURE Market Dull and Lacking in Significance-Dealings
 Are Declining


 New York. May Eliminating sporad- ! flashes of activity today's stock mar
 k. was dull and utterly lacking in sig Eft snce Dealings were in declining vol Lr.e and mirrored the conservatism of he trading of@4rofessional element quite $ much as the absolute indifference of
 he investment public.
 [ eading stocks. of which there are less kan half d dozen, were under pressure pcay. Unified States. Steel fiuctuated (iti in a fraction of yesterdays close. let,gh Valley and Reading bore the fsiks of covert liquidation and bear at
 Acka and the standard or dividend pay Pg grangers, trunk lines and transconti- .eEtals were more or less neglected. lrere was the now familiar contrary Movement in minor speeialties and some
 the high priced issues, including Sears l2ehuck, which sold as high as 19015 on e ng ascribed to inside interests. lIhe range of prices with which the
 Earket opened was again attributed to 1cndon, where American securities. fin
 Pmmon with other stocks. were. dull and fle eeular. Canadian Pacific followed its Iecline abroad with point drop here md this was soon extended to 31a points. pinr eapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Ma le an affiliated road, also was heavy iith more selling of Reading and the 1ca. fayorites. Before noon the list re- lpveied material part of it's early re- Lfrse, the Tobacco shares showing un- foited activity. and strength. American Iobacco rose over 3 points; Liggett X fyers 41s and Lorillard points, The dull 1ffernoon session was marked by further nregularity in the market leaders and Iccjtional gains in obscure issues, the eosing being fairly steady. despite re- sswed heaxiness in the coalers and Ca laclan Pacific
 l A further scarcity of money was re- fl'ed from London because of heavy II 'itvments for exchequer bills. The feel lg of depression in that market grows ile virtual failure of some recent under- fritings. England's April trade state bent shows a great increase in imports, ' rIle the recent coal strike in that coun- IlN continues to find adverse reflection |t it's exports.
 | Demand for money in the local mar fec fell to low ebb today Call loans IA aoed trifie and over-year money was |Pundant at 4 per cent. Since last Fri |fy the banks have lost but a nominal
 ln ount of cash to the sub-treasury with pme gain from the interior. Prices of bonds were a trif1e lower f:th moderate dealings. Total sales, par la ue. S2,329,0o0.
 I urited States government bonds were |,nc hanged on call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-22
Montgomery Market

Montgomery May 2i-(Special) )-Fresh vegetables were received on the local produce market today in large quantities and had brisk sale. Fresh turnp greens were offered at 5 cents per bunch and Irish potatoes were sold at decline in rrice from 15 cents to 10 cents per quart.
 s A large shipment of lines was received by number of dealers today. Lines have been scarce in Montgomery for some weeks. They were offered today at M per hundred. Brolers from the neigh boring country districts brought from 90 cents to 50 cents piece. While the chick
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-22
Coffee Market

New York, May 21.-Coffee futures
 pened irregular at an advance of points ] decline of points and quickly turned .asy under a renewal of liquidation and .uropean selling. This was attributed to |asier but firm offers from Brazil and |let disturbing influence of the govern | rents intervention in the valorization 'cheme. The trade met good deal of .'pport at the decline. which some .aimed to be from leading trade interests md heavy offerings were well absorbed at net loss of from 10 to 13 points with he list later recovering several points on his demand and covering. The close las steady and at a net loss of from to points. Sales, 159,Ooo bags; May. PC; June, 13,27c; July. 13.S2c; August. t:4lc, September. 13. soc; October, Novem- 'er. December and January. 13. 4Sc Feb
 nary, 13. 45c; March and April, 13. 4sc.
 Havre was 14 franc lower. Hamburg Fas unchanged to i4 pfennig lower. Rio |nchanged at ssx500; Santos 50 reis lower, K, Ssx500; IS, 7sx500.
 Receipts at the two Brazilian ports 15,- b today against 5000 last year. Jundiahy
 eceipts 5000, against 1900 last year. Fine leather was reported in Sac Paulo. To- .hys special Santos cable reported condi-
 ons quiet at Ssx500 and Sac Paulo re- fipts 13,000, against 5000 the previous day. Jew York warehouse deliveries were S290.
 gainst 75s9 last year.
 Spot coffee steady; Rio No. :, 14kc. |Entos No. 4. 15Ac. Mild coffee quiet. |aydoya 160lSt5c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-22
SPECIAL RATE s
 fly&Zl
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Low Round Trip Summer Tourist Rates to Many Points i'm the norm. northeast, south and southeast. Tickets on sale daily from May 15 to September 30, final limit for return as late as October 3f. 1912.
 For sleeping car reservations and de- tail information call on or write to F. Sid Jones. D. P. A.. Birmingham, Ala. Phone Main SIT.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-22
Cotton Seed Oil

New York, May 21.-Cotton seed oil
 was strong today on covering on shorts and new speculative buying inspired by the strength in lard and cotton and Heading bull support. Futures closed 8 to 12 points net higher with sales of IT, 300 barrels. May, 7@710c; June. 7.05 a rose: July, 7.13@7.15c: August. 7.23 Q 7.2fc; September, 7.25@7.27c; prime 'crude. 5.S7Q6c prime summer yell low, 7c bid; prime winter yellow, 7.10c
 bid; prime summer white, 7.30GSc. New Orleans, May 21.-cotton seed oil: Prime refined, in barrels, per
 pound, 7.l5c; choice meal, per cent
 ammonia. per long ton, $29: choice. cake,
 s per cent ammonia, per long ton.
 $27.50.