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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-21


 ing, as if they were his dearest friends" The three sat in silence, their eyes fixed on tho floor. Suddenly there was a pat tering of feet on the stairs. and sikes dog bounded Into the roonL They ran to the stairs and crept down. The street door was bolted still. Evidently tho dog had jumped in through an open window.
 He can't be coming herer' said Toby Cracl<it, when they returned to the room. 1T hope not
 Hes been to the other kens," said one of the three. ''and found 'em full of strangers, and so come on here. I think the other has got out of the country and left the dog behind" They looked furtRely at Bull s-eye. who slunk as fur lively under a chair. Thus they sat. speaking in whispers for some hours. when there came a knock at the door. They knew, without words, who it must be-
 we must let him in," said Crackft. with a shaking voice.
 Don't leave us in the darkr' snarled the other thief hurrying to light a seo- ond candle.
 Crackit returned with Slkes. He looked from one to another. Nobody spoke. Damn you alp said he. at last. ''Havs you nothing to say to me?''
 There was an uneasy movement among them. but no speech.
 He dragged chair to the wall, close as 1t could go. so close that he ground 1t against the wall, and sat down. IAa oil here till this hunt is over?" he asked | after a long silence.
 You may stop here, if you think it is safe," said Crackit, with an effort But Bull s-eye. fleeing from the be- | trayai planned by his master, had be- | trayed him. Every policeman tn London knew the dog. Men had followed him from | place 10 place; and now there were a hundred closing around the house. Even as Cracl1lt spoke. they cast off all con- cealment and surrounded the place and | beat upon the door, and cried to those within to surrender the murderer. | Tn the kings namer' rang a great voice, and the roar of the wild mob echoed 1t and clamored for his life. Damn you." said Sizes. "T'u cheat you yetn
 | He hurried to a cupboard and drew out long rope. Rushing to the housetop, he | fastened one end firmly to the chimney and with hands and teenth knotted 1t around his chest. He lowered himself over the parapet to drop into the ditch alongside where he hoped to find cover enough to keep away while the mob was working at the front of the house. At this moment the terror came over him again. He turned suddenly, his foot slipped. the rope slipped like lightning, | the knot ran tightly around his neck, and he dropped the ropes full length. There was a terrific jerk, a fearful con- vulsion of limbs. Then he hung still. white dog leaped to the roofs edge with dismal howl gathered himself for Il spring, and jumped for tho dead mans shoulders He missed his aim, turned over and over. and dashed out his brains | in the ditch
 Copyright, 1912, by J. W. Muller) | Title for next Sundays article: Bradley Headstone-Dickens most Dramatic Char | acter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-21
The Smallest Republic

From the London Globe.
 The smallest republic in the world without contradiction is that of Tavo- lara. a little island situated about a dozen kilometers (seven and half mles) from Sardinia. It Is little more than mile in length and has popula- ton of 55. The sovereignty of the Island was accorded in 1886 by King Charles Albert to the Bartoleoni family.
 Up to 1882 Paul I reigned peaceably over his little island Kingdom, but at his death the islanders proclaimed a re- public By the constitution of the re- public the president is elected for ten years and women exercise the franchise
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-21
IXl2-.Esb:7-lal2

Before Dickens day, art and literature had been dressing it's criminals in gold lace and plumed hats. Nobody except Hogarth had drawn the ugly dirty, ragged truth. Captain Macheath swag- gered in the story and on stage stage with all the charm and romantic bravery and enterprise, blessed by the love of beautiful women, making merry in snug taverns Bulwer Lytton had painted Paul Clifford in such aspect as made 1t far better to be highwayman and robber than a common honest citizen It has had been an age of artistic, It. erary, social and political smirk and make believe sentiment. The wind that blew health through the world from the whlri- ing storm center Of the French Revolu- ton had blown away much of the fr1p- pery but there was much left-so much, that when Dickens came out with "Oliver Twist" it struck Great Britain like club.
 Dickens never was guilty of the deadly dullness of writing a novel with pur- pose. There never was such narrowness in his literary method. But his whole life was so full of purpose. the whole man was such natural antagonist of anything and everything that was wrong, that near ly every chapter he ever wrote has In 1t a blow at some social superstition. "Oli- yer Twist hit the pet social superstition or the picturesque lnle1 ana siiaSneu II so utterly that it never has come to life again except in dime novels. The fom and frowsy den of old Fagin. it's inmates rags that hardly hold together, the wet sheltered streets-these. as Dickens says : in his preface to "Oiver Twist" are not likely to allure even the most jolter head ed of juveniles.
 Bill Sil1es startled England. Bill SilSe- startles and horrifies a multitude of peo- pie today. It is extremely probable that during the "A years since Bill SilSes was described. he has startled and mortified a fair army of young persons into avoiding the road that leads to the gallows-that road that Dickens predecessors had paint cd as moonlit one along which the criminal cantered gaily in crimson coat and ruffles.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-17

