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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-23
COTTON GOODS
 QUIET AND FIRM Stocks Scarce on Account of Restricted Output of
 the Mills

New York, December 22.-The cotton good markets have been quiet and very firm, the dominant influence in the situa- tion being the well sold position of mills and the scarcity of stocks due to the re- stricted output arising from a scarcity of operatives and shorter hours. The offer ings of gray goods from second hands have been surprisingly few in view of the tight money and the approach of stock taking time in the converting trade.
 The demands upon jobbers for late deliv- cries of holiday goods have kept up long CT and more actively this year than for several years past. and the clean up of holiday merchandise in first hands is tan centers has been active. boxed goods in particular selling well.
 Brown and bleached cottons are firm with an advance of 1sc announced in Xxi Fruit of the Loom of the 23d inst. Cot ton blankets for a new season have been bespolxen, orders being subject to con- firmation when prices are named next month. Manufacturers and selling agents say that prices on cotton goods will be higher after the turn of the year if the present ratio of costs and cotton values holds.
 Of the 5000 pieces of print cloths sold at Fall River last week about one-third were for quick delivery Export ship ments continue heavy, but new business is slow. Prices on cotton goods rule as follows:
 Print cloths, 2S inch 6ix64s. 41sc 64x6os. 15-16c; Sa inch, 64x6is, 5ssc and 5Ibc: brown sheetngs, southern standards, Sc and SAC; denims, 3 ounce. 14c; tickings. ounce, 131ze; staple standard prints 51kc: standard staple glnghams, 6Ac; dress ginghams 9Ac.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-23
SUFFRAGETTE ARMY
 REINFORCED BY ONE,
Reach Rhinebeck After a Short Walk from POugh-
 keepsie

Poughkeepsie. N. Y. December 22.-Wiu it's marching forces augmented by anothef private Gen. Rosalie Jones' little armii of suffragists continued the march A-z banyward today and reached Rhinebeek shortly before 6 o'clock tonight after a 16 mile hike. The new member of the army Is Miss Gladys coursen of this city. who will "stick through she says. until the state capital is reached"
 The suffragists. now numbering fivea left Poughkeepsie escorted by number of local supporters of the cause. Many witnessed the departure of the party, and a young woman on the curb yelled: What do you think you are doing?'
 General Jones turned about and replied; We are trying to help your future" and amid the applause of the crowd continued on the way.
 At Rhinebecl< the suffragists made SOY eral addresses and attended church in the evening.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-23
NEXT GEORGIA LEGISLATURE
 WILL BE LARGER THAN LAST

that MT. Dixon had no right to a seat In the house, because no provision had been made in the creating act for an elee- tion. However, tho house, which Is the sole judge of the qualifications of it's own members, refused to sustain Mir. Hall $ point. and MT. Dixon was seated
 Wheeler county took the precaution and so will have no trouble. But even with out the special election provision. Bleek- ley county may as well go ahead and lik ewise choose a representative. Based upon the Dixen precedent, there would scarcely be any doubt as to his beiog seated. and 1t is not unlikely this will be dcne.
 Then, too, there vii be no Joe Hall in the next house to object. Mir. Hall will be missed by his friends as well as by his enemies-that Is, if he had any of the latter. But having run for governor. MT Hall passed up the house after some 16 years of service, and his and Hooper AL eAander's will be among the familiar faces that will be absent next summer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-23
THE PORTUGUESE
 CABINET TO RESIGN

Lisbon. December 22e-The Portuguese premier. pr. Daurte Leite on his return rem Oporto, will hand to the president of the republic the resignation of the cabinet.
 The crisis which has been latent for seme time past is due to the democratic partv's disagreement with the procedure Of the government.
 All parties are represented in the cab met, but the conservative element pre- dominates. The democrats, however, have nearly hal fthe members of parlia- nsert. hence there was practically a per petual deadlock and stormy scenes were cnmmpn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-23
FARMERS FAILED
 ID HOLD COTTON
New Warehouse for Hunts yille-Many Christmas
 Weddings