So so; 8. $50 II, 50 .; ,, 8Os H. SO; $. SCI III,
50 90: s. $50 ID, 81 50. $ $50 10. So IS: ). $50
ID, 81 G5; o, $50 10, 81 so; rs. 100 ID, 81 so.
Kerns Commission Company: l bull. 1920 10.
$50 ID. 81 IS; ). S26 lb, So; . T75 Ii. 81 80: l
COW and calf for s35.
:. Judd & Co: COWS 175 10. So 80.
CALyES-Receipts. 3il head 90 on sale.
yard and Western calves nominal Common to
prime veals sold at $7dS $40 50 per 100 10
culs. So a Sc 80. Dressed calves steady at II Il,
a Ice for city dressed Veals and 1Ois q l3c for
sales--s Sanders: - veaIs. 1s9 ID average,
$40 so per 100 ID: /. 100 10. sS culs. % ID.
So 80: |. 100 III, SO; yearling. 400 10, SO.
Mcpherson s. Co: 20 Pennsylvania veas.
fed calves 80 10, SO.
Kerns Commission Company e3 veals. Iii
10. so so: l. iJ0 10, 81.
Newton & Co: II Pennsylvania veals. 129
10. $40: l. 126 TO- 50 %: 4, % 10. IS.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts. esik cars.
or 642s head ~ cars on sale sheep steady
and I'm light supply: lambs slow but not lower.
Common sheep sold at s. TJd Sc 25 per 100 lb;
ordinary to choice lambs, $50 81 yearlngs.
s. % Dressed mutton steady al 6is a Sc pes
III: dressed lambs dull at pis ii nc. country
dressed hothouse lambs higher az san SO per
carcass
sales--J. shambors & Som 22s Michigan
lambs, IS 10 average, SO IS per 100 ID: 2so, 81
h. 80. sheep, So Id, 81 10.
:. S..Sanders: % state lambs. Sc 10. 81.
Newton & Co: lis Bunalo lambs, u ID,
e25; 1O7 Buffalo yearlings, II h., s525.
Kccrns Commission Company: lot Michigan
HOGS-Receipts. 80 cars, or 5000 head very
few on sale. Market steady. Country dressed
hogs steady at 6ig DC for heavy to light
weights.
Pennsylvania hogs 10 lb average, at SO 30
per 100 H.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-17
SUCCESSORS TO Mr.. HAWLEY
Railways Fill Vacancies Caused
by Financier's Death.

Vacancies in the boards Of two moro OF
the Hawley railroads caused by the death
of the tinancer werc tiHad yesterday at
special meetings OF the directors held for
the purpose
Walter S. Crandell 3 nephew of Edwin
Hawlcy and one Of the administrators Of
his estate, succeeded his uncle as a director
and member Of the executive committee
OF the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway
Company. Henry Il. Huntington was also
elected a member OF the board 10 ill the
vacancy caused by the death of H. J. dc
Marez Oyens, of Amsterdam, Holland,
who represented the Dutch holdings
The directors Of the Minneapolis & st.
Louis Railroad Company elected W. VI.
Walden. OF the firm OF =. II. Prince &
Co, Of Boston, director 10 succeed Mr.
Hawley. +. NJ Tompkins. formerly private
secretary to Mr.. Hawlsy. resigned from
the board. and the vacancy was filled by
the election of w, ]. Wollman. Of the firm
Of J. : Bache e. co.
Nothing was done az the meeting 10 elect
a successor TO Mr.. Hawley as chairman
Of the board and il is understood that this
Office viii be abolished and its duties con.
solidated with those OF the president.
The vacancy in the executive committee
Of the International Banking Corporation
caused by the death OF Mr.. Hawley was
also filled yesterday, Jules s. Bache. Of j.
z. Bacha & Co. being named for the posi-
ton.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-17
OTHER LIVESTOCK MARKETS.

900 s'fady aeoySs 7SgSs sSs5s 2s .rSs TSsss
srs and fSSdeTS SST So 500 SO Is; cows and heif
ers, 50 1oQ 81 so: calves 81 I5g -. HOGS
--,Becepts. $1,000! % Lover; Lover; light = dd0Sg
Sc -; rough. s. 90DS6; bulk of sales, So o5W
SC 20. SHEEP-Rtceip 5000; strong ma
tive. 81 @3Hsi 50; western 81 700 ~ "o; Eeoa aa
tngs. 81 S5n IS so: lambs, native. 81 lou 50 9oj
Western. s. 1895 90
Cincinnati, Feb. 10. 49, CATTLE - Receipts,
470: steady on good; dull OF weak 20 lOc
lower on medium and common; steers. s. zoo
81; hcifnrs S$gS8; COWS 81 pg$3i TaiIes; T1n.;
slow and @5a SOC lower, So 50d So 80. HOGS
higher: packers. SO so SO IJ: stays s3aS5;
common sows, s+25Gs5 s5; pigs and lights
si$sg:S29 SHE sHEEp-RsSsiP!'' De &C. 2 So steady
East Buffalo. FEB. i6 6--CATTLE--Reccipts,
2Op: slow and unchanged: NEALs-Recelpts'
800; active and STEADY s. 59g 81 HGtis SSsy,,
AMI mixed. So TOd SO -: workers., SO 40a
So -. pigs So 2oqs5 30; roughs 81 sSa So
SHEEP AND LtMBs-Recepts 1000; sheep
steady: lambs 15c higher; choice active, com
SLOW !snS: 50 Ssfbsr, SSSt tsS
ewes, Sc 5oa$i, few S4l9 sheep. miT@d'
Kansas cl!EE Feb igacaTIkE, It'll - Receipts ;g i,
dressed beef and export steers, 81 I5dss %; fair
to goad, IS 5Oas6 80; Western steers, s5asl %;
stockers End fesders 81 2Sg$e GO Southern l,irn
cows 50 eUdS5 80. native heters, - 50aSb 20;
bulls 81 50dSj 25; calves, sia$I 80. Hbis@RG,,-
ceipts g. 900 mark-t steady 70 Sc lower: bulk
OF sales, 50 90ds6 90; heavy. Sc l7iaqs6 p;
packers and butchers. SO 0jqS6 20; lights. 50 !bq
market strong: lenbs, So 259S6 80; yearlines,
81 506S5 30: wethers. SiGSI G5: ewes. 50 2oq
g. % stockers and feeders. 81 Joas3 10.
[By Telegraph 10 Tho Tribune.l
81 Louis. Feb. 16-cArTLE-Reeeipts 81
market dull on account OF scant receipts; de-
mand fair and prices steady. gales unimportant.
U0f; - Receipts T04; fairly active at strong
nrices. choice medium 10 heavy weights. 81 25q
~ 35. bulk OF sales SO l0QS 25; packers S. 90
TsG q. hest lights 81 T0qs8 TO- fair lights, S5n
81 2JdS5. SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts. J. 200:
New-York tribune., 1912-02-17
PLAN TO REDUCE LOSS
George A. Eyer Has Remedy for
Disqualification.

George A. Eyer. OF Eyer & Co. has pro-
posed q plan for reducing to a minimum
the danger Of loss 10 banks through over
certifcation, a practice which, although
forbidden by the national banking law, Is
commonly understood TO be widely carried
ON as necessary part OF the mechanism
of Wall Street His proposal is that an in
demnity company be organized. 10 bo
known as the Bankers Indemnity Com
pany, with 100000 capital stock and 500. =
900 surplus which company shall insure
banks against losses through credits ex-
tended ny overccrtfications. Each house 10
which bank grants day loans would he
Required TO talSc an indemnity bond in favor
of the bank and 10 be deposited with il.
to cover the average credit which the bank
is accustomed to extend to such customer.
Various plans have been proposed for
bringing the necessary eyir' OF ovcrcerti-
fcation of brokers' checks within the law
one which has been adopted by many in
stitUtions being the making of a note by
tho borrower covering the probable amount
Of his requirements during the dav.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-17
.iIST ROCKEFELLER STOCK
,,oodard Oil Interests Disclose
wafers-PierCe Holdings.
ro1AL is 2,O5S SHARES
r Rockefeller Has 602, Max
= ,.r Him Largest Single Holder
william Has AZ Shares.