Huntsville, December e2-fspecial.)-- , The cotton season of 1912-13 in north Alabama Is rapidly approaching the close. Nearly all of the country gins have shut down or are running lfreg- ularly and the larger gins in the eltV anticipate the receipt of only lew more bales. Planters and buyers gen orally agree that nearly all the crop has been sold There has been no hoid- ing movement and cotton has been mar keted within few days after ginning from the beginning of the season up to this time The prices have been sat isfaetory and the sales have been quick. The amount of cotton held in the ware houses by planters is. unusually small The supply of cotton seed is running short and the oil mills expect to have all available seed bought up by the first of January. The mills will proba- bly have enough seed to keep them run ming full time until March.
 The Merrimaek Manufacturing com- pany has placed material on the ground for the erection of large cotton ware house. The transportation of so much material to Merrmack during the last few weeks has given rise to the rumor that the company Is undertaking the erection of another cotton mill.
 The Lime Products company has been organized here with capital stock of 5000, to engage in the man. ufacture of crushed limestone and it's products at Chase. five miles from Huntsville. The company will estab- fish modern plant which will use the gravity system in quarrying The packers of the new enterprise expect to find an ample market for their out put right here at home owing to the peculiar needs of Madison county soil. Herbert Chase of Delta, Col, is pres- ident; Henry B. Chase of Huntsville is treasurer; Robert c. Chase of Chase is secretary, and Joe B. VanNalken- burgh is manager.
 Wiley Stone and Miss Elizabeth Bates. popular young people of Dallas, were married last night at o'clock at the home of the Rev. R. R. Brasher.
 The members of Twiekenham Town chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, held their monthly meet ing Saturday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Charles c. Anderson. The historical programme consisted of papers writ ten by Mrs. Erskine Mastin and Miss Minnie Rodgers.
 A great many Christmas weddings are being solemnized in Madison coun- ty this season. Two dozen licenses were issued from the probate office Satur- day the white couples being: Oscar Henry and Elizabeth Elicit Charles H. Hunt and Matte Hughes, Oliver A. Troman and Macie Male, Homer Phillips. and Katie E. Aldred, Percy Keele and Viola Styles, Grover Greene and Maggie Montgomery, Wiley Stone and Lizzie Bates; William Mills and Salina Tam nei.. Gordon Evans and Ludie Gargis, Rufus Moorehead and eGrtie Ransom, Will Christopher and May Troup, Henry Barnett and Mary Holland.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-23
STEAMER CARIB
 FINALLY FLOATED

Wilmington, N. C.. December D. After remaining ashore just inside the Cape Fear bar the Clyde line steamer Garib. Georgetown to New York. via Wilmington, was fioated early today by the United States revenue cutter Seminole. The steamer carrying pas sengers and freight, wont aground Sat urday morning in a thick fog. When hoated 1t was reported that no ma terial damage had heen sustained and the steamer proceeded to this port.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-23
Second Death From Wreck

Selma, December 2.-(speeial) )-Byron Sehoffer, second victim of the wrek on train No. s of the Louisville & Nash vile at Corduroy. eight miles south of Pineapple, which occurred Saturday even ing at o'clock, died at local hos pital today. During the day the re- mains were sent 10 the former home of the deceased at Peterman for interment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-23
Bryan Leaves for Florida

Washington, December 22-col. Will liam j. Bryan. after spending the day here, left tonigfiht for his winter home at Miami. Fla. While here Mir. Bryan was the guest of his son. William J. Bryan, Jr He saw a few personal friends during the day, among them Representative Henry of Texas. Mir. Bryan would have nothing to say about his conference yesterday with Pres ident-elect Wilson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-23
Open Crate Claims Victim

NashviIIe. December 22.-WhiIe play- ing near an open grate at the day home of the United Charities here. Ed Bowden, aged 1 years. was fatally burned today/ Mrs. Bowell. one of the ladies in charge of the home, attempt ed to extinguish the flames with her bare hands and sustained painful in- juries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-23