,.,5inos Of the Rockefel'ers in the
lns a ol Company just prior to the
Sanoair .ior NJ the stocks Of the thirty odd
'sIssnIes s,s,arIes. which took plac" on December
saOsl1'a acr,rately indicated by computation
J q. ,,oor their holdings Of WaterS-Plerce
VS. u.u,nanv stock, as given in list iiied
~l c,ordard oil interests in an applica-
h 70. a. in the litigation which has arisen
ion ip. ,hom and the Pierce interests for
es'"', ,bs Waters-Piercc company. In
'onuC -, the total Waters-Pierce holdings
'1' =. standard oil interests are stated as
d wv ,orse the largest single holder be
y - Iobp u. Rockefeller, with CS2 shares
ing 'OII IA standard Oil Company had out
lII L. eS2SSS shares of stock and its
Hai,e-,, 'ia,-rs NJ Waters Pierce stock amounted
h'',r'9 a-9- shares. each holder of share OF
10 -, "a oil stock being entitled on the
s'Ai-a.,zation 10 @,747-9SG.3SS Of share
~, V,9s,a,.rs.Plerce stock. Mr. Rocketellers s
~ ~, .t.r.s of Waters-Pierce stock, there
W ,,anresented the ownership hy him of
lui' :. sbares Of old standard Oil stock, or
-. os Ser cent Of the total outstanding.
80, stock closed yesterday ct III bio
-on asked. so that taking 7S@ as the
., u3ich transactions could be made
~ y. 1pncsafeller's holdings arc worth S191'-
...st standard Oil, Eek subsidiaries
l,y''1 ,'1'S at ss5 bid. 365 asked, and his hold
w. ~ oa4145 shares Of stock of the COM
., ns os now constituted represent value
q sSLS92,2Oo. ...,ou
:, 1907 when the government action
-arst the standard Oil Company was IN
'..srsss. il was testified that Mr. Rocke-
s.rsr owned 247.692 shares Of the stock.
The list fled in St. Louis shows William
o,.rs,eler as the owner Of forty-two
mares Of Waters-Pierce stock. representing
\, ns5 shares Of Standard OIL stock held hy
,;r, worth at present quotations for inc
"a s,ock s11.772.4o5. In 1907 his holdings
a,,rA gyen as 11,700 shares. The General
rs,cation Board holds forty shares Of stock
- Tho Waters Pierce Oil Company, which
,ynihes that its holdings of standard OH
,o1k on December were 1879 shares
rnrth at present prices for the old stock
,t1aI1777. The University Of Chicago
hol5s twelve shares Of Waters-Pierce stock,
-sprssentins 4.2eS shares Of Standard oil
stnrk
New-York tribune., 1912-02-17
LISTS WoOLW0RTH STOCKS
Curb to Handle $65,O00, 600,
Largest Amount in It's History.

Tbs T. ". Woolworth Company's So,oco,
40 common and 81, 10000 Z per cent cumu-
alive preferred stock was listed on the
curb market yesterday This is the largest
,nmpaDy. as regards capitalization, to have
hs stock listed on the outside market since
ns New York Curb Market Association
VAS formed. Under the rules Of the assocl-
alton the notice Of listing will have TO be
posted on the curb bulletin for I'VE days be-
fore the trading becomes official The stock
was quoted unofficially yesterday az 79i4 bid
for me common and lG5as for the preferred.
Both issues of the Woolworth Company
stock will be traded in when, as, and II
issued" until February 70, after which date
thsy will be traded in in the regular way.
Until that date, also the stock will carry
accrued dividends.
TIE officers OF the Woolworth Company
ara Franz w. Woolworth, president: S. ID.
Knox, f; NJ Kirby, f. p. Charlton, q. :,
woolworth and Carson c. Peck, vice-pres-
dents; Hubert T. Parson, secretary, and
ID. c. Peck. treasurer. The Farmers Loan
and Trust Company is the transfer agent
and the Lawyers Title Insurance and Trust
|C0mpany the registrar Of the company
stock
There has also been listed on the curn
10000 per cent cumulative preferred
stock Of the Kolb Bakery Company, which
controls large baking establishments in
various cities. The principal business OF the
company Is in Philadelphia and its general
once is at No. Sc Cedar street, in this city.
The listing committee OF the Curb Asso-
cation has adopted rule that hereafter
.shy member trading in or making quota
|tons in unauthorized issues Of government.
state, county or municipal bonds, VIII be
considered guilty Of an act detrimental 70
|ns best interests of the association.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-17

spot quiet and Is points lower az 10.35c
for middling upland; delivered on contract.
200 bales liverpool cables--Spot, fair
businefs doing; salCs, 5000 bales. speculation
and export. 500; American. 1000: imports.
42. 900, American, 26OO0; middling upland.
5.S5d Futures opened easy. AZ 10 points
decline, closed quiet but steady al net de-
cline OF 10 points. February. 5.63d; FEB
ruary- March. 3.G@ I'D: March April. .J.G3I {;
April May. 5.G4I; May-June and Junc-July.
5.G4i I'd July-August. 3.6id; August Soptcm-
ber = cod; September October. I.j7d: October
November. 5.55i.d; November December. De
eembrr-January and January February,
s5itSd: February March, 5.5J I'd.
COFFEE--Less active. price changes small.
easier. and at the close tho market was
barely steady with n net decline Of I 20 {
poiutr. sales, $3.50 bags Havrc showed a
decline OF a 10 q franc, while Hamburg was
J.. pf-nnig lower Foreign operators were uc-
i've sellers here al times and while local
bulls were the principal buyers there was On
absence of aggressive operations on the bur-
Ing side. Cost and freight offers from Brazil
were steady but above working basis hero.
Brazilian cables showed q decline Of 7J reis
I'm Rio while santos was unchanged Spot
unchanged ut ffiic for Rio No :. Local con-
tract uricCg:
New-York tribune., 1912-02-17
COAL SALES COMPANY MEETS
Corporation Is Controlled by Lehigh
Valley Railroad.

The first meeting OF the Lehigh Valley
Coal Sales Company, the corporation re-
Gently organized TO market the anthracite
coal mined by the Lehigh Valley Coal Com
pany, which is controlled by the Lehigh
Valley Railroad Company, was held here
Yesterday.
The directors Of the new company are
Francis L. Hine, president OF the First
National Bank; Thomas ". Lamont and
Horatio G. Lloyd, of J. p Morgan & Co
John ". Skeele, who has been yice-presi-
dent and general sales manager Of the Le-
high Valley Coal Company; Lyman u.
Smith, yice-president Of the railroad com
pany and director OF the coal company
and William r. Evans. officers have been
elected as follows: President, j. W. Skeele;
vice-president and secretary, George y. VII
son, general auditor Of the railroad com
pany: end tree surer, William J. Burton.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-17
ERIE PLANS DOUBLE TRACK
Maine Line to Get s1O,OOO.OOO Note
Issue. II Is Reported.

Il Is understood that the proceeds OF the
ioTthcoming 100000 note issue by the
Erie Railroad Company will be used to
complete the double-tracking OF the main
Ans between this city and Chicago. This
sofk, II " said. can be finished inside Of
tlgh!een months or two years. The total
cost Of the improvement will be about $2O.-
$500 hsif Of which il is reported, viii
b hnancei from current earnings.
With double track line from New York
% Chicago the Erie. it Is pointed out, would
b On an operating par with any OF the
Standard lines running between these two
CITES The improvement IS expected 10 in
gease the company's carrying capacity by
'ne-ihird and its yearly gross revenues by
seout S.9oe,o0o i will also greatly reduce
epsrting costs and eliminate traffic con-
Eestion at points where now the free move
'neat OF traffic is hampered.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-17
FOR RAILROAD LIABILITY
Ssnate Committee Hears Argument on
Bills of Lading.

Washington, Feb. l6-To end alleged
tsnds In Interstate commerce, shippers,
.ohsgnees and bankers to-day Appealed 10
we Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
V recommend legislation TO make railroads
sosoutely liable for ali statements IN lills
Of lading.
me movement has for its purpose legisla-
VA 10 upset decision of the Supreme
e4t OF the United States in 1883 10 the
,Asee hat en- interstate railroad Was not
sa"e on a bin Of lsding signed by 3 sta
va agent unless the goods had actually
IN received by the railroad.
'oiessor, Wlliston, Of Harvard Univer-
80 mtrpeuced number of merchants
~ spoke Sol Wexler. New Orleans
a'Aer' Phelan Beale. representing Ger
!. ~ cotton dealers and Francis y. James,
Shcinnati addressed the committee.
. hexler told the Senator's that bills Of
"s were the most important instruments
Vsalt an tho Cnited states and It was
4. ssry, 10 insure their ready negotiable
70 have then: thoroughly safe. other-
'fsdt on them
"a W nearing viii be continued tomorrow
M opp92cnis Of tho proposed legislation
"'H DC hoard
New-York tribune., 1912-02-17
LIVESTOCK MARKET.
- York. Tcbruary 1e. 1ale