Atlanta. December 27.-(special) )-There is every indication that tho next house Of representatives will contain 147 mem bers, an increase of one. and if the new county of Bleekley should hold a special election and send a representative along, there Is likely to be 1H
 The two new counties created at the last Session of the general assembly, Wheeler and Bleckley, did not elect rep resentatives in October. when the other members of the house were elected be- cause they were not then legally counties It was in that election and in the na- tional election of November that the con- stitntional amendments creating them as new counties, were ratified.
 Several years ago the new county of Ben Hill elected a representative in d similar manner-Marion Dixon. When he came to claim ltss seat. Joe Hiil Hall of Bibb and one or two others objected
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-23
Railroads in Control


 the Southern Pacific's rail and water route
 Railroads in Control
 The railroads controlling the great est tonnage of steamship lines. ac- eording to Mr. conant, are the New Haven system, Union Pacific, Southern Pacific, the Pennsylvania, New York Central and Central of Georgia.
 Nearly all the important anthracite fleets on the North Atlantic coasts. the commissioner says, are owned by few great anthracite railroads.
 A number of the principal canals of the country have been abandoned or fallen into disuse, the report de- clares, because of railroad influence.
 'The conditions hero set forth," says Mir Conant, ''cannot fail to command attention So far as the eastern part or the country is concerned, water lines have to a large extent become auxil- iaries or subsidiaries of railroads These conditions force consideration of the policy to be adopted toward such water carriers. Since water competi- ton has in considerable measure been restricted by railroad control of wa ter lines, this fact must be taken ac- count of. The interstate commerce commission has by recent legislation secured considerable increase in juris- ulcIlOn over JOlnl fAlI ana water ifdi- fic, particularly with respect 70 the establishment of joint rail and water rates and the equitable division of such rates between the co-carriers. This Is a matter of vital importance. If there is to be any successful attempt to in- crease competition in domestic water traffic. it seems certain that such joint rate arrangements should be far more generally established than at present. Since joint through rates are almost Invariably less than the sum of the local rates, steamship line deprived of the advantage of a joint rate ar engagement with railroads on an eaui- table basis is practically unable to compete with a rival enjoying it
 Tonnages Controlled by Railroads F The report says that 20 railroads Of the country control steam vessels and barges of S10Oo0 gross tonnage engaged exclusively in domestic trade, and con tinres:
 "The tonnage of the New Haven sys- ten. is the largest aggregating a little over 200,o0 gross tons. Next in import ance is the Union Pacifc-Southern Pa .cific, with a grand total texcluding ton mage engaged in foreign trade) of over 150000 gross tons. The Pennsylvania Rail- road company's water lines have $500 gross tons in steamers and $500 tons in barges; the New York Central, over 0,m0 gross tons; the Central of Georgia rail- way, over 40.00 gross tons.
 "The total capitalization of water lines controlled by these railroads dhis not GOV
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-23
RAILROAD CONTROL
 OF STEAMER LINES
 KILLS COMPETITION
Continued From Page One,

supreme eourt) obviously tended to limit the importance of competition by the Southern Pacifcs rail and water
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-23
Powerful in Canals

Railroads now control, continues A1r. Conant, about 90 per cent of the mileage of a few private canals still in operation.
 .On the Erie canal the most important artificial waterway fin the country" says the commissioner, "tfle westbound busi- ness has virtually passed under the con trol of railroads, while eastbound traffic has been largely diverted from the canal by the repeated reductions in rail rates, rate arrangements and railroad control of terminal facilities. These reductions in rail rates are. however, to a considerable extent attributed to canal competition"
 The report deals chiefly with regular through passenger and freight steamship lines. and takes no account of tramp steamers. It is the fourth installment as the result of the bureau of corporations extensive investigation of water traffic, the three previous reports relating to water routes, volume of traffic and the control of terminals.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-23

erins holding companies and several very Important unincorporated services) az gregates s5S, S39,375 in stock and s5l. 263, SS7 in bonded debt. Of the stock $40. 223, 500. and of the bonds S9, 211, ,1s7 are owned by IS railroads or their subsidiaries. In most instances railroads own practically all the stock of the separately incorporated water lines which they control"
 Of the traffic not dominated by rail- roads along the eastern seaboard. the great bulk. adds the report, is controlled by two important steamship consolda- t1ons. the Atlantic, Gulf and West h. dies steamship lines and the Eastern Steamship corporation. With q few ex- captions the constituent companies of these consultations were formerly sub salaries of the Consolidated Steamship lines, organized by Charles w. Morse, and which collapsed in 1907.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-23
Have Common Directors