New York, February 10 lpl-.
BEElEs-Receipts. tlS cars, or l'eoo head
2j cars on sale Market slow: steers ana hulls
just about steady. COWS dull 10 lVe lower.
Common 10 fair steers sold ut - 90 q 80 90 per
100 ID: oxen s3a 81 10: bulls. So lo@ SO; cows
So 25 n IS % Dressed beef was steady AT Sn
l2c for inferior TO extra native sides bHports
tomorrow, 5I7 cattle In the Mihnetonka 10
London.
sales-S. Sanders: Pennsylvania steers.
as3 III average, 81 go per 100 ID; ] bull 400
H. go I. 1880 10, s. 40: I. 1i-o Pc 80 - =
1850 10. S5. !. $50 ID. - 20: ., ola ID. - 40
/. $50 10 81 25: o hclters. $40 10, so - cows
llS1 ID. 81 so: ). 1910 10 81 10; =. lo42 10.
81 25. H. 1888 10. So T5 {, 9l8 10: - 90: y 300
IL. 81 2j D. 800 H. So 10: i2. pll lD' - %: :,
975 Ii. So: ., 500 10. 81 70. II. sss TO- 81 90
Il. 7G7 10, s. 90 - ,,-o
10. SO 10. !. 600 10. g. 80: ! bull so 10; -; :
cows. ii15 10. 81 -: 10 go lb - % - 9i:'
ID. 81 10. T. 1000 III. 81 so: u 50! u - 90 :.
a35 III, S3 25 H. SIS III. 81 10: y, $50 10, 81
.. 7IG ID, 81 So l2. 765 10. 81 1oi = Ia H.
Sc %: state ol3 Ib 81 e1 3, l76 lb' 500
Mcpherson & Co. ~ Ohio steers llsO ~
Sc so u Kentucky. 1917 h. so 20: :l 100 10.
So 10: 13 esi ID. s. 90: OK. 1900 ID: IS; :
state steers. l$5 u. 81 IS; bull ll2o 70;
A. 50: ], 400 ID. e. 1j 4. lii1 10, - 20 J. alo
ID. IS So 10. iOs5 h, 81 Is: 2 looo 10 ~ 80
A. ei0 H. 81 so cows, $50 10. ~ w. 10, lOlS
IT.. s. 40. l. 100 ID. 81 20. I. 1000 ~, "a %
ee1 n. 81 20. II. 1000 10. 81 10 s53 ID - 90
- "He =" - ~ II oTf ~. 81 80 e 500 ID.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-17
BOSTON WOOL MARKET.

Boston, Feb. lG--"The Commercial BuIle-
tin" will say OF tho wool market tomorrow
There mas been a fair amount OF business
transacted i'm Boston during the last week.
involving practically all classes OF wool. Tho
attention OF the trade is being turned partic-
ularly 10 the finer woods at the moment. but
prices on medium fleece wools when sales are
effected are az strong as ever.
~ few sales OF newly arrived South Amer
lean and Australian woods have been made, but
the bulk Of the trading has been, OF course,
in domestic territory and secured wools. Con-
tracing I'm the West has continued ard tho
first Montana clip is reported contracted. For
cign primary markets except Buenos Ayres
are practically closed.
The shipments Of wool from Boston from
January / 10 February -. inclusive. We're
41,3I7S7 pounds, against 29319, ,093 for the
same period last year The receipts from
January 1 to February 10, inclusive. were
q, ass 0O7 pounds, against 81 500 900 for the
ga mo period last year"
New-York tribune., 1912-02-17
HEADS GUARDIAN TRUST co,
Z. + Clark Succeeds r. G. Lewis, Who
Will Seek Health in Europe.

Edward + Clark, formerly first vice
president Of the Guardian Trust Company,
has been elected president Of the institu-
tion, 10 succeed Robert c. Lewis, who
resigned on account OF I'll health. Mr..
Lewis also retired as q director, and Alfred
NJ Barrett assistant secretary OF the COM
pany, was elected in his place The other
retiring officers were Reelected.
Mr.. Clark was formerly a lawyer. and
entered the banking business only year
ago, when he was elected first vice-presi-
dent and director Of the Guardian Trust
Company. He was also at one time sec
retary Of the City Investment Company and
is still director Of that corporation
Mr.. Lewis. the retiring president, will sail
early next month for Europe IN an effort
TO recover his health, which has been i'm
paired for some time.