While there appears to be no interown- ership of stock between these two steam- ship consultations, MT. Conant adds, they have several directors in common indi- eating 8 considerable community of inter- est.
 '0n the great lakes all the important through passenger and package freight lines, it is declared, are owned by rail- roads, In the local package freight traf- fic there are a large number of inde- pendent water carriers. Several of the principal lake fleets handling ore, coal and lumber it is said. are under the con trol of important industrial concerns, the largest being the Pittsburg Steamship company controlled by the United States Steel corporation.
 On the Pacific coast the commissioner found independent steamship lines form ing an important factor in the coastwise trade, but said several water lines were under railroad control. instancing the in- terest of the Union Pacifc-Southern Pa citic in the Pacific Mall and the San Francisco and Portland Steamship eonl- pany. The Southern Pacific also controls a fleet of oil vessels belonging 10 the As- sociated oil company. he adds.
 Steamboat lines on the Mississippi river, MT. Conant says, have largely succumbed to railroad competition or natural diff cGlties. The great bulk of bituminous coal the principal item of traffic today on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, is han dled. he adds. by a single industrial line the Mononsahela River Consolidated Coal and Coke company, controlled by the PittSburg Coal compauv
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-23
MRS., MISS, OR MIR.
 XMAS SHOPPER

Make gift list from this ad to the Roberts & Son big Stationery Store today and tonight make selections You'll find that something different artistic useful here
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-11-27
Bath County Courthouse Burned to
The Ground

The Bath county Courthouse at
Warm Springs burned to the ground
early Saturday morning. All the
county records were saved, also the
books, cash and securities OF the
Warm Springs Bank, which was
conducted in the courthouse.
BY the fire, origin of which is I'M
known. the county sustains a net
loss of about $4,000. The court
house and Jail adjoining. which was
saved, cost $40, 900 in 1908, and the
courthouse was insured for $40, 900.
Tate Sterrett, chairman Of the Coun-
ty Board of Supervisors, has called
the body together with a view to
having the building rebuilt at once.
Three prisoners were in the Jail,
but thirty feet from the courthouse,
when light from the fire awakened
them. They succeeded in arousing
the sheriff, G. A. Gum, who took
them outside. Fire-fghting facili
ties were meagre. John w. Steph-
enson, former Common wealths at.
torney, led a band, which held il
back with wet blanks and pals o.
water.
This is the third fire in the vicin
ity recently. Fassifern burned las
February, and the home of Bernard
Northern, near Hot Springs, las
month. Aside from these there hav,
been no fires of consequence in tn
county since the burning of the Oh
Homestead at Hot Springs severa
years ago.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-11-27
Rev. John Calvin Brown

The Greenbrier Independent Of
Lewisburg, w. Va, of last week
contained the following notice of the
death of Rev. John Calvin Brown:
AT the home of his daughter in
Lewisburg. Mrs. r. L. Telford, on
Monday morning, Novem Der 11th,
at o. clock, this aged servant Of
God was called to his final reward.
Mr. Brown was born in Berke-
ley county, Va, Oct. 10th, 1881, and
came Of long line of godly ances-
try. His father, Rev. DR.. James
Brown, was the son of Mary Moore,
The captive OF Abb's Valley" who
gave to the world seven sons and to
the Presbyterian church five minis
tiers"
Mr.. Brown was educated at
Washington College. OF the eight
children living two reside in Rock
bridge, Mrs. Mclaughlin, wife OF
Rev. Henry w. Mclaughlin of New
Providence Presbyterian church
and Miss l. Virginia Browp, prin.
cipal Of the Brownsburg High
School,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-11-27
"Maidens All Forlorn" at Glasgow
Monday Night
Reporled 10 Nc Gazette

Reported For ne Gazette
NOy. 26-It is not often th9t our
little town is RECALLED with so pleas
ant an entertai nment as that last
night by the principal and her as
sistants of our High School for the
benefit OF our new school fund-the
title "Maiden's All Forlorn, with
the following caste:
Aunt Louisa Mrs. G. W. Alvin
Bertha Bannisdale Miss L. Yost
Maud Meredith Miss L. Cleveland
Elizabeth Lyndon. Miss A. Howerton
Mrs. Maloney Mrs. w. n. Brown
DIR. Jocelyn DENLY Miss L. Voolfolk
The leading features of the play
were well sustained throughout and
all parts we'll represented.
Besides these were instrumental
and vocal selections of much merit
by Mrs. Douglas Moose, Miss Will
lie Moose, Mr.. Russell Moose and
quartette consisting of Miss Attkis
son. the principal; Miss Lauretta
Yost, one Of the teachers; Mrs. w.
\. Brown and Mr.. Russell Moose.
The music, both vocal and instru-
mental, was of high order and was
warmly applauded.
The "Reveries of a Bachelor"
we're read by Mrs. Cleveland while
Mr.. J. B. Watts unprecedented the
same Seated in a rocking chair
with visions of past sweethearts in
ascending wreathes of smoke from
fragrant Havana, twelve young
ladies' attired in distinctive cos
tunes passing at the same time
across the stage, all unnoticed save
the last one, Miss Juliet Alexander,
fair TO see and beautifully costumed
as the bride, which dispelled his
visions and brought on the long de-
sired ultimatum--a wedding.
T1ere were other parts of equal
interest but time and space forbid
their mention.
After the play refreshments were
served and the sum realized in the
neighborhood Of $4,000, far more
than was expected, but the house
was crowded.
No little credit is due our eff
cient principal and her valuable as
sistants for the successful issue O
their efforts in behalf OF our new
building, which is rapidly nearing
/, completion under the hands of tina
. veteran contractor, Mr.. w. II. GroV
of Buena Vista. SPECTATOR.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-11-27
Sidna Allen Gets IS Years

Sidna Allen was convicted OF
murder in the second degree at
Wytheviile last Saturday and given
fifteen years in the penitentiary
charged with killing Judge Massey
in the Hillsville outbreak last
March. On the first ballot the jury
stood five for first degree, one for
second degree and six for acquittal.
Several other indictments are
against Allen. and they will be
heard December End.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-11-27
News Items Along James River

Gazette Correspondence.
Gilmore's Mills, Nov. 25.-Dr
HobsOn, the Presbyterian minister
Of High Bridge church, who con-
Quoted a very successful meeting
for several weeks at the little Cliff
side Chapel" ut Gilmore Mills,
closed With thirty-six converts
Sunday evening in the presence OF
large crowd, he took twelve into
his church, leaving twelve to go to
the Methodist church and twelve TO
the Baptist church.
Mr.. NJ. W. Barger sustained q
heavy loss last Thursday night
when one of his best horses fei
over bank and broke her neck
She was a faithful old horse, and
won'A nave soon been in her nine
teenth year.
Mrs. Wilson of Craig county, Va
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. W
L. Bryant Of this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Hughes o
near here had as their guests ovel
Sunday. Miss Iva Charleston anC
little sister Nettie from Clifton
Forge and Miss Fannie Stoner o
Greenlee.
Mr. and Mrs. w. r. Hatcher O
this place had as THEN guests tn,
past week, Mrs. Breaches Waske,
and children. Misses Irene ant
Helen Waskey and Mrs. Sam Dod(
and little daughter, from Clifton
Forge. Ok EYE.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-11-27
Remains of Light Horse Harry Lee
To Rest in Lexington

The preparations to bring the re-
mains of Light Horse Harry" Lee
back to Virgin ia raise the question
in many minds as to how be came to
be buried in Cumberland Island, off
the coast of Georgia, so ar from
home. Not a few were under the
impression that the body of the
friend and eulogist of Washington
rested in his native soil.
Though be lived wears after the
event, it was in Baltimore that Gen
eral Lee received, at the hands of
mob, injuries from which he never
recovered. In the stirring times OF
1912, Alexander Contee Hanson, edi
tor of the Federal Republican.
strongly opposed the declaration of
war against England. Feeling ran
so high among the war party that
the newspaper Office was attacked
and the editors driven to George
town. Later Hanson determined to
return and was accompanied by
General Lee and other friends who
volunteered to defend him. The
residence be had leased was attack
ed, and, to save its occupants from
murder, the authorities placed them
in the old City Jail for protection
Later the rioters forced their way
into the Jail, attacking Hanson
General Lee and seven others in the
defending party. They were beat
en-, mutilated and, according to tn,
account in Scharf's history, thrown
down the steps of the Jail, wher,
they lay in a heap nearly thre
hours"
General Lees constitution wa
wrecked. At last he went to tn
West Indies in search of health, an
il was on his way home, when b
was visiting Mrs. Shaw, the daugt
ter Of his old companion-in atm.
General Green, at her home on Gun
berland Island, that he died, an
was buried there.
1t is a happy thought OF the VII
ginians to bring his body home an
let him lie in Lexington, beside hi
noble son, Robert E. Lee. BAIT
more Sun.